Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 46, Indianapolis, Marion County, 3 July 1878 — Page 2

THE INDIANA STATE SENTTOTX, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 3, 1878.

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WEDNESDAY, JULY 3. Asdkiwox has effectively killed John Shr ntn and Stanley Matthews. They emell bad. Aui, Stktccns ingoing to be a candidate anyhow. A zephyr may carry that phan torn way yet Wattersox aaya the south is nothing if not entimental. Is the Southern Pacific railroad pure sentim :iit? Thi rads exhibit great joy when some one is called to testify before the Potter committee who has not committed forgery or perjary or some other penitentiary crime. Democracy and low taxes are the watchwords of the people. County taxes should be reduced, ami tbeyvwill be If the demo cratic candidates for the legislature are elected. Ths radical organs are endeavoring to show their disregard of the Potter committee, its investigations, revelations, etc. They do not feel more comfortable than if they had taken extra sized doses of ipecac and salts, and they are welcome to the fun. J. Dos Camero is to have a clear track for the United States senatorship, as Hartran ft has got frightened and abandoned the race. What there is of tne radical party in Pennsylvania that Don Cameron has not got tn his pocket is not worth looking after. Those who denounce communism say it Is organized thievery. There is no chance for such an organization to thrive in tbis country, The radical party has been established for several years, and lives exclusively by stealiog. Communism will have to take a back scat. Bkx Harrisok, in his convention speech, did not even give the national party credit of being lunatics, but "dubbed" them "idiots." A lunatic is a person affected by insanity. An idiot is a natural fool, or fool from birth; a human being in form, but destitute of reason. How do you like the definition, nationals? "Mas. Jenks was a Creole, a member of a 'hightoned southern family. The rich 'southern blood, her drooping eyelids, ac'cent and manners all indicated that she 'was a charming child of that southern 'sky." It now turns out she came from a hardier clime, and was but a transplanted flower that took root in "the land of the 'cypress and myrtle." Such flowers are not indigenous in that clime nor do they often succeed in escaping their just fate. Her history is not published fully, but we learn from the testimony that for a while she took root in the treasury department at Washington City before being transplanted to Louisiana. Journal please copy. We think that in the present condition of affairs, when the state is building a large addition to the insane asylum, and has not yet begun the foundation of the new state house, that the people should not seriously consider the project of building another asylum, as suggested by Ben Harrison, for fiat money idiots. The tax-payeri now complain of hard times, and the difficulty in paying their taxes and any fresh burdens would distress them very much. If Mr. Harrison was a jokist we would pay no attention to his suggestions. Bat it is well known to the people that he is "the man who never laughs," and we are compelled to treat his declarations with the seriousness they deserve. We therefore most solemnly protest against his scheme, and call upon "the orgn" to assure the people of Indiana whether this question will come before the people in the coming canvass. Mr. Harrison has not the reputation of being a silly man, or we would 'treat his utterance as a joke. Hi speech was on an occasion where the assembled wisdom and the loaves and fishes were ably represented. He was to found the keynote, and all the little reed organs, from the Journal down, were to re-echo it over the state. We want to know if this is the political gospel they will all preach. The way that John Sherman wriggles is sufficient evidence that the Potter committee has hooked him. The letter that Anderson produced completely knocked the wind out of Sherman. It was something the poor, guilty, trembling conspirator did not anticipate; and, fearing the existence of the original letter, he swore cautiously; in fact he swore just so as to confess the authorship of the letter, and there are not a dozen sane men in the country who doubt it But, as if to convince the people beyond a possibility of a doubt that he wrote the letter to Anderson, John Sherman puts himself on record, in reply to certain rads who do not like to see conspirators weaken at any time when perjury will help them out, as saying, "I have only to say that I denied it as strongly 'as any honest man could deny each an allcgation ; for no honest man could say, called 'suddenly as I was, and without knowledge 'of the testimony of Anderson, and in the 'face of assertions repeatedly made that ths 'original letter and a photographic copy 'would be produced, that it was impossible 'that he had written ruch a letter. My 'answer was right and true, that I had no recollection of writing such a letter, and that I believed I never did." It amounts to just this then, that .John Sherman was deeply impressed that he had written letters containing infamous propositions to men of infamous characters, and had promised federal rewards for such crimes as he named, and when confronted with a copy of the letter which sinks himself, Hayes, Anderson and the whole chain gang of perjured conspirators to fathomless depths of scoundrelism, he dare not deny its authorship. Why? Hear the self convicted scoundrel Hayes right hand villain declare that as . Anderson said he had the original, he ' could not say that he had not written it. '. As a matter of course Sherman wrote the letter; Hayes and Stanley Matthews were Loth cognizant of the fact, and tried by giving Anderson a place to hush the matter op.

THE RADICAL PARTY ASD THE , CAMPAIGN. The radical party enters upon the campaign of 1878 under circumstances of the most damaging significance. . Day by day, month by mcrnth and year by year testimony has accumulate 3, growing worse continuously, that viewed from any standpoint admits of no doubt with regard to the fact that the radical party is hopelessly corrupt and inherently vicious. Not many years since the radical party wielded supreme sway in this country. Every state marshaled under Its bloodyshirt banner, and a vast majority of the people signalized their devotion to its mandates by yielding their support at the polls. All this is changed. Instead of the plaudits of the people it everywhere submits to their execrations. In the supreme hour of its power it betrayed every trust, and proved recreant to every profession. It was blatant in its declarations of devotion to constitutions and law that it might the better trample upon both. It ceaselessly prated of its integrity that it might steal with impunity. It claimed to be the party of high moral ideas, but it debauched every department of the government, and to be an accomplished freebooter was a passport to the highest official recognition. The radical party laid particular stress upon its devotion to the welfare of the emancipated Blave, and when his confidence was ensnared robbed him like a footpad. It massed its oratory in defense of the ancient institutions of the government, and then subjected the federal army to the humiliating service of standing guard at the dens o! conspirators while they planned the continental und centennial crime of reversing the will of the people by perjuries that grow in hldeousness as the years increase. And then, to the infinite disgrace of the American name, perpetuated the rule of Grant by lifting into the office he befouled a fraud upon . a derrick of blasphemous lies. S'ich, in brief, is the history of the radical party, and with this record it conies before the people of Indiana and asks the endorsement of the people. The radical party never possessed the statesmanship that could grasp the whole country. It was always sectional, factional and fanatical. Its prejudices obscured its judgment, its hates dethroned its reason, and its desire for plunder, its inordinate thirst for the property of others, particularly state and national revenues, developed into a system of robbery such as never cursed any other country under heaven. The treatment of the southern states by the radical party can never be forgotten nor forgiven, and every time the radical party asks for a new lease of power it will he confronted with its southern robberies until it is silenced and stands dumb and disgraced before an indignant people. At the close of the war the radical party was clothed with supreme power. It was in its power to have given to the southern states order instead of chaos,law instead of anarcby,securityinstead of danger. It preferred however to dismantle, disorganize and overthrow southern states and install despotism. The extent of the plundering committed by the agent j of the radical party in southern states is simply enormous, and from first to last no effort was made on the part of the party responsible for the robbery to arrest the infamous proceedings. Grant appointed men to office with special reference to length of fingers and depth of pockets, and found more No. 1 thieves of various dimensions

than were ever bsfore invited to help carry on any civilized government The following figures will snow that radical legislatures,' composed in the main of negroes and carpetbaggers, involved ten southern states, from the close of the war to June, 1872, in the enormous aggregate debt of $234.000, OX). Here are the figures, drawn from authentic sources: Virginia Iebts and liabilities at the close of Uie war, f.tl,!i,Ul..Vt. DbtsandllabllltleS Janary 1, H7Z, S North Carolina Debts and liabilities at the clow of the war principal, tiMw,5uu; interest, 82,211,316: who'e amount, 10,Rl,Kll Debts and liabilities January 1, 1872, 34JS7,4(i7.6. South Carolina Debts and liabilities at the floss of the war, V,UW,lio. Debts and llabllities January 1, 171, J),15,914.47. Georgia Debts anl liabilities at the clone of the war, nominal. Debts and liabilities June, 1;71, 10,637,500. Florida Telt and liabilities at the clone of the war, S.'l,UUU. Itobts and liabilities January 1, 1872, J 15,713,417.51. Ten nessee Debts at the close of the war, $30,- ' Mfi.ttjU.wtJ. Debts and llubillUea January 1, is; 2, Arkansas Debt and liabilities at the Close of the war, ,uui.52 fc7. Debts and liabilities January 1, IS72, f la.Tolw.tti. Louisiana Debts and liabilities at the close of the wp, lo,oei, 71.3J. DdbU and liabilities January 1, lrt7i',VJ,5hl,:J.ll. Texas-Debt and liabilities at the close of the war. nominal. Djbtsand llablutles January 1, 1872, J.i,:J61,ul0.til. Alabama Debts and liabilities nt the elose of the war, S-,9.rJ,tt5H 87. Debts and liabilities January 1, 1872, J38S2,SXJ7J1. It is not surprising therefore that the people of the south have no great fondness for radicalism. . Nor do radical leaders and conspirators like to have the facts relating to their villainies thrown in their teeth. Here we have shown that the radical party is responsible for robbing the south for seven years consecutively of an average of about $40,000,000 annually. It will be remembered that nnder Grant a radical commission was appointed to look into civil service matters, and ascertained that out of collections amounting to $383,000,000, $0.5,000,000 was not accounted for, but stuck to the finders of the corrupt men Grant always liked to nave a bo at . him. In vain do we look for any improvement in these matters. Committees that have been assigned the duty of unearthing the financial rascalities of the radical party are atill investigating, and In the instance of the navy department find that Ilobeson made way with about 0(J,000,000. Mr. Senator Davis, of West Virginia, charges that false bookkeeping has been resorted to to the extent of $200,000,000 ta cover up that amount of peculation, and It looks very much as if the senate believed the charge, since it will net aid Mr. Davis in his seasonable search after $200,000,000. The instances mentioned are but a fraction of the load the radical party will be compelled to carry during the campaign, and we shall endeavor as the battle goes forward to give each item special prominence. ' ' Tnt radical party tf Indiana 'will fight with all the desperados it can command to gain control of the legislature to be elected in October, The leading rads of the state do not

want to see the Hon. D. W. Yoorhees elected to fill that office for six years from the 4th of March, 1879. The Journal is continually bowling about Mr. Yoorhees, his record, etc At no period in the public career of Mr. Yoorhees baa he been so thoroughly endeared to the democratic party and to honest men of all parties as now. His course in the senate has won for him an enduring name and national applause. While the Journal was ' denouncing the silver bill and the repeal of "the resumption laws the people in every Btate in the Union were asking for the great speech of Senator Vorhees, and none were more anxious to btain the speech than men who for year, had been identified with the radical party. The Journal is very careful . about naming radical candidates for the United States senatorship.. General Den Harrison is mentioned, and some -body says that Judge Martindale is fixing things. Judge Gresham it is thought wants to go, and etill others could be induced to accept the office, but the Journal keeps mum on the subject. If the Journal will trot out its candidates we will guarantee, by a faithful analysis, to show that the entire company, few or many, if refolved into one man, would be, in point of every essential of statesmanship, as much beneath the Hon. D. W. Voorhees as John Sherman is beneath an honest man. So far as we are advised, the radicals will put forward no man who was not in full sympathy with the Florida and Louisiana Irauds, and who was not in favor of utilizing forgery and perjury for the purpose of making Hayes president The Journal dare not mention the names of the radical aspirants for the United States senatorship. It dare not permit the people to let daylight into their record. We challenge the Journal to trot out its candidates, or confess that their record is so vulnerable that prudence demands that their names should not be made public

MODEST 1IEBOEN. There died lately at the Russian headquarters, at San Stefano, one of those examples of modest heroes whose worth is made known and appreciated only after death has stamped his seal on them and claimed them for his own. He was known only as a newspaper correspondent whose letters served to while away the time and afford entertainment and information. His name was McGaban, an American. He was employed on the New York Herald till an act of the management disclosad clearly a want of appreciation of his ability and services. A self-expatiated man, he sought that recognition of his ability and remuneration for his services denltd him at Lome at the hands of a foreign paper. As correspondent of the London Daily News he has furnished delightful entertainment and imparted information of the most valuf able kind concerning the eastern countries. As war correspondent of the same paper, actuated by the one Idea that was the controlling sentiment of his life a sense of duty--his facile pen, guided by the love of the truth, ' and animated by sympathy for the oppressed and hatred of the oppressor, recounted the barbarities of the Turks and influenced the Knglish people to leave them to the fate their cruelty invited. As a war correspond ent his letters are accepted as the truth; and neither friend nor foe question their sinceritynis duty prompted him to remain at his post when one could say, "all but him had 'fled." His death gives occasion for bis friends to speak of the many'traits of character that 8 tamped him a hero, whose modesty shrank from the mention of deeds that have stamped other men with the approbation and applause of the vorld. Prominent in his character was his ser.se of duty to his employers and the public. It made him careless of self, Indifferent to danger and hardships, true to humanity and just in all his positions. It is well for an exacting public in criticizing those who cater to its fancies and prejudices, who spend weary, weary hours in concientious endeavors to gratify it, to pause and picture to themselves the drudgery and the hardships, the unceasing work, the ften fruitless effort?, though conscientiously made, that are attempted to amuse and instruct them. The midnight oil burns while they sleep that the morning may find something that will entertain them. Success Is as small in this profession as in others, when to the hard work, both mental and physical, is added the conscientious deBire to do one's duty; and when that involves privations, dangers and the exercise of genius that would reward a soldier with the batoa of a marshal, let justice crown alike the modest hero with the martial soldier, and reward him with the "well done, 'good and faithful servant". COCSTY TAXATION. The democratic convention of 1870 passed a resolution in favor of the enactment of a law limiting taxation in this city to one dollar on the hundred of taxable. The radical members of our city government opposed the principle embodied in this resolution, and did all they could to convince the people that it would be impossible to run the city government on the revenue that such a rate of taxation would produce. But the people were suffering from business prostration, and were in no mood to pay high taxes; so they plainly Indicated to the republican candidates that they must publicly indorse the democratic principle of low taxes or stay at home. Although it was like drawing eye teeth, they gave the pledge required and were elected. A portion of the delegation notably Mr. Harris of the senatecarried out In good faith the pledge he made, and which secured bis election, but there was at least one of the delegates to the hou?e who threw every possible impediment in the way to prevent the passage of the law. But notwithstanding bis great opposition and the lukew irm support given it by his associates in the past, the bill became a law. Its passage cut down the people's taxes many thousands of dollars, and for this they are indebted to the democratic convention of 1876. Some months ag the Sentinel commenced the agitation of the question of lowering taxation in Marion county. It expressed the opinion that thirty cents on the hundred dollars would produce ample means to run the county government upon an economical basis, Knowing that the radical

board of county comm is -doners would never reduce taxes to this figure unless it was compelled to do so, we favored the enactment of a law limiting taxation to thirty cents, and as) A the democracy to nominate men for the legislature pledged to the passage of such a law. We have the satisfaction of knowing that our suggestions were heeded, for the late democratic county convention passed a resolution favoring the enactment of a law limiting taxation in Marion county to the one-third of one per cent The gentlemen nominated by that convention by accepting their nominations are pledged to favor the passage of such a law should they be elected; therefore, if our people want low taxation and 'economy in our county government they should vote the democratic ticket It is well known that our county affairs are extravagantly conducted, but tf the revenue is cut off which permits such extravagance our county commissioners and courts will be compelled to take in their horns. A law should be passed and made applicable to this county similar to the one which was enacted by the last legislature for limiting taxation in this city. If tnls be done the courts and county commissioners will be forced to confine their appropriations to their receipts. This will insure a curtailment of expenses, for expenses will not be incurred if there be no money with which to pay them. If the people will elect the democratic candidates for the legislature a law will be passed which will cause a lessening of their expenses and a curtailment of their taxes. Surely these things are worth striving for. and we expect many men this fall who are not democrats to break away from their parly fealty and vote the democratic ticket If our ticket is elected we can promise the people a reduction of their county taxes.

THE JOURNAL'S S A. I. NTS. The Journal continues true In its devotion to the worst elements of republicanism and in its defense of its greatest villainies. It claims that the rule of carpel-bag'sm in the south, "under disadvantageous circumstances, opened the doors to great and beneficial reforms." It "laid the foundation 'of the common school system," etc, etc Admitting that it did lay the foundation of a common school system, wc would like to know in what state south the money appropriated for the benefit of this system has ever been applied for that object. We would like to know inj what state south the money appropriated for common schools was not stolen eitAer directly ot indirectly by carpet-baggers. We would like to know in what state the foundation laid by the carpet baggers has ever been built on in'the interest of common schools. We would like to know in what slate the system'they built up or the foundation they laid has not been utterly overthrown and dug up because of its utter corruption and impracticability. Instead of "existing under disadvantageous circumstances' ' it had all the elements of power. It controlled the legislation. It filled all the offices, from the highest to the lowest It laid the taxes, col' lected the money, and appropriated it as they saw fit. It in one word, had the control of as fair a portion of this earth and as productive a part of it as exists. Every opportunity was theirs to control its destiny. Unfortunately, they chose to destroy its prosperity by every vile appliance of corruption. They elected to combine the people against them as a unit by robbing them of their subsistence and oppressing them as vasssals. Comparing the rule of carpet-bakery with that of the democracy, the only criterion we can go by is the result under each system of government. The whole world knows it Why discuss it! "By their fruits ye shall 'know them" and by their fruits are the democracy willing to be judged. As for the carpetbaggers "opening the door 'to the admission of northern ideas, and 'civilizition," if these latter weie to be judged by the character and conduct of the former, the world would cry out upon them "Oh, shame! where is thy blush!" The Journal discredits the views of carpet-baggers, because they are drawn from southern sources. What people could better describe them than tbosa who were under their yoke! What people could better know than those who were robbed of their substance by them and suffered In their liberties at their bands! What people have a better reason to hate them than those who bore their insults and indignities forao many weary years, waiting for the justice of the northern people to afford them relief ! The time will never come in the history of this country when they will occupy any place in the minds of the people except one of contempt, unless public 'sentiment also justifies the cruelties and barbarities of the "Bashi Bazouks." An enlightened public sentiment will not sustain the Journal's views of the carpet-baggers. There are some good qualities and better elements in its party that the Journal could defend. Let it turn its attention to Mrs. Jenks, Kellogg, Eliza Pinkston and John Sherman. Its leading lights need defense. It is a waste of ammunition to defend car-pet-baggery. A Doubtful Pair. New Yorlc Time, rep. With the relative respectability and veracity of Anderson and Mrs. Jenks we have, at this moment, nothing to do. We look on them as specimens of the products of partisan iniquity in Louisiana, and wc are thankful that the republican party, as a national organization, can no more be compromised by formal identification with the condition of things that engendered the witnesses we have seen. The oly Kellable. Cincinnati Rnquirvr. The sensational, unreliable New fork papers have been interviewing Governor Hendricks in their minds. Governor Hendricks deniei that be has talked with any newspaper man since his stay in the east. For veracity and truthfulness the western press stands alone. lie Max Hve Been Eating; Meat. ' (Manchester Herald. General Thomas M. Browne arrived at home Saturday nilit, from the capital. He was so fatigued from loss of sleep, owing to the continuous niht sessions resorted to in winding up congress that he has not been on the street but very little. An Eay Job. New Yorlc Tribune. Springer gets the worst of it every time from Mrs. Jenks; but then almost anybody could tangle up Springer,

THE FIRST STEAMBOAT.

A Chat With One Who Was on It The Only S nrvivor of the Party Aboard Fulton "Clermont on it Trial Trip Tell Ilia Remlalacen. cea of the fwvjig; and Bolnc on that Oeeaalon. I Philadelphia Times. Just after the noble steamship City of Para had elided from her stocks into the Dataware, a spectator, watching the immense vessel as sLe floated gracefully in midstream, remarked that Fulton, like Columbus and Copernicus, died ignorant of the grandeur, and importance of his discoveries, and had he foreseen men like Roach turning out every few weeks a floating Iron palace capable of carrying craft almost as large as the Clermont at its davits, and of cutting through the waves nearly as rapidly as a locomotive steams over the rail, he might not have died prematurely from anxiety and fretfulnesc, or, at least, would have passed away in greater serenity, assured of a benefited and appreciative posterity. Three score and thirteen years have rolled by since Fulton died, at the age of fortynine, eight years after the trial trip of the Clermont on the Hudson river, from New York to Albany the first practical demonstration that steam could be applied to th propulsion of vessels with entire Buccess Generations have since passed away. Few now live who have a personal recollection of the inauspicious starting of the first steam packet in the world from the North river wharves on September 15. 1807. Of those who enjoyed the privilege of being on the Clermont's deck before the start during the trip or j aat after the arrival at Albany, there is hut one alive, and he was carried in his mother's a ams at the time, being only two years old. His personal remembrance of the event, of course, does not amount to much, but he has, nevertheless, a store of information concerning the trip, not in the possession of any body else, for as soon as he became old enough to realize the importance of the matter he naturally sought with more assiduity than a person less directly interested would exhibit for facts pertaining to the occasion. This gentleman is the lie v. Frederick Reynolds Freeman, a Baptist clergyman of Illinois, now, with his wife and children, on a visit to this city. THE ONLY SURVIVOR. Mr. Freeman is in his ccventy-third year, white haired but fresh looking and vigorous, his age, like "Adam's," in "As You Like It," being "frosty but kind" and all, he says, because "in the days when we were pioneers' the intellect was not so generally, as now, pampered at the expense of the body, ycung Freeman being required to follow the plow (a "wooden bull," by the way,) on his father's farm, near Albany, when be was but twelve years old. He was the youngest of thirteen children, all of whom, except himself are dead. His father, Elisha Freeman, before retiring to a farm, was a sea cajUin, and for that reason was invited, with a snail number of other persons, including municipal officials at Albany, to go aboard the Clermont upon its arrival. Captain Freeman went accordingly, taking with him his wife and little Freddy. '"The event is like a dream to me," says Mr. Freeman. "Probably my memory "would now be unable to reach it but for the constant rehearsals of the scenes and incidents made to me in my youth. These vividly impressed the whole upon my mind, and together with my faint personal recollection of the occasion, left a more faithful picture than unassisted tradition or history could paint upon a memory less allied to tbe circumstances. "When Columbus, prior to his voyage of discovery, walked tbe street) in Spain meditating upon his project, which had become generally known, men and even small boys would significantly point their fingers at their foreheads and exchange smiles. Just so was Robert Fulton treited before he turned the laugh upon a whole country of scoffers. Few favored him, but fortunately there was one Robert Livingston, who had been American embassador at .Paris, and who so much appreciated Fulton's efforts that he furnished hint with funds enough to build the Clermont in the spring of 1807. The first steam packet (of 140 feet keel and lGfeet beam) was trim and handsome enougli, excepting the boilers, machinery and smoke stack, which were rude, cumbrous and of extremely formidable appearance. KTART OF THE CLERMONT. "The side wheel, too, was a clumsy aftair, uncovered and with twelve huge paddles, held in their place by a ring half way between their extremities and the hub, that sent water splashing upon the deck with every revolution. The top of the smoke stack was about 30 feet above the decknearly as high as the two masts, from the rear one of which floated the 'stars and stripes.' "Hours before she started a great multitude had assembled along the wharves to witness the expected inglorious ending of what was known as 'Fulton's folly.' Cries of God he'p you, Bobby! 'Bring us back a chip of the north pole!' 'A fool and his money are soon parted!' etc., were frequent, loud and annoying. Fulton, however, knew that the crowd were sincere in their ridicule, and, with a confident smile, went on superintending preparations for the start, as if he knew that triumph would presently more than overbalance the sneers, jibes and cat calls ot the vulgar and the pitying manners of tha more refined. Smoke issues from the stack; the hawser is drawn in; the sidewheel quivers; it slowly revolves; Fulton's own hand at the helm turns out the bow; he is pale, but still confident and self-pos-f sessed; tbe Clermont moves out into tbe stream, the ponderous machinery thumping and groaning, the wheel frantically splashing and the stack belching like a volcano; but tbe Clermont steadily moves; all aboard s win 5 their hats into the air and give a cheer that is taken up by the entire multitude on land; thePennsylvanian has triumphed and the hitherto Incredulous and mocking populace of New York are the first to do him honor; the crowd remain cheering on the piers until tbe Clermont is out of sight up the Hudson." TERROR ON THE HCD80X. Mr. Freeman says that the boat arrived at Albtny on September 17, thirty-six hours after starting from New York. It had not been continually in motion, the party having Htopped at the residence of Chancellor Livingston on the way up. Tbe speed Was at the rate of five miles an hour. The appearance of the strange vessel as she steamed up the river had a remarkable effect even in daytime, upon the crews of craft passing by, for comparatively few of tbe skippers coming down could, in those days of slow mail and no telegraph, have been prepared to encounter such an oddity; but at night the Clermont spread consternation and terror on all sldt s. It was very dark, and tbe- fires were fed with dry, white pine wood, which, when stirrad, would send up columns of flame and sparks from the mouth of the tall stack. Tbis apparent volcano, moving steadily through the darkness up the middle ot tbe river, and accompanied by the rumbling and graining of the hard laboring machinery, was well calculated t3 strike terror into the hearts of sailors on the sloops and other craft coming down with grain and general farm produce, who hsd never heard of any motive power for vessels except wind, and who, withal, were extremely superstitious. 'My father and others told me," says Mr. Freeman, "that whole crews prostrated themselves upon their .knees and besought Divine Providence to protect them from the horrible monster that was marching on the tides and lighting up its pathway by its fins." -' 1 H'ben the members of the Freeman family went aboard the Clermont upon its aTxijal at Albany, Mrs. Freeman observed a

workman emerging from the engine room" a place very suggestive to her of the infernal regions carrying in his hands a ladle filled with molten lead. With this he proceeded to atop up holes whose presence here and there in the rude machinery was indicated by escaping steam. Captain Freeman then learned that the workman bad been busily employed doing the same thing ever since the Clermont had left New York. The peo

ple of Albany bad been apprised of the rival in advance, and tbe whole town tu out to receive Fulton and his steam giving them an enthusiastic reception. After a short stay the Clermont retn to New York, making the trip in thirtynours. rulton a achievement excited urn vereal admiration, and from that time steam boats rapidly multiplied on American wa ters. Speaking of the advancement of pby; leal and moral science, Mr. Freeman places the present state of things in comparison with the time of his boyhood, when tbe onl college west of the Hudson was the Union. in Scoenectady, and when he never had an opportunity ot seeing a Sunday-cbool until he was twenty-one years old. "Here's something." he said, "relative to the opening of tbe Erie canal, which I have not seen on record. I was in Worcester, Otsego county iNew lork, the place of my birth, at tb time, and I recollect all the particulars o the opening, which occurred in the fall of 1825. The canal ran from Buffalo to Albany, establishing water communication between the cities of trie and New York. PERRY'8 GI NS TELLING GOOD SEWS. "At intervals of ten miles all alonr. tbe route from the former to the latter city were f laced cannon that had been captared by 'erry in the battle of Lake Krie. On the opening day. jost as the gayly decorated packet boat containing the party of gnests, including De Witt Clinton, governor of New 41 York, started from Erie on a trip to New York, the cannon at the former city was fired, the shot being followed in regular succession by tbe d iscbarge of all the other cannons, until the last report sounded from the Manhattan gun. I heard the firing when it was passing Albany, and it suggested the brick 'rattlesnakes' of my childhood. The excursion boat carried a banner with the legend: This day the trophies of Perry's victory bear glad tidings trom the lakes to-, the ocean." ' Mr. Freeman has been a pioneer preacher in the west for over forty-nine years twen-ty-nve in Ohio and almost as long in Illinois and has seen those states grow up froQ a lonely wihlnerness. In 1848, joining iti the movement which had grown outof a gtVeral burst of indignation throughont the (.'and against slavery, he attended the convention in Buffalo whereat was formed the organrxation which subsequently merged into tlit. republican party the free soil. It was dur? ing the sessions of that convention that congresi passed a resolution recognizingCalifornia as a free state. Two years ago A Mr. and Mrs. Freeman celebrated their golden wedding. A Remarkable Lion Story. Paris Correspondence of Boston Advertiser.'

An exhibition which will be of un usual -V interest is already near completion. In a J vacant lot situated between the Hippodrome . 1

and the Champs de Mars, a menagerie such as has never been seen in Europe is to be open during the next three months. It will undoubtedly be curious and interesting, but I doubt if the capture of any one of its animals has such a history as the lions about to appear at the Porte Saint Martin theater. I am indebted to M. d'Eonery, one of the authors of the "Tour du Monde," for the following particulars: These superb animals have never formed part of any menagerie, and V have retained all their terrible sava?en(H.r It is a hunter, and not a trainer, who companies them. Macomo, a large, power-0 ful negro of Central Africa, made himself - master of these beautiful animals in tbe f i ! 1 m n rr mgnncr Ka Kail KaAn in f-.tm ajI oi the mghtiy presence of a lion in his neigh borhood. He lost no time in arming himself with a long cutlass, and, dragging a young ox after him, arrived at the appointed place. At tbe usual hour his majesty appeared. The moon was at its fail, and the trancro trin saw nna nnttir aa in The lion gave utterance to a deep, significant rmni. itxj fek.tr u lium me mau ui uie ox &n hAn.iona1 K nToat toll f .ivimA n-. - n perfectly quiet for an instant, then suddenly plunging his cutlass into the ox, he raised him in nis vigorous arms and threw him at the lion's feet. Tbe wild beast made a bound, sprang upon the bleeding body, carrcssing it fox a moment as a cat does a mouse, and tbvn giving expression to stifled growls drank the blood and crashed the Macomo what was he doing Seated quietly a few steps from opened a little sack, from which he took a bit of corn bread and dry figs, and began his own frugal repast. When his hunger" began to be satisfied, the lion raised his head and looked at the man. Their eves met. Those of the lion were filled with surprise. Tho5e of the man were calm and smiling. The Honed returned to his supper. When ) he was completely satisfied he rose. Ma--coruo did likewise. The lion made three" four steps toward Macomo, who remained motionless, and looking once more at his nil which was but partially devoured, his e seemed to say: "This belongs to mW Macoma bowed. A last glance friendly-this time, and the lion quietly went on his way, leaving Macomo to return tvt'iif home. On the following evening, at & same hour, the African returned to tbe pis' of meeting, where the half devoured care? still lav. and shortly afterward the lion his appearance, but not alone this time tbe hunter had loreseen, be came ac panied by family and friends. Thev, lour in number two lions, a lioness lion's whelps. The repast was serve not as on the previous evening in the air. Macomo had built an arbor, coy with vines, banana and palm leaves, andii this pretty dining loom his guests ent fearlessly. Then crawling noiselessly with reach of a hidden spring Macomo toucb it and his four lions suddenly found tbet selves im prisoned in a strong iron cage wtiA bars had been hidden beneath green leaj' Friends were near at hand to aid in retn ing the four lions upon a cart, and they 1 about to commence their work when perceived a new lioness crouched down the (and, and licking her whelps bet the iron bard. When the men raised cage upon the cart the lcoked at the. on she followed at a short dutanj with drooping head and tearful eyes. s thus it is that we have five ' lions "insta four at tbe theater Porte Saint Martm-3 terrible, ferocious beasts, ready to rev any moment; and although Macomo eV their cage, and dominates them to a certk extent they have not forgiven him for ha ing taken advantage of their confidence him, and would ask nothing better tbantT treat him as Lucas was treated by his seven I simply tear him to pieces. A Beat Blaine, Anyway. Cincinnati Commercial. Abuse was heaped upon Speaker Randal without stint, for weeks before the close the session, because it was ascertained that he was against the bg jobs, no matter whether they were urged in behalf of the north or the south. The lobby howled with bitterness, and Kandall was denounced as a demagogue and all that was improp.fr. .Now, speaker Kmdall did his duty, and was a great improvement noon Speaker Blaine. who was no deadhead when he entered upon. business. Become Impertinent Philadelphia Times. mat Mrs. Janes will get "a puce in somewarm climate" is altogether probable, but when "An Anxious Inquirer" intimates other things he not only becomes trivial, bufrinpertinent, and we foer constrained to say. wun some muiguauon, mat tue Louisiana lady is neither a red headed persrv nor q night editor. U

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