CARLISLE'S MAKE-UP.
The HODIIO Committees as Officially An
nonucod on the 33d.
lhe house committeRs are as follows
On Klectionir Turper ( Ga ) , Davis ( Mo )
Converse , Cooke , Bennett ' .Lowry , Elliot
Jiobortaon ( Ky ) , Adams ( N Y ) , Kanney
Pettibone , Miller ( fa. ) , Valentine , Hepbur
( la ) , Hart.
Wayg and Means Morrison , Mills
1'lount , Blackburn , Herbert , Hurd. Jone
( Ark ) , Kfllcy , KJifson ( la ) , McKlnley (0)
HIscockNYllu9fiell.
Appropriations Randall , Forney , Ellis
Ilolrnnn , Hancock , Townshend , Hutchlns
Follett , BurneBj Kelfcr , Cannon , llyan
Cnlklns , Herr , Washburn.
Judiciary Tucker , Howard , Culbcrtsoi
( Tex ) , Mo 11 It on , Uroadheud , Dorshehner
Collins , Sevey , Heed ( Me ) , E B Taylor
(0) ) , McCoil , Brown ( End ) , Poland.
Banking and Currency Buckner , Ernme
trant , Potter , Hunt , Miller ( Tex ) , Chand
Icr , Wllklns , Yaple , DIngley , Brumm
Adams (111)Henderson ( ( la ) , Hooper.
, Eailways and Canals , Davidson , , Hoblit-
sell , Murphy , Paige , Caldwell , Turnei
( Ky ) , Wemple , Culbcrtson ( Ky ) , Jones ,
Atkinson , Hatch ( Mich ) .
Public Lands Cobb , Scales , Oaten , Shaw ,
Lewis , Heulay , Van Eaton , Belford ,
'Straight , Anderson , Baypon , Brents OV
T ) .
Indian Affairs Welborn , Graves. Stev
ens , Peel , Pearce , Finerty , Skinner ( NCj
Smith ( Pa ) , George , Perkins , Nelson ,
Oura ( Ariz ) .
Territories Evans ( S C ) ) , Pryc-r Arnot ,
Hardeman , Laulian , Alexander , Carleton ,
Foray , Taylor ( O ) , Kellogg , Johnson , Law
rence , Strube , Post , ( VVyo ) ,
Manuf acturerb Bagley , WUo ( Va ) ,
Mitchell , Caldwell , Crisp/ Lewis , Brewer
( N J ) , Mackcy , Ellswood , Campbell.
Mines and Mining Warner ( Tenn ) , 3111-
er , ( Tex ) , Ward , Stevens , Breituujr , Cul-
bert&on ( Ky ) , O'Hara , Slngiser , ( Idaho ) .
Levees and Improvements of the Missis
sippi PJver King , Dunn , O'Neillj ( Ills ) ,
Post , Campbell , Jones ( Wis ) , Henlay
Thomas , J. D. Wise , ( Va ) , Howey , Whit
ney.
Militia Miller , ( NY ) , Covlngton , Mc-
'Adoo , Peel , Boyd , Ballentyne , Strait , Morley -
ley , Valentine , Cutba-ion.
Claims Mu-Millaiij Dowd. TJllman , War
ner (0) , Van Al-tyne , Dockery , Wood ,
Love , Snyder ( N M ) , Kav ( N H ) , Price ,
Ochiltree , Elwood , Brown ( Pa ) , Kay ( N
V ) .
War-Claims Gcddes , Jones ( Wls ) , Tul-
loy , Kogers ( N Y ) , Weller , Ferrell , Kcl-
loggj Everhart , Rowel ! , Doe ? .
Coinage , Weights and Measures lUand ,
Doud , Hardy , Nicholls , Piwey , Landam ,
Tulley , Belford , Lucey , Chase , Evergart ,
Luna. *
Commerce Ilcagan , Clardy , Turner ( Ky )
Dunn , Seymour , -Glascock , Woodward ,
Boyle , Barksdale , O'Neill ( Pa ) , Dayis ( Hi )
Wadswortb , Long , Stewart ( Va ) , Peters.
liivers and Harbors Willw , Blauchard ,
( Ala ) , Gibbon , Kankin , Brackin , Bridge ,
Murphy , Sumner , Houselman , Henderson ,
( IllBaync ) , Bobinson , (0) , Chace , Stone ,
Burleigh.
Agriculture Hatch ( Mo ) , Aiken , Dibrell ,
Williams , Beach , Green , Winans , Weller ,
Potter , Oullen , Wilson ( la ) , White ( Minn ) ,
Ochiltree , Hovey , Stephenson , Ilayinond
( Dak ) .
Foreign Affairs Curtiu , Belmont , Bus
ter , Clements , Cox ( N C ) , G. D. Wise ,
( Va ) , Stewart ( Tex ) , Lamb ( Ind ) , Bice ,
Wait , Ketcham , Phelps , Hitt.
Military Affair * Koaecrans , Slocumb ,
Dibbrell , Morgan , Wolford , Nicholld , Mur
ray , Duncan , Steele , Bayne , Lyman , Laird ,
Cutcheon , Maginnis , ( Mont ) .
Naval Affairs Cox ( N Y ) , Morse , Tal-
bott , Buchanan , Eaton , Ballentyne , Mc-
Adooj Harrner , Thomas , Goff , Jr. , Bou-
telle.
PostofBce and Post Roads Morey , Reese ,
Ward , Cosgrove , Riggs , Rogers ( Ark ) ,
Taylor ( Tenn ) , Jones ( Tex ) , P.ige , Bing-
harn , Peel , Skinner ( N Y ) , White ( Ky ) ,
Wakefield , McCormick.
Revision of Laws Oats' , Buchanan , Mc
Millan , Hill , Clay , Ward , Hempkill , Brown
( Pa ) , Payne , Spooner , McComap.
Public Bnildings and Grounds Stockln-
ger , Young , Debbie , Reese , Hopkins , Pu-
5 > ey , Wemple , Worthington , Rraincrd , Hoi-
ton , Kean , Jr , Breitung , Milliken.
Pacific Railroads Cassidy , Throckmor-
ton , Cabell , Thompson , Jr , Jordan , Crisp ,
Post , WiNon ( la ) , Millurd , Dunham , Han-
back.
Expenditures of the War Department-
Thompson , Jr , Ferrell , Taylor ( Tenn ) ,
Elliott , Mayo , Johnson , Hanback.
Expenditures of the Navy Department-
Morse , Hewitt ( N Y' ) , Shaw , Davidson ,
Houck , Davis ( Mas ) , Lawrence.
Expenditures of -Department of Jus
tice Springer , Hemphill , Vanalstlnc ,
Ryan , Stewart ( Vt ) , Bowen , Stephenaon.
Expenditures of Public Buildings Bel
mont , Wilkins , Spriggs , Sumncr ( Wis ) ,
Harmer , Weaver , O'Hara.
Expenditures of Postoffice Department-
Morgan , T-albott , Robinson ( N Y ) , Neece ,
Peele , Stone , Nuttins ? .
Expenditures of the Interior Department
Young , Ciardy , Cook , Storm , Bruimn ,
Dunham , Payne.
Invalid Pensions Matson , Lefevre , Fyar ,
Winans ( Mich ) , Budd , Sumner ( Wis ; ,
Patton , Levering , Bagley , RayNH ) , Cullen -
len , Hardy , JS Viiie ( Va ) , Holmes , Mor
rill.
Pensions Hen itt ( Ala ) , Tlllman , Robin
son ( N Y ) , Steele , Laird , 'Struble , York.
Expenditures of State ' Department
Hardeman , Dorgan , Worthimiton , Camb-
belly Barr , Ilendert-on ( la ) . Price.
Expenditures Trea-ury Department Da
vis ( Mo ) , Hewitt ( Ala ) , Potter , Connolly ,
Locey , L > bl > py , Haj nc.
Patente Vance , Singleton , Mitchell ,
Greenleaf.
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4 Labor-Hopkins , O'Neill ( MoForaii
Loverlntr , Maekey , James , Hayncs.
Committee for the District of Columbla-
Barbour , Muldrow , Shelly , Eldredge , ( \
Va ) , Fiedler , Sprigs , Barr , Gunther , Me
Comas , Jeffords
Private Lunds Muldrow Mitchell Wll
llama ( Ala ) , Halscl , Cosgrove , Eldredge
Lowery , Payson , Parker , Mays , Weaver.
Public Health Beach , Graves , Riggn
Chandler , Fiedler , Davis ( Mass ) , Evans
( Pa ) , LIbbey , Pettibone.
Vcntlllation and Acoustics Hardy , Ca
bell , Green , Shelley , Jeffords , Evans ( Pa )
Brnwer ( N Y. )
Enrolled Bills Neece , Weaver ( Tenn )
Snyder ( W Va ) , Yaple , Peters , Holmes.
SKUSCT COMMITTEKS.
Civil Service Reform Mutchler , Cox
Clements , Hoblitzell , Ffnery , Barksdale
Seymour , Roberts ( Ky ) , Bingham , Phelps
Millard , Lyman , Hill.
Alcoholic Liquor Traffic Hill , Bland ,
Kleimer , Carleton , Evan- , , Davis (111) ,
Guenther , Goff , Jr , Campbell , Phillip.
AmericanShipbuillding and Shipowmug-
Slocumb , Duester , Dibble , Throclhnorton ,
Hunt , FInley , Lore , Dlngloy , JO'Neil ,
( Pa ) George , , Long.
On Law Recpecting the Elections of Pres
ident and Vice President Eaton , Springer ,
Clay , Jordan , Pryor. Bennet , Kleiner.
Findlay , Parker , White ( Ky ) , Peters , Hart ,
Walte.
On Payment of Pension * and Bounties 01
Back Pay Warner ( O } , Connolly , Peara
( Tenn ) , Rogers ( ArkGreenleaf , Brewi
( NY ) , York , Whiting , Anderson.
JOINTSKLKCT COMMITTKKS.
Printing Scales , Rogers ( N Y ) , Smitl
( La ) .
Library Singleton , Woodward , Halselj
Dorgan , Wluans ( Wis ) , Hepburn.
Education Aiken , Converse , Willis ,
Budd , Arnot , Dnncui , Winans Wis ) , Tay
lor (0) ) , Miliken , Hatch ( Mich ) , Merrill ,
Nicholas. _ _ _ _ _
Promoting the Efficiency of the
Army.
Senator Ingalls' bill to promote the
efficiency of the army is an extremely im
portant bill , proposing to fix a new fcclleduh
of pay for the enlisted men of the army for t
period of ten years. Thepayo'f privates is
fixed at $14 per month for the first twc
years , $15 the third year , $16 the fourtt
year , $17 the fifth , and $10 the next im
years ; wagoners are to have $15 per month ;
artificers , $16 ; farriers , $21 to $20 ; corporals
of engineer , ordnance , and signal corps ,
$37 to $12 ; first sergeants , $42 to $50 ; ser
geants , $58 to $08. The increase is during
the first five years , the last five being uni
form. The second section of the bill is as
follows :
SEC. 2. Ttint hereafter section 2 of the
act of August , 1854. shall increase the pay
of the following enlisted men only namely :
Privates of artillery , cavalry ; second class
privates of the engineers , ordnance and sig
nal corps ; musicians of artillery and infan
try and trumpeters of cavalry ; and that all
other enlisted men of the army shall receive
no increase above that rated for the second
period of enlistment , and they to have that
increase only in case they re-enlist within
one month after the dateof _ their discharge.
Accident to Gen. Grant.
NEW YORK , December 27. General
Grant , on leaving home to-day , slipped
upon the ice and fell , receiving a severe
shock and. seriously injuring his thigh.
Frederick Grant , his son , says he has seen
the surgeons who attended his father , but
they were unable to determine whether his
injury is dangerous or not. They eaid ,
however , that the limb would be paralyzed
for the time being. No bones were
broken , and the supposition is that the
bruise affected the sciatic nerve. The gen
eral , Immediately after the accicdeut , was
assisted to his bed , where ho has remained
ever since , lying in one position , on his
back. While the injured leg is most pain
ful , the general's health otherwise is good ,
and he is even comparatively cheerful under
the circumstances. The surgeons antici
pating nothing serious , but at the same
time they predict that it will be several
weeks before the general will be able to
leave the house. _
The Las Vegas Gold Mines.
Advices from Las Vegas , New Mexico ,
indicate great excitement among the citizens
in regard to the late gold discoveries. Gold
is said to have been found in paying quan
tities on a lot at Hot Springs owned by a
prominent resident of Topekaa few days ago
by two miners employed to assist in the ex
cavation of the ground for the new $100,000
court house. Next morning they were up
with the lark staking out mining claims in
courtyards , and now the hills and valleys
round Vegas are all swarming with excited
gold seekers , many of whom have met with
success. Eight business men formed a com
pany , purchased an interest in the court
yard , and will try and develop it. A few
pears ago Elizabethtown , near Las Vegas ,
had a population of 5,000 gold- miners , and
Tor a number of years a company was en
gaged in hydraulic mining , taking out $50-
muually.
Mileage of Hailway in the United
States.
CHICAGO , December 26. The Hail-
way Age , in Its next issue , will publish a
summary .of the railway building In the
United States for the past twelve months ,
[ tshows CCOO miles of main track laid , at
m approximate cost of $ 60,000,000 , making
the total miles of railway in this country to
late 120,000,000. The construction during
18S2 was the largest in the history ef the
country , 11,600 miles ; the year before ,
) ,700. The states and territories which lead
! n the construction this year are as follows :
Montana , 41 * ; Dakota , 409 ; Michigan , 400 ;
STew York , 375 ; Pennsylvania , 339 ; Ohio ,
? 2S ; Mississippi , 205. New Hampshire ,
Rhode Wand , Connecticut , Delaware , "Ne-
rada and Wyoming were the only states and
: erritories in which no npw mart woa built.
Few brides nov wear gloves on either
land.
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for Farmers.
A lecture for farmers ut the agriou
tural cpllege will be given from February
Jo 15 , by the regular Instructors In the col
lege. One or more lectures will be given o
the'ollowing topics : Breeds of cuttle an
swine ; breeding , Improving and care c
stock ; care of farra .machinery ; health o
the farm ; adulteratio'n of food ; economic *
farming ; tame grapes ; ensilage ; what t
feed ; meteorology and plant growth ; nor
ghum , growth and manufacture ; hortlcul
ture ; principles of pruning ; the dlgestiv
organs of domestic animals ; injurious In
sects. A number ot leading farmers of th
state have been Invited to lecture uponthci
specialties. All the facilities of illustratioi
ana Ptudy owned by the college will be a
the disposal of the students attending th
course. These include several compouui
microscopes , a good agricultural library
meteorological apparatus , six breeds of cat
tie and four of swine , orchard , nursery , ar
bore turn , vineyard , etc. , etc. A limitci
number will be boarded at the college faru
for a price not to exceed three dollars pe
week. Person" attending will be" aided Ii
securing cheap board in the city. Person
expecting to attend or de&iring farther in
formation should write to
S.Jt. THOMPSON ,
Dean Agrlc'l College , Lincoln , Neb.
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Slugger Sullivan on a Sproo.
DESVEK , PO ! . , December 150. Sulli
van , now in Leadville , speaking of I'add ]
Ryan's withdrawal , said to an iuteniewer
"Poor Paddy's withdrawal does not sur
prko me. lie never meant to stand befon
me , because ho knew I could do him up ii
two minutes. Ife has proven himself a cm
and the people will see It. I shall go t (
'Frisco all the same and possibly arrange i
match \\ith Miller , the Australian cham
pion. I will offerhim ! fl,000 if hill .tar.i
before me four rounds. "
Sullivan is drinking heavily and yester
terday after the perfoimance at the /.oi
theater , he engaged in an altercation will
Pete McCoy , who smashed a chair over hii
head. Sullhan faeized a lighted kerosem
lamp and hurled it at McCoy , who dodged ;
thus a\oiding serious results. The cit ]
marshal interfered , when Sullivan started
to assault him , but instantly took the mar
shal's advice to stop , foreseeing the conse-
queuced. . -t .
Shot Her Traducer.
At Bath , 111. , Mrs. William Lippert ,
Sr. , wife of a wealthy farmer , shot ant
mortally wounded a young man named Wil
liam lUy. Hay circulated a story that Mrs.
Lippert had been unduly intimate with one
James 'Taylor. These damaging stories
reaching the ears of Lippert and his wife ,
the former caused Rav , Mrs. Lippert and
Taylor to be brought face to face. Hay ad
mitted having made the charge and asseited
that it was true , whereupon the woman
pulled out a revolver and shot Ray in the
abdomen before anyone could interfere.
Mrs. Lippert , who is the mother of several
children , was arrested and her friends gave
bonds for her appearance.
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Paddy Shows the White Feather.
CHICAGO , 111. , December 28. Paddy
Ryan , who was expected to meet Sullivan
in San Francisco next month , left for Toledo
unexpectedly two days ago , and late last
night telegraphed here : "I have to throw
up everything at present " The Toledo
Telegram says the truth is Ryan , in his re
cent friendly bouts with Sheriff and Slade ,
has shown they were better men and he has
no show with Sullivan , and consequently
does not care to meet him. Efforts will
still be made to kee"p the Sullivan match on.
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About Mrs. Surratt.
Bath's Interview with Judge Holt.
Said I : "Judge , what is jour esti
mate of Sirs. Surratt , from your inti
mate relation with the trial of the con
spirators ? '
"I think , " said Judge Holt , "thatshe
was the muster spirit among them all.
She was a woman of unusual nerve , and
also of unusual intelligence. During
that trial her behavior was firm , her be
lief unshaken ; she saw her danger and
the methods of meeting the graver evi
dence. I believe that she Kept those
men up to their work that Booth him
self was inferior to her iu purpose.
The materials of the conspiracy were
in general common. Mrs. Surratt was
the social center of the whole affair.
She kept the rendezvous , she gave shel
ter to the others , she went out and
found bo rd for them , she drove the
sarriage out to her tavern where the
arms and accessories had been hidden
svithin a few hours of the crime. I
consider her the center of the conspir-
icy. "
Tne judge remarked at another time :
; 'There was a young man by the name
Df Welchnian in that trial , who was an
inhabitant of Mrs. Surratt's house , of
; he same faith that she was , and who
had known her long. In addition to
; he evidence which he gave at the trial ,
ie told some ve'ry singular things.
Sooth came to Mrs. Surratt's house the
lay of the assassination , and when he
eft she was very much agitated , and
she turned to this young Welchman ,
vho had been the classmate of her son
; o ot school , and'who drove her down
; o her tavern that day , and she said to
rim : 'Lewis , pray for my intentions. '
[ have never doubted , " said Judge
lolt , "that Booth , imparted to Mrs.
Jurratt at that time the information
.hat he meant to kill Mr. Lincoln at. the
that night. "
a i c.
A medical journal asks : "Is this re-
icctioniof the carcinoniatous pylorus a
u > tifiable operation ? " After a little
: ahn reilcction , we have no br tation
n saying that it is , though we can't
onvtimes always tell. [ Norristown
lerald.
A MYSTERY OP THE SEA. ' '
The Fnto Which Overtook the "City o
Boston" Cnptftln Murray's Itlena
and KxpcrlenceB.
A few years ago 'the Oily of Jioatoi
sailed from harbor , crowded with ai
expectant throng of passengers bourn
for a foreign shore.
She never entered port.
The mystery of her untimely one
grows deeper as the years inerease , anc
the Atlantic voyager , whcih the fierce
winds howl around and danger is im
minent on every hand , shudders as the
name and mysterious fate of that mag
nificent vessel -are alluded to.
Our reporter , on a recent visit to New
York , topk lunch with Captain Georgt
Siddons Murray , on board the Ahiska
of the Guion line. Captain Murray is n
man of stalwart build , well-knit frame
and cheery , genial disposition , lie has
been a constant voyager for a quarter
of a century , over lia.lt of that time hav
ing been in the trans-Atlantic service ,
in the course of the conversation over
the well-spread table , the mystery oi
tne Gity of Boston was alluded to.
"Yes , " remarkad the Captain , "I
shall never forget the last night we saw
that ill-fated vessel. I was chief officer
of the City of Antwerp. On the day we
sighted the City of Boston a furious
southeast hurricane set in. Both ves
sels labored hard. The sea seemed de
termined to sweep away every vestige
of life. When day ended the "gale did
not abate , and everything was lashed
for a night of unusual fury. Our good
ship wa < i turned to the south to avoid
the possibility of icebergs. The City oj
Boston , however , undoubtedly won't to
thnorth. . Her boats , life-preservers
ana rafts were all securely lashud ; and
when they went down , everything went
with her , never to le-appear until the
sea gives up its dead. "
"What , in your opinion , Captain ,
waa the cause of the loss of the City of
Boston ? "
"The Oily of Limerick , in almost pre
cisely the same latitude a few days la
ter , found the sea full of floating ice ;
and I have no doubt the City of Boston
collided with the ice and sunk immedi
ately. "
Captain Murray has been in com
mand of the Alaska ever since she was
put in commission and feels justly
proud of his noble ship. She carries
thousands of passengars every year , and
h-.s greatly popularized the Williams
& Guion line , llemarking upon the
bronzed and healthy appearance of the
captain , the reporter said that sea life
did not seem to be a , very great physi
cal trial.
" ! No ? But a person's appearance is
not always a trustworthy indication of
kis physical condition. For seven years
I have been in many respects very
much out of sorts with myself. At
certain times I was so lame that it was
difficult for me to move around. I could
scarcely straighten up. I did not know
what the trouble was and though I
performed all my duties regularly and
satisfactorily , yet I felt that I might
some day be overtaken with some seri
ous prostrating disorder. These troubles
increased. I felt dull and then , again ,
shooting pains through my arms and
limbs. Possibly th nest day I wouid
feel Hushed and unaccountably uneasy ,
and the day following chiUy and des
pondent. This continued until last
December , when I was prostrated soon
after leaving Queenstown , and for the
remainder of the voyage was a helpless ,
pitiful sufferer. In January last , a
friend who made the voyage with me ,
wrote me a lettar urging me to try a
new course of treatment. I gladly ac
cepted his counsel , and for the last
seven months have given thorough and
bisin ess-like attention to the recovery
of my natural health , and to
day I have the proud satisfac
tion of sajing to you tlat the.
lame back , the strange feelings , the
sciatic rheumatism which have so long
pursued me , have entirely disappeared
through the blood purifying influence
of Warner's Safe Rheumatic Cure
which entirely eradicated all rheumatic
poison from the system. Indeed , to
me , it seems that it has worked won
ders , and I therefore most cordially
recommend it. "
"And you have no trouble now in ex
posing yourself to the winds ef the At
lantic ? "
"Not the least. I am as sound as a
bullet and I feel specially thankful over
the fact because I believe rheumatic
and kidney disease is in the blood of
my family. 1 was dreadfully shocked
un my last arrival in Liverpool to learn
that my brother , $ who is a wealthy
China tea merchant , had suddenly
iied of Bright's disease of the kidneys ,
ind consider myself extremely fortu
nate in having taken my trouble in
Lime and before' any more serious
jffects were possible. "
The conversation drifted to other
: epics , and as the writer watched the
race before him , so strong in all its out
lines and yet so genial , and thought of
, he innumerable exposures and hard
ships to which its owner had been ex-
50i-edhe instinctively wished all who are
suffering from t' e terrible rheumatic
: roubles now so common might know
> f Captain Mu ray's experience and
; he means by which he had been re
stored. Pain is a common thing in this
vorld , but far too many endure it when
.hey might just as well avoid it. It is
i false philosophy which teaches us to
mdure when we can just as readily
ivoid it. So thought the hearty cap-
ain of the Alaska , so thinks the writer
md so should all others think 'who de-
ire liappinfi and a 1on < rl f'- .
The most polite laay we ever saw was
he young lady who wouldn't peer into
, he mirror , because , as she said , it was
rery rude to look right into one's face.
[ Boston Transcript. j
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' Lucca's First Singing. -
15o ton Uunlcnl Obwrrer.
The following account of the original
debut of Lucca comes to us from a gen
tleman who heard the recital from her
own lips :
* \Vhen the-jgroat singer-wjwbnt'a lit
tle more than nine years of age , she
was sent to a boarding-suhool in which
the rest of the scholars were much older
and the children of much wealthier
parents than sho. The result was that
she was the'ob'ject'of many impositions
and slights ; and when it came to the
singing lessons , for which an extra
charge was mndo to such pupils as pur
sued the study , she was utilized to hold
the music , for her-moro favored school
mates. At last the great examination
day approached , and throughout the
school all was bustle and preparation.
A certain toilet was prescribed for all
the" scholars one that somewhat taxed
the limited means of Lucca's mother
and the music pupils hail several songs
drilled into them for the occasion. The
examination day arrived , and a largo
audience of parents and f ricnds gath
ered to enjoy the exhibition of progress
made by the pupils. Lucca occupied a
back seat , and , not expecting to bo
called upon to answer any questions ,
she was greatly confused and never
knew what answer she had made when
the stern examiner did chance to
ask her a single question. At last the
class hi music was told to come for- i
word. At this moment Little Lucca
happened to espy in the audience her
poor mother , with tears in her eyes and"
a sad and regretful expression on her
face. The sight went deep into the
heart of the little girl and at once the
thought came to Ifur , "What can I dote
to please mamma ? " Almost with the
thought came theunstvur : "Tho exam
ination is all over but the singing. Go
forward with the singing class. Yon are
familiar with all the songs , and can
sing any of them. " Lucca's resolu
tion wa& made and acted upon at once ;
and , to the dismay of the principal of
the school , she stood up with the half
"
dozen other aspirants" honors la
music. After these had sung the various -
ous pieces to which careful preparation jjl
had been given , the examiner turned to I
Lucca and said , "Well , my little- girl ,
what can you sing ? " "I can sing any
of those songs , " she replied timidly.
"Sing the lost one , then , " said the ex
aminer. Lucca was disappointed , for
this was ft very simple and insignificant
song , and she wanted to sing the "Avc
Maria ; " but without hesitation she
sang the piece in such a man
ner that examiner and audience
were wholly surprised , and the lit-
Lle songster's mother was smiling
gladly through a shower of tears. With
an inspiration worthy of an older and
i stouter heart , Lucca saw an opportu
nity to avenge the impositions and in-
suits that she had so long suffered , and
her heart throbbed wddly as she said ,
"Please , sir , I'd like to sing the * Ave
Marie ? ' " "I'm afraid its too difficult
for you , " replied the examiner kindly ;
"but yon may try it. " With a feeling
that she was to do or die , but strong in
the confidence of her ability to carry
iut her design , and encouraged by her
mother's proud and almost ecstatic
iookof happiness , she sung the "Ave
Marie , " her whole soul going into
jvery note , her eyes brimming with
: ears ; and so lost was she to all about
icr that when she ceased singing she
aeither heard the tumultuous applause
; hat shook the school room , nor saw
; he tears that glistened in every eye
md rolled down the cheek of many a
ietener , but stood motionless until she
tvao recalled to her senses by feeling
; he warm breath of the examiner as he
dssed her , while the tears coursed
lown his cheeks in an unchecked flow ,
md lie said , in tones tremulocs with
jmotion , "My dear little girl , you have
lung like an angle from heaven. '
merioans Who Marry in England.
.otidon World.
It is quite a mistake to suppose that
uost of the Americans who marry Eng-
ishmen are rioh. A few are well-to- ,
md some half-dozen are rich. Lady
larcourt has a large life income a
ointure ; but her sister , Mrs. Sheridan ,
md no considerable fortune. Mrs. Ar-
htir Paget will probably some day get
10,000 a year. A son of Lord Augus-
us Loftus is married to the daughter of
i veiy rich Philadelphia lady. Lady
lesketh will , I suppose , have a very
arge fortune , and "Mrs. Edward Bal-
our probably has 100,000. Lady
rtandeville and Lady Lister Kaye as-
uredly were not married for money ,
'ndeed , of the numberless American
adies married to Englishmen , I can
hink of no others now living who had
ortunes. The first wife of Sir Charles
Jurray had a fortune , now some 8,000
i year probably , which is enjoyed by
ler son.On the other hand , many
Tench and Germans have rich Ameri-
; an wives. The daughters of an Amer-
can Irishman , long resident in Paris ,
rho made a fortune out of lotteries ,
lave married French grandees ; and
he daughters of a Mr. Fisher , a rich
etired "dry goods man , " have married
talian nobles ; while some ladies
tamed Lee , daughters of a New York
wholesale grocer , have married into the
reme de la creme of Germany. One is
he wife of Moltke's Adlatu is , in
net , second in command ef the army.
W. B. Johnston has just ended at
Vebster , Mass. , a buggy ride of eight
nonths' duration , his starting place
lazing been San Francisco.
Women teach us repose , civility and
.igmty. [ Voltaire.
All that I am my mother made mo.
Jol.n Quincy Adams.
The girls of the pariod hare now
'taken up" art and the soienws for
i i
Awhile.