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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. ID, Is

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. ID, 1873.
EDITOR CHIEF:
The committee consisting of both
the Senate and House Committees on
Public Buildings and Grounds) to Sc
lect a statue to be erected here in
memory of Admiral Farragut has not
yet reported. All the competitors
are still here on expense, waiting very
impatiently to learn the decision.
They are thirteen in number. The
models are on the first floor of the
Capitol, Senate wing. Thousands see
them daily. The friends of each in
dividual competitor are at all times
present in force, and a stranger who
has, in appearance, influence, is but
ton-holed by them, and subjected to
several lectures on art and arguments
in favor respectively Of the several
artists models. Only twenty thous-
and dollars is appropriated to build
the Farragut statue. The time occu-
pied by the committee and the ex-
pense attending the getting up of the
several designs by the competitors, let
alone their time and expenses here in
suspense, will exceed by Tar $4,000.
This competitive system is exceeding
ly Objectionable, and the result of tl,is
one will be to discourage at least those
now competing, from ever taking a
hand in it again.
Hon. Jas. G. Blair, who stands high
as a valuable M. C. from Missouri,
says that Col. Yorke of Kansas is a
gentleman and Of unquestioned verac-
ity, and an indefatigable worker in
the Republican party. He is too true
to see it outraged and too pure to
engage in any act that would SEEM
ingly place him in a condition for
censure unless for the public good.
Mr.. Yorke edited a leading Republi-
can paper in Mr.. Blair's district about
two years ago, and was the devoted
friend of Col. Benjamin, who preceded
Mr.. Blair for six years; and Col. B.
made Mr.. Yorke his special confdant
for years. Mr.. Y. removed to Kan
sas about two years ago, and having
maintained his character for upright
ness of conduct which characterized
him in Missouri, has been promoted
by the people Of Kansas to the posi-
ton of State Senator. Mr.. Pomeroy's
triumph depends upon destroying
Mr.. Yorke's character and this MIR.
Blair feels confident he will never do.
Mr.. Blair says he has no acquaintance
with Mr.. Pomeroy and has no ii feel
ing towards him /; but he can not set
still and see SO pure a man, as Col.
lorke destroyed, that Mr.. Pomeroy
may escape condemnation that just
" awaits him.
1t is now charged that the Credit
MObilier did not confine it's corrupt
ing operations to a few Congressman.
It is stated that several influential
journals of the country were subsidized
md their influence secured by corrupt
considerations. In the present excl
ed state of the public mind it is pos
'ible to ventilate almost any absurd
ancy and give it the appearance of
ruth. 1t is to be hoped that some
Investigating committee will get hold
# the truth in this case and show up
he guilty ones.
The great element of difficulty in
he Indian problem is found in his
constitutional and inveterate laziness.
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Saturday, February 90, 1878.

The New York Supreme Court has
ordered stay of proceedings in the
Stokes case, and his friends are conf
dent a new trial will be granted him,
as there is new testimony discovered
in his favor.
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Our contemporary of the St. John
Pioneer is soreheaded because of his
overwhelming defeat in the contest
for the Senate, and now he is in favor
of a new State election. So are all
vanquished politicians Of his class,
who make business of running for
Office. Little care they for the inter-
ests of the tax payers or any one else
but themselves. When they are es-
conced in some fat Office they think
the country safe, but once let them be
deprived of their sinecures, they raise
the cry Of ruin, despotism and general
corruption. There is one satisfaction :
their followers are few, very few,
albeit the braggarts invariably pre-
tend to speak for the people,
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way of Lake Champlain to New York, and
by the st. Lawrence. no transhipment is
required, and the cost of transport will be
very much reduced.
From the computations we have made
It Will be seen that the cost of transport to
New York, by the way of the St. Lawrence
ana proposed Caughnawaga Canal and en-
larginS Champlam Canal for ordinary
vessels, IS less than by the way of Oswego.
The thamplain route thus improved
will have the further advantage of the
more economic use of vessels of the largest
class, proceeding from any port on the
lakes directly to New York, without break
ing bulk, and also the diminished lergth
OF anal navigation by that route"
such are The opinions expressed by Messrs.
McAlpine, kirkwood and Childe in 1853 of
the superiority Of the route from the West
10 the Hudson via the st. Lawrence and
Lake Champlain. In my next letter |
shall consider a report which Mr. McAlpine-
made in August last TO the Committee Of
the Senate on the subject of transportation
routes from the " est to the sea-board. and:
10 the Oswego Board Of Trade, in which he
reyerses the opinion he gave in 1858, when
acting with MeSsrS. KirkwoOd and childe
a to the inieriority Of the route via Oswego
compared with the Champlain route, aS a
means of transport. As this conclusion has,
in my opinion, been arrived at by Mr.
McAlpine through erroneous statements,
and as the subject of cheapening transport
to the greatest possible extent is of the
utmost Importance, not only to the Western
and Eastern States, but also to Canada. the
discussion Of the subject cannot fail to be
advantageous to the general public interest
of both countries.
JoHN YovNc.
Montreal. THURSDAY. Nov. -. 1879.
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Gos>Ir AGorr Myi, cI IuEic MEN.-
" iir IS the milestone which the traveller
never passes. She gee- before 10 quicken
his pursuit. and il She ags behind She must
De- carried. As public career is a race, love
and wife are great part of the training, the
encounter. and the prize MANY brilliant
man. like Sammy Cox. marrie~ lady ot
thoughtful encoura cement. who willingly
~urrenders her fur;une to give him 81 career.
and then submits 10 the loss of much of his
society and 60 the acquaintance Of many
people OF no congeniality, for the same pnr-
pose Again, there are women, ike Mrs.
Spacue. who seem created on purpose 10
diminish their husbands. not by an unhappy
emulation, or by greatly superior attain
mentS but by that buoyancy Of address and
spirits which in a social capital make their
impressions 50 easily, while the more ab-
sorbed husband passes at half his worth and
the bright wife at double her talent. Other
women, like Mrs. Garfield, are too good,
motherlv. and unconscious Of self and social
arrogance 10 change one hair 's-hreadth from
the path OF domestic duty and 50 are lost Il
the giddy procession, VIII ich will never relax
It's hold upon a seryitor. bat preys upon each
new arrival for q winter and plucks her a'
winter plurks the pea fowl. Some women
drive their hushands up to the breach Of
ashamedness, like certain cabinet officer
wife, Of whom it Is currently said, "She is a
very prominent candidate for the chief jus
ueeship." Others die young and fond, like
Mrs Belknap. who spent some of her Latest
hours OF pain and conscious diving telling
her husband what articles in his Lodgings
belonged to him, and urging him to remem-
Der lor the sake Of that dear comfort she
wished to give him when he should be lone
y IN his Widower home Washington Let
Ter 10 Mac York Graphic.
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state Temperance society.

hEN- 7. IL STONE STATEMENT
Newman Weeks, Es4.-Dear Sir: pre-
sumo you are aware that have been absent
from my home and from the State iou-
weeks. On my return. my attention Wa
called to an article by Yourself, headed
state Temperance Agency and Rev. l.. u.
Stone
In tie office OF the Gi05c, to-day. NJ
Mclean has shown me the article. and NOW
before leaving ! wish to say, again. that on
M instance since the expirlji ID 1T u,S
agency, December. iS73. have | Presented
myself H. the asenJ uf jhe V. ;. T. : 4.
have never collected dollar in tia; Cd
pacity, and an ready NJ any time 10 appear
before an impartial and intelligent tribuua
explaining. answering, or re5ltiins ANY
CHARGES fairly and hraofably made. hat C.,
follow the Suppe>itiouS. infereuce~ ami
preiuiiccs OF the seed i-~oWing Of some. ilN
way of iustilying their errors or iaiiurr-
is more Khan kind anG sensible men vii
demand.
have preached sabbath dly-. a- in ISL
and y, have lectured wecl, days and even
insS, and sometimes hayc received cJutr.
buttons, and H. some Instances isayc m4i,.
personal solicitations; have purchased auI
distributed tracts -onc hy Hon. y pl9.
another by Weudc Phillips and three oi
another charaeteI-aii purchased in New
York. and have thus sought % ~lw good
seed by all waters. easly and iatc, leaving
tie results Of NV toll 70 Him VIII, uuk.,
good by small and seaH..Hglg tesslr iqSfrt.
a4eetIlfifs, l~ well a. iy Those more impa-
ing. l. u Sr>-
December 2i, 1873
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FASHION NOTES

Ia dress material. marine blue Is one OF
the fashionable cOlOrS
Black velvet Sleeveless sacques will be
fashionable this winter
Small lobe earrings are fashionable those
OF pearl especially.
Black lace scarfs abont The neck axe Tie
substitutes for collars.
Undressed kid glove are worn by ladies
on shopping excursions.
Once more the hair is worn low on the
neck-the latest Paris fashion.
IL is asserted that bracelets are rapidly
going out OF fashion. and in ! few months
will seldom be seen.
The old-llshioned low slipper is coming
into vogue again. They have fanciful how
OF leather OF ribbon
Ladies are beginning 10 use colored starch
for their rutfs, as did the beauties Of the
Court Of good Queen Bess.
Brides now wea- two wells, L short one
over the face, and long one depending
from the wreath down the back.
Many Of the new bonnets are simply
trimmed with one long feather curling over
the crown and ialling.down the back
Cashmere dresses made with alternate
rnlfes Of that material and silk, Of even
color. are much worn AMI very popular.
Watered sash ribbons are now very fash
ionable They are tied on the sides in
in large bows, Ofteniimes held By buckle
Fril!s and ruiiles are all the rage the
higher the better. \ black silk dress and
high ruff of lace is considered very eIe-
CANT
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u.fr.. where have you been all morn NJ
Down al the pool la the mcldoN BROOK
.. iisbiuvt" o. Yes. but the trout were Waty
Couldn't induce them 10 take hook.
Why. look at Your coat You must have iallen.
Your backs al covered with leIves and moss
How be laughs. good natured fellow
Bad luck dsh .u- makes most men eross
Nelly. the Wri-hts have cal ied-where were gua :,
Under The trees by the meI low brook.
Reading You know. and il was too lovely
never saw such 4 charming book
The chauuing book has pleased her greatly.
There's happy j sht Ia her sweet blue eyes.
10 STA q old foby's iuionss surprise.
Reading well. yss. hut uet frosn a novel
fshinr truly but not with rol.
The line is idle the book neglected
The water grasses sper and mol
lie Dlrtsinan h,li and the earnest stuisui
T4ls ssiily o.-whlt Perhaps the weaiA-r
f,-rhaps -un rnattor . Whatever the subject,
90 =1rtalniy hr'nss them close i"SeiAef'
90 causes their words 90 be soaly spoken,
with many = lingering pause between.
pus while the shadow chase the saa'32mf
over TIE mosse' gray and green
llushes are needlai o. iis discussion,
And soa sls glanccs from daWneazt e,sf
ln whose hlue depths are lying hidden
Loving gladue-s and saeei surprise.
trinity chapel IS gay ths eteniuE,
urlsLt " Oh tAc beauty, and hlwer5, ana Light
4 tall DIES led nermlu stands Al t4a c-iInesl
With Nelly beside him All iu white
The r.u- i. sn the VOWS are sp ken,
And -iu J nz II ends, good fortune "iah.n-.
ia.i h.m hts IS the iairest prize
fta- ut4u 5li ffall u. 70 % is h-ti'uc
"a..ly.
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UNCLr ABE.-SOme one contributes to the
Ledger new and touching aneedote of
President Lincoln The President dropped
into Secretary Stanton's Office one morning
and seated himself at table on which were
a number of petitions for appointment 10
an important position recently vacated, and
after looking at one or two of the iOrmida
bic documents, bristling with influential
names, asked the Secretary il he had select
ed n man for the post Mr.. Stanton replied
that he had not that he found it very diff
ficult to do 50 on account of the Numerous
persons who would be offended at an ad
verse appointment, and he was anxious at
that particular time to retain the friend
ship of all. The President continued to
look over the petitions, and near the bottom
Of the pile came upon one bearing the sin
Gle signature of the applicant. " Poor
ieil"S. said Mr.. Lincoln, here must be
man without friends. No one to speak u
word in his favor. And how simply he asks
for the situation-as though il were the
office Of pejagogue in frontier school.
Do Nou know the man?' The Secretary
looked at the paper and said he did, and re-
called ln the President's mind a young man
who ind been introduced to him with his
mother. the night before, and in reply to
another question said he thought him quail
fed for the position. Them said Mr..
Lincoln, - as he seems 50 entirely friend
less among the multitude who have friends
without number, will be his friend. lie
shall have one at least And he picked
up pen and placed his strong autograph
upon the margin of the young mans petit
ton. Ii is needless to add that the person
thus belriended received the appointment.
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Dos IT Pay The late Ecy. Leland
Howard of Rutland, Vt, in the faithful dis
charge Of his pastoral duties, took occasion
quite often to urge, personally, on one Of his
hearers an attention to religion. At length
the repeated conversation became 50 dis
tasteful that, in an irritated manner. he re
PEELED all further advances by declaring most
emphatically that if he ever took that liberty
again he would never pay another cent to
ward his salary. With no fear OF loss IN
this respect, but with n shrewd knowledge
Of human nature. and with wisdom often
born of love. he forebore all further personal
conversation when they met, but he would
tag him on the shoulder and simply ask,
Does it pay - Time went on, and the
good, faithful, pastor, crowned with years
and the honors of long and useful life,
went through the gate of death to be with
Christ. But his words remained ike nail
fastened by the Master of assemblies and
the man whose salvation he 50 often sought
to secure became Christian. Then he told
what feelings that brief question produced
lie saids Il had rather he had said the
whole than to ask the question, Does II
pay?' And o. said he, "If he were only
living now, that could tell him 50, what a
privilege it would be Wate'indn ana
Reflector.
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I!r bris Jasper sailed from New York
on the 21th alt. with about iOO cllieraut4
ior the African repuhiic. Among ihr~r
were two Methodi-. min sierS, men Of good
talents ami fair eincatiau going out 10 help
on the Christian work among the Amrrir,-
Liberiars. also among the xix hundred
Thousand native population. living within
that republic, o.with their fifty years IT.
tercour,e With the Liberiaus. have become
civilized, and are -esiy ard arxirrS Tor
preachers, teachers and schools
have receieed letter from the secretary
at Washington. who -uperinteuicl the out-
ft lie says 'Intelligence and ca;crpri-,.
characterize these emigrant- they are In
duced % -,sek a new home lor improving
their social status in q country where Social
position l. not Influenced hy c0ilr. simply
They also 90 with the desire % aid IN
spreading Christian civilization in the
continent of their fore'ather~.
The voyage, In a sailing vessel, Will
occupy about thilty-fyc days tHery family
on arrival receives as a gift iron the govern
ment 70 acre of good land every single
man 10 acre. Agriculture Is now the
great hC~ine-- Of the Libcrians By it
many have become rich, and all have at
tanned to q position OF comfort far above
what they ever had in this country.
The LIberiun- are giving special attention
g, the planting nf coffee trees. many farmers
now having from one thousand 10 to ten
Thousand lhey are also successfully rai~-
ing sugar cane. Augustus Washington. 4
c,i1red eiuisrant from Hartford, Conn.
made last year 1t bis steam sugar mill 40,
900 pounds of SUGAR. lie raised the cane
ior two thirds OF it, They also grow large
~ rice, corn, caS>lya, ediors, sweet pOta
Tues. cocoa. arruw-root. ginger and every
kind OF tropical fruits
In short, the Liberian Republic, with its
i,gr.7AinG college, its academies, common
schools It's sixty or seventy churches, and
its extensive commerce, has proved. under
God blessing. "a triumphant success
Aad to the people Of Burlington who take
an interest in this most beneicent work. it
must be pleasure TO know that the Young
uan who planted the germ Of that young
republic and virtually gave n nationality 10
the African race, was formerly a resident of
Burlington and graduate Of our [ University
in the class Of ISl6 J. X c.
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~ HATTIE TXSf GRIsvoLI- =.
si,a i"s iargl~ i-lss sft,e Iad;ln s,-,. i<r>
A~"rferal ns"uidiin fears its lad = ii
Ani - INA rrctic rs "A Il 'tohe.
ih'i the ~ r ok On T. tase y ~ I-~i,
NJ riftt tiv = .- f.s tug f5-s wiii tell
a. h.lN g ii' dr.4i. iiis i4.its.ut tar- 2
? NJ the s,-- 90, % - . p u -,~arrs b. .-
N'i '-..' '''.-i fgiis- 5 -rt 81, fts
AMI lhs, SAY l!4at maiden 81 wsii us.,-i,.
On ahet isle ia th Indian --t
Nhp had seen u,e SHIPS Ike sea gul sfy
" AGAINST this mountain ui trrachcrs
To be severed and sunderUd Wild, apart
'flll deep with n her horror rev
That struck 70 the core o. her very heart
Les; some sad tay-tlc ship anl ilc er,w
To her heart most dear should allaqr5,
To this terrible mountain, -rauI AMI I'm
And that she should see her lover 'aY
Stark nj her feet as she watched! ,ur q i1
And 50 deep the feeling ci horror -rcw
That she sat by day ana she sat hy n -,
Caring up to the mountain hlGe.
And down to the sea at its tase white
And one bright Day the good ship catae
Sailing up to these lnd.an Isles.
Reht toward the mount with its cscst 20. ltac
And the naiden's heart grew laiut wi;h|N--s.
As with anguished eJ she watched thr 50 p.
Sailing on in the evening glow
Into the fatal mnuntain's grip.
But the maijeu's eye. so dail ant tccr.
such counter sotccrs 'iii work.
4.at tiie n sTay ed n4ck VIA iGHifstif ~ csr
Ana lay At her feet in the tV.uir- 5 Wurk-
And the lover claspcd the maid in t.- Hrm-
Nhlle the angry mountain ieIped .n iIWc
bul was poWerlcss everm0re Tor haruss.
And lost IN time rs c,il fame.
lis very Ebie some NAV say.
But l, dear love eau we'll believe
when look IN your face this hapP= dIy,
And feel 20 my own your soft iips cleay..
hat q woman eye could do all tAis
\ e1, 90, dc1S love, much Ilcrc hy far
tc' .1c sprccry 81 your look and kiss
Night draw 4 sl'ui .rgss tho iaTth. st afIr
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Euspoken W Words.


rEe lintly words that rise within the helf.'
And thrill 4 with their sympathetic tone
Eat die ere 81 ken. fail 70 play the part
AaIcia'm 4 merit tfat - not their Oha
F.s Kindly word uaspoken, IS sin
efo tnat w-aps itself in purest guise,
Al tells the heart that douht-nE loots " ihtn.
r,,t moi In spsech. hut theushtl the viius li.--
p,,f 'ti-u MT SD. another heart aiay IA. 81.
cor That nj word IS ilasar Ia the y ~
Poor babishel ila asar-prayod well m'sht burst
From out the sand 10 save her parching child,
ana laying ewes that cannot see this mind
VIII watch the expected movement OF the lip.
All can vo let its cutting silence wind
Around that heart snd seattle il like whip.
pnspoken ards, Ike treasures in the mine,
Are Kaluelcss until we give them blrth;
L. se unbound gold, their hidden beauties shae.
Which God has made to bless AMI gid the earth.
Hog sal twauid be 10 see ! masters hand
strike glorious notes upon q vOieeless lute-
Bat oh, what pain whom. at Gods own command.
\ heart string thrills with kindness -hui is mute
Hhen hide IL not the music Of the soul,
Dear sympathy expressed with kindl, Noieo.
But let lt Ike a shining river roll
To deserts dry-to hearts that would rej"ce
oh let the sympathy OF kindly words
Soand for the poor, the irendless, sud the weak,
Aud ne VIII bless you. III who struck thesa ehoid-
VIZ strike another when n turn ou SOCK