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The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-11
FURrHER coRREsPoNpENCE


All the distilleries in st. Louis were seized
on the 10th of May by Lucien Hawley and E.
n. Chapman, specially sent to Missouri for
that purpose by Mr.. Bristow. Mcdonald re-
signed, and the whole county was abIaze with
excitement. Here follows a letter from Gen.
eral Babcock, dated May 2S, which expiai MS
itself:
DEAR FRIEND-Some one sends the inclosed
to me. / have cut the name out. I do not
knew Of any subordinate In your city that
can do anything for, as have no particulars,
and arn not aware of the slightest thing Mr..
Hawley can find against me. You may
know this handwriting. Irecetved your favor
some time since, and am pleased with what
you say. The writer OF the anonymous note
evidently thinks / sent the "izhtning dis
patch" De Is nightly mistaken; nns ,e PieSse Ss
same address as your last personal note was
sent. shall attend TO your wishes to the best
OF my ability. Had there been nothing except
in your city, your proposed plans might have
been carried out. We will talk that all up
when we meet. Your sincere friend,
III. 3. BROWN.
The Enclosure was as follows;rs-
UNITED STATES INTERNAL REvENUE, D
CoLLECroR's OFFICE, DISTRICT MISSOURI,
May rs, 1875.
General o. E. Babcock (cut outI:
in Sc. Louis, who are now in trouble, lightning
will strike In washington Hawley Is after
you. gai A FRIEND WHO KNOWS.
General Nc Donald says: The explanation
of the sentence in the letter, Il received your
favor some time since, and am pleased with
what you say is an acknowledgment OF
declaration made in the letter to which this
is an answer. that would stand by him Dab
cock) and the President until hell turned
down and froze over, and should then skate
across and stand by them on the other side
quote my language in full in order that the
reader may know the character OF the CORES
pondence between the President, General
Babcock and myself" u
THE 'LIGHTNINGn DISPATCH.
Theday previous to.the seizuresnoted before
Mr.. NeWcOmb, of the NewcOmb- Buchanan
Distiiling Company. Of Louisville, was in SEQ
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-11

The day previous tothe seizuresnoted before,
Mr.. Newcomb, of The Newcomb- Buchanan
Dlstiiling Company. Of Louisville, was in SEQ.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-11

retary Bristow's office, and was told that all
the dlstilleres in the West would be seized
next day. He told Mr.. Barnes, one Of his
employees, of this, and Barnes telegraphed
Bollman and O'Hara, OF st. Louis, Lightning
this telegram that General Babcock alluded
in the letter Just quoted. The anonymous
letter was In the handwriting of Joseph Fltz.
roy, who was the Collector of the ring, and
who knew of the Presidents and Babcock 8
connection with the conspiracy. The sigma
ture, "H. B. Brown" has been explained al
ready, and none of the letters were dated.
The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-08-11
COMPLETING GRANTS OUTFIT.

would please HIM so much as such tribute of
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
Tie Textile Plants OF the World,

Mn'S first steps IN civilization may
be faced almost directly III their efforts
To c)the themselves; and their first ~.
saySn skilled labor are made in the
adatStion of the materials which ms.
ture has furnished them Ia use for
dres. On the banks Of the White Nile
are tibes who content themselves with
simple apron Of leaves, or less; and
Sir amuel Baker noticed that n great
adyace in general civilization had
taxa place there when, after having
speu several months among peoples OF
that grade, he came into u nyoro,
whee the people wore garments fash.
Toned out OF the bark of "a tig,ree,
which they had to prepare by soaking
and eating With mallet. Thrift
seemd to follow naturally upon the
acquiition of the taste for clothing, for
the f.trees have TO be cultivated 10 So.
cure suthcent supply. Accordingly
We az told, when man takes \ wife,
he plnts " certain number of the trees
i'll hi garden, as a provision for the
want,of the family he has in prospect.
A grde above the naked races are the
Papuns of New Guinea, with their
lion-lrdles OF grass or palmlesvCs, and
9bov these are the Maoris Of New Xaa.
and, withtheir cloaks of the leaves OF
an gave.hke plant laid upon each
othe like scales, The South Sea Is.
landrs have in the paper mulberry y
plan which serves the same purpose
to item rs the tig.tree to the people OF
UnNro, from the bark ofwhich they
prepare the tapa 10y soaking and beat.
ing. They illustrate another develop
met of industry i'll the adjournment el
thei clothes for which they have an
endless variety of designs, many oi
then OF considerable merit. This stage
of civilization is also often marked by a
corresponding Development Of the
poter's art and OF skill in ornamentinG
vessels. From the method Of using
thewhole stutf of the bark to the art OF
separating its iihres and spinning anC
weaving them into cloth is great step
Th,processes of spinning and weaving
are as varied NJ are the people wht
cary them ON, and are largly deter
mined by tho nature OF the material I,
whbh they have to be applied. -Popu
lar .cience Monthly
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
They Didn't Wink Any More.

Among the passengers who boarded
the eastbound train at Holly the other
day were bride and groom Of TIE reg
ular holly.hock order. Although the
car was full Of passengers the pair be-
gan to squeeze hands and hug as soon
as they were seated. This Of course AT.
tracted attention, and pretty soon every
body WAS nodding and winking, and
several persons 80 far forgot themselves
as to laugh outright. BY and by the
broad.shouldered and red-handed
groom became aware Of the fact that he
was being ridiculed, and ne unlinked
himself to the heighth OF six feet, look
ed up and down the aisle and said
"There seems to be considerable nod
ding and winking around here because
Pm hugging the girl who was married
to me al o'clock this morning. Iftbe
rules Of this railroad forbid man from
hugging his wife after he's paid full
fare then I'm going TO quit, but II the
rules don't and this winklng and blink
ing isn't bitten short Of when we pass
the next mile.post, I'm going to begin
on the front seats and create n rising
market for false teeth and crutchesl"
Ifthere we're any more winks and
blinks in that car the groom didn't catch
EN- at it.-Detroa Free Pres.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
Sagncl,y or Ants.

When DR.. Franklin was In Paris, as
he sat quietly and alone at his breakfast
ono morning, he saw anumber of black
anita busy with tho contents of the
sugnr.bowl. He drove them away, but
they returned. Again he dispersed
them; in few minutes they were seen
climbing from mmpto lump, as II moth
ing haa happened. To try their ingen-
uity, he had the sugar.bowl suspended
by u string from the ceiling. They en-
deavored to reach il by standing on
each others back; several mounted in
this manner aud reached upwards, but
in vain; the chain Of tho ants fell fast
as II was raised. After repeated At
tempts they went away and he supposed
they had given up the matter, but pres
emily no saw them descending the string,
and dropping down upon the Jumps OF
sugar. They had scaled the walls, ira
versed the ceiling, and discovered an.
other road 10 the treasure.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
womau's True Source of strength.

The strength of women lies in their
hearts 1t shows itself in their strong
love and instructive perception of right
and wrong. Intellectual courage is
rarely one of their virtues. As rule,
they are inclined to be restless and ex-
citable, allowing their judgment and
actions to be Swayed by quick emotions
of all kinds, but, above all, ii is in their
hopefulness and their endurance that
they find their chief power. Who is
the last person to give up hope i'll the
case of member of the family who
has apparently gone altogether to the
bad2 What mother or sister with deep
and ardent love for such will ever cease
to cherish hope or to endure suffering
on their account? The patience of VIC
men is proverbial, and their whole lives
are bound up in their affections. Few
people will deny that love in one form
or another makes up the beauty of life
10 women. 1t enters into all she does.
Any work outside her immediate circle
is undertaken most often from pure de-
sire to help some one else 10 know
something of the mysterious happiness
of love. Unlike men, women chiefly
look for personal intercourse with those
for whom they are working. If their
interest lies among the poor, they are
DESTROYS of sympathetic personal ac-
quaintance with them, and very little
good work of Il lasting kind has been
done by women without their own i'll
tIuence of love being brought TO besr
on the individual case. Without dwell
ing on the greater physical weakness OF
women ia general, it is q fact that .Aeir
brains are more easily deranged, and
unless they change greatly they are apt
10 deteriorate in essential womanly
qualities if thrown much or PROMINENT
~ before the world. They are seldom
fitted to rule, emulation and jealousy
being strong in their character, while
their feelings and judgments are often
rapid in the extreme. 1t is i'll the heart,
therefore, that woman will more ss-
pecially feel the effects of agnosticism,
whether those effects be for good or for
evil. Her head may gain in grasp OF
logic and in clearness of view; but il
her heart, with all its powers for good,
is weakened and discouraged, she will
gain little ultimately by the spread
of the new views. When the heart
is dispirited, or thrown back upon it.
self, the action that springs from il
tends inevitably to fall lifeless to the
ground,-MiS Lothbuy an Nineteenth
u 9Jtifygi
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
English Election Riots.
NeM York Womb.

The recent elections in England were
attended with rather more and more
ferocious rioting than we remember 10
have heard of--eyen in the campaign
supplements-during any recent presi-
dental election in the United States.
And ~ for the tone Of political discus
sion, with all due Difference for the
Olymphian Pal Mall Gaseiie. we doubt
il II erer WA more heated and acrimo-
NOUS in this republic Of sins and short.
comings. For instance, this placard
put forth by conservative committee
with reference 10 its candidate is in the
very highest style OF the art: HE 10 q
gentleman, and highly respected among
al glasses; ne Is no gambler and horse
racer, but assists the vicar with his les
SONS in the parish church, and no man
il happier with his wife and family"
The careless and cynical observer
would naturally conclude from this
that the Tory candidate WAS merely an
ass seeking an election just because he
had q happy and orderly household,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
4 Duel to Death.

he slckening account OF u duel i'll Mo-
rocco is given by correspondent OF
the Republican FfdncaiSe. Two young
mel OF noble birth were paying their
attntions to the daughter of II neigh
bong chief, and ~ She showed equal
favr to each of them, il WAS arranged
by mutual consent that they should
met III single combat and fight duel
to no death. The conditions Of the
dud were that they should meet horse.
back, each OF the combatants being
armed with rifle, revolver and hunt
ing-snife. They were placed 100 yards
apat, and upon u signal given by one
OF the seconds, they set their horses a,
full gallon and rushed at each other
For few moments the spectators
coull see nothing but cloud OF dust
from out OF which they heard two sue.
cesive reports Of a rifle, and then n
third, followed by the neighing Of a
hoise. When the dust had cleared
away n shocking sight met the gaze OF
the spectators; one of the combatants,
concealed behind his dead horse, was
taking ann Mt his adversary, who still
remained in the saddle. The hitter
spurred his horse and made il rear, the
nozzle animal receiving IN his chest the
bullet meant for his master. The rider
as soon Us he dismounted, rushed for
ward to grapple with his adversary,
bui second shot fractured his left
shoulder. Nevertheless, he retained
sufficient strength To discharge two
chambers of his revolver, both shot
taking effect. A hand-to. hand combat
then ensued, the two adversaries, Meth
CT of whom was able to stand, stabbinl
each other repeatedly. When tn
seconds at last interfered the two wer,
picked up dead-one with his teetl
firmly set in his adversary's cheek
while the atter's hand WAS thrust into 1
Gaping wound in the others breast.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
Paste This I'm Your Hat.

In lawyer should be asked TO tell
the secrets of his client, or IL doctor
were asked to reveal what he learns In
the sick room, by parties who only
seek to crafty curiosity, such parties
would very likely meet with
firm reproof. Why is il then that,
when an article appears in newspa-
per, as correspondence, or when some
thing editorial attracts more than the
usual attention. there are persons who
will ask the editors Of that paper "who
wrote that article2' And yet such ques-
tons are asked every day. II editors
should "give away" their correspond
ents, or should tell the sources OF their
information, they would very coon lose
the confidence OF such persons, who
would very likely thereafter take no
pains to serve them. --Auttor Unkno,m.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
A Fish that Angles for Prey---A Singular
Monster Of the Deep.
Sea Morld

A description of remarkable fish
may interest our readers. 1t is known by
several names at different localities on
our coast. AT Provincetown it is called
the goosetish, because Of a report cur
rent among the fishermen of that place
that it catches wild geese and devours
them whole. Elsewhere the fish il
called the angler, fishing frog, sea devil,
bellows fish, monk fish, etc.
One day last summer, while on the
Speedwell, off Cape Cod, we saw sever.
al large fishing frogs caught in trawl
net, the largest o. which was about four
feet in length. It's huge mouth was iif-
teen inches in expanse, and seemed to
open directly into its stomach, which
was full of great fat fish and founders.
It's lows of long, sharp teeth were in
clined inward and could be depressed
at will, allowing the easy ingress OF its
victim, but were sure prevention OF his
ever escaping.
The edge OF his head and also of his
body was adorned with leafy fringe
resembling the fronds of seaweed. This,
together with its chameleon-hke faculty
of varying its color in accordance with
its surroundings, assist this HnwIeldy
creature greatly in securing its prey.
To aid it further in obtaining its food,
this fish has three long filaments grow
ing out Of the middle OF it's mead. The
foremost OF these is OF especial service
for at its end il carries tassel, which
serves rs lure TO attract the unwary
prey within reach Of the cavernouH
mouth beneath the bait, and in addi-
ton to these peculiarities, the pectoral
and ventral fins are joined, and the fish,
using these As feet, Is enabled 10 walk
over the bottom Of the sea.
The fishing frog seems TO proceed
somewhat in this manner for the pur-
pose Of obtaining bis food. Moving
along the bottom Of the sea, he seeks
some suitable position among the sea-
weed, where, safely ensconced, he may
attain his purpose. Having satisfied
himself az 10 the place selected, he gets
out his fishing rod and bait and waves
it around in the water, until some I'M
suspecting FISH comes up TO seize il,
when the angler, snatching the bait out
Of the way, swallows the fish.
The young ones present more curl.
GUS appearance even than the adult.
The filan ents on the head are more
numerous, and are tree-like in shape,
the pectoral fin is much longer and has
long spines on it, and the fins 81 the
sides are ,ery large in comparison TO the
body.
The fishing frog j. very rapaoious,
and often swallows fish AZ large and
heavy a. itself, such is the expansibility
OF its stomach. II il not eaten, but,
when captured by fishermen, il il pre-
served because Of the other fab often
found in il stomach, and which it il
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
Travelling Stones.

Many OF our readers have doubtless
heard Of the famous travelling stones of
Australia. Similar curiosities have re-.
Gently been found in Nevada, which
are described M almost perfectly round,
the majority of them aa large rs wal
nut, and Of III irony nature. When
distributed about upon the floor, table,
or other level surface, within two or
three feet Of each other, they immed-
lately begin travelling towards a COM
mon centre, and there lie huddled like
a lot Of eggs in nest. A single stone,
removed To distance OF three and a
half feet, upon being released, ut
once started off with wonderful and
somewhat comical celebrity to join its
fellows; taken away four or five feet il
remains motionless. They arc found
in region that IL comparatively level,
and is nothing but bare rock. Scatter.
ed over this barren region are little
basins, from few feet to i rod or two
in diameter; and j! IL in these that the
rolling stones are fonnd. They are
from the size OF pea 70 five or sil
inches in diameter. The cause Of these
stones rolling together il doubtless 10 be
found in the material Of which they
are composed which appears 10 be
lodestone or magnetic iron ore.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14

A NEW method OF saluting ladies on
the street has lately been adopted by
the nobiest swell gentlemen OF tender
years. II is done In one time and four
motions. The hat, by a right.hand
grasp. is lifted from the head, brought
forward on line with the nose and
then suddenly lowered TO the pit Of the
stomach, and then ms suddenly the hat
is returned TO It's place following the
angular route. The head mt the first
time, must be bobbcd forward about
three inches and Immediately sprung
back to its natural position. The beauty
and perfection OF this salutation de-
ponds upon the rapidity Of the execu-
ton Of IA movements. II il known as
the Darwin jerk" because hand-or-
gan monkeys put on and take of their
little caps With the same CELEBRITY Of
motion.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14

and uttered the responses at church
with junction and emphasis, aud with
no other claim upon the confidence OF
his fellow citizens Ms a legislator. The
murder, however, is out when we find
that the liberal candidate WAS patron
Of the turf, and that another gentleman
who bore the same name with the lib.
eral candidate figured not long ago as
correspondent in n suit for divorce
Even II the candidate himself had
neglected his own wife for somebody's
else, there are recent precedents o
show that in this depraved country no
decent politician committee would
dream of pltcarding the fact with his
non.a attendance ut church in IN cleo.
ton eeriny poster,
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
A Big Book.

The Chinese encyclopedias, recently
purchased for the British Museum at a
cost of 81 500, is voluminous indeed.
There are 1920 volumes ali told, the
emperor Kang was great admirer
Of ancient literature, and was deeply
grieved TO perceive that extensive cor
ruptions were everywhere creeping in
to the texts that were reproduced. To
put a stop to this he determined to
gather together in one authoritative
work the entire mass of Chinese litera-
ture from the earliest times until his
own day. A learned commission was
appointed to colate and verify all Chi
nese works, and the Jesuit missionaries
were simultaneously employed In cast
ing vast amount Of copper type. The
collection and examination occupied
the commission for forty years, and be.
fore it was fully completed the wise old
monarch died, leaving the execution Of
his great design to Young-Ching, bis
successor, who signalized his accession
by dismissing the missionaries ~ a
dangerous and traitorous set. He
seems to have taken up the great liter
airy scheme with keen interest, and ii
was at length published. The com.
missioners protested to have taken all
works from about /, 100 b. G. to 100 A.
d., and 1t is supposed that the whole
Chinese literature Of any importance
between those dates il to be found EN-.
bodied in these 5000 volumes. The
subjects are classified under six head
ings, under which are arranged writ
ings relating to the heavens, the earth,
mankind, inanimate nature, philosophy
and political economy.
Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-05-14
The CannOn's Mouth.

There is nothing connected with 8
battle so exciting as to see battery o.
flying artillery take position. Troops
upon right and left, drivers lash and
shout, horses plunge and rear, and
guns and caissons dash through and
over everything until reaching the
chosen spot. A line Of men waiting
for the fight to open will show pluck
and enthusiasm with the booming oil
the first gun, and the faster the battery
is worked the more impatient will the
supports become for close work. No
one will say that an army could be sue
cessful without artillery, and yet those
who hold the lannon's mouth to be
king Of terrors or the jaws of certain
destruction will feel disappointed when
they come across statistics showing
how little damage is inflicted by can.
non compared with the musket.
1t is often said by man: Gle
would not be afraid to walk up to the
lannon's mouth" and yet it is not a
high compliment to his bravery. just
previous to the fight at Bull Run bri-
gade of infantry made reconnaissance
to Blackburn Ford to see how the enc
my was posted. A Michigan regi.
ment, in reserve just outside the fight,
was opened on by six field pieces in
plain sight. The firing was rapid, and
lasted for half an hour, and yet not
aman in the regiment was even wound
ed. Massachusetts troops, advancing
into woods, fought against cannon
mounted on earthwork for fully twenty
minutes, and all their loss was from the
musketry of foreign troops. On this
occasion no less than 200 round shot
and shell were utterly wasted.
During the Sunday fight at Bull Run
q full battery, posted onothe left, and
just outside the fight, kept up contin.
uous and rapid fire on tie highway
three-quarters of mile away, over
which the Confederates were marching
as they went into action or changed po.
sitions. Shot and shell could be seen tc
strike, and outside of tearing a cover
off an army wagon, and the killing Of q
horse or two, no damage was done.
At Fair Oaks the artillery fire was
fierce, and seemingly destructive. Trees
were rent and shivered, great furrows
plowed in the ground, and shells scream
ed everywhere over the battlefield
Yet the loss of life by musketry was in
the proportion Of twenty TO one. The
Third Michigan infantry lost more
men in five minutes by infantry fire
than.any brigade lost in all day shot OF
shell.
The daily papers used to make a
great ado over artillery duels, which
were pronounced fiendish, blood. thirsty
g. AT Antietam a Union and Con.
federate battery, not over half mile
apart, and in plain sight OF each other,
mad one Of these duels, lasting forty
minutes. The guns were worked for
all they We're worth, and when the due
ended the Union loss was horse killed
the wheel Of caisson shattered, and
two infantry men. lying in support, kill.
ed. A change Of position sent the
writer's regiment over the ground occu.