Rensselaer Republican, Volume 24, Number 46, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 July 1892 — Page 3

CAST UP by the SEA.

CHAPTER XIII —Continued. Ned and Tim, now surveyed their prize in triumph, as it lay by the side of the raft; it was about seventeen feet in length and so heavy as to be perfectly unmanageable. Tim proposed that they should cut off as much as they required for food and * then let the carcass adrift. Ned did not seerthe force of the argument; as they had just thrown the beef overboard to lighten the raft, why should they exchange weight for weight? They were thus arguing the question when an event .occurred which relieved them from the difficulty. As Ned looked toward the shore, which appeared much nearer, as the current had taken them closer to the land, he was surprised to see hurrying toward them six canoes, which he had not before observed, as he had been so busily engaged in the capture of the shark; they were about a mile distant, and there could be no question that the raft was the object of their attention. Although both Ned and Tim expected assistance upon arrival on the shore, they were somewhat disturbed at the appearance of so many canoes, and they immediately held a council of war. Tim was as brave as a lion and was ready for a fight should Ned only give the word; but the latter wisely considered that fighting should only be resorted to in the last extremity; they were utterly helpless unless they could make friends, therefore it was of the first importance that they should establish amicable relations with the natives. Having well considered their position, Ned determined to load all the muskets and be prepared for a resolute defense should it be necessary; at the same time he cautioned Tim that he should avoid all chances of dispute. The muskets and doublebarreled guns were quickly in order; Spare ammunition was arranged so it would be immediately at hand, and Ned loaded Tern Stevensohs hand? some pistols, Which he at once stuck in his belt. The canoes approached with great quickness, ana with the telescope Ned discovered them to be full of blacks. “If dey real niggers, Massa Ned, we make ’em frens, exclaimed Tim. “Tim knows de niggers; fill de pigger’s belly, make de nigger frens; oat's de trick 'xactly! Tim knows! fill de nigger’s belly wid de shark! dat’s de trick ’xactly; niggers dance and sing when dey see de big shark.” There was much truth in Tim’s philosophy.

CHAPTER XIV. The canoes, quickly paddled by a number of men neared the raft, which still lay helplessly becalmed. As the leading boat approached within a hundred yards, both, Ned and Tim made signs of friendship, and, as the latter was as black as themselves, the negroes no longer hesitated to come alongside: Tim now called to them in his own language, which Uhey did not appear to understand, but a small amount of pantomine quickly explained the capture of the shark,and,as they caught eight of the huge fish floating in the water, they paddled rapidly to the raft. Without a moment’s hesitation many leaped on board, and hardly noticing Ned or Tim, they seized upon the shark and with their sharp lances, which they used as knives, they at once began to separate the flesh from the bones. There was a third, however, who had no idea of submission to this sudden invasion of the raft; this was Nero, who, having bristled up his back at the rude intrusion, presently fastened his teeth in the naked thigh of a savage who had roughly run against him. In an instant the negroes sprang back to their canoes, as never having seen a powerful Newfoundland dog, they had no idea that Nero belonged to the race, and they regarded him as a ferocious animal. At this sudden retreat Tim burst into a roar of laughter while Nero biirked * his loudest at the discomfited blacks, until he was quieted by Ned. Tim’s merriment quickly restored confidence, but not a negro would again venture upon the raft, and they set to work in earnest upon the shark from their canoes. In a much shorter tim than could be imagined they had divided the flesh into large pieces, which were distributed among the canoes: these were heavily laden}-then cutting off the heads for the Sake of the teeth, which they prized as ornaments, they allowed the bones to sink, and taking the raft in tow, they paddled to the shore in high spirits, singing and chattering in .delight at the prey they had unexpectedly gained. A heavy surf drove upon some reefs that protected the laud, but the canoes avoided the danger by passing through an opening which presently led them into still water; this narrow bay ran inland sot a considerable distance, and was surrounded- upon all sides by dense groves of cocoa-nut palms. The water was beautifully clear, .and as Ned looked over. the side he could distinctly see the bottom at a depth of about twenty feet: this was a mass of coral, and the low shore around appeared .to be of the same peculiar formation;, it had become covered with a poor sandy soil, upon which the cocoa-nut, palm invariably thrives. The canoes towed the raft for about half a mile along;, this lovely inlet, until, bending to the deft, a small village of circular huts was obi served close to the water’s edge beneath the shade of the cocoa palms;

BY SIR SAMUEL W. BAKER.

to this spot the canoes slowly paddied, as the raft was heavy, and they were themselves deeply laden. A long, shrill, tremulous cry was now raised by acrowd of women who stood *upon the bank to welcome them, and as the canoes touched the shore, many sprang into the water and assisted to unload them, which they completed with wonderful quickness, and laid themasses of fish upon a row of neat palm mats, which had been immediately prepared. As the women were naked with the exception of a small ornament composed of fringe and cowrie shells, that formed a short apron from the hips, they could move with great activity, and they took to the water and washed themselves like* amphibious animals, after they had arranged the oily fish upon the mats. They would now have unloaded the raft’ had not Nero barked angrily as they approached, which sent them burying back amidst the laughter of the crowd of men who had been similarly repelled when they first boarded their canoes. Ned and Nero, the white boy and the black dog, were now the objects of the women’s curiosity.—As Nero could protect the raft, that was now moored to a jjalm-tree close to the shore, Ned jumped on land and took his seat beneath a shady tree; at the sama time he made sign s to the crowd that they should ait down. At this moment a girl brought him e new mat, neatly waven with the split leaves of palms, upon which he was requested to sit, instead of on the bare ground. He now attempted to explain, by signs and gestures, the shipwreck ana their escape. The chief now appeared; he was a grayheaded old man, of a tall and commanding figure. Upon his arrival Ned rose from his seat and offered him his hand, but instead of receive ing it according to European custom, he took both his hands and raised them three times above his head as the native form of welcome; he then made a sign that Ned should resume his seat, upon which he also sat down upon a leopard-skin that one of his followers carried for that purpose. Once more Ned was obliged to go through the pantomine that he had already performed, to explain the accident that had befallen them; in this he was assisted by a number of volunteers, who conceived that they had understood the story; accordingly they broke in upon the conversation as interpreters, and concluded by a general chaos of noise and contusion.

The palaver ended by the old chief expressing a wish to examine the raft; accordingly Nero was whistled Tor by Nad, and as he came bounding toward him the whole crowd took to their hods in a general panic; the old chief had followed their example, but being at length reassured as Ned fastened th a dog to a tree, he ventured on board the raft with a few of his people, the rest of the crowd obeying his orders by keeping at a respectful Ned exhibited the various articles that he had saved from the wreck, but nothing pleased the chief so much as the sail cloth,, of which he immediately begged a ■ portion. A large sail was at once presented to him, which he ordered to be carried to his hut. It was novf proposed that the raft should be unloaded and the stores arranged within a hut set apart for the purpose, while another dwelling should be prepared for Ned and Tim. There could be no objection to this, as the two lads were entirely in the power of the natives, the best policy was to secure the chief’s good will; therefore Ned at once acceded to the proposal. A number of men were called and the process of discharging cargo was quickly accomplished. Two huts were set apart for Ned and Tim, with their effects, in one of which the heavy luggage was stowed, while the tool chest, ammunition and Jem Stevens’ box were placed in Ned’s own hut, together with the guns.

Ned’s but was exceedingly pretty: Like all the others it was circular, and about fifteen feet in diameter; the walls wore formed of large bamboos neatly fixed together like the pipes of an organ; the Inside was smeared with a mixture of elay and cow-dung, with which the floor was thickly cemented, and the 1 roof was built of a framework of bdmbpos neatly thatched with plaited palm leaves. Around the two huts was an enclosed garden, in which were gourds and watermelons of different descriptions; these climbed as creepers over the high bamboo fence by which the little- garden was enclosed on three sides, while the fourth was protected by the water, as the hut stood within a few yards of the margin. Although there was no view behind the hut, owing to the height of the enclosure, the greater portion of the inlet could be seen from the front, from a beautiful position beneath a thick clump of palms which produced a delightful shade. Ned was well satisfied with their reception, and both he and Tim immediately busted themselves in arranging their only room. A sail was spread upon the floor, Upon which were laid two sleeping mats; benenth these the women placed a .quantity of palm leaves stripped from the stalks,, which formed dean and comfortable beds- The large chests did for both chairs and tables, and as bamboos were plentiful Ned soon contrived a neat gun-rack, against which fie placed a row of muskets and two dou&le-barreled guns. Pegs were then driven into the wall in many places. Upon which were hung

and cutlasses, with the shark hook, harpoon and a variety of objects. After a couple of hours’ work the hut was converted into a comfortable home. Tim, true to his occupation, arranged his cooking utensils in the other nut, where he constructed two simple fireplaces by cutting a trench in the floor About six inches deep, to create the draught, on either side of which he placed some blocks of coral to support his pots. —r— Two of the turtles were secured by a rope to one fln, and were then allowed to enjoy themselves in the water, while the third was killed for the day’s consumption ; a portion of this was sent as a present'to the old chief. Tim’s original'proverb of “fill de nigger’s belly,make de nigger frens,” was proved to be correct; there was great feasting in the village, pots were boiling in all directions filled with shark’s flesh and pumpkin, and the natives were in the best of humors, and had taken a great fancy to the new comers. The women and girls were much struck with Ned’s handsome appearance: his rich fair hair and blue eyes had been discussed by a crowd of admiring ladies, who had already declared that he must become a member of their tribe. Tim was also a favorite, his good humor and fearless, straightforward manner had at once gained their confidence; and the fact that the two lads unassisted had been able to capture so large a shark was in itself the best introduction to a people who held all hunting exploits in the highest estimation. It was their first night, on shore, and Tim’s turtle soup and-boiled beef were nearly ready for dinner. He had cut the under shell of the turtle into small pieces, which is the most delicate portion when well boiled; this had been simmering for some hours, together with the green fat and a few of the turtle’s eggs. A quantity of red chilis grew in the garden; he had accordingly added sufficient of these hot peppers, with salt, and a species of wild thyme, with, the peel and juice of small ripe lemons that grew in profusion around thavillage. There were few better dishes than Tim’s turtle soup when it appeared on the table in a large gourd shell, steaming hot; they had no spoons; but Ned had strolled along the shore before dinner, and had collected some long mussel shells, which were admirable substitutes, and far more beautiful than silver. Ned had also scooped out some cocoa nuts, and had converted them into drinking cups; that night they mixed a little rum which they had saved from the wreck with cool water and fresh lime juice, together with some honey which the chief had presented to them, and, in this impromptu punch, Ned silently drank the healths of all those left at home. When the moon rose, the natives were sitting round their fires reveling in the feast, and the bight was subsequently employed in singing and dancing, with a beating of drums, blowing of horns, and the usual wild sounds that accompany savage festivities.

Several weeks passed away, during which Ned employed himself, with Tim’s-Assistance, in perfecting his dwelling and arranging the gardens, while his leisure hours were devoted to fishing in one of the native canoes, and in shooting the wild fowl that swarmed upon a -small lake within a mile of the coast. In all these excursions he was generally successful, and the return of his boat was eagerly looked forward to by the negroes, who had come to regard him with much respect, especially as he supplied their wants and added td their commissariat. As time flew on, Ned gained so high a position in the estimation of the old c-hies that he determined to give him one of his daughters in marriage; and, as matrimonial arrangements in those countries are. reduced to the most practical simplicity, Ned was one evening astonished, while sitting in his garden by the sea, upon observing a crowd of women, who advanced toward him, raising the loud and thrilling cry that is used upon all joyful occasions. They led a pretty young negress of about fourteen. ’ As they approached, two of the women brought her in advance of the crowd,who .hadnowsat down, and upon arrival before Ned they took both his hands and placed them within those of the young girl, after which they again raised their disagreeable cry, &nd the girl took her seat ...upon a mat by Ned’s side, who, not having received any warning of the intended ceremony, was at a loss to understand its meaning. A loud burst of laughter from Tim attracted his attention, and Tim’s mirth having in some degree subsided, he explained to Ned that this was the marriage ceremony of his own country and common among many tribes; thus the young negress, who was the chief’s daughter, was now his wife. It Would be impossible to express Ned’s astonishment and confusion when the girl suddenly rose, and, throwing her arms around his neck, she half smothered him with her embrace. This was too much for Tim, who once more burst into a fit of merriment, at thd same time he exclaimed, , “Now Massa Ned got de nigger wife, wot Massa Ned’s moder say when take her home? "Ha, ha!” continued Tim, “why de chief not send Tim one wife? All for Massa Ned! noting for poor Tim; ’cos fee's blaCkjje get noting, nigger don't like de nigger!” This was great fun for Tim but very unpleasant for Ned, and fee quickly found out the truth of the saying that “It is much easier to get married than to get Unmarried.” Determined, however, that he would not be led lire a lasflb to the «laugh-

ter, he now arose from bis seat and taking the girl by the hand he led her through the village toward her fathers hut, accompanied pot only by the women who had brought her, but by a great crowd, who followed then! with the usual yelling toward theold chief’s dwelling. Upon arrival at his hut the old man was found busily engaged in deciding a controversy between two of his people, but upon seeing the ap- ? reaching crowd headed by Ned and im he immediately directed his attention to the deputation. Tim endeavored to act as interpreter, but to no purpose; then Ned attempted an explanation, which was so imperfectly understood that tlie chief imagined Ned was not satisfied with his daughter's personal attractions. “Ah!” he at length exclaimed, as an idea struck him as to the real cause, “you do not like Fernina; you shall have the ox-eyed Bokha instead. Here, Bokha,” he cried, and almost immediately a large-eyed, handsome girl approached from a neighboring hut. “Go to the white man and’ take his hand,” said the chief, “and you, Fernina, go to your hut, he don’t like you. ” But the latter had no idea of yielding her claims so easily, and she clung to Ned with a determination uot to forsake her prize. At the same time the ox-eyed Bokha seized his hand, and Ned was fairly captured by the swarthy beauties, who at once commenced to quarrel for his possession. The women of the crowd now-interfered; some took the part of Fernina, others sided with Bokha, until the argument grew so hot that they proceeded to blows, and the authority of the old chief was obliged to be exercised without delay to quell the riot. “Silence!” he cried in a loud and commanding voice, and at once the tumult ceased, and the chief, who was a Solombmin his way, addressed them. “Women,” he whitenaan declines Fernina, but, on the other hand, she desires the White man; he would prefer the ox-eyed Bokha; she also desires the white man of the yellow hair; do not quarrel among yourselves, for I have decided that he shall have them both; thus all parties shall be satisfied.” Upon this judgment delivered by their chief a prolonged yell of satisfaction was raised by the crowd of jyomen, in which the men also joined, and the two {young girls, now rendered happy, held the unwilling Ned by each hand. Never did a marriage tie appear more binding than when he thus stood in the firm grasp of his would be wives. It was in vain that he endeavofed ( to offer an explanation; not one word was understood, until Tim ©nee more came forward and apparently cleared the mystery, as the old chief drew along breath, and having obtained silence, he exclained, “Ha, now I understand; at length I understand! The black lad also demands a wife! he shall have one; call Goolah of the thick lips.” _ Almost immediately, a fat, unwieldy girl, whose name of the “thick lips” was thoroughly deserved, was led forward by two women to be presented. This was more than the patience of Ned could bear; a third offering had now been added, although he had waited upon the king to decline the first; he therefore led his two lady candidates to an empty hut, and made signs that they should enter, w'Erch~'ih~eyimmedlately~'did’.'’ “Goolah, of the thick lips” was then requested to follow, and when all the three were within Ned closed the door, against which he placed wfth Tim’s assistance an immense block of coral. The wives were prisoners, and Ned, with unmistakable pantomime, explained to the old chief that they should remain in that hiit, but that he would not accept them; annoyed with the savage hospitality, Ned then hastily withdrew, and accompanied by Tim he returned to his own hut, amidst the silence and astonishment of the crowd. Some weeks had passed since this memorable occasion, and Ned had observed that the chief and also his people had much changed in their demeanor toward him; they no longer came to sit and stare at him in crowds, neither did:the chief visit him as he had done ' before, but he was evidently regarded with suspicion; in fact, it could not be otherwise, as he had declined the offer of friendship that had been proffered the old chief in presenting him with his daughters as wives. The women had taken a great dislike to him, as their vanity had been injured by his refusal to belong to the tribe through marriage. Under these circumstances, Ned thought jt would be advisable, if possible, toescape from the negro hospitality afid march to Ranzibar, where the Portuguese had a settlement, whence he might perhaps obtain a passage to Europe in some trading vessel. He calculated that Zanzibar was about two hundred miles distant; thus could he only follow t,he right direction by compass, he should be able to reach it in abont twenty days. Should he decide upon this plan, it would be Impossible to carry anything beyond ammunition; all else would have to be forsaken. Tim was as faithful as the dog Nero; thus all was quickly agreed upon, and it was decided that, if possible, they should escape on thC following day, by pretending to go upon a shooting excursion, from which they would not return. On more than one occasion Ned had requested the chief to supply him with a guide to Zanzibar, but he had always been met by some.frivolous excuse, after he had been asked, “why he wished to desert the tribe?” and Ned felt that, although externally civil, it had been inwtfrdly determined that he should not forsake the country; thus he was

merely a unless he chose to enter the tribe by accepting a wife from the chief. Having determined to act, no time was lost in making preparations fpr escape. The great difficulty lay in the lack of means of transport. But Ned was not to be beaten by any obstacle; thus he quickly decided upon the i necessary arrangements. His first work was to prepare two roomy knapfeacks, which; with Tim’s assistance, he constructed from a piece of strong tarpaulin lined with canvas. He then formed a small saddlebags Of the same material, together with a soft pad, which he proposed to arrange on the back of Nero, who would be abler to cany twelve pounds w*ith great ease; thus if he and Tim could carry forty pounds each, they could travel with ninety-two pounds weight of supplies.'; Great management would be necessary in the arrangement of luggage. Accordingly he made six small tarpaulin bags, into each of which he packed two pounds of gunpowder, making a stock of twelve-pounds, in addition to one pound each that he and Tim were to carry in two horns, which he had fitted fpr that purpose when the last ox had been killed by the negroes. When the bags were filled he sewed then! neatly up and rendered the seams water tight by smearing them with the thick milk of the India-rubber trees, which grew in great abundance. This was a tree of the fig tribe, the milk of which exuded in large quantities from the bark when incised; this rapidly evaporated and became solid india rubber when smeared upon any substance and exposed to’ thealr; thus it formed an excellent waterproof packing when rubbed repeatedly upon canvas.

Having thus carefully protected the gunpowder, Ned selected his supplies: Two cutlasses; two doublebarreled guns, with two dozen spare flints; twff brace of pistols; two kfiives: one cooking pot; twety pounds dFbullets and twelve pounds of gunpowder; ten pounds of shot; two steels for striking fire; one axe and two files and a number of fishhooks and lines; two pairs of shoes; one change of clothes for himself in addition to others for Tim; a case containing sextant, telescope, compass, artificial horizon and nautical almanac, with paper, pencil, etc.; a few medicines, with two gourd bottles of rum and about twelve pounds of biscuits. (to be continued.)

DEALING IN DRIED FLIES.

,A Central .American Specimen Whos Bite is Often Fatal. New York Tribune. “I jmport anything under the sun that Lean see any moneyiß,” said a downtovvn commission merchant in answer to a Tribute reporter the other day. “Brought in curious lately?” asked the inquisitive visitor. “Well, no bric-a-brac or curiosities of that sort. I deal in the plain, everyday, homely products of nature but I think I Have something here which will surprise you for all that. I What do you say to a box as big as a bale of hay, filled with compressed bodies of dried flies?” “Flies! exclaimed the reporter. ‘ ‘What kind? Spanish.„flies?’’. _. “Not particularly Spanish. Just Spanish-American. They’re from Mexico, and include any kind of fly that flies, and all kinds flies that fly, I should say, James,” to a boy, “bring a scoopful of those dried flies for this young man to write about. ” James went with a grin to a bale in the warehouse behind the office, and came back with a shining brass scoop running over with thin, dry, flat things, which, pn inspection, proved to be flies of all sizes and colors, with a sediment of broken wings and detached legs. “What are they for?” asked the reporter. “People buy them to feed to their singing birds. I sell them retail to the dealers,’who tell me they are especially good for some birds at any time, and for others at certain times of the year.” “I should say they would prove pretty expensive diet. Just think of the time and labor spent in catching so many flies!” “You forgot, young man, that a Mexican Indian is not a Knight of Labor. His time is about as valuable as that of a setting-hen. Flies are thicker, tao» in the tropical valleys of Mexico than you have any idea of—something like mosquitoes in a New Jersey swamp, or, shall we say, as thick as blanks in a lottery?” •‘Well;” continued the speaker, “the Mexican Indian who cap no longer sleep in his hut on account of the swarms of flies attracted by the filth which accumulates about his front door, sometimes is stung into a desire for revenge on his enemies. Revenge is sweet, and sweeter if there is any money in it. He goes to‘the woods and collects a number of green twigs of a certain tre<. These'he lays in a pile- bn the floor of his hut, with some’dry twigs under them. Then from another tree he gets a gum, which' he boils in to a thin syrup and spreads on the walls of his huft. The flies are attracted by its fragrant and far-reach-ing odor. They gather'to feed on it. When the hut is black with them the Indian sets fire? to the twigs on the floor and closes the apertures from the outside. The twigs emit an aromatic smoke which kins the flies,and they fall to the floor in thousands? Then the native’s wife dries them while he goes to sleep again.’’ In Canton, China, they name streets after the virtues.

INDIANA STATE NEWS.

Additional activity is noticeable in the Indiana oil field. One of the Pinkertcns killed at Homestead was a Wabash boy. The new waterworks at Brookville have been satisfactorily tested. College students at Franklin hereafter may neither dance nor play cards. The eighth annual reunion of old settlers Will be held at Cloverdale on the 28th inst. Congressman Martin was renominated by Eleventh District Democrats atMarlon on the Ist. Peter Gordner, the well-known turfman of Boonville is dead. He was an invalid for many months. . ; . W. 11. Calkins, of South Bond, won the ten-mlle bicycle race from Elkhart to Goshen Monday. The small daughter of Frederick Jacorha, of Logansport, was scalded to death by having coffee spilled on her. Riley Baker fell out of a tree at Otisco a distance of fifty feet and was fatally injured Monday. He was trying to catch a squirrel. Among the attractions of the Fourth at Valparaiso was a firemen’s tournament, in which Company No. 1, of Valparaiso, won first honors and a purse of 1100. Wm. Kynett, seventy years of age, Hving near Lapel, was beaten almost to death on the night of the Fourth, by robbers, who succeeded in getting away with 125. During a church festival at Hope many partook of ice cream made by local dealers, and there were numerous prostrations, Several were critically ill, but there were no deaths. During a heavy tlmndeF stornfat Terre Haute there was a shower of “water dogs,” and after the ram had ceased several hundred were found crawling about, some of them four inches in length. Steward Drake, proprietor of the flour-ing-mills at Bowling Green, met with a serious accident Monday, While harvest ing the binder chocked, and in attempting to unchokc it the needle ran through his hand. - ... ~ William Kirby, an employe in a saw mtil at Independence, was standing near a pulley when the band broke. One end of the band was tilled with tacks, several of which were driven Into his Jntestines. Theinjury resulted fatally. John Strawn, a pioneer of Clinton county, living near Hillsburg, one day last week remarked to his wife, “On Sunday I will go to sleep, to begin my everlasting sleep.”*" Sunday afternoon sure enough, he felHnto a gentle s|eep, which continued until the family tried to arouse him without success.. In that condition he continued until his death. James F. Munford, local agent at the Big Four depot, Cambridge City, is alleged to be short in his accounts between 16 X> and 8700. Some days ago his family left Cambridge City, and more recently he was given a pass to Mattoon, 111. His present address is unknown. Formerly he was local agent at Valley Junction, where he did his work with rare fidelity. Stanley Coulter, of Purdue University, has been chosen totake charge of the forestry exhibit Indiana will make at the Worlds Fair. The ..exhibit of grasses, cereals, and fruits will be in charge of Professor Shroop, of the same institution. W. H. Reagan has been selected to take charge of the horticultural exhibit. Applications for space in these departments must be in by the 15th of this month, Some weeks ago Marion Jayne, City Treasurer of Port Fulton, discovered a shortage of 25 cents in his books. This worried him so that he became melanehoiy surrendered, his-booka to CapU Ed Howard, his bondsman. Since then he has grown worse, and on Tuesday a lunacy commission was called to pass upon his condition. Ho is a prominent Pythian and a man of honor. ... In order to save expenses of advertisement in the newspapers the patrons of the Hoagland postoffice were accustomed to post notices In the postoffice,until the walls were lined with announcements of all descriptions. Postmaster Robinson ordered it stopped, and thereupon charges were preferred against him. This led to an invesligatiori by Inspector Hamilton, who exonerated the postmaster.

THE MARKETS.

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