For the Free rress and Times.
"The Mill Wter.M
BTB-tKBlBL PERCY.
Afteradiria tbeibado.
A day In ine dej-thi of pala.
Haw aw ect in the lull of ereniD
To bear Uod'a promise again.
The Voice that lmsntd the tempt it.
And qaietJ the nglnx
li nevtr too grind lor bliperi ;
Too mighty to comfort me.
It t peaks on the treat of evenloj,
It cUddesg the river's hj mn
"Be trothmlmycblldt my watch care
Sball lire ween the lUxs grow din.
Mnearen may fade is the sunset,
Tn earth may Tanish like mist ;
Tat never a chhd of my kinsdom
Livei shelterless, lost, or uukittso V
And hear log Ills word so tender
1 rest 10 lilt arm ol might.
Trial, and tears, are frrgottcn ;
Allpowerlnlly Cometh the night.
Kecseriile, YM Marcn, 1S7S.
The Pases of the F.
I.
Inthe Tolomesof my memory, I hold those chap
ters dearly
Wherein names I loved and cherished are inscrib
ed from flt to last;
And 1 never read fose chipters try audibly or
clearly.
For my heartbeats all too quickly o'er those
ia;ea oi in pasi.
II.
Here's the little dog who bit me In a fit ol puppy
Eiaanees
In my days of early childhood, when that Hitle
aoj was Gear.
To my grief he fell a victim to parental dread ol
m&dnte.
And still his fate demands from me the tribute of
a tear.
Herd's my little schoolooy lovtr, with his water
(Daniel Hover.
Astride his pjoy Fidget, with bis satchel bag of
green ;
Did! love the dog aiid pony best! or really love
the tovcr 1
Why ask I lie died In India In the service cf the
Vjueen.
IT.
Here's a later-on edition of the same eternal story!
Ufa woo In? udi wlnninr. a. birtlD? and a vow.
Of a woman's trutn In absence, ol a trutn, renounc
ed ior xiory.
Of such JalUi and pain and tenderness, I marvel
at it now.
T.
Here's another buried treainra-my own faith in
human kindness.
It died hardly. 1 remember, but die It did at last.
I elnns toll wits passion, and I wept its loss to
tl ndne-'i,
t view Its grave with sorrow in these pa;es of the
past.
VI.
Here the parents who departed, full of jeirs and
grace and honor i
Here the gallant tailor brother drowned at sea In
manhood' urim.
Here the little sxns who left me to return to God
the donor
In safety through Eternity, while I'm wear lug
iQTOujn unit.
A Lily lit Lent,
1 be Lily would cot wait, but full and wide
Its taster white d If plated In Lente&tide.
Mistaken, early Lil hew canst thou,
1 hy garmects cholos of praise so show forth now,
ft bile through a va!eo: peoitenee and prayer.
Fasting and sober-e ad, the faithful fare.
On Sunday In the church tbe grave, good prie.t
The children catechised, from large to least ;
"What la thedav'' 8nndav midaav In Lest."
'What then Is LentT" -A last. they laid it
meant.
This Bocdy. Id It Fast or Feast V Psrplext
They paused ; and so th e priest clearly by text
Bet lorth how every Sunday of tbe 3 ear
Is Feast, a cay ol Joy and holy cheer.
Aht then, chide not tbe fearless Lenten flower,
limit j? Its gUa b xm by no Hester's hour,
So laira type cf that tnerrin thon hut,
W hich, Luy ol ell caj a, and t-east In Fast,
Ho season can (Oct; which by its own
CcmilelencFS, come when e'er it wilt, is known.
What Our Bojs Art Beading-.
TEXT BOOK OF VTLENEdS, RASCALITY AKD MUR
PEB. Professor Sumner of Yale baa been exam
iniug tbe flash story papers bo widely real
by boys, and in Scribner gives some earnest
words of warning to parents, accompanied
by specimens of types described in tho
stories. Here h one :
Another type of Lero ery common in
ttese fetones id the city youtn, son ol a ncn
father, who does net give his son as much
money as the latter considers suitable. This
constitutes stinginess on the father's part,
although it might bo considered pardon Va.
seeing that these young men driolc CHM
pagne every dar, treat the crowd generally
when they drink, and play billiards for $100
a game. The father, in this class oi'bujtjoo,
is represented as secretly vicious ana uypw
cntically pioas. In the specimen before as
the young man is "discovered' in the police
court as a prisoner, whence he is remanded
to the Tombs, lie has been arrested for col
laring a big policeman, to prevent him from
overtaking a girl charged with pocket-picking
lie inteifered because he judged from
the girl's face that the was innocent, and it is
suggested for future development 1 Z
story that bbe was running avay from :nc.i,
and that the cry of "btop thief wan to get
help from the police and others to rieze her.
The Lero, who is the aou of a man worth five
million!), and who is in pribou under an as
sumed name, now Bends lor his tithtr's clerk
and demands 31,000, saying that otherwise
he will declare his real name and disgrace
his family. He gets the money. He then
sends for a notorious tombB lawyer, to whom
he gives $300. With this sum his release is
easily procured. He then starts with his
cou&in to initiate the latter into life in New
York. They go to thieves college, where
they see ayouug fellow graduated. His part
consists in taxing tmngs irom tnepocaets 01
a hanging figure, to the garments of which
bells are attached, without causing the bells
to ring. Of this a full vuge-il lust ration is
given. The two young men then go op the
liowery to a beer saloon, where tho hero sus
tains Us character by his vnlgw familiarity
with the girl waiters. Next they hear a row
in a side street. They find a crowd collected
watching a woman who hangs from a third
lory vuudow ubile her drunken husband
heats and cuts her bauds to make her fall.
The Lero solves this situation by drawing his
revolver and ahooting the man. As he and
his companion withdraw unobserved, the
former wards off the compliments of the lat
ter by paying modestly that he could not
bear to stand there and see such a crowd
looking on, and not knowing what to do ; he
just did the proper thing. Next day the
hero, meeting the thiaves college graduate
in the corridor of the Fifth avenue hotel,
agrees to receive and hold for him any booty
he may aeize in the bar-room ; which he does.
At tig tit he and his fnend go to a disreputa
ble aiasled bill, where the hero recognizes
his father in disguise amongst the dancers.
Shearing a pi ice in tbe same set, during a
paue in the dance he snatches tbe mask
Irom his own face and his father's at the same
moment This edifying incident is enforced
by a full-page illustration. A.friend suggests
tbe question, What demon of truthfulnena
makes tbe artist put such brutal and vulgar
faces on the men? In this class of stories,
fathers and sons are represented as natural
enemies, and the true position lor tho son is
that of suspicion and armed peace.
True Way of idrrrtlslog.
We commend to the attention of the busi
ness men of this community tbe foil) wing
sensitl) remarks by tbe BosUn Post upon
tbe baLeSts of advertising in newspaper:
"The ingenuity of business men has been
taxed to tbe utmost during tbe mad com
petition of tbe ecore ot years to device
tbe mot effective means of advertising.
They have turned vandals and paioted tbe
pictures-quo rocks with ineffaceable puffi of
what they could do or had to sell. They
have printed and distributed cards and cir
culars ; they have framed and mounted
peters in railway stations and olber places
where tbe public most congregate, and they
have tried many other ways of catching the
putlic eye, but nune have btood the test to
well, none have made such assured returns,
as their patronage of tbe first class news
paprra. Tbe shrewdest business men at tbe
Detroit Stove Convention, held some time
ago, advised tbe trade to advertise exclu
sively with tbe newspapers. Tbo bead ol a
large and successful business house io New
Yoik, who had bad nearly half a century's
experience, said recently : Fur forty-seven
yesrs nine-tenths ot our advertising has
been in first-class newspapers. Of our
wbole expenditure all that we regret is con
tained in that other tenth. Adtertisiog in
newspapers is an art, and those who adver
tise a good deal Eecm to understand it po as
tj make their announcements attractive
and striking. In this city, as will as in
other?, our moet pucce-slul business men
are those wbo do the mot advertising.
They are better known at home, and espec
ially are they better knjwn to tbose who
come from other places to Boston to trade.
This is one of tbe most conclurively demon
strated facts of bufinew, and when tbe
Spring trade opens it will be a profitable
lact tj remember.
That South Woodstock cbek, describsd
at length, a while ago, continues on its
mad career. Tbe other day tbe festive
time-piece suddenly commenced running,
pissed ny me sir mug point, ana, alter
passing, ran about ten minute", struck, ran
about ten minutes more and t-topped, after
running about half ao hour. Alter it
stopped several persons tried to start it but
could not, even with thn pendulom on. The
chronometer alluded to by Mr. Longfellow
"Somewhat back from tbe village street
stands the uld-fabioned country seat;
across its antique portico tall poplar trees
their fhadows throw, and from its station
in tbe ball an ancient time-piece mys to all,
Forever never; never forever' "-Respite
its remarkable oonvrr national abilities
hsen't thegho-tof a chance, eompared with
this Woodxtock horologe.
I). Tarke ftBhingtcn Curtis writes some
verses and calls them "A Memory." The
fellow is probably endeavoring to remember
tbo rest of his name. But ho can't do it.
O'J CVy Vtrrik
An Irish soldier's hat fell overboard
and he reported tbe fact to the captain.
The latter leplied that he could not stop
the vesstl, but that he would make a nick
in the rail at the place where it fell. j
VOL. XiT. NEW SERIES, VOL. XXIV.
Wlster Sports la Batila.
BEWITCHING BEAUTY IS FURS AND SNOW
BANKS OX ,BCTTEIt WEEK" HOW
LAUGHING MAIDS "CUDDLE UP TO
1IAKLT BCEASTS AND CONFUSE THE
"INNOCENTS ABUOAD.'
A writer reports from St. Petersburir,
in Kussia. durinir what is called "Mass-
lenilza or Butter Week, the week imme
diately preceding Lent. He writes that
it is devoted to popular rejoicing. A kind
of fair is held on tho Admiralty Haco in
St. Petersburg, and one of its main fea
tures is a couple ol huge katoks facing
eacn otner. iney arc at least seventy-
live Icet hich, and very steep, and as
continuous stream ol sleds dashes down
furiously the elassv track tho spectators
wonder why serious accidents are of such
rare occurrence. Hero ladies are seldom
seen, or females of any class; the sport is
too rouirh. and only now and then ono of
tho lair sex will intrust nerseit to a pro
fessional coaster, many ot wiioni nan
around these katoks to initiate unsuspect
ing strancers into tho bewildering mys
teries of the sport. A favorite mode- of
coastinr with tbe Russian is lying stretch
ed out on the stomach, bu: it takes con
siderable nerve to fa?e tho mad turmoil in
that war. Mv own experience in this na
tional amusement was gained at a private
larty, at a house in tho suburbs ol at.
'ctciiiburtr. with & spacious frarden at
tached to it. The evening had been
nassed in social frames and occasional
dances, but all tho fun was evidently re
garded as merely preliminary or intro
ductory to something better in store. Oc
casionally l caught a phrase, wnicn point
ed to something which everybody looked
forward to, but I was entirely ignorant of
its nature, and presumed it to be tableaux
or theatrical?. Finally, at about 10
o'clock, a general call lor furs And wrap
pings arose, and in a few minntes the
whole company had passed into the car
den. Tho moon had just risen, and its
palo beams revealed the unshapely lorms
ol
bXOW-COVEUED TREES AND SHRUBS,
the tops only of the latter protruding
over tho thick bed of snow, with its glit
tering crust, in the centre ol tho garden
I soon discovered tho attraction which had
caused us to forsake the warm and lichtod
rooms two katoks of modem to height
oomed up before us, and a number of
sleds were strewn about, ready lor use. A
general pairing off took place lmmediate-
1 y. and in a lew moments the sport was in
full blast. The two platforms faced each
other, and tho tracks ran slue by side, so
that the parties would dash past each
other amid laughing, screaming and
shouting. I looked around for a vacant
sled in order to try my hand at the game,
but just as I was climbing the steps to one
of the platforms I was informed that no
gentlemen could be permitted to ride
alone on such an occasion, and I was
quickly provided with a passenger a
young lady from the country, endowed
with considerable embonpoint. ithout
possessing the lean confidence in my
skill as a steersman J was somewhat com
forted by the thought that the well-round
cd form of my passenger, made still
rounder by an ample fox-skin robe, would
not be liable to sutler any serions damage
in case of mishaps. ith the utmost
nonchalance I adjusted my sled at tho
vcrvedge of the dazzling, shining and
glittering incline. It is necessary that tho
steersman should scat himself first, eti
quette being entirely waived on the katok
but when tbo fair Anna Ivanorna dropped
down in trout of me with the grace and
ease ol a snuwllake, though a trifle.
cavier, and, to use the slang phrase,
cuddled up" to my manly breast with a
glance full of charming confidence, my
INNATE MODESTY AND DIFFIDENCE
caused iuc to recede a little, and as I was
already seated on the extreme edge, there
was a fall, a scream and a laugh, and tho
whole delightful performance had to be
gone through with again. At last we
were both seated, and the sled adjusted.
as I imagined, with tbo utmost mathe
matical precision, so as to run a straight
course to the end ot the Hack. Fnllot
confidence I gave, tho stait and, with an
impetus that almost look my breath away,
wo dash ahead to land In the snowbank
on one side, only half way down tho In
cline. The force with which tho sled
struck tho snow caused it to overturn, and
my fare ami I rolled down the snowbank
tho level. My proluse apologies seem
.1 to be altogether superfluous; the part
ner of my disaster was none tho worse
for it, and only remarked that it was very
nauglity of me to play that trick the first
time. The innocent little bundle of furs
thought I had upset us on purpose. With
some misgivings on my part the experi
ment was repoated, whh nearly the same
result, and by that lime it dawned upon
tho other participants in the lun that they
had a ''greenhorn" among them, and
plans for mischief were concocted accordingly.-
One of the gentlemen approached
me and observed that I seemed to be be
wildered by the crowd dashing down be
fore me and beside me, and that they
would give me a chance of descending
alone, ahead of them all. The company
accordingly assembled on one ot the
platforms and I took my place once more
on tho brink with my tearless passenger
before me. The suppressed laughter and
the mischief sparkling In everybody's eye
might have warned me that
SOME rLOT WAS AFOOT,
but unsuspectingly and carefully I launch
ed my sled. Exactly what followed I
cannot tell, and would not care to enlarge
upon it if I could. In less than a second
wu had reached tho level, but there my
sled struck a broomhandle or something
of tho kind, and with a jump seemed to
fly from under us, while wo glided a.
piece down the track on our own respon
sibility, my companion clinging to me for
dear life; and then there came a shock,
and then another, and I dont know how
many more, until the whole scene became
exceedingly shocking; for as each suc
ceeding sled dumped its load over us, the
confused mass ot laughing and squirming
bodies became more bewildering, and the
placid moon grinned down upon a sight
it is to be hoped not often enjoyed by tho
chaMo Diana's symbol. At last every
body succeeded in extricating his or her
own robes and furs and overshoes and
limbs, and something like order and pro
priety was once more restored ; but tho
inero consciousness ol my spotless inno
cence did not save me from being accused
by all parties as the author of what they
pleased to call "shocking mishap."
Though very much bewildered and con
fused, 1 had in my mind ono clear idea
that I wan not destined to ibino in that
peculiar institution of UuiMan society, the
"katok."
The Xatloa'a Btservatlwi,
GKANDF-UIt AND GIORV OK THE YELLOW
STONE PARK THE MOST MAGNIFICENT
PLEASURE GROUND IN THE WOTLD.
In tho Northwestern part of tho Territory
of Wyoming, bordering ou Montana and
Idaho, lies a tract of country about fifty
five by sixty-fivo miles in extent, possess
ing a greater combination ot remarkable
features than any other known area of
like dimensions under tho sun. It con
tains S..178 square miles. Ifs elevation
abovo the sea level is from 9,000 to 14,000
feet. It lies mainly but not entirely, on
the east side of tho main range ot the
Uocky Mountains. By act of Congress,
approved. Mai eh 1, 1872, this tract was
withdrawn foreer from sale, and set
apart as a permanent plensuro-ground lor
tho amusement and instruction of the peo
plp, under the designation of the Yellow
stone National Fark. The grandeur and
variety of its scenery, tbe salubrity of its
summer climate, and the health-giving
qualities ol Uh thermal waters will, within
a few years, make it the Mecca of the
tourist, pleasure-seeker, and invalid from
all parts of tho civilized world. Among
its innumerable attractions aro some of
the grandest cataracts, cascades, canons
and mountain summits on tho continent.
Its snouting geysers, in number and mag
nitude, exceed all others known. Its nu
merous mud springs, soliataras, fumer
olos, and beautifully terraced hot springs
are beyond description in the magnitude
and splendor tl their decoration and ac
tion. The sources ol tho Columbia, the
Colorado and the Missouri rivers are all
said to lie witMn this pleasure-ground of
the nations. lis mountain summits are
covered witli eternal snows, while many
of the valleys are made radiant with the
sparkle of lakes, whoso waters are clear
as crystal.
The most magnificent of the lakes is the
Yellowstone, the source of tho river, ly
ing nearly in the central portion of the
park. Its foim is similar to that of the
human hand with the palm to the front
and the fingers pointing downward. The ;
altitude of the lake is 7,427 feet above tide
water, and its present depth is about 300
feet. It is fed by tho snow on the lofty
mountains that flank it on all sides. Tho
length of this beautilul sheet ot water is
about 22 miles, and the width 10 to I.r
miles. Professor Haydcn declares that
there is nothing on tho continent that
equals it in the brilliant hues of its waters
and the splendor of its surroundings. Tho
clear green shading of tho mountain
slopes, with the ultramarine tint of its
shining surface, produce an etlect upon
the observer which can neither be imagin
ed nor adequately described. The tem
perature is that ot cold spring water. In
tho early part of the day its surface is
usually calm, and its varied hues, from
livid green, shading off into a deep ul
tramarine, present a picture ol beauty that
is dazzling to behold. During the later
hours a strong wind sometimes arises,
stirring the calm lake into all the fury
of an ocean storm. The amount of
vegetation produced in tho depth of the
Yellowstone lake is immense, vast ridges
ol it lining the shores at cci tain seasons.
after a high wind has swept over the sur
face. The only fish found in the lake and
in the neighboring streams is the trout,
whose numbers are said to be inconceiv
able. Most of the fishes in the lake arc
afflicted with the presence in tho bodies ,
ot a peculiar intestinal worm, which, for
tne timo being, rcmicrsinem until I or use.
Tho presence of hot springs, with their
cones rising abovo the surlace, is a singu
lar fact, the water within the conos being
almost boiling hot. Trout Imvo been
caught by persons standing upon those
cones.and cooked in tho hot water with
out being removed from the hook, as de
clared by tho United States Geologist
I'roiessor . v. iiayden.
Bat the most wonderful objects of inter
est in this region are tho cataracts and
canons of tho Yellowstone, with the
spouting, geysers in tho valley of the Fire
Hole river. Neither languago nor the
sinter's genius and skill aro adequate to
escribe either. The lower falls arc moro
than S00 feet high. Tho walls of the
grand canon are some 2,500 feet in depth,
and are colored by hues so various and
brilliant that human art despairs of any
a'tempt to reproduco them. "Tho wealth
of red and yellow, brown and orange,
pink and green, black, gray, and white
fascinates and bewilders every beholder,"
accordingto Professor Marshall, "scemj
ing to reproduce beforo his admiring gaze
all the ravished splendor of a very gor
geous sunset, whose charms, no longer
evanescent, are here not painted but dved
through and through these mighty cliffs,
and made as eternal as the everlasting
mountains they buttress." The geysers
aie even moro grand and magnificent, be
cause accompanied by much of tho pomp
and circumstance ol elemental war in the
spouting of immense columns of hot water
to tne neigut oi yu to .vu icet or more, in
the shooting up of vast volumes of steam
to an occasional altitude of 1,000 or 1.&00
feet, and in the rumbling sound and vi
brating motions that accompany the
earthquake shock. There are three known
geysers basins, but two of which have.
however, been explored. Those aro in
the valley of the tire Holo already re
ferred to, and lie to tho westward of Yel
lowstone lake, from which they aro reach
ed by a tolerably; well-worn trail, some
of the orifices of the geyser cones are
twenty feet in diameter, and during an
eruption a column of hot water, tilling
this orifice, rushed outward and upward
with ternlie torce, and,to altituuevary
ingfrom lo to 27.1 feet in some cases.
Tbe cones, rims and basins formed by the
deposits from the springs and geysers aio
among the most magnificent of their at
tractions. Many of them have all the
beauty of finish and brilliancy of coloring
of the finest porcelain, while tho waters
within the rims anu basins ot many oi
the springs aro so perfectly transpar
ent that the smallest objects may be seen
at the depth of forty or fifty feet.
New Fork Correipoadaaci R)3alter Demisrut.
BoraeeQreeler
BU CM'ORTCViTE HABIT OF LEND IXO U0NET TO
FSOPLB WUO NSVBR IMID TUEIR DEBTS.
It Is said that Miss Gabrielle Greeley.
youngest daughter of the great editor, has
histrionic talent. Dot it w to he noncu that
she will not be obliged to go on the stae.
The limited amount of patrimony, however,
which Greeley'a children will receive might
be an excuse for such a course. It i, in
deed, lamentable to see so laborious a life as
thatofHorace Greeley yicldingaolittlo pecuni
ary benefit to bis children. It is estimated,
indeed, that tbe latter may pet $20,000, but
what of that for tbe greatest rtew lork editor
of his day! Raymond left $300,000, and
ittnnett ten times mat sum, ana vet nc it tier
ot them worked as hard as Greeley. It U
probably un possible lor any man not acquain
ted with tbe fact to imagine the amount of
writing which Greeley turned oft every day.
most ot which was done by gas licht. How
aad to think that all thU lkh in
clude? 40 years, only brings his children
$10,000 each. Such was net the expectation
of bis friends, and, indeed. TomRnoW him
self told me, a short time tMiore Urceley's
nfortunate presidential canvass, that he
(Greeley) was worth 200,000. Tho great
editor, aa it is now discovered, wasted moro
than S1U0.OOO by loans to unwortby persons.
This shows that in his weak points Greeley
was one ot the weakest ot men. hen one
considers how hard was the toll with which
his money was earnod, U it not passing
trance that so sifted a man should only
afford another illustration of the old maxim
oncernicg" tho fool and his money?"
In one of bis autobiographical chapters.
Greeley delivered a sad recital of the evils of
lending money, and yet ho was tbo most
ridiculous lender this city ever contained.
lie never stopped to question the use to
hioh a borrower (or rather beggar) might
put tbe desired funds all that he did being
merely to grant the request. Men have como
t: Ureetey with a sad tale ot distress, when
the bounty tbey received waa wasted in
aeoaucn. lie might even icci fa lis tied
that such would be tho result, but still he
had no power of refusal. Hia reputation not
only became established, but the habit
increased with each act ot concession until
at last he almost ceased to bo hU own master.
It is doubtful if another such instanco ever
occurred tn this oountry. Grecloya char
ities, therefore, instead of really benefiting
society, were frequently spent in the hells
and other vicious resorts ot our basest pop
ulation. To make tbe contrast atill more
trikine.he was frequently harping on the
evils ot borrowing, and it would almost seem
that be sought to thus satisfy bu conscience
tor what he knew to he wrong.
Here is aypber, tbe advertising agent, down.
for $2,000, and here, too, is 1 Jr. liavard
tbe noted homoeopath, who Meed- tbe entitle
to the amount ot $5,000. Thi Bayard is
son-in-law to Judge Cady. formerly ot Job Lb-
town, lleoncouvcd in beneca tails, bam
Sinclair, who fooled away a largo fortune
in a ridiculous speculation, owes tbe estate
2.000. One of the met turnriing features.
however, in this mania, is tbe power which
young, Cornelious Yandcrbilt, obtained over
his victim. This miserable, spendthrift had
outraged tbe feelings of his father until tbe
latter had publicly deniel him credit. He
was an inveterate gambler, and also a hard
drinker as Greeley must have noticed by his
breath. riotwl Islanding this, his facilities
forrauuDg money in the editorial sanctum
seem to have been only limited by tho extent
of Greelej'fl bank account. Loans, to tho
amount of thousands at a time, went, as it
id. in a straight me irom tho iribunt oulco
over to Mat Danger's faro bank in Hi relay
street, a distanco of 250 paces, whore they
urved to i. wen mat s turtuno. inis unnk
inir. pambhoe. half-lunatic, half enilertic con
fidence man actually obtained more thitn $50,
000 from tbe great philosopher cf Printing
House Fquare. ureeiey was caueu tho
modern Franklin, but it was one of the max
ima of the latter that ' be who goes a bor
rowing goes a sorrowing. Such, however,
was not the ease with the borrowers at the
Trtbunt office, wbo generally went off in a
ioyooii condition, and with tbo expectation
Ol returning swu iwi uiuiu. iun uruuge
mania is the principal reason why Greeley's
two daughters can only have $10,000 each
tbe fruit ot his long ana laborious career
of usefulness.
Another feature in this affair Is f.mnd in
Greeley's dead books. Hear is his " Politi
cal Economy, in stereotype plates, which is
only worth tbo cost of tbe motal. The same
may be said ot his Great Conflict, which
the most masterly ot all the histories ol
the rebellion. It had an enormous sale, and
the publishers not only mado money, but
lircelor nimcu ciearoo siu.wu ov tne wotjc.
Its sale, however, is now done, and such is
the public indifference to the recent strug-
e.that a nunaroa copies could hardly he
worked off through all this state. At ono
time tbe executors supposed tho stdreotypc
plates and copjright to be worth $5,000,
bercastney areoi no greater value than
old metal. To this inventory Is to bo added
a surprising list of fancy stocks. This reveal:
anothcrfcaturo in tbo wcaVncs-s of a ercat
editor. Ho seems to have swallow cd all the
fancies which were offered him, and they
now reappear as witnesses of his folly. After
such a retrospect one may reasonably apply
to Greeley, with the alteration of the namo
and one other word, ropes lamous eon plat
on uacon :
"Jf parts all ore the,iee how (STttUy rIiIdoh),
Tin jretteat, wUeit, wtakrst of mankind".
CorreiponJenoe ot the New York Timet.
The Bottom Hall on Top.
EX-R<ELS TO TUE TRONT.
VTasm.MiTON, March 11, 1878
A j ear ago, just alter Rutherford It.
Ha) as, the .Republican candidito for the
Presidency, had been installed in the White
House, two old campaigners, one of them
rebel general of cavalry whose name is fa
miliar in all parts of tbo country, and the
other a citizen of New York who had won
distinction while commanding a brigade in
tbe Union army, met in tbe bar-room of a
leading hotel. They have been friends since
the war, but that evening tbo faco of the
rebel general did not wear its usual genial
smile, and to his friend's hearty greeting bo
only replied: "No, not to-night. General
I can't drink. You fellows hare whipped
us again, ana I m going into mourning,
Last week these two gentlemen met again,
and this time it was with a bright smile,
which hardly concealed tbo lurkin? malice,
however, that the ex-Con fed crate slapped
the Union man on the shoulder, exclaiming,
"Hallo, old boy! Have you como over to
see your President?" "Hardly," was tbo
quiet reply.
"Oh! you might as well," continued tbe
other, laugniog. "iou snow the bottom
rail is on top again, and, if you like, I'll in
troducc you."
This incident aptly i 11 us t rat rates not only
tho political eituation, but also the feeling
ot puoiio men in vasnington. the old
Union soldiers, tbo Republican fctraieht
out, who fought through the heat and dust
of tbe day, who gave Iheir blood for tho
cause, and who loved it as their life, are
chilled by tho shadow of tho White Houe.
Whether or not this feeling is justified by
any action of tbe President need not now bo
discussed, but that many prominent Renuli
licans have found, and still continue to find.
great difficulty in being admitted to his Ex
cellency there can bo no doubt. Nor is this
all. n bat they mcst complain of is that
they are excluded to make way for men
who a few days ago were straininc every
nerve to make shipwreck of tho nation of
which Mr. Hayes is uow tbe head. A few
cays ago I went to tho White House with
gentleman who for years past has been
prominent in the councils of tbo Republican
party in .new lork. lie came to Washing
ton to ask no favors and to erind no axes,
Ho simply wanted to see tbe city, and,
being one of those wbo had great faith in tbe
good intentions of tbo Adminstration, he
wanted to tee and p&y his respects to the
President. He sent in his card, expecting
and intending to watt nis turn lor an inter
view. For half an hour bo sat patiently
anddurirga fceond half hour murmured
not ; when he had been seated ono hour
and a half in tho ante -room, however, and
there was still no sign that he was to be
nlmitted, he quietly shook the dujt of the
White House from off bis feet and went his
nay. During tbe time that was thus wast
ed by that stanch old Kepubucan, a man
uutfd for his fidelity to the Union and his
strict integrity in every wait ot Die, I
counted seven cx-rebeLs who were admitted
to the Republican President almost without
announcement. Tbey were on familiar
torms with his Excellency's household, and
seemed to be tborooghly conciliated. Of
course, it is a very good thing to keep them
in that condition, and perhaps it was very
wrong for the old Republican to be indig
nant because he was pushed out of line
to malto way for them. He forgot,
doubtless, that tho Executive Mansion is
now conducted on strictly Christian princi
ple, and that " there is more joy in Heaven
over one tinner that rcpentcth than over
ninety and nine just pcrsoas who need no
repentance. Or it may be that, like a great
many other wordly-mindcd people, he
coubtcd tho professions of tho gentlemen
who have recently been taken into the
fold.
Such incidents as tbeso arc of daily occur
rence, and though plight in themselves, do
much to mold public sentiment. Coupled
with the fact that John B. Gordon, of Geor
gia ; 31. C. Itutlcr, ol south Carolina ; lien.
11 ill. and other gentlemen ot tbe pamo class.
are upon more familiar terms with tho Prcs
dent than are nine-tenths of tho Republican
Senators, it is, perhaps; not to be wondered
at that they give strength to the significant
statement : 4 Tbe bottom rail Is on top
again.' It h on top. Tba Democracy rcles
in Wahhineton, and the Democracy is ab
solutely under tbe control of men who won
distinction by plotting ana ngnting to ae-
stroy their country. That tbey are
magnanimous in their power must be ad
mitted. Many of them display traits of gen
erosity and good will which aro everywhere
admired, ana it is a notorious lacttnat when
a Republican Congressman has any favor to
ask, ho goes with his petition to a South
ern rather than to a Northern Democrat.
Indeed, it is now generally felt, if not gen
erally admitted, tbat tbo ex-rebels are in
almost absolute command, and their leaders
make no secret of their intention to con
tinue at the helm. Tbey have even begun
to make promises of what they will do when
the fraud." as they delinht to call Presi
dent Hayes, when tbey aro not asking for an
ofSeo from him, has been replaced by a man
of their own kind. Of course, tbo rank and
file if the Democracy have not been slow to
catch tho spirit of their leader. They feel
already, as they themselves express it, that
the machine is onco more in their hards,
and that tbey will run it to suit themselves
there can be no doubt, a lew evenings
apo ten or a dozen of these our new rulers j
were standing on Pennsylvania avenue,
within sight of tho Capitol, They were
moht of them characters in thoir way, nearly
all Southern men and all Hnall-fry politi
cians. Of course, they were talking politic",
but after a time tho general conversation
was stopped to listen to one man. Ho was
a doorkeeper at the Capitol, Speaking with
deliberation, ho said: "Further discussion
can't bring no results, gentlemen, dis here
oountry is goin' to bo run by tho Dimocra
cy." "Yes," said a littlo one-armed man
at his side, and by tbe Dimocracy south of
Mason and Dixon line," "Your amend
ment. Sir, is accepted," said the slow-spcakj
ing doorkeeper, and tho party separated.
Still another incident, which plainly in
dicates tbe direction in which tbe wind is
blowing, occurred a few days ago at one of
the entrances to the hall of Rcprcntatives.
An old Federal officer who had been a mem
ber and wbo is noted as an uncompromising
Republican, sought admission. Tbo door
keeper did not, or pretended not to know
him, and he was refused. Jut then a
friend, a member of tho present Houe, saw
him and cried out, "Hallo, General, won't
they let you in?" 'No," replied the old
soldier, with as much bitterness as humor,
"I have not had my Union disabilities re
moved yet." How much significance there
was in tbe answer can only be appreciated
by ttiOe Republicans who live in Washing
ton under an Administration of reconcilia
tion and non-partisan good will. II. C.
Notes and I'ommrnti,
Iho beauties of tho fisheries award of
$5,600,000 ior 12 years uso appear in a
stronger light under the announcement that
they yield to Canada less than $14,000 a
year. There has evidently been a mistake
Homewhero. Troy Ttms.
Kato Sanborn inquires ' Why are men
of genius so olten bachelors ?" YVc suspect
It is because they are born so. Wurnster
I'rcss.
With pistol-practice at Princeton, hazing
at Dartmouth, and skirmishing all along tbo
lino of tbo New England colleges, American
youths aro now acquiring the rudiments of
a militury education. 'Tribune.
As fur tho Democrats, New Hampshire
cloarly shows that wo cannot expect ta ,
sweep tho country by counting on a grand
Republican breuk-down. Y. Y. World, j
Human life is made the cafer when such
monsters are punished as tho laus of aliunst j
every nation say crimes like those of Iji j
Page shall be punished. Huston Traveller, j
If a Democratic Administration had lrcn
in power tbo other day, wbo supposes tbe ;
Confederate archives would have been avail-'
ablo for the defeat of tho anti-Mlurn postal I
claims bill? Albany Journal.
The Groat XUrrington (Mass.) Ctwrur
saj : "Gov. Rice, who pardons a criminal
about as often as he takes a drink, will
prolnbly not pardon us for saying tbat we
aro sorry we voted for him. His frequent
pardons make a mockery of justice."
BURLINGTON. VT FRIDAY MORNING-. MARCH 22,
.TTJSTIOK
JOSEPH
AT LAST.
La PAGE
Expiates His Awful Crimes
on the Gallows.
UK CO.VFIJNO
Tim .lliinlrr of both MIii 1111,
St. Atbaiifl, amd Mill Laiiffiualil
1'ritibrokc, IV. II.
Concord, N. II , March 15 La Page was
hung at 11:00. to-day, and died at 11:27.
La Page has been confined in what is
known as tho condomncd cell. It is about
seven feet square and a littlo more than fix
feet in height. Here bo has ."-pent his timo
in solitude, repeating his prayers, pacing
the floor and looking gloomly out from his
window. His experience has left its mark
upon his countenance. Thoso unacquaint
ed with tbe man wouli not recoznixes
him from the likeness of tbe bearded
man of two years and a half ago. Ha has
been confined in the state prison two years
and two months, and tbe peculiar sallow
neps which comes to man inside tbe walls
became terribly apparent in Lis face. Be
side, be bad been dosoly shaven and tbe
features hidden by a wealth of full whis
kers bave stood out gaunt and grim. His
looks were thoso of cunning and brutality
almost warranting in themselves tbe feeling
of repulsion which tbe citizsnsof this vicin
ity have felt against him. Ha has had fair
appetite and good beatlb.
He has confessed the murder of both Mi
Marietta Ball, of St. Albanr, and Miss
Langmaid, of Pembroke. His whole his
tory is characterized by acts of eioessivo
brutality.
lis Mas
Talk with lha IVardtn
Concord, N. II., March 15. LaPage was
transferred from his oill to the sitting-room
at 6:45. He was very pleasant and cheer
ful, and seemed disposed to converso with
the deputy quito freely. Rev. Fathers Barry
and Milled, at 8:35, held prayers with bim
and conversed till 10:25. when he was left
with tho warden and deputy. He remained
perfectly quiet for nearly half an hour.
ben ho suddenly motioned for the warden
and deputy to take chairs near bim. After
tbey were seated be suddenly dropped upon
his knees and said: u I kill rat. Yes, I
kill two gal. Too bad, too bad;" and bo
obbed and cried most bitterly ; and after
getting composed be made tbe following
statement :
mi; M(jitii:ui:it-4 convksjsiox
A Dreadful Story.
lie leit auncook about six o cock, a. m ;
went to the baker's about seven ; then went
across the bridge to the corner made by
tbo highways and tbe railroad; left tbe
axe and coat there, and went across the
lots, across tbe bridge, taking his stick
from a woodpils ; then across the road and
metJosie LangmaiJ. He struck her with
the stick and when he struck she threw up
her hand and tbe cut upon it was caused by
the blow. Ho then took her into tbe woods
and
CUT OIF UEB BSAl WITH DIS KMFI,
carried tbo head to where it was found, and
then went to tbe brook and washed his
hands knife and coat. Ha then went back
to the place where he left tbe ax?, and
then went up tbe road to tbe nlaco indi
cated where he hid tbe wallet, nog, etc.,
and a littlo further on, left bis coat and
axo. He then went across lots.
and took tbe highway back to Suncook, ar-
(mug ai v p. ui. ai who uurnea iwo
coats and two caps, four or fire days after,
and told him ho wa? a bad man. She did
not want him anymore. His wife burned
tne clothes because thev mot into a ouarrel.
Tho giil bad been dead twelve to bfteen
minutes be lor o hscat off her held. He did
not stamp on ber bead or face ; but simply
turned ber head wit'i his foot when cut
ting off the bond. Ho indicated un the dia
gram where Mr. Langmald coull find tbo
wallet, rinir. etc.. and taid that the testi
mony of tbo doctors from Boston about the
Do a was alt true.
Tim it all, nritUEit.
Full atud Detailed Confeaalwn -A
Triumph for bpIrllualUU.
In regard to the Bill murder, tbe clair
voyant from Bennington told it just as it
as. exactly : told my road, mv house and
tbe number of my children. Tbe house
was a big black one. She told about a
small hou. too. I nut tbo drets under a
log. Tbo man who swore to scoini; me
every hour was a good man and did not
lie. He did not know anything about
My boys came home from St.
Albans about four and I worked fast, so
tbey did not think I had been away. The
confosi-iou cf tho Ball murder was lull, tbe
points being indicated by him upon tbo
map.
'hue sho was passing alone a lonely
road, the monster felt upon tbe defenceless
irl. lie bad disguised himself with a rude
mask which ho made from an old foot-mat.
ut in tnestruc;e whiza he bad with bis
ictim this was torn away, and Miss Ball at
once identified bim. She begged bim to let
her alone, but ber anneals were in vain.
Finding that be was determined in his pur-
Eose, Miss Ball fought with det-poration.aod
eing of a powerful physique sbo cave ber
valiant many revere scratches ana bruises
beforo sbo was overcome. After complet
ing bis crime, he shoullcred her body and
carried and dragged it nearly a quarter ofa
mile, is iuc piace wnere it was lounu. ia '
Page referred al-o to the suspicion thrown '
at tbo time upon (iaorge (J. Smith, and said
he was clau he could do him (Smith) some
irood. He killed Miss Ball at 3.30 o'clock
and got back home at half-past four.
TUB CI.OMNtJ SCKXK.
lie Murtlrrri Urntn m llrarljr L.unch
111 tvlftf and Clilldrrn.
.aPage partook of a benrly lunch at
10:45. During tbe night he said to tbo
deputy, My wife no matter! My chil-
rcn too bad, too bad. He inquired bow
many would be admitted to eo bim execut
ed and then asked, "How many came from
St. Albans?" Alter making his confession
he neemcd to be itrcatlv relieved and talked
and smiled pleasantly.
TUE OiLLOWS i
was erected this morning in the ame place
as at previous executions. It is tbe tame
gallowa cn which Pike. Evans and Major i
were executed. By tho time the doors were
open a considerate crowd had assembled.
Tbe uual number were admitted, who wait
ed till fiur minutes of II, when La Page,
preceded by High abenu Dodge with
Deputy sheriff Pickering, and accompanied
on cither side by Rer. Fathers Barry and
minctte. with slow steps approacnea tne
allows and proceeded to tbo scatfuli. The
prisoner was conducted to the drop, where
be was pinioned.
calm and composed."
He appeared calm and rather remarkably
lomposcd, though there was tbe usual aBhen
ue upon his lace, lie was pinioned ana
boro tbe preparations with great nerve.
Alter the readme ol the warrant was done.
the noose was adjustcd.the black cap drawn
down over his tice; and as Sheriff Dode
ttcrcd the words. "May (tod have mercy
on your soul," ho pressed his foot upon the
spring, the trap dropped and LaPage was
INHERED INTO ETERMTT.
His body fell tbo distance allowed by the
ropo and exocpt a very slight drawing up
tbero was no motion. At tbe end ot eight
een minutes be was pronounced dead. Alter
tbo body was taken down an examination
revealed that the neck was broken. The
remains were pUccd in a coffin, removed
from tbe nrison and will bo taken to Sun-
cook to bo burried by tbe family. Theexeou-
ton parsed off very quistly and successfully.
iur. rarnsworth. oi at. Aioan. and J. u.
anumaid. father of the girl, we-io present
and litoned to tbo long-wi-hcd-for eonies-
ion with tho deep est interest.
DIMTIO.IAI. ii:tails,noto, ltc,
lit- llrrord of Ilia Crimea a lid
I'd ulli incut.
THE CONFESSION.
La Page's confession was made, it acorns.
otly to Warden Pillabury, of tbe New
Hampshire State prison, wbo, with bis son.
tup with tbo murderer during his last
ght. Tbe Warden naturally forgot many
of tbo particulars about tbe Ball murder.
with which ho had no special acquaintance.
and could not draw tbe prisoner attention
to points if interest and doubt, as he could
concerning tbe Lang ma id murder, with
tbo occne and history ot which be was of
course very familiar. Tho entire confession
was disjointed, not only spoken in broken
Enli."h, but without coherence. He re
duced to writing tho main features of the
confession of both crimes and afterwards
read it to La Page, who said it was true.
La Page drew diagrams ol tbe scenes of
both murders, representing tbe routes over
wbich'he went and returned, and all the
principal points. In reference to the Ball
murder, he says he left the bay field where
ho was at work about a quarter past three
in the afternoon, went over through the
woods to tbo place where tbe murder was
committed, concealed himself by tbe roadside
and awaited her appearance. He sprang out
and threw himsrif upon her, struck her
until sno was unconscious, and after he
had placed ber body where it was found
returned around on the east side and north
end of tbo pond (all of which route is con
cealed from view) and then approached
his bouse from the north-cast, which is ex
actly opposite tbo direct route from tbe
scene. A little before reaching tho road
he says ho bid the bundle under a log. On
Saturday the St. Albans authorities made
a search at tbo place indicated, but did not
find tho bunaie. A large number of logs
arc found in that locality, most of tbem
somewhat decayed, but tbey are all frozen
down and some are partially imbedded in
snow and ice, so it was impossible to find
anything. It is very doubtful if anything
is ever found, ana yet there Is no reason to
doubt tbe trutb of La Page's statement.
He did net enter into the details ct tbe
manner in which be committed tbo crime.
nor tell whether tho Ecratcbes subsequently
seen upon bis face, and which he then
pretended were caufed by ivy poison in
were maae iy nis poor victim or not. u
I denied bavins worn a mask, disclaimed
I nn k r. no Jorf .ra tT an Knt ha AAnfuuil
true as to miss Langmaia. lie said the
causo ot his departure from St. Albans was
tbo report Ircm the clairvoyant at Uenninz'
ton He probably meant Lucy Cook of
Montpelier Of this report he said,
"When me hear dat, mo lot 'fraid. She
told everyting true ; told my road,
my noue: put tne aressi unaer a iiz
told me foreigner, no talk Eoglisb. Me go
way irom at. AiDans aoout two month1
and learn Enelich. When me come back
me talk English, an me no bo 'fraid as be-
lore ' He told ot a man living in M. Al
bans wbo tried to hire a Frenchman in the
village to go to LaPage's houee and put
blood on La Page's shirt and other clothing.
Tbey would then have him arrested and
get tbo reward. The Frenchman evidently
went to La Pago and told bim of tbe propo
sition, ui this man La rage said, "lie bad
man ; ho bad man.
Tbe warden says that after having unbur
dened his mind, LaPage seemed to be much
more at case, talked about his execution
and asked how man spectators would bo
admitted and it anv and bow many from at,
Albans. He seemed penitent, and while
contesting, wept bitterly : but bttoremorn
ing, having dimi.sed tbat subject, he talk
ed about other matters, asked obscene ques
tions and talked like the vulgar monster
he was. He was very solicitous that bis
conlcssion should not be given to tbe pub
lic until alter his death. He charged tbe
warden to that effect several times, and the
last tbicg ho said to him wa?, "Don't tell
of me 'till I'm dead."
THE EXECUTION.
As LaPage could not read either French
or English, during tbe last few days he bad
a calendar with a mark across the date,
March 15. As each day canve he crossed
out a figure, so tbat be might know how
many more days be bad to lire. Tbe scenes
of that fatal day are thus described : Not
until the very last moment was be waited
upon by Sheriff Dudge and tbe deputies
whom he had selected to assist bim in tbe
final scene. When itfjrmed tbat be most
prepare fur tbe dreadful ordeal. LaPage
answered sulkily : "Yes, sir, I am ready;
and then surrendered himself to the execu
tioner. Upon arriyirg at tbo narrow door
which opened directly on to tbe scaffold, the
feheriff paused for a few moments wbils tbe
priests. Father Barro and Millett. adminis
tered tho final consolations, ending with the
Lord's Prayer, which LaPage slowly re
peated in French. During these trying
moments tbo condemned man looked
through one of tbo prison windows, and
caught bis last limpso of tbe beauti
ful sunlight which for the timo shoue di
rectly down upon his brutish features.
Tbe spectators of tbo st hmn scene seemed
to be more visibly affected at the surround
ings and tbo occasion than the condemned,
for at no time from the moment ha was led
forth till tho cap was drawn over his eyes
did he manifest the feeblest emotion. When
he was brought onto tbo scaffjld, almost
tbe first faco bo recognized was that of Mr.
Laogmaid, lbs father ef the poor girl whom
bo bad outraged and murdered. He looked
at bim steadily for a few secoudj. When
tbe condemned was brought forward to tbe
scaffold tho assembled witnesses were bush
ed to a death-like stillness. Fathers Barry
and Millett stood upon tbe rear ot the
gallows durinir the wbolo scene, and
both seemed choked with emotion as
tbe officers proceeded m their paintal duties
Sheriff Dodge, usually calm and serene,
was very nervous in reading the warrant
for the execution, and prubablv never be tore
in performing this act did bis rotund form
tremblo so violently. The deputies, too,
were somewhat overcome, and indeed
tbe embarrassment of all was in
conspicuous eontrast with tbe peace
ful, matter-of-fact demeanor of tbe
condemned man. Tne hands and feet
were bound by tbo deputies. Sheriff Dodge,
in tbe meantime, adjusting the rope and
drawing down tbe black cap to exclude tbe
features Irom tbe gaze ol the multitude Dur
ing all these poccedings LaPagowas as calm
and eereno as the beautiful spriog morning
which be was soon to leave behind, loo
reading of tbe warrant having been con
cluded, tho Sheriff remarked, in a busky
tone: "And now Joseph LaPage, in accor
dance with tbe comtraod, 1 prucocd to
executo the sentence of death, by hanging
you by tho nock until you are dead, and may
(j id have mercy on your soul. tie men
pressed his foot upon tbe spring, the trap
door gave way, and tbe murderer of Josie
Langmaid, ana arietta uaii was removed
from tbo community whioh he had so out
tracod and arousod. Ho dropped about six
feet, and died without a kick or eonvulsion
ofany description. Although death was
not instantaneous, it was declared that tbe
wretch passed away without suffering any
pain. At tbo end of nineteen minutes Drs.
Crosby, Barney and (!igo pronounced life
extinct, but Sheriff Dodge observed that
they bad hotter let him hang a few minutes
longer, and in accordance with
this suggestion the body was not
cut down for hall an hour after
wards. The poodle wbo gathered to see
bim banged were reluctant to loave tho spot,
and appeared disappointed tbat tbe law
eould do no more to tbe fiend than take his
life only. About half of tho attendants at
tbe execution uncovered their head, and
the general aspect of tho lookers-on was
vastly different from tho pale, sober faces
that are generally seen on such occasions.
All crowded for tbo best plices to observe
the tragic scene, and no one seemed to have
tbe slightest feeling of pity or regret. Tho
presence of tbo father of Josie Langmaid
created a sensation, and toftened tho tone
of thoe about bim, who treated him with
tbo utmo-t rcupcct. llo watobed tho pro
ceedints with a steady eye and firm lip, and
doubtless his heart went bark to poor
Jomo, wboso marred and mutilated body,
onoe so beautiful, now lies under Iho s-jd.
AN INTERVIEW WITU MRS. LA PAGE.
Mrs. LaPage made tho following state
ment: 1 am gUd that be made a clean
brcastol his wrong doings, and I also re
joice that ho was allowed to receive the last
sacraments of tbe Catholic church. Joseph
pays in bis confession that I burned somo
of his ebthing after tbo Langmaid girl
was killed, but it is not true. I washed
bis overalls and my daughter washed bis
shirts, but neither of us saw any blood on
them. Tho shirt whioh ho woro on tbe day
of tbe murder wa badly torn in one of the
sleeves and was missing soon after I put it
out to dry. Joseph had abused me at times
since our marriage, on many occasions
shamefully. I cannot tell you of his brutal
conduct toward our eldest daughter. It is
awful to relate. One day. soon after tbo
Langmaid murder, be treated me po badly
that 1 asked him if he did not kill Josie
Langmaid. He answered tbat he did not.
I asked the question because I remembered
bow he brutally outraged and nearly mur
dered my sister Julien.ie Rousse, in Canada.
He never afterward admitted to me that he ,
1878.
killed Josie. Tbo pantaloons covered with
blood and found sunk in a pond at St. Al
bans, were my husband's.
A DI5PUTE OVER TUE BURIAL OF TDI MUR
DER KS.
There U great excitement in Suncook over
tbe question of tbe burial of LaPage's re
mains. Kiy. Father Hardy has had the
gates of tbe Catholic ccmeteiy at Suncook
locked, and has forbidden any person to
enter it without permission from him. The
French Catholics say that LaPage was ex
communicated from tbo church in Canada
for his outrage upon Julienne Rousse, and
tbey are determined tbat his remains shall
not bo deposited in consecrated ground,
Tbe body has been temporarily deposited in
a tomb at Concord. Tbe authorities of Sun
cook are apprehensive of a serious disturb
ance if an attempt is made to bury LaPage
in the Catholic cemetery, and it is reported
tbat a large number of special officers have
been sworn in and directed to hold them
selves in readiness in case their services
should be required.
BrlcfHc?leworLa l'ase's Crimea.
THE BALL MURDER.
On the 24th day of July, 1871, over the
hill two miles cast of St. Alban?, Marietta
N. Ball, a teacher in tbat district, in
passing from her school house to tho bouse
of Air. Foster A. Page, was set upon and
seized by some one who had lain in wait
for ber, and was dragged into tbo woods on
tbo lower rido of tbe road, outraged and
murdered; and a few rods further on her
body was found by a searching party in the
night, two days after the crime It was
evident tbat she had died bravely in de
fence of her virtue. The public excitement
became intense and wide-spread. Suspi
cion fell upon many different men and the
in qucf t was kept open for months to allow
tbe fullest investieation. At ono time.
Joseph LaPage, a French Canadian living ,
in toai aistrict, was arrestea in at. Aioans
at the instance of Mr Geo. M.Lang, wbo
beard bim icauirine afloat the dec art ore ot
a train and noticed that bis face was very
Daaiy scratenra. lie was taken before
selectmen Newton and Swift, of St. Albans,
who made a few inquiries; but eliciting
notning ana Knowing mat a Boston ae-
tective whom tbey had employed had pre
viously seen LaPage and others in tbat
part ot tbe neighborhood and satitnsd
hinipelf thev bad no hand in tbe murder.
they n based him and suspicion fell upon
others. Fina'ly, the publio nearly settled
down to the conviction tbat tbe murderer
would never be known urlsss be should con
fess tn after years, and with this belief Miss
Hairs lather and sisters removed to Can
fornia, where their sons and brothers resid
ed, and where Air. Hail has since died.
TUE LANGMAID MURDER.
On tbe 4th day of October, 1875, at Pem
broke, N. II., Josie Langmaid, a young lady
attending the academy in tbat town, was
murdered andhorriblymutilatcd while pass-
ing through a piece of woods between ber
lather s bouse and tho school. iNot return-
atmgbt, she was missed and a search
undertaken by ber lather and the neigh
bors. Her poor mut.uted remains were
found in tbe wood, thoutth cut all at one
time, and tbe atrocity of the crime showed
the beastliness ot tbe perpetrator. iae ex
citement was even greater than tbat follow
ing tbe murder of Miss Bal', and it was
ntb ditncuity that the people wno gatneroa
bout tbe lockup in the neighboring village
of Suncook were restrained from lynching
an innocent man upon whom suspicion at
tbat time rested. LaPage, who had moved
from St. Albans to the town ol Suncook
adioininz Pembrooko and obtaintd work
as a woodebopper, was arreted soon after
and was tried in March, 1670. Evident
was introduced showing that he had made
iodecent inquiries in reference to, and had
loiiowcu, young gins; tnat no naa been on
tbe Academy road tbe day be fere tbe murder.
and with a stick in bis band, and upon bis
overcoat, rest, pantaloons, overalls and bat
were found spots of blood. His defence was
an alibi, tbat is, ha tried to make out by
faulty testimony of other French wood
choppers that he was elsewhere on tbe morn
ing in question, battheir testimony did not
cover the whole timo in which be might
have perpetrated tbe deed. Amongst tbe
many witnesses against tbs prisoner was
Julienne Rousss, a sister of bis wife, whom
be outraged and Isft for dead at her home in
Canada. Ho used tho mask in this affair as
in tbe two otb;rs. To ber evidence excep
tion was taken and the lull bench ajciaea
it to be another and distinct offence, and so
remote as to bo incompetent to show tbe
motive in this case, and a stemd trial was
granted, which was held in March, 1877.
lie was convicted at Iho scjnd trial as ha
was at tho first, and sentenced tbe latter
time to be hanged un the I5:b day of
March, 1678.
For the Frea Preu aad Timet.
Mr. II codec's Successor,
cr o. a. w.
Having . settled the Governor question
would it not be well for tho Press to take
hold of the more important question of Con
gressman ? We, nf tbe third district, would
like to know who is thought of as Mr.
Hendces successor. As one of tbo people, I
take tho liberty to suggest that Mr. Hendee
should bo his own successor. Unless the
office ho holds is intended as a gratification
of apiriDg or ambitious xoliticians who are
impatiently awaiting their turn, in the dif
ferent parts of the district it experience
counts for anything as a qualification for dis
charging tho duties of the dfficc successfully,
is not Mr. Hendee tbe very man to bo his
own successor? Have wo ever had a man
in Ccngress who has more promptly and
heartily responded to the appeals ol his con
tituenb, in behalf ot" measures embraced
within tho scope of Congressional services?
Have not tho few years spent in Congress
fitted him to do us mora and better service
in tbe future? Have not our aMe Senators
acquired influence in tbo councils of the
Senate chambers, and a national reputation
worthy of them and worthy of us, net
only by their eminent ability, but alss by
thoir experience 7 Do wo not need juit
Mich men in tbe Houso? Doubtless
there are worthy a men awaiting the
honor, and no ono would be hap
pier than I to help them reach the goal
of their ambition ; but only a few can bo
gratified and is not tho rublic welfare of
greater importance? When we have found
a man who does us good service an 1 grow
ing more and more capable of doing better
and better work for us, is it not tho bct
policy to keep bim at work in the samo
line? How is it that Prentiss, Collaa.er,
Phelps, Slude, Foot, Morrill and Kdmunds,
and a few others I might name, have come
to occupy so high a place among statesmen?
Not merely on account of suporior ability,
but because we kept them whero their tal
ents might tell upon their own fame url
bo wrought into the national history.
Why not repeat tho experiment?
Do thoKO States who aro constantly chang
ing their ro preventatives in Congress ever
acquire any influence there, except tbo intld
enco of party ? Almost anybody wbo could
be thought of, or could even think of himself
for Congress, would bo intelligent enough to
interpret the crack ot the party whip;
but aside from his ability to vote according
to tbe requirments of party suWrvicney,
of what account can anew member be in
shaping legislation, unless he is a yery re
markable man?
Is not experience quite as valuable, as
any qualification, except it e pure and
upright character, which should ever to
preeminent and paramount to all other
qualities in a public servant?
Mr. Darwin, whose worship "is mostly of
the silent sort," says that tbe greatest boon
that Heaven ever granted to man is the
baboon. iY. J". Herald.
"This Spring," tho Cleveland eraWsajs,
"party fences have tho top rails off.'
There is a good deal of poetry in that re
mark of Stanley's to tbo old nero in Zan
zibar who asked hioi what he had come to
Africa for. "I am come,' said tbe great ex
plorer, to cleavo this continent.
Teams still crosa on the Ice at Lake
George.
NUMBER 39.
Tne New Hampshire Election.
COMMENTS OF TII8 TRESS.
From the Concord Monitor.
The victory indorses Gov. Prcscott and
tne nepuoiican party ol New Hampshire,
and tbero it ends. As Hon. Charles II.
Bell remarked in hU address on assuming
the chairmanship of the Republican State
Convention, national issues involving differ
ences among Republicans did not belong to
the canyoss. We may add tbat President
llaycs and his Southern policy were not in
issue. The result therefore is neither a
Hayes nor an anti-Hayes victory. Those
vho distrust and tbose who admire his
policy yoted shoulder to shoulder the
straight Republican ticket. Our Demo
cratic friends are greatly disappointed over
iuu lesuii, ana tncir laith in "stm hunt,
tactics is thoroughly shattered.
From a Concord despatch.
The attcmtJ; will be made to show tbat
this victory is an indorsement of Hayes, but
every ono conversant with the state of things
here knows that such is not the case. The
Republican vote has been brought out by
special effort beinz made to show tbat the
President s policy was not an issue in the
campaign. Everything considered, this has
been a glorious triumph for the Republi
cans. The way is paved for a comparatively
easy victory next November, and there is no
present Ganger ot riew Hampshire being
represented by a Democrat in the United
Mates Senate.
From the Boston Journal.
More than any other election for years, it
shows that New Hampsblro is reliably Repub
lican. The work has been done by New Hamp
shire Republicans alone ; and without outside
contributions and against a party which ba3
put money into the contest, toe battio has
been won. ine vote ol the Prohibition and
Greenback candidates indicate the poverty
of those movements in New Hampshire. The
lormer nas ceased to be regarded as a poli
tical issue by sensible men, while tbe prac
tical and intelligent voters of the Granite
otate bee nothing but greater disaster to in
dustry and business in an lniiatcd and irrc
acemable paper money.
From thd X. V. Tribune.
Tbe Democrats had all the advantages
of tbe situation. They were united. They
had the inspiration of success elsewhere,
and of the general belief of their party tbat
they are coming into National power. There
was no ctlcctive or united opposition, lhe Re
publicans haio saved what they have, in spite
ot tbe odds against them, simply through tbe
tremendous vitality of tbe party organiza
tion and the profound popular distrust of the
Democrats. These New Hampshire Repub
licans are mainly sincere ana disinterested
men, who care 'very little for factions or
great leaders," but very much for the
welfare of the country, which tbey honestly
believe will be promoted by the success of
their own party.
Irom tha Nw York Timi.
The Democrats could have carried the
day by a change of twenty -five yjtes in a
thousand on tbe total vote, or even by
drawinc off a thousand RenubHcan votes
on side issues. That they have not done
more than they have, shows tbat tbe Re
publicans of New Hampshire, unlike some
ot the party leaders at Washington, still
have definite political convictions and a firm
attachment to their party associations.
Tbero is no reason to suppose that, in this,
they differ from the mass of the party
throughout the country.
From tha Albany Journal.
The campaign and election were surround
ed from beginning to end with embar
rassments. Tbe disappointment with
affairs at Washington was calculated to
produce indifference. Tbcn, before tho
canvass opened Mr. Chandler had the folly
to write a letter in which, instead ot con
tenting himself with a fair and candid
criticism of the mistake which the Admin
istration bad made, he wantonly threw
weapons into tbe bands ot the opposition.
Some men seemed to care less for success
than for spite. Tbe Democrats were united
and hopeful the Republicans distracted
and doubtful, ibe triumph won in the tace
of these di Acuities attests the enduring
vitality of the Republican party.
COKUUESSIOXAI. TOIMCS.
TUE 1ISIIERICS AWARD.
Mr. Blaine made, on Monday, bis prom
ised speech on tbe fisheries award of $5,-
UUU.UUU against the united states, lie did
not take Usue broadly against paying the
award, but contended that it was an outra
geously large sum ; that we had been over
reached in the butincss by Great Britain,
and tbat tbe award was not binding upon
the United States because it was not agreed
to by all the arbitrators. He said tbat all the
fish caught by American fishermen in Cana
dian waters were not worth juu,uuu a
year ; and that the United States is asked
to pay about two millions more than
the total value of all tbe fish caught, for the
twelve years covered by the Ireaty. Sena
tor Dawes said, we get "no thine" for the
five million : but Mr. Hamlin thought it might
be a point of honor to pay tbe award. As
the Canadians, since the" announcement of
the award, have exultingly declared that the
award covered but half their claims, and
tbat tbey might still drive off their shores
American fishermen who desired to trade
for supplies, cnless a separate quid pro quo
were received, the payment, if made, will
go sorely against the grain, with those wno
pay it.
TU LATK DIPLOMATIC AlTOLTMhAT3.
In the House. Mr. Hewitt has been shed
ding hi dismal beams upon tbe President's
diplomatic appointments. Ministers Welsh,
Novcs, Comly, Lowell, Kasson and Taylor
were all. in his opinion, unfit for their places
and should never have been appointed. He
did not attribute to any of them personal
disqualification ; but Nojes and Comly, min
isters respectively to France and the Sand
wich Islands, were improperly appointed be
causo the President bad known tbem for
vears.and had formed a high opinion of their
merits and abilities. Mr. Hewitt's theory
in regard to this matter seems to be tbat a
President should never appoint to office a
man of whose qualifications he ha personal
knowledge, except, perhaps, some one whom
ho has learned to distrust and dislike.
UVIL 5ERVKE REIORM.
Sunset Cox tried, on Tuesday, to le witty
on the subject. Ho gave the following as
amusing specimens (chiefly imaginary) of
answers given to questions in tbe civil ser
vico catechism. One asked was, What Is
the duty on brandy of certain degrees of
strength ? The answer was, The duty is to
drink it. Another question was, ' W hat
was the causo of the war of 1S12? An-
9WCr jrrce trade. question " n as
Judge Kelley in tbat war, and u so, to
whom did he surrender?" Anwer He
did." Another question, put to a rather
tipsy man was, Who is the present Pres
ident of tbe United States?" Answer
Rutherford B. Tilden." Ouestion "Do
facto or dejure?" Answer 14 Both." This
man said he passed owing to the mixed quali
ty of tbe liquor ho had drunk, and of the
mixed nature of tbe Administration.
Mr. n hitthorne. of Tennessee, said Mr.
Hewitt, of New York, had advocated civil
service reform. What was civil rer vice re
form ? He (Whitthorne) was in favor of it,
it it meant putting Republicans out of office
and Democrats in. Mr. TownsenJ, of New
York That's the meaning of it ; that's a
;ood definition."
DkUOtRATIC SVCTIOX OX TUE TKEAStRV.
Mr. Hale, of Maine, on Tue-day, made
, speech in which he met Singleton's pica
for cutting down tbe diplomatic service on
the seoro of economy, by a statement of the
immense sums wnicn measures introduced
from the Democratic side would, it passed,
take from the treasury. Among them he
enumerated the bill to pension noldiers of the
Mexican and Indian wars, which would tanc
three to seien million dollars a year from
tho treasury; the Giddiogs claim, which
involved tho principle of paying Southern
mail contractors, and which would take
about million from the treasury ; the Texas
Pacific railroad bill, representing 00,000,
000, to bo assured by the government ; the
Miishppi levee bill, involving s'Jj.uvu,-
000; the bill to refund the cotton tax, in
volving 00.000.000 : the bill to reopen the
old cotton-seizure coses; and tho the bill to
abolish tho Southern claims commission. A
Washington despatch says; Tbe showing
was overwhelming, and tbe effect upon tbe
Democratic side demoralizing. The expos
ure in regard to the claims for second pay
ment for Southern postal contractors left the
Democrats very sensitive on the subject of
claims, and II tie's whole speech was calcu
lated to sorely annoy them.
Gold zoes down. Why not? It will not
be required as a currency for any purpose in
this country after tbe mints grind out a few
tons of silver dollars. Ocdensburg Journal.
Tsi term of office of the Earl of Dufferin,
as Governor-General of Canada, will shortly
expire, and tbe Canadians are all expecta
tion as to whom the fates and Disraeli will
send them as a successor. Tbe name of the
Duke of Manchester has been mentioned,
and one of the Princes of the blood bos been
a subject of gossip. The Governor-General
is a mere figure-head. He can do no public
act without the advice cf his Ministers. He
is nothing if not ornamental ; and tbe Earl
of Dafferin may be said to be a model Governor-General.
He receives $50,000 a year,
and does not make the salary the means of
adding to his private fortune.
It is asserted by Engli-h correspondents
that England will not enter the conference,
unless the whole treaty tdiall be submitted to
it for consideration. But it Is quite certain
that Russia will not yield what England de
mands, not even If Disraeli and his followers
actually declare war- A war between Eng
land and Russia is not impossible, for tbe
people of both countries seem eager for it.
In England, we can see this in the mob dem
onstrations against pcaco meetings in Lon
don. In Russia, the war feeling among the
people is said to be even stronger than in
England. In both countries, the fighting
mood is getting to be unreasonably warm.
Both countries arc xnakiog diligent prepara
tions for war.
The New York Trtbune printed, the other
day, a communication from Thnrlow Weed,
in which he mentioned as worthy of fre
quent reprinting, and copied once more in
his communication, a description of the
person of Jesus, given in a letter of one
Lentulus to the Roman Senate. It may
have occurred to some j-ersons that it is
very strange that more has not been made by
scholars, of such a description of the face
and form of the Saviour by a profane writer
of his own time. The explanation of this is
that tbe letter of Lentulus is a not very
clever forgery. It was produced in the 15th
century by some Latin writer; was pro
nounced spurious by scholars of that cen
tury, and has been universally so regarded
up to our time. Of tbe various features which
mark it as a forgery, but one need be men
tioned here. Lent u las is designated, in the
original Latin of the epistle, "President of
tho Jerusalemitea." No such Roman officer
ever existed. The title of the governor of
Jadca was Procurator. Complete lists of
these Roman magistrates exist, and tbe
name of Lentulus is not among tbem. Mr.
Weed is probably stronger on New York
politics than on matters of ancient history
and scholarly research.
Oca correspondent "O. G. W. mentions
some reasons whj Hon. Geo. W. Hendee
should be retained as Representative of this
district in Congress. Tbe source from which
these suggestions come makes it evident
that they are not inspired by Mr. Hendee.
They put tbe case wholly from the side of
the people, and there is obvious force In the
points thus made. Nothing, we believe,
has as yet appeared indicating that Mr.
Hendee intended to crowd himself forward
as a candidate for the succession. On the
other hand, there is no reason to suppose
that Mr. Hendee would not be willing to
continue to represent the district if a ma
jority of the Republicans of tbe district
desire him so to do. His attitude, we pre
sume, is the honorable ono of leaving it
wholly to the people to say whether he shall
continue to serve them or not, in tbe position
which he has certainly filled with good
ability and great fidelity. Individual inter
ests are of small account, in a matter of this
kind. The public good and public prefer
ence must govern the choice, and it is time
that such preference should be shaping Itself
and finding expression.
Tne habitual drunkenness of certain Dem
ocratic members of the House of Represent
atives is assuming the proportions of a Na
tional scandal. Oa Thursday, Beverly
Douglas, of Virginia, after visiting the re
porters gallery In search of a correspon
dent who bad described his usual condition,
and whom he threatened to kill, but fortu
nately did not find, appeared on the floor of
the House and began some tipsy interrup
tions of a member who was making a
peech. Tbe presiding officer (in Commit
tee of the Whole), Mr. Cox, endeavored in
vain to stop him ; he refused to heed
the vigorous uc of the gavel and
other efforts of the chair to pre
serve order, and when the Sergeant-at-
Arms came to the rescue, he struck at that
official several times. It was only when a
numborof Democratic members gathered
around and succeeded In drawing their
associate into the cloak-room, that it was
possible for the business of the House to
proceed. A Washington despatch savs :
There b' of expelling Mr. Doug
las; but it vil amount to nothing." An
other correspondent says : "The Democrats
seem to overlook and condone the circum
stance, for there have been few days since
tbe October session began that some Demo
crat has not been drunk upon the floor of
the House.'
Congressional.
In the Senate, on the 13th, Mr. Matthews
having moved to print a communication of
the Secretary of the Interior, in regard to
timber depredations In Montana Territory
on Public Lands, in the Rtcord, Mr. Blaine
said that the Senator was asking an extra
ordinary privilege to hav a department re
port printed in the Record. Mr. Morrill
said that since the organization of the Gov
ernment we have had laws for the protec
tion of timber lands, and tho Senate should
not fall out with an executive officer for at
tempting to enforce these laws, Mr. Mat
thews said he would read tbe document
imself, and proceeded to do so. Upon the
conclusion of the reading Mr. Blaine said
that during the early part of the Winter te
received sevcril private letters from friends
in Montana complaining of the ncjust action
of the Secretary of the Interior. The people
of that Territory had been vL-ited by a secret
PT. who inspected their wood-piles and
and asked them $1 per cord stum page far
the wood cut. Tbey agreed to ray a fair
price, and a commission decided that 15
cents per cord stum page was just , yet the
Secretary of the Interior exacted 1 per
cord, lhe SecreUry did not happen to be a
native of this country, but that was not
his fault, and he did not mention it as a
reproach. He was from tho kingdom of
Prussia, which was 150,000 .square miles
less In extent than the territory of Mon
tana. Tbe Secretary ol the Interior,
perhaps from his boyhood's intinct applied
to tbe Territory of Montana the land laws
ot Frusta and not the land laws which bai
been used in the settlement of tbo United
States. It was a thing conceded by the
Government that the hardy pioneer who went
forward and bore tbe flag should have the
air, the water and the wood. At $1 per cord
turn ra 20 the woodland in I on tana wouia
be worth $1,100,000,000.
Since this debate it has been explained
on tbe part of the secretary tbat the timber
seized was taken frem peculators and saw
milLs. and not from settler.
In tbe House. Mr. Reagan, of Texas, ex
plained tbe proposed payment of mail-route
OJntrdctors in the Confederate States for
services rendered previous to tbe Tar He
had read an extract from his first report as
'ostmastcr-lieneral ot the Contedcracy, to
show that be had Wen correct in stating
tbat be bad directed mail contractors to con
tinue their service under contract with the
nited States. He confes-cd to having for-
cottcn the subsequent legislation on the sub
ject. He hoped that the Houso would not
consider that he had been dealing unfairly
or disingcnously with it. Mr. Conger, of
iHiunigan, rcpiieu turn uu ui-i-vn-u uis kx
plana! ion for whatever that gentleman
might consider it worth. Still the charge
remained unanswered ; tbat gentlemen on
tbe other ride who were familiar with the
legislation of the Confederate Congress and
who mut have known that over $S06,000
had been appropriated by that Congress to
pay these contract, were silent upon" that
fact.
The cheek of the GoIdes of Liberty on
the new dollar is very fine, bat we do. wish
had a oiusn on ii. aujaio Axprtss.