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'-i1 v mi ' I. VM8LVKE, EMsrasd MoHENRY, ILLINOIS MIBS CLARA BARTON has resigned the superintendency dl the women's prison at Sherbora, Mass., to devote herself to , 4he work of the Bed Cross Society. AT an emancipation meeting at At- \ lanta the colored Bishop Turner said: | "The devil in- hell would not make : «uch distinctions against the negroes as ' are made in this country." "I was talking some time ago," ! said George Alfred Townsend, "to a | prima donna who is in receipt of a very remarkable salary for a woman, and told her about a young lady who wanted to become a singer. The prima donna said: 'Oh, tell her to take a husband, no matter who he is. This living alone, detached from love and family life, roving from city to city, never will make one liappy. A woman must pay a penalty--far greater than man--for not consenting to beloved.'* up the contract, and hence Artist Nasi is in a queer position. He is now act­ ing as Secretary of the Mann Boudoir; Gar Company, with an office oft Cort-. land street, near Broadway. His friends say he is unhappy, and aging very fasfc. Funny, isn't it, that a man with $10,000; a year for life should be unhappy ? If some people had the earth, and it' fenced in with barbed wire, they would •till be unhappy. SHAKSPKABK'B gloves, which were presented by the Mayor and corpora­ tion of Stratford to Garrick in 1769, are now in the possession of Miss Flo­ rence Beason, of London. They are made of substantial leather, without any ornament, and have seen mach wear. The scroll-stitching on the knuckles has been in red and gold, two colors maintained through all the ac­ cessories. The ribbon marking the cuff is of yellow silk, and tbat on the lower edge of crimson, with a yellow fringe. The ouff Is of double leather, with a pattern pinked in the upper skin. Mil Mm* WTMHS. Speeches by Senators Sherman and Mahone on the Oopiah ' ttd Danville Honors. P I ST. Loins Qlobe-Democr&t: There was a tiuae when Nathaniel P. Banks was one of the most prominent figures in American politics, and lys name was known far and wide in connection with big movements in history. He served as Congressman, Governor, Speaker of the House and "General in the army, and then all at once he dropped out of public notice almose as completely as if he had never been heard of. A few days ago he was reappointed Marshal of Massachusetts, an office he has held for four years past and they sav pf him that he is now simply a broken down old man, very poor and dependent upon his salary for a living. The vanity of political life has seldom had a more striking illustration. PREPARATORY to a fair to be given by the Warren Street Methodist Church in Trenton, If. J., twelve bachelors of the congregation were induced by the ladies to agrees to furnish a quilt of their own making. An admittance fge of 10 cents was charged. The bache­ lors surrounded the quilting-frame and worked consoientiously with needles and thread for several hours until the ladies came to their relief and helped complete the quilt. The quilt is said to be a triumph of art. It is composed of sunflowers, old maids, bachelors, baskets and other quilt combinations, and will be offered for sale at the fair. Among the bachelor quilters were a -railroad man, a printer, two book man- afsoturero and no tailor. >.SSfc I THB march of improvement has sel­ dom encountered a greater obstacle than Aunt Mary Jane, of Philadelphia. This aged hegreas is not obstinate but unwieldy. Day and night for years she has sat at the window of a decaying house on the east side of Seventh street, eating, sleeping and sewing car­ pet-rags as inclination prompted. But at last the owner of the house decided to convert it into a store, and Aunt Mary Jane had to go. She was too large to be oarried through the door of her room, and so she was transferred to a furniture van through the window at which she had so long sat helpless. A regiment of stalwart neighbors safely accomplished the arduous task while an army of spectators applauded its progress and completion. "THE saddest man this day" said an ex-governor of Maryland to the Wash­ ington Republican, "I have found is a Washington druggist. Last summer 1M figured on the probabilities. ' He said to himself: 'There hasn't been <nj small-pox in the country for three .seasons. There's sure to be small-pox and plenty of it next winter.' He had $6,000. He rented a farm up hers in Maryland, bought a drove of young oattle and geese, and bpgan raising vac­ cination virus and quills. He raised a lot of virus. He has got two car-loads of quill-points charged, with it, and a gcod many pots of it stowed away in the loft of a barn. Now he can't find any small-pox. He has only got about •100 left out of his $6,000, and he's spending that telegraphing around the the country to find some small-pox. He is a ruined druggist." WHITTIER, in a recent interview, tbat Hawthorne, Emerson, Longfellow and himself had always been friends. There were no jealousies, and each took a pride in the work and successes of the others. They would exchange notes upon their productions, and if one saw a kindly notice of the other, it was always cut out and sent to him- Hawthorne was by the others regarded as the greatest master of the English language. Whittier describes himself as unlike any of the rest, for lie never had any method. When he felt like it, he wrote, and neither ha<i the health nor the patience to revise his work afterward. It usually went as it was originally completed. Emerson wrote with great care, and would not only re­ vise his manuscript carefully, but fre­ quently reword the whole on the proof- sheets. Longfellow, too, was a very careful writer. He would lay his work by and then revise it. He would often consult with his friends about his pro­ ductions before they were given to the world. *'I was not so fortunate," says %ie Quaker poet. "I have lived mostly a secluded life, with little patience to draw upon, and only a few friends for associates. What writing I have done has been for the love of it. I have ever been timid of what I have penned. It is really a marvel to me that I have gathered any literary reputation from my productions." Of Walt Whitman he remarks: "As I only read books to get the good out of them, I am , not a critic, and I have lived too long to quar­ rel with a man over his idiosyncrasies. I found some very strong things in Mr. Whitman's book." A WASHINGTON correspondent has this gossip about our United States Sen­ ators: Senator Ingalls, of Kansas, looks like a Frenchman; Senator Pal­ mer, of Michigan, is a gpod story teller; Senator Hoar, of Massachusetts, resem­ bles Horaoe Greeley; Senator Plumb, of Kansas, is called "a pushing particle of pugnacity;" Senator Saulsbury, of Delaware, grows whiter and thinner every year; Senator Grooms, of Mary­ land, is a fat young man, but very in­ dustrious; Senator Kenna looks like the Irish orator Charles O'Connor, thirty years ago; Senator Camden has be­ come stooped in the shoulders by hard work, is fast becoming white in hair and beard, but the twinkle of his bright, shrewd eyes remain undimmed; Sen­ ator Logan looks like a well-fed, well- kept Indian. He is a prompt speaker; Senator Gibson, of Louisiana, is hand some, rich, scholarly, cultured and courteous; Senator Call, of'Florida, is a short, swarthy man, with a black mus­ tache and a big vocabulary; Senator Gorman, of Maryland, was formerly a page in the Sepate, but is now a power in politics; Senator Piatt, of Connect­ icut, is a typical Yankee, and bears a slight resemblance to "Uncle Sam;" Senator Bowen, of Colorado, who suc­ ceeds silver-plated Tabor, wears a broadcloth coat and gray trousers; Sen­ ator Morgan, of Alabama, is a bronze- faced man, with small gray mustache and a mechanical turn of mind; Speaker Carlisle was a pedagogue when he was a youth, and has not forgotten how to handle the ruler; Senator Cullom, of Illinois, the successor of David Davis, is tall and thin. He hopes to be Presi­ dent some day. SPEAKING of Josh Billings, Says a New Tork correspondent, reminds me . that his old chum, uTh. Nast," is in the dumps. The true inwardness of Nast's trouble with George William Curtis, editor of Harper's Weekly, has never come to light, but certain it is that the world's greatest cartoonist finds no place for his sketches in the paper his genius made famous. His contract with the Harpers is for $10,000 a year for life, and he draws $2,500 every quarter with unfaltering regularity. I understand that he sends his sketches to Harpers promptly every Monday afternoon, and they are as promptly (Mi in a dark pigeon-hole. The Har­ den will not we them, nor will they give * .% To Simplify Matters. District Attorney Corkhill tells a cor­ respondent of the Boston Traveler this story about Mr. Starr, once the best known lawyer in Iowa: He waa unfortunately too fond of liquor, and sometimes appeared in court under its influence. Such was the case once at Des Moines, before the full bench of the Supreme Court, in an important trial. Arising slowly and with some difficulty Starr said: "May it please the Court, I have been engaged as coun­ sel for the plaintiff in this suit, but I wish to say that my sympathies are all on the other side. In order to simplify matters I will give you $5 if you will decide the case against me." When the Chief Justice recovered from his sur­ prise he said, with some asperity : "Mr. •Starr, you have insulted the dignity and virtue of this court. We cannot per­ mit even so distinguished a lawyer as .yourself to commit so outrageous an act of impropriety without rebuke, and I give you notice now that I shall fine you for contempt" Staggering to his feet, Starr replied, with much gravity: "Your Honor is laboring un­ der a slight misapprehension, wliiol; I trust I shall be able to remove. I didn't mean to offer yon $5--1 intended to say $5 apiece." The oagrt and spectators were convulsed witWanghter, and Starr was at once assisted to his home. There is nothing on record to show that the sentence was ever enforced. A Woman of Uriel A shabbiiy dressed woman called up­ on one of our citizens for aid claiming that she was in a starving condition. The citizen looked upon her plethoric form, estimated the avoirdupois of the superfluous fat, and an-twered: "Yon don't look like a starving woman." "I know it," she whiningly answered, "I'm bloated with grief. Hartford Times. An improved windmill has been pat­ ented in Austria by Mr. O. Wenzel. The ancient vertical cross of the mill is replaced by double horizontal crosses, between the beams of which tbe sails are spread. The inventor claims an in­ crease"'of available power and easier manipulation of the sails for his mill. SAMUEL CARSON, a son ot Kit Car­ son, lias struck a rich mine in Cali­ fornia. _ CEKTERBROOX, Conn., is said to have the largest ivory factory in the world. " cstes., to wurtuvuntten ot tte Constltutloa and Saws ot ( out for the remedy. DEMOCRATIC VICTORIES. Ljaefced at Rain and Lueii Arguments Against the "Hisunppi Plan " in s-,-=-rs=?~ _ \ -- - - .. , \Vlien Mr. Sherman's resolutions on the Virginia and Mississippi elections oame up in the United States Senate, the Ohio Senator spoke as follows: Ho said since the beginning of the prevent session he had felt that recent events in the States ot Virginia and Mississippi wen; ot such importance as to demand a fail and impartial Investigation of i h<; causes that let! to tnem, the facts involved and the proper constitutional remedy to prevent a recurrence, and, it neces­ sary, to further secure to all American citizens freedom of speech in tho op >n assertion ot political opinions aud the peaceful exercise of the right to vote. Now that suiheitnt time has elapsed to allay to some extent the exd.ement caused by these events, he hoped the Senate would make this investigaticn, so oar citizens in every State might understand how far the Na­ tional Government will go to protect them m the enjoyment of their rights; or if it was helpless or listless, that, no longer relying upon the bar­ ren declarations of the Constitotion, cach man for himself might sputa! to the right of self- defense or to the boasted American right of migration to more friendly regions. The allega­ tions in this resolution, as to the Danville viot or massacre, were, he said, founded upon state­ ments in the public print.*, supported by the oaths of witnesses, and their substantial truth Is also verified by the published statement of a member of this body, a Senator trom the State of Virginia. The allegations as to Mississippi are founded upon copious narratives in the public prints, proceedings of public meetings, and the failure to act of officers of tho State government, in­ cluding Governors, Judges, courts and juries. If these statements are true, theu in both those States there have been organized conspiracies to subvert the freedom of elections, aeeon? panted by murder and violence in many forms. I jThe crimes depic:e<l are not ordinary crimes, but those i>f the prevailing majority to subvert by violence the highest constitutional privileges Of citizens, aud could m>t, from the r nature, be inquired of or punished by the ordinary tribunals. "If," he said, "they are true, then in those communities the members of our party and our race have no rights which the prevail­ ing majority is bound to respect." Be had no desire to open up sectional ques­ tions or renew old strifes. Still, if these allega­ tions were true, it would bo a cowardly shtink- ing from the grave;-1 public duty to allow such events to deepen in!o precedents whi< h would subvert the foundations of republican insti­ tutions, and convert our elections into or­ ganized crimes. If the events at Danville were the result of a chance outbreak or riot between opposing parties of different races of men, they might proreilv be left to be dealt with by the local authorities; but if the riot and massacre were a j art of the ma­ chinery devised by a jwrty to deter another party or race from the freedom of election*, or a free and open cxiressi n ot' political opinions, then they constitute a crime against the Aatioi ai Government, and the highest, diuy of the gov­ ernment was tomainta.n, at every hazard, the equal rights and privileges of citizens. If the events in Copiah county, Mississippi, were merely the lawless invasions of individual rights, then, though they involved murder as well as oth'T crimes, they should be lei t o local an hority, and if justice could not lie adminis­ tered by the courts and the citizen was without remedy from lawlesn violence, then he must fall baok upon his right of st If-defence, or, failing in that, must seek a homo where his rights be respected or obseived. But if th.se indi­ vidual crimes i evolved the greater one of organized conspiracy of a rarty or race to deprive another party or race of citiz ens of the enjoyment of unquestioned rights, accom­ panied with overt acts, with pli>>ical power sufficient to accomplish their purpose, than it became a national question, which must be dealt with by the National Government. The war emancipated and made citizens ot 6,0oo,two of people who had been staves. No court ever denied the power or the National Government to protect its citizens in the>essential rights o: free men. No man should be allowed to hold a seat in either h<iu*e of Congress whose election was secured by crimes such as depicted here, nor was it sufficient to say trie elections referred to are not National elections in the sense they did not involve the election of President or a member of Congress. While the power of Congress over the election of Senators, Repre­ sentatives, and President extended to making and altering ihws and regulations passed by the respective States, and, therefore, was fuller than in res tec t to State elections, yet the Constitution provided that: "The right of the people to be secure in persons, houses, pa - pers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures aha 1 not be violated;" that "all persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citi­ zens of the United States;" that "no State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or Immunities of a citizen of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, aud property, without due process of law; nor deny any person within its jurisdiction equal protection of the law:" a;.d that "the rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States, or any State, on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude." It also declared: "Congress shall have power to make all laws necessary and proper for the car­ rying into execution of the foregoing powers and all other powers vested by this Constitution in the Government of the United States, or in any department or officers thereof." Tower Is also given Congress to enforce all re­ cent amendments by appropriate legislation. If the essential rights of citi zenship were over­ thrown by a State, or by the jteople ot a State with the sanctio i of the lo *il authorities within the limits of the State, then Congress, as the legislative power of the United States, IH Jxmnd to provide additional safeguards and should ex­ haust all the powers of the National Govern­ ment to maintain these essential rights of citi­ zenship within the limits ot all the States in a full aud complete manner, r>s it would guaro and protect the unquestioned rights of citizens of the United States within the domains o. the most powerful nations of the world. He could appreciate the changes that had oe< urred in the Southern States, and the natural antagonisms that would arise by the emancipated slaves mingling in the same community with their former masters. He could pnrdoti the preju­ dices of race, caste, and even the localities, aud the American people, he thought, had WAITED WITH UliEAT Ft)RBEABANCX for the time when constitutional rights wonld be respected without regard to race, col jr. creed, or party. If the time had come when the members of the Republican party, through whose agency largely the existence of the Government has been maintained, could not enjoy these corsti- tuti nal rights, were murdered at the IwUlot- box without fear on the part of the murderers of punishment; were driven trom their homes by- outrage and terror, and tint black and white alike were subjected to ostracism and injustice, and as a party disfranchised, then, indeed, it was patent an inquiry was demanded, and a full, open and manly assertion that rights aud equalities should be maintained and enforced at every hazard. If the Copiah resolutions were the creed of the Democratic party South, then, indeed, the war was a failure. They seemed to him the veiy germ of desj>otism and barbarity, and yet e was assursd by gentlemen friendly to them that they were the creed of nine-tenths of the party in power in Mississippi. It was right that the groundwork or opinions so utterly repugnant to republican institutions should lie known. "In this inventig. tion," he said, "1 Would seek every palliation or excuse for the conduct of the jieople complained Of. I would give to thel motives and the natural feelings of mankind in their situation the most charitable construction. I wonld give to them all the political power they ever enjoyed, and without unkindness, or pains, or penalties or even re- Iwtm;, Va., by a, cratk Ink, The Offioe of a Coalition Hewspaper In . Vupnia Wrecked Bourbon Bomb. Lyaeklaf m Krpnbitaaa. [Richmond Dispatch to Chicago Tribune.] Further intelligence oqgflrms the dreadful reports ooneeraing l^eHnch- ing of E. D. Atchison bj a drunken Bourbon mob at Monterey, in Highland county, on Friday last. The Retails of this outrage are harrowing in the last degree. E. D. Atchison, who is a Vermont man and an out-spoken Re­ publican, came to this State about two years ago. He was a cattle trader, and operated chiefly in Augusta, Bath, and Highland counties. He was a rough but straightforward man in all his deal­ ings, and very plain-spoken and brave. Christmas day he was drinking in company with a man named Buckman, who is a prominent Keadjuster Repub­ lican, and with whom he had some tradings. They differed, and a blow was given, when Atchison drew his knife and inflicted a severe wound on Buckman. Atchison was arrested and committed to jail, to await the result of Buckmen's injuries. In a few days the physicians were satisfied that Buck- man would recover, and made this known to Atchison and his counsel. Buck- man further stated that he was wholly to blame for the disturbance, and re­ quested the authorities to release Atchi­ son, as he had no complaint to prefer, and if brought to trial would not appear as a witness against him. Atchison had, in the meantime, threatened to bring suits against certain parties who had been mainly instrumental in secur­ ing his arrest and confinement. These facts becoming generally known, ten persons (it seems ten is the number of each Bourbon club), wearing masks and otherwise disguised, called at the jail on Friday night and de­ manded the keys to Atchison's cell. This was refused. The mob then pro­ ceeded to batter the jail, aud wherever a breach could be made they opened fire on Atchison with shot-guns and pistols. Atchison made a gallant fight for his life, but in vain. He fell at last from four different wounds and loss of blood. The cell door was then forced by the desperadoes, who fastened a bed- cord, taken from the .cell bed, around Atchison's neck and dragged him off through the snow about half a mile from the village, and suspended him to a tree, where he was found at daylight, dead and stiffly frozen. As usual in such cases, no arrests have been made and none will be, no magistrate daring to iss&e a warrant even if any one could be found to make complaint. Most of the lynchers are well known to different persons who witnessed the attack on the j.»il, as their masks fell of several times daring the assault, and, most of them being half drunk, talked wildly and excitedly and were recognized by their voices." The last Bourbon triumph in this State and the means resorted to to in­ sure it seems to have completely "knocked the bottom out" of all regard for law or order. Had Bonrbonism been overthrown last fall no one in his senses believes foV a " moment that the outrages which daily disgrace the State would for a moment be tolerated, or that ten men under the influence of liquor would be allowed to enter a town, attack the jail, and persist in their at­ tack for over two hours, and then drag therefrom a prisoner whose offense, if any at all, was merely a misdemeanor, and hang him. Atchison was hanged, not for cutting Buckman, but because he was a Vermont man and a Repub­ lican. And this dastardly crime must be charged to the Bourbon Democracy of Highland county. If three men out of the fifty who stood by, idle specta­ tors, had simply protested, the outrage wonld not have been recorded. Had Buckman died, and Atchison been hanged or sent to the State prison for life, then Bourbonism would have been happy. They had hoped to get rid of two Republicans, and were about to be disappointed, hence their conduct. The finding of the Coroner's jury de­ serves notice: "We, the jury, find that E. I). Atchison came to his death, the night of Friday last, by exposure to cold and several gun-shot wounds in­ flicted persons to the jurors un­ known." No mention is made of the hanging, nor u the name of a single villain given, though every man is well known to the jury. What a commentary on law and order! Yet there are men in the North who daily assert that Vir­ ginia Bourbons are conservative and do not molest Republicans for opinion's sake. Will such men ever learn? Th« OAeo of a Coalition Paper Wrecked. LLyncliburg Telegram to Chicago Tribune.] A fiendish attempt was made one night last week to blow up with gun­ powder the office of the Blacksburg Times, a Coalition newspaper. The office and fixtures were seriously damaged. It was the work of certain Bourbon Democrats, who were exas­ perated by the fearless denunciations by the Times of their cowardly and Nihilistic acts and doings. The means used to accomplish the work was a K)wder-bomb, known in Virginia par-nce as a "baby-waker," which consists of half a dozen pounds oi powdei, wrapped tightly in strong cotton or linen cloth, and then wound round with cords, and fixed by means of a common fuse, and which explodes with terrible and destructive force. It also possesses the further destructive trait of burning np, if not promptly arrest­ ed, the building in which it is exploded. The windows of the office were torn out by the explosion, the types re- duoed to "pi," the presj lifted from its position and much injured, and the stoves and flues overthrown and much shattered. Of course, the paper is sua* pended for a season. The village of Blacksburg is in Mont­ gomery county, about forty-five miles from the Norfolk and Western railroad, and, the county roads being almost im­ passable on account of the ice and snow, the news of this outrage was slow in getting out. The outrage was unques- tionably the outgrowth of Bourbon In conclusion Mr. Mahone said: To disco ver Nihilistic teachings, and gives great sat- the gross vioUtion? of human right* which have isfaction to the Democratic cliques at been committed in Virginia during the late po- . . . 1 ., lltical campaign and to hnd and apply the remedy Blacksburg and Cliristiansburg, the I take it to be the object of the proposed inves- county-seat--SO much so that they can- tUration. I have no fear the State, will sutler by not their exultfttion. The day after the act was committed several Bourbons left Blacksburg (two of them being among the first to inspect the ruins), and, wh; n asked on their arrival at this plane if the nunor of the do* pro: fan va \JA vi ctvu ic aches; I would extend to them every right, ny citizen In any part of the country; but when this concession is made them I would demand that in the Staves under their control the free­ dom and equality of rights and j rivi- leges guaranteed by the Constitution and lawn to all citizens--white or black, native or naturalised, poor or rich, ignorant or learned. Republican or Democrat--shall b>; i-ecured by the State Government, or if not, that, tluee rights and privileges shall be assered and maintained by the National Government. Upon this isoue i would appeal to every u> ner >u«- mlnded man, to every lover of his country, to every one who wishes to en toy his own rights by his own fireside free from embarrassment, to stand by those who, yielding to others th<i protection of the laws in the enjoyment of equal rights, will demand ttie same for themselves and their associates." MAKONB'B SPEECH. Mr. Mahone then addres-ed the Senate in favor of the resolution. Mahone's speech was similar in character to the address he recently Issued to the public concerning the Virginia situation. He briefly reviewed the history of Virginia since the war, and said that at no time in the glorious history of Virginia, until the late canvass and election for the Legislature, had sentiment found root with any party tbat jmliti al ends may be achieved by such festering methods as gave r'se to the Danville massacre. The faction leaders, for their own porpoees, had set on foot the shot­ gun scheme to compel irresolute voters to in­ dorse at the polls principles which already had been repudiated. the irujuirv. On the contrary, I am confident slhe win emer e from it free froanall stain upon the raputat on of a majority of MjBBpple, upon a violent faction will be respon­ sibility an€ the blood of her moSM citizens. Here, where the breath of freedom has ever in- ~ devotion f the God-given rights of msa; III >i>iiiiiiai»ii> riniiiilmi milln iTnt llTinf e| the Tfoi«* oOoe wee traa,1 that they had never heard offe sions of wmmrmS - theex?a «TfX 1U $£?* ae- eoont of tbe axplodon, wa* worked off and gotten through by due course of mail. What Republican, in the face of the foregoing, is such a bloekhead ae to desire the "Solid South" to again come to the front and rule at Washmgton, as in the good old days of slavery ? ^ " REPUBLICAN PR0SPECT& Wfcat Beaator Babia Has 8m« and Hoard --Tho People to Han Tftelr Way. "I have just had, as you know, a con­ ference with the gentlemen in Wash­ ington, and we have begun to map out our work for the next campaign," he said. "Much of it can be determined now, although some will depend upon the action of the Democratic majority of the House." "What is the political outlook?" "1 have got to hear a single faint­ hearted expression. There is a general expression of belief and genuine belief that we shall surely carry the Presi­ dential election. This expreoaion is not confined to people at Washington, but comes from all parte of the country by correspondence. "What will be the Congressional ac­ tion on tariff and currenov matters?" "I cannot say, for I don t think the Democrats themselves knowv" "With what favor does your two-per­ cent scheme meet ?" "Really, I do not know. That pur­ ported interview with me, while in the main correct, was second-hand. I had been talking to a banker, who was fav­ orable to the abolition of the bank tax. I stated my views, subsequently as telegraphed, in favor of taking off the tax, provided the bonds, upon which bank currency is based, were floated at a low rate of interest, say 2 per cent." "Would not so low a rate confine the bonds entirely to bank subscription ?" "That is what I would have. The 2 per cents, would be entirely for the banks. The only objection to so low a rate of interest is that in the general market they might fall below par. By the way, it was the bonds which I said*could not be better than our Government, and not our money, as some of the special telegrams made me say." "Are there any indications yet of the Republican choice for President?" "I have never seen a time so close to the convention when there was so little organized or concentrated movement in favor of any one man. I think this indicates the purpose of voters to make their own selection and not be influ­ enced by politicians. Under the plan of electing delegates by districts, the voters--the people--are able to say just who shall be their nominee, and I think thev are going to make their own •election. "Is there any Democratic Presidential movement apparent." "Mr. Payne is coming into promi­ nence rapidly. That was a humiliating defeat to Pendleton out in Ohio, by the way, and a severe blow, too, to Demo­ cratic pretensions to civil-service re* form." , "What about McDonald?" "His boom has dwindled, sadly. It is hardly observable at present#**!* terview in New York Tribune. , The Political Inrdrr. A letter from Mississippi says that two days after the murder of Matthewa, the Mayor of Hazlehurst issued the following proclamation, from which it appears that with the co-operation of the Chairman of the Democratic Ex< ecutive committee he was able to prom iee the protection of the law: MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION. HAZLEilUKfT, NOV. 8. IMS. WHEREAS, There hai been for tho past few days more or lt*ss excitement, and as women and children have become so alarmed and business stagnant, the town nonr de­ mands order restored, and, as Mayor of the town of Hazlehurst, with the assistance of tho Sherlf of Copiah c-ounty, and tho Chair* man of tho Democratic Executive commit­ tee, we promise all projection under the law. And 1 further request all pence officers to see tiiat law and oider is restored, and call on citizens in town to assist in doing so. Ai competent police force will be provided for, tor any occasion, to protect life, liberty, andj property. S. C. WILLIAMSON, Maror. I The Coroner issued tho following: In regard to the killing of J. P. Matthews,, it was suggested to me by T. P. Waro that ll had better have a jury of Inquest over the body; before summoning' tho jury I was told! G. 11. Wheoe;- did not deny the act. I saw' him, and he told me bad done it, and I could malm out my verdict that way. Wk. KoBEitTSON, Coroner. The Jackson Tribune, in the course of a long article on the murder, brings^ out the facts that the killing of Mat-i thews was done by the "peaee officer" of the precinct. It says: J. P. Matthews, the Chairman of tho Repub- lican Executive Committee of foptuh ( ountyj was shot down at the polls In Ha<:lehurst on the 6th of November. His ballot tia l b«rel« left his hand, tho lnsfKH^tor of K e tionwasj pronouncing the word "voted," when hel turned and was Shot down by the |>e:iceoillcor of the precinct. From tho rr.ass of reports and interviews we coudensc what soma to u^ to be as near :i correct version as can be otw taincd. A week before the election nrmedj bodies of me n were riding at nights through! Beat 3, in a spirit of intimidation, or Kuklux-j l>m. Houses were tired into, neproes weroj taken from their hornet and whipped, in oncl ins.ance killed. So that before the «>th aj reign of terror had bo.Mrun. On the 5th an armed tody of men, commanded "by B. B Wheeler, ir:arvhed into Hazlehurst. Amoni other things they pasted a resolution acou Matthews. The words of the resolution wi cannot give. Hut it seems to have been inj effect a warning to Matthews to remain in his house ou election day, aj*| under no cir­ cumstances to go to the polls to vote. To disregard this ordor tho death penult/ was atj taehed. Matthews disregarded the order. Ha went to the polls. He voted, and a* he turned the ctiptaiii of the band of regulators and l eace officer of tho polls with his own han<l inflicted the death penalty. This is the Democratic way of keep-, iiig the South solid. What do th^| people of the North think of it?--Dea Moines Register. Western Presidential PrefereMCa. Concerning the Republican candi­ dates for the Presidency in the Western States, it may be remarked that Ohio will be very much broken up as to the first choice, with a solid delegation for Senator Sherman after the first effer­ vescence subsides. Kentucky is counted about solid for Arthur, with a pretty strong leaning for Logan as second choice. Indiana politicians are talking about equally of Arthur and Gen. Sherman, with Postmaster General Gresuam and Senator Harriso& distinctly visible to the naked eye. Logan leads in Illinois, with Arthur, Blaine, Gen. Sherman, and Secretary Lincoln in full view. The Iudiana politic ans have settled upon one thing that is at onoe judicious and important. They are resolved to send to Chicago a delegation of un­ pledged men, who shall consult in good faith with everybody's friends .ind not be for anybody in particular until sev­ eral ballots have been taken.--Cincitv nati Cor. JTett York fVffrunt (be In going down the Yellowstone, in Montana, and across the vast region lying between Glendfre and Mandan, one is struck with the evident scarcity of grass. This famous region, wherei two or three years ago herds of buffalo, antelope and deer were to be seen on every side, is now to all appearances stripped of its game. The fact ia, the slaughter of buffalo and deer hai been immense for the past two years, and particularly of the former. It is esti­ mated that during the past winter there have been a thousand hunters engaged in the business of slaughtering buffalo along the line of the Northern Pacific, between Mandan and Livingston. An eagle-eyed hunter gave me the following interesting details as to the modus operandi in slaughtering herds of btiffalo. In the first place, the expe­ rienced hunter uses the Sharpe rifle, 40-90 calibre. With this he can kill over 1,000 yards. When he sees a herd of buffalo, he usually slips up to with­ in convenient range," from 300 to 500 yards, and always selects a cow for his first victim. He does this for the rea­ son that the cow is followed by both her yearling and two-vear-old calves, and they will usually stand by her to the last. But under no circumstances will the experienced hunter kill his buf­ falo outright. If he does, the herd will stampede at once. The policy is to wound fatally, but so that the ani­ mal will dash around in a circle before tailing. This it always does when mor­ tally wounded, and After * few mo­ ments lies down. The remainder of the herd are not alarm<£at this, but continue to gaze, or look off dazed spectators of the tragedy being enacted. After his first shot the hunter pauses until quiet is restored, and again fires at another cow, with the same results. He always aims to put his ball just behind the fore shoulder which will cause death in five minutes at the furthest. When the cows have all been slain he then turns his at­ tention to the calves, and lastly to the bulls. The experienced hunter gener­ ally bags the entire herd unless he is so unfortunate as to drop his game im­ mediately, when all the survivors stampede at once. The buffalo does not scare at the crack of a gun. He has decidedly more courage than dis­ cretion. It is only when the crock is followed by an immediate fall that he realizes its deadly nature and takes alarm. The policy of killing the cows first and then the calves has resulted in the almost utter extinction of the female buffalo. Herds of melancholy bulls can still occasionally be seen, sometimes in bands of twenty or thirtv, and often without a single cow. ^ As 1 have said, the bulla are about all that nre now left of the buffalo. They largely owe their safety to the fact that their hides are less valuable than those of the cows, while at the same time they are more difficult to kill. The hide of the bull is only worth to the hunter from $1.80 to $2, while that of the cow brings $3.25, and that of the 2-year-old calf is worth from $1 to $1.50. But of late there has sprung up qnite a demand throughout the East for the head of a buffalo bull. The well preserved head of an aged bull decked out with glass dyes and horns intact will readily sell for $25 in the Eastern markets. Consequently the buffalo hunter of the future will wage a destructive war' upon the bull tribe, and these venerable relica of a bygone era will also pass swiftly away. --Helena (M. T.) Independent 'TM• 4*R eaA «MMe* MM* JUavjs, at IttoMsia, fcuwa mmutr. UMN. H. were 920,000. Wm. GBUTOW, aa oM resMeat aai saooN** ftdfeMfoess man ot JMM, Is dead, at tike.. / ' ace of 81. Sir boys of Decatur, the sons of reputably citizens, have been arretted oa ekaroe - Queer Notices. Chamber's Journal mentions the following whimsical notices that have appeared from time to time. The following perspicuous notice to engine-drivers was exhibited at a rail­ way station: "Hereafter, when trains moving in opposite direction are approaching each other on separate lines, conductors and engineers will be required to bring their respective trains to a dead holt before the point of meeting, and be very careful not to proceed till eaoh train has passed the other." Equally lncid was the plaoard an­ nouncing a pleasure-trip to Warkworth one day during the summer of 1881, in which was the following passage which implies that the crew adopted the light and airy costume of our primitive an­ cestors. "The Gleaner is one of the finest and fastest boats on the Tyne; her accom­ modation is in every respect good and comfortable, her crew skillful, steady, and obliging, being newly-painted and decorated for pleasure trips." We are assured of the genuinnees of the following curious notice, addressed, quite recently, to the members of the Friendly Society which need not fear a "run" upon it, if the procedure therein described be rigidly adhered to: "In tho,event of your death, you are requested to bring your book policy and certificate at once to the agent, Mr. , when your claims will have im­ mediate attention." A few days previous to the beginning of a session, this brief notice was affixed to the notice-board at the entrance of one of the class-rooms of Edinburg University: "Professor will meet hie classes on the 4th inst." On the opening day, a student erased the letter c of the word "classes." A group of youths remained in the vicinity of the entrance to observe how the professor would receive the intima­ tion, which now set forth that he would "meet his lasses on the 4th inst." As the professor approaoeed he ob­ served the change that had been made, and quietly taking out his pencil, made some further modification, and passed on, a quiet smile overspeading his fea­ tures. The notice no finally stood: "Professor will meet his asses cm the 4th inst" Hot MOk er Sleap. Ten may have heard of this before, but it will do no harm to remind yon-- dear reader--at this season of the year, that when you return home fatigned or benumbed with cold, a glass of hot milk or a bowl of hot soup will do as well to revive your strength and diffuse warmth through your body as a glass of hot toddy which, though an old stand-by, is somewhat coming into disrepute in "our best families."--Dr. Foote"s Health Monthly. : TRUE glory consists in doing what deserves to be written; in writing what deserves to be read; and in so living as to make the world happier and better for one living in it--Puny. IT was Canto said "he had rather people should inquire why he had not a statue erected' to his memory than 1 why he had." TAKE care to be an economist In perity; there is no fear of your be- s'mi-. Bring a barn. , SANDWICH has just paid SIM for damage* * sustained by a ton falling into the watet* - main trench. » - • ,r ^ C. H. WAurns, a drafrglst at Desatar, has " " made an assigmaeat. Liabilities $tMM; a»» " sets about the sane. THB waterworks at Sandwich have be«a ' thoroughly tested and accepted. Water wee thrown over 130 feet high. Br the burning of six tenement booses at : Cairo, thirty families were rendered homeless A negress, known as "Aunt Bose," perished in the flames. ABBAmKKBHTS in being made for the el» tabllshment in Chicago of a Presbyterian church in which the services will bo held ta the Gaelic tongue. - .re-f x . THI Chicago Opera House Company, witha " capital of $000,000, has been incorporated at Springfield by Charles Henrotin, Bftward # Kooh, and others. R. W. MAHOK, a broker, was knocked down.. , " . Just after dark, at Cairo, receiving wounds from whloh he died in a few hours. Bobbety . was the object of the assault. W. M. GILCHRIST, the eldest sea of Jsma> , Gilchrist, of Ftano, while skating, becaiaa overheated, and, cooling off suddenly, con. tracted an illnoss which resulted la his deatk. Tna attorneys of the Home Protection Sp* . eiety, at Quincy, report that they have; tically closed the saloons of that wicked < on 8ihday by means of a vigorous system of , ̂ prosecution. '• Mils. VALERIA STONE, who died recently at Maiden, Mass., had within ten years given over SI,500,000 to educational institutions, of whioh the Chiosgo Theological fessinary tv, eeived SSO.OOO. , * ̂ ALFRED JAV GOVLD, of Chicago, recovered $3,000 damages against Harry B. Owsley, He*ton Owsley, and George W. Marble, for Injuries received by falling down their elevator shaft while going in to ask for a job. REV. DII. HSNSOX, of Chicago, introdwied his lecture on "fools" with the remark tie* j his observations were made in Philadelphia. ̂ ;.| Philadelphia papers intimate that the tac- v|j turer's observations were coaSned to a )o<£to- j I ing -̂glass. Mas. BKKCHEK is saldf^pe rapidly faiRd ̂ | She has not been out of the houee for months* -J Mr. Beecher is 70 and looks M. Mrs. Beechsr j Is not yet 80 and looks over 80. Both of btr % | daughters havemarrifed well and are living la > 1 Chicago. ' 5$ FRANKIK CHAMBERS and Hermann Weigers . were pardoned out of the Chicago BrtdewelS if in order that they might be married. Cham­ bers was serving her second term for put Ling on male attire, and Weigers was employed around tho establishment as a teamster. JOHN LOVKLL died in Elgin, aged 78. lie- ceased went there in 1635, and with his broth­ er, the late V. 8. Lovell, made up Elgin's first business firm. For a couple of years the Lovell Brothers' general store wasKtgia's only busmg| house. Conr̂ Hp have been made to fteCliksp Health d^wtment that the "sugarmeaT* • made in Peoria and eold as cows' feed. Is very deleterious to cows, and makes their milk un­ fit for use. It is said that it is sold in Otioago and is the cause of much sickness among children. THE Chicago Seamen's union adopted a bill* wbieh Congress will be asked to pais, provid­ ing for a home for crippled and aged lake seamen. They also urge that the Govern­ ment assume control over sail craft as well as steam vessels, and eompel them to undergo a rigid Inspection. THE Department of PubUo Works of CU. cago referred to the Mayor the decision of t|>e question what is a "sectarian school," in order that it may regulate the rebate on ' water. The Mayor holds that a sohool is not necessarily sectarian because it is controlled by a sect. TUB fact has developed that Dr. T. & Hoyne, ot Chicago, found the body of a friend on a dlsseating-taUe, six years ago, and, while he has continued to attend Oa family, he has kept his lips sealed. Insur­ ance premiums have since besa regularly paid on a policy for £$,000. CHARLES W. BROOMHALL, agent of the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago Railroad company at Englewood, Cook county, has turned out to be a defaulterer to the amount of $3,000. He had been employed there about two years, and lost, he says, by dab­ bling in grain. He has made a clean breast of it, and promises to restore the money. ACCORDING to a recent decision of the Su­ preme Court the city of Chica j# finds Itself authorized to tax occupations for revenue, the only restriction being that the tax must fall alike on all of the same class. This is a very important matter, affecting the inter­ ests of the city, and the welfare of thousands of the Inhabitants personally. A PROMINENT farmer of Pike county says that the value of the wheat and corn next year in the Sny bottom will be $180,000,which will all bo destroyed by a break in the lereet Ho thinks that the levee can be mada safe by the expenditure of 516,000, and that the crop will bo saved and the protected land will be worth from $50 to $75 pv acre. REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON, of Illinois, ia described by a Washington correspondent as a knotty but well-proportioned man ot aifwiima height, with a well-shaped head» generally disheveled hair, bushy#ejrebrowa, black eyes, short griuly beard s and, for a farmer, singularly small I feet. He wears a slouch hat, and < hands in his pockets. He loves to 1 his back against a pillar in the hotel lobby and talk sense and nonsense intermingled te a throng in front of him. A CHICAGO notion storeempiered a privatê detective. He was looking for shoplifters and pickpockets last November when Mrs. Loretta Fern, a reputable lady and a a teacher, left the store after purchasing i artificial flowers for church decoration. brilliant detective thought he saw soaietkia about hor which looked suspicious. touched her on the shoulder and told her I had better make no noise biit stop quietly! into their private office Alarmed and star*d ted sho demanded to know what be when he said, "Oh! you're nothing but thief." Her lady friends interfered, ! were driven off by threats. She entered room, was searched, and nothing fouud U| her person other than nkt things as longed there. Tho lady, however, faint from fright and was conveyed to her ho wh?ro she remained siak tor a week. has been comincneed in the Circuit WW against the proprietor* tor Mrs. tern's att for $25,000. ET« meant*! Da. BOUGHT McvM*KttMS,of Ka*h*iUe,< gvisMe •sarfMne»'< . . . .» - ' J