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Show "Thundorlng Down'tho Ages." The recent promlaenco "In t lo Hows' papers of AdJaHst-Gensral 1 rsney ol Colored, whs) tsUrr4 anl nlhsred', nil'fliiilrar, (Jr.tTemai Tarsney, I Mitiotr), frh stood Qt k Init tlio eanetts aetleit fk Dttnoet -son the, Senate Wrlff bill, recalls to Koe Field'i Waihiitgton an anecdote told L anothur brother, ex-CrogriHsman Tim Tnrsuov ot Micliigun, of his reception if n Connecticut Con-necticut town whero ho had iiccn sgnt by the congrcseioual cainpnlgr coiumll-too coiumll-too to do some iolitical mission ry work. Tlio people had turned out ttli bo-cQuilngoutliuslasin bo-cQuilngoutliuslasin nnd tlio hall was picked. Tho chairman had p eparcci a speech for tho occasion. It w is short, but a miracle ot oratory "Ladles and gentlemen,'" he s.iid; "this tremendous and cultured ludionco that lias assembled this evtulng will have thu extreme falicity of lisUning to in orator, whose voice lias r sounded (nth telling effect In tho halls if the national na-tional legislature. Mo has o ten btou honored by tho people ot his k nto witli election to that gre'nt buUv, tjellouso ot Representatives, nnd ho treat and potont has been his labor for' ids countrymen, coun-trymen, thai, through tho lb igth and breadth ot this broad land, his name, has bscomo a favorilo household word." Jlcrc Hie orator bent down a noment, and whispered to" TMrsney, "What is your name, sir?" and rccclilug .ho reply he continued : "I now havo the most (ratifying pleasure of Introducing to you Uqugrcss man Larceny, Netri' , |