Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 43, Indianapolis, Marion County, 26 May 1874 — Page 2

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PA RE PA- KOS A. Mi; BT DWAKn XINO,v; 5 -- 0 ririt.dl-sembodled tuough Shoa art. I ellng to thee, and cannot let thee got by voice ring through the chambers of my heart; Its subtle music echoes all my-wee,. - Its trret paasjon.lts consummate patn. t Ite dreamy lapture and lti lofty rsne Thrill wlt-i a sorrow-laden joy my brain. - - Ah, sweet dead slogert it la sau and strange Telose with thee the harmony ot lite; . Vby could not gentle Death dtl-.n to foresee That all oar souls would be with dlord rife If, in his round, he placed his hand on ttoeef ; R'en he shall learn the silences to hate, . . 4 And half regret he sealed thy sudden fate. - ! Tan will not rle to tone his reed Sln; ; Fair Anhrodlt. with her loam lipped "Will spring do more from bosom of the main, marl melodious tale of lOVe tO tell;

tvi- iicr.t thiitihnnc from ereat Apollo' bro Isdulled beneath the shade of centuries; üb hsrp of David is neglected now. And Orpheus into b.aca obll Ykn öee; The song of Appho is renvmbered not; I The world lorgcw im giunuu Tet, spirit, may Ui y voice escai the lot . r . Thai give to brightest lame s brief a span ; Since Its transcendent purity may claim , -For thy lost presence an eternal name. . j x Like to that splendid Swede who strayed J he f prince nd peasaat, dld'nt thou lire and V longa Time's firm hand the years ontrolte. The memories of je twain shall bloom in The nightingale yoar melodies shall chant. For sue Jone of all tue birds can know How near ye were lo nature: her rouiaunt OutJIves the ag-s solemn ebb and now. And If some eve the birdltng sweeter cries Tlian e'er before tranaflzared by her paltw; . If el'-er h me to heaven her carol flies. And catchen music from celestial -trains; Then shall she make thy , notes her noblest choice . . . . - C stainless lady or the match'ess voice! , s FREEDOM OK THE MIND. W. L. AKKISOX. , High walls and hn?e the body may confine; , And iron gales obstruct the prisoner's gaze, . And massive bolts may baffle his design. And vigilant keepers watch bis devious ways; Yet scorns the Immortal mind this base control 1 No chains can bind it, and no cell enclose. Swifter than light, it files from pole to pole, And. in a flash, trom earth to heaven it goes I It leaps from mount to mount from vale to vale - It wanders, . plucklDg honeyed fruits and flowers, ,.... ' It visits home to hear the fireside tale. Or in sweet converse pu the Joyous hours. Tis up before the sun, roaming afar, . -And, in Its watches, wearies every star! GENERALI NOTES. Dr. Eddy, of Jersey City, will organi a free church. - . The Rev. Mr. Pentecost, ' pastor of the Warren Avenue Baptist church, Boston, gives', at every communion season a full invitation to members of all sister churches ol christians, to partake of the Lord's Supper, without reference to denomination. The Worcester Press explains U Sir Lambton Louaine: Just so, Six Lambton; but when a fellah, you know, does a good turn and all that sort of thing, you know, we like to do the square thing by "him, just for our own satisfaction. And then he can take it as he has a mind to. . - - The fact is, that the democrats are merely tryitg to keep together. They cry aloud to each other as men lost in the fog.' One after another their points of attack on the republican party give way, whilo the administration ranks close up in more formidable array. N. Y. Commercial Advertiser.' r The waif, little Mary Ellen, was the daughter of Fanny and Thomas Wilson. Fanny was an ironcr and Thomas an oyster opener at the St. Nicholas. Thomas was killed to the war. .The mother sent the child out to nurso and diappeared. Its grandparents in London h3ve vainly sought for her. They are in comfortable circumstance. The late dramatic suit in an English court concerning Miss Kate Lantley and Mme. Ro3e Ball, has been most happily terminated by the defendant, Mr. Carlo, alleging that his acikm in organizing a "clacqne" to disturb Miss Lantley was done in momentary anger, because he was refused admittance to the theater. The complaint was then withdrawn, the matter was moat amicably settled and the parlies were "recommended to go and live in peace." The college, in Georgetown, Va:,' founded in 1789. is the oldest Roman Catholic college in the country. It is under the care of the Jesuits, ot course. The library of this college is very rare and valuable and contains upward of 30,009 volumes, among them a Bibloof 1485, and the works of. 'St. 'Isidore of Seville, printed in UTZ. There ia also the works of Martin Luther printed in 1504, only eighteen years after his death. There are three manuscript works anterior to 1400. "A History of the Baptist Denomination during the Past Century," is announced on occasion of the centennial anniversary, con taining an account of the Uapusti growth and inlluence daring the- first hundred years of the United States. .The work is to be edited by the Rev. Lsmuel Moss, and will include coniriouiions on various specific topics from the Rev. Drs..Weton, Jus tin A. Smith, S O. Caldwell. A.- C Kendriek, Lt. r;. csrmtn, J. i tfo-art, an other distin guished Baptist clergymen. r : ; Jason Ditmer, while at work in his field neir Centerficld, Williams county,' Illinois, Saturday atternoon, was shot. bv two or more persons concealed ..near by. This seems to be he. continua tion of a loud between-- the Russell and Balliner families, .which has re sulted, in killing or seriously wounding four other persons. The last ot wbou wa ilenseraon who was shot last Friday apd may re cover. - Ditmer a injuries are proably fatal The trustees of the Peabody fund for pro viding homes for the poor of London, have made their report for tbeyear 1873. They had received from Mr. Peab6dya exocutors. in accordance with the will, daring the year, . one hundred and fifty thousand pounds tter ling. The whole amount bequeathed and now given, is over a half million pounds, . and this has been increased y reru9 and m terest over seventy-eivüt thousand pounds. This would l-e about tvo million eight hnndrod tIionvrid dollars a'-trrand sum and a no!c '."eri'Sl fnyjtb poor. There to beau exhibition .cf- toxliie Tbnt and im pi ein en Is for the elaboration of textile fibres at St. Petersburg, Itiring 'tho r:ior,th of "June. Tbe exhibition' is held by authority of the Rusfeian govern ment and under the auspices of the minister of the domains of the empire, and the object is to enable the land owners to examine into the actual state of the cultivation of those plants in Russia, and to ma to themselves . acQuainted with the Implements ahd ma ehinfs employed'-for th3t purpose, both in Russia and foreign countries,- , f The body ol Dr. Liyingston was fc very much decomposed when t arrived in Eog ' land, but the condition of theboneof the left arm, of which there bad been an ununited fracture, tr e result of a bite of a lion over thirty years ago, was so clear that tbeidenti near 10a of the body was placed beyond all doubt. At the opecial desire of. the family the only persons present when theexamina tion was made were Sir William Ferguson, . Dr. Kirk. Dr. London, of Hamilton, New Brunswick, a former frierend professional attendant, the -Rev. DiMMonat, tneKev; Horace Waller, and Mr. F. Webb, of Newstead AbDev. i Y" -1 .' . An" arbitrary' and oppressive tax was levied upoa the 2ew Yprk. theaterstj by.aa

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the legislature, la 18T2.S This act established a society for f he ' rormation of Juvenile delinquents, and it required,"' for its support, an annual collection of $500. The only justification for auch action,; by the elate, is that a cb places of amusement tend to cause breaches of the peace, or to foster immorality. But the theaters have concluded to test the trathfulnesa of "thia assumption, and have issued an argument on tad snbjoct, which will open anew the old discussion . as to the moral tendency of theaters and Of the dramatic profession. , , . 'A petition to the British House of Com möus has been offered, signed by 143 clergymen of the Church of England, and'evral other 'miniatera of Criat." - The petitioners state that In their opinion the opening of museums, libraries, and art galleries on the afternoon of Sunday, would greatly pro mote the moral and intellectual Improvement of largs classes, and ia thoroughly in arrardance with the christian Sunday. The

names attached to the memorial are those of well known men among them are Dean Stanley, Canon Kingsley, Proffeseot Jowett, Canon Lyttleton of Worcester, and Dr. Haig Brown, head master of the Charter house. A LONDON VIEW OF THE GRANGERS. TUB IX)!DOW STANDARD OX TBK ORAJTOKRS AWKNOLISHVTKWOF AMKRICAiC FARMERS. The London Standard, the organ of the strictest sect of the English tories, thus discourses on the condition of the tillers of American soil, apropos of the passage of the McCrary bill: And first it may be well to explain that the farmers of the United States are not what we usually understand by that word. They do not cultivate land which they rent from others. On the contrary they are the owners- or the iarm iney occupy, in the neighborhood of the great towns in the older states of the Atlantic seaboard, tenant farmers are not unknown, but speaking gen erally, the farmers of the United States are also land owners. in wis aguaiion, merefore, there U no question of tenant right of leases, or, in short of any dispute between landlord and tenant. Moreover, the farmers usually bold considerable tracts of land. In the South, indeed, where they are usually called planters, they generally oc cupy estates of about 2,000 acres. Even in the great corn-growing states oi tne wesi, where the , movement ujqk. us origin, and whence it still derives its chler strength, the rarms average between one - ana two hundred acres in extent. Thus it will be seen tbeee Western landowners are not mere peasant oroDrietors. Most of them, indeed, are ot the peasant class, were peasants themselves In Ireland or Germany a few years ago, but now they are employers of labor. Out of this fact ppring their first difficulty. These great corn growing states all lie in the upper valley of the Mississippi, ana in tne memory ol men still young they were inhabited by Indians and the buffaloes they chased, or by hair-breeds scarcely less wild than either. In this condition they would probably have 1 still remained but tor the potatoe iamine which fell uoon Ireland in the terrible years of '46 and '47, and sent hundreds of thousands of hardy and industrious men and-women flvinsr from starvation ' across the Atlantic The year of revolutions followed, and caused a great German emigration to swell the vast Irish exodus. The result was the opening npand rapid settlement of the praine states. But the area or these states is so enormous that the settlors for the most part in reality only formed - ' ' FRINGES ALONG THE BANKS of the lakes an,d rivers, and at either side of the railways as they were pushed forward into the wilderness. In communities thus scattered spareely over the ftce of the conntjy, social intercourse was all but impossible at nest it couia ue enjoyea oniy ai rare intervals, and life, therefore, to the young and gay appeared little better than one long dull monotony ot labor. But it is one of the evil consequences or the superficial education which the common school system everywhere secures in the United States to render native-born Americans averse to hard man ual labor. Hence the settles on the prairie, wba had undergone long years of patient toil to make themselves a home, experienced a difScnlty in retaining their son9 and daughters on the farms they had reclaimed and brought under cultivation. To counteract the fascinations of the towns, and thus stop the emigration of the young, was the first, as it was the most pressing, motive in the formation of the granges. Rites of - ini tiation, signs, passwords, and the obliga tions of secrecy were adopted to give them a charm, and every kind of occasion was created to furnish amusement to the youDg of both sexes. For it most be understood that in the grange woman's rights in all their entirety are recognized. She is in every respect on a looting with man. In this way the grange neips to prevent scarce lauor from becoming scarcer. Along with the social function we have now been describing, the granges have taken upon themselves another function, which is rapidly converting them into a political force of unknown power and directioD.and has already acquired for them a European celobrity. In the communities we have been ' describing almost every family is engaged in agriculture; there is consequently no market at home for the . surplus produce of the soil. But the soil n as fertile as any in the world can show, and therefore the surplus produee is enormous. To dispose of this surplus it has to be sent to a distance to the manufac turing towns of the Atlantic coast and Europe. But the immensity of the distance it has thus to be dispatched, swallows up the profits. The farmers ratten PIGS AND CATTLE, but there is only a limited market for these also. And thus it comes to pass that the corn growers of Iowa a state where fuel is scarce actually find it more economical to burn Indian corn than coal or even wood. But these states, it will be understood, have each a complete government, legislature and all; their separate counties and townships have local governments, all which are paid. Remembering the corruption prevailing in America, it need hardly be said that taxation is heavy, and that debt is constantly increasing, and necessitating fresh taxes. Moreover, the states are so new that a heavy t expenditure is necessary for roads and all' other public works, which again swells taxation. Lastly, the rederal taxation is extremely heavy. Nor is this all. Labor la so scarce that agriculture cannot becarried on without labor-saving machinery. But the heavy protective duties on all articles enhance the - coat of this - machinery enormously. Thus' it comes to pass that, . with as rich a soil as any in ho world, the farmers owning, their own land, are heavily in debt. Whereas, if tLiy could but get their corn to market on terms that would leave them a moderate pro lit, they could realize moderate fortunes in a few years. They allege that the fault rests with the railway companies. ' The farmers contribute largely to the construction of rail ways,. In the legislatures they granted the land over which the lines run, and for considerable distance at either side. They also voted them subsidies, and in their individual capacities many ol them mortgaged their land to take shares. , But the railways have now passed out of their hands, in - no small measure through their own fault, it must be confessed. And the lines.they now say, are in the hands of rings, who run them solely for their own beneüt, and . Lxipoee such fares as are ruining the farmers.-, , To bring this state of things to ' an , end, and compel the railways to convey their corn at such rates as will allow of their sending corn to Eogland,is now the principal object ol the

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- : . JaT ALICBCAJfrBELU ' O for wings, that 1 might soar," A little way above the floor A little way beyond the roar - A 11U1 nearer to the ky! V" f To lh blue hills, lifted high, - Ost of all our misery. - . Where alone Is heard the lark, . 'W'arDllng In the lnflnir arc, From the dawning lo the dark. "Where the callow es gists -wink -On the bare and breezy brink, , And siow pinions rise and sink. . - Where the dim white breakers beat Under cloud-drifts at out feet. Singing, singing, low and sweet. , . Where we see the glimmering bay Oreyly malting far away, . . On the confines of the day. . Wher the green larch-fringes sweep Rocky defiles, still and steep, Where the tender Uuchens creep. Where the gentian blossoms blow, Set 1 n cry st al si ars of snow ; Where the downward torrents flow To the plains and yellow leas, i lauclng, twinkling through th trees, Pure, as from celestial seas? Wliere the face of heaven has smiled, Aye on freedom, sweet and wild, Aye on beamy, und e filed. Where no sound of human speech, And no human passions reacb ; Where the angels sit and teach. Where no troublous foot has trod ; Where is Impressed on tne sod Only Hand and iieart of Ood t DECLARATION. '. BT A. P. HITCHCOCK. Sang a Red Rose lo a Uly, Long ago. Heeding down his head until he Touched her petals while as snow ; Thou art sweetest of all posies Everywhere; I am one of many roses. But I love thee, Lily fair." "Wilt thou from thy lowly cover Come to me ; Kiss me Use a winsome loverf Sweet, what shall the answer be? - We snust learn to . Hope, till hope creates, From Its own wreck, - The tnlng it contemplates. Edward Atkinson. LEGAL BUTCHERING. AN ATROCIOUS SPECTACLE. THE KXECUTION OF KELLKT, AT NASHVILLE, TENN. A GREAT CROWD AND ITS ACTIONS WHAT KBLLEY SAID, AND HOW HIS HANGING EXCITED THN THOUSAND SPECTATORS. The Nashville Union ol May 2d gives the following detailed account of the hanging of William Kelly in that city, whereby the supposed majesty of the law was vindicated. As an evidence of the civilization of to-day, it is worthy of historical preservation : The sun rose in an unclouded sky, and at an early hour throngs of men, women and children struggled out of the city in the di rection oi the place chosen for the execution. Vehicles of every discription whirled up the soft, stifling dust, and gay words songs and laughter floated off on the gentle breeze, leading one to forget that on this fairest of days an outraged law demanded the expiation of a terrible crime by an ignominious death on the gallows. On the distant hills could be traced the outlines of ruined forts that told of past days of war and ruin. The burning sun hung high in mid-heaven, white fleecy clouds swam in the realm of ether, and nature was in her joyous mood. From the vast and instantly increasing crowd which surged and swayed in the valley and rolled its gay-hued waves back to the crests ot the distant ridges, there arose a contused murmut oi many voices, and the jest, the idle word, the careless laughter. and the growls or discontent at delay were mingled in a stracgo confusion. Idle rumors ran the rounds of comment, sallies of careless laughter met the light jest, and none seemed to regard the occasion as one of warniug as an exhibition of the power of the law and its dread vengeance on one who had violated its commands. The majority of those present were colored people, although the reporter noticed in the throng some of the leading citizens. The demimonde were out in all the glory of attire for which they sie so conspicuous, and formed no inconsiderable portion of the crowd present. WHAT KELLET SAID. The prisoner advanced to the front of the platform, made a profound bow, and, as be stood facing the ncose, spoke as follows, in very distinct, clear voice, and without a tremor: "Friends, both white and colored: I am here to-day to suffer death, but as Paul said when the crowd gathered to see his head chopped off: 'They may murder my flesh, but my soul they cannot kill.' Jesus is with me, I am here ready to be offered up, I am ready to die hear me, I am ' prepared to die, I have religion and I don't fear death, I'm going home. (Cries of Yes!' yes!') Some of you here to-day are not prepared for death, and I say to such, 'Prepare yourselves for death and the Judgment.' Don't put it off until to-morrow. Whyf Tomorrow belongs to eternity. "I haye been in prison cow eight months. I have been treated kindly by the officer of the prison, and I hope that all, both white and black, will keep him in office as long as he lives. You could't get a better man to keep the prison than Captain Patterson. Friends, he has treated me as a gentleman. "I will not detain you long. I am here now for what? Something that was sworn against me. It is false, but I hope them that swore against me will try to meet me on the light hand side of tbe Lord. I have traveled all over the world I am S3 years of age. I have TWO CHILDREN LIVING IN INDIANA. I have an uncle that is left in Mississippi, I have one that is left in Cincinnati, but these I hope will prepare to meet me in heaven. I am willing to be offered up between heaven ar.d earth because of tbe small sum of two dollars. The person who charged me swore false against me. She made an offer to ine, I weut to the spring at ber request. I brought her a couple of buckets of water. After I brought th3 water, her request to me was to go for wood. X went as she asked me, as a servant would. - You know, friends, that sometimes, if yon should be waiting on anybody and they told you to do something, you go and do it. . Well, just so it was with me. When I went to the house that morning, she invited me in, I staid awhile and talked to her and then went for the water. Then I came back and went around the hill and cut her some wood. After I came with the -wood she said to me that one of her neighbor's chickens came into the house, and her request was for me to kill, it, and I did so. In the meantime she dressed the chicken, she asked rne for the pitiful sum of 92. - I said I hadn't the money to spare, I had some debts to pay, but she said to me, 'you can pay your debtors, let me have the two dollars.' I told her I couldn't do It; yet shd kept insistiD' pn me for the 'money. I gave it to her, then I walked back to the bedside, a i She sat down on the bed after she had made the (offer. . But, friends,! say to you, I am here to-day '. '"' t 1 INNOCENT OP THE CHARGE, ". but, thanks' be to God, I am willing to go by the laws of Tennessee, Friends, I hope that

you win all remember me. I will bid you

a long farewell I Farewell! farewell" Loud cries of "Farewell I" "Farewell n and much excitement among the colored spectators. Kelley then shaded his eyes with one hand, and prvred follows: "Oh my Heavenly Father, we do thank Thee to-dav for thns sparing as to meet here on the occasion ot this man's death. Thanks be to (od, I am ready. Father have mercy on all within the sound of my voice. Bless, Father, the jailor and his family. Bless tbe ministers standing upon the platform with me. Bit as all the officers of tbe jail. . Ob Lord, I thank Thee that Thou hast spared me to meet this judgment about to be visited upon me. Oh Father. Thou hast heard Thy little ones cry. Oh Father, as soon as the last breath has ceased in my body, ease me down into my grave, ' through Christ, my Redeemer. Amen!" As the prayer was broaght to a close, loud cries and groans were heard from the colored people pmsent. The prisoner stepped firmly upon tbe fatal trap, and Sheriff Whitworth securely tied his arms and feet with strands of cord. A moment later tbe black cap was drawn over his face by Deputy Sheriff Wilkinson, and the deadly noose adjusted by the sheriff. The officer whispered, "is ft to tight, Bill?" to which the prisoner replied, No, sir." At this moment tbe excitement among tbe colored people became fearful. In the midst of the tumult. Sheriff Whitworth turned to tbe vast surging crowd and said; "I am willing at all times to do my duty, bnt this is a painful one to me." lie then rapidly descended the stepw, walked beneath the platform, seized a keen hatchet, and struck a quick blow. THE TRAP FELL , instantly, ana tue ooay or mil Keuey was suspended between the heavens and the 6arth. This was at thirty-three minutes and thirty-three seconds past 2 o'clock. The fall was about live feer, but, owing to tbe fact or tbe knot slipping front its position, the neck was not broken. Death, however, was painless, scarcely a struggle following the lunge of the body, which swayed sluggishly to and fro, gave a few convulsive tremors, and then was motionles. Not more than two or three minutes after the fall of tbe trap a terrible commotion arose, caused by the plunging of a frightened horse, to tbe west of the gallows. Men, women and children rushed like a wild wave against the rope surrounding the ground, and instantly tbe guard, bajonets and all, were overwhelmed and even the gallows and its horrible burden, were in danger of being overthrown. When the stampede first occurred, it was thought the colored people were making a break lor tbe purpose of rescuing Kelley, and hundreds of revolvers were drawn by people standing outside the ropes and who rushed to the' assistance ot the guard. The neise and confusion was frightful, And cheeks of brave men turned paie rrith ter.or. The bayonets of the Enfield rifles, with whtch the sheriff's posse was arm9d, flashed in the sunlight as their bearers vainly strove to press back the mass of human beings bearing down upon them. Sergeant McAllister dashed into the crowd on horseback, with revolver in hand, and aided materiallv in restoring order. TUE EDITORIAL HOOSIERS. VISIT OK THE MEMBERS TO THE PRESIDENT ON SATCRDAT SOME REMARKS AND A GENERAL HAND-SHAKIXG A GRAND RECEPTION AT MASONIC TEMPLE AND THE GUESTS PRESENT. The Washington Chronicle of the 17th inst.. gives tbe following: account of the rambles and doings of the -Indiana Editorial Association in that city: The visiting Indiana journalists were taken in charge yesterday morning by their brethren of tbe Iloosier State.resident in this city, and escorted through the treasury department, from whence they proceeded to the white house and were ushered into tbe east room, where, shortly . after their arrival, the president entered, accompanied by Representative Cobarn, who introduced to the president M r. James T. Bryer, president of the Indiana Editorial Association, who made a briet and formal address of greeting. The president thanked the association ' for their visit, and expressed his desire that the members would enjoy their trip. He was then introduced to each member by Mr. Bryer, and a general hand-shaking followed, after which the visitors repaired to the Corcoral gallery of art. Sight-seeing over there tbey went to tbe capitol, and spent the afternoon in witnessing tbe deliberatioas of the House of Representatives and inspecting the building and the botanical gardens. RECEPTION LAST NIOHT. ! Last night they were the recipients of a grund complimentary reception at Masonic Temple, which was a rechercho affair, and equal to any similar event of the past season. Tbe ball was tastefully decorated with national flags, the coat-of-arms ol the state, pennants bearing the names of all the stales in tbe union, fragrant flowers, melodious birds, and all tbe accessories calculated to please tbe eye and gratify the senses. Tbe guests were welcomed in a felicitous speech by Honorable O. V. Morton, who was answered in a few neat remarks by Mr. J. T. Bryer, president of the association. This was followed by brief and eloquent addressee by Ilonorables G. S. Orth, J. AL Wilson, W. E. Niblack, J. M. Tyner, D. D. Pratt, W. S. Holman, J. O. Blaine, and J. P. C. Shanks. Dancing followed, under the management of the following committees: - Committee of Arrangements J. M. Duf our, Lee U. Alley, J, II. Barrett, W. H. Uoddard, and Major L. P. Williams. Reception Committee General William McKee Dunn, J. B. Dillon, D. P. Ilolloway, Hon. John D. De Frees, Hon. James M. Ray, John Morrison, W. L. Woods, and J. A. Shanklin. Floor Committee C G. Nealy, J II. Stine, II. B. Crittenden, W. C. ttarber, and H.G. Lockhart. President Grant was present, and beside the families of tbe visitors, there were pres. ent Mrs. Jourdan, Misses Sosie Evans and Frankie Cowan, Mrs. Dufour,. Misses Emma Williams, Cora Uarkness, Packard, Stokes.Mamie Dunn, Alice CoomesJBtewart. Burnett, Alice Bennett, Flora JBirney, and numerous others. A pleasant feature of tbe evening was tbe presentation of a goldheaded cane to Mr. Ainsworth, the manager of the excursion, by Mrs. Jourdan, on behalf ol the association. To-morrow the members of the association gn to Mount Vernon, leaving here at 10 a. k., and re turning at 4 P. M - : : ( - Miss Risley, -Mr. Seward's adopted daughter, is the ' head ot the ; movement amontr the women of .Washington ; to 'aid in the . centennial project. This lady is a veiy' accomplished and energetic person. Sho has a good deal of literary ability, being tbe scribe and assistant in Mr. Sewatd's book of travels around ,the world. ; She is the daughter of Xr. Hamilton Risley, late auditor and man of tbe world ,in, Washington.. It is said that Mr. Seward wished to marry tbe.voucg lady; be that as It may, he took herself and sister with him' In his long journeys to various countries, finally adopted Miss Risley, and. at his death left her a large fortune. She is a brunette of some personal beauty and reputed fascination 6f manners; not handsome," and of a particularly mature style in figure and expression of feature. . t,l .. v,; ' The London Figaro says that as' editor o Punch, Mr, , Tom' Taylor, receives 1,200 a year. '',-3 1"'i;:l.-L-:

! J WE LAY US DOWN TO RLEKP. j : LOOSB CHANDLKB MOVLTON. ' We lay ns down to sleep. And leave to God the rest; Whether to wake and weep. Or wake no more be best. Why vex our souls with es ret Th grave Is cool and low ; Jlave we found life so fair - That we should dread to go? We've kissed love's sweet, rd Up, And left them sweet and red. . The rose the wild bee sips . Blooms on when h 1 dead. Some raithfal friends we've fevsul, i Bat tbM who love ns best. When we are underground, -- - will laugh on wim the rest. . . i No task have we begun But other bands can take; . Ho work beDMlh the tan . . For which we need to wake. ' Then held ns fast, sweet Death, If soll eemeth best - To Him who gave as breath . That we should go to rest. ' We lay ns down to sleep, Our weary eye we lose ; Whether to wake and ween, ' Or wake no mort, He knows. ' IN APRIL. i .. . . . bt Vim k all ngham. Bare twigs In April enhance önr pleasuie; W k,now tne K! time Is yet lo come;

tla irjvn ruu nowers to mi summers And counties songs ere the birds be dumb. Bare twigs In autumn are signs for sadness; We feel the good time Is well nigh past ; The glow subdued, and the voice of gladness; And frosty whispers In every blast. For perfect garlands Just now we waited ; Already, garlands are turning sere; And Time, old traveler, like one belated. - Hurries on to fuifl.ll the year. Ab, spring's defects and October's losses! Kalr hope, sad memory t but grieve not thou : In leafles dells, look, what emerald mosses; Nay, secret buds on the wintry bough. TBE PRESENT. Let the past guide, the future cheer, While youth and health are in their prime, But oh ! bestlll thy greatest care That awfal point the present timet Fnl fill the duties of the day The next may hear thy funeral chime; So shalt thou wing thy glorious way Where all shall be ih present time. THE DEATH DODGE. BOGUS BOSWELL. IN THE RESURRECTION HE IS GENERAL HOWE HIS CAPTURE AT OAUESCURO HE LIOHTS OUT WITH A NIECE (?) PERILS OF INSURANCE COMPANIES. In the Sentinel yesterday was a notice of the Boswell swindle on the Franklin Life Insurance Company and its unravelment Tbe Galesburg, (IB.,) Register gives a full account of the case and describes the cap ture of General Isaao Stewart Howe by President Hubbard as follows: Daniel K. Boswell, in view of the uncertainty of life and in order to properly provide for the wants of his family should they survive him, contracted as follows: Franklin Life Insurance Comnanv. of Indianapolis. S.VO00? Travelers' Accident Insurance Company, of tlartiora, o,uuu; ana a inira company (the ntme of which we failed to obtain) 15,000 all payable to his wile in case or his decease. We do not know the exact dates at which these insurance policies were taken out, but in 1871 they had all been issued in due form, and the value of Mr. Boswell's existence was enhanced fl5,000. The preliminary arrangements having been completed, Mr. and Mrs. Daniel K. Boswell made atrip to St. Louis. The next heard of the couple was the appearance of Mrs. D. K. I. in Indianapolis, who set up a claim for the insurance money due on her deceased husband. And here is the story she told : Arriving in St. Louis, the couple took passage on a steamer down the river. This was osi tbe 22d day of September, 1871 She claims that her husband, shortly after the steamer left the dock, was taken wretchedly ill so ill, indeed, that he went to tbe gunwale of the boat to vomit, retched himself overboard, and sank to rise no more beneath tbe murky waters of the Mississippi. A bereaved widow, she had returned to claim, as a means of support; all he Lad left her the three $5,000 policies insurance on his life. The first application was mads to the Travelers' Accident company, of Hartford, and while they doubted tbe truth of her story, to avoid litigation and trouble, they effected a compromise by paying her the sum of $1,500. Sho then went for tbe , ' FRANKLIN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY, of Indianapolis, but they refused point blank to either payor compromise. A lawsuit fol lowed, in which the tears of tbe lady, and eloQuent pleadings of the lawyers, so worked upon the good men and true that they rendered a verelict for the plaintiff for the fall amount of $0,000. The line of defence adopted by the companv involved two points. First they established the fact that his policy in their company elapsed on the 20th day of September, 1871, and the testimony ol the woman showed that her husband was drowned at 11 o'clock at night on the 22d of September 1871, two days after the expiration of the policy, and tbereloie they were not liable. The second point was that he was not drowned at all. A new trial was granted, and tbe company immediately put detectives at work on the case. Tbe boat at St. Louis was visited, and the chambermaid declared that the woman came on board as statad, but that she ' was alone! Then commenced a search for the missing husband, and now we enter upon the part of the story which partakes more particularly of a local character. The scene changes, and Galesburg becomes tbe theater of action. Last Tuesday morning there arrived in this city Mr. William S. Hubbard, president of the Franklin Insurance Company, of Indianapolis. It appears that through information received from Tennessee, the company ' had 1 been advised to look tor their, man in this city,, and a dispatch was thereupon sent to City Mars-hsl Wertz, giving a description of Daniel K. BoswelL That Olli -cer commenced working up the case, and finally spotted the person he supposed to be his man. aud telezraphed a description of him to the company. .This they considered even a better description of Boswell than they had pent here. This accounts for tbe presence of Mr. Wiiliarn S. Hubbard among us. . The man they were after was known among the people of the city as . j GENKHAL .ISAAC 8TSWAKT fiOWE," j Mr.- Ilnbbard consulted the law firm of ' Hannamau & Willonghby, when the matter was discussed in all Its be-arin gs and a' line of action agreed upon. After viewing General Howe,-Mr. Hubbard was not personally well acquainted with Boewell to be able to decide whether he and Howe were the same person or not.and consequently .telegraphed ex-Sheriff Swaine, of Muncie,lndiana, who was intimately acqu ainted with him. Sheriff Swaine arrived hereon , Thursday. Messrs. . Hubbard Swaine . and 2 Wetrz then sought an interview.'" with --the 'general at his boarding house. Swaine at first disguised himself, but subsequently, on advice of coun sel, decided to face his man ana maxe a ciean statement of the object of their visit. Arriving at the house, the general made bis ap pearance ana Baiuteu xus vianuru. Sheriff i

Swaine then msde theodject of their viit known, and ai-ked Howe if he knew him. Howe acknowledged that he did, and exclaimed, , M You've got me bovs!" Then a conversation ensued, in which Howe told incident 'Which occurred at Indianapolis and at Mund, which Mr. 8waine well recollected, so that there was no 11 itbut what IIoW6 wtL Boswell and Boawell Howe. But the most singular part- of the affair was that Howe denied being Boswell and claimed that . be never had any other name than Howe. General Howe acknowledges going to St. Louis with his wife, but Instead 01 being sick and tailing overboard, ne claims the boat tbey were on was Mown up, that he succeeded in reaching tbe shore n a log of wood, and supposed that WTFHWAS DtspWNED. Since then he has been a wanderer on the face of the earth. While the president of the company and the ' sheriff were satisfied that he was the man they were after, they did not consider that thty had authority that would warrant them in holding hira They therefore returned to Indianapolis to attend to the woman. The general is a short man with long, iron gray hair and whiskers. . Bo'd Pectcle. nd carries . a gold headed cane. During his residence in this city he has been mgaged in the patent right bdsinees. horse trading, etc.! and lor tbe past ten weeks has boarded with Mrs. Bargett, on Kellogg street, next to the Methodist parsonage. Many of our citizens recollect him as a man ol considerable erudition, extensive travel, and a personal acquaintance among men of nations! reputation. Our reporter this noon visited his 1st residence, and heard the following regard ing his movements there: A shorttime Bine a lady upwards of ' thirty years of age came to the boarding house and remained a few days. She claimed to be his niece, and stated that she was engsged in a lawsuit in which all her property was involved, and pending tbe issue '"Dncle" was supporting hfcr. Friday morning "Uncle" got up and said that his niece was engaged In a lawsuit that required his absence, and that he would send for his "SS Thi8 mo""r.g the trunks were called for, and now General Isaac Stewart Howe, with his niece and their baggage, have departed from our midst. What the next phase of this interesting story will be remains to transpire. . THE CALIFORNIA OF THE SOUTH. THE GOLD-FIELDS OF GEO KOI A A SCIENTIFIC OFINION OF THEIR EXTENT AND VALUE WHAT NORTHERN CAPITALISTS ARE DOINO. The celebrated minerologist, Dr. M. F. Stephenson,and formerly assayer to the United States mint, has lately'written the following very interesting letter to the Boston Advertiser in regard to the undeveloped gold region in the Appalachian mountains of Georgia: The Chestatee river rises in the Appalachian mountains, ot Geor

gia, in Lumpkin county, and flows southward through one ot the most picturesque and eharming countries ot America, and falls into the Chattahoochee river,in nail county; then sweeps onward to the Gulf of Mexico The Chattahoochee is so called, in tbe Chero. kee language, from rubies being found in its sands. It has become h storical ss being the western base of "De Soto's conquering march'7 through the Seminole, Creek, and Cherokee nations of Indians. Al) along this route, irom St. Augustine, in Florida, to Naeoochee valley, are found numerous relics of his lortifications, bis battles, and exploration for gold, the last being bis chief object. The "Chtataiee," as well as the "t'hattadoochee," traverse- the gold belt lor a distance of twenty or thirty miles, mostly at right angles to the strata or trend of tbe gold veins : which necessarily has produced ren and extensive deposits in the creeks and river beds, as well as places on the table lands and hill sides. The "Chestatee" from its mouth to the junction with the Tesnatee" above Dablonega is vastly rich but has not been worked, excepting the shoals, which yielded large pro tits to the operator. Several . companies have been organized heretofore to turn the river by canals; and one by a wooden Hume, for some ten or twenty miles; but tbe war prevented a successful development of their plans. TWO COMPANIES ARE NOW KNOAOED in preparations to work the river bed, one from Ohio under the control of Col. Price, who is cutting a canal and tunneling through, a ridge so as to bare and make available three miles of gold deposits. .This canal is near its mouth. The other is controlled by J. R. Bartlett, of Boston, who has engrossed nearly ten miles of the river. Both are E radical men, and have not only the capital, ut the skill and determination of purpose to carry it out to completion. All the workings, in years gone by, in the shoal water, yielded from $1 to $10 per square yard, which if properly worked, with energy, as the above parties indicate, will give millions annually to the currency of tbe country. The vast mineral wealth cf this region, heretofore scarcely known, is beginning to be apEreciated. Capital and enterprise from the orth and West are coming in, people of the state are excited, and already, on every hand, evidente is increasing of the practicability of gold mining, which bids fair to exceed the most flattering productions of California. Another company from Ohio, under the supervision of CoL Hand, of Cleveland, is preparing to work the' extensive placers controlled by the charter ot the old " Yahoola Mining company," around Dahlonega; upon the canals and mills of which tbe former company expended nearly halt a million dollars.. When the rich and extensive gold field is pat under the hydraulio process, , ' THE YIELD WILL BE ENORMOUS, and the same process will expose hundreds of rich veins, which have now no outcrop. Of their success, 'no practical miner here has any doubt. The capital aecessary to work many of the most favorable sections of the river will be comparatively small, and many veins found without any expense. It was thus with tbe celebrated "Bjry Fielos vein," which is now being developed by Mr. Bartlett, of Boston. . This vein is in hornblende gnels, and when first opened yielded the richest ore ever worked in the world. Its most feiDgular characteristics are that it is in the oldest formation, and disproves tbe absurd theory of Lord Murchinson, Lyell, Dana and other authors, viz., that gold was brought to the surface only a short period, before the appearance of man on earth. We have two other mines which prove the same one where the gold is diffused through the oldest granite, in paying quantities, for miles, and the other in felspar, over a. hundred . miles from any over-laying rock containing organic remains, proving this moutains range to be millions ot years older than the "Rocky mounUJn" chain, the Alps, the Andes, or "Himalaya. whare you rind vegetable and animal organisms from 10,000 to 16,000 feet above the sea, in the overhung rocks on the mountainsides, in controvertably proving that they were elevated above theses, in the tertiary period, whilst the Appalachian chain was upheaved in the Aroie age. All we need here is capital and enterprise to develop millions, at one half the expense of working the mines on the Pacific coast, Central and South America, or Australia. Hundreds of rich veins have been worked to the water level and abandoned long since for want of capital . t General Breckinridge is slowly recovering - Xrooi bis recent severe attack, , . .

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