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The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-06-13

Is. We believe that the modest patriotism,
practical wisdom, the incorruptible integrity,
and the illustrious services of Ulysses S. Grant,
have commended him to the heart of the
American people; and with him at our head,
we start to-day upon new march to victory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

service to be examined should there be reason 10
doubt his competency"
The President has adopted the rules and the regus-
tions they came from me Commlsslon 70 nln, ;oo
Decreasing the discretion" afOresaidl, 6 provision
service seems as unnecessary did TO his friend and
eulOgist The Paradise ~ already peoped W, 'nrlss
Devils possess the Paeeo Issf 81 70 emain a. n H. Win
this difference that when vacancies occur teHcep IN
qualified from being candidates, and none shall be
eligible 70 any place In the gIt Vi tno 49,, ~,
OF bis appOintees, except those VINO nave DosI
lucky enough TO have b'eh pIe'II,nstt ~ pbrs
into the army ~ eeches and plunne -gtaDpeI.
FeSare ocas sI need o5nv So far from any reform
having been naugurated we ind that the fierlucu,l
with the advice and consent Of this outside eahnet Oh
extraordinary conscience keepers o, MS ha- SossS
blocked the wheels OF reform. and has indeed decaI
that there shall he change Tho machinery Wuch t'
people fOndy Imagined nad been erected IN the htl
est, has actually been surrendered TO the ofhcchor
monsters Of the period. "Oh lame and impOtent con
clusion" II all this uReery deceives anybody by Scent
passes for religion, pride for humility, and political
dletantism for statesmanship.
least Of the offices the favored ones who secured
Office already under the nscrutabe ways OF the present
Executive. This monopoly must continue unUl the
present generation OF these favortes away the
Congress gives him all the strength ne ASKS; Ihs
who 80 classes theml and the President moo
estly says that the rules under %hieh ~ I ne
petve examination long he IL In power, are not
binding without further legislation upon my succes
which mus; prevail II hard-hearted Congress shall fail
10 provide against interference with the present Ocias
by Grants successors, but "there are chords In the
human heart" which must not be rudely touched ard
fOrbear. a.. .-,--
will only say in conclusion that II the American
people can be humbugged by device 30 Transparent
and cheap this they deserve it, II the appOnees OF
President Grant are 10 stay In, as Federal Judges 90
during good behavior toward wh0m0 because they
ought 10 20 out II the civil service is desperately bad
that IL must therefore be made permanently O the
dregs of party really have been placed In all the Gov
eminent Offices and have then induced their late enc
mies-the Civil Service Reform leaders-to throw ~
earthworks for their defense why then long i've CiVL
Service Reform. and long live political pharlseelsIn
Nec York, Jan. !. hEPt bAlCAS'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09
THE NEW HILDERBEAND.
nEM,nKAR1r CAREER OF cn1r,.

REMARKABLE CARTER OF CRiVE.
Charles d. HildeTbTand the nOtoTiou. burglar
and jaibreaker now in prison at 81. Joseph, No. tes
the story Of his life, unbrokeu succession 81 crimes.
beginning in his early childhood lie born IN 1910,
and at the age OF three months he stolen from hs
parents and it would that this act had innu
upon his character for his fayorie crime tas always
been robbery. when only eight years Old he de-
tected in rObbng money drawer IN ST. Lnnis, but
account Of his he not imprisoned Only year
aferward ne appeared in Paris. where he convicted
OF robbery and sentenced 10 years imprisonment.
but after three months confinement he pardoned.
Immediately upon hs release he went 10 london where
he detected In attempting heavy robbery with
notorious burglars Both of bis companions &ere
ported to Van Diemans Land for so years after six
months imprisonment in the Old Bailey, Hdorbgand.
only 10 years OF age banished 20 America. He
went from England to Montreal where he was soon de.
tected in another robbery and SIX months
imprisonment but managed To obtain his liberty tho
end OF three days Appearing shortly after this Kings
ton Canada West he again arrested for robbery
1852 he returned again to the United States
Immediately made his appearance ~ bold robbery at
years. Scarcely had he gained his liberty when he
detected In robbery and murdeg and transported
Cuba for 20 years. one OF his con- panOns imprs
oned for life. Hilderband cOntrved obtain release
at the end OF three months aud after sentenced
70 10 years imprisonment in Mexico for ndugng again
his tavOrite crime. He escaped after weeks i'm
prisOnment and returned again TO the United States
sentenced the penitentary for eight years. but
released through legal interference at the end OF
month In 1855 he appeared in San Francisco, and
inmate OF the city prison for month Going TO
Europe again, he next served term OF months
Birmingham, England five monthsiin dungeon at
Lyons, France, and two months in Berlin Prussia Re-
turning to America he served month in jail at Pitts
burgh Penn; two months In Cincinnati was sentenced
for four years az Baton Rouge La but escaped the
end Of fifteen days siI months at 81 Louis but bought
himself out In three days; served years IN Illinois
for two distinct charges and escaped third by fight
Europe Returning TO the United States In 1855 he was
recognized and imprisoned In Illinois for year
the expiration OF his term he at entered
spracy TO rob an express company Indiana but was
exposed by his associates taken 10 Milwaukee and sent
up for i've years He served four years four months
and was then discharged for good behavior He has
served IL years In various prisons part OF the time
closely confined In dungeons He has been In different
state PRISONS -FOUR city PRISONS twenty police stations
and seven county calabooses He declares that he In
tends now 70 reform, and TO devote himself the publ
cation OF book OF crime, exposing the which
burglars operate, lustratngit by from his
experience.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09
RAILROAD STUPIDITY.

TO tAe Bditor Of rae Tribune
SIR: Frequent complaints are made because
the managers of the Delaware and Lackawana Railroad
pay little attention the convenience or comfort OF
their passengers Two trains were allowed TO come In
eolision at the Bergen Tunnel Wednesday morning.
and the passengers the Morris and Essex Road
Obliged TO wait two HOURS before being brOuxht TO
hoDoken While an outgoing train waiting during ne
entire time on the opposite side Of the tunnel and could
have carried the Incoming passengers to the city In en
minutes, thus saving the valuable time OF many 1asness
men, TkAysLko
Nssr- Fork, Dee 10, ISL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

s6OI.I5l q sIs.s7l q -

Total ............ s6oll5t u s1s.s7I 81 $500 -
Amount of merchandise sold. ............ S}-i0 O.,
Amour, Of duties deducted from forfeitures for
same time and accounted for Ia customs ac-
To,sl collections, nnes, penalties. and for
Moicty paid 70 Collector ....... 49,. 5tqa5 o.
HEAVY LOSSES ON GOODS SEIZED AND SOLD.
There is a marked discrepancy between the report
cf the Secretary Of the Treasury and this table for
the months Of June July, August September and
October. of the year 1870. ] mention these a, they
are the only months in common in the two state
ments. That obtained from the Commissioner Of
customs shows, for the months named. several thou
sand dollars more than was received by the Col
lectOI' according 70 the Secretary'S report
From another source, equally entitled IN credit IL
appears va. 'Le appraised value of the seizures
eS Va toouI actually seized al the port of
1853 S334049 0S and for 1870 SID "a IA % III
$gOJ245 10. In passing il will occur To- nsr ~ an
Interesting inquiry, how could il BE- posSihls fb
Molud be such vast difference between fine an
praised value Of goods seized ia New-Ycrk and tha
amount realized on the sale by the collectors of ain
SoPotio o et named As will appear upon an
eninaIIOh OF the report not more than $40 3es AZ
pu!u nave been received into the Treasury from
anat source which l. but little over one-half of the
IpidhGd value OF the seized goods il New York
- ~ VIII here give the figures of the Secretary
r. .no amounts, as near as may be paid into the
eo0 by collectors at the various ports Oh az
1865 10 moneys accruing upon seizures from Jan l.
NeWtYcifii. tlo5S2 IS Baltimore . sl6.os9 %
PhiladslpSis, '-.-SS7 592 a New-OreaDs 49, 1857 50
II thus anr..., ISL O. san Francisco . 94sO 81
source by thep Ts that the money paid from This
period was but of New-YoTk for that entire
praised value Of TIN over the amount of the ap-
ear NiAutes al that port for one
VIII 10 ruR ,c,,.
oyy CONVERSATION or THESE
Just here. the inouirv -
amounts at present received ~ what are the
one OF the peculiarites Of the oteers 1t is
the compensation excessively ls," mat not only.
nely indefinite that we must in sor oot so exceed
Seno upon estimates, So complicated !. measure de
proS. with its unsettled cases .us perqui'
definite usroS 70 court &C. that no abs %tpSg com
iDterest R. tu gives correct idea ~ ,ht Tor
Qaent q these officers and at ports i s6e actual
Of obtsSpges have been made the difscIfIE.e
But there actual amounts is ineTessay
" the port Of New-York Principal rsSsESi
AS %: q La. Wheeler Co.. 70, h..a. ..,,,.. -,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

Amount expended for fuel. gas-light,
water supply, and stationery, not
charged TO Mr.. Murphy's account,
but included Ia Mr.. Grinnells, for
the previous corresponding pc
Rod, -ay $500 a year ............
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1872-01-09

Amount Of lnerclaulse soia. ..-----. SJ',lJ0 -
Amount Of duties deducted from fOrfetUres
same time and accounted for Ia customs
count. ,....-.-..;..... S3,c95 -
TOTAL net collections, hnes, penalties. and for-
textures e92 ~ i
Moicty paid % Collector ... 54q.i a,
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07
Old Customs and Queer Punishments in
Germany.

A curious work on "the humorous ele-
ment III German law, by .. Gieske, has
Just been published at Berlin. The author
describes the punlshments which were IN
tiicted III various parts Of Germany, in
some cases up to a very recent period, with
the object Of humiliating the culprit. and
exposing him to public ridicule com
mon punishment was that of going in pro-
cession through the streets Of town or
village i'll dress covered with images of
swords, whips, rods and other implements
of corporal chastlsement. In Hesse, WON
en- who had beaten their husbands were
made to ride backwards on a donkey hold
ing his tail, on which occasions the animal
was led through the streets by the hus-
band. This custom existed in Darmstadt
up to the middle Of the seventeenth centu-
ry, and was 50 common that donkey was
always kept always ready for the purpose
in the capital and the neighboring villages
If the wuplan struck her husband in such
manner that he could not ward off the
blow, the donkey was led by the man who
had charge of him if not, then by the
husband himself.
At st. Goar, miller was allowed GER
tain quantity Of food from the forest be-
longing to the town, in return for which
he was bound to supply donkey to the
municipality whenever required for the
chastisement Of scolding wife. Another
old custom was that Of furnishing a hen
pecked husband by removing the roof Of
his house, on the ground that "a man who
allows his wife to rule at home does not
deserve any protection against wind and
weather" If two women fought in public
they were each put Ill a sort Of closed sen
try-box, which only left their heads ex-
posed, and then posted opposite to each
! other in the market-place, where they re-
main for an hour face to face, but unable
to use their hands or feet.
I A common punishment for scoldlng
women was the shameful stone, which
was hang round their necks. This stone
was usually in the shape Of bottle At
Hamburg hbellers and slanderers we're
compelled to stand on block and strike
themselves three times on the mouth as a
sign Of repentance. This custom still eX-
isted thirty or forty years ago. In some
towns the - shameful stone was in the
shape Of loaf, whence the German saying,
"a heavy bit Of bread (ein schwerer bis
sen brod) At Lubbock it was in the shape
Of an oval dish, and in other places in that
Of woman putting out her tongue. Such
stones were usually very heavy according
to the law Of Dortmund and Halberstadt
| (1348) theywere to weigh hundred weight
Those who were wealthy could purchase
exemption from this punishment with a
bag full Of hops tied with red ribbon.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07
The Changes in New York.

It may be said without much e1sggera-
ton, that the city Of New York, every
ten or twenty years, goes through change
which virtually makes new city Of it.
Neither politically, socially, or physically,
does 1t remain the same. Ten years ago,
the Irish vote was the important vote in
Now York which determined elections
to-day, it is that of the Germans Twenty
years ago, New York was an American
city To-day, New York can hardly be
said to have any nationality. Its inhabi-
tants are from all quarters Of the earth.
In the same way the city itself changes
its place T; part Of it goes over TO Brook
lyn, another to Hoboken and Jersey City
Business centers disappear and e-appear
in other parts Of the town.
Ten years from now, New York will
probably be Just as bewildering to The
New Yorker who has been away for that
time, as it is now to the New Yorker who
for the last ten years has been away Ten
years from now, there will be huge bridge
between Brooklyn and New York, trans
porting, daily, thousands Of foot and
carriage passengers, and practically making
the two cities one. Already one enor-
the air on the Brooklyn side, and Its
counterpart has appeared over the water
on this.
Ten years from now, too, the blasting Of
He'll Gate will have begun to have decided
effects 1t is said that the result of the
freeing of this channel will be to bring the
ocean steamers into the city through the
Sound, instead Of by the Bay, and bring
us twelve hours nearer Europe. Of course,
the shore of He'll Gate on both sides will
then become the center Of an active bust
ness. If this prediction proves true, New
York will move up TO Astoria, and Brook
lyn move with it side by side.
At the same time there will be a COM
plete system of docks around the city /;
and AZ work is going 10 be begun at once
on Vanderbflts underground railroad, we
may, with fair reason, hope to see steam
communication between the upper and
lower parts of the city established in ten
years. The effect this will have on the
city it is impossible to foresee, except in a
very general way. The introduction Of
steam win unquestionably send more and
more people far from home to places where
they can get good air and comparatively
domestic life. The city proper will be-
come more and more great warehouse,
open during the day and teeming with
| life absolutely deserted at night. Perhaps,
after all, we ought to say five, instead Of
ten years ; and, in that case, what will
happen in ten years We must be spared
from predicting. .-Erening Post.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07
A Versatile Man.

The Court Journal records the death Of
a very eccentric character . An Irishman
died last week, in London, whose career
and attainments entitle him to a niche In
the annals Of literature The deceased
was about fifty years of age, and was as
udd a figure as one could meet III a days
ride. He was small but firmly knit, gen
orally wore a white hat and dress coat.
and always had All old volume under his
arm. He Was confirmed book worm.
Mezzofanto was hardly a more accomplish
ed hnguist. Mortimer was a graduate Of
sed in classic lore, but he added polish to
his erudition by his intimacy with at least
dozen modern tongues He spoke
French, German, Greek, Russian, Polish,
Italian, modern Turkish, Arabic, Irish,
Welsh and Danish with fuency In his
youth he had been cabin boy in an Ameri-
can bark, and subsequently became a med
ical student In Paris, but he had to leave
it on account ~ his connection with the
June instruction q lS4S He was very
strong man, and utilized his strength BY
taking an engagement as q Hercules in a
circus III Australia BY turn he gave
lectures on Shakespeare through Germany,
Was Greek professor in Hamburg, had a
q troop Of ballet-dancers in Holland, and
was a companion of Sir William Don, the
baronet actor, in his widest continental
frolics. In his time he had been tutor to
Charles Levers children at Florence. He
came 70 the surface one day in the employ
ment Of Tom Thumb another in the
company of Murphy, the Irish gent, who
was a distant cousin. He has been i'll
LONDON since the Franco Prussian war,
which ruined him in fortune. His learn
ing was Of little profit 10 him, for he died
very poor in ward of hospital, and is
buried in the nAmeless grave Of the pau
per's corner Of some overgrown cemetery.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07

enough to walk about, observed that all
the mirrors had been removed. Hitherto,
in my deep happiness, had thought mttle
Of the scars which l should have known
would deface my features. This incident
reminded me of it, and excited my curios-
Ity. When | requested one to be brought,
she implored me to desist, and finally burst
into tears | knew it all now, but thank
God, it didn't shock me in the least.
| took her in my arms, and whispered
that since her beautiful face had become
mine, | saw no cause to regret the lOss OF
my old one, and wouldn't for the world
change back again. You have seen and
love me now, said, whereas you didn't
before you know all my Disagreement,
and with it your manner has changed from
scorn to kindness, so ] have nothing to
mourn foe.
. Every day Of life since has convinced
me more and more that spoke the truth. ="
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07
Dident Give it Up.

One Of our citizens Is blessed, or other
wise, with a very stubborn wife. In his
case he finds that when woman will she
will, you may depend ont, and when she
won't she won't and that's an end ont
This peculiarly Of disposition in his wife
is no secret among his associates, and one
Of them meeting him the other day, asked :
Well, do You know why you are
like Donkey
Like donkey IL echoed W-,open-
ing his eyes wide :" NJ, don't.
Do you give it up p
81 do
Because your better half is stubborn
ness itself.
That's not bad. Ha ha I'll give that
10 my wife when | 90 home
Mrs. "" he asked As he sat
down TO supper, do you know why am
like donkey NJ
He waited a moment, xpectIng his wife
to give it up, but she didn't she looked
at him somewhat commiseratingly as she
answered
= | suppose it's because you were born
50"
W-has abjured the habit Of putting
cOnundrums to his wife Laurence Aner-
cIu.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07
VOLUME VIII
The Sewing Machine.


lFrum the Atlantic Monthly
A strange vibration from the 'ttASv window
N, vsgr,nt steI- dolasc
Aud half ahs;rN.tel Ike an ancient Hndo",
paused beneath the >hAde.
What u.s. yAd tins unreni Ting humnIing.
Louder than bees IN sprung
A, unto PRAYER the murmnrru. answer coming,
Shed from SaidouphJt- Nlns-
I, this the sound u unimI-gSi,Si tAbUT,
That nov u,urPeth plas
our harsher substitute for Iipc and tAh"r.
Ghittern AMI NIrclay'
or, Is il yearuing for higher vision,
BY spiritual hearing hesrd
Nearer drew ~ listen ~th precision,
Detecting uut word
Then peerng through the pane, men uftI'n ="
My-elf the ~hiie unseen,
marked a maiden ~eatoi hA the window,
sewing with machine.
Her gentle iuot propelled the trclcSs trcShe,
Her gentle hand the seam.
Ny fancy said Il we're a bliss T. Is-idle
Those shirts, a. ln A dream
Her lovely fingers lent to yoke ami collar
Some imT-rceptible taste
The rural swain. shu buys il tur dollar,
By beauty j. embrace
Oh tAfe>t A>htNl oi lhc Hfilih"h Ailss4'h
Uuy the Poet
The true significance, the htgh position
Ot such small thngs ~ these.
Not now doth Toll a brutal Boanerge~,
DefOrm the maiden hand
Her implement its soft ~onato merge>
IN songs u sea and land
And thus the hum Il the unsI'olng cotton.
Blunt with her rithmic TeaS
shall still be heard when Nirslays are fursottcn,
And trDubaiuurs are dead
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07
4" Punch. T"

A certain French gentleman, who had
only Just arrived in America, was invited
to friends house, where large bowl Of
punch was made-a liquor he had never
seen before, and which did not at all agree
with him. Having forgotten the name Of
it, he asked person the next day
"What dey cell dat liquor in America
which is all de contradiction where is
de brandy to make ii strong, and de water
to make it weak, de surgar to make it sweet,
and de lemons to make it sour r.
" | suppose you mean punch. answered
the other
All, Ponche, begar ~ cried monsieur
''it almost ponche my brain out last night =
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07

The unpleasant odor produced by per
spiration is frequently the source Of vexa-
ton 70 persons who are subject to it,
Nothing is simpler than to remove this
odor much more effectually than by the
application Of such costly onguents and
perfumes a. are in use. II il only neces-
sary to procure some compound spirits Of
ammonia and place about two tablespoon
fuls in a basin Of water. Washing the
face, hands, and arms with this leaves the
skin as clean and sweat as one could wish.
The wash is perfectly harmless, and very
cheap. 1t is recommended on the author
ity Of an experienced physicA
"WILD OATS" are said to be the only
crop that grows by gas-hght.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07

On the Sd Of September, at the Bofin's
Bower Of Boston, o large additional reading
rom will be opened with becoming lined
backed ceremonies, among which Silas
Wegg, the literary man lCih wooden leg,
vii decline and fall of the Rooshan
an, ,Iire.
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07

A couNrRYMAS being. offered glass Of
soda water by Lyons druggist, refused it
with the exclamation, { Dog gone it, do
you think I'm fool enough to drink that
yer wen it's bilin r
The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-09-07

A CONTEMPORARY says Of . very promi-
nent militia general that his sword was
never drawn but once-and then in .
raffie,"
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Interest Payable Quarterly.
No troublesome Rules.
TRUSTEES.

Gao G. SMITH, OF FULLER
Nv H.PARK, C. N SMITH
) LESTER y ADNER,JE.
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PAYS INTEREST ON SMALL SUMS
From date Of deposit date Of withdrawal At per cent
The money he drawn out Ss wanted No
notice required. Hours SAN. to6P.h.
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RECEIVE MONEY ON DEPOSIT
AND
ALLOW AN INTEREST THEREON
Foreign Exchange.
SGrimas Deparf.nemf.

Drafts on IRELAND and ENGLASD ia u suit ot Il
sterling and upward