The Somerset Herald.
WtDLfoDAT
Jaae , 1T7.
Under tbe new organization ol tbe
Internal Revenue districts, tbe num
ber of Collectors baa been reduced to
120, and Deputy Collector to 1015.
XfSE States will bold elections
before Congress metis, viz : Oregon,
in Jane, Arkansas, California, Maine,
and Vermont in September, West
Virginia, Ohio, Iowa and Indiana in
October.
Decoration day seems to nave
been more general! observed tbia
mr than ever before. From one
j ,
end of tbe land to tbe other, the oc
casion was regarded as one calling
for tbe sufpension of business, and
the Aat was deroted to memories of
r
tbe wast, tbe renewal of patriotic
sentiments, and public demonstrations
in commemoration of those who died
tbat their country might lire.
A Washington dispatch ears:
Simms,;the fugitive slave, who
was captured by Attorney General
Devens, when tbe latter was U. S.
Marshal at Boston daring tbe Fill
more Administration, and nnder the
Fugitive Slave Law, turned over to
the authorities at Savannah, Ga.,
has been appointed messenger in
General Devens' department
This isn't one of the revenges, bat
one of tbe compensations of time.
Indication's multiply that tbe con
test over tbe next speakership will
be one of tbe warmest that our
country has ever seen. "First
choice," at this writing, alternates
between Randall, Cox and Sayler,
with a host of other candidates in the
field. Those who have watched tbe
situation most closely are not slow
to proclaim, tbat tbe candidate who
gets tbe inside track on the Southern
Pacific will be tbe winner.
Fletcher Harper who died in
New York city on Tuesday of last
week, was the last of tbe four brothers
whose great publishing bonse is
known wherever English books are
read. Tbe New York Herald says
tbat be was tbe ablest member of the
firm, possessing natural powers which
would have made him a man of great
mart in any calling. It is no secret
that he was the real editor, the con
trolling mind, ot the Ilarper periodic
al, and that be framed the policy
and Eusirestcd the characteristic
features of those journals.
Retorts from all parts of Ohio
and Indiana point to a remarkable
rifclJ of the srrain crops. The con-
dition ot wheat is almost nnprece
dented. It is estimated by farmers
that tbe nroduct will equal if not
,
exceed tbe memorable year of 1864.
A large acreage of coru is planted
and is doing finely. Slight frosts
were experienced in some sections
during tbe recent cold spell, but the
damage is inconsiderable. Tbe pros
nect of immense crops of all kinds
and bierh prices are making the
farmers buoyant and hopeful, and
eiviBff impetus to trade in the
cities.
It really begins to look as if the
Southern Democracy will have to be
conceded free whiskey, before perfect
conciliation can be effected.
All over tbe Southern Slates tbe
Revenue laws are defied, illicit dis
tilleries are openly operated, and
tbe distillers have combined to resist
the government officials, with arms.
Over in Wst Virginia, a combi
nation of distillers, counterfeiters,
and State and county officials has
lately been discovered, and crooked
wbiekey, and bogus money abounds.
We may soon anticipate a demand
to exempt tbe Southern States from
all w hisker and tobacco taxes, as
tbe only true way of conciliating
them.
Governor Stone of Mississippi,
finding it impossible to totally ignore
tbe righteous, public indignation,
evoked by his attempt to evade
bringing to justice tbe assassins of
Judge Cbisolm and bis children, has
at length broken silence in a letter
to a friend in Washington, wherein
he writes himself down tbe veriest
poltroon in Christendom. Nothing
that might have been said by his
bitterest enemy, could have so Jeflect
ually damned this miserable coward
in public estimation, as tbe letter be
has written in vindication of him
self. His contemptible plea, that
alter the slaughter, the quietude of
the grave existed in tbe community,
and therefore be was not called opon
to extend protection or assistance,
to the mangled girl perishing from
wounds, whom no physician would
administer to. tor fear of the ven
geance, of her murderers, stamps him
as the basest of cowards.
His application of tbe "StaUs
right" or "home rule" doctrine to
counties, needs to be carried bat one
step further; and applied to individu
als, to prove the otter absurdity and
fallacy of this vaunted Democratic
principle.
The idea of humiliating tbe people
of one county, by requiring tbe
citizens of an adjacent one, to assist
in preventing or snrpressing crime
is a mockery of jastice, a grotesque
libel on law, which only need to be
applied to individuals to slow its
absurdity, and remand society to the
condition where every man is a law
onto himself.
In bis effort to extenuate his das
tardly conduct. Governor Stone baa
written himself down a fool, and
prove beyond cavil, hU lack of1
manliness, bumaoity, and common
decency. lie is a fair sample of tbe
Mississippi Democrats not one of
whom has so far tbowa tbe faintest
detestation of tbe horrible assassin-
lion of a most respectable man and
Lis two children, because the father
was a member of the Republican
party.
Tiie Democracy ?s signalling its
success in tbe SontLern States, by
hohtili'.y to public scboobj, and par
ticularly to negro schools.. In Flori
da, Mississippi, South Carolina and
Louisiana, this feeling is particular
ly strong. compromising hostility
to public schools is the doctrine of the
Southern Democracy.
The New York Eevnig W, in
an article oa General Grant in
Europe, says: "lis is tbe most
conspicuous figure in tbe most con
spicuous page of our history since
tbe -foundation of our government
He stands for the patriotic spirit of
tbe country which sprang for its
rescue when in deadly peril. He
stands for tbe heroism, the fortitude,
the patience, the faitb, which secur
ed tbe country's deliverance. He
stands for every soldier who
down his life for tbe Union,
stands tor every soldier who
laid
He
so r-
vives. ne stands for every citizen
who was directly engaged in the
straggle for national existence, or
who indirectly belped it on in any
way. He stands for tbe great suc
cess which was achieved, and which
has made the United States strong
er and more united than ever before."
Ix Clinton Parish, Louisiana,
Samuel Chapman is a postmaster.
He was interviewed by some ot tbe
Democrats and told that be could
hold no office there. He stated that
he had been informed by Governor
Nicholls tbat he could remain in
safety. The answer was that this
was tbe business of those in the
town, and that he could no more stay
there than be could after he bad
been driven away two years ago. If
he gave op his office, be could stay
and work. If be kept it, outrages
and violence would be hU lot, at
every favorable opportunity, tie
offered to retain a lady, one belonging
to one of tbe best families in tbe
place, as his deputy, but this did not
satisfy his persecutors. Accordingly
he thought it best to return to New
Orleans.
The North Carolina Democrats
want to be conciliated, by the Gener
al Government assenting to the
punishment of a large number of Re
publican citizens who acted as Depu
ty United States Marshals during
tbe late Presidential campaign, and
wbo have been indicted for alleged
violation of State laws, while at the
same time tbey demand that two or
three hundred Democrats wbo are
under indictment in tbe C. S. Courts
for illicit distilling, and evasion of
tbe tax on tobacco, shall be let go
free, and tbe prosecutions against
tbem be withdrawn.
The "cheek" of these Southern
Democrats is something wonderful
to contemplate. At toe very time
that tbe U. S. Marshals and Rev
enue Officers were being resisted
with arms, and arrested for assumed
violation of State law for breaking np
illicit distillation, a delegation of
North Carolina Democrats put in
an appearance at Washington, de
manding that these whisky thieves
be let go scott free on tbeir promise
to behave themselves in tbe future.
Tbe next thing, we shall have these
modest Democrats insisting that they
will not be "conciliated" unless tbe
North agrees to pay all tbe Revenue
taxes, and tbey be allowed to shoot
any Federal officer wbo dares demand
that tbey shall pay their share.
The surgeon general of tbe army
has recently issued a circular an
nouncing tbat every officer, or en
listed or hired man, wbo has lost
a limb or tbe use of a limb in tbe
military or naval service of tbe
United States, is entitled to receive,
once every five years, an artificial
limb or apparatus, or commutation
thereof. Tbe period of five years is
reckoned from tbe Clint; of tbe first
application after Jane 17, 1810.
Tbe commutation allowed in case of
tbe amputation of a leg is $75, in all
other cases $j0. Commutation can
be allowed only in cases of loss ot
limb or loss of tbe nse of a limb
that is, an arm or leg not for other
injuries. Necessary transportation
by tbe most usual and direct routes
will be furnished to those desiring it
for tbe purpose of having artificial
limbs fitted, but will not be furnished
except for this purpose. Conimuta
tion for transportation is not allowed,
Reference is then made to the laws
authorizing the issue of artificial
limbs, and.tbe circular further states
tbat an order for limbs will be given
on any manufacturer selected wbo
shall have filed a bond in tbe sum of
$." 000, with sureties, to furnish good
and satisfactory limbs to tbe soldiers
without extra charge, and make good
for Gve years all defects of material
or workmanship without additional
charge.
Stone, tbe disgraced and cow
ardly Governor of Mississippi, elected
by "a party tbat assassinated and
murdered itself into power," has at
last found an apologist, in a "Missis
sippian" wbo in a communication to
tbe Washington Evening Star fur
nishes tbe following defense for his
imbecility and cowardice, in regard
to tbe butchery of Judge Chisholm
and bis children :
Fw public men care to make martyr
of themselves. However good tbe cause.
Gov. Stone is not an exception. An elec
tion lor Governor occurs next November.
lie is a candidate for nomination by bis
party, la UusZinstanceibe became Uover-
nor by tbe forwd resignation ot Governor
Ames, being 1 resident pro tern. o( tbe
Senate at tbat time ; now be wants to be
elected by the people, lie knows that a
vigorous effort to prosecute the Kemper
County murderer would insure bis certain
deleat ; and why t Simply because nine-
tentbs of his party in tbe State sympathise
with those men. 1 be Meridian Mereurv.
tbe most popular paper in East Mississippi,
in iu issue of May 4.1k. says, that Vi) ol
every 100 of tbe respectable citizens of
Kemper County indorse what was done,
and assume their proportionate share ot
tbe responsibility tot the brutal deed. The
Xdreur) arofc tbe truth, sad it mieht
ba?e said ai much for all the State. . ..The
Jackson Clarion, the official organ or the
party at the Capital, attempts to excuse
the murder, and not one of the 50 Demo
cratic papers in the State has condemned
it Several cordially inoVwie it as I ht1
tbe pmot to show. Then what to to 1 1
done? The judges are Democratic, t
prosecuting attorneys are Democrats a I
have to be re elected next faH. The Oral
Juries arc Democratic, and in Kemp
County every Democrat on the JarvwoiJ
either be of the 300 armed murderers who
assaulted on that bloody Sabbath day at
De Kalb, or in roll sympathy-with thr
a w i , . . 1 T . .
ana 1 WOUkl Dot giro a peony iur umj utv
ot the man or woman who dare to testify
against them ; no petit jury of Democrats
in Mississippi mo they have none other
now could be empaneled to convict if in
dictments were found. Nothing could be
more absurd than to hope for justice in
that direction. Gov. Stone knows this,
and he docs not propose to urge a farce ot
a trial and sacrifice bis hope of nomina
tion. . The "White Liners" made him andj
they can unmake uim as quicKiy. l uey
run the State, iu courts, UoTcmors, and
all, and now have the fear of nothing be
fore thein. Tbey are reveling in the lux
ury ot home rule. Gov. Stone is not real
ly to blame, because he cannot help him
self, lie is as powerless as a child, in tact.
Place the blame where it belongs ; with
the people who elect Governors and com
mit murders with the same bloody bands.
Gov. Stone must know that as Governor
be is but the product of crimes. The
campaign of 1873 required over 900 Re
publican lives to insure success, a parry
that murders and assassinates itself into
power will hold by the same means, and
the man who expects its iavor must at least
consent to its crimes.
A PvltrMa's IinMt.
Washington, May 31. Governor
Stone, of Mississippi, has addressed
the following letter to a friend here :
State or Mississippi,!
Exexctive Department, v
Jackson, May 18, 1877.)
Jerome A. Johnson, Esq , Wasldng-
ton, V. C.
Dear Sir Your letter of tbe 15th
inst was received by to-day's mail
1 wish tbat a larger number of your
people were willing to hear both sides
before condemning. Since tbe recent
unfortunate occurrence in Kemper
county, April 29tb, there has been no
outbreak in tbat county, nor any dem
onstrations towards violence, nor any
well founded apprehensions of trouble.
I visited the sceoe of tbe trouble as
soon as a report of it reached me, and
remained there a part of.two days.
I made a full investigation, and con
versed freely with the family of
Judge Cbisolm. I afterwards visited
the Judge of tbe district, wbo was at
tbe time holding Court in Columbus,
acd obtained bis promise to bold a
special term tof the Circuit Court,
with a view to a full judicial inves
tigation. I returned to Jackson on
tbe 7th inst, leaving everything quiet
in Kemper, and assured, by officers
and citizens, tbat there was not the
slightest danger of further trouble.
I started to Natchez on tbe 8th, but
left Natchez on tbe next nigbt, and
by tbe first boat, having received the
telegram of Captain M.Shaagbncssy,
which has been published in tbe
Northern journals. I did not believe
the fears expressed in bis telegram
were well founded, but I desired .to
do all in my power to convince any
reasonable person that there was no
cause of apprehension, I had just, left
Kemper county, and knew, better than
Captain Sbaoghnessy, tbe condition
of affairs there. Ten days bad elapsed
since the attack on the- jail;
everything was quiet; it was not trne
that Judge Cbisolm and his family
were in danger from any mob; an
early judicial investigation was prom
ised, and I was not willing, in order
to silence the clamors of any one, to
permit the invasion of tbe county by
a body of armed men, and thus give
sanction to a violation of law. . As
Captain Shaugbnessy's "volunteering
tbe necessary force to protect tbe
widow and ber family" .was made
ten days after tbe attack on the jail,
ween everytning was quiet ana as
eight days have since elapsed, and
quiet still prevails, I should say "the
reports heralded through tbe North,"
based solely upon his telegram, are
rather "highly colored."
It is not true tbat "Mrs. Cbisbolm
and her busband were in danger of
assassination while tbe latter was
lying wounded at home." It is not
true tbat "her residence was guarded
by a mob day and night;" tbat "tbev
swore to take ber husband's life," and
that' 'she was not allowed egress or
ingress without a pass from the head
of the mob."
No one justifies tbe act by which
Judge Cbisolm lost bis life. Every
tning tbat is possible shell be done to
arrest and punish tbe guilty parties.
I do not hope to silence tbe misrepre
sentations of men who are making
political capital oat of tbe unfortunate
affair. The Sooth has been too long
tbe victim of misrepresentation for
your people to become willing sudden
ly to bear both sides before condem
ning. TheTecent telegrams and arti
cles tbat have appeared in Northern
papers are based solely npon my refu
sal to consent to an invasion of Kem
per county by a body of men from
other counties. The folly of consent
ing to such a proposition, when no
trouble was apprehended, must be
apparent to every reasonable person.
Thanking you for your kindly expres
sions for our people, I am, sir, your
obedient servent,
J. M. Stone,
Governor of Mississippi.
Tea Brceka Vreat FerfermaBre.
Louisville, May 29. Ten
Broeck ran against tbe fastest two
mile time, to-day, in tbe presence of
tbe largest number ever a-sembled
on the course of tbe Loustiile
Jockey Club. St. Louis and Necy
Hale were bis companions in tbe
race, the former in tbe first mile, and
the latter in the second. It was
feared tbat tbe King of the Turf
could not equal McWbirter'a time of
yesterday, even though be beat True
Blue's. Walker, bis jockey', rode tbe
King for all that was in him. and the
result was to make Ten Broeck's
record the grandest any horse ever
achieved . ne made the distance in
3:271, five seconds better than Truj
Blue's, and three seconds quicker
than Mcwbirter's . run of yester
day. The scene at the close of tbe
race was one of extraordinary delight
and wild enthusiasm.
Ten Broeck's record now reads;
For four miles, 7:15, September
27, 1876.
For three miles, 5.26J, September
23, 1876
For two miles,3;27l,May 29, 1877,
For oue mile, 1:39, may 24, 1877
Each tbe fastest on record.
THE WAS is BVMwrE.
London, May 31. Tbe Daily
leiegrapn. baa the following . from
Batoum, dated Wednesday :
"Tbe Russians yesterday attacked
the Turkish position hers. Notwiih-
stand tbe large force which the Rus
sians brought to tbe attack, and tbeir
persistency against the galling fire of
tbe Ottoman artillery and infantry,
tbey were finally repulsed,, leavinr
great numbers of dead and woundod.
Tbe engagement lasted 10 hours, dat
ing which tune several, scere close
combats took place." ..;-
The lMilu Telegraphs Cnwroum
special confirms tbe report tbat tbe
Russian left wing was repulsed in
tbe atU:k on Karakiliesa, .
erm jrasnissTox ittebv
Was jngton, D. C, June i, 1817.
A tiRAC it TRIBUTE TO TIJEtj.BEnoitfj
K- EAO. If r.2
Tbe wifo of President Hayes bas
done mfy sensible things siace she
fcame M"W b i gto ,lo attract toe ap
proval of the thinking people of the
country. Her example, modifying
the extravagance of female attire,
which bad for many years distin
guished society at tbo Capital, and
her noble stand in favor of practical
temperance have, made her so many
friends tbat ber popularity runs far
sors at tbe White House. Tbe last
graceful act, giving indubitable evi
dence of having been prompted by a
good heart, was tbat of strewing
Bowers npon tbe soldiers' graves at
Arlington on Decoration-day. . She,
in company with ber little daughter,
proceeded to tbe tomb of the Un
known, and evading as much as
possible the public gaze, deposited
tbe sweet tokens of remembrance op
on the resting place of those who
nave not been identified, but whose
heroic sacrifices are known to Om
niscience. This simple act speaks
volumes in favor of Mrs. Hayes.
CIVIL SERYIC REFORM THE WORK OF
: - LEGISLATION.
It is evident tbat any system of
rules and regulations for tbe guid
ance of the heads of Departments in
making appointments for the civil
service of the Government should bo
statutory, if it be desirable to secure
uniformity and permanence. As we
have it at present, there is no gener
al application of a well considerad
set of rales, made to be applicable to
ail toe Departments. Tbe Secreta
ries and Postmaster and Attorney
Generals have each his individual
views, which he proposes to adopt
for the government of his own house
hold. One says "no more than one
of a family should be employed.
Another permits two or more of tb
same domestic circle to feed at Uncle
Sam's crib. There is no uniformity.
and until there be some general rules
established by law, all talk about
civil-service reform is merely talk an
no more. '
amending: state constitutions i
. ; . the south. -
It was predicted long ago tbat so
soon as tbe Democratic party would
get control of tbe Southern States
Governments, systematic efforts
wonld be made to ' overthrow tbe
system of reconstruction in - detail.
We now have evidence of the truth
oi tost propnecy. in ueorgia, it is
a i ( er
proposed to call a Convention for the
purpose of amending tbe State Con
stitntion. In South Carolina, similar
action is to be resorted to, tu remodel
the existing fundamental taw. Be
fore another decade shall have passed
away, scarcely a vestige of tbe nro
visions for the protection of all class'
es wiioooi regard to -race, color or
previous condition of servitude" will
remain. Truly tbe fifteenth amend
ment of tbe Constitution of the
United States Drobibits any State ac
tion in derogation of this eqnalitr,
i . : . L . t -j .
out wim me eviusnce we nave oi the
rapid strides towards the acknowl
edgment of tbe old States' Rights
doctrine, tbe Constitutional inhibition
will be questioned, or the accomplish
ment or toe end desired will be reach
ed by indirection.
WANT OP UX1TT IN THE CABINET.
Tbe members of tbe Cabinet of
President Hayes are widely aoart on
questions tbat will be live issues dar
ing this Administration. . Evarts and
Schurz are in accord, or nearly so, on
the term qnestion. Thompson and
Sherman are believed to be protec
tionists, and will antagonize tbem
Thompson and Key are in favor of
granting subsidies. Tbe other mem
bers of tbe Cabinet are supposed to
be opposed. 1 here never was such
a disparity of opinions, (judging
irom toe individual records) beld by
any Cabinet since tbe organization of
tbe Government, on vital questions
ot uovernmental policy. In con
striding his Message to Congress
.a a ta .
tne rresiaent win gain little from tbe
advice of bis Ministers, ne cannot
reflect tbe views of all. He will be
compelled to stand independently up
on dis own.
DEMOCRATIC OSTRACISM.
Democrats in Washington laugh
in ineir sieeves wnen tney compare
tbe treatment accorded to tbe mem
bers of their party, who are- continb'
ed in Departmental service nnder
Republican rule, with tbat of Re
publican employees in a Department
ot the Government under Democrat
ic rule. Isaac Strobm, of Ohio, bad
been engrossing clerk of tbe House of
Representatives for seventeen years.
tie was a model omeer, whose ser
vices could not be dispensed with
during the last two sessions of the
House, but teing a good Republican,
be was told, a few days ago, tbat
tbey could now manage to get along
without him, and that be might go,
ana leave room for some Democrat.
Tbe old man has gone, and furnish
es another evidence tbat with Dem
ocrats in power no Republican need
apply, while, under a Republican
Aamioisira:ion,tne political antece
dents ot neither occupants nor ' appli
cants are to oe inquired into. Is
this tbe feast to which Republicans
were invited r
DECORATION DAT AT BALL'S BLUFF.
. . . A .
The eermony of decorating . with
flowers tbe graves of Union soldiers
wbo fell at Ball's Bluff is represented
to have been of an interesting char
acter. , 1 be orater or tbe day was
lion. Alonze Bell, tbe Assistant
Secretary of tbe Interior. Mr. Bell
is a gentleman ot nne literary at
tainments, from whose pen emanated
many political productions during re
cent campaigns, as an omcer of the
Government be stands in high esti
mation with ail who nave bad busi
ness intercourse with bim, while be
possesses tbe entire confidence of bis
Chief We hope Mr .Bell will pub-
imb ma aaareas, so tbat bis aaov
friends, wbo bad not tbe pleasure of
being present on tbe occasion of
its delivery, may have an opportunity
oi oeneuung memseives oy . a perus
al. .
APPROACHINQ STATE ELECTIONS.
. l nere will be state elections in ten
states, between the present and ' tbe
tune fixed for the assembling of Con
. t r r
gress, in extra-session. . oo lar as is
indicated bv the political complexion
of the legislatures, fire of these states
are republican, . namely California,
Vermont. Mame. Ubio and Indiana.
An indorsement or disapproval of the
President's Southern policy will be
aa issue in these, which will serve to
make the result matters of interest.
Of course, the Democratic states will
say "amen," but it U not so certain
that tbe Republican states will do
so, , Ag doubt expressions of opin
ion oa the subject will be given in
conventions of tbe partv.and.it ia
really of importance to know how tbe
party poise beats Pn a leading meas
ure concerning wbicb there appears
to be no little difference.
Delta.
Oeneral Grant in Old
I2nlau1.
caption, Given Him,
" at Manchester'"
and to be
- f
Given at 5; n
London.
GENERAL GRANT'S . MOVEMENTS.
London. May 30. It is stated that
General Grant promised tbe Mayor
of Liverpool to return to tbat town
probably on tbe 28tb of June, to ac
cept a banquet proffered ia bis honor.
Tbe General and party will arrive at
London road station at Manchester,
this morning at 10:25 o'clock, where
tbey will be received by the Mayor
and other members of the corpora
tion. Tbe party will proceed in car
riages to Sir Joseph Wbitworth's
machinery and gun factory, tbe
warehouse of H.J. Watts & Co,, the
Assize Court and Royal Exchange,
and afterwards proceeded to tbe
Town Hall, where an address will be
presented by tbe City Council. Tbe
General and Mrs. Grant will remain
guests of tbe Mayor at the Mayoral
apartments, in the Town Hall, this
evening, and will proceed to London
to-morrow at noon by a special
train.
GRANT'S RECEPTION IN LONDON.
Ex-President Grant and wife will
dine with tbe Dako of Welingtoo,
Jane 2. The Dake, in tendering tbe
invitation, said it seemed to bim to
be a fit thing that General Grant's
first dinner in London should be at
bis bouse, with tbe Duke of Weiiug-
ton. A subsequent invition fro to
Earl BeaconsSeld for tbe same day
was deterred to a day not vet
fixed.
A reception will be given tLe
General at United States Minister
PicrrepoDt's residence on tbo 5th of
June, and a dinner and reception at
Lord Houghton's on the 7tb. He
will attend, tbe Ascot ra?es on tbe
12th of June. OntbelCib ot Juue
be will dine at Kensington palace,
with tbe Fincess Louisa and the
Marquis of Lome. On the 21st at
Minister l'ierrepont's with tbe Prince
of Wales, and on tbe 2Glb at Mr.
Pierrepont's wi'.h the Duke of Cam
bridge. Seven other invitations to
dinner by diatinzaisbed persons were
not accepted on accou nt of . previous
engagements.
' The following invitations have
been accepted, bnt the day not fixed :
To dinner with Earl Derby, to diue
with the Queen, and attend the
Queen's concert, and a ball at tbe
Buckingham Palace, "and a dinner
with the Lord Mayor at Guild Hall.
The Prince of Wales has arranged
to receive General Grant at tbe
Marlborough House, immediately
after bis arrival. It is understood
tbat tbe Prince will also give a dinner
in bis honor, bat no day has been
fixed yet.
GENERAL GRANT'S DEPARTURE FROM
LIVERPOOL.
Liverpool, May - 30. Geaeral
Grant went to tbe Central Station iu
the Mayor'a carriage. Tbe statioa
was decorated with nags, and a
large crowd was assembled to cheer
bis departure.
Manchester, May 30. At Man
chester a large crowd assembled at
tbe station here, and gave Grant and
bis party ' a warm welcome. Tbe
party then took carriages and pro
ceeded to carry out tbo programme
ot Bight seeing already telegraphed.
London, June 1. The Angu-
American Times states tbat a dinner
to General Grant bas been arranged
at the United Service Club, wbicb is
tbe representative of tb Britutb
army and navy. Tbia is only ten
dered to officers of tbe highest dis
tinction. Tbe other military clubs
have followed the. example of tbe
United Service in invhwg tbe Gee.
to become an honorary member.
Among tbe political clubs tbe way
bas been opened by tbe Reform.
London, June 1. Tbe Prince of
Wales, with Gen. Grant, left the Vic
toria Rajlway Station tor Epsom by
a special train about 1 o'clock this af
ternoon. Couot Munster, the Ger
man Ambassador, the Duke of Ham
ilton, Lord Dudley, and several oth
ers traveled bv tbe same train. Min
ister Pierrepont also went to Epscm
with the Prince of Wales and Geo.
Grant
Dratfc r
Matter UlilcrlM
and
BipltBlt. '
A telegram from London staves
tbat John Lotbrop Motley, the his
torian and diplomat, died in London
yesterday. Mr. Motley was born
in Dorcberter, Mass., April 15, 1814,
and graduated at Harvard in '31,
finished bis education in tbe German
universities. Although a lawyer by
profession, he has given nmt of bis
life to literary pursuits. In 1839 he
published "Morton's Hope, or tbe
Memories of a Young Provincial.';
He was on the embassy to Russia in
1840. In 1849 be published - his
historical fiction "Merry Mount," and
ever since has contributed literary
reviews to leading periodicals. - His
lame, however, chiefly rests on bis
historical works, "The Rise of the
Dutch Republic," "John of Barne
veldt," "Tbe United Netherlands,"
and many other works, wbicb have
taken bigb rank among tbe world's
classics and shed great luster npon
the author and American literature.
He was minister from this country to
England and bis summary recall by
Grant was a leading element in tbe
quarrel between Grant and Sumner.
He bas resided abroad daring tbe
most of his lifetime, and bis daughter
was recently married to an English
nobleman. .
Rcefw fRbfcerie- .-
Scranton, May 27- -Tbe Audit
ors appointed by tbe County Court a
year ago, in conformity with tbe old
statute, to make an audit oT tbe Lu
zerne County finances for tbe ' past
seven years, bave finished their la
bors, and the result will appear in
to-morrow's Scranton Republican.
It reveals a record of official dishon
esty unparalleled in the bistorv of tbe
country, and shows bow, for seven
years past, Commissioners, Treasur
ers, Snenffs, Clerks, and others bave
stolen large sums from tbe Treasury.
The thieves took all possible shapes.
such as bogus contracts, changing
record, altering figures, retaining
taxes, Ac, One item alone, that of
taking a county map, proves to be a
job in which $5,000 . were stolen.
Positive proof is furnished by the
Auditors that over $50,000 have been
stolen from time to time, but tbe full
amount of the seven years' steal wilt
doubtless reach $100,000. Some of
the dishonest official, including aa
ex-Treasurer, three County Commis
sioners, a Clerk, and a former Audit
or, have already been convicted, and
are now in prison. Tbe people are
determined to bring the perpetrators
of these crimes to justice. 1
OCR ri.C1SN.lTI LETTER.
Cincinnati, Juno 1, 1S77.
TU4UNDAT AMUSEMENT. QUESTION.
j The more pious portion of this
ct Jimuaity has been greatly shocked
at the extent to. which Sabbath dere
cry ion lias lately reached in ' ibis
city, unchecked by the baud of uu
thority. It is a fact to be regrctud
tbat such outrageous proceedings as
bave been witnessed here recently,
have been permitted to go on without
the least ifiierpoiiinn by the city au
thorities. . It is net because of tbe
lackjot sjifBcieut legislation on the
subject, for tbe laws laid down on tbe
siatufe 'bookii,"' with reference to the
Sabbath, are very stringent, and if
closely followed would sccurs a re
spect for the day, satisfactory to the
most hypocritical. The trouble lies
with tbe city officials, who, rathor
than incur tbo disliku of tbe popular
element, favoring Sunday amuse
ments, bave allowed tbo laws to be
openly violated, until tbe better part
of tbe peoplo, not willing to submit
tamely to 6uch a glaring trampling
apon their privileges as Christians,
bave risen to proclaim their rights,
and demand the strict observance ot
the Sabbath. Tbe Cbarcbes com
plain tbat tbeir services are interrupt
ed and congregations disturbed by
tbe doings of tbe Sabbath desecra
tors. And not without good cause,
for it often happens that there is a
huge beer-garden, with its blatant
band, and other noisy accessories,
in lull blast, in close proximity to
tbe bouse of worship.
Such was the case with tbe M. E.
Church, on Walnut Hill, one of tbe
suburbs of the city. Tbe racket
made by a beer-gardca ij tbo vicini
ty was so great, that it was with on
ly considerable difficulty that the
minister could wake himself beard
and tbe disturbance was of infinite
annoyance to tbe congregation,
Tbe matter was now becoming seri
ous, and a meeting of tbe Evangelic
al Ministerial Association was called
to consider means of redress. A
committee waj appointed to confer
with the Mavor, and urge npon bim
tbe necessitv of the enforcement of
the Sunday laws, uud in order to
awaken public opinion on this subject
it was resolved to request all the I as
tors to preach on "aaDtathDescc-e
tion" ai an early date.
Tbe comuiittre chosen to confer
with tbe Mayoi, met with very little
encouragement. He listened to their
petition with deference, and seemed
to sympathize with tbe clergymen in
tbeir wrongs, but told tbem that it
was not within bis power to suppress
Sunday performances, tbat tbe mat
ter came nnder tbe cognizance of tbe
Board of Police Commissioners, sad
that he bad no authority to take
any decisive steps against tho dis
turbers of tbo peace of the Sabbaia
rians. Upon laying tbeir grievances
before the honorable Board mention
ed, tbo committee was confronted
with similar evasive roplies and ac
knowledgemems of want of aulbori
ty, tbtt bad been expressed by.the
Mavor. So, ibat in the endeavor cf
tbe officials to shift the responsibility
upon the other, and tbe general reluc
tance to bare anything to do with
tbe subject, tbe committee indeed.
bad but little hope ot obtaining any
immediate actio u on tbe part of tbe
authorities. . In the mean time the
Sunday concerts, theaters, beer
balli), and all manner of performances
are m full sway every babbatb, de
spite the protestations of tbe better
class of citizens wbo most sincerely
deplcro acd deorecate sucb a state
of affairs. The . moro respectable
theaters were closed on Sunday un
til recently, when, finding their busi
ness affected by the Sunday perform
ances, tbe inaattgers determined to
exercise the same right as a means of
self protection. 1 be consequence is,
tbat tbe doors of tbe leading "temple
of tbe drama" of tbe city are thrown
opeu upon tbe Sabbath day, and rep
resentations given to crowded houses,
Tbe secular press of tbe city is in
clined to oppose tbe views of the
Sabbatarians, and is - rather severe
in its criticism of tbe leaders of tbe
movement. Tbe .Commercial, in a
a recent editorial, remarked, thai if
any persons think they "can convert
Cincinnati into a Connecticut village
tbey are mistaken." Several of tbe
Churches bave filed petitions with
tbe Board ot Police Commissioners,
signed by many prominent citizens,
entering their solemn protest against
tbe obnoxious, and disgraceful San
day performances wbicb have taken
place lately. On the other band, tbe
managers of disorderly bouses bave
also filed petitions with tbe same hon
orable body, averring tbe entire re
spectability of tbeir establishments,
and claiming they are patronized by
the best citizens, free from objection
able features, and expressing the
hope tbat the Board would not inter
fere with their business.- There has
also been another petition filed by
"mechanics and laborers, ' who as
sert tey do not wish to be deprived
of the "innocent amusement and recreation-
furnished on the Sabbath at
tbe different places under considera
tion; and adding a leogtby argument
in favor of "Sunday amusement" for
tbe "workiognian." Tbe situation is
somewhat perplexing to tbe author
ities, and no detinue plan ol action
bas yet been decided upon.
JOURNALISTIC.
' The Morning Herald, a one csut
daily, started here some time ago,
bas recently esme to grief owing to
financial troables. Siuce its discon
tinuance several enits bare, boen
instituted against tbe concern by par
ties who furnished it with materials
for which they did not receive pay
ment. The fact is, Cincinnati bas
more newspapers than sbe can well
support at present, and it is not sur
prising to occasionally bear of tbe
collapse of a weak establishment,
sucb as the above. , The Daily Dem
ocrat met the : same fate several
months ago, leaving its compositors
minuB 50 per cent, of six months'
wages, beside numerous otber credit
ors wbo bad trusted tbe concern.
Tbe Daily Commercial bas lately
taken a new departure in tbe way of
obtaining business. It sends an
agent to one of tbe thriving manu
facturing tow ns, throughout tbe State,
with instructions to write up a full
and completo history of tbe place
from its first settlement Describing
all its industries, and relating tbe
growth and present .standing of its
leading firms. - A couple of pages of
space is devoted to the rrticUr, which
is illustrated by cuts of the more
prominent buildiagx, and prints1 of
interest of tbe town described.' The
busiuess men of tbe place are' solic
ited to take tbe opportunity to adver
tise in tbe i-ue containing tbe de
scription ; and two or more pages' of
edve.'tisenienta are generally secured
(Vow each towu. Tbe Commercial':
u. these oceabua bas tbe appear-j him. Kunniog to the door Gully ob
ese of being monopolized by a rural j taioed auother gun. Phil Gully ran
village. -' ' ' t j op witb a club to finish hiui (Mr Cbis-
- The Daily Enquirer has "addd ajoliu, bm the others shot bim and be
column to iu emptiness" (as. tbe : re-: (el, the falsely-loaded gun falling
mark was put by a contemporary , irom his hands. Tbey all retreated,
when tbe change was made) owing to' Said my dear one, "M precious
the pressure of the "free ads." with
I which it crowd. iu columns. For
short time it ventured to charge ten
cents ft line for a ceruia class of these
advertisements, bat finding its circu
lation beginning to fall off, tbey were
again inserted free of charge.
DECORATION PAT
wan observed here with the usual
programme of exercises witnessed on
former occasions. Tbe arrangement
for the services were carried out nu
de' the supervision of Mayor Moore,
and consisted of a paraae oi w
military companies of tbis and adjoin
irg cities in tbe morning, followed
by ceremonies at Spring Grove Cem
etery. The day was as pleasant as
could be desired, and a great many
citizens turned out to do honor to the
memory of the departed heroes who
gave up their lives in defense of tbeir
country. Tbe oration of tbe day
was delivered by "Corporal" James
Tanner, the hero of Gettysburg, and
was a fitting tribute to the occasion.
Cincinnati's.
Tb Bw Kal MMR-alcr.
Washington. May 29. A lady in
this city, wbo was acquainted with
tbe unfortunate Chisolm family, bas
received from the widow ot Judge
Cbisolm a letter descriptive of tbe
massace in tbe jail at De Kalb, Kem
per county, Missis 'ppi. It was not
written with aiew of publication,
but it contains so strong and pathetic
a description of tbat awful tragedy
tbat tbe recipient bas been persua
ded to permit your correspondent to
forward its coctest to you. No ab
stract of the incidents of the sceoe
witnessed, by tbe desolate woman,
wbo saw husband, son and daughter
shot down by tbe mob, would do jus
tice to her recital of tho great crime
then perpetrated. Th letter in full
is as follows:
De Kalb, Miss , May 20.
Jrs. :
Your kind le :ers to my beloved
daughter, just b.'fore her departure
to "tbe house not, made with hands,"
were received. They were highly
appreciated by both my then survi
viug loved ones. I am still incapa
ble of writing in a connected manner.
I sit in a room where loving hands
laid mv baby daughter (Cornelia),
and where mv own bands laid out
on the carpet the shattered and beau
tifu! casket which had contained the
spirit ef our little Johnnie. My
companions are tbe blood of my bus-
band and a goblet of pure white in
lies, held in her little fiarrera after
her spirit had escaped like a wound
ed dove to the bosom of the Father.
My little girl wrote to me of you in
tbe kindest terms, and often spoke
of you as tbe swee'est of women
Mv husband was murdered for no
cause but that be was loyal to the
flag which he then thought would
protect our citizens. Mr. Gilmer
was murdered on the streets on his
wav to deliver himself to the Sheriff
and held by one of the guards (?
while being shot by his son- in-law,
Mr. Rosenbaum escaped by bowing
so anion? tbe mob tbat if tbey fired
on Li in tbev would shoot soin' of
their own. Mr. McLellan was an
old man. with zray hair, and a Brit
ish subject, who bad often assured
nid he could not be naturalized be
cause tbe Government was not strong
enojL'h to Drotect its subjects. He
o -
was a man without blemish, one of
nature's noblemen. Knowing he
could neither be bought nor fright
ened, tbe Sheriff called bim down
and delivered bim to tbe
dispatched bim, puttiug
loads in bis head after he
Tbis I saw mvself. My
mob, who
two more
was dead
bov. after
havinehis hand shot off, made
a
quick turn and placed bis otber shoul
der to the door, which tbev were
chopping: open with axes and pn
zing with iron bars. I was locked
out of jail at the time, having, by tbe
directions of mv husband, gone to
tbe bouse for a moment on business.
Seeinir mv bov. I placed my band
through the grate and implored bim
to leave, for if be were killed his fath
er could do nothing. I did not
know it tben, but my son Clay
cauirht him in his arms and ran be-
bind a huge iron cage; bat even be
CT
fore Clay could spring back and
take bis place, Johnnie cried out "Oh!
mv father." and sprang between his
father and one Rosser, whom be saw
was in tbe act of shooting him, when
Rosser pot tbe gun to the heart of my
little ba'oy and sent the whole load
into bim. At that instant my noble
husband obtained the only loaded
gun there, and which bad been taken
from our bouse and killed Kosser. I
did not see all this, but I saw Cor
nelia fainiiocr. when I ran my band
through the bars cf the door and rub
bed ber face, telling ber for fathers
sake to rally, which . she did and
gathered in ber arms ber little broth
er, with wbvm sbe ran behind the
cage. Tbe avenging angel wrote
down tbe cries of sorrow sent forth
by lather and children over the body
of our child Just then some one
cried out, "Get away from here, Ros
ser is dead now." Tbey ull ran
away. Two after running turned
and took held ot bis feet, dragging
him down like tbe beast tbat he was.
The lock was chopped off tao duor,
so the way was open to me, and 1
sprang in to give the intelligence
tbat tbe nvb was firing tbe bouse.
I found tbe room filled with smoke
from the burning clothes of my boy.
Mv daughter's fuce w a gore of
blood, cut by tbe shot strikiug tbe
iron bars and striking ber face. I
gave a kisa to my son as be gave tbo
last gasp butuiie, and and his sister
cauzbt the las;. 1 told mv husband
to fight bis way through, not know
ing then, as 1 afterwards learned.
tbat ibe guard bad tbeir guo fur
nished by the Sheriff loaded with
wadding aod powder. 1 took John
nie's shoulders in mv arms and Clay
carried bis feet. ComiDg djwa
stairs and through a hall to the on
ly outside door, 1 saw a renewal of
the attack. We hastily laid him
down, and I. turning;, saw my bus-
baud coming down with our daught
er's arms around his waist. Said I,
"Father, what are you going to do?"
"Tale my baby borne," was the re
ply. By ibis time old Henry Gully
was at tbe door. I urged him back,
at tbe same time holding the door
with both hands. His first motion
was to-put the muzzle of the gun to
ray head, but ibserviog the grate he
put tbe gun through nd fired. Mr.
Cbisolm was so hemmed in tbat he
could oot draw his gun. Cornelia,
with oue arm around bis waist and
the other around his neck, ttlliug
Gully to kill ber and let ber papa live,
for shw-conld not live without papa.
Gully put tbe gnn within two inches
of her arm and fired. I tbiuk ber
arm received . both barrels. A boy
banded guily another gnn, and m
tbis time mv busbsud bad got out.
when Gully sent -the next load ioto
wife, I die innocent; my Um- lhe c tf. Tburnl.y Ust Tte n; et-
ilv will be murdered, but if ay f i used t lx crsy L r.e nd rntbu-i-my
children live I want tben. t j t s i- but i W im.-ie.-i ir. ..ib. i Lam
know I bave never done an act cr j peroetia'djr tact" ,'Thi jear
harbored a thoutt which wtld be i sor.ie Hall i.t ue .('liner f jll.
made tbem blush." Clay tried t- ja'id U w-w hrd uf k get up !y
Uud between bim and bis murderer, iv.'ii at H lbe!ia Hwbrr Ilm-k-r
Ki! Purrifclia an.1 I rati u, th door ' er w tb r. and likewise, B!tc.
to call some oue t help carry my
bnsband borne. Tbo bloiJ wua run
ning from ber arm io t' n.-earn:. ;
i lhat was the arm he held up to im-:.
for belli and ibe answer Wm five
,3tsu ;., Der
. . ' . ...... i ...
1V Wit lnit
twenty-Eve men cam on a run. 1
hastened biek to where my hu.,bu)d
lar and seizd tbe irun. The leader
gave a start and aimed his show at mad.- much of, a-.ul tbey don t under
me. I fired back oa him and tbey j stao T "tfTiyTBTy "are" HurTTOw: 'Frry
all fled again. Our son and myself, ; are better developed. iutelieciuaMy,
with the helaof a man and a demun itba i tbey were, and be:ter fitted to
who helped to kill Litn, brought bun grapple with grave questions. Tbe
(Mr. Chisolm) home. I was pursu- poor eld girN doo'i seem to under
ediy twelve or fifteen men to my gate, j stand that all this i precisely what
Our little girl kept her bleeding b idy i is a.-i wanted. Men don't want wo
belween me and them. Arriving at ! men who can, "grapple" with qu-s-bome,
I found the servant bad fled tioa-. great or small, or have any cs-
J . , : i
witb tho key. I bad to pr:zs open
a window. tbroogn woicn ciiuiutu.
. . . t V.L. 1
A kind netrra brought mv boy. but!
was afraid to stop. I laid my hus
band on the bed pat water on his
lirw i.irht mv fintinx child in a;
rw . ,
chair, aoslied hartshorn, and bade ;
her be still while l threw aown a 0r and with eyes oenioa severe giass
mattres, laid ber on it and tied my j es. They muat remember they are
handkerchief around her arm to check older than they were ten years ago.
the flow of blood. I then threw a if tb suffragists expect to again get
blanketon tbe carpet iu the next . the public ear, tbey must take, it
room and straightened and kiaied j through the eye, and put pretty
JohnDie. 1 have sobbed out over i young women on the platform,
their childish troubles, but this was j the gamblers ' .
without a tear. My once happy fm-f haf hafd timJ of it in Ntw
ily is no reoucea to rnjse v.ij;Y . Tht taw pool-sellioe is
and littie Willie, bis father's
name
ftt hucband and four
dren are in elory : I and two are here
Clay is watched and threatened, and
I have been warned that my life is
in danger. My braia is on lire and
mv heart i. broken. I write this be
cause you are a friend. Very truly,
Mrs. W. W. Chisolm.
Ol St NEW-YORK AETf ESL
Xew York, May 28, 170,
CRIME AM0N1 WOMEN.
The removal of sixty-eight female
convicts from the prison at Sing Sing,
to tbe Brooklyn reform prison was a
curious and instructive sight When a
woman does get bad' she is as much
worse than a man as possible. Tbe
women were marched to a boat and
their profanity was something won
derful. Their first exploit was an at
tempt to drown an obnoxious officer,
which they nearly succeeded in do
ing, and tbey sailed away singing tbe
most horrible travesties of tbe most
sacred hymns. Oae woman of sixty,
earned Elkins is tbe mother of eight
children, all of whom are at this time
in prison, and there bas never been a
time since tbe youngest was teu
that five of them hare oot been in
confinement at tbe same time. Tbe
lady was, in ber youth a pick-pocket,
and the most skillful one in tbe city,
but of late years ber fingers lost their
oimbleness, and she has confined her
attention to shop lifting. Tbe little
freedom of tbe boat, roused all tbe
old enthusiasm. "How . I wish
I was out" she said. "Couldn't I
work the second floors on Sixth Ave
nue, where there ain't but one clerk !
It's too bad." And the eld harridan
sighed to tbiuk of the opportunity
sbe was inissiog. One beautiful girl
of not more than twenty-two, belong
ed to one of tbe best families iu tbe
city. Sbe fell in love with a mous-
tacbed pickpocket, wbo married her,
ber family cut ber off, she became an
adroit tbief herself, acd went down,
as women do, like a shot. She be
came abandoned, and utterly reckless,
ber family count ber a3 dead, and
she ia one of tbe worst aod mowt un
ruly of tbe prisoners. Another is a
woman of good connections, who if
a confirmed kleptomaniac. She was
well enough off, having a husband it.
a good business, who was very liber
al to ber. But sbe could not avoid
theft. Sbe would steal tbe most use
less articles, things that she could not
use, and that were of no possible ac
count to ber. Shopkeepers dreaded
to see ber come into tber places, for
it became necessary to detail a clerk
to watch her, and even then, so ex
pert bad sbe become, that she could
get away with plunder, sbe was ar
rested a great manv tinus, and wa3
saved from punishment by her bus
Dana going io save cer every aay or
two. r many it broke bim up, and
be was compelled to let tbe law take
itscjurse. Sbe continued her opera
tioosin tbe prison. Sbe would secrete
needles, threads, dishes from the ta
ble, food tbat sbe could not use, eve
rything tbat could be concealed and
carried. It is au incurable madoess,
ana she wouiu oe better in an insane
asylum, although in all other respects
sbe is perfectly sane. The others
had histories, but there were Bix'.v-
eigbt ef them.
SMUGGLING.
Women have been lor many years
in tbe habit of smuggling laces, silks
Ac, but it is only recently tbat men
bave tried the sniugglng of wearing
apparel. Tbe famous London tailor,
Poole, made an arrangement witb tbe
officers cf a Cunard steamer, to get
goods through without paying duties,
and tben sent a man here to canvass
for orders. Without paying duty he
could undersell the Broadway tail.,
and besides the swells never consider
themselves dressed tilt they bave a
pair of Pool's pantaloons. Tbe Saw
York tailors got wind of it, and were
ready for tbe Cunarder when it laud
ed. The detectives spotted and
seized thirty suits of clothing, tbe
most of them tbe best-known men in
ihj city. Tbe extent of smurgliog
U lit'e understood. There ia a bouse
io this city in the book-trade, who
bave a printing establishment just
across the line, near Rous's Point, in
Canada. It is io tbe woods and re
mote from everything. The moment
a successful American book makes its
appearance, it is sterotyped, printed
and bound on tbe other side of the
liue, and carted to the nearest rail
road station by the thousand, and
sold at prices that no American : pub
lisher can compete witb, for tbey
have no copyright to pay, and their
labor and material are cheaper Some
of our best-known authors have been
nearly ruined by tbis smuggling of
Caoad'ai Printed books. Tbe smug
gling of ciirars from Cuba is a very
larire trade Tbe incoming veel
havinir ci? vrB on wbicb no duty is to !
be paid, displays a peculiar ignal ! bouwrready for nse. Sethipgcaa
when approacbiug tbe shore, ud ehefdiMai Wbiui front Li4 'purpose land
is boarded by men from smali boats, ; the prospects are that be will have
wbo taka .ff ber cargo and land it on ' use for bis e-)f?iio'S'o. ; The people
tbe c ast any where. Or tbe ivars (
are packed in oil cloth, aad'when tbe
vessel is coming up tbe btv tbe Cap-1
tain throws tbem overboard to tbe!
boat making ibe proper signal Li-f
quora c-.-nie down Lake Cbamplaiu, f
and over the Great L
tk-s, and find !
their way to ibe'eity, duty
is au e.Tiiuently prufknble
aud, so Ion is our frontier,
free.
wi'.h very little risk.
WOMAN'S RltillTS
Tbe Naiiooal Woman's Rights As
sociation beld its annual ineetin; ia
nd wsiio, Iz-.'xer a-J lb1 .tegular
:stsd-hv TftfV "k ail more c-
griUr, iof( ihrewi.-.h. m r pviulan:
: mid io re wii.-pish :ha:i rxrr. The
u-u i! p.-tptT-t tT rrud, at,d ibf U.-O-'
al r.--.liitinii-. ail-pieif and ibe au
jt'ii'ui'wrtnw diprii. probably iiv-
eriuei attain. Tea year ago
: tbeu.ame wos.en were etted and
pecial amount oi iniencctuaiuy
And tbey most remember tbat a pret
ty little essay read by a giriisb wo
man, with round figure, nice bairand
bright eyes. U quite another thing
froui a learned spjech delivered by aa
angular female, with no hair to speaK
- ;,. ... . f ,.,i cantjnr
cbii.i?r'u' -;.T-
AlorrieT. iur. mucus mcuu, "
moved bis esiaoiirfcmeufc to jcrurj
Citv, just across the river, and the
i-otbers bave followed soil. All tbe
pool bouses bave gone over there,
much to tbe delgbt of the ferries; for
tbat part of tbe gambling fraternity
whoe business is betting on horses and
base-ball, go over every night And,
as tbe Jersejites are attempting to
put their law in force, tbe pool sellers
have fitted up barges, which they an
chor oat in the stream, beyond tbe
jurisdiction of both State?; and there
in tbey do not only sell pools, but
tbev indulge in faro and similar pur
suits. Tbe law seems powerless, to
prevent men from makiog fools ot
themselves when tbey get their heads
set ia that direction.
TUE END or IILPENISM.
Tiidcn bas announced that he will
not contest the claim ot President
liayesto bis office, "because it would
be likely to drench tbe country in
gore." The fact U, tbe eld man has
bad tbe best lawyers o the country
ot wurk ever since the decision against
hi in, to ascertain if there wa'not
som hIe through wbicb be might
crawl iato the Presidency. Last
week tbey announced to him tbat
Hayes' claim was impregnable, and
that he might as well throw up the
apuneAad be does ii tearfully ;
but. Tilden-like. tries to make some
capital in tbe doing of it. If it cost
tbe iivesof fifty thousand men to get
the Presidency, Tilden would bave
sacrificed tbem without a wiuk. Tbe
country is to ba congratulated tbat
tbe law puts the p jitioa in the bands
of the right niao. Tilden' expenses
for something over a year and a half
bave averaged over $6,000 a day.
He was bled freely, and tbe boat of
impecunious politicians are sorry tbat
be bas finally abandoned the eontest.
As eooruious as is the amount be bas
spent, the old man bas plenty left
Railroad wrecking bas been a profit
able business to fcioi.
THE WEATHER
is very cold and disagreeable ; aod.
following ho closely on the extreme
beat of last week, .has made a 'great
deal of sickness.
,5 ' - ' PlETRO.
.Laalenatu in Went Vlrlalit.
Washington, May 31. Accord
ing to reports from Internal Revenue
officers in West Yirginia, it appears
tbat the illicit distillation of whiskey
is carried on to a large extent in tbat
StatP. Collector Duvall forwards to
the Department a report of a recent
tour of inspection made by one of bis
deputies, in wjuchbe says the. Clerk
of the Mercer County C60rt,,Dvid
Foley, aod Counsel Walker, a promj
inent Justice of tbat county, are both
engaged in illicit distillation.
In bis report the deputy says: "It
is an astonishing fact tbat every law
yer aod officer oi tbe court in ' Mer
cer county is io the whiskey ring.
They are a baud of brothers, - and
will, they say, go down together.
Thompson, editor of thj Ifunton
Herald, is a member of the ring, and
his paper is tbeir organ. He is also
a member of a gang of counterfeiters,
which 1 have traced from White
Salpaur Springs to Charleston, and,
although tbis is not part of our busi
ness, I am working it up, and
Thompson knows it. There is more
outlawry, isi Rawley,' Summers aod
Mercer coaaties than you can imag
ine. I was not at Rawley six hours
until I discovered tbat the United
States Commissioner, who was sup
posed t tepreaeot tbe inte: e ts if the
Government, was ia leagae witb dis
tillery and couutr!eiter9." Tbe Com
missioner referred to abve was sum
marily removed upon the fctcts bein?
brought to5 tbo attention, 'of tbo Dis
trict Judve, Tbe Department will
take prompt steps to ferret out and
stop these fraudi opon the revenue.
and will seed sufficient force for tbe
purp e. a t be strength and char
acter c f the org iniztti in is sucb tb
itaty ha. utceasnjJuMi. military
lurce toeniorce the law.
?
CINCINNATI, iiay 30 A CMtl'Ml
case of Mlf-destrnciton u reported
from Clinton county,' in this Stale.
A respectable and a well-to-do farm
er named Sioiou Moon attempted to
kill himself witb . a razir. He was
prevented from tbe act, but announ
ced to his family that be was deter
mined to die, and if be could accom
plish his object in no otber war- he
would starve himself to death. Since
tbat thne be tt BTt take a particle
of food, except such Quids as be could
be persuaded to swallow under vari
ous pretexts. He bas made all bis
arrangements for bis funeral. A cof
Gin hu-t been constructed upon bis
special orders, and stands in bis own
of thai geij!i.y'ae(fctate ere, Using
a friendly interest in the 'case and
waiting noxiously f.rihe result
Tk rMnl t ires Agala.
Detroit, May 31 The forest fires
a. IticK h.taw tuifln . linvi.inm av a.
a..V "V w
r4..va ..... at... .at 1 A
business vjun',, Jto Laudrlogaad Sigi
aueuded! ... ... . -
uaw IIBIiIIHU, vtf-vio IBM aiviuiu
wiping out a whole tiir.age-, consist
ing of a niiit vd Sateen houses Tbe
loss is heavy, but the rxsct amount is
not vet known.