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Bristol news. [volume] (Bristol, Va. & Tenn.) 1867-189?, 1871-03-10
[From the Philadelphia Weekly Age.l
POLITICAL.
VIEW OF THE
HISTORY OF THE UNITED
STATES.
by TALLow JACKSON, ESQ.
CHAPTER IX.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES L Continued.

In 1861. the Federal debt was over
ninety million of dollars 1890, T67 500,
the coin currency probably three hun
dred and seventy-three million dollars
(S373, 900. 900. and the paper two hun
dred and two million 500, O00, OOO).
OF the coin, the banks of the loyal
States held about fourty-fOur million,
and those of the dislOyal about thirty
nine million.
The suspension of the government
and of the banks, in December 1861,
and the vast issue of Federal notes,
drove coin out of circulation; and the
constitutionality of the legal tender
act being upheld by some of the loyal
Judges of Pennsylvania and New
York, greenbacks soon became the
standard of price, if not of value.
The decrease of revenue consequent
to the decreased imports of the coun-
try, after the financial panic of 1857,
left the Treasury of the United States
i'm an impoverished condition, and the
Inauguration o. war with the South,
made il absolutely necessary to re-
pleni.h il. From the disturbed state
of affairs government credit was low,
and the Administration would have
been in an en- barrassing dilema, had
not the hanks of BostOE, New York
and Philadelphia come to it's aid by
taking one hundred and fifty million,
authorized 10y the acts of July the 18th
and of August the 5th, 1861. The
same acts also authorized an issue al
United States demand notes to the
amount of forty million-which was
on February II, 1862. increased ten
million and the notes made legal ten
der by the act of March the 18th, 1862.
Bold and p,rilOus as was this &C.
ton of these alks, the amount sup
piled Ivy them was inadequate to the
wants Of the Administration. and Mr..
Chase the then Secretary of the Treas
ury. counselled the incorporation 10y
Congress, of banks where capital
should consist OF bonds of the United
States.
The banks I'm the Northern States
suspended the 3th OF Deccmbcr.s
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Uot,sE BURNED The house of j .
G. McAdams, near Locust Mount. in
this county, was burned en- last Satur-
day morning. 1t is thought the fire
caught from the Stove. in the cook
roorn. He lost nearly all his house
hold goods, and a person who was
sleeping in the second story came
very near being burned before he
could get out, -JOnesJOro Herald.
SUDDEN DEATH.-Mr. George Bal
" Of this place. was found in Col.
Browns meadow, in the +. t end of
tewn, on last Saturday evening IN an
Unconscious state and died in few
minutes. He had been subject to
epileptic spasms, and frequently suf-
fered severely with this Gi'ease.-
lid.
A SERIOUS ArFAIR.-Mr. George
Hale, son of Hiram ID Hale, Depu-
Sheriff, living rear Buffalo Ridge
n this county. was shot on the night
Of the 2lst inst The shooting Oc-
CURED about IL o'clock. Mr.. Hale
was in bed at the time. The ball en-
tered the right side of the neck pene-
trating the windpipe, and passed out
near the middle of the left side of
the neck.
Since writing the above we learn
Mr.. Hale died this morning at >
o'clock. lid.
VIZ have since learned that Mel
zen Rockwell has been arrested as
the murderer and has been commit
ted to Jail in default of bail.-EDs.
NEWS.
THE House of Representatives, at
Washington, on the lstt inst. paid
10 Jns. C. Rogers, who claimed a
seat in Congress, as delegate for
the State at large $500 for expen-
ses. This is the way the money goes.
DEArH OF IAN EDIToR.-Mr. A.
J.. Reed. editor Of the Kingston Ten
,ssseetu,. died few days since, after
q protracted illness.
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IFrom the Scientific Americana
KEROSENE MURDER.
Dangers Of Petroleum O:Is-Rc-
pert of the Health Boa rd Of New
OrIeanS-A Law Regulating the
Sale CT such Oils Recommend.


Copies of the reports of the Board Of
Health of the city of New Orleans for
1869 and 1870, have been forwarded to
us. and our attention has been particu-
larly called to portions pertaining to
the sale OF petroleum oils, and acct
dents resulting from their use. Al.
though we have said much upon this
topic. we believe it to be our duty and
the duty of the press generally to con-
tinue agitating il, until some adequate
measures of reform shall be Adopted
We therefore willingly give place to
the very interesting and even startling
facts made public in the reports refer
red TO.
In the report for 1869 is given state
ment of the qualities of seventy differ
ent specimens of oils used for illumi-
nation. obtsincd of various dealers
throughout the city.
Forrteen specimens gave n flashing
point from lice Fab. to 1902; nineteen
from 1902 to llOo; fifteen from 90o to
lOOo thirteen from so to 90o; seven
from % to 2So; one gave the flashing
point at 20 bcloiD zero. Only thirty
three out of the seventy were fully up
10 the New York standard OF safe oils.
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s454,7Is,O 20

Total debt October 81, 1865 s2S0S, 549, 437 SIS
or. i'm letters, twenty-eight hundred
and eight million, five hundred and
fOrty-nine thousand, four hundred and
thirty-seven dollars and fifty-five
cents deduct from this the indebted
ness Of the United States in March,
1861, ninety-One million (S91, 1861, 500,
and we find that in a little over four
years, LiRcoln's Administration cost
the people Of the United States over
twenty-seven hundred million dollars
(2717, 6Sl HISS. besides the losses in
CURED by vast number OF people in
the destruction of their homes, and i'm
the loss of life; and more than all the
loss of liberty. which the experience
of life under Lincoln's Administration
has taught the proud American citizen,
is not preserved by his magma charta-
the Federal ConstitutiOn-but of " hich
he may be bereft, whenever his sworn
servants so will.
To BE CONTINUED.
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cent. per annum on their circulation.
Hence we find, that by October, 1865,
the old notes in circulation OF the
State banks had decreased to sixty-five
million dollars, and the circulation of
national bank notes had increased to
one hundred and eighty-five millions.
The greenbrack circulation was over
four hundred and twenty-eight million
(S42S, l60, 500; fractional currency over
twenty-six million ESQ, O57, 1863; max
ing a total paper currency, chiefly i'm
the oval States, of over seven hundred
and four million ($7O4, 1l6. OS6.)
On the resignation in June, 1864, of
Mr.. Chase, Mr.. William p. Fessenden
was appointed Secretary of the Treas
ury. and he financed until March 4,
l865-by issuing greenbacks, seven
thirty treasury notes, interest bearing
treasury notes certificates of the in
debtedness, etc, etc. Congress by act
approved January, %, 1865, authoriz-
ing Increased isses of treasury notes
bearing interest.
In March, 1875, Mr.. Fessenden re-
signed, and MIR. Hugh McCullOeh was
appointed Secretary of the Treasury
he na ional debt in the month of
June OF that year, being nearly twen-
ty-SeVen hundred million dollars
iS96S2, 5g3, 03Rl. The army payments
made this T-ar We're very large, and
the means To meet them was obtained
by the issue Of bonds and compound
interest bearing treasury notes, but
chiefly by enormous sales of the seven
thirty treasury notes, through Jay
COoke & c. so that the Federal debt
to more than twenty-eight |
hundred mill.Oa dollars by November
1865, viz:
1910 bOnds, due in 1904 slI2, I20, 10000 |
Pacific Railroad, ne in
1894 I,25s, 900. 90 |
$50 six per cent. bonds
due in lss2-s4-s5 s59, 259, 10000 |
5 20 six per cent. bonds,
due in 1881 965 ,s47, 10000 /
$40 six per cent. bonds,
due in 1850 Is,4I5, OOO.OO
$50 six per cent. bonds,
due in 1874 10000 10000
go six per cent. bonds,
due in 1871 1924, 10000
500 six per cent. bonds,
due in 1868 s,9Os ,sI.sO
$50 six per cent. bonds,
due in 1867 9,4l5, 25O.OO |
Interest notes, due in
Is67-67 lT6.Ol2, l41.OO |
7-3O treasury notes, due
in Is6I-sS $4,000, 10000
Bonds Texas indemnity,
due $50, 100000
Bonds, treasury notes,
etc. 6I3,920.OO |
Loans ten days notice SO, lO7 1886
Certificates Of indebted
ness due in lS66 81, 9O5, 0O0.0 90 |
Five per cent. treasury
notes due in lSC5 1886 ,901 90 /
Greenhacks 42s, 100 $4,000
Fraci'l currency &c -157 1920
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Stirnti6r.
From the New York World
"OTETER WORLDS THAN
OURS"

OTHER WORLDS THAN OURS: The Plurality Of
Nerlds Studied Under the Light Of Recent Scientific
Rsseafchei. By Richard A. Proctor 3. A. :. R. 4. S.
hew Iesk: o. Appleton 4 Co. 1871.
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d. ROACH.
MERCHANT TAILOR,
OPPOSITE NEWS OFFICE,
Eri.fnl Tnnnesacc

Keeps always on hand Stock Of select
and choice Goods for gentlsmen's Eea- such
As Cloths, Cassimcrs, Velvets, Linens,
Tweeds, Drab, deEie and trimmings Of
sTl kinds. Snitr. in whole or in part. made
promptly 20 order in hest Il le and vzrran-
ted 10 sc and AT prices to s'it the sirier.-
Particular attention paid to.uiting and max
ing chisirens clothes. lie is also prepared
to renOvate and repair clothing in superior
manner, mar. som.
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To'al Of available exchanges s5l0, 97T ,9Tl 90
The continual and rapid deprecia-
ton Of the paper currency induced the
passage of an unconstitutional act.
prohibiting time contracts in gold,
which however, Congress repealed af-
ter fifteen day trial Of its efficacy.
On July II, 1894, gold reached its
highest point, viz: 2S5i.
On March the 81. 1885, an act 81
Congress was approved. enabling
State banks TO become national, and
In short time Marty sill the State
hanks availed themselves Of this way
OF escaping the Federal tax OF two per
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Paper currency afoat ssI4, s99, 243, 90
Besides this was afloat:
Interest Jeing treasury notes
authorised by act Of March,
;, 1868, Sl6s, 5Il $4,000
Certificates Of indebtedness,
authorized by act of March
1862 100, IZb, OOD.OO
Temporary deposit certificate
authorized by act Of March,
1862 1880, I9l 90
Treasury notes 7-3O, authoriz-
authorized by act Of March,
1861 Jog, $50, 5000
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fro BE CONTINUED
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O. Z. YORK,
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$50 ,s99, 243.O9
Adding State bank currency $4,000, o. 600
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-22

NTANHN0OD: HOW LOST, HOW REST0NED.
W. Just published by DR.. LEWIS; 256 pages
Third Edition. THE MEDICAL COMPANION AND
GUIDE TO HEALTH, on the radical cure OF Sper-
mat orrh9a, or Seminal Weakness, Involuntary Sem
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paciy, lmpedments to Marriage, etc. and the Ven
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directions for The speedy cure OF Secondary Symp
toms, Gonorrhma, elects, Structures ami all diseases
Of the skin, such Sourvy, Scrofula, Ulcers, Bos.
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SUMPTION Epilepsy ond Fits, indueed by self indul-
gence or sexual extravaganza.
The celebrated author of this admirable Treatise
clearly demonstrates from forty years successful
practice, that the alarming consequence of self abuse
may be radically cured; pointing out mode OF
cure at once simple, certain, and ,Geetual by means
Of which every sufferer matter what bis condition
may be- can be eheetually cured, cheapy, privately
and radically.
O. This book should be IN the hands of every
man in the land
Sent under seal in plain envelope. Price so
cents Address, DR.. Lewis, No. Beach Street,
New York. l4-6m
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&c CO.,


District C9urt of the taitef Suites for tie Vest
err District IT Wisconsin,
In ne Ifat3er Of JOHN STR1 CHAN, Bankrupt
IN Byaat," 7stcy.
A warrant IN Bankruptcy has been issued by sald
Court against the estate Of john Sirachan Of NJ
al Point Of the Comfy Of Iowa, q the State Of
Wisconsin in said District adiudged a Bankrupt up
on the Petition OF his Creditors, and he payment #
any debts and the delivery of property belong
ing to said bankrupt to hm or 70 his use. and the
transfer Of any properly by aim are forbidden by law
A me citing Of the Creditors Of said Bankrupt, to
prove their debts and choose one more Assignees
Of his estate will be held at Court Of BANKRUPTCY
to be holden at Madison 10 said District the 18th
day Of June, A. ID. ISL, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, at the
office Of Sidney foote, one Of the Registers Of Bank
ruptcy Of said Court.
T. ". OAKLEY,
22.w2 Marshal and Messenger.
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Total No. OF Prizes l.Ojl
Value Of Prizes SI4, $40
EACH TICKET HOLDER
MANNER OF DRAWING.

There will be furnished two Wheels one containing
5000 Tickets representing the namber of tickets sold
the other containing 5000 Prizes and Blank Tick
cts, with the Prize written plainly on each ticket
-" Remember, the Prize Tickets are not numbered
Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-06-22
TIE COMMITTEE TO SUPER
INTEND TIE DRAWING

VII he chosen by the Ticket Holders present.
To show the public In general that we mean just
what We say aud that every thing will be conducted
honorably, refer to all the leading Wholesale
Houses in Chicago and Milwaukee, and the business
firms Of Muscoda
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09
What and How to Feed for Butter.

Rich feed in abundance, is absolutely
essential to successful butter making.
A certain amount of feed is required to
support the animal, and if only that
quantity is given, it is idle to expect
any return in milk, A certain amount
goes to the production of milk, and up
to a certain point in every animal the
production of quantity takes precedence
of quality. If now, the cow can be in
duced to eat, and will assimilate q
largely increased quantity Of good food,
the quality of the milk is very greatly
improved, and while the amount of
butter is increased, its quality is also
improved.
A tendency to lay on fat under high
feeding is generally thought objection.
| able in cows for dairy purposes. We
do not, however, view it in just that
light. A very strong tendency in that
| direction, without any corresponding
tendency to an increase of milk and
butter would, of course, be objectiona-
able. The fat stored away is the ami
mails balance wheel. A cold, stormy
day, or any slight interruption in the
supply of food, affects the butter pro-
duction in the case of cow in low con.
dition, and if it be continued, it is pres.
emily manifest in the decrease in the
quantity of the milk, and lastly in the
condition Of the animal.
1t is well known that winter butter is
almost always much inferior to sum
mer. This is a natural result of the
consumption of the oleine or liquid fat
! OF the butter to keep up the animal
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09
GOOseberry and Currant Caterpillars.

Until lately, cultivators of the red
and white currants in the United States
were not much annoyed by the peculiar
caterpillars which are SO destructive to
the foliage of these fruits in Europe.
Unfortunately, they no longer possess
exemption from the ravages of these
pests. Last year considerable part of
the currant crop was destroyed by the
currant caterpillar. A similar insect
damages the foliage of the gooseberry.
These pests are the larvae Of saw flies,
which resemble the horse-hy, except
that they are slenderer, and the under
part of their bodies is reddish-brown
The eggs are deposited on the backs of
the leaves, being glued to the ribs.
When the eggs are Matched, the young
caterpillars cut through the leaf, and
form numerous small holes. If the
trunks are examined at the right time,
and the leaves containing the young
broods picked off and crushed, there
will be no further trouble but if the
caterpillars are allowed to spread over
the bushes, it will not be so easy mat
ter to get rid of them. Powdered lime
shaken over the foliage while dew is on
will kill the caterpillars. Fresh wood
ashes are nearly as good as lime for this
purpose. Powdered hellebore is used
by some persons, with success, but it is
more expensive than lime or ashes.
Operations against these insects should
be commenced before they have done
much damage to the foliage, as when
the leaves are destroyed the fruit with
ers and falls off, Western Rural.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09

A BoMBsHELL IN RoTHsCHILD's Count
ING-RooN.-The original Rothschilds
have still large clearinghouse at
Frankfort on.the- Main. 1t is situated
at the foot of the old Jews street, near
the place where the old Anselm, the
founder of the firm, was born. On the
10th of April the peaceable inmates OF
that house became terror-stricken. A
Frenchman had entered the counting
room in the morning, demanding the
payment of four million francs for the
Commune at Paris, threatening the
whole Rothschilds' family with destruc.
ton in case of refusal to pay the re-
quired bounty. The fool was shown the
door, but Immediately after his exit a
small bombshell, like these of Orsini
filled with nitro glycerine exploded in
the vestibule in front Of the counting
room, in consequence of which heavy
wall, separating the anti.room from the
office,was driven in and one of the clerks
badly wounded. The police got hold o
the miscreant--it is not yet ascertain &c
whether he is simply fanaticized foo
or a member Of secret society ordered
to commit the act.
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thought of this construction of the
work and had procured new fan and
set it in operation Immediately, enough
air could have been forced down to
maintain life in all the men who were
behind the barricade; but no fan was
brought until it was too late, and most of
the men persisted for want of air.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09
Watering Horses.

Horses should be watered from q
brook, pond, or river, and not wells or
springs, as the well water is hard and
colder, while the running stream is soft
and rather warm. The preference of
horses is for the soft, even though it be
muddy water, to that which is hard.
Horses should be allowed in summer
time at least four waterings day, and
a half bucket at time, and in winter
pailful may be allowed morning and
evening, which is sufficient to assuage
their thirst without causing them to
bloat or puff up. Care, however, should
be taken that the horse is not put to
work Immediately after drinking full
bucket of water, especially if they are
required to 60 fast, because digestion
and severe exertion can never 60 on to-
gether, and moreover purging is apt to
ensue. In some cases, broken wind or
heaves is thus produced. Avoid giving
warm or tepid water to horses that are
often driven from home, because cold or
we'll water will then be given them,
which will be liable to produce con-
gestive chill, followed by lung fever, and
in some cases collie. When horses are
thus carefully watered, if one or more
of them should refuse their accustomed
feed, something is wrong, and they
should not be taken out of the stable to
work, or driven further that day but
an examination should be made as to
the cause with view to its REMOVAL
N w E,r,ncr
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COlOring Cheese.

The subject of coloring cheese is at
tracing more than ordinary attention
this season. Some of the buyers for the
London market insist upon keeping up
the color, as heretofore, while others
assert that pale cheese, or white, is
much more called for. We must say
that for our home market, uncolored
cheese seems to be demanded. Much
prejudice is being manifested against
colored cheese. All admit that coloring
does not improve the quality, while
many contend that it does a positive in
jury. One of our largest dealers informs
us that colored cheese kept much more
poorly last winter than white cheese.
As general thing, colored cheese be-
came notified in appearance and tallowy
in texture. On the contrary, uncolored
cheese generally wintered well. He is
of the opinion that in two or three years
no coloring will be used in the manu-
facture of cheese. Such consumma-
ton would be a relief to factorymen,
and cut off source of expense for o
foolish purpose, if not an injurious one.
For it is only the eye, at best, that is
pleased with the artificial color that now
characterizes at least nine-tenths of our
cheese.
But, asks the factoryman, what had
better do? Shall | continue to color
my cheese, or stop that trouble and ex-
pense at once? We answer, that each
one must be governed by his own judg-
ment. For our part, if we owned fac
tory we should continue to color, unless
we were sure of market where colored
cheese is not demanded. For the gem
eral market, factorymen must continue
to color. But they need not color ex-
cessively. We believe it will be perfectly
safe to reduce the color little, looking
all the while to ultimately doing away
with it altogether. High color, we are
satisfied will not generally be insisted
upon very strongly. We do not believe
| that even the London market is now SO
strenuous about color as it has been. 1t
looks more to quality. And here let us
say that, if the quality is all right, we
do not believe that size or the absence
of color will much affect the price one
way or the other. No color is better
than poor color, or notified color
Pale cheese is certainly growing in favor
in this country, and, from what we now
and then see in the English papers, We
believe that color is not so essential to
please the English consumer.
Our factorymen should by all means
aim to keep our own markets supplied
with prime cheese; and what they
make for home consumption, they may
safely leave uncolored. The same may
be said of cheese manufactured for the
Liverpool market. But for the London
market it must be colored, although we
do not believe that it need be colored
very highly. Make it a fair color, and
try it. If more color is demanded, it
can easily be added as the season adj
vances. If less color answers the pur-
pose, so much will be gained, and the
way will be paved for still further draw.
ing the color. But so tar as you do
color, do it well. Use only the best
materials, and only so much as is abso-
| lutelv demanded T.,
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09

THE intended six months sojourn OF
the observers on Mount Washington is
ended, and the last dispatch to the
press was sent on Sunday. Contrary to
the predictions of many last fall, the
provisions did not give out, the coal bin
still contains fuel, the observers were
not frozen to death, nor have they suf-
fered in bodily health or from discom.
fort. The members Of the expedition
are now preparing their official report,
which will be published at the earliest
practicable moment. The observations
are to be continued through the sum-
mer by the Signal Service of the War
Department.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-06-09

The jury in the case of Foster, tried
for the murder of Putnam, in New
York, returned verdict Of murder in
the first degree.
Mcdonald Cheek, on Saturday, was
sentenced, at Brookville, Ind, to be
hung on Friday, Sept. |, for the murder
of Harrison.
-Chas. Simmons and William Cum
bingham, two pugilists, were sentenced
in the Police Court, at New York, on