Terre-Haute Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 17 August 1870 — Page 2

DEMOCRACY

Kings and Kingdoms!—Journal. No. It prefers Empires and Emperora, Hence its sympathy with NAPOLEON and his dynasty as against the Prussias and the cause for which they fight.

•JA DEMOCRATIC editor in Quincy, Ills., in repelling the insinuation that he is a candidate for nomination to Congress, admits frankly that neither by the gifts of nature or cultivation is he qual ified, and he does not see why he should follow the example of those whose vani ty and presumption lead them, with no better qualifications than his, to thrust themselves forward into positions which he could only succeed in making an ass of himselt The New York Timet thinks somebody must have been hit by this modest man.

THE war in the Old World is not a matter affecting the liberty or happiness of American citizens.—Journal.

But the "war in the Old World" is between two governments, one of which was our unscrupulous enemy and the other our firm friend from the inception to the close of the late Democratic rebellion in this country. It is natural, therefore, thai "American citizens" who loved the Union cause should sympathize with Germany and it is equally natural that "American citizens"whosympathized with ''the Confederacy" should desire the sue cess of their friend, the Emperor of the French.

J^THE Boston papers recently announced that ROBERT C. WI.NTILBOP would deliver the oration on the 250th anniversary of the landing of the Pilgrims next Decern her, whereupon the officers of the Pil grim Society published a card, stating that they had no official notification of the fact, and advising the public to await their promulgation. Ilaving thus properly rebuked the enterprise of the newspapers, they now allow the statement to be put forth that Mr. WINTHBOP has "officially accepted the invitation of the Pilgrim Society to deliver an oration," as previously announced to the public by the press.

IT was a very shabby trick on the part of VOORIIEES and his friends to circulate a report throughout the rural regions where he made his late canvass, that Mr, DUNN would be present and go into a joint discusiion. Tho palpable object of this was to draw out Republicans to swell DAN'S audiences, and in some instances it succeeded. But when those Republicans learned how they had been cheated by falsehood, their contempt for the party guilty of the cheat was an effectual antidote to the political poison which the Dodger hoped to instill into their minds. Instead of making votes by so dishonest a course, there is good reason to believe that he lost a few that he might, other, wise, have had.

SENATOR CONKLING, in a serenade speech at Saratoga, a few evenings since, said: ""War has gone from us its bloody shadow falls on Francc its tramp rockg thrones, and kings are sea-sick now. Perhaps war has gone witli avenging hand to smite the sick man who dominates the land of LA FAYETTE perhaps war strikes tliehour for the Emperor who plotted and schemed against us in the day of our trial. However this may be, God grant that no harm may come to Germany. Germany sympathized wifoi us, the sons of Germany fought for us, and cheers of victory went up in the German tongne from the burning battlefields of the rebellion. Germany's constitution is like

ours

Prussia believes, as we do, in education for all, and Republicans every­

where

join me in the hope that no harm is in store for Germany."

THE Indianapolis /Sentinel ineffectually attempts to make a pointjagainst the Republican management of State finances by showing that the Democratic debt has been paid oil'by taxation! The difference between "Radical extravagance" and "Democratic economy" in the matter in question is this: Democrats levied and collected taxes ostensibly to pay debts, incurred by themselves, and then stole and misappropriated the funds gathered for that specific purpose. Hut Republican administrations have levied and collected taxes to remove the Democratic debt, [and have used every cent of the money thus obtained for the purpose intended. untiljthe debt is wiped out. This is the record, known to the world, and acres" of heavy writing,j and lloods of printer's ink cannot present the case in »nv other light. Democratic mismanagement, extravagance and rascality piled up the huge mountain of debt. Republican economy, honesty and fidelity have paid it.

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IT IS generally believed that, while the war continues, immigration from Germany proper will substantially cease, since the:defense of the country and the prosecution of the war will require the service of every able bodied man, either as a soldier or as a producer at home. The effect upon this country will be felt in a less rapid settlement of the now portions of the Western States and Territories, and in less business in that direction. It is possible that it may affect the

price

of labor, since there will be fewer laborers to do the work, though the advantages in this way, if any, will be more than counterbalanced by the stagnation of all kinds of business which arises from immigration. The Chicago Republican remarks that the idea of a lull or an entire suspension of German immigration is not pleasant to think about. These f?bople make the best of citizens, and their continued coming into the United States is an important element in our national growth. The patriotism which makes them stay at home to aid the Fatherland in its hour of peril is one thing that makes them so desirable as American citizens. ...

IT IS stated that "hundreds of men in Boston are seeking in vain for employment. Although business is tolerably good, the work there is insufficient for the working-men. Many boys between fifteen and eighteen years of age are idle for this reason." The same is true in Philadelphia. "We do not even remember a time," says the <Ledger>, "when money was so abundant and cheap as for the last six months, nor ever a time when there was so little enterprise in business, nor when there was so many persons seeking employment and unable to find it as now. This condition of things is common when money becomes scarce and dear after a season of expansion of the currency and undue stimulation of speculative enterprises. But the currency is not now materially different, except more abundant, from what it has been for several years past, and there is no lack of bubble-blow-ing projects for the absorption of large amounts of capital. In the face of this, legitimate business is unusually dull, and the number of employes is daily lessened in consequence. Application to parties in prominent positions for something to do, from men with dependent families as well as from young men, are almost continuous. One is scarcely heard ere it is renewed by another."

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has bat little to do with

TERMS $2.00 A* YEAR!

OUR excellent old friend, the Chicago Evening Journal, is out in a new dress, in which it makes a fine appearance.

BECOMING alarmed at the energy and popularity of Capt. GOODING, the Hon W. E. NIBLACK has commenced a vigor oua canvass of the First District.

THE morning Democratic organ makes feeble and futile effort to apologize for

the sorry position in which the joint discussion correspondence places its illustri' ous Patron.

THE Indianapolis Journal states that in response to an invitation from the Republican State Central. Committee, Hon. GODLOVE S. ORTH will address the people of Indiana at such times and places as shall hereafter be designated.

A DISPATCH states that John Mack, one of the oldest and most esteemed citizens of Harrison County, and proprietor of Mack's Mills, met with a terrible and probably fatal accident, on Wednesday. An axe was accidentally dropped from the second story of his mill, and in descending the blade fell upon his head. ———<>———

IT IS likely that there will be quite a number of negroes in the lower House of the next Congress.—Journal.

Thus waileth the organ of VOORHEES but he needn't be alarmed as he will not be required to return to "the Lower House," and will escape possible contact with "quite a number of negroes."

WE understand from a reliable source that Mr, Dunn himself put a stop on the further prosecution of the joint discussion correspondence.—Journal.

Your "reliable source" lied. Mr. DUNN has been from the first, and still is, very desirous of a joint canvass with his competitor. But that competitor has thus far met him with artful dodging which has finally degenerated into sneaking.

The correspondence shows, on its face, that VOORIIEES' agent declined to answer letters urging an arrangement, and "put a stop to the further prosecution of the correspondence" by running away!

THE CENSUS RETURNS from a little more than one-third'of the'districts of New York indicate that there has been no material increase of population in that city since 1869, and the Tribune considers that the correctness of the conclusion is proved by the fact that the annual number of deaths is but little larger than fifteen years ago. While the permanent population of New York proper has thus reached a culminating point, the Inquirer. claims that the census in Philadelphia will exhibit widely different results. No natural bounds there forbid expansion in northern or western direction, and while an addition of at least three hundred thousand has been made to its population during the last ten years, ample room is still left for the accomodation of millions more.

A NEW York paper tells a story—with a good moral—of a gentleman of high position, in London, who had a wife who was connected with many of the leading membetoof the nobility. The other day she ran away with another man, and the injured husband adopted a different method of avenging his wrong from that which is sometimes pursued. He merely advertised a reward of £5 for the discovery of the lady. As this did not bring her hack, he announced that he would give a further sum of £2 for her restoration, and that under no circumstances would the reward be increased. Thus he caused it to be known that he assessed the value of the partner of his joys at the sum of £7. If the gentleman with whom the wife eloped is flattered by this estimate, it is probably more than the lady is herself.

VOORIIEES has been repeating his speech in the First District, and has had the audacity to reiterate the statement that "not one dollar of the public debt has been paid Bince GRANT came into power."

In doing this, VOORIIEES is simply guilty of saying what he knows to be false. And the asinine character of the act is the more conspicuous from the fact that every intelligent man who hears him knows that he is listening to a lie.

We again publish evidence from official sources that proves DAN'S statement t« be. a mean and wicked fabrication. Here are the figues: Publio dobt, decrcitsc for

July 817,031,1—3 74

Publio debt, decrcnse

ginco March, 1870 69,001,001 17

Publio dobt.dccremic during Grant's Administration 156,138,784 01 Average monthly tle-

crVnWe for 1869./ 7,261,23190 Average monthly decrease for 1S70..:. 13,SOO,SOO 23

We again demand that our M. C., or his organ, the morning Democratic paper of this city, shall either confess to coining and uttering falsehood, or refute the above statement.

A COTEMPORARY suggests that if all the world's statesmen were of the temper of the Hon. W. H. SEWARD, there never would be any wars. True, in years past, the ex-Secretary of State was not an optimist, and uttered eloquent sentences over the "irrepressible conflict." But for a decade past Mr.

SEWARD has been a

ohanged man. His new method has been, and is, to make the best of accomplished facts, and purchase as much territory as possible.

Mr. SEWARD recently made a speech on the Fifteenth Amendment—not afresh subject. Yet, the ex-Secretary said many pretty things of it, that were neither new nor rare but all of which pointed the moral that the Fifteenth Amendment was an excellent thing. Mr. SEWARD is on his way to China of course he will make speeches, which will be interpreted to the Mongolians. True to his new system, he must admire the institutions of China as they are and have been for many centuries. CONFUCIUS must command his unqualified admiration, and he must see good in Chinese exclusiveness and superstition. How he will accomplish this difficult task remains to be seen.

GEORGE FETZ, New Albany, being jealous of his enamorata, Matilda Blum, made an attempt to murder her on Tuesday. He shot her three times with a revolver, the shots taking effect in the breast, thigh and knee. The wounds, although severe, are not considered mortal. Fetz endeavored to shoot himself, but unfortunately was not successful. Although only twenty-two years of age he is a desperado, has served terms in the Kentucky and Missouri penitentiaries, and had made two previous attemps [sic] to assassinate Miss Blum. He is likely now to come to grief for his misdeeds.

Death of Admiral Farragut. Admiral DAVID GLASCOE FARRAGUT, ranking officer of the U. S. Navy, died at twelve o'clock, M., on Snndaj, at Ports mouthNavy Yard after a lingering illness.

Admiral FARRAGUT was born at Campbell's station, near Knoxville, Tenn., on the 5th of July, 1801, and was, therefore, in his seventieth year at the time of his death. In 1810, before he was ten years of age, he was appointed midshipman un der Commodore PORTER, and saw his first sea fight in the celebrated combat between the Essex, under PORTER'S com mand,and the English sloop of war Alert, on the 13th of April, 1812. In 1825 he became Lieutenant, in 1841 Commander, and in 1851 Captain. At the commencement of the late war he was sixty years old and had been in the service about forty-eight years, nearly half of which he had passed at sea. His services throughout the war of the rebellion are too well known and too gratefully remem bered to require mention in detail.— Though a Southern man he proved true to the Union in her hour of need and earned an enduring reputation as one of the most able and faithful officers of our navy. His promotion from a Captaincy to Admiral was rapid, but was earned by splendid success in the important expeditions and engagements of the rebellion. Every American will recall with pride the universal honors and compliments which were showered on Admiral FARRAGUT when, in 1867-8, as commander of the Mediterranean Squadron, he sailed in European waters.

ALL SORTS.

A chop dinner—Minced veal. Noisy infantry—Babies in arms.

Ocular punishment—eye lashes. Damaged garments—Libel suits. A fit of passion—Getting married. A smart thing—A mustard plaster.

The children's kingdom—Lapland. A band of hope—The wedding ring. The raw material—Underdone steak. A light employment—Candle-making

Burning words—A dictionary in flames. A fruitful disappointment—Sourgrapes. Alight after-piece—A pheasant's tail

For a broken limb—Put it into a gin sling. To an angel—What on earth are you doing.

To uneasy sleepers—Lay down in your beds. How to ise in the world—Ascend in a balloon.

A hand-to-mouth existence—That of a dentist. How can you pull a house down if you raze it?

You can't marry a-miss if you marry a widow. A joint conccrn—Anxiety about the butcher's bill.

A man who drinks drams seldom has many scruples. To those who are in pecuniary difficulties—Get out.

When are soldiers miserly? When they are sworded.

Clap a blister on make him soar.

a poet and it will

The Russian exhibition to our taste—A Diner a la liusse. Curious—The season's^ not only alternate, but alter-nater.

When a patient begins to feed more, the doctor is feed-less. A preventive against freckles—Strawberries and cold cream.

When you get a stitch in your sideSend for a sherry cobbler. An eccentric chuck—Chucking an old maid under the chin.

Singular—It generally requires arouud sum to make things square. Why is a kiss like scandal? Because it goes from mouth to mouth.

A dress for the concert-room—Organdi muslin with fluted flounces. The favorite romance of office-seekers

Put Yourself'in his Place." "The^looking-glass and I," said ugly Miss Nobbs, "reflect together."

Why is a washerwoman like grief? Because she wrings men's bosoms.

A matchless melody—"Here you are, sir—the last two boxes for a penny." To anglers—To properly bring up some fish you should not spare the rod.

To be generous, you need not give alone—you may lend alone, if you like. Great singers are often in debt—they «$et into the way of running up high scores. "Seaside Views"—That all visitors are made of money, and proper subjects for extortion.

Why ought crockery to know when it's going to be broken? Because it must be a-ware.

During peace a regiment is quartered during war time it is occasionally cut to pieces.

Certainly, witches have been known to ride on mouses. Hence our word sin-on-(a)mouse.

If postage on papers is reduced to one cent, there will be two sent where there is one sent now.

Why should Romeo not have cared for the month of June? Because it was not July yet (Juliet.)

Why are redbreasts stupid birds? Because they come into your garden a robin in the winter only.

Experimental philosophy—Trying to borrow an umbrella. Moral philosophy —Refusing to lend it.

If a man's wife has a complaint to make, her husband should give her a hearing. If that won't do, give her a pair of them.

Too quickly, in fact—Time goes quickly enough without the application of the "spur of the moment" to hasten the pace.

An infallible recipe for heart-burn, prickly-heat, rickets, hydrophobia^ St. Vitus's dance, and antliropophaghi—A cool hundred.

Nitro-glycerine has made its mark upon 1,700 persons. '«:v Cologne is a famoas waterin-place— Cologne-watering.

Five million bushels of wheat is credited to East Tennesse.

An English paper speaks of the mitrailleuse as a "bullet pump."

A rich and very extensive depositeof iron ore has been found near Oswego, N. Y.

PORTSMOUTH.

DEATH OF ADMIRAL FARRAGUT. PORTSMOUTH, ME., Aug. 14.—Admiral Farragut died to-day very peacefully at 12 o'clock precisely, surrounded by his family and friends, at the residence of Commodore Pennock, at the Navy Yard The remains will be deposited temporarily in a vault here until a final resting place is decided upon.

Interesting Correspondence

TRUTH

vs.

FALSEHOOD

Voorhees' Tricks Exposed

The Secretary of the Treasury Shows Where the Lie Comes In!

Reduction of the Interest-bear-ing portion of the Public debt,

TELLING FACTS FOB THE PEOFLE.

The following correspondence explains itself, and proves, beyond any possibility of doubt, that Mr. VOORHEES is engaged in an arduous effort to make the people believe what he knows to be false:

TERRE HAUTE, IND, Aug. 4, 1870. HON. GEO. S. BOUTWELI^ :t Secretary of the Treasury,

Washington, D. C.

Dear Sir:—The Hon. D. W. Voorhees, M. C. for this District, now canvassing for re-election, makes the statement, in all his speeches, that there has been no reduction in the interest-bearing portion of the public debt since the present administration came into power, but that on the contrary, it has been increased. Of course intelligent men, of all parties, know this to be false but in order to settle the question beyond the possibility of dispute, I would like a statement, over the Secretary's signature, showing just what reduction has been effected in the interest-bearing portion of the debt. This will be more convincing, to many readers, than the usual printed statements.

Will you also oblige me by sending copies of the regular monthly statements from March 1, 1869 to August 1,1870, both inclusive. ...

Very Respectfully, C. II. ALLEN, Editor DAILY EXPRESS,

Terre Haute, Ind.

KENT, 1 rARY, 370.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, August 9,18'

C. II. ALLEN, Esq., Editor "Terre Haute EXPRESS," Terre Haute, Ind. SIR: According to the request contained in your letter of the 4th inst., I have forwarded to your address a copy of the Public Debt Statements for each month since the present Administration came into power.

By comparing the Debt Statement of March 1st, 1869, (four days before the inauguration of President Grant) with that of August 1st, 1870, you will find the following reduction in the interest-bearing portion of the Public Debt: 'Debt bearing intorest in coin" $129,705,900 00 'Debt bearing interest in lawful money" 11,720.000 00

Debt on which interest has ceased since maturity 2,831,345 29

Showing a reduction in the interest-bearing Dobt of... 8143.257.245 29 This does not, however, by any means show the entire amount paid on the Debt. A large amount of accumulated interest or coupons, due but not presented for payment previous to March 1st, 1869, has since been paid, and does not appear in this account because the accounts were formerly so kept that it was found impossible to ascertain the coupons outstanding at any given tire-jr, a difficulty which the present Secretary has remedied as to all coupons maturing since he has assumed the duties of his office.

By a skillful and deceptive use of figures I can see that a person might claim that by a comparison of the Debt Statement of March 1st. 1869, with that of July 1st, 1870, the bonded debt, bearing interest in coin, had actually increased, because up to that time the bonds purchased and held by the Treasury Department had not been deducted from the outstanding debt, but were called funds on hand, and were deducted from the sum total of all the Debt, like cash on hand. Since the passage of the Act of July 14th, 1870, the bonds purchased have all been canceled and destroyed, and do not now appear in the account of bonds outstanding, as you will see by a note I have made and printed on the Debt Statement of August 1st.

Very respectfully, WJI. A. RICHARDSON, Acting Secretary.

A PRUSSIAN MILITARY REVIEW.

Grand Spectacle—Tlic Review— The Charge.

The present warlike aspect of affairs between France and Prussia will render the foil owing description of a military review by the King of Prussia, recently held at Berlin, of especial interest to our readers. It shows the kind of troops the French have to deal with. This review was in honor of the Emperor of Russia while on a visit to the King at Berlin.

The troops present numbered about 20,000, and the exercises took place upon the plains of Kreutzberg, a short distance from Berlin. The day was beautiful, and had it been prepared for the occasion could not have been in any way better adapted. A slight rain fell early in the morning, which laid the dust, and when the troops arrived upon the ground it was in splendid condition, and the sun shone out most beautifully. The men and arms, the horses, and all the equipments were in splendid condition, and it seemed as if every one and everything was showing to the great Russian that all was ready and in order at any and all times to defend and fight for Prussia.

The firing of the artillery was wonderfully rapid, and all the movements of this most essential branch of the service were finely executed. The cavalry was composed of as fine-looking a lot of men as I have ever seen, and the equipments and horses were most magnificent. As the sun shone upon the bright helmets and breastplates of the Bismarck legion in the distance, it seemed like a mass of silver moving around. Following were regiments of lancers, hussars and amass of infantry. The marching, and, in fact, all the movements, were performed with the utmost precision. After ssme time spent in various exercises, the troops were divided and a sham fight was had, and soon the whole field was enveloped in smoke from the firing of artillery and infantry. Yet as the wind carried it away you could see the movements of the different legions as they apparently attacked each other, and officers could be seen riding with breakneck speed conveying the orders of the commander to various divisions, regiments, etc. I have never witnessed anything that was more admirably done, or any spectacle finer. The "Rifle Artillery" performed wonders in the quickness of their movements, the handling of their guns, and rapidity of firing them. The infantry was all their King could wish, and he may well be proud of them.

The platoon firing was as though one gun had been discharged, and their movements and changes of position were so well and quickly made that you would think they were made by magic.

The action closed by a grand charge of the cavalry. It was a wonderful sight to see about nine thoasand horses rush across the plain—the infantry and artillery on both sides supporting them. A gun was fired from headquarters the action instantly ceased, ana all the troops immediately reformed and then passed before their Kins, his royal guest and their various staffs, some of the regimen tal bands performing the national airs of Russia, while others played their own

freat

favorite— "I am a Prussian do yon now my colors?"

A FELLOW, in Evansville, the other day, borrowed money of a girl to whom he was engaged, in order to pay for a marriage license, and expended the money in procuring a license to marry another woman.

HTUHTR BOOTS. They nearly strike me dumb. And I tremble whea they come

Pit-a-pat

This palpitation meanc That these boots are Geraldine's—.. Think of that!

Oh, where did hunter win So delectable a akin, For her feetT Yon lucky little kid. !r You perished, so you did. v,„v

For my sweet.

Tho fancy stitching gleams On the sides and in the seams. And it shows

Geraldine's.

What soles to charm an elf! llad Crusoe, sick of self, jJJ Chanced to view One printed near the tido. Oh, now hard he would havo tried

For the two I

For Gerry's debonair, And innocent, and fair As arose Sh«'s an angel in a frock, With a fascinating crook

To her nose.

Come, Gerry, since it suits Such a pretty PUSB (in Boots) These to don Set this dainty hand a whilo On my shoulder, dear, ana I'll

Put them on.

How an Artist Brought the Aristocracy Down to Him. Vivier made a great sensation2With his first concert, and invitations to play at private parties were a necessary sequence. On the day after, accordingly, a noble lord called upon the artist, and giving a pull to his cravat in the English fashion of a salute, said, with his hat on, in bad French: "You must come to-morrow evening and play for the Duchess of Sutherland.

Vivier looked steadily at the nobleman, and said, with a significant gesture: ,, "Take off your hat I" 1'* "What?" asked his visitor. "Take off your hat!" ''Ah! In England we have the custom of keeping our hats on." "Take off your hat."

Yielding to the pertinacity of these three words, which the artist would have o,ne on repeating thirty times if it had jeen necessary, the nobleman took off his hat and said once more: "You must come to-morrow evening and play for the Duchess of Sutherland!" "You speak French very badly?" replied the artist. "Instead of that impoite phrase, you should have said: The Duchess of Sutherland wishes very much to hear you play, and she has requested me to inquire whether you will do her the pleasure of coming to the party which she proposes to give to-morrow evening." "Ah, but in England we express it the other way." "Very possibly but unless you express it in the better way I have described to yon, I shall take no notice of the invitation."

The Englishman, evidently angry, repeated the invitation as directed. "I am happy to accept the invitation the Duchess," said the artist. 'They will give you ten pounds," added the nobleman. "There again is an ill-bred manner of treating a delicate subject" said Vivier "I should have made no bargain in advance, and should have left it to the discretion of the Duchess but, since you have so unceremoniously overstepped the barrier, permit me to say that ten pounds is not enough." "Ah—but in England we only give ten rounds to an instrumentist. To singers, ike Grisi or Mario, we give fifteen." "1 shall not play for any price less than twenty-five pounds sterling!" "Do you know," said the Englishman, knitting his brows, ''that twenty-five pounds are six hundred and twenty-five francs of your money?" "My price, nothwithstanding." "Well, you shall have it, but do your best to be punctual." "I shall be ready when the Duchess' carriage calls for me," replied Vivier. "Eh? do you expect a carriage to be sent for you? It is not the custom in England." "I am very sorry, but I do not ride in hackney-coaches, and if Madam and the Duchess do not choose to send her carriage for me I shall not go!"

Very well," said the Englishman^ looking perfectly amazed, but submitting, spite of himself, to the tone of authority and dignified manner which the artist assumed "the carriage shall be sent to you."

At nine the next evening, punctually, drove up the Duchess' chariot, with its footman in livery, and Vivier was received with unusual politeness—a result, evidently, of the description of his manners given by her Grace's envoy. From that time the vogue of the eccentric hornplayer became triumphant. He was sought, disputed for, engaged long beforehand. Noblemen took off their hats to him, and addressed him in the most complimentary language possible, the "twen-ty-five pounds" became his fixed price, and whenever he was expected at a party in the aristocratic world, a private carriage was sent for him, as a matter of course, and kept ready to take him back again to his lodgings. To have talent is not enough. Respect for it should also be compelled, and artists congratulate themselves on having one among their number who can sustain their pro{er dignity when in contact with fancied aristocracy. It is a good example by which others should profit—Louisville Commercial

German Emigration.

The other day the steamer from Bremen landed between seven and eight hundred emigrants at Baltimore, chiefly from North Germany. This is probably the last wave of Teutonic immigration for some lime, at least during the continuance of the present Gallo-Prussian war. It is a point of honor among Germans of all classes not to shirk military duty at a crisis, like the present by quitting their fatherland. We are bound to acknowledge that the German immigrants have been real acquisitions to their adopted country. They are industrious and saving, they generally bring some capital with them, and they settle down, particularly in what formerly was known "the Far West," with no hesitation and a full determination to earn their living honestly, and, if industry, perseverance, and economy can do it, to have their children proprietors of considerable homesteads and farms in short, to build up new and prosperous homes in the New World. The difference between the German and Irish emigrants is simply this: the Germans are content to cultivate the far off prairie, where the population is small, while the Irish, a gregarious race, are fond of aggregation in the large cities, where they are literally 1 ostein the crowd, and, when they become citizens, have their votes largely influenced by trading politicians. This is the case in New York in particular, and in other great cities in general.

The latest statistics of German and Scandinavian emigration, up to the'beginning of 1870, may be snmmed up as follows: "The emigration from Bremen from 1832 to 1863 comprised 811,416 passengers, and from 1864 to 1869 338,166 passengers, making a total of 1,149,582 from 1832 to 1869. In 1869 63,519 passengers were transported from Bremen in 205 vessels 59,340 of these persons were Europeans, 4,089 were citizens of the United States, 90 not described. 50,608 of the 63,519 were persons above ten years of age. The destination of 62,762 of the passengers of 1869 was the United States. In the same year, 1869, 12,141 emigrants sailed fro Denmark 6,178 adult males, 3,130 adult females, 2,833 children. Of this number six left for

Canada, nine for Australia, and all the rest for the United States. By nationality 4,360 belonged to Denmark, 6,514 to Sweden, and the remainder to Norway and Germany."—Philadd}Aia Press.

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, AUGUST 17, 1870. {PAYABLE IN ADVANCE

CRIMINAL COURT. ———————

Trial of Lafayette Myers ———————

FOR THE MURDER OF ABASHA BRYANT! ———————

VERDICT OF THE JURY. ———————

That the Pixies were the wags i' Who tipt these funny tags ^j jAnd these toes.

The simpletons who squoeio Their extremities to please Mandarins, ,,, Would positively flnch ,u From venturing to pinch

The case of Lafayette Myers, indicted for the murder of Arasha Bryant, on the 30th of July last, came up in the Criminal Court last Wednesday, before His Honor, John G. Crain, and a jury.

Messrs. Dunnigan, Davis & Davis, of this city, and Hurst, of Otter Creek township, appeared for the State, and Messrs. Mack, and Williams, of this city, and Henry A. White, of Clinton, for the prisoner.

A jury was empannelled with little trouble and delay, consisting of the following citizens:

Jesse Johnston, Nicholas Goodman Zach. Roes, Jacob Lydick Frank Roseman, William Patrick Thos. A. Kennet, John Abbott, James B. Lowe, Henry T. Woolen, Andrew Keyes, James Singhorse.

Mr. Dunnigan opened the case for the prosecution, and was followed by Mr. Mack for the prisoner.

The prosecution then produced Joseph D. Murray, who was duly sworn in behalf of the people, and testified substantially as follows:

Examined by Mr. Dunnigan: My name is Joseph Murray: I was with the deceased, Arasha Bryant, at the time of the killing; stopped with him at Meyers to water the horses. There was a couple of gentlemen there at the well when we got out; one of them was undoing the lines, and I said to him: ''Where d'ye God-dem lines?"; could not swear whether he was the man untying the lines; did not pay any attention would not know him if I should see him. Those are all the words I recollect passing between me and him. I got a bucket of water and went to water the horses, and when I got back, my partner Bryant, showed me his shirt bosom, which was all bloody, and asked me to go into the house with him. I went in with him and he asked me to go out of doors—a side door. I just stepped out and he fell. I then left him and went after a doctor, and when I got back he was dead. I don't think he was over fifteen feet from the horses while I was watering them; they did not talk loud or angry; when I left them one was on the outside of the railing. The railing is between the road and the well. Their wagon was standing on the outside of the railing, three or four feet from the railing and this gentleman; I saw them between the wagon and the railing and Bryant was between the wall and the railing on the inside, when I left them. The railing is something like this banis- ter, (referring to the jury box) it was used for hitching teams.

This occurred about the 30th of July as near as I can remember. From the time I left Bryant to the time I met him with blood on his shirt it could not have been over three minutes. I was about fifteen feet from him. I think if there had been any quarreling I should have heard it at the distance I was from them. Both the other gentlemen were outside the railing; one of them was on the wagon; they left right away after the stabbing; did not notice whether they drove rapidly or not. I do not recollect the names of all the persons at the grocery store. In our wagon was Anna Grannahan and her sister and the driver, Johnny Smith I believe is his name.

Cross-examined by Mr. Mack: I never heard anything; said only what I said about the lines. I asked him where he "god dem lines;" it is a by-word in our neighborhood. He said they were not g—d d—d lines. These were the only words passed.

Re-direct Examination by Mr. Dunnigan; I did not say it for the purpose of insulting, I don't recollect that Bryant said anything while we were talking.

Anna McGrannahan sworn; My name is Anna McGrannahan ;was present at Meyers Grocery at the time of this occurrence, don't know exactly how far I was from the parties; all I heard said was Joe asked him where he "God dem lines;" did not understand what he said back. That gentlemen there (designating the prisoner) was there; Joe then went and got a bucket of water for the horses and fetched it out to them; the deceased was standing by the well then. Bryant came out to bring us girls a drink. I saw Bryant strike at the fellow (the prisoner) and saw a knife in this fellows hands; do not know whether Bryant struck him or not; did not see him kick the prisoner, I saw a knife in the hands of the defendant; after the scuffle they got in the wagon and started away; both got into the wagon without any trouble; the defendant walked as straight as anybody.

The deceased then turned around and went into the grocery, and when he stepped up to the door I spoke to him and told him to come on and let's go home. He looked around and never said a word; went into the grocery; went right thro', and it was not more than half a minute till I saw him fall out of the back door; and he died in five minutes afterwards.

It was about two minutes from the time I heard the conversation till I heard them engaged. I was not any further than across the room from them, right next to the door south. He was on the south side of the house when he fell. I did not hear any words pass between the defendant and the deceased. I heard the first conversation. If there had been any words passed between them I would have been likely to have heard it. I did not see Bryant strike the defendant at all until after I saw him start back. There was but a little distance from our wagon to theirs.

Cross-examined by Mr. Mack: The first I heard said was Murray said "where you "god dem lines;" did not understand what he said back. Bryant was at the well at the time; then when I looked around Bryant struck at him and kicked at him; I think he did not hit him; I don't think Bryant was drunk.

DR. WHITTAKER, sworn: I was called in to see a young man, that I always understood to be a man by the name of Bryant, whose given name I don't know, at Meyers' grocery, about five and a half miles from Terre Haute; I found him dead; he had been dead several minutes when I found him. He had been struck with a knife, which entered the right intercostal span, passing obliquely inward and towards the left side, severing one of the principal arteries, which caused his death. [The knife was exhibited to witness in Court,] who stated that it might cause the wound which resulted in the death of Bryant but that he would not anticipate such a result in one similar case out of three. The wound, he said was about four and a half inches in depth, having measured it with his probe, yet he might be mistaken.

Officers Whiteman, Vandever and the Chief of Police were then sworn, the latter of whom made the fullest and most concise statement of the trio and was so fully corrobrated by the evidence of the other two that we will only give his statement.

Chief of Police Crowe sworn: I am acting as Chief of Police in the city of Terre Haute; I arrested young Meyers in the neighborhood of one o'clock at night, at Clinton; he was in bed at the time I found him; we had some trouble in awakening him; it took about ten minutes for one or two of us to wake him up. Finally he got up and put on clothes and come with us, and I asked him in respect to the fuss, and he said to me that Bryant hit him on the nose, and that he struck at him twice. I asked what with, he said with his knife and I expect I cut him.— Says I, how do you know you did? He says, when he turned round to go away he saw blood upon his shirt. I asked

him if he put his hand in his pocket to get the knife and open it? He said no, that he had his knife open in his pocket. I asked him the reason why he kept it open? He said he expected to have a fuss with three or four men in town that were too many for him, and he intended to defend himself. He was under the influence of liquor when I awoke him up, from the fact that I had to slap him in the face to wake him. This knife (the one exhibited in Court during Dr. Whittaker's examination) was the one found in the pocket of his pants that we found hanging up on a nail. He said it was his knife when we showed it to him. I would not be positive, but I think the pants were hanging on a nail. I examined the knife very closely to see if there was any blood on it. We did not give him to fully understand that the man was dead at that time.

Cross-examined by Mr. Mack: When we told him the man was dead he did not seem to say or do anything; he seemed just like a person waking up out of a dream, or out of a drunk or something of that kind; seemed kind of stupified [sic]. If I recollect right he said: I am very sorry, or cannot help it, or something of that kind. I don't know whether he drove to Clinton or went any further than young Mitchell told me; Mitchell said he drove around by another road for fear the parties with whom they had the difficulty would follow them.

The Court adjourned at this stage of the proceedings until two P. M., the jury being permitted to separate by agreement under the usual instruction of the Court.

At 2 P. M. Court met persuant to ad journment; prosecution resumed. WM. BRYANT, sworn. Examined by Mr. Dunnigan: Am a brother of the deceased; my brother would be 19 years old the 21st of this month. He was about my size (rather below the medium for young men of his age.)

Cross-examined by Mr. Mack: I saw him the day before he was killed; was not there at the time of the killing.

JOHN SMITH, sworn, and examined by Mr. Dunigan: I think I know the prisoner; think I saw him at Meyer's grocery store, in an altercation with Arasha Bryant, deceased. I think both of them struck. In the first place Murray said "were do you got dem lines." He made some answer; I don't know what it was, but to the best of my knowledge he said, what matter did it make to him. Murray came and brought my horses water, and about this time I heard the parties scuffling across the railing. When I raised up I saw the deceased have his hand up; then I saw him shuffling with the arm that remained outside of the rail. I did not see anything in his hand at that lime. When he got into the wagon was the time I saw the knife in his left hand, and he put it in his left hand pocket to the best of my knowledge. I heard no quarreling between the parties except what I stated at first. I could not understand what they said. The deceased got out at Meyer's for the purpose of getting a drink of water. One of them got some water for the girls; don't know which one of them. They struck at each other over the railing. The railing was something like this. [The jury box.]

Cross-examined by Mr. Mack: It was about five or six feet from the well to where the boys were fighting. I did not see anything in Bryant's hands at the time they were striking. [Here the prosecution recalled Anna McGannahan, for the purpose of having her explain her evidence, to which defendants objected, but on being modified, the Court permitted. The defiendants [sic] reserved the question.]

The prosecution here rested, and the defendants introduced Mr. Murray, for the purpose of showing that the deceased carried metal knuckels [sic], to which the prosecution objected, but the evidence was admitted by the Court over their objection.

The witness testified that the deceased had in his possession pewter knuckles, but that there were so many in the crowd that he didn't have a very good view of them. Said they were good sized ones. Didn't see the deceased have a revolver.

JOHN CAMPBELL was introduced upon the stand and testified that he had known the prisoner six or seven months and that his general character in his neighborhood as a peaceable boy as being good.

FRANK SCOTT, sworn: Has known the prisoner two or three years, and that his general character as a peaceable and frugal boy was good.

NATHAN SMITH, SAMUEL SCOTT, JOHN SCOTT, B. F. MURRAY and DAVID MITCHELL, all testified to the same.

The defense then called PETER MITCHELL, who evidently had been imbibing too freely of that which is not for man's good. He was sworn, however, and testified substantially as follows:

Examined by Mr. Mack: My name is Louis Henry Mitchell; I live in Clinton; know the prisoner; was along with him the day Bryant was killed. He told me that Bryant hit him on the nose. I heard him strike twice; the first time I don't think he touched him. I saw Myers soon afterwards; saw that his nose

was skinned right up here; (witness illustrating) it looked just as if somebedy [sic] had struck him.

I did not see anything in Bryant's hands at all. Bryant was standing, when the attack first commenced, between the grocery and the horserack. Meyers laid his hand on the railing as if he was going to talk to him, when Bryant struck him. I could not say whether he motioned or struck at him or not.

After the occurrence we both got into the wagon and Meyers went to sleep and I drove home. I went up above Otter Creek, was afraid those fellows would follow us up and "thump" us. We kept out of the way as best we could; don't know whether Meyers had his knife open in the wagon or not.

Cross-examined by Mr. Dunigan: I was in the wagon when he came to get in; saw him have the knife when he got into the wagon he said something about having cut the fellow; I think he did say he cut him; don't recollect whether he shut up the knife until after he got in the wagon or not.

I don't think Meyers said anything to me about the difficulty on the way home, for I think he laid down and went to sleep and slept until we got within a mile and a half of home. Don't know the deceased only by sight.

The defense here offered to show by Squire Moore that the deceased was a "hard nut," a young man of a quarrelsome disposition, etc., to which the prosecution objected, which objection, after being argued <pro> and <con> by the counsel, was sustained by the Court, to which defendant excepted and rested the case.

The evidence closed about half-past three P. M. Sant. C. Davis, Esq., argued the case for the people in a very forcible speech of an hour and a half, and was followed by William Mack, Esq., for the prisoner, in an able argument of an hour, when the jury took the case to their room under the instructions of the Court.

The jury after remaining out for three hours returned a verdict of "Guilty of manslaughter," and fixed the punishment at a term of two years in the Penitentiary. On first retiring to the room the jury stood four in favor of six months in the county jail, and eight for two years in the penitentiary. ———<>———

THE unaccountable malignity which has pursued Mrs. Lincoln with sneers and calumnies for years, lately budded forth into the report that she indignantly spurned the pension voted her by Congress. The fact is that she has written a letter expressing her gratitude for the relief thus afforded, which is as acceptable to her, a3 its denial would have been disgraceful to the country.

PiOCEEDINfiS^OI THE COUPS LIC1SLATIF.

..Address of M. Ollivier.

The following important dispatches failed to arrive in time for our last issue: PARIS, August 9.—The session of the Corps Legislatif opened at 2 o'clock this afternoon. Schneider presiding. As soon as the formalities of opening were over, M. Ollivier addressed the House as follows: "Messieurs—The Emperor in his proclamation told yon, if circumstances should prove unfavorable, the Empress would call you to her. We have not waited until the situation was compromised before calling you."—[Interruptions.]

R.iavre exclaimed, 'This is too audacious." M. Ollivier continued: "We call you at the first sign of trouble. Some of "our troops have met with reverses, but the raatest portion remain nnvanquished. ur citadels, our natural defenses and our mountains are intact. We ask you to aid us in organizing the National Guard."

to propose. If the Chamber is not

with us, [Ironical laughs and interruptions] it is wanting in the performance of its duty. "Let us not lose time in discussion. This I beg, as perhaps this is the last time shall mount this tribune. Make no more speeches. Send us away if you deem it best." [Shouts from the left "Yes," "yes."]

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Paul de Cassagnac said that if he was a Minister, he would send before a council of war men sustaining such a proposition.

A scene of great violence here ensued between the members, Picard asking that the Chambers pronounce a vote of censure against the Ministers and the members of the Left continually demanding calls to order.

Cassagnac temporarily presiding, refused to accede to these demands, saying that violence on one part would only produce violence on the other.

Finally M. Ollivier, after a great effort to make himself heard in the confusion, said: "Some ofmyjcolleagues ask me if I would have them shot."

Duke de Grammont exclaimed: "They all ought to be." At thi3 expression Deputy Estancelin rushed toward Duke de Grammont shakhis fistin his face. Deputy Ferry alsoleaves his seat and threatens the Duke and the members of the Right rush from their seats and interpose to preserve order. The President put on his hat in the midst of the confusion, the session was temporarily suspended.

M. Jules Favre, on resumption of the session, pressed the immediate consideration of his proposal, but it was refused by a vote of 190 to 53.

M. Clement Duvernois then proposed an order of the day, declaring that the Chambers, desirous of ensuring energy in the national defense, be passed to the order of the day.

M. Ollivier refused to accept the order of the day, and rested the fate of the Ministry on its passage, but the order was adopted, and, at the request of M._ Ollivier, a recess was taken that he might withdraw and consult with his colleagues.

M. Ollivier returned, after a brief absence, and mounting the tribune, said: "In the presence of the vote of the Chambers, the Ministry has given their collect tive resignation to the Empress Regent, who has accepted it. I am instructed -o declare that General Pallikao has been charged with the duty of forming a new Ministry. [Applause.] "As for us, we shall continue to do whatever our country demands of us, and from whatever misfortune they may encounter, will have our support."

After this declaration the Chambers separated in great agitation.

Causes of the War.

The Nation, in an article on the causes of the European war, says: Prussia compelled Nepoleon I to fight her by refusing to be his alqect slave. She has compelled Nepoleon III to fight her by her victory at Sadowa. This victory by its suddenness has frustrated the schemes of French expansion, and made Prussia almost the equal of French in power. It has eclipsed Sevastopol, Magenta, and Solferino—which were the dearly bought compensations in glorie for endless sacrifices of liberty—and partly effaced even the remembrances of Jena and Wagram. It has aroused the vanity of the French to a degree which makes them both restless and restive. The trophies of Miltiades will not allow Themistocles to sleep from the day of Sadowa France has enjoyed no rest. She has actually begun to doubt wether she is after all la grande nation. A great revolution and great victories long ago procured her that glorious title she sees it now rapidly becoming vain-glorious merely. She must have new victories or else a new revolution.

VINCENNES. ———

Libel Suit—A Wife Murderer— A Fatal Shooting Affair. ———

Special Dispatch to Indianapolis Journal.] VINCENNES, August 10. The suit of Radway & Co., of New York, against Griffin, of the Vincennes <Gazette>, for libel, on the second trial, was decided against the Radways in our Circuit Court to-day.

Michael, the wife murderer, was brought before the court this forenoon, and counsel appointed for his defense.

A terrible shooting affray, growing out of a difficulty connected with a divorce suit, took place in the Circuit Court today. One of the parties received three balls through the body and one through the head, and another man was wounded in several places by pistol balls. ———<>———

Cologne has been and will be often mentioned in military dispatches and reports during the prevailing epidemic of saltpeter. It is the city that keeps the worst and sends forth the sweetest smells of modern times. Drainage and sewerage are both bad. Whenever the name of this unlucky historical place is mentioned, we are obliged to remember and laugh at the old epigram, which runs thus:

The river Rhine, aa ia well know. Doth wa«h tho city of Cologne, Tell me, ye nymphs, whM. power divine Shall henceforth wash the river Rhine? —Cro. Times.

THE New York World is inclined to the opinion that in the police of that city of late years there has been more attention paid to the detective than to the preventive parts of the Bystem. More brains have been expended, after secret crimc? have been committed, in efforts to discover the perpetrators, than have been used in devising means of rendering such crimes impossible or difficult. This is undoubtedly true. Detectives like to work up a "good case" as well as a law yer does.

WHEN the Germans are jollifying over the success of their countrymen, they should not forget to toast in- foaming lager the best friend of German unity—Louis Napoleon. He banished petty jealousies, buried sectional differences, and made the Germans throughout the world on people.—Ctevclund Herald.

HOW THEY MARCH.

What a French Soldier Carries.

Froa tho London Telegraph.]' The whole of the Imperial Guard haa now left Paris. The last regiment that left—the Fourth Voltigeuis—were marched up to La. Villette this afternoon. The weather was intensely hot the sun converted the" lone avenue te which King Haussman has given his name into a perfect oven and the march must have proved very trying. Nevertheless the men were picked men, very different from some of the line battallions which went off last week, and carried cheerfully and with an elastic step the enormous load with which they were laden. When will Generals and men in authority take the advice given so many years ago by Lamoriciere, more lately by Trochu, and acted on, I believe by Havelock in India, and "Stonewall" Jackson in the American war.

This advice, which is founded on experience of real warfare, was to the effect that to retain his efficiency as a fighting man the infantry soldier'e impedimenta should be reduced^ to a minimum, and that the weight he* has to carry should be reduced by two-thirds at the very least. Marshal Xiel did his very best to effect this by organizing a regimental train," consisting of one-horse two-wheeled wagons, four of which were to be attached to each company. But he died before the organization of this regimental train could be completed, and the number of these carts is so insignificant that only the Imperial Guard has had about a dozendistributed to each regiment, and they are used for the purpose of carrying spare ammunition only.

The result is, that though the foot-sol-, dier has a much lighter weapon in the Chassepot than in the old muzzle-loader, he still has to carry on his back and shoulders a weight of about seventy pounds. French that is, upward of one--" third tne regulation weight carried by a sumpter mule one of these Voltigeurs, whom I treated to. a glass of beer, supplied me with the details of his "pack." First, there is the Chasscpot, seven and a half pounds the sword, bayonet and scab-

Deputy Pire. —"All sacrifices without you." M. Ollivier resumed: "We are all pre pared. We can arm four hundred and fifty thousand men. Paris and the departments are threatened and are in a state of siege. Prussia hopes to add to I bard, three pounda ten pounds of atnmu-i her own advantages by intestine troubles, nition, distributed partly in two pouches, but her expectations will not be realized, and partly in his knapsack a pair of We shall defend ourselves order is shoes a four-pound loaf of bread a cansafety. vass bag strung over the left shoulder, "Now one word. It were unpatriotic and containing any creature-comforts the' at such a time to dwell upon personali- man may have procured it was empty_ in ties. Accuse, doubt us,—we shall not an- many cases, but my friend carried in it a swer, except to defend the measures we pound of tobacco, some cigars, a flask of

randy, a good-sized veal and ham pie, and a string of cervdas a I'lati. Over the knapsack—first, a greatcoat secondly, a blanket, thirdly, his: share of the canvas for the tente cTabri, and sticks for the same and fourthly a huge camp kettle. Inside the knapsack he had a second pair'of trowsers, combs, brushes, needles, thread, buttons, a pair of gloves, a couple of pairs of socks, and

Deputy Doumerlin interrupts, propos- three shirts in addition,£a flask eatable ig that the Presidency of the Council of of containing about a quart of liquid, is she

Ministers be conferred on General Trochu. Jules Favre demanded that the Chambers should at once assume the direction of public affairs.

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flung over the right shoulder. A long march, with such a .weight, must incapacitate all but thc very^Btrongestllnien and it is only too easy to understand how it happens that knapsacks and impedimcnta are invariably dropped the moment the first shot is fired.

In the French army tho practice is enerally to order the men to lay down Their knapsacks before goinp into action, bit the stamina of the men has been tried to the uttermost before they get up to the front by the carrying of such monstrous loads. Picked men may stand it,but it is sufficient to look at an average regiment of the line after a few miles' marching to form an opinion of the vicious system of overloading, for the maintenance of which that sturdy old veteran, "Genera! Kontine," is alone to blame.

Chivalry.

Those who bewail the days of chivalry as over and long for the Knights of the Round Table again inay take heart. Their achievements are repeated in this day and on the soil of England. A case lately came before a London court, in which one retired Major of the Indian ruiy complains of another of equal rank and service. The evidence showed that the gentlemen quarreled over a glass of wine at.a party and that some was spilt on a lady's dress. The aggrieved party determined on a chivnlric revenge, and sought his adversary, who was sitting talking with some ladies and a clergyman in the aristocratic Rotten Row. With lance in rest he rushed upon him, the lince being a stout cane, and his antagonist'

back being turned he was ena­

bled to inflict a severe fealp wound. Then hi? antagonist rose, and drawing hisownflashing Exealibur, a loaded stick, the deeds of the Field of the C!oth of Gold Mere outdone. But here, the prosaic genius of the 19th century,in thcldiupc of a vulgar police constable, steped 1:1, ind the Sir T\night-» had to go to an ordinary station ou-e, and have a fin.il settlement of their dispute before a common Justice. But that was not the fault of their chivalry, but of the matter-of-fact Jaws of the present day, which seem specially designed fir crushing out the flame of Knighthood.

THE savage nature of the Spanish volunteers was recently illustrated in a most striking manner at Cardenas. Cuba. A theft had been committed by a policeman and a Chinaman, and the former refused to divide the booty whereupon the Chinaman assorted his rignts by drawing the knife and inflicting several stabs upon the officer of the law. A volunteer rushed to the policeman's assistance. More volunteers collected, and soon got their blood up, when they started for the Chinese quarter of the town, when the massacre and sacking began. The Governor appeared upon the scene and made a speech, but the volunteers continued the shooting and stabbing, jeering at the Governor tor his efforts to preserve the peace. Nine' dead Chinamen were left uion the field and numbers of others were wounded. The fiendish Spanish volunteers now virtually rule in Cuba.

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in Nevada, a spring, the water of which cannot be distinguished in ta«te from chicken soup. A bath-house has been erected on the premises, and chicken soup baths will be added to the great variety now prescribed by physicians. This fact reminds a contemporary that the Empress Poppcea Sabina was accustomed to bathe in asses' milk, and it is said that Paris physicians frequently prescribe a bath in wine, which is afterward bottled and exported for American use. Home the mistresses of Charles the Second bathed in milk, which was afterward sold a' half price to the poor. Chicken soup biths must eclipse everything in the way of ablutions which the world has yet seen. But the first thing the curious Yankee will desire to ascertain is how they manage to hatch their chickens down there. —li'Mm Times.

IF JOHN REAL is not now a hero and martyr in the estimation of thiit large class from which thieves and murderers like himself are recruited, it is not the fault of the law which, in hanging him, gave him notoriety. His body was yesterday buried with ali the idle pomp and unmeaning ceremony of American funerals, and the culprit ruceived the same outward show 01 respect that any honest Christian could look for. It :s not strange that a riot followed the funeral, and that murder was attempted over the unfilled grave. For the barbarous scenes of execution and funeral a barbarous law only is to blame.—N. Y. Tribune.

ir. New York Tribune says that the population of New Yck City for 1S70 ia about the same aa for 1300—811,000, and add.- The death rate ia a 3nre indication of tbc number .f people. Now the whole number of deaths in New York in I860 kus 23,402 in 1860 it was 22,710 in 1505, 24,343, and in 1SG9, 21,601. TLi* iv. cnoi:,rli to show that the resident population of the city lias been compa.ativc1 stationary: that the census of IS!i0 was too high, and that the figure now coming in will greatly disappoint those,, who look for a million or more of people,' 0:1 Manhattan Island.

Dr. Livingstone.

The story that Dr. Livingstone is detained in Africa because he married a Princess, to please her old parent and that they will not allow him to stray from the bridal chamber, is a roback of too great

dimensions to circulate well. The fact is

at first hand. In other words he has not

all the late intelligence of the Doctor has been but the repetition of somebody's guesses, which would hardly be received

been heard of at all. If he is not dead

heard of at all. If he Is not dead

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and the means of telling when and how entirely lost, it is a wonder the revealment of which would be a marvel.—<Ind. Commercial>.