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SHERfllAN AND GRANT.
Somo Intorootlng Historical Oorro
opondonoo. TXoxt Oon. Rliermftn Itcfusrd tlin Presi
dential Nomination In 1884 Hon.
Grant' Opinion of Sherman
Sherman on (Irmit.
In 1888 Gen. Sherman wrote nn artlelo
of great interest for the North American
Review. Wo quoto it in full:
"In the year of our Lord, 1634, there
e7aB to io a BUnrp contest for the nomi
nation in Chicago for a presidential can
didate of tho Republican party. The
press and tho people bellovcd that Blalno
wanted it, anil ovorybody turned to him
as tho man best qualified to execute tho
policy, to accomplish tho rosult aimed
at. Still, abnegnting himself, howroto
to mo from Washington this letter:
Coufldontlnl, strictly and obsnlutoly ao.
WASIUNOTOK. D. O.. May 25, 1HM.
Mi Dear OK.vr.nAt, This letter requtroa no
answer. After reading It lllo It away In your
most secret drawer or givo It to tho llamea.
At tho npproachlng convention at Chicago It
Is rnoro than possible, it K Indeed, not Improb
able, thnt vou may bo nominated to tbo presi
dency. It so, you must stand your band, Rccept
tho responsibility, and assume tho duties of tho
placo to which you will Burcly bo choson if a
candldato.
You must not look upon It as the work of tho
fiollttctanH. If It comes to you It will como as
ho ground swell of popular demand, and you
oan no more refuso than you could hnvo refused
to obey an order when you wo-o nontenant In
tho armv. If It comes to ynu nt all It will come
as a call of patriotism. It would In such nn
event injure your preat famn ns much to de
cline It os It would for you to seok It. Your
historic record full as It Is, would bo rendered
still moro glorious by such an administration as
you would be ablo to glvo to the country. Do
not say nword In adranco of the convention, no
matter who may alt you. You nro with your
f rlondn who will Janlously guard your honor and
renown. Your friend,
James O. Duisb.
"To which I replied:
Ola OAItlUSOK AVE., ST. T.OITW, MO , )
May 2S, 1831. f
Hon. JumeaO. Blaine, Washington, D. C:
My Dkau FiitKsn I havo received your
letter of tho 2.Mh; shnll con true It as abso
lutely confidential, not Intimating even to nnv
member of ray fam ly that I havo heard from
you; nnd. though vou mnv not expect an nn
swer. I hopo jou will not construo this ns un
warranted. I have a great many letters from all points of
tho compass to a similar effort, ono or two of
which I havo answered frankly, but tho great
mass nrn unanswered.
I ought not to submit myself to the cheap
rldicu'oof docllnlng what Is not ofTcrcd. but it
is only fair to the many rrallv able men who
rightfully aspire to the high honor of bolng
President of the United States, to let them
know that I nm not and must not Vo construed
os a rlvnl In ovcry man's life occurs an epoch
when he must chooo hit own career and when
ho mny not throw off tho responsibility or
tamely plaoo his destiny In lh hands
of friends Mine occurred In I onlslana,
when, in 1811. nlono In tho midst of a
peoplo Minded hv supposed wronps, I
resolved to stand bv the Un'on ns long as a
fragment of It mi-vlved on which to cling.
Slrco then, through faction, tempest, war nnd
peno my career has been all my friouds nod
family could ask. W are now In a pood houso
rfo'irown c'noiee with retainable provisions
for old ate, f urrown'ed by kind and admiring
friends. n n community wher" Catholicism Is
held In rcpect ami veneration, nn t whero mv
ehtlt'r'n will naturally g-ow uo In contact with
an lndutr'ous and fru'al people. You havo
known and anprec'a'ed Mrs. Sherman from
chl'dhoo 1, have nlpo known each and all the
membrrf of rav f'im'lv, nnd can urdnrstand
without an cxp'anatlon frcm mo how their
thoughts and feelings tdiou'd and ouiht to In
tlucncn my notion, nut twill not even throw
off n them the responsibility.
1 -ill not in any event entertain or accept a
com 'nation as n candidate, for president bv tho
Chicago rcp'tbl'can convention, or any other
convention, for reasons personal to mvself. I
claim tint the civil war. In which I simply did a
man's fair stare of work, fo pcrfee ly accom
plished per-co that mllttarv men hnvo an abso
lute, right to rest, nnd to demind that tho men
who havo been schooled In the arts and prac
tico of peace Mi ill now do tholrwork equal y
well. Any senator can step from his chair ut
tbo capital Into tho white houe nnd fulfil the
office of president with more skill and succes
than a Grant, Sherman or Sher'dan, who wero
soldiers by education nnd nature, who filled
wtjii tno omco wnen we country was in uaneer,
but wero not schooled in the practice by which
eivl communities are and should bo governed
I claim thnt our experience slnM 17." demon
strates tho truth of this mv nroposltlon. There
fore I say that patrlntlsuvyfloes not demand of
me what 1 construe ns n Tcrltlce o' judgment,
of Inclination, and of solf-Intorcst
I leave my personal affairs In a state of nbso
Into safety and comfort I owo no man a cent,
have no expensive habits, envy no man his
wealth or power, no complications or indirect
liabilities and would account myself n fool, a
madman, nn ass, to embark anew nt slxtv-tivo
years of ago In a career that mnvbecome at any
moment tompest-tosscd by pcrfidity, by defal
cation, tho dishonesty, or neglect of nny stnglo
ono of a hundred thous nd subordinates uttory
unknown to tho President of the United States,
not to sny the eternal worrlment of a vast host
of Impecunious friend and old m'lltnry subr
dlnate. liven as It Is I nm tortured by Uo
chnritabio appoils of poor, distressed ponVon
ers, but wi president those would bo multiplied
beyond human endurance,
I mmember well the experiences of Gens.
Jackson. Il.irrUon, Taylor. Grant. Hayes and
GarKold, all olected becauso of their military
services, nnd am warned, not encouraged, by
xneir sati experiences.
The clviUniM of the United States should and
must buffet with this thankless offlca and leave
us old soldiers to enloy tho peaco wo fought for
and think wo earned. With profound respect,
jourfrlend, w. T. Snr.rtMAN.
"These lettors prove absolutely that
Mr. Blaino, though qualified, waived to
too personally a nomination which the
world htill bellovcs ho thon coveted for
Tiimsolf.
"For copies of these letters I believe I
have boon importuned a thousand times,
but aa a soldier I clnim the privilege of
unmasking by batteries when I please.
"In giving to the North American Re
view at this late day those lotters, which
tints far have remained hidden in my
privato flies. I commit no breach of con
fidence, and to put at rest a matter of
constant inquiry referred to in my letter
of May 28, 1834. I hero record thnt my
immediate family are strongly Catholic.
I am not and can not be. That is all tho
public has a right to know; nor do I wish.
to bo construed as departing from a re
solvo made forty years ago never to
embark in politics. The brighest and
best youth of our land havo been drawn
into that maclstorm, and their wrecked
fortunes strew the beach of the ocean
of timo. My memory, even in its short
time, brings up names of victims by the
hundreds, if not thousands.
W. T. Shkhman."
Tho famous letters which passed be
tween Grant and Shormuu moro than
twouty-flvo years ago read as follows:
Privato
NARnvn.i.E, Tenn., March 4, l8i.
DRAM Sjiktiman The bill reviving tho grade
of lieutenant goneral In the army has become a
law. and my name has been sent to the Semite
for the placo.
I now receive, orders to report nt Washington
Immediately, In person, whiih indicates cltbor
a oonltrmat'on or a likelihood of continuation.
I start In the morning to comply with tho onlor,
but I shall say very dlstlnotly on my arrival
thero that I Hhnll accept no nppotntmont that
will red ill re me to nlako tbut oity my headquar
ters. This, however, is not what 1 3tariod out
to write about.
Whilo I have been eminently suco?ssful In
this war, in at least gaining the contldcnco of
tho public, no ore feels more than I how mu h
'Of this success Is duo to tlio energy, skill, and
the hnrironloUH put ng forth of tbut onorgv
and nl'lll. of thoro whom It has boeu my good
fortuno to have occupying subordinate positions
under me,
Thcro itM many officers to whom theso re
murks tin: nppllcuble to er-toi orle degree.
p-o ortlonnte ta their t-bll ty as soldiers; but
what I want is to rxprfss my thanks to yuu
and McPl orscn. as the men to wl om above a'l
otlvrs, I loel Indebted for uhstevur I havo hud
ofHUO'oss. now fur your udvkeimd liugties
t'ons have lit uu of assist one.', you know, ilow
toryoar oitfutlon, of whatever has boon liven
yon to do entitles yon to tho MwaiYlIarar
colvlnn, you cninot know ns wolt as I do. I
fcol nil tho grntltudo this lotter wonla oxpross,
giving It the most flattering construction.
Tho word you I nso in thn plural, lnt ndlng It
for MoPherson also. I should wrlto to him. and
will somo day, but, starting in tho morning, I
do not know that I will Und tlmo Just now.
Yourfriond, U. 8. OttANT, MaJ. Oon.
Privato and confidential.
Neaii Memphis, March 10, 1&3I.
Ocn. Grant:
DKAti OrnnnAry I havo your more than kind
nnd characteristic lotter of tho 4th, nnd will
sond a copy of It to Gen. MoPherson at once.
You do yourself lnjustlco and us too much
honor In assigning to us so largo a sharo of tho
merits which havo led to your hlah ndvanco
mont, I know you npprovo tho friendship I
have over professed to you. nnd will permit mo
to contlnuo ns heretofore to manifest It on all
proper occasions.
ou nro now Washington's logitimnte suc
cessor, nnd occupy n posit on of almost dan
gorous elevation; but if you can orantlnno to bo
yourself, slmplo, honest, and unpretending, you
will enjoy through life tho rospoot and lovoof
friends, and tho homage of millions of human
beings who will award to you a largo sharo for
securing to them nnd their descendants a gov
ernment of law and stability.
I repeat, you do Gen. MoPherson and myself
too much honor. At Uelmont you manlfostod
your traits, neither of ls being near; at Doncl
son, also, you Illustrated your whole character.
I was not near, and Gen. McPherson In too
subordlnoo a capaolty to Influence yon.
Until you had won Donclson 1 confess I was
almost cowed by tho terrible array of anarohlal
elements thnt prosonted themsolvos at every
point; but that victory admitted tho ray of
iigui wnicu i nave louowca over since.
I t-ellovo you nro as brave, patriotic nnd Just
nsthogrent prototype. Washington; as tinsel'
llsh, klnd-hoarted nnd honest ns a man should
bo: but tho chief characteristic In yournmure
is tho simple faith In success you havo always
manifested, which I can liken to nothing else
than the faith a Christina has in bis S ivlour.
This faith gave you victory nt Shlloh and
Vicksburg. Also when jou have completed
your best preparations you go Into battle with
out hesitation, ns at Chattanooga no doubt no
reservo; nnd I tell you that it was this that
madous act with confidence. I know whom
ever I was that you thought of me, and If I got
in n tight placo you would come If nllvo.
My only points of doubt wore ns to your
knowledge of grand strategy and of books of
solenco nnd history; but I confess your com
mon sensa seems to have suppliod all this.
Now as to tho future. Uo not stny in Wash
ington. HallccklsboVlorciunlltlod than you are
to stand tho buffets of Intrigue and policy.
Come out west, take to yourself tho wholo Mis
sissippi valley; lot us make It dead sure, and I
tell jou the Atlnntlc slope and l'.iclllc shores
will follow Its destiny as sere as the limbs of a
tree live or die with the main trunk I Wo havo
done much; still much remains to bo done.
Tlmo and time's Influence are i-H with us; wa
could almost nfford to sit still and let these tn
llnences work. Kvon In tho seceded states your
word now would go farther thnn n preBtdent'3
proelimatlon or nn act of congress.
For God's sake andforyour iountry'0 sake
como out of Washington. I foretold to Gen.
Halted;, before ho left Corinth, the inevitable
result to him, and I now exhort you to come out
west. Hero lies tne seat oi tnu coming em
pire: and from the west, whon our task ls done,
we will make short work of Charleston and
Richmond, and tbo Impoverished coast of tho
Atlantic. Yourslncoro friend.
W. T. SHF.UStA.
A CHAPTER ON ONYX.
Interesting; Pacts Concerning; Its History
und Uses.
In speaking about onyx it must bo
borne in mind that there aro three vari
eties, differing materially, although gen
erally confounded by the public. Tho
most valuable variety is the sardonyx of
the ancients, usually classified as a pre
ciousstone. In this variety, white stripes
alternate with stripes of dark red car
nclian called sard. It is very rarely
found.
Real onyx ia a species of agate, or to
speak more scientifically, a kind of
variegated chalcedony. It is formed of
alternating white and black, or white
and dark brown stripes of chalcedony,
and bometimes a third color of stripes
occurs. It always has been extensively
used for cameos and ornamental pur
poses. Onyx is referred to in several in
stances in the IHble. It was the eleventh
stone in the breastplate of tho high
priest, and was, t erefore, included
among the sacred stones of the Hebrews.
In small quantities and in the form of
pebbles it is found in India, Britain,
(lermany and South America; but no
where is it found in such masses or in
such beauty as in Mexico.
Onyx marble, sometimes called cal
cerous alabaster, is a stalagmite chal
cedony, in which the layers have been
deposited in parallel bands. You know
how btalagmites are formed, by the
dripping of water in caves. Well, onyx
marble is made in just the same way.
It comes in all colors; but opal white,
with cream or reddish or green tints
and markings, aro the most popular
varictit'3. Occasionally one meets with
a piece that la a lovely opal color, with
cloudy effects. This is among the most
beautiful specimons.
Among the ruins of ancient Rome and
Carthage there have beon found, from
time to .time, fragments of pillars and
architectural ornaments made of onyx.
Antiquarians and historians tried for
years to ascertain the source from which
the supply was derived. Their efforts
were useless, howover, until 1849, when
a Frenchman, a Mr. Dislamonte, dis
covered the quarries, near Oned-Abdal-lah,
in Algeria.
The veins were pretty nearly worked
out, however, by the old quarrymen,
and only a little onyx resulted from the
find; but public interest was awakened
in the material, and Algeria and other
countries were ransaekod by prospec
tors, but without success, until t e
Mexican mines were chanced on. Tho
Mexican and the old Algerian onyx aro
identical.
The material is- so beautiful and so
available for ornamental purposes, that
tho demand is already exhausting the
supply. It is said that immenso do
posits havo been discovered in a Mis
souri cave, but at present all the onyx
marble in use comes from the Tecali
mines, that are situated about thirty-flvo
miles from tho City of Mexico.
Thorc are deposits of a marble in
California thut has a certain rcscmblanco
to tho true onyx, but its likeness van
ishes directly it is put side by side with
the real article.
At Tecali tho onyx is cut out in suitably-sized
slabs and shipped north to bo
polished and manufactured. In view of
tho hardness of tho material the mining
of the mineral is a dittlonlt matter. It
bears an excollont polish, but this is
only obtainable by spocliU machinery
und much care. The cutting and saw
ing of it, too, lias to bo carefully done,
lest tho nutural Assures in tho onyx
cause it to split.
At the recent Paris oxhibition there
was a superb display of manufactured
onyx. Tho stone, thunks to that dis
play, was at once adoptod by thu nota
bles who vistcd tho oxhibition, and
Queen Victoria nud tho Prince of Wales
were among the heaviest purchasers. It
has maintained its desorvod popularity
ever iuce.--W, ti. Hates, In Golden
Davs.
OHIO LEGISLATURE.
Proceedings of thn Sixty-Ninth General As
eombly Adjourned Session.
Cor.mtnim, Fob 17. S'tiaU Tbo Sennto
adopted House Joint rcsolut'on providing for
tho appointment of a Joint committeo of both
houses to attend tbo funeral of General Bhnr
man nt St. Louis, after increasing tho Senato
commtttco to six and tho Houso committeo to
nlno. Billspnssed: To provide for the punish
ment of furnishing, giving or using any falsi)
pedlgroo, or false certificate of sale; appropri
ating taoi.tsin 75 to pay tho principal and Inter
est on tho public dobt, and interest on tho irro
duciblodcbt, and expenses of tho sink ng fund
commissioners; defining what shall constitute
shopa and fnotor'os under tbo law requiring In.
ppcctlon. and bringing under tho provisions of
tho bill mechanical, electrical, mercantile, art,
laundrying establishments, printing, telephone
and telogrnph offices and hotels; authorizing
the board of education of Sullivan township,
Ashland Counny, to issue M.000 in bond to pur-chsH-nslto
nnd erect a school houso: author
iilng tho city of llucyrus to transfer M.000 from
the police, to thn corporation fund: author r.lng
tho trustees of Ilurton township. Geauga Coun
ty, to Issue $8,000 In bonds to refund town hall
bonds; nuthorlilng tho Counoll of Mnsslllon to
Issuo Ki.OOO In bonds for tho purcha&o of
grounds for the erection of a town hall;
authorizing the city of Masstllonto issue JSO,
000 in bonds for tho purposo of general improve
ments and the host Interests of the city, if tho
proposition ls npprovod by a three-llftlis voto of
tho people. Tho following bills wero intro
duced: Amending SoctIon-l8S9 of thn Roviscd
Statutes so as to put tho management and im
provement of tho frco turnptkos of Clinton
County under tho control of tho county commis
sioners: reducing the levy for sinking fund pur
poses one-twentieth of a mill: repealing Seo
tlon 1070 of tho Revised Statutos, which will re
duce the compensation of county auditors from
twenty to forty percent. The Senate confirmed
the appointment of C. N. Schmlnck. of Co urn
blana County, os a trustco of tho Cleveland In
sane Asylum torn term of five years.
Jfoiw The bill to prohibit the sale of Intoxi
cating liquor In brothels. Introduced by Repre
sentative nalrd, was passed by a unanimous
voto. A bill was also passed bv a uninlmous
voto which makes Labor Day as much n legal
holiday as the Fourth of July It provides
"That the first Monday In Septemb-r of each
and every year shall bo known as Labor Day;
and be for all purpoios whatovcr, Including the
presentment for tho payment or ncceptince.
and tho protesting or tho giving of nottco of
non acceptance or of non-payment of nil nego
tiable lns'ruments, considered as tho first day
of tho week " Other bills passed were as fol
lows: Amending Seotlons 4673 nnd 4677 so as to
firovlde that whero township roads are estab
Ishcd, which, In thn Judgment of tho trustees
are of sufficient public Importance for lmnrove
ment, they may pay n whole or a portion of tho
expense: amending Section 4697 so as to au
thorize Councils of cities of tho third nnd fourth
grados. second class, to glvo boards of health
power to provide for tho removal of garbage;
to amend Section 3U31 by providing th it vacan
cies In boards of education shall bo filled by np
polntment within ten days; amending Section
4697 so as to grant tho right of appeal to prokato
rourt from decisions of township trustees in es
tablishment of township roads.
Coi.UMnns, Feb. IS. Sfnalt Senator Schnei
der Introduced a bill amending the net to
glvo preference of appointment or employ
ment to honoably discharged soldiers, sailors
and marines In every public department and
upon all public works of tho State, counties,
townships, cities, tillages and hamlets thereof.
Any official !olat!n'r tho provls'ons of tho law
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor and bo
punished by a line of not less than 1 100 nor more
than S.W0, or ImprlsoncdC or a period not less
than thirty davs and not exceeding six months,
or both. Hills passed: Authorizing the commis
sioners of Hamilton County to co-struct certain
avenues In Cincinnati and Spencer township,
Hamilton County, nnd to Issue bonds nnd lovy
a tax thcrofor; to make available the appropria
tion for lgislatlve purposes: nmondlng an act
providing for the compensation of county ofll
oers of Cuyahoga County by placing tho probate
Judge,cl rk and sheriff under the fco system;
authorizing the board of education of Detlanco
to issuo bonds for $1,M10 to erect and furnish a
school building In the Fourth ward of said city;
authorizing tho Scretary of State to
pay back II0J to tho Conneaut wn'or
works: authorizing tho Council of Glen-
vllle to transfer 11,'JX) from tho police
fund to the St. Clair street improvement fund;
ch nglng the name of the Intermediate peniten
tiary to that of tho Ohio Reformatory; amend
ing bcciion '.Tu i ot me itcusca statutes nppiy
Ing to the sinking fund by requiring the cum
m ssloners of said fund to hold any city bonds
purchased bv them for the uo of said fund
authorizing tho Council of Green Springs, Sen
eca County, to trjnsfer W0J from tho g nerol
fund to tho htreet Improvement; authorizing
the Council ot Delaware to transfer J1.499 from
the natural gas fund to the cemetery fund, and
$700 from the natural gas fund to tho Atrcet Im
provement fund; creating a separate board of
revision In all cities in the State, except Cin
cinnati and Columbu", to be apportioned by the
probate Judge, who shall examine nl
municipal business for the present year;
amendfn; Section tail so that where step-parents
take charge of a child they shall bo com
pelled to support It without compensation un
less thoy make demand for pay each year, ot
the guardian of such child: providing that n
judgment rendered or final order made by any
common picas court in any civil uctlon com
menced before a Justice of tho peace
shall bo final, unless it involves a con
stitutional question. Rills Introduced: Pro
viding for cumulative Fentcnces on con
vlctlonof misdemeanors afterthe first offense:
providing a depositary in TIBln nnd in Seneca
County for depositing tho city nnd county
funds; compelling all shows, theatrical troupes,
base ball teams, etc., to obtain consent to con
duct their business from the county nudltor
and to pay a license of from SIS to is), accord
ing to tho population of the county: pr vidlng
that any psrxon losing money by investing in
stocks, bonds or produce eta, in buckot shops
shall have n right ot action against the owner
ot the pooperty in whloh tho business w.s
transacted, and anj Judgment obtained shall
bo considered a lien on the proporty.
Jlonie Consideration of the Holltday bill to
prevent minors from entering saloons was re
sumed, and the discussion on numerous amend
ments offered consumed an hour's time, when
the previous question was demanded and The
bill defeated by a vote of 53 nays to 29 yeas.
The Speaker appointed the following as mem
bers ot the joint committeo to represent the'
Legislatur i at the Sherman funeral: Messrs.
Balrd, Smith, Cromley, McCluro, McKce. Spen
cer, Reeves. McElroy and Sterrctt. The next
measure taken up was tho CDowa bill, author
izing safe deposit and trust companies to aepept
und executo all such trusts of every doscript'on
as may bo committed to such company bv any
person or persons, or any corporation by grant,
assignment, devise or boquost, or which may ba
committed or transferred to, or vested in said
company, whether the same be to act as oxec
utor, administrator, assignee, guardian, receiv
er or trustee, or in any other trust c ipaclty, by
order of any court ot record or probate court,
whether ot this or any other Stuto, or of tho
United States, to receive undtako uny real es
tnto which may bo tho subject of nny such
trust, and to aot ns agent under any power. It
r quires such companies to have a psld up cap
ital stock otf'J O.00J. and they shall deposit 1U0,
0X) with the Stato Treasurer. No further se
curity ls to bo required of tho com
panies, but they nhall not become
guardians or executors until after the
next of kin havo declined to serve
Tho bill was defeated by a VLte of 33 yoas to 51
navs. Ulllspassid: Authorizing the board of
education ot Sullivan township, Ashland Coun
ty, to issue 80 000 in bonds to build a school
house: authorizing Mnsslllon to Issuo 331,00.) In
bonds to purchase ground and build a town hall;
to authorize Musslllon to Issue $00,00 in bonds
for bticot and genoral Improvement purposes.
COLUMBUS. Feb. 19 5 nate Tho following
bills were passed: Amending Section 5,31 of
tho Revised Statutes so that a foreign corpora
tion or non resident doing business in this
State may bo excluded on th3 ground of person
al injury; authorizing tho Council ot Paulding
to lusuo bonds for J16.00J for sewer and drain
purpo es; nuthurlz ng Columbus Grove ta is
buo 43O0 1 In bonds to encourage manufactur
ing enterprises; authorizing tua trustees i"T'
Van lluren township. Putnam County, to trans
fer JWJ from the roud to the township fund : au
thorizing tho trustees of Perry township, Shel
by County, to issue J3.W0 in bonds for cemetery
purpos's; to create a joint sub reboot district
inAnglalze und Sbolby counties: authorizing
tho city if Kenton to Issue )10,t Mlln bonds for
park and manufacturing purposes; authoring
Cincinnati to issuo iomu u in douus rnr water
works purposes; to provide that in Toledo
cpeclal asaebsmonta shall bo apportioned upon
approval of plats und that such nsitossment on
platted property be apportioned upon lots so
platted; o authorize tuo trustees of the A-itor-works
ut Toledo to purchnsa pumping eiTVies
for tho waterworks; giving Counoll of Toledo
control over ttsnm wh'stlos, und extending
the Cleveland smoke ordinances to Toledo; au
thorizing the board of cduentton of the special
school district ot Mineral Rtdgo to levy u tux
of two mills tor school purposes; requiring thu
tippolntment of honorably dlschurgcd soldlors,
sailors and mar tiers to ull appointive public
offices and fixing u penalty ot from $100 to J'iX)
for violation ot the act; requiring tho appoint-
ment by common pleas Judwsof a board ot
visitors of three men and three womon to vlstt
-fii,n v Inllrmflf-lnu nnrl nthir mini i Inutllit.
and
tlons: amending tbeuarolo law bo that ull an
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pl'catlons for parole h 11 be publish! d In a
newnpapor. loriarce wee.iu in ion county in
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wnicu nu uriHoner was cunYiciou. axuiuainn
rhlch lho prisoner was convicted, oxclualne;
tuirnevs from nnncarlna before thu bon d una
attorneys from appearing before thu boa a nnii
requiring till appllcat'ons to bo approved by
th wurdin and chaplulnof tbo penitentiary;
amtrdluc Section -WiM so that the probate luiUu
shall appoint aa county examiners ntlnU two
persons who hnvo had two years' experi
ence as touchers in tho List live yms.
to provide for tho salo of franchises by munlol
pat corpora' Ions nt public auction; requiring
township trustees to glvo n bond for JflOJ, al
lowing them '.'.'i cents for signing cortlllo.tes
nnd prohibiting nny member from signing tho
names of tho othor mombors! nmondlng prcsont
registration lnwso as to provide for eprlng
registration In all cities having n registration
syHtcm; authorizing tho board ot education of
Lockport special school district, Tuscarawas
County, to issue 110,000 in bonds to build a
school houso.
Itouttiir. Gear offored a Joint resolution re
citing that, as tho Legislature of tho State ot
Kansas has roquostcd that there bo held ot
Kansas City nn the 15th day or April, 1H91, a
commercial congress to consist of tho States
west of tho Mississippi river and of tho States
of Ohio, Indlann, Kentucky. Tennessee, Michi
gan. Wisconsin and Illinois to consider Impor
tant commercial and economlo Interests, tho
Governor bo authorized to appoint from tho
membership of tho present Ascmbly throe Sen
ators nnd llvo Representatives to ropresont
Ohio In tho conference. Tho resolution wont
ovor under the rules. Tho resolution providing
for tho submission to tho peoplo of n proposi
tion to amend Seotlon 2. of Artlelo XIO , of tho
constitution relative to taxation, was taken up.
It Inserts tho following entry at tho beginning
of the section: "Tho Genoral Assembly shall
provide for tho raising ot revenue for tho sup
port of thn Stato and local governments, but
taxes shall bo uniform on the same class of sub
jects." This places tho mitter of levying taxes
entirely in tho hands of the Genernt Assembly.
Mr. Pr co offered an amendment which was
adopted, adding after tho now matter
quoted abovo, the following provlslonary
clause: "Providing, however, that no
Firoperty or franchise sha'l bo exempt
rom taxation as hereinafter specltlort."
Mr. Hodeo r.-ported hack the Cleveland munlo
ipal reform bill, which protldos tho fcdor.il
plan of govornmont, nnd It was nassed bv a
unanimous vote. Bills passed: Authorizing
Konton to issuo $10,00 In bonds for park pur
poses. CoiUMnu. Feb rO.-ZouM.-nills introduced!
Creating a Stato board consisting of ono en
gineer, ono conductor nnd ono train dispatcher
for the examination ot railroad employes hav
ing chnrgo of trains, nnd prohibiting railroads
from employing any ono not having a cortltl
cato: to protect the Interest ot worklngmen by
providing that In suits for wages, cases shall bo
advanced on tho dockets ot common pleas
courts: amending Section M94 so ns to make
general the printing ot sheriffs' ndvertlsements
in German; to compel tho teaching
of physical cu ture nnd gymnastics in
public schools; to tax tho rolling stock of
railroad companies whoso principal office is
located outside of the State; authorizing Gar
rettsvlllo to issuo 8il,0J0 in bonds to assist In
building a railroad to Hiram College; giving
munlclr.nl corporations ot the second class,
fourth grade, power to build sidewalks, levy
tax on abutting property nnd issue bonds In
payment of same; authorizing Athens to Issue
1100 000 la public Improvement bonds for water
v orks und street repairing: to prohihit tho pub
lication of ohsceno advertisements of patent
medicines. Hills passed: Authorizing Fremont
to Issue $1000 in bonds to Increase si hool facil
ities; tn change the name of tho village of Free
dom, Noblo County, to W gvillo; authorizing
Mineral Ridge to issue 410.000 In bonds for pub
Ho Improvements; authorizing the submission
of n proposition to tho elector of Newark to
Issuo f-10,0"0 In bonds for electric light plant.
btnate 13111s introduced: Requiring tho At
torni y General to make out an offlolal fee bill
for county officials, and providing that the Sec
retary of State "shall cause It to bo printed and
distributed to tho county omclals. Individuals
are prohibited from prl itlng tee hills and offi
cers fiom using othor than the ofllclal copy un
der a penalty ot from$10 to !100 fine: amending
present law so that if the expenses necessary to
bury a soldier, sailor or marine will deprive his
family of immediate support, the solalers' re
lief committee shall bury him at tho county's
expense.
Cor.UMnus, Feb. 2:1 .-Smute-BUla Introduced:
Providing that any editor, proprietor, owner or
corrcsponueni oi any newspaper wno punusnes
or permits to bo published any attack upon tho
private character of anv citizen shall be lined
and Imprisoned: providing that a right of way
bo granted along tie cast side of the Olentangy
river through the Ohio state university grounds
to the Sandusky & Columbus Short line rail
road; creating county depositaries In each
county of the state fordeposltlng county funds;
giving the council ot New Phi adolphla discre
tion In tho use of funds raised for manufactur
ing purposes: granting tho Sandusky & Colum-
I Du'' &Dort ""n raliroad the old bed of tho Mad
River Short lino in Sandusky nnd Erie counties.
llouti Hills passed: To authorize the com
missioners of Coshocton county to construct a
bridge over Wa hondlng river and pay $15 000
for same out of general fund; to authorize
Coshocton to transfer iflOO from right of way
fund, $"00 from pat tn; and tlJJOO from general
fund to tho s rect Improvement fund; authoriz
ing commissioners ot Guernsey county to Issue
$IOO.OOJ In bonds for the construction ot a part
of tho Cincinnati. Wheelln & Now York rail
road from the B. SiO. to tho Cleveland. Lor iln
& Wheeling railroad. If such action is approved
by a tote of tho peoplo; f authorize Frieport
township, Harrison county, to Issue 820,003 In
bonds for the construction ot a railroad from
Frceport south to the Harri'-on county line. If
such action ls approved by n vote of tho people.
Hills introduced: To prohibit insurance com
panies from Issuing policies on lives of children
under 13 years ot ago; to change the cordltlons
of admission to tho soldiers and sailors' homo
nnd providing that only one year's residence In
Ohio shall be necessary to seouro admission.
DESTRUCTIVE FLOODS.
Arizona Visited by :i Deluge Which Is
nulted In Murh Loss of Property rive
Indians Drowned.
Temple. Ari. Feb. 23. Salt river
valley has just been visited by the great
est flood on record. Tho storm is gen
eral over this country. It swept over
Arizona with a deluge of rain, ruising
mountain streams in torrents and the
rivers far above flood levels. On Thurs
day morning Salt river had risen seven
teen feet abovo tho ordinary level, at a
pointtwcnty-cijrht miles above Phoenix.
At Temple, on tho outh side of tho
niver, a railroad bridge was swept en
tirely away, cutting off communication
with Phoenix. A little south of Phoe
nix tho river loft tho channel and over
flowed a number of farms, cutting out
tho railroad track. Many frame struc
tures floated away. The northern edge
of the flo d enters the city of Phoenix,
flooding many poor families in their
houses. Tho electric light works were
flooded and the town left in darkness.
About 100 adobe houses fell in as soon
as the water soaked through them.
The river began to fall Friday after
noon and has now nearly reached its
normal station. Its loss by the iloQd
is about SI'Jj.OOO. Five Pima Indians
are tho only porsons known to have
been drowned, although It is reported
that a whlto family perished on an
island north of Phoenix.
AGAINST FREE COINAGE.
Report of the Housu Committee on Coin
age Weights und 3lesures.
VAsniMOTorf, Feb. 2a. Mr. Wlckham,
from tho houso committeo on coinage,
weights and measures, on Saturday re
ported to the house adversely tho sen
ate bill providing for the freo coinage
of silver.
Tho committeo in its report recom
mends that tho bill do not pass and says
that under tho present law S3-J, 000,000
annually aro being added to tho volumo
of tho currency. This largely exceeds
tho contraction by tho way of the re
tirement of national bank notes, and in
a period of ton years would gradually
add to tho volume of the currency abovo
tho amount of bank notes, bhould they
all bo retired, tho sum of s:j(J0,000,000.
It says that tho demand of the pres
ent law does not call for all the surplus
bllver und that there are now "bearing"
I V parses auoui tj.uuu.u-u ounces
which aro sufdeient to keep down tho
' ririco of bilvor to its present figure.
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Joseph Reynolds, who owned tho
"Diamond Joe" lino of bteamers plying
between St. Louis and St Paul, from
which fact ho gained the soubriquet of
"Diamond Joo" Reynolds, died recently
at l're:ot, Avli., aud71 years.
LAID TO BEST.
Bonoral Shormnn Burled In Hlo Old
Homo at St. Louis.
A Monster Procession Composed of Mili
tary ntitl Civic Societies Kscorts the
Illustrious Commander to Ills
Lust Resting Place Simple
Sorvloes at the Grave.
St. Louts, Feb. 23. Tho last taps
havo Ven sounded, tho buglers havo
trumpotcd forth n last frcwcll and
Gen. Shorman sleeps with his kindred.
Only tho fresh-turned earth on a mound
in Calvary cemetery tells the story that
tho last of that groat triumvlrato of
American generate whoso fame is ns im
perishable as tho nation has liccn laid
to rest between tho dovotcd helpmate,
who, until called away, smoothed and
comforted his declining years, and "Lit
tle Willie," his Idolized soldier boy.
Tho pageant, tho funeral service, tho
grave, all wero in harmony witli tho
man. Tho ono imposing, ns was his
career; tho second, slmplo to severity,
as wns hss life and habits; the third,
with nothing but a fringe of shrubbery
to separate it from tluise of tho com
rades and vetorans with whom he loved
to mingle.
General Sherman's desire that his ob
sequies, should bo of a military charac
ter vcro obeyed to tho most extreme
particular. But, at the same time, it
was found impossible to draw a hard
lino that would prohibit tho great mass
of tho peoplo of the city in which he had
spent so many years of his life from
paying a last tribute of respect to his
memory. So, something almost with
out precedent in a strictly military fu
neral, two civic divisions were added to
the procession and formed not the least
impressive feature of the event. In tho
business conter of the city there wero
no outward manifestations of mourning
beyond flags at half-mast and an occa
sional picture of tho dead man with its
border of crepe in a store window, but
out in the resident district which was
traversed by the procession, there was
hardly a residence that did not exhibit
some'token of sorrow.
It was within a few minutes of 8:S0 a.
m. Saturday when the booming of a gun
by battery A of the St. Louis artillery,
which was stationed to the cast of tho
depot, announced that tho funeral train
was on the other side of tho big bridge.
There was an immense crowd outside
the depot, but a largo force of police
was on hand and no one lacking tho
necessary authority was allowed to en
ter. The train was brought over tho
bridgo by two Vandalia locomotives
draped in mourning, and wns shunted
onto a special track. Meanwhile a sev-enteen-gun
sal ite was flrcd by the bat
tery. When tho train had come to a
standstill it was boarded by a deputa
tion of olu comrades or Kansom post,
G. A. R., and which, after relieving tho
guard, received tho remains and mount
ed guard. Meanwhile tho occupants of
the cars wero waited upon by a commit
tee of citizens, twenty-five in number,
who extended tho freedom of the city
and expressed a desire to do anyth ng
that would contribute to their comfort
or convenience. Ex-Gov. E. O. Stan
nardand Ucnry Ilitchcock wero assigned
to the family of the deceased, but none
of tho mourners left the place, pre
ferring to remain on tho train until the
time set for tho funeral.
A few minutes before eleven o'clock
the caisson one that had been specially
brought from Fort Leavenworth and
drawn by four coal black horses, was
drawn up in front of tho main entrance
to tho depot and amid the roar of artil
lery the casket was borno from tho
tram by eight members of Ransom post
and placed on tho carriage. Its head
was draped with the stars and stripes,
its feet with tho Union Jack that had
covered tho caisson containing the re
mains of Gen. Joseph Hooker and Gen.
George II. Thomas. Under escort of
the infantry tho caisson was then driven
to tho point at which it was to take its
position in tho parade, while the rela
tives and other members of the funeral
party wero assisted to carriages which
followed the caisson at a distance of a
few blocks. The last stage of tho jour
ney to the grave was now about to com
mence. Geu. Morritt gave tho signal,
thero was a double salute of artillery
and tho head of the column began to
move west on Pine street.
From beginning to end tho procession
was ovor five miles in length. The route
was a distance of nearly eight miles,
but at no point was there a perceptible
diminution in the unbroken lino of spec
tators. IV seemed as though twice the
entire population of tho city was on tho
streets. Minute guns were fired by tho
battery; churoh bells were tolled as tho
caisson passed by and tho brass bands
alternated tho Dead March in Haul with
other dirges and the old familiar
"Marching Through Georgia" to slow
time.
It was nearly 2 o'clock when tho head
of tho column reached Calvary. Outside
tho gales tho cavalry and artillery de
ployed to tho right and loft. Gently the
old veterans of tho Thirteenth infantry
lifted the casket from the caisson and
bore it up the Way of tho First Dolor,
through tho Way of Bethany and to its
crossing with tho Holy Rosary. Hero
they laid it down upon a bier placed di
rectly in front of tho grave of little
Willie, who died at the ago of 0 years,
in 1S83.
To the right was the grave of Mrs.
Shorman Btirmounted by a handsome
monument; to tho left that of Baby
Charlie's, who died in 1884, before has
first year of life had passed.
The servico performed by Father
Sherman was very himilar to that con
ducted by hitu prior to tho removal of
tho body from the general's kite resi
dence in New York, and when ho had
concluded the casket was gently low
ered by tho survivors of his old regi
mont to its last resting place. Then
wero tho military taps beaten and a
buglo Bounded a last requiem, the earth
was shovelled in and all that was mor
tal of "Old Tecumsoh" had passed for
ever from sight.
A Youtliroi Hero.
Rochertek, N. Y., Feb. 23. While
skating on tho canal hero Sa turday,
Louisa, the young daughter of Joseph
Kaulf mann, broke through tho lee and
Immediately sank from sight Two
boys, Robert Thompson and Richard
Redmond, witnessed tho aculdont from
a distance and ran to the girl's aid
Thompson sprang into the water and
seized tho drowning girl, but in his ef
forts to rescue her both bank under tho
ice twice. Redmond crept out on tho
edgo of tho hole and taking off his over
coat throw ono slcovo of it towtud his
companion and tho latter seized it and
managed to reach the ice with the trirL
SHOT TO DEATH.
A. Bloody Doublo Trtiffody In
Stroots of Columbus, O.,
thrt
Between tlir, EdltorB of Two Sunday
Newspapers W. J. Elliott, of
tho Capitol, Kills Albert Oi-
borne, of tho World.
W. L. Hughe, a Bystander, Killed liy a
Stray Bullet Tho Murderer's Brother
Also 4hot. nnd Two or Throo
Others Wounded The Affray
tho Result of n News
paper Foud.
Cor.UMnus, O., Feb. 24. A horrible
triple trngedy occurred hero Monday
shortly after 1 o'clock this afternoon.
Two men wero killed and several
wounded in a fusillade of pistol shots.
The terrible affair was the outgrowth
of a newspaper feud, which has been
raging for several days between tho
publishers of the Sunday World and
Sunday Capital, of this city. Col. W. J.
Elliott, editor of tho Capital, shot and
instantly killed Albert Osborne, city
editor of tho World. W. L. Hughes, an
old gentleman who was standing near
by, was shot and killed with a stray
bullet from Elliott's pistol. Tho trag
edy, as before stated, was tho result of
a newspaper war. Two wocks ago the
Woild made charges against Elliott's
family, insinuating that a female rela
tive of Elliott's was unchaste. Elliott
retaliated on the following Sunday
with a four-column article charging
F. W. Levering, editor of tho World,
with being tho joint proprietor of an
assignation houso, being associated
with a woman named Lou Ilurton in
the disreputable enterprise.
Levering is an assistant oil inspector
and prominent in politics. The charges
therefore created a profound sensation.
The charges against Levering also im
plicated Claude Meeker, Governor
Campbell's private secretary. Lcvoring
and his city editor, Mr. Osborne, retali
ated last Sunday with a sonsational
article charging Elliott with nearly all
the crimes in the calendar. Elliott with
his brothor Patrick, and Osborn, met
yesterday afternoon in High street, near
tho American hotel. Patrick Elliott
opened fire upon Osborne and Osborne
returned tho fire. A running battle en
sued in which J. W. Elliott joined.
Patrick Elliott started to run, followed
by Osborne, who was followed by W.
J. Elliott, all three men emptying their
revolvers as .rapidly as possible. Oneol
tho shots from W. ,T. Elliott's gun grazed
Osborne's arm and he turned and flrcd
at the former. The shot missed its mark
and Osborne fled into Malcolm McDon
ald's hat store. As lie did so he turned
and fired at W. J. Elliott Tho latter
fired His weapon almost simultaneously
and the shot took effect in Osborne's
chin. It went clear through his mouth,
upward and backward through the
brain and came out at the base of the
skull.
Elliott had followed Osborne into tho
store and as he fired tho last shot grap
pled with him. In the scuffle which fol
lowed both their guns were discharged,
and Osborne fell to the floor dead, al
though tho last shot, It is said, did not
take effect in cither man, the ball which
caused Osborne's death having entered
his face as he came in through the door
way. Osborno fell upon a largo pile ot
boxes containing hats, and the weight
of his body caused tho boxes to collapse,
completely covering him. Elliott re"
treated out of the front door and disap
peared in the crowd with tho revolver
in his hand. W. L. Hughes, a highly
respected citizen and formerly steward
of the imbecile asylum, was standing ou
the pavement watching the formation
of the parade. He was struck during
the running battle. The ball entered
Hughes' head immediately over the left
eye, and ho dropped upon tho iron grat
ing in front of Ambo's restaurant, ex
piring instantly.
Patrick Elliott was shot in the back
and arm and has a frightful, wound od
the top of tho head. The physicians are
as yet unablo to determine how serious
his wounds are. Two other men re
ceived bullet wounds, C. W. Sullivan,,
a clerk of C. C. Griswold's, who, whilo
passing tho scene, was shot in tho left
arm, though not dangerous. The other
wit3 a young student named Gardn&r,
who received a bullet In the loft leg.
W. J. Elliott was at ono time state su
pervisor of printing and has taken an
uctivo part in pontics. Uutli of the
Elliotts are locked up.
Pat Elliott says Mr. Hughes was
killed by Osborno, whilo oyo-witnesses
elaira W. J. Elliott shot Hughes. W.
J. Elliott said that he did not regret
tlic death of Osborne in tho least, bnt
would have rather served twenty' years
of his lifo in the penitentiary than to bo
Indirectly the causo of Mr. Hughes'
death. .
Grievances Considered.
PrrrsBunon, Feb. 24. In the office oi
General Manager Wood, of tho Pennsyl
vania company, were assembled yostor
day with Mr. Wood genoral superin
tendents CUjarlns Watts, of tho north
west, and J. F. Miller, of tho southwest
systems; thirteen superintendents of di
visions, superintendents of motivo
power and ot tho telegraphic depart
ments of tho comnany. Each article of
the grievances filled by tho men was
taken up in turn and considered for ad
justment by the general olilcials and
tho superintendents upon whoso divi
sions the grievance is cited. Tho objoct
of this conference Is to raako uniform
the entire operative practices of the sys
tem, us nearly as possible, and, whortv
ennsistont. to abate tho local grievances
of lho men.
Kntombetl Eighteen Duya und ltcscued
Alive.
Jkanb vn.r.K, Pa., Fob. 24. This place
was thrown into a fever of excitement
last night when it was announced that
five of the men who were entombed in
tho mine hero eighteen days ago had
been found alive. Their names aro
John Tumaskusky, Joe Mastuskowah..
John Berne, Bosco Frlnko and an un
known Hungarian who was visiting
llerrio on the day of tho disaster. Theso
five with the thirteen bodies recovered
make every ono of tho missing men ac
counted for. How thoy survived Is a
miracle. Nothing like it has boon
lenown or heard of in tho unthracita
coal field3 of Pennsylvania.
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