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The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

New Orleans, Feb. l9.-Lying In
the Mississippi river, near this
city, IL . feet Of eight iron clads.
They are divided into two classes,
viz: three double-t0rreted moni.
torn and hve single-turreted ones.
The following are the names Of the
iron clsds- uble-turrsted; Chick
asaw, Winnsbago. and Kswsyden;
single turreted: Iris. Un'pqua,
Elijah, Yuma, and klamath. Each
doubls-turrstsd monitor cost the
Government $S00. 900, each single
turreted monitor cost $70o. 900; 10
tal cost, $500. 900. Mark how the
magnates ofthe nation enrich their
friends at the expense Of the peo-
pie. Last July there was . mock
sale Of those iron clads. They were
purchased by the Arm Of Donald
MacKay 4 Co., shipbuilders, Bos-
ton, Mass, for the sum Of 81. 900,
IN average price Of $s,e26 each.
MacKay 4 Co., ir turn sold them
to the firm Of Harrison 4 Co., 81.
Louis, No., which hrm II now en-
gagged IN dismantling three Of them,
reserving the remaining nvs 70 70
sell to the Government 10 case Of
an emergency.
The ablest experts with whom !
have conversed on the subject esei.
mate that the copper and brass
alone In each Iron clad. even ifsold
N old junk, II worth, at the lowest
calculation, $4,000. The following
item will help TO show the real val
Ne Of these iron clads. Harrison 4
Co., after dismantling one Of the
Iron clads Of her deck armof. tur.
rets, engines and appurtenances.
life boats, standing and running
gear, anchor sand chalns, furniture
&C., sold the hull, stripped Of ev.
erything, to w. q Coyle. . coal
merchant Of New Orleans, 6r the
sum Of $l2,55O. The department
claim that they are unseaworthy
and unit for service. This state.
ment may be true In regard 70 the
three doubls-turrsted monitors, bui
on the authority Of the commander
Of the naval station here, LIeusAn.
anti Com mauder d. @. Kells, Uni
ted States Navy, II 10 absolutely
false In regard 10 thu five single
turreted monitors. In the com.
mander's ofIiclal communication q
the Secretary Of the Navy, made
and forwarded In 1872, hs declared
that these Ave Iron clads were per-
fectly seaworthy, and could b.
made ready for sea within = period
Of four hours. In 1872, previous to
the election, the Government had
these Iron clSds repaired.
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

w''Ai.s''a c'"''Bs.s-' Bs:s' Ne" ''r1 In
During ths night session Messrs-
Poland and Butler were discussing
privately upon the floor which
measure, the Arkansss report o.
the Force bill, ought to take preee-
dencs, when General Butler said.
~ don't believe you have any de-
sire or intention 10 get your resolu-
ton upon Arkansas before the
House." TO that Judge Poland ~
plisd: "You have no right 70 say
that. What evidence have you ?"
General Butler-"None. perhaps /,
but I believe t."
Judge Poland-"I don't believe
that you believe what you say you
believe.
General Butler-sI don't believe
IT,"
Judge Poland-''I believe thai
you are . d-d liar"
General Butler my courage
Dir, has never been impeached.
am quite able 70 resent IN ACCUSE
tIon like that. You had bettel
b careful"
Judge Poland-"l don't think
have great courage, but l have
quite enough for this occasion. No
much u needed"
At this point the two men part
ed. and - Judge Poland turnes
around Mr.. Lamar, Of Mississippi
who stood At his elbow, remarkss
that he thought that Judge Polans
might have needed some assist
ance, and intImated that he Wal
ready 10 render Il. Mr.. Polant
thanked Mr.. Lamar very cordially
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

POLICIES OPINSuRANCh
can be obtained upon all classes
off Of property 70 in the Planters Of
W;ss;ss;nni. n and the Liverpool
M'sIIss'pRs sns Iondon and Globe Insurance
Companies, at the Office Of the
undersigned agent; my ample
ssc;Iities for RIVER lNSU-
RANCE are specially recon-
medded to shippers of cotton.
Risks taken upon dwellings.
out-houses, stores, stocks OF
merchandise, gin houses, cotton
in press and in store, barns,
stables, &C., either in city or
county, at rates IS low as can DO
afforded under q guarantee Of
CERTAIN INDEMNITY.
All losses adjusted and paid
here. ,
Also agent for tho "Old and
Reliable New York Life lnsur-
ance company:
Capital thirteen million.)
s. ". FERGUSON.
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

The Port Tobacco (Maryland)
Independent announces that Ed.
ward Spangler died at the resi-.
dence Of DR.. Samuel A. Mudd,
near Bryantowp, in Charles coun-
ty, Maryland, on Sunday night
last. Il will be remembered that
6pangler Was one Of the parties
arrested with Harold, Axterott.
Payne, O'Iaughlin, Arnold. DR..
Nudd, aud Mrs. Surratt, and tried
by military commission for the as-
sassination conspiracy which re-
suited In the murder Of President
Lincoln, In April, 1855. Booth,
the leader sf the conspiracy, was
killed In IN attempt to capture
him. Harold, Atserot, Payne,
ard Mrs. 6urratt were executed
in the yard Of the old penitentiary
building on the 7th day Of July,
lssS; DR.. Mudd, Arnold and o.
Laughlin were sentenced to the
Dry Tortugas for life, and Spang-
Ter 10 six years imprisonment and
hard labor at the same place. o.
Laughlln died at the Dry Tortuxas
during = yellow fever epidemic,
aud about the close Of President
Johnson's standardization, Mudd,
epanglsr aud Arnold were pardon
ed, the petition for the clemencv
Of the President being signed by
the oncers and men stationed at
the Dry Tortugas, . number Of
whom were attended by DR.. Mudd
and nurssd BY the other prisoners
mentioned through the fever. DR..
Nudd, on returning to Maryland,
took up bis residence on his farm,
whore he has continued TO reside.
Sam Arnold returned to Baltimore
asdid 6pAngler. Tho latter, about
two years since, took up his resi-.
dsnes with Doctor Mudd, betwceu
whom and epansler great friend.
ship existed.
6pangler was . native Of Penn.
sylvania, but learned hls trade Of
csrpsnter In Baltimore, where he
worked for many years under Mr..
james Clifford, : master builder.
Mr.. Clifford, on taking the position
Of stass carpenter at Ford's thea.
tsr, employed l1r. Hpssgier - al'
assistant. 6paagler was rather 4
stout-bullt man, and was about
Any.hve years old when hs died,
Il vas alleged that he took charge
u the horss Of Booth On the night
Of the assassination, but turned
the animal over to Peanut john
TO hold, and also that no had ar.
ranged with Booth 70 have . way
kept epsh In W. thsater for bin
y escape.
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

New York, Feb. l0.-Ths 1ribuns
tomorrow will publish . long let
ter nom Thurlow Weed IN w. v.
Smith, on National and political
topics. Ia regard 10 the revolution
established By the late elections,
he says that the great STUN bling.
block which has injured the Re.
publican party more than anything
else, aud which will destroy It un-
less Il y done away with, Il The
thlrd.term aspirations Of General
Grant and the tlmid attitude Of the
party leadsrs In relation to them.
He dlstlnctly charges Gen. Grant
with the rssponsIbIlity Of allowing
tho ds1bat Of the party rather than
dlsavow these aspirations. He be-
llsvss the resumption ofspccie pay.
msnb entirely practicable within
= reasonable time and without serl.
Gus injury to industries Of the coun.
try, and says It is not 30 much that
specie Is required for general use or
carcuIatlon - that the people
should b. assured that specie can
b obtained when Il II actually
needed. A general determination
to resume would 90 more than half
way towards IT. accomplishment.
The New York Exchange, he
thinks, b the hea West drag In the
way Of resumption. He favo.s
gradual contraction, though doubt.
fal Of its expediency In the present
coalition Of trade In the country |;
thinks the great need Of flhe day IL
statesmen Of purer hatscter, and
that too much Of the time Of Con.
gress has been consumed By the
Civil Rights bill In Its general
scope and purpose Of questionable
wisdom, ~ al has been done BY
Constitutional amendments and
Congregational enactments that 10
AeCessary t. place the freedmen up.
ON email ooua1ltv with o,,e racn
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

THREE CHILDREN DIE or COLI
WHILE PEDDLINa BASKETS.

Tho particulars Of sad case Of
death by freezing have been re.
ccived from the town Of Exeter,
New York, during tho intensely
cold weather Of last week. The
victims were threc boys named
Patrick, Martin, snd Michael O..
Brien, the first aged eight, the sec.
ond ten, and the third eleven years.
They were brothers, living with
their parents In Exeter. Tho faith
er and mother ere lazy and dissi.
psted people, and live on the fruits
Of tho labor Of their children, who
were seven In number. The four
oldest made baskets, aud the three
others just named travelled on foot
about the country selling them.
On Tuesday last the thermome-
ter In the town Of Exeter marked
twenty-five degrees below Zero.
Mr.. and Mrs. O'Bricn told their
three little children that they must
start out with . lot Of baskets.
Tho boys begged to be allowed to
wait until the weather moderated.
They were poorly clad and werc
barely able TO keep warm In tho
miserable house In which the fam
lily lived. The brutal parents for.
ced them with threats and beat.
ings, however, to 20 out with the
baskets. They started IN the d.
rectiou Of Westvillc, some miles
distant, over q bleak and dcsolatc
road, hilly, aud In some places
badly driftcd. Each boy had .
number Of baskets tied to him,
reaching above his head. when
last seen alive by any Of the fami-
", they were struggling up the
bill away from the house, two of
them weeping bitterly. They me-
yer reached Wcstville. Wedues.
day morning gentleman, while
driving from Westville over tho
Exeter road, saw the bodies Of
three children lying In the road.
Each had a number Of baskets tied
srouHd his body, and the largest
Of the three had his arms around
the neck Of the smallest. II need
ed but q glance to enable the gem
tleman to see that they were dead,
and had doubtless been frozen to
death. There were frozen traces
Of tears on the cheeks Of each one.
The bodies wcro taken to West
vile, where they were recognized
as those Of the three little basket
peddlcrs, who werc we'll known
throughout the section. They
were taken home, and when Il was
learned that tho little fellows had
been driven out In the cold to sell
their baskets, the popular iMdig.
nation was intense against their
parents. II there 10 any legal
punishment 1t will bc invoked
on tho unnatural father and mo.
thcr.
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

LUCKY FoRNEy! While ho was
enjoying tho festivities Of London
socicty ~ . centennial big gun,
the Morning Post published an
American lettcr with an account
Of the Pacific Mail subsidy, inclu.
ding that item Of $4,000; but
Forney's name was mis-spellsd In.
to "Mr. Torrey," and J. w. was
happy.
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

Writing from Lyons, France,
Colonel Forney says thst "Ths
working people Of A merica are the
happlest and best paid on earth.
They eat the white bread Of the
world" And what glorious chan
ces this country affords for $25, 900
side speculatlons.
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13
Some people imagine that Mark

Some people imagine that Mark
Twain 10 exceedingly smart. We
knew him when he was grinding
platitudes for the Virginia Enter.
prise, and he was q notoriously Ia
~ grinder. He would sit at his
editorial table for hours drumming
on . cracked guitar, while the COM
positors were waiting for copy, and
when reminded Of his duty by the
foreman, would say: "rhls work.
Ing between meals IL killing me I"
And he was the healthiest man In
the Territory.-lO Oakland Tribune.
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

"Then you won't lend Inc that
dime novel, eh 2" inquired one boy
Of another In the postofilce Salur-
day.
mo, I won't.n
"All right, then; next time our
chimney burns out you shant come
into the yard and whoop and hol.
Ter I"
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

A Montana editor bemoans the
calamities Of 1874 In the following
touching strain: "Flrst, that
Beecher business, then the grass
hoppsrs, then the Democratic VIC
torics, aud now an increased tax on
whisky. What 10 this poor coun-
try coming tos"
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

A very tall darksy entered the
rooms Of the Aid and Relief HOcle-
ty the other day and inquired
docs you give out pervisions
heah ?n
"Yes, we aid the poor here.n re-
piled the agent; "what do you
want most s's
wall, my heart ls cot on a
spring ohlcken,'' replied the dar-
key, "butifds chickens IL out III
take . can of istsrs and two pounds
Of butter. Isn't gwine to be cap
shus, cause W. hssd times.''
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

George Alfred Townsend says Of
Theodore Tllt0n "Let him com.
pose = beautiful epltaph, repsst -
to Mrs. Woodruff and q 6oW hun.
dred other sympathetic old maids
sod grass-wtdows, and then get I'M
The Greenville times., 1875-03-13

OLD Iren. Casslsptf,
Lead, Bras DansAl 4
Well Driving ed III
Job Work done 70 oedo.
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Our Moundsy Letter.
MorNp.v1LlE. Anil an. LIZ.

MoUSDsvrLLE, April 9th, 1876.
EliiorI IHisIIiesBeT.
This morning We are sufpiee,l to ~
the sBOW falling. No We are mol surplus
ell either. Tot what We have seen in tlle
weather line for the last ieu weeks has
IFepAted Us for almost anything.
LAST night We we're privileged to attend
. musical entertainment At the HcbOoI
Hall. II va given, AZ the programme
stated, uBlef the supervision Of Prof &.
CARY, assisted by the besI musical talent
81 Moundsville. Tie printed programme
was not carried out 10 the letter, bat NJ
doubt what vas substituted wa a good A.
the Programme pieces would have leen.
Prot. Clary il blind, but still he performs
we'll on both the violin and coEhci, and
many Of thOae Who assisted him last night
did spleBdidly. We will not specially
notice any one Performance above an.
other. Suffice To say all did veil. ~ the
frequent appliance from the audience
testified.
The Teacher Institute met Al Uur
school building this morning q ? O'eiUsk,
S. X. HaBen, President, va in the chaif'
and W. W. Morgan was elected Secretary.
Prayer Wa offered By Prod. ". II. MOI.
ton. A committee Was appointed IN pFe.
Iare programme for the afternoon.
Prof. Morton took up The time d the
forenoon in talk on drawing. His talk
consisted Of telling how 10 teach free
hand drawing to primary scholars.
First teach distance, secondly, diulaBce
and thirdly, direction. Drawing h ali
summed up in these three things. Teach
them thoroughly aud The SOFk il accom-
Plished. Al the eloSe Of bis talk rome
time Was spent in the discussion Of que.
Ties. Several were presented and die
eussesi, and proved very interest
ing. A selection wa read By Mis- z. A.
Taylor.
On motion ndjourned to meet at /
o'clock Pm.
AFTERNOON.
Ashori time was aJpnt in the discus-
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sion Of De queFy, SHOULD Il { teacher
have the eoBtrOlo q The Pupl q lsgard o
Uhai studies ShOhld = Punuel R.R
Neuman ave 81 plan q teaching Ariih.
me,ie. BE would use No book during lie
recitation. Prineiples beipre rRies. Has
sbSndOned the idea Of eommitting rules.
The question was further discussed BY
CFago, Bonar, Morton, Hanen. E. BOnar
talked fifteen minutes on the subject Of
Grammar. One great fault in teaching
grammar is that the text hook is used
before the pupils are old enough to CON-
prehend il. Grammar should b taught
long before the text book Is used. When
the ppph frst epiers The tchoolFpom This
teaching should begin. Analysis should
Be taught fFst, Tie Sibiecf VA further
discussed BY Morton, Ried, and others.
A short time WasspeRt 10 the discussion
Of queries! Mnch interest vas mani
Tested.
Singing.
Professor Morton continued his talk on
drawing. The coming teacher viii be
one Who will use the chalk freely-Eill be
master Of the cEayOR--a blackboard
artist, He drew Aome beautiful figures
on the blackboard 10 illustrate his method
Tie entire e1srcises d The day veH
TeEy interesting, aRd Al vent away very
ven satisfied ssg -.
We are under many ObligatioRs 70 ,PrpL
Morton Tor his kindDess IN fayOEi6g us
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1875-04-26
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The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1875-03-18
A Little Romance.

About two months ago Mrs. Lucille
thompson, handsome young widow,
arrived in San Francisco from Washing.
ton in search Of employment. Her hus
band was an officer in the army and had
fallen upon the. field of battle. She
brought with her letters of introduction
from prominent officials in the First.
Assistant Enthusiastically office
Her years were on the sunny side of
thirty. She was a prepossessing blonde,
and withale well-educated lady, with a
vivacious tongue in her head. She had
served as clerk in one of the depart
menss at Washington, but her health
failing she threw up her situation and
went to California, hoping to regain in
its salubrious climate her health and
strength. She applied in vain at the
mint and at the Postoffice in the city for
something to do.
A prominent official, whose voice had
once been heard in the halls of Congress,
interested himself in her behalf and en-.
deavored to secure some light occupa-
ton for her; failing in which and as q
last resort, the young widow started out
IS 9 book-canvasser. She solicited sub.
scribers with but Indifferent success. In
one OF the offices visited by her she met
an elderly bachelor named Watson. He
was millionaire and needed only a
wife to make him happy. He immedi-
ately made love to the forlorn book.
canvasser and within twenty.four hours
after they had met had popred the ques-
ton and was accepted. They we're mar
rled on the following day. and on the
trip OF the Ajax to Portland the newly.
welded and happy pair went home.
Another lady has undertaken to finish
the work begun by the happy BRIDE
Washington Chronicle.