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E. L. 0. ABD, EditoaPropnet The Organ of the Roanoko audTbomarle Sections. t U I YOL. II: : MURFHEESBORO, N. OVTHURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1S77. j jl . NO. 40 FAME AND DUTY, What shall I do, lest life And if it do. In silence pass ?. And never prompt the bray of noisy brasa. What need's thou rue ? Remember, aye, the ocean-deepa are mute ; The shall oWaj roar ; j Worth ia the ocean fame ia but the bruit Along the shore. j - . What shall I do to be forever! known ? I Thy duty ever.f I I - This did full ma Qy who yet sliept unknown. O never, never ! known Think'st thou perchance that they remain un- Whem thou know'st not? By angel trumps in heaven their praise is blown Divine their lot. . What shall I do, an heir of endless life ? ' Discharge aright j : The simple dues with which each day ia rife, Yea, with thy might. Ere perfect scheme of action tottdevise-i Will life be fled. While he, who ever acts as coiscience cries, Shall live, though 'dead. Maude's Elopement. BY EVA EVKRGREEX. Maud Stanwood was eighteen, pretty and wilful the two latter! characteris tics are very apt to gq together in our modern specimens of had been the radiating femininity and ce htrej of num could re- berless beaux ever si nice jsjhe member. B:it despite theiir sighs and protestations the littfel damsel's heart had remained obdurately c loSed, until one memorable day able, indeed, than dreamed of then. r more memor- sjhe L'Oijld liave Six weeks before, D Soc iety liad been thrown into a great natter by the i appearance of a gentlema h w, ho made his entree into their verty hid St like a conquering hero, and was flattered, feted, and courted accordingly!. Noth- " i i r : ing was known concerning! him, save what he chose to divulge himself, fur ther than that he earner! from that charmed region, "the Jity" j but his stylish attire, and general qlstiMytie air, was sufficient recommendation in the eyes of the young people, and indeed in many of the older onesj joo.i lie put up at the best hotel! in the place, and initiated himself ji nto public favor bv at once ioinitig the young men's "Literary and pebating Club,'? from whence he easily Obtained intro ductions to all the young ladies of tile place. From the first of theirj acquaint ance, however, M r. Reynolds mani fested a strong and ujiniistjkable pen chant for Maud Stanwoodt, wlfjosfe father was one of D 's "solid mejni'and it wasn't lon'g before she,! flattjsfei bj' his preference and the conquest sjhe had gained over companions, jftouind her heart becoming hopelessly involved. One-half of her friends congratulated her upon the splendid cjnjqutt and the other halfl as was natural. 3 was not a : lL ,i ;n i ..-..Lwi ! r . nine jeuiuus itiiu m-w uin pn l downfall of their hopesj butlMaud was in a state of too blissfuli exjaltaition to mind that. There was one,! ihawever; who looked upon the matteirj with de cided disapproval, and that was Maud's father. M" 1 j At first he had taken nd ndtice of the young man's attentions,! or tle conse quent discussions his advent into the town had given rise to, but discovering at last that his add ressesj were becoming marked and significant, 'ami that 'his! name, constituted the most 'frequent; theme upon his daughters lipi, ie felt it time to interfere. One afternoon, tlierefore, as Maud was ( about; sallying forth for her accustomed Uvaikl tie called lier into his study. "1 want to sav a few won;U to J'ou, Maud." he began, abruptlv ; Hwliat do you know of this Mr.Reyuold:f!thrtt the town is lionizing to such 'an extent?" The Question took Maud bv isku rise, and the color swept in a! scar t l 4vl wave oxer her face and neck. ; j j "Know?'-' she stammered; y, as much as any one else does. ; "Exactly, and that is,--iioth6ikft) re- turned her father, with a;s ightfcurl of his lip; "nothing, except whatvpr re . markable or romantic takrhe majclioose to invent, and which is feadiily accepted by our credulous town people. I-Biut it doesn't satisfy me, Maud. l muNt have more satisiactory Knowiecige bf the man's character and connection; q before I would consent to receive son-in-law." "Papa papa !" protested face aflame; "the idea of - hini as: my r MaUd J her 5. "That will do, Maud. ITou. under stand his intentions as well as I do, despite that assumption of.pretfc inno cence; and I tell you frankly that, from my acquaintance with MH Rey nolds, I am not at all favorabiv !im- pressed with him. He is1 si thorough I r man of the world and they are not the kind to select country girls for! their wives. I regret most keenlv that you are without a mother to direct a lid lad vise you in this matter; but as it s you must be content to abide by) my judg ment. There are plenty of wjorthjl men in this town without your S taking up - !il 1 H ( wnn one wno may oe . a mere adven turer; so if Mr. Reynolds makes any matrimonial proposals to you just refer him to me, and I will give him an an swer mat will settle him I guess. Thatl is all I wished to say." ;Maud arose and silently left the room,; to give vent, however, to her indigna tion, as soon as she was fairly out of. hearing. "All ! I shonld think it was enough quite enough ! It's very nice for papa to sit there and vilify the only man I ever cared for. Plenty of others as if I'd give a rush for any of them ! And he an adventurer! Adventurers don't wear such fine clothes, and have nlentv of m0ney to spend, and be so accomp lished as he. is. I didn't think father could be so unjust and cruel !" and hav- ing settled the matter entirely to her own satisfaction, Maud started on her walk that walk which was to occasion such results. Half way defwn the village was a pleasant lane runnidg between some farm lands, shaden by trees on either side, whose projecting branches met overhead. It had been christened by the more romantic of the young people, "Love Lane;" and somehow Maud's footsteps had instinctively turned in tnat direction ot late, she had just gained it this time,, when she heard footsteps behind her, and as they drew nearer, she turned, with a conscious flush, to meet Mr. -Reynolds. For a moment, seized with a fit of sudden shyness, she would have Slur ried on ; but, as if anticipating her pur pose, he stepped forward and intercep ted her. "Don't run away, Miss Maud ! Won't you permit me to share your stroll V" he said, with that easy, confident air, which seemed to substantiate his claim to being a person of importanca. "I don't know that I have any objec tions," Maud stammered, trying to laugh in order to hide her confusion. "Thanks!" He walked on by her side for a few moments in silence, then bent a signifi cant look upon her. 'They tell me that this pleasant little ramble is called 'Love Lane,' Miss Stan- wood." " Yes, some of our young folks called it so in sport, and the name seems to cling to it." "And it has decided the future des tiny of many a couple, I dare say," pur sued Mr!. Reynolds. "I do'nt know but it has," admitted Maud. "Shall it decide ours?" her compan ion said, bending his head suddenly to look into her tell-tale face ; "say, Maud, shall we date our happiness from this auspicious place?" Maud trembled and turned partly away from mm lor a moment, her father's words of disapproval and ad monition yet ringing in her ears. But what young, impulsive girl is willing to believe anything detrimental to the man who has captivated her youthful fancy? "Will you not speak, Maud?" Rey nold urged. "Look into my face, dar ling, and see how I love you, and tell me that you will be mine!" His arm stole around her waist, his other hand held hersfast. Maud's fool ish little heart beat like a trip-hammer under the magnetism of his presence. Everything else was forgotten, and with a low whispered "yes," her head sank on his shoulder. "My darling! I will see your father at once, and have all settled without dehvy." Her father ! That set Maud trembling again, tsne tnsengageu nerseii, quiver, ing nervoasly. "What is the matter?" Reynolds asked. s Js mere any donor oi your father's consent?" "Yes," she faltered. - "I will trj' him, at. all events," re plied her lover, "and if he objects, we must take the matter itiour own hands. Will Maude be willing to do that ?" "I don't know what you mean," she answered, faintly. "Would you be willing to go with me where we may make our own home and fortune, or must we be parted forever?" he asked, bending his, face to hers. Parted! the thought was torture to the infatuated girl, and she murmured j"yes" again, feeling willing to endure anything rather than separation. "That is my,dear, faithful girl !" He bent to kiss the trembling lips. "Don't say anything to your father until I see him, and if he refuses, why, then we'll seek ouihappinesselse where. " "J He walked on half way to the house With her, and then bade her good-by, again enjoining secrecy, while Maud went on and into the house, all in a tremor with her guilty secret. A fortnight passed. Every day her fathers demeanor toward ner seemed more constrained and suspicious. The subject was not again alluded to; but at the end of that time, Reynolds, meeting her in the village, slipped a note into her hand. Half an hour later, in the seclusion of her own room, she broke the seal, and read the, few lines it con tained: I '' "Dear! Maude: I have seen your father, and there is no hope for us ; and as it is necessary for me to return at once J .1 -A . -. . io uie cny, you must go with me, dr Did me farewell forever. - If vou will come. meet me to-night under the large chest- mn nee near tne old town rpad, at nine v j ou rove me, uo not iau In haste, "Walter Maud read the note three times, and then raisejUier jread, dashing the tears tiuiu iixzr eves. Yes, I will go, for I cannot give him up ! Papa shall not stand between us !" and destroying the missive, she left the room and went down stairs, striving, to hide her really heavy heart -and, con science under an assumed cheerfulness. She passed a sleepless night, her mind racked with conflicting emotions of self-accusation at the duplicity in which she was engaging, and vague apprehensions concerning the step be fore her. Everything seemed' to favor her the next day, however ; her father was away from home, land no restraint was put upon her actions. Toward after noon, wearied out with the mental ex citement of the past day and night, she thtew herself inro a chair, and fell into a troubled sleep. But the decisive hour came all too soon ; and stealing from her home like a guilty thing, shenia:le her way to the rendezvous. A tall, muffled form awaited her, and leading her to where a car riage and horses were standing, lie lifted her in, and they drove off. On and on they went in silence and darkness. For awhile the novelty of the thing diverted her attention, and then her conscience arose i with renewed strength and power to reproach her for the step she was taking, and held before her eyes the dreadful consequences. A:t first she crouched in one corner of tle carriage, too utterly wretched to speak, while the whole of her previous life seemed to pass in review before her. The thought of her mother, dead sd many j-ears ; of her father, who lovel her so dearly, ami who had so often called her his only blessing; of li i grief and anguish when he should re-i turn to his home and find her gone;! and lastl the man into whose hand.: she had entrusted her welfare, and who was a comparative stranger to her. What had she done? What would bei the consequences of this step? what; could they be but misery and wretched- ness? These questions struck to her; heart like the point of a knife ; and at last, unable to endure it longer, she turned to her companion, who was almost indistinguishable in the dark nesr, and who had maintained the same persistent taciturnity. l "Take me back, Walter!" she ex claimed, brokenly. "I was foolish wicked! Take me back!" "It is too late now," was the answer, as the horses quickened their pace; "you have chosen your fate; you must accept it." "But where are you bringing me?" she moaned, as the full horror of her position seemed to burst upon her; "oh, heaven ! what shall I do?" Her companion made no repty, but only urged the animals faster. Another dreadful silence ensued, a period dur- ing which Maud suffered shell agony Those as she never thought possible. few words seemed to have stripped the mask from her enslaver, and shown her the true character of the man into whose power she had in her wilfulness and follj' betrayed heaself. At last the carriage stopped, her companion alighted, and then lifted her to the ground; and as the action j seemed to give her new vigor, she broke from his arms with an anguished cry : ; "Oh, father father ! save me ! where am I?" "Safe in your own home, my child ! Thank heaven that such a haven yet re mains to you !" answered her father's voice. With a startled cry, she opened her eyes, to find herself lying prone upon the floor, from which he had bent to raise her, and giving utterance to a faint moan, the overwrought and ut terly astonished girl sank fainting into his arms. When she recovered her senses, her father was seated beside the lounge on which he had placed her, chafing her brow and hands; and when, she would have spoken he prevented her, "Let me speak firs Maud; you are too weak. I discovered your intended elopement, and learned also, that this Reynolds was worse than I ever deemed him, and that the officers of. the law were already upon his track. I have j.tfst returned with the intelligence of his arrest ; but had it been deferred un til evening, I had intended to meet you in his stead, and save my j misguided daughter from the fate she would have incurred." - j 1 "Then I have not -"faltered Maud, in wild bewildermemt. ! "You have not left the safe haven of your father's home my child; God grant that you never may," replied Mr. Stanwood; gravely; "I have been watching you all this week, and mark ing every movement, and this afternoon as I heard the welcome news that the man who would have wrought your ruin was in the custody of the law, I hastened home, just as you cried out in your sleep, jand springing from your chair,! fell to the floor. You may tell me nojw, if you choose, whai it was, but thank God it was only a dream; and not the fearful reality!" Fork moment shame sealed Maud's lips; then with ,a burst of tears of min gled repentance for the folly, aiid gra titude for her deliverance from the fate whichshe could now realize so vividly, she confessed the whole. "Then your heart Mas not wholly alienated from the father who would lay down his life, if, need be, for your sake?'1 Mr. Stamvood said, as she fin ished, and he folded her sadly and ten derly into his arms; "he never; asked my coiisent, Maud; and let this .be a lesson jto you, that any one who w ould counsel you to leave vour home under such circumstances, would have no end in view but yolir destruction. Thnnk heaven jfor 3our deliverance, my child, and let jit be a! warning that you will never forget." ' They talked" together much longer, while Maud besought the forgiveness that wajs freely j gran ted. Three years later she became the happy wife of a good uujn, sanctioned by her father's smile arid blessing, and she never ceased to look back with gratitude upon that day when she was sr mercifully spared the wretchedness and woe which could have been the only results of her pro jected elopemen. I One Perhaps there lis no stronger tendenev of the humanx heart than to have one supreme: object jof our affections ; and the follj- of having the flowers of hu man hope rooted in earthly evils.is ap parent wfhen cruel frosts destroy them. A mother, among her interesting family, seemed fo cling; with devotion,' to her eldest child, a young lady whose ami ability and intellectual gifts charmed everj' one. But, like a heavenly exotic, the rude blast ofj earth called her she faded and died, j The shock was too much foif the worshiping -mother, and life became a blank to her. In vain i she tried; to arouse herself to the duty she owed to her promising children still around iher. a I settled melancholv clouded the sunny sky of domestic in terest. How touching is the sight when those w ho possess so' many -blessings, and w ith i loving duties awaiting them, sit with listless hands and heavy hearts, famishing in a land of plenty ! We of ten see faces lined with care, whose surroundings seem so prosperous and rose colored that we find ourselves won dering what hiddep, fatal grief is cher ished in the heart. One void alone causes more uuhappiness than do those awful calamities from which w e shrink. Do not most natures become worn and wearied bly-egrets and disappointments more than from heavy grief and mis fortune ? Indeed, it requires more real heroism to become resigned to part with one idol than to good. One object sacrifice necessary alone is worthy to claim our supreme love, and that is our maker; then it is we find his ready hand i !supplif& omr needs (bven before we our selves realize them. A Batch j)f Whys. Why are embassadors the most per fect people in the wirldf Because they are all excellencies 1 I Why is sympathy like blind man's buflf It is a fellow feeling for a fellow creature, i Why is the sun like a good loafT Be cause its light when ;it rises. Why is a crow a brave bird? Be cause it never shows the white feather, j Why is a sawyer like a j lawyer? Be cause whichever way lie goes, down comes the dust. j w : Why are jwasherwomen silly people? Because they put out their tubs to catch soft water yvhen it rains hard. j . j Why is a man who doesn't lose his temper like a schoolmaster? Because he keeps cool (keeps school.) J Why arej mountains like invalids? Because they look peakish. ! JWhy are umbrellas like pancakes? Becaase they are seldom seen after Lent. 1 Wrhy is a drunkard hesitating to sign the pledge like a, skeptical Hindoo? Because he doubts whether to give up the worship of Jug or Not. j VVhy cannot two slender persons ever become great friends? Because they will always be slight acquaintances. After Breakfast. TKere is no period at jwhieh. the feeling of leisure is a more delightful one than after breakfast on a Summer morning in the country. ! It is a slavish and painful thing to know that instantly you rise' from the breakfast table you musttake to your workj In that state your mind wijfl be fretting and worrying away all the time the hurried meal lasts. It is delightful to breakfast! leisurely ; then go put and saunter in the garden ; walk down to the water and) give the dogs a swim ; sketch but a kite, to be completed in the e veni ng ; to stick up a new colored picture in the' nursery, aiid ! to do this and more with the sense that there is no neglect that you can easily overtake your day's work. Irting. -j-The public library' of Boston now contains 314,265 volumes. ; f i The Blackfeet Indian. : I j J(EWS IN BRI2F The Blackfeet, taken as a bodyj arp still the most1 numerous and powerfu, of the nations that live wholly or parti j in British North America. In persoiii they have developed an unusual degree of beauty and symmetry. Though o ' less stature than many other Indians, they are still tall and well made. Tieir! aquiline, the eyes clear and brill the check-bones less prominent the lips thinner than usual among other tribes. The dress of the m em differs little from the ordinary eostrimej of the Indian of the plains, except id being generally cleaner and in betteri preservation. The Bloods dress more neatly and are finer and bolder-looki ng men than the Blackfeet, who in turn surpass the Peagins in these respects. The Bloods are said to have among them many comparatively fair men, with gray eyes, and hair both finer and lighter colored than usual in the ca se of pure Indians. This tribe is supposed to bear its savage name,not from; any i particular cruelty or disposition, !j brut because, unlike the other tribes, its warriors do not steal horses, but only seek for the blood of their enemies, whom they generally I overcome, for they are among all the bravest of all the natives. The faces of both Ejlack- feet men and women are generally highly painted with vermilion, which seems to be the national color. The dress of the latter is very singular and striking:, consisting of long gowns, f buffalo-skins, pressed beautifully soft, and dyed with yellow ochre. This k confined at the waist by a broad belt of the sanie material, thickly studded over with round brass 'plates, the she of a silver half-dollar piece, bright polished. The Blackfeet, however; i common with other Indians, are rapid! adopting blankets and capotes, an giving up the beautif ully painted rob of their forefathers. The ornamental robes that are now made are inferio in workmanship to those of the day gone by. The mental characteristics of tho Blackfeet resemble closely those of In dians everywhere. Similar circuin stances give shape and force to .thoughts and emotions in all. InteU lectual vigor is manifested in shrewd ness of observation, and strong power i of perception, imagination, and elo quence. They are quick of apprehen sion, cunning, noble-minded, And firm of character, yet cautions in manner, and with a certain expression of pride and reserve. They are strong an active, and naturally averse to an in-A dolent habit. Their activity, however, is rather manifested in war and the chase than in useful ( labor. Pastoral, agricultural, and mechanical labor they despise, as forming a sort of degrading slavery. In this they are as proud as the citizens of the old republics whose business was war. Their labors are laid upon the women, who also are, upon occasion, the beasts of burden upon their marches; for the egotism of the red man. like that of his white brother, makes him regard woman as his inferior, and a predestined servant servant to minister to his comfort; and pleasure. The Blackfeet have, more over, both a local attachment and a strong patriotic or national. feeling, in which respect they differ favorably from all other tribes. In their public councils and debate they exhibit a genuine, oratorical power, and a keen ness and closeness of reasoning quite remarkable. Eloquence in public speaking is a gift which they earnestly cultivate, and the chiefs prepare them selves by previous reflection and ar rangement of topics and methods of ex pression. Their scope of thought is as boundless as the and over which the.y roam, and their speech the echo of the beauty that lies spread around them. Their expressions are as free and lofty as those of any civilized man, and they; speak the voices of the things of earlh and air amid which their wildlife is cast! Their language being too limited to afford a wealth of diction, they make up in ideas, in the shape of meta phor furnished by all nature around them, and read from the great book tuviut r w f Common Sense. The very basis of good taste is formed by 'common sense. It teaches a man, in the first place, that more than two el bows are highly inconvenient in the world; and, in the second, that the fewer people you jostle on the road of life the greater your chance of success among men or women, It is not nec essary that the common-sense man need be an unimaginative man;j but it is necessary that ibis imagination should be well regulated. Good taste springs from good seiise, because the latter enables him to understand, at all times, precisely where he is, and! what he ought to do under the circumstances of his situation. Good taste is a just appreciation of the relationship and probable effects of ordinary, as well as extraordinary, things; and no man can have it unless he is in the habit of con sidering his own position, ami planning his own actions with coolness and accuracy. T e Western Penitentiary at Pitts- hurgj, daily. Pa., turns out 1,000 pairs of shoe pstof the new churches In London are adapted to hold Ironi 1.300, to 2.000" pfppHi jf-rThe new Rusk county, Texas peni tentiary will cost the "large sum of $ltab. - j T-The B irataria canal cost $G,000,000, and Wll make New Orleans a "new Byzanjium' i Tire United States in 1830, contained 12J700,flOO Inhabitants, of which 1,1)50,- 000 were slaves, j ' --There are found to be nearlj' twenty thousand Freedmen's Bank depositor wi imbalances of $5 or less. 1 --Mayor Schroederproooses to buy up all theireVorks in Brooklyn ami have them exploded on waste land. j -A 'sturgeon thirteen feet long and weighiug five hundred pounds, was caught oil' Newburgh recently. 1 --Spain has seventeen Admirals, and if all are to be provided for, the Cuban war bonanza must last till 1900. i Smithfield is mentioned as a market for eatl e aj early as 1750. It was laar used for this purpose on June 11, 1355. -The 'coasts of England and Wales are jo fit ca ally said to be about 2,000 miles in extent; Scotland, 1,100, and Ireland, 1,300. - !, . 1 , j rThej Arkansas Industrial University : 1 ! IS can jaccomodate 800 students. It Is said to be th$ largest and most elegant struc ture in the State. U. woman at Elizabeth, X. J., has 5,000 recipes for making horse liniments and salves, and yet. she nevejr owned ivefl a clothes-horse. rwqj women have been appointed phonogrphrs to the Supreme Court of Maine,and are highly commended by uvuii uenc u ana oar. New Hampshire State Prison 160 convicts, and the earnings contains ui iue yestrjusi ciosea exceed the expen ditures jby over j$8,000. 1 Boys are engaged by farmers in the northern! and western portions of th Statej of New York t,o pick potato bug at five cents a hundred. Mrs. Cox,of Holderness, X. II., 101 years old on the 25th ult.,is now enjoy ing for the first time in her life, the de lightj of .whooping cough. i It is estimated that twenty millions of Priesby ;erians will be represented at the grand Presbyterian alliance which nheeta sho rtly fn Edinburgh. Ill the vear IGO.'i. Ii(T'2C.ii nf Mia in. habitantsbf London died of the plague, and 'in corded, j ffJ7o, 7S,50li ueains were re- ICS dying in, less than one week I The Rev. Henrv Ward Beeeber lias givenj a gold watch to the agent of the uoston picture .Bureau who traveled 30,OOC miltis with him in the West during his re 3eijt tour. , L . j Twenty-eight Chinese boys are on their way to English and French naval colleges. Japanese I example has evi dently' told even upon Chinese ariti European' feeling. " ; aI Beecher's Peekskill farm last year his onions cost $1 50 per bushel ; beef, ! 1 50 cents per pound ; oats $2 per bushel ; biftter $1 25 per pound, and eggs 75 cenbs peir dozen. ; The most thrifty husband on record li(es iiji New Hampshire. Within eight months he has buried three w ives, the last being tint seventeen years of age. Ht is agairil ready for the altar. i-Tlie model town in the State of Xew Yirk is Alfred. It has 2,000 inhabi tants, has never had a single glass of liduor sold within its limits, and never a pauper to support. j ft-A twenty-four pound turtle re cently captured near Norfolk Conn., wa strjongj enough to move about from place to ilace while bearing upon its bacjk a marijweighing 200pounds!( -rAmong the curiosities of theColum- biai N. Y., College library are the old arm chiir in which Governor De Witt Cllntoni ditld; and the arm cfiair in which Ben jiaiin Franklin was wont to Pit. ! ., . - , i' Three 'women living near Cisco, ll.1, liaye between'them giveh birth to en children within the last six weeks, ihere Wa3 atrio of girls, and a quartette of bbys but the sex of . the other trio is unknown. I ; "J - - The St. John (N. B.) Daily Trie rraph was Issiued on the morning alter j'tre fire in a single sheet about a foot square, pith) two small advertisements a.ud a description of the disaster which had overtaken the city1. The Hallowell (Me.) Granite Com pany have almost finished the statue of ttie"Goddess i)f; Liberty which is to sur l lount tlie Ij lgrim's monument at PI3' niouth. The figure is forty-five feet high!, and the stone from which one arm .was cut. weighed sixty tons. Mi88 Jenny North is to be valedic torian of her Iass at the coming com mencement f;pf Bates College, Maine. She is th jy oungest member of the class, and ills r ?ported to be the first woman who has been graduated with the high est honorjs by any New England college admitting women. Mr. Motley received from the Har pers, as copyright, the coin lortable sum of $C0,000, i while Professor Charles Anthon got upon his writing $100,000. The firm paid; to Mr. Jacob Abbott $50, 000; to the late Albert Barnes $75,000, and to Marciu8Wilson, the author ol heir series of school readers, about $200,000. ' ' The canaj! around MusselShoals, in thu Tennessee river, will be fourteen and a half miles long. Something less than. a million of dollarsin addition to the amount already expended, will be necessary to com nlete the work. The locks will 1 t be large enougji to aeconio- date a first-class jvussissippi river steamer.
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