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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
TILE souTHERN PRESS CONVENTION.

MOBILE, Feb. 19-The Southern Press Con-
ventlon to-day reelected r. Lamar OF Georgia Presi-
dent: NJ j. Williams OF Alabama Vice-President; A. w.
Reese OF Georgia Secretary and Treasurer j. A. Engle
hart OF North Carolina, r w Dawson OF South Carolina
LANES Gardner Of Georgia, W. j. Ramage OF Tennessee
W w Screws Of Aaboma and j. Armstrong OF Misss
spp Directors The Directors were authorized to con-
tract for the best system Of atanabe The Board
of Trade and citizens OF Mobile have been prouse In
their hospitality TO the Press Convention.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20

They answer the objection OF uptmeness Of present
aid and argue that profitable are railroads that the
Government could have afforded TO build all the roads In
the United States and conclude by expressing the belief
that the credit Of the nation and the yane of its secur
ing Immediately upon the completion Of our avoved
policy OF trans-contlnental railway extensions and
steadily purauiug n the end,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
TIE STATE LEGISLATURES.
TIE ,AssAcursrrrs GENERAL. COURT.

THE MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL COURT.
BosTON Feb 19.-The State Legislature mas
transacted but very little important business thus FAR
II has refused to consider projects for tho sale OF eggs ny
weight anaao change the name OF the militia to the
MASSACHUSETTS, National Guard The State College author
tics ask an appropriation Of 100000 and several other
institutions are clamoring for lesser sums bill TO in
tho salaries OF the Judges OF the Supreme Court To
a. goo is now Senate but II has been defeated
in the House and is not likely 10 pass The salaries OK
some OF the State officials will probably be lhcTeaseu.
The superintendent Of Lamps the CHIEF Engineer the
9nnerntepdent Sewers, and other small Oncals OK
Roston are paid much our secretary OF state ana
other state officers aud this fault VIII probably DO
remedied.
MASSACHUSETTS AND THE ALABAMA CLAIMS
TREATY.
The following resolution in reference TO the
treaty with Great Britain introduced in the Massa-
chusetts House OF Representatives to-day -, o.. a.
Resolved Massachusetts Legislature In General Court Ar
mbed believe that treaty between the sboVensmed nations
touching the premises AFORESAID TO be submitted nov or some fatu
time for By coueede the liability OF
the Engsh for the acts of proteg the Alabama ana
her with contempt by the American people and
that thereof would be dhonoa0e 10 our nation ald aHast
20 Its citizens
THE LOUISIANA EQUALITY BILL.
NEW-ORIEANs, Feb. 19.-The Civil Equality
hill hangs fire in the Senate, the House amendments.
the refusing to consent III those providing that
that the act shall take effect April lst and that tho
cases arising under IL shall be preferred IN all state
Courts Both Houses OF the Legislature are holding
evening session. only IL more days VI the session re-
main.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
MINING EXCITEMENT IN SAN FRANCISCO.

SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 19.-The excitement
about the White Pine mines is increasing Fify-four
companies have gone TO the mines and there been ncS
pOrated with nominal capitals aggregating $O2Oooo.
The Board OF Brokers is considering propriey Of es,
Publishing stringent rules regulating the admission
OF new stocks,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
MASSACHUSETTS, MD TIE H13NI'7N71h
TREATY.
The following resolution in reference to tho
IL was referred TO the Committee Federal Relations.
THE LOUISIANA EQUALITY BILL.
THE PERUVIAN IRONCLADs AT KEY wEsT-THE
HENRIETTA.

KEY WEST Fla, Feb. 19.-The Peruvian IRON
clads and arrived here this morning The steamer
New England OF the Cuba cable fleet have also arrived
here. w H. Hess General superintendent Of the Cable
Company, and Paymaster Meade Y. s. N, with several
friends were entertained board the yacht Henrietta
yesterday The Henrietta leaves for Charles
ION To- morrow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
THE REUNION OF THE ARMY OF THE POTOMAC

PHILADELPHIA, Feb. 19.-The honorably dls-
charged officers OF the Army OF the Potomac meet TO-
morrow evening IN this city, TO make the necessary ar
Tangemens To attend the reunion In New-iork on tbo
29d nst The Sixth Army Corps headquarters VIII DC AL
the METROPOLITAN Iets.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20

"A citizen of Chicago demanded satisfac>
ton OF his family physician for insulting his wife, where
upon the doctor struck tho injured husband ye times
with slung shot leaving him almost nsenslbe. fester.
day morning at the Police Court the doctor was let on
with fine $40, while the citizen was fined Is for psihs
the aggreesQI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-02-20
THE NEW DOMINION.
BRITISH COLUMBIA DECIDES AGAINST coNfED-
GRAFTON.

GRAFTON.
SAN Francisco, Feb. 18.--The Legislature OF
British Columbia after long debate, decided against
confederation. The vote stood II against IN favor
The appropriation for the encouragement Oh lShao IN
migration 10 British Columbia was unanimously passed
by the Council. .,-.,-
The Victoria Legislature has rejected the confederation
scheme by vote VI u tQe,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-24
Tanning a HerSe.

A man who ran his chance in buying
horse that no one could handle, paying
Sl62 80 for him, relates his experience in
tanning the terrible creature, as fol-
lows:
From the day he entered my stable
until the present, [ never struck him a
blow. | never, under any circumstances,
strike horse in the stable. Kindness
will accomplish what whipping has failed
TO do. | thought [ had winters job
before me, but the first thing | wished to
win his confidence--to teach him to love
me, which | feel [ have eifectually done.
L began by giving him apples and pota-
from my hand, and at the same time
patting his neck and head. In this way
[ made rapid strides in gaining his conf
dence. What [ dreaded most was to
harness him. Those ominous words, A
valuable horse to those who know how to
handle him. Was | the man? Har-
messed he must be, for every day S delay
was making the matter more difficult, aad
dangerous. | procured the help of two
good men and began l admit that my
nerves were little shaky, yet my conf
dence in managing a horse had not all
died out. After some trouble we got
him fairly into the shafts, and | found
myself seated behind him, ready for
start. But it was no go. [ soon learned
that there was no danger of his running
NOT bit of it! He threw himself back
on his harness, and eviden y expected an
escape But in this he was disappoint-
ed I could 1t as long as he could stand,
and I waited, said nothing, but waited
until he got tired of waiting, and started
of his own accord, when drove him, and
could handle him with perfect ease. The
next day 1 tired him again, with the
same performance, followed by the same
result, and from that day to the present
he has never refused to start when
asked him, or in any way behaved improp-
erly. 1t is the fire and the spirit shat
add value to the steed, when brought
under proper subsection TO the master
Dan and myself have become the best
of friends. HE'S disposed to do anythins
| ask him. aud never strike him blow
| talk to him if he is frightened a kind
word from me assures him, and he takes
courage.
He can make ms mile, in three min
utes, or twelve miles an hour; has fine
style and action, and as good and clever
an animal In the stable or harness as |
could wish. My boy of twelve can ham
die him with perfect safety. 1t was D>t
the whip that made him what he is, but
law of kindness. which always works best,
on man or beast. But have good
valuable horse, and / think he has a
master who knows how to handle him. =
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-24
CAPTURE OF Two Whales Off Sag Har.
hOp r.


Sac Harbor Correspondence Meriden Republican
One morning, recently, hearing that a
whale had been caught just south of
Long Island, little out from the beach
at Amagansett, l took my family to see
what was to us a great wonder Two
whales were taken, young one and It's
mother They were seen from the shore,
playing in the ocean. The eager fisher
man spraEg to their boats, and in four
hours they had secured their prey. One
boat was dashed to pieces, bl no man
was injured and the loss was small COM
pared to the gain, which will amount to
not less than $4,000 or $1,000. The
whalmen had foated their prize as near
to the shore as possible, and when we ar
rived at the beach the tide had gone out
and lett the great creature almost high
and dry. | stood upon the monster and
saw the blubber cut off in huge pieces ten
or twelve inches thick, leaving : great
raw, bloody carcass thirty feet long, to
lie upon the shore and sink into the sand,
or to be swept off into the ocean by a
storm. A whalecartain tells me he has
eaten the meat of whale, and pronounc-
ed it almost as good as beef-steak. The
fishermen affirm they would ask nothing
better or sweeter in which to fry dough
nuts than the oil of whale s tongue As [
saw the large quantities of blood flow
from The animals veins, | was reminded
of what | had heard DR.. Boyton, in his
lectures on geology, say Of the power of
the whale to hold its breath, and remain
long time under water He mentioned
as an explanation of this, the large guam
tity of blood, which would not so quickly
require fresh supply Of oxygen. The
blubber was cleaved oil and cut into large
pieces with long handled instrument,
called d spade. It was then cut into
smaller pieces and then tried In large
cauldron. The scraps were used for fuel.
The skin was nearly half an inch In thick
ness and cleaved into scales resembling
court plaster on being exposed to the
sun. The whaleboue of the two is worth
$500. This is taken from the head, and
more easily secured than L had supposed.
1t IS attached to the upper jaw, and ex-
tends from the jaw downward, in separ-
ate parallel boards or strips, and the in
side edge Of these is split into innumera-
bic hairiike shreds, which form a net
work or seine covering to the mouth, and
after the whale has filed his mouth with
water, he pushes 1t out through this
strainer, and thus secures the shrimps
contained in the water for his food The
color OF this whale was what is called
pied or spotted-a beautiful glistening
black with white spots. [ saw the harpoon
which pierced the huge body and made
death wound. 1t was bent and broken
by the throes of the monster. The King
or Chief Of the Montauk tribe OF indians
was pointed out to me among the people
who had come to see the whale. | shall
not soon forget the excursion of this day
the sight Of the huge monarch of TIE
deep stretched on the shore, of the ind
Ing sea, and the inspiration [ felt in
treading for the first time the sands of
old ocean and gazing on the boundless
waste of waters.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-24
RING THE BELL SOFTLY.


some one has gone from this strange world of our,
NO more to gather its thorns with its flowers;
40 longer to linger where sunbeams must fade
Where, on all beauty, deaths fingers are laid:
Weary with parting and never to meet,
some one has gone to the bright golden shore
KING the bell softly, there's Grape the door!
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape the doorl
Some one is resting from sorrow AMI sin
Happy where earth's conflict enters not in:
Joyous rs Birds when the morning is bright
When the sweet sunbeams have brot' us their light
Weary with sowing and never to reap,
Weary with labor and welcoming sleep
Some ones departed for Heavens bright shore
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the doori
Angels were anxiously longing to meet
One who walks with them in Heavens bright street
Lovec ones have whispered that some is blest;
Free from earth's trials and taking sweet rest,
Yes there IS one more in angelic bliss
One less tt cherish, and one less to kiss:
One more departed for Heavens bright shore
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door!
Ring the bell softly, there's Grape on the door,
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-24
NOTICE

whereas my son Frank W. Croissant left nv
house and board on the twenty-thrd of March with
out any cause or provication forbid every one from
trusting boarding harorng him on my account for
GIT C1orL3s af;IIs H;.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-24
10 CONSUMPTIVE >.

THE Advertiser, having been restored to health in
a few weeks, by very simple remedy, after having
suffered several years with lung affection,
and that dread disease, consumption-is anxious to
make known his feIow-suf1erers the of cure.
To ell who desire it, he will senda copy of the pre-
scriptirn used free of charge with the directions for
preparing and using TIL same, which they viii find a
SURE CURE TOE CoNsUNPTfoN ASTHMA, BRONCHITIS &C.
Ehe object oil the advertiser in sending the Prescrip
ton is to beneftlhe afflicted, and spread information
which he eonceves to be il aluable; and lie hopes
cry Sufferer VIII try his remedy, it will cost them
nothing and may proYea blessing.
Parties wishing the prescription will please address
REV. EDWARD A. WILSON.
Williamsburg, Kings County New York.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-24
ERRORS UFYOUTH.

AGENTLEMAN who suffered for years from Ner-
vous Debility, Premature Decay, and all the effects of
youthful indscretfon WILL for the sake of suffering
humanity send free to all who need it, the receipt and
directions for making the simple remedy by which he
cared Sufferers wishing to profit by the adver-
tiscr's experience do by addressing perfect
confdenbe. JOHN B. OGDEN
No A Cedar street, New York.
The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1869-06-24
Roy the Atlantic Cable is Worked
The Process OF Ocean Tele.
grabbing.

Wefna the following interesting ac-
count of the working of the Atlantic ca
BILE in recent lecture by Hon. William
j. McAlpine on the subject of Modern
, 1869-04-06

The Rev: .Afr. Van Meter, in his lecture
On Sunday evening a. reported, made tha
following statistical statement, hs1 absurd.
ity of which will lie apparent ID every
reader:
"An- The Inhabitants or Chieaso-eso, oW-snd
those Of -towu1 aud hamlets on both hfatrosda run.
ming from h1o 70 st. Louis and including the pop
0lAGou Of that dty, arc pQ loss than the n1nSer
ct Faupers Ii New York city. La -dcmonst 1nted
In this manner In order to convey N !dea OF the
real extent OF The evil There, In New YORK city,
Hste ever eoo,ooo paapers within four square
The population Of New York j. less than
one millind. The term pauper is correctly
defined as zone who is supported by aims
OF by public provision" To say that New
York has half q million Of panpess, ID 10 say
that hall the people Of that city live on the
charitable aims given BY the other half
The most charitable construction that can
be put on the statement is that Mr.. Van
Meter has nddcd oyphor to The number
At which the paupAra of New York are COM
monty stated, viz. 10000. This includes,
however, MI who receive public, private,
associated or church aid in any form. In.
stead Of the paupers being one half the pop.
ulation, they are about one-nineteenth.
, 1869-04-06

bosts nop before sny Planters DOOR On fneEe
n.sou. lssss I'd sn,.1, yefs "a % ~ a. laof
%estea 7Ra r. i.s q IN a2ias aS u eas to
When the t@s spsns ,n tas s1s e., pqane y lsssn
va We1s abont eqaai 70 .snat'ns' @ sere q ,uxsr
and P!.nS r o. The ta ess = SoT e1masn ans ses
pound, and 100 gaIto1s Of nolasses at 7oos Wth
60 bushels Of corn worth eoc n The depot, ana We
acrn Of sucar nd upIssses, ssp
:T Tssrrs s1e pnntst1ons ae saIs ol ii s.zes and
prtct& pom s. 800 up tn 11da COG and ID acrts from
loo up 10 1000. Northwest Of hese, II the
for s to 10 per aere--land which VIII produce
from onA to two boGsne ne4ds per acre The Opc-
lousas Railway Ii being constructed out taroTgh
country Is perfectly hcalthy-fuily - much 50 a.
in Illinois While the sumuue7 a1e longer heto
than North, thete are hotter days IN me
At The very season q the rear rt.sn our farmers
arc sNeitetan1 and staggering IN thelr harvest
cool % iemon.des IN sne aaade, or .afing their m
Er2l pleasure trip TO the watering places OF the
North, for the caue Il '!ztd tn July and needs
no Gatbef attention until the drst hu1t frpatg N
November sdmonlsh the planter that euear-botling
tine has come: and when the hardest Work Is to
be done tie Is delightfully."- cool nod bEacln9
Der 1nd October Ia 1iinoiA
But The pleasures tf lie arc not restricted to Large
fruit, noweI, animal, molusk. nAh, 1eah og fowl
c4n be 1a.sed or procured IN thia wonderfully pro
ti1e region see growing, within eight Of Walker
bloom, bananas, peaches, pl9mbs, aprieota, aIti-
chokes, figs, Strawberries, melons, cherries. pesEs.
grapea cane, corn, cotton, rice, ittsh and sweet
eneunters, tomatoes, tuEnps, iettnce, and IN TACT
al kinds al &ai,len vegetables And, whit more,
the, grow al the yeaE. The cane may Be plansed
IN Tie fail, the winter or The spring. Oats should
he sown IL the fall. The planters have fresh egg
and young chickens al the year round y Wh1te
clover grovs - iuxuransy . red clover Illinois
the Tcehe hy the steamers dailJ. and sold to the
farmers at the rzte Of 81 per no, IN the sher-
esh "a ss ns e% TT es esn ao T.
had In abundance at cheap prices
In Short have never seen any place Ia The
Comforts md injuries, Or ezu 70 moc., money for
| given amount Of lab19. na u Western Louisiana
among these bayous, where the breezes from tbs
bic streams and lakes temper the Winds Of winter
and allow the corn to ripen and preserve delicate
tropical vegetation from desunct!on BY tspatA
IAtelets and streams, ind the close oonliguiV
to tue crest Gnif and the frequent rain
secure prolific vegetation. an assured that the
here than IL I1l!no&s In the cultivated lands
makes entirely disappear, and house nies never
@ Soisa - III III dsaa az annaisaree @ ~ snd md IN sn.ials j. s
quickly removed By nc hinged ssavengess~the
yuitafes md bozzarda, ae.alnst the shooting Of
racaoas ~ es1r,on d iSs,,i leave 10 esscssses ~ nnde
scent and SEC their food fof miIes AMY,
aSs Tney e a,o aes,a ~ snse..
ards, fsos., nice and vetnin q al kind. and
consequently arc highly esteemed and very
II, by SONG Supreme cf7ort Of nature, Western
, 1869-04-06

that they were destroyed The:e ia some Pc
cunia1y comfort in tho suggestion, b4s i. is
no e1tenuati<n d tho criminal nsgligsnoe
Of the Office, Suppose they hare BEEN is
sued, snd, II .so,.. s.e. held. BY inno-
cant parties, whit thnnr Thsy must be
paid; and who is responsibles A oaahisr
OF other person in tho employ Of private
corporation or merchant detected in
such caseleameas would not only be instant
1yr dnuioed, but wuald ners1s-be able
to ind o.hA1 employment in tko~csp pacity,
and there can be no good reason giren for
any creator 1eniency to public oRcers. Is
mot the govs1nment hampdred IN the seleo-
tion: Of officers. for these places of high
public trust BY. unnecessary laws7 Thus,
no man engaged in any mercantile, banking
OF other business Is eligible to the oface Of
Treasurer, Register or other public t7,st re-
quiring competency, experience and tnteg-
rity.. No tnan who has been succesafnl in
any kind of commerce, and, by the vigilance,
care and industry which he has devoted 10
his own business, has shown capacity and
fitness to attend to public interests roquir-
ing Like qualifications, is eligible and for
all these places the government is restricted
to merchants and bankers and traders who,
because Of their unAtness.. to-. manage
their own personal and comparatively
limited financial affai1s, have failed,
bringing ruin upon those who trusted
thcm--or TO men who, being nero poll
icians, have no practical qualifications
whh.ever for such duties There is anothe.
cause operating to some extent to the injury
Of the government in this particular. There
is not bank in tho United States with a
capital Of one million of dollars, and doing
an ordinary amount Of bushes, which does
not p4y its Cashier higher SALARY than is
Maid b5 5tb>soreznment TO it's Treasurer, its
Register, and the other officers who,
practically, have the handling, the issue, and
reissue Of the government assets to the e1-
tent Of thousands Of millions There is no
surplus Of the talent required for such du-
ties, and the fact that men competent to ELL
| such Offices can readily get much higher
salaries in private Institutions md CONNER.
cial houses argues that the government
] does not obtnin the most competent mau
, 1869-04-06

fifteen mentas ago. Ne hsd 4 good sI.., fan,
MN could osstt9 70. haL-L ut onjH -
-conceyed tits Mes> .of. -st3liuT NJ 'a n, nt
trJtns his fo,rune efsevherc Tie nraHs
did 70, and c&tne On 10 PhiladeiphIa 4.
HhAt business he En1 engage IN, snd ,sr, ~
family behind. Entering Into pa1fpcraaln -t,s ~
Mr. Funston, In the pcsurs-Grsue asSip, - .ss,
g1dhG, Of which ha had not auy kntJwSriS. -. -
sent On for hi family d1s3 went to honss as
His eootHc<1 q late has Ssown ttzt th. rt,n,s. =.
Al1 yentud W1sn0t equal 10 bis e1pectathT. ~. VI
would occEtU1Auy st At nE p1ace q business nc ~.
If In deep thon91s with his CHA festh1 ma, ,s,,
palma os hlA han6 and sometimes Ie1k tha ~. W.
picture Of despair Then he Wig dssau,snti 80
NE house he occupied Ii thar ! tisce - ~,
would say for man to >ccup4, vim ~.
Owned anil wotfea handsome farm a.
hHd rGletxoce to the smAlioe.e ~ ~
tae- dwelling, ant the meas Of ar.,,1, Or
moCatdnA Wfnt his eonducf wak at nome = ~ ~,
known, but It. u betIe1ed To have been rr,r.t ~.
stranae and u4n4tuFaa l. lady Hiend az ~
Ehck Aone Visited her the other 1ay,. ant 4, ~
was leaving, Mrs. h asked her in 6 yer, ear,.As-
tone to- come tooH again, Leaving on Aer md liz.
impression that sha' had something t.s commit
cate, bus the visitor ueaIeeted to cal.
Inc Sa-aer OF JAHc4' /. BtarkBtpne fsfa FRa1,h,-
!afmer residing In sranforn, Connectt,ut uy,.-
seventy Feals old He has exhibited p,canar
nalts "h1'h have led sUrue OF his neghb1 y to ts
Msse MIN e least ecceE1tn; aQ bis peCu 1a-,ty Ia
tca1, Notwithstanding hi< wealth, placing aiiu f,c
{ond fhe almost possible Etach OF want Et frar&
as saau become an inmate orthe poor-holl,s Tn,.
Ntoer OF As.s B!acsst0ue Rsgnite feeble from aR
AllQ Is not en- -3Ef1t In Fx11 14raan ~