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Year: 1875

that Sherman was as much surprised as any
one, and that Buell. did important service
there. This last point is made very plain
also in tho first volume Of Chaplain Van
Horne's important History Of General
Thomas Army" just published. General
Boynton's documentary evidence does JUS
tice to Rosecrans at Iuka and Chickamauga,
and to General W. Sooy Smith, whom Sher-
man blames for failing him at Meridian. 1t
puts a different aspect upon the battle at
Resaca, where Sherman seems to have un-
justly blamed Mcpherson it rescues the
political generals" from the slurs Of Sher-
man it gives to General Grant the un-
doubted credit Of having conceived the
march to the sea it shows somewhat awk-
wardly for Sherman, that he left Thomas
with an inferior force and scarcely any
material of war to check and defeat Hood,
and we are sorry to say it looks q little as
though Sherman had left upon Grant the i'm
preston that Thomas had a much larger and
more effectively equipped force than he
actually left him.


In the matter of the captured cotton we



documents show Sherman to have made in
his book a most unfounded assertion regard
ing Secretary Stanton. But perhaps the
most remarkable, as we'll as one of the most
damaging chapters of the book, is that in
which Sherman's terms to Johnston are COM
pared with the Confederate Postmaster
General Reagan's draft of proposed terms,
and the two are shown to be almost precisely
alike, which was not altogether unnatural,
considering the further fact that Sherman
wrote his with Reagans manuscript lying
before him.


Against documentary evidence nothing
can be said. A log book, fit has been fairly
kept, is unimpeachable evidence and it is
from the log book of the war that General
Boynton has drawn his material. There are,
doubtless, people wicked enough to rejoice
at what will appear to them very decided
discontinue for Sherman. We are not of
them his book is so entertaining that we
must always be grateful for it in this age Of
too many dull books. But every man to
whom truth is dear will welcome such cor
rections as General Boynton has supplied
and thank him for the industry and faithful
ness with which he has done his work Nor
can we help feeling pleased to see the proper
credit given to General Grant for the
earliest campaign in which he distin-
guished himself; and to General Thomas,
beloved of all men, and, in some
spects, the grandest figure in the war.
for the difficulties which he and his
noble army patiently and silently met and
overcame. We do not think General Sher-
man treated his companions in arms very
generously; this was the one grave fault in
his book. We understand that the General
means to wait until his opponents have all
spoken and then claim last word for him
self He will be entitled to it, and he will
have his hands full. Meantime, and await
ing revised and corrected edition, we repeat
that Sherman's book deserves all our graft
tude, not only because it is one of the most
entertaining and characteristic of modern
memoirs, but because by its timely publica-
ton has been drawn out a mass of important
testimony from eye-witnesses concerning the
matters of which he treats.
Year: 1875

NJ THEIRS has been invited to stand for az
election to the French Senate but it is not
stated whether the veteran statesman will
consent Possibly, like 8 true leader, he
may prefer to take his chances in the popular
branch Of the Legislature.
Year: 1875

The OUTRAGE BULLETIN from the Rio
Grande seems destined never to be left with
out name upon il. A Texan storekeeper
has been left for dead BY the bandits who
robbed his store. The Harris case remains
unsettled. Much as We look with aversion
70 foreign complications on the eve Of the
centennial year there is no dosbt but some
thing effective should be contrived to protect
Dur frontier from the thieving Mexicans whom
their own government confesses itself unable
70 control
Year: 1875

MALARIA. No subject can be more inter-
esting to New Workers than this which con-
Germs the air We breathe and the water We
drink. chapter Of startling information
from the pen Of physician will be found
elsewhere. 1t should be needed BY all.
Year: 1875

The SToRY or THE WEEcK Of the Deutsch-
land is told in our special correspondence
IS it fell from the lips Of the survivors It
Is the old sad song Of the sea set to new
words The narrative Of the perish
ing Of the passengers during the long
hours when they watched in vain for
help from Harwich is simply heartrending.
There is always In such cases Q heroine. She
Is in this shipwreck Miss Petzold the
daughter of New York doctor.
Year: 1875

treasury.


By our Washington correspondence in
another column it will be seen that the first
person to connect the Presidents private sec
retary with the operations of the whiskey
thieves was the Secretary Of the Treasury.
This is an odd incident in the history Of the
case. At period in the investigation when
the detectives and lawyers had no suspicion
that the enemy had friend in the White
House they came upon the ''Sylph" tele-
gram. They secured in the Washing
ton Office of the telegraph company the
original copy Of this despatch, and were
then none the wiser as to who sent it. 1t
was shown to the Secretary Of the Treasury
as piece of paper that promised to be Of
great importance, when he Immediately recog-
nized that it was in the handwriting Of Bah
cock. 1t was taken to the White House
and shown to the President, who called in
Babcock to explain it. This he did ITO the
satisfaction Of the President" but not to the
satisfaction Of Mr.. Bristow or Mr.. Wilson, the
Solicitor Of the Treasury. Since then much
other evidence against the private secretary
mas accuIn ulated IN the nandS OF these gentle
men, and has fortified them in their refusal
to accept the view charitably taken by the
President of the innocence Of his favorite.
From that first appearance of Bristow as his
accuser it is in the nature of things that Bah
cock should see the Secretary of the Treasury
behind every charge or imputation and
it is perhaps not unnatural if the Presi-
dent sees, as it is said he does, in
Mr.. Bristow's activity not SO much the i'm
partial discharge of great duty as the
Vaccinations Of rival endeavoring to under
mine the great fabric of the third term. This
view Of the relations of Mr.. Bristow to Bab-
cocks culpability, and to the Presidents
readiness to believe in his secretary's inno-
cence, throws some light on the intelligence
from Chicago which we published yesterday
to the effect that "Sylphs" defence will be
somehow twisted into an accusation against
the Secretary Of Treasury for relations with
whiskey makers before he entered the Cab
met This line Of defence will scarcely es-
tablish the innocence of Babcock.
Year: 1875

Brazil opened its Exhibition at Rio on the
I'd inst, which was the Emperor's semi-cen-
tennial. This advancing State will be well
represented at Philadelphia next year and
its section will be a study for all who desire
to know more of this Land Of the Amazon
and its products
Year: 1875

"CAsTE" IN THE GRAVE. The case Of the
right Of the corpse Of the colored man, Henry
JONES' to be buried in the Mount Moriah
Cemetery, comes to US with sad suggestive
ness from the City Of Brotherly Love. A
colored brother may vote in the same box as
a white man, but, say the cemetery company,
he cannot return to clay in the grim republic
Of the grave by the side Of his pale-faced fell
low citizens 1t recalls the well known lines
which, by the substitution Of one word, will
Year: 1875

| dreamt that buried with my fellow clay,
Close to a common .'uigger's1 side lay;
And as go mean object shocked my pride,
Thus like a corpse Of consequence, / cried go
s.scoundrei begone Henceforth touch me not;
More manners learn, and AZ distance rot /"
When, with laughter scowi cried he;-
nProud lump OF earth, scorn thy threats and thee
Here all are equal now thy case IS mine;
This Is my rotting place and that is thine y
Year: 1875

\ DANBuRy FAMILY ScEvE.-A family OF
some pretensions, living on Nelson street,
mad party Of five to tea, Thursday evening.
The table was set not in fine style, As the
company were from the city, and it was abso-
lutely necessary to show them that folks
may live in village ike Danburv, and yet
understand the requirements Of good society.
When they were all at the table. and the
lady was preparing to dish up the tea, her
little son, whose face shone like the knees Of
a country clergyman'> pants pulled her
secretly by the dress But she was to busy
to notice. lie pulled her again. but receiving
no response, be whispered


MA ma -


w nat is it ,"


"Ai1't this one of Miss Perry knives ?''
holding up the article in his hand looking,
as he properly should, very much gratiied by
such an evidence Of his discernment.


She made no reply in words, but she gave
him a look that was calculated to snnihilate
him.


The tea was dished out, and the party
were buttering their biscuit, when the youth
suddenly whispered again, looking at his
plate with a pleased expression, "Why, ma,
my plate Is different from the others


Thomas she CALCULATED ander her
| breath.


"Why, it is, ma" persisted Thomas.
"Now, just see here. This plate has"


Thomas" again calculated his mother,
with crimsoned face, while his father as
sumed frOwn nearly an inch thick, saying,
"ifyoudon' let your victuals stop your mouth
III send you away from the table"


This quieted Thomas at once. lie was not
very particular boy, and he concluded that
the difference in the plates was not of such
moment as TO admit of tedious argument at
| this time.


Several inmates passed without any further
interruption. The young man industriously
attended to his food, but at the same time
kepta close eye on what was going on around
him He was lifting up his cup fora sip,
when his glance unfortunately fell upon the
saucer 1t was but glance, but with the
keenness of a young eye be saw that the two
were not originally designed for each other.


"Whv, ma" be eagerly whispered, this
| cup don't belong to


Then he suddenly stopped The express
sion of his mothers face actually rendered
him speeches, and for a moment ne applied
himself to his meal in depressed silence but
he was young and of an elastic temper, and
he soon recovered his beaming expression.
A little later he observed lady opposite put
| ting spoon of preserved grapes in her mouth.
Year: 1875

A colored resident of Vicksburg Miss J
found bottle of whiskey in the suburbs Of
that city. He was sure that it was whiskey
but had suspicion that there was poison
in it. lie finally made ready to drink, say
ing "Dere's heaps of pizen lyin around
loose, but dere's also heaps of niggers in
Vicksburg, an ize gwine to tip up de bot
tie an run de chances -
Year: 1875

The House of Delegates has passed
"a bill appointing commissioners of
transportation and defining their du-
ties and powers" The Board is to
be composed of the Governor, Secreta-
ry of the Commonwealth, a2d Treas
urer.


The commissioners are to have the
general supervision OF all railroads i'll
this State, whether operated by steam.
horse, or other motive power, ana
shall examine the same and keep
themselves informed as to their con-
dition, and the manner in which they
are operated, with reference to the Sc
curity and accommodation of the pub
lie, and the compliance of the several
railroad corporations with the provis
ions of their charters and the laws of
the wealth


Whenever in the judgement OF the
commissioners it shall appear that
any railroad fails to comply with the
terms of its charter or the laws of the
State, or whenever in their judgment
any repairs are necessary upon its
road, Or any addition to its rolling
stock, or any addition to or charge in
its stations or statiOn-hOuses, or any
change in its rates of fares for trans
porting freight or passengers, or any
change in the mode of operating IS
road and Conducting its business, is
reasonable and expedient, said COM
missiOners are to inform such railroad
corporations of the improvements and
changes which they adjudge to be
proper by a notice thereof in writing,
10 be served by leaving a copy thereof,
certified by the commissioner clerk.
with the president, treasurer, or any
director of said corporation and re-
port of the proceedings snail be inclu-
ded in the annual report of the COM
missioners of the Legislature.


The powers and duties conferred
upon the Board of Public works, so
far as they relate to the supervision Of
railroads., are to be transferred to the
commissioners OF transportation.


1t is to be the duty of the comrf1is-
sioners, upon the application of the
Council of any city or town, to make
an examination of the condition and
operation of any railroad, any part of
whose location lies within the limits
of such city or town. If upon exam
inatiun ii shall appear to said commis-
sioners that the complaint alleged by
the Council is well founded they shall
so adjudge, and shall inform the cor
poration operating such railroad Of
their adjudication in the manner be-
fore stated.


The railroads are at all times to fur
nish the commissioner with informa-
ton required, and are to transport The
commissioners and their clerks free
when in discharge of their duties
The clerk of the Board of Public
Works Is to be clerk of the commits
sioners, without additional eompen-
,atioa.. The commissioners are to re-
rort to the Legislature in December of
every year. Upon the occurrence OF
any accident upon railroad which
shall result in personal injury or loss
of life the railroad company shall no.
tify the commissioners, and the COM
missioners are to investigate the same.


This bill is yet to be acted upon by
the Senate:
Year: 1875

The London agent of the Vir-
ginia Bonholdcrs has made a new
proposition, which is a monstrols
one and yet we iird Virginia Leg
islators and Virginia journals adyo~
eating it. Itprovidcs for rccapital~.
izing the debt of tic State so that
BOTH PRINCIPAL AHD INTEREST are
to be paid in gold, In London. At
first it named five per cent as the
rate of interest but now four per
cent is the rate named. Against
we add the price of foreign ex-
change and the premium on gold.
the two per cent conceded will
amount to no concession at all.


In the name of Southwest Vir-
ginia We warn our Legislature that
these terms will never be submit
ted to by the people and the at,
tempt make them binding will lead
to prompt and complete repudia-
ton.


The Bondholder demands that
VIC shall pay the debts of our an
cestors without the right to inherit
their property, and the people will
do no such thing!
Year: 1875

and Loudon.


The loss by this high de can scarce
ly be enumerated. We saw stables,
mills boats, saw-logs, lumber, in a
word, we saw things of altiiost every
description and variety floating down
the river. One of the most hovei sights
we saw passing was a dog in a. small
canoe going down. He stood erect
with his tail and head up looking
danger in the face. There has been
thousands Of bushels Of grain washed
away together with a great deal of
stock. The river at this point was
about forty-seven feet above low water.
1t lacked about two feet of being as
high as the great tide of 1867. In con-
clusiOn / will say that | have often
read of danger and terrors of high
waters but l never experienced the
reality before. If there had been a
corn buyer OH the bank that night of
terror with US be could have bonght
load for a song.


Yours,


OBSERVER.
Year: 1875

The Knoxville CHRONICLE favors
Compulsory Education and predicts
that it will be the most momentous
question of the furture. ABstract~
II considered the views of the
Chronicle are correct we think.
Practically if the general Govern
mcnt means to control the compost
ton and character of the schools
in the State; while the latter have
10 support them; we shohld be dis
posed to dissent from the PROPOSE
ton to make attendance compul-
sorry. Our recent escape from the
mixed school feature was so narrow
a one that it cnly proves the dam
ger of the future.
Year: 1875

4 New York letter says: cannot
be mistaken in public opinion when l
say that the case is already gone
against Mr.. Beecher. 1t would be
premature, with respect to all fair
and judicial minds, to say this at the
present stage, if the defence, among
its several errors had been commit
ted the cardinal one of giving itself
to the puclic in advance of trial.


Otherwise, men would say to them
selves and each other. ''wait until
you have heard him.. As it is. they
can only say 1--WE have heard him" -
and so they make up their conclusion
at once, confident from the nature of
the case that nothing of great impor-
tance can have been omitted In the
testimony on Mr.. Beecher's behalf
before the church committee and the
public, last summer.
Year: 1875

Since 1871 the people of Vir-
ginia have sweat drops of blood
under the effort to Fay less than
four per cent on the State debt,
and yet it is to-day ten per cent
greater than it was then. Now
we are asked to pay four per cent
with the price Of foreign exchange
and the premium on gold both
added.
Year: 1875

The Knoxville CHRONICLE has
been since the flood our entire
source for Nashville and other
news from the West. The Press
and Herald, a paper about as deN
pendent on its exchanges as any we
know OF, has about disappeared
rom this field. The CHRONICLE is
live paper aud Of course a very
readable ona
Year: 1875

the interests of the government and
the Indians, and that they deserve the
confidence and commendation of the
Department. This report was by per-
sons whose judgment and findings he
had right to deem competent and in
every way reliable.


Respecting Paxton's contract for
beef at Red Cloud Agency,
which the Commissioner is charged
to have frauduIently made in
March last, he states it was made
by him in strict conformity with
the law, and as the records show, on
the advice and recommendation of the
Board of Indian Commissioners, after
the careful inquiry of that board into
the facts and necessities Of the case.
AS to the other and indefinite charges
fraud, or cOnnivance with wrong
doing in any way on his part, Com
missioner Smith makes the most posi-
tive and comprehensive denial. and
says, that he desires nothing so much
just now as the severest scrutity of his
official acts by fair-minded men.


Respecting the charge against Sec
retary Delano of completely with the
frauds at Red Cloud Agency, the
Commissioner says: 1t is but the
simplest act OF fairness for him to
state that he has no knowledge of any
such completely on the part of that
officer, and knows nothing tending to
show it. On the contrary, so far a. he
knows, the action of the Secretary in
all matters pertaining to Red Cloud
Agency during the past year, has
been only the ordinary official routine
action of the Department upon mat
tiers submitted by the Indian office,
generally approving the suggestions
of the Commissioner, and never in
any way debating or even making
suggestions as to the purchase or con-
tractsor to pecuniary transactions Of
any sort.


The Rifle Association of this city
have adopted a programme for the re-
ception of the American Team, which
includes a trip down the Bay to meet
the steamer on the return OF the Team;
procession up Broadway in car
riages, and banquet in the evening.
Year: 1875

1 will not be responsible for any
bill or other Indebtedness contracted
by any employe of the LEADER print
ing office, except upon written order
or acceptance previously obtained ;
nor will any such claims be allowed
upon any Indebtedness due me.


III. CLAICHE.
Year: 1875

ton upon the impregnable foundation OF the
constitution" and no doubt will wonder
how so well-balanced a man could ever have
allowed himself to wander from that solid
basis.


Mr.. c. L. Walker of the third ward OF
Orleans, offered tho following resolution:


Fesolred, That after having prepared a
suitable protest TO our constituents, such
members of the House of Representatives
as shall not be prevented by superior and
arbitrary force do proceed in body to the
hail of the House and resume, free and un-
tramrneleG, the seats to which they were
elected.


MIR. Stafford moved to adjourn, but at the
request of Mr.. Walker he withdrew the
motion in orde. to allow action on the reso-
luton.


Mr.. Walker then said:


In introducing this resolution. Mr..
Speaker, you will remember that it is in ac-
cordance with the policy expressed by my
self as early as December last, more than
two months since, and l ask for it the care
tui consideration of both the friends and
opponents of the compromise measures.


do not offer it az means of overthrow
ing or indirectly or directly thwarting the
operation of the Wheeler propositions, but
l suggest to the majority that it would be
rather for them the means Of facilitating
the operation of their measure.


1t is now three days since the adoption
OF the compromise and as far as regards
the development of events, we have made
no progress, and are still in a condition Of
uncertainty; it can not be argued that it
will conflict with the compromise, as it can
have no effect upon it than to place the
members in more substantial status to-
ward the committee Of arbitration.


trust that from my opponents, the com
promise members, it will meet with the
same consideration which we Of the mnorl-
ty have accorded to them in the discussion
0: their measure.


The resolution was laid on the table SUD-
ject to CALL


The caucus then adjourned.
Year: 1875

Hon. William Murrell, of Madison, has
started on the right track. Yesterday
morning he gave notice in the House of
Representatives of bill to repeal act No.
- of 1874. This act was passed for the
purpose Of exempting from taxation the
property on the corner Of Camp and
Lafayette streets. No reason is assigned in
the law tor its passage nor any for the
exemption from liability for previous years.
The property is not owned by any church
or charitable corporation, nor is it used for
educational purposes. 1t is simply the
property OF private corporation, competing
with others for profitable lessees.


The Legislature is permitted by the con-
stitution to exempt from taxation property
actually used for church, school or chari-
table purposes, but no power is given to
exempt building only used for a hall,
stores and Offices
Year: 1875

Our readers will find much to congratu-
late themselves upon in the telegraphic
columns. The Senate concurrel in tie
civil rights bill as it passed the House, and
shortly after midnight the bill recently
digested in caucus for the protection of life
and liberty in the White League States
passed the House after a prolonged struggle
of several hours, during which tho friends
of liberty fought their way through every
impediment Democratic skill and ar.ifce
could bring to bear.
Year: 1875

Every one has felt how superior in force
is the language of the street to that of the
academy. Ought not the scholar to be able
to convey his meaning in terms as sharp
and strong as the porter or truckman use /!
The language of the men of the street is
strong, nor can you mend it by what you
call parliamentary. You say, IF he could
only express himself" But LIE does already
better than any one can do it for him. 4
man who knows himself about the matter
in hand, can always get the ear of an au-
dience to the exclusion of everybody else.
The power of their speech is that it is per-
tectly understood by all. Aud 1 believe it
to be true that when an orator at the bar or
in the Senate rises in his thought he
descends in his language. That is, that
when he rises to any height of thoug hit or
of passion. he comes down to a level with
the ear of all his audience 1t is the oratory
of John Brown and Of Abraham Lincoln,
the one at Charlestown, the other at Get
tysourg, IN the tive best specimens OF
oratory we have had in this country
Ralph Waldo Emerson's Last Lecture.
Year: 1875

Preaching at this church to-day at eleven
o'clock, and tonight at half.past seven, by
the pastor. The ordinance of baptism will
be administered at the close Of the service
at night.