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Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05

# is to be regretted that the disturbed
condition of the Island of Cuba continues to
be a source of annoyance and Of anxiety.
The existence of a protracted struggle in
such close proximity to our own territory,
without apparent prospect of an early term
ination, cannot be other than an object of
concern to a people who while abstaining
from interference in the affairs of other
powers, naturally desire to see every coun-
try in the undisturbed enjoyment Of peace
and liberty, and the blessing of free insti-
tutiOnS.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
The Agricultural Bureau.

The report of the Commissioner Of Agri-
cultures gives the operation of his depart
ment for the year. As agriculture is the
groundwork of our prosperity, too much
Importance cannot be attached to the labors
of this department. 1t is in the hands of
an able head, with able assistants, all zeal
ously devoted to introducing into the agPi-
cultural productions of the nation all useful
products adapted to any Of the various
climates and soils of our vast territory, and
to giving all useful information as to the
method of cultivation of plants, cereals or
other products adapted to particular lOcali-
ties. Quietly but surely the Agricultural
Bureau is working a great national good,
and if liberaly supported, the more widely
its influence viii be extended and the less
dependent we shall be upon the products of
foreign countries.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
China and Japan.

To give Importance, and to add to the
efficiency of our diplomatic relations with
Japan and China, and to further in re-
tanning the good opinion of those people,
and to secure to the United States its share
of the commerce destined to flow between
those nations and the balance of the COM
mercal world, | earnestly recommend an
appropriation be made to support at least
four American youths in each of these
countries TO serve as a part of the official
family of our Ministers there. Our repre-
sentatives would not even then be placed
upon an equality with the representatives
of Great Britain and som eother powers. As
now situated our representatives in Japan
and China heve to depend for interpreters
and translators upon natives Of those coun-
tries who know our language impenectly,
or procure for The occasion the services of
EMPLOYEES in foreign business houses or the
Interpretation to other foreign Ministers.
1 would also recommend liberal
measures for the purpose of sup
porting the American lines of steamers
now pfying between San Francisco and ia
nan and China and the Australian line, al
most our only remaining line Of ocean
steamers, and of increasing their service.
The National Debt
has been reduced to the extent Of $50 O37,-
126.S0 during the year, and by the negOtia-
ton of national bonds at lower ate Of in
terest, the interest on the public debt has
been so far diminished that now the sum to
be raised for the interest account is nearly
S17,00O,O 600 less than on the first of Idrch,
1869. 1t was highly desirable that this
diminution should take place, both TO
strengthen the credit Of the country and TO
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
MexicO-ZOna Libre.

The republic of Mexico has not yet re-
pealed the very Objectionable law establish
ing what is known as the free zone on the
froAtier of the United States. 1t is hoped
that this may yet be done, and also that
more stringent measures be taken by that
republic for restraining lawless persons on
its frontiers. hope that Mexico, by its
own action, viii soon relieve this govern
ment Of the difficulties experienced from
these causes.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
MOrmOnisn.
Status of Plural wives

and their offspring. The proprietyof Con-
gress passing an enabling act, authorizing
the territorial Legislature of Utah to legiti
Matte all born prior to time fixed in the
act might be justified by its humanity to
these innocent children. This is sugges-
ton only, and not a recommendation.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05

The Forty-first Congress, at its third
session, made an appropriation for the
organization of a mixed commission
for adiudicating upon the claims of
citizens of the United States against
Spain growing out of the insurrection in
Cuba. and that commission has since been
organized. l transmit herewith the CORE
spondence relating to its formation and its
jurisdiction. 1t is to be hoped that this
commission will afford the claimants COM
plete remedy for their injuries. It has been
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
ESTABLISHED MARCH 80, 1885.

made the agreeable duty of the United
States 10 preside over conference at Wash
ington between the plenipotentiaries of
Spain and the allied South American Repub-
lies, which has resulted in an armistice with
the reasonable assurance of permanent
peace ~.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05

Political disabilities.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE
No Imminent Quarrel with Cuba. :

A Grow over Poor Catacazy.
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Heavy Damages
n

CINCINNATI, Dec. Laura sweeney,
daughter of VIM. sweeney, a welLknown
lumber dealer of Xenia, Ohio, entered suit
Saturday against Rev. Thos. Winters and
wife and H. II. Eayey and wife, claiming
$4,000 damages in each case.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
The Collector System-A Premium on
Dishonesty.

The present laws for collecting the reve-
nue. pay Collectors of Customs small salaries,
but provide for shares in all seizures, which,
at the principal ports of entry particularly,
raise the compensation of these officials to
a large sum. 1t has always seemed to me
as If this system must at times work
perniciously. II holds out an in
ducement to dishonest men, should
such get possession of those offices, 10 be
lax in their scrutiny of goods entered, to
enable them finally to make large seizures.
Your attention is respectfully invited to
this subject.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05

l desire to direct your attention to the
fact that citizens of the United States are
large holders in foreign lands of this species
of property forbidden by the fundamental
law of their adopted country. recon-
mend to Congress to provide by stringent
legislation suitable remedy against the
holding, owning or dealing in slaves, or be-
ing interested in slave property in foreign
lands, either as owners, hirerS or mortgagers
by persons of the United States.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
The Mormon PrOsecutions EndOrsed.
Removal Of Political Disabilities Urged

70 the Senate and House OF Representatives;
WASHINGTON, Dec Ain addressing
my third annual message to the law making
branch of the government, it is gratifying
to be able to state that during the past year
success has generally attended the effort to
execute all laws found upon the statute
books. The policy has been not TO enquire
into the wisdom Of the laws already enact
ed, but to learn their spirit and interest and
enforce them accordingly. The past year
has, under wise providence, been one of
general prosperity TO the AAtion; it has,
however, been attended with more than
usual chastisements in the loss of life and
property by storm and fire. These disas
ters have served to call forth the best ele-
ments of human nature in our country, and
to develop friendship for us on the part of
foreign nations, which goes far towards
alleviating the distress occasiOned by the
calamities. The benevolent who have so gem
erously shared their means with the victims
of these misfortunes will reap their reward
in the consciousness of having performed
noble act, and in receiving the grateful
thanks of men, women and children whose
sufferings they have relieved.
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1871-12-05
The Army.

For the operations of the army in the
past year, the expense of maintaining it,
the estimates for the ensuing year, and
for continuing sea coast and other
improvements conducted under the
supervision of the War Department, re-
fer you to the accompanying report of the
Secretary of War.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03

whether the support of vast viaduct
or the entrance to royal cloisters -
this jutting out of few large stones,
as if burst from the wall by some
heavy shock--the fragment Of the
arch is nothing more than this In APP
pearance the place has been sought
eagerly Of late by American and Eu-
ropean tourists, in spite of the dis
suasions Of guides and the dangers Of
narrow streets. At the convent
where tourists from the west gener-
ally stop, the inquiry Of new corners
for Robinson's Arch" became q sub
jcct Of constant merriment, and the
demand TO be taken there always fol
lowed By oriental shrugs aud gestic-
ulations was the bete uotr of mule
teers and camel drivers.
The dispute on this point has at
last been settled. At no inconsidcr-
able cost, in the face Of strong opposi-
tion from the Pacha, and with great
perseverance, Captain Warren sunk
seven shafts in a line east and west
across the Tyropeon Valley. He
has settlad it beyond question that
Professor Robinson's conjecture was
correct. The buglc in the wall is the
the fragment OF IN arch built in the
time Of Solomon. There exists in
the vast masses the remains Of via
duct. They are the fallen co,tssotrs of
the arches and the ruins Of the piers.
~. Y. Post.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03

Gail Hamilton il one of the most
pungcnt female writers of the day. In
the New York Iadepende,a she pre-
sents for the consideration of readers
the following:
When women arc cursed with
their granted prayer, the hardest
lot will fall to those whose lot is
hardest now. 1t is the working
woman for whom all is asked but 1t
is the workingwoman on whom the
sword will be turned. She Is the un-
fricnded or the inslfiicicutly bciriend
ed. Workingwomen are chiefly those
whose male relatives are unable or
unwilling To support them. The
loving and beloved wiie,h the "petted
and carcssed daughter" Of the strong
and successful man" will be scarcely
conscious of any change. In her we'll
guarded home IL matters little to her
whether she il loved by law or grace.
But the unguarded woman must fight
her fight with the same real and rcla-
tive disability as now; but with Al
aS0bih1hs u is5AA NIi4alh1t WHICH PlS-
cludcs privilege, though it cannot dis
arm fate. When she has no vote, no
defined power, her position is con
slant appeal to chiyalry, constant re-
bake to brutality. When she has
seized the suffrage, her brutal
employer aud the not-too-gentle by
ISLANDERS will not fail to say, Now
YOU have got your long sought equal
ity, make the most of it. Ask no IA
vors, and look out for yourself" Alas!
but women arc women still. Change
thy laws, thy state is still the same.
Good men viii be good, but the bad
and selfish will have no cloak for their
sin. With women somewhat deferred
to, with greed somewhat held in leash
by shame, the life OF the weak woman
is bard enough. l. it likely to be cas-
Ter when she has advantages while re.
tanning the disadvantages oil her sex
challenged her foes to combat, and
dulled the swords of her defenders
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03

THE QUEEN OF THE TURF.

There il no longer a "King Of the
Turf" in this country. This has
been for long time the popular ap-
peliation applied t. the horse Dex-
ter, since his wondrous feat OF trot-
ting a mile in 2:174. Il has been
contended by many that this time
could never be beaten; bnt who shall
now tell the possibilities of the
American trotting horse? Dcxter's
time has been beaten by Goldsmith
Maid, by one. fourth Of a second, and
she now holds the crown as the
Queen of the Turf" This wonder
full speed was attained Oh the Cold
Spring Course, at nil@ankie, Sept.
9th. At first, grave doubts existed
al to the track being full mile, but
it has since been measured by the
city surveyor OF Milwaukee, and in a
sworn statement pronounced an ac-
curate mile track.
This mare IL now fourteen years
old. She was lreeded by Mr.. John
Decker, of Orange County. New
York, III the spring of 1857, and sired
by Goldsmith's Volunteer, a son Of
Rysdick's Hambletonian In Febru-
ary, 1865, air. Decker sold her to his
son, John u. Decker, Jr., for $3.50,
who, on his way home with her to
another part of the country, sold her
to VIM. Tompkins, of Hampton, Or
ange county, for $500. aIr. Alden
Goldsmith was anxious to get hold oi
the mare, and on the 29th of March,
of the same year, he bought her oi
Mr. Tompkins, for $3.50 Mr.. Gold
smith kept her until November, 1868
when. after her remarkable achieve
ments at Buffalo and on other cour,
ses, she was sold to Messrs. B. Jack
man and Budd Doble for $40, ,0C0-
About u year ago, Jackman and Do
bic sold the mare for $4,000 to &
Mr.. Smith. banker in New York
who Is her present owner.
At this race she trotted three mil,
heats and was timed as follows
First, 2:20l; second, 2:17; third
2:20t. As Mr.. Bonner is understood
TO have repeatedly offered 500, ,00t
for the horse that would beat Dex
ter's time of 2:l7f, we think that thi
is now considered q fair figure 10
Goldsmith Maid.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03
A MULE l 600 FEET uNpEneRouS

A MULE l,000FEET UNDERGROUND.
The Belcher Inine, says the Gold
Hill News of September 29th, has
been developed hithe new strike, for
month past, by crossing the Grown
Point, Kentucky and Yellow Jacket
ground, on the 1,000-foot level, to the
shaft of the Yellow Jacket, where the
ore is raised to the surface. The
track grade over the Crown Point,
however, has been almost too heavy
for men to push the loaded cars, and
the work wore out too many men,
So Hank Smith, the foreman, conceiv-
ed the idea the other day to buy a
couplesof good stout mules, one for
each " shift of the workmen, and in
troduce them into the mine to draw
the carts over the heavy grade. One
of them was lowered down through
Yellow Jacket shaft last evening,
being lashed well and swung off un-
der one of the cages. This new and
interesting miner kept entirely quiet
and docile while hanging over the
yawning abyss of 1000 feet, and he
arrived safe and sound on the plat
form below, where he was loosened
from his ropes, and seemed to rather
like the situation, being not at all
mulish, and he was Immediately treat
ed to good feed of barley and hay,
This animal is 1000 feet from day
light. down in the bowels of the earth
perhaps the only one in America SC
far away from grass. The other mule
is to be taken down in a day or two
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03
SIEEfssDAS.

The editor of the Centrcyillc, Iowa,
Clipper has been travelling with the
barn burner, and does not seem TO
have been very favorably impressed
with his appearance. lie says of him:
He WAS indeed sorry sight. With
an unsteady gait, aud face purplcd
by bad whisky, his nose all aglow, and
his eyes bloodshot and blearcd, with
the sickcning smell of the half rotted
potations imb;bed in his last night S
dcbauch-hc was most repnlsive
and disgusting spectacle. 1t seemed
rs if he must have drank to such an
extent since the war until his whole
form had become bloated To distigura-
ton. For in place OF the short. mus
clel, well-knit and wcll-made little
man we saw At Corinth i'll 1862, and
again at Chattanooga in 1868, we saw
man with unbounded stomach, u
man with superabundance OF adj
pose generally, with his flesh hanging
in baggy folds around his neck, and
his face bloated and sweIled out oi
proportion, all of which, it was plain,
the too free use of whisky, wine, beer
and other bloat- creating beverages
had brought about. His hair was cut
shaved, rathcr-as close as a pugil-
lists, and his face, save moustache
and goatee, was smooth, except GER
tain pimplcs and blotches.
This is the beast now in command
at Chicago.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03
IAN EDITOR IN HEAVEN

Apropos to an article going the
rounds under tire above heading, an
exchange presents the following leg
end:
Once upon time after the demise
Of one Of the corps editorial, be pre-
sented himself at the gate of the
Golden city, and requested admis-
sion. The door-keeper asked him
what had been his occupation while
on terra trmat He replied be had
been an editor.
well" said the watcbman, "we
have crowd of our kind here now,
and they all came as dead heads
Ii you pay your passage you can
come IN; if not, you must place
yourself under the control of a per-
sonage you ruled tyranically down
below meaning the devil.
lot having the wberewith to go in,
our brother OF the quill and scissors
posted off, presented himself at the
entrance OF Clootie's dark domains.
A very dark-co.nplexioDed gentleman
stood sentry, and asked IN a gruf
voice, who comes 2"
IAN humble disciple of Faust"
was the calm reply.
''Then hold on, you can't be ad-
mitted,' exclaimed the gentleman in
black, evincing considerable agita-
ton, AID scowling very fercely upon
him
why not? 2" demanded the typo,
who begau to get somewhat huffish,
and looked around for a ''sheep's
foot" with which to force an en-
trance.
Well, SIR replied his sable mai
esty, 1--WE let one OF your profession
IN here many wears ago, and he kept
up a continual row with his former
delinquent subscribers, and as we
have more Of that class Of persons
here than any other, We have passed
law prohibiting the admission of
any editors, only those who have ad-
vanced our interest III their papers
on earth, and even those we keep in
a separate room By themselves. You
have published many things operat-
ing against US, and always blamed
j the devil with everything that went
"@'AssS ~ foA ~sAh- tCAA4C W0
enforce this rule without respect to
persons, for oUr OWN peace and safe
| ty. Now travel
Casting droll lear or the outside
sentinel, our typographical friend
started on again, determined to get
above. This time he took with him
an old fle of his paper, and present
ing it 10 the guardian OF the celestial
city, requested that it might be care
fully examined, ard they could see
whether he was entitled to a fee
ticket. In due course of time the
conductor came along and took him
in, telling him that he had been o
martyr TO the cause OF human i'm
proyement, and that resolutions had
been passed to admit all members cf
the 'tart preservative" who had abus-
ed the devil while below. He added
that as they were punished enough
by being with the devil" all their
future punishment is commuted- He
frrther stated that not one delinquent
newspaper subscriber could be found
IN Heaven.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03

a FAILURE.-Col. Moore. veto
ran politician OF the Old Dominion,
enjoyed great personal popularity on
account of his affability OF manner,
and, of course, could always carry a
big vote whenever he was up for of
flee. He generally spoke to every
body he met, and usually succeeded
i'll convincing them that he knew them
well. He met his match one morn
ing, however, when, on meeting q
countryman, he shook hands heartily
with him. and commenced:
why, how do you do, thir? | am
very glad to thee you; fine day
thir; l thee you thtill ride your fine
old gray, thir."
NO sir; this horse is one I bor-
rowed this morning"
"Oh ah well, thir, how are the
old gentleman and lady,
"My parents have been dead about
three years, sir"
"But how ith your wife, thir; and
your children?"
II am an unmarried man, sir.n
"Sure enough. Do you thtill live
on the old farm ?n
"No sir; l have just come fran
Ohio, where was born
SWELL, thir, / geth | don't know
you, after all. Good morning, thir. y
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would surely have thought second
attack of apoplcxy among the ineyita
bles.
Little Ursula !" he added. "Well,
you shall have my blessing"
The pearls were all discolorcd, and
the gold of the old-fashioned brooch
tarnished with the alchemy OF cook
ing but Ursula keeps that old orna-
ment yet, more tenderly treasured
than all the modern knicknacks with
which her young husband loads her
toilet.table. And every year, when
she preserves blackbcrriea, DIR. Dar-
ling comes to tea, aud makes ponder.
Gus witticisms, aud pretends to search
in the crystal preserve dish fora 'boiled
brooch !"
But then jolly old gentlemen will
have their Jokes.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03
Hoyy 70 Make GOOD BUTTER
In the first place butter makers

In the first place butter makers
must have good room in which to
set the milk. It must be cool, list
as cool rs the butter maker wants it
in summer, and just as warm in win
ter as IS necessary. Then there must
be, if possible, stream of living
water run IN troughs through It, in
which to set the milk pans with milk.
And then these pans, mostly crooks
that hold half gallon or more, are
kept sweet by hot water and warm
rag to dry them And then when
they go to milk the cows, they carry
basin with cloth, to work the bag,
so that no dust should fall into the
milk; and when they bring the milk
to the dairy room, it is strained into
the crooks and the crooks set into
the cool water, where they remain
until the cream rises. And they
watch the cream, when it is all right
they don't let it sour-take it off
and put into churn, pure and sweet,
and the butter is soon made to come;
and then they don't put their sweaty
hands into the butter to work out
the butter-miik, but they do it with a
paddle which is as clean as the
churn or the bowl in which their but
ter is worked. And then after the
butter milk is worked out, the butter
is made into large rolls and each roll
covered with clean, white cloth,
and is laid away in cool place,
where it is to remain until wanted
That's the way butter makers make
good butter Adcocafe.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03

Do JUSTICE. Persecution never
rooted out truth, nor did 1t ever
build up permanently lie. It has
often made the attempt to do both,
but IL every instance it has failed;-
and by strange law, they that use
the sword shall fall by the sword
You can never do an injury to anoth-
er, without feeling sooner or later
that injury rebound and strike Your
self. Wind a chain around the
wrist of the poor and dewn-troddcn,
and you will find ere long the other
end gradually tightening round your
own. You are fated evermore to
drink the bitterness of the cup you
have mingled for brother.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-11-03
every good act, says Mohamme

every good act, says Mohammed,
sis charity" Your smiling in your
brothers face is charity; an exhorta-
ton of your fellow men to virtuous
deeds is equal to alms-giving; your
putting wanderer on the right road
is charity; your removing thorns and
stones and other obstructions from
the road is charity A mans true
wealth hereafter is the good he does
to his fellow men, When he dies the
people will say. What property has
he left behind him?" But the angels
who examine him in the grave will
ask, What deeds has thou sent be-
fore thee