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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA.
THOMAS S. BosToN and Col. WIN. Bowen
agents for Washington, D. c.

All communications relative to matters in
the District should be sent in by Monday
evening Of each week.
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return with thanksgiving festivities, and joy,
that coming generations nav be inspired with
! sense Of the inestimable boon conferred
upon them BY the act Of the martyred Presi-
dent, and imbued with that spirit Of liberty
! and Independence so essential to the preser-
vstion Of the free institutions we all now so
! happily enjoy. By these peaceful demoustra-
tons and your uniform exemplary discharge
of the high and important duties of citizen
ship you prove TO the world the falsty Of the
prediction that if freed YOU would be found
ungrateful for, aud unmindful OF, acts of JUS
Tee and kindness, and as q class YOU would
become forgetful Of old friends and revengeful
toward your former oppressors. And permit
me here to state that have rejoiced to wit.
ness another evidence recently in this District
OF the gratitude of your people in properly
resenting an attempted indgnity on the great
champion OF your cause. who will probably,
ere long, add another to the list Of distin-
guished statesman, heroes, and MARTYRS who
have fallen by the assassin's hand for fear
lessly maintaining your right to liberty and
equality. refer, of course, to Hon. Charles
sumner. to whom, more than to any other
one man, Is the African race indebted for
their deliverance from bondage and their
present elevated position among men. Let
honor and praise be his now and ever.
would have been glad to be with YOU, but
must content myself by expressing the hope
that all present will enjoy themselves to the
fullest extent, and that Your demonstration
will be worthy the day, and the occasion serve
to keep bright the memory Of the lamented
Lincoln, which it Is intended to comment
crate.
Thanking you and those acting with YOU
for your kind invitation, and resretting nv
inability to participate in the proceedings and
exercises of the day, remain, dear sir, most
respectfully, your obedient servant,
s J. bowen
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A STsKkR Of women, it Is sald, assisted az
a lyachlng lately at Fort Erie, Csnsh.
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LETTER FROM GERRIT SMITH.
April IL, 1873.

LETTER FROM oERRIT SMITH.
April IL, 1873.
Mr.. Elder ". Turner.
DEAR SIR: Many thanks for your invita-
ton, and may the blessings ofheaven descend
richly upon your assembly. Dear Abraham
Lincoln must not be allowed to fade from our
memory. l am too old (76) and too infirm
to meet with you.
Very respectfully your friend,
GERRIT SMITH.
After the reading of the letters the assem-
blage was dismissed.
THE GRAND BALL.
The concluding feature of the DAYS ce,e-
bration, and fitting one, too, was the grand
ball given under the auspices of the general
committee in the Inauguration ball building.
By ten O'Clock the brilliantly Lighted building
was we'll filled with the representatives Of
our colored society, both male and female,
and soon after dancing was begun.
The several committees performed the du-
ties assigned them admirably, and the affair
passed off to the entire satisfaction of the
participants.
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Thanks to several friends for sympathetic,
and stimulating letters.
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fon, 'Cassius.' hath lean and hungr
look. "-Shakspeare.
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The feeling Of the colored men Of the
District Of Columbia, who know Mr.. Sumner
better than any others Of their race, toward
their lifelong friend was shown yesterday,
when the procession in conmenoration oi
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The committee on Sumner Portrait have
decided to accept no large subscriptions.
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/
fon, Cassius. hath lean and huugr,
look. "-Shakspeare.
Thanks to several friend. for sympathetic
and stimulating letters.
The committee on Sumner Portrait have
decided to accept no large subscriptions.
The Alerts are out for practice. Our
thanks for the election, gentlemen, We
accept.
Masonic and Odd Fellow news, .lso
news of the churches, is solicited to this de-
partment Of our paper.
Col. Bowen and T. $. Boston. our CITY
agents, will call on the citizens for subscrip-
tons and advertisements.
Father | cannot tell lie, Charles Sum-
ner carved those desk and tore down them
curtains"
Miss Addie V. Howard, formerly of Bos.
ton, lately of Louisiana, has been elected an
assistant in the Preparatory High School.
Our associate, Prof Greener, has been in
vited to deliver the annual grafton before the
Philosophical Society of Lincoln University,
Oxford, Pennsylvania.
On dit that the younger Wormley, the
redoubtable W. II. A., is to have hotel in
Virginia among the mountains during this
summer. 1t will cost when fitted up eos 900.
'er'tas est n'o3nus ct praeraleJi.
What Of the Emancipation Club which was
to be formed? Where are you Messrs. Com.
mittcc?
The 15th-st. Presbyterian fair closed after
seven weeks of labor. Jones, Jr. is in terri
BILE state. He says he had to tramp a mile
every night after his wife and bring her home.
We were exceedingly lucky in drawing pitch
crs for other People!! We are happy to
announce that the refreshment table did we'll.
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important Correspo0 enc tons OF
the War Department. TO Colonel Emery,
Commanding the United states Troops In
Louisiana.
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The Governor ststes the local authorities
are utterly unable TO keep the peace. The
foregoing Is the substance Of dispatch from
Louisville. Dispatch in full BY mail a. soon
as received. / cannot but think that Emory
will be able to charter a boat. If not, he
should not be without means Of relieving the
disturbed district. IRWIN MCDOWELL.
Major General.
NEW YORK, April Is, 1873.
Genera! ". T. Skcssn. Csmna.d,ay Amy.
Washington, ID. c..
Emory telegraphs il IS no. certain he
viii get steamer. I thought he would He
Is now anxious to know II the Government
approves of his course. have telerraphed
him that his sending troops to Grant parish
and engaging steamboat for this purpose
was approved. IRWIN Mcdowell,
Major General Commanding.
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On dit that the younger Wormley, the
redoubtable W. II. A., is to have hotel in
Virginia among the mountains during this
summer. 1t will cost when fitted I'D eos 900.
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The A!erts are out for practice. Our
thanks for the election, gentlemen. We
accept.
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Our associate, Prof Greener, has been in
vited to deliver the annual grafton before the
fhilosophian Society Of Lincoln University
Oxford, Pennsylvania.
, 1873-03-17

nls a,nnorlnEa M q, md death. Tho 1nfno lcsront
snnin not o9 Infinite # any tnortal humber or
moro expohc 10 human want aid h,lfpriug tt,n, hin
1ietceor, nor nliund tho dvlno ioyo and Tie divio
@ fnp - our roos love 10 completed 1rt Of hs ta
front MI eternity Ii tho bosom Of Jel.oya.
preacher e. romlng Into proud old Erin will, gospol
certainly ho cn1t'e1 with croio faitl Il, Its 1nisso,,.
Wei "1e IN i.' own peraon tlora similarity
Gao youth ton, from homo Into canoat n1,,s, o,i
kkfSPing kn}rg s wssary W waeh by naht to ca s Of
seo1aa lin 0 s wss sa e onnsstyy mot ssGy
lpr st.ying to voraol!r III which Its aftor apostlc-
toinHof tue naon to Io converted D mi thc ffc,sin
slo9p to t. y lurael? Thus did tho Apostle of Ir..
H. an Mch '11 cne ioF n mr,o entcroa on D
TIC l3h day Of thy month of s1arch-tho sao Witch
ecss s ssG au !as a ysar during o
OF tho Celtic race carth, nl,nll bo iu1y conmcm
Sr1sed; t'cr W'er on tho Nay 10 iii bis sie.
sy seal sea1on IL Ssw of'ns e. 1sya # rn4S tas
~ b1 TREY 1st1n tlo act to oa capital oenao gsst tho
sMmnary punished. For By m ancient rito Of prr
itisu ovofy hearsl n tho klngdom hl.old bc oenchcl
so sas y ;g, a9 5rn no. rel Toaea 5 beforo o
tos tossaS o y {ss H. fornsa or oys ga
thousand yeara heforc this time, atd pirsaut to
:; wn,d s %eso Triennsl aramenta regularly ei, and
tioao nrelon aa enaced tlat aro fond to.day ia 10
oofmto fayotby With tlo "1usnian Oodo' in ihoir
enlightened pr1ncpea and ,naxiius. It's conspicuo,a
whom predicted ha fo Of tic ssnt u e noro an o1
n'eto Mo4Iion i H. of hN,-and tho oGondor was sum
himself ~~' 'As 1''nSAono" anoa1
81 oneo psoccedcd to expoun tho Chrstinu fait n,i
ut"anc stSencs sI G Wien d'aeo'rslnG thu Trinity
turi az u4 fGGt. with tfH i1rnn
pended from ono atosn, offered tic tnonarcI m, H.
escort the neelrul ,luaraion Of tho niyslery. lit
n ~ order to reconcllo The Celtic to his personal min
Father had onnohcd lin by raiang hila into N1m t,n
ra.relen Order Of ancient Rome and changing lis
nleaning iluatrloss oymoogy whici has lour aica
aolatted from tho name Of ratrick. Next day ,'1 on
ena eo Or e My Tsra mpprg pr pa,, 10 s9r o
many conversions Including tho Poet Laureate Of tho
tao paas q srlton u he Sssaed
tIpa tSIpain, ,,ts and originally from Tyre and from
incu'ng Kings brother u hs sons nia ,nees..
Pe e.. snn of P3sss'ltnS and travelling a
died at Saul in County Down, after sina a "tS Mstroo 0
, Roian Zee At Armagh {so called from Ard ratb, md
,a Maeaa, :he Queen q Nncdua as being Ito burying
ehurclea bishops lid clorgynon aud 1oa y@ NOT %in
ses Sf learning II tle aa but instesd thereo
xasn; until tho prato bsnoa Began their endless IT,
:, 7 EaH y the s1th century that st. Bridget, tho
Mary Of tho Irish and Princess Of Ulster, iyed as
q!so no celebrated Colnmbdllc, Prince Of tbs
he WhoHo speech In defence Of tho Birds Of Erin
Thilat standing tho provincial throne Of Aig uonsc
~ ~ fao pari9mcnt ut Tara, will 1.-Two forever, as go
tho Nation. NfoK
, 1873-03-17

MAssachuaotts inst dag: April 3.
Tho receipts OF grain In DoBton during The
yer q. smo'nt to 100000 600 buaAols, and Of Gour,
Toledo turns up Its imperial nose at indus-
trial o1poslttons. Tho ''clty of tho futuro" will
Aavo none Of them. It ia too busy,
The Ktowa Indansars threatening Fort Das~
com, Now Mexico. 4 fow days mo al engage
ment occurred, md five Indiana wore re
Anthony Hull has brought sr,t, at Cairo.
agaihBt tho Illinois Central Iailroal for outing
lln hand an oft, setting tho damagoa at S10,000.
-lho oxtont 10 which tho fright TO retitinn II
- exercised in England may be judged from tic
TACT that, botwcen tho 7ti and It'll Of February.
i na many az 321 petitions were prosecuted iu tia
llouno of Commons
lilo Impression prevails among tho lo1,-
growers near WatcrtowiI, Wis, tl,at. owing 10
tho great doptA Of frost III tl.e ground. fhoir
Aop-yardH have suffered material Injury tho nast
Wintor. 'A'N@' '''o t'0'
-lhcrc are 15 daily papers nubljsl,od in
Michigan; Detroit having /, Grand NanIlg 4.
Jackson 2, Eaat Saginaw :, knlalnnSoo i. AdrIa,''
], Port Huron !, !nd Dnttlo Cronl i,
lilo iuEalitauts Of San Frunoisoo haye mid
to tho Collcctor, up to tho pro.ont limo, iortl,n
yoar's taxea, tho o'o1nlo1ln amount OF 81, 3,1Uu,-
Uo0: The whole amount Of ta1ca, collected a1ll
still duo, is a,aaO, ,000.
1t ia ruinosod Tint Tho Michigan Central
1lailroal Company inoud huitllng railroad
from South Bond to Three Rivers, Mich. Tie
route tnlhod Of would begin II. South Nuul, aud
take ln Mlshawaka; El1hart, Brlto1, etc.
"A prominent man near Springfield, Maas.
, 1873-03-17

LAKE SHORE MICHIGAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD,
Ocpof corner H.rrfson and Shet7nanss Ticket o1et,
nofsntS sor'er cYark and Randolph 1t. and sout6Hett
, 1873-03-17

CHICAGO. ROCK ISLAND l. PACIFIC RAILROAD.
Depot corner qf Aarrf<an ani Shsrmau,s nck<t oe1e+
% lrtst Aadtsoa-sf. '
, 1873-03-17

. targo and attractive signboards arc a groat
feature OF Chinese shops, and tho words nron
turo Of tho land and tho Advertising instincts
Of 4 commercial people. Que or Two Potin
ffign0oafds fdgg Sao viii lqstrate their general charac-
lIcities Prolonged" ''Atutton-shon Of Nor Moruinn
Twilight; 49, "Tlle Ton Virtues ali Complete; 3
~ Flowers Rise to tho Milky Way" III these
tho soul Of poot with tho pocket of BlloD1nnn.
, 1873-03-17

milwaukee,, St. paul d Aitnnoap.
pills Day 1t1prnss,,,........s
milwaukee, / Pralrio du t,htnn
Mall mud E1press, $500.
hit!!sankeo, Ht, Paul i Nitnnonn.f
oils Night Erpscss......,,,,,,.[t H
, 1873-03-17

The guests attending tho Irish Literary Aaso-
e,anons banquet and ball, at the Central Hotel
streets, this eyoning, are respectfully requested
BY tho Committees Of Reception and Arrapro-
ments to bo present in the parlors Of tho Iofel
et e.; i:4o. Ihe banquet will commence, without
, 1873-03-17

oho OF tic moat important improvements ever per
!scfea IN m''elcal Instruments as lately been Intro
nucca by Geo. Woods l. Go. In their improved Parlor
ussang u consists Of plano Of exquisite qualify Of
en pne %lneh Io WI neysr require tning THO ,nafr-
moro and received tho cortial apparae md iIt1nrsc
ment o. Tue nDny eminent professionals prcaeut-Bos-
, 1873-03-17
j, v. Enrwall ~ f.o.

j. Y. Earweu tk Go,
All retail buyers should visit j. v. Tarwel Co. u
closing out sale as soon an possiblc Tho rcta depart.
emt noen VIII ony 10 open fcw days longer MS mora
isinrs. heeuea ra t9r ther greatly increasing tobblug
baluuce Of their stock. ~ '9 o'>-Ao
, 1873-03-17

5alancc uusatisncd. s18 eoG n,
No property found means either thet tho
party giving bail noYor owned tic property Of
orsd, Or, that having owned It ho has sold 1t,
.as not looked over tho matter properly.
The man who ncods any further information
bun this iH an idiot, whom 1t would be O charity
mary to Vic Woodruff.
poLrlsH JUSTICES.
It aoomB Incredible, but ia mono tho less true
hat Eome Of the previous Justices Of tho pence,
rho furnished part OF tho foregoing, actually
neglected. to supply 30 simple requisite W !
description Of tho property offered for bnil
hose supreme imbcciles probably considered
+ sufficient for tho peace and dignity
{ the State TINT they wero satisfied Of tho am
litntlo Of the security offorel. It wouldn't 10
la3l l,~l idea to make thcse follows responsible
or such palpably c1llpatlo neglect Of duty M
bis. "Dut, tho Intelligent taxpayer will nay;
when tlis extraordinary buil-bo,d IL !ilcd
u'elyi it III Eomolotly'H Inty to see that tho
roopcrty is carefully aclcdu!el." Vol, perhaps
III bul it is difficult to sao how tho Intelligent
axpHyer s 9, csn gr,n.hlo, tho Prosecuting Attor
no De1lar thS'l htopping, young proligal's
ither as vol us himself it III al-
!tlon to ths now, Law making those
Isl devolietio, Of tlut; to require Tie suratins tn
roda!co tho actual deods oI ths property TINT
.ey nwcar to 10 glbiy. Jntlcol, u prolr;nomt
s"yer suggests that nono oti.or but tl1oao win
a'o owned such Ecoposig for t.uclra mouths
rlor to tho bull bolug olfored, shall In tuturo
accoptsl.
HOW THE Tnlsa IL DONE.
Everybody knows how onay it il to so bh1] ba.
'ro j. r, wlen tAe1n is no question as to
'eb-easior, fur, than pushing d noede through
10 ego Of n rnl,lnl.
III como thtoo or four greasy, villanous-look-
, 1873-03-17
Tho Gailed Criminals Have All ESCAPED, and
0nlY 0no Bond llas Been pail.
Nearly all the Forfeited Criminal Bail
Probably Loat to tho County.
Extraordinary Facilities for Encnping
the Penalties Of the Law.

Inc demolition Of stho Jury iniuuity ana OK
posare Of tho Scott Lillputian cities Of tho prai
s'e' having boon successfully ACCOMPLISHED. au
inquiry into the bail business Ia in order,
ANY thiof IN Cook County who cau obtain bail
need not stop III prison.
Tho creator tho thfef. tho moro easy the bail.
It is the fashion for Jonos to 70 bail for
Smith, and forthwith sell his property to Brown.
The transaction is legal tho salo good but
tio bail bond becomes valuoloss 10 the county.
Smith, boing released OH Jonos' bail, fails to
turn up. The Sthto's Attorney "goes for ;"
Jones. The Sheriff receives I'M order Of
execution OH Jones' property Ho proceeds to
levy. brown stops in and Bhowu Tho Sheriff
that ho is troBpasaing; Brown hns bought
Jones' property. The shorir goes out, and re-
turns "no property found"
We shall presently see whothcr or not It fre-
quontly happens that no property is found.
Whcro no property Is found Cook County
loses its prisonor aud tho money.
Society does not caro for tho money, but wants
Tho pr1soner. Tho money part OF it waB intro
duced as tho surost way Of producing the pris-
. onor, In lieu Of forfeit. When the prisoner eete
ont OH bai, mud tho property is sold under the
very nose Of tho Sheriff, things can truly DO
raid to bo getting mixed, and may as we'll DO
nendcd beforo they grow worse.
Some pooplo protond that property onco pre-
eented for bail should be euculnbered us with
mortgage aud 80 recorded. In such q case,
Brown could only purchase Of Jones subject TO
that eneuubranco TINT is to say, when Smith
fails to turn up, and tho Sheriff goos for Jones,
Jones Into possesaons alal1 duly pay forfeit to
Cook County, notwithstanding the sale to
Brown.
Since tho fire, thirty-seycn rocogniznncea have
been declared forfeit, and executions hnyo boon
Issued by tho Criminal Court, representing q
total amount Of S19,o92.95
Of these, twenty-throo have boon returned by
Tho Sheriff endorsed "no property found"
representing total amount Of a9,05245,
vi tho remaining fourteen caaeB, representing
total Of 99,o50.60, one Oho trst on tic lis) has
been satisfied, namely, a20o.35; tho balance aro
IN statu quo, and promise remarkably not to
yiell anything.
The statu quo CAGES have been referred to
County Attorney Root. Tho property has beou
found; but nobody tell with absolute cor
tainly whom it belongs to wherefore, Tim mast
go easy, looking out for $4,000 trespass suits at
every stop.
Lest any doubt should exist in the mind of tho
reader as to tho perfect truth Of these aliera-
tione, To furnish tho proof. Tile following ilg-
nrea were taken from tho proper bool,s and
records Of Cook County:
EXECUTIONS s1ScE TIE r1nE.
Tho following in complete lSt or executions |
placed i'll the hands Of tho shcrr suco tho tIro |
IN,
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-01-26

ssit I sln s.,ansly Of opinion ths. he wenld
siaiSsd' % d'VeR e. ne e faIl ten thsnssnd s.esllag
Indeed Of anything 10 has an insstsrase habit
o. yandsriag In bis jsaieiai ntterAnsee, "a hs
sssa 70 DO IN his polisisal utteraucea, into az
getatinoas oratory, aud to make hlussslf. = II
not notable, et least notorious-rsssmhliRR in
Seis respect his worthy colleague, Mr.. yasaiee
Aeogh. The mere fact that the Hcstfocd o.
sates are In the Nerth Of Ireland was hjs only
}agstihoafion for referring to the Plantasion Of
Ulster by james l. That gigantic aos of oou-
aac,tion this jndisiat person had the hardi-
80 heroic work." the men who pIannsd it
great mon" the cut-thronts and tramps from
London to whom wcre given tho lands Of tho
perseented Irish Catholics " God fearin9, reli-
gsoas. men, bringing civilization to . land
stceped In barbarism and irrelieion! Just TO
think that In this age, when religious equality
is suPPa:ed to reign, and In this country where
against million non.Cathoiics. Q man oosu-
yiog the highest position on tho common law
oench could fling such insults against the ma
39fity OF the people, Is enough 10 make the
Mooo boil in ones veins, and certainly proves
that that people is kept in intslerabie ssrvi-
AZ for the Northern Wing, while every fsiesd
this case thst journai. as their advocate, acted
gSoa ana courageous part, not many after all
feel very much sympathy with It beesnss Of its
yonssc1t Greco. AZ ~ the chick organ OF the
English interest in the North OF Ireland. and
then ii, Home Raie docs not possess . more de-
texmtnsd or uaserupulous foe. IL 10 possible
that 1t may not require any symPsthy aS nti
for tts pEoprietor, the defendant In the aesiou,
has given notice that he Will apply % che
Court Of Qneen's Bench next term For o rover
sal OF the verdict or for now trial, ON che
ground that Whitcsi6e misdirectsd the Jury,
and 10 10 probable at least, that his application
win be granted. may here mention that ths
father Of this same gentleinsn--MF. FIRisy-
In tho NortherB Whig on the manassu,ans of
thoss saIne Hestford estates by tho fsthsr Of
the late Marquis Of Hertford and by Dean
after all hereditary hate, as well 40 sympashy
with the Ulster tenantry, bad . share In iadu.
cling the Northern Wig TO attack Mr.. Esanups.
Tho jadgeship Of the Landed Estates has mot
yet been formally filled up, hut IL 10 genesally
undei stood that the Solicitor General, Mr.. Law,
Q. c., 10 to have IL, and that his place will be
occupied by Mr.. Sergeant Armstrong.
T. l. q.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-01-26

Dsring the past year within the limits of
the United Statea 2 ,475 miles Of railroad
have been completed, sad 6,5i4 miles put
under ceAskruetion, mating total Of 1882
miles on which work hiss been done. In
PennSyfvania alone 3a72 miles have. been
compioted, and 3sss pat under construc-
ton. In no year FROM 1850, When the ar9t
streteh of twepty-tbEes Riles oE the Balti-
MORO end OhiO read was opened, down to
1871, In whieb year 74S Hsiles of track
we're comPlstedI has 90 great an advance
been made as "a the rear Just ende9, md
from present appadFaneS the ipcfesRes will
be eved gfeateff N the year tnst begun.
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-01-26

MountaiBs, the sea and forests are three
great things In nature, and have many an
Slogies, especially the sea and forests. l
am rs fond Of them as yon are but as old
age creeps on, nature takes less hold upon
rs than grace, aud we feel the beauty oil tho
navinR Of 1Yanven--'iSOoneE or later We en-
Gay ONLY Oonls.n This is why we CAD a. saS .
lnKA and be lOYed, n. -. =
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-01-26

Infants six months old are strangIed in
their cradles in Massachusetts, if they can
not spell Boston, and yet there are few
grown people who know that BOstOn was
named by the Rev. John Cotton, who emil
grated thither from Boston, England The
word is o contraction Of Botolph's Town,
uanaed from che monk ST. BotOlph, who
ROarishea tWolge AandreAs yeaEs; ago. II
wa soaiied, aRetoRhs-eOag B0f-osstOn, aud
AnallTa R0aknns - .s4t .aaaltltg--s > a...f :
The morning star and Catholic messenger., 1873-01-26

When Mr.. Lincoln was questioned In re-
gard to some Of the wittieisms attributed
to him, be laughed aud said g "Ths pap
ers make me SMARTER thea am.sa l. have
said noae Of these thinRR with cue exeep-
ton. I did say, when had the small-Pox,
Nov let the odlce seekers c0sae, for at
last I have something can give 20 all Of
them.n