Terre-Haute Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 29 December 1869 — Page 2

WEEKLY EXPRESS.

TEB.BE haute, ind.

Wednesday Morning, Dec. 22, 1869.

Infnriated Asses Kicking the Dead Lion.

When the telegraph flashed over the continent the mournful news, "EDWIN M. STANTON is dead," a thousand Democratic editors_\seized their ^pencils and began their combined assault upon the solid structure of his immortal fame. They racked their brains to invent new modes of expressing hatred and malice, and ransacked dictionaries for vile epithets to hurl at the corps of the fallen statesman, while yet his bereaved family were weeping over it, and while a great sorrow sat heavily upon the public heart.

By this unparalleled outpouring of Rebel-Democratic venom we may measure the worth of the departed patriot, in the firm belief that every provocation his life gave for this posthumous villification is a valid claim upon the honor, rcspect and veneration of the patriotic people of the .Republic. Let, then, these rebels rail let them void their venom let them hideously howl let their satanic souls be ventilated let copious curses issue from their craven throats for every curse they utter is an endorsement of STANTON'S untarnished patriotism and his immeasurable service.1 in those years when his country had need of such a man as he—when but for him, there is reason to believe, the flag of the Union might have gone down in irretrievable disgrace before the flags of "the Confederacy" and her foreign allies.

Let them hiss their hellish hatred, unrestrained, for, in so doing, they shall grapple the love of all but rebel hearts to he memory of STANTON. While he lived' the incomparable War Minister was greatly respected, and but little loved.— It wanted only these demon assaults to enkindle in the public heart an ardent affection for hi' memory, a love for his loftv character, a veneration for his noble life, a devout gratitude for what he was to this nation. It was only necessary that the horde of infuriated asses should kick the dead lion, to rally every honest heart in this broad land to swear fidelity to STANTON'S memory—a memory that will be fresh and dear long ages after the descendents of his fdanderers have changed *heir names and habitations to get rid of vlie infamy be queathed ihem by their ancestors.

Execution of Morgan—An Important Correction. One of the reporters who attended the execution of MORGAN, on the 23d inst., appears to have been so affected by the scene as to be quite incapable of reporting it truthfully, and accordingly, started the story—which is gaining extensive circu lation—that the condemned man was slow- ly tortured to death by strangulation, feet resting on the floor. In this locality it is known that MORGAN was instantly killed by the dislocation of his neck and therefore, died without a struggle but where these facts are not known the shameful misrepresentation of the imaginative reporter is likely to gain cred ence.

It is true that when the drop fell, MOR- GAN'S feet did, momentarily, touch the floor, the rope having been lengthened considerably by Doctor ARNAUD, one of the physicians in attendance. This interference on the part of Doctor A. was, we are informed, unknown to the Sheriff. It is evident that the Doctor misapprehended the nature of his duties. He was, of course, summoned there, according to the law, to determine, with his colleague, when the sentence of death was fully executed, and <not to assist in its execution>. Fortunately his extra-officiousness resulted in nothing very serious, although it might easily have produced a scene that would have appalled the stoutest heart. It should be a warning to every man to mind his own business, and especially not to assume any great responsibility that the law devolves upon another.

Doctor EZRA READ, the other physician in attendance, a gentleman who stands in the front rank of his profession furnishes us the following statement which will satisfy the most skeptical that the legal killing of MORGAN was not attended with any unnecessary torture:

TERRE HAUTE, Dec. 27th 1869. I certify that I attended the execution of Oliver A. Morgon [sic] on the 23d inst.; that I have attended seven other execuions by hanging, and that Oliver A. Moran died without a struggle, and more easi ly than any of the other seven.

EZRA READ.

Those papers which have assisted in the circulation of the horribly sensational story of MORGAN'S dying agonies are requested, as an act of common justice, to make the proper correction. It is unpleasant enough to this community to have a hanging in our midst, without having it represented to the world as a scene of cruel torture by slow strangulation. ———<>———

THE Legislature of Ohio will as emble on the first Monday of January. There is some doubt as to the political complexion which the organization will assume— "whether it will be exclusively Republican or partly one and partly the other. The

Senate stands: Democrats IS Republicans 16 Reformers Vacancy

Total The Iloitse of Representatives analyzes as follows. Deinocrrts 54 Republicans Reformers

Total 111

THE Chicago <Republican> pertinently inquires if it is not time the system of the General Government loaning its credit or donating grants of land to railroads should be stopped, especially in view of the fact that these railroad companies are obtaining great political control in the country to the extent of most potently influencing both State and National legislation? The Government has already loaned its credit to railroads to the extent of ncarly $72,000,000. But it has also granted to railroad companies 135,890,794 acres of public lands, or 290,454 square miles, which is equal to the combined area of Great

Britain and France. ———<>———

THE present condition of financial affairs can only be relieved by the enlargement of the volume of currency in the country, and it is expected that Congress will take up this subject immediately after it reassembles. It is stated that a careful canvass of both Houses on the subject warrants the prediction that a maL, joritv of them are in favor of it, and are '"'ready to address themselves to its solution without further delay. -Hi'.:

INSTEAD of building an equestrian statue in honor of General GRANT, whose fam erequires no such memmento, we suetfest that the gentlemen engaged in that business give their attention to the raising a fund for the widow and chi dern of EDWIN M. STANTON. \U will not insult Jhe intelligence of our readers by making^an argument in support of this

suggestion^

ST. PETERSBURG and Hong Kong are to be connected by telegraph. The oceanic portion of the line, stretching from Bombay to Hong Kong, is already on the Great Eastern, ready to be paid out.

A NORTH PACIFIC telegraph cable, connecting Hakodadi, in Japan, with the Aleutian isles, a distance of two thousand miles, and thence by a few short lines Alaska cap be reached, is under consideration.

A BILL is pending before the South Carolina Legislature granting to a company the exclusive right to mine phosphate rocks and phosphate deposits in the beds of all the navigable streams within the State.

TIIE New York Herald asserts thai iheie is not virtue enough in that metropolis to sustain a respec.able newspaper. Yet the Herald boasts of its immense circulation :nd heavy advertising patronage.

ABOUT one hundred and fifty nominations of the five hundred sent in remained to be acted upon by the Senate at its adjournment. Included among them are the nominations of Gen. SICKLES to be Minister to Spain, J. RUSSELL JONES to be Minister to Belgium, and Col. GEO. H. BDTLEK to be Consul General to Calcutta,

THE Halifax Chronicle, in the course of an article upon Canadian annexation, reasons thus: ''The market of the United States is necessary to our lives. The market of great Britain is no'. Dreams will not clothe our children. The warmth of the shade of a brave flag will not compen sate for a barefoot winter."

Gov. MCDOUGAL,W1IO has been precluded from the exercise of his authority over the lied Kiver settlers of the Northwestern frontier, has gathered an army of half-breeds and Indians, to try his claim to govern the white settlers. At last advices a bloody collision was anticipated.— MCDOUOAL may succeed in involving the settlers in a terrible Indian war.

THE gross receipts of the Central Pa cific Railroad for (lie first four months of 1869, the portion of the year before its completion as a through line, were Sl,306,943.15 the operating expenses for the same time were $824,044.00. For the six months since the opening of the road in connection with the Union Pacific for through travel, the gross earnings have been $3,400,651.58 operating expenses, $1,078,197.93 net earnings, $1,722,454.76.

A LETTER-WRITER from Richmond Virginia, notes the interesting fact that the school where colored men are studying and fitting themselves its teachers and ministers is in the building formerly used as the slave-pen to confine the negroes at night. lie writes: "It seemed a sort of poetic justice that this very place, with the marks still at its windows of the iron bars that held back the negro to the dead level of ignorance, should now be the cradle of his instruction and the place of his eager resort for draughts at the Pierian spring that has, till so recently, been closed to him."

THE Cincinnati Evening Chronicle pays this handsome compliment to our friend "Lige:" Mr. E. W. HALFORD has been promoted to the position of editor-in-chief of the Indianapolis Journal, which was a sensible thing on the part of its managers His letters, as the Washington correspondent of that excellent paper, last winter, attracted no little attention, and afl'orded evidenccof his ability as a writer and of his aptness for the profession. Mr. ILVT.

FORD is a young man of high character, full of energy, and endowed with fine talents and his friends justly anticipate for him a brilliant career as a journalist'

THE STATE.

ANDERSON is to have a new depot.

railroad

EDWIN FORREST is playing dianapolis Academy.

at the In-

Gov. BAKER and_TaniiIv spent Christmas at Evansville.

THE Indiana Medical College has taken a vacation until Monday, January 3.

MA RRVING has become epidemic among the Indianapolis school teachers.

A FEMALE preacher, at Madison, unites parties iu "the holy bonds of wedlock."

MARION COUNTY contributes nnothc half dozen towards filling her quota in the State Prison North.

THE two boys who rcccntlv escaped from the House of Refuge have' been -aught and brought back.

JACOB BIEHMEK, Evansville, tried to drown himself in the Ohio river a few davs ago, but was fished out and saved.

THE Martinsville Gazette learns that "Judge Hughes has come into the possession of a cool $500,000, as an attorney in some Alabama co'ton claims."

FROM several items in the Martinsville Gazette we infer that there are a number of men in that town who should be sent to Sevmour to be "regulated.-'

THE Pacific and Atlantic Telegraph Company have commenced business at Indianapolis. Their office was opened for the reception of messages yesterday.

ON Thursday last C. L. Farrabee accidentally shot and killed himself near Farrabee station. The accident was caused by his dropping the gun upon a log so as to discharge it. —————

GEORGE NKI.SOX, near Jonesboro, a.tempSed.a few day saga, lo "cut his damned luoat"—we quo his own expressive anguage—but didn't succeed in killing himself.

HENRY MOOISEHOUSE AND HERBERT W. TAYLOR, the two young Englishmen who attended the recent Christian Convention in this city, ase creating a religious excitement in Richmond, Wayne count v.

CHIP AND JOHN IIUNNELL, two Evansville roughs, severely, if not fatal- •, cut one Soren-on in a row, in that city, tew nights ago. The Ilunnels were arested and locked up. They are good subjects for a term at Jefi'ersonville.

THERE was an extensive insurrection,

at IJucktown, among the colored population, on Christmasday, but the Indianapolis police sailed in with pistols and cudgels and subjugated ihe rioters, not, however, without spilling a feu^ gallons of blood. No lives lost.

THE CONVICTS regaled with meal'' and a minstrel ance 011

Christmas

a

a

DIPTHERIA is alarmingly prevalent at Laoorte.

"JARGO"

has just written another

:pome."

MUNCIE is in a bad way by reason of "theSocial evil."

Gov. BAKER will return from Evansville to the Capital city to-day.

"SAMPSON GOLIAH" is the name ef a riotous giant of Bucktown, Indianapolis.

TnE Postmaster General has again refused the free delivery system to New Albanv.

MRS. MCQUAIL, Scott county, recently cut a tree so that it fell upon and killed

her.

MRS. IIURD, daughter of Barntim, the great showman, is at present a resident of South Bend. She wants a divorce.

THE citizens of Milford, Noble county, rcccntlv tarred and feathered a man for keepinga house of ill fame.

DR. AY. S. PIERCE is canvassing Pike county in the interest of his proposed North and South Railroad.

MBYOR MCC'AULEY delivered an address of welcome to the State Teachers Association, at Indianapolis, last night.

A HIGHLY SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL is in progress in the Methodist Church at Noblesville, of which Mr. Smith is pastor.

TJIE editor of the Vincennes Sun is Green enough to speak of the Indianapolis Mirror as an "independent Repub­

lican paper."

DAN. THOMAS lias held the position of private watchman at the Madison depot for eighteen years, and has now entered upon his nineteenth vear of service.

CHRISTIAN BEHUE, foreman of Root's foundry, at Connersvillle, on Saturday last, accidentally shot and killed his son Charles, while out rabbit hunting. The shot took effect in the back and side. —————

A SAMPLE of coal from Clay county, on the line of the Indianapolis & St. Louis railroad, which was analyzed by Prof. Cox, yielded fifty-seven per cent, of fixed carbon, equal in amount to the best block coal. —————

IT IS understood that Rev. C. N. Sims will shortly leave the charge of Wesley Chapel to" assume the pastorate of a church in Covington, Kentucky, where it is thought his talents will be used to better advantage in building up a church. Jnd. News.

COL. CIIAS. C. CARPENTER, known^ to fame as the commander of General Fremont's "Jessie Scouts" in the early part of the late war, and as the hero of many dare-devil deeds, is in Indianapolis for the purpose of opening a recruiting office for the Cuban Army.

PEOPLE are rushing into matrimony, all over the State, regardless of hard times. Our exchanges report an immense number of marriages, and the usual proportion of divorces. We congratulate the parlies united as well as those separa­

ted.

A GENTLEMAN who canvassed Indianapolis to secure accommodations for the lady teachers attending the State Association, was alarmed at the extent of the sickness prevailing. Of the thirty-seven families called upon, thirty "would like to accommodate, and would do so but for sickness in the house."

THE new school building at Greencastle, erected by James Hook, Esq., of iliis city, will be dedicated by appropriate exercises on Monday afternoon, January 3d. commencing at 2 o'clock. Prof. Hobbs, Superintendent of Public Instruction, will deliver a short address, The other exercises will consist of'singing by the children, and toasts and responses.

THE people won't endorse treason by their vo.es and there is no use asking them to do it.—Ind. Mirror.

Therefore a convention in which L. P. Milligan and Andy Humphreys are to figure as "highcockolorums" can only doom their party to another defeat. It is

no use, Mirror, for you to waste your breath and brains in trying to induce the Bourbon Democracy of Indiana to profit by its sad experience.

1 HERE ever was an evil that needed prompt abating the firing off of pis'ols, iire-cratkers, torpedoes aild other similar foolishness is one. It is tin awful nuisance, ahd the city laws should be enforced against it.—Ind. Sentinel.

An unmitigated, abominable nuisance endangering life and property, but without it, thousands of people would not be able to express their pious emotions on each returning anniversary of the Savior's birth.

MUNGEN'S repudiation speech finds great favor in the eves of many Democratic editors in this State. It is perfectly natural, and unavoidable, that every member of the Copperhead wing of the Democratic party should favor the repudiation of a debt contracted in suppressing the rebellion of their Southern friends, rebellion in which these Copperheads took as active a part as their innate cowardice permitted.- To make them help pay the debt is like making a convict pay for the rope wherewith he is to be hanged. No wonder that they cry out against it.

BY SOME accident a circular, doubtless intended for private circulation among leading Democrats, finds its way to our office. It is a "powerful" appeal to the rank and file of the '"Unterrified" to rally at Indianapolis on the Stli of January and stave off the nomination of candidates until after the Republican ticket is in the field. The writer urges that any other cause must prove fatal. "We give his main point the benefit of our circulation, and earnestly hope his par friends will "rallv"' and "stave oft" as aforesaid. Let them show the white feather in that fashion and they are whipped before the fight begins. A party that hasn't courage to put a ticket into the field on the most hallowed day in its entire calendar, cannot hope to maintain the confidence of even its sworn friends and supporters.

The Democracy of Indiana dare not "go back" on "Old Hickory" by repudiating the annniversary of his great victory. And there is an eminent fitness in their adherence to that day: As the battle of New Orleans was fought some weeks after the treaty of jtcacc had been signed by the duly authorized Commissioners of the belligerant nations, so the Democracy of this State and nation are now fighting over old issues that were permanently settled long ago. Steam mail ships, or a trans-Atlantic telepraph would have rob- one knows. bed "Old Hickorv" of his chance for glorv S°°^' \''lt °J".

on that memorable field but modern im-

provement.s and the world's great pro-

at JeHer.-onville were Therefore they will meet on the anniver-

good st pi are sary of a battle fought between the repre-

perform- sentatives of nations at peace with each

y, whereat the other will vainly try to galvanize issues

editor of the Sentinel grumbles. When that areas dead as Paekenham or Julius lie gets there he shall not be compelled

Caesar will set up men of straw, and go

to eat Christmas dinners, or hear min- forth to be beaten they have been for I lol these manv rears. atrels. 1

IF the Boone county Pioneer represents the Democracy of that section of the State, tlicy may be emphatically "counted in' for repudiation. In the last issue it has this paragraph: "Mungen's great speech in favor of repudiation has struck a sympathetic chord in the popular heart He is but precious little in advance of the ntassesi Let bondholders beware!"

MR. MONTGOMERY, proprietor of the Opera House recently burned at Lafay­

ette, proposes

to rebuild. The Journal of

that city says: I* "He does not ask for* assistance in this matter in the shape of a donation, though this has on more than one similar occasion elsewhere been done, but^ agrees if our men of means will enable him to turn Chicago real estate to the amount of S30,000 into ready cash, lie will set at once about building—the payment of the money only to be made upon the delivery of warranty deeds with a perfect titleto the property to the subscribers. He is furthermore willing to furnish any required guaranty that the money thus raised will be expended solely for the purported purpose."

ACCORDING to a correspondent of the Sentinel there is, in the thriving village of Mitchell ,an organic disturbance which threatens to almost annihilate one of their churches, which, but a few months ago, was stirring up the whole community with its revival power. As the contention now stands, they have expelled a poor, but highly respectable widow, for talking through a petition wall, adversely to the sweet-toned instrument and some forty others, who are highly incensed against this summary action, have peti. tioned the Presiding Elder to remove their Pastor and give them "a wiser and a better man." What the final result will be may not yet be written, but it is very evident, from present indications, that the widow has the best oi it. For free speech is one of the rights which belong to the sex, and he that attempts to interfere with it will be apt to get his head in the fire.

FROM a special to the Cincinnati Ga zettc we learn that a fatal and reckless shooting affair occurred at a Christmas

tree

and Sunday School Festival on Sat urday afternoon, near Wabash, resulting in the death of an estimable young man named Joseph Oswald, seventeen years of age. The Sunday School gathering was interrupted by three drunken rowdies named Edwards, Garner and Iletmensburger, who came there for the purpose of making a disturbance. During the exercises they cursed and threatened loudly, giving no heed to the repeated attempts made to keep them quiet. Immediately after the dismissal of the congregation, Edwards passed out of the building, and, while but a few steps from the door, discharged a revolver at random in the crowd. The shot took effect in young Oswald's body, causing his death. A few hours later Edwards was arrested and confined in the "Wabash jail.

Saturday evening "Wabash was the scene of another drunken, stabbing affray. Three rowdies, named Carney, Flynn and Siiums received fatal stabs. "Flynn received some cuts, but not dangerous. Carney and Flynn are both in confinement, awaiting the result of Sims' injuries.

TIIE SWIFT MESSENGER.

BY CARL SPENCER.

0 Ariel, tricksy and dainty. You spirit of finest nir. That was given the first man Adam

The breath of his mouth to bear "Well suited tho pair in Eden Your happy, wandering wilt: But the world is wider and sadder.

And you are artrifler still.

0 Ilcrmes, with winged sandals, 0 teacher of tongues and arts. That camo to the craving nations

As the world grew in their hearts Unbarring the gates of learning To stores for the people's need. And teaching the cloistered bookmen

To write for the world to read.

Fly swiftly the wide earth over, 0 Hermes, whose feet are wings! Before you the darkness lightens.

Behind you the desert sings. But the world spins faster and faster, And blessings must strive with ban. And where shall we find a swifter .To carry tiie words of man?

On him in the latter stages (And his signals all are dunib) The train of the thundering ages.

The ends of tho world are couie. Forth on the wild steam-horses He rides to the last affray But when shall he send before him,

And who shall prepare his way?

IIis cry came up to the watcher That sits for tho helpof incn, And He said, "I must send another.

Or the world must halt again." So He sought in the host of spirits The spirit that swiftest ran, And "Go," He said to tho Lightning, "And carry the words of man —Harper's Magazine'for January,

WINTERING THE OLD WOMAN.

A lunuatiec in Chicago Real Life.

From the Chicago Republican.) Yesterday morning about ten o'clock an elderly, serious-looking individual, well protected from the inclemency of the weather by sundry layers of over-coats and comforters, entered the oflice of the Superior Court in a very methodical manner, and after spending about ten minutes in unwrapping himself to a sufficient degree to be able to articulate, expended about the same period of time in slowly looking around him. After carefully investigating the surroundings of the highly ornamented oflice, the old gentleman's eve rested upon the bland features of one of tlie most gentlemanly and benevolent of living deputy clerks.

Leaning toward him he seriously enunciated the important monosyllable, "Cap!"

The person thus addressed inquired for further particulars. "Cap," repeated the stranger, "are you given to unhitching folks here? Do 3*011 divorce a little?"

The reply to this interrogatory was of a somewhat aflirmatory character, whereupon the questioner stated his grievances, after reluctantly admitting that his wife had not deserted him—though he wished she had—neither had she been guilty of adultery, cruelty, drunkenness or any of the other little eccentricities for which the law allows a dissolution of the marital bonds "The old woman, Cap," quoth 'lie, "don't get along well with me. She jaws me fearful, and if any man can stand jawing his name is not mine. We don't get along well together, and haven't for the last thirty years. I therefore wan't to be unhitched, and I don't want her to know anything about it till it's all over. I want it done now, because it's getting cold weather, and it will take a good deal to winter her. Can I get divorced here without anybody finding it out for a spell?" "My friend,' re-ponded the official suavelv and kindiv, "see ve vonder desk?"

The stranger responded in the affirmative. "If you come here in about one hour, you will see three young men, whose natural ferocity is depicted on their countenances, sitting there together. In a moment they will hear that a suit for divorce has been commenced. They will rush for the papers, will brutally assault each other for the first chance toscan their contents, and then they will write for four hours apiece. They are newspaper men. and will write you up for publication. They are probably now in the next room doing the same thing for somebody else. They will write an article about you with thirteen head lines. They will print all you know about yourself, and all that any one else knows, and a great deal that no

It may, of course, do you

lat

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-v,ou will have to judge

I yourself. oil can get rid of them, for

(hey are affluent and

Incorr„ptible, and it

won't be of any use to kill them, for at

gress have no effect on Indiana Democrats. their offices they keep men a great deal

aftViglt'etl

a?ked the nw

sailor, "is that all "true?"

"11 is true, all of it, and less than the

ln,n'',"

then, perhaps, those fellows will be dead." And silently and sorrowfully the disappointed one pulled his hat over his eyes and quietly stole away. 4

By» Telegraph.

IXDIMAPOLIS.

SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENTS AXDTEACHERS ASSOCIATIONS. INDIANAPOLIS, Dec. 28.—The State Association of Superintendents of Schools convend in this city to-day. The state of the colored schools was fully discussed, showing a necessity for mixed schools. The State Teachers Association also convened to-night in their sixteenth annual session. Mayor Macauley delived an address of welcome, and Prof. Tinglev,- of Asbury University, the annual address. Both association are largely attended.

PORK PACKING.

Fifty-five thousand hogs have been killed here during the present season, which is now about closing.

JEW YORK.

MEASURES TO RAISE A STANTON FUND. NEW YORK,Dec.28.—Prominent members of the

Union League Club of this city

have taken measures to raise some money to place Mr. Stanton's family in comfortable pecuniary condition.

IMPORTANT TO STOCK BROKERS. A very important case to stock brokers was decided in the Court of Appeals yesterday. The subject of decision is that a broker who sells out liis customer's stock after his margin is gone, but without giving him notice of time and place of sale, is liable to the customer for the highest price of stock down to the time of the trial, because the customer owns the stock, and'the act of the broker is a wrongful commission. This was a test case selected by the Broker Board.

ROBBER ARRESTED.

Maximilian Steffler, one of a gang who have been perpetrating heavy robberies along the line of the Erie and New York Central railroads for many months, was arrested yesterday and large amounts of goods found in his possession.

ANNEXATION LEAGUE.

The Sun this morning says an American Annexation League has recently been formed in this city, with the avowed purpose of procuring by persuasion or force, annexation to the United States of all the countries and provinces of North America, and all the Islands along it? coast. Their motto, "The national safety of the United states," demands the acquisition of all North America and the West India Islands.

Prominent citizens are members of this League, and its officers are the following well-known men:

Col. Geo. W. Gibbons, President Gen. A. L. Gurney, Vice President Gen. Geo. W. Cole, Secretary Gen. as. E. Kerrigan, Financial Secretary Gen. Jas. B. Coit, Treasurer.

The organization is preparing an expedition for active service in participation in the hostilities going on in the Red River country against the representatives of the Canadian Government. The expedition that they are preparing is to consist of fifteen hundred men, of whom eight hundred have already been enrolled.— Twenty-five guides have been hired, who are familiar with the Red River country, and who will conduct the troops from the last railroad station across the border line.

Fifteen hundred Spencer rifles have been stored away ready for use. Ammunition and other supplies are also at hand, and no further great expense is anticipated.

A prominent railroad man, and member of the League, has promised troops free transit to within two hundred miles of the border line, and from that point to the place of operations the lillibusters will make their way by forced marches. They will depart from New York in squads of from one to two hundred men, and as quietly as possible so as to avoid detection or delay. The first squad^will start before the" 15th of January, perhaps as early as the first of the month, and the last detachment it is expected will have left the city before the beginning of February.

Four bodies numbering together tw hundred and fifty men, have started for the lied River country already from four cities, Chicago, Buffalo, Detroit and St Louis. They have probably crossed the border line already, but 110 news has yet been received from them.

EUROPEAN MAILS.

The European steamship lines refuse to carry mails after the first of January for the sum offered by the Postmaster Gen eral, viz: two cents per letter. Mr. Cress well is now here endeavoring to arrange matters.

THE DRAWBACK FRAUDS.

All the conspicuous persons implicated in the drawback frauds, the Times says, with two exceptions have been taken as Government witnesses. The latest addi tion to the number is Samuel T. Blatcli ford.

HARD TIMES.

The Star says there is great distress among the cigar makers of this city. Some of the heaviest manufacturing firms have discharged at least one thousand hand wiihin thelast th'.ee weeks. Other trade and business are suffering in like propo.tion, owing to the unsettled condi'ion of the gold market. A wholesale clothing firm, whose employes a nuaioeied by tens of thousands, have almost en cly ceased manufacturing goods for i.e sales. The same is true of carpi:i eis bricklayers. laborers, coopers and otheis thou.sands of woikmen being obliged leave the city in quest of work in other localities.

UNFAITHFUL POLICE JUSTICES. It is understood that Mayor Kalbflcisch of Brooklyn, in his annual message will unfold some facts relating to unf'aithfu" police justices. In at least one case the. are very remaikahle discrepancies between the actual amount received in fines, &'c., and that leturned to the city trcasnrv.

MERCHANTS EXCHANGE BANK. The Evening Post places the loss of the Merchants Exchange Bank by the irregularities of the cashier, Oaklev, at $200,-

0°°.

It is stated that the irregularities the Merchants Exchange Bank are due to the fact that Oakley, the cashier, has been assisting his brother, a tobacco merchant recently suspended. It is reported .lie bank at the most cannot lose over $150,000, which would still leave a surplus of $75,000 to $100,000 after paying the dividend. The bank holds securities of various kinds, which, if they are of the value represented, will cover the loss.

•, 1 1 1 -.i, „,„]• Justice Dodge issued a warrant. Both "Then, ud he old man^ with a mel.

ancholv air, as lie proceeded to aspain en-

velop

himself in his multitudinous wrap-1 BANK IRREGULARITIES. ninsrs, '"1 guess I'll winter the old woman

COLL1SION.J522J

The Erie ferryboats Jay Gould and Jas. Fisk, Jr., collided with terrible force this morning midway in North river, between Twenty-thiid street and Jersey City Slip. The Gould ran into thpFi.«k amidship, crushing in her sides aim hull the Gould having her bows badly stoved. The Fisk was towed in almost a sinkilig condition to Allison's ship yard, where she now lies. The Gould is moored at the ferry wharf, at the Erie depot. None of the passengers were ^injured. The damage is estimated at $20,000.

SPANISH GUNBOATS.

There were no signs of activity on the Spanish gunboats at quarantine to-day. Men are being recruited in this city for various vacant positions on the gunboats. It is now considered impossible that a departure will be effected before next week.

DEFALCATION.

The statement to the effect that irregularities have been discovered in the Merchants Exchange National Bank, proves to be true. The Committee now in session have discovered so far a deficiency of $150,000 and the amount will probably prove much larger. So far no names of delinquent parties have been made known. The Bank claims to be fully equal to meet the defalcution.

SQUABBLE AMONG THEATRICALS. A theatrical squabble broke out at the Grand Opera House yesterday. Alice Dunning applied to Judge Dodge for a warrant of arrest against her husband, Win. Ncedham, alias Wm. Horace Lin--gard. the well-known comic singer and mimic. Mrs. Needham-Lingard-Dun-ning alleges her husband habitually abuses her. and that yesterday lie threat-

bU om )er brainf! with a pi#loI

usua]

discovered in the Merchants' Exchange National Bank, on Broadway. The bank officers neither admit nor deny the truth of the report, but say that a eommittee is examining accounts, and that if it should be discovered that defalcation has been committed, information of the .fact will given the public.

a. motion was made to-day in the case of Rowena Lawrence-v?. Benj. F. Butler, brought to recover the value of the Twiggs swords and other property seized by Gen. Butler in New Orleans. The motion. is to vacate the order of Arrest against Butler, 'on' tSe ground that -tie taking was under orders of the United States, and that there-was no conversion. Decision reserved.

AN OLD THEFT.

A bundle containing $60,000 worth of bonds, stolen 15 years ago, was left at one of the police stations this morning by a boy who escaped arrest." .vnUiU!" -!!S' ••.-rr,-, ... -'U

•v.i li -WASIIOTGTOX.

FUNERAL OF THE LATE EDWIN M." STANTON*. WASHINGTON, Dec. 27.—The funeral of ''the late Edwin M. Stanton to-day was very largely attended. The services were merely those prescribed by the Protestant

Episcopal Church, which were performed by Rev. Dr. Starkie, of the Church of the Epiphany, of which the deceased was a member, a:s:s ed by Eev. Dr. Pinckney, of the Church of Ascension, and Rev. Dr. Sparrow. Among those present were President Grant and officers of his household, Vice President Colfax and the Senators and Representatives now in the city, the members of the Cabinet, Judges of the Supreme and District Courts, and officers of the Army on duty in the War Department and the principal officers representing the army and navy and marine service. Gen. Canbv was with the family of the deceased. The mother of Mr. Stanton, who arrived to-day, was in company with Gen. T. T. Eckert. The diplomatic corps was represented by Minister Thornton and others. The City Council, members of the bar and a large number of other citizens were also in attendance. Only a few intimate friends of the family were privileged to see the face of the deceased previous fo closing the coffin in the chamber, where Mr. Stanton died.

At 11 o'olock a body of one sergeant, one corporal and eight men of battery F. Fifth Artillery, in full uniform, brought the coffin from the chamber to the parlor, and subsequently bore it to the hearse.

The floral display was the most imposing ever witnessed in this citv on a similar occasion, the coffin being covered with wreaths, crosses and bouquets of choicest varieties of flowers. Among the tributes was a beautiful cross tendered by Secretary Fish. Another, a magnificent crown surmounted with a cross formed of white japonicas and immortelles, bearing upon it a card upon which was written the words, "With Mrs. Z. Chandler's love." Other floral offerings were accompanied with cards with like expressions of affection and condolence.

A delegation from the Union League Club of New York arrived this morning to attend the funeral.

It consisted of Judge Davis, Geo. W. Collier and Howard Potter There were probably a hundred hacks besides many private carriages in the procession. The hearse was drawn by four grey horses. Alhough it was raining, thousands of persons gathered in the immediate vicinity of the residence of the deceased to witness the proceedings attendant on the funeral.

Policemen in force kept the pavements and carriage way clear of- obstructions. The remains were conveyed toOak Ridge cemetery for interment. Senator Cameron, Col. Scott, formerly Assistant Secretary of War, and Representatives Covode, Myers and O'Neil, of Pennsylvania, came on from their homes expressly to attend the funeral of Mr. Stanton. Senator Scott was in the citv and also attended.

SAN FRANCISCO. ———

EARTHQUAKE.

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 27.—The heaviest earthquake experienced in Eastern California and Nevada, occured [sic] about 6 o'clock last evening. It was felt more or less severely at Sacramento, Marysville. Grass Valley, Nevada, Iowa Hill, Stockton and other neighboring towns.

At Virginia City, Nevada, fire-walls were thrown down, door-bells rung, clocks stopped, dogs barked, chickens crowed, and general consternation ensued. The shock was felt severely at lower levels. All the mines vibrated south. It lasted about ten seconds.

At Reno the shock was preceded by a low rumbling noise which lasted nearly two minutes, alarming the inhabitants.— The express train, bound west was detained about an hour between Walsworth and Reno, by large rocks and earth thrown on the track by the earthquake. The shock was felt throughout Western Nevada, and continued all night. ———<>———

UTICA.

BURGLARS ON A RAID.

UTICA, N. Y., Dec. 20.—On Thursday night burglars entered the house of no. D. Stebbins, a man eighty years of age, who resides one mile east of Clinton, Oneida county. A struggle ensued between the parties. The robbers left the old man insensible on the kitchen floor, and he died at nine o'clock last evening. Two men named Sweeney and Rush have been arrested on suspicion.

A FATHER "I HIS .SONS TIIKOAT. PROviDEN. 1. i., Dec. 20.—111 Maplinville, one 1. la-u week, Charles Murray, a wool i-o.'er, had an altercation with his son and cut his throat so badly that he died soon afier. The murderer escaped.

ST. PAt'iL.

M'DOU.S A EN ROUTE TO CANADA. ST. PAUL, MINN., Dec. 28.—The family of Gov. McDougal arrived hereto-day, from the North. They left Pembina last Saturday, and will await the arrival of Gov. McDougal, who is expected to arrive at St. Paul next Friday, en route to Canada.

They deny the report that Gov. McDougal had anything to do with arming or inciting) Indians to rise in his favor against the insurgents. They believe the the mass of inhabitants, at lirst favored McDougal, that they were deceived and controlled by a few designing leaders,who misrepresented McDoiigal's mission, and won them over.

RED RIVER FI LLlllUSTEltS. The St. Paul Dispatch, commenting on the Red River news received from New York to-day, says, the report that squads of filibusters are to be passed over railroads to within 200 miles of the British border, i.s a fabrication, as the nca.est railroad point is 400 miles, the ground covercd with snow and the mercury 10 to 30 degrees below zero. It is not probable we would advise Winnepegers to rely upon any material aid from such expe1 diiion, a- it may exist only on paper.

PORTIJAXD.

MEETING OF THE PEA BODY COMMITTEE. PORTLAND, MF.. Dec. 28.—The committee often appointed to arrange for the reception of the remains of MR Peabodv met last night and consulted over the affair. It was determined that the funeral have taken lo the mountains. should not take place in the town of Peabody until ten days after the arrival of the remains there. When the Monarch arrives the civil authorities will take charge of the bodv.

MONTREAL.

THE CALDWELL CASE.

MONTREAL, Dec. 28.—In the Caldwell cae, the evidence being concluded, eoun- was only slightly damaged, el for the United States Government

Counsel for the prisoner reiterated their protest that Judge C'oursal have jurisdiction in this matter.

Judge Coursal will give his decision ai two o'clock this afternoon.

MILWAIKEK.

FIRE.

CZIZCAGO.

A MYFTERI CLEARED

VPS,"

CHICAGO, Iec. 28.—The mystery of tiie recent iobbe?y of the county treasury of Talma co'inty, 1 flit"a, has been finally repealed. It will be recollected that Dinton/.,the Comity Ajjpstant Treasurer, -aS^erted that -he had'lfwn knocked down, stabbed and otherwise maltreated, and robbed of-omc $S,000. He has finally confessed that he committed the robbery, and has restored every dollarof the money. Shortly after his confession lie undertook to commit suicide by shooting himself in the bowels, inflicting a wound which may prove fatal. He has hitherto been rejgSrded sis'a j'bfing man of sterlingcharacter.

A BLOODY FIGHT.

On Christmas day, a bloody fight occurred at Morris Lake, Minnesota, on the Lake Superior railroad, between Swedes and Irish railroad laborers, all drunk,which lasted about three hours. One Swede, name unknown, and James Brown, were killed, and several others seriously wounded, one of whom will die. About fifty men were engaged in the row.

DROWNED.

A daughter of Nelson Whitney, a farmer, living about six miles 1'ioin IJloomington, 111., fell into a well yesterday and was drowned. DAMAGES FOR INJURIES ON A RAIL­

ROAD.

Mike Dugan, track repairer 011 the, Chicago and Rock Island railroad, has recovered judgment against that road for $10,000, for injuries received while in its employ.

FOREIGX.

press

land, says the ease of ihc Alabama is the

The Liberal Paris Journals commenting in tiie Emperor's letter to M. Olivier say that personal government is now at an end in France, and the letter is the first chapter of the Liberal Empire.

THE QUESTION Of INFALLIBILITY. ROME, Dcc. 28.—It is certain that in questions thus far submitted for consideration of the committee appointed by the Council nothing is said 011 the subject of infallibility. The Pope expresses the opinion that members of the Council have no voice in regulating that body's proceedings.

ST. LOUS.

WORLD'S FAIR.

ST. LOUIS, Dee. 2S.—At a meeting last night of the Committee recently appointed to consider the project of holding a World's Fair here in 1871, after considerable discussion of various plans it was finally resolved that the holding of such Fair "is not only feasible but practicable and desirable. A Committee was appointed to draft articles of incorporation of the World's Fair Association with a capital stock of one million dollars, to be submitted to amass meeting a! the Southern Hotel, January third, at which the inauguratien and perfection of arrangements for holding such Fair will lie made.

CHINESE.

Nearly five hundred Chinese from California will arrive here to-night. They will immediately proceed' to Texas to work 011 railroads. "OUR YOUNG GIRI.S."

Elizabeth Cady Stanton delivered her lecture, "Our Young Girls," to a large and attentive audience, at Mercantile Library Hall to-night, under the auspices of the Woman's .Suffrage Association. The audience was largely made tip of young people.

BANQUET.

The Sunday School Superintendents of this city had a banquet to-night, at which tiie general interests of Sunday Schools were discussed.

N A VIC ATI ON I tES I'M ED.

Navigation was fully resumed to-day. and several steamers left for the SouthWeather clear and mild.

HJBXIC'O.

MOVEMENTS OF MR. SEWARD. CITY OF MEXICO, Dec. 20.—Mr. Sc.vward and party arrived at l'uebla on the 18th. On thclOth tliey were at Tlasc.da visiting the historical remains for which that place is celebrated. O11 the 21st they visit the monuments of Chalerla, and then will go next to Ozizaba, where they will arrive 011 the 22d. Minister Nelson accompanies the party on this excursion.

Mr. Seward will sail for Vera Cruz from Havana 011 an English steamer on January 2nd.

JN'UX JIAMEN s.

Several important pronuncianientoes are reported. VICTORIES.

Government troops havegained several victories over bands of malcontents, and the most formidable of these

Track laying on the Louisville branch of the Ohio and Mississippi railway was completed last night. Regular trains will commence running to Cincinnati by this new o:i!e on Thursday next.

AitXirgTA.

A SERIOUS RIOT.

Al".lTA, Ga., Dec. 28.—A serious rio, occurred yesterday at Dearing, Columbia county, in which A. N. Hods and Ellis Adams were killed and D. Hods "Whisky was the cause, poli-

MILWAUKEE, Dec. 28.—Manistee boats to-day report lire at Manistee, Michigan. "The Tisson House was burn- wounded ,« —. —.—

pings, "l guess it winter tne 01a woman A rumor was in circulation yesterday I ed and the block opposite. Loss, about tics having nothing whatever to do with which resulted in favor of the Mutua's, partial one of the moon after all. I'll come back next year, and afternoon that irregularities have been I $60,000. the affair. scote 34to v0. 1871.

BOSTON

A CONVICT ATTEMPTS SUICIDE. BOSTON, Dec. '28.—Thomas Coyne, a convict in the State prison under sentence for life for manslaughter, attempted suicide thif morning by throwing himself from the fourth balcony to the jpunite floor ofifie dgtfn fftesage way* a distance of thirty-eight feet. He fell upon the stove,"crushinsr it in splinters, but received 110 serious injury.

A TERRIBLETKAGEDY

A Man Aliuo.v Kills His W.fo aiul then Kills Himself.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 27.---A :'irri'de family quarrel iook place \S est wood village, about five mile- this city, in Green township, last ooing, which resulted in the fa al voiindingof the wile and the self-dc-t rite ion of *he father.— The particular arc as follows:

Cordelia Wilder, wife of John R. Wilder, is known in this city, Chicago and St. Louis as a won- ". whose busiue-s has been for years O rnish houses of prostitution, .-he takn? mortgages on property for money advanced and enormous rates of intere-t charged. Duriug her frequent absences from home the husband looked a. er the family, consisting of some tenoi" weK chi'd.en. Her legal adviset Nielio'.a-* Byrtl, a yonug lawyer oi this city, about a year ago bcgrn to pay attention.-- to the olde-t daughter of Wilder, being encouraged therein by her mother. The father obiec ed, md at one time cowhided Bvrd on or th stree the affair ai the time creating a good deal of talk. About 111 ee months -ince Byrd and the daugh er were married and quarreled. Yess'e.d.t/ a family qr. rrel grew out of the nui e.. and dining i.s progress something was said whieli ema ,ed Wilder,

0

.U(ilcjjed his wife with a hatchet,

't^tBIDDEN TO ENGAGE IX- striking hei" in the head and cutting her TRADE. nose nearly off He then tabbed her LONDON, Dec. 2S—It is noted bv the -or.ie sharp instrument inflicting

here with approval that the new wounds her neck and slio' lders which Austro Chinese Treatv forbids Consuls to

ai'e

pronounced fatal by a su-.geon.

In tr-idp I'he childicn ran to alarm the neighbo., Irif when help arrived it was foi.nd CLAIMS OF THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT. thatW lldei had taken retrge in an ait-

The Times, considering the claims of j0in „o-iCOm" and b. .,ed the door. He the American government against Eng-

gave noti( liu

jie

bitrator.' van'ageof the he iia'.ion 01 the people ALARM or FIRE IN A THEATRE. otilsidc to load both' ban els oi' he shot BRISTOL, Dec. 28.—During the per gun with heavy buck-shot. emoving formanee at the theatre in this city, last he banels worn lie sock and placing the liitrht, there was an alarm of fire among butt end in a gra e, he so adjust a -i the audience, and in the efforts of the 011 the triggers ilia both loan- would be crowd to e-cape from the building, eigh- fired at once. So te MC na^ the force, teen persons were killed and manv in-j that the top of Ins head, from below the :lu.e(| riglu eye diagonally ae.o-s the foiehead,

P-VRIS, Dec. 2S—The Journal official tragedy, attributing all. ihc ditiicullies announces the resignation of the minis- between himself and wife loins son-111-trv and the Emperor's determination to Bvrd. accept the .same. It contains also a letter ,9 l'civon were found a newspaper from the Emperor to M. Emile Olivier, giving an account ofthecowliuhug scrape requesting him to name the persons who correspondence between herself and Byrd will associate with him to form a

homo-

The Emperor counts on the devotion of the Corps Legislatif to the great interests of the country no less than 011 that of M. Olivier, to aid him in the task he has undertaken of putting in successful operation a constitutional regime.

STEAMER LAUNCHED.

LONDON, Dec. 2S.—The Pacific Steam Navigation Company's steamer Arequipa, to ply between Panama and the cities of tiie west coast of South America, was successfully launched at Greenock this morning.

INSURRECTION SUPPRESSED. Dispatches from Vienna confirm previous reports of the entire suppression of the insurrection in Dalmatia.

THE LIBERAL EMTIRE.

PARIS, Dec. 28.—The new session of the Corps Legislatif commenced to-day. M. Schneider was re-clecled President by a vole of 190 to 40.

xyasannetl.

km one wllo

only plausible one ptescn^ed, and even voom. While the neighbors wcie debathe faith is due to Inion cruisers for per-

lin(

j10,v

mitting her to escapc to England, there- ,iie\epo.-i

am.' would

^.0ni]'ed ,o enter tiie

0 cfloct

fore we need not fear resumption of lie- door hev beheid a most appal' ng and gotiations or reference of Claims to an a.-

en'rance tliev hca.d

0 a

-mi, and burning open the

sickening i:,ht.

Wilder had ken ad-

I was blown comple cly off, mil thrown

MI RDI-.ii TAIAI. some feet dis'an in an open uuk, back PARIS, Dcc. 28.—The trial of 'i raup-

man, for the murder of thcKinck fainilv,

commenced in this ei- to-day. Tiie

)0 which

the man staggc ed pud i'ell wi'h

nec

ac.o.-s the edge. Tiie ceil-

alu

court room was densely packed wish ij^ins and blood. )i.e.-enting a nio-t Mrkspectators at the opening proceedings. jening sight. O11 .lie doo, oi' 1 he room RESIGNATION OF THE FRENCH MINISTRY. Wilder had written an expl-natiou'of the

l' wall.-, we.e be pattered wiili

on ihe proposed marriage, and a letter

geneous ^Cabinet, faithfully representing I ""rem the mother to the daughter atlviMii the legislative majority and resolve to apply in letter and spirit the Scnatus Consultum of Sept. Stli.

her to mat IV Bvrd. He had also addressed a line to his "children, stating that he had conic io the conclusion that they had better be orphans than to live with such parents as they had, and said he did not intend previously to kill his wife.

O11 the bed in the room were found a bowie-knife, ra/.or and a strong^cord, and in another place a shot gun, musket and pistols, showing-thai he had contemplated suicide.

The children evidently sympathized with their mother. When the neighbor were attempting to prevent the escape of Wilder bv a back way, they expressed a good deal of feeling against the lather. A ramrod becoming fastened in the nine ket in the hands of some person in the crowd one said, '"damn the ramrod, shoot it through liini if he attempts to escape."

Latest accounts from the scene of tragedy reports Mrs. Wilder is still alive, but her death is momentarily expected.

WASIIsl\C}T©3i".

SOUTH PACIFIC SQUADRON. WASHINGTON, Dec. .18.— Commodoic McDougal is ordered to the command of the South Pacific Squadron.

BALTIMORE AN1) OHIO R.^R.

The case of the Baltimore and Ohio II. R., charged with obstructing the public highways, was taken up in the Criminal Coutt to-day. It was in testimony that the Company refuses to conform street grades, thereby re ard'ng ct'y improvements. The obiec of the suit is (o compel obcdiencc to municipal law.

THE PRESIDENT

was in his office but a short time to-day, 110 visitors were received and no Cabinet meeting held.

DEPARTMENT CLERKS.

The Clerks of the Department were all permitted to leave at noon to-day. INDIAN NEWS.

The Indian bureau has official reports from the Navajo Agency, staling ihc Indians received their annuity goods and presents of goats ami sheep from the governmen', which had the eilccl oi streng.hcning the relations of peace.

STATS.

THE TARIFF ON IRON.

CINCINNATI, Dec. 28.—Iron manufacturers liclil a nice ing .o-dav for the purpose of expressing sen:imcn:s in re encc to the reduction 0/ the tand'on pig 0:1 to three dollars per 11111. The ^cii coi ,lie mcc'ing was again-: such reil'ic ion. It was participated in by prominen manufacturers.

A MAN SHOT HEAD.

At Mount Plea-ant ye-tc -day a blacksmi'h named Di'ii'.r.n McDonald, in a saloon pi yfully snapped a pisiol at Tho-. Coscoran mil ,-ho' him dead. lie hid carried the revolver wishouta cylinder several days and sn.'ppcd it a! people.— He savs he forgot ihc cylinder was replaced, being very drunk a. she ine. IIH character has been good as a pcacei'ul ci'izen. lie was at res.ed and gave bail to appear in the Criminal Court.

STILL LI V! .VIS.

Mrs. Wilder, wlio-e !iuband on Sunday at Cheviot a einp'cd

fo

murder her, and

subsequently killed him-clf, is siill living.

THE SPANISH (JUNIJOATS.

C11 Ar.I.F.STON, S. Dcc. "28.—The officers of- the licet of thirteen Spanish gunboats now anchored off the batterv were entertained at a collation to-day by the municipal authorities. The fleet remains three or four days, and is expected to make this port their lendezvous. The frigate Pizarro and three gunboats are expected to-night.

MEMPHIS. ———

MURDER.

MEMPHIS, Dec. 28.—On Thursday night Steve Bennet and Tom Judson, colored, had an altercation at Bell's Station on the Memphis & Louisville railroad, during which the former was brutally murdered. Last night a party masked [sic] took Judson from the custody of the constables, carried him to the woods and shot him. ———<>———

9,Ol'ISYIJLLE.

STEAMBOAT ACCIDENT.

LOUISVILLE, Dec. 28.—The Madison packet Leonora No. 2, while making a landing last nigh: ran into the wheel hou.-e of the steamer Mary Houston, stove in her bow and sunk in ten feet water. She can easily be raised. The Houston

claimed that Caldwell's guilt has been clearly established and moved for his extradition.

RAILWAY COMPLETED.

VERGOiIA.

DEFAULTING SHERIFFS.

RICHMOND, VA., Dec. 28.— It has transpired that a number of the Sheriffs appointed by Gen. Canbv, under the lieconstruction act, are defaulters to the State in sums ranging from $5,000 to ."520,000, which tlicy collected, but are unable to pay into the treasury.

HAVANA. $•

(IARROTED.

IIAVANA, Dec. 27.—Jose Crespcter and Jose Kaho, convicted of attempting to incite rebellion among the Catalonia volunteers, were sentenced and garroted on hristmas dav.

mw oj iv%\s.

RASE BALL.

"SCRAPS."

wtf

The woman question—is lie rich? -Safe place for a tempest—In a teapot. Gymnastic—Jumping to a conclusion.

Heavy larcenies—Stealing pig iron and lead. High tied—A man swingingat the gallows.

Who takes things as they come? Athief.

"Feathered duelists" mean? fighting 1 roosters.

What word con.ains all the letters?— The alphabet.

A great many Irish families have emigia ed to Algeria. 11*

Cordial reception—One given from a. wine-glass.

No a good sheet to r-leop under—-A sheet of wu.cr.

The world is round—So arc livelyvoting men nights.

Underground business—Getting at the. root of the thing.

The.person who

took

things easy was a.,

quiet sort of a thief. 1 The fellow who split the difference i- a wo id-chopper.

The 1110 common end wi.h ashoeniake.—His waxed end. 1.

Ail Englishwoman has .willed $10,00.) to Jeflcr-son Davis.

Sixteen persons were beheaded in (icr-.i many in the year ISuil.

f?

America ha twice a inMiiancc companies a* England. s.

Chattanooga i- called the "City of ihe^ Mountain and Flood.' Hair combs, the Bos.011 |a]ors .-ay, arc now made out ol old boots. 1!,

The Ca.dift giant in minia.11 e, is coming in vogue a a pa. lor o.namen..

tJ

When was St. Paul a pastry cook? When he went to fill a pie tl'hilippi.)

English marriage notices ic.uh "A marriage is arranged to take place, etc.

Slavionski. the Russian tenor, has a voice that reminds the c. i.ic.- of train oil.

The plant that flouiishes most ill Washing.011—Trca.-uiy Leak.

Pleasant overs to have--Overcoat.-, ovet ihoe- and over full pur.-cs.

Everything help-, especially if it is a kick when you are going down hill. n'K.-

Absurd—To ask a man who has turnbled into the water if he feels moist.

The peculiar flavor noticed in some kinds of cigars is due, it is said, to pru-.7ici arid. •».? "Plenty-a-s-admiiers-of-female-beauty-round-a-dollar-sto.c," is a California ad-,, jective.

The California railways have .'hi 110.-0 ,.. conductors to attend to t!ic Celc-tial passengers.

Bold beggars in New York throw oil on the silk dresses of the Istdics who refuse them alms.

A New York bride Imported a iwo hundred dollar night dre-s, to lie worn in: caseoffire.

It is well authen ieaied that the King 0 Prussia can drink a gallon oi bee." al .. 01 sitting. si

1

A Baltimore paper speaks of lleirry Ward Beecher as '"the p.es.idigi.a.cu. tl.e Holy Bibl e."

of

Ills

The "champion" lazy mail docs all reading in autumn, because the .cms the leaves. 'i--M

esi-on

Cool, even for the season—Asking a friend for the loan of his skat-to be eturned in the spring.

1

Ex-Senator McCieery addicted a nocturnal crowd that complimented him, as "Gentlemen Screnade. s."

One sculptor ai Munich has sold a hundred and three busts of Abraham Lincoln since the year 180-3.

In 1868, England drank 18, )7,8'.lt) gal Ions of ardent spirits, Scotland 5,818,-jo and Ireland 5,1 '31,087.

It is said that thrccremoves are as ban as a fire. Much worse if 1 hey happen be double teeth.

Mr. Sokers says I he witching hour of night to him i-Avhcn he is full. Sokesmodestly means'full of tipple.

Sugar making in Loui-iana has ended. The crop is a little less than last year's,, but more than double that of 18(iti.

If there is many a slip be.wenn the cup and the lip, there are also many mo.c just about this time on our sidewalks.

"No cards, no cake, 110 company, no- .r body's business,''was recently appended to the marriage notice of a young "cynic.

A prominent clergymen of Lewis 011, Maine, gets up a. live o'clock Monday morning and helps his wife to do the "Monday's washing/'

The paragraph go ng ilie rounds that little Minnie War. en i- dangc otisly ill, .: grew out of a lemark in a Califo.nia paper that r-he coui.I imi live long.

Ifa negro wen: to the bsink to pay money what four Shak-percan characte.s would he name'.' Oh, teller, ca-h I owe (lore's de money, ere I go.

A little girl looking a: a picture of live in a Boston g.illerv, exclaimed. "O, 1110 lier, I should liink ,hut woman would be afraid of the grasshoppers.'

Some of the i'.ostonians-ay they a fusually g.a ilied at receiving spc-eimen- of New Hampshire grani e, but they woi'ld prefer not to have them packed in bu ".

'"Mammy!" said a p. ecociou- little hoy, who againsl his will was made to sock the cradle of his b.ihv broiiier, "If the Lord has any nunc babies ,0 give awsiv, don'tyo.i take 'cin.

Dean Swift hearing of a carpcn cr tal ing through tho scaffolding of a house wiiich he was engaged in repairing, drily remarked that he liked ,0 .-ee a mechanic go through his piomptlv.

Fair Tiny.

Ifa woman i.- a mother, God gives her certain affections and cares .-p. inging from them, which yo.'i may be very sure she will not forget, and to which, "as she is a "true woman," she will be fondly faithful. But does it occur to you that ii a man a father, lie also has thereby love-and cares which are only remotely connected with his shop? Yet, while the father and the mother, who together are the head of the family, have thus certaiir.-pe-cial duties gsowingout of .cla.ion, tliev are also members of the of the slate. And remark, it is not the fainilv 1 hat is the member of lhcrf,ate, but the adult members of the f.u.iily. If the la her diet the mother mccecth to the »-pc ty. to the responsibilities, of every kind. The state taxes her, and trie- her. and sendi herlo jailor to the gallows, uponocea-ioii. Now if she be compe.ein to own p.operty and if it be right to tat her, can it be very wrong that she shosild have a voice in the law that iase-= her?

Dear Madame, the moment that the common con cut of the civilis'.ed woi Id lifted yosi from your JIO 11 in the Greek household, vou began she jousnev upon liieh yosi have ever since constantly traveled, and which will end in a perfect equality of opportunity wi'h men. Perhaps you will not be a doctor, nor a lawyer, nor a Scnsi'or, nor a President. Perhaps you will not care to vote, nor to .-peak in public, nor to fting in public, nor to act in public. But suppose that Jenny I.ind or Mr-". Moulton were forbidden to -ing in public, because they were women suppo.-e that Madam DcStael, and Mrs. Somerville, and Mrs. St owe had been silenced because they were no men snppo-e that Mrs. Siddon- and l'achel had been frowned down as women, would anything ..j have been gained? Deas- Madame, in this country five-sixths of us come of AnglorSa-Xon stock, a- it is called, and the thing we will at hist surely have is fair play.—EDITOR'S EASY CHAIR, in llarjer'!* Magazine for Jan'tar /.

The Eclipse of 1870.

During next year there will be six eclipses—four of the sun and two of the moon. Of the two herein mentioned, the first will be a total eclipse of the moon, on January 16-17, which will be invisible in the United States, but partly visible at Greenwich, England. The second will be partiala [sic] eclipse of the sun, also here invisbile [sic], and visible only to the region within thirty degrees of the South Pole. It occurs on January 31. The next

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 28.—The Mutual.- of New \ork and the Pelicans of this city played a game of baseball to'day, eclipse vissble in this latitude will be a

partial one of the moon on January 6, 1871.