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o Sweetheart, l»e my sweetneart ■W3veii the Hra* are on the wtng. AV)teu4«ee ami bud «iwj HoimI bl Buspenk the birth o>r e|irlng: Come, aweetheart, be my aweertieart Sweetheart, be my ewt'eaneart Sweetheart, be my sweetheart lu the mellow goldeni gipw Of earth a flush with the gracious blush Which the ripening flelda foreshow, Dear Hweetiieart, be my sweetheart. As Into the moon we go! sweetheart be tnr weemenrt v - When falls tlu> l»Ouiiteoua year. AVtien fruit and wine of tree itrrl vine Gave us their han;e«t chger: sweetheart, he my sweetheart, F\j«’ whiter tlruweth near... V)h Sweetheart, be, my sweetheart When the year Is white amt old. When the .Are of youth is spent, forsooth. And the hand of age Is eold: ‘Yet. sweetheart, be my sweetheart »*' Till the year of our iove be tota: —Eugene Field In GadlesT Home dotirnai. GHETiHEN. , By Erekmuh-Cliatrinn. Traikslated Hy Belle M. Sherman, from i‘h. for .lauuary Short Stories.— ('opy right. It was nearly Id o'cloek in the evening wben fche haWtwea of the <’ywe Brew^ ery startial for home and tied. Xli'Ji. 1 (lore folliVwejfc the crowd, and silently wended hi^ way down the village street. The windows were being closed, and the gossips could be beard crying out to etch other ip the stillness of the night. the shutters tor "tinod- IdJood-night, Gredel! Sleep ns they drew right Orel)el well:" Their everything waii quiet, and Tlieo- dore retnarned alone in the dark street, ecuntless stars overhead, and rustling tree*, around him. standing all alone on the. road paging, listening and diva ru ing. W hat stealthy thi'ig- the night reveals to iis 1 l.isteu to this indistinct murmur -this. dleciug._.jiaii. this warltlitur liird. warbling s*> softli, so softly, that the ever watchful-cat can hardlv hear it. courage He had been drenniiug thus fof more than an hour, -not being inclined to go home, when a peculiar noise was heard. Theodore lifted his hat and listened; the noise resembled a drinker smacking his lips on •tasting the tSfrry best Jo hannesbergYn the world. ^ . ■\ybat is that, he wdbdered, as he softly’glided farther into the courtyard. There the same noise was repeated two or three times. Ihaeotlore turned round and round, not being able to make head or fail of it. Stfddenly an idea struck him; he parted the branches of a bush j covered yyth ted tufts, anil saw at the foot of the outer yvalls, Kasper Nom* the tool, who. was seated on the graas^ lus legs spread out, the skirt of his blouse covering his shoulders, his old trousers of thin cloth drawn __to one side by the strap, and his torn tpree- coruered hat between liis knee* tilled with cxifllent_graues. which he had illleoit- doubt jll-** s'ob'ii from somi* neiglibotihg viueyajd. The merry follow seemed as happy as fTthrush,, his promt- muTrrffivTu'.hi; imrwwwgiwipjHgg; Everybody was stunned. Theodofe, and Gretchen fell into each other's arms and then separted, frightened at what they had just done. -Not** hi* arms in the air, rfew'as fast as his legs wpuht carry raul him, imitating the” cr^*s of a dihk chased GREWTEflRfUL. through the reeds by a poodle. His snilhing voice echoed far. lie had plenty THE roMMAXUEK ^KKECTKH to laught at hut Reebstock did not ^ laugh; neither did the artist, who, press- ; TELLIMJ OP His ing his hkt on his head, jumped the puli- sade ahd started to run for dear life ; . tlirough the fields, whilst .Uretchen, trem- j THKACHpROUi * CCRRkxts aear bling violently, hastened to close the shuttef. • , \ ‘.‘Robber!” crietl Reebstock, shaking his fist at him, “you will pay up dearly for thi’s.” KOMAUOR REEF DECEIVED ufes to seven o'clock. I was standing on the starboard side of the poop. Lieu- Lyman and Itralnard were on the bridge. Cadet Ball was the officer of, the forecastle. The whi'e water was discovered by 'the watch on the 13 port cathead, and the ship was then throe hundred yards away.”., ^ ‘.‘What discrepancy,” asked Mr. Kel ley, “between -Where you struck an-1 where you thought you were?” ■'It was six mills tu the south and. four mil's to the east of where I thought 1 was,” Commander Heycrman then descrlb- u Mil Street Bestae te fkew nn !m- — proved Feellag. : : - in. nose all plainly visible Jn the moonlight. Hu it was who was stivack- iug liis^tonl'ue. He lifted the bunch of rspcHi whole snd hunk them over his And the neighbor’s dog, awakened by all the commotion, commenced tobark, rattling Tits chain tu his anxiety- to get I loose. Theodore ran untjl daylight, first to the right, then to the left, repeatiang, as one in a dream; “Gretchen! Gretchon. I love thee!” Then he would add; “Theodore! Theodore!—dour Theodore!” —He- thought himself the happiest of' mortals. It was almost 5 o’clock when he reached his home; hut when* the ffiwffgM 1 winywymr wmim myrff his Him and His Nnvlgntor—Seven Mlle*)f , d the efforts made to get the ship off the reef, which have been fully pyb- Dlaerepaner. The proceedings r.f the^Kearsarge court of inquiry, which resumed Is session in the navy yard yesterday, morning, were rendered peculiarly In teresting, by the drama’lc nature of the testimony given by Commander Heyer- Fman, who was iri ‘ cnarge of the ves- 1 shed. He said that at 3 o’clm-k, Kct- ruary 2. everybody bad left the gliin but the executive offlcey, th*’ chief ‘boatswain’s male and himself. TJ^ had induced Admiral Stanton to go ashore before him. ’ -—' -a out with ease; "He! He” he cried coo- htgly. Greut nettles bent towards him 1 ' set when sjie went aground on Ronea- dor -Reef. ■ ■ -- - - ■ He was several times overcome by his feidings In telling the -story. Om.f; Idle next day his sadness was greater ' the tears sfarVd. from his eyes and still. < ... ' Icohrsed down his cheeks. It, happ?;i- Runrtered bn Hie Cny. New York, March I.—Henry Clews & Co., gay: Wall Street begins to ahow an Improved, feeling and an Increase of speculative Interest. The reasons are various and may lie briefly stated es follow's: ' ‘V 1. ITiore Is an unmistakable fi>ellng In the tone and volume of general trade Thttf recovery has bwn -coinfhg slowly and almost lijiperceptlbly . ever sine? the Opening of the year; bul It is now perceived to be an established fact an I finds expre«ston In a diminution of com plaint and In a more confident feeling «bd freer buying. This is oinsplrtmtt* ly the case in the dry gooejs trad*, which Is largely representative of most other trades, and In which complain! has been most gen “nil. In that depart ment, prices have settled down to a reduet.on averaging about l06f1‘ , pT It Will Be Held ta ■ ~Ron Ik. By the AdmTraVs direction He let s-o cent. Conipareil. with a "year ago. on little bed, that perhaps Reebstock had it Jte _ recognized him, he became very sad. tltudow ot uae wa”,!,' ,aud a few dry thistles stood feet. sentinels at bis I am?” ho cried. "Old Reebstock will be. revenged upon me; 1 vyill never see Gretchen again—if*! Could only sue her once more—but 1 will never dare go Town the main street!” steadfast his officers and crew had been - period of tbel ’. Ills ' emotibn chokel 'llieodori' loved the uight; t«sik few - steps--stopped returneil and tetwsh The . words of Conrad Weaver came heavens; "Preserv soul : lis- thc to him as he gazed at the soul ! Preserve mv my Rut m hen —back t«> e* V till brought his thoughts wlicn he inhaled the wwi-et sgrthlj smefl of i lie freshly cut i Iray. the bitter-sweet odor of the autumn ' tinted leaves, then he thought of Gretuh- en.- ypcHy GfcTcbcn. who waa sb-wwe^h wirh«her aosy, immid lips, her targe bTue eyes, so gay and limpid, Iht frank and .hearty laugh ! How beautiful she seemed to him i Ih-m, and how his heart thutupeii. He seemed to see her going from—one liiltile to .tb,*-ottior the beer into the shining glasses, her r;\ised arm as white as ivory, her Ijgure so slen der and supply, her two blonde plaits hanging- down her hack almost to the Isittom of her poppy-colored petrlebats, her teeth like enamt'l. Gretc.lien langbed with iTvery one, ox» i-ept Mr. 'ntebdppe; as sijon as she saw him entering sne became grave, but* at the some time h*-r big blue eyes became s* leixlci'—thut—the pis»r—fellow's—heart overflowed with love. He seemed to lose his breath, and tdatmitered tmintei- ligible words. Thisidore dreamed of these thirtgs. He eoiihl sch old Reebstock. Gn'tvben's father, with bis huge grar^yyic* his can did face full of good Tfeilowship—the. I'Tock with the china dial tin* lamps hanging from the ceiling, gildifig" thp~ brown faces of the ls-er drinkers and wine growers, with their hats drawn down over their ••yes. .and tin cnp&.-in their stiff and ernnjjHsl Imnds. ^Nldife t* on the ” esrth." he said to hinseff, “this brig-ht life, this-life of Tove. sentiment and we!l being. Wine, delicious fruits, perfumes and Gretchen —all this is the earthly life!" He shivered in thinking of this young giri. He saw her ls*fore him so pWiinly that he eonld <s>imt each tkreaii of her dress, each separafts ls>ad In her necklace, and every change of the smile which.eaHed forth'her rosy dimples He looked at the stam and saw Gretchen! He listened to the breeze and beard Gr’etchert’s voice! He dreamt of the world and Gretchen wms there, always there-listening to his thoughts, answering him—“O. Is>\jt‘! Rove! What: art thou? From whence tlt.st thon come?” Ami Theo'lore. wauderiug thus through- the., luminous night, along the bushes, through the lanes bordere<l by hedges, found himself in a fresBly-inown field, gazing at the little houses with their odil and irregular architecture, their outside stairs, their worm-eaten balustrades, tiieir laickyards and their overhanging rmifs. all softly- tomsf jn the^dark. mys’terioirs shtSkiws.. '/Cfter a king nimble hoGotind himself again in the neighhinhood of ReebstockV dwelling, lle^ ln‘liind the shib!(“. un h-r Gretcheii’s window, and said to himself, as he gnzod nt the little'round hole in the upis-r par} of the shutter which gave light to the interior: “Slit; is there!" Tin* s moonlight blanchetl hi.s face, hol lowed the rings under his eyes, silvorisl his little pointed Iteanl, ami. flitkerqd along his artist's cfMtntncq a trifle heg leetexl. a little careless, it is tine, bit full of fret> and picturesque elegance; lie held bis targe gray felt hat. its long eock’n plume sweeping the ground, in his left hiUid, a'iid with his right he sent his lu.-urt to Grtaobon- im a kiss! After a quarter of an hour t<f this silent ebii- templntion, he j-uupeil over the garden fence and »-nfcml the courtyard To the right of him was the brewery: the cund tub, its huge belly' encircled bv iron bands, was iliinly- seen in the moonlight; the hntehet, with ita crookqil hari.dle, threw out' a blue light in the dnrkness;- ' the plane, tlk> pincerg, n>d ytll the imwle- ments of a cooper lay scattered arbund; further off was the big thumb screw, obliquely lighted by the rays of the moon; moon; he advanced slowly, breathing, the bitter^qdor of the ferment ing Ink's and thegboling wipe. Otherwise not a sound was hear<£ not a breatjh stirred the stillness of the night. He seated himself on a batrel, muriSur h « - - .’c Jf‘Ah, how good it is here!” He gazed at fhe trellis work around “Ah!.ticamp!” said Tlieoihire, "is this how you. spend your nightsT^. ' i he tool nuucjiujaiitly turned his.head towards him,* ins eyes .wrinkled. inocks mgl) and, without lowering thi- grapes ti'om Ins moutlr, hui said: .“Oh, .is it yUu, Tliwdore?! Come .and taste my grapes." "From whom have gau atoleu them ? Kasper, pointing wmi his thumb, sekl: Be.ow then-—there are plenty ” "Come, how is that? Did you steal then, irom Reels)tick’s vineyard?” "i'-H, I heotlbre,” the other answered simply. - "Ami f 1 should denounce you?” “.N >, you will nob do that.” "And why :'’ • Because, you would then have to felt at what hour you .had seen m« "H“ ** right, the loot—but iio -is. right !”ss ‘ As he uttered these words, Kasper Noss’ little eyes squinted^in a pecul.ar fashion; he laughed, and the artist turned hurriedly to "C-i-limb the iiaJiiig, .murmuriug: —1 am the fool, not he.” '— .But as he turned t > run, Xoss M-izisl him by the coat-tails, crying: "Halt, robber! 1 have caught you; you came to steal Gwtchen's heart’.” Theodore turned pale. "Isiose me!" he cried. ’V\o, seat yours -It." "N<ft.s. 1 beg of y ; bii!" "Kat some of my grapes, then." "Listen, I will ery out -1 will call— "1 .end me a pipe of tobacco, Theodore, ami 1 will make Gretchen cotun’e out T«ryoij," srthl Noes in the strange voice ot '»i-l<sil;-nmr)iiiug and yrt convincing. "She love*;•you—aiie thinks of you. I.isii ii."’ he said, lilting his finger,, ".'she is dreauiiyg in her little room she says: • 1 Iniildoi o - .my Thomlore; oJi* how 1 hive you!’" - • - i 1 he f<Kd had lowed lit* hold, of Theo dore's cunt, bat the latter .no louger. thought of fleeing; lie listened to Noss assurances i^ith infinite’joy. "Oh, my gosl Kaspi*r! Are fou quite certain that this is what sl/e says? tfrrc Tommon peril, utterance. * Reflecting on these sad happenings, he | Judge Advocate Kelley Immedlate'y descended the stairsTunl started out hap-' °ri1pre'l the court, room cleared, as he hazard, gazing from afar at the Brew-pry. | saw that Commander Heyerman would' co-tha very end of the period of thvl—i and the dapartnre of r.ieptenant Bruin ,one anchor before leaving the ship The.trip.pn the catamaran was a very rough one. Soort after .j&ivdfpg pn - the cay. quarters w--re eouniB-d. and op 'hen first learned ' of' the loss of thf* fireman, Anderson Robbins. Commander Heyerman described m detail ths' wek's sojourn on the cay the weaiher-eock and the sign-board. Nothing seemed changed, everything looked jiist the same as. usual. The herdsman was coming down the sireet. playing on the bagpipe and followed by a long line of goats and swine—the girls -were going to Idle ftftmtnin. their palls "hanging on their arms, add Kasper Noss,’ stretched on a bench outside the inn, slept tranquilly, his Kick to the sun. Eager to ontain a glimpse of Gretchen, Theodore walked on, his portfolio under his arms; he passed by the Brewery, not be unable tQ.'proceed, for at least sev eral moments. Admiral Stun top a AVTtneaa. ard and a volunleeT crew tor Old pfbv- Idence In-^lhe sailing launch. Lleu'ifn- ant Braiiiard's report .of his expedition was hero put in evldertee. Commatvler Heyerman said he was obliged to limit the lighting of fires to between tile hours of six and eight In the morning runl three and five in the afternoon, In consequence of the cotton gijhds, and 10 to 20 per cent, on woblefi and worsted goods; and. on this hr SlS of' prices dllffrlhtitejw have eve_ deiiTly hiH-ome wjlliiig to buy. It > to he eg. ■ . . it tVie spring trade of last year wps unusually meive .tad nffiffiT-WTR TbST JiefflfVl tftu’d' make allowanee f-r that fact. The fall in prtcee_of course reduces the volume -nr mnncv»r wtiPTrTntMvtrfed tiy valure, Admiral Stanton wns called as ‘1." ] scarcltyX of firewood. Tfle circumstances surrounding th fitat wUiusK. He Ms t ed the fact the orders "feeelved from the Department under which hy saiHl January 30 for Nicaragua, and said that he had given .i verbal order to Commander Heyerman to proceed. He said that at noon of February 2, .he i civ a i a. ct Of | Th. Navy 1 nrrlv dari(i<r t«r-turn—his head; but several Kini-sHire was "in ..ititudsV'13^ jrre*‘s in* neke.1—m—a—rotre tn'iiililiiig 1 with emotiou ‘ And why should she not?” said \ "are you not the nicest looking young fellow in the village—and the ’best’also? I>o you Jiot give me tobacco when 1 ask rt itf you, and all your old pipiw? Yes, yen. she driMius of you all night long. Come, now, sit down and 1 w ill, make her -come gut to you.” Theodore, as if fascinated, sat Town— '.Inn the Rail made him take a hunch of grams. that/’ h«* said, “.vpu huoften giicii‘me bread, wiiy should 1 mil make you a firescn.i ?’’ , '• Tl.c-Ml.ir" took the grup<*s to 1m- agree able, and found them delicious. They wa re real Marko-Brunner. Noss laughed, then joining his bauds before his mouth, he let forth a guttura! sound, the ery of the awakening quail. It was so true that, far away in the held, a quail ava*-fooled, imagining'it was daylight in the miil.fie of the night, it answered three times. had have you done?” asked the young man.' Ailvanccd tlie. hour," Ness j<irously n*pllO(l * **if" i Vi TWhtxr cv ’ . . I , w _ ' . »Med: "it ia mow four o'clock Tlrbuint ? Brewery.'’ "Leave .me alone, let me db~it v ” he saal, as Theodore tried to stop- him— ‘Gret«-heu will e.ime out—old Ri ehstoCk is a, sound sleeper; he w ill not awaken!" Ami .leiyting against -the fence, Noss imitated the first crow of the rook hoarse from the fog. lisping, slow and •grave-, you could almost see the cock shaking his feathers and fiiittenp; h t **■*'•■ it 1* l * x,»4 lip, s»ll is pereh-.-- F lie or six hens hoppeit iMWi, the ladder of the lienhonse. anx- iiiusly looking at the moon through a hale m the .roof. * „ “. Yon rogue." w hispered Theodore vvln re did you Jgaru ail these tricks?” Bu Ixas ier Noito laughingly whhtpereA "Do not ask me; don't you know that I am a fool? The hens, finding out their mistake. ;i rart r < - , ii t< ! h, ! p ladder 11^in; but the village fool, full of njalice,.Vchased them and started them clucking. Then suddenly lie uommenced to imitate the lark’s morning song. He put, so much love in Ins rendering, that Theodore, with tears in his eyes, exclaimed: “Oh, Gretchen! —come --come —Gret- chen, my love—my joy-my life! Gret chen, my heart yearns fur this*; it is 1 who calls thee!” Mo had re-entered the courtyard, atfit with his Imek against the wall amcX his head 1 lowed on his breast, he dreamt of Gretchen. while Noss Miirullcd.his quiver ing gamuts. Gretchen, a good deal surprised, bad heard the quail in the bewilderment ivf sleep. Shje had not believed it possible Then the cock Was heard from, and stilt she could not believe. Then the hens coromehepdf and then her eyes opened. Still no-iight shone through the shutter. So she turned over and continued to dream of Theodore, Bnlcwhen she heard Hie I ‘ ‘ lark—whefi the soft and tender notes floated around her, she rose quickly, sav in?? Td-figfself: “Why, it must lie day!” She put on her little skirt and started to open the shutter, Theodore had heard her rising; he tremWed; ly- wanted to ot run away; bul the moment the shutter was thrown open* his timidity diaap- peared;*b* leaned ip on the window, and nolUffMtnhdihir‘ , '4?'.little -cry- from die g girl, he seized her hand. "Oh, Gretchen! Gretchen!" he cried, “I love thee!” These words were hardly out of bis mouth, when the terror at what be had which a festoon of ivy dung, at the done caused his limb* to bend under little basins in the courtyard, from I him. Gretchen, agitated like a turtle- wfckfc the chickens ale, at the Inumlrv ‘do* 8 surprised in her nest, her cheeks door to the left: and all this, because Gretchen often walked there, ■aimed in bis eye* a strange significance and an indescribable charm. “Oh.” he **ighed, Vif Gretchen would but come out for one moment. If I burning, murmured “Theodore!—dear Theodore!” She could-say no more, for old-Reeb- stock’s abutter was thrown violently open, and to the atiilness of the night a terrihli le oath wag beard—a true German oath-followed by theee words: knis-ks on the window startled him. and be stopped short, affrighted. ‘‘Gan it ho mo whom they sro calling?’' ho askod himself. The windows of tho common room wore* opened, and alrcudy a ’goodly company were seated at the tallies, the Burgomaster' Welnland, with his large red face, his gray felt hat on the nape of his neck, and his great vine stock cane planted betwn-p bis Knees: Zimmer, the tailor, in a gray jacket, his nose daubed with tobacco, and his green toque pulled over his ears; the little barber. Spitz, his tin plate on the tabic alongside of the bottle, bi's smilifkg face, 34 minutes north .In f longtitude 80 <I“- gres.s .04 minutes west. He' was.-on the poop deck at 5 o’cloek in the evening, wheja he remained an- ’ll the ship stru.-k. The dinner hour was at fl o’clock, but was postponed on this occasion, because they expected sight land liefore dark. The navlga-1 onJmard. tor. Lieiiien-nt Lyman, said ifr-,* 'fie j fTt sure ■ they had passed north of al of the City of I’ara were gon- Intq wt’h great "particularity. The commapder told how he had pulled out from the reef *i> the Ktenmer by .onl -r of the admiral. Th«* sick were the first to be transported to the steamer “F reTTef. "Admltsu Htanton and th** commander hlinsfif were the last to^ leave the reef. As soon as all were epibarked on the City of Pkr& a ho’ meal was served to +he-itien*()!d Ihov Idence was made at half past eight on th* evening of February 10. when* ihi 10 u-rew of the sailing launch were take’i Tlw* navlga- I 1 Ills Eye* Filled With Teum Rimcailor Bank./ This^was about half Commander Heyerman then pwa-.-ct hi* peremptory voice and, hjs toupet in pyramids, following an ancient Frendh o’ckick,- It .was shortly' after fed-to speak at leiig'h'of - the obedience this that the cry of “Breakers ahead!” ; and good discipline of his men, even'" was given, and ’hen the ship struck after they had arrived in the harboi fashion; and many others besides. Old Berbel was ranging the pails of curdled milk behind the cast-iron stove. of Colon, where they might well he *X cused for yielding to temptation. As bottom and kept on pounding. The ‘helm was ordered hard a-port and the engines backed. The sails ; he -dwelt upon this phn*e of their love were ordered to be clewed aiid furled. ; and respect for him the tears w<* le* and great streaks of sunlight, teeming As he looked over ;he pisqi rail Admlr- uti In his eyes, and his voice became with sparkling atonts, stretebed along the , al Stantonvsaid he thought the ship j husky and broken. It was then the" table and under the benches. Theodore entered, feeling very uneasy. Father Reebstock, dressed in his brown coat trimmed with steel ‘ buttons,, was .sealed.against the. bus of the filftctu fre eing the door; (iretehen, standing near the window, lowered her eyes as Theo dore came in. ** TliCy were all talking, nobody seemed tu he thinking of anything in particular, but the moment the paifoer appeared 011 the threshold, Reebstock, pointing his finger at him cried outs--' 1 * "Do yoi( love my daughter Gretrhen?” Every body was amazed. Rai^h wTFB Was making jit<*rnboard» liut this im- court ruom_ was ■ edeared.' hearing follow- arrange to pass by 6 'o the swift current which was run 1 t Judge Adv^-ate Kelley put the nlng. . Ing bueslions: ConTliiuing. Admiral Stanton aaid "Why didn’t you that the ship lurched -badly to star- Roiicmior Bank by daylight?" board, and that the crew were ordered 1 -“I thougnt I’d ne past It to stand ready to *hrqw the elght-in-'fl j o’clock.’* ivfle overboard. He then described tho -I "What difference was there In ho om«H denominations; but* no dtffieul’y manner in which the officers ari l crew j position you assurm-d you were In .it were got ashore, x }*teu minutes to »e,vrm that night and "1 wiit ashore first,” he said, “as the posttlbri’ in whljth you actually Coinmandur Iio>i>rrii,tn said bi^ waiu-.l , f«uiinLyourself?” but\ It is doubtful Ifthevolume, as es tlmated by quantity, now shows an -Im portant deelliK* •front average year*: this bHng the case with respect to cotton goods, while the showing < f wool fabrics may he -ftomewhat less favorable. One noteworthy feature is that collection* a.re. made with a i roiuptn-KK which shows the fliianclal ' h'SH.'ii of dealers !n be healthy. In Mi.- growth of trade, the condition* ate nlioiit thi- same as In dry goods, the Jobblrig sal m U'lng about equal In quari- U’y to those of a y.*ar ago, while prices are IQD-i: )M»r cent. lower, and collec tion* re-isonably satisfactory--In the Iron .tiudii- a largely tnereased busluess could Ik* dune If t h • re were greater har nrjony among manufacturert ubo:it prices, which are 'ajlng helvl up wlih a peraiateney which the sf’nation does not seem to'Justify, and this prevents buy. in of railroad ano structural lre-i and ste-l from op-.ratlng. Thes" 1 e. I’lain indications that the worst dtare of the business depression has gone by itrnd that we bav-e i-Mrtainly entered uji- on a period of recovery .which. .'only Ui.-eds the end of iarifif legislation In -Order t<v Hr developing Into an ea’ab- fished. -recovery "of 'he general tride of the country. 2. The preparation* of the Farts Bourse for giving Vmerlran ■•*curMl>*s an extensive represen'-atlon upon Rq official "cail" is having n distinctly hopeful i-ffct:t. Certain - preparation*- haw t<r be intide Jn order to specltfeary «tl*pt cur ti the French iriurk-t B is f >und uecetwary to devlee some way of expressing the face inscription of boads or stocks th the French lan guage; and, to meat the wants of the numerous Has*.of small French Inves tors, boro's wlB need to be issued h Kew Orleans, Ltu. March l—Th*. General Commanding announce* that the fourth annual meeting and reunion of the United Confederate Veteran* will »>e held as mated In General Orders No 115, curtent series, from these headquarters. In the city of Birming ham. Aik., on Wednesday and Thure- dsy April JSth. snd Mth. Ail Cohfed* crate organisations "ijd Confelemte sol- - iliers and sailors of all army grades ‘Wid tiepartments are cordially Invited to attend the reunion of their comrade*. Ex-Confederate soldiers and oallors everywhere are urged to form theov- seivfki -• Into local assoctatlona where hbv has not alr>».dy been done and h;1 associations, bivouacs, encampments and other holies, are cemestly request ed to .send In application* to the** hi aibiniirffrs without delay In time io par lcipaTe Tri Ibis greM feuBIofl, *ti?f' thus unite with.tt-e'r comrades In c*r-^ rylng'out the laudable and phllanthro-i pic objects of the united Confederas# Veteran organlzatrori. The General commanding respectDil'y reques's the press, both dally and week* Of The WTVBTg-' CffifTHtT. ttTBta ftHT ptp" trloSIc ami lienoVolent object* of the Dntted Confederate Veteran* by pub-’ fishing the general orders wRb edltotiel notice* of th? organization. The Go- era I -commamling respectfully request^ and trusts that railroad officials will also aid the veterans by giving such r?<lpred rat«*s of tfnasportation as will enable them to attend. Officers of the General staff are dl- reHed assist department, division commanders and other* In organizing ’heir respective slalee end personally to assist In the complete federation of all Confederate survivors In one organ ization under the constitution Of *h* Uni VI Confederate Veterans. ■ THE SLPUEME.COURT COBVEBU. his glass in his, hand remained in- the same attitude, looking first at Tlieotlore, then at Gretchen and then at the Brewer. At last Theodore, in ji voice stifled by emotion, said; to 1m*. last.” "Oh, my Go«l! To ask me if I love ! North Atlantic 'oc-irt, and a chart her!” , - j the Gulf .of Mexico and ’h- Weston- He cast on Gretchen °n supplicating a ; jj e8( corrected up Jr/1X92 and 1889. r-v Iwik. that the young girl ran toward hijn. ; specllvelv. He 11 -ntified these as tb - throwing hersolf Into his lynis, bdfst | h , , ; About seven miles. M -Gqimnanqer Heyerman was called i. I11 explanattvn..if ihla ..Commandir ind sworn by-A-ilmlral Oherardi. He Heyerman snid.there must have ibet-n was.hau led an English chart of R‘»{i- a set In the current to south and hast cti rept. chart (if will .i>e eucounUTed- in meeting these KqUlnHD£fttfl> These preliminaries be ing ilU){>Lise<l of, buying on accounl of -this new- p>ark-4 expectvd; and The Diplomatic an* Coaaalar Ap> propria tlo mb Are *m»U. Washington, D. C., March 4.—Al though the spring term of the Unlt-sd Su es Supreme Court begins tomor row. none of the cases which have been awaiting a hearing by * full bench can be taken up at once. There are twenty-five of th“*e case* on uie watting fist, the iro*t Important" being those Involving, the title to mineral la iide of the Northern Pacific Railway, the finances of the defunct Mormon church and the Interpretation a#- clause* of the McKinley law. The de lay la necessitated by the absence «t Justice Jackson, who i* in Florida, •here he will remain until April for the benefit of hi* heal’h. Several other case* needing * full bench for their consideration are oh the calendar for hearing, but win neeesaartly be paased. The Diplomatic and Conaular *er- vlce of the United Statee coeU the' country but half a million a year. At tention 1* called to thie fact by Repro of Kentucky, the Chairman of the House Committee of Foreign Affair*, In hie report on the Diplomatic and Consular service bid, which-wBL be .pgtgsntfid_jg-the ffgape ». u M earior Rt-*-f,- itvto dears. Then the old Brewer com menced to laugh heiirtily. "Ha’ -Ha! Ha! I knew well enough that they loved one another. They could not. fool. old. Reebstock!'' And all the company, swing him laugh, laughed too saying: "Ha! Ha! Ha! How smart he Is, old Reebstrfck—he knows everything.” "Well.” continued the old Brewer, “as you love her so much take her for your ’The Matt Order Book I,out. smooth—big ,w<is ^“St- ^ust in the wreck. So nlvo was the import ant night order book, in which' the captain of the vessel writes his orders .for the use of the o tlqer of the deck O mmander Heyerman said this book wife! Take her, but remain here with j " :u> ‘ 011 his de«k when the ship struck, me—in my house!” 1 it described me v-ssel a course. -He Then he added, in a grave voice: ' ' ».-id he made several attempts to n*- "It is settled—you will bev married in j cover the book, but'without success, fifteen days.” L "I htn-rlly .expected ‘o save my own Then the company oried put gaily: j life at the time 1 went ashore,” he those beat acquainted with thl» move- .iftPItt!.- A»d. with . the pecyliarttleji .q£ French .Hi vest or* uiiliclpate that the demand will prove Important. The pres?in exceptionally low range cf prices certainly afford* an unusual In- which had been to north and jducemcnt for French financier* to buy our stock with a view of distributing them at an advance when the Boura..* provides pew fticHRies. This antlcipa- Uon of Jthl* n?w element I* having r-. oertalu. reviving effect upon expect i- ttous rather than on present transac Hon*. ——.—-----—-t—' .3. The time Is close at hand for ef- wish to have these gentleman called feeling sottlemen’g of som? of he as witnesses, and the court acceded ‘o 'ajge railroads receivership*. The Erie, his desire. s ' *. | thq. R-adjng and the Richmond Ter*' 7 Lieutenant Lyman, the navigator cl mlr '•djustmeuts ara expected to be the Kearsarge, will take the stand this comple'ed some time with.11 the preeent «f-about a knot and a half an hour. This was an entire reversal of the cur- ren's, west. • > . _“I learned after ’paving the lain rid.'-’ ond Hoard the Keafrsarge - he continued, “that ’his reversal of ’he | currents was knowp to Captain Lock- wood of the City of Para; Gomm.imDr The. rough log w is also produce! and Crownlnshleld and Lleutcnan’s Hnn- itus ate I Roller, t*- 1 —— : - "Corhmander Heyerman expressed a on Monday. While the bill carrte* » ml*- jjpn and a half In round number*. Chairman McCreary will point out that about a million la received In fee# at the various oonan'atPa abroad.- Of ‘he different appropriation bill* reported w the House the Diplomatic take* the east rhuney from the Government. Although a saving of 344.000 ha* b*«*n effected in the bill hi* year Represen- tative McCre*ry **yajt has been made In direction* which will not impair th? efficiency of the service. SHE MAKE* A HIT. -im Marl* morning.—New York Hefald. - Ready tor Sacrtllce. moii’h. Drcxel, Morgan & Co. have come to an understanding with thi Floating Debt Syndicate of the Rich mond T‘rmlnal Company, By which “I Was-once sorely tempted to alliw the principal olwtacle Ik removed, ano dust cloth over our knees. “Long ago Uhat brliira the Richmond, Terminal af- -Commander Heyerman testified that as I was milking my tour of Inspection-, fa r* wltwn easy settlement. The res- days we will have, a wed-' added. - ——^ dust cloth oyer our knees. “Long ago UHat tiring ( Reehstis k had i lh ‘‘ weather was F >o l from January j I camped near the castlt of a llttl- toratlon of the larg.t mass of securltl >s ding. 1 And so it happened. grandsons and irrMnil'-daurfiters','' Vliimi ! :u t0 h'^bruary 2, so .hat correct 00- j ehLf ain. In the morning I heard that connected with these roads to theli he dandled for a lung time on his knees, nervations could bo taken, and that he wo* dead. .When ms -father had usual sta us on the market will have n tjater, having liecome altogether too old j th? instruments yvlro all iri.good con -j died, some ten years-beTorie', his eigh- good effect in renewing confidence an t for work, he gave up his'lirewfi-y^to his | dlllon. with the exception of the tele- teen w ives had been burned. I did not in encouraging transactions on the Ex son-in-law and his daughter. ' scope of ihe night sextant. At noon wish this Incident to recur; remained [chatige. “My children, remember; one thing,” ; February 1 observations, .were made, in th? neighborhood, and took the nee he said to then), ‘if we are happy, -it is an ,] distance of R*meador Cay waa jesaary precamtions. ascertained to b# about forty miles “Next day aftsr breakfast I wax'told This was the ■ nearest-danger feared, that a tstdy-wished »o speak to "hie. and. A strong current ->f about one and one- passing Into my shemlanaf' I found a half knots an hbur was setting north- tall native lady, cloeeJY veiled-,, with wtst. \ ^ -| two female attendrin’h. 'Seiiib!? she is gradually starting iTp. At the same , “How*much cl?ar of Roncador Reef.?’* j cried to me thera ‘s an order out in j time* we notice less complaint of the "would Mi" ymr name separating me from toy lor«i. \ anticipated • -disturb im '• of priductlvi ering take f Wy h^ve/Wways heard that the^E.i- | through the new tariff. This change Of glish Heaven who has sent us this happiness and to whom we must give thanks. .1 heard the eock crow before daybreak, and looking out of my- window I saw 'Gretchen open the shutter. Then I had a great mind to get angry, but Provi dence enlightened me: “Marry them quickly,' it. said to«me ‘for fear they marry themselves.’ ” Theodore and Gretchen admired the; you? ^4. The Impression rteadlly strength ens that the industrial situation Is r>“ turning to a normnl s'ate. Already a very large proportion of the lately sus pend'd machinery of the country has returned work, and the still unemployoi Jansen’s First In Bew OVienna. New Orleans^ La., March 4—(Spedad Marls Jansen appeared In New Orleans for the first tlm^ st the Academy of Music, which wo* crowded to the door*. Her performance of the *tar pert In- ■Delmonlco’s at 4." the comedy which has had such ' * mcceeaful reception p North and Eaat this season, wn* enthusiastically greeted and the au dience gave 1’# undiubted. endorsement to both star and play. Miss Jansen s cordial welcome In New Orlean# w*e (specially remarkable In view of the fact that she was rirxctldally uhknown here. Mr. 'Wilson Barrett sjk^ Alexan der Salvlni both began engagements this evening. 1 JUDGE M’GIIL DEAD. ( linked (he judge advocate* ’course , you were then steering wise foresight of the old man, ami "Flv^ ndles to the north side,” an- : which w-MI not oppresn the weak, there- thanked tlie_ Ixird God, jvho governs ®U j swered the chmmander.- ^ frire I cannot believe this great wicke t 1 things here below as to Him seems best. He said that at noon February7? the >-hip Was making .-ix knots an riout j under sa.il, whleh” ipeed fell to five c' a good and just Government; The EnirllKhnian Dins. knots by bait - past three o'clock. Chicago, HI , Feb. 28.—Stanton Elbert, m " as the " nril, ' n ‘ d UP, and the the lightweight champion of England,^i >r V ,M '* lur coupled. The sjiecd at 1 scored another victory in the ring-- to- o'clock, with xte.vm and sail, was night at Battery D., before several thou- about eight and a h.-ilf knots. Aceord- n;*»s of you. For tweray years-have U been sit my lord’* hand to cht^rtsh anl comfort him; never have I failed him Hi his need; now my lord has gone on hi* Journey, today hy yet ’ llngereth, but he will soon be e«.n?, I shall never find him, and through all ages he wifi wander alone! Will you, who are not Waabington. Feb. 28.-Judge Jama* sion, died at his residence *t 10J*» U-- moming from the effect* of malarial h** received four sand sports, knocking out_-H^ry JSil- ing to observations .lijxen by the navi- of our people, dare 1 >do thta thing? His more, ex-lighLwtight champion of Amer- gator at 4 o’clock, he-, cakulu | . „ . . , k-ulated th-it , father Is then’, .and his father, and their lea, in the fifth round. The eonteot from q,. would make 'tonvador Reef^wt a. ‘■wives, and th-y will mock hirri, saying, the start was all on the side of the Lng- it.was then eighth-n iir nineteen mftes AVert thou *.n earth of such small n-- hshman. The Americanjitepped ipto the ax , a y i,y run. • < < uiit tha* no' wi.raan accompanies thee . . " _ j a.-isiks the barrier? and fWt proud w> . Oat of Reekonlng. ~~ ; man The (tauglltPr of the Sesodltts. VVAS t 7 — ‘ "•■. 1 "We had run. about twenty-two s * u " H f r i i id of Abe Ore, Tike a Nauteh j— I miles by- 6 o’cloek,” continued Com-. ^khlb! I shall reem unto them is n st ring at 149, - while "the Englishman weighed sixteen pounds less. Slier acted as referee. — ^ Georg* -■A- Set Fire to Ills Wife. rounder Heyerman, “and sighted notb- ! iu^. I therefore concluded that wr Jacksonville. Fla., March 1.—A spec- passed to ’b ! » north of the reef, ial to-The Times-tTnlqiv from Tampa j^nd that'll wa* near, but we.could no 1 . Fla., says: Will 1 riJ’nfr^Wa.s arrestt i see It. Th? weather L,.. a' J I . „ eather was clear, with here today for wife j^ny-der. Dunn’s | a slight haze I was particular to sen 1' a coward and a deserter, and shani> will bo on my lord ind on my fatherts house, and one me. Do not do this act of oppression.’ “I longed.” he said, “to give the'per-” mission she wanted, for indeed It -lid tone seems to be due principally to th fact that the new Condition In which the change* of duty will place our In dustrie*. are becoming better under stood-. Something 's due also to the widespread reduction of wages In aj- most every employment which enaolea employers to resume work on lower prii««-atid upon safer conditions. The distinct revival of demand, a* Indica ted above has also a direct tendency to encourage production. Thu*. In Hi. dustruil and commercial affairs, ever/ thing s?eins to la? drifting toward* a re sumption of operation, not immedia lj r upon.a scale of normal.activity, but im conditions .being safe and which rpay be expected to lead to a steadj expansion of business. The foregotpK conditions cannot 'at 1 to have an encouraging effect upor Wall Street affalrti Th''y polnt to a fut ther,..resun»pt!on of confidence, to. th? cWympi^i^h of suspended^ undertakings. fever. JTITraising the Kear*arge from Roncador reef In addition (o that mm the Merritt Wrecking Company. Th* new bidders', are the Boston Towboat Company. of BoMon, Mom., th* Davl* Coast Wrecking Corporation, or New Bebford, Mass., the Lewi* Liickenbach, of New York, and the Chapman l>er- rict and ’Wrecking Company, of New York. "Hie amounts bid will not made public at present, and SeewU'J Herbert will continue to receive bid* for several day* yet. When Comrrea* appropri dtabtreKm&u mb mb mcab m appropriates the money for rsis.ns the wreck the' Cmttract will be awarded. THE PRESIDEBT BETUEBB TODAY. To* fhe pi/paratlons for .darting new eti, irliw*. to the atmg’henlng of credxt. wife died yreterday fflfcfWthe effect if lookouts alott. I had set)’ an officer j Hiiwfra —ft——tviyt—■ i v. kt" — ; — it : „ t r." _ .1 z. _ „ i 1 1 n hrrTrrt me an act...if a '101^'th«- return of a healthelr tone or e mdttey market. We therefore freM- the man had knocked the woman down, ho report«i8 v ‘at half past five o’clicK ; heart heat* of a people, and say, ‘Stoo! 1 tho preparations for marling new en- BjHj - “— — " raging to, the purchase of ptocka that. have a splld basis- of value. bums, and tf 'tc.Tked out today thTf (ii the lorertopgalI;int yards, .and ' a hand poured, oil over her, and then, set h* on fire. Dunn and Ids wife had a quar rel about a woman with, whom the *>r- mer was unduly intimate. * that there was nothing In s.ght. I no' your way, mv wny!' The fife aid “Soundings were taken ■ and ple.itv i °f A people are bvfllr up to- .of water found. Ruiming along th lather, d.-j^nd .op • i-h other; tike out const,of Hayti I bad s?en Marblehead t,ne Itri’-'k. the whol’- edjllce Is In dan- Tronble I* Feared. Starving and Kitmi-'lii ng. San ARtonlp, Texas. Feb. 28.~The starving people of Starr county ha\te iVisist-) south-southwest. T t waa then chang Bank, which is only three feet high,’ five miles away. This led me to think 1 could see Roncador Reef, which t> sevbu fee’ out' of the water, sev?n mils.s away. \ , Thi? course before half pant six, was g’’r. peopl received cmniiaralively’ fight ance In response to their appeal to th? 1 ed, to due west. I thought’*&fter con- world for help.? Their condition cannot j suiting the chart 'harel wa* five miles be described. Many ranches have bee.) to the north and two miles to the wasi ' deserted, and a number of deaths [of the reef. Th* change In course Was'; from starvation have occurred. Cattl? marlfed to allow for the conflict of the and other live stock have died by tha j current from the north, . revealed in thousands.. The ‘-ounty Is lite*aliy | the difference between the dead reek- burned up,., and water for' domestic onlng and the obs-rvatlon taken at purposes must be hauled long distance*, j noon. > . ' ”My-The?kK were hot as I explained my imi>ot ?nt sympathy, and it wa* a relief when, w)th a gesture pf despair, sh? swept out of my teriT, Bhe diet that night; there waa no satl,”—Tem, .mI > Bar. ’ To be *faeriff of N^w Ygrk county, to which office John B. Sexton ancceeda Charles M. Clancy, deceased, la to enjoy piclririgs simply superlatively fat. The salary ia 812,000, and th* income about 875,000. Charleston, W. Vs., March 3.—All is quiet up the river. As a result of the Coroner’* inquest today over the body of Adkins, forty-three ' warrant* were issued for the arrrat of the strikers The sheriff cannot get citiaena for?* posse and Governor McCorkle ha* or dered the military to aasist him. The feeling against the thoops ia very hitter and trouble Is feared should they aid In making arrest*. lorrovr** Cablaet Meeting I* 4* Be Held as Canal. *• -^Yashlngton, D"-C-, March 4.-Pre*i- lent CDveland i* expected to return ’O TVaaTiThgtcfTi tomorrow evening, or Tuesday^ nfbrnlng. No arangement* have been made .for the postpone ment (\f Tuesday's Cabinet meeting and the latest advice* at Ihe Execu tive mansion are to the. effect that Tuesday's meeting will be held 4g usual with the President In his place. -J The Violet lisrhted. Cape Henry, V*.. March 4.—The Hght houMi tender Violet, with “ ‘ Clevelahd and Secretary Greahgm o* board, wns seen tat* yesterdsy sfternooa at a point twelve miles frees Hatteras. Slie left there today and is sur have gone north, but has hot seen in this vicinity. England ought to get an experience:! Cabinet maker from Franc* or Hon duras. 1 The Industrial review* every week of th* So*»U pi ot.perlty. . v’V-'-V r - Y'm -u_ •■3 ’■'Jt* ‘4 - fZ-z,- V-'-' L . A -