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Cirhimlw miuim\ VOL. XIX. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA. SATURDAY MORNING, JANUARY 20. 1877. NO. 17 WASHINGTON. Th* LouUiana Raturnlng Undap Arraat. Board Western Union Surrenders and Will Show Political Dispatches. Conference Bill Will Peee Both Housee. Nmlanllni-Ead. dels Hia Flrat 8300,000—YY bat the Caafrea- ■lonal (ginalllcca Developed. LOULUNi RETURNING BOARD. Washington, Janaary 19.—Wells and Anderson are quartered at Williard's. No definite aotiun will be taken nntil Kenner and Oassanare arrive. TELEGRAPH MANAGERS YIELD AND WILL PRODUCE POLITICAL DISPATCHES. The executive oommittee of the West ern Union Telegraph Company appeared before the House committee on privile ges and powers, and were released from their subpoena upon produoing a resolu - tion of their body, directing that all dis- patohea of a political character should be produoed. A oommittee of three was appointed to aet with a like oommittee of privileges and elections of the Senate to arrange the details for examination of these dis- patohaa. The telegraph superintendents, managers and operators who are here or on route will be discharged upon putting in an appearanoe. The House will pass a resolution dis charging Barnes, the New Orleans man ager, who is in custody for contempt. joint committee's bill to pass. There seems no doubt about the pas sage of the bill reported by the joint oommittee on oounting the electoral vote. nominations. Jno. E. Hamilton, attorney of Ken tucky distrust. EADES' JETTIES. The first half million was awarded to Eades' jetties. EXAMINATIONS BEFORE THE COMMITTEES. Before the Committee on Privileges and Elections, Col. Pelton had no recol- leotion of sending a dispatoh to Senator Kelly, that Oregon would be depended on for one vote. The committee ap pointed a sub-committee to examine tele grams in connection with the House committee. The evidenoe of Superinten dent Brenner before the Oommittee on privileges and powers was oonflned to the matter of handling dispatches. He was discharged. CONGRESS. aonal or political obligations to Gov ernor Paokard, but he was somewhat fa miliar with Louisiana affairs, and he had never hoard him spoken of as a man of bad character, either as a politician, in society or in business. Among the jobs heard of in Louisiana during the past five years, Packard was never mentioned as interest ed itrtny of them. He spoke at length of Louisiana affairs, and referred to the difficulties at the Mechanics' Institute, Coushatta parish, Ac., and argued that violence and intimidation had prevailed in Louisiana for years. - Executivo session and adjourned. HOUSE. Wells and Anderson were presented at the bar of the House, but their casea were postponed until the arrival of the other members of the Board. The day was devoted to private bills. CONFERENCE^ REPORT. WHAT IS THOUSHT OF IT. Republican Press Ueneral I y Op- po.v It—Independents En dorse— Democrats Moder ate — Has I on Petitions For It. SENATE. Washington, Jan. 19.— Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, presented the resolutions recently adopted by the Pennsylvania Legislature, declaring that the will of the people in the eleotion of a Preaident and Viee President oan only be deolared in the manner preeoribed in the Constitu tion, and denouncing any threate of vio lence, or attempt to east out the elsetoral vote of auy State by either house of Con gress; and further, that the certificates of the electors from the various States are the constitutional evideneea of the votea cast for President and Vice Preaident,and muat beoonnted. Ordered to be printed and laid upon the table. A motion wai made to adjourn to Mon day. Mr. Edmunds said if the bill reported by the select oommittee yesterday should become a law, the first act to be done un der it must be done a week from Tues day. The Senate should take the bill up to-morrow, ao by noxt Tuesday they might destroy it by manly blows, or pass it, and not deatroy it by imothsring it or postponing its consideration. He hoped the Senate would not adjourn over. The motion was withdrawn. Louisiana affairs were discnased at great length by Sherman and Bogy, daring which the galleries were cleared on ac- oonnt of demonstrations of spplanse. Sherman defended the nation of the Betnrning Board and quoted from the testimony to show that violenoe and in timidation did exiBt during the oanvass, and the Board was justified in throwing out oertain returns. He argued that the tx parte testimony presented by the Sena tor from Missouri did not show that vio lation did not exist. The Senator (Mr. Bogy) had spoken against Paokard. That was not right. Packard wsb a man of oharaeter and atandiug. What had he done ? Had he murdered and robbed ? Mr. Bogy—He bus robbed, robbed, lobbed, and done nothing else. Mr. Sherman was surprised to bear such a remark from the Senator. Mr. Bogy said the character of Paokard in New Orleans was that of an infamous robber. [Great applause in the galleries on the right of chair. ] Mr. Sherman—Afler regretting the necessity of olearing the galleries,referred to Louisiana again, and said he did not know Paokard, bat be had beard him spoken of as a man of honor. When a Senator on the floor of the Senate ar raigned a Governor of a State as infamous, be abniea his privilege as a Senator. Hr. Bogy—I do not admit that be is a Governor. Mr. Morton, of Indiana, said be re gretted to bear the Senator from Missouri apeak as be did about Governor Paokard. He (Mr. Morton) wee not under eny per- Speciol to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, January 19.—The press seems to be a good deal divided in opin ion upon the merits of the compromise measure, reported by the Conference Committee upon the eleotoral vote. In a general way the most decided opposition to it may be eaid to oome from Kepnbli oan papers. The New York Timet and Tribune take very positive grounds against it as un oonstitntional, a Itepnblioan surrender, Ac. the hebald, however, warmly endorses it, and is con fident that the patriotio men in all parts of the country will be disposed to seek for its merits and to pass over the defeats in the plan, if defects it should prove to have. THE WOBLD, (DIM.) doos not give unqualified endorsement of the plan, bat thinks the oountry will hail with delight any aetion on the part of Congress whioh goes to show that the frightful condition of the people is at last getting itself recognized by the persons who are sent to Washington to look after the welfare of their Constitution and the ltepublic. THE NEW YOBE EXPRESS—(DEMOOBAT), Thinks the plan will prove a peaceful solution of the greatest politioal evil that has over threatened the oonntry apart from oivil war. THE NEW YORK POST—(INDEPENDENT), Says the plan will give great satisfaction to the oonntry, and that the wisest course for the Seuato and House of lteprosenta- tives is to adopt it as it comes from the oommittee, without unnecessary delay. THE PHILADELPHIA TELEOEAPH—(INDEPEN DENT,) Tbiuks the plan is one that will give entire satisfaction to all fair minded men of all parties. THE BOSTON HERALD (iND.) says the oonntry wants pesos and the sooner a plan of this kind is adopted the bettor. THE SPBINQFIELD REPUBLICAN (iND.) thinks the plan will ooinmand the support of the oonntry, and even more so, if it proves that a bitter Republican partisan like Morton, or a Democrat like Springer dissents from it. THE BALTIHORE rAPEBS without distinction of party give moderate favor to the plan. IN WASHINGTON the parly papers all oppose it. The Re publican and Chronicle on the Republican side, and the Union on the Demooratio side. The Nation (Iud.) favors it. BOSTON PETITIONS FOR IT. Boston, Jan. 19.—Petitions are being numerously signed by leading men of both parties, urging upon the Massachu setts delegation in Congress the adoption of the proposed compromise for the set tlement of tho Presidential question. CKORCIA LEGISLATURE. BILLS PASSED AND INTRODUCED LOCAL BILLS—POOLS DULL. The Field Has the Preference—Ben Hill to Speak. Special to the Enquirer-Sun. ] Atlanta, Ua., January 19, 1877. A bill passed the Senate changing the law aa to mandamus, and attachment against fraudulent debtors. Also a bill to appoiut a phyaioian who shall overlook the health of the entire oonviot force. A bill was introduced by Senator Black to allow manufacturers of domestic wines to sell the same without license. Oattis, of Muscogee, introduced a bill to extend tho power of the Georgia Home Insurance Company. Also, to extend burglary to buildings beyond the cartilage [a law term meaning a yard or pieoe of ground pertaining to a dwelling house and included in the same fence.—News Ed.] A running and spicy debate occurred in the House to-day on the resolution to in quire into whether the work iu the Execu tive offioe can be done with a less number of clerks than six, which was engaged in by Moses, Turnbull, Carlton, Stewart, Kennon, Frye, Fort, Hood and others. The Judiciary Committee of the House will report to-morrow against the bill to allow women to hold the office of State Librarian. There will be a fight over it when it comes np on its third reading. SENATORIAL POOL BELLING is a drag to-night. Very few pools were sold. The field has the preference, and the rest about equally divided among the candidates. APPOINTMENTS. A number of appointments will bo sent into tho Senate to-morrow for oonfirma tion. HON. D. H. HILL is expected here to-night and will speak to-morrow. G. LOUISIANA. TRUMPED UP t’HAROES, CONVENIENT PLEA FOE GETTING T BOOP INTO NORTH GEORGIA, ALABAMA AND NORTH CAROLINA. Special to Enquirer-Sun.) Washington, January 19.—The Cabinet to-day had under consideration an official statement from the Commissioner of In ternal Kovonuo, saying there is an im mense increase of frauds upon the revenue by the illicit distillation of spirits, and groat difficulty in enforcing the revenue laws in several Southern Statos, particu larly in northern Alabama and Goorgia and North Carolina. Great frauds in the manufacture of to bacco in North Carolina is also reported. In order to assist revenue officers to enforce the laws troops are requested,and after consultation betweon the President and Secretary of tho Treasury, at the Cabinet to-day, an ordor was sent by di rectiou of the President to the General of the Army to put the necessary instruc tions to tho Commander of the Depart meat of the South for that pnrposo. Weather. Washington, Jan. 19.—Indications.— For the South Atlantic and Gulf States, slowly falling barometer, southeast to aonthwost winds, stationery or rising tem perature and generally clondy weather will prevail, with occasional rains in tho eastern and northern portions of the for mer. Saltan. Wbat will bo tho effect of the Porte’s decision on the peaco of Europe ? There are tboso who declare themsolves absolutely certain that Russia will not attack Turkey. There are those the other hand who pro fess to detect consummate astuteness in General Ignatieff's moderation, and who will now say that he knew from firat how surely the fanaticism of Constantino ple would foroo tho Porte to open deft anco on the subject. Wo shall bo con tent to form a judgment ou the events as they occur, without speculation or predic tion. There oau be no doubt that Russia iu a most difficult position, but betweeu war, from which it can expect no perma nent advantage, and pledges which, if not redeemed, will discredit the throne. Iu any case it is not to bo assumed that a decision for peace or war will necessarily be made at once. It is quite possible that weeks may pass amid new diplomatic overtures before Russia thinks it convex nient to announce her fmal resolution. Perhaps the dissolution of the conference marks the beginning of a now phase in whioh the Western Powers will be for a time inactive, and three Imperial courts will once more concern themselves with tho baaiuess. BACK DOWN OF RUSSIA. London, Jan. 19.—The Standard says: We are not sure the decision of the Coun cil is wise. The proposals had beon re duced so far that it is uncertain they would not have been further softened, had the Porte consented to discuss them. The question now is what will Russia do? Defiod by tho Porte after manoeuvroing her demands again and again, will she eat the words of the Moscow speech, withdraw her mobilized regiments and preserve peace? There are signs pointing iu that direction. All our intelligence is to the effect that the enthusiasm for war has cooled down, and that the public are wak ing up to a sense of tho risks of an inva sion of Turkey. The press seem to be preparing the public mind for a retreat by representing the failure of the coher ence as a defeat not of Russia, but of Eugland. Possibly all this weakness is assumed. At auy rate it is oertain that tho work of mobilization showB no slack ness. CEORCIA’S POSITION. Standing in Immovable Sympathy with the Exponent of UONSTITU Tl ON A l. LID Ell V I' Wilb the Fidelity line to tho tliitm- ptou •( a IClRhtFou* t'iiuNO. SENATORIAL COMMITTEE ADJOURNED The Caaa of Brother-In-Law Casey SENATE OOMMITTEE ADJOURNED. New Obleans, January 19.—The Senate committee adjourned to meet at Wash ington on Wednesday next. SOMETHING ABOUT BROTHER-IN-LAW CASEY. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Washington, Jan. 19.—Colonel E. A. Banks, who has just arrived from New Orleans, is quoted : The people of Lou isiana are not so wanting in respect for the Chief Magistrate as to sug gest that he eould be influenced in his aotion by any considerations personal to himself or family, and Colonol Casey has never intimated to any member of tho Nicholls Govern ment that he has any aspirations for Sen atorial honors. As a matter of fact, Col. Banks says Casey was formerly a mer chant in New Orleans, owns property and has many friends thore, and has not been classed as a partisan Republican of Louis iana. SENATORIAL UAL LOTI NOW. Springfield, Jan. 19.—Seventy-sev enth ballot: Logan 99, Palmer 87, aud Anderson 19, Haines 2, and Parish 1. TENNESSEE—BAILEY ELECTED FOR SHORT TERM. Nashville, Jan. 19.—James E. Bailey was olecled for the short term on the 78d ballot. MASSACHUSETTS—HOAR ELECTED. Boston, Jan. 19.—Tho fifth joint bal lot resulted in Hoar’s eleotion—Hoar 14 0, Bontwell 47, Abbott 02, Bullock 2, Seelye 1, Cbadbourne 0. THE EA8T. ROTJMANIA TO BE NEUTRAL. London, Jan. 19.—The Standard'll Vi enna correspondent says Ronmania has resolved to declare neutrality in case of a Russiau-Turkish war. EFFECT OF TIIE GRAND COUNCIL. Constantinople, Jan. 19.—Tbo only disseuting voice iu tho Grand Council was that of the Armoniau Protestant Bishop, who suggested that tho decision should bo loft to the discretion of the Government, lie was shoutod down, the Council being all of the opinion that tho Government was not entitled to decide such a momenteous question. It is nr mored that Midhat wus the principal ob stacle to the acceptance of the proposals, and the whole businoss was rehearsed be fore hand to intimidato the Sultan, who really wished to yield. PEACE OH WAR—LONDON “TIMMS” THINKS WAR WILL NOT RE DECLARED AT ONCE. London, January 19.—The Times to day, referring to the result of the confer ence, says : Tho event will surprise no body. Those whom it will disappoint are fewer than they may have been even at the opening of the new year. Tho friends of the Tnrka are naturally delighted at the spirit and courage displayed by the Porte end supposed himilation whioh has be fallen the diplomatists who presumed to trespass on the sovereign rights of the CTmrlentoii Knees. Special to Enquirer-Sun.] Charleston, January 19.—First race— two mile dash, for all ages, two entries— H&tteras first, Jim Hinton secoud; time, 8:52$. Second race—one and a half mile dash, for all ages, three entries—Tom O’Neil first, First Chance second, .Praig third; time, 2:28£. Tho track was better, but weather dull aud attendance small, me DEFICIENCY ESTIMATES. PROOF THAT DEMOCRATIC ECONOMY nAS NOT HARMED THE PUBLIC SERVICE. Washington special to tlio New York World. All told, the ostiinutes of tho Treasury Department for the current fiscal year reach a smaller stun than the estimates for a year ago. Last year theso estimates stood at $2,729,471. This year the same estimates stood at $2,021,101. For the last fiscal year the total of appropriations was $177,009,927 71; for this fiscal year it was $147,719,074 85. With a reduction of $29,944,259 in the appropriations, thore is also a decrease of $102,970 iu the current estimates for current deficiencies. Less money has been spent, and, taking tho estimate of the Treasury Department, less need to incur extra expense in tho interests of the public service. In both deficiency estimates a conflict between the Chairman of the House Committee of Appropriations and the chief of a military department over tho proper construction of pay-roll laws famishes tho largost sin gle item of the doticit. A reduction car riad out in the last session of the Forty third Congross by William A. Wheeler, it tho pay of the army, led to aclauu for n deficiency from the War Department of $500,000, a deduction by Mr. Randall iu the last session leads to a claim this year from the Navy Department of $1,560,000. Excluding iu each case theso exceptional and canstructive deficiencies aud the nominal difference between appropriation aud expenditure a year ago, witli $90,000,000 more to spend, is found to bo twice the difference this year, with $90,000,000 less to spend. Tho Treasury Department this year turns in one-half and tho Interior Department one-tenth the deficiency which was esti mated as necessary a year ago, and it is i significant fact that more than half of tho War Department deficiency is credited to “transportation of troops.” Thoso esti mates of department deficiencies will bo supplemented by others, raising the tire nmont to nearly $9,000,000; but even then it will remain below that of a year ago, the only serious increase under any item nrising from the investigating com mittees, at tho South, whoso expenses are likely to double aud to treble the original estimates for such committees and to correspondingly increase the legis lative deficiency bill, to whoso items tho largest additions have been thus far made by tho Senate. No such contest is possible this year over the appropriation bills marked last July aud August. It will sur prise no ono if the Senate passes without change the bills which the House accepted without amendment from its Committee on Appropriations. The next to como before tho lower chamber will bo tho salary bill, in whose consideration tho Committee ou Appro priations to day reached tho Treasury Department. Mooriy’N Final Services In Chicago. Chicago, January 17.—On the occasion of Mr. Moody’s final services at the Taber- naclo last night, that building was crowd ed to overflowing. It was announced that a considerable sum of money was needed to pay off the debt on Farwoll Hall, which is occupied by tho Young Men’s Christian Association, to continue theso meetings and to meet certain other obligations in curred during tho services here. A sub scription was taken on tbo spot, aud amounted to about $07,000, which is nearly tho amount asked for. J.V TIME EOK TlIEe UAL MAStJUE. Gents’ Low Strap Shoos, with Centen nial Rncklos. Wells Curtis. jal7 4t Hon. Arthur lluod, tho Representative of Randolph county in the House, iutro duced on Tuesday the following resolu tions, which were referred to the commit tee ou the State of the Republic : Re it resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of tho State of Geor gia, iu General Assembly convened, Whereas, It is wise and proper that tho people of a republican government should give freo aud unreserved expres sion to tho popular will, as ascertained through their chosen representatives upon all matters of public concern ; aud, Whereas, 184 (electoral votes, clear aud unquestionable, have been cast for onr candidate for the Presidency, and our oaudidato for tho Vice Presidency, and to the other candidates for the same offices, 105 votes have been undoubtedly given ; aud, Whereas, nineteen votes from the States of Florida, Louisiana and Mouth Oaroltuu, also one from Oregon are disputed,aud two sets of returns have been sent to the President of the Senate to await tho ao tion of the two houses of CongreN, whoso constitutional duty it is to verify, ascer tain and count said votes; aud, Whereas, in a situation involving such momentous results, all tho baser as well as better forms of society are naturally embattled to securo the prizes, and it is in such crises that cardinal principles are liable to be weakoued, daugerous concessions made, perilous prescedents established sacred tradition violated; as well as the important bulwarks of ooustituional freedom destroyed, aud Whereas, The constitittioual and legal rights of the people of Florida, Louisiana aud South Carolina have been invaded by tho Chief Magistrate of this Republic without warraut or authority vested in him so to do, and Whereas, It is almost formally an nounood that the Constitution and the rights of each of the States are to be again violated by tho usurpation of a power by the President pro tempore of the Senate, in determining what votes shall not be counted, and to exercise that power whioh clearly devolves upon tho two houses of Cougress, and Whereas, Nothing could bo more ab- borent to the spirit of our system of gov ernment than such oxeroise of usurping power by one man and tbat man being third removed from tho people, and with out direct accountability to them, and Whereas, The Constitution of tho Uuit- ed States confers upon tho President of tho Senate no duty, and gives no right whatever in respeotof tho counting of the eleotoral votes, further than that, “in the presence of the Senate and House he shall open the certificates, ” giving no power to pass upon the authority or validity of an electoral vote, or iu anywise to iutorfero with such questions, and suoh cluirn of power was never before sot up by the President of the Senate, but tho mode has beeu uniformly regulated by the two houses of Congress whioh have assumod aud exercised tho exclusive power from tho begiuuig of tho Government to the present time to act and determino those questions. Re it therefore resolved, Thut in tho opinion of this General Assembly, the people of tho United Stales ought never to consent to have their Representatives iu Congress stripped of these powers, or tolerate this usurpation by a deputy of tho Seuato, or by any single person, and still less l>y an officer who is frequently interested os a candidate iu the count. Ro it rosolved, That while tho late rela tions between Georgia aud a majority of the American Statos makes it unbecoming in her to suggest to her pitied sisters any course of action in those grave matters, she does feel that a declaration of her de votion to the Constitution,aud tho ancient ways of the fathers is not surpassed by any of theRO sovereignties, and thut she staudH prepared to maintain the existence and just authorities of the Union, aud can never consent that the time consecra ted methods of constitutional govornuiout shall be supplanted or overthrown by rev olutionary expedients. Resolved further, That wo will staud in immovable sympathy with the elected ex ponent of constitutional liberty, retrench ment and reform. We will adhere to him and his co-laborers with tho fidelity due to the champion of a righteous cause iu every patriotio endeavor they may mnke to secure the honest and unmistakable will of a large majority of tho American people constitutionally expressed at tho polls. And bo it further resolved, That wo do- sire to tender iu this solemn form to tho patriotic citizens of tho Northern and Western States, who stand firmly by our republican form of government, our fixed determination—bo the ro sponsibilities what they may—to stand by them in any and all constitutional actions that may bo nocessury to pro teet our rights and liberties, and iu all efforts which they may doom expedient to make to maintain tho purity of tho ballot box, and to requiro a fair and hon est count of the votes for President aud Vice President of the United States, and to enforce iu such manner ms may be uec- ©Hsarv, the inauguration of tbo candidates who have boon fairly and legally elected. Ro it further resolved, That tho Gover nor of this Stato bo requested to furnish copies of theso resolutions to the presid ing officers of tho Senate aud House o Representatives of tho Congress of tho United States, with tho request that they bo laid before thoso respective bod: also to each of our Senators and Repre sentatives in Congress. yet completed, and even Mr. Chandler's official body is still suspended over the committee's coals. Tho examination treats with the oorros pondonce, especially by telegraph, of Mr. Chandler with Republican partisans in Florida. Ho was asked first whether the following telegraphic dispatch from Flor ida had been read by him : We cannot carry Florida for Hayes ou- loss we have the artny to back us and money immediately. Train wrecked. Ku Klux. ) which the Secretary responded, showing pallor, that he bad read tho tele gram about tbo wrecking of the train, but that, he couldn't say whether tho words Ku Klnx" were in it or not. He would not say that the other words were not in eluded in the dispatch. Indeed, he didnt remember, but he said that he might have received the tologram as cited. He said he had telegraphed to Governor Stearns about Rouding troops to Florida to “keep the peace.'’ Reing asked on whose authority ho en gaged to have troops sent to Florida, Secretary Chandler declined to answer until ho could consult other members of the Cabinet and asked to have his further examination postponed until after the next Cabinet meeting. This request was acceded to. The examination was defer red till Wednesday. Only the tamest of tho despatches whioh aro reported to be in the commit tee's hands have been so far laid beforo Secretary Chandler for his explanation, it is said. Governor McCormack to-day testified that he had received only four or five of the telegrams put in evidence, having left New York tho next day after the olection. He was asked if office ho).lorn had beon assessed to pay the expenses of the election. Ho asked for time to answor until he could consult his associates on tho National Republican Committee. CERTAIN TELEGRAMS CONCERNING W! IIE DIDNT RECOLLECT—OTHERS OF V INTEREST TO RE PRODUCED UY THE l MITTEE. The Committee on the Privileges of the House, “and the fairness of the elec tion,” as it is now added, lmve hud oven a livelier bout with Secretary Chandler than has beeu reported or supposed. The four witnesses examined by the commit tee wero Mu. Chandler, Sir. Furman, a member of Congross from Florida, Mr. Clancy, a stenographic reporter, and Mr. MoCormack, Sooretary of tho Nntioiml Republican Committee. Tho examina- • tion of threo of these gentlemen is not DEAN STANLEY AND THE DRfrlN. A MODEL TALK TO THE LITTLE FOLKS—TIIE WAY FOR THEM TO HELP THEM SELVES AND HELP EACH OTHER. Not long sinoo the venerable Ahboy of Westminster, London, was crowded by a congregation numbering many thousands who assembled for the purpose of taking part in the special service for ohildren whioh is held on Holy Innocents’ Day. Iu tho course of his sermon, Doau Stanley said: “What is it, then we can recom mend to all children if they wish to pleuse their pareuts, to please God, und to go to Ileaven ? Love honest work, love to get knowledge, never be ashamed of saying your prayers morning and oveniug. it will help you to be good all through the day. Always keep your promises; do not pick up foolish and dirty stories; never, never loll a lie; never strike, or hurt, or bo rudo to a woman or a girl, or any ono weaker or younger than yourselves. Re ready even to risk your own lives to save a friend, or a companion, or a brother or a sister. Re veiy kind to poor dumb animals—never put them to pain; they are God’s creatures as woll as you, and if you hurt them you will become brutal and bane yourselves. Remember always to bo gentle aud attentive to older people; listeu and do not interrupt when they aro talking. If you have au old father, or a grandfather, or u sick uncle or aunt, ro- mombor not to disturb them by loud talk ing or rough play. Ro careful and tender to them. You canuot think what good it does them, and if it should happen Hint any of you have a poor father or a poor mother who has to got up early to go about their business aud earn their bread —and your broad, remomher—wbat a pleasure it will bo to them to find that their little boy or little girl Iiah been out of bed before them on a cold winter’s morning, aud has lighted a bright, blaz ing fire, so as to give them a warm cup of tea. Think what a pleasure it would bo to them, if they are sick, if they aro deaf or blind, to find a little boy or a little girl to speak to them, or to read to them, or to lead thorn about, it is not only tbo comfort they have in having help; it is a still greater comfort in knowing that they have a good littlo sou or u good little daughter who is anxious to help them, aud who they feel sure will be a joy and not a trouble to them by day and by night. No Christmas present can be so we( oome to any father or mother or friend as the belief that their ehi 1 dron aro growing up truthful, manly, courageous, courteous, unselfish aud re ligious, and do not think that any of these things are too much for auy of you. I know that many of you may have great temptations; perhaps you may have homos whore it is very difficult to bo tidy and clean ; perhaps as you go to school along the ntroets there may be wioked people who try to lead you astray, and mako you steal and swear ; and yet I aui sure that if you will do your bust you will find such delight in doing your duty, and in what is going ou, that whoever doeth these good thiugs, says tho Riblo, whether ho bo young or old, boy or girl, shall nev er full. Let the good frighten the bud ; let tbo light drive away tho durkuess ; let the whole world know thut there are little Kuglish boys and girls who are deter mined to do their duty, whatever hofaln them. Some of you may remember that last year I spoke of the gallant boys who behaved so well ou board the Goliath ship when it was on tire. Well, those samo boys have just begun their training over again. It wus on last Tuesday they got on board their new ship, the Kxmoutb, where they are working for their country ouco more. God bless aud prospor them, and mny they still bo examples to all of us! It was only the other day I beard of a brave And modest littlo buy—Humiuon Darker was bis name—who was only fourteen years of nge, and who has already saved at dif fereut times tho lives of no less than four other boys by pluugiug into tho rough sea after them on the coast of Norfolk. That is what you can do—not perhaps by plunging into the stormy sob, but at any rate by saving a littlo brother or a littlo sister from going wrong. You can do far more for them perhaps than any one elso, because you aro always with them. Stand by them and protect;stand by each other, and then tho foolish, wicked, cruel poo- pl© who want to mislead you will very soou run away. Rad people aro always afraid of good people, even though the good aro much fewer, and oven though tho good may be only a little child. I ku*wonco a a very famous man who lived to bo very old, who lived to be 88. He wns always the delight of those about him. Ho al ways stood up for whAt was right. His eye was like au eagle’s when it flashed fire at what was wrong. And how early do you think he began to do this ? 1 huve “Still in thy right hand carry gentle peace, to silence vicious tongues—be just and fear not.” That was his rule all through life, and he was loved and hon ored down to the day when he was carried to his grave. Re just, be good, and fear not; let that be your rule, and God and Jesus Christ will bo with yon them, now, and always.” WHAT A PHILOSOPHER SAYS. JOIN RANKRY, TOOMBS, REN HILL, AND I.A - MAH IN HINGING WITH DB. WATTS. Reporter—Do you really speak so many different tougues as they credit you with? Mr. Train—1 can order my breakfatst and say good morning in a scoro of lan guages, but I can hardly mako myself understood in my own. Learning languag es is ouly a gift of memory. In each oountry I learned enough io travel with, and I am satisfied that with two hundred and fifty words youcauchat with all man kind in all their thousand dialects. 1 would mthorhave twenty ideas in one language than one idea iu twontw langaug- As a boy, Elihn Rurrett looked forty feet high to me with his Polyglot vocabul ary. Imagine my astonishment a quarter of a century ago, after getting a quaint crooked country Yankee out of the hands of the Philistines in Calais, to loarn that I had rescued from tho French customs guard the “Learned Rlncksinitli," and he (lid not know Freuhh. I saw at once the fraud. He tuay have a Domini© Sampson smattering of ancient tongues, hut he cannot vse his own in modern languages. Reporter—Moody has got his money and Boston is building him a corrugated iron show house. Mr. Train—And not a dollar for human wretchedness! Tho winter is fearfully cold and tho poor are thinly clad. Moody is warm and fat. Thu Kvaugelists sit ’round their sea-coal fire and sing in their largest halls, “Hold the Fort.” See what this gospel donation might do in real chanty : To two tom coni tooncli ot 6 u families..$ o,6uo line barrel or flour to each ot 6oo fami lies at $7 3,5©0 Threw months' rent to each of . r >oo laiuillos l6,ooo To 2,oo i pairs ot shoes at $2 each 4,uoo To 1,000 shells at fl :t,ooo To l,ooo ovorcoats at $10 oach ... lo,ooo To ;to,000 yard* calico for 3,000 dresses.... 3,000 To bod clothing for 500 families, $10 euwli 5,000 Total $60,000 Imagine Jesus sending Judas anmug the Jew bunkers of Jerusalem for $50,000 to build him a church to preach hiH ser mon ou Mount Olivet. Let us joiu San key, Toombs, Ren Hill, nnd Lamar, iu singing with Dr. Watts: In vain tho rebol sons of hell Still now rebellions try ; Their souls ahull vex with envious rage, Aud pine away and die. Reporter—Another saint, Mr. Train, has come to grief. This time it is not tho Munhuttuu Club, but tho Union League. Mr. Train—Verily, this is bad year. The foxes aro eating up all tho farmers’ chickens. Rreach of truut in a science. The Moslem is always a Moslem, the Stoic a Htoo, but is tho Xtiau always a Xtian ? Only a thousand pockotbooks were stolen iu Chicago by Moody’s couvertN. Tweed made hiH plans with Woodward at a Meth odist prayer mooting. Nicoll, Rarrett, Winslow, Swan, all belong to the Put-in- Ray order of Zion. Tears rolled down his cheeks when Swan bade good-by to his Sunday--school clasH. Why is it every body sympathizes with the swiudlor, aud nobody with the swindled ? Reporter—May I give your placo of rosidenoo if inquired for, Mr. Train? Mr. Train—No! As I receivo no call ers, talk with no adults,make no speoches, visit no theatres, concerts, lyceums, or churches; enter no hotel, restaurants, courts or public places ; see no interview ers, attend no dinners, balls or private partius ; mako no calls, give no Christ mas presents, make no charitable dona tions, attend no weddiugs or festivals, Hindi© no bauds, bolong to no club, Hociety or purty ; court no sympathy, link no fa vors, need no money, desire no friendship, seek no office, have no wish, possess no aspirations, there is no necessity of any oue having my address.—New York Sun. The Hartford Times speaking of the destitution iu that city tells the following: Ou — street—a ruther stylish street— Officer Smith rang the bell ut a stylish house, in answer to a summons that hud been left for help. Lut iu by a maid, he walked on Rrussels carpets, went up stairs to a room whero, ou a French bed stead, lighted by a window with lace cur tains, was a tine looking lady recovering from a fit of sickness. [Everything iudi cated taste, if not absolute luxury. The officer was puzzled. “I understand, madum, you requested assistance ?” “It is true.” “What do you need ?’’ “Rruad, sugar, butter, potatoes, meats —everything. ” The officer glanced through a half-open door, whero a nurse-maid seemed to be ironing. A little boy of four.years, iu au “ulster” tbat reached to his foot, and hav ing u big showy strap aud buckle, was also there. Tbo officer began to mako inquiries. He was interrupted by a “Hush! "from tho lady, pointing to the half-open door— “Don’t lot hor hear.” The lady was afraid to have her maid know her poverty. It was clearly a case of “keeping up appear ances. ” The officer found that the lady's husbund had been a workman at a certain establishment ill town, aud hail earned pretty good wages; but for u month ho had been out of work, and hero they were—in a comfortable house, but with out food. Tho case was a queer ono. The officer thought the lace curtains nnd other luxu ries had bettor bo sacrificed, if anything could bo got for them, bofore giving char ity here, when all that could bo raised was so pressingly needed iu families with out any carpets, or ovon auy beds or nny fires. Ilii|i|iy Inlliieiicc of n Great Npccilic For tho preservation ir rocovery ot health and strength, tho dlot should be wholesome ami nutritious' When it happens that tho alt- montury processes aro disturbed by Improper or half masticated food, the host remedy tor the evil results ol abusing the digestive organs is ilostettor’s Stomach Ritters, a most agree able, prompt and gontlo remedy lor dyspepsia, and for tho bilious aud ovacuativo Irregulari ties which result from It. The liver and bow els, in common with the stomach, experience Us t.enehcent Influences. The reluse ol the sys tem is carried oil through Its natural outlet, a healthy flow and seorotion ol tho bile Is pro and a powerful impetus is give ‘ imitation in consequence of its use. It health fully stimulates tho bladder and kidneys when they aro inactive, ami by Us tonic and riguta- an old grammar which' belonged to him, I ting action fortifies tho system against inala- all tailored and torn, which ho had when I rtlt - w a little boy at school, and what do you '• sn*»im«-»y think I found written in his own hand iu I IIKJI 11 |f| i'ij, r Vl! r rl“Ar. 1 VC* the very tiret page ? Why those words: U1 1UIU . Itu \ltuhiugluu b
