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VOL. 26. SALEM, OREGON, FRIDAY MOHNING, FEBRUARY 4, 187G.
NO. 10.
WEEKLY OREGON
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NEWS DEPARTMENT.
Very tMtvut fccwa Reporta.
M-Mim t nnv 1 linrc to the JTnrj.
ST. I.oi is, .Tim. 31. Tlx; Juror In the
enncot Win. Melton, of the Clolm-Dcino-erat.
charccd Willi . complicity ill the
whl-kv frauds, received their instructions
from .luilire Dillon, .judge Treat coincid
ing, nt Kh.'IO this morning and. rt thfil at
11:30. Tho charge was very long and
commeticod wiih it review of the opera
tions of the whi-ky Ho);. II was admit
ted nsii fact, liy both sides Hull. I win 171
to 1S75 the Government had been defraud
ed of millions In St. Louis nloitc ai' -
SOCHIOU asiollIIIISIIg I mil. nit; ciiinui j
could exist so Ions. Tin-re was evory rea
son lo believe tli! conspiracy licro hsd its
connections In oilier cities. Tim Govern
ment hud laid Its li.'tnd upon these fiuuijs;
luit the Government sustained h duty toil
citizens uk well ns to Us revenue, and.
would not lie benefited by the conviction
of It single innocent man. Tho jurors
were warned to approach their dcei ion
dispassionately. Initio do llieir duty fear
lessly unil impartially. They inii-t also
be on their guard against locllug the pres
sure of pnbde tin tifOf It ioit against those
frauds. The only imtattlou ttefure them
was whether (UiftMifliitit win or had heeil
fully proved lo have been In Hie conspira
cy. The court then paused in review the
evidence, point by point. comparing that
for the (ioveiiinient W illi that raided hy
the detente to contradict it And then
panned to tho important question sought
lo be attached lo the tetllmony of conspir
uUirs. The ruling may he gathered from
such seiitencwi as these: That us to con
imirutors i that 'tin y are competent w It
nesses and under the legislation ol Con
gress must testily. Their testimony is al
ways to he received with extreme caution
and to be weighed with great cure Jy the
jtfry. U U iroper lor tho jury to neck for
material fuel in support of this evidence.
If any witness is shown to have sworn
falsely here, or before the Grand Jury in
this ma tier, the jury arc at lilierty to re
ject all ol Ins tlistiiiiony. The most im
portant, ami delicate duly or Hie jury In to
nettle the crtdibillty ol these witnesses.
To the jury and to the jury nlone bcloitg
the iuestion of weighing and deciding the
worth of this evidence. They should be
governed by the milliner and conductor
the witnesses his iippnrcut motives
mid the si l engt h or weakness
of his recollection. The law clothes
the defendant with the protection
of innocence, until his guilt U provun be
yond reasonable doubt. The evidence ol'
guilt tuiisU be clear, positive and abiding.
It is not sullicieiit that there be strong
probability, or preponderance ol testi-
nioiiv; but. it must Do Mien mat wnen n, is
all given to the jury it forces t hem to feel
clear, utidoubiiiig al isfuclmu of defetlfl
tint's guilt. Alter the jury lelircd, the
Court announced that the trial of Cimstan
tint Muguire, ex-collector of Internal rev
emie. would begin nt 2 l M., and directed
the attorney to notify Get). Uabcoek and
bin witnesses to lie present themselves
next Monday, unless otherwise iulormed
before that time.
McKee fouu Jully.
According to pievlouii announoeDient,
the Court reconvened at 10 1'. M.. Judge
Treat on the bench, to receive what the
jury lu the McKee case might have to pre
sent. A quarter hour later, tlie Jury came
in with tlio following verdict: "We, the
jury, llnd the defotidant guilty." The
counsel lor the defense askcltliat the Jury
he polled, which was doiw and all re
sponded 'alllrniiitively. Judge Treat sta
ted lu relation to bonds, that lie would
prefer that that matter should tie left to
Judue liillon to decide. It wag agreed
that the defendant should be called to-mor
row morning upon the opening of the
Court, and that the amount of the bonds
be determined by a full bench. The do
li'iidnut left the court room with his coun
sel and u numerous crowd of sympathiz
ing friends. The verdict wan unexpected,
almost everybody anticipating a disagree
ment or acquittal.
Page's bill limits fowivltc entries to
2,5!iO neio3, and provides that there must
bp an actual settlement on (ill the prop
erly. Lane's bill concerning the j'ort
land. Dulles and Salt J.uke itallroad, pro
vides for n Government guarantee of Inter
est on )f 10,000 5 per cent, bonds per mile,
for 20 years, and In return, the Company
must transport the I', 8. mails and Indian
and military supplies tree ot any charges
forever. The bill also provides that the
road fhall be of standard instead ot nar
row gunge. 1
Wiggl'titon's bill proposes to confirm all
locations in California made with Chip
pewa half-breeds' scrip, unless they con
flict with prior settlements. He stated
that lie introduced this bill by request, and
was not yet committed to it, ulthougli he
thought It equitable.
Knotted III,
Salt Lake, Jan. 81. The following
tolegram has been received from Green
river, Wyoming : Passenger train and
pay car going west this morning, both
stuck in tho snow near Urldjrer Station,
The passenger train, bound east, lias been
abandoned fur to-day.
Stiirk til the Know.
Wei.i.p, Jan.'Sl. The West-bound ovor
land train, due in Sau Francisco, Tuesday
evening, taeklcd the snow blockade to-day
v. ith 1i engines and a snow plough and
stuck in the Ilrst cut west of 'loituo. The
train wins hauled back to Tonno, and will
lay by until the wind falls. The wind is
blowing a gale and the snow drifting on
I'eoqitop range, where the railroad crosses,
and is thawing In the valleys. The tea
that arrived by the last China steamer is
lying here, awaiting' favorable weather to
proceed. There has been no freight train
on the C 1. K. K. lor two weeks,
Mill KOick In the Know.
Toako, Nev., Jan. 31. Tho overland
puswrigcr train, bound west, which ar
rived here at 4 A. M., is Mill hero at 7 r.
M. waiting for tho track to be clenred,
the snow-plow and four locomotives being
entirely buried In a snow-dritt. about two
miles west of hcrp. The snow is still
diil'ting, and no hope Is entertained o
making any progress to-night.
A Miiu EUIIm 1:1 Fffthrr. JNother, M il mid
llllllMflf.
" Boston, T-Vh. I. A special from East'
Lyndon, Vt., states that Silas Wilder, a
resident of that town, killed ills tnttier
unil mctlier. this morning, with nn ax, and
then cut tili wife s throat, no ition tiling
htraseir. His wile Was alive at the lutot
date.
XEAvroirr, Vt., Feb. 1 .-There U terri
ble excitement at Last Lyndon over the
.irftcr - rly of to-day.'
Tt 1 supposed that
Wilder was laboring under temporary in
sanity, tnpt;rlnduoed by excessive excite
ineiil und passion. The details of the
tragedy are most horrible, llts father and
mother were aged respectively 73 and 70
years. The immediate cause of the afra'i
was an uliwcaiiou with his wife, who, in
altering a pair ot overalls, bad mad
them too short. After some short and
angry words Wilder started for the shed
saying h would get an ax and end the
trouble. Hi wife followed him out and
HeieU the ax, when ho drew a dirk and
stabbed and left her for dead, and then
taking up tlie ax he started for the father,
who had followed him find struck Llm a
loiirful blow, crushing through his head.
At this point lie appeared still further iu
furiatid. aiid next attacked his mother,
killing her with fearful blows over tlie
head and breast. Leaving her in the trout
door, lie returned to the tlied and found
his father had crawled Into the kitchen, tie
si ruck lii in as he lay upon the floor; the
ax crushing through his head and remain
ing fixed in the floor. He then out his
lliioat, and death not ensuing at once, ran
lo the barn fastened a rope aiound his neck
and jumped from a beam, breaking his
neck and causing Instant death. The father
and mother are both deatlj thewife It is
t hought may recover.
Heat) Unle
Teleirrhif onaiunulritUw
Broken.
NEW Voi;k, Feb. 2. A heavy grue pre
vails today and telegraphic communica
tion Hindi and south is broken tuui.y
plaees. In this city, signs, hats and veil
are flying trrcly through the ait- dis
patches from outside report the carrying
uwny of roofs and steeples: In Washing
ton, the llercebt blasts awakened many
peMdiiH, who sought security in the lower
rooms ol thetr dwellings. The tower "of
the Methodist Church is several fwt
out of perpendicular, and great crowds
in tlie neighborhood are awaiting
its fall. In Philadelphia there wan much
damage done at the Centennial groiuiUs.
1 he tower at the Agricultural uait biiu
tlie New York State building waseotiRid
erably injured. A three-story irauie struc
ture at ttio corner ol rint street anu Mm
avenue, and a one-story bricK ati oriy-
thlrd and Lancaster streets, were blown
down. The tin roof ol the Trans-Continental
Hotel, nearthe Centennial grounds.
was partly carried away, as was tlie root
ol the Farmers' market. In Camden, the
roof of six houses were blown a distance
of 70 leet. ,
Heavy le-1lea-rmrlle (ouniulni.
tiou luterraittMl.
. New York, Feb. 2. A heavy gale
prevails to-day and telegraphic cotumunl
calion north and south is broken in many
placer. In this city signs, hats and veils
are seen flying freely through the air.
Dispatches troui the outside report the
carrying away of roofs and steeples. In
Washington the llen-est of blasts awak
ened many persons who sought skelter lu
llie lower rooms of the dwellings. The
tower ot the Methodist Church is several
foet out of perpendicular and great crowds
iu the neighborhood are awaiting its fall.
In Philadelphia there .was much damage
done at the Centennial grounds. Tlie
tower at the Agricultural Hall and the
New York State building were considera
bly Injured. A three story frauyj; build
ing at I lie corner ol First street hnd Kltn
Avenue, and a one-story biick at Forty
third and Lancaster streets were blown
down. The tin roof at the Transconti
nental Hotel, near the Centennial grounds,
was parly carried away, as was the root
ot the Fa-Hiers' Market. In Camden, the
roots of six houses were blown a distance
of seventy Icet.
The heaviest Moral of the winter is rag
ing lu Ihe neighborhood of Rutland, Vt.
Sjiioiv drilling und badly delay in; trains
of l ho Whitehall & Saratoga Railway. It
U repotted ihu storm was tearful and the
telegraph wires working badly.
lu Montreal a foot ol snow has fallen
fcince last night,
Iu Providence, R, t., the gale wai very
heavy this evening. One ot the spired of
Grace Church was blown down.
Iu Woonsocket a uw brick French
Catholic Church, nearly ' finished, wag
blown down level with the basement wall.
Iu New York there is an abatement of
the gale, which has swept Irom the bay
und rivers every descrijptloti of sailing
crafts.
At the office of the U..8, signal service,
In this city, the rate of wind was reported
UI miles an hour this morning, lu Brook
lyn a row of private residences were un
roofed, The cable reports that the steam
ers arrlvlug from America experienced
very heavy weather troin the 21st to the
2'Jtu ult. The steamer Gllliott, Alexan
dria ami City ot New York, of tho Inn
mann line, felt It severely. The last two
had their boats and sky-lights stove in.
The hloi m iu the KHHt.
The dispatches I rem the interior ol the
State, the east and the south, Halifax, and
tit. John, state that the sloim has been the
severest ot the season. Many buildings
were blown clown. A large number were
unroofedst-eples aud chiuineys were de-1 accomplished and extremely hand
molished. The damage at Baltimore ij soma young lady. Her parents are
estimated at $40,000; -at Albany $30,000. 1 In affluent circumstances. . -
Great damage is reported to shipping all
along the coant. '
Death or a Bank Robber.
Evansviixk, Feb. 2 J. 8. Fermer, the
Qiilncy Bank robber, died Tuc6day night,
ot consumption. He maintained the truth
of his story, and gave the names of his
aiwtriplices: Hi'sey, a thief ot Syracuse,
N. Y.; English Tom, a cockney burglar,
and a man, name unknown, at present in
St. Louis hospital with a bullet wound lb
his thigh. He tried to tell ot a diamond
robbery in St. Joseph, Missouri, in March,
1x7.1. Lut died before tlie nnrticuliirs could
bo given. He said $20,000 of diamonds
and jewelry were burled on the Iron Jlonn-
tam railroad, near uooneviiie, aiissouri.
An eft" jrt wil' be made to ferret the mat
ter out.
CouipronilM or Railway Compiiales.
Washington, Feb. 3. Mr. 8 torn tp
peared to-day before tlie House committee
on Pacific railroads in behalf of the South
ern Pacific railroad of California, confin
ing himself to the law point involved.
Col. Scott, ot the Southern Facinc road,
would open the line between Fort Y uma,
San Gorgianio Pass to tho Texas Pacific,
and let Congress control the rates on that
portion of the road. The Texas Pacific
would use it anu mum no pnranei one.
II r. Huntington greed to thi, and said
he would do so on all the Southern Pacific
roads it allowed to build Kast and to meet
tlie Texas Pacific. Mr. Redfleld, of Ar
kansas, on behalf of the Little Keck, Mis
sissippi and Texas railroad, asking that 75
miles should be Included in the bill, S. G.
Munpiard, ot New York, appeared fur
the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern
railroad, and protested against proposed
aid to the Memphis branch, stating that
his road was read v to carry to and from
Mem plils at the most reasonable rates and
furnish every facility. The committee j
will hear more oral arguments.
Rallrond Coinpi mlr. '
Mr. Storrs appeared before the House
Committee on Kailroads to-day, in behal:"
of the Southern Pacific road of California.
An aggreement was reached between Col.
Scott afiu Mr. Huntington of the Califor
nia company to bulla East to meet tlie
Texas Pacific, the latter company to build
no parallel lines. .
Horrible Trff-n'y.
Four Scott, Kansas, Feb. 3. Monday
evening, at Appleton, a small town 12
miles troin this city, during au altercation
in a blacksmith shop, between two broth
ers named Samuel and Fayette Haivey,
and a desperado named Davis, Davis
drew a revolver on Samuel Harvey, threat
ening to shoot lilm, when Fayette, going
stealthily behind Davis, seized a hammer
and struck him on the head, killing
him instantly. Davii fell with his head in
the forge, and his face was burned to a
crisp. While iu this position Harvey
again struck-him several times with the
hammer, mangling hi head terribly.
Just as Harvey struck Davis the first time
the latter fired at Samuel, the ball taking
effect In Jthe right arm, passing entirely
through it.
Uettlu- Ready for the Trial or BnbeoeK.
St. Loris, Feb. 2 Roger M. Sherman,
of New York, one of General Babcoek's
attorneys, arrived here to-day, and has
been examining with Judge Kxuui, an
other of BabcocU's counsel, some docu
mentary testimony against their client.
General Bubcock Is expected te reach here
Saturday night
Many ruruors are afloat here regarding
what action is likely to be taken in the
McKee case, but none can be traced to a
reliable source.
Railway AeeMeat
Ciiicaoo, Feb. t. Early this morning
an accident occurred" on the X. V. li. 11.,
between Ishpeming and is egaunce, in the
northern peninsula of Michigan, by which
Mr. Reynolds, paymaster and trackmas
ter, was crushed beneath the safe in the
pay car. The conductor, brakeman aud
clerk were slightly bruised. The acci
dental uncoupling of the pay car, which
was thrown into the ravine, wag the
cause ot the accident.
Melaneholl Knlelde.
San Jose, Feb. 2. This forenoon
word was brought Into town to the
effect that a young lady named Mar
tha Tillotson, aged 19 yearn, daugh
ter of Harlan Tillotson, a farmer, re
siding between Milpitasand Berrey-
essa, had shot nerseirand was dying1.
The ball was extracted about 1
o'clock, and from that time till three
she wau perfectly conscious and spoke
very clearly of her death.. The
cause of the act is. according to ber
statement before death, briefly as fol
lows: For some lime past t;he had
been keeping company with a young
man named Norman Avery, of San
Joaquin County, at present a studout
of the University of the Pacific, be
tween this city and bauta Clara. For
some time past they have been keep
ing up a correspondence, and of late,
as soon as a letter was received ehs
would destroy It Last evening a
letter came to hand from him which
is supposed to have contained very
unpleasant news he telling her that
his affection for her had waned, and
their correspondence should hereaf
ter be formal, etc. (She 'destroyed
the letter, as she had all which ' were
received lately, and immediately de
termined upon ending her life to
day. 8he arose this morning, and
helped her mother in attending to
the household duties, went to her
room, and after procuring her fa
ther's pistol committed the fatal act.
She appeared glad, when the doctors
told her she could not survive, and
said she did not want to live. An
examination after death did not in
dicate positively anything had gone
wrong with her. She was a highly
oiti:;o t xrKM,ti. no.tnii.
Jakuahv, 27th, 1870.
The Centennial Board of Commissioners
for Oregon according to previous call, nt
St. Charles Hotel, in the city of Portland,
and alter a careful and satisfactory inspec
tion of the articles collected and awaiting
shipment to Philadelphia, find a full dis
cussion ot tho measures necessary to se
cure the success of tho enterprise to the
honor of the State, and the satWuctory
rep"C.?cntation of her material resources,
unanimously adopted the following resolu
tions, viz.:
WnynEA", A large and well selected as
sortment ot specimens are already col
lected, or in an advanced state ot prepura
tion. for shipment to the grand Centennial
exliioltion to be lioldcn In I'luladelptiin, n
lukratlng the agricultural, mineral, forest,
marine and Industrial resources ol Oregon.
including our interesting native ftira and
' WilEW.AS, Theo articles cannot be
transported, suitably placed in the space
allotted our State, and properly cared lor
and exhibited without the presence of a
competent and reliable Hgrnt " ouring
period of at least seven months.
Whereas, it is eminently fitting that
this expense should be home by the entire
people that Is by an adequate appropria
tion bv the Legislature Irom the State
Treasury, as a proper testimonial of public
spirit, nationality and patriotism; and
Whereas, A carelul estimate of the
amount renuired is not less than 7,000, a
portion ot which has already been ex
iiended. and a large nart is absolutely re
quired at once in order to forward and ar
range the products to bo exhibited,
to bo exhibited, and
the whole needed before Legislative action
can be secured, therefore
ltesolved. Tint the Board ol Coinmis
fcloners realize the crisis as present, when
the public spirit ot those possessing the
means must be appealed to for the fund
required to meet the emergency and se
cure to our State the honor of success, and
save her the Ignominy of u failure in this
grand jubilee of our Republic, now attract
nig the admiration and generous co-opera
tion of all enlightened nations.
ltesnlvcd. That this Board, having the
fullest confidence in the. intelligence and
State pride, as well as patriotism, ot their
fellow-citizens, pledge themselves to secure
the curliest possible legislative action for
the reimbursement of those citizens who
may advance the financial aid needed to
assure the success of our noble cnteiprise
The following was, on motion, also
anonteil:
JlusoliX'J, That the following named
gentlemen be committees iu their respect
live counties, to bring this subject betore
the? people, and to secure their favorable
consideration.
' Portland Henrv Failing, C. II. Lewis,
J. C. Aiimvorth. Y. S. Ladd, II. W. Cor
bett, S. G. Reed.
Salem Secretary Chadwick, Asahel
Bush, E. X. Cooke.
Dallas-J. W. Nesmilh, David Guthrie.
Monmouth President Campbell.
Lafayette Dr. Watts. Wm. Galloway.
McMinnville V'. T. Xewhy, Dr. John
sou. Washington county Thomas Cornelius,
Ulysses Jackon, Abio Watt.
Clatsop W. D. Hare, Gen. Adair, A.
Van Duseii, James Taylor.
Albany Martin Paine, L. V. Backen
sto. Layton Blaine, G. A. Hill.
Harrisburg Hiram Smith, Enoch
Iloult.
Brownsville W. R. Kirk, O. Coshaw.
Scio Jesse Irvine, Bev. Mr. Ostrander.
Eugene Geo. B. Dorris, J. J. Walton,
Geo. Humphrey, Thomas Hendricks.
Corvallis Dr. Bailey, E. Hartless, J.
C. Avery.
Bbseburg Thos. Smith, Judge Mosher.
Ashland .Judge To'nian, V. C. Myer.
Jacksonville Henrv Klipnel, Wm.
Huffman.
Dalles Col. Gates, J. W. Brazee, S. L.
Brooks.
Baker City-Jas. AV. Virtue, Pr. Boyd.
La Grande J. S. Slater, C. M. Foster.
L. F. Groveh. Gov. Oregon,
Ex-ollicio Pres't Board Ceil.. Com.
A. J. DrFCR. Com. Alternate.
Associate Commissioners E. R. Geary,
M. Wilkins, C. P. Burkharf, Matthew P.
Deady.
A lHAJST 31AS.
"After all," says a quaint writer, "Geo
Washington was a very ignorant man
He never traveled on a steamboat, never
saw a railroad or locomotive engine; was
perfectly ignorant of the principles of mag
netic telegraph, never Had a daguerreoty pe,
Colt's pistol. Sharp's rifle, or used a frict
ion match. He ate his meals with an iron
fork, never used postage stamps on his let
ters, and knew nothing ot the application
of chloroform to alleviate suffering, or
the use of gas for illumination." And yet
Washington and his associates, whose
deficiencies are thus quaintly pictured by
the humorist, had some advantages which,
with all our boasted modern Improvements
we seem to miss in these lat( rdays. It is,
indeed, not wholly without reason that we
lament the disappearance ot these gentle
men df the old school who went out with
knee buckles and brocade dresses. Their
picturesque faces linger among us on tlie
canvas of Copley, but their Irving forms,
like their manners and costumes, have
long since disappeared.
When a Nevada photographer walits to
make a good picture he puts the sitter in
his place, pulls out a navy revolver, cocks
it, levels It at tlie man s head, and says:
"Now jist you sit perfectly still, and don't
move a liair; put on a calm, pleasant ex-
pression of countenance, and look right
into tlie muz.le of this revolver, or I'll
blow the top of your head off. My repu
tation as an artist is at stake, and I don't
want ao, nonsense about this picture !",
HIM'R.tTKp II I'III IVN I I I.I 11(1 i n
"""r-'w ". I ill-, tlia t, or ins.
WHY.
Ladles and Gentlemen: Mv Mihirvt,
this evening Is worthy (ho eloquci'co of
George Francis Train.
What docs history tell us, my friends?
It tells us, among other pretty stories of
eoigo Wa.-hlncton, the Another of his
country, who came to America to help
Lafayette fight the Mexican?, burn Mos
cow, inarcliccl Irom " Atlanta to the sen '
in tho face of thousands of mnrdcrons
old women, but. was defeated at Waterloo
and banished to St. Helena, where he was
assassinated by Booth, 15. C. 250. A. D.
It tells ol Napoleon Bonanarte. the fath
er ot destiny, and first king of the United
State, who defeated the Persians at Ther
mopile, tired the first gun on Fort Sump-
ter, marneu ieiite Oirant, and was ap
pointed to an oliice, hut died of the rnea.
sles, contracted while searching for the
north pole, exclaiming with hl last breath,
uon net tne civil rlirlits h d e. or
there'll be no chance for a warot races."
'lis history tells us of Mr. Alexander
tlioGreat, who discovered Anwiica hi 14S-
said. "Anything to heat Grant, crossed
the Rubicon, captured Vicksburg, explored
the Nile, bombarded Stratsburs, drove the
Danes out ot England, and was shot bv
Stoke? for "carryingori" with Mrs. Tilton.
He smoked the best Havanas. was found
Punch and Jerry," and voted the Dem
ocrat ticket solid every time.
History tells us of Julius Cn-sear. K?o..
author of "Betsey and I are out," and con
siderable other human misery, founder of
Iroy and the New York Tribune, inven
tor ot the lisht.uing rod, which splurged
around considerably till the papers proved
in na 10 De a cousin ot Cram s a direct de
scendant of an old gardener named Adam,
iind a ui:tl like the balance of us.
Then Brutus whetted his knife between
his ribs, causing him thereby to sing that
nice nine umy irom natt s nisnnme:
"Good-bye, John; I would not live a!
way, 'cause I want to be an angel."
The same Brrtus, we. are told, was first
to draw tlie bloody dagger from Josie
Mansfield's heart where Henry ward Til
ton plunged it; and, holding the reeking
weapon above hi head and raising his
eyes toward heaven, he cried in tones of
anguish, "That's what's the matter with
Hannah."
History it is, my friends, which tells us
Hannibal, whose father made him take an
oath before he could talk, never to mike
peace with the Know Nothings who in
vented Free Love, rode Susan B. Anthony
on his knee, captured Jericho by draining
oft' the Euphrates, serenaded Babylon with
Gilmore's band till the walls tell, dissolved
the long Parliament becanso they would
not impeach Andy Johnson, besieged Se
bastapool, stormed Gettysburg, routed
Captain Jack and Sixteen others of the
K. K. IC, with only twelve batteries and
to'rty thousand. United States troops and
was finally killed by the Trojans under
Beauregard, shautiti;? as ho fell, "If any
man attempts to haul down the Ameri
can flag, shoot hi n on the spot."
It tells of Cicvro, the author of the Dec
laration of Independence, of the Magna
Charta, ol the "Beautiful Snow" and of
the famous saving, "Give me liberty or
give me death" and, "when it came to the
scratch, took the principal part in liberty.
it tens us all about Mrs. Cleopatra, a
widow lady who resided some years ago
in a brown stone front on the banks et the
Nile, where she discovered Governor Mo
ses of South Carolina among tlie .bull-
rushes.
She saved Captain Smith's life in Vir
ginia, was married in the Catholic Church
in Chiuago to Ca?sar, sacked him for An
thony (not Susan B.), then was married by
needier to AtcKarlanu, whom she lett lor
ltichardsoii, who was shot by Stokes, when
she fell in love with Beecher (a religious
love, you know, and neither meant any
bit of harm at all !), shook him for Fisk,
then ran oft' with Sartoris, joined Bar
num's circus, and finally broke her neck
while performing on the trapeze betore the
Emperor Nero.
History, my friends, telH m tins a-id a
great deal more' beside a great deal It
d,)cj pot tell. If all the facts not told
were known, many of t"iose that are told
would Le fuuinl to be no facts at all.
DOST. .
Don't Insult a poor man. His muscles
may be well developed.
Don't fret. The world will move on as
usual when you are gone.
Don't color meerschaums for a living, it
is Pimply dying by inches.
Don't say "I told you so." Two to one
you never said a word about it.
Don't throw dirt into your teacher's
eyes. It would injure tlie pupil.
uoirt worry noout tne ice crop, iveep
cool and you will have enough.
Don't turn up your nose at light things.
Think ot bread and taxation.
Don't buy a coach to please your wife.
Better make her a little sulky,
Don't write long obituaries. Save some
ot your kind words for those living.
Don't imagine that everything is weak
ening, flutter is strong In the market.
Don't publish your acts of charity. The
Lord will keep the account straight.
Don't mourn over financial grievances.
Bide your time and real sorrow will come.
Don't put on aii's in your new clothe3.
Remember the tailor Is Buttering. f
Don't be too sentimental. A dead heart,
properlycooked, will make a savory meal.
Voi.taike once praised another writer
very heartily to a third person. '"It is
very strange." was the reply, "that you
speak so well ot him, tor he says yon are a
charlatan. ' "Oh," replied oltaire.
I
think it very
mistaken."
likely that both of ua are
A good story is attributed to Slier dan's
son Tom, who, being told by his father
that he had made his will and cut him oil'
with a shilling, said he was sorry and im
mediately added: "You don't hapM'ii to
have the shilling about you now, sj .do
vou?" - f
IJFOTHI RHOOD
VI A It.
IS
The tdlcacy of the "sign ol the mystic
tie" was never better illustrated than by
mi ipcldeut which occurred on the field ot
Cedar Creek, which was related to me at
Harper's Ferry tour mouths jitter by the
chief actor in it, a cuptaim in a New
Hampshire regiment. l!o s wounded
uuioiigthe first, belnrc dnyl'lit, and was
too badly hurt to be taken from the fieUL
The Ur lints of the Confederates swept
past In the pursuit wit lioiit.oh. c.i ving him,
and he wa3 first seen by a surgeon who
followed iu the rear. At this time the
wound was bleeding copiously, he was
tormented w ith thirst, and hi condition
was critical, lie caili d out to the surgeon
as ho nasssi to help him. "Where are
yoi hurt?" the latter eurcle-sly a.-kcri.
"I am hurt in. three diliereut places,"
was the reply, and tlie sutlerer mentioned
them, inakfng an appropriate sign for
each. Tlie surgeon instantly' recognized
a brother of that order whose dHctples are
found in every Jautl under the sun; he
stopped, gave him the best attention and
relief that the time and place admitted of,
had him conveyed to the rear at the- lirt
opportunity, and was unremitting in his
attentions and i.'ood oflices from jhaltime
until he obtained his exchange. ' Fer con
trathe feeling In New Orleans was so
intense against tin: Federal troops at the
time that Butler was relieved by Banks in
Jauuary, 1S03. that the people of that city
refused all Masonic fellowship w ith them.
Dr. Levi P. Wagner, surgeon of the lltii
New York (since deceased;, and one f tlie
most accomplished and proficient Masons
in the country, stated that he and others
of our army frequently obtained admission
to lodges it) New Orleans in citizen's
dress, but that upon their military charac
ter being discovered, all Masonic work wa
instantly stopped, and not resumed untis
they had left. N. Y. Times.
A CERTAIN parson, who is also a school
teacher, handed a problem to his class in
mathematics the other day. The first boy
took it, looked at it awhile, and said: 'T
pass." Second hoy took itand said: l,I
turn it down. The third boy star- d at it
awhile and drawled out, "I can't make it."
"Very good, boys," said tho parson, "we
will proceed to cut for a new deal." . Aud
tho switch danced like lightling over the
shoulders of those depraved young mathe
maticians. Some inland tribes in Fejee, who
had only recently Embraced 'Christi
anity, considered" that the recent four
mouths' plague during which 40,000
natives died was brought aboat by
their religious teachers. They dis
missed them, abandoned their new re
ligion and resolved upon a war of ex
termination. Wiser counsels, how
ever, prevailed, but not, unl it one tribe
buried alive a woman with tier Dabs'
to slop tlie infection, immediately af
ter tha husband and fattier succumbed
to the plague.
THtif vtoi Ln.vr nor .
The Cincinnati Commercial is responsi
ble for the following: "She brought him a
vest and a pair of pantaloons in answer to
an appeal for old clothes, for he vv.s v"
ragged. She thought they would fit hitn
comfortably. He examined both garments
attentively, and, throwing them down,
exclaimed, 'There aio't no watch pocket,
nor a hind pocket for a pistol.' "
THE r ASH ION.
Ladies, says a Western fashiou 'Writer,
yon may friz your hair; do it up high, let
it down low, hanging on your backs,
"scrambled" over your foreheads,
"banged" into your eyes, puffed up ar
the sides, worn waterfall style, tied up in
a doughnut, or any .other way you may
please, and it will be all right for fashion
says so. ' ' . "
AXMAl
REPORT OF
IHIUIU.
PLYaOlTH
The present membership is 2,490;
number admitted this year, 17G; schol
ars in the three schools, 2,814; of
whom 1,310 are in the Bethel Mission.
Church collections for tho year, $35,
832, exclusive of $2,808 from the
schooll; pew rents, f 71,000. The mu
sic costs $7,500.
A At AN whose morning dram hsid been
too much for him,.in saddling his horse got,
the saddle on wrong end foremost. Just
as ho was about to mount, a neighbor
came'iip and called his attention to the
mistake. The horseman gazed, for a ni(
ment at tlie intruder, as if lie was in deep
thought, and then said; "You let that sad
dle nlone. How do yon know which way
I am going?' And he looked dagger at
tlie otlicious neighbor. .
An article ill tho Brooklyn Eagle,
on the choirs and choir music of tho
City of Churches, says there are in
the city 235 churches, whose aggre
gate expenditure for music is annually
$170,850, or an averege of about $750
to each church, -The most expensive,
choir posts about $8,000, tho next
$0,000, the next $5 000 and so they run
down the scale to nearly nothing.
As frosts unlock the hard shells of
seeds and help the germs to get free,
so trouble develops in men the germs
of force, patience and ingenuity and
in noble nature "works the peaceable
Iruit of righteousness." A gentle
schoolmaster it is to those M'hoare ex
ercised thereby. Tears, like raindrops,
have a thousand times fallen to the
ground and came up in flowers.
The worst case of scltTshness that ever
has been presented to tho public einenat
ed from a youth who complained because
his mother put a bigger mustard plaster
on his yningrr-brnUier than -sue., did oa
h'oj.
THE MAffOXH;