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I J.,

Jackson's dctcstGtion of England was bred
In tho bone. His ScotchIrish parents had
brought with them to this country ranking
memories of tho wrongs suffered from tho
British Governments But this was not the
chief source OF his implacablc enmty. He
was IS years old when tho defeat OF Gates at
Camden by CORVALLIS klndled a savage civil
war throughout the Caroinas A camp Of
Wing militia was formed near Jackson's home.
but the Tory Colonel. Turleton. surprised it
and left over O hundred OF tho patriots dead
and $50 wounded. After Tarletons departure
the frightened inhabitants returned to their
desecrated homes On the fery-hearted
boy OF 13 tho sight OF tho raw
age and destruction made an iadelliblo
Impression. 1t burnt into his soul. Young as
he was he slung gun across his shoulders.
and US partisan troopert took part In sumter's
successful attack on tho British at Hangirt.
Rock. Subsequently, he was taken prisoner by
a marty of Tories and ordered by the command
ing officer to cloan his muddy cavalry boots.
"Sir" said the boy. II am prisoner Of war.
and claim to be honorably treated as SUCH"
Tho officer IN rage drew his sword and aimed
n furious stroke Mt the child's head. Andrew
threw up his left hand, thereby probably saving
his life hut he received u doop cut on his hand
and another on his head. Both wounds wcro
severe, and he carried the marks of tnem,a all
his days. Tho ,unspcakably revolving con-
duet OF British officers which Jackson
witnessed convinced him that oi all
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ST. GEORGES HALL,
a Proposed Headquarters for Resident and
Visiting Englishmen.

ssAhS A-nBuoumcns
During the past six months a number Of
English residents OF New York have been
actively engaged In perfecting an organization
10 provide headquarters for an English club
and English societies in this city. While other
nadonalities are already provided for in this
respect in various ways. the chief English rep.
resentatlve has been the st. Georges Society.
whose scope has been chiefly comprised in an
annual swell dinner and some quiet charitable
work. The central idea OF the present moyo-
mont is to provide place OF meeting and IA
cilities for social intercourse Of distinctvely
English club.
Ameetlng was held last March. the result Of
which was that in May an association WAS
formed and incorporated and 1.2OO shares
taken. under tho name Of the "St. Georges
Hall and Club Association" The officers are
A, J. Osborn. President: Oswald ,Bayne5..
street, Secretary. About si3.00o cash hns al.
ready rs been pledged and about 200 members
. Although ultimately It is proposed to erect
me Sp6 b bniding It has been deemed wI@1t
entity Of sixth avenue and thirty fourth
The club will control tho building Mona
put Englishmen can be mcmbcrs; me .llo
rooms roo VIII be supplsd with English Literature
and refreshments Of o iirst class club. There
VIII be an initiation fee Of about $40 and an
nual dues OF about $lS
In the building there will be a large hall 70
De used for meetings. Evnry effort will TO
EnRlishmen In New York and to establish
headqparters for Englishmen generally.
ssonsthing will be done to pr2vid" assi-ttlr'
tltnte. 1t IL hoped that all the shares will t,s
taken and o capital OF s3O.O,D secured yn"yt
Honth. The trustees for this year are A, \,
Osborn. JEW. Cooper, Oswald Baynes. Or; Z
Y. Brendon. II. j. DesaXe, A. 4: Mitchell, Ge9f
a. .Bsgge l. Grocott. George II. Toop. and u
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II ia extremely difficult to make selections
nom this volume for scarcely page is lack
ing in incisive and enumerative strokes. We
must confne ourselves in some extracts to
presenting the most critical conj unctures In
the subjects life. the events which made the
deepest imprint on his heart and will. together
with some of his most characteristic
dcods and words. And first let US look
at the authors description OF the cir
cumstancos amid which the youth Of his hero
to Mr.. Dyer his subject is in very truth a
hero-was fated to be passed. It Is. as the
biographer says. doubtful whether among all
the boys and girls who will read this story OF
Jackson's life any one Is as poor as he was
in his childhood. His father died before he
was born and left his mother 30 destitute that
she had to seek o refuge in n friends house In
order to bear her child III shelter. When her
boy was three weeks old she took a place rs
housekeeper in another friendly household.
1t was the hope Of her lifo to make her son a
minister Of the Gospel. and to that end she
toled scrmped and schemed. sending him to
the best schools accessible in remote and
thinly settled district OF North Carolina. Tho
instruction obtainable was ut the best
but meagrc. Jacksons education on the
whole resembled that OF the Persian
youth who werc taught. 1t will be remembered.
to shoot. to ride on horseback. and to speak
the truth. To such books. indeed. as were fur
nshed him he took kindly. and he learned to
writo fine. clcar hand. His conspicuous fail
ure was in his spelling. To the end Of his days
he mover mastered the photography of the Eng
lish language. though for that matter. neither
did many of his contemporaries. In his youth
he seems to have been tall for his years. rather
loose iointed. and not robust Ho had sandy
hair and piercing blue eyes: he was frank and
open in his manners. looked people s1uarely
III tho face. and had m mir OF dauntless
resolution. IIe was fond Of nll athletic games.
especially running. jumping. and wrestling.
Asawrestlcr he depended on his grit more than
on his strength: no matter how often he was
thrown by more muscular boys. he would al
ways demand ono more trial To this sugges-
tive trait ono Of his old school fellows bore
witness: e. could throw him three times out
OF four. but ho would never stay thro,red He
was dead game even then, and mover could
give up" Tho child. indeed. is father Of the
man. Throughout his long and agitated life
Jackson never would STAY Hro'red His cour-
age and his fortltudo wcro ut Rll times so un-
conquerablc rs to seem superhuman. William
Cobbett, Judge OF such qualities called him.
IN 1884. "thc greatest and bravcst man now
living In this world. or who ever lived In it, as
far as myknowledge extends"
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coedings Of tho British at Pensacola and MO
bile, and to their threatened attack upon New
Orleans. Jackson reinforced Fort Bowyer on
Mobile Bay. and thus enabled the garrison TO
repulse tho British feet. Then. hasten
ing to Pensacola, he routed out tho
British. brought tho Spanish Governor
to terms. and made him steadfast
friend. Next, learning that British force had
been landed ut Appalachicola and were fortify-
ing their position. he sent body OF troops
thither and after some hard fighting forced
the enemy to abandon the peninsula. Having
thus subdued the Creeks. rescued Mobile. ana
Quoted Florida. jackson was now able to
devote all his energies to the defence OF New
Orleans. After q toilsome ride OF seventeen
days Gen. jackson with his stan OF travel
stained officers was within IN hours distance
Of the city. At that time the polyglot popua-
ton OF New Orleans had. under the influence
OF panic. almost reached state OF as
Indignation. and no effective preparations had
been made for defence. Mr.. Dyer points out
that there never was more striking illustra-
ton Of the truth OF Emersons aphorism.
THE hero connuers BY his presence: his ar
rival changes the face OF Affairs. than was
presented by the result Of Jackson's arrival at
Now Orleans 1t happened. BY tho way that
no sooner had Jackson entered his headqusr-
ters in the town than he appointed a now Aide
dc-Camp. Edward Livingston. afterward sec-
rotary Of State and destined to be the author
OF the Louisiana Code. After a review OF the
city's militia. such as they were. the new aide
de-camp invited tho General to dinner. Mrs.
Livingston had asked q fow ladies to dine with
her that day. and we are told that she received
the announcement Of the honor intended her
with some dismay. for she knew nothing Of
jackson except that he was great fighter Of
tho Indians. What shall we do with this wild
General from Tennesseep" whispered the
ladies to ono another. as they sat awaiting his
entrance. But when he came In. perfectly
composed. an erect, bronzed figure. In uniform
OF coarse blue cloth and yellow buckskin. his
high boots Tapping loosely. no seemed to the
ladies the very ideal Of the veteran warrior.
He gave them ono Of those magnificent bows
for which he was afterward noted. and behaved
with mingled grace and dignity that aston
ishcd the ladies az much as 1t delighted them.
What surprised them most was " tho society
tone" Of his conversation. He begged tho
Indies. as he rose to take his leave. not to give
themselves the least concern about the safety
of the city. Il am confident" said he. OF he
ing ablo to defend it." Whom he was finally
out of hearing. and the ladies' found them
selves alone they gathered around the hostess,
saying:
lis this your backwoodsman Why. madam.
he is q prince"
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IL.

The original demands OF Prussia were en-
bodied In an ultimatum sent by Bismarck to
Vienna, and which was to tho following Of
feet: All negotiations concerning the future
OF the duchies were refused until authority
should be established there. and oil agitation
done away with. When this should be accom-
plished. Prussia would be ready to treat with
Austria concerning tho establishment OF tho
Grand Duke Of Oldenburg as sovereign The
candidacy Of Augustenburg was pronounced
entirely out Of the question. Should Austria
refuse to restore order In tho duchess Prussia
would find herself In q situation demonstrating
self-defence. and would take the steps noedful
for that purpose. The eventual effect OF this
ultimatum was the conclusion OF the Gastein
treaty between the Berlin and Vienna Govern
ments According to this agreement the ex-
ercse OF the rights jointly obtained by the two
powers In virtue OF tho treaty with Dem
mark were. In Holstein. to be the affair
Of Austria, and in Sohleswig. OF Prus-
sia. Prussia. moreover. was to have
the right to construct through Holsten MILL
tary road, with stations. and also limo of tels.
graph. She furthermore received permission
to build canal connecting the North Sea and
the Baltic on conditions similar to those usu.
ally granted In tho charter OF a railway-that
10. without the right Of supreme domain. Bis
mArck demand that PRUSSIA should be al
lowed to iortify Friedriohsort and to garrison
Kiel was likewise assented to. Prussia finally
was to have Lauenburg paying Austria for her
Joint claim to that duchy an indemnity OF two
and half million Danish thalers. The objeo-
ton to these arrangements was that they left
the future OF Holstein uncertain and entirely at
the disposal OF Austria. which might in that
matter take course adverse to Prussian In
terests. Nevertheless. owing to the doubt re-
garding the attitude Of foreign powers in the
event OF a war with Austria-the indie Hniteness
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Washington. the greatest General America
has produced"
We have left ourselves no space to deal with
Jaokson's career in civil life and wo shall hope
to return to It on some other occasion. TWAS.
however. the triumph at New Orleans which
has rooted his name forever In the memory OF
his countrymen. and no one before Mr. Dyer
had brought out 80 forciby tho surprising and
almost stupendous features Of that immortal
victory. NJ. w. Ii.
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nassi''p ut lr",a'sar' nno 70 whom tne oylhG
but victorious nero said: hiss me- hardy'
am eon'eht. oh po"ru tne Vessels were
1o'ooo soloiers ana ABOUT the same humoer
OF SAILORS ana marines. Among inc troops
were sohe Vi 'he mose reho~neu Iekimeh's III
the BRUSH army. regiments thae nad drlVen
the ieglons OF Napoleon across the spanish
peninsula ana peyoho inc fyrenees' lhese
were co,hnhahueu py OF Eu"aro iahenhani'
the pfother-in-iaw OF "elilneton' ana ne was
assisted py some o! the most experienced ana
successiui generals tnat hau served IN spain
AS Mr.. Dyer says II ID probable that inc
magnitude OF TINS expedition mas never YET
been realized oy the American people. MOI q
man In II had tho slightest DOUBT OF its tri
umph' and the british government shared
their confidence. favorites OF the ministers
had been appointed In advance 70 MI the ciVl!
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best remarked that no was never the same

best remarked that no was never the same
man again.
Jackson's love ceased not with his wife's
DEATH Ho mourncd her TO tho last day OF his
lifc and was guided by what no supposed
would DO her wishes in nll matters which he
thought would have Interested her had she
boon alive. In his last year. as he was sitting
near her grave talking with Major Lewis nbout
certain provisions OF his will. tho Major sug-
gcsted that his entire estate should not be
given to his adopted son. but that
portion Of It should be settled on tho
sons wife and children. After . long pause
the General said NO II she" pointing to
tho grave in tho garden. were alive she would
wish him to have It all. and to mo her wish Is
law" Mr.. NJ. p. Trist, who had been his
private secretary. relates an affecting Incident
which occurred while the President was on
visit to the Rip Raps In Virginia They had
both retired for the night, but ut the last mo-
mcnt tho secretary remembered certain let
tors about which he wanted specific instr'ic-
TONS "As the letters were to DO sent OF early
the next morning." Mr.. Trist says. " returned
to his president Jackson'sl chamber door.
and. tapping gently In order not to awake him
IL he had got to sleep. my tap was an
swercd by Come In He was undrossed.
but not yet In bed. rs supposed he must be
by that time. Hc was sitting at a little table.
with his wife's miniature-a very large one.
then for the first time seen by me-before him.
propped UP against some books: and between
him and the picture lay an open book. which
bore tho marks OF long use. This book. rs NJ
forward lcarncd,was her prayer book. The min
iaturo he always woro next to his heart, sus-
pcnded round his neck by u strong black cord.
Tho last thing he did every night, before ly-
ing down to rest, was to read In that book, with
that picture under his eyes,"
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The New Jersey esolo.,s., ..-x.u

The annual Report Of the Stais GeoLoot,t n,
low 'ueoloRlcal Survey OF New Jerseyl equals
In Interest most Of lhe earlier volumes Of ma
model survey. New Jersey has amply demos.
etrated the utility and profit of detailed Reolos.
iesi surveys. The exhaustive study Of al the
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powers that no question ChaC concerned Franco
should be solved without her assent. Let US
accordingly continue. he concluded. In state
OF watchful neutrality.
Few Of the readers OF that letter. which pro-
duced great impression throughout Europe.
guessed that secret treaty existed between
France and Austria, whose purport may be
thus summed up: France WAS to give up Ital-
ian unity to the court OF Vienna, in return for
which Austria sacrificed German independ-
ence to the French. Bismarck. however. was
not at all deceived. At every step Of his dan
gerous path he had sought to como to an I'M
Outstanding with France. but Napoleon III.
had evaded every binding agreement Now,
when war with Austria was close at hand. tho
Prussian Prime Minister avoided making any
criticism OF the imperial letter. He contented
himself with pretending to Count Benedict that
he found In 1t the old sentiments Of the French
Emperor unchanged. Meanwhile it was much
at the beginning OF desperate struggle to
have a renewed declaration OF French neutral
ity. Whether later the Prussian or the French
programme should be carried out remained an
open question. to be decided solely by the rcla-
tiye strength OF the powers after the war. Ma
poleon Ill. had not outwitted Bismarck, l,lt on
the contrary was to find himself outgeneralled.
1t 10 common to think and speak OF the war
OF 1879 as II 1t were duel between Prussia and
Austria The truth. OF course. is that Prussia
had to fight against not only the Hapsbure
monarchy. but combination OF almost all tho
lesser German States. On Austrla's motion
the Frankfort Diet voted tho mobilization OF
the whole Confederate army with the az.
ception OF the Prussian contingent). the call.
ing out OF the reserves and tho appoint
ment OF a Confederate field marshal. together
with corps commanders and their stsffs, To
confront the force thus massed on her r,oht
Hank, Prussia had to detach q considerable
section OF her army 30 that the diversion to be
enected ny Italy was more than neutralizsd.
Indeed. the disastrous rout Of the Italian
military and naval ornaments at Custozza and
LISA would have enabled tho ablest Of the
Archdukes to concentrate nearly tho whole OF
Austria's warlike resources In Bohemia n
Marshal Bencdek could have managed 70
deier decisive battle. But tho Italian de-
monstration. such as 1t was. detained the
Archduke long enough In Lombardy 10 per.
init the realization OF Won Motke's plans. The
details OF the war OF 1855 are reserved for the
NTH volume OF Won sybels history.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-23
WAR IN CONGO.
Villages Attacked by the State for Re
fuaing to FurnIsh Men.

villages Attacked by the State for Re-
fusing to Furnish Men.
BOSTON, Nov 23.-A letter from the
Rev. DR.. Small says that the Congo
State is making war upon the natives
of the Upper Congo. Several months
ago the government expedition for the
suppression of slavery started up the
river under command of Mr.. Vanke rex
hoven. He was INSTRUCTED to punish all
men engaged in the slave trade, and to
enlist men from each town in the Congo
State service.
Two large steamers filed with troops
went up the river, intending to put q
stop to slave raids ON the Lomami and
Aruwimi rivers. Many of the large
towns, including Chumbiri, Bolobo,
1rebu and others, refused to supply the
men required of them. They said they
could not understand why foreigners
should not only claim the ownership of
the country, but should also demand
the services of the ablest and strongest
men.
They consequently ignored the COM
mands of the State, sent their wome n
and children away, brought out their
powder, guns, spears and knives, and
fought desperately against each COM
pany of soldiers sent to attack them.
OF course they were defeated in every
however, was pierced in more than .
dozen places, and some wounds were in
f1icted upon the State soldiery; but tho
military training of the Soudanese and
Zanzibari and their superior weapons
left no hope for the natives
At Bolobo fully 100 natives were
killed and 60 strong fellows were taken
as a war indemnity. The people OF
1rebu fed into the jungle after a doze n
IS AAaIr. I'D Ill f~A \
the ir large and hourishing town, cover =
ing an area of about three square miles,
was burned, and nothing was left of it
but blackened grass, burnt sticks and
fallen trees. The Congo State soldiers
took away fowls, goats, sheep, bananas
and all other provisions they could find.
and there is now a scarcity Of food
among the people. The widest excite
ment prevails all over the country, and
the natives are nursing spirit of saw
ge revenge against the European resi-
dents.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-23
THIRTEEN bitten.
Mad Dog in Newark, N. J., Makes Work
FOR PaSteur's Institute.

Mad Dog in Newark, N. J., Makes Work
FOR Pasteur's Institute.
NEWARK, N. j., Nov. 23-Thirteen
men, women and children were bitten
by the big Newfoundland dog which
ran wildly through the eastern section
of this city for two hours Saturday even
ing.
The animal, which no one seems to
own, was finally stoned to death, and
the wounds of all its victims were eau
terized by druggists and physicians.
While most of them are only slightly
hurt, one, Mrs. Liplein of Bowery street,
had her clothes nearly torn off and her
thigh badly lacerated by the brute 9
fangs.
She was attended by a physician, an d
all day yesterday had high fever.
The ACCESSIBILITY of sending her to the
Pasteur Institute in this city was dis
cussed, and it was decided to wait until
to-day for further developments.
The dog was first seen in Bowe ry
street. running along and swapping at
everything in its path. There wer e
many people in the thoroughfare, but
they broke and ran in every direction
when the animal approached,
1t first bit Michael O'Brien, an old
man living in Polk street. in the thi gh,
and when shaken off ran to Michael
Brown of Oxford street and lacerated
his hand.
By this time the crowd was chasing
the evidently rabid animal and endsav-
oring to kill it. By doubling and run
ming through side streets it escaped un-
til at Madison and Ferry streets brick
hurled from the crowd laid it low. Then
it was stoned and dubbed to death by
the excited crowd.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1891-11-23
The First Alliance Boycott.

INDIANAPOLIS Ind, Nov. 23.-The boy
colt brought about by General Lecturer
Wright Saturday is the first official boy
colt ever established by the Farmers AL
lance. He presented the case of the
Rochester, N Y, locked-out garment
workers, who were in the employ of the
~ combined firms at that point, and de-
claring the purpose of the Alliance to
patrontze the cooperative store estab-
lished by the 10, 900 locked-out garment
makers at Rochester. The adoption of
this resolution Is also the first act of CO.
operation between the Alliance and the
Knights Of Labor.