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The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17

A CABLE TELEGRAM states that the destruc-
tion of life and property by the lombard
ment of the American quarter of Paris yes
terday was fearful. We regret that any class
of American citizens, at home or abroad,
should be the victims of calamity; but there
is no class less deserving of sympathy than
those who voluntary expatriate themselves,
during long series of years, to seek selfish
enjoyment in luxurious foreign city. 1t
has passed into proverb that portion of
rich Americans habitually regard Paris as an
Elysium; but the scenes of the last few
months, winding up with bombardment of
their favorite quarter, has essentially modi-
fed this opinion, and at this moment Paris
must be, to them, the antipodes of an
Elysium.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17
Greuiua telegraph
WEDNESDAY. NAY II, 1871.
THE REPUBLICAN STATE CON-
VENTTON

A REPUBLICAN State Convention meets at
Harrisburg to-day to nominate candidates for
Auditor General and Surveyor General and to
construct platform for the fall campaign.
The offices are in themselves of no political
Significance, as a clear-headed and honest
Democrat might make as good an Auditor or
Surveyor as q Republican, and the signlh-
cance of the October State election lies in the
fact that it will be popularly considered test
of partisan strength, and indicative OF
the probable action of Pennsylvania
in the Presidential election of 1872. The
Democracy have grown fearfully hungry dur
ing their prolonged exclusion from national
power; their old wheel-horses and favorites,
except those who have the good fortune to be
quartered on rich local treasures like that Of
Tammany, are well-nigh famished; and they
have made up their minds to win
in the grand Presidential fight, if any
real or pretended sacrifice of principle,
or any concession to that idol of
over-greedy spoils-hunters, availability, can
insure triumph. By way of preparing for
the future they will probably make careful
nominations at the State Convention they are
to hold q week hence, and then work like
beavers to secure the election of their
''standard- bearers" AS the Republicans take
the initiative in the conflict, it behooves them
to consider well its probable con-
tingencies, and to wisely arrange its
preliminaries. Comparatively little trouble
is apprehended. The only Pennsylvania
named as rival to Grant for the succession,
the illustrious Geary, formally declined the
honor of Presidential nomination when it
was rendered last night by one of his enthu-
siastic admirers, and as his expressed wish to
''retire TO privacy" after the completion of
his Gubernatorial term is likely to be uni
versally respected by his admiring fellow
citizens, there is no apparent danger of Penn
sylvania hunting up any other favorite
son to become a direct antagonist to Grant.
Whether his administration will be fully and
cordially indorsed remains to be seen, but
Senator Scott publicly expressed an earnest
hope last night that ''the convention would
heartily indorse Congress and the whole Re-
publican administration" and it is perhaps
SO ordered by the wire-pulers. One of the
main points remaining unadjusted is the de-
termination of the grave question of who
shall be chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee; and if the campaign
wakes hot and furious, its issue wll5depend
much more upon the selection of this chair
man than upon the nomination of candidates,
important political battles In this State hav-
ing been repeatedly won or lost hy the eff
cheney or the incompetency of the appointed
leaders of its partisan armies.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17

height was 1856 feet and its circumference at the
base 36 feet. The base was 81 feet high aud 20
feet square. The column was covered with bas-
reliefs in bronze composed of 276 plates made
out of 1900 pieces of cannen taken from the
Russians and Austrians, representing the vic
tories of the French armies in the German cam
paign of 1905. There we're over 200O figures,
each three feet in height, in these bas-reliefs,
and the total weight of metal was about $780, 900
pounds. The column was surmounted by a
colossal bronze statue of Napoleon /, eleven
feet high. A statue of the emperor was
hurled to tle ground by the mob of
1914, but France was not satisfied until
a finer one was placed upon the summit.
The whole cost of the Vendome Column was
about $500, 900, exclusive of the captured mate
rial which made so large part of it. The best
view of Paris was obtained from its summit, and
it was one of the first points of interest visited
by travellers. The cheap rage of the mob has
again cost Paris dear. What is to be the next
act of vandalism?
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17

The STATE SENATE, for some inexplicable
reason, is opposed to giving the people of
Philadelphia an opportunity to purify their
delegate elections by throwing around them
the restraints of law. While the correctness
of the principle is admitted by the passage of
bill authorizing its application to the city
of Lancaster, efforts are being made to pre-
vent our citizens from enjoying its benefits.
The result of this discrimination, if persisted
in, will be a reversal of the old description
of the two cities. 1t was said, long ago, that
Philadelphia was the best governed and Lam
caster the worst governed city of the country;
but if Lancaster is to have fair and decent
delegate elections, and Philadelphia is to re-
main the prey of political bummerism it will
not be singular if Lancaster becomes the best
and Philadelphia decidedly the worst governed
city of the State.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17
N OF IC & s.
OUR GERMAN FBLLow-CITTzENS, AND ALL PER-
SONS IN ANY WAY INTERESTED IN
THE CELEBRATION

OUR GERMAN FELLOW CITIZENS, AND ALL PER-
SONS IN ANY WAY INTERESTED IN
THs CELEBRATION
OF TUE
GRAND PEACE FESTIVAL,
ARE INVITED TO VISIT
WANAMAKER & BROWNS
OAK HALL,
AT SIXTH AND MARKET STREETS
THE LARGEST CLOTHING HOUSE IN AMERICA.
WE HAVE MADE
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TO SUPPLY THE PUBLIC WITH THE
LARGEST,
AND CHEAPEST STOCK OF
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FOR GENTS, YOUTHS BOYS, AND GHILDRENs
SPRING AND SUMNER EAR,
EVER MADE UP IN ANY ESTABLISHMENT
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THE NEWEST STYLES THE LOWEST PRICES
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MOST DURABLE MATERIALS. THE LOWEST PRICES
A VERY SUPERIOR MAKE! THE LOWEST PRICES !
AND PERFECT SATISFACTION! THE LOWEST PRICES!
NOTE Every Purchaser OF Clothing at Oak Hall
VIII always be sure OF receiving the full
value OF the money paid for any article. No
misapprehensiobs are allowed Polite atten-
ton always given, and in case garment
does not tit, or the color or quality Of mate
rial is not what the customer thought 1t was,
it will be willingly exchanged.
eB~ SPECIAL DEPARTMENT FOR Boys AND Chill
DREN's CLOTHING on THE FIRST FLOOR.
WANAMAKER N BROWN,
OAK HALL,
THE POPULAR CLOTHING HOUSE,
The corner Of Sixth and Market streets.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17
THE AUDITOR-G GENERALSHIP.
DIR. David stanton, the Probable Republi
can Candidate.

DIR. David stanton, the Probable Republic
can Candidate.
A special despatch from Harrisburg in our
second edition, states that in all probability Dr.
David Stanton will receive the nomination for
Auditor-G General from the Republican State Con-
vention now in session.
DR.. Stanton is a son of the late DR.. BENJAMIN
Stanton, of Ohio, and nephew of the late
Secretary Stanton to whom he bears a striking
resemblance. He was born in 1922 and after
studying medicine, and graduating at the CleVe-
land Medical College and the University of
Pennsylvania, removed, at the age of twenty
one, to New Brighton, Beaver county, where he
commenced the practice of medicine, and has
continued to reside. In August, 1861, he en-
tered the army as surgeon of the 1st Pennsyl-
Vania Cavalry, and was connected with the
Army of the Potomac until promoted to the
post of surgeon of United States Volunteers, in
November, 1862, from which date until he re
signed, in December, 1865, he acted as Superin-
tendent OF Hospitals, and as assistant and act
ing Medical Director of the Northern Depart
ment, on the staffs of General Heintzelman and
Hooker. In 1854 he was breyeted lieutenant
colonel, and in 1865 was made brevet colonel.
DR.. Stanton is of Quaker descent and was
naturally an aboitionist of the old school, in
the times when it was not popular TO embrace
such sentiments. He has never held any pub
lie Office, but is at present Chairman of the
Beaver County Republican Committee.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17
FEMALE INPERVTE WERS.

THERE Is one thing that the Wild Woman
really can do. This was some time a para
dox, but now the age gives it proof She
can become a first-elass interviewer. Indeed,
she is one already by nature. From the ear
iest times in which we have any account of
her, a certain desire for the acquisition of
knowledge of q personal nature, combined
with uncommon pertinacity in attaining her
end, seem to have characterized woman. This
instinct-for we can call it nothing else-has,
in want of better term, been styled curiosity
One of the profoundest secrets learned ia
this world is the folly of looking for reasons.
We do not know why this instinct is given to
women, and it is foolishness to seek to know.
AS we accept, SO to speak, the hump of the
camel, or the bloom of the peach, or the pre-
posterous neck of the giraffe, so do we accept
this feminine popularity simply as a fact.
But, being fact, we may fairly seek to
utilize it; and it does seem that the inter
viewing business gives females who are am
bilious for public careers something to do
for which they are expressly fitted. Of
course we have text although it is intro
duced rather late in the discourse. 1t ap-
pears that lady reporter of the World called
to see Mrs. Lincoln and her son upon their
arrival in New York a few days since.
Although Mrs. Lincoln had lived abroad so
long, she has not lost sight of some of the
Distinguishing marks of American journalism,
and at the outset of the interview expressed
her decided distaste to 'getting into the
newspapers" But the World female was not
to be deferred by any such fimsy objection
as that. She cross examined Mrs. Lincoln in
a style that wou'd have done credit to a
criminal lawyer, nor did she let
up until the poor woman
withdrew from the room, ''entirely
too i'll, as the reporter naively remarks, 'to
talk any more" Neither did the World
female then take her own leave and proceed
to elaborate her copious notes. The mother
vanquished, there yet remained the son.
That young gentleman, we are told, did not
relish the idea of talking about his private
concerns to stranger and for the public ear,
but there was no escape for him. The fol-
lowing are few of the questions put to Mr.,
Lincoln by this indefatigable young woman.
In accordance with Mr. Lincoln's desire. we
will not give his answers except so far as is
necessary to keep up the show of a conversa-
tion:-
Lady Reporter-You have been studying in Ger
many, have you moi?
Mr.. Lincoln-Yes, ETC.
L. B.-Did you fnd that the Germans spoke well
OF your father?
MIR. L-Yes, etc.
L. h-HoW about your mothers pension does
she intend to try to get IL now :?
MI. LII don't know. etc.
L. R-Iheh she will probably never try to get it
again?
Mr.. LII don't know
L. h.-lt has been rumOred that your mother in
tends marrying again. Is that true?
And so on. The only uncertainty we feel
is at the close, when we read-"at this point
the reporter withdrew" We felt sure that
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17

SENATOR CoNNELL's bill for submitting the
question of abolishing or continuing the
Building Commission to popular vote next
October was yesterday referred by the House
to the Committee on Municipal Corporations.
This action was taken after considerable dis
cussion as to the pro priety of referring it to
he Judiciary Committee and to a committee
of the Philadelphia members, and it may be
considered as a quiet method of giving a death
blow to this the last project of the anti-Penn
Square party to defeat the erection of the
public buildings upon the site selected by
the people of Philadelphia. The partsans of
the anti-Penn Square party in the House
did their best to keep the bill out of the
hands of the Committee on Municipal Cor
porations, and its reference to that committee
was evidently considered upon all sides as
equivalent to its defeat. 1t is to be hoped
that the committee will now take the only
proper action, and report the bill with a mega
tive recommendation, and thus give the
Washington Square property holders to under
stand that, so far as the Legislature is con-
cerned, no impediments will be thrown in the
way of the commission in their efforts to
execute the will of the people; and then there
will be some chance that the much-needod
buildings will finally be erected upon the
chosen site, in spite Of the intrigues of the
anti-Penn Squareites.
The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1871-05-17
ANOTHER SHATTERED MONUMENT.
he ID estructiOn of the VendOme Column


The ID estruetion of the VendOme Column
aI Paris.
The Communists or Red Republicans, of
Paris in their insane raid upon all memorials of
the empire, have just added to their crimes
against civilization by the destruction of the
famous column in the Place Yendome, which
has been for over fifty years one of the art glo-
ries of the world. This triumphh monument
was erected in 1906 by the Emperor Napoleon l
In eommemoration OF the success of the French
armies The column was of the Tuscan order,
and copied after Trajan's Pillar at Roms. It's
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06
FERTILIZERS. So DisprOpOrtiOnate
Prices.

We find the following in the United States Agricultural Re-
for Professor Johnson paper dated April
the Connecticut Board Agriculture
samples Of different which
plies obtained that State and mostly taken
the bags and barrels in the stores Of dealers The object
these analyses determine the actual commercial value
OF the fertilizers in question some OF which have attained
widespread reputation bang the the Of the
active and valuable ingredients obtained from the cheapest
standard The selling prices Of the fertilizers
for purposes OF comparison OF these sixteen
Piles home made Superphosphate has selling prce
affixed Another fertilizer shows value of s6l2
ton against selling price e $50 ton In contrast to this
POudrete exhibited value Of only
selling Of s25 and another Of similar
brand value of only 1915 against selling of
barrel The estimated value and the selling
OF the fertilizers the following table
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06

A PROSPEROUS Proposition of the
Richmond Wing, of making it democratic
measure OF reform to pay the South three
thousand millions of dollars for the loss of four
among the freedmen as a sop for their suffrages
We should remind our Richmond contempor-
ary that this thing does not tally with the new
democratic departure, the acceptance of the
new constitutional amendments; for the four
teenth amendment emphatically declares that
neither the United States nor any State shall
assume or pay any debt or obligation incurred
in aid Of insurrectiOn or rebellion against the
United States, or any cain for the loss or
emancipation of any slave; but all such debts,
obligations and claims shall be held illegal
and void w Y Herald
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06

At funeral in Lancaster county, recently,
four young ladies dressed in white were the
pall-bearers. The deceased was little girl of
seven years, and the lid of the coffin was dec
Grated with white flowers
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06

At meeting of ex- Confederates at Hunts
vile, Mo-, Thursday, speeches we're made by
Governor Reynolds and General Shelby, and
at their instance resolution was passed that
it was the duty of all to turn their backs upon
the past and grasp manfuly the duties and
responsibilities of the future These are words
of wisdom which it will be well for the South
to act upon. Let Southerners act sensibly and
accept the situation in the same good faith as
haye the Missourians, and their section will
soon become the richest and most prosperous
portion of the Union.
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06

SYNDICATE.-Recent financial negotiations in
connection with the new government loan have
brought into use among us a term heretofore
unknown to our business circles. As it is said
that syndicate" has agreed to take the loan,
an explanation of the word is necessary. In
the French commercial law syndc is the
assignee of an insovent's s or bankrupt's estate,
and syndicate y is the body of assignees, or
syndics. But the real meaning to be attached
to the phrase is simply that of committee or
board Of directors, syndicate in the Euro
pean business world answering substantially to
board, cOmmitte or agency among us.
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06
Fruit Preserving Powder.

N0RNYS TASTELESS POWDER PRESERVES all kinds
&v OF Canned Fruits Stewed Fruits Fruit
and Tomatoes without being air tight elegant
and taste than in the powder been
the Union. - - " ' ~ 50
cheap healthy and reliable will furnish sewed and pre-
served fruits daily for the table cheaper
0ne Boy costs so Cents pounds
u Full directions telling how prevent mould with
the box Sent BY mail sold by Grocers and Druggists
Lhe "noesale trade supplied by johnson. HallOway a.
french Richards Co., Philadelphia Kinder
ZANE, NORNY 81 CO.,
tuly2s-3m 1876 North Second st-oat phIadoInh;o
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06
LIVING BEYOND THEIR MEANS. -

LIVING BEYOND THEIR MEANS --Bulwer
says poverty is only an idea in nine cases out
of ten. Some men with $4,000 year suffer
more for want of means than others with $500.
The reason is, the richer man has artificial
wants. His income is $4,000 year and be
suffers enough from being dunned for unpaid
debts to kill sensitive man. A man who earns
a dollar day and does not 60 into debt is the
happiest of the two. Very few people who
have never been rich will believe this but it
is true. There are thousands and thousands
with princely incomes who never know a
minutes peace. because they live beyond their
me"H Thee is really more happiness among
the ~ "gmen in the world than among those
who are called rich.
Smyrna times., 1871-09-06

TRAITS OF THE TNEs-The New York
ErpreSS has a sententious and pointed article
on the banefu love of luxury, dissipation idle
corrupt, merchants bankrupt, thousapds of
wives, and sons and daughters shams and
creatures Of fashionable folly. They sap the
life blood from old time integrity, and lead the
nation in the way of old Rome in the palmy
days of the Patricians. What is needed is
simplicity of living and simplicity Of life, in the
government in the State, in the city, in the
church, in the family, and in the hearts of the
whole people. Whoever beckons this way
points the road to not only better but hap
pier existence.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02

The American Newspaper Report
err copies an article from the Anglo
American Times from which We
make the following extract:
ut is not the Journalists who ask
"What is in a name?' for he knows
that everything as regards news
paper is in the name that All article
which would be sensational aud
extensively quoted, published in one,
falls dead when published in an anoth-
or; subjects fully discussed by a
certain journal, only rise into import
ance many days after when taken up
by another journal
We doubt not that every news
paper editor of experience has real
lied the truth OF the above state
ment. Articles of importance-no
matter how ably written they may
be-if found In the columns Of some
humble and obscure county paper,
which has never attained the dazzling
hight Of anamc and prestige. scarce
ly ever get Beyond the range Of its
subscribers But should any article,
by the mercst chance, find its way In
to the leading journals Of the coun-
ty, such as the New York Tribune
and Herald, the Chicago Post or
Journal, the charm is Immediately
broken and it is thenceforth worthy
to be copied and credited by all their
exchanges, while the humble and un-
pretending editor strives in vain to
rcprcss the crimson bushes which
mantle his modest facc.--Albia Tn.
ion
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02
Financial Result Of Republi.
can Rule.

The Indianapolis Journal, in speak
ing of the financial condition of the
States Of, Illinois and Indiana re.
marks that "thc administration OF
the State affairs Of Illinois, under
ten years Of Republican rule, has
produced the usual satisfactory re-
suits. The State debt has been re-
duccd to $4,SOO.637, and there IS in
the treasury $3,OSl, 1O4 for the dis
charge Of outstanding obligations,
leaving less than two millions Of dol
lars to be provided for. This is we'll
for our sister prairie State, but the
Republicans Of Indiana have done
better. Our foreign debts is paid,
SO far as it has been presented for
payment, and there is enough mon
ey in the Treasury to pay all our
creditors"
II years past, when these two no.
BILE States were under Democratic
control, they were both on the very
verge of bankruptcy and reputation,
and yet members Of that party are
constan thy harping on the financial
Encouragement Of the Republican
party, and charging it with extrava-
gance and corruption.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02

The Chicago Republican avowing
itself.a radical frec-trade paper--that
is to say, in favor Of aholishing all
restrictions on trade, and all duties
on imports whatsoever-is opposed
to the formation of 4 free trade par
ty, for the reason that it would re-
tard the spread Of idea. favorable to
this policy. The Republican is cor
rect. The more the free trade dclu-
sion is discussed the less favor will
be accorded it by the people. The
''bcst hold' Of the revenue reforme. 8
is to .'kcep dark" and try to accom-
plisll under false pretenscs what they
can never hope to carry out directly
and openly. traders will do
well to head the Republicans advice.
Il From the Pontiac (Mich.) Ga.
zette.
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02

The editor ofthc Fort Scott Kan.
Monitor saw complimentary notice
Of j. Smythc Jowdes' performance
on the "xilophonc." Obtaining no
satisfaction from the city directory
or the dictionary. he says 1--WE
then soaked the word 36 hours in
diluted muriatic acid. The result
was wonderful. The Anglo-Saxon
in the word united with the chloride
Of the acid, and the original Greek
was precipitated. The Greek was
found to mean wood music. We are
consequently led to believe that the
artist was saving wool"
Tama County Republican. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1867-1872, 1871-02-02

ON the 9th inst. David Tilton,
one Of the men indicted for robbing
DR.. Walker at Quincy, Adams coun-
ty, attempted to commit suicide in
his cell, by gashing his wrist. He
bled freely, and was well nigh ex-
hausted when discovered. The fol-
lowing week he was tried on his in
dictmcnt and found guilty. On the
l4th inst, lie was sentenced to fif-
teen years confinement in the Pen
itentiary.