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TliH BrillJNGTOiN, VT.. PKKSS I'll 11) AY, PBMUTARY 20, ssr. 0 The Military History. Our renders know tlmt the editor of tills paper is not In the habit of devoting much space in Its columns to mutter personal to himself, In any capacity. The follow ing article, however, from the Rutland Ua uhl of February Ulth.cotitnlnsso much of general interest, and so much that is due ie .1 1 1. ..If 1.... ,.. tl... -ii u.ey , . i , -" 1 " , governors, legislators and soldiers, 1m 1 1 ii i ' ; V ' . nihility for this certainly not excess ve ex- penso of the Military History, that wo copy It without hesitation. It is not nec essary to say that It was wholly unsolic ited; but we may say that its source lends especial value to Its statements, for Mr. Blgelowkhows what lie is talking about ; anil tlie public knows tlmt he cannot be hired to 11j for, fawn on or flatter any man, high or low : The Montpelier Anjux in a recent edi torial described tlie forthcoming military history of tlie part taken by tlie Vermont soldiers in the war of the rebellion as a "fat job" and In proof cited the fact tlmt .Mr. Benedict, who was appointed military historian by (iov. Proctor in is?.! had al ready drawn some live thousand dollars for lils ser ices and expenses in the prep aration nl this work. We have inudesnine inquiry concerning the justice of this charge of the Aiyus, ami feel siiti.sled that Mr. Hunedict has done nothing in the . matter that calls lor any deniilii l.ltloii. As we understand it, (iov. Proctor took counsel of tlie soldiers of tlie State in LSI!) and appointed .Mr. Benedict to prepare, this important record upon the ground that no other ex soldier combined tlie literary quality, the experience of military life as a Vermont volunteer, and tlie enthusiasm tor the work necessary to carry a man through the peculiar drudgery insepara ble from tin-preparation ol such a publi cation. We say drudgery, because we know Kinielliing personally of the toll and pains it lakes to prepare even a short paper concerning ii single battle or cam paign, like tlmt of tlie "Seven Days" lighting before Richmond from .lime -'", lsiii to duly !si;!. To collate the mate rial, compare testimony. eiily dates lrom both Cnnlcdcrute and federal accounts of that campaign, cost ihe writer a week's steady reading of otllcinl reports and doc uments as it ilid ol private letteis and soldiers diaries, to produce less than a column of facts and relied ions for a Ver mont newspaper concerning two day's lighting at Savage Station and White Oak Swamp. Of course had he felt tlieolllcml responsibility of iin historian by State ap pointment lie would have taken double tlie time, pains and care, (ieneral W. V. W Ripley , in his monograph concerning the eriuont sharpshooters, learned to ap preciate tlie extraordinary dnliculty of slid work, as lie once told "us in conversa tion S i much valueless testimony has to he ri id ; so much cliall has to be silted to et a b i kernel, ol wheat ; so much tes tuniM is contradictory even when oh I'linecl lrom men of intelligence and ve racity To illustrate, take the battle of While Oak Creel;, .lime .loth, lsiii, where Ihe eiinont Mrignde wore awakened from jiroloiuid sleep on tlieir arms by the roar ol thirty rebel cannon tlmt Stonewall Jackson's chief of artillery, Colonel (Jrutchlleld, had succeeded in planting in position unobserved bv l he careless Cap tain .Mott of Motfs Mattery. On the sim ple question of the tune ot day when the lirigade was brielly stampeded by this ar tillery' lire scarcely two intelligent wit nesses "give, pioiiablyjor the reason tlmt it was an hour of panic andllireateneddis onler, like IJulMtuu, when noninnstoppcd to look at Ins watch until hours after the. day was restored. The writer lias heard a dozen brave, cool men estimate tlie hour of tliis attack variously from ill-a. m. until 'I p, in. This illustration will serve to show how wearily slow, and hesitating must be tlie inarch of a military historian, through the heap of testimony which is .slowly gathered, after constant appeal lrom witnesses of all grades of intelli gence, veracity, and capacity for accurate observation and candid, clear statement. .Mr ilenedict's work, if not as disgusting, must have been quite as toilsome as thai of a city ragpicker who sifts over a barrel of garbage lo thai nothing better limn dust, oyster shells, and old hoopskirts to reward his patient seaich. Of course he could not assume the responsibility of this work without proper provision for something like adequate remuneration. .Mr Mem-diet has exacted nothing of the State for which his contract with tlie State did not proiile, and we have no doubt had he foreseen when he made the contract what a vast amount of depressing, thankless drudgery it would involve, in comparison with what, lie has any sort of prospect of getting out of it, lie would never nave accepted the ollice of military . historian. We have no doubt tlmt the military his-1 tory will be all tlmt .Mr. Menedid's indus try, literary ability and good taste will In sure to make it, and even if it is disap pointing in fullness and accuracy, the in telligent Vermont .soldiers who liav; been invited to titruish material, will be to blame, for where oui soldier, like tien nil I!iple, has answered tlie appeal with promptness, care and ample fullness, nine have lulled to furnish a line ol lad or il lustration to tlie debate ov r a disputed point of historical importance. Tlie writ er and Mr. lienedict me frequently louml opposed in public opinion, bin we alwavs believed that liovernor Proctor made the host appointment possible when he made .Mr. lienedict historian. There were sol diers of longer, bill none ol more gallant' service . there were none of equal literary skill and patience for the work, tlmt would have Keen persuaded to attempt It ; and in our judgment the State is exceed ingly fortunate in getting such exception iili) good service tor very small pay. The work when completed cannot hope to coniinand much sale beyond those who have worn army blue, or lme lamily rep resentatives in the phantom ranks ol Ver mont s contribution to the Army of the I'nion. So tlmt there is no "fat job" 'about it . it is hardly lair wages for years of hard work, and every cent of it has been fairly earned and squarely drawn, as everybody who knows .Mr. Benedict Knows wouiil ou sure lo oe me case. .Mr. nene iicisowu ansvyer i ns unjusi, i- bilUlt IS llllll lUl 1 III ,1 llilblll.ll H.-VM1; ,111. moderation of language, but nobody who knows mm, wnciiicr no is trienii onus toe, will believe tlmt he is party to a "fat Job" of any sort, in any unworthy understand ing of that term. lule omitting expressions from other quarters, highly complimentary some, of them like the above too highly compli mentary to Hid historian tlie following Is appended from one of the most substnu Ihd and sensible journals In the State, the Woodstock Stttitiliml, to show that the Jlcmlil is not alone in its judgment con cerning the matter. Ii is of vastly more Importance that the .vork Mr. Benedict is assigned to do iiouhl lie well done than that it should be completed within a given time or speed ily Reliable history is not written in a iiiniiu nt and in fact tlie most laborious and time consuming part of the work Is the icsearch that enables the author lo sift the true from tlie false. Mr. Bene dict has devoled little enough time to this Important work, and his character and ability are agiiaranty tlmt his history will be accepted us conclusive. Sintl'-i liinulsloii of I'll re Coil I. her Oil, with II y i"phoihllc. ft lf hi Lunu Trimhlen, I)r HiuAwCAiioiiCTTOof Jacksonville, Kin., fnys: "I have for tliehist ten months prescrlb dl your Kimilsloii, to patients siillcrint' liom hunt troubles, and t hoy seem to be i eiilly beiidlted bj its use." so.! and KAftiit nuts or vi;i:.iiiim. ClKtitli Annual ltiiniiii'l III ('lilciign. We have received tlie announcement, pr igruiunie and inelin of the F.lghlh An nual ISaii(iiet of the Chicago Sons and Daughters of Vermont, lield at the I'al mcV House, on .Ian. Vi'.i. The programme and menu are printed on extra heavy tinted curd board, , of u lm)Ulltlli, with a llnesteel engrav ing of a mountain and lake scene. The list of olllcers of tlie association Is printed fnll,,.,.s. t rt.rt,, t-t. t . .John .V. Hills: 'vice-presidents, N'orinan Bridge, 1!, P, ' Sheriniiii, Alliert 1) llagar; secretary, i Franklin Deiinison ; treasurer, II. II. Nash: executive committee, Norman Wll- liaiiir!. Win. II. (ileason. A. It. Case, K. (i. Keith, A. N.' Waterman. A reception committee of tweiily-two members had special charge of the banquet. We re print from the Chicago I nti v-Ot i nn of Jan. liilu full account ol the occasion : Thousand of miles away from their na tive State, the sons and daughters of Ver mont have here 111 Illinois established a social organization, the sole aim and ob ject of which Is to keep alive their love for tiie laud tlmt sheltered them in early days, the old (ireeti .Mountain State, enduring as the rock-ribbed lnolilitaliisof Vermont ; so they aim to cement the friendship for one another these, people who have come out into tlie new Northwest to join in with others from all parts of the country in in fusing spirit, energy, mid enterprise into the Western country, anil leaving their children lo lake up the work where they left oil'. Thus It was that the sous of Ver mont gave tlieir eighth annual banquet at the Palmer House last evening. Some one hundred and II fly sat down to the banqilcl table about '. o'clock, and short ly alterwaid the banquet was out ol the way. and tlie eliterluininetit begun. K. Ii. Keith said it was Incumbent upon him to give an account of his stewardship and introduce the new president. The sons and daughters of Vermont have piospcied and continued their all'eclion for their native Stale. Cniler the new president tlie association would continue its prosperity, .lolui II. Hills, the presi dent of the association, expressed his doubts of the wisdom of the association in looking around lor a president to abandon the men who were mountains in the asso ciation and take up the lesser hills. Laughter. The quartette then rendered in an admirable manner a stirring song entitled "New Kiiglaud and her Giviuite Hills." K. .1. Mdiall'ey recited a poem culled "Ticouderoga." Letters of regret were sent from the Hon. it. S. Williamson, Thomas '. Winds,.I. II. Worcester, I,. I!. Hay, (ior don S. Hubbard. K. .1. Phelps, Nurin.in C. i Perkins, (iovernor-clcet Oglerhy, . l.y ' man, Mr. Kilboiirue, the Hon. George' Hunt, Charles Iilaneliard, A. C. Hiutlelt. Tlie quartet ie then sung in an cllcctlve way, "Ise (iwine Mack to Alabama." The Key. Arthur Little of the New Kng-1-iti 1 Congregational church, delivered the address. He said thai but lew things awakoned tenderer memories m ins mind than Hie name of Vermont. While not born in tlmt Mate, he was ery near it. lie had had two years' association with tlie boys ol "Vermont during the late war, and lie admired tne State lor sending to tlie front such noole boys. Vermont, it had been said, was not only full of rugged mountains and rocks, and a good State to emigrate from, but lie believed it was a goon Stale to I've in. It was a State of high-minded men, who' knew their duty. It was a good State to build up noble manhood and womanhood. ' It hail every advantage to those who thus aspired, Vermont was not so provincial as some supposed, and it was right on all moral questions, )t, statesmen, such as , Foot and Callaiuer, were enough to give , lasting honor to any Coniinoiiwcaith. Those assembled did well to meet and re- ' vivu memories of the grand old Slate of Vermont, and tills would continue so long as men could be got together who had ever breathed her native air. Misliop .Mc Laren made the closing speech, lie said he was born in New York, but after last night lie was sorry he was not born on Hie other side of the line. The lesson lrom these gatherings showed it was desirable to keep up State feeling and old memories, but it would no! do to tor-gel that we are , all cili.cus of one land, bourn! together by the sisterhood of Slates. When he was South lie found State feeling, but nothing so strong as it was twenty years ago, and there was pride in tlie lad that ail be longed to a united Nation. He wished the association all prosperity The following were present : (ieorg W Ncwcoinb, II. l' While, A. I). Lang, worthy. Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Scribner, Mr. and .Mrs. V. 11. (ileason, D, W. Nicker son, A. C. Potter, John .I. Hubbard, O. M. Knight. Dr. I'. L Pond, II. M. Max well, K. W. Mailev, .Mr. and Mrs. .1. W. lintler, Miss (.'.irrie Wolcott, Dr. It. W. Mlshop. Miss liigeiow, the Hon. Mark Skinner, ,1 A. snttlcv, M. K. Stone, C. W. Trench, A. W. Mates, II. Walker, .Mr. and Mrs. (ieorge M. .Moiiltou, C. F. Keeler, David L. Look, .!. M. Martoii, Miss Maggie Marion, Miss Kmlly Mutton, .Messrs. Win. F. Carpenter, i. C. .lack son, William .M. llovt, .los.Mili .Morris, .Mi.ss Morris, .Mr. and .Mrs. C. II. .Morse, II. Perkins, .Mr. ami Mrs.Gcnrgo II. Leonard, M. F. Mor.-e, Da id Oliphant, Miss .lame son, F. Dcnison, the Itev. L. N. Freeman, .Major. I. .M. Southuorth, Miss S. L.Soulh woilh, Mr.s, A. W. Fuller, II. C. Karnes and family, .Mrs. Wolcott, .Mr. and Mis. S. Houtell, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Ilagar. Mr. and Mrs. i Drew, Mrs. a. M. Flint, . I. . I. Luther. Miss F. Young, Mrs. .1. N. Hills, .Miss Laura Hills, .1. N. Norton, Seymour Morris, W. M. llovt, Mr. and Mrs. it. it. Kent, II. II. Nasli, .1. A. Co nant, Mrs. Alice Mrittelle. S. K. Mliss, Norman Williams, Arthur Calon, Mr. and Mrs (ieorge Chandler, K. V. Dcwcv. .Miss F.vu Grace K. and Mrs. ('leghorn, Jameson. M. Svkes, Fred M. Tattle. Miss Klssell, Misliop McLaren, Mr. D. 1!. Cameron, Mrs. A. It. Burlington, Iowa ; .Miss Alice Oniric Dickens Willi Ills ( lilhlrrii. I Dickens's l'.hlest DiiilKhler ill the Coiiihlll .viiiifii.ine.; His study, to us children, was rather a mysterious and awe-inspiring chamber, while he witsnt work no one was al lowed to enter it. We little ones hail to pass tlie floor as quietly as possible, and our little tongues left oil' chattering. But al no time through his busy life was he too busy lo think of us, lo amuse us, or to in terest himself in all that concerned us. Kvcr since 1 can remember anything I re member him as tlie good genius of the bouse, and as its happy, bright and funny genius, lie had a peculiar tone of voice mid way of speaking lor each of his child ren, who could tell, without being called bv naine, which was the one addressed. He had funny songs which he used lo sing to them before they went to bed. One in particular, about an old man who caught cold and rheumatism while silting in nil omnibus, was a great favorite, and as it was nicompaiiled by a sneeze, coughs and gesticulations it had to be bung over ami over again before the small audience was salMlcd. I can see him now, through the mist of years, with a child nearly always on Ids knee at this time of tlie evening, his bright aml beautiful eyes full of lile ami fun. I call hear his clear, sw ed voice as he sang to those children as il lie had no other oe- cupation in Hie world but to aintise Ihem ; and when they grew older, and were able to aci nine inays, it was i ueir iiniier nun self who was teacher, manager, and nronip ter to l lie luiautainateurs. riieseineairi cils were iiiiilerltiken as .nriicstly and seriously as were those ol 'lie growil-tip people, lie would lent h the children t heir parts se'iaralelv ; what to do mid how to do it. actinic iilm-iclf for their cdillt nlinn. A' oiip inomeiil he would he the dragon In "Fni'tuiilo," at the next one of tlie seven servant f, than u Jockey piaed hy theoiiiig est child, whose I'ltle legs had much ililli cully toget 1 lit i t lit' tiny lop- hoois -until lie had taken every pai l In I he play. As with his grown-up company of actors, so with his In vt'inli-ciiititi.inv. iliil Ills own earnestness ami activity work upon them and all'ect encli personally. 'I he shyest i and most awkward child would come out quite brilliantly under his patient and al ways encouraging training. At the juvenile parties he was always tlie ruling siilril. He had itcdutrcd by de- gives an excellent collection of conjuring tricks, and on Twcllth .Mgnt ms eiuesi sou's birthday- he would very often, dr-ss-cd as a magician, give a conjuring enter tainment, when a little figure which ap peared from a wonderful and mysterious oag, and which was supposed to he a per sonal friend ol the conjuror, would greatly delight the audience by ids funny stories, his eccentric voice and way of speaking, and by Ids niirncliloiH appearances ami disappearances. Of course a pliitu-piid-dlng was made In a hat, and was always one of the great successes of the evening. I have seen many such puddings, but no other coniir.ir lias been able to put into a pudding all tlie love, sympathy, fun and thorough enjoyment w Idcli seems lo come from the hands of this great magician. Then, when supper time came, he would be everywhere ut once, serving, cultingiip the great twelfth cake, dispeiisingthcbon boiis, proposing toasts and calling upon i Irs I one child and then aiiotner for a song or recitation. Ilou eager Ihe little laces looked lor each turn to come round, and how they would blush and brighten up when Hie magician's eyes looked their wav ! Coulter) us ii Home Art. Millllm Howe ll.iviil-iili, in Tlie Current. 1 A unter in n recent Lnglish paper com plains tlmt. with tlie general advance in the Useful arts Unit cookery 1ms remained in (lie hands of careless and unskilled work ers, alttii ist entirely undeveloped. "If it w civ not so ,"' lie says, "they would have left an ait so important entirely to traditionary t-acliing, would have devel oped it in a way they have not done; and would lmc combined to secure pleasant meals in a wav liiev earelullv avoid. ... , A consideration of this mailer recalls some recent discussions ol' the questions of coin iiiiml ion and co-operaiiou. which have thus far failed to give any practical solution of this complex problem. I " tit il some more died mil means of general ailMinccmciit in the knowledge and practice ol cookery can lie devised, the matter beeiiis to rest, as it has lor ages past, solely in the hands of the hoiiseuile, and upon her coir.es the weighty responsibility of preparing the daily food, on which tne health, happiness and' Usefulness of her l.uuily so largely de pend. In tlie know ledge which is neces sary loan intelligent and easy handling of the" matter, either in the way of direction or actual work, the American lioiisewiieis sadly ddicieiit, often leaving tlie pie.ira lion'of looil entirely toau untrained and un reasoning servant, and inoieolteii doing it. herself with an ignorance and lack ol in terest w inch make it the most irkMiine drudgery. There is more than a grain of truth in the icniark of a Hcrniaii physician that American women never think of din ner until halt an hour before it is time lo eat it, anil then they have something Iried. There are thousands of intelligent women vi lio are willing to devote a large part of their time to some branch of art-siudy in which they can never hope to become any thing more than iiiiitntorsorcoiniiionplucc amateurs, who regard the practice ol cook cry its a menial employment, instead of a tine art which is so worthy of careful and tdligent sUldy'. "I am born lor something better," dis dainfully asserts the ambitious or the In competent woman when the subject in presented t her. Doubtless, lor some thing belter than tlie drudgery of dish washing and similar merely inechauic.il work which can be done, under dneclioii, by an unskilled domestic. For souietning belter, also, than the routine niethodsaiid traditions without reason which make up tlie sum of many a lioiibcw ite's culinary education, lint "the wise and enlightened development of nil art which, in i,ll the centuries past, Im, scarcely advanced be yond the bale gastronomic necessities ofa raie that niusi eat to live, vvhicn lias mil vet outgiown many of the mistaki s of it earliest experiment -, and w Inch holds pov- si lull lies lor physical growth and well lie- lug, w itliout which a higher and inoie h.ir- uiouiniis moral and mental grovvlli me well nigh impossible, opens n Held wheie any woman may hit omen royal benefac tress, not only tothe few who make up the little kingdom of her home, but lo many yet to live in tills growing and wisdom-' gaining world. And t his know ledge is not difficult to at tain. Thought, intelligence and interest will .-oh e many problems anil aehiev e many results w hich will bringthcir "own exceed ing great rewards," rewards without a .suspicion of drudgery fir degrcdaliou, Wiln the newly found knowledge ofcaii-e and died, of reason and fitness, which a general interest in lids ai" will dilliise, will come a recognition of tlie necessity of siinllL'lit and pure air, of cleanliness and met hod, and of unproved and coin en ient appliances for kitchen work. Per haps, even the modern parlor, with its confused and ill assorted decorations, and its u-elessiiess for honest family c'linfoil, will become ol less Important" than a bright, cleanly, woll-upjiointcd kitchen, , where the housewife, lie she rich or poor, will not find it a punishment to spend the time iieccessim lor tlie wise direction, or even manual work required. The woman who, because she iloes not like housework, remains in willful ignrance of the truth that upon tlie diet ot a people its health, its character and its, power for usefulness and attainment almost wholly depend, is not III lo assume Hie respoiisibilltie.sor a hoiise wlfe. In reply ing to some poetic liiascu- i line yearnings suggested hy a remark of Dr. Johnson's, made in tlie'days when the classic tongue was in higher favor than it , is at present, to tlie elfed I hat a man would I rather see a good dinner on Ids table than have his wile speak Greek, a witty woman i poetically expresses the belief tlmt, ifsiieh 1 wild fancies were to become fads, the world would be full of 'starved brutes making love to tired cooks." 1 , But to know the properties niul uses of 1 illlfercut kinds of food, and the best meth ods of cooking to obiaiii iiutiimeut fori ' brain, bone and muscles, will add pleasure and interest lo the manual labor, and, al the same time, make it much less coin-' 1 plicated and tiresome. It is Ihe Imp-ha.ard fashion of takiugup , Hie duties of daily life, the doing what she can. that makes the life of many a house- ' mol her one long, dreary task, barren of ac- ! I qulsitlon for herself, or of benellcial results lorothers, , Wholesome food, well prepared and daintily served, whether it be coarse orile- j llcate. will materially lessen the number of starved brutes. I uvd cooks and exacting gourmands. I'litil the time when the science as well as the art of cookery becomes generally un j ilerslood, and l he work can be honcslly and cconomii ally done for the people by trained professional workers, "the separ- ateiie.ss in cooking," which the Kiiglisli I writer deplores as belli. "llllsheil evel-v- , where to preposterous liinlts."M tlie best means which tlie world has at coiiiinaud, , ami should he made as iiilliicutinl for ' heslth and consistent development as knowledge, Interest and careful thought - i ou me pari, oi ino individual noiisewne can make ii. Cold contrads. That is has hut twenty-eight days, MTjlf. I'l.ltMI.NA I, AMI I'OLI I'll 1 1, min; Senator Gorman of Maryland is said to consider himself I he first and most iiillli ential adviser of the President-elect. Senator Slater of Oregon says that the cause of ex Senator Nesmlth's Insanity Is the rupture of a small blood vessel In his brain. This causes such a gieat pressure' upon that organ ns to produce violent de- 1 raugciiiciit. None of his physicians give any hope of his ultimate recovery. I The Dakota House has passed the j Woman Suffrage bill by 'J!l to III, ami II is ' believed tlie measure will go through the , Council. Speaker Mice advocated the i principle, but fears that It may Impair the 1 ellorts to secure a division of the TerrI-1 i tory. ' The Illness of Speaker Carlisle will not I ' permit him to resume his duties for sotn 1 time. Mr. Carlisle's siilferlngs are u times most excruciating. j The Springlleld ICi'pMliltcitn'n Washing ton coricspnndcnt says that (ieneral (inr , don and Mr. Harbour of Virginia would I makeabout the same sort of a Postmaster (ieneral as would (iovcrnor Smith of Ver mont, P.iyson Tucker of Maliieoranyother i able railroad inan in New F.iigland. That ' is saying a great deal tor the Southern ' men and is enough to satisfy one tlmt' i either would make a better Postmaster 1 l ieneral than theSoiithern politician who Is nothing but a politician. I Tile Colleges In ('(ingress. I'rotn tliu Collegian. 1 By far Hie greater majority of Scli'itor. 1 and Representatives in this Congress are college men, although Messrs. IMiniinds, i Mayaid, Pendleton, Wllsonof Iowa in the Senate, and Carlisle, Ciirtln. Kelley, Ifan dall and Keagan In the House never went to college. The I'niversity id Virginia, il appears, has graduated more men in this Congress than any oilier in itltulioii of learning. It was the llarvatd of Ihe South before the war, and lis gradualesare near ly all to lie found on the Demoi ratic side ot tlie House. Harvard comes next to it in point of numbers. It lias fourteen graduates, one in the Senate, Mr. Hoar, and thirteen in tlie House, namely: Messrs. Collins, Davis. Long. Lyman, and Sl one of Massachii-et's, Adanis of Illi nois, Covington ol Maryland, Hunt ol Louisiana, Burns of Wisconsin, Weaver ol Nebraska, Tillman of South Carolina and Dorslieiiner and Melmont of New loik. Its rival, Yale, lias two Senators, hut only lour Hcpivsetitnlivvs Mes-i-s. Dawes miii lilbson ; i)av is of Missniui, s-ev moiir . ol Connecticut, Mcncli of New York and W. W. Phelps of New Jersey. Among the remaining colleges I'nion liasone Sen ator, Mr. Miller of New York, and live licpivscntatives. Princeton also lias live gradualcs lo represent it. Mrown follows with lour; Hamilton, Dartmouth and illiains with three each ; Anihcst, the Western Reserve college, Miami Cnivcr sity, the Tr-tlisy Ivania I'uivei'sily of Ken tucky, Kenvoti college, Dickinson college, and old William and Mary college one each. Four men in the present Congress were educated at Wet Point Senators i Maxey ol Texas and Camden of West Virginia, andliens. Rosecrans and Slo- cum. in the Cabinet Harvard has two Representatives Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler. The latter was graduated at ' the law school, Rutgers imparled learn ing to tlie Secretary of State. Attorney (ieneral Mrcwstcr acknowledges Prince ton as his (limn mult r. .Mr. Teller appa 1 rently did not enjoy a college education ; ' and where the new postmaster general was graduated is past finding out. II is 'assumed tlmt he cut his wisdom teeth in a ! newspaper ollice. The Piesideut is a grad uate of I'nion college. I'orMinul. Rev. Dr. Kdward W. French, aged .Mi, pastor of the Bergen Presbyterian church, Jersey City, died on Wednesday, lie was . born in M.irre, Vt. j Tlie Rev. Mark Hopkins. I). I)., Wedncs i day passed his eighty -t bird birthday, lie i was horn in Stockbridge, Mass., February -I, Ism. Among the scholars and thinkers ' of Hie coiiiitry;he holds a high position. The debt of gratitude owed lilm by Wil liams college can not he overestimated. Miss Laura I )e Force Gordon of Califor nia, was admitted to tlie liar of tlie Tinted Stales Mipieiiic- courl, Tuesday alter noon. TheMishopof Mississippi, Dr. William Mercer (ireen, is in his sst, jear, yet on a recent visitation he preached nineteen limes, baptised eight and con I! nurd thirty - three peisons. Rev. S. M. Newiiiaii.wlio has lieen chosen pastor ot the First Congregational church, Washington, to succeed Rev. Dr. Rankin, is a native of Maine and a graduate of Mowiloiu and Andover. He is thirty-eight years old. and has been in the ministry thirteen yeaisut Taunton, Mass., and Rip ou, Wis. A very rich old lady went to hear Mr. Moody in Washington. She was so pleas ed Willi hint tlmt when she went home she changed her vv ill and provided that .sin.ono should be given to linn upon her death. Mr. O. Ii. Miince is Mulshing a novel of contemporaneous life in New York entitl ed "Adventures of Timias Terry siouc." According to I lui'iit r' li'ii; "the hero is a painter who. in thefrcshncsso! youth, is set alloat upon the current anil borne along to ills ile-it iny without misery, trag i ily , or crime, .several of the situations are idylie and the treatment is piduiesqiie in low tones." Rev. Joseph Marsh, Congregntionalist clergyiniiit of Thetford, Vl., died 'Ihuis day morning at Ihe nee of eighty eight. I Ie was a graduate ol Dartmouth college ami Aniloverseuiiiiary. A correspondent of u New York paper, writing of the late (ien. John W. Phelps, says; it was my good lortune lo have been ordered to his command at New pint News, Yu., soon alter the breaking out of tlie Rebellion in tiiespringof lsr,. When I reported tohlin with my regiment, 1 was given to understand that "we were engaged in a most serious undertaking, involving as It did the national lit ', ami thai we could only hope to overcome our toes by taking ndv untiigc ol all our lesounes and moulding our raw material into a well disciplined army : that the accomplishment of the latter was the iniiiicilinte wmk in hiiiitl ; and work lie made of it, such as many of us had never dreamed of hefoie: hut we saw the necessity for labor anil the good sense involved in his orders ami criticisms, and all worked witli a w ill, men and olllcers. In reward the great m- dustry of a commander w ho had won our 1 Vlllll lllll' lallection, ailuui'.iliim ami deep it'spccl. , We went to him as children go ton school, ami lelt him after three mouths' tuition a j thoroughly well-iliscipllnetl regiment, ot ! whose alter iccorilhe was justly proud. To tlmt kiiiil-hcarted, quaint, honest old ,1111111, with his perfect sense of justice, the men and olllcers of my regiment owe a 'debt of gratitude, which can only he eiracctl from their memories when the last survivor of that command shall have I passed away. (fillslllllllioll Nntwlthsttimllmrltlif great number who year ly siiccilinb to llils teuihle anil latal thcac, I which is dully wlmllng Its liitid colls iimun.l llioilsiinils w ho in i iiiivoiiscioiis ol Us ilenilly I'li'sciue, nr. i ieree s niiiiieu .iieilicill llls- L'".. ',n, V s , ,r ' ,,,1 !v ill consumption (which Is only scrotiiliitisillscuso ot the hniKsl. .Send tluee letter stumps ami Kd Dr. Pierce's i-omplctctifittlsc on coil-limp-linn iiiitl kindred lltlcelli ins, with mime runs es tlmonliils of cures. Athhcss, Wmld's Dispell K.iry Meillcitl Association, llulluln, N. V. ,, , A W'iiak Hack, witli a weary i.chinir huiie- wny l ebruary uess over the hips, is u flttn of tliseusetl Mil--Htixttilt 'i'lillt- neys. Use tlie besl kidney curative known, vvalcli Is burdock's lllood Hitters. llr, L'tltmiiifl't's I'nslt Inn. I from the Iloslnn .mil mil. Tlie rem. irks with which Mr. Ivlinunds coupled the dei'iaratlon of t lie Electoral vole were so unexpected that It wasiiilte natural that they should be misiiniler stood. Some of Ihe Democrats were at 1 1 mi iupofii lo mink tlmt It was a subtle way which the Vermont .Senator had i chosen to disciedll tlie result, Many Re- publicans, on Hie other hand, were ills- ' lurbed because ii seemed lothcm that Mr. j Hdmiiiuls had gone considerably out of his way to enunciate a theory which was at vm unco Willi that bed bv many lie- l.lt u II,...!.. ,1.1,. .1 WI..I.... t F.dmunds had no sinister designs in cither direction, but that he simply availed him self of t he oohorl linit v which oMimviI for s , ,,.,,.,,, II HIM lO 1,11111 ..il . a hit of constitutional Interpretation, It maybe said to have been unnecessary. Yd It mays-erven useful purpose if It di rects public attention anew lo the absence of explicit provisions regulating the meth ods of counting mid declaring the F.ledo ral vote. It is a relleclion upon American statesmanship thai a point so critical .should be left unguarded, Contention ol tin- ,spel llurel it t New Vmk t'll.v. Ni:vv Yolik, Feb. in, The annual coii , veiillon of grand lodge order Keshcr Spel Marel, district No. 1, was called to order in Pytliogoras hall this afternoon. About lilll delegates from Canada, Massachus -Us, Connecticut, New Jersey and New York lodges were present. Olllcers for the en suing year werj elected. During tlie past year s.Mi.nou has been paid out to tlie lam .ilies of ."id deceased members and .l',ni)il lor other charities. The Sinking fund i amounts to .ssii.onn. There nreo.iHHl ineiu ' hers. Dentil nr I'imiii'Is A. llri'M'l. Pllll. VDI.I.I'UIA, Feb. I.I. Francis A. 1 Drexi'l, the senior of tlie two brothers at the head of the famous Drexel banking house in tills city, New York and Paris, died this afternoon of pleurisy after two weeks, illness. Mr. Dresel was a Phlladel phi iu by birth, born in ls!l, and as a boy entered the counting house of ids father, Francis M. Drexel, the founder of what has since grown into the Drexel banki-i's.-Since then tlie history of these es'.ablisiis inenls constitutes his biography, except a to Ids eh'iritable work, winch lias been carriedou by giltsof large siiuisof money ; but in tlie most unobtrusive ways and by many manifestations of tlie kindliest na ture to a large number of persons. S'l illlls Disriiiiteiil Aiming I.iiliorers nt Wheeling. Wllkl.l.l u, W. Va.. Feb. II. The lack of employment during the past six mouths for hundred of workingmeii in this city, and the consequent deprivation and suf fering lo their families, lias resulted in a decided feeling of discontent among the tailoring classes, which cry-talized last night in a secret meeting of the worst ele meiit of the class rel erred to, presided over by :i Hungarian named Tanmnii, an ac credited org.mi.er of the American anarchists. The preliminary steps look ing to the formation of a lodge ol revolu tionists were taken. Those taking part in the movement are very reticent, and nothing ilellnite can be gleaned from them. I'iiuoi! I'roi'ii to the liriiiinil. Ni:w 4Iavi:.n, Feb. 1.Y Tlios. Conlon. a man ."iii years ol age, was found dead tills morning in a gutter near the Farivn house, Fairhaven. The body was fro.cn i to the ground and covered with ice. In the back of tlie head was a deep wound. i On the previous evening Conlon was ejected from the barroom of the Farren house for quarrelsome conduct. Trouble at New- Orleans--Tin, .Vluiiu;crs or the )iiiusltliiii Denounce it. The New Orleans exposition managers had another conllict with the exhibitors Wednesday, which culminated in a riot, ami personal violence would have been oll'cred, to thesiib olllcials if they could, have been found. A few days ago it was decided to change the admission tickets, and Tuesday tue managers called in all the season tickets, promising to issue a new series. The tickets were not forth coming, however, ami all who entered were obliged to pay. Wednesday morning hundreds of exhibitors applied a't thegntes for admission, but were informed that they must pay, whereupon they broke down the gales and tlie wholecrowds urg ol into tlie grounds. An indignation meeting of exhibitors was held, and It was decided to call upon Congress, in case more money was appropriated, to place it in the hands of a commission, partly inili- tmv, to lie appointed from Washington I'he exhibits are to be covered up until the trouble is sellletl. Aetliili of the .ililssiiehiiselts 1'Ish mill tillllle Protect Iv e Association. liosiiiN, l eb, ill. At a well attended meeting of tlie Massachusetts '"Mi and Game Prolective association to-night, n was resolved tlmt II duly of one cent per pound lie put upon nil li-.li coming from any loieign country, and thai in Ihe opin ion of t lii.s iissiiL-mtiou the Canadian re ciprocity should not be renewed. The A inerii'au lrim anil .steel Assiiel.itiuii. PlIII.viikl.l'Hl.V, Feb. 111. The executive committee of the American Iron and Steel association al a full meeting of members, hehl here ycsteidny.issiieiluu address to all non mid steel manufacturers in tlie I'nit ctl Slates. It congratulates the American in, inulaetuivrs of iron anil steel, and the coiihliy generally, upon the prospect that the depression in business which lias con tinued lor about two years, is apparently Hearing Us end. The address counsels coiilldeuce in tlie incoming administration of tlie general government anil In I lie stability of our protective system ami our existing financial system. Illuiiily All'i'iiy at a Dunce. Finn- Smi i ll, Ark., Feb. PJ. Another bloody all'rity is reported to have occurred at a (lance in Indian Territory last Friday i niulii. at which whiskey flowed freely and , , ,.. ,.i.1...k. ,. ilninl;. Two men 3 . . t' ... . .. , . ,.r I....1. l.. engaged in a iigui, inn menus oi uuiii in terfeietl anil the tight then became gener al. !'.. F. Craig and several strangers were killed outright ami a number of otheis were wounded. Two y I ii rile re rs llungeil. Lim.i: Rot u. Ark., Feb. 1','. F.lijah Parks who murdered Lewis Fox in De cember, and Rust Johnson, who niiir ileicil John C. Wall ill August, were hanged hero to day. On the scall'old John son declared that he was innocent. A Young I.111I) lliiileil Alive, Sl'ltlMirilil.P. W. Va., Feb. lit.-. Mary Cox, a popular young lady, was buried alive a few days ago. she was taken vio lently ill witli neuralgia of the stomach, and two doses of morphine were adminis tered. Her deatli was announced, ami the night after her burial the dogs set up a Icni'lUl Iiovvillig ill tue grave, .i'.i nay the grave was opened, ami evidences ot a feailul struggle were ton ml. I'he lady jiad torn the linings from tlie collln, and Ihe. clothes lrom her body. Her anus and head weie also ilisilguivil rasliliin Point. Gloves arc very long, reaching almost to tlie elbow. Ill Paris brooches are slipcr-edcd by dog collars or necklets. Gold-thread wide hralils are tl'ed In spring millinery . The grays of tills season lire not in tlio t'1"" ,,mt's "",sl' tlie rail. '''I"' linings for cloaks are of plain satin : quilting in no longer fashionable. A pretty dress Is made of cardinal tulle, with gold moths scattered over it. Skirts pleated In plain perpendicular ll,,,.u ,1 ,,,,,, I,.,. f.. i.i. I "... mm j,u,n Kum. llfillll u Mi.rn ml on Jackets 1 costumes, wraps, anil hats and bonnets. I For the Incoming season China silks bid fair to take precedence of foitlatds and i talfetns. Dress collars arc worn very high, cut on the bias, and are stiffened with wlgitn or buckram. Front draperies must be cltherverv Ions; or very short ; tho'-e of medium length ar not In style. I Green, mastic and gold are the admired 1 combination in many dressy spring hats I and bonnets. Among new cotton dresses are found China crapes that liultate silk China criqic; 1 remarkably well. i Judging 'rom the display on Ihe conn I ters, plaids will he more worn in the spring man ior years past. The foundation of dresses is of silk or cotton twill to match tlie expensive mate rials on which they are made. Plastrons of tulle, embroidered with glittering heads, adorn many evening toi lets ol veiling anil etamlhe gauze. Mastic and gold are combined in spring lints, the straw being in mastic shades, the trimming of mastic and gold braid. Solid gold and silver bangle bracelets with medal designs that lap one over thti other on the arm are very fashionable. A new silk material lias appeared in Paris. It has a ground of dull twilled sat in, with a stripe of brocaded flowers. Short evening drcssesure made very full, ami have two loose breadths pulled so tlmt they are no longer than the skirt New styles of putting on braid this spring mark the difference- between last and tills season's cloth and flannel ..nits. Braid is no longer worn in floriated or foliated patterns on dresses, but in geo i metric forms of simple but ingenious de sign. Tlie plain material to combine with damask or other design in two or more j colors must match the predominating tint. Braided ami plaited hair is more fashion able lor the chignon than coiled, and this is rule whether the hair is worn high or low. , Very little ornament is worn in the hair. Matrons wear a small feather fastened with diamonds : younger persons an art! ficiul flower. Shot silks are produced only in small quantities tor the American market next spring, but they will be in demand Inl'arls ami London. .Millinet, hoi'se hair and wigan Imstl 's in two, tluee or several rows of doubt -box pleats, are, next to the hair cushion bustles, most in favor. lilack velvet ami black satin are worn with trains by persons past the prime of life. Tlie black satin is trimmed with jet ami Chantilly lace flounces. The importers of silksjust returned from Paris say that satins, rhadames, merveil leiix, ami surah will again be the leading silk dress fabrics in Hie spring. Tlie most elegant halmoral skirt is of poppy retl tricot cloth, trimmed on the in side as well as outside wit li many rows of Valenciennes or .Moresque lace. There is an elfort to makesteel-gray kids take the place of the ever popular tan colorcd gloves, but the tans retain their hold on fashionable favor as yd. The artistic colors and half similes of colors termed artistic lire no longer seen in dress fabrics, but retain their place in millinery goods, ribbons, ami accessories of the toilet. A black tulle dress strewn with crimson moss-rosebut'.s has a drapery of black tulle, and is trimmed with crimson and moss colored ribbons. The bodice is of black satin. An extravagant fancy, which does not result in a pretty costuiiie. is tlie use of a cashmere shawl to form the waistcoat ami front ami side breadths of a dress, tlie oth it parts being of Hue leal India cashmere, or cliudda clulh. Mirdsnrc a favorite trimming for ball dresses. They are made of chenille, silk, velvet or beads, so Unit the teiideresi heart limy wear them without a pang. A gray tulte. with bright-bivisted robbins. is very charming. Half i't hit tin of satin ribbon, six inches wide, are worn witli mofio t s and prin- niodeleil robes. These begin at the i side seams of Ihe bodice, the Mowing cutis anil loops reaching often quite to tlie loot of the dress in front. A lilack velvet reception ilre-s lias n plain skirl. The overdress is of black and while striped velvet, with scarf drapery in front, the back oeing long anil full. The waist is cut postilion fashion, and shows a Vest of w bite velvet. All shades of brown, beige, eiru, and cream, full shades ot sapphire ami tur quoise blue, vv ine reds, and blink will be found in spring silks, but no more terra cotta, brick, or artistic half similes ol sage ami cress green, or other so called esthetic: colors. Fine gauzy canvas, called etamiue, is much worn for ball ill esses in Paris. On the etamiue are uiUhc motifs ot various kinds in chenille, v el vet and tills. d, thus forming a very diective dress fabric, and, when taste t ill 1 v utilized, a very elegant toilet. New lady's cloth in tine soft finish come, in tlie new shades of inasttc, which are tinted green, rose or heliotrope, or simply pulty colored ; in reseda green, fawn, golden brow ii. Ian and pearl shades, and, when not simply tailor stitched, tlie favor ite trimmings ale steel, silver and gilt braid put ou sparingly in tasteful but cf feet ive geometric patterns ami vermicelli or zigzag lines, or in rows or in clustered rows. An exquisite tea gown of London origin is of dark heliotrope plush, opening over a nolnt, extending from tlie neck to the feet, of paie blue China crape, forming a phis tron and .long much-gathered tablier. j Tlie revers of the robe are lined with satin iluchesse of the same sky-blue tint 'I'he ribbons forming the decorative parts of tills gown are of heliotrope velvet, backed ' with pale-blue satin. Heliotrope flowers, form tlie corsage bouquet. An inexpensive and exceedingly elfcc tive silk costiiniccan lie made of Ainericnn silk ami broche combined with American mnehiue-euihroitlercd lace, thus . Tim ' skirt of ilark green gross gram silk, with two box-pleated flounces at the bottom. The tablier reaching from the hips to the 1 top of the tlouiiceis composed of one wide vohinte of white embroidered Moresque hue, over which fall pointed paniers of i tlie silk, looped lintler a gracefully draped back breadth of nil and green satin brocho matching the lolor of the green silk, but very lustrous, the red broilie flowers n very vivid shade, between scarlet and crimson. The bodice is of the broche, wilh a triangular Modjcska putf on tho trout denning a square I'ouipatluur out Hue. across the bust, the triangle bordered will! .Moresque lace, inn Digit collar and culls witli tue same. I heslecvi-s ire of greenish silk, slashed at the djov-s ami III I he arm hole w Illi the broche Tho i tirecos of sdi n a livss neei' i ,. l,e in limn a.'ioi Mi mi lulling tic' in iK n.