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The Pro Hata Freight Bill Before the House
kaiiroad Committeeman Ex.Corruptionist
Declares Himself.


Railroad Committeeman Ex.Corruptionist
Declares HIMSELF.
ALBANY, March q, 1872
The House Railroad Committee had Mr. Alvord's
Pro Rata Freight Din before them this afternoon.
ana Mr. Tilllnghast, superintendent and Mr.. Wor.
ceser, treasurer, OF the New York Central and Hud
son River Railroad, were examined by Horace F..
Clark. Thew testified that if the bill were passed
and enforced they would have 10 abandon either the
through or way freight business OF their road
the subject OF railroad management generally ana
asked hat the railroads IN the state should given
nearing on the provisions OF the BILL
motion was made by members OF the committee
10 postpone further action until next Tuesday.
Pending Its consideration George A. Jones
solemn manner against further delay I'm IN
relation to TINS matter The people mad petitioned
asked for IN order to defeat the measure. he said
ne spoke from experience as an ex member OF the
lobby and ex- corrupuOnlst Of legislators.
Mr. Clark desired to know II the gentleman said
he was an ex-corrupti0nist.
Mr.. Jones repiiS1 thai he was
Mr.. Clark said he was glad 10 hear that he had
abandoned his old business.
-. Mr. JonesmAnd am sorry to see the gentleman
The committee then adjourned until Tuesday
next.
THE INSURANCE INVESTIGATION
The House Insurance Committee met again this
afternoon III the Miller case, but was unable to take
grapher
The House Printing Committee met this after
ated Ills testimony concerning William Richardson
which the latter some days since cOniradicteo.
Goodwin also produced witness who testified TO
his tGoOdwin's, good character.
Tue Senate Railroad Commtee met again to hear
arguments In the case OF the New York and Harlem
Railroad concerning the proposition to sink the
tracks OF that road In the upper part OF the city,
The following resignation has been sent 10 the
GOVERNOR
His Excelency JOHN HOFFMAN Governor Of lie State
Of New York. - Wv ~
STE respectfully resign my Office commits
uvhi haze
existed between my associates anc myself upon
questions wnch Ia involved the prnc
pie or obedience to the statutes under which the com
mission was appointed bat also its success in
the performance OF the important duties with which
is charged My convictions OF duty relure me To- submit
the matter to the Legs ature Having that duty
seems TO me proper tina. should present my resgna
tion add the expression OF best wishes those 10
whom the work shall be entrusted may pert with
to themselves and advantage TO the public.
With great respect yours very truly,
SEVENTY SOLON ON HAND
Charles Watr0us, or the Committee OF Seventy
reached this city this evening, ana with Others OF
Inc committee VINO are here will continue their
labors on the charter
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NEW YORK LEGISLATURE.

Senate.
ALBANY, March q, 1872.
REPORTS.
To regulate elections in the city and county New York.
To authorize the Surrogate of Enc county TO appoint
auditors also authorize the surrogates of all counties
the State to appoint audtora
t. % the New ers consrseton Company
TO facilitate the construction OF the New York Canada
incorporate the Deposiors Loan Institution of the city
VIC our aSs cosrT oo SIsi moe ee%pan''
the ees n 5e ne% 20 e Hos Of the
has been $ssa4s furniture and r re ~ IRE
$242S which held BY the Tenth Bank The
mas no means OF ascertaning other claims but
Regulating the Courts Of r Recors n New York
To dissolve the New York and Richmond Granite Com
Prescribing the duties Of collectors of
70 repeal what is known as Tweed's Water act
h%snanS the act e lay o.. sah street BTook
Providing for armory in Brooklyn.
TO regulate ferries from Tenth Twenty streets
and ureenpont
To exempt dentists in New York from jury duty
- SPECIAL ORDERS.
The Senate went into Committee Of the Whole on the fol-
The Beach Pneumatic Railroad through Broadway
The metropolitan Transit through the blocks OF buldurs
the Gilbert Elevated Railroad through the Bowery and
Messr. TENANT and BENEDICT opposed to placing
An an cn svS under sSa.s on
side. " "' ''"''
I'LL haii.past seven p NJ '"' VIC 'e'"'e LOOK A'see''
Evening Session.
The Senate devoted the session 10 the
Of the Pneumatic matt. Railroad and the Metropolitan Transit
third reading. Adjourned.
Assembly.
ALBANY, N. Y. March g. 1872
The SPEAKER presented q from Charles r.
l.oeuv Clsrk vnrk
been able to complete the examination In regard TO tho
records OF proceedings in unacy file in his Office owing
Tabled. ''"'''" VI '"e'
The spEAKEn also presented communication from f. J.
resolution OF the House requiring detailed account Of the
work and materials and expenditures connection with The
that as the resolution did not reach him until three days
It's adoption he has been unable to collect Al the information
extension Of time.
On motion OF Mr.. FOLLY ten days more were granted.
NIAGARA SHIP CANAL
The House went INTO COMMITTEES Of the Whole the bill
70 cede 70 the United States the jurisdiction lands FOR
mr. ALs,seEn took the floor opposition the BILL as
NE ALBEnsER moved 10 strike out the srst section and
spoke At much length and was followed Ira D. Brown,
Mr. FoRT then took the floor insisted that this was not
Of aSS ws Tas s
commerce OF this great State The West semng with pro-
poaon have given Facilities in the pass but hey are
stu insufficient and 10 now duty provide additional
They 10 not ask us TO spend cent money they
us fs them % e ~ s:
Of Buffalo 10 the on the faci that the
banding the srain passing through this canal would not
Alter iunher debate the question was taken on striking
On notion OF Mr. fonf progress was reported on the BIN
In the eouse Mr. CHAMBERS moved to strike out the
Mr. F0nr reconsideration and that the motion 10
Laid. az the LaDie, Carried,
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The Weather In This City Yesterday.
The following record viii show the changes In the
temperature for the past twentyfour hours In CON-
parison with the corresponding DAY OF last year
as indicated bv the Thermometer at Hudnups Phar-
InacI HERALD kuildInQ.--
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Ten days further time granted 10 the Clerk OF New
his ONCE
Recess till nalf.past seven O'Clock.
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POLICE CHANGES.

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Chapman Bldde, OF Philadelphia, ana Homer Il.
Stuart, OF New York, are at the Arlington.
General q. Pennypacker, United states Armv tone
OF the heroes OF Fort Fisher; Captain f. A. Rae.
United states Navy who has Just returned from as
sistIng In laying the West Indh cables Dewitt q.
Hall aud Edwn L. Alexander. OF New York, are
Quartered at the EDbitt House.
Ex-Governor Henry II. Wells, of Richmond Va,
and General +. snrver, OF Frederick Nd. are stop.
ping at sykes Imperial Hotel.
District Attorney Jacobson. Of Mississippi Is here
On business with the Department OF Justice. Hc
has just closed series Of Ku Kux trials before the
United States District Court at Jackson, and de-
clares the Enforcement ACT 10 Nc the best remedy
yet applied for the suppressoa OF political disorder
in the SOUTH
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Seventh avenue with single track TO West Eiev-
enth street or Hammond street. thence TO Washing.
along Christopher street with double track
10 the North river; also with single
avenue thence ana aa sH Avenue
with single track to Fourteenth street. together
with the necessary connections, turnOuts, switches
curves ana SIDE tracks Tor the complete operation OF
the road and the extensions granted. Also with o
single track through and along Broome street. from
single Track through u1 ana a s,sns Delaney a
street from Lewis street to East street. with q
peee 10 ad aesg E sy
sary tracks on Monroe ana COrlears streets to the
present stables and car house OF the company, on
Corlears street. between Monroe street aud Cherry
street. Tne bill Is characterized as one Of those
wnicn slide through the legislature under the
greasing process, and known 10 every one as '0bs"
THE PRO RATA BILL
was discussed this evening again before the RAN.
appeared against the Dill. and Mr.. Tillinghast and
MI. wooster, OF the Central road were examined
s % the al 81 the @ nave
state. Jones, the ex'lo0bylst endeavOred 10 argue
In favor OF the Dill, but he had some dniculty IN
convincing the committee that he had right to be
heard. The consideration OF the bill was then post
poned until Tuesday next
VICE PRESIDENT ARCHER INDIGNANT.
wee President Archer, OF the Erie road, who was
mere Today, denies most emphatcally that he came
mere 70 advocate tne supplementary Erie bill intro
duced by Mr.. OBren yesterday. He says the new
directors OF the road In nowse interested 10 the
road, and all ne came here for was to oppose the
1ects OF the measure completely AZ rest
DEPOSITOR's LOAN COMPANY.
senator Cock Introduced bill providing that
Samuel X Smith, Edward p. Van velsor, Edward A.
Davis James Murey, Thomas Boise 5. o. Jennings,
Edward Skilen, Thomas j. F0nday, John II. Morris
anu Jacob 5. Freer and their associates may com.
bine for the purpose OF forming the above named
company with capital stock Of 100000. The bust.
ness OF IN company to be conducted in New York,
where they may loan money on collateral.
CARRYING DEADLY WEAPONS.
senator Lewis Introduced q bill providing for
amenulng the first section OF law DaSsed Apri 90.
lows
Every person who shall within this State use OF
attempt to use, or with intent to use, against any
oMer person. shall knowingly and secretly conceal
on ms person, or with IKE intent shall will
Inlly and lurtvely possess any instrument or
weapon OF the KIND commonly known az slung.
shot, billy, sand club or metal knuckles, and any
dlrk or dagger or sword cane, or any gun, pistol,
revolver, Shall be deemed guilty OF felony, and on
Convection thereof may be punished by imprison-
ment In any prison Tor Term not more Than one
year or q fine not exceeding $500, by both such
line and Imprisonment.
This act TO take effect immediately.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-07-11
The Grcat IsIawellirarrn.

The Chico {California) Enterprise of June
18th, gives the following account of this great
farm and its crop prospects: ~ N.'tl. '.lI "
The present crop covers an area of $500
acres, i2,000 of which Is sown in wheat and
the residue in barley, oats and alfalfa. The
kinds of wheat sown are white bearded Chill,
towel, native of north France, patent office,
club and Sonora. Everything is looking in
splendid order, whole fields of grain present
aperfect uniformity in height, not weed or
mixture of any kind to be seen. The average
yield will be at least 30 bushels to the acre,
while some of the best of it will reach so
bushels to the acre. Seven hundred tons of
hay have been harvested and housed this
season. Sixty acres of alfalfa were sown last
year, from 12 acres of which on the 18th day
OF April AZ tons of hay were cut, and from
the same piece OF ground on the 10th day of
June 80 tons were taken off. There are IS
acres of most luxurious growth of itimothy
The barley fields look very promising, and
will yield an average of 80 bushels. There
are two vineyards upon the farm, the old and
new.3 The old covers about 25 acres, Is the
growth of years, and bears fruit Of the first
orders The new covers an area OF 150 acres
but lately planted, containing not, less than
%, 600 vines, all looking thrifty, and q MAJ
jority of which viii bear fftiit' fiext year,
They embrace almost every variety of foreign
ggIupc., lne IATm OlcAarN embraces lU0 acres,
and contains every. variety, of fruit among
which we notice q large supply Of cherry
'trecsb There are growing upon the ranch 80
acres of beans, the field SO clean and .ficethat
not q weed can be seen through its length and
breadth. There are A. 900 paper shell almond
trees, and IL is the Intention to plant 1, 600
more next season. Tfare ARE about eight
acres of ainursery undertake charge of one Of
the e. most experienced lprehadists In the State
The stock, consists of 1000 head of cattle;
among which are found $50 head Of choice
two-year-old heifers, 200 head Of horses, 1900
head of hogs, and 3, 500 head of sheep. There
is dairy where. 30 COWS are milkedi with the
milk and butter from which the town of
Chico is supplied. The, machinery in use for
purposes of cultivation cost over $1,000
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-07-11
E. 81: Helena, Montana, Thursday, July 11,s1sza:
The Living Liyingstone.
Special BY mule to the washington Chronicle.

Special by mule to the Washington Chronicle. t'E
CHRONICLE BUREAU AT UJIJI, Africa, june
i3.-Eureka! Livingstone stili waves. I have
found him, have seen him, and at last, the
great enterprise of the ,QsronicIe is crowned
with success. ffpr,a., ;eta,,. 49, fe,stf,f,. l,
When | reached Africa 1 Immediately got
up an expedition regardless OF expense. Two
mules, one native, an ak, some beads, a trick
elephant, an ostrich and o Bengal tiger COM
the tiger, who chawed up the mules, and
then we all got sick at Wangrumtididdity by
indulging too freely in Betel root. Not dis
couraged / pushed on, and did a nice stroke
OF business at Moneyama by giving circus
performance with the elephant to the natives.
Here first heard of Doc They told me
he was running corner grocery at Ugogo,
9e5 miles N. N. D. by ST. Again, L was NOT
discouraged, but made speech to my follow
ers and moved on.
AT Unyanyembe I came once more on
Livvy's trail. This time the reports were
contradictory One gentlemanly native told
me the Doctor was running a Greeley paper
at Tanganizaka, but as offered to bet him a
dollar he lied, and, as he didn't take me np,
the report was doubtless fabulous. 81 oiti1 +,
but, why detail the difficulties i had. to
oyercome2 Enough to- know the Chronicle
had covered itself with glory in restoring I'd
the world the champion explorer '''G'2@ n
sought him two lone years hoe ,ras, ,,laH
inc boxer with two TWO ,obieftians T when came 5
pon Inn = Ilp upon 1l hf qefk F p Apf vep Then
fin.ts Doctor. III have come N glono yvay ID find
Won Come home"snear % 1s,hnr' m' 70 snrna r.,
home. "v'''' 1o''S''" s''"''1 l"' '0 : ol'e y
LIE sighed ard sho6kH lis had and Iudit tbsn
asked me if Ilad. nyfhe--cat. passed him
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why tho American Earminx P0pulnS
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DR.. Holland writes in the June number of
lScribner's Monthly: 4ptia WA itl1aiif'd
There is some reason for the general dis
position of American men and women to
shun agricultural pursuits which the observers
and philosophers have been slow to find.
We see young men pushing everywhere into
trade, into mechanical pursuits, into the
learned professions, into insignificant clerk
ships, into! salaried positions of every sort
that viii take them into towns and support
and hold them there. We find it impossible
to drive poor people from the cities with the
threat of starvation, or to coax them with
the promise of better pay and cheaper fare.
There they stay, and starye, and sicken, and
sink Young women resort to the shops and
factories rather than take service in farmers
houses, where they are received as members
of the family; and when they, marry, they
seek an alliance, when practicable, with me-
chanics and tradesmen who live in villages
and large towns. The daughters of the
farmer fly the farm at the first opportunity
y The towns grow larger all the time; and, in
in New England, at least, the farms are be-
coming wider and longer, the farming popa-
lation Is diminished i'm numbers, and, In some
localities, degraded in quality and character.
-, i all comes TO, this, that isolated life has
very little significance to social being. The
cOSAaA hAO VI tnO fuN1SO. ulIu ehC Stty uuo Au-
tense fascination to the lonely idwcllers ON
the farm, ortto great multitude of them.
Especially is this the case with the, young
The youth of both sexes, who haye, seem
nothing of the world have an overwhelming
desire to meet life and TO be anong the msl-
titude. They feel their life, ito be marrow in
its. pportunifies and its rewards, and tbs. pull
satiofis OF the great social heart that comes
'toithem iii rushing trains and passing steam
ers and daily newspapers, damp with the
news rof ga. hundred brows, thrill them with
lopgings for the places where the rhythmic
throb Is felt and heard, They are not to be
blamed for this. y II Is the most natural thing
in the world. If all of life were labor--if
the great object of life were the scraping to-
gether of a few dollars, more or less-Why,
ISOLATION without diversion would be eeconomy
and profit; but SO long as the object Of life
is life, and the best and .purest and happiest
that can come of it, all needless isolation Is q
crime against the soul, in that it Is q surren-
der and sacrifice of noble opportunities.
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-07-11
no. DssGusfED WITH NEwspApRR2 BUSINESS
Colonel RouSh, Rieg has retired from, the hipf

rroD oD.seusIxD WITH NEwspArRRo BUSINESS :
Colonel Rough Rice has retired from the high
calling of journalism, and discontinued his
Atlanta paper, Colonel Rice says; -, 81 have
lab0red hard for two years and sunk over
81 800 to establish the Reporter and now /
have TO say that 1t must goidown. Atlanta is
the poorest town for the size of it for news
paper in the world. The people will not
subscribe and the business men will not ad-
vertise. There have been more newspapers
States. The merchants and people have less
energy and pride in a literary way than any
other people. They are the most selfish peo-
pie in the eworld. They should be left in the
dark, where they belong, to grope, their way
after the almighty dollar, which they worship,
and lumber on down to the devil, where they
viii surely goabI am done with bthe news
paper business in Atlanta now and forever. y
Helena weekly herald. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1867-1900, 1872-07-11

'E-sunset Cox, who is q graceful speaker
tional vices of various countries in his lecture
on American Humor:' Tie highest en-.
joyment of the FFenohmmn lis TO hear the
last cantatrice, the Spaniard enjoys the mos,
skillful thrust of the inetador In the bull
arena, the Neapolitan the taste OF the mac.
caroni, the German his beer and metaphysics,
The darky his banjo, and the Ameriean-,4a
=" s'To the American there's nothing 80 sweet
ts1g An 10 BIZ In s chair and tilt up his feetnl pnf
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a E's.ssc a u. . seslr-I fem Mace. the Prize
al lElghtee. W0rsscd byO San FrRhcisce
DrMgEtsts Clerk. 49,. ~

4 Es.tsc A...ases,r-Ie Ieni Mace. the Prize
fil klghteE. WSrseed byI0 SAN Francisce
From nc San rqancisco chronicie.ilf s!li a21 W
.'a An Interesting scene took place at the circus
the other night, i'm which ~ well lliknOwn San
franciscan came off with flying c0lors. IA
sparring match had, been arranged between
Jem Mace, the champion, and Charles A,
Bennett. 4 celebrated athlete ibel0nEiuR 10 the
California Olympic OlubI Mr.. Bennett 10 d
drug clerk on Third street, He was in boy
hood a weak, puny fellow, and many thought
he already had the consumption; but for d
number of years has devoted himself 10 GYM
nastic exercises and entirely recovered his
healthot Among other plishmentss be-
tlenan, niovesin good society, and, OF course,
would never think of making use Of his talent
in professional waysoiJAiq 10 iaatdij. sliI .
!; But he thought he, would like to, shy, his
castor at Mr., Mace, in o friendly way. Ben
net is AVE feet eleven inches Id height, and in
weight the two men were evenly matched.
They put on the gloves and the match began
Both men were stripped as though for q fight.
his arms, and his physical deSeiopment I was %
far superior to that5of the champion Mace
led of, Ibutit was soon apparent from his
falling back on his we'll known fighting tac-T
tics (caution1 that he regarded Bennett as no
mean antagonist Bennett parried most Of
the blews aimed at him with consummate
skill and grace, and succeeded In getting sew
eral sockdologers home without the least rap-
parent effort. They fought six rounds In all,
in none of which did Bennett get the worst of
it.ia The exhibition was o. rattler, Bennett
forcing the fighting all the while, in way
that made the redoubtable champion vince.
Once Mace made one of his lightning like
lodges to avoid o blow from Bennett, but the
hitter, quick as thought, caught him with o
left7handed "upper-cu !. which sent the dod-
ger sprawling in the saw-dust, At this the
enthusiasm among the audience became great,
and the boxers were loudly cheered. Jack
Wilson, the circus man, became perfectly
wild with delight and rushed into the ring
waving his hat and yelling Justify At the
conclusion of the exercise Mace seemed quite
exhausted, while Benhet was apparently fresh.
The champion has, since expressed Il as his
belief that no man on the Pacific coast could
best the unpretending drug clerk in fight,
should he choose 10 enter the lists -, I, -
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D.. ,.-PHneh has the following; i.tScene lin q
railway carriage Commercial Gent (to swell
who was smoking d fragrant Havana y.
Would you 'obligeme, sir, by Changing into
another carriage, or putting your cigar cat
Sg SE SSs # ,Ss S|1
dowD Commercial Gent (complacently pro-
ducing and filling his nieerchaum.) . Sorry to
trouble you, but never can enjoy my pipe
when there's a bad weed a-goin''"
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= - i
The Philadelphia correspondent of the
New Orleans PicGyane, the leading Demo-
cratic organ of the Southwest, In letter of
business to the Office, takes occasion to add
some remarks which the Picaguae has the
frankness to lay before IFS readers nj, "
let me say to you privately, without per-
sonal feeling one way or the other, that the
Philadelphia Convention and its surroundings,
the sentiment of the people generality and
Republicans particularly, indicated the, almost
certainty of Grants election. There Is far
less disaffection among Republicans than
supposed !; whilst Democrats are completely
at sea- Even Greeley and the Cincinnati
movement are looked upon as weaker than q
straight-ont Democratic nomination. Though
have voted, as a Conservative, with the
Democracy since the war, yet were given
to betting would risk it on Grant. y saw
offers, to wager thousands, of dollars on
Grant no motter who might run against him,
or: how many, and no one TO take them up.
Being pretty good judge of human nature,
men, things, politics, etc., having had long
practical experience, give you these private
views simply for your private information
and use'. Ion 4, u aai ed ni alutgtsit i
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/" A doNoNAS1Ao in New York labors under
the hailucination that he Is destined, when
opening oysters, to find pearl more valuable
than any vet discovered. Under this impress
sion, disguised as "a professional opener, he
has worked diligently at the barges, having
opened over 80, 600 oysters during the winter.
He Is resolved to persevere until he, finds this
pearl, his faith NOS having been III the least
shaken by, his previous feilnresanaiuoa liul