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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
Reed-Bird Shooting in Delaware.

As they 60 southwark in the fall, our
favorite meadow singers, the bobo-
links, take to the marshes and become
reed birds, much sought after by
sportsmen and pot hunters. At Ches-
ter, Delaware, the headquarters of the
bird shooters of the state, there are for
ty professional ''pushers." The shoot
ing begins the first of September. The
Philadelphia Times makes brief esti-
mate Of the results of months shoot
ing. at Chester, at the Lazaretto, and
the two hundred club houses that line
both banks of the Delaware from
League Island to Marcus Hook, there
will be at least nine hundred shooters
daily. At the former two places 1000
birds daily-taking the scores of those
who push themselves and of the pro-
fessional shooters--will be killed. Eight
hundred gunners daily from the pri-
vate club houses is but fair count,
and giving them each score of 10
birds daily, the total will be 10000
birds killed every day in the month of
September, an aggregate of 100000
scored at the above places alone. This
is but meager approximation of the
grand total, probably ranging over
10000 when the marshes from Bonn
bay Hook to Bordentown are included
in the estimate.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12

one of the special counsel said tod.u
that the work before the new oroai
jury will commence in about two wesLs a
at which time it is probable the Cases
against Dorsey will be brought up. and
If indictments are then found it viii hs
possible to learn whether the Govern
ment really proposes to be in earnest
in the matter of the prosecutions.
ATTORNEY GENERAL BREWSTER
intends, SO to speak, to have Els "head.
quarters in the Saddle" and to take an
active part in the trials. There are
signs of renewed activity in the other
departing nts. The long holiday yaca-
ton is ended, and the departments, for
the first time in ten days, worked to-
day from 8 to 3-the full time, or rather
the time which the department author.
tiles claim to be legal-for there is a
law unrepealed upon the statute book
fixing the hours of labor in the Execu.
tive departments from to 5 in sum-
mer and 8 to in winter.
POSTMASTER GENERAL HOWE
has been about the department, endea-
voring to obtain an insight into his new
work, while Secretary Eunt, who has
been seriously indisposed, was to-day
at the Navy Department for the first
time since Christmas. Secretary Kirk
wood, also, who has been i'll, was at his
desk to-day, but Commissioner Price,
of Iowa, has been called to New York
by the death of his daughter, Mrs.
Judge Dillon. The officers of Congress
are at their posts, and ever, ,niny in
readiness. CongressEe p are beginning
to return from their holiday vacation
ACRICULTUR.L--AN IMPORTANT CoNvEN-
TION.
WAsHINeroT, d. c., Jan. 5.-A con-
vention Of delegates from agricultural
colleges ard societies throughout the
country will assemble next week for
consideration of agricultural questions.
The first OF a series Of meetings will
be held Jan. 10, and will be devoted to
the colleges and agricultural societies,
for discussion of the general princi-
Piles of farming and those quse tons
which belong to agricultural education,
and the organization of schools, col
leges, and associations and will con-
tinue two days. The second of the
series will meet the 18th of January,
and will be devoted to a discussion of
the animal industries of the country,
and the various modes of breeding,
feeding, and dealing in horses, cattle,
sheep, and swine. The third meeting
will continue two days. The third of
the series will be devoted to discus
sion of all matters relating to the
cereal crops, and will commence the
14th of January, and continue two
days. The fourth of the series COM
mences the 18th of January, and will
be devoted to discussion of the man
agement of vineyards and the manu-
facture of wines, and will continue two
days.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
4 Faithful Woman.

A correspondent writing from Philip
popoh, says "As | was hurrying
through the streets of Philippopli, the
day before yesterday. an hour or two
after we occupied the town, | saw
little printed American flag stuck in
the corner of building away up on
top of the rocky hill that is piled up
with houses, jumbled together at all
angles and in every conceivable form
of architecture. Nothing could have
been more unexpected than the sight
of this little flag, and my first impulse
was to rush into the house and investi-
gate the matter, but | was unable to do
so for the ment, being on mission
which required haste-to put stop to
plundering in suarter of the city not
yet occupied by troops--and conse-
quently did not get an occasion to visit
the owner of the flag until the next
day. rlet at the door a very easily
recognizable type of an American wo-
man, and she asked me into room
which was so strangely furnished that
| could not believe my eyes. American
painted furniture. American chromos
in black walnut frames God bless
our Home worked in worsted !;
Scratch my Back on perforated card
board little vase on brackets, even
rocking chairs to sit in. 1t was like
making a single stride from Roumelia
to America to cross the threshold. l
found was in the home of Mrs. Num-
ford, who had been in this country,
with the exception of recent trip to
America, the past seven years first In
the American board of foreign missions,
and later acting indepently in the in
terests of education. She had arrived
from her trip home shortly before
Gen. Gourke crossed the mountains in
summer, and reached Philipoppoli just
in time to open hospital for the
wounded who came in from Eski lara
and to give shelter and protection to
numbers of Bulgarians. All through
the horrible scenes of the succeeding
days, weeks and months Bulgarians
were hanged in the streets here, she
remained at her work. The panic
which started here when Suleiman
Pasha announced his intention of burn
ing the town On the approach OF the
Russians, die not affect her any, as |
can find out, and l believe she is about
the only householder in the town who
did not pack up the furniture to escape.
Certainly her devotion to the work she
has undertaken solely in the cause of
humanity deserves every praise"
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
How to Get Rich.
Christian Union.

There are two ways to get rich-the
right way and the wrong way the easy
way and the impossible way; the COM
mon way and the rare way. And of
course the wrong and impossible way
is the common way.
| To be rich is to have all the money
you want, is it not? And the common
way of trying to get rich is to try to
get money enough for ones wants.
The ineradicable and unconquerable
difficulty in this way is that the wants
always grow faster than the money
pile. You want to be rich enough to
hire horse and buggy; when you
begin to hire, you want to own a horse
when you drive your ewn horse, you
want TO own span; when you have a
span, you want a pony for the children.
A hundred millions ought to be COM
Portable competence; but MIR. Wander
bilt has lately been a large borrower of
money. When man buys railroads
as other men buy horses he may be in
Strengthened circumstances though he
has fifty millions in Uuited States
| bonds. The more money man has
the poorer he is, if he has not learned
to moderate his desires as we'll as to
accumulate his supplies. Baron Mum
chausen's morse, cut in two by the de-
scending gate as his rider was escaping
from the castle, drank increasingly at
the spring by the roadside, to the
amazemont of his rider, till looking
back he discovered that the unfortunate
beast was cut off just behind the sad
die, and that The water ne was taking
in in front was running out behind. An
Unsuitable spirit is worse than Baron
Munchausen's horse; the more it drinks
the thirstier it grows.
The only way to be rich is to keep
ones desires within his income. Ifone
wants what five cents can buy, and he
has ten cents, he is wealthy. A bright
dime TO street arab is greater wealth
than q thousand dollars to merchant
prince. The right way to be rich is
never to want what y0;: cannot buy;
then you always have rs much money
rs you want. This is the easy way. No
man can regulate the contents of his
purse; every man can regulate the
quality of his desires. Capital is not
within every mans attlinments; con-
tentment Is. lie is wealthy who has
learned two arts: First, how to be
contented with what he can get; sec
ond, how to use what he has. Abra-
ham Lincoln had q better library in
the single coverless book which he read
by the light of the pitch-pine knots in
the Kentucky cabin than the man who
has lined the walls of what he lronlcal-
ly calls his library with calfskin bind
ulgs at so much a square foot. 1t is al
ways easy to have plenty of money;
spend less than you earn. 1t is always
easy to have all the money you want;
want less than you have. The cases OF
actual suffering from cold, nakedness
or hunger are III this country very
rare. la all other cases Paufs pre-
scription for wealth is the best that was
ever devised Having food and raj
ment, let us be Herewith content
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
An African 6iant.
New York Sun.

Abeokuta, pretty large giant from
Dahomey, WAS shipped to this country
without any marked difficulty by the
steamship Samaritan, and he sat in
state yesterday, seemingly much
against his wishes, in big wooden
chair in Bowery museum. He is a
snuff-colored giant, with gentle and
retiring disposition, and pair of in
ordinate legs. Unlike Captain Goshen,
the Colossus from Palestine, who, by
reasons of great mental power and long
practice, has got the New Jersey idiom
down to a fine point, the giant from
Dahomey cannot speak good English.
Unlike Captain Goshen, too, the Da.
honey is not much for thickness. but
of his remarkable ductile powers ma
ture took the fullest advantage, and
among men he may well inspire the
same envy that in the animal kingdom
is undoubtedly provoked by the giraffe.
Dressed in fine cloth tunic of delicate
gray, wearing a fillet with brass spikes
on his head and a brass plate with
spikes on his breast, having barbaric
rings in his ears and eight broad brace
lets on his bare arms, and his legs be-
ing wrapped up in yellow shepskin
Ioor-mats, still Abeokuta looked diff
dent and abashed and wore the aspect
of one who would wish to withdraw
from the observation of rude and curl
Gus world.
"Rise, Abeocuta," said his manager,
in soft and wheedling voice, "rise,
my boy, and let the ladies and gentle
man see how tall you are. He is only
a stripping" the Snowman added. as
the giant from Dahomey stood up with
evident reluctance, and then immedi-
ately collapsed again into wearied
sitting posture; che is only 20 years OF
age and is growing, and we have to hui
NOR him. He can span eight feet be-
tween his extended hands"
1t was evident that Abeocuta. like
Chang, is too long for his breadth, and
that he feels greater security and finds
more comfort when he is partially shut
up. He has good-looking face, saw
ing pathetic and almost querulous
expression, that seems perpetually to
De asking his manager to lay A,li out
horizontally, and that is more or less
painful to sensible observer. He has
well-modeled features.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
CAPITAL NOTES.
The Fitx-JOhn Porter Case Presi-
d.nt Arther Appealed to That .sus
ttce be bone star Route Matters
Ayricultural-- Minor Notes.
FIIz JOHN PORTER.

FITZ JOHN PORTER.
WAsHISGToN, Jan. 5.-The following
correspondence has been submitted to
the president
MoRRIsTowS, n. j., Dec. 90 1851
Hon. HIM. J. Se,ee1 q. s. Senate:
DEAR SIR: You kindly offered your services in
the matter of my vindcation, and am grateful
to you for your outspoken friendship. As an ac-
tive participant in the struggle on the second
Manassas field of action rs well as a senator from
my own state, beg of you to present to the pres
ident my. appeal and accompanying documents
and ask him to give the long delayed justice early
consideration and earnest action on its merits.
With my appeal is a letter from Gen. Grant to
the president, and / have his assurance of
further personal appeals in the near future
he feeling deeply interested IN the result and
having through misunderstanding of facts
failed to act when the matter was before him as
general executive and as president Of the United
States. There also several petitions from Off
GERS of high rank and indeed from soldiers of ali
grades, generally cognizant of the facts from New
York city and other cities Of New York, from
Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Pennsyl-
vana and numerous other petitions from officers
and soldiers from several states, were presented 70
congress at the last session, and there were many
in the hands of President Hayes when he appoint
ed the advisory board, including appeals from
the legislatures of New Hampshire, New Jersey
and Pennsylvania; also arguments from the pro-
ceedings of the board published by the senate
These / have appended to my appeal so it may
be seen how much large class of our citizens
Lave been interested in the administration of this
case, and last but not least, l take that which
under the circumstances, he sanctioned, the lib
er,y of sending a private letter to me srsm Gen.
Terry, whose manly utteranees only equalled
by those OF Gen. Grant
am very truly yours,
(Signed) F. PORTER.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
THE Old, OLD HOME

When long for sainted memories,
Like angel troops they come.
If | fold my arms to ponder,
In the old, old home.
The heart has many passages
Through which the feelings roam,
But its middle aisle is sacred
To the I'D, old home.
Where infancy was sheltered
Like rosebuds from the blast
Where gir'hood's brief elysium
In joyousness was passed
To that sweet spot forever.
As rtme hallowed dome,
Lifes pilgrim sends her vision
lis the old, old home.
A father sat, how proudly,
BY the hearthstone's rays,
and told his children stories
Of his early manhood's days
And one soft eye was beaming,
From child to child 'twould roam ,
Thus mother counts her treasures,
In the OLD, old home.
The birthday gifts and festivals,
The blended vesper hymn,
(Some dear one who was swelling IL
Is with the seraphim.)
The fond good-bights at bedtime,
How quiet sleep would come,
And found us all together
In the old, old home.
Like a wreath of scented flowers
Close intertwine each heart
But the time and change in concert
Have blown the wreath apart.
But dear and sainted memories
Like angels ever come,
If / fold my arms and ponder
On the old, old home.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
GRANT TO ARTHUR.

New York, Dec. %, 1881.
TO The President Washington, ID. c.
DEAR SIR: At the request of Gen. Fitz John
Porter have recently reviewed his trial and tes-
timony furnished before the Scofield court OF in
quiry, held in 1879, giving to the sabject three
full days OF careful reading and much thought in
the intervening time. The reading of the whole
OF this record has thoroughly convinced me that
for these 10 years have been doing gallant and
efficient soldier very great injustice in thought
and sometimes in speech. | feel it incumbent
on me now to do whatever lies in my power to re-
move from him and his family the stain upon his
good name / feel this more incumbent on me
than should if | had been corps commander
only, or occupying any other command in the
army than the one which | did but as q general
| had it possibly in my powert to have obtained for
him the hearing which he only got at a later day
and us president ! certainly had power to have
ordered hearing IL justification for my inus-
tice to Gen. Porter can only say that shortly al
ter the closed his case was brJuy,h to my at
tention but | read it in connection With a sketch
of the field where his offenscs were said to have
been committed which now see since perfect
maps have been made by the engineerin,, depart
ment Of the whole field, were totally incorrect as
showing the positions of the two armies. read
it in connection with statements made on the 9TH
err side against Gen. Porter and AIN afraid posi-
bly, with some little prejudice in the case, although
Gen. Porter was man whom | personally
knew and liked before, but | got the Impression
with many Others that there was half
hearted support of Cen Pope in his campaigns;
and that Gen. Porter, while probably not more
guilty than Others, happened to be placed in
position where he could be made responsible for
his Indifference, and that the punishment was not
a severe one for such offense | an now con-
WINGED he rendered faithful, efficient and intelli-
gent service, and the fact he was retained in com
mand of a corps for months after his ofenses were
said to have been committed, is in his favor.
What | would ask, in Gen. Porter's behalf, from
YOU is that if you can possibly give the time, you
will give the subject the same study and thought
that | have given it, and then act as your judg-
ment may dictate; but feeling YOU will not have
time tor such investigation Gt would take several
days) / would ask the whole matter be laid before
the attorney general for his examination an
opinion. Hoping you viii be able to do this for
an officer no has suffered for nineteen years pun
ishment which never should be inflicted on any
but the most guilty,
! am very truly yours.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
HIS LETTER TO ARTHUR.

To The Pres;Jc,.i of the United States:
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Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12

81 came from the north" land after
a pause as il to find fitting words).
and, l trust, bring news of happy i'm
port"
'Then, sir, she replied, pale to the
lips, 81 beg of you not to keep me in
suspense" and clasping her hand,
above her heart to still its wild beatinys
II fear nothing good can come to thi.
desolate and bcreft home"
81 have tidings of your brother, Miss
Dalton
"Alas anything that ever concerned
his last hours ought to give me melan-
choly satisfaction, but my poor undis.
ciplined heart rebels at the thought of
his early and ignoble death. Yet |
thank you for the well-intended kind
ness" and tears fell from her eyes as
she spoke.
| "Could you not be mistaken as to his
DEATHS it not possible he may still
be spared to your"
"Speak out, in heavens name," she
exclaimed, starting from her support
and laying her hand upon his arm,
with face flushed and eyes of fire
shining through her tears
"Calm yourself, Miss Dalton they
say that sometimes good news may de-
stroy life or reason"
Speak then. O! what of Harry 20
"He lives, and is even now searching
the grounds for you. But | was more
fortunate and first found YOU"
"Then let us hasten to him."
She turned as if to fly to meet her
beloved brother, but her strength and
consciousness departed together, and
in an instant later she lay in the arms
of Searle. white as the lilies about the
fountains But at the very moment
Harry came rushing toward them.
Together they carried her to the
house, and after restoratives had been
successfully applied, brother and sister
were left alone to enjoy the great hap
piness of their reunion. But presently
they came out with misty eyes to the
veranda, where Sesrle had retreated,
and Virginia, extending her hand, said
"Mr. Searle, beg you to PAL don the
selfshness of joy, and accept, at this
late hour, glad welcome to our home
and its meagre hospitality. Believe
me, it shall be given by gratified hearts,
for my brother tells me that but for
you our mourning him for dead would
have been unbroken--t that to you he
owes his life
She endeavored to say more, but tears
choked her voice. And as if nature
itself rejoiced with the happy, the sun
at that moment went down in a sea of
glory, while the voice of old Nance was
heard announcing dinner. And as
they gathered around the board the
Joyous old servant with the privilege
of her position) exclaimed:
81 tole yer, honey, dat de good Lor'
had dun got lots OBJ JOY in store for We,
and dat ye'd be able to glib tanks dis
day, an SO we is"
"An'," added Pete, soto voce, "dat
ole gal OBJ mine am jest nudder Daniel
in pettycoats, an no mistake"
The old homestead rings with the
voices of happy children, for soon after
his return Harry went back again and
brought a northern wife, while Fred
Searle took to his heart and northern
home the little rebel he found by the
broken fountain, and if she still talks
treason, it is only in the loving ear Of
| her husband.
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12
GEN. A. IL. TERRY TO PORTER.
ST. PAU MINI. Aup. % Is

ST. PAUL Mimi, Aug. % 1879
DEAR GENERAL-Soon after the publication of
the report of the Scoield board you wrote me,
thanking me as one of the board for our actisn in
your case | intended to reply to your letter at
once, but just then General Sheridan desired
me to accompany him on a visit to some post in
my department, and delayed my reply until my
return to st. Paul. Then in the multitude of
things which had to attend to forgot 10 make it.
| write now TO say that il is not thanks but par
don Which ! should ask from you. For years
did you wrong in thought and sometimes wrong
in speech 1t is true this was through ignorance,
but had no right to be so ignorant | might
have learned something at least of the truth had
| diligently sought it, Ii you can find anything
in my action as member OF the board which yea
can accept as atonement for the wrong I did
you | shall be more thar gratiied With great
respect and admiration | am
Yours most sincerely,
Al II TERRy.
To Mai-tien. Fitz- John Porter New y ork.
GOING TO WORK
WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. 5.-Govern.
ment officers are making lond promises
of active work in the star-route cases,
Attorney General Brewster had an in
terview with Postmaster General James
at the Post Office Department to-day
on the subject, which will probably be
the last, as Mr.. James leaves the de-
psrtment and the city tomorrow, and
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12

The lesson learned in prison in Rome
is worth all the lessons taught in college
business or otherwise-since the
world began: II have learned, in what
soever state ! am, herewith to be con-
| tent
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-01-12

The cause of the recert business fali-
ure of Isidore Herman, the well-known
lace merchant of New York, was specu'
lation in stocks.
Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-11-14
Canal Mt the Dalles.

The report of Capt. c. +. PnweIPs
corps of engineers, of his survey for q
can ii and ,cks at The Dales has been
received. 1t is very interesting and
Instructive document. Capt. Powell
states that the total fal from Cello to
Dalles city, a distance Of 1915 miles. is
at extreme low water Sl.4 feet, at
mean high water Gil feet, at extreme
high water Sc 5 feet. The distance
from safe water ab We Cello falls to
navigable river next above Tie Dalless
landing is $4,000 feet; the total fall, at
low water, ia sol; this fall decreases
gradually to food stage when it be-
comes 52.2 feet. To overcome these
falls four plans are suggested Capt.
! Powell recommends the remDv;t of OBJ
structious in the river belpw Cello
falls and canal and locks around
them. While building the canal and
lacks he proposes 10 Use free wagon
road 90 miles long, to be converted
INTO free railroad portage of less
than two miles in length, as soon as
tie channel il made navigahls to tho
foot of the fails. To carry ont this
: plan, including tn" canals, he estimates
would cost $l05l7, 3437l, and he
/ thinks that with appr' priations of ST.,
. 0o0,o0 a year Tie work cond TIC
scnupIeied in about eleven years from
c. mmetcement. The canal is, a long
way IF = Union.