Chicago Daily Tribune Newspaper, December 15, 1881, Page 4

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Piano Concort by William M. Storwood at 3p. mm. Hershey Han. Madison streot, between Stato and Doarborn, Exe hibition of models. A: “THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1681. ‘Tr’ cost of running ‘the Government Printhig-Ofiea’ last year: was $2,215,059, or , about a-quarter of a million more than in 1890, and over half awilllion moro. than In 1810. Four-fifths of the expenso was wholly unnecessary. Yet lt wns authorized and en- Jolued by Congress, , The Government Print- erhad no ‘option bit to obey orders, Tho wholo eointry was strewed with Congres- slonal.junk from, this jobbery. ‘The prolii- gucy of the thing ts amaztig. ‘The cost-of it wotild’ Unto’ paltl: the Interest ori $72,000,000 of the public debt at § per cant. ‘Whe ox- penses of the Printhig-Oflica ought to be re-, duced oneiit by the Republican Congress, Mr. A.M. Jones, United States Marshal for this district, requests Tum Tune to correct the statement in yosterday’s Issue, which It cheerfully does, that he was tho per- son Who “tore down the banner of IlInols in the Chicago Convention when Garfield was nominated.” Mr. Jones was onc of the ex- cluded INinois third-term delegates, anf was not on the floor of the convention at the mo- ment of the nomination, thuugh hoe had treo access to ibduring all the proceedings, ‘The person who did teardown the Ilinoia banner on that interesting occasion {8 said to huve beon Mr. E, I. Bult, of Ottawa, who ts now a candidato for another office, with an excel- lent chauco of getting It. ees Art. Democratle politicians seom to bo af- Mcted with mental strabigmus, They can- not sce stralght. Asan instance, every Dem- ocrat on the Sennte Military Committee (ex- cept one who was absent) voted against reporting Senator Logan's bill placing Gon, Grint on tho retired Ilst of the arify,with the rank and pay of General. Maxuy, one of the Detnocratic meinbers of the vonnnittee, announced his intention of making a speech agalnst tha proposition, and it ls safe to 1s- sume that tho bill will meet with united op- position from the Democrats, ‘The Demo- erats apparently want Gen. Grant to fiaht thei politically 3 long as he lyes, Very well; the Ropublicans can stand it If the Democrats ca. ny In the unprecedented scramble for the in- troduction of bills into Congress—which number something over 1,600 already, though Congress has been tn session but ittle more than a week—Lllnolsseems not to haye been behindhand, and Capt. Thonias, a member from tho southern part-of tho Btate, was especially proiflc jn legislatlys schemes, s\inong the suggestions for legistation mado by Capt. ‘Thomas was ono looking to an equalization .ot bointies, accompanied by the stutoniont that the cost of auch an une, dertaking will not exceed $21,000,000. With- out discussing the morits of this proposition, it miny be ventured that-the sum stated by Capt. Thomas would probably not pay tho futerest on the monoy It would be neces sury fo. borrow to pay the. cost of the proposed equalization, When tho Inw!| providing the payment of arrenvages of pen- sions was passed by Congress It was. nce cepted upon tho faith of Ree, of Oto, rep resenting the Democrats, and iaskell, of Kansus, representing tho Republicans, that $18,000,000 would cover all expenditures necessury to curry out the provistons of the net, It Is now pretty evident that before all the arrears of pensions cotitemplated by the Inw shali-have been allowed, along with tho subsequent pensions entailed thereby and the frauds perpetrated by reason of the un- heard-of gratuity, the coat to the Govern: nent will not fall far short of $00,000,000, When Grant, during his Adibulstratlon, put hts foot tipon the scheine for the equallzn tlon of bounties, it was estimated that §400,- 0,000 would hardly pay the coat thereof; how has Capt. Thowns been ablo to reduce the expense to $21,000,000? , a We have no doubt that the 8,000 pioneer settlers on territory Included within what is known as the “ Muxwell Grant” in New Mexico ur entitiod to a release of thelr lands Tyo the’ corporation which, Is now seoking to absurb them: It may be that it fs too Jate for tho Intertor Departineyt of its own mo, tion to filrnish relief, but these settlers, If tuey haye beeu wronged, should net plead Ih vuln for the luterference of the Department istics In their behalf, and a remedy at Mt ane gland ahd afterwards tn (Tolland, to the ror. tow, wo Hellave, of the mon ivho -Invested their money tn it. ,it is sat to” hayb been swollen by surveys and Government patents from an original Spanish grant of 100,000 Acres to something Hke ono million acres, ant to have thus gebbled up lands which had been opened = for — settles tent and actually occupied under tha homestead laws, Tho caso seems to have been referred at ono time to Willinmson when he was Land Commisstoner, but Ite had Nothing to tirgo “agatist tha corporntion, Tins Is not surprising, for this saine Witlinin- son {3 the same Individual who indorsed tho “Valentina scrip? frand pow Chicago, which was stbsequontly squelehed by Mr Schurz wittlo he was Secretary of the Inte- rlor. An opinton In favor of an enterprise Uke that of the “Maxwell-Grant” corpara- tion Is not worth mueh when It eante from a Land Commnisstoner who was willing to allow somo speculators In California Innd-sertp to focate It In the very business contre of a great city Ike Chicago, We topo that the settlers Sn tho territory elnlmed under the Maxwell Grant shall be nble to securo fustice, ‘Tun Washington Port states halt of Tin ‘Nmuse's position with reference to the nd- nilysion of new States, thus: THY CiLCAAO 'THtsUNH Is opposed to the ad- mission of Arizona and Now Mexico ox two sepurnte States, but woult be teconclicd to tholr consolidation and admission 3 one State, al though its aren would bo about 205.000 square niles, or nearly asgreatas that of ‘Texas. As for Dakota, howover, which containg only 1500023 sqtiaro tniles and a noptintion but Little larger than that of Now Moxteo, the propusition is to divide it up uid make two States of it, Tur Tunuse ts opposed both to tho division of Dakota and to the separate ad- mission of Now Mexteo and Arizona, But the two propositions do not have equal merit, Dakota now bas a population considerably lurger than that of New Mexico and Arizona foxethor, ‘Shere havebeen more linmigrauts into Dakota since the census was taken than Arizoun had population when the consts was taken, Dakota has targe tracts of fertile land on the west side of the Missouri River, and prospects of rapid growth, Dut New Mesteo and Arizona have no agricultural resuurces of consequence, ant no ca- pacity of sustaining by the products of the soft a large population, New Mexico ins been open for sottlement 250 years, and has not now two-thirds ns large a polation as Dakota, which is comparative: Jy anew Territory, Moreover, the character of the poputation of. New Mesico fs very un- satisfactory, Four-lifths of the people are Meslean “Greasers,” and a large part of the remaining fifth is composed of minors who will Jeave the Territory the Instant the mines are exhausted, Nelther New -Mexico nor Arizona hins as much capacity for sustaining tn agrienitural population as ong Inrgo county In IlInois, It is ldle to speak of ad- miitting either of these ‘ferrltorles separately asaState, ‘They ought to be consolidated and admitted tagether at some future tine, They are not singly or togather able to bear the expenses of a State Governmant at pres- ent, THE REFUNDING PROJEOLS IN CONGRESS. It seems to be almost impossible’for Con- gress to let the National finances alone. ‘The debt and the currency aro both In such ad- mirabla shape that it wonld be dificult to coneslye any Improvement exeept in abso- lute freedont from debt; yet’ there are als rendy a dozen schemes for unnecessary and hozardous experiments, The Adininistratton would have silver and: greenbacks demone- tizetl aud the silver certificates withdrawn. Some unreflecting men in Congress want sllver certifientes issued In ‘denominations of Stand $2, when therd aro-plenty of small notes now. ‘Tio bills have been introduced for refunding the extended 814 per cents into 8 per eents—ono by Mr, Sherman in the Son- ate and one by Mr. dtantall In the’ House. | But Mr. Randill is not content with disturb- ing the present option which the CQovern- ment -hos to redeem the outstanding Og per cents at any thne and in any amount it chooses; he would also make bis Refunding bill o vehicle for attacking resumption, and Sts very first ser tlon provictes that tho spevio reserve shall be revluced to 80 per cent, under the pretext that tho 10 por cent additional, which has been sneredly kept ever siice resumption was achleyed, shall be used in the redemp- tlon of outstanding 8!¢ por cent bontis, Senator Shorman’s bili is unuecessary, and Mr, Iandall's positively mischievous, Sher- man proposes that 2300,000,000 of 3 per cents shall bo offered at par to run five years, after which they shall bo redeemable at the pleasure of the Government. Thero is no objectlon to such an offer of bonds In itself, but it may be doubted whether tho proposed change would pay. Considerable expense attends the iasue of a new loan, is Mr. Shor- ning must know frotiy his exportence in the Treasury Department, If Sherman’s bill should pass, and the 8 per cent lonn were placed, tho Government would be com- mitted ta tho payment of interest on $800,000,000 of ‘bonds during a perlod of five yenrs--that is, $45,000,000 in Interest durlng the term. ‘There would bo again of one-half of 1 per cent, which, if It bo admitted that the samo amonnt of optional bonds would remain outstanding during the sano period, would amount to $7,600,000, Bucit tt should prove that only $50,000,000 of theso bonds could bo redecmeit oitt of the surplus revenue within the first year, the Interest that would have been saved in that way would amotnt to the estimated saving of one-half of Lper cent during five years, and tho apparent gain from refunding thos}¢ Hor cents Into 3 per cents would really result’ Jn.a Joss equal to tho cost of making the now Isstto, Meanwhile the accumulation of sur- plus out of which the bonds could bavebeen reddomei If tho Government had not been deprived of its option would bo av constant temptation to subsidy-hunting and Congres- slonal extravagance, Ktandatl’s bill, whieh’ proposes the same term for} per cont boils but docs not Ihult the amount which shall bo Issued, 1s open to the anime erlticlam; but it 1so contalns the viclous ratd upon thespevio reserve In tho ‘Treasury, which should damn Iteven If Its refunding clause were dusira- bie, itis stated that Secrotary Folger will ap- Fear bofore thy Senate Finnnelal Committes ta oppose the refunding projucts fit, be- cane he dovs not believe that a8 per cent Joan can be negotiated at par except tha Vonds be ninde frredeemable .for.a long porlouy aud, secondly, becuuse he thinks the velvilege of paying these bonds at pleasure 44 more valuable to the Government than the saving of one-halfott por cent intorest, It Is to bv hoped tho viow hold by tho Secretary of the ‘freasury In this instance shall provall, ‘There ts Juat ono ‘course’ that might: be adopted, with a’ chance of success’ and possible ‘advantage to the Covernment, Naw bonds beating § per cont interest ‘J and mado Srredeemabio for +n. torm -of years might bo offered in exchange for outstanding 834 per cents, It !s posable that the banks holding 83¢ per cents now subject to call at duy thine would rather take 8 por conta running a few years wbsolutely' than | risk the contingency of being obliged to sur- ronder the 83¢ per celts next Weok or next month and compelled to supply thelr place by paying ‘an enorwions premium for 4 per cents, Such an exchange, if desired by the banks, could be made at comparat sinall cost tu the Government, and no disturbance of the Roneral option of redemption of tha ex- tended bonds would be tnyolved in such an offer. Aside from this, It wilt be bettor to let the bonded indebtedness alone, The specie reserve and currency certainly ought to remain widisturbed, It would bo n bless ing to tho country ff not a single financial Measure were suggested during the present session of Congress, i ———— THE MONITOR'S OLAIM FOR PRIZE MONEY, Adiiral John L, Worden, of the United States navy, bas presented memorial to Congress asking that linsolf and his naso- cintes be awarded the value of the Confed- erate ram = Merrlnine, celobrated as tho com: pelijor of tho Monitor in tho first battle of hayal fronclads, ‘Tho claim Is made on the assumption, if not: Indect the nssertion, that tho Merrimac was tlestroyed by the Monitor in that fant. ‘This claim morits scrutiny, and we think it should be rejected for two reasons: first, that the fnets do not sustain the claim; and second, that, aven Hf the Merrimac ‘had been destroyed bythe Monitor, the claim Is for extraordinary compensation for n simple performance of duty bya reguiar oficer of the navy dna fighting ship provided by the Government, ‘The record of the fight Js well known, On the Sth of March, 1802, the Morrimae, which was n large Confederate slip of peculiar constriction, ant! heavily plated with rattrond fron, entored Hampton Ronds from Elizabeth River, Virginia, where the ram had been a Jong thne In construction, ‘Tho National fect then in the roads embraced tho frigate Congress, fifty guns; the Cumberland, twen- {y-two guns; the Minnesotn, forty guns; the Ronnoke, forty gtins; and the St. Lawrence, fifty guns. ‘These were all wooden vessels, armed with guns of comparatively small enlibre. Cho Minnesota and Roanoke wero steamers; the others wera wooilen sall- frigntes, ‘hese ships blockaied James River, H ‘The Rebel ram Merrimac was armed with ten eleven-inch gund—huge for those tnys— four on each side, and one bowand one stern Bun, throwing shells of 180 pounds. At! o'clock, March 8, 18, the Merrimac was deserled stenming straight ahend to- ward the wooden fleet, The Minnesota sipped hor cables and amado sail for the monster, but ran.aground Hard and fast. ‘Tho Rebel ram made a dash at the Cumber- land frigate, which had promptly cleared for action, and opened fire as’ tha ram neared, ‘The ram did not reply ti! she struck tho Cumbeortand with her irow beak, staying In her sido and pouring In her sholis nt the’ saino moment. The poor. Cumberland re- turued the fire to the utmost of the power of her brave crew until she sank with her flag flying, carrying down and «rowning over 100 men. ‘The small shot of the frigate glanced off the sloping fron sides of the ram, doing her not a particleof arm. ‘This fight Insted fifteen minutes, when It was all over with the Cumberland, and her men had found a watery graye, ‘Tho ram then nttacked the sail frigate Con- aress, which had been appronching to the nsalstance of her smaller sister, ‘Che heavy shells of the ram riddted the wooden Con- gress, tearing her almost to pleces, while the hundreds of shot flred in return made not the slightest impression on the Rebul Iron-- elad. The gunboat Zonave assisted in tow- ing the Congress ashore, where she was beached to prevent her erev from drowning. Tho Rebel vessels, the Patrick Menry and Jamestown, then eame down the river and took part inthe fight, tiring Into the Con-- gress, which coujd only roply with two stern guns, which were soon disabled anid fright(ul slaughter. Sceetng no prospect. of rellef, the lug of the’ wreek was strockiand those of the crow yob allye were carried off by tho enemy, while the Congress was set on fra and burned to the - water's edge, ‘The Rebel ram next bore down on the wooden frigate Minttesota, which was aground in shatlow water. ‘Tho ram took up a position nearly a mile off aul put a number of shot through the frig- ate, The St, Lawrauce, which’ attempted to come to the aid of her consort, also-got hground, and received great damage from tho eleven-inch shot of the ram. The return fire of both frigates did the rat not the slightest harm, but they thrashed the two Rebel gunboats which were helping - the Merrimac, It was now nighttall, and the Robel ram and her consorts withdrew to- wards the Elizabeth River, with tha Inten- tlon of renewing the work of destruction the next morning. At 6 a m., Mareh 0, tho Merrimac was, again‘seon coming round Craney Island, and immediately ran down for the Minnesota, still aground, but full of fight. An eleven- Inch shot entered the frigate’s side, dome grent mischief. Buta few hours bofore day- Nght that morning -tho little Ericsson’ Mon- ltor had arrived from Now York, Mer decle only stood olghtecn inches above the water, Mer wrought-iron revolving turret, nine Inches thick, was armed with two. oleyen- Inch Dahlgren guns, ‘Tho Rebels Jaughed at tho strange craft, calling her “a checse- box on n plank,” which at a distance she resembted, ‘The commander of the Afin- nesota signaled the Monitor to pitch into the monster ‘which was knocklug his ship to pleces, The “shecse-box” Imme- diately closed in on the ram, delivering Nor fire at close quarters with great rapidity and necuracy, and not missing a shot, and re- eelving In exchange whole broadsides from the Rebel with apparent: indifferenco, The Monitor tried to fire her shot futo the ram’s portholes, and the latter recalyed her cleyon- inch shot on the checsé-box atn distances of forty yards, It was d atand-up-give-and-tako Aight for somo hours. While this was golng on the Minmesoya frigate was firing broad. side, after brondslde ‘at. the Rebel ram, but the cannon balls glanced harmlesty from her huge sldes as if they had been pebbles, ‘Tho rum, firing at the Monftor with ono brond- aide with the other sent some shelis Into the ill-fated Minnesota, knocked things to pleves, exploded some ammunition, and set fire to the frigate, She also destroyed the gunboat. Dragon, which was attempting to tow off tho Minnesota, hy sonding @ shot through her holler, which blew up, kiln and wounding many men, As the thdo ebbed the Merri:nac got aground, aud In this position recelyed the fire of the Monitor and three or four gun- boala ond frigates, and. stood It with impunity, At Inst sho got of and started aown the bay, mid the Monl- tor took after her, She suddenly turned, however, and ran full speed into her antag- oulst, InMleting no perceptible damage, and recolvipg In return from the Monitor a shot Which penctrated the ram's roof, which was tha only ono that went through the Merrt- mac's fron armor, Five tlines abo atteripted to ram and slink the Monitor, but her prow “wa too high for the low deck of the "checse- box,” and passed over it, The Monitor hauled off to holst moro shot jntg her turret, and the ram retired round Croney Island une pursued. This ended the most remarkablo naval actlon In the history of the world, and ended In a drawn battle, os neither side whippoa | : ‘The engagement was nover renewed, though both veasuls were In the Immediate nelghbor- hood for more than two months, Whatever daninge had been sustained’ by both wag re- palred, ‘Tha Merriinac onthe 1th of Aprit ogaln, with otucr Coufederaty vessuls, ia bay, captured two or vessols, nnd then returned to her vor. aA number of other Unton Ironetads had by this thue arrived fn tho waters around Fort- reas Monroe, and au attempt was mado to lesen the draught of tho Merrimac by throw= {ng her guna overboard, bus this not being suMctent to enabld her to be of any nso In tlio rivers, and Norfolk havin been eant- ured by the Unton tand forces, the Rebels abandoned Craney Istund, and on tho Uth of May sho was set: on fire by tho Confederates and destroyed. ° ‘This record toes not discover that the Mar- rimne was elthor defonted, captured, or de- atroyed by tha Monitor; tho most that could bo claimed Is that it was a drawn battle, nelther yessol venturing to renow the engage: nent, and It is propusterous in the commund- er of tho Monitor to demand that he be paid sn gratuity for his success In that battle a sttmequalto the yaluo-of the Morriimac, whieh he did not capture or destroy, In this ease Admiral (then Licutenant) Worden was gy fortunate as to steam: litte dlampton Roads on Ericsson's turret Mon- Hor while the Merrlinne was engaged In bat- tering the frignte Minnesota, whlch was aground. ‘Tho meeting of tho twolrauetads, though immensoly opportune for the Union enuse, was itecldental. ‘The Monttor ren- dered great service—Ihmortalized® her con- structor, revolutionized war-shius, and made an Adtulral out of a Lieutontant, who only performed his duty, but dit tf well—but It 1s not a case for prize-noney under any law or usnge. A NEW YORK STATE MAN, in canvassing the claims and quotitieations of the several candidates for the Republican nomination to the, Presidency In 1875-'70, Gov. Oglesby sald of Conkling: “He ts a erent man intellectually, I like Conkling, but the trouble with hit Is he laa Now York State man, not a United States man?!” ‘The observition was n very siirewd one, but ithas a much broader npplleation than tts author gave to It, Mr. Conkling, witle In public Ife, was merely 2 conspletious exam- plo of that State pride which distinguishes all New-Yorkers to a areator or less degree, Now York is known as “the Emplro State,’ and New York City ax "the metropolis of the country.’ ‘The New-Yorker nevepts these designations ns conclusive proof of superlor- ity, and assumes that such distinction is awarded without question, ‘The New-Yorker Nag something of the pride of the old Roma, nnd, '€ he does sot soy it, fects that his person fs rendered moro sacred than the person of another by tho mere fact that he ix weltizen of the Emplra State. Itis not strange that the New York politician becoties imbued with a sense of his superlorlty over the politician of a less favored section. New York Is the centre, the hub, ‘Tho power belng applied to the hub, the wheel must go round and round, Conse: quently the New York politician remains at the hup, Mr. Conkling, when a candidate for the Presidency, did not think-it necessary Tor hin to vistt the outlying provinces. ‘The Empire Stato belng solid for him, what more did he need? But tha wheel did not go round; It ening ton dead stop so faras tho Presidontial enndidute of New York was concerned, : ‘ The feeling of New-Yorkors regarding the West fg akitto that of the Englishman of twenty years ngo regarding Americna—namc jy: thatitwas 9 wilderness tnlinbited by a hardy .and adventurous people, possessing the virtues and vices of fronticrsmen, but entirely Jacking In tho Intelligence aut cult- ure of ait.ndyanived elvilizntion. isnt slneo then the Englishtidn fins traveled ii Amert- erietfaveled witli hls eyes wide operi—and he has enlarged his Information and revised his opinion of América aid Americans, But the New-Yorkar qoea not fiuitato the En-, gllshindn, If he travels he ts more apt to cross thd,ocoan than the continent; and If hoe travels westward his observations are not of astrowil or discriminating character, ‘The glamour of New York's greatness obstructs his viston, and he fails to see that, as the en- Jargement of the wheel Is all on one side— towards the West—tha hub cannot forever romaln on the const—that it, too, must move towards the West. It is not tobe expected that the politician will be much wiser than the commuiity In which ho Hyes, Ile inst share its senti- monts aud refldet its characteristics, Teneo the New York poiltician Is upt to make the inistake of assuming that, In constlering the Interests of New York, mtd {n spenking for the Interests of New York, he represents the whola country. ‘This elnss of: errors hng cenred to affect the country unfavorably be- cause tho stamp of New York approval nas eoased to give currency to public measures, But the fortunes of the New York politician inay be inntle or matred as ho shoal! heed or disregard tho fnet that New York ts no longer the country, The fact that tho greenback still retains {ts logal-tendor quality, tha fact that the silver cartiti- eato {3 still isauod, ond the fact that the silvar dollar is‘stil] colned—these frets demonstrate the powerlosness of Now York Ulty to control the legisintion of the country, Ina word, the country Is larger than New York City, Its comprahension of the needs of commerce is clearer ant brouler than that of New York City, and it has both tha intelligence to conceive and the will to excette {ts purpnso despite the Insidious, meddledome intriguing of Wall street, Public men wilt do well to bear this fact In mind, ‘There ts no political future for the public mn who disregards 1. Tho statesmanship of the future must steor clear of. the Now York rut; It muat cowprehend the whole country, not a part of It; it must reallzu that the hub fs in the West, whore tho felloo used to be, and tliat the place whore the hub was formerly, on tho Atinntlo const, is now occuplent by the felloc, The statesinan of the future must hg n United States man, not a Now York Stato mau 5 caaiars | “Tne demand of Adnilral Worden for prizo monoy for fighting the Rebel ram Merriinac, Maroh 9, 1803, which ho did not defeat, cant || ure, or testroy, raises’ tio color of a. claim for prize money oyan under the exceedingly liberal Jaws of the United States on that sub- Jeot,’ These laws provide: (1) The proceeds ofall captures made by vessels (other than nayal) authorized to make captures, ure all paid to those ninking the capture. (3) Whon made by yeasols of the navy thanct proceeds, when the pfize was of superior or equal force to the veasol making the cnpture, shall be de- creed to'the capturs; and when of inferior force, one-lint( shall be paid to the United States and tho othor half to the captors, (3) When a eapture is made of an armed yes- se} of the cnomy, and ‘the -vessel captured is sunk or otherwiaé destroyed In, the engago- | nent, thera shal, be pal. to the captors @ bounty’ equal to’ $100 for eqch person on hoard the cnemy's vessels thus dustroyud, it tho enemy's vessol was of lnferlor force, and equal to §200 if equal or superiur force, to be divided among the captors us prizo- inoney; when the vesse} captured Js ordered” to bo destroyed In the’ pudilo- Interest o bounty shall be pald tothe captors of’ $50 for every person oi’, the, eaptured vessel, (4) When any yessel of the Ypited States shall be captured by tlia ehenly, and. shall be recaptured, the captors shall be allowed sal- vage, to bu paid from the ‘Treasury of the United States, Under no one of these heads can the crew ofthe Moiiltor demand prize monvy, They are pensjoned for IMfeif Injured in the publle service, and onjoy the honors and distinctions of tholr rank. ‘Thos aro pubic servants, bound not only by patriot~ iam, but by tho Hfo bounty and Gare of the pubile, tu ronder thelr vountry, all thelr services when called upon Naval servic in tho United States is comparatively sllght. From 1815 to 1810 thera was profound peace, and fromm 1848 to 180l-'6 there was tio war, hor has there beon any naval warfare slnee thon. In considering enses of this kind-tt ts proper that. the relations of the oficers nnd men of the navy towards the Goyernimunt should bo , understood. Olicurs of the navy ure taken from elvil Ife whin boys, are. educated and maintained at the public cost, and are pail Wberal salaries xo long-as thoy nre {lt for service, and are then retired with an allow aneo for Hf, ‘Thos are.properly ne more entitled to prize-money for capturing or de- stroying ships than West Polnt oficers nreto prize¢money for eaptturing forts or destroylng fortitied towns of tho enemy, Ib is thelr business In thne of war to capture and do- atroy encinies’ vessels, In commenting elsewhors on tha elnim of Adiniral Worden to bo paid the value of the Confederate steamer Merrimne, on the ground Unt It nad heen destroyed by the Monitor, the question arises why tho ;reguiar navy should be compensated for destroying the enemy’s ships In tie of war, and no such vompensation bo awarded. to the army for capturing forts, fortified towns, and prop: erty of the shomy, Even supposing the Mor- rimac to have been destroyed, let that serv- Ice be compared With that rendered by the men of tha army, ‘Choy destroyed the prop- erty of the cnumy by millions of dollars, ‘Phoy did their work under efreumstances of the greatest privatlon, hardships, and endur- ance, Thos labored in winter and summer; they climbed mountains, waded matariat marshes, aud traversed the continent. They fought hundreds of engagements compara with which that between the Moerrinine an the Monitor was a mere allrmish, They fought battles where the actual /ighting con- tinned for days and the killed reckoned up thousands, For personal labor, skill, couraze, enduranee, hardship, md success thelr surv- lees were never surpassed, Yet they got no prize money; they were tiever pald for the property destroyed, or the towns captured, or tha States stbdued. ff there was an enumeration of the value of the property of tho onomy thes Inld waste, destroyed, envt- ured, and handed over to the Government, the performances of the navy in that par ticular woulil appent snsigniticant In com. parison, Yet, in principle, why not com- peusate the ‘ono service fur enptnring or do- Btroying property ns well ns the other! A navy ts kept and maintained permanently at public expense that when an occasion calls for itsuch nayy may render sorvice, Mustsuch servicebe paid for by extraordinary compensation? ho enapture of Vieksbura, or Richinond, or Atlanta reduved to a money yalue (vou far outwelgh the service of the whole navy In the way of capturing or de- stroylug the euemy’s property, For these several reasons we do not think Aduiral Worden’a memorial entitled to any favar- able conskluration, Ie simply did hls duty, and was rewarded therefor by promotion and Increased pay, * A CORRESPONDENT at Jamestown, Dak., had something to say In Tum ‘Trimuxr yes- ferday concerning the objections urged tothe dlvision of the Territory and the admission of the southdrn half asa State, Jamestown 4s in the northern halt, aud jing“ eiaims”? to consideration ns the Territorial and State Capital when tho division is made, This may explain tho zeal of somo of the residents of that town on behalf of the scheme fora division, ‘The arguments advanced by ¢the correspondent are not sound. ‘Chere will bo no approhen- ston that tho mining. population will swallow tho agricultural vote. There aro but 13,000 persons living In the Biacit Hills, while there tive some 150,000 In the remainder of the ‘Tur- ritory. If there wore going to be any divis- fonatall, It should be on the Ineo! the Missourl River, and not by the forty-sixth parallel. The worthless Innd west of the riven will noyer bring much strength to the State, It should not be reckoned for much in any account of the population-sustaining power of the Territory, .There ts danger that the scheme for a division will postpone the admission of any part of the ‘Lerritory for several years. ‘The United States Senate is tied, two Indepanient Senators holding tho balance of power, Some of the Eastern Republican Sountors are oppsed to the admission of a part of Dakota; but they would, probably hot object to a bill providing for the admis sion of the whulo ‘Lerritory, which hns a suficient population for one Representative, while half of it would be delicient in this yespect. If the people of Dakota are really anxious: to come Into the Unlon now they will ask to-be taken Inns ono State, A united Dakota would male a fine State, but adivided Dakota would bo merely the fon. dation of two wenlk States, costing extra taxation for thelr support and overrepresent+ ed in the Senate. It would also furnish a pretext for the diviston of ‘Lexas and of forcing New Mexico and Arizunn into the Union as two States, when they should bo united." es Dn. SAMUEL Annot? GneEs, elected on Tuesday Mayor of Boston, wasn graduutn of Harvard Cullege In the class of 1851, is about 50 years of ago, and early distmgulshed bimaolf in bis profession of medivine and fn the pursuit of Matoricul Investiguiion, For yours he bas been City Phyatolan, Superlntondont of tho chy Dis- ponsatory, and honorary Librarian of tho afavsn- chusctta Historical Boolety, When the olty or the State has boon throatunéd with contdgious or epidemic diseases ho bas boon tallied upoh to devise and exconte plans for thelr oxtingtion, and this service ho has done In an autoorntioand herola fushion. He isa mun of great oxecutive nbility, and of tho CharleaSumnay, Chlvf-Justico Gray, and Vbitlips Nroake massive typo of Dhyalque, betny soveral inches over slx feot high and wolghing 209 pounds, - Ite went into the War of tho Rubelllon as Surycon of the Bcvond Mus. suchusetts Hegimont, but his ruro talent at or ganization was employed during the War intgo- ly In tho catablisimont and maungoment of hose pitulaand 1a the imodical stuff of tho corps come sannilera, 3 5 ay Ike bla three great phyateal exomplara— Sumner, Gray, and Nrooks-he js a buchelor, apd his always givon naan excuse for celibacy that he had na time ta make love to a woman. Mr. Sumner whon bo was Si years of ayo broke. his collbatio vows by marrying, and {t was the inistako of alifetine. Dr, Green's corresponil- once during the Wur with bis relatives at home {a another Instance of his cconomy of time, and bis talqnt ut terea and Iugonic oxpressions, Hesldes giving the place and dato, bis letters wero in thiv form: “0, K, Bom,” Dr. Orcen's ruling passion, howover, is in tha direction of historical literature and libraries, Mio bas been for many years ono of the Trustecs of tho Boston Public Library, and whon. Mr,' ‘Winsor retired three yoars ayo from the posl- tion of Libraridn Dr, Green Ullod tho office for Bycar till a successor wos Appointed, and on roe tiring #avo bis salary to tho Ubrary, -In the Masauobusotts Wistorical Society bo has for twenty yeare becn one of the prolific and gotlve mombers, While mousiug aioony the quays in Paris tu 1887 bo ploked up a munusoript which ho bought for s fow francs, having acen that it was tho Journal of Count. Willluai wo -Douxy. Ponts, ono’ of tho French Genorats under Mochamboau in tho campulga at: Yorktown Jo 1761. ‘This journal Dr. Greon transtated and printed In 188, Ithas thrown Nght Upon many® facts tn that noted onmpaign which have boon '} used during tho late centennial colebration, Dr. Groen bas delivered and printed soverul histore Iced addrespes, aud tho nunals of his pativetowa Groton, Mags, ho has written with tho zeal of wgoouing antiquary. Party pottttes ho has never dabbled In, and whatever party had cons trol of tho City Government, Dr. Green’s officlat services were tiwaysin demand. Hota ono of the most Kiad-heartod, honevotont, and youlat of mon, and that he will give tho City of Boston A model Administration thera oun bo no doubt. See ‘ Tue Ittnols Press Association with holt {ts noxt mooting at Springtictd on the Lith, 15th, and Mth of Fobrunry. ‘Tne oxorelaos will wone sist of tha reading of My Bxporlonce with a. Country Journal,” by Georgo W. Cyrus, of the Camp Polnt Journal; Tho. Law.of Libel, and Its Neintion to tho Pross,” by James J. Ander son. of the Nashvilio Democrats“ tndopendent Countey Journalism,” by W.'E, Davidson, of tho Fulton Demoeraty “Country Correapondents— Now to Mest Secure and Mtetaly Thom," by J. W. Nattoy, of tho Peinooton Republicans “ Depart= ments in Country Newapapora, by J. i. Mace shall, of tho Yorkville Recanty “ Piduclary OM- cora—What Should! Thoy Publish,. and Whe by M. W. Matthows, of tha Urbana MNerald? “Amorienn vs: Eutropean Journals,” by Franc RB, Wilkie, formerly of tho Chteago Times; "A Wookly Fultor in Wisconsin and Missourl," by Chories R. Crandult, of the Chiéngo Weat And Ad> tocates “How to Muko or Lose Monoy ina Country Newapapor,” by it, M, Woods, of the Jollet Re- publte: lecture by 8, W. Kidd, of, tho Springiteld Monitor, on fawyor Lincoln, ‘by the. Crier of tho Court"; paper, “The Ditica of tho Vroas with Reforenco to Questions Dlreetly Cun- Neetod with tho Commoretal Prospority of the Country,” by BH, Talbott, of the Railway Age; poom by Mra, 1. 1 Marbert on “Develop. mont"; “The Country Job-Printer,” by BB, Fletcher, of the Morris Herald: “Tho Country Buitor as an OMce-tHoldey,” by 8. ¥, Thornton, of the Canton Ledyers “Should Nowspnper-8ib- seriptions fo Vatd tn Advanco," vy J. W. Cline ton, of the Polo Pres: “To What Extent Should Gratultona Advertisements He Given?" by Cadot- Taylor, of the Wenona Intex, ——— New Yonk hasbeen haying an unusually largo death rate, which its Sanitary Siporintond: ent Insists fa dite, not to more deaths, but to inore people, Ho places the prosent population at 1,600,000 Instand of 1,200,477, the cansus figures of oighteen montis ago, and reaches In this way a Very autlsfactory rate, New York unquestiona: My hasan iarger population now'than in 1880, Tho olties aro nll filling up; tut It has not grown ono-fourth, and an analysisof its mortal- {ty Het will. show, not a normal inorense of deaths under alt heads, but more deaths from tho partfeular causes which polnt to bad condl- Hons of the public healt, ‘Chere isan ond to alt feenracy In comparative health stutistics If olty huthorities ena asaumo thelr population at will, Bt. Louis matte a mnarvotougly good nealth show- ing until the census proved that ita population hnd been groatly ovorrated; and tne Baltimore health autboritics retuso to furnish tholr mor- tality Ngures to tho Natlonal Board of Health luntess tho local estimate of population In ex- cess of the flzures of the consua fs accoptcd along with them.—fr. . —————$ Tirenn Is 0 erent deal of common sense fn Col. Ingersoll’a {dens as to the social rights of tho President. Very fow people will question thotroth of such propositions ne thut tho Presl- dent otght to bave a homo of his own Ike othor ellzens; that when at home he should be treed from the importunttics of pesttferous ofice: scukers; that ho ought not to be colpelled to tulle over thio aituntion overy day with the Amor- fenn citizen from Gilligan's Mills; and that the Pump-handlo receptions vught to be discolitine ved, But whut would became of this erent country, where any man may become Prestdent, if overy man did not bave necoss to tho Prosl- dent and permission to present bia views on tha politival situation? .Mr. Ingersgll’s ideas are senalble cnough, but wifurtundtely they iro Utopian. lt ono respect, bowover, Mr. Inyere soll errs, Our people do not use the Prostdent for a pump, “in Imitation of monarchy,” but becnua every min is as good a3 avery other man; and the Atnerlann cltizon from Gilligan's Mills [3 as bi a polltial wait and has as much voting power asany other mau in the procession to the ballot-box, and wren ho returns to Gilligan's Millis from bis Washington vialt wants that retired locality to understand it. —$—— AN ndvanco suminary of the quarterly re- portof tho Kansas Bourd of: Agriculture ans‘ nounces that tho total vatuo of tho twenty-two Held crops rulscd fo {881-18 $91;910,438, or more than 9 por cont groiter than In any provious year in the history of Wio State. Tho two that contribute tho largest share of this immbnso total re wheat and corn, tho former making $21,705,276 and tho latter $44,850,903, In prodiies Hon, average yletds worg not so inrge as in 1880, but the Increased prico of farm produuts mude the hurvost of this year much more yuluable; The roport says: “Wullo it is truo ‘that tho Jong-continued dry weather and. tho armies of chinch bugs did finmenge damage to tho crops Of tho Stato during 1831, yet thoro need bo no immediate apprehension that the furmers aro in want, when Itis ascertained that tho value of 122,160,406 Is divided among thom thls year.” ee AS exchanae anya: Mr, MoPherson, Clerk, ha appotated as Tbra- rinn of tho Hortse uf Repreaantatives Mr, Willinm Hoary Stilth, a gentiaman of color. Sir. Sinith hus won n dosurved repuention for afligtancy ne Assistant-Librarian, Uoven yents ago he was the inesengur of the Ubrary, wid wna ven then noted for Knowlng mora about what books the Nbrury bau, where they were, and. what was in them, than almost any of the frequently changed Assistant-Librariing,. Many « Congressman hus ynade a nolse, not to say a reputation, ou tho facta whieh tho colored messenger dur out for him in the iibrurys. and many anuther has learned from tho Raine moilest. soureo what it tolatake he would muko If he trusted to alleged fucts, pieked wp In partisan pablicitions, For yours this colored musaunser hus beun recognized iy Democrats acd Repibifeans altke as u sort uf walking index to tho ducumonts, His appuint> Tent now {4 tho desorved recognition of an ine dusrrious, faithfulund must caprble subordinate, We weivonia tho first colored Librarian of the House of Representutives. -_—— Titene seems to be ao ilttle doubt in tho minds of some of out correspoitlents ns to woo the Commissioner of the Lund Otic 3. Gen, damea A. Williaugon, of lowa, formerly bold that ofllce, He was appolnted June 29, 1870, by Hayes. He roalgned May 24, 1881, after the ad- Journmont of tho firat spectal session of tho Honate, Nonb O, MeFarlend, of Kunans, waa ape! polntod to sneceed him Juno 17, 1841, by Presi- dent Guriioll, When the Senate came together atter tha death "of the President, Mr. MoFure fund's name ‘was sent iu tor. confirmation by President Arthur, and the nomination was con+ firmed by the Bonnte Oct. 15, 1881, A rorarician who reads the slgns of the Uities says: If the-Solld Bouth {9 not on tho ve: eral break-up ail tho signs aro mivieading, In nearly overy Bouthorn Bute thore 1a talk of an independent or antl-Lourbon movemont, and Southora Democratio Congressmen. aro beard trom repel day who have eltber onst tholr fortunes with those now departures or ara modie tating doing aa, [tis uscicsa Cor the Bourbons fo Hlateer themsolves that this development of Uberul sontiment is bantaly: ephemeral, that it aa eeon ew Se fk a etep is Savutieg 101 crid a! ia And stopa of that kind in poiltios aro novor vettacvede a ‘Tue Into consus of Jaan shows a total population of vory hearly 34,000,000. ‘Tho Mikado oud his family are shown at thojivad uf the ati. tatics as twonty mon and soventecn womon, Yeddo, of tho vastness of which the old geogra- phica usod tatell suub tnlos, contalns only 057,121 inhabitants. Iloto approaches It closely with 822,008, and Ozaka comes noxt with 582,609, <a OOF N Fens ‘Tum Inter-Ocean has Issued its second musical supplomont, “Tho Torpedo and the Wahule” being on this occasion prosonted to its readors, Mr, Nixon ts doubtless g yery oxplosive and torpedu-like person, but at presone bis / efforts in the jine of disturbing: the Loganwbule in tha matter of tha Chicago Colleotorship do not soom to be meeting with much success, A : Anerror of the types yesterday made u fay that dir. Aldrich offored.a bill In the Jlougo providing for tho esthblishment,of an “+ Hesay Ontice;* In this clty, OF course “Assay Ofos"” “waa meant, Mr, Aldrich Is too good ‘a frlond of Chicaga to oxpose tho olty to tho Ilterary doluge walok would awecp ovor It in cuse such an office wore opened, . t ‘ : a “Qari” drops. tuto Cinelunatt faurnat- fem when bo calls Mr. A. BM. Clapp, exePublio Printor, “aepiic aud sensual,” nud wpeaks of hie fuce as."a sia of inendicancy*’and syoo- Dhanoy," and of Mr. Olipp himself as etiit orawilng ‘wround Washington like a mud-turtle- trying to find somo place to bavk."- - - erp . Frox Indin comes tha veport'pitbiished In tho British Medical Journal, whton 18 certainly wood authority, of an alleged digcuvery of a temedy for bydrophoblu. The pationt, a boy 5 “with at heay, years old, had beon bitten vy amt, to allovinto le aufferhipe, pie lt, Ue.dobn Huxton of tho Army Stearn ets mont, ndiniaistercd tincture of Tintin sent ‘to the Pootar'e surprise tho toy mance fectly woll after ten hours’ stoop, ‘tage’ Pt Aro npparantly reported upon gutticient nthe ty warrant careful Mnvestigation ang so? inont on tho part of iedteal inen, 3D ere i ONE inomber of tho Bonapar hind a steuko uf luck. Prince Totana aly has © yenrago married the daughtor of stem tho proprictor of the Monaco gambling lane, Navmont, has just sold out tho Intorest fyi” concorn which he Inhorited on tha dente oe? Tathor-In-law, for $4,500,000, MHD Of big ra LAKESIDE MUSINGS, “Whora can I get thatsong, § Wi Chair Hold Ua Hoth? 1 wn otng eet uirt noxt wook."=Prince Leopold, ay “My private opinion fist tow Is story about Ben HU having w ean tongue was a campaign lic.'—Juln §} Tho Princess Loutse fs going to of France, and bor husband {s com! Caunta, Tt appcars to bo a doad treat butween the Marquis of Lorne and C, bud Inék. “I notice that Mr. Pendieton ty Uenouncing thespollssyatom, Whon peepee on tho outside of an orchard thoy nre very rd foconolitte that It Is wrong to steal apples," a Gart Schurz, % ‘Tho report of the Senate proceed}; Washington Tuesday soya that “at thir at Mr, Sherman guddonly disappeared.” ‘Alngs towards tho oluge of tho ltepubiiean Convention In Chleago last yearn alrallar phonon witnessed, ce You vowed you'd love mo all your days, wth Seat slowiuast eye and blushing check, lo T wae It bowlldered muzo at seu! " Acind ane moots. é erate But Just to pingdfo mo then you sald: “Dut reap Jy you tnust ask papa,” ‘Though well you knew he'd let you do your will, yout tease—you know you are, that the cer on hig herman, the South lng back to t thts yeae Anas ws tg What tonder wooing scenes we bau In panto mimo, for neither spoke: Our partings, ab! Low slow and sad; parlor chairs we broke! course of love ran quite too month, It kliaod on without a jar; And well you knew It was not true, FOU yaln ce Quet—you Itnow you are, From “My Hateyon Days,” hy 8.0. Titten, ‘The south wind is -sightug sorttly tho sturdy onks, whose lenfy branches shield from the vitiless rays of a July sin tho velvotye soft lawn that atretches away to tho castward In front of a tovely Du Page County yilin, On the Veranda stands n girl, lovely hoyond compare, to whom a2 man—one whose sunny locks and beard Of tuwny gold huo tell plainty of the Sazon Dlood that flows in bis velns—Is talklog in ag earnest manner, There fa a toving louk in bly soft, bluc-cyes, and he speaks with a tender carnestiess that shows he [a trying to Ret there, ‘The girl (8 tapping iigutly with a croquet-malley tuo pretty foot that peeps out halt tinidly trom beneath tha pretty morning dress of soft, blue cloth, with two rows of rutites Up the buck. errata gud uw polovalse that nover vost lew than $22, “Well, Bertrace, have you concluded to shake inet” Bnys the man. . Tho sunverms tiloker erratically down te tween tho leaves, nakluglitite lyhts and shades ou tho veranda; tho grasshopbera sing among the red clovers; tho little fuot, which has aus petided tta movement during tho delivery of th: interrogators, resumes its occupation. Adel Dert's guze Ie still fnatenert upon tho pretty face that looks slyly down, but the amile bas fed, No unawer comes, A mowent lonyor, and the tont-taps ceases one or two Irregolute movements of tho body, ant Shon thy white arins, gleaming ott from the Jooso steaves, are round his nevk, and the brown tocks and tho golden benrd are mingled, wate the little hed goes down on lils shoulder amid a storm of sobs, (Sho bas bit her buntan.—From “ Camile; or The Futeof a Coquet," by Murat Halstead, ape oe aiabaet te hie saa FERSONALS, how men ‘our among ._ Afr, Curtis (inild hasbeen elected President ‘oF an organization called tho * Bostanian so ciety," and formed for the purpose at promuttag the study of the uistory of Boston and the Pred ervation of its antiquities, Mrs, Kate Chaso Sprague has inde or ranyements to board In New York during the wiiter, She has fond a pleasant place oa Tulete-wlsth streot, and send har daughters,sho are'all with her, to school, - The invitation to the public dinner given toMark Twain in Mortreal is suld to contala there metnurnble words: All the Intellectual éllte of Montreal will by bappy to Lonur In you one of the invst eminent men of yeniua Wo honor our contitent.” ‘The bride of Mr. Walter Winans, of Ballt more, who wns recently married nt St. Peter's Churoh, Hriubton, Eng. wore white satin broche and Ince, a voll and wreuth of oranye-uloatoms Testooued with dimonds, while ber six brides mids Apveared tn cream lace and erimson, with hats to match, = Senntor Morrill, of Vermont, now 71 years of ayo, 13 the senior member of the Sennte, and tho youngest Is genntor’ Aldrich, of Ihode Island, now 40 yeara of nyo. Tho oldest In Sene Atoriud service is Bonator Anthony, of Ruods Islund, who hug served continuously twenty-03e Yours, Rosinn, . Countess of Miraflorl, the late King Vietor E:nanual’s widow, tes dangerously Mat ber Picumontese country house, and {9 not expected to recover, Ever since her royal hus band’s death she hus lived in strict sealusion on her estates, and hag never once visited Home With hae stpson, Kine fitmbert, and his tum {ly she hag held no communication throughout the prat threo yeurs, Upon thia tidy Viewr Emanttel bestowed, nt different thea, grants of Jund and money of such value thit the dram mujor’s diughter” became one of the wealtbled women in fay, Upon her death her targe es tates and funded property will be equally divi: ed butweon her soupegraco Ron, Count Mirafiorh mail ouly daughter, tho wifv of a Genvedo Mat- guis, ‘ ‘The oldest son of the Russian Emperor is in bla 4th your, of an active and lively disposl+ uon; aud, for his yenra, far advanced in bit studies, Rusalan: is always tha tanguoge eu ployed by the fmperiat family when thoy are to wether, but when tho boy's are with tholr teach+ ors ae 4 speak French and Knglish on alternate days. Bix bours a day are doruted - to study by the young Prinoos, but thelr education {3 uet limited to sedentary studics alone, ‘They are also practiced in riding and shouting. and ihe Czarowdts le, iti paid, already a good slot an rhles wotl, Tho building on ‘Tenth -atreet, opposlt Ford's Old ‘Theatre, ‘where Mr. Lincoln died, | now oceujlod by a German gontleman witha aandy beurd, who forces a wockly paper on the contldtng public, The typa-sctting and the mae oblne work are done Inthe lower part of the bullding, whife tho oditor’a snnettm and family quarters are above, He wna recently called upon bya party Of Jorgoymen uf a speculative turn of oilod, Their proposition was. novel ‘fhoy wanted to buy the proporty, made foreve istorio tn American: annals by the meluncholy event which happened there, and trunsrora f into a Binall-sized museum on the patter t Mie. esate Gulley. in Lupdon. The ft ef Waa totuke the room In which tho President pussed away, and mule uso of drapery and way tlguras to debict the momerial group Prevent Mt tho thie, "The othor rooms wers tu be ail with wax atatuary of the soldiers and stutesine woo wore prominent in theo daya, Ta the crouit of the cdltor jt should bo suid thas be des clined to be a purty tu auy such Hanae trays esty on the salumu scenes that make 0 ents ‘for turning a penny ou chanuols Wii te au item of Interest to the pub- te ‘The following a told ot ex-Senator Fie Mowbuysen, Pyosident Arthur's new Beco t Btato, Ex-Senater Frelinghuysen 19 Leia supposed to be a man of cold heart and of i feeling, and tn whose nature pride of race ru ed supremo; but I know ak incident which pen tradicts afl this, and. shows bio 1a tad true Nght, an inoldeut - Gates aie today forgot, and which ho iM Hawa atthe tine to-wny bus bls couche Gnd the recipient of tho kindness. It vedi, duvinst the winter so famouy for tts heavy Shy about five yours uo, aad te was during on the worst Of those storing, A poor Irish worn wus struggling al me ee tata Ee ap! yndle i her aris: ing and falling, and seemed quite unable ko inake headway against the stinging xe ig cure Bonator waa coming froin bia dour to mo sa Fluge, on his way toa atuce dinuer, when Re her hor, Hostopped, ang then went toward Ne ‘tog, with the groatest courtesy he woul met sbown a ludy;. Vou saom tu have trey ae Ung alongr’ Gud: kaows | have. air 0 OF swerdd, alinost crying, Woll, stop todeve varrfuKe berg, an tell wy oaD wshure t # you.” ‘And then bo fittrly ran back to te Deis i) Pe the slurm of Ulessinues that fe true Isbb worth athware the storm, \