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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1872-02-20

A YoUTH about Is years of age to learn the
n Drug business. None need apply who are no,
willing to serve four years. C. E. LIE
Harper's Ferry. Jan. 80, 1872.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
Representative.

Mr.. Lockwood is elected to rep
resent this district, and felt so ella
ted over it that he had a display OF
fireworks on Saturday last. Now,
from the fact that in this county,
the home of both candidates, Mr..
Lockwood's majority is only four,
and if all the votes intended for
Mr.. O'Farrell could have been
counted, the majority would have
been the other way, it seems to us
that the only reason Mr.. Lockwood
has to rejoice is that the people Of
the other counties didn't know him
as well as in this. If they had, Mr..
O'Farrell would have been elected
by a fair majority.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
Work On.

Although the Republicans have
gained complete victory, we know
that the work of the Democratic
and Liberal party is yet unaccom-
plished. Let all the elements that
are urging reform in the manage
ment of our governmental affairs
unite, and together they will show
themselves to be a power in the
good work, and towards accomplish
ing the desired reform. We can
not for one moment entertain the
idea that the reason of our defeat
this fall was on account of our prin-
ciples being wrong; neither can We
say that it was because Greeley was
so unpopular, or Grant so popular (;
but we know that there was a sort
Of heedlessness pervading the ranks
of the Democratic party. And it
may readily be presumed that had
we had some other man than Gree
ley as our leader, we would have
met with better results. Yet max
ing this comparison as we do, we
would not detract from the great
Horace Greeley nor his philanthro-
pic act in joining those whom he
had always fought, on a platform Of
reform to benefit the people. We
accept the result of this election, in
true Democratic spirit, Of obedi-
ence to the voice of the majority
But we must continue our work for
reform and improvement, and place
our country in hands that will work
out its destiny in the interest of the
whole people.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
Butler IL Correct.

In writing to friend Ben. But
Ter says of the present Liberal-Dem'
ocratic party:
1--WE shall whip the Greeley par
ty this time, but the trouble will he
that they won't stay whipped. We
shall have to fight them at every
election until they are successful"
There is more truth in this one
little paragraph than most OF the
Radicals care to acknowledge, but
they know that triumph We must
and will. Our cause is a true and
patriotic one, and in time thous-
ands upon thousands of lovers Of
their country will join us in the
good work, and thus give us vic
tory and the nation peace and pros
perity, where we now have despot-
ism and corruption. "Truth crush
ed to ear n shall rise again"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12

his ability and bravery won renown.
Gen. Meade was in command of the
Army of the Potomac at the close
Of the war, and shared in the hard
fought battles and ultimate victor
les in the campaign against Rich
mond. Since the war he has had
command of the eastern depart
ment of the army, and has devoted
himself to performing the duties OF
that Office and has appeared before
the public but little. While the
nation mourns his loss, ii also cher
ishes pride to know that history
will show Gen. Meade as one of
Americas heroes.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
Grants Majority Something Less
than 900, 100000.
Grant Goes to the White House
and Greeley goes "West."
THE RESULT NOT ACCORD
ING TO CALCULATIONS.
30 OF the IT States Give Republican
Msjortties.
ALPENA COUNTY.

The election returns are not very
cheering to the Democratic and
Liberal party. The Grant ticket
nearly everywhere is successful,
with majorities heretofore unhcard
Of, and far greater than even the
Republicans had dared to expect,
thus giving Grant another four
years as supreme ruler of 'he I'm
ion, while Greeley is recommended
by some to $50 West, young man"
There are thirty out of the thirty
seven States that give immense ma
jorities for Grant.
The election in this county was
closely contested, and gave the Re-
publican candidates majorities with
one exception, that of Register of
Deeds, whom but very few could
vote against. The follow are the
majorities:
Republican State ticket, 206; N.
B. Bradley, for Congress, 1876; r.
Ely, State Senator, ls2; J. X.
Lockwood, for State Representa-
tive, 4, but five votes were thrown
out as illegal because Phillip O'Far-
rell's name was spelled "Philip"; o.
Smith, for Judge of Probate, %
f. d. Spratt, for Sheriff, AZ; W.
d. Hitchcock, for Clerk, so; A.
Hopper, for Treasurer, 1888; A.
Mcdonald, for Register, 24S; J. ID.
Holmes, for Prosecuting Attorney,
II; J. B. Tuttle, for Circuit Court
Commissioner, &c; w. Mirre, for
Surveyor, SCI; ]. w. Marshall and
]. McSorely, for Coroners, by good
majorities. The above are all Re-
publican except Mcdonald and
Mirre, and the latter was first nom.
mated by the Democrats, and ther
placed on the Republican ticket.
But our defeat this fall does not
put an end to the contest, for we
now commence the strife anew, anG
will fight on till our object is ac'
complished. We have been beaten
in our choice for a President, but
we do not consider this effort labor
in vain, as we shall still strive t.
bring about q reform and homes
government, in which we are SURE
to succeed, as the right must even
tually prevail. Then, we say, de
spair not, but fight on to glory ant
victory.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12

The Tribune on the eth publish
ed the following:
The undersigned resumes the ed
itorship of the Tribune, which he
relinquished on embarking in an
other business six months ago.
Henceforth it shall be his endeavor
to make this thoroughly indie
pendent journal, treating all par
ties and political movements with
judicial fairness and candor, but
counting the favor and deprecatina
the wrath of no one. II he can
hereafter say anything that will
tend to heartily unite the whole
American people on the broad plat.
form Of universal amnesty and i'm.
partial SUFFRAGE he will gladly dc
so. For the present, however, he
can best commend that consumma.
ton by silence and forbearance.-
The victory in our late struggle
can hardly fail TO take the whole
subject of Southern rights and
wrongs into early and earnest con.
sideration, and to them for the
present he RENTS IL. Since he will
never be a candidate for any Office
and Is not in full accord with eth.
er OF the great parties which have
hitherto divided the country, he
will be able and will endeavor Il
give wider and steadier regard Il
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
Proclamation by the Governor.

In devout acknowledgement of
our dependence upon Almighty
God, and in compliance with the
Proclamation of the President OF
the United States, / hereby APP
point, and do recommend the pco-
pie of this State to observe, Thurs
day, the 2Sth day of November
next, as day of Public Thanks
giving. With one heart, and one
voice, let us unite in Thanksgiving
and Praise to the Giver of Life and
the author of all good, for the rich
blessings Of the past year.
Let us remember the sick and
the needy. "To do good and to
distribute, forget not: for with
such sacrifices God is well pleas
ed"
Given under my hand, and the
great seal of the State, at Lansing
this Both day of October, in the
year Of our Lord one thousand
eight hundred and seventy-two
and of the Independence of the
United States, the ninety-seventh
HENRY p. BALDWIN.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12

One BY one the great men Of our
country pass away. Scarcely had
the death knell of the Hon. VIM.
III. Seward ceased its startling
stroke, when the people are called
upon to mourn the death Of the
great hero Of Gettysburg. Gen.
Meade died at Philadelphia on the
18th inst, of pneumonia, at the
age of fifty-six. Gen. Meade
graduated at West Point with the
class Of 1889, with the commission
Of Second Lieutenant Of artillery.
He served in the Mexican war I'M
der Gen. Taylor, when by bravery,
he gained those laurals that he af-
forwards showed himself so deserv-
ing Of. At the time of the
great war between Russia and the
allied forces Of Europe, in Crimea,
Gen. Meade and Gen. Mcclellan
were sent as an observing commit
tee to study and observe the ma
neuvers of war. They were select.
ed from among the graduates o.
West Point as the most practical
and thorough military men of ouI
country at that time. At the be-
ginning Of the rebellion he was
made Bsigadier General and enter
ed with spirit into the active du-
ties Of . fighting General, and by
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12

the progress of science, industry
and the useful arts than parti.
zan journal can do, and he will not
be provoked to indulgence in those
bitter personalities which are the
recognized bane Of journalism
Sustained by a generous public he
will do his best to make the Ir,-
J,o,e a power in the border field it
contemplates, as when human free
dom was in peril it was in the area
of political partizanship.
(Signed) HORACE GREELEY.
New York, Nov. 6, 1872.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
News Items.

The Titusville Savings Bank has
voted to subscribe s2o,000 to the
Stock Petroleum Producers Asso-
citation.
Friday week two freight trains
collided on the Huntingdon Broad
Top Roilroad. Conductor Bowser
and three others were instantly
killed, and another person MORALLY
injured.
The ship Mongolia, from Quebec
to Queenstown, put into Greenock,
having been disabled i'm storm
The crew experienced dreadful suf-
ferings. They had been ten days
without provisions, and constantly
exposed to the sea. All survived,
but reached that port in fcarfully
emanciated condition.
European adviees say that Mar
shall Bazaine is not expected To
live.
There is some excitement in
Westchester county, N. Y, over
discoveries Of gold quartz there.
Three men were suffocated by
gas in the new mineral well opened
at Avon, N. Y, Monday.
The epizootic is holding sway in
Grand Rapids, q number of livery
stables having to be closed, and a
urge number of horses suffering
from the effects of the diea.so
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
The Equine Epidemic.

CHARLESTON, SOUTH CAROLINA.
The horse disease is increasing
here, but the type is mild, and
yields readily to treatment.
PHILADELPHIA.
1t is supposed that the epizootic
crisis is now reached. The city is
almost horseless and business is al
most stagnant. The Union Pass
enger Car Companies are unable to
tell how soon they can resume their
regular trips, but the full resump-
ton cannot take place in less than
a week. Drays are hauled by men.
Very few fatal cases are reported.
Hay and straw has advanced in
prices. Very few passenger cars
are running, and there are more
vehicles in the street drawn by men
than by horses. All trades are par
alyzed by the difficulty of trans
porting goods.
BOSTON.
The horse disease has so far sub
sided in Boston that business has
nearly resumed its usual activity.
WASHINGTON.
Owing to heavy rain very few
horses are on the streets, and those
are heavily wrapped to guard them
against the influence Of the wealth
er. There are no hacks on the
streets. The disease is now at its
height. A sound animal can
scarcely be found anywhere.
KINGSTON, NEW YORK.
The horse disease is raging more
extensively than ever. The horse
cars have stopped running, and il
is rumored that navigation of the
Delaware and Hudson Canal will bt
suspended. No fatal cases are re
ported.
CLEVELAND.
No signs of the abatement Of the
horse disease in this city. Very
few well horses on the streets. Sew
eral deaths were reported, but thu
fatal cases are confined to animals
that have been kept at work. Hand
carts and OK teams are extensivel,
used. The street cars are not We
running. Business is very mucl
impeded.
PITTSBURGH.
The horse disease has sprea,
rapidly through the various stable
in the city during the past TIVE
days, and has compelled the princi
pal street railroad companies t,
suspend travel. 1t is apprehende'
that the spread of the distempe
will seriously interrupt business.
CHICAGO.
The weather has changed mucl
for the better, and few NOR
horses are on the streets. The ep
idemic is yet undated. Ok team
are becoming much more numer
Gus.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
Chicago OutdOne!
Boston in Ashes.

Dispatches received in this city
Sunday and yesterday say that the
entire business portion of Boston is
amass of ruin, caused by fire, which
broke out Saturday night. The
loss is estimated at five hundred mil
lion dollars, double the loss at the
Chicago calamity. AT last accounts
the fire was thought to be under
control, but not until large num-
Der Of fine buildings had been
blown up TO check the spread Of
the raging elements.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1872-11-12
POTTER BROS.

Have opened elegant store with large stock of
thing in the
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
A FRENCH PHYSICIANS FEE AND A
.-~>.~0 CO Law. SUIT. ,..-....--s

A Paris correspondent writes as follows:
ga lawsuit about doctors fee for single
visit is not very common occurrence. Such
an one has Just been tried at the joint ex-
pense of the doctor and patient, for each of
them must have great deal more to pay in
costs than the sum in dispute. A lady,
while dining on the very common bourgeoise
dish Of tete de VeGa q la Vi'aaigrett0, took into
her mouth morsel of the cartilaginous part
of a calf ear, which went the wrong Way
It lodged in her @sophagus, and its sojourn
there-though irritating, painful and alarm
| ing-was not dangerous to life, because the
gristle, not being hard or sharp like a bone,
would certainty haYe subsidized in time into
the stomach. the nearest doctor was sent
for. He introduced an india-rubber tube in
| to the throat, and without difficulty extract
ed the cause of annoyance. For this service
he sent in bill for 500. The lady refused
to pay this, and rendered $50. Hence the
action on a qttGntosno naerUit. The lady, in
remons trating against the extortionate de-
mands of her doctor, who, it should be stat
ed is not celebrity had expressed the
opinion that the great DR.. Nelaton himself
would have been satisfied with S20 The
doctor, affecting to understand her to have
said Dr. Nea tin had told her so, applied to
him to know fit was true. This prince Of
science wrote back to his dear confrere' that
he had never heard anything of the matter,
but that, being appealed to, he thought the
demand very moderate, considering the ma
Iture of the service rendered and the means
of the patient ard it seemed to him a pity
that the fee should be disputed. However,
counsel for the defendant, NJ. Chenal, did
not accept the great authority of Dr.. Nelaton
as conclusive. He demured particularly to
his doctrine that n doctor was en- titled 80
charge according to the supposed fortune of
the patient, which was neithe legal nor
reasonable If that principle were admitted,
| there would be no limit to extortion. DR..
INelaton's letters to a very humble and OBJ
scure colleague, whose covctousness was
whetted by job, was complim entary one,
such as Lamartine or Victor Hugo might
have written to any small rhymer who paid
them homage. Twenty dollars would be
very good pay, and great deal more than
the plaintiff was in the habit of getting. The
court splitthe difference, and gave YER
dict for $50. Foreigners should beware of
French doctors, whose claims for remunera-
ton often far transcend the dreams of the
most eminent practitioners elsewhere.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
AWAY DOWN IN THE SEA.

The submarine Investigations carried on at
government expense, under the direction of
the British association of science, have dis
closed some interesting facts in regard to the
bottom Of the sea. 4 TT. So
These researches have been carried on by
means of simple dredge-a rectangular
iron frame, forming the mouth of bag OF
netting which is protected from wear by q
leather or canvass flap. The whole appara.
tus, attached to rope of suitable length, is
dropped to the bottom Of the sea, and is
dragged along the surface certain dis tauce
scraping off the superficial layer of mud and
sand into the bag the meshes of hich permit
the dirt to be washed through, while the
larger substances are retained and brought
up.
The depth at which the bottom of the sea
has thus beer explored has been really enor-
nous, amounting in one in one instance tc
more than three miles, far exceeding that o
any previous experiment with the dredge
though small quantities OF sea bottom have
been brought up from the surface by means
of the sounding line.
At this depth many species o. marine ami
mails have been found, some entirely new
and others rare, and the temperature at tn
bottom indicated about SO degrees. The sur
face water is shown to be affected by tn
heat of the sun only to depth of about Q
fathoms, but the gulf stream Influences TIL
degree Of heat to ful ther depth of five t.
seven hun dred fathoms.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
FOOD AND HEALTH,

Bulk, as well as elements of nourishment
is essen tial in food. Neither cattle nor hors-
es could be kept alive long On fine flour,
meal, or grains of any kind. Mixed, hoWev-
er, with grass, dry hay, or straw, they thrive.
The walls of the stomach and bowels must
be kept apart in order to have perfect diges-
ton. A dog lived twenty-one days, the only
survivor of q wrecked vessel at sea. closely
shut up in the cabin, by eating tho thick,
strong wood and leather binding of Bible.
Had he plenty of hard bread, he would prob
ably have died in about fifteen DAYS. as the
mucus surface of the digestive apparatus,
by coming in contact, would have infamed
fearfully. 4r.84
Those persons whose diet is rather coarse,
as bread of unbolted -four, large fruit eaters,
bread and milk people inthe country, etc.,
are exempt from pains ofdyspepsia. Those
sustained mainly on very fine concentrated,
delicate food, washed down with tea, are
gaunt in form, weak in muscle, and always
taking medicine. Their food should have
more bulk. egaY
A poor mans family never lack for an APP
petite with crust of brown bread. His
neighbours darlings, surfeited on rich cake,
highly seasoned dishes, and nnrtured in lux
ury, are the life of doctors and druggists. So
says science. rt.:~ 3 wNrr.#.-s
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
GREEN Wells.

We frequently see little children in til cir
carriages upon the street with green wells
tied over their heads and faces. A child will
always take the folds of the veil in its mouth,
when it can, and will often extract the green
coloring matter with its lips. Children, and
even grown people, have sore mouths and
faces from this cause, which are frequent "
difficult to heal. The coloring matter ia the
green veil contains arsenic, which, when
placed in contact with a delicate surface
like the lips, ora pimple upon the face, will
cause an ulcer that is troublesome to heal
Ladies sometimes have sore hands from
wearing green gloves, when they innocently
attribute the difficulty to another cause
thinking that their hands are chapped
Green wearing apparel of any character
should never be worn next the skin.-Tht
BiStouTg.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26

The maxim "too old to learn" was origi-
mated by young man who knew very little.
One of the Roman philosophers studied
Greek after he was eighty, and John Quin cy
Adams kept up his Latin studies till the day
of his dealh. The newspaper correspondence
state that Caleb Cushing now in his seventy
third year, during his recent sojourn in Paris,
took lessons in French three hours a day, un.
der an eminent teacher. tt said that he
has written and spoken the French language
fuently for fifty years, and that his only oh.
ject of pursuing the study at his advanced
age, was to acquire "a greater felicity of ex
preston" Girls of seventeen who "com
pleted their education" this summer. and
beardless boys who graduated last commence
ment with the idea that they have no more
to learn, would do well to follow the exam
pie of this illustrious scholar.
The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1872-09-26
A DIFFERENCE IN YANKEES

One of the best things in DR.. Holmes
Poet at tho Breakfast Table," in the
forthcoming number of the Atl0ntic
Mo@thEy, is the following definition OF
the difference between "pitch-pine" and
white pine" Yankees:
The Master got talking the other day
about the difference between races and
families. am reminded of what he said
by what l have just been saying myself
about coarse-fltered and fine-fbered peo-
pie.
We talk about a Yankee, New Eng.
lander, he said, as if all of 'em were the
same kind of animal. There is knowl,
edge and knowledge" said John Bunyan
There are Yankees ana Yankees. Do
you know two native trees called pitch
pine and white-pne respectively? OF
course you know 'em. Well, there are
pitch-pine Yankees and white-pine Yam.
KEGS We don't talk about the inherited
diff FENCES of men quite as freely, per-
haps, as they do in the Old World, but
repubicansm doesn't alter the laws Of
physiology. We have native aristocra-
cy, a superior race, just as plainly marked
by nature as of a higher and finer grade
than the common run of people as the
white-pine is marked in it's form, its
sta ture, its bark, its delicate foliage, az be-
longing to the nobility of the forest; and
the pitch-pine, STUDDED, rough, coarse
haired, as Of the plebian order Only the
strange thing is to see in what a capri
cious way our natural nobility is distrib-
uted The last born nobleman l saw was
only this morning he was pulling rope
that was fastened to a Maine schooner
loaded with lumber. | should say he
was about twenty years old, as fine fig
ure of a young man as you would ask to
see, and with regular Greek outline of
countenance, waving hair that fell as if
sculptor had massEd it to copy, and a
complexion as rich as a red sunset. I
have notion that the State of Maine
breeds the natural nobility in larger
proportion than some other States, but
they spring up in all sorts of out of the
way places. The young fellow saw this
morning had on an old flannel shirt and
pair of pantaloons that meant hard
work, and a cheap cloth cap pushed back
on his head so az to let the large waves of
hair straggle out over his forehead; he
was Juggling at his rope with the other
sailors, but upon my word l don't think
have seen a young English nobleman of
all those [ have looked upon that an
swered to the notion of "blood" so well
as this young fellow did. l suppose if I
made such levellng confession as this in
public, people would think I was look
ing toward being the labor reform candi-
date for President But / should go on
and spoil my prospects by saying that I
don't think the white pine Yankee is the
more generally prevailing growth, but
rather the pitch-pine Yankee.