TEE WEEKLY OBIGON STATESMAN
lllctal raper of the 1'iiited States.
BATUKPAY, t : JANUARY H, 1870,
THE retiring I'Hy Council of Albany
limves $1,300 Ih the City Treasury.
A IKAPiNO editorial In t!e Albany
Democrat, roads thnsly:
ntn-h ha liem said rtffalii'l the plu-bnck
.1.1.. lint It uviul a nniii lii Iowa. He
came' very near marrying a woman with
a wart on one ot her knees. He saw It In
time.
"Empkiioh" Nouton Is reported active
ly recruiting his Company of Major tlen
erals, and it will prolmbly require several
mnntlll fi,r- hint to fllllV rcallKP that the
Indian war of the Wallowa Is at an end
11 will mobabtv be ready when the next
war breaks out tbe date of which
cannot now fix.
A PAl'V.w printed In San Franelwo and
afterwards receives wme trilling addition
In Union county, Oregon, says:
Tho mniimrpra of tho Granger Hall
.t.v.l ii iindnr nhlleatlons for eompll
iiiontarv tickets. Our Junior bopped on
tho nropositlon: our Senior was laid up
lor repair.
tit tlw lrnr)l.-lm of .Indue, StrODII. "the
public catch the "Idea" on that "repairs'
business.
JOHIMt.
A call lias been issued for a meeting
the Democratic State Central Committee,
at Portland, on tlx 10th ot February next.
They will make arrangements to go
through the forms or convention and can
vass when no such performance is noeessa-
liov. vvatkind can piay mc "-
ry
(net as wp.ll. ami save a large sum
ot expenses winch memtiers from the
outside counties will necessarily Incur by
attending ....
Gen. Brown has some ill-feeling toward
Mr. Seevera, ot Iowa. That Republican
gentleman Is about to be appointed to a
responsible oflioe. ami tbe Albany lemo
crat comes In with a recmiitwdtMion.
Why the General ihonUl attempt to injure
our old Mend in tlwt way, we cannot un
derstand. In time of war men should not
become excited, nor should tliey allow any
personal lll-teedng to Induce them to at
tempt to injure old neighbors.
WlilKKY IRtlM.
. Some lemocratlc politicians are emleav
wi..r to hrlnir President Grant into difti
culty by charging him w ith being in part
nership with some ot the jiarties who have
been recently convicted ot defrauding the
revenue. It is simply a political scheme,
through which the thtnest mind can see.
and no one can be deceived. The Presi
dent, very properly, gives the subject lit
tle attention. As tar as convictions nae
been secured a large majority are IVmo
erati and no honest man or newspaper
will attempt to make party capital out ot
It.
.TrixiE Havpv-N Is ntteiiOliij; tho Su
premo conn ami nr. ine uin mm-
ng nfter Ids chances lor election to tne
Culled States Senate. Ills record as a
iH-nmciiit. Is certainly good, but the people
prefer it Republican and wilt Imve one to
All Ilia scat of retlrluK Senator Kelly.
lilt: iuiiimh:.
Tho Salem Lumbering Company will
give one thousand dollars to am in uc
construction of a bridge across tno u-
lamette at Nilem. Who comes next? 1 his
. !.. ..I l.llkllllll
mutter should receive especi.-u nu "
and work commence soon.
DtsriMii isiirn old Judge not fur from
Hubbard Station, says: " 1 he uivgonuiii
is straddle of the political fence." He
certainly doe not read that sneer, vei
carefully; or li would know that It Is con
testing the matter of leadership ol the
i v,.,,....r..ti,. ivirtv wtih Brown's Al
bany Democrat. Where that concern
stands politically. Is certainly plain to all
careful readers and ol servers ot passinn
events.
OHMiO K I I.R MW.
Oregon needs ft direct railroad commu
nication with tho East and our people
anxiously look forward to the time when
It will be a matter of fact, or the long
wished lor consummation will be realized.
The Noil h Pacltlo Uailroad, as origin
ally designed, would open up a vat ex
tent ol country. In Eastern Oregon and
benefit the entire. State largely tuetToj .
A Portland exchange say: "Through a
letter reeeelved trom the Kat wo learn
that tlie management ot the N orthern Pa
cific Hallway Company expect soon to
raise the funds to complete their line to
x-otinn-utnnn. n illstanco of about 200
miles from the present terminus m, i.c,-
marck. When this point Is leach the
of xiontnua propose to build the
remainder of the road, or assM in bull
tug it. to the city of Helena the center ot
the mining region. It is penrveu umi
when this point is reached the road will
pav- a handsome profit on its cost, and
there will lie no difficulty in completing
the rest ot the line. The Directors them
selves and their friends, who have already
a larsro amount of money invested in the
road, propose to contribute largely to the
fund. This w ill be gratifying news to the
friends of the enterprise.
JI.ITABJIATTt:R.
phe Statesman has repeatedly called
tlie attention of General Mart. V. Brown
to tlie importance of a complete organiza
tion ol the Oregon Militia, as a matter or
safety against incursions of outside barba
rians and scalp hunters within our bor
ders. But tbe General seemed too busy,
or from some cause neglected to move In
tbe matter. Just w lien our enterprising
militiamen were drilling with broom
sticks, and only useful on dress parade
the great Wallowa Indian war broke out.
Our artillery seemed to have been mould
ed into clieck for Democratic State officials
and all tlie small arms abandoned In tlm
lava beds of tlie South. In this great ex
igency we ha 1 reason to expect prompt
action on the part of Gen. Brown; and,
. iir.tr o.K-mit.iv of tlie lmmcn eircuia-
" ' B E"
tion ot tlie only religious daily on the
caast, he forwards the following dispatch,
which will doubtless he cheering intorma
tion to the women and children which
Gov. Watkinds' Mercury is about to scalp
tn that Wallowa country. The dispatch
teads as follows:
HKAPyr AKTERS IS TI1K SaIMU.F,
Vol- Crss: 1 expect to have arms for
tlial militia company in time for a parade
at tlie Philadelphia Centenuial, and want
tbe editor of the only religious daily on
the coast to act as Chaplain,
llappy Xew Year.
11 Mart. V. Brows.
Our readers will observe that tlie Gen.
spells knss with a C, but such little Inacu
racies in orthogaraphy, proliably grew out
of tbe great baste in writing the dispatch
and does not alter tl.e sei.se of au official
dispatch in time of war.
The prompt aiion of li; General in
this matter elic'.U praise from all quarters.
While at the Centennial he hopes to make
arrangements to procure McClellen spades,
which he w ill supply to the people who es
cape the Mercury raid, up to that time,
among the Wallowa Indians.
Tbe position of Chaplain which the
General oners is most respectfully declined
for ibe same reason assigned by A. Ward.
E9q., for resigning when he was drafted.
There are others more deserving the hon
or, and we cannot, on account of extreme
modesty, afford to accept.
Hl'5iTIX HOMES.
Almost daily, parties are calling at our
office inquiring for vacant lands. We de
sire to call the attention of this class ot
the community to the vast extent of nn
ettled country in Eastern Oregon. The
superior climate, the richness of her soil,
the vast amount of grazing country, the
splendid opportunities to locate State lands
and buy tar a trifle the nicely improved
fcrms, are Inducements for emigrants to
examine tliat region of country. The
man who holds land in Eastern Oregon
ten vears. will get tor it fia.OO per
acre, which land to-day would not sell
tor $5 per acre. The cause of the cheap
ness of these lands is the low price of pro
duce which is kept down by reason ot tlie
poor facilities lor transportation. But tlie
work is rlready begun. Who of us may
not reasonably expect to see that country
supplied with railroads?
There Is a bill now pending in the 44tb
Congress of the United States, which pro
vides for the construction of a canal at the
Cascades, on the Columbia river, which
bill of course will pass, and, when car
ried into effect, will secure to tbe people
of Eastern Oregon, cheap transportation.
Locks at the Cascades means a railroad to
Salt Eake. Xo one great American en
terprise would so tend to build up this
country as a railroad. Kailroads are the
great civilizers of the world: they andihi
late time and distance, and unite all
countries in one.
Especially would we call attention to
Grand Ronde Valley. This magnificent
valley lias an area of lour hundred and
fifty square wiles, nearly every foot of
which is land that will produce forty bush
els of wheat, or four t jns of hay per acre.
This valley is settled by as good people as
the United States can boast of. who
have built more churches and school houses
than race tracks and groceries. The Blue
Mountain University at La Grande, under
the management of Rev. H. K.
Hines and Hon. Daniel Chaplin,
is tast nearing completion, when
Grand Konde Valley tan boast of as good
schools as any portion of tlie State. e
advise persons hunting homes to prospect
(oa( country before locating.
li:i.
The Mountain Sentinel of January Is
has the following In relation to the threat
o,.. .1 i.iiii, t roubles in the Wallowa val
lev:
From A. C. Smith, who has jn-t return
,1 ,t a visit to Joseph s band ol -N
i.,. iiw. at present located on the
Vi.iuiaha. on the east side ot the Wallow
vailev. we learn the follow ing particulars
t. r,t tn thp threatentna: attmiiie
n. i... linns. .Mr. Smith went in aboi
ten days ago with a band of cattle, and on
arriving learned that tne inuiaus nau
on all the eattie on me .iiiiMiii(i'
o.i rhroatnpd and menaced one of il
i.... .,,rn,l hr Mr. Smith, with a pito
i; "smith" went to the camp to talk w ith
l, Indians, and was told in the most po
:,!... i ,,,oi..i,r,. that the whites could not
.,, tl.. Xiiuiiaha ranire this winter; tha
ti. ,imir lwlonffctl to the Indians, an.
. i,ito must keen their cattle on th
oiwks this side, and allow the Indian the
Ximnaha ra line for their horse, a the
i,., i -..r iiai-tcil with the country an
Pn determined to bold it. Tlie next day
Mr. smith, accompanied by Messrs
Kmt and the Masierson Brothers.
J..t ml had a talk with tlie Indian
ict nMriv all dav.duriiis which time tlie
Lint"lv .-l:.imi-,i that they were deter
mined to hold tlie country and keep t
whites from using tho grazing gron.i.i-.
Mr. Smith then came to l i.iou and aid
the matter before Judge Brainard, w ho
at once telegraphed to Gov. G rover the
full particulars. The Governor at once
telegraphed to Gen. Howard.
"the pnmpt action ot the Governor
and Gen. Howard deserve tlie warm eon-
gratuiaiions m rar iieupic.
informs ns tin ra were about l.bOO head
of cattle in the Xlmnaha valley, all ol
which the Indians had driven out on range
that Is entirely eatin out, and the cattle
would undoubtedly want tor food. The
soldiers will be in the valley m a tew days
and we hope matters may l 'amicably
adjusted, witront tne ios ot mi iiun.ni.
In compliance with Gen. Howard's nr
,i..rs lu-A nunianiM ill ciivalrv. 11 aul 1.,
under cunmand ol Capt. I. G. Trimble,
with I.ieuts. Pamell. Cpl.am and llonius
lett Walla Walla last Friday morning for
Wallowa valley by way ot t. rand Konde.
A packtrain, consisting of 75 animals in
charge of Frank McMahan, has also start
ed for the threatened scene of hostilities to
carry all necessary supplies. Dr. J. E.
litiiham. Assistant Army Surgeon, accom
panies the expedition. According to in
structions frotu Gen. Howard to Col. Otes.
Capt. Trimble proceeded to I'niou in ad
vance of hiiommand;to acquaint himt lt
tsorouphly with tlie facts and necessities
of the case. Monday Gen. Howard tele
graphed to Capt. Trimble to use all dili
gence in inquiring into the difficulty, to
V.lace himself in possession of all the facts:
learn whether or not there are any reason
able oTomids for apprehending an out
break by the Indians; what was necessa
ry to be done by the military, etc.. and to
apprise him at the earliest practicable day.
A VCt noili'.ng nas own .-
Capt. Trimble, but Gen. Howard expects
to learn all particulars ol the trouble today.
rcvca-viTAi. atiosi sn heat.
Having shown that fever of the entonlo
or high type. Is exeesslvw vtlul notion, Biitl
a correspondingly increased bodily heat,
and that all th phenomena witnessed In
tli liunmn body, whether In health or In
disease, mo ill'wtlv referable to Ui lllo
principle or vital ion, let us consider
for a moment this mysterious power which
lit the two or nil growth, from the lowest
veiTelnbln niwinlsin to the ttisrlil v wrought
li.,il,' i.r n,ati. Thoueh there have always
been a few to deny the existence of an In
dependent lite principle, claiming that tho
.lu...,,ii,..iiu referred 10 It. IIWIV be nltlibn
in 1 to neeiillar milidl'eslalions of uiilulelU-
o-..uf iumle ton-e. ns reuresented lu Hsht.
he.it and electricity, yet iiieillcal men of
nil limes have recognize ! this mysterious
power, but unfortunately under two
names: Vis Conservatilx Nnliine and
v 1.1 .vleillentrlv Niituin. beehie a very
dltl'erent clasa of phenomena when tne vi
tal torce waseouluudliiK asalusi a speciuu
poison, from that umuuestfd in nennu,
ihev concluded Hint something who wrong
- - j - . ... .... i, i .t... I..
wlih the vital lores ami cnueu u , ,
Medicatiix. to distinguish it trom the Vis
tonseivalrix Nat urn. Notice here, the
riled of their error. While they would
abhor the Idea ot si imnlatlng or narcotis
ing a well man with agents which are
known to he deadly to one In health, they
do not hesitate to do both, to the sick man,
because they conceive in his ease that the
vital force is running riot, and needs regu
...mtn.lhur or even tlehtlnir. Now
." . " , ........ .7.1... la i...l
here can ne no sucu imng s
icntrix Natiine In any seme as uiiieriug
Vom the vis eonservntri", tor it. is seu-evi-
nt that It Is the same vital principle un
der nil circumstances, trom the moment oi
conception until tho last pulsntlon ol the
. n i l. Ij rum.
leart in out age. tins m win e v....
rvlng or protecting all tne tune, wiieun-i
meets bread or arsenic in um
... o. i.t ot ro-e in the ncstr li
or the rtlluvla Iroin one In the lust stage of
. .. . .. , .1... I ...
continent Sinall-IHiX. ami me nwno
I ,1,., same, i let llff OlUV 111 IUH-11'u.T
I... same nower that Causes tno near iw
... ... , - .....!..
lt aevente limes a mtliuto uuuer uie in-
netlce of health agencies, causes it 10
beat a hundred ami lorty wiuie fi 'i- 's
the yellow lever poison. The vital force
.. hi i,.ci a limn ereil vears. pernaps, in
Irivlnc the hummi inactiinery wiine
h.illv under hvsleltic intlucnces Put H
., ...... j .. . ,
Iocs not last a week, couteuiniig
.....i..i,. aiu-elite poisons. lie saw, in
i.,,.,.t miomnnlcatlon. that cxcessne vi
al heat destroys life, because it couveris
i.,.,n.iilM n t he b imhI Into potion in inc
MMie character as that w hich causes the
vital disturbance and that nature can ir
water of such temperature as win Keep
,i,., i,i.ul at Its normal standard ot neat.
I ii.itiuv's detiiHiul H supplleu, iiiuuuws
that it is ImiiossUile for a iHron to die of
Weiinso abnormal neat coiisiiimes
,.i ihf, fi.ver. nn, I water, cooi oi
warm, controls tnim hibmok . ...
c.nii.i., r.,i.u..K- lor fever. Uut might no:
l.l.UIV, ... .1,1 1.
u lhomrh t bn vital bent snouui oe
eerlecth- reuulaied with water? I'ndoubt
...n... ii. u u whv: There may be so
y- r - , .i. . ....
..,... h noison lii tlie blooil. lliougn lucre ih-
n,i eonver on ot lillPU l ies ov neai, um.
the vital force Is all used up in getting
clearof it. Organic lite then may work
ii.,.u m death, so to speak, under some
circumstances, ""d to prevent that, with
out Injury, alter regulating ine vuai i-i
wiih water, iswhi-ix'lhe physician comes
nrrmerlv ill With Ills therapeutic agent
nicUicines. lint we will consider this mat
ter in anotlier chapter.
viTil AfllWV AMI ltFAT
'B saw. In former communication, that
fever consists of increased vital action and
iia ..,.s.Miiieiit excessive bent. We saw
that natuie piovUed lor tlie excessive heat
by the lnstim'tive desire tor water both to
,i",i. ,w. and to tmthe in. Wc saw that the
vital principle is liable to destroy itself by
overaction while conteiHline against what
r..r la obnoxious to it. Let us see how
tliia Is 1 'oiler the !iit1uenee of health
ies. i he life torce causes the In-art of
a sound middle-aged man to beat about
ij'.xtv-clght, and Ins lungs to contract and
expand twelve or filU'en limes lu a miii
i.ii. while in a sute of rest. But suppose,
instead of wholesome food, something tie
taken into the stomach which Is not adapt-
-l ro siwiaiii lite, but rather to destroy It
lor everv substance in nature has its own
u-i-iiiiar iiniiM-ities. and some are coniten-
h e nlliprs lire OUelelve 10 nil" iwti
force! the heart and uni are roused up to
extra exertion, to git clear of the ollens
ive thb g through the depurating organs,
i . ti... skin. muss. Iiowels and kidneys;
..i'ir umkes no difference whether tl.e
olletHe coimtli tlitouli the utmnach,
throuch the lungs as in poisonous effluvia.
.,r ti.toiitrh the retention of relusc
matters that arc, in health, regularly cast
out through the waste gates of the system,
the vital force, ru-hes atf iiu-t it with throb-
hintr heart and pantinii lungs. This extra
action of the heart and lungs is plainly
,,,.n.r,,,j mv ot diivinir through the depu-
s whatever IS ollensive. - ow
TEIiEGKAPIIIC.
Very laifmal New" lleporfs.
A l.i-lti r :tt nrM!rj
Ni.v Your, .Inn. U.-Cnit. I'iflP.clio, f
the steamer SnUor, arrived yesleid ic. lie
wns the bearer t a letter to lh (ierinin
I Consul here anil has Instruction to permit
oono hut the proper aiiUioiUiet to lamni
or leave tho vessel until tho Consul had
read the letter. It, wns written by tne
ltreuierlml'en authorities timing the In
tense cxcltcnaeut nlier dviiiiiiillo expltnlhn
uiid'T the Impression that sihly Home
traces that wiiiild lead to additional hu ts
In regard to the explosion, mltjht he ol
lalned on tin Sailer. Nothing has been
dlsmvered. One passenger Kiieiiklng ol
fho explosion, says: 1 was Iciiulug ngiiinst
tho mast ot tho Moselle, enjoying the
scene, when suddenly I fell lhit u m.V
race and hojinl a terriile noise. I ttifiiijrl it
the holler of the Moselle had exploded,
and thru Imagined it must Imvo been llm
Ikillerot the steam tug. I'leces ot woon,
Iron. g!as and parts ot human boili.,s were
railing around and upon inn. The seems
was awful.
Charles F. Mueller, ot MllwnuUte, who
was on the Moselle at the time ! the ex
plosion, savs bo was blown down the stairs
of the cnhln. and on recovering went for
ward. He saw tln deck covered lib dead
bodies and pools of blood. '1 He Homes
were mostly snipped of their clothing;
some were perlectiv naaeu. i vovereu
several tit the dead, both men and women
and saw a Hebrew on a trunk strippeu u
his clothing and apparently wuumleil.
lis head wus fa HB liack anil he Himeareu
to Imj sullering. I look some bed ejothing
nut of a trunk which had been burnt open
by the explosion mid made a comtortable
seat lor unit. A lew iniiiiiies nuei- hb
died. A sailor kindly brought him some
water, hut lie could not. Urink it. l men
attended a vouinr lady who was screaming
or lie n. and w ho was iienuue'i in an ner
Clothing from her waist. I t"sswr..atier
with some sheeting. Mte was woimneu m
the buck, where she luid lieen struck Willi
a bur of Iron,
Knrvlvora ef the llenlwhlm tl.
I'hc steerage survivors of the lteufseh-
land were each presented with fi, balance
ot subscription in London, tohiy, and
will land and leave lor tneir ueswniiuons.
A t'RtMl Vlrl.rwtlnli.
Utm'A, dan. 3. Chrlstoplier Vim Slycke
while tlebrating the Ceiilpimliil. New
Year's morning, shot and killed his daugh
ter, agetl 1 1 .
i.NnMnslAn f V ork.
WibKFStiAtmK. Pa.. Jan, .'!. Woik was
susptMided at Halleiibnck orks No.
and In Ihanioiui Minn oi tne i.emau nu
Wllkesbarre Coal Co., tor the purpose ol
repairs. Tho mines will not newie over
ten tlav. There will tie no suspension at
any ol the works except lor repairs.
Alarm f rira and i I'anle lu a lirh
r;isrrts. Jan. :l. While alKMH 1.IHK)
children were attending Snndnv .Vhrnil In
tlie basement ot the Catholic I butch yes-
terdav the draH-iy of the statue ol tne
Virgin Marv tixik tire. Some of the chil
li rem raised the ci v of lire and a panic
sel?.ine thetn thev rushed tor the diwir to
n .... . . I- ..I.......1 .!.
nseaiio. i lie le acin-rs nroimuiv i-i"o
divirs ol the fcnooi aim im uurm-u
having l'n tern from the statue, tlie tire
tt LVtineu shed am tne tiiiiuieu re
sumed the r ejiercies. Meanwhile the
alarm of fire in the basement remlicd the
eoiKrrpsration worshipping above and with
one accord the people ru-licd to two tloor
which open into the porch, l nese cuoketi
no liisumllv as did the narrow stnirs lead
li: mini iim iratieries. innv piwni, m
the oalierles leaped trom the windows.
mauv women fainted and It was not until
the laro-pit nait of the tHiuirretf -it Ion es
CHl to tne wreeiinai tne rau-e ii me
panic was ascviraineu aim quiei resinrvu.
There was no lossof life, but thartjw-ne
severa casualties.
Killed ly 111 Vt He.
White Hail, N. V.. Jan. 3. Tames
snllor belonging to the schooner Itehrlng
on tsiituruay nignt. ti iny wno Keeps a
snloon near Main street wharf, let the
sullor through Hie wlun f gnle. A few mo
ments niter the mate or the Ifehnug ree
ofjnl.ed a voice In expostulation mid heard
a splash lu tho Water, The willnr has not
bciMi wen since. U jmy told eoiilruilimo-
ry stories about the occurrence and was
locked up on suspicion.
Murder unit ftulclile.
PitoKNiX. A. T., Jan. 2 Oeo. Young
shot I .on Is llniley through the window ot a
hiir-rooin on the morning of the 1st with a
shotgun loaded with buckshot, the charge
cnlertiig ltiilley'a forehead, killing him
Instantly. Young had been ejeeteil from
the room by llniley for being drunk and
boisterous, and teturnlng awslteil onisiun
tho window until llallev npiirnnched the
wiiiduw, when he llred. '1 he murderer
was found hanging to a tree at diiylight.
Itliiiitler lu tli Pootnl Krlp.
VnTtiitiA, Iec. 20. The malls sent
from here on November 1 1 tit by the steam
er Itukutii after iciiinlulng lu the post office
at San Francisco for about ten days, were
retnrmd here by the t'lty of Panama,
which arrived at 11 o'clock last night.
Orent inconvenience Is caused and much
annoyance felt from this blunder.
Imrle llaaa.
ST. Ai.bans. Vt. Jan. 4. The Charley
Ross sensation Is still the absorbing topic,
and bets of f"i00 to S0 are offered that the
boy Is the renl Charley Itosa. The author
ities will hold the boy until the Id 'Utillca
tmn Is established, and have offered to pay
.Mr. Kins' expenses to come and si'o him.
A Philadelphia gentleman saw the liov
to-dav, ami avowed he was sure It Is
Charley Ross.
Jo. Tllilen'a Meaaaae.
At liANT. N. Y., Jan. 4. Sov. Tllden,
In his message to the legislature, advo
cates the contlnuaiu of ret'uead tolls on
chiihIs. He says a good word lor the Cen
tennial, without favoring an appropriation
ol any public money. He discourages the
policy of building palaces for llm Insane,
saying lew families cn afford to pay such
house rent as Is paid by tlie State for In
sane p rseus. He dwells at length on tlie
financial condition of the country, holding
that the remedy tor existing evils Is l.i a
return to tbe sound Drlnciulcs of govern
ment; that prosperity must rest on the old
foundations.
Mn-llns of Kris Slwfc Bouillnililpm.
A cable dispatch to the News Company
In Wall street renfirts that a meeting of
Erie stock and bontiolders was bciu tins
forenoon, when it was announced that
suits had been commenced against Me-
Henry, lilseotTsheitn and others. A propo
sition was made forOov. Tllden to pre
side over the Amerhmn court of arbitra
tion where all differences could be suli
m It ted for adjustment. A warm discus
sion ensued, the tenor of which was In la
yer of the proposition.
At an adjourned meeting of Krle bond
holders, which took place to-day, to con
sider the proposition recently made by
Commissioner Watkln, Sir Kdward Wat
klu moved that the scheme ot the commit
tee be adopted in principle, subject to
such modulation of details as tbe com
mittee may think necessary or expedient,
after consultation with President Jewett
suit t!m American bond and stockholder.
A resolution tliat a committee be appoint
ed and empowered to execute the scheme
and that Governor Tllden, of New York,
hn invited to act as referee and decide ail
questions that might arise In Its comple
tion and execution, was adopted unani
mously.
Biuell, ol Cheavcr,
his wife vesteiday
I.FTTEK FROM BISHOP S1MFS.O.
rmLAPF.i.rHiA. Dec. 11, 1S73.
To the editor of the Philadelphia Item
Tear Sir: I have just seen your paper;
of yesterday, containing a report ot au in
terview. The statements, as made, are
generally correct, but in two points the re
porter certainly misapprehended me:
1. I did not say that the majority ot
the Methodist ministers are Democrats.
2. I did not say "that should President
Grant be re-elected tiie people w ill have
done wisely."
The reporter did not ask my opinion,
nor did I either directly or indirectly ex
press any judgment on the subject. He
did not ask how the minssters ot Phila
delphia stood upon the subject, as 1 re
plied that 1 had not heard any general
expression of opinion. But I supposed
that Methodist ministers and people would
be divided upon that, as on other political
questions.
Will you do me the kindness to Insert
this note? Yours truly,
M. Simpson.
.-ittnir nr.;in
a h:,r does common sense te.ioh ns is the
,i,,tv- nf the tihv.lcfaii ? To remember the
..:tal r.o-.v nerer makes a mi-take, but 1-
v bulimies with unerring certainty
ali-.t his work is. in a nivetica.se. Does
l,. ii.,d that his patient has by his will now
. . ..' ......1 f..,., .)
er. overtaKeu me oixanic in .iv,,
theicbv Indulged typhoui lever oi mo
serious tvpe ? He will first see that he has
nnre air to breathe. Next he will attend
to nxnihitiiif the vital heat, keeping It
the normal standard in the great vital or
gans of the trunk by pouring tepid water
over that part and the head, and warm
varr nil the extremities. This cau be
done by the nsc ot a double bottomed fever-cot,
so constructed that the patient
can lie on the upper battom, made
r .vnras t limiiirli which tlie water
jlmiia into a bntfom of rubber cloth,
which conducts it lino a um mli" "
the foot to receive it. He will tind that
the use of water on this principle not
only regulates the vital heat, which is
the first thing to do in all therapeutic
treatment, but that it serves other ' cry
. . I.. U.L.;,,f. Ihail-Aitu
important purports m umuiBing
gates of the svHem and quieting nervous
irritability. It is fact a well known to all
medical men that when there is lever or
inflammat on tn any organ it cannot per
form its normal function. Now, as has
shnii-n. it" the abnormal heat is al-
stracted w ith water a; a temperature be
low that of the blood, an essential part ol
the lever is gone the excessive heat.
Nothing then remains ot the fever and in
flammation but the abnormally excited
vital action, and common sense teaches we
nnt lessen that bv the use of nar-
.in,, hw-jiise it is nature's way of
rlririm oft" noison and eliminating
was finally stabbed by
Hnzell assaulted her.
and In the struggle the wound wus In
flicted.
English Pr- on ." I mint v. ins trad
I.OSPON", Jan. 3. The Manvtiesfer
Gnaniian's London correspondent writes
as follows or the snou-ct ot paui, t ium
and the United Stales': I hau been fur
nished with what put ports to be tlie sutv
tance ot Atnerk-Ji's l nb.m n.ne. t Ihi-
licve it is correct. Chough i dotit pit-rcml
to give its exact language. It recites thai
the general Interests of humanity mid
commerce demand the ce-stmo of the
struggle which has Im-ch waged In Cuba
for seven years, the I uitc.l Mates are
great sufferers; but are unwilling to act
without the concurrence of other powers,
including Spain. The continuation of the
attempt to govern Cuba from Mailt id ill
lie fata! to hows of the restoration of
pence. Nevertheless, Cuba belongs to
Spain and a great share t the population
is opposed to separation, lu tliese circum
stances a solution tit the quet!ou inlaid be
found In establishing a confooeiatUni in
in the West Indies similar to llie Canadi
an. Cuba and Porto HIco might be con
stituted a confederation, witli local inde
pendent rights, and a Governor General
to be appointed by Spain. The powers
are asked to join the Pulled States in pro
posing such a confederation, ntid to aid
Cuba to establish it. The abolition of sla
very would, however, be a necessary con
dition, and such pressure mu-tbo brought
to bear as would make the insurgents
cease warfare. This would lie dillicult.
but it could be accomplished. Secretary
Fish is emphatic in denying that the I'ni-
ted States desires tne acquisition oi v. una.
I'hev only wish peace established, slavery
abolished, and commerce allowed to re
sume its course. The powers are asked
to express their opinion of the proposed
means ot aecotnpii-minjj tuesc-emis.
im
purities.
G. W. KlBHKK, M. D.
A bride and groom went down the
Danbnry road, Wdnsday. When the.con
dnctor came along the groom handed him
a single ticket.
"Is this for yourself or lady?"
the conductor.
"Whyah; why!" he bewildering ex
claimed, turning around to his bride,
"did'nt you get a ticket?" Then sudden
ly realizing his position, he Hushed scarlet
as he passed over the money.
Seest thou much snow left on the flag
ing ; verily it is in front of the house of
the slothful man. He sitteth by the lire to
keep himself warm; neither will he depart
tor a scuttle of coal, when the housewife
crieth aloud for a pail of water, he hath
not his boots on. in the day when the
storm falleth he seclndeth himself. He
saith to the shovel, "Ha. ha; let U3 rest in
peace." So his sidewalk is an abomination
in the eyes of the people, and his imine is
in every man's month. Rome Sentinel.
The new road from Weston, intersecting
the Meacham road this side of Fostei 's,
will soon be finished. The N. W. Stage
Co. will then run their coaches over this
route, crossing the Umatilla at a point
where the lower bridge on the old Thom
as & Kuckell road used to be. This will
make Weston a home station, and obviate
the necessity of going round by Cayue, to
get to Pendleton, and will place the latter
town in direct communication with Walla
Walla.
Gathekiso autumn leaves was formerly
a" fashionable amusement, but since the
adoption of the piu-back dress the gatlicr
ing has been con tined to the hoys.
A fkixow who got uiinik n --Uction
day said it was owing to bis e.Ctt to put
down the "party spirit."
PEPl BUI AS HOSKTV.
From the Cincinnati Gazette.
If the Democratic majority in Congress
can do more in the way of investigating,
vW,.in(.. and nunishins: frauds on the
part of "Republican officials than the Re
publican party itself has done, it will be
kept pretty busy during the winter and
spiln.. Tho fact is, tliere never was a
party in power tliat did so much hard,
honest work in the way of purging itself
of corruptionists, as the Republican party.
Fnr this it deserves credit, and in this way
it has merited public confidence. It
would have been better had there been no
corruption to expose, but, unfortunately,
this was not the case; but no man in ornce,
crtiilty ot crime or misconduct, was too
asked hi.rh. to be brought to the bar of justice or
the bar ot public opinion anu aeaic wun
as he deserved. The latest evidence on
this point is the indictment, under the di
rection of a law olflcer, appointed by the
President, ot the President's Private Sec
retarya man who has been very close to
him and very high in his confidence. The
Republican party might have covered up
the faults ol its officials, but it preferred
to expose them, and retire to private life
or send to the penitentiary those who
abused their trusts or violated public senti
ment. This Is not the way Democrats do
things. Take the salary grabbers, for ex
ample. These were rejected by Republi
cans, but Democratic g.-abbers are not in
disfavor in the Democratic party. One of
them was a candidate for Speaker of the
House, but was not objected to on that
ground. Another was elected Clerk of
the House. Had these things been done
by Republicans, there would have been a
great fuss made about it, and very proper
ly, too; but on the part of Democrats it is
aitcented as a matter of course.
THE Postmaster-General dares to say of
the ladies in his department; .None oi
them ever marry, or die, or resign. In
fact, the Dead Letter Division is a sort of
mausoleum of buried affections a place
not governed by natural laws for those
who enter its charmed portals seem to lose
all the motives and hopes and aspirations
which sway and govern the denizens of the
outside world- 1 regret that it is so, but
so it is." Tbe fact pjobably is that it iG
aeuioiulizing to read other people's letters
especially such letters as would be likely
to find their way to our official epistolary
Greenwood..
Ar, libliohop Ilorhewshy lo hf Liberated
ou the 3l ol' lebrimrj .
A special from Berlin says: Archbishop
Ledochewsky's imprisonment terminates
on the 3d of February next. The Cathol
ics of all Germany propose to celebrate
the day in a suitable manner. Deputa
tions from the Reischtag and Landtag will
wait upon him and tender their congratu
lations. The Archbishop persists ii. his
refusal to acknowledge the jurisdiction of
the ecclesiastical court, or the validity of
his deposition. It is expected that the
Government will contliie bun. as it Old
the Bishop of Paderborn, unless he pre
fers leaving the country. The wherea
bouts ot the Archbishop of Cologne are
still secret. The oik s Zeitnng invites
diocesans desiring to be present with their
New Y'ear's felicitations, to leave their
eards at its publishing office for transmis
sion.
Worklntmcn'i Eiou.
BRUSSELS, Jan. 3. Disturbances broke
out among the striking miners in Lconoire
district. The rioters used firearms, and a
Dortion of the starrison, at Me'vbd to
be sent to quell the disorder.
Free Press in rrniipe,
Paris. Jan. 3. The new press law has
been nromuleated. Several prominent
journals which were suppressed, or forbid
den to De sow in tne streets, nave resuiucu.
(rain Trade In Fit rope,
LOSDON, Jan. 3. The Mark Lane Ex
press in review of the grain trade say
1875 has unfortunately proved a year of
general deficiency and inferiority. Bar
ley has shown the best yield of the season,
being only slightly below the average, but
its color has been so generally affected
that its value for malting purposes is
greatly reduced, perhaps Ss to 10s per
quarter. Sales have been unusually dull.
Oats and beans are below average, but
better prices paid for the latter compen
sate for the defect. The wheat crop has
suffered most, only one-eighth reaching
average, while five-sixths sink beiow It.
Whatever dullness now prevails and may
for a period continue, our huge deficiency
will become more evident as the season
advances. Should we have a had spring
an important advance must ensue.
Capt, Sftwyer Arrestee!
Sax Francisco, den. 3. Capt. Sawyer
ol the bark Orpheus, which was wrecked
on Copper Island, alter having been m
collision with the steamer Pacilic was ar
rested this morning at Los Angeles on a
complaint made by sixseauieu and the
steward of the bark, charging him with
wilfully casting away the ship, The pen
alty is death. It will be remembered that
the cause Captain Sawyer assigned at the
time was that he mistook the light on
Cape Beale at the entrance to Barclay
Sound for Cape Flattery light, which is
some 30 mile further north. The examin
ation will take place befcre the United
States Commissioner at 2 o'clock I'. M.,
Wednesday.
ArreMed on Siiispielon or liitvuitf t oin
Uiitled Muruer.
Michael O'Day was arrested to-day on
suspicion of having murdered a Russian
Tlie i'renUt.-ot nntl a-rtarj' Mrlmlow
Mill .
Chicago. Jan. 4. The Times' Wash-
Inton special savs It ls announced that
President Grant and Secretary BrUtow
have tieen summoned to testily in the caw
of Babeock, at St. Louis. This was so im- j
expected and indicates so unmistakably
tho extent to which the whisky prosecu
tions have gone beyond the expectations
or those who began them, that the parti
sans of tlie President are thoroughly alarm
ed, and are striving to throw legal Imped
iments in the way. So soon as the rumor
reached the street that President Grant
would 1 summoned, with Secretary Bri
tow. it was met by a counter report that
the law did not permit tbe President fa
appear, nor authorize a court to summon
him us a witness. A diligent scrutiny of
authorities, however, reveals the fact that
any official of the government may
summoned til cases where '.he government
tt-ir is concerned. Ilalieock's eoiitwi j
hive summoned the President to teHfy i
. . ... , , i ....i i. ..j
in ins Ptliail. ami It is nimcrsioosi mm
tten. lirant is willing to do what he can
to save tbe perilous fortunes ot lus secre
tary. Whv Mr. Uristow should be called
upon Is not known. His knowledge of
the whisky ring is con lined simply to hear
ing the revelations ot inculpated distillers
and the reports of detectives who have ex
amined cases in this city and ot the scene
or operations, it Is surmised that Biis
tow has been summoned by the United
States Prosecutinc; Attorney, and that
Urant his been subpoenaed on the part ol
Bubcock's counsel, although the story, as
it now stands. Is to the effect that both
the President and Secretary Bristow have
been summoned by the counsel lor Bab
eock.
Ntnle IMnnrr Hi lllnaon.
Washington, Jan. 4. The President j
and Mrs. Grant gave a State dinner to- j
nlcht. Their guests were: Secretary oi
Slate and Mrs. Fish, the Secretary of the
I'twasurv and Mrs. Bristow. Mrs. lielknap.
the Secretary or the Xav? and Mrs. Rolie
son, Mrs. Jewell, the Secretary of the In
terior and Mrs. Chandler, tne Attorney
tieneral and Mrs. Pie.rrepont, V ice Presi
dent Ferry, Senator Morton and wife, sen
ator Allison and wife. General and Mrs.
Hunter, Admiral Porter, Montgomery
Blair, Col. and Mrs. b I. Grant, Mr. and
Mis. Lowery, Mr. Cresswell, Mr. and
Mrs. Bo-itwell, Mr. Bancroft, Mrs. Wil
liams and ex-Secretary Delano and Mrs.
Delano.
Mysterious Box.
New York, Jan. 4. Capt. Kennedy,
or the ninth precinct. was informed to-day
that a wooden box of a very mysterious
character was found in the store room on
pier oi North river, occupied by the
White Star line of steamers. The Captain
Investigated and learned that tho box had
been brought here on board the steamer
Celtic, which arrived at this port from
Kurope on the 2tth of October. The
steamer left Liverpool ror Queenstown
and .New York on the 14th or that month,
and on the day before she sailed, Wm. K.
Thomas, who caused the terrible disaster
to the Moselle, and who had engaged pas
sage on the Celtic, bad brought the box on
board at Liverpool, representing that it
contained $30,000 in gold coin.aud wished
to effect Insurance on the box for its full
value. He was told that insurance was
not neeessarv: that it would be placed m
ibe special room where it would be kept
safely. He was also informed mat ueiore
insuring the box It would be necessary to
hsve It nnened for Inspection. To this be
ripinu rred. and it was placed in the special
room where it remained undisturbed du
ring the whole voyage. Thomas came here
as a passenger on the Celtic and when the
ho- was broiiffht on shore lie represetueu
to the Custom House Inspector that It con
tained cartridges which he naa Drougnc to
this country lor his own use, as lie was go
inr on an extensive hunting tour through
the Western States. He asked leave to
niaen tho box in the storeroom on the
wharf and he would call for it in a tew
days. He left it there, but never called
tnr it. nmin and It has remained undis
turbed until to-day, when the curiosity of
the officials of the steamsnip une was
aroused by the Moselle catastrophe and
they opened the box which was found to
contain a smaller one, leur bags of bird
shot and an oiled canvass. The box was
lined with steel about one-eighth of an
ineh thick and was of pine wood. It was
nailed down securely and fastened with
stronir iron. The smaller one contained
two bags ot shot and two other bags were
H incr on the bottom. The bags were
nmrk-ed "Walker. Parker & Co., London;
best shot. No. 2." There was no address
nr mark on the box. It was ascertained
that Thomas took a room at the Fitth Av
enue Hotel, Oct. 24th; and remained tnree
days when he lett. He is supposed to
have sailed for Europe, his project for the
destruction of the Celtic having failed.
The box is now in the hands of the police.
Austrian News.
London, Jan, 4. A Vienna dispatch
sues tho reason for the coronation of the
Archduke RudolDh as King of Hungary.
is that the Hungarian government has re-
so ved to make a ereat demonstration oi
loyaltv, by which it hopes to gain the sup
nort of the Imperial court in the impend
ing negotiations with Austria, for a revis
ion of the relations between the two halves
ot the empire. The feeling in Vienna is
very bitter; all the lournals declare tne
complete separation ot Austria mm um
i gary is preferable to compliance with Hun-
gary's (lornaml for the forced circulation
of Hungarian bank notes In Austria, and
tho bankruptcy which would Inevitably
ensue. The trouble may lend to tlie ftts
Igmitton ot the entire Cls-Lchhau cabinet,
uf which Prince Ancrperg Is President.
A dispatch to the Times say it Is stated
tlwt llm French government Inn expressed
n ilesii-e. to net In nceiird with ICngland on
tlie suhjeet ol Count Ain!msy's note pro
posing Turkish reforms. The mi-respondent,
adds: I tin nnt think, nof wllhslimd
liur the alleged moderate tone ot the note.
that adhesion to Austria's propositions
should be looked for. 1 nm fissured that
tht nole is about to give rise to prolonged
exchange of eoinmuniciitlotis lietween
the Great Powers.
Tli iilimi tiM-lln I" t iiroi.
Ylf'NNA. Jan. i. The HpniiWi Cabinet
learned from a confidential quarter, In the
middle of Iwecmlier, the contents of the
circular note of the I "lilted States to the
Kurnpean Powers regarding Culm. Hpaln
thereupon Instructed her representatives
lo explain lo the various (jnvi'i iiniMiit that
the Cuban question wits not only of Amer
ican but Kuropenii Interest, and that com
plications between the Culled States and
Hpiiln might have Inialclilithle consequen
ces tor Kurope. as they would encourage
Cnrllsls to make a prolonged resistance
and revive the hotes of Federalist, Ke-puplu-ins
and Socialists. The Austrian
government received these declarations In
a friendly manner, and will not reply to
the long 'American di-miiti-h, which was
only read to Count AtHlrnssy, and which
not only repudiates any Intention of an
nexing, Cuba, but lu realty contains no
definite conclusion.
'I lie Wrrnnn llnvfrnminl Appro of 111
Aiii.-rleiin Ireiilnr Mole.
Lonimin, Jan. 4. A dispatch from Ber
lin says the German government Is report
ed to lie favorable Pi the propositions con
tained In the American cireiilHr.hi relation
ft) Cuba, German commerce lieiiqj serious
ly prei'idieed by Cuban disorders, I he
Uerman merchants settled In Havana, re
cently presented a iiieiiini inl to tbe Relch-
stnif asking lor retires tiirougn tne inter
vention of Germany. It Is reported that
the Spanish Minister at Berlin has notified
the German government of the dispatch of
Spain lu reply to the American proposals
and or Its contents.
Omrlal (oMpllratlmi.
Sas FisASnsro, Jan. 4. The compll
cations between the officials who have the
appointment of license collector aud tbe
Board ol supervisors lias virtually us
iKMided oiieratloiis of all ordinances relat
ing to licenses. J tie ISoaril at present re
fuses to confirm the nomination ot htnr-
devant, so that be cannot enter upon the
duties of the place, and meanwhile tbe
office of lieriiae collector remains closed.
preventing tienple reoulred by law to take
out licenses from receiving them. Some
arrets have already been made of parties
who have been unable to procure licenses.
Attempt la Nardrr
Wm. Melsaaes was arrested to-day on a
i hnrce or attempt ue to murder bis wife
IIn attacked her In a piece or swampy laud
near St. Mary' College, beat her Insensi
ble and partly buried her in the mud, tak
ing all her money, some io. riie was
taken to the comity hospital severely In
jured, but w ill recover,
Xrm Haiti iMalilrr l(-iillk-ii Mate
leMllttM.
Coscoitp, N". 11., Jan. 5. Tlie Repub
lican State Convention to-day nominated
P. C. Cheney, ot Manchester, for i.av-
ernnr. and IV in. A. Pierce, of Portsmouth,
for Railroad commissioner,
The resolutions favor specie payment;
revenue tariff, with incidental protection;
reconciliation of our Sout tern hretheru;
unaltered opposition to tbe third term;
that freed men have a fair, full and free ex
ercise (ff every right of citizenship; that
hist and forbearing policy towarus. tne
South lei.tserveu anu mat ine p:eeiit u-
ministiation meets with the highest ap
probation and commands undivided nip
poi t. The ninth resolution asserts that
our bee public school svstpm is the bul
wark of American liberty; we approve,
therefore, tlte proposed ameiidineut to tbe
Constitution of 1 lie United States declar
ing thai no money raised by taxation In
any State for tlte support ot the public
school, or derived from any public fund
tht-n-f.r. sm; ever be placed under tbe
control of any religious h-u nor shall any
money so raised ever b divided between
relU'ious ,'ects or tlenouiiualons. The
i eleventh, resolution is a iimo; mn
e Clieil-n tlirmni mv i , v -
In ion soldiers and herehy express our uti-
nnulilied iibhoretice or tin, nction or ttte
i Democratic party, in the National House
i nt Representatives, in removing from
i t,l.iees of eiiiiilovment about tbe Capital
maimed Union veterans and filling the
placet with those whose claim ou the ran-
oritv i that thev fought to destroy this
Union."
Iteilnrtioii or the Army.
iHTiiiHT, Jan. ii. The Post- to-niorow,
will contain a report of a long interview
willi Ceu. Morrow on the proposed reduc
tion ol the army. The General thinks to
reduce the 'army much lielow the present
strength, would end iu detriment to tlte
service; would involve future large ex
pense li-rttn Indian wars; would leave some
ment elides that Couut Andrassy's projei t
for reform In tho Insurrectionary districts
ot Turkey, has been favorably received by
France ami Italy.
Ktmti ltti C'oiniulamimst r for lb teuton
LITTLE BE0WI HANDS.
UlHl.
Mapiiip, Jan. 5. -A royal decree him
been Issued crMtlng a tymiinlsslou charged
with Installing the exhibPjt from Spanish
colonies at Philadelphia. The commission
will draw up a memorandum as to the ex
hibition. The Governor- of Cuba, Porto
Rico and Philllplue Islands will appoint
members.
I n In torn ll lo Intervention In 4'iiIin.
LonijON, Jan. 5. The Cologne Gazette
remarks that the American attempt at In
tervention In Cuba Is singularly lll-tlmi d.
Kuropean liovernmeiits will not counte
nance It because they wish III the Interest!
ol order to see King Alfonso's authority
firmly established.
S'onrav Without Kiwr.
The Paris correspondent of tbe Tlrnr
telegraphs: I learu from atiihorative som
a's I hit t France to-day notified Austria
that she concurred without reserve In tl
proposals for Turkish reform made In
Count Andrassy's note. All the powers
were notified of tho decision of Frame.
OlTKleitd (trrlnrrtt.
Sam Fhawisco, Jan. 5. Tbe regular
monthly dividend of IU per share was de
clared by tbe trustees ot Con. Va. Mining
Co. to-day.
rire.
About 11 o'clock last night a fire broke
out In the druK store owned by Bishop &
Co. Tbe flames spread to tlie adjoining
bu dlmrs on both sides. the saloon
owned by W. H. Lawrence sou, and the of
fice rooms of n. Jl. r leming were oorneu
to tlie ground. There being but little
wind, the flames were ctiecKeu promptly.
Bishop & lo. lose alKiut f .,OlHI; Insurance
$.1,500. l,awrentsoti loses about h,X):
Insurance, fl.MOO. Fleming loses abotu
11,200; Insurance, 800.
UambllBC lln Reop!.
Complaint Is belli? made that the gam
bling boil which were a snort time ago
suppressed to a considerable extent, are
again tn full blast, fseveu are rKirted In
net', operation on musii street neiween
Moneomery ana Kearney, regaruiess oi
police restrictions.
Nulelite,
A roan named Samuel Ikity committed
suicide last nluhtat tbe Helvetia Hotel
Pine street, by taking strychnine, tie was
lately from Sacramento. No cause Is as
signed for the act.
This little gem was written some year
ago by a tblrieen year old school girl, Mary
H. Krout, of Urawfurdsvllie, Indiana
Tny drive homo tbe eown from pasture,
Up through the lorn? ahady lane, ueldx,
Where the quail tslilsiles loud in the wheat
That r yellow with ripr.tilnjf irratn.
Tlmy Olid, In tb thfeh, wbtIiik Kru",
W here the scarlet l!pped si rsw berry grows,
They gather the earliest snowdrop
Aud the first crimson bud of the rose.
Tl-oy toss the bay In tlte meadow j
They irai her the elder-bloom whll i
Thej Hud where the dusky grapea purple
in in F'rit unieil tti'!oter Hunt.
They know wbdiethe apples banx ripest,
Aud are sweeter ihan Jaly't wipes ;
They know where the fruit hatiK the thickest
On the long, thorny blackberry vines,
Tber gather tha delicate Mis-weeds,
A tiif build tiny castl- of wind J
Thev pick up th Ix-autltnl swt-sbells
Fairy bark that have drifted to land,
Thev wave from the tall, rocking tree-tops,
Where the oriole's hammock nest awing,
And at nitfht-tlme are folded In slumber
liy a song that a fond mot her alngs.
Those who bill bravely are atrongeat i
The humble and poor hffeniiie jrreat ;
And from Ute. brown-banded children
Shall grow (nighty rulern of sl.alB.
The pen of the author and statesman
Tbe noble and wise of the land
Tbe sword and ehisul and palette
Shall lie held in the Utile brown hand.
of the. Tettitories prattlcallv undefended
and by leaving miners unprotected, would
largely reduce the production ot precious
mem U. He think with the present force
the cost ot transportation could be reduced.
in one- ha it. and other eXE)ene somewnat
nt, down. He favors inming the Indian
Bureau over to the War Uepartment.
IN-Pmlter Keturna.
BiTTAt-O. Jan. 5. Joseph Bork, the
dctaulline City Treasurer, returned to-day
and cave himselt up. He was arraigned
and balled by his Inends In -K,ooo. lie
claims that, it allowed, he can pay all
claims the city has against him.
Attempted Knlehle.
Pi epi.o. Col., Jan. 5. J. I.. Mitchell,
Receiver of the Land Office for this Dis
trict, attempted suicide here to-day by
shooting himself In tlie held. The ball
did not, however, penetrate the skull, and
he will recover. lie is under indictment
lor defalcation, and had been required to
give ball lor ins appearance at me uuii
term or l euerai court.
Nomination Aslted For.
Washington, Jan. 5. Senator Sargent
yesterday requested the President to make
the following nominations: II. G, Rollins
to succeed Stratton as Surveyor General
for California; W. R. Wheaton, of San
Francisco, formerly city assessor tosucoeed
Rollins as register of tho San Francisco
land district. These nominations will
probably be sent to the Senate to-morrow.
Bill Introtlneed.
The bill introduced by Luttrell relative
to fruit brandy was drafted by the Califor
nia Wine growers Association. The same
bill was introduced by Booth in the Sen
ate, omitting the section proposing the re
duction of the tax; this he thinks cannot
be obtained.
diiid t ady miliary Reservation.
A letter received from the Secretary of
War invites attention to bis communica
tion of April 1874, relative to. Camp Cady
military reservation in California, and
asking authority to relintjuish it to the
custody of the Secretary ot the Interior.
Mall Itoute Aema Appointed.
fvt York. Jan. 5. The Postmaster
Generol has appointed Thomas Fraser, of
Port and. and Harrison juineviue, oi
Buena Vista, Oregon, mail route agents
on the special train on the Oregon ana
California Railroad from Portland to Al
bany. Ixtuislana State Democratic -onvenIou.
New Orleans, Jan. 5. The Demo
cratic State Convention met at noon in
St. Patrick's Hall. Hon. R. II. Marr,
Chairman of the State Central Committee
called the convention to older. Judge A.
Voorhees was elected president pro tem.
A committee, on credentials was appoint
ed, which stated they will allow no prox
ies for delegates unless the proxy resides
in the parish he represents.
KpiHCopal Helinke,
CoxnoN. Jan. 5. The Times' Vienna
correspondent writes that the Grand Met
ropolitan of Mostar, following the exam
ple ot his Catholic colleague, issued a pas
toral letter in which he upbraided his
clergy for fermenting the insurrection, and
requiring them to leave their evil ways
and return to their duties on pain of pun
ishment, according to his apostolic powers,
The Prince of Wales at Benares.
A dispatch trom Benares reports the ar
rival ot tho Prince ot aies.
Not Continued.
A dispatch from Berlin to tlie effect that
the fip.rman Government is favorable to
the proposition contained in the American
note. In resrard to Cuba, is not confirmed.
Nothing is known at Berlin respecting the
views of the German Government in con
nection with Mr. Fish's circular.
AndrotKO's Keforni Project Favorably
Hecelved. s
i Vienna, Jan. 5. It is stated iu Govern
MOOEB-Sf EirMStllW.
From tbs Keir York Herald.
Tlie fearful explosion tt dynamite, and
consequent loss of life at Bremerhalen,
will remind many oi a similar uiaicr
which took plat at Asplnwau some nine
years since. Tbe dynamite on tlie pier at
Bremerbafen, it is sam, was in tne person
al baggage of a prssenger. Jha nitro
glycerine which exploded on board the
steamship Kuropean, at Aspinwall. in
IH'lti, Was IriVOleeU as OH. IIS powernii
properties were quite unknown in tins
country "t that time, mere were aootii
70 case of tlte stuff In tlie hold of the ship
which bail beeu transported rrora Ham
burg to Hull, England, and thence to
Liverpool by ia.il. It will never tw
known whether tlie explosive qualify of
the compound had been iicignteneu ny
partial decomposition In the tropical heat
of tliat low latitude, or whether tbe care
less hartdlina by tlte laborers In the ves
sel's hold brought about tlie disaster. Tl
steamer was blown up, many people were
Willed, and much shipping and wharf prop
erty and buildings were wrecked. Ibis
shipment was Oesigneu lor nan r ranciw,
ami by a curious coincidence, a similar dis
aster occurred in that city at about the
same time. Tidings of tbe two explosions
reached Xew York almost simultaneously.
An express company in ban r ranctsco naa
received. In course of business, a case con
taining seveial packages of nitro glycer
ine, the out wootien covering oi unu
saturated with tlie perilous stuff leaking
from the inside cases. Nobody caueti lor
it, and some man was Instructed to open
It, lu order to see what tlie contents might
be. The first blow t bis mallet caused
an explosion which killed eight or ten
people, wreckeu tne warehouse, wounueu
many persons and destroyed property to
tlie value ot f 2U0.000.
Both those disasters occurred w ucn tne
manutactare ot iiltro-glyccrine was yet
new and while the act of packing it safely
tor transportation was cumparaliTely un
known. Ot tlie various serious accidents
which have hanpened from a careless ue
of this explosive, that by which eight men
were kiileu anil several were wouimeu, i
Bergen, N. J., In 117. was most notable.
In this instance a laborer attempted to try
a can of nitro-glycerlne by (bursting a red
hot poker Into it. We now know enough
ot the most powerful explosives to handle
them, at least, with great care, and to
transnort them from rihice to place witli-
ont incurring auy such awful penalties of
Ignorance as those wtiicti iouowen u ig
norant disposition less than ten years ago.
Indeed, tlie article ot commerce known as
ilvimmite. which caused the explosion at
Bremerbafen, was tlie result or Alfred No
ble,' exnerlments to discover tlie form in
which nitro-Ebceriiie might be safely
handled. Koble. a Swedish chemist at
Hamhiirtr. after stud vine the composition
and nronerties of such explosives as the
"wood gunpowder" of Sehultze, and the
compressed gun-cotton of Abel, introduced
nltmlmim. or trinitrine. to the world on a
large scale. It was not until 1HC5 that It
became well known in tlie arts and the se-
ris of shncklm? disasters wblcb loiloweU
it introduction brought it at once into
great disfavor; those who saw its immense
vkIiih as an exntosive ureaueu its muucu
forces.
ft was then oroDOsed to Uinusc tne ex
plosive fluid Into sand, or chemical sub-
taoces, Dy wnicn means tne Apitsie
fore would be divided and any latent
heat would be conducted off; another plan
was to mix the oil with wood-naphtha,
which would form a non explosive com
pound, the naptha being easily drawn off
when tne nitroieum is require lor uc.
None of these experiments were fouud
practicable and the latest result or all exper
inents were dynamite, or giant powder.
This is simply pulverized sues, saturaiea
with nitro-glycerine. A cheap substitute
for the silex is a deposit oi intusoriai
earth, found in some parts of Germany,
and which answers every purpose of tlie
artificially prepared material, ine sat
urated mass looks like a damp, grayish
sugar. If carelessly prepared the nitro
glycerine settles or collects iu drops, ana
Of each of these compounds it may be
said, as ot fire, that "it is a good servant
hut a bad master." Railroad building
and all enterprises requiring blasting, tun
neling or excavation, nave oeen vastly
cheanHned bv the introduction of these
tremendous exolosives. In blasting the
bore-holes may be smaller and further
anart with nitro-elvceriue or dynamite
than with gunpowder. Although the ex
plosion of these modern compounds u
extraordinarily sudden, the mass to be de
tacbed is not thrown out with the violence
of a gunpowder blast, but is shattered and
fissured without much tiroiection. The
lacreased volume of an exploded charge
of nirro-trlvcerine. or dynamite, is enor
mous as compared with gunpowder, being
about thirteen times larger tlian that tit
powder. Tliere have been many so-caiieu
"nerfectlv safe" explosive preparations.
of which dynamite and dualine are the
newest. Tr. is evident that, like the non
explosive burning fluids peddled about the
countrv. these are not to be trusted im-
nlicitlv. Several mysterious and disas
trous explosions have occurred from them
that at Bremerhafen. so far as we know-
being one azainst which no watchfulness
on the part of shipping agents could
cruar-l. There is no such thing as a safe
explosive. The most nearly sate, unuer
certain conditions, not vet clearly under
stood, may be insiduously, Dy tne opera
tion ot the laws of chemistry, transformed
into uncontrollable elements.
Cultivate Mihk: at JIomf. Do
all you can to cultivate a musical tasto
in your children; Ut thorn hear w
much musk: as ijoftaibtn. Invite some u
one who can play and Kinjr some bright -iind
i'H8y muHic, and let the children -
Iiwir it. ilie ttiUHic Kiiouiu m pretty,
melodious, and animated, a few songs
wnrie easy galop or marches, ana iier-
haps a quiet little jueee or two. jsiake
thein understand that they must listen
to music in silence. They are not al
lowed to tnlk while others are apeak- 1
ing, and they intuit give the aaine at-
tention when any on iibiyg or singM.
By thia means, they will learn to think
more of munie, and to appreciate itr
more highly. There i nothing to pre
vent children from taking up music a
naturally an reading and writing. The
notes and the alphabet should be learn,
ed at the same time. At five and sit.
children learn to sing naturally arm
easily, and little song and exer&w
should !e mingled with the lessonaof
t h e ir I m a ry r ead i n (j a nd spell i n g- ljok.
Experience teaches that nearly all
children who can peak may lie taught
to read vocal music and to sing. Borne
knowledge of music should form a
part of every child's education. At
the same time, it Is evident that it is
often useless to carry a child through
a long course or musical stufiy wnen
he or bo has no special aptitude for it
If they d not care for it, let them
study it enough to understand its gen
eral principles, and then, unless they
voluntarily express a desire to purstiw
its study, let them give it up. Music
in any form is so great an addition to
tlie social delights of home that we
strongly urge parents to take these few
hints kindly.
A Detroit boy stopped making finger
marks ou the frosty window-panes all at
once one day a week or so ago, ana saiu
"Ma. ain't airs. Parsons a nice woman
thoutrh 8" "I euess so why ?" she an
swered, "Because when I was over there
this morning she put her hand on my head,
like this, and she almost cried as she said
' Poor, dear boy! how could your lather
ever think of marrying that sharp-nosed,
vinegar faced old maid for a second wife?' "
She took Henry by the ear, and while she
led him into the shed she informed him that
it would be nothing f hort of death if he
ever entered Mrs. Parsons' house again
Two Ukiout Dogs. Home one tells
this little story of two smart dogs:
"My friend had several dogs, two of
which had a special attachment io and
understanding with each other. The
one was a Scotch terrier, gentle and
ready to fraternize with all honest
comers. The other was as large as a
mastiff, and looked like a compound
lietween the muntiK and the large,
rough stag-hound. He was fierce, and
required some acquaintance tefore you
new what laithiuiness anu Kinuness
lay beneath his rough and savage-look -
u 2 exterior. The one was gay ana
lively; the oth'r, stern anil thoughtful.
These two dogs were often observed
to go a certain point together, when
the small one remained behind at a
corner of a large field, while the mas
tiff went around by the side oittie
field, which ran up hill for nearly a
mile, anu lea to a woou on me leit.
iame abounded in those district?, ana
the object of the dogs' arrangement
was stxm seen. The terrier would
start a hare, and cha-w it up hill toward
the large wood at the sum nut, where
they arrived somewhat tired. At this
point the large dog, which was fresh
and had rested after I; is walk, darted
after the animal, which he usually
captured. They then ate the hare le-
ween them, and returned home.
This course had Uen systematically
arried on for some time before it was
fully understood."
Fim-y Exult; it Wuipimxg. We
recently hired a livery team to carry
us from the depot, abwut a mile and a
half. Our driver was a boy some
fifteen or sixteen years old, and we
noticed that he selected a whip from
the rack with an air which showed that
he regarded it as a very important
art of h is ou tfit. As soon as he got i n ,
he began to lash the horses, although
the vehicle was a stout carryall, and
the hill was quite steep. We told hin
that we shouia not like a norse oi ours-
driven so; and then he settled into the
sulks, and the horse into a snail's pace.
The horse seemea a witling anu capaoie
beast enough ; but there was no means
of communication lietween him and
the driver, except the whip; and the
only inspiration which the horse ap
peared to gather from this, was a eon-
fusea ana .spasmtxiic impulse to get up
and get What subtle influence the
driver attributed to it, we cannot even
imagine. First he struck the horse
suddenly, and made him whisk his
tail, and then he whippeu him ior
whisking his taiL This started him
into a run, and he whipped him for
running. Then he checked and bother
ed him, and made him stumble, and
then he whipped him ior stumming.
Then we told him that he had done
fully enough whipping for the trip.
Ploughman.
Adokxmext of Home. Money
which eoes to buy a picture, statuette,
or tasteful bracket for home adornment
is wisely spent. If young people, just
eommeneinrr life, after they have se
cured the few pieces of furniture that
mu.t be had, and made sure that they
are what they ought to be, have some
money left to get a picture, an' engrav
ing, or a cast, they ought to work to
supply this want as seriously as the
other, wKich seems more necessary,
but in reality is not a bit more neces
sary. The general character oi a home
will make a great diflerence to the
children who grow up in it, and to all
whose experience is associated with it,
whether it be a beautiful and cheerful
one, or only a homely and bare one, or
a merely formal and conventional one.
The relation of these things to educa
tion is all that gives dignity or poetry
to the subject, or makes it allowable for
a reasonable man to give much thought
to it. But it has a real vital relation to
to life, and plays an important part in
education, and deserves to be thought
about a great deal more than it is.
Seeming trifles like this make life eith
er happy or miserable.
Tiie women's " department at the
Centennial .Exhibition next year is to
be au important feature. A very
large and handsome building has been
erected, which is to contain the pro
ducts exclusively of women's labor,
besides the poeess of manufacturing:
done by women in the various art.-
and trades. Funds are being raised
all over the country to carry it on
The tea party in this city realized
about $800, and festivals are, to tie
hetd at Northampton, and other
places in Western Massachusetts for
the same puupose. AWt kliiglmnd
HonwHtead.
Olive Logan has . indignantly denied
that her cvesieht was failing, but Iwheu
she lectured In an llilaoi town the other
night and, eould observe only 25 people
present, the felt teat, aias : it mu m true.
"Jennie, you're my sweetheart,"
said a nine-year-old suitor, as he sat
alone with his heart's idol, the other
evening. " How can I be your sweet
heart, " asked the little Miss, " when
I am 13 years old, and you only nine? "
"Are you thirteen?" " Of course I
am." " Well," answered the juvenile
beau, alter renecuns a little. " la a
been thirteen, too. if I hadn't
sick so much when I was little."
been
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