The State Times from Jefferson City, Missouri • Page 5

ADI)ItKS9 TO Till! WINTEtt OF 1841. BY MRS. M. A. 8POONER.

Mysterious Winter I beautiful as rare! Thou com'st In such strange loveliness of gulce, Smlllns; no bland with even rosy smiles Bo like thy sinter Summer, with her train Of gentle rephyres and soft, sunny hours The very buds ope their sweet Hps to meet Thy novel kiss and question, art thou Spring, Yea, e'en the birds, with carols, glad ns those Which welcome her in vernal months, tie ceived Bend from their sunny sweep to northern shrine, Too soon, alas! bright crcatir-es. all too soon; To nestle in thy fair, inviting breast, Though barren of the bliss might nurture them. And where is she" thut cold, majestic Queen, In ermined robes and royal jewelry; Frowning and chaste, uncertain and severe Who erst with pomp of bolst'rous gathering winds, And gloomy storms, with fierce regalia charged, Held tyrant empire o'er smothered earth. And trampled widely with their mighty force? Oh I where is she? Declare, if thou dost know; And who thou art, that calmly thus usurp'st The throne, lor forty years I'vo known her mount? For infancy inquires of mo thy name, And where, the icy fetters, piercing darts, And snow, it wont to greet. For as for thee, With frost-chased garments, lightly fringed with green.

At gentle morn and eve thou quiet both't, la rosy sea-shells, edg'd with burnisb'd gold; Or soft and fleecy clouds, o'er sapphire depths, Floatest at noon; or, screened by silvery veil, Look'st smiling through; while at deep mid' night's hour, Magnificently couched, Aurora, oft Wreathes her pearl bandeau, round thy bright gem'd brow, And harmless lightnings noiselessly flip around; While, bright'ning in their joy, (new luxury,) Silence and Warmth, wide waving bliss around, Lead timid forth, enfranchised, gladsome Earth, To join their happy, though Ohi if indeed thou'rt Winter, thus disguised In charms, strange ravUh'd from thy sister bright; 'Twcre marvel, dids't thou know thyself thu while! Art on the eve of marriage? wo would ask, With this grand show of beauty and of love I Tell us tho secret, and we'll guard it safe, In grateful token of tho bliss vouchsafed For thou hast won us by the constant charm, But if thy secret tbou woulds't hoard, reveal Its import unto us, its task for man. Art gives, us type of that eternal dawn, By prophecy foretold besought by faith; When wint'ry death, enchained, shall yield hi power And ransomed life reign in immortal spring; Or is't tho ever glorious smile of heaven. Beaming "through thee, acknowledgment of love, For man's vast effort to abolish crime? Oh? blessed Minister of things divine! Mysterious Agent of the King of Kings. Impart to us the knowledge of thy ways Banish the darkness that our sins create, And heavenly light pour on our waking minds The icy fetters from our hearts unbind, That stream of love may fructify tho soul. Oh! us with living fire touch our cold lips, And burning words shall breathe; hallow our thoughts; Our perverse wills subdue; our passions curb; And consecrate our spirits unto thee.

Then dove like Teace, with olive branch serene, (Sin's awtul deluge past) shall fold her wings On this fair earth, through the great grace re newed And knowledge, universal as the seas, One faith, one worship, and one heart unite, Iu beauty, strength, and loveliness to form A hoiy temple to tho Living God! The winter of 1842 was one of remarkable mildness, a fact which suggested this. poem, wliie.h was written at the time, and is now re published by request, as equally appropriate to the present season. fFather Matthew's herculean endeavors to abolish intemperance. Littkll's Living Agk. Nuraoers 1G54 and 1655 of tho Living Age, dated respectively Feb.

19th and 2(llh, have the following valuable eon-tents: Weslevan Methodism iu Wesley's Life limo and after, by Llewelyn Davies part Dnvlnm A Wppk 111110110' tllfi Maoris of Lake Taupo. Cornhill Tho Myth of Demeter and rersepnone, oy wui er n-1 Quarterly ltcvlew; Goethe and Minna Herz- ment, Saturday Review; The Intellectual Qualifications for Chess, Spectator; Spellinsr. Satur- Pin.nn Ti'liorliiili. l'llll Mall (il- xette and the following excellent serials: "The Curate in Charge," by Mrs. Oliphant; AJuiiM-ai Dilemma," and Left-Handed Lliza." Ihe usual choice poetry and mlscellauv complete the two numbers.

For fifty-two such nuni- bers oi sixiy-iour mrn" is" tuvu, 1 QAAA ivonaa a tltO HIlhsnH ntiOH TirlCO is low, or still l.ci'cr, for $10.80 any one of 1116 AIIIC1 iuuii mil With Hie living Age I yum, uuiu puohjbiu Llttell Gay, Boston, arc the publishers. At a "Centennial celebration," held at Fulton on the 22d, among a great array of other celebrated personages, tho Telegraph Informs that Gen. Morgan and wife were represented by Dr. Geo. M.

Rootcs and Miss Lizzio Fisher. This Gen. Daniel Morgan, "the uero or me cow pens and of Saratoga," was the great-grand fciinw-oitlzcn. N. C.

Kouns. Gen. Presley Neville, of Pittsburg, murrled tho only daughter of Gen. Morgan, and both John and Presley Neville were officers in the Continental army, "Virginia Line." Mrs. Knnna was a daughter of Gen.

Neville. Major Kouus says that lie bad snowu they were going to resurrect tils greai-granuuau uu on the would havegorfe over tosoe GUILTY OP A SLAUGHTER. A Singular Caso Just Terminated in court. A colored man named James Wil Hams, who was indicted a year ago by tho January term of the grand-jury for tho murder of Jennie Sly, pleaded guilty this morning to a charge of manslaughter in the fourth degree, and was sentenced to threo months imprisonment in the county jail and pay a fine of 9100. The circumstances of the crime, ni nearly as could bo learned from tho woman's own statements and tho only witnesses were near at the time, were ns follows Jennie Sly was colored girl, who lived in an attic-room over tho northwestern corner of Seventh street nnd Christy avenue.

Sho occasionally worked out, but also led a dissolute life. Among the men who ramo often to seo her, and, perhaps, lived with her was James Williams a colored roustabout. On tho nlaht ol Dec. 26, 1871, Williams and the girl had a fierce quarrel. Another colored man and wo man, Hamilton Armstrong and Mary Cater, wero in uu adjoining room aud distinctly over heard the quarrel, the doors of both rooms being open, and Williams threatening the woman in aloud voice.

After the quarrel commenced either Williams or Jcnnio shut tho door of their room and the other two could not seo what occurred after that but they could hear that the quarrel continued with increased violence until finally they heard scream and the sound of breaking glass. Then all was still for a moment. Suddenly Jcnnio Sly burst open the door and rushed out of her room into the apartment whero Armstrong and the other wo man were. She was clad only in an under garment like a night-dress, which was all in a blaze. She stood in the middle of the floor ex claiming in suffocated tones, "For Ood's sake put me out." Armstrong seized a blanket from the bed aud smothered the flames.

The woman then rushed from the room in her nno-ny and down tho stairs but was stopped on tho sidewalk by an officer. Immediately after the breiking of the lamp had set the room on lire, Williams, wild with fright, rushed to the win dow and threw himself oulside, hanging on to the window-sill with his hands. It was a fourth-story uttic ami the man on seeing where he must fall evidently regretted the move he had made, and tried desperately to regain the tooting he hnd left. Ho was nimble to do so, however, and little by little his fingers relaxed their hold until finally they slipped from the smootn wood and the man fell to tho sidewalk, lie was badly bruised but ii't fatally. lie and the woman were placed in a wagon and sent to tho hospital, while tho firemen stopped the fire in tho room above.

Jennie Sly died four days atterwards in the city hospital and said to the last that Williams threw the lamp and hit her, smashing the lamp and causing the fire. Republican. A 1IUSBAN1 1CLC Ill.Iil). A Wife of Two a Stake lit Carrie a Williamsburg; Episode. On Sunday afternoon and evening one of the most singular incidents iu the history of tho matrimonial lottery took place at No.

151 Johnson avenue, Williamsburg, it being tho playing of a game of curds for the possession of a wife by her two living husbands. Tho causes of this phenomenal incident, briefly told, are as lollows: In the fail of 1871 Louis angc, a barber, married Amiic Hortsman of Hudson city, N. after a court ship of two weeks. They lived together a very quarrelsome life for a few months, nnd then, in a fit of passion, ho deserted her and went to Chicago. She, being left without means, went home to he parents; but, having obtained a situation, returned Williamsburg.

Here she met the groomsman, Claus Doscher, who officiated at her wedding. After wniting two years without hearing from Lango Mrs. Lange married Doscher in 1871. Last week Lange returned to Brooklyn, and intent on being more happy in the future, sought his wife to make amends for his previous ill treatment and give promises for better treatment in tho future. He was horrified to find her the wife of his groomsman, but after considerable self-com munion he dicided to arrange the affair amicably.

So, with a mutual friend who was acquainted with all the parties, he called on her, in the rear of Xo. 151 Johnson avenue. He was made cordially welcome, and after a conversation of some half hour's duration the men adjourned to the saloon in tho front building to settle the matter by a came ot euchre. The room was a dingy one, the light of the one or two kerosene lamps casting only a faint glimmer on. the interesting game which was heralded, accompanied and followed by copious draughts of lager.

In the earlier part of the game fortune seemed to be in favor of Doscher and he speedily scored nino of ten points necessary to win, but there he stopped and Lange slowly and by "one," scored up to the same figure. The woman as the game progressed left her seat and took a place by the side of her second husband. All those in the room gathered around the table, and us Lange took a trick an audible sigh came from the woman, but as Doscher laid out trump after trump she seemed relieved, and when he bal made the winning point she suluted him with a hearty kiss. Lange for a moment seemed angry but said, "Well, Doscher, old boy, she ain't worth fighting over, here's joy to you with her," and be quaffed a foaming tankard of beer. The party then commenced drinking and kapt it up til) midnight, when they seperated the best ol Y.

Herald. Mr. Bayard Taylor has accepted the position of an editorial writer on the New York Tribune, and will commence work as soon as his lecture engagements for. luo season will permit. Personal.

Cui is to deliver a Centennial oration ut Council Bluffs on the 4th of July next. AjScw Jersey woman sleeps with her feet out of bed, so that the cold air may awsken'her if a burglar opens tho window. Ida Wilkinson, a lady of forty summers, re-sidir near New Brunswick, has sued a wld-6wer of thirty-five lor breach of promise, damages, $10,000. Whilo there's life, there's hope. Thornton Hunt, son of Leigh Hunt, once swapped wlvej with G.

II. Lewes, tno historian of philosophy. Mr. Lewes is now the husband of George Eliot, tho greatest student of character sinco Shakspeare. People are writing to tho Washington papers about cheaper livlny.

One man sajs ho pays $9 per diem at a hotel for one bed. ono small rocking-chair, two chairs to sit in, one bureau, one table, and indifferent board for self and wife. James C. Wingard, of New Orleans, is the coming man. He claims to havo invented a power which will destroy a ship five miles away from tho persons operntiug the power.

Let Spain puuse and reflect before she knocks that chip oil'. A young American lady who lias enjoyed tho rare privilege of taking a stroll with the poet Tennyson, incidentally mentions in a letter to a friend that "it seriously affected the romance of the situation when he paused during the walk to scratch his back against a gale post." M. Guillaume Guizot, in a lecture at the College do Franco, discussed tho fertile sublcct, "Who wrote Shakspeare," and traced the origin of the theory that Bacon was the man to an American woman named Bacon, who was anxious to glorify her namesake. Deacon C-, of New Jersey, furnishes brelid for communion service iu his church. He saves the diee-like bits that remain when the sacrament Is over.

The other day, while tho communion bread plate was passing, liis little son said, "Ma. they are taking quite a good deal, aud you was coin' to have bread puddeii tomorrow. Ain't they mean?" lilitck Hills It has become a fixed fact that the tido of immigration to the Blaek Hills is setting in with a rush, and the excitement is equal to that that swept over the country in the early days of California. People aro rushing to tho Hills from all quarters, and a number will leave St. Joseph the latter part of this or the first of next week.

That gold exists in paying quantities there is littlo room to doubt. A lato Bis-mark paper, placed on our table by Mr. F. Blackstonc, gives tho result of an interview with parties that havo just returned to'that town from an exploring expedition, and all that has been said Is more than corroborated. They report about 000 miners already in the Hills, and state that they aro coming in at the rate of about twenty-live per day.

Ono of tho most interesting lacts to those who aro roing there, is that supplies are not as high as might be expected. Flour is $12 per sack, sugar 25 cents per pound, bacon 30 cents, coffee threo pounds for a dollar, shovels 3 each, picks 3, and mining pans $3. No tronblo is anticipated with tho Indians, as the Indians aro as much afraid of the miners as tho minors are of them, and are not liable to attack any party strong enough to show light. A small party, if they get frightened, or let the Indians get the drop on them, might bo brought to crief in somo localities, but there is no probability of attack between Bismurclc and the Hills, as tho hostiles arc also out with tho Missouri river Indians who occupy tliis country, and who aro friendly to the whites and favorable to tho Black Hills occupation. Much other interesting information is contained in t.c interview, and certainly there is a great deal to encourage those who think of going.

There will be more or less suffering, as thero always is under such circumstances, and those who go without money will stand a poor show. Many will make fortunes, but the majority, as in all such cases, will see hard times. Ex. OntslilH tho Old Party. Chicago Journal "Yes, we tried tho 'reform' plan in our county last year," said an old farmer on the incoming train this morning.

"Wo Grangers jined in with tho Democrats and the Liberals and the Independents and tho Woman Suffragists aud tho what-nots, and jest carried everything before us we did all to savq expense and extravagance in office, you see?" "Well, did you succeed in your object?" asked a gentleman passenger. Naw exclaimed the ancient soil-tiller iu disgust; "we jest got ourselves into a fix expenses is gettin' bigger, and taxes is eatin' us up ever." Indeed "Yes, sure's you're born," continued the elderly plow-jogger; "now there's your county superintendent we 'lected a woman to that position, and she didn't wany no salary or nothin' she said, but you thould a-seen her last year's report sent in a fort'nit ago." "What, was it a heavy one?" "Wal, I should sav it was!" responded the grim husbandman; "flog me if she didn't have 220 days charged up for 'zamluations, 89 days for visilin' schools, and 1 days for belu' at the State 'sociation stickin' us tax-payers with 313 days at 91 a day 91,252, by hokey more'n I could earn a-farmin' in three hull years." "She ought to be satisfied with that," remarked another passenger. "But she wasn't," declared the old man; "blamed if she didn't seem to be mad because it wasn't leap year, no's she could crowd In 'nother workiu' duy." In the West this, year's peach crop promises to be but it partial success. On trees that were kept growing last year by cultivation quarter oi the buds are alive, but on thoso that mado their growth early and were not cultivated not nioro that 5 per cent, havo been saved. Sensible Young Ladles.

Sir JOdwanl Thornton and family says a correspondent ol the Cincinnati Gazette, sot a most excellent example, in the matter of dress, to nshington society, and one (hiit Americans generally might heed to ndvantage. This declaration is called out by an Incident whlth occuried on the avenue a few bright days ago, when nil of fashionable hie hero that could get out was on the promenade. The mntineo nt the principal theatre was just pouring out its crowd, mnde up largely of young ladies dressed In nit the agonies of the styles, to swell the tido, when the Fnglish minister nnd two daughters appeared upon the crossing, whidh led diagonally along tho lino of the 600 bedecked American woman. As it by a common impulse the wliolo crowd cunght tho sight, and nil caught themselves taking good look at once. Sir Ed ward Thornton is known to nil in Washington.

His Is striking figure, and he walks and rides so olten Hint every one recognizes him. It was not his appear-anee, however, that drew such sudden attention from this crowd of silks, laces, fathers and jewelry, but the dress ot tho two daughters walking one on each side fhicn. Thero was the titled minister of one of the greatest nations of the earth, living here in tho largest mansion of the city, nnd giving now nnd then such entertainments as eclipse nil others for their elegance. His establishment is a shrine where all fashion which can oWtain admission worships. Hut for all this here were Sir Edward and his daughters out lr a walk, and by chanco passing in review be-f'oro hundreds of American woman tricked out in all that tho fashion-plates prescribe and being out for a walk, those high-born young ladies wero setting their American cousins a lesson which should have put every ono ot them to blush.

Tho English ladies had on heavy boots to begin with, so heavy that it was entirely unnessary to dodge around the damp spots nn the avenue caossir.g. Next, their arms were free and not engaged in holding up the training dresses in which American female idiots will persist in sweeping through the filth ol tho streets. Their skirts not only did not touch, but they were not so low that every step spattered them with concentrated Hastiness. The skirts wero plain and of plain m.iterial. There was also an absensu of intricate humping-up.

reeling in, puiling-back, and bunching-out which Distinguish those whom Americans adore. But instead of this each wore a 'plain, comfortable and decent walking-skirt. Each had on a substantial cloak, but, horror upon horrors, they wero cut in the style of two winters ago. The chances are that the cut was that of three seasons since, At any rate, that was the prevailing opinion in one group of Americans that discussed the question, with that eagerness which its importance demanded. "The horrid things," said one, as sho stepped into a puddle and splashed her white stockings and the whole side of a white lace skirt she displayed as she was trying to hold it out ot the mud; "the horrid things, thsso cloaks and skirts are four seasons ld, as I'm alive.

And nil ihe money thoy've got. t9o!" Abominable!" gasped another, in an under tone, as her own trail of silk swept off the curb and into the gutter, where it soaked a moment, as she completed her observation, and remarked. "Abominable! What can tho queen be thinking about, it she knows what guys her immediate representatives make ol themselves in. tho capital ol America And so tne minister had his daughters al! the pictures of health and vigorus life, moved along ihe front of the crowd quite unconscious of I lie universal attention they were exciting, or of the valuable lesson they were giving those who chose to learn it. Hut will dare to practice it, and probably not ono who moves in the fashiona-blo lite of Washington will have the courage to imltato the good example of those English ladies of rank.

For if they did, ysu see, tho young gentlemen who give tho germaus gentlemen who would at any time change their own number seven heads for number tour feet would never bo semi with them on the street, or at tin opera, and would never invito them to those "divine dances." "And Mien what would life be." How A ConisLEiiMADE a. Will. Many years ago the husband ot an old lady living in Buckinghamshire, died without making his will, for tho want ot which necessary precaution his estate would have passed away from his widow, had she not resorted to the following expedient to avert the loss the property. She concealed the death of her husband, and prevailed on an old cobbler, her neighbor, who was, in person, somewhat liko the deceased, to go to bed at her house, and personate him. in which character it was agreed that he should dictate a will, leaving the widow tho estato In question.

An attorney was sent for to draw up tho writings. The widow, who, on tho arrival, appeared in great affliction at her good man's danger, began to ask questions of her pretended husband, calculated to elicft the answers she expected and desired. The cobbler, groaning aloud, and looking much like a person going to give up the ghost as soon as possible, feebly answered; "I indeed to leave you half of my estate, and I think tho poor old shoemaker, who lives opposite, is deserving of tho other halt, for he has always been a good The widow was thunderstruck at receiving a reply so different from that which she expected, but dare not negative the cobbler's will, far lear of losing the wholo the property, while the old rogue in bed who was the poor old shoemaker living pposlte laughed in his sleeve, and divided with her the fruits of a projeci which the widow had intended lor her sole benefit. One' of the marble quarries of West Rutland, yielded 333 blocks of statuary rnarblo the past seasou, whose average value was $1,000 each. Compensation of Postmasters.

(Washington cor. St. Louis Republican.) The long-talked of reformation of the system of paying salaries of postmasters is now under discussion bv the houso coin-, tnittee on tho post-office and post roads. A bill was introduced last week by Gen. Clark, chairman ot the committee, which presents the idea of the postal department to scale die salaries according to the receipts of the offices.

The scheme proposed is too complex and Intricate lor recital, the postmasters being divided into five different classes, and tho plan determining the compensation being more or less different for each class. Iu the main it involves a varying percentage of (ho box rents nnd giws receipts of Ihe office, tho percentage being determined by tho amount ot money collected at the office. Tho committee will most likely change the percentage as now fixed in the bill so ns to reduce the compensation somewhat more. A fair idea ef tho results that are expected from tho bill can bo gathered from 80MK INTERESTING STATISTICS, Obtained by your correspondent, illustrating the effect of the scheme presented in the bill. Of course it Is impossible to form anything else than an approximate idea of the actual saying, but (Jen.

Clark, chairman ol tiie committee, estimates that it will be vcr four hundred and may reach live hundred thousand dollars, and the statistics obtained at the postal department appear to justify this calcul ition Thero are eighty-six lreo delivery offices now, for one of which, New York, a salary of $8,000 is paid, and for sixty-three salaries of $1,000 each. For the remainder the salaries vary from $2,500 to The aggregate amount paid to the eighty-six postmasters of the free delivery offices was during the last year $351, 900. The proposed chango in the law would reduce the aggregate to about $307,000 The salaries are increased in but four tee cases, ot which eight are of postmasters now receiving the increases ot this class being in the eight largest cities of the country Baltimore, Boston, Chicago. Cincinnati, New York. Philadelphia, St.

Louis and San Francisco. These, too, are the only cases in which a salary equaling $1,000 would be paid under the proposed aw, all tho remiindor falling more or ess IihIow that figure. Tim tnilo.ving list of TWENTY-ONE I'KINCII'AL CITIES. Being all at which the gross receipts of money last year equalled or exceeded $100,000, gives a fair idea how the salaries would be graded if tho new principle becomes the law, each of them now getting the $1,000 salary Olllce. Siihuy Gross under pro- Kccclpts.

posed sclicmo. Albany Wl.RSo Uultimoro Si Host on 01 Brooklyn 31 liuffulo 40 3.A00 CliieasjO (1.100 Cincinnati 23 Cleveland 52 3.60O Detroit (4 :i.0O Imliannpolis Louisville l.H.Siltl fl(l 3.500 Milwaukee Itti.OiH) 37 New Orleans 201.174 15 3.700 New York 31 8.500 Philadelphia lMii.813 22 0.4H0 I'iltslmrg 217.3,-7 57 3.8W) Providence 121,77.1 04 3,400 Rochester 11S3.WI0 3 300 St. Louis 44'UiOl 14 4,701) San Francisco- 42.1.130 32 4,00 Washington 170.H77 31 3,500 The gross receipts ol the office at Kansas City, Missouri, are reported at Hi. and the salary would he reduced from $1,000 to at St. Joseph the receipts are .09, and the salary would be reduced from $1,000 to $3,000.

The offices in Missouri, outside th" city of St. Louis, not, treo delivery offices, which will bo changed, number 11 in all. Their gross receipts, according to last report, box rents, present and prospective salaries being as follows: Gross Iiox Salary Kec'td. ltents. Tres.

Propel. Offleo Jloonville $4,200 21 1IH 80 $2,500 $1,000 Jtrooklielfl 54 327 75 1.500 1.300 ISrunswick 1.1181 10 217 00 1.800 Butler 208 24 l.liOO 1.400 California 1.504 60 54 80 1.000 Cameron 2-553 17 358 32 1,800 1,400 Canton 2.087 7-" J7H 00 1.100 1.100 Capo Girardeau. 2.723 12 1.000 1.40 Cairollton 3.2;4 61 400 0 1.000 1.700 Carthago 4.333 22 300 00 2.200 1.800 Cllillieotlio 4.582 70 50'1 00 2,000 2,100 Clinton 3.178 40 (iS 1.700 1,000 Columbia 4.542 80 200 00 2.0011 1.800 Kayelto l.Ool 71 13140 .001) 880 Fulton 2.00(1 45 200 00 1.800 1.300 Glasgow 1,827 11 28 1 00 1.400 1,100 Hannibal 13,530 33 1.841 00 3,800 3.100 llol.ien 2.301 08 235 04 1.200 1.30D 3,110 22 431 00 2,200 1.700 Jefferson 11544 44 000 00 2,000 2.200 KirskvlUe 2.772 40 175 25 1.500 1,100 1.477 80 148 00 1,100 840 Lexington 4.050 47 415 25 2,4:0 l.HOO Liberty 2.01S 177 50 1.2 0 1.100 Louisiana 4.770 04 384 00 2.4(o 1,000 Macon City 4.W4 43 401 00 2.40(i 1.000 Marshall 2,550 03 288 00 1.200 1.400 Mexico 4,207 08 3.8 25 2,300 1.800 Maryvillo 3,100 47 302 75 1.500 Mouorly 4.134 45 480 50 2,200 2,000 Murphysburg 1774 81 240 00 1,100 1.000 Xcosho 2 000 40 170 40 1.100 1.100 Nevada 2,178 34 240 00 1,200 1-300 Pnlmvra 2,518 00 118 25 1.500 1.400 Pleasant 2.022 30 330 RU 1.500 1.500 KollU 3,22.1 45 805 00 1.500 St. Charles 4.030 73 400 00 2,100 1.000 Savannah 1,013 01 172 20 1.100 1.000 Sodtiliu 11.51(1 05 1,010 00 3.KK) 3,100 Sprinslleld 7.075 50 1.000 0 3.000 2.000 Trenton 3,033 2 1 031 fit 1,401) 1.400 4.203 00 300 00 2.20 2,000 Weston 1.252 04 203 80 1,200 73!) Total SI The advance ot civilization in Japan indicated by nothing so plainly as by the ncrcascd busines.4 in the law courts. Last year 42,000 cases were heard belore the civil courts ot'Yeddo; and insolvencies are so lrequent that, to prevent business from accumulating, the judges dispose ot the suits in branches of twenty or thirty.

As illustrating the carelessness ot peo- file generally in business matters, it is routed that one ot tho men in authority in a Philadelphia trust deposit company says ho would be glad to be allowed to give $1000,00 to the company annually to be entitled to all the sweepings of tho floor-in other words, to bavo tor his own tho precious papers, stocks, coupons, tho depositors leave on tho floor. the old gent..