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Savannah Gi
llei
Georgia Affairs.
. miscreant or miscreants have been
*rr>lng
outrages with a high hand at
\lapaha. The Yem of that place ctates
[bat on Saturday night, the 7th inst., while
nearly ever)' one in town was at church, the
premises of Kev. Dr. Fort were invaded and
a piece of poisoned meat was thrown to his
The thief or thieves then rifled the
kitchen of whatever could be found. The
j 0J? f tt Ued to eat the meat that night, but
the next day it was picked up, and, poison
U ot being suspected, was given to the dog,
who died iu ten minutes after eating it. Dr.
Fort’s little boy, who had handled the meat,
was also seriously poisoned, and only by
ea t exertion was his life saved. The vil
lain or villalus, also poisoned a dog belong-
Lher party In the neighborhood,
alf and cut its ears off close to its
head, and with a knife cut a deep gash in
the side of a sow. Every effort will be made
r to brim: the brute, or brutes, who did this
' flemish work, to justice. A reward of #50
for their apprehension, with proof to convict,
has been offered, aud, if caught, they will
suffer the utmost penally of the law.
Mr. K. II. Peck, late editor of the Dahlon-
ega M Signal, has severed his connec
tion with that paper. He will be succeeded
bv Mr. Win. J. Worley, one of the proprie"
ingt
caugu
The now famous poplar tree In Washing
ton, Wilkes county, is not the largest three
in Georgia after all. That honor is enjoyed
by a sycamore tree on the farm of Mr.
Henry Hill, iu Walker county, which, says
the Lafayette Messenger, Is supposed to be
about one hundred and twenty feet high; is
fifty-eight feet In circumference, and nine
teen and one-third feet in diameter. It is
also hoik , aud contains a natural door three
feet wide and seven feet high.
The Americus Republican is responsible for
saying that “a country doctor, in writing a
letter of condolence to the widow of a
late member of the Legislature, says; *1
cannot tell bow pained 1 was to hear that
your husband had gone to heaven. We were
bosom friends, but now we shall never meet
agalu.* ”
our Atlanta correspondent, under date of
Saturday night, writes us that he has been
in constant attendance upon the Hill-Sim-
mons murdci case, and that it is one of the
most (if not the most) remarkable cases
ever brought into court. The testimony
*astl sed Saturday at 5 o'clock p. m., aud
the arguments commenced. As there will
be six speeches, and all pretty extended, the
case will probably not go to the jury before
to-day. When that result is reached our
correspondent will give the readers of the
Mokmv News a concise synopsis of this
most remarkable trial.
Peter Jackson, colored, aged one hundred
and four years, died near West Point on
Monday last. lie was a former slave of
Maj..r W. S. Jackson, whose father bought
him in b'A in the neighborhood of Savan
nah. The Pnss says of him that he had a
fine reputation for honesty and truthfulness,
having been fur many years a faithful mem
ber of the Baptist church and greatly
esteemed by his former master and his
family. For several years before emancipa
tion, he was practically free, doing only
such work as he chose. For a number of
y**ars preceding hie death Mr. A. O. Jack
6on supj»orted this old man, and had him
deceutly buried at his own expense.
The West Point Press tells of a negro wo
man in that town a few days since, who is
gradually turning white. Her face is already
white, though her hund6 arc still black. It
is said that her mother experienced the same
change, and the cause of the phenomenon
is thought to be a cutaneous affection. |
The Berrien County Mews wants the town
of Alapaha to be incorporated and elect a
Marshal and Council. It thinks the place
wili never amount to much until this is
4ooe.^|
Leu ill lams, colored, tried to whip his
wife lu Lexington a few days ago. He
emerged from the contest tho most used up
man in Georgia, lie Is very sorry he ever
attempted to exert force in the exercise of
his marital authority, and the next time he
w lll try moral suasion.
>-■ : “A stranger entering
Lexingtun on last Saturday night would
have been led to think that a regular picket
^progress on our streets, so rapid
i >us the discharge of firearms,
pt up late i:i'" Sunday morn-
1D g- Baud'* of negro men and boys were
5 een "audrrhig about the streets, and would
trequenrly ftop opposite a dwelling and be-
pu a d:M barge of pistols, greatly to the
Mnuymce of the sleeping populate and to
I* &iarm °f indies and children, But our
nni fi D f’ ^taring individual responsibility,
.luicUy turn a deaf car to the outrage and
J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR.
SAVANNAH, TUESDAY, JUNE 17, IS79.
ESTABLISHED 1850.
tight v
an4 conti ,u
which wa*> 1,
• I - - « ai iu iuc uuiii a^c uuu
e no step.-.toward havingit discontinued.
eVer . v n. gro iu town U s walking
akrht • aDl * continued shooting at
^gnt is intended as an insult to the whites,
irw^n. . k’T* uy M long as our citizens
it let 8uljl, ‘it* R nothing else will stop
«„T ni US mett incorporate Lexington
“'I place as watchman a Marshal who will
“ Te authority to act.
v“‘ h er,cus ^'jmbliean: “A gentleman from
A n J??* tfle *°^wi«ig little incident,
ram \, ,x) , u .-ht aline large Cotswold
other -i ur . u< ' him iuto pasture with some
a niimi Previously he had lost
J “ Ul “*’ r " f diecp from the ravages of
Wrft- l, ‘ Ul 9 ru - l, B. a few days after he
tjj fl ljp u lve f n ' raiushlp, he went to see to
hit buir U U J llfc V bser ved the rsm at full
I -l f’ on the ground. On
withev. n F uearer Le found a dead dog,
»»F w»« er i me * u k* 8 kody broken. Near
Uuu th» i bad, .V torn and bleeding,
that U ° 1 ' iad attacked. It is supposed
t4 c u ^ rara happened to be near aud took
*w:« r,,’ 8 P art - The owner of the dog
Sivin,, ,lje amount °f fifty dollars,
he Was n , ! >heep attacked the dog as
ttt,” ( l ulet, y huutiug for something to
din*k* 0IJe k' a nynal
ug fati
A few days ago a
(-'ph B. Brown, Esq , of Two
d at work in the Held and
somJttanii a fe . w m «meuts
leokfe. i m “V ln K
(ii.SCi ivprstil «
She had been
when she felt
upon
her, and
WJn .1 dl8Cov cred that & he had set
^oua huge rattlesnake
^r shV* ratIies nake. Iu her great
7' ran £ quickly backward, which
“vea her life, „ the
alarm 5* Ie ® rtad y to strike. She ga»«
tt(iI ^ter u-. tJ a f 6 J sta nce arrived and the
down on
than
kx,p C0I1KriitUlaUili on ber "lucky escaped
whom every confidence was felt. That ac
counts for the milk In the .ocoanut, and
explains how It was that Mr. Hull received
a fair trial and a just verdict. Inasmuch
however, as United States Judges in Florida
were the first to revive the test oath iufamy,
It was but reasonable to Infer that “Bisby,”’
with his shrewdness, had certainly made use
of that means to secure his successful oppo-
nent’s conviction.
The Tallahassee Patriot Informs ns that
Hon. Horatio Bisbee, who has had his resi
dence in Connecticut for the past two years,
is now reported to.have purchased a residence
in New \ ork, and intends to remove there.
The Patriot, however, presumes that he will
still continue his practice In East Florida.
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe has an article
in the Xorth American lleview for June on
the Education of Freedmen, which, it is
said, rather indicates a more familiar ac
quaintance with the “man aud brother”
than she displayed when she wrote “Uncle
Tom’s Cabin.” The Jacksonville Union
wisely remarks: “Four or five years spent at
Mandarin will convert most of them.”
The Run and Prees states that the sanitary
authorities of Jacksonville have taken sev
eral months to examine Into, deliberate on
and perfect a system of sanitary improve
ments, which will, It is hoped, place that
city in the front ranks, not only as a place
for Northern tourists and invalids in winter,
but as a di cirable home for all during the
entire year.
Tho last issue which we have received of
the Feruandina Mirror is dated Saturday,
June 41st, 1879. That’s anticipating things
a good deal.
Mr. Nick Smith, of Pensacola, was a few
night3 since fired upon by some one from
outside the building in which he was em
ployed. He got his gun and fired a load of
turkey shot lu the direction from which the
6hot came, and heard the woula-bo as
sassins retreating through the woods. He
is, says the Gazette, au industrious worthy
man, and this attempt on his life cannot be
accounted for. Every effort Is being made
to arrest the cowardly miscreant who fired
the shot.
It seems that the Gainesville hotel keeper
who was recently shot at while iu his house
at night is a Republican, and it is now be
lieved by citizens of that place that It was
he who fired the shot himself or got a friend
to do it, so that he might be held up as a
martyr to Radicalism in the South, and so
not only get a first-class advertisement free,
but also furnish political capital to his
party. This is the conclusion to which the
citizens of Gainesville have arrived after
thoroughly investigating the ease.
Scarlet curlews” are worth &XX) a dozen
in Volusia county.
The price of marriage licenses in Sumter
county has been raised to two dollars each
just one hundred per cent.
The corn crop of Sumter county is now
in a very critical condition. The Advance
says : “It has not rained for two w
past, and if we are not blessed with a suffi
ciency soon, the corn crop, which Is now
maturing, will be almost a failure.
The following, from the Jacksonville
Union, shows with what tenacity the carpet
bagger clings to the United States courts.
It says: “We have been asked frequently
this week ‘Who is E. (J. Dennis, plaiutiff in
the suit now being tried in the United States
court?’ The plaintiff is the father of L. G.
Dennis, aud the case, so far as we know, is
as foliows: L. G. Dennis, who is well known
in Florida, came into possession during the
carpet-bag regime of about $12,000 worth
of Alachua county warrants, which were pre
sented to the present Board of County Com
missioners (Democrats) for payment. The
board refused to pay them until the matter
was investigated. After this was done the
commissioners claimed that a portion of the
warrants had been fraudulently issued, and
payment was, therefore, refused. The war
rants were transferred to L. G. Deuuis
father, E.*C. Deuuis, a resident of Massa
chusetts, and now the suit is brought to
compel their payment. Had L. G. Dennis
continued in the ownership of the warrants
and remained a citizen of Florida, he would
have been compelled to bring suit in the
State courts, but his father being a citizen
of another State, the case was brought in
the United States court.”
A Jacksonville barber named Joseph
Seither lately went to New York, and after
partaking of a large amount of the fusil oil
In which Gotham abounds, was arrested,
He Imagined that he was Mayor of Jackson
ville, and when brought up for trial, the
following scene was presented, an account
of which is going the roun Is of the press
generally: “The stranger steadied himself
before the bench, and locked gravely at IJis
Honor as he answ« red: ‘My name is Joseph
Seither. I’m Mayor of Jacksonville,
Florida. Was re elected last April. First
time I was ever in New York. Been round
to see the elephant and the 6ights, and
finally called on you.* ‘Yes, yes,’ 6aid
Justice Kilbreth, looking with interest upon
hi6 distinguished visitor. ‘What’s the mat
ter, officer?’ ‘I found him going through
the street very unsteady. He came up to
me and wanted me to tftke care of him.
He was willing to go to tho station
house, or anywhere else. He was almost
gone (sotto voce). He must have fairly
bathed himself in the stuff to be so
drunk.’ ‘Don’t send me up for more than
three months,’ quietly interrupted Mr.
Seither. ‘Do you think you can take c*re
of yourself, now ?’ queried the court. ‘You
just come down to my hotel, and see wheth
er I can’t take care of a couple of us,’ said
Mr. 8elther, winkiDg one eye horribly
g4_»gsthe people of Jacksonville want you
more than we do, aud you may go.’ The
self-announced Mayor of Jacksonville, Ha ,
slowly wheeled, balanced pimself with some
effort, and made as straight for the door as
he could, leaving the audience delighted at
this little exhibition of a Mayor’s eccen
tricities whi'S he comes to Gotham on his
trial trip.”
Mr. A. B. Campbell, late editor of the
Fernaudina Mirror, has severed his connec
tion with that paper. His parting editorial
is unique if not pathetic. He says: Tbe
life of a country editor is a strange mixture
of ;.»y and sonow, fun and misery. He can
learn more of hyman nature, its true In
wardness or outright gi^cdaess, In six
months than he otherwise could L* ns many
vears. He ought to be an angel or a deyil
i Iamb or a lion at will, to suit the occasion
lie must have a hide as thick as that of the
rhinoceros, but soft as a kid s. lie gc* s
mo're cus«;;h r lefs blessing, does more
for nothing, aud Pets less for much,
than any man flvlnj.. Ho is fx-
oected to puff the merchants akOOg?
L-Ojdr, but no pay is offered fot tho
wear ind hearof his conscience. He must
do five to one hundred dollars worth of ad
vertising for dtate, county and church fairs,
concert?, etc,, »ni receive in return a com
plimentary ticket worth fifty cents, ami ff
h,‘ brings his mother iu-law with him, ho
* her at the door or send
He must smile when he Is sad
BY TELEGRAPH
NOON TELEGRAMS.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
THE SUPPLEMENTAL JUDICIAI
BILL PASSED IN TIIE
SENATE.
The
llaulon-Elliott Boat
Hanlon Wins.
Race —
O It BAT WALKING MATCH
ENGLAND.
IN
BUSINESS DEPRESSION ABROAD
THE NOKTil CAROLINA STATE
DEBT.
Minor Item*.
T^W-'ued took .seat in the shade j'Jl? e 3 np'i^,k“^d"when he is smilest; aud
• the fence. Shi* had been “ a . i.i-* ..Ki« a »»<» thankful for the
*sj
, ,‘ l \ ll *'nian: “A negro, calling
‘ v “dlard, has beeu creating a
Qtu* f Wton c °unty by stating that
to r, u-.>. a , n clan that in-
State t)5r2i thin £ 8 to Hds section of
; SUu,n i;
'Jtford
the,
- was a white man in
Ported
‘‘1 with *t, and that very
( uld be burned. We meu-
irct colored organizations re-
*toile vr v . * n this State, before, and
ttiQUjrjj l(( IuJ alarmist, it nj’ght be well
Naad hj* lookout for Bill Dil-
if^niue, There would not
fire." Qoku unless there was some
fta^dtville D ■
> nocrat gays: “Mr. D. T.
S* 5 ! 11 ' Kanlr if ... LV V.‘ t]1 «; premium as a sue-
i iust V' ‘ br «ught to town ou
Ci hbages, known as the
'/“““lad,
S^sseii ,,r b";"™,, grown from seed
: kc| i *i;i i tj)ert ** '
Moist, of Philadelphia,
*'» ouce,* m * e »«“y-two pounds aud
‘ t '*«*tedt l0ril!a Ana,rs
^POfATieg “■* 8cVeral ot our Fioridi con-
i^dnes that i» i
thejup. * 11 19 au error to suppose
%J *lectei' l . r - V ®^ ich Wed Mr. Hull
- SIUI1 1,00 UUL
VjW . on n ' Ie ordea l of the test oath, but
Uglily re *' Co,,trar y. it was composed of
citizens of the State, iu
through all his trouble*, be thankful for the
noble exceptions to the general rule. Yet
withal, there is something re ,^7w Meat?
in the profession, and I confess tl;at 1 leave
the ranks with many regrets.
On the subject of the climate of Florida.
,,,‘ swrr Advanc* says that “the climate
of Florid# is undoubtedly Its chief charm.
1,V beauties «d virtues hayeformay
vears past filled the clue, ted towns of the
Stale with people striving to recover ,rom
i:ru^e e tem 0 oUfnreVreof dl tr great
number of years, according to the oiuesv
records average a little over sixty degrees.
The climate of the entire State is of course
varied, as It extends through six degrees o
experienced in New
fflh^wJltet^xde F r da .'nthe
The climate from October £Jane has
shade. The climate from
been characterized
spring^ Periods of r°!dcr frost iast but a few
hours.
The annual rate of mortality, accord
ing to the most recent weekly return.,
in Calcutta was 34; Bombay, 37^4^,
29; Paris, 29; Geneva, 2o; Brussels, .0.
Amsterdam, 27; Rotterdam,
81 ; The
Hague!^T'Copenhagcn, 29; Stockholm,
S^rhristiana 2J- St. Petersburg, 43.
Berlin ?U Himburg, 30; Dresden, 23;
Breslau, 31; Munich. 40; V«£.
Buda-Pesth, 41; R°“ e .io nrmkWo 20 •’
Turin, 23; New York, 22; Brooklyn, -0,
Pniladelphia, 18; Baltimore, 14.
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Washington, June 16.—The Senate took
up the bill Introduced by Mr. McPherson to
amend the act of 1793 in regard to enrolling
and licensing vessels engaged in the co&6t
ing trade and fisheries.
Mr. Davis, of West Virginia, from the
Committee on Appropriations, stated that,
iu consideration of the present state of the
business before the Senate, the committee
were unable to concur in the date in the
House joint resolution fixing to-morrow as
the day of adjournment. They hoped to be
able to report the resolution soon and fix
an early day for adjournment.
The supplemental judicial appropriation
bill being before the Senate, Mr. Dawes op
posed it as the most pernicious of Demo
cratic measures, and tending to shake the
confidence of all justice-loving people in our
judicial system.
Mr. Hill, of Georgia, believed the intent
of the existing law was good, and
if it were properly administered, no new leg
islation will be necessary; but Federal
Judges depart from State methods, and,
under rules of court, Introduce politics into
the jury system. He regretted the necessity
of recognizing political differences in this
bill, but the disgrace rested upon those who
first brought them into the system, uot on
the supporters of this bill,which would par
tially remedy ail established evil.
Mr. Conkling thought the proper cure for
the abuses mentioned was to amend the
present law, not pass a new one, which
does not to pretend to abolish the evil.
Mr. Hill replied that he believed the
practical effect of the bill would be to com
pel a return to State systems.
Mr. Morgan said he entertained a belief
resulting from experience in the Southern
States, thab radical reform was required iu
the Federal jury laws. Among other things
he pointed out that no legal remedy exists
against au alleged abuse by the court offi
cers of the power given him by a rule of
the court. If the court was satisfied with
the action of its officers, there was no re
course. The courts consist not alone of
Judges, but of Judges aud juries together.
The Judge is appointed |under a well de
fined law, and the independent
factor, the jury, should be selected under
laws as carefully outlined, not by the un-
govemed choice of a marshal. In 1862 the
government thought it necessary to intro
duce politics into the qualifications of Fed
eral jurors—leaving the question whether
that was right or necessary at the time. A
general amnesty has 6ince gone out
for all political crimes, and there 6eems
to be no reason for making the jury box
ihe only place where political disability is to
be perpetuated. In further remarks, he
showed how the laws deprived good citizens
of the right to sit on juries, aud be tried by
juries of their peers. Politics had already
been recognized in the courts. He regretted
it, but we were legislating in view of facts,
not. of what ought to be. He read numer
ous affidavits showing corruption among
Federal officers in Alabama, and advocated
the bill as likely to check them.
On motion of Mr. Wallace, the words
“except as provided for in sectiou 3723 of
the Revised Statutes.” were inserted after
the Revised Statutes,” were inserted after
the clause prohibiting the incurmeut of lia
bility for future payment, (Section 3732
allows such incurment by the War and
Navy Departments for necessaty expen es),
“but nothing herein contained shall be con
strued to prevent any Judge In a district
in which is now the practice, from ordering
the names of jurors^ be drawn from boxes
used by the State authorities.”
Mr. Hill, of Georgia, moved to strike out
the words “In which such is now the prac
tice,” so as to make the provision universal.
Mr. Wallace opposed the amendment.
He thought it would destroy the uniformity
sought by the bill.
Mr. Carpenter said he would vote for the
amendnjent. IJe would at the proper time
like to unite with the lawyers of thfc Senate
in framing a Federal jury law. At present,
there was no such thing as trial by jury iu
the Federal courts. The trial was by the mar
shal aud clerk, and they could pack a jury to
Jconvict or acquit as they pleased. He wished
the matter to go over until December. Six
months more would uot make much differ
ence, and it was impossible to mature a
good system in the hurry of the close of this
session. He objected to the bill as a partial
remedy and likely to stand in the way of a
full remedy.
Mr. Hill’s amendment was adopted. Af-
[tcr further debate the bill was passed by a
party vote.
The army appropriation bill was taken up,
aud the Senate adjourned.
The House is engaged in the introduction
of bills under the call of States.
Among the bills introduced iu the House
to-day were the following:
By Mr. O’Connor, of South Carolina—To
re-establish the office of Assistant Treasurer
■ Charleston.
By Messrs. Acklin, CUm and Qibsqn. of
Louisiana—A memorial of the Constitution
al Convention for the establishment of a
judicial district for North Louisiana, aud
for the cession of the military barracks at
Baton Rouge to the State for educational
purposes.
The total number of bills thus far intro
duced this session is 2,335.
Mr. Springer, of Illinois, moved to sus
pend the rules and pass the bill prohibiting
military interference at the polls. Lost (by
a strict party vote) for want of a two-third
majority. Adjourned.
If ANI.ON ELLIOTT SCULLING MATCH.
Newcastle 0N-Ti NE,June 16.—The scull
ing match for the championship, t2uu a
side and the Sportinan challenge cup. be
tween the English champion, Wm. Elliott, of
Blythe, who had twice won the champion
ship, and Edward Hanlon, of Toronto,
Ontario, who defeated John Ilawdon, of
Dclav&l, 00 the 5th of May last, caine off
to-day over the Tyno championship course
and resulted In an easy victory for Hanlon.
A start was made from the point of the
Mansion House. The weather was hue though
dull, and the water beautifully smooth.
There vsfs an immense concourse of spec
tators, and twenty steamers laden with pas
sengers followed the rave. Five to two on
Hanlon had been laid during the morning-,
but Elliott came into much better favor just
prior to the start, aud only a slight shade of
odds was laid on the Canadian. ElHott won
the t03B *ud took the northern shore. After
some delay at 12.15 q’clock the men got off
to a capitai start. Iianlou drshed
in a stroke at the rate of forty-two tb the
minute, and at once drew to the fore.
Elliott struck out at the rate of forty to the
minute, and everted all his enormous
strength, but he splashed new aud then,
aud his boat did not travel well. Hanlon
got a lead of four lengths at Red lleugh
bridge. The time for hla mile was 6 min
utes ll>a seconds, the Canadian leading by
five lengths. Hanlon now slowed down
and contented himself with keeping his
advantage, and eventually won very easily
Jjy eight lengths, in the_good time of “
of
THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE D1BT.
Raleigh, June 16.—The Treasurer
North Carolina has received the new bonds
for funding the recognized debt of this
State. It ^important for all bolding these
bonds to present them to the State Treas
urer for redemption at an early day as pos
sible, the time being limited.
SHOT THROUGH THE HEART.
Galveston, June 16 —Ike Rector, a ne
gro and ex-city detective. In a gambling
house fight to-day, 6hot Nathan Rarri.
through the heart. The murderer has been
captured.
THE GREAT GREENBACKER.
Fifteen ReaftonM Why Stephen
Troutman and Other Kepublicana
Should Leave Their Party.
Jefferson Co.. Ky., May 28, 1879.
Col. Isaac II. Trnbne:
Dear Sir—I see you have given Hon
AY. H. Curd eleven reasons why
should leave the Democratic party.
Please be so kind as to give me a reason
w’liy I should leave the Republican party.
I am a colored man, and was a slave be
fore tbe war, anil a soldier three square
yvar . Respectfully yours,
Stephen Troutman.
Louisville, Ky., June 3, 1879.
Stephen Troutman, Esq.:
Dear Sir—In answer to your que3
tion, the Republican party was the
chosen party so long as it was the advo
cate of freedom. You should now
leave it:
First—Because it is no leopard with
unchangeable spots, but is a wily 6nake
and sheds its skin; it w’as born and
reared as the apostle of freedom and
mercy, but now it has changed and be
come the advocate of slavery, hate and
sectionalism, and has saddled upon the
bocks of the people three-fourths more
of bonded debt or slavery than the entire
value of all of the slaves in 1860.
Second—It loves the rich and hates
the poor; it has exempted the rich bond
holder’s pocketbook with all of his bonds
from taxation, and placed a guard
bristling and frowning with marshals
bayonets and bastiles, to collect toll as
tbe necessaries of life go into the peo
pie’s mouths, in order to pay the interest
on the untaxed bondholder’s bonds.
Third—It has made the poor men of
the country public slaves, like a livery-
stable horse, for anybody to ride. When
the black man was’ a private slave, he
had a private master to avenge his wrongs
and supply his wants, but now he is the
livery stable horse, taxed to death by
the government and persecuted and op’
pressed by the avaricious Shylock.
Fourth—The Republican party repudi
ated the government contract when they
paid you greenbacks for your three years’
square service, when your contract call
ed for coin; broke her plighted faith, lie-
cause you were a poor soldier, and after
the war was over gave the heartless usurer
uutaxed bonds, principal and interest
payable in gold, for the greenbacks that
your usurer bought up at forty cents on
the dollar, aud taxed your stomach to
pay the interest.
Fifth—It has made the government
born a monster by creating a privileged,
uutaxed aristocracy to live off of the la
bor and producing men.
Sixth—If the Republican party were
willing, they could pay the bouds with
legal tender greenbacks and save collect
ing s$130,000,000 per annum from labor
and industry.
Sevenih—They created and nurse the
national bank vampires to draw sixty per
cent, gold interest from the government,
besides other privileges. (The banker
leaves with the government $100,000 in
bonds, receives nearly $!)0.000*iu notes
back, leaving only $10,000 on invest
meut on which he receives $(j,Q00 gold
interest, or sixty per cent)
Eighth—Its principles are to draft
poor men and hire money, w’hen the
square doctrine is to draft money and
hire men.
Ninth—It has shed its skin on the
Declaration of Independence, calls
Thomas Jefferson a Communist, and
wants to rob the colored man of his vote
in order to cripple the South. Your
interest is with the South and its pros
perity, for it is your home and the home
of your children.
Tenth—It has turned 2.100,000,000 of
greenback dollars that bore no interest
into blood sucking, interest bearing
bonds, thereby reducing property and
labor to one-third its actual worth (prop
erty is labor).
Eleventh—It raped the Constitution of
the United States between seven and
eight, and the result was that Hayes was
made President contrary to the will of
the people, and he turned the cold siioul
der to the colored man as a part of the
fraudulent bargain-
Twelfth—It kisses the feet of foreign
capitalists, and at their bidding demone
tizes silver and legislates to enslave the
people to the money power.
Thirteenth—It took from the people
the fractional paper currency, that cost
only the paper and printing, and put in
its place silver that cost $2,500,000 per
annum, gold, interest.
Fourteenth—It espoused thp cause of
th6 pilfering carpet bagger, and sent him
the colored people of the South,
where, with “bated bre«tb and whisper
ing humbleness," he stole from them the
fruits of their labor aud put in his pocket
—proof, see General Howard’s Freed-
men’s Bank.
Fifteenth—It has kicked off of its
platform the free and equal plank, “The
sun shall not rise or set on a slave
plauk;” disowned its own child, the
Greenback plank, and burnt it up, and
from its ashes raised the hydra headed
p^on^ter, the gold bond.
It has Only seven planks left, which
are the five loaves and two fishes, and if
you are an honest soldier you will join
the Greenbackers, and help give the Re
publicans such a kicking that they will
never stand on the loaf and fish platform
(igain. “Thine for the right.,”
Is*, ac II TllAip’F*
SLEEPING UNTIL HE DIED.
A Cane Puzzling the Pbysiclana—
Feeding Tea to an I'nron-
hcloiiN Plan.
niinutes and 1 second. There was an im
mense crowd at scotswood, who cheered
Hanlon to the echo.
FOREIGN MONEY MARKET.
London, June 16.—The Times' financial
article, referring to the condition of the
money market, says, “Difficulties are still
apprehended In the provinces, and "ome
very heavy failures would probably have
occurred before now but for the
font that the provincial banks in
terested prefer to help their cus
tomers for the time being rather than let it
be thought they have made any ii^ses.
What would in ordinary circumstances have
been failures have, by help thus afforded,
been, iu some instances, turned into a kind
of forced private liquidation. All this is
well known in the city, and makes money
lenders more suspicious and cautious than
ever. A real revival of trade and a brisk
demand for money would probably reveal
enougn wr*kuess or insolvency in several
quar ers t - amply Justify the eauticn now
extrcisi d.”
GRAND WALKING MATCH.
London, June 16.—In the contest for the
long distance championship of the world
belt which began at Agricultural Hall this
morning, the scores at half-past nine o’clock
a m were : Brown 50 miles, Weston i>3
miles, Ennis 45}*, Harding *2}$, Harding is
off the track, and is believed to be played
out.
[THE PRESIDENT OF PARAGUAY DEPOSED.
London, June 16.—A telegram from Rio
Janeiro states that Gen. Goby has deposed
the President of Paraguay and seized upon
the government.
A case that puzzled the physicians of
Poughkeepsie, N. Y., has terminated
fatally. Mr. Isaac D. Perrine, a man
about seventy years of age, was, for a
person of his age, quite active. Oil
Wednesday of last week lie did not make
Jiis appearance as usual, and when break
fast was ready a member of tb? family,on
going to his room, found him in a sieep
from which he could not be awakened.
Medicines were administered with no
effect. He breathed quite naturally,
but did not open his eyes, nor
did he appear to lie at all conscious of
what was going on about him. During
Friday his sleep did not appear to be so
natural as the previous day, anil his
cheeks became somewhat bloated. In
tbe evening he rallied a little. Dr.
Cooper was called to consult with Dr.
Campbell, but they gave little hopes of
their patient qver gaining consciousness
again. Nourishment was given him by
putting beef tea in his mouth, which he
managed to swallow quite well. He lay
constantly on his back, and it was no
ticed that \yhen a fjv wquIc} light qq hi§
face he would turn his head slightly as if
to drive it away. He finally expired on
Monday evening last, having shown not
the least sign oi consciousness since he
had been asleep.
The
in New
Mysterious Murder
York.
New York Sun.
Mrs. Jane L. Dc Forrest Hull was
found dead in her bedroom ou Wednes
day morning. She lived in Forty-sec
ond street, near Reservoir square. She
was a woman of wealth and refinement,
and apparently had no enemies. She
slept in a bedroom on the parlor floor.
It bad two entrances, one from the back
parlor and another from a washroom
that opened into the front hall. Mrs.
Hull’s bed stood against the door of this
washroom A servant slept in the base
ment. Three persons were asleep in the
second story, five in the third, aud three
in the fourth. Mrs. Hull was the wife
of a prominent physician. They were
married over forty years ago, but had
not occupied the same sleeping apart
ment for years. The husband slept in
the top story. Nevertheless their rela
tions are said to have been pleasant.
The wife managed the household. She
kept all articles in her room, saying she
felt herself fully able to take care of
them.
On Tuesdav night Mrs. Hull played
whist until after 10 o’clock. An hour
later her husband asked whether he
should turn off the gas in the hallway.
She replied that she would do it. Dr.
Hull says that he then went to bed. The
Coroner asked whether the frout door
was locked. He replied, “Y’es, and
bolted ”
Two of the third story lodgers say they
entered the house within half an hour.
The light had been turned off, and the
hallway was dark. From that time until
a. m. three police officers patrolled
Forty-second street, passing 31 rs. Hull’s
door at hourly intervals. They heard no
noise, and saw nothing unusual. At 5
o’clock, however, one of the two ser
vants descended from her sleeping apart
ment in the fourth floor. She says she
found both the inner and outer front
doors open. She closed the inner door,
and went down to the kitchen.
Two hours and a half later the cook
went up to her mistress’ room to get
money to pav the baker. She found
31 rs. Hull’s dead body strapped to the
bed. Strips of .the sheet had been used
One strip w r as tied to her right ankle
passed under the bed, and the other end
wound around her left ankle, leaving
foot on each side of the bed. A second
strip was fastened to the bedstead, hold
ing the feet firm. The door of the wash
room had been opened, so that the left
foot could be tied down. The elbows
were pinioned to the body, and the right
one was tied to the bedstead. The neck
was bandaged, and a cloth was wound
over both the mouth and the eyes. All
t’ie ligatures were made from bedclothin^
and garments found in the room. There
were slight abrasions on the face and the
body.
Valuable rings had been torn from
Mrs. Hull’s fingers. Her gold watch and
Lain were missing. Her purse was
empty, and her trunk had been broken
open and rifled. The missing property
is said to be worth from $1,000 to $2,000.
It could all have been carried away in a
single pocket. Rich silverware aud
costly shawls and dresses were un
touched.
3Irs. Hull wore a nightgown and a
flaunel petti ‘oat. There were no marks
of a struggle. Her linen was stainless
and untom, but there were two drops of
candle grease on her night dress. An
overturned water cooler and a bottle of
cologne water lay on the bed near her
head. The pillow beneath her head was
wet with cologne and water. A second
pillow lay at the bedside against tbe wall.
A third, fleeked with blood, had been
flung to the floor. It had been used in
smothering her. There was no blood
upon her face. It may have been wash
eu away. No doorlocks had been
broken. Tbe windows were open, but
the shutters were tied fast, and are four
teen feet above the yard. A high fence
surrounds this yard, but a careful ex
amination failed to show that it had been
scaled. There were no footprints iu the
yard, and no marks on tbe sills. The
murderers had left no visible clues.
Dr. Hull says that he became restless
at about one o’clock, and lighted a wax
candle. He was awake over an hour,
aud then went to sleep. He heard neither
outcry nor noise. 3}rs. Hull used a
candle similar to the one found in her
husband’s room. It was half consumed,
but the wax has a tinge of pale blue, and
is not identical with the drops of grease
found on the night dress. These drops
are of a creamy color, and fell from an
adamantine candle. Such candles have
been found in another part of the house.
When the bandages were taken from
3Irs. Hull’s head the grease spots were
explained. The murderer had held the
candle to his victim’s eyes, to see whether
Hie wa5 dead, ;*nu In liis haste had singed
her brows and laslios. The floor was
strewn with half-burned matches. Simi
lar matches were found in the house.
Such are the facts gathered by the
newspaper reporters and police officials.
The singed brows and lashes made it
plain that the body was bound after
death. Its position indicated a crime as
horrible as murder, but further proof is
lachipg. There i^ evidence that the *ob
bery, possibly the mUrder, was premedi
tated. Not long ago 3Irs. Hull’s pet dog,
noisy little fellow, was poisoned. The
Tribune reporter says that the “poison
ing must have been done in the house, as
the animal never went out lmt once a
day, when it accompanied Dr. Hull for
short walk in Reservoir Park.” The
use of tbe water cooler and cologne, how
ever, would seem to upset the hypothesis
of premeditation. They were evidently
used in an effort at resuscitation. This
effort, coupled with the singed eyebrows
and lashes, adds almost convincing proof
to the conjecture that the boily f was
strapped to the bed after death. Why
this was done is yet to be explained.
A professional thief would hardly try
bring his victim back to life. She
would be a witness against him. Had
he committed the murder unintentionally
he would jiot carry off jewelry i;ud a
Communism in India.
Boston Advertiser.
A new form of lawless violence has
broken out iu India, which goes by the
name of Dacoity. Armed gangs infest
tbe Deccan, especially the Poona district
doing immense damage and creating
sense of insecurity tha- has alarmed the
government. They scour the country
entering villages and palaces, which they
hold at their mercy until they have plun
dered them, and then uot unfrequently
they set fire to them. The several gangs
appear to be parts of one organization, at
the head of which is a native, Wassadeo
Bulwund. lately a clerk in the financial
department of the British Government in
India. A gang of 200 attacked a village
on Bombay Harbor, maltreated some of
the people, aud robbed one house of pro
perty valued at 75,000 rupees, above
$30,000.
On one night two extensive places in
Poona were burned—one contained the
magistrate’s court and public offices; the
other was occupied by the government
high school and education department
offices. The records of the court and of
all the offices were destroyed, together
with books in the government book de
pot valued at $25,000. A regiment of
Highlanders was quartered in Poona at
the time, and bv great exertions pre
vented the spread of the fires.
The object of these desperadoes ap
pears in a manifesto which they have
issued and sent to the Bombay Govern
inent. They charge that great distress
prevails, or. as we say, that the times are
hard, and threaten, unless extensive pub
lie works are immediately entered upon,
employment supplied to the people,
trades encouraged, taxes reduced and
salaries cut down, they will uot cease to
plunder, but will extend to Europeans
the treatment they have heretofore con
fined to natives. They declare they will
kill the Governor of Bombay, hang the
Sessions Judge of Poona, carry murder
and rapine through the country, and stir
up another mutiny and massacre of Eu
ropeans. Finally, they say that, unless
the Governor complies at once, a price
of one thousand rupees will be put on
his head. Four names are signed to the
d«jcument with seals affixed. They pro
fess to be servants of a mysterious poten
tate, whom they call Sivaii. Troops
have been sent to patrol tbe district, and
a reward of one thousand rupees is of
fered for the capture of Wassadeo, the
leader.
All this reads much like a leaf out of
the history of the French Revolution, or
un incident of Russian Nihilism, or a re
miuiscence ot Irish ribandisui, and is
only an extreme expression of the spirit
that actuated the railroad strikes in Penn
sylvania, or that would be ajegitimate
or American
outcome of the teachings
Communists. It is tbe same vicious,
lawless, and violent spirit the world over,
which is less excusable and less tolerable
in America, because there are peaceable
and legitimate ways for correcting all
abuses of power. But tbe failure to
compel prosperity is not an abuse of
power. The whole logic of the dema
gogue is exhibited in the demand of the
Dacoits that government shall enter upon
the construction of great public works to
employ all who need work, and at the
same time reduce taxes.
As a matter of fact the Indian Govern
ment, whose credit has fallen to that
extent that it w’as considered a matter of
congratulation that it succeeded last
mouth in negotiating a loan of 40,000,
000 rupees, interest at 44 per cent., at a
discount of about 6 percent., is trying
to reduce taxation, and is forced, by its
necessities, to discontinue public works
that has been undertaken. It is not yet
reported, however, that anybody in
Imlia is so ignorant and so dishonest as
to propose au issue of fiat money. The
poor men, who want work so much that
they haye no scruples about resorting to
incendiarism and murder to persuade the
government to give them work, do not
yet appear to be clamoring to be paid
for if m a worthless currency.
S ' * / .V »
ue In design mat they could
by every connoisseur. Ue
would get off as soon as possible, leaving
everything, except money, as lie bad
found it.
4 b unprofessional would baldly have
contented hlmseif with a few articles of
jewelry, even if they were valuable. Ue
would have bagged all he could get, with
out thinking of the consequences Neither
professional nor an unprofessional thief
would have put a burping camjle close
jo the comes to ascertain whether death
was there. Many smart men are unable
to determine by the expression of the
eye whether a person is dead,
A muscular man may have smothered
Mrs. Hull, but another could have done
She was very lleshy, and the night
was very warm, and she probably
stopped breathing before her assailant
was aware of it.
The World reports Dr. Hull as saying;
I have a vague suspicion of some one,
but c’o not wish to implicate that person
until I get stronger evidence than I have
present.”
It is said the water cooler was kept in
another part of the house. If so, the
rpurdefer ieems lb have known its
locality.
As the body was rigid, the murder
must have been committed before three
o’clock.
Singular Accident in Chicago.—
Saturday morning as a hose-cart was
gljout to cross the State street bridge
from the north side, running to a fire, it
was discovered, when too late to stop
the cart, that the draw was open, and
the cart took a sudden plunge into the
river, a distance of about eighteen feet.
The driver escaped after striking the
mud on the bottom of the river, but
John Coyle, a new man who had just
gone on duty Friday, was drowned.
The horses were also drowned, and the
cart was somewhat damaged. Two
other men who were riding on the ma
chine, jumped on the brink of the bridge
and escaped without injury.
A statement, says the London Umcet,
has lately been made to the effect that
during the last two years the consump
tion of opium by the working classes in
England has considerably increased, and
an explanation has beeu advanced that
the increased consumption has been in
duced by the restriction of the sale of
intoxicating liquors by tbe early closing
of public houses. That the sale qf
narcotic drugs has of late greatly in
creased there is little reason to doubt,
but it is rather to the hardness of the
times than to any restraint in the sale of
4rin^ that Ihe increased consumption qf
qpium by the working classes is to be at
tributed. Qpium is cheaper than alcohol,
and twopence expended on the former
will give more present ease than six-
pennyworth of the latter. Nor when
first commenced does its use produce
such unpleasant after effects as an in
toxicating dose of alcohol.
The New York World gives some in
teresting war statistics, which show very
cleurly that in spite of modern improve
ments in deadly weapons the amount of
execution done is far less than in former
times. To go back to the days of hand
to hand conies is, at Uannae UJ.CXXJ out of
90,000 ltomans fell, at Hastings 10.000
men out of 00,000 were sluin, and at
Cressy 30,000 out of 100,000 Frenchmen
were slaughtered. Coming down to the
times of Napoleon we find the loss at
Austerlitz was 131 per cent, of those en
gaged; at Jena IT per cent.; at Prague
ITt; atFriedland 21. At Marengo the
loss was231 per cent.; at Borodina 32;
at Eylem and Salamanca nearly 344.
‘According to the figures given
by (lol Cqo),e, th£ average logs’ in
these ten great battles was ns nearly as
may he 35 per cent, of the forces en
gaged.” This execution was done with
the old fashioned “smooth bore muzzle
loading musket in conjunction with
smooth-bore artillery.” In the Frauco-
Prussian war the weapons used were of
the latest and most approved pattern, and
yet the loss at YYoertb was only IT j per
cent , at Spirchcren 1IJ. at Gravel otic 9,
at bednn less than §, Md “iit" t(ik bloody
field of Mars la Tour” less than Jfl. The
following table, taken from the World,
shows the percentage of loss with the
different kinds of weapons:
Per cent.
Killed in the days of sword, bow and spear . 33
Killed lu tbe days of smooth-bores 25
hilled in the days of rifles and breeeh-
■kaders .. 8 to II
The World suggests, by way of ex
planation of this decrease, that “the in
creased power of modern weapons has
been met and in a great measure neutral
ized by the loose order of ‘jurhtUtg, the
modepu sqldlfer,’ tad, is "taught not to
staud up boldly and face his foe, but
to eroucli down aud avail himself of
all possible shelter." Doubtless the
increased efficiency and destructiveness
of the weapons of modern Warfare have
increasde the caution of opposing com
manders, and have made it necessary sot
to eiposp ;hoi,‘ forces to the deadly fire
of the enemy. It is strange that the very
deadlineas of the weapons now in use
should cause a decrease iD slaughter, and
on this principle we would seem to have
a right to expect tluit, wpan uiiiiiarv
sciuu,.c reaches Us perfection, war will
be rubbed of all its horrors, and engage
ments apparently the most terrific will
be simply mock battles in which there
will be “nobody hurt.”
The “National Supremacy" Doctrine,
Louisville Courier-Journal.
There is no better refutation of the
Republican doctrine of “national
premacy" than the comment of Mr. Mail!
son on the theory of our government iu
these words
‘ ‘ Each State, in ratifying the Const!
tution, is considered as a sovereign body
independent of all others, and only to be
bound by its own voluntary act. "In this
relation, then, the new Constitution will
if’established, be a Federal and not
national Constitution. The next relation
is to the sources from which the ordinary
powers of government are to lie derived.
The House of Representatives will
derive its powers from the peo
pie of America; and the people will
be represented in the same proportion
and on the same principle as they arc in
the Legislature of a particular State. So
far the government is national, not Fed
era]. The Senate, on the other hand
will derive its powers from the States
as political and coequal societies, and
these will be represented on the prinei
pie of equality in the Senate as they arc
now in the existing Congress. So far
the government is Federal, not national.
The executive power will be derived
from a very compound source. The im
mediate election of the President
to be made by the States in their
polical characters. The votes allotted
them are in a compound ratio,
which considers them partly as distinct
and coequal societies, partly as unequal
members of the same society. The
eventual election, again, is to be made
by that branch of the Legislature which
consists of the national Representatives
but in this particular act they are to be
thrown into the form of individual
delegations from so many and coequal
bodies politic. From this aspect of the
government it appears to be of a mixed
character, preseutiug at least as many
Federal as national features.”
The theory of absolute “national su
premacy” advanced by the Republican:
is fully explained by them, so that no
body need be at a loss to know what they
mean and intend. Mr. Madison recog
nized no “national supremacy.” The
Republican leaders say we must all sub
scribe to “national supremacy” and tbe
abolition of State authority." Mr.
Madison says the architecture of
our republic is composite; that
has as many Federal as national
features. The Republicans say there
is only one feature, and that “national.
What do they mean by “uational
supremacy?” The President, his Cabinet,
the departments and the army and navy
over all, over the people, over the State
governments, the latter, under the cen
tralization scheme, being wiped out eu
tirely. In view of this dangerous pur
pose of the Republican party, which is
distinctively the party of revolution, it is
interesting to refer in the opinion of the
Republican Chief Justice of the United
States Supreme Court on the powers
conferred by the Constitution upon the
Federal Government. He said:
“The government thus cstaljished aud
defined is tq some extent a government
of the State in their political capacity.
It is also for certain purposes a govern
ment of the people. Its powers are
limited in number, but not in degree;
within the scope of its powers, as
enumerated and defined, it is supreme
and above the States, but beyond it has
no existence. It was erected for special
purposes and endowed with all the
powers necessary for its own preserva
tion. The people of the United States,
resident within any State, are subject to
two governments—one State, and the
other national. The power which one
possesses the other does not. They are
established for different purposes and
have different jurisdictions ”
That is a non-partisan summing up.
Hayes and the Republican leaders know
perfectly well that the attempt to over
ride the jurisdiction of the thirty eigi.t
States is bold revolution and nothing
else. When one power tries to possess
itself of the functions of another distinct
power, or to obliterate them, when the
stipulation is that both shall exist, the
power making such aggressive move
ment is clearly the destroyer of Rib gov
ernment. The people o|’ the United
States have about fifteen months to de
cide whether they are willing that the
Republicans shall break up this govern
ment.
The Sand Blast,
Portland Argus.
Among the wonderful and useful in
ventions of-the times is the common
sand blast. Suppose you desire to letter
piece of "marble for a grave stone, ycu
cover the ;tope with 5 ikeet of wax no
thicker than a wafer, then cut lu the wax
the uame, date, etc., leaving the marble
exposed. Now pass It under the blast,
and the wax will not he injured at all,
but the sand will cut letters deep into the
stone.
Or, if you desire raised letters, a Sower
or other emblem, r.«l Inc letters, flowers,
eto., in wax and stick them upon the
stone; then pass the stone under the blast
and the sand will cut i L ttw'ay. Remove
the w,t and you have the raised letters.
Take a piece of French pla’e glass, say
two feet by six, and cover it with fine
lace, pass it under the blast, and not a
thread of the lace will be injured, but
the sand will cut deep into the glass
wherever it is not covered by lace. Now
remove tbe lace, and you have every deli
cate and beautiful figure raised uuo" tue
“He Who Hied at Azan.”
Svrin<]field (Mass.) Republican.
The beautiful poem, called then “Not
Dead but Risen," which was read at the
memorial service of the late Mr. Bowles,
attracted wide attention, and its publica
tion was followed by inquiry aud di.*-
cussion as to its authorship. This was
finally rightly attributed to Edwin Ar
nold. an English barrister, we believe,
who has written but little, and that little
of singular beauty and perfecness.
lady of this city sojourning in London,
3Irs. Louisa Andrews, has recently sent
us a corrected copy of the poem ob
tained from the author himself, accoiu
panying it with these words: “In a note
to me. Mr. Arnold says of these lines
and of those very striking and touch
ing verses, ‘She is deaiL’ they said to
him, “Come awav’—both are reproduced
in American publications generally with
some other name attached, and w'hat is
worse, with gross misprints and
mistakes. For example, ‘Azim,’ in the
line you quote, should be ‘Azan,’ the
hour of afternoon prayers in Moslem
communities. This, I think, is the on!
mistake of importance in the lines as
they appeared in the Republican, but
feel that you will perhaps be pleased to
have every word of this beautiful poem
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print the poem in its authentic form:
▲PTXR DEATH IN* ARABIA.
He irho died at Azan semis
This to comfort all his friends.
Faithful friends! It lies, I know.
Pale and white and cold as snow;
And ye say “Abdullah's dead !'*
Weeping at the feet and head:
1 can ste your falling team,
I can hear your sighs and prayers;
Yet 1 smile* and whisper this -
“/ am not the thing you kiau;
Cease your teaiv and let It lie:
It icoa mine, it not' I.’ "
Sweet friends!! what the women lave;
For its last bed of the grave,
Isa hut which I am quitting.
Is a garment no more fitting.
Is a cage, from which at last,
Like a hawk, my soul hath {Mused,
Love the inmate, not the room —
The wearer, not the garb—the plume
Of the falcon, not the bars
Which kept him from the splendid stars!
Loving friends! Be wise, and dry
ignte* — 1
Straightwav every weepiag eye;
Whai ye lift upon tho bier
Is no: worth a wistful tear.
Tis an empty s«a shell—one
Out of which the pearl has gone;
The shell is hr jken—it lies there;
The pearl, the all, the soul, is here.
'Tis an earthen jar whose lid
Allah sealed the while it hid
That treasure in its treasury.
A mind that loved him: let it lie!
Iaet the shard be earth's once more,
Since the gold shines iu His store'
Allah glorious! Allah good:
Now thy world is understood;
How the long, long wonder ends!
Yet ye weep, my erring friend*.
While the man whom ye c*)l dead,
In unspoken bliss, instead.
Lives and loves you; lost tis true
By such light as shines for yoq;
8 ut in the light ye cau no* seu
f unfqlfllled fehpit^-
In enlarging pnradi e,
a fife Y
Lives a flft tliat never dies.
Farewell, friends! Yet not farewell;
Where 1 am,ye too shall dwell.
I am gone before your face,
A moment's time, a little spa&oi
When ye come where I i^aVe stepped,
Ye will wonder why ye wept;
Ye will know, by wise love taught.
That here is all and there is naught.
Weep awhile, ir ye are fa'o -
Sunshine still must follow rain;
Only not at death—for death.
Now I know, is that first breath
Which our souls draw when we enter
Life, which is of all life centre.
Be ye certain all seems love.
Viewed from Allah's throng above
Be ye stout heart and come
Iiravely onward Vo your home?
■«V. AUah! yea!
e! Thou
Thoq Love divine
iou Love alway.
He that died at Azan aave
This to those who made his grave.
The Jews and the Holy Land.—The
Jewish Chronicle says: “In accordance
with the resolution of the Jewish con
ference held in Paris last August, the
Alliance Israelite is forming an Jnterqq-
tional Commission for the consideration
of the affairs of Palestine. Much mis
construction will necessarily attend the
new movement in its first steps. It
will be represented as a political effort to
reconstitute the Hebrew nation in the
Holy Land, as vigorous and nroftosing
communities have been rcslurod'ln Greece
and Italy, rs vague aspirations and un
acknowledged desires pointing in this
direction, the proposal of the Alliance
owes doubtless a part of the enthusiasm
with which it nas been received.
Unfortunately, the sentiment con
uectcd with Jerusalem has hitherto
affected most strongly the uuinstructed
heads and the unregulated hearts. An
emigration to the Holy Land has set in,
but not of the Jews best fitted to re
colonize the soil; a vast collection of
alms Hows year by ye^r to support the
poor of Jerusalem, but it is administered
.nacientldc and demoralizing princi
ples. There are now perhaps eighteen
thousand Jews in Jerusalem, qnd their
an goal revenue fro® the benevolent
among their brethren in other countries
estimated to be not less than t‘00,000.
Mr. Mocatta proposes that the new com
mission should attempt to roll hack this
immigration; should assist the paupers
to return to the countries from which
they came. He might "s weii allemot to
stop the course qi Ue AUaDttfe. Tbe’tide
•s ur*.tsubte.
Household Recipes.
How to Cook Fish.—Boiling seems to
be the most legitimate way of cooking
fish. It is certainly the most convenieui
and quickest, and almost all kinds of
large fish with wnieh our markets
abound, such as cod, sheepshead, strijie I
bass, sea bass, -aiuiuu, halibut, are most
advantageously dressed in this wav.
The method of boiling for large fish is
to put them in cold spring water—the
less tbe quantity of water the fish can be
boiled in the better—with a handful of
salt thrown in. It is always safe to ruii
a little vinegar on the skin of the fish to
prevent them from cracking and to make
the fish solid. Ten minutes to the pound
should be allowed for a salmon and three
or four minutes for almost any other kind;
but a good general rule is that the fish is
done when the fins pull out easily. The wa
ter should be skimmed once or twice st
least. The two most convenient sauces
to be served with any of these varieties
of boiled tisb are a plain white sauce
aud a yellow sauce railed Holland
aise; The white sauce is made by
putting a teas;-s,nf:ii of flour or arrow
root in a small saucepan. Mix into it a
smooth pnsie wilh cold water, add one-
half pint of water in which the tisb was
boiled; stir well until it boils and thick
ens, add a teaspoonful of vinegar or
lemon juice and serve iu a gravy boat.
The sauce 1 lollandaUe is made by beat
ing two or three tabicspoonfuls of water,
with pepper, salt aud nutmeg stirred iu.
Then slir in the yolks of two eggs, but
do not let the mixture boil; melt gradu
ally into it an ounce of butter, an ounce
of flour (or all tbe butter may be used
and no flour); add a teaspoonful of vine
gar or lemon juice, ami the whole should
stir into the consistency of smooth, thiek
cream.
Most of the smaller salt-water and
fresh water fish, which are more or less
bony, are broiled, also cutlets of any of
the larger tisb mentioned above. The
fish must always be well-cleaned, care
fully split in two from head to tail, dried,
seasoned with salt and pepper, greased
with a little oil v which is preferable to
butter), and broiled to a nice brown color,
the gridiron having been previously well
greased too. For all tuoiled fish the
Maitre de Hotel sauce is the most de
licious as well as the simplest. Knead
cold, fresh butter on a plate, with
chopped parsley, pepper, salt and lemon
juice. The parsley will !>c improved by-
having beeu well scalded. Serve a part
of this cold, either under or on top of
the fish, and it will melt as the fish Is put
on the table.
Auy fish may be baked, but it is better
to use only fish which are large enough
to admit of stuffing. The force meat may
lie made very ricii aud highly seasoned,
or simply, but in either case let enough oil
or butter be put into the fish to prevent
its becoming dry. A good sized fish,
when stuffed, will require an hour’s
baking. Baked fish, to lx- eaten toper
fection, should be cooked with wine,
either white or red, in the baking dish,
beside chopped onion, salt, pepper
and nutmeg, and while cooking the
sauce should be spread over it sev-
(r.il tiWies. When the fish is done
add to the wine sauce a sufficient
amount of thickened gravy or broth, sea
soned with mushrooms, tomatoes, pars
ley, or in any way desired, and pour the
whole over the fish to be baked for a few
moments longer, squeeze a lemon over
all and serve in the baking dish. In broil
ing or baking rather large, thick fish, it
is well to score tl^n or make a few in
cisions with something pointed in order
to insure thorough cooking and, in the
ease of baking, a thorough seasoning.
All small fish—aud many of the best
fish are very small indeed—ary best when
fried. The allowance of small fish is
generally half a pound or leas for each
person. Fish taay be deliciously fried
in oil, after having been dipped in milk
and then flour; or in very hot grease,
after being broaded with beaten eggs
and crumba Great care should be
taken that tbe pan does not catch
2re. To guard ag.dnst this, fry
only a small quantity at a time.
Under the head of fried fish must be
included soft crabs.than which, in season,
no more delicious fish can he placed upon
the table. It only takes a moment to
cook them after they have been trimmed
of the ends of the small legs and (Ac
gills taken out. Dip them in eggs, well
beaten up (one egg for four crabs), then
in powdered crackers, and fry as fish in
very hot grease. The most popular French
sauce wluch can be served with small fried
fish is the sauce Tartare, which is simply
a mayonnaise salad dressing, made
by slowly heating together the raw yolks
of eggs, lemon juice or vinegar and salad
oil, until all is of a soft, velvety consist
ency about tbe thickness of moiaseee.
then adding to it gherkins, capers’
chopped very fine, and any herbs,
bruised, whose flavor may be liked, anii
serving the whole of it in a separate
dish,
Hospitality.—The habit that obtains
in many families of “heaping” food and
giving a little and considerable more than
is asked for has nothing to be said in its
favor and a great deal against it. Unless
one has a strong, firm appetite that only
an earthquake or a tempest could affect,
a large quantity of food is appalling. It
is much pleasanter to send one’s plate to
have it replenished than to be obliged to
roer
The Nihilist propaganda in Russia is
reduced to all sorts oi expedients to de
feat the vigilance of the police. There
was a time when prohibited journals
and tabooed manuscripts could get across
tbe frontier in cottou bales or in plaster
busts of the Czar. But now bales of
cotton are opened and plaster busts are
smashed by the customs officers. The
revolutionaries have, therefore, been fain
to seek for something better, and being
men of inventive minds have found it
in sardines. Sardine boxes may be
weighed and charged for, but they can
not be opened, and tills delightful little
fish has become an instrument of sedi
tion so formidable that it is seriously a
question of a prohibitory ukase upon
them.
A special to the Courier-Journal, dated
on Friday, says; “The mystery of the
Hulj murder is to night In no manner
dispelled. The police begin to take back
what they have said in suspicion of her
husband, and are looking for clews
among the Spiritualists, of whom the
woman was a conspicuous member. A
negro is also suspected. It is ascertained
that the murdered woman left thirty
thousand dollars to her nephews and
nieces of the DcForest family, and none
to her husband. The lady was buried at
Bound Brook, N. J., to-day. Whole the
coffin was being lowered in the grave,
the straps broke and the coffin fell head
long in the grave. Dr. Hull for the first
time evinced great emotion, and wept.
With difficulty the coffin was righted ”
If llie Baris Mr is to be believed,
taxation by torture is now the mode in
EgypL Those who will not or cannot
pay are hanged to palm trees, and unless
they pay or are paid for, are left to die.
Germany has addressed a non political
remonstrance to Egypt, stating in plain
Jaoguage her views, 1
In this Way beautiful figures of all
inds are cut in glass, and at a small ex
pense. The workmen can hold their
(■and, under tne blast without harm,
even when it is rapidly cutting away the
hardest glass, iron or stone, b.ut they
must look out for finger nails, for they
will be whittled off right hastily.
If they put on steel thimbles to protect
the nails, it will do little good, for the
sand will soot) whittle them away, but
if they wrap a ptece of soft cotton uround
them they are safe. You will at once
see the philosophy of it. The sand whit,
ties away and destroys any hard sub
stance, even glass, hut does not affect
substances that are soft and yielding like
wax, cotton or fine lace, or even the hu
man hand.
The Financial (Jueotiox.—The in
quiry as to whether resumption is a
settled issue is misleading if answered
directly. Resumption, in the popular
mind, is a term which includes a group
of financial questions. The question
which is really settled is that of the
parity of current money,coin and paper,
and the convertibility of coin and paper.
The really unsettled questions of finance
are the closely connected questions of
hanking and currency. Shall the gov
eminent issue a legal tender circulating
medium, receivable for all dues and
payable for all debts? Shall the present
national banking system be continued •
These, with thqt of free coinage of sil
ver, constitute iho financial issues which
are presented by the Ohio platform, and
which are left by the parity of coin and
currency as practical questions which
must he considered. The contest in
Uhiy, based squarely upon these Issues,
wifi determine for or against the Demo
cratic view, for the present.
The Democrats wili win, unlexs the
people are so fatally blind to their own
interests as to go squarely against meas
ure* which involve (he prosperity of the
masses. —Nashville American.
Royal elephants seem to he of doubt
ful advantage to a community. One
brought home by the Duke of Edin
burgh accidentally killed her keeper en
route to London, and now one brought
home by the Prince of Wales and pre
seated to the “^oo,” has stepped on an
old attendant, who died in consequence.
The animal suddenly moved forward,
probably because some one struck him
or pulled his tail. He was quite gentle.
Cremation, having been pronounced a
measure of salutary progress by the
committee of the Paris Municipal coun
cil appointed ta consider the question, is
atout to be introduced into I*ere la
Chaise Cemetery. It has been decided to
set up an apparatus on Bremen's princi
ple, and a Columbarium
Worse Than “ Riding the Goat.”—
A secret society of malefactors, called
Fratuzzj, has recently beeu broken up at
Palermo. It was duly organized under
one chief, with subdivisions of labor, a
council of directors, and its own physi
cian, notary, councillors and apothecary.
An oath bound tbe members to mutual
defense and succor, andal! infringements
of the rules were punished with death.
Tho rites of admission were hor
rible. The finger of the candidate was
punctured, and with the blood is
suing from the wound, the image of
some saint was sprinkled, and the image
was then burned and the ashes were
scattered to the winds. The neophyte
was afterward conducted to a ball where
in was placed a crucifix. The candidate
was stationed opposite. A pistol was
put in his hand, and he was required to
fire at the crucifix. It is supposed that
the man who shoots at lire image of the
crucified Redeemer will have no scruple
in killing his father, son or brother at
the will of the society, and after this
proof of his courage the candidate is
dubbed Fratuzzi, and made a full mem
ber of the craft.
What is the matter with the Southern
exodus? There seems to be an ebb in
the tide—a lull in the enthusiasm—a
falling off in contributions—a general
stagnation in the business that even the
eloquence of Parson Conway fails :o re
vivify. What does it mean? Have tbe
parties to the scheme thrown it up as too
heavy a contract, or is the land of the
cyclone losing Us charms us a land of
promise? An answer to all these ques
tions may be found in the sensible action
of the Southern planters, the sober sec
ond thought of their more intelligent la
borers, and, above all, in the returning
common sense of the North.—St. (.o+is
HejiuOliean.
Deattt rs the Field.—A most dis
t r-asing accident occurred a few miles
from Union City, Tenn., Thursday after
noon, resulting in the instant death ot
Mr. II. J. Waap, one of the most reliable
citizens and enterprising farmers of the
oounty. Mr. Wade was driving his
reaper in the wheat field, and while pass
ing near an old tree, the tree fell, striaing
Mr. Wade’s body and crushing him liter
ally to pieces, causing instant death.
The occurrence is deeply regretted by
the entire community, by whom the de
ceased was highly esteemed.
A few days ago the mail train from
Saragossa to Madrid was detained by
brigands at the entrance of the tunnel
near Calqtqyud, some hours’ distance
ftogu the capital. The passengers were
ordered to remain quiet while the hand
carried off the chest of the railway com
pany with |B,000. Some of the brigands
wgrp mounted, and they made off before
the Civil Guards and troops could be
pent in pursuit.
leave food upon the plate. In order to
clear the plate one is prone to overeat,
from the idea of “saving" the food.
Economy does not signify a lack of plen
tifulness or stinginess. It means enough
for each and all, and nothing is wasted,
and when food is served iu overabund
ance waste must be the result, unless, in
deed, the surplus is gathered together
again—the simple idea of which is dht
gusting. Moreover, it is a comfort to.
get just what one asks for—if “half &
cup of tea,” that much and no more.
Noodles.—Now that eggs are at their
cheapest acd best, let the economical
housekeeper provide a supply of noodles.
Containing as they do all the substance
of tbe eggs, with the nourishing qualities
of the wheal, they decrease the necessary
quantity of meat, and serve admirably
to neutralize the evil effect of fresh fruit
and vegetables. They have the advan
tage of making a suitable dinner dish,
and, either boiled in soup or otherwise
prepared, are a superior substitute for
macaroni, quite as healthy and agreeable,
and possessing the virtue of cleanliness.
To prepare noodles, beat up any number
of eggs gently. Ad i sufficient flour to
makes stiff dough; a little salt. Roll
out as thin as paper, cut in fine strips
not over two inches long, spread out
lightly in a warm, airy place. When
perfectly dry put into paper bags, tie up
and bang in a dry place. Will keep a
long time.
Steamed Oatmeai-—^There is at pres
ent an almost universal demand for oat
meal as a breakfast dish. I have eaten
it cooked in many different ways, and
yet have found none that tasted any bet
ter, or was so easily prepared as my own.
Having no jacket kettle, I steam it in a
common earthen pint bowl, placed in a
kettle of boiling water, 1 fill the bowl
one-third full of oatmeal, salted slightly;
then fill to the brim with boiling water.
I set In the boiling water, which is in a
shallow iron kettle called a “Scotch
bowl,” and boi! it forty minutes at least,
and if longer all the better. I have found
that the finer the oatmeal the less boiling
it requires. I stir it through lightly with
a spoon only once, and that at ter it has
boiled fifteen minutes. If stirred often
it will have an unpleasant, stringy ap
pearance when dished.
To Boil Aspailaous.—Usual recipes
for cooking asparagus state that half an
hour is necessary. Twenty minutes
is sufficient It is too -delicate a
vegetable to be overboiled, lor all the
flavor is wasted then. Clean the stalks
of gyit. wash in cold water, and be sure
to tie up the asparagus in bundles of fif
teen or twenty when you go to boil
them. Have your water on the full boi),
in which there should be a good table-
spoonful of salt; cook twenty minutes
outside; drain thoroughly, steaming them
slightly when they are cooked. Serve
on toast, with a sauce of melted butter.
Asparagus boiled plain and eaten cold,
with a plain oil and vinegar dressing, ia
excellent.
Husk Door Mats. —I have msaie them
by taking a board of the size 1 want tbe
mat, say twelve by twenty-four inches,
and one inch thick. Bore holes two
inches apart with a three quaater imh
bit Taka as many corn husks as can be
drawn into these holes by being doubled
over a stout string. Draw the loop of
husks through the holes so as to leave an
equal portion on each side of the board,
then cut the looped or double end of the
husks. When the holes are filled the
mat is dune, unless you add a cleat each
side of each end, to strengthen the board.
When one side gets wet, turn it over and
use the other side. One set of husk9
will lust a year, and the hoard can be
tided again.
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