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Who tue Mysterious Woman is.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
WASHINGTON, D. c., March 14.--The
mysterious woman whom the Sergeant.
alarms of the House had in close custo.
dy at Williard's Hotel turns out to be
Mrs. Gen. Roddy, Of New York.
She was examined by the House commit.
tee on naval affairs last Saturday evening.
The subject of her testimony was the
sale of ventilating apparatus to
the Navy Department by her
husband. While she did not directly i'm.
plicate any officer Of the Navy Depart.
ment in corrupt practices, she admitted
that she had been informed by
General Roddy that a certain
charge on his acct unit book covered pay.
ment to officers of the navy department.
She also asserted that the title of a
house belonging to her husband was in
the name of an officer of the
navy. Further than this she seems to
have given the committee no important
information. except to say that she had
understood that a naval officer was a
stakeholder in the company owning the
patent veutilating apparatus above re-
lerred to.
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ing in Europe engaged to latter

ing in Europe-Belknap engaged to latter
report from Paris--Mrs. Marsh
French ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS from
Belknap that Mrs. Bowers should part
company-.-hell, fury. woma6 scorned, &c.
chance for revenge atlast--applied prod
to her husband--made him appear before
the committee. She found his statement
on Monday afternoon too weak to bring
down the Secretary and his proud wife,
and she MRS. Marsh) told Clymer the
bottom facts of the efforts to make her
husband a perjurer, and enabled him
(Clymer) to question intelligently the
next day. So there, you have the true
inwardness of this case. Now dom state
this theory Of the visit of the yelled wo-
man to Mr.. Clymer on Monday night as a
fact, but only my belief Of it,
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22

The Audubon Journal brings out the
the name Of Hon. S. G. Comstock of
Moorhead, as the next candidate of the
party for Senator from the 4lst Senate
rial District.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22
A Mysterious Female Under Arrest
Wizards.

"A Mysterious Female Under Arrest at
Wizards.
Washington Special (;1arch ls) Chicago Tri-
buGe
There is lady at Wiilard's Hotel in
the close custody Of the Sergeant-at-
Arms, not pcrmitte ted to leave her room
She has ben there for some days. 1t is
said that upon her testimony depends the
fate and good name of a person in high
authority. No person in private life is
permitted to see her, nor are any private
messages delivered to her, yet the chair
man Of the House naval committee has
undisturbed access to her room, and
seems to know what he is about. There
is woman in the Secor claim, one in the
French arms affair, one in almost all the
historical rascalities here, and it seems
there is one now in which the Naval Com.
mittee has so much interest as to closely
guard her door. There is, it seems, too,
a woman in the safe burglary business.
This has not been published or publicly
suspected until DOW. The Sergeant-at.
Arms is on her track, and expects to
have her here in three days. For pru-
Dental reasons her name cannot now be
given. The woman is said to be the
missing link that will convict the profess
sional burglars who did the miserable job
with the mysterious persons who, sitting
in darkened room, with pebbles in their
mouths to disguise their voices, conduct
ed the original negotiations with Mike
Hayes. The Judiciary Committee to-
night commenced the first secret investi-
cation of this subject, and expect in a
few days to arrive at the missing link.
Those who ought to know most about the
mysterious affair insist that the evidence
is forthcoming which will fully explain
it. Three witnesses of Importance are to
be summoned, two lawyers and the wo-
man mentioned. The witnesses who have
already been examined in the old invest.
CATION and in the courts are to be re-
called.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22

Gen. Geo. Lewis Cook declines the
Democratic nomination for Governor of
Rhode Island. -" g
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22

When can . lamp be said to be in bad
temper! When it is put out.
The Grange advance. [volume] (Red Wing, Minn.) 1873-1877, 1876-03-22
Death of Gen. j. ID. Webster.

Gen. J. D. Webster, collector of inter-
nal revenue, died on the morning of the
18th inst, at the Palmer House, Chicago,
OF pneumonia. His illness was of but one
weeks duration and almost painless, but
undoubtedly its fatal result may he traced
to the mental wear and tear he had been
subjected to for the last six months.
Gen. Webster was born at Hampton,
N. H., Aug. IS, 1911. In 1885 he became
member Of the United States corps of
civil engineers, by appointment of General
Cass' and in 1888 was appointed to the en-
gincer corps, in which he. was emplo. ed
for many years at coast and harbor sur.
veys of the great lakes. In 1854 he re-
signed and took up his residence at
Chicago. On the breaking out Of the
war in 1861 he was appointed pavmas.
ter, but was soon made chief of engineers
at Cairo and superintendent the works
there. In 1862 ne was commissioned
Colonel Of the First Illinois light artillery
and participated in the battles Of Bel.
mont, Forts Henry and Donaldson, and
Shiloh, gaining great distinction by his
services in the latter. At this
time he was chief of staff
oAO CulSt VI cuglueeTS uuueF yen. UranC.
Subsequently he was Sherman's chief of
staff, and when finally mustered out
ranked as Brigadier General and had
been breveted Major General Of volun-
teers.
Socially he was a pleasant gentleman.
In public life, and he occupied all his life
some portion Of trust, and in all business
relations. he was strictly honest.
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A North Carolina negro thought he
could out.run locomotive the other day
on the Air Line road, and when he picked
himself up, after being thrown twenty
feet and landing on his head, he said ::
eyer dent ketch dis yer chile doin' dat
agin. LISA rig ht smart wonder l didn't
tear desc britches clean off.
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>, Wy AoA oeoA 81 - SA'
dleton. The story that he told to-day
will no doubt
TERMINATE HIS PUBLIC POLITICAL CAREER.
In and out of Congress here there is
but one opinion as to the conduct of Gen.
tleman George. Belknap is not impeach-
ed, but the candidacy of George H. Pen
dleton for the Presidency is ended.
The sentiment tonight is strongly adj
verse to him. His conduct under the
most favorable view was that of a very
sharp claim agent, even though it was
not directly dishonest. Admitting Pen
dleton's questionable conduct, however,
most men hold that committee of Con.
gress have no special interest in
OUTSIDE MATTERS OF THIS SORT.
Pendleton is not an official of the gov
eminent, nor guilty of malfeasance which
can bring him under the authority of
Congress-. The Pendleton interlude was
arranged solely in the interest of the Re-
publican party, which desires to break
the force Of the Belknap disgrace by as
sociating men of the other party in simi-
lar evil doings. The Democrats are not
mourning Pendleton' mishap. He had
some Presidential pretensions which are
now wholly broken, and there are not
many tearing their hair at the result.
The general comment here is that it has
been fortnight of candidate smashing,
and that Pendleton has plenty of com.
pany in Morton, Blaine, Conkling, and
Hendricks. -..
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-23

his disapproval quite strongly enough to
show them there had been some mistake
Charley produced the note, and the doe
tor saw through the mystery at once-Mrs.
| Thomas's lunacy and all. That stupid
| Barnes had changed the notes. The widow
| Thomas had been advised to stop gadding
| about Of evenings and Mrs. Carter had con
sdered herself permitted to let him haye'
her daughter! However angry he might
be. the doctor saw that it was too late TO
interfere.
We'll. young man, you have chosen your
way and you must iwalk in it. She's her
mother over again, they say-you had BET
ter marry her as soon as possible or she'll
jilt you as her mother did men
The widoy Carter looked at him with
something lie fash in her eyes.
How can you say that, when you know
1t was you who deserted me?' she SAID.
'Didn't you write me letter within
month OF the day that was to have been
9ar weadng Ssa aaEe sdqKa ln sp9bfs,efp
auoLner" demanded the doctor.
Never! never wrote you such letter.
said the widow. Charley began to see that
explanation was coming, at which u third
party would be de trop, and took his de-
parture. II he did, then, have faint pre-
sentiment of what might happen as result
of that explanation, at some future day,
he was not AZ all prepared for what did
occur, that very night.
When he and Rose moved away from be-
fore the minister who had made them hus-
band and wife. his father aud Mrs. Carter
stood up before him, and the ceremony
was repeated tor their ,benefit. They had
decided, in that brief space OF time, that
that was the best reparation possible for
hn fsfa E. Of Il ~ 4 f.ff
And 1t proved so agreeable an arrange
ment that DR.. Hurburt is often heard to
say that. though he always prospered in
his practice, he never made so great sue
cess as when he wrote "A prescription for
Rose Carter.
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-23
Reunion.

Where shall We meet who parted long agos
The frosty stars were twinklng in the SKY.
The moOrland lay before US white with snow.
The north wind smote our faces rushing by.
Where shall we meets ON such 4 moorland
lone.
In crowded city street, or country lane:
On sandy beach-wak, while the sea makes
mosn+
In quiet chsmberf Shall we meet again
on ans spot Of Old familiar ground,
our childish hsunts! or IN far-of land:
All me what IL on earth no spot BE- found.
For longing eyes 10 meet, and clasplng hand:
What then!-If angry fate reunion bars,
A better meeting waits beyond the stars.
when shsll we meet who parted in the night: (:
Al some calm dAwning or in noontide heat !:
To-day. tomorrow: or will YEAR take light
Before our yesrning hearts find welcome
sweet
When shall We meet. While summer roses lie
Beside our path. and rustic overhead:
Or later, when leadcn winter sky
Looks coldly on the empty garden-bed!
While youthful faith and hopefulDess are ours (:
Or only when our hair is growing gray:
All me we may have done with earthly hours
Before It comes 70 US. tnai happy day
What then?-Iet life'- lone path BE- humbly
irod.
And where or when we meet. we leave to
God.
All The Year Round
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-23
pOttrp.
How Little We Know.


How little we know Of the hearts OF those
Who journey along by our side;
OF the sorrows covered and griefs untold,
That in their lives abide
OF pain that is hidden by smiles and mirth
OF the anguish wearing the heart
While the mask is on, and the play keptup
With credit to each part.
How little we know ofthe sad regrets
For joys that win come, never more;
Ofthe disappointments bitter and keen
Met in the days OF yore.
Yet they're buried only from others eyes,
The sufferer endures them still
And wrestles with grief, and darkness and fesrs
STRIVING TO know Gods will.
How little we know of the buried hopes
OF the gayest of all the throng.-
OF the stifed sigh and the tear repressed;
oiwsiting for the wrong
To be set Alright or to be made clear;
That the future may bring To their view
A resting-plsce in the pathway of lite.
With those who still are true.
How little we know that some careless word
We may utter in though.less jest,
Will waken memories. bitter and sad
And canse some heart unrest.
The world may sec m gay or the world seem sad
To Us while VIC tarry below;
II real lives were shown, we should know the
truth
OF How little we know"
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-23
The Election Goes to the House.

NJ, son said pious father out on South
Ill, 10 his hopeful son, you did not saw
any wood for the kitchen stove yesterday
a, | told you to, you left the back gate
open and let the COW get out, you cut of
eighteen leet from the clothes line to make
a lasso, you stoned Mr.. Robinson's pet
dog and lamed it, you put a hard-shell
turtle In the hired girls bed, YOU tied a
strange dog to Mrs Jacobsen's door bell,
aud painted red and green stripes on the
legs of old Mrs. Polaby's white pony, and
hung your sisters hustle out in the front
window. What am to do. what can do
to you for such conduct?' Are all the
counties heard from?' asked the candidate.
The father replied sternly. No trifling, sir
no, have yet several reports to receive
from other neighbors::' Then replied the
boy, you will not be justified iu proceed.
ing to extreme measures until the official
count Is in Shortly atterward the election
was thrown into the house, and before
half the votes were canyassed it was evil
dent. from the peculiar intonation OF the
applause, that the boy was badly beaten
Il BurliDgtoa Hawkeye.
Ellsworth American., 1876-11-23

THE STORY OF A MELoN.-An agricult
urai adu irer OF Edwin Booth, 10 San
Francisco. lately brought an enormous
watermelon to the stage door as present
to him, and was admitted. He stood at
the upper wing wsiting for Booth to come
of when ne recollected that he had left
his horse united. He laid down the mel
on and rushed out. In the meantime the
melon. which was the size of a young bar
rel, rolled 10 the center of the stage. and
then took a straight line down to where
Booth and Mccullough were in very earn
est colluquy as Iago and Othello. 1t much
astnnished Iago by blow on the legs,
and being kicked, rolled to the side of the
the stage and fell off. The orchestra
made it prisoner, and at the close of the
the act discussed 1t.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1876-05-25
a WONDERFUL CAT.

A few evenings ince Alvy Moody wss
paying visit 10 bis dulcinea. She had
snuggied hin into the parlor, and the dark
ness On. y served 10 conceal her hlushes
while Any told bis story or love. 7 be nut
tered ~ords reached the parents ear, And
coming Suddenly into the room be demand
ed, 10 know Of Mary who it was she had
with Der. ''It's the cat, sir" VAS the
nunb..ng reply, Drive il ont Of here,
Numbered raser familias Scat scream
ed Mary. and then sotio voce, tAivy.
meaor > little Alvy set up wosul yow!.
..Confound il, bring light and scare The
thing out" This was 100 much. and poor
Alvy made leap for the window, carrying
glass atid frame with him. Thunder. whsi
> cat. exclaimed the parent, contemplating
the ruin after the light was brought; Il
never saw nyihiDg like il, and confound u,
IL tail j. made 81 broadclOth,a - be viewed
Scattering remnant hasgisg froO the vis-
dow.
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ton became general that the unknown, or
known, parts Of the earth should
be thoroughly investigated.
When this grand movement began the map
of africa, with The exception Of the north
western projection, Was almost blank from
the Medlter anean to the Cape Of Good Hope.
about L., 900, 900 were almost entirely un-
had been lraversed. New Guinea was almost
a terra incognita, and the population of Bor-
neo abou, this period, estimated at 5000 in
1870, showed 1929
Within the last twenty-five years the fol-
lowing results have been obtained: In Asia,
the opening up of the whole Of China and
Japan; the acquisition by Russia Of nearly
the whole Toorkistan; extensive explorations
into Northern Siberia, Southern Arabia,
Persia, AfghGnistan, Beloochlstan. India,
Burmah, Siam. and Cambodin. In Africa
we have the discovery Of the great lakes, as
well as the reservoirs Of the Nile; the explo-
ration OF Abyssinia and Ashantee; the ex-
tensive journeys and researches Of Barth,
Overweg. Richardson, RoLlfs, Schweinfurth,
Miami Nachllgal, DR.. Chaillu, Burton,
Baines, blyden, Candy, Gussfeldt, DR..
Livingstone. Lieutenant Cameron, and 9TH
ers In 1850 the area Of cultivated land in
Egypt was 100000; in 1874, 100000.
In Australia we have had the journeys Of
Sturt. Warburton, and Forster; the survey
Of large portions OF New Guinea; explora-
tions in Formosa, and the establishment Of
governments by the English in New Zealand
and the Feejee Islands. The explorations
of the ariic have penetrated to within sight
of the eighty third parallel Of north latitude,
including the discovery Of the longsought
northwestern passage, and ofits utility.
Finally, we have our own explorations Of
the great western region between the Mis-
sissippi and the Pacific by Fremont Emory,
Simpson. Marcy, strausbury, Sitgreaves,
Gunnlson, Deckwith, Whlpple, Williamson
Park, Warren, Ives, Reynolds, Macomb,
Mullen. Wheeler and other gallant and
efficient military officers and scientific civil
! iaEs.
To these geographical labors must also
| be added extensive researches Of geologl-
| cal character, the observation aud study O.
oceanic currents. and their cause, meteor.
/ illogical observations, measurements Of
mountains, surveys of coasts, and investi
cations into the cause of the glacial epoch
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THE COIL SHELL.

In an interesting paper by Ernest lnger-
son relating his Investigations in the Rocky
Mountains, MADDEN the summer OF 1874
while accompanying one Of DR.. F. '. Hay
dens surveying parties, we find the follow
ing remarks:
Our return journey from San Juan com
try was made from its very sources along
the source Of the Rio Grande 1t led US
through Antelope Park, on the eastern side
of VIII Gu lies ST. Mary's Lake, beautiful
little sheet Of crystal water studded with
islands and held among precipltous cliffs
tia, afford il no visible outlet. 1t seems to
be merely great rocky basin, holding the
melted SHOWS Of surrounding heights. lis
surface is about 5000 above the sea. There
exls ed IL countless numbers in this lake a
large SPECIES Of coil shell which was non
| descr ii, and which ! have since named
| Hetisoma glera!a Each Of the hundreds OF
individuals seen possessed in o more or less
marked degree twisted appearance, re-
| sullng from change in the plane OF revo-
| luton IL old age, which is the most striking
| specific character. This sudden change in
the directne>s cf the growth causes the car
| ina Of The third whorl TO rise into a sharp
| shoulder on tue right side, while on the
opposite side the third whorl sinks under
meath the overfowing outer whori 4 sim
liar change often occurs IN the fourth Whorl
giving a braided look 10 the shell. How this
SPECIES came almost alone to inhablt this
secluded LAKE is problem, complicated BY
the tact that probably there is not another
large Ptanoro4s within fifty miles. That thu
wild fowls abundant Oh the lake. brough
the egg. clinging to their feet may be a
plausible expiration; but where did they
bring them from, and when The bottom
Of TIL lake is, for the most part, rough con
glomerate rock, and is in many places tllet
with tangled water plants, which may par
italy account for the PECULIARLY Of tn
species The shells of this genus appea
to be especially subject 10 distortion unde
abnormal conditions.
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6I6BS.

There was no doaht about Il. joan Wea-e
was perfectly wrstched iaa; night. re had
ouarrs.led with Jennie bell anu ne WASH I
gong 10 make il up The fac. was she gave
herself TOO many airs, and ne dian mean to
s.aaa II au7 longer He didn't care :. she
vas pretty. that was no reason WHY sac
should lei haifs dozen fellows a. time aAns
aoou; the snor or stroll N one a. IN and
leaning 90 their elbows. chatter anl snsrA
and smile over me counter. cadets ana On :
GERS too vi: youns fellows. who cry DID
- fer their own idle amusement. and wo4ld
% more dream. q marrying her than they
would o. inviting her 10 the ball that was
coming e Iext 1oath To be sure. ne was
only common cavalry soldier. tu; then he
nd been IL the service a coed many years
now, had n excellent character and coed
trade Is his escs. and. moreover. MS father
nad died nos soas since, and there was the
cottage al ready fer Jennie 10 walk into,
and they might settle down =: once il shed
only be sensible Jennie acted - shopvo-
man for her sister, Mrs Evans very
poor little shep il Vas, very small and badly
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triumph to the cottage and stuffed him with
gooseberries till he couldn't move, and with
black currants till his mouth was as black
as crow Then he carried him inside and
stood him en- the table, and set down before
him.
Glow old are you, Blbbs!'
He thought i, better to begin the CONVEX
sation with . question.
Five and half. Is that your sword up
there?
Yes. Who gave you those bronze shoes,
Bibhs.''
Now he knew Jennie had given them to
him, but he SO wanted to hear her name.
.'Auntie. She's going away soon,'' he
added. ..let me look at your sword now
where she going tor he asked in con-
sterna.ion.
"Devonshire. Do let me try on your
sword"
why is she going?'' he asked. with q
sick feeling at his heart
She's i'll, think; and she's always cry
ing now: one day she was crying over her
silver thing you gave her anu kissing it like
anything.
The ..silver thing" was a little heart of
about the size Of shilling, which he had
bought at Charlton Fair last October, and
timidly requested her to accept.
John Weare jumped up and showed BIZ bs
MS sword, and carried him no his back all
/ ever the place, and entreated him to have
more black currant in his delight. But
Bihbs declined.
Aunt lennies going to bring me some
from Ethan tonight, he said.
!. So Jennie was going to Ethan. was shel
/ Iob Eihhc h {
way4resented him with white wooliy iamt
that moved on wheels and squeaked, and q
monkey that went up stick on being gen
,ly pushed.
Crying over her silver thing" said John
Weare. IN 60 and hang about the Ethan
read till see her and beg her pardon
And he went, and Jennie met him, ano
poMed, and declared she hadn't oncs
though, Of him and then broke down ano
cried. And John begged her pardon, anc
declared he had been heartless brute; anc
then Jennie contradicted him and said i
was all her fault and told him how Mrs
Dunlap, the coionel's wife. had one da,
walked IN and told her, in the klndes, posi-
Ole manner, that she was spelling her sis
ters business, for the ladies' who had beer
ieteresled in her welfare kept away because
OF Jennie nlrting propenslties, which nliet
up the shop with idle officers, who were al
ways in the way, and how she had been s.
ashamed and wretc.ed, and so cut up 8
the desertlon Of John Weare. that she bat
determined to go back to Devonshire.
But you won't now" he said, as the.
leaned over the stile leading TO the Elttai
fields.
You'll get ready at once, ann Veil b
) married as soon as possible, before the frul
in the garden is spoilty'
|, took q long time to talk her into
about .hree>Guarters of an hour, but the
she was very happy at heart, and chattere
; like young magpie, and told John ho'
: she had snnbbed Captain Niece, and ha
thrown all his flowers out Of the window.
! And it really was all through that dea
e Bibbs that you waylaid me tonight: ST
/ asked
! Certainly
+ Why, but for him | might never la,
0 seen you again,
{ Perhaps not
.'l'll give Biobs regular hug when g
G home. she thought And she did, and II
day before she was married che bought hi
D a rocking horse. which he delights III
: this day.