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EUGENE CITY GUARD LATEST NEWS 8UHHABY, T TCLKOBAFH TO SATE. There it a dead lock la the Indiana state leglalsturewhlcli cannot organ lie. Ibe nrealdfiit Iim nominated Nathan Golf, Jr., of West Virginia, secretary of ttO UftTT. The senate confirmed Gen. Go IT as ree retary of the navy without usual reference lo committee. The election of Eocene Hale Unlted State senator from Maine ia considered certain, 1' rye having withdrawn. The treasury department on the Oth purchased 205 ounces of fine silver fur delivery at the rew Orleans mint. Employes of the Webster and Penbrok Cotton mills at Suncook, V. II , have strucl and some riotous proceedings are reported There were no rases of smallpox re ported at the health office in Han Fran cisco, on the 5th, being the first 24 hours for a week in which new cases had not been brought to light. Certificates of the electorial votes Colorado and Louisiana have been duliv cred to Vice President Wheeler by spec ial messengers. Duplicate certificates have now been received both by mail and messengers from each of the states in the union. The house committee on postofllces on the Cth instructed ltcprcscnUtive Money to report fuvorably to the house this bill, which provides that 4 lie rate ol postage on second-class publications deposited in letter carrier olllccsfor Unlivery by cttr ricrs of the office shull bo uniform at two cents a pound A bill introduced In the senate by Kor man to regulate the coinage of slumlord silver dollars, proKscs thai instead of the present coinage of two to four million monthly, that the secretary of the treas ury shall liereaftercoin only such amount of silver dollars as he may tlnd necassary to meet me demand lor mom. Tho bill Introduced in the house by Representative Townshend of Illinois, to amend the stautcs relative to tho retire mont of army officers, proposes to chanco the law to read as follows: Whon any onicer lis served tiity years as a commis aioned officer, or is seventy years of airo. be an ay be retired from active service at the discretion or the president. The sctmte has confirmed Win. II. Still well of New York associate justice of the supreme court of Arizona; Wushinuton F Piddrick ot 1'eniisylvaniii, secretary to tho French-American cluims commission; V. ti. consuls James l. unuois of I'eiin sylvauia at Alx 1m Cliapelle; Samuel K, Packman of Pemn-ylvaulu at Munich; II, J. Crouch of Pennsylvania at St. Helena; U. Henry llorstmunn of l'onnavlvaniu at fturomuerg, deorge W. uoosevolt ol Ponn sylvauia ut Matuiuus. f-cnntorbluter on the 6th presented to the senate resolutions of the Oregon leg isluturo slid memorials of the Portland board of trade nnd Astoria chamber of commerce praying liberal appropriation for Improvement of the burnt the mouth of tho Columbia. An official report on the subject Is shortly expected from Msjor Gillespie of the engineer corps, and upon receipt of this supplements! report, Mater win introduce u bill to bo busod upon its figures. Tho Chicago Tribune's Now York spe cial, commenting on tho Moroy mutter, says: When l.onergan, the "detective, decides to tell his slory there will be a shaking up such us bus not been leforo heard of In connection with the nllulr. llehus chosen toremniu silent until Jay no should make some dellnalo churge, nnd Bow that the Insinuation has been thrown out It Is quite probable there will be an airing of the question that may not be to the liking of somo who have endeavored to fasten the guilt on outside parties. Commissioner Troseolt has arrived in Washington snd delivered the Chinese, immigration treaty to the Btiito depart ment, from whose possession It will be dtnt within the next few (lavs, probably Friday. Tliero is no doubt or Its prompt ratlllcution. The commercial treaty, it is understood, will be brought on by Com missioner Swill. Mr. Tre-seott maintains tho same diplomatic reticence that he manifested in Kan Francisco, ami court eously declines to say anything in regard to oilher treaty. The New York Post's financial Bays: We are Informed that foreign snd domes tic subscriptions to the $20,000,000 bonds of tho N. P, It. U. Co., rncontly offered exceed $50,000,000, by far the larger part of the subscriptions having been made in Loudon. As a railroad loan negotiation this is a success without pnrsllul. The money received from these bonds will, it is expected, enable tho company to com plete a system of about 2000 miles where It now has less than 1000. As at present there is no organised speculation In shares of the company, knowledgeol the success of the loan has luul very little influence on the price of either preferred or com mon stock, which now represents only the present mileage, but which will also rover the road built with the proceeds of these bonds, The A Id rich immediato transportation law does not suit tho express companies. Aldrich admits that thvre ara objections to it that might be remedied, but he is in favor of going slow In the matter. There have been several amendments proposes and h says that he will collect them someday and make up into a single bill various points that he thinks should be altered, (Senator Davis presented to the senate on the inn a letter Irora Charles Fargo of Chicago, of the American Fx press vo., relative to the transportation laws. In the course of it he says: Kxpress com panies want certain changes and will ask lor them, To illustrate our reasons for asking a change, a shipment which now weighs one or two pounds, requires an iron safe of 40 pounds weight to transport it In, and an instanceoceurred recently where a shipment of a box weighing 00 pounds to fSan Francisco obliged us to end a trunk weighing 170 pounds over a distance of (WOO miles, A leather pouch in the tint case and a card and a seal in the latter would serve the government in terests just as well and safely. In late re ports of the postmaster general to congress -io not oniy axis autuortiy to carry Utitl matter in leather mail pouches, but " that tho government shall pay the ""n,f of such par value ot goods lost In ""Mtiegoveronienl having noaecurity wnaievw (or duties on such matter, nor any mroralion l0 bl488 1 c,,in ,he law uoea notr,, a ofinvoir for fh fi,ip1!e"Ss ll'wmuioa carrier on the other band W pBceu nilder , bond to the government of ont million dollars to account for aafa dttrj of Bi property carded by him. ' r ' 8. B. Newman k Co.. cotton factors of New Orlesns have failed. Danlel F. Bulllvan and Patrick Hays HCIQ " , J - . MnvmnBin7 'anluv vaniaon the Ctb, Judge Wm. B. Wood, newly appointed associate justice, took his place on the 8th on the supreme bench, McKlnna A Geary, prominent hay and grain merchants of ban Francisco, sus pended on the dm. The coinage executed at the United 8tatesminU during the calendar year of 1HM0 amounted to $8:',28:!,:'7U gold, and $L'7,40!i,7(Xl silver. It is said that a Boston banking bouso boa purchased at above $m per share a controlling interest in the Lake Krie and Western Kail road stocK, Gov. Long on the Otli In his messago urges more thorough enforcement or the liquor laws and favors a propoum to give property holding women the rignt ol sui- frage, Tho Washingten Post says: Mabone will work with the republicans to organ ize the republican party in the south be ginning in Virginia. He has Garfield's approval. The house appropriation committee has agreed to add 1 1 'JO, W0 to the army bill and to pay 50 per cent, to land grant rail roads, according to a recentsupreinecoiirt decision. The totul amount or the bin now is $20,310,000. Frank N. lirown, ago 21. was shot and killed by bis father, special officer Charles A. Itrown.on the 0th at their residence, 10S Maryer street. Williamsburg, while protecting his mother from the hitter's violence. Senator Pa vis, of Illinois, on the 0th in trod need a bill amendatory to the revised statutes in relation to the immediate trans portation of dutiable goods. It is a copy of the bill introduced in the house a few Weeks since by I'oge of California. (Senator Hill Introduced a bill t? creato an additional land district, to consist of a portion or southern Colorado, which lies west, of the continental divide, llie lo cation of the land office is left, as usual, to the president, but It is Intended to be either at Pilverlon or Durango. Tho Oregon Railway snd Navigation Company have purchased the ship Majes tic sml barks (treat Western, Aureola and U. J ell. It is reported that thecoinpany has purchased the iron steamer Mississ ippi of 14D0 tons, Htid has contracted for a new steamer MW tons In addition to those mentioned iu recent dispatches. Mrs. Harries N. Cooper, a colored woman, diedat Cheltenham, one of the suburbs of St. Louis, New Year's day. She was aged one hundred and fifteen years weighed four hundred pounds and was the mother or twenty-five children The youngest is 01! vesrs old. Her hus band, one hundroJ and one years old, is still living. Members of tho Northern Pacific Svn dicate aunounco that subscriptions re' eclved for Northern Pacific Huilroad gen oral first mortgage- bonds considerably exceed the amount reserved for the New York market. They can receive no fur ther suoseriptlous except subject to Lou don allotment, which will be as. soon as iracticable after the closing of books there this (Wednesday) niyht. At Coalville, Kansas, on tho Otli In passing the. open tire place tho dress of Mixs Davis cuuulit lire. Sho rushed into the yard and n strong wind funned tho flames, so that when tier frantic mother nttompted to extinguish them her dress nlso caught, 'i lie daughter was a black cnod corpse in n few minutes. The mother lived 24 hours in tercet au'onv. Mr. Davis was absent from homo at tho time. Tho A inci lean Panama Canal Co.. lias received the following cablecram from aris: "A preparatory expedition com- iose.1 of engineers and skilled mechanics, oft Havre to-day for Panama direct, to ominence survey and operations imiuc- lately. A lurcu number of mechanics a nd laborers, a quantity of machinery ami a large supply of provisions, have been ordered in New York and New Or- cans for immediate shipment to tho scene of operations." It Is estimated thut tho cross earnings f the western division of the Northern 'acillc road for December woro $1!I7.000 an increase ol $1(),MK. Tho Pcnvorand Rio rundocurniiiL's for December wore $'MK- Dili same period last vear. $131,112: earn- lugs for 18S0; &Mo2,01l; earnings for 1871), $1,227,701; increase, $2,224.1115. For six months ending January 1. ISM. the earn- ngs were $2,:t!HVrS!; suino time In 1S7SI, .i.',tJ.); Increaso for six months, $l,7.ri), il; net earnings for six months ending an. J, estimated at $1,314,821. Members of the executive committee nf tho world's fair called on W. 11. Vnnder bilt to start subscription, Thoy stated no subscriptions would be valid unless tho entire sum of four millions should be pledged. Vanderbilt, after expressing his hearty sympathy with the project of the fair, headed the subscription list for tho first million with a large canli subscrip tion in his own name, saying that he thought there would be no trouble in find ing one hundred men to subscribe ton thotisund dollars each. Tliissuqseription was followed by others and in a short time tho committee declared they had raised one hundred thousand toward the first million, unconditionally. Senator Farley has Introduced a bill for the relief of Thomas B. Shannon, author- iiing the accounting officer of the treas ury to credit him in settlement of his ac counts as collector of customs for the fis cd year 1870, with the amount paid out of the Ban Francisco sub-treasury upon a draft erroneously signed bv him In favor of J. C. Merrill h Co., provided that it shall bo shown that the drufi was signed by Shannon In due course of busimvsn in good faith, without fault on his part, and thst diligent effort was made to recover the amount paid. Farley also introduced a bill providing for the payment of $5777 to holders of ooujkhis of 3(1, specified Cal ifornia Indian war bonds, issued in 1852, the rongreaaionaj appropriation for which has lapsed into the treasury. A shocking accident occurred on the 4th iimt on the Chicago, St. Paul, Min neapolis A Omaha railroad, by which six men were killed outright nnd n seventh lost a leg. The men v re engaged in a cut north of Rincroft, aVveling snow, anticipation Ibe ruining of the South llend naMeiigrr train. Kleven In all stepped from the tractr to allow the train to uass. Some trouble in getting through had been experienced the dav before, and the engineer, when approaching the cut, which is a lung one and on a curve, put on steam and rushed in. The train consisted of a locomotive and tender, two box care and one passenger car. The train, with the exception of the latter car, patsed the men in safutv. but th itna of the pasMng'r coach caught them aud mowed them down like grs under the wheels, Only four escaped without er ioui injury. Rcnator Grover . ano Keprni"" Whitaker were both .too 1 1 at tnt few a congress-." u. . I v men " The democrats In the California legis lature have nominated ex-chiel justice Wallace for U. S. senator. DomnrrntipiienHtorsended the dead lock In the Tennessee legislature by electing Georgo A. Morgan speaker, etewan, .i.m....rut urn morn into the house, the supreme court having ueciueu me uiuun 7 . . -! i i .i ... hit... ed "" ,"7 " " 1 1, a nnvttrnor and secretary ,..,., f,n hi eligibility, in Stewart's fuvnr. The republicans will contest. The chamber of commerce of New York has received a letter from Edward Cremil t rneli fimsnl general, statins that the is land of Tahiti, a French settlement in the nuiii wished to be connected with San Francisco and also with Australia by a monthly line of steamers, offering to pay a subsidy of $50,000 for that purpose., Representatives Page and Davis, pre sented memorials or leading niuicu manu facturers of Sun Francisco, protesting niminkt iim nroriosed abolition of tax on matches, and Davis presented a petition of San Francisco letter carriers, praying for increasod salaries. They ask that their nsv be fixed at $!SJ0 for the first year and $1000 per annum thereafter. A special correspondent to the N. i. Chamber of Commerce reported thatow- ing to the United States protective duty of upward ol M per cents an valorem on i no raw article, no action or the chambers can elfectually promote the introduction of tea lead into Japan from this country ill competition with England, nssuia'CBted by Ibe consul ut Hugo through Secretary cvans Arrivals of gold from Lurope at the J, Y. assay nfhee for the week ended (Satur day the 8th were $1,017,000, foreign coin and bars. Total arrivals since August 2 wore $05,773,000, of which $59,88!,0OO was foreign coin and bars, and :,H.sti,uou American coin. Total forthe same period last voar. $73,415,150, Payments by the assay oflico on this amounted to $1,775,054 for the week, and $59,007,754 since Aug. 2d. Statistics of tho total quality ot grain exclusive of flour, shipped to F.utope frm New York durum lHHO, shows that 4V". 570 bushels wcrecarrihd by steam ve-sels, and 00.337,058 by sailing vessels. This is an increase over 1870 of nine million bushels by steam and live bushe'sby sail. The large increase in carriage by steam is accounted for ill purt by the increased n nm her of irregular steamers that cumo here seeking cargoes. A boiler in the rolling mill at Allen- town, Pa., exploited on the 0th damaging tho mill to the extent of $2000 and In stantly killing Joint Shak, aged 48, and fatally wounding Hugh Oullugher, agel'J; Huch Harrington 10: Patrick MaGeo, 10: James Roarity, 18; and Charles McClosky, 18. The following were bndly injured: Satn'l Uargcr, ued 20; James Harkins, age 22; John Hurklns, age 13; William Gibbons and James ISoylo. The boiler, which was thirty feet long and threo feet n diameter, was rent in the middle and two pieces were thrown in opposito direc tions a distance of 2W feet. Tho following dispatch comes from New Orleans under date ol January Otli: Capt, James It. Euds returns from Vera Cruz on board a Mexican war steamer. Tho Mex ican government gives Capt. Euds' com pany the riirht to build a ship railway across the Isthmus of Tehauntepec, grunts it 10,000,000 acres of land on tho shore of tho Pacific on which to build the terminus of the railway and estublisli a harbor, and empowers it to collect and chargoatoll of $5 per ton on freight of ships and cargoes passing over the roud. llie riiilU is also given for a railway aud telegraph lino, on which onlv customary rates can be charged. In ieturil for this Cnpt. Ends agrees to carry on the railway all ships of war, munitions, mails, etc., ireo ol churire. The building of the road must bo com menced within two years and completed in ten years from Muy 1, 1881. A Washington special to an evenlne paper says that in a few days tho Central Pacific Railroad will be a bonded carrier under Aldrich's Immediate transportation bill. The application was received in due from and the bond sent to San Francisco for execution. When it is approved. there will bo opened for the first time. means lor direct transportation under bill from the Pacific const to Chicago and the east, and goods could go from tho cost to the Pacific coast before being car ried by merchants. There has been no way to import silks or other coods from China, Japan, India and Australia upon which duty must ue paid by way ol ban Francisco up to this time except by the old way of appraisement and collection of duties at tho port of first arrival, which is very unsatisfactory to American mer chants in comparison with the conven ience of doing business under the imme diate transportation bill. Congress reassembled on tho 5th in a working mood, and both houses promptly settled down to business. Proceedings in tho house of representatives were marked with two notable events. First, the pas sage of the army appropriation bill with out any political discussion, and without any extraneous legislation upon it in the unprecedented time of less than two hours; and, second, the taking upot the inter-state commerce bill, which was sup posed to be buried in the calendar jeyond present reach. The latter occurrence is divested of its seeming significance, how.. ever, by the fact that the founding bill was only temporarily passed over on ac count of Chairman Wood's illness, and that there was a general understandinc among his friends, who number a large majority in the house, that theinter-staie commerce bill shall be laid aside when ever Wood is able to resume charce of tho funding bill, which will probably be to-morrow. The Railroad Age In the forthcoming number presents a summary showing the mileage of track actually laid down iu the United States during' the year 1880. The footings are astonishing, snowing, as they do, thst not less than 7207 miles of new track were laid during the past twelve months on at least 234 different lines. These figures are creater by 54 per cent than that of 1870. The Age anticipates that the final fi euros will increase the grand total to ,500 miles, a mileage t-re.nor man has been constructed in the United States or any other country in any previous year. The only state in which no work has been done is Mississippi, and the only territories are Idaho, Wyoming and Indian, (from which railways are kept, although eawr to enter), and Alaska. Another year will see large additions in these territories. Pakota leads the coun try wltn 080 miles of new track. Texas comes next with 659; then Ohio, 525; New Mexico, 519; Iowa, 445; Colorado. 401; Nebraska, 3S5 Illinois and Kansas, 340 each; Ariiona, 200; and for tbe western states all are prominent in the list. Tbe total mileage in the United States is 93, 794. against C0.2S3 in 1871 and 74,Ow3 in 1876. A GOOD J0KK. One fine "Winter evening, early in the present century. Col. Wank ( H5' Same. la it not?) and bis W'l Patty were sitting, one on each side.of . delightful hickory fire, enjoying their otinra enm digniUtus without any inter ruption, for neither of them had spoken a word for at least an hour, and that, considering the sex of Miss ratty, was certainly very remarkable. The Colonel was sitting cross-legged in a great arm chair, with Lis pipe in one band, nows paiier in the other, spectacles on-rost asleep. Miss Tatty was moving herself gently backward and forward in a low rocking-shair-sitting as straight as an arrow-knitting. Close at her foet was Miss "Puss, her paws folded gracefully under her, dozing very composedly, and evincing her satisfaction by murmuring forth a monotonous though rather a mus ical p n-r-r, while Mr. Carlo was stretched out at full length on the rug in front of the fire, and like his master sound asleep. At length the Colonel, rousing from his nop, took off his spectacles and rubbed his eyes, then, glancing them at a lingo pilo of papers that lay on tho ta ble nrar him. said, yawning at the same time most emphatically: "I wish Henry was here to help me about my rents." "Well, I really wish he was," answered Ins his sister. "I can't expect him this month, yet,' vnwnnil the Colonel. "Hadn't you better Bond for him, then?" said Lis sister. Upon this the dog got np and walked toward tho door. "Where are von going, Carlo said the old centleman. The dog looked in Lis master's face and wagged his tail a little, but never said a word, and pursued his way toward the door: and. as be could not very well onen it himsolf. Miss Patty got up and opened it for him. Tho Colonel seemed perfectly satisfied, and was composiug himsolf for another nap, when the loud and joyful barking of the dog, announc ing tbe approach of some one, induced him to alter his determination. Pres ently tbe door was violontly openod and a young man gayly entered the room. "Why, William Henry, is that you?" Baid Aunt ratty. "Harry, my boy, 1 m heartily glad to seoyou, suidtue tolonoi, getting en tirely out of the chair, and giving his nephew a substantial shake of tho band. "Pruy, what has brought you home so suddenly i "Do toll," said Aunt Tatty, peeking ovor her spectacles. 'Oh, I don't know," said nenry. "'It is rather dull in town, so 1 thought l would just step up and seo how you all are getting on. "Well, I m glad to see you; sit down, said the Colonel. "So do," said his sister. But Harry, instead of doing what Lo was bid, hopped out of the room, but soou hopped in again, with a bottle in each hand, and, giving one of them to tho old lady, he said : "Here, aunt, is a bottle of first-rato snuff for you and here, uncle, is one of capital Maraschino." "Thank you, my boy," said tho Col onol. "Positively, it docs my heart good to see you in such fino spirits." "And mine, too, said his sister. What did you Lave to pay for this snuff?" Here Carlo began to jump upon him; so he was not obligod to hoar the ques tion, but busied himsolf in keeping off tho dog. "Down, Carlo!" shouted tho Colonel. a little sternly, and down went the dog, with a look so humbled and dejected that the Colonel begun to feel sorry that ho had spoken so cross. Bo stretching out his Lund, he patted tho dog affection ately on tho head, saying: "Why, Carlo, poor Curio, you needn't foci so liud ; I only wanted you to bo a little more polite. Carlo pricked np Lis ears and showed other signs of returning animation, though he did not immediately recover his spirits, but lie looked up with an ex pression that seemed to say, "You need make no apology, sir," and settled him self in dignified silence under Lis mas ter's chair. In tho meantime, Henry (anxious, cither to help Lis undo or Limself, I cannot say which,) Lad broken tho seal from tho top of tho bottle of cordial, and drawn the cork, while Aunt Tatty got some glasses. "Well, my boy," said tbo Colonel, whoso good humor increased every mo ment, "what's tho nows in Boston? Any thing happoned?" "No yea," said Henry, bursting into a violent lit of laughter. "Yes," contin ued ho, as he Lad recovered Limself. "I Lave got one of tLe best jokes to tell you that yon ever heard of in your lifo." ' "No!" exclaimed bis unole with anima tion. "Do tell," said Aunt Tatty, taking a pinch of snuff. Now the Colonel was noted for Lis extraordinary relish of a good joke, even tLough Le was a sufferer by it Lim self. "Come, let's Lave it," said Le, filling Lis glass. "La, auz," said Aunt Tatty. "Well, you matt know," said Henry, Lardly able to keep from laughing, "that, while I was in town, I met with an old and particular friend of mine, alout my own age;" here he stroked his beard "a confounded clever fellow, very Rood looking, but as xot as pov erty." Here he thrust one Land into his packet, aud commenced jingling at Lis peuknives, keys, pocket-comb and half-cent pieces. "About two months ago be fell desperately in love with a oung girl and wants to marry her, but' uarea not, without the consent of Lis uncle, a very fine old gentleman, as rich as Cnesus do take a little more cor dial." "WLy don't Lis nncle wish Lim to marry ? ' "Oh, yes; but there's the rub. Ila is very anxious that Bill should get a wife, but he's terribly afraid that he'll be taken in; because it is generally un derstood that Le is to be the old gen tleman's heir. And for this reason, his nncle, although very liberal in every thing else, suspects every young lady that Kys Lis nephew the least attention of ing a fortune hunter." "Tbe old np !" said the Colonel; i "why can't he let the bpy Lave Lis own i way?" "I think Just as much,' said Miss P"vVell, bow did be manage?" asked the Colonel. "Why," said Ilenry, langhing, "Le is in a confounded pickle. Ue was afraid to ask his uncle's consent right ont; Le could not manage to let Lim see the girl, for she lives some distance. But well Le knew tLat Lis uncle enjoyed a good joke, and was an enthusiastic admirer of Leant. So, what does he do but go and have her miniature taken, for ho was exceedingly beautiful, beside being in intelligent and accomplished." "Beautiful! intelligent! and accom plished!" exclaimed the Colonel; "pray, wbat objection could the old fool Lave to her?" Why she is not worth a cont,"said nenry. ,1T , , T "Fudge, said tue uoionei, wisu i Lad been in the old chap's pla;e but Low did Le get along?" "Why, as 1 said, he Lad Ler picture taken, and, as it was about time for col lecting routs, Le thought it would make the old gontlcman good-natured if Lo wont home and offered to assist Lim. So, Lome Le went taking with him a parcel of oranges. By the by that puts me in mind I bought some at the same pluco, but Lave left them in tLe hall." So, skipping out of the room, he returned with a handkerchief filled with some of the finest oranges that ever came over; and, Landing one of them to Lis aunt, ho laid the rest on tho tablo beside bis nncle. The old gentleman smiled in every corner of Lis face, and put Lis Lund into his pocket. "WLy didn't he marry her at once, and lave the rest to chance.' in quired tho Colonel. "Shoot mo if wouldn't." "Why you must know that Bill loves Lis uncle aa well as if he had beon Lis own father for tLe old gontloman Las been as good as a father to him. So he could not bear the idea of getting mar ried without trying to get Lis consent. And then, you see, Le could bo married at Lome, and that would just suit Lis undo, for Le is mighty fond of a good frolio now and then. "He deserves to Lave Ler for tLat one tiling," said tLe Colonel, with emotion. "Shoot me if I don't wish I had been his nncle. Don't yon think so, Carlo?" addressing the dog, who was just com ing from nnder his chair. "Yes, sir," said Carlo or, rather, soomod to say; for he looked up with an expression so intelligent that it conveyed the moaning as plainly as though he had spoken it in words. "La, buz," said Aunt Tatty. "Tositively, Colonel; I think you have got the finest dog in the country," said Henry, patting Carlo on the Lead. Now, if there was one thintr that the old gentleman liked bettor than to bo called Colonel it was to have his dog praised. So he grew warmer, and pres ently pulled out his pocket-book. W ell, said he, "did he give his con sent ? What comes next?" "WLy," said Henry, "the old gentle- man was inigLtly tickled to see Lim, and mightly tickled to seo the oranges. So he bade Lim a Learty welcome, and asked Lim all abont everything and every body in town. This was just what Bill wanted. So after answering all in quiries, he takea tho miniature out of Lis pocket and, Landing it to Lis uncle, asked Lim Low Le liked it telling Lim tLat a particular friend lent it to Lim. TLe old gentleman was in an ecstasy of delight, and declared Lo would give the world to seo a woman as handsome as tLat, and that Bill might have her." 'Ha!" shouted the Colonel. "The old chap was well come up with. The best joko I evor heard of. But was sho really so beautiful? The most angelic creature I ever saw," said Henry. "But you can judge ror yonrsoll. lie lent me the picture, and, knowing your tasto that way. I brought it for you to look at." Hore Henry took it out of his pocket and handed it to his uncle, at tho same, time refilling his glass. "Do toll," said Aunt Patty, getting out of Ler chair to .look at the picture. "Well, now, if that ain't a beauty!" "You may well say that. Bister." said the Colonel. "Shoot mo, if I don't wish I Lad been in Bill's place. "Why didn't you get tho girl yonrsolf , Harry ? I'd give a thousand dollars lor such a niece." "Would you ?" said Houry. pattine the dog. "les, that I would, Faid the Colonel. "and nine thousand more upon the ton of it, and tLat makes ten tLousand shoot me, if I wouldn't!" and tho Colouol wiped Lis eyes. "Do toll r Rftid Annt. Puttv "TLen I'll introduce Ler to you to morrow, said Henry. And so Le did; and in due time they were niarriod. Weak Woman vs. Tyrant Man. TTern in an illnntrAtinn nf ulinf nnn lm done by a defenseless, weak, and unpro tected woman whon left alone to deal with heartless man. It was in Booth's Theater. A woman entered with seven companions,, and took possession of eight orchestra chairs. Presently eight other claimants of the same scats came along. There was a comparison of tickets, ami it wm fnnn.1 llmt tlm nnrtr I .. . Hw .J in possession held tickets for the matinee tion was followed by expostulation, and this, in turn, by denunciation. All in vain. The manager was sent for. "Madam, you must relinquish these Hems, i our ucccia are valueless. ' That is no fault of mino T nni.t tnr IUm and mean to keep them.'f "Madam, I insist, mo enemy said nothing, but sat still. TLe manager argued, ap pealed, implored, offered other seats, of fered a box, offered stage box. offered compromise on any terms, wLile the rightful owners of the seats looked and thought unspeakable things. Said the garrison : "Tell you what I'll do; give me two season tickets for Bernhardt in a good part of tLe house, and I will sur render." TLe manager gasped, uttered a blessing beneath his breath, bowed and declined to continue the conversation. TLen Le retired in exceedingly bad or der. He did not get the seats, but did issue another set of free admissions to pacify the original proprietors. X. Y. Evening Post. TLe worst case of favoritism on record is tLat of a youth whose mother put a larger mustard plaster on his younger brother than she did on him. x Queer use. Along tolegram was received front Chief of Tolice McGargie, of Chicago, recently, directing CLief of Police Fori to arrest ono Louis Bamberger on cb or go of larceny. The dispatch explained that Bamberger left Chicago last night and would arrive in OuLkosh on tLe morning train; and further, that if Le could not be found at tLe train Le would likely be found at the residence of Wm. Boyd. Upon this telegram Ford arrested Bam berger at a house near the corner of Mt. Vernon and Polk street whore ho was found with his wifo, a daughter of Wm, Boyd. Bambergor is 22 years of age, and when arrested declared that the ar rest was a mere dodge of his fathor's to thwarhis living with Lis wife, and he signified his willingness to go bock to Chicago without the formality of a re auisition, as Le said the whole matter was easily expLiined, and of no criminal import. WLile at tLe police oflico yonng Bambergor gavo his account of tho affair to a Northwestern reporter.--lie Baid he came to Oshkosh about ft month ago and married Miss Boyd, daughter of William Boyd, tLe bLicksmitL, whom he bccauio acquainted with at Jamosvile, while traveling some eighteen month, ago. Ho returned to Chicago alone, leaving his wifo Lore and entered into the employ of Lis fatLor, A. Bamberger, an extensive furniture manufacturer.Nos 134 and 135 Wabash avenue. His father looked with somo dissatisfaction upon account of Lis gutting married and declined to receive his wife into family relations thero until Le Lad seen Ler. Accordingly, by mutual ar rangement, Lis father came up to Osh kosh last week, remained a day or two, and returned to Chicago cinsidcra bly "off." He was more pronounced than ever in opposition to Lis sou living with his wifo or bringing Ler to CLicngo. He said she wasn't tLe girl Le ought to Lave married. Young Bambergor ex plained that Lis fatLor was woll off and rather LigL-toned, and Lo thought bis son should have niarriod some fashiona ble girl in Chicago. But being inde- Eendent, Lo quit work lost evening, drew is salary and took tLe train for Osh kosh, arriving here this morning, and was with bis wife when arrested, lie said there was no larceny about it; tho old gent was only bont on keeping Lim from join ing Lis wife. Young Bamberger's wife stuck to Lim, and accompanied Lim to Chicago. Ford corroborates the young man's story. Tho elder Bambergor acknowledges that there was no larceny about the matter, but that Lo was displeased with his son's marriage, and swore ho would never let Lis son live with the girl. Young Bam berger was thrnat into jail, and was still confined when Ford left. Tho situation is a peculiar one, and the actions of tho father outrageous, if this is' all there is to it, in confining Lis son in jail on a spurious and trumped-up charge. Tho old man is unrelenting, bos engaged an attorney, and is determined to break up tho relations between his eon and bis newly-acquired Oshkosh wife. Osh kosk Wisconsin. LADIES OP THE HAYES CABISET. Probably the masculine mind sees the sense of it, but tbe weaker half, who by themselves constitute Washington socioty and set up its canons, are unspeakably disgusted at the President's combining tho Secretary-ship of War and Navy botb in the personage of Secretary liamsey. Mrs. Eamscy, who Las been quite ill all fall, will not come to WasLington this winter. The family of Secretary Thomp son are NOT IS ANY WAT SOCIETY PEOPLE, And Lave never been able to infuse in terest enough into their weekly recep tions to make one's presence thero anything but a matter of routine or a duty call. Their departure will not be so sensibly felt socially as tho arrival of a well chosen successor would be. The wholo Hayes' Cabinet on the female side Las never presented anything brilliant. A set of most worthy, estimablo, amiable, Christian and commonplace women Lave had the accident of high position, and tho humdrum, placid course of these throe winters Las been well, restful. TLcre Las not been a LEADER AND AtTTIIOltlTY In society in all this time, and the place sadly needs an autocrat and censor in this line. Mrs. Hayes, Lersolf so lovely and incomparable, Las surrounded her self, in tho person of tho Secretaries' wives, with a group that Las never do- t.nn.n.l f.sMv. l.n. k.illi'nnn. 1.... as a neutral background, made it stand out tbe clearer. No Bense of rivalry or emulation can ever Lave disturbed their souls, and the beauty, charm and grace of Mrs. Hayes' manners Lave been with out an approach from the ladies nearest hor. If a new Secretary df the Navy had come with a charming wife, who could receive and entertain visitors with easy and attractive grace, thore would have been a veritable excitement for the coming winter. It remains for tho Pres ident, as the lost of his astonishing things, to give us such a sensation, and put a thoroughly ambitious, worldly so ciety woman into the Cabinet circle., The Latest Thino in Tbays. Small trays of white wood, ornamented with a brilliantly-colored rooster's Lead, sup posed to be crowing to awake the morn ing, are used for serving the cup of coffee and Lot roll, which are now par- 1-1 1 f . uuteu ui uy our iusmonanie ioik in lueir rooms at 8 o'clock in the morning, pre vious to tbe 11 o'clock breakfast now in vogue. These trays are very pretty, and a set of them, composed of dif ferent sizes, makes a handsome present for a lady. Ladies who paint well can ornament them themselves, and as the trays are quite inexpensive, such & present would cost but little, and vet be a very acceptable one. The legend "Bon jour" may be printed across the corner, or proceeding out of the mouth of the- rooster A scientist says: "The whole globo contains 1,200,000,000 inhabitants. If each man, woman and child could pull with a force of 100 pounds, to move a bar of steel 5280 feet wide and as many thick, it would require the united efforts of 2000 such worlds as this." When a man is washing Lis face and can't find a towel to wipe tLe soap out of his eyes, he never thinks of this. And if any one was to tell hirn at such a critical moment, the probabilities are that he would not return thanks for the information.