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New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20

Of course, prolonged somewhat the merrl-
ment, until we saw the young men retur-
ming along the shore of the lake, dragging
an old dory which they had found about a
Quarter Of a mile off. Immediately all
the company arranged themselves TO
welcome the poor fellows, every lady with
a lily in her bosom, or on her
head. and every gentlemen swinging one IN
his hand. SO soon as my comrades got
near enough 10 espy The flowers, they drop
ped the rope OF the boat, and pushed for
ward 10 see that the appearance was real
ity. And when they saw that the lilies had
indeed been taken from the pond, and found
that they had gotten only their labor for
their pans, while they in their hearts gen
erously exulted with Inc in my triumph,
they threatened me with all sorts OF re-
taliations il | were not protected by the
presence Of the fair sex.
After this pleasant Introduction 70 the
great orator. he always recognized me
wherever We met. until his fearful recreancy
20 the cause OF liberty Impelled me to lit
NY voice on the fourth OF July il sarnest
COZ d 4mnatiOn 81 one whom had once 80
profoundly respected aud ardsnty a1'
10 .IeIl.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20
4 Case CT GallaRtry.

From the recently published life Of the
Rev. samuel J. May We take the following
anecdots:
"During his college life he was frequently
invited by the father OF one of his ella, s..
mates, who was the chief manager Of the
Middlesex canal, to a water party in the
vicinity, On one of which occasions he
was introduced to Daniel Webster. when =
whimsical occurrence took place:
ION our return from WOburn We stopped
for while at y beautiful point on the shore
of Spot Pond. SO soon the ladies came
upeh the margin OF the little lake, they es
tIed unaccOuntable numbers of the !ilies.
whose fragrance i. SO refreshing. Each
and all exclaimed how much they longed
to have them. But alas they were too far
off 10 be reached by any means but q boat
or rat. But where could the one be
found ef the material for the other be col
lected Tie more the probability of getting
them seemed to TeCtde. the more earnest
became the desires of the young ladies to be
possessed of the beautiful flowers, and the
more touching their expressions Of dlsap-
pointment. At length Mr.. Webster ex-
claimed. 'Ok. that were as young
as ! was few years ago. would
ransack the shores Of The pond until l
found some boat or boards by which 70
reach and gather those hlies.' No sooner
were the words out OF his mouth when the
young men of the party bounded off at the
top of their steep to fnd what he had init
mated ought to be sought after. Nearly all
went. stood very demurely, enduring as
well as / could the glanees of a most con-
temptuous surprise at my want OF galldntry
stood until my fellows were too far gone
to see what | meant to do, when | waded
out and collected all | could bring in of the
lovely tempters. Shouts of applause cheered
me on: and when ] reached the shore,
soaked with water from my waistcoat
pockets downward, and presented TO each
q. the ladies one or more of the flowers
they had so much desired, their thanks
were profuse. and TO me quite as CRATE
ful as the fragrance OF the lilies,
mixed, as they were, with tender express
sions of anxiety lest my gallantry should
cost me some severe sick nese. The gentle
men were not backward in commencing
the exploit. and Mr.. Webster was louder
than any of them in my praise. All, sir
said |, the ladies owe these lilies less to
my gallsntry than to your eloquence. l
could not stand by unmoved BY your ap-
peal Never before he exclaimed
never before have I gained lily by my
eloQuence' No. sir.' rejoined, but It has
often been crowned BY lsure4s' AL this.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20
A Marine Signal Code for ali Nations.

The Treasury Department Is busilv en-
gagged. through tho revenue, marine and
lighthouse bureaus, N arranging for the
proposed International marine signal code,
which was submitted .ome time ago by the
British admiralty board and Trinity House.
and has been authorized by Congress.
There is some difficulty over the lights 10
be burned at night as signals, the British
proposing that in ships wanting pilot the
signal shall be a bright light. flashed or
shown at frequent intervals, just about the
ships bulwaIk ks. For distress, night sig
mails. it is proposed that minute guns be
fred flames on the shin. as from tar bar
rel, etc; rockets fired Que at "A time every
five minutes. and blue lights burned alter
nately.
There is strong feeling t. recomnenl
the substitution. both IA to economy. safety
and briliaDcy. of the Corson telegraphic
night signals used III our navy during the
war in both services. and altogether in the
lite-saving service. They comprise q series
of ten. are perfectly safe from spontaneous
con. bustiOn. comprise different colors ia the
same case, and thus the combination makes
a complete code. TIE pilot signal would be
IA white, red, white light burned every If
teen inmates apart; Tor distress signal, the
same. burned every five or ten minutes
apart, until aid arrives OF answer is made
by white light. Major Elliott, engineer,
secretary of tie lighthouse board, who
leaves for Europe soon to make an exao1i-
nation of the lighthouse and lite-saving syR-
tens of European natlonss will bring this
matter to the attention of the proper
authorities in London and elsewhere.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20
CURE FOR BCREtARS.
IN HENRY WsRD BEECHEI.

lmsr':or. first. what. perhaps, will not
carry your conviction as it does mIne-the
.owarGic. Of the householder. It Is q Tow
and pooI application of the great doctrine
OF peace (which certainly is the ideal OF
Christianity, and is to be reached as soon
as practicablej which teaches men that
they had better allow their houses to be
broken open an.i sitied rather than sent -
ind gmrut unpr.pared the miscreant bur
gIar !, i. an utterly false view OF thi.
doctrine which men have who think that
this rtnse of mercy to the lprit should be
stronger than she sense of ones duty 60 pro-
tee. ins property. Partly from cOwardlc@.
and parity from q 0adly educated tIeW
ON this suffice, men wall not defend tnel!
premises--or there il only here and there
one that will 10 il. If every man felt tina,
when he became d householder he was In
trusted by the community with a fort, and
was held responsible tor the defense of that
tort against all the enemies of society; and
it was understood that whoever attempted
20 lake It put his life IN his hands, and eX.
posed himself TO jass p naltles: that he
took upon himself the risk OF blood aud
death, as tie man does who attempts to
take = man ofwar ar a military tolt ]
think Il would vastly Talse the tone OF con-
scirIce IN the criminal classes; but if the
theory prevails that a man may, with i'm
Ns
and white as the sheet that covers him in
bed. saying. Take my watch and my Nite's
Jewels only don't take my life, and let me
not take yours'-if that theory prevails.
and men !lay coward in their own house.
holds il is an invitation and an encourage
ment to every sneak thief and every murder
thief. No man Js tit TO keep house who is
not fl 10 defend IL bv his right hand and
arm. with anything that he can seize
J1fyhS hoy nyf jnna ~
honor that shall be as vivid and intense in
his own house as it he were the commander
of ship or fort. The community would
join together and cry 'Dastard' of . man
in charge OF fort who ehOuld pull down
his flag and retreat with his forces, when
il was attacked because he did not ike 10
fire OF his cannon, lest he might kill some
body or do some harm; but the presump
tiOn is that nineteen out OF twenty would
consider themselves we'll off, when ther
premises are invaded, ii by compromising
they could get rid Of the invader by the
.acritice OF few hundred dollars, without
being killed thensti yes or killing him. But
let there be general presump ION that he
who attacks 4 house viii lose his lite, and
the number of crimes by theft and robbery
would he greatly diminished.
! say that il is a Christian duty for men 70
f0rtlty their houses All the houses Oh my
street have been .ntered-some Of them
time and again. 1t is d shame TO build
touses, or - leave Them. 90 that they can
be easily entered.
IT is mpunity-inpuni'y founded on COW.
ardice-impunlty founded on g bad inter
probation 81 Scripture. that makes i 50 easy
Tor men To rob hOuses ana escape.
Now, while you are cursing the thief Aave
little bit OF Tie eensure :or yourself. There
j. blame at home
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20
Alligatsrs by Mail.

Shortly after 'hs mail train Over She
Louisville and Nashville railroad had lefS
Gallatir Yesterday, coming north, the
mail clerks III the postal car, Messrs. For.
syths and GlasscHck, proceeded 90 dis.
tIbute the Florida inals. which they had
received at Nashville. Afte. several bags
OF letter. bad been disposed of, Mr.
rorsvthe gathered an 10 % large leather
bag filled With printed matter, as was SUP.
posed. and. after unlocking. turned the
sack ul's!ue down 'o.lnpty the matter upon
a 'arg. board arranged Tor the purpose.
when. TO hIs surprise. and horror, two live
aIIIgA;p"s were spilled out. and in an ino
stapt thcy leaped from tho board t1 the car
tocr and ran beusath lot OF loose papers
and empty bdgs. The now frightened clerk
shOuteI "alGgatoT"" /" 'Is companion.
Mr.. Glass scOck. and IN II few seconds ha.
vacated the mail Ioom for the purpose o:
procuring help to kill the monsters. Glass
cock finally e-sntered the mail room and
slowly but cautiously proceeded to remove
the loose paper. when he discovered shck
looking, yellow spotted tail. resembling
very much the tail of II snake. AT this
sight he really declared tho thing 20 be a
snake, and -tizing poker near by. he deal.
1t a blow and cut the tail of. This caused
the alligator, as 1t proved 30 be, to leave
hIs hiding place and fun out. when Glass.
cock kllled 1t. The Other reptile was cap.
tured alive and brought on to the city. Ex-
animation revealed the fact that somebody
IN FLORIDA had sent some alligator eggs in %
little bsx by mail, but that the heat of the
bag had Matched them out and they, escap-
ing from their confinement, were wander
ing abou. among Tie letters Hh"1 tiscoY.
cred.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20

! am dying, Egypt, dying;
RbbA the crimson lit%-tide fast;
And the dark Piutonian shadows
Gather OIL the evening blast.
Lei thine arms ~ queen, support fuf
Uush thy sObs and bow thine ear;
Listen to the & eat heart secrets
I hou and thou alone, must near.
Though my SCARED and veteran Il giOLs
Bear their cages high no more
Though nv wrecked and shattered galieys
Strew dark Actiums fatal 81 ore;
Though 10 glfttering guards surround n-f.
Prompt 10 do their masters WILL
J must perish Ike Roman,
bic the great TriumviT still
Let not CTsar's servilc miniOns
Mock the hon thus Lid low;
Twas NO foeman's hand that tie~ L.T'.
Twas his own that struck the blow,
Hear, then, pillowt d on thy bosom
Bre his star fades quite away.
Him WhO. drunk with thy CARLISLE
Hadly flung world away
should tho base plebf ian rabf.e
Dare a. gail my fame at Rome
Where the noble spouse, Octa'4S'
Teeps within q widowed bomfi
Seek her saw the gods have tod ne
Affairs auguTs, ciTcIug wings
That her OOd with NINE eOmInih3t1
Yet hLal. HOuHI .Hc lHlohe " oiNb''
And for tn-e. stareyed Egyptian,
Glorious SCORERS Ol the Nile,
rht the way 10 StygIan horrors
With the splendors of thy smile
Give the Cirsar crowns aid arche'--
Let his brow the laurel twine,
! can scUrn the senate's TRIUMPH.
griumphing iT love IKE thine
'nm dying, Egypt, dying
Hark, The insulting fIemans crT.
they are coming: my ia.cb Oh
lie; me 'front.' them ere die
An. no more amid the battle
Shall my h~art eXulting swell.
rs aud Osiris guard thee;
t1.oDatra Rome, farewell!
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20
A s1ystpTI0us We'll.

y sEgnlar discovery. Gays The LONDON
GsOb', has heen made 1T the Old CUncier-
geTie. il Paris. AT the Court OF Cessation.
towers, and few days since the wOrkmen
engaged in repairing that named St. Louis
came suddenly upon mysterious deep well.
This was c0ntrIveG curiously I'D the wall
facing the quay. and proved rs be nothing
less than the fatal dungeon Of the old palace
of St. Louis. Yet none Of the historians of
the CODceTgerie mention it. and chance
and mischance only have now made it
known. An opening OF two squards yards
in one of the surTets reveals horrld tunnel
eachiDg the levt! of the Seine. There i,
forms gallery sloping downward to the
bed of the rlver. The attempt TO penetrate
into this fearful dungeon was f1uithless, a.
the interior is lined 1ith sharp iron spears
and points, which cross each other in every
direction. When this tower Of st. Louis
was used occasionally as the dwelling of
the klngs OF France, captives of note we're
confined IN its underground prisons, and
when the powers tha. were became anxious
to get rid of any one of them, they led him
through passage formed in the interior OF
the wall toward this newly discovered dun.
Peon. A secret door was opened, and he
was precipitated into the yawniny chasrn,
and there. transfixtd by spikes. he peri,hed
IN slow torture. OF course il may be easily
imagined that It Was only portions Of Ekel..
tons that ever reached the bed OK the Seine
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20
A NEW SONG OF sixPENCE.

Sing a song of fsixpence saved upon the eoal-
Twice fOGT hundred victims lost through oUr Gull
troll.
When he hunks were empty, the ship began 10
drift
On TO swift destruction, owing to our thrlit.
Partners home in safety stlntipg their supplies,
While, for lack of six pence, low the vessel nes
Down, with scanty warning, in the ocean oed
Hdeous iron coffin of hecatOmbs OF dead
John Brougham, in the Glapd1e.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20

according 20 a correspondent. y. H.
leWes, the husband OF George Eliot" is
the ugliest man in London, aud the most
brilliant. Mercural as d Frenchman, thor
oughly continental in thought and exprss-
sion, he makes you forget his face in fifteen
minutes, and at the end of an hour you pro.
nounce him one of the most interesting men
You ever met. When he and his wife
'GeOrge Eliot lead conversation, the
drawlng room becomes the most attractive
IN London. Mr.. and Mrs. Lewes have Il
pretty house near Regents park, and, re-
"elVlng every Sunday, collect around them
the cleyerest of men and women. Nothing
can exceed the retiring manner of George
tIlot," whose voice is soft and low. She
can rot bear any reference to her own
Writings, and, though her friends long TO
express their gratitude, they never dare
outw ardIy 10 hint at inward emotion. Com
position Is no easy task to George Eliot"
She labOrs INCREASINGLY 10 produce her re-
suits.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20

4 remarkable phenomenon was wit
messed recently in the town of San Ignasia.
Sinaloa, Mexico. There was a shower of
quicksilver, tine drops of mercury falling
everywhere and covering the plants. The
inhabitants collected many samples.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20

Tho Hees say guileless Danbury 1an
saw a beautiful chrome ad dvertised 'feS
fifty cents" and sent on the msney end re
ceiVed tbs Jack Of clubs.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20

The deeper miners go down in England.
the higher coal goes up.
New Orleans Republican., 1873-04-20
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA,

gy GENERAL w. II. LYTLE.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14

The Cincinnati Times, in speak.
ing Of the political si'ution in Ohi',
says: $50 far as tho State is con
ccrned, the Democratic conyon-
ton settles beyond all doubt that
tho political contest this Fall ia tn
DO square one between tho Re-
publioans aud Democracy: Tho
managers oftho Pbariseo group
still hope to carry their ends in
Hamilton county, and that 10 all
they have hoped from tho fret.
Tho two or thrco hundred vfihciv
rank and file who believed simply
and honestly in tho political mil
lcnninm which they Nhc peoplo)
were nvw TO marguerite, will bc
pleased to learn that they have
been cheated and swindlcd from,
tl'e first into assisting the personal
prjects II II cw disappointed pol.
iticians."
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14

TIE Inter OCEAN thus speaks
OF the situation in Spain: "Of the
three leading parties in Spain the
the Federalists, the Communists,
end the Carlists, the latter seem
ut present the most successful;
and, unless the insurgents are soon
put down they will ere long
10 the nost popular % we'll. The
Prctender himself, steadily sd-
vancing in the North, is now daily
adding to his ranks not only from
The pcasantry end mountaineers.
but from men Of oil classes and
of all parties, because the people
begin to believe that "Charles
the Seventh" 10. after all the only
man strong enough to hold the
country together and maintain
the elementary conditions Of social
order and security. None of his
most devoted partisans, at homo
or abroad, have thus far served
Don Carlos half 90 well as the
jrreconciIablc factions which now
make war ON the Republic.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14

A STRANGER calling himself q.
N. Hudson was -een on WedHes-
day morning, the 4,h inst, Ivy the
Misses Greeley lonnging shout
the gronnds, and upon their aoing
to eco what ho was doing If,crr, lrc
a.ked then If no conld ses Miss
Ida Greeley. Being shown a. Miss
lila by her amt, Mrs. Cleveland,
he aekcd il Miss Id, had received
a letter from him, @. N. Hudson.
Receiving an a6i' native reply,
he followed them tn the house,
saying that wanted TO talk an
important businees. Ilc then At.
tempted an explanation Of kis
dreams and visions, insis,ing that
they all pointcd un,nistskably to
Miss Ida Greeley to becUms his
wife. Believing the man to- bc n
dangerous character, and that he
won'd commit violrnce, Miss
Greeley made complaint tn E.
Hyatt, a magistrate, who upon
evidence If Mss Ida l.. Greeley,
Mrs. Esther Greeley, Cleveland and
Milton Hyatt, hal the intruder
pat nDder arrest and sent to White
Plains the following rpornins.
Thursday.- IouyhksepUs(H. ~
Ne,cs.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14
NOTICE..

+ EonCr IL keveby given that an application
will be made by the undersigned, to the
Board Of Supervisors Of Mecosta county at a
meeting Of said Board, to be held at the city
" Big Rapids, on the 9th day Of September
next, for permission to construct and main.
tain Dam, scross the Muskegon River.
S.skd Dam ~ I've constructed about twenty two
hrspdved (22OO) Scrf up said river, from the
point wl,~re Ihc Grand Rapids and Indiana
KsjiFoad crosses the same in said county.
said Dam to be Of sufficient height to raise
the water in said river, not less than four and
onc-hsif 6 i-2) nor more than six (Sl feet
above the ordinary height thereof to be built
for the purpose Of booming and holding
Logs. Rats, Lumber, Timber. and other
aoatsb3es in said River, and Of Stone, Iron,
Timber, Brush, and earthly substance, so as
to form substantial structure.
II is proposed to construct Shutc in said
Dam for the passage Of logs and other Aoat.
abies Of the same material Of said Dam, and
one hundred (lO0) feet wide, when the water
Of said river is high, and fifty 1901 feet wide,
when the said water is low. Said Shute to
be Of same height of said dam at the top there
Of, and to extend sloping down the River not
less tltxr seventy [7O1 nor more than one
hdnxStcd 1901 feet.
THE Bio kAruDs BooxINa CoxrAxY.
Per T. d. SrIxsoS, President:
Dated Aug. 18th, 1873.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14

MAxrIN BRErrESBAoK, an old
farmer, was q few days since
90 severely beaten by some roughs
whom he was endeavoring to
drive cut of whortlebcrry swamp
on his promises some four miles
northwest Of Chelsea, that he
shortly afterwayds died from eff
fects of injuries The parties
guilty of tho dastartlsy esiro were
four brothers named March, Wal.
ter And George Metkiff ard Geo.
Bycrstt, living four miles west Of
Ann Arbor. They hsvo been ~.
rested. The dsceased leaves .
wife and nine children.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14
The Portland Fire.

A fire originated in the New
York freight house, last Saturday,
at Portland. Me-, which resulted
in tho destruction Ut property 10
value of 300o, 600. About hall
Of this amount was on docks, bull
diugs and contents, and iIio, re-
,naindor on the steamers D,xge,
Montreal aud Carlotta. I'll
The wind blowing of shore was
all that prevented much greater
loss OF property. The Grand
Trsnk Depot and Cats Block
narrowly escaped destruction.
Five persons jumped from
the boats into the water tc escape
the fire and were drowned. two
men, two women and q little girl.
The names Of the mon are Frank
Tsplorand William Mattison. The
name of one Vi the women was
Nellie Mccarthy.
The insurance on the property
destroyed will probably reach
100000.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14
Mortgage Sale.

Default having been made In the payment
Of . certain svSs Of money, secured 70 be paid
by certain jgienture Of Mortgage bearing
date the 5th day Of December, a. ID. 1879
mUdc nod executed by Jefferson j. Tanner
and Minnie G. Tanner his wife, Of Chase
Township, County Of Lake md State Of Mich.
igan, Of the first psFf, 70 CIsSk and Simpson,
~ Reed Chy, Comfy Of Osceuia and State OF
Michigan, party Of the second part, which
said Mortgage was duly recorded in the Of
He Of the Register Of Deeds n and for size
Coosty Of Iske md Stxte Of Michigan, IN
the lOvh day u Descwkep, A. D, iJs7z, at
twelve O'sJcck, ~, IN Lb~r one ~ Of Mort
cages on page, Is snd "a: on which eaid
Mortgage there IL claimed to DO due at the
date Of this notice, che sum Of Four hundred
and sixty seven dollars and fifty-two cents,
(e467. 53) and also Fifty dollars (eb0l 10 an
Attorney fee specified In said Mortgage to be
paid In case proceedings should be taken 10
foreclose the same and no proceedings at law
st~ said sum SO remaining secured or any
psvs sheTeo&.
Notice Is therefore hereby given that by
virtue Of power Of sale In ssid Mortgage
contained and In pursuance Of the statute in
such case made and provided, the land and
premises described in said Mortgage, to-wit |:
All that certain tract or parcel Of land "
ing sod being IN the County 81 Lake and State
Of Michigan and known and described as
follows, toAWit; A certain Lot commencing
Ten (10) rods west of the north-cas corner OF
Section No. eight icy, runling ten (lO) rods
soutk, then eight icy rods west then ten (I0
rods north, then eight (s) rods cast 10 the
place Of beginning Of said Section eight (sl,
Town, seventeen Q7) north Of Range
eleven ny west, will be sold TO the highest
bidder, Mt the South door Of the Court House
In the Township Of Chase, County OF Lake
and State Of Michigan, on
Saturday tie l9n day Of Jelly, A. ID. 1878.
at one o'clock p. m, Of that day, said Court
House being the place Of holding the Clrru;t
Court In, and for said County OF Lake: TO
pay the amount due on said Mortgage. and
costs, charges and expenses allowed by law
including said Attorney fee Of fifty dollars
ie50) provided for In said Mortgage.
CLARK l. SIMPSON, Mortgages.
w. n. PALxrR. Attorney for Mortgages.
Dated, April ltth. 1878.
The above sale Is hereby postponed until
the s0th day Of August, a. d. 1879. Ut one
o'clock Ia the afternoon, at the place above
named.
CLARK a SIMPSON, Mortgas-e,.
". n. PALMER Attorney for Mortgages.
Dated, July 10th, 1878.
The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1873-08-14

TIE reunion of tho Wb Mich.
igan Infantry veterans was held At
Detroit last Thursday. The meet
ing was well attended. Col. j.
q. Parkhurst presided in the alb
scnce of Col. w. Du@cld. A
business meeting was held daring
tho day, and AZ excursion on the
River was had during the after
noon, In the evening an address
WIS delivered in Music Hall, by
II. NJ. Duffield, and the history If
tho Regiment was given by Maj.
Wa. Jenne. A banquet closed
tho proceedings.