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The Anti-Grant Mass Meet
ang in New York.
The New York World of the
13th comes to us filled with a glow.
ing account of the great meeting
at the Co6per Institute in New
York of the friends of the Cincin
nati movement. We make the
following extract from the pro
ceedings:
The meeting was called to order
by Hon. Ethan Allen, who said:
FELLOW-CITIZENS: As one of the
Committee who signed the call for
this immense mass meeting, as
sembled in the interest of political
purity and reform, I have the hon
or to nominate as your presiding
officei Colonel Frederick A. Conk
ling.
The nomination was enthusias
tically endorsed.
Mr. Conkling on coming forward
was greeted with three hearty
cheers. He said:
FELLOW-REPUBLICANS: We are
honored by the presence to-night
of tvto of the most distinguished
statesmen of the Republic. (Great
applause.) One of them born in
New England, and the other cra
dled on the Rhine. (Cheers.) Both
of them representativies of that
imperiai West which in all coming
time is to control the destiny of'
of our common country-Lyman
Trumbull, of Illinois. and Carl
Schurz, of Missouri. (Prolonged
cheering.) It is hardiy necessary
for me to say that throughout the
length and breadth of the land the
names of both are associated with
the defense of constitutional liber
ty and of the rights of local self
government, with the restriction
of delegated power, and with the
firm and unfaltering advocacy of
the rights of the masses. [Ap
plause.] In view of the near al)
proach of the Presidential eiection
they have consented to leave their
places in the Senate of the United
States for the purpose of address
ing us, not upon the dead issues
of the past, but upon the living
issues of the hour. [Applause.]
I am a ware that you have come
together not to listen to me but
to hear them. Thanking yon,
then, for the honor of being se
lected to preside over this vastas
sembly, 1 await the further pleas
ure of the meeting. %
The following list of vice presi
dents and secretaries was read by
Mr. Allen. and elected unanimous
ly.
[Here follows a list of about 220
vice presidents and 134 secreta
ries.]
Senators Schurz and Trumbull
now came upon the platform, and
their appearance was the signal
for long-continued cheering.
Professor Theo. G. Glaubensklee
then read the following resolu
tions:
THE PL ATFORM.
A DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES HELD~
BY NEW YORK REPUBLICANS WHO
FAVOs THE CINCINNATI CONVEN
TION.
We believe that the political ac
tion of individuals and conventions
should be left free from the influ
ence of political patronage; that
business men should not, underj
the fear of unjust offcial interfer-1
ence with their affairs, be com
pelled to pay tribute for political
purposes.
We believe that public offces
are, or should be, created for pub.
lic convenience, and not as re
wards for partisan services nor~
for personal aggrandizerr.ent ; that
the acts of officials should be con
fined within the strict letter of the
law~ s creating such offcials.
We believe that the triumph ofl
Republican principles is of para
mount importance to the country,
and that the success of those prin
ciples in the approaching national
election does not depend on any
one individual.
We believe that the prosperity
of the country demands thorough,
radical, and immediate reform in
all departments of the public ser
vice, eivil, military, and naval;
and that the 'one term principle'
for the Presidential offie will con
duce more to that end than any
other measure.
New York, April 12, 1872.
Next came the able speech of
Senator Trumbull:
Mr. Greeley then arose and ap
proached the speaker's stand. He
was loudly cheered. Mr. Greeley:
said:
GENTLEMEN-ef orPe hearing~
General Schurz, we have a letter
from Senator Fenton and some
other propositions to p)resent to
you, which Mr. Ethan Allen will
now read :
Mr-. Allen then read the follow
ing resolution :
Resolved, That a committee of
twenty-five be appointed by the
chairman of this meeting for the
purpose of taking such measures
h as are required to promote the
om-~:inciples read this even ing d uring
nAe comning Presidential campaign.
.-The resolution was unanimously
e following letter was then
-Irem Scnator Fentn:
COMMITTEE OF FINANCE, f'
U. S. SENATE, v
Washington, April 11, 1872. v
DEAR -SIR:-I cannot be with ti
you to-morrow night, but I deem i
it my duty to say that the move- st
ment for reform and purity of d
government in the State and nal w
tion, and also to secure at the head g
of affairs a Republican statesman, a
trained in Republican ideas, has h
my cordial sympathy. It is a ne- v
cessity of the hour. I say this as r;
a Republican, anxious for the suc- g
cess of honest government and the )
revival offraternal feelig through. b
out the country. tl
Very truly, 'sl
R. E. FENTON. n
Col. Frederick A. Conklin, New ti
York.
The letter was greeted with T
loud applause.
The following were appointed a
committee of twenty-five, under
the resolutions last named:
Sinclair T3usey, Ira 0. Miller, s
Ernest Kracko-xizer, Gen. F. T. Locke, I
Geo. P. Bradford, Hartwig Gerche, i
W. R. Stewart, Chas T. Polhanus,
Charles Althof, Henry Merz,
Charles T. Blake, Dr. F. W. Howe,
Fred. A. Conkling, Ethan Allen, d
T. Glaubensklee, J. N. Hegeman, v
Wm. H. Raynor, Henry D. Lloyd, w
F. J. Fithian, Arnold Taenzer, n
Samuel Sinclair, Gee. H. Vancleft, S
Dr. Adolph Kessler, R. C. Anthony, m
Peter Cook.
Next came the brilliant speech 3
of Senator Carl Schurz.
Mr. Greeley was called for and A
made some remarks.
THE LIBERAL REPUBLICAN MEETING
IN NEW YORK.
This was unquestionably one of
the largest and most enthusiastic t
political demonstrations ever held b
in New York City, but its purpose t
and effect are viewed differently 1
from the stand point occupied by t
the parties represented by the t
leading New York journals. The
views of these journals may be
gathered from the manner of the a
announcement of the "great meet- T
ing" to their readers on the follow- in
inc morning
The People Awake!-The Great
est Meeting ever held in Cooper
Institute-The Fight against Cor
o ~ at
ruption-Grant's Rotten Adminis- ,,
tration Emphatically Condemned
-Ringing the Alarm Bell-Pow
erful Speeches f r o m Senators
Trumbull and Schurz-Patriotic a
Letter from Governor Fenton- a
Senator Trumbull's Scathing De
nunciation of Robeson's Frauds- io
Grant's Shameless Usurpations
Honest Words that will Ring e
Throughout the Nation.-New t
York Sun. ti
New York anti-Grant-Im- i
mense Mass Meeting at the Coop.
0 Op
er Institute-First Gun of the
Campaign-Emphatic Protest A
gainst Centralization and Corrup- h
tion-No more Nepotism-Elo- .
quent Speeches by Senators Ly
man Trumbull, of Illinois, and
Carl Schurz, of Missouri-Thea
Metropolis Responds to the West. t
-New York World.
The Presidency-Anti-Adminis. tI
tration mass meeting at the Coop
er Institute-The "one term" ad
vocated-Senators Trumbull and
Schurz en the Presidential ram-r
page-The soreheads in council- a
The Cincinnati Convention and h
what is to come of it-Letter from
Senator Fento'n-Bitter Den uncia- I
tion of President Grant by the
Peripatetic Senators-Speeches,
resolutions, &c.-K. Y. Herald.
Democratic allies-Gathering of
office-seekers and Copperheads at
Cooper Institute--Trumbull,Sehurz
and Greeley on Liberal Republi- b
canism-Declarations of principles p
of the Cincinnati Convention- r4
Resoluatione adopted-Letter fr-om 0
Mr. Fenton.-.N. Y. Times. ti
THE BAY STATE ORAcLE.-GRANT'S ~
FRIENDs TRYING TO FRIGHTEN
sUMNER FROM ATTENDING.
WAsHINGTON, April 9.b
Since it has been stated that F
Senator Sumner would be among ~
those who would attend the Cin
cinnati Convention, a studied ef-c
fort has been made by the friends '
of the administration, who main-P
tain personal relations with Mr.a
Sumner, to persuade him against b
going. The President and his
friends admit that the presence of
Sumner at the convention would
give great weight to it, and would
be likely to draw off a large num- h
ber ot the old-fashioned Abolition- a
ists, who have heretofore trained
with the Republican party, butc
who are dissatisfied with Grant. c
Sumner has been assured by these
disinterested friends that by goingq
to Cincinnati he would forever
shut the door against a return to
the party fold, and would place t
himself squarely on the other side.
Notwithstanding this it is believ- t
ed that Sumner will go and take
the consequences.s
---- h
CANVASsING FOR A COALITION. ti
WASHINGITGN, A?ril 14. S(
The Democratic memrbers of rr
Congress are consulting among ti
themselves regarding their politi
cal course in view of the Cincin
nati Conentie Some of' them ia
eely express their willingness to
>te for the nominee of that con
.ntion, provided the demonstra
on there shall give promise of
iccess, and the platform be of
ich a character that they can en
>rse it. They say that they
'ant only the enunciation of a few
aneral principles. Some of the
iti-administratiou Republicans
ave been privately exchanging
iews with them in order to ar
nge a basis of coalition. It is
-nerally agreed, however, by the'
emocrats that their course will
a governed by the National Dem
:ratic Convention whether it
iall agree to support the Cincin
3ti nominee or make a noinina
on of its own.
IE MOVEMENT IN ILLYNOIS.-DE
FECTIONS IN THE "REGULAR" RE
PUBLICAN RANKS.
SPRINGFIELD, ILL., April 9.
The State Register of to-day
Lys, editorially: An immense
iberal Republican movement is
progress in this city, and in a
w days a call will be issued call-1
g a State Convention to select
,legates to the Cincinnati Con
ention. The names to the call
ill embrace about all the promi
ant Republicans in this State.
>me of the names to this docu
ent are already on the "regular"
ill for the State Convention of
.ay 22.
Good Temperance Story.
A correspondent sends us the
llowing good speech, which, as <
le assures us, is nearly a verbal <
port of one that she heard at a
mperaneo meeting : "I have
.en thinking, since I came into
ic meeting to-night, about the I
sses I've met with since I signed
ie total abstinence pledge. I I
Il you there isn't a man in the
eiety who has lost more by
opping drink than I have. Wait I
bit till I tell you what I mean.
here was a nice job of work to be 1
the shop to-day, and the boss
dIled for me. "Give it Law,"
Lys he, "le's the best hand in
ke shop." Well, I told my wife
supper-time, and says she: 1
Why, Laurie, he used to call you
ie worst. You have lost your
id name, haven't you?" That's 1
fact, wife," says I. "And it ain't
I that I've lost in the last six
en months, either. I had pov- I
-ty and wretchedness, and I've
st them. I had an old ragged
>at and a 'shockin' bad hat,' and
me water-proof boots that let i
to wet out at the toe as fiast as I
iey took it in at the heel. I've
st them. I had a red face, a
embling hand, and a pair of
iaky legs that gave me an awk
ard tumble now and then. I
da habit of cursing and swear
g; and I've got rid~ of that. II
id an aching head sometimes,
id a heavy heart, and, worse
ian all the rest. a guilty con- I
:ience. Tbank God ! I've lost I
tem all." T hen I told my wife i
hat she bh.d lost. "You had an
d ragged gown, Mary," says I. I
A.nd you had trouble, and sor
>w, and a poor wretched home,
id plenty of heart-aches, for you I
id a miserable drunkard for a 1
asband. Mary ! Mary ! thanki
le Lord for all you and I have<
st since I bave signed the Good
tmaritan pledge !"4
Too Much Clerk.
The Times tells us that the num
r of clerks who are seeking em-1
oyment in New York to-day is
ally lamentable. Merchants and
hesare inundated by applica- 1
>na from persons thoroughly do
rving, who are reduced to the I
ost desperate straits for a bare 1
tbsistence, and as the evil is an I
creasing one, the editor thinks
eople would do well seriously to 4
~thiink themselves of a remedy." 1
rom an absurd notion that cle~rk- I
g is* considered a "genteel" oc- 1
ipation, while carpentering is I
erely work for "common peo
.e
"The clerk sat at a desk, with 1
pen behind ear, attired in 1
-oadcloth ; the carpenter work
I away on his knees in canvas 1
cket and paper cap. So mat- <
rs have gone on to this day.
ut at length everybody almost:
ts become more or less educated,
id the discovery has been made
iat in plain language, 'any fool,
in be a clerk,' while to be an<
ficient cabinet-maker requires 1
ialities by no means so easilyi
und.
The result is that the clerk
tpply is enormously in excess of
ec demand. and as a consequence
Leir salaries arec screwed down to
e lowest limits.
One way of abating this really 1
rious evil is. the editor says, by
ads of families steadily setting
eir faces against bringing their
as5 up as clerks. In the great
ajority of cases they do exactly
ie reverse.-New York Express. l
Proverb: A thorn in the bush
New York Correspondence.
I Financier's Story and its Moral
-Another Flutter in Wall Street
-A Bloody Record-An Exodus
of CrininaI4-New Books-The!
Aldine-A Monument to Shak
speare-The a"Lotu.s" Club-&c.
NEW YORK, April 1872.
While visiting a Wall Str,et
riend the other day, I witnessed
revelation of the "old, old story"
bat so often marks the sad histo
y of that locality. A fine looking
,entlcnan, well dressed, and evi
lently possessed of business tact
ind energy, came hurrying into
he office, and was accorded a pri
rate interview. The expression
)f his face betokened a world of
.are. It was the same wild, eager
ook that you will see here a thou
and times a day, when men's for
unes are trembling in the balance.
n a few moments I heard him
)leading with all the intense elo
luence of earnestness for a loan
)f a few thousand dollars, in order
,hat he might complete a railroad
:ontract in which he was then en
aIged. He had been the Superin
endent of one of the largest cor
>orations in the State-weaithy,
Lnd the companion of capitalists
Lnd statesmen. He reviewed his
mtire career to show that it was
io fault of his-no extravagance,
io unbecoming habits that had
)rought him to the verge of ruin,
Lnd then bursting into sobs that
hook the strong man to his heart,
Lnd sounded even through the
Iosed doors, he revealed the true
ause of his necessity. He had a
vife, he said, too proud to succumb
o the situation; too worldly to
urrender her costly establish
nent, her retinue of servants and
lshing style ; too hopeful to look
,hrough his eyes upon the gaunt
eality. lie furtLIr confessed, he
oved herso tenderly that he would
lot ask her to share his misfor
une, and had concealed from her
he skeleton that was in his closet.
5he only knew that be was pass
ng through the troubled waters
>f business as he had done before,
nd had faii.h that he would wea
her the storm. But now, the
vorst had come, and staring him
n the face was utter bankruptcy.
ify friend reasoned with him, but
t was of no use. The man was
vild. He almost went on his
:nees in his supplicatica, and
vhen the conversation was tem
)orarily adjourned, and he came
>ut of the office, I never saw on a
luman fiace, such a picture of hu
nan grief. I only recite The in
tance as one in thousands in
vhich men are to blame for not
naking confidants of their wives
vhenever the happiness of the
iome circle is threatened, and in
which women also are at fault for
>ersisting in extravagance and in
lulging pride even while they
*ead the tell-tale of misery in their
iusbaund's eyes. The pleasantest
>art of the incident is its sequel,
or the next day the poor fellow
v'as made happy by the receipt of
check for the desired amount.
WVall Street recovers from one
pasm only to enter another. T2he
ast results from an attempt made
o "lock up" gold, which of course
nereases the value of money, and
~ompels the sale of speculative
tock-s in ord4er to raise it. Some
~f the banks are suspected of be
ng engaged in the transaction,
Lnd lamentations are long,- and
oud. The making of "corners," As
t is called, hias become a difficult
mndertaking, however, as it re
uires bold men and abundant cap
tal since the famous Black Friday
~o stir the "bulls" and "bears".
Crime just now seems to be flow
ng in an unusually bloody rut. A
nurdered man fouind in the street,
>rained and robbed; another poi
oned after making a will in favor
f his poisoner ; a woman stabbed
y a strumpet; a boy cut to.dcath
>y his cousin, and both lads less
,ban fifteen years old ; a bar-room
ragedy in which a young German
Lttendant was forced in self-de
en ce to shoot a rumfan dead; ano
her-a Penitentiary bird-beaten
,o insensibility while attempting
with his gang to kill the proprie
or ; a drunken wife killed by a
Irunken husband-surely all this
u three days is enough to satisfy
mny appetite disposed to sup on
iorrors.
The criminal population by the
vay, are in exstacies over the de
:ision of the Court of Appeals that
he Court of Special Sessions was
llegally and unconstitutionally or
canized, and nine-tenths of the
?enitentiary convicts are seeking
elease. Writs of habeas corpus
ave been granted in nearly two
iundred cases, and the prisoners
>rought from Blackwell's Island
o the Toombs and other prisons.
rhe consequence is that there are
hree and four in a cell, hopefully
Lwaiting release. As these jail
>irds cannot be tried twice foir the
ame offe.nce it is a reasonable sup
>osition that they will soon be let
oose upon the community. Of
nurderers awaiting trial there are
But to a more cheerful subject.
The annual sale of the Book Trade
is now in progress, and many of
the prominent dealers of the coun
try are present. Among the new
publications announced, is a novel
by Julien Hawthorne. Scribner
& Co. are to reproduce "The Story
of the Plebiscite," one of the Erek
mann-Chatrain series. Hon. Alex- I
ander H. Stevens, has issued a sup.
plement to his "Wa:- between the
States." The new novel of Mrs.
Maria J. Westmoreland, of Atlan
ta, Ga., published by Carleton, is
meeting with a large sale, and has
been dramatized. It is entitled
"Heart Hungry," and is well wor
thy of perusal. The Appletons
are about to issue a "Popular Sci
ence Monthly." "Good.bye-Sweet
Heart" is the last sensation. For
ty thousand copies have been or
dered in advance. James Brooks,
Editor of the Evening Express,
and William H. Seward, are both
engaged in writing up their voy
age around the world. "Wisdom ]
Teeth for Little People"-an edu
cational book for the household,is
one of the successes of the day.- 1
Another grand success is the now 1
famous "Aldine' an illustrated jour- I
nal that has done more to stimu- i
late the love of art and improve
artists than any publication ever
issued in America. The combined
influence of its exquisite typogra- i
phy and engravings, is already
telling upon other journals, and I
the public taste which it is educat
ing will soon demand to be sup
plied with something more than
the trash that goes out at ten <
cents a week.
A monument to Shakspearewill I
be erected in Central Park in June. i
The Knickerbocker Life Insur
ance Company have just purchas- I
ed and moved into one of the most I
magnificent buildings on Broad- I
way. They have introduced into i
their business a new feat-re,which
gives to every policy a tangible i
value, and makes it as negotiable -
as a note, and the equivalent of a I
bond, on which money can be bor- 1
rowed. Each policy also entitles <
the holder to withdaaw a specified i
amount in cash, at the end of eve
ry year; or, he may allow it to re
main and draw four per cent in
terest. The plan has been re
eceived with marked favor, and has
given an impetus to Life Insur- i
ance greater than ever.
The "Lotus" Club, t:onsisting of
the Prince Bohemians of New
York, had a Reception this week
that was attended by nearly eve
ry artist, operatic singer, actor,
editor and literateur known to I
fame in the metropolis.
A woman has hung out her sign
as a "tooth carpenter."
The theatres have introduced
fire apparatus in the orchestra,
where it can be used at a mo
ment's notice. Weather-charm
ing; streets-thronged; fashion-]
at its full; Dolly Yardens at adis
count; and my pen-like a loco
motive, it seems to require a mile
or two of track to stop. Let me
"switch off " here.
How they Keep Order in
London.
Justin McCarthy wr-ites from
London to the New York Evening
Mail:
An eminent American who was
in London the other day, and saw
the thanksgiving procession pass
through Fleet street, was, I am
told, delighted at the wonderful
order preserved in that vast
crowd, and frankly declared to
those around him that such a
thing would be impossible in New
York. As I have heard his testi
mony quoted by several delighted
Londoners, let me remark that I
have seen several p)rocessions in
New York, and I saw the London
thanksgiving procession firom
much tbe same point of view as
the American enthusiast, and my
mind was filled all the time with
a reflection of the very opposite
kind. Order was kept in Fleet
street by a mass of cavalry and
infantry and police, by troopers'
charging, driving back the strug
gling and shrieking crowd, by the
bayonets of soldiers presented at
stifling men and fainting women.
I saw this sort over and over
again under the window where I
sat. I saw the soldiers driving
the people with bayonets and sa
bi-es. I saw one gallant police
man, to whom all praise for his
pluck, wrench the bayonet from
the musket of an infuriated sol
dier, and save some struggling
wretch from a few inches of steel.
1 don't say that the soldiers were
to be blamed. I myself heard the
order given by an officer of caval
ry to drive the cirowd back, al
though it seemed to me there was
plenty of room for any kind of a
procession to move along. But
why this soi-t of thing should fill
an American with enthusiasm and
delight I certainly don't under
stand.
Women Uhink all men are thieves
since they may rob them even of
their names.
Reminiscence of an Old Nash
ville Inn.
The following amusing reminis
ence, connected with the history
Df a famous Nashville hostelry,
that was numbered among the
institutions of the past, long years
before the war, is told by the
Franklin Review and Journal,
which says that the principal ac
tors are still living:
While the old inn stood on the
square in Nashville it was the fav
>rite hotel of the traveling public.
Dn one occasion, among the many
Piests there assembled, were Har
rey B- , from Williamson Coun
ty, and John G-, from Maury j
County, intimate friends and both
'onvival in their temperament.
rhey had imbibed freely of spirits
and were in that happy condition
n which they considered the
world all their own, and were
rather noisy in their demonstra
.ions. Some of the visitors com
plained of their noise, and the pro
prietor, after some persuasion, in.
luced the gentlemen to retire to
>ed. le conducted them to their
'oom, saw them safely lodged in
)ed, waited patiently until they
ilept, and drew the bed which, as
was then to some extent fashiona
le, was attached to the ceiling by
ords, up nearly to the ceiling,
aising them some nine or ten
eet from the floor. Everthing
assed off quietly, the gentlemen
ileeping soundly until 1 or 2 o'clock
n the morning, when John G--,
who was sleeping behind, called
>ut to his friend;
"Harvey, get me the water;
.he pitcher is on the table there
a the corner."
Harvey demurred a little, but
inally yielding to earnest solici
.ations, he threw himself out of
>ed, in the pitch darkness of the
-oom to the floor beneath. He
was unprepared for the leap, and
;he shock of the fall surprised him.
[nstantiy be conjectured that he
>ad fallen down stairs, perhaps
hrough a trap-door, so he got
lown on his hands and knees and
!ommenced groping about to find
;ome means of ascent to the room
ibove. The delay occasioned by
,hese movements was torLure to
rohn, who was parched up with
hirst. So he called in language
more profane than polite:
"Harvey, what are you doing?"
The answer came from the
lepths below, "John, I fell down
stairs and I can't find the steps to
,t up again."
"Well, must I come down there
;o show you the way up ?"
"I wish you would, John, for I
,an't find the steps."
John, thoroughly vexed at the
;tupidity of his friend, sprang out
)f bed, when lo! he, too, went
whirling through the air into the
jistanco below, and soon found
dimself sprawling on the floor
beside his companion.
"Harvey, I fell down stairs my
self," was the first exclamation.
Then the two commenced a
search for the staircase, a ladder,
anything to enable them to get
ouit of this deep abyss. Round
and round they went upon their
bands and knees. They found a
table, upon which they discovered
a pitcher of water. Quenching
their thirst, they resumed their
search. Their clothing had beet'
deposited on the foot of the bed,
so this was beyond their reach,
and the weather was intensely
cold. They must keep moving or
rreeze. The weary round was
kept up until the gray dawn be
gan to streak the East. when they
ascertained their true condition.
Stealthily they lowered the bed,
bastily donned their clothing, and
only remained long enough to pay
their bill to the night clerk, when,
mounting their horses, they made
their tracks for home.
GARCcA, THE GAMBLER.-There
has just died in great wretchedness
at Geneva, Senor Garcia, one who,
in the annals of those who make
haste to become rich by gambling
held a conspicuous place. Garcia,
the hero of several seasons at
Baden and Homburg, was a scion
of a good Spanish family, and wasq
born at Saragossa, in 1830, and
had some little fortune left him,
which he immediately lost at the
gambling table. He turned up in
France in 1863, about which time
he became possessed, by inheri
tance, of a small property, realizing
about 12,000 francs. This was the
nucleus of the enormous fortune
that he won at ecarte, at bacearta
and trente et quarante. He pos
sessed at one time ?160,000, which
ho won entirely by gambling.
lie left France at the time of the
Calzado atair, and the "difficulty"
with the duke of Grammont-Ca
derouse. He lived afterwards at
Baden, where he lost all'he pos
sessed, and at Monaco, where he
became waiter in a cafe. He has
died in a wretched lodging in
Geneva, leaving barely sufficient
to pay for his interment. He
shuffled of this mortal coil, leav
ing in his ragged pockets five
francs, the lowest stake allowed
at romge et nm'r!t
Brigham's Wives.
Very extravagant statements
have been published of the num
ber of Brigham Young's wives
and children. How many he had
from the time he courted Miss
Martha Brotherton until now. it
would be difficult to estimate.
Some of his wives are dead; others
have left him, and many probably
have been sealed to him who
strayed away, like those of Bro
ther Heber, and he knew not
whither they went. Of Brigham's
present family I am personally
acquainted with nineteen of his
wives.-Before he was a Mormon
be had a wife and family, but of
that lady I knew nothing.-Two
of her daughters are in Utah.
His Mormon family begins with his
legal wife, who is still living-Mrs.
Mary Atn Angel Young. She is
probably his own age, but is phy
sically less preserved, and looks
much older. She is a most ex
cellent and amiable lady, and
bears traces of having had her
full share ofearthly troubles. She
is the mother of three prominent
sons. Joseph A., Brigham, Jr.,
John W.and two daughters-Alice
and Luna. Each ofthe sons has
three wives. The firs. daughter
is the third of four wives, in
a polygamic household. The
other daughter is the first wife
of a young man, and has for
a companion wife her father's
daughter by another mother.
The eldest daughter, Alice, has
also her half-sister as an associate
wife in her husband's household.
The legal wife of Brigham is : )
I. Mrs. Mary Ann Angel...
His polygaii wives are:
II. Mrs. Clara Decker, (sis
III. Mrs. Lucy Decker, ters)
IV. Mrs. Emneline Free...
V. Mrs. Harriet Cook..
VI. Mrs. Twiss...........
VII. Mrs. Eliza Burgess.......
VIII. Mrs. Susan Snivley.......
IX. Mrs. Lucy Bigelow.
X. Mrs.HarrictBarney Seagers
XI. Mrs. M.rtha Bawker.
XII. Mrs. Margaret Pierce.
XIII. Mrs. Auielia Folsom...... YoCNG
XIV. Xrs. Mary Van Cott Cobb.
XV. Mrs. Eliza Ann Jay Webb.
His "proxy" wives are:
XVI. Mrs. Emily Partridge.....
XVII. Mrs.Z.D.Huntington Jacobs
XVIII. Miss Eliza V. Snow.......
[These were formerly "seal
ed" to Joseph Smith, and
are now "proxy" wives to
Brigham.]
Also
XIX. Mrs. Augusta Cobb......
[who was "sealed" to Jo-J
seph since his death.]
Besides these there may very
likely be other ladies "sealed" to
Brigham, but I myself know per
sonally no more than the above
named.-Mrs. Stenhouse.
How LORD CHESTERFIELD BLED
Fop. HIS COUNTRY.-A book en
titled "Parliamentray Ancedotes,"
just published in London, has this
story of the famous Earl of Ches
terfield's bleeding for his country:
Lord R. with many good quali
ties, and even learning and parts,
had a strong desire ci being
thought skillful in physic, and
was very expert in bleeding.
Lord Chesterfield, who knew his
foible, and on a particular occa
sion wished to have his vote,
came to him one morning, and
after having conversed upon diffe
rent matters, complained of the
headache, and desired his Lord
ship to feel his pulse. It was
found to beat high, and a hint of
losing blood given. "I have no
objection; and as I hear your
Lordship has a masterly hand,
will you favor me with trying
your lancet upon me ?" "Apropos,"
said Lord Chesterfield, after the
operation, "do you go to the
House to-day ?" Lord R. answer
ed, "I did not intend to go, not
being sufficiently informed of the
question which is to be debated ;
but you, who have considered it,
which side will you be of?" The
Earl, having gained his confidence,
easily directed his judgmen.t; he
carried him to the House, and
got him to vote as be pleased.
used afterward to say that none
o? his friends had do~ne so much
as he ; having literally bled for
the good of his country.
DoEs A MAN SUFFER AFTER HIS
HEAD IS CUT OFF.-It seems as if
those nations which have decapi
tated person condemned to death:
on the ground that it was the most
merciful method of judicial execu
tion, have been making a grand
mistake, and condemning their
victims to useless and prolonged
agony. At least, a number of emi
nient German savans have decided
that the head retains consciousness
for some hours after it is severed
from the body, and suffers, mean
time, exquisite pain. The Em
peror William has been convinced
by their arguments, and has de
creed the abolition of decapitation
throughout the empire.
It is said that every woman ap.
pears different to every man, and
every nature has its separate
watchword, which answers to one
and will not respond to another.
Women are now admitted to
fifty A merican Coallegen.
Naval Activity.
Persons lately returned from
England report that there is a
very bitterand angry feeling there
against the position of the United
States in relation to the Geneva
arbitration. The press shows this
very plainly, but it is said that
these organs of public opinion are
mild and reserved upon the topic,
in comparison to the outspoken
sentiments at the clubs, and in so
ciety generally in London. The
government itself regards the
matter so seriously as to go to
work in arsenel and navy yard
with unwonted vigor. On one
iron-elad now building at Chatham,
600 men are to be employed du
ring.the year, and ?82,500 is put
down in the navy estimates to be
expended on labor and materials
for the hull. During the same
time, nine thirty-five ton guns,
made at the royal gun factories,
Royal Arsenal, Woolwich, have
just been bored out to a calibre of
twelve inches, and have been ad
ded to the naval armament. The
navy has also recently received
thirteen guns, called the "Wool
wich Infants," which ar6 called
the most powerful pieces of ord
nance now in existence in Eng.
land or elsewhere. Theywillsend
a steel shot through fifteen inches
of armor plate, or carry a 600
pounder capnon ball from. Wool
wich into London, a distance of
seven miles. These guns will be
used in the three large iron-clads
now in course of completion, all of
which looks very significaot at
the present time.
Horace Greeley's Policy.
WHAT HE PROPOSES TO DO IN CERTAIN COX
TINGENCIES.
New York, April 9.
Horace Greeley prints the following in
to morrow's Tribune as to his course in
the forth-coming Presidential campaign :
1. If there shall be Democratic can
didates for President in the field, we
propose to support that Republican ticket
which seems most likely to succeed.
2. If the main issue in the canvass
shall be protection against free trade, we
shall, "no matter. as to candidates," be
found on the side of protection.
3. But if, as we hope and expect there
shall be, two Republican tickets, and
none other presented with any hope of
success, we shall favor that one whose
election will be in our judgment most
likely to promote economy in the public
expenditure, purity in legislation and
administration, substantial unanimity in
upholding for all citizens a complete
equality of rights under the law, and
hasten the return of fraternal concord
and mutual good-will between those who
were arrayed against each other in san
guinary strife thronghout our great civil
war. Such is our position, and it will
not be affected by the nomination of A.
B, C, or D, at Cincinnati, Philadelphia,
or elsewhere. Mr. Greeley further says
the Tribune will not be an organ, and
will print no campaign edition, whoever
may be the candidate.
AsTHrA CCRE.-Half-ounce Iodide
Potassum and half-pint of water ; mix
and take a tablespoonful three times a
day ; after two weeks reduce the quan
tity-in a month stop using, unless
symptoms return, then take a dose. I
was badly afflicted for years, and of all
the cures tried, none gave but a few
hours relief ; and from the first dose I
never had it since.
I would earnestly recommend all news
papers to publish this, as it will be the
greatest benefit they can offer on the
public, and which none but the afflicted
can appreciate. I trust all readers will
cut it out and paste in a good book,
I will send hundreds of these printed
cards over the States to the newspapers.
I am an old man, and my only object is
to benefit the afflicted.
P. S. I was given this cure several
times, but only 1-3 the quantity, and
received no benefit.
A. MORGAN.
Georgetown, S. C., July, 18'71.
Papers in the U. S. will please copy for
the benefit of the afflicted.
The anti-Grant movement appears to
be gathering force, and the Cincinnati
Convention grows in importance. It re
mains to be seen whether the vast patro
nage wielded by the President and his
military prestige will counterbalance the
brains and influence of such men as
Greeley, Sumner, Trumbull, Schurz,
Gratz Brown, Tilton, and other leading
Republicans.
It seems but reasonable to expect
something fro~m the union of all the
elements of opposition to the Grant re
gime. Yet, holding, as the President
does, the purse and sword of the country,
he wields an influence which it is in vain
for us to underrate.-Columbia Caro
linian.
A party of men ai:matedly engaged in
discussing politics before an up town store,
this morning, attracted the attention of an
aged agriculturist. "There's sumthin' the
matter here," he observed to his wife. And
drawing up his team, he lightly shouted
to a consumptive individual on the out
skirts: "What's afoot ?" "Twelve in
ches," was the sardonic reply. The aged
agriculturist swore some and drove on.
[Danbury News.
A German expressmnan called at a house
in Brooklyn recently to deliver a box. He
rang the bell, and a servant girl opened
the door, when the expressman said : "I
have got a schmuall pox, and if you likes I
will carry it up stairs." The girl looked
horror-stricken, and not relishing the idea
of admitting a man with the small-pox,
slammed, bolted, and barred the door in
the astonished expressmnan's face.
"Utah may have its plural wives," ob
serves Mr. Quilp, "but other parts of the
country have very singular ones."
Spell bound--Ch idren at school.