Indiana State Sentinel, Volume 27, Number 57, Indianapolis, Marion County, 18 September 1878 — Page 6

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THE INDIANA STATE SENTINEL, WEDNESDAY MOItXINtf' SEPTEMBER 18, 1878-

GOLDSMITIL

A Pilgrimase to the Shrine of "Poor. Noll." . u The Inspired Idiot, Who Talked Like a Pool, but Wrote Like an AngeL" Bamblei Among the Scenes of the Poet'i Childhood. Sweet Auburn, Lovelies.! Tillage or the Plain. (Special Correspondence Chicago Tribune. Athloxe, Ireland, Aug. 11, 187H. Hweet Auburn! loveliest village of the plain. Where health and plenty cheered the laboring BWtlltl Where smiling spring It earliest visit paid, And parting summer's lingering bloom's delay 'd; Dear lovely towers of Innocence and ease, Seals of my yonth, when every, iort could please, How often have I lolter'd o'er thy green Where humble happiness endeared each scene ! Among tbe earliest recollections of my life, and the sweetest, are memories of my first acquaintance with the writings of Oliver Goldsmith, the noblest of Irish poet Almost from the time I begun to read, the rhythmical melody of 'The Doserted Village" enchanted mv senses, and tbe classic beauties of tbe "Vicar of Wakefield" dawned upon my childish Imagination. From that time to tbe present there has always existed in nay breast an unbounded enthuriasm far the tender hearted bard, and a deep reverence for his genius. His sympathy was as gentle as tbe dew which sparkled on his native heather; his miDd was as bright and joyous a-t a summer day; and bis loving heart exulted in tbe good of all mankind. And oft 1 wish, amidst the scenes, to find Home spot to rt-al happiness consigned. Where my worn souf, each wandering hope at rent. May gather DIM to see my fellows blest. IRELAND EUOIlt" IX TUI FAME Of iOI-D SMITH, and his writings are as widely known and as enduring as the English tongue. A noble statue has be'en erected to his memory at the entrance of Trinity college, Dublin, by his admiring countrymen, and many relics have been collected and carefully preserved in the museum near at band. The destroying band of Time has nearly obliterated the traces of his home in Ballymahon. and only a few crumbling stones mark the spot where he was born in Tallas, county Langford. "Sweet Auburn" only exists in the immortal picture made by the author ot "Tbe Deserted Village," for rude huts at rare intervals and a few ruins mark the classic spot. A pilgrimage to this locality a few days since was the most interesting l me of atiy I have yet made in Ireland. The visit was as unexpected as It was enjoyable, and the treasure I gathered (here will form the most I prized relics of my brief sojourn in Ireland. The scene of (toldsniith's birth and childhood is in the interior and far removed from the busy haunts of men. A more peaceful and a more quietly beautiful locality csn not be found anywhere than this. It is a fit place for tbe nativity of a poet acd a lover of nature. Here the da p and tender nature of Goldsmith received its first i m previous from nature, and here be Imbibed thit ardent love for pastoral life, which never forsook him, and without which no true poet can exist. These plains and hills, these winding lanes and ancient sycamores, once familiar with the Goldsmith family, are situated nearly In the geographical center of Ireland. The nearest point by rail is AtUlone, from whence tbe journey is made over the smoothest of Irish pikes, through the shadiest of lanes, with sweet scented hawthorn hedges upon either side and overhanging camores, to "S'VEET Al BVKS." I must confess that tLe delightful drive of ten miles or more on this summer's morning, with the soft landscape bathed in sunlight, with the wholesome air perfumed with the :?eut of the primroso'and the freshly mown meadows, with the peaceful klne grazing upon the hill., with the fading outline of dists.it mountains visible on either hand, and tbe vivid freshness of Nature's robe of green, was s exhilarating and refreshing as to largely dKi pita my native prejudices against that homely conveyance, the Irish jaunting car. J:i fair trial It turns out to b a very convenient vehicle and a pleasant ruode of conveyance. A little experience teaches one that it I not necessary to cling duperately to its sides to kep from falling olt, and more freedom of motion can be en joyfd on it than on any other. Its uIy appearance ran not be denied, but It is a viv.icious vehicle, and invariably communicates its good Spirits to its passengers. The nio: dumal hypochondriac will soon find himself emerging from his gloom on mounting one of these cars, and an ordinarily cheerful person Is sure to be taken with a fit of tumultuous hl'arity. Kven a parson becuum jocular and an undertaker smiles nn il r the exhilarating influence of its motion. Hereafter I shall always recommend the jaunting car in the place of patent plllc Generally, AMERICANS WHO VIMT 1KELA2ID expect to make the tour in a week. 8uch travelers can only see sucfi places as may be raacbed by rail, and they know as little of the people and the country when they leave as whin they cni9. Ireland Is not a land to be taken in at a glace and dismissed with a breath of contempt. It is a noble country, with a glorious history and with tender memories. It li3- been the birthplace of poets, orators, heroes and martyrs, and at one period it was tbe cradle of civilisation. It is a luod of love and song, paction and tender neas, sadn vj, mystery, romance and legends. There is scarcely it rood of ground that lun not been rendered classical by the pen of Lis tory. and its very c'ifTs hanging over the sea may relate wonderful tales of what they have seen. It is a land of wbieh Irishmen may well be proud, and which tourists will do well to visit. Owing to the fact that this locality is so far in the interior and so much removed from the route to other places of interest, but few too nets find their way hither. Now and then a scholar, or some one who has had bis heart warmed by the gentle sweetness of this rural bard and his esthetic nature charmed by the classic elegance of his upapproacba ble verse, comes this way to look upon these J,DEAB LOVELY bOWlK Of IMHOCENCK AND EASE," aud drop a pensive tear to the memory of Oliver Goldsmith. Much as make the viit are well repaid. These humble scenes are so mingled with Goldsmith' lines that everywhere one turns some object may be seen to arouse the keenest interest, which overwhelm the soul wltli swelling thoughts that risa to the eyes in misty emotions. Home may love bwt to visit the rru:ub:irg ruins of the n:'. ot the power of 'h ancient Irih king, or to look upon spots which have witnessed the shock of battle an 1 lave trembled to th martial tread of armies' but as for myself, the scene of the exploits of the mightiest hero that ever wielded a blade or couched a spear could not equal the thrilling sense of pleasure with which I plucked m leaf from The hawthorn bush, with seats beneath the shale, For talking age and whispering lovers made. The morning bad been damp and misty, but as myself and a young Irish gentleman who had often visited the spot, and who had kindly undertaken to point out successive .objects of interest to me, came upon the

scene, the bright run broke forth from the darkened sky and cast a flood of light upon the peaceful valley In which the village stood. The ether Above the landscape was just as blue and deep as when Goldsmith wrote, the fleecy clouds were as shadowy and as far away, the sunlight was as warm and gorgeous, the valley was as green and the hedges as fragrant, but still the band of poverty and decay was visible on every side, and tbe poor cabins of the impoverished peasantry were the only blemishes on the smiling scene. As I looked I realized the absolute truth of the lines: Hweet Auburn ! parent of the bllsslul hour, ' Tby glaces forlorn confe3 thy tyrant's power, And now tbe sounds of population Qill, No cneerful murmurs fluctuate in the gale. THE BCIXS Or THE VICLACE I5K were pointed out to me by a sweet faced Irish lass of tee peasant class, with brown, bare feet, and the sun shinlog through the tangled masses of her uncombed hair. She lived in a rude straw thatched hut near at hand, and had never been a dozen miles from the spot. At my raqueft, she repeated the opening stanzas of the poem with a due appreciation for their sweetness and beauty. The vivacity and intelligence of one who p esented such a beggarly appearance pleased me much, and continued my previous impressions of the superior natural abilities of these poor people. There is no telling what liberal laws, a humane and just government, and a thorough system of public instruction, Buch as is enjoyed in America, wonld do for them. The inn In question is a ruin of not a very imposing character. The gable walls are still in a pretty good state of preservation, but tbe side- walls are p rumbled nearly to a level with the ground, and the rosf is gone. ObHcnre it mulct, nor shall It more Impart An hour's Importance to the poor roan's heart, Thither no more the peasant Khali repair To sweet oblivion of his dally care; No more the farmer's means, the barber's tale. No more the woodman's ballad shall prevail. One may stand on the top of the pyramids of Cheops, hia soul filled with the grandeur of the past, or may walk amid tbe ancient ruins, of Thebes and Carthage, his mind overwhelmed with a flood of recollections of their faded glory, or may wander amid the voiceless ruins of ancient Mnevah, and stand face to face with the people of buried centuries, or may visit Jerusalem, the sacred city of the earth, and stand upon the site of temple of Solomon or tread the sacred hills the F reused by the wandering feet of Christ, but do not believe that any of these will fill the human breast with .SL'CH A FLOOD OF FEELING as the sight of this humble ruin, rendered glorious by the tenderness and pathos of this poor Irish vagabond poet's genius. I took a stone from its crumbling walls and parsed along. Not a vestige of the village school house is now to bo seen, and without a guide one can not even find the spot where it stood. Time lias swept away "the noisy mansion," and the fame of the village master has departed with the rct. The truant Hock, who had learned to trace Ttie day's disaster In his morning face, lie sleeping under the sod in the yard of "an decent church that topped the neighboring hill," (he ragged gables of which yet stand to mark the place. In this church Goldsmith's father used to preach, and, if we may believe the loving words of his partial, but no doubt truthful, biographer. Truth from his Hps prevailed with double sway, And fools who came to scofT remained to pray. Others say of hi in that be was a loving, good man, with no knack of getting on in the world, which characteristic Oliver seems to have inherited without diminution or modification. A LITTLE SIIEKTOr WATKK, fed by a sedgy brook, smiling In the sunlight through the willows, attracted my attention, but "the noUv gsese that gobbled o'er the pool" were not there to complete tbe picture made by the poet. The sweet voice of the IrisS thrush I heard In the place of the "lap wing's unvaried crier" ami the solemti (light ot the clerical rook 1 saw instead of the soil tary bitUrn guarding his nest amidst these deserted walls. I nest turned my attentlou to the home of the Goldsmith family, t lie ruined walls of which I ooserved rising above tbe low trees

and shrubs s"me distance from tbe pike. This Wis OUCC the parsonau hot!, made familiar by many allusions in "The Vicar of Wakelield." The grassy lawn in front of the ruin, the stately sycamores that line tbe wide walk leading tothe door, the haw t home hedges on either side of the path, and the beauty of the surrounding country, all combine to make this a delightful spot. N ar yonder corpse, where once the garden (milled, And still where many a garden (lower grow wild. There, where a few torn shrubs the place duel one, The village preueher'a modest mansion roue. Here Oliver livid for a number of years with bis father, mother, brothers aud sisters, in a home ot "lnnocejice and ease." The house is of stone, two stories high, in the form of a parallelogram, with a central arch way towaids the street which formed tbe main entrance to the mansion. It is situated some 200 yards from the road, and a wide, green lawn is spread out in front of it. Four shrubs still tlourish along the neglected walk, and some GRAND OLD ELMS AJSD SYCAMORE, which must have been the friends of the youthful past, sail lift their mighty tope to heaven and cast their umbrageous shade upon the grass. Tbe old garden has quite disappeared and tbe place it occupied has been turned Into a held for tubers. The premises, though showing neglect and do cay, still give evidence of the ancient quiet beauty which once charmed the poet's eye and inspired his heart. I walked up the path leading to the door with feelings ot pensivo pleasure. I passed under the old arch, still looking wide and hotpitabl. through which Olivef must have entered many times. I stood within the inclosure and gazed upon those silent walls which have echotd the voices of love and affection of this simple guileless family. I thought of the peace and gentleness which once dwelt there, and of the saintly head of the family, "more bent to raise tbe wretched than to rice." I tried to picture to my mind the family gathered there in the dim evenings when the shadows were over the silent world, and thought of The broken soldier, kindly bade to stay, Hat by his Are and tatted the night away: Wept o'er bis wounds, or tales of sorrow done, Hhouldered bis crutch and showed bow nelda were won. At a little distance from tbe mansion stands the bumble cot ot poor peasant, who, with his wife and children, are the only occupants of the premises. The occasional visits of stancrs have taught them to know that the home of Goldsmith is a shrine to which pilgrimages are sometimes made by curious people from the great world, but they seem to have no idea of the far reaching fame of the former dwellers in this sylvan spot, or the real cause fur their apparent interest in the Play. They see tne bright sunrise from day to day, their few wants are supplied from the soil they till, thti c ctlru liven of Ignorance and toil flow on with a slavish current, and tbe grtat throbbing world beyond the horizon of their humble home is as unconsciouj to them as the mansions in the akles. I took a raw RELICS from the place, plucked some leaves from the hawthorn hede, and left tbe house of Goldimitb, with the sun shining through the rootles, ivy covered, crumbling walla of the old, old mansion, oathing it In its halo of glory. The blue-tinted sky bung lov irgly out the spot, and peaceful nature erui led upon the quiet scene. Tms place Is situated in county West Meath, not many miles from Pallas, county Langford. where the poet was born on November 10, 1723. . At Iiallyroahon, some five miles from Auburn, stands the dwelling In which the

widow Goldsmith, the mother ,of Oliver, . re

sided lor many years after the death of her husband. Here Oliver spent a number of the years of bis-early manhood, and this ts tbe point from which he set out to seek his fortunes in the great world of which he knew so little, and in which ha was destined to become so famous. The premises are now occupied by Mr. Kgan, who kindly showed me through the rooms, and who gave me memorials of Goldsmith. In his early days Oliver's utter simplicity of character, and unsuspecting, confiding.! natrre seems to nave exposed, him to tbe ridicule of his companions and fellow students. At Athlone and Edgewortbsfown, to which places he was successively sent to school to prepare himself for the university, he was more distinguished as THE BCTT Of HIS FELLOWS than for his proficiency in learning. He entered Trinity college, Dublin, at the age of 16, in the capacity of a "sizer," and for menial services in this position he received education and board. He managed, with hia characteristic tendency to get ' into trouble, to be expelled from the college, but through the influence of Henry, his brother, he was reinstated, and remained there for two years. He was a poor student, but occasionally gave indication of the possession of superior talent. Edmund Burke was also a student in the college at this time, but there was no acquaintanceship between them then. Goldsmith took his 13. A. degree in 1749, the lowest in the class. He resolved to enter tbe church, but was rejected on account of his deficient scholarship and his morals. He resolved to try the law, and ac tuslly set out for London lo enter himself at the Temple, but he was plundered by some sharper at Dublin. He finally went to Kdin burgh to study medicine, and after various adventures, finally obtained a degree in medicine at Padua, Italy. After that, without money and without friends, he led THE VAOAB05D LITE OF A TKAMF, traveling through Italy, Switzerland, Franco, Belgium and Holland. To bis experience in these wanderings tbe world is indebted for that noble poem. "The Traveler," dedicated to bis brother Henry, whom be dearly loved. In his "i'hilcsophic Vagabond" he states how he managed to subsist daring his wanderings through France and Italy. He carried his flute with him, on which instrument he seems to have been a somewhat proficient performer. He says: "Whenever I approached a peasant's house toward nightfall I played one of my most merry tunes, and that procured for me not only lodgings, but subsistence for the next day." Through the towns and villages which he passed be gave his performances in tbe open air to tbe rustic dwellers under these warm skies, and always met with a sympathetic response. He alludes to these wanderings in "The Traveler" in the following lines: How ofU-u have I led thy sportive choir With tuneless pipe betddo the murmuring Lolrl And haply, though my harsh touch, faltering still. Hut mocked all skill and moved the dancers' skill. Yet wonld the village praise my wondrous power. And dance forgetful of the nooutlde hour. Alike all ages; dames of ancient days Have led their children through the mirthful maze, And tlie icy grandalre skilled In gestlelore, Has frisked tx?,c.uh the burden of three score. IN LOKDO!. He arrived in London In 17ol, being then 23 years of age, without friends, without money, and without employment. Goldsmith is described as a man about Ave feet six inches in height, of strong but not heavy build, of fair complexion, with brown hair. Hia features were plain, and far from band s me. His manners were simple and natural, and without polish or elegance. He was al ways cheerful and animated in society, aud boisterous In his mirth. He had a good heart and great benevolence of character. He possessed no personal attractions, and ail his claims to admiration were founded on the kindliness of his nature, and the grace, elegance and beauty of his pastoral compositions. H became the friend of great men and an honor to his country through there simple gift alone. He was the bosom friend of Samuel Johnson, who loved him much, and who grieved more than any one else when he was dead. After his return to London Goldsmith tried various modes of employment without success. Ho outlined an ushership in school, a situation which he s-ya himself ho detested. Here be says he "was up early andjutc, was brow-beat by the master, hated for his ugly face by the mistress, worned by the boys, and was generally tbe laughing stock of the school." He soon left this employment and tried the practice of medicine as an assistant in an establishment on Fish Street bill, and afterwards on his own account at Southwark. HIS EVIL OKMV8 FOLLOW Kl HIM and be could not succeed, lie finally began correcting proof sheets for too printer, and at this employment, with some other literary work, he managed to eke out a meager existence for six years. He began to contribute articles to the periodicals, and wrote Incessantly for various magazines. He began to be known In the literary world and valued as a contributor by publishers. In 1700 be made the acquaintance of Dr. Johnson, and; from tnat time rorwaru nis literary success was assured and permanent Goldsmith btcutue a member of the "Literary club," limited at first to nine members, among which were Durke, Johnson, Garrlck, Sir Joshua Reynolds, and other men of note. He never shone in conversation, and often exposed himself to the ridicule of the whole club. He was thought by some of the members to be an anonymous writer, unworthy of admission into such high society, but eventually one of the proudest honors tbe club enjoyed was owing to tbe fact it numbered Goldsmith among its members. In lios well's Life of Johnson we learn that Key nolds applied the epithet to Goldsmith of "the inspired Idiot," who wrote like an augel and talked like a fool. After tbe publication of "The Traveler," under his own name, he published "the vicar or wakefield," and then turned his attention to the production of co rule plays, in which field he was quite iissuccesAful as In anyother. Although he gained considerable sums of money by bis literary works, his natural improvidence and generosity always kept him in debt, and sometimes almost drove him to distraction. In 1772 Goldsmith began to exhibit symptoms of failing heatb, and in consequence of these symptoms was compelled to retreat to the country. In 1774 he was attacked by a nervous fever from which he never rcoverfd, and he died in convulsions on the morning of April 4 of that year, and was burled in tbe Temple burying ground, mourned by many illustrious friends. rluch ia the briefest possible outline of the life of this man of humble origin wbo earned for himself a monument of undying fame by the strength of hiijjenius. He loved the country of his birth and he loved his fellowmen. ins writ i mm were free from the bitterness and sarcasms of his no leas Illustrious countryman, Sift, and the simplicity of bis character was bis strength. His memory will be revered and his elegant verses be read when the classic writers of Rome and Athens are forgot. An attempt litis b en made to erect a statue to his memory in the little vlllsgo of lUllyrnahon, so long his home, ana tbe g ml of many of his pilgrimages when disaster in the or!d sent him back to this sheltering retreat; but as yet nothing but a miniature bronze image, placed in the public readir? room of the town, exists. The spot on whtcn he was born may still be pointed out, but scarcely no traces are left of tbe crumbled walls of the humble cot. Hut Goldsmith needs no monument to perpetuate his memory. His fame will ever endure as green as the verdure of his native sal leys, as warm as the sunlight that bathe these emerald bills, and as soft as tbe zephyrs that float over Auburn's suilliDg plalas. F, K. N.

THE BEHEADING OF 1I0EDEL.

A Barbarous Execution of a Barbarous '. Criminal. Tbe Mediaeval Mode of Pnuisbment Which Germany Uae for State Oflenaesu INew York World. Berlin, Aug. 20. Hoedel's execution was something quite out of tbe common, even for Berliner. Not since Februer, 1805, when Louis Grothe, a young man who with his mistress and his mother had backed in pieces and thrown into tne river a French teacher named Gregy, was executed, hod the axe fallen on a guilty wretch's neck at the capita), that is, for there were a few'executions in the provinces. The old emperor's invariable practice was to commute the sentence when a death warrant was banded to him, and he would have spared Hoedel's life had not tbe crown prince and Prince Von Bismarck pressed aim to remember that clemency here might encourage socialist asi.ssins elsewhere as well as in Germany. It was on the afternoon of Thursday that Hoed el, who occupied a cell in the city prison, was informed that the law was to take its course. He bit his lips and turned deadly pale; then muttered to a keeper who stood bv him, "They're only trying to frighten uie." "Not so," said the keeper, "that's really your death sentence.." He asked to be allowed to write an appeal for mercy, but was told that it was too late; then he aked hat he might bo executed on the Krcuzberg, a well known bill in tbe suburbs, associated with tbe revolutionary proceedings of 1918. He was told that he might ordtr for his comfort whatever he pleased, but he declined to avail himself ofthe privilege of the "headsman's banquet," as it is called, though (tor the first time since his incarceration) he asked for cigars; subsequently he took a bottle of wine and some beer. At 6:30 p. m. the condemned man wna removed in a prison-van to tbe penitentiary at Moabit, in tbe northwestern suburbs, and lodged in a strong cell. The Lutheran chaplain. Dr. Helnlckes, accompanied and pussc4 most of the night chatting with him. Chatting is the proper word, for whenever the pastor attempted to turn tbe conversation towards religious subjects Hoedel Interrupted him rudely. The condemned man spoke very freely, while Miiokiug. "Had I been placed under other circumstances," he said, "1 might perhaps not have come to this; brought up differently I might have been another man." Then he added: "I must play out my part to the end as I began it." Towards morniDg he fell a.Ieepand was sleeping soundly when, at 5::K), he was awakened to die. Hardly was he prepared for the scaffold than he thrust his cigar into his mouth. "You are free to do no if you wish," said the clergyman, "but I would rather you did not take that cigar with you." "Very well, I won't, then," said Hoedel, "if it's any pleasure to you." The acbflold was erected in the prison yard where about fifty persons, magistrates and lawyers, municipal officials, military ofllcials and members of tbe police force, besides some reporters, were gathered. The prisoner, conducted by three wardens, walked with a firm step to tbe foot of tbe scaffold, and stared Impudently around at tbe assembly. Councilor Jlollmann, who was charged with superintending the execution, took his place at a table and read loudly the sentence of death and death warrant. At the conclusion Hoedel sprit upon tbe ground and cried "Bravo!" The magistrate now turned to a tall, strongly-built man, about thirty or thirty-five years of age, handsome, with a small mustache, and neatly, indeed elegantly, at tired In a fine linen shirt, with waistcoat aid trowsers of black btouJcloth. This was Herr Krantz, the executioner. Tho old headsman, W. Ileindel, w ho had grown rich through the exercise of bis minor function ot dog catcher to the city, was not longer equsd to tbe serious labor of niriklngotl' a man's head at a blow, and so passed over his ax or rather a duplicate of his ax to tbe younger man. No such implement having been needed for more than a decade, the department of justice found itself compelled to resort to tbe Market museum. An axe had been ordered a year ago by the director of the museum, an exact duplicate of that Ilciudel had eta ployed, and which the museum was .unable to secure, owing to tbe fancy price the old headsman placed upon his weapon. This axe was borrowed, llerr Grosman, the culler, of whom one had been ordered, being unable to get one ready in time; it is a large weapon, a good deal like a butcher's cleaver In appearance, with a very keen, straight edge. It was ground to the sharpness of a razor in tho afjernoon before tbe execution. Holding up the warrant that the headsman might see tho crown prince's signature, Councilor Hollmann said to him: "Note this document, and now receive from me tbe tinsuiitb, Kcnil Heinrich Max Hoedel, delivered to you to be heheaded." . "Come this way," said the headsman to Hoedel, who ran lightly up tbe three steps leading to the platform aud threw off his coat and waistcoat. At this moment tbe chapel bell began tolling; he gazed In its direction, then looked round upon those S resent with an ironical sneer. Throwing own his braces, Hoedel began to unbutton his shirt, but could not unfasten one of the buttons. One of tbe wardens went to his assistance, and turned it dowji beneath hia shoulders, leaving the neck and tbe upper part of the breast bare. Meanwhile two other keepers had tied the condemned man's arms and ankles. They then carried him, pinioned and helpless, to the block, which was of stout hardwood, with a hollow to receive the neck, and painted blood red. Laying him on it face downward, a strong leathern band was fastened over the back of the head so that It could not be moved, and a clearly defined mark was offered for tbe headsman's blow. Opening a leathern case, on which were in gold the figures "1878," Krantz took out the glittering new axe. and taking his aim, with an almost Imperceptible glance, swung tbe weapon aloft and brought it hissing down on the band of flesh between the leathern fait enlngs and tbe turned back shirt. Only one blow was needed. The blood sprang oat of the immente wound; tbe neck vanlsLed (so it seemed) and there was left the trunk, which twitched spasmodically a few times, and tbe head, which looked as if it had been shorn off just at tbe chin. A very slight contraction or movement of the skin of tbe forehead was noticeable. The whole opera Uon lasted about two minutes and a half. A coffin was brought out, into which the still bleeding remains were pitched; it was placed in a hole already dug in corner f the prison yard; the earth was filled in and all was over. Tbe axe with which Hodel was bel eadrd baa been replaced in the museum, in its old place, above tbe block on which tbe Lead of the Burgomaster Tscbech (executed about (0 year ago for an attempt upon the life of Frederick William IV.) was struck off. atd beneath the thong with w hlch his head was fastened to the block. An inscription has been placed beside it, ss follows: May 11,17. Hoedel, journeyman tinsmith, fired. Uuter den Linden, a revolver at 11. M., William, KiiM-rur of Germany mid Kirtu ot I'mrslu; July 10. lloexhd wu condemned to death by the court of appeal at llerll i; this Jiiihcm""t was eonflrmiHl by Imperial di-ore AuuuM S, and. AiwiMt Id. Ilmit-l' hend was htruek otr with this nxe by the head man. Krantz, In the yard of tho cellular prison of M Mi. Tbe police authorities of Iipslc communicated tho news of Hoedel's death to bis parents or rather his mother and stepfatheron the day that it occurred, and the correspondent of a Berlin paper "Interviewed" the old people immfdiately afterwards. The mother is overcome by tbe news, and ran not believe that her son is dead. She insists on coming to Berlin to see tor herself. The stepfather takes the whole business very coolly, and cubbies his cusio ox

ers' shoes and puffs his pipe while discussing With stoical x indifference his stepson's crime and its atonement. In the lat letter but one which Hoedel sent home he wrote: "I eat and drink well, and hope you are as light hearted as I am. What matters it if they lop offiuy hed; my career is over." Nobiling's turn will cone in due course, I suppose. And, talking of Nobihng, when Becker, the student, mado his memorable attempt at assassination at Baden-Baden, a merchant at Cologne, who bore the would-be murderer's name, had it changed by law to that of bis wife, which happened to be Nobiling! He is going to chaage it again, bat to what does not appear.

THE MORTALITY AT MEJIPIU Nearly Twice As 2r-at la In 1S73. Memphis Appeal, Sept. 7. We reproduce.with additions from the 31st of August to yesterday, a comparative table of the mortality from yellow fever for the first 23 days of 1873 and the present year, as follows: 1878. August 1 to 1.' 3 August 1.1 ; . 1 AuKust U-...... ......... 2 AukusI 15................. 6 187.3. September U...... 10 Beptember 15...... 8 September ltj........... 12 September 17........... 19 September 1K.... 12 September 19... 24 Htpt ember 20 12 f(ptember21M 8 August 16......mMMM 5 August 17..... AuKust 1S... August 19.. August 2U , August 21... U 10 10 6 S ptemlerV2......... 10 September 11 11 A lilt ust 22.. 10 ptember 21..M.. 16 August 23 10 I September 25...... 20 H ptember 21... September 23.., s ptember September 27 September 2H, "fcM-pteniber S... August 21.... 15 September W........... 15 August 25 to 20 52 S ptember 27... 21 AiiKU-i27M :U September 2S- 21 August 2h 68 (September 2.... .. 21 August 21 , 70 I September .10 l'i August .!).. 8 I Goober 1 18 Auguxl8l. 70 October 2.. 28 October 1 October 2 Ootoljer 3-....., September 1 V7 I Ootober 3 l September 2 62 October 4 81 Septemler 3 ....... ) I O tober 5 45 Octobers Ojt.iber .. O jtober 7.. October (September 94 i Ojt.inerff 87 Heptember 5 92 I O jtober 7......... 43 September 1(W j October tL 81 This etateraant shows how much more rapid and fatal the fever has been this year than in 1873. Counting from the l-Hu of August, and including the three coses that occurred between that day and the 1st, we have for the past 25 days the awful total of 1)39 deaths, sgalnst 510 for the same number of days in 187 J. He Hill Ntay at Home. Godlove 8. Orth has not risen to explain why he was choked off by his friends tor governor. Tbe Venezuela transaction is in the dark. Selling and promising offices to U. Benjamin, J. 8. Jones and others, receiving their money and thon betraying them. These and many other things have not been disproved to the satisfaction of the public. Orth can't go to congress. Adversity is making the people look for wiser heads and mora honest hearts than those who in the past have betrayed their trusts and brought ruin to every household. Orth did this. The fist will go forth that Orth is not the man for the times. Orth is too old and hackneyed. He can not Ixt got out of tbe old ruts that breed ruin. He will have to stay at home. L'nlveraally Admiral. Dr. Trice's Unique perfumes are now universally admired. It is truly remarkable to see bow like the freshly gathered flowers are all or Dr. rrice s odors for the handkerchief. They are the fashionable perfumes. They are th sweetest and most lasting odors in the market. THE GENUINE DR. C. BIcLANE'S Celebrated American WORM SPECIFIC OR VERMIFUGE. SYMPTOMS OF WORMS. 'HUH countenance i pale and Jcaden---colored, with occasional flushes, or a circumscribed spot on one or both checks; the eyes become dull ; the pu pils dilate; an azure semicircle runs along the lower eye-lid; the nose is irritated, swells, and wmetimcs bleeds; a swelling of the uptier lip; occasional headache, with humming or throbbing of the ears; an unusual secretion of saliva; slimy or furred tongue; breath very foul, particularly in the morning; appetite variable, sometimes voracious, with a knawing sensation of the stom ach, at others, entirely gone; fleeting pains in the stomach; occasional nausea and vomitirg; violent pains throughout the abdomen; bowels irregular, at times costive; stools slimy; not unfrequently tinged with blood; belly swollen and hard; urine turbid; respiration occasionally difficult, and accompanied by hiccough; cough sometimes dry and convulsive; uneasy and disturbed sleep, with grinding of the teeth; temper variable, but generally irritable, &c. Whenever the above symptoms arc found to exist, DR. C. McLANE'S VERMIFUGE will certainly effect a cure. IT DOES NOT CONTAIN MERCURY in any form; it is an innocent preparation, not capable of doing the slightest injury to the most tender infant. 'the genuine Dr. McI.anf's Vermifuge bears the signatures ofC. McLane and Fleming Hros. on the wrapper. :o: DR. C. McLANITS Liver pills are not recommended ns a remedy "for oil the ills that flesh is heir to," but in affections of the liver, and in all llilious Complaints Dyspepsia and Sick Hesdache, or diseases of that character, they ktnr.d without a rival. AGUE AND FEVER. No better cathartic can be used preparatory to, or after taking Quinine. As a simple purgative they are uncqualcd. BEWAHIOF iniTATIOXN. The genuine are never sugar coated. Each box has a red wtx seal on the lid with the impression Dr. McLank's Liver Pills. Each wrapper bears the signatures of C. McLank and Fi.fmino Hros. Insist upon having thi genuine Dr. C. Mc Lane's Liver Pills, prepared by Fleming Iiros., of Pittsburgh, I s., the market being full of imitations vf the name McLmiCi spelled differently but Rime pronunciation. SELLERS' LIVER PILLS) 1 . Mood tor M rrmri lha 1taa1ar4 KfaiM. for tha i tWirflMH, ttci Htmi- , 1 , p4 all f nmr tl tha Ller. R.ad: H.ll.n Llr rillaouroil of l.lvrr CaaiMaiat. ' wkwk owaIM4 m tm aui I wra."-W. Aatrrvi ' ' Tan ktraailaMaVrd.a niiiiiaor. " 1 aa mama nit hrllara' l.l.ar Fills ' ra'UIitadotitor'akilla.' ' Tkaa. Adana. HI Maurfr Kaetuxkr. frloa tf. k 1 rOai Hold r all Drncxi.ua ad aaantrf Rtora KMpsra. at a. ('.. r

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