The Oregon scout. (Union, Union County, Or.) 188?-1918, August 15, 1885, Image 3

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NEARING THE GRAVE.
Tlic Itrmnliio of Con. Grnnt In Stale In
llic Croat City Tlio Crowd of Via
Morn. Now York dispatch of the Gtlt: People
loitered in the city hall park all night.
They were the first in the line which, soon
alter six this morning, begnn filing past tho
remains of General Grant. There were,
howevcQno great throngs awaiting admis
sion, tliero being nt six o'clock nbout a
thousand nprsnna ntirinns to view tlio r-
msfins. Inspector Steers was in charco o?
two lines of policemen placed across tho
plaza from tho city hall entranco to tho
fountain. These two lines formed a pass
ngfiay through which four men might wnlk
abreast, and nlong which tho visitors to tho
remains should pass. Ollicorsof tho Twenty-second
regiment who had been on duty
during tho early morning were rel'eved by
rtfncers of tho Twefth regiment. Sergeant
Kieio- with thirty men picketed tho corri
flora through tho buildii; so as to form n
ftthnncl through which the throng should
movo to the exit on tho court-houso sido of
the city hall. Grant post had a mounted
detail at 5 o'clock to servo until S. These
men wcro placed nearest the catafalque,
and tho two lines of visitors pnsscd between
them and tho casket on cither side. All
within the gloomy corridors was in readi
ness. Tho clocks pointed G:0G o'clock,
and nt tho inspector a orders tho iron gates
roro thrown open and tho ten or twelvo
hundred people wnitine outside begnn to
How pnst the casket and through tho build
ing. During tho first minuto only S I passed
tho casket, but tho number soon increased
to 104 per minuto. Tho procession wn
almost nt lock step and tho tramp wss
quick.
At 0:25 the pulse of public curiosity had
sunk to 50 a minute, nnd at CiUS tho rato
was 52. At 0:10 tho averago was 91 per
minuto, tho number then passed being
about 2,500 with tho channel full nnd no
crowding. Tho hour from 0 to 7 o'clock
wns employed by working men, women,
boys and girls in viewing tho remains. All
through that hour tho formation of tho
lino was near tho fountain, nnd tho timo
of waiting was not moro than ton minutes.
After 7 tho personnel of tho lino changed.
There wcro less women nnd girls and moro
men. At 8 o'clock persons were moving
pact the casket at tho rato of 110 to 120
per minute, nnd tho polico wcro reinforced,
nnd that timo thero 487 men on duty, nnd
tho channel of polico was oxtended beyond
tho fountain. Within the city hall, tho
guards at the casket woro hastening tho
people, and 150 pcoplo per minuto woro
viewing the remains nnd passing hurriedly
throuch at 9 o'clock, By tho remains tho
U. S. Grnnt post had mounted another de
tachment of thirteen men. Wheeler post,
of Saratoga, and the military order of tho
Loyal Legion were likewise represented.
Every car nnd train coming down town
added its quota to thoso anxious to view
the general's face, nnd tho crowds wcro fast
becoming a throng, nnd were hurried
through tho hall at tho rate of 1-10 per
minute, nnd at ono timo passed by the rato
of 175 per minute.
At 11 o'clock nbout 31,000 persons hnd
passed tho casket and viewed the remains.
A Hornl offering of tho board of aldermen
was sot up during the morning beneath tho
rotunda dome, whero the light streamed
upon it. The central column roso ten foot
nnd wns flunked by stands of colors. Tho
bnso is a bed of ferns nnd palms, among
which are placed huge rows of white buds.
Mayor Grace this morning sent tho com
misHioner of public works tho following:
"In deference to tho expressed wisli of
some of tho friends of General Grnnt, you
are hereby directed to remove from tho
front of tho city hnll tho verses inscribed
thereon."
Tho passage of pcoplo by the caskot at 1
o'clock averaged about 100 a minute, and
at that hour -12.000 pcrsouH had viewed
the remains, seven hours having been occu
pied in so doing.
At midday and during tho early lunch
hours of tho afternoon many letter carriers
passed into tho hall nnd viewed tho re
mains. Col. Hedges, who has charco of thn re
ception and transportation of guests, lias
nearly completed his arrangements. There
will be about threo hundred carriages in
line. The cairingo in which Presi
dent Cleveland will bo drawn by six
black horses. Immediately behind this
carriage will follow six otheropeu carriages,
containing the vice president and members
or the president's enbinent. Behind theso
will follow n carriage drawn by four horses
in which will be seated ox-l'resideut Hayes
nnd ex-President Arthur. Other civil
guests will follow in tho order nnmed below:
I'nited States senators, ten carriages.
Members of congress, sixteen carriages
Admiral .louett, one carriage.
Commodore ('handler, one.
Foreign Ministers, ten.
Cabinet of Gun. Grant, four.
Ke.tired army olllcers, ton.
Gen. Grant's staff, two.
Family and relations, seven.
Clergy, four.
Attending physicians, two.
Pall bearers, six.
Gen. Sheridan and staff, four.
Chiefs of bureaus of war department, four.
Gen. Scholield and Htaff, one.
Judges ofniipremu court, six;
Governor of Illinois and staff, eight.
Governor of Michigan, three.
Wisconsin, live.
Massachusetts, ten.
New Hampshire, three.
Connecticut, four.
Maine, two.
Vermont, four.
I'nsylvania, twelve.
ow Jersey, fifteen.
Ithodo Island, four.
Iowa, two.
Dakota, six.
Virginia, three.
Indiana, two.
Legislature of Xow York, thirty.
Gen. Franklin, president Soldiers' Homes,
0 ono.
U Messrs. Drexol and Cliilds, one.
.Board of Indian Commissioners, two.
Mayor nn'fc representative or tho city of
q Brooklyn, fifteen,
alnyor and representatives of Now York
city, thirty-five.
Boston, Bix.
St. Louis, ten.
Hartford, four.
Now Haven, two.
Jersey City, twelvo. '
Eliznboth, two.
Order or tho Cincinnati, five.
Wheoler and Grant posts G. A. It., four.
FAREWELL TO THE DEAD.
Memorial Day nt llio Crant Cottage
All tlie I'umlly lreaent.
Mt. McGregor dispatch of the 3d: Yestor
day was a memorial day at the Grant cot
tage, nnd the family wore eaying farewell to
tho dead. Yesterday afternoon the widow
asked that Dr. Newman be sent for. When
he came, Mrs. Grnnt reminded the pastor
that the dead would only be hers a little
while longer, and asked him to be with the
family while they gathered in the cottago
parlor to say their farewells. Thus It was
that about two o'clock Mrs. Grant and her
daughter and each of her three sons and
i-i m v m ",e "."".V r00m i w" docks were also destroyed toother with the
i!fdw' )r-N7"ftn"Jw-'reUl0J)rM'Uh.rre. alonjf the river hank. A fleet of
eiit. The family surrounded the catafalque. its ,unier, four lu nuiutwr. at tut foot of
their wives were In the south room with the
Mr. Grunt Jrom a table brought tier dead
husband's bible, which sho opened and
passed to Dr. Newman. It wns found tho
boolwas opened nt tho eleventh chapter of
Job Tho chapter was read nnd then tho
clercymnn rend nnd ro-rend the sixteenth
nnd seventeenth verses, nnd then prnyer of
gratitude wns cQ.'red up gratitude lor tho
beautiful character of the silent one. After
this tho entire family, thcro nlono with their
pastor, entered with him into a religious
convcr&ition, nnd then each and all dwelt
upon reminiscenscs recalled of tho general's
last sickness.
Dr. Newman, nftcr carefully scanning tho
general's face expressed satisfaction nt its
nppenranco nnd tho opinion Mint tho ro-
renins were in a perfect preservation
t R.- ..; I. n n ninnit r nn innifo n
Notwithstanding tho heavy rain, tho
trains up the mountain from Saratoga
were crowded, nnd tho singlo lilo of thoso
who passed tho cottage to view tho remains
did not censo until G o'clock.
Tho programmo of saluting with cannon
to-morrow according to order of tho war
department will bo thirteen guns nt sun
rise, thirty-chdit at sunset nnd ono gun
every half hour throughout tho dny.
After tho ceremonies to-morrow tho re
mnins will bo taken to tho train nnd con
veyed to Albany. General Hancock ar
rived hero this morning. Ho telegraphed
hero from Saratoga that no salutes should
bo fired in his honor upon his arrival at
Mt. McGregor, as it would bo in bad taste.
Tho general marched at tho head of his
staff up tho slopo to tho cottago, when ho
wns met by Colonel Grant. None but tho
gencrnl and his staff olllcers wero admitted
to tho cottago at that time, but later tho
doors wcro thrown open to tho general
publio.
A TERRIFIC CYCLONE
Donuillnliluc n Great Deal or Property
Hint Killing mid Wounding u Number
of Vcople.
Philadelphia dispatch: A terrific cyclono
weeping up tho Delaware river this after
noon, struck tliis city, near Greenwich, de
molishing a portion of tho works of tho
Pennsylvania salt manufacturing company
and injuring sovoral employes. It then
took a course across tho river, wrecking tho
river steamer "Major Heybold" and tho
fcrryhont "Peerless." Tho storm blew tho
pilot, Emery Townsond, nnd Capt. Eugene
Iteybold, of tho steamer "Iteybold," into
tho river, drowning tho lormer nnd pain
fully injuring the captain. Tho "Peerless"
wns swept clean almost to tho water's
edge. When tho "Major Iteybold" left tho
dock for Salem, N. J., sho had about fifty
passengers, although, ns no tickots wero
sold, it is impossible to ascertain the exact
number. Thcro wero nlBo fourteen officers
and deck hands. Of this number of pcoplo
on tho wrecked boat it does not nppoar
that any lives wcro lost except that ol tho
pilot, although it is not impossible) that
some of tho passengers wcro washed off nnd
lost without nny ono knowing of tho fatal
circumstances. H. J. Warner, ono of tho
pnssengers, describes tho scene. Ho was
standing on tho upper deck and saw a
black storm approaching, but as it moved
rather slowly ho supposed it wns a rain
storm. When itstruck tho boat ho discov
ered that its immenso force enmo from its
rotary motion. Ho nnd several others wero
thrown throuch a holo to tlio lower deck.
nnd nil tho upper works wero swept away
uko chair. Tho contusion nmong tho pns
sengers wns indiscribablo, and several
jumped into tho river, but Warner believes
that all wero rescued. Whilo tho cyclone
was upon tho vessel, everything was black
ns tho blackest night, sofas wore broken to
splinters nnd carpets torn to shreds in tho
cabin ns if they had been paper. Tho
cyclone, ho thinks, lasted nbout a minute,
nnd nftcr it passed tho vessel rolled in great
waves and enmo near swamping. Tlia
storm then passed over to Jersey sido,
striking John Diatogries' ship yard, below
Kaighns Point and destroying tho buildings
of tho establishment, then took a courso
nlong tlio Now Jersey river, demolishing all
buildings in its path up to Bridge avenue,
Cnmdcn. At this point tlio cyclono took
an easteily courno to Fifth street, Camdon,
embracing in its patli all that soction oi
tho city between Second and Filth streots,
to tlio Delaware river, which washes tho
northern section ot tho city; passing over
tlio river, skirting Potty's Islnnd, the
storm passed over to that part
ol tho Twenty-fllth ward of Phila
delphia, known as Richmond. In
its ravages in Camden scores ol dwelling
houses wero unroofed nnd somo ol them
thrown down nnd tho damago to business
property nlong tho riverfront is enormous.
Hundreds of families nro rendered homo
less, nnd ono victim, Charles Daizoy, was
killed outright. At tlio American Dredging
compnny's wharf another, Harry Stevens,
had his leg cut off by a Hying piece of tim
ber nnd will probably die. Tho track of
the storm through Richmond is marked
with death ami destruction. Its truck wns
almost duo north from the Port Richmond
coal wharves. About 150 dwelling houses
wero wrecked, also many damaged so bad
ly ns to bo rendered unfit for habitation
nnd two hundred families woro driven from
their homes to be cared for by neighbors.
A number ol persons wero Beriously nnd
somo fatally injured. A girl oi 10 years,
Lizzie McVeigh, wns killed at her homo,
1721 Melvalo street, in sightof her mother,
who wns herself pinned to tho lloor by rail
ing rafters, a few feet from tho dying child.
Tho cyclono is described by those who wit
nessed its progress up tlio river as nn im
menso cone-shancd cloud, with tho apex
Presting upon the water nnd the basa ming
ling with tho rain clouds which Jiung in
denso masses from tho sky. It is impossi
ble yet to estimate tho amount of damage
done.
'"f9
Proty Amounting to JJore Than W6
Million Dollars Destioypd.
The most destructive firo that has ever tak
en place in Toronto coffimenccd about 12:58
Aug. 2nd In the largo brick building; erected
bv the Toronto Suar Refinery company on
tlio Esplanade. A strong wind was fttowl n?
from the cast and carried chunks of burning
timbers along the Esplanade, Ignltlug the
wooden RiUdlng as far west as live or six
blocks.
In a short time nothing was left of tho su
gar factory but the walls and the smoke stack.
The latest dispatch from Toronto says: The
fire was the most destructive that has ever
occurred there. An hour after It broke out
In the eight story glucose factory the llamQi
extended for half a mile along the south
side. Scores of vessels of all Kinds were
moored Along the doika and all were de
stroyed. Henry Wart, private watchman. Is
known to nave perished In the Jinnies- The
most exciting scenes were on the crafts at the
docks and ai the vessels caught fire the
crews, bciug cut oil by the tire on the docks,
were forced to jump Into the water and swim
tor their lives.
So rapidly did the flames spread that the
small boats were consumed before they could
he launched, and the sailors 1 1 the water had
to denend unon their own strength until tUL'i
from outside could pick tbrra up. Mny
were scorched; It Is frarrd some fatally. The
exact loss or Insurance cannot be given. Es
timates place the loss at over $1,000,000, The
Glucose Works, valued at $AV),000, and the
Schooner. Annie Mllroy, Tallied at 3O0.C0O,
were burned to the water's edee Anions
the other buildings burned were a number of
boat nouses ana warehouses, anil several coal
Church street, were nearly all deitorcd.
GEN. GRANT'S REMAINS.
Lying In Mnle In Albany nnil Viewed
by Vnt Throng of Citizen Ilc
pnrture of tlio Fmirrul Car.
Albntf dispatch: Tho files of people
which began passing tho rcmnins of Gen.
Grnnt yesterday, when tho doors of tha
capitol wore thrown open, hnd not dimin
ished at midnight. Tlio solid tido of visi
tors entering from Washington avenue
split at tho loot of tho casket, nnddn two
files streamed out through tho State strait
portals, until 1 o'clock this morning.
Showers fell, but the throng maintained
without diminution.. After 1 o'clock tho
crowds begnn lessoning until -1 o'clock,
when tho strenm hnd diminished to a suc
cession of stracglcrs; then there was com
parative respite until 15 o'clock, when the
strngglers were reinforced, nnd nt 0 o'clock
(51,200 persons had viewed tlio rcmnins
nnd tlio solid tide wns ngain (lowing nnd
two streams of visitors wero surging pnst
tho casket. The line outside the building
increased with the hours, and nt 10 the
people, four nbrcast, reached down Wah
tngton nvcnuo for a block, to whero tho
coming throngs were formed in lino by a
Btrong forco ot police. At 10 o'clock it
wns estimated that the remains wcro being
viewed by ono hundred persons per minute,
nnd that up to that tune (1(1,000 persons
hnd seen tho face- or tho dead general. At
tho executive mansion tho sons ol Gen.
Grant, with Drs. rfouglns and Newmnn,
brenlilasted with tlio governor. Day had
dawned bright nnd fanners wjllj their fam
ilies, had come to tlio cityearly to visit tho
great dead. Trains from the east nnd west
ndded to tho number nnd tho morning
boats brought many more. A committee
of one hundred prominent citizens of New
York, appointed by Mayor Grnco to repre
sent that city nt Albany nnd to nccom
tinny tho remains to Now York, arrived
Across tho lapel or the black cont of each
member of tho committeois awhitosntin
badge bearing ncross tho top the words
"City of New York," undcrncnth this aro
tho arms or tho city, and still biwer tho
words "General Grant." Tho committee)
wear whito hats with black bands. Tho
delegation will nsscmblo in tlio city hnll
this morning nnd bo assigned places in tho
procession to tlio railway station. Tho
cars to nccommodato tho New York com
mitteo will make tho total number ol cars
composing the funcrnl train eleven. Whilo
tho remains have lain in stnto in Albnny
tholunornl enr hns been safely guarded in
the West Albany shops, and will
bo until called out to convey tho ro
mains to New York. Speculators have
mado efforts to sccuro possession ot tho
catafalque and funcrnl car after tho ro
muins depart. An offer of SB, 000 hnsbeen
made tor tho catafalque. As they aro tho
property of the national government, how
ever, it is not likely thnt relic hunters will
obtain them. Tho stcol casket, built nt
1 roy, wns completed Inst evening nt
o'clock. Thousands of neonlo havo visited
tho works during the pnst f?w days. Night
nnd day work lias progrosxed, and neither
timo nor expe.iso has been spared to com
plete tho work successfully. Tho casket
wns shipped this morning.
Every effort is being employed to pro-
servo the rcmnins ot Gen. Grnnt in such a
condition as will mako it possible and pro
per to display them in Now York. Thoso
in charge say thcro isnodoubt but this can
bo done. Tho remains will doubtless bo
displayed to-night in tho city hnll Now
York, but this is obviously contingent on
tno care exercised in transporting tho re
mains over tlio pavements of New York,
At 10:,'I0 this morning tlio capitol doors
swung shut nnd tho compact lino of wait
ing visitors was shut oil and none but the
guard of honor from D. S. Grnnt post.
Wheeler post of Saratoga, and six men ot
the military order of thoLoynl Lef ion wcro
nllowed to remain. Tho undertnkers then
took chnrao of tho body, and so tar an pos
siblo prepared tho rcmnins for tho lnststnce
of tho journey. Outsido tho cnpitol mili
tary and other organizations wcro lorming,
nnd preparing to move at tho word olcom
mnnd.
Slowly tho runeral car, drawn by six
black horses with mourning trappings,
moved to the Stato streot sido ot tho capi
tol. Gen. Hancock, mounted upon nblnck
charger and followed by his staff, np
pronched tho capitol as did also Gen.
Fnrnsworth nnd stntf. Governor Hill nnd
stnff lind gathered at tho capitol and woro
in waiting, j'.ioven o clock had passed
and it wns half an hour later when
tho great doors ol tho capitol swung
open on tho Stato street sido and
tho guard of honor from U. S. Grant
post wcro seen by tho waiting crowds
with tho remains insido the corridors. At
this moment tho guard of honor moved
out to low strains oi music nnd tho sound
ot trumpets upon tho upper steps ot tho
cnpitol. Thirteen men wcro touching tho
casket nnd so surrounded it ns to almost
hido it from view. Tlio sombro enr was
wniting at tho foot or tho stops. Four
men insido tlio enr assisted in lilting thoro
mnins to tho black dais within tho mount
ed catalalque. Col. Black and Mnj. Brown
arranged their companies of regu'-irs on
either sido of tho enr, nnd tho Grand Army
guard took position. A blaro of trumpets
rang out, nnd tho procession started at a
measured pneo down Stato street, tlio vari
ous organizations falling into tlio proces
sion, reaching Brondwny amid tho dull
boom of cannon nnd tolling of bells. Tho
lino of tho procession to Stouben street nnd
thonco to tho depot w-ns densely thronged,
Tho sons of Grnnt nnd theircompnnions of
yesterdny wero driven to tho depot whero
tho long blnck funeral train was waiting its
burden. General Hancock nnd D. M. Ken
drick wero in chargo. Guiih boomed while
tho rcmnins wcro being placed on the enr
"Woodlawn," nnd tho bells tolled slowly.
Tho committeo from Now York entered
their cars, Gen. Hnncock nnd staH wero
aboard, regulars wero quartered and tho
train started. Tho remains wero viowed in
Albnny by 72,000 persons.
As tho train started, a direo bv tho band
ol tlio Jackson corps renclied tho ears of all
in tlio train. Hundreds of pooplo nearest
tho track placed coins on tho track to havo
them flattened by tho wheels of tho train
carrying Gen. Grant on his Inst journey.
On tho roofs of houses in tho vicinity hun
dreds witnessed tho start, and ns tho trnin
proceeded across tho long bridgo of the
ILdson, it wns between two denso lines ol
pcoplo who filled tho foot-nnths on either
side. Across tho river wero crowds of peo
ple. Shops, stores and factories hnd
closed their doors to business, and tho
wholo populntion stood with uncovered
beads as tho train passed by.
A PIERCE BATTLE.
Two Smugglers Killed by JHoxlean
Custom Oillcer.
El Pnso, (Texns) dispatch: A big seizure
of smuggled goodH was mudo Monday by
the Mexican fincal olilcers southeast ot El
Paso, opposlto the Texan pueblo of San
Elizari, somo thirty miles down tho river.
Tlio contrabandists wero in forco, nnd, as
UBiial, heavily ar -"l. The custom-house
guards attacked tliem,howovor, ns soon as
caught up with, and a regular battle en
sued. One ot tho fiscal gunrds and two ot
the contrabandists wero wounded nnd ono
tiled. The remainder of tho gung, somoslx
or eight, worecnpturt-d,andaro now In Irons
closely guarded. The merchandise in the pos
bckmIoii of tho smugglers was curried to tha
Pom del Norte customhouse, and is, of
course, confiscated for the benefit of the
republic. It consisted of compact but
vulyubto mmlmudlno to tlw utuount Ot
$!T,000, nnd, from tho marks and stamps
upon tho package, hnd come from the
well known wholesale importing house oi
Ketelson it Degetan. Although smuccHng
is oi daily occurrence here, tliisseizuro lias
created much excitement, owing to tlio
stnnding ot tlio parties implicated. Tlio
lending wholesale merchnnts ot LI Paso
say that hy tanking tho Mexican govern
ment duties a little more reasonablo the
would bo little or no smuggling, nnd that
tno .Mexican government would actually
receive more money that it now does jflth
uie mgii rates.
T3.W2 MUST (SO.
riie lrexiluai will Kot 0mln4 tXli
Ordav ltelotlvo to CufSle In tlio 11
rtlnu Territory.
President Cloveland on tho -itli informed
the delegation representing tlio cnttleiuen
that ho would not modify his recent orders
for tho removal of catUo from leased lands
in the Cheyenne- nnd Arapnhoo reservation
within forty days from tlio datoot his proc
lamation. Tho delegation called, nt tho
whito houso at 4 p. m. nnd met tlio presi
dent in tho library. Senator Cockrell in
trodured ex-Representative Pollard, who
presented tho president a lengthy memorial
in hclmll of tho lessees ot the lands m ques
tion, asking for such timo to remove tlio
rattle as the tacts show to bo indispensa
ble. Mayor Moore, representing tlio busi
ness men of Kansas City, presented a milli
bar of resolutions adopted at a recent
meeting in that city. Ho said ho believed
tlio removal ot tho cattle at the present
time would result in great injury to the en
tire country. Col. Denmnii spoko as ono
interested. Ho thought removal would re
suit in the loss ot over halt the interest in
those owning tlio cattle. Tho cattlemen
understood their business. They under
stood it better than army olllcers, better
than President Cleveland. They know what
could bo done. Cattlemen bad gone into
the country with tho encouragement of Sec
retary Te'ler. Ho had written letters fa
voting them. Leases had passed from thn
original hands into tho hands ol uicorpora
tors. Mnnv widows nnd orphans wero in
terested in theso corporations, and they
would bj tho losers. Forty days would not
no moro than timo enough to buy Horses,
employ men and get things in shape to
make tho removal. Cattlemen asked
that they might bo allowed till spring-timo
to d.-ivo their cattle. Doctor .Mum
ford, editor of tho Kansas City Times,
was introduced to tlio presidentas one who
had always opposed leasing the land. Ho
said he had been opposed to such practices
and was opposed to them now, hut busi
ness intrrests demand that consideration
should be given to tlio men who were thus
forced to leave tho reservations. Knn.;a
City would he injured by such a removal
and he feared a panic would bo the result
of immediate enforcement ot the order.
"This application, ns I understood it," said
the president, after Mumford seated him
self, "is that cattle bo allowed to remain on
the reservations until next spring." Col.
Dennuin, representing ono ot the largest
raiiilius in tho reservation, replied: "Wo
will niovo at onco and inuko such progress
nn " i' can; wc iisk innu mini spring in wiui ii
to finish our business. Wo are determined
to get out as soon as wo can.". "Thero is
one point thnt seems to escape your atten
tion, gentlemen," snid tho president. "That
point is before my eye, and it is tho public
tnteiest. Wo havo lately seen what fear
can bo created by thirty or Torty Indians.
Within two hours a letter has como to my
desk from the governor of Kansas, urging
that the troops on the border of that state
should not be withdrawn. The highest
oillcer in tlio unity, ono experienced m In
.l in it affairs, reports tlio situation in the
territory and says tho ciiiiho of irritatim
is the presence of cattlemen. A section of
the country containing four nnd a quarter
million acrex was set apart for the Indians.
Only one-tenth of four hundred thousand
acres is left. They nro crowded down to
the agencies. Somo of this may be secured
with tlio consent ol tho Indians. It is
apparent to me, ns it is to you
that this stato of affairs cannot eon
tinuo. Two interests aro in coullict
Inch shall give wnyr Un one
sido wo havo public peace, public security
and safety of lives, On the other side aro
your interests. Tho former, gentlemen,
must bo considered though private inter
ests milter. Thequesiioii ol putting oil this
removal until next spring is inndniissible.
The order cannot bo modified. 1 want to
see some diligence in complying with the
order. Twelve days have passed. Precious
time is lost. An cftort wns made alter the
order was issued to securo nn extension ot
time. A dispatch wn." sent saying in most
positive terms tho order could not bo mod-
Hied. Hero you nro alter twelvo days havo
passed. It any indulgence is shown it must
lio an npplicalioii in cases, with evidence
that an effort has been made to comply
with tho order. If your interests led you
out of tho territory instead ot in, 1 cannot
help but think you would find some way
out in tint specified timo. I wish you would
co-operate- and take hold and try to get tho
cattle off. No argument will induce mo to
change what has been done. Rome loss
nnd inconvenience will no doubt follow, but
tliero is an interest greater than your
which must receive attention." The dele
gation, upon conclusion of tlio president'?
reply, left the oxecutivo mansion. "Thero'fc
cohl comfort in his words," said ono of tlio
most prominent cattlemen, ns ho wnlked
through tho whito house grounds to tlio
street. "Wo wnlked up, and we walkod
down," replied another.
Tho majority ol tho delegation started
for homo nt onco. They nro unanimous
that tho cattlo ennnot bo removed without
great pecuniary loss within tho forty days'
limit.
Now DoparttiEJB In Mall Caaryslmgr.
The difficulty botvuon the oFnclfic mall
and Washington postal authorities culmi
nntcd at San Francisco, says n dispatch
from that place, in absolute refusel by the
company to carry mulls lor Central Ameri
can and South American ports, oxecpting
thoso ior Mexico and Costa Rica, irom
which countries the Pacific Mail receives n
subsidy. Tlio retusnl was brought about
bystmnstcr Backus sending mail, con
sisting ot twenty-fivo bags, to tho com
pany's ofllco in charge of a clerk, who had
been instructed to proceed aboard tlio
teatner "Colima" with them as baggago.
Tfiis action was taken- by direction of tlio
postmnstor geucrul. who sent tho following
dispatch:
Wahiiinoton. D. 0.. Aug. 1. Snmue II.
Backus, Postmaster. San Francisco. Cali
fornia: Offer your entire mail to the com
pany; if refused, send nn ngent to tnko tho
mall along with him as baggage. Answer.
(BOned) Wm. JJ. Vii.ah,
Postmaster General.
Tho company's ofOcers, knowing tho con
tents of tho bags, declined to receive them
us baggage, unless thoy were separately
checked and the passage of the agent paid
to each point ol embarkation.
No Slouoh With tho Gun.
Several mouths ngo a masked body of
men visited the house of Professor 1. J.
Slocum, a school teacher near Horse Cave,
Ky. Slocum fired into the crowd and killed
three of them. Slocum has now filed a suit
or ? 25,000 against nineteen of the best
citizens ot Hart county. He charges them
with conspiring to drive him out of the
country.
Condensations.
Figuro-honds for ships nro going out
of uso. "NVlioro, in IStiO, thero wero, in
Boston, six carvers of theso nvnils, now
thoroisonly one. Snilors nro fond of
poking fun nt them, and often a ship
comas into port with n pipe in tho
mouth tliOj willed Qberuh nn h"
Thn healing ptvnar of fiortlnttS la,
being discussed in the SKUii&h uiedioui
press. Tho statement in uiado iliat in
tho recent shake-up at Mftlafttt in net of
tlio patients forgot their diseases Bud
took to tho open air. Tlio change
agreed with them so well that a few
only have returned to tho hospital.
Tlio exodus to Europe promises to 1m
light this yeftc and the proprietors of
homo resorts nro expecting to reap t
harvest. Hut the same cause that pro
vents people from going to Europe
whero thov csn got the wcrth ot their
monov in one way or nnothor may keep
people nt home.
Professor Olozeski lias produced tho
lowest recorded temperature, JUKI bo
low zero Enronhoit py vaporizing liquid
nitrogen under low prossure. Liquid
carbon monoxido gnvo ilOo below zero,
ami liquid oxygen 'JlbJ.
The largest gnu yet mndo for the
i United States Government lias been
completed by the South Hoston Iron
Company, nnd shipped to the ordnanco-
proving stntion at Sandy Hook. It 1ms
(been in process of construction since
I last August, and was n mnto of tlio ono
destroyed last Septombor during tho
moulding. This gun is !!2 feet in
length, weighs 51 tons, and is of 1'2-inch
calibre, carries an ciOO-pouml shot, nnd
uses 100 pounds of powder in ono dis
clinrgo. It is rilled with .'5- grooves,
nnd it intended for nn experiment long
rango riile gun.
Philadelphia Times: Tho climntic
conditions of America aro apparently fa
vorablo to tho development of red hair
i and thoro is moro than one reason to an
ticipate that wo shall becomo a nation of
strawberry blondes m tlio not very dis
tnnt future. Tho diverse foreign olo-
incuts that nro gradually fused into a
now national character aro such as cor
roborate rathor than woakon tin's ex
pectation. Wo have, on the ono hnnd,
tlio blonde- typo of the Saxon races, and
on tho other tlio brunetto typo of tho
Latin races, with Celtic reinforcements
of both types. What is moro natural
than that thu union of theso typos in a
nation, as in u married couple, should
result in red-bonded progeny?
An English shipbuilder has propnred
a niodol of a fast cruisor for tho llritish
odmirality, which is worthy tho atten
tion of our own naval board. This ves
sel will havo a speed of twenty-live
milos an hour, with coal-carrying ca
pacity sulliciont to tako liDrfrom Liver
pool to tlio West Indies nnd back ot the
speed of twelvo knots. Thoenginos aro
safe from shot boing protooted by tough
stool walls. Sho carries two 110-ton
iguns in barbnttos plntod by tlnrtocn
'inches of armor, and will carry torpo
;doos to bo ejected from hor bows. Tlio
cost will bo not loss than $2,G00,000.
Tho speed is tho paramount rccom
mendation, if tho programme of tlio
English buildor can bo realized.
Twenty-fivo milos an hour is n very high
rato of speed. It is nvorngo railroad
speed, and will mako such a vessel tho
most formidnblo craft afloat.
Tho incroaso of luxury nmong tho
ofiicors of tho German army has becomo
so marked as to bo made tho subject of
an article in ono of tho roviows, and 1ms
led to tho promulgation of tlio following
order by tho Emperor 'William : "Tho
moro that luxury and high living gain
ground in other quarters tho moro docs
it becomo tho duty of tlio ofiicors of tha
army not to forgot that it is not worldly
goods which havo gained them thoir
high and honored position in tho state
nnd in society. Not only is tho military
fitness nnd ability of the oillcer injured
by an otlominato mannor of lifo, but tho
basis on which tho officer's class stands
isslinkon." Tho Emperor has always
lived in occordanco with thoso maxims,
and led a simpler lifo every way than a
majority of lioutenants.
Tho first stcamor tlirougliofrom Now
York tij Albany renchod that city "Wed
nesday, April 8, tltfi latest date sinao
1875, wlion navigation opened April
10. Tho only other yonrs in which tho
rivor hns been closed into April, for
fifty years bac, woro 187!J, 1803, 1850,
1817, 1813 and 183G. Sinco 1830 tho
rivor navigation has beon oponcd forty
ono times in March, seven times tn(
April and six times in February,
while during tho year 1870 the Hudson
was not closed nt ell. Tho latest open
ing wns in 1813, when tiio channel did
did not bocomo clear until tho 1-Hh of
April. Tho earliest opening wfts in
1812, when Fcbauary -1th was tho dato
of resumption of navigtion.
A IrPfrgO Xro&l oflrti&IS.
Somo timo ago Harper's Wookly drow
somo unfavorable commont to itself by
a cut purporting to represent a load of
fourteen logs loaded in ono of tho Wis
consin timber camps. It was said by
tho untravoled Easterner, who had beon
taught that ono log was n big load for a
team, that no team could stir such a
load, ovon if it could bo mado up. Tho
prcsont issuo of tho Weekly vindicatos
its formor statement. In a haVpago
cut of Michigan lumber scenery it gives
a load of twenty logs with tho drivor
porchod on tho top of tho pilo, appar
ently on a lovol with tho surrounding
troo tops. Tho lottor which ac
companies tho photograph from which
tho illustration was taken states that tho
load was mado up in ono of tho numer
ous camps of tho G rat wick, Smith &
Fryer Lumbar Company of Tonawando.
Tlio logs woro sixteen foot long nnd seal
cd 14,595 feet, board measure. It was
hauled, four miles and banked in Otsego
Luke, Michigan. It is reckoned tho
largest loud of plno logs over handled
by onottam.
Personal Mention.
In social conversation with his staf!
ono of them asked Gen. Joo Johnston
how many times ho had boon wounded.
Ho replied, "eight times." The staff re
marked that no was tho most unfortu
nate General in this respect that ho had
ever known. "No, sir," said ho, "tho
miSt fortunQp; for it wasonlybytho
mercy oP Gal I n nofcfiillod upon
either ijj'ofiaion.S
OMio taaiid& o Barvurd llg$
oMtBoora, to tfhoin v?a3 rofaroort the
Itf tiesi of tie widot-ppradurttoa asfting)
thnt o-ttnctancQ ek morning prflyerQ lfc
mado voluntary with snntaBte oeto
tWMity-ono ymrs, ond oytional wiShi
the parvnta and guardian., of otW8
adopWwl rceduiirma thotitte exyodienP
Vo grant Urn yutilion.
When Qunon "Victoria's gnwta ar&
biddon to sloop at Windsor CaaHe thoy
do not 5eo much of her mejesky, who
seldom nukes her appearance luifura
dinner. After thnt meal a few words
of conversation may lj had with iha
sovereign, but sho presently rtirra to
hor private aptrtinonts, md is no mora
seen. Sho is a great stickler for eti
quotto and inn'sts upon liwlics wearing
much lover dretsos than would othwr
iriso bo customary among the fair sex
who ro not tho possor6 of plump
shouldors.
At Queen Victoria's las.t Drawing
IJooni among tho American debutantes
presented whs Miss Van lloinweleor,
grand-daughter of tho old Fatroon of
Albany. Sho is greatly admired r aa
well for her accomplishments nnd wit
as for her striking stylo of beauty,
which is Italian, with large, soft, lus
trous oyos. It is hard to imagine sho is
of Dutch descont. Hor mother is a
Southern lady, celobrated for her beau
ty and attractions, and belongs to a
fnmily of tho "bluest blood" of tho
South.
Tho Duko of Richmond will grant his
Sussex tenantry a 10 per cent, reduc
tion of rent for tlio next threo years.
His Sussex estato comprises somo 18,0i0
acres, with a total rent roll (at present)
of $100,000.
It is not gonorally known that 0. P.
Huntington, tho railroad magnato, can
enter a car at Nowport News, Va., on
tho Atlantic coast, and rido nil tho way
to San Francisco, on tiio Pacific, over
his own rails.
Congressman Rankin, of Wisconsin,
is ngain in Washington after threo
months' milk-dieting in Georgia. Ho
says: "I am feeling very well. I havo
lost fifty-fivo pounds of flesh in tho
pnst throe months, but I havo enough
left yet, for I weigh Ki5 pounds now.
How I shall got on tho noxt fivo months
is not so easy to say, for tho doctors
tell mo I can cat nothing but milk for a
year. "
Tlio Fight non. Sir Edward Malot is
tho envy of Dritish diplomatists. In
thoso days of slow diplomatic promo
tion, to bo Ambassador to llorlin with
out doubt now tho most important of
Uritish legations at forty-sovon, and to
mnrry tho daughtor of almost tho
wcalthiost Duko, is an extraordinary
success for thoyoungor son of a nocond
class diplomatist without powerful poli
lical connections.
Cadet Ulysses S. Grant enmo near
being dismissed from West Point bo
causo ho nogloctcd to polish his boots.
Ho got so many domorits for untidiness
in this rospect that ono moro would
havo caused his discharge from tho acad
omy. Ho was not very careful about
his boots some vears later when he was
commanding tho nrmios of tho United
States at Arirginia. .
Mrs. Mary Frcnoman, of Laiayciio,
Ind., now puts in hor claim as boing:
tho oldest human boing in tho land.
According to hor account ad that of
hor relatives, sho was born at Lowis
ton, Dot., on tho 11th of March, 1773.
In 1806, sho and hor first husband,
Wm. Coltor, moved to Circloville, O.,
making tho joivmoy in a wagon. Hor
youngest son rcvVlou at llettnlaor, Jas
per county, Ind., mid in oighty-aso
yeturo of ago.
If, Oti the illitornfco vullicainisc d&clnr
od, thto$ wo not more tlnm six aa in
Vnp State of 3TaKUccht0tts wlio cacti
wito Sliftjcespearo's plays, tfaffrti wo
doubtless a great many maa withia tho
limit ef tlte United States who equal
him in mixing of metnphors. Hamlet's
oh.-Qirvntinn in rOgnrd to taking arms
against a i.a of troubles is not moro
difficult to rcalizo than this graphically
drawn pictsro presantod in tho Arkan
sas TrnolhC It is tho vorbatim
report of n spooch mae in tho Logisla
turo: "Mr. Spaalcor : I ariso to placo in
nomination n man, sir, what wo all
know, sir, to bo a man What aint got no
poor nowlmr. Wo all know, sir, that
ho is moro than qualified, sir, for tlio
position, for I sarvod with him durin'
tho wah, sir.
"Durin' tho dark nn' bloody days
when tho pnlo faco of hungor puts its
bloody hand on tho heart of tho nation,
ho was found to bo as truo as stool, an
grabbed tho gory wolf by the lappals
of his shirt, an shook him uutil ho
loudly begged for moroy. "
Un a certain public occasion, in n ltt-
tlo town, just aftor tho war, a patriotic
countryman roso to mako a spooch
which ondod with this glowing proph
ecy: "roaco has poured oil upon tho trou
bled wators, and thoy blossom like tho
roso. Sho lias como down among us in
hor floating robos, bearing tho olive
branch in hor beak. In ono hand sho
holds tho scales of justico, and with the
other folds Iter wings.
"Tho American eaglo broods over his
nest iu tho rocky fastnesses, and his
young shall lio down with tho Iamb.
Wo havo gone through the Hoods, and
havo turned their hot ploughshares into
pruninghooks. May we be as lucky
in the future, reserving forever our god
doss of libort.ioue and inseparable 1"