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Mr. Howard for the same purpose. that Is for pass
Ing claims at the department for j. T. Wildwood q
Co.. thev were Rll signed by the witness himself,
Wildwood being the partner OF the witness at that
time; the checks are for per cent on each claim
STRICT BUSINESS MAN.
District Attorney-And what OF TINS checkY hand
ing the witness another, Of which the following Is
COPY
Slotamp.l No. a. NEW YORK, March &, 1867.
SEVENTH WARD NATIONAL BANK or NEW YORK.
I Pay to Y. A. HOWARD, ESQ., or order,
Ten $500 dollars.
RIO K-IOO T. KORN. Z
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

have been built to stand for ages. The
pavements, buildings, cabs, and even the
inhabitants themselves, all partake of this
solid character.
The largest building of Liverpool is
called St. Georges Hall, of the Corin-
THAN order, devoted to town purposes,
and contains magnificent public hall,
measuring 169 by IS feet, and seventy
five feet high The tall columns of Scotch
granite on all sides of the room, extending
from the floor to the ceiling, are long re-
membered by visitors. A marble statue
of George Stephenson, the father of rail-
ways, was placed here at the expense of
the Grand Junction Railway. Undoubt-
edly, most of your readers have heard of
the celebrated organ, situated in this hall,
costing 100000, or about $50, 1000.
Only one organ in the world excels it in
size and power, and that is found in St.
Petersburgh. 1t is magnificent instru-
ment, having manual range of So notes,
four rows of keys, p octaves of pedals
and 10S stops. 1t contains about 5000
pipes, from half an inch to thirty-two feet
in length. The eminent organist, Mr..
Best, performs publicly on Saturday, at
3 P. M. at the low price of six-pence.
We had an opportunity of hearing this
distinguished performer before large
audience, while there, and the musical
critics pronounced it of the highest order.
At any rate we were charmed.
The supply of wind for the instrument
is obtained by steam power, and thus the
labors of several men, who would other
wise be required to blow the bellows, is
entirely dispensed with.
In future communication, the notes
taken while sightseeing in Manchester
and London will be reviewed.
NEW YoRK, 1869: B. S. T.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16
Srlett poetrp.
LIFE LEAVES.

The day, with its sandals dipped in dew,
Has passed through the evenings golden gates;
And single star in the cloudless blue
For the rising moon in silence waits,
While the winds that sigh to the languid hours
lullaby breathe o'er the folded flowers.
The lilies nod to the sound of the stream
That winds along with lullng flow;
And either awake, or half adream,
| pass through the realms of Long Ago;
While faces peer with many smile
From the bowers of Mcmory's magical isle.
There are joys and sunshine, sorrows and tears,
That check the path of ites April hours;
And long, long wish for the coming years,
That hope ever wreaths with the farest flowers (;
There are friendships guilecss-ove as bright
And pure as stars in the halls of night.
There are ashen memories, bitter pain,
And buried hopes and n broken vow,
And an aching heart by the reckless main;
And the sca-breeze tanning pald brow
And n wanderer on the shcll-lincd shore
Listening for voices that speak no more.
There are passions strong and ambition wild,
And the fierce desire TO stand in the van
OF the battle of lifc-and the heart of the child
Is crushed in the breast of the struggling man I;
But short the regrets and few are the tears
That fall at the tomb of the banshed years.
There's quiet and peace and domestic love,
And joys arising from faith and truth,
And truth unquestioning, far above
The passionate dreamngs of ardent youth
And kisses of children on lip and cheek,
And the parents bliss which no tongue ctn speak.
There are loved ones lost There are little graves
In the distant dell meath protecting trees,
Where the streamlet winds and the violet waves.
And the grasses sway To the signing breeze;
And we mourn for pressure OF tender lips,
And the light fcycs darkcncd in deaths eclipse.
And thus, as the glow of the daylight dies,
And the nights first look to the earth is cast,
gaze meath those beautiful sumner skies
At the pictures that hung in the halls of the
past.
Oh, Sorrow and JOY, chant mingled lay
When to memorys wildwood we wander away
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

UsEs OF CoRNHusKs.-In this country
the chief industrial use ofcorn-husks is to
stuff mattresses. Sometimes for this pur-
pose they are torn into shrcds by the hand
with hetchel, but for large manufactor-
les they are prepared by machinery inven-
ted for the purpose. The Germans are far
ahead Of tlsb Yankees in utilizing this ma
terial. BY means of processes invented
in Austria some FIVE or six years ago,
about twenty per cent of the weight Of
corn-husks may be made into stout paper,
twenty-five per cent, may be brcggkt into
a fbFops condition and woven into cloth,
and fifteen per ceut. may be separated as
kind of starchy substance, which has
been made into biscuit for the soldiers of
the Austrian army. .
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

fee, Printing Office, Adams Express Of
fee and Book Store and Stationery; one
large brick Academy one Public School,
one Select School, eight fine Stores, two
extensive Coach Factories, two Green Gro
ceries or Provision Stores one Dentist.
two Drug Stores, two Merchant Tailors,
two Machine Shops and Fouuderies, one
Sash Factory one Lumber Yard one Coal
Yard, three Wheelrights, four Blacksmith
Shops, six Milliners and Dress Makers,
four Boot and Shoe Makers, two Rcstaur-
ants, three Butchers, two Bakers, one
large Tin and Stove House, three Master
Carpenters and Builders, one Plasterer,
one Brick Layer, two Painters and Glas
zers, one Saddle and Harness Maker, five
Confectioneries, one Photograph Gallery,
two Watch Makers and jewelers., two
Cabinet Makers and Undertakers, two
Livery Stables, and one Nursery for the
production of Peach Trees, Usage Orange
Quicks, and Small Fruits. The whole
number of buildings III.
To show more clearly the amount of,
business activity and travel in and through
the town, | will mention that on the 10Th
of December, last, for one hour between ?
and O'Clock, p NJ. the travel in front of
the Express Office, was Wagons and Car
riages, SO persons on foot, 9G, on horse
back B, total 154. From 6 o'clock, A.
NJ. to 9 o'clock, p. NJ Is hours each day,
the above number would be for six days,
2,3l0, for one year l20, 100
Let persons at distance who are cast.
ing about for an eligible place to locate,
look at these facts, and weigh them we'll.
Come among us; we want men of enter:
prise and activity. We want factories Of
varioHs kinds. A brick yard would DO
well here; spool cotton factory would do
well; plenty OF females to operate it. A
large Merchant Mill would do well here
this is one Of the greatest grain depots on
the Delaware Rail Road and as for facili-
ties for freight and travel, they are unsur-
passed; five passenger trains daily, and
two freight trains each way, besides three
daily Stages, and one twice day. Men
of leisure and pleasure, this is the place
for you; only three hours to Philadelphia,
FIVE hours to transact business in the city,
and return again at o'clock one hour to
Wilmington, four to Baltimore, 60 and
come same day. Men of buiness, men of
pleasure, look to Middletown, she is bound
to Go AHFAD
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

chased at $40 to $15 per acre, unimprov-
ed, and the best at about $40 to $25 per
acre, destitute of improvements, and COW
cred with young forest of pine and oak
which would yield from eight to fourteen
cords of wood per acre.
These facts will afford only a general
idea of the price of cultivablc land, and
the condition of agriculture and horticul-
ture, round about New York city. We
may, in future number, offer ssimiliar
facts touching the cash and agricultural
value of other localities. es.-Hearth and
Home.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

How TO GET BIG CRops.-As a rule
farmers are much more anxious to get big
prices than big crops. There are few
farms whose average production could not
be doubled in very short time by more
capital and labor. 1t is safer to use capi-
tai in farming than in almost any other
business. The credit of the plow is quite
as good as that of the loom or anvil; and
the capital will come, if it is called for.
Use more manure, and get thirty bushels
of wheat where you now get fifteen, and
eighty bushels Of corn where you now get
forty The quantity Of grain per acre is
mainly question of manure and tillage.
A big compost-heap makes full grain
bin. With high manuring, the soil needs
deeper stirring and gradual bringing up
of the subsoil to the surface. With the
present horse-harrows and cultivators,
nearly all the cultivation can be done by
horsepower, at a great saving of expense
and great increase of the crops.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

WHEAT-DRAN FOR MILcH Cows.-Oows
that give milk require feed that abounds
in albuminons matter, in order to be able
to maintain a satisfactory flow of rich milk
Buckwheat- will produce about as
large quantity of milk as wheat bran.
But the milk made by feeding bncllwhoat-
bran will be thin and poor, aud much in.
ferior to the milk which "A COW gives when
her feed is composed largely of wheat
bran, which contains large amount of al
luminous matter. But wheat-bran un-
dergoes Il great improvement by being
cooked before it is fed. Agricultural
chemists tell us that bran contains more
than fourteen per cent. of albumcn, which
is An excellent feed for making rich milk.
Besides this, wheat-bran contains about
three per cent. of phosphoric acid, which
is an exscllcnt article in the line of fcrtil-
izing materials for producing bountiful
crops of any kind of grain or vegetables
Where person has only one or two rnilch
cows, it will always be profitable to scald
the bran before feeding to the cows. Let
lew quarts be put in tub and boiling
hot water turned in and mingled with it
until the mass is as thin as cruel: then
allow it to stand overnight, or during the
day, covered clos ly. A good Gov, fed
with such mess and prime hay, win roll
out the rich milk almost as ahundantly as
if she were fed on grass, provided she
have a comfortable zhed, or stable, in
cold weather.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

Do MANGoLDs PEODUcE ABORTION "A
writer in the Farmers Review for De-
ember, says mangolds (roots or leavesl
dispose to abortion. Another writer in the
same number offers confrmatory evidence.
Still third refers the prevalent danger
Tin Europe as in this country) to 'ergo,
tized grass-seeds. 1t appears that many
varieties of grass--rye-g grass notably;
h vo the ergot d,seas@, like rye, though
not.so markedly. The remedy proposed
is to brush our pasture-lands with the
scythe, thus preventing seeding ergot is
produced only on ripened seed.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

A REMEDY AGAINST In NsEoTs.-We found
it next to impossible last year, says the
Germantown Telegraph, to protect the
young cantelope vines against the persist
ent attacks of the black gnat and the stri-
ped bug. Even young radishes, which we
had always fonnd before a sure protection,
had little or no effect. Eventually soap
suds were applied, which seemed to do the
business, both in driving them away and
in keeping them away. They should be
applied several times, and always after a
rain has washed off the effects of the pre-
vious sprinkling. Whale-oil soap is the
best for this purpose, using about pound
to gallons of water. This soap can be
obtained at the agricultural stores, gener-
ally, as we'll as at some of the drug and
grocery stores.
Middletown transcript., 1869-01-16

COMPARATIVE RICHNESS OF MILK.-It
is stated that the last half pint of milk
drawn from a cows udder has sixteen,
times the quantity of cream in it than the
first one. This is one reason why the cow
milking machines are not more extensive
ly approved. Although they may milk
very fast, they do not strip clean, and
farmers cannot afford to lose the last half
pint of milk from each COW twice day.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12

This gentleman's name has been promi-
ncntly suggested for minister to the Court Of
St. James. There are some parties who are
urging the appointment of John Jay, and
again others have brought forth the name of
Horace Greeley. The New York Sun warmly
presses Mr.. Greeley, and In doing this travels
out of the way to attack Mr.. Motley. 1t
speaks Of him as ''nominally Of Boston, an
American by birth, but European by resi-
dGnCe and association"
This ding Is as uniouuled as Ii is i'll
naturcd. There is no man more thoroughly
American in all his ideas, principles, feelings
and associations than Mr.. Motley, and this
the editor Of the Sun knows full well, be-
cause everybody is familiar with the fact
that at the beginning OF our civil war Mr..
Motley, then in England, wrote and pub
llshed pamphlet on the "Causes of the
American Civil War" II was mastery
defence Of the American Union, and the
argument was unanswerable.
Now, when Mr.. Motley was doing this
great service for our country what was Mr..
Greeley, the SUMS candidate; doing and
sayingl "If the cotton States" says Mr..
Greeley, ''unltedly and earnestly wish to
withdraw peacefully from the Union, we
think they should and would be allowed to
do So" To set up such man as Mr.. Gree
ley in opposition to Mr.. Motley must be re-
garded as joke.
Without detracting at all from Mr..
Greeley's ability or the many good qualities
of the man, we must be permitted to say
and We think that such is the judgment Of
the American people-that he is the most
crdy johnson, for this position at this time.
Those who have read Mr.. Motlcy's pamph,
let to which We have alluded above, and that
great speech delivered by him in Boston dur.
ing the late presidential canvass, and his
subsequent address before the New York
Historical Society upon "Illstorlc Progress
of American Democracy" will readily I'M
derstand that Mr.. Motley Is American in his
notions and principles.
In this latter lecture occur these words
america stands upon the lrm land towards
which other nations are slowly making their
way through revolutions or without them"
Those words show the man.
Nr. Motley's great ability and positive
characteristics Of mind and character, his
thorough Amerlcansm as well as his famll-
larity and acquaintance with public law,
make him just the man to represent this
Government at the Court Of st. James at
this time.
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Mayor Bowen IL confined to his house by
illness. His complaint Is cry,lpclas in the
head. He is recovering, and will be out and
able to attend to business in few days.
Mr.. W. Willard, of Boston, Is now in
Washington and has rooms at Wizards
hotel Mr.. Willard Is an accomplished artist
aud portrait painter, and he comes here with
commission to paint the portrait Of Gen. o.
o. Howard for BowdoIn College. lie will ex
ccute several other portraits of distinguished
o'it.'1'I "n''e III INC cIty'
COL frnce' editor Of the Petersburg (Va.)
l"'''' hu' Dcen nominated and confirmed
ior eo''e''or oi internal revenue for the
'tT''Ou's ''S'''vI' rue ,olonel holds a
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12

IOhTLAhD, ME, April 7, 1850. J
Proposals. will be received al this otaee until
Dredging The bar near The middle GTouad,n in
this harb1r, so AS to obtain depth. at mean low
alter determlned on by the Engineer IN charge.
The depth Of excavation will not exoea three feet
for neteon feet channel, and the amount 10 be
excHyated W III be 100 cubic yards, more or less
not exceed four foet, and the amount to be cAyA
ted will be rs, 900 cubic yards, more or less-the
amount In both cases depending upon the width OF
the channel. rs may be decided on, to be exca-
ITho work must DO cOmnlncei rs soon as praetl-
cable after rho approval Of the contract, aud be
completed not later than the 18Th day Of November
next.
The material excAyated IL to bo deposited In
such localities mot exceeding three miles in dis
tauce from the work. 40 the supofinonding En-
gineeI may designate.
Bidder will please state the price per cubic yard
OF excavation, as measured In the se0ws including
also the removal OF the material 10 the localities
dssgnatoli hrst for u channel Of 10 feet depth NJ
mean low water, aud second for channel Of % feet
depth at ean low water.
Payments will be made monthly 20 per cent will
be reserved thersfrUm, until the whOla work Is
satisfactorily completed, and be forfeited In the
event Of the non ulh lmenI OF the contract In the
time and manner req ulred,
The undersigned reserves the right 10 reject all
bid, which, In his opinion, are not favorable 10
the Governments alsp, the bid Of any person who,
there II reason to believe, will not faithfully and
promptly perform the contract
Persons desiring to make proposals. are requested
to call on the updctsi gned at his once in Morton
Block, 90 CongTess street, Tor forms OF same, and
and character Of dTedgingi and, on transmit ny
their bids. (which are REQUIRED 10 be In duplicate
they will please indOrsa thereon . Proposals for
Dredging the Bar near the Middle ST2gn sI,n,,
Brevst BHgadior General, United States Army,
AplOtd
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the ADJOURNMENT OF coNanEss

The legislative term Of the first session Of
the Forty-frst Congress has closed, and the
members are dispensing to their homes. 1t
them, Of what was expected of them, aud Of
hat they did.
There Is much clamor about Congress
and Congressman, and Il Is even popular to
denounce our national Legislature, and to
say all manner of evil things about Ii.
Many people resort to this sort of wholesale
way Of expanding their wrath on account Of
some failure to get through certain measures
in which they were interested. One is dis
appointed that particular bill did not pass.
Another lie equally unhappy because GER
tain measure was put through. In short,
everybody finds something in the sins Of
omission or commission which may be laid
at the door of Congress, such as fully justify
him in denounclng that body as a failure.
Our Congresses are becoming II not very
independent bodies, still very free thinking
ones. OF old a few men were accustomed
to lead, and the mass Of the members fol-
lowed. Now, most every man Is his own
leader, and chooses to follow his own con-
victions Of truth and duty. This tendency
not unfrequently delays legislation by giving
rise to protractcd debate. Some people de-
plore this, and think it spring. from the de-
gcneracy Of the times, and they wish for the
return of the good old days when one or two
great men could control things and marshal
the House aud the Senate IN the way they
would have them go. We think this free
dom, which rejects leadership and thinks
and acts for itself, will ultimate in something
better than that blind submission to the
dictatorial mandates Of leaders, which not un-
frequently resulted in mischicvous legisla-
ton. We have fallen upon the days when
more than one man does the thinking, and
every man feels that he has a personal
responsibility for all those acts Of public
nature In which he is called to participate.
1t will not do now to give as an excuse for the
enactment Of unwise and iniudlcious laws,
that he followed this or that mans lead. He
must give better reason for his conduct
than this. He must show that he has thought
for himself, and acted from well formed and
intelligent opinions, derived from accurate
investigation and patient thought. 1t is be.
cause there are more men in Congress who
thus think for themselves that the days of
distinct and old-fashoncd leadership arc
passing away. The result will be that our
legislation will not be put through with quite
as much rupldty, but 1t may be hoped that
II will be wiser and better.
We have high hopes in the Forty-First
Congress, and shall expect from them many
saIutary measures for the lasting good of the
country. We trust that they will come
together in December prepared to enter upon
that important work which the condition and
needs of the country may demand.
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12

COMMERCE or THE LAKEs.-The carrying
trade on the lakes has become immense. By
statistics given IN the Detroit Post II appears
that during the year 1858 there were 1888
steamers, liz propellers, 267 tugs, 1,642
sailing vessels and 81 barges plying on the
lakes. The aggregate tonnage was 639, 1893,
and the total value was s2s,033, 900. OF
this feet rather more than fifth In number
of call and in value, but less than a nth Of
the tonnage was Canadian.
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TN THE SUPREME COURT OF THE DISTRICT
OF OOLUMBIA.
In the matter Ofthe division Of thor
real estate Of 49,,

In the matter Of the division Of thor rom
real estate Of \ Pn 5erLats
CArHAkISB NoOSAS. deed. } En- uosAe'o'
The Commits iOners in this cause having reported
that they had resOll the property In taid proceed
iDRs described In pursuance Of the order OF resale
passed therein to Patrick LaTkin for u 700, and
that the said LaTkin had complied with the terms
OF sale IL IL this It'll Gay Of April, A, d., lboB:
ordered by the court that the said sale be- and the
same Is hereby, ratified and rmed unless cause
to the contrary Is shown on or before the 9TH day Of
May, snsuingI provided copy OF this order be
published In the NArIoEAL REPUBLICAN once a
week for three successive weeks before said day.
A b. OLlN. Justice.
true COPY Test
Z. j. AEIGs, Clerk SpslGwSw
The national Republican. [volume] (Washington City [D.C.]) 1866-1870, 1869-04-12

MICuIGAE-The Legislature of Michigan
has adjourned after passing about 1--WE hun
bred new laws. Among other things done
was submission to the people Of constitu.
tlonal amendment providing for impartial
suffrage, and proposition to increase the
salaries OF judges. -Four new cities have
been Incorporated In Michigan-Muskego
Hlllsdale, Corunna and Manistee.
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FREEDMES's AFFARS-The bill to con-
tlnue the appropriations to the educational
department Of the Freedmen's Bureau for
two years longer failed in the House Of Rep
on Saturday morning.
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DIED.
ARRIs0N.-On the 7lh iustaut,PnAHk HOWARD,
son q Alexander and Hester A. ATrison, aged ii
months and II days
.-0n the loth instant, after . protraeted
Illness, JoHE D.. BlIEH, aged 81 years.
His friends and the friends OF the family are in
and Tenth.
LYLEsDied suddenly. on Sunday morning.
April 18th, At 10 o'clock O. IN, HAhLAN 0ILMER,
eldest son Of John q. and LiIrie Lyle, aged ave
years and twenty three days.
The funeral will take place this day, CMonday,)
q three o'clock, from the Washington House,
The frends OF the family are particularly invited
tP6ilGdelphia and Cincinnati papers will please
eopy.l
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New Advertisements.
OPENING
1924 Tuesday, April IL, 1869.
TODD BARRACKS At AUCTION.

TODD BARRACKS At AUCTION.
DEPOT QUARTERAAsTBR's ORHIcE,(
~ wAsHISsrOS. ID. q. April 10, 1852. !
VIII be sold at public auction. uuder the diTee.
ton Of Captain D. o Thomas, MS. X. on Friday,
phil 10. Ut 10 o'clock, m, the following build-
ings, situated south OF the Treasury Department,
on Fifteenth street, known as Todd Barracks, com.
prisinz-
building l9x2OS feet.
Oas ash house, l51 Nl5S feet.
one Sink and 1875 lest Of Plank walk.
Ten days will be allowed purchasers for re-
mOytl ~ buildings.
TermS cash, In Government funds.
Ky "rI'r u the Qu4rtermaster General
J. C. MCFERRAN.
General & A. Apl2 I'd
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In the French Senate on Saturday the de-
fensve measures proposed by the Govern
mGnt were generally approved