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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1872-05-10

"Why," said Mrs. Give. warming L
her subject, the girls father found hel
out, and tried to make Bernard marry
her. He was very insolent, and o.
course Bernard would't be driven, and
then, dare say, he had gotten over his
infatuaton-and so they parted. She
went back to her father, and died soon
afterward. 1t was a greet pity see
ing rain of tears falling from Ger,
trude's eyes--"a great pity, and Ber'
nard is SO sorry, know. He has been
very UNHAPPY about it. But such things
can't be undone. One can only be
sorry. The past can't be hNlped."
4" No, it can't be helped" said Ger.
trude.
She was trembling from head to foot.
A light football startled them.
4" Would to God it couldl"
They turned, and faced Bernard. His
swarthy face was pale, his black eyes
had a smouldering FIRE in them. He
looked likea man who despaired, but
would fight to the death.
Gertrude!" attempting to touch
her hand.
She drew it away, and turned to him
the face OF an accusing angel, and
pointed to the portrait.
"She was" the word chooked her.
Your sister! know it. l know,
too, that you are hardening your heart
against me. You are saying, 'This man
lured my sister 10 shame, and for her
sake will hate him. But you shall not
do it, Gertrude. Motor all the angels in
heaven-not for all the demons below,
shall you cast me Off"
He flung his arms around her. She
sprang away from him with such a look
OF horror, that he absolutely recoiled,
trembling, before it.
Gertrude, pity me :" he pleaded,
~ love you! Forgive income to
mel"
He put out his hands.
"Come to you! Not for all the
world will ever touch your hand, ever
see your face again"
sionate cry, and when it was ended, she
fled sobbing to her chamber.
All that right he lay awake, mar
shaling arguments, thinking how he
would ertreat her, how to set his offense
in its least bad light. He had no idea
of giving her up. But he knew he
should have hard fight for it. He
knew, too, that he had fallen in the
eyes of the woman he loved, and that
was poignant pain.
Next morning he went down stairs,
and miserable. On enter
ing the breakfast room an ominous fear
smo: g him.
Kitty was alone. She looked up and
said
Gertrude is gone. She went away
at daylight, leaving only a note for me.
She will never forgive you, Bernard"
He turned his back upon her, climb
ing slowly and painfully to his own
room. There the pictured lace on the
wall looked down at him With tender
in its eyes, as, perhaps, the
immortal spirit looked down from the
courts.
"Oh, May, May! at last you are
avenged! 1t fingered late, bu: it did |
,ot fail. God help mel"
He dropped into chair, and hid his
ace in his hands, knowing too surely
hat the last sweet hope of his heart |
vas dead for ever, and that nothing
waited but bitter loneliness and vain re- |
morse.
From her grass-grown grave in Flor
nee, May reached out her dead hand |
o take her late revenge.
The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1872-01-23
General and Particular.

The Signal Service has commenced to
report the depth of water on the promi
nent points on the Mississippi and 9th.
er principal rivers, in the same manner
that weather reports are now forwarded.
The pilots of steamers will be regular
" informed of the stages Of water upon
the bars, thus having positive informa-
tion on which to set, instead OF vague
and unreliable reports.
1t was noticed by q somewhat close
observer at the executive Mansion yes
rerdav, says a Washington paper of the
10th, that of all the throng of ladies
who called to pay their respects to Mrs
Grant, about the only one not dressed
in silk, satin or velvet, or all three com
hined, was Mrs. Thornton, wife Of Sir
Edward Thornton, the British Minister
who wore a dress of dark, soft, warm
looking material, suitable for winter
wear
The Butcher of the Antilles, Count
Vslnaseda, has confirmed the sentence
Of DR. Howard, OF Philadelphia, to eight
years Imprisonment What . jolly
thing it is toTbe aa American citizen il
these times If Dr. Howard had beer
an Enelishmap, how the stone and NOR
tar of Moro Castle wosld fly around the
ears of ito defenders, if the doctor
wasn't produced on twenty four hours
notice.
1t is mentioned IS something very
singular that Brigham Young, although
in durance vile, is just as jolly, appar-
emily, as = big sunfower But, as he is
to he tried for murder only, there is
certainly verv little in the history OF
American Jurisprudence that is ca!cu
lated to render him otherwise than jolly.
Miss Nellie Wharton, according to
a New York Herald correspondent, "has
= face whose spirituelle beauty might
haunt the memory forever" which il
altogether an inpossibihty, You know
and the truth is that she is exceedingly
plain in looks and language, and does
not hesitate to pronounce the Herald
writer an internal fool There is no
nonsense about her; and thus perishes
another romauce-Washington Chron.
icle.
John Heilman has been arrested in st.
Louis jast because he killed a man at
Evansville four years ago. The little
occurrence had slipped his memery.
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IT dogs are properly vscc mated with
buckshot they never take hydrophobia.
Townsend describes CLAYTON, of Ar,
kansas, as "a little chicken. cock man,
with a fierce mustache and one arm-the
Arkansas Warmoth''
Rev. John Mcpherson, of Dundee,
Scotland, thinks that Burns will have a
long account to answer for at the day OF
judgment because Of his bacchanalian
songs.
John Reed Hall. of Cherokee County,
Alsbsma, sged seventy, was married to
Miss Cage, aged seventeen, last week =
The old bird couldn't get siong any Ion
ger without new cage.
Judge Thurman has been invited by
the literary societies of the University
of Virgins, st Charlottesville, to deliver
the usual annual address before them -
He has accepted the invitation.
The Boston Post says Senator
Sherman should be escorted to his seat
by Senator Schenck and the pious Ash
lev" Better make it a committee OF
three, aud include the immaculate Hsr-
Ian.
The Rumford medal for 1871 has been
awarded to Joseph Harrison, Jr, OF
Philadelphis, for boiler which is slmost
non explosive, and which, iu the event
of accident, will do bat little damage.
Jenny Lind is in Florence, and at a
recent soiree she appeared robed in high
necked gray silk, trimmed with purple,
an India muslin cape and fall of lace
over the back hair, which is still worn in
the same style as when she charmed her
audiences thirty yesrs ago.
The Illinois Legislature, having passed
highly mora! temperance law, the Chi
cago Tribune says the next question is {:
will it be enforcedi Not unless half
q dozen Commissioners, at = salary of
s5 600 each, are appointed to sec about
it. A law without = Board Of Commits
sioners to back it up, is = dead letter
nowadays.
The New Albany Ledgar says: "Mr
Green c. Cannon, Of this city, has a
child eight months old, which may be
termsd an iafaRtils giant. The child
weighs thirty eight pounds, and yes,ar
day walked across the room with 3 spit.
toou in one hand, and . ehild's rocking
chair 10 the ethsr.
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Tho war Opened,

WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-THE opposi-
tion which has been slowly growing
among the Republicans to the civil ser.
vice regulations inanguraied by the
President openly developed i'self in the
House to-day in the shape of a resolu-
ton denouncing the same, and in a
speech violently assailing them from Mr.
Sapp, of Illinois. His remarks were so
forcibiy submitted, and illustrated by a
quaint humor, that the members very
generally left their seats aud gathered
arouna him. de openly declared that
sasis civil service reform utterly destroy
cd the cohesion which kept the Repubh
aan or any other party in power togeth
or, and that the system just inaugurated
looked to him very much like trap set
by the Democrats into which the Replb
icans were moving with their eyes wide
open. II the new policy we're persisted
In, he believed the Democratic party
would aecure an easy triumph in the fu
rare. for the civil reform even now gave
Democratic almost rs good chance to
secure Office as il did Republicans 1t
sasy be added to sthis, that those who
have canvassed the Republicans in the
House do not believe there are dozen
of them who earnestly favor the new
policy, and even the President is said to
hs'yery much discouraged over the op-
position that is 90 rapidly developing.
Certainly. Reform and honesty, if
carried out, would destroy the Radical
party; but there is not much danger to
b apprehended to that party from an
honest enforcement Of reform measures,
because the leaders will not permit such
measures to be carried into effect 1nef-
fciency and dishonesty serve their pur,
poses better.
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W bo Does slr. seragae nepre.srs'

II ia perhaps toe much to e2psot tlst
4 Radical Congressman will represent
fairly the majority Of bis constituents !;
but surely it is not unreasonable to hope
that he may, at least, have soma regard
for the will OF a msjority OF those who
voted for him
In onr opinion Mr.. SraAGUs has re,
rca;e llv voted contrary to tho wishes
Of hs Republicans Of his district. ",
are absolutely certain that he has voted
coptrxry 30 tbs carsess convictions OF a
large majority Of his constisusnts; but
wo leave the Democrats ont Of visr, 80
having no rights thst Radical repre-.
sentative is bound to respect; or,at least,
none tina. he las ssy inclination to re.
spect.
On Monday OF ls.t week M ACKER
asked leave to introduce bill granting
general amnesty On 3 motion to sus
pend the rules to give him such leave.
Mr. SPRAGUE voted in the negative.
Mr. DAWES asked leave to INTRODUCES
bill removing all political disabilitiei
incurred under the fourteenth amend
ment. On motion to suspend the rule.
to give him SUeh leave,
Mr SrRAGUE voted in the negative.
Mr.. HALL introduced eli amnesty bill
excluding from lis provisions those who
Withdrew from CoHereae or from The
army or nsvy TO sid the rebellion. On
motion to suspend the relies
Mr.. SrRAsUx voted in the negative
Now We have a question 10 ask Of the
Meigs County Telegraph, the Athen,
Journal, Athens Messenger, Msriett'
Register ard Morgan Herald, not with
8 view Of provoking controversy, but
selely for the purpose Of eleciting infor
nation: Did Mr.. SpRAGuE in these vote.
fairly represent the Republican party O
this district!
: The question is neither indecorous or
iupertinent, and is entitled to eapdi(
answer.
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EFThe Washington Patriot 10 be-,
coming unpleasantly inquisitive. 1t
says: "Let US get at the facts about the
Treasury interest game for the benefit
of the Syndicate. Let us know about
Assistant Secretary Richardson's forcing
a balance of S100,OOO,000 on. the books
between bureaus in the Treasury, which
are checks upon each other. Let US
know whether Senator Pomeroy 10 8. de.
faulter to the Government to the tune
of $4,000"
Mrs Potter Palmer,at her New Years
reception, wore $4,000 dress, $4,000
finger rings, and q $4,000 necklace -
The dress wss handsome brown bro
cade, trimmed with rose of pheasant
breasts. and looped with scarlet fusch-
las. Her husband is the gentleman who
ia reported to have exclaimed, in tragic
accents, the next dav after the fire, I'm
a beggar! I'm beggari" We'd like
to he beggar!- Chicago Post,
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nieanes, kcs OF Grants Life.
Herald Snecial.

In the absence OF General Sherm AM
the Secretary of War announces in At
ting terms to the army the death of its
senior Major General, Henry Wager
Halleck The customary term, of re-
gret have something of real signih-
chsce, for, apart from the actual respect
due to and felt for the deceased offiser,'
his death again brings up the vexed
questions relating to the status aa9
command of Major General Hancock,
The death of General Halleck leaves
but three Major Generals available for
the four great military commands into
which the country is divided, and one
OF which is already commanded BY
Lieutenant General Sheridan; two 9th.
ers, the Atlantic and Pacific, are COM
manded by Generals Mead snd Scho-
field, and the death of Halleek leaves
The South vacant. The past action OF
Generai Hancock renders it certain that
he would again assert bis alleged right
to higher command ;han the small
ard uncomfortable department OF Da-'
Kota, especially as NOT even JUNIOR
Major General is left on the army reg
lister to fill Halieck's place, and brig
adler would have to he assigned, If any
assignment were made. But none is to
be made, as an order Immediately fol.
lowing upon the obituary will discon-
tinue the military division of the South,
and instruct the two department con-
manders. General Terry and Colonel
Emory, to report direct to the War De-
partmcnt in future. Thus, again, 10
General Hancock to be reminded that
a studied personal atfroDt to his often
ded but still friendly superior officer,
General Grant. at an evening party in
Washington, before the Presidential
election, opened an impossible gulf bs!
tween their former intimacy, and that
General Hancock has no favors to ex--
pect at the hands of bis constitutional
ccmmsnder.in- chief. a4Ea
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kE The clerk Of the New York Sen.
ate, (the election of whom with othel
Legislative officers WAS another victo.
r. for the administration" has been
proved a corrupt rascal. He gave the
public printing TO parties who agreed to
give hiu twenty per cent. Of the pro,
ceeas. Wien they made out their bills
he frauduleutly increased them, and then
certified them as correct, thus corruptly
pocketing thousands Of dollars.
1t is no doubt highly Improper, bu,
ore can hardly help asking if this pre-.
cious piece of rsscslity is another vie
tory for the administration
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The Grant Tammany Custom
Hoaae Ring.

The Investigation Of the custom house
frauds in New York has brought some
important facts to light, much to the
ehagrin of the Radical members OF the
Committee. Here is some Of the testi-
nony
"Gen. Palmer testified that he had
scan President Grant at Long Branch
that the President wac anxious about the
retention in Office Of one Corrigsn, who
got s3 day as packer, Corrigan was
retained 10 do Murphy's work in one OF
the city wards. Witness said he dis
missed three important officials by order
Of Secretary Boutwell,, because they did
not vote The way Murphy wanted them
70.
seen. Alfred Pleasanton said that
men would be dismissed if they did not
vote that way, Pleasanton said that
other officials had been instructed to
yste that way A man whom witness
discharged for mslfeasancs was reap
pointed By Murphy to an lnspectorship.
Having heard charges msde that he was
unfriendly to the administration, witness
went to Washington to see the Presi-
dent Gen. Porter kept him from an
audience for some time. He saw the
President, who said he need have no fears
Of removal In three weeks after wit
ness was removed.
.Senator Bsysrd at this point put an
il Iniry, which brought ont the fact that
one Bliss, who is interested on the side
of the Republican party, was behind the
witness, and was handing written ques-
tons TO Senator Howe, whereat Howe
retorted tartly.
~Here Senator Casserley condemned
the intermedding of Custom House off
GERS.
~Gen. Palmer further said that the
Custom House officers were employed
to control the last two State Conyen-
tions."
The Morgan Herald and Marietta
Register, GRANTS whippers in, are re-
auested to publish the above. Their
readers are anxious 10 peruse tue doings
of the committee.
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wwe publish on our hr.t rsg. ar

HWe publish on our hrst rass an
article from the ". T. Sun, containing
the testimony of A. T. STEWART on Gus
tom House frauds lis lengthy, bu.
.hould be carefully perused. While Rad
isal editors profess to he anxiens to ex-
pose official rascsitv, thsy do not pub
lish the result Of this Investigation. The
proof of corruption and wholesale rob,
berry, a part OF the proceeds going to The
White House, causes them to keep very
quiet for fear of political injary to the
man whose collar they wear: It's stamp
cd: IL arn u S. GRANTS Dog"
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General Bonnsyille, Of the United

General Bonneville, Of the United
States army, though on the retired list
was recently married at Fort Smith
Arkansas. The wedding took place on
the fitch anniversary of hia first mar
riage. The General has served more
than half century in the army, and
his exploits in the backwoods out west
were described by Washington Irving
Grace Greenwood. in her lecture on
"The Heroic in Common Life" tells tn q
story Of the wife Of . member Of the
Arizona Legislature, whose house when
her husband vas absent on his Legisla-
tive duties was attacked by Indians
She shot six, and the next day wrote to
her husband: Dear Johu, the Apsches
hsye attacked the rsrche; have won
the fight you need not come yourself,
but ssad sens more annuaitieH.
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eel IS not doubted How that th,

EF 1t is not doubted How that the
mysterious poisoning affair at the
National Hotel, at the time of the in.
auguration of President Buc hansn
which caused death or lingering disease
to a number of persons, was solely due
to the poisonous gases from the sewers
which it was ascertaned, were choked
up below, whereby the whole hotel bull.
ding was nermeated with the fatal efflu
via. That this was the cause Of the
mysterious illness, and not poison in
the food, is further shown by the fac,
that frequenters T the hotel who never
took a meal there, were attacked with
the same virulence as those Who ate
there.
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A wife who CirCumnavisated The
GiGDs In scar Of her Husband.

Mary Anne Wentworth was the only
daughter Of respectable New England
parents, whose ancestors came over in
the Msyfower, and whose grsndsres
had fought on the side Of freedom in
the Revolutionary War At eighteen
Mary Anne was the belle of her native
village, and had host Of suitors. She
Darried John Thompson, a young En-
gllsh sailor, and soon after their mar.
riage he ssiled for Loadon, and three
years siterward wrote TO his wife that
Ire was shout to saii for China. Thii
letter changed all the young wifes plaus.
She determined to leave her child with
her parents, and take passage for Eu-
rope,in the next steamer But before
she arrived in Logdon her husband &
vessel had sailed. and having ascertain.
ed that the destination of the vessel wss
Hong Kong, she persisted in following
in the Grst ship going thither.
A month expired ere the young wife
could fnd such ship, and on her sr-
rival at Hong Kong she learned that the
clipper in which her truant husband ser
we'd vas on her way to Sydney with q
cargo Of tea. Again she started; bu,
her trip to Sydney proved as unfortu-
nate as her trip. to London and Hong
Kong; for there size learned that her
husbands vessel had just sailed for New
York with a cargo of wool Luckily
an American ship was up for New York
in 4 few days, and the captain, a light.
hearted Yankee, hearing her story, and
admiring her courage and devotion,g gave
her free passage back to her native
land.
She arrived in New York about two
weeks ago ,penniless and destitute. This
however, is not the worst, for the man
in pursuit Of whom she had circumnav.
igsted the globe, size found living here
with worthless woman, and was con
strained to summon him to one Of our
civil courts ere she could compel him to
recognize her rights as wife and to
provide for her support. This she did
in Justice Hartman's court. yesterday
Ne,c York Sun.
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gThis paragraph from the Loud,

SThis paragraph from the London
Times will be read with profound sat
isfaction in France: "No lapse of time
and no depth OF misfortune will ever
deprive France of the rank which hel
geographical position and her material
and mental advantages have given hel
at the head of European nations. Il
was the boast of that county, when al
the height OF her power and prosperity,
that on her satisfaction depended the
worlds tranquility; but the world is
not reassured by all her prostrstion and
exhaustion"
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E STOKES. the murderer Of FISK, in
New York, has been indicted by the
Grand Jury now in session. STOKES has
commenced furnishing FIsK's letters to
Mrs. MANSFIELD. to the papers, for pub
lication. Il those letters prove anything,
they prove that Stokes aad the bad wo-
man whom he was serving, were engsg
ed in a desperate scheme to blackmail
FISK. Failing in their 'blsekmsiling
scheme, through the Judgment of all the
Courts, before which they appeared, in
FIsKs behalf, they determined to take
bis life. Stokes deliberately shot FISK,
and the prospect bids fair that he will
exEiste the offepse on the galiows. FISK,
dead, and STOKES dangling at the end Of
rope, MANSFIELD will be free to eptrap
and lead other foolish men to tragic
deaths. ''e'a .5s+
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Radical CorruptIoRisss Frtgh.en-

New YORK, January 16.-It is stated
leading Administration Republicans are
greatly alarmed at the Custom house
revolutions, and think their continuance
will do great harm unless the sessions
are removed from this city to Washing
ton. The evidence elected goes to show
that the Custon house should be reor-
gsnized, and that the caftage business is
a great fraud upon the mercantile com
munitv.
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Cyan elegsnt dress is Of slate blue
poplin, trimmed with black velvet There
are two skirts and tight fitting jacket
bodice. The skirts just touch the ground.
1t is trimmed with nine bias folds of tho
material, fastened down at regular distan-
ces with strips of black velvet, stud
ded with gray buttons. The second skirt
has no trimming, but is gracefully loopsd
up on one side with bow of black vel
vet. The jacket is heightened into .
shawl point behind. It's trimmed With
3 handsome fall of Chantilly lace, head
lace. headed with small bias folds, recall
ling the trimming of the skirt The
sleeves are also trimmed to correspond.
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sRgRMAN'S eREDENTIALS.
The Record az Made mp by the
SenHie Of Chic.

"The vote for Senator in Congress
was announced by the Lieutenant Gov
ernor in Joint assembly Of the two Hou
ses before the voting was accomplished,
and while the members were on the floor
in the act Of changing their rotes, and
while they were delayed in msklng such
change at the request Of the Lieutenant
Governor, to enable the Clerk, without
confusion, to note swch changes as they
were announced, - Ertract. from Senate
Journal
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HThe Bulletin, the organ Of the
business men Of New York, Gays: 1--WE
state only what every merchant in the
foreign trade knows to be true when We
assert that nino-teRths Of them fId ii
necessary, in one way or another, to fec
the clerks or officers Of the Custom
house"