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G UILo .. , ; ESTiDLISnED FOR THE DISSEMINATION OF ISXOCUTIC PBIXCIPLES. in TO EARN AN HONEST LIVING BT THE SWEAT OP OFB fiROWi JTETf Whole no. Gii. EUGENE CITY. OR.. SATURDAY, JULY 26, 1879. $2.50 per year IN ADVANCE. City 5uard. J. K. CAMPBELL. CAMPBELL BROS., PuMlali sr s and ff oprietors. ' bFFICE In Underwood's Brick Buildiug, over Gram; Store. OUR OSI.T UA.TK4 OW ADVKKTISlNGi Advertisements Inserted as follows: One square. 10 lines or less, one insertiou S3 ; ach subsequent insertion (U Cash required in Vlvance. ... , , i , , (Time advertiser will be charged at the fol wiug rates: in miuri three months. ...t.m 9t wt ' " six month ..i .... 8 00 oiie year. VI 00 Transient; notices in local column, 20 ce nU per line for each insertion. Advertising bills will be rendered quarterly. All joo WOIK musi ue r.iiu r im i.-.i. . posTorricE. .iffl,w Hours-Frota 7 a. m. tu J p.m. Sundays r..ra l-.XS tu 1:M p. n, , , , r..:i ..nulmin tlm.imtli sn Heaves Kiilnir nortli 11) a. m. Arrives from tho nerth an'l leaves irninv t ith.tl:p.m. For Siui.hw. FrunV.lin unit Ta.ii Tiia, clusastl4.il. on Welnoslsv. For Crawford. Co. iimnrMk unit Bro-nville at 1 I.M. letter, will oereviy mr o -ii-!r """"""V i mp ' " v.i.i. 1 .,..1 of train.. Tietteraslioillil lie IOIV - i u' cae hour before mail. rtrrt' A. 8. PATTERSON. I M. 8IK. IKTIES. Vo II. A. F. and A. M. Mwu iii-Kt and third Welnea-laya in each mouth. - Hrnsi-n Burnt IflixiK No. I. O. -v?S&0. K. MceUeverf Tuesday .vening. f"!&w Wiwhl Rm-mfiknt No. 6, IneeU on the Maud -th Wewaays in wwh month. dr. l. m. Davis DENTIST, Eugene Cily, Oregom r0OMSOVER GRANGE STORE, first Ji door to the ri.vflit, up stairs. Formerly orii of C, W. Fitch Nitrous Oxide U;u for painless extraction of teeth. T. W. Siikuos. M. T. W. II irhw. M. D. Drs. Shelton & Harris, hlTSICIAM & 8CRGE0XS, KuKBiie City. Owjon. A. W.PATTERSON, I'lIVSICIAN AND SURGEON. Ofllr on Mutli Street, oppo.lle the tit. Oharlrw Hotel, and at Iteaidenre, MlKJKVK CITV OKKCiOM. Dr J. C. Shields OFFERS HI3 PROFESSlOWr, Sji It vices to the citizorts of Kn,'ene t'ity and iiirroundin? countrr. Special attention invi to all OBSTKTKUlATi rASES and UTER INE DISEASED entructed to hw care. Odior at the St. Charles ll.ltd DR. J31EPH P GliL CVN BE FOUND AT HISOFFICH or res idence when not professionally engaged. Office at the POST OFFICE DRUG STORE; Residence on Eyhth street, oftvisite Presby erian Church. S. Ilemcnw ay, 51. 1)., M YSICIAN tf S UR GEOX. Residence Coiuirt'f Oak aad and Fifth &treeU. EUGENE CITY( ORE'. JON. A, I mCKLIX,M. D., TUYSICIAN AND U. S. EXAMINING I Surgeon for Pensions offers his service to ihe citizens of Eu fene City and vicinity. Uterine duea' aVpeemlity. Kesidence- -orner of Willamette and Tenth treets, l u ene t'ity, Oregon. GEO B. D01lIUS ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR at LAW Office on Willamette stret,' Eucene Ciy; CENTRAL MARKE'f1 T. L. BOYD, Proprietor. will KEEP CONSTANT f.T ON HAD, BEI'.F, VEAL, rdttK AND JM'TTOX, Dried UeaU ut allfciads. Ird, Tallow.ete. Will fl Bef a chaaks trom I to A cent. JEWELTlt ESTAB'LISMENT. J. S. LUCKEY, DEALER TN Clocks, Watcfle's, Chains, Jewelry, etc. Rcpaiiin?; Promptly Executed. C2AllW'rk WarranUa.-TS J. 8. I.UCCKV, Illswirth ft Co.'s brick, ViHamette street KOSEBURG AN1' SA- JUAN LIMI f. sal. by T. G. HENDRICKS I7OR BUEXA VISTA STONE WAR1? go to T. t. HENDRICKS Bo'k'and statfonry Store, TOST OFflCE BUILDING, EUGENE J CHy. I bv on hind . and am constantly rfl"irrng aa swwortment of tha Bert School .3 MisceUaneoa. IVoks. StationTT, Blank Bo oks Portfolios, Car la. Wallet, BlsrV. Portmoa lae. etc.wtr . 8. PAm?SON. Site agrue l. U CAMPSKLL. , ' Ill i. Rosenblatt X Co., DEALERS IN ' GENERAL MERCII.WDISE, At the old stand, Southwest comer of Eighth ' tail Willamette streets, KUG-KNK CITV, OBKOON". Have the iurt complete stock of General Merchandise ihtlie cityi tnoludin; Dry Goods, ' Groceries, Hardware, Crocker" if, And in fnct everything tlie market demands, which we are selling; at BED-ROCK TRICES. O S E-I Paid for all kinds of farm produce delivered at our btore. S. Rosenblatt & Co. OSISUEM & CO'S NEW DRUG STORE ON WiLl.AM etco Street, tie;ir Ninth, DKU.K.I8 I.N DUU(JS, UIIKM1CALS, OILS, PAINTS. GLASS, VARNKSflKS PATENT MEDICirJES, Ac. Brandies Wines and Liquorr OF AIL KINDS. In fact, rs have the best assortment of article found in FIRST CLASS IRU(. HTOHK. We warrant all our drusrh, for they are new and Fre"h. Particular attentiou i called U our Stock of Perfumery ai.u Toilet Articles. As we have bought OURUOOVS FOP, CASH We can ennpeto with any ejt.iblishmcnt in Eu gene Lity in price and accommodation. Buy your jioods where you can get the best and cheapest PRESCRIPTIONS CAREFULLY FILLED At all hours of the day or night osj$uii!v & T'WY IT 1 TMK T (. tlKSDKICKS BRAND 1 (ifNOAI. For sale only by T.IJ IIKNI.dlcT-S. BOOTS AX! SIIOICS-CALIFOI-nia hand and machine made Boot and Shoes. A new lot direct from factory. S. II. FRIENDLY T A IU.MI T5 MiOX-1 am the sol JJJ ajcnt for this jeleliraWsi wivjon raWsi wivjon. G. HENDRICKS. Ailminhtiiitor's Notice. OTICE H 1IEREBY GIVEN THAT the iiiideri'iL'i.ed was ut the May term. l.V.', ol the county court, ol Lane county, Ut egon. duly niipointeil ailndidstrator of the es tate of Mary .fane Heatherly,' deceased, and that all persons having claims against said es tate are Hereby required to present them with the proper vouchers to said administrator, at tha office of Thompson A Bean in Eugene City,' Lane county, Oregon, within six months from the d.ite of this iintiee. JAMES J1UDLESTON, Administrntor.' THOMPSON & BEAN, Attorneys. May il, 1879. 3PKOTOCRAPHS. Albert Jackson, Artist, Takes Phi'tograplis, Gems', Cards, Cabinet ami Lifc-Siie, style add fnish equal to any work done i.'the '.. Prices reasnable. GALLERY WiilametU street, ijigerie City, Oregon, otr lrs. Jackson's Milliaery Store. dec 1 jm V AllD?l-VeryiiMrt-.t tne il'A kii tirt U K. Executors Notice. VOTICE IS HEREITY GIVEN THAT the nndemigned have lieen appoiuttd executors of the last will and testament f Norris Huinphrey, by order of the County Court of Lano county. State of Oregon, duly made and entered in said court on the 12th day of April, 1K79. and that we hare du'.y qualified as such excntrs. All per W hav i1g Claims against said estate are hereby rwrnired to pre sent the same to J. M. Tboiupaop, one of said executors, at the office of Thoti on & Bean, in Eugene City. Oregon, within six isKhs from the date of this not it A Dated this lotli day April. A. D.. lT9.' J. M. THOMPSON, ' GEO. P. DORRIS, T. O. MENDR1CKS, F. B. DUNN, GEO. M. CCMJPER,. . apr!9-4t Executor fTrr:oa Iidlai Wan'tf&i, lui i All rjfl4i wha rendered service nt furnish ed suppl? or transporUtU'i in the ahoy, wan, or tne htirs m such pervons can obta:! valu able infonrMion by itTmb Allan Ruther ford lt 3d Anditrt IV 8. Treaeury), Attn-. ny and Canelinr at Law, 26 brant Place, WasLingtoa, V. C. ; , ! '.OB bE tBIL in EBrHl.t DIKE (re T.O.'HENDRICKS EUGKNK CITY . USINESS DIRECTORY. ALEXANDER, J. R Jintice of the Peace houtu tutfene l"reemct: office at Court Hous e. ASTOll HOUSE-Cha. Haker, pri. The only first-clfws hotel in the city Willamette screei, one ioor norm ot the pout office. ABRAMS, W. H. ft BRO.-rianinir mill, lash, door, blind and moulding manuiactory, Eighth street, east of mill race. Evcrythinc in our line furnished on short notice an reasonable terms. BENTLEY. J. W.-Prlvate board! house southwest corner of KWeuth and lVwl sts, BOOR? STORE-One door south of ths Astor House. A lull stock ot assorted box papers piain auu lancv. BOYD & MILLER Meat Market-beef, real mutton, lMirk and lard Willamette street, between tiglith and iNinth, BRIGGS, A. C. -Saddlery, harness, saddle trees, whips, etc.. llhuuette street, between rigntn and iMnth. CLEAYER, J. W.-Gehernl variety store and a'.TinuiturHi uniuements, southeast ctirner of w tllamette and Seventh streets. CHRISM AN. SCOTT -Truck, hack and pressmsn. All orders promptly attended 10. umce at express omce. CRAIN BR0S.-Dealer in Jewelry, Watoh cs, Clocks and Musical Instruments Wil lamette street. lieWeen Seventh and Eighth, CALLISON. Pu G.-Dealcr in rroceries. t.ro viaions, country produce, canned eoods. books. stationery, etc, southwest corner Willamette and ytli iits. DORRIS, B. F. Dealer in Stoves and Tin wan- Willamette street, between Seventh and r.ilitti. DURANT, WM.-Meat Market beef, pork, veal and mutton constantly on hand -Ninth street, lietween Pearl and High. ELIJSWOHTH & CO.-DrucvisU arid dealers in paints, oilsj ctc-Willahiette street, lie- ,vru .L-.lltlll UIlll i, llllll FRIENDLY. S. H.-DenJcf ih dry ro.h1s, clothing and ireneral merchandise Willam ette street, between Eighth and N inth. GUARD OFFICE-Newspapcr, book and job printing omce, comer Ulaihette and Eighth GRANGE STORE 1)eaiei's in general mer chandise and produce, corner Eighth and mtccu, up siau-a: t uiameite streets. GILL, J. P. Physirian, Surgeon and Druir gisv, A osiomue, vt uiametts s eeet, Mtwcen seventh and higlith. HAYS, ROBT. -Wines. Liquors, and Ci gam of the beat quality kept constantly on nana, ine next tuuiard tanie in town. HENDRICKS,,!'. G.-Dealci in general mer chandise northwest corner Willamette and A Inth streets. HOPES, C Lager beer, liquors, cigars and a nn. pigeon-nolu tul'le, Willamette street, be tween j'.igntn and .Mntli. HORN, CHAS. M. -Gunsmith, liifles and shot-guns, breech and muzzle loders. for saie. Repairing done in the neatest style and war ranted, nnop on sau street KINSEY, J. D -Sash, blinds aud door fac tory, window and door frames, mouldings, etc, i;uing and glass cutting done to order. LYNCH, A -Groceries, provisions, fruits, veg etables, etc., Willamette street, first door south of PostoHice. LUCKEY, J. S.-Watchmnkor and Jeweler; keeps a fine stock of goods in his line, Willam ette street, in Ellsworth's ding store. McCLAREN, J A M ES Choice, wines, liquors, and cigars Willamette street, lietween Eighth and Ninth. MELLER, M. Brewery Lager Iwer on tap and by the keg or barrel, corner of Ninth and Olive streets. OSHURN ft (H-Dealers in drugs, medicines, chemicals, oils, paints, etc Willamette st., opposite S. Charles Hotel. PATTERSON, A. S.-A fine stock of plain nnd fancy visiting cards. PERKINS, H. C. -County Surveyor and Civil Engiuecr. Residence on Fifth s reet PENNINGTON, B. C.-Auctioneer and Com mission Merchant, corner seventh and High streets. PRESTON, WM.-Dealcrin Saddlery, Har ness, Carriago Triuiuiings, et4-. Willamette street, between Seventh and Eighth. POST OFFICE A new stock of standard school books just received at the post office. HUSH, BEN. Horseshoeing and general job bing blacksmith, Eighth street, between Wil lamette and Olive. , REAM, J. It Undertaker and building con tractor, corner Willamette and Seventh streets. fiOSENBLATT & CO.-Dry goo,l, clothing, groceries and general merehandise, southwest corner Willamette and Eighth streeU. ST. CHARLES IIOTEL-Mrs. A. Ren- I frew, Proprietn-M. The l)est Hotel in the city. Corner Willamette and Ninth streets. i SHIELDS, J. C- PhysMsn and Snrgeon- north side Ninth street, first door east of St I Charlm Hotel. I STIi'VVVK MIDI nl.. In 1.. -I n i , iv ,rici in ..riiiBi-.,, ci gars, nuts, candies, shot, powder, notions, etc. Willamette street SCHOOL SUI'PLIES-A large and vsritd awortmtnt of slates of all i7-s, and quantities of slates and slat" books. Three doors noith of the express office. THOMPSON k BEAN-Attornnys at Ijiw Willaniett. street, between Seventh and Eighth. WALTON, .1. J. Attomey-at-Uw. Office Willamette street, between Seventh and Eighth. WITTER, J. T. Buckskin dressing. Th. highest price paid for deer skins, Eighth st, at Bridge. UNDERWOOD, J. B.-Gnrral brokerage l.nsineso and aent for the (VmnTticut In surance Cnmpfcny of Hartford Willamette street, lietween S- renth and Eighth. ELLSWORTH CO., r It TJ a GI ST. TlLt, CONTINTE THE BUSINESS io f T all its branches at the old stand, offering increased inducementa to enrtomem, M and Dew. As liereViforc, tt.e most Careful attention given to Prescriptions. f ART! FOR SALE. W ELL IMPROVED FARM OF tW kindred aud sixty ac-ea, 100 arr-s nndir ti!tteftinfi: all under fencs tnd the rf'Te- mi - ott 31 good order, which . n ml at a bar.'ii ', and on the nrt reaai abie trn-is. itu-vjnve na.es hi 'in "l nn. sr.1 1 14 eutraaj st"-. stiyljr at .l.ia o&m. ' Touch Not the Wine. ; (New York Sun.) Soiim death among the Tenth Avenue gang may be uonfiMenly ex pecteil within the current week. The (ollowiiij ailverlioement, published in a morninjj newspaper, may aid ihe n iiu iii'iua uiu llllUUMia 111 determining the cause of death : C- A REWARD FOR RETURN OF WXU wine taken from 4X4 dtli av. I.l.in,,. onmrni, isjte warning, as lour bottles are poison. Tin proprietor oi the bar room at 481 Eight avenue is A. F. Poker, whs is fat, pWmalio, aud upwards uffortv. "Yah," ho said, last evening, "dot inh inciii advertisement, and I pay tor it, too," and lie gazed proud Iv upon t' e clipping that he held be tween hit thumb and fort filler. " as there really poinon in some ol the bodies of w.ue that were stolen from you?" he au asked. "lah, yah, uonliiiuad Mr. Peker, with undisturbed phlegm. I fix dot meiosi If. Dor fullers dot slitolj dot wuiu will get a b;g dose, We v i 11 hear of come dead peobles around here. I vould make a leedlu bet. I vi 11 tell you how it van. Der fellers have cleiuied out mein place five limes. One dime dey shtole all der liquors una der cigars dot vas in der vay uud tier next dim der billiard balls uud dor bagatelle bulls und mem new pools. Dot shoemaker in der b.isemeHl don't keep no more shoes in his bluce. Der tellers wait, und ven he gets a big Hillock they valk oil' mil it, Der shoemaker keeps ler shoes m another place and makes li ra in the basement. So dem tellers come to mein place again, Uud den get very mad, vnd 1 fixes some bot tles mid der poison 'Oxford Salts' dot poison is, I guess und I put ler hollies mid tier other bottles, I put !om private marks on dor bottles mid der poison, und mein bar keeper und meinself don't give dot to den customsis. ell, der tellers come again Thursday night. Mid a key der fellers unlocked den door ol mein meul,, and slhole der wine. )en fellows shlole four bottles mid er poinon, und vi n der boitlo is Iruuk, vol a-dose some fellers v ill get. 1 hat alvcilise dot wine so dat der liquor dealers will be careful dot dey (iuu't buy poison." 1 hen Mr. l'eker resumed hi chat with his bar keeper and a customer as I hough no vision of the possiblo death throes of the thiev. s who stole his wine, or others who may inno cenily buy il, dihturbed him. His barkeeper, however showed some uneusinres as to what might follow, thould death result trom drinking trom the poisoned bottles, and ho nskd whether any punish ment could bu imposed upon Mr. Pe er tor putting the poison in thuin. Froliuuly Auolhcr Ohio Man. (Detroit Free Press.) The race is not lo the swift, nor the buttle to the slioug, nor is it the man Uh the largest month that gels the most tavors in this werld. Yesterday forenoon a very quiet stranger entered reul-es aie olhce on Onswold street and sotlly asked il he could use a Mottii g-pad a moment. One was handed him and he sat down to a la ble, looked around and said: ' "Ah! thanks, but have you pen and ink?" Thv were furtiihhed him. He tried the pen on the pad, shook the ink around nnd modestly continued: "Il you could spare me a sheet of paper?" , A theel was handed him. II wrote a brief letter, folded il up and whis pered: ' I shall have to beg an envelop of you?" An envelope was pasted over, and, when he had directed it, he looked nil over the table, under the table, up at the ceiling and inquired: "Yen could lend me a stamp, could you" A line center was handed out,nd when it was licked on, the sianger rose and started out, sayina: "As vau have no ollice boy, I sup pose I shall have to take this letter to the fefii.ee nij it" S'lit ha been commenced in the United States court by the bank of DriiiMi A nrlh America agmusl M. M. Klli., J. D. I.e,., W. C. Ilrown, T. G. IiicLtnoml and Issac evens,of Dallas, to compel the paymmt of about 2000, bei g the amount remaining due oh certain not. s given by thirty five dif lereiil parties to the riiilrosd camp toy to aid in tht crfistructiou of th road In Dallas. The notes were given pay able, one Iiaif ii October, 1878, the remainder ob the first of January, 1379. Almost all the parties paid the first installment anT a great many paid the entire imc mil which th) had rii' scribed rather than sund suit, but sfveraf parties absolutely" refused to pay out more money until the road was completed, hence the suit against tie geot'imen named, tbey having endorsed the BoUS beB'giTerJ. STATU IV E Wit. A ceoper is needed at Sheridan. There is not a vacant house at Dal- lai, The hay crop of Douglas county win ue targe. An ami Chinese club has been or ganized at Bearertou. Fine salmon ar running tip Bear orees in ooutneru uregon, John Clark will buy.thestago line trom Drain's to Sooittburg. Mrs. Murray, ot Oregoo'City, tiao lured an arm a day or two ago". many cuinircn uavo lately aiea in Umatilla c mnty from uiplheria. It is reported at Ashland that a i.uou nugget had been picked up on Silver Creek. Tlio trost ou the morning ol the 5th killed the bean crop in some places on the Applugale. A fine quarts specimen reoently taken Irom a claim en Fool's creek weighs over $400. A sawmill wiil be put up one mile and a half from Hillsboro on the Tua latin river bottom, The wool clip ol Umpqua valley will sell for over $50,000. Most of il has already been sold. Th Roseburg amateur minstrel troupe is said to be "immense" by the papers of Swulhoru Oregon. Tillamook is a popular place of re sort this season for uciupiug parlies. Several are now on the bench. There is some prospect of a revival of the Benton Democrat, of Corrallis, which suspended several months ago. T. J. Warmoulh, a stage driver on ihe Canyon v ii.y road, was thrown from his couch last week and had a leg broken. Two larg grain warehouses aro b ing built at McCoys, two miles from IVrrydale A cleaner will be put in one ot then). Then. Winters ami Tidal Wave have arrived at tlio fair ground from Eastern Oregon and gone into train iug tor the tail races. Uichard Bemie, who drives a lum bor wagon si the Cascade mills tor (iiant & Stone, was severely kicked lsst week by one of his horses. A great many salmon have died iu Hubbard Crick below the mill at Cleveland, aud the prevailing smell in the neighborhood is "ancient and fish like indeed. Al Trask's mill, iu North Umpqua, an oiler, which was caught when small, lives iu peace with the call of the establishment. O. MuUahah, who lives on the Wil lamina, was thrown from a horse last week and badly hurl. It is Inured that his injuries will prove falsi. M. E. Pogue, E. E. Labrio, tva S. U'ice and Inez Hamilton have been appointed to scholarships iu the Slate University from Douglas county, Gin Len last Sunday cleaned up $1200 alter two weiks run. An at tempt was made to rob his sluice a lew eights since, but il was toiled. Mr. A. S. Wait, of Washington county is euguged in collecting sam ples o Oregon products for exhibition at the Mechanic' l.iir, S.iu Fraucisco. School (wipe riiilcuildit Fountain of Jucksou county ha reported $7,407.25 as the amount ot school money re ceived and distributed tor th tiscal year ending June 30th. Messrs. Clough nnd Carll have ro duced the tare ou their stago line from Knseburg to Coos Buy lo 80, and are selling through tickets from Hons hu rg to Sail Francisco at $14 60. Financial condition - of Douglas county for the year ending July 7th, 1879: Total assets of county on band, (2177 10; unpaid orders, $8U05 34; balance of county debt, IU788 'It Oregon City JJuietprUe: "One of our amateur fishermen caught a splen did Chinook salmon,' weighing 11 pounds, in ihe Clackamas' while trout fishing." This refutes the popular not ion i fiat salmon don't bit in fresh water. Harrison 'Hunt,' the man who mur dc red his brother in Wasco county, a tew months sgo, has been tried and convicted of murder in the second de gree, and Judge McArtha'r tfenlenced him to' ten years iu the peilenliary and lo pay a flue ot toOQ. , The gafi of Uichard Gega-, her der; was accidentally discharged last week: The ball parfeej through his left hand arid entered .hi .leftside about tlio second rib, than passed up wards fs, the top of the chest and lodged just berteatrV the akin. Mr. Nye cut the .ball out. . . , . West Chehalem county farmers, say the McMinville Reporter, are very much at a loss to account for th appearance of. blight in thp early wheat. FSfld of. wheat have the ap pearance of ripening, but upon exam ination it is found lo be enliiely dead and the grains iu the head shriveled and in eqm iaotsnces who!ly wi'Von't any Wool whatever. Thai BirrkL. Just as the last ray of the tting sun wero gilding the church spires and whitewashing tne back kitchena ot Detroit the othir afternoon, a man and a barrel were discovered at a Stairway onMonroa ivsnn. If. a small man and it was a big barrel, p.ion mo. who saw mm looaing up the stairs and back to the. barrel inferred that it was hi Ititentioa to elevate it to the third siorv n,. how? "I'd lig n tacklo and nulla in that third story window," said th first man who halted. "That's your easiest way, and there's no danger of com -in. He leaned against tha lamn nasi to calculate on the .'eugth ot rope and tne lining power required, and along came a second man. who touk in tha situation at a glance, and s..id: uo ami get some scantling four leeu feet long, and lay em the stairs. Then. two men nan mil that barrel up there aa slick as grease." The little man koksd around in a helnlesa sort of a a-sv. ..! .hint . - J i m .. man caule blustering up, and called oult . . , "Want to crel that barrel tin tfafrfl eh? Well, now; fasten your pulley at th head of the stairs, and ten men down here ch snake the barrel tip iu uu muu. , uere s vour tat kiur" , Bv this lime the erowil had in....... ed to twenty Und Was pretty evenly, divided botwaan a AmaA lilt l.v...n'k one of the front windows and a nul- iey m, me lop oi i ne stairs: but the man who suggested tho skiJs had a very loud yeioe, aud was determined to carry his Do;nt. Takin'c iff hi. com, ho said: , "I knew what I'm talking about, and I say that I can skid that barrel up there alone. You just wait a minute." He crossed tho street to an nn. finished buildinir anil return,. uf.ih . cotlple of L'i4 scantling and laid them down on the stairs, uud the crowd now numbered filly. 'You want this barrel cm the third floor, do you?" he asked of the liltlo ,man. 'Yes but but ." , . "But what?" . . , "Why, I was going to wait for my wife lo get the clothes horse out o t the upper hall. She' all ready now, and I'll take il Up." ; And the little Irian stiouldared the barrel and trotted biiskly up the stairs between tlia uLid. Ii .. cmptyl--Detroit Free lesn. k Fidioqi Cnmbltr'i Career. Tho weight of evidence, or rather I assertion, is that the famous gam bler, Uaroia, is indeed dead. He was born iu Spain and first cam into lame us a great player at Homburg, where he bad arrived with a small capital of (4,000 francs. A steady run of fortune in his favor ioorvasedf iiis capital lo a million, and made hitn the lion of the ulaoa. Mens, tllann (wto died two years ugo,) enjoyed a tut oi in tiianio sort, ana was keenly alive to the advantages ot a ciran.ii 1 advertisement, hence he gave lb gambler the piivelege ot playing a sum five times greater than the limit, or tuaxium. so that SI2.000 dnud.d on each turn ut the ball. : i Altera moilth'l atiucvla. fJaroa left Homburg in his own carriage, drawu by lour horses, wiib the whole town iu a procession cheering bin as he drove away with a bait million iu his pocket. He went back to Spaiu, built a church, gave alms liberally, and look an oath never to gamble again. This oath he kept for two years, living in princely fashion in Spain, but spending the gaming sea- . son on tin Khine, watching the play, era with serene pleasure. One day! at Baden the Duke ol Morney met. him and asked him to play a fewt stake that be might sec somethiag of the wonderful system bv which tha great gambler had bro'-sij the batik), at. .11 0 I ' uarcia declined and explained. . that , he had renounced . play, forever, lo'. which the Diiko replied with, some-, thing of a sneer thai probably be bad been, prudent iu doing ao. . Garcia nettled at the reaiark nut' ' down a note and lost it, and another,, and lost that. The Duku lauFhrl .an tauntingly at this that Garcia weui', . I.:. i, -....i ...r. i Lt. 1 i . .' iv ui.iium, aiuiiMu uis, poCKetS Wllb i notes and gold acd , returned to the r pIsT room. Wben it closed at airrbtV he had lost nearly $100,900; in-a few oay ma wnoie.8iiuu.uoo had van- ., ished.. The Calsado affair' followed, . wheu Garcia was imprisoned for card ., sharping; this ruined him' finally... -.re. lb play, stopped al Saxou les Baineshe hung round tlie place, tn- . dering instructions t inexperienced players; afterwards he taarud Men-1 aco, wtere, however, he. was refused access to the gaming tables wben he . had m6av. So be died in poverty. - Very kind OBIltleman'Tl, van ko 'w, my dear, that we have to day the shortest day in the year ?" Lady , -e- rl .."ue; out . your preseocw tu&i t me torgel it." i i i-s T - e p i i t i ' i r I,