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Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1865-06-16

TOHN MOWER,
81 ATTORNEY AT Law.
BEDsoRD, Pa.
April 1, 1s64.-tf.
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HOTELS.

BEDFORD HOUSE,
ID AT H0PEWEI.L, BEDFoRD County, Pa,
BY HARRY DROLIINGER.
Every attention given TO make guests comfortable,
who stop at this House.
Hopewell, July 20, 1864.
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TT S. H0TEL,
u. HARRISBURG, PA.
CORNER SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS,
OPPOSITE READING R. r. DEPOT.
D. II. HUTCHINSON, Proprietor.
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Vol 38: No. 25

.Fa.F7I AY.JI E1es
, 1865-11-23
i Gloomy Picture Of Taxation In New
=" ",r--. York C1tY.

fFrom the New York Tribune, 20th.}
The taxable property on this Island Is OIL
clally valued ut about SIX hundred millions OF
dollars, vhercon there we're levied last year,
tax Of nearly fourteen millions of dollars, or.
over two per cent On the official Euluatlon
md the Comptroller reports TINT ire must
tbs year pay eighteen millions, or three per
cent We presume the actual value Of the
real estate within our, city limits to be ahnnt
is nbout two per cent Of its real valne, or
little less than third Of its fur annual rental
for .product. Meantime, our municipal debt
increases yeor by year, and the Comptroller
WINS ns that we must expect to pay several
millions more next year than be calls for now.
( Our taxes may therefore be regarded as likely
to call on US for O. full third OF onr income for
"a good many years to COME.
(; This virtual confiscation Is steadily expel-
ling population and Industry from our city.
We Judge that there Is somc foundation for
the pntcrY against cur new State census as
returning less than the full number OF our
,clty'H Inhabitants; /; but the fact that thousands
annually scatter to escape our enormous ta1.
subsistence, is NOTORIOUS Thirty 5ears ago,
nine-tenths Of our mercantile population
lived. and voted In our city; now, their
homes are dispersed from New Haven. oa
the east to Poughkeepsic on the Sorth, .,
and New Br11nswick on the son!n, so,',
west. Two-thirds Of the MERCHANTS, E,lh
thrre-fonrths of the bankers and hsokS5s e.
doing business ln our city, I've elsovhern 81 ~
with the journalists, who were to,mes ,al the r.,
residents; so with la1ge propor1a;2nni u ont G
lawyers. Our books arc largsi5 pf'qhss,t haot. Or Or
ley b. hats s:,a and n npi sholt Il becon-
ihefs as pfs sss IT, sty 'Py y
nrasscn.ed ~ ELSEWHERE, aud this in good part
, 1865-11-23

Thus 4 Is eeen thAt When the he1[ OF poll
Ing water is barely. doubled, the pressure Or
strength Of expansion Is increased fneatu jotE
In proportion to heat Is expansion: Apply
the caforic, md the steam gnuge walks right
up. But in Danfosd's generator this law Of
e1paueion is set Mt naneeht- NJ panford n.
found that when he applied heat Of say sf'5
dcrrces, lis indicator Stood at 100 lbs. Of press
urc. He increased the heat to $50 degrees and
found 1Co It's Of pressure resulting, but the
efficient power Of Ills engine had doubled.
Rut what is morc extraordinary Is, TINT when
hc had carried the heat up to 900 degrees the
1,Trssure on the cuugc had increased hut 10 or
Il dccrces the lead packing OF the cylinders
me;ted from the hcnt of tho steam, showing
flint # n1at have been at least a. degrees
fnr nj thnt noint lead fuses, and yat the press
mr. On The Indicator and safety valve was less
Than $50 1,ounds, willie In The water 1oier
4I5 degrees Of heat produces ~ Ponnqs o1
pressure. Nf. Danford does not undcltohc -
explain tAe cause Of this Singular iact' out
contents himself with having aseertainca II.
While The pressure from Euper-hcatcd sleaM
docs not seem 10 Increase beyond certain
moderate limit, the power impaired to ne en-
ginc continues to facrca7c Win tue degrees
Of heat. Who can explain thls phenomcna n;
The first question The visitor asks Of the u
ycntor or lis agent Is, "wfll the @enerator
cx1;ode?', Mr. Danlord ds.0es any engineer
10 blow It up. The positive limit 10 the ex"
| pansive p,wcr OF etcam he claims 10 bare
| asccrtatEed. His generator holds about as
much ns barrel-Bay S14 cubic feet- 70
| fill this with steam requires but iouf cun1c
inches Of wnicr at 212 degrees, and when the
| heat h up 10 619 degrees, or the melting
! point Of lead, there Is still less than gallon
] Of water ynporfzcd within tbs generator, and
, 1865-11-23

4 Southern editor hss had the good sense
10 make rrac1ical test Of the rev system Of
labor; 20 fnr as II can be reached under the
present difficulties that surround 1t. And he
has the rnaaliuess to declare the results. It
would have been more characteristic OF too
many Southern men If be had been content to
quietly enjoy these results, as mulntudes Of
planters arc doing and Will do, and facing res
olutely The other way, declare the blacks to
be Idle md thrilllcss, md Southern industry
blink now that Il has lost the clement Of
the whip and paddle. II requires moral
courage 10 come boldly out with the careful
and patus-takIpg presentment Of such factsa as
these. In the case Of this Iouisiaua free
plantation, bargain was made with thirty
negroes 10 cultivate the land- They were TO
pay half Of the expense for rent, md take
half the crop, Five hundred acres are thus
we'll cared 1or. and the lnborcrs are zealoua,
industrious, and possess an enthusiasm 10. ef.
fort that slave labor never knew, The season
psofts OF The whito principal in the enter.
prise arc shown TO IL s13. 600 on the IRE hun
dred acres, gum In itself ample to satisfy
him, apd actually more, Us he slaows, than he
could have realized under precisely shnllar
circumstances under the old system.
, 1865-11-23
Issue OF the Nexr Gold Certificates He-
cun-Deposlts In Two Days So75sO0Os

tFrom the New York Evenin.: Post 1.th,l
The issue of the new certificates for deposit
Of guild at tho United States Treasury ID this
city was bcgun yesterday by the Assistant
Treasurer, Mr.. Van Dyck and the amount ef
coin leposlted, and for which certificates
we're issned, was ss55o, 200. The deposits to-
By Tar the largest proportion Of the ecrtta-
Gates Issued are Of the 1--WE thousand dollar
denomination; though many one-thousand
dollar notes and one~h hundred dollar notes nrc
called for. One hundred and forty Of the
one-hundred dollar certificates were issued
Ths iiist deposit that WIS made was made
by man who had hoarded his coin, and had.
his person for two months. This Is the only
case OF the kind so far known. Some OF the
other deposits were large-two tfun one In
stitutfon amounting to more than $4O0, 900.
The Gold Board has decided that the GER
tidcates be considered legal "del1rcry" Of
gold, and mauy Of the banks are receiving
them though one or two have refused to
do 90. ,....
a small amount Of gold has been pai4
for the purpose Of using the coin in payment
Of customs duties, not being aware the GER
ti;cates are receivable for duties. Ba1tt-
more merchant took gold notes hero for nse
at the Custom House In that city.
The coin interest checks delivered at the
Treasury to holders Of coupons are exchange
hle for gold notes.
Mr. +. f. Birdsall, having charge OF the
gold note department, endorses tho order
notes OF 5000, which are then negotiable as
coin. The only other denominations yet pre-.
pared for issue are drawn payable to ''bcarcr.
They are the one thousand and hundred dol
1nr notes .
, 1865-11-23
:. 900 ~ ,rotal pepravity.

The murderer, Henry Mlseoi w. I'M under sen-
s e1se m,v'oEs0a ie 6 eeS The n
sdsS sf W i nsesx aess pss not SsRstf%s i
tsy oesa ssass sfssFst q hs Is
notice; oasnPesl He y T Which wi1l be 4 startling
tale Of crime: IT,, xxoa horn In chfreco
THIS TIc.cn T,s5 ~ IN Missouri, as we'll Us many
aIhep apS states Int b mardeEsa s woman p. At
ce1qb bJaa5 81 Fa eas gsa 5 aSs e.
ms;ns. r.[,ssr4 far hat purpose. He charges this
e1te 10 a. aees%p,41es ~, Wilson a.i aIegss that
Nm H. to ccufess robbery that he knew no.
esa I'D hS ht tfsn GS,sa sTofe
, Hc declares that he believes In Supreme
Being and Dcvil, and the litter he claims rs
bis Giend. who viii stick to him to the last.
uc objects to visits Of the clergy, but. con-
,,Sc1sea continually with his prison associates:
According to his statement, he Was released
from auburn State PrEon abont two ypafs
ago. but does not tell Tor what offence he
vas sent there
, 1865-11-23

haye It 1or year OF two, or be- utterly exter-
minated and fped' from the earth. In the
nane n Him who died to save all.
let not. that aid BE- the mockery snd
snafl tnat this Frsedmen's Bureau! ID
States. or the dlabolIcal iuhammity with
Which The truly unfortunate negro is treated
by NY lale masters, tho scem determined to
siay the goose which has hitherto Laid al
their golden eggs, I do not intend to spcak;
now. bnt our good name as nation and
Chtistian people Is at stake that we do not
permit tubs hapless race TO be overridden and
worse Than re-ens1aved by the disloyal people
OF tneac Southern States. REJOICE.
, 1865-11-23

>velyet edgiugs. velvet trimmings by The psecs,
I'll btnk, flowers, etc. ETC., In iii some I'D
wctth.': The goods were taken to the police
oftee> for saxamlnat1on, when several dry
sooda merchants recognized, ~ they believed,
property which they had Lost.
M, Newton claimed to have bought all
these goods, sud said in explanations ot tho
velvet ribbons that she purchased them In. the
frst yeas of the war, In anticipation OF great
rise. This Is shown to be false, az tho stolen
ribbons bear the inventory mark Of 1855.
Proceedings wezp at once Instituted against
Mrs. Newton for robbery, Judge Mstson be-
comire her boudsn,an In tho sum OF sDO-~
, 1865-11-23
TIE LATE PRESTON KING.
Several Importunt Eventa' Of Ella Life
Els Early Political Associations.


[Frou the New Yorss Times. t5th.l
Up to the present time The Efforts nsadn to
sccoyerthe body OF Mr.. King have bee1 un-
successful. By direction OF Surveyor Wako-
man. Capt. Faulee will take Tho levenre-
cutter Cnyahoga md lire cannon ovar tho
srot where the suicide was committed II tae
hope that the eouenssfon may bring the body
to The surface. Eoatusen arc engaged III
dragging tho river. .....-,
door of the cabin Of The fsr7y-boat when Mr.
King spraug overheard, obserJcd him stand
water, Shortly ai1esward 8 hat rolled toward
the cabin, and the children who saW Mr. King
Jump overheard gave the alarm The yonn-
mar called to the engineer, and walking to
the stern OF the boat saw pair Of legs pro
truding above the water. which Immediately
sank.
:. The Troy Times, Of Nov. 10, gives these
facts about the late Preston King:
VA tae eaiseE +, ssa psoRsF ,, or 2, te , ~
Republlcan Convention s. palimosc in 1861. and
tiop 1 M Of Andrew w johnson ior fle Viee-Przdcncy
There were tew better judges OF men :hau slr.
Sing: 70 RI fact s'ststabatsd "a ef;sat, +; dsse
dss botns md o1scal ei;slcs: Ac, King
MS remarkable far obesity: Though Of short
stasuzc-only DC feet r t9shts-ls & .,n se'shGi
s.ed hassi to reduce hta esh by conTse Of dieting,
bat tlctl. Istcfly tc took tlio exercise. bus did
d sre1s deal OF tason,a mind WORK. IN Isl. when
thcre Was an opea 1upE1r between aha hHnhlIncss
ard thinkers at the Demo~ratte ?late Convention,
NJ. King sea us:de chairman Of the former, and
Robert 4 AeEis Of ~ ihf ~ niteE; @ , ans eo3sen!ISn
Uuna era, haNcser, outrun,b red The Harnburn-
en- rot }hc cortsol of tic Convention, threw or:r.
X; r. ng %Jsf a1 LID o iba s pc1
Fields cpr8crsfcue resolution agninst slavery ex-
tension. ffestcn King. Jataes =. Wat5woflh; Mr.
cor H. john Fan IInren nrd Others ret. the rep,
rsscnsaiise iaen of TIC EatnhuFaes~: Ihcy wGsc
neeten e s}sas.sc eut hsss !s tanke11 a. ihe A.:
fnce aeanst the rro-slaTeEy element Of the patty.
md lived to geo tho Institution Itself destroyed"
IN another column tho semc paper says:
Thu Preston King q 1e:s W. q reg d'6s!cns
turc of 1875 IS lie pen,ocrafic tsadrr ofthe minor
ity Of eny eight In ,bs A,sssnbly he vas active
I w1.y. nnpGlsiss and !aestonas. his eo,sse. On
| him pr1cr thc discipline Of she House: As he
81 n oldcr be s.ew ehEp''cat, and nsiu.allr fced
~ n sbss il st.
most prominent fosrnsfc display WAS On Tue Ic4aa
a-ne1aslon question in 1ssi., in thu senstc DC
waen VIC ~ be ~ spose at iii. :eactsly conten,Ing himself
With vollu4 on rlat1rc dellberaltun. Tits conlsc
Of te Id to IN incscc.sd eo.pu!cuce, anti steadily
% tiea u tic Ssw York Colocsotship- On saslns
iesed M III; lie saEins q ~ ph:ssai esssslss, 5s
Ing to hls Office dulles, and gave hsa ersatasz up
.otonerepce wilh political friends who had ta'qss 70
ask OF personal purposes TO proE1ots. Hs at:.
cal syser 10 enshle il 10 s.and the wer md te1r.
That he, under such ,1cumslances. and preds-
posed to alteration Of the raisd. gaSeEay ts rot
lesson that natufe viii not ansr bes law. TO be yo
/ iafed with lmpurtty. The uenai marhin.
, 1865-11-23
Gamblers in Smoking Cars-Ite1rure OF
<senteel-looklnE. Persons Who Invite
10 Rlny Euchre.
u, TEnnr4 the C1cvpr,nd rf7tn3r,Ier1

v1, g.. 41..A ,.e... k...,. ..,a
dnets arc many pests tnat mes. ;r1ns ana
!noaa nut no9e 9aa ,ngtu ~ aa ~
pG ~ ~ ~. ars ~ ue!f ~ ,be
paana ~ ~ nonv a W n,r oeds II te =! crc;t
- .a,na. ~ ,;1.oaS .ornnan1es h. Il sail thesa
,n;sorras a1,S nests bars hsec hnnte,, ont
rha1 1,sn.Ii. H. op e nosnes n two ~ hraa
M ma udu m e. ~ annear"ncc n stranceTa r.
r zach eiher. One nrnnoses n friendly srarne far
rastitne. r The occnmplicrs consent. md rem
ae-ai11, r,or,rc ~ ,ir1w stranger IN with
tha11 e'Ti Tha o,ma NJ nrocrassss Ternn,es mn.
notonous. ani another nroposes smnli stake
n Hiye inteTest. tn thr oa1no.. The sfory Is
, soan toid, Tha str1n~crts Geeced. 4 Tc1,-
ticmon nrr3vri hire yesterday on one of the
rnads tnvinr 1ost nh fhe money be had. si75.
: il I'LL waJ.
1Frn,, tha 1,re,,o t,csn1nyxri,1 Adyerdser1
! a.. -, t,r1 s1,'.. 1,ersor ,vba frnra,s n,
- - 4f "a ~ IL ;nfn the rI.r caI,s1
e' ~ y. -. s .sitga ~ ras.nss. that We nlJ ssx
ITn.h;,ar uIua. ~ nbas,t Shs ern cnmnie;ns, II
aboye: s1E lie s. saws there Is a tic Of. eenteel
Thieves % wh9 60 Syer the ro ai nse, I've Or thse sc
ant s,aes.,,eo.s ~. arJ 9hat thev ~ o-e3ere,1v
ba tria1r ~ .,Tcb re- e,aroiiy
M W at.I,>ss ~ ~, - sao],a
= tnhe y. see. * 1n .4a E.,1S
eacale, AavMe plesateo uRun s..ut oto a1iers
~ ~ ~ n tha carrss ,f tSa cane
o o aFtha ohd.,o,s no,nnioins That he ~ NJ
.3hg q the ss s.js sIat hnt tho+ ~ Il
.nGA ~ uolu ,e1do noM uIt a1,ss snrs ~ ~
.tGs ss'ae We pons ~ atIan.1 49, ~ thsr,
, 1865-11-23
Sale, OF Forts Near Washington.

lEIULu QaE HAsL4NHkH0 S1L{t tG-l
The following Is the report Of sales Of Gov
ernment buildings belonging to the
Quartermaster's Department that hare
taken place mt auction, under the
direction of Major James Gleason,
Aselstant QuArter1nastcr Of Volunteers, by
order Of Colonel ". !. Ludington, Chief
Commencing oetobes: 60, ISIS, and Gliding
November II, 1856: Fort Martin Scott, 10 !;
Battery Vermont, $50 Fort Simmons, H.
7s5.16; Fort Mansfield, e, 1Jo; Fort Bayard,
t26p.M Fort GaInes, s2s8,e5 Fort kearny,
ssoS; Fort De Rassey, ssss.5o !; Battery
Smeade, SsaS; Fort slcnmer, 40d.bo; Fort
Bunker Hill, 3a,054 Fort ThaTer, 1909 !;
Fort Saratoga. s1i3; Fort Neigs, ks65.a5
Fort Davis. s:,os; Fort Wagner, ss54: Fort
Ricketts,, $oo5; Fort Snyder, *isS Eor.
Creblc, ,sl79; Fort Willard, q ,62 g rerI oft
Williams, 25;1.75; Fort Reynolds, $50 Fo51
Scott, So: Fort Berry. sils; Fort Barnar1' 11aa
sSeG.a5 Fort Rupyou, 40; Fort a1oang, Hs1.g
s1oo-5o Fort Haggeny, slso; Eoti isf5: S
vat Stronr sSa1. Fort Bennett, Sa;s-
, 1865-11-23

Escape Of Prisoners from Fond du I.ne,
w1&,-l'roeresA OF tho River Ysnprove-
ment-The Lumber and Grain Busf-

nc~a, DC
Correspondents Of the Chicago Tr,bope.]
FOND Do LAC, Wis, Nov. Fl. 1865.
Considerable excitement has been occa-
stoned among county officials and legal n1en
bv the escape OF three prisoners from the
County Jail On Sunday morning.
Two Of the prisoners, George Crane and
Law hare each served terms In The Stale
Prison at N'apprn. Tbs former Is a. smart,
keen fellow, bnt nature seems to have made
q thief uf him, for he will steal whether In
day light or In darkness, Law was but re-
Gently released from Waupun, and before
reaching his home was again arrested Tor
stealing. Limckc was under arrest for rape
committed on Sae person Of bis step-daugh.
ter, II girl ct twelve years. One boy whose
term of incarceration had nearly expired re-
manned, and from lin enough Information
has Gecn guthcrrd 10 Lead TO The belief that
fhc prisoner Ind assistance In making their
escape Law vas rrcapturcd yesterday at
Ripon, and reports that Crane sprained lis
ankle In scaling tAc jail enclosure, and Is
within five miles OF the city.
The weather for the past few weeks has
labo,ers On the " River improvement" umpic
opportunity to complete their contracts The
neT channel js nearly finished and the people
Of Fond du Inc hope to be free from foods In
~ :Gie ir 1nmle,mcn we're never doing better
,msiress tban 1lUw. The 3'whtat buyers
cCmhanotion'' has driven the farmers to other
tna,Icts, principally Ripop, Brandon Gnd
Wnnpt1n. The wheat trade was probably
.ncreT Iinhte1 than now 0therwite business
Ia exceedingly stirring. Stores and dwellings
arc beirr crected BY hundreds, and tA!nt
-abcunds arncug all csasses. =.
, 1865-11-23

A New York letter writer thus describes
The death of two Bohemlans Of that city:
King Alcohol got the best Of three fellows.
An old Bohemian, who had fought him well,
nigh fifty years, went down before his lance a
few days ago. john Ross Dix was thorough
bohemian, always full. Of tolent that was
available and practical, aud whfskey that was
strong aud deadly. Re has been writer for
Abe press IN this city for the past ten years,
and was good customer for tho rum shops.
He could write stories and poems with great
facility, aud keep drunk with great persfstcn-
cy. he WIS genial sort OF genius, except
when eober, and sullen, morosc and dissasis-
fed except when drunk. He Is best rene1n-
bcrtd In the former character, as the former
condition was his commoncst state. ]. ].
George Arnold, another Bohemian. who has
lately died, hnd more sense and sobriety, aud
equal practIcability with DIX, but he made
more reputation than money, and lived from
hnud to mouth. He Wn1 very popular as q
gentleman, and ali readers will remember him
as formidable rival, in the days OF Family
Fair, Of Artemus Ward md Orpheua G. Kerr,
under the eoulcal non de plume Of "McAro-
nen {Iecaronn.
, 1865-11-23

The Altoona Pa.) Tribune Of the 18th,
says: A most appalling and terribly fatal ex-
ploston occurred yesterday morning about
nine. O'Clock, ut Louthcr + Waggoner's saw
mill, N Cambria county, some seFen OF eight
miles from this place, By which Ar. Abrun1
Baer, the engineer, and two other men named
Grey and Sheets, wese literally torn to pieces,
and three othe * employees about the mill
were more or less Injured. At the time OF
writing nothing definite has been learned as
to the cause Of the accident, hut the result
was truly tlshtful aud destructive. Mr.
FGer's body was tom into several pieces, and
cast In different directions considerable dis
tanee. The other unfortunate men were
sheektne'y mntimted, and their sorpses were
scarcely recognizable. This terrible accident
has created q profound feeling Of commlseta-
tion IN our community, where the victims
were well known. Baer and Sheets were both
married men, the former leaving wife and
Two children, residents Of this place, and the
latter family living In the Vicinity Of the
mill. The remains Of the three unfortunate
meu were brought TO towu for interment,
They ali bore excellent characters
, 1865-11-23

fFtcn tne Icitdc ttoaol EEu1,t -, ,
man named Henry Rover, residing IN the F5ss =,
Ward committed suicide By shooting CO.. 3s,pn ssl ts.t
has been subject to uncontroilaolc ats Of pas, =
so during ash bis wife oa agRsa'sa ois te Fl % ~
oo!eet o. speiiiait :. stated be threatened her
EGs S9s 'ss Yesterday Mr. r. had one Of ht. ps. pa.
sssa = u ss4s s.es .s snaGi ad
MIs ess ~ 80 ha1u 1 b ber until evc4ing when,
ot,;as not sE psto hs declared he would shoot
sa.s T1s 80 s.1 g5siss Il, 1t s,sas az as es
came tsa1aa III " 1eft The apartment, going INTO
tSat eefnf oq fan1iiy residing in the same house.
1n A. she ieft the room tho report ofa pistol vas
heaSd, be- 3D. and airs. i; supposed nc Ind aissharE-
Il III. IA family untll the head Of It returned from
einrch, In when he accompanied Mrs. r. Into
her apartments, where Rover WIS discovered
wing on bed, dead, with pistol In hts right
, 1865-11-23
Another Letter from Charles Balance
Esg., OH Photographic Reform. :.

Mr.. 3Tedi1l's article In your columns OF the
the 18th inst, in answer to 4 late one of
mine, on the subject Of his proposed improve
mcuts In the authography Of the English
language, Is before me. II was not then, nor
is It now my object to get up a controversy
with Mr.. sfedlll with rceard to tho badness
Of the English spc1linS-the extent to which
Dr.. Frnnklin went or was willing TO go In his
attempts to reform 1t, nor the extent to which
the Spanish and other languages had been
improved; but believing, as firmly as Mr.
Medlll does in the utility Of thorough reform,
yet being fully convinced that individual ef-
fort was not competent to that object, Was
long since an advocate for an international
commission as being adequate, and the only
means adcgucte TO accomplish It. FfndingI
:. hnd not influence enough 10 procure the ap-
po1ntment Of such q commission, I had
until found q political editor who
was extensively and favorahly known,
ana who edited q paper Of very extensive cir
culatiop, interesting himself III the subject.
thcn took courage, aud after soue gcneral
remarks on the subject, brought forth my fl.
hopins lie would STIR tho political elements
and wake up the public to the Importance Of
this measure. But Mr.. Medlll can not see It.
Hc will have none Of Il, nor will he Ask the
aid Of Congress or Parliament IN the matter
lie euys I'll will require great dcal ofpre-
suit" Ofth!s was aware, md It wns the
very thing thought Mr.. Mcdill good for,
and which hoped he would with zeal slelye
into, and through the extensive circulation
OF hfs paper. be able to accomplish
Although In my opinion he cannot accom-
dertaken, yet / hoPc he will do some good.
Wish lin we'll, and therefore suggest the dun
ger Of undertaking too much At first that
enc success fu any direction opens the way for
another, and eiyes encouragement to under
take another; whereas hetendeucy Of q fail.
Then at first let him under lake less, anil
when he has succeeded in that, he may en-
large lis Held OF action Let him 1t first in
acfiukc 10 mike such reforms as all men can
see the necessity Of, and 50 avoid opposition.
For the present, sny nothing about phonetles.
Let The world inau'gc !he iaca that That sysi;
I teu, Is n unpopular Au1nhug, no onc'a way,
and bcud all lis energies 10 accomplish two
things. 1st, To ousst all silent letters, tho
omission Of which will not endanEer the pro-
nunciation OF the words IN which they occur
For ine1ancc, Epeli bless Tsfth ons ~" bei
| change OF hazard the pronunciation Of tho
\ word, but In call, and hundreds Of other
| woEde, where thcea would be come hazard os
installing the pronunciation, retain both con-
sonants. Should one ''l'' be omitted IN this
word, It might be pronounced as the tlTst syl-
liable n the word "Calliornis'' Or s'calico.''
3D. Where combination Of letters really
have learned to treat them as having the
sound Of particular letters, ns "ph" for so
nr W. Of s'gh'' ios "f,'' &C., strike them out
and insert the letter which thev arg made ttoo
represent; for instance, spell Philip t1Fi1ip,"
:; Stephen '.Steyen, y enough "enuf, &c.
, 1865-11-23

Editors Chicago Tfibune: -
an interesting account Of lis overland TIP 10
California, before the students Of Lake Forest
Academy. Ii wns special favor to this in-
stltutton toward which ha has long held tue
position Of q trustee. The Academy ch1po!
Was Hlled with the students Of both schools
md with the citizens OF Lake Forest: For
nearly two hours the speaker held the AZ
account Of; the It Great West.'' Was both an-
siructiye and intensely interesting. The
speaker Is now preparing lecture upon