Rensselaer Union, Volume 9, Number 18, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 January 1877 — Page 3

The Rensselaer Union.

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ON THE VERGE OF DEATH.

a Q'naJt'TMß&Mgl&Zi .3 I had among my fellow-students a special rep own lor my skill in every kind pleasure ‘W'wfßlllPl'wWs suwftndemtt my self, body and soul, and in consequence of which I possessed, although not tall mad stjamta s<me fguscle ud a high decree of i aßßfldtt>ce,“ywie Inftd acquired, of mind, 4H of wlnki qhalitim form eveii how a Ww aj|flas|§n iStn lies w&p ended and I had obtained a situation as pastor inWestem Germany, I did not give up my old inclination for gymnastics, and there was considerable talk odidin# ttfet tlflkyanug clergyman of tneGhfh'ftli Blasins had been seen hanging in his garden by accession to the pastorate,' I had mto matrimony. too scorching, consisted in climbing to a narrow proje«t£mftsJfe tHe dafty. chnrqh roof, and walking about there while I smoked my cigar. What a magnificent place this old *jS©olsftl£ a**.atone;sri«*Hrt yegeth-fjirff-iftl j’ffllm presented.little attraction. It had dften indulged in star-gazing. I regarded this airy region as my f«ftacial.nfovjipce. where l reigned in solijSrV mtij6st^bTW £ »f subjects, consisting m very nblsy ; tod intolerable ones. It excited isl me a merry, perhaps somwrtiat boyish feeling, as I thought what a look my superin£mnd«tet Wi#en he heard of fat cherubs, scaly dragons and gutters of zinc, or on the pinnacles of the towers, .frUPMWItN* wweMgJjkjM pwpect gutter in the middle of the roof, from whichap#iifg seen above but the*iig?ftH(heniMM46?4rt<adming swallows and below the broad paved churcn Vsqua^<i»J«Wcl| # iWp feet, >efte*tiy the that the event occurred Arhfclb I wili -Her* J^ta-jEmd.which Ihoroughly cured me for sevemf r mdnftePor fiyil desire for roof ol iuthi s Ursufofom around the outside of the cathedral, just where flie roof terminated, ran a smooth projecting edge about yUMst this, considerabty'tewer, just, above the _ great entrance, was a huge stone projection, which formerly supported a cqfoqsal figure of St. Peter, holding''A great iron lanterti. The statua had lphg ago disappeared and hiiraifclwi^iCiUl l broken, off, -so that Wtattwaa 4o*t ht*h-ti>a- appearance of an ana-chair without legs. 9 . kind to swing myserr down amt effjfry my cigar in this fantastic arm-chiir. .. Without hqsitatingj, moment I turned around, toOsMgdbmn, sOjjgflrtliAeaves with convulsive grasps fira uro nfcct in- 1 r , iftri&is sftuatidßM under me etAe dEfeqtiye ,1 .£oW that I w r as not (directly over li—ifideM. it was twd'P.WHhi/'frtmi the wall thin I had tl *ThisCircumstance, li&tfe’ter, caused me ''mtte'tokidtyr G'«ngl*jhelf a swing, by which I easily pressed one foot against J the building, I sprung safely into my* tiitag’ k&a D '^«iS^n?lceat 4eojJpj|u(i%aQfe red about them to enjoy “tKe fotowble cfPm * v-'.w'vi fati 1 to riS mi <MI: STOPiIIJS ‘ w £pM ra&ffi i way. The. sides of the of smooth iron, and so high that rcomu get no holdi There Waa uSQUIg left um bat to -press JPOjLhandft, upon Ibajivatitehind me, raise myself so and d«P hyTtegTsfe, W ?P*>k ihey •MMllkMat between my hands upon the .pwni fp* nt?**** <fotarstet»g«h in bandaged aims is jecemmtf Id &k procedure, and. that any woaid oooasioa a, failure—perhaps, too, a fall below? Nay, Jhere la a vast difference between

pavement must have an absolutely fatal effect. Thu more I considered my situation the less ff pleased me. and there I sat, smiled feebly at the multitude below, which ihcrensi d every moment, ashamed to cry forfffelp or make known my fear. "-Well,” said Ito myself, “if I sit hw-e top longer I shall lose eveiy favorable chance to escape. It is ludicrous to become bewildered like a child that baa gone aslrav in climbing, quite aside from the astonishment that the story must cause, if it comes to the ears of my parishioners and supporters. Up, tlienl I will close my eyas and act as if I were performing oq the soft turf of my garden.” ‘ In the space of a minute I stood on my legs in the lantern and wondered at my foolish weakness, when I observed to my terror that I still had the most difficult part of my undertaking to perform. Raising my hands above my head to seize the smooth stone e&ves I became aware that they were at least a foot and a half beyond my reach. In vain did I rise on my tiptoes and stretch out my arms convulsively; it seemed highly probable that I should have to spend the night in this situation. This was truly uo agreeable consideraJ(Aon, for the seat was only just large enough for me t« sit upright in it, and if rfetfasleep, which was possible, I should be precipitated headlong upon the pavenient. Then they could collect my bones me next morning. ’,ft.t this critical moment I was rejoiced by the appearance of the sexton on the eaves. He had missed me, and had come Wfteffiripe. “Silberaan!” I cried, interrupting hiß exclamations of astonishment, “ I am, as you see, in a peculiar dilemma, since I cannot reach the eaves. You must help n)6. It is no use to bring a rope, since yilft would not have room to brace yourself. If you bend down, however, and reach me your hand, you can exert your jqptire strength and raise me. You are a powerful man and lam not particularly heavy.” *.] “ Oh, sir, I am sure that I cannot |ift •you!” he replied. ‘m “ My good man, you must?” I asserted. “ I cannot indeed pass the whole night in this situation, and, moreover, I might pack up my bundle to-morrow immediately when this stupid story became known. Do not be foolish, therefore, but give me your hand.” In reply the sexton crouched down, un,‘wMihgly, apd stretched out his hand, Which I firmly seized with both mine by the wrist, while I swung myself out into mid-air. I felt one or two convulsive jerks, and was drawn up about half afoot, but then at once let down again. He could*not raise me. —. .1...’ I looked up. Such a vision as met my n may I never in my life see again. as pale as death; the protruding eyes stared with the expression of measureless terror into the abyss beneath us, and a oo}d sweat stood upon his forehead. “Let go!” he cried. “Curses upon you, let go! You will break my arm! I can hold on no longer, and shall he dashed im pieces below.” He wailed like a child at this moment of extreme peril. My hair rose—my brain reeled. I expected myself, every instant, to plunge below. My desperation Save me coolness, and I was surprised at le clearness and consistency with which 1 spoke. “ Silberman,” I said, “listen tomeand oease this unreasonable clamor. I can feel that you are gaining the counterpoise more and more every successive second. If J lpt go of you I shall perish; if not, we both will, and I assure you that I snail not let go as long as 1 can hold on. You had better, therefore, draw me up at once.” 1 saw that lie set his teeth together and Closed his eyes. Then followed a terrible exertion ■of strength, and I was kneeling uppn the eaves. The sexton lay beside ms in a deep swoon. I now bore him carefully through the trap-door, to the vestry, and gave him water, so that he soon recovered consciousness; but neither of us have ever forgotten that perilous adventure upon the eaves of the church roof. As for myself, three months passed by before I again trod this almost fatal place, and you can easily imagine that I avoided St. Peter’s lantern like fire. The sexton kept the secret, assuring inquisitive questioners that an eccentric Englishman, traveling through the country, had taken his seat in the lantern, and this version of the story was currently believed. Although the gymnastic mania was not entirely frightened out of me by this adventure, it only remained in a modified form, and I have since confined my athletic exploits to places less perilous than the scene of those moments of terror.— N. Y. Herald.

A Vegetarian Banquet.

On Thursday evening a number of the members of the London Dietetic Reform Society, the object of which Is to induce habits of abstinence from the flesh of animals as food, dined together at the People’s Case, a new establishment not yet opened in St. Paul’s Churchyard. The menu comprised vegetables and fruit only, arranged in courses, and including soups, thirteen kinds of vegetables, seven different sorts of sweet tarts and puddings and six kinds of fruit The drink consisted of water or milk, vegetarians not only abstaining from the use of flesh, but from alcoholic liquors, and the stricter part of them also from smoking. The dishes were nicely cooked and well served, and the dinner for its kind was pronounced very satisfactory, both by the vegetarians sad the non-vegetarians who partook of it. Mr. T. W. Richardson, the President of the society, was in the chair, and he stated that he supposed he had been chnsen President because he was a life vegetarian —never having tasted animal food in all his life. Nor did he wear any animal clothing, and he had canvas shoes and even goloshes. But he and other vegetarians took care to get substantial food. Flesh, he argued, was not neceaafiry for the sustentation of the strength Of 'mankind, nor was it necessary for heat-giving; he maintained, on philosophical grounds, that it was never intended that animals should be the food of man. The Chairman having invited discussion, several gentlemen and two ladies addressed the company in favor of the objects of the society, but one or two asked what substitute could be found for wool and leather, and what was the use of Bheep and oxen if they were not to be efiten. Mr. Clark, the Secretary, stated that the society waa progressing, as would h» kinn from the report. —London Eeho. — —Mount Pleasant, the chief of the Tuscßrora tribe of Indians, who are settled on a reservation in the western part of Niagara County, in New York, says that certain papers supposed to be lost have recently been found which entitle the tribe to the State of North Carolina and 1,500,000 acres of land ia Kansas. The chief has accordingly pat in a claim against the Government. ,

Sir John Bom’s Experiences with Italian Brigands.

The history of brigandage in the south of the Italian peninsula and in the lovely island of Sicily is full of thrilling episodes, one of which is still fresh in the minds of the English and Italian publio, the capture of Sir John Road. Sir John Rose, a wealthy Englishman traveling in Sicily, was captured by the bandit Leone and bis company on the 4th of November, and held in captivity by them for three weeks. After being carried about Secretly and exposed to great fear and privation, be was at last released on the payment of $12,0004 The captive’s account after his return of the life of these Robin Hoods in the green - wood is romantic enough to satisfy the most adventurous traveler, and recalls that story of the brigands’ life told by Washington Irving. The band, consisting of four or five men, first made a forced march of sixteen hours, which was so fatiguing that the horse of Sir John Rose roll down twice and was finally abandoned by the chief. They arrived in the night at a grotto, where they remained hidden seven days, feasting in the meanwhile on all manner of delicacies. They then heard that the public force was in search of them and moved away with the utmost quiet and secrecy by night and on foot. Having found a tree and a mass of shrubbery around it, they threw themselves face downward on the ground and lay there without any movement or aoise whatever, even killing a dog which came near them by throwing stones at it in order not to use their guns. Thus for thirteen days they hid among the bushes, in grottoes and valleys by day and walked at night. They had nothing but bread, cheese and wine to sustain them, and the scarcity of water was so great that Sir John was obliged to wash his hands in wine. Often the beraaglieri, who were in search of them, passed very near, and then Leone placed the captive In front of the group and gave him a pistol, ordering him to fire at the first appearance of the enemy. He wus always guarded by four bandits, but otherwise was not treated harshly. His liberation was effected by a person of influence in Palermo, who is secretly in league with the famous brigands. Leone professed to desire nothing for himself, but said that his companions would never liberate their captive without money. He said also that in compensation for the service which was asked of him he wished his passage to be paid in some vessel which would carry him very far away from Sicily. But the truthfulness of this virtuous desire is doubtful. The distress of Sir John Rose’s family, which, divided between hope and fear, sought for help from every source, even from those connected secretly with the brigands, was intense until reassured by their secret agents that he would be liberated on the payment of the required sum. He was finally conducted to a railway station at some hours’ distance from Palermo, dressed in a brigand’s cloak and cap, and piaced on a train of the third class \Vith an injunction not to make himself known immediately. This is the incident which has caused the English news papers to reproach the Government bitterly for these outrages, and to compare the public safety of Italy with that of Turkey.—Roms Cor. N. 7. Evening Poet.

Living in the Future.

There is perhaps nothing which mere plainly shows the progress of civilization than' the increasing power of forethought exhibited in all the affairs of life. The savage thinks but little of anything beyond the supply of his immediate wants. Hunger urges him to labor, and when satisfied he resigns himself to repose with scarcely a thought of future needs. As, however, he emerges from a state of barbarism, the future becomes more and more vital to him. It opens up a longer and longer vista; to-morrow, next week, next year, ten, twenty years hence, now claims from him thought and preparation. His plans and arrangements are upon an extended scale, provision is made for coming changes, for mature life, for old age, for the next generation; the pressing desires of to-day are forced to give place to those of to-morrow, and life is largely made up of anticipation. - ■ This habit of forethought is undoubtedly one of the most important elements of human elevation and happiness, and yet we are in these days not entirely free from danger of carrying it to excess. Some of us live so exclusively for the future that we allow the present to slip from us unnoticed. In climbing $ mountain it is well to lift our eyes often to the eminence we hope to reach, but we must also look to our feet, and see that they stumble not over the rough places. So in life it is the path of wisdom not only to look ahead to the future, but also beware that every step in the present is well secured. The danger of neglecting present time is especially manifest in the schemes that are laid for acquiring a fortune, or even a moderate competence. The ultimate ends may be most worthy and desirable—comfort, culture, liberality, power to diffuse ainess. Meantime, to obtain means ese ends, what frequently becomes of the ends themselves ? Too often they only exist in dreams of the future. Present comfort is sacrificed; there is no time to rest, to recreate, to enjoy the family and the home—all that is postponed to by and by, when a certain sum shall have been amassed. Now, turmoil and anxiety, and strain of nerve and muscle, absorb and exhaust the powers. So with culture. How can the eager, driven man of business pause to read or study ? how can he command the calmness ana quiet necessary to form habits of thought? how can he acquire a love for literary pursuits when engrossed constantly in far different matters? Here, again, he admits he 1b not living now, but only getting ready to live in the future. In the same way he postpones liberality. He cannot afford to be generous now; every dollar is needed to support and extend his business ; after awhile, when he is rich enough, he will devote his weH-eamed gains to the good of his fellow men and the promotion of beneficent enterprises. So he drifts on from year to year, letting slip hundreds of present opportunities of doing good, in the mistaken idea that thus he can better embrace those of the future. The habit of postponing the benefits and happiness of life is not, however, confined to the business man. We are all liable to the same excess.. Perhaps there is not one of us who can sincerely declare that he is now living in a satisfactoiy manner, though most of us intend to do so presently. The scholar is waiting till his school-days are over, the youth till he is of age, the artist till he becomes more skillful, and the clerk till he efin claim a large salary, the sailor till he can command a vessel, the physician till he can obtain a practice. Home are looking forward to a change of place or occupation; some to assuming new rospoa-

sibillties, some to enjoying more leisure. Then they will begin to live In earnest; but now, life is a kind of makeshift—a time to be passed through as an avenue to the future, to be valued not for that to which It leads. Meantime life itself is fast flitting away, haoits are being formed, character for good or evil is being built Who can tell which part of life is most important, which is the fullett and richest, which will offer the best opportunities? Or, rather, who can declare any part nnimportant, insignificant or meaningless. Each day is a life in itself, full of vital import to him who seeks it. If it is despised, ignored or wasted, so much of life is lost: nothing can make up for it ; no future, however brilliant, can ever compensate. Let us, then, while planning for the future, beware how we slight the present. The now is all we can be sure of. We may not live to see the future of which we dream, or the plans we lay for it may be frustrated; but the good we do to-day can never be obliterated.— Philadelphia Ledger.

Marriage Statistics.

Ordinarily nine or ten pairs out of every thousand Philadelphians are mated in a year. But in 1875 the proportion fell off nearly a fifth, and was less than in any vear since 1861. The cause is no doubt to be found in the general depression of business; a cause that applied almost equally iu 1861, when there was a prospect of war. Comparing these and other years, it appears evident that people marry most when general business is most lively. For all who are becoming anxious on the subject of matrimony there is much vuluable information in these statistics as to the chances. The tendency to marriage is greater in Philadelphia than in England, but less than in Massachusetts. The great opportunity of marrying for either sex occurs between the ages of twenty and twenty-five; the chances are not seriously diminished for men in the ensuing five years, but for women as they approach thirty there is nowhere near half as much probability. The fact that if people mean to marry at all they should set about it in the earlier years of maturity is very plainly enforced by these figures. At about the age of twenty-five' unmarried women have lost two-thirds of their chances; at thirty, six-sevenths; at forty, twenty-nine-thirti-eths. When a bachelor has reached thirty years, he has lost seven-tenths of his opportunities; at forty, more than ninetantlis. Marriages in which there isgreat disparity of ages seem'to be comparatively rare in Philadelphia; the old gentlemen of that city do not take kindly to very young wives; in 1875 only one girl under twenty married a man of over fifty years, and only one woman under thirty married a man of over seventy. October is the favored month with people desiring wedlock, but they are almost equally well satisfied with any of the winter or fail months. On the other hand, March, whether in its quality of lamb or lion is considered a wretched month for bridals; and August and July are almost equally out of favor.— N. Y. Tribune.

He Ordered Oyster Stews.

One of those toii-hardened, true-heart-ed chaps, often read of in romance, made his appearance od the Campus Martius yesterday, and his sympathies were at once aroused by the sight of three or four old men standing around with their bucksaws and waiting for work. ■“I’ll be hanged if it isn’t tough,” he replied when they told him that they hadn’t had any work for a month. “ How would you like some oysters ?” They smacked their lips by way of reply, and he gathered up a crowd of eight, marched them to a restaurant, and ordered oyster stews for each one. “ It. just does my soul good to see them eat I” he said to the owner of the place, as the eight got to work. “Yes; it’s a beautiful sight,” was the reply. “It makes me feel good in here,” continued the stranger, laying his hand on his heart. • “ A good deed brings its own reward,” was the soft answer of the restaurateur, as he calculated bis profits. “ I can’t rest here —I must do further good,” said the big-hearted stranger, and he rushed out and brought in three negroes, a chimney-sweep, two boys and an old woman, ana ordered more oysters. The fifteen people went for oyster soup in a manner to amaze, and their guardian nudged the restaurateur in the ribs and said: “ See the gentle lambs! Oh, that I could feed the poor of all America!” “You are a good man,.and Heaven will reward you,” replied the proprietor, as he filled the dishes up again. The stranger said he wanted to bring in just five more, so as to say that he had fed an even score, and he rushed out after them, while the restaurateur sent after more oysters and crackers. The stranger didn’t return. He was last seen climbing into a farmer’s sleigh on State Btreet and guiding his team to the west. The fifteen in the restaurant licked their plates clean and departed in joyful procession, and the last one had passed oat before the man who furnished the soup had got through waiting for the return of the bighearted stranger. There were oaths aqd slang phrases and watchwords and expressions, delivered in the purest of English, but what mattered it to the fifteen soup-devourers who drew up in line opposite and Resolved, That them oysters just touched the spot —Detroit Free Frees.

The Effect of a Lottery Prize.

The individual who has been profanely representing himself in Philadelphia and New York to be the Son of God, is a person named John C. Daudt, of Ridgeton, N. J. A Times reporter discovered that he was formerly a cutter in Charles C. Grosscup's tailoring establishment, on Laurel street, above Commerce, m that city. The investigation revealed some interesting phases in Daudt’s life. Up to two years ago he was a quiet, industrious tailor, in the establishment mentioned, his earnings having been invested in the Havana lottery for a number of years previously. In 1875 Daudt drew a prize in the Havana lottery amounting to SIO,OOO in gold. His success turned his head. During one of his lucid intervals he married his boarding-house mistress, notwithstanding he had a wife and even children residing in Bethlehem, Pa., to whom he had regularly sent remittances. Shortly after the new matrimonial alliance, Mr. Daudt believed that he was called upon to evangelize the world, and finally claimed to be the Son of God. and went around through the community professing to save sinners and heal all manner of diseases. Daudt was arrested some time since in Bridgeton and consigned to the Cumberland County Prisou. at the instigation of his second wife, and he remained there

until Judge Alfred Reed ordered him to be taken to the New Jersey State insane Asylum, St Trenton, from whence, a short time since, he escaped and came to Philadelphia, boarding at 1,042 North Front street. He then want to New York, and while there endeavored to send a telegram to the Rev. Hemy Belting, pastor of the Central M. E. Church, of Bridgeton, which exposed his Insanity. He bad, it has been ascertained, about $2,500 on deposit in a New York (Mink or savings institution, and carried large sums of money on his person. He has disappeared, and fears are entertained that he has been foully dealt with.— Philaddnhia Timet.

THE MESSAGE.

Ihs farewell macMgcof Gov. Hendrlcki, submitted to the Legislature on the fith, contains ths following Items of Interest: •tin aavamnM. The assessed value of the taxable lands and Improvements In the State In 1875 was sau,4ie l 973; of railroads, $88,486.61#; of other corporation* $«,0»5,B08; Of telegraph companies, $178,241; and of personal property. $233,887,147—making a total of ihe taxable property of the State. *897.780,768. This shows a decrease in value of $57,117,6*1. The assessment of persohal property and corporate property made In 1876 show* a decrease since 1875. The returns made In 1975 show '282,881 persons in the State who are subject to a personal, or poll, tax of fifty cents each. RKCKIPTS AMD aXrXMDmJBIS. There was in the Treasury, Oct. 81, 1974, $344,308.78. During the year ending Oct. 81; 1876, there wae received for State purposes aa revenue $1,388,029.78. During the year ending Oct 81,1376, there was received for State purposes $1,877,678.78. During the same yean there was received on account of the benevolent Institutions $534,061.55. The payments from the Treasury during the two years ending Oct. 81.1876. for revenue refunded, for ordinary expenditures, and for benevolent, educational and penal Institutions amounted to $2,403,718.25. During the same two years, pursuant to the act of Dec. 12,1872, sixty-five bonds with thoir coupons hare been surrendered and paid, amounting to $78,679. The total indebtedness of the Stale is 1.097.755.12. The enumeration of 1876 shows the total number of white children 668,969, and of colored children 10,261, making a total of 679,230. being an increase since last year of 11,494. The number of white children enrolled in the schools is 609,807, and of colored children 6,963, making in all 516,270. There are 9.434 school-houaes In the State, and their aggregate value Is $11,548,996.67. There are 13,317 white teachers and 94 colored now employed, making In all 13,411. Of the teachers. 7,852 are males, and 5,569 are females. The School Fund statement shows an increase during the past two years of $159,552 S 3. The (Jovcmor remarks that hia observation since coming into office convinces him that the danger to our policy and system of common-school education la not to be apprehended from any want of popular Interest therein, nor from any reluctance on the part of the people or their representatives to meet the necessary expenses thereof, but from a discontent which is sore to arise should there be carelessness and extravagance in the expenditure of the moneys provided for its support. The permanence'and prosperity of the common schools require economy and efficiency in their management.

BKNXVOLENT INSTITUTIONS. Upon tbls subject the Governor says: “The Boards of Trustees in charge of the benevolent institutions do not gbre that protection to the State which waa intended. They make stated visits, has ily examine the vouchers and accounts, and look through the ward* and room*, bnt generally receive their views and opinions from the Superintendents. There is nut that thorough Investigation and rigid control which shonld prevail. “ I had thought of recommending that the Institutions In the immediate neighborhood of this city should be placed in charge of the State officers, bnt it has been suggested that snch a control might Introduce party politics into their manage, ment. which I would regard as an intolerable vies. By some change a more direct control and responsibility for the economical and proper management of these institutions shonld be placed upon the Governor and State officer*. They are Btate Institutions. supported directly fr >m the State Treasury, and shonld be under State control. Perhaps It will be sufficient lo place them under one Board, to be appointed by the Governor, with the approval of the Senate, forbidding any partisan organisation of the Bowd. “ It has been and is the practice for the Snperintendents and assistants to maintain their families in the institutions I suppose it may be necessary in the Hospital for the Insane, but not in the other institirions. The expenses of private estab lshments should not be mingled with the public expenditures. Like other public officers, the Sap rintendent* and assistants should provide tneir homes and expenses entirely separate from and outside the public expenditures. That wouldresnlt in a large reduction, as I believe, in the expenditure*, and would also a low a large Increase or the number of children to he educated, by converting the apartments used for family purposes into rooms for the inmates. It cannot be necessary that it shall cost $3 ,000 more to take care of and educate 299 children in the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb for forty weeks, without any charge for clothing, than to clothe, educate, and take care of 294 children In the Soldiers’ Orphans’ Homs for fifty-two week*. It is due the Commissioners and Trustees to say that their expenditures have not been in excess of the appropriations.'’ THE STATK-PKISON NORTH. On the 15th day of December, 1875, there were 511 convicts in the Northern Prison, and on the 15th day of December, 1876, there were 6jß. being an iucrc-ise during the year of 92. During the two years ending Dec. 15.1876. the revenues of the prison amounted to $145,712.59, no part of which was from the State Treasury. During the same period the expenditure* for current and ordinary expense* amounted to $1*1,059.16. The revenue* of the prison have exceeded the ordinary expenses in the sum of $15,653.48. STATE-PRISON SOUTH. The average number of prisoners In this Institution during the year 1876 was 455, and daring the year 1876,. 81. A NXW STATB-HOUSH. The Legislature of 18 8 directed that steps be taken for the construction of a new State-House. Many plans and specifications were accordingly presented to the Legislature of 1875, bnt no action was taken thereon. The question la now for your consideration whe’her provision shall at once be made for the prosecution of the work. In accordance with a former recommendation, an appropriation of $6.00* was made, to be expended under the direction of the Governor and with the assistance of the State Geologist, for the purpose of paying the expenses of collecting, forwarding and arranging the specimens of the manufacturing, chemical and mechanical Industries ol the State, and also of the coals, ores, clays, woods, stones, agricultural, horticultural and floral, and other products of this State, to the Centennial Exhibition, at Philadelphia. Prof. Cox gave gr at attention to and bestowed mnch care upon the discharge of the dntr thus devolved upon him. The impropriation was not sufficient to secure the varied interests of onr State a full and proper representation at the Exposition, and our di play waa not aa diversified or extensive M was desirable, but, in most rerts.lt was creditable. The display made by Superintendent of Public Instruction of the progress and achievements of our schools was In the highest degree successful, and the occasion of gratification to all the people of the State. The expense of that dlsptey was borne by the schools. In respect to the exhibit of a high attainment In common-school education, no State surpassed Indiana. xlxctions. - That portion of the message relating to elections is as follows: “In my lnaugnnl message 1 said: ‘The laws regulating oar elections require your special attention, they do not restrain the corrupt, nor protect the votes of the people. Our election* must not become a reproach. Their result must expres* the will of the people. Our system must be made so efficient aa to guarantee purity in the conduct and management of the elections, and also to inspire and establish public confidence. When the people know that a political result has been brought about all discontent disappears; they cheerinlly acquiesce and >1 Id entire cbe.ilencu to the snihority therein established. I cannot now attempt to suggest all the pr >vis ons that may be essential to an efficient system, hut without the following no system will probably pr .ve efficient: '"1. A far and real representation upon the Board < f Elect on Officers oi all political parties 'having candidates <o be voted for. , '• '£ Voting placet • numerous, snd the pre- ■ incts so small, in r spec; to the voting population. that all who offer to vote may be known by the people of the neighborhood as well as by the ■timers. ••'B. A reasonable period of res’dence in tte election precinct as a qus’iflcation to vote, so that per-on* may not protend a residence not real, lu H and of the law. “ ' Yon will find an amendment of the second article of the Constitution necessary to enable the Legi-latnre to prescribe such period or residence, .be Constitution wisely provides for its own amendment, by a convenient end economical proceeding. which renders It unneees-ary to throw upon the people the expense of S convection, and nvoids the possibility of changes not desired by ■ them. “•4. The exclarion of mo ey a* an influence and power I o.ai election* If In the con'e-t for power moner shall become stronger than the people, we will have the worst Government possible, it will be s repro tch to n* a'l. when wealth > an buy vrliat the toit esi talent and the pure-t virtue cannot attain.’ ': ••Mori of the States have now adopted the Tuesday next attar the first Monday in November a* ths

the imendraent of Ibo OOMtltotloi, 00 t%js4 pus taut *lx(7 Af9 1a Uw slsctionpmixist m $ *gain«t and denounce the nnurpetlcHl M ft crime t$ • nMAMtdAttA lM rMfMTtdl * DU uciflfiunl Ulu UUt> thsjiuaUflcaS^n^ndelection twatStfmto enter between armeTmea, and refused^atjttia pled* Cbo’wTvnM. .dmlßjlon, wMl.t oLhw. n 2 SaahraFcderal by the mllSary, to overawe the State Judi lary and defeat its jadgment upon question* resting wholly upco local M State law. The constitutional and independent •uthortty of State courts sad l egislature* Is endangered. If not now snpjxwted by a patriotic end igrsa&fflftaEaswsy.y s£7JS!!s'K.'‘«a,"ttfeSSS rsus 1 '-ssssi 'skjk wholly Indetmndeut of remedies and proceedings provided by law. fn no Instance fife the authority and power of the United States been Invoked against them. Bnt In every fautanca have the people preserved the public peace and maintained the authority of the State and the supremacy of herlaws. A people so careful of their own Institutions, and eo capable of preserving them and Of maintaining the constitutional rights and prerogatives of their own State Government, cannot oe indifferent when other State# are threatened with overthrow, or the destruction of rights and privileges, without which no free State can exist.

GOV. WILLIAMS’ INAUGURAL.

Qov. Williams delivered his inaugural address on the Bth, speaking substantially as follows: emum or rex Sxmatb and House or Bnr BSSXNTATrras: I hate no words at my command with which to expres s my thanks for the proof of sonfidence with which I have been honored in p acing me In the highest position In the gift ol the people of onr beloved State. The regular message enjoined by the Constitution having already been submitted to the present Legislature bymy predecessor. It Is at this tiro*inappropriate for me to submit specific recommendations. As the powers delegated to the JBxeective ire calculated to affect interests of vital importance to the whole people, I maybe permitted to rive a brief view of soine general principles which, In my judgment, lie at the foundation ol onr prosperity, and shonld regal ate the admlnlo trutiou of our public affairs. Onr State, in common with thereat of the Union, and especially the Western portion. Is experiencing the distress and embarrassment consequent upon a system of overtrading and deceptive speculation. Onr consumption having exceeded our income. the balance mast be restored by a corresponding excess of our receipts over onr expenses. We have been lured to the e mbrace of debt under the flattering gnlse of credit, end we can be extricated only by the joint itid of industry and economy. We shonld again seek the ancient landmarks of frugality and republican simplicity from which too many have unwittingly strayed. Labor Is the prime source of wealth in a State. No community can prosper without it. Commerce, ths business of which is only to exchange the products of the industry of on* place for thoee of another, highly advantageous as It is to a community, cannot exist without the ltfe-eusteintug breath of labor. It is gratl -ring to see from recent indications that this opinion Is gaining ground In unexpected quarters. This should st-rve as an nu•couragement to the advocate or truth under adverse circumstances, proving, as It does, thW sooner or later her right will be vindicated, and her supremacy acknowledged Our position, soil and climate, as well as the habits of onr people, all point to teat branch of labor which U devoted to agriculture as our chief reliance for lasting wealth and returning prosperity. This calling should rank with us firstln respectability, as It unquestionably is first in importance. TVe principal, and Indeed almost the only, assistance which can be rendered to tide vital interest, the removal of indirect impositions, the more danger >us and oppressive because unseen and stealthy in their operation, is beyond the reach of State legislation. It is to be regretted that a growing distaste .exists In too many quartern against this nursery of virtue, this surest guarantee of comfort and independence, this sheet-anchor of our common prosperity, as exhibited in the Increasing number* of onr youth who are crowding the other profession* to seek a livelihood on the accident* of human life. The true principles of economy la the admin!* 2 [ration of public affairs are essentially the same a* those which obtain In Individual transaction*. No expenditures should be incurred for official services or otherwise, unless found necessary os useful, and then at the lowest amount compatible with full and Intrinsic value, and ample ability of performance Tested by this role, all unnecessary offices, if any are foand to exist, shonld be abolished- Public officers shonld be held to the strictest accountability. Sxcesslve legislation is an evil. Toe Increased harden thereby Imposed upon the treasury Is but one of the evils growing out of it. Tbs taws by frequent changes become complex, vague and uncertain. This unfits them in s great measure for being a known and safe rule o' action in a community. It la of the greatest Importance to the welfare of the ps pie that the lawashould be generally known and Wbll understood For this purpose they ehou4 be maturely considered in their inception and be fully tested by time and experience. This would toad greatly to insure harmony and certainty in their execution, and cheek a fruitful source of litigation, which tends to foment evil passions, to excite social discord and operates a* s heavy tax on the community.. Cheap transportation Isl s subject of great Importance to the producing classes. Especially the local rates charged on raHwacto are Oppressive at all points except where there Is competition. It would be well to give it your earaeet considersiiotl. I cannot, on this occasion, sniffer the subject of onr common school system to pass without some notice. We have a fund equal, if not superior, to that of any otter State In the Union. See that it Yon ftlioald tra&rd the right of BUujnae Mud shield this inestimable privilege againetall encroachments. whether exhibited in the shape of fraud, illegal voting or lawless violence. Vsin, Indeed. Is tte establishment of our free government. if such abuses are suffered to exist. The ballot-box would, in that case, cease to reflect the will of the majority, which ie the essential privilege of * republican government. Illegal Voting and frauds tt elections should bo severely punished. Art. 4, Sec. 5, of the Constitution of the State, reads as follows: “The number of Senators red Represent* ives shall, «t the session next following each period of making such enumeration, be fixed by law, and apportioned among the several counties according to the number of white male asr-a.-s ‘■asra,’? S im" •■!£& S 3! re-entatires to ths General Assembly for six years, •i he same became a taw by the lapse of time. Dee. 27,1872 It failed to raeelxw tSeapprovslof tte then acting Governor, although he was* member of ho dominant party. I would not recommend the pesa ge or an entirely new law, but Would recommend some amendments so as to <te equal Justice to all eeetions and injustice to bom. We have just pueeed through one of the most exciting and bitter cam Dai cn* I have ever wftnssed. None have hadmore bitterness and unjuetlflabto scandal heaped upon tteirkeade than myself. Notwithstanding all fMa, I shall be pleased to co-operate with you in any measure calculated to make us a united, prosperous and happy people. «M # » ■-■■■■»■ —Few men are given the bruin and will which nature handed out toNyo—poor Nye-Jim Nye~ex-Senater Nye. But he ia dead. The pet of the Senate, the life of his circle, the Joy of hU family, has laid down the burden of flesh, and the mind, unsettled and ra*de delirious by disease and labor, is at rest, or restored to its perfect keenness, ia that great Journal. .oof-vt „ —Mi*. Gaines is in Washington this winter as vivacious and as oonfidentthst she will triumph over the lawyw as the was forty years ago.