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Correspondence In Re ference to Troops at
Chicago Barracks.


Chicago Barracks.
GENERAL ASSEMBLY STATE OF ILLINOIS,
SENATE CHAMBER SPRINGFIELD, Dec. Is, 1871.
General 4. ii. SiiERIDAN:-
would be glad TO- know, before making report on
Governor Palmer's message:-
been used for police purposes since you were mo-
titled by Governor Palmer that he objected 70 The
employment OF them Tor such purp0sesi
SscOnd-Wneiher the Secretary o War has given
you any Instructions undcr the letter OF President
Grant Of November "a, ISL, aud n so whats
stationed al or near Chicagof
II you VIII have the Kindness to answer the above
abn ssn YOURS ~ 'E9ne' WM H. uNpERwoob
Acting Chairman OF Judiciary Committee.
HEADQUARTERS MILITARY DIVISION MISSOURI,
CHICAGO ILL.,, Dec. 49, 1871.
To the hon. WILLIAM II. UNDERWOOD, Ac,ing Chair
man Judiciary committee, Senate ChamDer, Gen.
eral Assembly STATE vi Illinois,
SIR nave The nonor 10 make the ioiloulng reply
to your letter oil December Is, lS7l:-
There are tour companies OF the Eighth United
states infantry at Chicago barracks. near the stock
yards, Just outs de of the city limits These COM
panies have never oeen used lol police purposes,
IL ever contemplated 10y lne tbat tney
snodd. They are SIMPLY Ia garrison Tor the winter.
When spring comes believe IL Is intended they shall
continue their march TO the esteTn frontier.
/ transmit herewith all the correspondence which
has taken place with me subsequent 10 the letter
Of hs ExcelIency me President Of the United
cellency Governor Palmer mas never notified me
that he objected 10 the use Of troops for any pur-
my ONCE on the 18TH day OIL october, just alter the
great fire, w have regular troops marched through
the OF the city OF CHICAGO so that the people
might see that they were present, ana on the lltn
OF October, the day previous, he complimented me
for my promptness IN bringing them mere.
am, SIR very respectfully, your obedent servant,
=. Ii. SHERIDAN,
Lieutenant General
WAR DEPARTMENT,
ADJUTANT GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, ID. e, Nov. "a, 1871.
Lieutenant General p. II. SHERIDAN, Commanding
Military Division OF the Missouri Chicago, ILL.,
SIR-By direction OF the President respectfully
transmit copy OF letter dated November 90 1871.
from the Governor OF Illinois, In regard TO the four
companies OF United states infantry sent to Chicago
TO report to you, with the Presidents orders In the
matter endorsed thereon and have the honor to re-
quest that you viii furnish this ONCE with copies of
any orders or documents bearing on the question,
not heretofore furnished which you have issued or
may issue. Very respectfully your 0bedient servant
Il. u. TOWNSEND, Adjutans General.
Copy OF endorsement BY the President OF the
United states letter TO him by HIS Excellency
Governor Palmer, Of Illinois, dated Springfield. NO
vemper ~, 1871:-
EXECUTIVE MANSION, Nov. %, 1871.
Respectfully referred to the Secretary OF War,
with directions to inform General sheridan that II
the troops under his command have received any
orders winch IN any WAY CONFLICT with provisions VI
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AN OLD-FAsH1oNED MOTHER. - Thank
God, some of US have an old-fashioned moth.
er-not woman of the period, enameled and
painted, whose white, jeweled hands have
never felt the clasp Of baby fingers, but dear,
old-fashioned, sweet-voiced mother, with eyes
in whose depths the love-light shone, and
brown hair threaded with silver lying upon,
her faded cheek. Those dear hands, worn
with toll, which guided our tottering steps in
childhood and smoothed our pillow in sick
ness. Blessed is the memory of an old-fash-
toned mother. It floats to US now like the
beautiful perfume of some woodland blossoms.
The music of other voices may be lost, but the
enhancing memory of her voice will echo in
our souls forever. Other faces will fade away
and be forgotten, but hers will shine on until
the light Of Heavens portals shall glorify our
own. When in the ftful psuses Of busy life
our feet wander back to the old homestead,
and, crossing the well.worn threshold, stand
once more in the low, quiet room, 80 hallowed
by our presence, how the feeling Of childish
innocence and dependence comes over us! q!
And we kneel down in the sunshine stream.
ing through the western window, just where
long years ago we knelt by our mothers
knee, lisping, "Our Father" How many
times, when the tempter lured US on, has the
memory of those sacred hours, that mothers
word, her faith and prayers, saved us from
plunging into the deep abyss Of sinl Years
have filled great drifts between her and US,
but they have not hidden from our sight the
glory of her pure, unselish love. 80
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ITO whom does it belong?" asked the solic-
lLOT.
"To Mr.. Smith"
"When did YOU see it last ?"

itor.
"To Mr.. Smith"
"When did you see it last7
"On the night of Mr.. Thompson's death. ="
At this moment the solicitor for the prose
cution entered the court, bringing with him
upon tray, a watch, two money bags, Jewel
case, a pocket book, and bottle Of the same
manufacture as the stopper, and having no
cork in it; some other articles there were in
it not material to my story. The tray was
placed upon the table in sight of the prisoner
and the Witness and from that moment not
doubt remained in the mind of any man of
the guilt of the prisoner.
A few words will bring my tale to close.
The house where the murder had been COM
mitted was between nine and ten miles dis
tant The solicitor, as soon as the cross.ex-
animation had discovered the existence of the
closet, and its situation, had set off on horse
back, with two sheriffs officers, and after
pulling down part Of the wall Of the house,
had detected his place Of concealment
The search was well rewarded; the whole
of the property belonging to Mr.. Thompson
was there, amounting in value to several
thousand pounds, and to leave no doubt, a
bottle was discovered, which the medical men
instantly pronounced to contain the very iden-
tical poison which had caused the death of
the unfortunate Thompson. The result is too
obvious to need explanation.
The case presents the perhaps unparalleled
instance of man accused of murder so de-
Tending himself as to induce the judge and
Jury to concur in verdict of acquittal, but
who, persisting in calling a witness to prove
his innocence, was, upon the testimony Of
that very witness, convicted and executed.
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The ENJOYING OF L1FE.-It is singular to
what an extent people believe happiness de-
pends on not being obliged to work. Girls
are considered well married if their husbands
are wealthy, and boys considered provided for,
if enough can be left them for support, and
enough surplus for them to play "business"
with. Bosh! Honest, hearty, contented Ia
Dor is the only source of happiness, as we'll as
the guarantee of life. The gloom Of misan-
,thropy is not only great destroyer Of happi-
ness we might have, but it tends to destroy
life itself. Idleness and luxury induce pre-
mature decay much faster than many trades
regarded as the most exhaustive and fatal to
longevity. Labor, in general, instead of
shortening the term Of life, actually increases
it. 1t is the lack Of occupation that actually
destroys so many Of the wealthy, who have
nothing to do but play the part of drones,
and, like them, make speedy exit, while the
busy bee fills out its day Of usefulness and
honor.
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A GooD CELLAR.-When the cellar is dug
the foundation of the wall should be dug
about foot deeper than the cellar. This
should be filled up with gravel or broken
stone. Build up the wall on this, using good
lime mortar between the stones or brick.
When within two or three feet Of the surface
of the ground, care should be taken not to let
any one stone or brick 60 through from side
to side, rs it would be liable to condnct the
frost through. It would be better to build
the wall up in two distinct layers, leaving .
small air chamber in the centre, which will
efectually keep out the frost In putting the
windows in, put glass in both sides Of the sash,
there being an air chamber in the centre it
will also check the frost. In making the
drain, make it as low as the bottom Of the
wall, which will be one foot below the bot
tom of the cellar, and We will guarantee that
you will always have dry cellar, let the
weather be as it may; whereas, if the cellar
wall be built on level with the bottom ofthe
cellar, tho water will, in rainy season, soak
through into your cellar. " aar.
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ADoe THAT IS WORTH SoMETH1NG.-A.
B. Newman, assistant light-keeper at Mount
Desert is the owner of fine Newfoundland
dog, Of whom we are told the following anec-
dote: On Sunday, the 18th ult, Mr.. New
mans little boy, nine years old, strayed away
and was missing for about two hours. The
mother went out of doors and called to him,
when the dog, in response, ran up the shore
with the boys wet cap in his mouth, and sig-
nifed by his actions that he desired her to
follow him. The mother, alarmed, called the
father, who was sleeping in the house, and
they followed the dog as quickly as possible.
Down by the shore, on a rock, the little boy
was lying insensible, his clothes wet, as if he
had been dragged from the water. After
long efforts, in which the dog rendered all the
assistance he could in his mute way, the boy
was resuscitated, and afterwards told his sto-
ry. He was on the beach gathering shells
when a large wave came in and carried him of
in the under tow. The dog jumped in after
him, but the wave prevented him from reach
ing the boy for some minutes. He seized him
by the leg of his trowsers and tried to drag
him ashore, but the cloth tore in his teeth ;
and the boy said that he had an indistinct re.
collection of the dog coming down below the
surface for him again; and that was the last
thing he was conscious Of. 1t seems that the
dog had dragged the child up on the rock out
of the reach Of the waves, and had tried to re-
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MANS INs1eN1F1cANcE.-As the trials of
life thicken, and the dreams of other days
fade one by one into the deep vista of disap-
pointed hope, the heart grows weary Of the
Struggle, and we begin to realize our insigni6-
cance. Those who have climbed to the pin.
nacle of fame or revel in luxury and wealth,
90 to the grave at last with the poor mendi-
cant who begs by the wayside, and like him,
are soon forgotten. Generation after genera
ton, says an eloquent writer, have felt as we
feel, and their fellows were as active in life
as ours are now. They passed away as va:
Dor, while nature wore the same aspect of
beauty as when the Creator commanded her
to be. And so it shall be when We are gone.
The heavens will be as bright over their
graves as they are now around our path.
The world will have the same attractions tor
offspring yet unborn that it had once for our.
selves, and that it has now for our children.
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was indeed a waste; months of hard labor
and hopes of handsome return from the
crops had faded away as the blade Of grass
before the locusts not atrace remained to in
dicate that the seed had ever been planted, or
that grand tract of swaying grain glistened
in the sunbeams on the morning before. But
patiently the work was recommended, while
the locusts passed on their westward course Of
desolation. The Indians had rich feast.
To the red mans palate, a roast Of locusts is
a delicious treat. This insect has . decided
dislike to sage brush, and although it consid.
ers it good shelter for its young, still It will
not devour leaf of that pungent shrub
Correspondence San Franciseo Bulletin. &c.,. :!
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in the county, duly elected and qualified pur-
suant to law, were threatened with death or
great bodily harm, unless they resigned their
| Offices, in obedience to the orders of band of
unknown conspirators, who made their law
less demands in written communications, which
bore various ghastly symbols Of terror, and in
public notices, which the conspirators, unre-
strained by the fear Of the law, and unabashed
by manly shame, nailed upon the door Of this
court house. as if to insult and defy public
Justice in her chosen temple.
Gentlemen of the grand jury, this also was
great crime.
1t was crime which in its very nature
strikes at the existence of government itself.
fbold, bad men can thus work their will,
then the foundations of organized society
must soon be upheaved. The citizen elected
to public office, represents in his official sphere,
the sovereignty and will of the people; and
by the people alone can he be justly deprived
Of the franchise with which he is invested. If
he violates the trust reposed in him, either by
malfeasance or misfeasance, by committing or
omitting an act which the law prohibits or
enjoins, he must be held responsible in the
courts established by the people to remedy all
public and private wrongs. These remedies
were not evoked to correct real or supposed
evil; but officers we're compelled by these
deadly menaces to surrender their commits
sions bearing the broad seal of the State.
This was the law Of the strong hand. This
court cannot be silent, nor unconcerned or in
active knowing these things: for they are
known to all men. No! gentlemen of the
grand jury, better would it be, than for this
court to sanction or tolerate such crimes as
these, that the solid walls of the building in
which we now sit, should crumble around US
and bury judge and jury in their ruins! Jus.
tice would then indeed be silent; but it would
be silence without shame; and the good cit
izen, and the weak and the oppressed might
yet hope to see her temple erected again, and
hear her voice raised, and behold her power
full arm barred in the defense Of right. 1t will
be your instant duty, gentlemen of the grand
jury, to make most rigid inquisition into
these matters, and to bring to swift punish.
ment those audacious violators of the laws of
the land. In performing this duty, to which
you are bound by your solemn oaths, you will
exhaust, if necessary, all the resources that
the law places at your disposal. This court
stands ready to aid you with all its power /;
and I now appeal to you to do your duty with
the spirit of men who can be neither subdued
by fear nor bent by favor.
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AN ALLY FOR COTTON,

The cable informs US that the jute crop of
India has been destroyed by cyclone. In
India jute has taken the place of cotton as an
agricultural product. India exports yearly
$25 100000 worth Of jute in raw and man
ufactured state. The importations of raw and
manufactured jute by the United States in
1871, amounted to .$5,362,988. For some
strange reason, jute has not become to any
extent one of our agricultural products
Much of the land on which cotton grows is
suitable for the cultivation ofjute. 1t is rails
ed for about one.eighth the cost of cotton, and
at present sells for one quarter of its price
profit of one hundred per cent. Its yield is
larger than that of cotton. In India jute is
driving out cotton as product. There is no
possibility Of its being cultivated at the South
in the place of cotton, but there is great tea
sibility of its being accepted by southern
planters as an ally for that great staple, and
an ally, supplying in some respects, what it
lacks as great industry. ........
A writer in the agricultural Report" for
1871 very truly says that if the planters of
the Cotton States divert "from the cultivation
of cotton force sufficient to produce halfa
million bales of jute, that crop will be nearly
clear acquisition, and will save a large out
lay for freight, bale-cloth and compression Of
kcotton." He further adds that its cultivation
"will save several millions (of dollsrs) sent
out of the cotton States every year to purchase
gunny CLOTH" and that 'jute would supply
the female labor of the South, which retires
from the cotton fields under thesystem Of free
labor" The "hands" might be employed in
picking it when driven from the fields by in
clement weather. ,9...... .l. ha%
The South could manufacture as well as
grow the article, and have it leave their hands
only in manufactured state. The writer
from whom we have before quoted, says that
"the simple machinery used in Kentucky for
spinning and nd weaving hemp might be applied
our large planters have taken steps to add the
culture of jute to that of cotton, thereby sub
serving their own interests as we'll as inaugu-
rating an important branch of industry for
the Southern States.-Ney York South. ...
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Mlistellaueu11s &eadimg.
THE REMOVAL OF AUDITOR GARY.
COLUMBIA, S. c., October II, 1872

Hon. Eascir, F. Gary, Columbia, S. C.
SIR: have just received from his Excel
lency Robert K. Scott, Governor, commu.
nication directing me to assume the duties Of
State Auditor in accordance with the provis-
ions of an Act entitled Gan Act to abolish the
Office of State Auditor, and confer the duties
of the Office upon the Comptroller-G General, ,"
approved March 13, 1872. I, therefore, take
this opportunity to notify you that this day
assume the duties heretofore devolving upon
you as State Auditor, and request that you
will at once turn over to this Office all the
books and papers of your Office.
I have notified the proper officers of the
various counties that they will in future be
governed by orders issuing from this office.
Very respectfully,
j. L. NEAGLE,
Comptroller General.
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JUDGE MACKEY'S CHARGE

TO THE GRAND JURY OF CHESTER, OCTO-
BER 21, 1872.
Gentlemen ofthe Grand Jury:
At the commencement of the present term
which was begun on the 1st Monday of Sep.
tember, and thence adjourned to this day, ]
charged and admonished you generally upon
your powers, your duties and responsibilities
1 then took occasion to refer to the causes that
led the government of the United States to in
tervene with its military and judicial power
for the protection of American citizens in this
State, in the free exercise of their unquestion.
able civil rights. 1 need say nothing further
to vindicate that intervention. 1t was timely,
merciful, and just.
I shall now charge specially upon the mat
ters to which it is your bounden duty to i'm
medately give your most diligent attention.
Gentlemen of the grand jury, you are watch
men, stationed to survey the whole county,
and by your action to check, and bring to
merited punishment, all who dare invade any
right of person or property. You are the eye
of the law. Nay more you are the right arm
of the law. You can bar or unbar the gates
of Justice. Ifyou fail, then all the agencies
that the law provides for the protection of so.
ciety must also fail, and the court itself is
made the paralyzed spectator Of the triumph
of crime.
I shall now point your attention to events
which transpired in this county about eighteen
months ago and which demanded, but never
received, the consideration of this court and
which being in their nature then exclusively
within the Jurisdiction of the State, have moi
been acted on by the Federal courts. In the
month of March, 1871, a number of citizens
of the State were slain by fire of musketry
and pistols on the public highways in this
county. They were slain in an armed collision
between two organized forces, and some were
slaughtered, it is currently alleged and gener.
ally believed, while flying for their lives from
the scene of conflict. The bodies of several
citizens, who were thus slain, lay for some
time unburied, and the blood of some of them
may yet be seen sprinkled on the rails of fen
ces that skirt the roadside. The court il
bound to take judicial notice of these terrible
facts-for they have passed into the history o.
the times; and justice, which has long slum
bered here, should now awake and requite with
condign punishment the guilty doers of those
deeds of blood.
No inquest was ever held upon the deac
bodies of the men who thus died violent deaths
The county, itiis true, was without a coroner
the law, therefore, devolved the duty upon tht
nearest magistrate, but he criminally failed tt
perform it. That no inquest was held in such
a case is not the least startling and significant
fact connected with the event of which speak
At or about the same period, public officers
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COLUMBIA, S. c., October II, 1872.


Hon. Edaoi'a F. Gary, State Auditor S. c.
SIR: Under provisions of an Act entitled
Gan Act to abolish the Office of State Audi
tor, and confer the duties of his Office upon the
Comptroller-Geueral," approved March 13,
1872, it is my duty to notify you that your
position as State officer ceases by limitation of
law and I have, in accordance Herewith, no.
titled the Hon. j. L. Neagle, Comptroller
General, to take charge Of the office formerly
under your control.
Personally, I regret the abolition Of the Of
fee, and take great pleasure in testifying to
the ability with which you have conducted
theduties of State Auditor, and the correction
of errors committed under the administration
of previous officers. 1 have the honor to be,
sir, very respectfully, R. K. SCOTT,
Governor.
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OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE,

.. OFFICE OF AUDITOR OF STATE,
Columbia, S. c., October 18th, 1872.
Hon. j. L. Nsagk, Comptroller General, Co
ltnabia, S. c.
SIR: In reply to your communication Of
the 18th instant, I would say that do not &C.
knowledge the authority of the Governor to
turn over the duties of this Office to any one,
without first removing me from office; and I
hereby notify you not to interfere in any man
ner with such duties.
I shall this day notify all officers whose du-
ties are subordinate to this Office, to ignore any
order emanating from any other source. Very
respectfully, EDWIN F. GARY,
State Auditor.
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To the Citizens of South Carolina.

COLUMBIA, S. c., October 81, 1872.
For the information of the public and for
the purpose of warning the taxpayers of this
State against scheme which has been gotten
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URSDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1879.

store him. When he heard the mothers call
he took the cap to inform her, as well as be
could, of the affair, and hasten assistance
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