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K I 1IF 1 EST1BLISIIED FOS TUB DISSM1MT10N OF DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES, AND TO EARN A3 nOXEST LIVIXIi BY THE SWEAT OP OEB BROW. WHOLE NO. 643. EUGENE CITY, Oil., SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28 J 860. $2.50 per year IN ADVANCE. a 1 "P pfpv vll I A DO ( 1. fc CAltfBXU. J. K- CAMPBKI.L. CAMPBELL BROS., Publishers and Proprietors. FFICK-In tho building formerly occupied . DT J. l,lMVer, M a Bum, turner 11 u- OUUQNLY JH.-yni Or ADVKKTISlNa J..bi.atit InurUd aa follow 1 Oa, 4r. 1 liaes r loss, en. Insertion 13 ( 'ea4vertla,rs will be eaarfed at the fol- OMtfiwethMt months..... WOO " ; six month. ........ ........ 8 00 .u;w...' WOO Transient noticed in local oolumn, 20 cents ier Ha far eack liwertion. Advertising bill wUl be rendered quarterly. All Job work Bast b tun roR.i mti.ivr.nT. POSTOFF1CH. ;flM HoHm-From 7 a. ra. to 7 f.m. Hundart Mml arrives from tha south n'l loaves ffoliiff north is a m. Arrivns from the north nl loaves going . .th at l-.JJ p. . t'ur Hmiitlaw, Franklin i au l " ,.l.HtA.u.on Welufal.iy. for Crawford 111. Camp Greek and Brownsvillo at I T.H. I Aim wUl Iw ready fur delivery half an hour after . valaf trains. Letters should bo loft at the elBce h.r before -'"X WrEROH. P. M. HOCIETIE. ru. lAIUia No II. A. P. and A. M. Meet. Hn ani tliinl WolneMy In each moath. rtpisruu Bern fonor. No. 9 1. 0. iO.V. Meets every Tuewlay cvcninj. ateeU the Wan4 4th Wt-iuwlaya iu mclimonvli. WiUiWII.M KNUIMFHEKT DU. U DR. L. M. DAVIS DENTIST, 5 Eugene City, Oregon rOOMSOVJJB ORANGli STOUI2, Cmt ) ileor ta the right, 'Up Btiiir Fonaorly 'niMofC. V. Fitch. . - Nitrmn Oxide Gas for patulous cxtraclion of teeth. VT. 8Ki.TO. M. T. IIahhis, M. I). Drs. Shelton Harris, PHYSICIANS & SUKEXS, K Citr. Owiion. , A. W. PATTERSON, fHYSIUIAN AND SUlttiKON, m, Ninth Street, oppoatte (Uo fit. Charles Hotel, and at Ueldeiir, KUOKNK CITY OUH'.OON. Or J. O. Shields OFFKM HIS MtOFHSSIONATi SKR yices te the citiions of Euno City and ,nwia4ini couutrv. Special attontion rii'cn t.U OlisVuTKlCAL CASKS nnd UTKlt IXR DISKAS1W entrtiMt.od to his cavo. Office at the St Charles Hotd DR. JOSEPH P. GILL CAS 1515 FOUND AT niSOKFICE or res idence when not professionally on(rid. Office at th, F03T OFFICK DRUG STORE. Reridenre on Eighth atreot, oppodite Prosliy riaa Church. GEO. 13. DORRIS, ATTORNEY & COUNSELLOR ot LAW OflSoe on WilUmatte stroot. Eiisone City. JEWKLUY KSTA.H.ISMKNT. J. S. LUCSCEY. mt D BALKS IS CUch, Watches, Chains, Jewelry, tc. Repairin j Promptly Exocated. Ce-AIIWark Warranted.1 J. S. LUCKKY, WrtV k CVi bHok, Willamett, itreet. Real Cstata Agent Collection Agent, and Plstary Public. EUGENE CITY, : OREGON. . B. ALEXANDER, Justice oi the Peace, Conveyan cer and CoMector. Bills collected, Records searched and ab tracts of title male. All business promptly itteaded U OlF-e at tho Court House. QBOCEUIE-Ishall keep un a full of GROCERIES & PROVISIONS Aid iarit, th. tention of housekeepers. X G. HENDIUCSK Administrator's Sal. N0TICB 13 HEREBY GIVEN, THAT by virtue of an rder of the County Court f Lane county, Oregon, made at the Novera W term thereof, A. D. 187!. ia the matter of the sstaU of Henry G. Daeniort, deceaaeil, I Jill offer for sale at public auction at the Court Hotu, dnor at Eugene City, on SatunU y? De nber JO, 1879, between the hours of 9 o'clock the forenoon and four o'clock in the after a of said day the following dearribM real pertT to-wit: Lot No. two in Block No.sii of Mulligan donation to Lane county, in a?ene City, Lan, county, Ortzon. Alse at the tint, and place, will tell the Northwest VKcr of Section ten in township sixte-n rth of range ac, west, containing IW) acres of I-i in Mohawk Talley, Lane ennnty, ri-a-n. Ttdm of SjJo; Caih in irold min of th, Kut STERLING HILL. Allmr. R DoMis, Attornes.. ti?M KUGKNK CITY 23TJSINESS lOIKHCTOHY. AufhAC!l.iaJJ!,rUc9 aoutli iusenolrocinrttomuaat Court Houaa. ASTOIt HOUSE-Chaa. Raker Th. uiDt-viMn uowi in tne city wiilamotu trowt, one duor north of th, pout offioa. AB1JfS. IL fcBKO.-Planlnp mil in our lln, fandshej on ibort aotic, u!i reuonabl, tonna. BKKTLEY, . W. PriTfcteboardinif ho,s, nthT" of E.loventh BBd , rV'nthp'theArtor jjmiw. a inn sioux ot Msortod box papers plain ami fancy. 11 Itoyi)MIH.ER-M9itMarVofr-bw)f real bet en I -hth "j"1 " lu,lnlclta mrect, CHBIsrfAN, S(WT-Trck hack n,I cx "... . rlc,nat ami VX pmniiinn. All orilcrs nroniut v att...la.l to. Olhco at exprcfls olfice. "111 A TXT i ti.KH ituf.t)ftiior in .Tewelrv. Wat., xssss CAT.LIsnv. t? diw,. :.r v.,in. I r'T' "1'? P. r.i iTO,aniion giKKiH books, BUlionerv. etc.. Hiuthwi";t r.im. u-iif.... .. . aim via .its. . TllI)TTci r. -n i-wnnio, i. .-noaler In Stove, -and Tin warn W ivin.lt. l... .. and Eighth. UUilANT, WJi. Meat Market bocf pork ut lnu '"ot Instead ot IIHlilg l)Uli'8 vaa! Anil mntt.. ... i i ..Mr. ... .1 I I ii i . .i i street, lietweon Pearl and Hiirh. . --- . 'iwui mi nanu .intn Er.T.svni!TiT i, i . . . . .. u, . v,. 1 ileitis anu aeaiers i.i iw, oiis, i-tc-w uiamett, streot, be- iwet-n r.igntn and iNluth. t'iU l.l.Y 15. ir.-ltoaler in dry poods, eo sireet, wtweon Kiflith and Ninth. vau AKi) )l r Ki-NovKpaper, liook and job uiuw, turner i liiameue f.nilBovcnth GltANGE STOKE Dealers In pencrnl mor- wiwu . r"'"' TOr J HENDRICKS, T. O.-DeaW in ircneral nicr- chamlufl nnrthwoKt corner Willamette nnd .iMntn airoots. KODES, 0. Laj;er1ocr, liouors, clears and n hno pweou-hole taMo, Wilhmictto street, be tween ElV'litli anil Ninth. HORN, ('HAS. M. Gimsmith. Rifles and wiot-ijiiiw, iiroecn ami miiazlc lopleru, tor saie. uupamoK none in me nnnu-Ht styl and war- ranted. Shop on !th street. KINREY. J. I). -Raah l.tin.u n,i a. r tory, window and door frames, mouldiiu,, e-c, Ki.win3 ana glass cuttinK done to onler. 1. 1 ui, a JrvencH, provisions, fniiu, yeg. "i1"", "c, oiuniuuvw screei, nrst aoor I south of PoHtoffioe. T.tT('Ki:V .T SW..l,m.w- t r i kpsa fine stork of goods in Mb line, Willma- ette street, in i-.iiKworth s drug store. , . ' hoice, wines, linuora, 1 ami iMtrars- aud Ninth. ",..iinn MELLEIt. M.-Brewerv-LaL-er lienr on tim ll 11.. i . l .... .. K i uy ino aei; or narrei, comer oi JNmtli and ;uve streets. OSUURX 4 ("O. -Dealers in dnin. medicines. chemicals, oils, paints, etc. Willamette bt, opposite 3. Charles Hotel. PATTERSON, A. S.-A fin, stock of plain ami fancy visiting canls. PERKINS, H. C -County Surveyor and Civil Engineer. Rcsidonco on Fifth 8'iwt. PRESTON, WM. -Dealer in drtillcry, Har ness, lurntgo 1 riniimugs. etc. Willamette Btreet. liotwecn Seventh and Eifhtli. POST OFFICE-A new stock of standard school lionks just received at the pit office. RUSH, PEN. Horseshoeing and gnnoral Job- nmg macksinttn, xii;,-lita street, U-tivocn Wil lamette and Olive. . REAM, J. K Undertaker snd building con tractor, corner illumette and Seventh streets. ROSENBLATT & CO.-Dry goods, clothing, groceries ana general merchandise, southwest corner Will.vnetto and Eighth streets. ST. CHARLES HOTEL Mrs. A. Ren frew, Proprietress. Tho bopt Hotel in the city. Corner Willamette and Ninth streets. SHIELDS. .1. C.-Physician and Surueon- north Bid") Kinth street, first uoor oast of St Charlos jloteL STEVENS, MARK Dealor in tobacco, ci gars, nuts, canines, snot, powder, notions, eta Willamette stroot , SCHOOL SUPPLIES-A large and varied assortment of slates of alliri7os,and quantities of slates and slate-booka. Three doors north of the express office. THOMPSON & BEAN-Attornsys-aUiaw-Willametta street, between Seventh and Eighth. WALTON, J. J. Attorney-at-Law. Office Willamette street, between Seventh and Eighth. WITTER, J. T. Buckskin dressing. The highest price paid for deer skins, Eighth st, at Bridge. UNDERWOOD, J. B. -General brokenere business and agent for the Connecticut la surance Company of Hartford Willamott street, between Seventh and Eighth. ELLSWORTH CO., DRUGGIST, W3i CONTINUE THE BUSINESS in all its branches at the old stand, offering increased inducements to customers, old an id new. As heretofore, the most Careful attention given to Prescripions. General IVotice. MR. GEORGE HUMPHREY HAVING laced bis business in the hands of tha undersigned for collection and settlement, all persons owing him who have not mvle ar rangement for extension of time, are hereby notified to make payment or other satisfactory arrangement without delay. A. G. HOVEY, IL C. HUMPHREY. TTIOR BUENA VISTA STONE WARE g" T to T. ii. HENDRICkS T A 3KLI U T!A;) -I aia the aoU ! i am-nt for this lebntwi "u.-"n. (i HENDRICKS. GILL. J. P.-rhysician, Surgeon and Drue- b hh t0fk,UP l,h? Vubbcr bi,S of l,ot Bi:t, Postofflcp, Willamett, , rout, between wnter and placed it on his Ktomach Seventh and Eighth. Tho ba;' was about as big as a cow'h HAYS, nOBT.-Winw, Initio, nn.l Ci- liver, and a warm ns a shingle on m .Burn of to lost quality kciit constantlv on i t. i i . i i- i i hand. Tho lieat billiard tal 1. in Wn ' Y- " lalfi t been on his chest and Cow She Cured hun of Heart Disruse. Peck's Sun. There is n man up in the Seventh Ward that hasn't s pokon to his wife III ivor a u i.iA- I la la an mill lliHt ho will not go to his meals, and the . b . ... .... . a: ... ' U" , W"Bl 10 ,,u""" " UhoM ciul h told clerk to tav her oil nd let her o. lie gratw hi C0m8 OUt wt hl h0UM ove7 mdrU" ins iwearintr. She cam, g loke ou hnn, Umt wan all. He hat for Jiara bn tcllina her t hat lie was auro lie :ail ,-0t 1,,1. diMum... nml that he i T. n- ' 7 , i. r.houl.1 go oil noma tuno 111 tho night. pho hJ got sick of Buoh talk, afti-r ncanng it iiuru'oil years, wnen biio Wl' I VI " hl'a' ,X " i'?' - I Wliv in .li.li.'t vi bi.iiiu tvliunt Inu .' - J ... Iinart was. ami couldn't nomt ou I. ll a . . . me location ot anv i.auicular mi proven. BUt i,. kq,t anoui ucain every nine wmie, anc Uh! Hi,l (. VAIllil I.i oaL- un I lull - , . .r, . I ,nnio n sunn na ulm n.itilil lliinlf nl ... a "J ""J v uw n. Jl rii;il Olio I. l. I f .1." ... t... - nuwo vi iuu?i; iimm iiu her water hags, lor koeinng hot water ii tionm noi i auoui inreo auariH. an licr liusliitiid duln t kuow anything about it. One m'ht after kiiu had had tlie water lan to lur feel a couple of Iioure, until they were about as warm an a piece of zinc, ami ana nor nueband was snonii" awav by note, nho thought what u pood ioko it would be to nut it on hit n:om- ach and wake him up. She burt out Muughing. at midnight, thiuking ot it. other baggage over two minuies when ho nlowly opened his eyes. She stuffed the upper works of her night gown into her mouth to koep bom laughing, lie ruied up his head ,4n'l Ha'd. " Hariett, my CU I ha cOlllt). " 'Vhidi .n.l Jmi-ib " alw. v nidi end, Johi.in, said plic, 08 roi iota over, "your Head or your feQt i ' and then she put Q pillow in her mouth and ru.i.;hn.l nvor tn him and unscrewed the nozzle that i i 1 . . . i i holds the water m tho bag. ui me, jil'v it, ujhil'. nam r .1..: i? . ; i ,ie "My heart is enlarged to three times Us natural size, and O, I am bleedlllff to death !" She had Opened i , ,,, ..,.,1 1 1. a l quarts oi hot water was pouring ovor him, sat urating him from head to heels. Sh" had not iimaul to 1 t out more than half a pint of water on him, but when it got to lowing she t ouldn't stop it, so shu got, out of bed and told him to save himself. lie attempted to stop the flow of blood, and she struck a light and asked him if his life pre server had ut sprung a leak, and then ho looked at the rubber bacr, and went and run himsolt through a clothes wringer, and he slept on the lounge tho rent of the night, and he says hiswifu is the meanest woman that ever drawed the breath of life. She lei's her friends that Josiah has been miraculously cured of heart dis ease. The Marriage of Ihe Future. Tho Chicago Timos. Milliliter Hello, Exchange. Telephono Exchange Well? Minister l,:t mo on the residene of Mrs Dnzenberry. Exchange All right; fire away. Minister Hello, Mrs. Duseuberry. Mrs. Duzonberry Well? Minister Ask your daughter Ma linda to step to the instrument. Malinda What is wanted? Minister Your affianced, Algoron Smillikidsoii is here, and wishes to peak to you. Malinda Tell him fr goodness' sake to harry. 'Algernon Malinda, dear I find it won't be convenient for me to come around this evening. Can't we have the ceu mini y performed now? Malinda I suppose so. Minister (taking olThis hat) Doyou Algernon Smithkinsen, tako Malinda D u z e nberrytobeyourweddudwifefor beiterorworseiiatildcatbduyoupart? ' Algernon I do. M i u i s ter DoyouMalindaDuzen berry, takeAlgornon.Smithkinon,tobe y o u rw e d dodhusbandforbetterorfor worselilldeatbdoyoupart. Malinda I do. M inistot Tlienlproiionneeyouman andwito, whoniGodhislhjoinedtogether llnornatiputaunder. Makolhemostof it. Tendollars. Goodday A private letter from Hon. John Whiteaker to the editor of the Asto rian date ot the Glh says: ''The bill providing for drawback on tin cans will pass nd become a law. Tho corcmitteo to whom it was refer red have ordered a favorable rc port which is equivalent to the pa-sage of the bill in the hoiir.e." A let'.-r to the samo effect, that the bill will Lei considered lavorablv ia the senate, has been recmod from Senator Sla- iter. i The Aster Fool. Ne York Letter to Rochwtor Democrat It is old haying "that the Astors liave an idiot in overv imnuriian John Jacob' first son was iu this condition, and was kept in a private asylum. He lived to be an old man, survived his father twenty years, and at his death the body was placed in tho lamily vault and the private asy lum was transferred t other pur poses. William's son. Heurv Astor is not much Utter than the first idiot ami as W illiam learned the unfortn onto cnudition of the boy, he placed him on the farm at Rhinoba.dc. wh.ir.i no seomod sate from all temptation. Villhm's mistake was in not muring him up iu a private asylum, as had beou tin lie with the first idiot. Henry imagined himself, a preacher. ami would occasionally entortain the !.:...! i. ... . . . Miuiieii circio wiui a sermon, clad for the occasion in a night. shn t. If any one smiled during the servico ho might expect a blov from the indig nant preacher. Henry became the companion ot tho farm hands.through wliobo medium ho got accjiuintod with an inferior family, where a mat rimonial trap, was soon suecusflnlly iprung. William was thunderstruck by the news that us iui!icile son was not only married, but was livin" at his wife's home. llMiirv Amur ... , , j ....... , ...i. iu iin ai iniiLi in inu Kicueu. awoue tho merriment of a voiin? irl. where upon he pioked nu a wash basin and and dy ilt her a severe blow. Thin was followod by ot'ior violence and the result wus that the mrl's luirenis sued him fur assault, and battery lay ing the damages at 820.OU0. The Astors were seriously pcipleiod by this difficulty, bui concluded to tle fend the case. A ho.wv verdict. however, was " rendered against the would, ho preacher, whoso relatives then placed him under sullisieut lo- straint to prevent any recurrence of tho trouble. Tho family which cap tured him is said to be satislaetonly icusioned, and Henry is now tho ob ject of his brothors' care. The? are his guardians, and tho ureswnt gale of tho Astor House is merely to set- tie the estate am place his share in a sepaialo shapo. A Tea Acre Wife. Yesterday, Soloman Glass, a col ored man whose experience iu agri cultural pursuits has enlightened his neighborhood came to town with the view of getting a divoicc. from his wife. When asked upon what ground, lie replied: "Sufficient is do ground of dis on ensions. When 1 leuted ten acres and worked one initio I married a 'o.'iian suitable for de occasion. Now I rent sixty acres ob lau' and work five mules. My firht wife was a mighty good ten.acre wife, but sho doosn't suit de occasion ob sixty acies. I needs a woman what can sjired more." When told by n lawyer that tie grounds were not sufficient, '1 kin told do ii:s'try to show whar I am curreck. I'm a learned man andean read clar aroun' de inajoiity ob de colored gentlu men and a great many white fellers. De reasons belongs to de French history, an' though I doesn't speak French , I talks about it. You know Napoleon fust married Jose phiue de lleauhsrnis." 'Yes," said tho lawyor, "but you may become a trillu to historically opulent if you proceed much further." "Dai's all right. An' you know dal whim ho got to de head ob du gub ormeut, ah had charge ef all de om missaries, he waited a wife wbat would sproad moro, an' he got a dis, pensation from Josephine, and hitch ud onto Maria Louisa, cause she could spruad nrc, an' et a man could not get a dispensation on dose groin's, what's ver court houses, and w liar's yer law?" A special Mission of the Legislature may bo called or otherwise .Soloman Glass must continue to be the hus band of a ten acre wife. The Inspiring ftrklail. Ah Tong is an observing Celestial, who serves in thu humbl: capacity ol dishwasher at the Palace eating stand. The American uocktaii be ing a mystery to him, he has been watching its operations. This morn ing he explained: "One .Meliean mad he come in he say, 'bimeby mo ketchrm bleakfjas." He dlink wan cocktail, he soy, 'I'leasc cook me bloakfas." He diink two cocktail he say, giinmo breakl'as plelty quiek.' I'letty soon be dlink, lie yell loud, 'Hey! hello! where in thunder my bleak las? Virginia (Nev) Enterprise. An.. A funny contributor to an Easte'n paper say: "All the Amer icin navy wants is some boats. It has plenty of water. Li:iLr. Ihe wilt of Alexander j and who l:t ; :. Smart, ot New York, over ' o0'),t)0U, j, vrr'.'Ma in twelve ; line?. : NTATK KKWK. Hosebnr dens. i earned with epiuin Albany wunts tho Willamette at mat peint bridged. Tho Brownsville woolen factory is j;,ioi niuning. Stock In portions of Douglas coon ty is suffering for want of food. Th avtrara daily attendant) n.n me rtioany puilllC BCUOOIS 18 XOIJ. i.. a ii ii. . Sheep raisers have lest heavily in inn vietuiiy oi uaitiaua during th last snow. llarrisburg dogs are taxed $l.f0 eaoii per annum, and the owners must piinglo or shoot Chas Segeniteh is under arrest at Uoseburg lor obtaining money uu der false pretense. Charles Howard, of Youmr's river. suffered the fracture ot nn arm last week while coasting. lears and panthers havo made heavy isids on tho sheep in the vicinity ot Canyonville. The wife of Prosecuting Attornoy Hazard is lying very sick at her res idotice at Empiro City. ' , The Independence trirl w ho valor- ously cowhided hor traduoer is great ly commended tor liorgrit. The wife of tho lato Gov. Jackson is lying ill at the residence of her daughter, Mrs Woodson, at Amity. A number ot llnena Vista boys havo been up the Santiam "sharking" logs. They report having gathered up about 1:2,000 feet. Joseph Walt sold his Marion coun ty farm, last week, to boino iinrtie recently from California, for $15,01)0. 'i-i. . j i . i no iitrm eomprison 4Ui) acros. Messrs. 11 I) Ilumo, and Capt. West have perfected n model ma- ohino lor filling cans with fish. It works splendidly, and will bo patent ed. Tho great leoal question that will jar Polk county, at the ensuing elec tion, will be the looatien of tho conn ty seat. Dallas and Independence will be the computing points, ond thu vote will bo very close. At Salem apples ure retailed from tho groeory stores at tho rate of CO cents por box for choice vftrietioH; middling to fair is rated at 50 cents per box, while buying is quoted nt 37i to dO cents per bushel. Tho county court ol Jackson coun ty built four bridges during 1S79, at an agg.egatu cost of $2,S,J,'). The budges are all covered, and il not de stroyed by extraordinary lr?shcls will not have to ba replaced for many a your. Ed Vullirr shot and killed Pat Egan at Camp Chelan a short time ago. Eagan had a fow days previ ous to tho shooting; whipped both Vallier and his hired man, und Val lior, iu order to be revenged, laid for Eagitu, shot him dead bud left t r parts unknoivri. Four lhuiisan.1 bushels of wheat remains in tho Farmer's warehouse at Sulem unsold. It belongs to far mers throughout the county. It is not likely that another sale will be effected soon, as the partios owning the wheat refine to sell at tho present quotations. A petition is now in cumulation in Douglas county prayin for the con st! uctioii of a lighthouse at the mouth of the Umpqua river on the south aids. The uesrest lighthouio to that harbor is that oa Capo Blan co, thirty miles south. Tha commerce of the rivr-r, and of the coast for that miller, demand Hid lighthouse as de sired, and the petition is of course niceii'ig wiili tho signatures ofovery one. Superintendent Sprague has ap pointed E N Sweet, C G Linington, and C I) Porter as commissioners to tako evidence in all cases of contest betweon settlers upon, or those claiming Northern Paoifio railroad lands, whero there are adverse claim ants. Upon considering the evidence this commission will report to the company, and their report will gov ern the a:tle of that class of land,. The Fail!) ef Bcnjamia Frauklli. In olio of his let tern to the cele preacher, Whitelield, Benjamin Franklin wrote: "I am now in my eighty filtlv year and very inlirm. Here is my creed: I believe in one God, the Creator of the universe. That He governs by His providence. That He ought to be worshipped. That the most acceptable service we can render Him is by doing good to His other children. That the soul ot man is immortal, and will bo treat od wit.li justice in anoiher l;fu respecting ha conduct iu this. Tln I laU to t the fundamental poinlsin 1I Hound religion." Chinese Violation of the Bnrlingame Treaty. We hear neit to nothing of the no gotiatioiiB with tbo Chinese govern ment, relative to the Burlingame treaty. Tho fact is, tho imperialgoT eminent doos not take any interest in the affair at all, but leaves the inter pretation of the treaty to its provin cial subordinates, whom it encourages in every way. A case ilhmfrntino. the illegal manner in whioh American merchants iu China are trna,l (a thus related by Choster Holoombo a ver ago, in a dispatoli to Seoretary Evarts : Mr. Holcombo was in nharo-a of tho United States Legation at Po king, and this capacity transmitted a dispatch from tho Consul at Han 1VOW, Oonil)hlinill! of tho untinti nf Chiuese officials in the interior of tho province, at Schiien, in refusing to acknowledge the validity nf toe transit punsos issued to an American, merchant, under which he was bring ing native produce to that port, oud luieomoe added: "It is bard to conce vo a more flagrant violation ot treaty colorations than thnt nurrutnil above, nor a better illustration ot tho readiness and freedom with whioh ocal authorities in China ignore tho agreement and instructions of the entral government. The ofTu-lals iu cjiarge of the tax station nt Kevo and Chowhan havo long bcen notorious for their conduct in this direniion na tho correspondence between this lo- gallon ami the department abundant, ly proves. It i net likely thot a change tor the better will ooour un til the government at Peking, iu driven, by tbu decided language of foreign nowers, to assert and exor. ciso its legitimate authority." ill Mapped Out. An Albany, Now York, enrrnancn. dent reports "a gentleman who Is very near tho executive mansion, and ih gonerally credited .with rellecting Governor Cornell's views," assay, ing: "Wo do not intend that ..thora ' shall be any misunderstanding as to our intentions. Ia the organization of the Legislature we served notioe, that, so far as this administration is ooncorned, overy thing is to bo dona to secure the nomination of General Grant. Tbo session will bo a short one, and great care will bo takon to avoid making mistakes. Wo shall! h.iwever, uko all the patronago wo can get hold of in the City ot' New York ond tho State, and place it where it will do tho most good to Grant. Wo intend that the dolega lion to tho National Convention shall bo harmonious and united lor Grant. All the fighting inside the linos will be done before the Convention moots. Our Suto Convention will bo held vory early- -in order that all the mor. al force ol tho lacl that Now York Republicans are solid tor Grant may be thrown in the movement. W havo our campaign m irked out and cverythiag fixed so that there is not thu possibility of a failurw." 8arh an Unreasonable Strtor. Now Orleans Picayune. Ono of our leading physicians was Moontly aroused at nicht bv a fright. ful knocking at his door. Sticking Ins bead nut ot the window, ho asked what was the matter. "Oh, dootor, it is my poor wife!" "I bog your pardon, but I haven't tho honor of your acquaintance, and I am not aconstomed " "I know it, doctor, but her lifo is at stuke. If you only knew how much I love her! For heaven's sake I beg you!" and ho went on for a considerable time in this fashion, till the doctor relented,- in spite of tho oold winter uigkt." He dressed him self, wont out, waded far through tho snow, prescribed aud saved the cher ished woman. Several days passed, and not hearing of sny pay, he sent in his bill. Nothing came ot it. Th.n he seat a collector. The .lovo ed- husband greeted the dun with anger,, exclaiming: "(to to Jerusalem! The idea of my paying that bill for a woman who has since run off with another man!" Iccflicriaa Matrimonial Morality. The Rev. Thomas K. Ileecher is a full brother of the uotorious Honry Ward Boecher, and lately gave counsel to a young married man: "If your wife object to kissing you becaiiso you smoke, simply ry. mark that you know some girl thai will' That settles it." BAKKiwr. Meyor Anselm. foua der of the house of Rothschild, is said to have entered Hanover in l7G3 baro foot and with a oundlo of rags ou his back. The wealth nf his family now aggregates about $500,000,000. A Sont ok Hkake. The gont is a sort of brsko which a wiso Provi dence puts on on a man's leg when ho U living too fusL Ot-oiiT to Ut Welkin.' matches ought to be prohibited d iring leap