Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 38, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 April 1874 — Page 6

THE "INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, TUESDAY, APRIL 14, 1674.

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TIIEOCEN BURIAL. X, bary me not In Yne deep, deep sea : The words camo faint and mournfully From the pallid lips of a yoath whe lay On his cabin couch at the close of day. He had wanted and pined till over his brow The death shade had slowly passed, and now. Vhen the land of his fond loved home was nigh, "They had gathered around to tee him die. r harr nie not In the deep, deep sea.

Where the billowy hh round will weep over me. Where no light will break through the dark, cold wave. And no sunbeam will rest epon my grave. . .... f krAvft - - - 1 f"l I 1 Where the txxly may lie when the heart Is cold ; Yet grant ye, O grant ye, tin ooon uj e; O bury me not in the deep, deep sea. For In fancy I've listened to the well-known The free wi'd winds and. the son?sof the birds: I have thooght of my home, and. my cot, and m W his im r And of scenes that I loved in ray childhood's hour. . . , I had ever hoped to be laid, whee I died, in thn hrrh-.-&r ihf ron the rteeu nlllKlde: My the bones of my fathers my irrave Khould be; V, bury me not in me ueep, up mr. mv HMih ilnmbm be rtiere a mother's Anda aider's tear will be mingled there; , 'twill be sweet ere the heart's throb 1 o er, iv lrivnar wha Hit fountainsidiall eu.sh no more, That those it so fondly hat? yearned for will come. To plant the first wild üowtrs of spring on my ttm fc Iet me lie where those loved ones will weep over mei O, bury wie not in the deep, deep sea. And there Is another, her tears would be shed For him who lay far in an-ecean bed ; Iwt hn,ra that, it naln me tO think Of HOW. fche hath twined these -locks ana kissed this brow In the hair she hath twined shall the sea-euake And the brow she hath pessad shall the cokl wave kiss? For tne eake of that bright one that waiteth O, bury me not in tlie deep, deep sea. Bhe bath been in my dreams his voice failed there; Thev gave no heed to his dying prayer; The lowered him slow o'er the vessel's side, n,l ihnva Iii in hsiH clotted the dark, cold tide: Where to dip their bright wings the sea-fowls rest, And the bine waves dance o'er the ocean s crest. Where the billows bouud and the winds fporl rt Tfcey have burled him there in the deep, deep sea. NOTES AND GOSSIP. Brick Pomeroy, once said to be a million aire, now only counts for f 13.000. Admiral Porter's disease is cancer of the stomach. His death may occur at any mo ment. The hand-writing of Charles Sumner is aid to have stronzlv resembled that ot Dickens. And now Harriet fisecher St5we has de cided not to put pen to paper again lor several years. William M. Evarts is to deliverthe eulogy on Secretary Chase at the next commencemerit at Dartbmoutb. Bayard Tavlor, James Russell Lowell an-1 Mrs. Whitney, author ot "Faith Gartney's Ciirlhood," are in Rome. James Russell Powell has sect from Italy to the Atlantic Monthly lor May, a long poem on tue death of Agassiz. Charles Sumner swjm across tho billing rapids bid wNi iara talis when a youth, a feat requiring great nerve and nius-elo. The wife of Baron Iiarttaoldi, the successor ol the Marquis De Noailles as minister from Trance, is a beautiful Italian lady, who is destined to make a stir in WashingtonKate Field writes of Isabella of Spain that she is a great, stout, ungainly female, who needs but a dozsn children and a wash tub to be a counterfeit presentment of tho typical Biddy." It has been estimated that the daily running expenses for salaries at Albany are J13.G00; and now several extra service bills have been presented, which will tend to awell this "little bill." Dr. Carl Schenk is the newly elected president of Switzerland. Until middle lite he was an obscure pastor, but now, besides being an eminent theologian, he U au able writer on political economy. Monsure D. Conway has bean spending several weeks in Yorkshire in England, among the oil friend) and neighbars of Kobert Collyer, gleaning facts for a biography of the celebrated orator. 4 The biographer of Edwin Forrest tells us that every winter, orders were left with the procer with whom Mr. Forrest dealt, to refuse no poor person wanting credit, and send the bills to him for settlemsnt. ; Professor Baseom, who leaves Williams college at the jclose of the present term lor Wisconsin stateaniversty, has received from -ib$ sdhlü s-i rioW uucler his instruction a ' presant of ,a gold watch and chain. j '-.-' i .. . jCatwn, fönzsley' suggests thatXew England "ought"' to 1 briry one of her distinguished dead in Westminister Abbey. The '-Philadelphia ' Press intimates that Charles Sumner,. should have that honor. - The amtfarrejortof the Iowa Baptist anniversaries grvethe whole number of hatches of this denomination in the state at 340, with an aggregate membership of 19,882. There are 173 pastors, including 20 missionaries. TheIiev.E.E. Hale's society at Boston, bad a lnc9 the other evening, and, as he was unable to tm prosenv, w consoled the Ely dj sending a uuw poui, nuh anred on the back ot the programme ot ices, all of whioh is a hale and hearty proceeding. There has been placed In the art eallery at Falrmount Park, Philadelphia, the model of a monument to Washington, designed by Monsieur Bartholdi, of Paria, and presented by him to the Fairmount Park art associa (ion m testimonial of esteem for the Ameri can people. ' Captain James B. Eads, who has been the engineer of the great St. Louis bridge across the Mississippi, and given to that extraor dinary work of engineering all his time and ability for several years past, announces, with justifiable pride, that the bridge will be completed within six weeks. Dr. Brown-Sequard, whose name has come before the public in connection with the last illness of Agassiz and Sumner, is not a Frenchman, as is generally supposed, but the son or captain Edward Brown, a rhlla lelphia ship-master, and was born in Maur itius in 1817. His mother was a Frenchwoman. . Pere Ilyacinthe and the Old Catholic Bishop Reinkens, of Germany, are at vari ance. Pere Loyson repudiates the latter' jurisdiction, and the bishop's official organ replies that the prelate has never claimed a connection with him since his marriage tnrew light on bis revolt from Roman Catholicism. - - An assembly of about fiye hundred conyened at Christ's church, Chicago, to organize a Reformed Episcopal church In that ity. The organization was formed, and wardens and vestrymen educated, and preliminary arrangements) made for the parchase of church property for the use of the congregation, V- Ground was broken at Littleton, Colorado February 18, for the foundation of the first -JSeforzaed Episcopal cburcb to be erected la

the United States. It Is said that It will XA one of the finest church edifices erected in the territory. The rector is the Rer. T. James McFaddin, and his charge is to be

known as the church of the Rock or Agos. Walt Whitman has been living now for a year past at Camden, New Jersey. He was fti.it(vl to iav hi work at Washinzton on account of a stroke of paralysis. His late poems, "Prayer of Columbus." and "öong of the Redwood Tree." are again agitating the old question as to his rank as a poet. We hope, nowever, tnai auer win uw allow this fact tochill biapoeticimagination. The cathedral at uaaeiburg, one oi me finest specimens of the arly architecture of the middle ag in Germany, is to be restored under the supervision of a Berlin architect. The work will take aboct two years. The building of this cathedral was commenced in the time of Ekkehard I , margrave -of Meissen, and was completed in the tirst psrt of the thirteenth centerv. During the past year Indiana received from private benefactions of over cne thou9rwl riWMra fhr rational tmrovses. sums mountina in all to 327.381. Of this amount the universities nd colleges received f 200,3S4; schools ot tkeology, S467 77; institutions for the superior instruction ot women, KSSft; secondary instruction, ?19,500 and libraries, $070. Texas promises to outdo both.New York and Michigan as asalt-produoing state. One of her bayons,the LagundaMadre, is 120 miles loug:, from 3 to G miles broad, and not more than eighteen inches deep. The water is evaporated very rapidly, leaving Immense deposits of salt at the bottom. The auiount of this salt seems unlimited, and it can be placed on navigation at 10 cents per bushels. The Protestant Episcopal communion in the United States comprises forty-one dioceses end nine missionary jurisdictions, filty-two bishops, 3,0.i5 priests and deacons, 2,700 parishes, and 200,000 communicants. The most populous diocese is that of New York, which has 20,22 communicants; next is Pennsylvania, with 19,109; next Maryland, with 17.055, and the fourth in number is Connecticut, with 15,310. The contributions of all kinds for the year are reported at $7,3W,U9. THE WASHINGTON RING. PICTTKES OF SOME OP THE BOSSES J ERRT WILSON'. A Washington letter to the Chicago Times gives some striking pen picturesof tho Shepherd ring. Let me Introduce Messrs. I,tta fc Kilbourn, as they appeared at the district investigation this morning. They are partners in the real estate business in Washington. All f their remarkable attributes are not yet unfolded. So far as they are laid bare, they entitle Messrs. LiAtta it Kilbourn to primary attention when the coming no?elit or dramatist fcball draw upon their cratt for material. Latta is souare and pudgy, with a globular head, crisp and coaly hair, eyes as black and bright as newly polished boots, cheeks and skin fit for a woman; the nose of a diamond-seller; dress, quiet, but perfect.; age not many skips from 4'J. Iiis make 13 that of one of those happy picture dealers of Florence, who never handle paintings less than a century old, and neyer sell town for less than triple their worth. If you met him in Italy, and found he was not iu the costly picture trade, you would be sure ho was a thrifty opera manager. There la a dash of Judea in his ensemble, thou cell no acceut or manner indicates the I.sraelitish cloven foot. Kilbourn, opposite pole of the magnet, is like his felljw in weight, cut of figure, and age his antipodes in all else. Tawuy of hair and beard; skin, tough and pale, and eyes which are anxious to be blue, but willnever deepen beyond a faded grav. Latta is cheerful and patronising, und jr inquisitorial fire; Kilbourn, twitchy and de fiant. Latta answers, or rei uses to reply to a question with unvarying creaminess; Kilbourn has a different sneer or grit ot the teeth to every nuerv. It is the old and vig orous marriage of the bland with the spite ful; the phlegmatic and tho nervous sanguine ; brunette and blonde. Success is certain to such an alliance, be it either matrimony or business. This union was of mutual benefit, and its policy has been neat and hardy. The chief maxim of the high contracting parties has been, "let us do to ourselves as we would wish other3 to do unto us." There may have been occasions let slip where Messrs. Latta and Kilbourn would have made a ceut and didn't, but the record of them has not yet appeared in this investigation. To buy "land, -'intrust," in all parts of Washington, just before the various neighborhoods where their purchases word made were improved bv tho district government was their strongest hold. ACCESSORY GRIPS of theirs were to be interested in every pav ing company which had a job of any extent in the streets of Washington, and to have a finger in all the rich dough ot local trickery mixed in the city. Ileld at bay by cunning counsel, aud Insidiously sounded by the skilled members of the committee, Kilbourn was as defiant as only a real estate agent would dare to be, and told just as much as he pleased, and not a whisper more. Yes, he had bought certain land at certain prices. That land had suddeuly leaped to a dilicious valuation. lie held it in trust for a certain pool of buyers. Who thev were he declined to say. The demaud for their names was driven plump at him by Thurman, and the agent's face was drained as clear of blood as a dead man's but be refused to betray bis Mutomers. Jay Cooke & company had contribuiea -ooü to the pool; so much he would admit., no m0re. Meshy questions to entangle him were stepped over, and a livid sneer curled nnuntenance at the mere Idea of a congressman uoiud .tu to entrap a real estate man. If all the witnesses are to be of like atamina and subtlety with Messrs. Latta and Kilbourn, the committee will die of dry rot ere it tears out a grain of satisfaction. " The grubbing. thus far, has not been prolific . The chief features of interest in the investigation have been the legal points as to what a wit ness may be forced to answer in a trial of this nature, and how far he may be required to spread the details of his business before the world. . . ; - JER9 BLACK ngures oaaiy in tne inquiry, lie swung himself into the room a few days ago stating that he had come to look after the interests of some of his clients, who had been engaged as witnesses. Asked if he was engaged as attorney for the district government, he rolled his astonished glance at the questioner, and resented the impertinence. He only appeared for a Mr. Evans, he protested. But when Mr. Latta took the stand to-day, the robust, ex-attorney general discovered that he was also lawyer for him, and helped him along materially. Then the versatile Jeremiah remembered that he had been engaged in behalf of Mr. Kilbourn, too, and tenderly assisted that gentleman. The case is that the district magnates found their legal array too feeble for the potent trio of the memorialists. The three young men were unable to cope with such experienced lawyers as Merrick, Shellabarger and Christie, and so the shrewd assistant of Lincoln's official counsellor was secured. The balance now tips on the side ot Shepherd and his men. Black has the energy of five-and-twenty, and the practical knowledge of 60. lie handles his own witnesses with the solic itude ot a young mother; those of the jaemorialista T?Uh the vim of a panther.

CREED. I believe, If I should die, And von should kiss my eyelids when I lie Cold, iead, and d umb to ail the world contains, The folded orbs would open at thy breath. And from its exile In the Isles of Death Life would come gladly back along my veins. I believe, if I were dead, Aud you upon my lifeless heart should tread, Not knowing what the poor clod chanced to be, It would flol sudden pulse beneath the touch

Of him It ever loveu in nie so mucn. And throb again warm, tender, true to thee. I believe, if on my grave. Your eves shcuid dron some warm tears of rrgret, Vrnm verv mIIt seed of vour dear firlef Some fair, sweet blossom would leap Into leaf To prove death could not make my love forget. I believe, if I should fade Into those mystic realms where light Is made. And you should long once more my face to see, I would come forth upou the bills of night, Aud gather stars like fagots, till thy sight, Led by their bencon blaze, lell full ou me! I believe my faith In thee, Strong as my life, so nobly placed to be. I would as noon exnect to see the sun f'ali like a dead kini from bis height sublime, lis glory stricken from the throne of time. As thee un worth the worship thou hast won. I believe who has not loved Hath half the treasure of his life unproved ; Like one who, with the grape within his grasp. Drops it, with all Its crimson Juice impressed, And all Its Ivsclou sweetness left un guessed, Cut from his careless and unheeding clasp. I believe love, pure and true. Is to the soul a sweet, immortal dew. That gents life's petals In its hours of dust; The waiting angels see and recognize Theilch crown-jewel. Love, of Paradise, When life falls from us like a withered husk. APHORISMS. FROM THE OVERMAN OK FRKIF.RICK BODENSTEDT. The rois which lead to truth are rough and dark And early prophecies are late fulfilled. Debtors a?e we to lire, and every day Comes as a messenger demanding pay. Until tke-debt Is canceled, we remain Subject-to all his faults, errors and pain. THE POLITICAL CALDRON. BUBBLES FROM THE COUNTRY PRESS. IIOOSIEIt POLITICS. WHAT TEE TWO CONVENTIONS MAT BRINO FORTH A GLANCE FK0I A REPUBLICAN CORRESPONDENT. Mr. D. S. Alexander, the regular corres pondent of tie Chicago Inter-Ocean, writing from this -."ty of the recent political powwows, gives the republican estimate of the future probabilities: The coming political contest in this state will not be looked forward to with as much Interest by the country at large as was the campaign of 1872, for it can have but little influence in determining results in other tate3. Neither will the oil bitter strifes be stirred up, nor so great an effort be made on the part of either party to win tbe victory as characterized the two Toms (Browne and Hendricks), when strength ot partv and popularity of lead! i) 2 candidate were so thoroughly tested. Eut tho election and the contest proceeding it, will be specially interesting, not only as an index of republican strength but because it will deteruiiue, to some extent at least, the mlluence of the temperance and granger movements upon the politics of the siate. The time for holding the STATE CONVENTIONS has purposely been put ofT by both parties. I Some time iu the month of January last, the Republican State Central Committee fixed upon Wednesday, the 17-h of June, for convening the Republican Convention, and a lew df-ys since the official call wss issued. No other reason induced the selection of this date, except that it was deemed best not to have too long a campaign. The Democratic Central Committee, however, lound it not so easy to (elect the day for holding their biennial powwow. The State Central Committee were divided upou almost every important question. Governor Hendricks was very careful not to commit himself to any policy, lie thought that whatever volume ol currency was set afloat should be in the shapo of " greenbacks" rather than of national bank issues, but whether there should be an increase ol currency or not wa3 a subject he did not discuss. Kerr came out strongly in favor of an early resumption of specie payment; on the question of temperance a division of sentiment was manifest. A few ot the more civilized thought that Inasmuch as many temperance men had voted for Hendricks in 1872, to whom, in fact, he owed his election, and as Hendricks had signed the Baxter temperance law, the Democratic party ought to take strong grounds In favor of the present temperance movement. But the old chiefs of the McDonald stamp grew furious at the mere mention of temperance. They could not think of lowering the old flag. It would lose them 50,000 votes, "Handsoff" must be the motto. The granger movement was courted. Two farmers with muddy boots and hay-seedy heads were invited to the meeting "of their friends.' Sympathy was expressed for them. Many regrets" were expressed that the farmers should have been made the hewers of wood and drawers of water for the benefit ot monopolies and the Hon. D. S. Gooding hoped that at last the tillers of the soil had learned who are their friends. No mention was made, however of the fact that In Indiana, where the Democrats have a maiorlty, there thft farmers are taxed the most heavilv to support "rings," the members of which grow rich as ofilceholding middle-men. Nor were any plans Bugge&tea as to how the farmer's condition might be Improved if Democrats got into power. McDonald thought tbe organization known as grangers, was like a blind giant: strong; and vigorous, but incapatiated for reaping the . beneüt of - its strength, as it had not yet declared itself a political organization. Hendricks thought "the relorms asked lor by the eraneers were those demanded by the Demo cratic party, and it they would place their votes where they will do the most good, ther must be deposited in the interests of Democrats. w This is the only positive political assertion which the governor has made thus far in the campaign, and it is said that he has been unhappy ever since he allowed himself to be betrayed into saying as much. ' " THE REPRESENTATIVE GRANGER at the meeting of the Democratic State Cen tral Committee was Mr, Comstock, of Han cock county, who was assured that the platform of the Democratic Convention would bo very agreeable to grangers; that the ticket would doubtless have a granger upon it, and that in other ways Democrats would reeoir nize "the worthy objects of so large a body of patriotic fellow-citizens.' These were sweet morsels to the palate of Comstock, but at the final breaking up of the council tbe only thing visible to his optics was an earnest desire on the part of intriguing wire-pullers to secure tne votes ol the Patrons of Husbandry in order that unworthy men in Patrons' clothes might be elected to office. The fact that the Hon. Joseph E. McDonald, tbe candidate for the Democracy' for governor against the Hon. O. P. Morton in 1864, hs been elected chairman of the state committee, vioe Alvoxd, resigned, la of itself aq index, of the

spirit which animates tbe Democrats of Indiana. McDonald Is a bourbon of the Governor Allen ecnool. He does not believe in

"new departurism," or in doing an thing which will compromise tbe came of the old organization. Deleat to him would be more acceptable than victory it gained on any other platform than that upon whicn ne stooa 134 when the Democracy of the lorth was bo overwhelming defeated jje js a good lawyer one of the n the state and socially a pleasant gentleman; bnt politically he is in bad odor. His sintiments and associates during the war are still remembered, and the very lacl that he has again been made so conspicuous in hisjparty inusiao mncn toward defeating It this lall. juage vjsnorne, wno was appointed to the supreme bench by Governor Baker, has many friends who urge his nomination by the convention, and ask that he h ' continued six years longeron the bench, it it is in the Kweroi tne ltepublican party to elect him, 3 has made one of the verv best suDreme judges the state ever had. As a lawyer he nas rew equals. Cool, sincere, logical, and courteous, he has won the esteem of Democrats as well as Republicans.aad it is not imErobable that many democrats will vote for im in preference to any man whom their party will put up it he is nominated. His Democratic associates upon the bench are known to be exceedingly friendly to him. and, doubtless, could they have their way at theD emocratic convention in Jul v the nom ination of Judge Odborne would be endorsed Dy it. A NOTE FR GENERAL COBÜRN. (Frrt the Iforraa County (iar.vtte.) The sandpapers that chronicled the death ef Charles F. Hogate, collector of internal revenue for this district, contained the appointment of his successor, which causes us to exclaim, in the pathetic language of Kip v an vv inKie: "Are we forgotten so sooa after we are dead?" Fred Baggs, of Indi anapolis, is tho new appointee. Who is Fred Baggs? He is the cashier of tbe First Na tional Bankf that city, and is reputed to be worth $10C000. Baggs is a classical name. It means to seize, capture, or entrap. Rieht well has the job been done, with the assist ance of Gen. (?) Coburn, M. C from this dis trict, who has hitherto undertaken to b9ar upon his shoulders the cognomen of tbe "sol diers' friend."-' Now, let us ee how well Johnny is entitled to that appellation. For a number of weeks before Mr. Hogate died, he was a walking skeleton, and his .decease was only a question of time. Bight here tbe political ghouls came in. It was a -contest between capital and labor. James M. King, wno had been In the employ of Mr. IJogate since the office which Mr. H. held was created, was an old soldier, and had honor ably discharged his duties. He was eomnatent, in every respect, to bo the successor of Mr. Li., but he was modest and reserved, and did not mich his claims. Consequently brass came in, and General Coburn, true to his natural instinct as a time server, with the name of Fred Baggs in his pocket, even before C. F. IlQga'e was dead, appointed Fred Baggs. Mr. King, a poor soldier, was a candidate for the same office, and his friends urced bis claims, but he had not the ghost of a chance, because the presumption of the rank and file of the country is inimicil and detrimental to the best interests of the Grant administration. And this is what w termed popular covernment. POINTS OF A CANDIDATE. From the Kokomo Democrat. Wo aro requested to announce that Mr. Hughes E ist, of Bloomfield, Ind., will be a cauuiuaie do iore ine democratic slate con vention, next July, for the nomination of treasurer of state. Personally we are en tireiy unacquainted witn Mr. f-ast, never , having had the pleasure of meeting him. lie is quite well known in this city, and. luueea, nas a general acquaintance all ever the state. He is a wealthy stock dealer, ana is largely engaged in ag ricuitural pursuits. lie is said to be very popular with both political par tie where he is known. Many republicans or tnis city wno know nun, will vote for him if nominated. He is a very congenial gentleman, and possesses an abundance of that peculiar magnetism which renders him universally popular. The following points are urged in his behalf: He is capable, deserving, a true democrat, is not a politician, is popular with the masses, and, best argument of all, is a gentleman ol sterling integrity, and is strictly honest. These are the qualifications necessary to secure success in the coming campaign, and if Mr. East possesses them as he is reputed to possess them, he will stand strongly, if not successfully, before the July convention. Dubois' doctrine. (From the Washington Democrat.) So far during the cauvassin this county, there has been no excitement and but little of tbe usual style of electioneering. There has been no " treating" as we havej seen or heard of. There need not be. If a man can't get an office without whisky, let hlui do without it. If you see any man engaged in this business, spot him. An officer should be a high-toned, moral gentleman. As yet, we have heard of no one announcing himself foi representative. The people should be very careful in making their choice. Be sure he is all right on the temperance and school question. There are contests yet to be won, and we cannot afford to lose the ground we have already gained. rnOPBECT AND COUNSEL. I From the riymouth Democrat. That the democratic and republican parties will Burvive as political organizations for a few years to come, is altogether probable. It is likely that each party will try to avail itself of tn advantage It may perceive through the temperance movement. The pike is seldom swallowed by the minnow. We advise our good friends of the reform to steer their craft as wide of political reefs as possible. REGARDLESS OF PARTY. (From the Franklin JeflrerMnlan.) The people, regardless of party, have fully determined to no longer be taxridden by salary grabbers and professional office seekers, who wire-work their way into office un der party rule not to serve the people, but nil their own pockets with tne hard - earn ings of the tax-payers." The folly of the bill passed by the House ol Representatives looking to the establish ment of a pro rata tariff for the transporta tion of freight on n -railroads passing from one state to the other is shown in the pres ent rates of all-rail freight from Chicago to the Atlantic cities. Yesterday, freight on corn from Chicago, all rail, to New York, was 37 H cents per 100 pounds, and 35 cents to Baltimore. This is at the rate of 21 cents per bushel to New York, and 19$ cents to Baltimore. This is tbe result of competition established by the Baltimore and Onio railroad. These rates are as low as those at which grain has been carried by lake and Erie canal to New York for several years, and occur at a season when navigation is still closed. There has never been any complaint of throngh rates on grain, what the producers have rebelled against are the extortionate charges on local freights. The congressional bill DroDOses to interfere with the rates of through freights, and to compel railroads to obarse local rates on those also. Chicago Tribune, 1

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Jul OF APRIL. CHAP -J-ES DAWSON 8IIAJJLV. w. viley month of smiles and tears, . th shambling fralt doth come, -id eager eyes, and heedful ears, And backward crook ef thumb Ready, with many a furtive wile, The wayside lout to lure. And send him from hi road a mile, Strange nothings to procure. And laughter in the lanes doth ring. And from the viilasre-schnol At every wtif My urchins fling Their cry of "April Xool!" The grassy lawns ars all aglow With dandelion-flowers. And cowslips that In April blow. Whether it smiles or showers. Out In the fields hard by the town, Where munching cattle rest, The meadow-lark, in coat of brown. And Mitrroa-yellow vest. From topmost bough of some tall tree His vernal song tfoth pour. Piping hin Hille tune of Klee Against the railway's roar. The robin from the orchard sings ; The Jay screams from the copse. Flitting upon his azure wines Among the spruce-tree tops. And, hark! the distant campanile 14 d ks ont a merry chime, Saluting with iu bells of steel The festive Easter-time. THE "IKON BAND." FROM LAKE TO SEA. A DIRECT LINE. THE CHICAGO, INDIANAPOLIS A SOUTH ATLAN TIC RAILROAD WHAT ITS PRESIDENT, DR. HAYMOND HAD TO SAY ABOUT IT TESTER "AI IUAP TRANSPORTATION" A ROAD BED LAID OUT BY NATURE THE PROJECT PROPOSED. The lion. William S. Ilaymond, president of the Chicago A South Atlantic Railroad company, was on Change yesterday and addressed a number of business men tnere assembled upon the proposed scneme of constructing a direct line from Chicago to Charleston, South Carolina The proposed route and the advantages thereof were very elaborately set forth by Mr, ti ay mona, wno spoke as follows: Mr. i'rosident and gentlemen of the board, I am happy to have tbe opportunity to meet you mis evenmg, tor me purpose or presenting to your consideration one of the grandest rauroaa cnemes that has recently been agitated in this country, and one. wnicn upon due consideration I conceive you will admit is equal in importance with any that has ever been built or ever will be nunc, in lact, upon closo examination of the subject, you will say that it is one of surpassing ments. It was the glory of Egypt to rear her pyramids as monuments of her superiority; but tne pride of theAmericau people is her system of internal improvemeuis, w wuicu ner material ueveiopment has been proportioned. The scheme we have under consideration is bo less than the buildinz of a ereat thoroughfare from Chicago to Charleston, South Carolina, or some point on the Alantic coast. Perhaps it will be necessary in Drasentintr this matter before you to irivea brief outlineof its hutnrv and its present status. Several years ago the people along the line of what is known as the Indianapoll?, Delphi fc Chicago railroad a proposed line of railroad that was to have been built fro ni the, cityot Indianapolis to Chicago undertook to build that road. They made two unsuccessful attempts. A little over three years ago a new company wa-j urgiu7.9u ior me purpose or building said road upon an air line Iroui Indianapolis w vuiv.jju, uy way oi udipui upon the Wabash river. This is a very important line, and presents many advanta ges over any other line that has oeen constructed between these two important cities. But under difficulties and discouragements, which, always break down" the spirit, ot those engaged in any great enterprise, they were forced to givcit up for the time being. They reorganized and made me president of the company, autaunting mo j present ine proposed under taking before the capitalists of the country. Having spent several years in engineering Borviuc, a uhu toe maner unaer consideration, when it was first projected, and upon due examination ol the maps, and knowing CHEAP TRANSPORTATION wouia ceco me aiter a while of permanent importance, I saw that alter adopting our enun, line as a Dasis, and 11 i At l . continuing mrougu to tue south, we had an open country in which we could construct a railroad that would b9 of immense importance to the agricultural and manuiacturing portions of the people of the northwest. And in order to ascertain whether thU scheme of building such a road meet the approbation of the people along the line a ueierminea to cau a convention. That convention was held in the rooms of the Supreme Court last February a year ago. Owing to the severity of the weather, we did not have a very strong representation, but the state of Indiana was well represented. There was also a representation from the south to some extent. That convention took into consideration the building of this line through to the sea. It was in tact the inauguration of the scheme, which was made public, and the result was, it awakened a dormant feeling In the southern states that had existed tweutyyears in favor of a similar road which had been agitated as long ago as 1S35. We knew about this feeling ot the southern people previous to holding this convention. We lound that as soon as tbe proceedings of the convention were published the scheme took like wildfire. It was hailed in Kentucky, Tennessee, North Carolina and Georgia; that same old feeling which has been slumbering for twenty years, wa? awakened. That scheme originated here in the west and is advocated by such men as Edward T. Mansfield, the editor of the Railroad Record. Governor. Vance, Governor T. Noble, General Taylor and other distinguished men. A convention was called In ISod at Knoxville, having in view the construction of this road, and was well attended. Indiana and Ohio were well represented and that convention declared that snch a line was an absolute necessity: Though this agitation did not immediately bring about the building of the road, yet it lead to attempts in that direction. In 1853 an attempt was made to build aslmilarroad, that is from Anderson, S. C. to Knoxville, Tenn., now known as the Blue Ridge R. R. About three millions and a half of dollars were subscribed: but the contractor, after spending this sum ot money, tailed. About fifty-two.miles of this ... , ROAD WAS OONTRUCTED, and considerable grading and tunneling was done. Following closely upon ine conven tion held in Indianapolis a little over a year ago, another convention was called in the state of Geoagla, and held in Augusta last May. I attended that convention and found a strong feeling existing there fn favor of renewing this great project that had been partly completed, and an association known as tbe Knoxville fc South Atlantic Railroad was organized there. The agitation continued throughout tho southern states and extended to Chicago, and a party oi men in Chicago, who were men of wealth and influence, took the matter into consideration, and a company was organized in that city about the first of last September, and to ascertain the feeling of the people a convention was called for October 9th, to meet in that city. That convention was well attended, continued in operation two days and obtained the pledges ot substantial men from every state and almost every county along the line of the proposed road pledges that amounted te some six millions of dollars In money, A committee was appointed,

consisting of men from Kentucky to obtain

a cnarter from tne state or Kentucky. That committee performed its duty and obtained a charter, giving to the company the privi lege oi extending a line across that state, giving counties along the line privilege to subscribe stock and making tbe road forever free from taxation. The Indiauarv31!s. Delphi x Chicago Railroad company has been consolidated with the Chicago & South Atlantic company. This comnnnv nh iv iV S. A.) set forth in its charter t ha tion to build a road from Chicago through Indianapolis, thence to the Ohio river, which it shall cross at a point 'between L,on sviIIa on. I Cin cinnati, thence to London, Kentucky. Knoxville, and finally to Charleston, or Roit Royal. The speaker discussed the various routes that were advooatod hvdifTorent delegations from the south. The com pany, however, have decided to build through Cumberland Gap in a tra!cht direculu ior cnarieston. It is a remarkable fact that a shorter road can be built by the way of Indianapolis and Cumberland Gap than by any other route; simply leeause it can get through the mountains easier. It will also be cheaper. It is calculated that this proposed route is lo0 miles shorter than any road from Chicago to New York. THE GENERAL DIRECTION of the road falls in the line of the gaps in the mountains. The advantages of a through line from Chicago to the Atlantic sea-beard were next c -nsidered. The question of cheap transportation, which is the all iniKrtant one, and whi:his being agitated will solved. The com mercial necessity of such a road was urged. There is a great necessity for a road from the great corn production portion of the country to the Atlantic sea. coast. The road proposed will pass through the country that produces one-twelfth of the taxablewealth of the United States. You will find that the proposed line from Chicago to Indianapolis passes thjoueh the best land inthi3 state. It passes through the great, fertile lands of ClintoD, Carroll and other rich counties of the state. No one can question that a road passing throngh a strip of country 15 or 20 miles wide, such as the fertile valley of the Wabash lphi wiu Pay- The trade of this section or country is important to the city of Indianapolis. It is proposed to ?hil nsi 1,tn.e b?etweea "ttsetwo cities that will be thlrty-hve or forty miles shorter tSfJN? y ther l!"6- Again, if you follow this line through to the Ohio river, you will find another section of country in the south, eastern part ol this state which is in like manner cut oIHrom this city. If the proposed line is completed you will hage a line 210 mi les through the state of Indiana, longer line of railroad than ianow controlled by any one company. When we leave the to thU,nt,reach oRtoii, we come to tne great ulne erass rppim r. . most fertile regions in ihn i'.-f.i men we enter the minimi wealth. It is claimed that an ir.,n there m incalculable quantities. This read Will pass 180 or 200 miles th.!, ks lion t.f country. When we Ps that section we enter tho cre.it Cf)f t fin . n rA1 ii ,. n . , . n - l . U I LI il portion of the countrv. o advantages of this road will bo thtit -Vn open up trade to four of the South Atlantic states that am r. .i pendent upon the northwest for their supply of grain, which thev now uet oj mo way of 2s ew York. The distance l,v he Dew lice WOllld nnlxr Kn o!,ft.. hundred miles, while J V1UL THE SHORTEST DIoTAXCE toew ork is 900 miles. They obtain their supply by the way of New York. It passes through the bands of middle-mn it is reshipped or transported, it undergoes a a long journey by water down to Charleston, makmt; a distance ol l.SOO miles, thus making the consumer and producer tributary to the extra distance of transportation of 1,000 miles. It is fair to the producer of corn or wheat and everything else producd in tbe northwest that he should besubjected to thi3 inconvediencc. Wheu corn is worth from twenty to forty cents in Illinois it brings from one dollar to one dollar and forty cents in North Carolina and South Carolina. The money is not made by the producer but by the "middle man. The extra amount of money alone paid for transportation from the north west to those South Atlantic? states would more than build the proposed road. It can be shown that we have the greatest market there thau at any other point of this continent. In constructing this road we do so through a popula ted country with great resources, unlike the wild speculative schemes of Jay Cook through a country that can never be settled. We are building this road to connect ourselves with a people who are our greatest consumers. They do not produce one-tenth of the products which they necessarily consume. The people of the southeastern states are an agricultural people but ol a different class. While we raise that which feeds mankind, they raise that which clothes mankind, and they can produce that more cheaply and it is to their interest to go on acd develop this peculiar species of agriculture. Let us unite the bonds of common interest existing between ns. We can look beyond to advantages of this road of which I have not spoken. What will result from the building of this large avenue of trade between Chicago and Charleston. .Through it we command a lion's share of the West India trade, which is enormous. Charleston and Port Rojal are tbe gates through which the tropical trade should be carried on. They are C00 miles nearer than the harbor of New York. There is danger of running ships around Cape Ilattras. There is another trade prospective which this line will open np and that is from South America. Charleston has a harbor equal to New York and by the building of this road to the city ol Charleston you will have LINES OF STEAMERS placed upon the waters, connecting with Hamburg and Liverpool, which will be a great route tor the products of tbe west passing to the European market. You cannot keep grain at Mobile, and that is the reason why this thing of Mississippi navigation has never fulfilled the expectation of the people. Thirty years ago New Orleans was the market ol this country, but that day has passed by. Nearly all the products of the west move toward tbe east and by railroad, and you never can have a water communication to the section ot country to which I have allnded. We have a company organized that has capital to build the road, backed by the people, and whoso financial reputation is equal to tbe Rothschild. Drexel fc Co. have large banking houses in the cities of Philadelphia, Paris and London. They have given us assurance thallas we get our enterprise on foot, and an amount of subsidies sufficient to insure against all risk, that they will contribute meaus to carry on the enterprise, and with their financial skill, the bonds ot the company will be placed upon a solid basis. We propoee to make every man who subscribes to this road a stock holder it he wishes to be, the stock of this road, in my opinion, will become as valuable as that of the Baltimore fc Ohio road, which was built by private subscription. Isaw in the paper today that it has just paid five per cent, semi annual dividend to every stock holder, and the stock of that company is 107 or IsO per oent. I have presented to you the several advantages of this great scheme of railroad, I submit the matter to your consideration and to the neonle of Indianapolis as to what course they will take toward aiding 3n tie construction of this line of road. It is a question that they ought to consider fairly and sauareiy. Their aid ana eympainy, wnat ever it may be, will encourage the enterprise