The Red Cloud chief. (Red Cloud, Webster Co., Neb.) 1873-1923, June 13, 1878, Image 6
i - -r H V v m KJZ '; 'if 1 "" flH IbbbbP" LbbbbbbbbD V5 LbbbbbbbbY C f m There to a ralet room ap autre, Where days aad Aays r 'l olm wd free From troubled ildnklif, Ulraadrnt's room," Wa call It I aad at averi-Urne, when we Mavt ellinbed aha leaf Mfbt wearily, Wt Dprud tM tiMkt bar la Wflfuma rwi- fee alwAy tHfnr hi the corner there, Ktr dlkm 'kerchief rroaaed opon ber breast, r white hair halt aW 'neath (b elosa crowned rap l Her knitting tn bar hand aha hoM, Taa while aha chats of thJag both new an old, TIm weather aad ta remedy foreotda. Tata reeaea a vadden clamor In taa hall. "JMeae me I" aajra mother, 'what' that nofeet" Tka door (Ilea open. " It'a only At Aad Harry," (irandmaaaya; "It'a Ju.ttha boys." A4 Al ha Jumped apon her chair ami cries I 1 tWnk ynur'rs a atea old girl, Oratidmal" and then among Tka eornere of the room they jilay until Charmed Into elleace by "Whan I waa young;." f Bis freat blue ayat wlda a, at bar knea Al ataada, with "tall aaowVar" on hi tongas, Tha two a pleasant pktare maka of Aa Aa4 Youth te theme that many a poai'a eanf. OM Mar tka cadlna; of the km Ufa-path, ; Oaa JtMt berwiiliia; tba atraafla waye to trace t Om Where the leader ihile of araw fell, Oaa with aha light of daw upon hie faea, TIE DIIMKIKU MA5H CHILD. y Htr nnm waa Fhwha Gray, and aha H osly fire years old. Hho did not lire In a handsome house, nor wear linn clothe, nor have plenty of good food to eat, for her fathnr won a drunkard, aW eld not take proper care of hie family. ,. Now, PhfBl kitd alwaya been a sweet child, And her tender, taring ways had Matty time kept her father from tar eras aJd bad coin put iy. It scorned to trial, omaMnea, when hor anna woro about hWSfnebk, aa.lf an angel woro SardlHg him. Mo , Borer spoke croaaly Fhttbe,even In) hit worst Ilia of dritn kaajRwaa; and if (aw got Into a rage, aa ha sometimes dlijjwhtm hla poor heart broken wife trietlfp talk with him about hk' sad habit; Mb anger died out when tlw eVar child, lifting hear tearful oyea MM frightened faoo, would sayt Oh, fathorl don't, plcaao, talk ao to Mother." Before Phrobo was born, Mr. Gray, When hla drunken llu wero on him, waa rery oroaa at home, ami atormud about, sometimes Ilka a madman. Hut after Phoebe waa born, theae flta wero lean frequent, and rarely ao violent aa In 'former tlmea. i,.He loved to hold her In hla arm,and would often atay at home in the oven lag, after she grow to be a few month old, Just for the pleasure of 'carrying her about or rooking hor to aleop In the cradle, instead of going off to a pnbllo house. It waa wonderful to aoo what power thla little tender thing had orer a strong man who had beoomo the alare of maddening vice Bo It had gone on until ahn waa Are years old. But for her awoet Influonou wouiu nave iieen tost. Mra. uray no power over her haband. If ahe aid a word about hla bad habits, or ineu to draw him away from them, ho would get very angry, and go off and do worn than before. Mow, long indul- Sce in drinking had made bin (lory lratao strong that even Phoebe' influ see failed to keep him away from the public house, whore he apent all hla money, and left hla wife and child to aufl'or at homo for want of food and warm clothing. Still, lore tliil not die lu tho heart of hla child, though alio grow thin and pale, and tho shadow of a aorrow that waa very bitter lay heavily on hor young faoe. Very lonely and aad woro hor ovon Inge now. Iter father rarely camo In before 0 or 10 o'clock, and thou ho wn so atupld with liquor that hor only plena ure In aooing him waa to know that he waa at homo Instead of vt tho tavern. Love la strong and wise. A little girl only fire yoara old la tender and weak; but there may be in her heart auch a deep and unselfish love as to make her bitn wtae and ntrong. One night a storm camo up. Tho wind blew, ana tho rain fell hoavily. A neigh boring clock struck 9; and aa the sound "died away the wind came with a rush ing noise along tho street, rattling the shutters aad driving tho rain upou the windows Oh dear!" said little Phoobe, start ling up from the floor, where sho had been lying with hor head on an old (leoe of oarpet. "I wish father was at ome." And then ahe aat and liatenod to the dreary wind and rain. He'll get so wet, and the wind will blow him about." The poor child knew how weak he waa after he had been drtnklng.and ahe felt sura he would never be able to stand up against the fierce wind that was blowing. When this thought came to her mind, fear crept into heart; and fear began to make ploturea of dread ful things. Now she saw in imagina tion, her father fall headlong to the pavement, with no one near to raise him up; now she saw him tumbling in to the swollen gutter, and tho tido of water ruaning over htm. ,"Oh dear, mother!" aha cried, start ing up arid going to tho window, "ho'll get drowned, he will! I must go for film." "Ton so for him!" lira. Gray might well look astonished. 'Somebody must go for him. Ho'll be drowned!" said Plioabo In distress, ot Oh no, dear, thero's no danger to that,"' answered Mra. Gray, trying . Saclfy her child. "Don't bo afraid e'll not go Into the street while It raiua to hard," ' ,"Artf yon sure of it, mother?" asked Paoabe. "Yea, very aure." But Phoebe's heart would not rest. I'll look out iustfor a little mlnuto," aid the child, lifting the latch. Aa sho did ao, aguat of wind and raiu swept Into her faoe and almost blinded her. ,VOh, how it rains," she cried, shut ting the door quickly. But she held it aiajM only lor a ntoBtent or two. The ;X 4v Al VH thonght of father out In such a atdVm made her open It again. And this tlie ahe bravely faced the wind and rn.Yi, and looked along the paremrnta aa far aa the neat corner, where a atree lamp throw Its circle of light. "Oh, there he 11" she exclaimed, and then, shutting Ihe door behind her, ran toward the gas-tamp, against which hn thought ahe saw a man standing. Hut itwai only Ihe shadows of the Imnpshe had aeon; and her heart sank In pain ful disappointment. Down upon tmr bare head the heavy rain fell, and tho wlad blag against her ao hard that ahe could scarcely keep her fet. Love far her father made her forget hrranlf and ahe stood cloaa to the lamp post on the corner and looked up and down the two streeta that erosscd each other, hoping to catch sight of her fath er. Hut no onn was to bo seen. Fnr down onn of the streeta a red light shone from s tarern window. "Maybe ho's there," sho said, and ran toward the light. Hometimes tho wind dashed so hard In her face that ahe had to stop to get her breath; but ahe kept on. At Taat aho got to tho tavern door, pushed It open, and went In. A sight to startle the crowd of noisy, Intoxicated men was that rlslon of a iittle child drenched with rain coming In ao suddenly tiMn them. There waa no fear In her face, but a searching, anxious look that ran eagerly through tho s roup.. "Oh father!'' leaped from her lips, aa onn of the company atnrtad forward, and catching hor In hia arms, ran out Into the struct. Mr. Gray's mind was confused, and hla body weak from drink when I'luiilm came In, but when he bore her forth in his arms, strange to say, ho was a so ber man. "My poor baby I" ho sobbed, as a few moment aftorward ho laid her in her mother's arms, and kissing her pas alonntely, burst Into tenra: My poor Imby, It's tint last time." And it waa thu last timet. Whnt per suasion, conscience, suffering, slinme, could not do, the love of a little child had thua wrought. Oh, lono Is very strong. Startled and touched by hur sudden nppuaranco and disnppenrnnco in the arms of her father, tho little company of men who had been drinking In thu bar-room went out, one nfter annthor, to their houses. Bald ono of thorn, as ho camo In full an hour curlier than he waa in tho tinblt of doing, and met the aurpriaod look of hla wife, so snt weari ly sowing sewing to mako up what ho pent In drink. Jnuo, I saw a sight Juit now that I hope I ehaJI never see ngain." What waa It?" asked the tired wo man. "A little thing, not so old ns our Jenny, all drenched with rain Just think what a night it is! looking for hor father in a glnshopt It mndn the tears come into my oyea when ho caught hor up In his arms and ran out with her hold tightly to hia bosom. 1 think U must have sobered him instnnt Iv. It sobered mo. at least. And, Jano," he addod, with a strong feeling In hla tones, thla one thing Is settled! our Jonny shall nover search for her father In a sip-shop on any night, fnlr or foul ! I'll stop now, while 1 have a little strength loft, and take tho pledge to-morrow." And he kept his word. Ho stepped out of the dangerous path In willed his foot had been going, and by God's f;raoo, which ho prayod for, walkod icncefor a Intnewnyaof sobriety. And ao there waa joy In another home, because of tho lovo of tho Drink ing Man a Child. Edison's Phonograph. In those days, ono invention goner orally loads to another, and the tele phone already lias an offspring not less wonderful than itself. It Is called the speaking-phonograph. It was Invented by Mr. hillson. Evidently, Mr. Kdlson said to him self: "Tho teleiihonn hears ami speaks; why not mako It write lu Ita own way; then Its record could bo kept, and any time nfter, thu instrument might reail aloud Its own writing." Llku a great genius aa bo Is, Mr. Kdlson went to work lu tho simplest wnv to mako thu sound-recorder ho wanted. You know how tho diaphragm of tho telephone vibrates when spoken to. Mr. Kdlson took away from the tclophoifo nil except tho mouth-piece and the diaphragm, fastened a point of metal, which we will oall a stylo," to tho center of tho dia phragm, and then contrived a simple arrangement for making a sheet of tin foil pass in front of the stylo. When tho diaphragm is still, the stylo simply scratches n atralght lino along the foil. When a sound la made, however, and the diaphragm aet to vibrating, tho mark of the atyle is not a simple scratch, but aa impression varying in depth ac cording to the diaphragm's vibration. And that is how the phonograph writes. To the naked eye, the record of tho sound appears to be simply a lino of pin points or dots, more or loss closo to each other; but, under a magnifier, the line la seen to bo a dollcate but ex ceedingly complicated series of marks. Now for tho reading. Tho lmpres- on on the foil exactly records tho vi brations of the diaphragm, and those vibrations exactly measure the sound waves wmen caused the vibrations. The reading simply reverts all this. Thoatrlnof foil is n&sscd airaln beneath tho diaphragm, the point of tho stylo iuiiuwb i no groovu ii iuauo ai iirst, una tho diaphragm follows tho stylo in nil Ita motions. Tho original vibrations aro Uius exactly reproduced, sotting up souud-waves In tho air precisely llku those which first set tho machine In motion. Consequently, tho listener hoars a minutuly oxact echo of what tho Instrumout heard; It might have heard It a minute, or an hour, or a year, or a thousand years before, hnd tho phonograph been in usu so long. What a wonderful result is thatl As yot, tho phonograph has not been put to auy practical use; Indeed, it Is scarce ly iu operation yet, and a great deal must bo dono to inuruaso the dollcnuy of its hearing and tho strength of Its voice. It mimics any and every sort of sound with marvelous fidelity, but weak ly. Its spouoh la liko that of a person a long way off, or in another room. But iu possibilities are almost infinite. AT., J St. Xicholatfa for June. . v. T'- 1 - ---isv-r--..r'-!Kr-rrJiirvaBBBsr' "TPSBe. The) Allen "Miami M rt(acft,, Vht Is koown m the "Allen Blanket Mori; nee Csee" a ifrrMsd In the lnlteii flutrT Court, t le Molnet, May 1, by Jtnlire lnre Juilc Dillon ronctirrtnjr eetltnK ulIe sll rlstm to the rslMlty of the document fur portl ug to be mort Riffe. The decMon order rt to tie rancellnt, snd places the property In the hand of the aeelejnee of tbe Allen ettate, for the brneat of the creditor. The opinM of the court I lengthy docsment, Kttlnic frth all the point of the eaee, and rerlewlnt; the tettlmony, We can only lire a brief tyn oii. The case I entitled; "Wltllsm A fttephrna, Herman Mennrrhaa- K-tt, snd the Charter Osk Life lnurnre (V)mny t. Unit Bberman, aaejenee tn Hankmpfy of H. V. Allen, and M. f. Allen In equity. Iu tu Circuit Court U. B. Dis trict of lows. Ttil I a hill In equity to foreclose s raort r executed by H. t. Allen to the Arm of Allen, Stephen A Co. Tba member of tint Arm were II. f. Allen, I lie mortnffor, William A. fltephen and Herman Blennerha KtU The mortgage I In three word) New Yost, Nor. IS. 1874. I hereby acknowledge the receipt of four hundred and etxty-flre thotitand four hundred and eTrnty-li and M-loft dollar of advance to the Cook County Nations! Bank of Chicago, for my ecrouut, ame being made by Allen, flteplicn A Co., In money, paper and endorse ment. I hare arranged with them for addl tloiikl adrancr. In conl4rrtlon thereof, I hereby grist and convey to Allen, Stephen A. Co., by way of mortgage and f ecurlly for uch advance, all my real eatate, of every kind and description, and wherever diluted. B. T. Al.i.aN. TMb Instrument wa oh the same day duly arkoawlodgrd before a notary public of the city and countr of New York. The mortgage wa delivered to Btephen nd UtniirrhMU on the day of Ke date, tint withheld br them from record until the 19th day of January, 1N77V. On the hut named day It wa Med for rrcord In Cookoounty, llllnoU, and on the 'JOth of the same mantli recorded In Polk county, Iowa. The original bill wa filed by Wm. A. Hle pheix and Herman lllnncrliictt. on tlirSlth day of .January, lt)?A, making II. V. Allen di friidant. On the 8th day of February, S7.thc mortgage wa assigned by Allen, Blctihen A Co., for n valuable conalilrratlon, to the Char ter Oak l.lfn Inailratico Company. On the'."-! of April, 1875, II. P. Allen wa adjudlratcd a bankrupt, and In duo eon roe of law llnyt Hher man waa nmKilntr.t aMlguto of hi estate. It therefore became m-ci-Mary to make nuw par tie, both plalulirr ulid ilcfrliJuiit. to the bill. Accordingly thu Charter Oak I.tfo Insurance Company halng, by Icavn of till court, be coinna party Ut llilx ult, tiled wllb Btephen and !llcmicrhaM-lt n coiiaolldAted hill making llnHKhrruinn sMlgnce, and II. Y. Allen, par tie defendant. Thu latter wa retained n a defendant by reaaou of hla claim of hotnratcad to certain property covered by the mortgage. There were other pleading Intervening Ik twcrii the original and consolidated blll.whlch It I tiimrcf Mary to atatc. Tho defendant Sherman answer thn bill and SMall the mortgage on Roveral groumU.aJuong which are tho following! That It wa Intended tiy the parties to give, and Hint It did lu fart give to the mnrteagrrn, a fraudulent preference In violation of the bankrupt law, That tt wa Intended by the psrtle to hin der, delay and defraud creditors; that to that end It wa wtihlsrld from rrglMrv and con eeated: that whllA llio Instrument wa thu concealed, Htephena and lllennerhaacett ac tively engaged In olAalnlng for the mortgagor a false and fletltloul credit, and In telling and negotiating hi cifumorclal paper; and that the moitgage wastherefore rendered Invalid at common law. Nourse, Kauljfnan A Co., and A. P. Hyde, for tho Charter Oak f.lfo Insurance Company. J. 8. folk with Monroe, llltbee A Hall for llnttohcrman, assignee. Wright, (latch A Wright and Bareroft, (liv en A Drabello for II. F. Allen. Judge Luvn In hi opinion ayst The question which we propose to consider and drelde Is. whether or not tho mortgage In suit ran, under thu facta and rlrcumttanrr established tiy the evidence, be eustalned a against creditor at common law. The parties to this mortgage have given much conflicting testimony rcsjiectlng the material fact connected with It Indeed, it seema to boa law of nature with them to contradict one another. Whatever Allen altlrms Btejibcti A lllennerhassett deny, nud whatever Stephens A Illenuerhusiett atilrm Allen directly conlro vert. Wo shall spend no time In the vain ef fort to Mft, weigh and reconcile their testimo ny. It must be obvious to any one who has k'lven careful attention to thu reconl lu this case Unit no court could sately place It Imm inent upon thu testimony of these witnesses. Their disregard of truth and of moral obliga tion Is so apparent that, except where they hnppeii to bo corroborated, we cannot rely ill on their testimony. Fortunately there is, Ir ri'spoetUe of their testimony, abundant evi dence, iu tho record to guide the Judgment of tho Court. This ctldiliee Is found tu the cor rcspondcnco bi twceli these parties, and lu facta ami circumstances which vau be neither dented nor colored. It Is absolutely necessary to a clear and dis tinct understaneliig of the reasoning of the Court which Is to follow, that we should statu omo preliminary facta having no direct hear ing Umiii tho question which ti, In our view, decisive of the ca-c. This Court.ln October, 1MVS, appointed B. F. Allen receiver In Ihe case of Mark Howard r tho City of DavenKrt and other. The posses Ion and control of the trust fund which the court pUccd lu his hands, consisting princi pally of fMO.000 of the first mortgage bonds of the Hook Island llallroad Co , evidently awakened In the mind of Mr. A Ilea a mania for speculation. He vrrr toon became a great speculator, a grest borrower and a great loser. Thu catalogue of his losses I somewhat start ling. He lirougia himself In a very abort time to a condition of hopeless Insolvency. When after a protracted UUgstton the court tn the year 1873 called for the trust fund In question, the bonds were not within Mr. Allen's control. He had pledged them for loans In New York and had lost them. In this emer gency be resorted to the expedient of purchas ing a controlling Interest In the Cook County National Bank of Chicago. The capital of this Institution was aoo,OW; lu deposits about 919.000. Mr. Allen paid the greater part of the money required to purchase his Interest In the bank out of the mean of the bank Itself, and hav ing the control snd management of the insti tution, he paid out of Its means and assets the sum of about 9040,000 to the receiver fund. This was tbe first sum drmsuded by the parties controlling that fund. There Is no doubt that this transaction reduced the Cook County Hank to Insolvency. From this time forward, until Ita final suspension, tho Cook Co. Bank under Allen' management struggled for ex istence in a crippled condition. The banking house of Allen, Stephens vt Co. was established In New York In January. VSTi. They commenced business without a dollar of actual capital, and. In fact, riald for th flit. urea and furnlturoot ttu) house out of tbelr de positors' moiiejr. Allen was the only erson of reputed responsibility In the firm, and ho wa then without doubt lu a state of commer cial Insolvency. Tho other members of tho firm, Stephens and lllcnuerhassett were with out me.uu or capital. Thu exclusive manage ment of this New York houo wa with the Ju nior member of the llrm. They soon secured large deposit and seem to have done a prosperous business until tho spring and summer of 1874. At that time Stephens and Blcuncrhassctt Invo'ted tho sum of 9400,000 In a silver mine tn tho Territory of Utah, every dollar of which was lost. This transaction brought the flrra of Allen, Stephens A Co. to insolvency. It I true that lUcnucrhattctt arlfullv trmnt. ed Mr. S. II. White, Treasurer of the Charter wax insurance uo. into uu speculation uy which Mr. White loat of tho tnoner of that Company one third of the sum of 94000, to mat me actual losa or Allen, Btepnen OS lo. waa dually In round numbers only 93nfl,000. Stephens and Ulcutierhassett. nevertheless. managed to keep the firm of Allen, Stephens A Co., afloat In a wrecked condiUon, and In me menus oi uctober and November, isT, the Cook County Bank, at bis reqaeat, taa 'ims hi, ! r-wnna !, his,, e iiiieii,mJsBaWBiS) 'ft an isasawrw aa i arc r sums ot money wtikh retailed In th Securnt hv the tfvfiri In ..,. tlnm TbeV UndnufltrrflT. ttimitfh In f- lnulil hd the control of Urge lumsof money tkwg' Inr to their denoslturs iri.l i.tl.ff r.tfiv W. "t;lfv of Ibrlf.liiistltin rc-mi-lled TWTfths shd nlehnrhlt los.nUIn Alb-n ami me . luunty JJsnk, brrauc If etlher All'n or Ihe bank bail suiprndfd th bank niplev of Ih firm of Allen, fltrphrn A Co. would leevltably have followed, and the Mono mine transaction would have lr n MtetL No one doubt or qn thm the fart that at the tliiu; of the execution of th mirtirge Allen waa Insolvent. tphn and B etiner b'tt Uitb. howKrer, deny tost they knew of Allnn'a Insolvency. Allen Inline, that they knew all atwnt hli rlnanrlal condition, but Stephen and Blennerhassetl swear thai they tielfeved Allrn to perfectly solvent Who ever attends to the correspondence between the parties from early In October, l74, when the debt In question commenced aecumulst Ing, till the lth of November, when It amount ed to the sum of l4V47n.M, astonished at tbe wom sutrment of iltehens and lllen neihsasett that Uiey llereit Allen tn t tur feclly solvent. The correspondence in que tlon clearly snd iinmlslsksbly reveal thefinan elsl rondttlon of Allen, and tephen end Hlennerbassett' knowledge of It, but Inde. tienlent of the eoncluslvu evidence furnished .K. xt r""'t""detice, tbe very fact ht Allen had become Indebted to them for ad van res and overdraft to the amount of nearly a half million which he could not pay or pro vide for. and which he re.ealedly acknowl edged hla Inability to pay, was most cogent evidence to the minds of Stephens and Blen nerbassett that Allen wa tn s state of com mercial insolvency. The evidence of HtephentA Blennerhsasett'a knowledge of Mr, Allen's insolvency when the mortgage waa executed n 1 durlug the sixty dy when It was withheld from record I to our mind absolutely conclusive. We have carefully collected and arrived this evidence and wo append It tit this opinion In order that If the Muprerue Court shall kc flt, to determine the the question of the validity of the mort gage under the hinkrupt law, the sudire of that court may And thlsln-n convenient form without the nceeslty of searching for It a we have done through tho Immense, .record which I before us. The general conclusions of fact whlrh wc de duce fiotn Ihe evidence are the following t 1st. That II. F. Allen was at the time of the execution of the mortgage. InsoUent and th.it Stephens A Illrmierhatsett had rea son to know, and did know the fact of his Insolvency. Sil. Stephens A nicnncrhatctt secreted the mortgage and as u pirt of their scheme, of concealment, withheld It from record with Intent to give II F. Allen n false am! fictitious credit and keep hint out ot bankruptcy until tho sixty dm should expire, within which It was nciii-fiirv, as they supKis d, tocomincni e pnccdlngs In bankruptcy In order to lin ululate the Instrument. IM. That during the slxtv days, when the mortgage, was concealed and withheld from ii-conl, Sle diens A llleniirrhastett actively engngeil In obtaining credit for Allen and the Conk County National Hank, nnd that to this cud ilicy made falsu and friiudllliitit rcpreseutatlnns, cal culated nnd Intended to deceive creditor as to tho financial condition of II. F. Al len. 4th. That durlug the same period of s'xty days, when the false and fraudulent rep resentations were thus made, and whrti tho paper of Allen was negotiated and sold by Stephen A Bleiinerhsssett, they knew that Allen wuslu a condition of ut ter and hopeless Insolvency. Mh. That the dredltors of II. F. Allen and the Cook County Hank were, In fai t, mis led and dccelvid by the concealment of tho mortgage, and hv snld false repre sentations, and that they did. lu fact, be tween the date and recording of the mortgage, deposit large sums of money In Allen's private bank and In said Cook County Hank, and did discount the paper of said Allen ami said bank to a very large amount, at tho Instance and re quest of said Stcphuns A Bleiuicrhaa ett. It wa argued at tho bar that creditor have no right, by the settled lawof Iowa.totmpeach a conveyance of real estate upon the ground that It ha not been recorded. An unrecorded deed I Told aa to purchasers for value without notice, but Is valid as n;alnst the claim of creditors. We do not question this doctrine. It I undoubtedly settled law In this State. The reason Is obvious. Tito mere failure to reconl a deed I no frud upon creditors. To make a deed void, as to creditors, It must tie shown that It was Intended by the Parties to "hinder, drlay or defraud creditor.1' Fraud I a mutter ot Intention. The mere omission to record a deed In Ihe alisence of other circumstance of fraud argues no purpose to defraud creditors. A party might withhold n conveyance from tho registry by mere Inadvertence, or by negll geuce, or lu consequence of some mistake or without eomo accident, without any Inten tlon whatever to mislead creditors or piejudlce their rlgh's. Nuy. n creditor might, jicrhaps, Intentionally withhold a mortgage from record, without the Imputation of fraud as to other creditors. SupM)so n creditor should take a mnrlgugu iihiii snmcpartlculur part of his debt or' proertv, believing him to le sohent and Pwosk'i1 of ample means to satisfy all other creditors, and suppose fnim an unwillingness to hurt his debtor credit, the mortgagee, lu such n cuse. should purHsely withhold the mortgage from reconl, no Inferenae would thence necessarily arise, of an Intention to du fraud other creditor. A creditor may secure himself even though somu Incidental evil may result to others, but ho must so exercise his own rlglht a not to Inflict wanton, Intention al er unnecessary loss upon other creditor. He may do what I necessary to his own sccurl ty, hut ho may not do Intentionally what may cnablo Ida debtor to hinder, delay and defraud other creditors. Nothing Is bet tcr settled In our Jurisprudence than the doctrine that, In onler to support a conveyance against creditors, It must be not only for a valuable consideration, but Nina tide. If ft be made with Intent to hinder, delay nnd defraud creditor, it I void as against them, although there may be, In the strictest sense, valuable or even au adequate consideration. Following I a vast amonnt of evidence, sta tistics and cltaUona of authorities, upon which the Court bases Its decision. On the same day another declilan was ren dered adversely to Mr. Allen's claim to his homestesdln Dee Moines. The attorneys for the plaintiff gave notice of appeal to the U. 8. Supreme Court, In the mortgage case. A Little Leassnfsr Mnnoay. It was a bridal scone. tTho wine-cup passed from lip to Up, One (rentloman, who thought hlmsolf cured of his drink Ing habits, refused. 'Can't vou pledge friendship in a social glass?" pleaded tho bridegroom. "I dare not, I cannot." Then tho beautiful brido, with bewitch ing smiles and eyes that wero brighter than tho jowels on her fingers, held out tho poison to him, saving: 'Surely you will not refuse moP" Tho color mounted his cheok. Ho faltered. He yielded to thu Clreo ot tho banquet. Tho first taste tired his lust, nnd ho cared not till ho was a sot ngitln. A few years after, one quiet sum mer's evening, a wretched outcast reeled into tho open door ot a pleasant home, wbeu a lady was j.ist drinking a glass of wlno, nllowihg her little one to sip. Tho vagabond sprung forward with a maniac rs frenzy, raised his arm, dashed thu cup to thu tloor and shouted, Murder him If you will, but not with that! Look at me. Youmndomewhat I am. ( was respected ami honored. You tempted mo at your wedding. Now there Is not a reptile I would not ehangu places with. I must soon stand before God's bar. On your head rests my bloodl" A gurgllas? .'sound was heard In hia throat. Us fell at her feet a corpse Ho sleeps in a nameless grave, tho vie tioa. Prof. Thwing't Handbook. .5r; ,T nsrV.sriH JSBBBiTr LaBBaVA ) -Tnr.-iJL sk'..ij?ifi. 'wbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbRTTTVM WASHINGTON ! ar-rslt0nhrM.T"ajrr SBVSTS. Waiinoro!,Tuedy, Mv91 Terry.froro Jhe final elsl nxnmtttce. reported favorably, without amendment, the House bill for the further retirement of legs! tender placed on the calendar I'addork, from the committee pu'-llc latnl. reported bark tbe Mouse bill for ihe relief of public land set tier -placed on tbe ralendsr On motion of l'add k, the Sen ate non-concurred In tbe House amendment to the 1411 relating to the cultivation of timber on public lands, and I'addock, I'lumb and drove wire apilnted as a new conference. Tbe Senate resumed the consideration of the (ten. Shield matter, and the Mil having l-en considered In committee of the whole, wa re- I ported to the Senate, and the amendment pul ing Hem Shield on the retired list was con curred In yems, .tit nays, IM Thurman moved to strike out all afte- the enartlng clause, and Insert lu lieu a prorlslon author ising the Secretary of the Interior to place the name of (leu. Shields on the (pension list, at the rate of I10O per month. After a lengthy dlscussslon Thurman' amendment wa re leeteit yeas, til nay, SV The question re curred on the passage of the bill as amended, placing (leu. Shields on the retired list with rank of Brigadier (leneal, and den. (Irani with the rank of General, and It was rejected yeas, 80; nays, M. Ingall rslled up the House bill to provide a permanent form of fiivernmeut for the District of Columbia, endlrg Ita discussion the Senate went Into executive session, snd soon after adjuoumed. MOCSB. The House went Into committee of the whole on the army appropela'lon bill. There was lengthy discussion, after which tbe com mittee rose without action, and tbe House adjourned. SVTE. Wastiivofos, Wednesday, May 21 Davis called up hi resolution authorising the selrct committee, appointed to Investigate the book snd account of the Treasury Department, to continue It Invettlgatloa and sit during re cess. F.Xtcudcd discussion followed. Lamar addressed the Senate on the Texas Faclne Kali road bill, favoring the bill, Allison, from the conference on the Indian appropriation bill, submitted a report which wa agreed to, and tho hill passed. The Senate resumed the con slderatlon of the bill providing permanent gov ernment for Ihe District of Columbia andthe 1st section recognizing the District as a muni ilpal corHiratlou, etc , was agreed to without amendment. Hayanl moved to amend section ft, profiling for ihe appointment of two com missioners, actual residents of the District, for one year Instead of three years agreed tie yea. !Wj najs, IS. After executive session the Senate adjourned. IIOCSE. Harris, from tho Judiciary committee re ported a bill for a term of tfie Tnllcd Slates Court at (Jillucv. HI. passed Ileetie offered a resolution calling for Information rerardlng Presidential pardons since March, 1S77. The Senate bill for the relief of grasshpcr suffer ers was passed. Harrison ottered a preamble and resolution reciting the formation of the I'otter committee to Investigate tho Florida and liulslaua frauds; that It I charged that llku frauds existed lu Oregon and South Caro lina, and cmoterlng that committee tn In quire Into the same If substantial testimony be presented to It; also declaring that tt Is not now In the power of Congress, nor the purpoo ot the House through said Investigation to annul the action of the 44th Congress In de claring the election of Hayes and Wheeler. After some time Harrison withdrew the reso lution. Wilson then offered a resolution authorising the select committee to Investigate frauds In any State where "t has probable came to be lieve that frauds wrre practiced; adopted. Springer, chairman of the committee on ex penditure tn the State department, submit ted a report which he stated set forth ten arti cles of Impeachment against O. II. Bradford, late Vice Consul (lenersJ at Shanghai, China, and concluded with a resolution that he be Im peached; referred to the Judiciary committee. The article charge that Bradford became In terested tn a railroad In China, contrary to treaty obligation; that he deceived the Chi nese respecting the mad, for pscuulary profit; that he was cruel, unjust and extortionate as Consular Judge; that be iqiened business let ters and took voucher for larger sums than he paid ; that he took Mexican dollars, as postal agent at Shanghai, at par and chanced the gov ernment a premium; aud that he embcxzled l'J,01X) due the government. The House went Into committee of the whole on the army ap propriation hill. After a lontr debate the com mittee rose without final action. The House pnicceded to the consideration of the bill In iroduccd by Duller for the publication of the ' OHJelal Advertiser of the Tutted States," wlilcli shall contain all public advertisements; passed yeas 109, nays ,7. Adjourned. SRNATB WAsiusnTOX, Thursday, May 21. Windom. from the appropriations committee, rcortcd the legislative appropriation bill with amend ments; placed on the catcdar. Tho hill for ser vice ot Interpleader In the United Stttes courts passed. Davis of West Virginia called up his resolution to allow the committee Investigating tho treasury tiooks to continue thu Investiga tion aud sit during recess. On motion of Alli son the words "and sit" were still ken out, and the resolution agreed to. The bill was passed authorising the Secretary of War to bare erect ed headstones over graves of union soldiers hurled In private cemeteries., Tho District of Columbia hill camo up, and liayard's motion to have the to commissioners lu 'civil life to give IhiihI In .V),Oii0 was, agreed to. Several other amendments were agreed to, and the Senate adjourned. UOCSR. After some Important huslnes the House went Into commute of tho whole on the army appropriation bill, the pending amendment be ing to fix the strength at 'JA,0H0. Cox of New York offered an amendment reducing the army to 15,000, whlrh amendment wa rejected, a wa also another amendment making tbe entire strength 23,000. Mr. Throckmorton's amendment, fixing Ibe army at !i(00 wea agreed to tiy a vote ot 115 to (07. The Item of pay waa Increased from !j,390,0o0 to SvVKO.OtO to correspond with the increased force, snd tbe Item for subsistence was likewise Increased. In the evening tbe House went Into committee of the whole on the army appropriation bill. Af ter some dlscusslou the committee rose and the House adjourned. SBXATB. WasnixoTox, Friday, May 34. Edmunds, from the select committee, to take Into con sideration tbe state of the law for the ascer taining and declaration of the result of tbe election of President and Vice Fresldent.mado a report In part in the form of a bill to amend sundry provisions of tbe statutes relaUng to the Presidential election. He said be would ask Ita consideration some dsy next week. Thurman remarked that the report was not unanimous, and tbst he would take occasion to explain to the Senate why he dissented. Hurnslde, from the committee on education, reported adversely on the House Joint resolu tion to provide for tbe enforcement of the eight hour law. Also, adver-elv on the Senate hill to regulate tbe hours of labor placed on tbe calendar. Davis called up the Senate bill for au additional circuit Judge In the end Judicial circutt passed. A bill to provide for the free entry of article for exhibition by so cieties established for the encouragement of arts and sciences, was passed. The Senate resumed consideration ot the District ot Columbia bill. Au amendment pro rtdlug for a ono dollar poll tax was agreed to. After sotno time the bill wa laid aside, and Paddock submitted an amendment to the Tex as Pucltlc Kallroad bill, extending aid to the Republican Valley railroad referred. Mat thew, by request. Introduced a bill to subuitt to the court of claims the title of certain Chi cago lands referred. Adjourned. HOCSB. Elam, from the committee on Pacific Rail roads, reported the bill repealing section 23 of the act Incorporating tbe Texas Pad lie Rail road Company, etc. IlenMe Introduced a bin to aid thu ship canal company, giving a guar antee to tbe United State of the payment of interest on 4.000,000 of the live percent bond referred. Several committee submitted re ports, after which the House went Into com mittee of the whole on the army appropriation bill. After soma debate and the conslderaUon of several amendments, tbe House adjourned. aaxara. YVasbisotox, Saturday, May 95. Reeolu Uen declaring that tbe modification of the treaty with Cbln would be wise, and lavttlBf the attention of the PrchJent to tbe ubK pasel. Coaalderatem waaretumed of Uve District of Columbia MIL .Tbe section rovt dlr g for th election of s deVgate to Ibe House of Representative wa strtekr n mil by a vol of 40 ( 9. A motion to abolish th (Hoard of Health was lost by a ute of 11 to 31. Spen cer. fnro the encamlHef on military efflr, re ported favorably on tbe Harrison Joint resolo Hon. granting tbe use of tents to the aoldlera reunion to ke held at Dr. Molne. lowa-pasa- ed. Otleshy. from the committee on public Uo.b, reported favorably on the House bill for the publication of notice of contest under the homestead, pre-emption and free culture act assed. ChrUtlancy Introduced a bill to amend the act of March il-ti determine the Jurisdiction of Circuit Courts and to regu late the removal of case from Ihe Slate Courts, and also make further provision In reference to the removal of cause from the State Court. Referred. Adjourned. BOl'SE. Tbe House went Into committee of the bc4 on the army appropriation bill. A .long cusslon ensued, without disposing of the bill, and the committee n. Hart ridge offered a resolution regsrdlng the practicability of pre- 1 venting potal frauds. Refrred. Adjourned. SB SATS. ,, WAsitlsnto. Monday, May 27.-McDonal.l, from the commltteeon Judiciary, reported with amendmenta the Senate bill to authorise tf State of Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, llfM lielv to commace and prosecute sulta agaiawl the "United State on account of sale of nublac land Uiereiu-pUced on Uie calendar. Davis, of Illinois, called up the Senate bid to provide for tbe appointment of an additional circuit Judge for the seventh Judicial circuit, comixev ed of the 8tatr of Illinois and Indiana, which wa discussed for some time aud then 114 aside. Morrill Intrmluced a bill appropriation jrU,ll) for the erection of a lire pnm! build ing for tbe National Museum referred. Con sideration was resumed of the Distrlet of Col umbia bill. The Mil having been considered tn committee of the whole was reported to the Senate and passed. Ferry moved to tske up Ihe House bill to forbid the retirement of legal tender note. Windom opposed tbe motion. Tli motion wa agreed u yeas, -j; nays, jj. Adjourned. noc8. The fntliiwlnir hills were Introduced: IlT r Willis, making U unlawful for the Secretary of the Treasury to contract the sale of United States bond for any purpose with any syndi cate, bank, or Individual until he had invited proeals by advertisement, at least three weeks before in five newsiiaera, and thepro iiosal to be accepted ssldcli shall be the most advantsgeous to the go, eminent, lly Wood, In ettalilish a permanent sinking fund, lly Chalmers, to encourage and aid the higher ed ucation of the colored race In the District of Columbia and the scu-ral States. The HoBitf went Into committee of the whole on tho army ' appropriation bill, the question Itclng on the smeiidmeiit offered by Scales In transfer the control of the Indians to the War Department. This amendment was adopted UU to 107. Knott mured an amendment prohibiting tho employment of the army as cvtnet.Um or otherwise, under pretext of, or the mere pur Me of, executing the laws except In such catcs, ami under such circumstances as such i'l uuiler sucii circumstance as sucu neitt of troops may be expressly au by au art of Congress agreed taV ); nays, 11'.!. The committee me and einplovmct tuorizeil i yeas. I'JO: reixirteii me mil and amcmuneiiis mine House. After several dilator motions the House voted to limit the strength'of the army to'J0,UMmen, but without disposing of the bill adjourned. l'ostal Savings Hanks. A few days ago Hubert l. Porter, of tho Chicngo InUrUcaiu, read a paper before the social science meetilng, In Cincinnati, on the subject of "Post- otllcc Saving's Hanks." The following is the concluding portion of thu paper read by Mr. Porter : "The gin-shop is near at hand, its door is open by day and During at night, dltitpation has her nets drawn across every street iu every town and humlet. Yet how many thousand cities uml towns have no savings bank which has taught thu workman how he ens become a capitalist, in moderating his consumption below his production, and ntnn-Hsiiig thu excess colled savings in a fruitful place Incomplete security; ,f he learns how capital is formed aud how it can be at first prudently em ploy ed. It has been truly said that it Is a school which seems to be created for the apprenticeship of industrial busi ness managing. It teaches man tho ? habit to govern himself, to resist bad or useless impulses, aud so aid to build up a sound discretion, which is tbe tlrst condition of success in undertakings. Let thu United States no longer delay the adoption of this great boon to the people. Let thu postal savings bank becomu uu clement of education, tho bank books become the text-books of thrift, and the object lesson of economy. Should tho plan bo carried out, it will . soon bo doing a glorious work when ever a bank Is opened nud a deposit re ceived; self-reliance will, to some ex tent, be aroused, aud with many a no bler life will be begun. They will gradually discern how ruth less B'i enemy is Improvidence to work itigmeu, and how truly his friends arc economy and forethought. Under their guidance the Lome could bo enriched ' with comforts until it is enjoyed and prized by all. From such firesides go forth those inheriting tho right spirit, loving industry, loving thrift, and lov ing home. Emulous of a good example, they, In their day and generation would nobly endeavor to lay by a portion of their Income, and if tho plan weri , adopted in tho Uuitcd States, remem boring that it would at once give us nearly 6,000 savings banks, I trust that it Is not taking too sanguine a view to anticipate that It would render most val uable aid in ultimately winning orer tho vast masses of tho industrial classes of tho United States, the loyal citizens and not tho capitalists, to those hablu of forethought and self-denial which bring enduring reward to the indlnjdu al, and materially add to tho safely of tho State. Wo oponed with the words 4 uttered by our Savior, wo closo with a fervent hope that the stupendous ma chinery of the Poatofflce Department of this great country may soon bo used to gather up the fragments, which are now being squandered throughout Its vast ,, territory, that nothing may bo lost." Tho University at Athens, Greet, has seventy-two professors whose sal nries aro paid by thq State, and l.ftOO students, A student 8 only expense Is for subsistence. Men from tho other great universities of Europe go there to study modorn Greek. Tho great work of this university, it U said. Is to restore classical Greek. A ventriloquist fell overboard in Lake Erie thu other dcy, nnd was drowned. Whcnthocry of "Help! help I" camo from under tho bulwarks, tho deck hands said "ho couldn't fool thcm.'Vy aud weat on with their work. r It is a fact that Egyptian women socm old at twenty, and very old at thirty. They often marry at twelve and thirteen years of age. f I I My ' 1 wmi&p$Si BBBBBBBBBBBVuSflaBfisBBBBBBBBBBBBBlBB :,- 4AjXdflaSBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBBB