Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1868-11-28
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Poqa91 lo -aoiiaJasl7 0nlyss s7sioy 10 Goi:r7i
4 oeOnlyi one dropef water, at Al time ahat
iPhad' totindi itslewayi from, Dtheoimighty
focean through the ldikeGahd. Was slowly
4lwearingga Ylittiei ehannel.l .Only, one
! dFePib Yet it thatilittle childin, ,his,nern-
hipg ramble had not noticed it,.who can
tell what the terrible results might ihave
i pfep8oi .if ni l9zai hna b.,seasze ~ Hsds
l:, Only a stray sunbeam X ct iperchapee
it hath pierced his " rstehed abode, glad
dened some stricken hearts, OF its golden
light found -its-way- -thi ough- the leafy
branches ofsomea weed, q kissed the moss
tcovered banless@hShe stfle stinydf fi6lets
fgrew, and caused shades dotl beautyH TO
tadorn tsiloyely form. $50 isniAga isqio7f
ibs0Hly agentle breegsI ihB ut ho~anauy
aching browsihathitfa famed; how mai1y
hearts eheeneibbyi its gentle .touchl,nGm
tl10nly onelstray1iuheta opiercsdGhe
.noblerseldier5bOF as he trodl the lonely
aaidnigbt rogud, faithfallydguarsiing 1.-THE
precious ilNes intrusted dtobbisb keeping,
and the sunbeams fell on the coldDfacer0f
the dead.
kni0niy a sentinel. zaknd' yet one soul
more had passed fffR 7:ts earth1 Y tene-
rnent to meetitsrewardla at tbs hands Of
amereiiui God. % 70 bdi3 iadi lo snuiniqu
lhsOnly one drop ofink las And vet tear
brIes'th news ofat6ath tosahxiOusi61es at
home, andcaused the tear of anguish To
htrrckle, down the fnrrowed cheek of a
widowed mother. saii "a, ,sls -o..aarid7
h9l fGnlyIa7 trawn!l But it left a sad, drea-
try ache inithat ehild's heart, and llthe
qlniysripg lips and fearful Is eyes told how
keenly he felt it., a, fe,ls1 ri ..,r, ,,Ipn. If
/, Only q smile but ab,! hoy,it cheered
the broken heart ,epgendered. q ray Of
hope and east halo of light, around the
unhappy PATENT; made, the bed-ridden.
one forget its present agony for, a mo-
lnent as it dwelt in sunshine: of Joy,
aid, lived in the warmth Of that Sun
shine. %" y t4'i '1Sli' "sl''f' ii'''' '1i -
Several months after the close of the
war q tin box was given to Gen. Spinner,
Treasurer OF the Y nited States, by Mr..
Stanton, then, Secretary of War, for safe
Keeping The box was said TO contain
about S30, 900 In gold, and Mr. Spinner
carefully locked it away in the. vaults of
the Treasury. About u year ago, a GER
tain snstionalobank suspended, .IwithIia
heavy indebtedness tothe foverum@nt
"a United States Qgartermaster who had
| got into trouble in; his, olfieisl capacity
was indebted to this bank in the sum Of
$30,OO0, anda the box deposited with
Spinner was said tofeontaiii that amount
| Of money belonging to, said Qaarterhias-
ter. NJ The bank engaged the services OF
an eminent lawy yepiofNew y ork City rs
its attorney, and he immediately.sbegan
proceedings to have the box opened and
the money taken out and apaid over to
the, Government to iquidater a part of
the banks indebtedness. ri The attorney
has, been striving for, more than 2 year to
accomplish, his object, b9t it was not un- u
til to-day. that SUCCESS attended his et-
forts He had been to Secretary McCul-
loch who referred him to Gen. Grant.
I,Gen. Grant, hadn't the authority, but
thought Stanton was tie person, Mr.
Stanton referred him back to Mr.: Nc
FCulIoch,' who asked time, to consider.
Several months thus passed, and MI. Nc
tCulloch laid the case before. the 'Pfesi
dent and he thought It a Fit subject for
| a Cabinet consultation. e 1t was accord
ihgly discussed. in. Cabinet meeting,i but
Before a a'conclusion could be reached the
linipeachmenti complication occurred, and
changes were then made in the Cabinet.
| It was then found necessary to-brlng the
subject before the Cabineteagain with It's
tnew members. This was done,s and it
was decided thatgtle- power to- open the
box ayzwith the Secretary of w aniigIs-
! tday the, NY ar Secretary detailed Gen.
Hardee of his staff touaceompaRYf the
bank attorney and have the contents OF
Ethe box examined.I IsThey,found that,the
rules, of the Treasury Departme9tire
quired q. law off GER sof the United. States
TO bera witness, and 8 Assistant District
ATTORNEY, Wilson, MAS sent .forsio Gen.
Simmer then summoned several a9f lhlES
confidential. clerks, as7add ditional 5YitHfss-!!
es, and the wh6lsIparty, hheadsfdd 4 tPyy the
hopeful and triumphPaqil iattolrRsyr vent TO
the vaults The box WAS bgrqYgbt. 8qt y
| from a dusty corner, for iI'sRecI Iop. II
was was locked and sealed, but there was no
key. AIleT -SOu.S O6lsIA 4 0Shcl4itu " g'N 90
secured 81 and nd the BOX Vas !" opened,n and
fG found to contain Il an Gid cafieo dress, and
'3g Woman mhilii'ss s si Fwf aid Water proof Gl9ak,
Iabeiled7 As folloWE!' 7A.rraken' Hon Tie
psrs1on St Jefferson Davis at 'tIl6 fih1e Of
fhiis7GaIpat Ills capture by Col. Pfichafd6f the e. s.
ftA.''! Gen. sHafdee at once departed .for
| the Wat' Department The ATT erhey
hbas s7aG36anesat aG36anes to New Y ORR JaandIi Gem iSPiu-
fber Is stfIl fadg Ching at the greatest joke
/ af4L5 Lsnasi,,, fsiIi b2e"qqns ~"a ii u bGs
l'9saA yk2ioUs yj2l6iUTs T6 BrRY T1iEi DEMoeEkri6I
P.nTY.-And what Shall We do now?
0nnrr6 advice would be to- disband the
bDemooccratic Party at once, for ithis. pret-
ftT efactually Killed off: and 'orgahfzeia
new Conservative party to support Grant
if his course shall justify it, lnH tbs
lwsy the Radical leadsrs may be stpughed
off,f,o,n the Administration .apd q gEeat
Eci,nservativeo p;uty,oh hEilt up al that inYIl
Lroatrol the 1iestipes of the ieQ9lpntryy,f7 Q9lp yy,f7
The ,Mhig Party vent undsegrb IN in l8i3222,
whenqit was 1Bpty worse beaten i. thaTn, N MI the
IDemoersey, was 0po Tuesday, ~ and a. had ill1y
betsr pdaE p the M2Fth th4n ,IHtSit5g It's sqc7 gs
eesstu riyat aS0a IL ~ Rp5 81