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THAT PIVOT.

The New York World has completely ignored
Blair lui declared that seymour Is the "piroi
around irhich hc campaign shall ,croivc" Still,
lus It with all his might; and Horatio has
mun.cd quite into the fray, and is going II
wl'h 4 rush.
IttsArarc slrht to sec The Presllcnti,l can.
I.i,tc Of any party At so late A stage In the
rlavass enter the field In hi, own behalf, G,
,rrt,lIv altar many Ie,Ling mo, and rcu.
,,,c,s Z, hts ,,r,,, b,,, o,Iiod u,o, ht,, :,
90, 90, -, ,,o ,,,ar .,s,r,,, ~, 81, 81.
,,,,,, ha.,,,.i
% "
yea" Richmond once s'iu oil MI seymour
thN n" could yak Longer ana say ic" man an!
J'Err nan IN PhOiic iySi' and certainly the
-prctAes which he IL now delivering verify
ms licFancc oil thit s'gaeIous leader FER
maps It WAS with 'hIs remark IN view that the
""r" called the Ex-Governor the "p'r0F
I"Hnl which the Democratic party reVoiVes'
i IS l'it thAt !tsccntrhIldeas II II nave any
are very loose inconcIuslve, and very much
sc'neFeii bl' not more SO than the party IT.
sen WIIL be one week from today.
We foeG-iect when the democracy com
m"n''Ithc campHIg" the warfare was TO be an
aggressive one me rHIIying cry was, at
tack attack, attack ~ Instead oil ms what
10 we now sec. why, mar part mas assumci
Tie defensive.
Let US see how 1t now stands. Mr., Sey-
muuT apologies, and says that his party does
tot mean revolutions that the Republican
'o--ress wall shncSle the Executive 30 that
lie cannot do any harm; and he piteOusly begs
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II L. sow pretty clearly settled that the
Republicans have carried West Virginia b a,
10 1s' 1900 majority. All the Republican can.
"l'tcs Tor Congress are elected. The IN = or
~ N the Legislature Will be At least thirty
on JOINT ballot. la rcmArking upon this cleo
ZION, the Tribune says This is rather hard
on the Cincinnati Inquirer and other rebel
newspapers whose boosters crowel before
day light, and whose editors thanked God, and
,sked their States to follow "a the footsteps Of
West Virginia.
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OFFICIAL


WA.HINqTOE, October ~, ISIS 7
ILIOImttiOn has been received at this DE.
partment from Mr. Il. S. Spalding, the Consul
OF the United STATES At Honolulu, II. l., of the
death, on the 10th Of August, lsCs, on ship.
board, Off the harbOr Of Honolulu, Of WILLIAM
HARRi-, cOlOred, citizen OF the United
States, and former resident Of the State OF
New York.
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MARY LASD PoLlTI,B.-Thc Baltimore \ ner.
'l",l says that At the Democratic meeting ~
Salisbury on Wednesday night, two OF the
.peakers, says the salisbury N'W Era, boldly
and uncquivocally announced themselves IN
''Vr u regulating the national debt. The
IrN-pn gwen was that the people Vi the south
nNi been rOtJrd Of their negroes and been
phpelled to TepI4in'e the rebel debt, aud
'"cfciuFc the debt incuIIui N suPprrssIns the
.rH' mon should be Tc.ruItIcG inns srGrI.
m"nt was approached b. me audience, showing
mat Maryland b,mVvsaSy I,yor. tn4,-lnr
4pWest grade OF TasChnty.
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I ARGE SALE OF BLANKETS.

BEFOT QUARTERHLBTER' 4 OFEICH,l
WAsHISGIOs, d, C., Oct, 20, 1888.
Will be sold at public auction, al CIOlhlnE De.
pot, Armory Square, on MONDAY, November 9th /,
c3mmenc!nE At 10 a IN under the supervision Of
Captain II, q. Thomas. N. s, X, q quantity Of
Clothing, Camp and Garrison Equ!p page unht for
issue, aud Army Blankets not required, as fol.
lows.
4g,UU Graz Blanket, new
1900 Great Cuat,, foot.
3,gO ARTILLERY Uniform Goats.
20 Great Juuts, mounted
2,OU Infantry Uniform C.itS
I,UJO Sack Goats.
Forage Caps, Tents, Bed Sacks, Axes. Mess
Pans, &c. &c.
Terms Cash. In Government funds.
Cash deposit will be required as heretofore, upon
day Of sale.
by order II the Qusrtcrmaster General.
J. T. MCFERRAN,
Deputy q. NJ. Gen Dyt BTig Gen, U, $. A.
uCtl.td
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Special N Offices.

sISf. THE CENTRAL GRANT AND
w COLFAX CLUB will be addressed BY
Col W A; Cock, Col. Hinton. AID othsrs, tn uRs-
At half past seven o'clock, Other Republican or
CARNATIONS aud the public are respeetfully In
yited. A, =. CLARK,
oelI-lt fStarl President.
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HARTFORD, Oct. 2G.-ChRsc Gilbert, zen.
fenced three years ago to the State prison for
life for murder, escaped from the prison In
Withersfeld to-day.
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REyERDY JOHNSON, our Minister to Eng.
and, Is fast making himself rdicu Gus u that
.y4utFy rs well ~ IN this. lie seems to think
u Is the duty Of the American Minigter to at,
'rad meetings ant bsnquetH, and to suffer I'm
tcll 10 be Toasted and toasted al hJHun
Should this Thing continue, the Senate, when
Congress meets, ought to demand his recall
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TuG Washington Gw of Saturday says
There was = rumor about town yesterday
this the InicHigcnccr would come out for Grant
and Colflx this morning" We are glad to say
the Republican party has been saved from thi,
calamity, and that the Presidents organ IL
still for Seymour and Blair.-Ddhimorc Amer
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rather admire.
Mr.. John Forsyth, Of the Mobile Rcgiatr
has ITriYol At the conclusion that the Demo.
ratio party 10 beaten, Rad he says SO. He
tells the story in this wise In the Register OF
'hc l7th instant, and the causes he assigns for
'Ac fact is the alleged cowarGice OF the North
rrn Democratic leaders, who refused to admit
southern speakers 10 their meetings;
southern speakers have been dissuaded
from taking he stump IN Pennsylyania and
uHIg through tlm.dIty, While the writer was
Ia Milwaukee there was = large Democrats
mrc'Iug, and tllhouEh the Democrats Of that
rt'y gtneraAy desLred him to address 1t, and
tel thr true story II the southern condition
= icw tImId lie tdGra objected on the score Of
impuIIcy, and OF course he dad not speak. The
same thing has beiaIIeR Messrs. LfngdOn and
Naming, who were sent to the East at the
cost OF tue Democratic clubs Of this city"
This Is rather an unkiHd cut At ones friends
IA the hour Of adversely, but stIll we must be.
l!cvc It Is true.
Ia the meantime let the party reyOlye
VT"uui the pivot" IN next Tuesday, and
then farewell forever.
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THIS is TO GIVE NOTICE, THAT TIE SUB.
1 scrlber has obtained from the Orphans Court
Of Washington eounty,in the District Of Columbia,
gust Dorges, late OF the United States army, de.
ceased. All persons having claims against the
same, with the vouchers thereof to the subscriber,
before the l7th day Of October next they may
otherwise by law be excluded from all benefits Of
the said estate.
Given under my hand this l7lh day OF October.
1865. GOTTL0F WIENER,
ocll9. w3t Executor
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Criminals Convicted - Important
Bank Suit.

BosToN, Oct, 2O.-A civil suit was COM
menced In the circuit court this forenoon by
the Merchants Bank against the State Bank
to recover 1900, 900, paid by the former to Ed
ward Carter, Of the firm OF Mcllcn, Ward a
Co, on checks certified by the cashier of the
State Bank, which were paid In gold certih.
Gates, and the irm falling without assets
were lost. The trial OF Ward & Mellen for
embezlling Government funds to the amount
of 100000, resulted to-day in verdict OF
guilty.
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~ AND BUILDING COMPANY, organized
on an entirely new plar, will hold its hrst regular
mon bly, meeting, for the pay ment Of dues, on
MONDAY, the I'd Of November, at Temperance
Hal on street, between Ninth and Tenth streets,
at o clock p. M.
This Company offers to tho poor man chance to
obtain home, and to the capitalist safe and paw.
Ing Investment for his money. Loans are made at
the rate OF six per cent. interest per Annum, and
the lives OF all members holding ave more shares
are Insured, whether they have received loans os
not. Members who have paid their dues can obtain
cert hcates Of stock by calling upon the Secretary,
at tue carpet store OF William i, Mitchell 4 Co,
corner OF Ninth and Pennsylvania avenue Per-
sons desiring to subscribe for shares can do SO by
calling a either Of the following places. where
they will be furnished with certificates OF stock
Bryan Brothers, grocers, No. 80 Pennsylyania
ayenue, between Sixth and Seventh streetsy
Pennsyly ania Ayenuei Dr.. W. @. II. Newman,
Pennsylyania avenue, between Twent fourth aud
Twenty NTH streetsi George W. Linyille, lumber
merchant, CORNER indiana avenue aud Second
agent, No, S9 street, near Ninth.
mentioned places.
OcI2I.thssm6t CHARLES II, KER, Secretary
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Mn. FRANK BLAIR, In recent speech, made
avery vehement opposition to negro suffrage.
He regards the negro race as band Of "igno.
rGmuscS," as "scmi JdrJdridnS," and yet his
friends, the Democrats, in all the Southern
states, are urging the colored voters to so the
Democratic ticket, and upon this vote they
DEPEND for success In those States.
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rW.C. f. CUMMINs,

f.6g W. r. SS""iNo,
Stf SEVENTH STREET,
AN EXTENSIVE BOOT AND SHOEH
where the public may always fud WHAT THEY
WANT, and Of the BEST MANUFACTURE.
Second door South Of street and Northern Market.
rlBe VICE TO YOUNG NJ Il N
~ ABOUT TO MARVELLOUS for Young
Men, on the Errors, Abuses, and Diseases, incl
dent to Youth and Early Manhood, will the hu-
sealed letter envelopes free Of charge. Address,
HOWARD ASSOCIATION, Box =. Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania. sep2l.3m
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s155a OFFICE OF THE WASHING

SS TON SKATING CLUB, No. 1876 PBsE-
srLvASIA AvESUE, WAsHIXGros, d. c., OcTo-
IER ~, ISIS Sealed proposas W. be received BY
the undersig ned until OCTOBER 30, 1865, for the
renting Of the 'RefTeshment Stand" and "skate
aud Coat Room at the Park for the coming sea
son. The d reetOrs the right to reject any
or all bids. Proposals to be made separately, and
addressed to II. A. MOORE,
oc26.ce3t Secretary
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Wants.

WANLED TO Buy. BY Es, IUsTH, kADiEs,.
oND. HAND CLoTHiNG, UNDER CIoTHiN6,
BOOTS and SHOES &c. &c, at ~ Seventh
Liberty Market, between and NJ streets, east
side se2i-u
yXTANTED-NBw AND CAST OFF CLOTHING,
w OLD GOLD AND sILyER,oT any other arti i.
ele Of value, the old established Merchant Pawn
broker Store Of X. FULTON Co. ,6ll Ninth street,
doors north Of Psnnsylvania avenue. de20-u
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
0P C0LghBlA, THIS 7TIf DAY III oGT0..

DENl n % I1V0
Eliza Ana BOhle, comp't !
No 1910 Eq Dock o
WIN. II VOlanB ct al. ,defts J
On motion Of the complainant by John J. John.
son, her attorney II Is ordered that the defendant
william II. NQlans, cause his appearance To he en- :
tered herein on or before the nrst rule day occur.
ring forty days alter this days otherwise the cause
" be proceeded with rs In case Of default
by the Court.
Adrgs eopy-Test' r, J. MEIGs,
Oc9't0W Clerk.
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LIMITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

TINTED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
" WAsHIsGrOS, D. C., Octber q, 1865,
On the petition Of GEORGE A. BROwS, Of Mid.
dletOwn, Rhode Island, praying for the extension
Of patent granted him on the I'D daY Of January,
1855, for an Improvement in Hay Making Machine:
MS ordered that said petition be heard at this
Office on the Ith day Of January next. Any per
son may oppose this extension. Objections, depo-
sitiOns. and other papers should be hled In this
ONCE twenty days before the day Of hearing.
ELISHA FOOTE,
Oc2i. wSt Commissioner Of Patents
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TTNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,
- WAsHISGTOS, d, o. September 0, 1868.
On the petition Of JAMES Z. SIMPSON, Of Brook
lyn, New York, praying for the extension OF pa O..
tent granted him on the 9th day Of December, l6ji
for an Improvement In Dry Docks:
II Is ordered that said petition be heard at this
Office on the I'D day Of November next. ANY person
may oppose this extension. Objections, deposi-
lions, and other papers should be ed in this co
twenty dfys before the day o. hearing
ELISHA FOOTR,
scpll'F3w Commissioner Of Patents
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Hats, Caps, Boots and Shoes.

SQS LIVE AND LET LIVE goo
700 OUR MOTTO 900
AT TlLLRY'S CHEAP CASH STORE
Hand; made Double sole Stitched Boots, 90
Single sole " t6
Custom made Boots, IS 60
New stock Of Hats, Gaps, Boots, Shoes, Ladies
and Misses Boots. Shoes, and Rubber Goods, at
small profits. All at the lowest cash prices,
b3S SEVENTH STREET,
oct6-lm Four doors north OF Pa. avenue
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EIoHrEEN OF the twenty-six recently elected
members OF the New Mexico Legislature are
RenublicAns.
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.

WASHINGTON, D. O, Oct. 20.-Jay Cooke &
90. furnish the following quotations OF Gov.
ernme mt securiticst
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Hon. GEORGE II. PESDLEToN is reported
sick, but he has taken pains TO have 1t tele-
graphcd all over the country that he did not
tdvise the withdrawal OF Mr.. Seymour. Mr..
Pendlcton, however, does not tell US that his
man Friday, Mr.. Washington Mclean, did not
so telegraph to the managers OF the World and
to other parties. How is thisi
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Personal.

MONTHLY NURSE AMERICAN NOW
n disengaged, with best Of City references,
ply at b57 Twelfth street.
SHIRT MAKING and all kinds Of plain sewing
done at short notice. Also. Furnished Rooms for
Gentlemen at 65 Twelfth street. spl-lm
pRIyATB MEDICAL CONSULTATION AT
L "OLDn Oh. DARBY's, go Seventh street,
posits odd-Rellows' Hall. Separate rooms for
tients. seJ2-u
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S1S NEW HAT AND SHOE STORE go
clO J. T. PETTY co. ClO
Havejust opened at 6s Seventh street. opposite In.
teligeneer Building, anew and we'll selected stock
ofHATs, CAPS, BOOTS and SHOES for Gentle
men and Boys, which they offer at a small ad
vance upon cost Having bought for Cash they are
enabled to offer superior inducements to purchas-
srs. and solicit only opportunity to convince the
public that they are really selling desirable class
Of goods at very low figures.
A call solicited, and comparison Of prices ehal-
lenged with any similar establishment In the city
j. T. PETTY 4 CO.,
blsSeventh street. opposite Intelligencer Building
Washington. D. C.
hand.
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IN THE SUPREME COURT or TIE DISTRICT
L Of COLUMBIA.

OF C0LUNBiA. "'''
George W. Riggs tai,
Tnoma. smith. widow and No. So 3D. Doc "
heirs.
Der. 4 b. 1853, hat the private sale mad. By vii.
LIAM WOODWARD. Trustee In the above cause,
on the bah Of OcIgber instant, Of Lots No. 81. %,
g. Il. 4! a. u, 70, aud IS, In The sub vision or
square No. ls2, 10 Thomas Young for ,67 ", be.
aud the same Is hereby, ratified aud confirmed,
less cause to the contrary be shown to this Court ON
or before the nineteenth day Of November. ls6s.
A, u. OLIN,
true sUpy-TCst: Justice.
H. J. MEIGs, Clerk. Oe27-wJw
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D beating
'OuUIes,''
some oil
hi2h we
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walt whitman, the poet, is expected TO ar.
rive In town to-day. Fletcher Harper is the
Youngest horn Of the four brothers who COM
rose the House Of Harper Il Brothers. They
rank thGt IN years Jnmos, horn 1885, John,
i-e7; joseph Wesley, 1901, and Fletcher, 1906.
secretary Seward was the guest Of his old
friend, Mr.. Il. NJ. Blatchford, during his visit
to New York this week. +. Browne and 7.
La Rue Martin, Of New Mexico, are at the
Metropolitan. Nicolas Suika, Greece, is at
the Seaton House. Gen. A. Dcitz, Philadel.
phia, and Gen, Longstrect, are At wlllards.
MAJOR Barrcy Greene arrived at the Kirk
wood last evening from New York. 1t 10 uu-
derstood that he is employed By Robert Bon.
ner, esq, Of the New York Ledger, to furnish
that paper with the truthful facts In regard to
come OF the raids that were attempted at Can
ada last fall and winter. Secretary McCul'
loch yesterday morning appointed James y.
Rankin, esq, assistant supervising nrchitec,
Of the Treasury Department, in place OF d
oertly, resigned.
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For Sale or Rent.

ID ooMs FOR RENT-FoB GENTLEMEN ONLY
IN Pour nicely. furnished ROOMS. References
required No.4aTwelfth street, between and II.
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organizations, the regular Ward Oluo ana tne
Boys in Blue" The latter carried TWO tIans'
parencies. On one was inscribed, we vo'e
for the Man who Crushed Rebellion" As my
came opposite the main stand the Genera re.
marked, "Here comes the Boys in Blue,' Col
bless them"
The German division of the Sever rIt0enth Ward
Campaign Club carried neatly painted trans
pareney, representing fox chase, with the
words, 'The Last Fox ChaSe."
There were number of ward organizations
who failed to march past the League House,
owing to the dense crowd. They made attempts
but were compelled to turn of on the side
streets.
A novel feature Of the procession was six
pioneers who led the Twenty-third Ward clad
in the costume of ancient knights.
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the American flag in the front Of that cabin whoat
fear reproach.
The Grst clause Of this recsnstructlon plan is "a
citae equality OF representation, so that the white
man in Philadelphia should have the same power as
in South Carolina not under the old regime where
you Lost your political power aud equality aud that
now by the abolition OF slavery ali the negroes shall
be counted and whenever In any community por-
ton OF the population shall be excluded from therght
to vote they shall also be excluded from the right Of
representations and yet this is opposed by the Demo-
When the Rebels surrendered to General Grant we
might have imposed severe laws OF reconstruction
ger and believe that it should have been done now.
believe IL we had given our soldier beys, and some
Of the negroes, part OF those plantations, dividing
had more loyal community than now.
believe If we had taken some OF those leading
men at the South and hung them, it would have been
better; and If we had prevented these people from
voting, we would have done wise thing; but we
done nothing OF this kind; our terms to the Rebels
the best given to any people in the world,
under the same circumstances. We have not taken
since the war closed. Voice, "That is the troube.'0
Had these Radicals done this to the people, mean
their men who held high office in this country such
as members of Congress and Others generals OF the
army, who threw up their commissions things would
have been in an improved state in this country.
debt of the United States should be inyolate and that
the pensions OF the soldiers should be promptly pad,
ther, that no money of the United States should be
taken from the Treasury to pay the Rebel debt or
Rebel pensions for the slaves emancipated by the
war. That is the whole plan of reconstrncton.
Now few words IN reference to the nominees.
Pendeton went to the Convention New York skinned
him, his escort, and that ended him at the Conven
ton. Well next they thought OF good soldier,
Hancock, but he had no chance there; all his army
record was against him, and he would not do. They
laid that smooth, plausible Hendricks the shelf,
also. Then they thought they would take distin-
guished statesman, Chase.
Well, he was willing but he only got 3T votes or
" vote, don't know which, and Susan B. Anthony
got u vote, and If the Judge single and Miss An
thony was willing, If they had married they would
have had one vote between them. Well, they at last
fixed finally Horatio Seymour the heroic roter OF
New York. and Frank Blair, who was once with my
self Black Republican, and one of Helper notoriety
but he fell out with the party and is as bitter in his
hates as his loves, and is now good Democrat.
Bairs letter, "that he would compel Grant and
Sherman to go down and give the Rebels their State
Governments again" Gle would have good time
doing t.) This letter gave him the nomination. In
the South they look upon this contest the restora
tion OF the Lost Cause"
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A BLAZE SF GLORY!
The Great Assemblage.
Torches by the Thousands,
and People by the Tens
of Thousands.

Addresses by MajOr.Gen. Daniel .. Sickles,
Hon. John Sherman, Hon. +. McPher-
son, J. l.. Baer, Col A. X. Mcclure,
Benjamin l.. Berry, Hon. VIM. ID.
Kelley, Hon. Charles O'Neill, John
Goforth, ESQ.,, Col. John W. For
ney, Col. VIM. b. Mann, Prof
Hoffman, Frederick Ditt-
man, Esq, II. Siegman,
ESQ, and Edwin II.
Coates, Esq.
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MAIN STAND.

PREsIpgNr-Uon. MORTON MoMICIIAEL.
VICE pREgIDFNTB.
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Etc, Etc, EtcY Etc, Etc. Etc
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The speakers stand was soon surrounded BY men,
almost without number From Chesnut to Market
street, from side of Broad street to the other
trees, housetops, balconies and telegraph poles men,
eager to listen TO the sound political doctrines of the
day, stood and clambered. At this,stand
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How A SETTLEMENT 0uTGREw A LAW.
VERA p%ettitoggiug lawyer and mana
ger in q new settlement 10 Wisconsin
gave o missionary Of the American Sun
day School Union the following account
Of a Sunday School : al organized the
first Sunday School in this county, and
ran it myself one season. We came in
here early, all Americans. We wanted
to draw in decent, industrious families,
and to keep out all foreigners and row.
dies. So I said, "A Sunday School will
attract the folks we want, and keep
Others out. 1t will be the best and
cheapest way to blow for the settle
ment.' There was not one Of us that
pretended to have one grain Of piety (;
so they pitched on me to carry out the
plan. I did so, aud sent to your Socie.
ty and got a library, and ran the school
oil summer. It did the blowing for us
splendidly. Before summer was ended,
some Christian families came in and
as they had n better stock OF piety, !
gave over the Sunday School into their
hands. II was o grand thing for US.
There wasn't d foreigner OF any sort
that ever stayed in the settlement more
than one night. We secured a good
American and moral settlement. In
fact, it got to be so pious that couldn't
live there myself"