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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30
Lincoln,s Homely Phrases.

Noah Brooks in Midsummer Holiday Scribner
In his letter declining an invitation to at
tend the Illinois Republican convention,
in 1863 Lincoln made use of two or three
striking figures. Reviewing the military
events of the past year, which had been ia
vorable to the cause of the Union he said:
"The father of waters again goes invoked
to the sea-" And, referring to the fact that
Southern Unionists and ex-slaves had done
something to help on the good work, he said:
"On the spot, their part of the history is
dotted down in black and white" There
was something in the phrase 'dotted down in
black and white" which nightly ticlled
the popular fancy. At the time, however,
criticism was provoked by this odd figure
employed by the president: "Nor must
Uncle Sans web-feet be forgotten. At all
the watery margins they have been present
not only on the deep sea, the broad bay, the
rapid river, but also up the narrow, muddy
bayous, and wherever the ground was little
damp, they have been and made their
tracks" Lincoln was amused by the dis
cussion in the newspapers to which the use
of the phrase "Uncle Sans web-feet" gave
rise He explained that the remarkable
feats performed by the gun-boats, in making
their way through sloughs and bayous,
heretofore considered unnavigable, remind
ed him ofthe stealthy passage 70 a Waterfowl.
| The pleasantly concerning fght-draught
| steamers going where "the ground is a little
damp"is familiar to everybody.
| 1t will be long time before our people
will forget Lincoln's homely smile of .elder
sauirts charged with rose-water, as applied
TO the conservative programme for prosecut-
ing the war. This was used in letter ad-
dressed to Cuthbert Bullitt of New Orleans
in which letter he also said that the conser-
vatives were like complaining passengers on
a ship" The mutineers must go untouched
lest one of these sacred passengers should
receive an accidental wound" His imagi-
nation was powerfully stimulated by any
reference to the history of the Republic. His
address at Gettysburg, now one of the great
historical speeches of the world, suggests
rather than expresses, crowd of images
To Lincoln's mind. apparently, American
history was filled with noble and pathetic
figures In some of the loftier flights of hi:
eloquence may be found traces of strong
poetic fancy-an imagination freddy low
of country, and inspired by the contempla
ton of the stirring events that have marked
its history No more striking example o
this can be found anywhere than in tn
memorable words which closed his first in
augural address:
1.-THE mystic chords of memory, stretchin.
from every battlefield and patriot grave t
every living heart and sshearthstone, all owe
this broad land, will yet swell the chorus Q
the Uniou when again touched, as surely the
will be, by the better angels of our ma
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inquired Mr.. Barrett Of the postmaster; 10
which the latter replied: "Ohl that's an old
matter that has nothing whatever to do with
this case.'
Eyes; but why should he have made that
Remark now? What is the necessity to re-
member about any check? How does he
know what want of you?" were the inquir-
les with which the postmaster was piled.
A "Now, must tell YOU" confined Mr.. Bar
rett, ''that very much fear that you are in
for the payment of $50 that were mailed in
registered letter from this Office.
"Ohl it couldn't have been lost here, for
put the letter in an official envelope and lock-
ed it up in my desk, and -"
'Your brother-in-law has key to that
desk?" inquired Mr. Barrett interrupting the
speaker. tf stis s'ls
Yes, believe he has, acknowledged the
postmaster.
.And now 1 tell you he is thief" contin-
ued the special agent.
"Mr. Barrett, he is my brother-in-law," in
terposed the postmaster.
YES; / know he is, and I'm sorry for you
and I'm sorry for his sister. Now, do you
know anything about him? Do you know
where he came from when he came to your"
were questions put in rapid succession by the
interviewer.
The postmaster only knew that his broth
er-in-law came to his house from South Caro-
lima; that he had worked in New Jersey and
was subsequently in Philadelphia, and from
there went South.
"Yes," explained Mr.. Barrett, s.he did go
to South Carolina from Philadelphia. His stay
in Philadelphia was exceedingly brief. He had
robbed his employer in Gloucester, where he
had been working, of 1919 in cash; he then
hired a livery team and went to Philadelphia,
and left the team at stable, and the owners
| got it back again week afterward only by
| advertising for it. Then the officers of the
law got on his trail and followed him to
| South Carolina, where an old uncle sold his
little farm, all the property he owned, to
raise the money to refund it to his nephew
employer and keep the rascal out of prison.
| Then he came up here to live with you.
| The day that letter was mailed at this office
| you left it about 5 o'clock in the afternoon,
and after supper went to your lodge, and
did not see the inside of the Office again I'M
til the next day."
After delivering a lecture to the country
official on his neglect of duty in failing to put
the letter on the cars the day it was mailed
at his Office, instead of leaving it there over
night for the dishonest relative to rob at his
leisure, Special Agent Barrett loft him, the
postmaster promising to call on Mr.. Barrett
| yesterday.
.Instead of waiting until Friday" said
| Mr.. Barrett, che called on me yesterday
and planked down the $50; and, although
he is Presbyterian elder, he actually said
damn me- Yes, sir, he said, damn me, if
| get hold of that rascally brother-in-law o.
mine I'll shoot him." He found out that
the thief had bought sewing-machine in
this city with $50 of the stolen money, and
told him where he had bought it.
$50 you see the date and hour of mailing
letter forms an important item in tracing
it up, if any information is wanted concern
| ing it."
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30
TRAVELLING ROCKS.
A Wonderful Phenomenon That is to Be
Seen in Nova Scotia.


Lord Dunraven in the Nineteenth Century.1
A strange scene, for example, which came
within my observation last year. completely
puzzled me at the time and has done so ever
since. 1 was in Nova Scotia in the fall
when one day my Indian told me that in a
lake close by all the rocks were moving out
of the water-a circumstance which l
thought not a little strange. However, /
went to look at the unheard-of spectacle, and
sure enough there were the rocks apparently
all moving out of the water on dry land
The lake is of consider able extent but shall
low and full of great masses of rock. Many
of these masses appear to have travelled right
out of the lake and are now high and dry,
some Is yards above the margin of the wa
ter. They have ploughed deep and regular
ly defined channels for themselves. You
may see them of all sizes, from blocks of, say,
roughly speaking, six or eight feet in dame
ter, down to stones which a man could lift.
Moreover you find them in various stages of
progress, some 100 yards or more from
shore and apparently just beginning to move;
others halfway to their destination, and
others again, as l have said, high and dry
above the water. In all cases there is a dis
tinct groove or furrow which the rock has
clearly ploughed for itself. / noticed one
particularly good specimen, an enormous
block which lay some yards above high-wa-
ter mark The earth and stones were heap
ed up in front of it to a height of three or
four feet. There was a deep furrow, the ex-
act breadth of the block, leading down di-
rectly from it into the lake, and extending
till it was hidden from my sight by the
depth of the water. Loose stones and peb-
bles were piled upon each side of this groove
in regular, clearly defined line. / thought
at first that from some cause or other the small
er stones pebbles and sand had been dragg-
ed down from above, and consequently had
piled themselves up in front of all the large
rocks too heavy to be removed, and had left
a vacant space or furfow behind the rocks.
But if that had been the case the drift of
moving material would of course have join
ed together again in the space of a few yards
behind the fixed rocks. On the contrary
these grooves or burrows remained the same
width throughout their entire length and
have, think, undoubtedly been caused by
the rock forcing its way up through the loose
shingles and stones which compose the bed
of the lake. What power has set these rocks
in motion it is difficult to decide. The
action of ice is the only thing that might ex-
plain it; but how ice could exert itself in that
of it, it does not manifest that tendency in
every lake in every part of the world, do
not pretend to comprehend.
My attention having been once directed to
this, noticed it in various other lakes I'm
fortunately my Indian only mentioned it to
me day or two before l left the woods.
had not time, therefore, to make any inves-
tigation into the subject. .1sl
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30
Western Emigration.

Emigration to the West so far this season
has been unprecedently large. The Land
Office statistics show as high as ], 200 entries
of public lands in six days. equivalent to the
taking up of 10000 acres. The entries
were made mostly under the homestead law
and the timber culture act Under the lat
ter settler has to plant not less than 2,700
trees on each acre, and at the time of making
final proof there must be growing at least
675 living trees on each acre. By this pro-
cess Dakota, which was nearly all waste land,
is being rapidly improved and settled.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30

s PARENTS can not be too careful in guarding
the health of their babies. Only . good and
reliable medicine should be given to them.
DR.. Bulls Baby Syrup is known not to con-
tain anything Injurious.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30

1t is in the nature of men and things that
education. no less than religion, must be per-
sonally experienced to be of largest benefit.
Sunday Afternoon.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30

5 The wife of Mr.. Jacob SCHUYLER, Of South
Australia, lately gave birth to five children
and this is said to be not very good year
for children in that country either.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30
FONDEST, FAIREST.
ANNA ]. sADLIER.


If thou frownest, tondest, fairest,
Am / not sad?
If thou smilest, fondest, fairest,
Am i not glad? -
If thou weepest, fondest, fatrest,
Thou kfllest joy. *
If rejoicing, fondest, fairest,
Bliss hath NO alloy.
If thou lowest, fondest, fairest,
Above earth / soar.
If thou latest, fondest, fairest,
Still must adore.
When thou'rt kind, o fondest, fairest,
1t is bliss divine.
If thou latest, fondest, fairest,
Still I'm thine, ali thine.
For, whate'er thy fancy,
Still am thy slave,
Nor can aught unbind me,
Save 1t be the grave.
Home Journal
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30

Manner is one of the greatest engines of
influence ever given to man.-Sunday. After
noon
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1879-07-30
RADwAx's K1A11D1EG


49, ~
Btf0ng 1e90noDy fro9 Hen. George
Starr - 60 the R0We1 Of BadWsy's
10o4y Relief In . Cuoe Of
Bc1At1c Rheumot1Dm.
No. VAN NExs-PI.AcE. New York.
DIR. RADwAY: With me your Keller has worn
ed wonders For the last three years hay,
sometimes extending from the lumbar region.
to my ankles, and, at times, In both iowel
During the time have been aficted I have
tried almost all the remedies recommended by
wise men and fools, hoping to ind relief, but
all proved to be failures.
have tried various kinds Of baths, manipu-
lations, outward applications of iniments, too
numerous 10 men ton, and prescriptions Of the
most eminent physicians, all OF which failed
Last September, at the urgent request OF q
friend (who had been afnicted as myselfl. was
induced to try your remedy. was then suffer-
ing fearfully with one of my old turns. To my
surprise and delight the frst application gave
me ease, after bathing and rubbing the parts
anecteo, leaving the limb In warm glow,
created by the Relief. In a short time the pain
pass entirely away. although have slight Pc
riodical attacks approaching a change OF
weather. know now how to cure myself and
feel quite master ofthe situation. RAILWAYS
READY RELIEF is my friend. never trav-
Ell without a bottle in my valise.
Yours truly GEO. STARR.
Rh0umAflm. K0mFRl9ia D3nh,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02
JULIUS LANsBuRGH, the popular Carpet fur
CITY NOTES.

The only Turko-Russisn and sulphur bath
house in the city, 903 E street northwest.
A new dramatic organization, to be known
as the Fechter Association, has been formed
The Washington National Monument So
ciety will re.assemble to-day after IL vacation
Of three months.
The best Vienna bread In tho city can be
obtained only at +. Freund's 702 Ninth street
northwest; also confectionery.
Major Morgan will to-day issue an order
restoring to day duty exclusively the mounted
men who have been performing patrol duty at
night
The last piece of tho pipe used in boring
the artesian well at the Riggs House was taken
up yesterday. Another well will be begun to-.
day few feet from the old bore, little nearer
the hotel.
The clerk of tho court yesterday received
a postal card from Widow Oliver In New
York, making the following request: please
let me know by return mail when my case is
to come up"
Tho arguments In the Mutual Insurance
case Oh tho motion to quash the alternative
writ of nlandamus were concluded in the
Court in general term yesterday, and the case
was submitted.
The Academy of the Sacred Heart Of Mary
Claims that their property, the west half of
d,
and therefore exempt from taxation, aud call
tho attention Of the Commissioners to that
fact
During the dense fog yesterday morning
the ferry boats City Of Washington and City
of Alexandria colided near the Arsenal aud
some of the timbers on the City of Washing.
ton wero crushed In. The damage is not
serious.
Some children playing with matches set
fire to partition in Mary Brooks house, No.
1877 Nineteenth street, about noon yesterday
An alarm was turned IN from box 81 TO which
the fire department responded aud quickly
extinguished the flames.
Yesterday evening Mr.. Seymour had coca
sion to call on Mr.. L, Droop. living on Twelfth
street. between G. aud II, where he was ut
tackled by large dog and was badly bitter
about tho face. 1t was with great dihiculty
that sister Of Mr., Droop compelled the dog t
release his hold on Mr.. Seymour's face.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02
operatIons of the nea,t ONCE.

The following is Health.O Officer Tpwnslend's
report of the operations of his Office for tho
week ending Septembor27, 1879; Nuisances re.
ported, 6GG; abatcd, 65l referred. 90; re.
lorred 70 Commissioners, - official notices Is
sued a citizens complaints, 80 deaths from
all causes reported, 50 cases Of death in
vestigatod by coroner 4 burials at public cx-
pense, 10; Investigations tor local cause of dis
case, 3 tons Of garbage removed, 23i; dead
animals removed l07. Marine products iu-
spccted-5,436 bushels ofoysters, 3,2-3 punches
Of fish, li,000 tailors, 60 drums, 0,574 crabs,
455 porgies, $3.50 trout, sturgeon and
100 sunish. Marine products condomned-lO2
bushels of oysters, 207l crabs and AZ bunchos
of fish. UnwhOcsOme food conference.-the
pounds beef 3 pounds lamb, II pounds veal,
g pounds mutton 1856 pounds pork 10 pounds
venison, salt tongues, 723 dozen cucum.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02
THE FIRE hoard.
Regular Business Transacted--T The Dismissed
Eircmen.

Fircmen.
The Fire Commissioners met last evening
present. Messrs. Collins, Reed Bacon and
Hume. The following applications for posi-
tions in the department were read and filed {:
John II. Fleet Joseph b. Grinder, John P.
Groves, Daniel McDevitt, Walter E. Colby,
Robert II. Lamb and Ralph Orr. Tie report
of the Chief Engineer for the month of August
was submitted and approved. The number of
fires reported were seven, the loss being 81, 300
and the insurance 81. 100. The report men,
tions the manner in which the visiting fire CHI
ginCers were entertained during their couven-
tiOn held here last month, and returns thanks
to all who were instrumental in making their
visit pleasant one A letter from Health
Office Townshcud calling attention to de-
fcctive drainage of the yard in the rear of No.
engine-house, on Virginia avenue, was referred
to the District Commissioners, with the in-
dorscment stating that the yard was not used
by tho Fire Department, but by the District
generally Any cost for necessary repairs
should not be charged to the Fire Departmcn mt
fund.
A request from the agent of the HYDRO
Pneumatic Fire Extinguisher Company, to he
allowed to give test of the qualities of his
patent, was referred to the Chief Engineer for
action.
The superintendent of the fire alarm tele.
graph submitted a statement, showing that tho
trees on Montgomery street. in GEORGETOWN,
inter fcred with the proper workings of tho
wires, and requesting that authority be
granted to erect new telegraph poles forty five
feet high.
The following communication was read,
signed by William Beynon, Thomas OBrieu
and James Murray, three Of the members of
Truck Company "B" recently dismissed for
tampcring with Mr.. Hume's lunch
The undersigned respectfully ask reconsldera
ton of their cases and your action dispacing them
as members Of the Fire Department We do not
wish at present TO enter into any question Of rcgu-
larity or LEGALITY in your action but submit that we
have been faithful members Of the Department
and have done no intentional wrong If any, to
justify your action, We ask you to consider these
matters, and act htyorably on our request. This
We do without waving any Of our rights.
This communication was laid on the table.
President Collins stated that he had also re-
ceived another communication from the same
source, asking for a copy of the charges against
them, nut, as ii was addressed TO the board in
II disrcspectfu manner, he would not present
it or have ii recorded in the minutes If it
had been addressed in tho same manner as the
other, he would have favored granting the re.
quest. After discussion of some points to be
inserted in the annual report, the board ad-
iOurncd
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02

Mr.. f. G. Smith, of New York, mauufac.
turor of tho celebrated Bradbury Pianos and
Organs, since the dissolution of the firm Of
Sanders and Stayman, ofwhich he was special
partner, has established branch warerooms in
this city at No. 1103 Pennsylvania avenue, in
charge of Mr.. w. =. Van Wicklc, resident
manager Mr.. Van w. has had an extensive
experience in the business for years with Mr..
Smith, in his factory. The warerooms in this
city are filled with these celebrated pianos and
organs, and the attention of the public is in.
vited to test their superiority, There is also
on hand az present large stock of second
hand instruments. which will be sold at low
rates. A piano can be bought from $50 and
upwards, or an organ for $50 and upwards.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02

The trustees Of the Peabody Educational
Fund begun their annual meeting at the Fifth
Avenue Hotel to-day, and are in secret session.
Among those present are Hon. Robert C..
Winthrop, of Massachusetts, chairman Chief.
Justice Waite, Secretary of State Evarts, Hon.
Hamilton Fish, George Peabody Russell, of
Massachusetts; Hon. A. Ii. II. Stuart, of Vir-
ginia George W. Riggs, esq, Of Washington (;
Surgeon General Barnes, U. s. A.; Bishop
Whipple, of Minnesota; Hon. Henry r. jack
son, of Georgia and Theodore Lyman of Mass
nchusetts.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02


The opening lecture of the term was de-
livered at the college hall, 9l5 F street. last
evening by James Lowndes, esq, the new in
structor of the senior class, in the presence of
q large and interested auditory. The speaker
was presented by Rev. p. f. Hcaly. s. j., the
president of the University, in few fclicitous
remarks, and announced his subject to be
Definitions of Law" He stated that of
Blackstone, which meets the student at the
outset and gave all the criticisms which had
been passed upon it, especially by Austin, the
celebrated English critic, and in turn the
structures upon Austin's definition by Sir
Henry Maine and his school of historical ju-
rsts. His conclusion was that, although the
subject is vast and difficult of definition, it is
better that the student should know all that
has been said upon it than to accept any one
dictum as infallible. The address, which was
analytical and scholarly, but very clear, was
well received, and many students entered the
class,
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02

The clerk of the court has issued the follow
ing marriage licenses Twonby Ware aud
Carry Wilson; w. r. Bushby and Mary A
Crews; A. I. Harvey, of this city. and An.
gelo Foley, of Savannah, Ga c. G. Fulton aud
Mrs. Caroline X. Driscoll, both of Baltimore
Md; James p. Sherry, of San Francisco, Cal,
and Annie NJ. Cotter, of this city; f. ID.
Hobbs and Ellen Abbott X. II. Norton and
Mary A. Butler; Isaac Birch aud Minnie NJ.
Graves; John Page, of Clark County, Va
aud Hester Hunter, of Gordonsvllc, Va; Rev
Joseph Robinson aud Mary Thornton.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02

bcrs, $50 cabbages, 90 cymlings, 200 egg-plsnts,
20 pecks tomatoes, 81 pecks string beans, %
quarts lima beans, 0 punches beets, 2 pecks
potatoes, 10 dozen squashes, 745 canteloupes,
sos .watermelons, "a pecks peaches, "a pecks
Animals impounded, 90; redeemed, 80 /;
killed, "a in pound, IL. Report Of physicians
to tho poor-194 patients, Of which SO were
white and 1875 colored; number Of visits, 1853 ;
office consultations, II. There were 80 orders
for food issued to sick poor persons, which
nmnnnind 10 S3Q
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02
THE NATIONAL FAIR BULLETIN.

A Daily Pepper 20 be Published at Ivy City.
Tho following was approved by the National
Fair Association last evening;
OFFICE OF THE NATIONAL FAIR ASSOCIATION
WASHINGTON, October !, 1879.
MT. Byron Somes, of Washington has boon mp.
pointed by the board OF directors TO publish for the
National Fair Association the only newspaper to
pc circulated upon the grounds, except all regn.
larry established publications which may DO of.
tered for sale. The National Fair Daily Bulletin, to
DC Issued every morning will be the official organ
OF the Association. ". NJ CALF, Prest.
H. II. BLACKBURN, Corresponding Secretary.
All persons arc warned against making con-
claiming to be circulated upon the grounds,
and those who have made snch contracts are
advised to annul them, rs no other parties will
be able to carry out any such agreement
BYRON SoMEs.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02

Justice Macarthur yesterday dismissed the
bill of divorce brought by Elizabeth Mcllor
against her husband Louis Mellor, on the
ground that there was no proof of desertion
except the deposition Of the oniplainant, who
is not competent witness Tho bill was filed
June Z, 1879, and set forth that the parties
were married in Philadelphia, Pa, December
!, 1867, and lived together until July 5, 1872
when she charges that the husband wilfuly
deserted her, aud subsequently she removed
to this city.
National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1879-10-02
Handsome Diamond King,
stones, white, ct carats, $95. Jacobs Bros,
1929 PENNSYLVANIA avenue
Indicted by the Grand Jury.

The Grand Jury have found indictments
against the following parties: Charles L. vii.
liams, petit larceny, second ofcnse Thomas
Turner, petit larceny, second offensc; Philip
Moore, assault with intent to kill Henry
Jones, burglary and larceny Thomas Brooks,
burglary and larceny; West S. Jones, alias
West s. johnson, false pretences. two indict-
Ipcnts.