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jjpWlN MARTIN, Proprietor. Devoted to Home Interests and Culture. - TWO DOLLARS A Y r Cm- in Advanoij VOLUME IX. * . PERRY, GEORGIA, THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1879. NUMBER R3. HOPE. BI XBTTIN BU88ELL. jf 0 nutter where we sail, A storm mi r come to wreck u«— A bitter wind to check u» Is the quest for unknown lauds. And cast ns on the sands, So matter where we sail: Dun, when my ship g< es down. What choice is left to me froth leaping in the sea— And willingly forsake All that the sea can take, Tien, when my ship goes down? glili, in spite of storm. From all wo feel or fear A recue may be near ; though tempests blow their host, A manly heart can rest ttiU, in spite of storm! —Scribnef for June. 00* defenceless sea-coast. General Q. A. Giilmore, perhaps the b«t artillery officer in our service, has lately contributed a series of interesting and important articles to the Army and Navy Journal, from which we gather tbe following facts: Oar sea-coast for tifications, many of them, of the most expensive and elaborate character, are altogether out of fashion and practical ly useless for defensive purposes. The gnns with which they are armed are so Bitch inferor to those in use abroad (hot io case of emergency they would be of small account. In order to be prepared for the visit of a foreign ene my, not only must all the fortifications along the marinG frontier undergo the process of reconstruction, but the an cient smooth bores and mortars with which they are at present equipped must be replaced with modern weap ons. Tbe navy is so small and weak that it cannot be depended on as a coast-guard, and the torpedo system, of which so much is expected, is, accord ing to Gen. Giilmore, very considera bly ovorrated. So ingenious are the ap pliances for finding und picking them npthftthe thinks not more than one Tessel ont of ten is injured by these machines. They are simply scare crows, rapidly losing their power to peare. It has been supposed that tbe irou-clnd fleets of Europe are of such heavy draught that a majority of onr harbors could not bo entered by them. Gen. Giilmore destroys this pleasant delusion effectually. He says we have not a single important port that has not water enough to float half the ships of the British navy, all of the German ex cept ono, all of the.Russian except two, nil of tbe Austrian except three, two- thirds of the Italian, all of the Dutch and Turkish, and nearly all of tbe French and Spanish. Six or eight of the beat harbors on tbe Atlantic coast, including those. of Portland,. Boston and Hampton Bonds, will easily admit the largest navy, vessel yet built. The atory, then, briefly told, is this: Our stacoast fortifications, guns included, are so far behind the times that they coula offer no effective resistance to as sault; our navy is in even worse condi tion, compared with foreign navies; our torpedoes will not do the work an ticipated from them; and, finally, na ture will not interfere in our behalf, and in event of war, we should beat the mercy of an cnterpriiing foe. The comments of the New York JW- bune upon this disagreeable exhibit are quite characteristic: “Year after year the chief of engi neers has asked for money to improve the forts,, and thechief of ordnance has shown that we are£jdestitute of long- range heavy artillery. The Secretary of War has transmitted the reports of these officers to Congress, with urgent rec ommendations that appropriations be made sufficient to begin the work of re building and rearming the principal fortifications, but since the Democrats have been in power it has been impos sible to get money enongh to keep the Works in tolerable repair. The party which holds the public purse is too busy .with schemes to capture the Presi dency in I860 by force and fraud to pay attention to such a subject as the condi tion oi our harbor defences.” When the Democrats lost control'of the Rational Legislature in 1861, onr seacoast fortifications were as good, as any in the world, and onr heavy artil lery confessedly the best. From 1861 to 1875 the Republicans had fall pos session of Congress. During these fif teen years all, or nearly all, of the in ventions and improvements were made which have reduced ns to the helpless condition described by Gen. Giilmore. Whc is to blame for onr not keeping pace with these inventions and improve ments? The party in whose hands were *11 the branches of the government, of course. Democrats are no. more re sponsible for it than for the labor trou bles in England or for the Nihilist troti- blesin Russia. TheBepubliean major- li y in the Senate and House treated with contempt the repeated recommen dations of the chief of engineers and fbe chief of ordnance, while throwing sway at least §300,000,000 upon a navy Which to-day is not a match for that of Spain, Not until three months ago did Congressional power completely return in the hands which held it in 1861; l3 ther too short a time for the Demo crats to reconstruct all the forts, supply bem all with new guns and build anew throw this Republican load upon Dem ocratic shoulders. The Bepubliean par ty alone is responsible for the state of affairs so ably presented by Gen. Gill- more for public contemplation—and cannot get rid of the awkward harden. St. Louis Republican. TROOPS AT THE POLLS. The constitution declares that ‘ ‘Con gress shall have the power to make rales for the government and regula tion of the land and naval forces,” but when Congress insists that a display of these forces shall not be made at the polls for the purpose of intimidating voters, the partisan journals declare that it is a revolutionary attack on the “Government,” and they spell the word with a capital initial to mark the in tensity of the emphasis. We do not regard this action of Con gress in the exercise of its legitimate au thority as a provision against an imagi nary or unreal danger. The president in his veto declares that he has no in tention to make any improper use of the armed forces of the United States to control the elections, and holds the re straint to be wholly unnecessary; but he is in the hands of a party that re tained all it has of the National Govern ment by the unscrupulous use of means qnite as repugnant to the proper theory of self government by the majority as any the proposed law seeks to prevent. If the perpetuation of this power shall seem tc depend on a renewal of the scenes that disgraced the former can vass, we have no sufficient warrant that the armed forces of the United States will not be used to further similar un righteous schemes and used to protect the wrong-doers. The accusation that the Democrats are “seeking to manipulate the polls ns partisan exigencies require” comes with an ill grace from those who. are now represented in the executive depart ments at Washington without the en dorsement of a majority of the people, and through gigantic election frauds that have since become patent to the world. We have spoken thus plainly, not as supporters of the Democratic party, but because we believe the opposition to this wholesome restraint on Federal interference with elections to he a sham and a pretence for dishonest partisan purposes. If legitimate government in this country is ever overthrown, it will not be through the encroachments by the people upon executive authority, but through the wanton exercise of that central power in violation of the most scared popular rights.—N. Y. Journal of Commerce. WHEN ARE WOMEN LOVELY? MOST The field of the shad’s usefulness has been widely extended in the last few years. Before the fisheries commis sions took him in hand he was known only to the Atlantic coast rivers between Florida and Gape Cod. A few yoars t> go, however, some little shad were placed in the Ouachita river, that, ris ing in Arkansas, empties into the Bed river in Louisiana, and now the people of that region, as far north as the Hot Springs, have the fish in large num bers. Eight years ago Seth Green, as an experiment, turned a few. hundred shad loose in Lake Ontario. It was some time before he heard from them, but suddenly, in immense schools, the little fellows appeared at the foot of the lake, and each succeeding year they have increased in number. They do not seem to thrive; however, for, al though multiplying with great rapidity, they have not, except in rare cases, grown to a size large enough to fit them for the table. These experiments, how ever, tiro worthy of attention, as indi cating that the stocking of the many streams of the Gulf of Mexico and of the Pacific coast is among the possibilis ties. We have received from a yonng lady a question which is so interesting and invites our consideration of a theme so delicate and delightful, that we are fair ly forced to answer it at length. This is what she writes: Sib : Will you be Mnd enongh to tell me are young ladies considered more lovely, and thought preferable, at the ages of from eighteen to twenty-two, or from twenty-two to twenty-five or six? Yon will understand me; I mean do men moBt admire them. Between eighteen and twenty-two, tbe changes of a girl, so far as the charms of her person go, are not likely to be great; but in that time, by longer intercourse with society and by natural development, she may grow more com panionable for men of maturity, and her carriage and self-control become better and greater. These are impor tant years in a young woman’s life, the years during which, in our climate, the majority of the sex are married. And yet from twenty-two to twenty-fiye or twenty-six, a maiden may, generally does, still further advance in attractive ness and add to the store of her charms She is still young, but she has outlived many youthful fancies, aDd feels some of the dignity of womanhood. No bet ter ages than those are in a maiden’s life, and never is she lovelier. But why stop at twenty-six? What fairer women are to be found than many of those between twenty-six and thirty and even older? Gills of eigh- teeu may look on them as unsought old maids, and yet they are in their womanly prime, and may capture hearts which have been steeled against girlish fascinations. Oftentimes they make the best of wives, and men find a solace and companionship in their society which immaturity cannot give. They have the advantage of experience, and they have learned the lessons taught by longer contact with the world, while still they may not be averse to falling in love. No, we assure our friend, it is not that a woman is eighteen or twenty-six, or-thirty, which makes her lovely in the eyes of men. She may be just as lovely at one age as another; but inas much as most marriages occur between the ages she mentinos. it is safe to as sume that the majority of men prefer to take wives who are not older. But all men of taste and discernment admire feminine beanty and loveliness whether they show themselves in budding yontb or riper maturity; and we will dare as sert that if our correspondent was real ly charming at eighteen, she will be more so at twenty-six, or that if she is now lovely at eighteen she ought to be lovelier at the greater age. But let her give no further thought to the subject. The beanty that is unconscious is the most alluring, and loveliness which ex ercises its sway without apparent effort is sure to make the best conquest.—N. Y. Sun. MAKING GEOGRAPHY TO OR DER. On on Troubled Waters.—The idea expressed in this heading, though it is commonly held to be of sacred or igin, or as merely .a poetical manner of expressing a common; occurrence, may, nevertheless, he taken literally as well as figuratively, it being, as a mat ter of fact, a sayiig which has facts. It was recently stated in evidence be fore the commissioners appointed to inquire into the herring fisheries of Scotland, that the practice of pouring a quantity oil from a boat on the sur face of the sea during the heavy weath er, bad tbe immediate effect of calming the waters and relieving the boat fr om the danger of heavy, broken wa ter. Sats the Talbotton Standard: "A yonng farmer near town, whose cattle have been dying with the disease now affecting stock in some parts ofTalnot, made a post mortem examination of a dead cow the other day. He says he took from the stomach of the cow about two bushels and a half of cotton seed, and that every one of the seed had sprouted. This is a remarkable story, bnt the yonng man’s neighbor vouches for the truth of it.” Ax editor has one advantage over a king. When the editor goes out riding in his open barouche drawn by four milk-white steeds he is never shot at by aa vy. The Tribune insulte the intelii- j a socialist. Yon hayeprobably remark- Eence of its readers when it attempts to e d this youiself. Mr Thurman, in speaking of the ex penditure of §227,600 of the §285,999 spent in controlling electionts in 1876, and the expenditure of .§222,000 in 18- 78 and gains of fourteen congressmen, all in New York, New Jersey and Penn sylvania, remarked that by a singularly enough coincidence, the gains were all where the money was expended. This reminds one of tbe strange elec tion incident related by Mr. Tony Wel ler in the “Pickwick Papers.” Mr, Weller was driving a stage coach, and his services had been engaged by one- party to bring over a coach load of vo ters. One of the supervisors of the other party, a-non partisan with a spe cial fnnd in hand, called the attention of Mr. Weller to a very bad piece of road where a. coach of legal voters would be in great danger of being turn ed over, and at the same time intimated that in case Providence should so over rule the affairs of this world he wonld be entitled to ten pounds. Slid Mr. Weller to the passengers to whom he was relating the incident “An’ wonld you believe it sir? By a very strange coincidence, that stage turned over at- that very place,.'”—Nashville American. Passion.—Intense passion, in its ef fects upon the soul, may be compared to intense heat of the sun upon objects on which its convergent rays may fall. As the latter,.at the focal point to a burning glass, will’ set them on fire, so the former in extreme concentration, will set the soul on fire, first inflame and then weaken its energies. It is fortunate for man that he has no other qualities of mind to hold passion in check,—Reason and conscience will in trude and plant thoughts where pas sion holds its sceptre. This exposes er ror and restores to reason its throne and conscience its sway. Every pas sion has an edge and when nsed amiss, leaves a wound behind. A Two Million Suit Decided.—The legal contest between Charles Sehlier aid Thomas Wellwood for the owner ship of the city of Breslau, a town in Suffolk county, Long Island, N. Y., was decided at the general term of the Su preme Court at Poughkeepsie, Wednes- In a paper iD Scribner for June, giv ing the history and romance of the pro jects for “Piercing the American Isth mus,” Mr. C. C. Buell writes as follows ol the great scheme for modifying the statu quo of-nature in different parts of the globe: Within a few years the science of ma king geography to order has been re markably developed. Holland almost led the fashion by giving Haarlem Lake up to agriculture, and since then has con structed a ship-canal, under great engi neering difficulties, from Amsterdam Harbor direct to the German Ocean, making the Dutch metropolis independ ent of the circnitons and difficult coarse through the Zuyder Zee. De Lesseps comes next with his Suez Canal, trium phantly completed in the face of politi cal opposition and in defiance of politi cal opposition before regarded as prac tically insurmountable. Most impor tant of all for the Darien project, the Suez Canal has proven a remarkable financial success, though it cost ninety millions, about twice the amount first estimated. After it was opened in 1879, shares whose par value was 500 francs dropped to between 200 and 300 francs, while ten years afterwards they are quoted between 700 and 800 francs. This canal shortens the voyage from England to India by 9,000 miles, yet the fact that British Oriental trade has been injured by it to the advantage of the great commercial cities of the Med iterranean testifies to ths foresight of Lard Palmerston when he opposed its construction. The Darien project, on the contrary, met with his approval, and to-day appears to be the only expe dient which wonld enable England to compete with France, Italy, Austria and Constantinople for the Oriental trade of Northern Europe. The Mont Cenis and Hoosac tunnels demonstrate that man may safely drill his way through the rocky foundations of great mountain chains, and to this conclu sion, the St. Gothard tunnel, moving with unexpected rapidity to comple tion, adds confirmation. Tunnels are soberly-being planned to pierce the Alps under the Simplon Pass and to ad mit a railway under the English Chan nel. De Lesseps is maturing his scheme for flooding the Saharan Deseet, confi dent tli it a vast inland sea once existed there and that it can be restored by cut ting a caDal through the sand barrier of the coast, thus adding fertility and internal waier communication to the French possessions in Africa.— General Tttrr, president of the Societe Civile Internationale du Canal Intero- ceanique pan ’l Isthme du Darien, which holds a concession of rights in the Da rien Isthmus for canal purposes and ex pects to be the nucleus of a new con struction company, is also connected in a project to connect the Adriatic and the Danube by a canal of ordinary ca pacity. The advisability has also been considered of a ship-canal across the Maylayah peninsula,—the long narrow finger of land extending south from Si am to the Straits of Malaca. Such a canal, connecting the Bay of Bengal from the Gulf of Siam, would subtract 1,175 miles from the .voyage between India and China. With this and the Darien project successfully executed, a voyage around the world could he made, also via Suez, without crossing to the south of the equator, keeping, at the same time, between the eighth and thirty-seventh parallels. THE JACK JONES CASE. The case of the State of Georgia against ex-tieasurer John Jones and his bondsmen, closed last Friday by a verdict for the State for §92,195. We quote from the Constitution: “The finding of the jury, as nearly as can now be stated, was in favor of the State upon the second, third and fourth con solidated exceptions, and upon all oth ers, seven in Dumber, in favor of the defendants. The round sum found in favor of the plaintiff was §92,195, made np of the items as follows: 1. That Jones is liable for the $21.- 500 .of the Smith-Angier bonds re deemed by the Fourth National Bank of New York, and which were brought back to the treasury by Alton Angier and left in its vault when it and its contents were turned over to Jenes, and which said bonds reappeared among vouchers for which Jones subsequently obtained a warrant and took credit.— They also found $6,732.22 as interest on the same to date, 2. That Jones is liable for the $27,- 500 of like bonds redeemed by the Fourth National Bank after closing the accounts with Angier and before the opening of the account with Jones, and which were sent to Jones for file as re quired by law, and which afterwards appeared among the vouchers, for which he obtained warrant and credit. Also 1,496 interest on the same to date. 3. That Jones is liable for the $40,- 145 of gold coupons, redeemed by the Fourth National Bank, sent out to Jones for file and afterwards used by him to obtain warran t and credit. Also, 12,591 interest on the same to date. The other items were found for the defendant along with $24,780 of inter est charged against him, but allowed by the jury to offset the above amounts, it being the interest paid by Jones on the “Clews bonds.” The big bond item of $146,250, it will be seen was found in favor of the defendant. Ex actly upon what grounds it was so found cannot now be ascertained, but the likelihood is that the jury were un able from the evidence to find that Jones had been guilty of fraud, negli gence or carelessness in paying these bonds. The auditor had charged them to his account upon the idea of care lessness or negligence, holding that he had sufficient notice to put him on guard against these bonds. The jury either thought differently cr adopted the argument of Senator Hill that Clews never had really paid them and the Jones payment was the only and real payment and found that Jones was not chargeable. This wvs the most hotly contested, as it was the largest item in the bill of charges.” The. verdict of the jury, according to the Constitution, seems to be a drawn fight between those who thonght Honest John Jones a rascal, and those who did not so think. A MENAGERIE DESTROYED BY FIRE. New Preservative Agent.—During some. experiments in separating sugar from molasses a double salt of borate of potassium and sodium was found that proved to have valuable antiseptic prop erties, this is now manufactured on commercial scale, and costs about ten cents a kilogram. It is obtained by dissolving in water equal quantities of chloride of potassium, nitrate of sodi um and boraeacid, filtering and evap orating to dryness. The salt is said to be qnite deliqnescent and must be kept in tight bottles. It is quick in action, retains its qualities for a long time, and has no injurious effect on the taste, smell, or healthfnlness of the substan ces to which it is applied. It has al ready found a nse in making sausages, in preserving meats, in tanniDg and in butter-making. A small quantity of the salt added to milk will preserve it in good condition for a week. It is al so nsed in preserving beers and wines and is being made the subject of expe riment in several other directions.— The World’s Work. One of those pathetic scenes that mark the peculiar life of a fishing vil lags was witnessed at Glouoester, Mass., the other day. The fishing schooner W. V. Hutchins, arrive'd from a cru’se with her flag flying at half mast. Two of the crew were left. They had gone ont in a dory to take np the trawls, or set-lines, and having been enveloped in a fog, got lost and finaHythe schoon er had to sail a way and leave them to their fate. Those things often happen and the first sight of a returning vessel is always taken witn a bit of apprehen sion lest she brings with her some to ken of misfortune that has been met. Nor is it often that the story of the Hntohins affair finds itself duplicated; for two hours after the sorrowing over of these two lost mea had got under full headway another schooner came into port, bringing both the lost fishermen, having picked them up as they drifted about. Duihbg the ten years of work upon the Sutro tunnel in Nevada, the lives of the operators have been carefully guard ed, and bnt five or six deaths by acci dent have taken place. Dusing the boring of the Hoosac tunnel one hun dred and eighty-five men were killed, and the accidental details -in the St. Goth ard tunnel have averaged one a day, and in the Comstock one a week. The low rate of accident in cutting-the Su tro is attributed to the strict system un der which the work has been carried The contempt which is bred of fa- day, in favor of the former. The de cision gives Sehlier property valued at miliarity is the real canse of the explo- QO AAA nnn * §2,000,000. A dubious London benevolent socie ty is the Kyrle, of which the Princess Louise and Prince Leopold are presi dent and vice president. The object is an exceedingly simple one, The mem bers are principally tourists, who pledge themselves to send to the treasurer, Miss Octavia Hill, all small objects of interest they may collect on their trav els. These articles' are. distributed in ilie hospitals, work-houses and public schools. Negotiations for a treaty between the Spanish and Chinese in regard to the importation of coolies into Cnba will commence this week, bntthe Span ish Government will insist upon the coo lies paying their own passages. As soon as the treaty is concluded the Chinese Envoy will leave for Mexi co and Pern to establish a commercial convention and protect their feHow subjects in those countries. The Warner silver bill passed the house Saturday by 114 to 97. Fifteen republicans and greenbackers voted aye, and nine democrats and greenbackers, no. Rockingham, N. C., has a 313 pound er. He is 23 years old. A special dispatch from Detroit gives the following details of the destruction of French’s menagerie At 9 o’clock this morning a fire broke ont on J. N. French’s premises, known as the Five-mile House, ashort distance beyond the city limits, destroying, among other valuable property a num ber of wild beasts, constituting the re mainder of his oDce famous menagerie. Mr. Frneoh. was once a well known showman, bnt a few years ago disposed of his circns interest and removed his animals to his farm, renting them ont during the summer months to traveling menageries. The animal barn was a large wooden structure, two hundred feet long, containing a row of strong iron-barred cages. When the fire was discovered the whole interior of tjlis place was in flames, and the air re sounded with the frantic cries of the frightened animals which sprang fierce ly against the bars in vain efforts to es cape. In one corner of the barn was securely chained the huge performing elephant Sultan, for many years a prom inent attraction at the circns perform ances. Mr. French, at the risk of his life, dashed through fhme and smoke, and endeavored to unloose the great brute, now almost frantic with fear, and whose shrill trumpeting rung out load and clear above the babel of sounds. But the fastenings were secure, and the flames compelled Mr. French to beat a retreat, leaving the poor brute to roast alive where he stood. Every living in mate of the shed was soon burned to death, and all that was left was a mass of glowing embers and red-hot cages, The animals destroyed consisted of five performing lions, once claimed to he worth $12,000, bnt since depreciated in value; the elephant, two California lions, an ibex, tiiree kangaroos, one ti ger, one zebra that had been trained to trot in harness, a sacred cow and her sacred calf, and a Rocky Mountain big- horned deer. Besides these thero was stored in the building a collection of stuffed animals of great value to the owner, circus paraphernalia upon which no value can be placed, and many other things which, while not fig uring id the proprietor’s estimate of loss, were, nevertheless, of great value to him. The scene during the fire baffled de scription. Two of the lions fell upon each other and fought desperately, and the cries aDd slroggles of other im prisoned brutes were pitiful. Fears were entertained that an auimri might escape alive among the crowd of spec tators, and a dozen men hastily armed themselves to shoot down any poor maddened, howling beast should they break through the cordon of flames; bnt these precautions were unnecessary, every one perishing. Mr French’s loss is $15,000, and he had about $12,000 insurance, in small lots, on the animals. The policies were to expire at noon, or three hours after the fire oecured, as the animals had b-ien leased to the managers of the Zoological Garden, near Chicago, and were to have been removed to-morrow. A FOOL’S LUCK IN LEADYILLB: Value of Fish-Ponds. The fecundity of fish is something wonderful. The German naturalist, Gesner. counted 105,000 eggs in a sin gle female perch. No nations seems to have comprehended the capacity of their waters to prodnee hnman food so mnch as the Chinese, who have culti vated their fish as a regular crop for two thousand years. Every acre of liv ing; water is capable of being far more productive and profitable, and con tributing more to the support of man kind, than an acre of the best land in the world. When once fairly stocked, the acre of water requires no attention whatever except to prevent thieves from robbing it and destroying ail finny oc cupants. In Europe attention is now being called to this matter fur more than it ever was before. There is no reason why this should not be the case in this country. In stocking ponds with fish, all dneks, geese, and other aquatic fowls should be kept ont of them; and the growth of vegetable matter should be encouraged in every possible viay. Among the Pittsburgers who yielded to the Leadville craze was one yoting fellow who was always fond of a roving; reckless life, free from the restraints of social- etiquette. He belonged to d good family, hut was poor. He went to Leadville stayed there qnite a while; when he returned home on a visit tha other day. He was talking about iris Leadville life the other night, and among other stories he told the follow ing: “After I’d been ont around Lead ville for several months I got to be tol erably prosperous. I had eight hun dred dollars in cash, a three ban tired dollar horse, a gold watch and chain, si good pack mule, a rifle, two revolvers a dog and a meerschaum pipe, One’ day 1 cameinto town and drew all my money in order to pay for a part of a claim which I wanted to buy. I met a couple of fellows I knew just after I got my cash and we resolved to have d quiet little game of poker. Well, sir,- I never struck such a lead of bad lnck ; since I was bom as I did that afi'emootf.- It was a square game, bnt if anybody' won anything they naturally intended to keep it. Men don’t have mutoh pity for each other ont' in that .country.- Well the first thing I done was to* lose $500 on four qneens. It was itif deal. I gave another fellow four kings.- In less than an hour I lost every cent I had, then I lost my horse, then 1 my watch, then my male, then my rifle,- my revolvers and my dog. I didn’t- have money enongh to buy a cigar.- I went ont of the place and resolved 1 to borrow a revolver and shoot myself.- I walked off ont of the Jedge of and without thinking what I was doing I put my hand into my hip pocket t<y take ont my revolver. There was 1 ri<S revolver tnere, of conrse, but my meer-- schanm pipe was there looking like a- piece of shining coal, it had Been Col ored so prettily. As soon as I felt that- pipe I gave a yell of delight and started! off on a run for the house where the- boys had won my money. They were* stiil there. I got twenty dollars on my pipe and sat down to play again. ' I- won a little money and then I got my dog hack, then my revolvers, then my rifle, my mule, my watch and my horse. It seemed as though there was* a perfect revolution in my lack, At- lasb I won twelve hundred dollars on* one hand. The fellows who was bet ting against me- had an ace, king r queen, jack and eight and four-spot flash, and I had an ace,- king, queen-,, jack and five-spot flash. When I got up from the table it was daylight in the* morning and I had four thousand and< eight hundred dollars in cash, besides* the money and things I started-in with.- I went down to the hotel, borrowed* the landlady’s Bible and swore I wonld; never gamble again as long as I lived;; and I never have since and never will;”’ An Old Story Retold.. When Gen. Crook released Standing Bear at Omaha the other day the old Chief said: “I tnank God that I am a free man once more, and I shall never forget those who helped mei , I would like to find some government tend and take a home like the white people do. I am getting old, bat I can commence anew. The Goverment lias taken all my property, held me a prisoner a long time, and now when it is too late to plant, they say to me, “Go.” One of the most agreeable signs of the times is the steady increase of Euro pean immigration at this port, the arri vals at this port alone last week reach ing nearly six thousand. The indica- tiods are favorable to a large increase throughout the summer. Most of the steamship agents, we are told, have advices from their agents to that effect. There can be no surer a manifestation of the retnrning tide of prosperity than this.—New YarJc Bulletin. It is hinted that Madame Anderson: accomplishes her prodigious walking, feats withont any visible signs of ex.- bnustion by a simple strategexn. Some body looking and dressed like her takes, her place while she rests and sleeps.. A man in Cincinnati walked 1,000 miles* in 1,000 hours by means of a “double,”' who finally ‘ ‘undid” him, for he be trayed him just at the close of the walk. The trick is a very old one. It is-found; among Hindoo legends of tbe hedge hog and the fox, a version of the hare and tortoise. The fox challenged the hedge-hog to a race, and the hedge-hog; agreed. The fox started, bnt when, bet arrived at the end of the path through, the woods, there was the hedge-hog.—. Then he proposed running it right over- again to the starting-point. The- hedge-hog agreed, and the fox found him ahead of him as before. This con-- test was continned until the fox conld go no more, and paid the forfeit. The- hedge-hog merely stationed his wife, who looked so much like her husband the fox didnot know them apart, at one end of the route while he stayed at the other. Neither of them moved, and the fox ran back and forth from one to the other until he dropped from fatigue.—. Detroit Free Press. Sequel to a Miscegenation Case;—- The miscegenation case recently report-- ed at Beaver, Pa., has had a singular sequel. Shortly after her marriage to- Jones, the negro coal digger. Miss Moore was removed to her home, and 3fter a careful study by her physicians, she was pronounced insane, and sent to- an insane asylum. Her husband has disappeared. ’ The report that Hayes had advised Conway to charter boats to take off th* negro emigrants from the Mississippi valley and promising him Federal pro tection in so doing, excited the indigna tion of the members of the Mississippi and Louisiana delegations. They called on Hayes and protested against the use of his name in the matter. Hayes as sured them that, he had not advised Conway to make any such movement. The spinners and weavers i er, Massachusetts, have held a meeting and adopted resolutions favoring an ami cable arrangement with their employ- ers, avoiding the inevitable miseries of a strike. in 3f.V i l