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charge when he closed his earthly labors
and entered into rest October 81, 1872.
While stationed at Vergennes he was
married to Miss Ermina Maria Fisk, of
Brandon, who, with son and daughter,
still survives him. They have the
heartfelt sympathy of their numerous
friends, east and west.
Brother Ford early developed thirst
for knowledge, and in his boyhood was
wont to read whatever came within his
reach Soon after his conversion, he
gave indications that the preaching of
the gospel was his destined work. He
even had an impression years before that
this was to be his calling. By the mis-
taken advice and action of the church
authorities, he was thrust into the active
work OF the ministry with only COM
mon school education. But although
he ever afterwards regretted this great
mistake, he succeeded admirably in ac-
curing, by thorough study, that culture
which was denied him in the schools.
AS preacher he was methodical, ear
nest, and eloquent, combining in re-
markable degree logical strength with
poetic beauty. He wrote genuine poet
ry, and it is to be hoped that collection
of his poems may yet be published. he
was an excellent pastor. In short, he
| ever seemed to regard it as an honor and
| a privilege, so far as his strength permit
! ted, to serve God, the schurch and the
| people, in the various offices OF the
| Christian ministry.
He was a kind and tender husband
| and father, warm-hearted friend, q
genial, cultivated, Christian gentleman,
and an earnest lover of his country and
his kind.
Though a thorough Methodist, his
comprehensive charity embraced ''all
who love our Lord Jesus Christ in sin.
certify" The reciprocal cordially ex.
listing between him and the members oil
| other churches was shown by his being
employed for months at time to sup
ply the pulpit of the Congregations
| church in the place of his residence
He professed to enjoy and preached
to others a full salvation. As he was
aware for wears that the diseace-tha
of the heart-from which he suffered
and to which he at last succumbed
might at any time prove fatal, he livet
In constant readiness for his departure
His last sermon, two weeks before hi
death, was from the appropriate and sig
nificant words, II have fought a goot
fight, have finished my course, | haav'
kept the faith" The day before hi
death, although his throat was paralyzed
he, with great effort, said to brother
This is trusting, trusting, simply trust
ing" and soon after exclaimed Wit
great emphasis, "GlO1y to the Rather
and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
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hand and lame arm, supposed to have
been caused by striking the timbers in
his descent. Being good swimmer, he
swan out from under the heavy stream,
pouring down upon him, four or five
rods and reached a shallow place, where
he rested sufficiently to make an effort
to reach the shore, about four rods dis
tant. He called for rope, but before
it was procured, he started for the shore
and reached it, with butlittle swimming,
remarking that it was the hardest swim
he ever had. He was soon cared for by
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard, who, living with
in few rods OF the dam, witnessed the
very exciting scene. After getting warm
and putting on some dry clothing, he
started homeward, feeling that he had
narrowly escaped watery grave. On
returning with a comrade, to look over
the ground, he said he would come
down again for more ducks, but his
comrade thought and SO told him that
he had one ''duck TOO much already.
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resurrection is largely voluntary on our
part. Unless a0e seek to g mortify and
kill all vices within ourselves, we can
not hope that Christ will ever be to us
the source of any spiritual renovation.
Let the white drapery of our Alatr,
then, suggest to us that purity OF heart
and of life, of which Christ, seconding
our own efforts, is the author here, and
the perfecter hereafter. Let these
Spring-time leaves and blossoms, arising
from the death and desolation of Win
ter, suggest the efflorescence and beauty
of a life rescued from the deathly chill
of worldliness and the utter desolation
of ungodliness. Taking such sugges-
tions thoroughly to heart, we shall
surely "haye our perfect contamination
and bliss, both in body and soul, in the
eternal and everlasting glory of God
Himself.
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A private letter from gentleman IN
San Salvador to friend.in Philadelphia
gives an account of the beginning of the
earthquake, mentioned in our dispatches
Saturday morning. Deprived of its per-
sonal references, it contains the follow
ing facts:
For few days previous to March 4th,
slight shocks of earthquake occurred,
but no serious apprehensions were enter
tanned. On the afternoon of the day
named, at about half past 4 o'clock,
within thirty seconds great part of
the city was reduced to little more than
ruin. Suddenly the ground heaved as
the deck of ship in a gale, terrific
thunderings came from underfoot, walls
tOttered and were rent in many places
with wide crevices, roofs sank, and tiles,
etc, were precipitated to the ground;
lamps, pitchers, basins, glass, etc, were
overturned and broken. Three violent
shocks followed each other in quick sue
cession. The most singular effect was
that upon the dumb animals. Wild birds
flew to the houses, the horses grew fran
tic in the stables, and the dogs howled
and skunk away for protection. Every
few minutes shakings of less violence
occurred. Tie scene tie writer des-
cribes in the following words:
Ruined houses, panic strirken people
men, women and children-tleeing to
the fields with valuables hastily collect
ed. Then the ringing of the alarm bells
and beating of drums, calling all the
soldiers to arms-for here murder and
pillage accompany the. confusion of
great earthquakes, and as the frightened
citizens leave the town, dusky Indians
from the forest prowl for prey into it,
only checked by the bayonets of the
soldiery. These were posted in squads
at short distances all over San Salvador
and special guard posted in the front
and rear of the legation.
The writer determined to seek refuge
with his children at place called
Santa Tscla, or New San Salvador about
ten miles from the capital. 1t is eight
hundred miles, and was thought to be
more exempt from !'templores. He
reached there at midnight and the night
passed safely, with occasional earth
ouakes and the arrival OF other fugl-
dives from the city. By morning the
majority of tue population had he'd
from San Salvador. The letter closes
with the following paragraph
SAN SALVADOR, March III.
open the letter to add that, although
the tempzores continue, not much addi-
tional damage has occurred. We are
all here at Monte Cristo, as it is hardly
safe yet for the children to return. l
to-day to close my correspondence Tor
the steamer, and, mid fallen roofs ana
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written tor the Herald
Rev. William Ford.
BY REV. BERNIoE D. AMEs.

Already seven members of the Troy
Conference-Gridley, Weaver, Champ
lin, b. o. Meeker, Shurtliff, Harris and
Warren--have gone to their reward
since the last session, number alto
gether unprecedented in the history of the
conference, four being the largest num-
Der who have hitherto died in a single
wear In addition to these, several who
have formerly been honored members OF
the same conference have died during
the year, such as DR.. Allan Steele and
the subject of this sketch.
Rev. William Ford was born in Glen
Vile, Schenectady county, N. Y, October
%, 1921. He was one of family OF
nine children, all of whom lived to have
families, and two of whom, Reys. Abel
and Salisbury s., are worthy members
of the Troy Conference. His mother
was Methodist from his earliest recol-
lection, and still survives, a venerable
saint, eighty-fve years of age. His
father was not converted till he had
heard his three sons preach the gospel.
William, with all his four brothers,
was converted and joined the Methodist
church within a single year, the date of
his conversion being October Z, 1887.
He and the two brothers above named
received license to preach in 1910. lie
afterwards supplied two appointments,
at one of which, Greenfield circuit,
n. Y, he was licensed to preach, and
recommended 10 the Troy Conference,
to which he was admitted on trial in
1912. After the usual probation, he was
received into full connection, and sue
cessfully ordained deacon and elder.
His appointments were as follows,
namely: Mechanicville and Saltwater,
N. Y; Brandon, Vergennes, Burlington,
Bristol; Clintonville, n. Y; ChaZy, n.
Y, and Rutland. At the last named
place his health failed, and at the close
of his term of service there he took a
superannuated relation and moved to
Brandon, where he resided for sixteen
years. While there he was appointed to
serve the following charges: White
hall, n. z; Whiting, Salisbury, Leiees-
ter, Goshen and Brandon. For several
years he was editor and publisher of the
Northeastern Christian Adeoeate, at
Brandon,
In 1869 he removed to Michigan, and
settled in Battle Creek. He was subse-
ouently transferred by Bishop Scott
from the Troy to the Michigan Confer
ence, and was stationed at Paw Paw IN
1871. He had just entered upon
second year of his pastorate in that
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sketch of General Candy.

Edward Richard Sprigg Candy, Brig
adler General of the United States Army,
who was so treacherously killed by the
Modocs, was born in Kentucky in 1919,
and was, consequently, ia the fifty
fourth year of his age when he lost his
life. He graduated at West Point in
1889, and served in the Florida war
from that year to 1842, and was made
assistant acknowledgement with the rank
of captain March 3, 1947, and was dis
tinguished at Cerro Gordo. He was
brevetted major for his conduct at Con-
treras and Cherebusco August 90, 1847,
and brevetted Northumberland for gal
liant conduct at the Balen Gate Septem-
Der 18, 1847, and appointed captain of
the Third Infantry June, 1851, major
Tenth Infantry March 3, 1855, colonel
Nineteenth Infantry May IA, 1861, and
brigadier-general of volunteers March
| 81, 1862 He served in the Utah expe-
dition, under General A. s. Johnston,
and in 1859 and 1860 commanded Fort
Bridger, Utah. When the rebellion
broke out he was in New Mexico, and
exhibited great skill and judgment in
defending the Territory against the
rebels. He afterwards served in the
war department at Washington, and
! commanded the troops in and around
| New York city at the time of the riots
! in July, 1868, and resumed his post in
the war department November, 1868
Nav z, 1864, he was made maJor-general,
| commanding the district embracing the
denartments of Missouri, Arkansas and
the Gulf. He commanded the eXpedl-
ton which captured Mobile April II,
1866. and May received the surrender
of the rebel General Dick Taylor and
his army. He was appointed brigadier-
general United States Army July Is,
1855. During the reconstruction cam
paign be commanded successfully the
Fifth and First Military districts, and
was, at time of his death, in command
If the Department of Columbia with
beado6arters at Portland, Oregon,
OFFICIAL ORDER ASxouScINe GENERAL
CANBY's MURDER.
General Sherman has also prepared
the following order announcing the
death of General Candy, which will be
promulgated tomorrow
HEADQUARTERS OF THE ARMY,
WAsHINeToN, d. c., April L.,
General Order No. 8.
1t again becomes the, sad duty OF the
General to announce to the army the
death of one of our most illustrious and
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Flowers AND RHETORIC Middle
bury correspondent says: "The fash
ion of flowers cropped out with us on
Easter Sunday, in the Congregational
church, with much taste and beauty, not
overdone, cut flowers in the pulpit, and
perhaps dozen pots of plants in bios
som disposed at the platform and on the
noble black marble table, of which the
late Rev. DR.. Merrill was so proud, a
miniature cross of evergreens standing
in the midst. l suppose there may have
been some Indebtedness for this to the
wife of the minister, Rev. E. P. Hooker.
whose discourse was on ST. PauPs doc
trine of the resurrection, in First CORN
thians XIV. The determinations of the
material and spiritual body were given
with fine metaphysical tact, and with
a rhetorical precision worthy of one OF
the most interesting, as well as difficult,
of the logical apostles discussions. The
intellectual element clearly had not
taken it's flight from the old Puritan
worship, upon the advent of the more
sensuous offering of flowers"
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debris of broken walls and chattels,
write this in the legation office. The
British consulate is literal ruin and
many other houses. Ateight this morn
ing there was another heavy earthquake.
No lives lost in the whole of the them.
The children continue in the finest
health and spirits at the hospitable
mountain retreat where they have found
refuge. 4 eef rs. r.. 49,
1t is evident that the terrible earth
quake reported by telegraph must have
occurred at later date than the 10th
of March,
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"DUoKING WHAT Is DUCKING. -
On Saturday morning last, Isaac Wood,
son of Rev. Mr.. Wood, of Poultney,
about twenty years of age, learning that
ducks were frequenting a place above
the mill dam, at the old Candlestick fac
tory, started about five o'clock for the
game. On approaching the river, he
found the ducks diving for fish. After
creeping stealthily for some distance, he
improved his opportunity of firing
among them, and killed one, which
fioated down the stream, which was
quite rapid and very much swollen. He
rushed to the mill, at the dam about for
ty rods below, and launched boat and
rowed across the river above the dam
and secured the duck, and returning;
hitched up the boat, much pleased with
his game, which weighed five pounds.
Upon examination, fish was discovered
protruding from its mouth two or three
inches, which proved to be sucker
some ten inches long. While examing
this, another flock of ducks passed over
head and settled on the same place.
Wood reloaded his gun, started for and
soon poured charge of shot among
them, killing another, which commenced
floating towards the dam. He hurried to
the boat again and launched it, but, ow-
ing to the sand bar about twenty feet
above the dam, it became difficult to use
the oars to advantage. When about
half way across, he found the boat was
fast approaching the dam, and that he
had lost control of it entirely. Satisfied
that he must go over, he leaped from the
boat on the upper side, whenit was about
to take the leap into the yawning abyss,
about twenty feet below. The boat was
almost instantly dashed upon the rocks,
and very much demoralized. Wood
quickly followed, and took the frightful
leap into the roaring chasm, among the
debris, unhurt, except a scratch on the
Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1873-04-17

EASTER SERVICES AT EERGENNEs.-
There were four services held in st.
Paul's church on Easter Day-the first
being early in the morning, the second
at eleven o'clock in the forenoon for the
administration of the holy communion,
the third at three o'clock in the after
noon for the baptism of children, and
the fourth at seven for evening prayer,
sermon and adult baptism. These ser
vices were all well attended, especially
the third and fourth, when the church
was filed with attentive congregations.
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of that rock it is what is needed and
what, sooner or later, will be done. We
should enlist every man that is willing
to take hold, and drive none away by
discouragements. a CITIZEN.
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The san Salvador Earthquake.

Ol8uCtt,
w. D. WHIPPLE, Adjt, Gen.
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Government Securities.


BALTIMORE, july 22.1.yirginia SIS, consolidated
"a " est virginia., II bid to day
BALTIMORE, July y Cotton firm for good
graoes-Iow mlddlings, l9Jl94. Tloar quiet and
.siy; prices unchanged. Wheat steady. Corn
finn and scarce-white southern, s56sSs; yellow
southern, 60. mixed western, 6h. 0ats dull
southern, 5eG52 western iSed, IS; do. white, sou
Rye dull, IS. Hay unchanged. Mess pork quiet
sud steady, ,SH4asEh. Bulk meats aniet.
Bacon in fair demand; prices unchanged. Sugar
cured hams, H@ll6. Lard quiet aud trady. Isl I'd
l574. Western butter quiet and unchanged. Wits.
key scarce, 95. Sugar active, lO5s6DlIis.
NKw YORK, july 22-stocks h avy. Gold steady.
l6i4. Money easy, 36p5. Exchange, long, ga; short
los. Governments quiet
NKw YORK, July 22.-Flour dull and unchanged
Wheat quie. and without change. Corn quiet and
steady.
~ ONION, .luly q, $50 p NC nscls for money,
% tdg2at. Erie, ~.
FKsNEFoRT, July 22.-Bonds, 95S
LUNDON, july ~, m.-The rate for money AT
the Stock Exchange on government securities is
lower than the Bank of England rate by Ia per
cent Bonds Of ls65, old: a3A. Erie, 49,.
Paris, July p. p m.-Rentes 50 francs as cen.iaes
LoNDoN, Jul, %, 2:3O p. M pnds Of 1865, old,
49, lO-41's, 9As new ives, 90. Erie, 49,.
LuNDoN. July p, $50 ?. m.-The rate II discount
for three months bills ~ open market is "a per cent
below the Bank Of England rate.
PARIS, July 22.-Rentes 81 francs 40 confines.
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In pursuance of their investigations the select
Senate committee on transportation have sought
to obtain Information from every available
source on the subject under consideration, in
order that their report may not only clearly set
forth the causes Of the evil complained Of, but
may suggest something practical in the way of
a remedy. With this view a letter has been adj
dressed TO the different state oranges of the Pa
irons of Husbsndry, asking the cooperation of
tie latter in the pending investigation. As
- 4tcd in the history of the organization re-
fsrTed TO, a. printed in THE STAR recently, the
subject Of cheap transportation does not speci-
al Y engage the attention OF the oranges, except
in two western states. In all Of the states
where there are a sufficient number of
grapges they cooperate not only for the
purpose of buying and selling, but to
S cure cheap transportation. Arrangements for
the latter are merely temporary, however, and
as vet all efforts 20 secure a permanent reduc-
ton OF rates have failed Where there are COM
Ieting lines of transportation the oranges have
found it comparatively easy to make satisfac-
tory arrangements, but these benefit the mem
bers of the oranges only. What the country
needs is some general and comprehensive sys-
tenn which, while not extortng exorbitant rates
from the people, shall sufficiently remuner ate
the different carrying companies. The COM
Dittee seem disposed to go to the bottom of the
whole thing, and We trust they may be able to
evolve something which will put the matter of
transportation on a more satisfactory and equi-
table basis.
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THE WEATHER.

WAR DEPARTMENT, O6os Of CatJ Signal Omcty \
WARRINGTON, July ~, 1873, $50 O. m Z
rs sisoPsIs FOR THE PAST TwENIy-FoUR HOURS.
The barometer has ris decidedly since Monday
morning over the entire country east II the Msss-
sippi, except over Lake Superior and the extreme
northwest. where IL has fallen. The tern perature
ha. risen over the upper lakes and northwest Va
riable winds. wi n cloud and rain, have prevailed
on the south Atlantic and eastern Gulf coasts, where
partly clondy weather is now reported Northerly
winds, with clear OF hazy weather prevail over the
Ohio valley, middle and eastern states. Southwest
erly winds, with haZy weather, over the lake re-
gil n. Soutberly winds and partly cloudy weather
in N e orthwest.
PRoBABLIIIEs.-During the rest Of Tuesday for
the eastern Gulf and 5 nth Atlantic states north
eastfrly winds, and. on the coast. cloudy weather
and local rains. For the middle and east rn stat "a
rising barometer, northwesterly winds, and gener-
ally clear weather For the lower lake gion sout H.
west to southeast winds, higher temperature, clear
r. partly clear weather For the upper lakes fall
ing barometer, increasing south and southwest
winds, higher temperature, partly cIOhdv weat her,
threatening weat her or rain. Morning teiegraphic
reports are missing from he southwest,
LOCAL RECORD
The Thermometer in the business room Of THE
STAR Office registered to-day follows:-8 q, m "a:
10 a. M, 70; I'm, 81; 2p.m 81.
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The wall street markets opened dull yester-
day, which does not augur As active a week as
the last The corner in Erie is kept up, As high
the stock for one DAYS use. and the price Greg
ular, !" that is, PAYABLE to-day, ranged between
6Ika63S; and for "cash"-that is, payable
yesteTday-65a63K \. In London the price fiuc-
tuatsd betwes n 45x and 469 the cable saying
that Reuters New York dispatch says there Is
no ''corner" there in the stock. There Is at pre-
sent no reason to believe that the corner will
not continue until either the short interest" Ia
covered or until the steamers having London
stock on board arrive.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-22

Mr.. Caleb Cushing Il winning golden pin
ior- on all sides for making q stand again the
dog barking nuisances. The Cincinnati COM
,.,Teiai thinks he sis entitled to the than IS Of
.A,icted humanity, and that ''if the law as laid
down. in the Washington Police Court holds
GOOD thros shout the country, and It ought to,
we have . remedy at last in Law for the sup
tr,-sion Of one OF the viless nuisances Of our
cities and villages"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-07-22

IT Is an Illustration of the way We are getting
on IN public morals that Judge McCue, one OF
the directors Of the Brooklyn Trust company.
that has come to grief through the dt.falcation
of its president, holds that Mr.. Mill was not
''dishonest' but committed the too PREVALENT
error Of using other funds than his own, with
the hope and with the intention OF making them
all right" The New York Times comes to the
natural conclusion that Judge McCue's render
ing ofthe eighth commandment should BE- g. Thou
shalt not steaI-exeept with the hope OF return
ing" And vet the man who avows this afro
eioos doctrine 10 Judge Of the Brook IN City
Court which has conc nrrent juristicticn with
the Supreme Court u
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The Northern Pacific Railroad OomI4nJ having
determined to close Its 80 First Morkage Gold
Loan at an aggregate not exceeding thirty million
dollars and thereafter to pay higher rate Of in
forest than per cent further issues of its bonds
the linsted ye1iaiad1 Of the $40 lods Is aosr
being dispesed Of through the usual agencies.
As tho bonds Of this issue ere made receivable in
payment Of ths Company lands ct 10, they are
In constant and increasing demand for this pnrpose
and will continue 20 BE- after the loan 10 closeda
fact which much enhances their value and attract
iveness an Investment. ' -
The Company hes moro than 600 miles OF its road
built and in OPERATION inoiudins the entire Eastern
Division. connecting Lake Superior and the navea.
ton Of the Missouri river It has earned title to
nearly Ten million acres Of its Land Grant, and
sales Of lands have thur far averaged es6s per acre.
All mark table securities are received In exchange
fer Northern Rsciacs.
JAY COOKE 4 CO. e.