Terre-Haute Weekly Express, Terre Haute, Vigo County, 28 September 1870 — Page 1

THE new addition to Wabash College will be ready for use in a few weeks,

EVERY Democratic member of Congress voted against enlarging the free list.

EVERY Democratic member of Congress voted against the bill reducing taxation.

PROFESSOR COX finds a thick bed of workable coal underlying the entire county of Warrick. ———<>———

MATTHEW R. HULL is on the Democratic stump. If the party can stand hira it must have wonderful tenacity of life.

EVEKY Democratic member of Congress voted against reducing the tariff on tea, sugar and coffee, and other necessaries of life.

THEKE is a perceptible diminution in the blovialion of New Albany since she stepped into her position as the fifth city in the State.

A COMPARISON of the rate of taxation in Democratic and Republican countieg, shows that in the latter it is 35 per cent, less on the average than in the former.

No DEMOC'KATIC speaker or organ dares to deny that the Republican party reduced the tariff and interal taxes seventyeight million of dollars, and that the Democrats voted against the reduction.

THB Lafayette Courier does not overstate the facts when it says that every vote cast again Mie Republican candidates is a vote in lavor of fastening upon the people oftheS:a'c a debt of eighteen millions of dollars, and of doubling the present rate of taxation to pay it.

THE New York Sun thinks Mr. CARLVLE knew vhat he was about when he devoteiso many years of his life to his History of KITEIJERICKJTLIE GKEAT and to German literature, faiefar seeing Scotchman was the first among tlie great minds of the age to proclaim the rising power of Germany.

Sm IIEKIIV RULWKU lately declared in tlic House of Commons that "any gentleman who has traveled within the-lkst few j'fears dver Etirojlc, and who has not had his intelligence obscured by official information, has seen "the traces, as it were, of a train of gunpowder extending from Paris to Berlin, which it only required an accidental spark to ignite."

"DKMOCHATM: ECONOMY" is illustrated in the fact that, in Tippecanoe county, the average tax for county expenses, during the fourteen rears of Republican county administration, lias been but 20 1-0 cents per ?100 while the fourteen ye,-Irs of Democratic administration, immediately preceeding it, cost an average of .'S2 8-10 cents per §100—a difference in Republican favor of 2") per cent.

ONK.of the strong points in the New Yoik Democratic Platform, adopted a Rochester this week is a denunciation of the act of Congress so modifying the naturalization laws as to provide safeguards against the wholesale frauds of TWEED and Tammany in the city of New York. Of course, the Tammany ites want these frauds continued, as it is their only liopo of carrying the State. But what say honest Democrats in Indiana and elsewhere as to these crimes?

IT is a mou encouraging fact that all of the fall elections held thus far have reft.ilted in Republican victories. First came the echoes from the green hills of

Vermont of the usual sweeping triumph then Maine, the "Star of the East," followed with another emphatic majority then the golden territory of Colorado elected the entire Republican ticket, and lastly Wyoming repudiated her Democratic majority of last year by casting a handsome one for the Republicans.

Mus. KOUKUT DALE OWEN proposes to lecture in Indianapolis, next month, on the subject of "Woman's AVork, and its Bearing* on Marriage and Morals.'' The lecture will set forth how the work of women, thong an important half of the World's work, is not appreciated, is not organized, and is therefore, often not skilled, and is underpaid also the inllu ence of all this on the home circle.

Such an address might be useful in this city.

AN exchange discovers that "p'rolliga* ov," as defined in the Democratic dictionary, consists in the Republican adminis11 ion paying oil'ihe national debt at the rale of ~li!0,(!u0,u00 a year, reducing taxation, i-'iuing oil unnecessary expense in everv dcpa: men* of ihe Government, and the .'-i.i-.i'ii.ii of :he public faith nn^V idit. Word- are said to be invented I.. (Mil,-I'll! ideas, bu' lieie a !e:m in ot'i :an. iit-e, dc :ine a condition of about which there no wi.-h for concealment. 1'he "profligacy' o! President W:tANT'S administration, signifies its eat ul c. atehl'ulness and honesty.

TIIK opinion is very generally expre.-s ed ihat the election frauds in New \ork city will be in a great measure checked at the November election. Heretofore to investigate and punish these frauds isi that city was impossible, for the reason thai the party who committed theni controlled the Judiciary but Congress, at.its last session, knowing that frauds were committed, passed law giving tin? Vnited States Courts exclusive jurisdiction in cases of fraud committed at an election for President of the I'nited States or members of Congress. 'I his will, we trust, have a salutary restraint upon the Democratic "repeaters" at the coming election.

THE Sc.nline'. state that Gov. BAKKK, on Wednesday, p.lid into tho State ireasury the sum of which was forwarded to him by the United States Treasurer at Washington, to reimburse tl^e State for expenditures made by it for cavalry equipments during the late war.

Now, if the Governor had been a good, sound Democrat, he would have done no such thing, but would have "borrowed" the money and when pressed for payment, a few years hcnce, would have given his notes on long time and at low

interest.

IK we had the framing of our criminal code, «-e should have every convicted burglar and highwayman hanged. That is the best disposition that can be made of them.—Chicago Journal.

If you "had" the framing of our criminal code," you might have statutes provi ding for the hanging of "every convicted burglar and highwayman,' but you wouldn't "have them hanged," for the simple reason that .such laws would be rendered inoperative by adverse public Opinion. And since such is the case— whether right or wrong we are not now discussing—would yon gain anything by your "criminal code?" Isu it better, tinder our form of government, where public opinion is, virtually, the law, to have the statutes so nearly in accordance therewith as to insure their enforcement? Provide a penalty that juries will inflict, and criminals will be punished but go bevond that, and criminals will escape punishment. So long as public opinion is setting stronger, every day, against the death penalty, for even tho most aggra* va-.ed cases of murder, what would be gained by an enactment devoting burglars and highwaymen to the gajlows?

TERMS $2.00 A YEAR).

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Columbus Journal states that over

•half the Democratic nominees for Congress in Ohio this fall are old Know Nothings.

THE Chicago Republican "hopes MAX MARETZEK, who has challenged FisS, jv will not kill him, as we would be sorry-to seo anything done to bring dueling into favor."

As old Democrat who heard Senator PRATT'S remarks on the land-grant question, remarked: "I .don't blame VOORII EES for supporting the N. P. R. R. bill but I can't forgive him for trying to lie

out of it."

WHY can't Democracy givj up the ghost without lying to the last breath. Lafayette Journal.

Because lying is Democracy ruling passion" and is therefore "strong in

death." ~m

A DREARY DELUGE of detestable doggerel is pouring in upon our table, and through the waste basket to dealers in rags and waste paper. We can stand it if it affords any enjoyment to the artist- who indite the stuff and dub it "poetry!" It nets us three cents a pound.

GENEHOL GRANT is more ,noted for rg-, ceiving than giving. Journal. General GRANT is noted for both. The Journal's rebel friends found him capable

of "giving"

such'blows that they had to

cave in, and he had the honor of "receiving" their surrender.

PROF. HUNTINGTON proposes to reside during the winter at the tip-top of Mount Washington, for the purpose of meteorological investigation. The Cleveland <Herald> consolingly remarks that his remains will keep until spring without any trouble. An ice house would be luxurious as compared with the winds and snows of the Tip-top house. ———<>———

Mr. MACK fays he is compelled by "'circumstances" to declihe a joint canvass of this Representative District with his competitor, Mr SMITH. The position is well taken. There are plenty of "circumstances" in the Democratic record that any prudent member of that party may well dread lo encounter in a joint dis-

euKsion. TIIK vilest and most disgracefuLarticle we have ever seen, in any political paper, appears in the Kvansville Courier of Salurdav, and has reference to Senator MORot.wuninlpnl as Minister to the

TON'S ap|»ointn1ent Court of St. James. It is a disgrace

lo

the State that it

should contain any -community so degraded as

to support

a journal capablc of de­

scending to such inliiiite depths of bareness as llie Courier readies in the artie'e lo which we refer.

THE New Hampshire amended liquor law came into operation last week. It makes sellers of liquor responsible for damage occasioned by drunken violence, and town officers are made liable to fines amounting to no less than fifty nor more than five hundred dollars for failure to prosecute violators of the law. The Boston <Times> says great trouble is expected to proceed from the practical working of the statute, and lawyers recognize in it a very decided encouragement of their profession. ———<>———

THE Now York i'Ymes truthfully says: "The true Democrats of the United Stales are the Republicans. Their career has been a glorious series of struggles and victories for the rights of man. They have always upheld the people against oppressors in any form.- Their animating enthusiasm has been their love of freedom, and sympathy everywhere with true liberty. To them, the German-Ameri-cans rightly belong^ in their ranks, they will find a true harmony, and nowhere will their principles and services be so ralefully and heartily recognizcd, as in the. Republicnn party."

WE HAVE repeatedly warned our. readers of the imminent danger of having the canal debt foisted on the State. We <know>

that

a ring is formed to secure this object, and fasten a debt of $18,000,000 on the tax-payers of Indiana. A well-in-formed cotemporary asserts that this ring holds "consultations at the residence of

•WI-: earnestly cut reat the Ke'pu hi icanS of this District to improve Ihe few remaining davs until eieciion, in doing work thai \\ill tell, in honest voles, in that day. As we have repeatedly shown and sineerclv believe, there is a ciear uepubliean majority in our District, and nothing but a failure to get out a full vote can save VOOKHEES from* defeat Shall we have this failure? Shall we bear, for yet another term, the reproach of being misrepresented in Congress by a man wiiose record embodies all that every honest Republican most detests, whose political character inspires the haired and contempt of every patriotic heart, and whose public life, viewed from any standpoint, is a miserable failure?

Do your duty, men and brethren ot^he Republican faith, and you will defeat this man. The victory will be vonrs, so sure as the sun shall rise and set on election day, if you will prove yourselves worthy of it—if vou will earn it.

WHILE the receipts in eighteen months under the present Administration have increased $87,213,705 GO over those of a corresponding period of Democratic misrule, the expenditures have decreased $S3,S53,0G0 77. thus saving to the country $170,066,826 27. "Here." savi the New York Tribuw, commenting on the above figures, "is the positive proof of prcsertf economy. It has cost 1®?? under President GR.VXT to collect under a reduced tariff, $294,72-5,139 21 of the customs lhan it did under President Jouxsox to collect $2ol,973,T0S 19 while mon^than a million dollars represents the decrease in the cost of collecting, under GRANT, $53,263,919 15 more of internal revenue than under JOHNSON. Here is the proof positive of honesty. The Democratic administration reduced

the

public debt, during the last eighteen months of its existence, $1,3S3,460

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From the Daily Express, Sept. 24th.l The English Mission—Senator Morton Appointed and Accepts.

The New York Tribune of yesterday says editorially, that Senator O. P. MORTON was, about a week ago, appointed Minister to England that he promptly -accepted the appointment, but requested, that the whole matter should be kept secret until Gov. BAKER should have time for consideration and untrammeled action jn the appointment of his successor. Senator MORTON left New York, some days ago, to confer with Gov. BAKER on the subject,* and sufficient time having elapsed for that purpose, the Tribune feels at liberty to announce the appointment and congratulate the country on its character.

We had supposed that the Senator's feeble health would compel him to decline the appointment which, we wereaware, had been tendered him. But howdver weak he may be physically, his mental strength is unimpaired, and he will bring to

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he discharge of his new and

most important duties the same high qualities that have heretofore distinguished his official conduct in every position of honor lo which he has been called. The country will regret to lose his services as Senator but this loss will be compensated by the .employment of his talents in a lield where ho can serve the Republic quite as efficiently as in the Sena'e.

Since the above, was in type a dispatch, has been received from Washington confirming the Tribune's announcement.

THE Kansas Democracy, in their State platform, call for "the reduction, if not abolition, of the hateful and ojjpressive internal revenue taxation."

The Democracy of Illinois, in their. State platform, in effect demand the repeal of the tariff, '.which would strike off all external, or import taxation. between these two "planks" the Chicago Iiepblican greatly wonders what kind of taxes the .Democracy would levy. To adopt either, is to repudiate the public debt, destroy the National credit, and stop the wheels of Government. To advocate both at once, is quite consistent with Democratic tactics in different localities, and about as near uniformity in creed as they ever get. In Kansas, they want a tariff and no .internal taxes while in Illinois, they want internal taxes, and no tariff. Do the leaders really know what they do want?

DEMOCRATIC papers persist in publishing the false statement that the State government has expended for ordinary expenses $92,000 a year under Republican rule more than- it expended under Democratic rule. To make this out they add .to the ordinary expenses of the State government $5G5,930.C2, which the-Treas-urer of State certifies, over his own signature, has been paid as interest on the domestic debt. This leaves the average annual Republican expenditure S23,931.09 in paper currency—a sum, which, if it were in gold, would not cover the increased expenses made necessary by the newbenevolent and educational institution*, and the enlargement of the old.

QUEEN AUGUSTA. I

War aiyl Woman's Ambition—The Future Empress of Germany—The History and Popularity of the (Juecn.

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the editor and poprietor of the Democratic State organ. There is no other way to defeat the machinations of the ring than for Republicans to turn out <en masse> at the polls and vote for the Republican candidates, who are pledged to oppose this scheme, and to go for an amendment to the Constitution forever prohibiting any Legislature from assuming in behalf the State." ———<>———

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the present Republican Administration, during alike period, reduced it $169,542,109 60. Here is the assurance of financial wisdom. Economy, honesty, wisdom and peacc! Verily, the country has reasons to be thankful for this direction!".

York Free Press.]

The war in Europe, winch has ruined one Empress, and rendered her an exile and a wanderer, will probably result in the elevation of another royal lady to the Imperial dignity. For long years Queen Augusta, wife of the King of Prussia, has entertained the ambition of becoming the Empress of Germany. She was impressed with this idea long before she reached the throne, and no doubt impressed her ideas upon^lie mind of her husband.

Queen Augusta is known by her most intimate associates to be a most ambitious woman. She is not wanting in any element of true womanhood. Her devotion as a wife and mother are appreciated by her family, while her deeds of kindness and charity render her deservedly beloved and popular. But with these mote sterling home qualities she combines a large knowledge of men and politics and takes a deep interest in all that felates to literature and art. ller Majesty is a daughter of the famous Duke who was the munificent friend and patron of (icei he, and in-her youth she came much in contact willr the illustrious author, and her character in no slight degree wasini'uenciid it noi modeled by hirti. ith these antecedents and qualifications-, she could hauliy fail to take a deep interest in the great events of which her courthas been for so many years the center.

In taste, cultivation, and intellect, she is vastly superior to her husband, who is simply' a large, blufi', honest, hearty, self-willed, and somewhat dull gentleman. The Queen lias too much good sense to ever obtrude in state affairs. Rut there can be no doubt that her quiet unseen influence has frequently turned the scale in favor of Bismarck's large-brained policy, when the obstinate, timid King was inclined to hold back.

An anecdote illustrating her Majesty's capacitv for politics is not generally known." In ISIS—49, after Uie Berlin insurrection, the insanity of the old King of Prussia, brother to his present Majesty, became more marked, and led to numberless court intrigues. The dominant faction, of course, attempted to make light of the malady, their object being to govern in the King's name. It was denied that he was insane, and at worst his malady did not incapacitate him trom btisiness.

The difficulty wa= increased by the unwillingness of the physicians to pronounce anv definite opinion. It was under these circumstances that her Majesty, then Crown Princess, invited Dr. Rcecker, the most distinguished physician and philosopher in Berlin, to the palace. She received him entirely in a friendly, and not in a professional capacity. She led the conversation on general subjects of 'art, anf at length "glided naturally to the aborbing question of the King's illness. Tl'.e Princess expressed thegiief of the family, and asked, was there really any hope of his Majesty's complete restoration to mental and physical health? The physician. thrown off his guard, repeated that there was "not the slightest hope,"

The Princess instantly arose, pushed open some folding doors of a room, in which were seated members of the Council,legislators, members of the royal family, and the high officers of State.

With a commanding voice she ordered Professor Rtecker to repeat his statemen's respecting the condition of the King's health. He had no alternative but to oltev, and, in a lew days, her husband was declared Regent with full authority. He retained his position until he assumed the title of King on occasion of his brother's death, which occurred a few years afterward.

The large ambitious character of Queen Augusta, as we have slated, exercised an influence upon the King. S- shrewd an observej as Bismarck has always recognized this feminine quality as a favorable text in selecting male diplomatic agents. On one occasion he was in doubt about the fitness of a certain appointment "he desired to make, until he was informed that the wife of the candidate was a peculiarly ambitious lady. This turned the scale and the appointment fected.

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Not a single dwelling house has been erected in Halifax, Mas-.icliUKetls, in the last eighteen years.

NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.

MARCELLO, the Italian sculptress, is to make a bust of the ex-Emperor. A cotemporary crtielly suggests that, he was sufficiently busted at sedan.

THE Chicago- Republican says: "ConnBismarck is very near-sighted. It is probable that the reason he does not recognize the French Republic is, that he does not see it."

PRESIDENT GRANT is expected to re sumc his occupation of the White House about the first of October, and the mansion is undergoing the process of refitting and refurnishing, previous to his return

THE International Workingmen'a Association is one of the most formidable organizations in Europe, numbering fully 1,000,000 members, distributsdas follows: In France, 433,875 Germany, 150,000 Austria and Hungary, 100,000 England, 80,000 Switzerland, 45,220 Spain, 2,618

THE Democrats complain that the necessaries of life are taxed. As they refus ed to vote for the reduction of the tariff on tea and coffee, and voted against keeping the present tax upon whisky and tobacco, we suppose they regard ihe former .as luxuries and the latter as necessaries. Men will differ.

THIS is the season of State and County Fairs. Many of them have already been held, and others will be during the latter part of this, or the first part of next month. We are gratified to learn that these exhibitions of our industrial interests and products are unusually successful this year, both in point of attendance^ and as attractive displays. The county and district fairs that have thus far been held in this State have, almost without exception, been fine shows and enjoyable festivals. "How to save the Democracy" is the title of an article in a New York-contem-porary, discussing the ways and means of perpetuating tha Democratic party in that State. But why—savs the Philadelphia Press— why 'save that which is of no use? A person once apologized in the presence of Dr. Johnston for an occupation somewhat questionable, by saying, "Doctor, we must live." "I am not at all. convinced of the necessity of that, was, the ferocious response. Was the sort of Democratic party we had all through the war worth saving? We think not. Either it was not worth saving, or the country and the people have decided the country was.

THE Demociats think the war questions aie all dead issues. -They will find their* mistake, says the Chicago Republican, when the soldiers go to the polls. Until they can change timber legs to limbs of flesh and blood and fill .in thousands of homes the vacant chairs and remove mourning from many hearts, and gravestones from a thousand .cemeteries until they can blot out memory and conscience from the minds of American citizen*, they will find that tlrcy will continue to be judged by the past as well as the*present. By their fruits we know them. We have no reason to believe they have changed, in a day, from traitors to true men.

PETRIE, ex-Prefect of Police to the exEmperor, writing from Wilhelmshoehe( indignantly denies the extravagance in the personal expenditure of his late master but it is difficult to reject the evidence of figures,and it is well known that Napoleon's civil list was larger than that of any other monarch in Europe. In addition to a fixed annual revenue of 25,000,000 francs, equal to about five million dollars, he enjoyed the income of the Crown domains, amounting t# nearly $2,500,000, and the free occupation of numerous palaces, parks, forests and mansions, kept up at the expense of the State. The Crown domains include .a considerable portion of the estates of the Orleans family confiscated by the Imperial decree of January 22, 1S52. ni.s total income was calculated at 42,000,000 francs, or about $3,400,000 per annum in hard gold. The expenditure of the Court in late years even surpassed this extraordinary sum. It is well known that Napoleon has in-, vested largely in English and Russian securities, anil possesses ahno.-t untold wealth in diamonds and plate, all of which could easily be realized. It is almost enrrently reported in Europe that lie is the true owner of a large amount of real estate in New York, but now standing in the name of others.

The Chinese as Servants. While the employment of Chinese as domestic servants may be in many respects desirable, it is as well to avoid undue enthusiasm upon the subject. A Boston agent for securing the services of thece has many, applications for them, but he is obliged lo cease advertising the business for an unforeseen reason. Chinamen are very clannish, and object to being separated from their countrymen, preferring to engage themselves in companies. There is said, also, to be some disagreeable experiences at times, on the part of family employers, in another way. They find that Chinese servants are very peculiar as to' temper,—quick to take offense at slight and, to the white man, unintelligible causes. And when they do get into a passion, resort to weapons of •some sort may not unfrequently be looked for. At all events this is what some people say who profess to know them well. That Chinamen can be ferocious, the

Tien-tsin massacre shows clearly enough. Without, therefore, discouraging the new movement in regard to domestic service, it may not be amiss to suggest seeking fuller information upon the subject than we now have.—-N. I. TlorW.

Woman's Advocacy of Free-Love. Mrs. Sarah F. Norton's artjcles-on the marriage question, in W'omthull Clajlin's Weekly', received pretty severe handling from the Troy Time, and richly deserve it, too. They are filled with vile suggestions, and we say it with sorrow when we declare that we do not know of a paper edited by a male journalist so vile that it would print such abominations in its columns. Whatever may be Mrs. Col. Blood's personal views of marriage, she owes it to herself as a journalist to keep her paper free from immorality. Surely, ilie women of to-day have fallen on strange limes. We may well look to the future of our daughters with fear and trembling when women are found so brazen as lo declare in public speech and through the press iliat ihey desjre to see marriage abolished, and state their conviction that "as intellectuality increases the marriage tie becomes irksome." hen, like Mrs..

Croly, women find subject mat­

ter for their delicate feminine pens in the disgraceful love life of August Comte, and are still recognized as leaders in ihe cduse of suffrage, we shudder at the picture of such emancipation for woman as they would condemn her to. Women of this sort have made the New York Suffrage Association and the Soros is a byword and a hissing of decent people, and have, in fact, by disgusting the earnest modest women," literally broken them up.—X. 1*. Star.

The llome Xcxvs is the name of a new paper established in I^a Harpo, Hanccck county, Illinois.

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A Strange Visitor,

The doctor took his grape-juice and began: "In 1848,1 had been in- business a year or so, and was beginning to pick op stray cases. One night in the small hours the night-bell rang faintly over my head. I wanted work in those days, and its_ clamor was not quite so altogether horrible as it became in after years so I jumped up, and, putting on my wrapper, opened the window and called aloud to know who wanted me. Hearing no answer, and the night being utterly dark, I slipped on my clothes and went down to the door. To my surprise there was no one visible, and the street Was black and silent. Annoyed at the impatience of my visitor, I went sullenly "back to bed. The next night, at the same hour of two o'clock, the bell rang again, and, as before, faintly, like the ring of a child. The night was cloudless and the moon brilliant, but no one was on the steps or near them. Instantly I was possessed with a gtrange impression of terror as I closed the window and stood a moment thoughtful before going back to bed. I had scarcely fallen asleep when the bell rang once more. On this occasion I dressed instantly and went down to the door. As before, there was no one in sight. Still in doubt, I nvent out and explored in vain the dark side of the street and the nearer shadows. You may laugh, colonel, but the thing wasn't pleasant. The next night I resolved to sit up and catch the disturber. Providing myself, therefore, with a good stick. 1 left the street door unlocked,-so as to 1* easily opened, and then lit a cigar and settled down to read in'my office. Precisely as the clock struck two the doorbell rarg. In. a moment I had opened it, exclaiming, 'So I've got you at last!" Then I paused in my wrath. On the top step was the wee little figure of a child about nine years old, as I judged, barefooted, although the night was cold, and muilled up in something like the torn half of a ragged coverlefT 'Come in out of the cold,' I said, 'and tell me what you. want.' "Without saying a word, the child walked into my office. As it faced the light I ?aw the wauest and weariest little visage, with great brown eyes, long, tangjed yellow hair, and white lips, which said, feebly,— 'Mammy is dying. You come along quick, sir.' "I put on-niv overcoat and went out with her, saying,—

Good heavens, child! who sent you out in this dress?' For the little thing seemed Jto be in short while petticoats and without a gown. "She made no cply, except to repeat,' 'Come quick, sir' Out we went. 'Wlrat's your name?' says I:. yy* ".'Susy.' ty* -.j' 'Aren't you cold?' "'No.' 'Were you here last night?' said, on a sudden. ,• 2'"

'Yes.'

A Physician on tlie Stand. The standard legal dictionaries in us6 may be searched in vain for a more accurate definition of legal terms than those recently given by a physician in Pulaski, Tennessee, as reported to lis by a leading member of the bar in that place. Mr. B. and Mr. L., opposing counsel in a pending case, were engaged taking depositions lo be used on the trial of a cause. The question as to a certain woman's soundness of mind being in controversy, a physician was called as a .medical expert, and during his examination the following dialogue took place:

Q. Do you think this iadv is of sound mind? A. No, sir I do not.

Q. Does she know the difference between a "power of attorney" and "an ab solute conveyance?"

A. No, sir of course she don't, and there are very few women who do. Q. Do you know (he difference?

A. Yes, sir of course I do. Do yeu suppose I 4m an ignoramus? Q. Well, sir, will you be kind enough to tell us the difference?

A. Well—well, "a power of attorney" is the strength of mind of any particular lawyer and an "absolute conveyance" is a hack, or rmnibns, or railroad car, or something of that sort.

The Large Cities.

The population of Chicago is now ascertained by a completed ceisus be 297, 718, and that of the county is 348,709 These figures hardly sustain some of the boasts which have been made, but the

<Tribune> claims, we believe with truth, that it has predicted the result very closely. The gain has been, enormous; 141 per cent, in the county and 173 per cent in the city, in ten years. We believe no other city in the country will show as rapid an increase.

Untit very recently we have supposed that the city of Chicago would undoubtedlv exceed the city of St. Louis in population. Incomplele reports of our own census, however, indicate that this is not quite certain. The population of the city thus far recorded is over 280,000, if we are rightly informed, with parts of wards not yet returned, which, it is thought, will raise it to nearly 300,000. The difference, at any rate, will be not large, but there is some possibility, perhaps, that this city may after all come out a trifle ahead. In that case, it will be the fourth city in the country, or counting New York and

Brooklyn as one, the third in population. The returns from Cincinnati show, as we anticipated, that St. Louis has quite outgrown that city. Its population is not far from 250,000. Boston, with 177,000 in 1860, and Baltimore with 212,000 then have both been passed, as well as Cincinnati, if the latest reports are correct. New Orleans was also ahead of us in 1860, but is now in the rear. So that while St. Louis was the eighth city in population in 1860, it is now the fifth, or if it keeps ahead of Chicago, the fourth.—<St. Louis

Democrat>.

TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 28, 1870. {PAYABLE IN ADVANCE

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"'WTho sent you?' Don't know.' -).* -i 'Why did you run away?' 'Don't know.' ."Meanwhile the little naked feet trotted on in front of me swiftly, and suddenly turning into. Crosby street, dived into a dark court. Here she opened a door, and I followed her up stairs. ^We climbed three stories of a mean, ill-smelling staircase, till she suddenly stopped before a door in the attic, w^iich she- opened in turn, so that we went together into a wretched garret. The room was deadly cold, and I saw by a flickering tallow candle a tireless stove, bare floor and •walls, and every sign of the deepest misery. On a straw mattress lay a woman witli features pinched and haggard, her feet bare, because she had drawn the scanty covering up about her chest. "'What can 1 do for you?' I said, arousing her with difficulty. 'Nothing,' said a weak voice, husky and broken. 'I am starved—that's all.'

Then relapsing into the delirium from which my words had called her for a moment, fche began to wander anew._ "Upon this I turned to the child. To my surprise, she was gone, leaving me alone with the dying woman. Kneeling be.:ide her, I called aloud in her ear and gently shook her, when again she grew partially sensible. 'Where is the child?' I said. 1 want her to call some one in the house, so as to get a little help.' 'Child!' she said. 'What child?' 'Susy,' said I, recalling her name. "At this the woman suddenly sat up, pointed across the garret, and exclaimed, 'Susy She's over yonder—been dead these three days. Starved too, I guess and sosaving she fell back, groaned, struggled an instant, and was dead. 'Shocked at the horror of the scene, I slowly got pp from my knees, and taking the failing candle, walked over to the far coi ner, where a confused heap lay on the floor covered with a torn counterpane. I raised the Corner, and bending over saw that the heap was a dead child, and that its face was that of the little wanderer who had summoned me i^few minutes before. As I looked ihe candle sputtered and went out, and the cold, pitiless moonlight fell through the broken panes upon the floor. I got out and went home. That's my vtory, Coltfnel."—Lippincott's j\[tgazine for October.

BATTLE-FIELD HORRORS.

The Dead and Wounded—Harrowing Scenes and Incidents.

A correspondent w-ith her German army, writing from before .-ie'.z, August 27, says:

One boy struck me he was about seventeen, and what is called a "Fahnrich" or ensign.. It is in this army necessary for an officer to serve# year as fahnrich, before they get their .commission as lieutenant, which is the first grade in the* military profession. He was lying with his sword in his right hand, pointing toward the enemy, having iallen on his right side, and must have died instantly, as the left hand grasping bis left side told too plainly where the fatal bullet had struck him.

He had his gloves on, which first attracted iny attention, and his face, which was turned upward, betrayed none of the emotions that it must have exhibited as the bullet'struck him, for he looked wrapt in the softest slumber.

I was,-during one part of the actionr standing near some Hussars, who were in reser.ve. The sun was pouring its rays upon us, and around us on every side lay the wounded. One poor fellow cried .to us for watery "Comrade, for God's sake, give me water—one Utile drop. I am on fire! I am on fire! For God's sake, give me but one drop—only wet my lips!" aad another near him. could- only hold his hands i'p in prayer, and point to his li

pi.

A good- .tured Hussar, touched by the appeal, got off his horse and ran to them with his water-bottle he was' in the act of raising the man's head, when a shell fell within a yard of them, and, buisting, blew the whole three to atoms."

The slid havoc that was made in he cavalry throughout the whole of the I6th was ."earful and I saw a Cuirassie' regiment, who, in their breast-plates, white tunic and high bools, looked the. very beau-ideal of heavy cavalry, come out of the action numerically about two squadrons 'strong. Their Colonal marched slowly at their head, utterly overcome at the loss of his gallant men. He had five officers with him out of twenty-five that had ridden out with him that morning.

On the lSlh, one of the most brilliant actions of the day was admitted on all ssdes to be the storming of St. Privat, whiqli was taken aflcr the-most terrific cannonade, by which it was simply riddled to pieces.

Nothing throughout could be braver than the French troops, and they are by all allowed to fight remarkably well, the fault lying in bad generalship and'inferior artillery, as compared with the opposing force. Around this particular place the deadlay so thick that one could scarcely walk one's horse through them, most of them killed .by shells, which in, fiict, as may be supposed, the most ghastly wounds. There was a French officer still lying in a ditch by the roadside the morning after the battle, when I went to look over the place again. He had been shot through the chest, and in his left hand held a letter that he had evidently long carried with him. I dismounted and disengaged it from his hand, and am happy in being able to return it to the sender, who cannot but rejoice to think that his last thought in this world was of her.

F11051 WYOMING TERIUTOltY.

Women Exercising tlie Itight of Suffrage.

Special Correspondence of Cincinnati Times.] CHEYENNE, WYOMING, Sept. 7,1S70. Being aware of the fact that you are no women's rights man, I wish to give you some idea of how our election day passed off. I suppose you are aware of the fact that the women of Wyoming have had the right to vote conferred on us. I say us, for 1 am one of the Wyoming women, and feel proud of being called such. Well, yesterday, the 6th, being election day, our citizens turned out en masse to celebrate the great event—the day when free women turned out to do what all lie citizens call a sacred duty.

I only wish you and all other anti-wo-men's rights men could have been near by to see how proudly the men walked to the polls with their wives or listers, mothers or sweethearts on their arms, and I know you would have been pleased. When it was first proposed that women hould vote, the women felt delicate about going but our ministers nobly stepped forward and told the women not to be backward, for they would set the example by taking their wives. So the women then took courage and cjme proudly forard to do their, duty. There were judges and their wives, lawyers and their wives doctors and their wives,, ministers and their wives, merchants and their wives, mechanics and their wives, and laborers and their wives, and all classes, both rich nd poor, came forward and cast their otes, each man feeling proud of his female companion.

There has never an election passed off so pleasantly in this Territory before. There.were lots of men collected around the polls to see how things would be con"ucted I hey were talking and laughing, and discussing politics, but as soon as they Would see a woman coming they ould all stand back and make room for her to pass. Even the rowdies kept still while women stood near. I never saw a" more orderly set of men in sny life, and each man thai came forth with a female companion to cast her vote at the same lime he cast liis, that man looked proud and happy. My husband took my mother and myself to the polls, and I know that he felt proud of having that right: and as a person would walk along the street1it looked so nice to see little groups of friends and neighbors, both men and women, talking and discussing politics. I, for one, think that it will make men and women more united. We will all work together for one common cause women will take more interest in the welfare of the State or Territory now that we are allowed to have a voice in its politics.

Well, Mr. Editor, to tell ii all in a fewwords, our'election day was mo like a great holiday than anything else.

Our little band of pioneer women has shown in part what can be done.. I and my friends here in this Territory have voted once, and 1 hope to live to sec the dav when every woman in America will have the same great privilege. Oh how I do wish our champion, Fanny Fern could have been here yesterday, so that airwomen could have heard her opinion given through her powerful pen! or that Mrs. Stanton could have been here to have taken notes, so she could have told how things were conducted, for she can ex press herself before the world! I hope to see the day when women can come forward

and

express themselves without fear

or ridicule. Women are just beginning to sec for themselves and to think without fe.tr.

Well, I will say for our Cheyenne men they acted nobly almost to a man. They sanctioned women voting, and our head men took the lead. Ihey will al wavs have the gratitude of us women for their kindness to us Every man knows that, as a general rule, women are grate ful. and will not forget kindness shown to them. We will ever remember, our friends Governor Judge General and many more who siond br us in the time of need

arc

Mrs. J. H. C.

Conscience Money.

The Treasurer of State yesterday received an installment of "conscience money" from some anonymous person. The letter was mailed from Chicago, and read: "Credit School Fund, State of Indiana, $360." The greenbacks enclosed were genuine paper of the realm. The letter is probably from the same person who some time ago forwarded $1,000 for the Fund, in a feigned handwriting, with apparently great pains taken to conceal the identity of the writer. Is it "Conscience money" or is it from some one who has a surplus, and proposes to help out the State School Fund? is a query that the Deputies at ihe Treasurer's office

are trying to solve. The money thus received will remain in the General Fund until the next Legislature, when a special enactmcnt will be required to place it to the credit of the School Fund.—<Ind. Journal>.

Slandered aad

The Righteons EDWIN M. STANTON.

Wicked Defended

Having utterly failed to detract in any respect from the bright record of the Republican party in Indiana, Mr. Hen"dricks stands before the people a self-ex posed political slanderer. But it is not in this respect alone that he appears before the public in a bad light. He not only slanders the Republican party, whose record is as pure as the driven snow, whether its patriotism or its scrupulous honesty is made the test, in this State, but he defends the Democratic partv, whoso record is blotched all over with tlie blood of the Republic, and with the stains of public pecuniary dishonor.

What has Mr. Hendricks to say in condemnation of the Fact that the Democratic Treasurer of Putnam county was a defaulter, and that the Democratic County Commissioners, failing to get his securities out of the scrape by .the purchase of a second Poor Farm, finally remitted the judgment against them and made the county lose the amount? What against the

Fact that in Allen county, the worst tax-ridden county of the State, to cover a similar defalcation, a second jail lot, no more needed than a second hand graveyard, was bought for $16,000 more than it "was worth? What against the.

Fact that the Pulaski county Democracy are now stayed by an'injunciion from going into the poor-farm business, at the county's expense, to refund the stealings of a "Democratic official? What against the

Fact that Harrison county had an unfortunate Democratic Treasurer, who couldn't settle by $40,000. What against the

Fact that John M. Lord, a Democratic State Agent, made a forced loan of $10,359 of the Slate fnnds forliis own benefit, when the State was selling her bonds for two-thirds of their value, to raise money for current expenses? What of the

Fact that D. C. .Stover, another Democratic State Agent, now living in Montgomery county, and a supporter of Manson against the gallant Wallace, forged $2,440,000 of State bonds, and put them upon the market for the benefit of himself and other Democratic confreres in crime, and to prevent the negotiations of which cost the State a considerable sum of monev? What of the

Fact that Oakey Hall, now Democratic Mavor of New York, and then'Democratic Commonwealth's Attorney refused to prosecute Stover, considering it no crime to steal in locofoco New York from Republican Indiana? What of the

Fact that John C. Walker, still another Democratic State Agent, and a MajorGeneral in the.Sons of Liberty (an organization which, according to the sworn testimony of J- J. Bingham, of the Indianapolis" Sentinel and Hon. (2) Horace Heffren, of Washington county, contained a majority of the Indiana Democracy, plotted to murder Governor Morion, and turn loose the rebel prisoners at Indianapolis, to ravish, and slaughter, and burn their way to the Ohio river), ran away with $50,000 of the State's money, and finally when he did settle through his brother, kept out his salary and expenses audited by himself What of the

Fact-that under Democratic management $133,000 of the sacred school fund of Indiana was bet in New York, in a gold gambling operation, on the success of the rebellion, and lost, the State being compelled to bring suit for its recovery, and finally to take notes (another forced loan) beartng low interest, running from one to ten years, for $84,Sll*of the amount, none of which should have ever left the Treasury? What of the

Fact that-the Democracy in 1S57 closed the hospitals for the Ijisane, the Institution for the Education of the Deaf and Dumb, the Institution for the Education of the Blind, and^ turned the poor unfortunates adrift! What of the

Fact that the Democracy robbed the school fund of $1,000,000 worth of swamp land? What of the

Fact that a Democratic Governor appointed Jacob Merkle, Swamp Land Commissioner, when he was known to be a defaulter to Jasper county for $127,910? What of the

Fact that Dan. W. Voorhees promised Jeff. Davis 100,000 Tndianians to help him destroy the Union? What of the

Fact that Jesse D. Bright, who is now trying to force Indiana into the payment of a fraudulent claim of $18,000,000, was expelled from the United States Senate for treason? What of the

Fact that Indiana Democrats, inspired by the speeches of Democratic Indiana Congressmen, shot down Provost Marshals, discouraged enlistments, and promoted desertions? What of the

Fact that the organ of the rebel government boasted in .1864 that (in consequence of Democratic sympathy here) among all the foreign relations of the confederacy none were more cordial than those existing between it and Indiana? What of the

Fact that taxes are on the average a third higher in all the Democratic counties of the State, than in the Republican counties? What of the

Fact (passing to national matters) that Buchanan's administration bankrupted the Treasury, more than doubled the publiiMebt, emasculated the army, dissipated the navy, robbed the North of its defense^, encased the South with an armor, all in the interest of a treasonable conspiracy? What of the

Fact that the mass of Southern Democrat«, now members of his party in good standing, without expressing a regret for their

conduct,

fought four years to destroy

the Government they seek to control? What of the Fact that all through the war for the Union, the Northern Democracy, as a bodv, gave aid and ooinfort to the rebelion* by factions opposition to the? war measures of the Administration? What of the

Fact that the Democratic party, as a whole, is responsible for every dollar of the war debt, for ^very soldier's grave in the land, for every widow and orphan made by the war, for every sigh that has been heaved in consequence of it, for every tear that has been shed, for every wound that rankles in soul or in body? What of the

Fact that the Democracy of the North opposed the freeing of the negro, and the Democracy of the nation opposed the clothing of him with citizenship and the arming of him, against ostracism and violence, with theiallot? What of the

Fact that the Democracy have depreciated the currency, sought to ruin the public credit, and are working toward national ruin through the deftly-hidden instrumentality of repudiation?

What defense of all these, and numer ous other damning facts, lias the great Oily Gammon of Indiana Democracy to make?* Let hiui speak, if he can. Lafayette Journal.

THE dispatches a day or two si'nee briefly announced the "election of JONP as dele gate to Congress from Wyoming Terri tory." This is Major Wm. T. Jones, for merly of Harrison county, in this State appointed by General GRANT as one'of the Associate Justices for Wyoming. It is a high compliment to him that within eigh teen months of the time he became a resident, he was nominated by the Republicans as their candidate for Congress and elected bv a majority of the people of the Territory. It will be of interest to everybody to know that the women, who by the laws of the Territory are voters, nearly unanimously cast their suffrages for the Republican ticket. Heretofore Wyoming has been Democratic. Judge JONES has the honor of being the first man sent to Congress by the ballots of women. The

Sentinel and the Cincinnati Enquirer are afforded another "straw" to suck at for a few days.—ItuL Journal.

MISFORTUNES never cocoe singly. The

rinderpest has broken out in Germany, and Andrew Johnson has resumed the stump.—Chicago Republican.

JOHN STEWART, the son of a farmer o [sic] Hendricks county, stood the best Examination and is Gen. Coburn's Naval Cadet. He was examined by Professors Shortridge and Wiley and Dr. Todd, who gave him the highest testimonials. In appearance he is modest and prepossessing.—

<Ind. Commercial>.

Extract from Hon. Henry Wilson's Reply to Jeremiah S. Black.

From the October Atlantic,) A few days after the death of Mr. Stan ton, at the request of the publishers of the Atlantic I prepared an article on some of the characteristics of the great Secretary as they revealed themselves to me in the various phases of the rebellion. It was not history or biography, nor was it intended to be. It spoke of his tireless industry, indomitable courage, promptness of decision, readiness to assume responsibilities, intense, patriotism, and a self-sacrificing devotion to his imperilled country. In illustration of these characteristics, I cited a few of the many facts that had come to my knowledge, either by personal observation or the authentic testimony of others.

Mr. Jeremiah S. Black does not like my portraiture of Mr. Stanton, or my statement of facts. He apjiears in the June number of the Galaxy in a communication addressed to myself, in which my statements are questioned and my conclusions are denied. The article is characteristic of the man and lam not surprised at the manner or the matter of it. Mr: Black seems to belong to a class of public men who are lingering behind their age, soured, disappointed and vin dictive. He seems specially conscious,— and his consciousness is apparently strengthening with time—that there are few lawyers, fewer statesmen, and no patriots, who this day approve the advice lie gave the President, on the 20th of November, I860, in the only act which will carry his name to posterity. -Contemporaneous history has already pronounced that "his argument gave much aid and comfort to the conspirators," that he "virtually counseled the President to suffer this glorious concrete Republic to become disintegrated by the fires of faction or the blows of actual rebellion, rather than use the force legitimately at his service for the preservation of its integrity." Nor is posterity likely to reverse this judgment. Loyal men, whose words and acts are instinct with patriotism, may perhaps afford to pardon the utterance of one who is passing into history under the irreversible condemnation already pronounced of a peoplesavod in spite of his imbecile counsels and perilous theories. \s vulgar as vituperative, as ill-man nered as ill-tempered, with an effrontery as straugc and fatuo is as it was brazen, his article falsifies history and defames the dead, though the writer must have known that both the'living witnesses and the documentary evidence are at hand to rectify tho one and vindicate the other. It is not now my purpose to reply to his laudation of President Buchanan or to his denial thatliowell Cobb, while

Secre­

tary of the Treasury, by his treasonable utterances at Washington and among the money-lenders of Wall street, deranged the finances ond sunk the national credit or to his denial that John B. Floyd, while Secretary of War, sent muskets where they could be "clutched" by the rising conspirators or to his apology for Toucey or to his canonization of Jacob Thompson, the smallest and basest of the Cabinet conspirators. I am mindful that Mr. Black was a mere lawyer when he entered the Cabinet that he had little association or acquaintance with statesmen. Of course his associates in the Cabinet, who had some experience in public affairs, although they had left little evidence in the records of tljeir country of learning, eloquence or statesmanship, towered up before his inexperienced eyes. No wonder that to this political neophyte Jacob Thompson seemed a great and illustrious statesmen,."so immeasurably "far above" the range of ordinary mortals, that they "will never in this life be able to get a horizontal view of his character." My object now is to defend Mr. Stanton from his treacherous frien 1ship, and vindicate the truthfulness of my statements, so recklessly assailed, by testimonies which cannot be gainsaid, and which are beyond the reach of cavil and successful' contradiction.

In portraying the signal services rendered his country by Mr. Stanton, I referred to the fact that on entering Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet he put himself in communication with leading Republicans in Congress that so anxious was he for the safety of tlie Republic he visited by ippointmgnt Mr. Sumner, at his lodgings, afttr midnight, to impress upen him the danger which menaced the nation. These facts were stated to illustrate Mr. Stanton's exalted patriotism, which prompted him to rise above the claims and clamors of mere partisanship, and to invoke the aid of loyal men beyond the lines of his own party and outside of the administration of which he was a member, to serve his imperilled country, menaced by a foul and wicked revolt. Such patriotism, howevef, Mr. Jeremiah S. Black does not comprehend. Such action he cannot applaud. He sees in it nothing but "overt acts of treachery." He doubts, questions, denies, and exclaims with holy •horror: "Into what unfathomed gulfs of moral degradation must the man have fallen who could have been guiltv of this!"

Notwithstanding ihesc doubts, denials and exclamations, Mr. Stanton, nevertheless, did put himself in communication, while in Mr. Buchanan's Cabinet, with leading Republicans. Of this fact there is no lack of competent testimony.

The Canal Debt.

From the Indianapolis Journal.] The canal debt, with accrued interest, will be, by the time, the Legislature adjourns, $18,000,000." The holders of the stock have purchased it for five, ten or fifteen cents on the dollar. The average outlay has been about ten cents. If they can force it back upon the State they will get dollar for dollar, and interest at five per cent, until it is paid. This will give them a clear profit of ninety cents on the dollar, or only $1,800,000 less than the entire face of the stock. They will pocket $16,200,000, clear and complete, as the net result of their speculation. Now what can men afford to give to make such a speculation safe? Five millions of dollars, easily, and never grudge it. That will still leavc them with stock, at par, or near it, amounting to $11,000,000, exclusive of the $900,000 interest every year, which they will get. Five millions of dollars will give to <every man>, of the one hundred and fifty members of the Legislature, <thirty-three thousand three hundred dollars>—a handsome independent fortune. ———<>————

A SPY IN STRASBOURG.

A l'olite Host Who is a Grim Joker.

In a Strasbourg hotel some Algerian tirailleurs, officers, sous officers and privates were all at breakfast, the first day they had eaten in peace for a week. An intruder came in with many bows and begged permission to place himself at the table, offering to pay his share. "You don't know me, but'l ahi not quite a stranger to ihegieat army family. Caplain Brunei, twenty one of ihe line, is known to some of you, I dare say. He is mv dearest friend, almost my brother." Nobody knew Captain Brunet, but his name was a passport among soldiers. The stranger look his colelette, and was chatting easilv with his companions when an officer of the Twenty-first came in: "Parbleu! here is the very man to teil you all about vour friend. Lieutenant, allow us to present a friend of one of yours you know Captain Brunei? hat Brunet? "Brunet of the

Twenty-first."

"No such

man in our regiment since 1 joined it ten years ago The stranger is confused His lively tone is changed. Some Tuicos asked the lieutenant: "Areyou sure there was no such man as Captain Lrunet? "Just as sure as you are standing there.'* "Whv, then, he mu*t be ," and they 'begin to close round the stranger. "Monsieur is in my company," said the caplain of the tirailleurs, a solid man. "Go on with your breakfist, sir shall I hand you the cbee-e? Take some of this conserve." Coffee and chasse—breakfast was -over. The big tirailleur called for the bill and paid. Taking the stranger's •arm, he walked outside on to the fide

walk, drew

Tie Story of the Commander-in-Chief of the Imperial Armies of China. Georgo Alfred Townsend in Chicago Tribune*

The story of Ward, as Captain Nash, told it to me, was as great a drama in its way as that of Narses, the Eunuch, or of Henry Morgan. "He was a good sailor," said Captain Nash', "bred up here to the east'ard, Salem-way his parents poor people,: raised by the water-side, and they were# not able to give Ward any schooling. He put to sea right early, made several voy-sg ages to the Indies, to China and to thc(. whaling sea's, and was always remarkable for his consuming ambition. He was atf good mate, when he got so high, and there was no work too arduous for him.Tpeared like as if he was neverso happy as when he was fussing about something. He was alius talkin' about war, hopinV there'd be a war with England, and saying what he meant to do in such a case. He had wonderful confidence in himself. Of course, we didn't think much about his notions before we began to hear of him in China. We thought he was one of those illiterate, peculiar, dreaming sort of fellows. He married a poor girl like himself, if I remember right, but left hor home, and then he went out to China to boat up the rivers. I was in China,at the same time, and, like Ward, I carried cargoes for the Emperor party in the civil war there, moved troops, carried stores, and got (*ood rates tor my ship, and I got rid of it and came home to Rhode Island. "When I went out again I found Ward Commander-in-Chief of the Impr al armies. They gave him a whole city, which he took for the gift of it. Ho had married the sister of the Governor of Shanghai and had about a hundred Chinese wives. He had adopted their I cligion, was a prince, rolled in money and authority, and was the idol and miracle of all that part of Asia. The admirals and generals of European powers there looked at his success with amazement. An illitetrae Yankee sailor who could hardly write a letter, and had come there without recommendation, or introduction, he was the widest-known European in China. Still there didn't seem to me anything so wonderful in this, because the Chine.se are superstitions anvwav, and a man like t. Ward had self-'rfesources and audacity enough for nnvthing. 1 went to see him, and he was as cordial as ever. He made me sit down and take a glass of grog, and he told me how ... ii had all come about. "You see lie discovered that the Emperor had all the money and the rebels ail the success. He was New hngland man enough to look out for the money, and he had confidence enough to risk his life against any odds. First, he went out and showed that he was a tignting man. Then he got it spread about that he was a man who had a charm which protected him against any danger in battle. He was a pushing fellow, and his success justified his pretensions, and finallv they promoted him, through successive ranks, to be commander-in-chief, lie had too much ambition to be scrupulous about particulars, and he renounced Loth his amily in America and his religion— though he hadn't much of that—to be married and made Chinese. 'Whv,' said 1, 'Ward, vou ain't changed" much in appearance, for. all our distinction.' If you don get killed here, asr I 'spccl vou will, you 11 be a sailin' a ship against the English yet.' Says I: 'Now, you take my advice salt down some of your money and slip away from this. Go to a civilized country, get vour wife, and be a man of consideration. Savs lie:' 'No, I don't want money. I- want power. I mean to be Emperor of China, or rule the Emperor. There's no bullet that can kill me.' It was infatuation, you see. He was dead set to be a ruler of the earth. Rhode Island want big enough for him. "Well, as 1 was a comin' down to the pint, Ward—he spread and spread. "The fiction lie began about being charmed' and proof against bullets, he ot to believe.in himself. "He lacked edication, you know. He couldn't spell, and, therefore, his bust. The spell was bigger than the speller. "After fightin' and fightin', and whacking the rebbils every time, \\ard w*as appointed to attack a fort, the last stronghold of the rebbils. He led the vanguard of his Chinese army. He had to move in front. He drew his sword, as usual, and said: '"Come on I have a charmed life! Few that follow me can be injured.' "They hurrahed and went after him like heathens. Directly five balls went chock-a-block through him. He. said: 'I'm shot bad this time. Take me to the rear.' (All this happened down about Nimrpo.) He was dressed then, as alwavs in plain, rough American clotlics, like a farmer, and he had never worn a uniform. They got a notary and witnesses at .his request, and he scratched oil" as much of a will as he could dictate in his condition, and then he died. 1 saw him after death, and he looked weather-beaten, brown and rough, in his old worn chillies, grimly asleep and full of scars, lie had lived this desperate and perilous life nearly in vain. The Chine-e Government' claimed all his property, on the ground that, having married in China, he was no longer subject to American protection. This led to consular Court proceeding, and 1 believe that Ward's folks never got much of anything out of his great wealth. "1'hey came to me and asked me to take the body back to New York. Now, if the Chinese shippers had known that there was a corpse on 'nv ship they wouldn't have trusted a chest of tea iu her. The body of old Ward was smuggled on board in a common box, marked 'curiosities' and placed under the stone ballast at the bottom of the vessel, I delivered it up to some of his relatives in port, and they carried il back lo the little gravevard ^among his fathers. But he made'Bhina shake for years. This was in l.SOo." "A wonderful record, indeed," said I, "but already growing obscure." "Oh! Ward was a little more romantic •and reckless, but not a bil more adventurous than many of our merchant captains.

Hundreds'of them are.sailing now under other flags. Something they couldn't control—laws, or politics, or something has made 'em poor and exiled them. They was raised on the ocean, and in their day there they was cocks of the walk."

Romnncc abonl Engenic.

CorresiiondcnocofthcLynchburt! Republican.'. in 1851 the uncle of the writer resided as American Minister at Paris, with a large family around him. At this time appeared in Society^herc Eugenie Marie de Guzman, CountesS of.Montijo, a lovely person and an aristocratic name securing her brilliant conquests in that society, and constituting her one of the most famous ladies in paris. It was thought, and indeed freely remarked, hat her mother was more ambitious than herself, that the former designed for' her some great alliance, while Eugenie herself appeared a

model

of simplesincerity,agirl who would choose to consult her own heart in any matrimonial affair. Her sister had just married the duke of Alba and Berwick, a lineal det-cendant of James II. of England and the worthy mother Donna Maria, no doubt designed at least an equal matrimonial destiny for the more beautiful of her daughters. But the heart is not always to be controlled even in ihe mast aristocratic life, or to viehi to its exactions or convenience, lvigenie lost hers to a fine-looking blonde Virginian, young William C. Kives, p.on •of the Amerieon Minister. They were engaged to be married. But Aunt Judy

Hives, a Virginia matron, very decided and angular in her scruples, interfered and broke off the match the Countess was too fast" for her old Virginia views of social sobriety. The woman for whom future had reserved so much escaped the comparatively humble match that her heart had decided upon—the destiny of a quiet Virginia housewife—to ascend the throne of France. Alas, what other contlasts may yet remain for her. If an event had been ordered differently, if a prospective mother-in-law had proved, emnplacent, the Empress, the woman wiio has adorned the throne of France, oud displayed to ihe world the charms of another Cleopatra, might at this moment be a quiet country matron living in a farm-house near Cobham Depot, comity of

Albemarle, State jf Virginia!

Ajiother instance of woman imes from Devil river, Wi.-coi

his revolver,and blew out the jjoat went to their assistance and nok ppy's b|-ain t. (.hem on board.

heroism

comes from Devil river, Wisconsin. A few days ago, while nine young people

were

crossing the river referred to in a small- boat, a sudden gust of wind struck them and threw a Mr. feouthweld, one of the number, overboard.- He was just about to sink when his young wife jumped overboard, seized his coat collar, and kept his head above water until another