Terre-Haute Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 20 July 1870 — Page 1

OiTB foreign dispatches hive recently become the most interesting portion the telegraphic news, The prospect war in Europe excites a much greater __ terest, in the Uniled States, than would have been the case a few years ago, fore the electric wires connected with Old World. 'f i'ji.

THE Journal makes a bungling attempt to represent the County Auditor as partially responsible for the blundering and mismanagement of the County Commission era. The Auditor liaa nothing to do with the Board, except to act as its clerk. He is no more responsible for any of its acts than the City Clerk is for the ordinances passed by the City Council.

DEALERS in pork will be gratified learn that the House on Monday and the Senate on Wednesday passed a bill providing that pork-packers, lard-rendererw and those engaged in smoking hams, curing meat", and others, known 'as provi ion dealers, shall not be liablo to internal tax levied on manufacturers, and remitting any such tax assessed 'but not col Iccted.

ALLUDIH/to the statement of a corres pondent of the Eockville Iiejmblicav, that "the history of the past year shows that we have paid at least $100,000,000 of the' public debt," the Journalsays: "H^never made a statement more un true, and he cannot torture the Secretary'i statement to mean any such thing."

We don't propose to "tor :rc the .Secretary's statement," bis? ill give his official figures, and chailT .''.ay man to quea lion their entire see- ^*. On the 1st of July, 1809, the debt stated at $2,489, 002,480:58. Now ?2,380,358,590.74 Showing a reduction for the year of $102, 013,889.81. The maximum of the debtSept 1, 18G5, was $2,757,689,571.43. This shows a total reduction in five years of $371,330,980.09, an annual average of $74,200,196.14!

THE political record of any public man is a legitimate subject for public discussion and criticism but his own private character, and especially that of bis family, no man dare attack without incurring a responsibility for which he should be held strictly accountable.—Journal.

That is a very remarkable paragraph to apjHjar ih any Democratic paper. It enunciates principles diametrically opposite to those which control the Dempcrat_ ic press. Who ever knew any journal Of that party to Iifcsitate when there seemed to be the reruotost chance to make a pofht" by the most Bhameful attacks upon the private character of a public man or ony member of his family? The wives imd daughters of Presidents, of Cabinet Ministers, Senators, Members of Congress, Governors, and even of private citizens, have been favorite targets for the barb-i»ointcd arrows of malice," aimed by the Democratic press, for more than a generation. Some of the leading journalists of that party, ns is well known, have accumulated immense fortunes by black-mail. 13ut strange as such language appears, in the Journal, we are glad to see it, and would fain hope that it is indicative of the purpose of that paper for the future.

MR. MOHKH F. DUNN, last Saturday night, descended to a very little and contemptible peace of meanness, when ho stepped aaiue from the political field, and entered the private circle to cast odiuni upon members of the family of Mr. Voorhees.—•Journal.

The assertion that Mr. DUNN "entered the private circle, to cast odium upon members of the family of Mr. VOOHHEKS," is aa far from the truth as the most mean and malicious perversion of facts could make it. The utmost that can honestly be charged against him, in this connection, is that lie made an allusion to the reason assigned by Mr. VoouITUKS, two years ago, for declining a joint canvass with Major CARTER. Such an allusion may not have been in good taste, but there arc few men who, in a long, extemporaneous speech, will not occasionally let slip a word that their own cool judgment condemns. It was evident to

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those who heard Mr. DUNN that he regretted the allusion as soon as he had made it, and if the Journal wore disposed to treat him fairly, it would state that lie instantly apologized for the personal reference in the most ample manner.

Tluit is the whole stor" fairly told, and tho Journal can make '1 most of it. But if Mr. DUNN

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late the proprieties jUti jul discussion, by "entering the p. circlc, to cast odium upon the ':rs thereof," ho could find plenty of ^cedents for so objcctionablo a .course in the record of D. W. VOORHEES' last Congressional canvass. "Two wrongs," however, "do not make a right," and Mr. DUNN will not follow the example set him by VOOR HEES. lie knows that such personalities have no proper place in a political discussion, and if Mr. VOORIIEES does not recognize thisf1 fact, his failure to do so will not be found profitable.

IK Northern Radicals had attended to their own business, and not taken so much interest in the affairs of their. Southern neighbors, we would have had no war, and consequently would have had no debt.—Journal.

If "Northern Radicals" had permitted a minority of the people to rule, we might, for a time, have escaped the war and its consequences. But to accomplish that, tha conscience of the nation must have submitted to the intolerable outrage and disgrace of having the Infernal institution of human slavery plated upon every foot of tho national domain outside of the then-existing free States. Resistance to this

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fested at tho ballot-box, in accordancc with the constitution—enraged the slave lords, niul their pliant tool, the Democratic party, so that they plunged the nation into war, one of the results of which is the national debt.

We shall not waste much time in relating facts familiar to every school boy, but of which the Journal affects ignorsncc. The Republican party of 1S5G and 1SG0 honestly disclaimed any purpose of interfering with "the affairs of their Southern neighbors." They proposed to leave slavery where they found it but they avowed their determination to resist, by all constitutional means, the spread of the blighting, withering, damning curse over the almost boundless domain which free labor claimed as its heritage from the Almighty lather, and from which slavery, with the assistance of "Democracy," threatened to exclude it. "The very head and front o: their offending hath "this extent, no more."

This declaration of Mr. VOOIUIEBS' organ that the North made the war by interference with the "internal affairs of their Southern neighbors," has one merit. It is consistent with the record of VOORHEES, and his wing of the party, throughout that struggle. In their estimation the rebels were in the right in fighting for the extension of their "peculiar institution," and being in the right, they had the sympathies of their NoMhern Allies. But Bincc these questions have been settled by that arbitrament from which theriP is no appeal, it would be more prudent in the Journal not to'make eo conspicuous a display of its pro-rebel t« rapathies. It is hardly politic for .ihern Democratic organ to -ir.-Jiain tli3%^U the

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TnE infallibility dogma is completely "snowed under" by more exciting matters in Europe. When great nations grapple with each other in war, the incubations of those old gentlemen at Rome will not attract much attention

THE reduction of taxes under the Tax bill just passed will amount to about sev-enty-seven millions of dollars, taking last year's receipts aa a basis. Of this amount, the internal taxes will be reduced about fifty millions, and the customs receipts about twenty-seven millions.

A SERIES of national educational meetings will be held this year at Cleveland. Ohio, from the loth to the 19th of August included. Papers will be read during the sessions of the conventions by some of the most eminent and distinguished workers in the cause of education in the country. These conferences cannot but result in good, and-we are glad to be able to note that the interest in them is yearly increasing.

THE GREAT ABSENTEE.—During the one hundred and sixty days of .the second session of the Forty-First Congress, just closed, our distinguished member has made this record: Number of days absent on leave of roll-calls failoil to answer ..1J0 of public biHs introduced _l of private

And that is what the Democracy call statesmanship!"

THE Indianapolis News says Dr. J_ WARD ELLIS has been expelled from the Chicago Dental Society, for the same offense that put Dr. MUNIIALL outside of the Dental Society of Indianapolis—advertising. Dr. E. owned to advertising, and said he made money by it. In taking leave of the Society he said that "codes of ethics were instituted by old fogies, with fossilized ideas of propriety, and their object was to keep the young men of the profession under the thumbs of the old ones," that the Association was a mutual admiration society, and that for every $10 paid to newspapers for advertising $100 had been returned to him.

Presbyterian Reunion—A good Work VTELL Done. Accordinc to appointment by the General Assembly, nca ly ail .f the Synods have held their meetings to re-adjust.the boundaries of Pre.:ih\ .cries. T! re-" iiichurch, with a member hip nearly half a million is now ready to enter upon the new work. History has no record of a reunion movement on so vast a scale attended with so little frhiiion. Both branches (O. and N. S.) have emiflated each other in true Christian-magnanimi-

Thcy have set an example for the world. We shall expect to hear a good account of the practical work done by the church on the new basis. May peace, vigor and victory attend them!

COUNCILMAN FORREST called at the EXPRESS office. Thursday, "breathing out threatenings and slaughter" against the editor of this paper, but declined an excellent opportunity to show his valor. We don't propose to dignify, by extended notice, a man whose asinine jwrformances derive their only importance from the fact that he is a member of the City Council. But we assure T. JEFFERSON FORREST that his threats will not in the least deter us from speaking, at all times, of tho Council and its acts, or any member thereof, and his acts, just as our judgment may dictate. And a man who is capable of such consummate meanness and folly as threatening an editor, with personal iolence for alluding to him as a public otlicer, is unfit to hold a seat in the Council, or to Intrusted with any public interest. Even the humblest colored citizens of the Third Ward must feel disgraced by such conduct on the paVt of their representative.

WE REPRINT, from our last issue, the brief articlc that excited Councilman FORREST to such an extent that he lost control of his amiable temper and started out to regulate the press. Here it is: "Solitary and ulone"—like Tom Benton when "he inaugurated the "expunging" movement—is the distinguished Councilman from the Third Ward in diany of those great reformatory measures, to the inception and advocacy of which he gives the transcendent powers of his luminous intellect. "Grand, gloomy and peculiar," lie thunders his defiant no" against the nine "ayes" of his fellow members, and wonders at their inscruliblc perversity and incomparable obstinacy 1 Though his "penny dip" is often snuffed but by ike Member from the Fourth Ward, yet he fails to see the snuffing. In this peculiarity lie reminds one of Hie story of the convict who was decapitated so dexterously that he wasn't aware of the operation until lie attempted to blow his nose, and pulled his head off with his thumb and finger.

It was not our intention to notice the distinguished Councilman, this morning, bi\| liis threats of personal violence render it proper that we should do so. When one is informed that he mustn't do a given thing, on pain of being "thrashed," his curiosity often compels him to do that thing.

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WHEN the radical County Commissioners built the present Poor Asylum they withdrew all the published proposals, destroyed the specifications, and let the job without bids or plan under the superintendence of one of their own number! Would the present editor of the EXPRESS call that "jobbery?"—<Journal>.

Some portion of that is true and more of it isn't. If the bids were not satisfactory, as we suppose was the case, the Commissioners did well to take the job in hand and build the Asylum "under the Superintendence of one of their own number." The right to reject unsatisfactory bids is always reserved, and much "jobbery" is thereby prevented. We have known much County work to be done under the supervision of Commissioners, by men hired by the day, and have seen good results from such a course.

But in the recent bridge-lettings there were no "plans" nor "specifications," and competent master-workmen were thereby prevented from bidding, and the County was thus deprived of the benefit of fair competition. We have not said, and do not say, that there was any dishonest intention on the part of the Commissioners but we do charge that it was a most un-business-like and bungling affair that it was calculated to excite suspicion, and that honest officials should have avoided a course so objectionable in every point of view. The <Journal> has not attempted to justify the Commissioners, and will not say that it approves the letting of contracts involving large expenditures, without fair competition. Its only attempt at

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defense is a futile effort to show that somebody else has done something that it thinks wasn't right!

WE predict that Mr. Voorliees will not canvass with Mr. Dunn.—Mitchell Commercial.

No, he will kindly permit Mr. DUNN to attend his meetings. Chivalrous Statesman"! ,,

t/A GIFTED Washington correspondent after taking a careful survey of^he nation's legislators, announces that "JOHN A. PETERS is unquestionably the most distinguished character in the Congress of the United States." —11 "s 'r Vlr

ONE bill has been introduced into the House, during the session just closed, by the "greatstatesman" of our District! He should have a large edition of it printed on tinted paper to distribute as a souvenir among his constituents.

MORTON is lame and so will be the Radical canvass.—Journal. Such an allusion to a physical infirmity is simply brutal, and needs only to be seen to be despised by every honorable mind.

TIIE Great Absentee is improving.— According to a record, which w.e print in another column, he IRIS missed only 130 roll-calls this session! It will be remembered that, during his former membership in the House, he missed 737 out of 1373 roll-calls

IN ORDER to keep alive the military reputation of Mr. VOORHEES, the Journal puts its big gun over the announcement of his appointments. It is understood this is not that "one gun" which Mr VOORHEES declared lie would not vote to the "Lincoln despotism" to make war on our Southern brethren"!

THE Express says it holds a'threatening rod over members of the City Council.— Journal.

The EXPRESS has never said anything of the-kind, and we challenge you to produce any such language from our files. All the members of the Council who are blessed with common sense, know that their official conduct is a proper subject for" newspaper ccmment, and accept criticism„with a good grace.

JOHN G. NICOLAY, Esq., formerly Private Secretary rf President LINCOLN, and more recently Consul at Paris, has accepted the position of managing editor of the Chicago /lyiuWiciTlu. Cincinnati Chronicle pays the editor and the paper this graceful and deserved compliment:

Mr. Nicolay is a gentleman of culture and a graceful and vigorous writer, whose services that sterling Republican journal has been fortunate in securing. Illinois is his old home, and he is thoroughly versed in the politics of that State and of the West.

THE recent improvement iu the Vincennes Times is exceedingly marked. It is a large, neatly printed and ably edited, straight-forward Republican journal. W^f trust the people of Knox and adjacent counties will show their appreciation of the publisher's effort to give them a good paper, by extending to it the most liberal patronage. Among the many indications of a spirit of enterprise recently aroused at tho "Old Post," this progressive stride of the Times is not the least gratifying.

THE Columbus Journal (an Ohio organ of British manufacturers) having stated that "the revenue reformers of KELLEY'S district in Pennsylvania have nominated WILLIAM B. THOMAS in opposition," the Philadelphia Prcts makes this noteworthy correction: "Nothing of the kind. The Democrats and free-traders, or revenue plunderers, have made the nomination. It is significant and suspicious that tho above-quoted disingenuous paragraph is systematically going the grand round of the free-trade journals." .J

SOME of our Democratic exchanges are worried because of the "good' feed" that is furnished for the convicts at Jefl'ersonville. The bill of fare at that institution includes no luxuries, but plenty of the plainest and mast wholesome food.— Surely the convicts have a right to that. And when otic considers that most of them owe their incarceration to the want of money to f«c attorneys to defend them, one cannot feel that their lot should be embittered by* cruel treatment. When "justice" finds her victims only among the poor—when rich rascals snap their fingers'in her face with entire impunity— she may well be "tempered with mercy."

READERS of Washington news are already aware that President GRINT has designated Capt. HALL, of Cincinnati, as the commander of the North Pole Expedition contemplated by the appropriation of $50,000 for th»t- purpose. The Times, of that city, thinks that if any one can reach the North Pole on $50,000, Captain HALL is the man to do it. It is too late to start this season, and the Captain will spend the winter in making preparations for exploring the Polar region on less money than some think necessary to get them comfortably through a year of indolent ease, sr:: ounded by r. profusion of everything.

IK the EXPRESS shall sucr ed in convincing tho r:ulical candidate (Mr. i'addock) tha' he is not It'sally omnipotent in county affairs that paper will be entitled to the thanks of thousands of people who have business relations with the Board of Commissioners.—Journal.

It is very unfortunate for the County that the present Auditor is not "omnipotent" in such "affairs" as are bunglingly mismanaged by the Democratic majority of the Bev.ul of Commissioners. ItLi sterling, good sense would produce many wholesome reforms, and the public would feel that their interests were in safe hands.

THE Washington correspondent of the Cincinnati Gazdtc states that the closing days of the session witnessed the passage of very few jobs. Some questionable appropriations crept in through the Conference Committees, but on the. whole the action of both Houses was highly creditable in these matters. No perambulating committees were authorized, and ail usual and various provisions for extra services of employes through the vacation failed. The only laud grant allowed in the House was one actually decreasing a grant already made, by authorizing a change of route making the line shorter. IVomiiieut among Republicans in the House whe kept a constant lookout for land and railroad hills were Messrs. .CCLLOM, of Illinois, WELKKR, of Ohio, ARXELII of Ten'nesscc, TYNEE and CoBUJts, of Indi-: tpa of Demociats, nd

AFTER his conceited intimations, in all the speeches he has made so far, that Mr. V. would refuse to meet him in joint discussion, Mr. Dunn will hardly have the effrontery to decline this invitation to meet the Democratic candidate before the pco.ple for the purpose of debating the great questions at issue in this campaign. Journal. •That is astonishingly cool! OORIIEES makes a series of appointments on "his own hook" and invites Mr. DUNN to attend Ais meetings, and VOORHEES' organ calls that "a joint discussion." We are not advised as to what course Mr. DUNN will pursue in this matter, but we suppose he will reciprocate by inviting VOORHEES to attend his meetings. Then honors will be easy! The people will see, in this, an artful dodge on DANI.EL'S part to evade a joint canvass.

THE two Honey Creek bridges were let to Mr. Harmon Blood, who has had considerable reputation for many years as being a first-class mechanic.

The bridge over Otter Creek was let to Mr. John W. Wade, who is acknowldeged to be one of our leading mechanics.— <Journal>.

That is all true, but it furnishes no excuse for the unbusiness-like manner in which the letting was done. We know parties who desired to bid on the work, but were prevented from doing so because they could get no plans nor specifications. The county had a right to the full benefit of their competition.

To put an end to this discussion we again ask the <Journal> either to approve or disapprove, in plain terms, the policy of letting contracts for expensive works without furnishing plans and specifications. Is it right, or wrong? It certainly must be one or the other. Which is it? ———<>———

WE are sorry to noticc a great decline in the ability, variety, sense and interest of the Cincinnati Commercial since Mr. Ilalstcad, its editor, went to Europe. In his hands it was the leading journal of the West but now it-is falling off in every. quality that constitutes a good newspaper.—N. Y. Sun.

The same old tune. No doubt the Sun discovers. a lack of interest in the Commercial's advertisements in Ilalstead's absence. The idea that one man can make or mar a paper is founded on superstition, and should be exploded without delay.— Ind. Mirror.

Everybody who knows the different styles of the Commercial's various writers is aware that the ablest editorials of that paper have not been written by Mr. HALSTEAD. And tlioco who r.ow MURAT HALSTEAD, know that he would not be at-all likely Xo leave his papor in ch.irge of those in whose luncls its reputation would suffer. Politically, we do not "go much" on the Coinm^i'ciiU... It attempts the impossible role of "all things to all men but as a nexus paper it has no superior west of th.e Alleghenies, and few, if any, east of them. .The idea that the presence or absence of any one man can make or mar such a journal as the Compiercialj is as absurd as the editorial in a country paper, a year or two ago, thanking "Mr. GREELEY for a copy of his valuable Almanac!"

DUNN has eight speaking' appointments in Monroe county.—Journal. It might be considered uncharitable to suppose that Mr. VOORHEES was aware of Mr. DUNN'S eight appointments, when he issued his invitation to that gentleman to attend his meetings. It certainly shows a total lack of courtesy for one candidate to make all the arrangements for a series of "joint discussions"L regardless of the appointments of his competitor and there would be no impropriety in peremptorily declining a programme gotten up by VOORHEES to suit his own convenience without reference to the convenience oi' the otiier party.

But ws want the Journal and Mr. V. to clearly understand that, so far as we are concerned, wc are more than willing that Mr. DENN should waive courtesy, etiquette and all that sort- of thing, take VOORHKES at his word, and aflcnd the series of meetings for which VOORHEES has arranged. We have neither felt nor expressed any reluctance to Mr. DUNN'a.acceptancc of any chance to meet his competitor, before the people, anywhere. But we certainly believe that VoOltHEEs' singularly discourteous proceeding was designed to evade anything like a fairly arranged joint canvass. The whole matter, however, is one for Mr. DUNN'S disposal, and we have no information as to the course that he will adopt. -.v.* .•

THE INDIAN MAIDEN.

''Bright Alfurairt," with the Roiuuncc --t Left Out. 4

Salt Lako Correspondent,] The Shoshone Indians, whose country stretches from the sink of the Humboldt to Salt Lake, have seen the adyahtages accruing *to them from the railroad, and have not been slow to appreciate them and avail themselves of them. I saw at one station a party of Mrs. and Misses Lo crouching in the dirt beside the track. There were two representative youths among them, a buck and a doe: «_"•

And both wore younrr,' 1 And ouo was beautiful,

after the aboriginal type. She had covered her bosom with an old black cloth vest, turned wrong side outward, and buttoned up at tho back instead of in front and an old hoop-skirt, under that a dilapidated undershirt, hid, in part, her lower extremities, the interregnum being partially filled by a miner's leather revolver belt, with which she wasdothed in humble imitation of her white sisterr from the far EasLuntil-ho l„uld b- dly breathe. An ancient Balmoral £, liter ul'patent leather and prunella advii.ed one foot, and number ten pegged cowhide boot«. the ".narouline pattern co.ired tho oiher, nd gave her, by reason of its higher heel trodden over"on one side, the true "Alex andra limp" when she v, alked.' lie stood silent anil lost in contemplation of the progress of civilization and the future of his race, or more probably of the chances of a dead-head ride to the next station, and an opportunity to pick up some articles of cl-"thing, new or secoud-hand, left within his reach by the unsophisticated travelers. She, on the other hand, looked up at the car windows and incessantly repeated, "Give me two bits! Give me crackers! Give mc oranges!" A fat grasshopper jumped upon her head as she thus sat with out-stretched arm and unturned face, and, without materially changing her position, she nipped liim instanter, pulled off his head, as you would a shrimp's, then quietly transferred him to the capacious cavity in her fine open conntenauce, and with quiet determination closed her graceful jaws. I wonder if "Fr.ir Alfaretta" liked grasshoppers, wore hooped skirts, and had the Alexandra limp? These Shoshones arc the laziest and bejt-natured dogs on earth. They

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llUMOlt OF A BATTLE I

Reported 3.000 Prussians and

2,000 French Killed!

Manifesto to the States of Sooth Germaov!

N UMEEO US DEMOESTEA TIOFS

Railway ami Telegraphic Communication between France and Prussia Destroyed!

1HI WAS FEVER RAMPANT] IN FRAMbjj'

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of the Senate to the Emperor!

'RUMOR OF A BATTLE *4-

PARIS, July 17.—A. M.—Tfiere is** a rumor that an engagement has taken place near Forbach, resulting in a loss to the Prussians of 3,000 killed, Frencli loss, 2,000 killed. As yet the report has been traced to no reliable source.,,

MANIFESTO. -ii

The Emperor will issue a manifesto* to the States of South Germany, assuring them of the good will of France. -s .*•" WAR FEELING.

The war feeling takes entire control of the people. DEMONSTRATIONS.

Yesterday the Duke de Grammont after leaving the Senate Chamber was greeted by crowds upon the streets with cheers and plaudits amounting to an ovation.

A demonstration was made in front of the residence of Thiers to express dissatisfaction at his coursc in the Corps Legislatif.

This was followed by a demonstration in his favor. The latter, the Journal de France says, was not respectably supported, and was the work of unknown creatures.

Accounts from the provinces yesterday state an jinti-Prussian demonstration was participated in by all ages and classes with the greatest enthusiasm.

CONTRADICTION.

La Pevple Francais, ministerial organ, contradicts the report that the French troops have been recalled from Borne, and denies any Jntention to recall them.

NEUTRALITY.

The governments of Holland and ljaly will maintain absolute neutrality aS between Frnnce and Prussia. v»

REPORT CONTRADICTED.

The report that bridges on tne j^lgunn frontier Lave been destroyed]!?, contradictI S I

THE SPANISH THRONE.

The same journal, in friendly language towards Spain, intimates that Franc will be willing to support the father of the King of Portugal for the Spanish throne.

THE FRENCH RESERVE.

General Changarnicr will be appointed to command the French reserve, and be named a MarslAtl of France.

THE DECLARATION OF WAR

A Secretary of the Embassy will start to-night for Berlin to deliver to the Prussian government an official copy of :he French declaration of war. a-

WAR FUND.

The Moniteur opens the list for a national subscription to provide a fund to aid the government in prosecuting the war.

WAR CORRESPONDENTS

31 All the Paris journals will send numerous special correspondents to points where military operations are likely to hoof interest.

COMMUNICATION DESTROYED. By order of Prussian authorities railway and telegraphic communication between Franco and Prussia have been destroyed.

ITALY.

The Opinion Nationale, Prince Napoleon's organ, ciiys: We learn from good authority that Italy has tendered to trance letters of option either her friendly neutrality or unconditional aid."

OFFER FOR AN ALLIANCE.

It adds,—"Priissla has offered a province to Austria in exchange for an alliance."

INVASION OF FRENCH TERRITORY.'

Last night M. Eouhcr announced to the Senate that Grammont had informed him of the invasion of French territory by Prussians. A force of the enemy had advanced as far as Lierick, in the province of Moselle, for the purpose of destroying a railroad, but retired precipitatcly.:,^,

PRUSSIAN ACTIVITY.

-There is great activity in the fortresses of Kostadt. The soldiers of Baden, commanded by Prussian officers man the ramparts.

INTERDICTION.

From this morning all communication by new bridges between the right and left batiks of the Ehine is interdicted.

THE WAR FEVER.-

Demonstrations of the most enthusiastic character continue in favor .of war against Prussia.

CONTRADICTORY TELEGRAMS.

The Journal Officiale denies the statement that Prussian troops have entered France.

The telegrams on the subject are contradictory, the latest report' being that r.o force of Prussians have crossed the Rhine. ARMY CORPS TO REPORT* JKMEDTATir V.

A decree has been pubiishei' calli:.., upon all :acinbers of the Garde National and Gar.ie Mobile of the first tl :e: corps of a: my to report immediately at the chief towns of their departments in readiness for active service. OFFICIAL DECLARATION OF WAP. NOT

YET RECEIVED.

LONDON, July 17.—The British foreign office has not yet received official notice of the declaration of war between France and Prussia.

NEUTRALITY

Italy and Denmark reserve powers of intention to preserve neutrality. FRENCH COMMANDERS.

McMahon, Bazaine and Canrc-bert will commaud three corj*= of the French armyNORTIt GERMANY.

Troops of Saxony are in motion.— Dutch reserves have been ordered to protect the frontier of North Germany. Parliament will meet on the 20th to vote the neccssnrv credits for war purposes.

BELGIUM.

Belgium relics upon British, French and Prussian assurances 01 iieuinviuji «or immunity of her territory.

ORDERED TO THE FIE3J).

do not even possess skill, or knowledge, or ambition enough to build any kind of aj MkNicn, July n. The Bavarian army, permanent shelter from the inclemency I including the reserve corps, are ordered of the weather at any season. At mid- to take the field. winter they will go out on a hillside, in a driving snow-storm, pile up a lot of sage brush in a semi-circle, say three feet high and ten feet across, to break the wind, and, building a fire in the centre', crouch down behind it—men, women and naked babies—and shiver there all night long. Thev arc allowed to ride back and forth on Ae freight cars, and {he locomotives and tenders of tbe pfcaengftr trains, and evidently regard die railf^d as just what

KING WILLIAM-.

HAMBURG, July 17.—King William has sent the Chamber of Commerce of this city a grateful acknowledgment of the patriotic address of that body. He regrets the sacrifice which the honor of Germany exacts, but will do his duty, leaving events in the hand of God.

JBE SFITATB AX ST. CLOCD. PARIS, July 17--—After session yesterday, the Sena&v proceeded in a bbdv tc

TERRE-HAUTE, INDIANA. WEDNESDAY MORNING, JULY 20, 1870. {PAYABLE INADVANCE

thanked the Emperor for the permission of expressing to the throne^its patriotic sentiments. A monarchiai combination injurious to the prestige and security of France, had been mysteriously favored by Prussia. On our representation, Prince Leopold has renounced •. he throne of Spain. Spain, who returns our friendship, then renounced a candidature so wounding to us. Without doubt immediate danger was then avoided. But our legitimate complaint remains. Was it not evident that a-foreign power, to prejudice our honor and interests, wished to disturb the balance of power in Europe Had we not the right to demand of that power guarantees against a possible recurrence of such an attempt? This was refused, and the dignity of France is insulted.

Your Majesty draws the sword, and the country is with you,eager for the occasion you have waited so long. But during the time you have raised to perfection the military organization of France. By your care France is prepared. Her enthusiasm proves that, like your Majesty, she will not tolerate wrong. Let our august Empress become again the depository of Imperial power. The great bodies of State surround Her Majesty I witli absolute devotion. The nation has faith in her wisdom and energy. Let your jesty resume with noble confidence the command of the legions he lead at Magenta and Solferino. If peril has come, the hour of victory is near, and soon grateful country will decree to her children the honor of triumph. Soon Germany will be freed from the domination which has oppressed her, and peace will be restored to Europe through the glory of our army. Your Majesty, who recently received proof of national good will, may then once more devote yourself to re-forms,-the realization of which is only retarded. Time is only needed to conquer.

The Emperor warmly thanked the President and members of the Senate.

POPULAR ENTHUSIASM.

PARIS, July 17—1 P. M.—Regiments are passsing through the streets on their way to the frontier. Great crowds are gathered on the sidewalks and wildly chcer as they pass. No opposition to war is manifested. The Press denounce the speech of Thiers.

DEMONSTRATION AGAINST FRANCE. "FLORENCE, July 17.—A great popular demonstration has been made here against France. Crowds collected in front of the Foreign Office and German Embassy, and shouts of "down with France," "viva Italian neutrality," viva Prussia."

ORDERED TO THE FIELD.

STUTGARDT VIA LONDON, July 17.—The army of Wirlemberg has been ordered to take the field, and the Chambers have been convoked.

WASHINGTON. 'c

BELGIUM,'* 1

The Monitecr says England is much concerned for the welfare of Belgium. France desires the neutrality of Belgium be maintained, but will require that Prussia be held to equal responsibility. She thinks after all England is more uneasy regarding the attitude of Prussia, than France in regard to Belgium neutrality.

CONFIRMATION.

W.v? inNc?TON, July 15.—The Senate last night confirmed the nomination of G. Willby Wells, to be United Slates Attorney for the Northern District of Mississippi, and adjourned action on the nomination of Frelinghuyscn.

EXECUTIVE SESSION.

The executive session of the previous evening continued till three o'clock this morning.

The Senate again met at nine o'clock, and at half-past nine went into executive session.

AVAR TELEGRAMS.

The Speaker laid before the House a dispatcii just received frotu Paris by the Associated Press, announcing the declaration in the Paris Constitutional, that in conscquence of the insult offered to the French Minister at Berlin, France accepts the war which Prussia offers. Sensation and indications of satisfaction. CONFERENCE ON THE INDIAN APPRO­

PRIATION BILL.

The Committee of Conference on the Indian'Appropriation bill, have agreed to a report. The amount is about the same as.proposed by the Senate, -six millions. They have avoided a point in dispute between the two Houses, namely, the Indian treaties of 1S57 and 1868, made by the Sherman Peace Commissioners, by neither affirming or denying their validity. The proviso agreed upon by the Indian Conference Committee is, that nothing contained'in the bill shall be taken or held to affirm the validity of the treaty made by the Peace Commissioners.

EUROPEAN NEWS

produces much excitement in and about the Capital, tha President._ Cabinet ami Congressmen sharing inil.-- intensity,

NOMINATION,

Tiie President to-day nominated Arthur McArthnr, of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to be Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

CONFIRMATIONS.

The Senate confirmed, after long debate, Frederick T. Frelinghuyscn,of N.J., Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary to London, vice Motley rccallcd, by a vote of 40 against 3, namely: Robertson, Ross and Sprague. Sumner did not vote.

The Senate also confirmed Arthur McArthnr, of Wisconsin,. Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.

Ambrose Dunn, of Virginia, Consul at Hokodadi. Daniel Warmj Surveyor of Customs, Galena, Illinois.

R. W. Jewell, of Mississippi, Consul at Pernambuco. Wales Hubbard, of Maine, United States Marshal Eastern District of Florida. 5Also the following Postmasters:

W. A. Burdick, Cairo, Iowa. Alex. M. Campbell, Sabine^ Kansas. Jas. Miller, Urbana, Illinois. S. Gorr, Lansing, Iowa. Miss Belle Pordell, Lebanon, Illinois. Q. R. RipleyJ Ackley, Ohio. Garrett Howe, Pottsville, Pennsylvania. •,'

Daniel P. Bruton, Oxford, Ohio. II. O. Paine, Tremont, Mississippi., GEORGIA BILL. The President has signed .the Georgia btH. .'f

RED CLOUD FOR PEACE.

The Indian Bureau has received the following telegram from Col. Chambers: FORT FETTERMAN. July 14.

Red Cloud and sixty lodges of Sioux came here yesterday and left to-day, with the determination of inducing all the Indians in the country to make peace. He goes from here direct to the Cheyennes and Arapahoes.

MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT.

To die Senate and House oj Eeprcmnta—Your attention is called to the nccessitv of passing an Indianappropriation bill before the members of Congress separate. Without such an appropriation, Indian hostilities are sure to ensue, and wi them suffering, lav of life, and expenditures vast, as compared with the amount asked.

The latest intelligence from Europe indicates the imminence of war between France and North Germany. In view of this a sound policy indicates the importance of some legislation tending to enlarge the commercial marine of this country. The vessels of this country at present are insufficient to meet -the increase which the existence of war in Europe will impose on the commerce of the United States, anf I submit to Congress the interests of the country will be advanced by the opportunity offered to our citizens to purchase vessels of foieign construction for the foreign trade of the country. An act to this effect may be limited in its deviation to meet the immediate exigency.

The foreign mail service of the U. N in a large degree dependent upon the Bremen and Hamburg lines of steamers. The Postoffice Department has entered into contracts in writing with the two companies above named, and with the Williams and Guion line respectivelytfor, -a. regaL-u continuous service of' -The OBTJ* arrangement that

trip across the Atlantic in from 24 to 36 hours in advance of the Williams and Guion. Should the North German steamers be blockaded or impeded by France, xjur postal interests with foreign nations will be greatly embarrassed, unless Congress interpose for its relief. I suggest to Congress the propriety of further postponing the time for adjournment, with the view of considering the question herein communicated. [Signed] U. S. GRANT.

Begging as Speculation. From "Oris" in tho Cir Times-J Beggars have existed almost ever since the world began. A strong-minded female friend of ours insists that Adam begged a bite of Eve's apple, instead of Eye pressing the apple upon him and there is no telling but what that unfortunate family difficulty between Cain and Abel originated in Abel's perpetually begging tobacco of his brother—a proceeding which, when carried to exccss, is exasperating ^jn the extreme, as any tobnccochewer.

All nations have their beggars, and nations are sometimes reduced to beggary themselves. They at leas', are forced to beg for peace occasionally.

There are two classes of beginrs—those" who beg from sheer laziness, lack of selfrespect, and a totai want of the courage necessary to make a thief and those to whom the misfortunes of life present the alternative, beg or starve. The former may «r may not be in the majority, but they are very numerous, and it is extremely unfortunate for the large class of .worthy and respectable beggars who are eager and willing to earn an honest living that there arc so many imposters in the business. When a man by industry and frugality has accumulated a stock of crippled limte or obscured optics, and sets out to do business on them with a conscientious intention to deal fairly with the public, it injures his prospects of pecuniary success to have another man come along pretending to be lame or blind when he aint, especially if the public finds it out. The public don't like to be taken in by bejjgars. It is astonishing, though how the severity of the operation of being taken in is mitigated when the swindler has money.

It is not our intention to enter into an elaborate classification of the different varieties of beggars, but simply to speak of the, manner-in which professional begging is systematized here in Cincinnati. We have it from a gentleman who claims to have investigated the subject closely, and to his vn satisfaction, at least, that there is a man here who hires beggars who are blind or lame, or who have other infirmities which excite the sympathies of a feeling though somewhat hurried public,' paying them a percentage on their collections, or by the day, lie controlling and directing their movements. Our informant avers that he has watched this man and seen him locating his forces early in the morning, an operation which he performs with consummate tact. Long observation and experience in the bu.-inf-^ have enabled him to judge of the value of certain corners ana stairways, and he can figure to a cent just what- a doorstep is worth. There is a nice discrimination to be lised in stationing his men. For instance, beggars with deformed limbs must be placed in a position best calculated to make the deformity conspicuous and noticeable. Sore-eyed beggars are located where the sun will shine in their faces, as the sun increases the wretchedness of their appearance. A Horc-eyed beggar has about twice the commercial value in the sun that he has in the shade.

When the sun gets around in the afternoon the boss goes around and moves his sore-eyed mendicants to suit. They don't like it, of course, but that is the way they are compelled to have it.

The rules of the bass compel beggars with one leg to stand all the time they are on duty, leaning painfully on a crutch. Wooden legs are strictly prohibited, impairing as they do the idea of helplessness.

Very old beggars command the highest pay. A young and vigorous beggar might obtain money of the passing public by the aid of a club, but, temporarily successful ns that means of begging may be, it hurts the business in the long run. The young and vigorous beggar must be content to work for small wages until such time ns age and infirmities overtake him, whon,if he is'industriotis and presevering, he may be able to make a very comfortable living.

Tumors are in demand with this speculator in mendicity, pr.rticulf.rlv if they nre on the head and large. They are better, too, on children. If in posing bj yon pause a moment, wondering which the head and which the turner, there is .in opportunity for your charitable feelings to be worked upon, don you see. One of those extreme and (thank heaven) rare cases of inflammatory rheumatism sometimes seen where the joints are so swelled, distorted and drawn up as to make the man look like a heap of log chains, would doubtless command a big price from this singular speculator.'"*^

T? I 'iK- Boy Smokers. 'Jv Here and there about the street corners and around the doors of amusement you will see a lot of urchins, some of them de ceutly clad and presenting a respectable appearance, who are engaged in asserting their manhood by puffing away at execrable cigars. It is fair tq presume that their anxious mammas arc not aware of the foul habits their darling boys pick up and practice outside of the parental roof but for their benefit they should know that it is stated that a French physician has investigated the effect of smoking on thirty-eight boys, between the ages of nine and fifteen, who were addictcd to the habit. Twenty-seven presented distinct symtoms of nicotine poison.- In twenty-two there were serious disorders of the circulation, indigestion, dullness of intellect, and a marked appetite for strong drinks. In three there was heart affection in eight decided deterioration of the blood in twelve there was frequent epitoxis ten had disturbed sleep and four had ulceration of the mucus membrane of the mouth. It is easy, then, to see lio*( the ranks of drunkards and dissolute men "about town" are recruited, when there are so many boys in training for delirium tremens and*all the horrors of dissipation. —Louisville Journal. ft,-/'

foreign Gossip.

Doctor," ,.aul a nephew, on settling the fee question for his uncle's .lilne.- -., and from whose death he- watertain-.u

great

expectations—"I beg^oi the future you will not interfere in family matters. De Cordova, the humorous lecturer, is passing the summer at the pleasant hotel on Sand's Point, N. Y., where,we hear, he is preparing for next season a lecture on the Life, Character and ^Writings of Charles Dickens."

A leading physician in Pari", after asking a patient the questions, according to formula—as to sleeping and eatingnext demands what newspaper he reads. If the patient be nervous or excitable, the mildest and1 dullest journal is pr Scribed.

At the recent banquet d'adieu, giv^L Emile de Giradin, on the sale 4^..journal, the new proprietor, on his health being drank, drew from his pocket a written speech, commencing, As I did not expect to be called on io make an address," etc.

GENTLEMEN INEBRIATES.

What is Thought of them in Blnghauiton.

A correspondent of the New York Independent is severe upon the gentlemen inebriates at Binghamton. We publish a portion of his letter:

In the days- gone by the inebriates were not permitted to roam about at their own will, seeking whom and what they might devour. It was the fashion of the day, among those who knew the history of the founding, building and establishing of this institution, to censure Dr. Turner for his severity to his patients. It was said: "They are gentlemen, and should be treated as such put thtni on their honor." Their honor has been, tried repeatedly in Binghamton, and has been found wanting. At present they appear to-have full liberty to cgme to Xown, so. that at any hour of the day

Ser

oneijjfty

meet

these well-dressed, kidgl'ove4^felt®i,nhand menjiromenadins n.urstvfci'tif'with a nonclialent air, gaiin&at ever^ycur, woman they meet wiih irfflcstare, and perfectly fasc^^hir| .^3^.who coiuo under their tiiciv accounts pf the haunt*.•' v"o»iif I in I'srii, Lor. luii thol&riuit

Juost of these unfortunate* Jl^e.i® their own expression, "knoefi^aSbut tiie

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world a good deal." At first c^rr k^nd' and hospitable citizens said', hit us-lb-vite them to join our balls picnics, and metV rymakings they are gentlemen, why not?" Many of them are sons of high-toned, pure-minded men, and their mothers and sisters are ladies in every sense of the word, whose heartsliave ached with sorrow and shame mixed with indignation that John' or William would stagger through the streets, lie in the ditch, pawn their jewels, or steal the_ family

late. Knowing this, mothers with ten hearts received these young men as they hoped others would receive their erring sons but experience teaches that this kind of treatment will only bring trouble, and in many cases disgrace.

Foolish young girls, who have no ambition beyond that 'of marrying a rich man, or a rich man's son, find themselves deeply interested in these gentlemen, and finally married to a ^drunken loafer.— Coarse, but none the less true! For the safety and well-being of these young men, can not the people who are interested in them appeal to the powers that rule over the asylum that these invalids shall be prevented from injuring themselves?

Every time they enter a drinking house, or a low saloon, and there are such in Binghamton, they take one step downward, and are further and further removed from health and purity. Is it just that the youth of our city shall be corrupted, that half a .dozen sons of rich men may be amused while they are undergoing repairs or being reconstructed?

ITEMS FOIT LADIES.

Gr tdiqr hats for Indies' are intimated from Paris. The present style of ladies' hats in Paris is what it was one hundred and five years ago.

Russian manners and customs have been modified to permit the employment of women as tide waiters.

»-."I sat mo down in thought profound: This maxim wise I drew— .llt's easier far to lileo girl

Than mako a girl likoyou. "That charming woman and myselt are in sympathy with each other." "How so, my dear fellew?" "Well, I hate her husband, and she hntes him too."

It has been noticed at all the fashionable resorts this summer that the ladies' toileets arc much more simple than they have been for many previous years.

That's very singular," said a young lady to a gentleman who had just kissed her. "Oh, well, my dear Miss," was the reply, "I will make it plural," and the villain did.

It is reported from Paris that fashiona­

ble girls

have appeared upon the street

this summer, wearing sandals of such form as to leave the rosy Rides and white upper portion of the instep bare.

The result of the recent war in Paraguay is chat there are fifty women to every nian. If Brighain Young thinkirof moving, here is his ohruice to accomplish the flitting witli (do', and a fuir prospcct of many converts.

A spurting young.lady says': "If* the (TlUi'se, of true love docs never run smooth, why don't they water it, anil roll it regularly so many hours a day, uuj.il they get it?"

In the Jev.i.-h luatn^e ceremony the bride and groom stand under der a silken canopy, which is held by four er six.of their gentlemen friends, and a glass is used to drink wine.wichh is broken to picces at the conclusion of the ceremoney.

At the last ball at the Tuilleries a lady from South America almost mesmerized her Majesty by her charms. Mademoiselle Isnagha is one of the blondest of of the blondes, with eyes dark and large, and sparkling with mildness and lntcllience, lips like roses, and air and grace iy no means common, and a toilette simplicity itself-

The "Maiden's Grave."

California Correspondence Chicago Journal.) After crossing the dreadful desert, we emerge into a pleasant valley, pass through wild canyons, creep along high trestle-work, and speed through a vast extent of splendid grazing country for many miles. We pass the "Maiden's Grave," a lonely headstone by the roadside, which bears its tragic story:

A party of emigrants long ago encamped here awhile, seeking rest, and waiting for the waters of the river to subside. While they tarried, a young girl, one of the party, beautiful and fondly beloved, fell into grievous sickness. Far from human habitation, no succor or medical aid within miles of wearv journeying, they tended her as best they could, in vain.

V&Her

Harvesting operations have commenced in the south of France, and next wefek the Emperor and the press will be presented with specimen loaves, made from this season's nour. Bread is still going t^in price, and all provisions are afflict-

with the same complaint

OLIVE LOGAN has at last been found oat by a Western critic, who watchcd her closely through an open? glass. He savw "she wears about her an artlsHa simplicity which lessens lier apparent vears ns it. heightens her attractivefie^- Wt always knew MIN*' Bogs*.

of two year?. things,5 but wc. never' HkctPtO ^lI _at could* b« attention to-it.- Site got it,cpon.9«rre,-

madeW?5h the Inmijl and Cunard,iiries coainu-rulatkm, from a. worqaa va. nfciy-be broken'off at York, who devoUs hftaalf

Her pure spirit, home-sick for Heaven, floated out into the midst that enwraps the earth: and there they buried her. set up a simple head-stone, shed loving tears, and left her in the wilderness, alone with God. Long after, when the great Pacific Road wis being built, the workmen came across the little grave, with its fast-decaying head-stone, rudely marked,

"MARY, AGED 18.''

The sight awoke those finer feelings, thank God! implanted behind shirts of homespun, as well as satin vests, so they built about the grave a wall of stone, and reared above it a cross, sacred emblem of immortality, that "Mary" might not sleep unhonored in the strange and lonely land. In the day of final reckoning, I think these men will find that deed of love shall cancel many a little debt in the ledger of good and evil. ———<>———

•si/ ...roer Notu Fine Art. The New York Poet thinks murder is not a fine art, because men arc so unpractical in taking life, and have such a repugnance to doing it. It 3ays: There seems to le in even the rudest of mankind an instinctive- repugnance to taking away a life, so that while a villain will deprive his victim of liberty of everything which makes life pleasant or endurable, he hesitates to murder him outright. So too, it is not uncommon to find a ruffian determined on murder, still hesitating, end inviting an attack from his victim, as though he sought for an excuse. So pirates used to force the seamen thay had determined to murder to "walk the plank," as though this were a more excusable kind of killing than outright and bloody murder. *Iti3, perhaps, the!same spirit or instinct which

leads

our srenerals ami sohljers in the Wast to giofv in kilhrg Imiian1- tt.ivh.pitola or $ Hlfaf exjtor^ve |)W

SiH»e hor ificd ftt tha. 'or "arsenic.

W^UuBfex-

POTcrty Ifo Loafer a Natural Ally of tfenias.

delusions axe passing away. Especially is this true in the case of ^authors. The "necessary" alliance of genius and poverty is demonstrated to be "necessary" W longer. Debts and dun?, and questionable expedients to evade these evils, arc no more considered "poetical," but' very prosy, and most wretched prose at that. If the subject simply concerned the class of writers, it still would be worth par while to consider it, since no clasS or order of people in the world have* a larger share in its direction than the men, often personally unknown, and usually politically unhonored, whose vocation is to*hink and to write out their thoughts. Their power is based not on their personal weight and prominence, but on the weight of what tney sav, and the mode in which they say it. They rule by "divine right," and their right divine to reign is older than that of any house claiming ancestral honors for it dates from the beginning. Dominion was given not to the strength of Leviathan, but to the mind and reason, which mark man physically weaker than .unreasoning creatures, mentally^strong and by virttto of the Bpirit within him, ruler of the earth. The thinkers among meii are leaders among their brethren but their control re^fs on the consent of the governed. And the sway which the pen, mightier than the sword, exerts, is all the greater that it is not felt in any huwilating manner. The sword drives wrtPeommnnds. The .pea lends. aal xu\itCH. The .-iword-point I'.TCCR unwilling obcdjencc, and Hi-"' -iat .in1 bra —gol The r-'^n f! v^ir ih rIl to fol-

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vhe fofcrfftwr* they

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T-Yt' 1 r'-J I T". the rhange in the qrmdirioi. of authors and their craft con-i-ern-1 all the world's progress, and indi••enter, more plainly than any other circumstance the advance that has beea made. When authors were poor they were courtiers, and fawned upon the great for patronage. They are dependents upon patronage. And if they dared to shake off sach trammels, while yet tho world was not ripe for the change, the daring thinkers were worse starved than the sycophants. Now, the courtley writers are passing into oblivion, or are remembered only for the flights which their genius dared to make above the condition of servitude while_ those who were poorest in their day in earthly goods, but freest in thought, are the true popular classics. They were prophets in their day, and the world is finding them out.

Gradually has the change beenwronght, but it is a wonderful change. Authors no more seek patrons, and witn fulsome flattery lay their works at the feet ,of some titled nonentity. "Dedications'" of books have, to a great extent, gone out of fashion and in the exceptional instances in which they appear they are tributes of affection, evidences of friendship, or marks of true respect. Once they were Bimply beggars' petitions, and were preseaiM where the cash result or the rewardji official patronage would bo greatest. Sp* writers appeal directly to the reading public. Their readers are their patrofljf, but not in a sense that implies servility. Instead of being the tol®rated client of some one person, and by him patted on the head as worthy of semirecognition, the author now has the people for his clients. If he has really anything new or valuable to say, I16 finds no lack tif readers. And if he can appreciate his own value and respect himself, he is well remunerated pecuniarily and highly esteemed socially. He can, like DickeiW, decline a title, if to accept it is incOrisis" tent, or he can, like Macaulay, receivo the honor which is in harmony with hisyolitical life and with tho customs of his country. He can, like many of the successful authors in this country, like a man. He can, like Dumas, rest in his old age on the products of his labor, or, like Dickens, leave a fair estate, honestly acquired, to his children.

SAVED IN TIME.

Curious Episode in a Street Car. ,,

Persons whose business requires a' daily irip from one portion of'the city to the other are not .infrequent observers of "meetings" between unprincipled men and-thoughtless, if not unprincipled women. Especially is this true of those stages and cars who have, for a terminus the Fulton Ferry. *j'

A few evcningH since circumsUvnco' occurred growing out of one of these meetings, which terminated rafher differently from the most of them.

As the car stopped at the intersection of two streets to wait for passengers, a man of the "BroadtVav-statuc" stripe entered and took a seat beside a young girl of prepossessing appearance, nad apparently quite youthful.

Oppo-itc these new com era -at ft domure Quakeress, watching olofcely iieac'ion of har neighbors.

Sonic of the pp. -engejs v-no d-i

Eravely

ty

and did not notice tH? tlir' *i on. OJu ra Jul lut werQ -wo njietL MJ .ch Jit'mMH to jy iL t.\ ordinary attention to the condr.t't of i-a^r.

Not HO the litile Quakerew her dark eves ii.v-hed indignation a: the nwn, and looked pleadingly at the girl. She grew nervoun the small hands trembled violently and it was plainly evident that her

osition was of torture. But she stood it until the scamp handed a card, closely penciled, to the girl, who extended her hand to take it. s.

Thi3 was too much, and the self-consti-:: tuted protector, with a quick movement,' jerked the card from the young girl, and tearing it in pieces, threw it into the face of the original owner.

With tears in her eyes and a tremor in her voice, rendered eloquent by emotion, she beseeched the young woman to be more prudent, and pay no attention to the brute who had insulted her. By this, time the passengers were aroused, and listening with no little interest to the: earnest voice of the strong woman offering protection tJ her erring sister, who, to her credit be it said, did not sDurn tho rebuke administered, but hung her head in shame.

The other actor in the scene found_ the air too oppressive, and sheepishly retired. There was a strong desire on the part of the passengers, composed mostly of n, to applaud the fearless woman, but she quietly left the air, accompanied by ,, the imprudent girl who probably owes her salvation to her.inteference.—New Yonk Standard.

lion a Woman Keeps a Secret. It is an old quip upon women that they cannot keep secrets, but the fact is they arc the only part of humanity who can. A wife keeps her husband's secrets much better than he does hers. We calculate there is one drunken wife to about four hundred and nine»y-nine drunken husbands. In gambling, licentfouncss, lyng, cheating, hypocrisy, covotousness, there is pretty much t^esame proportion. Yet, of trie four hundred and ninety-nine wives four hundred conceal, cover up, silently endure the terrible secrets while he one husband mourns over the frailty his wife in the study of his pastor and in the ears of his friends, and probably complains of it to a court of law. It is the same between brother and sister. The secrets that a womiui talks about are of the kind that are unimportant, and mostly agreeable to hear. But of Berious secrets she is as reticent as the grave. This is our observation, and in our relation of physician, minister, and unordained lawyer, we have had room for a great deal of observation.—Baltimore.t Church Advocate. ft?

THEHF, is a Btory going the rounds of a young lady and gentleman at a fashionable party in New YorlrCity a few evenings since. The young man was handsome and happy, the young lady arrayed in all the exquisite taste of lavender, rose, &c., with gold powdered hair flowing over her swanlikepeck. Finding the heat of the room tob much for them, they sought the cool shade of an arjior where they might listen to the fountains fall. The music rose and fell, time -lew on silver pinions, and after an abscncc of about three hours our young friends entered the brilliantly illuminated lftinorg. The lady passed on in the dance, bur the young -majn was sliglitly taken biiC' by his next peighbor in'onfiin^ hmi iat round hisijecfc waslh^unvaL-ttnktupr.olof on two afrti^aUinclvstlkentf^mpjopd dust

pbwdcrprtd sai hn upper ^0(^t dtaiaanu Us8*K& and yellow tfowder, mixed up g«peraHy. ihtf y&uug lady's

l\V^-wna'