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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION, JANUARY 3, 18?2.
CURRENT POLITICS
AS THEY APPEAR FROM THE FED
ERAL CAPITAL.
Discussion on tbs Emasculation Policy In the South—
Viewing tbs Road mazed Out by Msbone-Col.
lector Clark's Ideas—Booe Words Anent
Mr. Speer—Other Floating Facts.
WASitlSOTGX, December 27.—[Specie!.]—
The interview with Collectors Clurke ami
Wade, published in TheCo.n>titutiox of tiie
iEUh insL, creates some comment licre in ofii-
cial quarters, It is approved as republican
policy to l>c adopted by the administration.
A leading official said to your reporter this
afternoon in talking on this subject, that it
would be the policy of the present adminis
tration to support independents in the south
whenever they take the position that Mahone
did in Virjpnia—that they have no use for in-
dopendent democrats, but would go their
full length for independent republicans. We
were informed by this man that l nited
States Marshal Longstreet bad an interview
with W. H. Felton during the past week, in
-which he presented the ultimatum of the
administration and that Mr. Felton accepted
it in full. It was a full indorsement of the
present administration, and a formulated
platform of principles to lie adopted by the
Georgia independents. After the conference
with United States Marshal Longstreet. Mr.
Felton prepared an interview for
a Chicago paper that presents
his new departure in strong terms
and it will be published during the present
week. It wakes up the democrats, and is a
new line for the independents in Georgia. It
is said that the platform formulated in this
interview by Mr. Felton was prepared here by
friends of the present administration, and
mean business.
The Matter Farther Klarldateal.
Washington, December 23.—[Special Correspon-
• donee.]—In the New York Tribune of the 11th
there appeared whut purported to bean Interview
from Mr. Emory Speer, who Is a congressman from
the Ninth district of Georgia. It opened with the
startling declaration: "I shall never go into a dem-
■ ocmticcaucus.” Further on them comes the asser-
tion, “I dont think I need the instruction of a
caucus.”
Of course Mr. Speer's political status was known
tiefore this Interview appeared, for during the last
session he voted with the republicans every time
he had a chance.
The only remarkable thing in his
alleged Interview is that he tries to couple Mr.
Stephens will, himself as a political freelance in
Georgia- In the interview he says the young men
started the independent party in Georgia, and con
tinues: “They were tired, for one thing of being
kept down. They thought the old political issues
were dead and ought to be buried. They wanted
■i chance to march forward in accord with the new
order of things industrial and social, in the south.
'They exerted their strength, theretofore compara
tively unknown, anil soon made it a recognized
factor lu slate polities. They sent Stephens and
Felton and such men to congress. Each man, how
ever, ran in his own way, and all without organiz
ations. Stephens, old anil tried, anil sure of his
hold on the people, announced himself a candidate
for congress, snapping his finger at the party bosses.
Having been defied by him, they promptly norai
natod him for the office to which he aspired
Thereupon he generously accepted, not the nomi
nation, lie t what he termed the 'indorsement’ of
the men lie had been denouncing ns 'thimblerig
gets’ and 'caucus-packers.’ " Then follows a de
scription of his, own triumphs in the ninth dis
trict, etc.
Now I hnppcn to know that tills coupling
oL Mr. Stephens'* name with his was
‘r.. lately unauthorized and the young
tdtut has done one of three tilings. Ho has
either Intentionally misrepresented Mr. Stephens,
or lie lias taken an unfair method of strengthening
his own position by placing the venerable states
man on his somewhat shifty platform, or he does not
really know what he so freely talked about to the
interviewer.
Mr. Stephens Condemns .Speer's refusal to go into
the democratic caucus. Mr. Stephens einphatieall
denies that he every indulged In such boyish sport
as snapping his lingers at the democratic
organization, or that he lias ever “gener
ously accepted” any nomination. Mr. Sjieer
has an insatiate appetite for tangents and slides ofl'
on very superficial views. Ho was old enough
when the Potter resolution came before emigre
understand that Mr. Stephens opposed it, because
lie deemed it an unsafe expedient for the demo
cratic party to adopt. On account of this oppesi
lion there was aroused against him a considerable
antagonism in Georgia, for it was a time when the
fraud of the stoley presidency was reeking In the
public gaze.
Mr. Stephens was sure he was right in hisposi
turn, and to the many letters of protest he scut that
sine reply.
To the chairman of the democratic committee in
his district he wrote a letter declaring that if ne was
rejected by the convention merely on account ol
his position on the I’otter resolution he would ap
peal to the people to see if they did not sustain him
in that position.
It was only a day or two ago that tne venerable
statesman said to me; "No man values organlza
lion more than I do. 1 love the principles of the
democratic party and I prize organization as
means of carrying out its principles. I believe In
politico] organization as much as any map." Mr.
Stephens continued to talk on this line for
quite awhile. Now, who is to be taken as authori
ty for Mr. Stephens; he himself, or the young
statesman from the ninth? Whether iutentionally
•or not, lie has done Mr. Stephens a wrong in coup
ling his name with the utterances which any care
fu! reader of the aforesaid interview must term
rash. Mr. Spoor is a young man of talent. He may
be able to "Mahonlze" Georgia. Stranger things
have happeued. But one tiling is certain. In this
great undertaking he will not have the aid or
sympathy of Mr. , Stephens, who is
■content with Georgia democracy as
it now stands. Indeed, Mr. Stephens has grave
doubts of the democracy of the young representa
tive, and does not hesitate to say so.
When Washington was ringing with Mr. Hill's
praise last spring for his burning invective of Mu-
hono. Mr. Speer gravely declared that the great
■Georgian had made a blunder. He seems to be
posing himself now as the target for another such
■‘■blunder.”
termined to bring about the destruction of boarbon
democracy in Georgia. The times are ripe for it and
the success of such a work in Virginia encourages
us to believe that we can succeed in Georgia. We
are moving on that line now and our plans are
taking on definite shape. The democracy of Georgia
is practically disrupted, and we propose to tack on
to one of the two fragments—the one that will op
pose Joe Brown—and together make the majority
purty in Georgia.”
•'What is the programme in contemplation?"
"Well, in the course of a month or two we will
call a conference of the leading republicans and
Independents of the state to consider the
proj-er policy to tie pursued. We have as
surances that such a conference would
be largely attended and assume the gravest import
ance. At that conference all the terms ol the
union will lie considered and arranged."
"What do you mean by terms?"
"Why. we will agree upon Ate division of the
spoils, state and national. We will put out a full
state ticket. comjio«ed of independents and repuli-
ll<-ans. and we will arrange that either indeia-nd-
ents or republicans, or both, shall run for the leg
islature in every county in the state, and we will
agree as to the congressional districts, which and
how munv shall have republican candidates and
which and how many shall have independent cau-
didatis.”
"Then vou proDose to try a clean sweep?”
"Yes. \Ve arc going for all that is in sight, and
feel sure that witli thorough understandings be
tween 'us the independents and republicans can
win. There will bea fair division of the spoils,
both of the state and federal governments.”
“How can you tell that?"
"I know that after we hold that meeting and re
solve upon the campaign I have stated. President
Arthur is ready to give it the fullest support of the
administration. He knows the situation and is
ready and willing to help the cause by every
agenev in his control.”
"Who else is on this line, if I may venture to
ask?"
“I called on General Longstreet this morning
and had a long talk with him. He believes the
same as I do, and is prepared to go forward with
the work in the same spirit. And like me, he
doesn't like Emory Speer.”
"How about Speer?”
“Oh. he is the deadest cock in the pit! He is the
most forlorn man in congress; he is not respected by
llic- republicans and is hated by the democrats."
"But he was placed on the most important com
mittee of the house by your republican speaker?"
"Yes, I know that, but General Long
stree just explained to me thii
morning how thatcame about. It seems that Speer
wrote down here and got the leading republicans
to sign a paper asking Speaker Keifer to put liitn in
some prominent position. He also got the e»r of
l’ig Iron Kelly, and together with the republican
indorsement, managed to catch on to the tail end
of thewaysaud means committee—hut he amounts
to nothing there.”
"Will it not give him iiiiluence there?”
"Not a bit’. Why, he hasn’t got influence enough
p get some fellow from White county a laborer's
THE OTHER CAPITAL
WHERE MONEY REIGNS INSTEAD
OF CHEEK.
Our Correspondent Follows the President, and Sur
veys New York Politics from the Stand
point of s Christmas Dinner—The Cu
riosities 'of Got am Polemics, Eto-
toget
dace at the hands of Doorkeeper Brownlow. I
tnow that personally.”
■Has he any influence about the departments?'
‘Noneat all. Last spring he could get anything
he wanted, hut now he cun get nothing. He op-
roses Pledger for postmaster at Athens, but favors
ten Hill's negro, Dan Brydle. They are both suim
porting llrydie, but 1 have indorsed Pledger."
"Then Speer will notlead the independent cam-
1 *’5to'; General Longstreet will see to that, and he
can't come in.”
I hear that General Gartell will run for governor
«ji independent?"
General Gurtrell cannot decide that, for we will
leclde at the conference who shall make that race.
Whoever is put out will get the solid independent
and republican votes. 1 could not begin to say,
now, who that man will he."
“Do you expect to extend this movement to the
other states?"
"Yes. We expect to do the same work at the
Mime time in Mississippi, Arkansas and Texas.
Thiise are, with Georgia, the states where the move
ment is most likely to succeed.”
Colonel Brown expressed great hopefulness of the
success of the scheme he outlined, and seemed to
think that the "spoils of office" would lie the lode-
stone to draw votes amt assure success. He left
Monday* evening for Pa van mill and will return
thence to Washington.
CRIME AND CASUALTY.
A Virginia Explosion—An Indian Tragedy—Wicked
ness Generally.
Richmond, December 27— An explosion occurred
yesterday at West Point, Ya., on board the steamer
West Point, plying between that place and Balti
more. There were twelve colored men in the for
ward hold at the time, all of whom were eithe
killed by the explosion or burned to death. Fiv
other men were aft stowing cotton. These
jumped overboard, and four
them were drowned. The first of
ficer of the steamer Peter Geoghegan, of Bulti
more, was blown overboard but was saved, al
though he is quite hadiv burned, tjuartcrmastci
William Rohunnan, of Baltimore, was seriously
aud possibly fatally burned. Several others were
more or less severely burnt.
The bout’s cargo was made up ot miscellaneou:
freight, among which were several hundred barrels
of oil, sixty of which were gasoline. The oil be
coming ignited, the flames spread with such rapid
ity that there were no chance of saving the vessel,
and not uny of the persons on board oflier, even
if they were not killed by the explosion. The for
ward portion of the deck, and u great part of the
starboard side were blown out. and there Is
doubt all those in the hold or near the foi ward
hatch were instantly killed. Four men, who were
drowned, were storing cotton in the after hold.
After they jumped overboard a large hatch fell
upon them, disabling them so they drowned. The
cause of the explosion is as yet a mystery. The only
tire on board was under the boiler, which runs the
hoisting engine and the engineer running it re
mained at his post and was unhurt. The steamer
West Point was built at Baltimore at a cost of S70.-
IKK), ami this was her second trip, she was doubt
less well insured by the company's office in Balti
more. The value of her cargo cannot now be aseer
taiued.
Cincinnati. December27.—News from Ashland,
New York, December 25.—[Special correspond
ence.]—The democracy of New York is stirred up
but not in the right way. Yesterday Tammany
and Irving Hall had meetings indicative of the
spirit which i9 to rule each in the coming canvass.
Irving Hall, led by James O'Brien and his friends
hurled a bitter defiance at Tammany in a meeting
called for the purpose ef solidifying the democracy
in New York and rescuing the state from republi
can rule. This was a nice way to begin a peace
policy.
Tammany talked in much the same strain.
Kelly has not lost his power -by any
means. Any calculation leaving him
out of the potencies in New Y'ork politics will be
found a. fault. He has worked himself to power
by a good deal of native intellect driven with an
untiring energy and a dauntless will.
To reconcile him with certuin eleinmntsin New
Y’ork democracy is clearly impossible. It is just
as much so for him ever to regain the supremacy he
once held. But he retains aud will retain enough
Ireugth to cause mischief w henever he chooses to
use it, as he frequently has, to gratify pctsonal
spite.
It is already announced that the democrat
cannot organize-the legislature without Kelly's as
sent to their plans for so doing. Iu other words he
controls enough votes ill that body to insure for
him the management of the balance of power.
The Herald and other influences are pushing
Mayor Grace forward as the proper democratic can
didate for governor, and Kelly has already begun
an active fire on him. If nominated he would lead
divided party. Kelly’s opposition is in strange
contrast to his championship of Grace in the
mayor’s election, but Kelly soou found that the
new man had a head of his own, and from that
time he was down on him.
Jacobs, of Brooklyn, with whom Tammany came
near beating Lucius Robinson at his last nomina
tion, is looming as a probable candidate, but he
can count on only a partial support from the demo
crats. The truth is that the party in New Y’ork is
almost as badly divided as it ever was without any
sign of consolidation on account of the confusion
iu Republican ranks.
There is no sort of doubt that a united, enthusi
astic canvass could raise a democrat to the guber
natorial chair by a handsome majority, and to chill
this conditional assurance comes the fact
that such a canvass could not be
had if the election were to occur next month.
Whether it will bi possible next fall or not is a
motion on which there are wide differences of
opinion.
One tiling the democrats need in NewjY’ork is a
good newspaper organ.
The Sun is “independent.” The World, although
wonderfully improved of late,"can hardly be called
the representative of the party In any sense. The
Times and the Tribune do great work for the re
publicans. The Herald is, of course, a political
coquette, and boasts of its activity in keeping on
the crest of the popular tide. It is an undeniable
THE INVADING INDEPENDENTS.
-Cnluncl JucL Grown TclU all About the Trojan
llorwe In the Georcln Democratic C'nmp.
"Colonel Jack Brown, of Georgia," as they write
it in Washington city, where the colonel now re
sides, was iu the city Monday. Although he
•stopped over only to get a running view of the ex
iswition, he was, nevertheless, overflowing with
personal and political Information. Tut: Oonsti-
runoN ran alongside of him on board the exjmsi-
tion train and heard from him considerable infor-
ttisn before reaching Oi
•Whereaway, colonel?'
have appoiijted a committee of three leading citi
zens to take charge of the fund collected for the ar
rest and conviction of murderers, and to direct its
use. They have employed Detective Butler, but
no arrests have been made yet, not even definite
suspicion placed against any one: but it is thought
that from the fact that the crowbar and ax used in
the murder belongs to the Gibbons family, that the
mmderers must have been acquainted with-the
locality and must have known where
these things were kept. The tire was discovered
about 6 o'clock Saturday morning, and the body of
one of the girls was rescued soon. Others w : ere
taken out before house was burned down. Both
girls were badly burned about the body. The boy
was but little burned. It is thought that coal oil
was poured oil the girls and tire started, which
burned, but without setting lire to the house, anil
that the murderers returned and set the house on
fire the second time. The funeral of the victims
took place to-day. A large number attended it.
Nothing 1ms yet been heard of Mr. Gibbons, who
left home three weeks ago.
Lrrrix Rock. December 27.—Dr. C. II. Rosen-
haucr. a prominent physician, was assassinated at
his residence, nine miles from Pine Bluff. Saturday
evening, The assassin fired through a window with
a double-barrel shotgun and lodged fifteen buck
shot in the victim's body. Suspicion points to Lee
Chow, a Chinese laundrytn-iii, as the guilty party.
A few mouths aco. Lee Chow was married in this
city to a beautiful but ignorant white girl named
Estelle Smith. Shortly after marriage he and his
wife left here and settled in Dr. Kosenhauer’s neigh
borhood. Intimacy spruug between the doctor and
the Chinaman's wife, and she forsook her husband,
and lookup her residence at the doctor's house.
Subsequently. Lee Chow persuaded her to leave
the doctor and return to him. Together they came
to this city and were followed last week by the
doctor. He accused the woman of taking money
and valuables from him wlfen she left, became
very violent and was arrested and fined iu tin
polio-' court, lie immediately left the city and re
turned home, where ,he remained until assassi
nated. The doctor was a Prussian by birth, and
came here from Areola. Mo., where he has a fam
ily living.
Boston, December 25 —Mr. John H. Barstow,
a wealthy geiltLman, aged fifty-seven, committed
suicide at the Parker house, this city, to-day. Mr.
Barstow. his brother and sister have been boarding
at the hotel some two months, and were registered
as belonging to Newport, K. I. After returning
from church this afternoon he wrote a note to his
sister, saying he was sorry for what he was about to
do, then retired to the bath room and shot himself
in the head, back of the right ear, dying almost im
mediately. 11 is said there is a flue residence in
New York city belonging to Mr. Barstow. No cause
for the act can be learned.
Eukai la. Indian Territory, December 27.—Last
night, in -i stive; difficulty with pistols, a carpen
ter nameil'.Yare killed a young man named Grayson
and made his escape. A Missouri Pacific section
fact that tiie great preponderance of newspaper in
lluence in the north and west is for the republican
party.
Tilden is, so far as appearances go, as completely
out of New Y’ork politics as if he lived in the third
ward of Atlanta. What he may be quietly doing
with a view to control party machinery iu 1S84 is
known to nobody but himself. He doesn’t need
advice, and his experience cannot have given him
an extravagant estimate of politicians as eonfi
limits.
Nobody doubts his ability to come before the
country with his own state, asking his nomination
for the presidency, though the advocates of a sec
ond trial with Hancock, discourse eloquently over
the scheme.
it is a noticeable fact now, and it was likewise in
1SS0, that whenever political prophets make their
predictions they have a fondness for saying that
Tilden is out of the race. There have always been
the grossest exaggerations of his alleged feebleness.
The truth is he is a hearty gentleman, about sixtv-
tliree years old, who takes more out door exercise
in a day than most men of forty in Atlanta. He is
known as the best horseman in New York, and
last summer plunged like a pioneer through the
most toilsome mountain scenery jerking out trout
with genial enthusiasm. Mr. Tilden is bv no means
a physical invalid. His mental health ‘has never
been the subject of discussion. It is admitted that
Kelly would strain every nerve to crush the first
tendencies toward an organized Tilden movement,
But there would be no difficulty in getting the par
ty machinery beyond Kelly’s power, and Tilden
once before the people, could probably cut dow
the boss’s personal toilowihg enough to captur ‘
state. At any rate the people have not left the old
man out of their political calculations. He is talked
of in Washington. He is talked of here. Y’ou
can’t start the subject of democratic blunders iu
a country grocery but you will find this man men
tioned as a living monument of the worst of that
long catalogue. F. H. R.
A Novel Letter.
Washington, December 27.—Secretary Hunt has
placed upou the oliicial files of the navy depart
ment u letter oi a very unusual character for office
files. Tiie letter is au answer sent by the secretary
to a young naval officer who wants to get married,
and will in a very short time consummate that de
sire. The young officer in question has a most
excellent record, but is not troubled with a super
abundance of funds. In order that he might
carry out the marriage ceremony in some style, he
made a request for an advance of pay. Secretary
Hunt has replied that he has directed that the ad
vance asked for be made, and that he commends
both the efficiency and good staudiug of his corre
spond int.to whom he wishes all prosperity ;and Mr
It nut adds a little homily upon marriage, aud ad
vises, in a general way. that it is a good thing
for all young, men. even naval officers, to get mar
ried. The clerks of the navy depart
ment, who have a copy and record for future use
of all the official letters of the department, do not
remember, nor can they liud any record of a lettar
of this character, or of any character except pure-
lv business, ever having been put in the depart
men t records. The ethics of marriage is an entire
ly new thing to the files of the navy department.
THE DREADFUL SCOURGE
YOUTH’S COMPANION.
"1 am on a living tri» to Savannah, but dropped hand who stood near the scene of the tragedy, be-
,tf tor a ducat the exposition " came frigh’ened and ran. He was ordered to halt
"What news do you bring-"' j by an Indian police, aud failing to stop, the latter
"#h. not a great'deal: but I can talk to vou about ■ tired on him killing him under the belief that he
t at no distant : was one of the parties contented in shooting
I Grayson.
something UiatwBl make lots of news
day."
"What is that please?"
"The independent movement in Geon-ia!" and t Peteksbi-rg, Va., December 27.—It is reported
the colonel spoke of it as though it were an ava- ' here that the two meu charged with the murder of
lanchiau monster, only awaiting the jarring sound [ John Murrell and Thomas Glover, at the store of
of the fir.-t gun of the campaign of 1SS2. to nidi J. B. and J. H. ITince. in Southampton county,
down aud do its awful work. I last Friday night, and who afterwards set fire to
"Is there sneha tiling?" asked the innocent news- 1 the bailing,-have been captured and lynched, It
-drummer. > is stated that the murderers were taken to the scene
"Indeed there is. We (the republicans) arc de- of the murder and there hung to a tree.
Increasing In Violence unit Widening Its Territory.
Jersey City, December 27.—Jos. Me Leary, of 122
Pagvonla avenue, was sent to St. Francis hospital
three weeks ago. to undergo treatment for alcohol
ism. Subsequently he was attacked with the worst
type of black small-pox, and the sisters concluded
to send him to the small-pox hospital. On the ar
rival oi the ambulance. Thursday, McLeary reftfsed
to go to the hospital. When the’vehicle disappear
ed, the man dressed himself and made his escape
and went to his home. To-day, through his
wife's importunities and promise to accom
pany him, he consented to go to
■Snake Hill. Mrs. McLeary left the house for the
purpose of ordering ail ambulance During Mrs.
McLeary's absence, John Leymons entered the
house and got the sick man's consent to accom
patty him to the second precinct station-house.
Leymons assisted McLeary, whose face was one
mass of sores, through the streets to the station-
house. Meantime, Dr. Paul, who hod seen the
man iu the street."hurried to the station-house, re
ported that McLeary was in a dying condition, and
advised the sergeant in charge not to admit him.
The doors were at once fastened, and when Lev-
mons arrived with his charge admission was re
fused, and the sick man* was deposited on
the sidewalk, where, after a few convul
sive shivers, he died. Leymons then attempted to
force his way into the station-house, and was ar
rested and locked up. An hour later the body was
removed, but not before several hundred people,
the majority children, had congregated, ami the
cloth had been placed over the dead man’s face
was actually removed by those children. Aiter the
removal of the body the entire block was fumiga
ted. The street was^irowded for some time later
by people discussing Tne occurrence.
A Mistake Referred To.
Elmira Advertiser.
New England poets and orators have so persis
tently insisted upou making the Mayflower -crew
the originators of everything valuable in American
history, that even some Intelligent New Y’orkers
have really been beguiled into believing that Ply
mouth Bock had more to do with our civil liberty
and national glory than Manhattan island. The
praise and the blame are alike gross exaggerations.
These pilgrims were a very clear-headed, strong-
ntiuded, brave-hearted, band of men and women.
AU told, they were but a handful, hut their fame
has filled two centuries and their goodness has
seasoned with a patriotic flavor a very great por
tion of American history. But they were not the
progenitors of the American republic. New Y'ork,
tutd not Plymouth colony, was the suggestive pro
totype of our nation.
Have spared no effort to present an Announcement of
new features for 1SS2, that shall represent the best ability in
entertaining literature. The names of writers for the Compan
ion and a selection from the topics that will be treated iu tiie
coming volume are given below.
Its Serial Stories.
These are by writers of rare gifts and experience. Several of the Stories
will illustrate topics that arc engaging public attention.
A Serial Story. Illustrated By W. D. Howells.
A Live Story for Boys. Illustrated By J. T. Trowbridge.
An English Story. Illustrated By William Black.
Witchcraft at Deacon Wiggins’ . By Sirs. Harriet Beecher Stowe.
Four Nights Among Russian Nihilists. . . By a Writer in Kussia.
Tales of Old New England Taverns. . . . By Rose Terry Cooke.
Stories of Successful Business Men. .... By James l’arton.
Stories of the YY’liito Mountains By E. A. Kingman.
•Stories of Old District Schools. By E. II. I’rntt.
* its Stories of Adventure.
Incidents of Frontier Life and Adventure in the West; in Africa;
in AthttntlL-i; in Greenland; iu China, Japan anil Corea; in Ku&tsia; in New
Z*’aland; on the Ocean. Fully illustrated.
A Pioneer School-Mistress In the Far West: Iler experiences—
amusing, often thrilling—related to her Eastern friends. By Adeline Hull.
Lost in the Gran Chaco; or. Six Weeks in a South American
Wilderness: A Six Weeks* Flight among the Cannibals Illustrated.
By H. S. Dearborn, C. E.
Perils of a Linesman's Life: Guarding a Telegraph Wire In Sumatra.
Illustrated By Lieut. Grinnell.
On Recent Battle Fields. Illustrated. . By Archibald Forbes.
A Story of South Africa. A Serial Story. By Capt. Mayne Held.
Nobody’s Boys. A Serial Story. Illustrated. . By C. A. Stephens.
Amusing and Practical.
The Pigmies of a Nether World.—Some very graphic stories, woven of so strange a
i unison of facts and probabilities, that wc predict lor them both the entertainment and wonder
of our readers. By Henry M. Frost.
Hints for Debating Clubs.—A paper both practical and entertaining,—in connection
with which the Coinjianion will offer a gift of books iu the hope that it may prove the nucleus
for a Society Library. By Prof. A. F. Chase.
Naming Children.—An amusing and instructive series of papers, giving the usages and
, the rites which attend the naming of children in various lauds. . By Frey Karsner, *
A Backwoods Boy’s Struggle for College.
By C. A. Stephens.
The Companion’s Writers.
Henry YF. Longfellow, .
.John G. Whittier,
W. D. Howells,
E. I*. Whipple,
•I. T. Trowbridge,
William lllack,
Canon F. W. Farrar,
Henry Ward Beecher,
Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe,
Louise Chandler Moulton,
Harriet Prescott Spofford,
Rebecca Harding Davis,
Rose Terry Cooke,
Marie B. Williams,
Charlotte Mary Yonge,
Frances M. Feard,
Prof. Richard A. Proctor,
Elizabeth Stuart Phelpe,
Mrs. Gen Lew Wallace,
George M Towle, Esq.,
Col. Paul II. Hayne,
**H. H.,”
Mary A Denison, *
“Ruth Chesterfield/*
“Charles Craddock/*
Fred A Ober,
Mrs. E. M. Ames,
J. D. Chaplin,
George P Lathrop,
Charles Barnard,
Sarah Winter Kellogg,
Lucy Larcom,
Dinah Maria Craik,
Julia C. R. Dorr,
Rev. Theron Brown,
Elizabeth Akers Alien,
Annie A. Preston,
Rev. Charles Thwing,
Theodora K Jenness,
G. H. Coomer,
Sarah P Brigham,
Celia Thaxter,
Mary N. Prescott,
M. B. C. Slade,
William II Rideing,
Marion Harland,
Geo. Bancroft Griffith,
Edna Dean Proctor.
By E. P. Whipple.
By James Part on.
By Rev. Henry- Ward Beecher.
. By Canon F. W. Farrar,
By the late James T. Fields,
By E. P. Whipple,
Very Valuable Articles.
The Ministers of the English Government during the Revolution.
The Beginning of Great Industries
Life Scenes, as a Clergyman sees them.
Success and Failure in Life. .
Other Becollections of Authors.
Charles Kingsley’s School and College Life.
Diseases of the Hip and Spine in Children By a Specialist.
The Times of the Great Debates in Congress. By Jessie Benton Fremont.
Natural YVonders of the South, Pre-IIistoric Mounds, Floating Islands, Phosphate De
posits, Eat Caves, Iloney Caves,etc. . . By Harriet l’rescott Spofford.
Articles on liornc Education for "Working People: What books to study at
home—A rourse of Home Reading—The Books Essential to Intelligence—Why Read
l’oetry ? What Poetry is Essential to Common Intelligence—A list of books that all should
read i By S. E. Pierce.
Illustrated Travel.
Chhin.—Incidents and facts connected with ten years of 6fficial residence in
Cnina ; in which personal adventures, incidents of social intercourse with the
people? and detailed views of every-day life in China will be given.
By lion, Chester Holcombe, U. S Legation, Pekin.
Russia.—Life in the out-of-the-way Nooks and Corners of Russia, given in a
picturesque and strikin'* series of articles. The author has been sent to
Russia by the Companion especially for this purpose.
By 3Irs. A. H. Leonovvcns,
Mexico.—A Naturalist’s Adventures on the Mountains of Mexico, by one who
i.; travelling in that country for Scientific Societies. By Fred A. Ober.
Greece.—Recollection* of Athens ; views of the Royal Court .
By Mrs. Julia Ward Howe.
Among: the Pueblo Indians. B.v Mrs. Gen. Lew Wallace*
Useful Articles on Home Industries.
Articles Upon Fancy Work, Embroidery in Crewels aud in Silk, Applique Work, Lace
Work, Novelties of 1.witting and Creclivi Work, etc , . By Annie* E, ltaiusey.
Training f?»r !\urse*:o Physicians’ Assistant*. A new profession for women.
By a Trained Nurse, Muss. Gen. Hospital,
Earn Mo:i**y at 2Xm::e. By licbecca Hardin" Davis,
ir.tion for Lids. ... . By an Expert,
nsivc, but Appetizing, Food f>r the Table. By Miss Parloa.
>hl Peis for the M.ukor. . By 3Ir*. S. B. C. Samuels.
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