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MBS. JVIOE it.SHlXS.
THE OH LY ORIf UIMRSRUUKLTO '3f A tD MULLER."
Maud Muller all that summer day
Raked the meadow tweet with bay;
Tet looking down the distant lane,
Rhe hoped the Judge would come. again ;
Hut when became with milea.andbow,
Haudonly blushed and atamuyjred "Ha-ow t"
And (poke of her "pa," and wondered whether
He'd ire consent they should wed together.
Old Mullnr burst In tears, and then
pegged that the Judge would lend him "ten ;"
For trade was dull and wanes low,
And the "crap'1 this year somewhat slow.
And ere the languid summer died,
fctweet Maud became tin Judge's bride.
But on the day that they w ere mated
Maud's brother Hub, Wat Intoxicated.
Ant) Maud's relations, twnlveln all.
W ere very drunk at the Judge's hall.
And when the summer come attain
The young bride bore him balnea twain.,
And the Judge was blest hut thought it strange
That bearing children made such achaniin;
For Maud grew broad, and red, and stout,
And the waist that his arm once clasped about,
Was more than he now could span ; and he
fl'ghed as he pondered ruefully.
How that which In Maud was native grace,
la Mrs. Jenkins was out of place.
And thought of the twins, nnd wished that they
Looked less like the man who ralced the hay,
Da Muller,s farm, and dreamed with pnln
Of the day he wandered down I he lane;
And looking down that dreamy trnek
He half regretted that he came back ;
For, had he waited, he might hnve wed
Home maiden fair and thoroughbred.
FW there be women fair as she
Whoso verbs and nouns do more mjree.
Alasr for maiden ! alas for Judge 1
For fihe sentimental that's one hulf "fudge."
or Maud soon thought the Judge a bore,
With all his learning and all his lore;
And the Judge would have bartered .Maud's fair
face
For more refinement and social grace.
If, nf all words of tongue nnd pen,
The saddest are, "It might havo been,"
More sad are those we duUyseo,
"It Is, but hadn't ougl to be."
.V. Y Sm.
J railing.
'I'll K I AT.il. ,'!i:.
Some years ng iIifMi.-iis'-ij pi ri i
was fiiimms lor its Moating -st I m s, ns
t lie large stunners plying between'
New Orleans ami to.! port., :;n v.
were called. Now t'le ridroa l- haw
driven nearly nil the line I mat.-, o.i'ihe
river, ami It'll tin lieM 10 . t'ie freight
boats, whose aeeomnio !at:on fur ;ias
engcrs are ly no in ans piiatial.
Tlie former clas of t-leamers v. eie in
'many respects delightful, hut they
never ceased to he the objects of dread
ti) timid puvplc, lor if I he the racing
which on that stream was ro'iieed to a
system, did not refill in tiie i - : '
boat, there wi re mii-c to he in
more curounf. rs between t!, m
lawless portion of the n-o-crrs, ;.
which the pistol hull. Is would fly
rather too thick for tin comfort of
the steady going people. The cause
for such disturbance was geiieiully a
quarrel over a gaming tahle. The
regulations o) the hoat usually requir
ed that all such amusements should be
conducted in a saloon provided for
that purpose in the. "Texas olllcer's
cabin, situated on the linrieano deck,
Imt the sporting gentlemen were by no
means careful to observe this rule, and
the gaming was most commonly ear
ned on nt the dining table, in the
main saloon on tho steamer, to the
great annoyance of two-thirds of those
on board.
Many professional gamMera used to
make these boats their home, traveling
hack and forthwith tliein fleeeingal! who
were foolish enough to fill into their
hands. So well, indeed, was the sys
tem managed, that thq various mem
liers seemed to have their different
steamers marked out for them by com
mon consent, so that no one would
trespass on t'iC domain of the other.
Of course these men were warm friends
of the officers of tho boat, who were
hitherto sincere in their friendship to,
put a stop to the practice, or too
much afraid of the gamblers to care to
provoke a quarrel with ttam, for in
those-days it was a common affair for
6uch men to resent any fancied insult
with a pistol shot.
One of the most remarkable men of
this class, was named Daniel Sturdi
vant, a Frenchman, the son of a brok
en down scion of nobility who had
settled in New Orleans before the
transfer of Louisiana to the United
States. Sturdivant had been raised
a "gentleman" by Im aristocratic fath
er, but on coming of age, and finding
his fortunes very bad, had taken to
cards as a means to better them. His
success was so great in this field that
he was induced to continue it until at
the time of which I write ho was one
of the most notorious gamblers be
tween St. Louis and New Orleans.
He was a man of fine personal nppcnr
' ance, and of great physical strength.
He was also noted for his personal
courage. As a gambler he was most
expert and successful. There were
dark stories of deeds which he had
committed while under the influence
ot play and liquor, and it was said
by some that he had killed half a doz
en men in his lifetime. Yet no one
dared to speak of these stories openly
for no one cared to brine noon him
self the anger of such a man. There
were few that knew him that really
' cured to tIav aeuinet him; but thev
learned that a refusal to do so might in
volve them in a quarrel with him. and
.1.. if. f
rareiy occnnca win invitation.
Iff
JAS. E. SAYERS,
VOL. XI.
About fifteen years ago, the time of
which I write, he had attached him
self to one of (he magnificent steamers
plying between New Orleans and
Vicksbiiri;, and had publicly announ
ced his determination to shoot any
man who encroached upon his scene
of operations. Of course this left
him in undisputed posession of the
field ; and lie reaped a golden harvest
during'the one brief year he conducted
his operations there.
It was niy lot nt that time to be
compelled to make frequent trips be
tween New Orleans and Vicksburg
being heavily engaged in cottfin spec
ulations. I preferred tho steamer of
winch hturilivant had taken posession,
inasmuch as it was not only the most
comfortable, but also the swiftest, and
time was tho utmost importance 10
me. It was known that I carried
large Bums of money, and I was al
ways apprehensive lest Sturdivant
should ask me to play. I had made
up my mind to refine him, and if he
attempted to draw mo into a quarrel
to shoot him without mercy, an I
knew the only chance of my life lay
in getting the advantage of hiin.
Strange to say ho did not make any
such proposition to mo, and I gave
him no chance to do so.
One night we had started out from
Vicksburg, and were heading merrily
down the river, when Sturdivant came
to the group which hail gathered
around the stove. lie hud beeudrink
ing, and was sinokiug n fine cigar
as he approached. All made way for
him.
"Well, gentleman," said lie hi an
unsteady tone you seem to be terribly
dull. Who want's to play for twenty
dollars ante ?"
There was no reply. All present
seemed to know the man, nnd no one
cured to volunteer t;p pkee himself in
his clutches.
"Uniph !" he exclaimed with nn
expression of contempt, "afraid to try
your link wr;h Daniel Slnrdivant, eh?
Or may hcyoii want a coaxing. Some
of you must play with mo, I can't
stand mh'Ii treatment. Come lot's see
who it will he."
J Ic glanced around the crowd ns if
to select his victim. For the first time
i uit i.-eii liie gaze of one of the group
lixid ' I -iilily upon him. lie was u
.-ir.iii'ier i i me, and was dressed in n
ii i.ii'Siin, ami 'lis 1'iee was partially
ii- ce.:! - I I'V a lipoid hrinied sombrero
which vn drawn down over it. He
wn u, small but )ioweiiul made man,
and in the decided expression of his
he.nl I ri nd an unusual firmness and in-len-i')'
of pnrpo-e.
"Are yon Daniel Sturdivant, the
gan'blcr ?" he asked in il calm tone
without rihinji.
Sturdivant Unshed darkly, nnd gave
U. i -i i,- r .i .'.;i' i 1 Pice.
".Mm" i""--' "i- im: I me so behind mv j
ii;,.- lie ...i.d in-oleiitly, "Liu no one
woiiiil i are to apply thai term tome
lu'lore mv lace."
"Nevertheless," replied the stranger
"1 want an answer yes or no."
" Well, then, I am," said the gam
bler, angrily "what of it?" " ''
"Simply "this," said the stranger, "I
have heard it said that you claim to
be tho bost card player in tho South
west. I have come two hundred
miles to prove you a liar." Sturdi
vant strode forward a step or two, and
thrust his hand into his breast, ns if to.
grasp a weapon.
"Stop," said the stranger. If you
shoot me von will simply prove your
self afraid of me. Take your scat at
the table and 1 will make my words
good."
Theye was something in the calm,
stern manner of the stranger that seem
ed to render the gambler powerless,
lie hesitated a momenand then said,
unliving;
"I never play with a man whoso face
I cannot see."
"Never mind mv face," said the
stranger. "If von arc not afraid of
losing you shall sec it when I am done
with you."
"But how do I know that yon have
money for such sport ?" persisted
Sturdivant. "You look seedy enough
my fine fellow."
"There," said the stranger, "I have
ten thousand dollars there. If you can
win it you shall do so."
With an oath Sturdivant placed
himself at the iiblc nnd bade his chal
lenger to do like wise. Those of us
who had listened to this singular dia
logue now gathered around the tabic
expecting to see a scene of more than
usual interest. 1 he stranger had not
raised his hat brim, and wo had not
seen his face ; but we all felt from his
general air nnd manner that Daniel
Sturdivant had at iut met his match.
It did not take long to show us that
tho stranger was nn unusually good
player. For an hour or more the
playing went on in silence. The
stakes were hiirh and the contest mark
ed with rare skill. Sturdivant exer
ted himself ns he had never done be
fore, but in spite of all his efforts he
lost steadily. By the expiration of the
time indicated above he had lost over
two thousand dollars. noticed the flush
upon his face deepened and a strang
light come into his eyes. At last, with
an exclamation of triumph he drew to
ward him the heap of notes.
'That was well done," said the stran
ger, "you are an expert in cheating.
But go on I can beat you, whether you
dIuv onen or dishonestly.''
Sturdivant said nothing, bnt dealt
the cards azain; The hand slaved and
Sturdivant' was aboufr'to weze the
FIRMNESS IN THE ItlOHT AS OOD GIVES V& TO SEE TIIE
WAYNESBURG, PENNA., WEDNESDAY,
stakes again, when the stmnger laid
down a card and checked him.
The gambler uttered a sharp cry and
sat motionless with his eyes fixed on
the card 5 a worn and faded "ace of
hearts," with a dark stain across the
face. Sturdivant's face worked con
vulsively as he gazed at it, and the
spectators gathered moreelosely around
the two, wondering at the" strange
scone.
"Look at me," said the stranger
quietly.
As if powerless to resist, Sturdivajxt
raised his eyes to the speaker.
The stranger had raided his hat and
sat looking at the trembling man. with
eyes which fairly bluzed with fury.
Sturdivant uttered a groan and sank
back in his chair with his face white
and rigid. The stranger with one
8wctp gnthcred tho money from the
table and thrust it in his bossom.
"The nee of hearts is an unlucky
card for you, Daniel Sturdivant," he
said CQoly,
"You played i,t once whjoji vou
thought it to your advautnge. N'ow
God help you for that play is now re
turned." As he spoke he raised a pistol
which we had not seen, and before wo
could stop, him, aimed it deliberately
at the trembling man and fired. The
gabbler fell heavily upon the tublo a
corpse j and the bright blood streamed
oyer it, hiding the fatal card from
sight.
"Gentleman," said the stranger, ris
ing to his feet as we stood paralyzed
with horror, at the dreadful seeno ;
"that man ruined my wife and tried to
murder me. 1 have been hunting him
ten years."
He walked slowly by us down the
stairway to the lower deck. Just then
as the steamer touched nt a landing he
sprnii"; ashore and vanished in the
dark woods.
I never learned the history of the
mysterious afliiir, for the dead gambler
was beyond human questioning; nnd J
never saw the stranger again; but I
shall not soon forget the impression
made upon mo nt tho time,
MY WlCr.'X PIANO.
The deed is accomplished. My
wile got a piano, and now farewell the
tranquil mind. It came on a dray.
Six men carricil it into tho parlor, aiid
grunted awfully. It weighs a ton,
shines like a mirror, and has carved
Cupids climbing up its limbs. And
such limbs whew! My wilb has
commenced to pi act ice, and the first
time she touched the machine 1
thought we were in the midst of a
thunder storm and tho lightning had
struck the crockery chest. Cat, with
tail erect, took n bee line fir a particu
!"! friend upon the back lemv. demol-
i-lhiig a six smiling pane oi glass,
l'iie baby awoke, and iho little icllow
tried his best to beat the instrument,
but he couldn't do it. it beat him.
A teacher has l-pcn introduced into
the house. He says he is the, last of
Napoleon's grand army. He wears a
huge moustache, looks nt mo fiercely,
smells of garlic, and goes by tho name
of Count Rnnaway-never-comc-back-again,
He played nn extract do opera
tho other night. Ho ran his fingers
through his hair twice, then grinned,
then cocked up his eyes at tho coiling,
like a mo.nkey hunting flees, and then
eamo down one of his fingers, nnd I
heard a delightful sound similar to
that produced by a cock-roach danc
ing upon a tenor string of a fiddio.
Down came another finger, and I
was reminded of the wind whistling
through a knot-hole in n lion coop.
He touched his thumb, and I thought
that I was in an orchard listening to
the distant braying of a jackass. Now
lC run l.is fingers along the keys, and
I thought of a boy rattling a stick
upon a store box or a picket fence.
All of a sudden he stopped, and 1
thought something had happened.
Then came down both fists, and, O,
Lord ! such a noise was never heard
before. I thought a hurricane had
struck the house and tho walls were
caving in. I imagined I was in the
cellar, and a ton of coal was fulling
about my head. I thought the ma
chine had burstcd ; when the infernal
noise stopped, and I heard my wife
ejaculate: "Exquisite 1" "What the
douce is the matter?" I inquired.
"Why, mv dear, that is La Somuam-
bula.1
, "D Somnambula !" thoucht
I, and the Count rolled up his sheet of
paper. He calls it music ; but for the
life of me I cannot make it look like
anything else than a rail fence with a
lot of juvenile niggers climbing over.
OKIOI OF C AXARD.
A Frenchman once sent to a news
paper a statement of an experiment
wdiich he had lately made, proving
the wonderful voracity of ducks.. He
had a flock, he said, of twenty of these
fowls. One day he killed one of
them, and cutting it into very small
pieces, fed it, feathers and all, to the
other nineteen, who ate it all up in a
few minutes. He then killed another,
and cutting it into small pieces, fed it
to the other eighteen, and it was quick
ly devoured. He killed another, and
still another, which he fed to the six
teen ; and so continued until there was
but one duck left, which duck had, of
course, eaten the other nineteen. Can
ard being the French word for duck,
any exaggerated story was subsequent
ly called a "canard," or-a "duck
stqry " as in this country we speak of
a "lish story," or a "snake story."
From the N. Y. Ledaer.
WHAT I AN A. HAS AitOROT
BY HENIIV WARD BBECHER.
In a recent number of the Xforrwe
urged the duty of buying and, reading
books. We "said that whenever we
should bt elected Pope, we sliced re
quire every married young man to set
apart one-tenth, of his income fur the
purchase of hooks, &c. This remark,
of which the form was half jesting, but
tho substance of which was good
earnest has called forth several epis
tles. That is a good sign. When as
a boy, we went out a nutting, we al
ways listened after throwing a club,
to near if the chestnuts rattled. An
article on a practical subject, in the
people's paper, is like a club thrown
into a tree. 1
We insert a part of a letter, premis
ing, that we do not judge the case pre
sented therein. The man, for ought
we know, may be pursuing the wisest
course. But it may serve as a text for
further remarks:
"I am, myself in favor of all you
say in thnt article, if a man can aj'ard
it; indeed, I have been after buying
the new American Encyclopaedia for
at least three or four years, but have
not bought it up to the present time;
had the money several times, but al
ways needed it for something else. I
have some books now, which I find
great delight in rending, and should
add if possible; but 1 always need the
money for something else, having u
family of four children. However,!
do want you to tell mo to stay away
from grog-shops and avoid tobacco,
and invest such money in books. I
have not spent a dollar in a bar-room
this year.
"In conclusion, I will say, I hope
you will be able to read and under
stand these few lines, and give an an
swer through tho Lelt)tr."
In bringing up a family, there are
thousands of persons, who nre so poor,
tit least in the earlier part of their ca
reer, thnt, with the utmost industry
and frugality, they enii barely supply
the material wants of the household".
Clothes, food and fuel, without these
a man dies. They aro the primary
wants. Sometimes, from peculiar and
local reasons, men do not cet beyond
this conflict for mere existence. But,
in America, at least, with, ordinary
industry and frugality, accompanied
with the morals of temperance, this
light for fiubsistence lasts but a few
years nt most, nnd by perhaps the
majority ol men is hardly entered up
on.
The momenta man t-irns morn than
enough to secure physical existence,
nev questions urise. llo'v iniicli ol
earnings shall be saved for capital?.
Upon what principle shall that winch
is expended upon ,w family bo distri
buted to various uuts?
Shall clothe grow finer, nnd shall
there bo more of them ? Shall our
children bo brought up to the average
style of dress prevailing in the village?
Shall our table be a little moro gener
ously supplied? Shall coarser food
give way to more luxurious diet?
Shall tho linen table-oloth become
finer? tho cutlery and dishes grow
more expensive? Shall the beds and
chairs nnd bureaus improvo? the
carpets, tho mirrors, the chairs, cur
tains, ami tne whole wardrobe I
All these mnu bo steps of real pro
gress. But, whether they are or not,
depends upon other considerations.
All this, so far, is only a larger pro
vision for physical Wants. If social.
intellectual, nnd moral needs have
been provided for with equal liberality,
then tho progress is real, sound, ami
saliitary.
but what if a man cannot aflord, in
addition to these things, to take good
newspapers cannot alford to put
hi children to thoroughly good
schools, because the charges aro too
high ! Cannot allord to havo a i'oou
seat in church cannot affoi-d to go to
concerts, to lectures, and other means
of improvement ?
All these interrogatories mav be
summed up in one question : Can a
mar afford to pamper his body and
starve his mind t
Everyman has four children in
every child a physical child, a social
child, an intellectual child, and a
moral child, lhese four natures unite
in forming each individual.
1 lie education of a oh. id is to be car-
riptj u'p' in these four lines. Now, no
man can aflord to starve three parts ot
his child, for the sake of overfeeding
one part.
Here is the common mistake. Par
ents do well by their children's bodies,
but their intellectual, social, and moral
natures are subject to rigid economy.
Is it not so ? et the facts be looked
at.
When men begin to prosper, do
they spend in proportion half as much
for the inward manhood of their
families as for the outward ? Do they
not pay lavishly lor a better house,
better furnishincs. better, food and
clothes, but stingily for books, schools,
newspapers, cnurcn privileges, and tor
refining and humanizing amusements?
The ptlier fact : When times are
hard and men are embarrassed, and
begin to curtail expenses, where does
tho knife fall first? Children are
withdrawn from school! The news
papers are given up ! No new books
this year I
But, appearances mast be kept up,
and so anew coat of paint on the
house, good clothes, hats, bonnets and.
boots, proclaim that the physical mun
be cared for, whatover becomes of the
ItlOIIT. Lincoln.
APRIL 21), 18(33.
moral and tho intellectual elements of
manhood.
Of course, every man must deter
mine for himself the manner and re
lative distribution of his income. But
a few things may be set down for
young men to ponder.
Thert are a great many thing that a
young mm cannot afford.
le cannot afford to be a gopd animal
and a popr man ; to have strong bones,
and a weak conscience; to feed his
children's mouths and starvctlieir
souls ; to grurablo nt school bills while
settling large grog bills; to chew to
bacco, unt refuse a good newspaper;
to put a fine hat on a foolish head j to
hoard money, but lay up no ideas ; to
own a horse that knows more than its
rider.
No man living can afford to bo dis
sipated, or self-indulgent, or ignorant.
Nobody can afford to be a fool. It
will not pay.
IN1TI ATINO A CANIinTE INTO TIIE
tioon Tt:nrLiis.
Tho method of initiating n candidate
into a Lodge of Good Templars is but
a slight improvement upon the same
programme so long in vogue among
the ancient and honorable fraternity of
tho "Son3 of Malta." A "chap" who
was taken from a lnger beer saloon,
where begot "tight" without knowing
that lager beer would intoxicate, was
put' through a course of cold water
treatment by tho Good Templars a
few evenings since. I lo "peaches'' pn.
tho Templars, and gives tho follow
ing expose of their initiation cere
mony, for which, no doubt, he will be
put through nnnthcr course of cold
water "sprouts" nt tho next meeting of
the Lodge. In the first yhice, the
victim for initiation is blindfolded,
bound hand and foot, and thrown into
a cider press and pressed for. five min
utes. This is done for the purpose
of clearing his system of "old drunks."
He is then taken out of the cider press,
and by means of a force pump gorged
with, cistern water, after Vliicli a seal
ing plaster is put over his mouth nnd
lie is n lled in a barrel four or five
times across the room, the choir at the
same time singing the cold water
song.
He is now taken out of tho barrel
and hung up by tho heels till the
water runs out of his ears. Ho is
then cut down, nnd a beautiful young
lady hands him a glass cf cistern
w:ter. A cold water bath is then
furnished him, nnd after this he is
showered with cistern water. I le is
then made to read the Water Works
Act ten times, drinkini; a glass cf
cistern water between each reading.
After which the old oaken bucket is
hung round his , neck, and fifteen sis
ters with squirt guns deluge him with
cnj.d water. Ho is then (breed to eat
a peek of snow, while the brothers
stick his ears full of icicles. Hois
then run through a clothes wringer,
after which ho is handed a glass of
cistern water by n young lady. He is
again gorged with cistern water his
boots filled with the same, and he is
laid away in a refrigerator. Tho ini
tiation is now almost concluded.
After remaining in the refrigerator for
the space of half an hour, he is taken
out and given a glass of cistern water,
run through a clothes-wringer, and
becomes a Good Templar. iiyracutic
Courier and Union.
DmnUeuiiets In Congress.
George Alfred Townsend writes on
tho subject ns follows: A day in
the Snnato or tho House, imperfectly
ventilated as thoy are, is pojso.n. Ev
ery day somebody faints in the vitiat
ed air of tho Impeachment Court
Room, some spectators to whom a part
of a day's imprisonment there is over
powering; Now, tiio Senators must
stay there eight months out of the year.
With headache, with fevers, out of
temper, bullyragged by lobbyists be
fore and after the session, many of
them seek relief in social company at
night where the champagne bottle is
the first principle of hospitality. A
large number of these men were sol
diers in the open ftjr, the bivouac, the
the march in the rain,' the fever hospi
tal. There by medical regulation
whisky and quinine were given out
every day. Nature over-marched or
over-worn, cried out for a draught of
artificial life.' And sc'ne of these are
barely convalescent now, when re
warded with some share of the public
work. Thaddcus Stevens, for in
stance, i3. kept alive by stimulants. But,
that any considerable number of Con
gressmen arc vyhat is called familiarity
'topers,' nobody believes who lives in
Washington, unless die be a confirmed
scandal-monger, incapable of belief in
human integrity. There are four or
five men here whom whisky has got
posession of. It slew the bright spirit
of McDougall. It is master of some
others nearly as noble. These excep
tions being true to its self-respect and
the peoples. The trite old word of
'liar' bandied to and fro, is obsolete
here. The open' fight in Congress is
also a remote recollection. The, 'Hole
in the Wall' is gone, and but two
drinking houses exist in the neighbor
hood of the Capitol grounds. I sub
mit that the constituents of Congress
men may hold 'too precise opinions
upon the private lives of their Repre
sentatives. No oath-of absolute ab
stinence is demanded here as a qaliSoa
tion of either house... ,Vhen. the Sen
ate and ft. House, are kept as pure as
the best ddinestio fireside, then is Mil
lenium come !" "' '
EDITOR AXE PUBLISH KH.
NO. 41.
INAl'OVBATION Of TIIE LINCOLN
Washisotov, April, 15. The
dedication of the Liucolti monument
took place this afternoon, in front of
the C ity II all. 1 lie monument nt a
Tuscan pillar, thirty-five feet IukIi
surmouutcd by a collossal statue of
Liinculn, all ot whito marble. It is
the work of Lot Flanuery, of tlds city
ajid was procured by voluntary contri
butions of citizens of Washingtan, cost
ing $7,000. Thousand of spectators
were present, including Masonic, Sons
of Temperance and other civil organ
izations. On the stand among others
was the President, Major Generals
Hancock and, Emory, nnd other mili
tary and also naval officers connected
with the Exeeutivo Department of
the Government members of Con
gress, and a large representation of
toreign countries, viz I 1 he Minis
ters from England, l'rusin, Italy,
Greece; the Charge d'Aflhires from
Denmark, nnd the- consul-General of
Switzerland-, tcgeth.sr wil), .hvir atr
taehep, nnd gentlemen connected with
other legations. General Grant and
Najor General Howard were near but
not on tho stand. During the pro
ceedings the re were alternate rain and
sunshine. After prayer and the piny
ing of dirges by the bands, Mayor B. B.
French delivered an nd.dress on the
life and services of Abraham Lincoln
at the conclusion of which the band
played "Ban des Vnehes," and Col.
E. IV Olmsteud recited a poem, when
tho President was conducted to the
front of the platform, and there pull
ing nt the halyards, iiifveiletl ihe
statue. Shout after shout was givep
by the dense assembly, the band mean
time playing an air, while the "Star
Spangled Banner" w;ns waved on the
platform. After the introduction of
the artist, and pronouncing of the
benediction the ceremonies conclu
ded. KLktloilM.
The following table, showing the
number of Presidential Electors to
which each Stato is entitled, will be
useful for reference!
STATES REPRESENTED 1 COKOP.ES3.
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota......
Missouri
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey...'.'....'...
New York
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Tennessee
Vermont
West Virginia
Visconsi.n
;.. 5
0
3
10
13
8
, 3
il
7
'.' 7
12
8
4
21
3
3
5
7
' 38
21
3
2G
4
10
6
5
8
247
STATES JfOT REPRE8EST2D IS t'O.V
flRESS. Alabama....,..'....
Arkansas ,
Florida .......
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
South Carolina
8
'5
3
9
7
7
9
G
6
10
Texas
Virginia
70
Whole number. ....317
Majority 159
If Colorado should be admitted
into the Union previous to the elec
tion, the aggregate number of electors
will be increased to 320.
PE.IXA. BtNEKVE AtSOCIATIOX.
The second annual meeting of this
association will beheld at Pittaburg,
on the 30th ot May, on which occasion
a full attendance of .all the surviving
members of tho, "Ql.d Corps," who can
make it convenient to attend, is ear
nestly desired. All who intend, to
participate will please' notify Major
John C. Harvey, Recording Secretary
of the Association, office of Pittsburg
and Connclkville, railroad company,
Pittsburg, Pa., before the 15 th of May.
The coniiOjittec of arrangements, ap
pointed at the last celebration, will
select tho place of meeting in Pitts
burg. A handsome badge, to be worn
by the members, will be presented for
adoption. Let every man who can
come bo there, to spend a few hours in
social intercourse with hisold comrades
in arras. It is expected a eulogy will
be delivered ou the late Major Gen.
George A. M'Call.
- - -
The somewhat famous "J. B. S."
of the World, i predicting the acquit
tal of the President, chiefly beacu,se too
many republican Senators prefer him
to Wade. From no source, however,
is the prediction fortified. The fact
that "old heads" like Weed have al
ready begun - to' parcel ' the offices, or
attampt to da so, is proof .enough that
they think it is all up with the Presi
dent,' and they are not often mistaken.
Terms of Art vert iaiotf
-
JOB W K.'
' Apvrrrpimrjrre tnrUdttl t tqim
Ibr three insertion, or 1cm, arid M mm p
aqunr forHacn adilftloojil Inaerttoa 1 (ten lim
or leu 01 th la tvpe nmntHl.-K vrnartf). AU tru
aicnt ivIrertlaaaifflU In b bnld r In dranc.
bcsiNK2M KoTicfcaaet unilrrthe head el local
now. n il! utx-harxed luvariabh le.acatptUaa'
tor each tuaertlon. ' '
A literal deduction made to pManni tdTrtl
lna by thn gimrtvr, half-year or yttar. ftplt
noMccii churned ono-halr mure than regular ad
vcrltM'tui'iit. "'
Jon PuiNTixoof every kind ttPlelnanfl Fa.
eyoulom; ll inil-l.llla, UlniikH, Card Parupulai:'
He., of every variety aiidetyle; tTlrrted at tli
lmrtcst noilce. The KEfl'ui.icAit Orri baa.
luut hecti remitted, ami every thtng'lri the Print
IhK Hue cm Mi executed In the moatazUaUe
inaniiiirfliiil at the lowest ratiM. . ' -
inrEAVHSfLXT TRIAL.
'
The Trollmnnjr In Ihe Prealttenfa Oet
f-nee rioted A Week lleqnlr to
I.b the Arcuinenltt-eji bvlh Hiaee." '
. tASiiixaTox, April ( 1 9, (Should
the President's counsel lofler no evi
denco to-morrow, tho Managprs wij
put in some rebutting testimony, con
suming a day in doiin So. Govefnot
Houtwell wii! bi L'in the summing rip
on Tuesday, lie has prcparecThu!
speech, which will require about flvt
hours to deliver. . , . i .,
Stunbery and Kvarts will make tho
arrangements for the defence. Mana
ger Williams thinks it will, take al
next week to finish the arguments on'
both suits. AIUt tlia the Senate,
may coi time several days in delibera
tion upon the verdict. " J
Senators Doolittle' and Buckalew
were with the President lost nighty
discussing the situation of affairs.
None of the President's counsel have
called on him since tho adjournment
of the Senate yesterday, and he cannot
accuaut for their nbnndoning the, case
so abruptly. Jlethiuks they; slioijjkl
have insisted upon offering all the'
evidence they had, us it is well known
that the summoned numerous witnesses
who were not called, among theni
some newspaper correspondents who
held interviews with his ExoelencjrJ
and who have been impatieytly ajx
looting to distinguish themselves iu
nn encoiinfer with Butler. .
The President's friends, to.-nighr, al
most without exception, give up, ,hS
case as hopeless, candidly wry ho will
be voted n through ticket to Tennessee'
before the 1st of May. On the ,20th
the Managers of Impeachment on the
part of the 1 Ioihc closed their case ami
the tounsul for the President, did the
same. Tho Court then adjourned till
Wednesday when Mr. Botitwol will
present his argument.
Proverb by Jonhnn Hilling.
Don't swap vhh your relations on
lessyou kan afford to give them the big
end of tho trade. . . ,., : ' . , ;
Mary ynng,' and if ciroumstanoes re
quire it, often. j
Kultivato modesty, but mind ana
keep a good stock of impudence on
''and. . , .'.
Be charitable nno cent pieces won
mado on purpose. Don't take any-;
body's advice but your own. It costs
more to borrow than it docs to bi.
Ef a man flatters yu,yu can kallcer
late that he ez a rogue or yu're a fule.'
Keep both, ize open, but don't, see
more than bitfyoti nolis. , .
Ifyu ifh ibr fttiin, go infu agraive
yard nnd scratch yersclf against a tumo
stain. . , ., ; .. ,
Yung man, bco moar axious about
the peddngreo yu're going to leeve,
than you air about tho 1 sumbody's
going to leeve,' ye. .. ..
AHE.VD.lTwnT Hl.VKni'P A,CT.
The Amendatory BnnkruDt Bill.'
passed by the Ilonso oil the 21," is in
three sections. The first section ex
tends tho time mentioned In tho seonnrf
clause, thirty-third section of the ori
ginal act, to tho first of next Decem
ber. The second section makes num
erous verbal changes, and corrections
in tliA rvintinrr linv ns sntrcrpsfrd r
justices of tho Supreme Court. The
Hiiro section provides lor allowing,
registers in bankruptcy to administer,
oaths, and gives Commissioners the
rierht to ' take nroof of debts. The
agreement of.tho Senate with the first
section extending the time may. be;
regarded as doubtful,, and in, general
many lending senators are disinclined
to act upon tho measure at all this
session.
West Vlvg'knia.
Hie Iiepublicans of West! Virginia
will hold a State Convention in Clarks
burg on Thursday, the 28th day of.
May next, at ten o'clock, A. M., for the
purpose of nominating a State, .ticket
and choaingelcctorsfor President and.
Vice President of the United1 States j
choose candidates for Congress and for
the vacant State Scnatorships,, separa
ting into appropriate Congressional and
Senatorial District Conventions for
that purpose. ....
Is the event of the suspension of
Andrew Johnson from the ..office of
President, we should have throe Presi
dents in one year from this date first,'
Andrew Johnson, second, Benjamin
F. Wade, anil third whoever is elected
in November. , This has happened but.
once before in' our history, when we
had three iu one month Van Buren,
outfit; 4th of March ; Win. H. Harri
son, successor for one month, and John
Tyler, who succeeded Harrison. ' ''
The editorof theBiddeford (Maine)
Democrat intimates that the English
executors who havo Artomua Ward's
property in charge seem disposed W
keep it. Tho mother of the deceased
humorist has not been abTe to eet a
single word in answer to her numer
ous letters, from those who obtained
possession of the money and chattela of
her Bon after his death. '. 3
.;.'," 'o
Dispatches from the Abyssinian
Expedition state that Gen, Napier bad
reached, latitude 21,' and that King
Theodore 'with about five, thousand
men and twenty-six large gnhi wMit
Magdalay- waitjinjj - to waive JjiroV
News of the conflict may therefore be
expected at any time. -' t- ' ...