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he wanted to surprise the parents with the news when the original amount invested had more than quadrubled itself. But all things take a turn sooner or later. and so did Sierra Nevada. The poor little twins' wealth suddenly vanished. went up, " winked out," and, before their would-be benefactor could eatch himself in the fall, he was " short the original investment and $50,000 additional! Gen. Sheridan relates the incident with something like a feeling of regret that his twins should have been so suddenly done out of a fortune, but he no doubt consoles himself with the reflection that Mackey can stand it, while the kids " will have to do so. The monthly report of Hospital for Women and Children for December shows the number of patients treated in the Hospital to be 2S; dispensary, 45; outside, 4; total, S7. Donations received: Through Mrs. J. C. Hilton, from D. B. Fisk & Co., $25; H. H. Shufeldt & Co., $25; Mrs. Charles Gorham, $5; through Mrs. T. B. Blackstone, from Mrs. E. W. Blatchford, $25; Mrs. Lovejoy, $5; Dr. M. H. Thompson, Mrs. E. A. Murry, Mrs. Lewis, Mrs. C. O. Avery, Mrs. J. A. Daveuport, Mrs. Coonly, Mrs. J. H. Lefler, contributed articles. Christmas and New-Year donations were received from Mrs. T. B. Blackstone, Mrs. I. N. Camp, Mrs. Mrs. J. Boyd, Mrs. C. O. Avery, Mrs. George Hall, Mrs. George Sherwood. Mrs. Cheatle, Mr. Breman, and $10 from a friend of Mr. Gilbert Hubbard. A truly compassionate man was passing along West Madison street yesterday, when his truly compassionate eye fell upon the glass case at a dentist's door, in which a pair of artificial jaws, furnished with the usual quota of false teeth, were monotonously chewing the ambient atmosphere. "Poor things! Poor things said the man, in a truly compassionate voice; "such misery as there is on all sides of us!" and, hastening across the street to a bakery. he purchased a roll, aud, returning with truly compassionate haste, he lifted the cover from the show-case, placed the roll between the jaws, and walked away, feeling particularly warm under the left-hand breast-pocket of his truly compassionate overcoat. The feelings of the dentist when at dusk he came down-stairs and iqund that roll grinning in hollow mockery in the midst of a ruined show-case, and discovered, further, that the clockwork beneath had broken its heart in a vain attempt to assimilate the roll, can be better imagined than described. If this should meet his eye, he will be pleased to hear that the truly compassionate man, about balf an hour later, was seen endeavoring to help a fallen horse to regain its footing. and that just as he stooped to whisper soothing words into the animal's ear, the unthinking horse hurled ms head upward with the vehemence of a pite-driver, and, striking the philanthropist squarely under the chin, nearly drove the worthy man's false teeth out through the roof of his hat. THE MERCHANTS', FARMERS' & MECHANICS' SAVINGS BANK. Mr. S. D. Ward, Receiver of the above bank, otherwise known as the Beehive, submitted his semi-annual report yesterday to Judge Williams, and it was ordered to be approved unless objections were filed in ten days. The following is a synonsis: