Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 23, Number 49, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 July 1874 — Page 1

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DEFEAT. He took her band and looked at her! o Bound did that deep stillness ur; J'ven the weary, wandering rain Had ceased to beat upon the pane; Only about the perfect mouth A. aixh more faint than the faint South Hovered of moment's space, and then Died into nothingness agaiu. The words he spoke were brief atd slow What could he say, she did not know ; Wnat pulse of lhat impetuous soul Hut owned her calm, serene control . 'o need for him to test her heart With cunnlns fence or verbal art ; Only to ask and wait her will. And, winning, losing, love her stLl. I'erhaps she wavered ay, perhaps The shadow of the cloud that wraps The future from our questioning gaze Iet In some glimpse of after dav. Some hint ot all she miKht possess In that true spirit's tenuVrues., If but her weaker life might move l' nto the music of his love. Pf-rhaps! who knows? He only knew The larr tray eyes were dim with dew, Saw only on the inoa'h's sweet bloom The shadow of reluctant doom ; Felt only one sad. gentle word And then through th deep stillness heard Once more the weary, wandering rain i;eat dull against the window pane.

THE FLOWKR UNDEIt FK)T. BY JOHN JAMES PIATT. The flower may hide-its lovely face Among the tangled meadow-grasses ; It cannot uide us irasrance toere i roru any heart that passes, Ali, senile deeds, wrose blessed wliis Alight in darkened doors, unbidden, Yonj i.wely flower is krown In Heaven, Tin. NXow on earth Is hidden. BIRDS FOR THE TRAP. A GIGANTIC PIGEON ROOST. TUE PUiEON COUNTRY IN MICHIGAN FIFTY SQUARE MILE INHABITED THE manner OK F-KKDINO AND TRAPPING) THE O.UANTITIES SENT TO MARKET, A correspondent of tha New York World, writing from Frankfort, Mich., says:. The description of the tunny fishery in Mistral's Calendar, thrilling and picturesque as it is, would not transcend the description of the great pigeon roost of 1S74 in this' (Benzie) county. The scene ia novel to an Eastern visitor, and an account of it, though falling fax below reality, will be received almost with incredulity by an Eastern reader. The number of birds this spring Las exceeded even anything recorded in the traditions of hunters and oldest inhabitants. The miraculous flight of quails that fell by the camp of the Israelite?, a day's journey on this sid and a dayV journey on the other side, and two cubits high npon the face of the earth, is as nothing to the "Betsy River nesting." Imagine, if you can. a tract of land about 16 miles long and three wide, where every bough is occupied by a dozen nests an J a hundred birds, where the air whirrs from dawn till dark with ceaseless wings goioe and comirg, where the flights that sottle cover square acres with a living carpet, where from 2.V) to 400 men have for six weeks or more been engaged in trapping and killing without cessation or let, and yet not inade the numbers appreciably less; imagine fifty square mile of pijjcoDS. and that is tbe scene, äs the old birds lea.e or are destroyed by millions, millions of young ones take the winy, and almost daily armies of reinforcements fly northward from far-away Kentucky and Missouri, the beat of whose wings and wnose countless numbers obscure the sky and emit a hollow roar as if a tornado or thunder-storm were approaching. There are three regular "flights" a daytwo "toni-fbühts" an 1 one "heu-flisrht." At early dawn the male birds set out flying to the east and norl-a to seek a breakfast of seeds and berries, ten, twenty, or fifty miles away, and by six or half-past six THE SKY 13 BLACK with the departing birds. They tower np in great armies to a considerable height, each sheet of birds sheet is the word that best describes them wavering a moment like the needle of the compass when disturbed, then taking flight in the appointed direction with a unanimity and evenness of speed that would rmke one believe that every bird was animated by the same impulse at tbe same instant. An kour later not a bird is to be seen, but toward eight o'clock the rush of the returning armies is heard. Squadron after squadron arrives, cleaving the air with unwearied wing and unfailing sense, flutterInc. wheeling, and descending, fach division over its ownd istrict, each bi rd over the nest ol its faithful mate. As 'torn" after "torn" re turns to take his trick at the domestic helm, 'hen" after "hen" arises upward, and the ar mies of theAmizonsgo out to east and north. Toward nine o'clock the scene is indescribabla. It is a very atmosphere of wines, earth and forest have been converted into feathers,and theeye gazesdown vistasof Dizeons to far horizons of souab pies and salmis de tonrtc-s pauvaees. Metropolitan readers will imagine a tract of woodland twice the width of Manhattan Island and twice as long as from the battery to Harlem river, tir.:- arriving in flocks of a hundred thousand, birds departing in flights as nu merons, a very Broadway of the air, extend ing over a whole county. By and by the lost fema'c sufTrag'si departs, and the meek males inain incubating with a faithfulness and amenability to domestic discipline that would delight the sternest unfeathered sis ter. In tbe middle of the afternoon tbe "hens" return and the "toms" depart to make an evening of it. returning before or about sunset. The late birds, who stay out till dusk, having apparently the latch key to their several nebts, seem bothered wnen returning and lly very. low SWEEPING ALONG THE O SOUND till they get their bearings. Then begfns such a slaughter as marked the coup d'etat. Toles "and clubs are the weapons, and at every sweep a doz9n birds, bained, crippled maimed, tumble to the earth. Searely less simple and efficient is the practice of raking them down at night with poles from the lower branches of trees where they roost. Let it be said that the birds often settle so thickly that boughs as large in circumfer ence as a man a thigh are broken off by the weight, and that the new and tender leaves and shoots are blasted by the incumbent mass. The f ixss, and, later ia the year, the bog, ratten on the ungathered beca tomb 4 that are left dead or to die in the crass. The shot can and the net are the principal weapons affected by the hunters The beach of Crystal lake, where the waters were lowered last year, affording a sheet of level sand Rome twenty-five miles round and nearly I JJ& mile wide, is tnickly dotted with th stand- of the hunters small huts of nine hou'ihsln which the hunter Rits with his euns. At times poles are placed for roosts without and decoys employed to in duce the bird-, like Dilla. to come and be killed, a rakinz discharge sweeping: them from the poles literally by dozens. But when thick flights are of regular occurrence, there Is nothing to do but to blaze away and rick up the dead. TLe nets do more wholesale execution but require a larger capital. Round a woodland spring, where the birds will stoop to drink, the smooth

ground is abundantly spread with corn mingled with salt, tbe water of. the spring being also salted with a liberal hand. For several days the birds that eo hither iu search of food are allowed to take their fill and carry home the good news. At last, growing bold by habit, they come not single spies, but in battalbons and settle down to "work" the ground systematically. They advauce en eschelon, with this advantage, that being blessed with wings the rearward oinpanies, a they find corn scarce fly ovei the heads of the front companies and settle upon unoccupied ground, in turn to become again THE REAR GUARD. . You my have noticed how pigeons feed, gathering a grain to this side and a grain to that and advancing all the while. The reg-' ularlty and rapi lily of this successive flight and settling remind one or an expert dealer "throwing monte." It is, in" the language of the card-sharper, "one over, one under, one, two, three," al. the time. When, therefore, thi salted ground becomes the regular resort of flights of birds tour or five thousands strong the woodland free lunch system is abolished and the birds are made to "pay with their persons," as the Frencti would say. TLe nets suspended on stakes round the ground are struck, there is a hurried and thunderous roar of wings as those most bapply fly off, and the earth is covered with a carpet of dark blue. The net resiles and undulates with the efforts ot the imprisoned birds to escape. Then the trapper comes out and

releases them one by one. If he is trapping for market he wrings their necks and they are barreled and carted away. If it is intended to sell them alive they are placed in coops and shipped or stored in barns and houses. The biggest catch of the year has been 800 birds, though it is recorded that one trapper secured nearly l.JUU at one strike. This probably wouid have been exceeüHi Dy Mr. risner a lew aays ago wneu he struck into a flight so thick that the birds raisea nets, stakes, ana an. orea&inp: tne meshes and flying off by hundreds. Some idea of the extent of the operations may be formod when it is said that ( probably a thousand bushels each of salt and corn have been used in preparing the feed beds this sea-ion. me isev York scate sportsmen's Association has taken 40,000 or 45,000 live birds from Frankfort, and Fisher fc Sons, alive and dead, p.s many more, and as for small dealers and individual hunters, it is impossible to say 'how many hundreds of barrels and coops they send away weekly. A LOST SON'S RETURN. A ROMANTIC LIFE INCIDETT HOW A Y0UNO GERMAN KINDS HIS LONG LOST PARENTS. The Berlin (Ont.) Telegraph gives the fol lowing interesting piece of romance: Some fifteen years aeo a family named Meyer, from Switzerland, crossed the ocean in search of a home in America. The busband, a baker, died at sea, and. the widow with her family came to Canada, finally locating near Bamberg; In the township ot Wellesley, where she supported herself and children by cigr-makinjr. Some time after the bux om widow was wooed and won by a shoe maker named Casper Horn. One day about two years after their arrival at Uamberjr. the mother sent her son N Icolaus to a neighbor's house to get some milk, but missing his way, he strayed into the woods and never returned. The afllicted mother made every inquiry and search that was in her power, but without avail no tidintrs whatever could be bad ot the lost boy. For thirteen long years the poor woman continued to mourn the loss of her boy, naturally supposing Ihim to be dead, and entertaining not the slightest hope of ever seeing him in the flesh. hat the bereaved mother suffered during that time may be easily imagined. Strange to say, however, her long cherished wish to see her lost son once more has at length been gratified, and now there is joy in the house of Horn (not "in a horn" either.)' One day last week a young man, aged 22 vears, ar rived at St. Agaiba, and proceeded to make inquiries about a certain Mr. Horn, intimating at the same time that be was the longlost boy Nicolaus Meyer. On being questioned as to his mysterious disappearance from home thirteen vears ago, and as to his wanderings since that time, he related the following particulars: Uf the wav In which he strayed from home he has no recollec tions, further than that a farmer found him on the road somewhere and took him alone to his (tne fanners) home, where he remained seven years, working for his board and clothing. Then the farmer, a Scotch man, residing near Georgetown, sickened and died. Kicolaus went to live with another farmer near Brampton, county of feel, who gave blm board and lodgin&r, besides a young colt, which he was al towed to raise, and finally sold for $125. This nionev he deposited in a bank. Great as was the yearning of the mother for tbe rcstora tion ot ITER LOST SON. equally keen was the desire of that son to set out in search of those to whom he be longed, and for the past five years be had been determined to "start on his errand; but whenever he alluded to his proposed journey the people with whom he lived as frequently dissuaded him, telling him that his ellorts would be fruitless. Lately, however, he de lernilned to start, and sUrt he did, on his self-imposed mission, which, as may be supposed, was not an easy one. All that he knew about his parents was that his lather died at sea and that his stepfather's, name was Horn. While he was traveling along near (Juelph he related bis story to a man who. rightly conjecturing that liorn was a German patronymic, advised him " to visit the county of Waterloo, being composed chiefly of Germans, where he would be the most likely to get the desired information. He came to Berlin, got tidings ot his step-father, and proceeded to St. Agatha, where he called on Anthony Kaiser, with whom, as it happened, Mevcr's sister was living at service. Ou hearing the young man's remarkable story Mr. Kaiser at once went lor Mrs. Morn, wno lives aoout three' miles from the village, and (without giving her the slightest hint of tbe surprise awaiting her) introduced the young man as a sewing machine agent from whom her husband had purchased a machine. By this time the villagers bad congregated about Mr. Kaiser's door, in expectation of witnessing an unusually affecting scene. The mother, on noticing the crowd collecting, suspected feoinej strange denouement, and a.lrn.i ftr a n ATrJamit'.rtn Mr ITaifiDf hfiinn unable to resist, presented the young mau as ber lonjz lost son. Tbe emotion of both mother and son was very great as they em braced and lay in eaca othtr s arms weeping for jo v. and not a single e e of all the by Standers remained dry, every one sharing in the j y of tbe reunited mother and child As was quite natural, a lively conversation letwten mother and son soon followed, which was both ludicrous and annoying. for. while the mother was unable to speak English, the sou could understand no Ger man, having entirely forgotten his mother tongue, and the services of an interpreter had to be called into requisition. The mother, on going home, ordered the fatted calf to be killed in honor of the lost and found son; grand lubilee bv the family, friends ana neighbors brought ti-at eventful day to close.

FORTY" YEARS AGO. BEECIIER'S EARLY LIFE. t A VISIT TO LAWRENCEBURG HIS CHURCH AND FEOrLE THERE HIS MARRIAOB AND MANNER OF HIS LIVING THE T0UNO DAVID'S POPULARITY. A correspondent writing from Lawrenceburg to the Chicago Times gives some In teresting items concerning the early clerical life of Henry Ward Beecher in that village: Henrys Ward Beecher preached the first sermon of bis life in this little- city ou the north bank of the Ohio river, forty-five years ago, when Lawrenceburg was the chiefe.t commercial town in this commonwealth, when she boasted the best and largest buildings, the most enterprising and richest men, the handsomest women, the prospect of the first railway west of the Allegbenies (a charter having been granted about that period for tbe "Lawrenceburg and Indianapolis railroad," two miles ot which were 'constructed before your correspondent was born), and when her people had "made up their minds" to lead the advance guard of western development, fourteen of her citizens, Presbyterian in belief, organized themselves into '"the first Presbyterian Church" of Lawreuceburg. They proceeded immediately to erect a neat and substantial brick and stone church building, certainly one of the best edifices of that character in any village of the west at that time. It was finished and dedicated in 1821. The course of the Ohio at this place being southwardly, streets leading from it extend westward-ly.-This Presbyterian church, which is now invested with so much historic importance, in connection with Beecher and tbe scandal stands here tJ-day precisely as erected, precisely as young and handsome and luxurious as when Henry Ward entered upon his eventful career in it, and is assuredly as unique and interesting an architectural link coupling the past and faded generation with the present, as the west can show. On a thoroughfare bearing the not very pleasingly suggestive name of "Short" street, extending from the river west toward this distant bilis, two squares from the watet 's edge, stands this cosy little old building. It is not precisely a "wart of an edifice on the wrinkle of a hill," but reminds you, in its cob-webbed and primy appearance, of a wrinkled and decrepit old man, one foot in the grave and the other speedily going hence. My friend, Mr. Sparks, unlocked the old door, and it creaked on its rusty hinges as be swung it back to admit us. I found a plain, airy, cleanly hail, 50x00, occuEied by the cushioned pews, a Mason tfc amliu organ, a bookless new bookcase and a graceful modern reading stand in the center of tbe dias, npou which lay a handsome copy of the liible. I found the dias neatly but unpretentiously carpeted. The only internal change since

THK DAYS OF BEECHER was substituting this Blightly elevated dais for the old-fashioned coop in the air, from which elevated box young and handsome Henry made his ministerial debut 37 years ago. Your correspondent came here purposly to investigate upon the ground, and come face to face with the ancient living witnesses. In Mr. Boecher's famous Friday evening lectures be has. throughout his re markable career in Plymouth church, made the reading world familiir with "that obscure little town in Indiana." Under the circumstances of the attitude of fame reached by Brother Beecher and of the great scandal hanging over him like an avenging Nemesis, it may prove interesting to turn toBeecher's beginning. In lbJ7, Henry was twentyfour years old, aid about to graduate from Lane Theological Seminary (under the direction of his father, eminent Lyman Beecher,) and go out into the gospel work ot the wide world. This town was regarded as a "choice spot" of beginning by graduates of that college. Situated but an hour or two by boat from the Queen City, youthful aspirants to the Dulpit could run down here, try their hand, and go back to their dormitory or their sweetheart in a brief time. Whenever tbe pulpit ot this church became vacant, all that was necessary was to send up to the "Lane" and ask for a "cadet." At all events, the Presbyterian church of Lawrenceburg was minus a minister in 1837. A call on Lane Seminary was made. Successive Sabbaths several young graduates came down, young Beecher among tbe rest. lie preached two or three times: was liked; proposed to become their regular preacher, and finally was accepted. In a contest like that. Where the church took "pick and choice" from a dozen, it was regarded an honor to win the prize au honor conferred bv the in telligent congregation and membership. Thus, thirty-seven years ago, YOUNG BEECHER CAME, and entered upon his work in the ministry He soon became popular and started on his career of world-wide fame. About that time he had added a rib to his anatomical economy, by taking unto himself a Miss Eunice Ltighton, a bright, ambitious, willlul, energotic, fame-loving, gold-worship ping country girl from "Hill Farm," (her lather' abode), iu Massachusetts. She had been jilted by a rich Boston roue named Dalton, whom she afterward denounced as "a self-concriied voung man, ut terly devoid of delicacv. and noth ing daunting but thai ba'f a million could buy the fairest lady in the land." In her autobiography. " From Dawn to Daylight," Mrs.- Eunice Beecher describes herself, as, at that tiuce, a verv young girl. very beautilul" in her "fond mother's eve," and who wore "rich auburn curls." La'er through the book she contrasts' herself to the wife of George Beecher, brother of Henry W., and calling herself Mary, says: "Ma ry's figure was larger, and not so graceful or dignified, and ber educational advantages had been far inferior, she was inclined to grieve over this, fearing that she might not Erove, in all things, sunn a wife as her loving eart believed her husband must deser e " With his young wife, in 1838, Mr. Beecher quit boarding and went to " house-keeping" in apartments which I have inspected to-day. I only reterto this trivial matter because Mr. Beecher is so very fond of calling the atteu-. tion of bis millionaire and aristocratic 1 ly mouth church audiences to it. MRS. BEECHER IN HER B)OK pictures the apartments and all the sur roundings as simply terrible, l he same building is standing to-day, and the apart ments whicu the iieechars occupied more than a third of a century 50 are Just as they wre then. Thoy comprise a suit on the second floor, the full width of a large hrick-houp not less than twentv-five feet front. FurnKhKl, as she pictures they were, her deft and JnJnstrious Yankee hands bad completed the cleaning and "fixing up," I should think any young couple who hadn't money enough to buy a cooking stove, or even a bed (as she pays they had not until she sold a cloak her father gave ber in Boston for 30 in silver).would feel very comfortable in them. Tbe front (on the street) was west, and the rear apartment, opening on to a verandah, overlooked the to ling Ohio river.with tbe lovely Kentucky Ullis iui a uatAKi wuuu, oVOuiv i"v.iui v ivi 1 an artist. The entrance to these delightful

apartments was by an easv flicrht of ataim tn

the verandah. -And while residing in these A fll mm. . iwo rooms, wnn a young wife to love and a yonng chnrch to preach to, Henrv Ward Beecher began bis clerical career, lie was self-reliant, courageous, ambitious, if as winning as described to me. he was tK liv ing, breathing Impersonation of poetry, pas sion, grace, vm, aanng,' tenderness, and every other fascinating quality. BEECHER SPEAKS AGAIN". HE DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION. New York, July 10. The next number of the Christian Union will contain tbe follow ing authorized history of the demand for an investigation. On 7th July Mr. Beecher addressed a note to the executive committee of. Plymouth. church, stating be had requested certain gentlemen, members of the church ot the society, to make a thorough and- detailed examinations iuto the rumors, insinuations or charges made respecting his conduct, and asked the:n if they approved of the se-4 lection to add their official appointment to his personal request. Tbe letter asking the gentlemen to serve was as follows : Brooklyn, June 27, 174. Gents: In the present state of the public feeling I owe it to my friends and to the church, and the society over which I am pastor, to have some proper investigation made of the rumors, lr;-u nations, or charges respecting my conduct as compromised by the late publications made by Mr. Tilton. I have thought that both the church and the society should be represented, and take the liberty of asking the following gentlemen to serve in this Inquiry, and to do that which truth and justice tnay require. I beg that each of tbe gentlemen named will consider this as if it had been separately and personally 6ent to him tody: From the church, Henry W. Sage, Augustus Storrs, Henry M. Cleveland; from the society, Horace B. Clallin, John Winslow, J. F. White. I desire you. when you have satisfied yourselves by an impartial and thorough examination of all the sources of evidence, the church will take such action as may then seem to you right and wise. Signed, Henry Ward Beecher; The examining committee recognizing the representive character of tne men thus appointed, unnamiously adopted the action of the pastor, and formally authorized the gentlemen named to act an a committee on its behalf, and report the result of their inquiry for its information and further action. The Congregationalists lately suggested that the. charges against Mr. Beecher shonld be referred lor examination to several distinguished men in several parts of tfce country, but Mr. Beecher seems to have thought that the matter might more appropriately be referred to members of bis own church and society, whose interest in the nuritvof its ministry would make them do their work thoroughly and impar tially, and who, having been chosen to ofucial trusts by their fellow mem bers, would especially command their confidence. This however is in accordance with the principles and genius of Congrega tionalism, which impose upon every church the duty of settling itsown difficulties, with ont needlessly troubling others. Mr. Tilton's publication, it will be remembered. was made Thursday, June 25. Mr. Beecher, coming to the city Friday, conducted bH usual praver meeting, and Saturday, 27th, wrote the above letter axking the church to investigate the matter. The committee has entered upon its work and will prosecute it to the earliest possible completion. The second letter of Mr. livelier ateo-adclressed to tbe examining committee and referred to above is not eon tained in the above article. It was obtained last night by a Tribune reporter, and is as follows : July 5tb, 1874. Dear Brethren r The enclosed letter, in which I have reonested three gentle men from the church, and three from the society of Plymouth church, gentlemen of unimpeachable repute, and who have not been involved in anv of the trials through which we have passed during the-year, to make a thorough and impartial examination oi an tne charg es or insinuations against my good name. amd to report the same to you, and I now -respectfully request that you will give to tbe committee the authority to act in your behalf also, it seemed wise to me that tbe request should nroceed from me and without your foregoing knowledge, and that you should give to it authority to act in your behalf in so far as a thorough investigation of the tacts should be concerned. Signed, -Henry Ward Beecher. Mr. Sherman says that the committee re ceived the letter on Sunday, June 28, and went at work the next day.' Their action received the unanimous approval ot the ex amining committee of the church, which met July G, and tbe six gentlemen were made a sub committee ot tbe examin ing committee. Tbey expected to finish their labors this week although tbey may be delayed bv the difficulties of getting witnesses, not becauee ot tbe unwillingness ot witnesses to testify, but bocause of the absence of so many of taem from the town. AN UPPEll TEX SENSATION. A BEWITCHING IMPERSONATOR OF THE CAN CAN WINS A YOUNO NAVAL OFFICER A KIPPLE Of EXCITEMENT. A special to the Chicago Times from Wash ington, has a spicy bit ot capital gossip:. Cer tain fashionable circles of Washington are just now agitated by the marriage of a young man of high social position to one of vuo oauai, juoavcr vunii'ra young man auucieu to is rresuyj. jenKins, son ot Admiral Jenkins of the-navy. He Theater Couuque, and whila witnessing the raaz?s of the bewildering can-can, became interested In one of the dancers who nigbtlv tread the boards at that place, She is a blonde, about ten years tbe senior ot the young man, and ha., been 0V1 the stage and in tbe variety business for some time. She is about the medium height, and is considered good looking. She bears tbe name of "Frank Christie," and has recently taken the part of "Frailtv" in the can-can with infinite grace and spirit. The visits of young Jenkins to tbe theatre became more frequent, and he sought his charmer, benina the scenes, and at the close of the perform ance he whs her constant companion. Un Tuesday of this week he took out a license f ir marri i", and ort tue sama evening;, at S". John's church, the assistant rector officiat ing, he took her lor better or wors. Yestev day the'e wa- a ripple of excitement in wet end quarters, which incraed before nblit, and tue friends of the young man, if. eouiin s.ui.-nd of the truth ot tbe rumor of marriage, at once telegraphed to the admiral at Newport, It. I. TLbeyoune man, howev rr, did not allow this to interfere with his romance, and last night he ccoupied a prom inent seat at tne Theater Uomioue, and ap peared to greatly enjoy the evolutions of his bride. At tbe conclusion or the pertorm ar.ee he left tbe theater for the Continental hotel, where they are at present domiciled The bride appeared to-night in the "Ca n-caa" I - - : . . before a packed house, l m a a n n a

A CHILD-STEALER. A DRAJTA FROM REAL LI fB FOUR ACTS AL READY GIVEN.

lneccwagointer-Ocean of the 10th Inrt. gives a condensed melodrama of real life; The Commercial Hotel, or the sidewalk im mediately In front of it, was yesterday the cene of a highly dramatic episode. The actors were William B. IIctchki?9;a deserted husband, Lizzie Hotcfcklsg, his runaway wife, and their daughter, a little seven-year-old child. A poMceman also figured in the play, but only a a "supe," Add to these a number of by slanders, and the hiil is complete. Now for the rdot The first act is laid in New Haven. fTnnn Wm. B. Hctchkiss and Lizzie meet. In come enamored, many,, and for a timw ai) Pes merry as a wedding bell. A child i Iwrn to them, a f.Mrhired. blue-ercd daughter, and tbe whole worM, reflected in tbeir happiness, feems beautiful. Between the 3rst and second acta a period of six or seven years has elapsed. The scene is still in rew Haven, but it is by no means so pleasant. Incompatibility of tpi.iner ha stepped fn to mar tlieir happi ness. L,izr,f has begun to think William a 1-rnte, and perhaps she is right.. She claims that ie abuses ber. In the Srst scene they cmarrel- In tbe second she resolves to lly with her little daughter; and packing un the wcessarv clothing, etc., carries out her resolution. She enters tne tram and is gone, her destination Chicago. In the third soene William has discovered' her flight, and L nacTnir nn up and down his parlor. trvrär to devise a plan to recover his wife and daughter, or at least the latter. A happy tbenght occuis to him. He rnsbes to the chief ol police, charges the deserter with larewiy, and asks the official to telegraph- to Chicago and have ber arrested. The-telegram is sent, and William takes the wxt train for the Garden City. Tbe curtain again drops. The third act takes placo in Chicago. In -the first scene Serjeant Joe Dixoo- is jerusing a telegram describing a lady who is charged with larceny in New Haven. He dispatches an officer in ßearch of tbe-allegsd offender. In the next scene the arrest? has been made, and the prisoner is confiDod in a cell in the Central'Park station. Her name is Mrs. Lizzie Ilotehkiss. A tall, rw -faced man, clad in a linen duster of abnormal length, enters and enquires if his wifa has Iwen found. Hi9-riame is William B. IJotchkiss. "Yes," replied Joe Dixon, "sheVl here" "WHAT 'Dn SHE STEAL?" "She didn't steal-anything," was tbe re ply ; "she has run away lrom me and taien our little daughter with her. and I want them to come back." The third scene is in Justice Boyden's court. Lizzie Hotchkitä, charged with larceny, is called to answer. She pleads "Not guilty." Herpiusband teil his story. The priseier is dismissed. As they leave the court room, he mutters, "I'll have that child il I fcave to cut your heart ont." The last two scenes occur Thursday, July 3, 1874. The curtain rises on the fourth act. The scene is in front of the Comnvrcial Hotel. A little lair-haired, blue-eyeJ girl, dressed in a suit of dark blue, trimmed with white, steps or. on the street. A tall man, with a linen duster, rushes up and seizes ber. The child screams "Mamma, oome quick; papa hae got me!" A wumsn rnshes out and at tempts to recover tho-little one. It is Lizzie Hotchkiss. The man is her husband. A crowd gathers, a policeman rushes up, and the trio are taken to tee Armory station followed by aTöög train ol " bootblacks. In the second scene Station-keeper Hays is ex amining tbe parties. . The Thud is seated on her father's knee, crying bitterly and struggling te escape to ber mother. That lady is in tears. W llliara ia requested to empty bis pockets. He does so They contain fear knives, two of wbk-h-are perfectly new and rurnisDea witn blades ot the Dowie pattern. One is open and ready for nse. As he hanis over his personal property, he says to bis wife: " You will have to go home with me." She replies. I never will. You may take my dead body, but cannot take me alive." He smiles ' sardonically, and says he will take the child. "Yon may have the child," says tbe mother, "if she will go with you.""' Tb ehild shirks away from him and bides her lace in Her mother's dress. Tbe entire party are then escorted below. Tbe curtain faSla on a nnmber of policemen sit tin rat tbe door of tbe station discussing the strange occurrence. Tbe fifth act will take place this morning at Justice Boyden's court. SOME FIOUTINO FARMERS. THK RIGHT OF "VAT DISPUTED TUB "AaOIES" PREPARE TD EMSELTES FOR CONFLICT A BLOODLESS r K COUNT XR. The Kocneser union of the 6tn lnac. gives an amusing chapter connected with railroad building in that stater TLe usualry quiet vicinity of Port Ityron furnishes aa item f iuterest, it baing of bo less serious a charac ter than an armed collision between the farmers an J the ofäcial and "employes of ine ew iurt enirai raurou. joe iromvie grew out of the work of laying tbe new double track through Port Byron, or tbe town of Mentz. From a point about haJi-a-mile west c f the depot and extending some two miles, westward tbecompsny found dif ficulty in purchasing tbe rigtt of way. The land owners refused the proflered compensation, and besides insisted that the company should construct a bridge over tbe tracks, so that they could pass tram oae portion oi their farms to the other. The company refused to aocede to the dmand nd veresHtainedin sucii refusal by tue courts. when superintendent llur roughs proceeded to the scene on Thursday witha gang ol laborers b found encamped upo: the field" the landowners, consisting of A. Ai. Armstrong, William Jones, Jonatbar, Myers and William G rail am and their frianu .. aruted witki suns, pistols c-lubs, etc. Ttie demonstration was supposed to meaa tt.at tbe first man who attempted to haul down the farmers' ibae would be abot on the s'oot. Nothing daunted, however, Superintendent! Burroughs' men elvanced with Ej-eu step aud .proceeded to tear down a section ot fence te. enable thorn to commence thr. woik of excavation. - A WAR OF HARD WORI. and some blow3 was Immediately inaugurated, but none ot the firearms, were dis charged with the exception 01 a pistol which went ofi accidentally in the hands of a land owner, and bit, or grazed, rather, a sub-con tractor, wbo happened to b merely a spec tator, like the congressman who went to liult nun to witi'os the opening of the cinuaign agninst ine reoetiion. I tie rail road uien, who, we should fiUte, were undr the immediate command ot Track Master Utrstow, succeeded in demolishing about fifteen rods of fence and retired in good order, fnlly convinced of tbe importance of exercising a little discretion in this matter. They (the railroad officials) went to the village and swore out warrants for the arrest f the farmers. At!6 r. m. the I constables made an attempt to secure the riotous grangers but failed, and the latter - . ' held the field for the night. A telegram was

sent to the sheriff of Cayuga county for military aid, but that official was not at home. ISo person was slain in the battle, and no blood was spilt except what was drawn from bruised nasal protuberances. On Friday Saturday and yesterday all was quiet, tb farmers holding possession of the groind and the railroad men making no further attempt to secure occup&ney. In the fight ot Thursday tbe railroad men are said to have displayed much valor nntil thev came within sight of mnskets. when they quickly , 1 J)k Superintendent Burroughs ordered Trackmaster Barstow l advance with his men, but he declined to give the order or lead on the column. Whereupon Lo ha been removed for disobeying orders. This morning thirgs remained l m tat ii ntiA s

the battle field. The railroad aathoriii.-s are to make application to-dav to J C. Smith atCanandaigna for a writof assistance in behalf of the uhfr-.vr tm mi doubtless result in calling out the military unless the farmers surrender. SIIOOTINU OVER THE BOR I) EI J. LITTLK rOMESTIC UNrJ?A8ANT:EHS, ANI WHAT BtCAMR OF IT. The Chicago Times contains the foP.owinj! special from ESoomington, 111.: A general shooting affray occurred f.ve miles southwest of Danvers, in this county, and aboit ten miles fromi Bloomington. Thorn Stcnaker aud E. S. Dunlap are near neighbors. Some time siDce Stonaaer got oue of Dunlap'a sons to foed bis stocl? while he was away from home. During his absence, he alleges, vocng Dunlap made improper proposals to bis wife. Some words rxed between them, and ill feeling baa minted between the parties, bat with no serious results until yesterday. Dunlap and his three sons were repaying a road brxlg in the vicinity of Stonaker's house. After thev had been at work a short time Stonaker appeared and a general war of words ensued.- Stonaker calll Dnnlap's son hard name, and told him to leave or be would giva bin a trood whipping, w hereupon -Dnnlan, swior, interferes?, telling Ston&ker that if there was going to be a row be wanted to hav a hand in it. After many wunls om of tbe parties drew a revolver and üred. This a followed by others in quick sucefsiou. Stonaker retreated home and armd his wife- with a shot-gun. The firicjc was kept until all their weapons wero discharged. A -double-barrel shot-gun, a rifle, and two revolver! used making some 15 shots fired ia all b both parties. A little daagbter ot Stonaker", nine, years of ae .while standrag. in the door was shot just above the knee with a ball from . Duiiapls revolver. Old Dunlap was shot iu the breast with a .load of email shot from the shot-gun and has also a bullet in the thigh, and another in b.hvwrit. Drs. . Itoath and Park hurst are attending tbe wounded man. Jt is feared he is dangerously inured. A state warrant v. as issued for Stonaker, and plared in the hand of Constables Morrison and Hedge, vrt.o brought him and bis wife before Justice Ycckrod lxst evening. As Dunlap was not able to appear, they were placed in cba rge f the officers "for safe keeping. It 'is thought Dunlap is likely to die. The äff; ir ca jed treat excitement in the quiet net ghborboed of Dalvers. MIND AND BODY. THK POWER OF THRMINDOVER THK PHYSICAL FUNCTION S EXPLANATIONS OF MODERN CURES A3 .D MIRACLES. In one o t his lectures Dr. Brown Sequard says: Th e secretions are arrested or made active by rerve Influence. Nnrsing mothers who give way to anger 'or other emotions poison tb eir own milk, whereby tbe infant's health ia oftetitinjured for life, if it is not killed ot ttrighi. The bowels are purged by bread pi. ls (as once was proved .on a large scale dj ; the Emperor Nicholas) provided people fo-e tld they are to be purged; eighty c utof one hundred hospital patients nave d en vemited by a neutral remedy, when U ld "there had been a mistake made aad tin jy Lad all taken emetics." Much sea-eic mesa would be - avoided if people could I e made to believe they were not go ing to. have it. . Tbe stigmata,.or marks or the Sa vionrfa banda and fset, have been plainljraeen to appear on the corresponding portio'a or tbe bodies of certain of bi.s more devout followers, aaaong whom St.. Francis of Asuissi must be specially named. Yet onghl. we not to lcae from oar sight the pos sibility Oat theso occurrences, however unquestionable they be, are yet simply owing to ajiaationot tae imagination, whereof a notable-instance is related upon authority of gt eat weight: A mother saw a window sasti descend with great violence upon her littVe c&ikl's fingers, whereupon she beiself wan instantly sized with extreme pains in hev own finger3, which did aftoxward swell and inflame in such a manner that t-bo was long tn bijing cured The fakirs of India are ' somtimivs able to divest themselves ol the sign3 of life respiraiiou and circulation being Htopped and bodily temperature lw ered fdr months continually. The pain of tooth: ic he vanishes at tbe sight ot a dentist's chair; neuralgia once disappeared as the lectun )r was about to enter on an operation foit.H relief; inot functional, and even wine organic aGfciions (as dropsy) may be cured by aiving the patient the idea that be is to be cured. Aud the well attested list of mod ern miracles is iu the same category of facto. LAUGHTER AS A MEDICINE. A ehort time since, the Sanitarian reports, two individuals were lying in one room, very sick, one with brain fever, and tbe other with an aggravated attack of mumps. 7.Tiey were so low that watchers were needed every nicht, and it was thought doubtful if the one tick of fever could recover. A gentleman was engaged to waica over night, bis duty being to waken the nurse whenever it became necessary to administer medicine. In tbe course of the night both watcher and nurse fell asleep. The man with tbe mumps lay watching the clock. and saw that it was time to give the fever patient his potion, lie was unable to speak aloud, or to move any other portion of his body except h's arms ; but, seizing a pillow, he managed to strike the watcher in the face with it. Thus suddenly awakened, the watcher sprang from bis seat, falling to the floor. and awakened both the nurse and the fever patient. Tbe incident struck the sick men as very ludicrous, and tbey laughed heartily at it for some fiitfceu or tweuty minutes. When the doctor came in the morning he found bis patients vAiiy improved, and aid he never knew so a sudden a turn for the better. Now both are up and well. Who says Uunbter is not one of the bet-.t of medicines? says Ij'widon Medical Record. And this rr minds the writer oi another case. A gentleman was suffering from an ulceration in the tt-r-;ft, which at bjnp.th becuifto swollen that his liie was despaired of. His household came to his bedside to lid him farewell. Each individual shook hands with the dying man, and then went away weeping. Last of all came a pet ape, and, shaking the man's hand, went away also w ith its hands over its eyes. It was so ludicrous a sight tha, the patient was forced to laugb, and lav.gbed so heartily that the ulcer (T abscess) broke, and his life was eared.