The Somerset Herald
WESKE5DAT
Mire IS. l7f.
SrEAHi.vi of the Biolu on tbe
eilver dollar, "la God we trua,"
tbe CtnVian Union suggests that
there be added "Forgive us our
debt."
Tni Democratic Slate Convention
will meet at Harrisburg on Tuesday
tbe 19:b of this month to fix tbe time
for tbe meeting of tbe State Con
tention. Democratic "home rule" does cot
seem to be so very beneficial as it
was painted, bj it ardent admirers.
Under it Virginia is probably bank
rupt, and ber Democratic Legislature
propose repudiation.
As ueual, tbe Cm thing caught in
tbe Democratic investigation net, i
one of iu own thieves. Tbe Door
keeper of tbe House could'nt ttand
tbe test of handling public funds, and
will have to join his immediate pre
decessor Fitzbugb.
'Teace prospects" in Europe have
knocked tbe bottom out of epecula
tion in bread stuff. Latest English
advices speak of great depression in
tbe grain trade, with abuadan? stocks
in tbe granarien, and large arrivals
anticipated both from America and
Southern Russia. Daring tbe last
week no sales have been made and
the depression and fluctuation in
prices of w heat have been constant;
of course tbej will largely influence
prices in this country.
We are in receipt of a large a&d
handsomely printed supplement to
tbe rhilaJ'ljJiia .Vr'i American,
in the Spanish language. Three
pages of it are covered with adver
tisements of Philadelphia business
bouses, the balance containing ap
propriate reading matter. It is in
tended for circulation in Central and
South America, to acquaint tbe trade
there with tbe manufactures and
commerce of Philadelphia. It is an
enterprise which we heartily trust
will prove remunerative to tbe pro
prietors of that journal as well a to
the city w here it is published.
The Ohio Democracy can see no
virtue in "a rule tLat works both
ways." Tbey are ardent admirers
of tbe President's policy of dividing
tiis patronage among Democrats, but
when Governor Bishop the other dav
ventured to nominate a Republican
as Commissioner of tbe Peniten
tiary cf that State, tbe Democratic
Senate straightway sat down upon
tbe nomination and rejected it.
They would not countenance this
sacrilege on the time honored Demo
cratic doctrine "To the victors be
long the spoils."
The Democracy ol this State are
unhappy because tbey have failed to
unite with and control tbe new
National party against tbe Repub
licans. A ratification meeting of tbe
National party was held at Potts
ville on Wednesday night last, when
proposal for an alliance was de
nounced by Frank Hughes, tbe
father of tbe new party and by tbe
chairman of its State Committee. It
is proponed to place an independent
ticket in the field. Still tbe parent
of the new party will bear watching,
unless it is believed that the leopard
can change bis spots.
IIetkesentatiye Fisher of Ohio,
sent a solid shot into the camp of tbe
Democratic "fraud sbriekers" in the
House tbe other day, that hit tbe
bull'i eye. His colleague Mr. Mc
Mahon remarked tbat he supposed
Mr. Foster was acquainted with all
the persons in the Government who
bad obtained their places by fraud.
Foster instantly replied : "I am
acquainted with tbe Democratic
chairman of the Military Commute
(Genera! Banning) whose election
was secured through the operations
of Fph. Holland, tbe ballot boxstuf
fer" Ok Thursday, the House at Wash
ington, voted to allow each of the
iaveatigating committee an expert
(smeller) whose duty it will be to
nose out subjects for investigation.
As each committee there is some
thing less than a dozen of tbem
will appoint it own particular pimps,
there ia quite a scramble among tbe
needy Democrats Tor those noisome
positions. What a nosing there
will b through tbe slums of Wash
ington, to scent out some scandal
damaging to thj Republican party.
Recalling the fruits vf the investiga
tions preceding the Presidential
campaign, there is little probability
of any discoveries that will justify
paying salaries ta these Democratic
sleuth-hounds.
It teems tc be a settled fact tbat
t vigorous effort is to be made to
re-enact the income tax. When a
a few years since this specieo of tax
was collected it was submitted to as
one of the necessary burthens entail
ed upos as bj the war, though the
Democraey incessant and unspar
ingly denounced it as occonstitotion
s.1, tyrannical, inquisitorial and un
necessary. As eoea as the government could
safely do so, it was abolished, and
was remembered only as one of the
unpleasant necessities of war. Now
ia time of peace the Detaecracy pro
pose to re-lay Ibis tax, ostensibly
for tbe reason tbat it will offset the
tax on articles largely entering into
poptlar aeceesity, but in reality be
cause they desire to lower tbe duties
n imports to tbe io-jary of oar home
f rodacera, and tbe consequent loss of
revenue to the government, which
most be supplied from some other
source. Hence tbe proposed re-en-actmeat
of this tax which they hope
to popularize by tbe cry that it will
necessarily be collected off the rich
nly.
Tde Senate Las r f r l Senator
... ,1 t -M : r,.. 1
u uliace a urn p. - -'"e
CZl
bend for tarings, bearing hur per
nt interest. Ita nt-sace by tLe
j House is thought highly probab'e.
Tbe boada which it creates o3?r a
secure investment for email savings,
much better than the savings banks
throughout the country. We pub
lish the bill as it has passed the
Senate, elsewhere.
fMMMaMVMaaaaWMaMaai jttJV113 tpCC.U l.Ua tJ gu.ai, w j
Tee rampant Western statesmen! Anderson and other members of the j TTl2 Litt'i Giiit B"Jll
e visibly subsiding on the financial Louisiana Returning Board is shown j i, m r-
are visibly
Question. Thy
have
ciscovereu
that it is easier to
raise than to lay
the devil. Hence they are urging to- dricks. It didn't amount to any
let well enough alone. Give the new ; thing, but it is so impressive a thiog
silver law a fair trial first, let free to introduce in a speech.
coinage, repeal of the resumption act, j Dmtj aribe Brpaaiiran rn
and similar measures pass for the j i rn tbe York- Time.
present. We are glad to see these The Administration havicg made
siens cf returning reason. Apart
L .t. j- t. ,f ,i a
frcm the dishonesty cf the Lew dob
iar, wcat me country uua laoei u '.
is tie agitation and consequent cn -
certainty as to values, caused by the
impracticable agitators who mistake
noise for brains.
Mr. Reaoa.i, formerly Postmaster
! General of the Confederacy, now in
j Congress from Texas, discovered the
necessity for a good memory on Fri
day last. The House was consider-
inj umern claim tin appropnax -
inr; $373,009 to psy ante-beilum j t;aton wbat next!' "Greenbacks,"
Soctbern mail contractors op to Jan- was the answer. "And then ?" ' ln--,i
isr.i Tl Kill una snn- flation." "And then? "Hell." There
Inortedbv Reagan, wtea Mr. Wit-
lits quo'.ed from a rep
rl maris
' "j
him (Heaoan) as Confederate
master General, showing that t-igt-;
, . , . . , i .-j
teen cf there claims had been paid,
....
ec
count for $"02,000 paid on account
of thtEe Bervices. Of course Mr. Rea- The worlJ would Lave tcougnt uote
.-j v; ..,t..wi,l nrl thplthe less of the Preeident had he open-
bill
was eiven the go-ly for lU
present.
The Vmwrn lat week larlcd
itself into
an apparent fury, for the
purpose of "pettinc; in a lick" at tbe
' Cameron ring" and Gove-nor Hart-
ranft, on the proposed passage of a
ibill relative to tbe status of the Re-
'cordcr of the
city of Philadelphia,
igbbor pronounced a
....
wticb our uc-
ncw ofli-e not necessary, and intend
ed to legalize a robbery of the tax
payers, and asserts that it is opposed
by tbe whole press cf tie city, etc.
It is a sufficient answer to this siiiy fan
faronade to say that the office of Re
corder of Philadelphia has existed for
more than one hundred yca-s, having i
been created bv the Colouial Legis-
j lature. The original act baa been
j frequently amended: the present bill
i makes the recorder the head of the
! license department, which is k source
of immcuse revenue to tbe city ; tbat
thefees are not enlarged, nor the
term of office extended by the
bill; tbat all tbe members from tbe
city, Republicans and Democrats,
save one, voted f r the bill ; that the
bill was recommended by the Munic
lpal commission appointed two years
ago, who gave it as their opinion
that it would save the city several
hundred thousand dollars annually,
now lost through careles&oes or
fraud in the assessment and eollec
tion of license taxes ; that it passed
the Senate almost unanimously last
year, and failed ia the House only
through want of time ; tbat Senator
Cameron, attending tc bis duties at
Washington, had as much to do with
its passage as either of the young ed
itors ; that the allegation that Col.
Quay is to receive the appointment is
based merely on conjecture; and
finally, that the Democrats are trying
to raisc,their favorite howl of "fraud"
over it, solely with the hope of mak
ing political capital for tbe coming
campaign. Now "Blow winds and
crack roar cheeks."
The Brnrbla' Rrokr.
From the Albany Journal.
They are going to put on the new
silver dollar the legend "In God we
trust." That's what the old woman,
being run away wi.b, said she did
till the breechin' broke. Tbe silver
madness Is running away with tbe
country, and the breechin' broke in
Congress tbe other day.
Cite kl
Ell d
lire
lle-U tail a
H t fl Trmvillcr (Ucji.)
Give the average Ex-Confedarate
a single paint and he'll take a dozen;
make him an equal and be w ill as
sume supreme airs and functions; in
vest him with 'local self-government,'
as he understands it, and be will
crush alt opposition to bis sweet will.
This is what ailed him before the
war, and the disease wasn't all whip
ped out oi him.
A MmalUtia.
Krvini tlie Ki-w York Hcral.l.
In the w hole history of our gov
ernment there was never before a
veto of any bill by any President
which wa overruled with such swift
promptitude, or orerrulcd by major
ities in both Houses so superfluously
larpe. Until Andrew Johnson's
time no bill was ever passed by Con-t
gress over the veto or the President.
President Hayes is not tbe defiant,
bull healed type of a man that Pres
ident Johnson wa; bnt Congress
seems to show even acre alacrity in
humiliating him and proving his
want of influence than it did against
tbe vetoes cl Mr. Johnson.
fcfclait I a Mirlln Or ad
Pnii.Ai'F.i.pniA, March 5. Cap
tain Harrison, who was a passenger
on the wrecked steamer Metropolis.
and who subsequently made himself
conspicuous in rescuing and caring
for tbe passengers, was arrested
in tbis city to-day, on the grave
charge of appropriating saeb of the
effects of tbe victims as were washed
ashore. It was noticed that when
he reached Norfolk on his return
homeward he bad several trunks in
his possession and detectives were
at once set on his track, which result
ed in bis arrest to-day. In his room
was found a considerable amount of
clothing bearing tbe marks of Civil
Engineer Moore and others of the
wrecked passengers. He was locked
op in defaclt of bail. He will be re
membered is connection with the
Bliss spiritualistic exposure recently
made in tbis city. His wife, to
whom he had been married only a
few days, was drowned in the Metropolis.
A Prel-IIa.
. .
If General M. C. Duller i lifted;
from his teat these won't be recon-:
ciliatioa enough left in tbe south to
fasten a label to, and Patterson will
forsret to have a relapse iu his i!a-i
tion at
prophet.
being proved a political;
A ea-ealeat Verailrl.
Frun the Chlcairo Inter-Oeiiii.
Mr. Hendricks said in his Iadian
anolis sneech that the guilt cf Gen.
it -t- J- . TL. I .
- ,,Tf(.ftA fraud, is a creati
; conveBie-cce .0 mcn Jike Mr Hen-j
! up us mina 10 loiiuw u.v.u
i leads no one kuows whither, the par-
, Xq the cQQ
aa adaptation cf its measures to tbe
1 existing' situation, and their prosecu -
tion with a snirit made more detcrm.
iuedbythe presence of unexpected
difficulties. Since tbe President can
not or will not help, Republicans
must care as well as they can for tLe
interests that are at stake.
Senator Eaton Eeems to Uke a
j comprehensive view of tbe financial
! future. When the silver bill bad
inaaol inVti!nt ir.flfiHon Senator
j j Li Unnlin(fiv: "Well,
lu.e
I I - w a t s a ti -a.i fin n -i nna I
. . . ?. . c
;ce eccuranv cl tue tonneciicut aen-
Poet-iter's climax. Xi-w Yoil Tribune.
.
Gexerae Asi-ersOX was fa.ibful
r. . . .
; to his principles, and of rare courase.
I Tbe act for which be laajruiobes in
prieon made R. R Hayes PrebideuL
'J;yS.::Z: ,r r?'7X
I mifctortunes cl
Andere:n,
land even brought all
the iiiSuence
j of the government to bear in protec
ting him from the cross ioiurtico of
' jg malignanteiiemieB. Ir.lcr-Ocmi
wi'K HAnRisBi ni i.i.TTrn
Haruisbiuo, Mar. 9, 1 '?.
TLe regular Icgirlatiro ba-.iness cf
the week past has been principally
fontine. A large number cf bills
have been advanced upon the calen
dars. The discussion has been prin
cipally upon local measures. The
Philadelphia Recorder's bill and the
bill creating a State baukiDg depart
ment, the two most important meas
ures of the session are virtually in
the same position they were last week.
The Bask bill has been &nt to corn-
mittee twice during tho week, and
again stands upon tLe Senate calen
dar for final .passage. Amended so
as to restore baak assessors, the first
time, it was sent to committee a sec
ond time and when it again appeared,
among its amended provisions wa3
toe section abolishing bank assessors.
If passed at all it will most likely be
in its present shop.
Tbe all important event of tLa
week has beea tbe developments in
regard to alleged irregularities in the
collection of State taxes due from the
"Union railroad and transportation
company." Tbe facts in connection
with tbis case have been so thorough
ly mixed up with newspaper and
street goasiD tbat it is almost impos
sible to arrive at any correct state
ment of the atTdir. It seems tbat ia
October last at the lime the above
mentioned company went into liqnid
ation it was discovered by Messrs
Simonton and Olmstead, tbe first,
formerly corporation clerk in tbe
Auditor General's office, and at pres
ent a law student, and tbe second a
prominent attorney of tbe Harrisburg
bar that a large amount of tax 8g
irregatinar some $200,000, was under
the law due from but unpaid bv the
corporation above mentioned. These
gentlemen "taking time by tbe fore
lock" went to the officers of tbe ac
counting department and the Auditor
General and proposed to collect tbis
tax for a commission cf ten per cent.
An agreement to this effect was
drawn un bv Messrs. feimontoa and
Olmstead, and slirned by tbe Chief
Clerk of the Auditor General's office,
by the State Treasurer, by the Attor -
ney General and afterwards by tne
Auditor General in person.
The tax to the amount above
named iess an abatement of about
$13,000, was promptly paid over by
tbe corporation without litigation to
Simonton aud Olmstead, who npon
the receipt of a warrant upon the
State Treasurer, drawn bv the Audi
tor General for their commission of
ten per rent, paid over to the Com
monwealth tbe amount collected viz :
fclSl, 000 upon which tbeir commis
sion vras i 19,000.
The large amount cf the fee paid
in tbis case soon attracted attention,
and the matter b?gan to be generally
eopsined about on tee "Mil," and in
the citv. At length certain
ort:cles l
were published in a daily paper in
Lancaster, which were in tbe natur
of an adverse and severe criticism of
the transaction, and which cast reflec
tions of a serious character upon all
parties whose names were appended
to tbe contract under which the mon
ey was collected, and upon tbe pres
ent corporation clerk ia the Auditor
General's omce. Wra. r. Eayard,
whose name does not appear upon
any of the papers connected with the
contract, and who denies any im
proper connection with the affair.
Now a legislative investigation
has been demanded bv both sides.
and tbe following committee ap
pointed by tho Senate are sitting on
the case: Senators Ciari, Gazzam,
Davies, Herr, and Poole. A num
ber of witnesses have been examined,
the most important of whom was
John McMurray, who made some
damaging disclosures. The testimo
ny of Mr. bayard has not yet been
iriven. Until all the testimony is in,
your correspondent deems it avtia
ble to express no opinion on the sub
ject. B.
Indlaa Troablr. -
Eism ac, D. T., March 5 Ad
vices under date of Februaty 23 from
Fort Keogh siy General Miles is or
ganizing an expedition to leave on
the 23d, three days later. He will
have 800 men from the Fifth infantry,
the Eleventh and Second cavalry.
The 150 recruits en route wiU meet
Miles at a rendezvous and not march
to Fort Keogh. War parties of In
dians are reported between Forts
reck and Keogh.
SITTIXii BI LL'S WHEREABOUTS.
' Yellowstone Kelly, the great scout,
reports that Sitting Bull has been on
this Bide of tbe line, but is not so at
present Kelly says there are hos
theB in tha Milk River country, and
Miles is going for a thorough inresti-
gation.
OLD BEN f AI.
Anecdotes Illustrating the Peculi
arities of His Character.
How He Met t!ic Southern Fire
eaters Wby Toombs Didn't
Challenge Wade.
General James S. Brisbia relates,
iu the Ust number of the Spirit of
the Times, many anecdotes of the late
ex-Senator Wade. Among the must
characteristic are the following:
SOUTHERN SENATORS IHUNL'ERsTRlCK..
Soon after taking his seat in the
Senate, Wade witnessed one of those
scenes so common in tbe Senate in
those days. A Southern fire-eater
made an attack on a Northern Sena
j tor an(j Wade was aniszed and dis-
gusted at tbe cringing, cowardly way
in which tbe Xortbera men bore the
taunts end insults cf the hot-beaded
Southerner. As no allusion was
made to himself cr State, Mr. Wade
sat still ; but, when the Senate ad-jou.-ned,
he said, openly, if ever a
Southern Senator made such an at
tack on him or hi3tate, while he sat
on tint floor, he would brand him as
a liar. This coming to the ears of
the Southern men, a Senator took oc
casion to pointedly speak a few days
af;er ard cf Ohio and her people as
negro thieves. Iastantlv Mr. Wade
sprang to his feet, and pronounced
Hue utuaivi iiai.
The Southern Senators were thun
derstruck, and gathered aronnd their
champion, while the Northern men
grouped about Wade. A feeler was
put out from the Southern side, look
ing for retraction : but Mr. Wade re
torted in his peculiar style, and de
manded an apology for the insult
offered himsel! and the people he rep-
resented
The matter thus close', a
was locked upon as certain.
Tbe next dav a gentleman called up
on the Senator from Ohio, and asked
the usual question touching his ac
knowledgment cl the code.
' I am here," he responded, "in a
double capacity. I represent the
State of Ohio, and I represent Ben
Wade. A3 a Senator I am opposed
to duelling; as Ben Wade, I recog
nize tbe code."
''My friend feels aggrieved," said
the gentleman, "at what you said in
the Senate yesterday, and will ask
for au apology or satisfaction."
"I was somewhat embarrassed,"
continued Senator Wade, "by my
position yesterday, as I hare some
respect f jr tbe chamber. I now take
this opp-.rtaaity of saving what I
then thought, and you, if you please,
can repeat it : 'Your friend is a foul
mouthed eld blackguard !'"
' Certainly, Senator Wade, you do
not wish me to convey such a mes
sage as that ? '
"Most undoubtedly I do, and will
tell vol, for ycur own benefit, that
this friend of yours will never notice
it. I will not be asked either for
retraction, explanation, or a figbt."
Next hkorciaj Mr. Wade came into
the Senate, fend, proceeded to bis seat,
deliberately drew from bis coat two
large pistois, and, unlocking his desk,
laid them inside. The Southern men
locked on in silence, while the North
cm members enjoyed to the fullest
extent the fire-eaters' surprise at the
proceeding of the plucky Ohio Sena
tor. No further notice was taken cf
the affair of tbe day before. Wade
was not challenged, bnt ever after
ward was treated with the utmost
politeness aud consideration by the
Senator who so insultingly attacked
him
W.il'g ASU P0l:0I.A.
In 1S"7, Mr. Wade, whone term
wa about to expire, was promptly
returned to the Senate by a vote in
the Legislature of 101 to M, for his
opponent. The next year Mr. Wade
brousbt forward his great measure,
the "Homes.ead bill," or, as be was
pleast-d to call it. "Land fur tbe
landless." The Southern men at once
antagonized tbe bill with the slavery
qnestion, aod thus sought to defeat
it: but -Mr. aue made a powertui
"foment, uca ccmpicieij routcu lis
j ..J i
iemies.
The Southern men, having tried in
vain to head off Mr. Wade, appealed
to tbeir Northern allies to help them.
Ons dny Mr. Douelas rose in his seat
and interrupted Mr. Wade, who was
speaking. Instaotly the chamber be
came silent as death, and all eyes
were turned in the direction of the
two elandirj? Senators. Every one
expected to eee Wade demolished in
a mcmcr t by tbe great Illinois Sena
tor. "You. sir," e&id Mr. Duiiglas, in
measured tone, "continually compli
ment Soutb?rn men who suppcrt this
bill (Nebraska), but bitterly deunce
Northern mea who support it. Wby
'a tbip? You sr.y it is a moral wrong;
- T0U e-7 :t ' 8 cnme 11 ltjal "9 B5
j i. U'-H as UiU'.u a uunie ijr a ojuiu-
ern mao to support as for a Northern
man to d y so f ''
Mr. Wade"Xo, sir; I say not'
Mr. Douglas "Ten Senator says
not. TLen. he entertains a different
code cf morals from myself, and"
Mr. Wade interrupting Douglas,
and pointing to him, with scDrn mark
ed on every lineament of his face.
"Your code of morals ! Your morale!
My God ! I hope so, sir."
The giaqt was hit in the forehead,
and, after standing for a moment,
with his face red as snariet, dropped,
silently into hU seat, while Mr. Vt ade
proceeded with his speech, as quietly
as though nothing had occurred.
Mr. Douglas was angry, however,
and closely watched Wade for a
cb;nce to pounce upon him and scalp
him : It eb;n rycirred, and in tbis
wav:
Mr. Wade had said eeaiethingi
complimentary about Colonel Lane,
of Kansas, when Mr. Douglas rose,
and said :
"Colonel Laie cannot be believed ;
be cas ,een guilty of perjury and for
gery." "
Mr. Wade "And what poo bajra
you, sir, of tLese allegations ? Your
unsupported word is not sufficient."
Mr. Douglas "I have tbe affidavit
of Co'oncl Lane, in which, some time
since, he ksvirp fne thing and now
states another."
Mr. Wade "And you, sir, a law
yer, presume to charge tha man with
being guilty of forgery and perjury,
and then offer Mm s a witness to
prove yonr on- fi word.''
Doogles saw in a moment he was
hopelessly caught, and attempted to
retreat, but Wade pounced npon him,
and gave him a withering rebuke,
while the chamber shook with roars
of laughter.
Mr. Douglas continued to bzdffer
Wade, sometimes getting the better
of him, but often getting roughly
handled, until Wade, worn out with
J de'endinj himself, determined to be-
come the attacking party. Soon af -
: couie lue
Iterward, the Little Giant was bewail
J ing tbe fate cf the nation, and pictur
; iog the sad condition we would be ia
: if the Free Soilers succeeded, bavin?
When he was at the highest pitch,
Mr. Wade rose in his seat, and said,
with indescribable coolness:
"WELL, WHAT ARB YOU GOIXO TO DO
AUOlT IT ?"
Douglas for a moment was sur
prised and dumbfounded, and then
attempted to proceed ; but the pith
was knocked out of bis argument, and
the Senators all smiled at his earnest
ness. Douglas sat down in disgust
Mr. Douglas afterwards said: That
interrogatory of Wade's was the
most effective speech I ever heard in
the Senate. Conlound the man, it
was so ridiculous, and put so comic
ally, I knew not what answer to
make him, and became ridiculous my
self in not being able to tell what 1
was going to do about it."
war don't toc hex away.
It used to le customaiy for slaves
in asbiQgton to beg money from
Northern Coneres6men to buy their
freedom. A poor but smart looking
boy accosted Mr. ade while be
was in conversation with a promiscu
ous company of Northern and South
ern Senators, and began to bee for
money to buy bis freedom. "I nev
er give money to buy slaves," said
Mr. Wade; when, seeing the pleasant
leeks of the Southern men, be turned
to the boy and asked: "Wby tbe
devil don't you run away?" Tbe
Southerners stared at one another,
and tbe darkey started otr witb a
new idea in his head, when Mr. Wade
called him back, and, handing bim
i 10 bill, said : ' llereisjiu to pay
your expenses. Now, run away ou
cf slavery, my boy, tbe first chance
you get"
WADE AND TOOMBS
Wade one day replied to Toombs,
of Georgia, and to all appearance
used language which would compel
Toombs to challenge bim. Several
friends went to Wade and begged
him to desist, but the old man grew
more and more violent, until Toombs
indicated bis Intention cf calling
U ade to account for the language he
was using, when Wade quietly sat
down, seemingly caving accomplish
ed his object
The Southern men looked at each
other in surprise, aud it was manifest
to all that Wade had deliberately
sought a quarrel with Toombs. That
night a friend cf the Southern Sena
tor called on Mr. Wade to know if he
would retract the offensive words he
had used.
"No, I won't take back a word,"
was Wade's emphatic reply,
"Then," said the friead of Mr.
Toombs, "it will be necessary for
Senator Toombs to challenge you to
mortal combat."
"Tbat is just what I waat, and we
might have got to the point without
all tbis palaver," said Wade.
"You surely cannot be in earnest,
Mr. Wade," said the Southerner.
"Wby, of course I am. Von see,
sir, we Northern men do not like to
fight. Now, I am opposed to the
code, and so are my constituents; bnt
you fello va have broken Sumner's
bead, and wo must spunk up a little,
or you will break all our heads. Tbe
shortest way to end the matter is to
kill off a few of you, and I have pick
ed upon 0I4 Toombs us toy man ; he
will have to challenge me. Then, I
will take my old rifle and me if
I don't bring bim down at the first
crack."
When Toombs beard what Wade
said he replied : "I can't challenge
him ; if I do be will kill me."
It appears tbat Toombs and Wade
had been out together shooting witb
a rifle several times, and, while
Toombs could shoot well with a pis
tol, tie was a poor rine-snot. ade
was an old hunter, and at a distance
of 100 yards could hit a dollar almost
every shot.
Mr. Wade afterward said to the
writer: "If old Toombs had chal
lenged me that time, as I expected
be would, I would have made him
put a patch on his coat, the size of a
dollar, over bis heart, and tbe old
fellow would have got demoralized
when he saw me drawing a bead on
it, and missed me, while me if I
wouldn't have cut the patch !"
Not only did Toombs refuse to
challenge Wade, but no Southern
member could ever be induced to
send bim a challenge, no matter what
ha might say.
TUASE'S OLD FROCK..
During tbe impcacumont trial of
President Johnson a very amusing
occurrence happened one day be
tween Mr. Wade and Mr. Chase, who
presided at the trial. Tbe session
was to open at 12 o'clock m., and it
was within twenty minutes of tbat
time, and tbe Chief Justice bad not
made his appearance in the ice
President's room. The bar. Js of the
clcck crept slowly but surely nearer
tho figure 12, when suddenly the door
was thrown cpen and ia sulked the
Chief Justice. He walked Lurrledly
to the wardrobe, but his robe cf offi
ce was not upon its accustomed peg,
nor on any peg. Wbat was to be
done 1 Pages were summoned; this,
that, and tbe other room, desk, and
diawer were examined, but no robe
was dis)yered. ' In tbe midst of tbis
excitement tbe grim, hoccpt old hero,
Ben Wade, made bis appearance,
with a nod and a grunt to tbe flurried
occupants of tbe room. Ha walked
to tbe hat-rack, and, after depositing
bis bat, went to tbe sofa on the other
side of the room to leave bis umbrella
in a safe place. The excitement was
still going on, when Wade, after
learning tbe cause cf the trouble,
wfrboul entering into the flurry of the
bunt, leaned over tbe scja, and witb
his umbrella booked up in uncertain
looking black bundle. Seeing it was
tbe long-looked-for robe, bo beld it
toward Mr. Chase with. "Here
Chase, here's yer old frock you've
been making such a confounded fuss
about." The pages smiled a smile.
The Chief J ustice was too overjoyed
to do anything but ppeedijy get inside
of bis robe, and, if on that' aoroing
tbe crowded audience saw the L'bict
Justice looked redder than OPUal,
they now know tbe cause of it; It was
all about tbat frock.
Til K fcpi p STATE. Ita Quart llla.
Around Uurpbeys Camp and from,
there down towards Stockton is
Borne of the richest mining ground
known, and it is in tbe famous Cal
arerss county.
Tbe mutes iiar; a wonderful in
terest fo me, though I never iatbel
gold lever, and wherever I go, 1 al
ways make it a point to visit every
claim that was being worked within
visiting distance. f)q ' my road
down to Angel's, I stopped at a
smaller town to see a quartz mill in
operation and it was a new sight to
me. We entered the mill near the
place where a Chinaman stood be
side tons of the rich rock shoveling
it into a great iron mouth which
champed and crushed the bard quartz
as easy as a pig does ice, and then
I
'lets it fall to the floor in uniform size,
to be again shoveled into it square
hopper from which it falls into hat -
leries where tweatv great iron stamps
jump and torn ia regular rotation,
while a constant stream of water
flows in and on the broken rocks un
til it ia crushed into impalpable pow
der and is'washed down through a
fine sieve, and falls on a silver plate,
where thj quicksilver gathers most
of the gold, while tbe rest is washed
down into sluice boxes to the amal
gamating tubs. The motive power
of this mill is steam, and great wheels
spun round on every side, while rub
ber bands looked like streaks of gray
smoke as they sped past from one
side of tbe mill to the other, and all
tbe while the heavy stamps were ri
sing and falling one at a time, regu
lar as fate and reminding me of tbe
quotation, "The mills of the Gods
grind slowly, but tbey grind exceed
ing small." This mill runs twenty
stamps, and tbe uproar is beautiful,
as tbey keep np their chattering and
stamping on the hard rocs. Tbey
are placed in a line and are merely
long iron rods with a large weight at
the bottom, and another at the top
shaped like a spool of thread, and are
raised and turned half round by
curious wheel for that purpose, and
only one rises at a time, so that tb
noise is continuous.
I sat and watched tbe workings cf
the varied machinery oni.il I seemed
to loose my identity, or the recollec
tion of place, and I was with Asrno
deou3 in the centre of the earth,
where the life power of the universe
was controlled, and the bands and
wheels represented tbe threads cf
life and their turnings, and the mer
ciless stamps, the blows dealt by
death. The great whirling tubs ot
muddy pulp was tbe malitrom of sin
and the amalgamating tub was where
the saving power of quicksilver, like
true religion, girnerd the worthy
lrom tbe uuwonby, and tbe retort
where the good came forth pure aid
bright while the worthless were cast
to tbe winds. I could have staid
forever and watched the wonderous
power of "mind, over matter, the
great rending of tbe golden king
dom from the grasp cf tbe flinty
rocks, but fate, in the person of the
superintendent interposed and took
me over to another building to see
tbe shaft and hoisting works. I found
this also a very interesting sight and
1 could but admire tne sturdy mi
ners, muddy and ragged though they
were, for the true courage and per
severance tbey sbow in overcoming
all obstacles. Th shaft to this mine
is square across tbe top and meas
ures about fifteen feet, and is down
two hundred and sixty and then tun
nels are run in different directions.
Tbey have also a retort for borning
tbe sulphates and obtaining the gold
used to be considered worthless rub
bish, and it i.s worked by a new pro
cess tbat is cminentlv satisfactory.
Many people have the idea that the
quarts mines are all ,:wild cat" or
worthless or that they are yet await
ing development, but there are many
tbat have been in successful opera
tion tor a number of years, but the
stock of such mines are seldom for
sale.
I lunched with the miners, and we
bad pork and beans, good bread and
butter, a nice roast of venison and a
plum duff. Tbey had no tea and
they were very much distressed by
the fact, for they imagined no wo
man could do without tbat article
without intense suffering.
As we sUrted back, I thought 1
would trot my horse a little for a
change, as bis walk was a cross be
tween the motion of a ship ia a
storm and the bait of a three legged
chair, but after trotting for about a
hundred feet, I was thankful for bim
to subside into a melancholy walk
again. 1 be name or tbis antiquated
specimen was Abraham Lincoln, and
I must say that he was as full of an
gularities as his illustrious namesake,
and I was sure that I detected a shy
trinkle in his eye as though he had
perpetrated a Joke on the community
when they took him for a saddle
horse.
Coming down the hill from the
mine, we met a funeral procession
going to the grave, and I think it was
tbe moat pithetlo sight I ever saw
The man had died tbe nieht before
and tbey were thus hurrying him in
to tbe ground, there was not one
to mourn, none logo, even tbe under
taker and tbe grave digger and tbey
she filed him into the ground without
even one prayer to consecrate the
lonely grave. Tbis man had been
once young, once had a home, friends,
and children, bnt at last was thus
burricd alone and carelessly; tLt
saddest of all thing? to be said of
him "None to mourn for Logan."
Tbe noble and illustrious red men of
tbe forest bad a grand war-dance
the afternoon of my stay in this
town, and it was a most amusing af
fair. The Indians made their appear
ance at the west end of town end
danced be lore evpry house in the
principal etreets, and after each dance
a bright looking "Mahala" or younjr
squaw passed a hat around receiv
ing considerable loose change. There
were ten of tbem tbat danced, and
about thirty big and little of both
sexes tbat followed after and looked
admiringly on. I suppose tbe dan
cers were tbe "big braves' of the na
tion, men who can lay around longer
and with less fatigue, and can eat
morp grass-hoppers than any of tbe
rest.
Their dress, though grotesque
enough to be very stylish, did not
strike me as being very elegant, as it
consisted mostly of stripes of red,
black and wbite paint over a very
dark brown skin; not to put too fine
a point upon it, a very di ty skin.
To particularize, one wore a pair
of dirty blue overalls that didn't come
up very high and with alternate
stripes of red bud white to his waist,
from his forehead down, &hd 'from
bis 'fee up to meet tbe overalls
aforesaid. Another bad a suit made
of an old gunay bag completely cv
ered with turkey feathers, while his
elegant hair was stuck full of tbe
same royal plumes.
ijag wore nothing but a wbite sbirt
of respectable dimensions bordered
with g fringe of turkey 'feathers',
while feathers again crowned bis
bead. Red and white stripes on
face and extremities and his costume
was complete nnique if not elegant
Tbe others were, all but one, dressed
in dilapidatpd blue overalls, through
which glimpses' of bronzed sin
were v 11 ble, sod the waist and arms
were all painted with odd figures and
eccentric lines. The one that 1 ex
cepted, ho was stunning. lie had
no cptacs jjn eTceM tne upper por
tion of some blue aoU, which ' ex
hibited behind on one side a starlifg
white patch, and on tbe other, one of
red fjannel. The whole length of
each arm wpa a fine of turkey feath
ers and bis head was arjorned with a
band of red quills, white feathers and
artificial flowers of all colors. Great
black circles were painted around
his eyes and his nose was daubed
a brilliant yellow, and many colored
stripes also bedecked his waist and
shoulders. He was the moat active
I or me lot as wen as tne ttiionest, ana
j bis general appearance was tbat c f a
sand-ciii crane, all legs and wings,
as he flourished promiscuously around
to tbe great admiration ot the dark
beauties who accompanied tbem.
Tbe old fellow stood in tbe middle
of the ring and sang with a sort of
I jerking musical grant, some song to
which they would take as gracefully
as those of our belles in a chasse. Fi
nally tbey all would join in a chorus:
"hoi I hoi !" and swing tbeir bows
and arrows very fiercely and then
wind np with a grand walk-around
and stick all (heir arms and one l?g
up for a final "hoi !'' like an old Rob
Ridley c born 3.
Tbe other Indians accompanying
tnert) Were in bollday attire, paiutl
nlh,pUls.i),3 or, 1 .. -!i 1
uit vutmv i.iutc, nuu uvi aoiit uau j
one or another would have a uiljoi -
dated stove pipe bat on, or one boot,
or a wbite shirt outside all else. Ooe
very old man had a pair of specta
cles, but when be wanted to see any
thing he had to take them off, and
it was funny to see bim walk.
After dancing in front of the hotel
twice through their simple figure
they all pranced down tbe street like
cavalry horses, keeping time to tbe
the little reed pipes, tbeir rags and
feathers flapping ia the wind, and
brandishing their bows and arrows
ferociously, and I saw the last of
them; but I shall ever remember them
when I see people trying to be grand
and imposing on amaziog small cap
ital, and, who, after all, only amount
to fuss and feathers.
TLee Indians belong to the Piute,
and, are a miserable lot with scarce
ly more intelligence than tbe brutes,
and tbey are rapidly passing away.
Olive Harfkh
Mat Spring la Abe.
THE FAMOUS ARKANSAS WATEBIXti
PLACE SWEPT WITH FIRE M"ST OF
THE BflLbtSfiS IX TIIE PLACE DE
STROYED. Hoi Spring, Ark , March 5.
About half past one o'clock tbis
morning a fire brcke out in tbe shan
ty occupied by a negro named
Greenlee. The fire communicated to
tbe French restaurant and thence
north and south ou both sides of the
street. All tbe buildings are burned
north of Kockafellow's drug store
and south bjlow Malvern cross'n?.
TERRIBLE DESTRUCTION.
About two hundred and fifty build
ings were destroyed, together with
an immense amount of goods. As
there is but one street in tbe village
the steam fire engine was cut ciT and
could render no assistance to tbe
lower end of the town until tbe
flames had been checked above. The
horses, firemen and engine dashed
through the dimes to the Sumpter
House and came around tbe avenue
Gwinn Hill, and are now (at eight
o'clock) fighting the dimes at tbe
south end of the town.
BUILDINGS DESTROYED.
Among the buildings destroyed are
the Hot Springs, American and L'lrl
hotels; the rrench restaurant, the
Valley and State banks, tbe Post
Office, Daily Sentinel office, Huffman
aud Hamilton's bath house. Tone
Brothers k Co.'s; Littlo & Jenkins',
Moore it Co.'s livery stable, Kimball
i Co., Knights of Pythias Hall, li,
Brown Si Co.'s, KaratausktV, West
ern Union Telegraph oflice, lilacke Si
Co.'s, jewelers : and Maurice's bath
bouse.
ESTIMATED LOSS.
It U impossible at this hour to es
timate tbe loss, but k will be $200,-
000 or $309,000. Tbe mountains are
covered witb people driven from shel
ter and goods carried from tbe stores.
No lives were lost, .there was very
utile insurance. During tbe excite
ment tbe lkiily Tekgrayh office was
maliciously damaged. Tbe Western
Lnion lelecrraDO ouice bas been re
opened and business is being carried
on without interruption.
A Terrible Tornado.
Locisville, March 4 A Stanford
kv., special says: A terrible torna
do, with a width cf 400 yards, swept
through Casey county between two
and three o'clock on Saturday after
noon, doing frigbtful damage ia tbe
neighborhood of Ilich Hill and Mount
Olive.
The whole family of Viateut Wes
ley, near Kith IX ill. consisting of
himself, wife, two grown daughters
and a boy named Sloan, his nephew,
and William Taylor a neighbor,
stopping at his house, were killed out
right.
Another man, named Richardson,
bad bis shoulder and collar bone
crushed. Mrs. Wesley's body was
blown 400 yard.4, and ber clothing
was entirely stripped off. I be two
daughters were carried fifty jrds,
and were found locked iu each other's
arms, fhe father and nephew were
fearfully mangled, aud all must have
been killed by tbe first force of the
tempest.
Tbe dwelling, stables aud outhous
es were blo-vn eutirelv away, the
logs beiug scattered for ruaoy yards
along tbe sweep cf the tornado, aud
tbe hearth stone and foundation stone
blown from their places.
In the vicinity of Mount Olive,
Mrs. Morgan, wife of John W. Mor
gan, was killed, and tue dwelling aud
outhouse of F. Floyd were entirely
swept away and the timbers scatter
ed in every direction.
In the village of Mount Olive sev
eral houses wereswept awav. Fenc
es we're blown away along the whole
course of the tornado, post and rail
fences being drawn out aud torn in
splinters and utterly destroyed.
Large trees were twisted from their
roots and carried hundreds of yards.
A considerable number of horse-", cit-
tle and other stctfe and nearly all tbe
poultry in its course ware killed.
The pecuniary damage ia not less
than $50,000.
Tbe Firat Sliver Oellara.
Washington, March 7. After
foil consideration and consultation
with me u ber 3 of both bouse of Con
gress tbe Secretary of the Trea;ii-y
has determined that tbe first silver
dollar to bo issued will be used only
in exchange at par for gold coio, or
for the purchase of silver bullion at
market price. He docs not fed at
liberty to ue then) to pay for cur
rent expenses ant'l lie amount coinr
ed is sufficient to' furnish all alike
without discrimiuatioo, nor does he
deem it expedient at present to ex
change them for United States notes
or to use tbsq in payment of interest
on the1 public debt until tho amount
coined is sufficient fo enable him' to
do so impartially. Therefore tbey
will at present be used for the pur
chase ot fcilrer b'j'1'on at market
rates. Tbe silver certiGcates will
soon be ready for issue and are
tbe form of bank cotes, engraved
of I
in
the best manner and printed on bank
note fibre paper.
NE IV A D VER TISEMES TS.
PHILADELPHIA. MARCH M, IS7S
STE ATTIIRIDGE & CLOTHIER
ARE DAILY UPEXIXIi
NEW 1 BEAUTIFUL FABltlCS
TIIL I'RuNlXTS OK THE
BEST MAKERS
FRANCE, ENGLAND AND SCOTLAND.
A' ' uu,'.ie. torin aa.l lncs;i.-. cj:n..lir.-t rr-.m the mtnalvtarr to i. there l nj
Intermedin prunt tu pay, anJ we m then I-rr. able Ull ua lru utiera t U,m s tiic eam
g orxis are uj ov me ca.
l w-nuoifrtasajrUfw.-k(if
IT,
Parisian
NOTfitluS
TaoDiimeroaAt rpeeifV, but whlrh er,aprie tle cbokv.- sfylvs that i'.l be eh jwo Ik Pari sn.
Lin 1 dsriag tbe .reeu'. ma):i. Then gl luri been w!eitel bj oan-e.'TW, peroallr. In tne
I'arU market.
We also hars received brUte steaai.tr. ail jasf ojal, mtt lirst Inrolce of
tad Lams aal Orpiies, Jaculs, Toils i'Ate, eta. etc.,
Which weeomnto.t U the e.irl.v attention of all who desire tu inspect Jail lines "f U the choice
and lMtst ueelvtu in theoe !.
OUI1 BLACK GOODS STOCK
Ha also rcoetTe.l the moat careful attention, and we are Jk;'ujinif aa unaau.it jrtiucnt of
I3LA.CK1 FRENCH OYSFTMJvRKS
IX FOItTV UIFFEUEXT QUALITIES AND -WIDTH:?.
FROM 47 CENTS PER YARD, UPWARD,
EverjqnaUty guaranteed to be ma.leor FIXE WouL The kuo-Ii we Jell are mile by the !r
maauUclurer ia Krjiice, aa-i are belleve.1 to 1 uo.;'0.iIk-a in evtry rttpecL la
BLACK HERNANIES AND GRENADINES
We ehnll submit the finest rtin nt erer fhown In Phibnie'DhU. In UOTTON AD Wi I
ALL WiKiL, WOOL ANII SILK, l ALLSILK .!.
Through car
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Customer all over the 1'aite.l Sit are enV!
Ph'.Lvleli'hU puM-u in ahi;ing x--rui.ljr at
Promptly at;eilel to, an I all ORDERS
ests of our pv.rons. Attent.on i- invitel to In
return mail.
STitAWimiDGE
N. W. COR. EIGHTH
Ben Wade's Funeral.
THE SIMPLE RITES WITH WHirH THE
OLD ABOLITIOV LEADER WAS LAID
TO REST MOIRNEII BV ALL
Cleveland. Ohio, March a The
remains of ex-Seaator Wade were
committed to their last resting place,
at Jefferson, iu tbe midst ot aa im
mense concourse of people aud with
as little sensation as the occasion
would allow. The dy was bright
and beautiful, and at an early hour
tbe people came in from all direc
tions. At one o'clock the reli'ives
aud peof la assembled at the Wado
homestead, where tbe dead Sua tor
lay in the family silting room. Toe
body was v:sited early in tho day by
ex-Senator Chandler, Schuyler Col
fax, Judge ICanaey aod other dis
tinguished friends of tbe deceasod,
General Uarfield was uot nresi'at, a-
was expected, but sent bis cou I jU
ences.
THE LAST RITES.
The funeral services began at one
o'clock by the singing "of au appro
priate hymn by a select choir. A
st'lectiou of scripture was reul bv
tbe Rev. Dr. Dickenson, pastor of
the Congregational Cburcb, af:er
which he spoke for ten minutes, re-
ferring ia fitting terms to tbe life and
character of tbe deceased, ani the
death tbat had been so painless. Rev.
C. L. Shipman, cf Gerard, l'a., pas-
tor of the Universalist Church, offer-
ed a short and impressive prayer,
which was- followed by the reading of
the rcsolutioas of respect passed by
tbe State Leiiflature by Mr. Free-
man Tborp, cf Ashtabula, who baa
been delegated fjr tbat duty on be
half of the Bar uf tbe County. Mr.
S. A. Xortbwav, a lifti-Ionir Irieud,
next delivered a speech of a half
hour's length, which was tbe very
spirit of eloquence, and reached tbe
hearts of those who bad known Mr.
Wade so long and so well.
pvrtixu ounces
At its conclusion the public was
all.,a..l f rma-i tKrn..:,K .K- J.,.-
and looic upou tne lace, wnicn was
much emaciated in appt-araoce, but
still the face of Uiu Wade, with the
resolution and will stamped in every
feature. The casket was of plain
black with but few ornaments, and
having on its plate merely the age
and name of deceased. - It was cov
ered with flowers of various devices
Tbe pallb?arers then came forward,
consisting 1 f tbe followiog personal
friends of ibe deceased : Meters.
Abaer Ke'.Ioeir and X. E. French, of
Jefferson; O II. Fit h and Hetrv
I assett, of Ashtabula ; Judge R I.
Kanney, Judge I). R Tildan and
Judge D. Cad well, of Cleveland, and
ex Senator Chandler, of Detroit.
TUE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
The body was coaveved to the
hearse ia waiting, which was follow
ed by a long line of carriages. In
tbe first were the wife of the deceas-
ed, his son Henry P. Wado and wife,
Mr. E II Parxouf, a sister of Mr.
uaae, ana .urs. ineouore wade.
tue uiDiuer ui ..no vouas. 10 ioe
l - .. f 1 ir t- .t
second carnage were Mr. aud Mrs.
Colfax, Miss Lucia Wade and Cbnrles
Wade, of Andover. In tbe third
were Edward Wade, of Albany, X.
V. ; James Wade and wife of Cleve
land.' In tbe fourth were Edward
C. Wade and wife, f Cleveland ;
Miss barren, of Andover, aud tbe
mother and sister' of EJ. C. Wade,
following were niauy carriages, bold
iug other relatives and friends. Tbe
streets along the way were lined w ith
people, tbe business places were all
closed, and many buildings along he
route were draped with mourning.
E,Vr,TtT TO EARTH.
The cemetery lies o'n a hillside
ovei looking one of the most beautiful
valleys in tbe section, and tbe grave
was hollowed in a choice spot not a
stone's throw from tbat of Joshua
R. Giddiogs. There were no cere
monies here except a brief prayer by
Dr. r:cfcensdn, " after whi;"h the
friends' took a last look at tho casket
holding the beloved remaids. ' Tbe
shovel full of earth was thrown upon
the e'ollio, and the long procession
tooK up 'its line of march ia tbe di
rectiou of tfce horse maJo desolate.
It was V'r. Wafle's wish' that ajl
should be carried on with the great
est simplicity, and the obedience to
bis request but served to bring nut
more vividly the love and respect in
which ha v held anion the neonle
with whom his lot had had baeo so ning tbe work of enJing illicit distill
long cast. ation in Kentucky.
E W ADVER TISEifS TS.
Dress
Faeries
in
JLM.ira.J"v J. JLlA I'
1 ti cni y ever a lvja:aj that firum r--"i lent ia
our rountcn. Kciuxt
ext-cut(tl with enre an I the n'm.t A ielity u. the Inter
uy. lint al! kt'.cr are anuria! an.l orJuri Iille.1 Lt
& Clqthikk,
AND MARKET ST3.,
A Niiauae Case.
Fro 1,1 tin' Iiiler Octan.
IJrvax, Oil:
rcn
! An
i.i-
U-rertiu:r case has just closed ii the
Court of Common I'ieasof tbis coun
ty. Tbe case involved tbe q-ie-Jtioa
ot iho au'.hori'.y of cburcb or state. "
Joseph Liobty brought 3uit against
John Huldeman and others iu $10,
000 damages for enticing his wife to
abstaia from marital relations to
bim. It appears from the evideoces
that a'l the parties wire members of
the deoomiaation called "Cburcb cf
God," a branch of the Monnonites.
la May, lsTo, the society, tf which
John Licbty and bis wife were mem
bers, for divers reasons not shown in
courf, excommunicated him and plac
ed him uader the bintermeJ "avoid
ance." Tbis means that remaining
members (.ball shun and avoid tbe
erring or excommunicate brother un
til he repeat and is airain received in
to tbe church. It makes it tbe duty
t f the wife, she being a member,
not eat at the same table with her
husband; nor talk with bim, under
penalty of being expelled from tbe
cburcb aad being forever lost for dis
oixrdieaee. She could. however.
keep house for bim and faniilv, w hich
consisted cf four t-bilJren. Tbis she
did for a year, he, m the meantime,
patiently and kindly trying to induce
ber to act the wifely part with him.
Bot on different occasion?, when he
had nearly succeeded in w inning her
back to bim, Ihese priests of teachers
would step in and warn her tbat she
could not lake such a s.ep without
the consent cf the church, and if she
did her soul would be forever lost.
lie tben reuted his farm aad moved
away, to be from uader tbis influ
ence, thinking bis wife would go
witb
him; but tbis influence was
brought to bear bpon her, and
(be
would not leave the society,
Thus did tbe?e men on tbe one
biud seiz3 upon tbe strongest chord
cf tbe human heart, religious zeal
and faith, to keep this wife from her
lba' they might, on the otb-
uaau, grasp lue COfUS ot Human
nii-euou sua love to make a man
bow to tbe church iu which be Lid not
worship. They were wiiliag tq
break up a family which had beea
maintained iu peace and love for six
teen years, to compel tbis man to do
thejr bidding. Tbey mada their own
defense in court, not believing in law
yers. Tbe Cible was their law book,
bvni which they read iu parts from
Xumbjrs and Revelations. Simon
Mennil, of Holland, who lived ia the
sixteenth ctntury, was their com
mentator. Hj the Dible they 6ought
to justify tbeir course, and, under
tbe plea cf religious t jlerance, guar
anteed by the Constitution, claimed
a verdict iu their favor. It is per
tapssafe to say that such a people
and such a defense was never before
seen or heard of ia the courts of this
country. It was tbe sixteenth and
ciueteenth eentury face to face. The
tr- 1 a
testimony being all iu, and tne ar-
gutneots having been made, tjie ca;o
went v, l jury, wh-' soon brought
13 a verdict Pirino- ? flftu dom.a
. . " P ' --n j '
to the f alatiff Tti r ha
exc;-
t..l nm.-h i,.r..
ACTS.
Hnldi an llllrlt DUIIIIerle.
Washington, March (', Iuforma
titD has been received from West
Virginia, station that witbio tbe last
two wetk? tenty-four arrests have
been made for illicit UlstiTtiog. "f h
establishments were situated ia the
mountains. Arrests continue to be
made. Tbe quantities ofliqior cap
tured beioir small tbey are generally
destri'y d by the revenue officers who
make tfce" raids, as the expense of
transportation to a market would le
greater tbau 1L0 lir.uors are voriL.
. . 1
CAI'TIRE OF ilOONSIUXERS.
Collector DIaioe, of tbe Xioth
Kentucky district, telegraphs to tbe
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
from Maysvilie as follows:
1 My doputy marshals have made a
successful ' raid on ' moonshiners in
Floyd county, securing 110 prisoneri
and destroying eight illicit distiller
ies, (t is important tbis work shall
be prosecuted vigorously, but Mar
shal Cfitienden has telegraphed bij
deputy to suspend, operation'', 83
bis no funds for the work.
Tbe Commissioner has consulted
witb lb Attornev General witb a
view of emplovine means for contir.-