Jasper Republican, Volume 1, Number 17, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 8 January 1875 — Page 1

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THE NEWS.

The Carlista were recently defeated at Rofla, in Barcelona. Don Esp&rtero, formerly Regent of Spain, died on the 218 aged eighty-two years. The Attorney-General has given it as his opinion that it is the duty of the Government to sustain the report of the Lo u isiana Election Returning Board. On and after Jan. 1,1875, the domestic mails of the United States and Canada are to be transmitted through each country in closed bags free of extra charge. - A clergyman in Washington recently committed suicide on being detected in stealing books from a Washington bookstore. The general term of the Brooklyn City £Sourt has reversed the decision of Judge McCue, requiring Mr. Tilton to furnish Mr. Beecher with a bill of particulars in the suit brought against the latter. Gen. Sheridan left for New Orleans on the evening of the 27th, under instructions to hold himself in readiness to put down any uprising against the Kellogg Government. The Mississippi State Democratic Convention has been postponed from Jan. 8 to April 7. The Ottawa (Ill.) Opera-House and other adjoining structures were burned on the morning of the 29th. Loss about SIOO,OOO. A counter-revolution has broken out in Spain, this time in favor of Don Alphonso, son of ex-Queen Isabella. The Committee of Ways and Means, on the 80th ult., traced $275,000 of the Pacific Mail Company’s money, paid out by Irwin, to John G. Schumaker, Congressman from the Second New York District . The Freemasons of N6w York gave King Kalakaua a reception on the night of the 30th ult. John Goodman was hanged at Ottawa, Ohio, on the 80th ult., for the murder of Mr. and Mrs. Haywood some time in April last. According to a report made to Indian Agent Howard by Spotted Tail’s band, a gang of twenty-one miners are encamped in the Black Hills. The Congressional sub-committee on Louisiana affairs held its first session in New Orleans on the 30th ult.

The Vicksburg Congressional Committee reached that place on the 30th ult. Ex-Gov. Warmeth had his preliminary examination on the 30th, upon the charge of murdering D. C. Byerly, and was discharged, the court holding that the homicide was justified. It was announced in Madrid dispatches of the 81st ult. that the Spanish Republic had collapsed, and that Don Alphonso had been proclaimed King of Spain. The King had formed his Cabinet and telegraphed to the Pope asking his blessing. Gen. Campos had entered Valencia at the head of the troops that were sent to oppose him when he announced for Alphonso. Gen. Dorregaray, the Carlist chieftain, had laid down his arms and given in his adhesion to the new movement. Mrs. Motley, the wife of the American historian J. Lothrop Motley, died in London on the Ist. Sixty thousand colliers in South Wales have struck work in consequence of a reduction in wages. The deaths of the English Duke of Montrose and M. Ledru Rollin, the eminent Communist, are announced. Travel by rail in Austria was entirely suspended on the 30th and 31st ult. in comequence of the prevalence of heavy snow-storms. Over 36,000 persons have perished from starvation in the city of Adana. A Washington telegram of the Ist says Vice-President Wilson had decided to preside over the Senate during the remainder of the session. The internal revenue receipts for the month of December were $8,984,630. For the fiscal year to Dec. 31, $52,273,430 , Gov. Tilden, of New York, was inau gurated on the Ist. The late Gerrit Smith was buried on the 81 st ult. The Connecticut Republican State Convention will assemble on the 20th. Gen. M. L. Smith, of Illinois, was found dead in his bed at a Brooklyn hotel recently. The estate of the late James Fisk, Jr., has been found to be $178,500 worse than nothing. On the Ist great excitement was caused at Vinita, I. T., by a report that 200 wellarmed Rosa, or Piu, Indians were marching on that place with a view of attacking the town.' Nearly all the white inhabitants had left the town. On the night of the 31st ult. Assistant United States Appraiser Dunn (colored) was shot in the side and instantly killed while walking the streets of New Orleans. The Conservatives say the shooting was accidental. London dispatches say that King Alphonso will be speedily recognized by the European powers. Castelar and the other leading Spanish Republicans have given in their adhesion to the King. The Swiss, Austrian and Belgian Governments have adopted stringent measures to prevent the importation of American potatoes “ infected with Colorado beetle.” Garibaldi has declined the national grant for his relief. The reported resignation of Gen. Spinner was denied on the 3d. Subpoenas were serve<| on tlie 2d on

THE JASPER REPUBLICAN.

VOLUME I.

the witnesses in the Tilton-Beecher suit and a panel of 500 jurors drawn. At the time of his death Gerrit Smith was worth $1,250,600. Capt. E. B. Ward, of Detroit, died of apoplexy on the 2d. He leaves an estate of $10,000,000. The public debt statement Jan. 1 ia as follows: Six per cent, bonds. ...' $1,157,065,100 Five per cent, bonds 556,535,800 ToUl com bonds ...1....51,718*10,800 Lawful money debt 14,67Mf0 Matured debt 19,133,390 Legal-tender notes 382,072,817 Certificates of deposit 41,300,000 Fractional currency 46,390,596 Coin certificates ■ 28,540,600 Interest 39,724,477 Total debt .$2,380,338,682 Cash in Treasury— , Coin - $82,587,449 Currency 18,952,932 Special deposits held for the redemption of certificates of deposit, as provided by 1aw.....' ...r. 41,300,000 Total in Treasury sm.ffifty Debt less cash in Treasury..... $3,142,506,302 Increase daring December 8,650,967 Decrease since Jane 30, 1874 489^989 Bonds issued to the Pacific Railway Companies, interest payable in lawful money, principal outstanding ..." $64,683,512 Interest accrued and not yet paid... 1,938,’ r OS Interest paid by the United States.. 34,825,896 Interest repaid by the transportation of mails, etc 5,601,888 Balance of interest paid by United States 18,723,558

New Orleans dispatches of the 8d say two Republican members of the Louisiana Legislature had been kidnaped by the Conservatives to prevent their being present at the organization of that body on the 4th. Gov. Kellogg had submitted a letter to the Congressional Investigation Committee proposing that they decide the question of the disputed election of 1872, and offering to submit to whatever verdict they might render. The Spanish Cabinet has resolved te suspend the jury trial system for the present.

There is talk of the marriage of King Alphonso with the daughter of the Duke de Montpensier. The statement of the State Treasurer of Michigan for 1874 shows a balance in the Treasury, Dec. 31, 1873, of $632,068.69; receipts daring 1874, $2,152,811.38. Total, $2,784,880.07. Expenditures dnring 1874, $1,891,794.51. Balance Dec. 31, 1874, $898,085.56. State bonded debt, $1,528,000; non-interest-bearing debt, sl,588,085.64. Gen. Sheridan at nine o’clock p. m. on the 4th issued an order at New Orleans stating that under instructions from the President he assumed control of the Department of the Gulf, consisting of the Btates of Louisiana, Arkansas and Mississippi, and the Gulf posts as far eastward and embracing Fort Jefferson and Key West, Fla., excluding the posts in Mobile Bay, which would hereafter constitute one of the departments of the Military Division of the Missouri. The General also sent a dispatch to Secretary Belknap at Washington, announcing “ the existence in this State of a spirit of defiance to all lawtul authority, and an uncertainty of life which is hardly realized by the General Government or the country at large. The lives of citizens have become so jeopardized that, unless something is done to give protection to the people, all security usually afforded by. law will be overridden. Defiance to the laws and the murder of individuals seem to be looked upon by the community here from a standpoint which gives impunity to all who choose to indulge in either; and the civil government appears powerless to punish or even arrest.” The Bank of Spain has advanced 40,000,000 reals to the new Government.

A Paris dispatch of the -sth says the great powers had instructed their representatives to enter into semi-official relations with the new Government. An explosion in an English coal-mine at Rotherham on the sth killed eight persons. An Associated Press dispatch of the sth says the “ Administration is well satisfied that Gen. Sheridan is in every way competent to curry out the ideas of the General Government" respecting whatever participation it may be thought necessary to take regarding affairs in Louisiana. These, as now understood, constitute an indorsement of the report of the Returning Board and the maintaining of the authority of the Legisla] ture reported elected by that Board.” The New Hampshire State Democratic Convention, which met at Concord on the sth, nominated Hiram R. Roberts, of Rollinsford, for Governor.

The Wisconsin State Grange met at Madison on the sth, 150 delegates being present. The Master reported 2,008 Granges in the State against, 304 one year ago. He commended, in warm terms, the efforts making to improve the navigation of the Mississippi, Fox and Wisconsin Rivers, as tending toward cheaper transportation. The position taken by the Order in regard to railroad transportation he thought should be maintained. He urged the sending of help to the brethren in Kansas and Nebraska, and the formation of a permanent fond for the purpose of engaging in the manufacture of agricultural implements. There was considerable excitement in New Orleans on the sth over the dispatch of Gen. Sheridan to Secretary Belknap, representing the State of Louisiana to be in a state of, or bordering on, anarchy. At meetings of the Cotton Exchange, the Merchants’ Exchange and other gatherings resolutions were adopted denouncing the statements of Gen. Sheridan as false in point of fact and calculated to convey a wrong impression to the people in other sections. John McEnery sent a protest to President Grant against 1 the acts of the United States forces in

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RENSSELAER, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JANUARY 8, 1875.

the State-House on the sth. Some talk was had of a compromise of some sort in regard to the Legislature. Gen. Sheridan had sent another telegram to the Secretary of War, in which he expressed the opinion that “ the terrorism now existing in Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas could be entirely removed and confidence and fair-dealing established by the arrest and trial of the ringleaders of the armed White Leagues.” He suggests that if Congress wonldpass a bHI declaring them banditti they conld be tried by a* military commission. Among the witnesses before the Congressional Investigation Committee on the sth were ex-Gov. Hahn and Gov. Kellogg. In the course of his statement the latter said he did not think the State Government could support itself without the*. United States forces, he claiming that the great bulk of his supporters are in the country, while a large element opposed to his administration reside in the city.

CONGRESSIONAL.

Congress reassembled on the sth. Petitions were presented for the passage of a law equalizing bounties. Mr. Thurman offered a resolution requesting the President to inform the Senate “ whether any portion of the army of the United States, or any officer, officers, soldier or soldiers of such army, did in any manner interfere or intermeddle with, control or seek to control the organization of the General Assembly of the State of Louisiana, or either branch thereof, on the 4th Inst., and especially whether any person or persons claiming seats in cither branch of said Legislature have been deprived thereof, or prevented from taking the same, by any such military force, officer or soldier; and, if such has been the case, that the President inform the Senate by what authority such military intervention and interference have taken place.” Considerable debate ensued on an amendment offered by Mr. Conkling to insert after the word the words “if in his judgment not incompatible with public interest,” and pending the debate the Senate adjourned The time of the House was mostly consumed in dilatory motions and filibustering to prevent the taking up of the business on the Speaker’s desk with the view of reaching and acting upon the Civil-Rights Bill.

THE MARKETS.

NEW YOKE. Cotton.—Middling upland, 14?4@14Xc. Live Stock.— Beef Cattle— Jlo.oo@lß.o6. Hogs —Dressed, [email protected]; Live, [email protected]!4. Sheep—Live, [email protected]. Brkadstuffs.—Floor—Good to choice, $5.00© 5.60; white wheat extra, [email protected]. Wheat—No. 2 Chicago, [email protected]; No. 2 Northwestern, sl.lß @1.15; No. 2 Milwaukee spring, [email protected]. Rye—Western and State, 84@85c. Barley—[email protected]. Corn—New Mixed Western, 86@89c. Oata—Mixed Western, 69@71 %c. Provisions.—Pork—New Mess, [email protected]>4. Lard —Prime Steam, 13%@13%c. Cheese—l2*4@ 153£c. Wool.—Common to extra, 43@65c. CHICAGO. Livb Stock.— Beeves—Choice, [email protected]; good, [email protected]; medium, [email protected]; butchers' stock, [email protected]; stock cattle, [email protected]. Hogs—Live, good to choice, [email protected]. Sheep— Good to choice, [email protected]. Provisions.—Butter—Choice, 30@37c. Eggs Fresh, 24@25c. Pork Mess, $18.70© 13.80. Lard—[email protected]. Cheese-New York Factory, 15@15*4c; Western Factory, 14V4@15c. Brkadstuffs.—Flonx—White Winter extra, [email protected]; Spring extra, [email protected]. WheatSpring, No. 2,9014@90ttc. Corn—No. 2, New, 65V4 @6s3£c. Oats—No. 2, 52J£@53Mc. Rye-No. 2. 98@99c. Barley—No. 2, [email protected]*. Wool.—Tub-washed, 45@57c; fleece, washed, 40@48t; fleece, unwashed, 27@36c. Lttnbir. —First Clear, [email protected]; Second Clear, [email protected]; Common Boards, sll.oo© 12.00; Fencing, [email protected]; “A” Shingles, [email protected]; Lath, [email protected]. CINCINNATI. Brb ad stuffs. Flour —[email protected]. WheatRed, [email protected]. Com—New, 69@70c. Rye—[email protected]. Oats—6o@62c. 8ar1ey—[email protected]—Pork—slß[email protected]. Lard—lßH@ 14c ST. LOUIS. Livs Stock.—Beeves —Fair to choice, $4.50 @8.25. Hogs—Live, [email protected]. Brkadstuffs. —Flour —XX Fall, [email protected]. Wheat—No. 2 Red Fall, [email protected]. CornNo. 2 New, 61@66c. Oats—No. 2, 57@58*c. Rye—No. 1, [email protected]. Barley—No. 2, $1.25© 1.30. Provisions.—Pork—Mess, [email protected]. Lard -13@18Hc. MILWAUKEE. Brkadstuffs.—Flour—Spring XX, [email protected]. Wheat—Spring, No. 1, 94@94V4c; No. 2,90 H @9o*c. Com—No. 2, 67@68c. Oats—No. 2,51 ©Sltfc. Rye—No. 1, 9514@98c. Barley—No. 2, [email protected]. TOLEDO. Brkadstuffs. —Wheat Amber Michigan, [email protected]; No. 2 Red, [email protected] CornHigh Mixed, New, 69)4@70c. Oats—No. 2, 56tf @s7c. CLEVELAND. Brkadstuffs.—Wheat, No. 1 Red, sl.ll>4@ 1.12; No. 2 Red, [email protected]. Com—New, 71 @72c. Oats—No. 1, 57K@58c. DETROIT. Brkadstuffs. —Wheat—Extra, [email protected]. Cora — Oats—s4@s6V4c. Dressed Hogs —[email protected]. BUFFALO. Livr Stock.—Beeves—[email protected]. Hogs—Live, [email protected]. Sheep—Live, [email protected]. EAST LIBERTY. Livk Stock.—Beeves—Best, [email protected]; medium, [email protected]. Hogs—Yorkers, [email protected]; Philadelphia, [email protected]. Sheep—Best, $6.25© 6.50; medium, $4.50©5.00.

—A young lady entered a book-store and confidently said to an assistant: “ I want 4 My Father.’ ” The young man looked astonished. “ What did you say you wanted, ma’am?” “‘My Father.’” “ I don’t know him, ma’am. We don’t keep fathers on ice here. This isn’t a home for decayed old gents, nor an inebriate asylum,” said the assistant. 44 It appears to be a lunatic asylum, and you’re a first-class inmate. What I want, sir, is a novel called 4 My Father.’ ” Now this young man colors up and coughs and walks away in silence when any of his fellow young men say anything about “father.”

The Princess Beatrice is described as very sharp-witted, rather shrewish in disposition and an inveterate stickier for all the privileges of her rank. She insists upon taking precedence of the It is far better to be sometimes de eeived than to be always suspicious.

Louisiana Legislature.

Thk following Is a sojumary of the Associated Press «pS*ch. of the 4th, giving an account of the proceedings attending the organization of the Louisiana Legislature: ' At twelve o’clock several members had assembled in the hall of the House, and the Chief Clerk called the roll sad announced that 102 members were present. A motion was made that L. A Wiltz (Conservative) be made temporary Chairman, and he immediately took the chair, when the utmost confusion prevailed. Sergeant-at-Arms and a temporary Clerk were appointed. Several motions were made amid great confusion. Col. Lowell protested against the manner of the temporary organization, and the Speaker replied that the manner of organization was identical with that of 1868, in which Mr. Lowell participated. Five members, not returned by the Board, were declared, by resolution, members of the House and took their seats. Motions to go into permanent organization and to seat the members from the contested parishes referred to the Legislature caused great excitement. The members from four contested parishes were admitted to their seats, and the ffiotion to go into a permanent organization was put-and declared carried. Wilt* and ex-G«v. Hahn were put in nomination for Speaker. During the progress of the vote Mr. Hahn addressed the House, by permission, protesting against the organization as irregular and informal, and declining to participate in the body under such organization. Wiltz was declared elected by a vote of fifty-five to two for Hahn and one blank, the Republican members having generally refused to participate in the proceedings or to recognize their validity. During further proceedings and while the Sergeant-at-Arms was seeking to obey instructions to allow no member to leave the hall Gen. de Trobriand made his appearance with two staff officers, and bearing letters from Gov. Kellogg, which were read, one of which stated to the General that an illegal body was sitting in the House of Representatives, and that Mr. Tigers, Clerk, would furnish him with a list of those members who bad been duly elected and returned as such by the Returning Board. The other letter requested the General to eject those members not returned by the Board. To this Speaker Wiltz protested, claiming that the House was legally organized, and he refused to point out* the five members ordered to be ejected as not being returned to the House, and said they would not leave the House until force was used to expel them. Gen. de Trobriand afterward said Vigers had been represented lo him as being the Clerk of the House who had a list of the members returned as elected by the Returning Board, and after considerable objection and a protest on the part of the Conservatives such roll was called. The military were then used to eject the five members present not returned by the Board. An attempt of Vigers to obtain possession of the Clerk’s desk was objected to by Speaker Wiltz, and the Sergeant-at-Arms, under instructions, interfered to prevent Vigers from acting as Clerk, when the military were called upon and put him in the coveted - position. Speaker Wiltz then solemnly protested against this interference on the part of the military of the United States, and called on the members to retire with him before this show of arms. The Conservative Representatives, headed by Speaker Wiltz, then marched out of the hall and StateHouse. After the Conservatives with, drew the roll was again called, and, a quorum being present, ex-Gov. Hahn was elected Speaker, and the Governor’s message was received, read and referred. The Democratic members were not present when the Senate organized.

Circular to Postmasters.

Washington, Dec. 28. The Postmaster-General wiU soon send to all Postmasters of leading cities a circular, of which the following is an extract : “The increasing deficiency in the Postoffice Department is assuming such proportions as to demand a strict and rigid effort to reduce expenses, with a view to curtail this great deficiency. One of the largest items in the annual expenditures of this department is the expenses of the Postoffice. This, upon examination, is found to differ very materially in offices of the same class which are influenced by the same condition of service. The appropriations for these expenditures for the fiscal year are $3,250,000. The expenditures at the present rate will be $3,340,000, leaving a deficit of $90,000. I have determined upon an investigation of-all the offices, to be made by agents of the Postoffice Department who are thoroughly versed in all the details of Postofllce work and requirement, with a view of discovering the amount necessary to be appropriated for the next ensuing year. “In connection with this I deem it advisable to reorganize the clerical force of all the offices of the higher grade, systematizing the labor and basing the compensation of the clerks upon the quality and amount of the service performed and introducing a system of appointments and promotions that will enable you to reduce the force and expenses to the lowest limit, End increasing the efficiency of the service to the greatest

extent; while at the same time the pay to individual eletks may be increased zation is absolutely necessaryto carry ont the object proposed, and will receive the attention of the agents detailed for the examination of the offices.” The Postmaster-General suggests to Postmasters that they forthwith submit a draft of such a scheme of organization of their respective offices as they may think necessary.

Army Receipts and Disbursements.

W-4.BHIHGTON, I>CC. 80. Thk Paymaster-General of the army in his report for the fiscal year ending June 80, 1874, gives the following statement of receipts and disbursements: Balance on hand at the beginning of the fiscal year (July 1,1873) $3,153,991 81 Received during the fiscal year from the Treasury 14,341,096 12 Received from soldiers' deposits.... 346,609 56 Received from other 50urce5........ 697,043 M Total $17,437,741 48 Disbursed to the army ... 11,783,168 86 Disbursed to the Military Academy. 195,938 47 Disbursed on Treasury certificates.. 1,284,733 11 Total disbursements $13,863,830 44 Bnrplns funds deposited in the Treasury.. 887,794 86 Paymasters’ collection* deposited in the Treasury 697,442 80 Balance in hands of Paymasters Jane 30, 1874, to be accounted for in next report 2,639,673 84 Total $17,487,741 43 The number of re-enlistments during the last year has been 1,400 more than during the previous fiscal year. Dnring the fiscal year ending June 30,1874, there were 2,600 less desertions than during the fiscal year ending June 80,1878. A little of this reduction is due to the diminution of the number of enlisted men, but it is fair to presume that a large share of it is owing to the increasing contentment with the service by the full operation of the acts of May 15, 1872, for gradual increase of pay and for soldiers’ deposits. The Paymaster-General recommends to favorable consideration an annuity scheme for officers of the army, first presented by Gen. J. B. Fry, of the Adjutant-General’s Department. Under it, officers could, by making certain monthly deductions from their pay secure to their widows, heirs, or nominees a monthly annuity which will commence on the death of the officer. It is contemplated that the operation shall in the end be a safe one for the Government, and shall involve no loss to the Treasury. It contemplates that the War Department shall have power to prescribe from time to time the rules and tables to be employed in the execution of the plan. The average annual mortality of officers of the United States army during the last fifty years (including deaths in war) has been 24.1 per 1,000.

Mail Arrangements With Canada.

Washington, Dec. 29. For the purpose of placing communication by post between the United States and Dominion of Canada upon the most liberal and advantageous basis, the following arrangements have been agreed upon, to be carried into effect on the Ist of January, 1875, or as soon thereafter as the necessary measures can be perfected for putting them into operation: First— Unification of the postal systems of the two countries in respect to correspondence exchanged between them; each country to forward and deliver, free of charge, correspondence of all kinds, written and printed, received from the other, which correspondence must in all cases be prepaid at the established domestic rates of the country of origin. Second— Each country will transmit the domestic mails of the other in closed pouches through its territory, free of charge, by its ordinary mail routes. Third— No account shall be kept between the Postofllce Departments of the two countries in regard to international correspondence of any kind exchanged between them; each department retaining for its exclusive use all the postage it eollects on mail matter sent to the other for delivery. \ Fourth— lt is understood to be the desire and intention of our respective Postofllce Departments that the provisions of this agreement shall extend to an international money-order exchange as soon as practicable. Fisth —The provisions of this agreement, as far as relates to the rate of letter postage, will be carried into effect on the Ist of February, 1875. Sixths— All provisions of existing postal conventions inconsistent with this arrangement are hereby abrogated. Seventh— Formal articles, embodying the provisions of this agreement, shall be prepared for execution as soon as possible. (Signed) W. H. Griffin, Deputy Postmaster-General, Canada, acting for and subject to the approval of the PostmasterGeneral of Canada. Marshall Jkwxll, Postmaster-General.

A Cent’s Worth of Postage.

A gentleman of this city having occasion to send a large photograph to AL bany, N. Y., took it to the postoffice to ascertain the postage thereon. He was informed that by inclosing the photograph in an unsealed envelope it wonld be transmitted through the mail for one cent. This he paid, wrote the name of the party for whom the photograph was intended on the envelope, also the name of the street, the number of the house and the words “ New York,” but forgot to write “ Albany.” He also attached the. stamp. After several weeks he found the envelope with its contents in his postoffice box. The cover bore marks showing that the carriers in New York and even in the surrounding cities had made numerous unsuccessful attempts to find the person named in the direction. How did the package find its way back into the sender’s box? The back of the picture bore the name of a well-known. photographer of this city, and to him as a last resort the picture was sent by the postofllce authorities for identification He recognized it at once, and the photograph, after a journey of over IJtOO miles, after passing through many hands at home and abroad, returned whence it came, all fur a cent. The Postofllce Department may congratulate itself on possessing some conscientious employes,~ Ct'neinmUi Oasette,

NUMBER 17.

The Death of Gerrit Smith.

The death of Gerrit Smith removes est of the historic characters of our land and time. He was a man to whotn politics meant neither honor nor office, but who saw in the struggles of parties twenty years ago a conflict between the opposing forces of right and wrong, and who espoused the right and supported it with his intellect and his purse. He opposed slavery, not because he was a Republican, but because he was a philanthropist; he did noble service for the cause of freedom in Kansas, contributing probably more than any other individual from his private means to give triumph to the good cause. And when the struggle was over, not only in Kansas, but in the Union, he did not forget our neighbor State and her people; it is only a few weeks since we published his letter to Gov. Osborn, inclosing a liberal donation for the relief of the sufferers froih the grasshopper plague. His whole life whs marked by deeds of unselfish benevolence. He was rich, bat a part of his riches was always at the disposal of the deserving among the needy. He was but one of many thousands who were made happy by the wealth which he inherited, and which; in the hands of a selfish man, might have been converted into a fortune compared with which that of Vanderbilt or Stewart might have seemed small. Such men we rarely meet in our busy and greedy American life, and it is unhappily one of the tendencies of the times to leave their places unsupplied when they pass away. — St. Louis Globs.

Three Brave Boys Gone.

O£ young Cushing, who died at Washington of brain fever after a short sick* ness one cannot as yet say “ amen,” as he was only thirty-two years old and never more fitted for the work of his life than now. With the years that had come to him since the war had come that wisdom which time gives; and with a most true and proud love for his country it seemed as though he was needed to America. How many times he has been heard to say: “I live for my country; if necessary, I am ready to die for it.” When all matters had been arranged for the destruction of the Albemarle he came to Massachusetts to say what he supposed would be his last good-by to some dear relatives here. He did hot say what he was going to do, but “I am going upon an expedition where, fail or not tail, there seems not the faintest chance of my life.” “ But, Willie (his pet name), are ‘you willing?” “YeS, perfectly,” he answered, “ifby so doing it helps to achieve for my country what I am determined it shall —success —and the close of this war.” He gave the good-by kiss with a quivering lip and eyes full of tears. Ah, indeed! the bravest are the tenderest. He well considered all the liabilities but he was no weakling to foolishly give up his life, and after placing with his own hand the torpedo in position and hearing the repeated call to surrender, and the cannon tearing out the bottom of hiß boat, he calls to his men, “ No surrender!” then with a shout again to the foe—“No surrender!*’—and pulling off his boots and outer garments struck out for his life. He was in the water all night, swimming back once to help along a sailor. In the earliest dawn he reached the land which seemed to offer security, and then he had only strength to rest his arms upon the bank. He was too weak to rise fully out of the water. After a while he drew himself into the high sedge'or grass, pushing himself along by his heels to a shelter. He lay and listened, but apparently between life and death. But he was not the man to yield to any circumstances, if by any possibilities they could be overcome; so, alone and unaided, with feet bare and cut to the bone, half dead, he was seen paddling to his fleet. He was not known at first. He could only say “ Cushing,” and fainted. That night and the time of suffering impaired his old and natural robustness of constitution and he has never been quite as well. Thus three Cushing brothers, sons of one mother, have not reluctantly given their lives to their country. Alonzo Cushing graduated at West Point at the commencement of the war. His record all through the terrible ordeal was most noble and wise. He was killed at Gettysburg, just on the left of Cemetery Hill, on July 8. Gen. Garnett was killed by his guns. He was buried with military honors at West Point. Lieut. Howard Cushing was killed by the Apache Indians in Arizona, after doing great service for that newly-settled land. Recently there has been a fort named “ Cushing” in his honor, the Governor of Arizona giving official notice of the fact to his mother," wbo stands now still as brave a Spartan mother as when she said to her boys: “My sons, death, but not dishonor.” — Oor. Boston Transcript.

Two Introductions Necessary.

A Nashville (Tenn.) paper describes a little incident thus: “ One of Nashville’s brightest and most sensible young ladies was busily engaged a few mornings since in making a cake. She donned a calico dress and pinned a flaming red shawl about her shoulders, fastened her heavy brown hair in a coil on the top of her head, and had Just plunged her hands into the dough when the door-bell rang. She happened to be the only one in the house at the time, and so was forced to answer the bell herself, which she did after hastily washing her hands, and was horrified at discovering her visitor to be a spruce young gentleman friend add three stranger gentlemen. An embarrassing introduction took place, the visitors were seated in the parlor, and then the young lady excused herself, to reappear in a few moments in a costume better suited to the parlor. Durhsg her absence she made such a complete transformation in her appearance that she was mortified at finding her stranger visitors did not recognize her, thus rendering a second introduction necessary, which ceremony the Nashville young man performed by saying: ‘She is the same young lady we met fit the door, genii* njeg-the yery same ymrng lady.’ *»

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Gail Hamilton is spending the winter with Speaker Blaine’s family at Washington. It is a case of consulship. Thk bullion product of Nevada for 18% is estimated at $60,000,000. “Hb provoked me into loving him,” was a Rochester girl’s excuse for engaging herself to a man whom she had always professed to hate. A Wkstkrn dentist advertises: ‘‘Give your sweetheart a new set of teeth.” And now we suppose some Eastern hair-desler will exclaim: “Get your sweetheart, a new wig.”— Rochester Democrat. It js claimed for the Gaelic language that it is more ancient than the Provencal, the Latin, the Hebrew or the Sanscrit. The Chinese is probably the oldest spoken tongue. A touno man in Boston, Mass.,who couldn’t afford to provide himself with $l5O coal-scuttles had a salute of 100 guns fired in honor of his wedding the other night. Thk sacred Ganges has at last been spanned by a bridge, much to the horror of the devout Brahmins, who confidently predict that the structure cannot stand. The span is across the Houghly, one of the deltoid mouths of the Ganges, which is regarded by the Hindoos as the true course of the sacred river and which is the only channel now frequented, by large ships. Says the Bator: “ The, next extravagance when jet shall have its day promises to be in the mohair braids that are now popularly known as Titan braids. These braids have already reached such prices as sl2 for a piece of a dozen yards and are bought in great quantities. Jet is literally fading before them, for dealers already show ‘ dull, lusterless beads made dull on purpose to match luaterless braids,’ and surely when jet loses its gutter it haft: no further reason for being.” A boy about twelve years old entered a Michigan avenue barber shop yesterday and asked the barber to cat his hair down close. The barber inquired if he wasn’t afraid of catching cold, when the boy replied: “ I’ve got to run the chances, for there’s trouble ahead. To-morrow is the day set for me and a Sixth Ward boy to meet over behind Goodhue’s barn and see who’s the bosk'' boy of Detroit, and he’s powerful at pulling hair. Ctot ’er right down to the skulp Free Press.

A new excitement has broken out in Paris. Certain of the philosophers of that city have discovered that dogs are as much subject to hydrophobia in extremely cold as extremely warm weather; Figaro says: “We axe in receipt of many letters ‘ calling for severe penalties, not only against mad dogs, but against the owners of them. These let- : ters remind us of tr small paper which printed at.the head of its- editorial: columns this terrible notice: ‘The authors> of articles which arenet inserted will he burned at the stake.’ ” W During the three weeks -from the !*t v of January a total of n&t less than $150,000,000 will be distributed in dividends on Government, railroad and other ie> curities in New York "alone. Including Boston, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Chicago and other business centers the aggregate will be largely increased and will reach a total of several hundreds of millions. AH the indications are favorable for a decided improvement in business from and after the beginning of the ■ new year. A remarkable result has been obtained at the works of Brown & Co., Sheffield. A revolving disc, made froht a rail saw, with all its teeth cut off, was mounted on a .spindle and driven at nearly 8,000 revolutions a minute; this was—the disc being three feet in diame-ter-a circumlerential velocity of oyer, five miles a minute. Steel rails forced against this disc were most rapidly out through, appearing to melt before the revolving disc, giving off an abundance of sparks, while, after butting five rills, it was itself not sensibly warm. Purses Nicholas Borokajovsk, a Servian noble, died the other day in the Hue d’Amsterdam in Paris. He had been obliged to leave his own country, where he could no longer remain, from the idea among the country people that he belonged to a family of vampires, the eldest sons of which for three generations came out of their graves to suck the blood of living people. It is said that five days before his-death he was conversing With his landlord and told him that it would be well, after his decease, to remove his heart so as to prevent his rising from the grave. Julian Hawthorne writes to the Lon don Athauxum in reference to statements published in this country concerning the secluded and desolate appearance rtf ,his father’s grave. He says the family neVer chose the site with a view to publicity, as a certain amount of privacy and seclusion was deemed desirable, and adds: “ But I have neither excuse nor palliation to offer for the extraordinary blight which it appears has visited the surrounding vegetation. Perhaps, indeed, the 4 entire tt»e hawthorn bashes planted at each coxnjr may be due to the fact that no such bashes were ever seen there at and this would certainly account for the 4 ghostly’ aspect of the dead one which |s described as remaining. For the rest I can only hope that the eyes of the writer in the Home Journal may have keen #o obscured by tearful sympathy as to have become incapable of distinguishing between ‘ dead grass’and pine-treeiHedles. And, finally, I think that the grave of Nathaniel Hawthorne maysafely koto/} to take care of itself.” , r *