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"IN STAru QUo."-An Admirable JOks.-A New York paper tells the fol> lowing story of newsmonger, whose only delight appears to be to gather up every thing he can catch in the way of news, and stat off to retail it about the streets and public houses;

 The late despatches from the army. were announced on Sunday, and true to bis work, M entered one of his fa~ vorite haunts yesterday morning, with his customary Interrosaiory. He was met by wag near the doc

 Any news7 inqu red NJ. Not much.' What is it7' From the seal or war; Where's the aTmy?' Oh. in Statu Quo.' 'The devil it is P Yes.' 'How long has it been lhere2' Since the 27lh'

 'Thunder ? exclaimed M. and a :. way he rushed down Stale street, with the intelligence. =, met friend on imparted the information, that our army had reached Stata Quo-whereupon the stranger opened his eyes, and advised him to call on S-. He dd so, and long before Change hour, it was pretty well known that 'our army was in statu quor

 Our witty friend was congratulating himself on having circulated this deiec- table piece of information long be !. fore any other journal had the news and was boaslng of the fact to frind who asked him if he knew where stalu quo was locaied. We'll, M-- didn't know what department of Mexico it was situated Tn. but he had the news right from the office and it must be so.

 'You're a laundering iool,' said the neighbor.

 'Why

 Why?-Don'; you know that in 'sia tu quo' means an Me same state or con. diiiOn, and that it is very common Latin phrase.

 M--- offered to bet hat that he was right, and al last accounts he was DOT ing over D.siurneIl's Man of Mexico endeavoring most assIdously, to discover lbe location of Statw Quo'