Rensselaer Union, Volume 10, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 25 July 1878 — Page 2

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General News Summary.

nkoa WAsnmmii. Gbomr W. Fna, o( MtohfcM, woo, on Uw IM, lll—ilmlihiil by rrnMcnt Hayes to be UnHed State* Oonsol at Tunis. A BOOT sixty I—ale employe* in the Patent tjfor. at TTBeMwgtmi. were discharged on the 10th, becaaee of the redaction in the approA WunrinmtN dispatch of the 16th says It was understood that -no formal opinion had he— plven by the Attorney-General to the Secretary of the Treasury concerning the exrhange of gold for Treasury notes; but the Secretary and the AttomeyOeneral —re agreed that this could not be done until January 1, next. The Treasury Department had, however, the option of paying gold on Government account at any time, and smaller goM coins are said to be likely to get Into circulation In this manner. The coin balance was said to still show s steady increase, and at the close of business, on the 16th, annmnted to **16,546,000. Snc'v Sherman has instructed United States Assistant Treasurers to pay out standard silver dollars to all parties wishing to disburse them on Government pay-rolls, and to exchange them with Government depositaries for *1 and *3 notes. Tub Bacretary of the Treasury issued hit sixty-second call for the redemption of 5-30 bonds of 1865, on the 17th. The amount called for was #s,ooo.oo6—interest to cease on the 17Uk of October. Tmt amount of currency outstanding, on the 80th of June last, was as follows: State Baßk circulation *426,604 00 National Bank circulation 52t.514.2H4 00 Dams ad notes 62.207 60 Legal-tender notes 546.1W.016 00 One and two-year nates of 1063.... 90.465 00 Compound interest notes 274,920 00 Fracsmutt currency.. 16,547,768 00 Total currency #688,607.275 50 Hot weather was experienced in Washington, on the 18th, the thermometer Indicating 106 deg. in the shade in the afternoon. Public and private business was partially suspended because of the heat. •

r« EAST. In a South Brooklyn tenement, a few evenings ago, Mrs. Margaret Walsh brought the kerosene can to aid in kindling the kitchen #re. The usual result followed, and Mrs. Walsh and her seven-year-old daughter were fatally burned. Mesons. Din, Bihww A Co., In their late circular, report the number of business failures In the United Bta‘e* for the past six months at 5,835 against 4,740 for the same period in 1877. The liabilities are stated .at $180,000,000 as against *99,000,000 for the same period in 1877. Gex. E. A. Merritt, the new Collector of Urn Port of New York, qualified on the 16th. •James Gordon Bennett arrived at New York, on the 16th; from Europe. Tnt New Hampshire Republican State Convention la to be held on the 10th. and the Democratic on the 13th, of September. On the 18th, three deaths from yellow fever occurred on the naval vessels Colorado and Vermont, lying at the Navy Yard in Brooklyn, N. T. New York, Boston and other Eastern cities suffered from extreme heat, on the 18th, the thermometer ranging from 90 to 96 deg. E. J. Oaklet, the absconding Cashier of the Merchants* Exchange National Bank of New York, who embexxlod #BOO,OOO and ffed with it to Canada, in 1870, returned to New York, on the 18th, and was arrested. He declared that be wee utterly penniless. Gold dosed In New York, on July 19th, at 100%. The following were the closing quotations for produce: No. 2 Chicago Spring Wheat, *[email protected]; No. 2 Milwaukee, #1.<[email protected]; Oats, Western, 32@33c. Corn, Western, Mixed, 43%@48%c. Pork, Mess, #10.50. Lard, #7.27%. Flour, Good to Choice, #[email protected]. Winter Wheat, #5.80@ 6.50. Cattle, #[email protected] for Good to Extra. Sheep, #8.7505.75. Hogs, #[email protected]. At East Liberty, Pa., on Julv 19th, Cattle brought: Best, #[email protected]; Medium, *4.60 @4-75; Common, $8.75(24.25. Hogs sold— Yorkers, 54.50®4.60; 4.85. Sheep brought, *3.1)[email protected] —according to quality. At Baltimore, Md., on Julv 19th, Cattle brought: Best, #4.87%@5.37%; Medium, *[email protected]%. Hogs sold at #[email protected] for Good. Sheep were quoted at *8.00(ct4.00 for Quad.

w*w a» rovth, Intense beat wae experienced at Bt. Louis, on the 15th, the mercury ranging from 95 deg. to 108 deg. in the shade. Over 150 caaea of sunstroke occurred on that day, between forty and fifty being fatal. There' were sixteen fatal cases on the 13th, and over twenty on the 14th. -Extreme heat prevailed generally throughout the' West, Oil the 15th, and several deaths from sunstroke are reported from different localities. The news from Pendleton, Ore., on the 15th, was to the effect that the troops under Capt. Miles had driven the Indians into the Foot Hills, near Cayuse Bt*ticm, after a four <w five hours’ fight at long range. In the valley. Several horses were captured, and quite a number of Indians were killed. The volunteers did well, and were complimented by the officer in command. The Indians were surrounded, and further fighting would ensue. The heat was not quite so intense in St. Louis, on toe 16th, but several fatal cases of sunstroke are reported. The thermometer in same portions of the city indicated 100 deg. The day was toe hottest experienced so far this season in Chicago—o 7 deg. in the shade in toe afternoon. Eight fatal cases of sunstroke occurred. The weather was extremely THWtn throughout the West generally, and many deaths occurred because of the heat The boiler in a planing-miU at BarnesvUle, Ohio, exploded on the morning of the 17th, destroying toe bonding and killing three persons instantly. Three more were fatally, aad several badly, injured. A Boise Citt (Idaho) dispatch of the l«th says it was not true that the UmatUlas had joined the hoetUes. One hundred of their warriors had joined Col. Forsyth, and after a fight, OB toe 15th, with the hostile*, had brought In twenty-two scalps Rod 300 horses.

The Executive Committee of toe National Parqr of Indiana have put Robert Gregory, of Lafayette, on toe State ticket for AttorneyGeneral, in place of David Moss, who has been nominated for Congress in toe Eleventh District. C. <3. Post, of Indianapolis, has been elected Secretary of the Committee. I* Chicago, on toe morning of the 17th, the monument and statue, erected to the memory of Stephen A. Douglas,were formally unveiled in the pseeenee of about 1,000 spectators. ExCtifaf Justice Gaton delivered toe address. A Oohvbhtios of representatives, of the Illinois State Greenback Clubs met in Chic *MO, am the 17th, and adopted a aeries of resdMJoas (introduced by “Bride” Pomeroy, Chairman of toe Committee on Resolutions), dedarltof that a conspiracy exists in toe country, under the leadership of the leaders and chtefis of the Democratic and Republican pari(p% Including the present National Adminisbutton, to establish * financial despotism over todkiOßinwrcial and working classes of the country ; that toe Greenback and Labor party I wW hfiht **>eh movement to the bitter end; that the greenback (MMt boa full legal-tender; to be atone issued by the General Got-

eminent; the* the National bonds must be Immediately called in and paid in greenbacks; that the Resumption Act must he unconditionally repealed; that We pdWit lands mutt IK reserved to settlers; deprecating all. efforts to redress wrongs by violation of law, and looking to the ballot-bOx alone for Justice; favoring a general system of Internal improvements by the General Government; calling for a National Greenback Labor Convention, to be called hy the duly chartered National Greenback Clubs of the United State*, etc. About twenty deaths from sunstroke occurred In St Louis, on the 17th, thirty-one in Chicago, fourteen in Milwaukee, and several in other localities. The temperature in St. Louis ranged from 87.deg*, to 103 (legs; in Chicago from 86 (legs, to 100 deg A, and in Milwaukee auout the same. Tub temperature at the West was generally lower, on the 18th, and the weather much more eomfortatifc* than tt had been for several day*. | The number of suicides in the United States, reported in the newspapers, during the year ending July 15, was nearly.2,ooo, and the number of murders, during the same period, exceeded 1,500. Most of the suicides arc attributed to mental aberration, caused by financial or domestic troubles, aud most of tlic murders to strong drink or jealousy. A Baker City (Ore.) dispatch of- the 18th says the Umatilla Indians, under Forsyth, killed seventeen hostile warriors, on the night of the 17th, and captured seventy five women aud children and about sixty head of horses. Tde hostile* wore much demoralised, On the same evening, a man named llalnes, Captain

of a volunteer company, killed a friendly Nex Perec* scout and mortally wounded another. The Nex Perce* were much Incensed at Haines and would scarcely continue longer In the service, and it was also feared tlie-friendly Umatilla* would abandon the Held. Haines was under guard. The total nuuibcr of deaths in 8L Louis during the seven days ending on the 18tb was 876, of which 254 are attributed to the excessive heat prevailing in that city during that time. The Colorado State Democratic Convention was held at Pueblo, on the 17lh aud 18th. Hon. W. A. 11. Loveland was nominated for Governor, T. M. Field for Lieutenant-Govern-or aud Hon. Thomas N. Patterson for Member of Congress. The platform adopted condemns the extravagance of the Republican party, and charges it with being the cause of the bard times aud financial depression; Indorses the Potter Investigation; favors rigid economy in public expenditures; condemns the use of the army as a posse comitatiu; favors the repeal of the Resumption act; demands a mint for Colorado, etc., etc. In Chicago, on July 19th, Spring Wheat No. 2 closed at 96%@97c cash, Ss%c for August, 83c for September. Cash Corn closed at 38%c for No. 2, 37%c for August, 37%c for September. Cash oats No. 2 sold at 2654 c; and 22%c seller August. Rye No. 2,50 c. Barley No. 2, 64(</65c for cash, 75%@76c for September (New). Cash Mess Pork closed at *9.30. Lard, #6.92%. Beeves—Extra, 05.00(5)6.50; Cho'ce, *[email protected]; Good, *[email protected]; Medium Grades, *3.<[email protected]; Butchers’ Stock, #[email protected]; Stock Cattle, etc., «[email protected]. Hogs brought [email protected] for Good to Choice. Sheep sold at $2.25g4.00 for Poor to Choice. FOREIGN INTKJLAIUKNCK. The closing session of the European Congress was held on the 13th, and the Pletdpotentiates then allied their signatures to the treaty. The treaty is said to number sixtyfour artKles is worded in French and printed on parchment. It commences “In the name of Almighty God,” and closes by the declaration that the Treaty of Paris shall remain jntact, except as modified by the present treaty, A Vienna dispatch of the 15th says Bosnia had become reconciled to Austrian occupation, and wouldoffer no further opposition It was also said that Italy and Greece webe negotiating an offensive and defensive alliance, by the terms of which the former Power would aid in the defense of the Grecian coast ln th 6 event of war between the latter Powt r and Turkey. ~ An Athens (Greece) telegram of the 15th 6ays extensive incendiary fires were prevailing throughout the Province of Thessaly. The harvest had beeu mainly destroyed.

According to Constantinople telegrams of the 16th, a large Russian force had left Tashkend for an advance on Bokhara. This was said to tie Russia's response to the Cyprus treaty. On their arrival In England, ou the 16th, Lords Beaconsfield and Salisbury, the British representatives to the Congress, were accorded a most enthusiastic reception. Mons. M. Joley, the distinguished French Radical advocate, has committed suicide. According to London dispatches of the 17tb, the Greeks were maintaining a state of anarchy and insurrection in Thessaly and Epirus, with the avowed intention of forcing Turkey to comply with the directions of the Berlin Treaty. Constantinople dispatches of the 17th say ; nirißuMinpiyffiMtfiih'CTDnf arganw wa imser npmr s boat to'a Britfslrin an-of= war, although the Englishman had a white flag hoisted. A Mohammedan insurrection has broken out in the Bihaos District of Bosnia. V«i - The Village of Lcnk, in Simenthal, Prussia, has been almost entirely destroyed by tire. The obsequies of Queen Mercedes, of Spain, were celebrated in Madrid, on the 17th, with great pomp. Nine Bishops assisted at the requiem mass, and 40,000 persons were present. 1 In the British Parliament,du the night of 18th, Lord Beaconsfield made his promised explanation of the Berlin Treaty, and the efforts made by him to secure the peace of Europe. Tbe sensation in the House of Lords was the statement of Lord Derby that he left the Cabinet because it bad decided to send i a secret expedition from India to seize the Islaud of Cyprus and a point on tbe main land without consent of tbe Sultan. The Marquis of Salisbury declared this to be untrue, whereupon he was called to order, and the House adjourned in great excitement. A Vienna dispatch of the 18th says Austria would begin the occupation of Bosnia on the Ist of August. Hazard & Caldecott, London wool workers, failed, on the 18th, for *2,500,000. The miners’ strike at Auxin assumed huge proportions on the 18th. At that date over 5,000 operatives had left the pits, demanding higher wages and eight hours as a day's work. According to Berlin dispatches of the 19tb, the Czar had appointed diplomatic agents to reside at various points in Asiatic Turkey, to watch Russian interests. Russia was also making efforts for the construction of a railway from Orenburg 900 German rifles into Central Asia. Belgrade dispatches of the 19th say that all Servia was profoundly excited over the proposed Austrian occupation of Bosnia, and insurgent bands of Mohammedans, Amauts sad Christians were rapidly forming.

THE INVESTIGATION.

Thr examination of Senator Kellogg was resumed on the 13th. Mr. Kellogg said he did not know that any telegram had been sent hr Mr. Hayee to the members of tbe Returning Beard during the progress of toe taunt, and did not remember that he had ever talked with E. L. Weber in regard to ha brother’s “standing firm" to his protest He bad written two letters to Mrs. Janks, m answer to her application for tbe sppoiatment other husband or brother to a place in the New Orleans Custom-House, but did not remember whether or not be referred, in them, to theso-oaUed 'Sherman letter.” Tbe testimoMr./mb that both he and fits wife had corresponded with vitaow for several yews Mr. ,

»693rssJ£,57Sf. , ii'2te5S3: did not oome to Washington at his request, and in his interest. H* did not oonaidn Jamas K. Anderson a trustworthy Republican. Mr. Jcnks he had always thought tobsan hononu bis .gsotlsman ana n good Republican: bnt ho knew nothing of the standing of Mr*. Jenks. Witness stated that he had board, from various sources, of the existence of intimidation in Hast and West Feliciana, but had no personal knowledge of the same. He contradicted the testimony of Kelley. Supervisor of Kn-pland Parish, before the Hnb-Oommittee, denying that he had ever prepared a protest for Kelley as sworn to by that gsnttemsn, Ha bad been Informed by Gov. Packard, weeks before the election, that the vote of the Republicans in East Feliciana would be lost by reason of intimidation. The witness, in response to questions, stated numerous instances in which Republican officers were driven «>nt of their parishes by Democrat* before the election of 187l>. and said be would furnish tbe Committee a list of person* killed, hung and whipped for political reason*, if they so desired. In answer to a question bv Mr. Butler, Mr. Kellogg stated that some of the Commixsionere to visit Louisiana, sent by the President, had been appointed to Federal offioe* and that some of the Supervisors had also received appointments. Mr. Butler asked if anyone of these persoiM had special qualifications for office other than their connection with Louisiana politic*. Mr. Hiaoock objected to the question on the ground that it* tendency was to make the Administration appear ridiculous. Mr. Bntler retorted that it was impassible to render the Administration more ridiculous than it had rendered itself. The Chairman finally allowed the question, and Mr. Kellogg stated that, with the exception of Mr. James E. Anderson, all were competent to perform the duties they were appointed to perform, and men of sufficient character to justify their appointment. After a brief cross-examination by Mr. Hiscock, the Committee went into exeentire session. and adjourned till the 23d of July, to meet at Atlantic City, N. J.

THE LOUISIANA SUB-COMMITTEF. Henry C. Fiske testified, on the 13th, concerning hi* connection with the affidavits of Dix, Hobbs and Williams, that they heard Wilder say Weber did not sign the AndersonWebef agreement, and that Anderson did not swear to it. Witness corroborated the testimony of Hobbs and Williams that W ilder made such statements, but contradicted Williams’ statement that he (Williams) did not read or authorize certain statements made in his second affidavit. Witness said tbe affidavit whs twice read to Williams. Henry Reed (colored) Commiusioner of Elections of tbe Fonith Ward of West Feliciana, testified regarding his affidavit before the Returning Board. Being shown the original, said lie had signed it; didn’t pay much attention to the oath, as he didn't kiss the Bible. Though witness didn't kiss the Bible to-day he was going to tell the truth. Witnes, in detail denied most of the statements in the affidavit, saying they were not authorized, that they had been put in by the writer of the paper, and be didn't consider himself responsible. Charles Geeks was sworn, and said E. L. Weber stopped n few weeks ago at witness’ house; said he was going to Washington and that he had the Sherman letter in his pocket. Isaac W. Patton was before the Committee, on the 15th. and testified that he saw Anderson about October, and that the latter proposed that if the Democrats would support Nash for Congress, be would give them two members of the General Assembly and from 1,500 to 1,800 majority in East Feliciana Pariah; witness ooula not entertain the proposition, but telegraphed for McCabe, in Feliciana, and lie came down and talked with Anderson about his treatment of the people; Anderson finally agreed to go if they would cash his scrip; witness agreed with Mr. McCabe to pay $l6O of the amount. The witness gave Mr. Jenks SSO; Mr. Jenks said be would not take it as a bribe, bnt he would as a loan. A corrected list of the cmploj es of the CustomHouse was received by the Committee from Chief-Clerk Tomlinson. Secretary-of-Btate Strong produced the consolidated statement of the Supervisors of the protested parishes, and pointed ont interlineations and irregularities as to protests, eto„ and delivered the original papers to the Committee.

On the 16th, A. J. Reynolds testified that be walked with Mrs. Jenks at Donaldsonville, in 1877, from Weber’s house to the hoteL Mrs. Jenks asked him if he didn't think D. A. Weber had the Sherman letter on his person when killed. Had a conversation with D. A. Weber after the election; he told witness he was not going t>o make a protest. John Clegg, of Lafayette Parish, Secretary of the Senate, testified that there was no protest or original returns of Supervisor Veasey made up hy witness at Veasey’s request; Veasey swore to them and brought them to New Orleans, where another set was made, throwing out three polls and giving the Republicans 400 more votes than the original statement. J. W. Armstead (colored), of West Feliciana Parish, testified that he made affidavit before the lieturning Board; said it was prepared in the Custom-House; witness never read it. and now denies many of the statements made therein. Andrew Duncan (colored), Republican, of West Feliciana, testified regarding the organization of Democratic colored clubs in the par ish; believed from this fact the Democrats would carry the parish; the negroes complained of bad government, etc.; made affidavit in the Custom-House after the election; the affidavit was not read to him, and he did not know wbat they pat in the paper. The affidavit being read by Mr. Stenger, witness denied most of the statements made therein, and said he did not authorize them; never made such statements. Thomas Steward (colored), of West Feliciana, went to St. James Parish before election, and did not vote; after the election was subptenaed to come to the city and make affidavit; they took him to the Custom-House, but asked him 'no question; kept him there three days; they called him to sign a paper, and then swore him, bnt he didn't know what they put down; they didn’t read it to him; couldn’t read himself. The affidavit as published being read to witness, he denied almost every important statement made in it, saying that he didn’t tell them anything like that; didn’t tell them anything. Witness knew of many colored men who like himselt joined the Democratic clubs.

Several witnesses were Introduced, on the 17th, to prove the bad character of Hiram Smedley, who testified a few days before that he had seen Joseph W. Jones sign Weber’s name to tbe Anderson-Weber agreement; that no one else was present, and that Jones is now dead. Ex-Chief of Police Leon testified that he knew Smedley, and wouldn't believe him under oath. Ex-DuC-AtCy Beckwith testified that he had refused to receive Smedley as a juror on an important case, because he didn't think he should be trusted in such a position. Several witnesses testified that they wouldn’t believe Smedley, and gar* him a general bad ..character, ... s H. Seymour, Notary Public, conkMiftei the statement made b; Smedley a few days ago that he (Smedley) had told the witness the jurat to the Anderson-Weber agreement wan false. Seymour said he never had any conversation with Smedley. John 8. Dula, (colored,) of West Feliciana Parish, testified that be was Pariah Judge in 1876; that he was invited to resign, but didn't resign; made affidavit before the Returning Board charging intimidation, violence and murder; made the statements on information received from others. Tbe cross-examination by Gov. Cox brought out a statement from Dnla that he bad been daily in the company of E. L. Weber for the previous week; that Weber had offered the witness *9OO and promise of a position in the publia school, as teacher, if tbe witness would follow bis (Weber’s) example, recant the affidavit before the Returning Board, and deny intimidation in the parish* s. Weber said he was all ri.ht now; that he had made arrangements with those who opposed him, and thought he would now be safe any where; had acted wisely, and advised witness to do the same, and place himself right before the people of the parish and State. Witness promised Weber he would follow hie examSle. but his conscience wouldn't permit him to oeo. Witness believed Armistead and Duncan, who testified on the 16th, had been paid by Weber; he understood that money was put up by c a gentleman from New York three or four weeks before. Dnla was promised a place in lbs Custom-House. Wituesa received *lO from Weber on the 16th. and $35 today (17th), and was to receive the balance after testifying. Hesaiathis was the only briberycase he had ever had anything todo with; thought it doubtful if colored men could trust themselves w hen there is money at stake. 8. H. St. Martin, of Hi. James Parish, who was Assistant Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms of the SubCommittee on the recommendation of K. L. Weber, testified that be was present in Weber's room when the interviews mentioned by Dnla took place: “ Weber and I room together: we are very intimate: when Dnla first came Weber was not in; Dula and I talked of Weber’s testimony, aud Dula said he believed there was money in it. He said Swaxey would go along with them, but he wanted S2,(XXL Dnla said if he could get $1,500 he ooald manage Swasey, Dula giving witness to understand that he was going with Weber on tbs same line of testimony. Never heard Weber offer Dnla any money, but Weber borrowed ten dollars of witness yesterday and thirty-five dollars to-day, which was paid to Dula by Weber, Dula remark ing that he didn't receive it as a bribe bnt as a loan.” i E. L. Weber was recalled: “Heard the testimony of Dula to-day. Bis statement that I attempted to bribe a false.” Admitted loaning Dula money, as stated brSt-Martin.' Testimony was introduced to show that Seymour, the notary, and E. L. Janks were aoQuaintaaeas.

T. J. M. Clarke (colored), formerly Recorder of Mortgages in East Feliciana, testified, on the 18th. that E. L. Weber, in two or three former interviews with him, wanted witness to recant the testimony given before the Home Committee; the testimony then given was tree; Weber offered him $176 and a position at seventy-five dollars a month if he would testily to suit him (Weber). Dnla also asked witness to go with Weber, «nd said Weber was to give him iDula' $5lO to testify. Witness was certain there was never any organization of negroes in his parish for the purpose of murdering the whites, and that the sxiJored people there never banded together for an nnlawful purpose; he detailed acts of violence by the whites. Geo. A. Sw asey (colored), formerly of West Feliciana. now an employe of the Custom-House in

Committee, and denied that there had teen any organization of MRrou for violence against the white*. WHness was, afraid to rn; bark to hi* tmrmx ‘hsSrimgtoire afomrt Mm was solely "ktiTten Jonestoolored), member of the I**isIstnre from Point Coupee tortrfied that in the foil of 1871 K. U Wsbsr. Hwnsey, Armstend and others oome to hi* bouse one night; said bull-dosen bed been after them, and Weber wanted witness to take him to Water Lee to take the boat for the city: he said they woaldn t let him go mm Bayoa Baza; witness took Weber to Water Lee that Right'.Andrew Duncan and others from Feliciana took refage in witnesa howe. K. L. Weber wo* recalled, and produced * number of letters colled fov by Got. Cox. bnt did not produce copies of hie own letters to W. m. Chandler, as he hod promised, saying that he had not been able «p find them; letters from Anderson and Chandler made inquiry of Weber for information concerning tbe alleged Bhcrman letter. Chandler, under date of March 15, says; “ Mrs. Jenks ana Anderson called on me recently, and told their stories. Mrs. Jenks said she had the letter about which I wrote safely deposited in New Orleans. Since her return to New Orleans she has written me a letter, bat says nothing of the supposed letter. Yon do not inform me why yon think the supposed letter to be genuine, nor where you think it is. If you get any light on the nhlect please inform me."

Judge Morris Marks, recently appointed Collector of Internal Revenue, at New Orleans, testified, on the 19th, relative to the Sherman-Andenon interview, confirming substantially the account of the affair previously published. Anderson came to Washington on pasaea furnished by Marks, at Anderaon's request; Marks refused to go with Anderson to see Sherman, but finally went in company with Anderson and Gov. Hahn, at Hahn a request: * Marks went after Shellabarger at Sherman’s request, while Hahn and Anderson were waiting in another room; Mark* disclaimed intimacy with Anderson. Witness' sending posses to Anderson hod no connection whatever with the Bherman-An-dersen interview: Marks was a Republican Elector, and stated that the first set of certificate* were signed the day the Elector* mot; all were present after the Col lege organised; several seta were signed two or three week* later. Witnesa being shown copies of the first and second set*, recognized his signatures in each case, and explained away the slight difference in the appearance of the signatures: thinks Sheldon, Joseph and Burch were present when he signed the second set; did not know Hill was to take them to Washington. Witness lived in Donaldsonville, Feb. 6,1878; his attention was called to telegrams from Washington in the New Orleans Time* of Feb. 4 about a woman being there representing herself a* Mrs. D. A. Weber; knew Mrs. Weber very well, and, being abont to leave for Washington, called on her; referring to the article, asked her if she knew who the party was; Mrs. Welier seemed much surprised, and, after studying the matter over, said: "It must be Mrs. Jenks," Mrs. Welier then told witness how Mrs. Jenks had come to her house and told of a document D. A. Weber must have had; that if she (Mrs. Jenks 1 could get it she could make good use of it: she could not satisfy Mrs. Jenks until she had gone over all the papers belonging to her husband: that she did then and there go over all of D. A. Weber’s papers, and could not find any such document, and Mrs. Jenks finally left; Mrs. Weber said she wanted this woman shown up as an impostor; that she had never authorized this woman to represent her, ns she had no anch documents; she authorized witness to draw up a letter denouncing the woman in Washington as an impostor; witness hod no pen andink then, but went away, and came back about twelve o'clock; met E. U Weber in the room; he had evidently been informed of wbat was to be done; as she was getting ink and paper Weber asked witness if he didn’t think it unwise for Mrs. D. A. Weber to mix herself up in a newspaper controversy; that if witness found the woman in Washington he could* send him (Weber) a dispatch and then something could be done.

Tools for the Children.

Buy tools for your boys, and if you have no boys, buy tools for your girls. It will not harm any girl to learn to drive a nail or saw a board, and do it well, and if she knows how, she will, without doubt, many times find it convenient, no matter what may be her fortune in life. For everyone, it will be a great advantage to cultivate mechanical skill —no one has too much of it. Nothing will be handier or be acceptable on more occasions than to know how to use a few common tools. To begin with, the outfit need not cost over ten dollars, but we will say twenty-five dollars. For this he may buy a square, a jack-plane, a smoothing-plane, a hand-ax, a hammer, a draw-shave, some dividers, a bit stock and half a dozen bits, a half dozen chisels, a bench screw, a small bench he can make, a few files, a whetstone, a handsaw, a rip-saw, a screw-driver. Then with the rest of the twenty-five dollars, he can buy a little wire, an assortment of screws, a few of a kind, an assortment of nails, and a small quantity of pieces of boards of various dimensions. The tools should bo of good quality. In a short time some of these will be lost or broken, but what of it? So is money lost and thrown away. It is a frotitable training for everyone to learn ow to use money properly. To learn, they need to begin early under good instruction. Twenty-five dollars in money may be spent in a thousand ways for things which will do less good than the tools. Although this may seem to some a large amount to pay for tools, twentyfive dollars would be considered a small item as an inheritance for a young man. Then buy the children some tools and they will learn to make playthings for themselves, and be less likely to get into bad company. They will be happier, wiser, better; they will have a stronger attachment for home, and * greater love for and theseare-a priceless fortune Jo. any young man or woman, a fortune which cannot be lost by any failure of banks or depreciation in real estate. Rural New Yorker.

A Bad Place for Newspaper Correspondents.

Among the peculiar circumstances which make this a barren land for news is the fact that Russia has no Cabinet. Each Minister looks to the affairs of his department, and holds no relation with another beyond the needs of its special services. They report themselves separately to the Emperor, and do not even meet in a body. There Is, indeed, a council of Ministers, so called, which assembles at the Hermitage Palace every Tuesday; but it is never attended either by the Sovereign or by the Ministers. The Under .Secretaries of each department punctually arrive, in full uniform, decorations and white cravat; the Grand Duke Constantine, head of the navy, often takes the chair; but what these gentlemen do under his presidenep is a question unanswered. *lt follows from this system of individual responsibility that each department, ignores the business of its fellow. The Emperor alone knows, or has tbe means of knowing at least, all that is going oh. When, as at present,“ the heads of one Ministry is dispatched on special service, their colleagues are not asked for an opinion beforehand,' nor are consulted on events that arise, save only in so far as their departments may be interested. Officially they are hot better informed than are “ outsiders,” unless the Emperor lets fall a hint.

Whatever the disadvantages of this custom, which is strictly logical for a government that avq ws itself autocratic, it is well adapted to baffle the newsmonger. ’ He has so little fact to build upon that his inventions gain no credit. St. Petersburg is not atown of “ shaves” or canards. It has wild reports of English or Austrian ddings, but none of its own policy. At this moment there is no person who can be even asked for news with any probability of success.— St. Petersburg Cor. London Standard. - m m 1 ; —r —Miss “Little-Women” Alcott is said to be suffering from overwork,

* MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS. — Letters to a beau— R. o.—Cincinnati Saturday Night. —The mosquito, like charity, begins to hum. — Chicago Inter-Ocean. —We have had a whole week of *undays.—Bouton Commercial Bulletin. —The individual chiefly anxious to see the rule laid down is the sohoolboy. —Does a young man with one arm have an ofl-hana way of doing things? —Mrs. Partington says that her minister preached about “the parody of the probablo son.” —A lady with a lame foot reminds us of a slaughter-house —sh’ ambles.— Port Chester Journal. —A scientist asks: “How does old Sol get his heat?” That is easy enough. He rays-es it — Norristown Herald. —The height of politeness is passing round upon the opposite side of a lady, while walking with her, in order not to step upon her shadow. —Cyprus, just transferred to England, is about as large as Connecticut. This is conceded in return for Enf land’s great kindness in bossing all .siatic Turkey.— Graphic. —“Brag States” is what the Eastern Krs delight in calling Illinois and ~ siipply because they are able to raise big crops and have the sense to tell the fact to the world.— lowa State Register. —Death comes on sea and land, in the parlor, kitchen, corn-crib, down cellar, on the roof, everywhere. It stands every man in hand to drive his neighbor’s hens carefully out of the garden.— Detroit Free Press.

—A leopard and a fox had a contest as to which was the finer creature of the two. The leopard put forward its numberless spots; but the fox replied:' “It is better to have a versatile mind than a variegated body.” —“May the Lord preserve your eyesight,” said a beggar-woman to a man with a small nose, who had just given her a gratuity. “ Why?” ne asked. “Because,” said she, “you’ve no nose to hold your spectacles.” —The New Haven Register remarks that “ an ingenious chap has invented an artificialnoneycomb which relieves the bees of much work. He hopes to provide them with neck-yokes and buckets for carrying home honey.” —“Shall I help you to alight?” asked a city exquisite of a muscular girl who was about to get out of a wagon that had just come up to the porch of a tavern. She jumped from the wagon, and indignantly exclaimed: “ What do you mean? You don’t think I smoke, do you?” —A man lately went into a provision store to purchase a corned tongue. The dealer handed him one, remarking that it was very nice, and, furthermore, that it never told a lie. “It is very evident, then,” remarked the purchaser, “ that it was never engagaa in che provision business.” —A gentleman was lately inquiring for a young lady of his acquaintance. “She is dead,” very gravely replied the person to whom he addressed his inquiries. “ I never heard of it; What washer disease?” “Vanity,” replied the other; “ she buried herself alive in the arms of an old fellow of seventy, with a fortune, in. order to have the glorious satisfaction of a gilded tomb.” —"I arose at six o’clock this morning, and see what I found in taking a walk on the highway,” said the fond father, displaying a silver dollar: “Is that not a proof of the advisability of early rising?” “ No,” replied the son. “And why?” asked the father, just as people always do in fables and SundaySchool stories. “ Because the fellow who lost it,” boldly replied the son, “ got up too early for his own good.”— Puck. 4

—lntjition is only a sort of inspired fuesswork, and of no more value as a asis of action than the guesswork of Gemima Southcote or Ann Lee. Don’t trust intuition. Intuition is only personal prejudice with a pretty name; it is engineered by self-conceit, and is wrong nine times in ten. Trust reason; trust judgment; trust knowledge and observation, but leave intuition to those who are fond of being betrayed by it. In forming conclusions about anybody or anything, men are much more likely to be right than women; this is because the latter are apt to despise safe methods, and seek some blundering short-cut through the feelings which they label “intuition.”— N. Y. Graphic. —Eighteen months ago a bay horse was purchased in this city by Mr. Nathaniel Wiggin, of Greenland, and driven down to his farm. The horse was well fed and well treated, and he waxed fat and seemed as happy as it is given for the most fortunate horses to be. One night recently he escaped from his pasture, and was nowheie to be found when he was wanted next day. Harnessing another horse, Mr. Wiggin set forth to capture the deserter, and traced him from place to place until he reached Newmarket bridge. Here he was informed by the toll-gatherer that he had been there snd evidently wanted to pass trough, but was driven back, and the gate closed; but even then he would not go away, and the first time after his arrival that a team passed through he made a dash, squeezed through and clatterod awav up the road, snorting triumphantfy as he went. Mr. Wiggin, having no longer any doubt as lo where the runaway had gone, drove on to Manchester as directly as he could go, hearing from the horse occasionally all the way, and on arriving at Manchester, there he was, sure enough, in his old stall in the stable, which he had left eighteen months before. —Manchester Mirror.

How Mean a Man Can Be.

“ Speaking of gall,” remarked an Eastern printer, last evening, in a C street beer saloon, “talking of solid cheek, I never saw a man who had niore of it than Pete Blivens, of Kansas City. Three of us used to room together there, in 1872. onß night in July—it was so hot that if you’d chuck water on the side of a house it would sizz like so much hot iroUg-we concluded to go down and sleep on one of timber-rafts on the river, Well, we got on the raft with our blanlfets. Just before turning in, Pete Blivens said he f messed he’d cool off by taking a swim. knew the current would snatoh him right under, but didn’t want to give him any advice, and he dived off the end of the raft. The under-tow caught and sent him out of sight in about three seconds. As soon as we saw that be*' was drowned, me and the other chap went for his effects. _We found $8.50 in his pants pocket and an old watch. We took ’etn up town and soaked the clothes for $9 and sold the watch for sl2. Then we went round the town on a sort of a jamboree and spent the money. About five o’clock in the morning we were drinking up the last dollar with some of the boys, at the Blue Cor-

nor, when who should walk in but Fete himself, in an old suit of clothes that he’d borrowed of a man three miles down the river. And hang me if he didn't demand his clothes, and the next day he was 'round dunning us for the paltry 98.50. The gall of some men’s enough to paralyze a Louisiana alligator.’’—Virginia (Nev.) Chronicle.

The Treaty Adopted by the European Congress.

London. July 14. The following is the substance of the articles of the Treaty of Peace concluded by the Berlin Congress: Art. 1. Bulgaria w itonstituted an autonomic tributary Principality under the Suzerainty of the Sultan, with a Christian Government and National militia. Art. 2. The Principality in limited on the south by the Balkans. Art. 8. The RUM shall be elected by the populati.m and confirmed by the Porte and the Powers. No member of a reigning European dynasty shall bo the Prince. In event of a vacancy a hew Prince will be elected under the same conditions. Art. 4. The plan of Government will be prepared by an assembly of nobles convoked at Tirnova, before the election of the Prince. The rights of Turks, Roumanians, Greeks and others will be taken in account in whatever relates to the election or the Government. Art. 6. The following shall form the basis of the public law of Bulgairia: Distinction of religions belief lor confession shall notoi>erate against anyone as a reason of exclusion or incapacity in what concerns the enjoyment of political rights, admission to public employment, functions, or honor, or the exercise oidifterent professions and industries. Liberty of publio profession of all creeds shall be assured to all the returned population of Bulgaria, as well as to strangers. No trammels shall be imposed on the hierarchic organization of the different communions, or their relation with their spiritual chiefs. Art." 6. Until a permanent organization la completed, Bulgaria shall be governed by a Provisional organisation directed by Prussian Commissioners, who will be assisted by delegated Consuls of the Great Powers. Art. 7. The Provisional Government shall not be prolonged over nine months, by which time the orgnnic Government shall be settled and a Prinoe elected. Art. 8. The treaty of commerce, etc., between the Porte and others regarding Bulgaria remain in force. The people and commerce of all Powers are to be placed on a footing of equality. Art. 9. The tribute to the Porto shall be settled by the signatory Powers at the end of the first year of the new organization. Bulgaria shall bear a part of the public debt of the Empire. Art. 10. The Principality shall cany out the existing railway conventions between AustroH angary, Servia and the Porte. Art. 11. The Ottoman Army shall evacuate Bulgaria. All fortresses shall be destroyed within n year, and new ones shall not be erected. Art. 12. The Mussulmans who removed from the Principality can retain their real property by allowing it to be administered by third parties. A Turkish-Bulgarian Commission shall be engaged two yean with the regulation of all matters regarding the transfer of State properties and the religions foundation. • Art. 13. There is formed south of the listkans the Province of Eastern Koumclia, under tflhdirectpolitical authority of the Sultan, having administrative autonomy and a Christian Gov-ernor-General.

Art. 14. Fixing the limits, is missing. Art. 15. The Sultan shall fortify the frontiers, keep troops there, employ no irregulars nor quarter troops on the inhabitants. Internal order shall be preserved by a native gendarmerie and local militia, in the composition of which account shall be taken of the religion of the inhabitants where they arc stationed. The officers are to be named by the Sultan. Art. 16. The Governor may call on Turkish troops if security is menaced. Art. 17. The Governor shall be appointed for five years by the Porte with the assent of the Powers. Art. 18. A European Commission shall determine in three years the powers of the Governor ; also the judicial, financial and administrative requirements of the Province. Art.«l9, 20 and 21. Provide that all international arrangements applicable to Roumelia be continued in force and insure religious liberty. Art. 22. l'he Russian army in Bulgaria and lfoumelia shall not exceed 50,fXK>. Tbey shall begin to evacuate the territory m nine months, three months being allowed them to complete the evaonation. Art. 28. Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be occupied and administered by Austro-Hnngury, with the exception of the Sandjak of Novi Bazar. Art. 24. The independence of Montenegro is recognized. Ait. 28. Applies the condition of Art. 6 respecting religions liberty to Montenegro. Art. 26. Fixes the new frontiers of Montenegro. Art. 27. Antivari is annexed to Montenegro. No fortifications shall be constructed except to protect Scutari. Montenegro shall have the right of free navigation of the fioyana, but shall have no flag nor ship of war. Antivari is dosed to the war ships of all Nations. Spizza is incorporated with Dalmatia. Consuls of Austria shall protect the merchant flag of Montenegro, the latter adopting the Dalmatian maritime code. Art. 28. Prescribes for Montenegro the same provisions ns Art. 12, except that the Turco-Mon-tenegrin Commission continues three years. Art. 29. The Montenegrins shall evacuate within twenty days the territory beyond the new limits of the Principality. Art. 80. Montenegro shall bear a share of the Turkish public debt proportionate to her new territory. Art. 81. The independence of Servia is recognized on the conditions prescribed in the following article. Art. 82. Is a repetition of Art. 5. Art. 83. Laying down the new frontier of Servia. is missing. Arts. 34 and 36. Provide that the present eommercial relations, eto., of the Principality with foreign countries shall continue in force until new arrangements are made. Arts. 36 and 37. Make the same provisions for Mussulmans, public and private, as Art. 28. Art. 38. The Servians shall he allowed fifteen days to evacuate territory not in the new limits. Art. 39. The tribute to Servia shall be capitalized, the rate of capitalization: to be arranged by the Powers with the Porte. Servia shall bear her share of the Turkish debt proportionate to the territory she acquires. Art. 40. Independence of Boumania is fixed on the conditions in the following: Art. 41. Is a repetition of Art. 0, relating to religious liberty. Art. 42. Roumania gives back to Russia that nut of Bessarabia taken under the Treaty of Paris.

Art. 43. Roumsni* receives the Dobrndja; also territory south as far rs a line starting east of Silistria and joining the Black Sea south of Mango lia. Art. 44. The lines of boundary and water division shall be fixed by a European Commission and the Danube fkanmission respectively. Ari.4s: 4ffand’47.'COntlnue the present commercial relations of Houmamain force until new arrangements are made. Art. 48. The tribute shall be capitalized at the rate arranged by the Powers and the Porte. Art. 49. Roumania supersedes the Porte in all obligations relating to pnblio works in that PrinArt. &j. The fortifications on the Danube from the Iron Oates to its month shall be raxed. No ship of war shall navigate the Danube downward from the Iron Gates. The guard ships of the Powers at the mouths of the river may, however, ascend to Galatz. Art. 61. The Commission of the Danube, in which Roumania and Servia shall be represented, is maintained. It will exercise its powers hcncoforth as far as Galatz with complete independence of territorial authority, and all arrangements relative to its rights are confirmed. Art. SSI and 63. Contain farther regulations in regard to the Danube Commission. Art. 64. The work of the removal of obstacles which the Iron Gates and the cataracts cause to the navigation of the Danube is intrusted to A untro-Hungary. Art. 66. The Porte engages to applr in Crete the plan of government of 1868. Analagous regulations adapted to local requirements shall be introduced into other parts of Turkey. Special Commissions of the Poite, in which the native element shall be largely represented, shall . elaborate the details of these plan*. The Porto, before promulgating these acts, shall take the advice of the Commission for Eastern Boumelia. Art. 66. In case the agreement relative to the rectification of the frontier, provided by Protocol 13, between the Porte and Greece, should not be realized, the Power* are ready to offer their good services to Turkey and Greeoe. Art. 67. The Porte having expressed a willingness to maintain the principle of religious liberty and give it its widest sphere, the contracting parties take cognizance of this spontaneous declaration in everv part of the Empire. Difference of religion should not be the motive of unfitness in anything relating to civil and political rights, admission to public offices, duties Snd honors, and the exercise of all professions and industries. Everyone should be admitted without distinction to religion to give evidence before tribunals. The practice of all religions should be entirely free. No impediments should be offered to the hierarchical organization of tbs different commissions in their spiritual chiefs. Ecclesiastics, pilgrims and monks of ail Nationalities traveling ip European and Asiatic Turkey shall enjoy the same privilege. The right to official protection is accorded to agents afthe Powers in Turkey and holy places with their reUgioua and charitable establishments. Tne rights conceded to Fiance aJSexprvvaly romped, irbcjng nnderstood that the ttalu quo with raniit tothe holy j^laoes shaHnotbeseriously affectedlnsnyway. fnU Equality of rights and Pl The f li>ndon BoUy nitgraph't dispatch from Berlin givee arm additional, articles of. the treaty, waking sbrty-fbnr m all. These principally relate to the arrangements in Asia, which “AAASpnwidlertlirilllis -Treaties of 1816 and 1871 shall be maintained in all those dispositions which are not abrogated or modified by the prwvvery fa. The Scientific American notes tike fact that of 260 hangings in the country during the past five years, 75 per cent, have occurred west of the Allegbanios.

Josh Billings’ Philosophy.

The best thing I know of is a firstrate wife, the next bcßt thing is a sec-ond-rate one. —•— The man who never makes anv blunders is a very clever piece of machinery, that's all. I know of men whose word is better than their bond. These fellows I call tho knight erranta in honesty. There is nothing tho human heart accepts more greedily than flattery, and nothing it ought to be more ashamed of. No man has ever yet become so wise as to know how much he loves himself, and how little he loves his neighbor. Women are elegant creatures, but I never saw one yet who could expectorate gracefully. Our reason and our passion are the two best things given us, and he who has no passion might as well have no reason. Too much mental culture acts on the brain lust as too much hoeing and manure does on a pumpkin vine, a labyrinth of vine ana a remorseless want of pumpkin. . Nature has taught us our love of variety; she loves it so well herself that she seldom, if ever, has made even two Rockaway clams just alike. It seems to be true, and it seems to be strange, too, that more people in this world have been persecuted for righteousness’ sake than ever have boen for the devil’s sake. What a disgusted and disappointed race of creatures we should be if we could only “see ourselves as others see us.” Young man, don’t hunt after perfection, but go for a healthy average; you will strike this every now aud then and learn to praise your good luck. Love is a difficult sensation to define; about all we can say about it is, its victims feel foolish ana act foolish too. There is not a more thankless task in the world than trying to help the improvident. Young man, never put your hand in the lion’s mouth; if you happen to escape, it only proves that the lion just at that time was looking for a bigger job. I have seen men whom the only safety in dealing with was to implicitly trust. I would as soon think of pulling the tail feathers out of a peacock as to interfere with the innocent vanity of a man. Advice is very cheap in market just now; the supply has killed the demand. Flattery is nothing more than lying, and it is tho most abject kind too. When a wise man undertakes to do a cunning thing, he almost always makes a miserable failure of it. The only difference in the vanity of men is this —some have got more than others. Truth is said to be stranger than fiction; it is to most folks.— N. Y.Weekly.

INCIDENTS AND ACCIDENTS.

—A citizen of New Hartford, Conn., found two big eggs in a nest in the woods recently, and put thehi under a sitting hen. In four weeks he had a young eagle, which he is keeping. —A coffee-pot was an exhibit in a case in a Cleveland court, it was of a patent pattern, and the dealer refused to take it back, as he said he would do when the housekeeper, who had taken it on trial, could not make it work. Her husband sued the merchant for its value, but the man of traffic placed it over a gasoline stove in the court-room, and served the Judge and jury with such acceptable coffee that they could not help rendering a verdict in his favoi. —A lad at North Hampton, Vt., while watching some men loading ice a few days ago, tried his hand at lowering the ice into the wagon. He seized a cake weighing 112 pounds, and, in order to hold it, twisted a rope around his foot. The rope getting too hot as it passed through his hands, he let go his hold, and was immediately carried to the top of the building, whero he was suspended in the air by one leg, head downward. He was quickly relieved from his perilous position, well frightened but not hurt. —Pat McCarty, who lives in Anderson County, about four miles from Lawrenceburg, was a badly-scared Irishman. He was sitting on his porch one day last week, when his little child, about fifteen months old, crawled out to a rose-bush, and bending down, appeared to be intent upon some object underneath it. He called the child several times, bat it made no response and did not-move.— This so-astonished him that lie-went to the - bush, and, peering under, saw the child’s face within two inches of the head of an enormous snake, which was coiled about the root. He seized tho little one and ran with it into the house. Iji appeared perfectly helpless, and Pat was so frightened that he was almost as helpless as tho child. —Baltimore (Mil.) Bulletin. —Eddie W. Pauck, a, thirteen-year-old St. Louis boy, was killed, on tho 4th, under the following circumstances: Through traffic with his playfellows he had come into possession uL a small single-barreled cartridge pistol, and having tired of his deadly toy Concluded to exchange it for a miniature cannon owned by a neighbor boy. With that object in view the lad left his home immediately after breakfast. After a short search he found the boy and they together stepped into an adiacent store, to examine and discuss the merits of the weapon in question. Eddie took the pistol from his pants pockot and remarking, “ See how easy it works,” pulled back the hammer. “It would kill a man, too,” he continued, turning his hand and resting the cold muzzle against his breast. Perhaps he had forgotten that it was loaded or that the hammer was raised, for his finger pressed the trigger, there was a sharp, spiteful report, and with one swilt flush of agony upon his young face ho sunk to the floor. A preliminary inquest held developed the fact that the small leaden pellet had penetrated the heart.

The wife of a Hartford clergyman thought her pretty servant girl was becoming too intimate with tne owner of the tenement where they lived, a widower, who occupied rooms in the same building, and, finally, in a fit of indignation, said: “Pack up your things and leave my house.” The girl left but returned m the afternoon, and entering said to her late mistress, “ I am Mrs. —— ; now pack up your things and leave my house.” The servant girl had married the landlord, and the order was enforced. —Bismarck never sends away a manuscript or a letter without carefully re* vising it “It is no credit,” he says, “to be right where it wouid be inexcusable to be wrosg, 4 ’