Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 21, Indianapolis, Marion County, 9 January 1878 — Page 6

THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUABY 9, 1878.

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THE SWEETEST MUSIC.

BT EMILY THO&NTON CIIAELTX. Ah, many a day Have I wandered away, Alone, to the forest glade, Wnere all day long The wild bird's song Was heard In the wild wood shade. With upturned face "Where the alders grace The edge of the gurgling brooV, TNeath the elm tree bough, I have bared my brow, And recl.ned In the mossy nook. Where the alders wave, Near the brooklet's lave, And the sey seemed a dome of blue; While from leaves of trees, Soft stirred by the breeze, The sunshine was sifting through. The ivy bringing Its tendrils clinging, A wreath woven bower made; With follago twining, In beauty combining To deepen the welcome shade. When the blue bird sang, The robin 'a note rang; Kumroer' clouds seemed n floatlug shy How I Ions for that nook Where the musical brook Forever went singing by. ow murmuring sad. Now Joyou and glad. Now tenderly, soft and low; Bweeter music I've heard Than tb note of a bird, la the brooltlol's warbling flow. Indianapolis. December, 1S77. STATE SEWS. The Benton county papers report that drunkenness is fearfully on the increase in Powler. The loss by firo in Jeffersonville during 1877 was $13 423. and the insurance on the same was $17,000. Iloosier State: Uncle Jimmy "Williams pave a cornbread dance at his old homestead in Knox county one night last week. Richmond Independent: "Wayne county la out of debt and has money in the treasury. Treasurer Thompson paid off the last outstanding debt yesterday. Tress Hawkins was killed by George Rutter in a tight at Ayre3 Mids, Drown county, last Saturday night, Butter fled the country, and at last accounts had not been captured. Winchester Herald: A child of Mr. S. N. Bannister, of Indianapolis, who was visiting herewith his mother, while playing at the lumber yard Monday fell and fractured his collar bone. Ilnssiavtlle Examiner: The registration law for physicians in Illinois, which requires proof of medical knowledge of everyone 5 radioing medicine, is having the effect of riving hordes of quack doctors into Indiana. The amount of mortgages filed in the recorder's office of Fountain county from January 1, 1877, to December 20, 1877, is $259,922. The amount of railroad mortgages during the same time is $7,555,000. Are times getting better? Lafayette Journal: Up to yesterday afternoon the officers of the German savings bank had affected a settlement with depositors to the amount of $57,0)0. This was done in one day's time and if depositors can be seen the entire business will be adjusted in ten days. At the reception of the White Ribbon club of Pvarsvillc on New Year's day 2,139 persons were served with a splendid lunch. The estimate of 5,000 callers is thought to be reasonable. During the first three days of the week 707 members were added to the club in that city. Terre Haute Gazette: A Mr. Tettit, residing near Cairo, 111., is visiting his sister, Mrs. James Armstrong, of the north end, whom he has not seen for many years. Near his home, he says, bears, deer and all other game imaginable abound, and his reports are setting the young hunters of the north end in a state cf intense excitement. Connersrille Times: Christmas morning a butcher in the employ of Charley Hackleman made a cannon from a piece of gas pipe. Ha loaded it with powder and the first shot it exploded. A little boy was passing at the time and received a severe blow on the ankle. Another piece was blown through a window in Wolfram's drug store. North Vernon Sun: Beaver now denies all knowledge and intention of ever entertaining the idea of making any general confession before he is hanged. He says he lias been misrepresented by tbe newspapers. He further says that he never killed John II. Sewell, and that witnesses have willingly ferjured themselves in order to bring about H death. God alone must judge of his guilt or innocence. It is not for man to determine. Columbus Republican: Last night a party of men from Scottsbnrg brought a man by the name of Allbands to this city and put him in Jail on a charge of stealing a horse last fall from a widow Fotorlf. living near Burnsville. He was taken before Judge Hester this morning and waived an examination, and was put under bond of $500, in default of which he was sent to jail. If he had kept all-hands off that horse be niight have spent a more agreeable New Year. Or, if he hud been all feet bo might have got away, bat as it is Allbands is in jail, and is likely to remain there until the state demands his service. 8helbyville Volunteer: A distressing case of drowning occurred in Jackson township, about 9 o'clock Sunday morning. At the time mentioned, John Pmllips attempted to ford Blue river, near Samuel Cutsioger's residence, on his way from Kdinburg to his home near Mount Auburn. The river being swollen, the unfortunate man was swept from his horse and not seen again until his dead body was fished out by friends in the afternoon of the day he perished. The ' riderless hor?e had proceeded to the residence of its late owner, and thus aroused th neighbors who went in search of the raising man. Deceased was a nephew of K. . Pniliips and formerly constable of his townshij. Vincennes San: This is the way we followed Kignold of Henry V. fame, up for nearly a year, and at last got out of money for advertising his show. His fine haired agent came along early last spring und advertised extravagantly, and. then be advertised again for a second date, and again for a . third, and at last did not come atali, neither did he send tbe money to pay his bills. We telegraphed to Dayton, Ohio, but our message reached there too late -then we sent our bill to Columbus, but were again too late. We then put them in the bauds of a New York city attorney for collection, determined to have what was justly due ns if k it cost the whole amount to collect it. l'art

of the time Rignold was in England and part

of the time in Canada, but when he returned denied the claim, and it was returned. Two weeks ago he began an engagement in Buffalo, New York, and was to go from there to Montreal. Here was our chance. We sent our bill, that had already followed him over nearly half tbe world, to an attorney, who made "George the handsome" come down with the ducats, and as our portion, last Friday we received $25 as a reward for perseverance. Lafayette Journal: Dangerous counterfeit $5 notes of the First National bank of Hanover, Pennsylvania, and of tbe First National of Taniaqua, Pennsylvania, are in circulation, and a circular gives the following description in aid of detection: In the counterfeit $5 bill of the First National bank of Tamaqua. the letter "a"' in the word "dollars" has a blurred look. On the back the word "owing" is spelled "ownig," and the word "thousand" is spelled "thousand." The counterfeit $5 note of the First National bank of Hanover is printed on the same plate us the Tamaqua, and bears the same characteristics, excepting the word "owing" is correctly spelled. The paper i3 thin and the color bad. The bills are dated February 20, 1801, and bear the signatures of F. E. Spinner and L. E. Chittenden. Sbelbyville Volunteer: Circuit court spent the first of January grappling with the case of Eikins against the city of Sbelbyville for damages for false imprisonment. A large number of persons, including the city ollicials, were examined a3 to the accommodations for guests afforded at the calaboose. It was pretty well established, we believe, that they are hardly equal to those offered at the Grand hotel. On the contrary, several parties who bad been rendered familiar with the city prison by .incarcerations there in the past, testified that it was a filthy place, filled with vermin and "all uncleanness," not fit for a hog to lie In. This case, which many treated at first as a burlesque, assumed a serious aspect towards the close. Judge I lord charged the jury, in a way to impress it upon their minds as a case of great importance. They retired to their room at an early hour yesterday evening, and remained out all night. At 9 o'clock this morning the verdict was brought into court, and unsealed to an expectant public. The jury found for Addison M. E'.kins, and assessed his damages at $5. It is understood that nine were in favor of allowing $500, but the other three held out resolutely against the plaintiff, and so the verdict was the effect of a "compromise" between the conflicting opinions. ALL NO UTS. A Hamilton county, Ohio, juryman has brought a damage suit against a sheriff for $5,000, his business having been injured to the amount of $2,000 by his absence and his confinement having destroyed $3,000 worth of his health. Secretary Evarts is said to be thinking of giving occasional receptions in the spacious audience room of the new department of state building to the diplomatic corps and other dignitaries, similar to the receptions given at the foreign offices in London and Paris. Mr. Donald G. Mitchell advocates floors of polished wood all over the house, with rugs in the center of the room. He likes a housa finished with unpainted wood, and for walls be advises plaster on the ground that wood ceilings absorb too much light, and paper hangings often interfere with other ornaments. He especially admires unique and unexpected arrangements of rooms and doors. In the famous Antonelli will case the court has very p'operly decided that the young wo man who claims the cardinal for her father must produce her mother. This the claimant's counsel have alwaj's objected to doing, unless it should become absolutely necessary for their case, but they insist that the lady is alive, and that it was only with tbe desire of avoiding a painful tcindsd that she has not been produced a a witness. They say that the lady is married and occupies a high social position. That aspiring patriot who called on President Jackson to ask that he might be appointed minister to Eng!and and went away with the girt of a pair of old breeches has his parallel in the Hon. J. Willis Machard, a eolored ex-senator in Florida. This gentleman went to Washington equipped with recommendations for the Belgian 'mission. His strosg point was that his race ought to be recognized. But the Belgian mission was already "bespoke," so he asked to be ap pointed consul to Liverpool. That being refused, he wanted a clerkship, and at last accepted with gratitude the place of watchman in the treasury department. France had more suicides in 1874 than ever before 5,617, of whom 79 per cent were men. Twenty-nine of tba suicides were nnder 1G; 193 from 16 to 21; 1,477 were from 21 to 40; 2.214 were from 40 to GO, and 1,599 were beyond 60. The ages of 105 were unknown. Thirty-six per cent, were celibates; 43 per cent were married, and 16 p?r cent widowed. Of those personi whose motives could be ascertained, 652 killed themselves in consequence of pecuniary reverses; 701 from family troubles; 815 from love, jealousy and debauchery; 793 from Fhysical suffering; 4S9 from various troubles; ,622 from mental maladies, and 59 to escape punishment for the committal of capital crimes. The opium habit in the United. States is discus-ted by the New York Times, which presents some startling facts, demanding the attention, not only of the medical profession, but of all those having at heart the welfare of their fellow men. From careful research and inquiry it appears that no less than 2,589,924,839 grains of opium are brought into this country annually. After five pr cent of this amount, used for legitimate purpose, has been deducted, there remain 6,125,333 grains which are each day used solely for narcotic effects of tbe drug. Allowing to each opium debaucbe 30 grains a day, which is said to be a very high average, it will be seen that there are not let than 294,000 of those unfortunates in the United Slates. After long use organ pipes become brittle and fall to pieces, doubtless because of tbe molecular chinge effected by vibration. The impurity of the m-tal does not appear to be tbe cause. In 1372 ' Oudenaaans called attention tohe fact that plates of pure tin containing only 0 3 per cent of lead had, during their conveyance from Rotterdam to Moscow in very cold weather, broken into very small fragments. At Spandau, more recently, similardisiggregation was observed and noted by Dr. Petri. A large quantity of tin plate acquired, first, laminar exfoliations, and then began to crumble. A large qnantity of block tin also became affected in the same way as the tin plates, but to a less degree. The warehouses in which the tin was stored were dry. and tbe cold was not severe. Repeated little shocks, with frequent strong variations of temperature, are usually supposed to be sufficient to account for the crumbling, but it would ap piar that there must do other causes which remain to be dUcovered. Dr. Petri tested the tin which had disaggregated atSpandau, but it contained no phosphorus, no sulphur, no oxide of tin, and only tbe faintest tracts of any other foreign metal.

BEECH ER. Ills Lire of Christ A Salt to be at Once Instituted. INew York Sun, December 2S.J Beecber'a "Life of Christ," It will be remembered, went up like a kite. Yesterday it came back like a boomerang. In brief, Beecher is called upon to pay back $10,000 and. the royalty thus far re ceived, and damages to the amount of $100,fXK) will be demanded from him. Such waS the emphatic bombshell which burst in Brooklyn yesterday afternoon. It appears that in 1808 Beecher entered into a contract with Messrs. J. B. Ford it Co. to write a life of Christ in two volumes. Ho was to have $10,000 cash down, and a certain royalty besides on every volume sold. It was stipulated that he should begin at once, and go on finishing the work in 13 months, or es soon thereafter as practicable. Beecher began to write, and tbe For3s spent money lavishly in pictures, engravings, presses, piper and composition. , Orders flooded the mail bags. It looked as though fortunes were to be made on the instant. Then Beecher lagged. Copy didn't come to hand. Money was spent in car fare, stationery, postage stamps, and shoe leather to induce the reverend author to hurry up. The first volume was finished, and sold well. But the copy still lagged. In other words, although nearly ten years are passed and gone, the second volume is only half written, the publishers are in bankruptcy, and litigation is on the tapis. Mr. Bitter, the assignee, offered to sell all the firm's effects, among which was the "Life of Christ." A man, then unknown, authorized the assignee to pay $2,500 for the work at private sale. On consultation with the regis er in bankruptcy, the assignee ascertained that he had no power to sell it privately. Then he was authorized to bid up to that figure at a sale by auction. The parties naturally interested in securing the prize were the Fords. Beech r, and the Christian Union Publishing company. The Fords were not in position to purchase. Beecher was out of town, and Tommy Shearman, who represented the publishing company, failed to take any interest in the matter. They all seemed to overlook the fact that the contract was part and parcel of the assets to be sold. It is understood that one bright legal luminury decided that Beecher was not responsible because the Fords had failed to publish, but that was knocked a great deal higher than ths kito by the mild remark that even the Fords couldn't very well publish what had not yet been written. Another sage counselor insisted that the statute of limitation would protect Beecher, but the fact nevertheless remained that tbe contract was a sealed instrument, and therefore binding for twenty years. Meanwhile time was gliding swiftly, and the day of the sale drew near. Not so auy of the tribe of Beecher. The desks and chairs and sofas were sold, and J reseutly, "How much am I offered for The Life of Christ?' " asked ths auctioneer. "What goes wih it?" said an eider!y man in specs, with a large double chin, a Pickwickiau stomach, and India rubber chocs. "All the publishing paraphernalia, book?, plates, pictures and contract," replied the auctioneer. "And how much does the gentleman bid?" "One thousand dollars," said Pickwick. "One thousand doilars! Oh, shame! Oh fie! One thousand dollars for Henry Ward Beecher's 'Life of Christ.' Ob, gentlemen, this wont do. Come now, my friends. Bally round the stand, boys; rally once

again. hat do you oner. hat do 1 hear?" ' One thousand dollars," was the calm reply." "Upon my word! Well, gentlemen, down she goes. O.ie thousand dollars, once, twice, third and last c. ill $1,000 for the 'Life of Cbrist to Mr. ?" "Mr. Cash." ' "Oh! ah! Call in to morrow, pay your bill and settle at the desk, t-ir." And that was the stepping stone that led to the subsequent court of justice. Mr. Cjtli called the next day and settled, and instantly placed bis papers in the ban is of Mr. Beecber's ancient opponent, ex Judge William Fulierton, with instructions to proceed at once and recover for him all that the law provides. The gentleman's other name is Wright, but further information is not yet offered on that subject. Judge Fulierton timply knew him as Mr. Wright. Mr. Hitter addressed him respectfully as Mr. Cash, and Ford it Co., in the compact parson of their literary partner, was sorry to say that he had no information on the subject Judge Fulierton yesterday hal the contract placed in a copyist's hands, and when seen last evening said: 'The whole matter is in a nutshell, and is very simple. - Mr. Beecher made a contract ten years ago, and failed to keep it In spite of that he obtained $10,000 from us, and subsequent royalties, all of which, with interest, he must pay back, besides compensating us for the damages we sustained." "Does Mr. Wright stand precisely as the original contractors stooa?" " Precisely. He had bought all their right, title and interest in the whole thing. The fact is, Beecher is terribly to blame in tbe matter. We have stacks of letters from Ford fcCo. to Beecher, beggin?, imploring, beseeching bim to go on and finish the work." "And he didn't?" "And he wouldn't" "Is the contract valuable?" "It's worth a hundred thousand dollars.' "Will you u your Influence to have him finish tbe book?" "No. We won't allow hira now. He has been ten years f.oling along and breaking his contract. He'd lookpretty to come up now and offer to keep his agreement." "Then to whom is the contract worth anything?" "To him and to his friends. Why they knew all about this. They were told about Mr. Wright's offer of $2,500 at private sale. They should have secured the contract at any reasonable price. I am surprised at their short sightednecs." "But is Mr. Beecher alone responsible for the failure to bring out. the second volunie7" "Certainly. The Fords were ready to pulish. More thai that, they were frantic because the could not get Beecher to go on and do as he had agreed. He had tbe money in his pocket, and has Lad the use of it ever since, lie made the contract with his eyes open. He broke it with his pockets ia:l. jnow he must stand the consequence. I really can not see what his representatives were thinkinz of when they allowed it to he sold at all. Why tbe books and pl-ut'S and pictures are a great property of themselves, and the contract well, that contract i worth tioo.uxj easy." "When will you proceed?" "At once." Messrs. Ford & Co. were called on for further information, butbeyond a simple in dorsement of the fict of tale to Mr. Cash for $1,000 they had nothing to say except they had not competed for the Life of Christ" because they were directing their efforts In Oilier directions. Beecher' houss wa visited, but be was out of town lecturing, and his son, who at tend to his business affairs, h3d already deciuea mat tney would not try to secure tbe woric. Judge Fullerton's client Is represented as

bound to get what he can from his lucky venture, and when rallied on his purchase of a played out contract he laughingly replied that, like Mrs. Toodles, he might find out tbat it was a very handy thing to have in the bouse. "A Good Example to Follow. New York Graphlc.I In France silver is a legal tender to any amount. In France silver is at par in gold that is, the five franc piece, containing less silver than our silver dollar, will buy a gold piece of the same weight as the American gold dollar. In France specie payments will be resumed on New Year's day. It might be profitable to put this and those together. And a Washington correspondent of the Tribune does try to put them together under the above head, and a pretty mess he makes of it This correspondent alleges that there is no silver to speak of in France, and that resumption will be, "of course," on a gold basis. He might have spoken more intelligently if he had before him the following official statement of the amount of gold and silver in the bank of France on July 15, 1877: OoM coin, francs ......-. .......l.Ot'.K.SxO.OOO CJold lngotM and foreign gold coin.- 31S 4uo,iioo

Total Rold coin and Ingots 1,3N!,780,000 Silver fl ve f ranc piec : s, la wful moufcvwilhou; llmit.... ... 773,130,000 Silver change iu francs... ..........-. fio,xi,ixw Totl silver, in francs K2J,JKW,U00 Total koIU and sliver in the bat-k of France, In francs.......21f,710,CO0 That is, there is more than eight hundred millions of silver in France twice as much as is possessed by all the rest of Europe. In the face of these figures the Tribune of this morning says editorially: The Tribune's srecisil dispatch, given below shows thnt the facts in regard Vt France aro not an represented by the silver men. Tne total ii'ii uut of fllvtr coin in Franca Is extreme ly limited, being less than the amount propose l to be issued in this country in the m'xt year, and that there Is practically only one t-ttudard In France. "Extremely limited" is the phrase the Tribune selects to describe the sum of $823,030.000: Its correspondent acknowledges that In France Mlver five lranc pieces (coins corresponding to our fcilver dollars, but pomewtiat lighter) are legal tender for a 1 debts, public and private, and are exchangeable for the gold coins of the republic at the rate of fif:ec.nnmi a half ounces of tho oneforoue ounce of the other. That is, France gives three per cent, less silver for a given amount of gold than the Bland silver bill offers, yet gold flows into France like a swollen river, and her baDk contains more gold than tbe national banks of England, Germany, Austria aud Holland all put together! Why does not gold rush out of a country where silver is held so dear? The correspondent says that France coins only $10.du0,000 a year, while the Bland bill allows the coinage of $18,000,000. This is true; but France has eight times as much s'lver on hand as we have, and at this rate it would take 29 years to overtake her. la this country we offer 16 ounces of silver for one of gold, and it is called repudiation; in France they give only 13K of silver for one of gold, and are able to resume specie payments, with more gold and silver on hand than all the rest of Europe xut together! The correspondent thinks that If congress, in its legislation on the silver qm-stlon, would b content to follow the examp'rtof France, comparatively little mischief would bedoiio by the reintrouuetiou of the old silver dollar into our currency. We think so, too. The Chief Sinners In Theory.' IDetrolt Free Pres. Wherever Mark went, says Edward Eggleston in his new serial, "Boxy," he was successful, and everybody piaisc-d him. Mrs. 1 tanks, Boxy s well-to do aunt, held forth to Jemima upon the admirable ubility of the young man, and his great coo lness and seltsjcrilice in "laying all his advantages of talent and wealth and prospects at the foot of the cros." 111 tell you what I think, Ilenriette." replied Jemima, with her customary freedom; "I think that's all fol do rol and twad-dle-de dee." Here she set her iron down with emphasis, and raised her reddened face from her work, wiping the perspiration away with her apron. "1 tbinkitsall nonsense for the brethren and sisters to talk that wav. jest iike as ef Mark had conferred an awful lavoron his Creator in lenJirr Jiim his en-couragem-'nt Do you think it's sech a great thing to be Colonel Bcnamy s son and a member cf the Injeanny legislater that God must feel mightily obleeged to Mark Benaray ft-r bein' so kind as to let Him save his immortal soul? Now, I don't" and here she bejian to shove her iron again. "You'll all spile Maik by cettin' him up on a spinnacle ot the temple," she added, us she paused a moment to btretch out a shirt sleeve prepar atory to ironing it "Jemima," said Mrs. Hanks, "it's wicked to talk that way. You are always making fun of the gospel. I'm sure Mark's very humble, lie calls himself the chief of sinners." "1 s'pose he does. That's nice to set himself up alongside of Taul and say, 'See, Faul and me was both great sinners.' That makes you think he's agoin' to be like Paul in preachin'. But s'pose one of tbe brethren Brother Dale, now was to say, 'Brother Benamy. you're tbe biggest sinner in town. You're wusa'n old Gathn that went to the penitenshry, an' you're wuss'n Bob Cramps that was hung.' D'you think he'd say 'Amen, that's a fact?' Butef bein' the chief of sinners means anything, that's what it means." "Jemima, I tell you, you're wicked. It's right to kill the fatted calf for the returned prodigal." "On yes, I know," and Jemima wiped her face again. "But I wouldn't kill all the calves on the place and then begin on tbe ye'rlin's so as to make him think it was a nice thing to be a prodigal. I'd be afraid the scamp would go back and try it over again.' ' Aud here Jemima broke out with her favorite verse: Oh hender me not, for I wi:i servo the Lord, And praise Ilim when I die." Never Man No a.wel h Woman. New York Ledger. "Never man so loved a woman as I love you." So writes a young lady that her lover said to her. He undoubtedly believed what he slid to be true. Probably every man who has ever been in love as what man w bo is a roan has not has thought, if he has not said, the same thing; and every woman to whom it has ever been said has believed It And yet only one man Las ever lived who could sav it truly. Had Adam said to Eve, "Never man loved woman as I love thee," ha would have told the truth, because there had been no man before him to fall in love It is probable that Adam was as deeply in love with Kve as man bai ever been with woman. At all events he loved her well enoutrli to ruin not only himself but the whole human race on ber account; and tbat is a greater sacrifi. e than any man since has ever been able to make tor his love to woman. Still it is all the same to those in love as if nobody had ever so loved before. It is the same earthly paradise as u us t sacrea precincts had never been trodden by otter feet In the beginning it was sojso it ia now; and so it undoubtedly will continue to be to the end.

EMIGRATION' TO LIBERIA. The Colored People f u Favor of Hucb a Movement. New York Times. According to he latest advices received from the south by the Rev. Dr. John Orcutt, general secretary of the American colonization society, there is a rapidly growing tendency on the part cf freedmen to emigrate to the republic cf Liberia. It is said that the spirit of emigration is greater now among the colored people of the southern wates than at any other period siDce the founding of the African republic Apart from the desire of ibe Treedmen to improve their social condition, their eagerness to build np a distinct nationality is given as one of the chief motive of the contemplated exodus. In several cf tbe reconstructed states colonization societies have recently been organized, among them the "Liberian exodus association," of Charleston, South Carolina, and the "Freed men's Liberian emigration society," jn North Carolina. These associations invite a .eueral exodus, and are now engaged ia the preliminary project of racing funds enough for the purchase of vessels to take ou'. large numbers of colored families who have expressed a wish to settle in Liberia, where all the power of government is exclusively vested in the nembers of their own race. The American colonization society is not in accord with the principle of hasty colonization and is consequently opposed to the general movement in the soutn, not regarding the project as practicable or desirable at preHent. It is onlining its efforts at present to the promotion of the plan of moderate and gradually increasing emigration. On Wednesday next the baric Liberia, Captain Richardson, will leave this port for Monrovia, the capital tf Liberia, with about 70 negroes, composed principally of families from Mississippi, North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland and Pennsylvania. Among them is Sherwood Capp, of Raleigh. N. C, who was recently graduated from the Shaw university of that city. During eig'it years of study Sir. Capp was pecuniarily sustained by two benevolent gentlemen, one cf whom resides in Boston, and the other in Newark. The petition recently presented to congress by General Garfield, for the extending of government aid to the cause of Liberian emigration, was drafted, it is said, by Mr. Capp. The entire company have subscribed $1,000 to cover tbe expense of the passage, $150 of which, now on deposit in a Norfolk (Va.) bank, is to be paid to tbe society after the embarkation of the colonists from . this port About two-thirds of the party left Norfolk on Saturday night by the steamer of the Old Dominion line, and are expected to arrive here this morning. The remainder, having made arrangements to come by rail, will reach tke baik by the same time. The Liberia is owned by Yates fc Borterfield, from which she has been chartered by the American Colonization society. She is reported to be in good sea going condition, and is furnished with the requisite accommodations. Her stores will include good food, sufficient not only to supply the wants cf the passengers during the voyage, bat also for siq months after their arrival in the new land. These stories are being placed on board under the direct supervision of Rev. Dr. Oroutt, the general secretary, whose office is in room No. 40 Bible house. The trip will, it is expected, be accomplished in about 40 days. The a uouut charged each adult emigrant is $50, children being taken at half fare. Od the arrival of the vessel, ex-rresident D. B. Warner, now vice president elect of the repuclic, will assume charge of the reserve store of provisions. At the termination of six months the emigrants will be expected and required to care for themselves, and to enable them.

to do this the government will present the head of each family with 25 acres of farming land, and to every single man 10 acres. The society has lately received numerous letters from colonists, who testify to the salubrity of the climate, the productiveness of the soil, and the educational facilities. R. A. Sherman, who emigrated from Savannah, Georgia, 20 years ago. and who is now a well to do merchant in .Monrovia, writes in relation to the question of education: "The government supports a public school in every settlement, to wuicn. tne natives are at liberty to send their children in coiudcoq with the colonists, and many of them do. We have several Sabbathschools in Monrovia, and from one-third to one half of the scholars are natives. Numerous school houses and churches have been erected among, the different tribes." Jesse Sharp, another enterprising citizen of the capital city, writing to his sister in Columbia, S. C, says: "I regret to herr that you have such hard times in America; we always have something here to eat,, and there is no such thing as dying here from hunger. Sometimes there may be some who suffer for somo kind of foreign articles only; but breadstuff! and vegetables never cease to grow here, and palm nuts and palm oil are all over the country. The nuts and oil are the sweetest you ever tasted, and are the most appropriate for food. Fish abound in all the waters, and deer and other game in the woods. You can raise chickens, sheep and goats; and ducks thrive well. None can say, 'I am hungry.' Any person coming out here, and going on his farm and working four hours a day, can not help but succeed." Mr. James R. Priest, who wa3 born in Liberia of American parents, and who is an alumnus of the Liberia college, is about to return to his native country, having finished a four years' course in two departments of Columbia college, says that the average temperature during the hottest months does not exceed 80. He adds that there are public schools in nearly every county and village, exclusive of those established by foreign missionary boards. The Talne or Hearce Coin. Of all the decimal United States coins the most valuable is the silver dollar of 1804, which is ex ;eedinply rare. Specimens are worth from $500 to $1,000 each, according to the nearness with which they approach per fection. Ths coinage of this year was very limited an J t here were no more dollars coined until 18.10. Proofs" of the last named year are worth $10, and good examples $5. There was nothing dons iu dollars in !, ana tne issues of 188knd 1839 are rare enough to raise the quotations for good specimens to $40 each. From that date forward to 1873, when the trade dollar came in, there is no break in the line of dollars, but from 1850 to 1850, inclusively, they are quoted as "rare" or "scarce," those of 1851 and 1S52 being worth $35 or $40 each. Previous to 1S04 the value of a good specimen varies from $1.75 for 1799, to $5 for 1798, and $1 for 1801, save that the first date of all (1791), which is very rare, brings $50. Some of the early dates are made neculiarly valuable by reason of variation in the number and style of stars, etc., there being three variations of 1793 and five of 17t)5. Of the silver half dollars, those cf 179G and 1797 are the most valuable, choice examples of these dates being worth from 515 to f 20. Good ones of other years crevious to 1800 will bring from $2 to $4. One of this class of lb 15 is quoted at $2.50, and then they are of little rarity until 1830, when a specimen with reeded edge and bead of 1337 is valued at $3 or $4 The other issue of this year is worth $1. The next dates of notes are 1850. 1851 and 1852, valued at $1.50, f 2. 50 aud $3 respectively, Morerecect dates are only valuable to col

lectors when In perfect conditions, "proofs" of later issues only being desired, and they range in worth from $1.25 to $3. Quarter dollars are likewise a speculative issue, and therefore favorites with dealers, particularly the dates 1823 and 1827, which are excessively rare and command from $45 to $75 each. The 1S53 hsue, without arrows, is also much sought after, fair specimens bringing from $ to $8. The only other dates worth over $t for "good" examples

are: 1S24. $1.50: 1822. $2: 1819. $1 75: 1S15. 2; 1S07. $2: 1SOC. $2: 1805. $1.50: 1804. S4: and 1790, $4. Silver dimes are still more valuable as a class than the quarters, their smaller size and more genera' circulation having made good specimens rather scarce in all the earlier dates. From 1828 back to 170G they range ia worth from $1 to $7, except in five instances. The high rates are: 1824. Si 50! 1S-25 ." 1H11 $2.50; 1800, $3; 1807, $2; lSKJ. $3; 1802, $0; 1801, $5; 1800, $7; 1793. $5; 1797, $5, and i.uo, And 1810, with n draped figure of liberty, like 1841. is worth Jl. as is a cood issue of 1840. Of all the minor coins, however, an 1802 half dime is the chief in cost, the price rang ing irom ii to w, according to quality. A good specimen of many other dates is. nevertheless, a handy thing to have, as will be seen by the following quotations: 1794. $4; 1790, 1; 1797, $2; 1800, $125; 1S01, $G; IS0.J, $i; iso i, f4; 1810 (with drapery), $1; 18W, $1.75. From that date until 1873, when the coinage closed, no unusual worth attsches to thw class. A first class specimen of the last named data is worth 50 cent?, For the three cent silver piece there is but little call, as their period only reaches from 1851 to 873, including both these years. By far the most valuable of all of them is the 1855, a perfect specimen of which is worth $2. From 1803 to 18(59 an uncirculated one is worth 50 cents. All the other dates are of small value. the donors. Raisins torn anI Cattle. Dcnison (Texas) News. A gentleman just from the Quanaw Indian agency, Indian territory, reports that the once famous Modoc Indians, since being piacea on tneir reservation by the government in November, 1873. have advanced very rapidly in civilization. The -Modocs own in their own right 4,000 acres of good. uiiaoie iana, on wnicu tney nave 17 good log houses, built by themselves, six double stables, eight corn cribs, besides pens and houses for their stock, chickens, etc. On this land tbey have put within the lat year a good rail fence around 120 acres, which is sown in wheat, which at present gives promise of an abundant harvest next year, and they have split altogether 25,000 rails, and have over eight acres of cultivated land for each man, woman and child in the tribe. They hare also 175 acres of corn, which will average from 40 to 45 bushels per acre. r uty-nine or their cb,i!dren attend school at the Ottawa, Peoria and Wyandotte missions, and they have made remarkable progress in all the branches taught in a common scnool. Among the most prominent members of the tribe are Bogus Charlie, Steamboat Frank, Shack Nasty jim, Scarface Charlie and Long Jim. Bogus Charlie is apparently about 35 years of age, medium height and very fair complexion for a full blooded Modoc He has COO bushels of corn in one crib, and his partner, Shack Nasty Jim, has as much more. Steamboat Frank is a tall, muscular fellow. rather good looking, and is a hard worker. His cribs contain about 1.300 bushels of corn. and he has plenty of hogs, chickens, turkeys, ducks, etc., around him, and, like every one of tbe tribe, seems to like his new way of living. Long Jim has l.oOO bushels of corn, and is also a good farmer, as, in fact, they all are. They own in common 237 head of Cattle, of which eighty are cows, and the farm is worked on the partnership plan, two or three taking as much as they can farm and sharing the crops. They have also cut 140 tons of hay the past season, and in fact have plenty to keep them, and the ag nt says they can. after this year, do without any hired help to assist and show them how to farm, or any assistance from the United States. Hooker Jim. one of the worst men in the tribe, and who figured so conspicuously in the massacre, apparently died on the loth of November from a fever. They purchased a coffin for him on the 17th, and while placing him in it he came to life, aud on tbe 19th assisted in driving a team while gathering corn, but, unfortunately for Jim, his lamp was extinguished for good on the night of the l'Jth. Public Debt Statement. Washingtox, Jan. . Six per cent, bonds. $7l8.fc67,200 t ive per cent, oonus u-t.zwi.it m iier cent, bonds 200.UO.I00 Four per cent. bond?..... 74.'JOj,0U0 Total coin oonas . i,,j,.tw La wful money debt, na vy pension luau ah a I n i ..................... - Matured debt, principal 21,5;2 210 l -mm! tender notes 3V).u 7.:h'8 Certificates of deposit,.... 32.830.000 fractional currency-. 17,7til,lf8 Coin certificates i,424,5XW Total witnoui interest ou,ujoi Total debt. C,lfW.372,40T Total interest S7,4J0Sy Cash in treasury, coin 139,51S,4i Cash in treasury, cur- m reucy o,vxsfii Currency held for the redemption oi i Taction n! currency 10,000,000 Special deposit held for redemption oi ceruurates of deposit 32,830,000 ,,,. Total iu treasury 157470 Debt less cash in the treasury-.. l2,015,So5,442 Decrease of debt during Decernhur 71.623 Decrease since June . 1377.. 14,200,7s Honda issuea to l'acinc itaiiroau Companies, interest payable in lawful money, principal outstanding - C1.462,M2 Interest accrued find not j et waid l,!fc ,Uj Interest pnid by the United iState 35,307 ,i2 Interest paid by. transportation of mails, etc 9,006,1J Balance of interest paid by the United .States 2b,9jl,43! rducatiou. Accustom a child as sooa as he can speak to narrate his little experiences, his chapter of accidents, his griefs, his fears, his hopes; to communicate what be has noticed in the world without, and what he feels struggling in the world within. Anxious to narrate, be will be induced to Rive attention to objects around him, and what is passing in the ephertf of bis observation, and to observe and note events will become one of his first pleasures; and this is the groundwork of the thoughtful character. A Great Truth. Cincinnati Commercial Bonds should be properly cared for, but there are other things to ttdnk about Bonds are not the chief end of man or the sole care of the government, nor do they represent the fourth part of the Indebtedness in the United State. Sweetness Wllbln the Bech f All. By the ingenuity of Dr. Price, we have now before us the sweetest and mist charming odors. His Floral Riches surpass ia flowery and jrrateful perfume any Cologne or toilet water we have er seen, while his Alista Bouquet, Hyacinth, fete, are really captivating.

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