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The New York herald., 1869-05-21

Does.-The Mayor is Of opinion that the
Board of Health has jurisdiction of dogs, and
hence will issue no canine proclamations and
establish no rewards. Let the Board of Health
make Bergh an inspector for this special duty
and the dogs will be attended to without shock
in0 circumatauc on
The New York herald., 1869-05-21

PRINCIPAL AND INTEREST. Soross
stood upon the maxim of principles, not
men, in their rejection Of Mr.. Roosevelt. 1t
is rarely that interest can be expected where
there is no principle.
The New York herald., 1869-05-21

RRPUBLIoANIsM IN SPAN.-The Spanish
revolutionists still wish for republican form
of government. They do not appear to know
=
how to do it, however.
The New York herald., 1869-05-21

PoLToE!-An exchange says that Senator
Sprague has ''opened a bureau" in New York.
This is fiat burglary. Where are the new
Police Commissioners
The New York herald., 1869-05-21

THE TAMMANY. Fourteenth sreet-RoBlssoS Crusox
AND It's MAN FRIDAY, &C.
The New York herald., 1869-05-21

WOODS MUSEUM AND THEATRE, Thirtieth street and
Broadway.-Afternoona evening Performances.
The New York herald., 1869-05-21
ADJUSTMENTS THIS EVENING.

wAvERLEY THEATRE. 7s0 ALTON
Iot ON PARLE FEANoAIs
The New York herald., 1869-05-21

NIBLO'S GARDEN, Brosdway.-TuE BuKLEsour En-
TRAvAGANzA The FoITY THIEVES.
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"The desolate aud ruined South, the op-
pressed taxpayers of tue West aud North,
generosity. mercy, love Of country, apprehen
sion Of evils to come. every motive that
oughi 10 more She hearts of true and noble
men, appeal to us 10 say by our votes that we
will STOP that hopeless folly Of attempting 10 gor-
ern the Seuthe1n States By t'hdi is called LOYAL
RLAcxs.' and give tho people under just guar
..ntees. the right peacefully ana legally to re
organize their own governments within the
Uniou.
"With such convictions.l hold the man who
would no. express and act upon the,u,.
TRAITOR to himsclf and countrg,and despise the
partisan who would Hnd faalt with any rea-
sonabls steps he might take TO bring about so
great good to the pation.n-Gen. WILLIAM
s. RosEcRANs' Letter 10 the Soldiers and SGi-
lors' Coi,reatioa, Scgt. o. 1868.
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SI22 33 S57 so

The wholesale price Of Liverpool salt,
per bag OF two hundred and twenty four
pounds, is in New York, 81 so, curren-
cy. One weeks labor, or 1922 33 in
the United States, would therefore buy "a
very little less) sixty-eight bags, or fif
teen thousand two hundred and thirty
two pounds salt.
The price of salt in Liverpool,per ton,
bags included, free on board. is seven
teen shillings sterling ton of two thou,
sand two hundred and forty pounds, or
in gold dollars, 81 II, or fUrty-one cents
gold, bag. One weeks labor by the
Sheffield saw-maker amounts to S57 so
gold, and would, therefore, buy one hun
dred and forty bags, or thirty one thou
sand three hundred and sixty pounds
salt in Liverpool, or nearly one hundred
and nine per cent more than the United
States saw-makers. 1t was my intention
to leave salt rerSus labor to the last
Busily engaged as am at present with
slaughtering the monopolists, fat pigs
fed for eight years on the peoples sub
stance, naturally wanted ny salt argu-
ment to pickle the defunct. But as | see
this mornings Tribune saying some
thing about your salt correspondent
(whose letter / have not even read,l
would belle my signature if l were not
at once ready to do battle against mo-
nopoly. No MoSoPoLY.
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A Georgia Compliment.

The La Grange (Ga,) Union compli-
ments Governor Bullock in the follow
ing elegant style: ~
"His conscience, if he has any, is Ger
tainly case-hardened and enveloped in
a covering as thick as the hide of a rhin-
oceros, never to be touched or moved in
the direction of honorable propriety or
the ordinary principles of decency or
selErespect. He seems to possess soul
altogether unconscious of any sort of
to God or the devil, and Is
to every instinct Of decent
regard to the opinions of men. and to
feel that he is only accountable to his
own greed for power and "filthy." Ay!
if the devil were to roam this world over
to find a creature all like himself in re-.
gard to deception, and spirit of mean
and relentless revenge he would certain
ly cease his wanderings when he met with
Rufus 3. Bullock, and would take him
by the hand, in the most cordial fraterni-
ty and hellish, ,infatuatioD, and smirk the
fiendish smile of satanic delight, while
his fiery eyes would glare and glisten
with demoniac joy. The felicity would
be mutual between two such monsters"
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Eg"General Rcsecrans' alienation
from the cause for which he fought, it is
we'll known, began in personal jealousy
of General Grant whom he can never for
give for having succeeded where he failed
That Grant should nave driven Bragg in
utter rout from the same field where he
[Rosecransl abandoned his army as ut
terlv defeated, and rode to the rear, was
an offence which Rosecrans had not mag
nanimity enough to cover."- Dela,oare
Gazette.
If the Gazette had proposed to be per-
tectly fair it would have mentioned that
Grant had under his command at Miss
ion Ridge not only the heroes of Chicka-
manga, but the Eleventh and Twelfth
Corps from the Army of the Potomac,
and the Army of Tennessee, under Sher-
man The rebels concentrated upon the
central line Of operations before Chicka-
mauga, and the process Of concentrating
the nations armies on that line began af-
terward. Rosecfans was outnumbered at
Chickamauga Grants force largely out
numbered Bragg's at Mission Ridge. II
RosecIans had been reinforced before
Chickamauga, as he might have been had
it not been for the quarrel with Stanton,
which occurred while he fingered at Muir
freesboro, Atlanta would have been ours
land fairly won," before the date of the
battle of Mission Ridge, 1t is not nee
essary to falsify history because Z. S
Grant is President of the United States
and Rosec-ans is the Democratic candi
date for Governor of Ohio.-Cin Com
[ (Rep.l
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A Bead Mason
The First Masonic Eunera1 In
Ca!iaOrnia--Remar Ma
sonic Incident.

The first Masonic funeral that ever
occurred in California took place in lS49
and was performed over the body Of
brother found in the bay of San Fran
cisco. An account of the ceremonies
states that on the body of the deceased
was found a silver mark of Mason up
on which were engraved the initials Of
his name. A little further investigation
revealed to the beholder the most sin.
guiar exhibition of Masonic emblems
that was ever drawn by the ingenuity of
man on the human skin There is moth
ing in the history of the traditions Of
Freemasonry to equal it.. Beautifully
dotted on his left arm, in red and blue
ink, which time, could not effacc, appear
ed all the emblems of the Entered Ap-
prcnticehip, There we're the Holy Bible
the square and compass the twenty four
inch gauge and common gavel. There
was also the Masonic pavement, repres-
enting the ground floor of King Solo
mon S Temple, thein1ehted tessel which
surrounds It, and the blazing star in the
center. On his right arm, and attisti-
cally executed in the same indelible IL
quid, were the emblems pertaining to the
Fellow Craft degree, viz the square, the
level and the plumb There were also the
five orders OF architecture--the Tuscan,
Doric, Ionic, Corinthian and Compo-
site s{'s7
In removing the garments from his body
the trowel presented itself, with all the
other tools of operative masonry. Over
his heart was the pot of incense. On the
other parts of his body were the bee hive
the Book of Constitutions" guarded By
the Tylers sword, the sword pointing to
a naked heart, the All-seeing eye, the
apchor and ark, the hour glass, the -scy-
the, the forty seventh problem of Euclid,
the sun, moon, stars and comets, the
three steps emblematical oflyouth, man.
hood and age. Admirably executed was
the weeping virgin, reclining on bro
ken column, upon which lay The sBook
of Constitutions. In her left hand she
held pot ofincense, the Masonic EN-
blem of Immortality to the soul. - -, -. -.
Immediately behind her stood winged
Time, with his scythe by his side, which
cuts the brittle thread of life, and the
hour glass at his feet, which is ever re-
minding us that our lives are whitening
away. The withered and attenuated fin
gers of the Destroyer were placed amid
the long and gracefully flowing ringlets
of the disconsolate mourner. Thus were
the striking emblems of mortality beau
tifully blended in one pictorial represen-
tahon. 1t was spectacle such as Ma.
sons never saw before, and, in all proba.
bility, such as the fraternity will never
witness again. The brothers name was
mover known
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Death of Hon. Isaac Toucey.

The Hartford Times, in an nouncing
the death of ex-Secretary Toucey in that
city on Friday morning says: HE re-
tanned his consciousness till the last mo-
ment. Half an hour before he died, he
bade farewell TO his wife and those
around his bedside. He was suffering
greatly, hut his usual calmness did not
forsake him. He bore the agony of un-
usual pain without complaint, and with
the greatest composure looked over into
the Valley of Death while lingering in
the shadow Which separates earthly ex-
istence from life eternal Only five min
utes before he died an attendant put ice
to his mouth In a moment he said
more and when the hand of the attend
ant, cool from contact with the ice, was
placed upon his forehead and withdrawn,
Mr.. Toucey motioncd to have it replac-
ed. Then, with both hands, he took a
tumbler Of cold water, raised his head
aud drank some OF it, Sinking back
upon his pillow, he ceased to breathe,
and the earthly mission Of Isaac Toucey
was closed.' a'
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The Cost OF Collecting the Rev
eRsie.

For every dollar collected by the in
ternal revenue the Government pays
nearly five per cent. The cost of collect
ing the customs is also nearly that
amount. Under an economical Admins
tration it could be done for two per cent,
and then the officials who did it would
be handsomely remunerated. Consider
ing the great amount of stealing that
has been, carried on, the only wonder is
that the cost Of collection is not twenty
per cent. 1t will very likely reach that
amount if we continue the present dynas-
ty in power, for we notice that the Admin
istration paid nearly eight million dvllars
to collect S164, 100000 of custom duties
last year, when s176,000,0a0 had been
collected from the same sources the year
before for s5,700,000 The same result
is seen in the internal revenue service
The pay Of the officials increase as the
Government revenues diminish.-Cin., !,
Enquirer.
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Lock-lavy Cured by Fright.

oorro,,o,Jaat - a. !.
"a eSl,oiuen' vi tne oinclnnau
ooiiine,clai wliles as loilows; a
:, "a mllo9% ~ ~, na!lhs an only son. who,
suPpolteu P ner IN ner advanced age, step
peu aceioentaily' on rusty nail, which
law The, matber | IN hor ] nrsS. =, d;...S. ,oon
snno,,od - ' p.,,,,. r. NJ lea. ss .lsoless
capsoiation &C, c., o" ,o'o,s noi "osice anu
so;d .h' =" nth -, a.,u you.sei' ' lnotner,
will he cnrad Cot % fonr eei, ef ,.o yuua $50, son
"la " ou,eu, oel iour VI your stron-
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How slse People are Eeobbca by
kasr National, EsanlIS,

Wetakc The following fom thc Gin
cinnati Eaqui'er: 5
/ Sometimes az Illustration sheds more
light upon a subject than an elaborate
argument. We will give one illusma-
ton. Ten men in Indiana, who Had
been associated together in the banking
business, concluded, when The National
Bank law was passed. to organize Ma
/ tional Bank. They had III their vault
forty thousand dollars in gold, With
this sum they purchased one hundred
Thousand dollars in grcenbackS, which
they paid out for fiyc-twcnty bonds to an
equal amount.
Completing their organization they
deposited bonds with the Secretary of
the Treasury, and received from him an
equal amount less ten per cent, viz :
ninety thousand dollars in National Bank
notes. With this sum they opened a
hahk of discount and deposit Without
the slightest difficulty they could loan
every dollar Of their money at twelve
per cent, on good business paper except
4 small reserve Of tntereSt-beariHg GOV
ernment notes, with which to redeem
their own notes if presented (Which was
not probable.}
/ The farmers, merchants and business
men deposited their surplus for safe
keeping, and at no time had they less
than one hundred thousand dollars, which
! they could loan at short tine on good
commercial paper.
How stands the account? They com
menced operations on a cash capital of
forty thousand dollars. Their first step
was to secure bonds for one hundred
thousand dollars, interest at six per cent.
in gold annually. This paiG them
$4,000 in gold, or say $4,000 net in
grccnbackS
I Their 100000 in bank notes they
! loaned at II per cent, or, after deduct
ing for expenses and bad debts, eight
per cent, net, which is 1920; their ave
! rage net deposit of 100000 they loaned
at net interest Of eight per cent, ma
king sS,O00 By adding the three items
Of net annual preft we have the neat
little sum Of $23, ,200 Oh cash invest.
ment of $4,000.
Conducting the business for five years
this little bank of $4,000 capital reali-
yes without reloaning its annual earnings
q profit of $4,000, or by reloaning its
annual earnings at eight per cent, S135-
979 Is. If the bonds costing $4,000
are paid by the people in gold, as the
bondholders and bankers insist ought to
be done, and as Radical Congress has
declared by law shall be done, SG0,O0C
more must be put to the credit side Of
the above account, making a total Of
S195,979 l6 BY adding the origina
capital of $40 600 to the earnings, Til:
bark closes up in five years with u gros:
showing of S235,979 Is. But they mus
redeem so much of their circulation a'
has rot been lost or destroyed, before
they can strike dividend among thei>
stockholders We will suppose that o
the $4,000 in notes there has been ;
loss Of but five per cent. or $500
leaving to be redeemed SS5,500. Taking
this from S235,979 16, and we have
S150,479 16 for distribution.
| What other business pays as well a.
National Banking? .-... ...
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George W. Kirkland, formerly of Bu-
cyrus, Ohio, married, on the 1st inst,
Miss Moll:e Il. Brown, of Atlantic City,
Wyoming Territory. The wedding was
the first ever solemnizcd in Atlantic City
and the wedding cards were the best and
only ones the market afforded
The total weight Of eight men in Mon
roc County, Indiana, is 1905 pounds
Their names are David Y. Buskirk, Jas.
Buskirk, George A. Busllirk, Joseph
Halle, James Blankenship, Benjamin
Ridge, Levi Collier, and James Robert
son. The average is 2SSl pounds.
A dispatch from Leavenworth, Kansas,
says: At a meeting recently held by the
Land League, on neutral lands, speeches
were made by Hon. Sidney Clarke and
others. Resolutions were unanimously
passed denouncing JAS +. JOY and the
Z. S. Senate, asking Messrs. Ross and
Pomeroy to resign their seats, cutting
loose from the Republican party and for,
ming an independent State Central Com.
mittee. Senator Pomeroy was burned
in cfigy, vu
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Ti,e True Figures.

There are very few people who know
what the public debt is at this time. The
Secretary of the Treasury in making his
Monthly. Statement so manipulates it
that the bonds issueds TO the Pacific
Railroad are left out. They are as much
n part OF the debt as the gold bonds, be-
cause the Government is bound for their
paymcn.. PRINCIPAL and interest.
Since the close of the war. in April,
1865. the debt has footed up as follows ::
April i, 1865, m S2.366. .9S5 OFT
September l, 1863, e,756.6S0,511
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: wv hen the war is Over.

We would have no disfrauchiscd
class in ourg Government. eOf course,
rebels had not the RIGHT of suffrage but
When the war is over, and its results sc
cured aud all return to allegiance and to
duty, then is the ballot box to be thrown
Sopen to law abiding citizens And this
Is Republican-"THr GATrs WIDE orrN."
-.Narjett1 Register.
There arc at this time. 100000 white
men diafranchised in ten Southern States
by Radlcaflegislation
Talk about the war not benz over, {,
Here is what your President said in
1856. On the Goth OF August, 1856, the
President issued a proclamation dcclar-
ing the insurrection which had existed
in Eexas at an end, ,as in the otiicr States,
according to the proclamation Of April,
1865, the President adding: "And that
peace, order and tranquility, and civil
authority how exist in and throughout
the whole United States of America"
Prior TO this, III December, 1855, the
President said in his message The
rebellion has been suppressed, and the
people lately IN rebellion gield obedience
to the authority Of the United States
with more promptncss and 'riYiagnesS
than could reasonably be anticipated"
And on the 4th day Of July, 1868, q
Proclamation was issued by ANDREW
JOHNSON, then President, which granted
"a fill pardon and amnesty for the
offensc Of treason against the United
States, or Of adherlng to their enemies
during the late cirH war, with rcstora
ton Of all rights of property"
This WAS Internationally and without
reservation, 10 all and 10 ccelV person
who directly or Indirectly participated
in the late insurrection or rebellion" ex-
ceptine those under psesentment or in
dictment.
Yet in the face of the above the editor
Of the Rcgiste, and ether stay at home
Jacobins, generally, insists that the war
will not be over until Its results" are
| secured" -. '.
What are ''its results -
Negro rulers for Americans is thc Rad
ical idea of Its results"
The oppression ofthe laboring classes,
Keeping standing armies in the South
te awe and force obedience to Military
Orders ' @" tr.
Electing Negroes to Congress Nor
ton, lst Va. Dist to make laws for
Americans. 79 .T.r" @la.4
These are a few of the dresults. ,The
editor Of the Register ought to hang his
head with shame when he meets a white
man. The white man ought to refuse to
speak to or recognize him who cares
more for the ignorant and worthless
Negroes than he does for his own race.
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7 L l. 4 G. Il A Z II | G
NErJTUCKKl
REstaTo THE ELECTION.
The Stale Goes Democratic by 90
coo BzaiOrifys

LOUISVILLE, Ky. August , The cleo
ton in this city did not pass off as quiet
Il as usual. There were several poIiti-
cal rows wherein weapons we're used,
but fortunately, 10 life fF*as sacrificed.
James w. Tate, Democratic candidate
for State Treasurer, has majority ov-
cr his Radical opponent, f. Rumsav, in
this city, of 5055. Mr. Tate's majority
in the State is overwhelming and will
probably average 10000 to $4,000. All
the Democratic maiortics in the State are
overwhelming, and will probably average
10000 to 1900. All the Democratic
candidates for the Legislature, from the
city of Louisville and Jefferson county,
are elected by handsome majorities.
Returns from various sections of the
State indicate the election of Il large
number Of the Democrat Legislative can
di,la;es There will probably be but
about fifteen TO twenty Republicans elec-
ted to the Legislature.
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Imperialism.


LOUISVILLE, August 8 3--The Courier
Journal has advices from Nashville,
which purport to be from a reliable
source, making some startling disclos-
ures concerning the plans Of the Stokes
party in Tennessee. These advices as.
sert that it is the intention of General
Stokes to assemble Legislature of his
own at Nashville; to organize separ-
ate State Government, and to call upon
General Cooper Of the militia for assist
ancc. Cooper is said to be committed
to the conspiracy The Federal office
holders and the Republican municipal
authorities of Nashville are also a part
of it The scheme is attributed to Hor
ace Maynard, but it is said to have the
approval Of Boutwell, and other Repuh
lican leaders at Washington. In lieu o.
the militia which are disbanded, Coop
er expects to he backed up by the Grant
Army of the Republic. The object O
this movement is to create conflict
calling for the interposition of Congress:
which will be memorlalized in regard tt
the subject. 1t is expected that the Ad
ministration will protect General Stokes
and his party until Congress meets.
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Things to be Taken for granted,

The United States Government has
the power to tax United States bonds.
1t has declined to do so 1t has taxed
every thing else, even including the poor
mans salt and matches. 1t has discrim.
mated in favor Of the rich and against
the poor. The bond interest tax would
relieve us of an income tax, ofthe sugar
coffee, tea and salt tax, which are now SO
oppresively felt. Why should it not be
done2 As we have said, the prohibi-
ton of bond taxation only, extended to
the State and municipality The right
of taxation by the Federal Government
was expressly reserved. Every man who
bought q bond took it subject TO future,
General taxation. We could raise by
that source fifty million dollars year,
and from class best able to bear it,,
Why is it not donei Because the bond
influence is powerful enough to pre-.
vent it. -.s -.
The ten-forty bonds we promised 10
pay expressly in gold. The Ave twen-
ties we did not. Yet is urged that all
bonds are to be paid in coin. We NAV
safely conclude that those who insist on
this are either interested in five-twenty
bonds, or have been dishonesty bought
up to advance their claims The project
of gold payment would add seven or
eight hundred million dollars to the ma
tional debt.
The Yankee curer and dryer of fish
gets his salt free of duty, while the w est
ern packer of beef and pork is taxed
seventy two cents barrel for his salt
Is this right? Can anybody defend it
We are now collecting forty-four per
cent. upon all the foreign trade of the
country. Is not this too much? Is it
not too great burden upon the people2
Is it any wonder that commerce Ian
suishes and agriculture suffers, when
subjected to such an intolerable tax i'm
position? -a 7aFfH 's12 i7its
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Babies arc numerousin New York ash
barrels i..csf r. IN EE.s..r E.
Tie Illinois State Fair is to be held at
Decatur, September 27.to October2.
Hankerchiefs are now made in New
Orleans from the Ramie plant. = a.
a Scranton firm advertise comfortable
collins .t rl;-r'.#
Vast preparations are being made for
the marriage of the Emperor of China
this year. He has now attained the ven
cradle age of Is, His destined wife was
selected last year.
Gen. Candy, commander Of the De
partment of Virginia, has issued an or
der that hereafter,in lieu of the fees, com
mission and per ccntage now allowed
oyster inspectors by law, that the chief
inspector shall receive $500. and the u.s.
sistant inspectors $3.50 per month
NJ Theirs has been guilty of mot
which is rot at all bad. A Deputy .o5-
served to him, apropos of the Empe-
ror's recent message proposing legisla-
tive and administrative reforms. well,
liberty is brought to bed atlast" ''Ycs,
was the reply, hut it was by Casarian
operation"
The fate of carpet-baggers is well il
lustrated by the demand for the impeach-
ment of Bullock in Georgia; the failure
of Yarmouth, and his intended return
to Illinois; the denunciation of Scott, of
South Carolina, as robber the univer-
sal scorn into which Smith of Alabama,
has fallen, and the rejection of Wells by
au overwhelming majority i'll Virginia,