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NATIONAL HosPITALITY.-WhenKo ssuth landed
In America we were disposed to regard him with
the profoundest respect as an earnest and disap-
pointed patriot We considered him a refugee re.
publican, who would either accept the permanent
home we offered or abide among US in modest con.
tentment until be saw the moment when his voice
or his arm might be again raised in behalf of Hun
gary. But there was double mistake. We mis-
took Kossuth, and Kossuth mistook US. He scarcely
touched our shores before he boldly threw off all
disguise and informed US that he was not tame
seeker of rest in America but that he came to
among mankind, and to enforce bis surprising doc
trines by new Interpretation of that sacred docu.
ment which, in our simplicity, we had always be
lieved the Father of his Country designed az
warning against interference with the affairs of
Europe. This was done, we have said, boldly; but
deceived, partly by his advisers and partly by his
own judgment, OF our motives in welcoming him
to America. His ardent soul was full of hope for
Hungary; and, if he made the mistake to suppose
that his tongue could bewiider US into affording
"his cauee" the aid of our gold and men, we ma =
not forgive him for the conceited naturalization
OF our common sense.
Although Kossuth. was thus DISPOSED to violate
the hospitality we proffered him, by engaging the
Government or the people openly in hostile decla.
rations against Austria and Russia, he was never
his eleemosynary tour. The great international
law which protects political refugees, and takes
them out of the category of elons renders them safe
so long as they do not abuse the hospitality of the
country in which they abide by making or melting
war against the States with which their domicil is
men in regard to Kossuth's conduct were 90 soon
declared that bis journey was harmless one and
the continent of Europe was undisturbed by bis
ess.-Battimore americans.
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ScnEw ~. PApDLE.-The Bengal screw steamer
which brought home the last Indian mail perform.
Ell the distance between Malta and Alexandria
eight hundred and twenty miles-in two days and
twenty hours, which is the shortest time the vow.
age was ever performed in, and she must have ave-
ragged twelve miles an hour 10 have done il ia the
time. There ia no doubt that this steamer the
largest at present in the world, can run, under
very favorable circumstances, nineteen miles an
hour She has fully answered the most san puine
expectations concerning her, and has proved the
Yankee notion that length of itself gives speed
because steamers OF such enormous length 90 the
Bengal, which is nearly three hundred and twenty
feet long. have not to breast every wave All per-
sons interested in the screw and who ha We wa
the performance OF the Bengal. have pronounced
tnat the days OF steamers are numbered.
and that they will be supplante by screw
as eHectually as the mail coach has been supplant-
Cd oy the railroad.-Lioerpool Eng paper.
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The Ericsson Caloric shin,

The New York papers having manifested
some Impotence at the prospect of the caloric
ship not being ready for some time; and the
Commercial advertiser, among the rest, hav.
Ing suggested that an explanation Of the mat
ter was due to tie public, Captain ERIcssoN
has addressed the following letter to the editors
of that paper:
"Mrssas. EDIrons: cheerfuly comply with your
suggestion in regard to the calorc ship. have muc
pleasure in assuring you that nothing whatever
has occurred in working the machinery indicating
the difficulties that can prevent the successful rea
sation OF this important enterprise. The only diff.
Guilty we have met with is that of the cylinder
bottoms or heaters, having proved too elastic and
yielding to remain air-tight, to admit of full
pressure being carried On the return of the ship
from the South two months ago, it deemed
Advisable to replace these heaters, which are made
OF ooier-Plate, by others of cast iron, that ma
terial admits OF be ing made of any required
thickness Only one foundry having been found
willing to undertake the casting Of these, rcquir-
ing from ak to eight month for their completion,
We have been compelled to adopt different plan;
one, however, that will insure increased power
and speed. As the modification which this in :
wolves calls for work of great magnitude, our
friends will have to exercise some little patience.
Allow me, in connexion with this remark, to re
mind you that it ia only thirteen months since the
keel Of the ca loric ship was laid, and that steam
ships of her class usually require eighteen months
for completion. Mr.. Collins in building his ships
found nearly twice that time requisite.
''As the modification OF patented machine IL
not properly subject for public discussion until
completed, you will, am sure, see the proprety
of my not furnishing a statement of what is now
being done 70 the machinery of the caIoric ship
As soon a. the work is completed. the owners of
the ship will be most happy again to invite the in.
telligent and liberal press of New York to see the
result OF the second step in the development of NE
great motor.
81 am, sir, very respectfully, your obedient ser.
want, J. ERIcssoN.
"NEw YoRK, May 20, 1883"
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Arrscrlse IscIDrsr.-It ia stated that Mrs.
Nevsll. the mother of David b. Newali, Of New.
port. New hAmPsnn' No,waik did not hear Of
ber son'. death until Wednesday of last week.
he was a consumptive young man. ana nae been
to he South his mother proceeded az Jar az
Georgia to accompany him bone, but ne Passeu
her on The road without knowing it. She started
on her return and, being a stranger, held no con-
vesation with any one On Wednesday she TOOK
the New York and New Haven train, when gen
tleDan handed her newspaper which contained
an account of the Norwalk massacre she imme-
diatsly commenced reading list OF those killed
when suddenly she dropped the paper, and raisin 8
hen nands, exclaimed, "My God! my God my
soa 70 AiiiedP' This was her 6rst intimatien Of
her bereavement, and her son had all eady arrived
at home and been Consigned TO The grave
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has become diffused throughout the principal
membership Of the dominant party, and each
Senator and Representative, as we'll as each
elector and efficient orator in Presidential
csnvass, has the bestowment of places upon
whatever terms he may please to stipulate; and
that these places are not promised on the eve
Of elections, and that they arc not at times
conferred by the practice of the grossest cor
ruption. few can be found so credulous as to
believe.
The corrupt exercise of the appointing pow
er. by the officer upon whom the Constitution
has conferred it, is deplorable enough; but the
partial delegation Of that power to the many
whose election can only be secured by the
pledge of Office to such men as Mr.. GREAT
HEAD usage of still later growth-is disgrace
tul in the extreme. 1t is tolerated by the peo-
pie Of England, it is true; but our unwilling
ness in past times to tolerate the corruption
and abuses Of that country was primary rea-
son of our political separation from it. If we
are destined to fall into the errors she has COM
mitted, it were as well that we had not thrown
off our allegiance to her.
An suspicious era is approaching for a calm
review of the past, and for the reformation of
the errors into which we have been betrayed.
Shall we not embrace the opportunity thus pre-
sented, and restore the ballot-box to the purity
that characterized it quarter Of century
ago2 Let the effort be made with vigor and
determination. There is still virtue enough
in the American people to insure its success.
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DEATH OF AN AGED CIr,zEs.-Hon. John stod-
dard died in Cleveland, Ohio, on the 9Th instant,
aged nearly &c years. The life OF Mr.. S. has been
an eventful one; he had seen General Washing.
ton, attended his levees and personally knew the
giants of those days. He was born in Northamp-
ton, Massachusetts,; descendant of the Rev. Solo
mon Stoddard, the first minister of that ancient
town, who sustained the highest rank among the
Puritan divines of his day, and from whom de-
scended posterity already numbering several
thousands, and including some of the most illus
trious names of New England-such as President
Edwards, President Dwight, and others of like &c.
lebrity. John Stoddard, the deceased, was the
grandson of the John Stoddard, of Northampton.
of whom President Edwards said SIT may be
doubted whether be has left bis SUPERIOR He de-
voted himself in early life to the pursuits of learn
ing, graduating at Yale College in 1887, having
greatly distinguished himself in the study of IAN
guages and mathematics. He was one of the orig.
inal Connecticut Land Company, and the last but
one of that company living-Samue Mather, ESQ
OF Connecticut. being the sole survivor-and took
an active part in its affairs. He was one of sur
veying party which came to New Connecticut in
1893, and was present in Cleveland about the vear
1905. and aided in the treaty withthe Indians then
negotiated for the extnguishment of their ttle &c
the lands on the Reserve west of the Cuyahoga.
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NOVEL METHOD OF MEAsuRING Forensic TT
DIoUsNRss.-A member of the bar of one of the
Eastern States was noted for possessing all the at
tributes OF good advocate bat one: he never knew
when to stop; indeed, it sometimes seemed as If
ne never would stop. On one occasion be had
completely exhausted the patience of the court,
the jury, and the other counsel; still the stream Of
bis eioquence ran on as glibly as At last he
made splendid peroration; every one present ex
perienced feeling of relief, and every eye was
turned towards him, expecting him to take bis
seat. But at this moment, to their astonishment
and horror, he started of afresh on a new track
sGentlemen of the jury" said he. "astronomers
tell " that there are some stars situated at dis.
lance 30 remote from this earth that their lirht.
though it left them on the morning of creation
and has been travelling ever since, has not vel
reached Va" Never mind, brother t." inter.
posed the opposing counsel sit viu b. sure TO rel
here before you haze done %
lNe,p York Evening Post.
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GsADuAr.s OF THE PaIHrsa OrrIcE.-Ths

GsApuArHs OF THE PRIHrisa OFrIcE.-The
Boston Post says
"Charles Fernald, ESQ.,, talented and energetic
young printer, who four years ago was . compo-
stor upon the Boston Poet, has been appointed by
the Governor OF c.iii0' county jndgs for Santa
has been elevated 10 an extremely responsible one,
embracing criminal, civil, and appellate jurisdic.
ton. The appointment 10 very judicious, and dis
plays commepdable appreciation of merit. II
will be recoIlected that George n. Campbell, ESQ.,,
another Boston printer, was made judge of Gala
vsras county, California, year or Two since; and
this latter appointment 10 another compliment to
the intelligence Of the erAh."
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STATUE TO Dewitt CLINToH. Mr.. Henry K
Brown, the sculptor. has completed his statue of
Clinton, and 1t will be put up temporarily in the
Park, for exhibition. ON Monday next, This
statue was commenced in clay on the Goth of Sep
tember, 1850, and was finished in bronze In March
of 1852.
The height of the figure is ten and half feet and
that OF the base eight and half, making the whole
height from the ground just nineteen feet. 1t
weighs $500 mounds, and was cast at Ames's
Foundry, at Chicopee, in Massachusetts, the first
work of the kind believe, that was ever cast in
in bronze in this country.
Mr.. Brown has succeeded, according to the best
judges, in giving a most accurate portrait of the
distinguished man he represents, both as to his
face and figure, and in making most grand and
imposing image. On the base are two bas- reliefs,
descriptive of the progress Of the Erie canal, the
one showing its commencement, with groups of
engineers, workmen, &C., and the other its per.
fected operations, with boats loaded with goods
and emigrants, and surrounded by groups oil
porters, negroes, Indians, and other expressive
figures.
This statue was prepared for the Clinton Monu.
ment Association, at an expense of fifteen thou
sand dollars. II 10 designed for Greenwood Gem
etery but will be put in front of the City Hall for
short time, In order to enable the public to il
| before II 10 removed to its final destination.
The skilful and accomplished artist, who will
achieve 20 much honor by bis fine conception and
execution Of the present work, 10 also engaged on
| an equestrian statue of Washington, which is to
be erected in Union square.
~. Y Eeening Post, 2l.t.
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Til. JAPAN ExrsDIrIos.-A Washington COR
respondent of the New York Tribune, in a recent
letter, writes:
81 shall not be surprised if those who are look
ing to grand results in the way of the opening Of
. nav commerce with Japan, that is. from the
petition of Commodore Perry, are grievously dis.
appointed. The probability is that he will very
shortIv be ordered to Honolulu with his entire
squadron. / shall not be surprised if this 10 done
within forty-eight hours
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PaIzrs FoR EssAYs ON BAD EFFECTS OF TOBACCO.
Messrs. Fowlers Wells, of the Watr Cure
Journal, at New York, are authorized, they say, to
offer prizes of $50. $50. and 500, for the frat.
second, and third best essay on the deleterious
effects of tobacco on the human constitution, the
essays to be furnished previous to the frst of No.
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, DEATH PROM CHLonoroax-Rsv wb;p,. of
haIoard, irumoull county, Ohio. lately inhaled
shioro,orm preparatory to submitiing to surri-
S rn, op.ras.'n ON the lace. After fnhaline the
m ten or nftsen Inspirations, hls counts.
lance changed, ~ straightened himseH In ~.
SA@ir' drew several brs-<ths and died - -
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LAND CASE DscrDED.-The United States court
1T New Orleans, the telegraph reports, has rem.
dered decision in the case of the heirs of General
Lafayette, to a claim for large tract of land in
the city of New Orleans, adverse to the heirs.
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HBAvy DAMAass.-In the circuit court of the
United States this morning the jury in the case of
Earl z. Ryder ~. the Portsmouth,, Saco. and Port.
land Railroad Company, returned a verdict fQk the
plaintiff. assessing damages At $6,sss %; TIE ac-
cident on the road some eighteen months since,
whereby the plainti6's spinal column was injured.
Boston Journal, 19h.
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DEAocRAoY AND DEsPorIsM.-The Washington
Osis~ Of yesterday i emphaticaIy "sweet" on
the government of Russia, and In the fervor of it's
admiration thereof boldly puts forth sentiments
that, bad they been but whispered in the columns
OF conservative Wing journal, would. by the
Uaion and the other Democratic presses that are
accustomed to follow it, lead, have been loudly
denounced anti republican, AZ the fruit of SYM
pathy with despotism, the immediate result
of the application of Russian gold, and 90 forth,
AMI 90 forth. We have had pretty satisfactory
evidence that the Washington Union is not vet in
the secrets of the present Administration; that it
10 not yet the recognised exponent of the Presi-
dents sentiments or of the Administration's pur.
poses, however much it may be the recipient of
advertising other official patronage; so-that we
not authorized to take its expeditions of the
principles and true benefits of government as those
OF the head of this Republic. So much the better,
we incline to think, for the popularity of the Chief
Magistrate and his councillors, not one of whom.
we believe, would be willing to sign his name to
the Unions article, or avow his approval of its
opinions.
Nevertheless, there is something peculiar about
the Unions article. 1t appears to have been writ
ten for some special purpose-with an object that
is kept out OF sight, and which perhaps may never
be made known.
small volume CT speculations upon the relative
positions, interests, and designs of the United
States and Russia is made the occasion of the
Cnion's laudation of the latter
Cnnnn 81
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ACCIDENTS AT THE HiPPopnomE.-One Of the
Semale actors at the New York Hippodrome, who
was recently thrown from q chariot. it 10 stated
has since died. and on Wednesday evening Mad
anne Caroline was thrown from horse and much
injured
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GREAT AMERICAN RAILROAD TUNNEL.-The
New York Timss saws:

New York Iinss says:
GA spirited controversy has been going on at
Boston, and in the Massachusetts Legislature on
the policy Of granting the aid of the State to the
Hoosic tunnel, on the line of the new Troy and
Greenfield railroad, to the amount of 50, 00O, 0OO
Most Of the Boston press favor the appropriation.
The House Of Representatives, hostile to the mea-
sure last year, have passed it, and the probability
10 it will soon pass the Senate.
''The Hoosc tunnel will be 6, ZOO yards or nearly
five miles in continuous length, and in cost and
masonry will be scarcely second to the great Leeds
and Manchester tunnel in England. It will give
directness to the new road, from the Hudson at
Troy, TO the Massachusetts and Vermont road at
Greenfield, and make this the shortest it will be
the moot interesting route between Boston and
Central New York"
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PoLIcEMEs SENTEHcRD TO THE PENIrKsrlA-
RY.-The policemen, Smith and Kennedy, found
guilty of burglary at New York were each sem
fenced on Saturday to two years imprisonment in
the penitentary.
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The PREssYrERIAN GENRRAL ASSEMBLY (old
school) assembled at Philadelphia on the 18th
instant. The Rev. John C. Lord, of Buffalo,
Moderator, preached the opening sermon.
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swALLowIss A HALF DoLLAR.--The North
BridRswater (Mass) Gazette says that young
boy, son of Mr.. Jacob Churchill. of that town,
Gently ~ allowed a silver half dollar OF which he
was relieved day or two afterwards.
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TIE MAaYLAsD LroisLAruaE is to adjourn on
the 3lst instant.
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CHESAPEAKE AND OHIO CANAL The Cumber-
land (Md.) Journal of the Goth instant says:
"We have recently heard of project, preached
by certain large northern capitalists, to purchase
the States interest in the Chesapeake and Ohio
Canal. We are not fully acquainted with the de-
tails Of the scheme, but we learn that it meets with
considerable appreciation in high quartsrs."
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The PAEssYrIRIAN GENERAL AssHMsIY. (new
school.) at Buffalo, appointed their committees on
the Goth infant. Numerous places were named
for the next meeting, but all were withdrawn ex.
cept St. Louis and Philadelphia. For the latter it
was urged that it might be necessary to meet in
Pennsylvania in order to elect trustees to
the corporate existence of the Assembly, and pos
sibIy to renew the lawsuit against the Old School
Assembly. The subject was finally deferred.
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RreuLAR A CLOCK WoRK-A writer in New
York paper says that be has often, while travelling
upon the railroads, particularly the New Haven.
compared the time of his own watch with those OF
the CONDUCTOR and found variation Of ten to ff.
teen minutes between the watches of the up and
down train, the same day.
A variation OF i've minutes would be sufficient,
II collision were to be caused by it, Make the
companies pecuniariy responsible for all disasters,
and the watches will keep time.
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THE REPUBLIC.
WASHIN GTON:


MONDAY MORNING, MAY 70, 1858.
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From the N. Y. EUening Express of same date
The investigation into this matter was commence
ed this Saturday. morning at the Tombs before
Justice Bogart. The Sandman charge d'afRaires
and three Of the crew of the San Giovanni were
present, together with the complainant, Martina
Franchi.
Mr.. Edwards, counsel for the officers and crew
of the irgate, stated that Captain Incisa was pre-
vented from being pressnt in consequence of a
severe indisposition. He made statement to the
effect that MARITIME Franchi, the complainant, was
sitting on the Battery on the morning that the
occurrence took place. when the sailors came
ashore from the San Giovanni. At this time the
captain and several of the officers were ashore for
the purpose OF paying their respects to the mayor.
Some words took place between MARITIME Franchi
and the saiors He was not prepared to say which
were in fault; but in the end a ribbon, which was
the badge Of rank, torn from the cap of one of
the Sailors and insulting epithets applied to their
captain. The sailors were enraged, and seized
Franchi and put off to the vessel with him. Much
blame was attached to the officers in this matter;
but he thought that-when he explained the matter
every impartial person would acqut them of all
participation in it. With regard to the sailors, he
would say that they were total strangers. were
only few days in port, and knew no place else
but their ships. He would not attempt to justify
the act, but merely say that it was done in entire
ignorance. The San Giovanni is not regular
ship OF war, and when at home is generally EN-.
ployed as an experiment ship off the coast. The
sailors attached to it not considered regular
sailors, but merely gunners, undergoing instruc.
ton previous to being drafted into the line-of-
battle ships.
There are no midshipmen attached to the frirate
and when the boats put off for the Battery they
were under the command of no officers except the
boatswain. But it might be urged that there must
have been an officer in charge Of the deck when
Franchi was taken on board, and he should have
prevented the outrage. There certainly was an
officer in charge of the deck. but it was only his
duty to receive whatever was brought on board
and a. Captain Incisa was only gone ashore to pay
his respects to the Mayor, and he might return