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Evening Star, Issue 3509, 22 May 1874, Page 2

A Yallego young lady, about tg gp off ip the cars, stepped into the dark-sitting-room of the depotto kiss her friend Sarah good-bye. Owing to the darkness she did’nt hit Sarah,but careened on a Chinaman, and did’nt find out the mistake Until John began yelling, “Whatee for you ep chokep me; Hi yah! No squeeze so muchee ! Opfe yell, a flopping of femenine garments, a slammed doplr, jiud the girj was gone. j4ll the Indian tielvs is coventrated in the details of sxe famine. 'TM inhst contradiptoey accounts are The .‘'Calcutta Englishman’and the ‘ Eriend .of ‘‘take opposite views, and paint utterly different pictures.' t»r Smith, ef the latter journal, is blamed for exaggerating the case in telegrams and letters to the ‘ Times’ (London). The general opinion ;s that the Government will be able to tide over •tfie difficulty till the new crops come in. The latest telegraphic news is a follows The general condition of the people is decidedly good and hopefVd, except in the north-eastern part pf Tiyhoot, where .upwards pf half a million people are dependent upon the'GOvernnieut for relief. The supervision of the relief iVbrks i has been much improved. The harvesting of i tlie spring crops is proceeding, TJio out turn is mostly very, good, except in Nprthi Tirhoot,