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There is of course no day on which the
national bird vents so loud scream as on
the Fourth. or on whicllhs dimensions are so
expansive or his plumage so brilliant. On
the anniversary just past he was all over the
country rampant but it was at Henry {.
Bow5ns country home, where on former oc-
casions that gentleman and his paper have
been 50 well advertised as to make Barnums
hair turn gray with envy, that the eagle
took its highest flight. Among Mr.. Bowen's
clientele was Bishop Gilbert Haven, whose
speech, though kindly snuifed out at the
time by the heavenly powers through the
medium of "A thunderstorm, has been given
TO an undeserving public through the press.
At this time when the usurpatiOns Of Con
gress and the hardly concealed purposes of
its Southern members haveut least raised the
shadow of doubt of the pcrpetuity of the
Federal Union when the seed of the unwis-
dom of one party and the inherited contempt
for human rights Of the other have raised the
whirlwind of discomfort and anarchy in the
South when the very fundamental princi-
pies Of financial honor have 10 he fought for
MS if they were novelties in finance, and we
are on the eve Of becoming II nation of repu-
diators al this time, We say. it becomes
even a Fourth Of July orator to be- modest in
his uitcranccs; to recall the memory Of the
earlier heroic days; To enforce wise and
1. Il. l,..s l.,
nation Lns suffered in these later times.
Least Of all should additional territorial NJ
grandizcment he the dream of any sensible
man for until the country eau better take
care of itself it should be contcnted with its
present boundaries Not so, however, thinks
Bishop Haven. Regardless Of the threatening
pOrtcnts of the times, he sees in his minds
eye an ultimate America that ms much sur
passes Joseph Cpuk's vision rs the present
nation does the Pilgrim colony, two centuries
and a half ago; AN America that embraces
in one nationality the United States, Canada
and Mexico. As England and Scotland,
after centuries of most bloody wOuing, nc
crptcd fate, says Bishop Haven, g 50 should
Canada and the United States of America.
Thanks be 10 God, the wnoing has moi here
been bloody. The stronger seeks the weak
er mate in honest cnurlship sweet, if pas
sionate' And much more to the same effect
For the first chief masiStncy of the new
nation hr proposes Louise and Lprne and
in his prophetic vision be- sees them in occu-
pancy OF the White House, receiving mater
nal visits from Queen Victoria.
And all this absurd stuff and much more
from clergyman who has attained the
highest rank in his denomination and a leader
is religious and secular thought Think of
c,llpw youth like Lomc in the chair of
Washington of this country, now grooming
and Travelling under lis own burdens, annex
ing blood -stained, rotrogrcssive, thoroughly
alien country like Mexico, or a debt burden
ed, ignorant pricst-riddcn one like Canada
The fact is, that Bishop Haven, like 50 many
scores Of his associates in the great anti
si4er, ,ru.l g. has lot his vocation in these
rpins tju,- OF peace. and is but blind
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HenrhIicanism IN Michican.

The honor of the genesis of the Republican
party is contended for by almost as many
cities as was that of the birth of 1.-THE blind
old bard of Scio's rocky isle" The latest
claimant is jackson, Michigan, where the
Detroit Post saws the State Republican Con
vention was held July C, 1854, being the first
convention of the party in any State, the
Worcester Convention not being held until
some two weeks later. The new party swept
the election in the State that year. and has
continuously remained in power ever since
For quarter of century the Republican
column in Michigan has never lowered its ban
ner so much as hands breadth, as the Detroit
Post exutingly remarks. andhas never known
defeat The same paper gives some interest
ing statistics relating 10 the material pros
pcrity of the State under Republican admin
istration. In 1854, when the Republican
party was formed, the State was poor,
feeble, thinly populated and in debt. The
population has risen from half million then
to one million and six hundred thousand
now. In organized counties it has risen
from thirty-eight to seventy-six; and where
it had but five cities whose total popu-
ulation was only 5000; it now has thirty
eight During this period the acreage OF
taxable land has increased four fold, the
capital invested in manufactures ten-fold and
the value of manufactured products twelve
fold. The capital invested in mining has
increased from -. 741, $50 to So, s9S, $50,
and the value of mineral products from less
than one million TO more than twelve mil
lions In 1854 Michigan was almost entirely
destitute of State institutions. 1t had few
and its harbOrs, courts and public
buildings were sadly inadequate to the
demand Its University had less than three
score pupils, while il now numbers fourteen
Now no State is better supplied
with public institutions, and all this-the
numerous asylums. reform schools, graded
and hish schools in the cities and populous
towns. and free schools everywhere its new
capitol, its very light debt. its great and
growing prosperity shows with what sue
cess the Republicans have held the helm
without an hours interruption for quarter
Of a century.
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PERSONAL.

Hon. Elihu b. Washburne and family, Of
Illinois, eX-United Stated minister To France,
are at the Portland House, Sheldon, taking
the water of Missisquoi spring
The Boston papers describe brilliant
wedding at Hyde Park, Mass, last Thurs
day evening the contracting parties being
Mr. Arthur b. Stockbridge, young musi-
clan of Hyde Park late the viOloncellist OF
the Blaisdell quartette, and Miss Amelia L,
Aberg, second soprano of the LADIES Swed-
ish Quartette of Boston. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. B. p. Davis, pastor of
the church, assisted by Rev. DIR. Stock
bridge. of Providence II. !. f. 5. Iiatha-
way presided at the organ, and played the
Swedish wedding march on the entrance OF
company. The couple will sail for
Sweden on the steamer Marathon on Satur-
day, to he absent about one year.
DIR. d. Il. st John Roosa, profcsso: of
diseases of the eye and ear in the Medical
College, was married To Mrs Sarah f, Howe
in New York, Tuesday.
Hon f. r. Jcwctt of Buffalo, n. Y, for
mcrly editor Of the Montpelier Journal, has
Just concluded his forty first annual visit 10
Montpelier.
John Foster Kirk, the well-known his
torian and editor of Lippincotfs- Magazine,
was married last week in Stratford, Conn,
Ia Miss Ellen Olnry "A ladV of some literary
reputation.
Isaiah Fuller of Saratoga has been ap-
pointed agent and warden Of Clinton prison
vice Henry Scripture resigned The Troy
Times saws. II is not stated whether Mr.
Scripture resigned ON compulslon like Wellcs
OF the Auburn prison, nor why Democratic
politician without experience in prison man
agcment has been appointed 10 succeed him
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THE DARIEN CANAL.


CONCESSION OF THE IsTHMUs To DE LESsEPs-
OPERATIONS To BE PTsHED.
New York, June G-The Herald, Paris
despatch states that NJ DE Lesseps has Just
signed treaty giving him a concession of
the isthmus granted by the United States of
Columbia. Matters are now to he pushed
with the greatest activity In a long con-
versation DeLesseps repudiated all interven-
tion on the part of the government Were
such thing intended, he said that he fully
recognized the truth of the statement that
the United States was entitled To the exer-
else of large and important influence in the
management Of the canal. He declared the
enterprise had no character of special ma
lonality, but Is private speculation,
though universal in its utility Paris is
silently accepted as the centre Of operations
merely because the French laws are severe
and offer greater security to shareholders On
account OF the greater control over tie
administrators of the funds DeLesseps
remarked during the interview that he
proposes to offer Gen. Grant the position of
honorary president of the company LeSOir
announces that Dc Lesseps will not start for
America till the end of the year
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leader of the blind. Then, the only duty OF
the hour was to give hard blows-to admin
lister apostolic knocks; now, we have IN
trcate questions. demanding the learning,
the candor, the skill of stateman. Then,
single mighty issue absorbed the thought
and energy of the nation; now, we have
hardly less important but vastly more com
pick problems. the solution of which tie
mands not the iconoclastic zeal OF the re-
former but the thoughtful, laborious,
undaunted activity of the scholar. Natural
" ill-adaptcd to these newer duties the
rough work of the old-time reformers has al
together untitled the survivors for them
Not to them must we look for leadership IN
the trials and the responsibilities of the hour.
How MANY idols have we seen dethroned IN
the last dccade-from the dead Sumner,
whose reputation is growing less and less
with the Years and who will he very incon-
spicuuus figure in the ultimate history OF the
times, down to the living Phillips, who was
some time since found ont 10 be but per
petual, irresponsible, Enthusiastically tongue
-ro.r Fl l,rtttyta nihH Among these belongs
Rishup Haven
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NOTES AND NOTES.

An exchange is mortified because IA day or
two before the final adjournment OF the
House of Representatives one OF the oiilclal
reporters received a note from member.
reading: pleas announce my pare with the
member from Road Island if present
would vote l." Well what of it: 1t is a
man of very limited ability who can spell a
word only one way.
The Chicago Times which usually sup
ports the Democratic party, turns upon It's
managers and speaks Of them as the ''orgail-
lied appetite
The Honorable Bilks," otherwise known
as the plug hat brigade, is the title of the
new party. for the most part made up oil
Democrats of the baser sort, which DENNIS
Kearncy has succeeded in organizing IN CAN
fornia Judge Terry. who killed Senator
Frederick in "A duel, is one of the bright par
,icular Bilks and a candidate for office. They
take their principal queue from hatred to the
Chinese.
The Hendricks boom in Indiana has en-
countcred Tilden outbreak. The Layer
Standard, the leading Democratic paper II
Southern Indiana, has declared for Tilden
Hendricks, alas though not 50 poor rs
Vermont millionaire according Ia the tax
books has no har'l.
Mayor Harrison of Chicago talks OF resign
ing because of the intolcrant importantly OF
Democratic bummcrs for places If he does
he will be us great Il curiosity as dodo o.
an ornithorhyncus. Few Democratic Office
holders die and none resign. as L. jefferson
very Justly remarked.
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LONDON, July 9.-Lord Salisbury, in Il
sn,rch ri banquet given Ia the conservative
members of parliament for the city Of Lon
don. said the stipulations Of the Berlin
treaty had been carried out and the frontier
Of India secured by the Afghan war Posi-
tons in the Mediterranean he said must be
held 10y the Turks for the sake OF the peace
of Europe. The British government had
done what it could for Turkey and the peace
of the world England, he said. must always
he prepared for war, owing to the armamcnts
maintained by other nations.
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TWENTY thousand people attended the
celebration of the Fourth in Springfield,
Mass The parade OF the military, trades,
and fire department was three miles long.
Governor Talbot Senator Dawes, Congress
man Robinson, and others were present
The Grafton was delivered 10y Ex-Governor
Chamberlain OF South Carolina, ON "Ameri-
can Nationality The R,pH5licm did not
want him, pr,icrring and urging that JEFF
Davis or some other unrcpenlant rebel should
he selected MS orator and it docs not like his
address but We fancy tlui the vast majority
of Massachusetts people will endorse scnii-
mcnis like this Peace, said the orator, lis
our aim AMI prayer, but the peace We seek
is the peace of the Declaration Of lndepcn-
drncc the peace OF freedom, the peace of
iusiiCr the peace ot free and honest ballot,
peace under equal laws, for all men, for
black "a well rs white at the North and at
the South We dare not seek or accept peace
upon any other terms. The voice of Jciicr
son and his great cumpccrs bids us today
proclaim and defend the inalicnallc rights of
every page Of our history. every chapter Of
our experience, urges AS 10 bc faithful I" the
cardinal doctrines OF our great declaration.
\ half million OF graves, filled with the
flowers of this generation, have taught us
the rrtrihulious of injustice. lnthr sharpcsl
agony of our great rebellion Abraham Lin
coin wrote these solemn words ''Il God wills
that the war shall continue until all the wealth
piled up by the bunhsmnns two hundred and
fifty years of unrcquitcd toll, shall bc sunk,
and until every drop of blood drawn with
the lash shall he paid with another drawn
with the sword, as was said three thousand
years ago 50 still it must he said. The
judgments Of the Lord arc true and righteous
altogether Standing here to-day, amids,
the wealth, the culture, and the Astounding
population of New England, moved, AS |
trust we all are, by the memories, the in
spirations and the hopes which this day
brings 10 MS. ! echo those words of the great
emancipator."
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GEN. SHERMAN was promptly interviewed
ON his arrival in Montreal. In answer TO a
question rs to his Presidential chances he
said: "Oh. am not the man; they mean
my brother, John Sherman. do not want
to be President. You can give the most en-
phatic kind of a denial to that, with very
big u if YOU like. am not tired OF my
life. and do not want them to worry me to
DEATH as they did Tyler, Harrison Lincoln.
and others. There is not doubt that these
Presidents were killed tortured to death by
care and anxiety. Now, there is Hayes, the
present President. look upon him as one
of the best men we ever had. consider
him a thoroughly representative American
'Do you think he will be again a candi-
date? ?" asked the reporter
mo; he is committed to an opposite
policy. He will retire from the chair with
as much grace and dignity as any President
who preceded him, and with warm place
in the affections of the American people. So
far as Tildcn is concerned, it would have been
personally a bad thing for him to have been
elected or proclaimed President of the United
States. He is an old, WORKOUT politician
and it is a good thing for himself and every
one else that Mr.. Hayes was elected. John
Sherman may he President, but they Will
hardly worry his life out. He is strong
willed man, who has been engaged in war
fare with focmcn worthy of his steel, and is
accustomed TO craftsmanship and matters OF
political economy. lie is entirely different
from me except in one thing; that is the
power of concentrating his energies upon one
given point and being oblivious TO all else.
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News by Telegraph.
SOUTHERN NEWS.
a wISDFALL FOR JEFF DAVIS.

NlNDFALL FOR JEFF DAVIS.
New ORLEANS. July ST is learned that
the late Mrs. Sarah Dorsey Of Mississippi.
who died in this city last week, leaves a will
bequeathing her whole estate To jefferson
Davis. Ia making this bequcst Mrs. Dorsey
refers to the great services and sacrifices Of
Davis in behalf of the south and reproves his
countrymen for their failure in gratitude and
appreciation for such services, and regrets
the small contribution which she
is able To make for his relief
The estate embraced in the legacy
includes two large plantations in the upper
part of the STATE and an elegant villa at
Beauvoir on the sea coast where Davis is
now sojourning. The climate and situation
of the villa have proved especially favorable
to his health and his present occupation of
study and labor in preparation of his book
descriptive Of his administration Of the office
of president of the confederate states. This
legacy will make the circumstances Of Davis
comfortable
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Preaching with His Pocket Full Of Fickerel

From inc HdIll'li tlut--I
DIR. Lyman Beecher, though devout
and earnest divine, WAS, like the celehrat-
ed Robert Hall, great lover of innocent
amusements. This is attrsted by hls we'll
known fnndness for his violin. the music
of which might not always have been
considered by the most sanctImoninus as
strictly orthodox
The following incident. related by an
old resident of Litchtield, MIR. Beechcrs
home for many wears, Is characteristic ui
the famous preacher and illustrates his
calm self-pnsscsslon
Fishing WAS one of his tuvnrltc diver
siuns. and he was sometimes seen stand
ing nearly knee-leep III the water of II
neiyhhuriug pond trnwlIng for pIckerel.
He was engaged IN TINS Piscatorial pas
time one Friday afternoon and ~ absorb
ed had'he become in capturing the tinuy
denizens of the lake. depositing each IN
the capacinus pocket Of IL loose sack coat
which he wore for the purpose. that he
had entirely forgotten that this was the
afternoon for his usual preparatory le't,
IRE until the ringing If the rhnrcn pen
udmonished him of the Tact nav ing
now only time to- reach the tn"INl' III
season for the service, he sh"uid'rT" Jus
fishing pole and started llniltuuat'lN nf
the church ON reaching winch ne d'lip-
erateIy set up the pole against 'he
church beside the door, entered ana
walked eravely up the long aisle to the
nnIuit while the measured slump, slump
e. H. water IN his boots WIS distinctly
heard ut every step. He assembled the
pulpit stairs and proceeded at once to the
'Intiies Of his office, delivering one OF the
most impressive discourses, all unmlnd-
ful of his burden of fish. some OF which
had hardly vet ceased to stuggle.m his
pocket At the conclusion of the service
he again shouldered his fishing pole and
walked lesiurely home.
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FOREIt-N NEWS.
The ZuIu " ur.

CAFE Town. June 24.-Ieneral Crralock
reached Fort Chelmsford June ~. gen
eral advance was made on the Goth and
Umlalazr river was bridgcd On the 2lst-
Gen. Newdigatc reached Upoko river and
his advance guard is near lhah@anso. Col
Wood was expected 10 join Crealock in
few DAYS 1t is rumored that Cetewayo has
withdrawn the regiment which was watch
Ing the first division in order To defend his
kraal The Amatongas are prepared To enter
into alliance with the British
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a year. aIway in advance.

IL time of peace France prepares for war
This wear nearly 100000 Frenchmen will
serve under the colors for longer or shorter
period. of these $40, 100 belong to the active
army. 14l.51O men and !, $50 officers to the
reserve Of the active army, and III, 800 men
and &. $50 officers to the territorial army. 1t
is probable that never before, not even under
the empire in its best days, was France on a
stronger military footing than now.
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FIRE RECORD.

NYAcS. July 9.-The largest ice house in
the country. owned by the Knickcrbocker
Ice Company at Rockland Lake, was burned
this morning. 1t contained fifty thousand
tons of ice. The fire is supposed To have
been incendiary. Loss $4,000
BEIIEvIuE, Ont, July 9. Yesterday nj
Thrcshcrs Corners, nine miles from Belle
vile. two hotels and nine other buildings
were burned Loss $4,000.
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YELLOW FEVER.
a CASE N MEMPHIS.

MEMrHIs, Tenn. July 9.-Frank Null
brandon, an Irishman aged A., shoemaker,
was taken sick Saturday and died to-day A
post mortem was held by six leading physi-
clans of the city, including DR.. r. W
Mitchell, late medical director of the How
ard association and at present member of the
national board of health and DR.. II. b.
Thornton president of the city board of
health, which revealed the fact that the pa
tient had died of yellow fever All the
physicians declared it sporadic case. Con-
siderable excitement prevails.
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CRIMINAL RECORD.

MUsKArISE, Iowa, July 9.-Wm- Seets, u
well-known and respectable farmer, ten miles
southwest of this city, was murdered yester-
day with a club by VIM. Pickering. Seets
was son-in-law of Mrs. Dickinson, widow
who employed Pickering as a farm hand,
and between whom improper intimacy had
been charged. Pickering has not yet been
captured.
GLOUCESTER Mass, July "A Young
lady named Martha Marvin, from New York,
fell from the rocks at the lower side of Rofe's
chasm this afternoon and was drowned.
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NEW ENGLAND NEWS.
GRAVE CHARGES.

FITcHBURG, July 9.-George G.. Winches-
ter, the Ashburnham chair manufacturer, was
before the police court to-day on three COM
plants viz. threatening to kill George ".
Eddy, assault with loaded pistolon the same,
and carrying a loaded pistol The case was
continued till next Wednesday. The bail
was fixed at $500 in each case.
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE.
HANOVER. y. H., July BY vote Of the
trustees of Dartmouth College, important
changes have been made in the arrange
ments of the terms which will be OF especial
advantage TO those students who are obliged
to assist themselves by teaching winter
schools. Hereafter the first term of the col
lege year, beginning August 80. will continue
II weeks followed by vacation Of four
weeks; second term II weeks, recess one
week third term of nine weeks followed by
the summer vacation of ten weeks The
new Latin scientific course which has Just
been established exchanges Greek for more
mathematics science and modern languages.
The degree of Bachelor of Letters will be
given those completing this course.
DIED OF HIS INJURIES.
HoPKISToS. Mass. July 9 - George
Myers, a well-known citizen of this place,
who was kicked by colt on the afternoon
of July 6, received injuries that caused his
death Tuesday afternoon.
BEUTAL POLICE OFFICER.
LAWRENCE, Mass, July 9-In the police
court to-day Daniel J. Leonard special
police officer, was sentenced 10 pay fine
of SIS and costs for Gaming VIM O'Bren
child five Years old. The marks of the off
GERS cane are visible on the child's back
GENERAL NoTEs-
FoRT FAIRFIELD, Maine. July Mrs.
Thomas Everett of Andover, y. B., widow
lady, got up in the night on hearing noise
in the barn and falling down stairs broke her
neck.
New HAVEN, Conn, July Elijah W.
Smith, convicted Of attempting to poison
W. 5. Crofut and family has been sentenced
to ten years in prison the smallest sentence
allowable
ROCHESTER, n. H., July Eighty female
stitchers in Wallace's factory, struck for
higher pay this morning. Public feeling is
with the strikers and unless compromise is
made at once a general strikers imminent
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A MmIIuxAIRE STAGE DEvEE The
Glen Falls aud Lake Gcort" stage Company
has n millionaire stage driver. lie is Il native
Of the town Of Caldwell, where his father
was "A farmer, owning enough hundreds "i
acres To keep him poor all his life. ls1ac
Weaver, his son. and the present amateur
driver, early cmigrated with the setting sun,
and kept its rays beaming on him until hr
found himself the owner Ol two Government
sections Of fine improved lands IN Minnesota,
besides other property. Wishing 10 spend II
summer in his old home and still keep hls
hands busy, he came East and - now Ichu'ng
it ON the line TINT he drove over when n
Young man. Suffice it to say hc Is n married
man. -A!Jdny Argus.