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WALT WHITMANs WAR RECORD.
To nc EdtfOr Or me Tribune.
On. Whil.. ,rnll.imn In ihn nirhhnrhnnl


SIR: While walking in the neishborhooi OF
N.w-R De-. ell" Westminster County few days ago,
observed a nan IL wOik field adjoining tie road,
aud opened a conversation with him. He had served
M the Union Army during the Rebellion, and had no
trouble III inducing bIm 10 fight some OF his battles
over again." lie gave me graphic description OF now
lac was badly wounded the leg; how the doctors re-
solved cut his leg IN hrs resistance to the proposed
nmputltion and Ms utter despair when he found he
must lose his lex a. they said TO save his life As a last
resource De determined 10 appeal TO mau who visited
the hospital about every alternate day. ms man
was a representative OF the sanitary Commits
sion and he described hun tall,
W .Il-nult man, with the face o. an angel.
H. carried over hs broad shoulders welihled hnver-
sac containing about every tAing that would give
ick soldier comfort ia 10 pens, INK and paper.
thread needles but ons. cakes candles. irut ana To-
blcco Tuir last article was m general demand Nhen
a., asked a poor How II he used tob eco ana the an
swcr was No" lac would expires, some kind word. OF
commentator. Dut when The answer ga, les ne
ySi produce piece OF pug and ,ui nSly .ly, Take
~ nav brave bow aud en- oy IT," lie wrote letters tor
those VINO were not able to write, and 10 mos "~o
could nc would furnish the materials and never forget
me hostage stamp HIS gOod.naturcd and sympdthcuc
luquiry hrir health and what changes had taken
Win he feeling that this wa~ his personal friend.
To This Baii ity GhIt WAS my lnfOrmants naluel
made his last appeal. To save s shattered ltg. lie was
u,tc1rd to witn attrnIou. aud a't"T Jew moments
Thought, the man replied. with tears IN MS large bur
cyc- and patiug MIN Oh the head, " My your mind
n, Il .1sy my bu, they shlnt take % on" Rafferty,
describe llS feelings Wien ne received ttls
Insurance: and though - many years have passed
since then. n emotion, mastered hin. his voice tom
bd and thielcHed hsrys II led wta tears, hc stopped
for ID moment, and then blurred cut, slappiuS hs lee
with h4 hand Tins il the leg that mau saved FOR ne"
asked tie name Of the good Samaritan. He sald he
Thought u was Nhi-comh, sonnet hing Ike II. sng-
ge..,d II was just like Wait whitman. IDe name
-.,.d TO rnu-c tIe old soldier within him lie dd not
wait another WORT from me. hut sczcd INV hand III
both his ami ctod That's tie man. that HE name
dtd you know han : 90 And both blessed Walt Nnt-
man for one his good acts 10 poor soldier, dur
ug the GEORGE :. MCN ALTERS
A,lr. iOlk. Jan. l6. 1850.
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4 urcn 80 lSrED LIrrAR.

UNABLE 10 Use JUDGE CoEPP FOR his owN Ap-
VANTAGE. ~ IEtvfs COURT INA Hurley.
Samuel II. Randall, lawyer who has at
traced attention u the courts by The p'ruiaHy 81
SUITS which hc has brought against those who nave been
ms cb.nis had the laughter Of the spectators turned
AGAINST HIM Tor The manner In which hc felt compelled
IN retire fl rn one Of these suits before jude cPp iu
the Marine Court FRIDAY. The defendant against
whom Mr. Randall had rrou ,t an action Tor assault aud
battery was Josiah Carpenter the proprietor OF the 81
o,ncr Hotel. MI Randall, while acting a counsel Tor
Mr. Carppntcr. had persuaded him 20 transfer To him
tie little TO the hotel property, Mr. Carpenter surprising
that IL WAS convey lh trust Tie lawyer Whn hhd
been living at the hotel with hs faml - soon after sct
una clam for part ownership Il the hotcl pr -onnng
the convey tucc "a evidence Of H. and the legal services
rendered "a tne consideration. When Mr. Carpenter
finally put Mr. Randall out Of his quarters IN the hotel,
the lawyer BROUGHT Ave suits against his former clct
Only one OF them Is now pending, the others having
ended with judgments against Mr. Randall. among ih'u
ope m the Superior Court winch Mr. Rlnia claimed
ia be the partner OF Mr. Carpenter In tie hotel business
The issues Of the remaining suit in the supreme Court
are almost tie same, ping That Ms carpenter "
ma" T'c Int before Judge Goepp Fuday based
nnu the cir,um .tarccs under which Mr. Hano"ll "'a
nnscd from the hotel. although Mr. Carpenter claims
that he did not lay MGR upon MI l'i.1', ~ ,
time. The lawyer paiuiin. who has Obtained humh'r
of adournments ~ the case, wanted another one
Friday. one Of the grounds Ter hQ'uIlmcht vac "ao
IL VA. that the supreme Court SAT- ="
order 10 uririluHr NHrlhfI Hil' ledi'
mad right Ia the control ui the hotel part proprcior
but Judge Gocpp sad that he could not see Wlat
oucsron Of proprctor-hip had 10 do win case o. AZ
.ault and battery. Then SIR. Randall insisted tldt u
would be Impossible for INN To proceed with toe tll
ne could get his Witnesses IN time. 4" lhS Ppin
argued at great length. tnc Judge answered hat W,
trnl day had been tIcd by Nj. Randall himself ana
I'M, tal must The lawyer seeing thht thr JuuE'
had made up mind that the ria must proceed WiH
out waiting for any further announcement scileu MS
br,e bag aud started almost on run out "i tho coul
room followed by the laughter OF the lookrr7-on.,
,nni,"n Inv MIR Wilder counsel for Mr. Carpon or. that
Indictment shond he EN- cred for The defendant with costs
against the plaintiff was granted Nv the court
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TRYING TO MAKE REAL DIAMONDS.

To me EdftOr or The Trt0Hne
SIR: Much interest seems to be taken IN
the subject Of the disqualification of carbon, since the IN
vestigations Of McTear and Maskyne. B-sulphide OF
carbon and carhonic acid have certain analogies.
Some time since | endeavOrng 20 hnd whether the
analogy could be continued far enough to substitute tue
former the latter in carbonates OF the metal kolDe
states that sulpnide OF carbon exists III the gas
eous state equivalent carbonc oxide which supposed
would be easier with. The difficulty OF obtain
inc this nearly pure induced 10 try different mode
Of decomposing the b.-sulphlde. None OF the usual
rcducers strong battery current would erect
mis-. However | succeeded in doing 1t by making tue
bsulphile itself element Of the battery covered
the carbon with water, acidulated with suphuric acid
and sniphate OF "copper" in which | placed
sheet of copper and u sheet OF clean zinc free
from OXIDE connected with a WIRE in tN carbon I'm
medatcly strong current OF gaseous Poo-snIphde OF
carbon dlsengaged from the zinc a similar proto-
chloride OF carbon be made by substituting chioro-
form for bl-aulphdc Of carbon. -
1T then occurred 10 me To place the battery III sun
shine to sec whether the decomposition conI nor DE
further continued and crystals OF carbon hit Is ua-
mondsl could be formed on the plate of ENC; sun
hgu beng able to enc ct decomposition Oh p
crystalline prOto-sulpnde III certain cases me cnect
mute hut having the usual curved form OF Facet. ere;
slowly formed the zine After forming coat OF sui
phiGC OF the surface The stream of pro0su phdc
81 carbon viii gradually diminish. by raising the plate
carefully into the acid liquid the acton may be con
/ tnucd. a smell paic OF should be used. These
small diamonds cut glass, the shank or ME Tempered
minute and are icult analyZe satisfactorily with
ont apparatu winch do not possess. They Withstand
any tciupcraurc that l have subjected them to; are
cor siimrd ~ nlrc; burn with red aht in oxygen win
residue and have all other qualities That diamonds
possess. Ihc experiment very simple 10 try ana any
one can sub .tantiatc these facts who desires.
ms - long step, however, from practically crystal
lizng carbon and forming dlamonls. No lady there
lore need run of pane and sell her jewels. rne
men no today stand at the headers III the tunnels OF
science, pushing onward through darkness and jim
Guilty toward the eternal hgh VIII surely crystalline
carbon ~ 4 larger Way when it may b. necessary FOR
further Progress Al present, however. there Is much
too important work hand for them 10 trouble them
r. I've. much ABOUT Cystaziug carbon merely Tor the
sake OF dung H. l. SIEKLlNG'
n, I1,.DrL LIN % 1880.
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AN ENGLISH TORY IN AMERICA

10 me ! n tfOr OF IHt ITiO " z.
SIR: 4 few days ago THE TRIBUNE made
reinstatement that the late election 1t ".d(EnsauD
was remarkable triumph for the Liberals. and was a
proof OF the great progress Liberalism had recently made
IN fhat town. Tm,appears to be mistaken idea. For ten
wears after the Reform Bil passed in 1882, no Tory
candidate wa, brought forward from that borough.
Nouc but Il ,dlcas and Charlsis offered as caud
dates similar state of things continued down TO the
general election In 1871 Nt which not sirg'e Conser
vatiye appeared I'm the field. when the late Mr. Roe
buck was returned at the heat Of tie poll with nearly
1000 votes; but he WAS elected Liberal holding
extreme opinions. when hc then protested to be-, al
though he afterwards changed his views. Ike so many
other noted Liberals and Rad Gals IN England, who, af
fer the experience of almost whole lifetime, at length
n the error OF their ways and became confirmed Tories
since the Reform Bii was passed nearly mp to the
.,nt time % has always been Thought almost forlorn
hone for the forbes expect to eject member IN any
of the large manufacturing towns in the kingdom,
where the constituencies composed for the most
mart of the lowest the mos; demoraZed and degraded
class Of electors to he found the country. Liberal
G1ba Pontical Unions and socialist Societies, when
ahound In such places have d me their work so c1ecu
exclude the better class ot men from
me representation OF these towns, and 10 afford an easy
victory to such men Bright, Potter, Mundella, furs
Bur Within the last Few years, 40 great mas
pru the progress Conservatism throughout the king
dom promoted by the establishment OF wOrklnSmen's
CLUBS, ana ny other means taken 10 propa
gate sound political principles nd doctrines among the
pcoplc that Is thought there is far prospect Of
several largest utacturng borOughs returning
Conservatives at The approaching general election ana
particularly Shelf id, where at the late electiOn tho
Liberal candidate returned by majority OF less
than 300 mis- Tory competitor. JOHN shlIH.
NeU- York, Jan. 81, lsSO.
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NAVY INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 24.-The Shenandoah
arr we'd Mt Monevdeo December Is, twelve days from
Rio Janeiro. All well on board.
Commander Robert Boyd commanding the Ranger In
dispatch dated December 10. at Honolulu. Sandwich
Islands reports the arrival there OF that vessel after
boscrous passage OF forty four days from Yokohama.
In a cyclone on November 20 in lat so 30 north Ion.
1902 east, heavy swept the decks. doing much
damage The zig and whale-boat were carried away,
and the first and second cutters stove n so as 10 be use
less The dngey and launch were also injured. Quite
numher NJ articles were washed oyerboar nd aud others
damaged by the sea After making necessary repairs.
the Ranger would continue her voyage To san IRAN
cisco. ,t..-,..,..
The LackawanDa was expected to leave hoholulu
about January q for san Francisco $1,000,
NoRFoIk Va Ian. 2I-rne United States frigate Ten
nessre arrived at The naval anchorage yesterday Tor
coal and stnr, aud repairs 10 her machinery inc
Tnne.e will remain here until the first OF February,
and then co To the West indies and the Gull returning
here about the middle OF April.
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and vexatous. and should be abandoned These bonds

and yexatious and should be abandoned These bonds
never prosecuted .,,,. -.
How do you propose to get over the difficulty about
bringing LIQUOR trial III the General Sessions
law is that IL is almost impossible TO get such cases
tired The General Sessions are so occupied WIN the
cases of men who in prison, which have priority,
that those of the quOrdeaers who are out on Dal are
seldom reached man arrested for violating the Tx
ctse law pivcs bail in the amount OF $500, ana the
chances are that he VIII hear Of the matter again
We can't deprive hquorsellers OF the right TO
make il an inducement for them TO take their trial be
fore the committing magistrate, or at Special sessions
nv making the penalty less than the General sessions
can impose They might then prefer to pay n line ant
get through with the business rather than give bail ana
take the risks of q General Sessions trial Thus theY
wOud be made feel the law. They do not feel II all
now unless they arrested ut night and locked up
TIL morning.
There are other provisions which NAV mention as
important. The application and license should dchne
carefully the place where the liquor Is TO be soC-not
the building alone. but the floor and room. Now when
the police find crowd drinking sunday IN the back
of saloon the proprietor says that Is not the room
licensed and declares that the crowds party OF family
friends who have in for social can. Every ap,
plicatiOn for license Should be published
In The city Record for certain number of days before
the Commissioners upon IT. IN order TO .ive chance
for DR.. Crosby's society and Others to make TIER
representations and objections. The law should MAKE
1t perfectly clear that violation OF its PROVISIONS
foreits hccuse absolutely. whether such violation
penalty, by evidence produced before the Excise
Board"
All these ideas, Mr. Bliss says, embodied In the
Narnum bill. The action taken this bll thus cary
in tbe session shows. he thinks disposition In the
Legislature 10 give II "A careful considerations.
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BRoOKLYY DIVORCE SUITS.

Charles VI. Fcnton, farmer OF East Marlon'
L. T. began a suit the Supreme Court. Second District
for an absolute divorce from his wife, Eva g. Fehtoi on
the ground Of adultery with Pullman The case was
referred 10 Stephen NJ Otrander, who reported In favor
Of the plaintiff Yesterday Judge Gilbert, In Brooklyn,
refused 70 confirm the report the ground that 1t was
against the evidence. On motion for the appointment
Of new referee the Judge reserved his decision. Mr.
and Mrs FenIOn were married IN 1872, and have one
child Mrs Fcnton lives at Shelter Island
The suit lor limited divorc" Of Mrs Aun Eliza Mathe-
son against William Henry Mathcson, who Is III tho
glass husiness at No. II Clymcr st., BroOklyn, was
before Judge Reynolds I'm The Brooklyn CITY Court YES
erlay The parties 10 this action were married III lSoo
aud lived together until last October. The phlEtlI
alleges cruel treatment the part OF her husband whom
sbe charges with bratihg her at various times WIN
stick and with Il rong-pIh She declares mat Oh Que
occasion she was compelled 10 leave her house al ma
t,cIt 10 egcaue Der husbands assaults. They nave
three children Judge Reynolds gave judgment Tor Inc
n.nlutin with - aliulOnY - week. -
m, mas II ibcrsOn II Brooklyn has begun an action
ia scene a Ill yorce from his wlie Henrctt ana Ju'gc
G,ihrrt Yesterday sent the case To d. W. Nofhrup 40
referee.
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NOT A CAMERON DELEGATION.

To INC r ITOT
SIR: A silly and wholly false story has
heen tod regarding the selection three delegates to
,be state Convention from the County Of Lycoming IN
the course of which IL was said Ten members OF the
Comfy Committee hcstated about exercising such a
doubtful and dangerous power referring to the seec-
ton of delegates by the County Committee instead OF
calling County Convention expressly for that purpOse),
and prueny abseuted themselves from the meeting OF
the committee IL is and always has been the rule
and practice tins county for the county standing COM
,ttees Of both parties select delegates TO their re-
suective conventions. and no other plan has been
broached. Each township, borough and ward has a
member on the committee and the choice Of delegates
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LETTERS FROM THE PEOPLE.

A BILL TO STEAL THE VOTE OF NEW-IORk'
THURLow WEED SIZES THIS DESIGN IN HE BILL
FOR THE PAYMENT OF MARsHALs AND SUPER
yIsoRs HE REMEDY AT HAND.
TO TIER ditor Of The Tribune:
SIR: The bill reported to the House Of Repre-
sentativcs making appropriation for the payment
of marshals and supervisors prohibits the payment
of any moneys officers whose duty 1t Is to protect
the ballot-boxes in Presidential elections. In this
prohibition there is a deliberate, but happily trans
parent, design The necessity for the law of Con-
gress appointing supervisors of election grew OUT OF
the stupendous frauds perpetrated by the Tweed
Ring in the City of New-York. The fact that the
highest State and municipal officers were forseveral
years chosen by fraud IS susceptible of proof The
South is now "solId" against the Republican
party. OF this fact we are forewarncd; but with
out New-York no Democratic candidate can DC
elected. Hence this bold but bald movement III
Congress. without supervisory protection to the
baOt-bOxes in NcwYork and Brooklyn, Mt lildeh
or any other Democratic nominee will receive ma
jOrities large enough to wipe out the honest vote OF
the State Let do one be deceived by the pretence
that this Democratic movement Is to project
Southern States against military interference nj
the polls It's simple and only purpose is to steal
the vote of New-York And this purpose follows the
failure of the scarcely less outrageous attempt 10
steal the vote of Maine.
The Democracy, with n majority in both houses
of Congress- may possibly cOnsummate this vlllany,
but If they shOuld do It is bur fair 70 warn them
of the consequences The honest and lndependeht
electors of tie State of Ncw-York, with the power
to protect Themselves Gill not be delraudcd OF their
Presidential vote. The passage by Congress Oh ING
bill referred 10 will he deemed, in the eyes ol all
far-mindrd electors, n sufficient proyocatlon Tor
the choice of Presidential Electors by the present
Legislature THIS idea has already been suggested
and discussed by able and thought ul men. but hav
ing, more than half a century ago, taken very act
i've part Ia changing the mode of choosing PrcsIden-
tla Electors from the Legislature to the people.
was unwilling to concur with the friends who were
| urging il. But if to he deprived OF every
chance of free and honest expression OF sentiment
few If any. Republicans will refuse their consent
10 "A change which Will secure the choice of PTcs-
DENTAL Electors whose votes fer President VIII be
responsive TO an overwhelming popular sentiment.
Ncr- York, Jan. -, 1850. I. W.
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RIFFS CHOATE'S HANDWRITING.
the Editor OF The Tribune


SIR: The "reminiscences of Mr.. COngdOn in
last Sundays TRIBUNE, touching the handwriting Of
Rufus Choate, recall incident which shows that the
great advocate himself could always read bis own
writing. On one occasion Mr. Choate mad written q
political address to deliver in Faneul Hall His son-in
law, Mr. Joseph Bell, who was more nearly able
than any one else TO decipher MI. Choates
penmanship had made written Translation
OF il, leaving numerous blank spaces where he
was unable to make out the words Mr.. Choate had
consented furnish advance copy OF his address 10
The Courier and at his request went to bis residence
IN Winthrop-pace 10 complete Mr. BclPs manuscript
Seated az table | read aloud from Mt Belts manu-
script while Nh Choate walked Ia and ~ about mo
room with his manuscript IN hand, debating rue
passages which Mr. Bell had omitted occasionally re-
marking Bell ought to have known That, or. strange
that Bill don't know my hand writing better" Al ono
break however he looked puzzled Took his manuserpt
10 the window and after much earnest scratching ac-
kno lodged that lie could not read H. ana added We
shall have to reconstruct that sentence Mr BE was
not criticised after that. l. W h.
NeC York, Jan. 1G, 1850
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shall be previously warned that II he fail to prove the
charges he himself be censurcd as slanderer OF
Gospel ministry In proportion 10 the magnancy or
rashness that shall appear in the prosecution"
DR. Van Dyke having been associated with Mr..
Crosby in the charges against MT Talmage, ana nav
ing failed, both before the Presrytery anu
synod to sustain such charges, has egitlmately
laid himself open 10 ecclesiastical ccnsure Inc
Presbytery should properly, when the decision OF the
synod was rendered IN favor OF Mr. Talmage have pro
ceeded at once Mr. Crosby and Dr. Van Dyke
slandercrs" but having failed so 10 do, Ihey leI
the ca Open virtually to vndicate MT 1amage
in public declarations against his accrsers lie was
ecccsascallv justified duly declaring his accusets
TO be such ~ of pne the Pres0ytery
having failed IN their duty Dr. Van Dyke therefore,
Instead Of calling upon the PrcSbyiery to defend NM
self and Mr. Crosby should have called upon that body
10 accuse and censre himself rather than have brought
forward a complaint against VT rdlmage.
Nc,c- York Jan 10 1880. A PRIsBYTERIAS PASTOR.
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DELAYS IN GETTING MONEY oBDERs.

TO the EdttOF or Ihe Irt "He'
SIR: The general management of the New
York Post Onice is commendablc that hesitate TO
critcse any detail Of so excellent an organization. Ii
does SEEM however two clerks might be provided
10 work simultaneously in issuing domestic money
orders 50 that people would be relieved from the neccs
sity OF losing time and patience while waiting their
turn at the window. My experience u that 1t takes on
the average minutes to procure an order Ten min
ues passed standing q1teu seems like half an hour
and il often long enough to cause one his train
Then happens that just you have reached the
window and about to hand in your blank the guar
dian of the prem places ahead OF you Two or three
ladies' who have lust come IN. Why not nave ladies
window or better STILL why not have two clerks at the
snue window so double the speed or Issuing or
dcrs and ~ reduce the delay by one-haltt L. " g.
Neic- York. Jan. -, 1850
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wooden guard-rails in position At sixty-fthst. not
even the floor OF the station wholly
laid. From sixty -ffth-St TO Seyentietnst ST. the
scene busy Large gangs Of men were
laying rails the sleepers. The vacant lot on the
west side OF SecOndaye., between Sxty-sixth ana
Slxty-seventh-sts filed with piles OF heavy
tlmbers that 10 be used in the construction OF the
roadbed. dummy engine Is used TO hoist the timbcrs
and rails the roadbcd there they placed In posi-
ton, and then spiked and rveed Contractor Page mas
sixty or seventy at work there, making tie road
bed and track At SiXty-scventhst. the longitudinal
grders have wooden tics upon them, and at XIV
nnth-st dummy engine resting upon platform on
the long Orders raise other girdcrs positions the
columns, and is then moved ahead on the
roadway il has built From this place as
tar rs the eye reach second
the sides Of the streets are filed with the massive
hrickcOlOred grders that vet be placed the
columns. Except at few strcetcrossngs the columns
are III position as far Eightyseventh-st but above
this point only the tops OF the heavy foundations
can he seen
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HOW TO GET AID TO KANSAS REFUGEES.

SIR: Your editorial in last Sundays issue,
headed Organized Charity" is timely and true. have
found much sympathy with the Colorcd Exodus, and
many who would contribute toward H. but for that gen.
era idea that funds subscribed Tor any definite purpose
grow smaller by degrees and beautifully less, a. they
approach the object for which they are intended For
the purpose Of assuring feel disposed 10 aid
mi. above lmpOrtlnf movement beg 10 stare mat let
fers containing money, and addressed 20 John J. 81
John Topeka. Kansas, VIII reach Governor ST. John,
and will be by ulm applied the relief OF the coOrei
r. M ,ees thrnugn the Freedmen Relief Association Of
winch he i. a member GEORGE ;. MCWAITERs.
Nnrl Inn 1850.