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WEEKLY OREGOM STATESMAN.
FKIIAY.
MAY 18,' :S77
If one can believe the reports flushed
Over tlie wire from time tn limn since tllO
the execution or Joint D. I.ee, as touching
the "Silutly" (?) linar " the Mormons
toward the Genii't" and t lit "rest of man
kind," then H I a fair presumption, that
erhM t'oiitili' may he apprehended, and
the day not far oisra.it.
. Since lite astounding development
uia.ie on tl.- trial t lit-ling of In
tSigitutinti hss Ihi amo-i d thit will "not
down1' a' the Lidding view of the fact
that piHIT srotn.dr. Is llmil l.ee yet nu
hmig. are b ild.nsr. id tUnce hy their mouth
ph-ee Btlgham Young 1 the etT. ct "tlrat
tbey will lie driven no longer."' rheie can
be no question thm Brlgloim Young in his
oft-repeated and 1 iitontiiiu.d "d fiance
to the 4ser of .he Federal fJnveriinient,
ha educated his satellite tu sia-h a point,
UkU "only thia Mi.il nothing more," a
square and thorough VleHtiiiii" out'' will
do :1miii gmal. ;. .
TN Mormon Question" ha in it an
Inexhaustible mine of trouble, and tho ?o
iution if not esy.r inasmuch as they have
been having thing their own way" to
long and the time I- wining possibly at
band, tnrdetermliilng whether tlitsGnverti
ment is held in cheek fur prudential reas
ens. from -going clear thr nigh" this fanat
ical crowd or the Mormons left ousters of
the situation
Twenty years have passed since the
Mountain Meadow massacre.in which more
thai) one hundred innocent prii men,
women and children, went I'li'eliered in
cold bloiMl at 'lie Instance or this polyga
mous crowd of w.trse' than fanatics, and
only one out of i lie many participants In
til's! revolting and lieartlesa massacre bas
ever approximated justice. jre was sac
riticed hy thoe who were ton cowardly to
tlefeiid, seeking to appease the wrath
and indignation of an outrmred and Ion
suffering people, hoping hy this sacrifice to
Ml tlie storm that wa about to hurst nith
tury wi the hends of those moie guilty
thin the victim ot their sacrifice, thus es
caping justice aud a penalty. that noes be
yond and below rope stretching or shot
guns, where the climate is said to be more
than tropica!. This government has been
In many instances. ton forbearing possibly
lie f ine has arrived for a settlement. 1
View ol the preparatto... for deft.ngeby
ed-qaJ- (innmis , pe.-tect.ng
ihelr ""JHI1jz.lt-IH11!i by 'nightly drills"
"which w only continuing the delimit, inso
lent spirit, tint must sooner or L-tler culmi
nate, and the sooner (the quicker) the bet
ter for this nation, fettling forever by
wiping from tlie face ol the eatth "the foul
tlot," as embodied tn a spirit of fanaticism
taking hold and finding place hi the coun
try prepared for justsueh as participated iu
the Mountain M endow Massacre. ... Let the
Ou-s-tiou now fairly and squarely present
ed bv the Mormon's a- to supremacy, be
(jrever settled and the riht pre vail.
X.BI TIME-, A-I MATKKIAL. rROU-
All over this land the cry is coming,
"Hard Times," and in many instances
tamj laints of Miffering from the workiug
tiarS who depend upon the "sweat of the
tn-ow," tw the wherewith tiruiply the
Caily demands for tliemselve and fami
lies. Various reason are suggested for
"hard tirats," involving deetier thought,
nd closer reasoning than in ordinary mat
ters. Are hard tiroes the legitimate re
(ults of extravagance in living? Has
ttrosperlty anything to do with the propo
sition ? In a sense, yes; in a manner, no.
Tho truth is (wlilinut y attempt at deep
And problematic conclusions) (hb country
iiauftering troin over production , of some
things tlie resalt of labor saving fua
cHiuery, and a time ot materia) progress,
iovolved in a transition state, not down
a any map, and unexplored. . N human
foresight can explain . fully the difficulty,
rut that within tlie past twenty or thirty
jtars, every conceivable invention, as
-touching labor aavfn&Implemeut, of appa-
TStus tor tnawulscturlnc purposea, has
tea applied to nearly every branch -ol lu-
4!utry, known to man, and articles are
produced so cheaply that it does not pay to
taoptny human labor exdwivcly with pro-
Cuotlon. i Ooa-earpsnter oaa do as much
iw with ' bia- skilled appUanees a wo
4 -mid do twenty year iago, ao la every
tiring that is consumed, Meanwhile the
earth Is being peopled, as last as labor
vlcg machinery coiaes akaig, and . the
fmofit are left with little to do, a? corn
ered with fifty year ago, and ct ccarse
apparent bard tltuei. The material la-
isresos of to-day are tar in advance, keep-
4:S pate vltb the spirit of the aae, and
e country a a whole, and Oregon li
particular, in all that makca material
wealth and a prosperout country, is rr.aU
iug rapid strides towards a safu Laitor--
4-syoud a necesaliy of the cry ot "iiard
tLane." Oregon to-day Is, a transition
'jite la a senac, ai d nil the demeiiU c;
:noeutrated wealih era vkhlu tlie bor
iia. There yet is room. hurt.eH tun
ad (Killed ltbor flad revrarJ even here.
. flr the SCA7i.ii.UW.
j TW" Queen City" of tho Pacific,
guarded hy position aud material ad
vkntrtgi,'thocommorce of the East
ern world; what wonder such rapid
Uldea httve beon made, not only in
tucreaaed number but in all the es
sential tfltiiiient that go to " make
up" a great city? Within the pwt
twenty years the population has in
creased vt-ry rnptdly, aay in 1857,
about ttfty thoussind, and to-day ap
proxinmting very closely three hun
dred thouiind of all nations, kin
dreds and lonprues. Of enurne the
greiitest increase liaaheen within the
past ten years. The city Id spreading
all over . ami the peninsula is
dotted with every conceivable char
ter of Improvement that energy and
wealth can hrln under contribution,
immonse capital at control, what can
hinder r tlll grenter proportional in
crease, looking to the next twenty
years? With nil the advantages of
location, right 'in the very gte of
highway the cotnaiprce of theEast
ern world the hi Iding.tio wonder that
"slow going," ploddine humanity
stands appalled at -ia concentltion
ot wealth, tltat with other advantages
naiied takes the re-it in Us train, nnd as a
result Snn Frwiclsco stand without rival,
(or there can be hut one Sata Francisco,
nature has settled that little matter, and
talk as you please about your '"Sound"
elty. and your "Astoria" you cannot suc
cesslully compete nr ever approximate the
magnificence and splendor as results of the
concentrated wealth that from a hidden
spring comes at the touch and will " not
down." The "Queen City" has within its
borders not only weslth, but refinement
and intelligence; attncteU by wloua
reasons. :-
Take a hurried promenade hurried
for if -you do net mvoe quickly, you will
soon be submerged in the throng up aud
down some of the principal thoroughfares
ot pronienaders, study the expression, and
your conclusion cannot be averso to con
eentration of welth.hivihly bestowed, but
in the keen glances your reason finds the
evidences are not wanting ot shrewd busi
ness sagacity, and a dashing, reckless
spirit that you will And in no other place,
certainly not on this coast. Looking to a
future that is soon to follow S3 Indicated
hy the part, and the unwritten history of
tLn Francisco, will find a reillzation in
grandeur and magnificence tliat laisglna.
tion will Ull In detecting from the Maud
point or to-day, and the "Golden Gate"
will etlll be the gateway of the we(:;, of
nations that pay tribute at all reasons.
CAS A WIFE HTF.A1
This question recently arose before
the English Court for consideration
of Crown eases reserved, where only
criminal , cases are heard. The pris
oner whdihadjbeen a.police cotislabk',
waa convicted of receiving stolen
money and gootiii, which be knew
had heea stolen from the prosecutor,
an innkeeper at liurslym. The theft
as. alleged to have been committed
b.7 the innkeeper's wife. Khe had
undoubtedly left her husband's house
secretly, and without his consent,
carrying away with her alout 700
of his money, his gold watch and
othsr articles, which she transferred
to the prisoner. But his counsel con
tended that there could be no feloni
ous receiver of stolen goods, without
there first being" a thief, and that the
conviction was wrong, because a mar
ried womau could not in la w steal the
goods of her husband. The Court so
held, and quashed the conviction,
saying that although the goods were
taken ty the wife, they were not
stolen; that husbandland wife were
one, and " it would be a violation of
the law of England to hold that a wire
could steal her husband's , goods."
Exchange. ; . .,:
' It should be a violation of the laws
of any civilization to accuse a wife of
stealing anything provided she
"gets away with It." ; . . :
. Try tec tsae tertian. ;
number of prominent brokers of
the big board met yesterday after
noon to concert measures to revive
tho -confidence of the people and
ameliorate the demoralized state of
the stock market' A propneittoo wax
made to close the board, but was not
determined upon. A committee was
appointed to visit the Bank of Call
fornia, Nevada Bank, Anglo-Cali
fornia and London and Man Francisco
banks, and request those institution
to atand in with the broKera la assist
ins to protect holders of stocks, or the
brokers would refuse to sustain their
customer?. It was also determined
to issue an addrees to tho people upon
tho subject ot paying aasesNUienui.
Besolutions wero adooted that the
practice of one broker (ouiing stocks
toanntneroe atxeuuntenancea, nna
that no more such transactions take
place between members of the board;
that no more "informal tteauions" bo
allowed, but that all aeasions between
regular seoalons of tho board bo pro
sided over by the caller, and thut ull
stiles Le recorded.
Tlie lately tltcead Ileurl Ucnnler ot.ee
stood upon the Leach of a watering place
near an old tuau and liU wife, who were
viewing tiiu cccua lor the first time.
"V.'liaL i-c.vits tr;" said the old lady.'-U
the perpetual movement cf the sen."
"Aiiidan.c," 'tid M outlier soii-tnn'y. "(iut
.r! '".- :- p' ..! jivi! ! v ( li-'- fi-h."
, s'stmoi. c , ;. - ,
It is related that tu olden timoii the crit
ic Zoiliu once presented A pulle a vry
eaustfa aud uufiilr cr ticism upon the Iliad,
whereupon the god requested tliat he
would select for him the beauties ot the
work. He replied that he only busied hlm
selt aboil' the errors. On hearing this.
Appolto Imadod him a sack of renowned
wheat, and bade him pick out tlie clmtV
lor hi reward.
It has never been rerordetl whether
or not tlie critic took tlie intended rebuke
ot Anoilo, and In future retrained from
tlie unjn-t and obj -ctlouable severity of
his criticisms. It may have beeu that he
was too dull to perceive tias very obvious
hint. lor critics are a IkftUn race.and have
always been rviiMrknhlc remarkable tor
nothing hut their stupidity and captious
new. At all events, it he did, the succeed
ing members of hi craft have entirely
tailed to profit by the iuueudo of (lie god,
or to emulate the example ot tho critic, for
from days Immemorial every Zollus ot
them all has beeu eternally forgetful ol
the wheat, ami tudustrioui only to find
and pick out the chaff from every subject
of bis criticism.
If the proposition be true taut alt our
actions are incited by a hope or prospect
ot reward, what oslble compensation
can accrue to these laborious seekers alter
trifling defects ; and these censorious per
sons who are baU in the glorious efful
gence of the sun. but eagles when g.iziug
at his apou. ; Thus: eajrer githerers or the
weeds and thorns of vices tliat grow on
the bonmlless and blossomy gardens of
Virtue ; these breathless toilers up lie
mountain ol truth, merely pick np the li -a
giiiticant stone nt error that lie (ratter
ed iimn Its eternal eh'es. Tlie phlkHopl er
ot Twickenham has told usthatk'Men setve
apprenticeship at every other trade, but
your critics all are ready made." Aud It
has been said by a greater than hn, by the
wittiest ol mankind, tliat bleeping, talk
ing and laughing are qualities sufficient
to finish out a complete critic It will re
quire no very exhaustive reasoning to!
make all cxtsud to the jc dicta the
readiest aud fullest credence. We have
but to cast our eyes about us and view the '
counties throng of waspish, snarling,
fault-finding critics, that aro vegetating
all around ns, "thick as autumn leaves that
strew the brooks in Vallomhrosa." Critics
to the right o! us, critic? to the left of us, '
critics nil around ns volley and thun
der! Kegirdless ot the dogma thata 'little
knowledge Is n dangerous thing." and of
tlie admonition to "drink deep or ta.te
not the Pierian Spring," the critic is con
tent with the smallest possible amount
requisite to redeem him from a rendition
of absolute stupidity.
His moit marked peculiarity is, that
his moral nature is as lull ot quills as U
the "fretful poreii'iine." Amid the moun
tainous grandeur of Aiplnu soli tildes where
eternity itelr is "enthroned In icy halls ot
cold sublimity, he wouiu De muling lauit
with some tali peak, because, forsooth, it
did not lorui a perfect cone; and within
St. Pi-terV, at Koine, he would criticise
tlie Irregularities of the crevices In the
floor rather than be transported with tho
aiagui licence ol its architecture.
he never saw man, woman or child In
whom he did not consider that tho bad
traits entirely overbalanced the good. And
as for Goldsmith's parson having faults
that leaned to virtue's side, be hoots
at the idea. 11 6 never, In all his life, saw
a book or a literary production of any
kind that was not lull, absolutely running
over, with Inaccuracies, cram mat leal, rhe
torical, or otherwise. Ills thoughts and
sayings about everything and anything
that came under his observation, are like
tlie tabled mirrors of the temples of
Smyrna, which represent the fairest im
age as deformed. Us is a Dersou of
oik; Idea, and that idea is to censure; and
in all lie says or writes the aaine carping
tiieught occur again, in every variety ot
phrase. The Scandinavian had a God
called Vas-iir. wlio was ruObcated by the
multitude of ideas sticking iit bis throat,
because he could find no way to get them
out. What a pity that the one small idea
of the modern critic might not act as de
lightfully disastrous as did tlie multitude
of the northern diviultjl There would be
an immense amountof poetic justici in tlie
fact that the words be meant should prove
the minof ottnrs,sliould end bisewn"llle's
fitful fever," by a blessed atrangulatlon.
How tleataat would be the bare vooten
platiou ot the possibility of such an oc
currence to one stanuing near we "eternal
city," under toe shadow of the pyramid.
where sleep beneath the followers be
loved so well, the lamented, the Bordered
Keats!
Tour critic bas someUiliifr like an in
stinct ot ambitionnot an Idea, tor he has
only one an ambition of distinction, and
hopes to build up the -fabric of his own
fame unon the ruins of persons ef superior
abilities. He has a lively recollection of
the fact that the crab would never have
constellation but fur the audacity ho mani
fested in nibbling at the heel of Hercules,
It was recently remarked by a distin
guished literate ur that when men or
women tall In business, particularly as
authors, they invariably turn critics, and
we have bttt to look about ea to observe the
truth ol the proposition. Intellectually
bankrupt, it is now tlie rutins passion ot
tneir lives to wreak vengeance upon the
heads of those from whoe companionship
the.v tihve len expelled
One of the prtpoiterfrusty h.Urtvtii.g
species or tlie critical genius Is the musical,
one. llo is generally a young man wltli
tho Elor.lort of hair, eutiiiinnlv parted by
a meridian of longitude running through i
Its center, weak eyes, strengthened at
times by a witching eye-glass, pendent
from his neck, a feeble titou-t.acl.c but kill
ing an Intiownt rue, and a tiecidexlly
forelgnish air. He has traveled, of course,
perhaps to a Hord an 11 ustration ot how
much a booby that has been sent to roam,
excels a booby kept at home. He gazed
adow n t lie cr.ilcr of Ve-uvins, while he
wr.s in ) i ;-(, but tiiere was uothii'.g in
it It i . ut-- ;-,itc ! ab-urd lor et:e to
think of knowing more u about- music
thiu be does To liear litm expatiate Upon
the rotmidlty and rompn lien Iveuess ot
(its aiu'ical lorn you would almost omt-
tiuiw hm n m nt v u i.iea nisi liHvttiuw oitriterlw In t!n nrl.lt
Handrl. Mosirt a.i.1 M-ndleulm. were lh avKI,t, eey n otlM
perfect n.istHits-mere mutual eharlHtniis 1 hmit thirteen ! degrees every
yiai know 'e. coukl twaiut a tloer syin- twenty-four hours. Iicnt d, Whi-n
phony KAjm J''r than any of any ,mrt of tie eartn ia nViAm.
theirs; as for Beethoven. 'why, lie was a . ' , . , .
leal s an ini.ier. muHtii't men hmr It Won, comes under the part of tho
thunder, and iiiljtbt tie 'xaied for the im-. heu vena where the moon was the
pe.trc.tou ol Id. uuisu-; S.r..s was hplor- 9WtlitlK .r.,ro the moon is not tliure,
ably itftioiant ot wnll.t-s; and trcbuliert, ... , .. , . ,
psliaw. Si'luilH-rt ! he ku-w about as nuich i ""t "as K'n ensfwurd thirteen (le
ib.iut writing iiiiiif hs Caiif iin .lack of grces, Hiid therefore the earth must
Modoc cel. , h.lty. As tor (.. Mutka's I-- tljril itH uxii ,U(!, onjr,,r lm js
onore In I rovnmre, her Heting wa tolern- . , ... . i
hlv )i'"i. he must Hcknowleilire, but (be
last night he beard lier rile Imd sonietbiuic
ot a cold, ai.il l.tr siniun wits excusable.
By lite way. how people ilifTer ubotil vocal
musii- -inglng in parfclllar.
Once mum a time the nightingale and
cuckoo bad n diSHgreeiueut with regard to
the resiectlve merits of their voices and
as to which was the sweeter t-lnger ot the
two, and they agreed to leave the arbitra
ment of the disputed que-tiou to a large
dowager goose that chanced to be sailing
on a contiguous lake. lioth exerted them
selves to their utmost and sang their I md-
ejt, sweetest aud best. Alter thu singing
was concluded, lite stately arbitn-ss put
ting no a looK or the most uigullled wisdom
t'.UJ delivered her udif meut: "Iristrue,"
aatii site, "tnat ino Higiititiia'e 4ias a voice
not paiflTiil to hear, buflt needs cultivutlou
badly. I am not displeased with tlie tittflit
ingalv, she Is a very passable songsttess,
but for good, pliiu and una Heeled song,
give me tho cuckoo." Tim table carries
iu moral with it. .
Our next critic is of the tlieological kind,
lie aUeitds tlie inlul-.tritions of grace
about once a iiinu'h. aud Invariably lie
means Itiuisi-lt during I lie sermon as tlinusdi
nailer the influeiicu of m powerful 0i iie.
Ilia nods and yaw ,s out Morpheus Mor-pli-
us himself, but as s.miii as the b iieilie
tlon Is pronounced he enn rzes f-om the
sanctuary a full blown critic The sermon
was (lull anil prosy, the delivery of the
speaker was intolerable, and in tact the
Utcullar tenets ot that eliiireh never did
stilt bis theological Ideas. If the minister
happuis to be a Methodist, be was entirely
too Armenian; it a Prtttbytvriau. lie could
never see i.v round sense in Calvauutic
doctrines;the KpiscoiialiMus were altogether
too cold and lormai; trie HethoiUsia ton
loud iiiiu tumultuous. Mince the days ot
Wesley nnd Calvin, tliere pel Imps has
never ueen a more erudite, a nnsre extra
ordinary I'.eologlcalcrltlc. He is the hie-,
rophaut el a new Idolatry, the Idolatry of
criticism. lo every lia:mlozIcal arrav
there should be aJded one niche, and it
Should be tilled by our beloved wiiut, Saint
Critic. I will now reverse the experience
of hclphs and lead you from an "Africa ot
l.ious" into an "AMch ot her;)ent4, by
Introducing you to another excellent per
sonage. lieaven s Dest girt to man, the so
critic. Hint of course is a woman, of
her gentle sex the seeming paragon. Slo
is small of ststure, has a somewlnt atfen-
uatedhabitol person, small, stranau hk-
IK eyes that dance like whortU berries in
a cup of milk, a..(l wears s wiMerues.i of
lime crisps aim curt, eoioreu ttke tuo set-
this: sun! Her age ia terribly uncertain.
but it is evident from various iudicitions i
that long ago she rouuutd the Caiie of
Giwd 1Io,k;. tUie reveres the mem .ry of
Ztutipi'U ami lio;iH llenHl in grateful re-
uiembranceiorhUamiable.liiugliterorilie
innoeeiits. Bhe isomiii-ii iit oi ail Ha; at-,
l.iirs ot tlia iieighborhooil; tho tmiMtle i
Crmlitnn nt' the IdiviK tin rtM'lirvtilv.Jil I.'ttft.
nl I he town, tint rHi.m.lu.1 l.'irl.
ladeen iu curls of the popular wii.g ocl-
ety. bhe revels in tea, aud under its deli'
eioiH intoxication her seraphic tongue be
comes nt both etuis clastlcally Iuomi. tilie
Is completely under the dominion of a cer
tain sardonic gentleman In Faust, remark
able lor his close tilting costume of a crim
son dye. and his general Satanic appear
auc , who in order to be near her always
assumes for her cake invisible shapes, lying
erdu in tlie loldsof her pocket handker
chief, nestling under her sombre veil, wav
ing iu her hieezy fun and swimming in
I let gossipy teacup. Nothing pcapos her
piercing and ail embracing observation,
aud Innumerable are the H:ril-t' ot many
kinds of beauty and merit that melt away
in the acidity of her criticism, like the
rich Jewels In tho enp of the Kgyptiau
Queen. Her restless teriguo never sleeps,
and when not in Juicing in the darling pas
time ot envious criticism or peevHii fault
finding, is generally cuiplnyml it. those
petty sarcasms bait in test, and nail In
earnest, neither mdo enough to give ex
cuse for cutting retort or witty enough to
atone for their impertinence by their bril
liancy, bhe is the aiecto of the critical
mythology, tin: outlaw of the social world.
whose mind Is filled with envy, and whose
tongue is tipped with rancor, who at
tempts to revenge herself upon those peo
ple from tlie privileges or wliose society
alio has been forever banished.
Aud now my good critics, sir-crttlcs, and
my lady critics, do you not honestly be
lieve tnat the poet was rlirht when bo
scourged your whole tribe with a whip of
scorpions, aud sang;
A MM .
Smkfwwsla luta!m',-do InJiiu),! -
Hurts uoattatwi i iuUhI. or earn to cJMfl; . :
Heiaars In mn, or an evhltape,
- OraaToUM-shuift tfcat'afaiM, htfiite
1 eu (raa in orllics."
VYby Li it tliat you will not be "satisfied" !
Can any Kdipus among yon answer the
perplexing DMiuodruai 7 Are you blind
to every excelieuos, nt are you externally
longing for better bread tiian is wade .of
wlieatF
Grant me patience, 6b, Jupiter Olym
pus ! for of all the cants that wore ever
canted In this cantlhg world,, tlie cant of
criticism is ttie most ridiculous ana tor
inentinj. ' mMiOBAtrr.
Fimmrf HoillOea kta Lbam-a.
Pinney now says hla published
statement was ' written some six
months ago. when things looked dif
ferently from the preseut aspect nnd
was not intended foe publication. Hu
far as the gravity of the charges
against Kargent, Gorbam, Pago and
Carr was coneerued lie had no retrac
tion to make. lie thought perhaps
.Sargent had drifted Into his position
from being In tho company of his fel
low politicians. Heassumeslo know
nothing of Isaiah Ilanscom and the
management of tho department at
Washington, and that tho transac
tions of the Huiiseom family at Mare
Island while Up v:m rh-t: II we wen:,
nl! r''J,'-.
ftllTTIKKS ARK LATKR K4IM IY,
Athe moon revnUes around the
earth from west to east, nnd in doing
net'essary to nrinp; tliat part again
under the moon, which requires iren
emlly, not alvvayn, about fifty iniii-
UlOfS
The s.imo thing; nccurs Uto next
evening, and the evening after, thus
tho monn rises moist of tho year uhnut
fifty mintifcs later each day. Now,
as the tides are produced mainly by
the moon, it lllatotico'ie8een from
this eastward iiinvemunt and this
later rising each day, why they must
occur about fifty minutes later each
succeed ing day. While tho lunar
tide is thus dally lagging, tho "til ir
tide occurs nt the sane tiuii'. Ileuco
these two tides always begin to sep
arute nfier new imxin, being further
iijinrt each day, until tht-y again coin
cide at full (iiimn, when there Is u
higher tide than uiu i, called sprln-?
tide. Then again they separate, un
til new twain occurs, when they once
more unite, producing another spring
tide.
It must nut be supposed that tho
whole body of the (icenli, t(i its prn
fuundest depths. Is etiu dly moved by
the tides. Tl
he tides are m.titily hu
nernciul, and except where the water
Is of moderate tlepth the lowest parts
aite only slightly distuhed; but to
vvluit depth the tidal current extends
can never, perliavi, he suttslactni fly
determined. Hie gulf st renin Isalsittt
three thousand feet deep, having for
Its bottom a betl of colder water of
various ilepihs; but as I he stream is
the result of other causes than those
that produce the tides, it is nut safe
to estimnle the depth of the tidal cur
rents hy its own. Exchange.
"Superficial tides," are easily
enough explained, but, as ntTect
ing the "depths" of the ocean in so
far as human human science has de
veloped, the action of the moon tw
affecting the " lowest depths," must
still remain nn op;ti quustlon. Tho
"df stream" having for "its bottom
V , , . , .. .
" ,H;u w "'""'r vtuer,- eviut'tiuy is
drawn from tho " dt'ithrt" of a spec-
Ua(ive A vory l1)tt.roHtitlg
. , . ,
slu(1-v ideed is that 8mn "gulf
stream."
That there nreJ counter eurrnntR of
...u,(,rllf ,,i)THrill,. n1(.rilir .i,,,.,,
r
limy or may nut be ntTccted by the
tho moon or tides if vim plo.me
.ia .,,.,, r,, i,, ..,. n,
uuvo "" " "'"
action of the gulf stream arises from
different niid nlhor cause.! is .another
fact, well established. That the
moon does affect the tides, In a prop
osition much clearer than many are
disposed to admit, yet It still remains
for the scientific world to demonstrate
as to " the denthi" nnd extent.
AMI!
iMpn'KsnKxa:,
May llili. Is77. j
Mi:. Kmiok. I wl-.li through the medi
um of your paper to correct a mistake
which occurred iu tlie column of hut w eVn
.Statidaid. It stated that a young gentle
man, the sou ol nn Influential citizen of
this place went to a drug store and pur
chased a bottle ot horse medicine with tho
nurpo.se of destroying my lite.. The tacts
of the case stand thus:
On Sunday, April 5Ktli, Mr. John Mc-
Dntilel went to Indeiwiiilenco and bought
a bottle of tincture of aruloa for a horses's
hlMHilder. Coming liome lie and hU com
panloti (Mr. Noah Ienbo), John said, "let's
fool some and make them taste It." Mr
Lea bo said, "John, I am afraid it U poison
and yon had not better fool with it.
John said, "I put ruy tongue to sonic and
it just tasted a little hot." He then offered
tlie bottle to some ot his friends who be
met on his way home, laughingly telling
them It was whiskey. They did not catch
at the bahV' John then Vreugbt the bottle
home and said, "I nave some ot the very
best Port wine here," at the same time
showing ate the empty part of the bottl''
be named several persons who liad drank
out of It, saying, "that was all they drank."
I asked mm it I coiiiu nave some, to which
lie laughingly assented, at the some time
handing mu the bottle. I drank about faur
table-spoonsful, and, in about ten minutes
afterwards I was taken violently sick and
very aizry-neaueu. J then asked Mr,
Len bo If it was poison, he said he thought
it was, and told toe to drink suit aud
water.
Ia regard to report.-) about my hti.ibr.riii
i being leagued with
Mr. MUlamei to
destroy rne, 1 con say with a clear cor,.
'science before tied and t:.an, tliat it is u
htlfcehixHl of the blackest dye.auil worUioy
only ot the, person wlio crested It.
AsnUo In regard to Joltn McDauleh
troeuring the arnica to destroy me, I do
not iblnk such la tho case, bo merely ran
the joke too far In allowing mo to drink
the txsUnii. I have always len-.ived tl.e
greatest kindness Irom all the MclMtileh
tnmiiv anil 1 do not, fieiiovo .Joiiti t,)e:,t
to harm rne In Bt.y way.
Wltees-e: t-'Ojtiu r. :-i;o
O W. bM,u..n,
KATt'liS WB.
coiitlimes the Isuiluig thetnn. The "mark
ed division ol Iviiglish sentiment llmreuu
both among the people and cabinet con
tinues. ' NrVertheliMw ii(lleiotis leaders of
opinion on bol'i aides deny that lirltl.sh
military preparatlona mean more than In
tend d readiness Tor possible eventualities
or sigiiilicaiit warning to ltus-la not to go
too far with her rhein9. While the publlo
mind Is In a condition to take a panic at
the actual declaration ol' war, because of
Its disastrous ett'eet-s 'upon Itrit tlt commer
cial and iniliHtilal interests, it views with
complacency such preparation for war as
may tend to avert its iieeesstty. Another
theory is generally discussed, that Lord
lisonielteld really means war and deliber
ately t'omeoted that Eisteru broil instead
of trying to placate It Iu anticipation that
llur-da and Turkey, becoming exhausted
in the pending ttiugglc, will nlTord Eng
Itiittl an opportunity lo S'cure Constatitl
unple and control of the Kosphorus thus
trongtheiihigtlin Kngllsh hold upon India
by ''effectually cntmriftndiiig Its ap
iroaches from tho rear. ' KvlilnnceH accu
mulate contlrnilrig; tho old rumor that
Kudds -siitlclplitliig llue eventualities
actually prepared fur thn in by tho arrange
ment ol dlrt'ct nndcrstaiullngs If not trti,
tles with Austria. Oermany and Italy
which command their sympathy mid ac
quiescence In the Czar's design. In this
connection their calm iiidill'.irulice is sig
ulflciiiitly coiitnisttd with Kuglaud'a ex
clietlieut over the armed struggle. Thore
seems little room to doubt that the conti
nental powers have agreed how their re
spective boundaries shall be arranged as a
result nl Kuxla's uticcess. In this entinec
tloti also is remarked the fact that the
Hussian declaration of war Is silent on tlie
question of territorial sgrati.lizumeuta and
avoids the least words trammeling the
Czar's futnro poller. IhltMi statesmen
who oppose intervention tsirle urging
those evidences tliat Ruction! woo Id have
no ally but Turkev. ssy privately that
tirlde forbids their tittering, publicly that
England's experience tn Hhj Crimean war
presages Iwr rertain detent If she Inter
venes under such conditions. Iu the Cri
mes, wltti Prance and Sardinia for allies
only one KtiKsian tortren was captured
after a long siege at an Immense loss and
that on a frontier which wa no', then con
nected with rsllrmds with the head of
the Umpire. Now. however, the Kusilan
railroad system Is o perfected that she can
rapidly concentrate at any point where
Kngland could strike with lorces over
whelmingly greater than England could
place hi the field.
Although no great buttle has yet been
lougbt. all Ititellljrent observers can
that Huisia bas nchleved marked sneces
Iu her armed advauee ibrongb a diflk-ult
country, and that her military disposi
tinus tnus l.ir tire jjood augurs tor llnt.l
success.
Vii:nna.. May 11 We hear from Jassy
that a revolt lias biok,.u out In the Cri
me. The Tartan, ha vo occupied the road from
Sim Irroi ol.
The Jews in Jassy have been warned
that If they continue prsyers In the yna-
gngucs tor tuo succuia of the Turk they
w ill be severely pimlshrd.
LoNOOit, My 11 The Htaitdanl learns
that a contractor kwi been ordered to sup
ply two thousund l;oro stalk with fittings
tor setting np on board hind tr:uis)ortn.
Ambulance wagons of the uewust pat
tern are leaving tor Geneva Cross, at
Wolwlch arsenal, awaiting shipment to
Portsmouth ami elsewhere.
Lo&poN, May 12. A Russian dispatch
or Ihursday says the preparatlos on
both sid.'S for action on the Daunts) is
nearly rendy. The Russians evidently in
tend to oten tire on TurkUi positions
along the whole Hue, and under cover of
an overwhelming artillery lire attempt to
cro s the river at several points simulta
neously. Notice im-t just been glvon that
the Russian batteries at Oiurgevo may
begin firing on tins town aud fortress at
any moment. For the last two days Rus
sians have been establishing batteries on
the left bank, from which bombardment
can be directed on tlie fort and town of
Narna. It Is believed the batteries will
open fire to-morrow. Turkish i or tresses
on the Danube are in admirable order and
are well prepared to withstand tlie attack.
An official Constantinople dispatch says:
Ttie Russians having attacked on Friday,
in great toross. the position occupied by
the vanguard of the Turks' auxiliary
troops hi the vicinity of lis to urn an. en
gagesaont ensued, lasting 64 hours, re.
suiting in complete route ot Abe Russians,
who lost 3,000. The Turkish loss la - con
siderable, hi i i-it-i..tl i '.
-Jf- ' - i i nr . n-i-j i,,, i -"'
A Stay tl-sMetuwil iSwimU.' --
Sax Francihco, May 18. Lieaf.
W. W. Fleming, of the twelfth U.S.
Infantry, quarterrfiaster and commis
sary at Alcatrax, obtained leave of
absence May Cth for ten days. Ila
took the overland train, , Immedi
ately after his departure the military
authorities ascertained that he had
borrow d all tlie money ho could ob
tain from his friends and had sold his
pay for the current month to several
partltw. Examination showed that
ttie prison fund and personal fund,
amounting to about $2,20t), intrusted
hi him was m Using. Other sums he
had variously obtained, probably
swelling tlie total amount to $5,000.
Ilo was arrested Ht Iinramle last Fri
day and is now on hii way back.
Without w!;,i;ii-tj to seem ctficiitus or
muldleaomo In other p:op!es" affalni,
would not "ii.ulrer" ct tlw Evening
Mercury be more likely to receive atten
tion due. Lt chiUi if l would give the
public hei i, an.'; si..l !M 'It.. st hat
h''. iit.ii.'" Tr,