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VOL. VIII.
IN A TRAP;
OR THE PRIVATEER'S RUSE.
The schooner Fair Sister, a snu? lit
tle craft of some hundred and filly
tons burden, dropped down ono of
the smsll streams that empty the wa
ters of Mains into the Atlantic, and
came to anchor in the narrow basin at
its mouth. It was in the spring of
1813, and the war was going on with
England. Tho war vessels of the en
emy were upon our coast, blockading
every harbor where they supposed a
Yankee force was in reserve.
The Fair Sister had been fitted up
by a party ot enterprising men, and
her armament was complete. She
carried eight guns twelve pounders
and had fifty four men, with small
arms in abundance. Her command
er's name was Buck Alanson Buck
a good seaman, aud a brave accomp
lished man.
His vessel was ready for sea, and
he was anxious to be out upon the
broad Atlantic, among the merchant
vessels and store-ships of the enemy.
Yet he had his iears that he might
find trouble running out.
At a small settlement not far up tho
river he had learned that a British
brig-of-war was laying of-and-on upon
the coast, and that the commander
had gained intelligence of tho fact
that a privateer was being fitted out
up the stream. He also learned that
thero was a spy somewhere about the
place.
Buck's first movement, upon reach
ing the mouth ot the river, was to
send a man upon the headland to look
out for the English brig. The little
bay in which the privateer now lay
was shut in from the sea on the east
by a bold promontory which ran out
trom the maiuland to the southward.
This promontory was not over a quar
ter of a mile wide, and uearly three
quarers of a mile in length. Up on
to this high point the look-out made
his way, and when he reached the top
he had a clearer sweep of the sea as
far as the eye could reach.
In half an hour he came down upon
the run, and a boat was sent for him
immediately.
"What is it, Walden?" the captain
asked.
"The brig is right off the headland,
to the nor'rd an' east'rd, not niore'n
four mile distant, and headin' right in
for the bay."
"Then she got intelligence of our
whereabouts." said Buck, uneasily.
"She must," resumed Walden.
"She was layin' to right in behind the
'Spider,' an' I'm sure I saw a boat
pulled up to her stern davits as she
turned away."
What was to be done? Tho pri
vateer had come down the river with
a fair wind, but she could not run
back, and of course to run out
to sea would be madness; and as
for having the enemy take the choou
er, just as she was all ready for work,
thai could not be thought of for a mo
ment. "What can we do?" the captain
cried, pacing the deck nervously.
"Could it be a hand-to-hand tight I
would run the risk, though I s'pose
the brig's got eighty or ninety men ;
but if she comes iu here she'll blow us
out o' water."
'Look, Cap'n," spoke Ezekiel Dood,
a tall, sandy-haired Yankee of the
genuine blood and stamp, and who
was known to be as keen and 'cute as
any man aboard, "I've got an idee.
That 'tarnal brig'll be iu here as sure
as fate. Naow jest yeou listen:
There's room enough for every one of
yeou to hide in the hold. Efye'llall
bide there, an' run tho boats all
ashore, I'll bet a dollar 'at we'll wool
'em. D'ye s'pose them ere chaps seed
yer, Pete, when ye was on the head
in rwl v
"They must have seen me if they
were lookin'," replied Walden.
"Then it'll be as easy as grease,"
cried Zeke, all excitement. "Lets
run the boats ashore an' leave 'em on
the sand, an' then all of ye hide only
me. I ll pretend to be sleepin , ye
see, an' so we'll flax 'em rite eout."
Zeke explained his plan fully, and
the men fell in with it at once. They
saw no other way of saving the
schooner.
"What do yon say, Lake ?" the cap
tain said to his mate.
"I like it, and I say put in opera
tion as quickly as possible."
It was now late in the afternoon,
and the brig, if she came at all, would
be in very shortly in less than an
hour. The three boats were pulled
ashore as quickly as possible, and then
a lot ot tracks were hurriedly made
over the narrow belt of sand. After
this the men swam back to the
schooner, and then the crew descend
ed to the hold, where they hid them
selves behind the water-casks and
boxes. It happened very fortunately
that there were plenty of good hid
ing places, and ere long the men were
so completely concealed that no one
could Lave detected them without
creeping over the casks and hunt
ing earefully. Each man was armed
with a good cutlass and a brace of
pistols, but it was most earnestly en
joined upon them that they should
not use the fire-arms save in a case
where it was absolutely necessary to
save a lite.
lms work bad bard'y been com-
pleteted when the English brig bove
in signt around the point, one went
about and stood . into the bay, and
when within a cable's length of the
scooner she bove-to, and lowered a
boat xtom ber movements she
seemed to suspect that the crew of
tho privateer had fled, as the boats
were seen on the shore.
The Englishman's boat came along
side, and the schooner was haild sev
eral times, but' of. coorse without an
answer; and shortly atterward an
English lieutenant, followed by a doz
en men, came over the side, and at
the same moment Zeke Dodd eame
up from below rubbing his eyes, and
yawning.- He was in his shirt and
drawers, and had apparently just got
out of hia hammock. ,
-Dot rot it to all tbanderation J" he
exclaimed, gazing stupidly around,
"what'n the 'tarnation's tew pay now?
Where's Captang Buck? Who'n
thunder bo yew ?" ,
"I'm an English officer, my fine fel
low," the lieutenant returned. "And
now where are your crew?''
"Wal may I be everlastingly ker
flummuxcd ef hero ain't a pootv fix !"
exclaimed Zeke, in terror. "Why in
thunder didn't they tell me what was
afoin'on? Blast ther' ugly picturs,
they cum an' gin mo a shove, and
said as heow't they was agoin' off, but
the 'tarnation rot 'cm they nover
said a word 'bout a cussed Britisher'
comiu'l Mister officer, I ken swim
ashore. Ef ye'll let ino go I'll find
the rest ot aour crow, and I'll bring
'em all back tew ye I will, I will, I
swan to man, I will!"
"llow'll you bring them?" tho Eng
lishman asked with a grin.
"I'll tell 'cm tliar ain't no Britishers
within forty milo o' tho ftkewncr. I
will I swan to gosh, I will!"
"But suppose wo wouldn't let you
go!"
"Why yeow doant mean as heow't
yew would take mo a prisoner, cap
ting! Oh! yew won't! I know yew
won t!"
"Never mind that now. How long
have the crew been gone."
"Not more'n fifteen minutes, Cap
ting. By tho jumpin' Jercwsaluin,
I'll bate 1 ken ketch 'em rite off. By
thunder, Capting, jes' yeou let ine go,
an' I swar I'll fetch 'cm back in le.is'n
a harf'n hour! I will I swear I will!''
The lieutenant turned to a pasMcd
midshipmau who had accompanied
lam, and held a short consultation, all
of which Zebe overheard. Tho result
of it was, that the crew of the pri
vateer had fled, leaving this poor fel
low asleep on board; aud they also
concluded that to follow the fugitives
into the enemy's country would be
madness.
Thev then went below and at the
end often minutes returned.
"How much powder have you on
board?" the lieutenant asked of Zeke.
"By jingo! We've got tho all-
firedest lot yeou ever did see. Got
jest eight ton :
"Aud I suppose most of tho small
arms are all gone!
"Small arms ?" repeated Zeke, stu-
idly.
ies swords, and pistols, and
muskets."
O ho ah yees, I understand.
aas, Capting, rayther reckon them
chans did lake a pooty good slat on
'era' off."
'Never mind," said the officer,
turning to his companion. "Wove
got a valuable prize iu two senses.
1 he schooner and her armament are
valuable, and then we deprive the en
emy of a powerful weapon. Wo
must have a crew put on board, and
run this craft right out. I'll go aboard
and report, and you may remain, with
one or two men, to look out for the
prize and the prisoner."
"1 risoner. cried iOeke in terror.
"Oh, Canting, yeou doan't mean to
keep me a prisoner:
" 1 es.
"Oh, yeou mustn't, Capting! I've
got a wife, and six young 'uns! An
gelme 11 cry her eyes clean out of her
head efyc carry mo oil! I wasu I a
privateer, Capting I swear I wasn't
ouo on 'em 1 I was only a passenger,
a-goin' to 1'awdunk after some stuff
for Polly Angeline an' the galls' new
dresses. Oh Capting! jest imagine
my dear Polly Angeline a-criyiu' her
pooly eyes, clean eout, acause her
husband's took away 1 I shan't go !
Yeou won t take rner
But the lieutenant only laughed at
the poor fellow's misery, and went
away without giving him any answer.
In the course of hltecn minutes, the
lieutenant returned in a larger beat,
and with him came twenty-bve men,
They rowed ashore, and got the pri
vateer's boats, and having pulled
alongside the schooner, they had
them run np and properly stowed.
The officer had reported to the cap
tain of the brig that the crew of the
privateer, with the exception of " ono
poor wretch, who had been left be
hind asleep, had fled into the country
But the prize was a rich one. never
theless. Accordingly twenty-five men
were detailed to go with him and he
was instructed to run direct for St
Johns with the prize, the brig intend
ing to lead the way, as she needed her
men, and also wanted some slight re
pairs.
Poor Zeke was put in irons, despite
his entreaties, and sail was soon made
on the schooner the anchor stowed
and her nose turned toward tho
ocean. It was very near sundown
when the two vessels left the little
bay.
All passed on very well for a few
hours. At eight o'clock thirteen of
the men were sent below to their
hammocks, the remainder being on
the first watch. At ten o'clock the
brig was on the weather bow, at a
quarter of a mile distant, both vessels
being very near close-hauled opon the
larbord tack. The lieutenant stood
on the binnicle, giving the helmsman1
some directions preparatory to retir
ing.
"Hallo! What's that?" he cried
strating back from the binnacle.
"Who called the other watch at this
time?"
But he soon fonnd out that it as
not the other watch. Up from .the
berth-deck the dark forms of armed
men came pouring in a steady stream
and ere the prize captain could com
prehend " tobat had happened, he was
informe d that he might sen-render, or
have his head taken off,' just as he
pleased.
What could he do? A mere band
ful of nnarmed men against such a
host f He very quickly decided upon
the only thing left for him to do, and
he did it surrendered !
, I say, Capting," cried Zeke, com
ing' np at this moment, "didn't I
swear 'at I'd fetch 'em back to ye ?
Here' they be, every one on 'em,;
Neow yeou ken jest take the 'tarnal
Yankee crew, an' make somo mince
meat oa 'em?1
ALBANY, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1872.
But there wns no time for banter
ing. Captain Buck had determined
to turn the tables completely on tho
brig. Ho had tho prisoners put in
irons, and then his crew were called
aft.
"My men," ho said, "wo must havo
that brig!" She hasn't got more'n
fifty men left, I am sure, and halt ot
them aro turned in and sound asleep.
By the Yankeo flag, shu must be ours:
She wanted us, and shu thinks she's
got us; but we'll astonish her. It'll
be a glorious prize lor the rairSiHtcr!
lho men wero m ccstacies. lint
how could they gel alongside without
exciting suspicion r
"1 11 show vou returned Uuck: J-ay
aloft and unfurl tho foretops'l aud
topgallants 1.
In a short time tho sails wero set,
and the schooner began to overhaul
tho brig rapidly.
"ling n-hoy ! shouted Capt. Utiek,
through his trumpet as ho came with
in hailing distance.
1 hero was no moon, but tho heav
ens were clear and tho stars bright.
"Hallo!'' returned tho officer of tho
watch on board the Englishman.
"I leave-to, quick! Iheros mutiny
aboard ! Some of tho men want to
take the schooner and make a pirate
out of her! I've got 'em in irons!"
This had tho desired effect, lho
Englishman did not fully understand
what was said, but ho scemod to real
ize that thero was trouble, for tho
boatswain's call of "all hands" was
heard, aud her main-topsail was laid
to the mast.
The schooner, instead of corning to,
as the Englishman had seemed to ex
pect, ran directly by the board and
threw her gruppliugs in lho muni
rigging; and in a few moments more
Alanson Buck, followed by his men
iu a thickly pouring crowd, with
bright cutlasses gleaming in the star
light, leapeil u board the brig.
.Surrender: lho l aukec captain
thundered.
"To whom?" gasped tho British
commander, who had just come on
deck in Ins shirt ami drawers.
"To tho Yankee Privateer, Fair Sis
ter!" returned Buck. "Aud you
won't have long to consider!'
But before the Englishman could
answer a tight commenced at tho
gangway, some of the watch on deck
having armed themselves with board
ing-pikes, and attempted to drive the
lankeesoll. But they had uot con
suited tho cost. They wero driven
back in a very short time, aud several
of them cut down.
"You had better speak pretty soon
if you wan't to save your life," said
Buck, "for my men aro armed to tho
teeth, and it ihey draw their pistols
thero won't be many lefl to tell who
who took cm !
Tho English commander saw plain
ly how he was situated, aud he knew
that he could do nothing at resistance.
His men were unarmed, and opposed
by an equal number of stout, lull-
armed, bold men.
I surrender!" he said, with pain
and mortification. "But tell me," he
added, "how you got the schooner?"
"Oho, answered Buck, laughing,
"wo happened to bo below taking a
snooze when your men como aboard.
It was kind o light on the berth-deck,
so we went into tho hold; aud when
we come on deck at ten o clock, may
I be blessed if we didn't find our
schooner at sea and some of your men
in charge. I thought 'twas a pity to
separate such a crew as yours seemed
to be, so I just made sail, and have
como to put yc altogether once more."
lhc .nglishman understood it all,
and though it galled him bitterly to
be thus taken by a paltry Yankee
schooner, yet he kept his tongue to
himself and submitted without fur
ther remark.
The prisoners were secured; the
crews arranged and the l ankoo l ri-
vateer, rair Sister, turned her bead
toward 'Portsmouth, where she ar
rived tho next afternoon, amid the
loud huzzas of tho people.
Prom Boston Cor. New York Tribune.)
UE.VKKAL UKXItY VTUMOX.
Ills Military Record.
The Tribune of last week asks for
information concerning the "fields"
on which Gen. Henry uilson was
"battle-scarred." In 18C2, Gen.
Wilson raised the 22nd Regiment in
Massachusetts, was commissioned as
its Colonel, and marched the regi
ment, on a special railroad tram, to
New York. Disembarking there, a
"fiery charger" was provided for him,
and in all
THE GLOBY OF A NEW UNIFORM,
he led his regiment through New
York. In the wild charges of the
enemy in that city, bis horse took
fright and the Colonel was thrown,
tearing his trousers from top to bot
tom. The Colonel at once resigned, re
turned to Natick, and
HUNG TJP itn TnOTTSEBS
as a memorial for future venerations.
Side by side with these trousers is
a black coat minus the tails. Report
says that in retreat of the camp-fol
lowers of the Army of Bull Hun,
"General" Wilson left hia carriage
and struck out across lots for Wash
itrgton. While climbing a Virginia
lence, the
BLACK HORSE CAVALEY '
came up behind, and with their
"flashing swords," cut off the ""Gen
eral's" coat tails.
Does this, not answer your ques
tion,' and prove the assertion that
the Ueneral is " battle-scarred?"
Gen. Wilson was . "born in early
111 1 a. -a
cmianooa perfectly naked.
, The Governor of Virginia has ap
pointed five Maior-Genernlu and
twenty-three Brigadier-Generals of
1 . w .
muitia, ox which the senior officer is
General fey ton Wise, of Richmond
a Colonel in1 the Confederate army.-
1 -
The Sultan has1 sent the Empress
Eugenie a magnificent saphire, sur
rounded by large- brilliants, valued
a over $1C,000,
Krnm tin) Ni-w York Kim.) , ,
MM If VWK'H HILL.
A LotU'rjr Ticket tli Corner Htono of
Fortune,
The will of Noah T. Piko was be
fore the Surrogate yesterday. It is
contested by the testator's son, Goo.
H. Pike, a lawyer, who was at one
time on the editorial staff of tho In
diyatdiml. Tho insanity of the tos
tator is the ground on which the con
testant rests his case.
Noah Thorp Pike was 72 years old
when he died in June last, worth
nearly half a million of dollars. He
came to New York from Fairfield,
Conn., forty years ago, with
ONLT flFTV CENTS
in hia pocket. He worked on the
same bench with Jonathan Sturges,
the millionaire, us a journeyman tai
lor, iu Fairfield. A short time after
his arrival iu New York ho entered a
lottery office on Broadway with bis
littl two-year-old daughter Eliza
beth in his arms. While ho stood
talking- with the proprietor his little
girl picked up a ticket which was ly
ing on tho counter, and
l'CTTl.VJ IT INTO IIKIt MOLTU
began to chew it. Tho lottery man
took tho ticket from her, saying to
Mr. Pike:
"You'd better take that ticket now.
I can't Hll it."
Mr. l'ike reluctantly purchased the
ticket, for which he paid ono dollur
and a half. He put it in his pocket
nud went from tho place feeling that
ho had been swindled. That night
the number of Mr. Pike's ticket was
called, and a few days later ho re
ceived a check for $1,500.
Mr. Pike, through real estate spec
ulations, AMASSED A LAllOE rOUTTXE
and lived in luxury on Madison Ave
nue. After his two daughters had
been married he gave up his fashion
able quarters ami occupied the third
story of a boarding-house on Fourth
Avenue. After the death of his wife
he invited his son Georgo and his
daughter-iu-law to live with him in
tho apartments of tho late Mrs.
Pike.
He seemed to be much affected by
the loss of his wifo. He often visit
ed ber grave and talked to ber. Up
to this time his conduct hud not ex
cited suspicion. He now began to
treat bis son Georgo violently. He
flew into
FIERCE FITS OF PASSIOJf,
which were followed by periods of
dt)8jondcncy. Ho said be received
premonitions of tho approaching
death of a friend or relative from
tapping on the windows, the snap
ping of crockery in his room, and
the nocturnal visits of cats.
His son was compelled to leave his
father's house on account of the gen
tleman's temper. While ho was
away his father tried to alienate his
wife from him. After an absenco of
nine months George became convinc
ed that his father was. not responsi
ble for his conduct, and bo returned
to take care of him. The old gen
tlemau was cared for by George and
his wifo up to the day of his death.
A few days before he died
HE MADE II1S WILL.
He left George tho interest on $25,-
000 during his life. At his death it
is to go to Mrs. George C. Lucas, of
voodbndge, N. J. Mrs. Lucas (the
daughter Elizabeth) receives one
third of the testator's property.
About the time of making the will
he gave Mrs. Lucas $60,000 in a trust
deed. Mr. Lucas is a Presbyterian
clergymao, and he and his wife per
suaded the old man that be was mor
ally bound to leave Mrs. Lucas the
compound interest for thirty years on
the ?i,oU0 which
SUE WAS THE INNOCENT MEANS
of winning for him in tho lottery.
He devised one-third to Noah ou
ster Pike, a twin brother of the con
testant, who- is already worth $200,
000 by marriage. To the childron of
a deceased daughter, Mrs. Savage, of
Rah way, N. J., be devised the re
maining third of his property. These
are minors, and are represented by a
guardian.
Mrs. Geo. Pike is respectably con
nected. She is the daughter of a
well-known physician who was onee
the partner of Dr. Mott.
CAN TltAVKL LIKE PIZEN.
The electric telegraph still remains
a mystery to tbo million, and the iu
dicrous conceptions of tho modus
operandi, which somo of tho most
ignorant people have formed, are as
mirth-provoking as anything out of
Rabelais or Smollett.
Not long since, an old lady enter
ed the telegraph office in Pittsburgh
and said she had a message to send
to Wneeling. In a few minutes her
note was deposited in a dumb waiter,-
and ascended in a mysterious manner
through the ceiling.
"Is that going straight to Wheel
ing," inquired the old lady with her
eves bent upon tnto ceiling; .
"Yes, ma'am," answereil the clerk.
"I never waff there," she contin
ued she, "but it hardly seems possw
ble that their town lies in that direc
tion. When will l get aa answer,
Mr. Telegraph?"; i
"I can scarcely tell,' mafam;
bo two or three hours." ;
The old lady 'went ' away and re
turned in exactly two hours. - Just as
she entered the door tho. dumb : wai
ter came down through the , ceiling
again. i
"There s your' answer J
said the clerk. '
ma am,
The old lady took tho neat yellow
envelope in her hffnd with k smile of
? A A'? 1l .
rmnglea grauncauoa ana jastonisn
ment. i: .. :,
"Now that beats all," sh exclaim
ed. ; "Bless my. heart. 4 All the way
from Wheeling, and the vtfofer Btil.
vret. That's an awkward looking
box but it can travel like jpizenl'
, Mlson's i marriage was
the' result
el a promise made ten
years ago. :
f
till A XT AVD KAWLINH.
How the President Put the Kswllsi Fund
In the "Jllacls Friday Pool. "
To tfie Editor of the St. Pant J'ionrer:
Sir: With regard to the Rawlins
fund, I can say a word more than you
say. As to my statement, it is per
haps sulliciont for mo to mention that
I was invested with power of attor
ney by Mrs. Rawlins to look after her
affairs,' and I was consequently well
acquainted with tho facts in the case.
I do not know, except upon Gould's
testimony, who paid the 81,000 which
Grant subscribed to tho Rawlins fund;
but I do know that nearly the full
Bum of SSO.Ol'O proposed to bo raised
for tho benefit of the impoverishe'd
family of tho Secretary was subscrib
ed before ' Black Frjday;" and that
Gen. Buttcrfield was made receiver of
that fund. I went to New York sev
eral times after that iulainous day, in
the attempt to learn something of the
whereabouts of the fund, but accom
plished nothing, for Buttcrfield was
never where I could find him. From
the subscribers, Rufus Hatch, Fisk,
Hatch A Co., W. R. Vcrtnilyc, and
others, I learned only that the sub
scriptions had been paid in to the re
ceiver. Returning to ror home, and
that of Mrs. Raw-litis, at Dan bury,
Connecticut, at her request I wrote
several letters to President Grant,
who, as I was informed at New York,
was named by the subscribers to tho
Rawlius fund as trustee thereof.
Those letters were unnoticed by tho
1 'resident. Ami not until Jan. 4, fol
lowing the Secretary's death, did the
trustee of tho fund condescend to in
form tho widow that the United
States bonds to the amount of $38,
500 had been placed iu his hands, tho
first installment of interest unon
which would become a vi liable in the
following July. How or by whom
tne fund was handled between "Black
Fridav" and lho 4th of January fol
lowing I never learned; but certainly
the family ol tho Secretary, left pen
niless at his death, received no bene
fits from it until tho time above men
tioned. This may seem to many
readers, and particularly to partisan
office-holders and Grant orators, a
very small matter. It will not so ap
pear to those who know how much
eneral Grant was indebted to his
former Chief-ot-Siaff, Rawlins. To
illustrate this indebtedness: A party
ol military men, among them some of
tho members of Grant's staff, wero at
a certain dinner at Saratoga. One of
the toasts given was "The Staff of the
ijenvral Commanding tho Armies.
For a minute or so there was no re
sponse. At length General V. b.
Ilillyer, of that Staff, first modestly
wailing for his ranking officers to re
spond, rose and said: "Gentlemen,!
will respond to that toast, and in con
nection with it. permit mo to present
lho name of John A. Rawlins, Chief-
of-Staff, and to say, without Rawlins
thero would havo been no Grant!
My authority for this story savs that
"Hillyer was flushed with wine."
1 ei hais so . Perhaps, also, the prov
erb was true, vino vcritcu."
What can bo said of the man who
could so soon forget bis obligations to
us noble, patriotic chief adviser, as to
pemit his family to suffer for tho ac
tual necessaries of life?
Yours, truly,
Wsi. G. Haskell,
Pastor Universalis! Church.
Still Water, Aug. 31, 1872.
GUAXT PEIUiON'AJLA.
The Buffalo Courier Las crone to
the trouble of collecting a number of
interesting reminiscences, in regard
to some individuals just at present
by no means unknown to fortune or
to fame (in-fame perhaps). Here
they are:
It was Wm. Loyd Garrison, who
leclared the constitution a "covenant
with hell."
It was Gen. Grant, who threaten
ed to take his regiment over to the
rebels if slavery was interfered with.
ItwaaJohn A. J. Creswell who
urged Maryland to seceded from the
union in 1861.
It was John A. Logan, who re-
eruited fifty-one men in Illinois for
Beauregard s army.
ItwasWm. Loyd Garrison, who
"thanked God that he had worked
for thirty years to break up the union
as it was."
It was Judge Settle, President of
the Grant convention, who was kick
ed out of the rebel army for robbing
sick soldiers ol hospital stores.
It was the President s father, who
got a permit from his son to steal
cotton during the war.
It was Senator Morton who spoke
of "the Dutchmen who are only fit
to eat sour krout and drink lager
beer" '
It was Henry Wilson who took a
BDlemn oath never to vote for a Cath
olic or a foreigner.
It was Mrs. Gen. Grant who re
ceived a $25,000 check for "the gov
ernment's" share in Black Friday.
it was nenry Ward Beecher who
stated that "Grant knew more about
horses than statesmanship."
It was Wendell Phillips who wrote
from Galena that "Grant is owing
several old Whisky bills here ."
; It was Ben. Butler who said a year
ago, "Urant basn t the soul of doer
It was Zack Chandler who stated
to Chas. A. Dana that "wo never
had such an ignoramus in the White
House." ...
It was Robeson who paid a claim'
of $2,00M over a law made on pur
pose to prevent it.- ,
It tfos Bullock, a Grant Governor
who stole millions-of dollars.
Mme.-Miliers, -widow of - tho So
cialist writer', who was shot without
any trial during the late days of the
Commune, on the" steps of the Pan
theon, is about to bring an action for
damage against the staff officer who
ordered ber husband to be executed.
The amount produced by the sale
of licenses to fallen women last week
at St. Louisr was $l,112f
NO, 9.
' - From tho Sew York Hun.J
O.VLY OSK LEFT.
The, Compact of Ten Friends.
Half a score of years ago Mrs.
Bidgelow kept a boarding house at
23 Great Jones street. Among her
boarders were ten gentlemen who
had lived together for many years.
The breaking out of the war changed
the current of life of many of the
party, and a number of them ex
pressed their determination to join
the Union ranks. Many were the
regrets at the dissolution of their so
ciety, and it was decided that they
should have a farewell dinner on the
evening of Sept. 10. 1862. : Arrange
ments were accordingly made, and at
eight o'clock on the evening named
the ten gentlemen took their accus
tomed seats at the table. Each and
everyone was then full of life and
hope, and the future prospects of
each became tho subject of animated
conversation. Before they separated
each roan made a solemn vow that if
bd was living ten years hence he
would meet the rest of his compan
ions at 8 o'clock, in the same place
just as they had done that night.
Since then the bouse has come under
tho proprietorship of Mr. J. B.
Smith. A few days ago Mr. Smith
was requested by Mr. Edward K.
Wins-hip, broker, of 21 Broad street,
to prepare a dinner for ten gentle
men on the evening of the Septem
ber 10, 1872.
At precisely 8 o'clock on Tuesday
evening Mr. Winship, the sole sur
vivor of tho party, entered the din
ing room and the doors were closed
behind him. No one was present
save Geo. Benley and one or two
waiters. The room and tables were
arranged just as they were ten years
ago, and Mr. Winship,- with bead
bowed and with a saddened express
ion, took the same seat that he had
occu pied years ago. All around were
empty chairs, empty plates and un
filled glasses.
lho meal was begun , and the soli
tary banqueter was served with the
usual courses. Mr. Winship, occa
sionally passing a word with the wai
ter.
"Poor boys! they are all gon,"
said he. "One went down in the
Monitor in Mobile Bay, another was
drowned in the same waters. Two
were shot at Mobile. One lost both
legs by a ball, the other was pierced
through the heart. Another died in
Philadelphia, and the eighth died in
Ne York."
He said that while in February
last, as he was walking rip Broad
way one evening, he felt a tap on the
shoulder, and a voice asked him
whether be knew Mr. . "I do,"
replied Mr. Winship. "He died at
four o'clock to-day," raid the voice.
Though Mr. Winship turned quickly
upon feeling ths tap and hearing the
voice, he was unable to ascertain who
it was that addressed him. He af
terward learned that one of the par
ty of ten had died on that day and
at the hour indicated. Mr. Winship
said that the oldest of the party next
to himself was only TJ.
A Beab Stobt. Some weeks ago a
man with a band-organ and bear was
arrested up in Clearfield county,
Ohio, for not having license. The
arrest was made in front of the office
of the county paper, and the Sheriff
asked the editor to let him place the
organ and the bear in the sanctum
while he took the man to the magis
trate's office. Permission was given.
The bear is there yet. When the
editor returned from dinner he
opened the door, and found that
the bear had broken loose and
smashed the whole interior of the
establishment into microscopic smith
ereens. When the bear saw the
editor it thought it would go to din
ner also; but the eminent journal
ist slammed the doar sudflenly,
locked it, and groped his way down
stairs six steps at a jump. The bear
has had nothing to eat since that
time, and the paper has been sus
pended, while the editor and the
sheriff and their friends spend their
time standing on laddeis bombarding
that animal through the windows,
and firing up through the ceiling and
down the chimney at him. The Dear
roams around and roars, and chews
up startling editorals about Horace
Greeley and the campaign in North
Carolina, and eats up the poetry and
smashes the advertisements. It will
cost the editor about six thousand
dolars to fix up his place when the
bear dies, and it is whispered around
among his confidential friends that
he will probably not support that
Sheriff the next time he runs for
office; nor will he encourage the
introduction of the menagerie busi
ness into Clearfield county.
Understands' the Situation. The
plaudits which' respond to Mr. Gree
ley's Portland speech are mated with
the suggestion, which has attended
each of his preceding public appear
ances, that as no does so well be bad
best say no urore. His Cincinnati
letter, his Baltimore latter, his letter
to Carl Schurzv his talk to the news
paper people in Boston, his several
minor speeches, all encountered this
criticism, "admirable? don't spoil it
by another word. Yet each succeed
ing utterance has been at least as
gobd as the last. The' truth is, as
the Courierfournal remarks, that
Mr.' Greeley understands ' himself
better than his cntics. He also un
derstands the situation. For three
months he has traversed ' slippery
crrouTid without stumbling,- and we
tru8t,him to finish the journey with
out additional counsel.-
A Quaker gentleman1," riding in a
carriage with a fashionable lady,
decked with' profusions of jewelry,
heard her complain of the' cold.
Shivering in her laae' bonnet' and
nVrnwl ns lifht - as cobweb' . ; sh'6 ex
claimed: 'What shall I do t6'. get
warm?" -"I really don't knoW," re
plied the Quaker solemnly,- "unless
thee put on- anotner breastpin :
Unlinks notices In tne Local Column!, 25
cent per line, each Iniertion.
For legal tnd transient advertteaiTt 2 50
per (qasre of 12 linet, for the firit Innertion,
n8 $1 OOperiqaare for each sotxeqaeat in
iertion. . '
I From the Jacksonville TlnvnJ -TERRIFIC
BEAR FIGHT.
Last Saturday evening, Washington
Obencbain, who resides on Bi Butte
Creek, about 30 miles from Jackson
ville, noticed that something had been
disturbing his cattle, and on making
search, found the intruder to be a
very large grizzly bear Early next
morning, Mr. Obenchain, accompanied
by his" two brothers, took their gnus
and dogs and started in search ot the
grizzly, and the dogs succeeded iu
overhauling him in anont four miles'
travel, bringing him to a stand-still.
The men spurred np their horses and
were soon on the ground, which i
known as 80-acre prairie, dismounted,
and one of them fired on him, bat
without any perceivable effect, except
to start him for the brush. Washing
ton Obencbain then mounted hue
horse and followed him into the
brush, where the dogs had again
brought him to bay. Mr. Obsnchain,
finding himself in close quarters, rais
ed his gun and let him have a load of
buckshot, which set brum in excellent
fighting humor, and he turned on him
for revenge, knocking bis horse from
under him, and was using hira up
pretty fast, when the dogs, who were
vigorously attacking the bear in the
rear, attracted bruin's attention, sav
ing their master from further mutila
tion, until one of the other men eame
np and gave bim a dead shot,- which
caused him to retire in disgust, and
the dogs then took satisfaction out of
him. The bear was of enormous size
and would weigh about 1,200 pounds.
One of his fore feet measured 12
inches in length and 9. inches in width.
This bear has been a pest to the citi
zens of that section for years. We
learn from Dr. Aiken, who dressed
the wounds of Mr. Obencbain, that he
received twelve flesh wounds, nine of.
which are serious and the rest slight,
the most dangerous being where the
bear bit him through the legs. Mr.
Obenchain is convalescing, bnt it is
not likely that he ' will hanker after
another bear fight soon.
XOELK WORDS.
In his speech at Dayton, Ohio, last
week, Horace Greeley said :
"I take up the Dayton Journal of
this morning and find myself there
credited with saying, at Vicksburg
last year that 1 hoped the time would
come when the soldiers that fought
with Lee and Johnston will occupy as
prend a position in the hearts of the'
American people as the soldiers who
fought with Grant and Sherman. No
sach words as these ever escaped my
lips. No such words as these ever
entered my heart. (Cheers.) Whafe
I did say, speaking of that wasted,
heart-broken people, is this : that I
trusted the day wonld come when the
soldierly qualities and military genius
of Lee and Stonewall Jackson wrll be
regarded as part of the heritage of
the American people (cheers). That
they would be spoken of as American
soldiers, who, though in acause which
I think a bad cause, illustrated the
mifitary capacity, the gennine energy
of the American people ; for after all,
my fellow-citizens, they were onr mis
taken countrymen, our misguided
countrymen, (cries of that's so,) our
brave but fatally-erring countrymen.
Tbrey are dead, and are now our dead
countrymen. I did say that and if
any man grudges that little word of
consolation to that heart-broken peo
ple, let him vote against me."
If a nobler sentiment than that con
tained in the above extract has been
uttered we have failed to find it in
print.
The Trial of Bazatns. Notwith
standing the Bilence that is kept in
the affair Bazaine, as the French
term it, it is known that the officers,
charged with the inquiry are actively
proceeding with their task. The
principle point was to ascertain if the
accused had beed informed in good
time of the march of Marshal Mc
Mahon toward the north. ' The in
quiry has now obtained positive proof
that at the time the conference be
tween the chiefs of the army of the'
Rhine took place in the farm of Gri
mont (that is to say on the 2Gth),
Marshal Bazaine had received and.
held in his own hand the dispatch.
sent by McMahon, although he feign
ed to be ignorant of its existence.
More than seven couriers has been
sent to Bazaine by McMahon. Three
succeeded in crossing the Prussian
lines, and obtained admittance to the
Commander of Metz. They have
been examined by General de Rivi
ere, and will be summoned by the
Council Of War,' when the public de
bates take place. Another important
point that appears to have' been
established by the inquiry is that
Marshal Bazaine kept up a cor-1
respondence with the enemy. A
witness has been . found who served
as interpreter for the Marshal in his
interview with Prince Frederick1
Charles. ' The existence of this inter-'
preter was pointed out,- we under-'
stand, by some of the most honor
able inhabitants of Metz.
Deleware - lassies take their lov
ers to see a tombstone in a country -churchyard
m that wee State, which,
according to inscriptions, was erected ,
by the orders of Izates Anderson,
who - died at bachelor," in order to
"warn ail young men' from imitating
tea. example of celibacy which, had,
yielded to himself no other eventual,
fruits but disappointrrient and re-'
... . 1 nT ' 3 ' ,
. The Supreme Court of the United-,
States having decided that a husband,
can recover damages for the loss of
his wife proportioned to her useful-
ntoss and capcity to earn uftmey, a t
Boston man, whose spouse perished ,
in a recent railway accident,- was' al-,
lowed 1y the'discriniinating)' jury ex-"
actJy six eenti. v
A lady" of Montgomery,, Alabama
is making a silk quilt for exhibiting' -at
the State Fair which is tb contaiar
upward of 20,000 pieces '