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PhaetOns, Ambulances, Wagons, Bicycles
Carts, Sc Heslso has q large stock of Trim
mings, Hardware and Woodwork.
Will trade any of his work for good horses
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No.4, on the Levee, Shreveport, La.
X eep constantly on haad, and for sale. AZ
II cheap as can be obtained anywhere
outside OF New Orleans, a large and complete
stock of
The National tribune., 1881-10-01
CALDWELL AT SPRINGFIELD.

Here's the spot. Look around you Above on the
height
Lay the Hessians encamped. By the church on the
right
Stood the gaunt Jersey farmers And here ran a
You NAV dig anywhere and you will turn up ball.
Nothing more Grasses spring, waters run, flowers
blow
Pretty much as they did ninety three years ago.
Nothing more, did say? Stay one moment; you've
heard
OF Caldwell the parson who once preached the Word
Down at Springfield? What No? Come, that's
bad. Why he had
All the Jerseys alame. And they gave him the name
OF the rebel high priest He stuck in their gorge
For he loved the Lord God-and he hated King George
He had cause you might say When the Hessans that
day
Marched up with Knyphausen, they stopped their
At the Farms" where his wife with child in her
arms
Sat alone in the house. How it happened none knew
But God-and of the hireng
Who fired the shot! Enough! There she lay,
And Caldwell, the chaplain, her husband away.
Did he preach?-did he pray? Think of him as you
stand
BY the old church to-day think of him and that band
Of militant cowboys! See the smoke and the heat
OF that reckless advance-of that struggling retreat!
Keep the ghost of that wife foully slain in view
And what could you, what should you, what would
you do?
Why lust what he did! They were left in the lurch
For want of more wadding He to the church.
Broke the door stripped the pews, and dashed out in
the road
With his full of hymn books and threw down his
load
At their feet! Then above all the shouting and shots
Rang his voice Put Watts into 'em, boys give 'em
Wattsi"
And they did That is all Grasses spring. flowers blow
Pretty much as they did ninety-three years ago.
You may dig anywhere and you'll turn up ball.
But not always hero like this-and that's all.
BRET HARTE.
The National tribune., 1881-10-01
PLAYING FOR HIGH STAKES.

An officer of the Army, now on the retired list,
won one night at faro $4,000. Perhaps some
others may have exceeded this, but We doubt
whether any one of them can tell a story of cards
exceeding that reported by the Saratoga CORE
spondent of the st. Louis Republican, as told him
by an experienced New Yorker: Il have heard
many fabulous Stories" said he, "but will speak
only of what 1 know. l saw Ben Wood, former
proprietor of the Daily Neacs, one night at Re-
publican game of faro, that is a game made up
of gamblers, win $125,OOO. He borrowed 800
from Judge Mccain to begin on, and he went
away with every pocket stuffed with checks and
bills The cigar seller in the gambling rooms told
me that Wood that night smoked $40 worth of
cigars" "That is impossible" GA fact, assure
you He took cigars costing 81 each, and light
ing one end began in his nervous way to eat the
other, and in about two minutes he would take a.
fresh one"
The National tribune., 1881-10-01
GENERAL SHERMAN AT WORCESTER,

The following account of General Sherman's
recent trip to Worcester Mass, has been received:
General W. T. Sherman arrived here from New
London, Conn, at seven o'clock this morning. and
went directly to the residence of Senator George
F. Hoar, without escort. Later parade was
formed, with the Worcester City Guards Captain
Shumway; Light Infantry Captain Lincoln
Worcester Continentals, Colonel w. S. B. Hop
kns with Post No. 10, G. A. R., as a guard of
honor, and proceeded to Senator Hoars, where
General Sherman, Governor Long and staff, were
received and escorted through the principal streets
to the New England Fair Grounds where he was
received by the New England Agricultural So
ciety, by whose invitation he visits the city. On
the way the General dismounted to walk through
the ranks of school children who were assembled
on Court Hill. As he passed they appropriately
sang Marching Through Georgia" and presented
him with bouquets. While passing Plymouth
Church the chimes played the same air. and at
another point Battery B fired a salute of fifteen
guns. At the fair grounds General Sherman was
received by the officers of the society, and was
then presented to Governor Long as the guest of
the Commonwealth as well as the New England
Society, and the city of Worcester. Governor
presented him to the people, who were massed
around the judges stand in enormous numbers.
This afternoon, at two o'clock, General Sherman
was entertained by the city government of Wor-
cester. Later he visited Grand Army Hall as the
guest of Post No. 10, also the Commonwealth
Club. A dispatch of August g. says: General
Sherman and the reception committee reached
Shrewsbury, this morning, by the Generals de-
sire, to see the grave of General Artemus Ward,
who was commander of the Continental Army
before General Washington took it in hand. The
schools were closed and the party were met by q
procession of the Grand Army Post, the town
authorities and citizens. At the grave speeches
appropriate to the occasion and eulOgistic of Gen
eral Ward were made by Senator Hoar, General
Sherman, and Oliver r. Wyman a selectman of
the town.
The National tribune., 1881-10-01
WHERE CUSTER FELL,

Lieutenant Charles F. Roe, adiutant Second
Cavalry, has reported the completion of the work
of erecting on the Custer battlefield the monu
order of the Secretary of War The monument
is in form of low Obelislz in two blocks resting
upon STEP all of granite. 1t is in three pieces
weighing respectively 10000, 10000, and $4,000
pounds. They were, during the winter, placed
on wooden drag or sled, one at time, and
hauled to the battlefield, crossing the Little Big
Horn three times on the ice. Twelve mules were
harnessed to each runner of the drag or sled
making twenty-tour mules-four abreast. They
moved the weight without much difficulty, and
Lieutenant Roe having prepared a crane of ash
timber, cut on the banks of the Little Big Horn
River, properly rugged and stayed, he, with the
aid of troop c, Second Cavalry, commanded by
Second Lieutenant Fuller, detailed for the pur-
pose, erected the monument upon the masonry
foundation previously prepared. Ten feet from
the foot of the monument, and surrounding it on
all four sides, trench was dug into which were
gathered all the remains of those who fell in that
fight, including those who were with Reno and
for this purpose the vicinity was thoroughly
secuted, and all were brought together and Sc
curely and deeply buried at the foot of the mon
ument, except the remains of Lieutenant Crit
tenden whose grave was not disturbed and over
whom was erected a monument sent for that pur-
pose by his father-that being the understood
wish of General Crttenden The Custer monu-
ment is six feet square at the base and eleven
feet high, and, being raised on a mound its top
stands fourteen feet above the top of the hill It's
centre is within six feet of the spot upon which
were found General Clusters remains 1t bears
the following inscription, to which are added the
names of all who fell in Clusters fight:
In Memory of Officers and Soldiers who Fell
near this Place, Fighting with the Seventh Uni
ted States Cavalry against Sioux Indians on the
25th and Goth Of June, 4. d. 1876.
The National tribune., 1881-10-01
IN MEMORlAM.
BY J. S. SLATER.

In the rich, ripe, mellow autumn,
When the golden fruits appear,
The husbandman he gathers in
The harvest of the year.
In the rich, ripe, mellow autumn,
When the harvesting is done,
He sits him down to reckon up
The profit he hath won.
Every life, too, hath its harvest,
And each mortal sows to reap;
Or plants that fruits or grain may grow
For garnering and keep;
But another cometh after,
Whom his vision cannot see,
And he who sows may never know
What aftermath shall be.
Nor can tell if fruits shall follow
All the care and hopes of years,
Though well he kens that they who SOW
Oft harvest naught but tears;
And that they who plant to profit,
Barren growths too often find
That yield no rich return for toll,
Each after each in kind.
But the faith that holds men steadfast-
That gives courage while they strive,
Builds up the hope in every heart
That seed and shoot shall thrive.
Thus their spirits are encouraged,
And with willing hands and strong,
Each tolls and trusts till autumn comes
With harvest and with song.
The National tribune., 1881-10-01

The number of militiamen joining the British
army is steadily on the increase, 1924 joining in
1928; in 1874, 1876; in 1915 5,134; in
1855, 1856; in 1878, 1851 in 1888, TO-,
696.
The National tribune., 1881-10-01
EXECUTIVE MANSION.
WASHINGTON, November 18th, 186

WASHINGTON, November 18th, 1864.
Hon. Secretary Of War:-I personally wish
Jacob R. Freer of New Jersey, to be appointed a
Colonel for colored regiment, and this regardless
of whether he can tell the exact shade of Julius
Caesars hair. A. LINCOLN.
The National tribune., 1881-10-01
LETTER FROM LINCOLN.

In an old number of the Binghamptom Times,
we find copy of an original letter written by
President Lincoln It is now in the possession
of Hon. Henry R. Mygatt, of Oxford to whom it
was given by the confidential clerk of the Secre-
tary of War, soon after it was written. 1t reads
as follows:
The National tribune., 1881-10-01

Then the rich, ripe fruits are gathered.
Then the heaps of yellow corn
Are garnered from the fields that TEEN
With gifts from plenty's horn.
Then the husbandman rejoices
As he looks upon his store,
And makes accompt of every gain
And tells his riches DER
Thus doth he who tolls for honors,
He who tills the fruity earth,
OF mind, that if he tilleth well,
Yields recompense of worth.
Thus doth he, when his endeavors
Bring the hoped-for end at last,
Take Joy, in that himself hath wrought,
When harvest time is past.
But, alas, tits not the sower
Always gathers in the grain.
To scatter seeds, and water them,
Is his, and his the pain;
And the fields may grow and ripen
Meath his anxious, watchful eyes.
Yet other hands, when reaping comes.
Shall bear away the prize.
But it's something to have striven-
To have tOiled for others sake
To show how rich yield of good
A noble life can make;
To have won the highest honors
That Nation has to give,
To reach the heights of earthly fame
To die, and yet to live.
The National tribune., 1881-10-01

Hush! it's time for weeping,
Tread softly We who pass.
A noble heart is sleeping
a noble heart, Alas!
TS IaoI
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
Railroad PrOgress.

The statistics reported in Poor's Mdn-
tol show an extraordinary actiVMy, - -
railroad construction In the UnaIeu
was far greater In that year than In any
preceding year except 1871. More tneM teaa
seven thousand miles were built In leeo
or about TWENTY-FIVE huudred m more e,,n.rv .nrv
now. reaches nearly ninety four nous
and miles, which Ii thirty Three thons-
and more than were in operation zen
ale States there was little railroad build
ing last year. OF course the most active
operations were in the western States'
where five thousand and SIX nun9Ie9
miles in the Pacific States. the SIX nun
dred miles credited to the South SHOWS
that the railroad system OF that perL p oi
the country was more ,sei eHte1S GnmnarinR IA i9
the operations o 1880 wi b 1879 on al tne
lines operated in the United Slates We
| dnd the capital and funded DEBT increasea
from q ,762 COZ 0OO 70 q s91 900 900 ne gross @
earn ir,Rs from $529 ,O00, 900 10 e6l6 600 ,O00.
net earnin u, from s22O, 90 600 70 $25o. .OOO0W
and the dividends paid from $6l 0.0O0 10
S77 coo 600. The advance 81 freignLI - earn NJ
OO0 In 1880 indicates heavy increase OF
trafic during the year, while the Market
decrease in freight charges Wnlcn mas
taken place In the last few years snoWs ,,.n,,
the good effects OF the sharp competiuon
| that has been going on and the economl- /
cal managem ent that 1t has i5rced upon
| fhe companies, That tie people have
been great gamers by this reduction IN
The cost OF moving merchandise, as tne
corporations assert, will not De oenieo
hut that the reauction is due TO any IN.
se tfish consfd GRAFTON for the interests OF
the community Ia a little 100 much ioi
the monopolists to claim. Low treign'
| and passenger rates are the ineVltApie 10 10
suit Of competition and the operation
! Of the laws OF trade, and the indications
now are that the railroad companies VII
lion n com petition that must produce
lower freight rates than any yet recanec
on the whole the railroad operations Q
last year show high degree OF popular
ity throughout the country.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
The western Crops.

KATsAs CITY, Mo-, July 27.-The
Commercial Indicator will pblish to.
morrow special reports from over
100 counties in Western Missouri,
Kansas, Southwestern Iowa and
Nebraska, which show very largely
increased acreage in corn, only six
counties reporting a less acreage
than last year. The yield will also
be largely increased If the weather
continues indicate that the supply of
hogs to be marketed before the close
of The summer packing season, about
half the counties reporting less and
only one. third reporting an increase.
Generally the hogs are healthy, only
seven counties reporting disease and
that light. The exceedingly high
prices for the past few months have
tended to draw out about all the
available hogs In this territory.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
where the Bullet May he.

The most interesting opinion ON the
Presidents wound yet given comes from
DIR. Hamilton, who IL reported by cor
respondent of the New York Herald to
have said rs follows:
"From the examinations which made
yesterday and the day before, aud which
were repeated by other gentlemen OF the
consulting board, consider 1t almost
certain that the ball has lodged In the
right lilac f0sse; that 10, in the lower part
Of the abdomen on the right side. There
is at this point defined hardness, due
probably to any area of Inflammation
around the ball, which poinr Is tender
upon pressure and quite distinctly cir
cnmscrib bed. Surgeon General Barnes
informed me that day or two previous
pressure upon this point caused dis
charge Of matter from the orifice of the
wound. 1t is to be presumed; however,
| that this indicates the presence OF the
ball deep In the lilac fosse, behind the
intestines, and quite remote from the
surface. As the point is situated twelve
or fifteen inches from the point Of en-
trance of the ball, the ball cannot be
sought for or extracted through its orig
inal track. Ner can 1t safely be reached
at present by direct ,ncision. The time
may arrive when 1t may be, or, what IL
more probable, the ball may gradually
change Its position, passing lower down
In the abdominal cavity, and make its
exit hy some OF tho natural outlets of the
body. as many balls have escaped which
have been received into human bodies
aud without exposing the life of the pa.
tient to any part'c cular hazard. / thiDh
and state In this matter what Is the gen
eral conviction of the mem bers OF the
board of attending and consulting ply
sicia1s. A few days may render us more
certain upon this point; meanwhile, WI
have nothing to do except to keep ths
channel of the wound as thoroughly
cleaused and A. freely open ~ is practi
cable. or course, doing what We can Il
sustain the patient, 1t Is i'm possible e
state how long 1t will take to have thu
ball extracted spontaneously, or how
soon II may be proper TO aid It's escap'
by surgical Interference"
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
How Grant 10 ..Fixed.r

.Gath, In the Cincinnati Enquirer.
eyes," said John r. Young, II
think Grants income cannot be far
from $50, 900 q year. He has an act
i've interest in a New York business
house which has been very success
full. He gets, perhaps, $25, 900 year
from the railroad company, and the
two funds raised by Jones and the
Drexels for him amount to $330,000.
1t is not true that he sold his st.
Louis farm. Mr.. Young said ~
have never taken much stock in that
Grant phalanx, except Grant himself.
think he is broad minded, liberal
man--sometimes going pretty far foI
his friends. He may have indnlged
that good quality too far toward
C0nkling.o
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
Cheering News.

All the dispatches from the Execu.
tive Mansion yesterday relating to the
condition of the President were highly
encouraging. For the first time in
many days the patient was free from
fever, and there was an entire absence
Of the other distressing symptoms
which attended the late relapse. DIR.
Agnew, before he started for Philadel-
phia, expressed himself as well satis-
fed with the patients condition. DR..
Hamilton is equally hopeful, and the
attending physicians, as well as the
outside public, are beginning to be-
lieve that the worst has been passed.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
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Feminine Surgery.

J. Frank Denney, residing near
Smyrna, has pair Of Kentucky mules
Just put to work the past few months.
The other day in his absence one OF
them by some means got very severe
cash In the neck. Mrs. Denny seeing
it was q case that needed prompt at
tention and no responsible one about
TO do 1t, took q needle and thread,
sewed up and dressed the wound ,leav.
ing Mr.. ID. on coming home nothing tc
do but look approvingly on we'll exc
cuted piece of feminine surgery.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
TRUNK LINES STILL rIaHrIsa

A Farther Reduction or Fare 70 the
nast for ~.
NEW York, July 27.--Pasaenger
tickets to western points still continue
to decline In price. The Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad Company are sell.
ing tickets to Chicago TO- day for S7, so
and TO St. Louis for $1S. Other
agents are selling tickets to st. L ,uis
for from $11.50 to $12.50. A ticket to
Cincinnati can be purchased for 81.
Some of the scalpers think that the
fare to Chicago will be reduced to IS
in few days. The only question
now seems to be which railioad com
pany will hold out longest.
THE PENNSYLVANIA COMPANY AND
THE FIGHT.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-1he board
of directors Of the Pennsylvania rail-
road held a meeting this afternoon.
The only important action taken was
the confirmation of the appointment
Of d. w. Caldwell TO be general man.
ager Of all the lines OF The CO rpany
west Of Pittsburg aud Erie, to take
effect August 1st. The other appoint
ments will be acted upon at the next
meeting Of the board. The general
passenger agent Of the Pennsylvania
railroad has not been advised Of any
further change in west-bound passen-
ger rates. The rebate tickets have
been placed in the hands Of on agent,
and will be used when it is found ne
cessary. The Pennsylvania Railroad
officials say they will contiLue to sell
tickets as low as the scalpers, and II
the other roads intend to use these
spectators as agents no such action
will be taken by the Pennsylvania
Company.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
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Tho reachers' Association.

The Executive Committee have about
completed all the arrangements neces-
sary for the success of the third annual
meeting of the State Teachers Associa.
tion At Rehoboth on August %, 2S, "a,
25 and 26Lh.
The rates at the Bright House will be
81 . day for one day or o week, begin-
ming on Friday, the 10th day of August,
If teachers wish TO 60 down that early.
The best Of accommodations will be Of
fered and, as ali who attended last year
will testify, Mr.. Burton gave entire sat
isfaction, notwithstanding bis house was
filled to over6owing. Only those who
hold certificates of membership are en-
titled to reduced rates, however.
Mr. Brown, general passenger agent
for the J. & b. and B. Il +. railroads,
will sell round trip tickets to any one
wishing to attend the meeting at the fol-
lowing rates: All points OH the Break
water & Frankford road, IS cents; on
the J. u b. from Harrington, Houston,
Milford, $1.00; Lincoln, 90 cts.; Ellen
dale, Is cts.; Redden and Georgetown,
90 cte.; Hsrbeson and Cool Spring, 30
cts.; Nassau, 40 cts; Lewes, 80 cts. Any
below Frankford on the Worcester road
will be given special rates by applying
TO Mr.. Brown direct.
Tickets on the Delaware road will be
sold by agents. ..on presentation of orders
from George A. Dadmun Esq. These
orders may be procured OF Rev. j. NJ.
Williams, Wilmington, Del, or Prof. j..
b. Groves, Smyrna Del, by any mem
ber of the Association, teacher or friend
Of education, but any one writing for
several should give the names Of The ap-
plicants as return OF the orders is made
to the railroad authorities. The fol
lowing rates are very low thus put.
ting 1t In the power Of nearly all
teachers to attend the meeting. The
rates are: Newark, $3.50; Stanton New
port, Claymont 1926; Wilmington
New Cas'le, $500: Kirkwood,' 81, ,S5 Mt
Pleasant 81. 80; Middletown, TOWNSEND
Rlackbird, Green Spring, Clayton
Smyrna SeafOrd, Laurel, Delmar, Sill
Brenford, Moorton, Dover, Wyoming
| Woodside, Canterberbury, Bridgeville
Greenwood, $1.70; FELTON, and Farm
ington, $1.65. The orders may be pr,
sented from August 18th to 9th ant
are good for 80 days. NJ more favora
bic rates could be asked and 1t IL ex
pected that the attendanne will be YER
large and the interest corresponding
great.
Any one interested In education
teacher, trustee, parent, or friend, Is O.
gible to membership In the State Teact
ers' Association The free Is only on
= dollar TO entItle to certificate Of men
bership which gives all the privileges {
= reduced rates, etc.
Write to Rev. j. NJ. Williams, Wi
mington, or Prof. Groves, Smyrna, Il
an order, giving your name, which wi
be taken as pledge that you wish
unite with the Association. This is ne
essary In order that the committee mi
keep their faith with the railroad, al
also that the Association may not
overrun by those who nave 40 intere
in the meeting except to take advantsl
o fthe low rates.
The daily gazette., 1881-07-29
Pauper immigration to the Unfteo
states.

RosroN, Mass, July N:-At the Truro
aav's session of the i RATIONAL Conference
Of Charities and Corrections to-day the
oneniup hour Was devoted to the read,
ipg OF reports from the various States, az
of which showed an improved con1ition
Of the charitable institutions In the STATES
ht ard from. Legislation upon the SUP
iect of Immigration of criminals ana pau
pers into the United States was ques
lion which evoked considerable discus
siop. il being asserted that panper immi-
grafton is already in progress In the
West. that certain countries in Europe
have made organized shipments OF their
criminals to This country, and that Gan
ada had also sent many criminals mere:
There was some opposition TO national
legislation on this subject, and the entire
forenoon OF the session was devoted 10
the discussioo.