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Gentry says that his skin was shriyelled and
yellow even then. He wore low shoes buckskin
breeches, linsey-wolsey shirt, and a cap made OF
the skin OF an opossum or coon. The breecbes
clung close to his thighs and legs, but failed bv
a large space t) meet the to,s OF hIa shoes
Twelve inches remained unco d, and exnosed
that much OF shin bone, sharp, blue, and mar
row." "He would always come to school thus.
good-humoredly and laughing" says his old
friend, Nat Grigsby. He was always in good
health, never was sick, had an excellent constl-
tuition, and took care OF it."
Abe grew to manhood in this locality, and arni6
the usual circumstances of the backwoods. He
was, however removed by his natural endow.
ments above his fellows. lie had no taste for
the usual sports Of frontier boys, save wrestling,
In which he was proficient. lie had a studious
!urIo mind, and read such books as came
wtfhin his reach; ciphered ON the wooden fire
Thovel and on boards, shaving them of, when
covered, with Tom Lincoln's drawing knife"
Old John Hanks, the same stalwart old fellow,
who carried the rails into the Bloomington
Convention and started the political war cry Of
Abe Lincoln, the rail split err" describes some
OF their habits at that early period in Indiana ~
follows:
when Iincoln--Abe and 1-returncd to the hou.a
Of cornGread, take down book, slt down on tsite'
cock his legs up nigh as his head, aud read. He
worked barefooted. Rrubbed It, pOughed. moved and
Graded together; plOdghcd corn gathered II, and
shuckcd corn. Abraham read constantly when he had
an opportunity"
In this part OF the volume the publishers have
not attempted to transmute the authors work,
and the story Of this rude frontier life is told in
an admirably graphic manner 1t Is as fas-
clnatng as the pages Of novel, portray-
ing as II does phase Of American experience
around whicn clusters much that is romantic as
well as grotesIue. Tie early efforts Of the fu-
ture statesman at composition, burlesque speech-
making and sermonizlng; his fondncss for gos,
slping with Baldwin, the storytelling black.
smith; his Chronicles" In which he hit Of the
follies OF old and young; the mode and mannero oe
life in and around Gentryville- all these are mar
rated In an inimltable way; and Notwithstanding
the extraordinary composition and mutilatlon
Of the book, 1t must be said In its favor that IL
has unique excellence, because 1t enables the
reader to watch and analyze the gradual growth
and development, under the most adverse cir
cumstances, of typical American statesman.
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Questions for Mr.. boutwell,.

While Secretary boutwell, was going
about in North Carolina and making
speeches instead Of staying in Washington
and attending to the duties Of his Office,
we are sorry he did not improve his OPP
portunity and give the public an explana-
tlon of one or two official transactions of
his own.
MI ii. G. Rooms is Deputy Commits
Eionor Of Internal EevenUe in Wash ngtou.
lie was Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Nineteenth District Of Pennsylyauia
from April l. 1862 TO April 4, 1871, when he
retired from that Office. His salary in ne
cordance with law and usage was $500 a
year, and his accounts were duly closed
and settled, Mr. Rooms having paid over
TO the Government all the money he had
received. Nevertheless Mr.. boutwell,
has just roopencd this settled account for
the purpose of raising the pay of this re-
tired Collector from $500 10 5000 a year.
Why was this dOnc2 IL cannot be because
there was anything difficult or eNtraor-
ulhary IN the services performed by Roc
Ehsi ana besides, the present Collector,
whose duties are quite us arduous ~ those
OF ms predecessor, Is paid $4,000 only. II
may be SAID that the sum is so small that il
makes very little difference; but Mr.. BouT-
WELL should understand that he has no
right to give cent of the peoples money
TO any one who has not earned il ana
whom the law docs not authorize To re-
Deive it,
There II also another transaction re-
Dec'Ing the Collectorehip OF this same dis
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YACHT RACE ON THE SEA.

or Staten Isianc without Cbampngne-O0
the Lightship Happy ns Lords-Thc Rani-
bier and Madeleine Scudding Before
Ligbt southwester of Long Island.
Last summer Commodore Bennett offer.
ed tJO0 cup, to be known as the Bennett Chsl.
lenge Cup, to be sailed for In an ocean race.
under the rules OF the New York Yacht Club
The course was to be from the Sandy Hook
lightship to the Brentons Reef lghtship oa
Newport and return, passing outside Of Long
Island. Yachts Of all nations were invited to
compete. Owing TO various circumstances. the
race was postponed until Yesterday. Ths
schooner yachts Madeleine, Commodore Jacob
Noorhies, Rambler, j. NJ Forbes OF Boston, and
Tidal Wave, VIM. Voorhes, entered.
THE TERMS OF THE RACE.
According to tho terms by which the Gun was
TO be awarded, the winner must accept any chal.
lenge TO sail over the same course again itlrins
the yachting season or forfeit the cup. The
donor, IN the event OF five yachts starting, fur
ther offered another 500 cup to be held by The
winner as his own personal property. other
yachts winning the cup. The cruising season
having set In, the entries were few in nunber,
and there Is no doubt that II the race had been
sailed month earlier OF later, several other
yachts would have entered.
=, The steamer 7. c. Schultz sailed from Pier 10.
members OF the New York Yacht Club. pres
representatives, and friends OF the conlpe'ins
craft, and steamed down the bay toward sandy
Hook.
DELMoNICos UNACcoUNTABLE MISTAKE
on Staten Island tho c,,rr,i,,aa ..,... IL, ,
Delmonico had forgot Ia nrny,de as I.iu aufu
and the Schultz hoye ZOO vbiis NJ ny IuiIuiHst
Minton, Krebs, and Others wnnt fornS,i, 81 aItn,,
the island for tie neeelfiII The rec,un'is @ UsSs
proved successful. A smile wreathed the faces
Of Messrs. Pegg, Lee, Morton Van DyEe Cockein
Merritt, Allen, Folsom. CnIviIIe G,sIep VII
Schaick, and Others .on hoard and the -t.a,nn, %
RAPIDLY ploughed her wny to sandy Uook Iiara
she took the Rambler in tow and made for the
Lightship, OF which the Madeeine law ina
Tidal Wave was not there being laid IN Tor re-
pairs in consequences of DAMAGES sustaincd last
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sTElLING 4 LOO DIAMOND pIx.
Man Enticed into "a Liaaor store and
Robbed-Pursuit aud Capture Of the rhiei
An Old Offender in Quod.

A Man Euticed into "A Liauor store and
Robbed-Pursuit aud Capture Of tho rhiei
An Old Offender in Qu0d.
On Wednesday evening, as Beni II.
Willis OF "a West Eleventh street was walking
through Fourth street from Broadway he was
accosted by young man dres sed in a gray suit,
with black felt hat, who invited him to take
drink. The stranger was extremely cordial 10
his greeting, and shook hands with Mr.. Willis
with feryor. The latter replied that he was not
in the habit of drinking with strangers.
"You are no stranger TO me-" said the young
man, with winning smile; "but probably sou
do not remember me. You once did me favor
that will never forget"
Mr. Willis went with the persuasive stranger
INTO liquor store at Fourth and Greene +treets.
While In the act of drinking Mr.. Willis NaH sud.
denly struck IN the eye b. his companion il,
staggered against the bar, and the stranger
grabbed a large diamond pin from his o. ,.I,
Swapping thick catgut with which IL was l4s,cu-
edaruund his neck, and tearing the pin ~. ..I tiv
shirt front, taking large piece Of the linen
The robbcr dashed out Of the door and ran To-
ward Washington square. Mr.. Wills lnuued.'
atelY recovered, drew his revolver and NueI TWO
shots after him, but without effect. lie shouted
for the police, and Onicer Buckley stopped the
might've, VINO hung away the pin ms the Oh ,I
grabbed him. II was finally recovered.
Az the police station the thief gave his name
as John Mannerly. His real name Is DAYS, aha
he Is known among the thieves As "Rsd{
Davis. lie Is about - years old, and has lhe
reputation OF being one Of the most daring
thieves In the Eighth Ward. lie was released
from the Penittntiary but month az, aiII
serving a two years term' Since then he IA
been arrested twice for burglary, but was dis
charged for want of direct evidence.
lie was taken 70 Jefferson Market, and u.i'e
Lcdwitn committed him without bail W'rl
being locked up he remarked that he hN ~ l..l
the best chance he ever got" Mr NtIu, lst''
cred his pin, which Is valued at Sl,luD.
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More Office brokerage,

The fact has become notorious that
LEWIS DENT brother-in-law Of the Presi-
dent, bargained with WILLIAM ID. Fan
RAND in 1869 TO procure, in consideration
of 1850 cash paid to him, the appoint
ment Of FARRASD rs Consul at Callao, and
that after the payment Of the money TO
DENT President GRANT made the appoint
ment. And now ii appears that Gen.
FREDERICK 4. DENT, another brother-in-
law, and one of the illegal military secreta-
ries retained at the White House, has also
taken hand at the same business. Ac-
cording TO the Auburn Netrs n citizen of
Cayuga county, in this State, went to
Washington with the usual letter of
recommendation asking for his appoint-
ment as commissioner in board about
to be named by the President. In pre-
senting this letter he made the acquaint-
ance of Gen. DENT, and having delivered
his papers to the President lie returned
home. Shortly afterward he received IA
letter requesting him TO meet Gen. DENT
nj the Astor House. At this meeting Gen.
Dent required the sum of $1,000 to be
paid to himself ~ a preliminary to the
appointment. The money was paid, but.
according to the Ncirs, Dent did not keep
his part of the bargain, and the gentleman
failed to receive the appointment.
This ought to convince applicants for
Office that it is much safer to deal with
Judge LEWIS Dent than with Gen. FRED
ERIcK t. DENT. When the money is paid to
the Judge ii appears that the President is
certain to make the appointment; but
when it is paid to the General blighted
hopes are sometimes the consequence.
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Robeson's sFIauds-what they Indicate

How much money has GEORGE NJ. ROBE
BON Illegally taken from the Treasury of
the United Statesi OF how much has he
plundered the people1 These are ques-
lions which can only be answered approx
imately; but the following items have
all been proved against him:
Paid to the sECoRs, IN violation Of an
express statute which forbade any
furtherpayment to them. a. they had
p,gac once bsen paid in fun -. ssS,Oco 90
Slolation OF law OF the United
Paid TO PEsYocK Il Go. in excess for ~''V'V W
iron for two torpedo boats, purchased
contrary 10 law, clandestnely, with
out advertisement, at rates above the
Paid to josEru L. SAVAGE, a fraudn- "'V'' "
lent contractor, in open violation of
the law, after he had once been paid
In !ull, the money being divided
sos men. .;.........'..,... 2i719 5s
rendered their services gratuitous,y
TO the Navy Department and whose
claim had been conClusiyely re- ejcCted
by secretary wEILrs. =. -. 1000 90
aid upon account Of the steamer
Governor on a claim which had been
abandoned 10y its owners grounds
less, the money having been divided
with some Of ROBEsoNs special
ciJtn friends iq 4A,,l WGshbnston ~, 5000 co
contract for new engines for the
Tennessee, made In fragrant violation
Of law.......,................ o5oOO %
Iotal'.......,.. $3ls5lg IS
These constitute only what has been
legally established and proved of RoBrsoN's
frauds, and of course they are merely repre-
fentatives standing for an enormous mass of
similar acts of plunder, such as the pur-
chase of coal without advertisement, the
profits OF which are still concealed so that
the full truth respecting them is not abso-
luteiy known. In this way the sum Of
three hundred thousand dollars proved
must stand for more than n million
and half Of actual plumber Ii
Will be remembered also that the
main facts above set forth have been
proved before committee made up by
Speaker BLAINE, ana packed with RoBE-
SONS friends, on purpose TO whitewash
him aud save Gen. GRASr from the no
htical damage which could not fail 10 fol-
low the public demonstration that these
things are so. Notwithstanding however,
all the efforts of this packed committee.
ana Notwithstanding every obstacle that
was thrown in the way Of those who were
endeavoriug to bring out the truth, SO
much as we have stated above has been
established by legal evidence.
And now is not this an Administration
OF corruption and pmndcr1 Was its equal
ever before known in the history Of our
country And will the people endorse and
approve Of such things in the election of
November neyt2
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Three More Communists shot.

PANS, July 25.--Three of the CommHnsi"
tried and convicted Of part tcipaing Ia the as'as ''n
OF the fortysey hostages IN the lur SAKE woe exc
cuted At the Damp AT Satory this morning, m ac'V'Ja
with the sentence Of death pronounced hy On" '"'
sales court Martial. The triple cNccut uu '0'. i'''
shortly after daybrcak, Up TO the lIst rc W."''c
served heroic furtitude. They were ttcut"' TOW
their lrlsoh by guard Of mill aty, aud ou 50 "- ~
Salorl Ntf' paced AT one End ut % hollow rtN '.s
hrlng party being NJ the other. ON thr WiNiH' N a
oIlttrd tu hre, Onirr, one of the 1uwuunfl' '''"
~ viva 10 Commune and tIH q" " 90, |lurul 1
Francois annthrr of the ur.sou"r> on lr'flNt 't,
d"r, cried "\ i've Fr.ucr. Down Wlth thr u.. 'h'
ana betrayed COushI"uthtr 'lt htu. ''' ''.. Il
tlrnt. All three itlHt D." t.t nrH, HNp i''~ 30. .
Tor H,ltiment,
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In London society has been formed for
the purpose Of detecting and bringing to Justice
impostors who practise upon the credullty Of
the charitable under the pretence Of being en-
gagged in works of beneyolence. Scarcely n week
passes without the exposure Of more OF less
rogues who have obtained subscriptions and
support from all sorts Of worthy people under
false pretenccs Of philanthropy. Yagaboads
assuming to be clergymen who represent ncti-
tious benevolent societies, self-appointed Scrip
ture readers who apply the gifts Of their plous
supporters to their own purposes, and other
swindlers of the same class, have been detected
by this Charitable Organization Society, brought
to trial for their offences, and frequently con-
yicted and sent TO prison. Some Of these swim
dlers have found their victims in the highest
ranks Of society, having their subscription lists
adorned with the names Of princes and lords OF
high degree. 1. is by no means certain that such
a society might not effect useful work in New
York.
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There Is force Of twenty detectives
at Police Headquarters. Each Of these men re-
ceives 500 a month for his services. The ar
rests made 10y the entire force do not exceed ten
month. Except in few isolated cases they
earn but few rewards. Notwithstanding these
facts many members of the detective force are
reputed to own property valued from $4,000 20
100000. The public naturally inquire how and
in what manner have these men acquired their
wealth. The most notorious thieves and cracks
men are never molested by them.
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Terms Of The sun.

For the accommodation OF up town residents, adver.
isementsf for TIM srS win be received at our regular
rates at the uptown advertisement ofices s4Y Wet
hrtysecond street, junction Of Broadway and sixth
,venuc, and 30S West Twenty.third street, opposite
trand Opera House. from A. NJ. to \ Pm.
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The conspicuous support Of GRANT and
WILSON by Commissioner VAN MORT is a
striking indication that the Hon. WILLIAM
MARCY TWEED and the Hon. HANK SMITH are
both IN favor OF the Gift-Taker
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The plan described in THE SUN some time
ago for establishing ferry on the American sys-
TEN between Dover and the French coast for tho
transportation Of railway trains, so that passen-
gers would be enabled to travel from London to
Paris without changing cars, has been defeated
for the present through tho action OF that emil.
nently conservative body, tho British House n
Lords. A bill authorizing the construction Of
the proposed ferry passed the House Of Com
mons, but was summarily extingushed by
committee In the Upper House. The conse-
quence is that until tho members Of the British
peerage get little more common sense, travel
lers between England and France will DO COM
PEELED TO commit themselves to tho miserable,
unsavory, uncomfortable cockle-shells which
now ply between Dover and Calais.
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Eighteen months ago the iron manufac-
turers OF England we're under the general belief
that the trade had suffered from over produc-
tion, and although labor was then cheap, fore
bore TO accumulate stock, fearing that the price
would run down below cost. All at once An I'M
expected demand sprang up, and after the ter
mination of the continental war and the SUD-
preston OF the Paris revolution a m extraordinary
activity manifested itself In the iron trade which
has continued to the present time Great guam
Titles OF iron were required to repair the dan
ages OF the war, and as the principal French iron
making establishments had been stopped, while
the withdrawal of men to serve in the armies Of
Germany had caused an almost equal stagnatlon
In the works and mines throughout that coun-
try, English iron masters found themselves
deluged with orders for all classes Of iron and
iron work. In addition to this unusual demand
from the continent, the customary home con-
sumption, somewhat augmented by the in
creased use of iron for ship building and other
purposes, was going on, while owing to the nu-
merous railroad extensions in the United States
the demand for English rails from this country
was very great Under these circumstances
prices took sudden rise, and the upward ten
dency was increased by the difficulty OF procur-
Ing skilled labor There were many blast fur
naces idle, but It was impossible to procure at
manufacture Of pig iron, the supply OF which
must regulate the production OF the manufac-
tured metal During the period of depression
many workmen in the iron trades had turned
their attention to other pursuits and their
places could not be supplied. As a natural con-
sequence, the demand for labor greatly
exceeding the supply, workmen claimed
and secured higher wages, all OF which
causes combined to still further enhance the
prices OF iron In every stage Of manufacture.
British bar iron, which at this time last year was
quoted at $S per ton in England, now sells there
for SEQ per ton, and at the high prices now ruling
manufacturers are unable to fully supply the
demand. 1t is not likely, however that this state
OF things will continue for long time, though
no immediate fall in prices ia to be expected.
With the resumption of operations by the French
and German works the pressure on the English
market will be relieved, and decrease Of prices
there will be followed by lower prices elsewhere.
IL Is likely that many Of the English manufac-
turers will be large losers by the extraordinary
rise in price, as the cost OF production has been
greatly increased, and some OF the largest pro-
ducers are stll engaged In working Of contracts
taken when iron was selling at the lowest rates
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cape ,.dtyers ipconveniences arising from the
peculiar laws and customs OF the land.
was stated 70 me that these ofices were
usually disposed Of to the parties holding them
Tor sums varying from Loo TO 5000 each"
The report from which these sentences
are quoted was transmitted to Congress by
the President with n special message on the
Ath of May last, so that at that time il
never before he was officially informed Of
BUTLER's actions; and yet he waits for
months and until BUTLER becomes univcr-
versally notorious through n street braw%
before he dsmisses him.
III may be said, however, in aps5Sgy for
BUTLER, that II Offices are conferred i'm the
United States in return for gifts, and IL the
Presidents brother-in-law sells a consulate
at Callao for e., 500 to WILLIAM ID. FARRANp,
and the President makes the appointment
after the cash has been paid, why should
BurLERs small transactions in vce-con-
sulates in Egypt be objected TOT
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Gov. BLAIR, in one of his recent adj
mirahle campaign speeches in Michigan, makes
the following statements respecting GRANTS
civil service reform in Mississippi;
"As specimen, take the second District Of Miasis
% taa Since NOV o 1885, jha district ' s lad ,difS tour
Collector, all OF whom have been dciautcr5. Ger.
tincatc from the Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
shows the date Of appointment and amouIt of dollaa.
IN. b SHEPARD, appointed Nov. sO 1866 defaulter for
VILLAIN WILLIS, appointed May |, 1868, defaultyr
C,V. iIIcK, appointed Aug. 70, 1869, dcfautorfor
IN 3: EMEm appointed Nov, Il, 1869, dcfsdlter for
"Al these appointments, Col MoRrus tells mo, he
has steadily oppuscd hut he could not BE- na rne -
powerful person Who had The ear Of he Administration
anng amg "tf n2he %, mem Sil1ens % Ns,ssppl ~hgn
toled hclr several amounts, and abscondcd II They
their BAH is mere straw"
So 1t goes everywhere. Those who wish to
continue this state of things can surely accom-
pllsh it by casting their SUI ages for Gen
GHANr.
1t is understood by all intelligent poll
ticians that Sheriff O'BRIEN is to be the GIANT
candidate for Mayor OF this city, and that he is
to take the Apollo Hall organization over TO the
support of the Philadelphia ticket.
1t is wonderful how careful the GRAFT
orators arc about their health this summer
Here is Cll. CHARLES SPENCER, who in tho very
heat OF the campaign has gone TO the White
Mountains, In fun uniform, to fish for trout
We can tell him that this Is not the way to be-
come United States Attorney for the Southern
District OF New York. Instead OF catching
trout In tho rirpllng brooks of New Hampshire,
he should be going about catching votes In tho
lager beer saloons and gin mills of the Sixteenth
Ward. Such an abandonment Of duty ID unpar-
donable in a politician.
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" Her own gooda furnished the cabin with tolerable
d'cghcy sht made Lincoln put down door, and hang
tc children, as they nestled In the warm beds She pro
from the cold Winds Of Deccmhtr must 6aye t6S8E
h,r from the bottoms Of their comfOrted hearts
She had brought son anu two daughters Of her own
John sarah, and Matilda but Abe and his sister Nancy
Nhosr name was speed y changed to Sarah, the rag
They serc hall raEd and she clad @ item "g'21 rom
the stores Of clothing had laid IN for her own Ihy
re- dirty, aud she washed thrin! thcy had been N
used, and she treated them with moihey trudernrss
% III more oT ha% mFfs m & y. say aas naa. 'am .o?S
lev weeks all hnd changed and whcrc every ything was
woman OF great energy, OF ren Erkablr good sense very
industrious aud saving, and also very neat and tidy III
age ch ldrcn, Size took especial liking to Young
abe lirr love for HIN was warmly returned, aud CON
children loved thar pare"ts 4'I as he loved 'ssiss
stpm3lhcr. She soon dressed him up In entire
10 lead new ne. He Was encouraged hy her to
l.nd( ana any Wsh on his part MAS gratned when Il
GvuI oe 10 nc tNo srlh Ut children got aons nut.
40 t.e had AL been The children OF ne
~ NWa my OF uncommon natural talents, and that,
" relly tained, bright future hefuTo him aud
Wh,n IN afcr years Mr iincoin spore Of his s1uy
mott aud Of his angel OF mother he referred 10
Iear and Taught hun that bows and tAunts and drgra
dalloh were not to be- ms only portion In the world"
And now for few years the hardships
OF the poor boy were somewhat allie
viated' and at odd times he enio,ed tho ad-
vantages of n school, by trudglng on foot
through the wilderness morning and night three
or four miles. Al the age OF lf,een his personal
appearance Is described as follows: "lIe was
long, wry, and strong; while his big feet and
hands, and tho length of his legs and arms, were
out OF all proportion to his small trunk aud head
His complexion was yorv swaithy, and Mrs