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The national Republican., 1869-01-21

EouITT CoURr - Judge olin.-This court
made The following orders yesterday;
Dodge ys. Potomac Insurance Company ct
al. Order appointing ]. W. Decide to defend
the interests Of infant defendants to the suit.
Altman ys. Huntley: Order extending time
within which to take testimony
Oolter vs.. Fitzgerald ct al, Order OF refer.
enee to auditor to report on the value Of prop
erty.,
-. Adjourned.
The national Republican., 1869-01-21

AssIdNMRNT TO THE CoURTs.-YesteFday
he following assignment of Judges to hold
the courts OF this District during this year
were made Chlei Justice Cartier to hold the
Judge Fisher, Criminal Court, June and De.
eemberI Judge Wylie, May Circuit and nj arch
Criminalj Judge Olin to hold District Court
ard Special Terms.
The national Republican., 1869-01-21

WoRKtsoNES's AssBMBLY.-The monthly
meeting Of this body was held last evening at
the CITY Hall, President Cook In the chair,
and Z. macmurray secretary.
The credentials of Messrs. McwilliAms,
Rothwell, Patterson, and Taylor, delegates
from the StUnecutter's Association, were re-
ceived.
The absence Of delegates prompted the dis
eussion OF the lack OF interest evinced at so
Important crisis In the affairs OF the work.
ingmen, and the president was instructed to
appoint committees to visit and address the
different local organizations and urge their
attention to matters Of vital importance 10
the laboring classes, and which many Of their
delegates did not fully appreciate, as shown
by their non-attendance at the meetings.
The national Republican., 1869-01-21

POLICE IsTRLLIoENcE.-A, B. Keyes, for
running hacks without number, was lined -
In two cases by Justice CLARK.
David wetter, oolored, charged with bur-
glary, was sent to Jail for court by Justice
kean. Lewis RowIer, for fast driving over a
bridge, paid % As q hne to Justice Lynch.
James Smith, q haokman, was fined t3 by
Justice Walter for making overcharges.
J. Conney, charged with selling liquor with.
out license, was discharged by Justice Walter;
but the same magistrate fined Simon Bensin.
ger t20 on similar charge,
George Rodely, colored, charged with bss.
tardy by Mary Brown, had to give security TO
support the child.
John Bedford, oolored, for driving ou pave
ment, was Aned % by Justice Thompson.
The national Republican., 1869-01-21

DRorPxD DsAD.--Between twelve and one
woman named Mary Martin, residing with
her father on New York avenue, went up
stairs TO dress for walk, and few moments
family going to see what II was, found Mary
lying on the noor In 4 oonvuision, DR., r.
Croghsn was at once summoned, As we'll as
rival she was dead. The physiclnns pro-
nouneed her disease apoplexy, Deceased
was about 20 years old. Df. OroghAu reported
the affair to Lieutenant Noonan, who made
cided not necessary to summon the coroner TO
hold an inquest, as the physicians were conf.
dent that her death resulted from natural
causes.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01
Mothers and Culture.
BY MRS. NJ. c. HICKMAN.

WHEN quite little girl, [ heard friend
of mine discussing another lady, who was
wife and mother, in the following strain
" What silly woman she is, to make a
perfect slave of herself when there is no
necessity for it. She takes no time to i'm
prove her mind she never goes into society
takes no pains to appear well, and in few
years she will look old and ugly. Then,
very likely, her husband and children will
be ashamed of her, and that will be her
reward for making drudge of herself"
These remarks impressed me forcibly at
the time. Since then l have practiced
considerable observation in that direction,
and have come to the conclusion that it is
duty a wife owes to her husband and chill
dren to take care of herself-of her body,
soul, mind, and manners.
don't have much sympathy with the
notion that mother is to be sacrificed to
her family. | find, generally, that when
the mother is sacrificed family happiness is
to. What scatters and ruins family so
quick as for a mother to be taken away
from it Yet many mothers are overtax-
ing their strenth daily, bringing on disease
and death, and thinking all the time they
are doing their duty to their families. In
great poverty or affiiction this may become
duty, for " for necessity knows no law"
But my remarks are only intended for those
who might take care of themselves if they
would, but who, from desire to get rich,
or to have their families make a display
in the world, abandon themselves to life
of toll.
1t is much better for family to live
plainly, and be blessed with the love and
care of thoughtful mother, than to enjoy
an abundance and be motherless.
1t is better to do without ruffies~ ~embroi-
derry, and many other superfuities, and
have mother competent to direct her fam
lily, and In whose judgment they can con-
fide, than to enjoy any amount of trimming,
and have weak or silly mother, who can
not command their respect and confidence
When two persons marry there is not,
generally, a marked difference in their abil-
tiles; but mans business calls him out
into the world, where he mingles in society,
reads, travels, and almost unconsciously
continues to develop and improve. But
his wife, with the best intentions. devotes
herself so entirely to domestic life, that she
finds no leisure for reading, for society, or
any thing else calculated to improve her
mind so she begins to retrograde, and in
ten years the difference is so great between
them that people begin to wonder why Mr..
ever married SO stupid a woman, and
it will be blessed thing if the husband
don't think so himself Her children grow
up around her, and her in anxiety that they
shall enjoy every opportunity for improve
ment, she makes more drudge of herself
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

great organs of the world. The Iounda
tions Of the new temple are on Scaie L
vie with the great cathedrals oil Europe
But venture the opinion that its compile
tion is good way off.
The theatre is one of the, notable ouild-
ings of the city. The first two stories are
of unburned clay and the third OF wood.
Brigham Young owns this, and encourages
theatre-going, and must derive large rev.
enue from the business.
Brigham's quarters are very extensive,
and surrounded by a strong stone wall ten
feet high. He owns great amount of
property, and is president of the branch
railroad in prospect between the city and
the main trunk. Nobody but Brigham
knows how many wives he has, and he
won't tell.
Salt Lake is the only place west OF Kan
sas which have seen where the weather is
hot and sultry at night. Generally in all
the West from the Colorado to the Pacific,
as soon as the sun goes down the weather
is cool. Salt Lake City in this respect is
more like the climate Of Cincinnati, -
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

than ever. The children perhaps become
educated and intelligent. They continue
to love their mother after fashion, but
her lack of cultivation mortifes them.
How much better if she had kept in ad-
vance of her children, and led them in in
telligence and refinement Most women
could do this if they felt it to be duty.
But multitudes of them honestly believe
they are SHINING against their families ex-
cept when they have needle or scrub
brush in their hands
In some communities woman wuldo
compromise her character if she were
known to spend an hour day in reading.
She might spend weeks on quilt or en-
broidering baby dresses, and it would be
quite praiseworthy but to waste time on
music or books would be outrageous.
Instead of having study come in after
all other possible work is done-for every
woman knows it won't come at all then
[ would have self-improvement put down
as one of a mothers first duties. This
change in the programme might crowd out
much trimming, and in some families much
scrabbing, but where both can not be had,
L would prefer faces bright with intelli-
gence to shining tin ware or rufied dresses.
Some women seem to feel that they were
born, for the express purpose of securing
their houses. Now, while would insist
on neatness, have notion that houses
were made for women, and not women for
houses.
Missionaries once working among In
dians took their sons to educate, but they
returned to their tribe, married uncivilized
women, raised uncivilized families, and fell
back into their old habits themselves so
the missionaries concluded if they would
raise the nation they must raise the women
first. Napolean was once asked what was
the great want of France. Good moth
ers," he replied. The moral influence of
mothers is greater than any other class
so let them see to it that their example as
well as their precept is correct. Let them
try to become themselves what they would
have their children be- In this way they
may hope to secure the confidence of the
husband and to be honored by their chill
1ren.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

SNAKES IN PARA-It is doubtless owing TO
the proximity of the forest that the snake
has domesticated himself in Para, and lives
on terms of amity and familiarity with Its
inhabitants Every house has its pet snake,
and the monster appears to occasion to his
keepers neither repugnance nor alarm. The
Biblical decree of enmity between the ser
pent and the sons of men appears to hold
good everywhere except in the Amazonlan
regions, where truce is proclaimed, and ser
pent and citizen abide together IN peace 1he
snakes are of the boa constructor species, but
so far as | can learn, they generally refrain
from constructing or otherwise molestIng the
inhabitants. They catch rats and 81 gobu-
late'' them, and now and then monkey
mysteriously disappears. Perhaps, as Her
culean exploits belong to the fabulous ages;
it would not be quite safe to trust small
black babies alone with them. But tough
and indigestible adults are perfectly safe.
We asked to see 's the snake" at ware
house which we visited. He was hailed from
his lair in some back room or closet by a
negro, who held him by gripping his neck
lust behind his head. The snake appeared
to be familiar with this rather ignominiouE
mode of appearing in society, as he only ex
pressed his emotions in series of tstuout
and imbecile wriggles, and when released
coiled himself deliberately upon the hoor ane
proceeded to take 's forty winks," like th'
fat boy of Pickwickian memory. We stoppeC
street vender who had barrel of snakes
1 for sale. Discerning in us possible purchas
ers he tipped them upon the pavement ant
stirred them about with his foot, exhibiting
their fine points to the best advantage, ant
informed us, in Portuguese, that they wer
much better snakes than usual, and that
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01
An Ignorant Minister.

An editor and his friend, whose church
preferences were Baptist-ward, had an ap-
pointment with a gentleman TO meet them
at Forest, Ohio, where the arrangements
of the trains would permit of a ten minutes
talk at > a. NJ, and enable the editor and
his companion TO return home in time for
/ few hours sleep. The pair arrived at
midnight, and had two hours of a broker
night before them. They walked over tc
a refreshment saloon, and made tolerablt
supper on German suasage and cracker
and glass Of cold punch. While thu
/ engaged an insinuating individual drew
near, called for similar refreshments, anC
having paid this delicate compliment to
the taste of the two gentlemen, sought q
conversation.
Just come on the train from the east p
Yes" curtly replied Mr.. Editor.
Going north p
No
South ?"
No"
Staying over here ?"
q Seems ike it."
Going to stay here p
No"
Going west, then -
No"
" See here said the fellow, after mo-
mentary pause; can't we amuse our
selves ?"
Amuse ourselves, how p
d" Got any cards p
Cards what cards ? business cards ?"
d" No, no-cards to play with
Why, cards-euchre, seven up, old
sledge, you know"
Why, you mean gambling, don't you ?"
exclaimed the man of the quill, feigning
astonishment
"Of course l do
Young man." replied he, drawing
himself up and putting on much style, " L
am minister, and don't know one card
from another"
"You a minister What Church do
you belong to ?''
This was a poser. The editor realized
instantly that, though dressed in black, he
could not pass for a Catholic priest or an
Episcopalian, and that Presbyterians and
Methodists rather eschewed such refresh
ments as cold punches; so he promptly,
and with some asperity, as if utterly to ex-
tinguish the impertinent bore, responded,
" 4 Baptist Minister" v
tyuie& as a nasn came the reply: You
a Baptist minister and not know one card
from another a ofa Baptist minister
vou are ?" and walked off, with an ex-
preston of supreme contempt at Ignorance
so disgusting.-DRAwER, Harper's Magd-
zile far September.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

RECOVERY OF A LOST DIAMOND RING THROUGH
DREAM.-A few nights ago lady, while
taking walk, lost a valuable diamond ring
from her finger in some unaceountable way.
Diligent and extensive search was made.
without any clue to the ring, and the lady
gave it up as gone g for good and all. /" Be
fore daylight the following morning the lady
was surprised by the calls of her nurse, a
small negro girl. On being admitted to ber
mistress the girl who had not heard of the
ring being lost, said she had just had dream
in which she was apprised when, where and
how the jewel had been lost, and that, if al
lowed, she felt sure she could find it. She
then described the place and manner in
which the ring disappeared, and begged her
mistress TO go with her and test the dream
This strange circumstance was made known
to the household, but all treated it with q
utmost incredulity. 1t was afterN
cluded to humor the girl, however
and several white members of the-Sn
ceeded to the designated spot, morn
hundred yards from the house.
dreamer told her mistress that, as
in her dreams, she must drop anotSsr
and it would roll guide to the missing
one. a plain gold ring was handed the
girl; she let it fall, and sure enough it rolled
and stopped within two inches of the lost
diamond ring, which had got into a crevice
between two bricks of the pavement 1t
may be imagined that the ring hunters were
somewhat astounded at the miracle. There
is not the least fiction about this curious
dream and its results.-LOuisUiHe Courier.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

A BUG SroRY.-The other evening, in our
q private crib" there was learned disserta-
tion on the subject of . Bedbugs and their
remarkable tenacity of life" One asserted
of his own knowledge that they could be
boiled and then come to life. Some had
soaked them for hours in turpentine without
any fatal consequences. Old Hanks, who had
been listening as an outsider, here gave his
experience in Confederation of the facts. Says
he, " Some years ago took bedbug to an
iron foundry and dropped it into the ladle
where the melted iron was and had it run in
to skillet. Well, my old woman used that
skillet for the last six years, and here the
other day she broke it all to smash and what
do you think, gentlemen? that ere insect
Just walked out of his hole, where he'd been
laying like frog in a rock, and made tracks
for his old roost up stairs But added he,
by way of parenthesis, ''by George, gentle
men, he looked mighty pale
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

ing, and | talked politics at neighborin
grocery, investing the proceeds of her Ia
Dor in the sustenence afforded at the bar.
/ When l returned, wat met me The kill
in Nv men outrite wuz not the most hart
rendin incidents NV that fratrisidle war 1t
wuz the sevhrin Nv domestic ties-the tear
in down NV domestic altars, and the sepa-
ratin Nv families. When | returned wuz
coldly met. Looizer Jane wuz washin as
yoosual, only harder than ever, and [ notist
the children he'd new frocks and shoes. The
fust afternoon wuz at home | asked her in
my old familyer way for dollar and haf,
ez [ wanted to 90 down the street.
That's played" she remarkt.
'.Hav'nt you got it ?" askt.
Il hev," she replied, land perpose to
keep it. | hev diskivered sunthin since
yoove bin gone. [ hev found that it is easy
enuff to support myself and children wash
in at dollar a dozen, but add to that a
hulkin man, with a nose like yoor's, and
it's harder than l keer. This house is
mine-you can vacate."
And she calmly hung out shirt ez tho
wat she sed wuz commonplace remark in
sted NV a practicel dIyOrse-
left her. A feendish Ablishnist he'd put
this idee into her he'd and she he'd acted onto
it. Sence that day hev wended my way
alone, subsistent by chance. Ablishinism
owes me the home he'd Ablishinism owes
me the hkker | ought to hev he'd, out NV
what that woman hez earned since that croo-
ell day. what a fearful debt to pay.
The aeoot DimOcrat may ask what want
NV a nomination when defeat is certin. It's
sunthin to be a candidate. | sh0od make
vigeroOs campane The masses in the roor-
al DISTRICTS don't often see a candidate for
so high an offs and | shoOd beam onto en-
all. Uv course | shoOd from this date TO the
second Toosday hev free likker. The rank
and file wood esteem it an honor to drink
with me, and | sho0d consider 1T cOnye-
nience to drink with them. For two months
| shO0d hev all | wanted, wich wood be the
happiest two months of my life. | shood
probably die NV delirium tremens, but | Good
afford it. Oh wat gorgus prospeck Oh
wat an elysium Kin the Dimocrisy NV
Ohio be so crOOel ez to deprive me of IT?
kin at least hold the votes of the hard-han-
did DimOcrisy wich wuz knowed ez Copper
beds doorin the war, and | can't see that we
hev ever got any other kind, no matter who
we nominated. Eff that element amt strong
enuff TO elect me, [ spOse | shOOd go to Jine
the unnumbered throng NV Dimocratlc can
didates who hev encountered defeat IN the
dreary years gone by, and whose ghosts still
hover on the confines NV politikel life
| submit this to the Dimocrasy Nv Ohio,
feelin that | am askin only wat is my doc.
Respectfully,
PETROLEUM v Massey,
(Wieh wuz Post Master.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01
by and BY.
by and byi We say it softly,
Thinking of a tender hone.

by and byl We say it softly,
Thinking of a tender hope.
Stirring always in our bosoms,
Where SO many lOngings grope.
BY and by Oh love shall greet IL
In a time that is TO come,
And the fears that notc defeat Us.
Then shall all be stricken dumbi
BY and by The mournful sorrowS
Clouding DER our sky to-day
shall be gone in glad tomorrow
shall be bani9hed quite away,
BY and BY We say it gently,
Looking on our silent dead
And we do not think of earth-life,
But Of Heavens sweet life instead.
BY and by We look in yearning
Towards the harbor Of the blest,
And we see the beacons burning
In the ports ofperfect rest.
BY and by our ship shall anchor,
If the tide and wind run fair,
Some day in the port of Heaven,
Where our lost and loved ones are.
BY and by oh say il sofly.
Thinking not Of earth and care,
But the by ami by OF Heaven,
Waiting for Us 0reE there.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01
Nasty.

Mr.. Nasty Dab6les IN Ohio Politics, the
Declination of Gen. ROSecrans opens a
Field for Him ,ohich He IS not 10th to
Enter. He Announces Himself a Can
didate for Governor Ia HIS Modest 'oay.
From the Toledo Blade.
PEPPRR's TAVERN, HOLMES Co. o.,
August 9, 1869.
There wuz Providence in my beln
compelled to leave Kentuky-a speshel
and crownin Providence in my comm to
Ohio. | shell never doubt Providence
agin. thought it hard to be compelled
to leave my comfortable quarters at the
Corners. and murmured when forced to
trust myself to the cold charities Nv an
unfeelin world at my advanst age, but II
wuz after all for the best Ez high and
exaltid ez is the posishen NV Kentuky
Postmaster, the posishen Nv Governor o
the third State NV the Yoonyun is more
= xalteder.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

THE Paris FIGARO tells an anecdote of
Mouravieff when in command Of camp.
1t seems that his candles were disappear
ing with fearful rapidity, so that watch
was set, and thirteen Cossacks were caught
in the act. When night fell the robbers
were placed. stark naked, in front of the
generals tent. each with a lighted candle
between his teeth, the head being thrown
well back. By the glare of these extern
porized lamps Mouravief and his staff in
duiged in hot grog, and the general, camp,
pioneers and all were permitted to enjoy the
spectacle and chaff the Cossacks, who
were thoroughly cured of their tallow
mania by the time the candles had burned
down to the socket.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

LAssOOING A LocoMoTIvE.-A party Of
Indians on the line of the Central Pacific
Railroad, but not well posted in railroad
matters, attempted to lasso locomotive
the other day They made lariat, and
perceiving the monster approaching,
stretched it across the track, either end
being held firmly by twenty or thirty of
the would-be captors. The engine came
tumbling along, the lariat was struck just
below the headlight, and II is said the In
dians exhibited greater feats of ground and
lofty tumbling than was ever seen in
first class circus.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

TAILS OF CoNErs.-Prof Tyndal in
lecture before the Cambridge Philosophi-
cal Society, expressed an opinion that the
tails of comets, which are always turned
from the sun, are produced much in the
same way as symmetrical clouds are pro-
duced by vapors in tubes by the action of
light The heat is intercepted by the body
of the comet, and a tail IS produced by the
deposit Of vapors on the side opposite the
sun, which vapors become luminous by re-
fected light.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

A young lady left Hartford last week
for California via the Pacific Railroad,
where she is to meet young gentleman,
formerly Hartford boy, to whom she is
to be married, and thereafter live in the
Golden State. When she has completed
her travels she will have travelled over
$500 miles, all for husband.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

The Wrights. of Birmingham, have
made hempen rope, with wire strands,
which is 1000 yards long, five and a
quarter inches in circumference, and sixty
tons in weight The entire length of wire
in sixty strands is 726,OOO yards, or
4l2 II miles The length of yarn used
for the center, in twenty-seven threads, is
405, 900 yards, or about go miles. Thus.
in rope six miles long,there is 1,l31,000
wards, or 535 miles of material
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

DAMP WALLs-The following recipe has
been recommended as a cure fo= damp
walls: Remove the whole of the damp
plaster down to the surface of brick or
stone walls, rake out the joints, clean and
well wet the surface lay on a coat of good
hydraulic cement, mixed with one-sixth part
sand be careful to cover every part Of the
brick, and broom OF roughen the surface of
the cement while soft let this stand few
days, to get hard skin on it, replaster n
the usual way. twill not do well to fqiI|
the inside surface with hydraulic cemsH
condensation viii take place on The
in damp weather.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

"Of what use are forms ?" exclaimed a
petulant legislator to DIR. Franklin 'fyou
cannot deny that they are often mere empty
things" 4" Well, my friend, and so are bar
rels; but nevertheless they have their
uses" quietly replied the Doctor
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1869-09-01

The Lewiston 6afr7aal says al4 -
physician gave a patient dose of
phine one night, and on calling the neyS
morning found him much better, "but, .
said he, had broken night of it. My
dreams were horrible. You don't know
how much 1 suffered Once even
dreamed-and grateful l was that | awoke
in the midst of my dream-that 1 was in
a Democratic cduclts :"