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( " , ' , ':. ,1.,
t" II! ll- Tumi of Sttliioription.'
Jf 'salt la Una-, trwtfala I monthi..... OO
' Tf paid after t aad beore ( months.,......, B ,A0
vfi fit Oft tbe top Uatloa of t mbntaa.V i po
tttaAaiaat 4vertlaeWBta, per square at 10 Uneeof
test, I tlmeier leee.....-...........l to
..,. Joreaehrubieeuent lntertion-.,,..,, 40
Admlolitretori' and Kaaeators' no does. 1 (0
AoUMore'netieee. ...... 1 tt
Cautions and Bitreja.,,,. ,.,., ,...., 1 ftO
tUaonlilUoa notiooe. t 00
eofenlonal Garde, t UnM or lesa,! year..,, a 00
leanml aoai,Mt ila.... g
YXAKLY ADVEBTIBB JIESTS.
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ft .iiaree- .H 00 I i column.....,..., 41 00
Hoar Jv o 1 1 .rio,. .:..., if oo
a. i
, I'vtJ,
lob WorK'.V.'.",':.
BLANKS. I,,.;' .
ftt4W4a.-J..lJ qillrt,pr.qalr.,$l To
I aiiaa,nr,olre, I 0 Over , per auire, 1 10
MAnDBILLS.
ft ekeeA,!! at leee,tl 0 I I sheet,! at Wilts I
I M,nlw, I t liheet,lorlM,Ol
est M at aaek at above it proportions rmU
00
proportionate ratee.
tJwORQB B. BOODLAnPKR, .
. ABOKOS HAwB&IY,
Cards.
FRANK FIELDING,
ATTpRNEY-AT-LAW,
Clearfield, Pa.
Uttl attend I all bulMM satroeted to aka
r end faithfully. .. i . aovli'7t
-tuua a. vauaco. avi l. cum.
. wmt a. tuun. . joss . waiai.Br.
I, WALLACE & KREBS,
j,..; hutMm to Walloon Fielding,)
ATTORNEY8-AT-LAW,
U-mi Clearfield, Pm.
. r. im.Mii, a. .
a. a. Tin Tiin, a. .
'DBS. WILSON & VAN VALZAH,
viaaraaia, ra.
v ' Mm la twldme of Dr. Wllooa.
Ornci Bocaa: tiom Uiolr.u. Dr. Voa
Taluk oaa ko feaai tl aig ht la hh omm, amt
4oi I BaraaMK Irwia Ini( Btoro, ap
otam. : ; aot joii
R. JEFFERSON LITZ,
WOODLAND. FA.
rlU preaiptlj itUod all tall! la tho lloaof bli
mua. aor.iy-7
'ipatila a. mmallt. Biwiii, w. a'ccaoT.
MoENALLY & MoOUEDY,
. ' " ATTORNEYS-A.T-LAW, 1
! " . Cloarflald. Pa.
' 'Mh Loral baalaaaa attondad to promptly' With
' BdalUa. Oftoo oa Baaoad itroot, aboro the Pint
Rational Back. - 0:11:71
r- Q. R. BARRETT,
AttOlNIT AKD CoCMtCLOB AT LAW,
OL1ARPIBLD. PA.
BaTlaf iMlfnod h'.a Jsdfoahip, hao nmaod
0a ptaoUoo of tho low la hit old offioa at Cloar.
old, Pov Will attoad thoooarta of Joffmoa and
Klk oaaotloi whoa ipooiallj toialaod in oonnaotion
:wUkMaMoatoouoial. 1:14:11
WM. M. McCULLOUGH,
r ... , 'ATTORNEY AT LAW,
. . . CloarBald, Pa.
'JpP-Ofloo'ap OUtrata Weitora Hotal bollJinf.
Mfl bailnaai prooiptljr attaadod to. Rral aiuto
,M(htandnld. . Jall'iS
). W. BANTZ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
, Clou-field, Pa. -WOOffloa
ap (tain in Waitera Ilotol balldlnj.
AA Ural koalaou oatroitod to bn care promptlj
Uaodod to. . Jul 2, 1171.
.. T. H. MURRAY,
I -ATTOMIY AD OOUNBSLOB AT LAW.
Proapt atttatlea giron to all Irral bntlnon
atraatod to hla eara ia Ciearflold and adioloiojr
oaatloa. Offloo on Markat it, opporiu Nauglo'i
Jowalrj Btoro, Claartald, Pa. Jalt J3
A. W. WALTE R8,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Claarflal4,Pa.
VOao la tha Coort Hoata. daaS-lr
. H. W. SMITH,
1 "A TORNEY-AT-LAW,
tl:l:tl CloarBald, Pa.
WALTER BARRETT,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
. Moa oa Boooad St, Cloarlald, Pa. aorll.OO
ISRAEL TEST,
. ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Clearfield, Pa. .
aaT-OBoa la tho Coart Hoaao. JjrU,'(7
JOHN H. FULFORD,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
Cloarflald, Pa.
Moo aa Market St., oeor Joieph Skewerr
alreeery itero. Jan.3,1873.
tT . JOHN L. CUTTLE,
ATTORNEY AT LAW.
Aad Real Batata Anal, Clearfield, Pa.
OSee oa Tklrd itreetrbet. Cherry A Walnut.
BaVRoepeotfally offer! hla lerricei la lolling
ad kaylng lead! la ClaarOald and adjoining
eontiea , aad with aa oxperlonoo ol over twenty
yean at a tarreyor, lattori hlmielf that ho oaa
eaaer latlifactlon. reb. 28:'3:tf,
J. BLAKE WALTERS,
REAL ESTATE BROKER,
. . .
- ABB BBALBB 18
Saw IrOgM and Lumber,
CLEARFIELD, PA.
Ofiee la Maaonle Building, Room No. 1. 1:31:71
; J. J. LINGLE,, ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
lilt . Ooceola, ClearSe4 Co Pa". y:pd
. ROBERT WALLACE,-
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
, Wallace toa, Claarfleld Coanty, Penn'a.
ataV-All legal boiinaaa promptly attended to.
CYRUS GORDON,
ATTORNEY AT LAW,
, Market Knot, (aorlk aide) ClaarOald, Pa.
nflgT'A II legal kaiiaaaa promptly attended to
- Jea. la, "I.
DR. T. J. BOYER,
raYSICIAN AND SO RQ EON,
Oftoo oa Market Street, Cleartold, Pa.
afOSoo koarai I to II a. m., and I tl I p. a.
jyR. E. M. SCUEURER, f ,
HOMEOPATHIC rnYSIClAN,
" OSoe la retldeaeo oa Market it.
0 April It, 1171. Clearfield, Pa.
D R7 W. A. MEANS, "
mYSICIAN SURGEON,
LCTUBRSBURO, PA.
Will attoad profaaiional call! promptly. aogl0'70
WILUAM M. 11EXKY( Jubtici
" Pa.tcaaitnScaieaaaa.LlIMBBR
CITY. ' Collection! made and money promptly
paid oeor. Article of aarenent and deeJ. of
Doafoyaaoo aeatly oaooated aad warranted cor-
J2V7I
J. 8. BARNHARTi
ATTnnwvv i . I
i ii.rr,
eaolUtonlo, Pa.
Fl"'"44 Coorti of
I oolloottoa of olaimi made epeeleJUao. al'71
JAME8 CLEARY,
. BAR2IB s SALB DEESSEE.
. IXOOIIO BEBT,
T"l VAVaVAwriCAiP, P A. (4,;
. la..!")
f ;ti'-ll' i,.",..-,I ,'
1 A ll A . 0, OTP:1
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G00D,LANDEB 4 HAQEBTY,
VOL. 48-WHOLE" NO
JOHN' A. GREGORY,
. C0UNX? StJPERINTESTDENf,
OBo la tha Coort Boom, Cleartold, Pa. I
' Will alwara ho found at koiao oa tao BBCOND
and LAST SATURDAY of oaoh aiodtk.. l
foba B. Orvla. 0. T. Alaxaadar, C. H. Bowart.
0EVI3, ALEXANDER & BOWIES,
"ATTORNEYS AT LAW,
u.i , . .. aaatlalbBta, Pa. -v
, J. Hs KLINE, M. D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
TTAYIXQ located at Pononeld,' Pa.,' offara hli
II roreattoaal Mrrtoai to tao paopio or to at
plaooaadedrleaadinf ematrj. AlIoaDafinaipt'r
auondedto. ; oct.-ia tr.
, , , GEORGE C. KIRKt-
Xoatioa of thi Poaoo, Burrow and CoBTOaaoor,
" .... Latharakurr, Paa--.'ao.i
All bnilnaii Istrnittd to hlta trill bo prompt It
attaadod to. Pariom wiahing to omploj a Bur
roror will do tall to alva him a oall, al ha flatten
himself that he oan nndar aaliifaotios. Deed of
eoa'ayanoe, articlel of a(raemeBt, and all lef al
papen, protnpll and neatly executed. il0nov74
JOHN D. THOMPSON,
Jaitloa of till Peaoo and Berlroim,' -Curweoavllle,
Pa.
km. Collection! made and manor promptly
paid orer. fel)217IH
aao. ioaaT....Bar aLatBT.....w. auaar
W. ALBERT A BROS.,
. Manufacturer! A eitaollreEealen In
Saved Lumber. Square Timber, 4c,
V WOODLAND, PKSH'A.
aT-Ordera aoltclUd. Bill! Oiled oa ihort aotloo
. .- aad roaaoaabla tonal. j
Addreao Woodland P. O., Cloarflald Oo., Pa. :
J.16-IT - - W ALBKRT A BBOB.
FRANCIS COUTRIET,
MERCHANT, ' ' '
FroBxhvlUe, ClsarBcU County, Pa.
Kaeaa eoaotantl oa haa a fall aaaortment of
Vry (fooaa, Hardware, urooonoa, aao otottuiidi
oaaally kept la a retail euro, waiaa win oa aoio,
lur oaaa, aa eneap aa eiaawaera ia we eeiui.
rreoiavllla, judo Jl, mei-ij. .
THOMA8 H. FORCEE,
,: axaLaa 11 , .
GENERAL MERCHANDISE,
1 CRAHAMTtUf, Pa. -
Aloe, eitenaire manufaetarer and dialer In Square
. Xiaibw and bowed Lusher ol all ainai. ,
SVOrtren aoliailod aad all killi prompt'
glled. ..... - . ..... . l'jylO'71
CHARLES SCHAFER,
LAQER BEER RRE-WER,
Clearfield, Pa. " -'
HAVING rented Mr. Entrai' Brewery he
honoa br (triat attontioa to haaiaeii and
the manufacture of a luperior article of BEER
to reoeire the patronage of all tho old and many
aew outonara, et3iiur,71
J. K. BOTTORF'S
PHOTOGRAPU GALLERY,
. Market Street, Clearfield, Pa.
"CR0M0S MADB A SPECIALTY.'a
NEGATIVES made ia cloudy ai well ai la
clear weather. Conitantly on band a food
aiiortment of FRAMES, STEREOSCOPES and
STEREOSCOPIC VIEWS. Framea, from any
itylaof moulding, made to order. apr2B U
REUBEN H AC KM AN,
House and Sign Painter and Paper
Hanger, .
Ciearflold, Penn'a.
svWlll execute lobi In hit Una promptly and
la a workmanlike manner. arra.OT
... G. H. HALL, 1
PRACTICAL PUMP MAKER,
NEAR CLEARFIELD, PENN'A.
floyAPompi alwayi on hand and made to order
on abort notice. Pipe! bored on reoannable tarma.
Allwerk warranted to render latiifaotion, and
delirend if deiired. , mylitlypd
E. ArBIGLER A CO.,
piaLtai ia '
SQUARE TIMBER,
aad manufacturer! of
ALL KINDS OF SAWED LUMBER,
t-7'71 CLEt-RPIELD, PENN'A.
.' JAS. B. GRAHAM, J
dialer la
Beal Estate, Square Timber, Boards,
SUINdLES, LATH, A PICKETS,
9:1073 Cleardelil, Pa, ' ' 1 ' ) '
JAMES iiri'CliELL
) i I Diatan IB f
Sqiiare Timber & Timber Lands,
JeH'7S ;.' CfcEARFIELD, PA.
roil N TROUTMAN,
Dealer In all klndi of
FUCloN ITU RE, .j
Market Street,
One door oaat Poit Offioe,"
augl7l CLBARFIE1.D. PA.
E
Ll IIARMAN,
PRACTICAL MI LL WRIGHT,
LCTI1ERSBURQ, PA.
Agent for tho A-neriran Double Turbine Weter
Wheel and Andrew! A kalbaob t heel. Can litr
nllb Pnrtalil. (iriilMilla im ehnrt nntl'e. irll'T
DR. J. P. BURC Hf1e L Di
Late Burgeon of the 8!d Keglmeat, Penaiyltanla
. Velaatoori.kaving returned ftom the Amr.
offera hla profaiiional lerricei o theclil.eni
or uiearnele: ooaaty.
JaayProfeiiloaalealla promptly attended to.
Offleo oa Seooad atroot, formerlyooeupled by
Ur.Wooda. , apr,'e-t!
H. F. N AUGLE,
W ATI II MAKER & JEWELER,
, Bud dealer In
Watches, Clocks, Jewelry, Silver
and Plated Ware, &c,
iTn CLEARFIELD, PA., '
S. I.
SNYDER,
PRACTICAL WATl'UMAKER
ABB BBALBB IV
i Watches, Clockg and Jowolrr,
Urtikan't Sam, Jhrht Arret,
rLEAKPIF.LD, PA.
All klndi of repairing la my Mm promptly at-
rrompti
1.1, )
ended to.
April
REMOVAL.
REIZENSTEIN & BERLINER, ;
ho1Ml dtiavtsrt ia
GEMS' FI'RXISI1LG GOODS,
Have removed
to 187 Church itroet, betwaes
Pranklla aad Wkita iti.
New York. (JyM'71
Miss E. A. P. Rynder,
AaaBT Bon
Cklekarlng'a, Stain way 'i aad Kmerrea'i Plaaae,
omiin e, aaaooa namua'B ana reioooot'i
Organi and Melodooai, and Oroeer A
Boker'l Sewing Maoklaaa.
a La a vaaoaaa a
Piaao, Salter. Orgaa, Mormoay aad Vooal Ma
ale. He popli takea for leal Ikaa kalf a Una.
C'Rooaw oppoeH Oollck'a Furallure Pioti.
rtold, May J, IIM If,
PnbUshera.
2356.
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THE REPUBLICAN
CLRARFJELO, Paj , .
i - . , ' . n
i WEDNESDAY HORSING. PBD. t. m.
i!.:
. I ll
THt POOR.
hr Bane batii.
"(Wee mi aeftaer voeerre wor n'elee," PaoTimaa
Tall not tho poor that poverty kaowa c i e
A hliaa that wealth will aever diaeloaai
That their eleep Ii aoand, and their krovd la eweat,
oevauee oi oeir tun torougo ooen oaa Boat j
For poverty robi, aa well i etaaltk,
Tko oboek of it! bloom, aad tha palea of It) kaalth
They both an orlli for ataa to hoar, ,c
But porerty hai tho jreater ahaca. i .'.
With tha oominrti waalfh may now obtala, '.. ' '
Tho wlotar-tempeit may boat la Tain I
But how doea it tell on the hajf-elad rem a trv.
Eipoaad to the ebilllng winter itormi.
Or crowded together, aheorlen aad eold, , . .
In arnde dwelling, open aad oold, . , u
That rattlei and oreaki ai the eold wlndi (lew,
Aad lift through tha chlnkt tha drifting mow I
O-yo who foait, till yoor leniea pell, '
On the bleiaioga Uearea deilgned for all, :
To ho happy, learn, of your hoarded itoro,
Yon need much leaf, and Lhe poor need more.
Ye brood n'er the wealth. ODbnaied and aad.
That ibould mike your hoarti and ihouiandi glad,
nna torget mat yoa caaaet oi happy alone
'Til the bliii of otheri that makea our own.
BOBBING THE GO VEBNMENT.
Frauds in the Indian Office.
Starting- Revelation of Ofllclat Pavoritlaaa
and lilaboueaty la Several of the Agen
ctraTeatlmony that Caunut bo Ignored
-How Immenea Tracta of Timber Laud
Have Been Hold Illegallythe Whole
Troth la Halation to Many Dark Traaa
aeUoua I. aid Before the Preeident by a
arle ' ii I,.- -r Bku.j.ibki.
The following Jotter wat aent to
I'rcaiaetit urant on Thuradur by
William WeUh, Esq., of this oity.
Philadelphia, January 8, 1874.
To His xcetlencji, V. f. Grant t
Mr DbabSir; Allow me to recall
to your mind our first interview, a
few days after your Inauguration.
when I waa acting aa chairman of a
committee comprining Judgo Stronif,
Uon. Eli K. Price, Mr. Georue ii.
Stuart, and othert. We were druwi,
to you by the following pantirraDb in
your inaugural addreao: ''The proper
treatment oi tne original occupants ol
'.in una, tne inuians, is one deserv
ing of careful study. " I will favor any
course towards tuem which tends to
their civilization, Clirintiaiiir.ation.
and ultimate citizennhii)." To aid
you In promoting this praiseworthy
object, we tendered our co-operation
ana mai oi tue large body or citizens
whom we represented. In the course
of our friendly discussion, it was ad
nutted (bat frauds in tho Indian Office
and service bad become chrohlo and
difficult of cure. We soggeHted as a
remedial measure, the appointment
by you, after procuring tho authority !
oi Congress, of a smull board of un
paid commissioners, men of tried in
tegrity, to have Joint control with the
Secretary of the Interior orer all ap
propriations tor inuian service and
thus to lift this service above political
Influences and other demoralising ten
dencies. . - ,
You, and the then Socretarr of the
Interior, cordially assented ti this nro.
posnl, and Secretory Cox drafted the
first law that was enacted, thus i "The
Hoard of Commisnionors is to eierciso
joint control with the Interior De
partment over, the disbursement of
appropriations, Ac. " .
You were pleased to anooint me on
that Indian Commission, and my col
leagues elected me their chairman.
Owing to influence from without and
from within- the department, the
sources of which wore carefully con
cealed from that most excellent Soo
retory of the Interior, instead of giv
ing the board tho joint control indi
cated in the act of Consress, its Bow
ers were limited to that of a more
council of advice. Having a more
thorough knowledge than some of my
oolleugues of the political power of the
Indian Ring, and of tho deen seated
malady in the Indian Offleo, and being
unwilling to assurao renponsibilitioa
wiuinui any power or control, I per
emptorily resigned my commission.
at the same time pledging myself to
you that I would serve the causo at a
private citizen with equal zeal and
without cost of any kind to the Gov
ernment. The proprioty of my course
occame munilcst in 1871, when the
Indian Office was investigated by a
Congressional committeo, and at this
time it is, in my judgment, ttill more
manifest. ,
Before I refer to the present lamon
table condition of the Indian Office,
allow mo to thank you with all sin
cerity for jour invariable kindness to
mo during the five years in which I
have, at much cost of time and money
co-operated with you in your noble
effort to save the Tomriarl, of our
American Indians, and tberoby to re
rrovo a fearful stigma Irorn the nation.
Ws all owe you a debt of gratitude
for taking Indian agencies from those
who ordinarily wcra using them as
party spoils and for transferring them
to the care of religious bodies, who ex
pend hundreds of thousands of dollars
annually in successful efforts to civil
ize and Christianize Indians. Again,
when under authority of law you de
prived lbs Governors of Territories of
their ex offlcio right to the superin
tendcy of. Indian affuirs, you eradi
cated one of the most prolifia sou root
of the evils from which the Indian
sorvice in our Territories and now
Stales is slowly recovering. As you
have been fully sustained in these and
other heroic acts, and as vour Indian
policy is no longer experimental, the
present condition of the Indian Office
should not create any despondoney,
for I foul sure that Congress and the
people will sustain you in applying a
thorough remedy,!
At our recent appolntod Interview
I fell constrainod to Inform you that
since the last lotting of contrnols for
supplios a powerful Indian HlDg, com
prising men whom I named to you,
had been formed.and that in soma nn.
accountable way it bod acquired mob
iao r-apvaaca jor jue poinn or lbse
PRINCIPLES!
''"'"I" I
an Influence' in the Interior Depart
ment that,' if Unchecked, it would Un
dermine yoar, merciful policy by
ttroying the confidence of Congress,
and (hut blridering the appropriations
necessary la promote Indian civiliza
tion.1 A' you remember, I farther
said that 'my . belief In tho integrity
of the Secretary of the Interior bad
not been impaired, and that having
thoroughly cordiul relations with him,
I desired to exert every persuasive in
fluence before invoking your aid. iAl
these effortt have failed to procure
vuo rciormt in toe louian umueneoe
.. . . . .. -
ce
lb
oary o protect tho Indian and
(roveroment, I now present the cam
to Jou in ah open letter, as I dq not
J.. l i : . L i , .
iooi nee vuiuur wieu ytiu privately
nboot the duties Of A Cabinet offliier.
I notified -Air. Delano, as A friend,
that he was surrounded by influences
that woro operating adversely, to the
interest! of the Government and the
Indian. He insisted upon my prefer
ring bpeciflo vlinrges' against his offi
cers, instead of looking into the office
of tho Second Auditor, and also into
the Returns Office himself. He could
in tho lutter office bavo scon that the
law was constantly violated by 1toep
ing contracts from publio observation.
although there is a penally of impris
onment ii cacn contract ia not speedily
recorded in that office, where it is to
be kept open for public inspection,
The Secretory of the Interior was,
until I recently advised him, kept in
ignorance of a contract made by Ajent
Smith, now the Commissioner of In
dian Affuirs, on the 8th day of Novem
ber, 1872, for the illegal and, as I be
lieve, the otherwise wrongful sale ' of
immense bodies of pine timber, with
out the knowledge of some of the In-
alalia to whom it belongs, and against
the openly expressed wishes of other
bands wbo own a portion of it.' The
commissioners for investigating half
breed scrip, Airent Smith and Jodt-e
Joner, one of the present examining'
commissioners, bad previovsly report
ed limber, said to be far less valuable
than ibis, to be worth S2 50 to 3 a
thousand, and yet this contract was
made at II. 15 a thousand, without
advertising or in any other way in
viting oompetitfon. A portion of this
timber had boen previously sold by
Agent Smith to ClarU at f 1.85 per
thousand, and Clurk tonlifies that he
was williotr to arive that nrice lur the
whole, but Agent Smith subsequently
notidtd Clurk that the contract he
hud entered into with him was void.
because the Indians at Oak Point had
determined not to sell their pine lim
ber. : Subsequently this timber, with
large bodies of limber bclontriniy to
other Indians who bad nottheheen
consulted, was sold to A. II. Wilder at
$115, as r-cfore referred to. '
It is true that this contract received
the approval of that most honorable
gentleman, General F. A. Walker, the
luen Commismoiier of Indian Affairs.
Uis explanation is given in the fol
lowing extracts from letters written
by him to me, dated December 5 and
Is, and to General B It. Cowen. As-
aistaut Soorolury of the Interior dated
November 13, 1873 General Walker
sent a copy of the lutter letter lo me,
from which it appear that General
Cowen was a party to the negotiation.
(Docomber 5.) 'With reference to
the apocifie matter of your Inquiry, I
would say that do not remember
ever to hare beard of the refusul of
the Indians at Oak Toinl to allow the
Clark contract lo bo consummated,
until I learnod it from you at our in
terview at the Ebbilt House on Sat
urday last. If it was ever reported
lo the office it either never reached
my eye, or I was inexcusably heedless
in rocpeot to it, for I cannot recall the
circumstance." . ' .' , ,
(December 18.) "Agont Smith was
thoroughly cognizant of the situation,
yet he recommended the aula of the
timber, and approved tho terms of
sale in aoiaii and as a whole"
Xovombcr 13 to General Cowen.;-
"Mr. Smith, then agent for those In
dians, now Commissioner of Indians
Affairs, being at the time in Washing
ton, represented to the office In very
strong terms the inadequacy of the
provision that would be effected by
the sale of the timber first offered" lo
Wilder, boing the same timber that
had been sold by onnlraot lo Clark
"and the necessity of doing something
mote to rolieve the Leech Lake Indi
ans Irom tho miserable condition of
vagabondage and almost of stravalion
in which they woro." "In the mat
ter of a fair price for the whole
body of the timber I had A rea
sonable rcforonce to the judgoment of
ngani oiuiiii, woo siBicu mat oe was
fully conversant with this location.and
doe mod the sum named to be reasona
ble and adequate." "The question
submitted by Agent Smith seemed In
c fleet lo be whether the Indians should
be permitted to starve in possession
of valuublo property which thoy could
not uso, or whether that property
should be put into a form which would
allow them to receive their own self
support." "Certain 1 am that it was
this view of the esse as presented by
Mr. Smith which determined me to
recommend that tho department en
tertain Mr. Wilder' proposition for
the entlro body of tho Leech Lake
timber, and accept the same oo two
oonditions first, that fair prico
could be obtained lor lbs wholo; sec
ond, that Mr. Wilder would make
paymont in advance of a considerable
sum (I think 160,000 was the sum
mentioned ) to ennhlo tho agricultural
improvements to be commonced Willi
the opening of spring. Upon the
question In this form llio consultation
betweon you, Mr. Smith, and myself
was free and Informal." "Weiiroall
responsible, thoreforo, each in disown
place and degree, you and I for giving
unduo weight lo the representation
of the Agent, tho agent for making
representations which If false he must
hate known lo bo fulso." "The amount
wbloh Mr. Wildor was requlrod to de
posit in advance to' tho ordor of the
Indian Office, and the substantial
bonds required from him for the prop
er completion of hi contract, Ao.1, If,
Mr. Wildor paid tha 150,000 of ad
vance money, it is eerlsin lhat nn nart
of it ever reacbod tho United Slate
TreAsury, or thn, fl9 PM dojlaf of It '
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poo, perishing Pillager Chippewa.
trenerni w amer, wno still has confl.
" NOT
do-4doso in'the good Intentions of Agent
trSmhb, WRa1' evidently ' hastened I Into
an approval of the contract without
toe xnowieoge mat tne rtghtlul own
ers of part of the timber had refused
tolH It be sold,' Ubaot'th knowl.
edgo that it had hot been advertised,
orabe.ssle open to fair 'competition.
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mu unuwr one uuiidi aunt inaian, inr,
buient throagtr starvation, yet desir
ing'limpleroentw! Of"- husbandry -and
toads, VOuld' b relieved In the earlv
j spring. " By reference to the report of
- 4jri. 7i'rry too will learn that notm.
I . . . T . . .
pisment u Husbandry br Seeds were
sent to tnoe Indians, and that, conse
quently, they hVj disheartened nd
almost tUrvirig. Even the f 10.000
which was to- have been paid under
the terms of the contract on the 1st
day of May, was not reocivnd into the
.treasury until After the exposure oi
thisttnpendous iniquity:1 If the whole
truth in relation to this and other
similar transaction in that region ia
brought to light, I foar that the band
of white pillager will outnumber tbelr
red brethren of that name. Secretary
Delano appointed four commissioners
lo examine this and other alleged
irregularities pf Agent Smith) and
they, supposing that they had power
to subpoena witnesses, summoned me
before thorn at St. Paul, Minnesota. 1
had not thought of preferring charge
against A gont . Smith until after tho
receipt of lhat summons, when being
uiiauio to aviena m person, l prepared
charges at the (request of Secretary
Delano. - I append a paper from tmv
attorney, who withheld the copy of
my cnurgc mat i ii au scut to tliem,
uccauso, as iney say, in tne midst of a
community 'personally interested in
these lucrative contruots, an examina
tion by a oommissioo without power
to compel tbe attendance of witnesses
"can result in little more than a fare."
Aftor I beard that, Instead of handing
to my attorney the oopy of my letter
tnai a asa enclosed to the commis
sioners, (they wero going through the
form of an investigation, ii teleirruDhod
them that Inspector Duniels. who was
present in St. Paul at the request of
tne necreiary or in interior, could
wrote the aid or lb federal court,
anu in us etiioroe tue atteudanc of wit
nesses. -- a :. . .
From the reply of Ibe commission
er I infer thai they acquit content
with th examination of parties to the
contract and others likemindod, allow
ing tho presence of an attorney for
cue accasea, wimoai Ditving any one
present to conduct the prosecution.
i'lio vordict ot such examiners can
have little influence upon tbe mind of
any aisintercsted person. I stand
reaay to verily bclore a. competent
triuunai every vnarge that I made
against Agtnt Smith or openly to re
tract them, and also to add numorous
charges against his conduct as Com-
mtrstanrr of Indian Affair, sucb as
the following: ;
Without consulting the Board of
Indian lomrhissriiimers, in accordance
wunaspeciflclawolcongress,and with
out advertising, Commissioner Smith
made extensive private contracts with
A II. Wilder and others, for supplies
ana tor ireigtit, ana substituted corn
for contract flour, and burrelod pork
for contract bacon." Some of tbe
vouchers approved by Commissioner
Smith fur the oxpensot of Indiansvisit-
ing Washington, give evidence of
fraud, and surely thore was great ex
travagance in the allowance of forty
five dollars per trip to a clerk in tho
Indian Office for railroad faros from
'ew York to Washington and baok,
each time he spent Sundays with bis
family j also, six dollars a day fbr ex
penses in addition to his regular sul-
nry. These are more illustration thst
chance to be before me at the moment,
and although trifling in amount, yet
nicy give indications oi tbe general
munagomont of tho office. 1 do not
claim that tbe Secretary of th In
terior 1 accountable lor all these
irregularities, a vouoherk are often
passed in spite of bis remonstrances.
Thus, there bad been a porsistont at
tempt for a long time to foist upon
the depurtment a quack nostrum
of doubtful morality. Commissioner
Smith purchasod it to the extent of
five thousand dollars, and having di
rected that it should b charged to
tbe appropriation for tiaa'in virus, it
was for this cause brought to the
nolioeof the Secretary of tho Interior,
and by bim disallowed, aa on former
occasion. It was, however, subse
quently approved in the Secretary's
office, and charged to other appropri
lion. This serve as an Illustration
of my statement that the Secretary of
iiie iiiteriror anouiu not be made re
sponsible for all th aott of those un
der him. I will, however, refer lo
at tor which he is dirsotly responsi
ble. When the Assistant Sooretary
of the Interior visited Indian agencies
be was allowed, in addition lo all his
expenses, eight dollar a day, whilst
receiving salary a a Government
officer. , ...
Tbi violation of the law, although
unimportant lo amount, is ruinous to
the morality of tho department, a It
prautiuaily sanctions still greator Ir
regularities by others who hold infer
ior office.
Tho Board of Indian Commissioner
will assemble in Washington about
th middle of thi month, and from
them you can learn tho purtioluars of
tboir rocont efforts td chuck Irregular
utld fraudulent practices, and ihoit
wunt of sucuos in these efforts.
Since the last publio lolling of con
tract fof supplies, tbe contractor
navo combined, and seem to pdssoss
greater practicul influence in the In
terior Department than the Board of
Indian Commissioner. Vouchers, I
learn, to the extent of nearly half a
million of dollar were rejoctod by tho
Board of Indian Commissioners nniW
tho beliof that they were fraudulent,
illegal, or irregular, and yet most bf
these have been naid bv order of th
Secretary of the Interior. . Ai beef
Oontraotor, whose fraudulent practises
r on record in tbe Interior Depart,
ment, and whoso bid wer conse
quently rejected by th Board of In
dlan. Commissioner, wa allowed to
sub let the contract for the last flic)
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year.: io guard lAgaiost , th cur
renoe of thi glaring wrong to Board
of Indian Commlsoioners cuusod the
following paragraph to be inserted in
, the proposals for supplies for tbe car
root 4 fiscal year : ;,"iio. oontract, or
pari thereof, will , be permitted o be
assigned or Olledy other partie with
out the written .consent if the Secre
tary of the Interjor.".'.,,
. I was invited lo be present at , th
opening of these bid, and wa privy
to tho lacl that the Board of Indian
Commissioner endeavored, to avoid
the poasibility of the recurrence of the,
wrbug ofclho preyiou, year.,, They
divided the contract for cattle between
residents in Minnesota, in ehrask,
and in Kansas, and yet the same ob
jectionable .contractor fiat boon ' per
mitted to purchase one or more of (he
shares, And, to, eupply the cattle for
the. otbor .contractor or contractor,
wiU the full knowledge of the Inter
ior: Department. , When Awarding
contracts for cattle and ior freight,
w were all surprised At the urgency
of General Coweu, Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, And of . Indian Corn!-'
sioner Smith, that large contracts
should be, given, to. A.' H. Wilder, of
Minnesota.. Tbe commissioners tele-'
graphed to Minnesota and foubd bis
mercantile standing good, , but they
were left in Ignorance of the tact that 1
five months before that lime the some
what .notorious contract for pine tim
ber had been concluded by Mr. Smith,
and approved by General Co wen. Act
ing Secretary of the Interior, without
having . been reported to Secretary
Delano, Aa he testifies. Had thi fuct
keen known, I am satisfied lhat th
Board of Indian Commissioners would
not have approved the contract , with
Wildor, and certainly they would, not
have removed' the objection urged
against Agent Smith ip' tbe Senate,
when hi nam was brought before it
for confirmation ti Commlasiouer of
Indian Affair, ', , ,' "'
At your request the' Board of In
dian Commisionor wil! undoubtedly
report the extent' of purchase and
contract for upplios and for freight
mado without' conference with them,
and of voucher paid without baring
been submitted to them in accordance
with a law of Congress well known
to the Secretary ol the Interior and
tbo Commissioner of Indian Affair.
I do not ask your help in cancelling
the illegal and tbe fraudulent con
tracts for pine timber. The Secretary
of Ihe Interior bus already suspended
action under them, and if neither he
nor Congress see fit to annul these
contracts, the rights of tho Indian can
be sufficiently protected by the court
in Wisconsin and Minnesota.
I do respectfully but earnestly ak
your aid and that of Congress in pro
ducing tuch a reform in the Indian
Office as will protect the interests of
tho Indian and the Government, and
insure tho Continuance of the bumano
policy that ha, from tny own obser
vation, been more successful than even
the best friend of the Indian dared
to hope for.
',' Congress is, to a certain degree, re
sponsible for part oflhewronir. A aula-
ry of three thousand dollar a year is
entirely inadeqnate to secure all the
time of an intelligent and competent
Commissioner of Indian Affaire. Sal
aries varying from six to ten thousand
uunuis ana upwards are paid in oar
Ineuranco companies and bunks to of
ficer of lea capacity lhan is required
property to manag the Indian Office.
A ulry cf twonty-five hundred
aonar a year to eacb Indian agent
would be true economy, In soineonsos
in religious bodies pay the United
States Indian agent a salary ia addition
to the fifton hundred dollar received
from th Government, becaus they
find that sum wholly inadequate) lo
socure honest mon with sufficient ca
pacity for that offleo. This dividod
responsibility should be avoided, and
it i rather humiliating to the Gov
ernment to huve charitable associa
tions eke out the salaries of its offi
cer, and wholly irregulur for Gov
ernment agent to bar two' pnymae
ter. When agent purchased tho of
fice with money or political service,
and wore expected to enrich them
selves at tbe expense of the Indians,
the salary wa a small portion of the
income. Now they aro instantly re
moved from office if known lo yield
to tompiatinn that atill bav great
power through long usage. .. . -Agent
with families livinir nn tl..
500 a year, whor food it costly, and
ouiigea io entertain strangers because
of the absenoe of other house, and to
assist sick and poor Indian, are of
necessity straitened. Poverty and
debt docrosf-e respect for the Govern
meat and olten weakon moral princi
ples. At such a juncture, men who
had withstood other temptations have
yielded to tt puersnastv overtures
of oontraotor and speculators in pine
inuuur. , j ne power oi tnese tempta
tions I frequently increased by an al
leged or rosl Influence in the Interior
Department. Sometimes the agent,
whon entering upon bis duties, finds
hit reservation under th control of
contractors, and, before be becomes
aware of it, h ha appended hi aiir.
nature to voucher certified lo by hi
employee. Tho dlsoovery ot this
has, in several cases, demoralised the
agent and plaoed bim under the oon
trol of ibe experienced employe.
That contractor known to be adopt
In thi lorm ol villainy have Influence
in the Interior Department i an undo-
Diablo fact, causing much anxiety lo
oin of the best friends ot Indiau
oiviliaation. . ,
If .h whole Indian ftervir-a nni.lH
be placed under tha entlro control nr
th Booioty of Friends.
form of doirtorfltiautlnn. nnw an hela.
ful lit their influeiibe, could be chocked,
Indian civilization promoted, and I do
bellev a million of dollars a veer
saved by th Government. Thorn Is
A devotion to thi cause in the8ociety
of Friends that I do not find At marked
in any other religious body, fend thi,
with their large experience, give
them Mcaiiar laulliiiea I
and supervising oonscleniiout agent I
Such a plan, It practicable, would not
Interfere with lb missionary opera
ration of other rallainaa Kli-.
Indeed, ftm of them would prelnr Jrj )
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confioa thtruselvts to their letritimAte
work, .allowing tha GoverntcentAl or
ocular duties to . devolve, on otheraJ
better jotted for It. ., Jhjs,,ihowvAr,
may be impracticable ; .but Ihere U, a
change In th conduct of the Indian
Office that I think :c be, made ad
vuntge.ou!y. I understand that in
the TrcoNiry .Department, lb j entire
appropriation for Indian servicexi in
cludeo in on general Indian account,
although .Congrea at much., .labor
Uemizo lis ppropriation. i tTbr it,
therafore, no sufficient check.upon the
Indian Office, and uDoneiaminetuin
it will, no doubt, h found tbAtUadi-'j
recuonsoi uongre, AMnot always
regarded, I Thus, tb 05.060 pont for
quatk. medicine wa. dimcicd) ,'.o. be
charged to i account, Ual ahoald
hav covered vaccino virut only The
sum of. 1710.31 aHowed to th,. clerk
before Referred to as car far Althrce
limes itl actual cost, J endxiraod as
follow: Approved: cbarg, appro-,
pnauun inr inciaentai expenses, Indi
an tcrvlce In Pukota.'Edwiu p. Stnlth,
Commissioner,"' . Jf the items jn tbe
appropriation bill are not to bo regar
ded, the eiponditure is at, tbe discre
tion of the Interior Department, and
it will, be much mora satufuciory,
bereaflerloppropriatoaspecifioBm.
A roform io legislation, fori Indians
was commenced last year by prevent
ing the use of apnrnprialion in ad
vance of th fiscal, year, and i by re
manding , tbo ' unexpended balauce
back ln'9 tbe Treasury. The absence
of Inch a law ba . hitherto been a
fruitful aource of demoralization.
Tbe uniform oourtey with which I
hav beon treated in the Interior De
partment make tbi frank statement
of wrongs a painful duty, an4 yet it
is one that I could not resist, becaai-e
impelled by pledgos mad time and
again to Indian and ' to, their, beat
friend. ' I desire it to be understood
that I fault no wcll-ictentionod per
son because" of . improper appoint
ment to office, but only when auch of
ficer ar allowed to remain after
their fncompeiency could and thoald
b known.' I have counted the cost
of making this publio staUment, and,
a In former instances, I am quite pre
paid for misunderstanding and mi,
representation! from parties who seem
tb glory in wronging the. Indian and
the Government. The usual course
with such persons is to charge the
ftarles friend of tho Indian, wUb
pomonsl vindiclivoness, lhat hi influ
ence my thereby be decreased. Hav
ing now performed my duly a a prl
vute cltizea, 1 am quite content to
leave the work of reform In the hands
of one upen whom tho responsibility
has been plaoed by the people of this
mnu. iuur veryTpeeilully,
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' - 1122 Spruce street '
TEE DEAD SIAMESE TWINS,
A lUratwr Ibat etelned Them b, x.in i
Dratb I helr Suci.i ta.y,. their W Ivea
and Vamlllea, and thslr Mental t'tiar-
acioriaiicaA eUvinf Itody Bona to
...atorpoe., , , , , , ,,,
Tha dealii of tb Siamese twin in
Mount Aiery. neor Salisbury, N. C.,
on tho 17th of this month, ended one
of the most remarkable of nnLurnl
phenomena. Tbey cam to thin coun
try in 1829, when ihey were 18 year
old, having prevIonMy boon hown in
Europe. They were born on the coast
of Siam, and their parent lived by
fishing. ' None of their fifteen broth
er and sister woro deformed. Al
though many of them wer , twin.
They made the tour of the United
States, und, exoepling Tom Thumb,
were the greatest object ,of wonder,
ment to the psoplo. Nor was the ca
riosity regarding them confined to
gaping ruralisu. To many 'men of
scienoe they were the first specimen
of joined and living human being.
Tho fleshy llgaturo which linkod them
wot about a foot in length, two inch
cs broad, and four thick, and through
it ran a large artery and many veint,
making their Circulation identical.
Their liroathing. too, was simultan
on when thuy wore asleep., Tbey
wer not to entirely one.however.but
lhat each had an entirely separate ex
istence. One could not Tool a hurt in
flicted on tbo other, the ligature be
ing the only part In which tbey
were sensitive in common. Their
sense were totally disconnected.
Muoh cteniiflc discussion arose oon
aurning them, tnltinly boa ring upon
th question of possible separation.
Their urB in mew yob. .
Rarnum got tbo twins in 1850, And
ior icvoral year they wove shown in
bit old tnusoum. At that tim they
spoil English vory imperfeotly. They
wer bolow the medium site. Ctang
was larger than Kng, and looked ev
eral year younger. He wa, too, the
mental superior of hi brother, Altho'
both wer ignornt,And had intelli
genoo that acarcoly rot ubovo low
euomng. Their litoe wero peculiarly
repelling, yellow in boo, and clotely
rosomblinc those of the f.'hinoe. ,u.r
ellors of Chatham street. . . Ph.n
wat lb most robust and good nt
tured. Eng wa often sick, and al
waya moroeo And peevish. Thn l...ri
A tlooping room in lb muipurp, a did
the other curiosities, And on night A
rumpus wat heard In it. On break
ing open tb ddnr. the twin were
found fighting. Eog wat on th floor
underneath Chang, who wa choking
him - Am - 1 rt 0
-.... . uuwover, Lnng was
mor foreboarlnir than tha irriirtki.
disposition of hia brother warranted
Thoy pluyod chequer togothor tome
time, and look lossont Id English
with slow reeulk. Tholr pay wa
100 a week, which they equitably di
vided And pat Into savings bsnk. i
They novur visited their h
eemed to havo no cure for their fam
ily, "nennng was stok Chang nursed
him, bat porhsps d'd so from telflsh
motive, ut th aerlou illness of one
mad it necessary for th well nna .1.
so to go to bed. Chang had some
thing of an sppreoiatlv vein of fan,
and liked to giv cnselest anwer In
brokon Engfish," to the bamberless
qoMtlontof pliltor. TheyremAln.d
wiu HArnam antil 1855, And it was
wllwd that tbey hAd.thon saved
sbout lo.ooo Aoh: . c.!:. .!!:
Of show life, tb.y decided to ..til.
a pocbh yipim,Krxtr
I In their Havel they bud been In
North Caroliiiat, aomi" ii . wiinat had
pleased them. : So tbey btrujilil two
plaoWJoa, and proot.d to
com plot their dimwnth7Mtobllhroent.
,Iicr -y Wok tit surname tl'JI ink-sr.-
lhsy wrvrtlien e' ! of
'orfj'-foBr. They BaurrK J b si-,
ters,".'agd twentyslx and tty
eiibt. Tb girl had been (ervant,
and it il id that A Laneahii dialawt
tUI piingi to ,tbenv The i aiaktvj :f
the double match,, in volred much
taouble, for although the twjpi .wiir
not anduly sxaotHAr, Itvwo bard to
find women' who were both .willing
aad at All dewraWe,' There wras nu
forynakrng- berorsr- tbt-Tngagomnt,
lbs coNttiog was don br proxy And
correspondence, nd tbe ladies ,bad
seen their futuro husband only' At ,,
ihow In London when tbey' Accepted
th Offer of mrrlge. J th twin
based Ibeir i hfiew a port liken oAea
fbrwrded by their Agent, who gar
aesuraqec, of tb ( respeclabiiitj'rof
th girls.' All having beon arraiiged
they wer brought ,p America, trie
twin paying their xpenses, andrtb
marriage was solemnlxod quietly n
Salftburyt 'Tb wives wars not beau,
tlful, bt wei alrwatr, baJtyj Enoiiab
workipa girl,, .Ilea) oVrmeavie 4ivs of
tbe couple wero peculiar-. Each faro-
lly bad it own house, servants, .and
d()met'ic cstsblishmenf: "The plantov
tion wer owned And managed tepo.
rately, although in '.matter ot eonatv
nuepuA Chans: .was.psually tbe tnatler.
Tli wives lived entirely at their re
spective borne, aod ,lb husbana al.
ternaied staying on week at , Eng's
house and the next week at Chang's.
Each looked after hit plantation -and
Mher buainos daring the weeks -if
living at hi own piaae, ABU lb Visit
ing brother wa not s&ppuacd to .in.
tor fere. Tbe wive did nut agreo very
Well, And th irangely tied families
quarrelled to seriously thst lhr siiteYs
frequsntly bad perious of emn'pttuieis.
trangement, lasting for week at:a-
i A b;t DOMESTIO IHrtLICITY..
' So, althoegh Chang and End;1 war
rich, they did not live happily.. Mrs.
inang Baa the nr.l chi'-i, and It waa
a deat route. Th families increased
rapidly, until Chang had six children
and Eng five. ' Of these children four
never tw, beard nor epok. although
in all other respect alt . were strong
and not deformed. Eight are living,
th oldest, a daughter of seventeen,
buviog lately beeu married to ttie- lea
see of a neighboring plantation.
About eight year ago Chang became
converted in a religion revival,- and
Eng also ombraeinr tb beliof, they
jointd tb Baptist cburuh. They war
regular in iuir atteoflanoe thertalter,
and retained their standing aa good
Christians. ' Tbeir'tempors, however,
ware not Improved by the spiritual
change, and before) th emancipation
their slave wro the most whipped of
any in tb region. Tb rebellion fred
tbeirduvca and tuherwise Impaired
their wealth. ' To repair their loam
tbey .' again 'exhibited 'ihemaelv
threugh lbs country, And at Wood
Museum in tbit oily j but thy , were
only moderately,, successful, owing
purtially to a rapacity which prevent
ed manager from having anything to
to do with them. - A greater curiosity
in their line bad spruug up, too, in tb
two-headed girl two pegro children
from South Carolina who Are joined
at tb hips, and who aro on exhibition
in Paris. Chsng and Eng hd grown
agtlur a they had grown older, th
latter especially being wrinkled, thin,
and bent. Their temper were soured,
and they quarrelled with each other
constantly. Tbey had gained greatly
in intelligence,', however, end wer
more sensitive to the gaze of the
crowd. . At tbe Revere House, where
they boarded, they received a few vis
itors, lo whom tbey complained of the
necessity which bad driven them back
Into ahow life. " They also reuined
atrong secession proclivities. During
their absence their wive managed tb
plantation. Thooe of the children
who wer not deaf mutes were sent
to school, And are now well educated.
Before their lat exhibition ber tbe
twin had been again in Europe, a -
A CBBTAISTY OP UNION tl DtATH. t
Th cause of their taoiosenesa as
tbey grew oldor is, believed to have
been the probability of the fatal effect
of one's death upon ibe other. ' The
idea of separuling them by a surgical
operation hud been often broached.but
phjrsinians had generally agreed that
it would kid them. The:e6r.each
wa haunted with A. diead of bring
left bound lo hi dead brother, with
almost a Certainty of dying under
any attempt to aever bim frorr, t,,
corpse. While in Pari and London,
they consulted the most eminent sur
geons. One experiment, however,
dashed all hopvsol separate existence.
Tbe ligature waa ccmpresnd until al)
circulation of blood Utct thetm
was Mopped. Eng oot fainted, and
a removal of the compres was neces
sary to prevent death.. This proved "
that neither could sustain a Anparat
circulation of tbe blood, and to have
cut the ligature Would have killed
both. With thi. knowledge tbey
returned to their home and lived a
they had done before. ' Lstor the
health of Eng grew worse, and Chang
was frequently obliged, although well
himself, to keop to his bed with bis
lck brother. But about a yoar Ago
Chang uffefed a paralytic irok,from
which lima bis health wa the worse
of the two. II took to drink a a re
lief from suffering, and the lives of
th twint grew wretched indeed, ,
Tbe detail of their death are mea
gro. Chang died first, and a few rao
mecU afterward Eng, who bad for a
few day been well, Warn doliioo
and raved wildly. Tbla may bav re
ulted from tbe mental (bock end ap
prehension at to hi own fate; ' but
more likely it was th result of a cei
tutlob bf blood circulation bptWeen
him And bit brother. A stupor fa),
lowed, tnd he died in two bours Af
terward. iV. Y. Sun.
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Don't bb too Cbitical. What....
you do, never tot up for a erltia. W
don't mean a newspaper one, but in
private lifo, in the doinestio circle, In
ooiety. It will not do Any pn
ny good, And It will do yoa harm-rlf
you mind being called disagreeable
If yoa don't like Any ops' pose, or
object to Any on a chin, don't put
your foeling into word. Jf any on'
manner dop t pleaso yoa. re mom bar
your own. People are not ell tnada
to suit onttaate, recollect that. Tak
thing at yoa find them, unUt you
t-an altar Ibom. Evon A dinesr, after
il is swallowed, cnnot be made any
bettoc. Continual fault-finding, con.
tmoal rritioiant of th conduct of this
on And the -speech pf that on, the
dret of th otber and th opinions of
t other, will wiAke horn tbe upbanpi-
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est Mar under tha sun "