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From the New York Tribune.
THANKSGIVING I'M PRISON.
VISIT OF THE HUTCHINSON FAMILY AT
SING SING.

VISIT OF THE HUTCHINSON FAMILY Al
SING SING.
By solicitation of the Chaplain and Keep
ers of the Mount Pleasant State Prison, the
HUTCHINSON FAMILY spent the last Thanks
giving day at that institution They were
prompted to comply with the invitation thus
extended to them by the conviction that III
no other way could they so appropriately
manifest their thankfulness for Gods tayorS
as by making their peculiar gifts subserylent
to the moral reformation of those whose rela-
tions to Society excluded them on that Gay
from the sacred pleasures OF Il social reunion
with relatives and friends around the domcs-
tic hearth. Neither those who gave nor those
who accepted the invitation were influenced
by q blind morbid sympathy for the criminal
but by that enlightened and robust charity
which would lift the fallen soul from its deg
radiation, and inspire the most debased with
true self respect and win him by kindness
and love from the paths of sin and shame to
those of virtue and honor. 1t was not to al
ford transient qualification ofthe senses, but
for the HIGHER and noblcr purpose OF awaken
mo the soul to q sense of its Immortality
n1ickeninc conscience in the performation OF
its LEGITIMATE functions, and thus promoting
thc personal reformation Of the prisoners, that
these Gifted MINISTRIES were induced, at no
small sacrifice of personal convenience, to pay
this visit
A friend who was present on the occasion
.ssuros us that the scene was one of sublime in
terest, and we were about to reduce his YER
bal description to writing, when the follow
nr lettcrfrom the matron of the Female Prls-
on was put in our hands 1t twill be read with
deep interest:
Letter from Mrs Fdlnhom.
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as THIS WAR? While II was stationed
with our left wing in one OK the forts, on the
evening of the DIST, I saw Mexican woman
busily engaged in carrying bread and water
to the wounded men Of both armies. I saw
this ministering angel raise the head of q
wounded man, give him water and food,
and then carefully bind mp his wound with
a handkerchief she took from her own head.
After having exhausted her supplies, she
went back to her own house to get more
bread and water for others. AS she was re-
turning on her mission Of mercy, to comfort
other wounded persons, | heard the report of
gun and saw the poor innocent creature fall
dead [ think it was an accidental shot that
struck her. | would not be willing to believe
otherwise. 1t made me sick at heart, and
turning from the scene, involuntarily raised
my eyes toward Heaven, and thought, Great
God and IS this Var? Passing the spot
next day, l saw her body lying there with
the bread by her side, and the broken gourd,
with few drops ofwater still in it-emblems
of her GRAND. We buried her, and while
we were digging her grave, cannon balls flew
around us like hail Cor. LoWSgHe Jour.
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/ reports of the national progress in arms, "the
times" will presently be stirring, and tho year
1917 will come in with whirl--H0ne Jour-
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LAMENT OF TIE PRISONER.
BY OLIVER JOHNSON.

The Convict immured in the prisoners cold cell,
Away from tie friends who have loved llinlso well
In silence sits musing on scenes Of the past,
His heart full of grief, his tears falling fast:
How piercing his groans how plaintiye his means
"rm only Prisoner whom nobody owns"
Oh sad was the hour when he turned from tho way
And yielded his heart to the Tempter prey!
The waves of despair, how wildly they roll,
AS the darkness OF night settles down on nus SOU
How piercing his groans! how primitive his moans-
"Pm only Prisoner, whom nobody owns
Oh SIN is q bitter and poisonous thing
1t pierceth the soul with its dart and its sting;
And nought but Repentance can wipe out the STAN,
And the Convict restored to Gods favor again:
How piercing his groans how plaintivc his moans-
Epm only a Prisoner, whom nobody owns"
But harl to the truth which the Gospel proclaims
To him that is bound in SIMS CALLING chains:
- Thou necd'st not despair, for Savior hath died
And bids thee, repontant, come stand at his slae'
He hcareth thy gfoans lie pitieth thy means
The Prisoner is one whom his Maker yet owns"
oh come at the call! heed the message of love
Which the Spirit of God brings down from above
On turn from thy sins, cast thy tolIies away,
And open thy heart to the Gospels bright ray;
God hearoth thy groans He ptieth thy means
The PRISONER IS one WHO'LL LLle 4ltthcl yCt OhH9'
VI.
Treat kindly the Prisoner, yc followers of Him
Whose grace hath restrained you from outbreakna
Oh visit in mercy his dreary abode, [sin
And point out before him the heavenly road:
oh list to his groans--his pitifu nouns
The Prisoner is one whom his Maker yet owns
The exercises in the Male Prison closed
with the glorious Millennium To appreci-
ate the effect of such visit one must be here
and listen to the expressions of gratitude
and catch something Of the heartfelt pleasure
which the presence and singing of these min
strcls inspire in our unhappy community
In the female prison the exercises were
varied by the singing Of sacred pieces ant
the very appropriate and beautiful song
Never give Up =.
Ourlittl community cauaght the electric
spark of these lines and the chorus has since
been frequently quoted by those who have
lone felt the need of something to kindle anC
encourage hope. In the evening our pris
oners had one of their little social meetings il
the Hall, and then the singers went among
them informally and sang some of theil
sweetest songs. This was the most pleasan
feature of the whole visit. They sang thci
warm, heart-stirring pieces, and it seemed a
if they were addressed directly to the Con
victs and were felt so by thenl.
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May their shadows never be less
Yours, Il. w. FARNIIAM.

One of the prisoners doubtless expressed
the feelings of all when he said, off we had
been devils, and Abby had come alone among
us, she would have made us wish to become
angels" The power of music as a reforming
influence is but little understood. Expert
cnce will yet show that tits far more potent,
for good than most Of the agencies that have
hitherto been relied upon for The elevation Of
the fallen and degraded.
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]. H0LC0MB, Editor Il Publisher.

Only those who know the prisoners heart
can understand the effect of such visit the
hopefulness, the courage, the effort at self re-
dcmption that will grow out oft The touch
ing memories that are awakened by it linger
in the soul like CLEAN OF its ear sunlight
and many an aspiration to be once again
pure, good and happy starts into being under
the sweet concord that flows from tie hearts
as well as the lips of this happy excellent
family.
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Letter from Mrs Fa'mfom,
FEMALE PRIsoN,

SING SING, Dec. ISL, 1910
/ think our last visit from the uUTCHIN-
SONS was more delightful than any they have
vnt naidus. 7 do not know that their music
was better, for that seems scarcely possible :;
but everybody seemed to appareciate not only
the sweet sounds but the spirit in which they
were made. The occasion, too, admitted Of
awiderrango in the choice Of pieces than
they have been able to make heretofore their
previous visits having been made On the Sab
bath.
In the Male Prison they sang several ad-
mirable pieces, among which were ,,,' The
Seasons MY Mothers Bible and There S
Good Time Coming Boys How pleasant
" the tone Of cheerful promise peryading the
latter lighted some of those gloomy hearts
YOU saw that it was sunshine to them.
The following effective and touching piece,
written for the occasion to the music OF the
sPauper's Burial was also sung
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MEXICAN Com. Gen. Scott, to facilitate
his operations and supply the immediate
wants of the campaign, will, it is said, take
with him to New Orleaus half million of
Mexican dollars. The draft on New York
will probably be for a hundred thousand.
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90 The u. S. Capitol has been put in fine
order for the reception of Congress. About
$4,000 have been laid out III Improvements
in the east wing Of the Capitol. The law liz
brary has been enlarged to a very handsome
room; new furnaces have been put up, and
great many conveniences added to the Sem
ate Chamber and the Supreme Court. The
greatest improvement of all, says the Baltimore
American, however, about the Capitol and
grounds is the removal of the shed which en-
closed Greenough's beautiful statue of " ash
ington. The statue is magnificent as it
stands with the earth for it footstool and the
heavens for its canopy. In clear December
day or in moonlight evening, the eye rests
upon this most faithful embodiment Of the
"tather of his country" with unabated delight.
The much abused ptor is just now receiv-
ing the praises due to his genius.-BUdget.
TIE PRINTING Press. 1t is remarkable
fact, that the press was established at Philadel-
phia when beginning a young colony, at an
earlier period, than in old Virginia, or old new
York. There was reason for this fact,
which is very little known-no less than fear
of the too free use of it by the colonists, for
refractory purposes. see that in 1888, (the
time Of the settlement of Philadelphia the
governor Of Virginia was instructed not to al
low any person to use printing press upon
any occasion. In 1856, Governor Randolph,
Of Massachusetts, forbade any one to print
without his consent. Four years before, the
General Court of Massachusetts determined
that there should be no press used but at
Cambridge, and then only under the inspec-
ton of two licensers-they, to prevent any
abuse of the authorities of the country" [only
think of the dltferen ce now, when public au"
thorities are the licensed targets for every cd
itor's shot Pennsylvania meyer e!,,. had ANY any
ford set up his press there as soon as the city
was founded. The governor Of Virgin ia
when advertising q reward for pirates, had 10
send TO PHILADELPHIA TO get the printing done, in
1928, and or another occasion, he thanked
God they had no press"
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"Ha, there you are at your idol again.
said lady to Rev. DIR. Isaac, on discovering
him smoking cigar. Yes madam, burning
it," was the doctors cool reply
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GALES AT SEA. The ship Utica, at New
York, from Havrc, reports that on the goth
ut., while in the act Of burying a passenger,
the ship was struck with hurricane, which
threw her on her beams ends, and blew away
every sail, at the same time carrying away
several spars and rigging This dreadful blow
lasted about forty minutes, when the ship fell
off; but still blowing very heavy, repaired
the damages as well as circumstances would
admit: and on the 9th was within 800 miles
of New York, when again, on the night of the
25th, fell in with a still more dreadful gale,
with an awful sea; was obliged to keep the
ship before the wind to the southwark and
eastward for sc hours-JTaU
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Coon AND BAD LUCK. 81 may here
as well as any where impart the secret of
good and bad luck. There are men, who, sup
posing Providence to have an implacable
spite against them bemoan in the poverty of a
wretched old age the mistortunes of their
lives. Luck ran forever against them, and
for others. One with good profession, lost
his luck in the river, where he idled away
his time fishing, when he should have been
in the office. Another with good trade, per-
pctualIy burnt up his luck by his temper,
which provoked his employers to leave him,
Another, with a lucrative business, lost Lis
luck by amazing diligence at every thing but
his business. Another who steadily followed
his trade as steadily followed his bottle. An
other, who was honest and constant to his
works erred by perpetual mis- judgment: he
lacked discretion. Hundreds lose their luck
by endorsing by sanguine speculations by
trusting fraudulent men; and by dishonest
gains. A man never has good luck who has
a bad wife. | never knew an early rising
hard working, prudent man, careful of his
earnings and strictly honest, who complained
of bad luck. 4 good character, good habits
and iron industry are impregnable to the as
sauIts, of all the il! luck that fools ever dream
ed of. But when | see tattordemalion
creeping out ola grocery store late in the fore
noon, with his hands stuck into his pockets,
the rim of his hat turned up, and the crown
knocked in, [ know he has had bad luck
for the worst of all luck is to be sluggard, a
knaye, or a tiplcr." II. ". Beecber.
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AID VALoREM, At the Custom House
last week, pipe of wine, invoiced at forty
pounds sterling, was submitted for examina-
tion to one of the principle wine importers,
who, after tasting it offered to take it at fifty
pounds, and as many more of the same quail
ty as could be provided, Such is one of the
beauties of an cd valorem Tariff, with its
bounty on fraud and false inyoices.-N y.
Tribune,
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whatsoever the United States should, however late,
be disposed to do her justicel .-
Do you not see that this applies alike TO every
part of the country of the Bravo, whether called
by the name of Texas or any other And can yoa
doubt that the people about Santa Fe will be glad 70
exchange the domination OF Mexico for an equal
share of right with the country through which all
their foreign commerce is carried on from eholceg
Do you find in our constitution any place Tor a
conquered province1 And do you not see that all
our forces can do is TO push back the troops OF Mex
co leaving the people of that region free to decide
whether they will Join us or not
Will you contend that, five do no wrong TO them,
we shall do any TO Mexico, when It was to Spain
and not TO Mexico that we coded the country
Believe me, Mr.. Guizot you will find our od-fash-
toned honesty, learned in the school of the common
law at least as worthy security for the rights
of others, as well as our own, as any to be found
in the maxims of your new-fangled French philoso-
ply.
AS you are curious in what relates TO our insttu-
tons, what have here said may help you TO un-
derstand how Texas came into the Union, not by
any new treaty. but by act of Congress. The treaty
making power had done its work forty years before,
and it only remained for Congress TO do what the
President and Senate had stipulated that Congress
should do.
In conclusion, will remind you, Mr.. Editor, that
you know me to belong TO no party, and that
would not give drop of ink to impute to the adj
mnistration one jot Of praise or blame which ! do
not think justly due. L.
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Sept 9-dus
INTENSIVE sale OF excellent House
IL hold Furniture.-on Tuesday next, III

INTENSIVE sale OF excellent House
IL hold Furniture.-0n Tuesday next the
18th inst, at 10 o'clock a. m, shall sell, at the
corner Of Al street and Pennsylvania avenue, the
furniture Of that large boarding establishment, which
is very good, and amongst which will be found
Several dozen eane-seat and other chairs
Handsome halr-seat sofas
Mahogany dining and card tables
Marble-top centre and pier tables
Pier glasses, mahogany sideboards
Mantel and other clocks, wndow-curtain orna-
mems
Dinner and tea sets
A large quantity Of glass ware of various kinds
Large oil painting, astral, hall, and other lamps
Girandoles, plated candlesteks, castors, dishes,
&c
Dish covers, ingram and 3-ply parlor, hall, step,
and chamber carpets
Passage and Franklin stoves, handsome sets
hre-irons
High and French-post double and single bed
steads, best double and single feather beds,
mattresses, &c.
Blankets, comforts, linen and other sheets, pill
low cases
Mahogany dressing and other bureaus
Wardrobes, washstands, toilet sets, &c.
With great variety of other articles necessary for
such establishment and general assortment Of
kitchen requisites, refrigerators, &c.
Terms of sale: All sums Of and under $50, cash;
over $50, credit Of two four, and six months, for
notes satisfactorily endorsed, bearing interest.
R. w. DYER,
Sep. 9-dB Auctioneer.
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VERY HANDSOME AND SUPERIOR
v FURNITURE AT AUCTION.-On

Thursday, the l7th instant, at 10 o'clock, a. m,
shall sell the residence of the Hon. Mr.. Bancroft,
ate Secretary of the Navy, on Pennsylvania
avenue, between 10th and 18th streets, his house
some, and made in the very best and most substan-
ual manner; and amongst which enumerate the
following ARTICLES, viz;
Very handsome set parlor chairs
Sofas, taborets, ottomans, and roeking-chair,
covered with drab cloth
Hair-cloth and morocco parlor, arm, and rocking
chairs ..... ......
Superior toned piano forte, made by Chickering
Marble-top and other mahogany centre tables,
card tables
Book cases, music stand, steel and brass fire sets
Bronze and other tenders
Handsome solar, astral, mante, and hall lamps
Very rich rcd and blue silk damask window
Very large and splendid white and gold din
ner and dessert sets ~
Very rich cut glass ware such as
Decanters, wines, tumblers, champagns, water
gobets, pitchers, bowls, lemonades, elaret Asgons
aad glasses, salt stands, eles, hook glasses, finger
glasses, DC, DC.
Plated casters, ivory handle knives and forks
Wine coolers, handsome hai-raek
Very superior new imperial Brussels and ingram
parlor, hall, and chamber carpets
Very handsome mahogany French bedsteads
Superior feather beds and hair mattresses bedding
Handsome marbe-top dressing bureaus
Marbe-top mahogany washstands, French pat
tern, with toilet sets complete
French dressing table
Rosewood and maple chairs
Large book case, lounge, dressing glasses
Very excellent Office desk, with drawers, &c.
With many other articles, and general assert
ment Of Kitchen requisites Of the best quality.
The attention Of ladies' and gentlemen furnishing
is respectfully invited TO this sale the articles
all Of the best quality and style. . .
Terms Of sale: All sums OF and under $50 cash
over $50, credit Of 80 days, for approved endorsed
notes, bearing interest.
ROBERT w. DYER,
Sept 9-dts Auetioneer.
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FROM THE SOUTHWEST.
MRMpaIs. August 06. /

huBuSh ~oJ lOfV'
To the Editor Of the Union;
SrR: Southern and western members of Congress
are passing down the Mississippi TO their homes
The river however, is so low that no boats now
navigate it, except those Of the smallest class, and
even they are much Of the time on sandbars, which
here and there form In the channel every rise that oc
ours. BY the way, | have been much pleased al
the good sense manifested by western men on
reading the Presidents veto of what is termed the
river and harbor bill. While there is perhaps, no
one question in which they feel a deeper interest
than that which involves the Improvements Of the
great western rivers still, they clearly the true
character OF the bill referred to being the result OF
species Of log-roling destructive Of everything like
wise legislation, imprudent and unjust in all It's ten
denotes. They know that il was, by many Of its
advocates, conc0cted expressly with view to elicit
the executive Veto in the hope that the veto could
be used by them against the President In their in
Iercourse with the people They know that the bill
was the result Of combination: al will 60 for your
amendment to the bill, il you will go for mine" So
great is the desire of each to secure an advantage
for his constituency that the bargain is struck,
gardess Of the character of the whole BILL and each
consents To suffer small general evil that he may
consunimate, to him and his constituents, great
local advantage. This is all seen, and the people
inclined to fogiye members for thus standing up to
the peculiar interests Of their respective constituent
ees but they would not have forgiven the Presl-
dent had ne, as ule representative OF inc "holep anu
not part given his signature to an act so partial in
its provisions.
Much as we regret the loss Of the appropriations
for these great western thoroughfares OF our internal
commerce and trade, yet proud Of the deci-
sion of character which the President has manifest
ed in rejecting the bill which provided for them, after
il had been so loaded down with unwise and I'M
constitutional riders to be really and truly "bil
Of denominations.
Everybody knows the President is western
man-western in sympathy, feeling, and interest,
so far as his private relations are concerned No
one can doubt, therefore, that it painful for him
to vete this bill. But in this, in other cases,
national considerations governed his official
Honor to him for it. The people of the west APP
preciate his patriotic course.
understand that arrangements have been made
in the navy-yard here to complete, at early day,
the public works for manufacturing cordage for the
navy; and the idea Of great and permanent hemp
market at this place is quite popular
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You see, by this, that of the 3,234, liza persons
engaged in agricultural, mercantile, and manuiac-
turing pursuits, 791 ,545 engaged in manufacture
ing. You can, also, see ho,o many must submit to
be taxed in order to enhance the profits of one of
those men. To say nothing of some three million
of sgrcultursts who must bow to the beck of the
seven hundred thousand there are some twelve mil
lions of what they call "poor people," who pro-
duce nothing, but buy everything-who annually
pay an enormous tax from their hard earnings on
what they eat, drink, and wear, for the sole pur-
pose of protecting the few thousands engaged in
manufactures, and to swell their profits to 80, 49,
and SO dollars on every one hundred they invest in
their business.
Now, the real trouble with the new tariff is, that
it cuts down the unheard Of profits of the manufac-
turers, and lowers the tax on all that the "poor
men, are compelled to buy. Their salt, their
spices, cottons and woollens, &c. all taxed less
by the new tariff; and the few thousand manufac-
turers, and such Of their papers under their
thumb--the Vermont Waterman, &c.-are terribly
mad about i'll
Beautiful and consistent friends of the poor men
these federaliss satisfied enough when a
tariff dscriminates in favor of their purse-proud
masters, but the moment discrimination is made for
the poor people, the world is on fire, and ruin at
hand. - Vermont Patriot.