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The National tribune., 1882-07-22
THE JEFFERSON MONUMENT.

The Secretary of State, who Is charged with
the disbursement of the appropriation of S1O,-
600 for the construction of a suitable monu-
mcnt to mark the grave of Thomas Jefferson
at Monticello, Va, has approved the design for
the monument submitted by Col. Thomas l..
Casey, corps of engineers United States army,
who was specially detailed to supervise the
work by the Secretary of War at the request
of Secretary Frelinghuysen. The accepted
DESIGN is in accordance with the wishes of
Thomas Jefferson, az expressed IL d meul5ran.
dunn found among his papers. The monument
will consist of cubical die of granite our
feet square. on which is SCI granite obeisk
about eleven feet in height, she whole standing
ON a granite platform composed Of two stone
stems each nine inches in height. The height Of
the monument is eighteen feet. The following
;pscription in sunken letters will be put upon
the obali,k: Here was buried Thomas JEFF
ferson. author of the Declaration of American
Tndepeudcnce, of the statute Of Virginia Tor
relipious freedom and father Of the University
of Virginia" On the die Will be inscribed;
Born April ,, 1913. 0. s.. Died July /, ISIS
These inscriptions were also selected by
Thomas Jefferson The cemetery Will be N
closed in an ornamental fence of wrought
iron. averaging seven feet six inches in height.
The panels will be about eight feet long. The
fence will be painted black. with gliding on
all ornaments and projecting points. Arrange
ments are now being made for the completion
of the work.
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
DEATH OF MRS. LINCOLN.
The Widow Of the Martyred President Passes Peace
fully Away.

Mrs. Lincoln, the widow of Abraham Linc0ln
died in the home of her sister at Springfield,
Ill, on Sunday evening last, at S:15o'clock. She
had been sick for some time, and few days
ago began to sink rapidly. On, Saturday she
was attacked with paralysis, and from that
time forward was in a comatose state until she
quietly breathed her last. Her son. Secretary
Lincoln, and his father-in-law ex-senator
Harlan, started for Illinois as soon as they re-
ceived intelligence of her serious illness, but
failed to reach there in time TO see her before
she expired Mrs. Lincoln was native of
Kentucky. Her maiden name was Mary Todd
daughter of Hon. Robert S. Todd, distin-
guished lawyer of Lexington, and her family
connections were very numerous In her native
State When married Mr. Lincoln and Mrs.
Lincoln were in comparatively humble circum-
stances. Their wedding took place November
4, 1912. Their family consisted of four boys,
three of whom were known to the Washington
public during the residence of the family at
the White House. They were Robert, the
eldest; Tad" who was a sort of boy playmate
to his father, and Willie, who afterwards died
in the White House, Tad" dying later in life,
after Mrs. Lincoln had removed to Illinois.
Another son, Edward, the second child, died
in infancy. Mrs. Lincoln had a kindly heart,
and was of domestic character. The terrible
shock which she experienced on the night of
the assassination had an effect upon her from
which she never fully recovered. By the
generosity of Congress she has passed the years
of her widowhood in comfort and free from
pecuniary care. The funeral of the deceased
took place on Wednesday last the remains
being placed in crypt. 1t is stated that Mrs.
Lincoln's estate, not reckoning apparel and
personal effects, is $1,000, all in United States
bonds Her wedding ring was found and
placed on her finger, 1t IS of Etruscan gold,
and inscribed a. L. to Mary, Nov. 4, 1872.
Love is eternal" The arrangements for the
funeral were very elaborate, and business in
the city was suspended during the service.
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
POLITICAL NOTES.

The Maryland State Republican Association
held regular meeting III this city OH the 18th
inst, when the committee on registration re-
ported that they had discovered that number
of the members had been refused registration
IN the city of Baltimore and at other points N
the State because of their temporary rcsidere
in this District in Government employ. 1t
was then decided that test case should pc
made in every instance.
The school board of Petersburg, Va, las
elected several coIored teachers for colonel
schools This is the first instance of colord
instructors being elected to positions III tie
public schools OF Petersburg
The Republicans of Maine have planned a
campaign. 1t viii be only seven weeks lOag,
beginning on the 18th of August. The listoi
speakers includes ex-Sccretary of State Blaine
Senators Frye and Hale, and the four canli-
dates for Congressman at large. Senator's
Window and Hawley, Speaker Keifer Cover
nor Foster, Fred douglass, congressman
Lynch OF Mississippi, Senators Alllaon' FIuub
Rollins, and Miller OF New YORK ana Con-
gressmen kasson, hlscock, ana buJIerwo'th
have also promised tospcak III the State during
Jlle can '@'9'
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
FOREIGN NOTES,

The body of the Earl of Crawford and Bal
cares, which was stolen from the family vault
some months ago, has been found.-Long-
continued rains have greatly damaged the crop
prospects in Ireland.-The Hillsdale (Michi-
gam boat crew have been refused an entry to
all the amateur races in ENGLAND
The National tribune., 1882-07-22

Mr. 4. A. ADEE, the new Third Assistant
Secretary of State, was for eight years Secre-
tary Of Legation at Madrid under General
Sickles and General Cushing and on several oc-
casions was Charge d Afaires. He entered the
Department OF State in 1876 and was soon ap-
pointed Chief of the Diplomatic Bureau. He
is an accomplished Hnguist, speaking several
European languages.
The National tribune., 1882-07-22
TIE sIrrATIoT nnRovING.

A cable dispatch from Alexandria, dated the
18th instant, says: The idea Of occupying
Ramleh has been abandoned. Five hundred
marines viii occupy seven different centres,
which is expected to place the whole town
under efficient surveillance. Native police are
being organized to act under the military police,
and a detective force has been instituted to
search for suspicious persons. The night was
quiet The lines are now very strongly
guarded. The fires are nearly all cxtinguished.
ARABI PACHA ABOUT TO MOVE
1t is reported that Arab Pacha is preparing
to move. Disappointment and indignation are
most keen at the great blunder Of allowing the
favorable moment for ending the revolt at a
stroke to slip by, while the troops are detained
in inactivity by orders from home. Natives
state that during the retreat Of Arab Pacha
one Of the shells burst in the midst OF body
Of soldiers and killed 200 The dragoman of
Sir A. CoIvin, acting British consul general,
has arrived from Cairo, and reports that sol
diers with acquisitions were breaking open
stables and selling horses. No other acts OF
violence had been committed up TO the time
he left the city.
FEARS OF AN UPRISING AT CAIEO.
The Alexandria correspondent Of the London
Ne,rs telegraphs as follows: Arab Pacha is
still issuing orders and making appointments
in the Khedivcs name. Arabs forces on the
canal are estimated at 10000, including Be
douins who gave adhesion to Arab four days
ago. The wounded Arabs from Alexandria
were sent to Cairo. The sight Of the plumber
which is being sold in the bazars has stimu-
lated the Cairoenes to initiate the AleXandrians.
The last Englishman who left Cairo and ar
rived at Suez describes the people as wild and
threatening. He thinks the Europeon portion
Of the city viii be burned. The Ulimans are
! preaching war for Arab Pacha. The latter
The National tribune., 1882-07-22

JOIN L. SULLIVAN and "Tug" Wilson, the
English champion, fought a glove fight in
Madison Square Garden on Monday night.
The conditions of the match were that if Viii
son could stand up for four three-minute
rounds he should receive $1,000. During the
course of the fight Wilson was knocked down
tweuty-scyen times, bu5 succeeded in standing
out for the entire four rounds, winning the
$1,000 and also some $9,000-one half the gate
money. Twenty thousand persons witnessed
the battle, which was in all essential particu-
lars a regular prize fght-the only difference
being that the contestants wore thin gloves.
The National tribune., 1882-07-22

MRS. ScoyILLE denies that the bouquet sent
to Guiteau was poisoned, and said, sarcastical-
Iy: OF course they found poison; it is just
like them. Besides, they had to invent some
story to excuse their brutality in excluding me
from Charlcss cell. She says she does not pro-
pose to cease her efforts until she proves that
her brother was insane.
The National tribune., 1882-07-22

dispatch from Alexandria, dated S p m,
,h inst. says: All the ships have sent
ihore every man that can be spared. The
.arines were landed at the request Of the
.hedive. Arab Pacha sent away by railway
omen and children in thousands. All the
ylc-5odicd males were ordered 10 join the
my.
Another dispatch says: 1900 Egyptians are
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-05

Varions remarkable theories have been
advanced regarding the tides Many of
these are truly so absurd that it is hardly
worth while to refer to them. Persons find
it difficult to understand why the tides are
higher at one time than another, and why
they rise to the height of sixty feet in the
Bay Of Fundy, forty in the ports Of Bris-
tol, England, and St. Malo, France, and
only rise to few feet in height at New
York and other places, while they are
scarcely pereeptible in the Baltic and other
seas. Descartes was the first philosopher
who advanced the theory that the tides
we're due to the influence Of the moon, but
Newton was the first who worked the prob
lem and discovered the true cause Des-
cartes believed that the moon acted on the
waters Of the ocean by pressure Newton
demonstrated that it acted on the ocean by
attraction that instead of pressing on the
waters, it rolled them up directly under it,
and also at its antipodes at the same time,
thus producing the two tides every day
The tides are attractions of both sun and
moon. If the earth had no moon, the at
traction Of the sun would produce two tides
every day, but their ebb and flow would
take place at the same hours, and not vary
ing as they do. These tides would also be
much smaller than those Of the moon
Although the mass of the sun is far
greater than that of the moon, and though
attraction is in proportion to the mass, yet
it is also inverseIy as the square of the dis
tance. As the sun, therefore, is four hun
dred times more distant than the moon,
the attraction of the waters of the sea to-
ward the sun is found to be about three
tilnes less than that of the moon. There
are really two ocean tides, the lunar and
solar, but the latter is absorbed by the for
mer, which is wholly observable in respect
to the time, the solar only as it influences
the height of the tidal wave. That caused
by the moon is three times greater than
that OF the sun, and it follows the moons
motion around the earth, rising and falling
twelve hours, and each succeeding tide later
by three-quarters of an hour than the pre-
ceding one, is exactly in accordance with
the position of the moon, or, as it is COM
monty called, its rising and setting.
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Time a Great Comforter.

"What are they y the reporter inquired.
.9Those, answered Mrs. Souby, ARE photo
graphs of dead wives They were brought
here a long time ago, and the owners have
never returned for them. These YOU see
here are not quarter of what have had.
They began accumulating at such great
rate that l had to pack them up in boxes
and stow them away in the lumber room.
They were left here by husbands, and, myi
you just ought to see the sorrowful and pi-
table looking faces they brought with themi
The poor men would come in and, with
tears in their eyes, present photographs of
their deceased wives and ask for portraits
of them. Spare neither pains nor money
in making the pictures, they would say,
and, of course, would follow out instruc-
tions. The pictures were finished, but
never called for and hence it is that you see
this collection. Some Of the men have been
married, and the others, suppose, have
forgotten that they ever wanted portraits of
their dead wives. Perhaps they think it
wouldn't do to let second wife be con-
stantly with picture of a first wife. ~
o. Times.
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-05
The vampire.

Among the more conspicuous Of the pnz-
zles Of natural history are the strange and
wierd animals which are popularity known
by the terse title Of bats, and scientifically
By the more learned name of eheireptera,
Ia term derived from two Greek words
signifying hand and wing
In the older times some authors placed
the bats amoag the birds, while others as
signed them position among the quadru-
peds, because they can walk on the earth.
Some, again. who admitted the mammalian
nature Of these creatures, scattered them ut
intervals through the scale Of animated be-
ings, needless Of any distinction excepting
the single characteristic on which each took
his stand, and BY which he judged every
animal These are but few Of the diverse
opiaions which ran riot among the natu-
ralists Of former times, among which the
most ingeniously quaint is that which
places the bat and the ostrich IN the same
order, because the bat can fly and the os-
trich cannot.
Bv degrees the true mammalian eharae-
ter Of the bats became more clearly under
stood, and they were removed from the
birds to take their rank among higher
forms. Even then, however, they were
placed at the very end of the mammals,
being considered as connecting link which
prevented too abrupt change from the
hairy to the feathered beings; and it was
left to more recent investigators to discover
the real position of the bat tribe.
OF all this tribe, the bat which has earn
ed for itself the most conspicuous celebrity
is the vampire; and this celebrity it has
gained by the surest means OF obtaining
ing mundane fame, the shedding of blood.
The vampire bat is native Of Southern
America, and is found over large extent
of country 1t is not very large animal,
the length of its body and tail being only six
inches, or perhaps seven in large specimens,
and the spread of the wings two feet or
somewhat more. The color of the yam-
pire's fur is mouse tint, with a shade Of
brown.
Many tales have been told of the YAM
pire bat, and the fearful attacks upon sleep
inc men.-tales which, although founded
on fact, were sadly exaggerated. 1t was
reported to come silently by night and to
search for the exposed toes of sound
sleeper,-its instinct telling when the in
tended victim was thoroughly buried in
sleep. Poising itself above the feet of its
prey, and tanning them with its extended
wings, it produced cool atmosphere, which,
in those hot climates, aided in soothing the
slumberer into still deeper repose The
bat then applied its needle-pointed teeth to
the upturned foot, and inserted them into
the tip of the toe with such dexterity that
no pain was caused by the tiny wound.
The lips were then brought into action
and the blood was sucked until the bat was
satiated. 1t then disgorged the food which
it had just taken, and began afresh, con
tinuing its alternate feeding and disgorgine
until the victim perished from sheer loss Of
blood.
For time this statement gained ere
dence, but after while was less and les:
The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1882-08-05

WELL daddy, we won't talk any more
about it to-day Now, I'll just smooth
those naughty cross wrinkles, and III kiss
YOU on each cheek and the middle of your
nose. There, now, it looks like itself.
There, ten o'clock striking and you not off !
Mind, | shall expect you up to luncheon. >
So Mr.. Herbert went off, shaking his
head and, although still determined, yet,
at heart, very doubtful as to his power of
resistance. Amy went to her special sane
tum, and wrote her first letter to Hugh.
The following sentences show that she had
no doubts whatever on the subject:
Daddy does not take quite kindly to
the .pstion as vet. He doesn't know you,
youssee, and it has, of course, come upon
him little suddenly; but he is the very
kindest of daddies in the world, and in a
few days he viii see it in quite the right
light II Is Of no use your writing or COM
ing to me here till he is quite reasonable;
but / expect by this day week to have
everything arranged | win let you know
what train to come by, and will meet you
at the station
1t is to be presumed that Amy thorough
Il understood her father; but, at any rate.
il was exactly that day week that Hugh
Carson. having sbeyed instructions, and got
esst at the station directeti--fve miles from
Mauchester-wasa a little surprised and much
disappointed at not seeing her upon the
platform @Your luggage, sir Are you
the gentleman for the Hawthorns? Very
well, sir, | will send up the portmantcau;
Mis- Herbert is in the pony carriage.
Bless me, Amy Hugh said, after the
first greeting as they drove of, '.yoU used
to talk about your Pony-trap. but this turn
out is pretty enough to attract attention in
the park Amy, and he k5ked at her
with puzzled glance. you are not a swell
are YOU ?-beCause that would be dreadful ?
We'll, Hugh, if being swell means
havilg lots Of money, suppose am one,
for daddy has lots upon lots He's got
eotton mills, YOU know. Bat there is moth
ing dreadful in that
.You ought to have told me, Amy, =
Hugh said little grayeiy.
Pas 81 bsfe, thegirl said ''Inthe frst
place, il was nice TO knox that you fell in
love withou, knowing whether ] had half
penny, IN the second plaec, you would very
likely have run away if you thought | was
rich; and to tell you the truth. Master
Hugh, | had no idea Of letting you run
away. There, Hugh, there's the house;
isn't it prestyg7
Its almost palace" Hugh said, in
dismay.
Yes; and there : papa a, the door waiting
to greet yua Nov, look quite pleasant and
bright, for, Of course, | want him TO like
yuu almost a. much As / do
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Select 4uetrg.
SUMMER.


Beautiful, laughing summer,
With shafts Of golden light
Lodged in the trees where the whispering breeze
Is tanning world SO bright.
See how the yellow sunbeams
Chase all the shadows away,
While birds and flowers and pea-ly showers
Wake up the perfect day
The pearl gems that sparkle at evening,
Bright diamonds seem at morn,
Where sunbeams float like golden moats
Ane1s the shadowy corn.
The Wild rose leans from the hedges;
Buttereups glow like gold;
white liIy-bells in bosky dells
The mystery Of summer unfold
Tbs sweet fern hannteth the forest
And the vine -entangled glade,
And sunbeams make of tangled brake
Quaint pictures Of light and shade;
The merry song Of the reapers
Comes Ger the yellow maize,
As they bind the sheaves mid falling leaves
0fthe goldsn harvest days.
The hckie siehing zephyrs
Now whispering to the trees,
In shadomy bowers, make love 10 flowers
Already 'trothed to the bees.
The red-cup moss Is springing
frolN oul the emerald sedges
And violeis blue, begemmed with dew,
shine By the waters edge.
The hrooklel with babbie and elatter
Comes from the purple hili
The wavelcts CLEAN ike broken dreams
Where shadows are long and stiill;
Then 1t dimples, and bubbles. and babbles,
And laughs laugh 50 sweet.
As ii breaks into spray and throws II away
Into diamond drops at our feet.
The giftt'ring spray in the sunlight
seems strung on golden thread,
And the bright world CLEANS like book Of dreams
A volume Of JOY, unread
The world seems ftsll Of rausie,
joyous melody
The wild birds sing tiil the woodlands ring
With echoes Wild and free.
The breeze sings son the chorus
The bees take up the strain.
The waves keep time with silvery chime.
A LIQUID like refrain.
Bat see. from the distant hillside
fadelh the purple Light,
Th1st 4 vale Of mist two lovers have kissed,
And Dry is welded to Night.
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Fortress Monroe is the largest single for
tress in the world 1t has already cost over
$4,000 900. The water battery is considered
to be one of the finest pieces of military
construction in the world Colonel Lodor,
the instructor Of the artillery school, has
invented and perfected some astonishing
appliances that, when we shall have some
guns, viii be of immense value in handling
them. In one of the easements inside the
fort is his Office. He can sit in it and by
an electric appliance cause every gun in the
fort to be fired simultaneously. He has per
fected another set of instruments by which
the exact distance of ship from the shore
may be accurately determined, the velocity
and directionof the wind, the consequent
DETECTION of the ball, and the precise point
at which the ball will strike the ship
The guns are fred by electricity.
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Always forgive your enemies, especially
those you can't whip.
Daily Republican., 1882-09-27
Railroad Happenings

An eastern express train on the Le-
high Valley Railroad ran into the rear
of local train Cd the Pennsylvania
Railroad at East Newark, on Monday
night. Two cars of the Pennsylvania
train and the Lehigh Valley engine
were wrecked. The engineer and fire
man of the latter Saved themselves by
jumping off, aud no person was In.
jured on the train, as the Passengers
were In the forward cars. The engi-
neer of the Lehigh Valley train is
blamed for the collision, as a red sig
nal was displayed for him to stop.
A street Car IN Syracuse, New York,
was run into yesterday morning by
Delaware and Lackawanna engine and
thrown into ditch. Eight passengers
were in the car, none of whom suffered
serious injury.
A passenger train on the New Eng
land Railroad, not having been prop
erly signalled, yesterday morning, ran
into the rear of a freight train at To.
mantle Station, Connecticut. Several
freight cars were wrecked and an en-
gine was damaged, but no person was
injured.
Daily Republican., 1882-09-27
ODIOBER.

o suns and skies and clouds Of June.
And flowers Of June together,
Ye cannot rival for one hour
Ootober's bright blue weather;
When loud the bumblebee makes haste,
Bslated, thriftless vagrant
And golden rod is dying fast,
And lanes W tn grapes are fragrant;
When gentlans roll their irlDges tight,
To save them for the NOR lnR,
And chestnuts fall from satin burrs
without a sound of warning;
When on the grounds the apples lie
In piles, like lowels shining,
Aid red or still on old stone walls
Are leaves Of wOodbine twining;
When all the lovely wayside things
Their whlte-Winged seeds are sowing,
And In the fields, SILL green and fair;
Late atter-maths are growing;
Whom springs ruu low and on the brooks,
In idle golden freighting,
Bright leaves sink n0iseIess In the hush
Or woods for winter waisingi
When comrades GEEK sweet country haunts
by twos and tWOs together,
And count Ike lnSers, hour by hour,
October's bright blue weather.
D arIns an1 skies and flowers of June,
G unit oil your boasts together,
Love lovefh best of all the year
LctODer's bright blue weather
HELEN FIsKE JACKSON.
Daily Republican., 1882-09-27
Business FalIureS.

The Wholesale dry goods house of
Wellington Brothers 81 Co, of Boston.
made an assignment yesterday. No
statement of its assets and liabilities
has been made, but, as nearly as can Q
ascertained, the liabilities amount to
about 100000, Of which $4,000 is Sc
cured and 1925, 900 for borrowed money.
The assets nominally amount to $685.
600, of which $400, 900 is in stock, $780,
900 in notes and accounts, aud nearly
$4,000 in cash. L. is said that, with
good management, the creditors may
get 100 cents on the dollar.
The failure is reported of the West
ern Hardware Company Of AtChison,
Kansas, of which W. w. Marbury is
president. Its liabilities are stated at
5000, 900; assets, $500 1t is believed
the company will make an arrange
ment with its creditors and resume.
Charles f. Fure, builder of New
York, made An assignment yesterday.
His liabilities are $53, ,525; actual assets,
S5792.
Gengros & Langlois, grocers, of Que
bee, failed yesterday, with $29, 900 of
liabilities and $l3, 900 of assets.