Plymouth Weekly Democrat, Volume 14, Number 26, Plymouth, Marshall County, 4 March 1869 — Page 2

TÜE DEMOCRAT.

KDtTCD AND Pi'BL'iHK'- BT VAWALKENBURuH & THOMPSON, 9- t. TAXV4tKKXimJll. A C. THQMW05. TUnradajr, Marek , 11169. WASHINGTON ITEMS. To-day the Inauguration takes place and Grant becomes president in fact as Well as in name. It is said that about 20 office-seekers from each county in the United States are presentd or represented in Wash - ington to-day. He hope our Marshal countypatriotsw.il stand for their 1 The colored brother" irou I,.aisiana, MenarJ, addresfed th national ! houe of representatives in beha'.f of! his claims to a seat in that most auguat ' body a few days ago. Several white rads advocate his right to his seat. , The profouod mystery of who will ' get a lucky Dumber in Grant's cabinet is very suggestive of the good old play button,but ton, who's got the button ?" , And thousands of embryo statesmen j ?t . . . ore panting wirn anxiety, expecticg the little joker to be dropped in their willing hands. Sturdy old Ben Wade (nJ.iv rotirpa tVnm niilili( lit'p in pnnformity with the wihe of hi' " feller cit:zens. Th e Suffrage amendment il now - ready for the ratification of the several .(.(. and it remain, to be seen if the radicals dare seize the favorable mo ment and farce their pet scheme uron an insulted and outraged people. Butler says Seheuck's financial project for M strengthening the credit of the government," is a piece of villainey in the interest of brokers. Verily out of their own mouths are they condemned. The propriety of admitting senator ;

elect Pratt, frem Indiana, to his seat otijer matters pertaining thereto, and purchase, through the modiuu. ot gold i OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 2S. Work on one hundred and thirty pounds lighter Uj they make a report two weeks Dote ? of" bond that would not be due i the permauent bridge across the Miathan he was " billed" i-t being discuss- iVom to-night. for fourteen or tiftcen years. The houh is progressing. The first instal-

ed, but it is said his loyalty wilt staud for the missing pound?. Grant and the McClure delegation from Pennsylvania are said to have omitted the customary ceremony of taking a dtink ' when they parted. The q lotion now is who is a " rep'reentaM7e republican ?" Stuart is not and Grant ay he is not. Colfax and Grint are not cordial friend. Offic'-seoker will d) well to present their claims without the recommec'Iation of the M canary." mCMCX'fl MCCTIMea. The members of the several 5re companies of Plymouth met at firemen's hall. Thursday night. Feb. 25th, 1S09. to c-mM ler the recr-nt action of the board ot trustee?. J. B. N. KKnger, ehicf engineer, took the chair, and M. A. O. Packard was made secretary. By direction of the chief engineer, the late ordinance of the board of trusees respecting the fire department was read ; the chief engineer then stated ihe object of the meeting. After which remarks were made by Confer, Capron. Pochard, Lofeen, Vinnedge, Toan, Westervelt, and others. The fullowin resolutions were then i i .. prcsentea, ana airer an araenament to pfrike out all but what referred to preserving the organizatioe of the fire c mpanies impact had been lost, they were adopted, and on motion of Mr. Taprn, they were ordered to be printrd in the Democrat and Republican of Plymouth. IWteflj, The board of trustees of the town of Plymouth, in a npicial meeting called on the 22d day of I cbruarv. 1SÖ9, for the more special purpose of ecur'mg the paltry bum of one ; d .liar and fifty cents allowed to each member ef the board, for each meeting , , , . . . 1 did then and .nerc d-fy the authority " of the volunteer firemen of the town of Plymouth to retain their organization, every member of which draws le.-.: pay for the hbot performed, than is allowed oaid hoard tor tho onorous labor of meetmg one evening to repeal oruii.jnces passed at a previous meeting every .such meeting being attended by 1 Uli V:lliniinii) UliiU U Ulli lilt UCHUII IU ' ' mmmmimmmmmmmMmmmmm .1 a.. ..vs-... t I ti . pay the said board for services render .i i m . : l : .. ..,1. 1 ' in me rra'-ury v alter paying saiu

b .ard their one dollar aud fifty cent., deliverefl an -JffJj m which eel, merely. end for printing worthleee nd illegal expres5cd the uual platitude on the A revolution was expected at iuard nances) with which to redeem the suh- fc aplaxara. There was considerable

bonds and onlTs of this corporation nhieh hnee bee.i outstanding for over year, and the tax-pa jew have pnid f jfficient already to redeem all such Ofden and bond, aud have a balance in the treasury, had nuch fund been judiciously anosMajc 1 Therefore lie it resolved by the chief e:.-ioeer . elect of the fire department; and the aaOanhaen of the several coropanie, that the body known as the board 1

of trustees of the incorporate town of spirits of thc convention to go to Mad- would be appointed minister to WashPi yaiottth. -hall b foievet disbanded ison and agitate tho legislation on the ingtoo. 7 iHiaetncnl kVnm the eetvfee llNreoX ;. fir.y, Cento hod arrived el Ihurnngn.

on or before the first Monday of May next.

And whereas, the statutes of the j state of Indiana give no authority to the board of trustees to dissolve the ! orgaDization of the fire companies, and j therefore their order, to that effect, re - ! semblea the pope's bull against the ! pnnrifct PYnracaira nnlv ,.f ihair nr- . i wwmm VWV . j v . . . J rm tu V 1 1 ail V7 I gance and stupidity. J heretore resolved by the several fire companies, that thev will preserve their respective organizations intact. and will not suffer or permit any inter - ference therewith by the present board Lf trustees, whose reign will be verv brief, and which which will sooi be reracmbered by the people of Plymouth for the folly and mischief they have perpetrated . ' Keaolved, that in the elegant and comely language of said board, directed to their chief engineer, we, the several fire companies, do cail upon all the good people of Flymouth, irrespective ot party, to pro?eed at the next corporation election to elect a new board of trustees, who will protect the intends of the people, do honor to our beautiful little town, and exhibit a spirit of 1 J . . . . r a I mannness anu decency to tnt nrc deparfment. Mr Toan presented the following resolution which Was adopted . Solved, that as members of the Hook and Ladder, engine aud hose ! Companies. We pledge Ourselves to join n0 other fire company which may be 'ter organia ia the town of . Plymouth, under the present ordinan- . CeS Mr. P.ickard presented the following a resolution, which was adopted : Resolved that the chief engineer J. u. a, is uQgor ; Adam inneUgc; toreman of the engine company, and 8iground Mayer, of the hose comnanv.be 9 m j t appointed a committee to investigate the expenditures of the board of trustees for tile ure department, aDd ol all And whereas, by the action of aaid board of trustees, an emergency exists ur tne immediate taking effect of theee resolutions. Therefore, the same shall be in force from and after their adoption. On motion the meeting adjourned until two weeks from this eveniug, at oclock p. m. J. B. N. KLIlfGMt, Chairman. M. A. O. Packard. Sec'y. Female uflrav;c. Mii.HAi.KLh, reo. -. inewoman t ..... . i. i or mi siiffrase convention reassembled at 10 o'clock this morning. The attendance was very large. Ihn committee appointed on vector(Iay reported a preamble and resolutions affirming that ull governments ought to be formed for the benefit of the gcverned ; that the right of suffrage is the corner-stone of all permanent progress, tne object being not to protect woman, but rather to place her in a position to r,rotect hamalf: that to longer exclude 0D, half of our citizens ie foreign to the declaration of independence, and subversive of a republican form of irovernment; that the word maJe hould be stricken from every state constitu-1 lion, and not be admitted to the feder-' . . . . i ii . l . u constitution j mat me oanoi piacea in the hands ot woman will give , ; a;cess to the best means of eduation, and blot out all barbarous and unequal laws relating to marriage and woman from our statute books ; tl at as woman already possess great influence, the highestexpedieucy directs thc uecessify of endowing her with full civil and pelitical rights ; that the democrat or reformer who denies suffrage to woman 8 a democrat only because he was uot urn a noble one of those levelers who are willing only to level down to tb'l"seive8; ..... j he chairman invited the clergymen ! . , i nrv;rfir tu f:iki i:tU im ihn ? . if t..rin , . ... ,. I ' which met with a solitary favorable response. The resolutions were next taken up, aniiafter an animated discussion, their C00f,idcratiuu wa3 ro,tponed until the alterD0Cn HessioD) io order to nable Mrs. Stanton to mak a biblical argumeot in favor of women's rights. Thc ( . . speaker s argument was able aud ex beenden, and occupied the remainder , of the morning hour. At the af ternoon session. Miss PeckI he resolutions reported at the u,oroing session were adopted Several clergymen were present, who engaged in a discussion on the biblical nrit r.f the nncstion of w..mn'rightH, at the conclusion of which a j ; committee was appointed te effect a state organisation, and draft a consti tution, with mstructioL-S to report at evening aesaion. It is proposed by several leading

CONGRESSIONAL.

SENATE. Feb. 27. Mr. Ramsey introduced a I to enoouraie telegraphic communij cat,on wilh Europe- Eefcrred. ' Wr Ramsey moved to take up the joint resolution declaratory of the act ' to fcStflM I xli fin imorinin Una nC

. "mm mmrmm mm iwwu IIUU Ul i mm rt steamships between this country and!women brought out the crowd, but,

Europe. It gives the company anothr ear to build their fdiips. . ' W Mr. Hendricks opposed taking up Mr. Whyte also opposed it, and said WUld PPSe the biU itsclf- Therc ' WCre a,ready tW0 ,inea of Americ steamshlP3 from Baltimore. "r Nve Ääke(J him hat flaS 8niPs sai,ed untJerMr. Whyte admitted that they sailed under a foreign flag, ; Mr. Thayer was in favor of taking up the bill. He liked, at least, the object of it, to take our mail carrying business from foreign vessels, Mr mfm thenaddressed the senftff 0Q the m n rclatioQ Mq jeDt and currencv w Mr. Morton thought the bill report. 3 by thil committee less remarkable ed by for what it did that what it failed to do' Tt was not a bi,! for the resumption " nor Ior luoaing me - . ,

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made no provision whatever for the ! .u.pt.. ot pcete-paymcnU bj lst,DS national bank,. The committee j smmn kj l ...... 1. . 1 i 1 ; seems to nave ooen at a loss tor an aP" Tht ! propriate title for the bill. He thought mm t,lc have better called it 1 bill to ; improve the. value of the bonds of the 1 i m now uigueu n .. .- prove currency. It made no provision tor the payment of that portion of the public debt already due and dishonore( J DU provided that the surplus gold in the treasury should be devoted to! ?pceeli of the chairman of the c yuraittee, Mr. Sherman, upon the bill, seemed to him inconsistent with itself, be- j cause, after declaring that old and j silver were the standard values of the world, and setting forth the impoitance of an early return to specie payment, he had made an elaborate argument to show the dieastera that wonld result to : the business of the country from appredating the currency to par, and had ! hawn such a dark picture of the con-j ditioo of thin?.? to be broneht about he O J such appreciatioD that, if his views 1 were correct, it would seem to be the ; , bcviu iu uc duty of congress to avoid resumption as long as possible ; but he believed the j dangers an Ihurd-hir.a mt 1 m -vmrnj m m.s V. Ol I II I I had been jrreatlv exaeerated by the r- r..v senator from Ohio, and by others, in i and out of congress, and that the resumption, if brought about gradually, and by proper means, would not result in evils of the hundredth part of the magnitude anticipated bv those gentlemeD- 11 um remembered that there was a great interest in the country opposed to the resumption of specie for thc premium oe gold was deinorallzinS th "t.on. That interest was tryio? to alari the pnopTfl in reirard to the effects of redionritiion :inl - r . . 7 ' inuirecuy aifenipiing to control tne U. : ! i i. ?L'itilation of congress : and it wa n e, - k to expect that those whose incomes! were payable in gold, which they could sell at a premium of at least Öö per ceot ' would release their advantage UDUl aipell-d to Uo so. 7TT nvwi irom .nrxico Havanna, Feb. 20. Thc steamer Irom Vera Cruz brings news to the 13th. inst den. Negrete, on the 3d, caphired the city of Puebla. He issued a proclamation, but evacuated the city on 4i , fi, the approach r,f the governmnt troops, . . - - . taking the road toward Uat Domras. ien. Uairdi, of the government tr . now holds Puebla The report that Porfiro Diaz was implicated in this movement ia nntruc. The revolutionists at San Martin, on the Gth, levied a forced loan of $200,00 on the merchants The revolutionary Gon. cpata, at S'za, (Jen- Vargus having attacked the insurgeuts. The insurrection in Yucatan was lotrouble between the military and civil authorities. The governor had resigned and the courts had declared their inability to administer justice. A revolution has also broken out in Tlascala and vicinity. A revolution has also broken out in Nuevo Leon. (Juiroga, with 1,200 well nrmed men, had pronounced in favor of Santa Anna. It was reported that Gen. Corona

LEGISLATURES, ETC. WISCONSIN. Malison, Wis, Feb. 27. The

j firm of Stanton, Livermore & Anthony were hero, and held forth in the assem bly chamber last evening, to a crowd ed house. Gov. Fairchild presi ded A, mi Xm i over the meeting. The strong-minded .. . out mo crowu. out they made on legislative converts. Stanton was severe on Horace GreCey and Massachusetts Sumner; she gave them fits. Anthonv was particularly vindictive on the sixteen Wisconsin : Sfinator8 who vesterday votcd against allowing women to vote at school district meetings. The trio left j without any particular e cor. Cincinnati, Feb. 28.-The repoH onro tliA oifv oiwil nmnr nhnw4 that , . .vc i riepo I. I during the fiscal year of 18Go, cUsiog; to-dav. there were 98 mies of erasp:.pe ' o r r j laid and 13 miles of sewers. tu Utt mxmAmmm ronnrto nid nnil. ing against the city, during the year, to recover 8130.000. The auditor report! the present bonded debt of the city to be $4,500,000 ; 1 ,0 1 the city to be 811 ,3o0,000-an exeeee above the debt of nearly $7,000,000-, ARKANSAS. Memphis, Feb 27. .p . . I . t , ., a . say : M All the crew ot the tug Rog . W,pUng C.p. lord and it ia understood that a writ C ..,. ... .. hna nnon inn n.iil Till . V," . iu his case. Gov. Clayton has Instituti" his case. Gov. (.Jay m e 1 a libel in the United States district eonrt against the tug for $50,00 in a m lit 1 - w w--f ".' anu nonce ae cen , w P. to appear here on the oth ot April to answer. The whole affair is kept very quiet." NEBBA8K.A. ment of pneumatic tubes has arrived and will soon be sunk. MINNESOTA. St PAUL, Minn., 27. On th Pacific road, yesterday, between St Anthony and Manomin, the train en-! countered a broken rail, throwing the , baggage and smoking cars from the track, am1 piling them up in a heap down a slight embankment. No one was criously injured. St. Paul is but little excised over the efforts to remove the capital to Yandiyohi. It ie generally regarded as a land speculation that will ultimater 'y tail. KENTUCKY. Lonsvir.T.K, Feb. 27.At Frank-; , ... ,orf M- W ,n eeouetion . case ot nancoca against wviineii re turned a verdict this evening in favor' nf thr r.UimifF fnr .' Ulli ilnmnfCS. i v,. m,.K. y r, , being the full amount claimed This M the second trial, with the tsame result. !Jwhn T' Se0tt, P' ü Majr' nn l Gov n-- J 1 .1- 1 .U- tm Am Craddock argued the case for the a- . i tu v I : . 1 . .. n .1 ' ' John Rodman, the attorney 1 were counsel for the defendant QUtnCT. QuiMOT, III, Feb. 28 For the last three days our ice-dealers have cmployed all the force possible, and have nut m suuic eni ice ior iwo ears mmvvj r 1 1 ' R . '. xv i ' . ! therefore we have no fears about high Pr,ce9 ncxt ' ' . of all kinds is exceedingly . ri rrnrinn hie n nenn to Busiseta dull since navigation has closed the second time this winter. The river is running full of heavy ice, and some ten steamboats are now lying up in the bay, having been run in there to keep out of the heavy ruuning ice. MINNESOTA. St. pAur. Minn.,27. In tho legisla1 1 1 r I' wnniPi.' miftr.vo wi, fiiallv killcd to-dav : also the bill to tax railroads. Amon- tho bills was one auth-1 orizing the consolidation of the Minsota Valley and the Sioux City and St Paul railroads, and another approprinting 830,000 for the erection of a - state reform school building KANSAS. ToiEKA,K in., Feb., 27. The legis-, lature ratified the constitutional amend- j ment, being the first state on the record. The vote in the senate was unanimous, twenty-two senators being present. The voto in the house was sixty-four republicans for, and seven democrat against, a strict party vote. The house nassed anDropriatintr bills! r " ' . 1.:.. - ... ,,w,..r, ,f K...U illin u I " I il I Ii II li 111! uiuuu. v ui,n ii i 1250,000. The governor approved the bill apr,ronnatin? I1&.000 for the purchase of seed-wheat for gratuitous diitribu- j 1.. - k iiuu ainuD nn ui'sumw " -- cm frontier ; also, the bill introduced by the Hen. John F. Wright, for the protection of the frontier. They arc by far Ihe most important measures yet passed by the Kansas legislature; and, if fully carried out, that country will ? dow rapidly settle up, and soon pay a i Urge rereonc tr ibe stao. rj

MICHIGAN. Detroit, Mich., Feb. 28. The excursion of the legislature to Saginaw valley, and the asylum at Flint, pasned off very pleasantly All the leading towns on Saginaw river were visited,

nnd a eac point formal reception.took place, with collations and lunches r" u Thursday night was sneat at Kaat. Til .d j y J" - w I S n rr I n w iml iavtiA f., a ,.....1 U " j uet in Irv,D haM' fa thfi excursion party, which was over 300 in j iUU,ber' Peded to Midland, and then returned to Flint, where they ! spent the afternoon at the asylum for me ueai, uumo, ana ouna, where the exercises were of a most interesting nature. In the evening a formal re i r . k l iV . v. 'I cept.on took place at Fenton hall, with ; P"sby Gov Baldwin and others. ed at the Irving house, followed by a ' ' noP' MISSOURI. Sr. Lours, Feb. 27. The regular! 1 semi-monthly meeting of the Women's ! SuffraSc ashon wa, beW this afcerj ÖU; rtUU uc"Ci lj Prions one, mo rg mercantile Speeche were made bj the Kev. 1" nc nu;.,L s Robert Collyer, of Chicago, and the Rev. John Mooteith, of St. Louis. Mrs. ! Alfred Cb'Tin rend n nri'.-r 1 1 . f (m i 1 i n i f r " "www mm mm the woman identified with thi ii,.v.. ...... "- ent against the charge 01' infidelity, ; drawing copious illustrations from both Kw T e.xtament to prove Mf Co,j j.0 k j of this charge, and told the ladies to icar not ; (net mil leaders in great re - , forms for the progress and advancemcnt of mankind were similarly chargu 0 jiio ed ; that the Savior and Hie disciples

AS to it virtues. Col. Lee

... . ... . . . . lived to the prevailing thought of the time and system surrounding them All the speeches were well received, and much iotorest was taken in the

proceedings. A large number of London that the present Bpeniett nungentlemen were present. js(,.r to England has received instruct - Madison, Feb. 27. Tho senate ions from Madrid to proceed to Washpostponed the special order on the res- ington to settle any difficulty which

j oletioJ to allow state aid to railway?, i until Tuesday morning. Dills were pneeed. Appropriate I IT money to the governor, to be used in supporting tne wives of soldiers in S'.. Mary's hospital, and the Milwaukee eye and oar infirmary. Amending chapter 130, general laws of 1$58, providing lor the assessment of property for taxation, and the levy ,f tnxr therpnn Providing for the levying and col- . . '., SJtMAM lection to the atate tax ot S293.000.12, for Also imposing a penalty for prize ldL, - . -8 -8 INDIANA. Indianapolis, Ind.. Fw-b. 28. It is . .. .. . . rumored ttna the snttrafre constitution 1, amendu)eDt will be rcccive(J hcre early this week. This is the last week of the session. If it is received before the close of the term, it will be cornmunicateil nromnflv to in. Ipml?if nr Und nil hneineee nnt naide for itl conaidemtion. lf not, it is probable that the governor will convene the legislatore, in extra sesnion. to act upon it The opponents of thc amendment, both democratic and republicans, will do ail in their power to defeat its consideratoin by this legislature, for the pur-

pose of havins: in submitted to the pco.nei,Th" an(j bo8 "beaux," potatoes p,e at thß wt pßoeral e)ection ohoeld be spelled ponghuinhtennx.' I a

The Speakership. Thc following letter explains itaott , pcb 24 To the Hon. J. (I. Blaine, ' My Dear Sir : Having determined ! not tobe longer a candidate for speak- , er, I deem it due to the friendly rela- 1 tions which have all along existed betions which have all along existed be I. .. A T t 1J ? .-I innen us tnat a aaweno communicate ; this determination to you at. the earliest ; moment, I am, yours truly. II. L. Dawes. It is understood that thc entire NOW - ... . M I Kngland delegation will cordially sup- j i port Mr. Ulaine, and there tn-ing no 'other candidate, he will, it is believed, be nominated in thc republican caucus j foy acclamation, for .speaker Tt 11 11 rc er Office Law. Feb. 25. The rumor from Wash ington that Grant will appoint Geo. R. Stewart, of Pennsylvania, secretary of j the treasury, creates the most intense : .. ., ... , tJrscuKt among the republican leaoers, i h ' I , . , J ! "II 111, l i , IVUIIfl 111V IU' Ml I I of t rant': ad mini 'ration. The New York Tribune denounces the proP0!,ed reneal of the tenur "ffice law, and says : 41 We have m of says never aked nor cared what Gen. trrant thought ofthe tenure of oHee act, nor , . p , whether he preferred its retention, its modification or repeal. " Resolutions in favor of the repeal I i i .a .li.i e m. I wore miu on me tame to-uay in tue New York aaeembly, which is strongly ; rp'ibiicfjTi .

ft'OKEIGN NEWS. Of. DOMINGO. St. Domingo advices to the 2'Jth

iost. have been received. The negotiation for loan from British capitalists had proved a failure the security offered not being :-atii factory. . 1 nur The question of annexation to the i United States is exciting considerable ! interest. Feb 27The exportation of specie CANADA. goes on favorably. The rate has fallen to 3J per cent, discount. Total amount now exported $203,000. The organization of Am miKtm in thP country districts has frightened , n. I g j nt, f6ft. ' war must be iuimincnt. MEXICO. Late advices state that the reported escape of Gen. Canto, while being conveyed to Durango for trial, for the murder of Gen. Fatom.is untrue Negretc. pronounced at Puebla, at ; the head of 500 men. for the purpose

of capturing 83,000,000, but fled Mi'e ""'er a;'e, Deen so much w,d the approach of ths government 1 or one- About fifty years ago tki troops. i stoDe P three er tour j iee-,

PESSTA Feb. 12. It is stated that the Perbm nltti i .. Bkal t tmm Wn.l I ' J I IU , , nilU lll . utill mm w IIO i v. V ... .. T r.no;n... iias cuua o jmuju, x o iwc nir (i ui . ui lthe Turkish troops are peuklM forward to the Persian front. j fcb i2. The bullion in the bank FRANCE. of France has increased U.000.U00 1 trance. BPAiar. Feb. 2S. An insurrection wns attempted last week in BeroeloM, trat il a mW m m persons conneected with it were ar1 . rested. LONDON. Feb. 28. A report is prevalent in may arise in consequence of the Cuban iusurrectiou. HE MANY. Feb. 2$ Bonds firmer and higher j9Qm $6J -mmmg . . mam FiinnyiMiiiN. Old Dog Trny " i so affectinly played by some hand-organs, that troops of pups will squat before the machine, aud wipe tears from their eyt.s vith their paws. M My son." said a tutor of doubtr, ... . ful morality, not severe aspect, putt in his hand on the boys -boulder, " I believe Satnn hn 'ot h Id of you." 1 believe he has, too." ws the reply. ; -One cannot believe die atory thai ! the kiss of a prctry irl is so delicious uutil he has it from her own lips. What, kind of vicj is that which the wicked shun ? Ad-vice. A certain doctor used to cook into medicines all sorts of roots and herb, and then try them on his wif If they didn't kill her, he was ready for his other patiouts. ! M How many children hav e I ? " asked a woman of a ipirit-rappcr. ' Four." l And how many have 17 " asked her husband. "Two." was the astonishing reply. M intake somewhere, If the be meh thonsb," na M Can I go to thc circus, dear mamma No, my sweet darling ; bllt yu wil1 be Pood' 1 wil1 ,ako )oU to sec your grandmother's rave." A pupil in declamation, having been told to gesticulate according to the sense, in commencing a piece v iih fhe comet liftfs its fiery tail.' mo. . 1 ' .1 I.'. .1 A. J cently luted i ne tau m ins coar, looked around for applause Temperance has promising dreo ; butamontr the sons of DrunkenI I . 1 4 .. I n . "em are t'eot, inaanjawr, l c-sc, -.. Death Go to strangers for charity, acquaintanccs for advice, relatives for uothing. 44 Do you chew tobacco? " asked a 1 lady, hesitating to sit dowu by a gentleman in a car. N No, ma'am, 1 don't." he replied ; 44 but gue-s I know where I can get you a chaw if you want one. A sentence of forgiveness in five . .. letti r. 1 xuqu conWhat word ot five letters wi lain only one after two have been In I en away ? St-onc. Breckinridge. Nkw York, Feb. 25 The btet mcDt which has been pehUahe 1 . thai r Iren. Hreckinndge spoke at the dinner given to him lent week, and discounte - oanecd the use of his name as a eandi - w an - date ior govei ior ot Kentucky, is positively denied. The Rener.il did not ipeik or that ooctiioo,

The Macl-Memr From Um .Memphis Araiun -In . Fh. 13 For the far.-t tiu.e in our iiie e taw, yesterday, a genuine mad-stons aad

!hoiird Li"t?,ry,r'n' the owner, who ! ""r"6" " fcw father. The tor- ! tunate ' Coi. li Milam, nf YiteTfird, Marshall eouuty, Ulm Col. Hiikm is a proii inent citizen of this county, and bis statemeu 9 fet at 1 rest any doubts wh eli we may have had about the efficacy of mal-stoue in ! curio-fhe bitta of mad cat.. j saakes P'crs, or. other venomous animals or iictr Col. Lee Milam w a native of Madison county. Nurth ! A!abiuia- Frw" mh removed in

alar-el1" virguia, ! and the colonal inher.t, abo kh middle

name, being a ?econd cou.io of Geo. Robert E. Lee. I he mad-stone in his possession iabout the size of a "hen egg ; as heavy s so much I rick and rather parous, aud U of a lij:ht. clayih color One end is fl.t as il it had been mw4 ; uü' a,,d a nla rups trough 'he htouo Irom end to end as iff it had been in ! but was carefully feet ed togeÜMt with wire, which tili preforms its flice. The tone was r'uii lit from flkina im t a mmmm Twin k.. i , i i in k.-. c m iuiv, ii J7i . ia ler The doctor eieU in a lew year-, and ile ftime was sold at public ule nun Ins oihcr property. Mr. Jn-vr Milam. the Colonel's father, nee the purch; ser and at his death lie willed tlie stoue to ,i. . ... piwvm owoer, witn tue condition ! that all the family should have the ue ot it as olteu us necessary, free of charge Mi IkiUJ s,a,es that 11 has been applied frith iiccvwi in over i.U'". c:ise. una lias only failed in two, und in 1 1.0 e the parts affected r-Ottld not be tnneeeefvlle reached' lie bus uslmI it hiaaaetf over 2ÖO times. When applied it adberea as if by snetien, and u-nally rcnininfl 10 orl2 hvsrx. When the pniHXi ia all extracted the stoue fa lis fi'. urig i he proceed very offensive -ten-'i fills the rm making tlm air sic k.eii i g in the eifreme. The i-tone is then soaked in war.n water frwa - I to 36 hour-, when it bee out- cleansed and is fSain ready for u-e. Col. Miiam assures us that he can cur aov caee ol dog. snake or oibef bite where Bidee or li-so ution has not Rctneliv .-et ir Cures have been effected even as bnj at two weeks alter tho bite. Last wetk the stne Was ued ncce.syfaUv in several OMCn. It is known fufaaanv ieaues erenndf and the inOfde come from t ir and uenr to be heeled. Col. Milam baa been offered 05,000 tr this wonderful atone, but alw.-.yi refneed to ei.trt:.in the proposition. He said p'ayfully ycftarday thai be wihtaeli ii lot $10,000 if he buyer Lwotrld promite to always allow l im t' e ae of it. Ureal is mad-etuoe. IVe i are converted ; what s.iys the mediial world ? 4 BeaiMiflcai. IVoin BM it. Jot--ji!i .Mo. I t'iiiun. Pk. 13. A bunt 11 o'clock Thnrday night, a ' Man named (ieiicr, I he foreman of Stndebnker llrothere' bhickmiUi shop, I repaired to hi boose on Fifth street, betereen dive and Jaaaee. There i nothing sr;itii:e in this, of eour-e, M-re ftnUted hm-bends io hoeae at a "" Non it hnprcnethnt I ... Odder wife recently preeent j ed him with twins a- a pledge of her Uecion, and since that little domestic j occurence a lump has been kept light I ed in the room all nicht. When G eider reached home en tha night in qu.--tion the lamp was not hurtling, and he thought it strange. He awoke h s wife, aud asked her why she had I1 noneed the lim." She was no less surprised than himself, and told him th aW hod lift U hne and oonU pot UCCoUnt lor iu fx tii,uishmf nr. ... ,jjke , tJ00(1 hUshau J, oe; jf r Silij , tll !iii2 more, but qmcily relighted the lump, went to bed, and w is soou locked in the embrace ol Morpheus. Kre long his wife awoke him. tatia t'at sh neard me one or .oilm; n t in the room. Ho at once p t up. ihiiiking thai it was a stray do, probably, and picked up one of his b'sas a uus-ile. After seachinc the room in vam fce the Soppen i canine, be glanced under the bed, and was rewarded b thneiehl of l.u negro sound ash'ep lie nave h ui a terrihie tlw with his bo t, which enneked off the heel of that article. whoroup in the ahaeper awoke and pen ced upon him wiih the fiercene of a hyena. A bund-to-hand 6hr ensued tor Hoie mi no' es, duting which leidcr' hirt w.is turn io alirxia, nnd the d.irk 'v reeeited "mt wclUdirected li W u 'V ' laatole s -n o itm Icaied thtoui h ro t ii a .a win)lm? lllll) Bleepnnatnd in 'he j dai kne-s, leaetnn hn ihcei behind 1 I n enfpoee l il..ui the ne-r. hjoct was to nhtain nomey. a coeetderehle amount eflrhoe lieidet ws anppceed to have on h tnd The villjin was n..r T".cogmjed, ud oay ne4r bf cxptiired.