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The National tribune., 1882-08-05

THE new fiscal year opens with n reduction
in the public debt for the first mouth Of nearly
81 4 100000, which is the largest reduction ever
made for July IN previous years and nearly
s. 100000 in excess Of the reduction made for
July, ISL This is attributable first to a large
increase in receipts from customs compared
with last year, and 10 a reduction in the inter
est charge The agitation in Congress touch
ing reduction Of taxes on tobacco undoubtedly
affected the revenue, but did not affect 1t to
that extent as to cause any material falling OF
in the receipts from that source for the month.
The loan of July and August, 1861, has disap-
Dcared from the debt statement. This was the
first loan authorized by the Government on
account Of the rebellion. The amount author
lied to be issued was S2JG0JJoJD but the
amount actually issued was @isa,3O0,OO0. The
loan OF 1868. which is now being called for re-
demption, amounted in the aggregate TO 49,
0g0 coo This amount has been reduced 10 less
tr,an alsO00QOO. aud Of this $1,000 900 are
called. a call for 5l500J,OJ0 maturing August
LIST. This loan VIII be entirely redeemed by
December Is5 The available cash balance is
nearly SI39 500 900, a decrease OF about $1,000
900 compared with July lst. The standard
silver dollars in the Treasury ROW number
nearly $4,000 900. against which there is ont
standing silver certificates amounting to $5l,-
75s,O00, thus showing that the Treasury IS
absolute owner OF a3i 03o0G0 Of the silver dol
lars now on hand. Compared with July Isl
this is an increase Of nearly @L5JoGJ0. ia
gold coin and gold bullion there has been de
crease of s3,500000 during the month. Com
pared with July Of last year the month just
The National tribune., 1882-08-05
Adj. Chas f. Foster Post, No. 42
Adopted July 25th, 1882.
SENATOR FERRY AND THE SOLDIER.

SENATOR FERRY AND THE SOLDIER.
Yesterdays mails in Michigan were freight
ed with copies Of paper styled "1hc Grand
Army Journal on the first page of which ap-
peared seven columns OF ruHiiRg abuse OF SEN
at0r Thomas w. Ferry. The article sneeringIy
attacks The family relations of Mr.. Ferry, and
attempts to prove him 30 friend to the soldier
That any candidate for Senatorial houors from
the State of Michigan should stoop so low as to
further the dissemination Of wiIlul misrepre-
scntatons Of the public life OF man whom
Michigan "dclightcth to honor" is to be re-
grettcd. The hand of the author Of the article
in the JouJnm is plainly recognized and viii
not be forgotten by Michigan soldiers, who
DosiiircIy ino@ that Senator Thomas W. Ferry
is their triend, and as positively know that the
apft9r of the article referred to is not their
friead. "Thc Grand Army Journal is not the
representative paper of the c. \. Il. Order
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE, the ablcst edited
paper devoted to the interests of the soldiers in
the United States is the representative paper of
the G. 4. Il. Order and rs such is iudorsed by
the Chief, and 100000 faithful
comradc subjects. The TRIBUNE could not be
used to assault the record OF Senator Ferry or
any other friend Of the soldier. Any paper
that has, or any paper that does so assail, viii
receive proper robuko from every insultcd
soldier Let the journal ask the soldiers of
Oecana county, and Of other northern counties
in Michigan mho it ,raS that turned soldiers cut
OF Office to make room Tor political cronies, and
it will receive an answer that will tell Of the
fate of unworthy dclamers of Senator Thomas
W. Fcrry.-Qajacy ,Njch) Haeid Ja,y -.
JAY HUEBELL AND SENATOR FERRY.
1t is said that there is probability OF crimi
nal, as well as civil proceedings arising ont of
the ALLEGED libels circulated III the so-calIed
Graud Alny JomwH, paper which was started
for the express purpose against Senator Ferry,
of Michigan. 1t is charged that the whole
thing was in the interest of Jay Hubben's
candidacy for United States Senator to sue
cccd Mr. Ferry, and that Mr. Ferry is now in
po5scssiou OF facts that show Il conspiracy to
in;urs him by the circulation Of a paper fllcd
with libel ar1inst him. The Post-Oijice Depart
mcut has refused to permit any more Of the
Ferry" edition Of the JogI1a to 80 through
the mails. DaHjmgge sun, Jaiy 2ot.
The National tribune., 1882-08-05

The heads under which the heaviest increase
is found are, aside from pensions, misceIlane-
Gus, increased from a little over 51,O0OGOO to
over $i,50O.00O: deficiencies increased from
$5,OOO,0OO to $29,000,000 which includes $16,-
O00,00O for pension deficiency, and rivers and
harbors increased from S11 1O0OO0O to over SIS
100000. The sundry civil head also shows an
increase Of 100000.
The river and harb0r bill was swcled this
year by the Mississippi River and the Potomac
flats appropriations. They added $5,5O0,O00 20
the bill, which deducted, however, would leave
it still with a totai>of over S13,0O30O0.
1t is noteworthy that as the river and har-
Dor bill was run up so was the appropriation
for forts and lortifcations run down For the
fiscal year 1873 Congress gave $5,5o0O00 to the
river and harbor bill, and a little over $1,000
900 to forts and Notifications. For the next
year, 1874, the river and harbor bill ran up
TO 1882, 800 and the forts were cut down
to $1,639,000. The general deficiency bill
reached the Senate June 9; the legislative
executive and judicial June 10; the river and
larbor June 10 The naval bill, complicated
and containing much new legislation, did not
get to the Senate until the 9th Of July-a
week, that is to say, after the fiscal year had
expired-and the sundgy civil bill not until
July 10 The Notifications, army, Post Office,
and diplomatic got through the House reason
ably early.
The National tribune., 1882-08-05

PLAQUES. or articles of pottery or metal subject
to copyright may put the copyright mark pre-
scribed by section 1862 of the Revised Statutes,
and acts additional thereto, upon the back or
bottom of such articles. or in such other place
upop them rs it has heretofore been usual for
manufacturers of such articles to employ for
the placing of manufacturers, merchants, and
trademarks thereon.
The National tribune., 1882-08-05

conscious state before death relieved him.
The father was killed instantly While his
wife escaped and gave the alarm she was
unable to identify the Russels as the murder
ers, but the circumstantial evidence brought
out leaves little doubt as to their guilt The
murdered men are said to have been harmless,
inofcnsive citizens, and so far as ascertained no
cause has been assigned for the murder.
JAMES FRANKLIN CHASE one OF the oldest
members of the Masonic fraternity, was buried
few days ago on the Island Of Nantucket.
He was initiated in Union Lodge, Nantucket
in 1907, and has been an active member of the
order for seventy-ive years. Mr.. Chase was
the second Oldest Mason in the United States,
the Oldest living one being Col. Nathan Hun
toon, of Unity, N H, who was initiated in 1903.
AT THE recent primary election in his dis
trict, Gen. Keifer, Speaker of the House Of
Representatives, triumphed by handsome
majority. His reelection to Congress is as
sured, and it is highly probable that he will,
during his succeeding term, continue to fill the
Speakers chair.
GENERAL Simon F. Barstow, retired captain
afternoon, after painful illness of about four
weeks from complication of diseases. He was
a native of Boston, and practiced law there
when the war of the rebellion began. He first
entered the service March q, 1862, as n captain
and aide-de-camp, but having been previously
nominated to the position of captain and assist
ant adjutant-gcneral Of volunteers, accepted
the latter pOsition July . 1862 and was pro-
NOTED to major and assistant acknowledgement
July Is of the same year. From that date he
was continuously in service until his death,
having been appointed captain and assistant
quarter-master in the army May II, 1866, and
was mustered ont of the volunteers July 81,
1866. In 1862 he was on General McDowelIs
staff, and at the battle Of Gettysburg, in 1863,
was with General Meade. His services during
the war were distinguished and he received the
| brevets of major and lieutcnant-cOlOnel in the
army for gallantry ut Gettysburg and Peters
burg, and III the volunteers he was brcyetted
/ lieutenant colonel August 1, 1864, for services
in the field; colonel, April O. 1865, (the date OF
Lees surrender,) rgallantry during the opera
tiOns resulting in the capture of Richmond and
the surrender of Lees army, and brigadier-
general, March 13, 1860, for faithful and mer-
! itOrious services. His services having seriously
impaired his health, he was placed on the re-
tired list June Z, 1879, he being then about
sixty-one years of age. He was married after
the close of the rebellion to Miss Maria L. NJ
Peters, of Philadelphia, who was with him when
he died
The National tribune., 1882-08-05

In the House on Wednesday, on motion of
Mr.. Robson, the House insisted upon its disa-
greement to the Senate amendments to the
naval appropriation bill. and committee of
conference was appointed. The river and haE-
Dor bill was taken up, and despite the Presi-
dents veto was passed.
The National tribune., 1882-08-05

WHILE excavations were being made Satur-
day last in ballast pit at Smiths Falls Ont,
on the line Of the Canadian Pacific Railway, a
perfect vertcbra and portion of rib of an
immense whale were found 81 feet below the
surface Of the earth and q miles inland from
the ST Lawrence River
The National tribune., 1882-08-05

There was no session of the House on Sat-
urday.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
Telephone Exchange.

We are now promised that the work of
establishing telephone exchange in Well
ington will soon be entered upon. Moth
ing more is wanted but the contracts to be
made with the necessary number of indi-
viduals, and for that purpose our citizens
will be called upon the last of this week
The company require 25 instruments
guaranteed for one year. The price for
the county will be So per month for busi-
ness houses, and 81 per month for dwell
ing houses. When firm takes both, the
rate will be So for the two for the county.
If parties wish only the village of Well
ington, the rate will be 81 for business
houses and So for dwellings, and 81 when
the same party takes both. A subscription
for the county will give the privileges of
the exchange with Oberlin, Elyria, and
Lorain. We understand that connections
have been or soon will be made with
Cleveland, and with nearly all the villages
and towns of Northern Ohio. they being
already supplied and needing only to he
put in communication with us at Norwalk
and Cleveland. For messages outside of
the county, small fee in addition will be
charged. We trust our business men and
citizens will be ready to respond promptly,
and that we may have the exchange in
working order before the year closes.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
The Old Families Of New England.

Some twenty years ago we used TO
hear o great deal about "mudsills" and
''F. f. V.'s"-slAg terms implying that
the people of Virginia, or of the South
ern States in general, were of more aris-
tocratic origin than the people OF Ncw
England, and were accordingly entitled
to look down upon them "We are the
gentlemen of this country" said Robert
Toombs in 1860. This assumption was
thoroughly baseless. In point of fact
the English ancestors of the Washing
tons, the Randolphs, the Fairfaxes, and
the Talbots were no higher in social po-
sition than the families of the Winthrops,
the Dudleys, the Eatons, and the Salton-
stalls. The foremost families which
came to New England were of precisely
the same rank with the foremost families
which came to Virginia, and in many in
stances there was relationship between
the former and the latter.
Most of the leaders of the Massachu-
setts colonists were country gentlemen
of good fortune; several of them were
either related or connected by marriage
with the nobility; the greater part Of
them had taken degrees at Cambridge,
and accordingly one of the first things
that naturally occurred to them was to
found q new Cambridge in the New
World. If they had remained in England
many of them would have gone into Par
lament with Hampden and Cromwell,
and would have risen to distinction
under the Commonwealth.-Jo Fiske,
in Harpers Magazine for December.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
Death Of Joseph B. Ferris.

Intelligence has just been received Of
the death of Joseph B. Ferris, former
resident OF Huntington, who went TO Cali
fornia overland in the early days of the
gold excitement, in the year 1s4s or 1s49
He died in the insane asylum of the State
of California Dec. 1st, 1881, where he was
admitted Aug. 18th, 1881, aged about 70
years.
He was a man of good native talent, at
one time minister in the Wesleyan Meth
odist Church. The pioneer life of Califor-
mia proved too much for his morals. He
ceased communicating with his wife, who
was the late Mrs. Amos Foote, and was
for many years supposed to be dead. He
finally embraced spiritualism, and, fifteen
years ago, made an unsuccessful venture
as lecturer on that subject, and about
which he finally became insane. He did
not make success financially, was always
poor, but was well taken care of by the
people in the town where he lived when
sick, and when he was so inf1rm and re-
duced in circumstances that he needed
constant care, went to the County hospital
at San Andreas, and from there to the In
sane Asylum, as above stated. A letter
from an acquaintance in California, and
certificate of death from the medical Sup
erintendent of the asylum have been put
into our hands, which is the first that has
been heard from him for many years.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
Spanish Students Concert Co.

One of the greatest musical sensations
of the day is company Of ten Spanish
students, of Madrid, Spain, who number
of years since organized themselves into
concert company, and after two years
spent in their own country, visited the
Paris Exposition, travelling on foot, and
giving concerts en- route. Their playing
excited unbounded enthusiasm in Paris
and fairly took the city by Storm" They
received such fiattering offers of engage
ments from all parts of the continent, that
they decided to remain permanently on
the concert stage, and have since appeared
with brilliant success in all the principal
European cities.
The last two seasons they have been
travelling in the eastern part ofthis country
and have received the most fiattering CON-
mendations from musical critics in all the
great cities. Their instruments are guitars
and mandolins, all of which have double
the number of strings of the ordinary in
struments, the guitars having fourteen and
sixteen strings, and the mandolins twelve.
There are associated with them, Mrs.
Abbie F. Hervey, Soprano; Mr.. VIM. III.
Stedman, Tenor; and Miss Anna L. Howes
Pianist; all well known soloists of national
reputation. The troupe will make West
ern tour in the months of January and
February, and we hope we may have the
pleasure of listening to one of their enter
tainments.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
A Tame Eagle.

A small crowd was grouped about fish
wagon on the Square, Tuesday morning,
surveying live specimen of that emblem
of liberty, the American eagle,-at least it
was an eagle and a native of America. His
majesty was not in full dress as regards un-
ruffied plumsge, nor did he assume the
dramatic attitude associated with his name
as he is represented in pictures and statu-
ary; but ignominiously tethered by one
leg, and less handsome than any well-kept
barnyard fowl, he gaped and stretched like
a tagged out attachee of a travelling show,
and his promenade was necessarily too
limited to allow of any style in its execu-
ton His history, as learned by an oblig-
ing small boy delegated to ask questions,
embraced the following facts: He was
taken, an unresisting birding, from the
maternal nest somewhere on the shore OF
Lake Erie, and, brought up by hand, he
has, at the age of six months, attained the
breadth, from tip to tip of wing, of six feet.
What he will be in his maturity-as there
are known to be centenarians among his
relatiyes-it is not safe to predict; but he
will doubles be larger than he is now.
His Roman nose and general features will
cause him to be recognized as belonging TO
the aristocracy of birds, and he is exceed
ingly good-natured and tame.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
Harpers Magazine

For December is exceedingly rich in
illustrations and literary attractions. The
beautiful scenery of the Columbia River
is finely illustrated, the artist contribu-
ting also the descriptive article.
Joseph Hatton contributes very in
teresting article, entitled William Black
at Home"-full of delightful gossip about
this popular novelist.
Under the title of "The Great Seaport
of Western France" Thomas W. Knox
gives a charming description of Havre,
which is attractively illustrated.
Mr.. Bishop concludes his articles on
Southern California with description of
Los Angeles, the San Gabriel Mission,
Riverside, San Diego, and Santa Barbara
beautifully illustrated.
Colonial history receives especial at
tention in two interesting contributions,
one, entitled "Cameos of Colonial Caro-
lina," the other, by Professor John Fiske,
entitled "New England in the Colonial
Period" Both articles are valuable for
the pictures which they give of social
life in the Colonial Period. but Professor
Fiskes is something more than this,
since 1t is an admirable philosophical
treatment of the Puritan idea and its de-
velopement.
In fiction, Miss Woolson's new novel
takes naturally the first place in the read
er's interest, ind seems likely to hold II
to the end of her story.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15

he was called out three times. Perhaps
it was because he has made a favorable
impression.
Glad to see the much-needed repairs on
the NJ E parsonage making such progress.
The sidewalk north of the Center is COM
paratively safe now. One can promenade
after dark with some degree of comfort.
If the sidewalk south of the center could
be repaired and widened, the young folks
would not be compelled to go single file
when the road is muddy.
Deacon West met with an accident one
evning last week, but, though not serious,
caused some uneasiness. Returning home
early in the evening, one of his horses
stumbled, causing the other one to fall
over it, thus piling them up in the road.
With little trouble they were soon upon
their feet, hitched to the wagon, and the
Deacon went on his way rejoicing, the
only injury being slight lameness to one
of the horses. Accidents will happen to
the best of men. VEN NIDI.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15

garded as much a necessity as any other
requisite of village or city life. No town
of its size has had better exhibitions Of the
advantages of fire company than ours.
1t has already saved property to the amount
of twenty times its cost, and so demon
strated its necessity to compactly built
town that very few, if any, would be will
ling to give it up. 1t such public Rene-
fit that every citizen, in proportion to his
property interests, can afford to bear his
share of the burden of sustaining it. The
amount necessary $4,000 is SO inconsider-
able that, raised as tax, it would be scar
cely appreciable. 1t amounts to only $40
a member, and would be very slight COM
pensation for the attendance upon the
monthly meetings, not to mention the
damage to clothing and risk to health in
the attendance upon a single fire. We
think the Council could not do a wiser
thing, or one that would more generally
be commended by our citizens, than to
promptly pass an ordinance appropriating
the sum mentioned.
The objection, if any, is that the sum is
too insignificant; but that is matter Tor
the members of the company, and if they
are satisfied we ought to be grateful. We
commend them for the modesty of their
demand, and trust that our citizens will
ever show such generous appreciation of
their work and sacrifices that the many
hardships connected with their duties may
be the more easily and cheerfully borne.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
The Fire Department.

We have already called attention to some
of the difficulties of keeping up such an
organization as a fire company; how, as in
our own village, it is composed largely of
men who are not property owners, and who,
aside from the public spirit and pride in
local matters which largely influences all
good citizens, they have, very few of them,
such property or selfish interests as to fur
nish a motive for attending the monthly
meetings for business and drill necessary
to the efficiency of a company, not to men,
ton the exposures and hardships and ex-
pense to which they are subject by reason
of attendance upon fires. They would bear
these burdens more cheerfully if the busi.
ness men and property owners would con-
meet themselves with the department and
show such interest in the means provided
to protect their own property as the major
ity of the members exhibit in caring fol
the property of their neighbors; but as they
do not, it is not strange that after the
novelty has worn off the tiremen conclude
it is hardly worth while to interest them
selves in the absence of a substantial mo
tive, while their more favored neighbour
will not with one.
We have thus briefly limited at some o
the difficulties and discouragements tina
beset our firemen, and which, we may say
threaten the existence of the department
Our experience is not an unusual one. l
is but a repetition of the experience
other towns, and the solution of the troubl
has always been in establishing a paid fir
department, for having once experiences
the benefits therefrom, it comes TO be n
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
ELYRIA.

Dry Goods stores close at O'Clock dur
ing the winter.
The Roller Rink is in full blast. Friday
night there are special attractions, the g..
A. R. Band will be in attendance.
1t is reported that two of our enterpris-
ing citizens have purchased the property
on Broad Street, occupied by Boynton's
meat market, and Morris harness shop,
and propose erecting three-story brick
block thereon.
The amusement season has fairly opened
here. Anthony s. Ellis Uncle Toms
Cabin played on Saturday evening to a
full house, and on Monday evening Alice
Oates and company played the Mascotte,
and it was well rendered; Wednesday
evening, E. Alice Osgood sings at the
Opera House, and numerous other enter
tainments occur often.
That load of Wellington girls who at
tended the Missionary meeting at the
Congregational Chapel, on Saturday, com.
pletely upset the young stalwarts of this
place, and they might be seen watching
with all their eyes, ready to make mash,
and some of them succeeded, too. DAN.
The Wellington enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 1867-188?, 1882-11-15
Who's the Best Physician.

The one that does most to relieve suf-
fering humanity of the thousand and
one Ills that befall them, is certainly
the best of all physicians. Electric
Bitters are daily doing this, curing
where all other remedies failed. As a
Spring tonic and blood purifier they
have no equal. They positively cure
liver and kidney complaints. In the
strongest sense of tn term, they are
the best and cheapest physician known.
Daily Times. Sold by j. W. Hough-
ton at 90 cents. SLY