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Year: 1874

They have put up monuments to the man
who first applied ether III surgical opera
tions: to the man who invented vaccination;
to the person who discovered the circulation
of the blood; and to other people of that
kind. But | mourn over the ingratitude of
my race when remember that nothing has
hood whose giant mind conceived the idea
Of the felt corn plaster. How would it do
to erect in his memory a marble toe, say
about one hundred feet highs
Year: 1874

An Old Warlike South Carolina Family.


Among the few splendid mansions spared
by the army of Sherman still stands the old
Hampton house, built by the head of the
family, a soldier of the Revolutionary war
of 1911. He was the first Wade Hampton
of South Carolina. Springing originally
from the cavaliers of England, who filled
the world with their fame, and whose de-
scendants still walk the earth as the highest
type Of genius, his immediate ancestors set
tied in Virginia, and from thence he came
to South Carolina and Columbia.


The mansion and its grounds occupy one
square, or four acres of the city. The house
is of the old style of architecture. | have
seen hundreds of others in the South pre-
senting much finer external appearance.
But the chief attraction of the place is its
shrubbery, its rare trees and exotics. 1t
looks like an earthly paradise.


He was twice married. By his first wife
son was born to him whom he called
Wade. Two Or three daughters were the
result Of the second marriage. John S.
Preston married his daughter Caroline, and
ex- Governor Manning his daughter Susan.
He accumulated a vast estate around him,
and is said to have owned 1000 slaves. I
have often, when a boy, heard old people
say that he owned SO many that he did not
know them when he met them, and that
they were constantly introducing themselves
to him. But be this as it may, when he died
he left all or nearly all of his property to his
son. #-


When the successor to the house and to
the estate read the will he did what few
men ever did before or since. He tore it in
hundred pieces and then made an exact
and equal division of all his fathers prop
erty between himself and half sisters.


AS soon as the war of 1912 broke out this
Wade Hampton offered his sword to Gener-
al Jackson and was assigned position on
his staff. He was one of the aids at the
battle of New Orleans. Like his father he
was thrifty, and added greatly to the estate,
making purchases of large tracts of land in
the valley of the Mississippi, which even
yet remain in the family, I believe. His
step-mother lived to green old age, and
did not die until just before or during the
late war between the States. os5
The third Wade Hampton is the one ,liy-
ing to-day, who so distinguished himself
during the Confederate war. He kas been
twice married, and is new widower.. His
first wife was Miss Preston. By this mar
e faDber r1ed and 1s Frank M' His son Wade served
on the staff of General Joseph e. Joonson.
Preston was on the staff of his father and
was killed by his side. His second wife
was daughter of Senator McDuffie.-C Cor.
| Coarser-.JourBal.
Year: 1874

A Wisconsin paper mentions as a remark
able circumstance, that a certain man out
there "has positively seen d ghost riding q
yellow horse along a turnpike and flourish
ing wagon stake" This does seem to me
to be u little out of the common run of
things, but it is not as marvellous as it might
be. How very much more extraordinary it
would have been If that man in Wisconsin
had seen q yellow wagon stake riding along
the turnpike on a ghost and flourishing q
horse. And even more odd it would have
been if he had seen the turnpike riding a
horse along yellow ghost and fourishing
a wagon stake; while / should have been
painfully surprised if he had seen a horse
riding a wagon stake along yellow ghost
and hourishing a turnpike; OF a yellow turn
pike riding ghost along stake and -four
ishing horse and wagon; Or a flourish
stalking wagon along a horse and riding a
ghost of a turnpike; or-but any of these, [
think, would have been sufficiently sensa-
tional to have amazed even that fool in
Wisconsin.
Year: 1874

We had call yesterday from Col.
BEN. WILSON. He has nearly recovered
from his attack kofrheumatIsm and likewise
from his failure to get seat in Congress
He holds tho question ol running again
this fall under advlsement. The aspi-
rants are becoming multitudinous and the
Colonel Is somewhat weary Of leading the
children OF Israel through the wilderness
and never entering the promised land. II
the Democracy really want him however
this time. and will rally around him like an
army with banners, he may lorego his
predilection for the rural scenes OF VIII
sonburg and consent to become candl-
date.
Year: 1874

TuH New Orleans Republican gives
publicity 10 a wide spread rumor to the
effect that the demagoguas are at work
forming white mans and q black mans
party in Louisiana, TO oppose each other
in the coming elections. The Republican
is very decided in It's opposition TO this
dangerous and unreasonable movement
Year: 1874

SISTER MARY HoovER, OF the Bellaire
Commercial desires to sell out her paper
and quit the business. We are sorry to
see her laying down her pen, although
we have not the happiness as general
thing to sgree with her views, especially
on the woman question. She takes more
kindly to men than women, while our
preferences are Just the reverse. We
trust that Sister MARY will reconsider
her determination to sell out and abide
with US yet many days.
Year: 1874

THE article taken from the Martins
Ferry Ntso' this morning is not calculated
to make pleasant impression. There is
such thing as iDJuriDg good cause by
a zeal that Is not according 10 knowledge.
Espionage is always q doubtful method of
promoting reform, especially where 1t
takes the present shape Of investigating a
mans books. Its not necessary to jus.
tify either Of the druggists in question in
order to reprobate the idea of examining
an individuals sales to ascertain what he
Is doing. There can be but one end 10
such a practice II persisted in. 1t will
simply revolt public sentiment and beget
a areaction against the cause in the interest
Of which such an espionage is demanded.
Year: 1874

About II o'clock 10 the evening, long
alter the President had declined 10 receive
any more calls, 0 coloTed man came
round determined TO see him. He was
politely told that the President could not
receive further calls, but It was all 10 no
effect whereupon Col. Swami took him
70 the pArlor and presented him 10 the
General. As soon as he gave him q
hearty hand shake, our colored hero
made the following earnest
Year: 1874

The large increase in the number of dodgers
at police stations indicates the growth of des-
titution as the winter advances. The captains
of the several precincts have pursued the
work of wedding out from these unfortunates
the Irregular lodgers," who are properly
treated as vagrants and consigned to the care
Of the Department Of Charities and Correc-
ton, where wholesome discipline may cure
them of the habit of living on the public.
The success attending the action of the cap
tains in this matter proves that the distribu-
ton Of food to the poor during the winter, if
placed under the supervision Of the police,
will be sufficiently protected against those
abuses to which some charitable persons be-
ieve the soup house system is liable. But
after the chronic lodger has been disposed of
there remains an army Of homeless, shiver-
ing creatures stretched on the station
house boards to remind us that the
tales Of misery and want that reach
our ears are not exaggerated. The ques-
ton is, What shall we do to relieve these
unfortunates? The people of New York are
kind hearted and liberal. They will give
with generous hand to the deserving poor


But an organization and q system are neces-
sary in order that the money donated may be
used with the best effect and NAV be devoted
Year: 1874

The Comptroller has published statement
Of the city finances from January to Novem-
Der 80 Of the present year. By this exhibit it
is made to appear that the gross city debt at
the latter date, SO far as represented by stocks
and bonds, was in round numbers one hundred
and forty-eight million dollars. This does
not include any of the outstanding debts owed
by the city, or any claims, valid or invalid,
that may exist against the public treasury.
From the fact that some ten or twelve million
dollars are involved in pending suits against
the Corporation it may well be calculated
that the city owes, besides its bonded and
funded debt. at least twenty-five million
dollars. This increases the amount Of public
Indebtedness to one hundred and seventy
three million dollars. But these figures arc
only estimated. The practice has prevailed
in the Finance Department of delaying the
issue of warrants drawn for the payment of
bonds falling due Immediately before debt
statement until after the statement has
been made, and of crediting them as
actually paid 1t is asserted by those famil-
lar with the Comptrollers accounts that
the bonded debt on November 80 is made to
appear two or three million dollars less than
it actually is by resort to this policy. How
ever this may be it is certain that the financial
exhibits of the Comptroller do not command
public confidence, and the notorious fact that
they are all silent in regard to our floating
debt warrants the assertion that they do not
faithfully represent the actual financial con-
dition Of the city. II is very desirable that
Year: 1874

the citizens of New York should understand
exactly what they owe and what means they
possess of paying their debt, and on this ac-
count thorough investigation of the FL
nance Department should be no longer de-
layed


The statement just issued represents that
bonds shave been paid off, in 1874 to the
amount of s29, GAG, 816. This is calculated to
mislead. if not designed to deceive, the
citizens of New York. Exclusive of revenue
bonds, which are simply issued in advance OF
taxation to meet current expenses and are
taken up as soon as the taxes come in, not
more than two million dollars of this amount
has been ''paid Off" The balance of nearly
twenty million dollars has been renewed and
not 'paid off, at all. In short, the statement is
deceptive throughout and its publication
proves the necessity for the prompt restora-
tion to Office Of the old Commissioners of Ac-
counts, in order that o thorough investigation
of our financial condition may be made by
competent parties. This necessity is the
more urgent since report is current that the
new Commissioners Of Accounts are urged to
make hasty report in regard to the Finance
Department prepared for them by the Comp
troller.
Year: 1874

As the late Mr.. Havemeyer was the first
Mayor of New York who died in Office his
funeral was an event as imposing as it was
unprecedented. The manner of his death was
also unusual, and, SO lar as the effect upon the
public was concerned, dramatic There was
no warning, but in moment. even at the time
that he was being prosecuted in court, he was
smitten by the hand of Providence Men of
different parties were wroth with him, his ad-
ministration had been censured, and even his
removal had been recently asked for from the
Governor. Suddenly the man who was the
central figure Of all this conflict fell and the
battle fell with him. There is something i'm
pressively solemn in this hush after the storm,
the instant vanishing of passions in the pres
ence Of death.


Yesterday this magistrate Of the metropolis,
who died literally in the performance of his
official duties, was carried to the grave amid
the sorrows of all our citizens. Of the cere-
monies at his late residence and at the Church
OF st. Paul's, of the funeral procession through
the heart Of the city, in which oil the govern
ment departments the commercial associa-
tions and the military were represented, and
in which many of our best citizens took q
leading part we publish complete ac-
count elsewhere. With solemn music and
draped flags, before thousands of people
crowding the streets, his remains were borne
to Greenwood Cemetery. What o contrast
between the living and the dead What q
change in one brief week! The moral is not
hard to read, and it is one which all our pub
lie servants might proftably study. William
F. Havemeyer was thus honored not merely
because he had been Mayor, but because he
had been upright in the discharge Of his
duties This single virtue Of incorruptible
honesty in the eyes of the people redeemed
oil his faults.
Year: 1874

grace of the Tammany Ring and the direct


appointment of Richard B. Connolly TO do


what he pleases with New York? If he we're a
Napoleon, who would make tho city marble
out of brick, it would be bad enough. But he
is only dull, stubborn, obstinate, purblind,
thoroughly incapable man, who neither knows
nor appreciates the needs of New York, and
of whom Mr.. Dana keenly said, "if he does
not 60 as rapidly as Connolly and Tweed in
the road of debt piling he goes quite as
sure" Mr.. Green is unfit to be Comptroller.
The Office is an outrage upon q republican
form of government Let Mr.. Green be re-
moved and the Office pared of its imperial
functions, and we shall believe that Mr.. Tilden
and Mr. Wickham mean to fulfil their pledges.
The Comptrollership is the first rock ahead OF
the new administration.


We are anxious to support Mr. Wickham,
to give him every chance in his new office, to
encourage him to make his Mayoralty sue
cess We are just as anxious for that success
as he can possibly be himself. Success means
ment to New York. and that is what we crave.
Moreover, in the trying moments which well
come him into Office he is surrounded by re-
sponsibilities which he cannot avoid and
which will either make or mar him. He can
either be one of the best or worst Of Mayors.
Fate leaves him no middle ground of COM
Portable mediocrity. Let him think of his
predecessor, who twenty-five years ago, in
the good old quiet times, was most accept
able Chief Magistrate, but who, falling upon
evil times, became what he became. There
are two things which Mr. Wickham must
esteem as the loadstars of his admins
tration, and which he must follow as
religiously as the mariner follows the
peace, and these are ''rapid transit and ire
generated New York" Let him give u3 q
city worthy to be metropolis and queen Of this
mighty Continent-a city with avenues, boule-
wards, parks, piers. bridges and wharves, and
not mass OF shambling houses, bordering on
unseemly dangerous bitches. More than all,
let us cease the policy Of banishing our citi-
zens to New Jersey and Long Island. Let us
have the rapid transit that will enable the
laborer to 60 from the Battery to New Ro-
chelle or Yonlers in half hour. Let him do
this, and, politically speaking, he may add
indefinitely to his highest hopes, and when
the time comes again to name the Governor of
our Commonwealth New York will insist that
the magistrate who regenerated the metropolis
is worthy of that and even of higher honors.
Year: 1874

An ELECTION BLUNDEa the county Of
Sullivan nearly four thousand votes were cast
for Judge Miller, the democratic candidate for
the Court of Appeals, with the Endorsement
'For Judge of the Court Of Appeals" The
constitutional title Of the Office is Associate
Judge of the Court of Appeals" and the de-
fective votes were rejected by the State can
vassers on the ground that "no such Office as
Judge Of the Court of Appeals is known to the
constitution" The error did not affect the
result Judge Millers plurality over his re-
publican competitor, Judge johnson, being
nearly forty-six thousand without the defec-
tive votes. But in O close contest such q
blunder might have cost judge his Office and
reversed the will Of the electors
Year: 1874

wholly to the object for which II Is given. For
this reason we have urged the formation OF
commission of temporary relief, composed Of
citizens whose names are we'll known in tho
community, and to whom the management Of
q charitable fund during the winter months
may be advantageously intrusted. 1t Is un-
wise to postpone an organized movement OF
tins Importance until the suferings OF the
destitute become unbearable and force them
selves on public notice. It should be made at
once


The permanent charities of the city arc
dong their share of good in their own way.
One OF the most extensive of these institutions
has placed Its annual report before the pub
lie at this time with q view, no doubt of aid
ing Its treasury and enlarging its opportuni-
ties to perform its work. Its emigration sys-
tenn, its Sunday meetings, its night schools,
it's "Sick Children's Fund" which 'blesses
some fourteen hundred children; !" its s.Flower
Mission" which 'tscatters its sweet tokens
among several hundreds" and its Country
Home" are excellent in their way and produo-
tive of a vast amount of good. 1t is, there
fore, gratifying to learn that the institution
has balance on hand, and that its real estate
is worth two hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars, its personal property one hundred and
fifty thousand, and that it has received from
the city and county of New York dur
ing the present year over ninety-three
thousand dollars of the public money.
The Republic some days ago took exceptions to
the payment Of over fifty thousand dollars for
salaries and rent out of one item of seventy
thousand dollars expended for industrial
schools; but the permanent charities ara
saddled with heavy expenses, consequent upon
the establishments they have to maintain and
the extent of their operations. They do not,
however, meet the necessities of season Of
extreme suffering caused by want of employ
ment, scarcity of money and severe weather.
1t is for the emergency OF hard winter wo
are now called upon to provide. We must
have some means Of giving food Immediately
to the starving and warmth to those who may
be perishing Of cold In such case we need
no expensive organization, no salaried ofh-
Gals, no large rent charges. What is required
is some plan by which instant and effective

relief can be extended to the destitute, and by
which every dollar received for charity can be
sacredly devoted to charity.


We cannot too soon consider the question
how we can best provide for the wants
of the thousands who ore in our midst
without work, without food, and driven to
the station house night after night for shelter
and rest Their number seems to be increas-
ing. We may be visited by severe weather at
any moment While every sensible person
would deplore the encouragement Of vagrancy
and pauperism Christian people cannot
close their eyes to the sufferings and their
ears to the appeals of the destitute. A move
ment toward organization cannot be made
too soon for, as contemporary says, "what
we really need in this city is some concerted
action and Capitalization of authority in the
distribution Of money intended for the suf-
fering poor"
Year: 1874

The REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF CONGRESS,
assembling in Washington, are sorely perplexed
with the political situation. They appear to
think that the President is responsible for
their late defeats, while the President holds
that Congress has been the deadweight upon
the party. As between Congress and the
administration, however, the people have held
them to be as six for one to half dozen for
the other
Year: 1874

OuR LITERARY DEPARTMENT to-day will bd
found very interesting. 1t includes an analy-
tic review Of the life Of Rear Admiral Foots
and recapitulatons of various other matters
of fresh literary interest and value.
Year: 1874

lawyer named Irving W. Parker, who formerly
belonged TO Portland Me-, but who now does bust.
ness at No. 167 Broadway, was held in bonds to
answer two charges preferred by his wife. Han.
malone for assault and battery and the other for
abandonment. Her story is that the defendant be-
came Infatuated with another woman great deal
older than himself and that In order to enjoy her
society unmolested he came with her to this city.
Several weeks ago she herself arrived here In
search of him, and, learning his whereabouts,
she went to see him. His reception of
her was not very encouraging but she
LOOK up her residence at No. 226 East
Tbirty-hith street, determined to win him back
again To herself II possible One day last week
sne had an interview with him, and ne beat her in
a most brutal manner. she then concluded to nave
him arrested.


The prisoner Is man OF ability. and as he stood
before the Court ana gave an emphatic denial to
the charge against him his appearance certainly
Indicated anything but the character given OF him
by mis- wife. At his request bail was accepted for
temperance for trial, MS partner, q man named
Sawyer, becoming his bOndsman.
Year: 1874

There was very large assemblage at Prospect
Park yesterday afternoon, composed for the most
part OF young people who, while they were given
the boon OF temporary respite from labor, were
unable to leave town. This class OF persons ENJOY
these Saturday evening open air concerts. fur
nshed by the city ut an expense OF $780, and bless
the stars that have cast their lines in such pleas
ant place as the virtuous and phianthropic City Of
Churches. Professor Conterno's Twenty-third
Kegiment Band furnished the harmony upon the
hanging trees IN the woods near Netnermede Con-
course. There was a series OF friendly races be-
tween the immature yachts OF the Park and other
Liltputlan ORGANIZATIONS, the course extending
from the cove near tile base OF Lookout Hill 10 the
that the champion Of the seas in the yacht races
to come was represented by perfection OF marine
architecture and design In the toy craft that
skinned the placid lake to the delight OF boys
yesterday in the Park.
Year: 1874

wythe avenue Deceased was on his way to Coney
Island 10 company witt his wiIe ana several
giving zcst 10 his enjoyment OF the trip brought his
lowing piece along with him to shoot snipe. lie
laid the latter down beneath the seat OF tne Car,


rom which he alighted the entl ance To prospect
PARK, intending TO walk across that demesne anu
rake another route TO the island. Catching nolu
OF the barrel OF the piece he drew 1t toward HIM.
The trigger caught In the seat and the hammer
fell The contents Of the shotgun lodged I'D nls
naht side, INJECTING a CHASTITY wound, anu Mr.
Breckner Tell dying on the roadside. he breatned
his last within an hour AFTER sustaining the injury
The verdict OF the jury was--'.Death from gun
shot wound accidentally receiVed.n
Year: 1874

CONSTABLE JAMES Dunn is prov
ing an efficient peace and law officer.
Distmbers of the peace are sure to
be quieted when he is around, and
violations of city ordinances are be-
coming rare under his watchful eye.
Last Sunday it was difficult to get
into and out of q saloon with safety,
though some we understand man
aged to do so, Notwithstanding the
officers watchfulness.
Year: 1874

THE people of Highland have
made a very good half-mile race
course on the prairie short dis
tance north Of the village, and many
good horses are being exercised
thereon. We understand they in
tend to have some racing out there
the coming fall.
Year: 1874

WILL HARPER AND CHARLIE READ
have opened paint shop at Keyes'
old stand on Fountain street, and
solicit share of the public patron
age in their line, promising good
work, promptness and fair prices.
Year: 1874

realized.


THE CROPs.-The last ten days
have developed chinch bugs in such
multitudinous members, as to leave
no hope Of more than half q crop OF
cereals in Iowa coGnty, and but little
more in Grant and Lafayette. The
beautiful fields of wheat IN the
towns of Highland, Dodgeville, Lin
den, Mifilin and Mineral Point,
which two weeks ago promised SO
much are, many Of them, to-day
blighted and will not yield sufficient
to pay for the seed and harvesting
Barley, ripening earlier--being how
mostly cuts not SO total a loss as
wheat in some fields is sure to be
but the crop is very light and the
quality inferior, generally. Corr
thus far is not much damaged but
thereis ground to fear that the bugs
in accordance with their custom
will attack the corn as soon as the
wheat is disposed of. Oats promise
better, the bug not seeming to take
to that grain, Flax looks well. The
general crop of the county, it is
thought, will not be more than hall
an average.