The Beaver Argus. (Beaver, Pa.) 1862-1873, February 14, 1872, Image 2

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    The Beaver Argus.
3. WPSAND. BI TOR ♦RD PROPIittVOZ
Feb. 14th, tS72.
Trrs.Cincinnatti papers correct a
current misapprehension touching the
National Convention to be held them
in May. It is not to be a nominating
convention at all, but merely to 'de
vise measures for a notnivation upon
which all the opponents to General
Grant may unite. It is not likely,
therefore, that the independent Re
.publicans t will put a ticket in the
field, if at all, until after the Conven
tion in Philadelphia on the fifth of
June.
Asi Li, of cousi derab le ltn portance to
the newspaper fraternity of this State,
was killed at - Harrisburg last week.
The biil referred to originated in the
Senate, and prescribed that in all li
ble suits the truth should beadmitted
as evidence; and itajury should find
that the same was published from
good motives and jpstifiable ends the
defendant should ba4tequitted. This
reasonable and just bill was presented
and advocated by Senator Graham of
Allegheny county, and opposed by
Senator White of Indiana. It was
finally considered in Committee of
the whole and laid over, Whic' is
re. - kganied as equivalent to its defeat
for the present. From this it would
seem _tt(at a majority of our State
Senabjrs are afraid of the truth and
still.insist upon retaining a law upon
our statute books which prevents an
editor from calling one of them a
thief though he caught k 'hirn rifling a
A tit cyfr, or with his hands in the State
Treasury up to the armpits. We
should think General White's opposi
tion to this measurewill not accele
rate his speed very _materially in the
gubernatorial race.
EA litY every Republican paper
io in is now of the ()Pinion
that Col. McClure was swindled out
ofttie; - eat in the Senate for the Fourth
district. Here are a few instances of
how the election was carried for his
competitor, Cot. Gray, the gentle
man who was sworn in as a member
of the Senate last week :
In one &vision of the Isiliaeternth ward
forty respectable citizens over and above
the returns for McClure have made affi
davit that they voted for Thin. In a divi
sion in the Twentieth ward, during a cer
tain boar. the vote b-r McClure was
counted at three. Col. McClure has the
affidavits of eight men who voted fat him
in a taaly, in that hour, two clergyman
beinzlaniong them He was also inform
ed of over three hundred men who voted
in the Nrneteenth ward, and who did not
)live there. Also, in the same ward, in
formation of three hundred names voted
on, whose 1101 s: A FIDE owners did not vote
at all. In a division of the same ward a
certain name was voted upon by a repeat
or, and then b) a genuine man, both for
Gray. In' the Twenty secmd ward one
division in a certain hour returned six
votes for McClure That gentleman has
in his possession affidavits of fourteen cit
ciens who voted for him in that honr. In
the Nineteenth ward the votel - n onedivi
sioa
was-counted seven for McClure for a
certain hour. The window man challeng
ed the count. Ile was beaten and driven
away. Fourteen men have since 'made
affi lava that they voted is that same
hour. In another division 4f the Nine
teenth ward double the number of votes
for McClure, than were counte4,4ave
once been affirmed by affidavits. • iti\one
precinct t a li the district a police offleersvn
ted six times for Gray.
WHEN Congress met. on the first
of December the Republican oppo
sition to General Grant's renomina
tion "seemed no larger than a man's
hand." At about that time, a num
of heavy defalcations on the part
o office-holders were, reported, an.
the independent, Republican press,
together with a number of Republic
an United States Senators, insisted
upon% a general and thorough investi
gation of alleged abuses. This was
resisted by Conkling, Chandler,
4 'ameron, d:No. ; and at once nearly
the whole tribe of office-holders from
Maine to Louisiana, opened their bat
teries upon these elai man is for official
' integrity, and ahus-ed them as no
•class of men in this country Were
ever abused before. Not content
with calling them the matt offensive
names they could think of, they mu st
,
forsooth undertake to read them o ut
of the Republican party. Well, after
"running on" for two months, we
let the Washington correspondent of
the New York Tribune of Feb. Gth,
give the result. Here it Is:
.% leading Administration sLenator, o ho returnini
from yen England this morning. reports A great
re.ointlon in the temper of the Republican party
there toward Gram. Ile intended to make some
speeches In New itampoldre during the canigaign
nos *pining, but .Iyii that ke cannot go into that
slate and •tisce-.fully plead the Republican cause
Artol the tires., gentiMV.lloevery lay us Dnra"
CratlC rirrlione"rMg documents the rofeeaMaw
"r the New York Custom-hnuee investigation
contr.:din, Ile will call noon the President. to
morrow. and urge him to clean out that sink of
inopitty in law York it he hopes to retain any
siomgth h.q . ", the people.
- Cot. Forney of Philadelphia is in the city to day
oil private busbies.. to conrerisattnn he speak.
yen despondingly of Grant's chance. of renom•
Ination. and doubts yerr, mach If Philadelphia
even will support him Other reports from other
, tatea are to therflect that Grant stock Is deelin•
big everyorhore, and that all that is now
neev.stary for his defeat la a concentration of the
ludepenpent Republican's ou some strong honest
ntati.
A. MONSTER ►naffs meeting was
held in Philadelphia last week rela
tive to the frauds perpetrated in the
Fourth Senatorial district at the re
cent election, and to express opinions
touching polities generally in that
city and in the State at large.: The
organization of the meeting included
a President, sixty-three Vice Presi
dents and thirty Secretaries, all
from among the hest and most
honored men of the city. The speak
ers were lion. It. T. Brewster, Hon
Ri e h.hd Vaux, col. McClure, Dr.
William Eliler, lion. E. Joy l'Aorris,
Drool. Page and other prominent and
dre
((s lfluential men. We have only nap'
tipir a single extract from one of the
t'spemches delivered on the occasion.
! We take it from the address of the
Hon. E. Joy , Morris, who, until
quite recently, \v as our minister to
Turkey. He concluded his speech
thus. •
There are considerations that rise
superior to quetstions of party, that ad
dresa themselves to the conscience and
sense of duty, and to the self-respect of
every citizen. It will be in vain hereaf
ter to appeal for the support of regular
nominations made by fraud- for the pur
pose of foisting bad men into office. I
am not bountito vote for a scoundrel or
member of a "Iting" of public plunderers
if he is a Republ loan. Ass member of an
honorably narty, I have a right, with all
who bale at heart its reputation, and
de.ire that it shall deserve the pub
), enntilegiCe s that such candidates shalt.
pre...en Uhl sis are wort hy of 011 r su ffrag
trie.l integrity and ability,
ao , l (I , :charge the trusts coati-
- .
dui to tb.• n faithfully and irreprnacha
,. v. 4int sa‘.ll reflect discredit oil
tn. 1'111 , 314 party, impeach' its pa-
Lrl• .11 , 111. ~1 4, lllytN)rd iti its ranks and
inv,ror its ehanoes of success here, in the
State, au I nn the broader field of nation
al Ae , i 01.
Until - Ye .ea , .e 4encling to I iarrieburtr.
Ring teases, and agents, and Men Whn
live to awe "f tiling influences, no re,
nwitritury I- itislation can be expected.
Where the i , nutain hea , l itself is tainted
the wnulc 4trcAtil becomes impure. -
th i e f ,A.,up,e of the evils against which
t h e in epti o •Wa.."4 Called to take action lay
in the fact that a seat in. the Legislature
was - sought less for the honor of serving
the [While than of promoting private in
tore-, S,and ux) often making money hY
corrupt practices.. For all these evils ho
saw but One remedy-4 radical change
of men and measures. Now, when no
election is pending and in advance of
the action of nominating conventioos,
they should declare that they will no
longer be persuaded by the Byron song
of "regular nominations" to voto for
candidates morally and politically un
worthy, and that, if party disastcra and
defeats result from a disregard of this
admonition, the responsibility will fall
upon those who thus mantibst their con
tempt for public °pinkie and their dis
regard of the general interests.
Death of Senator iintglat.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 12.—Before the
assembling of either house this even
ing, the Republicans held a joint cau
cus and the death of Senator Knight,
Democrat, of Bucks, was reported
among the members, and spectators
gathered in the capitol, creating an
other sensation.
DERE AND *HERE.
—The Senatorisiteonferees of Hunt
ingdon, Center, Mifflin, and Juniata,
met in Huntingdon on Tuesday, and
instructed the delegates to the State
Convention to vote for Col. Frank
Jordan for Governor
—Pennsylvania has more Postoffi
ees than any otAEr State In the Union
The number of Postoffiees in Penn-
sylvania is 2,893, and in New York,
2,690. The whole army of postmast
ers in the United States amounts to
80,045. ,
—A school teacher in Omaha, hay
ing an inordinate dread of small-pox
sent home a little girl because she
said her mother was sick and had
marks on her face. The next day
with her finger in her mouth and her
little bonnet swinging by thestrings,
and said to the teacher: " We've got
a leetto baby at our house; but moth.
er told me tp tell yciu, that . it isre,
ca/chin'." The teacher said she was
very glad, and told her pupil to take
her seat.
—The case of Senator Clayton is
still regarded as one that will call for
vigorous action on the part of the
Senate. A few days since; when the
evidence began to look bad for Clay.
ton, a sudden movement was made
to keep all the testimony secret, and
since that a highly colored statement
in favor of Clayton • has been given
out to those who would print it, and
his friends are active in telegraphing
abroad favorable paragraphs. '
—The Crawford county Republican
Committee met in Meadville on Tues
day. John C. Sturtevant was elec
ted Senatorial delegate, and F. W.
tlisworth and Amos Wheeler Rep
resentative delegates to the State
Convention. A resolution was adop
ted indorsing President Grant's ad
ministration, and instructing dele
gates to use all honorable means to
secure his renomination. The pri
mary elections in Crawford are to be
held on the first Thursday in June.
—A few days since Mr David Stew
art,
a resident of Mahoning, died un
der circumstances that justify the be
lief that he committed suicide. The
day - before his death he called at the
Drug Store of Metz & Neal, on the
south east eorrier of the public square,
and purchased an ounce of laudanum.
The same evening, between six and
seven °clock, Dr. Cunningham was
summoned to attend him. When
the doctor arrived at his resideice he
discovered that Mr. Stewart was the
victim of poisgu. Restoratives were
immediately applied but without ef
fect, and he died after a few hours'
suffering
—ln a divorce case pending in Ohio,
the grounds of the nusband'S appliea,
tion are that his wife insists that he
shall kill the old cat that has been
with them for ten years. He says
'it is not because he hates to part
with the old animal, but the job is
too much to ask of biro while he is
in feeble health, as at pkisent.'.
has drowned her twice, shot thirteen
rifle balls through her vitals, given
hers. half pound of strychnincicom
mitted hari kari on her with a pitch
fork, and the only effect perceptible
is, a trifle more tone to her voice and
a bay window over one eye. This is
one of the most singular eoneatena-
tiun of circumstances on recore
—A dispatch has been received from
Minister Schenk to the effect that the
exciteinenyn L.oudtm is intense, but
no recommendations.are made.
The English Minister, Thornton,
combats the view of the Adminis•
trati`on as to the:Geneva commis
sion being a court, and urges that it
be treated as an amicable conference,
He contended that there could be no
peace if oar case'was prrsented in the
(Orin of an indictment for miscon
duct. Secretary Fish (10e8 not seg
how any: claim ran be withdrawn.
If, in his judgment, Sir Alexander
Cockburn should withdraw, there
would be no hope of as amicable set
tlement. Mr. Evarts is about to re
turn to this country for further in
structions.
—The wildest s:orms, of winter do
great good by roimying any noxious
gasses that may lurk about ourgreat
cities, and carrying. them out to the
deep, there to "suffer a sea change ► ,'
and replacing them with purer air.
Air and ocean are the two great
physical purifiers of the world. So,
while we fasten our garments more
tightly round us, and hurry along in
the pelting shower flung at us by n
boisterous wind, let us think of the
health-giving oxygen that comes on
the tempest; and, while enjoying the
shelter of our roof, think of the
good-work going on above us in the
sky, alike whether we wake or steep.
We love to think of the mighty ope
ration of the hand of God going on
ceaslly for the good of man and
the mass of living things on earth,
when we are passive and powerless,
and this wind movement is one of
these.
—A correspondent of the Orc.en
ville Adcance, writing from Hender
sonville, Mercer county, says quite a
startling and painful occurrence took
place in that vicinity a few days ago.
A young couple by the name of Kim
ball', who have only been married a
little over a_ year, have not been liv
ing very !nippily together, and last
week Mrs. Kimball was hbliged to
leave her husband on account of his
abuse, he retaining the child, an in
fant two and a haltr»onthsold. Mrs.
Kimball, after leaving her husband,
went to the house of her father, Mr.
Smith, formerly Sheriff of .Mercer
county,who,accompanied by a couple
of neighbors, returned with her to
her husband and demanded the child.
It was given, and Mrs. Kimball again
departed for her father's, While on
the road the child apparently went
to sleep, and the mother ok arriving
at her destination, thinking it still
slept, laid it dowtron the sofa unfit' af
ter supper; when she again looked at
itshe was horrified to find it decd.
IGNATION -OF COL. FORRET.
Jourte r i,Ae st la n de i te t tit t gi ee ee .
Qet-
Look Out for ANOTHER " HALT."
Special DispateA to as Commercial.
WAstlncurox, D. C ,Feb. 11, 1872•
The resignation of Collector Forney
-excites great comment here. The
first difference between Forney and
the President arose from representa
tions to the former that. he was ex
pected in his newpaper to oppose
McClure strongly and support Gray
in the late contest in Philadelphia.
This perney absoluiely refused to do
in the style it was demanded he
shook!. Those who were in consul
tation with Col. Forney while here,
give out that his resignation indicates
open hostility to Gen. Grant on the
part of one class of Pennsylvania pol
iticians.
Before leaving to-night, Cbl. For
ney gave his friends the following
among other reasons for resigning:
"He feels that It is_time to cry 'Halt!'
once more to the deperate men who
are trying to use the name of Gen.
Grant to keep them in or help them
to office He believes In the concili
ation of the old, dissatisfied anti-sla
very leaders of the country. He
pleads for good relations between
Grant and Sumner, between Grant
and Greeley, Grant and Fenton, and
insists that what Mr. Lincoln did
with men dissatisfied with his ad
ministration, Gen. Grant ought to
do with men dissatisfied with his.
By Associate Press. •
COL. FORNEY'S LETTER.
WA:mut:G . l'os, Feb. 11.—The fol
lowing letter was handed to the
President this afternoon by a friend
of Col. Forney :
WASHINGTON, Feb.lo.—Dear Sir.
When you did me the 4onor to ten
der me the appointment of Collector
of the Port of Philadelphia, I accept
ed it most reluctantly, because I ap
prghended It would seriously inter
fel% with my business, and especially
with my independence as n journal
ist. Ten months' experience have so
entirely confirmed this impression
that I find myself constrained to send
you this, my resignation of office, to
take effect on 'the first of March next.
I shall then return to my profession,
as a far more congenial field of use
fulness, and devote all my efforts to
my newspaper and to energetic sup
port of the principles of the great Re
publican party.
Most earnestly thanking you for
your kindness and consideration, I
remain, dear General, very truly,
yours. J. W. FORNEY,
To His Excellency President Grant.
Our Bill Against Great Britain
The Philadelphia Press says: Ac
cording to the provisions of ' the
Washington Treaty, which reads,
that "in order to remove and adjust
all complaints and claims on the part
or - the United States, and to provide
for the settlement of such claims,"
indirect losses as well as those about
which there can scarcely be any dis
pute, will be considered at the Gene
va Conference. The following esti.-
mate will give an idea of the charac
ter and amount of the claims made in
behalf of the United States:
I. For the destrnetion of vessels and prOperty be
Tonging to the U. S. Governmcbt $ 254100
11. For the dertsuction of merchant ves
sels, cargoes and property sailing un
der the flag of the - United States
111. For other damages OT injuries to
persons, grce Ang, out of the destruc
tion of each class of these vessels.
lin respect to this item the -awe says
it I. impossible at present for the 'Unit
ed States to present a detailed statetnint
but the amount of the claim cannot be
less Man hundreds of tbotutaads, and
possibly millions o‘dollars. on account
of hardy, helpless seamen t their Cam-
Meal
IV. Fdi national expenditure in par
suit of the crutsers.
V. For loss in the transfer of the Amer
ican commercial marine to the Brit
fob f1a.........
iln res g pect to this item the United
States asks the arbitrators to estimate
the amount which ought to he paid to
them. after we submit statistics in ref.
ereuce to our tonage before and after
the rebellionl
VI. For enhanced payments of Insur
ance by citizens of the United States,
an far as now known. 1.13t},`793
VII. For prolongation of a civil war. the addi
tion of a large sum to the cost thereof and of the
suppression of the rebel' ion.
fAs to this item, the United States claim that
after the battle of Gettysburg offensive operations
by the insurgents were coreauctfA only at sea.
through the Anglo-Confederate cruisers, with the
hope of involving this country in a war with Great
Britain. and that the latter ought in equity to re
imfavve the United Staten for the expense thereby
entailed upon them.)
VII. Interest upon all the chime op to the day
when the award la payable Ay the terms of the
treaty, which is twelve month' after the date or the
award. at the usual rate of interest In the city of
New York, where most of the &alma of Individu
als are held, which Is seven per cent. per annum.
The United States claim that :nterest should be
competed from an average day, say July 1. 135.3
According to the foregoing state
ment, so far as it goes, the figures
retch the sum of $26,137,896. It will
be observed, however, in the read
ing of the exhibit that the amounts
for damages or injuries to persons
growing outiif the destruction of ves
sels by the rebel cruisers, the loss in
the tra / nsf'er of the American com
mercial marine to the British flag,
the prolongation of the war, due to
the eontinneel offensive operations of
the rebel privateers after the battle of
Gettysburg, and interest upon . all
the claims up to the day when the
award is payable, according to the
terms of the Washington Treaty,
are not enumerated in this schedule.
The amount o t AtheseChlims will vast
y increase the American demand.
Desqa of Ex-Pie:Bator Grimes, of
Iowa•
Bu - RLINGTON, lA., Feb. 8. Ex-Sen
ator Grimes died at his residence in
this city at half past eight o'clock last
evening of heart disease. The first
attack came on about two weeks ago,
while he was in tlireet, and con
sisted of a sharp pin in the heart
and resulting nervous prostration.
On Tuesday of this week he bad three
attacks of a like character in close
succession. Last evening about sev
en' o'clock, while conversing with
some friends at his riome, he was
again taken in the same way. This
was soon succeeded by a second and
third attack, the latter proving fatal
at the time above stated. Since his
return from Europe he has been in
apparent good health, though he
complained occasionally of paralytic
sYmptonts • similar to those with
which he was prostrated itf Washing
ton before • his resignation. • The
heart disease first made i ts appearance
two weeks, since. Senator Grimes's
father died of the same disease. •
STEAMBOAT COLLISION.
CbtHaien Between the ,Veamers Sabine
and Richmond— The Fortner Sank
and the Latter Badly Damaged—No
Lires Lost.
NEW 0 RLEA NS, February 11.—The
steamer Sabine from Ouachita river,
with sixteen hundred trAlesof cotton,
collided with the steamer Richmond
hence, at Twelve Mile Point, early
this morning. The Sabine sunk in n
few tnoments. The Richmond.. was
considerably damaged, but re3i4red
all the assistance possible, tatini all
the passengers and some three hun
dred bales of cotton off the Sabine.
The Sabine will probably prove a to
tal loss. The Richmond was so bad
ly damaged that she had to return to
this city fur repairs.
The James Howard, with the Du
cal party is at Carrolton. She will
comedown to the city at nineo'clock
to-morrow.
Extensive Land Frauds In Kansas.
WAsitucerros, Feb. tn.—lnforma
tion has been received at the Land
Office of extensive frauds by land
speculators in Southwestern Kansas.
The lands in question are open only
to actual settlers, and in order to
evade the law a well-organized sys
tem Was arranged by which lands
wercentereAl upon false ;represents-
Lions of settlement by parties, using
fictitious names- and; manufacturing
bogus testimony: The Government
officials are prosecuting the offenders.
ILLBRISDERG NEWS.
Death of State Senator Evans—Sena
tor Knight, Dangerously 111—Clerk
ficnnersly Convalescing.
Hon. Henry S. Evans, Senator
from the Chester,Delawareand Mont
gomery district, died at his residence
In Chester at six o'clock on Friday
evening. Senator Evans was well
known throughout the State as edi
tor and, publisher of The Village Re
cord. He was a member of the State
Legislature for several terms and
served his constituents faithfully and
acceptably. In private life he wan
the respect of all by his irreproacha
ble character. •As a Senator he held
a high position in the esteem of both
party friends and opponents. By
his death the Senate is again a tie po
litically.
Hon. Jesse W. Knight, Senator
from •the Seventh District, (Bucks &
Northampton,) is lying dangerously
ill at his home in Bristol, Bucks Co.;
last advises representing his condi
tion as most precarious.
Col. G. W. Hamersly. Chief Clerk
of the Senate, who has been very ill,
is now rapidly recovering, and will
soon be able to resume his duties.
THE EPIDEMIC IN HARRISBURG.
The diarrhoea of late so prevalent
in Harrisburg is yet unabated, and
its cause not-yet satisfactori ex plain
ed. Tl , Vheories are many and con
ceded at it does not arise from the
walar. The Slate Journal looks upon
it as the precursor of a cholera epi
demic, and says:
"It is a well known fact among the
medical fraterniVethat precteding
cholera season the diarrhoea as it now
attacks people within this city and
within a radius of two hundred miles,
prevails to a greatr or less extent.—
The atmosphere is now charged with
the fatal poison, and only needs the
aggravation of heat and other attend.
Inc influences to make It cholera of
certain type. All the symptoms as
they exist here and elsewhere, sus
tain this view of the snbject, and the
admonition cornea in time to enable
all to prepare for the dread monster
Asiatic cholera—whose presence in
this country the coming summer may
b 4 confidently anticiPated."
WASIIINTON TREATY.
The Feeling al Washington Saturday
'WAsitt tiGTON, Feb. 11.—There
are no new developments relativeto
the treaty of Washington, although,
as has been already stated, our Gov
ernment is not disposed to modify
its statement of the case. No format
reply can be made to Lord Granville's
note to Gen. Schenck until the exact
text is received, which is expected
toward the close of this week. There
has been much interest but no mark
ed excitement at the
. position of af
fairs, nor apprehension that even
should England recede from tho
treaty results would follow more se
rious in their consequences than ex
isted before it was n&gotiated. Noth
ing has ever been hinted in official
circles about strengthing our nation
al defenses to meet a possible contin
gency, and no one has publicly ex
pressed the opinion that each meas
ures will become necessary. It is re
ported in Executive quarters that
our Government is willing to abide
by the result of the tribugal of arbi
tration in all matters submitted to
their determination, and will expect
a corresponding degree of good faith
on the part of the British Govern
ment.
17,900,933
sorra AMERICA.
Terrible Massacre of Foreigners.
Ni w YORK, Feb. 11.—The South
American mail steamer has arrived
with Rio Janeiro dates of January
22.. The distinguished Brazilian
statesman, Viscount Itabomhy, is
dead. The recent outbreak of fanat
icism In the town of- Jundil, in the
Argentine States, resulted in a fear
ful massacre. The Jerk's, excited to
frenzy by a man mulled Saltine, made
a sudden attack on foreigners. The
hitter taken by surprise were unable
to defend themselves and, before the
authorities could stop the slaughter,
thirty-six were killed. The as sa ssins
were then attacked by troops and
fled, but were pursued and sixteen of
them shot, and twenty-four prison
ers taken.
7 080,478
Tiltlaws Not Ten Tears Old.
(Front the New York aerallti.l
The United States have, time and
again, been regarded by England as
proper subjects for the diplomacy of
menace. When we objected to Brit
ish cruisers searching our merchant
men tkhe sent a squadron here and
burned our capitol, and would bevel
continued her depredations but for
the victory at New Orleans. When
we claimed our natural boundary
Oregon we were compelled to aban
don our rights, under the threat of ai
fleet, which overcame the nerves or
the timid Polk and the treinbling -
Buchannan. When we seized the
persons of notorious rebels on the
high seas—in the case of Mason and
Slidell—we were commanded to sur
render them in the most offensive
manner. We were then In a death
struggle with the south, and Palmer-.
ston's menaces were welt timed and
successful. During the rebellion
England paid as little attention to
our rights, to the sacred_duties of neu
trality, to our professions .of friend
ship and our ties oxblood, as she did
to the pretests of China nn the opium
queStion. When the South; broke
Into rebellion she made hasteto treat
them as belligerents, as a people en
titled to a nation's rights, even before
n battle was fought. 'During our war
English money sustained the confed
eracy, English ships, manned by
English seamen, destroyed our com
merce, and even the right of priva
tecring, which had been solemnly
denounced aS piracy by England was
accepted so far as the South MIS con
cerned, even after we had expressed
a desire to unite in her declaration.
The promptness with which we yield
ed to the Palmerston policy of pres
sure especially in the, Trent affair, is
so freshly remembered in England
that she naturally reverts to it_now
in the Alabama question.
THE Beaver Radical, in speaking
of the apport ion men t of this State for
members of Congress, in last' week's
issue says: "The plain policy of the
" Republican party in the Legisla•
" ture is' to group the Democratic
" counties together, and ereate stpong
" majorities upon both sides. In the
"presence of so much feud, selfish
" nes.s, and small ambition as has
"found its way into our party, it is
"not safe to trust tvmall tnajori
" ties."
We agree with the Radical that
what it advises is "plairr (party) pol
icy," and nothing better could be
done to secure the election, not of
men of "small ambition," but of
small men of large ambition. And so
long as blind loyalty to party is the
only qualification required for any
office, this "policy" will be pursued.
Hevvever valuable the "policy" of
the Radical may be. to the class of
men for ly hose benefit it is intended,
it is against the interest of the people
generally—in direst conflict with the
principle of the Apportionment bill
lately passed by Eongress, and the
judgment of all honest men, as well as
the experience and observation ofev
ery person.since the organizatiOn of
this government. If there is ;any-
thing which will induce parties to pre
sent their hest men for election to of
fice. it is to have small party majori
• ties," In that event principles, eSPa•
bilities and character control, instead
of chicanery and corruption.
The record, pal nci pies and measures
of public policy of the Republican par
ty commend themselves to the judg
meat ofall unprejudiced fair-minded
men ; and the 'sooner it gets freed
from the influence of the men, who
advocate the "policy" of the Radical
the better for the party. and thepoon
er will feuds cease within it and har
mony be restored.--Laterence Jour-
11=1:3
orty Secona Coogres's,.
SECOND SESSION.
SENATE, Feb. 5.—A resolution
was offered relative to the manufac
ture of Beseemer steel, and the im
portalice of improving the Harbor
of Michigan city, so as to bring the
iron mines of Lake Superior into
wore direct communication with the
coal fields of Indiana. The , amnesty
bill then came up and was discussed
until the hour of adjourninent.
HOUSE. —Among . the bills intro
duced was one for the abolition of the
Freedmen's Bureau, and for a rail
road bridge over the Mississippi riv
er. A bill passed removing political
disabilities from certain classes of
rebels. Mr. Peters moved to sus
pend the rules and adopt a resolu
tion declaring that the highest pa
triotism and most enlightened pub
lie policy demand of all political par
ties and of all citizens acquiescence in
the thirteenth, fourteenth and fif
teenth amendments to the Constitu
tion, and such reasonable legislation
urCongress as may be necessary to
make them in,their letter and spirit
1 mosteffective. Agreed to, 126, to 51.
Mr. Brooks, of New York, moved to
suspend the rules and adopt a reso
lution recognizing the thirteenth,
fourteenth and iii fteenth amendments
as valid parts of the Constitution.
Agreed to, 100 to 22 Mr, Stevenson
moved to suspend the rules and adopt
a resolution recognizing as valid and
binding all existing laws passed by
Congress for the enforcement of the
thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth
amendments to the Constitution, and
for the protection of citizens In their
rights . under the Constitution as
amended. Without taktnge vote on
ue
'the resolution or disposing of the
jtstion for drawing for seats, the
ouse adjournef)l.-
SENATE, Feb. 6.—A bill was re
'ported making it an offense punisha
ble by one year's imprisonment and
$l,OOO fine for any private corpora
tion, firm, or individual to issue any
obligations or promises to pay, to be
used as a circulating medium of cur
rency. A resolution from the Leg
islature of New Jersey asking the
United States to purchase Independ
ence Hall from Philadelphia,in antic
ipation of the centennial celebration—
the purchase money- to be used by
that cityVor the erection• of a build
ing as a museum of revolutionary
relimA resolution calling on the
President for information as to the
intention' of Great Britain to repudi
ate the Washington treaty relative to
the Alabama claims was discumed at
length, but no definite action was
had. The amnesty bill was debated
till the hour of adjournment,
HOUSE. —Numerouspetious were
presented on various subjects. Among
the bills introduced were: one for
the establishment of ocean mail ser
vice to Australia ; °tie to promote
telegraphic communication between
Americas, Asia and Europe, and one
granting pensions to soldiers, pilots
and others in the Black Hawk war.
On motion of ;dr. Dickey the Secre
tary of War was requested to report
what military posts may be disposeck
of. The Judiciary Committee re
ported a bill for refunding all Wits
heretofore collected on income from
salaries of officers of State Govern : .
ments, which was recommitted. The
House resumed the consideration of
the bill to establish an educational
fund, and to apply the proceeds from
the sales of the public lands to the
education of the people, but without
a vote, adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. i.—The annual pen
sion bill was reported and passed—it
appropriates ovi? thirty millions of
dollars. A resolution directing the
Committee on Investigation to in
quire whether any United States
Senator has received money under
cover of counsel fees or otherwise
from the Treasury of the United
States, in violation of law, and to re
port the result of the inquiry at as
early a day as practicable, was adopt
ed. The amnesty bill was discussed
and some aurae dments made; but
without disposh of it the Senate ad
journed.
HOUSE.—Th ucation bill com
ing under consid ration, was discuss
ed and amended, and without final
action the house adjourned.
SENATE, Feb. B.—A bill was re-
ported to establish a 4 fsemi,-monthly
wait TID the ...Chinese - VraUie, with
double subsidy. A bill was passed
authorizing :the Secretary of the
Treasury to redeem three millions of
threceper cent. certificates per month.
A bill was reported' giving the Sec
retary of the Navy full control over
the navigation of channel and water
coor4s, excavations across bars, 'Se.
The Committee or Territories report
ed a bill to establish the territory of
Ojibway—ehanging the name to
Pembina—it is to consist of that por
tion of Dakota lying north of the
46th 'Kindel. A bill to restore the
records of the U. S. Courts destroy
ed by the Chicago tire, passed. The
amnesty bill was discussed till the
hour of adjournment.
o the case of the Myers-
Cessma elm ested elect ion case Myers
was given the seat. The education
bill, as amended was passed.
SENATE, Feb. 9. —Considerable diA
cusnion was had on \!r. Edmund's
resolution of inquiry in regard to the
intention of Omit Britain to repudi-
ate the treaty of Washington, but no
definite action was halt The amnes
ty bill, with the civil rights amend
ment, occupied the remainder of the
day.
flot - .F.—Nothing of general inter
est (well r rot.
Cost of the War to France.
The claims still required to satisfy
the German claims upon France is
$6:15,000,000. Of this, however.sooo.-
000,000 are not due until 1874, though
interest at the rate of flve per cent.
per annum must be paid thereon for
the intervening period.' To this
must he added the cast of maintain
ing the German army of occupation
on French territory. According to '
nn arrang ement made last spring the
Bank of France is hound to advance
$80.000.000 to the Versailles govern
ment, and then the whole amount of
$306,000,000, which will have been
borrowed, is to be repaid by the goy
eminent by instalments of $40,000,-
000 annually for eight years. Inas
much as these Instalments are to be
gin at once, the bank really will now
have to advance only a further sum
Of $40,000,000. According to the bud
get of M. Ponyer-Quertier, Minister
of Finance, the war of 1870-71 cost
France $l, 720,000,000. Of this.am't
a little over $1,067;01,000 hasalready
been provided. Only a further sum
of $632,500,000 has to be obtained. Of
the sum already paid, Germany res
ceived $361,320,000 aid loss t hnp.s4s,-
000,000 of this was paid in'tiannl coin
by the French Government. The
$1,067,500,000 already provided was
raised by the war loan of 1870, the
"Morgan" loan in England, thesales
of Writes by the government, the
amount allowed by the Prussians for
the portion of the Eastern Itallway
of France running through Alsace
and Lorraine, the last greatloan, and
the advances from Bank of France
already raentiotied.
ludietment of NaYor Hull land
01herm.
Ew YOUK, . February 10.—The
Grand Jury enkted the Court of
General Session this morning and
presented a bundle of indictments.
In the statement of their labors it Is
set forth that some four hundred and
sixty eases• were acted upon. The
frauds, in the investigation of which
they were engaged, will muse a loss
to the city of at least twenty million
dollars. Mayor Hull, on being ar
raigned", appetite() in person. and said
he was ready Wolfer ball. He waiv
ed all the irregularities committed
by the Grand Jury, and put in it gen
eral denial, asking that the trial be
set at the eatrliwt day possible. The
Grand Jury was discharged.
The Judge has fixed the trial of
Mayor Hall for next Monday •week.
His bail was $3,000. His brother-in
law, Edward Barnes, became his
surety. Amon_g the indictments were
some against Tweed and one against
Peter B. Sweeny. In ,the case of
Tweed bail was accepted in fourteen
thousand dollars. Sweenywas balled
in \ the sum of ten thousand dollars.
Five indictments were preferred
again,st Hall. They are for misde
meanor, charging the accused with
neglect of duty in connection with
the audit of the cininut against the
eitY.
Foe iba Beaver Amur. rrqUelltl
THE OBIGIN OF EVIL.
BY HOMO.-NO. IV.
MIL EDITOR: Pnpular theology
and Milton say evil originated in
heaven ; They declare that there has
been a rebellion among the holy an
gels, headed by one individual angel
called - the devil. near Milton :
• Safari, po call him now, Ws former name
le heard no more In heaven, he of the ant,
If not the drat archangel, great In power.
In favor and pre•emlnence.' —l.lb. 4 folio 140.
And again thesame author, and on
he same subject—
"Brighter one amid the hosts
Of appals, than tha t afar the stars among."
Dr. Gill remarks, concerning the
angels that sinned : "They were hurl
ed out of heaven, from whence they
fell tislightning," &e. But what to
us appears monstrous, and which we
think will be.very ill accounted for:
" How came seeds,of evil to rise in
,the angelic nature, created in a state
of perfect, unspotted holiness? How
was it first found in a place where no
unclean thing can enter? How came
ambition, pride, or envy, to germi
nate there? Could therobe offence
where there was no crime? . Could
untainted purity breed corruption ?
Could that nature contaminate and
infect which was always drinking in
principles of perfection? Happy are
we that the solving of these difficul
ties rests not with us, neither to give
a reason for it nor to assign catises ;
neither do we think all ; the D. ll.'s
in the universe are sufficient to the
task ; nor the great Milton himself,
after all his tine Images and lofty ex
cursion upon the subject, has left the
matter one jot clearer than lie found
it.
BAs we have stated before, evil ori
ginated by one man's transgression.
It did not originate in heaven. It
did not enter through the agency of
some foreign, wicked angel. How
palpably absurd the idea that evil
and rebellion should enter that holy
habitation, among this pure and high
order of created intelligence! To en
tertain such a sentiment is a reproach
upon God and his holy family of an
gels. This world is the only theatre
of evil and rebellion, of darkness and
death, of which we have any account;
and let us beware how we enlarge
the dominion of sin and contradio.4
the truth of God by our traditions.
That Satan is a fallen angel, a rebel
seraph, mist out for his rebellion, the
following texts of Scripture are ad
duced : Isa. xlv. " How art thou
ellen from heaven, 0, Lueifer;son of
the morning!" This passage, by our
orthodox friends, is supposed to teach
the full of the devil from heaven.—
Rut, we ask, who is this Lucifer, son
of the morning? We are not left to
fonjectuye, or to follow the fancies of
li:speculative theory. The person is
,named to whom allusion is made, in
the 4th verse. We have no senti-
went of :Angels sinning and rebelling
In heaven and falling from their high
Mike and estate in that holy habita
tion of God. I nstead of being in hea-
ven above, he said in the "pomp nod
pride of his heart," that he " would
ascend into heaven, and exalt his
throne above the stars of God," and
would "be like the Most High."—
This is the %ant hosting of a poor,
mortal, puny 'nen, whom God hurl
ed from his boasted throne of power
and ctuit him away as an "abomina
ble branch," and make him as a
"mrcass troden under feet."
Rev. xi'. 7-12. " And there was
war in heaven. Michael and his an
gels fought against the dragon; and
the dragon fought, and his angels."
If any one supposes that this was a
literal -war that took place in heaven
among the angels, in the holy habit
ation of God, he must have a wonder
ful capacity to digest and interpret
symbolic prophecy. This war is be
tween Michael, or Christ and iiis an
gels or saints, and the dragon—or the
head of the Roman empire—and his
an r ,crels or subjects. The dragon, that
old serpent, called the devil and ea
tan, is repre..t.itted as having seven
heads and a long, powerful tail, draw
ing a third part of the stars of heav
en. N o w, how this can he made to
fit on to one of the angjsin heaven,
and how he can open a warfare with
Christ arid .4airits before they are
eongrers.,ited there ut!4 it must be, if
he has been n devil from the begin-
ningl, we havt those to'explain who
are allied to 'twit a t henry. The
saints, it appears, through Christ
their captain overcame, in this war
fare, the dragon or devil, by the blood
of the Lamb Anil by the Word of their
testimony ; and they loved not their
lives unt.i death, the death they suf
fered at the hands of this devil in
their struggle against him.
Again, when this war is over and
the devil is east out, he is said to
know that he hath but a short time;
and,if this is at - br before the founda
tion of the world, he has all the Hine
the world will stand till the judg
ment, to persecute and torment the
mints, which can hardly be reconcil
ed with or called a short season. The
truth is, tb look this Scripture full in
the face and undertake to make it
harmonize with the popular theory
of the origin of evil in heaven, is to
extort from it the worst mid most un
natural features that could possibt ,
he exhibited. Suffice it to say, then
for the present, that whatever it
teaches, and however it may be nit
plied in the history of eh rist's church,
it does not teach the doctrine of evil
or of the devil as maintained in the
popular creed.
Ezek. xxviii. 11-19. This is sup
posed to be very conclusive evidence
that there has been rebellion-in
awl hence this Scripture is made
use ot arviirect proof of that rebellion.
'Ent, as in the ease of Babylon, this
is a lamentation upon the King of
Tyrus and his fall-and utter destruc
tion, under the judgment and wrath
of God, for his pride and national sin.
Tyre was situated on the coast of the
Mediterranean sea, and was allotted
to the tribe of Asher. They were rt
commercial and maratime people,
and being friendly to the Ashurites,
were permitted to remain. They
made many presents to the Israelites
and brought to Solomon much gold
for the building of the temple, conse
quently it is said : "Thou host been
in Eden, in the garden of God, and
very precious stones were thy cover
ing." They were rich in gold rind
diamonds and precious stones, and
were permitted to walk up and down
at pleasure In the midst of spiritual
Israel—thestones of fire. They were
a. very proud people. and thought
themselves perfect in all their ways,
till God at last tested them. By their
friendship and seeming reverence for
the Jewish worship, They gained a
powerful influence over ail the tribes
of Israel, and especially nt the court
of Jerusalem; yet they were an idol
ntrous people, and their influence
over the Jews seductive In ifs tenden
cy from the standard of truth and
moral itywhich the God of Israel bad
set up; and there was no way to open
the eyes of the Jews to a discovery
of theevil tendency of their influence
only for God to take their case in
hand and make such an -example of
them as would terrify and overawe
his chosen people, and make them
afrnid to trans . gres.s his commands
and yield to the' influence of an idol
atrous nation however good and
friendly they might apnea?. There
fore God, after acknowledging their
high character, wealth, reputed skill
and Wisdom, and exalted privilege
in Palestine—the Eden and garden
of his people—exposes their true mor
al condition; shows that they are cor
rupt, and pronounces his Judgment
upon them and their certain doom.
There is not, in this description and
prediction, so much ass), shade of ev-
idence or reference to anything that
ever took place above italOng the all*
gels of God, neither can we tUnd such
evidence in any part of the Book of
But then, the evidence can be found
if a rebellion in heaven is essential in
order to sustain the theory. To this
end we will appeal to the great Mil
ton, In his famous " Paradise Lost:"
There we shall find a full and minute
account of the terrible war in heaven
between Michael and the royal army
of angels on the ode hand, and Satan
with his rebel host on the other, in
which he supposes the number and
trength to be nearly equal; with rep
resentations how he brings in the
devil's army upon doubling their
rage, bringing new engines of war
into the field ! putting Michael and
all the faithful ,army to the worst,
and, in a word, defeats them; with
an account of two or three th ousand
millions of angels cut to pieces and
wounded; and how he allows them to
give over fighting and make a kind
of retreat, so making way for the
complete victory of the Son of God.
Now, this is all invention, or at least
blasphemy ; likewise a borrowed
thought from the old poets and the
giant against Jupiter, designed by
Ovid almost two thousand years ago.
There it was well enough; but wheth
er poetic fancy should be allowed to
fable upon heaven or not, and upon
the King of heaven, too, that we leave
to out demonologists and heaven
rebellionists to answer, thankful that
the burden of proof rests not with us.
.I . hou sln of witchcraft—find-born child of crime!
Produced before the bloom of time;
Ambition's maiden sln.`n heaven conceived
And mho could have believed
defilement could in purity begin,
And bright. eternal day be 'wiled with sin ?
Tell us, sir. penetrating crime,
Hour cam'st thou here, thou fault sublimer
SNOW BOUND.
Trains on the Union Pacific Railroad
Slill Snow Bound—Passengers Suf
fering from Sickness—Provisions
Ibrwarded from Salt Lake City.
SALT LAKE, Feb. 11.— Urgent dis
patches were received here this morn
`:lng to forward provisions immedi
ately to the nearest point to the place
of blockade on the Union Pacific.
Walker Brothers set to work and by
2p. In. started four car loads of sup
plies. Latest accounts to-night sat.,
the snow bound trains, having made
fourteen miles since Frid...y morn
ing, hope to dig out in. a few days.
There is said to be much sickness and
suffering among. the passengers. UN
snowing here to-day, and there was a
heavy storm this afternoon.
DISCLOSURES IN N.ORLEANS.
About as Bad a Mess as Has Yet
Been Discovered Anywhere.
The New Orleans papers are filled 1
with the proceedings of the Congres
sional Committee engaged in investi
gating the Louisiana scandals. The
facts that are being brought to light
are simply disgraceful. Both parties I
seemed to have trafficked in bribery
to the utm .;, ,extent of their means
and opport ' ties. Ex-Secretary of
State Boyc e citified to the existence
of a regular system of frauds at elec
tions, for the purpose of returning
men as elected, and cited the Com
mittee instance on instance or , such
shameless venality and abuses that
its members must almost have doubt
ed whether there was a single honest
man in the ranks of the respective
parties to the quarrel. Another wit
ness, a civil engineer, gave evidence
that he had purchased the votes of a
number of the members, stating quite
frankly that it was generally under
stood that if a man wanted a bill
passed he had to pay for it. Mr. Carr,
the late Speaker of the Rouse, ad.-
'flitted that he had never visited the
parish which he represented, and did
nut know half-a-dozen of its inhabi
tants, "ii friend" undertaking to have
him returned without the trouble of
his personal presence in the field,
which was only accomplished by
means of an infamous trikk perpetra
ted upon the poor ignotSbt country
negroes, who thought they were vot
ing for a member of their own race;
an of a' slmllariy sickening charlit
ter is the bulk of the testimony that
has thus far been taken. What depths
of depravity will be sounded before
the Committee concludes its labors
we prefer not to think of.—Pitt. Cbm
tnercial.
How Baltimore Profits by the
New York Custom Itassealities.
[From the 1141tImore Gazette
It has been given in evidence be
fore the investigating Committee
that New York merchants have dis
covered it is cheaper to import thro'
Baltimore th:in through their own
port of entry, and that in quite
a number of instances they have
protitted by this , discovery. We
now learn that until recently, the
greater part of all the crockery im
ported into the United States entered
through the port of New York ; but
that now, owing to the change in the
classification of earthen ware in
crates, much of the trade has been
diverted to other ports, particularly
to Baltimore. and that more of it
will be eventually. The reason as
signed is that it is cheaper , to the
western merchant by 5 per cent. on
the cost of an average invoice of
earthenware to import through Bal
timore than through New York.
The other advantages to the mer
chant who imports through Balti
more are not state‘ie, but they are
equally apparent. These are: lower
Custom House charge- , , less loss by
breakage or pilfering, less expense in
the way of storage or cartage—where
the goods are not sedt in sealed ;cars,
under the new regulations, direct,
to •t heir destination—and, in any'
event, quicker dispatch. All these
considerations are destined to tell
upon our imports, and whon it is
considered that, notwithstanding the
somewhat longer voyage. of two car
goes shipped from Liverpool on the
same day—one to New York and one
to Baltimore—the goods entering
here can be laid down in Cincinnati,
St. Louis or Chicago sooner than
through New York, the gain to our
port through delays in the New
York custom Rouse cannot fail to
be felt, especially as the cost of run
ning steamers from European posts
to Baltimore is greatly lessened by
reason of the cheaper rate at which
bituminous coat coat can be had hete
as cqmpared with 'its cost at New
York.
New York Vick Mildew.
A New York correspondent says:
a summer or two ago. as I was pass
ing from Boston to New York, an
elegant team of horses came aboard
the boat at Newport. The eye of the
owner watched the embarkation.—
The s.l „Ids were worthy of the vigil
ant ca: s f the gentleman, and a more
gorgeous turnout seldom rolled over
the elegant roads of Newport. This
gentleman whose name is as well
known in Boston as any on your
roll, lived in princely style on Mur
ray Hill. He purchased a fine man
sion, but pulled the inside all to pie
ees to make it more worthy of his
occupancy. Passing up the North
river this week, I found this gentle
man on board the train. His dilapi
date I appearance and seedy garb in
dicated reverse. I found the million
aire penniless. He was absolutely
poor. He had pawned his watch,
his wife's jewels and his pictures to
get bread. He lives in a tenement
house in Tenth avenue that Is sWarm
ing with foreign poor. .He had
pawned his watch, his wife's jewels
and his pictures to get bread.. He
lives in a tenement house in Tenth
avenue that is swarming with foreign
poor. His wife, accustomed to move
in elegant satoons,keeps house in two
bedrooms, where the Jew, Irish, and
Germans swarm by the hundreds.—
He has perfect confidence that he wilt
die a rich man, and dies benefactor
of his race. Instead of taking to drink
and gambling, as many, do, he has
got two or three gigantic plans on
hand. one or more of Which he Is very
certain will put him on his feet.
A Win With Three Arms
Tho'" Will!swiped Gazelle and
Bulletin is responsible for the follow
ing:
Among thipassengers on the train
boundsouth last evening was a man
born and raised in the county of
Oswego, New York. His name is
William Jacobs. He prides himself
on three well developed arms and
hands, the member extraordinary
having groWn above the right shoul
der blade.
It hangs suspended down the back,
and can be raised and lowered at will.
In length it is shorter than the arms
proper, but possesses extraordinary
muscle, which he displays whenever
occasion demands it. No person
passing through a railroad car, or
meeting him up-in the street, would
observe any deformity, but after be
coming cognizant of this singular
case, would perceive the peculiar fit of .,
his coat.
He states that he has often been
questioned as to why he does not
place himself. upon exhibition, or
become one of Barnum'srmanent
attractions. His invariable pe reply is,
that he is averse to public exhibi
tions. His father being a wealthy
farmer, he always preferred to re
main at home, and was the most ac
tive and profitable of farmer's help.
He would assist in loading hay, and
at the same time hold securely the
horses' reins. On several occasions he
came near breaking this unnatural
member. by sudden falls, and at one
time suffered the pangs of a full-sized
felon upon. the fore finger.
On one occasion, when about eigh
teen, the village boys thought they
would have a little sport at "three
arms" expense, and commenced a
system of blackguardism, followed
by bold attacks upon his person.
Forbearance ceased to be a virtue,
and throWing off his loose garments
went for them in true pugilistic style,
arm No. 3 performing its duty no
bly, and apparently ontrivaling Nos.
1 and 2. At the end of the skirmish
six prostrate villagers told what a
fierceopponent they had met. "Three
arms," gained a notoriety, and never
afterwards was persecuted on account
of his deformity. At the outbreak
of the rebellion he joined a New
York regiment, and so distinguished
himself by bravery, that he was fi
nally promoted to captain, and rank
as the best drill officer of the rot
ent to which he was attached.
At - the close of the war he returned
to the farm, and has since remained
there. He is now en route for the
South to visit a sister somewhere in
the-interior of North Carolina. It
may be a query with some, how he
could use his arm with the proper
clothing upon his body. Alt his gar
ments intended for laboring suits,
were so made as to open upon the
back, and close by buttoning, the
same as a child's apron. Being, a
man of fine conversational powers.
an interview with him is especially
agreeable, and he relates many pleas
ant anecdotes of himself with great
relish.
CZ:I
Afraid of Losing Interest.
In Newark, New Jersey, a few
days since, a i'touple who had done
considerable courti ng concluded to get
married. The wedding day had been
fixed for about five weer ago; the
young lady had procurred her outfit,
and all the necessary arrangements
were made. Rut on the night op
pointed for the wedding the young
man failed to put in en appearance.
This, of course caused great conster
nation, and no reason could be given
for his action. The relatives and
friends of the young lady were de
termined, however, on finding the
young man aforesaid, and have an
explanation of - his strange conduct.
They were successful in their search,
and when they interrogated►as to his
non-fulfillment of his pledge, he re
plied that he could not get married
without drawing some of his depo►-
its from the savings bank, and if he
did that he would to sic months' in
terest ! The disappointed lady was
almost distracted, and for sev
eral days she refused to partake of
nourishment. Her friends threatened
all sort, of vengeance. and alai) a law
suit for breach of promise. The
young lady, however, loved the man
still, notwithstanding his mean and
contemptible action, and was in fa
vor of pursuing a different course.
The consequence was an interview
was had, and all differences were
amicably arranged. The engage
ment was renewed, ante the "two
I hearts were made to heat as one."
Interesling Facts
From the annual report of the Hon.
John Eaton, jr., Commissioner of Et I
neation, it appears that there are in
the United States, 368 colleges char
tered to confer degrees in arts ; 163
female colleges; 94 medical schools,
of which 57 are known as regular,
the remainder being indicated as ec
lectic, botanic, homeopathic, dental
and pharmaceutical; 117 theological
seminaries, and 40 law schools. There
are -20 institutions for the education
of the blind, and six others in which ,
the blind share the benefit with deaf )
mutes; 38 institutions for the deaf
and dumb, and 9 asylums for imbe
ciles or weak minded youth. The'
adult illiterates of both sexes in the
UnitediStates aggregate 3.637,442, of
which
. 2,389,591 are in the Southern
States.l The Minor illiterates, be
tween
10 and 21 ,r`years, aggregate 2,-
006,112, of which 1,6 9 8,144 are in te
Southern States. North Carolina hav
ing the largest number. Statistics
show that from 3 to 7 per cent. of the
population oPthe United States com
mit :30 per cent, of all our crime, and
leas" than 1-sth of 1 per cent. is com
mitted by those who are educated.
Throughout the country, from 80 to
90 per cent. of all the crime is com
mitted by those who have no educa
tion, or pone sufficient to afford them
a valuable purpose in life.
Is Your Alamo Brown'
London has tiecently sustained a
bereavement in the person of a lady
of the not unfamiliar name of Brown.
Some time back she offered the me
tropolitan board of work 4 $250,000 if
it would make a contemplated alter
ation in' a street in the manner she
wished, but they were unable t ac
cede to her wishes. She generonsly
offered them ,10,000 kr the erection
of a drinking fountain to be plaeefl at
the end of the street in which she
lived, and this was about to be erect
ed. The board also communicated
with her about public baths, which
she intended to erect at.a acct of $5O,-
000, when suddenly pallido morn,
who had taken some time coming.
for Mrs. Brown v as ninety, stepped
in and dissipated her benevolent in
tentions. She died intestate, leaving
an estate of $50.000 a year, and with
nut a humsn relative. It is therefore
stated that the property will go to the
crown, but there are several Browns
about, It will be surprising if one of
thatenterprising , and übiquitous fam
ily can't substantiate- a claim. Per
haps some of the American branch of
the clan will think it worth while to
look up third pedigrees.
Sioux CITY, February g.—A. M.
Wilcox,who returned from Plymouth
county, says that three homesteaders
living in that county, started with a
team for the Broken Kettle, for
wood. They were overtaken by the
storm on the memorable
morning, when two of the men. dug
eir way into a big snow drift and
li!"
• mained there, while the other pro
ceeded on his way with the team.
The men in the snow drift remained'
there a day and a half before they
dared to venture out, but suffered no
material injury by their tong impris
onment. The man who keptAm hi s
Way, together with the horses, was
found a day or two since' frozen to
death, near Slatting:" some fifteen
miles above this city. As far as is
known positively, eight persons were
frozen to death during this storm,
within a radius. of fiftee.p miles of
here. The loss' in stock within the
same Hittite has been immense, and
wilt probably reach five hundred to
six hundred horses and cattle.
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he.. he._ 1
CENTS PER POUND FOR BEST TKA
(W IMPORTED
Green, Black, Japan and Mired ! ! !
BROKEN TEA LEAP
This " Broken Tea Leaf" of the arktet
ty and of the most esquiiite flavor. It is put, lea .
has no stems, and is a third stronger than the
whole leaf, and hut one-half its price,
Ail the first c'ass hotes throughout the coantrr
ate using it continuously and satisfactorily.
.
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for Improvefhent a on
COOKING - STOVES
—and after having thoroughly tested these lm.
provements, I feel warranted m ocering atom to
the public.
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'STOVES&
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IT T NI:ES LESS
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ses with all,,pipe. can be put on or take a
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about fifteen borne powercapacity, they arc oftrrr•A
to the public Pt ..mtsonable rates.
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4500 Gold and Miter Lew Hunting
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