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Henry James, yr.

New York Times: Every little is known
of Henry James, jr.'s, autecedents and per-
sonality. although his fame as o novelist is
widespread and continually growing, both
abroad and at home. Somebody well ac-
quainted with him and has family says that
he is the grandson OF William James, Of Al
bany, this State, Scotch-Irishman, who
came to this country penniless after reaching
his legal majority, and acquired great wealth.
The grand-patsrpal James was well connected
IN Europe, and had been fairly educated with
view of entering the Presbyterian ministry.
He preferred, it seems, a secular to clerical
career, and crossed the ocean with the hope
of making fortune. He began In albany at
the lowest rung of the ladder, taking posi-
ton as porter in a mercantile establishment
By energy, thrift and intelligence, he ad-
vanced rapidly, and in few years was
IN independent circumstances. Among
other enterprises, he took an
active part in furthering the salt
works at Syracuse, and so generally pros
pered that when he died ne left big estate
to be divided among eleven children. One
Of his sons was the late Rev. William James,
Presbyterian of the straitest orthodoxy and
many harmless idiosyncrasies. One of his
daughters became the wife, we think, of
President Seelye, OF Amherst; another the
wife of a son of Martin Van Buren,, and still
other daughters married New Englanders of
1iOIS VI less NUE. ddLlSsg lAI1CE Oi
the brilliant novelist, early eVlnced bias
toward literature, and cherished independent
views on all subjects. He embraced the doc
trlnes of Swedenborg, without joining the
Swedenborglan church, and went abroad,
spending years there, and forming friend
ship with number of scholars and thinkers,
Thomas Carlyle among the rest. He is the
author of AOrdlisnt and Christianity,
Christianity, the Logic Of Creation, the Sc
eret Of .SsOedenb0rg, and other works, dis
playing profound observation and original
thought. He married Miss Welsh, of New
York, woman of fine mind and sterling
character. Tney mad FIVE children, one daugh-
ter, Alice, who has much culture, and is we'll
known In Boston literary circles; William
James, ripe scholar, professor of physiolo-
gy at Harvard; Wilkinson James, who was a
gallant Union soidier, and wounded in Colo
mel Robert G. Shaw's regiment, at Fort
Wagner; third brother residing at Mil
yankee, Wilconsip, and the author of Daisy
Miller and R0derick Hudson, who was born
here, and is now thirty-six. The novelist
went as small boy to Germany with his pa
rents, and was partially educated in that
country, in his teens be returned to his ma
tive land with his father and neither; resided
at Newport, Rhode Island, for awhile; visited
Europe several times, and, on coming back,
went TO Cambridge, Massachusetts, where
the elder James, aged sixty eight, now lives.
He Is again In Europe-his present abode
being In london-5and likely to remain there
for years. He IS a bachelor, decided blonde,
inclined to stoutness, very precise in man
ners, quite self-appreciatiye, and one of the
most prolific and brilliant writers of his
time,
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DingIey,s Observatlons.

Ex-Governor Dingley, at the public reeep-
ton with which he was honored at Augusta,
Maine, last week, upon his return from Eu-
rope, endeavored to convince his neighbors
that an American needs to go abroad to APP
preciate how great triumph awaits his own
country In the future. Among other things
he said: 81 was walking in Oxford street,
London, and CHANGED to glance into win
dow of store where cotton goods were sold.
What did 1 see there? Sheetings labeled,
'Wamsutta mills, New Bedford, and An
droscogin mills, Lewiston If had had
time l should doubtless have found sheetings
from every cotton mill In Lewiston and Au-
burn. l stepped in to find out what Was
asked for both the English and American
sheetings on the counter. The salesman gave
the same price for each. / asked him which
were the better although the differ
ence was manifest). He looked at me mo-
ment and said: 4 suppose this (the Ameri-
can) is the better piece of goods. There's a
good deal of clay in the other | was trav.
cling on the train In Ireland, and, as usUal,
America was the subject of conversation. l
heard a maa say: The difficulty is, we have
been claying our goods too much, while these
Americans have been making good. clean
goods, and they have been sendiag them to
China and other markets, and are cutting Us
out These little things go to show that
America must be England's most formidable
competitor in the manufacture of cotton and
many other kinds of goods. Even in Biz
mingham l saw American locks In a window.
Everywhere heard illusions to our wonder
full progress.'
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The FAN River spinners' strike.

FALL RIVER, MASS. June 22.-But three
more days remain before the spinners' notice
expires, and as there seems to be no doubt
but that the strike will occur, many are ask
ing what course the manufacturers will pur-
sue. The manufacturers had determined on
a course of action if FIVE mills only were
struck against, but laid no plans to meet a
general strike. They are all unanimous,
however, that they must stand firm this time
and win, and a meeting will doubtless be
held during the next three days to decide
what shall be done. The desire is frequently
expressed, especially by storekeepers and
many stockholders, that the mills should try
and run regardless of the strike, believing
that with the large number of surplus help
in the city and quite a number of working
spinners who are opposed to the strike, the
mills could be run very easily. Some few
mills have considerable filing ahead and
could run some little time should this course
be decided on. Several other mills are also
making arrangements for new spinners, and
an agent has already been sent to Canada to
secure help,
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The Quinine MOnoDoIist from his Grave

New York EUenins Post: 'There Is q
rather serious complication in connection
with the will of Thomas a. Powers, the rich
quinine manufacturer of Philadelphia. He
gave literally to many churches. He built
the largest and finest church that any con-
gregation of the Reformed branch of the
Protestant Episcopalian denomination wor-
ships in, at the corner of Twenty-second and
Chestnut streets, In Philadelphia, and he
aided in building every other church build
ing or buying every other church which the
denomination owns. When he died many
of his great schemes of building up churches
had not been consummated, and the will
does not give explicit directions as to his
wishes In this respect. Therefore the church
at large finds itself indebted to the estate for
more than one hundred thousand dollars,
and burdened for the want of several hun
dred thousand dollars more confidently ex-
pected from the same source, and without
means to raise the money or to pay what it
owes the estate. On the other hand, the eI-
ecutors and trustees find themselves called
upon by law to collect this amount and to
hold it In trust for Mr.. Powers's grandchil-
dren, as directed by the will. The Phlladel-
phia church will enter suit on two contribu-
ton cards, each for five Thousand dollars,
dropped into the box by Mr.. Powers, neither
of which he ever paid. ~
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The next Presidential battle is not to be
fought on the Ohio idea, the New England
idea or the southern idea, but on the funda-
mental idea that there shall be free ballot,
that the people in exercising the right of suf-
frage shall not be controlled and oyerawed by
marshals, supervisors and Federal soldiers.
Free elections constitute the essence Of Amer
lean liberty. The currency question is of mi
nor Importance in comparison with IN issue
involving the very existence Of the govern
ment. To talk about what sort Of currency
we should have when the very existence of
cur republican institutions are impefilled, is
rs silly as TO discuss what sort O. furniture
should adorn the house, when the building is
on ire. The Democratic party will reconcile
ali It's conflicting views on questions OF mere
policy and 20 into the next contest demanding
that full and fair expression shall be given
to the ballot after it has been cast unawed by
hired minions. The untrammeIed right Of
the people to elect their own rulers was
wantonly Invaded in 1876. The machinery
under which this infamy was accomplished
is still in existence, ready to repeat its dirty
work, and the Democrats insist that it be de-
stroyed. The party which by its use sue
ceeded IN thwarting the popular will refuse
to surrender it. The contest between the
Democrats, the Republicans and their fraud
ulent President, during the called session OF
congress, has forced tins issue in the
approaching canvass Tor the Presidency.
The people will be called upon to settle 1t at
the polls. The southern people have no issue
of their own to push forward. They have
no candidate for either the Presidency Or the
Vice-Presdency. They ask for no pensions
TO their manned soldiers, or aid for the ceme-
teries of the Confederate dead. They do not
expect as many southern claims will be paid
under Democratic administration as would
be allowed, and have been allowed by the
Republican party when in power. But they
will join the national Democracy in demand
ing free elections an6 theremoval OF marshals
supervisors and Federal soldiers from the
polls, and z return to the modes and methods
by which all former elections were controlled
from the days of Washington until the ad'
vent OF Grants administration, when the
Radicals conceived the idea of perpetuRting
their power by just such infamies as made
hayes ktSlutut aAltA uU was OCASa-SSO DSiOAe
the people. In such a contest the south viii
show by her vote that she Is still solid, not in
support of war hatreds, but for a restoration Of
the government to the principles upon which
it was founded 1t ID vain for the Republican
party to pretend that it is alarmed by the
solidity Of the south, for when every State in
the south was represented by solid delega-
tons OF carpetbag Radicals. we heard no
complaint of solid south. 1t is the dread
of return Of this period Of raseaGty anC
rapine which will keep the south solid. There
Is no Democrat in this county who beheve
that his party could command the united sup
port of the southern whites in a norma
condition of our political affairs. Before
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sectional issues were raised, the south was
divided like the north. Kentucky, now cast
ing an overwhelming majority for the Demo-
cratic party, used to be equally as solid
against Democracy. Other southern States
voted against the Democratic party, but COM
forced the south to unite against its foes ard
in support of the Democratic party, the only
organization that sympathized with our
people and warred upon the Infamous out
RACES by which the south was robbed and
ruined The Republican party does not want
peace, as strife is essential to its existence.
So long as this party lives there will be no
peace, prosperity or fraternal feeling in this
country
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Prince eOutKO.

Prince Soutzo, one of the richest of the
WaIlachian Boyards and the founder of the
jockey club at Bucharest, has just died. Prince
foreign, not Roumanian, origin, his ancestors
being Bulgars. Visitors to the Getty OF
Pleasure" may have remarked his snowy
mansion, with its gilded railing, close to the
Grand boulevard of Bucharest, and the stat
wart negro, one of the sights of the tow,
who stood six feet six inches in his top
boots, and wore bright scarlet cloak, which
foated down to his heels. Albanian servants
in white fustanels and girdles, set off with a
perfect arsenal of small arms, are the rule
among the wealthy Roumanians.
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FROM the Chattanooga Times we learn
that the forger, James NJ. Hoge, through his
brother, Colonel L. F. Hoge, who is prom
iuent lawyer of Atlanta, arranged every
thing, so fax as money matters are concerned,
satisfactorily, and the agGrieved parties con-
sented to withdraw their charge, except as to
the criminality of his actions, which was to
have been decided before tribunal of JUS
tice. But in Difference to the feelings of his
brother, and respect for the gray hairs of his
aged father and mother, and to save the State
the expense Of a prosecution, Mr.. Hoge has
left Chattanooga. He has gone south.
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aammy and Marlin.

Why has nobody thought to draw par
allel between the career of Samuel ]. Iilden
and that o. Martin Van Buren,? Both were
New Workers.; both were remarkable for skill
in political wlre-pulling; neither had any
deep personal convictions, or Troublesome
principles of any kind. Both were governors
of New York. Van Buren, was once the sue
cessful candidate of the Democratic party for
the Presidency. once the unsuccessful candi-
date, and once the victim of nominating
convention. TIlden has been once almost
successful, and promises to be slaughtered in
nominating convention precisely as Van Bu-
ren was, though he has the same pre- eminent
claims on the nomination that Van Buren,
had
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Hard on the Czar.

The car of all the Russias was naturally
disturbed in his mind, the other night, on
finding between the sheets, in his own bed
copies of the revolutionary journal, Zensba
LpObOdd. Instant search for the person who
had put the papers in that place was begun
and, while they were looking, somebody
stuck revolutionary handbill on the inside
of the door of the emperor's own cabinet
This incident reminds one OF the question OF
the American nihilist, when he was asked
who could post handbills in st, Petersburg
while the soldiers were On guard. 'Can you
Think he said, ''of any body who could dc
it, except the soldiers themselves"
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The Mexican TrsubIe.

CITY OF MEXICo, June III is reported
that General Negrete has sent in message
of submission and asked the clemency of the
government.
The merchants of Vera Cruz, considering
the recent law for the suppression of contra
band trade to be injurious to their interests,
recently met at the exchange and resolved to
suspend transactions with the customhouse
and dispatch no goods into the Interior. The
government Immediately ordered the removal
of the customhouse to the City of Mexico,
whereupon the merchants abandoned their
attitude of resistance and resumed business.
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ResuI. OF a difference.

Chicago Tribune: "Hlll, the man who
killed Simmons, the seducer of his wife, and
has now been found guilty of murder in the
first degree, was only postal-elerk, and did
not belong to one of the first families. Hence
Georgia justice has frowned On him with
great severity. He has been sentenced to the
penitentiary for life, which was all that was
done to Cox, who assassipated Aston In the
most cold-blooded manner for no reason
whatever Cox had social influence in his
favor; Hill had none. One belongs to a
good family the other did NOS. It makes all
the difference IN the world in Georgia wheth-
er the murderer is descended from slave
holding father not "
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lifelessness; but for the performance of the
organic functions there is no muscular rigidi-
ty, the limbs, when raised, fall as if ifeless,
and, if placed in certain attitudes, are not
retained fixed as in catslepsy. At present
the patient remains in the state described,
giving no signs of special disturbance result
ing from her heart disease. For the particu-
lars of this case we are indebted to DR.. B.
Rygate, house physician"
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C.arn Louise In E,oD0or

The Whitehall Reoieso says: "Mademoi-
selle Clara Louise Kellogg has come rpecially
from America to appear at Her Majesty s in
AidG. 1t is seven years since her last pro-
fessioual visit to London, where she made
her debut in 1867. So far as the freshness OF
her voice goes it might have been only YES
terday, ana she has all the 5hic that made hey
attractive in former years. The opera in
which she has scored such distinct success
will be magnifcently mounted. Pauini will
he the tenor"
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Preparing the Girls for Life.

The representative lady writer's Of the
country seem bent with one accord on bring
ing their daughters into professional life
Jennie June's daughter made her debut with
Joe Jefferson as "Mecnie' two years ago
Grace Greenwood is giving her daughter the
advantages of a musical education abroad,
with the intent of making a concert singer
of her. Lucy Hooper will dedicate her
daughter, who has appeared great many
times in parlor theatricals, to the stage, and
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe is contemplating the
same for her eldest daughter, Miss Maude.
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Iowa CrOn RennrtE-

DUBUQUE, June 2l.-Ihe Herald Will
publish on Sunday morning crop reports
from most Of the counties in the State, which
indicate that the small grain will yield largely
more than in any previous year. The corn
crop is in splendid condition, and will weld
abundantly should there be no unforeseen
drawbacks. Farmers are jubilant over the
prospects of large crops and good times,
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ApoI.fieaI Quartette-

Baltimore Gazette: General Ewing
John Sherman, Blaine and Don Cameron are
all bound together in one beautiful family
tie. John Sherman's brother, William Te-
cumseh, married Thomas Ewing's SISTER.
and Donald Cameron married daughter Of
Judge Sherman, brother of John sand Te-
cump. Mr.. Blalne's mother was Gillespie
and the .Gillespies are related to the Ewings.
ton to walk off with all the offices in the
country, ordinary people will be compelled
to take back seats"
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DENIS KEARNEY says that Uncle Sans
promise 10 pay is good enough for him, land
a great deal better than the promise Of the
thIeving cormorants who are bleeding the
country under the sanction and assistance Of
that infamous scoundrel, John Sherman, Sec
rotary of the treasury" Denis is the great
leader of the National party.
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A Russian Expedition against Ch;nese
Raiders.

In announces that in consequence OF a raid
in the Kuldja territory by Chinese soldiers,
who are ravagIng the country with FIRE and
sword, large expedition will be dispatched
against thsm. As the raiders are likely 10
receive the support of the Chinese govern
ment war may superVene.
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The enthusiasm with which Talmage is re-
ceived abroad suggests his name for the
Presidency. So says the Chicago Tribune,
between two of its paroxysms of abusing and
curslue the south
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LATER.

The Lehr and Weir Verien, which has
been holding picnic outside the city to-day,
made no effort on their return to release the
prisoners. 1t seems that the picnic was given
by a Bohemian Sunday-school, and that a
numerous gang of drunken roughs had all
along given considerable trouble, until finally
those in charge of matters sent for the
sharpshooters as protection. They arrived
about three o'clock, and shortly after that
time the trouble began, as above related.
The lieutenant tonight denies that he gave
the order to fire, but says that after he had
cleared the grounds by bayonet charge
there was such rain of stones and bricks
that his men began desultory fire without
orders. The members Of the company all
refuse to talk Seventeen are retained, the
others having been released. The arrival of
the police to conduct them to the station
probably sav5d them from the personal vio-
lence which was threatened by the surround
ing excited mob, numbering two thousand.
The following Is believed 70 be complete
list of the casualties: Valentine Clark, Sc
verely wounded by blows on the head; D. 81.
Wilkie, three inch bayonet wound in the
left temple; John Donahue, left side of jaw
bone shat; cred and shot through the body
below the left nipple and said to have died;
Henry Wins, body and neck; Albert Jenck-
ins, right shoulder; little boy, name I'M
known; Daniel Mccarthy, cut with bayonet.
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The Swiss Tariff.

LONDON, June pa dispatch from &C.
neva reports that the Swiss chambers have
authorized the government to impose higher
duties on tobacco and alcohol.
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A BLOODY PICNIC.

The Bohemian SharpshOOters, " Cal
liant" Military Company Of Chicago,
Rush upon Crowd OF Unarmed
Citizens with Fixed BayORets
and Sabers, and AfterWard
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VOLUNTARY
Testimony.
CE1trGct from the Baltimore III FioGn,"
December 81, 1881

December q, 1851
"The PuIvermacher Electric Belt Is recon-
mended to general use for the following rea-
sons: First, for its wonderful properties for
the cure OF diseases OF the kidneys, stomach,
liver and blood; secondly, for its extreme
simplicity, and the fact OF its being applied
outside, precludes all possibility OF any in
Jury being done to the patient, as an external
remedy is universally acknowledged to be
safe. Another advantage is the facility with
which the progress OF the disease and cure
can be watched, and if the Belt be not quite
in the right place, it can be very easily read
!usted so as to cover the parts affected. The
Pulvermacher Electric Belt, and its perfec-
ton, has been hailed with delight, not only
by the sufferers who have regained health,
enjoyment, and new lease OF life through
its benencent qualities, but by the medical
profession, who very frequently prescribe its
use 10 their patients"
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a Powder House Blown Up.
SCRANTON, Pa, June 21.-TbV Mosley
powder company's glass house, near Jermin,
exploded last night killing the Waterman
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FIRED A voLLEY INTO THE CROWD.

They Immediately reloaded, and again
fred, each sharpshooter picking out his man.
It is stated that three or four volleys were
fred in all. the weapons used were muzzle-
loading Springfield muskets, the cartridges
being composed of nine buckshot each. As
soon as the affair became known, two squads
of police repaired to the scene, and arrested
the whole company. They formed in march
ing order, under the American flag, and pro-
ceeded to the West Madison street station,
where they are now incarcerated, charged
with murder, and guarded by heavy de-
tachment of police. The names of those ar
rested are as follows (the captain of the COM
pany not having been present during the af-
fray): First-Lieutenant Frank Ludweic,
thirty-three years old; Second Lieutenant
Charles Raus, twenty-n1ne years old; John
G. Cadweck, twenty-five years old; John
Raichart, seventeen years old; Frank Ne
mick, thirty-two years old; Frank Kopery,
nineteen years old; James Nachman, eighteen
years old; John Haughke, twenty-three
years old; Frank Yanski, twenty years old;
John Neska, eighteen years old; Joseph
Herek, nineteen years old; Martin Cesal,
twenty three years old; James Chum, nine
teen Yeas old; Frank Forst, twenty-three
years old; John Dalzal, twenty-five years old;
Mike Homalki, twenty-five years old; Au-
gust Fedek, eighteen years old; Frank
Schmidt, twenty-nine years old; James Mar
tin, twenty-five years old. 1t is rumored
that an attempt will be made by the Lehr
and Weir Verein to rescue the prisoner.