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johnson on Hancock.

"Gcntlemcn of the Senate and House OF
Representatives:
"An official copy of the order issued by Maj
Gen. Winfield 5. Hancock, commander Of the
Fifth military district dated headquarters in
New Orleans La. on the 29th day of NOvem-
Der has reached me through the regular chan
nels of the war department, and | herewith
communicate it to congress for such action as
may seem 10 be proper in view OF the clrcum
stances.
1T will be perceived that Gen, Hancock an
nOunCcs that he will make the law the rule of
his conduct; that ne will uphold the courts
and other civil authorities in the performance
of their proper duties, and that he will use his
military power only to preserve the peace and
enforce the law. He declares very explicitly
that the sacred right of trial by jury and the
privilege of the writ of habcas corpus shall
not be crushed out or troddcn under foot He
goes further, and in one comprehensive sen.
,ence asserts that the principles Of American
liberty are still the inheritance of tn ,..uple
and ever should be.
when great soldier, with unrestricted
power in his hands to crush his fellow men
voluntarily forgoes the chance Of gratifying
his selfish ambition, and devotes himself to
the duty OF building up the liberties and
Strengthening the laws of his country, he pre-
sents an example Of the highest public virtue
that human nature is capable of practiCing
The strongest claim of Washington to be first
in war, first in peace and first in the hearts OF
his counrymen is founded on the great fact
that in all his Illustrious career he scrupuOus
| ly abstalned from violating the legal ana con
sttutiOnal rights of his fclow-citlzens. When
he surrendered his commission to congress
the president of that body spoke his highest
praise IN saying that he had always regarded
| the rights of the civil authorities through al
dangers and disasters. Whenever power
above the law courtcd his acceptance he calm
|ly put the temptation aside. BY such mag
unanimous acts of forbearance he won the uni
versal admiration of mankind, and left a name
which has no rival in the history of the whole
world.
81 am far from saying that Gen Hancock is
! the only officer of the American army who il
influenced by the example of Washington
! Doubtless thousands of them are faithfully de
voted to the principles for which the men %
| the Revolution laid down their lives. But the
distinguished honor belongs To him for being
the first officer in high command south of thu
! Potomac, since the close of the civil war; wht
has gwen utterance to these noble sentiments
IN the form of a military order.
81 respectfully suggest to congress that some
public recognition of General llancock's pa
trotic conduct is due, if not to him, to tn,
friends Of law and justice throughout tn,
country. OF such an act rs his at such a time
1t is but fit that the dignity should be vindicat
ed and the virtue proclaimed, so that its value
as an example may not be lost TO the nation
"ANDREw JOHNSON.
washington, ID. c.. Dec. IS, 1867"
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cheek bones, like an Indian, and was likely

cheek bones, like an Indian, and was likely
to be noticed.
well, could get no tram to follow HIM to
COhasset that night; had to wait owe" until
! the next day, and was so afraid that he would
rive me the Slip again that | went to see de-
lectives jimmy Wood and Dearborn OF Boston,
To see if they couldn't post me on somebody
who would grab my man down there that
night, and either hold him for NE or bring
HIM to Boston. They said there was a local
constable down there who could be trusted,
they thought Upon consultation il seemed
/ to us the best thing we could DO was 20 put
him on Brown at once, which we did by tcle-
graph, and couple OF hours atterward ! had
the satisfaction Of learning that he had my
man solid enough, and would bring him 10
Boston the next morning 10y the irst train.
Morning came and we were at the depot when
the train rolled in. The local constable step
ped out Of the cars alone.
"Whcrc's the man. the Boston detectives
asked him. We'll, said he, you know we
haven't any Jail in Cohasset so | had to keep
him in an upper room of the hotel all night;
and was pretty tired and fell asleep, and he
Jumped out of the window and got away
How much did he give YOU sand |, for as
YOU may imagine was pretty mad, and did
not believe his story at all. But he swore he
had told the truth, | couldn't prove that he
hadn't, and Of course there was nothing left
for me but to come back home, for Brown,
once warned by so narrow an escape that he
was being looked for would go like bird,
the devil only might know where. So left
word with McKenna in Troy to look oat for
the postmarks on letters from him, and return
ed to Sing Sing to await developments.
"The first point got, Brown was in Eliza
BETH n. j., and | darted after HIM. From
there pursued him to Philadelphia; thence
to Baltimore, where he stopped just long
enough to steal fine beaver ovcrcoat from the
Carleton House, and finely to Washington
where Detectives Sargent and Maccetresh ad
viscd by me IN advance from Baltimore
Swallowed him to the Ebbit House, watched
until came to see that he went no further
and there at last got my hands on him. And
what do you think? He told me that he gave
that local constable at Cohasset 500 to let
him 90. When brought him back he was
tried ut White Plains for the larceny Of the
Warden's sons clothes, and got an additional
stretch for that. And never Hntl this day has
he suspected that it was his writing to his girl
that had given HIM away, or how far had
tracked him.
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senator Ferry's Disgrace.

Washington Correspondence of the Boston HeradD
The correct way to meet charges" when
they are true has Just been shown by Senator
Ferry, of Michigan, for some years past a
boarder at the National hotel in this city Mr.,
Ferry was charged by Mr.. Cooper, a citizen Of
the United States of America, with various IN
references in his domestic affairs, which led
HIM to enter the senator's room with big
stick in his hand and hit the senator blow
on the head, which sent him rolling on the
floor. Mr. Coopcr's daughter was one of the
attacking party and carried whip which she
would have used upon the senator if her papa
had not used his stick so eil,Gctualy before she
got a chance to strike. All the details of the
affair have been published, and Mr.. Ferry'S
feeble denial has been met by second card
from Mr.. Cooper, in which he lntmatcs that
the Michigan senator is a coward and liar.
Since then Mr.. Ferry has made no sign, and
has quietly withdrawn from the field. Mr..
Ferry is an unmarried gentleman, and has sut-
fered because of this fact. Mr.. Cooper wanted
a consulship, and Mrs. Cooper was disposed
to help in the good cause; but Mrs. Cooper
finally grew so fond of Mr.. Ferry, 1t is SAID,
that she forgot about the cOnsulship. Mr..
Ferry was probably entrapped and vlctimized.
He ought to have thanked Mr. Cooper when
the latter called at his room and denounced
the whole family. But having tamely sub.
mitted, there was nothing for him to do but to
keep still and get out Of town as soon rs pos
sIble. No public man has been IN such hui
initiating position for long time and this
affair coming after the Chrlstiancy scandal,
gives Michigan rather heavy load just at
this time Mr.. Ferry will hardly recover from
the effects of this exposure. He is one OF the
class of statesmen who address Sunday sChoOls
at every opportunity, and furtlvely fondle the
school teachers when the exercises are over,
He wanted to he nominated for vice-presidcnt,
but he will pass down into oblivion with Mr.,
CoOpers stick suspended over his head. TIE
story that was given out on the day when Fer
~ was hit was that he had fallen upon the
marble steps Of the capitol and bumped his
head. This story did newspaper service until
the truth came out Mr.. Ferry will not be re-
elected Il senator from Michigan, and he will
retire to private life. He Is a good specimen
Of the pretenders who climb up into high Off
cial station and remain pretenders to the end
BY mere selt-scekng he got into the presiding
officers chair in the senate, and was ready IN
1877 to have attempted the revolutionary role
| of declaring the vote for president and vice
president without allowing the house OF repre-.
scntatives any voice in the business lie
would have done this if a majority OF the sen.
otOrs would have backed him up. Morally
he stands on plane with CotaX, Harlan, Pat
tcrson and the other famous Christian states
men. 1t is well to have such men exposed.
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NANCY.
her toilet sat,

As Nancy at her toilet sat,
Admiring this and blaming that,
Tell me-" she said, but tell me true,
The nymph who could your heart suodue,
What sort of charms does she possess
"Absolve me, fair one; I'll confess
With pleasure" replied "licr heir
IN ring lets rather dark than fair,
Does down her ivory bosom roll
And, hiding half, adorns the whole
In her high forehcad's fair hali.round
Love sits, in open triumph crowned,
He in the dimple of her chin,
In private state, by friends is seen,
Her ewes are neither black nor gray
Nor fierce nor feeble is their ray;
Their dubious luster seems to show
Something that speaks not Yes nor No.
Her lips no living bard, wect,
May say how red, how round how sweet,
Old Homer only could indite
Their vagrant grace and soft delight;
They stand recorded in his book,
When Helen smiled and Hebe spoke.
The Gypsy, turning TO her glass,
Too plainly showed she knew the face,
"And which am most like" she said,
you Chloe, or Your nut. brown maid
-Nottt1c PyjOr.
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the country in this twenty years period, but,
without taking issue with them ON this, it is
evident that the mass of the people believe the
time has come for it to yield place To IL success
sor 1t has Outllvcd its usefulness. II reached
this stage under Grants second term, when
public officials broke loose iato Wild rot in
Inc bureaus of revenue; when the very revenue
officials organized combinations to steal the
public moneys by the mllons when cXccs-
sIyc taxes were wrung from the country to be
distributed among iuyortcs; when congress
men were the willing recipients Of brides, and
the whole civil service had become 50 corrupt
rs 10 cause good men 10 despair
II will be said that the Republican party has
laid aside its violent and arbitrary habits, and
that the HAYES administration furnishes proof
Of its return to peace and purity, THIS Is not
true The Hayes administration Is itself the
product OF judicial talschoOd and fraud 1t
has indeed, restored peace to the country and
a degree of purity to the civil service, but the
Republican leaders have almost universally
condemned 1t for doing this thing. They have
persstently thwartcd ITS efforts to reform the
public service, and they have denounced its
policy of Cancellation at the South rs Il recre
ancy to Republican principles-thus warning
the country that Republicanism wants only
the opportunity TO rcaSScrt and execute the
policy of strife, disorder lawlcss rule, cXtrava
gancc and high taxes that prevailed down toI
the close Of the Grant administration. But the
is weary of all this 1t is weary of
the rule of a party addicted to high tariffs
high taxes, cXtTavagant appropriations and eX.
pcndllurcs, the multiplication of officials the
of the federal authority in the com.
mon affairs of the people and the manufacture
of unnecessary and artificial strife between the
sections 1t longs for a Change-and this |
longing is the sure prophecy Of what the result
Of the present campaign is to be.--!St LouiS
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of the past, from the youthful days OF the
carth's history to the present days Of its gray
headed manhood or antiquity, come the ferns
now growing in the shady, moist depths Of the
forests all over the world; now, H. then, low
ing the twilight and warm, moist atmoo-
phere, attaining now, rs then, in tropical re-
gions, the Dimensions of trees.
These considerations always invest the fern
tribe with great interest; and if 10 these
we add the grdcciulncss and delicate beauty Oh
their foliage; their curious iHtOrcsccnCc ai-
fording such rich field for microscopicaI IN
vestigatlOn; and the facility with which they
may be cultivated, We think that The cultiva-
lion of no other class of plants will afford
greater pleasure and qualification than these.
When grown in the open air, they require a
somewhat shaded situation, under trees or on
the north side of the icnCe or of a large rock
The more robust species Will grow in any
fresh garden soil Ttth0W malSure; the more
delicate species require mixture OF black
earth, such rs is found around rocks in wood
lands, with the loan. The roots should al
ways be kept moist; to this end, 1t Is best,
when planted out Of doors to mulch or cover
the ground where they are grown with sphag-
mum, or moss that grows in moist woods.
DR.. Gray, IN bis Bot0hy IF tie NortbeH
I'RitCd States, cnumcratcs ana describes about
uliS species Us GIo"ihS III 'dliolS I'dltS " III,
from New England to Wisconsin, and
as tar south as Pennsylvania and Ohio; so
that as they can be had so readily for the mere
trouble of collecting, there can be no good
reason why those who have taste cnoug 10 cul.
tlvate them should not do 50, rs no pecunlary
outlay is required 10 procure them.
Besides TIE pleasure to be derived in Their
may be added their fitness for
as they afford some ct thcI
finest and most suitable foliage for this beau.
;g,,I,
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Love that GIorifies the Humblest Man.

There smoothing in the world so sad as human
nature, and the tears come into my eyes now
as think of the pIulul story Tom told me as
he smoked his attersupper pipe last night
The other day, just before | came home Tom
had occasion to 30 over the lake. On his way
back, and when the train stopped at the Bay,
he noticed man getting into the car in front
of him with n little baby lying in his arms.
The baby seemed young, and the man hushed
it in his arms with gentle, rocking motion,
bending over now and then to KISS lis niue
white face After the train got under way the
conductor came to Tom and sad: Come with
me; | want to show you the saddest, strangest
sight you ever saw In your lite,' and he lea
the way into the next car. DO you see mat
man over there ." said he, and there sat the
man whom Tom had noticed with the babe.
His precious little bundle lay quiet on the seat
! in front of him, and, as these other two men
watched he leaned over, looked long and
earnestly IN the little flower face and then
kissed the frail tinger,tips he held so gently IN
his hand THAT baby's dead said the con
ductor. at died this morning at the Bay. Tie
couldn't bear to put It in coffin, because then
| il would have to 80 without him in the bag
gage-car, and so he is just carrying 1t home 10
! New Orleans in his arms" And the car rat
tied on; the boy called the stale slices OF
sponge cake and his cigars through the train
the passengers laughed, and smoked, ano
fought the moquitoes; and he, stricken to th'
hearts core, sat there quiet and unheeding
watching over his dead child, kissing the nm
gers that would never again softly clasp ms
looking down upon the white lids that hac
closed over the bright eyes as the petals oil
sensitive flower close al night time over IL
delicate hear, and the world was nothing t
ht,,.
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DO you know that there are strange people in
our community; we say strange because they
seem to prefer to suffer and pass their days mis-.
erably made 10y dyspepsia, and liver com.
plant, indigestion, constipation and general de.
bility, when Shloh's Nitalizcr is guaranteed to
cure them. Sold by F.. Y. GriggS. o.
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I G. BOYLE. Attorney ut Law. once with b. F.
~ Lincoln 10 In Sale street, Ottawa Illinois fcb2l, 50
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Professional GarDs.
AT o q " G Y s.

VI y. ARMSTRONG;. G. n. CHAPMAN
A RNI STRONG S Oh y PM y ~, Attorneys
"A and CoupselOrs NJ Law, Ottawa, H. NJ n Armstrong,
Notary Public Office In Gedncys Block, Ottawa. jun5 50
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CUAELEs II. BRUSH. LORENZO LELAND. JR
DRISH * LEILA ~ ID, Attorneys at Law -
ID Post Oitice Block, Ottawa, Illinois. ial3.sO
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w bush y ELL, Attorney at Law, Ottawa, H.
W VIII practice in any of the courts in this state.
Close attention paid to collections CunycyunCs carefully
made and abstracts prepared with care &c Notary public
ONCE west OF Court House. Janl,Ig
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II +. TRAIN OR, Attorney at Law Office owe
~. Osuan Il Hapemans Book Store, OTTAWA, III decl
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nR. II. M. McAISTHUI, Ottawa, III. Office
- in the Opera House Block. Open from o'clock A. N.
o'clock Residence Benton street, south Of I'LL
nos Avenue jan22T6
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II w. HOPKINS. NJ d., Physician and Sur
IL. gcOn. VIII attend to all calls in the line of the pro-
iesson night day ONCE Madison street. between La
sale and Clinton Residence north OF Washington Square
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EDWIN y. LELAND. HIRAM r. GILBERT.
I ELLA ~ ID " GIL .BIiRr, Attorneys AT Law.
IL Office in Opera House Block, Ottawa, Ill iunl4,I9
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DAVID a. COOK. Attorney at Law. ONCE.
~ Rooms and Armory (Wood's) Block, Ottawa, Hi.
nUis. deCe3
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II McDoUGAI.II, Successor TO Cameron IL Nc
~. DOugal,) Attorney and Counseler ut Law Otice in
Glover X Cooks Block, Ottawa III. Also United States
Commissioner. dec216
The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1880-05-20
TALKING ACROSS rus COUNTRY.

II Is really pleasant to note as you travel
across the republic from Maine to Colo
radoI how the couyersation changes
just as The expression OF faces aud style
OF clothes gradually undergo sn altera-
ton. Down 10 Maine, when heard
lumber and lbe woods, sll The time. TIE
men were 10 the woods, or tbs man who
talked to you bad just come out of The
woods Then you got 10 the coast and
everybody a.hed and you dreamed Of
dofys and pike and haddock aud things
that you never heard Of before. When
sou got to Bath you began 10 pick up all
manner OF ship carpenters slang. Then
you came nearer New York aud CONNER
clal travellers dIled the air witt mercantile
srRot, aud as you held your way west
ward, you got into the oil regions Of
Pehusyiyanis and for while Bradford
aud Oh City franklin aud T'itusville talk
ed boil wheel aud pipe lines aud dry
h0les and heavy oils and refinery, aud
tank aud driil, aud rigs, and waking
b u and derrick abd pump uniil you
tsked Theu you moved along through
JobaaOwa aud PiusburR asd beard aboni
biast.' aud open hearth faru.oes, aHd
eructb.es aud Bessemer process auI rails,
sire aud iHgot, a8til you le't tben be-
bind aud .indtsnA wss tsiklng abLul
slaves and heads aud hoop poles .ad
yeneers sud haid woods sud quiuine sud
bent wood aud ssgon timber; aud By
and By Illinois goi yoHf ear sud asid CON
and you 20. scfoss tie Mississippi and
heard q man ssy q nslgbbori Bsn
where is thal llmbsr claim u Jshnson'sl
aud you heard Ben reply bhefy, IS, IS,
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PROFITABLE PoL,rbSEs,

The Boston Traucier, Ia commenting
on the preyalsnco Of rudeness, tells the
following incident that happened some
years ago: There was very plainly dress
ed elderly lady who was frequent cus-
toner at tho then loading dry goods store
in Boston, No onein the store knew
her name. All the clerks bat Que avoid.
ed her and gave their attention 20 those
who were better dressed aud more pre-
tentious. The exception was young
man who had n conscientious regard Tor
duty aud system. lie never left another
customer to wait on The lady, bal when
al liberty be waited on her With as much
attention as II she had been princess.
This continued year or two, until the
young man became Of age. One morn.
ing Ihs lady approached the young man,
when the following conversation took
plscc:
Lady. - Young man, do You wish 10 20
into business yoursei'
Yes, ma'am, be replied, but | have
neither money, credit nor friends nor will
any Que trust me.
Wen, you 20 aud select gJod silua-
ton, ask Whist the rent is and report 10
me, handing The young man her address.
The young went. found a,eapiial loca.
lion, good store, BAT the landlord rsqair-
ell security, which be could not give.
AiBdfa Of the lady'. request he firth
viii went 10 her aad reported.
Wen, she replied, you 90 and iell Mr..
---thst will be responsible.
ils sent, aud the Iandiard or agent
uss surprised bul the bargain was closed
III, neIt day the ady called 70 aseer-
tbs resull. The young man told her aud
sdfed
Whist sm 70 80 Tor goodsi No one
viH trust nc.
You msy 10 and zee Ar and Mr.,
ahd NJ :, AZ tell them - cali oa ne.
lie did, aud biz store was s9on stocked
sikh tie best goods 10 ibe market. There
are many 10 ibis eity who remember tbs
circumstances add tbs man. lie died
mray years sgo, aud lefi fortune Of
$500 000. b much for pollleness, 80
much for eiVll!ly, snd % much ior treat
isg oae's elders wilh tbs Difference due
10 age, 10 whaleyof garb they are clothed
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.uopr oo,,e ,vs.r worse a.s.

To certain wise Acres eit the easy wriiing
and aud surface thiskinE class, nothing
SCENE plaiuer lAsn thai The mechanics,
artisans and professional msn oi eur cit.
es sbgald Instantly 70 Nesaand proceed
10 raise grain OF grow stock Neither
capital, kuowlodgr, experiance nor taste
Tor the lilc seem to be considered. II the
Iale men here werc in some way set
dove there, what aud corn, beef aud
pork. woald quite as a matter Of course
result fram The change, sud the great
question would be solved. Men who
couldn't cultivate a garden patch snccess-
fully, aud have 20 training nor fitness for
farm work, are urged to SO West, a.
though crops were things 70 be struck, +,
Ike OIL The folly Of such advice il more
appAreni thau that given to The ambitious
old curmudgcon by his son, Ito come
Wtst because some almighty mean meu
get Office out herel Il is even worse than
the mistake OF tbe shifIless workmeu, the
fiedghng lawyers, and the playedout trad.
trs Of the East, who 1oeked West few
years ago under The false impression that
the people already there hSiu't their eye
teeth cut
ANY man tltted either by nature or e1.
perieneo for out door work, with sound
boallh aud plenty Of grit eau win there
as here, only by paying the price Of sue
cess. II he eau live in board shAnty or
log but--liye on plain fare and work
bard, as hi.ncghbors do in short, adapt
himseIf to the hArd,hips and needful
tbrifiuess Of a new country, he may be
independent and give to his children the
boon Of fair start which they might
never have here. But he must re-adjnst
bis Views Of things. The so called
necessities Of our older communities are
there largely unknown. Natures favors
are evenly distributed after all, says the
Tribune Tor, IN tho epigramstic language
OF the Concord philosopher. II we have
one good thing we pay for II by the loss
Of some other good thing The law OF
compensation holds especially true 10 re-
spect TO localilies, and he who seeks a
country not bampered with drawbacks
will fail to fnd il--this side tho better
world-just as be ought 10 fail who
seeks for success in any calling without
being able 10 pay it's fair equivalent,