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.t-: - ' a. T V OliXXy KO. 57. INDIANAPOLIS WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 20, 1876. WHOLE NUMBER 1870

A QROOKED CIRCULAR.

TAPFS LETTER TO THE MA.ESHALS. Citizen Reviews the Document and Shows its Unconstitutionality. A REVIEW OF THE CIRCULAR LET1ER OF THS ATTOBSET OF THE TSITKD STiTBTOTH M4RHL80FTHÜ5ITBD A STATES IN RELATION TO ELECTIONS. r JTbls circular Instructs the marshals that r. "gH eiactioas at wtlch members of the - House of Representatives are chosen and lectors for president a od vice president re appointed, it "will be their duty to keep the peace at all places of reglstration or election, 'and that tbey will be held reaponrlble for all breaches of the peace of the Uolud S aus, which I dili gence on your (their) part might have prevented, and (or the arrest and seco ring of all peiscrts who vio'ate that peace," in certain 6uumeiated respects, v'z: Byobi tructing or molesting", by violence, threats or otherwise, any voter in the exrase of bis right to register and vcte, or amy supervisor in the Performance of bla t duties. It then proceeds to inform tne .marshals that the special deputies, whicn they are authorized to arp iut In cities o( twenty thousand or m r inhabitants by section 2021 of the . Revised Settl es, "have peculiar duties assigned to them, duties which otherwise do not belong to deputy marshals." ' This seems to be correct. But it then proceeds, "the duties avwigned to marshals and their dt putles by section 2021: or other like statutes belong to all duly appointed deputies, whether they be general or t pecisi." These sections axe appended to and "rm apart of the circular. sctiou 2022, which prescribes certain duties, whicu thid circular says belong to all deputy ma abaN, proTides that the general aud sp cial deputies shall attend at placos of registration tni election, "preserve peace and crder at auch places of reg's'raii n and at such polls prevent fraudulent registration a; d fraudulent voting i hereat, or fraudulent conduct on tbe pari, of any effiaer of election, and Immediately, either at the place . ol registration, or poüiüg r'ce or elsewhere, and either before or after regUterlrg or von Dp, to arrest od take into cu stody, with r without process, any person who commits, or attempt roSer to Commit, any of the sets or c flfmres prohibited herein, or who cromi s auy offoce agaiust the laws of tie Uoited S ates." THE MKAM0 OF THE CIRCULAR is that these extraordinary powers, including the power to arrtst with or without process, are con erred on all deputy mar- - lhals, and can exercised at all places of registration and election. But the section in terms confers these extraordinary powers on deputy marshals at "eu?;i place of registration" and "such polls" only as are relerred to In tee prec ding section, and are such as may be established in cities ol 20,000 or moie iui abitant. Tue words "such" in both instances refer to the immediate antecedents in the precedint sec tion, which only applies to cities o 20,000 or more inhabitants These two eectioLS 2021 and 2022 of the revised statutes sr;but reprint ot tue einbtn section of lie ninety-ninth chsp'.er ot the United States session acts of 1871, with a 8 ight ci ar, of phraseology (sogzested by the taete or desire for brevity of che compilers) and a disruption of the original one section into the two, 2021 and 2022, as tbey row stand In the revised statutes. The r'ginal eighth section ot tn.9 act of 1871 only applies to cities ot 20,000 or morn inhabitant, aud it provides for n attendance of deputy marshals at place of registration or eiec ton outside ot .uci cities, and cooler no ex raordinary power on deputy marshals to arrest without process tutaide of such cities. Toe original law, tbe reprint, in the revised statutes lu substantially the same language must mean the same tting. Its meaning is uot uttered by ' ae di li n ot tneoriKlaal one sctl n ii t two. There is no law ot the United S ates lb it iequirs the attendance ot drputy marshal at p aes of registration or el ctinD tutsid ol c ties ot 20 000 or more Inhabitants, r confer any extraoidlnary rowpr3 oufM ot such citlps. The mec'AoB 2011 and 2012 provide for fie atpointmebt and atLdoce ol supervisors In counties t;nd parifh-s, but no depaiy marshHls. The m trot al mitt eeni tfaem. but tbey would be clutced wi h lu ex raordinary powers. The origins) law, the eighth section of the act ot 1371, acd the sections 2021 a od 20 2 ot tne revsd tatutes, will be sppondt-d printed in uxta poeitioc, and by vriJparl.inn they will be found to id- an li.e mm thing, and indeed to correspon d a muse verhHti-n. But this power to arrest wi bout process is FORBIDDEN BT THE COS3TITTJTI02I of the Uoiteo States Id cities of 20,000 or more inhatitants and elsewhere. "The right ot the peep e to ba Secure In their persona sbal! not be violated, and do warrant shall ias le but upon probable caue, supported by onto or affirmation, and particularly dt-srr'hJnjir tbe persons to be seized." Fourth amend menl to the constitution. "No p-rson ghall be deprived ot lifV, liberty or prowity vrltbont due proct-ss of law." F.ltu amndtnent to ihn er cstltutlon. The ooaetltutlon sijs a cit zn shall not be arrested without due rrucses ot law, and define wüst U man? by du process, viz : a warrant baed upon an affidavit. Ihe section 2,022 ot t. R4istd Hcatatat n4 tbc attorney general say be rrsy be arn sied 'wlth or without process." Tbe two proTlsions can not be reconciled, ard the act of CoDgress and the opinion of tbe attor upy g-oeral must yield. But it Is said Congress baa power, undsr the constitution, to adopt ppropriai legislation oo this subject. Ttere can be no apt ropriate legislation to rp-l so article oi tne constitution. It Congress can repeal one, It cn repeal any aud all others. It may repeal those articles which establish tbe leg'sUtive braaoh of the government, or which establish in jortioiai or the executive, or ail three, and destroy the government 1 self. A circular ot the a -torney-general a.id a comuiUsion as marshal or depu y man-hal will bard ly pass for due prooes f law to rrest a man. In . -Aognst, 18C2, flagrant bello, tbe secretary ot war issued an order directing the

United S'ates marshals and other c fflciali to arrst all persons engaged in dlscouraglrg enlistments, giving aid and comfort ro tne enemy, or any disloyal practic.

Uoder tt is rner tbe marshal ot tee Dts-. ill;, vi t riui fiiv icww. 0 ubu. prisoner applied for a writ ol. habf as corpus to the district Judge ot the Uulted States, Judge Sm.lley. The writ issued, and tbe marshal made return that be held te prisoner In custody by virtue of tbe above-mentioned order of tbe secretary ot war. THE JUDGE SAID: " If that order is to receive the constructions tne marshal claims for it, then more than thirty thousand men in tbe states of New England and In New York, many of them ot very limited intelligence and of low moral character, were authorized to arrest aoy ci'iz-n within those state, from tbe lowest to the highest, without comp aint, without wsrract, and without even informing their prisoner by whom or ot what he was accused. Tbl order adenoses toautbor!z) each of tbsr fillers or agsnts to determine who are guilty of disloyal practices a phrase hitherto unknown, and as yet undefined in this country sod each t3give bis own construction to tbe term; and if any ot there ii quhltors pretend to tbink tbat a citizen has done or ssld any thing which be chooses to consider disloyal, ttie poor nniortunste, though be may be the most worthy, l iyal and patriotic person in the communi'y may be thrown into prison and deprived of all opportunity of being heard before a court or jury to establish bis innocence or of being confronted with tne witneeses aealost him or of even ascertaining tbe offense with which be is charged. Those who claim to exercise this extraordinary power may be governed by whim or car rice, personal ill-teeliag, political or religious prejudice, tbe hope ot pecuniary gin, r ? any other of tbe many unwortby wntlvos which influence human action; and yet all classes of citizens, from tbe day lab rer in tbe field t tbe senator in the legislative balls of tbe country, sre subject to this deepoticpower None are exempt." "This order ws made and tbe action under it was bad, before any ettt-mot was made to estab.itb mnlal law. Can it be con tended tbat with tbe COSSTBTJCTIOI CLAIMED FOB IT, it is not In direct violation to section 9, o' article 1 of the Constitution, and ot article four ot the amendments thereto, which declares tbaf'the right ot tbe people to be secure in their persons, etc., shall not be viola'eJ," and tbat "no warrants shall Isens but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing tbe plate to be searched and the parsons or things to be e zd, and of arilc 5 ol tbe amendments wbieb dtclarts that no person shall be deprived or life, liberty or property without due process ut law." It tue re be aoy lores in language, it appears o me too plain for discussion, tbat either the Cnsti'ution or tbe order must tall." It tbe arrest ano dnieniinn in t bis case befiuetained ilstrtkee a much more deadly atd fatal blow to civil liberty than did tbe gebtrsl warrants wblcb tbe British Cabinet orderd to bIssued sgaiusttne printers and pnhl shers ot the N rtb Briton, No. 45, in 1763 1 bt parties aggrieved in tbat case sought rtdress betöre tbat illustrious and learlee f udg and protector of civil liberty, Ch e Justice Prntt (Lord Camden) who hel warrants to be illegal, who liberated tb notorious Wilats from tte Ti wer ot London upon a wrt ot babess corpus, anc undcr wbose Icstrufion Brit.sa jarietgave, in two cast s, 300 dnuiagts each, wbiist in tbe other two tbe coucs-1 ?or th crown consented to a verdict ot 200 damages each, rather than have tbecu ko tu a jury." MIs the British MagDS Cuarta any more sacred than the U iiieo Sta'es Constitution r Are the rights ano liberties oi tbe British sutect any mor securely pro' ecu d t;-an tht seof the American citizm ? Even tbe French at res, uuder to le trea de cacoet, ty wbicn tut B lurboDB filled tbe prison ot tue Bstile, and thereby contributed so largely to tb first French revolution, bad more of the semblance ot justice than tte arrest II this Case, tor thoee letters Dame the persoito be atr-s d, thou b tbey as-lnedn caue and llowd no b'artoK " (Kx ptrtFieid, 5 Bl.tcb., C. C. R p. 63)Uaitrs tmilar order a man was arrested in Ntw York, ana bmugbt before Juie Hall by hb"ai corpus aud d in. cuarged. Atter coDSiderirg the order lb connection with tbe constitution, JCDOC HALL SAIDS "My personal coLfiieDceln tbe integrity, pairloLiain and good aense ot tbe Pr.sident, as well as tbe respect due totb bigb fuse be holds, compels me ti require the re oat conclusive evidence upon th point, before adopting tbe conclusion tbat be baa ever deliberately sanctioned so pai pable a violation of the constitutional rights of tbe cit'ztns ot tbe loyal ti'ates as tbe order ot tt e War Department, thus cotstruex), would Justify und require." (4 Western uw Mouibly , 49). Tueclrcuki informs the mrsbas mat lu S at-s In woich the sberifT can appoint any number of deputies ne ni'Tinink proper, ibttnr shal can do tbe arae. In th Sta e In which lids la written, the sheriff can appltit as mny as be desires. In fact, there fwmsto ne no limit to the number ot deputies wtlch tte marshal may sppotnt in ai y M:a.e. Tbe only AW on tbe subject is cu.id in ee:tioi. 780 of t e Revised btatut s, wbicn authorizes tbe maranal to ap poiiJt"i)D or m -re dputte!." So that iLe Unlte4 S.aif s marshals ara author zed to appoint il tbey tbluk proper, t-verv Republican v iter In toe United .States a deputy marshal, and tue circular cf t- e attorney general deClares tbat Ines K-wuDiicao vottrs, amed with a d pat? cuat seal's commi-niD, mar arrest, "wit b or wltbo.it process, all the otner people of tbe United ate, who may appear at tte places ot registrar ion or election, i r any ofiaose, r al or imtglasry. wyico imn n-puDiican Vetera may nua or suspect that a man bas committed or Is about to Ci mojit. Each member ot this Dormoua army la to determine and decide )Or himself upon tbe law and tacts tbat cons ito'e tbe offense, aud arrest and lnopris n "with or without process," and In order to execute his owa orders, is autborizsd to subject to his control and take commai d, as his posse oomltatus, ot an military and naval forces aud state militia, and every efneial and private per son witnm ni oisirit-t. lie arreata, with ou caic. ana is rfquirfeu to Klye no reason. Ho keeps no record. No vlo' lin ean know or nna cut for what offence be may be arrested, drairited fit mav beaerca the limits of bis own state) and Imprisoned.

i ll these deputies are cautioned by tbe at torney general to HAVE HO BESPKCT FOR 8TATX OFFICERS or courts. State, its officers and citizens, have no rights which tbese deputy marshals are bound to respect. It any interference takes place by the judiciary or any other authority ot tbe states, the deputies are told to oiaregard it. Ech deputy Is encouraged to et bis own "ipse dixit' over the courts and authorities of tbe country, and to permit no qieetlon of op.

position to nis autnority. ne is nuueli tbe law, tbe judge and I -Her, and bis ac tion is ''supreme." So8ays tee circular. Oon id more have been ssid ot Liu's tne XIV? Neither be nor the Czr ol Russia ever gave authority to any considerable portiou of tbeir subjects to arre6t all the others at discretion, without chance and without complaint. Tbese comm ssions to deputy marsoaU are worse than the "ut eres da cachet" cf tue French kings. The lettres de cachet" bad to be in writli g. sta'e the cano of the person to be ar rested, bsd - to be signed by the king and cotif tersigned by the secretary ot Sta e. Bur, according to tbe plan ot tbe attorney general, there is to be no writing, complaint, charge rr warrant. All tbt 89 matters remain In tbe unrevealed 1lwardoet8 of tte deputies. Is the attorney general justified in telling these mar shals tlat their actkn is "supreme," witnoutat tbe sometime infermlog them that, ir sucu act. on is not authorized by law, or is prohibited by law, It is Illegal, and exposes them to liability and punishment? io conclude: I There is no law ot the United States tbat imposes i p in deputy mirsbslaany special duties, or confers upon them any extraordinary powers in connection witti elections outside of cities ot 20.000 or m:re inhabi tants. 2. Io each cities, as elsewhere, tbey can only arrest upon du9 legal procts-, and in tbe regular mode ot procedure. rbey ennnot proceed without tü lavit or warraLt. Citizen. ACTS OF CONOBK9S KKV19ED 8 TATCTK 1871, CAH?. Ii), SEC. 8 And be it further OF THB TJSITtD t STATE8. Pecllon 20JL Whenever an election at wulch representa'ives or delegates In Cougre are to bacho-en, Is neld lu any city or town of tweny tbouBaud inhabitaats or upward, the marNhal ol theclstrict In which said elty or town is Bituatd Ehall, on the appiicatlo.i in writing of at leatit two lllzeiia residlusi in such city or town, appoint tp. -cial deputy marsnais, whose duty it sna'l be, when required thereto, to aid and a-sist the apervlsors of election In the Vrtlfica Ion of any list of persons who mav hive registered or votel; to attend la each election enacted, lbat whenever an el-ction at wbl h repre-enta ives or delegaus in ConKrexs are to b? cbosen shall be held in aoy city or town of twen y thousand inhabitants or upward, 'h- rvarehil of the United mates for the district la which said ctiy or town is siiua ed, kuail baw powt-r. aud It hail be bla duty, on the application, iu writing, of al lenst two cllizena residing In aay uch city or town to appoint special deputy marshals, whose Oat j It shall be. wtien reo ul red as provid ed lu this act, to aid and assist tbe supervisors of election in the verinca. ion of any Jit of dliirlctor otiDg precinct at he times aud persons made UDder' th- provisions of t is places fl ed for the r-klstration of voteis, aod at all times aod places when ana where the registration in ay br law be keratinized ,abd (be names of registered voters be mried lor challenge; and al o to aiteud, at all timetor holding elections, the polls In eu h dls rlct or ptecl cu 8ec t022. The Marshal snd his general deputiert a d such special deputies shad keep toe peace and support and protect the Hnpervlsirs oi Kiectlon in tbe discbarge of tleir dalles, preserve order at sucu pi act s ot registration and at buch riis, prevent Taudunt r glHlration aud fraaduient voting act, who niaj bave regi"ieied,or voted, or either; to attend In each elfctlon district or voi Ins precinct, at the Urnen and piacs fixed lor tbe registration or voters, and t all i i c&es and places wnen and where said rt-gthtratlon may by aw be sera in zed, and the nams or reflate ed y.iiera be marked for chaJierge; aud alio to aiteDd, at II times for hoidlnc huch elections, the polls of the tl action la ucu distiict or precluc'. Ana the Marshal aod bis genral d-puties and such special deputies ball Lavs poer, and It sba 1 be I be doty ot such spt cialdepatiea to keep tbe peace and support and protect tue supei vtboia of th-ieat,or fmnduleul conduct, on the part o any officer of elect on, and immediately cither at tbe place o' registration or the polling place or elsewhere, and either bef ire or afUr registering or voting, to arrest aud take luto custody, with or without, pn -ceas, any person who coLunil s, or attempts or on rs to commit, any of tue acts o; offences prohibited herein, or who coinmils any offence ag lest the laws of the XJo 1 ted Ht ates; bat no pcron ball be arres ed without process tor auy offense not committed lu tbe presence of the Marsh 1 or nlsiceneral or special deputies, or either oi them, or oi tbe saperviMors oi elec ion, or either of them, an.l for tue purpose o( arrest or i he preservation ot tbe peace, tbe supervisors ot election sball, in the absence of the marsbal's depatlen.or it required to aastat ach deputies bave the aame datlea ad powers a deputy marshals; nor sball auy person, on the day of tuen, election be arrested without process for any offense committed on the day of relstratiun. el etion lu tbe discharge of their dalles, preserve order at och p.ace of registra tion and at i-uch pollf, prevent fraudulent ng strstiou andtraatlairnt votli g tber-at. or fraud uli-ut conduct on the part of any of ficer or enci-ioa, nd i mine .lately, either at said piaCHOf registrauonori.oiiingpi.ee or else wh re, aud eith er be ore or tier regration or v UnK. io arrest and take la'o custody, with or wishoat proceao. uuy perHon vino rii-ii ooruuiit or -t tempt to ofltr 10 nommuauy of tbe ofre urea or ac s prohibited by tbls ac , or ibe act hereby amended, or who i-hal commit any offence uuaioi-t the laws of ibe Uulted t-Oates; frovldKi, That no person sball be arrested wi.hout. pr cesa tor any oHeLCe not committ din the pr-iDCi of the marbhal or his g 'neral or spi cial dep-utle-, or eith r of them, or of the supervisors of election or either cf them, and for the Duri o-e o arrest or tbe preservation of ih- pece. Tbe ha pervigors of election, und each of them shall, in the abetice of the marshal's deputies, or ii required to ausist said de Duties, have ibe same dutla aud, pi we j s a deputy mar shait; and provided tun her. That no per son tha 1 on the day or days of any och election be arrested witLoot process for any ufT-uce comtnltt d on tbe day or days of registration A crazy man wa t.eJ last In a wagon for t ran;-portalioo to Biuntyville, Ky. He yelled so loadly that tbe frightened horses raa away, throwing out tbe two keepers, breaking an arm ot each. Then tne lunatic seized the reins, controlled tbeborsis, drove alore to the asylum and jelivered himself up. There is no mistake but that Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening Cardial and Blood Purifier is tie spring and summer remedy. It will make you robust, healthy. strong and vigorous, give vltlly and purity our blood. Dr. J. H. McLean's office, 314 Chestnut street, St. Louis, Mo.

ETCHINGS. BT IV4 KD KIT.

Saturday night Is the hieb tide, the "Derby Dy" for school folks, fashionable promenaders snd store-keepers, aud tbe streets are crowded, espedally In tbe afternoon time. And how very crowded our pavements can get, entirely too much so tor pedestrians simply cut for a pleasant walk, and rather too Inconvenient for s;ght-8eers, but just right for tbe school children et joying their freedom, and for tbe merchants who ball every hour of sunshine . and brightcess as so much cash capital They watch with lowering brow the rainyi gloomy mornings, and put down with "loss" the clouda and muddy strests. Though if we bave Co better crossings nor cleaner streets than we did last fall and winter, I fear tbat the profit side ot the balance will not be heavily figured. There are some subjects that when all others tail, will d to grumble about, but I do not intend to be a chronic fault-Under. I jaet declare, it is a shame to disgrace a city like Indianapolis with such filthy streets. Of course to-day they will paas muster, but to-morrow or Dext week we shall be aLkle deep In mud. and it will be "tco late to mend them." I guess our street commissioner is very mach like the Arkansas "squatter," "vVhen it rains be can't mend the roor, aod when it dout rain, it don't leak." But dirty streets bave one advantage tney increase tbe business at the boot and shoe stör, aod at tbe counters where stockings ara sold. It a woman does not have to bold up be? dress as she steps over dirty crossings, she can do without a pir of new shoes more tban once a montb.but If It is muddy, tbey have to cornea great deal öfterer. Aud striped stockings in proportion? Wei', y68. that 08Hd to ba thestvl ; but stripes are declare d "old," and tbe l.t ett agony ia tor something tar less decided. In a cup e ol weeks it will be "off with the old love and ou with the new." What will then become of Charles Au stustun and bis brown aod bine strip' d sockt? With tbe glory of bis delcate uecktfcs and kids, tbey have felt the frost of fasbiou and must lade away. Bat these you i g gents will bave etock tor their sei;laudation for the next five years, talking about tbe Centennial. Tbey bave been, aod bave seen, and bave returned, and now tbe? are ready to put on airs. 1 wa amused at same conversation I overheard yes er Jay in an Illinois street car. Two yuuug people, a gentleman and lady, met as if they had been separated tor a vear. Sie opened the campaign with Bdtn Eat?" "Ob, yes; just returned. Have y .u?" "Yrp; tpeut a week In Pailadel pbi. Awml crowd." "Horrid! Such aclOmrnodAtioo! I was tearfully tired." "So was I." The conversation lag el until he said, '-What did you tbink of tbe ahowT" Ob, just spiend.d. But such awful hotels!'' and be rtl l-.ed wits that pet little giggle ot young lolks talking in the cara. "monstrous." 1'hey Kept it up, not a word from either this average young woman or average young man about tbe beauties, tbe wonder-, the excellencies of this world' fair, not a note of comparison a to tne ar; collection, machinery or agricultural ball, net a word of criticism friendly or sharp oi ai ything they bave seen or beard, but the an absorbing adje lives, "splecdid" and "monstrous." And then he pulled bis brown s lk handkerchief one-sixteenth of au inch farther out ot bis breast pocket, and she seitled her fl juncea, patted down her bustle to keep it in et ape, and lelt uto meditate ou the rtbults ot an E -stern trip. It I Ciunot go aud Bee for massif I like to listen to those wbo bave been more fortunate, but I do not tülnk I am much improved by such conversations as tbese. But 1 was quite interested in one a short time ago. lb is too good to be lost, and wblle I give no names there is many a "John" in town who will remember it, or something very much like it. Two coup les, husbands and wivta met, and alter watm greetings Madam B:onde says to VI aJam Brunette, "I ws real sorry lor Jonn while you were away, aod we wect over to get him to g j to courch witi us, but be was not at home." "O, ye!" rei lies tbe coofidiug wi e, "H said be never went out ot tne bouse on Sunday while I wfcsgone." "Well we went three orf'ur times and never could find him." Tne g90tlemeu bad boeo having a qu et cha , Out one of them beaa to be Interested in wtat was going on, on this side of tbe car. "Mr. , were you at borne last Sunday? We cilled to taae tou to cburcb but could not find too." "We i, no, jes, thatl, I stepped out to get a cigar, but - I wae only gone a mmute betöre cuurch time." "Tba. is s'range," replied the lady, not seeing bar husband's warning glance. "We called iu tbe ar ernoon to aet you to take tea itb us, and ot! yes, quite early, too, in the morning, because it was too coin for service." lie looked blaak: be bad writ ten something sbout "eoluuda and drag ging Lours" to bis wife, and he could tell by her eyes she remembered it. She took up tbe umss examination here. 'Wi . John, where were you?" He was desperate. There was no dereose, and be just re plied, "I'uat'rftbe qutsilon. I wasu't at noma, 1 aouiit; where was 17" That set tled the question. Ma lame blonde was triumphaut, Madame brunette wratby, tbe busbacd sympa bizing, and I well, 1 wondered It tu at was tbe way they all did, aod what would be the curtain lecture, l some of tne ministers would Jist prt-acn aoout lasbionabie, domestic aud acial ly log, be would bit somebody every time, and about three limes out ot four be would be safe in aiming at tbe secure bald-headed tleepers In (be front pews. A prcmlnent lawyer of IudUnp)li aid last winter, "There ars some men and woman 1 know who are so used to sjciety goesips and gossiping tbat tbey won't believe you uulbss you are on oath. and then tbey would rather aod see for themseUei. Bji it Is Dearly time tor tbe crowd tust always he raids tbe reform t ircblirht pr casion, and I can ber the fl e and drum all around town, ana 1 want to Bee and near what is going on, too. must stop writing. But just one word tbat the thought ot supper bas suggested, how many. sand wicues are you going to fix lor the poor, wounded, cr pp ed suffering sol diers7 I believe I whl send the basketful I had intended for that poor alck woman and ber children to; those wno are so much more t esdy than our city pocr. Lst everybody else starve, but oo aura you g-s enouga nr tne fe ura In bl-teding braves 1" The true Soldier, toe one who carries to-day an empty sleeve, where ones a strong rigbt situ fewuog, wncae name was hallowed wita

rave deeds, said to me, "I do not care!

about parading my sell through the streets iixe a circus clown, nor eating blsctnts snd ham like a pauper. I fought for tbe old flag, is Inaafe. tbat is enouzb. A citidier in war, I am a working priva'e zsu iu peace." So savs "moo brave." AUIUMN LEAVES. BT MRS. SALLIE A. BAMAOE. The bouse was very lonely and dreary since tbe sympathizing friends, tbe curious crowd, bad abandaned ir, and left the quiet little woman to tbe rest and solitude she so coveted. Hers bad been no life of anguid ease, no hours ot ldlenes,no dsys of dreamy reverie, scarce bad fbe bad tbe necessary time tor sleep, for exercise, so constantly bad she been kept by the bedside of tbe invalid father, the dear gentle one, wbo last wek had called her to him for the last time, acd kissing - ber fond y, sadly blessed ber for her affection abd devotion, and then 'slept tbat dreamless BUep that knowa no earthly awaking." In U tbe world there was none more bereaved of kindred than Ruth Hazlett. Her mother she faintly re membered as a quiet, gentle woman, whose face was like the memory ol a dream. Site bad bad neither brother n r sister, and of uncles and aunts bad knowa nothing. She was literally alone in tbe world. She bad bad but one lover, and to day she paused for a moment in the little li brary where she bad read alone so many hours to her lather. She went over step by step tbe path ber young teet had trod den, tbe way that bad been so strewu with flowers, until she bad . left it to walk alone the rougher steep of duty, and with a taint blush on he cheeks, tbat baa lost their girlish bloom but not their fresbne a and beauty, she kiseel tbe pictured lace In tbe oldfashioned locket. Soe was seventeen when she aud i-trrr? Marshall met. Sne was a wee bit sby, for ha was a city gentleman no sne out a country girl, aud yet in a little wnile she iorgot this and only knew that tne tan courtly stranger was very attentive aod kind to her and seemed to be most piess a wnen be could visit tbe old tatm-bouse, or roam with her through tbe woods. All be summer aba watched for bia coming, 'or tbe days went merrily by, there was no thought of the future, no shadow ot par ing, they were ia tne sunshine ot "youog love's dream " Her father knew of bia family, knew tbat be was honora ble and manly, and though kia heart would wrc . at tbe idea ot Ruth ever leaving bim, still, when Mr. Marshall asked him tor permission to woo and win her for his wile, be did not say one word of forbidding. Gently, lovingly he taught the youog girl to trut him, to believe in tbe love be offered her, aod to promise timber own. But she, untrained in any of tbe deceptive arts that less guileless wo rsen rracfce. could cot at a moment's bid ding lay aside ber maidenly reserve and give her heart and band, thoagrj sae was learning to love dearly the man wbo sougbt so unceasingly and devo edly to win ber smiles. Bat one morning, just as the nrt old breath ot tbe autumn bad touche 1 tbe fair flowers, and tarnished the beauty . ot tbeir spotless loveliness, be told ' her 'be must go sway, must go back home to his work. Uls eye markt d the cncge iu ner lace that sent the blood from cheek aod lip, and m de the lids drop low ere the mist ot tears cculd fall, and his heart gave a glad bound, for only love could bave made her pulsus quicken, or tne iuii rea ps quiver. Betöre I leave, Ruth, will you go up cn tbe hillside with me? We will gather some autumn leaves,' I see they are all scarlet and gold this morning, and those you asked me to get last week are now the - .... . V - . . . t most oeautitui, ana i want to get mem for you, for tbey are too high for vou to reach. Will you go t is atternoon?" Säe could not trust her voice, she was fearful that tbe sobs tbat chocked her would make Dim know ber secret, and bowiu her bead in answer, she slipped away to her own room, where she cried herself to sleep. The atternron was Deauuiuiiy gorgeous with the glory that tne autumn wraps about ber as she stands op n tbe bill top, as she leaves the world to tbe icy clasp ot winter. The air was criep aud keen, and tbe sunsbise was as if veiled, so sottiy did its light fall upon tbe bosom of motber earth, covered witn the maLtle of the barvesr. tbe glorious truttion of ber spring time hopes. The wind stirred tbe tree tops until like bits ot brightest gold, tbe leaves fluttered to tbe grass alt brown ana sere. Ana wnen tne mapie towerea nign, . . s tbe brea-h of tbe frost bad turned to ruby an1 garnet the rrownof gieeu that now list ore by one its jewels. Tbe sumach burned lis altar fire, until tbronirh tbe aisles of tbe temple ot tbe foreet tbe flame light abone. Tbe hickory snd bteca re oicibg in tbeir boarded store recked rot tbe wind that s. ripped their mtly robe and strewed its Utters over tbe valley. It was the carnival ot nature, when gaudy aud brilliant the trot ps overt tie hills gathered tbe gayest of the draoery oi t je orest to gl rlfy her mad reveli ng", it was toe da c of defiance betöre the close ot tbe revelry, betöre the cold, icy death tbat is to end all. Andvett-j Ruth H'ziett the day was one of beauty such as spring and summer HUB uwi uoroi uiuutui mu u-m life. Pacing slowly the length of the narrow way. she bad listerel again to tn pleaoings ot ber compoioo, and ta1 fltterirgly given tbe promise to be bis wue when the June roses should be red. An, now recklessly, wuaiv hspoy tbey were tbat day, defying fate, looking into the future, ana ptintiDg none out bright pictures, ebjoyiug toe iulloe-s ol tbe preaent moment, and caring naught tor tbe dsys to cme. O blessed bou re. tbey are known cot once. Tbey are the portion ot youth and love, the heritage we lose with age. As (iarrett showered tbe leaves upon her. she gathered them In ber basket, rejectlog coqaeitlsbly all but the perfect ooes. the brightest ana richest Tbey titd wurde bougts where tbe back was rough and brown, and the crlmsoi or darker reJ leaves like pennants streamed trom tbe heavy s eco. Res ing at tbe foot or a bugs oak, be wove ber a crown ol tbe lease, ft.ahlr.g acd gv, but she pushed it away before be could lay it on ber cair. ".No, no, (Jarre don't call that my wedding wieatb. Why we sre youog yet. Flowers must be woven for that, not these. Tbey are tor the old who for the last time betöre tbey dis wear tbe bright robes cf ear'.h. Try are on'y lor those who lavs bad tbefljwer?, tue spring and summer time, snd now bave leftooly tne autumn with its leaves. ill not be. a bad omen, Garrett, to bave ! crowned me with these? It I had been an old woman, a lovsly old maid, and you

bad asked me to marrv you. then von

i-uuiu weave me snca a gite. Dot we are young- and I want only flowers and iresb beamy." Tbey said good bye, and ere the tears bad dried on Ruth's cneeks her father was crippled, hopelessly, tor life. Then came th weary consultations of surgwns, thean me sad rep y. Tr4veling from oae plao to another aeekiuir aid. at lat to borne to rest and stay until the poor maimed body should be cirried away to its narrow bed, io th3t low taa:cie cottage none enter but the dead. Mr. Huzlett knew nothing ot tne letter Sota wrote, of tbe womanly words of parting of cheerr "I must be etl in all to my fatter, and no man should bave a wlie wbess br art, bands and services are not all for bim. As long as my father lives, I must be to bim what he bas beea to me since my mother's death gave bim tbe burden ot her child, bat as be has borne it lovingly, tenderly, unregre'.fully, so shall I." There were some words ot regret, tbat welled up from tbe woman's heart tbat could not be den ed, but they were all decided aod weighed betöre they were written. They W9re final. Again and again Mr. Marshall Degged her to reconsider ber course, but an was unavailingnd after awhile bis visits and bis letters grew les frrquent. and Iben ceasvd alto gether. That was yean azo, and she bad neither seen nor beard from bim for so Ion ar tbat until to-day she did not know whether ne was living or dead. She was very lonelv . she missed ber la her; she had been loyal to ber trust aod ber heart ached for tbe sentle, kind voice and caresa that bad taken all the bitter pain from ber life of renuncia'loo. The bouse seemed close, and wrapping her shawl around ber she went across lots to tbe woods. Her black dress touched the fallen leaves, and here and there one clung; to tbe hem, as if to brighten up the sombre garb. Fifteen years sjoce she bad been herewith Garrett Marshall, since she bad been as llgbthearted and gay as tbe veriest bu teifly poising on the lip of a purple astern by tne brook. So little or romance bad been hers, so little of excitement, so much was sbe thinking of mm teat it seemed natural when she bad beard, be -was oiminz to see ber. She knew not when, only that bs had told a friend, who bad spoken ot it Incidentally before she left that morning. She saw bim as be came no tbe windinz oath rota tbe village, to ber d w. and alter a moment's talk witn ber servant, turn and start towards th well-rememberej way that led to the grove. She remembered when his form waa lithe, now it was erect. but with a weight of tbe world' cre upon The gray was showing in the dark hair and in the full beard, aod tbe fullness ot lime bad marred tbe freehns of his checks and of the broad brow, lis came to her with eagerness and love. aod gathered tbe poor, lonely little body to him aud kissed the face tbat be bad never forgotten. They talked long and earnestly of t ie pt. aid y of her loa, but nope uuy or tne future, tie plead with, ber that there might be no delay io their marriage, but that it take place Imme diate! v. Yes, I will not make you wait again for the June rose, a are, ffe spriag time Ith i s dowers bas passed long since. It is sntumu now for us, and we will be married before the snows of winter. I remember when I told ynu tbat only old maids saould wear autuma leaves, and 1 certainly claim tne privilege my own fool ish lips accorded me. Bat better au autumn afternoon ot pnrtect love and hope tbaa the capricious brightness of sa April morning." And la tbe soft lace at her throat, among tbe folds of gray silk, Ruth Hazlett pinned tbe tiny leaves of dark brown and scarlet when she stood be fore the minister Gr-et t Marshall's brläe. AN EDI roK IN PERIL. In June, 1837. 39 yea s sgo, occurred one of Geo. D. Prentiob'a terrible street encounters on account of his keen, umpiring lshing ot men in tbe Louisvnle Joura'. Regarding this 1 oeard th- other day i story which will interest your readers, a all of Prentloe'a battles tne majority of t'-e people in Ltouisville were anrilv en listed iu sympathy with tbe great writer or the vict in. At tbe da'e l write of there was employed in tbe office of tbe Journal young Pennsylvastao, a compositor about 14 yesrs ot age, ot medlu u. be'glt, but of wonderful muscular nuua ana D iwer. Work was under way in the com posing-room when shots were beard iu the street in front and of course, foreman, typos, "subs," and "devils" rushed to tbe wiud w to tee. j ist iu front or tne rmce were George D. P-eotic aod a man named Bovd. who bad exebaoged several a Dots, and clinching, had talieu. Prentice under. aod Boyd waa reaching tor uls bowle-nlfe wbici wa tnsrj part or ewry bigh-tonea S lutbern gentleman, "by gad, sir,") to end the work. Oar young iypo ouly saw that bis luV'd chief was uar d-atn woeD, dropping on the floor bis halt-clled stick ofmitter, be turned, dashed d iwn the airway to tbe street, and through the crowd, wi h the lmptu .siiy ot a mad bu.l, aud aimed a blow which would tuve ended tbe fight. Bot it did not tbe lutended blow didn't. Our herolelsas uarp. sMngir g blow on toe let. side of bis ntck, wo cn brought mm to bis knees, and found tbat bebai bee j cut witn a bowie-knife ia be bands of a youi g mvdical student there. Turning iu au instant, the man drew bia owu kalte and attacked bia as sailant, striking bim a cut wbica passed almobtclesr aensstbe abdomen, aod re-eyive-i a second cut in tbe le t side, wnich, an incn lower, w.,uld hv r-c .ed tbe neart and finished bis lite. A dozen knives were busy tu an instant, -bd in a inomeol ui re tne oanie was over, ids juuuk medical a udent aas lying b&tbeJ in bis olood, as was also toe tyro at.d another victim ot the latter'a knife. Care'ul nurs ing and aueodaoe through a lotg a .id dangtrous illness r suited io the recovery of ail, aud no iewal stepi ere taken la the matter. Tbe third ma ri name i knew nctuing of. but tne typo's name waa James B. Stwdman, now U Toledo, snd who wrs one of tbe gen-rala at tbe disastrous field at Chicbaoiaug, a bo eil riea the rank o major geuera', and whoso neck now shows plainly tbe mark of tbe deadly knile oi Dr. Tom:ioson, now of Hat root burg, Ky., tne latner of two oi t ie wivts ot General William Worth, Bdknsp ot whom your read-rs have doubUtsa l erd r CJntly. In September ot tha earns jer young Steedtnaa lelt Louisville, and alter a short wandering ' eastward arrived in the Maumea Valley lu the same tear. Mak your family happy oy getting rid! of that d?tpepsta, cross, liritaoierjesa, by taking Dr. J. H. McLean's Strengthening; Cordial and Blood Purifier. It will givey -you rich, pure blood and curs your liver complaint Dr. J. H. McLean's cGce, SU Chestnut street, Bt, Louis, Mo,

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