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little holder than the rest, but evident
ly feeling that he spoke for the whole,
cried out, ''This IL cowardly on your
part. Lincoln!" Whereupon the tall
captains figure stretched a few inches
higher again. He looked down upon
these varlets who would have mur-
dered a defenceless old Indian. and
now quailed before his single hand,
with lofty contempt. The oldest of his
acquaintance. even Bill Green, who
saw him grapple Jack Armstrong and
defy the DULLES at his back, never saw
him SO much aroused" before. 1T
any man thinks / am a coward. let
him test it." said he. Lincoln" re-
sponded a new voice, you are larger
and heavier than we are" "This you
can guard against; choose your YEA
pons," returned the rigid captain.
Whatever may be said of Mr.. Lin
coins choice Of means for the preser-
walton Of military discipline, It was
certainly very effsctual in this case.
Ther was no more ~disaffection in his
camp, and the word coward" was
never coupled with his name again.
Mr.. Lincoln understood his men bet
ter than those who would be disposed
to criticise his conduct. He has often
declared himself, that his life and
character were both at stake, and
would probably have beer lost, had he
not at that supremely critical moment
forgotten the onlcer and asserted the
man To have ordered the offenders
under arrest would have created q
formidable mutiny; to have tried and
punished them would have been i'm
possible. They could scarcely be call
ed soldiers; they were merely armed
citisens. with = nominal military or
ga~nization. They were but recently
enlisted, and their term of service
was just about to expire. Had he
preferred charges against them, and
offered to submit their differences to
q court Of my sort, 1t would havs
been regarded as an act of personal
pusillanimity. and his efficiency would
have been gone forever.
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Washington. Unless the great God,
who assisted him, shall be with and
aid me, / must fail: but II the same
omniscient mind and almighty arm
that directed and protected him shall
guide and support me, I shall not fail
Il shall succeed. Let us all pray that
the God Of our fathers may not for
sake US now. TO him I commend you
all. Permit me to ask, that, with equal
security and faith, you will invoke his
wisdom and guidance for me. With
these few words I must leave you; for
how long l know not. Friends, one
and all, l must nov bid you an afec-
tionate farewell"
sit was a most impressive scene."
said the editor of the Journal. I'VE
have known Mr.. Lincoln for many
years; we have heard him speak upon
q hundred different occasions; but we
never saw him SO profoundly affected,
nor did he ever utter an address
which seemed to US 10 full OF simple
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V~auqulstnl Bully.

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.~INCOLN'S extended repu-
tation as a wrestler and
~ fighter frequently led him
into combats which he
u would willingly have avoid
N ed. One Of these ncoun
- tiers is thus described:
Scarcely had Lincoln
eached Coles County, and begun to
mink what next to turn his hand
*. when he received a visit from
famous wrestler, one Daniel Need
nm, who regarded him as q grow
rival. and had q fancy to try
|lm q fall or two. He considered
1mself 1.-The best man" in the country,
I'd the report of Abe's achievements
ed his big breast with envious pains.
Us greeting was friendly and hearty,
1t his challenge was rough and per-
%nptory. Abe valued his popularity
nong the boys" too highly to de-
line it and met him by public appoint
0ent in the greenwood" at Wabash
Joint. where he threw him twice with
p much ease that Needham's pride
kas o hurt than his body. Lin
GDln." said he. you have thrown me
wice. but you can't whip me-" Need
Am." replied Abe, are you satisfied
hat l can throw you? If you are not.
md must be convinced through a
hreshing. I will do that, too, for your
AXE" Needham had hoped that the
foungster would shrink from the ex-
)remity of a fight with the acknowl-
tdged bully of the patch;" but finding
him willing, and at the same time
nagnanimously inclined to whip him
(0lely for his own good, he concluded
lhat a bloody nose and a black eye
you'd be the reverse Of soothing to
Ills feelings, and therefore surrendered
Rhe field with such grace as he could
Command.
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" AVx OAA
and constant love was al
" ways gratefully acknowl-
~ edged. A pathetic picture
Of this gentle lady in her
last days 10 given as follows:
Mrs. Lincoln was eve able to
speak Of Abs's conduct to her without
tears. In her interview with MI. Hern-
don, when the sands Of her life had
nearly u out, she spoke with deep
emotion Of her " son, but said she
thought that Abe was kinder. better.
trus1. than the other. Even the moth
er's Instinct va lost a. she looked
back over those long years Of poverty
and privataon In the Indiana cabin.
when Abs's grateful love softened the
rigors Of her Lot, and his great heart
and giant frame we're always at her
command. Abe was . poor boy said
she. and I can say what scarcely one
woman-a mother-can say in q thou
sand. Abe never gave me q cross word
or look. and never refused, In fact or
appearance. to do anything l requested
him. I never gave him a cross word
In all my life. His mind and
mine-what little / had-seemed to
run together. ss He was here
after he vas elected President (At
this point the aged speaker turned
away to weep. and then. wiping her
eyes with her apron, went on with the
story. He was dutiful to me always.
! think he loved me truly. I had 4
SON, John. who was raised with Abe.
Both were good boys; but l must say,
both now being dead, that Abe was the
best boy l ever saw, or expect to see.
wish l had died when my husband
died. l did not want Abe to run for
President; did not want him elected;
was afraid somehow.-felt in my
heart; and when he came down to see
ne. after he was elected President. Il
still felt that something told me that
something would befall Abe, and that
I should see him no more
rs there anything in the language
we speak more touching than that sim
pie plant OF the woman whom we
must regard as Abraham lincoln's
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Ills Sease Of TUNER.

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~l0JA HEN Mr.. Lincoln,
.~N was postmaster at
M" New Salem. Ill. his
easy good nature
was sometimes i'm
<N~ posed upon by in.
considerate 40.
quaintanees: and
n Of the devices by which he sought
to stop the abuse is related. 'One El.
more Johnson, an ignorant but osten-
tatious, proud man, used to go to Lin
coins postofice every Representatives,
three or four times a day. If in town
and inquire, Anything for me?' This
bored Lincoln, yet it amused him. Lin
oln fixed a plan-wrote a letter to
Johnson as coming from a negress in
Kentucky, saying many good things
about opossum, dances. corn-shuck-
ings. ETC.; Johns! come and see me,
AND old master won't kick you out Of
the kitchen any more!' Elmore took
1t out; opened it; couldn't read a
word; pretended to read it; went
away; got some friends to read it;
they read it correctly; he thought the
reader was fooling him, and went to
others with the same result. At last
he said he would get Lincoln to read
it. and presented it to Lincoln. It
was almost too much for Lincoln, but
he read 1t. The man never asked
afterwards. Anything here for me?'"
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Az IAV lAIA VI C~CUTuSTys
IN 1851. the arrangements
F" for Mr.. Lincoln's depart
IL ure from Springfield were
completed. 1t vas intend.
naming between that date
and the 4th Of March with
a grand tour from state to state and
city to city. Ono Mr.. Wood. recon
mended by Senator Seward" val tho
chief manager. He provided special
trains to be preceded by pilot engines
all the way through.
1t was q gloomy day; heavy clouds
foated overhead. and a cold rain was
falling. Long before eight o'clock, q
great mas of people had collected at
the station Of the Great Western rail
way to witness the event Of the day.
At precisely five minutes before eight,
Mr.. Lincoln, preceded by Mr.. Wood,
emerged from a private room In the
depot building. and passed slowly to
the ar, the people falling back respect
fully on either side, and as many as
possible shaking his hands. Having
finally reached the train, no ascended
the rear platform, and, facing about to
the throng which had closed around
him, drew himself up to his full
height. removed his hat, and stood for
several seconds in profound silence.
His eye roved sadly over thai sea Of
upturned faces, and he thought he read
in them again the sympathy and
friendship which he had often tried,
and which he eve needed more than
he did then. There was an unusual
culver in his lip. and a still more un-
usual tear on his shriveled cheek. His
solemn manner, his long silence, were
as full of melancholy e%loquence as any
words he could have uttered. What
did he think Of! OF the mighty changes
which had lifted him from the lowest
to the highest estate on earth? OF the
weary road which had brought him to
this lofty summit? OF his poor mother
lying beneath the tangled underbrush
In a distant forest? OF that other
grave in the quiet Concord cemetery?
Whatever the particular character OF
his thoughts. it Is evident that they
were retrospective and painful. To
those who were anxiously waiting to
catch words upon which the fate OF
the nation might hang. it seemed long
unit! he had mastered his feelings SUI
fciently to speak. At length he began
a husky tona of voice, and slowly
and impressiv-Iy delivered his farewell
his neighbor. Initiating his exam
pie, every man in the crowd stood with
his head uncovered in the fast-falling
rain.
"Friends-No one who has never
been placed in a like position can un-
derstand my feelings at this hour, nor
the oppressive sadness I feel at this
For more than q quarter of
century l have lived among you,
and during all that time l have re-
nothing but kindness at your
hands. Here I have lived from my
youth, until now l am an old man.
Here the most sacred ties OF earth
were assumed. Here all my children
were born; and here one Of them lies
To you. dear friends, l owe
all that I have, all that / am. All the
strange, checkered past seems to crowd
upon my mind. To-day I leave
you. / go to assume a task more diff
icult than that which devolved upon
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every heart in the audience was
hushed at the spectacle. After repeat
ed efforts, he found it impossible to
speak, and strobe away. openly and
bitterly sobbing, to the widows car
riage, in which he was driven from
the scene. Bowlin Greene had loaned
Mr.. Lincoln books from their earliest
acquaintance. and on one occasion had
taken him to his home, and cared for
him with the solicitude Of a devoted
friend through several weeks of great
suffering and peril.
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ATESM

mother? The apprehension In her
heart was we'll grounded. She saw
him no more When Mr.. Herndon
rose to depart, her eyes again filled
with tears; and. wringing his hands
as II loath to part with one who talked
so much Of her beloved Abe, she said,
'Good-by. my good sons friend. Fare
WE'LL"
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4oooo04o~ 90 ~ ooo0oo0@4oQ
TO ~ ~ {
~ HIS FRIENDS. g
W. Linooln's Impressive Speech at Springfield on c.
HE Departure for WASHINGTON.


and touching eloQuence. SO exactly
adapted to the occasion, SO worthy Of
the man and the hour"
At 8 O'Clock the train rolled out Of
Springfield amid the cheers of the pop
ulace. Four years later a funeral train,
covered with the emblems of splendid
mourning. rolled into the same city.
bearing a discolored corpse, whose OBJ
sequies were being celebrated in every
part OF the civilized world.
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One day an old Indian
found his way into the
camp. weary. hungry and helpless.
He professed to be a friend of the
whites: and, although it was an
exceedingly perilous experiment for
one of his color, he ventured to throw
himself upon the mercy of the soldiers.
But the men first murmured, and then
broke out into fierce cries for his
blood. I'VE have come out to fight the
Indians" said they, and by God We
intend to do it," The poor Indian.
now, in the extremity Of his distress
and peril, did what he ought to have
done before; he threw down before
paper. which he implored them to read
before his life was taken. 1t was q
letter of character and safe-conduct
from Gen. Cass, pronouncing him .
faithful man, who had done good SER
vice in the cause for which this army
was enlisted. But it vas too late; the
men refused to read it. or thought It
= OI8CIy, duu WSIC IuSuluS WAtA AOAy
upon the d~efenceless old savage. when
Capt. Lincoln bounded between them
and their appointed victim. Men,"
said he, and his voice for . moment
stilled the agitation around him, this
must moi be done; he must noe be
shot and killed by US" But" said
some Of them. "the Indian IL . damned
spy" Lincoln knew that his own
life vas now in only less danger than
that of the poor creature that crouch
ed behind him. During the whole OF
this scene Captain Lincoln seemed to
rise to an unusual height" Of stature
The towering form. the passion and
resolution IN his face. the physical
power and terrible will exhibited in
every motion Of his body. every ges-
turs Of his arm. produced an effect
upon the furious mob As unexpected
perhaps to him as to any one else.
They paused. listened. fell back. and
then sullenly obeyed what seemed to
b the voice Of reason. as well as au-
tAority. But there were still some
murmurs of disappointed rage. and
half-suppressed ordinations, which
looked toward vengeance Of some
kind. At length one Of the men, a
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emember with gratitude, should the
ny be an honored one. Reminis-
Sences of the life of this most distin-
pushed son of Illinois will be welcome
eading now.
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HE birthday Of Abra-
ham Lincoln brings
to every American
citizen feelings of
reverence such as
perhaps arise on the
natal day Of but one
other man who ever
served the nation.
Particularly in the
west. which gave to
the country the great
statesman, whose pa
triotic services Am
orleans will always
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lintsh IS 4 vTa9eur.

Loaded with barrel-pork, hogs. and
porn. the boat set out from Sangamon-
own as oon az finished. Mr.. Onutt
vas on board to act as his OWE super
largo. intending to pick up additions
% his stock along the banks Of the two
Illinois rivers down which he was
hbout to pass. On the 10th Of April
hey arrived at New Salem, 4 little
Village destined to be the cen Of the
peven eventful years Of Mr.. Lincoln's
ife. which Immediately followed the
conclusion OF the present trip. Just
below New Salem the boat stuck" for
p0e night and the better part Of q day
Da Rutledge's mill-dam.-one end Of It
hanging over the dam. and the other
eunk deep In the water behind. Here
was = case for Abe's ingenuity. and he
nKercised It with effect Quantities Of
water were being taken in at the stern.
ne lading q sliding backwardA and
everything indicated that the rude
raft wal In momentary danger Of
breaking In two. or sinking outright.
But Abe suggested SOME unhsard-of
~pxpedisnt for keeping It In place while
The cargo was shifted to q borrowed
boat and then. boring . hole n that
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Lhuia's Great Heart.
AAAAA AAA AAAAAAuAAAAAAA|

NE cold winter day. Lin.
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NN coin saw q poor fellow
house." which Mr.. Hill
XIV had employed him to con.
vert into firewood. Alb
was barefooted and shiv.
cred painfully while he worked.
Lincoln watched him a few moments
and asked him what he was to get for
the job. Alb answered lone dollar"
and, pointing to his naked and suffer-
ing feet, said that he wished to buy
a pair Of shoes. Lincoln seized the
axe, and, ordering the boy to comfort
himself at the nearest IRE. chopped up
"the house" SO fast that Alb and the
owner were both amazed when they
saw it done. According to Mr.. Rut-
ledge, "Ab remembered this act with
the liveliest gratitude. Once he, being
a cast-iron Democrat, determined to
vote against his party and for Mr..
Lincoln; but the friends, as he after
wards said with tears in his eyes,
made him drunk, and he voted against
Abe. Thus he did rot even have an
opportunity to return the noble con-
duct of Mr.. Lincoln by this small
measure of thanks"
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funeral Grafton over the remains of his
beloved friend; but when he rose to
speak, his voice was choked with
deep emotion; he stood a few mo-
ments. while his lips quivered in the
effort to form the words Of fervent
praise he sought to utter, and the tears
down his yellow and shriveled
cheeks. Some of those who came to
hear him, and saw his tall form thus
sway in silence over the body Of Bow
lin Greene, say he looked so helpless.
SO utterly bereft and pitiable, that
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part of the bottom extending over the
dam. he "~rigged-up" an equally strange
piece of machinery for fitting and
holding 1t while the water ran out.
All New Salem was assembled on
shore, watching the progress Of this
singular experiment-and with one
voice affirm that Abe saved the boat;
although nobody is able to tell us pre-
cisely how. The adventure turned
Abe's thoughts to the class OF Difficult
ties. one of which he had Just sur
mounted, and the result of his reiec-
tons was IAN improved method for
lifting vessels over shoals" Offutt
declared that when he got back from
New Orleans. he would build q steam
boat for the navigation of the Banga-
mon, and make Abe the captain; he
would build it for runners for ice,
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The ketter'S Trlbate.

HE debt which the great
President owned to his step
mother for her tender care
and constant love was al
ways gratefully acknowl-
edged. A pathetic picture
Of this gentle lady in her
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Born 0mnanlsr Of Men.

N incident, occurring
during the Black Hawk
war. we'll illustrates the
character, manliness and
chivalrous generosity OF
Mr.. Lincoln.
One day an old Indian
found his way into the
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Bow!n Graene'S furerd.

Fl E N B o wiiN
Greene, a lifelong
friend, died, In
1912, Mr.. Lincoln,
then in the enjoy
ment of great local
reputation, under
1911 .R--
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INCOLN'S unique methods
of campaigning are thus
described by an eyewit-
ness. This was on tho &C.
casion Of his first nomina-
ton as . legislative candi.
date:
0AGa naola1a GHoA m
New-York tribune., 1902-05-29
OUTSIDE SECURITIES.

cisco issues the market for outside securities was
dull and only few fractional changes were noted.
San Francisco issues were firm; the common sold
%. but later reacted to 2i& The preferred was
strong on purchases of about 5000 shares; it ad-
vanced nearly per cent in the early dealings to
647s, but at the close reacted slightly. The sub
ScrptOnS dealt in 10 the extent or S2O0,O0O
from 1895 1O33.. American Tobacco was strong
500 shares sold the opening at 3lO but the price
advanced 10 points further in the bid, TO S25 This
represents advance of % points the last pre-
vious bid The copper shares were irregular. White
Knob sold at %; Tennessee Copper advanced nearly
l per cent, selling up to l23s: United Copper sold
down to 357s and British Columbia s24. Hide and
Leather sold down to Z. Bay State Gas sold at ,
Storage Battery sold at 1872. and General Carriage
trust receipts at 41z-Havana Commercial was
strong; the common sold up 20 and the preferred
co. Northern Securities sold at 10O12 The market
New-York tribune., 1902-05-29
COMING EXCHANGE ELECTIONS.

The Produce Exchange caucus yesterday selected
the following ticket 10 be voted upon the annual
meeting Monday: For president. Edward @
Burgess (now vice-presidenO, vice-president Rob
ert Z. Amin; treasurer. Edward c: Rice: managers.
James l.. Parker Frank |. Mcguire. David d. Al
lerton. a. &. FctterOlf Joseph :. Thayer and II.
Myers Bogert, and trustee of the Gratuity Fund.
serve three years. T.. T Hopkins (renominat ted.
or the nominees for managers. Messrs Mcguire.
Allerton, Thaycr and Bosert art at present mem
bcrs of the board
An opposition ticket, headed by the retiring pres-
dent John Y. Barnes for president. and David
Bingham for vce-president also proposed at
the caucus but voted down. II is said To be
probab however. that these candidates will run
independently.
Ii reported yesterday that there might - a
contest the coming election of officers Of the
Consolidated Exchange There has been substan-
tial support given the present mana cement in the
various reforms which il has introduced. but the
putting through OF these reforms has,
hand, aroused a certain degree Of opposition
New-York tribune., 1902-05-29
SEYMOUR. JOHNSON & co.'s AFFAIRS

Alfred Hayes, jr., assignee of the Stock Exchange
firm OF Seymour. Johnson & Co. which failed in
May. 1900. has issued the following statement 70
the creditors
on April 21, 1902, decree in my accounting
signee Of Seymour johnson & Co entered. az
rectng payment Of dividend of 50 per cent but in
junction in the action Of John B. Lord, trustee of
William +. Miller. etc. against myself prevents
payment The Lord action tried before Judge
Wilmot NJ Smith April q. 1902 Briefs in this
to be submitted on June /. but determina-
tion may not be made for some time. l eX-
tremely desirous of making distribution to cred
itors. and will do SO just the various
judicial proceedings permit
The total receipts Of the assignee have been
1856 467 Il, and his disbursements. consisting of
paid for various expenses and so. 739 SS paid
10 j. J. Townsend creditor amounted TO S24 OF 6S
leaving a balance of $l32. 40 03 in the assignee's
hands. The assgnee's commission of $7,S23 3S, and
S. 421 IS paid To Charles +. Scott judgment,
duce the balance 10 $40 1874 81 The Stock Exchange
membership of Frederick w. Johnson. one Of the
partners, sold for $3S.O0O which sum was not
delivered to the assignee, but distributed by
the Exchange among certain creditors, members OF
that organization. The largest creditors
firm were J. J. Townsend. 1926 2S; Anthony n.
Brady $35,314 20; Drummond. Belts q Co. 593 70:
II. l.. Lanum. by assignment from Meeker Broth
ers, $2o,S66 i3, and j. Edward Howand. $lS.O21 81.
New-York tribune., 1902-05-29
ADDED TO STOCK EXCHANGE LIST.

The following securities have been added to the
Stock Exchange list: S550OO0 additional common
stock and $576OoO additional first mortgage ex-
tension per cent 5O-year coupon bonds of 1874 of
the Missouri. Kansas and Texas Railway Com
pany; $l,OJ0000 additional general mortgage 4 per
cent coupon bonds of 1855 of the Chicago Rock
Island and Pacific Railway Company: $4,000 addi-
uonal capital stock of the Homestake Mining
Company; $4,000 additional first mortgage per
cent coupon bonds of 1919 and $4,000 second mort
gage per cent coupon bonds of 1909 of the Inter-
national and Great Northern Railroad Com
pany; $3,25O,00O additional common stock of the
Central Coal and Coke Company; $675O0 ad-
dltlonal unified mortgage 5O-year per cent
gold coupon bonds Of of N 1919 of the Long Island
per cent gold coupon bonds first of 1907. OF
the Mexican Central Railway Company Limited
$ll462.@W capital stock new form of certificates. of
the Northern Central Railway Company: $200OO
q" per cent coupon bonds of 1851 of the Michigan
central railroad Company and 5000 600 Norfolk
ana ana Western-Pocah ahontas per cent coupon joint