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r WEEKLY OREGON STA.TESMA.lSri 7 TELEGRAPHIC. Vftf -"Latest fw -ftrporta. WAYrwoTfm, Msrch 111. The special from Blsmark, D. T., assuming that cx Qov. ( amphell, of Wyoming, wan Inter ested In the sale ol nost-traderships, hat only thU foundation: The Governor Insist ed that all federal elllces iu tha Territory should be given to Republicans, Including tradershtp. lie did not cone to Wash ington tor that purpose, but talked It over when ordered here a a member of the Sioux commission. He bad I brother who 1 mi at ne time appointed to a post-tra-darslilp by Gen. Augtir; but Just before the appointmeat were given Into the i Charge of tha war department young' Campbell's appointment wiw coanter-- Banded from Washington. . I cwm mim. WashihotOH, March 1$. The House Appropriation Committee, oa the reoom aendatlou ot Dr. I.lnderman and the un geni representation ol Woodburn and aoxoo other Pacific Coast members, have con sented to reconsider their action concern ing the Carson Mint and will Insert In the . pending appropriation bill Items tor the alary tor the superintendent and coiner, sad 110,000 additional for wages and ma terials. Ttoe rrspoard Hew Title r the qaeeat. London, March 18. In the House of Com mom to-night when the motion was made to go Into Committee on the Royal Titles Bill, the Marquis of Hartlngton moved an amendment, that while wil ling te consider the roeainre enabling the Queen to make an addition to her titles, the House considers it Inexpedient to im pair the dignity of the crown by the as sumption of the title of Empress. The Marquis snpported his motion in a speech concllutory lii tone and said he oflered the amendment with reluotar.ee. He admit ted that It was Impossible for the govern ment to foresee the opposition which the measure bad provoked. He challenged the government to show any good reason , why tlie title of Empress was preferable s to that ot Queen, lie repeated the argo ' Bent that the bill was a slight to toe Other colonies. The Chancellor ot the Exchequer defended tlie title of Empress as accurately representing the relations ot the Queen to India. The debate lasted seven hours and whs exciting and acri monious. Sir Wo, Haroourt, Forster and Duff opposed the bill. Koebuck and IOrd klcho annperted.lt. Finally the Marquis of Ilartliigtou's amendment was , rejected and the motion for going Into committee on the bill was adopted. UnttllMM la fru. Paris, March 18. Advices say Berry, Neuilly, Coarbevole, Asnlera, E'.lhneourt, Point Du Jours, Autetill, Sevres, St. flood, Suresnes and too suburbs of the city, were all more or less Inundated. The suffering caused by tiie floods Is very great. Marshal and Madame McMahhoo have each visited the separate quarters . and distributed relief personally. Mad- - ame McMabon sent tlie prefect of Seine five thousand franc for the relief ot tlie sufferers and public contributions are be ing made for the same object. All the large streams between Paris and tlie east ern lroutier of France are over their banks ana the country fwr miles around is flooded. In Normandy tlie gale whs ter rible. Un the Oalvanos coafct, masses ol rock were blown off tlie tHiffs. In Belgl , urn. tlie hurricane wu terrific; the barom eter at Leige tell below the lowest reading on recora. Jtiaewncre in uermauy tiie storm was most violent and generally on the Continent. The telegraph lines are damaged to an extent hitherto nopatal leled. . London, March 10. A dispatch to the Times from Paris says the Seine and Marne are both higher than they were yesterday. Tlie plain from MnImoiis, Al tdrt, to Ville Neuve. St. (Georges, is one iiuniKUHe lake, lioats traverse the valley from Ville Neuve to Choi-y. The Seuu tors and epiitics repiseiitlng Paris have voluntarily devoted two mouth' sulury to the relief ol tlie fulTerers. Houses were abandout'd on Weduesdity at Nogent Sur Manic. " , auH (siMiam. 1 (il'EF.NOTOWN, March 1(1. The ship Kuuienides, Captain Biam, from Port Koyal, 8. C., lor Greenock, capsled on the 12th ol March. The socend mate and gome of the crew lis ve arrived at this port. The remainder ol the crew and the captain, thirteen iu all, were drowned. HmflrnmUuiia l; the Menitte. Washington, Murch 10. Tlie Senate to-day continued the following iiomlua- I tlons: Thou. McKaddou Pulton, apprais er ot merchandise. Portland, Oregon, and i Abnor W. Waters, I.'. H. uiurehul for t Oregon. i How Brantaalejr gxt tnta Wnl I'ulut. IVY "amiiinoton, March 10. Prol. Eli Cbarlier, proprietor of a large privute school in New York, appeared before tlie committee le-dny, and detailed the manner i In whU'li he obtained the admission to West Point of Ouy It. Bcardsley, one t his Duplin, who was appointed in March, i 1S75, by reiiresentalive Hayes, of Ala- hiiuia. An attorney in this city' nuiued j v. Lilly, agreed to furnish tlie appointment ' tor 'l,0UU, with the condition that the boy should make his residence in Alabama. t trotn which State he was to be appoinl"il. i The Appointment was made, and $.'.ttX) )-!)aid to Lilly, and the bov and his mother 1 ..1 .1 . !.. ... ...I T ill.. rettiueu iwu luuime in i iiseii(ini-n. i.uiv denies that Haye received a dollar of the luc which lie took lioin hailier. He says he practiced an innocent deception on Hayes by asuming liini that the boy was a resident ot II ayes' district, never telling Hayes of the tee lie nt-eived. Mr. Helen ('. jSenrHey trimi Herkimer count e, Xew York, mother ol the boy, eorroboraled the ftateiueut ol Cliarlier and Lilly. 'J' here is a !-( i t of a note of Hayes tor 11,000 which has been in the lianiUot his friend Lilly for collection and it is sunuixud Hint there may he some connection hctw oeu it and tlie sale of the cadetship. Arrived. Livi-iiivoi., March 10. Ship Oretn, Captain MuCrcady, from San Francisco, Nov. 25th, arrived here to-day, and brings ft portion ol the crew of the Fl.lp Ureal. Jiritain, Cant, ,Chilv9tt ..ftm 1 bov. Jan. Ji for . t'Js pott,, which was 4 abuydot'ie" rf, ' "i " Sinking corvtUinn. t W Kleven ot.the.vickv; J(.tt WM' PfWj" were drdwiiea tul uicq.rrpin vjposurc. lintik of I'rmiw. l'Al;l, March li. Specie in tlie Dank of France increased 14,83. 000 Irancs dur ing the pt week. Rnt mt terlMl. T.ri0!. March 18. Tlie amount of, bullion gone Into the Bank of England to day is 11,000.'-The bullion In the bank Increased tws.wu during- me paii week. Proportion of reserve tollabllitles, 43 prr cent. rallars. One new failure Is announced at the Stock Exchange to-day; the amount of liabilities not knows, itie marsetu nw thera Is but little doing. Mark Fisher x Sons, woolen ciotn man- ufcturer, of Haddelsfleld, Y'erkshlre and Montreal, have failed: liabilities, jwo.uw sterling. TeKrcrasth IJwes MUI Iwa. Telesraob lines northward are still deranged and the dispatches, are more or loss delayed. - . Tlie Ilonr, reterring to Prof. Sllliman's nsgatory letter, says the Professor is wrong ' in stating ' tnai no hucd leirgrum was ever sent; for the original telegram Is In the Km ta a raise office, with a sump showing Us receipt on ths 6th f April, 1873. The telegram begins tlius: "Very great Improvements since last reports." The Caertare rMsm DwtsnS Lawfal i.i , ..,-..: , rrssw. . ' Madrid. March 18. The custom house authorities at Algiers declared the Rng lisb Felucca, captured by the paniso rev enue cutter to he a lawlui prize, ine Soaniski government demanded the re lease ol the prize crew of Guarde Costas, w no were taken iv uiuraair u; nm unv lsh schooner. nir ef rrUi Arrived. LrVRKrooL. March 16. The ship City of Perth, from Astoria, Oregon, arrived to-day. She experienced neavy wcaioer and sustained some damage, earltmMI (aiiaot Attend lrllaet. Rome, March 18. Garibaldi has written a letter regretting his Jinabllity to attend parliament and censuring the administra tive system ot tlie moderate party. He couSrms his adhesion to the inonachy, reuovated by a mlulstery chosen from the Left- and. has sent the King list of names for further reference. (i ' Tl Vatteaa Vmirmltjr C1x4. The minister ot public Instruction or dered the Vatican University closed, It be ing an illegal establishment. .Usage SIobry. Genoa, Nev, Mareb 18. The Aurora stage brings a report that the stage from Comm. boa to Aurora was robbed on the 14th Inst., between the boors ot 8 and A. M. In the morning, by three men who wore flannel masks. The leader was an American, about five feet nine Inches In height, and spare built ; tlie other two who are supposed to be Mexicans, were shorter and smaller. - Sixty-eight dollars were taken out of the box and fl4,439 In bnllion. The Sheriff being absent, four men were sent in pursuit of the robbers. ' Mate T Mtaiasr raarty. B marts ville. Msrch 17. The Bme Point Mine and Tunnel, not the Blue Gravel, as erroneously reported, was sold at publie auction tday by Commlsioner A. W. Torrey, by virtue of an order Issoed by the court ot the tenth judicial district, to dissolve the partnership. Tlie bidding which was spirited, was started at flOO, 000 and running up to $174,500. gold coin, The mine was sold to Judah linker for that amount. ftpalaJaa; t "rt-siarUal. 8an Fkanci'oo, March 16. In the Spalding court-martial to-day, Mr. Watt, manager of the Swiss American Bank, tes tified concerning the certificates ot indebt edness held by that bank, tliat oa presen tation, Spalding had stated that no lunds were on hand to psy them.- Ward (im fettled. DKTKOrr, Mureti 17. The second trial of tlie Ward will case, which was com menced on Tuesday, was to-dny with drawn from cmrt, tiie contestants having arranged a settlement. Rrpubllrnn anfr-rnr. IiosTOS, March 17. A conference of prouilueiit Republicans was held at Wor cester last evening, to secure a State dele gation to tlie National Convention, which will give the voice of Massachusetts lor a candidate whose character will lie a guar anty of pmity and ability. I'atiT A. Chadhurn, President of Williams College, presided, and there was a general discus sion as to the need of reform. A commit tee was appointed to frame an ad dress, and lor correspondence. A major ity of those who expressed their views favored Bristow or Adams for tlie Presi dency. (cuUunlul AniilverxHry of I lie Evartnf I Ion vi stu(oa. In honor of tlie one hundredth anniver sary of tiie evacuation of Boston bv the British troops, business was generally sus peuded, flags displayod from the shipping and troiu State and National buildings and many private residences. Mew York Mule lino it. Nkw Y'oiik, March 17. Belmont, new ly elected President ol the Bank ot the State of New York, slates that, after strict pxamiiiiitious of tlie accounts and assets found in the bank, it w ill he able to more than meet its liabilities. The bank will probably open for bnVuiess Monday next Murder, Ann Hammond, -10 years ot ai;e, was murdered at 2.1 14 Second avenue to-night bv Thomas J. Bartell. He came home in toxicated, and after a ijnarrel w ith Mrs. Hammond, seized a hatchet and struck her several blows. Her head and breast were literally cljopped to pieces. The murderer was arrested. Ilenvy f'nll of Know. A loot of snow has fallen to-day in tlie northern pol l ion of the State and in por tions of Maine. New Hampshire and Ver mont. Jl is still snowing. Mew llMuiimliire Kleetluu. 'voi;l. March 17. Returns from all tmvns and cities in the State, save two, Eaton and Randolph, give Cheney H.fi'.W plurality over Marcy, and 3,2sl majority over all. Total vote being, Cheney, 41, (i(js; Ma rev. 37.U75; Kendall and scatter ing. The two towns to be heard from gave last year, Cheney, 51; Roberts, 1 1!. . JUiU l tlie Jlluek mils. ' Omaha,. March 17. The rush of people to the Black (li'la Increases daily. Eighty four w-itfiit -Wcot y!itctJay, UQ;1 to-day a spcc'al train of 12 caw, containing, most' lv. persons hound there, left here for Cheyenne. Tlrtrlala t'aaarrvatlve tMTCatlM ; Richmond, March 17. The State Con servatlve Committee clianged the day ot holding tbe Stats Convention to May 31st. I aM CwatraeM Awarded. W asIiimoton, March 17. Tbe House committee on postefflces and post roads to-day examined Wm. Stanforth ofChlca-1 go. He testified that Saunderson of tbe Irnt ot Barlow, Saiindemon A Co., informed him that they had paid large snms of mon ey to the officials of tlie post office depart ment under Postmaster General Creswell's i administration to secure valuable Westers mall contracts by means of straw bidding devices. Sanderson roomed wltn the wit nesi In Kansas City and they were intl mate friends. Sanderson told him that the firm were bled heavily by the aottofflce officials, and they paid one of tberu not leu than (4,000 per quarter to another they have given a carriage and a pair of horses and to a third diamond pin worth 11,000. - No names were riven by Sander son In making tbe assertions. 'Witness said he had seen a book of tbe irm wlileh shewed that they set aside a considerable proportion ol receipts from mall contracts to be devoted to such payments. Barlow lived east and attended to paying out the money. Witness said that subseqnently Sanderson Informed 4iim that they had burned their books and suggested that he had better not remember what ' be had been told on tbe subject. ' Tbe committee will next examine tbe bookkeeper ot Bar low, Saunders A Co. Afternoon session Witness said be had seen one of the- books ot the Arm, which showed they set asde a considerable pro portion of their receipts from mall con tracts to be devoted to such payments. Barlow lived east and attended to pay ing out tbe money. Sannderson after wards informed him they had burned their books and suggested be had better not remember what Imd been told him on this subject. The committee will next exam ine the bookkeeper ot Barlow, Saunderson 4 Co. laveMla-atlaa rSpeaeer. The Senate Committee on Privilege? and Elections to-day began the Investiga tion of tbe charge against Senator Spencer or Alabama, he received nis election oy corrupt means.1 Spencer was present with his oounsul, tbe Hon. Hat. Carpenter, as sisted by Charles E. Meyer, Chairman of one or two Republican tstate conventions of Alabama. Gen. John S. Moreran anoeared In be half of the meraorahsts ot the Albany leg islature. John J. Moolton, postmaster of MoWle at the trme of Spencer's election. and now deputy collector of iaternal rev enue at that point, was examined by Gen. Morgan in April last, tie, aioulton, was claimed to nave stated before the commit tee of the Albany legislature tliat money was used to secure Spencer'teleotlon. Gen. Morgan read from tbe testimony ot this witness and asked if tbe answers, as prin ted, were correct. Moulton, In every in stance where printed answers contadict an intimation of bis knowledge of corrup tion emphatically deaied that he bad ever given such testimony. He specially de nied tlie statement attributed to him In tlie printed testimony, that be had asked Spencer tor $10 000, but said he bad re quested a loan of $5,000, and that subse quently Spencer, said was all he could spare at that time. . The witness alter wards repaid this money. St. Patrick' Bay. New Y'oitK, March 17 St. Patrick's day "in the morning" was dark and dreary, but alter a heavy shower the eun shone out from the clouds bright and warm; but the brisk wind and bright sun could not dry tlie streets, which were beavy with mud. Notwithstanding this tlie usual parade ol military organizations and the civil procession were not as large as formerly, owing to the almost entire absence of the Father Mathew . Society, and tlie great decrease in the number ot church societies. The procession was re viewed by the Mayor and Aldermen, and marched past the residence of Cardinal McCloskey. vBalls and banquet to-mglit bring the festivities to a close. There was a grand service in the cathedral in Mie morning. The cuitoiuaty piradus, mass es and panegyrics characterized the day In the adjacent cities. In Boston and elsewhere, east, there were similar cele brations, only that Boston observed at the same lime, the evacuation of that city by tlio Bntisn lwO years ago. In asbin ton and other places, south and lorth, tliere was tbe old-time (ounuenioratioii of Ireland's patron saiut. Pcaee l'roclalraed Id Kpitia. New York, March 18. The proclama tion of peace in Spain was celebrated to night bv a banquet In iJehnoiilco's. Tim minister of Sjjain at Washington and other representative Spaniards were pres ent, t he islands of Cuba and Porto Rico, always in Spain, was with other toasts en thusiastieally applauded. Senor Jose Ferrer lie Con to, editor of El Cionlsta, responded to the sentiment: The friend ly relations existing between Spain and America. Meeting- at Cooper Institute. A meeting was held in Cooper Institute last night with a view to Influence the United States government to secure the release of Edward C. Meagher Conlon, the Irish American imprisoned tor life in Great Britain. Tlie meeting was large, but no one ol especial influence was on tlie platform or in the audience. All tlie great ones of the town were at the dinner of Sons of St. Patrick or some oilier of the numerous gatherings last night. I-elU-r rroui K. II. JDniin, Jr. Boston, March 19. The papers will publish to-morrow a letter from Hon. R. 11. Dana, Jr., to the lion. Geo. S. Bout well, upon tlie matter ot his nomination as Minister to England, and defining his position. He does not wili the nomina tion withdrawn, but says "tliere is noth ing in the gilt of the government which w ould induce me to go to Washington and submit to questions touching my honor." Funeral of Mr. SrliurK. New Yokk, Miroii IS. Tlie funeral Mrs. Schnrz, wife ot ex-Senator Sebum, took place this atteruoon tioiii her lute residence. The services were very im pressive, and were attended by many gen tleman prominent socially and politically. Kairopenu Krendstmr Mrket. LivKitroor, March 17. The Breadftull's Circular Las the following: The tempes tuous Weather and heavy falls of rain and sleet have caused general complaints from country dUtticts. Not only are Chances lor sowing Interrupted, but weeks may ellipse before the land tan he g t into con dition again. Farmers' stinks 01 wheat are shortening; shipments from abroad are ngtit ana with tlie generally revived demand. English has advanced fully a shilling per quarter this week. Forelirn, on the snot and off coast, also rather dearer. Sellers to-day obtained id per cental advance on white descriptions and trom Id to 3d on red. A fair business has been done In corn, dry parcels of new American being a shade dearer. jnarian markets in I .on dsn show some improvement and values have ooca aU)"Hy advanced. Yesterday wheat was a . U' Ing per quarter dearer and leading exchanges, Including those of Blrmlng- nam, unstoi, naiastono ana stow mar ket, state that last week's imports of wheat, barley, eats and flour were moder ate and show a decrease trom the previous weea. i ne supply or maize was heavy, being 142,835 quarters. Last week's tie liveries of English wheat, barley and oats were scanty. Average quotations were as follows: Wheat, iit lid; barley, 32s Od; oats, 24s Id. The continental market Is lowly advancing. At. Paris, on Wednes day, wheat row a shilling and at Ant werp, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Berlin and Marsailles, 6d. In Mark Lane to-day tao torsaska shilling advance oa wheat, es pecially foreign and business Is not checked by iti However, transportations continue restricted. Enellsh Is two shill ings deare than a fortnight ago.. Flour is. sieauy, ana otner tuples nncnsDgea, tbongh prices are stlffeuhie.- The spring seeding operations nave been much de layed by tbe winds and floods el the past two weens, False Charces agalaat neeretar Bristow , n AaiiLTHFius, jaarcn la. ine cnarges ana insinuations contained in a letter dat ed at Louisville and printed In a New York paper this morning, that Secretary ii-i3ioyt buiuo years ago participated in collecting a traudulent mall claim and took half the proceeds, is pronounced by tbe Secretary to be wholly talse. He did argue the case referred to before the Com missioner ol Claims, In the regular prac tice ot bis profession, at a time when he had no public office, and the court ad judged it a lust claim, Judge Drake dls- scuiuig uairgii grounus aione, ana 1101 because fraud was anywhere charged. The claim was paid by the Treasury on an or der of the court, and Bristow did not take nair or anywhere near halt of the claim. i. . i j .... i . .... ' wui, was paiu iu usuai iee in sncn cases He had nothing whatever to do with the case la any of lis stages before the departs ment or In lt3 operation; but after the proofs were taken be arranged the case and argued tt before the court. It is re ported at length in volume 7 of Opinions oi i-xwn oi viaims. Steps laavsa ta Seenre tbe Attendaaee of jaamn. xesieraay evening tne President re ceived a communication from the Judici ary Committee of tbe House of Repre sentatives asking that proceediDea be ta ken to secure tlie return to Washington of . 1 . . W . . n . .... . uie witness aiarsn, now m banana, tmis letter was reterred by tLe President to the Attorney-General, who Informed the com mittee that proper steps had already been taken to secure the attendance before the committee of this witness, ' and tliat al ready an agent ot the department was in Montreal with this object In view. - Last night Tlie Attorney-General received a tel egram from his agent announcing that he Dau neen in conierence with Slarsh. and that the latter was perlectly willing to re turn nere, one required an additional guar antee that he would be safe from embar rassment, and that what he required was issue of a full pardon, in which case he would immediately come. After confer ence with the -President this wai deter mined upon and the Attorney -General tel egraphed to that etl'ect to the agent of ids department. The pardon will be ready lor mm to take to Marsh early uext week Tlie Government official will leave Mon treal to-day lor the purpose of obtaining it; ne win return at once witti it to Marsh who will on its receipt proceed hither without any delav whatever. The Attor ney -General was with the Judiciary Com mittee U-day and stated this fact to its members. Tlie Attorney-General this afternoon re el ived a telegram from the person who U negotiating with Marsh, which says Marsh also desires immunity for his wile, as a condition; this also will be granted.- The agent is now in New York, riehencli to be Iu vestlgiMed Tuesnny. Washington, March 19. Senator Stewart arrived from California, and with Minister Scheuck will be heard before the Committee on Foreign Affairs, Tuesday. Albert Grant is not expected to appear. Several witnesses have been summoned by tlie war expenditures committee tor the alleged purpose of proving that Pen dleton did pay Mrs. Bowers for her influ ence in piocuring the allowance ot the Kentucky Central's claims. Itilbiirn, the Recuiwaut Witness. Washington. March IS When Kil- bouru, the witness, addressed his letter to the speaker ot the House, remindiusr him of his duty under tlie lU4th section of the revised statues, tlie speaker has already prepared the certificate required, and it was ready at that time to be sent to the district attorney. Kilbourn made the de mand that the certificate required be given by the speaker, so he might enjoy tlie right ol a speedy and public tiial ; but ac cording to tlie interpretations given to tlie law by the speaker and his advisors, ilie certificate does (not release Kilbourn from prison. This mu3t be done by the House, it being held that after such certiti cation the House has a right to punish for contempt. fceerftnry Fisli AsNHiled. Chicago, March IS. Tlie Tribune's dispatch says tiie testimony of Morton bctoru the committee on loreigu affairs was damaging to Secretary Fish, if it had the quality ot truth. The ambitious young men on the committee, who are anxious to discover some fraud which will make themselves famous, nave been very reticent about Morton's testimony, and relii-od to tell about it in a manner which implied it is a dreadful atl';dr. It leaked cut, howev er, that Morton, on cross-examination, w as found to have been employed by the Cubans, and afterwards to have been un der the pay of the Spanish government and various other eviduuee ot crookedness were developed, which destroy all faith in bJU uncorroborated testimony. JHarlue Hospital Property Bill. Washington March lS-rPipir, by au thority ol the couiiuiUeti on commerce,!! is reported for passage his bill to relinquish tlie marine Hospital property for use as a sailors' home, and it is now on the piivate calender of the House. THK HAND WHICH WON. Ialaraaat Waaiaa Itlt am a Dai , (Frost ths Yicksbarg Herald. It was Oneot tbe handsomest backets on tlie river, and among the Dtssenrera bound tor Yicksburg were Georgian and hit wite, wno nave relatives in Mississippi. ue w large-sizea, nanusome-ioeking man,' and she was a pleasant looking little woman, with trine eve and abort chestnut curls. One Would have said that she would have screamed at a tilt of tbe boat. He sat amokine with other sentleman after she had retired to her stateroom, and tbe cabin was entirely clear of ladles, wben tome one proposed a irame of cards. In ten minutes after bait a dozen men were shuttling cards over cabin tables, and tbe Georgian was matched against a stranger to an on Doara. ue was a autek comrte- ons, well-dressed man, and bad been taken ror a traveler In search or health. He was lucky with his cards, but he did not propose playing for stakes. It was the nettled Georgian whe proposed It. He called himself a champion band at ooker.- and wben he found that he bad met his eoual ne aeterminea to test tne stranger's inlan ds! metal. ' - They had fifty dollars on tha table when tbe Captain looked into tbe cabin. Ha caught the Georgian's eye and gave him to unaerstana tnai nis opponent was a river Diacn-iez, out ' tne other eentlemen bad dropped their cards and crowded around, money was up, and tbe information bad come too late. Besides, the Georgian was doing well enough, and he flattered him self that be could teach tbe courteous black leg a lesson. It was a verr nulet erouo around tbe table, and after the play had continued for ntteen minutes tne gentlemen spoke in whispers, and some of them were remin ded of old times on the Mississippi, when gammers nau tne run run of every boat. ine ueorgian had luck with mm from the start, and while he looked smlliner and confident, the gambler appeared to grow excited and uneasy. His .money wu raked across the table until tlie Georgian bad $200 In greenbacks before him. The stakes bad been light up to this time, both men seeming to tear each other's skill. 1 be Georgian proposed to Increase them, and tbe gambler agreed, (a ten minutes the latter had his $200 back. Luck had turned. Tbe Georgian lost $30: then $50; then $30; then $100. The gambler's face wore a quiet smile, at the Georgian became nervous. His bands trembled as he held up the cards, and nis tace was wet witn moisture. "Come, rentlemen?" said one of the grouD, "let us have a general band for amusement, and then tnrn in." The Georgian looked np with a fixed glancevand replied: .1 .. "I have lost $400 ; he must give me a fair show !V The play went on. : The heap of green backs at the gambler's right nana grew larger. Once In a while the Georgian won, but he lost $10 for every one gained. He finally laid down his cards, pulled a roll of bills from bis breast pocket, and count ed out $300. This was his pile. In less than ten i minutes every dollar of It had been added to the gambler's heap. "Gentlemen, will you smoke?' asked the gamble!, as he turned around and drew his cigar case. They knew his true character in spite of his disguise, and they refused. " "I am sorry for my friend," he contin ued, biting at the end of a cigar, "but you will agree that the play was fair." The Georgian had passed out on the promenade deck. The gambler turned to ills stack of bills and was counting them when there was a sharp exclamation, the sounds of a brief struggle, and the little woman with blue eyes and chestnut curls entered the cabin. She was halt undressed, a shawl thrown over her shoulders, and she had a revolve- in her hand. No one had seen her leave her state room and cro3 the cabin. No one knew that her husband had the- revolver in his hand as she sottly came upon him. "Go back!4' he whispered; "I am coming iu a moment,!" With swift motion she seized the wea pon, wrenched it from Ins grasp, aim as she came down the cabin to the table at which the gambler sat, and around which half a dozen men yet lingered, her blue eyes were .full of lire. l ue gambler looked up. The hammer of the revolver canio up with a double click. A white arm stretched out, find the muz zle of the revolver looked straight into the gambler's face. He turned pale; the men fell back. For halt a minute tho deep silence was broken only by the faint plash of the paddle-wheels. ' "Go!" she said. He looked into hei flaming eyes as it he could bind her. "Go!" lie rose up ami reached tor tho money. "Leave it!" she whispered, making a threatening motion with the revolver, lie retreated back. She followed. Foot by foot he backed across tlie cabin, the mtizzlo of the revolver always on the line with his face. He backed through the door on the promenade deck and the railing was there, ".lump!" she whisiiered. The boat was running along within three hundred feet ot the shore. Over the rail to the water was a terrible leap. "You can have tho money," he said. "Jumi)!" she repeated. "I will not." The arm came up a little, and the light from the cabin showed him a bold, strange, determined look on her face. He turned about, shivered, and was over the rail, leaping far out and unable to suppress a cry oi alarm, us lie lott hiiuselt going down. Tiie boat swept along, her ai in fell, and re entering the cabin, she sat down, leaned her head on the table, and wept bitterly ine passengers said she was a "brick. Was she? Hccne at a Brooklyn wedding break fast. Company all seated about the table. A nause in the general conver sation. Happy husband, to his wife's seven-year-old sister at tlie other end of the room: "Well, Julie, you have a new brother now." Julie: "Yes but mother said to papa the other day that she was afraid you would never amount to uiuch but that it seamed Imj Sarah's last chance." Intense silence for a moment, followed by a rapid play ot knives and forks. COTlMH 4r THK lIlMNIMI WtMMJ. As to the Jrees of tha woman, it La hard in a few line to write upon it. They need no bonnets, for their hair is their glory; they wear, as a nil, sandals, with embroidered stocking; ineir areas consists of a short skirt showing the ankles, a white or black silk handkerchief pinned over tho bead in rain, dust or heat, and a tiny Shawl of tbe brightest colors of tha rainbow, thrown loosely and grace fully over the shoulders. Look at tb Hancnegan peasant on a Hunday or feast-day, admire her modest, if some what woden faoe, her homely staff gown, her black ailk handkerchief for the head, her tiny ailk aaya or shawl drawn over her shoulders. She look the very pattern of what she is the thrifty, homely housewife. Ad mini the Murcian girl; her short, en bots pciut figure, rolling hips, and face at one moment pensive downcast, and even melancholy, at the next ail rippled over with a native, semi-impudent smile; her tiny emerald-green shawl thrown loosely over hsr shout aers: ner snort gown, red, perhaps, or bright yellow, hardly reaching to the ankles; her magnificent hair roQed up at the back in a square, spreading plait; a girl who can one moment cry her eyes out at the loss of a copper, at the next burst with laughter, and it third take up (metaphorically speak ing) half a ton weight and carry it off before your amazed eyes. Just now you had been looking at her delicately-chiseled features, her short semi retreusse nose, her tiny, beautlfully shaped band and foot, and now, all la a moment, she is devouring half a pound of bread and six ounces of sausage, and shouldering a load that would kill a horse. But, surely, tbia is the perfection of women delicacy of form with strength of limb; he who want more, who wants, in his ideal woman, learning, and "all the reat of it" in fact, who wants any thing more than the perfection of symmetry in form, abandon in man ner, and refined beauty in face, mast not come to southern Spain for hla guest. Temple Bar, , , YAK1KD ITEMS. i A COHflict of iurl9dictlon recently oc curred between the Mayor of Yictoria and the Police Magistrate. Both wanted to occupy the bench In the Police Court, but the Mayor bad to vacate. 1 The Norwich Bulletin says: Th Woman Suffragists of New Haven, are discussing the question, "Are the women of the country more responal- , ble than the men for the extravagance ' of tbe times?" But to a thoughtful mind it would seem that as long a -men don't wear eighteen yards of -s cloth in their pantaloons there's not much need of considering the matter seriously. c A meeting of the members of tha Presbyterian Church and congrega tion of Corvallis was held in their , church last Sunday, after the regular . morning service, to ariange for the supplying of their pulpit for the com- ' ing year. Rev. J. F. Knowles, who has occupied this pulpit for the last six mjnths, was unanimously invited', to supply it for the coming year, which, begins with May. The Brooklyn Argus says : The telescope man was around last week, having discovered a new object or in terest on Saturn's ring. "For ten cents you can see it settiu' with its legs, Iiangin' over the edge, gents; it's bald headed, and if any of you're looking for Tweed, just fall into line and take -your turn, for ten cents." As there was no detective present, tue suggea tion was thrown away. A young gentleman got neatly out of a line scrape with his intended. She taxed him with having kissed two young ladies at some party at which. , sue was not present. lie owned up to it, but said that their united ages only made twenty-oue. The si ui pie-minded . girl thought of ten and eleven, so laughed oil her pout, lie did not ex plain that one was nineteen and tha other two years of age. Wasn't it artful? Susan B. Anthony is of the opin ion that Beecuer cannot cleause him self from the stains of the scandal: that his guilt is establiahed to her sat isfaction beyond the possibility of a doubt. She also asserts that having no friendship for Tiltou and Boweu. it is within her knowledge that they alone have grievances worthy of con sideration. Miss Anthony's pinion. is entitled to some weight in this busi ness, for didn't she sit iu Theodore's lap ? A genti.esi.vn on a visit to Wash ington very cooly opened the Senate Chamber door, and was about to pass in when tlie doorkeeper asked, -'Are you a privileged menibor?" "What do you mean by that ?" asked the stranger. The reply was "A Gover nor, an ex-member of Congress or a foreign Minister." The stranger re plied that he was a "minister." "From what court or country?" asked the official. Very gravely pointing up, "From Heaven, sir." To this tho doorkeeper bluntly remarked, "Noth ing to do with this place. Go away." A l'AIX I I, M K.K. The following incident la related by the Marysville Appeal of March 1st: The mother, auut and brother of Thomas W. Jackson, one of the Kerns' robbers arrived here yesterday from San Francisco and visited him at the fetation house. The- meeting was a most affecting one and, it is said, was "too much" for tlie ollljersi present. The Marshal had business1, out, but lie volt, it is said, limited. The scene was one most atfcotiug, the mother weeping and wailing iu tha most heartrending maiaiur. All pres ent, including the young rascal, wept bitter tears of grief. Hr.-s. Jicltsou and party returned ye iter Jay. She will he nearer her lost hoy iu a fa' months, as he will be taken in charge by Son Francisco officers as aoinasj , discharged by tlie Court htjre.