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colonies forming. with Lakes St George
and Cuauplaiu and the st. Lawrence, an
aluo.; continuous waterway 90 the grca:
lake. From the first both sides appre
,i.f.l tlr Importance Of this line Of COM
I..r. lion The British were very de-
sIrll- 81 getting possession of it; for once
having IT. they could not only prevent
communication along its course. but their
ships patroliug the river could even shut
oil communication between New England
ami the west ani south Ia short, they
could cut the cplonie, in two In the middle,
and their subi.-jlou would hc inevitable.
H. became az once az object with the
Americans t1 blockade the river 10 the
cucuvs ships Engineer officers reported
that for this purpose the highlands about
West Point furnished admirable ground.
The hills on either side arc very high, the
river much narrower than at any other
point. and taking sudden bend between
Constitution Island and West Point. This
bead would force adctection in the course
of a ship and was thus extremely favor
able 10 the colonists plan for obstruction,
which was 10y means Of boom and Il
chain stretched across the river. for in
turning much Of the Roadway OF Il ship
brought to bear on the distractions would
be lost
The first place however, fortified by the
Americans was at Fort Montgomery, sew
cr,l miles below, but one morning the
British walked up to the fort from their
chips lying in the river below. overpow
cred the garrison and destroyed works
that had cost the Americans $3.50 600
After this disaster Washington urged
forward the wOri, at West Point Fort
Constitution had been built on Constitu-
tion Island opposite. and Fort Arnold
aitcrwarI Fort Clinton-wa9 built on
West Point Higher zap beyond the plain
other works were constructed. the prin-
cipal Of which was Fort Putnam. \ chain
was llil and a boom placed just below it.
Sections OF the boom have been preserved
and portion of tho chain, a cut Of which
j, here given, is now preserved rs relic
at West Point. The links average ia
pounds each ia weight and considering
the size Of the wooden ships of that period
would doubtless have formed an elective
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03
The Late DIR. Thompson.

Eev. Edwin Thompson, one of the origi-
AZ. anti-slavery agitators of New Eng
lard, who died recently at East Walpole,
;.a.s., was born at lynn, Mass, of
Qasker parents. in 1909 His sympathies
we're aroused in the anti slavery cause
when very young man. Being good
stump speaker, with a good fund Of anec-
dotes, he soon became prominent as an
itinerant preacher against slavery, and
was elected secretary Of the Anti-Slavery
society of Lynn. He was also a member
of the Massachusetts Anti Slavery society
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nd was educated q,


1871. being then little less than %
years Of age, he was ordained deacon by
Bishop Williams, at Middletown. Conn.
and on July 81. 1872, at Stamford, Conn.
the same bishop ordained him n priest.
While deacon lie served "a assistant "a
Rev. c. II. Hall, of Holy Trinity church,
Brooklyn, the church which he attended as
a youth and of which his father was war
den. Shortly after his ordainment in 1872 he
became rector Of the Church Of the Re
deemer in Brooklyn, and he continued to
minister TO the spiritual wants Of that
congregation for nine years, refusing in
that time invitations from Toledo, st.
Louis and Chicago. He was in this time
a lecturer and examiner of prominent
cathedral schools and chaplain of the
Brooklyn homeopathic hospital and of
the Twenty third regiment. n. q. S. \. Y.
In 1879 he received the degree of bachelor
of divinity from St. Stephens college,
New York In 1880 Or. Leonard founded
and inaugurated the Brooklyn Free Ii
brary. In the same year he was made
missionary bishop of Washington terri
tory, but he declined the Office
In February, 1881, DR. Leonard was
called to Washington to take charge of
one of the most Gourishing Episcopal
congregations in the capital city--that of
St. Johns church He has been there
ever since that time, and has done much
good work He has published a book for
holy week-"Via Sacra and has written
number of magazine and newspaper
articles. In April. 1873, DR.. Leonard
married Miss Sarah Sullivan, of Brooklyn,
y. !. His election to the bishopric was
a complete surprise to DR. Leonard He
was in doubt abou, its acceptance at first,
but he has practically announced now that
be has come 10 Il favorable conclusion.
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The Composition OF Ouicksand.

Qucksand is composed chiefly Of small
particles df mica mixed largely with water.
The mica is SO smooth that the fragments slip
upon each other with the greatest facility, SO
that any heavy body which displaces them
will sink and continue to sink until solid
bottom is reached When particles Of sand
are jagged and angular any weight pressing
on them will crowd them together until they
are compacted into solid mass. A sand
composed of mica or soapstone when suffi-
GENTLY mixed with water seems incapable OF
such consolidation Opinion.
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"Iran-atlauiic. -

The venerable and world famed Irish
correspondent. Thomas Mooney. more IA
military known TO every one i'll TIL, coun-
try interested in the cause Of Irish free
dom as Transatlantic, recently ended
his long life at Dieppe, France For sew
enty years he devoted himself heart and
soul to the cause of Ireland. and from
Emmett to O'Connell and O'Conncll TO Par
nell he has been all active and valuable
leader in Irish affairs. To "Transatlan-
tie" is undoubtedly due the honor of hav-
ing inaugurated. during the past
twenty years, the crusade which
has developed into such powerful
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03
AT FAIR COLUMBIA.
AN ARSENAL WILL 6HORTtY BE
ESTABLISHED THERE.
ward Prcsidents-Jancs Z. Folks Law
OAire-Andrew Johnson's Tailor Shop.
Tennessee's Intellectual Center.

Columbia, Tenn, the home of many
great men in times past. has recently been
thrus. into prominence by the president s
signa,u IRE to bill for the construction
there Of an arsenal for the storage. dis
bursement, repairs and, in time, the manu-
facturc Of arms The sudden and warllke
bristlo Of the intellectual center of the
state has not only startled the town itself,
but Tennessee at large. Here were To-
Gated iho two most famous female schools
in the south, the Atheneum and the Insti-
tutc almost ccntenarians. Here, too, the
religious denominations of the state had
recent y organized the Tennessee Chautau
qua under Dr. Edward Warren Clark, Of
the University Of Toxic. to open June 20,
when came the news Of the innovation
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

Columbia is a city of 5000 Inhabitants.
located in the center of the famous Blue
Grass region from which emanatc the
fastest horses. the sleekest mules and the
fattest cattle An old butcher shop
stands on the main street which was
formerly occupied By tailor Of the name
Of James r. Shelton. Here was an ap
prentice of the name Of Andrew Johnson.
who daily worked at the goose. Mrs.
Shelton taught him the alphabet and
looked after his welfare. Having learned
the alphabet and the uses Of language. he
entered politics and became an alderman.
In after years when the assassination Of
Lincoln elevated him TO the presidency,
Andrew Johnson annually remembered
with a gift the old lady Mrs. Shelton.
who died several years since. About the
time Of her death Columbia wanted n
hotel Of size One Of the buildings it
tore down TO make room was an ancient
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t,yo Grades above LITTLE PHIL SHERIDAN.
colonel and one above brigadier gen
eral He may fight his men well, but nc
planning, nothing original is expected OF
him. If Grant, when asked by President
Lincoln whom he wanted 10 command the
cavalry Of the Army of the Potomac, had
thought of some one else, Sheridan would
probably have died comparatively un.
known AS it was, he came out the most
striking figure for spirit and quick, nerv
Gus work of the war.
Gen. Horace Porter has given in The
Century Magazine for November, 1887, a
vivid picture Of Sheridan as he appeared
at one of the closing scenes Of the war,
before the enemy's earthworks, near the
White Oaks road in Virginia The move
ment was slow ard Sheridan got impa-
tient. Sheridan" says Gen. Porter,
chatting with impotence and consumed
with anxiety, became as FESTIVE as racer
when he nears the line and is struggling
to make the start He made every posi-
bic appeal for promptncss he dismounted
from his horse. paced up and down. struck
the clenched fist of one hand into the palm
of the ct her, and freitcd like a Gagged tiger.
AT 4 o'clock the formation was com
pleted and the order for the assault was
given. and the struggle for Pickets in
trenched line began Sheridan
now rushed into the midst of the broken
lines and cried ont Where is my battle
flag As the sergeant who carried it
rode up. Sheridan seized the crimson and
white standard, waved it above his head,
cheered on the men and made great efforts
to close up the ranks. Bullets were hum
ming like "A swarm of bees. One pierced
the battle flag, another killed the ser
geant who had carried it, another wounded
Capt McGonigle in the side. others struck
two or three Of the staff officers horses.
All this time Sheridan was dashing from
one point of the line 10 another, waving
his flag, shaking his fists. encouraging,
threatening, praying swearing, the very
incarnation of battle 1t would be IA sorry
soldier who could help following such a
leader ~
Sheridan rode Rienzi the famous horse
that had once carried him twenty miles
from Winchester The general spurrcd
him MP 10 the angle, and with bound he
carried his rider ovc- the eauhWorkS and
landed him In the midst of line Of pris
oners. who had thrown down their arms
and We're crouchlrg close under their
breastw0rks. Some Of them called out,
'Whar do you want Us TO gotoy Then Sher
idan 5 rage turned 10 humor, and he had 4
running talk with the 'Johnnies' as they
filed past Go right over there. he cried,
pointing 10 the rear; get right along now ,
drop your guns youth never need them
any more. You'll all be safe over there;
are there any more Of you? We want
every one Of you fellows. y
There is no such picture as this of any
of the great leaders Of that period. Stone
wall Jackson, on the battlefield, has been
described as such men, and undoubtedly
had a remarkable power Of transmitting
enthusiasm 10 his troops.
No general rose so rapidly when be once
~. Dbl SJoy;Jop
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BISHOP or DETROIT.
Rev. John :. Foley. Who Was Recently
Appointed.

Rev. John 5. Foley. Who Was Recently
Appointed.
Rev. John S. Foley ID. D.. the new
bishop of the diocese of Detroit, has for a
number of years been one of the best
known and most successful ciergymen in
the Catholic church He was born in 1912
His family is one of the most prominent
Of Baltimore, and his brother was the late
Bishop Thomas Foley, Of the diocese of
Chicago. Ii is exceedingly rare that two
bishops are taken from the same family,
but the Foleys are exceptional people,
both in standing and mental capacity.
Father Foley began to stady for the
priesthood at Mt. 81 Mays college, En-
mitsburg Md After completing the
course there he went TO Rome. and fr-
ished at Apollinaris college with the de
gree of D. d. Returning TO this country,
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

sprinkIng of tho practical thrown III, by
which soldiers are made. Once year
some half hundred Of these Young men
are turned loose. some 20 70 az once into
civl life. some 10 spend few years IN
sleepy forts and garrisons and then
mako a break for activity. while others,
after passing lifetime IN the military
service. al e. are retired with the rank Of
major or lieutenant colonel If they are
very fortunate they may reach TO the com
mand Of regiment n position attained
IN war time by many youngster Of % or
"a years Of age.
Much interest attaches 10 West Point
beyond that felt in the Military academy.
Every sch0olboy fingers over the story Of
Arnold and Andre. "Gustavus' and John
Anderson. and the three Coutincutals
who captured Andre and their noble self
sacrifice in not selling their country for
VIC yellow metal Perhaps not one in
twenty WHO have read the story Of Ar
mold treason of the capture and cXecu-
ton Of an accomplished young British
officer really understands the strategic
importance of West Point TO both the
British and tie Americans during the
revolutionary war.
At the time Of this struggle the flud-
sons river. as 1t was then called, was the
main artery of communication linking The
southern. the middle and New England
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

ward. He then
weighed about 1870
pounds; his figure
was small. his face
rather thin. He
a lw avs had the
same pl len did
black Eye. A di-
vision general,
where there are
corps commanders
and the general,
commanding the
army over him, is
a mere executive
officer. He is but
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

FOLKS LAW OFFICE A. IT NPEARED
WHEN TORN DOWN.
Office all covered with signs and occupied
by a cobber In other years II had served
rs n law office for President James X.
Polk Upon the hill, few squares away,
still stands the modest house lie lived in,
and out six miles 10 the west is the
grand old farm where the Folks sur
passed the world in hospitality The old
mansion is burned down, but the
church is in existence which the family
built for their own and the worship Of
their guests. In looking over the old
records il is found that STANLEY Matthews.
now q supreme court judge while pr.ic-
ticing law. kept an inn 1T Columbia and
was directed by the council not - sell
more liquor on Sunday than was neces-
sary. 1t also recorded that Thomas II.
Benton a local practitioner was fined s.
for swearing ia open court; still he lived
10 transcribe the events Of thirty years IN
the United States senate. Not far away,
III one out corner of the county on Il
lonely hill, q simple monument marks the
last remains of Meriwether Lewis. the
head Of the Lewis and Clark exploring cx-
petition.
Local tradition states that he was the
protegc and intimate friend of Thomas
jefferson. and on account of his great mel
ancholy the president sent him on this
two years exploration tour hoping to cure
him
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

proportions t h at
it il IA 5 even
brought over the
greatest Of politi-
cal parties and
the most illustri-
Gus British states
man TO the de
mand Of Ireland
for national self
government. In
this generation,
and esp ecially
during the past
fifteen wears. there
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

lie took charge of
the missions at
Clnton. Port Dc
posit. Iiavre de
TRACE and South
cru Maryland, and
increased hem
wonderfully by
his activity H
was then given
OF the
church at Elliott
City Nd where
his success was 50
pronounced that
lfp WAS tran o.
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from pure sympathy With the slave. He
spoke without pay and Travelled at lis own
expense.
Mr. Thompson was member Of tho
convention which formed the first tenn
ance society. in Essex county, Mass. and
he was also interested ia the first total
abstinence movement in the state. and
was connected with the first society Of
that cause organized in the state, the
Massachusetts Temperance union.
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Phillips academy,
Andover, Mass
st. Stephens col
lege, Annandale,
n Y. and Berk
ely Di unity
school, Nj d d le-
town, Conn. On
the completion Of
his course of tire
illogical study he
went a broa d
where he Travelled
a great deal and
com pleted his
general e d uca-
-. n A. OF
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03
A Gaze of fferetiftv.

Cawdle-What an astonishiLgly big head
your child has, Dawdlel How in the world
do you account for it,
Dawdle--Well. you see, old fellow, at tho
time we w.re married my wife was leading
lady in an amateur dramatic company
The Idea.
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He was advised
by Wendell Phil
lips to devote
himself TO tine
cause. w Kill e
speaking In New
Bedford the celc-
brated ey slave
Fred Douglass lis
tened. aud was
induced by Mr..
Thompsons elo-
Qucncc t. SSstir
himself III behalf
Of his race. The
efforts Of Nr.
Ihnnang.st ngAEn
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

\ @ T II + Il year
has rolled round,
and West Point is
about to send on:
n new crop Of
en- bryo heroes
There are til e
usual cxamina
tons the ariil
lcry. infantry and
cavalry drills.
bridge building,
signaling. cXcr-
ciscs thcoretic,
with "A sligh {
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03
BISHOP OF SOUTHERN OHIO.
Rev. william A. Leonard, Who Has Re
ceived the Appointment.

Rev. William n. Leonard, who has beer
elected Episcopal bishop Of southern
Ohio, was born in Southport. Conn,
July l5 1s4s His grandfather. Hon.
Stephen T.. Leonard, was prominent
member Of congress during the Jackson
and Van Buren, administrations. His
father was for many years before his re
cent retirement from business banker of
some prominence in Brooklyn. He is now
n resident Of that city.
Rev. w. A. Leonard was educated at
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03
OLD CHAIN.

with diagram showing position Of chain and
boom across the Hudson.l
obstacle. though the weight of q modern
Iron clad would probably cut it as if it
were "a thread The chain and the boom
were both removed in the winter, when
the tide carried the ice back and forth,
and when no such distractions would
hold against the great cakes Of ice and
none were needed.
. These distractions held the river for
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03
AS TO WEST POINT.
SOME THlNG HISTORICAL REGARDING
The MILITARY ACADEMY.

Commencement Time Causes the Minds Of
Americans To Turn Toward This Beauti-
hnl SPOT on tho Hudson Some Interest
ing Old Relics ut,.trafcd.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

Flank Ford's rule for mixing Paris
greco with plaster for the potato bug Is
ono pound Of Paris green TO 300 Of plaster.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

All these things they may dream Of;
but they don't. Not one in a hundred is
thinking about Fort Constitution or Fort
Clinton, or Washington or kosciusko,
who engineered it all, or of the chain or
the boom, or Benedict Arnold What they
do dream Of no one knows but n shrewd
guess would bsvery likely to strike a pic
turc of army life in welded bliss in some
fort not fort about which there are half
breeds and Indians, cowboys and cut
Threats. but Il fort where all the guns
shine and martial music always sounds as
delightfully."- as the strains coming from the
West Point band across the plain. a
fort around which there are beautiful
walks like Irritation where they will
stroll and pick Wild flowers. Here they
fancy life with all the pleasures of peace
and all the fascinating accessories of war.
But at last the season is over. the cadet
goes back to barracks or alone to his post
on the frontier. And the girl Alas, it
is a practical age Most often she goes
back to her home, marries broker or pork
packer, and settles in n "stone front.
though sometimes she realizes enough of
the dream to go with the cadet to his fort.
The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-06-03

There is no such picture as this of any
of the great leaders Of that period. Stone
wall jackson, on the battlefield, has been
described as such men, and undoubtedly
had remarkable power Of transmitting
enthusiasm 10 his troops.
No general rose so rapidly when be once
got al opport unity as Phil Sheridan
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These distractions held the river for
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-30
SOCIAL AND Personal.

David Miller, of Orland, is at the Golden
Eagle.
B. U. Steinman has returned from Los
Angeles.
George Degolia, of Oakland, is at the
Golden Eagle.
E. G. Morton came down from Colusa
county yesterday.
Senator Vrooman is in the city and stop
ping at the Golden Eagle
L. E. Norton and E. Ekman have re-
moved from this city to Oroville.
r. Winters, the well-known portrait
artist of San Francisco, is spending a few
days in this city, the guest of J r. Hold
son.
E. r. Hamilton and vile, David John.
ston, A. i. Johnston, E A. Bower and ]
G. MARITIME came down from Placer county
last evening.
William H. Rossington and wife. of
Topeka, Kansas, who have been the guests
of Colonel Ed. R. Hamilton for several
days, left for their home Friday morning
via Los Angeles. Mr. Rossington is of the
torneys for the Atchison, Topeka and Santa
Fe Railroad. His boyhood days were spent
in Ell Dorado county.
Arrivals at the Capital Hotel Yesterday
J. NJ. Stephenson, Franklin John Healey,
San Francisco; s L. Ellis, Brashear, Mo;
J. E. Manlove, Shasta; D. H. Spencer, Jr.
San Diego; Melchoir Drepenbock, San
Francisco; Fred. Whittinger, Single
Springs; Carl Jansen, city; T. J. Whaley,
St. Louis A. ]. Brophy, Dunnigan Al
Brown, F. F. Chase. Truckee; ]. f. Taylor,
Davisville.
Arrivals at the Golden Eagle Hotel yes
terdsv: ]. w. Oliver, New York; w. L.
Aldridge. Rochester; W. L Barber Detroit;
G. S: Pearson, Boston l. L Reese ara
family, Adams, Or; w. II. Van Every and
wife, Troy, n. Y; R. c. Dorsey, C. f.
HOLSTER, CORTLAND; E. H. Clough, Oak
land George 7. Baldwin, w. d. Childers,
Oregon; Henry Vrooman, George DeGolia.
E. I. Taylor, Oakland; E. r Dodge and
wife, Lassen county; G E Allen, Court
land William Ham Hall. San Francisco;
w. S. Wilson, Reno; George ]. Beller-
sham. San Francisco Captain U, H.
Wnlf, q. Ii. Wulff, Jr., Napa; D, Miller,
Orland
Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-30
Important Decisions.

The San Francisco Chronicle of yesterday
said
In the case of August Hilbron ct al. VS..
The Centerville and Kingsburg Irrigation
Ditch Company, the Supreme Court yester.
day confirmed the decision of the lower
Court, which was in favor of the plaintiffs.
This action was for an injunction restrain
ing the defendants from diverting the
waters of Kings river. and to recover dam
ages for past diversions.
In another somewhat similar case in
bank, entitled Hebron vs. Kings River
end Fresno Canal Company, the findings
against the defendant in the lower Court
upon the question of adverse use was
thought to be supported by the evidence :.
a!So that the diversion of the water by the
defendant took place at a point nearly
thirty miles above the lands Of the
plaintiff S ranch, and that such diversion
was not clandestine. While the decision
admits that the cause Of action is NOT
barred by the statute of Limitation for any
claim tie plaintiff may have for alleged
tausished cattle on account of diversion
of water the findings OF the lower Court
were yesterday affirmed.
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not laying down the broad principle that m
prisonment for debt cannot be reylved J.. this
State under the cloak of proceedings .or con-
tempt.
But the Supreme Court has distinctly
declared that there can be imprisonment
for refusal or neglect to pay money ordered
by the Court; that it may continue until
the Court is satisfied" of inability to
comply, and that the people have ex-
pressly SO declared in the law made by
them. The same people" have estab-
lished the Supreme Court to hold the lower
Courts in check and prevent them from
corruptly and viciously refusing to be
" satisfied" II, now, the Supreme Court
should happen to think precisely as does
the lower Court upon the question of the
ability of the prisoner to pay, then it is
perfectly clear there would be imprison-
ment for debt, and that is just what has
happened in the Wilson case. If the law
is obnoxious and works that end, then the
appeal must be made to the people who
made it, to order its repeal