The Victoria Advocate. (Victoria, Tex.), Vol. 30, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 27, 1876 Page: 1 of 4
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Sutoria iáiocatf.
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0u r U*i\lUtr fot
JOLI WO.H K,
A' W.iWMMil n \\ el T. *«
AU Wetk M* Vf an.l Promptly Cteeated at
Liriag X iiej. i. iiiiuu.
A!l Job Work Cash on Delivery. X
Buy your
DRY- GOODS
AND
CLOTHING
„
A. & S. LEVY'S.
*
TH^
Everybody
fhould fall At
A. & S. LEVY'S
jji:\-trri;n to rn'$ .ti;///rr/.rr/ta/. Á.vfí stock hatstxu /\ti-:iti:srs of sorrn wi:sri:n \- tsxas.
VICTORIA. TEXAS.JHpRSDAY. JULY 27, 1870.
Dress Coodt
Tirtirin $tlror,rtf.
!A ©EMOcnATT'- JOtir.NAL,
i mtu-urn WTKIT,
>a
! $2.50, Colo, Par Anrmm.
! The oolx i «ir >" ynbltife ft In Wiaorin
Count* ihe h ' t th Z '«* ibcfc(W«lU ">•
temí ut SwuUweelM-u Ti-* .
Book ul M P.tottae dot. Iv ta
L « ww.r.
'Ml Job Work Cash. o:. 's?;vsry.
PROFESSIONAL' CAROS.
B. l'BTICOLAS,
IB
A. & S. LEVY
we determined to wH
$8000 worth in the next two weeks
• To do this.
Everything will te Sold
í Below its Cost.
VICTOltlA BVSIXESS CAKDS.
j. m. nitowxkos. ke.icn'ic min i: ,
jJIiOWNKON & CO..
.Inu,
OlfeeinhU building on Main etreet. second
loor. Jiy iy
W.S. CLASS. W. L. CAIXBKOES.
LASS & CALLENDER,
G
Attorneys at Law,
....Tma,
Will practice la the cbuntiea of Victoria, Cnl-
houu, J«toH, DeWitt, (."liad, Refugio, San
l1 !rielo and Nuece*. Also in the Supreme and
Federal Coturte.
Supre"
Jíy «0-ly.
S.C.MCXET,
J^ACKEY & STAYTON.
Attorneys at Law,
VictoriaamdCUntoa, Traits
• St
Jiy
la aay coarte In the Stat* wken
"rroty,
rjHAS. F. CARSNER,
Attorney at Law,
Will practice la Ike court of Victoria and ad'
Jolalac eoaalie*. Jiy tOly.
gTOCKDALE 4 PROCTOR,
Attorneys at Law,
la Court* of the Mata,
al tiU...to , truly
J)R. J. B. P. JANUARY,
Practicing Physician,
Correspondents:
DOXXEI.I,, I.AWSOS A CO.. Sow York;
STATE NATION.VI. BASK, Xe« Orlcain*.
BALL, HITCHING'* A CO., Üalveslo .
J. H. KAYMON1 * CO., Austin. jy«0ly
ill. UTI. MT. Utl. o. A. Wl
^ LEVI &.CO.,
Dealers In Exchange,
maib ........................ Victoria.
We possess unsnrna«oed facilities lor serving
the intere^ of oar mends at hoiue and abroad.
We assure them satisfaction by oar promptness
and minimum charges in attending to any busi-
ness entrusted to us. We solicit deposits and
patronage from oar friends and the public gen-
erally. Jyifiy
AEO. WILLLAMS,
1 .
Hala Straa* ...Victoria, Tom.
MagiriWuHnhut,
Consignments Solicited.
Jiy iy-
0 F. MALITZ,
Retail Grocer
Xwrtka BrUfa, Victoria, tnaa.
Cigars, Wine, Tobacco,
TonfectionerTe
Jamais,
K.-irlv love is swift ami j;..l.I.-n ;
1'uial anil 1,'oU^h I,,". |MMi'luilH O,
Uui "lis liitlloucii In tin-oliii-n
UwMeu moonlight «I romance.
Onoa lu rip,' aureihffcoutttl uie,
Briiului with the bird* ol May—
By til* ruins which surround mo.
It shall charm no more—Jamais!
Once I felt the blue above thee.
Peri—peojilcil by thine url—
But 'twas death in lije to love thee.
Woman of the diamond heart!
Thoil bast cursed the sky with ashes,
Made its constellation* gray.
While the wind gust roar ami gnashes.
Dirges sing to the night—Jamais!
I was ricii In pure affection,
Passions chastened and alert;
But my rival had perfection
In the opulence ot dirt.
He but wooed thee to deceive thee.
Won thee only to betray—
Shall that shadow' ever leave thee?
Never, while I live—Jamais!
Time Is iust anil fates surrender—
Come like chrism and myrrh to me;
He is quelled in coffined splendor,
Hearsed in marble mimicry.
I—though pallid years have chilled me,
Thrust my stature In the day*;
But the voice that erst has thrilled me.
Thrills no more—Jamais! Jamais!
Though with purpose unbenightrd.
Though with Intellect unshorn—
Still mv spirit, cashed and blighted.
Bleeds bovoml.its battled morn; ,
Shriveled deserts, demon-haunted.
M-irk the havoc of the fray;
But thnt spirit, still undaunted.
Bends to thee—Jamais! Jamáis!
Woman, I shall stand beside thee,
As a nh jntom in the way;
While I scorn I shall deride thee
With this requiem of Jamais!
Sleep; hHt thorns shall pierce thv pillow,
Wake; but spectral shapes of clay.
Flocking from tin- clouds and billon-.
Scourge thee with Jamais! Jamais!
FROM COLFTTOVILLE.
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QHA8. USAGE,
md Conveyancer,
MM In ■afUik, German,
J)R.Í R. THURBEB,
0, |1ATIVS DSMTIST
IUo(M«tMMMilt Houaa, Victoria, Ttxu.
v POR8CH, M. D.,
German Shysidab.
Bir55l¥MBliPhaWifiiirw strsot
jir aoiy.
1 i
Q tUHBEBG t CO..
,awm«tes apa Repaiters,
tí ' a C ® ' "1
6di aul Silver Smith.
«■"•"•A VkMs
reealml at
"-laadet
S* ««r
^ T. SE^GELE,
wwuciWBnior
TU Ml SHEET IRON WARE.
SUm ni Bona mm Goofs,
'E32Ü T
QHAS. Rl'STON,
WfeeetwrighT aid Blidsnltl,
«JJJJWMHII* Tar— raeeeaehle.
^ MELCHOIR,
Sn^SpuiteKiilFtiil ,
Victoria, Texas.
Special attention paid ta baggy painting and
paper hanging. All work done with neataese
anil die patch, and uUi faction guaranteed.
Teriaa moderate. Jiy 90 ly
J^ONE STAR
EiiiBHISESilM.
JOS. PYLES A CO., Proprietors.
To this bar, which has recently been retttted,
wilb choose liquor-, wines andlieer, Havana and
domestic cigars, the proprietors take especial
pleasure in inviting their trlenda and the pub-
lie. New billiard tables ol the oelebrated rie-
lan * CoUender manufacture. Polite and at-
tentive bar keepers always in attendance. Jiy -30
yiCTORIA
Steam Kills,
F. E. SIBLEY, Proprietor.
' Hear*. B, Dafot Victoria.
Fresh Heal and Grits.
lnlerlrtBtlolroiftlliitftr.
TERMS MODERATE FOR CASH. JyMy
Jl1 REDE RICH ALLNOCH,
. Victoria.
Haa an baad a splendid assortment of Had
dlery and Haraass ol kia own make, which Is a
guarantee that It Is o| the best quality. He U
prepared to Ml ocders at his cuatomere lor any
thing la kir line. jyMy
J^IVEBY,
Feed and Sale Stable,
W. J. STAFFORD, Proprietor.
fiarse, fed br the day, week or meat*. Bag
gtae, ambalaaoee aad saddle boreea aheava <>■
hand to let at moderate terms. jyMy
gHARKEY HOUSE,
i Uaa Sanaa, Vtetaria. Taaaa.
B. r. COLE, Proprietor.
i rbarge of Ibis laag aad
, aad will devote ble per-
iMeaUoa to He maaagvmeut. Uoodmomi
vary best fare, wliK ampin accommoda
Haae, wUI be (ftrcn to the traveling public. A
liberal afeara of patniaage eoHcltcT Jiy
Wetlher—Crops — Fourth of lair-
Granee Aulversarf—A Bloody Har-
der—Horse Stealing.
TUe weather is dry and hot, with
a shower of rain occasionally.
Cotton picking commenced on the
12th of June. The crops
The Shoepocfc, Queen and Cheatham,
cotton are overload with bolls, and
will yield over a bale to the acre.
The cotton stalks are generally from
four ta flve feet high. Potatoes need
more rain, as in many places the
vinls are dying out. There are hut
few wild grapes found, and most of
our farmers will not make any wine
this year. Peaches are small and few,
bnt we have plenty of watermelons
and musk-hielons which are delicious.
The cultivated grapes in the gardens
are large an^ sweet, and the vines
are hanging fufi of them. Thanks to
the Lord fodder-pulling is over, but
the cotton is yet to be managed.
Near 100 degrees of heat in the shade
and 10 to 12 more in the SOB Is a lit-
tle too much of a good thing.
Is it not to be considered madness
to dance at this season of the year?
Yet the young folks must have their
fun, and the old ones like to have a
little of it too. The Fourth of July
was such a pleasant day with us that
it will be long remembered. "King
shooting'* commenced at 2 o'clock,
p. m. Mr. Frank Beck made the
master, shot, centre,-and received the
premium of five dollars and the dec-
oration as king. This is the second
time Mr. Bedc has filled the position
in the Schutxen. His Royal Higness
invited the whole company to take
some beer with him, which none of
course refused. Near dark the hall
was nearly deserted, but at early
candle light the wagons and riders
came from all sides. The string band
played and the happy couples danced
add perspired, drinking warm lager
beer and lemonades to cool( ?> them-
selves otf. Day was dawning when
the last was played and all went home
Many got home for the cow-pen, oth-
ers for fodder-pulling, and some
young ladies to handle the washboard
all day. A sour herring and a day's
rest would have suited them much
better. I
On the 26th of June the Grange
celebrated hér anniversary with a fish-
firy and -pic-nic. Rev. C. M. Pierce
delivered the address. In the after-
noon a number of farmers and stock-
raisers «unused themselves with shoot-
ing at the target. The prises wen a
beef divided into five (Marta, of which
Mr. Tobe Reeves got four. The beer
gave out by about ft o'clock, when all
went home well pleased with the en
joymca'.
Ou Sundays the farmers start for
one fttnn, a grand round ia thus made
in the settlemt nt. There is gene rail)
a keg1 or two of Victoria beer put up,
and enough of coffee, cakes, pies,
watermelons, etc., for a regiment.
After coffee the tables, chaira and all
movable furniture are carried to the
25 Per Cent. Cheaper
i
Than Ever Sold Before,
AT
. v. \ i,: V";
A. & S. LEVY'S.
galleries, one takes tllC accordion fUlil
there llicv go..' "That's the way
the moil, v goes. i««pgo the wfaael.
At about !Wfl the party l.ireuka Up
and all go home to tend to the tow
and poultry. Such innocent enjoy-
ments arc recreating to the' farmers,
their wives and the young folks, they
are therefore highly commendable.
•Our festivil ies arc remarkably quiet,
Germans and Americans mix up, and
the greatest harmony prevails among
them, and those who are not wanted
in the company voluntarily utay away,
as they feel they do not belong to us.
All the ij-iod frlhm'*( .') are .at home
agaiiv One of them was killed on
Wednesday or Thursday last week at
the place of Mr. Fred. Meyer, near
the mouth of Ilog creek, in Uoliod
county. The circumstances I hear
were as follows? The deceased,
whose name is W. O. Stiles, has been
livihg with Bill Davidson. On the
evening Stiles was killed, he came to
Meyers' and asked for , sup]k-r and
permission to stay until the moon
would rise. This was granted. When
lie: started aliout a dozen shots were
tired,Meyers thinking Sides was firing,
cried out, "to quit shooting, as he
would scare his mules." The uext
morning Meyers found the horse, and
not far from it the dead body of Stiles,
who, no doubt, had been killed by the
first shot. The imprints of a half
dozen pair of knees were noticed on
the ground, which shows that he was
waylaid by a gang of men. Stiles
rode a good saddle which it is sup-
posed he had stolen iu Goliad.
Horse stealing is practiced again,
Mr. Chas, l'robandt having lost a work
horse out of his pasture on Monday
and several others arc reported
Smilin'd Valley, July 18, 1876.
É0170R Advocate It is with in-
finite satisfaction we bail the resur-
rection of the Advocate—rising phue-
nix like out of its ashes—Springing
into existence again after
come through the fire, which process
so much enhances the value of gold—
may it be so with the Advocate to its
numerous readers. Duiing the brief
period of its absence, the want of it
was much felt, happening just when
these stirring events were taking
place: The centennial celebrations;
the St. Louis and Cincinnati nomina-
tions for President of the United
States. The Fourth of July has pissed
into history, but the issue of the nom-
inations have yet to be fought—is-
sues of very great moment which are
stirring the very foundations of so-
ciety throughout this whole continent,
for no greater event than the election
of the next President has taken place
in the history of this great republic
since the Declaration of Independence
but again the Advocate has buckled
on its armour and fallen into line to
do battle for the cause it so zealously
advocates, the result of which deeply
concerns every individual, young and
old, rich and poor, who has bis coun-
try's interests at heart.
Sir, accept congratulations. May
the Advocate in its new unifonn and
with renewed vigor, continue ig be in
the future as in the past, a terror to
evildoers, the fierce foe of a cor-
rupted and demoralized national gov.
eminent, and not say "hold, enough"
till that den of plunderers have been
lashed out of their lair and punished
according to their merits. The reign
of power torn from their grasp and
banded over to honest sterling men
who will redeem our country from the
degraded position into which it has
been dragged, restore it* credit and
bring about a return of general pros,
perity. We know you will fight it
out on that Une if it should take all
summer. Yonra, H.
A. & S. LEVY
have the BEST assortment of
Shoes and Boats,
and their
Prices are remarkably low
gen. george A. custer.
v -
Briet Synopsis of a llrllllant Career-.-
Tile hero of SUty tuvuiry ttUKUgc-
uieuts.
* rom the Dotaoit Free Press.
George Armstrong Custer was born
December 6, Ifl.'iil, iu New Rumley,
Harrison county, Ohio. Ill 1H*i2 lie
came to Monroe to attend the Young
Men's Academy, where he received
instruction for two years, prepara-
tory to entering West Point. Dur-
ing his youth he showed unmistaka-
ble preferences for the romantic, in
life, and frequently expressed (he
most intense admiration for great
military heroes, and his determina-
tion to become a soldier and carve
out for himself a brilliant future. In
1857 lie was appointed to a cadetship
at West Point by Hon. John A. Bing-
ham, then a Representative in Con-
gress from the District of which Har-
rison county formed part, and now
United States Minister to Japan. lie
entered West Point in June of thnt
year, and graduated in 1801. After
graduation Custer was assigned to
service as second Lieutenant of Com-
pany G. Second Cavalry, then under
command of Major I tines Pal-
mer. with Gen. McD >well. He re-
ported at Washington, and was intro-
duced to Gen. Scott, by whom he
was asked whether he would prefer
active service to instructing the vol
untcers, when the future dashing
cavalryman replied that he would
prefer to go to his regiment. Gen.
Scott was very favorably impressed
with the young lieutenant, and in
trusted him with important official
dispatches to Gen. McDowell, nt that
time commander of the principal Fed-
eral ariuy in the field—a compliment
which (¿uster keenly appreciated. He
arrived at the camp of Gen. McDowell
the evening lH-fore the battle of Bull
Run, and after delivering his dis^
dispatches and concluding his busi-
ness at headquarters, started out in
quest of his regiment, found it, took
bis place with his company, and par-
ticipated in the battle of"the new tenant-colonel by brevet.
—1 1. al. a 1. & baa. á A 1 x - wa« la e a ra,. . . . * ■ m
dnjre >yWn tli o rot rpat begau his
eómpanj' anrl another of cavalry, and
a section of artillery, commanded by
Captain Arnold, came under the per-
sonal direction and control of Col.
Heintzelman, and were the last organ-
ized bodies of Union troops to retire
across Bull Run. He was employed
having'-n ^cfcnse of Washington, and
absent on sick leave from October
I, 1861, to February, 1862. He
served on the sftttf of Gen. Kearney,
and was aid-de-camp to General
McClellan during the campaign on
the peninsula and in Maryland, be-
having in every engagement with
great gallantry. When McClellan
was relived Custer become a personal
aid to Gen. Pleasaiiton, and shortly
afterward was made Brigadier Gen-
eral of volunteers and assigned to the
command of the famous Michigan
cavalry brigade, the men of which
were justly proud of him as a leader.
Custer shared in the distinction won
by that brigade at Gettysburg and in
the other memorable engagements in
which it took part. He participated
in every engagement of the Army of
the Potomac except thnt before Fred-
ericksburg, and, while ^ connected
with that army, bad no less than nine
horses shot tinder him. In 1864 he
A traveler staying over night with
a Texan former whose estate was
miles and miles in extent, said to
him: '4Yon must have begun lif<-' very
early to accumulate such an estate as
this." "Yea," replied the farmer,
"I began life when I was amere
baby."
Detroit sees this from the Chicago
Jmrnal, and goes one roan better,
via: "Seven hundred and forfv nioe
full-grown men sit on the Chicago
docks and fish for half-grown w
every day. And yet the times don t
improve."
The centennial plan for
horse-car conductors honest Is to Ore
off a small cannon after the rcccp 'on
of each fare. '
was appointed major-general of vol-
unteers. He was audacious in his
bravery, aud under Shtridan
in the Shenandoah Valley, at all
places where he could be of servi.-e
with hU cavalry, he was foremost in
the fight. Altogether he took part
in more than sixty cavalry engage-
ments, and won great admiration for
his dash and bravery. Gen. -Sheri-
dan was greatly attached to hiut,
and valued his services highly, as
was shown in his presentation sonic
years since to Mrs. Custer of the ta-
ble on which were signed the terms
of the surrender of Lee's army, with
the remark in the letter accoinpany
the present that "no person was more
instrumental in bringing about this
result than your most gallant hus-
band." Custer, while a cavalry-
commander, never lost a gun or
color, and captured more guns, col-
ors and prisoners than any other com-
mander of an equal force duriitg the
war. After the close of tlie rebellion
he was on duty in Texas and Ken-
tucky- He was mustered out of the
volunteer service February 1, 1866,
and received a commission a lieuten-
ant colonel in the regular, army in
July 1866. In 1867 he was ordered
with his regiment, the Seventh Cav-
alry, to the plains, and participated
in the expedition of Gen. Hancock
against the Indians. _ He has 'ticen
on frontier duty most of the time
since. In 1873 he was second in
command of the Yellowstone expedi-
tion, under Gen. D. S. Stanley.
While on this expedition the cavalry
under his immediate command had
several engagements with the Indiana,
in all of whi.-h be was sitcce s ul. lie
snlweqiientlv made an exploration of
the Black Hills region, and brought
back glowing reports of the mineral
wealth of that hitherto unexplored
region. In the expedition organized
under the command of Brigadier
General Terry, agninst the Indians,
General Custer commanded the Scv
enth Cavalry, which was the advance
of the expedition, ml it was wliiic
15,000 Yards
Sea Island Cotton
Fifteen Yards for $1.00.
Sixteen yards Choicest Calico (or $1.00.
Nice Dre a Goodi at XOr.
AIX AT
A. & S. LEVY'S.
engaged on this expedition that he
met his death. At the time of his
death be was the senior lientenant-
culuiicl iu IUc I ttyulry *ei®*ce. He
has written u i^ook, '-Life, on the
Plains," and the Gcttary for sev-
eral months post has contained
very graphic sketches written by him,
the last of which thus far published
treats of "Battling with the Sioux on
the Yellowstone." The General took
little part in politics. He was a del-
egate to the Philadelphia Convention
in 1866 and also to the Soldiers'
Convention at Cleveland. Aside from
these he has never participated in po-
Hti-al conventions of any kind. He
came to Washington in March last in
obedience to "a subpoena f.om the
Committee on Expenditures in the
War Department and gave testimony
in the Belknap case, telling what he
knew and had heard of the manner
in which post-traderships had been
peddled out.
In 186-1 Gen.. Custér was married
to Miss Libbie, daughter of Hon.
Daniel S. Bacon, of Monroe. His
liidow Is ¡it present living at Fort
At A. & S. LEVY'S,
500 imported Corsets
AT
%
Forty Cents.
Sold everywhere at SI 25
A. AS.LÍTA'Y
arc eMat
Abraham L^coln. Gen. Custer's your interview in the Commercia'."
HAYES EXPLAINS HIS LETTER.
A* Genesis of Principle that Meets with
Opposition In the Fam'ly Circle—An
1 111 [ere-tintr Conversation Chronicled
l>.N a lluuvxtcr Vudvr tt*« llr^uLfunt
Tabic.
[From the Now York World.]
"Rnthy, dear," said Mrs. Hayes
this morning to her husband nt break-
fast, as she unfolded the Ohio Stafe
Journal, which, next to the World, is
her favorite newspaper, "so your let-
ter of acceptance has come out?"
"Has it, iny love/' replied the
Governor. "Í understood thnt it
would hardly be ready before Tues-
day night."
Mrs. Haves read in silence for a
few moments, then,-with a wild sur-
prise, as it appeared to your corres-
pondent, who had with true journalis-
tic instinct, concealed himself beneath
the breakfast table, said:
"Why, Ruthy, what do you mean
by saying 'the resolutions arc in ac-
cord with my views?' You know its
well as I do that when the platform
was adopted you told me yourself that
the money plank wasn't a match with
Very Great Inducements
* '. V ' ■ TO
COUNÍIIY MEECHA1TTS.
bravery as a soldier made him otic of
the most admired of Michigan's he-
roes, while his lioble qualities as a
man caused hiin to be loved and res-
Hush! my love hush!" said the
Governor with uneasiness: "suppose
some of the servants should hear you!
What I wrote was, 'Most of the reso-
pectcd by an unusually large circle of lutions are in accord with my views, '
personnl friends, to whom his sad fate I and I suppose the printers made a
will occasion the keenest sorrow— a!mistake,"
sorrow that will be largely shared! There was silence, broken only by
in by those who only knew him by i the munching of toast, till the tea-pot
reputation as a brilliant and dashing was set down with a violence that
officer.
remarked, "and if I had that's no
reason for your kicking a bloody
chasm in mv leg."
Mrs. Hayes lifted Ihe tablecloth.
I,n,l wi'.h no exqivi-itc.lv modulate V
fcUnek. fell back tn o swoon ihut adcl^ü
r A new. charm to her expressive coun-
tenance. TJ e Governor hauled me
out by the collar.
"Who are you?"
"A reporter."
"Did you hear what I said ?"
' 'Even1 word of it."
"My dear fellow," said the Gov-
ernor,* shaking me by the hand, "the
press is the palludium of our liberties,
and the Archimedean leverthat move *
the world. I knew you were there
all the time, and Mrs. Ifaycs and I
liad nil that conversation to fool you.
A fraternal spirit of harmony should
pervade you and me at the beginning
of the second" century of our existence
as a nation that Ve may make it per-
manent as an era of good feeling and
a period of progress, prosperity and
happiness. Will you come round and
see me at he State House before you
send off your letters to The World ? •
I shall be disengaged at 5.80. You
might like to add a brief description
of Mrs. Hayes. You have an un-
usually good chance to take notes ,
now. The Herald man admired her
peculiarly when hep countenance was
lit up by rippling gleams of emotion—
a holocaust, I believe, wits the word
he used—but I myself prefer it in re-
pose."
Capt. Thomas Custer, a brother
made the table crockery jump. Then
Mr. Hayes' low, flute-liké tones, full
of the General, who was also killed in of melody as the murmur of a hidden
the engagement, was aliout thirty ¡brook, were heard.
years of age, a native of Wool eottntv, I "Rutherford, you said: 'If elected
Ohio, from which place he entered I «hall conduct the administration of
the army as private in 1862, joining the government upon these principles,
Sherman and participating in Ids and all constitutional powers vested
grand march to the sea. Gen Custer in tjie Executive will t>e employed to
had him transferred to the army of establish this reform.' Can you sit
the Potomac. He has been with the in that « hair and look me in the face
General on the plains for five or six after writing that ? Didn't you prom-
years. He held the rank of Captain about Brother Peter, and Cousin
in the regular armv, and was a lieu-¡ Webb, and your nephew Edward, and
! Jerusha's three hoys, and all the fam-
The other brother, Boston, who was 1 Hv'< What did I hear you tell to Mr.
also killed, was not a soldier, but had Schurz about Madrid? Why did Mr.
obtained perhiission to accompany Blaine telegraph you that if he had
the command on this fatal expedition, the Department of the Interior he
Lieutenant Calhoun was a resident of would not prove a dead-head in the
Cincinnati previous to the war, aud enterprise, aud to burn the letters, so
mnrried a sister of the General ubout i there couldn't be any more M "
[uligan-
to Mr.
three years since. He was a brave ing? What did you write
and gallant officer. The. . nephew. Cameron ? What did you promise to
killed was Armstrong Reed, of Mon-1 Mr. Chandler? And after all this to
roe, son of DavidReed, who had gone go and write—
to spend the summer on the plains I "But, my angel." expostulated the
with the General, and had obtained ¡ compromise candidate, "I didu't
permission to accompany the com- write it. I shall maké a point of
mand on the expedition.
telling Simon that he put thai too
strong. But these letters are mat-
ters of form, they don't mean any-
thing."
There was silence for some time
until Mrs. Hayes remarked:
til Airs. Iiayes remarked:
'Rutherford Birchard Hays, didn'
Mr. Has8aurek, editor of the Cin-
cinnati Volkublaft, the leading Ger-
man paper of that section, having
pronounced for Tilden, the stock-
holders of the paper are looking for
another editor. In an interview with you say last year that this school
a reporter, of the Commercial, Mr. question was all poppycock, and that
liassaurek s .Id: the general government had at>out as
The stockholders would out-vote mucn business to paas an aincudmeut
me, as I stand alone in my views about the school fund as it had to
among them. The Colonel [his half! declare you shouldn't cat beans on
brother, Colonel Markbrcit, Rep.] is ' Monday? And look at what you say
for Hayes, naturally enough, as they here." V
are personal friends, and he was in | "Madame," was the reply of the
the Governor's law office once. I: Governor, in a tone full of suppressed
can't surrender my views, To yield passion, "you will not understand
them up would be to stultify myself.
This ■ issue giVcB me the only oppor-
tunity of my life to come out for
principles that I have always advo-
cated. The'Democratic platform is
k masterpiece. It is a great political
speech in itself. Everything is
squarely met in it; and it is proof
that the old innn, Tilden, paralytic as
they say he is, is a great man. The
Republicans must not think that they
can drown hiih like a young kitten.
That platform meets squarely aud
proclaims boldly principles on which
I am intense, particularly the tariff
question. You see I can not con-
sistently continue in the management
of the paper without goiug back on
my entire record. I sincerely believe
that the Democratic platform pro-
claims that reform that I have always
wished for.
Mr. Hassaurek intends a visit to
Europe, but will make thiee or four
speeches in support of Tilden and
Reform licfore he leaves.
Phrenology and physiognomy but
express half-truths in advance of a
completer and more comprehensive
science thnt shall include the entire
physical structure as an index to
character. Every portion of the hu-
man frame is expressive of some feat-
ure of the soul within. Beauty is
more than skin deep. There is a
significance in the provincialism
which applies to the word "ugly" to
character as well as facial contour.
How suggestive is the gait, the car-
riage of the head and shoulders, the
motion of the hands as to the temper
and disposition. • !
The New York Sun says: "We re
ceive letters asking what is Governor
Tilden's religion, and we tell Onr cor-
respondents aud the rest of mankind
that, it is the Christian religion : that
he is of the Presbyterian denomina
tion. and that he i as given proof of
the.sincerity of his faith by enforcing.
me. I am just as responsible for that
d—d letter t,here MrS. Hayes put her
tiny, snowy, perfectly moulded lin-
gers to her shell-like, pink-tipped
ears, ornamented with simple but
priceless solituire diamond ear-rings)
as I am for the ten commandments!
I didn't write a line of it; I hfvn't
seen it yet; I don't know what Simon
Cameron wrote about civil service re-
form ; and Sain Bard about one term;
and Judge Kelley aliout sound cur-
rency ; and Grant, who hasn't much
education or religion, or acquain-
tance with the constitution, or regard
for it, aliout the school question."
"Bnt I waut you to understand,
Madame, that, as sure us Xebuchad-
nczzer ale blue grass, if I am pusil-
unimous I do not waul to lie told so
in iny own—that is, in the State of
Ohio's own house. The prc idcntial
lightning does not often strike a man,
and it very rarely strikes a man like
ine. If you want, to re -cive company
in the White House you had better
lie prude .t. It will citily be because
you are the wife of'President Hayes."
Mrs Hayes rose to her full queenly
height and Tcplied with a clear, me-
tallic voice, like the tinkling of a bell
iu fronty weather:
"And if ever you get to the White
The New York Herald of the 7th is
unusually severe in its strictures ou
the President. To him it attributes
the bloody Indian war with which the
covyjtrv is saddled, and the death of
Gen. Custer is fastened upon him in
this strong and expressive language:
"Grant's malign infltKMt is as
evident in the conduct of the hostili-
ties as it was in the creation of the
war. At the outset he did what lay
in his power to degrade and dishonor
the distinguished officer who is the
most brilliant victim of the butchery,
and thereby to dishearten to some
degree every other soldier. Ctist cr
was called to testify before a commit-
tee of Congress. It was r.ot even
optional whether he should appear —
he could not help it. Before that
committee he told what he knew of
certain transactions involving the
President's personal friends, and that
in the White House was regarded as
the unpardonable sin. and the gal-
lant soldier was deprived of his com-
mand. Because he told the truth in
a matter of public concern he wr.s
made to feel the ^rrnth of the risr
whose sworn duty It was to opoolJ
and protect him in that course.'
The Zil-i-Sultan of Persia, though
only thirty-six years "of age, is one of
the most eminent financiers Ttf the
East, and collects a very large per
cent. oC Ihe taxes imjiosed on the
proviucShe governs. At Shiraz. in
winter mine, he applied a pair of im-
raensejRoUKcrs stuffed with snow to
defaulters, with the Jiappiest
it, and has treated confirmed of- ,
iiders by setting them neck-deep iii
ylinders of brick and pouring liquid
plaster round them.
Circumstantial evidence: "Circum-
stances alter cases, you know,'.' re-
marked a Scotch lawyer to an old
farmer client. "Verm true, sir," re-
plied the fanner, "nnd cases alter
circumstances as well; for, man. I
mind when ye were young and had
but few cases, your circumstances
were na ower braw"
'r.
This is the way the Nevada Tribune
records a suicide: "A Dayton Chi-
nawoman (uame unimportant) com-
mitted a rash -act upon herself night
before Inst, nnd liow sits on the .rig lit
hand of Confucius. A «OrtHICí* njttiy
will deliberate upon the matter ti>-
day—as a matter Of form and out of
respect to the law."
Science has taken a new direction.
Gen. Pleasauton holds that the reason-
why a man and his wife fall out and
chide and tight is because their elec-
tricities have become the saine.
When the man gets drunk he becomes
a woman, aud grows quarrelsome
over liltle things.
Above the mass of solid cement in
which is laid the cofllu of Guibord
has now been placed a mass of granite
seven feet ten inches long, three ami
one-half feet wide, and one ami three- ■
quarter feet thick, inscribed with his
/
House, it'll only be because you ore j name and the dates of hi, tleirth ami
the husband of Mrs. Hayes. Can't ,1inal interment.
attack your record? Of course not; j — .
barber s signs never cause church [ Cucumber* tn* as vigorous se-usiini
sc andals or commit murder. Cor-'- this season. A man who partook o*
respondents conic here 111 shoals awl thctu I reel t aiii lound curled otcr u
go away and write u my hack hair ¡picket fence, waiting for the judg
and boots. Rutherford B. Hayes, it
you love inn. say so, but don't step
on my toe!" . ^ ,J
Tile hair of your correspondent
rose on end in horror. The space
under a round breakfast table set for
two ia somewhat cjmunseribcd aud
ment day. and had breath enongl* to
say that he'd just as lief ««it there
a.e anywhere else.
Philadelphia RaHrfin: A Yankee,
advertising for a wifc, ««J|
^ would be well If the lady were pos-
in shilling ray position I had ijiad- sessed of a i-ompctcncy sufficient to
■
vertently " trodden on the. tiny but
exquisitely shaped foot of Mrs.
Hayes! i wheeled round suddenly
but noiselessly, and, horror of !k>r-
in the performance of his official du | rors, barked the shins of Ohio a fa--
ties, that divine commandment, Thou vorite son!
shalt not steal." ' "I didn't step near your toe ," he
secure her sgainsf excessive grief in
case of accident occurring to her
companion."
Q- f
A Texas stage coach is warranted
lo nut a ib«i Into n üvblicf ¡j;-i >
strslghtcr than nn Indian t nn1 shoot
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