Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, April 7, 1879, Page 2

POLITICAL. Star-Chamber Meeting of the New York Anti-Tilden De- day ff mocracy. Pho Conclave Calter to Sette upon ; a Candidate for Gov- ernor. ‘v ;General Desire to Deaw Horatto Sey- : mour -Down from His Shelf, Political Affairs-in the Cities of } Columbus and Cleve- Jand. NEW YORK: : . Apeesat Dievateh to The Tribune. .Naw Yors, April .—An important confer- ance of feading Democrats of this city and + State was held at the residence of August , Yelmout on Saturday. For the past tree months the foaders of the party, and cspaciatly tat branch of It oppased to’ Tikten’s nail . natlon for President in 1880, have oeen ongazéd tn devising ways to bridge over the chasm mado in their rauke by the wily mampulattons of the “Gramercy Park statesman? It was finally decided to secure a candidate for Governor upon whom both factions in the partycoutd unite, The monn who seemed to hold out the most promisa toaccompliating this feat was dectded to be Horatio Seymour, but ho has repeatedly de- ellned- to meddle in polltics, ant tt is said ho bas written Jetters lately announciuy his doter- mination to that effect, This being thu. cuse, the leaders of the Democracy concluded that sotcthing must be done to take Mr. Sey- mour declara himacif, otherwise they would be groping in the dark. In pursuance of " this determination, the conference of Suturday was held. ‘There wera present many of the prom- ‘nent patty leaders, and many others sent re- zreta nud indorsement of the object. Ex-Gov. John T. Hoffinan snid the contusion into which the Democratic party had been plunged ren- dered it fmporative todo something to restore larmony and extricate the party from ite de- plorable condition, Mo did not deer it expedi- ent to look ahead eo far as the next Presidential election, but, if the Damocrats left out New York State in the coming clection, It would make very ttle difference to Mr. Tilden or snyhody cle who gained the nomination of the arty for President tn 1880, The duty of the hour was \to unite the different factions in soma good man te Teau them to yictoryin the Gubernatorial contest. Horatio Seymour bad been mentioned “qnore frequently than any other person, Ho felt positive the Democrats throughout the + Stoto would unite on him if ho wore nominated, It was csaential, bowayer, to aacer- tein whether he would serve, nud the speaker sugested action to draw ex-liov. Seymour out. ‘This suggestion was approved, and a committec was appointed to ask Mr. Sey:mour if he would , geceot the lendership. ‘The — Democrats all. agroed with ox-Goy, Hoffman’. that something must be dono to save this State in the Gubernatorial election, and recog nized the greatness of the task. John Koily says that, if the present movement for barinuny: : falls, the State wiil be lost, and with the Stace ‘the Presidency. _ COLUMBUS, 0. oF, 2 Bpectal Dispatch to The Tribune, Corustuus, O., April &.—The municlpal elec- thon, which takes place to-morrow, fs the themo of conversation and speculation throughout the city, there being the Democratic, Hepubtican, ~nd National tickets in the fleld, The ehfef In-, “terest fa contered in the contest for Mayor. Tha Democratic nomineo is Col. Nell Dentson, son of ex-Goy, Denison, who $s supportel by the most disreputable of bummers in the city, us woll as the entip gambling fraternity, their eappers, and thegin-mill combination, ‘The Re- » publican candidate 1s Gilbert G, Colllnd, « wealthy and prominent cicizex, Tho Nation os have’ also mm oxcellent. candidate in Joseph Sullivant, the osly surviving brother of tha great Illtnois fariner, recently deceased. The excitement rans ot fever heat, every dovice known iu politics belng resorted to by the contesting partics. While Denison is re- garded s8 an able man, his strength is dertyed froin the support of the most dangerous class, in Wwhoae goad graces he hae ingrattated himselr by foals inlugiing io places of low resorts and the Tovish use of funds, ‘The bettor class of -Demo- crats have Lccome dlaguated, nnd aro lavor- ing. hard for Colling, the Republican van: didate,. with «a fighting chance of aiding in his election, although — the contest at first appeared hopelesz, with three tleketa in the field und a Democratle majority of 1,100 to overcome, | ‘The Democrats are nein every plea and threat in order to hold their own, oppeallng to the rank and filo to ataud firm, as defeat now will ondanger the success of the Democracy in the fall eluction, Sineulnr as it may uppear, the statement ts mado that Gov, Denlaon will not support nis son. CLEVELAND, 0O.. Special Dnapatch to Tae Tribune, Crrve.anp, O., April &6—The election to- morrow will ho of conslderable {mportance in -this State, as Judicating the cast of affairs for next fwl. “In some tcetions, as in this city, there has been an attempt mada for Democrats nnd Nationals to coalesce, each party putting upa portion of the cundidutes. In thla they were unsuccessful. Tho real Nutlonals nom- inated o full ticket, and only a small faction foined with the Demucrats, The Democrats huye put. in nomination a man for Muyor who has attempted for two years, by trickery utd Lobbylu to establish a ‘Tweed reuime tu the city, and the election decides whother thts shull 6 indorsed, ‘hero are four municipal ticketa tu the field, and the Republicaus, who have put up good candidates throughout, are confldent of success. Ther bas ben no election fur yeura iu which so much Interest was tuuntfested by wll vlassee, SEED TIME. KANSAS, Avectat Disputcn to The Tribune, P Topeka, Kas., April 5.—Iu answer to your Inquiry, there havo been no beavy ruins in Kansas recently, out Nght showers have been frequent since the spring opened. Rath fell at ‘Tupeka on seven days In March, the last beins the 20th, and the record kept at Washburn Col- lege, near the clty, shows a tota) rain-fall of Ht teen Inches for the month, ‘The record ut Fort Dodge, 200 miles southwest of Topeka, fa aout the aanic. ‘The fact that an unusual amount of snow fell durlug the winter makes it salu to,eay that tho ground contains. moro moisture than ia commonly the caso ‘before the heavy spring rains come, In the opinion of those best quailiicd to judy, the wheat hay not yet serlously suffered except upon the sandy soile, aud whers planting was dond at au uupropttions time. Copious rains within the next fortuight will jomure au average crop, but if dry weather sould continue later Were will be grave dunger of fuilure. ‘The coul * temperature of the last ton daya ts moderatins, Turmers aro in good spirits, wid merehants ree vort busluess better thon any previous spring: fur several years, ‘Phe emigration continues to Le semarkable, Trains ary crowded daily, and _ extras frequently baye to be put on from To- peka weubWward, Bpectel Dispatch to The Tribune, Nunow, Atcbisen Co., Apel 6.—Winter wheat damaued und neediug tain badly. Very litte okt wheat on hand. Acreage of spring “wheat aud onte decresacd, Fully 50 per ceut of the vig curn marketed, Syeciut LHaatch to The Tribune, Faona, Miami Co., April 0.—Winter wheat, injured mpterially by the dry weather. Only enough wheat on band for home consumption. Gate ull fic? Aree eager = ‘al bap! te she une, “Mittepere, Milam) Co, April 6.—Whiter Wheut 1 suifering Jeon the ury weather, bard winda, and Sreezing nights Three-fourths of Uw old wheut yuno, ‘The eatly-sown vats are up. Large area of Bex sown. Luige portion of the curu crup tas Kons forward, : Bvactul Disualch to The Tribune, Exiinwoop, Sarton Co., April 6.—Lete-sown wheat isdylng. ‘Too dry, Spring wheat ast gate are up und growing: Bhely, Corn, winter ‘ynd spring wheat all goue to tuarket, © R Heaciuyt Disputer 69 The Trieune. Gaunerr, Auderaon Cus April —Winter i wheat coming out mood, but grotind too try. Onta all In. Twenty percent of the old wheat on hand. Eptelat Diandtch to The Trivune. Wasmttwoton, Washington Co, April 6.— Winter wheat good, Very amatl quantity of the old crops on hand of any kind, compared with previous years, Wheat uid onts ab sown, ‘Rneclat Mynaten to The Triunt. Hrawatita, Brown Co. April 0.—\Winter wheat coming ont alt fleht. Groand tn good order. Spring grain all gown, Carn has ueen goluy forward all winter, Epecial Mapaten to The Tritune LaCrons, Linn Co, April §.--Gate ara com Incup. Considerable flax sown, Ground ury, but in good tilth, Very little wheat on band. Speceat Mswaten te The Tribune. Cesxtratia, Nemaha Co. April t—Winter wheat comfy out goo. Little or nu wheat on hand. Sowing spring wheat and ‘oats, Ground fa One order. Aueta! Dinateh to The’ Tribune, Hrawatita, Brown Co., April G.—Surface of the ground tou dry for the sown prainto sprout, More finx sown than usual. Winter wheat fs coming out well, Most of the surplus coro sold. ILLINOIS. Apectat Diwatcd to The Tyibune Lax, Da Witt Co., Aprit 6&.—All busy Fow- Ang wheat wnd oats. Acreage larger than last year. Grand is not in good condition, Wet and heavy. Winter wheat and-rye cal right, Corn has gone forward lively alt winter. Special Dispatch to The Tribune, Hranbanp, Madison Co., April t.—Farmers are sowing their vats. Wet ground abd frequent. rains have prorented plowing. Winter, wheat growing finely. Vory ttle (f any wheat among the farmers. aorcint Dispatch to The Tribune. Cospen, Unlen Co, April 6.—Winter wheat fs crowing splendidly, unatfected by any enciny. Few farmers plowlig for corn. Oats all sown, Spectal Dispatch to Tae Tribune, Monnis, Grundy Co., April }.—Ground stleky on account of bad wenther, Some wheat wid vats sown, Alora corn thon usual marketed this winter, tpeciat Dispatch to The Tribune. Cannontron, Green Co, April 6.—Winter wheut {n good condition; growing finely, Acre- age and prospect of o heavy crop. “Oats all sown. Corti 1s scarce, Special Dinuatch to The Tribune. Asnton, Lee Co,, April ¥.—Cround in good condition, ‘Fhe sual! gratin atl sown, An average erop in. Large amount of old cori and oats on hand, Snectal Plevaten ta Tha Tribune, Vrrrsvinep, Pike Co., April 6.—Winter wheat, never looked better, Usts being suld rapidly. Old wheat mostly suwn, ameciat Dispatch to The Tribune, Cran Oxncwarp, Willlsmeun Co,, April 6.— Most of the winter wheat la looking well, Outs allsown. Ground loose, aud in good condition. Very little ulu wheat left. Sneekti Pisusich ta The Tribune, Stamvono. Cluy Co., April 6.—Winter wheat damaged som by the late freeze and also by the fly. Whent all euld nud cone, Not as much oats sown as usual, on account of wet weather, Speclal Dirpateh tn The Tribuie, Munnaysvit.y, Morgan Co., April 6:—Win- ter wheat is doing well, ing in. years. Wheat and oats go- Acreage much larger thun for muuy —- i MINNESOTA, Spectal Pinvated to Tie Tribune. Nouturietp, Hea Co., Apri} 6,—Frost com- ing aut eluwly, Ground here ts in fine condi- tion for seeding, Acreage will bo about the same o3 last year, Very Sittlo spring wheat on bund. Specie) Dispatch oto The Tribune, Forgsr Gity, Meeker Co., April 6.—Frost ts partly out of the ground, Seeding ts zolng on flnely. Ground very dry. Dust flles fn clouds, ‘Three-fourths of the wheat ts sola, Hneciat Dupaten 10 The Tribune. Cottage Grove, Washington Co., April .— Ground very dry, Moro wheat bulng sown than inst season, One-fourth of the.old wheat on hand. . Ki ‘ Spectal Dispatch to The Tribune. , ~ Brooming Guove, Waseca Co., April 6.— Frost out sulticlent to sow, Weather fine. Sowlng rapidly, With present weather, will havo the wheat in by tho 10th Inst. Wheat wearly allgone. . Special Disnatch to The Tribune, Borrernut VALtsy, Blue Earth Co., April 6. Seeding In fall blast. Area of wheat will be soinewhat less than tast season. ‘Ground’ fs very dry. a Kn et dyecint Disnatch to The Tribune. Bonnank, Kandiyoht Co... April t—Ground in fair condition, farmers Just commenced to sow. Area will not bo fuercascd. -Ninc-tenthe of the wheat sold, et, pane CS Sneewl Dispateh to The Titane. 8r. Paun, Minn, Aprit G—lhe eold snap secins to have passed away, and tho weather is now favorable for tho continuance of seeding operations, So far the amount of seeding done fg above the arcrage.up to tls time last year. There fe no doubt the wheat crop wilt be In in gvod time. ‘The uereage ja estimated to be In- creased 20 per cent, WISCONSIN. Speclal Diepateh to Tha Tribune Baranoo, Sauk Co. April &—Hard tolling whon.wo shall get to work... Six inches.of sow fell hera lust week. Doubt If. much spring wheat will bo sown here this year in comparison with former seasons. Wloter.wheatin promls- dug condition, Npectal Dicoutch to The Tribune. Hunsox, St. Crolx Co,, April 6&—Wo are able to sow sume wheatin the afternogns. Ground still frozen in the mornings, Acreage will be alightly increased, One-tonth of the old wheat on band. Ground in good order. Special Dispatch to The Tribune. Newront, Columbia Co., Avril &—On dry, sandy sulla a few have commenced to sow, Averaze somewhat Juss than last season, Ground on clay soils too wet to work. Winter wheat coming out zouil. Spectal Diaautch to The Tribune. Mingnat Pont, Iowa Co., April 0,—No grain sown. No increase thls season. Nu corn on hand for sale, aud very Uttle wheat, Frost all out. Sreciat Dispatch to The Tribune. Sustren, Uarren Co, April &.—Have not yet commenced seeding. There will be moro cats gud less wheat sown. Ground {un good order, Euan wheat for ome consumption, but nove to ship. z ‘ IOWA, : Ainectal Dispatch to The Trisune Mancitesten, Delaware Co., April 6.—Spring wheat nearly all sown, Less wheat and more gate than usual, Winter wheat looks well, Wheat sold close; none tu eparel Npectitt Disuuteh, (0 ‘sat oe Lrstans, Mymouth ‘Co, April O—Wheat about halt sown. Area wil) Ue largely lucreaaed,. Ground very dry but will do yet. MISSOURL rectat Dispatch to The Tribune, Lawak, Burton Co., April &—Winter wheat, as dono better this season than usual. Ta now looking well. Spriuyg much farther advanced than for many years. Oats and potatoca all in the ground, Moab of the corn fad braken, Furiners at least one onth ahead with work. NEBRASKA. Spectat Miwatch to The Tribune Beaven Cory, Fumas Co, April 6.—THave commenced sowlny wheut tnd oats, Area will be inercased, Ground in good order, No more car or wheat in the county than will be decd by the tide of linmigration now commencliys. A SUICIDE. Spectal Dispatch 10 The Tribune. Duucgur, Tu, April &.—Tha pondition of Ed Sholes, the former Superintendent of the West> erts Union Teleerapl: Company, who lost night attempted suiclde by shooting hiuself, is not uny better, The bull lodged in ita body, and has not been extracted. Mr, Sholes has lately bad conaldcrable financial trouble, which so preyed upon tite iniod) that ho became ab tines: partially insuve, and, whilo under one of thesu spelts, tried to end bis life, Darton, O., April G—A mun who gave bis name as ducob Gaylor dled at the hospital tn this clty this morning trom theeffect of wounds inilicted on himself, Gayler was on hie way to Cinchiuatl ina railway cor Fri night, when be attempted suicide = by stabbing nine self four times with a lurge pocket-kulfe, At the hospital hu dvcllued pink the cause of thy act, farther than that he had trouble. fe was o Well-dressed man of middle age, wit carried a travel lins-card Indicating mamborahly of Ludys a, 603, Gud Fellows, Phlludelohia, Ue" had conalderabla money about iim, und appeared In wood circumstances, He refused the services of physician or mtuister, ACCIDENTALLY SHOT. Special Drenutch ta the Trivune, Broowixuron, WW, Apri) O—William Had bouro, a well-known eltizen of Bloomington, waw acclduntally shot In the side of the heal yesterday wlulo hunting, receiving a very dau- kerous Wound. THE CHICAGO TRIBUN CONTEMPTIBLE, The Correspondent Who Would Not ‘Sell His Manhood Still Jailed. Tho Small-Bratnedt Tdlots Sing Hey tho Ralttraad Depot , and the Cur, The Decision of Jdgo“Zgne Gen- erally Reviewed with Disap- ‘pointment. SABBATIL PREDING ON THE varous oY 4 ROTTEN OLD = JA bey : Spctat Dispatch to The Tribune, Sangamon County Jatt, Sraunarreuy, Ib, Aprit 6,.--The rest of the application for a re- tease of the correspondent of Tux Trunk Jast eveniny before Judge Zane, of theSungamon County Circuit Court, was a dleappofntincot: ste some and a surprise to ali.- The current sentiment here, oven among, members of the General Aesembly itself, ls largely in sympathy with the press of the State in the honest cifort to uncover the nastiness and filth which Ie un- der the surface, Any observing and ex perioneed person who. bas fyed long enough in the world to have acquired a tolerable Knowledge of men, amt who has enough Inteligence tointerpret the motives of men, cannot be around the General Assembly a week without haying his oyes opened to THE TRUR CONDITION OY THINGS here. ‘Tho faet fs, a few ringsters, who aro generally algo members of a political ayndleate which reigns here with absolute sway, have seized upon affairs with an iron grip, amd pro- pose to conduct them fn accordance with thelr own selflsh desires. A man can't got a position to mop the tesselated flags without allegiance tothe ring and courting the iniperial favor, A prominent member of the Democratle etde of the House, who ta now SERVING Hig FIRST TERM inthe Legislature, fnformed me to-day that he was satisiled that he could haye made a hatful of money during this session ff he bad chosen to snerifice hia honor and have yiulated Mla sol emn ont) of office; that, although he nad yo knowledge himself of the suns. pald, he was still gallefled money was belue used here to in- fluence the progress of tegislattan. Wiiat are those lobby! ‘doing who eame to Spring- fletd on Deco 8, when, the Legislature convened, and who have been here continually from that time to this? ‘Thera are ramors of brivery and corruption on every hand, and, when s correapondent has the courage to repeat of this Assembly whot the membors reltvrate about themselves, instead of golng sbout sum- imoulug witnesses to prove li, THEY’ PUT TUAT CORRESYONDENT IN JAI. Anoulas aud Saphira got into trouble avout tellinga He. Tie Trpuns seribo ts thrown Into the mast uotorions den of 2 bastile in thu Stato of Ilinols because he.tells the truth. Im- prisoning a correspondent will not alter the facta or ebange the current of public opinion in. regard to the disreputable character aud vaga- bond wortblossuess of the present Genvral As- sembly, ” ‘The Sangamon County Bastile fs situated in A FRAGRANT YORTION ‘OF THE CITY, at the corner of Seventh’ street, and Jefferson avenue. “Gronsy Row," a. notorious tocallty, is in the vicinity, and the weather-beaten gables of the mlecrablo huts which: cover the heads of the worst element of the popilation fn the State of Iinols are visible frdin’'the bars of the Hotel de Shoup in which-I now realde. 1 am told thut 190 meh. ore sometines packed. {nto this bulldfng,; which hos Umited accommodations: -for- thirty. Mow thicy manage to lve is peyérd my-comprebeo- sion, Three ant four mon: are frequently packed into a coll five by sagen’ foct in dimen alanstoaleapandeat, Fo + THNOUGM THE COURTESY OF SENIEY sour, however, Iam allowed un )apartnient all to my- sulf, This Uchen-coyered, yeFmin-haunted, dis- ease-breediny, vapory oldalructure {s not. fit for a buman being of any kin lvetn, Tts exist- enca {sn disgrace to clniization anda atizma upon the ,humanity of .the age. ‘The Supervisors .of Sangamon; County, who ara | responsible for having auch a cage to pile people up in to die of dlsenso, ought todo indicted for eriminat negligence, and bo tneurcernted In the jail themeelves fora perlod of time extending Leyond the duration of the’ sesglon of the Gen- ural Assembly. It fa fb for nothing but to cou- flue members of the Legislature in, RELIGIOUS SMIVIOES were held tn the jail to-day by Misa Lattto Moore, adiminutive misstonary who belicves in the very unconventional method of preaching to sluuera. ‘The usual plau 1s to preach the Gospel to well-dressed: Christlaus every Sabbath and leave thie grimy heathen to take caro of their own souls, * Tennosace Sain” and Pat Wogan, two tramps, camic out heavy on the hymns, A large number of visitors called durlny the day toinqulre after the welfare: of the prisoners, und to contribute, something to thelr comfort. Humanity is sluggish, snd buman sympathy {6 an indifferent, blundering, boedless kind of a sentinent, which, like a kitten, has to bo nine days old befors it gets ita cyes open. For this reason, probably, the tramps, thieves, grave- robbers, and vagrants who aro my companions Jere have baen uverlookeu by the Samaritans of Bprivgileld. Jack Allen, the Sheriffs Deputy, on duty here, probably never prayed in his life, itis spiritual welfare ought to be looked atter. Capt. Weging, another Dopiity, gave me an in- teresting account of how ho HUNG HIGHT MEN UP DY THR EELS last week for dlsorderly couduct in the fail. When a prisoner fg to be punished in this man- ner, the feot are shackled and his arms pintoned, Arope fs run through a staple In tho wall, aud the prisoner's feet elevated so that he stands on his head. 3n this position ho fs allowed to enjoy hinselt, ft Ima not. yet-aveurred to the Leutslature to treat me fo that manner, Proba- diy another petition for w release on a writ of habens corpua will “bo fled before Judge Welsit tomorrow. Should all meitsurus of rellef fail, Your correspondent will: probably bu compelled to send fur rations and bis camp and garrison equipage. . TALK, J GENANAL DISAPPOINTMENT. Xpecial Davaten tu ‘the Tribune, Sprinovsery, I, Aprit &.—The transition from tho busting und exciting events of yeatere doy to the more thay Sabbath stilnves of 9 country village was the marked feature of to- day. ‘The midnight and carly morulng tratus took to thelr homes many of the members of both Houses, and very few of them were to Lo found around the Letand toxday, ‘Tha ree mandiug of Novios by Judge’ Zane te the County duil was \the general: cople of conversation, und the disappointment that was fulé lest night over the de- elton was oven more pronounce to-day, ‘She Star -Chamber Committee will meot in the morning aud determine whether the favestigation will be continued, Sume of the members atu aversd to pursuing the auce- tlon any further, whilo others, fuctuding Joncas, of thy Commuittes, scom determined to push the thing as fur aa they can. It was rumored tu- night that Ei 4 HUSOLUTION will bo introduced to-morrow reciting the fact of Novina’ contempt und punishinent, and rec ommending that be bo yeleased from custody and deburred from tho floor of the House, ‘This, it ig thought by some, would bo adopted by a Jarge majority, and those wha favor jt look upon it asthe only way of getting rid of au elephant which is ulready too huavy to be Jouger carriud. ne .. Bhxowd but Untoullag Undorjakors, eww York Tribune, Aprils, A premature birth occurred about a mouth ago inthe family ot ‘Thomas Sycks, No. 203 Orange strect. EA dN. Ritter, under takers, of No. 523 Broad strect, agreed to bury ra Og the romnter of the Snfant for 85 nnd walt tmtt the futlowiny Saturday for, the money, At the end of the manth (he father wns tinable to ea cel the fidebledness. A few days ago, whilo the pargnta were ubsent fram home, the body of the decensed tntauts tn a rotgt box, was taken mo thelr hottae and eld on a table, Tha arents appited to the County Physician to compel the tuadertakera to reinter the ehitd, but. he was without the necessary authority, | An- other imiertakar was dmployed, and on Tues. day the body.was burled. The retaliating unders takers statu that they had not burieu the infant, but had plated it in a sepiitehra awatting pay> mont uf the toney ugreed upon. CURRENT OPINION. Kontuoky, Reform. Hartford Courgtt (Rev,). ‘The shot-aun palley nik” been, introduced tn Kentucky for the purtuse'bf reforming the Ju> diclary, “tt t& Forcordalued to Gathor tho Incrente. Denver Tribune (Rev, ). Thurman may plant and Bayahd water, but ft looks very much now ds {£ Sammy J. was fore ordained to gather the ingrense, £ It Ought Toy-Init ft Doosn'e Gatreston (Tex.) i Netta (Demy, When 6 great map, receives an ovation, the reflection that. tywire as -blg a crowd would come to see him husg ought to discourage him, but it duean't. “ Vieksourg (3tte.) Heratd Und, Den, The Memphis Avalanche thinks that Jelf- -erson Davis could be tletted United States Sen- ator from this State without uppooition, Our friend fa greatly fu ereors. A great majority of Mlratssipplans tre opposad to Air. Davis again untering politics. Little Mun Cincinnatt Angueree (Nem), he Now York Zridune thinke that ff Gon. tan intends Lowneys on the White Mouse, itis time for him to ¢omp ont {rom behind his Intrenchments. Perltaps McClellau will do juat aswell tolay low. A great many Presidential candidates haye bee kitted In consequence of putting their heads abuve the breastworks too soun. Besidos, there dota nob scem to be ony demand for MeClollap, dye in Pailadelptita. “A Natlln lof States Indlanapolie Journal (feo... Gen, Gaetleld said," We are a Nation,” with acapital N, The Lontqyille Courier-Journal re- sponds, “Weare, fuoeed, Mr. Garfleld, a na- tion of Btates,* witttn fittle mand a capital 8, "This fs the Democrat idea, By the way, when the Southern ‘Demosrats attempted to form 1 avonraty Govornmenf, they dkt not commit. the folly of talking about,'¢a nation of States.” ‘rhey suid a vonfederacy,of States. ‘They were, at least, logical, fy t Grants Way. Norrtatokn Eerata (Ren.). “ Thé Democrats fra'shating in thefr boots,’ rentarked a coutemporary, © for fear Grant muy bo renominated for tha residency." 41 fa'n way Grant has, this fnaking the Democracy “ ehake In thelr boots.) Sic acquired it duriniy the Rebellion, ‘Che? Democracy under Leo al- waya shook fo th ir beote ,when they heard Grant was coming to nialce then o vist. “And. the nearer he came tho'worse they shook, until at Inet they shook” their Confederacy, Soma persons think that (irint is the beat man to nip a new Southera rebellion in the bud. Malatiintts Ponition, Cinetnnatt Cdminerciat Und, Ren). It hag been remo; lo for the ablo writers of a fow anonymous) Jetters that the Clncinnatt Commercial Is rathgy 4 partlean eheet lust now, with a tendency ta be stalwart. We have to eny that wo are in favor of the United States, aud that we sre unwiliing the meagre mlnority of American citizepstln the South, who were engaged in the Rebblifon, should, by vette for the colored people uni their preponderances In the Democratie cadets, tulte political posses- aston of the whole country. MY kien No Preceitent mm English History, New York Esentng Post Und. Lev.) Mr. Thurman an Ms associates have go pro- found a respect for British precedents that we commend them to M8 facts which are recalled by Mr. Hoar: that df tide hing been attached to.an Appropriatiott! atl hy-tlig' Comiiions since 1858; thitt never fifthe whole course of git Iatory have sary supplies been with- held to coorce Iéflalation’s und that uo English patriot had ‘ever ventured to propose a refusal to providy for the revenues of tha Kingdom, the exegition of the law, or the ad- minigiration of Tush." A‘ tite Dinguat. Msltimbre Garatte ( Neit.). dn the midst of if blind aud furlovg assaults upon the Ines of the Demoeracy, the New York Tribune occastanally ‘hits the bull'a-cyo of ‘Truth, It sententidusly said yesterday: “Tho lonuer the session je shorter will be the Demo- cratic yote on elec) on day.” This ds unques- {lonably truce. Thilte fa no demand for a pro- tracted session of Gongress at this time. Lf the body vow assombjod in Washington neglects the aneelite duty for which {6 was braught to- gyther, and goes to dabbling in sxeneral legts- Intion which will carry the session into the dox- diya, the country. awill tale on a big disquat. ‘Thla digguat will bo likely 40 show ftsulf at tho next clection. 2 W Warnlag from a Friend, HustonsHerald (ind. Der). Asan Independent journal, we may expross theopinion that tlie Democrats have outlined a policy which the titned politicians of the party can hard)y expect:to curry through. The’ mar- gin by which theybold control of the House ta {or too narrow and dubfous far such unpopular work, ‘They wilfind that Democratic Repre- sentatives from close districta will not bow at ‘the bidding of the ennens, when the indignation of the peoplo hag mada it clear to them tat un- questioning fealty to the party is dlugiug a political graye for, them, and Is digging ft deeper every day. Their murinura will turn to rue monstrance, ung, their remonstranecs, If un- heeded, will risa-fo ropeliion, On that queation. the Democrats afteady have ot themsolyes lato. a falau position, |. * A Mild Protest Agninst Tilden Mitrrukea News (Dem) Mr, Tilden's ens acer to think ho is tho only man who eq carry New York, aud with the Electoral yotp of the Solid Bouth his elec- Uon would be a ¢ertainty, ‘The contrary of thut theory ds that alt. Tilden fe not as certain of the Solld South as A Western man would be, nelther is ho the only man who cap carry the Empire State, it isa wéll-kuown fact that Mr, ‘Tilden is. one of the ablest of American statesmen, ono of the clearest-léaded lawyers now living, and a man thoroughlyhoncat tu ull offlelal matters, und also capnble.of endless good os Prealdunt. But the countrvias not reached that point yet when it fs ‘Tilden orn Ropublican, ag bis triouds would have us bolleve, A: Congrosgman Who Sooe tho Polit. Representative Welit, of Missnurt, to an Interviecers | ‘There nover will be such a thing as immunity from this eternal warfare of words as Jong a8 the Congresstunal Kecord ta published daily for the conveniencg of members, {tell youl would wipo out of existence free publleation of spcech- es, a8 with a sponge, and enact arule which would mike eact| member pay for the printing of nis own spedthes, Why, sir, there wouldu't be any dificujty then tn muping this session decently short, ‘The patriots, who aru now Jouded ‘to thy muzzle with flery suveches, wouldn't shoot ‘em off, nos’ a bitofit, You couldu't get a man to speak above five minutes, and the muubers for Bupedinbe wouldu't have a word to way, vet ae “ ¥te Tmypdtiding Fate. PattadelopigyAulletin Reps). ‘Tho Rupublicays,caunot yleld an tne, No compromise fs possible, The Presidert oust be left free tyvgto every bill ur nut ag shall seem to binithy the exercles of his judguent right; and, Hethe Robol Conerces wil} concede nothing, thet'tho nation wilt reach » polnt that will try the patriotism and self-control of the people as they have never been tried before, jut 12 urut critical period atall be passed anfely, the doom of the Democratle party will bo avaled, ‘This ts the sucoud time that Infamous organiza: ton hag brought the country to the yorge of revolution. Ninetecn years ago It took us over the edge, and ft was puulshud by prolonged ex- clusion from power, ‘hat will be its fate again Mf Wo cure safely from the second purth : Thu Negro Exodus, St, Louie Globe Democrat (1ev.). > ‘The toss of so inany Jaboreré at this season of the yeur must work greut injury to the sna interest in Mlesisalbpt und Loulaiaua, as plan tug tue da at h4nd. ‘The Southern peopl sould take Immediate stepg.to reconcile thelr exleting differences with the uegrocs, ‘they can aff et hey ard willing. to ba fate onl reasonalfit. They wet wive Hie colored tian a chance haf ve ‘sumething from bis en wn thoy TALE restore Ila political rents, “The ahoteun Nie po tatd aside for goad. We bare We doublet ith they are given ialr play, the cdldred.neoflt K41l do better In the South than in Kansas or any other Western State, and tt certotily. 1s ta’ alana of the whites to keep theim 1 aga cannut be done by force or fratd. en Le Bmilth Weed-titl Truated by Titden, Reig rare Utev.). Mr. Tilden rout have the cauntry bolleve that when le learned. that Smith Weed hod deen engaged in @ conspiracy to buy the Elec- toral vote of South Carolina he practically cut. Weed's acquaintance. And’ yot last summer Weed was THden's guest at asenaite resort, and even today he walks into 15 Gramercy Park with a night-key and the alr of a master, hangs hts haton- tho Inlt-rack, steps Into the dining- room, takes a seat at the old man's table, and, “beuweun the shérry and the champagne’? tarks over with. him the progress of tue now core splracy to seize Upon the Presidential ofllce, 1f, by sonmto. inquisitorial process, tho truth could be wormod out of these two mien, Wo Bua- pect the country would soon,come to know tht Smiily M. Weed 4s ono of tliden's pad agents iu the aceomplishinent, pf the latter's plan to buy his way into the White House. Tho Country with tho Republicans, Netw York Thnes (Rew.), A party that nos undertaken to begin 9 royo- jufion should have for. leverage a popular and dedp-sented sense of wrong, and a clearly-cx- preésed populdr determination to obtain ra- dross. Btappaga of supplica is suggestive of ferment among: the people; the'men who pro- pose it, even a8 a contingency, should ba rea- rounbly eure that the people wilt sustain thelr action. iu the :prosent instance not vio of these condjtions exiats. ‘The Demoeratte party out of doves Gave No encouragement to a Moye- ment born of the tntrlgues of managers who desire to vapturd'in advance the outworks of the Presidency, 8a far the popular effect has been thu opposite of that toped for, ‘Pho Democrata are puzzled and dlamayed; the Re- ublicans are united, alert, and resoiute, The Democrats sco that thelr beaders have chosen a position which docs not ndinit of defense. ‘The Republicans feel that they aro in the presence of an old Sneiny under a new fag, and that, having saved the Union, the country wil stand by thei fu their fight for the Government. Tho South Rosdy to Exehango Nogrocs for Chinaman. Neto Orleans Times (Dem. It scems to us that too much anxiety ts being felt and expresacd relative to the colured exo- dus from the Upper-Riyer porishos. Their go- ing cannot do sny great injury to Loulsiana or Mississippi, Jt will forca our piantors to do what they should tong ago have dono,—ob- tain a coud und reltablo Inburing cluss to replace them, As long as wo had them about ys, we continuéd to depend upon them, worthless and unrellable though we kuew them tebe. Now that they are going, and we shail be compelled to obtain others in thelr stead, the exchange Is certain to be to our ndyantage., We cau get frugal, peaceable, industrious white Inbor, or Chinese Labor, and. wo cat fll up thesegions abandoned by the negroes with a far better and moredesirable population, People who, at the end af sixteen years of freedom aud aupertunt- tieg for constant employment, fnd themsulyes without it dollar suyed ora dollar's worth of property fn their ‘Pasieesion, cannot be very yaluable eltizons, Let them col KENTUCKY “Law.” An Epitome of tho Criminal Wistory of tho Oldest Town In Koutucky Darlug the Past ‘rwonty-sevon Years—'Ewonty-nine Marders anil ‘Two Mon Funtshed, Curvemandence Cineinnatt Gazette, Sannovsnuna, Ky., April 3.—That the fol- Jowing summary of bloody events that have vc curred within“and in the vicloity of Harroda- ture {3 exccritianal in Kentucky, Edo not know. Indeed, I suspect there aro other towns thatcan present a longor list vf the nanies of mon who havo’ dled: {n'ithelr boots within twenty years; but the “oldest town” will sulliciontly Hlus- teats the consequences and prevalence of this manta for [llling, which perverted sentiment, cherished «throughout the Jepeth and breadth of thie. ilark anu’ bloody. cround,” ‘has con founded with bravery and mistaken for chiv- alry, ‘Tho"eriminal lawyer in Kontucky, in defense of, “prisoner, boaats with confidence that in chivalric Kentucky no man fs required to ratreat in order to avoid bloodshed. I say “with confldence,” because he knows that atch fs the unlyéreality of folso ideas of honor and: courage. that the average jury caunot be persuaded:that there could bo -any other con- sistent princin.c. Doubtless it ts chiefly owlny to this fulae aoutimont engrafted tpon the ‘snoral code of Kentucky, and adopted by law- abiding meu, thatthe fecal pennities for ering Have been go rarely inflicted, va will appear from the following statement: 2 Tom Buford may be Insane, but it tao kind of insanty too common in Kentucky to oo pleaded in justification anywhore lac. Kor ox- ample: . About ten years ago Mrs, ‘Tilford was left a whlow with seven chilldren, to whom, with heracif, her husband’s estate doacended, She wos tnarricd the accond. tine, toa man named Svott, younger than heraelf, When two years atl elapsed, Scott deliberately pravided*utm- self with pistols and cing, und Uegan ono day ihe mossaere Of the eliidren, To killed three, anc, bf the others who escaped, wounded some. ‘The theory of the prosecution, assiined hia mo- tive to bu the future enjoyment of the und. Yided property with the widow, while the d fensa celled upon tha plea of iieun- ity The latter was buppurted atinost wholly by the dinbolleal uatury of bis crime, and the former by the circumstance of a strong motive, Upon whom, if not insane, he attumipted to chnrea the crinie, did not appoar, decuuae the full gehome was not consummated. Ho was finally acquitted, on the ground of ine annity, and gent to the fusing usyluin, whence after a year, he was dismissed, and report says De returned to Arkansna, whenes he came, and. married agalu, dn States whero a tnore healthy sentiment prevails, 1f a citizen learns that ‘another baw threatened ble Ifu, and he fecla Ulmecle in danuer, be yoes to a magistrate, proves the threnta or acts, nud haa fife onemy bound over to keep the peace, Not so fu Kentucky, Ho would acquire the reputation of a coward, The uverage Kontucklan” his gun, hunts wo the enemy, and Iu on sight, assured that the thrents will juatify tho Idling, forexainples About thres years since, one “Davenport, a Deputy Sherif, hada welt for the sarrest ot Lealuh Gghtard. ‘The latter armed bitnself, and, accompanied by a young man whe lived with hin, sallied out to meet the ollicer and bia brother whom be had ammoned-to sustst Lim, Asa result the Da- yenpourta were killad, the young man disuppear- ed from .the noighberhvod, and Gabbard waa acquitted, Just-a vear ago ft came to the kuowledge of-ove Houry Noel. that Gabbard bad threatened: to KI him, ‘Phereupou he atmed himsel{and hastened to town to acolc Gabbard. ‘The: latter, whan Nocl appeared, threw up his unariovd hands in token of puace, but to no Purnose. The Divine juogment, “Whose shediluth the blood of nan. by man shall bis: blood “bo: shed,” was fulfilled upon Din. Noel was never trled, aud Gabbard, te ts sald, confessed-:to the killlg of the-Dayeu- porte when dying. ‘ Somo thirtéen yoara ago Mat Miller was shot while running away fram hin by Dick Phillips, whe, upon a third trial, was cleared, Mat Milley, by tho way, was brother of the Roy. Charles Miller, who eo eloquently delivered the funera sermon over tha -cotllu of Judga Eliott, ‘the fuvident Mustrates. the unwilltvzuess of Ken- tucktans to appeal or trustto tho law. Dick's brother Charley wos bla secrot enemy on his (Dlek's) wite’s account. Tu get rid of Dick, he persuaded him that. Millor had threatened hits life, aud suecueded jn putting isn in fear of his Nfs, ‘There way the coumon resort to. the pis- toh where a judicial exutnination would have developed the treachery of bis brother and {uno cotice of Miller. He killed sillier on platy but Contrary to -the expectations of Charley ad his’ own wife, was aeguitted, He thereupon mioved to Texas, His wife lun short time be- came dfaconconted there, and expresaed hor de- sire to return to Kentucky, but without Dick. Dick, however, woukd come, and, upon bla ar rival in Missouri, wus polyoned, ‘Tho drug was depuatted in tis milk by his wife, ov he atrms. dioj however, survived, ami, ypoh recovery, Was: arrested upon a shan complaint. Upon bis reloagu‘he found hls property disposed of ant hie wife cong with his brother Churley. 1 ttud WhatGven brief sketches of the various murders would extend this communication beyomd rea- sonable Hintts, ‘The following bave been kiited, auld whore puntshimons has followed the fact ts oied. Two-thirds aye occursed within: thy Mast ckebt yeurss % yuo 1663 Fo 1879. 1. Dick Vandiveer, kitted by Jim Clark, Bam Daviv, hung by auiob, , 1, =e Bulling, hung by a mob, 1, Bub (colorud), hung oy a wok. ts a ce eae billed “by ——Simpaon, #ix years aitentlury. ‘ eee Tandy, killed by'a uaa (nanie unknowa) stump and shot, 1. — Robinson. tilted ty Sam Torry, 1. Mat Milles, titled by Digk Puaitins, sraitge, hive hy Halu. tana and Puulips killed by John Fareinyf 2. Tanks snd Philips jen ‘ohn ‘arrimpn and Hob Gathers rae a 1. Cupte denkina, killed tu @ fetton ght after night. 1 William Ponch, killed by I. Nichols, Vent- tenttnry for life, 1. Dr, Kantinnd, stited by — Harein, i. Thompaun-Dayioss aifray,' Daviess and two nons lied. 3 Bob Gallleher abil ann. keiited fy 1, Bob Atesanderp kitted by Jim V 1, Jim Morgan, kiftled by —— McGue, F As Lom Brown, kilted by George Suuths now in ai ¥ 1! 1. Poter Mamiltan, Killed by Charley Bonte, 1. Lum Byce, kiltedpy Marry Jackson, 1 jal James Gibbon, killvd by El 'V'rceman; now in § E 4 3 ‘Thia Ust ts probably incomplete, but even twenty-nine deatha ofcthis vharncter constitute a pretty fair record forope tele town and, its immediate vicinity, "he serlmmages in which platols, ote, Have bean used, ail. in whieh no deatha have vccurred, would danbtless make up winuch longer lst. Tt will bg noticed that ns axainst twenty-niic tailings there [6 the off set In the way of punialinent of onu Bix years amt ono Life term in the Penitentiary, git will bo noticed that, na ‘in the Buford ‘enae, tn every caso after n murder, the pedigree of the mur: dercr fs tmmedintely canvassed, and public sentiment ts muateblalty inittenced by the fet of Whether he comes of a good or bad famfiy. If the former ts concetied, rot assured le will not aneiver tha, popalts of his vrime.. Buford will nut be hung. lt Would set aside all Ken- tucky precedents, und? revoldvonize public soutlinent. eah% eH re When Zacharinh Henry, 2 soloon-keeper, Killed Bob Galligher ant’ son’ here, shooting them with a double-barreled shotuun from ts door, with bis yletitn’s buck toward him, he had. the advantage of beloming Won ood family, the Ihuford’s, while Bab, in addition to boing deemed n desperado, holding the offices of ‘Town Marshul, could boast df no pedigree. Of course hu ndlctinche was fonud, or ‘could be conslst- ently. f ; = CHALMERS, Who He Is—Sowo OMelial Tostimony. Gen, Chalmers, of Misstaslppl, In the ILouse, on Tuesday Inst, made an fnsolent speech, de- fending secession with the He that the South only sought to go out peacefully, but war was Deetinon the South by the North, when the truth of history !s that the Revols seized by |- armed force fort after fort, and aracnul after |- arsenal, ship-yarde, . vessels, sud other property belonging to the United States, wand © Dnally besieged and fired upon Fort Sumter, bofore the United stutes firea a aingle guu in defonse of the Union. When Mr. Conger, of Michigan, asked Gen. Chalmers aelvil and pertinent question, Chaliwers replied Ike a: blackgunrd, and wns very properly and sharply retorted upon by Mre Conger. ¥ Who Is this Gen. Cnalnara? He fs one of tha notorfous und bloody-handed butchers of the forever {nftamous Fort Pitlow wasssere, ‘The facts as to thie massacre were fuvestizated by o {olnt committee of Congress: and the following is. an extract from the report of Senator Ben Wade and Representative Gooch, Alter describ- ing the attuek on the fort nnd tts capture by trench undar cover of a flag of truce, the re+ porksays: | : ‘Then followed n xeone of cruelty nnd murder without a: paraifol In civilized warfare, which wanted but tho tomahawk and scalping-koifo to exceed tho worst atrocities ever committed by suv> ager. ‘Tho Rebels committed an indiscriminate Waughter, sparing nolttier age nor Rex, white or Wack, soldier of clyilian, The oflicers und nen seemed to vio with ench othor in the devNial work: mon, Women, and oven chilaren, wherever found. were doliberately siot down, beaten, and hacked with #abres? somo of tha children not more than 10 years old werw forced to rtand up and face thelr mnrdoroms while boing shot; tho alck and wonnted,-.wore — butchered ‘withant —morcy, the Rebels oven ontoring the. hospital bullding and dravging thom out to be «not, or killing them ag thay Jay there: unable ta uppose tho lenst resistance, . No cruelty which tho mout fendish niuligatty could devise was omitted by theae murderera, One white roldicr, who wae wounded in one lex anasto be unable to wall, was made to stand up white tits tormentors stot tim. Ono negro, who had been ordered by 0 Rebel aficer to hold hta horse, was killed by hint whon ho ‘remonstrated; another, a mora child, whotn au oficer tind tuken up betiind him on bis hora, waa veoen by Chaliners, who ul once ordured the olficer to put him duwa und shot hin, which was.doug, . ¢ . One man was deliberately fastened duwn to the floor of a tent, face npwards, by units driven through bis clothing sil Tito the bonrls tinder bint, po'thtt-he could not posalbly es Sapo and (Dante tay WreLeek on mtdy* AiGitiek was nalled to the eide-of a Inilding outdidd’ol the fort, -and, Uren tho building set on tre and riod.» ‘The report fa sustained by many paces of tes- tlmony of olllcers and soldiers, who were eyo> witnesses to the terrible atrocities, In the tes- tlmony of Maj.-Cen, Stephen A. Hurlbut (paga 7, Keport’of tte Committee on the Condact of the War, Fort Pillow Massacre, Thirty-elghten Conuress, first scsalon) we find this allusion to Gon. Chaimerss ‘ . Forreat was thers personally, 1 understand, however, that the main bouy of the command was Chalmers’ command, who was also there, Pugo 61, John f, Ray, Thirteenth Tennessee Cavuiry, testitics: Laaw a Rebol Lioutenaut taxa 8 little nogro bay up on the hors behind hing and thon 1 heard Gon, Chulmera—I think it must hevo been—tell him to **take that negro down ond shoot ttm," and he passed bin down and shot hin, Ho was nut more thaw 8 years old. I hoard the Lieutenant in there. ‘The other one said: Damn co; taku him down: and shoot hin, or he would aboot bisa." think it must have been Gen, Chalmers, be DrtChapman; Underwood testified, page §5, that a gunboat went mm under a fing of truco after the fight, when ho got ou board lier, Gen, Chalmers came on board, and satd he “ would not trent a3 prigonors of war the ‘home-made Yankees, meaning the loyal Tenucaseans. Willlam 3B. Walker, Thirteenth ‘Tonnusseu Cayulry, teatifed, page tts og Tho Rebols hid alwoat cessed fring on us, when fan afticer conte down ond told them to ‘shout the lost damned one of ua, and snot tuko one prise oner. Hoaatd it was the order of tho General—£ could not‘ hear the naine plainly, but J think tt Wits Chalmers, ‘Thowthe slaughter ‘of tho prisun- ora was resumed, This la the Gen, Chalmers who anawored Mr, Conger with Insult, who defended thy Iubeltion with falsehood, and who spake {usolently lor the Bolld Bouth and the Democratle party ta the House last ‘Tucsday. “PRENTICE. What Wls Editorial Successor Says of Him, * Loutsritte Courter-Journul, Aurits, —~ We publeh this morning a must interesting communication from Cal. J. Stoddard Johnston, Secretary of State of Kuntucky, in relation to the late George 1), Pronticy and the seandalous stories which Nave recently fount! such exten alive eiroulation ‘touching his. alleged gale of hinsolf to the Confederates iu. 1801, ‘ Aa to what actually transpired within the old Louisville Journal office, there 1s but one thor oughly competent and, well-lnformed witness now allve, Mr. Vaul R. Shipman; for we tuke it that welther Mr, Osborne, ous of the pronrietors, nor Mr. Calvert,+an employe of the counting. roont at that tml) la fully conversant with all the facts, ae ‘Tho real powor in the Journal in thoso days was tho late Islan Houdorson. “Ho was oman ‘of great abllity, siaaclty, and force of charnce tur, {lo had vane to the reseus of Mr. Prentice at a critical ptriod, and substantially owned two-thirds of the vaper, He waa au arigtual, uniiinching Unfon inan, and our iicracsal it always bas been that Mr. Shipman and himeclt, the latter belyg something tore than what a knows nowy se.a manuuitp-editur, acted to- gether from a yery early dav tu watehitys aut Yeslatng Mx Prenticu’s Suuthern leanings, OF what did fijsijy veeur, Mr, Shipman, the sur- vivor, id ain qualified to speak ‘with assur- who was éxecuted annundri} ‘by bola. yt on n} this liana enn no Innger pa glossed over, should bo stated that hla fatal passlou wos hog at ali convivial, but na discus, whleh, when he waa disappointed or Fretted, attacked’ hin tere eistibly. It ts asad ttitnie to sny, but it explains much that may have happened. Io was hopeless, Ito was wretched, He was not iitincl?, We do not Know tiatha did; but ho may hayo given way. One thing, nowever, wo do kuow; he way possessed of ns Httie vunality as any. tan why ever lived. Ife hatl not the consclousness of the value or the nseot: money, Anybody mtebt atick bls hand in his pocket and take whathy wanted, and everybody did. His own wang wers absolutely contemptible, Wo venture ta suy he spent jess by himself than the bunintey, tot his Suiptosions Always meanly clad, alwary poorty fad, always unostentations, ha Mterally spent nothing, anved nothing. Thourh bs enrned large sums, ho was, perpotually beliind. band in-his money alfalra, ns dependent and ag helpless asa baby. To was a wy npoct. He had no gonvictlonss he had inspira: tlong inetely, His“heart led atid hls-head fo. lowed; ninl the nearest fe aver came ton urin elple of action was a projtdiee, whictt ho some. times cherished with x whimatcal pertinacte, He was personally brave nud transparent, und, if he were Hying iow, would tell the whole ato. ry without equuivoention or reserve, und, foot or bad, In an English style nnd tdlom whien wold captivate every reader. The facts arg not known to us, and, if they were, it Is not. ip our power to give them a8 he would; but, we repedt, of ono thing wo ore Rerfectly, ‘Atlres neither Mr, Henderson tor Mr, Shipman, acuiy men who were constantly ou his trall, overan cused fin of obtaining anything of the Bouth, Tt he bad they would lave known it Ha way not a map of cuncealments, Mr. Calvert, the fiuthor of this scandal, ‘hy dong biaisolf no credit in miving breath to, i, ‘The bones af poor old Prentice alould tare been allowed: to rest undisturbed. If over the maxim de mortuts had o relevancy, It shouiy ‘be extended to him who, In life, notwithatynd. ing the quantity of Attic salt be scattered righ and left, was singularly yold of malice und ‘of guile, As amatter of fact, he did his country ‘aden! of honest gerviee, te treadiated the era ty + which he lived, ho distributed plentoously ‘ wiintever came to him, and, dividing fair: with |. his eolicaguca fn every instance, ho beggar himeci{ as far ag he was able, and denied ‘ulm aolf mont pltcous) jo nive hig all to his lug surviving ehiid. [fie Ifo 4a not set up as an ex ample, Gut hls memory deserves sumuthing other than reproaches— Tho dead should be sacred, In pence Iet bin rent; Nor trample in scorn’ . O'er the praver-hallowed sod; ‘Tho green turt f@ eacrod ‘That covers ils breaat— * ¥ lve his fault to the past, 3 Leave his woul with its God. ' ANGLO-BENGALEE ‘SUSPECTED, Spectal Dispatch to ‘The Tribune. ; Sr Anpass, Vty ‘April 6—Loud and bitter complaints avatust the large assosaments leviot by tho defunct Champlain Insurances Compas, of Burllugtog, are pravalant throuchout Ver mont. The people generally are hinting ote swindle, It ta roported there will be consider able litigatlon before some of the assesamon are paid. An Investigation ts provable. Se gee ; , For doiferson Davis and the Right. Manctt 25, 1879.—70 the Editor of' the Cintin natl Commerciat: ‘The Commercial of March % contained the following: ve Thu Okotona (Mise) Sfates of Marck. 22 thanks God that the Democracy have captured the Cujitol” and say tintin Vso SOur man wi) walk up te Whito Honwe stops,“ and— ‘Phen wil we proceed to tear your amend monts from the Constitution and: trainplo them fa tho inire. wo hen will wo break tho ehacklos you hare forged tor the Free, Sovereign, and Indogendest bo wenlths af the Union, . n will we rucognize the right of secesslor a rile that ts not dead, but aleoplig, -.**Then will wo decorate the Capitol with thy picturewof Davia, aod Tice, and Stuart, aud ulltht Hlorious legders of a Cause that ie not loat, dat MUL Mvlins, . va, thank God, wo HAVE captured the C10 tol; and from that cals of vantage we propose to rilothe Republic in a way thut will inka yuar Radical Jaws and your Radical leudors forever al; ons bs Amuclea. PD a , Wishing to obtain a copy of the Qxolons States, L addressed a letter to the ‘eeltur of (ut paper, atating my wish, and tnelosing the: Hecussury stamps. To-day I received the fol lowlug reoly, und the accompanying “ revolu- Houary bullad?: : +, ONoLONA, Aliss, March 22, 1870,—Bir Deas M3 Iinposalile to. supply one-tenth of the de anand for extra copies of tho States, ‘ho papor iyadited by Col. A, Y. Harper sal myself, ‘Torn: §2 per y “SL for ot roa aan ftenluiieout Secasslon Demueraht hs will find 12:t0 i Ea elect faite 7= *Inclowad I woud you cho of my revolutionary bale sada: Thing for Jefferson Davis and tho right, es Wie i, Kenna, : GRANT. By Wit H, Kernan, Aatnctate Eattor of the Okatont ¥ Alna.? States, . . Shall tan-yard tippler from the West Assume the crown that Cesar word, And place a now fmporial crest Upon tho flag our fathers borot Sneak! Shull ho wrest from you and mo he Nberty that 14 onr boast? Nay! nay! iby all tuo Vowara that bo— By Puther, Son, and Holy Ghost; By the pure, patriot load that streamed = / In *78 on plains and hightas “i By the'proid, patrjot swords that gleamed “In ull Our gralid, triumphant tights, ‘Woe awenr to'keop our powder dry, Our rifles close nt hand, until He, in hls wickednuss, defy ‘the mundate of the public will, ‘Whon this shall bo our battloscrys “RILLY . Aye, Rit tha tyrant, ani thus aavo full tnany # iife—full many 4 home Suet as the Urutus, high nd brave, 5 In the uld, matches days of Rome, Killed Cwaar in hig trlumpli-bour, + ‘To wrest the sud from sluvory, And bade the bright, conetmmate flower Uf Freedom blaom from xea to geal ‘Yhen lot tha Bloody Boor take head, Nor trhie with forbiduan things, For We.-the Peopte, have decroud We NEVER WILL FUNMIT TO INGE, Wo swear to keep our powder dry, Our rile, close ot hand, until ‘He, in his wickedness, uty ‘The mandate of the public will, ‘When tose ball ae our battla-crys te ey Miss Wharton's Pies 7 A 5 mia Paver, iff Miss Margaret Wharton wasalady of good fag Aly and large fortune. She was one of thy Whartoys of Skelton Custla, Cleveland, und possosst £000,00), hall of wlitch she gave to her nophey She was weli known In Bearborough, where she used tosend for “a pennyworth of ercam" und “a pennyworth of strawberries, ‘always paving hor ponuy dewn. From this little pecur fiusity ait svow became known as Pox Pount worth. Qn ony occasion, wuile in Searborourh, she hada meat-ply made; it was very large, be lugs for herself, sume Visitors, und the servants Sho ordered her foutmun to take It to the buke> house. Ihe refuaed, saylig tt was not conalstent with bis dignity tu be dressed in plush aud tags carrylng a oineat-ple. Mistress Pee Uiea desired tho cuachinan = ta taka ‘tes but ty aldo declined. © Brinig out the carriage,” was the comuimud. The carrluge was harnessed, the coachman donned his powdered wig and imounteils the box; the footmun aseehded be hind, and Mistress Moregret Wharton, aleting in stata fn the carriuge, bore the muatepld fy her Jap." Drive to thy buke-louses? was ber com: mand. * In an hour or two, the same atute beint observed, the plu was brought back, “Now, Biv auld to the coachmun, “ yuit buve kapt your place, which [g to drive, und you,’ turniiy to the foutman, “have kopt youra, which ts ty walts and gow we will all huve sume of thu ple." <a —— An Adventurous Prussian OMicor, The attendant iipan the # Ned Prince at the Tecent great woudiny ut Windsor was Col, Voo Boreke, an adysnturous Prussian offlegr, ito went tu the United States durlug the Civil Wat nnd fought gulluntly for te South, was stich Porous the left lung, snd then wont to Londed* Anvalided, He was in Londoy several monelits - and during bis visit wrote au account of. ols e+ ventures for Blackwoud’y Vagazine, while lie was ancoy though we can gay with positivity, liay- days otters talked with Mr, itendersou og the aubjuct, aftuy.slr. Prentice’s death, and, if our inemory {3 ngh ut fault, having uleo talked with Mr. Silptuan Quring Mr Pronticota life, that aither of tei chgrged Mr, Prentice with re- celvlng auy pyjuey, or belloyed that ho had ru- . Yes, os both Mr, Henderson and Mr, Shipmipy, were pusscsacd of their senses, ib fa not hkely shat they were decelvad, Thot alge d feutlee’é inner self was Bouthern therg can bg Iittiy doubt, .He was pre-eminent- W a seoblyentalst, Mle wife was Southern. His ae Southern. ils closost friends were Sywjhern, Hig own nuturo and habits Wers Roudiern, His head wud his heury were divided. "Ono wont ony way, and the other went the otfiyr. His judgment, Which wus goad, told im goy South could not win. it told him that éafepyisy in tue Union, uot out of it All eles took jhe ‘effusive olde of the buttle. He wus in eapair, and, i drove ohm tuto sdgitional ex- coasps. Ou this polut, however, ilatukes should gop Le made; . though a bard, he was.an occa- slonal driokyr only; snd, the greater part of his plane & hud sworker, Ho could do tory fo on our than (agate, Nive Ina day, pad then he fn- dulged hale, and he never cogrted obscurity. No mau oypr saw. hiin Indecegt or disorderly, though man taye seon bi drank; and, siuco the hero of acolony of Southern Indies fn thd smoky capital. tts related that Von Bareke, Who ha efx feat two laches bigh, cut the head of & Uplan soldigr clean from thy: alouldor with one blow of & huge two-handed award." o. Sonmreenaaan " The Horald vf York * Mr Do Haytltand, whe. berald of York, who with Cockayne, the Herald of ‘Lancaster, pro ceded the, vrocesston, ab tha murrlage of the Duke of Connuught tu vatnted tabard and tor troduced the several tiles of Royalty, Is a gon of the late Mr. De Havilland, & well-known Phila: delphia architect. Ho was atlyoly member o! Wushinuton socluty sume years ago, but became Gcouvert to the Roman ‘Uatholle Chureh, and Abandoned binaelf ‘to heraldry, ‘Che “tawily cau Trou Eugland aud settied In Pulladulpbiae Mortality In clonath Bincinnatl Enguirer, aurit 2 A gontleruan whose child dled of scarjat fover was duably to bury it yesterday, owing. to te Joct that all the leading undertakersbad $2 many funorataon their bunds thyt uiey coul not attend to it untll to-day. As asuatter o! Aact, it may be recorded that ihere were thirteed of tha largeut fuperuiy ever eevn du.taig ely Vestorduy,