Indianapolis Leader, Volume 3, Number 3, Indianapolis, Marion County, 27 August 1881 — Page 2

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9 PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY BY Sc CO., OFFICE. 11 9IILU2irS BLOCK Corner Illinois) aud Market M. late red as' second-class matter I Indianapolis, I od. at th. Poatoffice . TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Single Copy, I jear... , 52.00 6 months...... 1.00 3 montbi .. 1 month......... Olnbs of tlx 1 year, each copy...... ... .20 1.75 ' ten, 1 year, each copy 1.60 TIIIC DlDfD my found on file at I II O I A I VilX Geo. P. Rowell & Co.'s Newspaper Advertising Bureau (10 Spruce St ) where advertising contracts maybe mad. for It Id MCW YORK NnbHcrlbn forctlie leader. Let every colored man who favors the elevation of his race subscribe for the Lead er: and let every white man who believes that slavery wa3 a crme asrainst humanity and that It is the duty of the ruling race to aid the .T egro in his struggle for moral, social and intellectual elevation do likewise. liKXKRAL NOTES, PERSIAN LOVE SONO. "Tell me, gentle traveler, thou Who hast wandered far and wide. Seen the sweetest roses blow. And the brightest rivers glide; Say, of all thy eyes have seen, Which the fairest land has been?" "Lady! shall I tell thee where Nature seems most blest and fair. Far above all climes beside? 'Tis where those we love abide. And that little spot is blessed Which the loved one's foot has pressed. 'Courage is boldness built of moral timber. Sitting Bull talks French better than Eng lish. A bathing suit overcomes bashfuluesH. New Orleans Picayune. Senator Bayard is to give an address on "Civil Service Reform" in Cambridge in October. Hoop skirU are to be revived and there is great deal of bustle in the femiuine world 0 Senator Conger, of Michigan, has been wan dering in the woods of Manitoba all the cummer. Man's lot: Twixt women and wine man's lot is too smart: wine makes his head ache and woman his heart. Pope Leo XIII. Is recognized by the Italian law as a spiritual sovereign, and not as a subject of King Humbert. Bishor Lyman, of Xorth Carolina, was thrown from a buggy at Wilkesboro. in that State, last Saturday, and seriously Injured. Governor Roberts, of Texas, the gentleman distinguished chiefly for refusing to order prayers for the President, is sixty years old. He has gray hair, beard and mustache, and very dark eye brows. He dresses in a well worn suit of black and smokes a corn-cob pipe. Captain Edward Tkelawnev, the biographer of Shelley and Byron, is still living in England, at the age of ninety years. For fifty-6ix years he has carried in his body a musket ball, which was fired at him from behind, entering between the should ers and lodging under the breast bone. A Connecticut editor, who has been skirmishing around in Maine, complains that the effect of prohibition has been to reduce the quality rather than the quantity of liquor sold, it didn't take him any longer to get drunk than it did at home, but he had a bigger head on him next day. Boston Globe. The original of Dickens' "Fat Boy" Is said to have been an Englishman named Budden. He exactly resembled the character until somebody pointed out to him that the chaiacter was drawn from him. Then he threw off his laziness, became Mayor of his native town, and afterward member of Parliament. Baroness Bcrdett-Coutts gave a gwden party the other day to the professors and members attending the Medical Congress, and a general Invitation was given also to the members of the Royal Colleges of Physicians and Surgeons. Nearly one thousand gentlemen and a large number of ladies enjoyed the hospitality of the Baroness. Mrs. Guiteau, wife of the brother of the would-be assassin of President Garfield, Avas in attendance upon the recent Faith Convention at Old Orchard. Mass. The Boston Post says: "She is a pleasant lady, an active Christian worker, and concurs ia the published reports concerning the bad chaiacter and ante-eaents of her brother-in-law." The Buffalo Commercial Advertiser mentions what may be safely set down as toe worst case of spelling of recent record. It occurred In a "notis" of a "sellybrashum" to be held on the shores of "Lake Eary," and mentioned the occasion as a "gub'.e." This word troubled the editor a good deal, but with rare perspicacity he at length resolved into "jubilee." Mme. Mustache the only name she had wno, In the old days oi Cheyenne, kept a gambling bouse there, and w as known in the same business in other far Western towns, died not long ago In Idaho from poison administered by herselL She was an expert gambler, and at one time was very rich, but bad luck overtook her, and when she died she was penniless and friendless. A San Francis o woman refused to accept a portrait which an artist had painted for her, on the ground that it did not do her justice. For revenge he heightened the bad points by retouch ing, so that the picture became a caricature, although remaining a likeness. The work was then put on exhibition in a store window on a principal street A suit for damage is to be brought by the woman. Dean Stanley is described as one of the most charming of hosts. He seemed to make each one rise to his highest level, and this not so much by leading the conversation, or even by pitching It high, as by lifting it up from time to time and giving It a fresh or a noble tone. His kindly eye kept glancing on all, and his ready ear was quick to catch anything good, especially if spoken by a more backward guest. Then he would draw out the speaker and help him to do justice to himself. The Dean's table was a republic of the best sort, giving an equality of opportunities and a unity of spirit. This was the more reraarkable as there were gathered together people of the most various sorts; the one fusing element was the personality of the Dean, and no one could resist that Father Ryan, the Mobile poet priest, Is said to be the most popular rhjmester in ths South, and his volume of poems can be found In all the bookstores In that region. One of the priests at the suburban chapel where Father Ryan lived speaks of him to a correspondent of the Boston Post as an exceedingly erratic man. He wears his hair long, goes in neglected dress, and is annoyingly absent-minded. "If he tells you he will be here to-day," said the priest, "he may come in a week, or perhaps not at all. He is after the manner of the poets you read of in beoks not a practical man by any means. He hasn't written ' anything of any value for a long time. He seems to be exhausted. The two or three real poems ' that he has written are Just enough to sell a large volume of fugitive pieces." A correspondent of the Boston Advertiser writing of the late George Borrow's work on 'The Bible in Spain (1M2), says: "It narrates, In exceedingly graphic style, Borrow's experiences (some of them very marvellous and even Incredible) in distributing the New Testament in Spain.' It was during this mission he first fell in with the Gypsies, who proved themselves to be his best lriends by affording him material help and protection. Indeed, they claimed he was a

Gypsy himself, as be acquired a perfect knowledge of their dialect. Borrow was a giant In stature, and as fearless as he was powerful, and succeeded in distributing a great many thousand

copies of the Testament at the hazard of his life. With the exception of "Don Quixote," I don't know of any book that gives a better idea of in terior Spain than Borrow's, and as for adventures the doughty knight himself scarce passed through more remarkable ones." There is to be a new King in Europe. The Ger man authorities will request the Grand Duke of Baden to assume the regal title on September 20, which is the twenty-flfih anniversary of his mar riage with the only daughter of the German Emperor. If the Grand Duke accepts the poffered gift, the marriage of bis daughter Victoria with the Crown Prince of Sweden and Norway will admit of belog celebrated at Carlsruhe. The late Judge Seymour, of Connecticut, was a man of sweet and kindly Dature. and as a lawyer settled amicably an immense number of contro versies. Once when prosecuting a case, says the Waterbury American, wLere the defendant was undoubtedly guilty, a point of evidence was ruled against him which was fatal to the case. He proposed to withdraw the charge without a verdict, but the defendant insisted upon a verdict in his favor, and the Court charged the Jury that the defendant was entitled to an acquittal. They re tired, and to the astonishment of a crowded Court Room, came back with a disagreement. "What occasions the difficulty?" queried the Judge. Whereupon an honest-looking Juryman arose, and speaking for himself and some of his fellows, replied: "We have been well acquainted with Lawyer Seymour for a number of years, and we know that be never would have prosecuted the esse un less he knew that this man was guilty ." Trafficking With the Nation' Patient in the Interest of Wall Street. I Chicago Inter-Ocean. Washington, Aug. 24. For some time it has been rumored that some one on ail street had means of knowing the condition of the President and what was going on at the White House, that were denied to the public. This evenine. that this is true can be no longer contradicted, for it is positively known that before some members of the President's family were aware of the inten tion to summon Dr. Agnew here for a con sultation as to the removal of the patient, some one in New York had the informa tion. It is not certainly known when the physicians formed the determination them selves, but it could not have been very long since, because Dr. Ajruew returned to Phi la delphia only yesterday, where he was known to nave been last night, because an interview with him m the local print! appeared tins morning. At any rate, it is clear that by noon it was known, and variously interpreted on Wall street. That it was kept a profound secret here will be appreciated when it is known that Dr. Doynton, the President's cousin, and Mrs. Garfield's physician, and in that the most confidential friend of the family, was not aware that Dr. Aguew was exacted, or that the Cabinet had been told to wait till he came for his decision as to whether the President should be removed or not. Aside from the Doctor's statement that he knew nothing about it until near midnight, is the extreme improbability of his being absent from the NN hite House when business of such grave moment was pending a mat ter that might prove immediately latai or inicht insure the recovery of a man whom he loves as a brother. Dr. Doynton was un conscious of what was going on all street had known of it at noon. Another circumstance that adds a link of evidence to show that some one who had special means of knowledge as to the patient a condition is employed in furnishing the Information to stock-jobbers, is the fact that three days azo a man appeared here and told several persons that he had come to make arrange merits for a direct wire from the White House to a broker's office in V all street, but he found that he bad been forestalled He offered to prove by files at the Western Union Telegraph omce that it was a fact that dispatches went directly from the White House to Corbin's place in New York, a banker broker's office. If more convincing proof is needed, it only remains to give the cipher by winch it is believed communication is carried on. It is not asserted that the key given below embraces auite all of the code, but there is enough given to show that some one is trafficking upon the life or death of the Nation's patient. The cipher is as follows. being literally transcribed so far as known at this hour: "One Harry." will mean he Is Improving. "Two Mary," will mean he is improving nicely Three H. G. " will mean he is failing. "Four Frank," will mean he is failing rapidly. "Five New York." will mean he is holding his i own. 'Six M. J.." will mean he will probably die. "Seven S. I).," will mean he will surely die. "Eight D. K. B.." will mean he will undoubtedly recover. "Nine John." will mean he will surely recover. "Ten Bates," will mean he is gaining. "Eleven Sam," will mean he is gaining strength. "Twelve Jersey City," will mean do not credit reports. "Thirteen Brooklyn," will mean there is no danger. 'Fourteen Washington," will mean he is out of danger. "Fifteen" It is not clear what is meant by No. 15. There is reason to believe that No. 12 has been sent more frequently than any of the others. The "Way the Gamblers Operate to Force Prices Up or Down. (American Agriculturist I During two or three years past, and never so greatly as now. the methods of the Stock Exchange have been introduced into the froduce markets, and hundreds of men in eading cities, notably in Chicago, Toledo, St. Louis. Baltimore, Cincinnati and New York, are da'ly betting millions of dollars upon the probable prices of wheat. Hour, corn, oats, lard, pork, bacon, etc. To illustrate: Mr, A. offers to deliver to Mr. B. 1,000,000 bushels of No. 2 red wheat at $1.22 per bushel, on the 31st day of August, though he (Mr. A.) does not own a single bushel of wheat, and does not expect to. Mr. B. takes the order, and makes a deposit of a small portion of the price or "margin." In this case Mr. A. is said to be ''short," and Mr. B. "long." Mr. A. is "short" of what he has agreed to deliver. If the closing sale of this grade of wheat on August 31 is only $1.20, Mr. B. pays Mr. A. two cents a bushel, or 20,000. But if the price is $L25, Mr. A. pays Mr. B. three cents a bushel, or $30,000. Usually no wheat is actually delivered. Sometimes, however, if there is a limited supply of wheat available, and Mr. D. has capital enough, he secretly buys up all there is; he gets up a "corner ' in wheat; and when settling day comes he may require Mr. A. to deliver the wheat, or he may get others to try to buy it, while he refuses to sell until $1.30, $1.40 or even $1.50 is offered, and the price of the day is fixed at that rate. In the last named case, Mr. A. would have to pay him thedillerence between $1,22 and $1.50. which on 1,000,000 bushels would be 28x1.000,000 or $280,000. If, on the contrary, the price could be beat down on the settling day to $1 per bushel, Mr. B. would have to nay Mr. A. 22 cents a bushel, or $220,000. e have named only two individuals, but there are hundreds or thousands of persons doing the same thing, some betting on a few thousand bushels, others on hundreds of thousands, and a few heavy operators on millions In times of excitement and activity . the speculative "sales" of wheat during a few days amount to more than the entire surplus crop of the country during a year. The operators are in two classes; those like Mr. A. are "shorts," and those like Mr. B. are "longs." Precisely the same operations are taking place with reference to other grades of wheat, corn, oats, lard, pork, etc. The .same man often operates in several kinds of produce, and may be "short" of one and "long" of another. One speculator will often be short for August delivery, long for September, and short or long for October or for "the vear." How the Battle was Lost. Lahors, Aug. 25. Ayoob Khan's advance cavalry is reported within forty miles of Khelat, Ighilza, but there is no sign of his moving from Candaharwith the main body. His victory.it Is stated, produced no real effect on the Afghans, especially as it is known that the battle was lost owing to the jealousy, quarrels and rapacity of the Ameers Generals. Advices from Cbaman state that Ayoob has sent messages to Cabul with a view of reopening negotiations.

OHIO DEPARTMENT. EDITORIAL CLUB OF CfflClHNATI :

Chas. D. Horner. A. J. Riogs. Tom W. Johnson. Henry Forth. Hack. Editorial Club Its Purpose. As a duck to water, so does the human race take to uiuds; bene;, neea u re wondered at that the scriblers of The Leader follow suit and organize an Editorial Club? Assuredlv not. But aside from this inherent proclivity to Club, there are manv reasons for the establishment of such a Club. The first reason, and in fact the principal one, is that colored journalism is so deueedl v narrow that the editor or correspondent must confine himself within very narrowchannels, chain himself down to the dull narration of news and avoid comment upon society events unless u ue 10 praise, oucu a small field is this, that there is no room for . l 1 i V. improvement for the writer himself, and ' - i i n . . v .. 1 - 1 fiere is positively no oeneut to oe ueriven either by the writer or by the reading pub lic from such a repetition of descriptions of partus, balls and picnics, or the statement that Jakey Windbag, Esq., has gone to Sara toga to summenze. Some might say that journalism is as broad to the colored writer as it is to the white, acd, in proof of the assertion, mention such topics as the "Origin of Man," "Cosmic rhYEioIoev" and "rhuolocrv. NN e do not doubt but that such subject could be intel li gently and ably handled by some of our learned colored writers; butat the same time this cold, pointed fact protrudes itself that colored journals are not as a rule scientific in their objects or purposes. In fact, there U no colored scientific, or art journal, and such articles arc only suited to those papers. Articles reternng to the political, social. and moral improvement and development of the colored race, are the ones proper for oolored .journals. But there's the rub! Pol itics can be discuased, but when the writer touches on the social and moral improve ment of the race, right away ome partial lar one or few imagine that their corns are . , 1 ? 1 . 1 being stepped on, anu immediately me writer must be clubbed to death, losay that the colored race is perfect in its soaa and moral condition is ial;-e, and to that end there is much room tor im provement and development. The preacher has his field in the church, the teacher in the school room, and the correspondent or editor had his field in the newspaper. Hence this "Editorial Club," whicb has for its throe principal objects the following. lit. To advance the political interest of the colored people throughout the State; 2nd. lo esiaoiisn an unanimity oi pur poses and objects among the various correspondents in Ohio and throughout the coun try; in union being great strength; mmm i 1 . 4 .11. . 3d. To advance the intellectual, moral and social resources of the rising generation, and to elevate the tone of journalism among our people. To do these, subjects are to be discussed bearing to such ends. The various correspondents to the Leader and to other journals ura ballad urton tn assist in tha umrlr by publishing articles conducive to the same results. e are dui nve now. dui we nope , . - I . rt . 1 a 1 soon to hear words responsive to this cali and to add many names to our list. The Negro Before and After. In a few weeks the fall campaign will be formally opened in Ohio. The Republican party has chosen as its leader the same heroic chief and champion of Republican principles who led it to a glorious victory two years ago,winning in acanter ."the tune of 23,000 majority. The second man on the ticket is an old soldier and President pro tern of the last Legislature, whose record is clear. In Foster and Richards the Repubcans have presented a battery hard to beat, and we have no doubt but that they will form the next Executive and Lieutenant of the great Buckeye State. At present the people of Hamilton County are more exercised over their County campaign than the State's affairs. In this County the Republican party ia divided into factions, knov n as Royalists, i. e those who are on top, and the Mudsills, i. e., those who wish to be on top. The Royalists have an idea that all sills belong at the bottom of the 'stractu re, and it seems that the Political carpenters, who hew out the tinier for the county, have set to work and laid ther plans to keep the 4'siH' at the bottom. Mr. Staley, our efficient County Treasurer, is a Royalist, who was elected to fill that office two years ago. He has filled the office to the satisfaction of all concerned. His record is clear. Everybody admits that Mr. Staley is a clever gentleman and an efficient Treasuer. "NVhat is required of a man 1 will not presume to say. The mudsill, led by County Commissioner John Zunistein, are arrayed in all their glory, pomp and power against the Royalist clique. The fight is warm, and waxing hotter every day. It is hard to tell who is ahead. The agents of both Staley and Zumstein are canvassing every ward and township very carefully. The "sugar" has been left for the flies to play with on every corner, and it's right good sugar, too, "so say the boys. The County Convention will meet in a few days, and then it will be decided where tho sill belongs. Of course, a great deal of work will be done at the primaries. It is a hard thing to ask colored men to work at the primaries for either Mr. Staley or Mr. Zumstein. No colored man need hope of reaping any material benefit, no matter which way the current flows. In Hamilton County are about 60,000 voters. The two parties are nearly evenly divided, the Republicans seldom ever gettirjg more than 2,000 majority. There are 3,000 colored voters in the county, nearlyall of whom are Republicans. It is a notorious fact, be it said to the shame of true Republicans, that there is not a colored clerk in any public house in the county. We know that Mr. Staley has not appointed a colored man in his office, and, judging by the past, we know that he will not appoint one. Mr. Zumstein was County Recorder not long since. He failed, too, to appoint any colored man. True, he has appointed a few sweepers around the Court House since he has been County Commissioner, but the colored man has swept trash and dirt long enough, and since he must be a broom, would like to sweep something more lasting, with some of the dollars of the dads connected with it. We can not depend on either Staley or Zumstein. We know they will not appoint any colored' man to a $1,000 clerkship, but half a loaf is better than no loaf at all, and I would exhort all colored men to stand by the party a little longer and possibly some time in the near future a black face may be found peering up from behind some desk and driving his quill at the county's expense. Let us bear in mind that this is the age of progress, and hope that the Republicans of this county will discover that fact before it is too late, and mend their ways. Political Notes. The present fall campaign in Hamilton county is of great interest to the colored man, principally for the fact that the Republican white vote is about evenly divided into the Staley and Zumstein factions, and the colored vote comes in as the balance of power, which is eagerly sought for by both factions. It would profit every coWed voter to hold himself aloof from the bribery and flattering words which both factions are pouring out to the colored brother, and to stand aside and coolly and calmly select their man and vote for him. The prime - . a

object is, of couree, what ha3 this man done or what will he do for the colored man? In this reipect the majority of the candidates are equal, having done nothing,though having promised much to the colored man. The colored vote is the controling influence in

this election, and it would bo well for the ll-publicans of the county to "catch on" to that idea. o earnestly demand that the colored citizens in the County refuse to accept bribes and to listen not to the words of promise which have been hashed and rehashed over and over again to the colored man at everv election. It the colored people want official recogni tion, money and bribes of any sort must be declined with disgust, and all parties told in plain, emphttic words, that othcial recognition and not monev is the article wanted. No more taffy! no, not any. v . ii. McDowell, a prominent and able lawyer of this County, has announced him1. 1 1 w-v sella candidate for Probate Judsre. Mr. McDowell is a man of great enenrv. went through the war with unblemished record. and last year when Supervisor of the census in thiä District, employed quite a number of colored men as enumerators. Mr. McDowell is a man who is not afraid to employ colored men hen he finds them fitted to the work, and he is the man for whom every colored man should be up early and at work for on primary day. Notwithstanding the hue and cry against .Mr. taioy, fecause of his being a Koyahst, yet it can be said to hi?, and the credit of the llovalists, thai their administrations are marked with perfect honesty and integrity. v hen such is the case, it matters not wheth er he bo Kjyalist or not, an honest admin istration is all any man can ask. Mr. George Comley, the rising young pol itician of the Twentieth AYard, has been placed on the Letter Carrier force. 'Tis well. Col. Robert Harlan has announced his intention of being a candidate for the Legislature; and if behooves every colored voter in the county to see that his name comes up before the convention, and that he secures the nomination. The delegates from the wards should be looked after, and no man opposing Harlan should bo elected as a delegate . Work for Harlan! Cincinnati Sunday School Union. The Cincinnati Sunday-School Union held it second annual meeting with the Zion Baptist School, of Lockland, O., on Saturday, August 20. This Institute is a branch of the Western Union Baptist SundaySchool Convention, of Ohio. The Institute? are organized over the State in order that more effective work may be done in the cause of Christ. The following programme was rendered, which proved quite a treat to the very large audience assembled, and who appreciated it very highly: Saturday aftermton from 1 o'clock until , general routine business. Saturday Night Heading Scriptures, Bev. G. Hayes; singing, Lockland School; topic, "Shall unconverted persons teach in Suuday-Sehool?'' Rev. Jas. Emery; topic, 4 How can we bring children to the Sunday school?" C. D. Hoover; topic, ''Do women make better Superintendents than men?" G. "W. Martin. Sunday. I rom 9 to 10:30 very interest ing meeting was had, of which no pro gramme was preparod, consisting of 'ad dresses by membejs present. Afternoon exercises were also verv interesting. Tue music was led by F. Murray, Esq , Principaljof the Lockland school, and an able and hard-working Sabbath teacher .Mr. raws I ri siding at the organ ." -r,v " y-o I 1 Taken all in all the Institute was com plete success, the topics were well discussed, showing that the gentlemen had given them thorough studv and were interested in their work. Remarks were made on each topic bv Messrs. liouser. Murray, and miss Cora 'Watson, who spoke verv pathetically for iKXr woman. She eenied to think that they were in every sense the superior o men in rnindav ocnools. ller remarks were approved by a majority of those present, two-thirds being women. The muic was very fine. The Institute holds a meeting every three months. The officers are: G. W. Haves, President; F. Lewis, Sr., Vice Pres ident; Miss M. Ferguson. Secretary; Thomas N ebb, Treasurer. Convention Notes. Miss Watson won great praise for her ef fort in defense of woman The people of Lockland and Wyoming are very hospitable indeed. The young ladies enjoyed themselves im mensely. Quite a number of young men failed to show up to discuss their various subjects, and the essays were just awfully missed. Messrs Hayes, Murray, Houser, J. Ban non. Lewis and others are great Sabbath School men. RANDOMS. Mr. Horner's voice took the cake Miss Louella Brown returned Friday eve after an extensive Eastern trip. Mr. Geo. W. Hackley, principal of the colored schools of Chillicothe, O., spent sev eral days in our city this week, the guest of his brother, Theodore llackley. Mrs. Jennie NVatson is visiting in Tiffin, Ohio. The Misses Bean, two pleasant young ladies of the Forest City, are the guests of Mr. James Elliot, of the East, this week. Mrs. H, Dixon and son are visiting friends in Columbus, O. Mr. Charles Merritt, of New Orleans, is in our city. Mr. Geo. W. Ilays, ot the United States Court, was made the proud father of a bouncing boy baby Tuesday morning. Mr. J. W. Lawrence and family, who have boen at Put-in-Bay for several months, returned home this week. Miss Seppie Barnett is visiting friends in Columbus, O. Our jolly friend. Joe Lee, returned to St. Louis after spending several weeks with friends here. The Misses McNeal, two handsome young ladies of Lexington, Ivy., were in our city last week, en route to Springfield, O. The gentlemanly Mr. Lucien Smith was their etcort during their stay in our city. Mrs. Peter II. Clark, of Sherman Avenue, had for her guests this week the Misses Ray of New York City. Rumor has it that we will soon have a grand wedding. Miss Adena White has returned from a visit to New Richmond, O. The Rev. Wallace Shelton, of Chillicothe, O., is visiting his family in our city, this week. J. H. Purnell will soon return from PutIn Bay. The Merry Knights, who are noted for their elegant entertainments given laät winter, will open the season with a grand dress ball, on or about Sept 15. Mrs. Nelson Russell is home after several weeks' visit to Chicago. Miss Susie King, of Clermont County, spent Monday with friends in our city. Mr. Edgar Watson has returned from a pleasant trip to Cleveland, Detroit and Canada. Mrs. Gilmore and her pleasant daughter, Miss Jennie, have returned to our city after several weeks' absence. The campmeeting being held at Inwood Park is meeting with good success. The Rev. Mr. Curry, of Athens, O., preached a very interesting sermon last Sni-lay afternoon. The grounds were crowded with many of the bebt tamilies of the city, both white and colored. Sunday is the last day. The Rev. James Gafpar.of Richmond, is expected. Among the many present last Sunday we noticed Professor C. W. Bell, Colonel

John L. Ne.bit, Mr. Theodore Hfickley and brother of Chillicothe, O., Hack and a charm

ing young lady, Mr. Charles Hawkins and lady, Mr. James Elliott and the Misses Bean, of Cleaveland, Fred D. Anderson, II. "YV. Forte and Charles Blackburn. Our popular friend, Mr. Lucien Smith, is in our city this week. He leaves Saturday for several days' visit to Springfield, O. The genial and big-hearted Lee Gillis, of Springfield, O., spent Sunday in our city and took in the camp meeting. Hon. C. "NV. Bell attended the colored press convention which met in Chicago this week. Miss Maggie "Wilson, a fascinating young lady of Piqua, O., is visiting our city this weeK, the guest of Miss Consula Clark. Mr. T. L. O. Lambert, of Detroit, Mich., is visiting friends in tho Queen City this week. TUE CORWIM. The Steamer Unsuccessful in Its Search for the Jeannette, but Makes Important Discoveries. Washington, D. C, Aug. 22. Captain Hoojer, of the Revenue Marine Steamer Corw in, in a private letter under date of St Michaels, July 7, says: "NVe arrived here on the Fourth and go North again to-morrow. I learned from the Indians yesterday that a party of "prospectors" are in Galowin Bay, on the north side of Morton Sound, and will call in there and interview them on our way north. 1 have I taken on board a lot of extra provisions, enough for winter, if we should be compelled to remain so long. While absent on our last cruise, 1 left a boatswain and two men on West Diomede Island to take current observations, but the weather was so bad they could not launch their boat so I took them back on board. We may have an opportunity later to do something. From here we go to Katzehue Sound, and will take a run up the rivers in the steam cutter and then go north as far as we can go on the American shore. I will leave the party at a coal mine on our way up the coast, and let them get out what they can while we are gone. About the 10th of ugust I hope to go to the westward and see what we can lind. The ice is light, and we have had lots of heavv blows to break it up, so I hoie to get well north in August and September. So far 1 think we have done pretty well. e have discovered relics of one of the missing whalers; have learned from the natives definitely that nothing has been heard of any one belonging to the 'Jeannette' on the Siberian (Mast, and in addition to this we have discovered an island not laid down on the chart, near Cape Serdeze. The Indians up the Youkon are getting worse all the time and will undoubtedly make trouble before long if not punished." Captain Hooper refers to the fact of his finding it hard wjork this summer, inasmuch as he has no pilot, which makes necessary his remaining on deck twenty-four hours at a time when the vessel is near land or ice. Captain Hooj-er, in an official report to Secretary Windoni, announces his arrival at St. Michaels. July 4, from the Arctic Ocean, where we bad been to pick up a land party under command of First Lieutenant Herring, which I mentioned in my last report as having been sent along the coast of Siberia to investigate the rumored discovery of a wreck last fall by some natives to the northward of Cape Serdeze, and to make inquiries of the natives about the 'Jeanette.' We reached Japan settlement, the place apjHJinted to meet our party, on the 29th of June, and found them waiting for us. They had been as far north as Cape Vaukarm, latitude 07, 51 north, longitude 167, 52 west. Thev found the natives who discovered and boarded a wreck, and brought away some of the articles found by them. The facts as taken by Lieutenant Herring are as follows: "The party of three Tchuklichees were sealing along the edge of the ice. probably about November, 1880, when they discovered a dark looking object which, upon examination, proved to be the hull of a vessel filled with water. The masts and boats were gone and the bulwarks stove. A pair of deer horns were attached to the end of the jib boom. In the cabin four corpses were found, three in berths and one on the floor, showing evidence of having been dead a long time. Xo books or papers were saved by the natives, although they say they saw some in the cabin, but attached no value to them as they could make no use of them. The wind was blowing hard at the time from the Northward, so they did not remain on board long. On the following day they again went out to look for the wreck, but it was not to be seen. The wind had changed to the southwest during the night and started the drift ice with which the ship was surrounded in a northeasterly direction, of course taking the wreck along with it They say they kept a good lookout afterward but saw nothing of it. "The natives of Cape Serdeze saw the Jeannette on her way north. A party of walrus hunters boarded her. They described her as a three-masted steamer, with lots of coal, dogs and sleds on deck, and say she had two Ksquimaux from the American side. These were two natives taken from St Michael. They say that after passine Cape Serdeze she steamed away to the northward." UL00D ON THE MOON. I Special Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune. J New Yokk, Aug. 21. There is every indication of angry blood letting in the neighborhood of Ileekman and Spruce streets, the objective points being the Tribune office and the office of the United Irishmen newspaper. The principals in the intended duel, or street encounter, as it may turn out, are J. O'Donovan-Rossa, editor of tbe United Irishmen, and leader of the dynamite skirmishers, and Colonel John Hay, of the Tribune. On Wednesday morning last the following editorial paragraph appeared in the Tribune. Mr. Jeremiah O' Donovan, surnamed Kossa, calmly admits that a secret convention or meeting is about to be held in this city of Irishmen to discuss the best way of using dynamite. One good way to use a small charge of it might be to explode Mr. 0' Donovan himself, who could not complain that weapons were used against him vhich he did not approve. This would be open to one objection that it would be a wasting of decent dynamite on a shameless and yet cowardly ruffian. When Rossa arrived at his office Wednesday morning, and his eye lit on the above, all the dynamitic fury in his blood began to "skirmish" all through his frame. He became terribly excited. He showed it to some of his frieuds who happened to be present, and, after a good deal of cursing, wrote the following letter to the obiect of his ire: New YoRk, Aug. 15, 1881. Mr. John Hay: sir 1 am informed that you at present are the editor of the Tribune. I am informed also that before you became an editor your profession was that of a barber. 1 can easily believe that you were not educated to journalism. The following vile slander in this day's Tribune convinces me of that here follows the above extract from the Tribune). No one but a low-bred blackguard would write in that way. The very limited circulation of the gambling, stockjobbing Tribune makes your slanders of no consequence, and I merely wish to say that you are an upstart and an open traducer, whose shoulders it would degrade me to lay the chastising birch on. Ypurs. etc.. O'Donovan-Rwssa. This communication was put up in a large, strong, brown paier envelope, which was tied with blue ribbon and sealed with green wax, stamped with Rossa's monogram. It was conveyed to the Tribune office, but the messenger did not see Editor Hay, but he left word with the person receiving the letter that the Colonel stood in a good way of having his nose pulled on sight Rossa heard nothing from Colonel Hay, and no reference was made to his letter or himself until yesterday morning, when the following appeared : "To the Editor of the Tribune: Sir Will you be kind enough me if you believe it possible vile C Donovan-Rossa, or any of and ignorant followers, would to inform that the his blind attempt to cause tne destruction ot a passenger steamer with innocent people ou board, simply because the vessel is owned by Englishmen? As I am deeply interested, owing to the fact that my wife aud children are to return from Ireland In about six weeks, your answer will be of very - great importance to an Irish-American." According to our best knowledge and belief O' Donovan-Rossa and his associates are braggarts, who simply aim to

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Obtain money and notoriety, and to cause panic ana terror in .England by tneir nenaisn mreau. En. This letter and editorial reply angered Rossa very much. He was IX A FIERCELY FIGHTING MOOD. "Of course," said he to a friend to-day, "I can't afford to be called a "cowardly ruffian' and a 'braggart' who uses 'fiendish threats' to obtain money and notoriety. Were I living in private life I could not as an Irishman allow myself to be posted by a New Yord daily pajer as a 'cowardly ruffian,' but in the losition which I am. an Irish revolutionist, who has been preaching courage and the perjietriktion of courageous acts as opposed to 1 arhament begging, 1 can not afford to let the scurrilous and blackguardly assaults of the Tribune pass. I am preparing another letter to this man Hay. Here is a rough draft of it. I will send it to him either late this evening or Monday. I shall also put a paragraph into the letter charging this Hay with being in the pay of the British Government, which I firmly believe he is. Here is the rough draft of my letter: New York, Auk. 20. ISsl. Mr. John Hay: Sir Two days aeo, in noticing a vile assault made uion me personally in the editorial colurns of the New York Tribune, for the contents of which paper I understand you are temporarily responsible, I stated that you were a parvenue. au ex-barber from a Western country town, and an open traducer whose shoulders it would degrade me to lay tbe chastising birch on. This letter was taken to your office by a gentleman who was authorised to act for me in every way in connection with the matter. You were not In, and my communication was left with a gentleman (Nlr. Buell). who assured my representative that it would te handed you ou your arrival at the Tribune office. I have heard nothing from you si ice in reply. Am I to conclude that there is not enough blood lu your body to get stirred up, or manhood euough in your miserable little frame to resent an intentional iutmlt? true to your cowardly instincts, to stab iu the dark, to crawl backward into a corner, like a skunk in his hole, and send out your foui-smeiling venom, you have had recourse to the old dishonest tricks, for which the Tribune long ago gained a disreputable notoriety, of pub lishlng a bogus letter in order to fortify yourself with the public, and then answering the sham epistle yourself. This is as shallow as it is cowardly. Now, sir, in my previous communication I eaid It would degrade me to lay the chastising birch on your miserable shoulders. However, as the oll'ense has In a measure been repeated to-day, I am inclined to think, as did my great fellow-countryman. Henry Grattan. that sometimes the insignificance of the accuser is lost in tbe magnitude of the accusation. Iu this spirit 1 now and hereby brand you as a sneaking moial assassin, a cowaidly calumniator, lowbr d blackguard, and a scoundrel. I shall make myself acquainted with your iersonal appear ance and shall cane you on the public street on tne nrst opportunity, lours, etc.. 'J. O'Doxovan-Rossa Colonel Hav is out of town, but if the bloviating Rossa has sand enough to keep h s threats there is a prospect of fun when the two meet. The Fiat Urethren Meet in Convention in Several States. Jackson. Miis.. Aug. 24. The Convention of Greenbackers and Independents as sembled here to-day, twenty-five or thirty of whom are colored men. Oeneral Griffin, of Chickasaw, was made permanent.Chairnian ; Chas. Hull, of Herrd s County, Secretarv. Afterthe usual appointmentsof Committees, Colonel Ben King was nominated for Gov ernor. The Convention adjourned until to morrow, when the balance of the ticket will be nominated. Worcester, Mass., Aug. 24. The State Greenback Convention met to-day, John Howes presiding. Four hundred and six delegates were present. There was consider able confusion over the selection of the Committee on Resolutions, and recess for an hour was taken. After recess an effort was made to intro duce a bill giving employes in factories a share in the profits in proiortion to their wages when the profits amounted to more than 6 per cent., but the whole subject was laid over for the time being. A preamble and platform was then reported. The plat form repudiates and stigmatizes the two old parties, monopolies generally, National uanks, railroads, etc., and generally con forms to the previous Greenback platforms. The Convention adopted the platform after adding the following: Resolved. That suffrage is the right of all citi zens without regard to race, color, sex or taxes. 1 1 It was voted to proceed to the informal ballot for candidates for Governor. Lichtman presented the name of Israel W. An drews, and moved the nomination by accla mation. Other delegates nominated James M. Buffum. 1 W. Doherty, General B. F. Butler, John Baker and Wendell Phillips. The following is the ticket nominated Governor, Israel NV. Andrews; Lieutenant Governor, George Dutton; Treasurer, George roster; Secretary, A. B. Brown; Auditor, Wilber I. Whiting; Attorney General, D .O. Allen. The Venerable Banker of Waahington Dead. Washington, Aug. 24. Geo. W. Riggs, a banker of this city, died this morning. (Mr. Rigga was in his sixty-sixth year, and has led an active business life. Laving been for nearly forty years connected with the banking business in Washington, and most of that time being the leading banker of that city. His banking house has been known as that of George NV. Riggs V; Co. since 1848. Before that he was a member of the banking firm of Corcoran & Riggs. He baa for many years done nearly all the banking business for the foreign legations stationed in Washington He was born in Georgetown, and was tbe son of Misha Riggs. who for years carried on an extensive dry goods business in New York, and afterward in Georgetown with bis brother Elisha, who recently died. George V. Riggs first entered into the banking business in 1S3Ö with W. V. Corcoran. NVhen the Government needed moi.ey to carry on the Mexican War it issued two Mexican loans. The first, of 5,000,000, was nearly all taken up by the firm of Corcoran & Riggs. When the second loan was placed on the market Mr. Corcoran took the most of it ou his individual account, Mr. Riggs declining to make a further Investment Both turned out well, the firm and Mr. Corcoran receiving a very satisfactory interest for their advance. Mr. Riggs afterwards purchased nearly all the real estate held by the Government in this city for a merely nominal sum. He held some of this lor years, but there being a rise in the market in consequence of the demand for ground increasing he sold most ot it soon afterward, realizing a handsome profit Though in a quiet way he has always been very liberal iu his gifts, being the special patron of all the orphan asylums of Washington. The Soldiers' Home was once a part of his farm, he having sold it to the Government after the close of the war with Mexico. He always took a great interest in District matters, aud was the Chairman of tbe Committee of Memorialists who petitioned Congress in 1873 to investigate the Board of Public Works. The investigation was oroered, and, tbe charges being sustained. Congress abolished the Territorial form of government of the District Mr. Riggs was one of the orinal Incorporators of the First National Bank of this city, together with Hon. William H. English, and was a warm and personal friend of the latter. His wealth is estimated at (1,000,000.1 A Sense of Doubt. Horn Journal. 1 How is it, that whenever you are thrown into the company of an unusually polite an over-politc person, you almost immediately distrust him. There comes to you, acting upon the nervous part of you, of which you know so little, a sense of doubt. You are not averse to polite bearing and manners nay, you like them; you even find it pleasant to receive the compliments so readily and glibly offered to you; to eee the amiable smile; to watch the bowing head; and there is something in tho sense of reverence and respect as expressed toward yourself very flattering to your amour propre. Yet in spite of it a!l you are not sure of your companion's honesty. You are inclined to suspect that there is something cynical behind that smile; something hollow at the back cf the compliment; something unreal in the look of regard. And you do not know in tbe least why you have this feeling, only you know you have it. At the same time you And it so agreeable to be made mucji of, to find your opinions suddenly of value (or assumed value) in the eyes of your fellow, that you lull to rest the spirit of doubt which ri.es within you, and resolve to believe your new friend an exceedingly polished and very delightful man. And 1 do not say he is not. Satisfactory explanation: A Tramp with his arm in a sling called on Gilhooley for a quarter, alleging that his arm had been injured in a recent railroad accident near San Antonio. "Bat yesterday you had the other arm in a sling,"replied Gilhooley. "Well supposin' I bad. Don't you think a feller's arm gets tired of being tied up all day? Besides, I have got concussion of the brain and can't remember half the time which arm was broken."

BAIXBOAD TIME TABLvE. On and after Sunday, May 22, 1881.

Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati and dlanapolia. (BEX LINK.) Depart; Arrive N. . & Bo. 4:35 am L. & St. L. i 6:55 air Union Acc 6:10 am E. G..M.&LExl2:45 i n. Dart & Col. Ex.11 :05 am Union Acc... 3:4 r rr N.Y. &B.EX 7:15 pm B.. I. & 8. L. Ex. 6:C5rn IN.Y. & 8. L. Kx.l0:55 i n BKIGHTWOOD DIVISION C, C, C. A I. Depart! Arrive, 4:15 amm . . 7:15pm 8:45am............ 6:05 pxc 7 I'M am 6:25 pm b:bf am 6:45 pm 11:05 am ......11:15 pm'10:35 am.. 10:5ö pxr 1:00pm 6:10 amll2:45 pm 3:45 pir 3:55 pm. . ll:10ami 4:25 pm... 6:55 am For all information, rates, maps, time table, etc. All at the Union Ticket Ofiice Bates House, corner, 134 South Illinois street, Massachusetts Avenue Depot, or at the Union Depot. Pittsburg, Cincinnati and St. Louis. (PAN HANDLX AND PENNSYLVANIA LINE.) Depart. Arrive New York, Philadelphia, j wa&nington, Baltimore, : Pittsburg & Columbus ! Express. 4:20 am sh!2:20 pm Dayton Express 4:20 am 12:20 pm Richmond. Dayton & CoColumbusExpress ll:O0am 5:40 pm Kicnmona & uyton Accommodation 3:25 Dm Richmond Accommoda- I New York, Philadelphia. Yt asnlngton, Baltimore, Pittsburg, Columbus & Dayton Express..... .8H5:45pm' sl0:45 pm Daily. 'Daiiy except Sunday. 8 sleeping car. h Hotel car. For tickets and full information call at Citv Ticket Office, northeast co-ner 'a.hinjrtr and Illinois streets, or at Union Depot Ticket Office. Terre Haute, Tandall ana St. Lxmlt. Depart. Arrive Mall 7:30 am L. & C. x 3:30am Day Express. p.-12:40 pm Fart Line 4:00 am Terre Haute Ao. 4:00 pm Msil and Ac 10:00 am racinc i--x n :uu pm uay i-x press & :.' pm L. & C. Ex -..11 :40 pm' MJ1 and Ac 6:40 rm For tickets and full information call at Tit let Office, northeast comer WahinKtot and Ilhiion streets, at union Depo, or District ra-engei Agent, omce andalia r reinht Depot. Cincinnati, Indianapolis, st. Loui and eti cago. CINCINNATI DIVISION Depart i arm. C&Louisv. F. L 4:15 am Indinnap. Ac 10:35 am Cindn. Ac.. 6:35am C.&L'vil e Lx.pl2.2Jpxn CiL. Ex. p. 8:05 pm Ind.pl.s Accom. 6:15 pm Cindn. Ac. 6:05 pm C. & L. r. i 10:55 ? a LAPAVKIT& DIVISION. Poo. & Bur. Ex. 7:30 am t'hic.A. Lou. f.l X:50 au Chicago Mall p.12.40 pm Lafayette Ac 11 :00 am LAiavette Ac.. 6:a- ton cnicaso aiau... rn C. & B. F. L...... ..11:20 pm,lfiieite Ac ... 54" pir No change of cars to Louisville. Chicazo, Peoria' Burlington or Keokuk. For map, time tabUv rates of fare and all information, mi.i lv at ticket office, 136 South Illinois street, and Union Depot ticket oltice. Indianapolis and St. Louis. Depart.! Arrive. Day Express re 7:'Jöam N. T. Ex .J."m Local Express... 4:lupm lndianap Ts Acll:ouam N. Y. Ex .. 11:10 pm.Day Expo 7:00 pm For all information, rates, maps, time table. etc., call at the Union Ticket Office Bate House corner, 134 South Illinois street. Massachusetts Avenue Depot, or at the Union Depot. Indiana, Bloomlngton and Wentern. Depart i Arrive PadflcEx 7:45am East &S.Ex 4:10am B. & R. I. Ex.ll:00 pm Cincinnati SieclO:i am Crawford'vleAc 3:50 pmi Atlantic 5:40pm K. A 1 . F. Line. :15 pml For tickets and lull information rail at the New Ticket Office, No. 12S South ILinois street, or at the Lnion Depot Ticket Omce. C, 1., St. Am and C, and Lake trie and Western. Immediate connections at Laiayetu. Depart. Arm. 6:4opm 9:00 pm 1:30 am .........Tnalanai oils. ........ ...m... Lafayette. ......... Bloomington .. 11:00 an 8:20 air 4:O0 ar Cincinnati, Hamilton and Indianapolis. Depart.! Armt. Mall & Cla. Ex. 4:15am!Mali I2:i5pn A (loom B:öO im Wtt-Uru Ki 10:45 piE Indianapolis and Vincennes. Depart! Arrive. ML and Cairo Ex 7:15 am Vincennes ac10:45 in Vincennes Ac 4:00 pm Ml. & Cairo Ex. 5:35 pm For tickets and full information call at Cin Ticket Office, northeast corner Wsfhiiurton and Illinois streets, or at Union Depot Ticket Office. Indianapolis, Peru and Chicago. Depart I Arme T.,FtW.AC.Mail- 7:2,"am C. G. R. Ex.. 8:45 cm C, T. A Ü. Ex 12:28 pm FtW.&rEX 11:00 am a & Mich. Ex.... 6:25 pm T.FLW.A CM'l 5:tf: ic C T. & D. Ex.ll:00 pm;D., T. & Ft. V10:20 pro For tickets and full information call at rity Ticket Office, northeast corner Wafhii.cto'. ai-n Illinois streets, or at Union Depot Ticket Office. JefferaonTille, Madison and Indianapolis. Depart. I Arrive. Southern Ex....... 4:05 am'lnd. A M. M&Ü10:) ri L. A Mad. Ac. 7:10 am Ind. A Chi. Ex12:10 pm Ind. A M. Mail. 2:50 pm N. Y.& N.Fl.Ex 6:JU pit Evening Ex.... 6:10 pm PLL. ACL L.10-.50 pr. For tickets and full information call at City Ticket Office, northeast corn r WahinRtno and Illinois streets, or at Union Depot Ticket Omce Indianapolis, Decatur and prlugnld. Depart Arrm. Morefleld Ac .. 6:30 am Night Ex 4:lu nu. Mail A Day Ex ... 8:20 am Montezum Acll :4 an. 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