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Mohammodan IndiGerence to Suffering.

Mohammedan Indifference to- Suffering.
l recollected having seen at Nikopolis or
Sistova-I forget which-great piles of bones
ready for expectation among which were
some human skulls. / also recalled 10 mind
that two months previously, when was visit
ing some chemical manure works in the north
Of Scotland, the manager showed me his bone
stores from the Black Sea, and said that human
bones were often found in cargoes from that
quarter. Again, few weeks aft er my visit to the
Shipka, L saw Il considerable number of mems
skulls and other bones in shallow open holes
in the ACropolis Of Athens, which the local
dragoman told me were the remains Of Greeks
and Turks who had fallen in the war of in
dependence fifty years ago. That Mohammcdaus
and other rude races are indifferent about
burying the bodies of those in whom they
havo no special personal interest can we'll
believe. With them tho feeling of sympathy
for physical suffering is almost noh.existent.
If go callous about the living, why should they
care for the dead2 Over and over again in
India have been disguised by the cruel way
they leave adog, when disabled by boar TO
die Il lingering death in the jungle-from STAR
walton, or being eaten while still half alive
by beasts of prey--when u prod with spear
would have ended the poor brule's misery.
1t is the same with baggage and other animals.
OF the 10000 caincls which died during the
1S7S.79 Afghan clmpaign, suppose large
majority died IN one or the other Of the above
horrible ways OF those that did not, we may
safely conjecture the happy dispatch was
either due to the humanity of a British officer
or to the promptings OF tho Mohammedan
stomach. --BiacLleOod Mdga=iRe.
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MISCELLANEOUS.
WoMANs DEporIoM,
AS Exempllaed In the Case of tho Chicago
Pulygatnist.


Pulyganist.
Tho tcnder.henrtedness of woman and her
long-suHcrina patience receive an extrnordi-
nary illustration in tho trial at Chcngo of
Clarence r. Davis for bigamy. Thirtecu OF his
all eyed wives have already reported to the
chief Of poice-Niaggic, Clara, Fannie, Lizzie,
HELENE, Mary Ann Emma, Maudic Norah,
Jennie, Alice aud Two AunicS. There are
rumors of Others The false, flrethig Clarence
wept IN tic prisoners dock, aud those Of his
wives who were present rclcnted, aud two of
them sent him love letters. One of the more
spirited of the deceived ones writes ooh,
the villain! Wouldn't / like to tear
his eyes Quit Hang him, Mr.. Chief, II
you can y Another, more philosophical, says:
Il consider if women are silly enough to listen
10 the fattcring tongue OF a mau they meet
and hurry without knowing anything about
him, they ought TO be taken in aud done for"
Helene writes,"I will wait till he settles with
the rcst, then may win him back, for / think
he must be most tired Of marrying" Emma
writes To the judge: I'm Heavens name have
mercy on him. he is human. Those who love
him fondly and dcvotcdly rs do. will say the
same. AM not in want, but will follow MY
lOng-lost husband Let the remaining women
Of his choice do likewise II they love
the man they have sworn TO love, honor
and obey, for better for worse, as long
as they shall live" While the de.
voted Emma was penuing this, the faithess
Clarence was thus pouring his uxorious rap
lures upon Clara: MY precious Caral My
life, my all! IL my love is not pure, Let mo
die. / love you, aud you only Be kind to
your mother, and may this find my own dear
est darling we'll aud in good health. God will
reward us yet Good night, my precious
darling; good night My eyes are full !"
There is something phenomenal in this rap
ture and the placid manner in which tho
wives receive II. Most of them show n will
iugness to go back to the shameless rogue, and
every one is certain that no would be faithful
to her If tue others would "let him alone"
IL is, indeed, strange case, and II would DO
very amusing if it were not based on crime
and real suffering.
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From wen-ISnown Citizen of Chicago.
CHICAGO, ILL, Jan. l, 1850.

NIlIN4lNfVi AIaI4'I VtF1Ts II IIlVF
H. IT. Warner & Co.. Rochester, n. T.:
GENTLEMEN; / have used Warmers Safe
Kidney and Liver Cure with the greatest sat
isfaction. 1t is the only remedy have ever
used that l can recommend to my friends, rs
IL has cured me of Bright's Disease Of long
standing after having visited the White Sui
phur Springs of Virginia, and trying innu'
merahle so.called remedies" of the day. Hav-
ing resided here for forty.seven years, my
friends will be glad TO see this statement, Tho
dscoverer is, indeed, public benefactor,
WILLIAM H. PATTERSON,
,i9t Wabash avenue, near Twenty.ninth
street.
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1879
GREAT


, gENNYr5 Il ~ ROUTE RH T5i,rr,wrsr
SPLENDID scENnhMX E AaAAaNIFlchNr EQUIP
TRAINS LEAVE WASHINGTON from Depot, cor
ner OF sixth and streets, IA follows ,.,,, LA.
pitlsburg 20 Cincinnati, ST. Louis, and Chicago
20 m 6ay with I Pslses Cay e GhSsgon
For Canandhigua Rochester Buffalo, Niagara FAILS
and the Norlh at a; m daily, except sunday;
to Canandsigi,a. For Wiliiarnsport, Lock Haven
For New York and the East. $40 NJ. lSoand 6;5 p
Limited Express q Pullman Purior Cars eaoa. m.
For brooklyn, New Yof. all through trains conneet
ut Jersey City with bouts OF "Brooklyn Annoxi"
nff0rding direct transfer 70 Fulton street, avoid
on sunday, $3.50 and US .. m.
FOF SamSore O G SSy sIoe snG 40 49,
40, $50, 7:i0 and q:45 p. m On Sunday, 1910 O.
For nj ho SsS 70 lss ana gs 3 and 60 D. ILL., daily
On AMI AFTER APRIL I, 1850;
For Annapolis 600 H. m ana 40 D. M dAhy' eAeep'
ALExGN DRIA AND FREDERICKSBURG RAIL
TON RAILROAD.
For Alexandria Z, 7lO, o IL a. M: +2o. $50. G21,
and 1880 y. m. On Sunday, Z. and IL O. M. and
For Richmond and the South, 700 a. NJ daily. and
so p N daily eaeSTt sS nr %y,,n,upon 10 A
onsandt !; i at aud 10 a NJ + aud @O5 ?. m -
commodatOns can be procured ct tho Qfhces-nofth-
east corner OF Thirteenth street and Pennsylvania
yaua avenue and ut the depot whore orders can be
len for echocklng OF baggage TO des'inaton from
1''''' L, p FARM Err, General Passenger Agent
FRANK THOMSON General Manaler
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BALTIMoRE, Mn.. Aprll

BALTIMORE, Mn. April TO-
Cotton dull and easier. Middling. 123kG12l6c.
Flour dull and unchanged. Howard street and
Western supcrfnc So 5O945 80; do extra 81 75GS 25:
4 5O do.eXtra. 81 75@p5 25 do family, SC 6O@6 50;
do Rio brands, Sc 75G7 90: Patnpsco family 81 So
Wheat-Southern steady Western dull and almost
neglected. Southern red, 81 2Stdl so; do. amber
81 S56l 3s. No. Maryland, 81 &c: No. Western
winter red SPOT, and April 81 32ld May, 81 5000
] SOIa June, 81 27lI@1 1926 July 81 1891 1891
Aug, 81 12l iGDl 1915
Corn dull-southern white. 5a@D58Isc do. yellow.
534c; Western mixed, spot 40l3c; April, 49I@4o1so
steamer. lS1Sc
Oats quiet-Southern. 426p4Sc; Western white,
42@i8c; do. mixed. 40@42c; Pennsylvania, 426l43c.
Rye quiet at 906D0lc.
Hav MISUNDERSTANDING to choice Pennsylvania
and Maryland, slS@l9 per ton.
Provisions unchanged-Mess pork. el2 25@12 so.
BulkmOuts-loose shoulders, 4l2c; clear rib sides
SIC; do, packed. b@THc;hacon shoulders SIC;
clear rib sides. TIC; hams, lO11@i1 Nc: lard Sc,
23926c; roll, 20Gy25c.
Eggs steady ut llGl12c. ..... .....
Petroleum unchanged-Crtide nominal; refined,
72@Sc.
Coffee dull-Rio caroges, 1914@l5]1c.
Sugardull.-A soft 0ISc
Whisky quiet at 81 08l391 90.
Freights unchanged. 70 Liverpool per steamer
easier for grain. Cotton 316d; -four 2s Cd grain I'd
Receipts-llour, 9lG bbls; wheat gG70O Blu;
Shipments--Wheat none; corn. 10t 900 bu.
Sales-Wheat, 28i IFS bu; corn, 10000 bu.
Nirginin skies, deferred, Il do. consolidated, $50
do. second series, %; past due coupons. 641& new
ton,fories. IS; Virginia ten-forties, coupon "a bid
to-day.
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AUCTION SALES.


WALTER y WILLIAMS & CO.. Auctioners.
PEREM PTORY SAIL; or A LARGE AND WELL
ASSOnrED STOCK OF DRY GOODS At
AUCTION.
On TUESDAY, APRIL a. commencing at 10 o'clock
A. m. and continuing until all N disposed OF, we VIII
sell at tile store Of A. Goddard, No WS seventh
street, between aud X streets northwest, tue bal
ance Of Htocl, rcnsining and consisting OF gem
ernl Ass Jrtment OF Dry Goods,
Also two lire French Plate SHOW Cases and large
lot OF Shell Boxes.
Ladies' pre respectfully and especially invited. Sale
positive aud without reserve.
AplO.H WALTER b. WILLIAMS q co, AuCt's.
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doing us favor by using our frec columns, we
are determined 10 mako TiIE REPUBLICAN
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TRAVELLERS GUIDE.
!, ALriMoRE AND ONO RAILROAD.

The Great DOuble-Track
NATIONAL ROUTE AND SHORT LINE
NORTH. NORTHWEST, WEST AND SOUTH.
WEST
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100 Prizes, $, Currency S3O465
Prizes Cnshed. Information Furnished. Orders
Filled. Remn by Draft ON New York or by Express.
Ordinary Drawings every fifteen days, The official
Isl is published in the New York World and stats
CHASE q Co, New Haven Conn.
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inEton, ID. g. mnr2
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EDUCATIONAL.
Business College,
coz. SETENTH AND L SITS. N. w.

Gives education for real life to sons and daughters
The course comprises Peumanshlp. Spelling, COmpo-
sitiou. Correspondence. Business Arithmetic. single
and Double Entry bookkeeping, Business Practice
Political Economy. COMMERCIAL Law aud Lectures
Day and evening sessions Open Tor reception OF stu
dents Inst Monday in August and thereafter For par
tlculars visit the College or address
aub III. Z. SPENCER, PRINCIPAL.
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FINANCE AND COMMERCE.
MONETARY MATTERS IN VIEW FORK
AND SAN BR1NCISCO. L.
lew York Money market.


New YORK. Aprl TO- 1880.
The foreign commerce for the port of New York
for the past week was os follows GcneTul mer-
chnndise. including dry goods, sS,@SSO'9,a and prod
ucc exports S710i662.
Money is ioauing MT sac percent
Exchange is steady at dsiA@4SjA for long and
dSIl&gISS for short sight
Government bonds are strong, and q shade
higher for some Issues. ..
State bonds are dull and nominal.
Railroad bonds weru generally quiet Eric con-
Bols seconds were active, andsold 0tQ0k00lA; Kan.
sns a. Texas seconds declined from 62l[to 6216; Iron
Mountain seconds preferred incomes fell OF to S0
Northwestern consols, gold coupons rose to 107
adjustment to l075k, indianapolis. Bloomington &
Western frss 10 10, Mobile Ohio frsts Gcbentnrcs,
TO "a, Oregon ilrss TO 93N, and Ohio d Mississippi
seconds TO 113H.
The stock market was weak in tho eorly dealings,
and prices declined u TO ~ per cent, but the
favorable bank statement induced brisk buying
movement, under which aii advance Of Vi to 2H
per ceut. took place. The prominent features were
b. Paul & Minneapolis, st. Paul q Sioux City, and
New Jersey Central. which were In active demand.
AT the close the general list rencted considerably
Kansas & Texas was exceptionally weak, and de-
clned ~ per cent
The transactions aggregated 2iG0o0 shares. In.
Guiding Delaware. Lackawanim Il Western 5000,
Erie q, 800 Iron Mountain 1000, Kansas d Texas
BS,700. Lake Shore 610O. Manhattan Elevated 1890
New Jersey Central q, zoo, New York Central 6O00
and Northern Pacific 9,i00.
Inc closing quotations were as follows:
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ASSIGNMENTS FOR TODAY.

SUPREME COURT OF THR DlsTRICr-No. 90 Brown
ing w. District of Columbia; 30, Campbell w. Dis
triCt of C0lumbin "a, Wilson vs.. Arrick; 10, Oliver
VS.. Cameron; rs, District of Columbia vs. Brooker:
o. Lincoln, use, etc, VS.. Campbel SO, Shirley VS..
FTcedmep's Savings and Trust Company.
CIRCUIT CouET No. l-JusTIcE MACARTHUR
No. So MndduX VS. Dasenbroek SOL, Schlessingcr
ct al vs. Rest; dgl, Mccoy VS.. Fowler; $685. William
son VS.. Thompson; 500, Brown vs.. Davis b57, Muir.
ply VS.. Bean; $50, BloNham ct al rs Page; SOL
Green ct al, executors VS.. W. IL G. X. Il. Co.; 1877,
Butler vs. Butler Az Davis q Holden VS.. Hall &
Hume; 25 LOWS. trustee, vs. shepherd; 1908,
Huguely VS.. Austin; iGl Storm vs.. Douglas; 467,
Busey VS.. Magurrity.
CIRCUIT CoURT No. 2-JUsTICR Cox.-No, GIG. To
tomaG Steamboat Company va. Follansbee; 1888,
MackRll trustee VS. Richards 4ji. Burnstoin,
trustee VI. Deae; 4G2, Alyord vs.. Douglass 62S,
Silver Brown; $40 Lyons VS.. First Colored Yves
ley Church; G?2, Boyer VS.. Hewitt " Follansbec,
GEO. Shober VI. Hin SOC, Walker VS.. Fague; 700,
Armes W. Ditlrich ct ali 1S6, Mitchell VS. District
of Columbia; 746, Gleason vs.. Townsend 7bG, May
vs. Gilmoro 1853, United States, use of McCauley
VS. Dooln 7bl, Spiker q Co. VS. Douglass; So, Toll
man vs. Phelps $50, Ponleroy ct al. VS.. Walsh $40
Coyen vs. Klopferi SAL CHbell vs.. AtLcu; sac
Redell VS.. VaIle S5i, Dodge VS., Busey; S62 Thorn
ton W. White.
EoUurY CouRT--JusTlGEH AoNER--Nu l, Lewis vs
RGuuCdS 6, BeNrds vs. Center; 7, Mcpherson vs.
Loyell TO- Castcll VS.. Laws 49, Zantzinger VS.. Zant
ringer; 10, Joyce Vi. Joyce; 10, Campbell vs. Smith
H. shyne VS. Bryan; ls Waddy VS.. Anderson 10
spaids vs. Spaids
CRIMINAL CounT JUSTICE JAMES. = Thomas
smJthGrs ripe and assault with intent to commit
rape upon Mlss Lena Liens, ...
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INLAND AND sEABoAkD CoASTING CON.
PANY.
FOR NORFOLK, FORTH ESS MONRoE
IND THE SOUTH.

IND Lbb DOUIhs
The splendid lr II steamer LADY Ears
OF THE LAKE will leave wash kS<4tkSEAst-
DAYS and FRIDAYS at 5,JOp. m, stopping at PInuv
Point and Point Lookout cUnnectug with steamers
TO Boston New York, Richmond. and railroad lines
South.
Leave Norfolk TUESDAYS, THURSDAYS and
SATURDAYS at y IN.
FlrAt-cass iare.......s 90 Iounc Ilp........il SO
Second-class tare.... go Round Tip."........Sl W
FOR POTOMIC RIVER LANDINGS
Steamer JOHN ". THOMPSON leaves Sixth.
street wharf every Monday and Thursday ~ n. M,
ct principal landings going aud returning.
STEAMERS FOR NEW FORK.
Tine Steamers JOHN GIBSON and T. @ KNIGHT
alternately leave Pier II. East Rver New York, ev-
cry Saturday, ~ y. M: Georgetown Monday at
u. M. aud Alexandria same day
Freight taken at lowest rates. Apply under Ma
tonal metropolitan Bank. III street. or to agent,
foot OF sixth street, Washington and 60 Water stree
Georgetown. SAML BACON,
BeH President.
NOTICE TO MOUNT VERNON PASSENGERS.
The steamer W. W. CoRCoRAN,
which has been recently built and >zfr1asy~
furnished-L l.. BLAKE Captain kSE3p,sE1G1jrl
is the only boat allowed to land pas sstS&esfsfskze
sengers at Mount Vernon wharf Rouni trip, u, in
ending adm ission to mansion ard grounds Steamer
~ n. In and returns about y. IN. -
J. MClI. HOLI.INGSWORTH,
Supt Ladies' Mount Vernon Association.
!. H. HLAk II, Steamer w. w CorcOran. iol
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STEAMBOAT LINES.
1880. POTOMAC 1880.
STEAMBOAT co.
STEAMER "GBoRGE LEARY." s%ress
JOSEPH WHITE Commander. III
RESUMPTION OF ROUTE.
WASHINGTON, d. G., AND NORFOLK, VA,

Lockout, going nnd returning.
or AND AFTER MONDAY. MARCH 10, 1885,
The "LEARY" win commence running her route be.
tween above ports, leaving Washington, ID. G., from
loot Seventh 4. rect every MONDAY and WhUN III.
DAY TT $40 q. M. and every SATURDAY at q y m.
Norfolk. Va, from Campbels wharf foot OF Market,
every TUESDAY. THURSDAY and SUNDAY ut
D. m. Single fare 10 Norfolk (iirst-cass) a. round
i1p (nrst-class). 81 70.
Tickets rntes Information, stnte.roomB, &C., fur
nlHhed by our Agents: II. W. Reeds Sous mi
street; Hume, Ceary & Co., s07 Market Space Percy
G. Smith, 1851 Pennsylvania avenue n. w.; William
+. Roose, 1851 Pa ave. aud cigar stands ut principal
hotels. Virginia Midland RalrORd office Sixth md
Pa ave. Austin p. brown, Fifteenth and New
York ave; ueneral Ofllce Potomac steamboat Com
pany, Seventh.strce wharf mud board the steamer
Agent In Norfolk: Agent In WASHINGTON.
u. +. KEELING. b +. DODD.
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CRIMINAL. COUNT - JUSTICE JANT9. John Burk
and John Darlington, convicted of resisting po
lice officer; motion for trial overruled. John
Patch, convicted OF an assault ON DR.. Muncnster
Casey and Joseph Carroll, larceny arraigned aud
pleaded not guilty, Margaret Clagett, second Of
tense petit larceny; aTaigned and pleaded not
guilty
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SAN FRANCISCO. April 10. 1880.
The following tho Official closing quota IONS OF
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BALLAD OF HsrHBrIc ADJEcr1vKs

There be ssuS,c" and sweet" that are bad ones TO
And "sombre." /" they cav. had a run in its day;
There IL mich 10 be done yet with moody" and
meet"
And "gbartly" and ''grimy" and "gaunt" and
t;grey"
We should ever be "bthesome" (but never he payl:
And "splendent goes nicely with sumner and
rea:
But OF ndjeetives all-you must not say me nay
Intense" Ii the adj ective dearest TO mel
The .nows and the rose should be '.plashing" and
fleet" a"
tnd "frantic's" applied TO Desire and Dismay;
Yea "saLguine" mrthinks. NJ the juice Of the beet
Are ''the hands Of the King in a general way.
The ''Iithe" Loves quicken. and sicken, and sliy
The bright breasts" sob OF the fair and the free:
But of plumage aesthetic that feathers the jay.
"Intense" is the adjective dearest to mel
The maiden "intense"-let us sit at her feet
And peIt her with arrows and blossoms OF May,
The matron ''intense" II but rarely discreet,
But the .sInger intense' In his .'singing arrayr'
win melt all our hearts with ''ronndelay;'
While ''biithe" birds "earol' from tree to tree.
And Art unto Nature doth simper and say,
"'Intense' lie the adjective dearest TO met
Prince II Is surely as good ~ play,
To zee how the poets and critics sgree,
And of adectivcs all that use In my lay,
Intense" 10 the adjective dearest to mel
SO. James Gdzs.ts;
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Owe That oiorifias the Hunblest Ma IA
Catherine Cole I'm N. o. Times.

Catherine Cole in N. o. Times.
There is nothing in the world so sad AZ
human nature. and the tears come into my
eyes now az I think Of the pitIful story
Tom tcid me as he smoked bis after supper
pipe last night. The other day, just be-
fore came home, Tom had occasion to go
over to the lake. On his way back, and
when the train stopped at the bay, he no
ticed q man getting into the car in front Of
him with little with little baby iu bis
arms. The baby seemed young, and the
man hushsd 1t in his arms with q gentle,
rocking motion, bending over now and then
10 kiss ITS little white face. After the train
got under way the conductor came to Tom
and said 4:
"Come with me; want TO show you the
saddest, strangest sight you ever saw 10
you lifr," aui he led the way into the next
car. "Do you see that man over there ?"
said be, and there sat the man whom Tom
uad noticed with the babe. His precious
little bundle lay quiet on the seat In front
Of him, and. as these two other men watch
cd, he leaned ovei, looked long and earn
estly in the little flower face, and then kiss
I'd the frail tinger.tips he held 30 gently In
bis had.
"That baby's dead" said the conductor.
at died this morning at the bay. de
oouldn's bear to put 1t in q coffin. because
then IL would haye to 60 without him in
tue baggage. Car, and SO he is just carrying
it home to New Orleans in his arms"
And the cars rattle on; the boy called the
stale slices Of sponge cake and his cigars
out through the train; the passengers
Laughed, aud smoked, and fought the mos.
quitoes; and be, stricken to the hearts core,
sat there quiet and unheeding, waschin .
over his dead child. kissing the fingers that
would never again clasp his, looking down
upon the white Ida that had closed 0vel
the bright eyes as the petal of sensitive
flower closes at night-time over it's deli
cate heart and the world was nothing to
him.
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Abraham Garfield and John Ho ar.
Prom the CLEVELAND tobio, Leader

From the Cleveland tohio) Leader.
Our Revolutionary forefatLers were
Law abiding people aud great sticklers for
legal formalities. When the war OF the
Revolution Was begun, the Continental
Congress took measures to show that the
British Government was tho party Who
first committed illegal acts and provoked
a breach Of the peace, thus throwing the
responsibility Of causing the war upon the
parent country. Accordingly, string OF
depositions was taken OF witnesses to the
fight at Concord bridge, showing that the
British troops did then and there "com-
nit violent assaults and murder, contrary
to the law and peace" and that the peo-
ple were compelled, in self-defense, TO re-
sort to force and arms TO repel such unlsw-
full assaults and attempts at murder, &c.
Among the depositions were two taken of
witnesses who participated In the fgnt at
Concord. They testified under oath that
they were members Of . militia company,
aud we're ordered out for the purpose Of
protecting the peace aud resisting the at
t-mpts Of body Of lswless m %, known as
British soldiers, TO invade the rights and
premises Of tine people for the purpose Of
robbery, committing murders, aud SO on;
that the militia TO which they we're at
tached stood in line at one end Of Concord
bridge, while the unlawful com moination OPP
posed to them were drawn up In line st
the other end of the bridge; that the afore-
said com biuation did, in an illegal manner
aud Ia violation Of the peace OF the Com
monv ealth, open murderous fire OF mus
k.rr,, aud hred two voIleys, resulting IN
the death Of several members Of the afore-
said militia company. aud Il was not tiii
after these two voieys had been Hired that
the aforesaid militia company returned the
trr. Il was in this manner that the old
Continental Congress proved that the overt
not WAS committed BY the English troops.
| The names of ono Of those witnesses VA
John Hoar, tue grandfather OF the Hon.
George r. Hoar. who presided 1t the Ch'-
csgo Convention, and the name Of the
other VAS Abraham Garfield, grand-uncie
OF Gen. Garfield.