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CEDARTOWN RECORD.
W, S. D. WIKLE & 00., Proprietors,
CEDARTOWN, GEORGIA, SATURDAY, JULY 24, 1875.
VOLUME 11. NUMBER 6.
TIMELY TOJMOS
Tun recent Ticean flood is swelling
tin *1 reams in a manner calculated to
do much damage through the country.
Thk Baltimore American says the
graHshoppers have made their appear-
anoe in Frederick county, Md., where
clover and rye crops are particularly
abundant..
Tint Cllinere have, for the first time,
whipped ihe Formosan snvsgoa. Those
aborigine# nniubcr 20,000 only, and yet
they have kepi io terror al»ont two
millions of Ohldhae settlors.
Tm: revenue officials have abandoned
the idea of plaoirg a rovenuo stamp no
every cigar, nnd smokers can still inhale
tho dreamful vnjior without the dis
comfort of tho bnrnt pnper taste.
1m add
the
the shortage
United State h treasury caused by tho
theft of the $47,600 package, there is a
$1,000 shortage in tho redemption di
vision. which was discovered in January.
This was reported by treasurer Now
when ho took charge. Otherwise the
funds are all straight, ami Spinner is to
be congratulated.
Oiu'Kuh have been sent by Gou.Terrv
to the commander at Fort lUmlall, to
expedite tho departure of a cavalry
force at that point, under orders to
proceed direct to tho Black Hills, ami
bring out all pirHoua found thuro with
out authority. Meantime,
ran observe, tho gold excitement seems
to have almost entirely diod out
Tub mof®uu*nt for Edgar Allan Poe’s
hitherto neglected gravo will be
ploted in October. A small stone half
a foot high and three inches square now
marks the poet’s resting placo in the
Baltimore graveyard. The new monu
meut will lie surmounted by a bust of
Poo, which is paid to bo an accurate
likeness.
Tin: British government lias fulfilled
its pledge to appoiuta royal commission
to inquire into the subject of
Momd experiments. Tho instructions
to the commission are to inquire into
the practice of subjecting live animals
to experimeute for scientific purposes,
and to consider and report what
tires, if any, it may be desirable to take
in respect to any snob prnolice.
Jay Gould intends to remain king
Wall street. Ho proclaims his power
by allow.ng tho New York Tribune to
publish the facts that he owns 100,000
shares of the Union Pacific stock. The
present value of this amount of stock is
87,COO,<100 ; but no doubt ranch of it is
bought with borrowed money, aud hold
ou a margin. Gould is of Jersey birth,
and is now pas} sixty. He was brought
up a leather dealer hi what is oalled
“Tho Swamp.’’
Kind Gboiuib, of Greece, s'oms to !>•
in nu unhappy predicament. His king'
dom is threatened with a revolution ; lie
is unpopular, nnd nobody takes
hat oflf to him on the stinets; the
queen has been insulted, nnd he
afraid to go to the IMlenio Long
Branch, at Dekrleia, because he think
it piite probable bo will not lie able to
get back into his capital again.
Russian ship's are ready at tho
volu
tion.
t trial of tin
And if St. Ignatius does not attend to
his business, nnd protect the town from
pestilenoo amt famine, they will kick
him out, too, and try another. Bnt
Ignatius will probably be Loyola to tho
interests if the oitiiens than tho other.
Look ont for more earthquakes. An
examination of tho history of thoso sub-
irronrau disturbances bIiowr that each
great earthquake—say of the dimen-
atons of the reran*. one at Cuonta, in
hioh ten thousand livoa wero lost,—
has been followed for a certain period
by innumerable lessor ones. In the
summer of 1868, the coast of Ohili and
Peru were shaken by terriblo earth
quakes, iu which many lives ami a vast
amount of property were lost, and, just
two mouths later, on October 21, San
o was shakeu so violently that
buildings cracked from top to founda
tion, and flssurea throwing forth jota of
water opened iu the streets.
year tho Hawaiian volcanoca had
violent eruptions, and the subjects of
Katnehnmehn wero mndo sea siok by tho
continued swaying of their islands.
same year Vesuvius opened out
with a fresh eruption. The groat
enrihquakos of Caracas, in Venezuela,
il New Madrid, in the United States,
occurred just six months apart. Tf
to regard these precedents, an
other great upheaval may be expoctod
somewhere on tho American continent
between this time and tho 1st of Janu-
Tice has (looked us for cata
clysms, cyclones, and earthquakes, and
aimilar lively ooourrouoos during tho
month of October, Taking it altogether,
the prospect for tho remainder of 1875
deoidcly nnoomfortable for everybody
except Elder Thurman aud his fol
lowers.
LATE NEWS SUMMARY.
EAST.
A dangerous counterfeit is in circula
te on tho city of Erio, Pa., five Irandrod and
ie hundred dollar water h an coupon bonds
of J867 dno 1887.
A serious riot oecurrod in Lawrence,
uw., on tho 12th Inst., roenlUng from an
ack mad# by a mob upon tho momborn of a
lodgo of OraiiKOCion returning from celebrat
ing tho battle of Iioyno by a picnic at Laurel
ovo, four inilon up tho Morrlmao river.
The oloctiou of directors of Erio has
takon placo. The ticket headed by Jewett
elected. 'Jho wbolo number of
262.242, representing *26.248.400 worth of
k. Of these the Jewett ticket rocotvod
261.785 votes, while tho opposition ticket, con
ining tho names of Cornolius Vanderbilt,
Mr. Livingstone and othors, rooolvcd 7ft(
Auckland and Honolulu, with Australian
o* to Juno 6, has arrived. In tho mines
of New Month Walos no now discoveries of
importanqo aro reported.
Heavy gales aro reported at Tiraarn.
Tho ship Oyreno, from Man Francisco, tho
Princess Alice, loading grain, and tho Ellers-
lio, coal laden, are roi>orlod wrecked. Tho
Elllhank Castle is wrecked on tho ninety-mile
bonch, near Timaru, In the province of Can
terbury.
Tho Kiowa and Oomaneho prisoners
recently transported to Fort Marion, Florida
liavo made such piteous appoalo for their
wives and children that thoy aro to ho allowod
to have them. Tho wlvos and olive branches
number 80l\ and it will cost *30.000 to trans
port them.
FOREIGN.
A Copenhagen dispatch states on ex
planation will ho demanded of Germany for
tho socrot soundhigs IshI week taken by a
A oablo from Lomlou says Sir Edwin
Watkins, who hss accepted tho chairmanship
of tho Erio Protection Commission, will sail
for tho United Htatos in two weeks.
The Spanish ship Bayonos was wreck
ed near Motrios, on tho Biscayan coast, Tho
crew were saved by Uarlisl llshonuun. It is
said they will ho hold as hostages, and Oarlists
threaten to shoot them if tho Royalists bom
bard any more coast towns.
Masters of ootton mills in Ashton,
Btaloy Brldgo, Dunkold and Moasloy, decided
give notioo of tho commencement of a
k-onton the 24th Inst., bcosnso work--poo-
employed in oortain dopartraontH refuse to
rofer disputes In rogard to their wages to ar
ill ation. Other employes have quit work.
Tits American team and thoir friends
visited Abbotsford and Melrose July 18th
Vru. Nelson, a leading oIUboii of Edinburgh,
;avo thjmi a banquet. In tho cottrao
if which ho made a speech warm in oulogy of
Amoriua. Gel. Glldorsloovo "rospondod in
titling terms. The mombors of tho loam
have gone to London.
Tho Standard publishes advicos from
Zara, capital of Dalmatia, whloti ropresont
that tho Panslavio emissaries havo spread tho
among the Herr-ogovinlans that tho
Turks intended to oxtirpato Christians. The
falBobOods caused an Insurrection. Masios ol
insurgents surrounded the towns of Basko,
Ilovenslul and Rtolatz. Mix hundred fsmlllos
have Hod into Croatia and Rorvla, am
l two hundred havo arrived in Dalma
tia at dilTorout points along tho frontier.
Tho west const mail of tho 20th of
Juno states that during tho rocont torrihh
In the harbor of Valparaiso, at IcaHt
forty hoys belonging to tho training ship wei
timed, botween twonty and tliirty aalloi
d from twelve to llftoeu hoatmou, exclusive
of eight persons who wont down in tho unfi
Eyrio. No oprroot estimate of tho h
of proporty has been ariivod at, but with the
g of vessels, sinking of hulks, damngo
Is, destruction of lighters and boats,
two exceeded one hundred in
j Jcstlnotion of baths and other
THE ARCTIC EXPLORER.
The second annual session of the
Amorican Hobrew congregation oonvouod at
Buffalo, N. Y., to establish a Hebrew oollogo.
large attendance of dylogates
from all parts of tho Unitor! Htatos. James
Cohen, of Pittsburg, was olectod president
lenry Kooll, of Buffalo, vloe-prosl ‘out; Ltpp-
uau Levy, of Cincinnati, secretary; H.
iownnsteiu, of Evansville, Indiana, assisi
oorotary. The annual roporta of tho pi
lent, secret my and treasurer wero roco
md approvod.
tVtST
A private letter received from Han
Francisco reports the outbreak of hostiiiUoi
of the IIci
a Indiai
the Kla-
rivor. They shot
Carpenter, of
roonded tho rob
work. Word wi
lotsclimont of i
killed Bavin;
ino. Thoy »
it forced the mori to quit
it to Gamp Oa*ton, an<
rs was sent to the mil
The Indians say tho miners n
loldlc
" l 6C;
will ho
Ellin
RALPH BENEDICT’S BYES.
Yo
ns John D.
Tion for complicity in tho .Mountain
M-atow massacre of 1857 will not
off until the 15th iust. Tho difficulty
in this eve will ho that ef obtaining
proper jury, ns tho Mormon element
very strong and prejudiced in Lee’
fav. r. L c was indicted last Octobe
and the wit nesses against him will be
persons who witnessed the masFaere
whon children, seventeen years ago, Lee
and his fellow murderers having spared
that nurabi r. The Mormons claim that
the Indisgj? did tin ,-il'ing, but this,
is said, cun bo entirely refuted.
Jrr,Y returns to the department
ngrionltnro, were unusually fail, show
ing nn improvement of the cottou crop
during June, in all the cotton states
except Texas. State averages are as
follows: North Carolina 95, an im
provement of three per cent., South
Carolina 99, improved two per cent.;
Georgia 97, improved six per cent.;
Florida 101. improved poven per cent.;
Alabama 102. improved one per cent.;
Mississippi 103, improved throe per
cent.; Louisiana 105, improved ten per
cent.; Texas 93, defined 13 per cent.;
Arkansan 104, m^uved 14 per cent.;
Tennessee 109, improved ten per cent.
Tiie South Anuiicao capital of Bue
nos Ayres has for many yrars been
troubled with a useless and unservice
able patron saint. The yellow fever
came, and 8t. Martin, who had long
presided over the town, was appealed to,
but the fever, nevertheless, had a ter
ribly successful run. The small-pox
came, and again St Martin disappointed
his constituents. Drought blighted the
fields about the city, but 8t. Martin
entirely neglected the order of the citi
zens for rain. Here was a prr-ttv patron
saint! The indignation of the iineuoc
Ayreans knew no ‘bounds. Martin was
at one fell blow deposed from bin patron
aamtship by the aguntamiento of the
town, and St. Ignatius Loyola officially
put
ild, who promised prompt
ids.
SOUTH.
Tho farmers of middle Tennessee are
complaining of too much rain.
A strong effort will bo made at the
next mooting of tho Georgia loglslutiiro, to
have tho capital of the stato i ©established at
Milledgovllle.
Mill another walorepont ooin.rrod
near Kingston Springs, Tonn., washing out
Bent’s fifty-foot trostlo on tho Nashvillo and
Norlhwoetorn railroad, and lasting down
patches from Madrid announoo
mutation provides that the
senate shall com 1st of 300 mombors for tli
lower chamber. Deputies aro to ho chose
for flvo years, quo repronontaUvn to ovory flvo
thousand Inhabit ants. Tho king has tho rigli
to dissolvo the chamber of deputies, and th
elective portion of tho icnato simultaneously
or soparatelv, hut must convoke now cliam
hers within time months. Ho appoints tl
president and vice prcsldost of the son at
and has tho right to veto lulls. Any pone
arrested must ho brought before tho tribun
or released within sovonty-twr.
tho Cortes or tho government may d.
suspension of constitutional guarani*
the banishment of a Spaniard front Ids
try is prohibited.
Tho steamer from Panama brings
later details of tho groat sorthquako In South
America Ononis i« iu ruins, not a alngle
house remaining. Tho killed sro calculated
at 5,000. Rosario, Han Antonio, Epaclmo, Han
Juandourono, Han Gayoto, Han Cridobol, La
Grits and adjoining villages are in completo
nine. Hal a?, an suffered severely and the ad
joining country Is nearly devastated. Obinaoo*
i, Chapo, J’aiiiploum, Ciiautllo, Arboldos, Ban-
iago, Gallimlo, and Gramolols havo also boon
real silfforors. The number of tho doad In
luala aro calculated at throe quarters of tho
utiro population. Tho few families saved arc
ii the outskirts of what was thu city, but they
rill soon bo obliged to retire as piilrofacllon
if the dead will not allow thorn to romain. It
i hqsrtrondlng to see the woundod who
lave no caro and cannot remain long allvo in
heir present oondition. Thieves and robbera
iave swept down on tho ill-fated city, and
hardly a single safo has boon saved from tho
3iistom«hoiiso. I’illago is general Four luin-
lrorl mnlos were killed in tho stroets, and as
* Take caro I Flora, take earn,
i playing with edged tools. You inity
oml Ralph forever.”
‘ Oflund him, indood I Don’t talk lo
, Kate: T toll you ho is period,>•
hateful. I lmvo llirtod with him till my
hoiul aohos ; played with him, flung at
him, romped or boon dignified, till my
wits wore fairly bothered how to create
sensation; nnd yot tho wretch sit«
staring at mo us if his eves woro mndo
nothing but to boo with.”
Well, what aro his oyoa nmdo for ?”
Hnoh oyos ns his woro nmdo for a
thousand things; groat black ones,
with such long, silky lashes I Why, ho
oould make no end of a commotion in
tho fominino fancy with his oyos alone,
What aro they made for? Thoy aro
made to say unutterable things, to look
a million varying emotions, to raise
with fervor, t > cast down with modesty,
to molt with fooling, or flash with pride.
Aud, upon my word, 1 don’t beliovo tho
has tho slightest idea that they
made for anything but tho eon-
vouienon of seeing. And to think that
r engaged to him 1 ”
I thought you oould break tho en
gagement.”
•* Yes, and lose ovory pouny of my
property and bring the whole family
nbout my ears. No, Uncle George
portioned off Glunville to us if wo took
It together ; if not, it was to go to sonic
distant rolativos who livo in Philadel
phia. Ho, down comes my slmror of
this world’s goods, and, in a inoBt mat-
ter-of.faot way, says, ‘I think wo had
hotter bo married in the fall, Flora.’
And I, like an idiot, said ‘very well.”’
“flo is certainly very handsome,
Flora ?”
“ Yes ; so is undo's bust of Napoleon.
Looks liko him, by-the-wny, and one
bus about as much animation as tho
other. Tho most provoking thing
about him is, he will nover do anything
that is not strictly proper and dignfflod.
I nover saw him tako a glass of water
without a dosiro on my part to tip tho
whole of it down his nook, and boo him
jump. Though for that matter, lio
wouldn't jump if I did. I havon't done
a lmrem-soarom thing since ho onmo
that ho has not oanght mo in tho not.
I never scramble over a fonoo that he is
not on tho othor side witli a profound
bow for my especial benefit, and us
suro nn 1 dare to olimb a tree or under
take tho least bit of a frolic, his most
magnificent highness is tho first, object,
to moot my oyos. Kate, I wondor if J
couldn’t make him jealous ? I moan to
try. Harry Vane came homo yoatorday
and is all ready to fall at my feot."
Hurry Van© is a brainless fop,
hut finding mo henrtloss nnd frivolous;
ho preferred poverty to marriage with
a flirt, and withdrew his claim to my
hand.”
“ Oh, Flora ! such a heart ns you
hnvo thrown away. In tho hours ho
lias spout bore trying to entertain mo,
I havo learned much of tho nobleness
of his nature and of his lovo for you.
Hu has so hoped that you would lot
your own generous nature show you tho
folly of your frivolous ways ”
“I havo had one lecture, Kate, pray
spare mo a second. Ralph Benedict
may soolc somewhere else a wife iih cold
and ootisoriouH as himself.”
“And yon?”
“ Oh i —with a nervous laugh—“ho
has kindly indicated my future for mo.”
“ Flora, you will not marry Harry
Vauo "
Snob a brainless flirt. No I Though
Ralph flattorod mo enough to think wo
woll minted. Ah 1 Ralph thinks to
mortify mo by his rejection; he shall
mo how gladly I aooopt my freedom."
Aud Flora left tho room as abruptly as
she had entered it, to fly to her own
ohambor, look tho door, nnd indulgo in
a long nnd hitter lit of weeping.
That, afternoon Ralph Benodiot was
riding and musing. With his own hand
ho had tern from his heart its one bright
spot. In tho few’ glimpses Flora had
lot him see of her generous heart, her
many soorot nets of charity, her tender
caro of her cousin, ho hml learned to
lovo the bright littlo beauty, nil tho
more that hor vivacity so strongly con
trasted with his own rather stern nature.
His life was one of earnest aims nnd
steady Hooking for tho highest ends ol
life. lie had soon iu his short time of
practice such hard roalitios of lifo, such
scones of suffering, such calls upon his
doopost feelings that, lifo had become to
him one broad Hold for the exorcise of
useful ness and solf-sitorlUor.
llis one dream of happiness ho lmd
broken that day, because ho dared not
trust tho hopos of his lifo iu tho hands
of a trillor. Yob, ho hived hor, lovod
her as such a nature as his loves tho
bright lovoliucHH of a gay littlo bounty
liko Flora, and hiR heart nohod sololy as
ho took Ins long, lonoly rido. lie had
promised his nuolo to finish his pro
moted visit and romain Homo wooks
ongor, and ho was nerving liimsolf to
think of his cousin as tho wifo of
other, lost to him by his own act.
ho drew his horse up to tho stablo-door
of tho servants onmo running to
moot him.
“ Oh, Dr. Benedict, T am so ghul you
havo come ! Miss Kate, sir, is vory ill.
Will you come to hor quick ?”
THE POOR INDIAN.
iiptiu'
Tho mayor of New Orleans announces
to tlio common council that tho city cannot
pay both tho neoosaary oxponsos of iu*. k« v -
nmout and tho interest on its debt, and tho
imor must have the preference.
Attorney General Field filed informa
nt in the first district court at Now Orleans
against George C. Denham for obtaining *35,
000 from tho state nn fraudulent vouchers
Tho transaction on which tho charges are
based was devolopod during the
tigaUra against Auditor Clinton
still at largo.
Gen. Henry L. Banning, a prominent
lawyorof Georgia, died at Columbus on Hat-
nrday. Ho went into tho war as colonel
the Seventeenth Georgia regiment, and early
In the struggle won the sobriquet of “Old
Bock,” by which he continued to be known
long as thero wae any southern army. Throe
severe wounds attested his gallantry in action
Tbe cotton congress met at Raleigh,
N. C., on the 18th inat., President Butler in
the chair. Gov. Brogdeo welcomod the mem
bers to the capital of the stato. He said it
only remained for our people, and particularly
our mechanical and farming in;
together more harmoniously and energetically
make this country all that its most ardent
friends could wish. Among the prominent
gentlemen present are Judge J. D. Jones, of
Arkansas ; Col. D. E. Butler, of Georgia ; R.
b. Hiras, of South Carolina J Dr. Maxwell, of
Tennessee.
thero is no one to rem<
becoming frightful.
I’uorto do Los Caches
by bandits. In I’iedo<
destroyed, at d at Barn
in ruins. The Vonozt
if possible, moie soy
hian. *10,000 woro hoi
for tho relief of tho mi:
, tho s
tore -lie
this city
MISCELLANEOUS
The secretary of the Interior has
telegraphed to Ouray, one of the powerful
chiefs in southern Colorado, requesting him
to allow Prof. Hayden's expedition to pa**
through that section without molestation.
The Australian Steam Navigation
his place, according to, Hoyle. I company's steamer McGregor, from Sydney,
Tobacco Growing In Connecticut.
The Hartford Times says that nearly
one hundred vessel loadsof manure lmvo
been shipped this season from Nov
York, Brooklyn and Jersey Gity t*
Glastonbury »nd East Hartford for th
use of the tobacco growers, while at
leait fifty more vessels have unloaded
in towns along the Connecticut river.
Fully one hundred loads have been ro-
oolved at Sheffield and other towns on
tho west side of the rivor by rail. The
vessels average fifty cords each and
farmers pay from 812 to $15 a cord.
Twenty years ago a cord of common
livery stable manure would havo been
deemed extravagantly high at twelve
dollars a cord or six dollars a wagon
work load, bnt the high price of the weed
sends np that of the fertilizers reqnired
to produce it. Manure is so costly in
Massachusetts that a farmer living in
Springfield coaid not, on a fair experi
ment, raise oorn for less than two dol
lars a btisbel unless ho marie the crop
in part at tho expense oi the soil's nat
ural fertility. Southern and western
formers, who are unconsciously wear
ing out their landed estates, littlo dream
of the fntnre cost to fully recnpeiate
them.
Flcr.
“ He knows In „ .
if he is, and ho is the host fun in tho
world.”
“ And you would offend Ralph ?
' 1 tell you I hate him 1” and Flora
dualled ont of till) room, leaving her
invalid cousin and confidante aghast at
r sudden outburst.
In the parlor tho merry beauty found
hor betrothed, his large oyolids closed
over tho useless eyes, and apparently
fimt asleep.
; wish I could piny some joke and
f it would astonish him when ho
uwoko,” she said.
“ Not in the least, if I know it be
forehand,” Raid Ralph, lazily opening
his eyes.
“ How dare you protend to sleep?
cried Flora indignantly; “ 1 might
have talked secrets.”
Then I should not have listener.
Oh, of course not; nothing half so
naughty oould occur to you," she said
rather sneoringly.
“ I t rust nothing dishonorable oould.
was tho quiet reply, though for a mo
ment his cheek crimsoned with vex
ation.
“ I ask your pardon, I did not mean
to be bo rude,” said the frank littlo
penitent, holding out hor hand.
Ho only bowed gracefully, and,
snatching away the rejected hand, she
threw herself down on tho piano stool
and dashed off her pique in a stormy
oolka. The polka went off into a dream
like waltz ; and one of Beethoven’s son
atas followed; till, as tho room grow
almost dark, the subduing influence be
came stronger, and, us the last note
died away, she began to sing, not as he
had heard her sing before in dashing
opera airs; hor voice rose cloar, but
subdued, in sad melodies, old ballads,
and those longing airs of “Auld Lung
Hyno,” bo seldom heard now-a-days,
What is it, Nora ?'
“ Oh sir ! one of those dreadful spells
she used to have whon she first hurl hor
spine,”
Tho quick, firm stop of Ralph wns
tile first grateful sound Flora had hoard
flinoo being onllod to her oousin’s side.
All embarrassment was forgotten as alio
sprang to moot him.
“ Oh, Ralph, liolp me I”
“You havo soon nor in thoso attaoks
before,” lie said, gravely: “tell me
what you (lid thou, and now she has
boon takon now.”
Oloarly aud oonolsoly, while sitting at
tho hedsido of the suffer or, Flora do-
soribod former at neks and their treat
ment, and tho probable oauso of tho
presold one.
Quick to dooido nnd prompt to not,
Ralph made Flora useful as nurse, while
ho tried his skill with loving zeal to
ouso tho goutlo girl hoforo them. His
undo onmo in late in tho nftonioon,
and, sooing how things wero, refused to
send for any other mlvioo, and, thus
freo to net, Ralph was busy, faithful,
and uiitiriug, y t his hand was not
firmer, his stop quicker, or his mind
dearer than those of tho pale, yot steady
little nurse. For throe nights and days
sho never left tho siok girl’s side, and
in thu whispered talks beside her whon
asleep all levity was gone, all trifling
vanished. Borrow and anxiety did what
harshnoss or coldness oould never have
done subdued tho frivolity that wits on
the surface of Flora's nature, showing
tho devoted lovo, tho quiet presence of
mind, tho unwearying oapaoity for self-
sacrifice, that dwelt under the vivacity.
At last the danger was over, and after
a fortnight of devoted watching Kate
was pronounced convalescent, and her
weary littlo nurse consented to leave
her for a long afternoon sleep in her
own room.
“ If you please, sir,” said Nora's
soar.’d voice at Ralph’s door,” “ Miss
Flora has fainted clean dead away,
sir.”
“ Whoro?” cried Ralph, starting up.
“ In her room, sir. Hho is altogether
worn out with nursing."
Worn out, indeed ! Ralph thought,
as lie raised the little figure in Ids
strong arms and looked into the pale,
very pale face. It was only tho reac
tion from fatigue nurl anxiety, and in a
few moments Flora opened her oyos to
see Ralph bonding over her, his face
Arraigned.
The New York Tribune publishes tho
following letter from Prof. Marsh, of
Yale Oollogo, to President Grant.:
Hir: Tn two intnrviuws I had with
you on Indian affairs, I was improved
with your earnest desire to do justioo to
the Ituliaus, and with your broad ami
philanthropic views on the whole In
dian question. This must bn my ex
cuse, as a private citizen, for ooming to
you to lay before you a statement of
wrongs committed on tho Sioux In
dians, mainly under my own observa
tion, during a recent visit to their coun
try. My vi* it to this region was wholly
in tho interest of soieiioo, with no in
tention or wish to investigate Indian
affiirs. Tho frauds 1 observed were
brought to my knowlodpo by R.ul
Oloud, who refusod to allow my party
to enter their lands tiut.il I had prom
ised to submit his oomplaints to you in
person. Hinoo my interview with you
I lmvo been informed by the commis
sioner of Indian affairs of tho appoint
ment of a oom mission to investigate tho
affairs at Red Cloud agency, and was
invited to lay a statement of tho facts
boforo thorn. This T am quite ready to
do win never the commission request.
I must decline, however, to givo my
statement to tho interior dopnrtmeub
alone, for tho following reasons: 1. I
havo no eonfldonoo whatever In tho
secretary of tho interior or oommis-
solner of Indian affairs, whon they
publicly nnnounoD thoir wish nnd de
termination to oorroot tho prosont
abuses iu Indian manngomeut, buonuno
I havo reason to know they lmvo long
boon aware of thoso abuses nnd havo
made no sincere effort to reform thorn.
2. In all my intercourse with thoso two
officials thoir objoot has boon to find
out, not so much what tho frauds ac
tually wero, as tho oxtout of my infor
mation concerning them, bo ns to pro
vent, by all means iu thoir power, all
publicity or exposure of thorn. 8. Tho
ovidenoo now iu my possession rofieots
unfavorably on both Secretary Delano
and Commissioner Smith. For these
reasons I have thought it best to lay
boforo you, to whom, in accordance
with mv promise to Rod Glond, I mndo
my first, communication of tho accom
panying statement in detail, in coufl-
tlenoo that tho ovidenoo presontod will
ot with tho consideration its iraport-
...uo demands. In tho statement whioh
ncoompnnioB this letter I lmvo glvon tho
results of ray investigation into tho
affairs of tho Rod Cloud ogenoy, tho
largest and most, important in tho west
These results olearly indicate gross mis
management, osjieoinlly in tho following
particulars: 1. Tho agent. J. «T.
Snvillo, is wholly unfitted for his posi
tion, and guilty of gross frauds upon
tho ImliniiB in his almrge. 2. The
number of Indians at this sgonoy 1ms
boeu systematically overstated for pur
poses which can oiily result in fraud.
11. Tho last issue of annuity goods
whioh I witnessed was a suspicious
transaction, and part at loast fraudu
lent. <1. Tho beef oattlo given the In
dians havo been inferior, and, owing to
systematic frauds, practiced by tho
agent at the, beof contractors. 5. The
pork issued to Imlians during my visit
was not suitable for human faro. 6.
Tho Hour was vory inferior, oml evi
dence of fraud in this artiolo was con
clusive. 7. Tho sugar and coffee issued
net good, although better than
other supplies. 8.-The tobacco ob
served was rotten aud of little or nonso.
9. In consequence of fraud and mis
management tho Indians snfferod greatly
during tho past winter for want of food
and clothing. 10. Tho contract^ for
FAOTB AND FANCIES.
—A candidate for treasurer of a Mis
sissippi oounty nnnouneos that, if
olootoil, bo will pay all bis debts.
—“ Gently the duos aro o’or mo steal
ing,” as tho man said when ho bad
thirteen bills presontod to him in one
day.
—A darkey oalled at Owensboro, ICy.,
tho other day, nnd wanted to know :
“Does dis postorlls keep stamped ante-
lopos ?"
—Perkins suggests Hint, tho rnoing
crews of our boat clubs might bnlanoo
their shells better if thoy parted thoir
lmir in the middle.
—“ I go through my work,” uh tho
needle Hftid to tlio idlo boy. “ But not
until yen are pushed abend,” nn tho idlo
boy said to the noodle.
—The people of Georgia woro ox-
oited a few (lays ago oyor tlio supposed
discovery of a gold mine. It wns nflor-
ward found that tlio donesit consisted
of gold foil stuck around tho rooks with
mucilage.
—A test was rocontly mndo of tlio
buoyant powor of a loaf of a water lily
known as tho Victoria Rocria, in the
botanic garden at Gliont. Bricks wero
heaped over its entire area, aud boforo
it was submerged in tho water a wo gilt
of 701 ponmlfl was floated.
—A young man got into trouble at a
flpiritualist woman's soanoo last, evening,
no oanght hold of n “ materialised
child introduced by tlto performers, and
it provod to bo a rag baby. For bis in
terference ho went away with a bloody
noso.— Boston Traveler.
•—Tho pnddlo wheels of_ a largo
stoamor on tho 8t. John rivor in Florida
stopped suddenly, a few nights ago, anil
then camo crash after orasli in tho wood
work. A pnuio followed, ovorybody
rolling ont of his bnnlc and rushing for
tho deck, nnd it was soon ascertained
tlmt a big nligator had beoomo on-
taugled in tlio revolving wheel.
—“ Fred Douglas, in a fourth of July
address at Hillsdale, Pn., advised bis
raeo to cultivate indopoudenoe. Tlie
cultivation of independence in woll
enough, but. they phpuld not make it a
specialty. Thoy should rosorvo n raero
garden-spot for independence, and de
vote tlio far greater amount of thoir
aoroago to tlio cultivation of oorn, cot
ton, and ohbbnge.
—To be rend by moonlight only:
“On tlio Erio railroad, botween Port
Jorvis nnd Buffalo, there is a oomluotor
known as tho * Rosebud Conductor.
Many yoars ago bo was ongngod to a
beautiful girl, aud thoir wedding day
was fixed. She was taken ill and died
a few days beforo sho was to beoomo a
bride. On hor deathbed slio said to her
lover: ‘If yon will alwaysoarry a rosolmd
inyoflt button*hole, no aeoidont will over
liofall you.’ Ho lias carried a rosebud
over sinoe, and no ill 1ms befallen him.
He is still a single man.”
—Thomas Oarlyle has numerous ad
mirers on this side of the Atlantic,
bnt probably California does not take
muon stook in bis philosophy. Ho
blurted out to a lady of that State, tlio
other day : “ You aro doing no good
service there; yon aro harming tho
world. Cover ovor your minos, loavo
your gold in the earth, and go to plant
ing potatoes. Every man wlio^ gives a
—Precooious boy, munching the fruit
of the date tree : “ Mamma, if I eat
dates enough, shall I grow up to be ac
almanac?”
The tea-boll broke in upon the
pleasure, and the light dining-room
foand Ralph as dignified and Flora as
saucy ns if no music had stirred their
hearts into a new and strange com
munion.
Kate heard, day after day, with pain,
of tho marked coldnehs between Ralph
and Flora, and of her increasing flirta
tion with Harry Vano.
At last the crash came.
“ I am free 1"
Flora threw back the door and rushed
in, with burning cheeks and flashing
eyes.
“I am free, Kate. My charming
cousin came to me one hour ago and
asked an interview—a private oi
which I granted, of course. Hi
formed me that when ho graduated as a
physician, with his heart full ol tho
glory and responsibility of his pro
fession, he had come here trusting to
find a wife who would be his companion
and true helpmate in tho arduous life
before him. He had hoped that my
liveliness was merely youthful spirits,
full of tender, anxious love.
“ Flora, poor child, you
out. 1 havo been cureless and selfish
not to watch you more closely. Oh,
Flora, can you ever forgive my impor-
tiuent harslinoss, and lot mo tell yon
how I respect as well ob lovo you ?”
“Ralph, I am a good-for-nothing
flirt,” but if you will trust such a tor
ment once more sho will try to bo a
wifo worthy of you. And as Flora
afterward* declared, “the man actually
began to find out what his magnificent
eyes wero made Hfr.”
Ho sho consent .d, and was from
youth to age tho pride and joy of his
faithful heart
What Was in tub PnooiUMMB,- -A
colored man employed as a deek hand
on a propeller, was rushing arom d town
yesterday and enquiring whore the pulls
W “ Polls ? Polls ?” repeated u citizen,
“ why there’s no election going on now.”
“ There hain’t?" .
“No,
The man stood for a moment looking
greatly disappointed, and then turned to
tho rivor with the remark :
“And now do programme is to find
dat sleek young man who said dey was
paying six dollars apiece for votes 1 —
Detroit J ,x ree Ptchh.
—A market house philosopher says :
“The race is not always to the strong,^’,
because if it was, tho onion would bo
a-bead instead of cabbage.
freight from Choyonno to Rod Oloud
agonoy, was fraudulent, as the true dis
tance is one hundred aud fifty miles,
whilo contractors were paid for 212.
1 would especially call your attention
to the evidonco of fraud in beef outtlc,
as presented in tl»e aooorapunyiug state
ment. This subject I investigated with
great, euro, as hoof is tho principal ar
ticle of food of the Hionx Indians, aud
tlio framls I observed havo caused groat
poounbirv loss to the government. The
statement L have prepared is supported
in all itH asssntinl parts by tho testimony
of officers of the army who woro with me
my expeditions, or at tlio Rod Cloud
agency. Among those oflloers i
oral personally known to yon and all
are gentlemen of high character, Should
any part of my statement bo seriously
questioned I trust you will allow these
gentlemen to bo heard. If tho
mtmding oflloers of all posts near Indian
agencies or othor equally trustworthy
and diaintorosted observers thero could
likewise testify, I think it would bo
found that I havo but faintly indicated
the corruption pervading Indian affairs.
1 have purposely oonfined myself in
this statement to a single agency and
malifly to the time of my riiit, without
reference to mu oh other testimony whioh
lniK corne to nr- incidentally in the pros
ecution of my inquiries, showing frauds
of equal magnitude at other points.
This corruption, whioh is it constant
sourceo d hcoutent i,lid hostility among
the In Buns ihemselvi.B, in my judg
ment, is a natural result of tho present
loose .md inosponsible system of fur
nishing 1.1 io Indians with goods und sup-
pi.*, a ayhtom that tends directly to
in vi e I mid I do not beliovo that any
thing but a radical change in this re
ap* et will prevent continued demoraliza
tion of the Indian service, You alono
have the will and the powor to destroy
that combination of bad mon, known as
tho Indian Ring, who ure debasing this
aervice aud thwarting tho efforts of all
who endeavor to bring to full consum
mation your noble policy * f peso.-.
Very respectfully your obedient ser
vant, O, G. Mahsu.
Tlio letter is accompanied by a long
and interesting statement, corroborating
points specified in tbe communication
to tile president.
- Feathers *aro shooting all over the
toilets. The gossip*- s.iy font her fans,
feather parasol*, ami to Hi* r bats ar > all
tho go. Feather iriimiungs are now
arranged with so much lightness and
beauty that thoy aro considered as euit-
ablo for summer as well as winter v
They aro mounted with fringe us well us
bands, thongh as bands they ore used
for the trimmings of bonnets and para-
solfli
lllg poillWJwn. wroij o- ~
pofcato to the world is tho bonofaotor of
tliH rnou ; but you, with Tour golil, »ro
overturning Hooiety. making tho ignobla
prominent, inoroeniug everywhere tlio
expenses of living, and confusing all
things.” ,
A CHEYENNE ABDUCTOR.
Tlt« Itoniniice ot llonler Ml® In Kwiim.
One of the main tributaries of the
Littlo Arkansas rivor is colled Running
Turkey creek, ot tho mouth of which is
Jim Geary’s rancho, on old and some
what notorious stopping-place in the
days when government provisions wore
hauled from Fort Itorkor to the Indian
territory by means of bull and mulo
teams. Among the early settlers was a
family from Ohio named Falconer, winch
consisted of Robert Falconer,-his wifo
Sarah and an only daughter, Bessie, at
this time about soventeon voars old.
Tho young girl was engaged to ft young
farmer, ana bad nothing happened
would have been married last Friday
evoning. The timo for tho marriage
arrivod, so did tho bridegroom and in
vited guests, but, strango, no bride
appeared. Hor parents, supposing she
was in hor room, wont to tho door to
warn her that tho timo for tho perform
ance of tho ceremony had arrived, when
thoy found tho room empty. It was
early evening and not yot dusk, so thoy
walked to the window to endeavor to
discover the truant. Their horror may
bo imagined when thoy saw rapidly dis
appearing through the timber on tho
orcek bauk, a man carrying in his arms
the form of a young girl, wliioli, from
tho dress, thoy immediately recognized
us that of thoir daughter. In an instant
tho alarm was given, nnd tho whole
party, woll armed, started in pursuit.
Within a few minutes they were within
gunshot of the fugitive, Put were un
able to use thoir weapons iti conse
quence of liis shielding Ins body with
the loved form of the brido elect. The
young lover was almost frantic, ,n
Ills frenzy appeared to have gamed the
fleetness of the antelope. Overtaking
tho almost breathless abductor, he
seized him, and after a brief struggle
wrested the girl from him, at the same
time discovering that the abduotor was
a Oheyenne Indian who had beon around
tho neighborhood for a year or two. At
the same time that the farmer regained
his sweetheart, the savage, with an eel
like wriggle, escaped from his hold and
stented on a keen run down the creek.
Tho pursuers, however, woro too muoh
for him, and one of their number
brought him to tho ground by moans of
a well-aimed bullet from »
It was soon ascertained thot the rea
man was only woundod in the thigh.
Ho was then taken prisoner and lodged
of, although » diligent neoroh has boon
made by tlio friouda of the y.°u“k
whono wedding bon boon indefimtely
postponed in oonnoqnence of an attack
of brain fever, the result of the fright
she reoeived,—St, Joseph {Mo.) Herald•