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The New York herald., 1869-09-13

THE SPANISH REaENOY.-The rumor thai
the Spanish regency under Marshal Serrano
will be extended is gaining ground, and aa
parties in Spain are reported in favor Of it.
Why not? Why king or republic when the
regency serves the purposes of both, and ID
the only practical and practicable compromise
between mOnarchists and republicans2
The New York herald., 1869-09-13
OBITUARY.
Lady Paimerstou.

by a cable despatch from London we are informed
Of the death Of Lady Emily Mary Palmerston,
daughter of Pension, first viscount Melbourne
ana widow Of Lord Palmerston. she was also
sister of Lord Melbourne. Her ladyship was welt
ADVANCED in years. At the time sho married the
late Premier OF Great Britain In 1889, she was tho
widow OF the NTH Earl C0wper and was noted for
her grace and elegance She was most nospitabo
deeds OF charity. Her influence over ner husband
was unbOunied and to her he attributed much OF
hia aucceas in life.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13
MONTHLY SUBSCRIPTIONS.

mo DAILY HERALD will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar q month.
The postage being only thiry-nve cents .
quarter. country subscribers By this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price it is
furnished In the city.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

PRINCE Administrations Governor and
Lady Belleau are to give grand ball at
Quebec in honor of the Prince on the I6th
From the deliberation of his movements il
begins to look as il his Royal Highness had
some idea Of permanently locating himself in
the New Dominion.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

THAT PIpR.-The hatcnet having beeg
buried between the bq1aholder and the grand
sschem, Tsmmspy ought e jazits W two
braves TO sbkke hands 10 the &igwapl, crack
bottle Of the Widow CliQuot and smoke TO-
gether the pipe Of peace.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

THREE DOLLARS DAY.-Cott0n picking
has fairly commenced in Tennessee, but the
planters are 80 pinched for hands that they
are offering for them three dollars head
per day to save the crop. This deficiency of
pickers, we suspect, results from the removal
Of large bodies of the blacks from the planta-
tions to the towns. where, with the new excite
ments Of town life. they prefer the chances of
q job from day to day to the monotony of
regular work in the country. But the radical
white friends of these idle town negroes doubt
less could, and ought to, persuade them to go
to the relief of the planters for we are all
interested in saving the cotton crop-whites
and blacks, South and North.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

No Go-The democratic recount of the vote
Of San Francisco The independents still
have II by 10. Close, but "a miss is as good
~ mile"
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

The TwEED-BKLMoNr IMBROaLIo.-We
thought that with the return Of Sweeny
(Peter the Great) there would be some light
thrown upon this preposterous Tweed move
ment for the removal Of Belmont and the sub
stitution of Tweed as chairman of the National
Democratic Committee. Well, Sweeny re-
turned, and two or three days thereafter, from
his weekly oracle, 1t appears that Tammany
has had nothing to do with the democratic
anti-Belmont hue and cry; that on the spur
Of the uproar Belmont desired to resign, but
that Tammany would not let him. and that
Tweed has no aspirations for bis place, and no
wish to supplant him. Here we have touch
Of the diplomacy Of Bismarck, simple, posi-
tive and decisive. Tammany, In fact, with
the return of Sweeny, is getting into line
again, 80 that there is still a prospect that she
will walk over the course with her local tickets
and State programme in our approaching
elections.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

sent. The inquest was adjourned until the neces-
sary witnesses could be produced.
Lizzie Ryan, child seven months old. died yes
terday, at No. So Mulberry street. under circum-
stances which induced the police sergeant to arrest
its father. 1t is alleged that while its father and
mother were lighting one Of them fell on che infant
and killed it, The father claims, however. that the
child has been sick for some time and was attended
by two physicians
Prominent Arrivals In the City
Judge O. A. Lochran. OF Georgia. DIR. Howard, OF
Montreal; +. M. GazO, OF Havana, Colonel I. 8.
King OF Springfield, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
G. M. Thomas, of the United States Navy, and G.
T. Pollard, OF Alabama, at the st. Nicholas HOTEL
MAJOR q. q. Cody, OF Georgia; Colonel @. F. Stan
bury, OF Washington; Colonel II. M. stowe, OF San
Francisco; II. L. Davis OF the United States Navy;
Judge Ii. s. Baldwin, Of Springfield, and Judge e.
sprague OF Boston. are at the Metropolitan Hotel.
Colonel E. P. Bowen, OF Tennessee; Captain Bris-
ben. of the United States Army and Dr. J. X. Scher
merhorn. OF Port Jervis, are at the St. Charles
Hotel
John B. Carpenter, OF the United states NavI;
Colonel Henry Wells, OF Washington, and Colonel
F. II. Hawks OF Connecticut, are at the ST. Julien
Hotel.
Mr.. J. Rose. Financial Minister Of Canada; Captain
f. M. Shaw, of London: Dr. George 8. Osborne OF
Peabody, Mass and henry MCKAY. Of Montreal. are
at the Brevoort House.
Prominent Departures.
Senator Morton for Indiana; DR.. Thomas Wilkes.
for Chicago: Judge Hyman, for Texas Colonel SAM
uel vanderp, for Troy. and DR.. g. Miner. for st.
Louis.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13
Tho Mino Disnster.

The testimony taken in regard to the recent
calamity in the Avondale mine thus far goes
to show that the fire originated by the furnace
flue, either by the defects of its construction
or by mismanagement Of the furnace, or per-
haps by both together. The portion of the
due Immediately above the furnace is cut
through solid coal, and from the upper
extremity of this portion the iue crosses to the
shaft; and beyond this cross-fue the shaft
itself Is the fue for the remainder Of the dis
tance to the open air, for all that space from
where the hue is cut through coal to where it
enters the shaft il is lined with brick. 1t is
worthy of note that formerly this portion of
the fue was not lined with brick, but with
wood, and then It once caught fire. We know,
therefore, that the draught in the furnace
is strong enough to carry fragment Of
burning material into the upper part Of
the fue, and thus set it on fire. Con-
sidering the shaft above the entrance of
the fue third portion of the fue itself, what
do we find? Simply that this third portion Of
the fue is lined with wood, and, therefore, is
in exactly the condition that the second por
ton was in when it caught fire formerly. If
the draught would carry fred fragments to
the second portion on ordinary occasions it
might carry them to the third portion if not
well managed-that is, if the furnace were in
unskiful hands-and there was new fireman
on the present occasion. 1t was noted by q
former engineer that, judging by the great heat
in the shaft on the fue side, there would be a
fire there some day. The first fire seen was
just where the second portion of the fiue
emerges into the shaft. Altogether, in view
Of this testimony, the wonder of the public
must be, not that the fire occurred when it did,
but that it did not occur before.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

which Is to reconcile Nap0ieOnic ideas and
empire with liberal government.
The Emperor realizes that the perpetuation
Of his dynasty depends in a great measure
upon the popularity Of his government at the
time of his death, and hence his solicitude to
see the consolidation of such liberal measures
as will permit France to govern herself and
the more readily accommodate her to the gov
ernment of his son. His aim now is, as the
London Times expresses 1t, to prepare before
the hour comes for the final transfer of his
authority so to diminish the responsibility
of that authority as to render its weight
more tolerable and less onerous in Its
effects upon his sons inexperience. II he
lives long enough-and In the interests
Of the French people we must hope that his
enemies will long continue to be disappointed
in their predictions of his demise-the issue of
the present move will doubtless be Q system
of parliamentary government whose success
will be guaranteed under his direction and
readily pave the way for the regular dynastic
succession. In such event Napoleon w. would
be accepted with good grace, and his con-
tinuance in power will depend upon the wisdom
and moderation Of his advisers.
In the present state of transition which
France is undergoing, and before contemplated
reforms have fairly issued from the embryo of
speculation and experiment, the death Of Ma
poleon iii. would be great misfortune for his
country, which, in the uncertainty and confu-
sion that would follow, would be fortqgate
indeed did II not relapse into anarchy. This
! feeling 10 appreciated everywhere In Europe.
The New York herald., 1869-09-13
AMUsEMENTs THIS EVENING.

AMUSEMENT5
NIBLO's GARDEN, Broadwsy.-F0RM0sA; OR, THE
RAILROAD TO RUIN.
BOWERY THEATRE, Bowery-THR WZARD OF THB
WAvE-THE MAID WITH THE MILKING PAIL
The New York herald., 1869-09-13

FRENCH THEATRE, Fourteenth street and Sixth
OPERA-PURIrAS's DAU6HTxR.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

SHE Had HIM.-A gentleman pleasantly
situated, married, and blessed with two
beautiful daughters, the pride of the
neighborhood and their parents joy,
would seem to have all that was needed to
make life cheerful, but strange as it may
appear, he took his chief pleasure in pro-
pounding to the wife Of his bosom hard
conundrums, which she, unable to guess,
would give up, saying: II can't guess
what is it?n and he invariably answered.
"Thats a nut for you to crack" while
she, poor woman, kept quiet, having no
way of redress, and thinking that some>
time she might pay the debt with interest.
Thus matters remained until the patient
wife was laid lew upon her sick bed and
her dissolution was fast approaching. She
asks in feeble voice for her husband, to
whom, on his coming to her bedside, she
said: "Joshua, we have two very beauti-
full and affectionate children
Eyes," said the stricken husband and
father" yes, they are indeed beautiful and
affcctionate children
"Well, Joshua, l can't leave this world
without telling you something that has
long been weighing upon my mind, and
may perhaps surprise you. You are the
father of only one Of those children"
"Whatr exclaimed the astonished hus-
band, "great God! which is my daughter?"
The wife turned to him with look of
triumph, as she said: ''Thut's nut for
you to crack" And before he could rally
to ask more, the spirit of his partner was
waited away, leaving him with the tough
est nut of all to crack by himself.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

BOILER ExPLosIoN.-On Saturday (Jan.
10th, the boiler in the steam saw mill of
Messrs. Mitchell & McNabbi in Marble Rock,
Floyd county, instantly exploded with
terrible effect. The mills, engine, building,
and machinery are a complete wreck. At
the time the explosion occurred, A. B. Cap
well, formerly of Nashua,) and Mr..
Mitchell were in the engine room fixing
some part of the machinery, and did not
discover till too late, that a brace had been
put on the lever attached to the safety
valve and against a timber directly over it,
so that the valve could not raise. 1t is said
that Mr.. McNabb placed the brace on it so
that he might accumulate greater head of
steam. Capwell and Mitchell are danger
ously injured, and how they escaped being
completely crushed to atoms, is a mystery,
as they were buried beneath the falling
timbers and crumbling walls. They were
removed from the debris, and, strange to
say, it is thought both will recover, though
severely scalded and wounded but no bones
broken. The boiler was about % feet long
and about feet in diameter, and more
than half of it was blown open with such
terrible force that the ground and buildings
in the village Of Marble Rock, trembled as
il an earthquake was on the rampage.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

Plantation negroes are the best inform
ed, the ablest, aud the most impartial
Jurors the civilized world has yet posses
sed. Thomas E. Hillson, one Of these
same plantation jurors, has sent Judge
Cooley, of the Sixth District Court, the
following excuse. But, before seeing it,
we wish the reader to know that this i'll
lustrious black gentleman was drawn on
special jury in an important and very
intricate commercial case. Tidelicet:
New orleans jan the Is 1869
Mr. JUICE Coollay l
l have got nothing eat and j can not stay
Here for nothing my house Rent Is going
on cannot get any credit any where
money is Hard to get ef was getting any
money could Promes pay too them i by
of but at this Reates can not promes nc
money am happy To do my beast for
you and the Law also but moust live toe
and you know it love too do as am bid
too do moust have some thing to eat
Sin my name Thomas E Hillson
Judge Cooley is man of sense, wit and
discrimination. After reading IIillson'
appeal, he simply Endorsed it Excused
W. II. G." Reader, are you sure go,
would have been excused? No, it was
merely for the negro's gross ignoranc,
that he was excused. And Of such is thu
kingdom of the United States.-N. o
Crescent.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03
THE MAlDEN,s CHOICE.

o give me the life of farmers wife,
In the fields and he woods so bright,
'Mong the singing birds and the lowing herds,
And the clover blossoms white.
The note of the mornings heavenward lark
Is the music sweet to me;
And the dewy flowers in the early hours,
The gems love to see!
o! give me the breeze from the waving trees,
The murmur of summer leaves;
And the swallows song as he skips along,
Or twitters beneath the caves;
The plowman's shout as he's turning out
His team, at set of sun,
Or his merry goodnight" by the frefy's light,
WheI his daily work is DONE
And give me the root and the luscious fruit,
My own hands rear for food;
And the bread SO light, and the honey white,
And the milk so pure and good!
For sweet the need of labor is,
When the heart is strong and true.
And blessings will come to the hearth and home,
If our best we bravely do.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03


The radicals in Congress are pushing
their negro suffrage conspiracy with vigor;
and with considerable show Of success.
The measure in all its forms is ar infa'
mons imposition upon the country. 1t
does not propose to render suffrage uni
versal and impartial; nor to remove the
acknowledgements of white men. The ex>
tent of the proposition is that it enacts
negro suffrage ia those States where it has
been rejected by the people; and it con-
inues in existence the State power which
is welded so mercilessly for the disfran-
chisement of hundreds of thousands of
citizens. In other words, it confirms all
the present disabilities of white men,
and blocks up their approach to the polls
while it creates q few hundred thousand
more negro voters in the States, in def
ance Of the will Of the people.-.S. Paul
Pioneer. ~.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03
The Chicago Post (radicaD goes for
old POM," Of Kansas, in the following

The Chicago Post (radical) goes for
told PoM," Of Kansas, in the following
style:
When the mail upon the Smoky Hill
route could have been carried for 1914 900
a year, ~ certain Kansas Senator SO
impressed the Postmaster General with the
utter uselessness Of the service, that he
declined the bid. Less than a month
after, this "certain Kansas Senator so
convinced him of the absolute necessity of
it, that he employed Wells, Fargo & Com
pany to perform it for 1878 600 per year |!
Can Senator Pomeroy inform us who is
that certain Senator of his State, who
continues and discontinuss mail routes at
his pleasure?
The boldness Of the recent attacks upon
some of the radical thieves in Congress,
by the republican newspapers, is an en-
souragiug leature Of the day. ao t
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

Story OF SAM HoUsToN.-Usually he
made point, on his way north, to stop
three Or four days at Cairo to enjoy the
fishing. On one occasion he had loca>
ted himself on the stern guard of a warf-
boat, while a boy, bent on the same bust
ness, had taken possession on wood-boat
moored a few feet off. Both were patient-
ly awaiting results. At the interesting
juncturc Of bite at the boys bait, Hous>
ton threw out his line, which became
hopelessly entangled with that of the boy.
There was a pause. Neither seemed to
have word fit for the occasion. At last
Houston broke the silence:
''Sonny, go elsewhere and fish, and
then we avoid entangling alliances"
"You blasted old short coat" retorted
the bud of promise, Ego elsewhere your
self and fish,"
II apprehend you are very saucy boy,n
returned the Senator, "for there is by no
means rods enough in pickle '3I
SNOW look here, old skeezicks," cried
the boy, fully agitated, II don't want to
quarrel with you, nor nobody like you.
Your name is Sam Dawson, and you live
in Texas and, like everybody else, you
stole boss, and had to go there; and pow
you are putting on a big shine, you old
thief, and calling yourself Sam Houston"
Saying which, this very amiable creature
gave asudien lurch, and pulled the honor
able gentleman's rod from his hands, and
threw it into the river.
In relating this in his characteristic
style, Houston said: 81 have met men
in debate at the bar, on the stump, and
upon the floors of Congress, but never
was so completely discomtitted. The boy
had decidedly the best of me, and from
his looks, knew that when he said | stole
shoss,' in his heart of hearts he believed
II ## "'Ft apps
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

How often do we hear the complaint
from mother and father tn It their son or
daughter is not we'll; that they have no
appetite; that they feel languid; that their
heads ache; that they are growing thin
and feeble, and that they have no life or
energy left. That they are low-spirited,
and perfectly incapaciated to participate
in any pleasures, or perform any mental
or physical duty. And the question is Of
ten asked, what shall do for them or,
what shall give them? Our answer is,
let them try Plantation Bitters moderately
three times day, and our word for it
they will recover.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03
LIFE II BUT A SPAN.

Life Is but a span-of horses
One is "Age,,' the other "Prime
Up and down tho hill our course is;
$50 in" Make your time"
Boyhood piles the whip Of pleasure;
Youthful folly gives IA stroke;
Manhood goads them at his leisure,
"Let 'em rip" they're tough as oak"
eli, va s! there:" the stakes We'll pocket,
To the winds let care be sent;
Time, 24C-"whip in socket
"Giyc 'em string and let 'em went"
On the sunny side to fifty, ...
"Prime" is drowned in Lethe's stream;
age" is left, old, unit hrifty;
Life then proves "a one-horse team"
"Age" joys on, grows quite unsteady"
Reels and slackens in his pace;
q "Kicks the bucket" always ready,
"Giyes it up"-Death wins the race.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

INoUIsITlvE.-All inquisitive children
are not confined to 'Harper's Drawer
A little three-year- old in this city, few
mornings since, stood by his mothers
knee, looking at his baby brother-a few
months old-in the face. At length he
Inquired, "Mamma, did God:make the ba-
by7'' Yes, dear" was the reply.
Touching one Of the organs to which be
referred, with his finger, he continued,
"Did Gsd put on his little ears ~ Ger
tainly, my child, said the mother.
Waiting a minute, as though in brown
study or bordering some weighty problem,
he again broke out, swell, don't see
why God couldn't put some more hair on
his head, as well as put on his ears r.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

A SCHOOL, Girls LovE.-There are both
truth and poetry in the following lines,
written by schoolgirl, and We dare say
that the recollection of those early dreams
so strangely different from the actual ex-
pericnces Of life, are the most pleasant of
all memories. There is no sunshine like
that OF childhood. 1t CLEANS through all
the clouds of disappointments, and smiles
upon rs till the river of life mingles with
the ocean of eternity:
/ could ma get my lesson, .
Wi the book before my cen,
For the thoughts o. canny Willie
Cam bobbin in between.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

The following is the new Cabinet "slate, !"
revised and corrected for the week ending
the 23d inst.
Secretary Of State-C. Francis Adams I;
Of the 1reasury-David A. Wells Of
War-John M. Schofeld, of Illinois; Of
the Nary-Admiral Porter, of Pennsylva-
MIA; Of the Mterior-B. F. Wade, of
Ohio; Postmaster General-Wadsworth,
of kentucky; Attorney General-James
F. Wilson, of Iowa.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

EpIroRs TIxEs.-The article entitled
"Where the money goes" was handed to
the editor Of the Ne,cs, and as l thought
he would reject it, ] went to that Office on
Wednesday morning, the 9th inst, to get
the copy, as it was written for another
paper by request of its editor. He said it
was in favor Of reputation, and gave back
my copy.
In his issue of to-day, under pretense
of notifying me that my article is rejected,
although he knew that took itaway from
his Office days ago, he caps paragraph
with my name-an uncalled for personal
ity--and pronounces my ''ideas pernicious,
anarchical," &C., and charges me with
disseminating destructive and disorgan-
izing theories" Is this manly, and above
Oeanness?
This editor led the President of our
Labor Union to remark, "Tompkins will
join US in less than a year." 1 trust
heaven will spare us this infliction; al
though he told me voluntarily that he
thought he should join US when We got
strong enough. @ hr
Referring your readers to the article in
question, in this number of your TINES, I
trust they will fad it "pernicious" to, and
OBSTRUCTIVE of that system which fosters
moneyed aristocracy, and that it will
help '''discrganize'' the National Bank
Party, and create ANARCHY among the
money gamblers and usurers who are
running the business men, and depressing
labor, by monopolizing the money which
measures value, and charging ungodly
interest therefor.
It refers to Book in which the editor
of the McGregor Neus does not believe,
for it teaches Immortality, preserves the
sanctity of marriage, detests covetousness,
and denounces all liars. For this reason
it is "pernicious'' to his future prospects,
and obstructive" of his hopes Of eternal
oblivion. a-
If the article is so very wrong, then is
the BIBLE wrong; and Butler, Cary,
Campbell, Edward Kellogg, and mighty
host of financial reformers, including the
National Labor Union, are all wrong.
The secret Of the matter is this, have
dared TO lecture several times against the
giant sins of usury and extortion as prac.
ticed by an unholy monetary despotism,
and a paid editor takes this method to
slur the cause of financial and labor
reform. SAID
I hold myself ready to debate this
question in public assemblage with Mr..
Tompkins, and to pay one half of the
expenses attending such debate.
GEORGE PRINDLE.
Mc(Irepor. Jan. 3Oth. 1869.
North Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1867-current, 1869-02-03

Gen. Grant accepts everything that is
rendered him, and from all sorts Of people,
from 100000 in bonds, and $50, 900
house, down to can of oysters or box
Of cigars. The latest acknowledgment is
from little Badeau, his aid-decamp, of a
gift to the general, by church fair, of an
afghan shawl. When Andrew johnson
became President, his friends in New
York rendered him present Of a hand
some carriage and span of horses, which he
refused and to this day he has resolutely
declined all gifts.