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THE NEW YORK STORE (EMtttlllHlieci 18.:).) SPRING WRAPS. JUST 50 LEFT BEDUCED IN PRICE 40 PEB CENT. WE SHOW A FULL LINE OF MOHAIR and LINEN Dusters. ALL GOODS MARKED IN PLAIN FIGUBES PETTIS, IVERS & GO. r. W.FLANNER. JOHN HOMMOWN FLAfltJEfi & IIOniOWN UNDERTAKERS AND i ÜjMxjALMrjxtb. I Xo. 72 XORTII ILLINOIS STREET. Telephone. ()jen night and day. i CORRESPONDENCE. 1......). .Ill tl,.l. ..mmn.l. cations m brief and concise m poitible. Owing to our I nmiiM ipc, w mwm irsqioauj compeueu w out matter that we woo Id like to publwh. bat can not for want of ipace. All let tore oatilde of In dianapolis should reach m Thursday. All commaBicatiooe written on both sides of the paper will be refused. J Toledo, Olilo. George Smith, formerly on the road. Is uow clerk at tlie Allen House. Messrs. Hall and Lyons left last Monday for Detroit where they will spend two weeks. Miss Delia Throckmorton, of Indianapolis, will be In the city soon, the guest of Mr. L. Hwift, It Is rumored that two of our city belles will be lead to the altar on the night of the lawn fete, June 20th. Rev. Jackson of this city has returned from Cleveland, where he went to del Ivor an oration on decoration day. The Grand Order of Odd Fellows will hold their monthly meeting on the 15 pros. All members are requested to be present. On next Sunday will be the grand rally at A. M. E. church. We hope that the young men and ladles will give liberally. Uod likes a cheerful giver. Xtr T. RnMft has nnpnpri nn ft flrstlnea ta cream parlor at 125 Allen street, where he will r, n Bnnro rnoal nronv Vlnd r.f rofrh. 6S'V ' v"" raentsln his line. Mrs. Archie Allen was called away from the city very hastily last Tuesday night to Danes ville, Va, to answer a dispatch announcing the sudden death of her sister. Key. W. II. Roberts, of Columbus, will be In this clry next Sunday aud will preach at the Third Baptist Church, while Elder Johnson of the same church will speak at the First Baptist Church, Detroit. The birthday party given by Mr. and Mrs. Tatelast Tuesday evening "to their daugh ter, Miss aiary js., was a grand affair. About 15 couples were present; the presents were numerous, and the supper "par excellence." Her many friends wish her many returns for the pleasant evening spent.

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LOO $1.50 .75 - .40 CLEVELAND, OHIO. sciaipersnaisocietyandi,ocai .Notes. Crowded out last week. The Mt. Zion congregation gives two entertainments next week. The Excelsior Reed and Brass Band gives its annual concert in a few weeks. The Y. M. S. C. will have a few more so cials before the close of the season. Miss Burns, of Louisville, Ky., is the guest of Mrs. F. L Barnctt, her sister. Rev. .1. Underwood, formerly of the A. M. E. Church of this citv, was with us the most of last week. Persons wishing the Leader can find it at R. A. Jones' store, comer of Newton and Garden streets. The benefit concert to old Mr. Barnes, of the East End, takes place June 8th, at Doanes' Armory. Charles Black was to have given a party last Thursday evening at the roller rink, to a few of his friends. Persons wishing to subscribe for the Leader, please leave yonr name and address at K. A. Jones' store. The Excelsior Band has received an invi tation to attend a band tournament at Findlay, Ohio, in June; the 14th, I believe. Mr. A. Cook, of Detroit, and Miss G. Lewis, of Washington, D. C, were married at the residence of Mr. Harvey Jackson, of Sterling avenue, Tuesday evening at 5 p. m. The concert at the Ea.kt End for the vet er an; Mr. Barnes, will probably be given the coming week. The Atiphion Quartette gives three numbers. Messrs. Hall and Wil liams, tenors, are to give a duet; Smith and Osborne, bases, each are to give a solo. There has been considerable talk of or ganizing a military company with Thomas King at its head- A miliary company is something that Cleveland has never been able to have for more than a few months at a time; although it posseies a Brass and Keed Band of about twenty pieces. The Amphicn Quartette, a vocal organi zation consisting of Messrs. Ii. A. Hall, II. A. Williams, H. C. Smith and E. O. Osborne, who with the assittance of the First M. E. A. Orchestra, gave such a creditable uVDpf uir'ij IT oil ry V i t April, are preparing for another which 'will be given shortly. Several of our ladies tnd gentlemen at tended a banquet in Pittabjrg a short time ago. They do not seem to be very anxious to tell the rest of the boys t-bout that partic ular banquet, and to the questions: Did they dance?," "How was the supper?" etc., they sorrowfully shake their heads and move on in rather a hurry, to see some one else, who has been waiting (?) a month to see them on the next corner. On Wednesday evening of last week, the 24th, the Young Men's facial Club held their May banquet at Weisgerber's Hall, L'UIUCr 1I WYT 111-11 CL11U W ... I 1 1 . About fifty couple were present and tripped tne neni ianiasuc voe lo u (soui) inspiring? strains, rendered by Prof. B. C. Freeman's orchestra. The officers of the club are W. H. Thompson, President; Daniel Fairfax, treasurer; II. U. bmiih, secretary. At supper, which it it is only necessary to say that the veteran caterer, Henry Weisgerber, furnished it, regrets were heird from Pittsburg, and several otuer places nearer our rorest City. At half-past twelv? the dancing was resumed and kept up until far into the night or rather into the morninr. From all ap pearances everyone present had a glorious time. Rev. T. H. Jackson, new of Toledo, de livered a lecture on Educition, at the A. M. E. Church of this city, nd to a very large audience on the evening cf the 30th last Tuesday. Non Nolo was unable to be present owing to a pressure of business, but as IJr. Jackson is a fluent speaker, and his sub 'ect a good one, I have no doubt whatever mt that the Rev. T. II. J. did justice to the subject and to himself dso. I sometimes think that Rev. Jackson aid the Hon. J. P. Green, the colored legislator from Cuyahoga, have entered upon a sort ' of a crusade against the young people of Cleveland. Here, we have the very best of schools, no separate ones for the yourg of our race I 8 till there 18 SUCh a Small DUmber Of and our young people attending tkm. A great part of those who do attend get just so far and then stop. That is, they reach the grammar grades' and then think it ü beneath the dig nity of a young lady (?) or gentleman (7) to be a High School "boy" or "girl," or a Normal school girl. There is where their ignorance first shows itself most conspicuously. They are too old to attend school, (only 16 or rears of aire.) ther sir. and their par ents are foolish enough to listen to it. I have time and again been in company and heard some ignoramus speak to, or of certain persons, as a "schoolboy or schoolgirl" as if to be such was a disgrace. This should not hinder a single one from pursuing their studies, but it does discourage many, nevertheless. It is a notorious fact that this very

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"Some are born great, ome at hievt grettnesa, cum tome haif grtaiw thrutt unon Item." Sakfrpearf. r4 ,TViöST - i'.V THOMAS HENRY BURKE, LATE UNDER SECRETARY FOB IRELAND. Thomas Ilenry Burke, late Under Secretary! Ireland, who was murdered on the Cth of & last in company with his chief, Lori Frede.. Cavendish, was a son of the late William Burke, Esq., of Knocknagur, County Galway, Ireland. He was heir presumptive to Sir John Lionel Burke, Bart., and was born on the 29th of May, 1829. Mr. Burke served both the political parties In the government of Ireland, was a consummate master of detail and a man much beloved. Ills was a comparatively humdrum lite, of which Etil1 less would have been to say but for the tragic interest of his untimely taking off. LORD FREDERIC CAVENDISH, LATE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRELAND. " The successor of Mr. Förster as Chief Secretary lor Ireland, Lord Frederic Cavendish, who was murdered In Pho?nix Park, Dublin, on the Cth of May last, was born at Comp ton Place, Sussex, England, on the 30th of November. 1836, the eon of the Duke of Devonshire. After his graduation at Trinity College, Cambridge, he became private Secretary to Lord Granville. This was In 1859. Five years after he left that service and married the lion. Lucy Caroline, second daughter of Lord Lyttleton. He was soon after elected a member of Parliament by a Yorkshire constituency, and uniformly voted with the Liberal party, but never made himself conspicuous as a member of the House of Commons. The victory of the Liberals in the general election of 1880 led to hli appointment as a Junior Lord of the Treasury, which position he held with marked ability and had de veloped hopeful promise aa a debater, when his assumption or tne orace resigned by Mr. Forster iea to nis most xoui muraer. lie was a genial man, of fine physique and sound common sense, fond of outdoor sports and respected and beloved by an classes. thing, together with the iasatiable desire of our young people to be thought of as men and women, prevents many from pursuing the studies farther than the grammar grades. This is particularly so of the young ladies of our beautiful hörest City. I he Kev. T. 11. J.'and Hon. J. P. ii. are far more able to handle this subject than your humble servant, but even that does not hinder "yours truly" from dropping a hint or so on that particular subject. Json olo. . rturnl, Intl. Health good. Fine weather again. Farmers are busy finishing planting. Wheat promises to be a fair crop. Thore M-ems tobemuch complaint of a strong crop of cheat. Miss Carrie Bragg is attending the Normal at Winchester. We understand that Rev. John Harper con templates holding a basket meeting here on the third Sunday In June. Rev. Win. A. Culpher preached a very com mendable sermon at Shiloh Church lost Sunday morning. His subject was "Sowing Seed." Such sermons should le preached In every quarter of the globe. Quiglky. THE BARREN TREE: OR, NOTHING BUT LEAVES. BY lROF. C. X. RRAOO. The tree the largest of vegetation is found growing In most parts of the world. Most trees are productive and in some countries the In habitants depend largely upon the products of the tree for their support. While most trees are productive there are some that decorate the forests and groves, and produce "nothing but leaves". These flourish and can only boast of their verdure and beauty, and when we stroll among them and look upon these trees, we have only to say, "nothing but leaves". In an orchard there is line selection of the treesthrifty and In a fine flourishing condition. The owner of the orchard looks upon these trees for promising results: year after year the trees bloom and bring forth fruit, yet there is one tree that characterises itself from the others; not by its beautiful appearance, not by Its statehness or veraure, but by its producing nothlngbut leaves. To-day we are surrounded by many young men who have had the kindness of fathers, the council of mothers; the assistance of brothers; the affections of sisters, and surrounded by a host .of friends, and yet suffer themselves to drift out upon the tide of time and produce "nothing but leaves". In every section of the country men may be found strolling from place to place, men with good talent who might establish themselvs on a creditable foundation, obtain a situation in some of the active departments of life where they might do much for themselves and others, still they are fine trees, producing "nothing but leaves". Many young women, who are yet anchored within the bay, and who with culture might

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aud from this send excursions, into the broad field of knowledge, and there secure the golden ideas whereupon they might sail the ocean of t ime and make their journey through life successful and happy. Yet many give away to flattery and flirtations, and by the cunning craft of vice and infam)', they are snared and are found floating In the current with "noth lng but leaves". Parents and guardians, who through gross negligence often fall to give them the proper training In their youthful days. Though they may be surrounded by morality und Christianity, still for lack of culture enter upon the stage of action uncultured for first-class society, consequently produce "nothing but leaves". Many men engage in business v 1th strong capital, plenty of friends and with an ojening, promising a successfull business, but in short, business fails, capital and friends both gone: simply because they have placed as debtors, upon their books who produced them "nothiag but leaves" The drunkard In the gutter, the prisoner before the bar, the convict in his cell may be counted as fair samples of those who have yielded bitter fruit, or nothing but leaves. Youths, you who are some day to be tho leaders of our Grand Hepublic should at once sow the seed that will produce the full ripe grain instead of nothing but leaves. . Urbana' Olilo. The"K. W.M." will hold a festival June 22. Hev. Tolllver has cone to Cincinnati and Hamilton. Vre llull rf HnlivL-v I'ltv la viaitlrxr fr-o. Uatev. k1, of North Church street. : Rev. liray.of Rellefontaine. passed throueh our el! v thiM wppIt en nmta to KiirinirfipM Mrs. Hev. Tolllver left this week to visit frieiuU in Cincinnati, Hamilton and Oxford. Ai lüecouniy conveniiou neia mis weeic Robt. Myers was elected as delegate to the SUite convention at Columbus June 7th. QThe pupils in A Grammar class are being ex amineu ior auinssion louie iiign icnooi, ana we hope tbey may succeed. Miss Boyd, one of the pupils from tula department, and the first of color ever admitted to Ute High School, in her examination last week in general history stood at the head of ber class, having re ceived 100 per cent. ' ' . . i School closes this week and I know the teach ers are glad; and they will soon get the muchneeded rest, and eiwer upon their .es at the reopening of school, to fntitlll into the young minds the brincinles of education and moral. ity, which will fit them for future usefulness that they may be moo anl women In toto, and the world will be better off because of their be lng in it. The annual exhibition i f drawing and writ ing of the Public Schools tHk place last Fri day evening at the Central building, and it did great credit to the teachers and .pupils. Aottceauie among the oriitinal designs were a great many deserving praise, and our pupils were up to the standard. We would not forget to mention a portrait drawn by William Jones of Rev. Ilenry WmhI Beecher. It was appiauueu oy uu, itnu u remiy was tlie best portrait has been our eood fortune - to see.' Sev eral of our ieoplo attemlcl, but not as many as should by any means, aud why it is so. we are unable to say. Give tlie chikl encourage ment in every direction and. you will never greti,and In the future he will call you blessed. Anox.mo:s r.iYi.oa. How He Saved 300,000 by Trukttrg to HI Institutions. INew York Corieioudcnce Philadelphia Press. Mi-ses Taylor was a man who had the elft of turniug into cold everythin he touched, a nihil whOiC juugmenc was so -true iu all ques lions of money-getting that he was said to arrive at en conclusions not, by di auction, bnt by intuition-i-insthictively, rather than by the ordinary courses of reasoning. Of course Mo.-es Taylor, reasoned out his conclusions, but the process was with him so rtpul and accurate as to be almost invol untary, lie got the reputation of being claii . oyant in all that pertains to the investmect ox capital. One day a Wall street man enteied Mr. Taylor's . little room in the City Rank with an unfavorable report concerning some min ing property in which they were both interested. "Is it true?" the visitor asked. "I knew you would know the truth as soon as anybody." , n "But I don't know." said Mr. Tavlor. "I know nothing at all about it. ' "Well, do you consider it a good thing to go out of?" Mr. Taylor shook his head aeain. "I havn't sold a dollar's worth." said he. And the inquirer left, greatly reassured. A little later in the day somebody else came in with the some damaging story about me mine. . "Is it so, Mr. Taylor?" ! . :, "It may be, and it may not be.' I know nothing at all about the facts,". , "But are vou selling?" ' "No, sir. I haven't begun to sell that stock yet." , , 1 he report very soon reached the street that Mows Taylor knew of nothine to the disadvantage of the property in question, and laughed at the idea of " selling. : The stock at 9nce sti (Tened and closed firm. After business hours Mr. Tavlor sent for one of his four trusted friends and said to him: "They tell me there is something wrong with the Blank mine. We must go down to Blank and see." "All right." said his friend, who was also interested, "I can go the last of the week." -wot the last of the week" said Mr. Tay lor calmly, ' but to-night. To-night by the (5 o'clock train." The other protested that it was impossible: that be had Important engagements: that his business would Buffer; but Air. lay lor would hear of no postpone ment. He sent for a carriage and they caught the train. It was the days when sleeping-cars had just been introduced. . In the middle ot the night Mr. Taylors companion found himself vigorously shaken. Mr. Taylor was standing by ' the birth, all dressed, and with his sachel in his hand. "Get. up and dress yourself," said the great capitalist, "we must get out at so-and-so station and take the next train back to New York." "But." said the astonished friend. "I thought you considered it absolutely necessary that we should go over to Blank and look over matters at the miner' ; ? "Not at all, not at all," remarked Mr. Taylor. "Things are all wrong there. I have been looking them, over in my mind since I laid down. I know how the case stands quite as well as if we had been to Ulank. All we could get at Blank would be the facts, and I tell you I don't want to know the facts. It wouJd cost me 300,000 to know them." ; "How so?" demanded his more and more CMonished friend, as he hastily buttoned his suspenders. Because then I couldn't conscientiously un'.oad." The next morning Mr. Taylor was at the bank as usual. All daylong his brokers were selling Blank mine - stock cautiously and in little pieces. ' All day long Mr. Tay lors menus were rasmng into the uty Banc to ask for information and advice." "Have ou any bad news from the mine? ' What ad I better do with my Blank. Mr. Taylor?" "I have no news, goöd or bad," was his stereotyped reply, "and I never give advice." His imperturbable eerenity prevented what would have been a panic. Moses Taylor al ways had the earliest information, and II he was not alarmed the property was safe. Twenty-four hours later definite news came that sent Blank stock down into the teens, but Mr. Taylor had sold his last share. He had saved $300,000 by trusting to his in tuitions and changing sleeping cats, Instead of pushing on to Blank to obtain the facts. And he had not even told a Wall street lie

TUE IMMACULATES

And Knights of the Temple of Industry Notes, Etc., Etc. As the success of all organizations depend upon tne influence they throw around the community at large, we deem it expedient to acquaint the minds of those who are not iamuiar with our objects and motives. Urders. Societies and Governments, are instituted for the purpose of making a united effort in a given direction. It is a well estab lished fact what one person can't accomplish a greaeer number "can," othee things being equal: hence great efforts are brought about by tlie concerted action of those who have the interest of any enterprise at heart. Men who have to earn their bread by the sweat of their brow, are in a . measure dependent upon those who are in . like circumstances; men who are identified among this class need the svmDathv. protection and advise nf others to Dear them through the unforeseen difficulties, which they have to encounter while baffling through this life: therefore we as laboring men form ourselves into one strong band united with the strongest ties of industry, to advance and assist those who arc worthy to fill an important position, and are left to walk around without the sympathy and cares that belong to a race of people, and others with their hands idle until they are compelled by the pangs of nature to commit some rash act that does not only oring upon mm me inuignaiion ot inc law, but an indellible stain upon the unreproachreputation of those who are dependetn upon him; while if he had had ' anyone whose obligations forced them to administer to his wellfare, he might have shuned all of the troubles thatf are at no time amongjthe num ber belonging to this society, for there are always more or less vacancies known of by them and would be glad to if it was in ac cordance with their obligations, to seenreit for a member who was identified with them. It is a well established fact, that unions of similar organizations are carried on through out the world, that have listened to ceremo nies, which have caused very beneficial results. It is a fixed fact well known to those who are familiar with the history of any nation or any organized body, that where benevolence most prevails civilization most abounds; the'latter follows the former as in evitable as effect follows cause, thus being without doubt true. Then should not every lover of industry strive to promote the comfort and happiness of his fellow-man both present and future? "While this is only a few of the good results that may be derived from an organized body of this kind, and there are many more that might be spoken of. Governments are formed by uniting a number of persons under one form or code of law. Societies are formed by a number of persons uniting to accomplish a certain object or to attain desired ends. It was intended from the begining that man should be a social being, he must have society and be the com pany of his fellow-man, or he will drift into barbarism and heathenism. Men are created intelligent beings, civilization, art, science and culture, comes only from a united effort; therefore we have formed our selves into one solid band, linked together by the strongest ties of industry, and we take for our motto: Truth and Union. Union is a devine attribute, which is the foundation of every virtue: to be good and true to each other is what we obligate ourselves to do, being in fluenced by this principle envoy, and discention will be unknown to us, but sincerity and brotherly love will distinguish us, and our tongues will ever send forth utterances for promotion, and our hearts will be enraptured in each others prosperity. Union is that principle which is so essential for the success of any enterprsse, and will discriminate our action and spread the cement of brotherly love and protection, and establish for us an untarnished reputation of our past transactm .i 1 ions, to tne unwortny our aoors are ever closed, but to the worthy the invitation is ever extended. Come and sojourn with us, and be benefited bv the sacred instruction and good council that you will receive from those who style themselves the K. of T. of I 11. J. I'OE. The Trustees. Board of Directors and D. G. M. are to be elected on the evening of the 26, by order of the Grand Lodge. . The Captain's Council will meet Wed nesday evening, the 14th inst.' for business in the 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7, degrees. Members wanting degrees, will appear at that meeting with their petitions signed by the P. S. af the Blue Lodge. It would be well for the members to ask for the general law, rules and regulations of the Immaculates. and ' thereby keep them selves posted. By so doing you would be of much benefit in your lodge meetings. Ask for the law, and you can have it. Members desiring benefits when they are sick must notify the G. M. at once, if they are absent from their own Lodge, and get their papers stating that they are in good standing. You can then receive benefits from the Lodee nearest to" you, and the said Lodge shall Bend in a bill to the Lodge of which you are a member lor the same. The reinstatement of the Queen Esther Court is strengthening the lodge quite forci bly. While the work, as yet, has never been nronerlv presented to the ladies., still it seems to have had its good aspect, which has never lost its power, and the ladies are ready and willing to become a part of the Immaculate body at the earliest possible op portunity. The brethren.are hard at work making all the necessary arrangements, so that it may be establisned on a sona ioun dat'on. , . ' The Grand Master's communication is to the effect that he or his deputy will be here at an early date to organize the protein, into a lodge, and to give us a lecture in the new work. Take notice and govern yourselves accordingly, and present yourselves at the captain's council at the time stated in the above. IVcause, if Greek must meet Greek, the council members must be on their p's and q's. Don't forget the important business of Monday, June 12. Turn out in full, and we will have a good meeting. K. J. J. The Natleoal Board of Health' Talks the Heal tlx of the Conntrjr. The mortality report from the National Board of Health has been received at the Health Office. It contains some very in teres ting figures. Among other things. In dianapolis is marked with the lowest death rate of any city in the United States, the rate being ninety-nine, being based on a population of 100,000. Cincinnati, 81.4: population. 255.000. Louisville, 17.9; jiopulatlon, 140 000. . , Terre Haute, 13.2; population, 27.000. . Michigan City, 13; population, 8,000. Nashville, 28; population, 43.0C0. . Chicago. 21.5; population, 503.000. MUwaukee, 24; population, 115,000. 8t. Paul, 31 ; population, 41,000. , Minneapolis, 37; population, 46.000. St Louli, 17.7 ; population, 850,000. ' - Detroit, 17.4; population. 120,000. New York. 82.6; population. 1.243,000. Brooklyn, 26; population, 604,000. Boston, 21.9; population, 397,000. Philadelphia, 20.9; population, 846,000.

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of ODD FELLOWS JUNE LINCOLN MOTBKlt. Intel f-stlng Mory ut Iter Drath The love Borne by theS talesman fori! Is A getll'arent The Log-Cabin aud the Days of Poverty The Last Scere. WahlDgtou Republican! The following intert-ttiLg chsptc-r is from the historical novaj, just published at btutgart Germany, ly Dr. Theadore Caxisius. and entitled "Abraham Lincoln," a n-i trans lated tor the National Republican by Miss ISda (Jamsiu. daughter ot the author. Dr. Canfcius was an intimate friend of President Lincoln, and has come into possession of many interesting l. cts relating to the .Lincoln family which would tend to make him a faithful biographer. Unfortunately Abo was not allowed to follow his own irjclmatim. The summer season again called him from his studies. JNot only was there work in abundance in the woods and Heids, but the et&te of his mollierV health lw came mere and more hopeless, so that he was again compelled to perform the hardest work of the household, which bis siäter could not accomplish alone. The noble-hearted Mrs. Lincoln had be came the shadow of her former self. Pale and emaciated, the glided about the .hou&o and when she attempted now And then to perform with woak and trembling bands some little task she felt as though the exertion Lad exhausted all her energies. She seemed like a moving corpse, and only her strong will appeared to shield her body from total dissolution. She would not yet depart fr m her loving ones, and she ;ived. But how miserable that life during the whole of that summer 1 AVhat a torture it had become to her 1 How many sleepless, feverish nights succeeded each other I At last she could no longer even move about the hut to direct and superintend the household affairs. For days 6he lay prostrate on her b d, with eyes closed, only now and then lisping feebly a few words, yet whatever she uttered in such sad moments was filled with tender care fr her family. Even in the occasional feveruh.wandenngs of her mind her thoughts lingered on that which in her laborous existence had lormed the very essence of her life, and disclosed the once untiring activity of a worthy, excellent, and industrious housewife. On warm sunny da s Father Thomas would carry the weak nd now feather-light suf ferer into the si ode of a tree in front ot the little house, to Abe and his sister prepared with loving hands a- couch of pillows and bedding. There Mother Nancy often sat for hours together, the chills creeping through her frame even in the plowing sunheat. Even then she looked witn a taint smile toward her husband, who worked in the adjoining field, and who cast at intervais a careworn ana anxious iook towaraa his suffering wife; or her eyes followed the flight of birds that seemed to ascend to a higher world, to that far and unknown land toward which her soul was striving, for Mother Nancy was about to close her earthly existence, although she struggled against her approaching dissolution. , How beautiful in such moments, tne sun light transfigured the mild countenance of the parent and dying woman i uow distinctly was it then revealed that a pure, God-fearing soul was departing this life! The auiet and pious expression of her face was truly spiritual, the beautiful, eloquent eyes were clearer than ever, and over her entire figure was pourea mai nouness wun which the nature of a just pereon in the last hours of life, like a presentment of eternal htDDiness. is endowed. And when Sarah, who so early had to take , the housewife's place, left the hut and her work now and then to attend to her mother's wants when Abe awkward and slovenly as he was, crept with sorrowful face tdward the" suflerer's side, and looked with his large, intelligent eves tearfully upon the invalid, otten pluck in? shvlv but tenderly at the pillows upon which she rested, or overcome with grief, hent oyer her powerless and emaciated hands, mingling the scalding tears with his burring kisses even then she had a smile for them, ana no wonaiy anxieiy was visible in her pale, sweet face; for as Heaven ehed its glorious light over her features faith and hope filled her heart and robbed the thought of death ox Its horrors. A lovely autamn day was drawing to an end. The sun had just disappeared behind the tops of the forest trees; the ether, with its light, motionless clouds, glowed in rosy hues and shed a soli, golden light over toil age and field and over the cabin of the Lincoins. 11 was yet aayngut, ana me nuie family formed a quiet and sad group before the house. Legrand, who during the first stage of Nancy's illness had repeatedly called at the house of our settlers, now wandered again among the Indians of the Far West. No one was present but the father, the suffering mother, and her two children. It was a Sunday evening, too. Abe had al ready, on many e Sabbath, undertaken his . 1 1 ir . r -i : tv moiner s noiy ouico 01 roauiuK iu otnpturea to the pious and goodly family. Now, again, he sat upon a log near Mother Nan cy, the old family Bible upon his knees, reading the Gospel in a soft but clear voice. His little sister sat beaid the rougniy-im Srovised couch of the mother, looking reamily into her pale face and sunken eyes, while one of the thin hands of the patient woman rested upon the daughter's curly head Father Thomas leaned against the tall sycamore, where mighty branches shadowed the log-cabin and tho sorrwing little group. His broad chest, across which his arms were folded, heaved and betrayed the feelings of the hus band. He gazed motionless into his wife's almost transfigured countenance, over which I at that moment the evening cast a roseate

ev nn the of INDIANA, 22 hue. At times his lips moved convulsively, as if unable to repress the aiguish that crcmped his heart. His tearful eyes expressed the terrible grief and awful solicitude of that plain but deeply-feeling pioneer. Mother Nancy's .earthly moments were numbered. This Thomas could not disguise from himself. He saw it by the ncmentary, light, scarcely perceptibly convulsions of the emaciated body; by the change that had taken place in the last hour f her beautified, gentle face; by the eyes that became more aud more glazed, and now and then lit up with an expression of love and anxiety for her dear ones. "Stop" reading, Abe," he murmured, trembling with apphrehension ; "it worries your mother." "No," breathed Mrs. Lincoln, in broken sentences; "it seems as though angels were singing psalms as though the entire tlory of the other world were disclosed to me yes, thus thus I always wished to die the blue heaven above me, you at my idc and God's word on my lips. Your fcani, Thomas." The husband bent over his wife and took her right hand, which she was unable to lift. Abe had been silent. n now looked into his mother's face, hastily closed the Uible and sprang up from the Le. "(Jracious üod I my mother is dying I" he timmered, and reeled, pale and trembling. tj her side, while Sarah uttered a crj, and. 'ailing on her knees, buried her face, over which tears were streaming, in the' lap of the dying woman. But Abe embraced bis mother and held her in his arms as though. poor boy, he could in that way stay the soul of the so dearly loved mother. Don't cry," she whispered: "is not death a relief to me? I am prepared I feel that I shall remain with you even when I am gone. I shall pray for you in heaven arid shall see you all again. Be virtuous, Sarah. Ilemain honest and true, my Abe honor and love your father he will bring you up as Christians lean die contentedly ar d you Thomas " "My .Nancy, my wife I stammered the strong man now thoroughly overcome. I have been faithful to you, ' she contin ued, in a feebler tone, Mand you have done your duty. Thanks for all your kindness to me I And now God be with you all" The noble woman endeavored to utter a few more words of love, but they were lost in an unintelligible murmur. One more glance she cast on all around her. and then her beautiful eyes, formerly so radiant with love, became dim, the lips trembled for the last time. Death had come to her like swef t sleep; serene and holy transfiguration lay over her quiet features; a smile hovered around the lips. Life had fled; but Nancy .Lincoln resembled a softly-eleepine one ever whom the last faint rays of the sun Bhed their mild rosy hue. The children fell weeping at the feet ot the lifeless body. Thomas Lincoln still retained the now cold hand within his own. "Let us pray; children' he muttered in deepest agony, "that God may not forsake us in the hour of our greatest trial and need you have no mother now I" The Grand Circus Royal arrived in the city Thyrsday morning and pitched its tents on the lot south of the Vandalia Freight Depot. There was a performance given during the afternoon, which was largely attended by those who are easily gulled into going to see everything that comes along, no matter what style of a show it is. The admission was placed at a quarter of a dollar, and it is a question whether thooe in attendance secured the worth of their money. During the evening the canvassmen received part of their wages, and no sooner was this done than they began to heave in the Jersey lightning, and by the time the night performance began they were all "half seas over," Everything went well until about 10 o'clock, a few minutes before the show was over, when several of the drunken canvassmen became involved in a "racket' on South street. While this was going on several boys attempted to crawl nnder the canvass, whereupon these fellows commenced clubbing them. This enraged a numberofmen standing about the tent, and then began the "fun." Brickbats, stones, car pins and everything, in aga n all at once filled the air, end the oaths of those hit by the flying missiles were hdrrible to hrar. At this juncture of the racket some one produced ajpistol and fired four shots in the air, which had the effect ol scattering the crowd. The police then appeared and settled the matter by locking one man up, but this was not done until Officer John Reed received quite a painful wound on the right arm. When the smoke and dust had cleared away it was found that Ed Porter, residing in this city, and who says he was a quiet looker-on at the fight, was found with his law broken and otherwise injured about the head. He was sent to the City Hospital. A hostler connected with the show, named Charlie Gates, had his left ear almost cut off. and another hostler, named Heckler, was cut over the head. A stranger, whose name could not be learned, was shot in the hand. Acanvassman, named Arthur, who had just joined the show, was cut on the head, and at a late hour was in an unconscious condition. Just how many were injured is not known. Counterfeiters B&cced Chicago, June 8. The Secret Service officers about midnight captured a gang of four counterfeiters, with 600 counterfeit dollars and a quantity of tools, molds, etc The names are George Ellis, John H. Clark, Fred Leland and David Arado. All are well known as shovers of the queer. Their room was on Wells street, near Kensie, and the arrests were made at the pistol's moath.

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