Indiana American, Volume 8, Number 47, Brookville, Franklin County, 19 November 1869 — Page 1

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C. n. B I N 6 II A 31 , Proprietor. Offlce in the National Bank Building, (third $tory.) TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION! 2,50 PER YEAR.ik abvahce. 1300 " IF KOT FA1D IK ADTAKCt postage on papers delivered within thia County. A True Story of Abraham Lincoln. During the summer of tbe most disastrous aud doubtful year of the late American war, the Colonel of a New Hampshire rcimeut lay for some weeks extremely ill ofcarap fever, near Hampton Roads, in Virginia. Hearing of his critical conditiov his wife left her Northern home, and, tfter much difficulty, made her way to his fcoJjide. Her cheerful presence and careful nursing so far restored him, that he was in a short time able to be transferred to Washington. In the rototnac river, the steamer in which the invalid officer, Col. Scott, and Ms family, had taken passage, was sunk, in collision with a. large vessel in the night time. The crew and nearly all the soldiers on board were rescued, or saved them selves; but amid the horrible confusion of the scene, Col. Scott became separated from his wife, and she was lost. The Colonel wa9 picked up in the water, by the crew of the larger steamer, and, under his direction, every effort was made to discover his wife, or rather her body, for all hope of fiuding her alive was abandoned. The sad search was fruitless. It was resumed in the morning, the people along the shore, humane Confederates, lecding their aid. But the gray, sullen river refused to give up its dead, and the young officer, half frantic with grief, was compelled to go to Washington., . Within a week, however, he received word that the body had been washed on shore; that these goeJ country people, generous foes, had secured it, cared for it, and were keeping it for him. It hjppened that, just at that time, imrerative orders were issued from the War Department, prohibiting all intercourse j wiih peciusula, a necessary precaution acainst the premature disclosure of irapor-j taut military plans. So it was with Home Mil-Livings that Col. Scott applied to Mr. j eeretarv Stanton for a leave to return to ! Virginia, on his melancholy duty. "Impossible, Colonel," replied Mr. Stanton: no one cau have leave to go down the river, at this time, on any private wission whatever. Our present exigencies i demand the most stringent regulations, and L hope 1 need not say to you that no inertly personal consideration should be allow ad to interfere with the national intcre?ls. Your case is a sad one, but this ii a critical, perilous, cruel time. The desd must bury the dead.' Tl.e Colonel would have entreated, hut the busy Secretary cut him short with ani ihcr "impossible,' Iroai winch there was atfoluteiv o aptal. He went lorth from the i rescues, and returned to the hotel! qii'e overwhelmed. Fortunately, he was that afternoon visited by a friend, to whom he told the tirv of his unsuccessful application and end perplexity, and who immediately ex-j claimed, "W hv aot apply to the l'rsi I det.t?" " i The Colonel had but little hire, hut, acknowledging that the plan was worth trying, dtuvc to the White lloue. They were too late. It was Saturday evening, and Mr. Lincoln had cone to penu me una:ty at coiuier s itet, ms' cummer retreat. This was hut a few miles j fr-ia town, and the Colonel's indomitable j iriend proposed that they should fallow ' him out, and they went. There was then ! r.ATlil'..!. l.ol iol' I I. nil (1..! Hr.LnO.,1 tl.o ' troubled, the sufFeriog, could find a refuge in "Father Abraham's capacious bosom j" alu'ief ihat was not far out of the way. Vet thcie were times wheu, over burdened, varied, tortuied, the patriaich longed to j c.tar that aslum of its forlorn inmates, ; to bolt and bar and double-lock it against j the world, times when trie became too b.atd iid perplexing for his genial, honest itatuie, ioo serious aud tragic and rascally a thin by half. It Ha; pened, unluckily, that the poor CulutK 1 and his friend found the Piesi Uent id one of Irs most despondent andi i ci'u-ted tnofds. Ho was in hts lililoi f ruaie parlor, alone in the gloaming. lie f "as loutti i?s loosely in a large rocking chair, jutting over it in all directions. Ills " peted feet weie exalted, his rough head as thrown hack, his long tiiroat bare, he ws in his tl.irt-slccves. Ves, dear, fisiidsous English reader, it was irenuine Vaukee it-id-n, make the most of it. j He tinned upon his visitors with a look cf almost savae inquiry. There was, in-j ld, in his usually pleasant eyes a wild,! ,r-j:ry gleam, a something like the glare; ! worried animal at bay. j C.ii. Sott proceeded very modestly to tell hisstory; but the 1'iesident interrupted hin, to say lruqiely, "Go to Stanton;! is his business. j ' I hie boon to 1.5m, Mr. President, and ' j'l do r. orbing for me." j 'Vra b;ve htcu to him a:id got your answer, and stil! presume to come to rue! Am 1 li;1Te ,10 resl? UJ privacy? Must I , te d' ir.i-d to my last fastness, and worried i Jo dentil by inched? Mr. Stanton has done! Jt t L!.t. lie knows whit ha is about. Jour Ueaund. are unreasonable sir.' j 'Rut, Mr. Lincoln, I thought you would h! !ar me. J T.e! (or vou! Co vl (Jod! I have to ! 'fp f r tve hundred thousand, more un''"mate :h.m jou. We are at war, sir; I t jou know we are at wat? Sorrow is i the li!t t, aji; b share like a mau ! . "I try to, Mr. PreMv My devoted w;f ident; but it seems :fe lost her life from : riQ''n? fo nurse mo in my sickness, and I cr.ot eve.i take her body home to my j ci;dren. ; ' U . ftl' -ll . It nAft 4 MraA 9swn 1 . , 7 v 0 1(111 II U I iy lliltC VUUIV i i U t 10 the army. She could hive stayed at if'Y' .l131 is ,,ie P,aoe for women. But i ia - wil' tearing about the country,! 4, -h tiiv.es as thet-e, and rushing intoj sms of danger, they must take consc-JVpws-Not but that I am sorry for you, l I were.' eVd lhi th5 rresiient leaned back bis ehair, and closed his eyes. ti ii i except by a slight wave ot . the departure of his visitors. j m net as-harucd to confess that tuy J II illill . . w jA '

ArQL. 8, KQ. 47. ..v, wcu resuessiy trial mgnt upon a pillow wet with many a tears; that he was desperate and resentful, utterly uoresigned to the decree of Providence and the War Department; and that he thought Abraham Lincoln as hard as he was" ugly, and as inhuman es he was ungainly. Toward morning he fell asleep, and slept late. Before he was fully dressed there came a quick knock at the door of his chamber, and he opened it to President Lincoln! The good man came forward, pale and riOrn .a.1 1 . a . . eager, tears glistening in his eyes, and graspea the Uolonel s hand, saying: 'I treated you brutally last night. I ask your pardon. I was utterly tired out. badgered to death. I eenerallv become about as savage as a wild cat by Saturday night, drained dry of the 'milk of human Kinaness. i must have seemed to jcu the very gorilla rebels paint me. I was sorry enough for it when you were gone. I could not sleep a moment last night, so I thought I would drive into town in th cool of the moruing, and make it all right. Fortunately I had little difficulty in finding you.' 'This is very good of you, Mr. President,' eaid the Coloael, deeply moved. No, it isn't; but that was bad of me, last night. I never should have forgiven myself, if I had let that piece of ugly work stand. That was a noble wife of jours. Colonel. You were a happy man to have such a noble women to love you; and you must be a good fellow, or such a woman would never have risked si much for you. And what grand worwen there are in these times, Colonel! What angels of devotion and mercy, and how brave and plucky! going everywhere at the call of duty, tacmg every danger! I tell vou: if it were not for the women, we should all go to the i devil, and should deserve to. They are I the salvation of the uation. Now. come. I Colonel; my carriage is at the door. I'll i drive you to the War Department, and we'll see Stanton about this matter Kven at that early hour they found the Secretary at his post. The President pleaded the case of Colonel Scott, and not only requested that the leave of absence should be given him Itut that a steamer should be sent down the river expresaly to bring up the body of his wife. 'Humanity, Mr. Stanton, stid the President, his homely fjee tran; figured with the glow of earnest, tender feeling, 'humanity should overrule considerations of policy, and even military necessity, in matters like this.' The Secretary was touched, and he said something t' his regret at not having felt hime!f at liberty to grant Colonel Scott's request in the tiit place. No, no, Mr. Stanton,' said the President; 'you did right in adhering to your own ru:es; you are the right man for this place. It we had such a soft-hearted old : tool as 1 here, there would be no rules or ! regulations that the atuiy or the country couid depend upon. Iut this is a peculiar ! cae. vjmy lain ot that poor woman! Of courec the 'impossible' was accomplished. To the surprise of the Colonel, the President insisted on driving him to the navyyard, to see that the Seeie'ary's ordor was carried out immediately; seemed to have a nervous fear that some obstacle miht be thrown in the way of the pious expedition. He waited at the landing till all was ready, then charged the officers of tha steamer to give every assistance and attention to his 'friend. Colonel Scott.' W'ilh t oiotiei ccott. nun him be sh .ok hsnds warmly at parting, saying: ) l.od b.ess you, my dear follow. I hope j i" v.i.1 tic ut luuu't iu nils ran amir. and. Colonel, trv Away up iu the New lliu pshire churchyard there is a certain grave, caieluliy . .7 . .'!U "J . " c"ry i April t'.iiie the violets on that mouud M t'di Hot aloua ill" tli.- K. niai.lr tril!!.ica! sweetuess iceps below, thev aie tender and tearful with the memory of the murdcted President. Ail t!tc ltr Round. Where is the West? Chicago is no longer a Western, but an Ivistern city. It is only 000 miles to the Atlantic coast, while it is 2.330 miles to the Pacific coast. Dividing the Cuion into East, Centre and West, each division is about 1,110 miles wide. The Eastern Division will embrace all the Stales lying east of the Mississippi river; the Central, al! the States and Territories between the lt-.'cky Mountains and tha Pacific coast. Somewhat the largest of these three great j

divisions is the Central. And astonishing ' traced to a common onjin, and their naas it may appear to those who have ex- j tute partially explained. amine 1 the mup carefully, thft territory j east of the Mississippi Kivcr, notwith-j Admiral Priuce Meusehkoff, who died a standing this comprises eleven Southern, ! short time since at St. Petersburg, was ail of tr?e so called 'Eastern' and 'Central ! conversing one day with Prince 0 , Stales and all of the old Northwest.' The j when the latter taid, completion of tha Pacific Kaiiway has j 'There is no (Jod. changed the foraaer West into Eistand j The Admiral retorted, You utter a Central, and moved the West l,2;il) raiias 'blasphemy.' toward the setting sun. The actual West ! ' erv well.' rej oined the Prince; 'but consist of Californi i, Oregon, Washington, what if the Emperor should repeat to you Nevada, Arizona, Utah, Montana, Wyow-lthc very saaac thin'r" iog and the mjor portion of Colorado and 1 'That would alter the ease,' replied New Mexico. It is hard to realise the Mcnchikoff: his majesty kntwa more truth the Chicago is an Eastern city, and about it than 1 do. that llliuois is not eveu a Central, but is j . , . an Kasteru State Omaha, which has al- j A f T at c,ub Jemurre(l to tbe wat a been regarded as on the western j scr,ion c,- an enthusi!ist ,hat Shak.pe.re verge ot the I ar est is, , fact, laO , ,,a j antie d th(J reBOurcea of our ageso ni.eaeastol the center ot the Uu.en. We,, M litiM, de-.,rip,ion went, are not surprised, then, that tbe citizens , .Uo'hout tn. u. .Wl,

of that enterprmng, little place resent imputation of being tbe Far West. Free speech iJratuitous lectures T : . r i: i. c . i . . i ' It is very looush for peopleto put them-. . ,u" . ui. ..L-:,! selves to the trouble to be illnatured. Man creation. was the chief consideration Woman was a 'ide is we.' at I j the ! Me., : A little girl who balloon ascension wit watching at Lewiston. suJdenly exclaimed: 'Mamma, I shouldn't think God would like to have that man !

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THE UNION, THE CONSTITUTION, AND THE ENFOBCIMSffT OF THE LAWS."

BROOKVILLE, IND , FRIDAT. NOVEMBER 19, 1869.

The Ant and the Cricket. A silly young cricket, accustomed to aing Through the warm, sunny months efgmy summer and gpring, Began to complain, when he found that at home His cupboard wag empty; and winter wai come. Not a crumb to be found On the snow-covered ground; Not a flower could he tee; Not a leaf on a tree. "Oh, what will become," said the cricket, of me? At last, hy etarration and famine made bold, All dripping with wet, and trembling with eold, Away he set off to a miserly ant, To see if to keep him alive he would grant Him shelter from rain, A mouthful f grain He wished only to borrow; He'd repay it to-morrow; If not, he must die of starvation and lorrow. Says the ant to the cricket, "I'm. your servant and friend. I But we ants never borrow, we ants never lend; Bat tell me, dear cricket, did you lay nothing by u nen tne weatner was warmr ' quoth tbe erieket, "Notr. : My heart was so light, That I sang day and night; For all nature looked gay" You sang, did you sayT "jo, then, said the ant, "and danci winter away 1" Thus ending, he hastily lifted tha wicket, And out of the door kicked the poor little e ricket. Folks call this a fable; I'll warrant it true: two. Some crickets have four legs, and tome bare but The Secret of the Aurora Borealis. The true nature of the aurora borealis has long been a perplexing mystery to men of science. Careful observations and comparison of accompanying phenomena have shown that solar disturbances, manifested by the appearance of Bpots of unusual numbers and dimensions, are followed or accompanied by intense magnetic action, affecting the whole electric system of the earth, and marked by brilliant displays of auroral streamers on the night succeeding the BOlar disturbance. This showed that a relation exists between the aurora; terrestrial uiaguetism and the sun, but it left the precise way iu which the sun excited the electric luminosity of the aurora as much in doubt as ever. At what elevation above the earth the auroral light exists, and whether within or beyond the regions of our atmofphere, was also unknown, and the most eminent men of science were at variance as to the possibility of ascertaining the actual distance of tbe silently shitting streamers of light in the northern sky. Spectorscopic analysis, that has so wonderfully expanded the limits of scientific research, was sometime since applied to the light of an aurora with unlooked-for results. Instead of a parti colored band of light, which might have been expected showing that the aurora was due to solid particles excited to luminosity by electric action, it gave the single line of light t-haractertMto nF incandescent gas. But the line produced by each gas has its own proper position in the spectrum, and the line of the aurora does not correspond with that of any gas with which chemists arc acauainted. Repeated observations by several skillful experimenters give always the same result. They can proncunce only that the aurora is due to the incandescence of a gas different from any known to science. But another discovery has been made which, from its con nection with the form er, is of great interest. The zodiacal light, that faint gleam in the sky which has hitherto been supposed to be due to the light reflected from a vast number of minute bodies traveling round the sun within the orbit of the earth, has beea an ol jct of great interest to astronomers. It ..;i ,nnni !, to spectroscopic analysis, because its light is hJ faiut lhlkt it wss thoughtits spectrum Hum could be obtained, it would present, 1 us h ffertnA tti.-tr nf it nricrin rpnnir. ed, a feeble likeness of that of the sun. A (Jcruittt scientist has at last succeeded in observing the spectrum of the sodiacal light, and instead of being, as expected a faint cepy of the ordinary prismatic spectrum, it preseuted only a single line, and that identical with the spectrum of the aurora. This pro ves conclusively that tbe previously received theories of the nature of the zodiacal light were erroneous, and that it and the aurora are due to the same electric influences operating in the same j medium. It is now believed by astronomers that the same method of inquiry will show, when an opportunity occurs for making the test, that the tails of comets are of the same nature with tbe aurora and the e diacal light; if so, three of the most ruyaterious phenomena of the heavens will be ,ln wllJ, nriU c describe the feelings of a man sentenced to a turn upon that?' 'Nothing easier, was the rejoinder A'Csr aiigni nave uau u in ins minu wuen . , , .. .. he said, 'Down, down, thou elimbme it -L I . J r i i i sorrow. Parton says: "The best man is be who can rear the best child and the best woman is she who can rear the best ohild, Tbe whole virture of theraoe, physical, moral, mental. comes into nlav in thia most sweet, most arduous, most pleasing, difficult of all the work done bt morti most lunrlilt tt,;. a

From tha St. Louis Dereecrat.

HILDEBRAND, THE MISSOURI OUTLAW.-; ; He Leaves the States and Saes for Peace. An Authentic Sketch of his Career. A letter was received in this city a day or two ago from Sam Hildebfand, the aotorious outlaw, stating that lie had cone to the conclusion that lt could ' no longer keep up a war against tbe . wbalt country, and begged to be "let alone." He promises that he will ntvtr molest anybody, and will in future act like an honest and peaceable man. This latter is in the hands of soma of the . friends of llildebrand gentlemen wbo served in the Confederate amy, and will no dabt be published. An effort ia also being to raise a subscription for the aatlaw, to set him up in his new home. We are toot prepared to say whether Governor MeClurg, Colonel Cwcn and the people of St. Francois county are witliag to allow the outlaw to pass the reaiaiuder of his days in peace, or whether he will b followed to his new abode and brought to justice. Last night we met with Judge Sebastian, of FarmingtoD, who has known llildebrand for many years. The Judge gave us a short sketch of this most daring and desperate outlaw of modern times, and, as it rs doubtless strictly true, we publish some of the facts. llildebrand is an illiterate backwoods man, unable to read or write, and the letter in circulation must have been written by somebody else. At the breaking out of the rebellion llildebrand went to Arkansas and joined the half-civilized band of Jeff. Thompson. He made a business of stealing and running off horses, and Jeff, was strongly inclined to hang him if he could have caught Dim. finding that the rude soldiery of the "Swamp Fox" were disposed to punih him for his misdeeds, llildebrand left the army and came up ia to Southeast Missouri as a bushwhacker. He continued to steal horses from the farmers, and made no distinclioa between the property of friends and foes. He shot his partner ia the bushwhacking business, and the German troops in the country finished the man soon afterwards, llildebrand also killed Rowan, and Rowan's son, in retaliation, killed Hildebrand's brother, llildebrand killed an old man named Ringer, and shot young McIIvaioe while he was at work iu his field. How many men he killed is not known, but his last victim was McClain, whom be shot only a few mouths ago. A good deal of sympathy has been excited in behalf of his wrongs the burning of his mother's bouse, the killing ur his brothers, and the persecution of his. whole family; but Judge Sebastian assures us that Sam was the first aggressor, and was never ill-used before he committed depredations upon others. About two weeks ago llildebrand went to Farmington, at night, and removed his wife and six children. lie crossed the Mississippi at Uush Tower in skiffs, and is now in Southern Illinois. Mrs. llildebrand had an interview with Judge Sebastian just before the removal, and she assured him that her husband would never more molest any sue, as he was tired of being constantly pursued and in danger of his life. A few weeks ago llildebrand came one night to the store of Judge Sebastian, in Faruiington, and made the Judge waik backwards into a side room, keeping bis eye steadily fixed upon him. He had four revolvers in his belt. He wanted two canisters of gun powder, haviog'obtaised three at another stora; but the Judge did not have the article needed, llildebrand expressed bia desire te abandon his mode of life, and live at peace with the world. When asked why he acted so badly, he replied that be had commenced, and had thought he ought to fight it out. It is to be hoped that tha Southeast is permanently rid of the most audacious outlaw that ever preyed upon a community, and that we shall hear do more of Sam llildebrand. Dangerous Swindle in Teas A New Health Destroyer in the Market. A gentleman has left at this office a sample of an article which he purchased within a fw days as a superior quality of tea. Reing an old tea drinker, aud compelled to use tbe article medically, his attention was attracted a few days since by the appearance of soma tea at a store in the city, put up in neat packages, and marked with a we'll known brand. He purchased a small quantity, but after drinking oae cup from the so-called fancy tea, was taken violently ill. Upon a close examination of the leaves which had been steeped, he found them to be simply tbe leaves of the ordinary California cha parral. Furt ber inquiry developed tha fact that the leaves of this and other shrubs are gathered ia great quantities upon this coast, aad packed in bales and shipped to China, whence, after being dried and pre pared by some preceas unknown, it is returned to Sau Francisco properly put up iu packages, and branded and said as a superior quality of tea. The sample shown resembles the best quality of black tea, both in appearance and small, and is calculated to deceive an ordinary purchaser. While there is nothing absolutely poisonous about the leaves of the chaparral, its effects upan the system are vary disagreeable, and decidedly prejudicial to health. The discovery of such an outrage and dangerous swindle in use is calculated to startle all tea drinkers, and put them en their guard. San Francisco Alta. It 19 strictly aad philosophically true in nature and iu reason that there is no such thing as chance or accident, if by chance or aocident is meant the absenoe of all law: it ia evident that these words do not signify anything really existing, anything that ia truly an agent or tha cause ef an event, but they signify merely man's ignorance of the real and immediate cause.

. The December Session of Congress. . . .The Congress which begins ita first ao tual business session in December, bas before it heavy labors and grave respon- .: l:i: :... tv . . i ? iviiiiisB. a. mw wn n irj win noia r to a strict account for its stewardship of the Eobhc welfare. .Net only what it does, at what it fails to do, will be closely . a a . v waicnea ana eerutiaiied. no pressing emergency, like a tremendous civil war, er a political chess game nf reconstruction, piayea between powerful force m the Get ernmeot, is now present to divide respoe sibility er to distract attentioa. The bus iness of Congress, great aad diversified as it is, will be limited chiefly to the range f f oaacial and eoumeraial interests. So much closer will be Ike scrutiny with which its move assts or ita nen-action will be regarded. No saare legislative trifling with the great interests at stake; bo frit tering away of precioas moaths in empty stump-speaking, no glerif cation over partisan successes, and no load and empty vaunts ot anticipated victory, will stand tho responsible majority ia stead for the work that bow lies before them. Tbe country is weary ef political talk, and sick unto death of tbe empirical nostrums which this party and that have been prescribing for its maladies. What ia now needed is action not baaty, irresolute, indeterminate experiment, but a definite, wall-poised, defeasible policy, based on clear and solid grounds, for the management of our national debt, for the ad justment of our complicated tariff and in ternal revenue systems, and for tbe administration, and reorganisation of tbe public service. It is time for Congress to face tbe solid issues that eon front them, and to prepare for tbe solution of these great problems of national policy tbat have been so long blinked out ef sight, or pushed aside by what seemed more immiuent necessities of our condition. The tariff is to be reorganised, reduced, and thoroughly adjusted let no member of Congress fail to consider well that this ia a vital necessity. The people are enormously over taxed oa half a dosen prime necessities on salt, oa cotton and woolen fabrics, on iron, on tea and coffee and sugar, while many articles of mere luxury ate admitted at a duty that is merely nominal. The complicated list of over four thousand articles now subject to duty should be greatly reduced by admitting free all such articles as coat tha Govern meut, in the expense of collection, nearly as much as the revenue derived from them. Tbe tax on raw materials used in American manufactures should be removed entirely, or reduced to a minimum. Many articles of luxury should bsve a somewhat higher tax thaa they now do. Rut the tax on every article of general consumption should be reduced from forty or sixty or seventy-fire or one hundred per cent, to a maximum or twenty-five or thirty per cent. The internal revenue laws have beeu much improved in their working, both by the reduction of the tax on distilled spirits, and by the prior removal of tbe duty on nearly all articles of domestic manufacture. What is now needed, is not so much a complete revision of the law, as an adjustment of several of its details, to suit a general reductisn of the tariff, and to secure its greater practieal efficiency. .Next, we want a soheme far reducing the burdeos of the public debt, by securing a new loan at a lower rate of interest. This ought to be done speedily, with the public revenues so largely in excess of current expenditures as they now are. For our national credit will stand high in the leading markets of the world just in proportion as we demonstrate our ability to pay as we go, and to reduce steadily the volume of our indebtedness out of our surplus receipts; and, finally, we want every, measure of financial policy that may be adopted to look steadily and inflexibly in tbe direction of the speediest possible return to a sound currency of gold and silver. Commercial. A Good Name. In the school of Dr. Woods, none were allowed to enter the conservatory without leave; but a boy'a handkerchief with his name upon it bad been found there. Just at the close of school, the Doctor called the name of James Howard. The whole school became silent with suspense."James Howard, what has ht done, such a noble boy, such a good boy!" all thought. Dr. Woods himself believed ha must hive beea tent into tbe couserv atoty by the teacher of botany; so he asked, "James Howard, have jou been into tbe conservatory to-da)?'' "I have not, sir," replied James in a clear, calm tone. ''I believe you, James, said Dr. Woods, "although your handkerchief has been found there. You are not tbe boy to tell an untruth." So James sat in his seat unmoved. Every boy in the school believed him, and almost envied him his good name. Dr. Woods said no more on this sub ject, except these few words: "Let every boy learn from tbia incident the vorth oj a good name, especially when appearances are against him." How came James's handkerchief in the conservatory? for as 1 bsve said, it was contrary to the rulos of tbe school for a boy to enter there unbidden. James had loaned it to a small boy, named John Hand, to tie up some nuts, the day before when they had a little ramble together. The bov forgot to return it. He also for got the ruleof tbe school against entering the conservatarj, out, seeing tne. aoor open, rushed in to look at some rare flowers. Tbe handkerchief, being partly out f his pocket, dropped upon the ground. ; See here the evils of heedless forgetfuless. The boy had exposed a school-mate to ceasure; aod, bad it not been for James Howard's good name, bis teacher would surely thought him to be the offender. At least, so thought John Rand. , Hew ashamed he fait when Dr. Woods 1 eaid those words about a good name. The

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words kept ringing in- his ars. lit bad broken a rule of tho school, and was afraid to own it. He thought the Doctor would despise him if he kaew, ad so would tbe boys. All that day, all tkat night, he had no peace. At length he west to James. He was not afraid to tell Aim about it. "I did forget it, James; truly, honestly, I did," said the child; "but I'm afraid the Doctor won't believe mr as he does you." "Yes, he will," replied James. "You have been so short a time ia school, there's some excuse for you. Go at once, and own np; for, the longer you put it off, the harder it tcilf be. Always own a fault at once. Doa'tbe fraid; tho Doctor will for' give you". .Thus encouraged, tbe boy, weut to Dr. Weeds, confessed his fault, aod was forgiven; but ho learaed a lesson against fergetfulness, which he always remembered. Willing and Faithful. A few years ago, a large drugfrm in this city advertised for a boy. Next day the store was thronged with applicants, idoc i them a queer looking little fellow, accompanied by a woman, who proved to be his aunt, iu lieu of faitbless parents, by whom be bad been abandoned. Looking at this little waif, tho merchant in tbe atore promptly said: "Can't take him; plaees all full; besides, be is to small." "1 know bo is small," said the woman, "but he is willing and faithful." There was a twinkle iu the boy's eyes which made the merchant think again. A partner in the firm volunteered te remark tbat he "did not see what tbey wanted of such a boy, he wasn 't bigger than a pint of cider." But after consultation tbe boy was set to work. A few deys later a call was made on the boys in tbe store for soma one to stay all night. The prompt rasponse of the little fellow contrasted well with the reluctancaf others. Iu the middle of the uight the merchant looked in to see if all was right in tbe store,, aod discovered his youthful protege busy scissoring labels. " hat are you do ing?'' said he; "I did not tell you to work at nights." "I know you did not tell me so; but I thought I might as well be doing something. In the morniog the cashier got orders to "double tbe boy's wages, for he is willing.' Only a few weeks elapsed before a show of wild beasts passed through the streets, and very naturally all hands in the store rushed to see the spectacle. A tbicr saw his opportunity, and entered at the rear door to seize something, but in a twinkling found himaelf firmly clutched by the diminutive clerk afoiesaid. aod af ter a struggle, was captured. Not only was a robbery prevented, but valuable articles takeu from other stores were recov ered. Wben asked by the merchant why he staid belli ud to w.icU wbuu all others quit their work, the reply was, "You told me never to leave the store wben others were absent, aod 1 thought I'd stay." Orders were immediately given once more, "Double that boy's wages; be is willing and faithful." To day tbat bov is get ting a salary of 82,500, aod next January will become a member of tbe firm. The Republic. Spirit-Rapping Machines. Mr. O. W. Smalley, the London correspondent of the New York Tribune, transmits the following importaut item ander data of Octobor 9th: A contribution to the literature of Spiritualism is made thia week in a published letter from Mr. Faulkner, I'bilcsnphical Instrument Maker, No. 40 Eadeli St., London. Mr. Faulkner writes that for many years be has had a large sale for spirit-rapping magnets and batteries, expressly made for concealment under the floor, ia cupboards, under tables, and evea for tbe interior of (he centre support of large rouad tables and boxes; tbat bo has supplied to the same parties quantities of prepared wire to ba placed under tho carpets and oilcloth, or under the wainscot and gilt beading around ceilings and rooms; in faot, fur every cooeeivabla place; that all these obviously were used for spirit-rapping, and tbe connection to sack rapper and battery was to be made by means of a small button, like those used for telegraphic bell-riogiag purposes, or by means of a brass-headed or other nail under the carpet at particular patterns known to the spiritualist. 11a describes tbete rappers as "calculated to mislead tbe moat wary," and adds that there are spirit-rapping magnets and batteries constructed expressly for the pocket, which will rap at any part of the rt om. He has also made drumaaud bells which will beat and riug at command; but these two latter are not so frequently used as the maguets are, because, (hey are too easily detected. Air. Faulkner onjjht to have completed his interesting statement by telling u to whom his instruments were sold, but it is not bad as it stands. Possibly his letter will stimulate the instrument maker to the spiritualists in America to make an equally clean breast of it. A western Justice ordered, a witness to 'come up and be sworn.' He was io farmed thst the person was deaf and dumb. 'I don't cars,' said the Judge, passionately, 'whether he ia or not. Here ia the Constitution ot the United States before me. It guarantees to every man tbe right of speech; aad so long as I have the honor of a seat on this bench it shall not b violated or invaded. What the Constitu tion guarantees to a utao I'm bound he shall have. A susceptible youth who clerks in a store says he once ki.-r-ed a girl who was so sweet that he had to drink vinegar and eat pick les for two weeks afterwards to keep him. self from turning to loaf sugar. Danger ous gal her! Wouldn't she make a glorious feeding to start a beehive? One Connecticut turn miaea up 3), 000 pounds ef brass a year iuto shoe striug tips. A Minnesota paper thinks tbe doctrine of "total depravity" a very good one if men would only live up to it.

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MtAKSIKHT. ne aoaaro, (1 u.,,,) OM ki.oa. On tqw, two insarUoBi On sqiikre. t)tr iMirtin All aubaeqvMt iaaertioaa, p n,am OnolniB, atiMgMble aartrly... Tarea-qaar Ura cf m Minna , Oae-half of a eolmt t te se . t$ e& One-qrtw ef a eotena. Oa-ightb ef a aoUmtt . Traaaieat advartie pi far ia advaxa. aoBU-afamald ia aU tTatleaa a particular Uaae la aclfl4 wha i fc4dtaa, aavtrtiimaaiita will patUafcad aaaVterdaradoat aad barjad aaaordiaclT. .... . . Exit a Party by the Name of Johnson. The best friends of the latV President should experience the more gratification; over tbe extinction of bis Senatorial separations. If he has been elected ha would in stantly have constituted hi meeTf the bore in ordinary of the American nation; and his tediousaess would have filled the world. He has never been a wise person nor a dis creet one. His public utterances white'he) was President were probably tbe most astounding giviogs forth which lever emanated from the lipa of a, ruler thev were without form aud void. and darkness rested upon tbe face ef them. The disastrous er- ' ror of bis election to a post which rendered it possible for him to bceome President waa expiated in our national shame 'and bumiliation, the bitterness whereof has not yet passed away, There is just cause for tbauktulness in the circumstance that ho ia going to stay at home. Tennessee, ia keeping him to herself, acquires a now clam to our admiration and a new lien npou our gratitude. The nation don't want bim. It baa had him. and he don't asrea with it. Tbe stricter and more protracted his retirement the better be wltl deserva of bis follow citizens. It "13 a stern verdict to pass upon one who has worn the highest honors which the nation can confer; but can any one, even his partisans far tbe late canvass shows that be is not with out them) say that it is undeserved? It is not pleasant to have to speak thus disrespeefnlly of great men. But it 1s sometimes a duty. Great men (in station) are sometimes absurd; they are sometimea stupid; tbey are sometimes dishonest. At rare iutervals one is found who" unites these qualities, and to them superadds other attributes of a heavy and objectionable character. Such a man we found in our late Piesideut. He was one whom destiny kicked up stairs from the first stpry of lor tune to the garret (so to speak), and ho seemed to learn nothing' aad' to forget a good deal on the way. The nation is geuerous; it is not very exacting of its rulers in the matter of brains or capacity. But Johnson tried tho full measure of its forbearance. His intellectual density was, compared with ordinary obtuseoss, what midnight is to a cloudy afternoon-1 what the fog of tho Hebrides is to the ha a of Tivoli. His tediousness surpassed. aJl other obtuseness surpassed ail other tediousness as much as his obtuseness. On any subject upon which he employed three limes as many words as another person, and one of his words was culler than another person's three. lie was not merely incapable of the simplest process of reasoning, but be had no com maud of the instruments of expression. His verbs never agreed either with their nominatives or their hearers, or anything elie. His rhetorical usages were injurious and insurrectionary. He was wont to enunciate the worst of principles in the worst of grammar. We are very glad that he is not coming to the Senate. Ha would have talked interminably to no eartnly purpose, and taken up time which wiier man may put to better use. And yet we would not be hard upon the maa. If he must orate, and he seems to burn with that inextinguishable desire, let tho Legislature of Tennessee set aside a small apartment somewhere in the Capitol wherein he may swing round the circle at will. Curiosity will allure thither a sufficient number of persons to constitute a suitable audience, and the voluble statesman caa relieve himself from his rbetoriaccumulations without making of himself an ignominious spectacle in the eyes 'of Mankind, or exciting in the minds of bis countrymen emotious mingled of pity, derision, and shame. N. Y. Tribune. , , From tbe Riebmoad WdIj. Virginia Losing Her Black Population. There can be little doubt that the cottaa, rice aad sugar fields of the Southern States will gradually draw off from Virginia a largo portion of ber black population. This movement bas already commenced en quite a large scale. The fact that Virgioia has passed from under negro domination, while the great -strength of that race is in the cotton States, will help to swell the volume of this exodus. So tkat, year after year, we may expect te see the negro population of Virginia perceptibly diminish. If this removal of the negroes southward shall go on, the time will come, and is not far distant,, when Virginia will bo brought to a stand . still for want of labor, uuless meanwhile we caa draw white settlers here who will buy our lands aod bring their own labor with them. The prospect is, that before many yearn shall have passed away, Virgiuia will present almost an unmixed white population., aud will resemble her Northers neighbors. If she can avoid the shock of a auddeit and abrupt Ions of her labor, make her white accessions off et her black loosen, and thus pass gradually t hrougb the inevitable chaDge, it may be all the fcet er for her. Mr. C. Abbbe, of the Pulkova Observatory has, by means of the meridiana obaeeVations of Sirius made with the traaait circle at the Cape of Good Hope, deduced a parallax lying between 37 and 1? onehundredths of a second. The brightness of Siriu, it being lour times greater than, that of any other fixed star visible in the Northeru Hemisphere, would lead us te except a greater difference in the direction of the teleseope when upon that star at -opposite points in tbe earth's 01 bit, 1UU Ot-'O miles apart; and at any rate that tbe parallax might be determined with a less probable error than has been assigned by Peters to several stars of inferior magnitude. According to Abbe, the distance of tho Dog star is not less than ime tbe diameter of the earih's mbit nor greater thar 1,221000 times that diameter. Taking the lead sum as the true dil some taint conception may be formed of ita vastuess, by tho stfeteutent ti-at a vhj--t aioviug aa fast as tho earth rotate at tha equator, or 1.000 utiles an hour, would require more tbau 12.0(,00U r to pat Iron our planet 10 iiuiua.