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In the naval investigation George H. Curtis
testified as to his claim against the government
fOrj the price of certain engines. He presented
the claim in May, 1869, when Mr.. Bore was
secretary, and settlement was agreed upon.
None of the money, however, had been paid
He never paid nor promised any money, or sug-
gested the payment of any money or other
valuable things to the secretary, or any EN-
plove of the navy department, naval officer, or
anybody connected with the government, nor
did he ever employ any middeman or counsel; ;
the statement IN the New York Sun was lie
made of whole cloth. Witness then made a
statement relative to furnishing machinery for
the steamer SacO, and refuted the charges
against him in a letter to the Sun.
The Corliss steam engine company never
asked Robeson's assistance in getting an appro-
priation; witness never mentioned the subject
to Robson; for the last ten years the company
have had something to do with contracts, ana
during the whole period they never even signed
a petition for relief. The claim against the gov
eminent is S257 ,6SS. They lost 100000 by that
enterprise Witness expected to wait till the
bureau of steam engineering has the money to
pay for the work.
S. p. Brown was sworn and examined by the
chairman as TO the allowance of the claim for
the loss of the steamer Governor.
THE PRESIDENT TO AFRICAN METHoDIsTs
In response 10 the African Metbodists. the
president said he was pleased to know that four
millions of those formerly slaves were now free
TO think. act and Worship in the same manner
as the most favored citizens. He knew they had
NOT attained all the civil rights they might he
expected to receive. and that what further civil
eouaIities were dine them might be n work of
some time. vet he trusted that ere lonq thev
would he placed on A complete footing with
other citizens He ardently honed for their wei.
fare and honniness as A race and hid them God
speed in efforts TO achieve a position for them.
selves of which thev mioht honestly he nrond
After individually Shaking hands. the delega.
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New HAVEN, April 17.-ln the Sherman muir
der trial, the cross examination of young Sher.
man was begun in this afternoons session. He
testified that his fathers spasms were very un.
usual, and he had never had any before. His
father did not sleep with his mother, owing to
some trouble and witness did not know when
they were married.
DIR. Pinney was next called. He attended the
deceased Thursday night; found him suffering
with all the symptoms of arsenical poisoning
there was vomiting, purging peculiar breath
ing, and huskiness of voice; made up his mind
that the deceased had taken poison; gave him a
prescription of sub nitrate of bsmuth 10 allay
pain; thought there should be a post norton
examination; Mrs. Sherman consented; he took
out the liver and stomach and took them to
New Haven. He told her that the post norton
showed Inflammation of the stomach. DIR. Pin.
ney's statement was substantially the same as
DR. Beardsley's yesterday. DR.. Shelton will be
examined tomorrow, The interest in the trial
is Intense
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ALL SAINTS CURCH.-The delegate meeting
Of the board of missions, at this church last
evening, was well attended, and the exercises of
an interesting character. Rev. DR.. Thwing, the
secretary of the domestic board of missions,
gave very interesting account of the work of the
mission in the west among the Indians. There
are now two hundred and thirty stations, with
two hundred and ten missionaries and six
bishops in thirtythree different states and terri
tories in this country. He gave an account of
what he had seen in Minnesota during recent
visit to that state, where some of the Indians,
who took part in the massacre ten years ago,
are at present members of the church, and
called upon the people in the east to do all in
their power to help the board in carrying on the
work.
Rev. Mr.. Tiffany of st, Marks church. in Bos-
ton, made a few remarks, in which he called
upon the people to do all in their power to gather
all men into the Christian family, send the Cos
pei among the heather, and consecrate them to
God. He considered the cause as one of godli.
ness and manliness combined, which the mis-
sionary field has proved. We must seek to
Christanize all countries as much as possible,
being assured of our reward from higher
source.
Rev VIM. H. Hair, secretary of the board of
foreign missions, was the last speaker, and gave
an interesting account Of the doings of the mis-
sion among the colored people in Africa and the
people OF China. He thought that the more the
inhabitants of China became known to the rest
of the world, the more they would be respected.
The progress Of the work among them has been
slow, but it has been real, and in the future we
may look to see the cause more prosperous in
that section of the country.
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New Hampshire BnnI.cr..

MANCHESTER, N, H., April IA conven
ton of bank officers, representing ttty-fve New
Hampshire savings banks assembled in this
city today to consult upon questions affecting
tine banking interests Of the state. These banks
represent S25,OOO,OOO capital, and 10000 deposit
ois. EX-Gov Smyth of this city treasurer OF
the Merrimac River savings bank, presided
The usury laws were discussed at length, and a
committee appointed to draft resolutions for the
consideration of the convention, with a view to
legislative action. The divertion of capital to
other states through the instrumentality Of our
savings banks, was also considered.
The hearing before Judge Doe on the railroad
injunction case against the location of the south
ern route of the Nashua and Rochester railroad
commenced in this city to-day.
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I,ar-onrI kilograms.

Hon. f. G. ColtaHus, Il prominent citizen, for
merry chairman of the democratic executive
committee Of Georgia, diel to-day.
The successor of Gen. Steward as collector Of
customs at Burlington, w. is likely to be VIM.
WHEELS, adjutant general of the state, aud dur
ing the war a colonel OF Vermont cavalry.
VIM. W Corcoran will leave France next week.
bringing with him the remains of his deceased
son-in-aw, Geo Eustis, which will be inferred
in the rural cemetery presented by Mr.. Corcorsu
to GEORGETOWN, in the District of Columbia.
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HAVANA, April 1.-THE fortnightly reports
Of the staff department, states that 118 insurg-
ents and 10 Spaniards have been killed
KINGSTON, Jamaica, April 15.--The steamer
Edgar Stuart, with a cargo of war material, fly
ing the Union colors, and supposed to belong 10
Cuban reyolutionists, arrived here in distress
to-day, and was seized by the commodore as a
legal prize, the steamer not being provided with
clearance papers. The American consul pro-
tests against the seizure, and forwards docu-
ments in the case to Washington to-day on the
steamer Suffolk, via Havana.
ST.. JOHN, 7. r., April 15.-Ex- Captain Gen.
erals Echaque and Mesina are elected senator's
TO represent Porte Rico in the Spanish cortes.
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a White villa in Drowned aud two Black
Ones n,yuched.

NASHVILLE, Tenn, April IT, Monday NIGHT
four negroes and white man named Walter
Winfield entered the house of Mrs. N. A. wiz.
son, in Limestone county, during her husbands
absence. She ran out, but was pursued, over.
taken and outraged. Winfield in endeayorng
to escape was drowned in the Tennessee river,
near Decature, Ala. The negroes were arrested
aud placed IN the custody Of the sheriff of Lime
stone county while on their way TO Athens, and
at the junction Of the Nashville and Decature
and Memphis and Charleston railroad, the
prisoners were taken from the train by band
of armed men and carried off. What was done
with them Is not known, but il is supposed that
they were killed. They confessed TO the sheriff
that they were guilty of the rape Mrs. Wilson
will probably die of her injuries
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tered the villa re of Maucha aud seized 5000 reals
belongino m tbe municipal funds. The com
mander OF the band ave the town authorities a
receipt for the money, to which he signed his
name as 'Peco, general con, handing in chief Of
the federal armies of Don Carlos
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TALLAHASSEE, Fla, April 1.-THE supreme
court has confirmed the sentence of c. H. Pearce.
colored senator, to six months in jail and a fine
of S1000
The 2Sd inst is assigned for hearing tine legal
points involved in the gubernatOrial contest
Gov, Day has issued proclamation converting
the legislature April -.
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PROBATE CoURT-CHAPIN, J.-Atthe session
oi the probate court held in this city on Tues
day, the following business was transacted
wuts iroced-Shepard Stearns OF Blackstone
betnian otenrns and w " Stearns executors yalua-
blgelow OF worcester, Lucinda G. Bigelow and ann
= SgeioW executors, 5000 real, 5000 personals OF
Naney Dr nn OF Worcester David whitney OK.
ecmtor, SyvV rear @i0O personal; of Mary Keith OF
Milford, Mary a Harris executrix, $500 real, ~
Washington Hill ofWarrcn, Ann Hill exec,,tr,iN W
Of Lydia Ware OF Oakham, A Hutchinson In 49, ~,
ecutor, $500 personals Of Thomas Ciardner ~ Me-
don, John Metcalf executor, $1,000 real. s9o0 nor
sonal; OF Ira Cutter Of Fltchburg, Maria N Gnt-
ter executrix, $1,000 real 5000 personal. Ariemas
Beaman OF Westboro, NJ Beaman executrix
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a Disagreement Of Jury in "A uarder

CHARLESTON, April 17.-The jury in the case
of Smith and Spencer, charged with conspiracy
and murder, disagreed after eighteen hours alb
seuce. They stood nine for, and three against a
verdict of murder. A new trial has been OF
dered
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snici,,e.

PORTLAND, April 17.-Charles Martin of PITTS.
field hung himself Tuesday morning. Cause.
depression OF spirits, resulting from an incurable
cancer,
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Thirteen striking printers have been arrested
at Toronto under the conspiracy law, and bailed
for trial on Thursday. The places of striking
printers arc rapidly being filled,
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F1FTY-F1vE CENT CLASS.

The following table completes the list of estates
and amounts, portion of which was published
yesterday morning:
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kNUK OAIIE.-THE LEASE AND Flu r.
Il nture of the CLINTON HOUSE, containing 10
Rooms, with large and commodlous stable attached,
situated in the beautiful village OF Clinton Mass the
line of the Worcester and Nashua, and Boston, Clinton
and Fitchburg Railroads, IS miles from Boston, Il miles
from Worcester 1t is also situated the line of two
New Roads, in process Of construction, the Lam
and Massachusetts Central Railroads. Sold for
the reason the present occupant has other business TO
attend to.
Enquire of or address, n. SWIFT, Clinton House,
Clinton. Mass, DIFF nil l.
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for SILL.

DOR SALE-One GRAY HORSE, sound
L and kind extra Cow; light pair Double
Harnesses garriage Pole, Mrs: j. P. REED.
Inquire nf II. J. REED, Worcester, Mass, corner of
Main and Central SITS. div apl7
NOR 5ALE-Two good Work Horses, one
Il Tip carr and Harness, nearly new Inquire Of L. n.
HOLT0N, leo Pleasant st. dit apl7
E7OR SALE-2 BARBER'S CHAIRS
II ChEAV. Inquire at No. IS Millbury st.
apI3 d4ts r. BLANKENHORN.
WAGONS WAGONSi WAGONS
w Grocery WAGONS, 2-seated Bushes, or Pleasure
Wagons and Buggies Of various styles. These are
tom rsade carriages, and VIII be sold low for cash
\ l. CHAMBERLAIN
mh29 dtf 207 Pleas ant ST., corner Russell.
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FOR THIRTY DAYS

from regular prices after which we shall open with an
entire stock OF Spring GOODS, made by the best
manufacturers in New York and
New England.
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CONTESTED ELECTIONS.

The house committee ON elections heard argu
mentS in the case of McKissick VS.. Wallace of
South Carolina, this morning. and will take up
the Bowen VS., Delarge case tomorrow. In the
case heard this morning, the democratic con-
testant alleges that the district was carried for
Wallace, the sitting member, by gross frauds;
but whether he has proved it remains TO be
seen.
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m FOR SALE-A good years old
RkElkN Mare, 1000 lbs. weight; has never had but
HH4N5 one owner, and is to he sold want Of
ssAA1..-SAaAppy at Is May st. j. Il. DRURY.
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Reeds Sale Stable, Shrewsbury.

M TEAM FUR SALE II have a
kRaSEN little 81 ek Mare. gentle and kind. Open
teaNA Buggy, Harness, and Sleigh, that will sell
.-AL-<Letor hundred and sxty-hve dollars
CHEAP. have them. Look at them, at corner
Main and Central sts
Also, one years oIdgood roadcfi or would exchange
for a Top Carriage. IL. j. REED.
apl6 DIFF
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-10-24
Arrival OF Prof. John Tyndall.

Yesterday afternoon the celebrated Eng
fish scientific writer and fearless Alpine eX-
plorcr, Professor John Tyndall, of London,
arrived in this city by the steamer Russia,
from Liverpool. Upon his landing at the
Cunard wharf he was welcomed BY his cousin,
Mr.. Hector Tyndall, resident in Philadel-
phia. In appearance, Prof. Tyndall is small
in stature, of spare face, has bright
gray eyes, and short iron-gray beard. He
wears spectacles and dresses in black. In
conversation he said that, on account of the
Presidential election, he would not lecture in
New FORK much before the 18th of Deem
her, He leaves this city for Boston within
a couple of days, where he will lecture prob
ably on the subject of light and other kindred
topics. He said that he was unable to state
what other places he would visit, -as the mat
ter was in his agents hands. When speak
ing with the Professor upon his work, 1.-The
Glaciers of the Alps" his eyes sparkled, and
after mOdestly speaking Of his exploits among
the snow-capped peaks, he said: ~ love
the Alps, and what / have written about
them has been pleasing amusement" He
continued: - came over from Liverpool
with the Marquis of Queensbury, the brother
of Lord Francis Douglass, who fell of the
summit of the MattcrhOrn, and whose I'M
timely fate did much to discourage Alpine
climbing" In conclusion he said that his
lectures here would be entirely without allu-
sion TO his Alpine exploits. Abiding to Mr..
Froude, he said that he had had much con-
versation with him, and he believed that his
lectures would be intensely interesting, the
more so as he had discovered many historical
documents Of great value. NEG York Herald,
JnFJ
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SIS, oct, 900. The people are, therefore, re-
licyed yearly of sl10,000,000 taxes an"
So, 900 900 in interest on the public debt,
making s195, OO0, 900 in all of taxes removed
BY this wise, economical, faithful, and paui-
otto Republican Administration. 1t is there
fore natural that they should have resolve /
to continue Gen. Grants faithful steward-
ship for another term.
But Mr.. Greeley is not satisfied with tl7
rate of taxation. He declared i'll the 1iTdS''
a short time before he went through the iare'
of announcing his temporary withdrawal iran
it, that he F." 66iieUed an taxing as 10 P0f"r
pubic debt IN ten gears" To do this ha"e-
clared also that 1.-THE national revenues
should be about Zee huHdyeR mWi0aN y do'-
lars YEARLY" or one hundred and iiiH MI
lions greater than they are now, and "e
same as hey ,cere IN 1906" He is not satisfied
with an annual reduction of the public debt
of 500 900 900, and an annual taxation Of
| $3.50, 900. He gives the people far warn
! Ing, that If elected President he will favor
| the policy of enormously increasing then
| taxes, so that the national debt may be en-
tirely paid Off in ten years. If they had M
other objection to Greeley, they would con
! slider this an insurmountable one.
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Economical, Faithful, and Able.

The record Of General Grants admnistra-
ton has been made mp to October /, 1872
three years and a half of his first term--and
the result has drawn from the majority OF
tho people of the nation the grateful YER
Wet" we'll done good and faithful servant
thou hast been faithful in the discharge of all
your duties thus far we will make thee ruler
yet another TERM
At the beginning of General Grant
term of office, March 4, 1869, the public debt
was 81, 525 ,O00, 900. On the Isl day Of Oc-
tober instant, it had been reduced over
1858, DOC, 900, or more than 800, 900, coo each
year, leaving the debt at that time $780,
900, 900. Of this amount 81, 1G1 900, 900 COM
posed the funded debt of the nation, and
bears interest in gold, while the balance oil
s4OO, OO0, 900 is in the shape of greenbacks
bearing no interest
At the close of the last session of Congress
the reduction of taxes had been reduced dur
ing these three years and seven months, at
the rate Of one hundred and serenity million of
dollars; that is, while Gen. Grant has paid
OF s35s, OOO, 900 of the debt it has decreased
the taxes in the aggregate more than five
hundred millions Of dollars.
And during the same period the interest on
the public debt has been reduced from nearly
SlS5 900 900 yearly to about sllO, O0O, 900, or
New national era. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1870-1874, 1872-10-24
A Veil Of Despair.

The appeal of Ethan Allan to the Demo-
cratic and Liberal voters of the United States
reflects very accurately the state OF despair
into which the Democrats and Copperheads
of the New Departure have been driven by
the result of the October elections. 1t is a
screech, a wild scream of despair and
impotent rage rather than an appeal. All
their illusions are torn to shreds; the whole
comedy of intrigues, so adroitly managed, has
not only turned out an ignominious failure,
but has left stains and scars on the political
honor of its authors from which they can never
recover. Yet they are not quite ready to
admit that they are not Endorsed by the ma
jority of the people therefore they raise the
howl of fraud, and hurl maledictions at the
heads of the victors, all of which is very
natural and could not have been expected
otherwise. More significant a symptom Of
their temper it is, that III their fury they drop
the hypocritical mask of reconciliation even
in their declarations, after having previously
made it meckery by their deeds. In that
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Great Men and Their Illustrators,

Great men and great epochs will find their
poets, their historians, and their artists, to
preserve them in mems memories, and hand
them down to posterity. The French Revo-
luton of 1850, the Republic and the first
Empire have had THEN Louis Blanc, Theirs,
BGranger, Nernet, and Dclaroche ; our own
Young history has been recorded and its he
roes have been duly celebrated by cotempora-
neous and posthumous writer's and artists. To
TIL. Mast the honor is due of being mentioned
as the history painter of the present CAM
paign, as well as he was that of the preced-
inc one. All its chief incidents and decisive
battles have been rendered immortal by his
pencil, and we are indebted to him for a
series of mastery cartoons at which we hope
to look with pleasure, even in years that are
yet to come, then as veterans of the war, in
which it has been our privilege to take an
active though humble part. One of the rich
est, however, is the large middle piece, in
HmYey's Weekly Of October &c, showing that
'tilal wave" which has completely swamped
and destroyed the Liberal and Democratic
crafts, whose officers are seen struggling in
the water, while General Grants bark is
quietly anchored in front of the White House.
Indeed, Horace Greeley and Andrew john
son have been particularly lucky among the
heroes of ancient and modern times, to find
their historiographer in Petroleum Nasty,
and their court painter in TIL. Mast, and the
more they are to be congratulated, since
those who thus celebrate them are prompted
by true, disinterested enthusiasm. 1t is an
established fact, which not even the Tribune
will gain-say, that no reward in the shape
either of money or office has ever been offered
by the men immortalized. or asked ON the
mart of their iumOrtaZers.
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by a slight, ira sient grudge-even if they
had nc-in question Of such Importance !!
Il is we'll known that among the causes
which prompt young men, or the fathers OF
growing boys to seek home in a free coun-
try, the terror of military service is one OF the
principal and most frequent, especially since
1866, as two great wars have made this duty,
which always was extremely irksome, one
involving death on the battlefield. On the
other side, it is quite as natural that the
Prussian Government should take alarm al
the impending diminution of its best war
forces, and would, therefore try to impede
emigration to any country, east or west, to
the dominions of the Emperor of China, as
we'll as to the United States, particularly as
no one can predict how long the present
peace will last. France is thirstmg for re-
venge Austria has an cid grudge, and Bis
marck himselfmay entertain schemes fer new
conauests, and the organist cannot ignore
this state of things without feigning igno-
rance disgraceful for a journalist something,
however, that he is perfectly welcome to.
The organist is not more lucky when he
attempts to set prominent Republicans
against each other by warming up some Old
forgotten difference, some hasty utterance,
and tells them that they ought to have a
| falling out, as he has done in the same num-
Der, for the object Of creating ill-feeling be-
tween the President and General Butler.
A very foolish enterprise this is; for it can
be assumed that men will generally have an
excellent memory for any real or imaginary
| wrong committed against each other, and
when, nevertheless, they choose to become
friends or allies, either for the sake of a COM
mon cause, or because they have since learned
better to appreciate each other, they will
not quarrel again on the advice of a declared
enemy. In vain the organst tried in a SINH
lar manner to embitter Mr.. Coliax against
the Republican party for not renominatinG
him for the Vice Presidency. On the whole
he seems to have much more talent for whole
cloth fabrication than for the little patchwork
which is usually left to gossiping women.