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' i 1Wmmwm31 NILHCMfckiSOL. MILLER, EDITOR AND PUBLISHER.THE CONSTITUTION AND THE UNION.TERMS$2.00 PER ANNUM, IN ADVANCE.VOLUME XVI.-NUMBER 16.1TROY, KANSAS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1872.(WHOLE NUMBER, 796.ChoiceI CO FOR GK.V7KT."THX TXTXRAJI VOLUXTEEB TO Btt COMRADE.It Mtm to Bf, Ji, Tery atnssc;The torn nnme thing are Uklng;It mr tight, tbU cry fur -chim:"That f.Jkjatoowremaklne." ChMirt, for the IWtfr, here belowla what we always want.But, till I know it triU be ofFur one, I go for G rant 1If cbanewUl throw oar gorenimentAgain in doubtful handa,TDhmm tmiH-Ude, weak intentWas nrnrn of ail the landIf Mchaag,M woald bring those traitors backWo mini twelro years ago.Whose crime and madness. In their trackBrought war, with all Its woeIf "change" must mean that we gire upThe fruits of victory.And haring drained the bitter cupOf bloody war, that weGo hack to Democratic rule,"And Jet Rebellion flauntAgain her flag; I'm Dot a fool:5'q, air! J go for Grant!Then as for Greeley: Well ! you see,I am not one of thaneWho think old friends can't disagreeBat they at once are foes ;As "farmer" and "philosopher,"IDs merits are allowedAs "TresidentP Excuse me sir.1 eant run mth thatcrmedt"These fifteen years RepublicanI've been, straight out andstrong.And don't choose now tnUAn the clanI've fought against an lng;These rebel "IcmocraU" (apartFrom all tbelr aprcfciua canttUU hmte wr principles at heart:We'd better go for G rant II don't say Grant is perfect quiteTo be told I had no faults.If I were be, would sickii melike IfM-rac or salts ;But if (.till himrstly to tryTo do the brt he canTo carry nut the nation's will.The equal rights of manEnforce the laws ife-dne not make;hoppress the infernal crewWboe midnight murders prove the fiendsFitly the hangnisn's .InStill to reduce the public debt.And our Just credit vauntIf these be rent, don't forgetThey're hit; I go for Grant!When Ilarry Clay was candidateForCougrt-Hs in Kentnckr,A UMong friend, in sharp debate,AnAailett ui rote, unlink V:Quoth Clay, If your idd nlle trneFr onre you'iTsnapped in vain,"IVoul.IVt break the M-k. or pick the flint.And trj her once again PThe few niitakr tliat Grant Las madeAre but of umall account;While on the credit aide arrayedWe find a large amount;Unity at home, with peace abroad,Iripcnty not scantA steady lishtening of the load.And so, 1 gf i fur Grant !I rsnnot yet bis deeds forgetho bfnnght us safely throughJhir civil war, the saddest farThe country rrr knew ;tt hen VlcksCurg f ! and Donelson,JInw loudly rang bU name.Till be, at Apiotn4ttox. won.With jvace Lin pnmdest fame!.Mv grandJre ift has told his sonIt was bis jiroodejit lostllr'A voted tteire for Washington;And 'twas his favorite ttr who in trar his country serves.And naiea it fmm th foe.In peart all honor wrll deservcaills country can bestow!And so, while principle and pride,JiiRtire and gratitude.All on his side stand thns allied.To keep me where stoodITiU Greeley, Trumbull, and the rest,I cry them now " Avannt!Take ion what road nu like the beat.For me I go with Grant."Select JfoiuTHE FORGED PATENT.A WEHTER RE.1IIXHCE9ICE.The changes which the last twenty years havewrought in Illinois, would lie incrcdilile to anymr ho hail not witnessed them. At that timethe RrUkmetita were few, and the spirit of enterprise which now prevadrs every comer of theMate hail not aw akeued. The bluffs of the beautiful Illinois ricr had never sent back the echoif the steam engine. Without a market for theirprisluce, the farmers confined their labors to thewants of their own families. Com was uearlythe only crop raised, and from the time.it was"laid by," near the end of Julie, till "pullingtime," in November, was a holiday, and the intervening perns! was paved ill idleness, exceptSatnnlavs. On that day, duly as it armed, thesettlers, at the distiller, amused themselveswith shooting at a mark, "training nags, and tooiften, when the tin cup passed freely around, inlighting.This is by no means a pit lure of all the settlements of that early period, but, that it is graphically true of many, none of the oldest settlerswill deny.One Saturday afternoon, in the )ear 1619, avotinc uiau was seen approacliinir. with slow anaweary steps, the house, or, rather, distillery, ofinquire Crosby, nt llreut's frame, an obscuresettlement on the -Military Tract. As usual onthat day, a large collection of people were amusing themselves at Crush) s,.w bo owned the distillery in tnat region, ana being a magistrate,was regarded by the settlers as rich, and consequent Ij a great man.The youth who now came ifp to the group wasapparently about twenty-one j cars of age, andof slender form, fair aud delicate complexion,with the air of one accustomed to good society,and it wnsevident at a glance that lie was notinured to the hardships of frontier life, or laborof any kind. But his dress was in strange contrast with his appearance and rrlanners. Hewore a buntiug coat of the coarsest linsey woolsej.a coinmnu straw hat, aud a pair of doeskinmoccasins. A large pack completed hit equipment. Every one gazed with curiosity upon the newcomer. In their eagerness to learn who he was,whence he came, and what was his business, theIiorse swap was left unfinished, the ritle laidaside, and even the busy tin cup had a teiupora-rv respite. ."The vonng man approached squire Crosby,whom ev en a stranger could distinguish as theprincipal penn among them, and anxiously inquired for .a house where he could be accoinmoilated.saving that he was extremely ill, and feltall the svniptoms of an approaching fever..--.I.,- -w-,1 him rliwaelv and suspiciously for amn,ni.nt n'lthout uttering a wont Knaves tnd-w indlcrs had been recently abroail, and the Ianennce of the youth betrajed that ha was a Van.. a name at that time associated la tbe mindsif tins icnorant with ever) thing that is base, fortune. At lueciosoo. mo war, wneu ine solMistakin? tb. silence of Crosbylbr a fear ofhis diers received from the government their bountyinabfl.tv to rav. the stranger smiled and said, of one hundn-d and sixty acres of land many of"I am not without money;" and putting his ! them offeres their pateuts to Mr. Wilson forliaimto lis racket to give wular proof f bisas-sale. Ending that they w.re resolved to selli:' ,.C.ri,,,rr,,r-stnick to find that his 'them, he determined to save them from thesac-K lvocket-'book was gone. It contained every cent .fd every centof his monev. besides parens of great value to him.'" ";?r"'""'. . . - s.i . - .'iiiii inonev, uraiow i--i" . - -witii.Hit n f.irthini'. without even;n a 1IB1T1 viletter to attest that his character was honorable.i .tr., U.u..and sickness rapidly comingnnon him. these feelimrs nearly drove him to des-paThSonlre- who had prided himself on hisscacity iu detecting villains, now found the useofhis tongue. With a loud and sneering voice1, aaiit" Stranger, you are barking np the wrong treeif you think to catch me with that ere Tankstnck o' yonrn."He proceeded in that inhuman strain, secondedby nearly everyone present, for the "Squire"was powerful, and few dared to displeasa him.Tbe youihelt teenly his desolate sanation, andcasting his eyes around the group, and in a toneof deep anxiety, inquired:"Is there none who will receive mel"Yee, I will," cried man amour the crowd;"yes, poor. sick stranger. I will shelter you." iThen, in a lower tone, he added: " I know notwhetber yon axe deserving, but I do know that 'you are a fellow-being, and in sickness and inwant; and for the sake of Him who died for theguilty, if not for your own sake, will I be kind toyou, poor stranger.me man wno stepped lortnami prouered ahome to the youth in the hour of his suffering,was Simon l3av is, an elderly man who residednear Crosby, and the latter was his deadly euemy. Uncle Simon, as he was called, never retaliated, and bore many persecutions of his vindictive neighbor without complaint. His familyconsisted of himself and daughter, bis only child,an affectionate girl of seventeen.The youth Lean! the offer of Mr. Davis, andbeard no more; for, overcome by his feelings andextreme illness, he sank insensible. He was conveyed to the house of his benefactor, and a physician called. Long was the straggle betweenlife and death. Though unconscious, he calledupon bis mother and sister, almost constantly, toaid him. When the youth was laid upon her bed,and she heard him calling for his sister, Lucy Davis wept, and said .to him, "Poor young man,yonr sister is far distant, but I will he to you asister." Well did this dark-eyed maidun keepucr piutuims. iay luu mgut sao waicueu uv crhim, except during the short intervals w hen sheyielded her post at his side to her father.At lengtn me crisis oltlie disorder arrivedthe day that was to decide the question of life ordeath. Lucy bent uver him with intense, anxiety, watching every expression of his features,hardly darini; to breathe, so fearful was she ofawakening him, from the only sound sleep he hjdenjoyed lor nine loug days and nights. At lengthhe awoke and razed up in the faee of Luc v Davis.and faintly inquired, "Where am If" Therewas intelligence iu that look. Youth and a goodcoustitutiou hail obtained the masterr. Lucyfelt that he was spared, aud, bursting into tears,rushed out of the room.It was two weeks more before he could sit up,even for a short time. He had already acquainted them with his name aud residence, but theyhad no curiosity to ltaru anj thing further, andforbade him giving his story until he becamestronger. His name was Charles Wilson, audLhis parental home Itoatoii.A lew days afterward, when ilr. Davis was absent from home, and Lucy engaged about herhousehold affairs, oung Wilson saw close besidehis Iliad Ins pack, aud, recollecting somithiiigthat he wanted, opened it. The first thing thathe saw was the ideutical pocket-book whose losshad excited so many regrets. He recollectedhaving placed it there the morning before hereadied llreut's 1'rairie, but in the confusion ofthe moment the circumstance w as forgotten. Heexamined it, and found ever) thing as he left it.The discovery restored him to health; blithereiwdved at prmcut to confine the secret to hisown bosom. Jt was gratifying to him to witnessthe entire confidence they reposed in the honorand inteirritv of a elianirer, and the pleasure w ith"which they bestowed favors upon one whom theyiio;:oki1 could make no return but thanks.Xight came, and iir. Dav". dM not return.Lucy passed ush.epli.ss night. Iu the luorni"Cshe watched hour utter hour for bis coming, andwhen sunset approached he was still absent.Terrified at his long ami unusual stay, she wassetting out to procuie a neighbor to go in searchof him, wlien her parent came in s'ght. She ranto meet him, ami was bestowing upon him man)'endearing expressions of affection, vvheu hisLaggard, woebegone couuteuance startled her.He uttered not a won!, and went into hishouse, and seated himself iu silence. It was invain that she attempted to cheer him. After aloug pause, during which there was a powerfulstruggle going on in his feelings, he arose audtook his ilanghter by the hand ami led her intothe risim where. Wilson wasseated. " Von mustknow all," ho said; "lam ruined; I am a beggar. Iu a few days I must quit this house thefarm which I have so highly improved audthought my own."He proceeded to slate that, a few days before,Crosby, ilia lit of ungovernable malice, tauntedhim with being a beggar, and told him that howas now iu his pow er, and he would crush himunder his feet. Wbeu Mr. Davis smiled at whathe regarded as only an iniisiteut threat, Crosby,to convince him, told him that the patent of hisfarm was a forged one, ami that be, Crosby,knew the real owner of the land; had written toiiurchase it ; ami expected a deed in a few days,lr. Davis immediately weut home for his pateiit,and during his long absence had visited the landoffice. Crosby was right. The patent, beyond alldispute, was a forged one, and the claim of Davisto the farm was not worth a farthing.It may "Ihi proper to observe that counterfeiting soldiers' patents was a regular uusiuew iusome of the eastern cities, and hundreds hul beenduped."It is not for myself," said the old inau,,"thatI grieve for this misfortune, lam advanced iulife, aud it matters little where or how I pass theremainder of my existence. I have a little homebeyond the stars, where )onr mother has gonebefore me, and where I would have loved to protect her child, my owti affectionate Lucy."Th weeiiinir cirl threw her arms around theneck of her father, and poured her tears uponhis bosom. " We can be happy still," said she,for I am )oung, and can easily support us both,'Anew scene followed, in which another individual was the principal actor. I shall leavethe reader to form his own opinion of it, andbarely remark that, at the close, the old mantook the hands of Lncy and Charles Wilson, andthen joining them, said: "Jly children, I cheer-r..iK-..iiaeiit to vour union. Thouch poor, witha good "conscience )oucau lie happy. I know,Charles, vou will Is) kind to my daughter, for ai-. :!,,. -,,-n when ins thouebt tnat no nilman car could hear jtra. I heard) on ferventlyimplore the blessings oi neavea upou my gni)hairs, and lhat God would reward my child forall her kindness to ) on." Takiug dow n his family Hible,. the venerable old man added, "It is aseason of affliction, but we are not forsaken. Letus look for support to Him who has promised tosustain us." He then opened tbe book and read:"Although the fig-tree shall not blossom, neither shall fruit be on tbe v ines, the labors of theolive shall fail, and the fields yield no meat, theflocks shall lie cnt off from tbe fold, and thereshall he no herd iu the stall, yet will 1 joy in theGod of my salvation."(shoeles and Lucv knelt beside the venerableold man, aud while he prayed they wept tears ofr-rairful emotion. It was a sleepless but not nn-happy night to the three inhabitants of the neat,cheerful dwelling they -sere about to leave, andgo they knew not where.It w"as then that young Wilson learned thereal value of money. By means of it he couldgive shelter to those who had kindly receivedhim when every other door w as closed upon him.All night lung he bad thought of the forcedpatent. There werea few words dropited by Mr.Davis which be could not dismiss from his mindthat Crosby had written to the real owner ofthe land, and had now obtained tbe promise ofthe deed.It is now time for the reader to become fullyacquainted with the history of the young stranger. Ills father. Charles Wilson, senior, was a merchant iu Itoston, who had acquired an immenserifiee of their hard earnings, and purchased at afair price all that were onereo, in tnree years,- ,.. .m-.il nnrtUi nf the Military Tract e3tne.inl,.,... ,... - ; .i , V .his nossession. On the day that Charles becameofage,he gave him . deed .to iue pnucipa part' of this land .in Illinois, ami insisted tnat be shouldI co out and see it... ml if he liked the country,- ' settle there. Wishing nun to become lueutibedwith the people, ha ?Inmnnr" ""-JJ iaside his broadcloth, and dress like a backwoods-Incompliance with this suggestion, the youngman had assumed a rude and rustic dress, so inappropriate to bis appearance and manners as toexcite some suspicions that he had motives forconcealing bis real character.. On the morning of his son's departure, Mr.Wilson received a letter from a man in Illinois,who had frequently written. He wished to purchase a certain section at government price,which Mr. Wilson promised he stonld ha,ve onthese terms, provided he forwarded a asrfificatefrom the judge of the circuit court that the lsndwas worth no more. The letter jnst received in-closed the cirtiBcate in Juration. Mr. Wilsonhad given this tract to Charles, aud putting theletter and certificate iuto his baud, enjoined uponhim to deed it to the writer, according to promise, upon his arrival in Illinois.The remarks of Mr. Davis forcibly remindedyoung Wilson of this incident, ami on the nextmorning after he had become acquainted withtbe plan of Crosby, with a trembling hand be examined the letter and certificate. It was written by Crosby, and the land he wished to purchase, was the identical farm of Davis.Astonished that bis friend, the Judge, shouldcertify that the land was worth iioVSiore, Mr.Davis asked to see the certificate; and after amoment's examination, nnbesitatiugly pronounced its signature a forgery.An explanation from the young man now became necessary, and calling Lucy into the room,be told them his story, and laid before them apile of pateuts and bank notes, one after anothertill the sum reached thousands. It was a day ofthankfnl happiuesa to Simon Davis aud hisdangbter, ai.il not less so to young Wilson.Not long after this scene, Crosby entered.His air was that of a man who has an enemy inhis power, and intends to trample upon him.He scarcely noticed young Wilson, except with alook of contempt. After pouring out all his maledictions upon the family, the old man inquiredif he would give nothing for improvements made.The answer was, "Not a cent." "Yon certainlywould not," said Wilson, "drive out this manand bis daughter peuuilcss into the world 1""What's that to vouf" replied Crosby, witha look of malice aud contempt."I will answer that question," said Wilson,and he acquainted him with what the reader hasalready learned.Crosby was at first petrified with astonishment, hut when he saw that all his schemes ofvillainy were defeated, and proof of his havingcommitted a forgery could be established, his assurance forsook him, and he threw himself iikiiihis knees, and begged first the old man, then Lucy aud Wilson to spare him.Much as they pitied, it was impossible for themnot to despise the meanness of this application.Wilson told him that he deserved no mercy.That a moment since he would have driven tliefamily of Davis from their home, without evenmeans of temporary support. He would payCrosby a fair price for his property, and forbearprosecuting him on couditiun of his instantlyquitting the country.Crosby accepted the offer. The writings weremade out on that day, aud liefore morning heaud his family were on their way to Texas.Why should I spin nut thenarative. Lucv andCharles were married, and though a splendidmansion soon rose upon the farm of Mr. Davis,both love far better the little room where shehad so anxiously watched over the sick bed ofthe houseless stranger, ilr. Wilson w as-rich, butnever forgot those who were in want.,Checrcd by the kind and affectionate attention of his children, Simon Da.v is almost seemedto have renew ed his existence.He lived many rears, and lonjr cnonnh to telltho bright-eyed sou of Charles and Lucy the story of the forged deed. And when he told thelistening boJT how his father, when poor andfriendless, was take": homo and kindly treated,and in turn became their benefactor, he impressed upon the mind of his grandchild that even acup of cold water, given from a good motive,shall not lose its reward.MKKT1NO ov cuiA-nnix .U UOUACG.COLCHKll.Now Horace, desr Borace, why tlist sad loolcYour errs are NflUM, and tbe color's forsookThat once sonny tare, alt beaming with smilesAy brn s stranger to trickery and political wilea IIIOEACK.IVar daughter of Frredom. not s long time a0I vas led to depart from tbe war. that 1 knowJtr lud nins to voices which wbbiperrd "Jvi&iumrAnd now yawns before metbegitlfor perdition.I fain would turn back, but thee have me pinned downTo indorse ev err act, every qualm for to drown ;Tla no use to whimper, and cry that I can t.For thej haw I in my eara, - You're sure to beat Grant.'rouMcu.Now Horace,afor iforace, no longer pretendThat by tbe down trodden you can und as s friend,Tbe enrotiany )ou keep won t allow jou to do it.Tut you ui the chair! 1'abaw! tbe country wiU rue ItCo! Horace, go! no consolation 111 fiire,Cain, mark's on ) onr brow so tons as you lire.And iu thoughts of the dav and dream of the night,VUicns most hideous w Ut doat 'fore your sight.Cnt CWkmUo.nORirx ISJutThe ilie is cast by subtle powers dragged onTbe friends of my j outb have left me alone ;I II light out the lattle, and If I get Jammed111 at once take my wallet, "go West and be damned."i isai aCLOl'D Bl'RMT ! NEVADA.Many persons confound tbe water-spout withwhat is commonly known as the cloud burst, )eta moment's consideration will show them thedifference. Water-siwuts are frequently seen onthe ocean or umii the broad lakes, and proceedfrom a whirlwind gathering tbe water audwhirling it upward in a heavy column to tbeclouds. These can lie seen at a long distauce,clearly defined, travelling in the direction carriedby the wiud, and are decidedly dangerous customers to come in contact with. Many a goodship, missing and never more heard from, doubtless has fallen a victim to some overwhelmingwater-spout. It is said that they ran be brokenat a distance by a lucky cannon shut, but if thespoilt is broken by the ship itself, sure and siieedy destruction must follow. Whirlwinds producea similar effect on land, aud out uu tbe deserts totbe east of here are frequently to be seen hugecolumns of sand thns w hirled npward, reachingfrom the plain to the clouds abov e. Cloud-burstsoccur in tbe summer season during heavy thunder storms, and are simply rain showers of sudden aud extraordinary violence. Some overUdened cloud sailing over a mountainous localitymerely turns its watery contents loose, aiid itcomes streaming dowu, flooding tbe hill sides,from whence the water flows in sheets iuto tberavines, bo sudden is tbe Hood, tnat where outa drop of water has been seen for weeks ormonths, a large, turbulent, overwhelming torrentcomes pouring dow n, carrj ing trees, rocks, andever) thing else before it, washing away railroads, bridges, toll roads, houses; in fact, everything in its way. One eif these floods thus pouring down a steep, dry mountain canon, frequeut1c shows an advauciui: front of Iocs, bushes.'huge bowlders, aud similar debris, twelve or fifteen feet high. Woe to an unlucky teamsterwho happens to le passing with his loaded wagon along ineueuoiiue cauuu. a nose nun uuderstand matters are able to guard against theimnendins- calamity by cettiug their wagons outof the rav ine and np on the hillside as far as possible, or if they have no time for that they willunhitch their animals and give Ihem a chance toescape. Instances are know n where one of thesecloud-bursts has occurred on some broad slope,where, having no ravine to carry off tbe water,it has plowed and torn a channel for itself ofgreat depth and extent. Gold Hill Aim.EARTncifAKl-s are on tbe steady increase. According to tbe best authorities there were in thefourth century, twenty-one; in the fifth, twentyfive; in the sixth, forty-one; in the seventh, ten;in the eighth, eleven; in the niuth, thirtv-Mx;in b ,tti iMMitwn: in the eleventh, fifty1 one; in the twelfth, sixty-eight; in the thir-' A .. .L Hr. a? iL. aTAwUAntli fi f tr-aVi ffll t,T,i!r.trt".r!elL, In he six eentbfonehnnrtre.t .ndtlc- irf tbe, seventeenth, one hun-An "- 'ig-tv; in the eighteenth, six hundredandeighty; in the nineteenth, nine hundred andaud tweuty-five.FKOMthe discoveries recently made by JulesOppert as to the old Egyptian calculation oftime, he finds that there were a nation, and hasrecords, 11,234 years before Christ. The Chal-.?5iB,"nofc,ealt-n. as at present under.theyodlml05 ?e" ittWtaLtJ3h'og0edr0,t rt'"nS-U "UIJJisrrttonw.A Bf.ABTJ-B.-tM MX. B.r.WlBK.Plata Talk kr aa Earaesl Slaar.The Conneaut Erportrr says: Hon. B. F. Wadeaddressed a Grant and Wilson meeting in Jefferson, on Saturday evening last. He made one ofthose speeches characteristic of himself, whichwas received with considerable enthusiasm bythe audience. We do not pretend to give a com-flete s) uopsis, hut will note the principal points,le commenced with tbe usual apology, in whichbe paid a high tribute to the Kepublicaus of"Old Ashtabula." He then started with thepreposition that there never were but two greatnational political parties in any free country, andfrom the very nature of things there never couldbe. He then traced the history of the Republican and Democratic parties on the question ofslavery, secession, and equal Tights. He thought,notwithstanding its platform, tbe Democraticparty of to-day was tbe old Democratic party.There was no ev ideuce that they bad repented.It was more probable that tbe few thousand Liberals had changed than that three million Democrats had changed. He did not know why theyare stv led " Liberal Kepublicaus" unless it wasbecause they were more liberal to "traitors ner-jured to hW Amnesty bad been carried as faras lie wisned to see it. lie was not in favor ofgranting amnesty to those rebels who had livenn Congress and taken an oath to support theConstitution, aud then taken a counter oath tosupport tbe Confederate Constitution; all othershave been pardoned. If Greeley were elected itwould be a Democratic triumph aud a Democratic administration. The copperheads boasted thatthey hail led Greeley "by a riugin his nose,"aud wanted to know if tbe Liberals would "steerhim with a riugin his tail." Democrats wouldelect him, and it would be but just for them tocontrol hiini That the Liberal Kepublicauswould stand no more show with Tweed, Se) inour,Forrest &, Company, iu regard to offices and Federal patronage, thau a "bob-tailed bull in flytime." We consider this as decidedly the besthit f-the evening, considering that he was sjieakiug iu the Jefferson Couit House. He then passed to the record of Hume Greeley. He badbeen a friend of Mr. Greeley for a great manyyears. Had been a subscriber to his excellentpaper fur about thirty )ears, and it gave him nopleasure to speak against him. Hut his conductlor the past lew- mouths had been the most unaccountable of any public man he had everknown. Iu fact, he could not account for itouany principle of honesty w hatevsr. While beingtbe leader of his party he had attempted to betray it into the hands of its enemy for the sakeof a Democratic nomination. He coihparedhim with Judas Iscariot aud Benedict Arnold. Ho then spoke very highly of GeneralGrant. His positiou during tbe rebellion, aschairman of the Committee on the Conduct ofthe War, gave him au excellent opportunity tobecome acquainted with Gen. Grant. He hadsKUt many nights iu Grant's camp, and be.knewbiui to beau honest, unassuming, hard workingman. There had been thejiiost villainous systematic attempts to break himdown of any pulilic man that ever lived. General charges hadbeen made against him in such a manner as todeceive "the v ery elect," but they were "falseash 1." He thought the nation owed Grant adebt of gratitude it never could pay. He explained the San Domingo quarrel between Senator Sumner and General Grant, claimiuir that theremoval of Minister Motley was the caitse ofMimncrs opposition to annexation, cuuiucrwould have m-thins to do with the President ortne State Department, esccpt to quarrel wilhthem. There were nine treaties in his handsthat he would lint scud to the Senate. For thisreason, w lieu the comluiltceR were organized forine next session ne nu uui mvwn vn.tiiiuaiiof the Committee on Foreign lielalio.ia, but wasgiven the chairmanship ul another committee.Although he highly esteemed Mr. Sumucr in many respects, v et from a personal knowledge of thewhole affair, he knew Mr. Sumner to be wrong.During his speech he w as interrupted by a manexclaiming, "Hot Grant burdens us with taxes!"Mr. Wade replied that Grant taxed no man, thatliis whisky nnd tobacco were the only articlestaxed by the general government, and Congresswas responsible for that. That if tbe gentlemanhad " a horse or an ass it might lie taxed by theState, but not by the general government." Hethen spoke for some tune on the finances, showing that while the administration had paid $300,OOU.OOU of the public debt, and thereby stopped$0,000,000 a ) car of interest, it had reduced thetaxes ki&u,iju,uuu per year. lie Had leeii a closeobserver of the different administrations foreighteen years, and he knew the present administration to bo the most honest aud economicalone our government bad during that time. Hoclosed with a strong appeal to Republicans notto go into copartnership with tbe rebels, copperheads, and Taminan)ites."Three Keerw .Ifwakcr" A MlorT (Prakablr aLie) af Caaaela Bill aaa a Calilaraia Mia.i.ler.Canada Bill has had another exploit. A fewmouths ago, as is well known by several gentlemen, Bill offered a certain railroad one thousanddollars a month for the privilege of "workingtrains" iu tbe three card nionto business. Heoffered to give bonds to a large amount that hewoulnn t fake a dollar from anyissiy but preacners. Of course, this was charged to Bill's prejudice against the clergy, but that he meant whatbe said was evidenced by bis pulling out a thousand dollars iu greenbacks, and iusistiug uponplacing it in the bauds of any oue tbe road mightname. It is useless to say that he was refused.It was not believed that lie ever won a dollar ofa preacher, bnt Bill has recently demonstratedhis success in that line.A day or two since he boarded a Union Pacifictrain iu Omaha. In a few minutes be startedthrough the train to see what he might find, and,at last, sat down alongside a minister bound forCalifornia on a pleasure excursion. Bill bad afarm nearPappillion, so he said, and hail justbeeu to Chicago and sold thirty-seven hundreddollars worth of cattle. After getting ou goodterms tho minister aud Bill were interrupted bya stranger nassinc thruueb the car and droppingseveral playing cards on the floor just iu front oftliem. Uill picked tbem up and commenced toying with them. The minister deprecated theirUlinsnicilim lull, I1IC Mt'lfii. una lucu wtu umtelling him how some fellows had "took him onthe keen " several days before on a game theycalled "threo-keerd moukey," and gave a halfway explanation of the "how of it."Just theu a beardless boy came in, and afterlistening some time to Bill's story, said, "Xow,look ahere, old man, I can guess them cards."Bill let him try several times, and, sure enough,the boy never missed once, and lost no opportunity to intimate against Bill's brains. The latter'at last got mad, aud offered to bet his watchagainst. the boy's. The boy jumped at thechance, and lost his watch. Bill then went toauother car to get rid of the buy, who was boohooiug at a terrible rate, about that watch beinggiven to him by a djing father, and be musthave it back or be never could face his dear oldmother again. Tbe minister partially pacifiedbini. and so far gained his confidence that he explained how he had made a mistake, and if hejust bad some more money be could win thewatch back. He explained it so perfectly to theminister, that tbe latter told him he bad somegold and would risk it if tbe boy would do tbebetting. Tbe yonng iunocent agreed, and wentinto another car after Canada Bill, who came in,but didn't want to bet. He was a pjain, honestfarmer, and not gambler. But the preachershewed him bow unjust it was not to give tbeboy a chance for his watch, and Bill euusented.Soon two hundred and fifty dollars of the minister's gold was gone. "Papia," shouted thebrakeman, and Bill threw down the " keerds,"and told his antagonists that he lived there, andinnst get off and " go hum." The boy became sodesperate at this, that he told the minister thathe was determined to get off there too and follow the old farmer home, and get that watchback.It is needless to say that "the tid" was inthe game.Such is tbe world. Day after day this threecard monte game is taixeu auoutout in tbe newspa-ro Vw f.;i. --apen; but an v no pt--o.. uhis place is inimediavuly Oiled by auother. Omarau w e--x ---- . ww iitt, m.,.UZipos.r. .Edqax A. Por was m anthor of tho phrase.--rfKio. i loveiv. vownicn modern slant-B.ViWaddt4 "aid the iro-eiiavip high,-"DO THEY MISS BE XT BOBE1st cbaxlxs acjrsts axd cm. scactx.Do mr party friends miaa me, I wooderlI know It would comfort me someTo feel that my fast clap of thunderHad made them all wish I was dumb.To know that they mourned mr defection.And wanted me back in tb fold,' Would be uch a aweet recoUeetioaWhen 1 become childish and old.Tbere'a Davis and Fauner and TrumbullWho left na with aon. to aav nay.Tbe party made neTer .tumble.But went right along ou its way.Fmm Sehnn and Grata Brown sad ohl Greeley,Tbe party ! Anally free :Tbe ship i. .till floating: but. reallr.How earn they get on without Ml.The colored man .urclr will mis. me,Becamie I'm tbe head of the cburcb ;I know it would greatly distress m.To find myself lft in tb. lurch.The white, and the black, at my leavingWere struck with s terrible jar.And over mr loss tbey are grieving,Bnt why don't tbey say that they srefThe party. I thought, would be hollow.When Sumner, its brain was removed.I believed that the black men would followThe leader tbey alway. have loved.But tbe partT la living and kicking.The colored men withltsgree;And this question my conacfrnee Is prickingHow can they get on without UBlI think of my seat In tbe Senate... 1 wonder, and sometime. I grieve.Can it Iw that the Stale will put In It .Another, and Sumner must It-avefI declare I am quite broken hearted.To think they don't miss me at all ;I wih I had never "departed.Nor given my pride auch a falLAN OLD TOBV AGAIN TOLB.The Slaraerer af Dr. Parkaaaa kr Sir. Webster Tkc .Tlasl ExlraaralaatT Martlrr afllre.sfiarlrratk Cealary Dr. Parkaaaa MlaseatDr. Webster's Si.il kis Victiaa's BrwtkrrIlaw Ike Baay wa. Ditcavrrea.From the Xew York Dispatch.On the morning of the 24th of Novsmber, 1849,information was given to tbe police of Boston,Mass., that Dr. Farkiuaii, oue of the most wealthyaud iiitlueutial uien iu the city, had left home onthe preceding day with the intention of returningtudiiiuer, and hail not been seen or heard of siuco.lie hail au interview at an early hour Willi astranger, whoso name he did not mention to hisfamily, and with whom he made an uppointinentfor half past 1. He then went out aud at a quarter to 'J purchased some lettuces, which he leftat a shop near the Medical College, sa)ing thathe would call for them in a few minutes, on hisway home. He did not return, huNvev er, uor washe ver again seen alive.The abseuce of auy elderly, domesticated gentleman for twentv-four hours excite surprise andanxiety; aud inthecaso of Dr. Parkman thesefeelings were increased by his invariable punctuallity, and his well known precise and methodicalhabits. There was nothing known in his wholelife that would favor the idea of voluntary absence, nor was he known to have any enemies, orto have had any dispute or quarrel with anyone. VISITING THE MISSING MAN8 RROTIIEK.Two da) s p.issed from the time when he waslast seen without any discovery lieing made, orany information whatever received concerninghim. Kuwards were publicly offered fur information, the harbor and river were dragged, andthe janls and collars of tbe houses near tha placewhere be was last seen were searched by thepolice..On the afternoon of the second day, however,the Uev. Samuel Parkman, tbe brother of tbe missing man, received a visit from Dr. Webster, Pro-f.-,w-of Chemistry at Harvard Collece. fmmkwhom be received the information that it was hewho had called ou Dr. Parkmau on tbe morning of the -td, and that be saw him again at themedical college at half past 1, aud paid him somemout"J' ...... ,. ., I, ,Iii consequence of this information the Medical College was searched, but without any discovery being made. The examination of Dr.Parkman's accounts showrd, however, that hehad lent money to Dr. Webster on several occasions, and that the naymeuta bail been irregularand uniieuntual. " Four hundred dollars bad beenadvanced iu 1U42, and remained unpaid live) earslatter, when a further advance of $Z,0UQ wasmade on the security oi me iroiessors iwrsuuaiproperty, ijicludiug a valuable cabinet of minerals. There was a considerable balance of thisloan still unliquidated in 149, when Dr. Webstersold to a brother-iu law of Dr. Parkman thecabinet of minerals which was under mortgageto the latter.THE CAUSE FOR THE Ml'RIlER.This so inefnsed Dr. Parkman that he expressedan intention of pressing his claim npon Dr. Webster, but consented to wait, on receiving thelatter's promise to discharge the debt out of theproceeds oi a course oi leciurw a. im -uvs.,,...College. But the Professor w as agaiu guilty of a" . - . - . - .m ii.oreiinon threatened to sue bim, to seizehis furniture, aud to depriv c him ofhis professor-This was the state of the relations between thetwo meu at the time of Parkman's disappearance. The examination of the missing man s accounts led to the discovery, by a gentleman whowas well acquinted with the state of Dr. Webster's pecuuiary affairs, that the only availablefunds of the latter, at tbe time of his creditor'sdisappearance, hail been devoted to the paymentof another debt; and, consequently, lhat hisstatement that hchad paid Dr. Parkman conldnot be true.Bnt though il began to lie said that ir the missing man was ever discovered, bis corpse wonldbesfound ill the medical college, nothing was observed in the movemcuts or manners of anyoneconnected with that instution to give a tangibleshape to the growing suspecion. Dr. Webster returned home later than usual during the weekfollowing Parkman's disappearance; but he minded as usual iu the society of Cambridge, andconversed freeley about the event, which was thetalk of every circle.the portee's srsnciox.One individual alone seems to nave suspectedfrom tbe first that Dr. Webster was responsiblefor Parkman's d,sapiarauce, nd was dsy by dayaccumulating evidence against him, which, however he did not communicate to any oue. Thiswas Ephraim Litllrtield, the N.rteri f the Medical College, who hail charge of the bmlding, andocenpied apartments in the basement. He remembered that on the da.v Parkman disappeared,the Professor, instead of leaving tha colrgnaasoon as his lecture was concluded, as was his custom, remained till late ill the evening, shnt upin his laboratory; and I bat, though there wereno classes on Saturday and Monday, and duringthe following w eek none after Tnesday, owing tothe occurrence of a religions festival, Dr. Webster .had passed the greater part of every day, including even Sunday, till late hours in the eve-ning, in ine lauoramrj, smui ui u mio "known to do before.i ... .till more remarkable, thouch he haddirected tbe servants not tn light fires iu bisrooms on those days. Fires of more than ordinary sire and intensity bail lieen bnrning everyday wbich the Professor must have laid audlighted himself. The. doors were ketit locked,and the key of one, which led to a sink attahcedto the laboratory, was carried away every evening by Dr. Wsbster. Satnrday was the usual dayfor cleaning and dusting the apartnieuts, but thePrnfrsor bad locked tbe doors, and spoken to theservauts through tbe key-hole, desiring tbem togo away.-THAT UTTIJ-nElJ KZMEMUZSZD.Litt'eficld had accidentally overheard Parkman, on one occasion, charge the Frvvf-aaor.withfraud and threaten legal proceedings; aud he rememliered that, on tbe same day, the Professorasked bim how access was bad to tbe vault below the School of Anatomy, into which the hunn mo.in. fmm tro. dinsejetina? table were cast.! nd whether a liffht would bnru there. Little-, field replied to tha latter query ia tha negative,' .aa:-- .i... v. va Kmilv hnua tha bead of apiwiva ill., mw - . j . w n . ...1 negro to mririte, but tha eora ro" CtanoI skull Tell, ana ine lom aur num.WIOT-.mMi.1yn.w5 airillr.I Ou the flay rore "VrSriur. him awtosiernaa. simusi r- . '. .v..Marof Wr-ti-f'".-ll"breach of failh. Ho applied tie l'"'- "' J n.t'of his debt and threatened with legalprotothe pa) mcut of another debt, and Dr. Ikeer,iine,ami the State Committee of Pardous re-he required it for experiments iu the lecture ofthe following day; bnt, as none of the patientswere bled on that day, be was unable to procureit. He had a misgiving that this blood mighthave been intended to account for auy stains ofblood that might have been discovered in thelaboratory when it was -.hasted by the detectives. He rememliered, too, that he Iiad seen a heavyhammer in Dr. Webster's room on the day Parkman disappeared, and that though it was mUsedfrom its accustomed place in anotberappartment,it bad not been seen since. On the same day, atthe time for extinguishing the fires aud clearingup the laboratory, he found all the Professor'srooms locked, and could get no reply fromwithin, though he hranl some one moving about,and water running from the tap over the sink.The doors dad beeu locked, too, when Dr. Websterleft, contrary to his usual custom, which was toleave them open.DISCOVERT or THE BOUT.Remembering all these things, Ephraim Littlefield suspected that Dr. Webster had munlerdParkmau and disposed of lb, corpse in tbe college. The only place which had not lieen searchedby tbe police, was the vault, and the Professorhail, since thedav ou which Parkman disappeared,kept the key of the door leading to it in his pocket. But Llttl. field's suspicious bad liecomn sostrong that he did not hesitate to make an opening ill the outer wall, creep nmlerthe tlooriiponhis hands and knees nntil he ruarhrd the wallof the vault, and make an aperture Unrein largeenough to admit his bead and one ami. lie thensaw, by the glimmering light of a lantern, a thighand the loner portion of the trunk of a humanbeiug l)ing U(niii the ground.It was on the evening of the fourth day afteParkman's disappearance lhat this horrible discovery was made. Littlelield immediately com-uinuirated with the relatives of the missing manand some of the professors, and these, accompanied by au officer of poliec-e, descended into thevault, and raised therefrom the gastly remnants,which there was too much reason to lielieve thoseof Dr. Parkiifan.dr. w khstf.u'm AURE.ST.A warrant was immediately issued for the arrest of Dr. Webster; but the officer who executed it merely informed him that the search at thecollege was to lie renew ed, anil that his presence atthe time was thought desirable. The Professoraccompanied them without betraying the slightest uneasiness or reluctance, and it was not until the vehicle in which they rode slopped at theCity Jail that lie was informed that he was aprisoner. .He seemed to lie struck immediately with horror and despair, lie neither protested his innocence nor acknowledged his guilt, but beggedthat his family might be informed ofhis position,ami then fell intoaststeofplijsiii.il nnd mental prostration painful to witness. Ilu asked, iua gasping tune, for water, but he could not swallow, and his hand shook so that hu spilled thew-ator and dropped the glass upon the floor.CII VINS OF F.VIDE-CCE.On the following day the upper portion of thetrunk was found, imbedded in tan, in an old teachest, so packed as to ap)ear to contain onlymineralogical specimens; aud this chest wasIiroved to have been brought by the carrier from)r. Webster's residence, nt Cambridge, togetherwith a sack of tan. A large and sharp knife,stained with blood, aud a butcher's saw, werefound in the tan, and on the left breast w as aperfortion such as a knife wunld have made. Apair of overalls, stained with blood, were foundin a press in the same room. Among the ashesof the assay furnace were found fragments of calcined Imiiics, a mother-of pearl shirt button, andsome minute particles of gold.Xot only diil the remains correspond with theheight and. proportions of the missing man, butsome fragments of a lower jaw were marked bythe peculiar form for which that of Dr. Parkmanwas remarkable. He wore false teeth mountedin gold, and the teeth found, with portions ofbone adhering to tticm, owing to tlie skull Having been cleft before it was cast into the furnace,were recognized by the dentist as those whichhe had made for Dr. Parkman, and which he hadrepaired only a fortnight before. .TRIAL AND COXVICTIOX.Before Ihc magistrates the accused displayedunexpected calmness, but he offered no explanation of the horrible circumstances relied niiou byfiroecntion. When brought to trial in tbe folowing March, he pleaded "notjrnilty," and biscalmuess never forsook him during the twelvelays over which the trial was protracted. Whenconvicted and sentenced to death he protested hisinnocence, and declared himself the victim of asecret conspiracy.After a writ of error on a matter of form hadlieen tried, and petitions for a new trial considered and rejected, tbe prisoner confessed hisguilt, but petitioned for pardon, on the groundthat the provocation he had received from Dr.Parkman reduced the offense to manslaughter.It did not apear, however, lhat he hail receivedi as it nrni isrni inn ss'viiiisi ita-nn' uiir-ii sua siaa -jected his petitionDR. -VFBSTER-g CONFESSION.It appears from tho confession that the fatalblow was given with the hammer, which crushedill the skull. The murderer then dragged thebody of bis v ictim into another room, stnped it,and burned the clothes. He then partly liftedand partly dragged the body iijmiii the sink, auddismembered it with the knife, keeping tbe water mulling from the tap to wash away the blood.The head he carried into the lalsiratorj, and consumed it in the stove. He then divided thetrunk, and covered both portions with a strongalkaline solution, ninth he hoped would destroythe flesh. But iu this he was disappointed, amion the following day he burned the hands ansttbeleet, ami turcw ine ouisicr rcuinjuio u,,-. ,icvault, from which he subsequently raised portionswith a hook as the horrible process of v-wingtbem went slowly on. ...The rest of the ghastly siory is 10111 ny me ouservationsof Litllefield, who received the $10,000reward offered for thedisereerry ef the lusty. TheGovernor of Massachusetts saw no reason to interpose between the murderer and the law, and onthe 30th of Angnst, 1SC0, this IfigK Sheriff of Boston indorsed on the warrant for Webster's exeiution that "on that day, between tbe hours of 9and 10 in the forenoon-, within tho )ard of thoprison, and in preseneo or tlie public nmcers amitwelve other cititrns snmmnned to be witnessesof the fact, John W. Webster, convicted of theninrder of Dr. Parkman, was banged by the neckuntil he was dead.". . a-tssai siThe fthavlow a (he Thrwasr.The rumor that the shallow wbich shroudedthe last years of George HI. with a darknessmore dreadful than thai of death bad slowly creptacross tbe pathway of Victoria, and was day byday wrapping her in an isolation which wouldfinally seperate her from the people whom she hasso long ruled has been steadily gaining since thedeath of the amiable Prince Consort. It firstr..n,l nthiiritstive expression in the recentspeech of Mr. Disraeli, which was violently attacked by a large part of the English press, bnttbe troth of which was generally believed inEn-land and America. That Mr. Disraeli wasgnifty of no exaggeration when he characterizedthe Queen as "morally and physically unfitted toperform her duties" is now, however, proved beyond a doubt. The action of .the council of theroyal family, which proposed the establishmentof a regency under the Prince of Wales, and tbefurther action of tbe Cabinet in providing meansfor the performance of certain executive dutieswhich tbe angry Queen refused to perform, are... nn.n miifruion that the insanitv of Victoriacan no longer be concealed and that another must!occupy tbe turone inns maue praciiraui ,.s..,.Ls his own forcible, straightforward way II. G.savs that "the simple failure of a savings book ispresumptive proof of viliauy." He will riot admit of auy palliation or excuse that may beoffered by tbe manager of such an institution,and exclaims: " If loM tm been incurred, unlessby naked burglary, they finnt be luaeeeat."1 eeo.MWl .a .Ka .Ta.TTnl If ili.tfnn tit ai.Jeamed Hindoo astroooeasr, a, Waring meteorwiupeaaDT ue carta vnnogiiis cduubk jClstn form of vegetation aaa ciuiug--"-au ia vreaiy-iour mmur.t!tlUTWX.'I alnt no pobUctan .But once 1 watchisl s flvA vailing rwund and roueu1 a web;A spider sitting by.ne signed and said. "Hove her so!I .bonld rejoice If bI1 shake band. arms, tbe hlnudy chasm,Andcnnwandpractic IteConeilUtion sliun "That .older .aid to ve.I Iia.Ved out of the window,A bini w.. tfuttrring roundJut where a Ku Klnx copperheadLaj coilr,! up n the ground.He milrl a smile and unflly said-Forget tberat,-aaid be.II. wurllsHit hate, and by gone feuds)-And bsun to practice KeConcilaliou ii,inAnd come and talk with me."Just then the Br went bulling by;She kked luck aa .be went.And laughed -ti...l hie, td .pider, IlVm t humbug worth a rent.'The .Lrllrd bluebird, piping loud,sire.1 high int.. a trie.T. ttihi. ,M J,J,nov ;,(,- .j,. ,ongi.I eoni your bogn, Ro.tonciluti.ii atiunVou can't play that on me VX ain't no politicianBut then it .tt of eeniTot, twd fur men of -,. t belook In by .hal.l.y chrnwiThey know lew than a rly or hintr bug or burohU-Uc.W ho don t detect beneath the maskThe meaning of the Ko.Concilunion atlonOfJ.tI,xd. JJoracei;.CEOOK WILLIAM Cl'RTia.of agt: eSw' " ' V1 forty-eight.i.w..?i.r!ii :...M "- of that remarkable)earsCOIIlpic,,n,Kiy of brilliant n, anT "Z.?!"eil the BrookI-.li-ti. ... 1 " .7 .a.r-Kami project seem, tVu """n,I- lb? Vrookevery ) ouug man of genin. of Vlu?!,""a"''i ,i,,IIn,Fann he siient iol,7o .....'." 'S- At Brook-- Ku",-U Sill 111 I lis. ...:i;.uuen &: rr,rtjr ,rut to Conc..r,VMi ' Vl.al!n.kl-ar;n".7''"emust nave strongly millifts. Thence he weut Iwas nimwi as miicii as lirook Ian.. tl10 honv(rooms llilnni. I,,. n.I.I... I.. . . . .S'Pl......... ........ ,,,, ,ntruic in .o.icoril he liv.eilwitha farmer anil took part regularly in tbeordinary farm work. At 0110 time ho and hisbrvther cultivated .1 small farm on their own account. This epistsln shows how open the im-1pressiblo v ouug man was to the ideas of his time.It was the day of pastorial tastes the time iuwhich the tilling of thu soil was believed to bothe most healthful, tho most delightful, thomost intellectual, and almost the only dignifiedempl)uieiit of a human being. It is probable,turnover, lhat the idealism or those days of Conconl and The Dial, did not effect Mr. Curtis sostrongly as it did his brother, and others of thatcircle of enthusiastic )oniigineu who were moreorlcvsswa.vcd by Eiiimrrsoii and Margaret Fuller, and who, in their turn have excited so powerful an influence on the intellectual growth ofthe country. Mr. Curtis went abroad in IrMfl,tr.ivelliugand stud) ing in Lurorw fnrnlsiut four3 ran. On his return ho published his "XiinXotesof a Howadji," in whith there is that combination of a delicate humor .villi a perfect graceof expression so characteristic ofall his writings.Tlie hook still holds its place in the very tintrank of mirks of travel, as does its immediatesuccessor, "Tbe lltmailji in Syria." Like so many ntlier of our brilliant journalists, hn servedfor a while upon the staff of the XritSssr, writingthe lettere from tho various watering places,now contained in the volume called "Lotus-Kat-ing."In the autumn of l,, Putnam's Monthlywas commenced, and its projectors naturallyturned for help to the 3 ouug writer whose reputation was rising so rapidly. Mr. Curtis wrote aseries of humorous articles for Putnam's, underthe tithi of "Our Best Society," better knuwunow by their later name, "The Potiphar Papers." The richness of the humor, the keennessof the satire, the freshness of the vein, and theoriginality of the author's treatment, at ouco att rait isl attention, ami thu articles had so mnenrto do with the inrly popularity of the magazine.Later iu the hislor) of Putnam's Monthly, Mr.Curtis was our of its owners, and lost all his private fortune w lieu it failed. His "Prno and I "was made up from contributions to this magazine. But long before Putnam's ceased to exist,ho had lieguii lhat series of contributions to Harfier's Magazine which he has now continued foratmnt nineteen years, (lerhaps 'the longest continned and certainly oue of the best sustainedseries of magazine papen known in tho historyof periodical literature. The "Xocto" of Wilson lasted thirteen vears, bnt for nearly twentyyears the "Kasy-Chair" of Harticr's Magazinehas treated of every topic oftho time, never flagging in brilliancy, never failing in courage, never lacking in gissl humor aiid"fuinicss. Mr. Curtis is also the principal vv riter of the editorials oftfarpei't BVtly, ami whatever oun miy think ofhis opinions-, his dignity and ability are alwaysauiuiraiiie. , ir these were not ruoiigii, tuereapean now a series of biters iu Harper llaztxarcalled "Manner L'hiii the I.'oad," which are soevidently in the style of I he "Howadji," thatthey have Im-.u universally set down to his creditIn tbe iniilst of this busy literary life, Hr. Curtistiuds tinw to lecture exteiisivrly and of alltho l)ceiiuf lecturers in regarded as one of tbemost hiiisheil orators. He is not so aggressiveas Phillips, nor so erudite as Sumucr, but be ismore relnicd aud xilished than either. To tWshe adds a keen and active interest in nationalpolitic, aud is the head of llie civil commission.He is also an earnest advocate of various refirrms,' ami w as very early a promoter of theinnvriiirnt ilr favor of woman's suffrage. Yet allthe progressiveness of his opinions is temperedby a conservatism of method; he is progressive.f bsit only aggressive withiu limits; he is a man ofprogress but more, a man of culture and reCuinent. It is pleasant to Iw able tn add, that in all thatgoes to make purity amrgeutlemanlinr of character, bis private life is entirely worthy of hispublic career. Heart k and Home.Is Ms address at tlie funeral of Profi Morse,the Key. Dr. Adams thns describes the last daysof the deceased: "Ton remember a shoit timeago he was occupied with others of our fellowcitizens iu acts of attention to a distinguishedrepresentative of tbe royal house of Kussia-Atthe holy communion of this church next ensuing,an occasion iu which fur domestic and personalreasons he felt an extraordinary interest, at theclose of the service he approached I me with morethan usrtal warmth and pressure of the band, andwith a beaming countenance said; 'O, this issomething Isjtter aud greater than standing before pnucesf His-pielr had the simplicity ofchildbwsl. His household will never forget thepnnty and heartiuess of his devotions. Whenids luotbcr Sidney lt Christmas died, he beganto die also. Through fear of ixciting alarm andgiving distress to bis own household, he did notspeak so much to them as to some others of hisexiiccted departure, but he used to say familia--Ij10 some with whom be was ready to converseniMiu this snbject: 'I love to be studying theGuide Bsk oi the country to which I am guing;I wish to know more and loots alxmt it.' A fewila)s belbse his decease, ill tit privacy of bischamber, I spoke to him of the great goodness ofGod to hint iu his remarkable tile. 'Yes; sogwal ' was the quick response; 'aud tbe bestpart of it all is yet to come.' Though sparedmore than eO years, he saw none of the intirmitics of sgr, either of mind or body."AGekhax professor has made a curious computation aa to the powers of memory of PJ"aud tbe amount off force he brings to bear in bisperformances. Hearing Kubiustein at a concertwhere he played wholly from aemorr.he counted the note, and found tbem to to ttWW J" . "aggregate. The PtTU oruftbDaawcr- "Descent of Han" 1Mb 1 tratvsfcSdinto the Kussian liwgiah-.e,to itawAliW;iUthat by scratching deep enmj,k Asprst-ySwec something eea tayoad 4bT.Ii.l,",?"f """"y ablest of journalists, or EngMr i,.i. .. "Vs"Mr- Oeorgo illiaiu Curtis.arv 2-.. v...,a. u isirii i,. i.. r ,, ... 2ff7e9595c
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