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New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

The Kansas Legislature heard the report OIL
the Bribery Investigating Committee on Sat
urday, and more disgraceful, disheartenlng
exhibit of legislative debauchery never before
came to the ears of public assembly in this
country. The entire machinery of the State
for years past seems to have run in grooves
of dishonesty. At every turn the Committee
was bampered by men in power, who strove
to impede the course of investigation as though
not daring to face inquiry. Yet in spite of this
persistent, formidable opposition, the fight of
witnesses and the obduracy of the criminals,
q record of corruption has been developed
which can only find fitting climax in the
arrest, trial, and conviction of the men now
dishonoring high places in the national coun-
ellis. Senator Caldwell, it is shown,
paid and boasted of paying 100000
for his seat. Senator Pomeroy and
Congressman Clarke are implicated not
less scandalously in making common mer-
chandise of the machinery of legislation and
election. The facts have been sent to Vice
President Colfax, and we shall sec in time
how much impunity there is in that larger
assemblage for the men who bring disCredt
upon our institutions.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
TIuBER-PLINTING.

Senator HitchcOck's bill "To encourage the
growth of timber on Western Prairies," pro-
poses gift of quarter-section OF the Public
Lands to any person who shall plant, protect,
"and keep in healthy, growing condition, for
five years." not less than 100 acres of timber;
provided, that no more than one quarter in
any section shall be so acquired. Moreover, any
person taking quarter-section undertbe Home
stead act shall obtain apatent therefor (without
waiting five years for it ON due proof that he
has planted not less than ten acres to timber,
and has had the same growing not less than
two years.
These provisions may be abused, but they
have good object and we think would pro-
mote it. We wish Mr.. II. had seen fit to pro-
pose that any person who takes wOodless
quarter-section under the Homestead or the
Presumption act shall plant at least ten acres
of it to forest-trees, and shall not be entitled
to a patent therefor until he shall have fur
nished the proof that he has done so.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
EYpELLLNG TIE HAMLErS.

Il ia in the Senate as it used TO be in the
feld-the hot fighting falls on the heroes. 1t
is Hector and Diomed, whose chariots clang
together between the hushed and expectant
hosts; Paris and Menelaus. who strive and
sweat in the lists while Greek and Trojan
stand idly agog, sharing the passion but not
the action of the fight. SO in the Senate, on
a few Hlolian chiefs the sounding war of
wind devolves. We have heard the "plain-
"hve and various reed" of the graceful
Senator from New-York, musical as the
Lutte of Apollo; the resounding Vulcanian
accents of the distinguished statesman and
moralist from Indiana; the solemn, priest-like
cadences of the Senator from Iowa, who
imports into legislative and cabinet service
the chaste integrity and the irreproachablo
purity of motive which distinguished him in
tue pulpit; and we shall doubtless hear pretty
soon the enlivening cacOphany OF the Senator
from Nevada These figures are all heroic.
and although alike proudly eminent, they
differ somewhat in shape and gesture. Our
own cherished Senator has as many becoming
attitudes az that "certain lord" between whose
nobility and the wind Hotsnnr once came. dry
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

1t is quite possible that the pro-Administra-
tion Senators may contemplate the remarkable
stroke of policy on the French Arms question
which is described in our Washington dis
patches. They are capable of committing just
such an absurdity, as they have frequently
proved but if Senator Wright of Iowa shall
suffer himself to be thus made catspaw, and
shall make the suggestion that the whole thing
may as well be dropped, because there is
nothing in it," he will be more ridiculous
person than we had supposed could get into
the United States Senate and that is saying
n ercot deal The longer Mr.. Summers resO-
lutions are debated, the more grave seem the
charges therein, and the more conclusive is
the evidence which comes up from day to day.
Let the superserviceables smother the invesi-
CATION if they think it safe; they cannot put
out the fire.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
PENNSYLVANIA
TUE PROSPECTS OF COL. M'CLURE's CAsE-TM
PEOPLE WITHOUT VOICE IN APPOINTING
DELEGATES.

TUE PROSPECTS OF COL. MCLUREs CAsE-TM
PEOPLE WITHOUT VOICE IN APPOINTING
DELEGATES.
HARRISEURG, Feb. 24-Tbe Committee on the
McClure-Gray election held informal meeting
yesterday p. NJ, 20 consider the plan OF procedure
An important rule Of evidence established excu6
ing testimony OF repeaters; that is allowing to
testify who begins by declaring himself peTurer at the
polls THIS would seem TO bear hard upon Col Mcclure
who claims that he was defrauded of hs election b.
peaters, some OF whom he can now bring before TIE
Committee. But the other hand this rule VIII deba
billy" McMullen and his gang from vtatins the vote In
Mcclure wards by swearing thoy repeated for him thfe
This scheme is weak invention, for everybody knovs
who hired these rOuudsrs and who retains them still but
poor as it s It seems TO be last resort since this aes
the Committee with regard to evidence has become
krOwn it Is rumored among the faithful that O hgD
official in PhiladephiaGrays next friend In the cleo
tOn-has urged Mr. q. to abandon contest search
reveal some things tnat Philadelphia officials wouit
stantate his within two weeks and II the other side
does not put in an answer the colonel VIII be IN the
Senate by the middle OF March.
The local committees of factOuridden party in tina
StaCe have assumed authority this yoar to abrogats
primary meetings altogether. Instead Of calling the
people TO appoint delegates TO the State Convention In
April the committees are appointing the delegates them
selves except In Philadelphia, where the activity Of the
Reformers would make the attempt dangerous As there
but three Journals in the state that dare protest. aud
az tho people do not seem 70 take interest in the matter
these committees Wl control nominations and the
vention will be form. That tho committeeman are
Association that the ticket ia already made out thai
each place has been barganod for and in pa
fOr-all this goes without saying.
nv J F. Hartranfy the present state Auditor is the
delegates so far appointed as all his own" 1t may be
to Mr. H. but It's true nevertheless there feare
among his Winnebago friends that he may be shown
during the next 80 days TO be unavailable In that
event. member Of the chies own family will be sub
stltuted And it is quito within the limit OF possibilities
that any case, Mr. III. may Ne thrown a tho last
moment in favor OF the young elansman.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
1,em'2lork Daily GribM1re.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY 90. 1879.

Great floods devastating the South Of Scotland.
G. The Chambord demonstration creates great un-
casiness in Antwerp. The insurrectiOn OF the
LOoShias, in India, is at end. BY disaster in
the harbor OF Brest "a persons drowned
Col FOrncy publishes letter giving some inside
history Of Grants nomination. g. IL is reported that
the Louisville and Cincinnati Railroad bridge was pur
pOsely prepared for the late fatal accident. -
severe gale has caused much damage on the Pacific
roast. Extensive iron works destroyed by fire
ut Pittsburgh, Penn.
Additional charges brought against the Quarantine
officials. The Judiciary Investigating Committee
took evidence the Illegal release Of cupts by habeas
corpus. == Testimony taken exculpating Assem-
byman Hustled. 80 An emigrant swlndlor was ar
rested for selling bogus drafts on English banks. -
GOd. ILL., 1lOl. Thermometer. 400, so, 99o.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

If we may believe the promises of both
sides, the trial which Mayor Hall has so earn
pstly sought is to begin this morning, before
Judge DAILY at II o'clock. The AttOrney-Gen-
eral has not. as has been reported, withdrawn
from the conduct of the case. He will not
conduct it in person, and never proposed to
DO so but two weeks ago he retained Messrs.
Lyman Temaine of Albany and Wheeler
Peckham and Henry L. Clinton of this city
and those gentlemen will represent him in the
immediate prosecution.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

Indiana is developing into great manufac-
turing State. In the House of Representatives,
on Saturday, Mr.. Coburn was proud to call
attention to the vast deposits of block coal
and iron ore which have been discovered in
the State; and he bOasted that Indiana would,
ere many years had passed, be ranked as the
first of the great iron and steel producing
States of the Union. We rejoice at the pros
perity of Indiana, which is part of the wealth
of the Republic; but what a sad falling from
grace there will be among some of the West
ern Free-Traders!
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

Col. Forney, apparently under great pres
sure, has let out some curious secrets concern
ing the ways and means by which Gen. Grant
was first brought before the public as candi-
date for the Presidency. 1t now appears that
somebody promised that lie should be renomi-
mated. if he would consent to be elected by the
Republicans in 1868. Whether that somebody
was authorized to make that bargain is not so
clear but it is very certain that the aforesaid
somebody may have some difficulty in carrying
nut his compact.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

The Government of British India has con
quered the Looshai tribe. The recent rebel
lion of the KOokas, however, is a sufficient
indication that no adequate security is afforded
by strong military force against the recur-
renee of acts of violence by the natives. BY
a little judicious diplomacy the Looshais might
bave been converted into serviceable defenders
of the frontier; but now there is too much
reason to believe that they will revolt on the
first convenient opportunity.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

The animus which inspired the charges
against Assemblyman Hustled by The Times
and Mr.. Rider was illustrated in the closing
of the Investigation on Saturday, when Mr..
Rider very coOlly asked the Chairman, Gov.
Alyord, if the sbrowd business operations
10y which he said Mr.. Lustcd got his gravel
trade away from him were not proper sub jects
of Legislative inquiry. We wish it could be
now distinctly enuneiatod and understood that
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

The letter published on another page from a
regular correspondent of The TRIBUNE at
Paris confirms the fact, if any confirmation
were needed, that copies of the American Case,
under the Treaty of Washington, were in the
possession of the British Government about
the middle of last December
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

any party. IL you want to face these men at
the next election as Tammany had TO lace
them last Fall, you will beat the Seyenty's
Charter; if not, you will perfect that instru-
ment and let our City choose Mayor and
Council under it, no matter though the ward
politicians should withdraw the light Of their
countcnanccs and leave tht people to their
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

Are we to be subjected to another installment Of
the pugilistc nuisancei Apparently 80, for here is
OBadwin challenging Mace to fight him within four
months at place within fifty miles OfNew-Orleans,
for $1,000. Whether the combat ever comes off or
not all the shall we be bored with paragraphs
and rumors and cards and telegraphic dispatches;
and there will be all the drinking and cursng and
crib fighting with knives and pistols usually at
tendant upon match. In addition, there is the
fight to take place between Rookie and Kelley, on
the 22d of May, somewhere in Canada, for $1,000
If tho Prize Ring had any of its old show of
dccency and pretense of honor left these pro-
ceedings would be moro toierable Its first state
was bad enough there are words sufficient to
express the degradation of its last. The only con-
ISOLATION is that, hard it may die prize-fghting is
certainly dying.
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

Lexington, Ky, has Democratic rulers,
chosen before the Blacks were allowed to vote.
AS that city has now Republican majority,
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26
amnsrmrnts. rtt., Ghis Gpenifls.

pooTu,s TIrEATER.-"J Julius Cesar" boo'n'
- FIFTH AVENUE THEATER.-" Divorce. an.
nn,Nn oprRA HOUSE. - German Opera: Don
Juan" Mme Fsbbn-
NrBIo's GARDEN" The Naiau VNoo"' , po.or.
OLYMPIC THEATER,-" HumpV Jump"
Iruced G. L. Fox
ST JAMES TurArER.-" Marriage J. s. Maokaye.
Thirty. .FouRrH-sr. THEATER.-Variety Company
UN,oN SQUARE THEATER.-variety Company.
wuI.cK's THEATER. -" The Veteran Lester
RA,Aok.
ASSOCIATION HuI--At III: Lecture DR.. Lord.
Al g.. Jubilee Singers Ctncor6
Cooper INSTITUTE. - Dr. COlton's Exhibition Of
Isusaing Gas
SAN FRANCISCo MuSsTRELS.-Birch, Wambold, etc.
NRw-YORK CIRCUS Fourteenth-st., between Third
ana Fourthsves
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

The AldiRe dinner brought together. on Friday
night an unusual number of gentlemen whose
names known in literature and art. We publish,
in another column, some specimens of their post
prandal wit and wisdom. which refuto once moro
the often discredited adage that those who talk
wel can do nothtug elSe
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26


The costly and beautiful collection Of fans belong
ing to the wife of Louis N. Bonaparte is offered for
sale in London. Many of them are exquisitely
painted by frst-rate artists, and richly adorned
with precious stones. Their sale would seem to in
dcate that Louis is in need of money, and that these
toys are to be devoted TO their legitimate purpose of
raising the wind. SO fade the geres of the lavish
and luxurious Empire-the Empire of Ostentation,
sensualty, money-making and prodigality Does
hungry and naked France look back with regret to
those days of hollow and seeming prosperity If so.
what is to be hoped for her in the futuref How his
tory repeats itself Mad. Tussaud exhibited the first
NapoleOns old coach in London. and now an auc
tioneer there is exhibiting the Empress Eugenles
old fansl
The great clothes controversy in the church some
times RACES and sometimes abates. Bishop Randall
(P E.) having freed his mind regarding Methodist
minister who somewhere at the West preached the
everlasting gospel in linen duster" The ZOns
Herald newspaper wants to know why one man has
not as good right to preach in duster another
in q surplice in linen as in lawn " And indeed"
says The Z's Herald what is the difference except
in the cut and color ~ Well from the good Bishops
point of view that is difference enough-and he has
right TO his opinion AS the proverb says, there is
no disputing about tastes, which accounts for the
fact we suppose that in this tboughtess age there
Is hardly any dispute about any tDlng else.
Good heavens or bad heavens, just as the case may
be- for here is great astronomer in Switzerland.
NJ. Plantamour by name who predicts the coming of
q comet more gigantic than any heretofore observed.
which, with indescrbable velocity. is heading for
this unfortunate world, and will arrive the 18th
day of next August. The first thing we shall no
tce is that il is growing uncomm0nly hot but this
being quite usual on the 18th of August it is prob
able that very few of the inhabitants of the earth
will be ready for the catastrophe which must in
| evitably follow. Our only chance of escape from
| combustive destruction is that some bigger planet
| may cause the comet to deyiato from its regular
route, If it doesn't, we shall be snuhod out like
| tall ow candle.
| The AldiRe dinner brought together on Friday
night. an unusual number of gentlemen whose
names are known in literature and art. We publish
| in another column some specimens of their post
| prandal wit and wisdom, which refuto more
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

NEw-YoRK CIRCUS, Fourteenth-st, between Third
ana Fourh-sves
New-York tribune., 1872-02-26

fate
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-01-27
Charles Lambs warning.

Charles Lamb, a scholar, a genius
and drunkard, tells his sad expert
ence, as warning to young men, In
the following language:
1.-THE waters have gone over me.
But out of Its black depths, could !
be heard, / would cry to all those
who have but set a foot In the peril
Gus food. Could the youth to whom
the flavor of his first wine is as delici-
Gus as the opening scenes OF life, OF
entering upon some newly discover
ed paradise, look into my desolation,
and be made to understand what n
dreary thing 1t Is when n man shall
feel himself going down a precipice
with open eyes and passive will
to see hts siestruction, and have
no power to stop 1t, and yet feel II all
emanating from himself; to see ali
the goodness emptied out of him, and
yet not be able to forget time when
1t was otherwise to bear about the
piteous spectacle Of his own ruin
could he see my fevered eyes, fever
ish with last nights drinking, and
feverishly looking for to-night's repe-
tition of the folly; could he hut feel
the body Of death out OF which 1 cry
hourly, with feebler cutlery to be de-
livered 1T were enough to make him
dash the sparkling beverage to the
earth in all the pride of its mant.
ling temptation"
If you have a young friend who
may be in danger Of acquiring an APP
petite for strong drink, invite his at
tention to Charles Lambs dreadful
experience. No slavery is to he Sc
much deprecated as slavery to an ap-
petite for intoxicating drinks.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-01-27
WHOLE NO. g,1sS.
How 10 Judge a Newspaper.

To that class Of people who esti.
mate the value Of a new spaper who'll
ly upon the amount OF original ma T.
ter which 1t contains, we commend
the following from the Literary Jour
nal: ut Is comparatively an easy task
for frothy writer to pour out daily
columns of words words upon any
and all subjects. His ideas may flow
In one weak, washy, everlasting flood,
and his command Of language may
enable him TO string them together
like q bunch Of onions, and yet his
paper may he meagre and poor con-
Germ. Indeed, the mere writing part
of editing paper Is but q small por-
ton OF the work. The care, the time
employed In selecting, Is far more i'm
portant, and tact of good editor is
better known by his selections than
anything else and that we all know
Is half the battle, but, as we have
said, an editor ought to be estimated
and his labors understood and appre-
ciated by the general conduct OF his
paper-its tone, It's temper, its uni
form, consistent course, its aims, its
manliness, its propriety, its dignity.
To preserve these as they should be
preserved Is enough TO occupy fully
the time and attention of any man.
Ii to this he added the general super
visions of q newspaper establish
ment, which most editors have to en-
counter, the wonder IL how they can
find time to write at ALL"
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-01-27
CIarksvilIe md PRINCETON Railroad

We understand that the line of
this road has been located by survey
from Princeton, in Lyons county, to
Newstead in Christian county, Ken
lucky. The Tennessee Company
have, by agreement with the Ken.
lucky Company, the privilege of To-
eating the road from GAINESVILLE to
Princeton. Eight or ten miles from
Clarksville in the direction of Ken
lucky, have been surveyed and the
early completion of the road is re-
garded as q fixed fact. In this con-
nection we would call the attention
of our citizens to the Southern ex-
tension of the road from ClarksvilIe.
The present object of the company is
to run direct to Columbia from Clark =
vile. Should this be accomplished ii
will PROVEN some measure detrimen-
tai to the commercial interests OF
! Nashville. At any rate 1t will not
/ he beneficial In any respect to our
city. We think 1t would be much
better to have this road run from
GAINESVILLE direct to this place. The
vile and Columbia Is not by half as
rich in resources and produc ions as
the country along the Cumberland
river valley between here and Clarks-
vile. How would 1t do to run the
road to this city then? The road
would then have q Southern outlet
and Southern communication. By
going to Columbia, the road would
have only one connection, and even
that, by no means, very considera-
BILE. BY coming to Nashville, the
road makes connections with other
points East, South and West, besides
having the advantage of II richer Sec
ton of country on which to rely fol
local traffic and travel. 1t were use,
less to argue the advantages this road
would give Nashville. Such are
patent to every one enough interested
in her welfare to give the subject q
moments attention. OF course the
Southern prolongation will not .,
made i'm this direction unless some
encouragement, in the shape of ma.
terial aid by our county or city, be
given the company. Who is to make
the move? Who will inaugurate its
this county and city take some inter
est In it. The Board of Trade might
bring the subject before it's members,
and at least ascertain their views,
which iffavorablemight be productive
of much good. This company is now
discussing the feasibility of building
a branch road from Russellville via
Elkton and Trenton, KY, to Clarks-
Vile. An effort will be made I'm this
enterprise, and should 1t succeed
would he another inducement to have
the connection to this city.--Nash,
rifle Union and american.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-01-27
CATTLE.
Old Cows Improbable.

On great many farms there are
cows being kept over winter each
season which entail an actual loss in
stead of profit to the farmer. When
a cow has gone past her prime there
is t'ndendcy to rapid wastage OF
tissues of the animal structure; and
to keep her In condition, much
greater amount of food becomes ne
cessary than would be sufficient for a
younger beast,
But how shall we dispose OF our
old cows? If we feed them corn aud
fatten them for the butcher, they will
more than eat their heads off. Now,
we very well know that old scrubs
would be very likely to do this. But
there Is way in which the variest
hide. bound scrub can be made more
rapidly 10 thrive and put on flesh.
Commence feeding her with pump
knis, cut and put in a. tub. In beginning
feed half IA bushel In the morning and
the same at ght. Over each such
mess sprinkle quart Of oil cake
meal. After a while increase each
meal to three pecks or bushel, and
increase the oil cake meal to two
at night. Fed In this way, almost
any animal will fatten with great
rapidity aud In u month or six weeks
will be in good condition 10 turn over
TO the butcher.-C Cincinnati Gazette,
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-01-27
"DEEP, DAMNINo AND FEsTER.
ING.-

Mr.. Upton, a minister of the gos-
pei, and United States Republican
Senator from Nebraska, in his place
in the Senate, on the 10Th of Deem
Der, said:
1 believe the Republican party Is
worthy yet to be redeemed from TIL L
CURSE THAT RESTS UPON 1T
TODAY ON ACCOUNT OF THE
MISTAKES OF THE ADMINS
TRATION AND THE CORRUP-
TION AND DOWNRIGHT PLUM
DERING OF DISHONEST Of
FICE HOLDERS. 1 stand here for
the publication of the Republican
party; but do plead guilty to that
other charge, that believe TIL ERE
is CORRUPTION DEEP, DAM
MING AND FOSTERING ALL
THROUGH THIS ADMINISTRA-
TION OF OURS. l believe that,
and 1 have uttered IL.
Clarksville chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 186?-1872, 1872-01-27

Ifthere Is any one animal that Is
particularly destable, II Is one OF your
GROWERS. He growls at his wife, and
children, at his grocer. butcher, mer-
chant and tailor. He growls be-
cause his dinner Is ready and because
1t isn't ready. Hegrowis when there
are buttons on his shirt and when
there are no buttons on his shirt; his
coffee Is not sweet enough or II Is too
sweet ; his victuals are cooked too
much, or not cooked enough, the
children are too dirty or they are too
clean, the weather Is too cold or too
hot. His growing is heaviest at his
newspaper there Is too much or not
enough of poetry In 1t too much pol
tics or not enough; too much Of the
sensation or not enough, and so on
dd infnitun,. His growing Is never
ending, never ceasing, and when he
dies he will get up big growl at the
devil for keeping such hot fires dur
ing the warm weather.