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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-31
THE NEVADA LEGISLATURE.

The Legislature will meet on Mon
day next, ut II o'clock. The Senate
will be called to order by Lieutenant
Governor Siiugerlaud, and the Senate
BY the former Clerk of that body, Mr..
Andrew Whitford. The Carson Regis
ter of this morning furnishes the fol-
list of the old aid new men,
beers of the Senate and Assembly. and
one contested Senatorial seat:
SENATE.
Elected In 1870. Hold over and contest.
oRMsBY COUNTY.
Israel Crawford, X d. IL. Brown. K.
q y Sot.warc. Contested by NOtcwarc.
". W. MCCOY, u, Mccoy, long term.
,Johu SPENCER, ID. Spencer, uaeXpirrd do.
STOREY COUNTY.
james Phclan. r.,
Geo. W. Hopkins, K, W. y. Hall, H.
ELKo COUNTY.
J. u Moore, r, Con. by ". +. Dyer.
LYON COUNTY.
! C Uszlstt, Il, d. L. IlasiiuSs. Il.
LINCOLN ouSrY
F. Is. Hazard, ID.
EsNEEAI.DA County.
W, NJ. Boring. d, 7. W. Abraham, Il.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
Robert McBcth. D, NJ. $. Bonniiield, ID.
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
Jas. W. Small, Ind.
SYY COUNTY.
Robert Mullen, d.
WHITE TINE COUNTY.
4. c. Cleveland, X.
George +. Mills, d.
wA-uoE COUNTY.
G. II. Eastman, r. I. b. Shamp, X.
CHURCHILL couSTf'
VIM. Hill. D. I Pa
N~orE.-Therc are in the Senate WE'VE itSi
nnblicans (or whom tive occupy seats when VIII
prnbabIy be contsstedD, ten Democrats and one
Independent.
ASSEMBLY.
oRMsTY COUNTY.
A ! Lockwood, X. Joseph Il. Cowen, ID.
j, A. Barlingamc, Il,
LANDER COUNT:
s. L. Fuller, d, u. 4. Wharf D.
- + .Jonrs. d, ID. Murphy. ID.
ToREr COUNTY:
A. c. Hay. r, Robert =, Lower u,
G, ". Rodgrrs. X, Thns. IL. MlHith's' ~
E, L. Buckingham, X. .. i. barocr' ~
Henry Piper. r., X. /; smith. ~;
Samuel Owens, K, Charles ;; saT1H'' w.
\. Lawson, X, \. N. fo''cr' ~
IA. SAVAGE, D, klS0 fJ ;. II. Elyson, D.
LION y
George W. Lik.ns, r, J.F. Rooney, II,
". c. Doycy, Il.
LINCOLN COUNTY.
NJ. b. Garashsn, ID.
E~-NIIALDA COUNTY.
NJ r Dclano. d. Angus Mcleod, u,
~ ; Manning. u, ID. c. Simpson, d.
HUMBOLDT COUNTY.
YIN. A. Trousdale, u, Joseph Organ, d.,
Thomas Harris. D..
DOUGLAS COUNTY.
.I,bn :. Child, Ind. II. r. DaugbcrS, Ind.
NYE COUNTY
A III. G~recnhalch, D. John Bowman. X.
WHITE FINE COUNTY.
r. J. Tenant, r.. John MaGner, u.
WINNER Brown. X, Chh'' H. t"'chSn' IL
p. y, Canavan. Il.
II u HOGAN. X. A. J. Hatch, Il.
II. II. Beck, i.
J.. N. Gray, d, 80. ~.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-31
THE STED A
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Patented, Auxust ~, 1870,

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All fabrics. from the finest Laces TO the Bed
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No chemicals used, and only onc.half the
usual quantity OF Soap.
Clothes can be washed, cleaned and blcachcd
whittier than by hand labor, without any wear or
tear. 1t IL truly a labor and clothes saving In
~vcntion. Washing day will no longer be a terror
or dread 10 housewives.
II can be used on any stove or range. and the
low price places Il within the reach OF every FAM
lily. One trial convinces the most skeptical
Orders taken and filled at J.. p. SMITHS
Hardware Store, corner OF B and Taylor streets,
Virginia, Nevada.
G. G. FISH, Agent for Nevada, California,
Oregon, Washington Territory, Utah, Wyoming,
'IlsgaD sT Wv AND COUNTY RIanTs FOR
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Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-31

1878 Prices. amounting to .....-Si5O,O00
The Gifts will be awarded In n precisely SINH
lar manner a. at the Concert given In San Fran
cisco In aid Of the Mercantile Library.
The drawing will bcundcr the management OF
c. Conway, President Of the Board Of Trustees
School Trustee: 4. Hooper, Chief Engineer OF
the FEc Department and Patrick English,
Martin Ford and Daniel Collins, In behalf OF the
Orphan Asylum AT Grass Valley.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1870-12-31
MISCELLANEOUS.
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AN EXPECTORANT REMEDY WITH.
OUT AN EQUAL.
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
PROMINENT ARRIVALS.

Fifth Avenue Hotel-The Hon.. >. Ross
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New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
HOME NEWS.

RrMARKs-Saturday, the 7th, was RentraIIy q HhIHp,
chilly day sunshiny, with mild temperature IRON ii a.
m TO D. IN. The sky overcast TO a. m; variable
20 M overcast to 655 cloudy to 8; overcast $50
10 midnight fOggy a. m; rainy to $40 a. M mis.y ram
at times 4O5 D. to G:55 rainy. ls to midnght ram
dc nth rs inch Note-Friday, 7th, IRON lO p IN
10 midnight 10 I25, raining; rainy 1928 to y over
cast distant thunder at times 10 to ll;2O ram ncp
2Io OF an inch Yesterday, Sunday the sh, with the
wind still from the casery quarter, was emily the say
overcast either rain mist fell at intervals IRON nlu
night 10 1890 a. m light rain at y. m light shower, o'io
y. m misty rain, 1880 to ii. - ~, ,,.oou
The following IL synopsis OF the Central Park Meteor
ological Department report for the week ehdhg hay
1870: - nc,oo,
Inches THERMOMETER p'B'so
Me Al .....
aiu.,a Ma d. m. May 4.... 79I
Minimum NAV Minimum, n a. m MS i'''''a3'
Range .,....... g7t Range. ........'''5IO
I To IA o
May g. rain from p II m-amount Of wafer. %
NAV Z rain from a. m-amount OF "a'er'' 10 H
Total amount Of water for week.............' 'Omch
Distance Travelled by the during week, "a miles
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
LATEST SHIP NEWS.

ARRIVED.
Steamship City Of Dublin EynOn Liverpool Apn' ~ 'nd
Jsn:. G:s 9 GsJ. D. ro al sii l: and ''
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Bark Victor salyeson, Marseies % DAYS md'e'
Bar, Yam.a y ysa'I1 p, ss1; M.GsS Sa: r. sn Gibraltar fruit
Brig Brig S,., SS,;S. TS"n.d 1's. s'F@; CS. Ss Ss S m
s; G.Sss cie1 ssss s Tas'ii G S S. VA % days. coal
Brig Gordon EsSfr astan%s 70 days s "oses
seS[ sesf r. iIpP % Hart .ri savannah dsys l1n5si.
ss yssss. aEs 'E Eus9a dy. san @ Bit ' o'''n''
Schr ISABEL Denson Corea, c. A. q days, oocosnuts
S S bsssS S..ss q Day. stores,
sehr Frank Penieton Magaone Domingo 10 days log
scbr Mar D. Haskell Barber, Matanas II days molasseA
sioop Send, Young, Virginia -. oo..--.,.u
d. " Powers NewIIiaSen j. B. Blocker Providenc
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J D. Buekalew, Providence. b. R. Hull virgins
Eliza J.R Raynor, Providence. 5. ID. sasyu, virginia
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JM Fretnan, Providence. Chancellor, PrOydenee y
Ro1sfi rsrI,e sHyn vr, tT1A"0 r F. woolsey virginia
GARLAND Bradford. ~ Z. Turner virginia
Anne Darling New.lfayen MARY Jane, Nonoh
M p WatL Soryich Laura Robinson Providence
Iousa Frances New Bedford. Onsari, Bridgeport.
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Uucan, Providence.
SAILED.
Ship Prnz Albert. for Hamburg.
WiSD-sandosu moderate e. very foggy and cloudy.
DOMESTIC PORTS.
BosroS 8-Aryed ship SIAM from Sngaporei ba "srrei
Iat from Verbs higs Express from 50 Johns R Gro
ton from G Caibaren; Clara Pckens, from New Orleans
CHARLEros Of tue port hrs John Hancock rom Boston
Sabine Noo Sailed chr Henrietta Hll from Baltimore
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Liverpool arrived today
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New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

ilhN Will NV h'H'N
which I had written hastily
aud wished Ia read to some
one for criticism before
sending il 10 the publisher;
/ read aloud 10 her some 20
pages Of the manuscript,
which law in n heap In my
Ian: Mr.. Mcfarland came IN
while | was reading, and, as
/ thought IL might he an
moving TO him. ! stopped;
he had been drinking; the
room was sitting hot and
small, and the air became
very unpleasant after he
came in; / spoke 10 him civ
lily and pleasantly, for her
sake. although saw In
what condition he was; he
answered in CALCULATIONS,
and, in fact, ii was scarcely
an answer at all or
course, | could not stay any
longer, and / gathered up
my manuscript and started
to 20 away; before | had left
the room he turned upon
her with very violent Ian
guage; he said: "You ID
hussy, yOu shall not have
your friends here in my
presence =" Before l had
shut the door he said, You
have received "a letter from
some lover" (alluding To the
manuscript in my lap). "snd
this woman has brought IT.,
and Twill not have II! !" 1
was So frightened at the
lloudncss Of his voice that !
was afraid Ia 60 back; !
went up stairs, and waited
until the sound subsidized; !
could hear 10 words after |
left the door; l went away
that I might not hear; !
heard the sounds Of his loud,
violent talking,and Of herrc-
plies: his voice wac very loud
and violent: ] remained pos
sihly ten minutes, until the
turbulence subsidized; then |
went down and rang the
bell. and when the servant
came 10 the door | asked for
Mrs. Mcfarland, and asked
her to 90 home with me; she
did not 20.
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

Miss Phoebe Wood depOse'
10 live with her IN Indiana
Summer of 1865, and remain
duced a letter from SchuiIc
Mr.. Mcfarland paid SIS p'
cheap materials, aud her Je
clos Is engaged In writing !
-THE TRIBUNE, hdependeI
Mr.. Richardson never came
ColfaX called on Mrs. McFai
MR.. M'FARLAND's TKi
Peter Gillespie testified
Isaw Nj. and Mrs. MCFar-
land "A great many times
dulng 1859 aud 1860; ! con
sidcrcd them very happy
and comfortable together al
that time | thought MI.
Mcfarland paid extra atten-
ton To Mrr. Mcfarland.
Mrs. Margaret OliVer ties
tined: In september, 1862. j
considered that Nj McFar-
lands conduct toward his
wife was excellent; they
remained with me nearly "A
wear he was a sober man As
lar ds ! knew.
Miss Elizabeth Wilson tes-
tiled: Mr. MCFarland's con
duct toward his wife could
not be- better; they acted
more like lovers than man
and wife; ! never knew Mr..
Mcfarland 10 be drunk OF
lIndcrt the influence OF liquor
while lived in his family.
Mr.. Mary Mason testified:
! thought Mr. Mcfarland
treated his wife very kindly;
4 have seen him wait on her
q great deal; | never heard
her make "A complaint
against him. she told me
BE- treated her al way .
hindly.
John h. ElW0od testified
BT Mcfarland told LIE tht
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
TIE 4" CONSPIRACY

Mrs Runkle testifed-Q Did you know or hear OF any
intention on the part Of any person whatever to bring M
Richardson and Mrs. Mcfarland together Tor any pur
pose A. Never.
n mad Won any intention OF that character or nature
in the correspondence you held at any time with MIS-
Mcfarland. A. Never. III.
o. Rv what motives you governed in your rela
tons 10 that family A. wished simply 10 enable MIS-
MCFARLAND 10 earn livelihood for herself and children
o. You never heard that Richardson had pe,l oau6h'
4, Ger room three times in one afternoon! a. Never ,
O. Did you know that Mr. Richardson @ @ueciaitu s
that when he fastened his married woman ne
utuld not he bullied A. IL sounds 80 unlke MN tia
exccpt upon your authority, should hnd dlcut 10
lDlin 70
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

WOOI, AND HOP TwINEs, CORDAGE AND IA
PER WIREuousr-wILIARD HARvEr 800 Broadway NeEiork
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
fAnnounermentaI |

TIE BROOKLYN DAILY EAGLE has a larger
circulation other evening paper in Amee IN no osr 70 "
Nw-iork readers who desire 70 hsye tb nsa
usper following agencies have been estsbd Newlok IVY
Georqe TYSON Fnh Avenue Hotel Newsstand; IL he News
Nichols otel Astor House R0uDda Mssrs Dunn
Case Cntrsl Railroad Depot foot Of Lbertys James ons
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

For a stylish and elegant HAT go to EsPEN
scHxIp manufacturer, No. ll8 Easssust
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

A lady, the pupil of q celebrated European
onopjs viii lecture in New during month Subject; Poetry
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

II. N. SoUIRE's, 81 Fulton:st., New York, III, is
psee to buy reliable WsrcHss hne pAsoSDs' e" INV
ELKy and srLyERyARE. Diamonds speciality.
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

hin, noar Ronds St was looking up the street. ana sw
WcEarand canning along, and his manner OF wnlh.ns'
ri ~ ic of moving the muscles Of his face anu 'hc
rai t,ritchn0 of his face II he was speaking W
self conveyed the idea that something N,Iy ory
tei asked how he was; he said he did not iei Wy
rc he had moi sept good he looked as though nc Ma
uuder some mental anxiety; arrived NJ 'ho @ , rs
that II ne committed any act 1T that tiie ne VIZ % m
spnusibe for it, there indication OF MS pss ,n
der fhe influence of liquor at the time; rccogn'-tu xxx
toms hare seen in insane people just be|o'e oo"V
John 3 EIwood testifed-I know Daniel Mcr Tndav aa
quite well last saw him on the MONDAY 4i h,s nan
previous TO the shooting he was ln ,v firous he
ner in speaking Of his domestic affairs grew when
fold me his wife was endeavorng To gel ~ s,n1icJ
he came to sneak of Richardson he would pecoc ~ ~
often uncomfortable he eyinced great leclns i
VT and children: in 1867 he called to see me III i lia
tn commencing "A suit against Richardson ioi J
conversation with his wife, Tor aouuo'"e ~
for abducting his infant son Dals ,, N, tho evening
John O'Brien testited-apout ~ a intn tbe west
81 November as 1862 Mr. Mcfarland came lh'o VIZ W., @
uoreond Hotel and asked for room ne alP,uiou 's
neryans and excited him staring at me very va
cantv and closed my book Ia watch MN NE ~ % We
wild and he stared so inuch u eNeu' ny n,a ot of
took up paper and threw IL down agali' mh. i % and
the door and came in again, took up .io P"p'i "e'
did so two three times. , ~, ,,o,rorri. ,os,iaod-
Dli S ,,dar ali The cir In the case of man VINO
80 " that the prs- has grudgc against another
r ,ras insanc at the time for wrong committee
o9 ~ tho shootno against him, and he lies IN
DR. Hammond testified-Iwait Tor MN TeIu'h,n az ~
Taking into account the divers umes anu NV Lis
bis conduct Indicates pocket finally he goes to
go NO mind that he was iu- place where his victim ID
W na' n,' ~ ccustomed Ia come, and
s'n'' waits there for him Is or 20
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09
history OF his troubles, and had with long article

history OF his troubles, anf
the manner in which he anC
his wife had lived together
which. he said. was alwayi
pleasant ; ne said they wer,
exceedingly fond OF eacl
other, and never separated
without her kissing him al
he went ont in the evening
they would walk togethcri IL
the garden picking flowers
he said even the servantl
had observed how happily
they lived together; the,
al ways addressed eacl
other as "My Darling" an'
"My Dear"
Mrs. Phoebe Robertson tes
titled: In January, Fehru
ary. and March. 1867, | livet
at No. So Amity-st.; Mr.
Mcfarland. with his wifi
and two children, came
there to live. | think. IN Feb
ruary: IL may have bocn II
| January they stayed in IN,
house a month OF six weeks
and went from there 10 No
y Amity-st. ; | never saw
Mr.. Mcfarland drunk or un
der the influence Of liquor
| always thought he wa
very kind 10 his wife an,
children, as far as | knew;
saw nothing in him 10 com
| plain off | should cOnside
! the house at No. sc "a good
clean, comfortable, respect
| able home: | do not thinl
Mrs. Mcfarland had any
thing to complain Of, Mr.
Mcfarland was never away
Mrs. Mcfarland occupied
the third story IL was
! four-stOry house ; they ha'
one room for herself, he
husband, and two children
she had no servant; they al
at my table. ,
Thomas FOXter testified
I am q clerk with the Fri,
Railway Company; | board
ed al No. So Amity-st. whil'
Mr.. Mcfarland boarded
there | never saw hin
drunk or under the inilu
ence Of liquor; he was yer!
kind and afiectionate 10 hi
wife and children; l thlnl
that was "a good home;
never heard Mrs. McFar
land make a complain
against II.
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

MIR. MFAEIASD's INSANITY.
Dr. Patrick J. Clark tcsted-I avn practicing physi-
cian and am acquainted with the prisoner raw him IN
October last III COMPANY with Dr. ORourke: We met
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

that Mrs Mcfarland came
in the early part OF the
I'd till August, 1863 ; she pro-
r COlfax recommending her (;
n week her dress was OF
gelry plain she was very
Or magazines aud periodicals
4. ana KirerSide Mdg0=tne;
to the house Nj. schuyler
land once,
AINENT OF HIS WIPE.
Nov. ~, 1859.
Ny DEAR WIFE: |
could not think then that
there was "a possibility of
my ever beng angry with
With you, much less that !
should ever get IN a violent
passion with you, and as a
matter OF course under such
circumstances be 80 hdrhh
aud unjust 10 you. !
think yOn could see much
10 love me for, and much TO
cause you To forgive me Tor
what | have said and done
10 you, while IN those par
OXysms OF excitement.
ID. MCFARLAND.
Miss Lizzie j. Sage testl-
fics: In November, 1865, Mr..
NJ Farland came one day 10
take me 10 "a matinee; We
went. and he got up and
went out after the matinee
| met him In the ycstibulc;
he WAS very much intoXl-
Gated; he staggered 20 that
i had 10 help him along; on
another occasion hc came
home aud yomltcd on She
floor; he was very much in
tOXicated.
Mrs. Kunkle testified: Late
p In January, 1867, visited
Mrs. Mcfarland at No. ~
Amity st., and found her
aNne with her children; |
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

H"...H q" "..."
merchant of Venice
Mr-. Mary Z. Gilbert testi-
f.i-i first saw MIR Rich
arlson. think, iul~iG; inthe
Summer of 1871 visited her
at West Am, -pUrr; she WAS
a. my house ~ l>fS; | never
saw her from the time she left
my hou c, in July, lSGs, until
last December; she has not
been al NY house iu Jersey
Cty al any time priOrtO this
trial MFR. Richardson Wa ~
nv house ia August last he
Wa~ rather above the me
dIum sire, with a closely
h!iaVen chin IN the summer,
he never wore a pepper-hih-
sait suit AZ my house III
Jrrsey CITY last summer.
In lsCs ! lived on Eliza
h.th-ave.. I'm Newark; Mr~.
Richardson was AT my house
yrum the early part ui MAY ,
lsss, until july, 1875; Mr.Rlch-
ardson was not an inmate oi
ms house that year between
May and August; he came
there a. "a friend. perhaps
once a week, or oftener.
Cur.i, +. Gilbert testified /:
i live at No. 81 MurTi--st., .,
.Jcrsey City; | lived there
last summer | wore a long
beard coming down on my
chest.
New-York tribune., 1870-05-09

that night | was there the
next morning when Mrs.
Mcfarland took breakfast; ;
1 took breakfast with her;
Mr.. Richardon did not; he
came to the door Of the room
aud raped, about o o'clock,
and asked II he might come
in; Mrs. Mcfarland was not
there, but had gone out to
purchase something for
breakfast; | said the room
was not in order, but would
prepare II, and he might
come in; he went away and
in about fifteen minutes he
came back and / let him in :
Mrs. Mcfarland came IN
soon after, and he stayed
IN about five minutes
and then went down town !;
he neither took breakfast
there nor was invited to; I
think Mr.. Browne and ]
went half a dozen or eight
times to escort Mrs. McFar-
land from the thcater; We
went 10 the Mercer-st. door,
sat on rough board seats tin
She came, and then accom-
panied her home; rccollect
the night Of the shooting,
and where Mr. Browne and
| were that night, and l
know how Mr.. Richardson
happened 90 90 home with
Mrs. Mcfarland that night (;
| never knew that any lady
wac represented as being
engaged to Mr. Richardson.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-11
Foreign Items.

"A new idea in connection with "dust and
disease" has been broached in recent lecture
by Mr.. BoXam, the lecturer on chemistry to
the English Department of Artillery Studies.
He suggests that the Committee on Explosives,
abandoning gun-cotton, should collect the
germs of smallpox, and other malignant dis
eases, on cotton or other dust-collecting sub
stances, and load shells with them. We should
then hear of an enemy dislodged from his posi-
tion by volley of typhus, or few rounds of
Asiatic cholera.
Recent analyses show that the standard of
the Pope's silver coins is inferior to that of
France by 'OO3. In consequence of this dis
covery the Pdtrie demands that public assays be
made of the Belgian, Swiss, and Italian coinage,
in accordance with the convention of 1865.
M. Sommer propounds a new theory of
sleep; his idea is that sleep is simply result of
the deoxygenation of the system, and he be-
lieves that sleepiness comes on as soon as the
oxygen stored in the blood is exhausted.
The returns from the departments of Eure
ct Loire and lYonn point to dreadful preva-
lence of infanticide. About go per cent of the
illegitimate children are murdered.
"A new opera by the Baroness de Maistre,
called Les Roussdltds' and founded upon q
Russian fairy tale, has just been produced with
some success at the Theatre Monnaie, Brussels.
M. Grad has published some new investiga-
tions of the geology of the curiously formed
lakes Of the Vosges.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-04-11

plshed and experienced 6nancier, having origi-
mated and successfully negotiated nearly all the
great loans which the Emperor has found neces-
sary to bolster up his throne.
In December, 1852, he was appointed sena-
tor In 1851 he was made commander of the
Legion of Honor, subsequently, grand officer,
and in 1854 received the grand cross. Daring
his absence from Paris at one period the EN-
press Eugene visited him and found him feeding
a brood of chickens.
The following letter. which NJ. Magne adj
dressed to M. Olivier in January last, will
explain the circumstances, in outward appear
ance at least, under which the former left the
ministry and the spirit in which he will re-enter
it,
JANUARY /, 1ST0.-Mon cher Monsieur olivier:
Il am greatly touched by your amiabe letter, and
thank you for IL. The foundation OF the Liberal En-
pire is wished for by the country l have worked
10 achieve 1t with conviction and devotion. i am
still disposed heartily to cooperate In the object But
IL is arduous work and the capital point is
ences into play. Now, have been told that con-
feIences we held yesterday between leaders OF the
Right Centre and Left Centre, and that arrange
ments might be facilitated II alager number OF port
folios were to be distributed to new men, and more
particularly il the finance portfolio were at your
disposition. Consider well what you will do before
anything is definitely settled. Pers onal matters
quite secondary The least sacrifice for me to the
common cause would be to leave the field clear.
Whether far off or near, shall always be found
among the most jealous and most trustfu partsans.
You're tout deUoUe MAGNE.