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About Weekly constitutionalist. (Augusta, Ga.) 185?-1877 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 23, 1867)
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTIONALIST A Miraculous Cure. THE DAUGHTER OF A ST. LOUIS LAWYER CURED OK THE HIP DISEASE liY THE AP PLICATION OF A SACKED RELIC —A STATE MENT BY HER FATHER. The following Is clipped from the New York Freeman x Journal. Mr. Bakewell Is a lawyer of St. Louis, iu respectable stand ing, and there Is no dqubt that he writes with sincerity. The Journal says : Robert A. Bakewell, Esq., the writer of the following letter, is well known in St, Louis as a very sound and hard-headed lawyer. Outside of his profession, also, and especially as a Catholic, he is far too thoroughly instructed to be in danger of running after marvellous stories. His sim ple narrative of what God has done for one of his children tells the story of his indis position to accept the miracle—not, cer tainly, as doubting God’s power, but as fearing to yield to any delusion. We congratulate our dear old friend, and join him and his family In thanking God for the favor He has done them, and for the glory that He still continues to bestow, ever anew, on His saints. MR. BAKEWELL’S LETTER. “ Dear M< Master: Your friendship for me will make the following details inter esting to you. If you judge it expedient to do so, you are welcome to publish them : “My eldest child, eleven years old last February, whom we call Cissey at home, has for some time suffered from a pain in her right leg. About four weeks ago—four weeks last Saturday—l think, she took to her bed, and has uot since left it, nor had her clothes on since then, I think, except on one day during a visit of my brother, two weeks since, when she was carried to a sofa, and except # as hereinafter stated.— My brother-in-law, I)r. Hornsby, of Caron delet, and my family physician, Dr. Boisli niere, one of our oldest and most success ful practitioners, feared that the child had the hip disease—a complaint which attack ed her first cousin in early childhood, and from the consequences of which that poor girl has been a cripple for ten years. A consultation of physicians was* held last week—Dr. Gregory, of this city, one of our leading surgeons, being called into consul tation at the request of the other two. The unanimous opinion of all was that the child had the hip disease. On Thursday week, she was measured for au apparatus, by the surgical instrument-maker. The leg affected was already perceptibly longer than the other limb. For weeks she coiild not have touched her toe to the ground, much less have attempted to walk. On Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday last, tlie child suffered more than she had hitherto done; she passed very bad nights from pain. “On Tuesday afternoon, 17th of this month of September, my wife, who was almost worn out with broken sleep and anxiety, paid a visit to some of the devout ladies of the congregation of the Sacred Heart, at this plAce. One of these ladies told her that steps were now being taken to commence proceedings at Rome, for an ex ain ination of the virtues, Ac., of Madame Barrat, the foundress of the order, who died some time since in the odor of sanctity; that fourteen miracles had already been worked by her relics, and gave my wife a relic, which she advised her to apply.— I may state that the material grandmother of my child had'been educated at the Sacred Heart iu Paris, and was especially loved, 1 believe, by the venerable lady of whom I speak. Os all this conversation, and of the application of the relic, I knew nothing at the time. My wife applied the relic on her return home that evening, and the child, >hortly after, fell asleep, as did her mother also, whose bed she shared, and they both parsed the lirst quiet night that they had had for some time. Next morning 1 was reading in my room in the third story, at about half-past 7 o’clock, when my wife came in, pale, with an expression that star tled me. She could not at lirst speak, and when she tried to do so, burst into tears. “At last I understood her to say, Cissey Is cured by a miracle. I dkl hot believe a word of it, and when I heard the story of the relic, Ac., I told my wife not to allow herself lo give way to a false impression, which could only end in increased misery to all concerned. The chances, I said, are ten millions to one that you have mistaken some natural symptom of the disease, which causes this temporary cessation of pain, for a cure. My wife left me in disgust; my airs of superior wisdom having no effect upon her, so far as I could see. In about twenty minutes I went down stairs, sat upon the child’s bed and resumed my lec ture, adding many sage reflections, certain ly with the most charitable intentions. The little girl heard me patiently, and, when I was quite through, merely said, ‘But,papa, lam cured.’ Her assurance surprised me. 1 told her tq get up and walk then, which she did at once, standing for some seconds, at my request, on the right leg alone. 1 then told her to go to bed and stay there till tlie doctor came to see hei\ and 1 went to breakfast. After seeing my parish priest, who is a near neighbor, and requesting him to call at the house, I went to my oilicc, leaving word on the way to Dr. Boisliuiere to call at the house immediately. •• When it was time to go home in the evening, I began to almost expect to lind poor Cissey suffering worse than ever. On reaching the house, I found no one but a servant at home. My wife and all the chil dren, Cissey included, had gone to the Sa cred Heart convent, (on foot aud by the street cars,) a distance of three quarters of a mile each way, to return thanks. They soon returned in the best of health and spirits. The doctor had not seen the child yet, and my wife had permitted her to get up and go out at 8 o'clock. To make a long story short, the child is now, (Friday,) after the lapse of two whole days, and has meanwhile been, as well as she ever was in her life. She was playing foot-ball in the garden with her brothers when I left home this morning. She made her first commu nion a year ago last Easter, and yesterday communicated at the Mass of Thanksgiv ing that was celebrated for her recovery. “ Dr. Gregory examined the child last night, and pronounced her entirely cured, aud said to me, on leaving the house, ‘You have my authority for saying that Cissey’s was the most clearly developed case of in cipient disease that I ever saw T in my whole practice.’ “ I forgot to state in its place that, on the morning of the cure, the first word the child spoke on waking was, ‘Mama, I am cnreil,’ nor has she ever doubted for a mo ment. Her mother fell on her knees, but put on her bonnet and went to mass be fore she told me anything of it, or afforded me an opportunity of making any display of superior wisdom, according to the pre rogative of my sex, as recorded above. “ The above, my dear McMaster, are the simple facts of the case, simply stated, I hope. Myself, my wife, my * child, her grandparents, uncles and aunts, the ser vants, the instrument man, and the doctors are all prepared, if called upon, to corrob orate them, aud will, if required, do so upon oatli ; each one as to the Diet or facts within his or her personal knowledge of the case. Yours, very truly and affectionately, R. A. Bakewell. [Florence Correspondence London News. Agitation Throughout Italy in spite of official and beau-official assurances yesterday, to the effect “ that perfect tranquili ty prevailed throughout the kingdom, the truth is that a great number of large and small de monstrations, more or less mischievous, have prevailed throughout Italy, from north to south, on the subject of Garibaldi’s arrest.— Milan, Naples, Genoa, Verona, Sieuna and Pb toja, have each had their disturbances, all giv ing vent to their feelings in divers ways. For example, at Pistoja, a fiery little city, as wc all know, the demonstration took a turn against the clergy. The crowd which had assembled to look at Garibaldi at the station when on his way to Alexandria, thwarted in their desire to see him. and probably in their intention to set him at liberty, diiected their rage against the priests. They 6tabbed a canon, who lie 6 dan gerously wounded, and also an advocate who endeavored to appease the riotous crowd. A characteristic letter has been published by a friend of Garibaldi, Pietro Del Vecehio (who accompanied him as far as Pistoja, on bis way into captivity) on the subject of the general’s capture. Garibaldi was, according to this let ter, stopping at a friend’s bouse, at Sinaiuuga, when a Company of the 37th Regiment ot In fantry arrived, early on the morning of the 24th of September, and surrounded the house whilst he was yet asleep. About 6, a. m., when the general had risen, an officer of Cara bineers, without further ado or preparation, handed over to him a warrant of arrest. On learning the purport of the warrant the gener al, who was sitting up in bed preparatory to his morning’s ablutions, asked “it he might take his usual bath ?” “ Yes,” was the reply; half an hour was granted for the purpose re quired. The general (before his departure from Sinaiuuga) was seen iu the street, sitting on a “ birocciuo” or “jaunting car,” placidly taking leave of his friends and followers, who were weeping around him. In spite of the presence of the troops the cry of “Roma, Roma.” was heard re-echoing at intervals through the streets. These cries were uttered by an enthnsiastic crowd, already prepared, by the general’s presence, to consider the expedi tion to Rome as a success. The self-elected “ guard of honor” to the general, who invari ably attend him wherever he goes, and on all such occasions don the historical red shirt, was placed under arrest. The general parted at Pistoja with the friends who had accompanied him on his way to Alessandria. They were told that they were at liberty, Garibaldi alone being under restraint. Garibaldi, at this junc ture, handed over to Del Vecehio a hastv writ ten paper he had dashed off between Signa and San Donnino, and requested Del Vicehio to make the best use of his freedom by forthwith publishing it. The rioting in Florence, which commenced on the evening of the 24tb, and which I men tioned in my last letter, has been renewed every evening since with more or less violence. On the 24th, one soldier was killed by repeated sti letto wounds, several persons were dangerously wounded, and several arrests were made. The conduct of the troops has been beyond praise. Roth on the first eventful night, and since, their forbearance has been specially notable. While patrolling the streets and mounting guard these brave fellows have been constantly hissed, spat upon, and reviled with every term of execra tion by the crowd. • The soldiers have never re taliated, have evinced extraordinary forbear ance, aud have given an example of a patience and obedience to duty and discipline in the highest degree commendable. These stalwart, handsome, well equipped, warm-blooded Ital ians had been told “not to raise a finger” against the people; and they literally allowed themselves, in many cases, to be injured rather than disobey. Day aud night patrols of cavalrv and infantry, and strong detachments .of the Guardia Nazionale, the latter called underarms by an appeal from the Gonfaloniere of Flor ence, Count Digny, mouuted guard over the city. The second day, like the first, passed peaceably enough until nightfall, when the usual tumultuous cries arose of “ Morte a Rat tazzi,” “Fuori Garibaldi” (release Garibaldi), and “Viva Garibaldi.” The band was made up originally of someone hundred turbulent agita tors. These formed the nucleus of the gather ing, which was followed by a vast crowd of cu rious hangers-on, aud by a great number of women ; for Garibaldi, besides being especially a popular hero, is knowing to be the friend of the weaker sex. This crowd, whose course had, on several occasions, been impeded I y the squadrons of mounted troops, or infantry, to whom posts had been assigned throughout the most important quarters of the city, at length came up to the Via Maggio across the bridge where it was again arrested by the infantry and a detachment of the National Guard. The hisses, veils and revilings of the crowd were fearful at this point. An intimation, several times re peated, was given to the rioters to disperse, but this made matters worse. Taking up the flags and loose portions of the pavement, which in that portion of the city is undergoing repair, they hurled them at the soldiers with such force that several of the men were hurt. A sergeant of the National Guard was severely injured in the head. His comrades, unable any longer to re main cool under such provocation, charged the crowd with the bayonet three different times. After this the rioters fled hastily across the bridge. One man remained behind, with a had bayonet wound. This evening (26th) there has been no more disturbance. Many have been made among the rioters of the previous days. The stolen arms have also for the most part been and given back to their own er-. Although few lives have b.'cn lost, and the rioting hast mostly ended, yet public agita tion is not quelled. \Ve live as it were ou the edge ol a volcano, and we know” not when the hidden flames are to break out. All here are on the tiptoe of uxpection of great events. Peo ple believe in the realization of Garibaldi’s plan. Something extraordinary, in fact, is ex pected on the Roman territory, any many sup pose it will take pi ce on Sunday, 29th. Mean time, the great majority of the'reasoning and cnlti/ated citizens approve of Garibaldi’s ar rest, though regretting most deeply the fatal necessity for it. The destinies of Italy, they say, would have undoubtedly been compro mised by a rash and ill-timed aggressive move ment on Rome, to say nothing of the necessity of keeping faith with France. The democrati cal party, the ultra-liberals, and party of action, are all literally furious at the arrest. It is as serted that the general has had a choice of resi dence between Caprera and Alessandria (where he is at present detained.) It is said that he has chosen Caprera, in which case of course he has pledged himself to inaction, for the pres ent at least. The Italian Government, through j out all the circumstances connected with the ! arrest of Garibaldi, which was looked upon as | :v “ political necessity,” has shown much firm j ness and determination of purpose. Florexce, September 27. —This davs paoers j and telegrams continue to bring in fresh«re | ports of riotous movements and manifestations | throughout the country. At Genoa a second I demonstration took place, aud above sixtv ar rests have beeu made. The population of Pied mout, however, has almost unanimously ap- I proved of the measure adopted by the Govern | ment. At Turin there was a peaceful and dig nified demonstration, after which a deputation was sent to the Prefect asking for Garibaldi’s release. The press, with few exceptions, ap proves of the arrest. Garibaldi, we have just learned, is already at"Caprera. The proper styles are foulard at Biarritz.— Every day the Empress appears in a white foul ard with some new pattern on it. Coarse and white are very fashionable, the new sashes are held up with rings, two on the waist behind, from which hangs a third on a chain holding the sash ends. It is heavy, but a novelty much approved. Passementerie sashes are the most expensive and richest. Bead lace is thriving. The following is a description of the newest winter toilets, which will not be worn till No vember: Velvet mautle loose at the waist, cm scarf-like in front, which is longer than the back, aud covered with gimp ; it is trimmed all round with guipure. A black silk poplin made with ronnd basques bordered with black satin plaits, made with gimp, and fastened all down the front from neck to toe, with stone buttons veined green and brown. A p(pk satin Marie Antoinette bon net trimmed with piuk China roses. Our new skirts measure from five to six me tres round the base, are still very long behind, snd are worn over a very narrow crinoline al most imperceptible, but over petticoats are flounced and frilled. [Correspondence Neic York Herald. [From the National Intelligencer. Radical Programme. The second session of the Fortieth Con gress will couvene iu a few weeks, and their various political committees are preparing, it is said, to make such reports as may be • thought expedient for the purposes of their party. The work for the session has already been carved out by the party leaders, who have been busily engaged of late in pro mulgating the party programme and dictat ing the order of the performances. The House is to pass immediately a bill regulat ing impeachments, by which it will be pro vided that any public officers impeached shall be liable, upon an order of the Senate, to arrest, imprisonment, and suspension from the exercise of official functions. This bill is to be passed, of course, by a two thirds majority in both Houses. The House will then present articles of impeachment, founded upon the allegation that the Presi dent is politically opposed to them, and Senator Wade, President pro tern, of the Senate, will succeed him. The Seuate is to send the suspended Sec retary of War, Mr. Stanto.i, back to the War Office forthwith. Senator Wilson will bring forward his bill to establish negro suffrage by force of arms in all the States; and as nearly’ every State will resist it, Sen ator Wilson is to introduce a bill for rais ing five hundred regiments of black troops to enable President Wade to execute the law. Several additional bounty bills, Appropri ating from fifty to four hundred millions each, for the purchase of soldiers’ votes, and the influence of bounty agents, will be then passed. The subject of reconstruction will be closely considered aud something at tempted to insure and carry out Senator Wilson's assertion, that seven, eight or ten of the excluded States shall send Radical Senators and Representatives to Congress, and also support the Radical candidate for the Presidency. Sheridan and Sickles are to be sent back to the posts from which they have been relieved. This session is to continue till March 4th. 1809: that is, until the new Radical Presi dent shall be inaugurated. Such is the programme of the Radical ne groites for tlie coming session. Congress, during the last session, wholly misrepresented the views of their constitu ents. They represent now a meagre and sinking minority of the people of the North ern and organized States. They form but the rump of a Congress, and misrepresent even the portions of the Union from which they were elected. Ten States of the Union they exclude from representation and sub ject them to their arbitrary rule. Os course, under these circumstances, they will strike with reckless desperation for su preme power in the Government, “ outside of the Constitution.’’ Their leaders are im perative and desperate, and their followers too timid to resist their dictation. Os course, the people will laugh at these pranks, but be ready to put them in strait-jackets when they shall become too mischievous. The Paris correspondent of the Globe writes : “Practical joking, 1 had thought, died out long ago in all decent society ; but, if newspapers are to be believed—a thing of which I am not at all certain—(l speak, of course, only of those of France and the rest of the continent) —it still flourishes in the highest society of this country. Here, for example, greatly condensed, is a story I find in one of the journals of Paris: A distinguished party was a fortnight ago the guests of the Marquis tie Ga—-, in the chateau of , in the neighborhood of Trouville. The ladies of the party being bored, resolved somewhat ungratefully, in order to amuse themselves, to play off a joke on their host. (So one night they placed a quantity of flour between the sheets of his bed. At his customary hour the marquis retired to rest, but the strange substance astonished him, and lie jumped up. He found himself as white as a miller irom head to foot. A few moments reflec tion convinced him that lie was the victim of a trick. He coolly rang for his valet, made tlie man scrape him and wash him and change the sheets. He then returned to bed. The next morning he said not a word of what had happened. Three even ings after he proposed a drive to a small shooting lodge in the neighborhood, where there was a splendid view, and when lie got there he offered the ladies tea. The cake served with the liquid was extraordi narily good, and tlie fair dames diu ample justice to it, They declared that they had never seen anything like it in Paris. ‘ Yet nothing would be more simple to make such cakes,’ said the Marquis. ‘ First take your flour,’ continued lie, with all the solemnity of a cookery book, ‘and then roll a man in it.’ The ladies looked aghast. ‘ Yes, mesdames, the cake is made of the flour in which it was your pleasure I should be whitened the other night!’ ‘ Horreur / Quelle horreur /’ screamed they.” The Pall Mall Gazette., contrasting the character of the poor on the continent with that of the English poor, much to the ad vantage of the former, says: “ They seem to know how to enjoy them selves,.aud they enjoy themselves in a way our poor do not. They drink, but they drink moderately and socially. The Swiss or (Jerman imbibes light wine or pure beer with his family and friends at a tea-garden. The English artisan or peasant of the same class either gulps down a fierce dram at a gin-shop or "besots himself at au ale-house. Bulwer, in his ‘ England and the Euglish,’ written a third of a century ago, relates that one day in Normandy he overheard a peasant excusing himself for not accepting the convivial invitation of a comrade by saying, ‘ I have promised to take my wife and children to the guinguette, dear souls!’ A week later he had crossed, the channel ; and was riding iu Dorsetshire, when he heard a laborer calling out to a great hulkiug lad swinging on a gate post, ‘ Bill, thee look to tlie old sow. Ibe just a going to the Blue Lion to get rid of my missus and the brats, rot ’em!’ The contrasted phrases speak volumes, aud the contrast really is scarcely an exaggerated one. If you hear a number of men singing in the streets or lanes of English towns and villages, especially of an evening, or in numbers, ten to one it is some .drunken carol or some obscene chorus. In Switzerland and Germany, and we be lieve in Sweden and Denmark too, the sing ing out of doors is ceaseless after the day’s work is done; and it is generally good, al ways decent, and most often sentimental or patriotic. The very amusements are dif ferent, and, what is even more characteris tic, the corresponding amusements are car ried on in a different fashion. Music and dancing are often introduced into English (especially city) public houses aud gin pal aces, but these music saloons are among their worst and most disreputable attrac tions. In most towns and villages in Teu tonic countries you find large rooms fitted with rode orchestra alcoves, all furniture and accessories being of* the humblest aud simplest description, but the music is al ways of at least moderate excellence, and the behavior and manners of the frequenters usually unexceptionable.” hy was Desdemona the most discontented of all women ? Because the Moor she had — the Moor she wanted. Matrimony, Elopement, Divorce and Re- Marriage, Some time in the year ’64 a very beahti ful girl, witlf “liquid eyes and golden curls,” belonging to Boston, the sole slaughter of her wealthy father's home aud heart, be came deeply smitten with a rather soft young man. The soft young man was very wealthy. He had dark, curling hair, long eyelashes, a perfect love of a moustache, was a captain in the “ Home Guard,” aud, take him oil and oil , we see his like every day. The young lady ought to have been sen sible. She was accomplished, well educa ted, and had made the “grand tour,” but the superior attractions of the lady killer were too much for her, and she became the legal owner of the aforesaid curling hair and long eyelashes. They were married amid a general joy of friends, and much “ moon on the lake,” silk and point lace.— The lovely bride was all veil* orange wreath—and tears. The friends congratu lated the young couple, and p iter familias gave his blessing and a “hundred thousand” for pin money to the new made wife. They started on the tour —after having the cus tomary old shoe flung after the bridal car riage. The tour lasted six weeks, which time was sufficient to show the young lady that she had made a sad mistake in the selection of her partner for life. She was naturally intellectual and inclined toward sound sense, aud she easily saw that her girlish idol did not possess one thought above the parting of his black hair, or the glueing of his moustache ala Napoleon. She became disgusted with him, and the result was that they continued to live to gether, but theirs was not a perpetual honeymoon. Matters stood thus uutil about a year ago, when a dearly loved cousin of tiie lady’s died. Dispatches were sent all over the country to summon the friends, and among the first to answer the call was the young Boston lady and her mother. The dead cousin had been married to a young physician of New York, and, so far as known, was the light of her husband’s eyes. The doctor's grief at the funeral was so great as to call sympathetic tears from all, but from none more than from the cousin-in-law—who, by virtue of the rela tionship, took upon herself the task of soothing his grief. Her efforts were so successful that, dur ing the visit of. a month which followed the wife's death, the doctor was taught to look with milder eyes upon the green plot in God’s acre. The Boston lady returned home with her mother, but kept up a cor respondence with the “epusin.” Whether it was that sympathy which is akin to love, we cannot say, but the result was, that the son of Boston, with the curly hair, “ ai’ose and donned his clothes” to find that the wife of his bosom had flown to Europe (probably to see the exposition) in company with her cousin, the pill-peddler. Words cannot describe the grief of the deserted husband. He wept and refused consolation, he tore his curling locks and neglected to part his back seam»or gum his moustache. His friends had to cling to his coat tails in order to prevent him from rushing to Europe after the shameless pair. At last the grief-stricken husband re ceived a letter from his ex-sposa, in which she told him she had left him forever; that she had never cared two cents worth for him, but that she had loved the vender of pills, and was bound to stick to him like a poor man’s plaster! This was too much. The grief-stricken young man came to New York and secured the services of eminent counsel to see what could be done. The poor fellow pleaded with the lawyer that he should do all in his power to get back his “ darling Carrie.” That lie would forgive all, if she would only come back to her sorrowful husband. A sony picture he looked, the tears running down and drop ping off the end of his nose on his clean shirt bosom! The writer had a perfect diagram of the whole thing from the legal gentleman em ployed in the case, and, no matter how per fectly absurd the finale of the matter may appear, it is truth from beginning to end. The lawyer discountenanced the receiving back of the truant wife—even if she were willing to return, which she was not—and suggested that the husband apply for a di vorce, as neither ever could hope to live happy together ■ again. The husband pro mised to do all the lawyer advised after one parting interview with her. That matter was easily’ enough arranged, as the happy couple had returned from the exposition and were living “ up town” in great style and evident contentment, the lawyer, in company with his client, called upon Mrs. Dr. ,” and were kindly received. The subject of her return was broached, and the husband went so far as to propose to give the doctor $59,000 if he would give up “ his ” wife. The doctor evidently set a higher value upon the lady than did her husband, for lie refused to give her up at any price and under any circumstances, un less at her express wish and desire. This clinched matters, and so the again grief-stricken husband followed the lawyer out of the house and followed ids advice,, for he applied for a divorce and gbt it. As soon as the decision of the court was I made known, Dr. and the ex-wife took a trip out of New York state and were j joined together in the state matrimonial.— The unkindest cut of all was that they sent j their wedding Cards to the ex-husband, who : sought sympathy again of the lawyer and I exhibited the elegant little paste-board vipers, with more shedding of tears. The lawyer, in order to console him, said: “ Never mind; you will find someone to love quite as well as Mrs. Dr., only I would j find someone as soon possible if I were I you.’’ The young man thought the advice I good, for he confessed that there was some i one—a perfect stunner”—who lived in ; Jersey, whom he thought would make him | happy! (Oh, man ! man!) He parted with the lawyer in good spirits (after burning ■ the wedding cards) and promised to call i again when he visited the city. This occurred three weeks ago, and day ‘ before yesterday the young man called at a 1 house where the writer was visiting with a pretty milk and strawberry complexioned little’lady hanging upon his arm, whom he introduced as “my wife.” The story is all told. He married the “ stunner” from Jer sey nearly a week ago, and they are on their i bridal tour. The sum aud substance of the matter is, that he married a girl just about as flat aud soft as himself, and he will lie happy. “ Not That Max.”— Some of the papers an nounce that Col. James W. Meredith has been appointed General Superintendent of the works ! of the Greenville and South Carolina Railroad. Mi. James O. Meredith, a nephew of the Colo nel, is the appointee. He is just as handsome as his uncle, and somewhat you ngeh •- Savaxxah Board of Trade.— The Board met yesterday at 12 o’clock, for the purpose of” electing officers. A large number of mer chants were in attendance, and the Board was organized by the election ot the following officers : President—Oetavas Cohen. Vice-President—F. W. Sims. Managers—J. W. Lathrop, John McMahon, 1 George L. Cope, J. W. Nevitt, John Cunning ham. — Advertiser, 18fA.. [Prom tbe Cleveland Herald. >- f* ' " ✓ . Mrs. Lincoln Again. USLr CHARGES. Congress has been charitable, too, for it is well known that investigation bas#eeu suppress ed through regard for the feelings ol that lady. But wc hope that nothing will now be kept secret, and that we may know the whole truth in the premises—let the scalpel ol investigation cut where it may. A lady whose early life was one of very simple indulgences and whose sphere was one of very limited circumference, suddenly raised to the possession of an income of seventeen hundred dollars per year, with a profusion of shawls ranging from seventy-five dollars to two thousand dollars, with dress patterns costing lour thousand dollars, with flounce worth one hundred and fifty dollars, a parasol ousting two hundred aud fifty dollars, and a baudkerchief valued at eighty dollars, with diamond rings to match, canuot expect plain, economicaljpeople to believe her when she complains ol Leiug pressed for means of common subsistence. The fact 6 are just these: Judge Davis, Lineoln’6 administrator, reported that the estate was worth $75,000. Cougress gave Mrs. Lineolu tne President’s unexpired year’s salary, and also gave her $25,000 besides, the same as was allowed the late Mrs. General Harrison. Congressman Wentworth pressed Mrs. Lincoln’s claim for one hundred thousand dollars, but Congress did not think such a gilt justifiable. There are other facts that should 6ee the light, and perhaps would explain Mrs. Lincoln’s present straightened circumstances. Among such facts is this, that a bill lor some $15,000 for jewelry purchased by Mrs. Lincoln was presented to Congress and disallowed, aud the secrets of that committee could divulge most remarkable items that through Mr6. Lin coln were presented for payment. We hope these things will all be made public, and that it also may be known wbai, the forty huge boxes seut to Chicago from the White House, alter the death of Mr. Lincoln, contained. Let the coun try know the fact that it required an appropria tion of one hundred thousand dollars to make good the spoilation at the White House, and let it be proved who had the benefit of such plun dering. The rapid progress of the Roman Catholic Church in England is thus described by the London Weekly Register: “ It is no small triumph Tor Catholics to note week by week the progress of the old faith within the limits of the United Kingdom. Whilst the clergy of the Establishment are dis puting whether or not ihev should wear vest ments and making public all their interiiA sources of discord, the Catholic Church is ex tending her influence, and gaining: ground in every part of the country. This is uo empty boast. Unaided, save by resources of her faith ful children, and with nothiug whatever in the way of funds except the purely voluntary con tributions of Catholics already overtaxed to support our existing institutions, every week we have to record either the opening of some new church, or the layiug of the foundation stone of what will ere long be a place of worship of tbe true faith. Thus, merely looking over the files of the Weekly Register for the past month, we find it recorded that anew church was opened at Egton Bridge, in Yorkshire; another at Burrow-in-Furness, Lancashire; a third at Doncaster; a fourth at St. Helier’s, Jersey ; and a fifth at Kilcoek, in Ireland. Dur ing the same period new missious have been opened at Hootan, Chesirc ; at Maidenhead ; at Chelsea; and in Gower street, London; whilst the corner-stone of anew church has been laid at Accrington, near Salford, in Lancashire Preparations for building a uew cathedral a Sligo have been commenced, new schools have been opened at Bradford, a new' community of nuns have taken up their residence at Albion Hill, near Glasgow, the foundation stone for anew Home for Penitents has been laid.” An Architectural, College. —That edu cational institution in this country which shall establish an architectural school will confer a great benefit upon the community. As it is, there is no place to which students of this im portant art can go with a certainty of acquiring all the knowledge necessary to its practice as a profession. Such a school should be furnished with teachers competent to instruct the pupil in everything relating to the construction of buildings. They should be able to teach drawing and perspective; to give full information on the subjects of building materials, carpentry, ma sonry, ventilation aud interior decorations; and to lay before the student whatever is con nected wdth the history, the laws and the prac tice of architectural science. There is no pro fession which offers such inducements to the young men of America as architecture. There is none which is so little crowded. . The amount of public and private building destined to be done during the next two or three decades on this continent is enormous. There are big prizes for good architects in our immediate fu ture. — Hartford Courant. An Ice Cave. —lt is not generally known, perhaps, that nearly all the ice used on this coast is obtained from a never-failing ice cave in the northern part of Oregon. This remarkable subterranean cavern, where the ice remains in a perfect" state the year round, is situated on a stream known as the White Salmon, which empties into the Columbia river, on *the Washington Ter ritory side, about thirty miles below the Dalles. The entrance to tins icy chamber is near the base of Mount Adams, which stands twenty miles from the Columbia, and whose melting snows constitute the waters of the white Salmon. The dimen sions of this cave are vast, extending many miles under the snowy mountain, and the scenery inside is supremely grand. The ice is found in columns formed by water falling from aboveand congealing as it falls. These columns are cut out in blocks and conveyed on pack animals to the Columbia river, and from thence are shipped to all the market# on the coast. —San Francisco Letter to N. Y. Times. The Logic of the Folly.— The singing of “John Brown” at General’Sheridan’s-recep tion at the stock and gold boards in New Yont did not exhibit much better taste and good sense than those features of his reception in this city, which elicited the criticism of the New York Times. That paper, and others of the milder type of Radicalism, might with pro priety rebuke the follies of their own people. We do not doubt in the least that the song of “ John Brown ” is a fascinating melody to the philautropliy which consists in hating all men south of certain degrees of latitude, but wc suggest that the endorsement thereby given to the invasion of Virginia in time of peace, and the attempt to excite insurrection and massacre in the South, thereby identifying John Brown aud the North, thereby gives an effectual quiet us to the vital position so prominently asserted and tenaciously clung to, that the South began the war. The Radicals cannot moke the cause of John Brown the cause of the North, and at the same time represent the Sooth as forcing the North into the late war. By taking the first of these positions they virtually admit that the war was begun by the North at Har per’s Ferry, and that when the South recog nized such as the fact, and prepared for the coming storm, it was acting simply ou the de fensive. Such is the fatal dilemma in which the Radical endorsers of John Brown place their own section. — Baltimore Sun. For many years we have not been able to present our readers with such gratifying intel ligence as is conveyed in the returns of the election of yesterday. The city of Philadelphia —the Gibraltar of Radicalism—with every in fluence that money and place could exert against the Democratic party, has elected every city and county officer nominated by the Demo crats, by substantial, and, in 60me instances, enormous majorities. The value of such a victory can hardly be told. If the example of the city is followed throughout the State, as we believe it has been, and is imitated in other States, as we hope it will be, the extreme meas ures of Radicalism will cease to have terrors, for the people will have taken the matter of sustaining the President in their own hands, and woe betide them who resist them. [Philadelphia Age , (Dem.) Oct. 9th. „ Latest News. -..A" - ✓ [Seleoted Telegrams. New York, October 16.—'Re Times' special says the President has returned Gen. Sickles’ application lor a court of inquiry to the War Department, with his disapproval and his rea sons therefor. The principal one is that Gen. Sickles has already appealed for redress to the bar of public opinion, nnd if it gives him a bearing, if not satisfied with the verdict of the public, the President intimates that he may de mand a court. Gen. Kilpatrick, Minister to Chili, has sent in his resignation of his position in tbe army, which is captain in the First Artillery. His brevet rank is Major General. This is the third time he has tendered it, and it will be accepted. Members of Conpress are beginning to make their appearance, in quest of apartments for the winter. Most of them have made arrange ments with a view of permanent occupancy. The Herald's special 6ays: Maj. Pierce, the officer who recently destroyed a printing office in Camden, Arkansas, for some offensive article published by the editor, has been sentenced by the court martial to forfeit his pay for one year and to be degraded in rank to a captaincy, and to be reprimanded in general orders. A row occurred recently at a Radical nomi nating convention in Williamsburg, Va., be tween D. B. White, a Radical stumper, and an ex-colonel of negro troops and a candidate for the convention, and a negro named Dr. Norton, another candidate. Norton’s friends rushed on White and hq was compelled to escape through a window. He was followed by ft crowd of negroes, who cried kill him. Ho got away and obtained a warrant lor the ring leaders, and had them bouud over to keep the peace. The purpose of the visit of Gen. Beauregard to the President aud Gen. Grant was to have restored to him certain lands which he owns near Memphis, and which are now occupied by Freedmen’s bureau officers. Prospositions to raise a subscription for Mrs. Lincoln’s benefit have received her sanc tion. About five hundred letters have been ad dressed to prominent politicians and colored clergymen, calling upon them for donations. — A book has also been opened in Mr. Brady’s rooms on Brpadway, where her wardrobe is on exhibition, for the same purpose. The sum of $l5O 25 was subscribed yesterday by thirteen individuals,in amounts varying from twenty-live cents to fifty dollars. • Florence, October 15.—The revolutionary bands which entered the Papal States at differ ent points on the eastern and southern fron tiers, have concentrated in Frosinone, uuder the leadership of Menotti Garibaldi, in accord ance with the direction ol his lather, Gen. Gar ibaldi. The report that Menotti had been ar rested proves to be without foundation. Evening.—Exciting news from the South has just- been received. A battle lias been fought near Yaroli, in the province of Frosinone, be tween the Garibuldian volunteers aud the Pon tifical troops, in which the former were victo rious. Strong detachments of the Papal re serve were seut from Rome during the latter part of last week, to prevent the junction of the insurgent bodies in Frosinone with the party under Menotti Garibaldi, who was re ported to be in the province. They were un successful, and were obliged to meet the united forces of the insurgents under Menotti Gari baldi in person. A desperate light took place outside the town. The Papal Zouaves were* badly beaten, losing heavily in killed and wounded. The Garibaldiaus lost five killed and fifteeu wound ed. No report is given of the numbers en gaged on either side. The news is received with great rejoicing by the people. Many people here believe that Gen. La Mar mofa, who is in command ou the Papal fron tier, will order his troops to cross the line and occupy the Pontifical territory, aud possibly march on Rome. Paris, October 15.—Great activity prevails in the arsenal at Toulon. New York, October 17.— Private cable dis patches report an uneasy feeling in Paris under an apprehension that French troops will be sent to occupy Rome. A letter from ex-Congrcssman Arnold, of Chicago, appears in the Tribune , saying that Congress had not clone its duty, and said that at its approaching session it should relieve the republic from just reproach by voting to the family of Lincoln a stun that will educate the FOn and decently support the widow. At a meeting of the Old School Presbyterian Synod, of New York, to-day, resolutions were adopted addressing an earnest desire for tbe re union of the two organizations of the Presby terian Church in the United States. The Bishops of the Episcopal Church, who recently attended the Pan-Anglican Council at Lambeth, England, are beginning to return. — Among the passengers by the Pci sia, to-day, were Bishops Potter, Waddell and Fillmore. The Roman Catholic Archbishop, Rev. Dr. Storrs, Hon. Amos Kendall and Judge Wood ward, of Pennsylvania, were also passengers. A special to the Evening Post from Washing ton contradicts the sensational dispatch to a Boston paper, pretending to state by authority that General Sherman will return from the West after arranging his military affairs, to as sume the duties of the office or Secretary of War. If says no nomination is yet decided upon. A meeting of the citizens ot New York was held at Cooper Institute to-night, in reference to the project of building a railroad exclusively for freight, with a view ot facilitating and cheapening transportation. Letters approving the project were read from the Presidents of the Cincinnati and Cleveland Chambers ot Commerce, and others. Resolutions favoring the system were unanimously adopted. The Express says that private advices from Europe speak of war as'imminent, aud the pur chases of lard and flour by the French Govern ment in this market tend to strengthen the be lief. The Government has made a positive demand on bankers lor the redemption of counterfeit 7-30 notes, but they contest the matter. Cotton Fraud in New York. —As is generally known an internal revenue tax per pound is collectable on all cotton ex ported from this country. This tax is legi timately payable at the place of production; but, in order to facilitate sales, the Treasury Department allows cotton to be shipped in bond from the South to Northern ports, and the tax to be collected at the ware house when export is made. Not long ago a deficiency of about $20,000 was discover ed between the number of bales of cotton called for by the books of a certain cotton warehouse in this city and the number of bales in store. An investigation into this discrepancy brought out the fact, as is alleged, that about three hundred bales, belonging to different parties and left on storage, had mysteriously disappeared, aud are supposed to have found a European market without first paying the tax requir ed by tjjie Internal Revenue law. The warehouse in which this cotton was stored, was, with its contents, destroyed by fire a few months since, and the three hundred bales now alleged to have been surrepti tiously removed were supposed to have been burned. Such probable destruction of the cotton would have been credited until now, had it not been, as is alleged, that when the parties owning the ware house made application for the payment of their insurances the usual iimstigation made by the companies was instituted, aud resulted in the discovery that the presence in the warehouse at the time of the con flagration of the three hundred bales for which payment was claimed could not be proved by the books of the establishment. The principal party connected with this affair is now in Canada. The adjuster of the insurances has the in charge, and will, if his surmises as to the fraud is correct, br.ng the matter speedily before the courts. — Herald, 13 th. Personal. —We arc pleased to greet our friend, Dr. Kingsraore, the gifted portrait painter, in our city once more. The Doctor has taken rooms at Perkins & Co.’s Photograph Gallery, where he is to be found bard at work on the human fr ce divine.
