Rensselaer Union, Volume 5, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 March 1873 — Page 1

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Miscellaneous Heading. UNENDING. Titkre le en end to kissing and to sighs. There Is an end to laughter and to tears; An end to fair things that delight onr eyes, An end to pleasant sounds that charm onr ears, An end to enmity's font libeling. And to the graclons praise of tender friend; There la an end to all but one sweet thing— To Love there Is no end. That warrior carved an empire with, his sword, The empire now Is bnt like, him—a name; The statesman spoke, and by a onrning word Kindled a nation’s heart into a flame; Now nanght is left but achea, and we bring Onr homage to new men, to them we bend; There is an end to all hut one sweet thing— To Love t nere la no end. All beauty fadee a ** y or'else, Slbb! Men’s eyeß grow di m , and they no beauty see; The glorious sh 0 f nature pass and pass. Quickly they « qnickly do they flee ; And he who ’.rears the voice of welcoming Hears next j, e alow, sad farewell of his frlehd. There is at\ t 0 gM but one Bweet thing— To Love there is no end. And f ourselves—onr father, where is he! an J a memory alone remains; . 'i jere is no refuge on a mother’s knee _ /or us, grown oM and ffid with cares and pains; Broth eriess, siateriess, our way we wend To death’s dark house from which we shall not rove: \ And so we cease; yet one thing hath no end— There is no end to Love. WHAT OF THATi Tiaunt Well, and what of that f DidHt fabov Ute-waa snent on beds of .ease. Fluttering the rose-leaves scattered by the breeze? Come, rouse thee! work while it Is called to-day; Coward, arise, go forth thy way! Lonely 1 And what of that? Some m>«tf he lonely; ’tls not given to all To feel a heart responsive rise and fall— To blend another life into Its own: Work may be done in loneliness; work on 1 Dark I Well, and what of that? Didst fondly dream the snn would never set? Dost fear to lose thy way ? Take courage yet; Learn thon to walk by faith and not bv sight; Thy steps will guided be, and guided right. Hard 1 Well, and what of that? Didst fancy life one summer holiday, With lessons none to learn, and nanght bnt play? Go, get thee to thy task. Conquer or die 1 It must be learned; loarn it, then, patiently. Nohelpl Nay, ’tls not so; Though human help be far, thy God Is nigh, Who feeds the ravens, hears his children’s cry; He’s near thee wheresoe’er thy footsteps roam; And He will guide thee, light thee, help thee home.

SAVED BY A DREAM.

Permit me to introduce the speaker, Mr. Haskell, Western stage driver—a man muscular, and with an eye as keen and unflinching as an eagle’s. __ I drove the stage from New Sharon to Wexford, a distance of thirty lfliles. In the spring and fall when "the travel was bad, I always tarried over night at Wexford, going down to New Sharon the next day, but during the summer I only tarried for fresh horses there, and returned by night. J liked that plan better, for it ?;ave me some leisure to be with my amily. The night of which I am going to tell v you, was late in autumn. It had been a mighty tough storm, all the way up—a north-easter, just as full of needle points as they could stuff in. Fine hail, you understand, and rain freezing up and frosting your beard, giving one a remarkable if not a pleasing cast of countenance. I had but two passengers up, an old man with very white hair and beard, and a younger man with a slight stoop, and no other peculiarity, that I noticed. I took the mail bags outside with me under the apron. I wasn’t a particle sorry when the village of Wexford blinked at me with its .numerous eyes from crevices in the showers of driving sleet. Wexford was dignified by the name of village, or South Wexford, more properly, for there was only a meagre collection of five or six houses, and I drove through this place, usually putting up at the halfway house, as it was termed. Beyond this half-way house was Wexford proper, with quite a bustling business air in its one huge smoke stack, and the row of stores well punctuated with drinking dens. The Other stage route ended here, on account of the roughness of the road—the postman jolting the distance between the half-way house and there, to connect the mail line. This half-way house had a sorry reputation, on account of the villainous class of roughs that frequented it, to have a game of poker or a bit of a ring fight. I had watched the games scores of times, without allowing myself to be drawn into them, or disturbed by them. As I said, I only tarried at Wexford duriug the b&d weather of early spring apd late autumn. But to .come back to the night of the storm. It was much as might be expected. A small number of ruffianly fellows were in the bar-room bnt the night was rather threatening for the mass to come out. In fact, I brought ia the stage about all the noticeable persons destined to. study the cloudy heavens that night, through the bottom of mine glaases. There was black Dave—in Appendix general to the tavern, as Clumsy a piece of clown as one would care to see; and Powder Bill, a secondclass ruffian, who had gained his cognobf .having had his face somehow broWn full of powder. Besides these, there were several loafers in no wise remarkable. Of this, I was glad, for I was aware that the mail bag was unusually heavy. I knew that there was quite large sums of money expected by different persons about that time, and I should be glad eno ugh when the responsibility was off my shoulders. , We passed a sociable evening. The chalting tnr ned upon practical joking, and the danger oftentimes resulting therefrom. The person who participated least in the conversation was my passenfer up—the man with stoop shoulders. had learned that his name was Jenks! While this 6ne and that one told their tiles, Ms sharp, downcast eyes would, in spite of himself, tprn continually toward that corner of the room where I had tossed my mail bags. On the other hand, the old fellow with the long, white hair, was the, most boisterous talker of the grqup. Hi 4 laugh was the loudest, his puffs pf smoke the most frequent, and his voice, Strengthened with his rising spirits lost much of the quiver noticeable in oldish persons. I was both astonished at him and defe lighted also. To find & slipping down,the shady sideof life’s hill, gay and disposed to make merry with his friends, ft as rare an occurrence as it is exhilarating to witness. He had a peculiarity about the face which Vou sometimes see andjjrMch gives an effect singular if not pieHsAnt to the beholder. He had very bngbt, revolving eyes, under Bushy black eyebrows, browa shaggy’ enough to suggest miniature crows’ nests, rbughly piled together. He called him-

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self Stowell, and I judged him to be a stranger In those parte. In truth he incautiously made mention of the fact that he was on Government business. At mention of this, I found Jenks furtively and steadily regarding him from the corner of his eyes. My feelings had settled into fixed distrust of Jenks before the evening was half spent; on the other hand the entire company, if I except Jenks, mentally pronounced the old fellow lust the one to while away a dull evening. After some quite loud boasting of courage, and brave deeds by several of the party, and this one telling what he eould do, and that one affirming what he would not do under such and such circumstances, a motion was made for bed. The old fellow, with a separate good night to all, was shown to his room first, at his own request, Jenks and myself going last. The glances which this fellow cast at the bags,,as I took them up to my room, were not particularly reassuring; I thought at first to speak of my suspicions to the landlord, and then I felt ashamed to do so, and went into my room. Turning on the threshold I was unpleasantly surprised to see Jenks standing outside of his room, and regarding me with a fixed gaze. “Blundering fool!” said I to myself, “if his intentions are to rob me he has taken the mode of proceeding to put me 1 on my guard.” I closed my door and locked it securely, dumped thewaail bags in the corner, and being weary, immediately undressed and retired. . I lay for a long time, taming this way and that, made restless, I suspected, by continually thinking of Jenks and his strange conduct. I grew angry at last with myself, for allowing him to keep so before my vision, but this state of mind did not tend to sleepiness, I assure you. While I lay tossing about, I heard one after another of the members of the family go to bed. Still that infernal Jenks kept before me. I muttered anathemas and turned over again. Now comes the singular part of the affair. I must have fallen asleep for a moment. I dreamed that I was in that very house, in that very room and bed—that I had fallen asleep and woke up with the impression that there was some one under the bed; that I did not know how to ascertain the truth of it without causing the robber and murderer to spring on me unawares; that having a boyish trick of stuffing iny pockets with everything, I felt in there for a marble and found it—and leaning cautiously from the forward edge of the bed, dropped or rolled it toward the back side or wall of the room, thinking, as I did so, that if there was no one there, it would roll across and strike the mopboard with a sharp click. I dreamed that the marble rolled but a little ways, struck something and stopped—that I looked under the bed and found Stowell instead of Jenks, with murder written upon his face. Then there was a confused plan of what I said and did. I came to full consciousness from this dream, or incubus state, and ahem-ed and turned over to see if I Were really awake now. My whole body was damp, the sweat standing in cola drops upon my face, so great had been my suffering in that few moments’ sleep. It was so strange, so frightfully real, that I shifted to the other side, and as silently as possible drew up my pants and felt in the pocket. My fingers touched a bullet that was lying loose amidst other rubbish. 1 drew it out, and with such a sensation as I never experienced before and hope never to again, I prepared for the dream test. Reaching my hand well down towards the floor, I gave it a roll towards the back of the bed. It moved a foot or two, and struck something soft and stopped. My heart stopped beating for a minute, and globules of fire swam before my face, peopling the darkness with horrors. There was no choice but to fill up the programme of the dream. I sprang from the bed before my muscles were paralyzed with terror, and called out: “Here, you, Stowell”—l actually intended tor say Jenks, but could not—“come out from there, and have done with this sort of practical joking,” No sound about the house. The stormy clouds tearjng away overhead, allowed a watery<moonlight to flood the room. “Stowell!” I called again, “I am in no mood for this sort of practical joking. I have not boasted of my courage, but I shall discharge my pistol under the bed, hit or miss, m one moment more. ” There was a thumping and a rustling, the spread was swept aside, and good Heavens! it was Stowell. I could see his white hair and beard. Before he had come to an upright position, for I could dimly discern the outlines of objects, I sprang to the door to shout for help. I had not turned the key when I heard a leap outside, and the instant that this bolt 'fell back from the socket, a man sprang into the room ; a pistol ball grazed my ear, another shot, and two forms were straggling upon th.e floor. I was but a moment inactive; the next, and I had planted a blow with the butt of my pistol somewhere upon the grey head, which stretched the villain senseless, almost the instant receiving the flash of a pistol in the side of the head, which, had it not providentially refused fire, must have materially interfered with my future powers of narration. Much confusion followed. The landlord rushed In; the landlady also. Everything was explained directly. Jenks was my rescuer. Jenks, whom I had so doubted, said to me: “Look here!” and he removed the white hair of file robber, and exposed to our startled gaze the clean face and closely-cropped hair of a “sentenced for life” penitentiary man. “He escaped two weeks ago from and eluded pursuit J got on the track of him at Detroit, and have followed him, off and on, ever since. He came up from New Sharon purposely to rob, and, if need be, to murder you. HU joviality, his apparent good-humor, allayed all suspicion. I could read his plans when he first went to bed. He stowed himself into some closet or corner of your room, to wait for you to fall asleep. I remained close by your door, and should have warned you, but feared to arouse the suspicions of the fellow, lest he should again make off.” . . Since I was really saved by a dream, I consider it remarkable. I distrust remarkably jolly people now, and take into favor sour, silent-appearing persons. Jenks was a detective. TnRBE is a New Hampshire woman whose mouth has been firmly closed for five years, her jaws being immovable, and who has taken no nourishment except liquids 9ucked between her . teeth. Our married gentlemen friends fieed not feel alarmed, as we believe .the disease is not likely to prove contagious.

RENSSELAER, JASPER COUNTY, INDIANA, MARCH 6, 1873.

An Adroit Swindle.

The other day, at about twelve m., a carriage, elegant enough in all its appoint mentß to be a private “turn-out,’’ drove up to the door of one of the largest jewelry establishments on Chestnut street, not far from Twelfth, aid from it descended a gentleman, at least to all appearances, attired in the most fashionable manner. Sauntering inside with an easy grace, he requested to see some jewels, stating that he desired to make a large purchase. He carried in his hand a handsome case, or bag, which he deposited on the glass before the clerk who stepped forward to wait upon him. He was very particular in his choice, but at last selected about $2,000 worth of jewelry of various kinds and stylhs. As the clerk was about to put the numerous little boxes into one large receptacle.thestranger said: “Wait a moment; we can do better,” and opening his case, which still remained upon the counter, he took from It and handed to the clerk a neat box with a key, sufficiently large to hold all his purchases. Into this the clerk put the jewelry, and handed it back to his customer, who locked it, leaving the key in the lock, and replaced it in the bag, closing the latter. Then putting his gloved hand into the breast-pocket of his coat, as if to take out his pocket-book, he exclaimed in freat surprise, “Well, how forgetful am. I have left my book and money at the hotel. I must go back and get it. Very careless of me, very. You will, pf courser-want to keep this. It wouldn't do to trust an entire stranger with such valuables,’’ and,opening the bag, he again took out the little box and handed it to the clerk. “It’s very annoying, but I’ll drive right to the Continental, and be back in a few moments. ” With a few common-place remarks the elegant gentleman returned to his carriage, and was seen to drive away in the direction of the Continental, taking with him the nice and innocent little bag he had brought. They waited at the store for him a long time to come back. In fact, he hasn’t come back yet. At last a light dawned upon the terrified clerk and he reached for the beautiful little box with the beautiful little key. “Oh, it’s all right, of course," he hoped in spite of his suspicions. “Something has detained the gentleman, but I may as well make , sure.” He is sure now. The beautiful little box with the beautiful little key contained old worthless iron padlocks. No news of the thief. Every reader will see at once how the swindle was accomplished. The man had two beautiful little boxes, with two beautiful little keys in that innocent" little bag, and, of course, gave the right one (that is for him) to the clerk when he left. —Philadelphia Press.

Snow-Flakes of Wit.

They have had some snow in Utica, N. Y., as appears by the following “Brevities,” from the Herald of that city: They wear snow-plows sot overshoes over in the Eighth Ward. Nearly all the signs on Genessee street were dug out before night yesterday. ... Nearly all of the corner-loafers have climbed Ao the top of the snow and resumed business. Utica has more snow than Watertown and Ogdensburg together, and it is better snow too. There is more of it to the pound. The man who drove off the snow Into the street railway track, yesterday, was not much hurt but his sleigh was badly broken by the fall A man on Com hill, obliged by the deep snow to go home by way of the chimney got into hot water by getting into the wrong house. If you see a dog’s tail on the snow, don’t pick it up. The probability is that there will W a dog under the drift, and he may object to your familiarity. A merchant on Blandina street, who worked all yesterday forenoon cleaning his sidewalk, was disgusted* when he found that he had only got down to the wooden awning. A lone widow, residing on Court street, complains that they have run a sleigh road right over her house, and that the horses are Kicking her lightning-rod all to pieces.

The Difference.

We have heretofore called attention to the difference between Republicans and Democrats in their methods of treating corruption within their own ranks. The Republican party has shown no mercy to its corrupt members, whenever proof could be presented showing the least taint of corruption. They have expelled members of Congress, turned out a great many other officers, and are now engaged in exposing a scheme 'of corruption which is calculated to weaken and destroy some whom they have been accustomed to count in the ranks of their best men. They never stop to inquire the politics of on offioer whom they suspect of guilt. But when has the Democratic party pursued this course? When has it not been ready to shield its own members from merited punishment? Take the case of Bogy. There is little donbt that he defeated Blair for the Senate by the nse of money, yet a Democratic committee of the Missouri Legislature has decided that he is innocent as an nnborn babe. There was one Republican on that committee. He dissented from the report of the majority, and will make a minority report. This looks as though the Democrats had been at theuT 61d white-washing business.—Toledo Blade. A gentleman in Washington, whose coal bills during the present winter hare been unnprecedently nigh, while his thermometer at the same time kept provokingly low, came to the conclusion a short time since that there must be a leak somewhere. So he instituted an investigation, and to his chagrin, that his next Moor neighbor, who was of an economical torn of mind, had “tapped” his fhrnace through the cellar walls, and having attached his own pipes thereto, by the aid of an ingeniously constructed valve, was enabled to luxuriate in mid-summer heat, while his poor neighbor was literally “left out In the cold.” ’ The plan of meeting a printers’ statue of Horace Greeley,' to be east in type metal from printing offices in various Paris of the country, seems sure of success, and the committee invite proposals for tlje model. Somebody makes the sensible suggestion that the- statue represent Mr. Greeley as a journeyman printer working at the case, which would certainly be » great deal better than perching him up in some attitude which would make him look as ts he never did a thing In the world.

OUR COUNTRY AND OUR TT3VIOIV.

General News Summary.

CONGRESS. *Fbbbuaby 20.— Senate— A bill was passed authorizing the President to Invite the International Statistical Congress to hold their next meeting in the United States.... Bills were mtrodneed—directing the establishment of telegraphic connection between the Capitol and all the Government buildings In Washington City, to be operated exclusively for public business, and appropriating |slo,ooo for that purpose: to remit the duties upon goods destroyed by the Boston fire... .Mr. Carpenter, from the Committee on Privileges and Elections, made a report on the credentials of Messrs. McMillan and Ray, each claiming to be legally elected Senator from Louis iana, accompanied by a bill, providing for a new election for the purpose of establishing in Louisiana a republican form of government. Mr. Trumbull concurred in most of the views of the majority of the committee, bnt did not concur in their recommendations, or favor the passage of the blllreported by them; he recognized the authority of the McEnery Government. Mr. Morton dissented from the report of the majority, recommending that the recent election in Louisiana be set aside and a new one ordered, under authority of the Government of the United States; he recognized the legality of the Kellogg Government. Mr. Hill dissented from the majority report and recommended that the members of the Louisiana Legislature declared elected by both “Returning Boards” be called together as the Legislature of the State, and that they then proceed to count the election returns, and declare who are legally elected State officers. Mr. Anthony agreed with the majority in their relation of the tacts, and also In their conclusion that there waA no legal State government in Louisiana, bnt he would reserve his judgment as to the course to he pnrsued. The several reports were ordered printed. House— Mr. Wood offered a resolution to refer to the Judiciary Committee the evidence Jaken before the Poland Committee, with instructions to report articles of impeachment against Vice-President Colfax, if, In the judgment of the Committee there is evidence warranting such impeachment. The question as to whether the resolution would be then considered was decided in the negative—yeas, 105; nays, 109.... A resolution was adopted referring the testimony taken before the Poland Committee to the Judiciary Committee, with instructions to inquire whether anything in such testimony warrants articles of impeachment of any officer of the United States not a member of the House, or make it proper that further investigation should be ordered In his case.... Mr. Wilson,Chairman of the Select Committee on the Union Pacific Railroad and CredltMohllier, made a report, which was ordered printed. February 21.— Senate —A resolution of the South Carolina Legislature, stating that the withdrawal of Government troops from that State would endanger publlc peace," wa* presented/... The Committee on Public Lands reported adversely on the Soldiers’ Bounty Land bill, and on the hill for the incorporation of the European and American Emigration Company.. .A bill was introduced extending until August 10,1873, the time for restoring to market the lands of the Ottawa and Chippewa Reservations in Michigan. A hill was fiassed to punish and prevent traffic In obscene lteratnre....An amendment to the Postal Appropriation bill, repealing all laws authorizing the free transportation of any mail matter whatever, was agreed to. House— Bills were passed—authorizing the construction of arallroad bridge across the Missouri Rivenat St. Lonis; to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to dispose of the old Post-efflce property at Chicago; donating aix bronze cannon for the statue of General Kearney. ....The Senate amendment to the House bill to enforce the stipulations of the Convention with Venezuela was concurred in.

February 22.— Senate —The report of the Centennial Commission was presented. The subscriptions public and private, in Pennsylvania alone would amount to about $4,000,000. This start wonld insure the success of the Exposition, and would justify an appeal to other portions of the country... .The House bill for the distribution of the Geneva award was reported adversely ~, ~. The Post-Office Appropriation bill was farther considered and amended, and passed. House—Hi. . E. H. Roberts, from the Committee of Wavs and Means, 1 reported the evidence taken in tne matters pending before it in reference to Judge Sherman. He stated that the evidence Implicated no member of either House, bnt exonerated individual members of both Houses. The Committee-offered a resolution, which was adopted, referring to the Judiciary Committee the evidence taken, with instructions to examine and see how mnch there is that relates to Judge Charles T. Sherman, of Ohio, to determine whether further investigation should not be had with a view of present ing articles of impeachment, If such investigation Bhall jnstlfysuch action.... The Sundry Civil Approprition hill was passed... A resolution was adopted reciting the testimony taken before the Senate Committee on Elections, to the effect that J. H. Syphcr, member from Louisiana, before the general election last year, while he was a candidate for election to Congress, had unlawfully and corruptly procured to he made false and fraudulent registration, and false and fraudulent votes to he cast for himself, and other gross frauds to be committed in connection with such election, and .referring the matter to the Committee on Elections, with power to take testimony... .The River and Harbor Appropriation bill, appropriating $5,507,400, was considered. February 24.— Senate— A bill was passed granting right of way to the Walla Wall* and Columbia River Railroad Company... The credentials of General Gordon, Senator-elect from Oregon, were presented.... The Agricultural College bill was taken np and debated, and a motion to lay cm the table was rejected—yeas, 2*; nays, 82—and amotion to refer was also lost—yeas, 17, nays. 30. Amendments to the bill were offered and rejected. House— A message was presented from the President urging legislation to bring into operation the articles of the Treaty of Washington, of Mays, 1871, relative to the fisheries and other matters touching the relations of the United States wlth the British North American provinces ... .The report of the Judiciary Committee on the matter or impeachment arising ont of the report of the Poland Credit-Moblller Committee was presented, and is to the effect that the only two impeachable officers Involved In the matter are the Vice-President of the United States and James Brooks, in the capacity of Government Director of the Union Pacific Railroad Company. The tetter having long since ceased to be such officer the case against him has been considered no furthor. The report then cltCs the facts and circumstances In the case of Mr. Colfax. Assuming the facts as alleged to have been proved, the Committee are of the-opinlon that the action of impeachment can be taken only when the acts done have been committed while the officer was In office. Proceedings of Impeachment should only be applied to high crimes and misdemeanors committed while fn office and which affect the officer In the discharge of his duty as such, whatever might he the effect ol these acts oh the officer as a man. The Commute are further of the opinion that «o far as receiving and holding an Interest In Credit-Moblller stock is concerned there Is nothing in the testimony submitted which would warrant the Impeachment of the Vice-President. A minority report was presented and read denying that a man cannot be impeached nr expelled for acts done before he was In office. After! • uolderable debate the farther consideration oif the subject was postponed to the 28th.... The River and Harbor hill was further considered, amended and passed.... The Senate amendments to the Legislative. Executive and Judicial Appropriation hill were called np, and a motion was adopted as an additional amendment to the bill—Bl to 88—Increasing the salaries after the 4th of March, 1873, as follows: President of the United States, $50.000; Vice-President, Justices of the Supreme Courts, heads of Departments, and Speaker of the House, slo.oooeach; Chief Justice of the Snprezqp Court, $10,500; Assistant Secretary of State, Of the Treasury, and of the Interior, $8,500 each; Senators, Representatives, and Delegates, Including the Forty-second Congress, $7,500 each; and, in Ifen of mileage, they are to he allowed their actfia! expenses to and from Washington each session, including the Forty-aecond Congress. February 25.— Senate—' The President’s message relative to the fishery clause In the Treaty of Washington was received .. -The credentials of Mr. Bogy, of.jMlseouri, were presented,.. .The bill authorizing the sale of a portion of the military re»«Viuon at Ft Ripley, Minn., was passed.. A discussion took place on the Louisiana case, and the message of the President relating thereto was received and read, . The Agricultural Collie bill was debated and referred to a Conference Committee .... Several amendments to the Army Appropriation bill were agreed tin and the Bill as amended was passed. House— The report of. the Prtand Credit-Moblller Committee was considered. The galleries were crowded and all the available space on t he floors of the House was occupied by visitors, many of whom were ladies. Judge Poland opened the debate and entered Into *' lengthy defense of the report of the Committee. He was followed by an address of Oakes Aihes wluch was read by the Clerk of the House, In which Mr. Ames gave a detailed htstory of the Credlt-Mohiller transactions,and solemnly declared that he haij never entertained the motive

and purpose of corrupting members of Congress. The actual cost of building the road, Mr. Ames said, was about $70,(TO,000, and the actual profit was lees than *10,000.000. So far as he was pecuniarily concerned, it would nave been Setter for him had he never heart of the Union Pacific Railway. Mr. Farnsworth argued In favor of the accused and against the report, and was followed by Mr. Merrick, In defense of the Committee. The debate was carried Into the evening session without reaching a vote on the report.... The President’a message relative to affairs in Louisiana was referred to the Judiciary Committee. February 26. —Senate The House amendments to the hill for the distribution of ths Geneva award were non-concnrred In, and a Committee of Conference was ordered. Bills were passed—to extend the time for the completion of the Bt. Paul A Pacific Railway: House hill to carrv Into effect the fishery clause of the Treaty of Washington: to aid in the execution of the tews In Utah, with several amendments; House hill authorizing the exchange of the old Post-office property in Chicago for other property in that city; to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to survey and dispose of certsln Indian lands in Nebraska and, Kansas, for the benefit of the Indians. A majority report was made from the Select Committee ts Investigate the charges against Senator Clayton, accompanied by a resolution declaring that the charges were not. sustained .. The Sundry Civil Expenses Appropriation bill was reported, with amtndments, Jhnm— The entire session was occupied In discussion of the Poland Committee report and the resolutions for the expulsion of Messrs. Ames and Brooks.

THE OL1) WORLD. A Berlin dispatch of the 24th says the Russian Government is forwarding large reinforcements to Tnrkestan and Khiva. Merchants are withdrawing from Orenberg for fear that a continuance of the Khlvan war will brlng them tnto bad relationa. Madrid advices of the 24th state that the Government is reinforcing the troops operating against the Carlists. The insurgents continue to bnrn railway stations and bridges. In an action at the heights of Miravell between the royal forces and the Carlists under Otto, the ■ Carlists, who numbered 1,500, fought with great stubbornness, bnt were finally repulsed. Many repnbllcans have volunteered to assist in repelling Carlists and have been supplied with arms. A New York Herald cable dispatch from London, 24th, says: “An agreement has been made between Duke de Montpensler and the adherents of ex-Queen Isabella to place Prince Alphonso upon the throne of Spain; the Duke to he Regent during the minority of Prince Alphonso, and the latter to marry the youngest daughter of the Duke. Isabella accepts the programme, and two important parties, therefore, will act together in the present crisis.” The English Secretary of State for the War Department has presented to Parliament the army estimates for the year 1873-4. The total expenditure is £14,416,000. The regular army at home and abroad numbers 125,000 men, of whom 63,000 constitute the home force. Besides these the estimates provide for 139,000 militia, 13,000 yeomanry, 161,000 volunteers, 10,000 of first reserve, and 20,000 of second reserve. The recruiting service is in a satisfactory state of efficiency. The total number of .desertions. from the regular forces dnring the past year wae 4,000. The Secretary concluded by recommending legislation to prevent the pay of privates ever becoming less than a shilling per day. Madrid advices of the 25th, state that the ministerial crisis had terminated by the election of Figueras ad President of tht Council, and Castqlar as Minister of State. Figueras declared, in an address to the Assembly, that there would be no change in the management of affairs. On the 24th, John Bright took his seat in the House of Commons for the first time since hie prolonged illness, and was loudly cheered on entering the Chamber. Charles Reade, the English novelist, has obtained a verdict of £2OO damages in a libel suit bronght against the proprietors of the London Morning Advertiser. Advices from Spain, received In London 26th, say that Gen. Zoballq, the Carlist leader,was marching on Madrid with four battalions. Foreign man-of-war we*cruising off the Spanish coasts, to protect the subjects of their respective Governments. Italy, Austria, and a majority of the European powers maintain semi-official relations with Spain; pending the formation of a regular government. Russia is not disposed to recognize, in any manner, the present government. The government was organizing an army of 20 battal ions to fight the Carlist insurgents. The leading governments of Europe had agreed to protect Portugal againat aggression from Spain. The Swiss government had formally recognized the Republic of Spain. The American club of Liverpool gave a graud ball in celebration of Washington’s birthday. The steamship Grecian from Liverpool for Palermo, with 40 hands on board, U supposed to he lost. A London dispatch, 26th, aay* that Sir Rowland Stephensep Is acting as mediator between the masters and men in South Wales for the settlement of the strike. It is probable that the coal miners in North Wales will strike in a fortnight, if the Increase of wages they demand is not conceded. The mining districts are qnlet. A dispatch from Vienna, 26tb, says that a socialist insurrection 1» reported among the peasants in the Russian provinces of Valhynia and Podolla. The insurgents are said to be murdering their opponent#, plundering and burning property. A force of Russian troops sent to snppress the insurrection was-defeated. The Government of Rusnjfi forbids the transmission of any dispatches relative to the trouble.

THE NEW WORLD. Gold closed In New York on the 25th at H4^U4M. At New York, on the 20th, the jury in the Jumel wilt case es Bowen against Chaae, rendered a verdict in favor of the defendant, and added further, that Eliza B. Jumel had no Interest in the land* claimed which was descendable to her heirs. The case Involves property valued at $6,000,000. Chase has brought antt againat Bowen to have him enjoined from fringing additional suits to recover the estate. A dispatch from New York, 20th, says that the counsel of Stokes claim to “have fonnd the woman who picked up the pistol dropped by Fisk at the Grand Central Hotel, and .(that other important evidence can now be supplied. It is.also stated that Judge Davis was aware of this evidence when he granted the stay of proceedings. The following nominations were made by the Democratic State Convention of Connecticut which met at Hartford on the 19th: For Governor, Charles R. Ingersoll; Lieu-tenant-Governor, George G. Bill, Liberal Republican; Secretary of State, Martin H. Sanger; Treasurer; William E. 'Raymond; Comptroller, Dr. A. R. Goodrich.

The Maine House, on the 18th, pawed a resolution In favor of woman suffrage by a vote of 64 to 6*. ' _ —-b ______. The lowa Legislature adjourned hum dit on the 20th. A dispatch from New Tork, 21st, says that Rosenzwlg, the alleged murderer of Alice Bolwsby, who was recently taken from Bing Sing on a writ of error, and granted a new trial, though he had been sentenced to seven years, has been indicted by the Grand Jury for murder in the first degree. The annual meeting of the Illinois Women’s Suffrage Association was held at Chicago on the 21st, Mrs. Fernaado Jones, President. Addresses were made by Susan B. Anthony and others, aßd resolutions passed. It la. said that the pres sand the people of Cuba generally favor a Republic. The Spaniards in the interior are nearly all Republicans. The Wilson Credit-Mobllier Committee in their report to Congress, say the Union Pacific Railroad cost $50,000,000, which was wholly reimbursed from the proceeds of Government bonds and first mortgage bonds, and that from the income bonds and land grant bonds, the builders received in cash value at least $23,000,000 as profit, being a percentage of about 48 per cent, on the entire cost of the road. In the opinion of the Committee, the Company had no right, as against either its creditors or the 'minority of its stockholders, to distribute any portion of its capital as dividends; Still mereunjustifiable was it to squander in dividends money borrowed of the Government, or on first mortgage bonds. There is no evidence of mismanagement by the present Directors of the Road, and the Committee see no way in which those who hold stock which they have bought in good faith can be disturbed. The report closes with a bill directing the Attorney-General to begin a suit immediately for the protection of the interests of the Government in the Road, and the recovery of the sums of which both the Road and the Government have been plundered. Mr. Swann, of Maryland, agrees With the Committee, so far as they go, bnt thinks they fall short of their duty in not making recommendations for the treatment of the Congressmen who had dealings with Oakes Ames. The recent charter election at Syracuse, N. Y., resulted in the election of Mr. Wm. J. Wallace, Republican, for Mayor. The Common. Council is a tie, four Democrats and four Republicans. The whole city ticket is Republican. The lowa Legislature, during its recent session, adopted a Railroad law limiting the rates for passenger travel to 3% cents per mile upon all roads whose gross earnings exceed $4,000 per mile per year. A petition has been presented in the Massachusetts Legislature asking that the resolution censuring Senator Sumner ior his action relating to the battle-flags be expunged. Three new indictments have been fonnd against Ingersoll and Tweed. "The House on the 20th adopted • resole tion, directing the Ways and Meanß Committee to investigate the charges that money had been used last session to secure an additional subsidy to the Pacific Mall Steamship Company. A pronnnclamento has been issued, signed by a large number of revolutionary leaders in San Domingo, protesting against the transfer of the government of that island to the Semina Bay Company. President Grant announced at the Cabinet meeting, on the 21st, that the press of public business which wonld attend the inauguration of his second Administration wonld prevent his visit to the Bonth he had hoped to make in March. ____ The position of Government Director of the Union Pacific Railroad has been tendered to the Hon. Richard Yates, of Illinois. . 'A Justice of the Peace of Tolono, 111., has fined a conductor on the Illinois Central Railroad fifteen dollars for having put off his train a passenger who refund to pay the Company’s schedule l ate of fare, tendering the legal three-cent-a-mlle rate instead. The case was appealed. The village of St. Petersburg, Pa., has been visited by a destructive fire. Gov. Warmoth has published a long reply to the majority report on the Louisiana case, in which he assails the evidence of the witnesses for the Kellogg party as false and untrustworthy, denies the statement of the Committee that the black voters are in a majority in the State, and that they went unanimously for the Republican ticket. He claims that, making every allowance against the Fnslonists, they elected McEnery by 3,500 majority, and demands that he be recognized as Governor.

Robert Champion, colored, was hanged at Fayette, Mo., on the 21st, for the murder es his wife *ln July last. He stoutly and persistently protested his innocence to the last. A Salt Lake City dispatch of the 23d says the Mormon leaders were greatly elated by the reception of the mews that it had been suggested to provide for the appointment, by the President, of a Commission to visit Utah, and make a thorough investigation, during the recess of Congress, of the whole Mormon question. The Illinois Bupreme Court has decided the law for the regulation of railroad freight i charges, as it now stands, unconstitutional. The Court is unanimous in deciding that “while the Legislature has an unquestioned power to discriminate in railway freights, prosecution can be maintained under the existing act until amended, because it does not prohibit unjust discrimination merely, but discrimination of any character, and because it; did not allow the company to explain the reason es the discrimination, but forfeits their franchise upon an arbitrary and conclusive presumption of guilt, to be drawn from the proof of an act that might be shown to be perfectly innocent.” A train on the Jackson, Lansing Sc Sag! naw Railroad ran off a bridge near Jackson, Mich.,' on the 24th, injuring several passengers severely, among them Representative Blackman, of Van Buren. ~ ; President Grant’s residence near St. Louis —the old Dent mansion—has been destroyed by fire. Loss $5,000. A Washington dispatch says that $4,000 worth of bonds,, and coupons were recently stolen from the residence of Vice-President Colfax. President Grant has pardoned Charles Howard and James Banks, of Alabama, convicted of Ku Ktux outrages and sentenced to imprisonment in the Albany Penitentiary. At New; Orjeahs, Memphis, and other Southern cities, the Mardi-GraA festlvitles were very'generally celebrated on the 25th. The new Temperance law pasted by the

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Indiana Legislature provides that any penon desiring a permit to sell intoxicating liquors must present a petition signed hy a majority of the legal votera of the town in which he lives, or of tbe ward in which ha resides, In case of a city organisation. The Board of Commissioners moat decide that the petition has been signed regularly as required, before Issuing tbe permit. The applicant nrast further furnish a good bond of SB,OOO, which may be sued upon in ar7 court of civil jurisdiction, except Justice's courts. No* permit shall be granted for a longer term than one year. In other particulars the law is similar to that of Ohio. . The Governor of Arkansaa has issued a proclamation offering SI,OOO reward each for the assassins of Dodson and Harriott. A Sait Lake dispatch of the 25th, says, “ the severest snow storm known hera for ten yean occurred last night and to-day.” The steamer Chas. 8. Hardee, on the 20th, struck an obstruction four miles below Savannah, On., and sunk. Six men were reported drowned. ’:2 ■ :iL Near Green port, L. 1., the schooner Surf, of Trenton, N. J., went to pieces on the 21st, and all on board were drowned. A meeting of prominent business men of Chicago was held on the 27th, lor the purpose of making the preliminary arrangements for a grand industrial exposition in that city, to be held on the anniversary of tbe great fire, about Octobers. At Beaehbnrg, Canada, a few mornVqgg ago, Mrs. Trasher and; five children were burned to death in their house. The $4,000 In bonde of which Vice-Presi-dent Calf ax was robbed In Washington on the 22d bsve been recovered in Baltimore.

The President’s Message Relative to Louisiana Affairs.

_ W . ' ' To the Senate and House of Representatives: . Your attention is rospectfully invited .be condition of affalrsin the State of Louisiana. Grave complications have grown out of tbe election there on the 6th of November last, chiefly attributable, It Is believed, to an organized attempt on the part of those controlling the election officers and die returns to defeat, u that election, the will of the majority of the electors of the State. Different persona are claiming the executive offices, two bodies are claiming to be the Legislative Assembly of the State,and the confusion and uncertainty produced in this way falls with paralyzing effect upon all its interests. Controversy arose as soon as the election occurred, over its proceedings and results, but I declined to interfere until s suit involving this controversy to some extent was brought into tbe Circuit Court of the United States, under and by virtue of the act of May 81, 1870, entitled »an Act to enforce the right of citizens of the United States to vote in the several States of the Union, and for other purposes.” Finding that resistance was made to the judicial process ft that suit without any opportunity, and, in my judgment, without any right to review the judgment of the court upon jurisdictional or other qnestlons arising in the cue, I directed the United Statee Marshal to enforce such process, and to use, if necessary, troops for that purpose. In accordance with the thirteenth section of said act, which provides that “it shall be lawful for the President of the United States to employ such part of the land or naval forces of the United States, or of the militia, as shall be necessary to rid in the execution of judicial process under this act” Two bodies of persons claimed to he the Returning Board for the State, and the Circuit Court in jbst case decided that the one to which Lynch belonged, usually designated by his name, was the lawful Returning Board, and this decision has been repeatedly tUnded to by the District and Supreme Courts of the State. Having no opportunity or power to canvass the votes, and the exigencies of the case demanding an immediate decision,! conceived it to be my duty to recognize those persons as elected who received and held their credentials to office from what then appeared to me to he, and has sinee been decided by the Snpreme Court of the State to be, the legal Returning Board. Comformably to the decisions of this Board a full set-of State officers has been installed and a legislative assembly organized, constituting, if not a dtjurt, at least a d* facto government, which, since some time in December last, has had possession of the offices and been exercising the usual powers of government. But opposed to this has been another government claiming to control the affairs of the State, and which has to some extent been pro forma organized. The recent investigation of the said election has developed so many frauds and forgeries as to make it doubtful what candidates received a majority of the votes actually cast, and in view of these facts a variety of action has been proposed. I have no speciflc recommendation to make upon the subject, hut If there is any practical way of removing these difficulties by legislation, then I earnestly request that such action maybe taken at the present session of Congress. It sema advisable that I should state now what coarse I shall feel hound to pursue in reference to the matter, in the event of no action by Congress. At this time it will be my dnty, so far as*, it may he necessary for me to act, to adhere to that Government heretofore recognized by me. To judge of the election and qualification of Its members is the exclusive province of the Senate, as It is also the exclusive province of the House to judge of the election and qualifications of its members; but as to State offices filled and held under Stats laws, the declrien of the State jndicial trtbnnals.j It seems to me, 6ught to be respected. lam extremely anxious to avoid any appearance of nndne Interference in State affairs, and If Congress differs from me as to what onght to be done I respectfully urge its immediate decision to that effect Otherwise I shall feel obliged, as far as 1 can by the exercise of legitimate authority, to pat an end to the unhapy controversy which disturbs the peace and proetratee the business of Louisiana by the recognition and support of that government which is recognized end upheld by tbe courts of tbs State. U. 8. Grant. Bxxctmvz Mansion, Washington, Feb. 35,1813.

Long Island has recently developed a heroine. The breaking op of the ice made the opportunity. Huntington Bay was the place. Two men had been making purchases at a town tome distance from home, and were returning In a skiff loaded down with goods. They were caught in the ice floes which were sweeping out in the bay and succeeded in capsizing their boat As nearly always lumpens one of them could not swim, sod seized upon a small cake of ice by which he was enabled to keep his head above water. The other clang to the skifl, righted it up, and was in a safer position than his companion, but could do nothing to help him. The other man began to cry for aid, and his voice was heard by three women, a mother and two daughters, who lived near the beach. They all rushed to the scene, and it was evident the man was nearly exhausted as well aa frozen. His fingers could no more grasp the ice, and he' used his elbows to retain his hold on it. No tima was to be lost, and there was a man to be laved* Hlal Lucinda Conklin, without sword to her mother and sister, waded out Into the bay, the beach being shelving, until ahe gained a point within twenty feat of the drowning man. She was then just able to keep her nose out of water, and the next step would take her oyer head and ears. She said a word of encouragement to the man, and made a desperate plunge toward him. She was a good swimmer, and a few strokes brought her to his side. She then told him what to do, not to impede her motions, and he promised to obey. This was simply to place his hands on her shoulder and hang on. He did if manfully, and she brought him safely to shore, The only misfortune about the whole business is that the man is married and Mist Lucinda U Imantiful. She may have to risk her life in fishing out some other drowning man. —Fashionable weddings in Europe now take place from ten to Seven o’clock in the morning.

A Brave Girl.