Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 25, Number 44, Indianapolis, Marion County, 14 June 1876 — Page 1

VT7 VOL. XXY-KO. 44. INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY JTJNE 14. 1870. WHOLE NUMBER 1856

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THE VOICE OF THE GRASS.

BT SARAH ROBERTS, Her 1 cor-je creeping, creeping everywhere, Ky the aunty roadside, Oa the sunny hillside, Ci'je by the nolny brook, In exery ihidy nook", Icome creeping, creeping everywhere. Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere, All aroatid the open door, Wherer.lt the aged poor; Here where ihe children play, In the bright and merry May, I f jome creeping, creeping every where. Ujtee I ctrae creeping, creeolna every wberv, In the noisy el'y street. My pleasant ttc yoa will meet, Ckeering the sick at heart, TollinK ui busy part Jllentry creeping, creeping everywhere. Allere"! come creeping, creeping everywhere, Yoa can not ee me coming, Nor hear my low, sweet bumming; Andtbagtad morning light, l'ccme creeping, creeping every here. Here I comecreeplnsr, creeping everywhere, More welcome than tbe tlowera In summer' pleasant hoars; The gentie cow Is glad. And tue merry bird not sad, 'To see me creeping, creeping everywhere. Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere, When you are numberei with the dead. In your still and narrow bed. In tae happy spring I'll come Anddck yoar silent homeCreeping. tilenUy creeping, everywhere. Here I come creeping, creeping everywhere, My humble song of praise Mct Joy tally I raise To Ulm at wh1 sa command I oeantlfy the land. Creeping, silently creeping, everywhere. LONG AGO. BY MRS. 8ALLIK A. RAM AGE. "Give her a hearty welcome, mother, lor had it not been tor her mother I should have been dead long before this. Sbe has been good and kind to your boy, and you will cot foreet ibis, will you?" and the young man raised his eyes earnestly, lov ingly to the kind face that was bo mach like his own, only softer and older with the wrinkles that were netted over It. "Where did you find her, Nathan, and who is she?" "Six weeks ago. I was terribly wounded In my arm in a fight in tbe edge ol the woods. Som9 rascally Tory took good aim at my heart, and but missed that to tear my elbow to piece-, and while I was s'dll in his reich, lamed my ankle joint. I crawled and staggered a mile, lost in the underbrush, until just as 1 was ready to die from exhaustion, I saw a farm bouse not far from me. I was crazy with thirst, and crept forward as fast as I could to beg a drink of water. But before I could say a word on the threshold I fell unconscious, and must have perished there had not Mrs. Winthrop and Faith taken mein and nursed and cared for me like a brother. They were alone In tbe bouse, half wild with fright, for they heard the army was marching towards them, and yet they stopped not a moment until they had relieved my sufferings and I was comfortably resting. All my long illness, for I have been very sick, they h ve been as tender and kind and pity lng as women are ever to the unfortunate, and have shielded and hid me from the Tories half a dozen times when they were in the house, and once Mrs. Winthrop, at the risk of her lile, kepi them out of the cellar where I had been concealed lor two nights. Bat a week ago he died suddenly, without a moment' warning, and there was none to take Faith. Her mother had died without a word, but a faint "farewell," and she was thus all alone. Shs clung to me with all tbe love and trust of a sister, and shrunk from those about her. who seemed to look with coldness and Bcorn on the poor little English girl, whose mother they called "proud and haughty," and I told herl would bring her home to you. I must start soon for the army, and that will leave you and father alone again, and I thought you would line to have a daughter. At least for my sake be kind to her, though I am sure you will learn to love her when you know her." "Where Is her father?" "I have never heard. It has been a year since she bas had a word from him, and she thinka him dead. When we found Mrs. Winthrop dying In her chair, sbe held In her hand a letter thai Faith said was from her father, and she has kissed the few words till tbe abeet is nearly worn out. Once or twice I have thought majbs be was in the army, an officer with the British, but she shrinks with pain from mentioning him. So we will not hurt her by aklng, bat will let It go. Mother, are not tbe June pears ripening yet? When I crept up tbe lane from the battle, tbe trees were full of blossoms, but I promised Faith that you would give her some fruit before anybody else. Everything about tbe old place is just the same. It seems to ue things brighten in yoar smile," and the strong band reached out aud clasped tbe restless fingers that were never too weary to work for "my son," and tbe quivering lips bant to kiss the white brow where the thick hair laid in glossy curls. "Yes, Ethan, the poor child shall have a home here, and welcome. Father gets mighty lonesome wa you are gone, and It appears to me like as It the work is getting too much for me, and I shall be glad to have somebody around to take a step now and then. I just told her to He down and rest awhile and I would call her in time for sapper. She looked so lonely I could not help bat kiss ber. It seemed as If sbe reminded me of Alice, for sbe would have been just about her age if she bad lived, nigh on to fifteen. Father will be glad to see yon; we had most given up all hope when we heard you was captured, bat he rode down to town to hear tbe news. Now yon lie down; it's right cool here, for that morning glory Is to heavy it keeps the son out, and If you can goto sleep, all rgbt, but I'll go out and get you come pears and fix the supper," and wltb another kiss tbe gentle mother was gone. Upright, godly people were tbey, living a quiet, country life, doing every duty that devolved upon them, enjoying the blessings, and resigned to all the dispensations of Providence. It

had bera a Bad, weary tlms while their

boy htd gone from them, but they bad given him to their country with only a wmtening of the lips scat oreamea me prayer lor strength. They bad mourned niai as lost, and now when ne was aga'n given to them, the old homestead rung with such words ol thaoKSßiving ana praise as its old raftera had neer re echoed. Mr. Wilbur wan prevented dv difeass from active service in the cause he loved aud honored next his God, and though be faltered cot when Ethan left his side, his ragged, Urong lace was an aglow with light and joy when he clasped him again, and bis greeting was hardly less warm to the shy, timid girl who had come to tnem. rrom tier oesoiatea doidb. Ere many days had passed, Faith had won her way rairly into the hearts of the old people who were trying to lessen tb.9 grief that seemed to prey so heavily upon her, and soon her merry laugh rang out as she ssock the old pear trees until the fruit fell In a golden shower, or gatnereu tne iresn currants from the bashes at the far edge of the long garden. Her sweet voic"e chimed in as tbe father read the Bible lesson, mornlog and night, and in the pew at church she restled down close beside Mrs. Wilbur, who was immensely proud ot her. But Ethan c )ulJ not rest quietly while bis comrades were dying and suflering and tbe weak force was needing him every hour, and impatiently be waited the moment to go. The feeling of bitterness was growiog more intense, ard fiom bereaved hearts were the prayers ascendiDg for the success cf the little army that was so brave and yet so powerless to resist tbe tyranny of tbe oppressors. Tbe Tories were bated and despised, and estrangement and aversion were taking the place of the friendship and hosDitality of other days. Little Faith knew not for Whom or what to pray. Of her father sbe had not heard, and 'she only knew that her mother had watched and waited for news from the royal army, and bad palod when she heard ot deleat, and bad wept sllect, bit: er tears when the wounded and dead were multiplied. Put away carefully among ber treasures was the picture ot a handsome man, wearing the uniform of an officer, and upon whose face had fallen tbe kls-esof wife and child. It seemed as 11 her heart would break when Ethan told hereood-bve and left her to go to tbe army. Sheclucg to him and besought him to take her with him or else to suy with h6r there, and was only quieted when he promised her that if sbe would stay with her mother and wait for him, he would surely come back for her. H kissed her good-bye, down by the gnarled old pear tree, and comforted her with the thought that be should eiver remember her as waiting lor him at the old trystin place. Witn a "God bless you!"' from father and mother he was off, brave aDd happy and hepsfal, and yet with sadder thought?, ss he looked back to see tbe slender form that leaned against tbe heavy gate, until he disappeared far down the dusty road. lie had no time for sadness, though for many weary miles did tbe army march and countermarch, leading the enemy a hard chase, losing men In every skirmish, or leaving them wounded and suffering at tbe farm houses by tbe roadside. Bat from every engagement tbe news came home tbat Ethan Wilbur was doing good service for his countrv and was gradually win ning honor and fame for himself. The tide seemed surging toward the old home, and he dreaded, for tbe loved ones there, the horror and shock of a battle, though he trusted his compiny would be sent in advance, lie knew full well tbe desperate character of the enemies tbey would meet, for tbey were renowned as being equally tbe strongest and tbe most blood nirety oi any in tbe state. They were veterans and well drilled, while to oppose them was but a handful of volunteers, neither used to lone marches nor the maneuvers of tbe field, and despite his moat fervent hopes, he knew that many a one would fall teiore tbe steady fire tbey must face. In an opn fizbt not so much was to ba dreaded, but he feared ambushes and strategy. Nearer and nearer tbey came, marching rapidly to prevent tbe capture of an Important point, uotil at last one night, too weary and worn tor farther progress, they sank exhausted, their condition forcing a rest they scarcely dared to loss the time to take. Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur had heard tbe ru mors of tbe near approach of each army but could hardly credit it, and did not dread tbe impending danger with so much anxiety ss it they had realized how close about them the lines were forming. Their home had never been disturbed, and tbey went on about their work with composure. Not so with Faith, to her every Idle tale was solemn truth and sbe listened breathlessly to every word she could catch from tLe chance gossip. If Ethan was coming home sbe was happy, but if to gain home he must run any riBk, she would not call him to her, though to longer wait was agony. One day sbe wandered from tbe shade of the old pear tree, where she would bring her sewiug and sit and think of her father and brother (as sbe called Etban), over tbe pasture down to tbe spring, where among the huge rocks sb could always find tbe flowers aBd mess. Hidden among them she beard the sound of horses' hoofs, and listening she caught tbe voices tbat were soon near ber. Tbe round cheeks lo-t the color, tbe lips grew pallid, and tbe young girl seemed changed to stone so tr otionlees did she crouch until tbe woid were fainter and fainter, and were at last lost In tbe distance. Tbn over bill aod pasture, through the woods and by the lane, sbe ran until sbe reached horn- ani barst Into tbe kitchen where Mi 8. VViiour st reading aloud, 'Oh, tbe Tories are coming 1" she fairly shrieked; "they are going to lie in ambush up tbe road at tbe 'big stones,' and tbey will kill Ethar. Captain Standish Is camped not tar from there and they sre are to come on at daybreak, and tbey will all be murdered unless I warn tnem." "You, child! O If my limbs were not so crippled, I could takeyoor place. There's none we can send, every man is gone, and tbey would mistrust every body who would pass; if, as you say tbey have guarded the road, can yoa go, Faith?" "Ye, to save Ethan I could die. I will ride as far as I can, and I will slip apast them. I know tbe way. But I must start soon, or I'll be too late." How that father and mother prayed as the brave girl started to rescue not only their boy but the sons of their neighbor and friends, only God knows. She reached the camp without daoger, and her news started every man to bis feet. To pass tbe dangerous point before it should be death to attemp. It was their b p. Tbey marched tor boars until tbey w-re safe ou tbe other side, and tben stopped again to rest. Faith had started home ss soon as she had told what shs hd beard, and by daylight was safe In Mrs. Wilbur's arms.

All the next txorolng tbey watched for tbe : coming troops, bat aw noon tbe word cam a that tnere had been a battle. Faitn slipped away from all t pray, lor somehow one of the voices she bad heard at tbe epriog reminded ber of her father. As he at qirfeity thinkinz under tbe tall elder bashes she looked up to see a wounded man straggling to get to ber. She

started tD run, frightened sore'y, when another glance, acd she knew it was ber father. His officer's uniform wss stained with blood, and bis arm bung helpless at his side. "Faith, little daughter, how came you hexe? I have been hunting you tor weeks. Kis mo, child. I am dying, t a tri. Give me a drink. Ou! if I could get oat of t tois 8gony." Ere she could say a word, men came pouring in from all side?, bunting tboae wbo baa escaped them in the figbt. As they rushed upon them, Faith met them and plead for her father. They would have poshed her aside, but seizing her lather's sword, she cried, "I loved yoa last night, but I would kill von now. Stand back ! My father la dying," and tbe tears cams to the Hashing eyes and fell over tbe l ot cheeks, and bravery was forgotten in love. "For tbe love ot mercv please pick him up," she plead, "and carry him borne. I dared death for you, save a life for me." As easy as they could they bore him to tbe farm h use, where Etban bad already gone, and laid him unconscious and bleeding on the soft white bed, where Mrs. Wilbur dressed his wounds carefully and tenderly, until be sank into a quiet sleep "Has Faith no welcome for me?" and the voung man drew ber toward him. "No, E.hao; I am a Tory, too, and I am going to take father and go away; you will not want to harbor us now. Be charitable, at least, and let us depart qnletly. Your father and mother have no room fcr their enemies." "Dear, precious , Faith you are my love; never my enemy. Iet your father have rest and qaief, and he will live; excite him and yoa kill him. Yoa are still to be tbe daogbw-r here; you must roc leave us. Iay, do not sbtke your bead and look so determined. I say I want von. and you must obey; for If you are a Tory I hold you mv prisoner; but if you can not -love me as I want, I will go away and not bother you any more. I am a soldier, and can not stay, bat It would cheer mi to know a little wife waitfd for me and proved for mv speedy conning. Te1! me will you be Faith Wilbur?" "No, Etban, lean not; I mutt stay with my lather." "Good-bye, then, and may God watch over vou; but you must net re use to s-ay here at home. I am going, and will not trouble you." Ia an hour he would bo gone, and she stole up t bis side softly and said, "Ltban T xi-1 U lui T,' j i t H TUilky. Knt T am a Tum " Happy were the hearts tbat night, and bright tbe hopes tbat were so near fruition In a week tbey were married, and Mr. Winthrop, faint as he was from bis wounds, insisted on being borne to the wedding. He was content to settle down near his child and watch the ebb and flow of the contest from alsr, and spoke with pride of bis son, Col. Wilbur. After the war was over after peace followed strifethere were many glad hours passed in tbe old home, and in tbe delicate, beautiful young face of Faith Wilbur, as it bangs painted upon tbe wall, I catch no glimpse oi sorrow nor grief only tbe smile ot per feet love. handmaids of religion. TWO MAIDS PREACHING AN ALLEGORY AND AN ANECDOTE THAT THEY FORCIBLY TOLD AT DOBB'S FERRY. The New York Sun says tbat tbe green hills around Dobb's Ferry never wore t fresher green than tbey wore yesterday The laboring men in the little village ot business that borders tbe one street wind ing up a high, steep bluff, sat in groups on the grass, or strolled aimlessly down the street. At about four o'clock tbe men aod boys began to assemble in Bradley's Hal), and half an hour later a carnage was driven, and two young women stepped out and walked up to the little platform. After laying out the Moody and Sankey song books for distribution in tne audience, the older lady knelt at her chair behind the table, and the other, after a further moment oi adjusting tbe table and chairs, knelt also. Oa rising tbe elder one gave out a hymn, and after waiting in vain for some one to start tbe tune, made a feeble beginning herself. The men and boys gradually joined in, and the meeting was opened. These women, Misses Logan and Beard, have been holding met tings for the last three weeks at Dobb's Ferry. Their dally evening meetings are general. That ol Sunday afternoon Is for men exclusively. Miss Logan is thirty-five, p3rhaps forty, years ot age, and very plain, bhe took no part in the exercises yesterday, except to BREAK THB SILENCE AT THE BEGINNING of the meeting. Miss Beard is much younger, and has a face of pleasing exprassion. They are the English women, tbe young evangelists," who established meetings in New York City with the approval of the younger Dr. TyDg. Miss Beard told a story of a man in England who dreamed tbat be fell down stairs and broke his neck; that he died therefrom, awoke In hell, and on looking around said to himself and to tbe devil, who stood by as doorkeeper, "Well, this is a very unomfortabln place, as I supposed. I tbink I can put up with it, and get along better than I should have expected." But Satan said: "Just you look here!" aod lifted op a curtain, and the man saw divers of his former acquaintances writhing in incalculable anguish. The man said: "Ob, let me get out of here." The devil said: "None who baa entered my door goes out again." On second tnoaght, be added: "Bat I'll ltt you out now, if you'll come back in a twelvemonth." The man awoks from bis dream, went and talked with a clergyman, lived a better life, indeed, forsook every wkked way. One day be passed a familiar dram shop, and when men beckoned him he went in. He resumed his old ways, and one night when he went home he fell down the cellar and broke bis neck. The clergyman who was sent for found a note book In the dead man's pocket, and In it the date of tbe dream, just twelve months before. At tbe close of tbe servioes tbe evangelists hastened to tbe door, smiled on every man as he paesr d out, shook bands and bestowed a little träte Misses Logat. and Baard are holding a series ot meetings iu the Hudson river towns. The jury in the c.sa of Pickens, Indicted some time sgo at Columbus, Ohio, for killing his son while tbe boy was on his knees begging bis pardon for some offense, was foand guilty ot manslaughter,

THE CLAIM CONSPIRACY.

An Expose of the True Inwardness of the Indiana Hing Formed to Hob the Venezuelan Government in the Matter of Claims. A RECORD OF WRONG. THB CONNECTION OF ONE ORTH AND ONE MORTON WITH THIS CONSPIRACY EXPOSED. The Chicago Times of yesterday pub lishes a three column letter from a special correspondent in this city, who recently visited Anderson for the purpose of woiking op the connection of Orth and Merlon with the Tom Stilwell-Talmadge Vene zuela claim steal. The letter is too long tor our columns, tut a synopsis of the introductory portion is given below, followed by the conclusion, which touches ihe Lafajttte lime-kiln and the great war governor most closely In full. A SUMMARY OF THE INTRODUCTORY. Anderson is a pleasant little village in -Madison county, Indiana, whoso chief dis tinction and peculiar luster comes from the fact, tbat it was the home of the late Thomas N. Stilwell, a Wind ot latter day Lorenzo, the magnificent, and Western Jim Fisk, who concocted mighty financial schemes, and carried on stupendous swindles there until an assassin's bullet ended bis career and left a multitude ot smashed bubbles and ruined friends to mourn bim-- This Stilwell dabbled a little in fVtlitics when he could make it pay. He was an active Republican politician and a Morion claquer. After tbe treaty with Venezuela lor the settlement of tbe claims of American ciiizons against tbat natior, Sill well scented a profitable job, and through the icfiuerjee it Morton obtained the appointment as uinieter there. This brought bim upon tbo commission for tbe settlement f those claims, the other members of which were 10. M. Talmadge, an unscru pulous New Yorker, and J. G. Vlllafane, a weak unprincipled Venezuelan, ready to eil his country and tbrow bimselt in. Another Venezuelan Judas, Juan MichaJo, served as umpire for tbe commission. Of course In such bands, a job was a foregone conclusion, and the job was a big one. Some $85,000 in Venezuelan bonds, which now form part ot tbe Stllwell estate, were bis share in the swag. Talmadge bas a large share in them. J. A. Stein, Orth's brother-in-law, got $7,000 in these bonds. All these fee s are weil known in Anderson, and have lormed tbe subject of common conversation in the streets there at various time". Just at present, however, every one there has been SEEN IN THE INTEREST OF HORTON and Orth, and It Is not easy to get at tbe bottom fact?. Al Kline, cashier of Stilwell's defunct bank, was interviewed by the writer on the subject, and talked freely except when the matter of Orth's connection with the case was tcuched upon, when he shut up like a clam. He let fall the unguarded admission, though in speaking of Stein's connection, with tbe case as attorney, that "he couldn't do anything without Orth." The true inwardness ot tbe latter'a patt in the iob seems to be tbat during the session ol 1871-72 he lent a helping band to the enterprise as a member ot the committee on foreign affairs. In tbe election ot 1S72 a ring was formed to secure bis election a congressman-at-Urge, lor tbe express purpose ot giving his influence in aid of the Venezuelan job, which then hung fire, on account of the protest of Venezuela and susplcons which bad been aroused on tbe part of the state department tbat all was not right. In this connection is given a letter from the brother in-law (Stein), which was given to the reporter by Mr. E Jgar Henderson, of Anderson. It reads as lollows: Col.T. N. Stilwell Dear Sir: Indiana will be entitled to two congressmen-at-Urge. 8ee the editor of your Kepub lean paper and have him urge Orth's name on the convention, as ne would be of great assistance to us In our affairs. J. A. Stein. Several other letters bearing upon the subject are supposed to be in existence in Anderson, but tbe widow of Stllwell and other parties in whose possession tbey were refused to communicate any facts concerning them. CONCLUSION OF THE TIMES ARTICLE. Among the staunch old practitioners of Madison countv, known and esteemed widely through the eastern part of the state, is Judge W. R. Tierce. He is a thesaurus of Anderson' past days and people, and was yery Intimate with Stillwell. He used to write his political speeches, and remembers the ancient his tory of the bond?, and all the Anderson gossip. The judge spoke freely when approached. He knew McCullough had let ters which people would like to read to day, and felt oonfident tbat the old man would not dare to burn them. "If circamstantial evidence was required you could pick up more than enough here to smirch not only Orth but Morton. I've beard Tom say more than a hundred times that Orth was watching tbe bonds in the td juse and Morton in the Senate. You see; we understand things better now in tte ligbt of tbe present, and much that semed peculiarly unreasonable in Tom in those days is clear now that he is litad, and we have found out what bis financial condition really was. lie was nver at a loss tor expedients and excises to , DELUDE PEOPLE ABOUT HIS WEALTH, bit when favorable news would come from Washington the reaction was too much for his prudence to bear. It would sond his nerves up to fever heat, and tben h got them np to blood heat with whisky. Ha needed the money, and went hawking the good news about the streets and saloons. The names of Orth and Morton were eternally on his lips. Morton was oa tbe foreign aflairs committee In the Senate aod O.-th in the House. They were bcth afraid of tbat watch-dog Sumner. I btve Keen no less than a dozen telegrams frm Morton to Tom about the matter, piinclpally while the fight was going on in the Senate arter the swindle had been fiist repudiated in tbe House. They were al shrewd and enlgmatloal, aod showed tba map. Sometimes briet re.ereoca was made to men ot tne. opposition who tad

come over, and again to tbe standing of members thought to be on the lenca. Moat ot them were in this strain, and tbe judge closed his eyes and spoke in a slow monotone: Hot contest to-day. Onr friends have tbe advantage. O. P. Morton. Another: Vot jeust taken. Prospect more favorable. O. P. Morton. Now, you might put Morton on the stand, said the judge, and be would explain all those telegrams, because "Veuezuela" and bonds are not mentioned. But tbey meant volumes to Tom at the end of the line, and, arx-ordicg to tbeir tenor, would make bim morose or teL.d him out for A DRINK WITH THE BOYS in high spirits. Copies of those telegrams should be on file at the home office, acd tbe committee could easily have fcucd tbem. Speaking of telegram, there is one story above all others which will show the bise, mercenary spirit tbat ruled tLe?e ringsters, and be a better indication tfcao anj thing else of Morton's sympathy wltb the swindlers. It was in " tne winter oi

1S71, and Stllwell it Co. had wait6d upon hope deterred till they were sick. Sumner's battle wltb tbe administration on tbe Sn Domingo job had been for some time the main topic of conversation in political circles. His stand was firm ar-d decided, and he had many admirers in tbe Senate. Will Mr. Orth ever forget that day in January, 1871, when he asked leave, on behalf ot tbe committee on foreign afiiirs, to call up and pi ice upou its passage tbe Senate Joint resolu tion authorizing the appointment ot corxi-J missioners In relation to Dominica; end when Sam Cox, before the disastrous vote was taken, and while the members were still quibbling over a division of the question, turned sarcastically on Orth, with a contemptuous curl of tbe lip, and asked tbe speaker whether be couid amend the titli of the resolution so as to state: " It is to further private speculations." Mr. Cox was Informed tbat no suco change could be made; but they eay Orth looked like a whipped animal lr weeks. Orth could n ver rise to Mr. Summer's high-toned -pirit of Independence. He hated nim. All who had the interests of THE VENEZUELAN FRAUDS AT HEART hated him, for he stood an Immovable carrier between them and their schemes. Mr. Sumner was deposed from tbe commltieo on foreign relations. That verj day Tom Stllwell received a telegram rrom Morton, informing him of the fact. It was a matter of such vital moment to Mcnon, and his heart wts so full ol joy, tbat be shared it with his Anderson friend over the wirs; and throughout the long history ot tbat dis&racelul proceeding. Stilwell was never wilder tban when the news came. He was simply frantic. Tbe incubus was out of the way. Sumner was bottled in alcohol. Tom flew to the street, aoowea tne inspiring teiepram to fiftv people, wbo well remember tbe occasion, ana enaea rjy caning a tot or nis particular friends together over several baskets of champagne! Tbey reveled lar into th6 night, these petty tricksters, over tbe defeat of honesty and the promised triumph ot frud. And no doubt at Wash inton, that sama . night, Morion was strokiDg his crutch nervously witn aengnt, ana uoaiove s. urtn was grinning sardonically over his buttermilk and passing prospective fees to bis credit. Let ibis circumstance decide whether Mr. Sumner's opposition to tbe bond steal bad anything to do with removing him from the chairmanship of the committee, and als j whether Morton took such a deep In terest in this business out ot pure friendship for Tom Stllwell. The complications of tbe affair pass all human understanding, and can only be solved in the committee room with a great deal of assistance from on higb. Godlove S. Orih, at present nominee for governor ot Indiana on th6 Republican ticket, bas testified before t ie sub-committee of the committee on foreign affairs, and attempted to explain his connection with this disreputable transaction. His party is divided between tbiaking lis explanation as clear as ice and as clear ss mud. Let us review It. Underdate of May 23 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS SENT THE FOLLOWING story: Orth in hia testimony explained fully his connection with the matter. His first knowledge of the Venezuelan claim occurred when tbe Venezuelan government, in 1870 71, protested against their validity, alleging fraud in tbe commission. The committee on foreign affair, of which Orth was a member, investigated tbe charges, and unanimously reported in favor of the validity of the awards. Afterward, when Orth was not a member of Congress, he accepted employment as attorney of Stilwell and Gen. Talmadge to 8Slst tbem in receiving their per centage paid by tbe Venezulan government under protest on these awards, and which was tben in the state department, and subsequently in tbe procuring tbe passage ot a law bv Congress confirming the awards. Lie acted and was paid as attorney tor Stllwell and Talmadge. His serices were rendered while be was not a member of Congress, and determined be fore he took a seat in a subsequent Congrats in 1S73. That ended his professional connection with tbe matter, but in July, 1873, he then being a member of Congress elect, he had, on behalf ol Talmadge, correa ponded with tbe state department on tbe subject of tbe payment oi au installment on these certificates held by Talmadge. Thl?, however, he had not done in his professional character. He identified tbe correspondence, a copy ot which is in the bands of tbe committee. The name oi Talmadge does not appear in it as the person for whom be was acting, but the name of Thomas Brown does. Orth's explanation is tbat Tal mage must have written bim tbat Brown was the holder of these certificates. WHAT IT MEANS. In other words, Mr. Orth acted in good faith with the other gentlemen of the committee when the claims first came to bis notice, in thinking they were legitimate and should be paid. Granted for the sake of argument. We shall allow bis conduct so far to have been all right. What nexi? His term closed In Marcb, 1871, and he was at once in tbe field again for re-election. By a coup d'etat, which secured him tbe enmity of Gen. Lew Wallace, he succeeded in beating that gentleman for the nomination, but was gloriously defeated before tbe people by General Manson, of Crawfordsville. in the lall elect ona. for two yars a private ia tbe

ranks, till he again was returned

as congressman at large, and took his beat In December. 1873. his term of ollioe. end ol course his pay, dating from Marth cl that year. Now, during this interim, we are t!d, he eepptd eruploymeut as tbe attorney of Scilwell and Talmadge to assist them in retytvering "ttdr pjrcentaa:e ani by tbe Venezuelan g vernment.' ercnt'geol what? And mil bv Yenczuela? What rieht bad Talmadge or Stll well to any percentage lroin tbat government, when tfcey were in the nav of their own? Is it not "A BAREFACED SWINDLE, and did you not know it, Mr. Orth? Had vou not been told that Suuiuer was out of the way, and the coast comparatively clear? But you unlocked the state collars and got his unrighteous ewag tor Stilwell and Talmadge, after trying to have it collected from tbat eufiering country at the cannon's mouth. This you did lor a fee as a hired attorney. Later, witt your hands already defiled with pitch jou lobbied through a bill in 1872 which susta'ned these men, your corrupt clients, in their fraudulent transaction?, and placed a tempting premium on administration thieves. All this time you were an attorney and had the full privilege of the lobby without the disadvantage of a seat, and you were chosen lor this work because your standicg as a member of the last committee, and the knowledge of this case gained by you while in Congress, mode ycu an available engineer. This, it seemsj was not enough. Your contract was not finished. Tbe bill had been passed, but Venezuela found means to slave off the payment, and your clients wanted an instalment on their certificates. The times have now changed you into a congressman elect. It is Jaiy, 1873. You are drawing pay lrom tte United States treasury as a representative from Indiana, and by means of your congressional influence, combined no doubt with Senator Morton's, you correspond with tbe state depirtment, and yet this you did not do in your professional character. Ot cours not. There was NO CHARACTER OF ANY KIND about it. It was a deliberate, unprincipled, unprofessional, and uncocgressional act, aod the closing sentence oi your testimony unmasks the wbole procedure and shows where it was corrupt. "The name of Talmädge does not appeal in this com soondence as the person lor whom you are acting, but the name ol Thomas Br jwn does, aod you say Talmadge mutt have written to you tbat Brown was the bolder of these certificate," on which you were trying to realiz the cash. No, Mr. Orth, no man by the name ot Brown was the holder of those certificates. The tact was you dared not approach the state department with ajy claim in the name of Talrmdze and so a name like Brown, which bas furnished ornaments lor every trade and profession and every rascality on tbe face of tbe earth, was chosen. Do you know, Mr. Orth, how often tricksters will betray themselves by very trivial coincidences? This poor, persecuted Brown bad moro burdens to bear than you placed on his back. WhenCbar.es Dresher, formerly in the employ of Tcm Stilwell as clerk in tbe old Anderson bank, was called upon dnring the recent trial to explain certain entries made on those bcoks, he was confronted with this same man of straw, Brown. Who was Brown? And pcor Dresher, a man whose only fault was bis devotion to Tom Stllwell answered confusedly that he did not know. In other words, to help Stilwell in his bank swindles, Dresher bad consented to make dummy enteries. Dresher is a good fellow, and universally liked in Anderson, and the creditors of that bank tc-day shake bim by the band cordially. They know it was "write" or "starve" with him, and are charitable accordingly. But you, Mr. Orth, can not expect tbe same consideration. When you, a member ot Congress, resort to playing the game ot grab with a "dummy," favorleg urjast measures by substituting men oi straw for your flash and blood clents; the party which calls yoa its standardbearer, aid tbe honest voters of tte state, will net be charitable enough to believe you are a representative of honest government and relorm. DOM PEDRO A JEW. The following historical anecdote may not prove uninteresting at the present time, when we have Just received a visit from the Emperor of Brazil, and it may account for the interest he takes in Jewish affairs: It is well known tbe Jews of Spain at d Portugal were a highly intelligent race, and tbat they rose to great honors In the Peninsula, both under Christian and Mohammedan rulers, but after tbe final overthrow ot the Caliphs, the CathoiSc sovereigns no longer requiring Jewish assistance relentlessly persecuted the Hebrews, and eventually expelled them. Daring these persecutions many Israelites left or pretended to leave the religion of their fathers, and were known as the "26W Cbris-dans." These New Christians married freely with the highest nobility, and to day there are but few Spanish or Portugese families in the highest circles bnt what have a mixture of Jewish blood. A cettain Kingot Per to gal, becoming alarmed at tbe power wielded by individuals of Jewish descent issued a decree that every person with Jewish blcod in his or her viens should appear at court dis tinguished by a white badge, the king hoping by this edict to banish all such persons from his court, as be believed no one would be willing to acknowledge his Jewish blood. On the day named be was eorprlsed to see more than three-fourths of his court wearing tbe white badge, and he was astounded when the prime minister entered, himself wearing in a conspicuous manner tbe same emblem. He asked him furiously what his business was. His answer was: "I have come to carry out your majesty's orders. Here are two white badges tat tbe same time producing them); one is tor her royal mfcjasty, your august spouse " "And for whom is tbe other?" thundered the king. The reply was: "For your royal majesty !" It is needless to say tbat the edict was Immediately re called. If this anecdote be true and there is no reason to doubt it tbe emperor of Brazil, who is a lineal descendant and true representative of the kings of Portugal, must have a large quantity of Je wish blood in his veins. Jewish Chronicle. Mr. W. H. Fiske, of Terre Haute, b3 invented a double action force pump, very novel and peculiar in its construction, and very efficient. Mr. Fiske can throw a quarter inch stream 75 feet with his pump. Itcosts but little and Is an excellent thing wnere teer are no water worss.