Saturday Evening Mail, Volume 2, Number 12, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 16 September 1871 — Page 2

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Vol.

—No.

THE MAIL.

Office, 142 Main Street.

TBUKK-IIA UTR PRINTING HOUSE.

O. J. SMITH & Co.,

Steam Job Printers,

Hulmaa Block, 14a Main Street, TEBHE-HAUTE,

1XD.

Railroad A Commercial Printing a Specialty.

Ilallroad Time Table.

VAXI)A MA SIIOBT LIKE. Indianapolis Division.

"/at»\ Arrive. 12 .15 a. in New York Express....5 :-rj0 a. m. .'5:S5 p. Lightning Express... J0t20 p. m. 7:05 a. Day Express 3:55 p. m. 1:10 p. m....Indi accommodation..„10:10 a. m.

St.

IjOuU

?jd1 -1

Division.

J*ea»e, Arrive. 5:65 a. Pacific Express _12:30 a. m. I(h25 p. Fast Line JS'JtO p. in. •1KW p. ru St. L. Cairo Ex 10:16 a.m.

INDIAXAPOLI* A ST. LOUIS B. B. Arrive from Ktut. Depart for West. 5:45 a. Font Kx press .... 6:30 a. m. I(h56 a. rn Day Express... .*..1058 a. m. 10:35 p. Night Express.. 10-JW p. ra. :tOi p. Mattoon Acc'dn 4:07 p. m.

Prom the Went.

For the Eatt.

4:07 p. rn .JDay Express- 8:10 p. m. 12:28 a. in .AAfatDlnK Express...12:30a. m. 5:50 a. in Night Express 5:55 a. m. 10:15 a. Mattoon Acc'dn 12:10p.m.

EVAKSYILLB CHAWFORDSVILLK B. R. Leave. y* •.. W*I Arrive. 5*^30 a. Express 10:15 p. m. 8:53 j). ru Mall 3:30 p. m.

UOCKVILLE EXTENSION.

Leave. Arrive. 4:15 p. in Mall lu:20a. m. E., T. II. 4 CHICAGO RAILWAY.

Leave. Arrive 4:15 P. .. 10:10 A.

Markets.

THR RE-HAUTE MARKET. TERHE-HAUTK, Sep. 15 The following figures are paid to farmers fclul others by dealers In this city:

RKKHWAX—Yellow, [email protected]. HUTTKR-Hcst. 18,'i25c. CORN MKAL—aOflVjc. KGGM—

Fresh. lOMilc.

FEATHERS-Live Geese, 55@60i\ Old 10r«d0c. -. FLOUR -Fancy brands, So FRUlT-Oiv»n Apples, 25@40c. ./ jw'i Dried Apples, 7c. jj a Dried Peaches, II9120. ,, URAIN-Corn.aVtll)c.

Outs 2tk'v4ic. .' Kye,iV» fufiOc. N.-w White Wheat, 31 IV

I'tlmnm, 81 10. Mediterranean, 91 00.. 'tKtmm:

TriminodTWV

HIDES-Hrecn

Dry

""lltl'd, DJtfC. :w.t ll@15c. iA

,, Flint.,10c. ijunbslilm, 8110 Shearlings, 81 10 yj

TALfiOW—TVSc. PROVlSll )NS—Hams 10^12o. Hides H(«(,8c'/j.

Shoulders U@7c.

TJARD—Country, 7@8e.

tl»8ut/rVA^u!^iej «. alive per jwuiul,Sc.

Dresstnl l^ia'ic.

Ducks per dose 11,82 00. 4 14

Chickens, old,porvloxon.83 0|. young, flaOftjUW.

KEKDS— Flax. 81 45. HAGS—Cotton, 'WW-WOOL—T«l-washed, OO^floO.

Fleece 00 Unwashed, 40^42c.

FLOUR-Falr and ttrni, and an advance ticket!, none wilablislieu family,

»,toV, thf market cloning *«rtwg. Sales ?15 head of Indiana steers, rnnglng mim ». to 1,122 pounds, at 84 50®6 119 P"

1 1

The News.

DOMESTIC.

The Intimated Republican majority in California la 5,400. In the First District Harrington Is elected Jo Congress by two thousand, eight hundred and seventy-four majority.

Major John Le^yard Hodge, appointed in Jane, 1W7. deputy Paymaster I nlted States Army, and stationed In Washington, bos been found to be a defaulter to the Government in the sum of $400,000.

There is the best authority for stating that Mayor Hall will take no further ac tlon looking toward the removal of Comptroller Connolly. In conversation with a reporter he stated that ht has no intention whatever of preferring articles of impeachment against the Comptroller.

From information derived frorti a careful

footing

e,,

HOGS—Live gross 85 7t)@5 80. 4", %s

wH F. AT—Scarce and firm red, 81 20@122.

for

ranging from 1,140 to U»0 pounds Ohio steers, weighing l.»* 87S 117 Missouri stwr*. ranging to 1.&0 pounds, 85 40«A 4.' 45 Krn«m, ranging from 1^22 to l,3&t

pounds,» from 1,1401lucky steem, ranging '"sHKitP *A^S'H LAMBS—Receipts, iSS Market dull for both. Western sheep jC lower, and Canada lambs 3Sc lower, closing dull and unsettled. Sales, 89# head »f l'*'!'* ana. weighing eighty ditto, weighing pounds, 84 Caiw* da lambs, ranging from 68 to pounds,

.UxfshRewlpts very light: nnd a shade higher. at common to choice. I

market quiet 2Vrt4 W for

CHICAGO.

tV toiler.

chicaoo,Ai». 14.

lower: 4fl ^i7c ^^pte»«»»er. UYK.-So. a in go«xl demanil nt« x. BA Rl.F.Y-N«. a sprlng,^Uve at

HAiu.r. 1 "l"" PROVISIONS—Quiet mwP°rKk

w*,wr'

Meats unchangeil. HouS-Opcned firm and cl««l dull. 84 ail#

C\TTLE—QttleLand slightly In the erVt fhvor, SI SO.

NEW YORK. N*w YORK.

t*r -F and market firm A i". suipp extras. W KAT—QUIET and unchanged.

0 ATH^ilr and firm Western and Ohio,

0 M.

1 S \j. ,1 ,• -ieUT« Hapten H-t al T.r.

of the Maine election returns

it appears that Gov. Pelham's majority will be near 11.000. The exact official majority of Gov. Pelham last year was 8,238. Tne net Republican gain is therefore nearly 3,000 over last year.

is understood that an application will soon be made to Judge Barnard for compelling the production of the

books

containing city and county accounts, with a view to getting information touching the payment of claims by the city authorities. If the facts In the case warrant it, suit will be begun against the city officials for recovery of such monevs as have been lllegally abstracted from the treasury.

Mrs. Philamenn Flood, one of the picnic party injured Sunday by the accident on the Vandalia road, died Tuesday, and two oiliersare not expected to recover. The evidence shows that some of the party In the wagon both saw and heard the train, and that the driver feeling certain that he could cross the track before the train reached the

road, whipped up ids team, but they becoming frightened came to a halt and coul not bt- started again before the train struck them.

The Times saj's: It is now stated on authority of Hon. Robert B. Roosevelt, Democratic member of Congress from the Fourth District of this city, that the debt of NoW York is not less than 8200,000,000, or more than 18^ per cent, of the assessment valuation of ius property, and 20 per cent. of thp assessed valuation of real estate, which Is the only part that can be counterfoil to pay the debt. Of this enormous burden, more than 8103,000,000, or over four-fifths, has been added since January 1. 1807, under the administration of the Ring.

The Republican State Convention of Maryland, for the nomination of a

date' frr

Governor, and

ware about

candi

other officers,

met

Baltimore, Tuesday. Among the delegates

twenty colored men.

Judge Welscl was chosen chairman, and C. C. Fulton, of the-dwier/ctm, and

others,

Vice

Presidents. Hon. Jacob T#me, of Cecil, was by acclamation, unanimously nominated for Governor Hon. Alexander Randall, of Annapolis, was nominated for Attorney General, and Lawrence Brengle, of Frederick, for State Controller.'

A murder was committed Monday night at the residence of.John Harper, the owner of Lonjjfellow, near Aledway, Ky. japb.Jft*rLfir and *jfother, per was clean, JTetsoy rm-rfrrr'wSS*Sfiv» t:») this morning, bul not expected to live hut a few moments. She was Insensible. No cine could be obtained as to who perpetrated the diabolical deed. When they found Jacob he appeared as though he had been dead several hours. It Is rumored that they were murdered for money. The negro man working for Harper aiid living within a few feet of Ills door, knew nothing of it until they found him at daylight this morning.

The Tribune says, editorially, in regard to the burglary of the Comptroller's office: "If it shall appear that Connolly,

consultation with his associates—for he would not do so desperate a deed

the end

CINCINNATI. CINCINNATI, Sep. 14.

their

d«Mlvcry at country

iMlnts on private terms shoulders held -y iCj wugh sldtw, 80 clear sides, 8^0. Bacon dull and unsettled, though there was much sold shoulders, 6

VI clear rib sides, .t.O

officers."

full prices, 859«8c.

"nrSW.-

SKKDS—1Timothy steady, at io. 1* lax SKF.DH—Timothy tittlel antl unchntmeti at 81 B0®1

PROVISIONS— Ciulet and weak at #li 50. Hulk meat In fair demand, hot at lower rates sales of 2.000 packages clear rib side®, Ht 6U0: inanvsah«s

pl«-nr

sides, 7»wjt7i,5o. Suimr cured hams scarce, rtrm, antUdgher, at Ifx^lCe. I.ARD-Steady sales of steam at «c, ket-

IUH»S^In lair deraaud and priccs advanrr.1 to?i Sft-U

JJUFFALO LIVE STOCK. BCTFALO, S*»p. H. CATTLK—'The market rules buoyant and active, all offerings selling prices for good dualities firm and unehangw»,and eomroon tiualltlM sell mo^ rapUUjrat anjjdvan^of

alone—has

committed this felony tosereen their frauds. It would only show how closely they feel the days of retribution hurrying upon their tracks. It is an act of desperation, and nothing less. It would show that we are nearer

of the war against this seeming Ir

resistible power than any one had hoped. If they are driven to the jubornation of iirglarv, their race Is eewdnly near its Jflhse. we can see light ahead. Nothing Mint the most criminal blundering can defeat the evident Intentions of the honest people of New York to resume the control of

Superintendent Norton, of the money order department of the New ork postofflee, has confessed th it ho is a defaulter to the amount of $115,000, and ho and his wife have voluntarily surrendered all their property at Plain field, New Jersey, consisting of a

farm,

several valuable horses, etc., estimated In all to be worth 8175,000. This property, as we have stated already, was placed 1 the hands of one or General Jones bondsmen, In trust for the remainder, and steps have been taken to sell It, and turn the proceeds over to the General's bondsmen to Insure them from loss. Horace Greeley.

""FOREIGN.

Prraident Thiers proposes that the Amembly take a recess from the 17 th of September to the 1st of November.

It ts now decided that tho evacuation shall commencc at Fort Charenton. which will be the fiMt delivered up to tlie French by the German commander

A dispatch from Italy announces that Mt. Cenls tunnel has been successfully opened, and that trains are now passing til rough It without delay

Advicea from the city of Mexico relate that Lerdo de Tvjada lias joined Juare*. In which cam* the re-election of the latter as I»resldent is certain. Tho more prominent frontier ehlefr are preparing to lss.ue a pronunclamento Immwliately if Juareit Is dedared Prwddent. The merchants of Tamplco refuse to pay the Government taxes exacted from tnem by the Revolutionists, and tlie troops In consequence are closing the commercial houses. The people are alarmed, merchants are falling, and tne conduct ol the Government ts likely to result In an open declaration of opposition. Much excltemcnt exists In tills city concerning the first meeting of Omgress. Conspiracy and revolution nrevalts, Hiree hundred rebels arv operating In 7.1ve*l«ean, and oth en In Micboacnn.

A Pari* correspondent of the London Tim***, under date of the 28th, writes as follows: "Disquieting rumors eontiauc to arrive from Lorous. we are beginning to receive from the south of France aomejaccounts of the eflVs-ts which the discussion of the dissolution of tlis National Guard produced upon the lante clUes In which that bodv still exists la fell revolutionary rigor and'force. The altitude of the population of Lyons in partlcolar, seems to be much ilk"that of Part* during the few weeks lmniedlately |K*wllng the Oammuue. The ^verament of the city ts stilt lit the bands ..r the men who were In September appotntI «. O: letta. Mid of Ciwnmunlstsympa th "T*. there n-lntis above them the Na ,! .nard. which meet# in the Faubourg. c'„,' own Ofllkwsi*, and assumes m) independent attitude asre,n•••• arv anthonti«s as the balia1- *1' 1 Mont Melttodld In vi«r tiiv

In the Assembly, Wednesday, a long message from Thiers was received, the read* ing of which lasted half an hour. Thiers says the members have well earned a suspension of their arduous labors. He promises in ijie iiKrautim. t- work incessantly for the reorganlz ition of the country, and frankly a^k* thf- dep«itl«»* to ascertain, from their constituents at home whether the country wishes for a reconstruction bas« don the glorious tradition oi a thousand years, or for the abandonment of the ship of state to a torrent leading to an unkown future in brief, whether people want a monarchy or a republic. The President says he submits to the discussion of the Budget Committee. His only reason for asking for additional taxes was to provide for the redemption of the debt. He concludes with an exhortation to members to work like a crew in danger of shipwreck, with port in sight.. The message was cordially received, some passages provoking laughter. .*

A Paris correspondent of tlie Mail Gazette, writing.011 the 29th of Augun, says that Thiers is reported to have givenm vast amount of information to the Committee of Inquiry into the causes and conduct of the late war H« found England, lie said, hesitating and desirous of acting with Russia, and when he got to St. Petersburg he met with the greatest sympathy from the population and the Czar, though he said he could not declare war, and was mast favorably Inclined towards France. He was evidently bound in one way or another to Prussia- Every one at St. Petersburg assured him that the Cabinet at Berlin would aeceffc reasonable proposals. Thiers then went tj Italy and found the King most desirous1* favoring Franco. He called a council of I its Ministers and Generals, and Thiers said,

You have three hundred thousand meit march one hundred thousand on Lyons,* you are covered by Switzerland and the Alps, and will have*nothhigtofear by making a diversion in our favor." The King and his Generals were for adopting this plan, but the Cabinet refused to give their consent. ING EX I

It seems that frauds upon justice^ perpetrated through rascally manipulation of courts and juries, arc not peculiar to New York al^ne. In New Orleans it has lately come to light that jury brokers were operating as a distinct profession, and far more effectively than tho most loarned counsel, even though advocating the most riglitcouff causes. The jury broker conducted hisbusiness by ascertaining the names on the panel, and when the jurors were called into court, had a dummy person? ate one ot the number summoned, anO sit in his stead and render such verdict as his principal had been paid for. By reason of the fact that the persons summoned to sit on juries, in New Orleans as elsewhere, generally make it a point to be absent from court when called, this fraud was comparatively easy to accomplish. But at last R. J. Hussfiy," one of these jury brokers, has been indicted and convicted and Henry Jones,' a dummy who personated a bona juror, has met the same fate. offense appears, however, to treat'ed as trivial, as Husse,

imprtttonment »ud It is reported thai so tw ... which there lists been such trafliclnR*«» justice have been discovered, that a vast number of suits which have already been tried and apparently disposed ot, will have to be opened up and re-tried. It is bad enough to have to go to law to get one's rights: but when added to uncertainties of tho law are the risks of bribery of jurors or packing of the jury box, it would seem better to submit

last

Samuel D.

Sinclair, Sheridan Shook and Abrani Walleman were bondsmen. The Government will not suffer by the defalcation. It has been ascertained that Norton drew funds from the Sub-Treasury and deposited them with a bank for use In the street on speculations.

The

money order account was en

tirely within his control, and there was no checlt upon his operations.

TERRE-HAUTE, SATURDAY EVENING, SEPTEMBER 16, 1871.

OUSMODfT OF^PA CKING JURIES.

with cost bills added. Great as

is tho inconvenience of jury servico, to long as tho system of jury trial obtains, it is questionable whether it can b? made more conducive to justico thin by in all cases compelling jurors snipnioned to serve.

DIFFERENCE IN TASTES. A Newport correspondent says: ting on the hotel piazza tho other mr ing, watching a group of young lac1 I overheard a curly-headed little en. who was frizzled and paniei

paniered

puffed in the height ol the styl laim: 'Oh, I like the Independent moment before 1 could haves that la Petite never looked at a 11 paper, and somewhat surprised, I [he liberty of listening further. Tribune suits me,' said her blackcompanion. 'I take the Ereninp chimed in a stylish, saucy-lookinj who was polling somebody ovei railing with pond lilies—a beat bunch, by tho way, which fivo before I had seen a gentleman cai solectlng for her from a little ui basket. And when, I wonden you girls get titnS to read them pors? "Fold them four doul: course," was the nextsentoncel and, more puzzled than before, impolitely walked very near the when everything was made deal by tho blonde little one saying: rather have a newspaper any di the best panier that was ever 1

Paris." Think of it, Mr. Tiltonl of it, Mr. (Jreeley! did it ever you what a bustle you make in able circles?"

A NCIKNT DENTISTRI Dr. Read of Terre Haute, reac upon ancient dentistry at the It ing of the American Association Advancement of Science. Atr ancients great success was obt this art. Casselius was a dent! reign ot the Roman triumvirs, was used lor the filling. Bc 500 B. C., gold was thus used, wire was employed to hold teeth in position, and it does then to have been a new art. ment of the tenth of the Roma 4.% B. C., has reference to p* the berial of any gold with except that bound around 1 Herodotus declares that the had a knowledge ot the di teeth and their treatment 2,

Martial, Casselins is mention* er filling or extracting teeth specified that he would not teeth with tooth powder. tions an old maid that te«ti, and tbev were fasten® gold. These mcts cover 8U0 ymr%.—9rirmti/le Amrric

[From the New York Tribune.] THE BATTLE OF THE BARDS. We have never regretted so much as yesterday the limited capacity of our eight pages which compelled as to omit some portions of Mr. Whitman's remarkable poem. It was perhaps the most remarkable which has ever been delivered before an Industrial Assembly, and we are assured by the officers of the Signal Service that it is not probable that another such disturbance of the elements will take place this century. It is this consideration which induces us to print the following choice extract which was yesterday ransomed, at great expense, from the hands of the Celtic lady ho sweeps out the office. The Night Editor has been severely censured for slaughtering this exquisite morceau and compared to the base Judean who throw a pearl away richer than all his agate. if .- .•

WALT WHITMAN.

Who WHS it sang of the porcreant urge, recounted sextillions of subjects? Who but myself, the Kosnios, yawping abroad, concerned not at all about either the effect or the answer: Straddling the Continent, gathering iuto my hairy bosom the growths, whatever they were, and nothing slighted, nothing forgotten? Altez.' I am the One, the only One, and this is my Chant Democratique. Where is lie thai heard not, and she that heard not. and they that heard not, before and during and after? All is wholesome and clean, and all is the effluent strain, impeccable, sweet, of the clasper of comrades.' If there were anything else, I would sing It. But there is nothing, 110 jot or tittle, or leiist little scraping ot subject or matter: No there is nothing at all, and all of you know it.

[We make room for further portions of our report of the opening

the In

stitute, which were crowded out yesterday.] When Mr. Whitman's voice had died away among the patent pumps and corn-cutters which cumbered the vast amphitheater, a slight but elegantly formed gentleman lounged forward from among the refrigerators, and said in a voice of singular sweetness.

Air this a freo light?" His face was the face of Raphael and his boots were the boots of Cinderella. His black curls fell damply over a high, pale brow, but were not materially injured by the fall. An enormous diamond, the dying gift of Pinky the Bilk, whom he had tenderly shot in church one day at Sandy Bar for being a halfsecond out of time on the Aniens, glittered on his lady-like linger. By one of those cynical contrasts of the frontier, bis garb was bv Poole but his mustactio was dyed by Day & Martin. "I've heerd," he continued, putting his hand behind his hip, "that this was trial trip of song-sharps. Ef so, I'll st chip in. I'm from Roaring Camp,

Skunk's Misery, and my name is aor know the following?

W«ll—OotoIji' ho suddent, narmy ready to say.

know but I' rat her you wouldn't Put. it to me just that way. Not that my stripe is modest

That was rubbed off long ago ,, And I have been questioned the oddest Ami I'm not altogether slow.

Conic,You

•set up to this here table! bring us two more beers!

"•'tig

Couldn't I nut it as a fable, Sleh as a boy often liears You know every gard'ner mulches

injustice in the start without getting fc at

Round some paitic'lar tree: Men read, in the deepest gulches, Aud so—they've found out me!

Twas cuttln' a queer sort o' capers, So tlie folksout there said But I ask you to look in the papers,

And See what stuffs most read, Why, Jim, the very way I met you People knows, far and near— Knows from my tellln'—and yet you—

Ask me who's first It's queer.

Hang It! what's the use o'beatln' Round tne bush in this hero way? And you doln' all the treat!n',

khl

jf lit,

And me with nothing to say! Here's to this way I can show ii, If you haven't already guessed: We're drlnkin' the health o' the poet

That flattened out all the rest!

Here a long, lank, farmer-looking man, with travel-stained garments of Kentucky jeans, a weather-beaten face, rough with two days of grizzled beard, enormous brown hands and wrists protrading from tho short coat-sleeves, and a general air of melancholy and tobacco about him, came slouching up to the platform, and taking o(T his tattered fur cap, said to the President: "Good morning, Jedge! I drapped in to take a hand 'long o' the other poots, but ef ye aint got no better stock no this, I reckon I'll skeet back to Spunky Pint. Whv, Jedgfe! my little Gabe—he's at school at Hell's Bend in Magoopin Co.—dogg on my skin ef he can't sing the socks oiru that thar little Gambolier." "Confine yourself to your own poet- ," said the Chairman, austerely, and -seed from read these rhymes, in a snuffling tone curiously at variance with their libertine tendency You fellows East may sing as you please,

J»V

th9 Pike sadly shook the haybis long iron-gray hair, ana

And tickle the scalps of all concerned Yoflt may cant away with Cantharldes, Rip with Euripides, aud be denied! Bul to find the real high-pressure style.

|*h. fcis 'of *In

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ACTORDINH to the best there are 30,000,000 tons of British Islands, which a rate of oonsnmpiion will lasi dred years, but at the pi increase in consumption two hundred and twelve coal problem is a dark Englishmen, and the noo witn it the blacker it is.—

['he *nt 'nL*of

And travel tbestavingest road to glory. You must go out West for a thousand mile, Aud never stop Ull you pass Peory.

We don't prance round In white kid gloves, Sinellln of grease and sassy frack: Our vitlies ain't honey and turtle-doves,

And when kiss, It's a reg'lar smack. We take things rough, but we swaUer 'em

We don't pretend to be slmperin' pious And what we aie fit for, blast my soul! If you want to know, come out and try us!

These

here United States, they say Is owln' the world an outfit of vets* pike County 11 Ax It, any day.

And who goes fuider 'II fare the worse. Mm'* a man lives out on the peraira thar, Sain old shebang, as I've beard torttln AH&tf hU'n don't go through your hide and

If# my*o'plnion there 11 be some abootln'. A wild war-whoop resounded through the building, and wilder apparition burst upon the scene. He was droned ttn head to loot in buckskin dyed ft ry red strings of silver bells tinkled about him his face was painted in broad alternate bands of green, yellow,

I crimson along scalp-lock, stiffenwith e&fcto*# fc^thcm lwskoi but* way to the ceiling. [Mrs. Shanks ordered this report to be stroma. I hope this will anil.—Reporter.J In voice lottd enough to drown the whistle of ten locomotives, he resd in a strange runic chant the following poem, from a

manuscript signed Joaquin, written in letters of blood on the tanned hide of a Comanche princess Far on the hot Apache plain I slnched the girth and I buckled the rein: The glorious girl behind me sang. But

sprang to the saddle without a pang. And gave the spur to my wild mustang. And a coll of the loose data's fold Over his flanks like a serpent rolled. As his hoofe went forward, and forwartl. nnd on, Till the plain, and the hills, and the girl, were gone. The forests of cactus stnbbed and stung. The sun beat down on my skinless tongue, Tlie dust wasthlck in my simmering mouth, And a whirlwind of flame came out of the

South,

From the dry bananas, whose fiery hair Singed the monkeys and parrwquets there. 1 crashed tinongh the flame, I dashed o'er the ssuid, Bearing niy songs In my red right hand, Bearing the songs of the Western land, Tender and ulowlng and fierce and grand. Tak« them and read them and yield me tlie crown Which the old Sierras on me cast dow 11 From peaks untrodden, of gorgeous glare, Cast down UIMMI me and bade me wear. And whoo iienies it he shall be Struck, and despised, and spit on, by nie, Asa loathsome snake, asa venomous thing, Fit but to swelter and crawl and sting, And build his cell in the rotten, rank Recess of a noisome toadstool bank, While I, like a hawk in the splendid sky. Scream revenge as 1 wheel on high, And the sound ot my screaming shall tiever die

PRESENT (XhVDITION ARMY.' According to the latest ports the total military

OF THE

offie.ial re^ force of the

United States, now consists ot twentylive regiments of infantry ten companies each ten regiments, being 120 troops, of cavalry fifty-five batteries ol heavy and five of light artillery five companies of engineers, and 475 artificers—in all 30,000 men. Of cavalry the major part of one regiment of cavalry, (tlie 10th) is detailed as guard to the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Surveying party two regiments are stationed in the South, and two in Texas two regiments in Nebraska, three troops in Montana, and a regiment soon to move under orders to the theatre of the Indian troubles in Dacotah and Montana two regiments, and three troops in Arizona and the rest on service in detachments chiefly in the territories. Ten regiments of infantry are reported stationed in the South (including Texas), which, with tho two regiments of cavalry, would hardly seem sufficient to sustain an extensive "military government" or to put down the Ku-Klux, if that organization were half as dangerous as has been represented ten regiments in tho Western States and territories and two on the Pacific Coast. The remainder of the infantry are on service in detatchments In various parts of the country. As compared to,the armlesof other counour force appears insignificant. tlie it fa Mrong .enough to virtually dispense with armies, fixing Its strength in the people themselves and they would justly regard a large standing army with jealousy.

MRS. WOOD HULL EXPLAINS. Let us turn to the consideration of mv offences as enumerated by Mr. Greeley, the offences of "one who has two husbands after a sort "who lives in the satno houso with them both, sharing the couch of one, but bearing the name of the other," and of one who may bo "persuaded to overbear hor shrinking modesty and nominate herself. In respect to my domestic relations, which were dragged upon the public by those who desired and intended to injure me but to whom I am only too grateful for that favor, I knew not when I decided and acted at the scvoral epochs of my life that I should ever meot with a single outside friend who would justify me. But as I was justified to myself1,1 decided and acted as I did and I am only embarrassed by the idea that any one should think that by speaking on the subject at all I am condescending to apologize to anybody. 1 was divorced from Dr. Woodhull for roasons which to me were sufficient, but I was never his enemy. He continued to need my friendship, and ho has had it. My children continued to prizo and to need bis affection and presence, and they have had them. Circumstances over which I assumed the right to decide for myself, to the satisfaction of all who were immediately concerned, made it best that I should retain in public the name by which I was already known, as in the case of actresses, singers and other public women is often done. In both respects my conduct is undoubtedly irregular.

THE Washington Star says the Pennsylvania Railroad interest has driven another nail in tbe coffin of the Baltimore and Ohio Company. As the former combination virtually controls tbe lines between Baltimore and Philadelphia and New York, it now refuses to carry between these points the freight brought to Baltimore by the said line from points in the West which are reached in common by the connections of the Pennsylvania and the Baltimore and Ohio roads. Tbe result is that New York and Philadelphia freight* brought by the Central Ohio branch of The Baltimore and Ohio road to the Ohio River, instead of being brought in bulk over tbe main stem of the line, have to take the Cleveland sad Pittsburg road at that place, and reach their destination via Pittabuqjh and Harrisburg. This arrangement destroys all tbe Western connections of the Baltimore and Ohio lines with New York, except what it commands through the Parkersburg branch aod Marietta and Cincinnati, and where it does not oompete with the connecting lines of its overpowering rival.

I* PROVED AWL.—Mr. Samuel Babbitt, of Uracil, Indiana, has recently patented sn awl constructed with an eve for withdrawing the thread or bris-

from tbe inside of a boot or shoe in tie process of sewing. The eye of this wl is made so that it can be opened or closed by a slide which, coming In contact with tbe leather when tbe awl is thrust in, automatically opens the eye, the slide being actuated by a spring close tbe_eye when tbe awl is with drawn.

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HOW BEN GOT Him PURTLE WIFE.

The vrry dim ix of uglinoss \vak Bn Purtle. He was red-haired.' and every hair stood as if it cherished thu most, I supreme contempt for its next neighbor. His face was frockled as the most liespotted turkey egg bis nose supported at the bridge a huge bump, while the end turned viciously to ono side. His form was as uncouth sis his face was ugly still, what was very strange, lie had" a most handsome, bouncing, blooming wife, such as can onlv be grown up on a country farm. "How the deuce," said I to Ben. one dav, "did j'ou ever get such a wife—you uncouth, misshapen quintessence of moiistrositv?" Ben, was not at all offended at the impudence of niv question, and forthwith proceeded thus to solve the mystery: "No tral's what's sensible ain't cotched by your highfalutin airs, irnd quality dressin, and cologne. I've seed that tried more 'an once. You know Kate "1 was always called the very prettiest girl in all'these parts, and all the young fellows tried to c«teli her. 1 used to go over to old Uncle Sammy's just to look on, you know, and cast sheep's eves at Kate but. lord sakes! I* had no" more idea that I could get Kate than that a Jerusalem cricket could hide in tho hair on old Sammy's bald head. I {©onldn't help Jim on, atnf mv ears ~d burn, and my heart would kind **TJlfctter whenever I'd go to talk to

Kate. One day, when Kate sorto made fun of mo like, it almost killed me, sure. I went home with something like a rock jostling around in my breast, and swore I'd hang myself with the first plough line I found." "Did you hang yourself," I asked. "No! Daddy blazed off at me for not taking old Ball to the pasture in themorning, and scared me so bad I forgot all about it." "Go on," said I, seeing Ben pause with apparent regret that he had not executed his vow. "Well, one Sunday morning, I reckon about a year after the hanging scrape, I got up and scraped my face with daddy's old razor and put on my new linsoy coat and copperas britches, mammy had dyed

with sasatras bark, and other fixings and went over to old Uncle Sammy's. Now, I'd got to loving Kate by this time like all creation, but I'd never told any body about my feeling. Well, 4 when I got there 1 found Joe Sharp. and his two sisters was there, and thi.t the order of tho day was to go a mus« & cadine hunting. Joe Sharp wns Hying round—Miss Kate this,' and 'Miss kate 'totlier'—by and by we came to a nasty black, mucldy slough that wo had to cross on a log, and nothing would do but that Joe Sharp 'must lead Miss Kate across. They got about half way when in went a tarnation big bull irog, and in went Miss Kate to her waist in rut! tfiefSg

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hollowing lor a polo to heJp Jit»r out! I was in there ana

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than no time. Joe Sharpen tne tip nnd says, 'Miss Kate, are you hurt?' My dander was up and I couldn't stand it. I iust caught him by the seat of his white trousers and the back

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collar and gave him a toss. May be ho did'nt go clear undor when he struck the water. I didn't wait toseo him out. Me and Kate struck right for the house. By-and-By Kate says: 'Ben., just let me hold on to your arm my knees feel sort o' weak.' I made a tremendous effort to say something nice, but,

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the luck, I couldn't get my mouth off, no how. But I felt

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elephant, and helped Kate along. liy-ana-by Kate says: 'Ben., that Joe Sharp is a good for nothing, sneakingcowardly, nobody, and if he nuts his head inside our houso again I'll souse hltn with dish-water, sure.' I made another tremendous effort to get my mouth off, but, cuss the luck, nothing could I say. By-aud-by Kate says: 'Ben, I feel that you are my protector, and I believe daddy's about right when ho says you are worth all the boys in tho neighborhood.' I made another tremendous effort to get my mouth off and out It popped suro enough—said I, 'Kate if you are going to have me, just sav so, straight up and down.' Kate didn't say anything, but hung down her head and kinder sighed. I felt encouraged said I, Kate ir pou are going to have me just snueeze my hand, and she squozo it, right straight. Great geeineny. how I did feel. I felt like a stream ot warm sassafras tea sweetened with molasses was running through my bones. I cotched her right around the neek and kissed her square on tho mouth, and she never tried tho first time to get loose.

Old Sammy was mighty well pleased about the thing and so was tho old woman, and we got married tho next fall after tbe muscadine scrape."

Ay exchange in Northern Texas describes an individual it would be bandy to have in an office. Hoar bim

A fighting editor has been emplo)jrhd on this paper. He weighs 450 pounds. His fists are the very tools ot death bis hair is very short his eyes are black his boots are No. 13. O, he is a monster, this fighting man or ours! He goes for a man liko an ant for green cheese, or a rooster for a grasshopper. He was never thrashed. Oh! he is a whale! He ate nineteen cans of oysters at our office the other night, and called for more. He is the heaviest instrument of total and internal punishment on record Come to us, ye lean and Isnk specimens of bnmanity, spit on our boots if you dare, slide down our cellar doors if you can, and if our Wallupus don't everlastingly go lor you, then size and belt have nothing in them.

IF we woald establish tho habit of drinking water freely in the morning, soon after arising, commencing with small quantities, increasing gradually as we learn to relish it. until tbe chief

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ortion taken during the dav is before it will promote tbe health to a much greater extent than it ordinarily does, eradicate disease from the system, and become a most decided luxury in time.

THE recent railroad disasters have so affected a young man's nerves in Connecticut that he has broken his engage-

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ere, is held \hereln by the closing^ wears a train and is Indifferent about the slide, snd Is thus withdrawn.—( her switch. The Norwich Bxdlelin says entific American. so, at any rate.

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