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V A WIRE TO HEB HOSBANB.

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' Will sit by the bei with:l -; J

And clasp a hand i Growing cold as it feels for tha spirit ,land

Dirhng, waicn ono? - ;

Bat oneWill stand by the othori coffiin bier AndOook and weep.

; r WMid thoee marble lips strange Rilerice keep

Barling -whiobione? ?- Oneol .na, dear - : " But one J . .. -i r & JfS& Ml open'grave will drop a.tear,i . I' And homeward go; : P aheang lUh of tmabarai grief to knowrj ;J Dar3insr wMoh one? . J; ? " - ' - - .. "r One 6iP na, darling it moat be; v- t ; 4 It may be yon will aKt from me; " ju 4

Or perhaps my life may first bedone- 'I-

i ? Which' one? ;, ; . ' '-.

CAPT. OGILVIE'S FLIRTATION.

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When Oapi Oilvi was appointed toa mililia adjutancy in the itdghborhoofi of XiQimi, be discoTered that the fact ot his being a married man was sot generally known. He had married ia Scotland, in the d4id aeas3n of t&e yew, and some how the aononmoemen t of the wedding seemed to have escaped the notice: of the casnal friends and7, acqnaintaneeel His oomittff np to town? without his- wife? was an accidental circumstance, and he was honestly disappointed that the precarixam state of her mother's herf& greyented her from accompanying him. " - . : He was soon reconciled to his quasibachelordom, however, by the flattering attentions he received in town He was a remarkably good-looking man, aii exoallent dancerrand an adept at flirtation. Being weak, vain and conceited, he enjoyed the flatter of excitement which he can9?d among marriageable young la-

:1 dies, and though he had, at the ontseno

dehterate intention of acting deceitfully, he grew more and ' more reticent about bein loarried, and allowed people to be-

Iwro thafe he was a single 'man? He

soothed his conscience by keeping up an affeetionate com spondence with his wife,

and br Tasking the wi?e resolution not to

commit himself in anyway. Unfortunately, hsKwas so susceptibleby nature that. i( a young lady gavehim encouragement, he conld never resist venturing into the regions of dangerous flirtations. More than once he checked himself only

just in time to avoid making a eompro:l mising declaration, and,fehough hehlamed himself very severely en these occa- - sions, he did not learn wisdom from ex-

perienee. On the contrary, he grew more and more reckless. . . ;iAt lensrth, one morning he awoke with asnspieious headache, and a dim oonseicnroessofhavhigbeenmore'impradent than usual the preceding evening? He reenlled to mind with increasing uneasiness a tete-a-tete conversation with a certairt young lady in a eonservatory after supper, and, though he conld not temember precisely what had passed, he had an uncomfortable foreboding that he had made a formal proposal of marriage and

bet n accepted. AH doubts upon fiie pofnt were speediry removed by the following note, which rjosched himf while he was still in bed: ? "t- " Chi I worth street, Ta eaday morning;. My TJevrefit Charfie: C hare thought it ' best to toll mamma evorythiog at -once. She does not v oJrfoct, bat wisho to see yon withont delay. Pleae call immediala, for the sake cf your ?My loving Maud! What infernal nonsassef said the captain, peevishly, as he cm shed the note in his hand in a , very nuMrsllant mao er. v his unwelcome communication effeo-

tuf dly aroused him, and he hurriedly performed bis toilet while cursing his impTudenee imd smarting from a sense of shme and humiliation. It must be owned that he felt heartily ashamed of' himself. and the image of his wife-rose re-

proachfnlly to hismind. Goncerning the object of his faithlessness, Miss Maud Pontifex, his sentiments were of a somewhat mixed character. ?He knew that he hfcd behaved bexfly to her, but,? at the

me time he was bitterly conscious that

the young lady had' proved herself at least has equal in the dangerous art of

flirtation. She had angled for him in the most barefaced msnner, and, having swallowed the bait, he began - to realize how palpable the hook had been. Altogether his mental attitude toward . Miss Pontifex was rather aggressive than pen- . But the fact renmined that he was in ' an exceedingly awkward predicaraentnd ; he did not relish the prospect of making the necessary explanation and' apology. - Upon the whohhe thought the best plan would be to treat the matter as a j oke though, of course, it was quit possible

v that the young lady might not easily be

lwought to take the same vi3W cf i If iiecessary, he must reveal the fact or his narriage, but he instinotively shrank !rom this course. It would place his conduct m a very bad fight, and exaggerated rumors of the license he had: permitted

nimoolf might reach his wife's ears.'

S jtl ! - - The important point was to' extricate V' bra086!1 from his dilemma without a mo-

iunm unsj, sou re uwraore ICSOIVeu fO

call upon the young lady at once. At

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first he thought Gi writing, bn now that it was too late, he began to listen to the

f. dictates of prudence,- However guardedly f ' he might express himself in a letter, it would be safer not to commit anythmg to paper. Accordingly, having dawdled

over mar oreasiasv wnicn no scarcely

: touched, he sallied forth about midday in t fee direction of Chilworth street On the way he recalled to mind what he knew of vi the Pqntifexes, and was surprised to find ts. how slight bad been his acquaintance

with them. He had met Miss Maud Pon-

tifex, who was a pretty and lively girljaalf

a dozen times perhaps, at baUs and gar-

r'- - den parties, and had neyer lost an opport 5 : tiinityof makmghimaeU agreeable. The yoiimr lady, on her part, had evinced a - marked preference for hinv ao that they ' ' t. had soon beoome excellent friends. He had barely; exchanged twot words with hjmotner, and was entirely ignorant of - their circumstance and socifd position. 13 though it was evident they inoved in good v jf society. It began to dawn upon him that T ?S lni-iWBsibiy'be a couple of adveotoesses; or at least a mother and

daughter intent upon securing a husband for th$ latter, or perhaps for botbl This though it increased his uneasineo rendered him' more callous about

the unpleasant task he had to perform,

5w?

nd he knocked at the door of their resi-

inftBry stern and reaolnte frame

neat maid servant . who admitted

yhim showed by her, manner that he was

expected, and requested' him to follow her to the drawing room. But before he could Teach the foot of the sfeairoaee, a charming apparition in a pretty morning gown intercepted him; and Miss Maud, her blue eyes sparkling and her face covered with blushes, cried enthusiastically: "Oh, Charlie! How good of you to come so soon. Good morning r The salutaion was uttered in rather a demure tpne,Vhile two small white hands were outstretched toward him, and a pair of rosy lips uplifted in an enticingly suggestive manner. Oapt Ogilvie was completely taken aback, and had no time for reflection. It certainly crossed his mind in a dim, uncertain way that be ought to be cold and stately. But it was impossible to collect his thoughts' and to blurt out his explanation with the maid servant standing agog on the stairs,and Maud Ppntifes pretty face in olose proximity

to his own. The simplest plan seemearo

bs to grasp the little hands and to imprint

theexoected kiss, which Oapt. Ugime

did, not without awswarduess, perhaps,

vet with a fair appearance of satisf action

uMommo ia vincr HAfl von. One iB

so nice, Charlie. You will love ner, i m sure," said Maud, as shei tripped up the

stairs.

"Perhaps ahem! my dear young la

dy, I had better say a few words to you first," he gasped, nervously.

"Sfot here. Come along. Mamma is

up stairs said Miss Maud, looking at him archly.

The captain feebly attempted to protest

but the young lady having already reach

ed the first landing, he was obhged to

follow.. He was presently UBhered into a trim little drawing room, where he found

an elderlylady seated-in state upon a'sofa

"This is my mother. Mamma, dear

this is Charlie Captain ugime, yuu

know," .said Miss Maud gracefully per

forming the ceremony of introduction.

"I already have the pleasure of your

acnnaiotance, I think, Mrs. Pontrfex,

he said, bowing awkwardly. "Condering the news my daughter has told me, I thmk I may venture to welcome you in an old-fashioned manner, Gapt OgOvie,' said the elder lady. - The captain was too much confused to understand this speech, and1 before he could recover himself; Mrs. Pontifex had placed a hand on each shoulder and kissed him affectionately on his whiskers. This touching episode ' completed Capt Ogitvie's discomfiture, and he dropped uninvited into a chair from sheer nervousness and dismay, "rve cometo speak about this engage-

memy he said, as he-tugged viciously at his glove. "Ohlyou have my full consent, Capt. OgSvie," returned the old lady briskly, fl wanted to see you so as. to get that over. I hate formalities." . "You are very , good." returned the captain, evading Miss Maud's affectionate glance, "but the fact is II wanted to say f , . . . "I have inquired about your prospects, Capt. Ogflvie," interrupted the old lady, ingenuously. Erom all I hear, I am sure l oan safely confide my daughter's happiness in your keeping.'' ' "Pardon me, but what I have -to say does not refer to iny prospect 3. There has been a a slight mistake a- trifling, misunderstanding. : N"o consequence

whatever, but I-think I had better men

tion it," said the captaiu,desperately. But

for the life of hini he could not proceed, and he looked the picture of misery. ; V "Ah? I see I am in the way," remarked the old lady, after an awkward pause, as she rose from her seat with a pleasant smite. .3Ho doubt you desire a tete-a-tete with MaudVand I haveany household duties to attend to' . "Pray don't leayp," cried Capt. Ogilvie, jumping up in genuine alarm at the prospect of eing left alone with the young lady in his present unsettled and startled frame of mind. "I can't stay, -pon my word. I shall be late for parade as it is." "Oh, Charlie, must you go already?" exclaimed Maud, reproachfully. r r.usfe iaSBed. ril call again this afternoon or, at all events, I will write," said the captain, backing toward the door in a determined manner, under the influence of a veritable panic He beat a hasty retreat, evading the necessity of a formal leave taking by muttering something about calling again in an hour or two. The fact was he felt completely overwhelmed by the awkward

ness of the situation, and could not sum-

mon up the fortitude to make his confession; The calm, matter of fact manner

of Mrs. Pontifex and Maud's frank and

innocent demeanor had completely dis

concerted him. It was evident that

neither of them entertained the remotest

suspicion of his guilty concert, and that

both regarded the engagement as a settled thing. Under these circumstances

he found himself quite unequal to the task of abruptly undeceiving them, and, mistrusting the effect of Mis3 Maud's blue eyes upon him in his melting mood,

he had preferred to seek safety in flight.

Of course, he was very angry with him-

eelf afterward, and felt more perplexed

and embarassed than ever. He was afraid

to trust himself to call again,' and he was

equally averse to putting pen to paper.

Consequently, after mature deliberation,

heTeeolved to take a middle course, and

do nothing. It was impossible, he re

flected, that Maud and her mother could have failed to remark his coldness, and if

he neglected to keep his appointment and stodiosly refrained from going near them

they must certainly realize that there had been a misunderstanding. He was quite conscious of the weakness and un manliness of this plan, not to speak of the want of courtesy and consideration for the young lady it involved. But he was in

such a state of ludicrous distress that he selfishly thought of nothing but his own

embarraesment.

For three days, therefore, Capt Oglivie hardly stirred from his rooms, and tremulously looked for the result of his unworthy manoauveri He" fully expected that Maud and her mother would call upon him, under the natural impression that he had suddenly taken ill, and he therefore gave strict orders that he was not at home to visitors. They 'did not disturb him, however, and it was not until he had begun to breathe more freely that he received a letter from Maud, stating that an explanation for his conduct was desired. Me opened it with considerable trepidation, not unreasonably anticipating that it might formally release him from the engagement. But, to his great disappointment and increased dismay,it did nothing of the kind. On the

contrary,, the reproaches it contained were very light compared with the expressions

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of unalterable affection, and it ended with

the following significant sentence: . You must come without fail tomorrow, dearest, for jaamma has asked a few near relatives and old friends to make your acquaintance. I am overwhelmed with kind congratulation on our engagement, and I long to see you, . if only io be able to answer the numerous questions that are asked me about the probable date of our marriage. "Good heavensr'ejatiuiated Capt. Ogilvie, fairly horror-stricken. "The foolish girl has been announcing the engagement all over the place. I must put a stop to it at all hazards." After taking a few agitated strides about the room, he opened his desk for the purpose of writing a letter which would, at least prevent furhher mischief. He found this no easy task, however, espeoially as he saw the necessity of expressing himself in meat guarded language. He wrote draft after draf t and tore

up a quire of paper in his frantic endeavors to be at once exph oit and diplomatic. Finally, having worked himself into a state of frenzied desperation, he threw prudetiOe to the winds, and did not attempt to deny the engagement. His reply expressed regret that Miss Pontifex should have taken his jesting remarks

seriously, and stated in the plainest terms that a marriage was out of the question. He waited with' considerable anxiety to see how the you ng lady wouM take

this disclaimer. That she would be highly indignant and offended was, of

-erairsA. to beexneoted. and he felt that

he deserved to be. assailed, with bitter reproaches. But what ho feared vyas that she might prove vindictive, and expose

his conduct amonsf mutual friends. This

would natuTaliyJbe exceeding awkward for

him. It never, however; crossed his mind that even a worse misfortune might result from his imprudence. The following letter, therefore, which reached him a day or two later, completely took his breath away: Bkopobo Row Loxdon. . Sirt T am instraoted by my client, Miss Mand Pontifex. to commence an aotion acainst yon for damages for bxeacb of promise of marriage. Will yon ha goo i enoar to gi ve mo the nam of

yonr solicitor, who will accept aorvice of writ?

Vonrs obediently. J. b. Merridew. Concluded next weak,) Confederate Relics. RaxiBIGh, N. C, October 20. .Tames

H. .Tones is a fine lookinfir colored man

who was'dming the war the body servant ot President Jefferson Davis. Since the war hehas made Raleigh his home. Yesterday he placed on exhibition some genuine and interesting relies of the last hours of the Confederate States. .These are a gold-mounted Colt's revolver, gold and silver, coins, a Derringer, two brass camp can dle-sticks, The latter were carried with Mr. Davis all through the Mexican war when he was Colonel of the famons Mississippi Rifles. He was -very found of them. On the night before the eventful morning of his capture these candlesticks held candles. In the early morning one was lighted. When the federal cavalry made the rush Jones took the candlesticks, the one with the bit of half-consumed candle and put all in his pocket. So. . now the identical bit of candle is now in the stick. Jones was never searched by the troopers. Mr. Davis has always bad a warm personal regard for so faithful a servant,and has written him several letters. Jones is a politician, a Republican of the straigbtest sect; has repeatedly leen an alderman of this city, and has for thirteen vearp been foreman of one of the best colored volunteer fare companies' in any State. The relics in question are prized by him above all earthly tbinefs. Recently he Went to f;he . place where General Joseph E. Jchnston'surrendered. and cut thereon a walkiasr-cane. On this he had placed a silver head, and sent it to Mr. Davis, who acknowledged it in a pleasant letter. He has been offered quite a fancy sum for the candlesticks, etc., but says only at his death shall thev leave his possession. Queer Happenings. In a tornado in Mississippi, a .turtle weighing sixty pounds was blown out of Pearl River and landed in a distant cotton field. While a marriage ceremony was being performed' in a house in Bryan, Texas thieves stole the wedding feast from the dining room. Far up in the spiral of a concha shell,

fished up out of deep water at Jacksonville, Pla., an entire leaf of a Methodist

hymn book was found. In Qowanda, Nl Y., irix. brothers and six sisters have six children each. Not one of the twelve is less than six feet tall, and the lightest one wei "his 200 pounds . There is exactly two years difference in their ages, the youngest being 44 aud the oldest 66 years. Three children of James Knight, of Chatham county, N. O, died of diphtheria. The same week two of his children died from the effect of rattlesnake bites, and the only remaining child was fatally scalded a few days thereafter in a pot of boiling soap. Three-fourths ot the present site of Denver was owned only a few years ago by Edward; McCliutock, who sold it for a pair of French calf boots,a pound of pJug

tobacco and a burro. McClintook drove

an ox team in the first overland train that ever crossed the continent.

Nature says that a fish ten inches

long, with a beak shaped something like

a hatchet, jumped over a small boat at Aden, in which some English officers" were rowing, at- d, striking the hat of one of them, knocked it overboard. When the hat was recovered, a slit was found in the hard felt, four inches in length. A Brandenburg peasant not long ago found a large eagle eating the carcass of a dog. He shot the bird, which was black, with white shoulders. On its left foot was a gold ring on whiohwere ouft the letters, still visible, "H. Ks. p. k." underneath which was. the word "Eperjes'and on the other side the date, "16, 9, 1827," Eperjes is a town in upper Hungary,,

Railroad Travel and Accidents. In the United States during the past year, 280,190,783 person?, nearly six times the total population of the country, were transported on 107,000 miles of railway.

The total number of persons killed on the roads was something over 4,000. In Europe, in 1881, scarcely 180,000,000 passengers were transported oyer 172,804 miles of railway. The European railways in the year 1881 killed 6t500 persons. In America the ratio of travelers per mile is t s 2,800 to 1. In Etirop it is only 900 tol. - Wadley, Ga.-Dr. H. L. Battle, Jr., says: "Brown's Iron Bitters are very popular in this Bectioa ana give entire satisfaction."

JAY GOULD,

Tiie Distinguished Railroad Magnate.

OLD CHICKAMAUGA.

A Soldier Who Won Fame by Disobey

ine Ordrs. How Steedman Saved

The Army of the Cumberland to Gen,

Geo. H. Thomas.

Commercial Gazette, Oct. 19,

It. was a liive heart that ceased to beat

the past weak, when Major General J as.

Tl HtWfmno. ef Toledo, died. The sol-

.ffArv'nf Ohio mav well mourn for "Old

Chiokamauga" with

"Big round tears that shine on manly cheeks."

A rare combination of the qualities of

knight-erHintry with the recklessness of

Bohemia, was Steedman, His life was

adventuroiis, checkered with high ambi

tions, glorious deeds ot valor, with great

opportunities unseized, and with many

things well done, but so quietly done as to be passed to his credit only on the last

OTeat balance-sheet. No braver man ever

couTted death. No more generous heart

AVflrbeat. These were Steedman's char-

aoteristice, by which, all men knew him

bravery and generosity. Tall, ereot,mag-

nificenfe in form, courtly and gracious in manner among polite society, riee and easy in nil companionship, he was a man to shine alike in the ball-room, on the battle-field or in the club house. Conversant with all the details of politics through uneventful career of over forty

years, wih the movements among the

people, with the machinery of political

organization, with public policies and

public men, a fluent speaker ani a dar

ing politician, he was a power to be fear

ed or courted. That he died a poor man,

with all the opportunities that surrounded him by which other men would have

amassed wealth, surpasses fiction.

Ab we eat one night in 1875, in the rat

ty old editorial rooms of tne Toledo

Morning Democrat and Herald, of which

be was the deader" writer,, and I manag

ing editor, I asked him for the story of Chickamanga,where'he won his stars and

the soldier title of "Old Chiokamauga, of which he was so proud. He told it as coolly as if it was a dream to him:

"Why, my boy, there wasn't much to

it, was m charge of tne First division

of the Reserve Corps of the Army of the Cumberland, and had oeen stationed at

Rin:?cold or Red House Bridge, over the

Chiokamauga. My orders were explicit,

to hold the bridge at all hazard,' and

nrevent the enemy from nan king uen. Thomas. The enemy disappeared from our front. The sound of cannonading and battle to the northward told me that the enemy had massed against our center,

and a great battle was on. From tne

noise of conflict I judged, and rightly,

that Thomas was sorely pressed. I felt that my. command was needed, and yet

could not understand the absence of new

orders. I waited impatiently enough

from daylight until nearly noon, hoping for some word from my- commanding offi

cer. Finally I decided to risk my neck,

rather than see the Union Army destroyed through inactivity on my part Calling a council of officers and men, I explained the situation, read my orders, told them my decision, and that on my shoulders should fall whatever of responsibility attached to the disobediance of orde know the inexorable military law is 'to ask no questions, obey all orders, and accept consequence.' I knew that if my movement was a failure, my judgment mistaken, nothing less than court-martial and death awaited me. But the battle was. on, and every fiber in me said I was

wanted. We burned the bridge and marched by the cannon's sound to Thomas' aid. Through corn-fields.thiok-ets, oak woods, we made a fearful tramp, for no man in the command knew the country, and our only guide was the cannon's boom. When I reported to Thomas he was in despair at the loss of the key of his position, which had just been captured by General Hindman's rebel corps. The place was indicated to me by the flash of guns and a rattle of cannister on the dry leaves of the tree under w hioh Thomas and I stood. It was a deep ascent, with a denselv peopled orescent ridpre, that lay before us. There was a forbidding thicket and an oak forest between us and the belt of rocks that marked the edge of broad plateau on which the enemy was jubilant with victory. There, there, said Thomas, as the (runs flashed again. Now you Bee their e ract position. You must take that ridge.' My reply was, I'll do it' In thirty minutes after we reached the field we were storming ths rosk of Chiokamauga. It was an awful contest up that slope, every foot of which was planted with death. "We went in with seven thousand five hundred men, and only four thousand reported for duty at the next muster. We went up, up, up until we reached the summit, and planted ourselves there to stay. It was a terribly hot place, and we made the plateau a lake of blood before we drove Hindman back. I rode back and reported to Thomas. I was bloody from head to foot. He clasped my hand, and said with great emotion: 'General Steedman, you have saved my army. I got my stars not long afterwardp, and that's fcbout all there was of it. Yes, it was a big risk 1 1 an in, but I was right

and I knew it Could hero have told a simpler tale of self? B.nfe l heard Richard Realf tell the story of Chiokamauga in 1876 Realf,the poet orator, who was provision al Vice President of John Brown's governmentand as he pictured that fight on'tbe rook af Chiokamauga, it was heroism personi fiedin a grand leader, followed by grand men. At one critical period in the struggle, when an Illinois regiment was moving back, under command of a Colonel who slandered his men by saying they

would advance no longer, Steedman seiz

ed the regimental colors, and shamed them by saying, "You may leave the field

and disgrace yourselves, but, as God

reigns, you shall not disgrace this flag."

Wnen the soldiers, stung by his words,

cried out, "General, we will fight,if some

body will lead us," Steedman shouted

with that voice ot his that thrilled men's

souls, "My brave boys, Til command you.

ril bear your flag myself, if you'll defend

it 'Tention! 'Bout face! Forward, double artUk. march I" And though his

horse was shot under him and he stunned

by a fall, though the flag was shot in tat

ters, the stati half gone, his right hand

furrowed by bullets, and himself the target, he carried the flag to the summit and to victory. I have seen Steedman, while

writing, stop time and again to rub the

cramp out of that wounded right hand.

As he rode to battle that day, he met

General Granger, who said, feelingly,

"Sted, old boy, it's croiug to be d d hot

in there. If any thing should happen, have you any requests to maka of me?"

The vein of sentiment was running deep

in tho questioner's heart, but the practi

cal soldier responded in words that haye

since been memorable:

"Yes, General Grander; if I fall in the

fight, please see my body decently buried

and my name correctly spelled in the

newspapers," and he deliberately spelled

it.

James B. Steadman was a native of

Northumberland Oounty, Pa., born in

1818. His parents were poor; his father,

he has told m, was a day laborer en the

public works, who drifted West as the

canal building gave employment But

young Steedman was sent to the public schools and apprenticed in the Lewisburg

(Pa) Democrat printing ofl3.ee. He had been two years at this trade, when, being

large and strong, he was engaged to boss

a gang of hands on the public works. He

told me once of his first experience in

maintaining discipline. Under his direction

was a big Irishman, who persisted in

shirking. Steedman repeatedly warned him and finally told him to do his work properly or drop his shovel and quit. The

man did drop the shovel, but only to make a break for Steedman, with the

avowed intention of "whoppin1 the big

head off the sthriplinV

Steedman met him half way, and the

hands grouped around to sae fair play

between the boss and the best man on

the job. The burly Irishman seemed capable of crushing his antagonist with

a blow, but Steedman, knowing his au

thority and future success as a- boss depended upon it kept cool, and after a

half hour's fight succeeded in hitting the man behind the ear and stretohing him

cold. His orders were thereafter obeyed without trouble.

At twenty Steedman moved to Napo-

olean, Henry county, Ohio, where he became proprietor of the Northwestern Democrat. The country was new. Brute courage was at a premium, and he had

plenty of it Coupled with sagacity, in

herent knowle Ige pf men, natural and acquired leadership, it was not many

years until he became a political power in the State. The northwestern counties

cpuld always be relied upon to back his

dictation or leadership. Early in his ca

reer in Ohio he secured a profitable con

tract in the Wabash and Erie Canal construction. Then he embarked in numer

ous sim lar contracts, among others, in

company with General R. H. Gilson, the grading of fifty miles of the Wabash railroad west of Defiance. He was elected to the Legislature, and before he was

twenty-one yeats of age had cast the one vote by which a U. 8. Senator ' was elected. It was about this time that Steedman had the second great fight of hiB

life, by which his physical powers came to be acknowledged. A blaelcsmith of

the Northwest country had long been held as "the best man" of the section. Steedman'e Pennsylvania exploits coming to his ears, he was not long in seeking a

collision. It came one day at a tavern, where the men met with only the landlady and the kitchen girl as witnesses, and no men within miles of the place. The

blacksmith said to Steedman: "They tell men that you were the best man in Penn

sylvania. 1 am the best man in Ohio. You can't stay in Ohio unless you , lick

me. And i ll lick you if I can. Thev fought for three hours. Steedman was victor at last He has told me often ot

the terrible strain of that fight on his system. He had three ribs and a finger

broken, and his body was sore from head to foot His antagonist was even, in a worse plight. Steedman did not get over it for months, and the blacksmith, broken in spirit, as well as . body, could never be induced to toe another scratch From Ohio Steedman's field of political activity was transferred to Washington in 1857 by his election as Public Printer at that time one of the "fattest takes" at the Governmental crib. His oppo nenfin the contest for this 'office had been charged with corruption, and his election being called by his party friends "a great moral triumph,' he was for a long time known as "Moral Triumph Steedman." His administration of the office could hardly be termed personal, for the day after his election he received a check for $50,000, in consideration of which he turned over the' work and possible profits to other parties. At the Charleston Democratic Convention he was a Douglas man, adhering to his favorite until the Baltimore nomination was made. His admiration for Douglas was very great, and he always expressed his belief that if the "Little Giant" had lived he would have been a member of Lincoln's Cabinet and an instrument of pacification. Being nominated for Congress this year, Steedman canvassed the district with his opponent, James M. Ashley, afterwards known as tne "Great Expounder,"but was defeated. In 1861, Steedman had removed to To iedo, when, the shot was fired on Sumterthat fired the Nation. Governor Dennisons call for volunteers had only been issued two days when Steedman telegraphed him an offer of an entire regiment for the service. His known fighting qualities had brought men at his back to warrant the proffer. Three days after being appointed Colonel, he had the regiment ready for the field, and nine days after the attaokpn Sumpter he start ed with his command for Camp Taylor at Cleveland, where it was drilled and organized. The history of the Fourteenth Ohio from this point is Steedman's history. Whitelaw Reid's ' Ohio in the War" contains the war history of both General and command. It is throughout the history of a fighting commander and a loyal

troop. The first to enter the rebel works

at Mill Spring, Ky the Colonel was

placed in charge cf a brigade. For his

"distinguished and gallant servi33" at

Chiokamauga he was shortly afterward

maae a major uenerai oi volunteers, a

position to which only twenty-two of Ohio's soldier sons obtained. There was no position of danger that he would not face, and the friendship between himself and "Old Pup Thomas" grew with each new accomplishment of "Fighting Steed

man," as he came to be known.

Gen. Ste-9dman became an intimate

friend of President Johnson, and was appointed to the eolleotorship of

internil revenue at New Orleans,

At New Orleans, the soldier found him

self in an element at ouoe new aud old. It was new in the business details and routine. It was old in that he found him

self surrounded by the dissipations of five years of army ife had fastened on

him. The va3t revenue p ou red into his

hands, he failed to properly administer,

Having gambled in the army among gen

tlemen, he now fell into the hands of the

gamblers ol! the Southwest. They had a

picnic for days and weeks till thttir pig.

eon was plucked. Over $200,000 of public

money, so the record shows, flowtid into

their hands, it was hushed up, but

Steedman resigned and returned to. Ohio.

It was while at New Orleans one day

that he received a telegram from the President in about these words

"You will proceed at once to the City

of Mexicoas Commissioner of this . Gov

ernment, to intercede for the life of Maximilian. Papers and instructions will reach you at Galveston on the r-"

His reply was: "Mr. President: I have seen my coun

try stand idly by while my fellow-countryman Walker, and his brave comrades

were murdered in cold blood, for their

efforts in the cause of liberty, and after snoh an episode I respectfully decline to risk my life for that of a royal f reebopt-

GENERAL MISCELLANY. . Red heels on ladies' iboots are the fashion in London, Many women in Russia now work at painting china, . The Massachusetts people are worth an average of $1,500 each. A kind husband and a numerons father is the epitaph now popular in Utah. ' The Dakota lands Bet apart for educational purposes are valued at $82,000,000 The amount of money invested in cattle inWyomiog Territory is over $l(K),p00,000 Thursday,November 8, ia to be officially

proclaimed as Thanksgiving Day in Can-

The Chinese exclusion law has given

an impulse to Japanese emigration to California;

Tennessee claims to. be the second state

in the Union in possession of thorough

bred cattle.

Last year 45,000 persons were arrested

in Paris, and only 6,000 men were in-

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For the Cure of Coughs, Colds,

Hoarseness, Bronchitis,Crpup, Influ

enza, Asthma, Whooping Cough, In

cipient Consumption and for-the re

lief of consumptive persons in advan

ced stages or the Disease, torjsaie

bv all Druggists. Price, 2 &ntsA

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Since his return to Ohio, Steedman

has served in the Constitutional Conven-

veution, being elected t3 fill the vacancy made by the resignation of Morrison R. Waits to become Chief Justice. He also

served two terms in the Ohio Sen ate. He

was Chief of police at Toledo at Jfche time of his death, a position entirely inad

equate to his talent, but sufficient to keep tho wolf firom the door.

His moat conspicuous' political opera

tions in late years was at the Democratic

State Convention of 1876, where with

General Tom Ewing and General G. W. Morgan, he manipulated the indorsemen t

of old Bill Allen for President; and during the long publio debate of 1876, when

he tendered Mr. Tilden a brigade

to fight for his rights.

Thrice married, Steadman' s home-life

was never sufficient to enchain him. His

second wife was the lady who, hearing a man on the streets of Toledo say, "Hurrah for Jeff Davi6," turned around and

knocked him down. His third wife,mar-

ried soma five or six years ago, survives him, and he leaves two children, one named 8amuel J. Tilden. His virility

was something wonderful

About the Fair Sex. Gat tint? married is not a success as a

reformatory measure. Girls, iremember this when some splendid young rake talks love and matrimony to you. Of thirty-one marriages between American girls and titled Germans, Consul Potter (at Crefield) assures us that all but one have resulted in abandonment, separation, divorce, or some other disaster. London Truth cannot discover, why it is more immodest for a girl to exhibit her

knees in a kniokerbooker bathing dress on the sand than to exhibit the upper half of her person in an evening dress in a drawing room. Miss Olive Logan, in a speech at a womans' meeting, said: "I reject the trousers with contempt and scorn. Men cut a sufiioieutly ridiculous figure in them themselves. The truth is they don't like their own costume, and are envious of pur laces, jewelry, frills and dresses. 'Trousers, forsooth, trousers ;' shake not the ridiculous garment at me. No, so long as we can have our ' Silks, safeins and shawls, we repudiate your absurd bifurcated unwhisperables. Look at your swallow-tailed coat8,etove-pipe hats, and, you wear your hair so short, some of you, that yon look precisely like monkeys; and I don't wonder that one of your number has written a book showing that animal to be the father of his race." This speech was greeted with laughter and applause. Gabrielle Greeley, the daughter of Horace Greeley, who recently bought her father's estate at Chappaqua, N. Y., is described as a fine-looking young woman of jrather retiring manners. She was her father's youngest ;and also his favorite' daughter. In her personal appearance, however,she resembled her mother's famil,being a.biunette,while Ida and Phkie favored their father. Gabriel is a woman of great nerve, which was displayed at the above mentioned sale. Had she sent an agent to bid it in he would have -net oompetion. On the other hand, however, she drove to the auotion in her phsotoni and when a bid was called for she replied in a clear, though subdued tone: "Teh thousand dollars?' Then she got quietly in her carriage, awaiting, the result, and her presence, so serene and selt-con-soious, hushed all rivalry, and thus she became the owner of the dear old home.

Postal Rates Ninety Years Ago. Not? that the two-cent postage law has gone into effect, the following provisions of the first law of Congress on the sub -ject will be read with interest; February 20, 1792, was the date of the act fixing rates of postage on domestic letters, and established the following rates, to take effect June 1, 1792; Act February 20, 1792, Section 9, by land: For every sixty miles, 8 cents. . For every single lecter over thirty mlle and not exceeding sixty miles, 8 cents. For every single letter over Bixty miles and not exceeding 100 miles,, 10 cents. 1 For every si ngle letter over 100 mi lesi and not exceeding 150 miles, 12 J centii, For every single letter" over 150 miles mid not exceeding 200 miles, 15 cents. For every single letter over 200 miles and not exceeding 250 miles, 17 cents. For every single letter over 250 miles and not exceeding 350 miles, 2 ) cents. For every single letter over 350 miles and not exceeding 450 miles, 22 cents. For every single letter over 450 miles, 25 cents; for every double letter, double the said rate; for every triple letter,trip!e the said rate! For every paoket weighing one ounce avoirdupois, to pay at the rate of four single lettore for each ounce, and in that proportion for any greater weight.

eluded in this sum total. L)io Lewie says American women need sunshine and not paint and powder t to improve their complexion v x . Eighteen Georgia couoties have abolished fences. The problem is what will lovers do for ?ate3 to swing on. . The New BAmpehire law prohibiting the sale of toy pistols provides a pena lty of tfrom $10 to $50, and makes the dealer

liable for all damages resulting from sellmg or giving away such pistols. : The annual interest on the debt of the Brooklyn Bridge is stated to be $750,000. At present' the net earnings are not over $50,000 a year. Where the $700,000 will come from remains to be seen. The newest industry in Port Town seiid, Washington Territory, is that of snuggling Chinamen at night into Califoiuia. Two 'longshoremen at Victoria profess to have cleared $900 last month The Columbus (Ohio) Dispatch says of the Hon. ttamuel S. Cox, who was in 1853'M an editorial writer for the Columbus Statesman: "It was late in the afternoon,

and the sun was just dipping below the

horizon. Suddenly Cox rushed into the

the room. 'Boys, he said, 'did you see

that sunset? Its the most beautiful

thing I ever saw.' And,; seizing some

paper from the proof press and leaning

over the imposing stone, he wrote the fa

mous pen picture that gave him the life

long sobriquet ot 'Sunsetf Cox. The ar

ticle was taken by the compositors and

put in type piece by piece, and it ap peared in that evening's number . of the

paper' t ;;.

The census of 1880 gives the'total pop

ulation of Austria and Hungary at 37,-

7616,216, of which number 22,144,244 be

long to Austria and 15,642,000 to Hun

gary. Divided into nationalities, the

population of the two countries consists,

in round-numbers, of 10,000,000 Germans

8,000,000 Czechs and Moravians, 6.200,000

Magyars, 4,200,000 Servo Croats, 3,300,000 Poles, 3,200,000 liuthenians, 2,590,000

Btoumanians, 1,200,000 Slavonians, and

630,000 Italians. Classified aooording to

their religious tenets, there are 29,753,169 Catholics of tiie JRoman, Greek and

Oriental Churches, 3,450,000 Orthodox

Greeks, 2,130,000 Protestants of the Hel

vetic confession, 1,460KK) Protestants ot

Augsburg confession- and 1,640,900 Is-

raeliies.

Germans and Music.

Some rcmarKs made a few weess ago

by Governor Porter, of Indiana, to the

assembled German singing societies of that State, are peculiarly applicable white (he bi-centennial of German settlement

in the United States is beins celebrated

with the songs of fatherland. The governor said we were not a musical people when the Germans first came among ub.

The names of their great composers were

root words of the household. They found the soil fallow, and planted it in a love of

song. The soil has proved a fruitful one.

In every city and viUage societies for the

cultivation of music have growrs up, and schools of music taught by instructors of the best professional skill, are becoming a feature of our general culture. He thinks it will not be long until a national music will begin to take on quality from, the character of our institutions and the probabilities of our national and social life. He has allowed himself sometimes to dream that in this land of Htyin this country of Washington and Lincoln some inspired man, descendant from the great German strain, will - create a song that, sung in every German cottage and chanted in mighty chorus- on every German battlefield, shall swell the acclaim for freedom in that older viorld,until, under German leadership, a general establishment of government by the people for the single good of the . whole people, shall crown the lofty glories of nthe grand old fatherland. ? . Sheboygan, Wis.Dr. S. B. Myers, says: "I recommend Brown's Iron Bitters for general debility, loss of appetie and

want ot jtrengthv . Gen. Lew Wallace says that he was converted to Christianity by Coi Ingersoll. JSe was inclined to be skeptical as to the divinity of Christ. Ingersoll presented his infidel- vie s. Wallace was much impressed, but finally - remarked that he was not prepared to agree with Ingersoll on certain extreme propositions.

Ingersoll thereupon urged Wallace to give the matter careful study, expressing his confidence that he would, after so do ing, fully acquiesce in the fiagersoll view. For six years he thought, studied and searched. At the end of thaft time he: said: "The result is that the absolute conviction that Jesus of Nazareth is not only a Christ and the Christ, but that he is also my Christ my Savior, and my Itedeemer.' ' If you can't "Bear1: a cough, "BuU?l it with Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. Suspicious Wolves; ":.,... It is fortunate for the traveler that the woli is one of the most suspicious animals in existence, in connection , with any object with which its eyes, nose, or ears are unaccustomed. A stick planted in the earth with some fluttering piece of linen tied to it is often sufficient to preserve the carcass of a slain buffalo or deer for the hunter. When a Siberian finds his sleigh pursued by wolyes he very frequently fastens a coat or some other spare garment to a piece of string, and tows it behind. So suspicious are the wolves of this novel object that this is often snftloient to keep them from ad vancing ahead. When trapped the eensation of confinement seems to deprive this ravenous animal of its native vigor and energy, and it has been known passively to allow itself to bcr dragged from the trap to meet its fate. f A pasture company recently organized in Dimmitt county, Texas, lias 130,000

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BuMW&onn far Daoorutioam, JKateA falnmOTto and fiffli A eolleotion of. caggnstloas from l41nt Sunday -school workers la raxioai parts '-m th coon try t contain', jik aometbing of latc t to every Sunday school enperlntendeiik Notblngllie it ever istwi. bofere. Prlww S&C will send Croe to say one mbHb a list of all tho Sunday-Bchooi SnprlBtaaa eoU in tue plaoe. bkino Q. OOOt, S dams street, CMlcago, HL . ..... ,..-; ',.

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