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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-02
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Narn9oth sart:outSts gHd the EXISTING gov.
srnment ''f .l.s STATE. by affirming that the
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sought d .:r"y IA the "gulsr an1 leg
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T:,es that the count ct tie vote by this
hoard autl til" r,sn.L If the election ~ de.
clars.l by ~. ere legal. and the proceedings
IF WarnIcth and his faction are irregular
and law!ess. II decides that William Pitt
Kellogg hhs been legally elected and de.
s!ared Governor If The State. Nobody else
can. 1T prrtrnt. ". made Governor without
SITTING aside both the result Of the election
and the supreme Judicial tribunal OF the
STATE. Ih"Ss who ray SD nllvh in behalf Of
estate rights" and prOteSS sT eaInestly to
dread any interference of federal influence
mast accept this decision and defend it
against fa"tiOus upp.s;ri"n. To uphold the
attempt TO make M.Enery q ,vernur IL
revelation against the Regular State au.
th"Riiy.
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III "a Emp~EUr of Frame in this manly
way:
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IN estimating this event. important in itself
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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-02

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New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1873-02-02

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Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Police LOdgers.

Every night of the year an average Of
two hundped and sixty men and women,
outcasts of society, destitute strangers
and incorrigible vagrants find shelter
and rest in the various police station
houses of New York city. Seventy-fve
per cent. of these dodgers are undeserv-
ing of aid, but it is preferable to have
them under police surveillance at night
than to allow them to roam about the
streets and take advantage of the care
lessness of servants to commit petty
depredations. Ten per cent. of the
worst class, as Investigations show, are
either professional mendicants or are
boarded by relatives, and in the course
of the year acquire knowledge of every
station-house in the city. The rule in
station-houses has been, where the ap-
plicant for lodgings is known to be
undeserving and has for several nights
in succession been accommodated, to
prefer charge of vagrancy against him
or her and let q magistrate act. Vicis-
situdCs of trade and labor have much to
do in the winter months in filling the
station-houses with dodgers. Of the %
per cent. of honest dodgers the bulk
consists of strangers to the city looking
for employment and of emigrants wait
ing for funds from or intelligence of
friends. There appears to be but little
inclination on the part of the ward de-
tectives to become acquainted with and
classify the numerous petty thieves
who, when out of luck, claim the sta
ton houses as their homes.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Fun at Home.

Don't be afraid of little fun at home,
good people. Don't shutup your houses
lest the sun should fade your carpets,
and your hearts lest happy laugh
should shake down some of the musty
cobwebs there. If you want to ruin
your sons, let them think that all mirth
and social enjoyment must be left on
the threshold when they come home at
night. When once home is regarded
as only place to eat, drink and sleep
in, the work is begun that ends in
gambling-houses and degradation.
Young people must have fun and re-
taxation somewhere. If they do not
find it at their own hearthstones, it will
be sought in other, and perhaps less
profitable places. Therefore let the fire
burn brightly at night, and make the
home ever delightful with all those lit
tie arts that parents so perfectly under
stand. Don'trepress the buoyant spirits
of your children half an hour of mer-
riment round the lamp and freight of
home blots out the remembrance of
many a care and annoyance during the
day, and the best safeguard they can
take with them into the world is the
unseen influence of bright little do
nestle sanctum.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Gen Jim Lane, Of Kansas.

A Kansas letter speaking of the late
Gen. Jim Lane, one of the early border
men of that State, says: Lane sleeps
under the shadow of the State Univer-
sity of Kansas, amid the memories that
he made famous and that made him
great. He was a great man. 1t made
no odds how well you knew the intrinsic
debauchery of his life or the cursedness
of his character, you could not stand in
his rugged presence without feeling of
awe and respect born of admiration
for the very qualities In him which in
other men are despised and loathed.
Edwin Forrest was not his superior in
dramatic intensity and impetuosity. He
commanded men as lion or tiger might
awe lesser beasts. He could walk into a
crowd that welcomed him with the click
ing of hundred revolver locks, and in
five minutes every man in that crowd
would have spilled the blood right out
of his own heart in fighting for Jim
Lane. He could stand mute before q
kissing and groaning mob, and in two
minutes you could have heard the
breath of love in the air rustic the
scented tresses of q maiden in the hush
WlllCll MOulu D6 blltIt. Lie COulu bldINl
before an audience, speaking to them
with those great, cavernous eyes of his,
while his lips were shut and still, raise
his hand, and every one would rise with
his gesture; lower his hand, and every
one would sit down obedient to the Won
derful electricity of his will. He was
one of those men whose utter failure to
comprehend that there is such thing as
danger made his courage of no particu-
lar credit to him. His impulses ruled
him utterly, and he could never see any
thing between himself and the object
be sought. If there was an obstacle, he
always looked right over the top of it,
and walked over or through it with the
same unheeding unconcern. The pos
sibility that there was or might be any
thing which he could not overcome, was
q suspicion that his mind had no room
to entertain. And when he pulled the
trigger of his own Derringer, with its
cold muzzle against his lips, L doubt if
he realized that there was any danger in
the act. The narrowest escape Gen.
Jim had was when Lawrence, his home,
was sacked during the war. Jim was
one of the men watched particularly,
but in his night clothes he escaped from
the back door, just as the attacking
party were laundering at the front.
Gen. Jim escaped to his corn field near
the house, the pursuers close upon his
heels. The darkness of the night and
short time allowed the pursuers, favored
him, and Gen. Jim Lane escaped to still
further figure in the history of his State.
1t is true that just after the first Bull
Run fight, Wisconsin Governor pro-
posed to make Lane Colonel of a regi-
ment of his troops. Gen. Sherman
heard of it, and taking the Governor to
knoll in front of his headquarters, he
pointed to the lunatic asylum on the
Washington side, simply saying, "Gover-
nor, if you want crazy Colonel for your
regiment, go there and get one-don't
take Jim Lane" Lane did not get that
regiment.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Boiling Hot Water for a Joker.

There is lawyer in San Francisco
who, for the accommodation of his
clients, has a speaking tube leading
from the main entrance of his building
to his office, which is just up a. few
flights. For several days past smart
young man named Swartz has amused
himself by calling for the lawyer through
the pipe, and then profanely ordering
him to set out on an expedition to Tar
tarus. For some time this fun was
taken in good part by the legal expound-
er of the new code until the fine humor
of the joke no longer became apparent.
Accordingly, one afternoon, the dis
ciple of Blackstone provided himself
with q teakettle of water, heated to
about 21O degrees, Fahrenheit, and
waited alongside the pipe. Pretty soon
the old, familiar sound came up through
the pipe, "Say, cap, how's tricks ?"
"Tricks is better now-I guess he'll
get well, responded the lawyer, reach
ing out after the teakettle.
"What's been the matter with him ?"
"He got burnt. "
Chow ?"
"I'll tell you in a minute.
"Oh, you go to Hades.
The lawyer had finished his last SEN
tence and then let quart of scalding
water down the pipe. Swartz had his
mouth over it, concluding his objurga-
ton, and when the water struck it he
was somewhat surprised. Water was
not apt to surprise him, but hot water
was an unexpected novelty.
The man above poured in water for
about minute and then looked out of
the window. The smart young man
was getting along the sidewalk at a
pretty lively gait, having evidently just
got up from a sitting posture. He was
trying to yell Police" but couldn't
articulate with much success. About
half an hour afterward he found him
self able to speak, and inquired, "Did
that boiler explosion hurt anybody ?"
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
A Veteran Hangman.

For many years Calcraft was the exc
cutioner in London, and he sent many
men into eternity. He was known as
the London hangman, and received S5
per week as a salary and $50 for every
execution. Besides this, the clothing
of his victim was the hangman's per.
quisites. Isaacs was the hangman of
the New York Tombs for many years,
and his victims number, we believe,
twelve. Isaacs was an old man-of-war's s
man, a thorough sailor, and in all of his
executions he never bungled. He went
at his work methodically, and when an
execution was to take place, expert
mented with weights until everything
was perfect. After an execution he
might be seen with the rope on his
shoulders, showing spectators how the
fatal knot was tied and how the result
came. None of his victims failed to
break their necks in the fall, and the
knot never slipped. The sheriff usually
paid Isaacs $3.50 for each execution, and
other presents were made him. The
newspapers of New York city abused
the sailor SO much about his occupation
that he one day took an oath he would
never hang another man, and he could
not be induced to. 1t is stated that
on the occasion of an execution, a sher-
if who feared bungling work offered
Isaacs q one thousand dollar bill if he
would act as executioner, but the sailor
refused, and no money could induce him
even to give his advice to the new hang
man. Since Isaacs' day most of the ex-
ecutions have been attended with un-
pleasant if not really distressing cir
cumstances, outside of those that
naturally belong to such affairs.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Startling News from Cuba.

The Cuban war for independence
promises soon to be settled in the in
terests of the people of the Ever-Faith-
full isle. Our advices from Washington,
as well as information received from au-
thentic sources, warrant us in stating
that some startling revelations will
shortly be made in connection with the
relations of Cuba to Spain. There is
every reason for believing that we shall
soon hear of determined efforts on the
part of the Cubans for driving out the
Spanish officials and the prospects are
undoubtedly in favor of the success of
the former. The following points may
be relied upon:
l. That active negotiations are now
on foot between the Government of the
United States and the Spanish authori-
ties, having in view the independence
of Cuba, upon the payment of certain
sum of money by the Cubans-this
debt to be guaranteed by the United
States.
2. But in the meantime, in order to
render the Spaniards more willing to
come to terms, the Cubans will make
desperate effort to rid themselves of the
offensive domination under which they
have so long suffered. The season is
now opening most favorably for field
operations, hence lively news may short
" be expected from the scene of hostil-
tiles.
3. The sailing of several expeditions,
which have been quietly organizing of
late in the United States, may be anticl-
pated. These expeditions have for their
objective points such ports as are near
est to the heinsurgent headquarters. There
they will rendezvous, there they will
land their stores and munitions-thus
giving great aid and comfort to the Gu
bans.
The domestic difficulties of Spain
have rendered it impossible for the
Spanish Government to send forward
men and ships of war to the West In
dian waters. Besides, if she could send
men, it is certain death to consign raw
troops to Cuba. AS is well known, the
death rate among the unacclimatized
Spanish soldiers is fearfully heavy.
The number who have died in Cuba
since the commencement of hostilities
is estimated at $4,000, and still larger
proportion have been disabled. Yet un-
less supplies of soldiers are kept up the
Spaniards cannot hold the island year
longer. These points, it is understood,
have been fully discussed in the secret
sessions of the Senate, and that body is
prepared to support the views of the
government upon this momentous topic.
In the meantime, General Sickles has
fully comprehended the situation and
while he was very prompt in congratu-
lating the authorities at Madrid upon
the change to republican form of gov
ernment, he lost no time in taking meas
ures for securing Cuba to the Cubans.
He has been zealously forwarding such
delicate negotiations as are briefly
sketched above. So the public may
look for startling news, at any time, in
regard to the Queen of the Antilles
| NJ Y Paper.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Men Of Action.

Some men seem to be sent into the
world for purposes of action only. Their
faculties are all strung up to toll and
enterprise; their spirit and their frame
are alike redolent of energy. They
pause and slumber like other men, but
it is only to recruit from actual fatigue ;
they occasionally want quiet, but only
as refreshment to prepare them for re-
newed exertion, not as a normal condi-
ton to be wished for or enjoyed for
itself. They need rest, not repose.
They investigate and reflect, but only
to estimate the best means of attaining
their ends, or to measure the value of
their undertaking against its cost; they
think, they never mediate. Their mis-
sion, their enjoyment, the object and
condition of their existence, is work ;
they could not exist here without it;
they cannot conceive another life as de-
sirable without it. Their amount of
vitality is beyond that of ordinary men
they are never to be seen doing nothing
when doing nothing else they are always
sleeping. Happy souls Happy men,
at least
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Loves Reasons.

Why do I love my darling 80 ?
Good faith, my heart, hardly know,
have such store Of reasons:
Twould take me all a summer day
Nay, saying half that could say
Would fill the circling seasons.
Because her eyes are softly brown,
My dove, who quietly hath flown
To me as to her haven?
Because her hair is soft and laid,
Madonna-wise in simple braid,
And jetty as the raven?
Because her lips are sweet to touch,
Not chill, nor fiery overmuch,
But softly warm as roses
Dear lips that chasten while they move,
Lips that man may dare to love,
Till earthly love-time closes
Because her hand is soft and white,
OF touch 80 tender and so light,
That where her slender finger
Doth fall er move, the man to whom
The guards Of Eden whispered, Come!"
Beneath its spell might linger
All, me what know or what care I?
Or what hath love to do with "why?"
How simple is the reason
love her, for she is my love,
And shall while stars shall shine above,
And season follow season.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
A Brutal Man.

The confession of John NJ. Osborne,
who was hung at Galesburg, ILL.,, for
the murder of Mrs. Mathews, is some
what remarkable. 1t appears that it
was thought desirable by certain par
ties to put Mrs. Mathews out of the way,
as she was a witness in important cases.
A perfect stranger approached Osborne
and offered him first smaller sum and
then So, 900 to do the deed. He higgled
and hesitated, and finally consented, and
did the deed under circumstances OF
shocking and unmentionable brutality.
He had not the least grudge against the
poor woman he did the bloody work
solely for the pay. 1t is believed that
he had before served term in the Iowa
Penitentiary.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
NO. 13.
Facts and Fancies.

There are 151, ,S76 bodies resting in
Greenwood Cemetery.
Helen Josephine Mansfeld's claim
against Bowles Brothers amounts to
S11 ZOO.
Over %, 900 persons took part in the
celebration of St. Patricks Day in
New York.
The New York Editorial Association
hold their next convention at Poughss
keepsie, n. Y.
In the West newspaper editors sell
their bad debts at auction for cash to
the highest bidder.
General Jesse G. Horton, long promi-
nent in Pennsylvania politics, died at
the age of seventy-six.
The Menagerie wild animals are
just beginning to escape in time for the
spring advertisements.
Mayor Havemeyer of New York, lately
married couple of Germans, whose
united ages exceeded 125 years.
Another Indian war is threatened.
This time it is the Yakimas, of Oregon,
who object to go on reservation.
1t is proposed in Alabama to exempt
all widows from taxation whose property
does not exceed $4,000 in value.
A Scranton, Pa, coal miner, named
August Mayfortt, committed suicide by
throwing himself down shaft 400 feet
deep.
Two boys and q man were run over
and killed in Louisville by the horses
of circus wagon, which were running
away.
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
has decided in favor of the constitution
atty of the Local Option law of the
State.
One effect of the local election in
Utica was to set about two hundred
disappointed ofice-seekers at work
cleaning sidewalks.
A new paper in Texas starts out with
the announcement that "i in religion we
are the conservative, and we intend to
adhere to the cash system.
Josh Billings gives the following ad-
vice to young men " Don't be dis
couraged if your mustach don't grow;
it sometimes happens where a mustach
ulA buS DSog AOUllhS CloC NuH 5O NSAi'
A young lady in New York city took
the romantic notion into her head that
it would be a good thing to take Fos-
ter's place on the gallows, and actually
begged that she might act as his substi-
tute.
"Reckless is the mild term by
which they characterize the Minneapolis
auditor. He paid $500 more for getting
the tax-list printed than it could have
been done for, and the man who got the
contract paid the auditor $500. These
men are in training for Congress, evi-
IDENTIFY.
A complete account of the cruise in
search of the steamer George S. Wright
confirms the fears entertained from the
first, that she has been lost in the Pa
cific with all on board. Portions of
the wreck of steamer have been seen
scattered along the coast hundreds of
miles north of Cape Caution, where it
is supposed the vessel was lost, and
sign-board with the name of the missing
steamer painted thereon was picked up
by the captain of the steamer Gussie
Telfair.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
In a Chimney.

Mr.. Turner, of England, will not
amuse his children next Christmas with
stories of Santa Claus because he is
disgusted with that fabulous person.
Last Christmas he determined to sur
prise the little ones by descending the
chimney and playing Santa Claus for
their benefit. So he dressed himself in
fur oversoat, loaded up with toys,
went out on the roof and jumped into
the fue. When he was about halfway
down he stuck, and could goneither one
way nor the other. Then he began to
yell for help. Mrs. Turner's brother,
who lived in the house, thought it was
burglar, and he fired both the barrels
of his gun up the chimney at him. And
then Turner felt more dissatisfied than
at first. The neighbors thought from
the excitement that the chimney must
be on fire, and in ten minutes the fire
department was out, and sixteen half
inch streams were pouring down the
fue on Turner. Then he wanted to get
out worse than ever. At last, when the
truth was known, they tried to lift him
out with a rope, but without avail and
eventually they were compelled to un-
build half of the upper part of the
house to release him. 1t cost him one
hundred pounds for repairs and wear
and tear of body and mind. And now
he don't care whether Christmas ever
comes or not.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05
Increase of Domestic Manufactures,

Probably no increase in the develop
ment of national wealth has been shown
in the history of the world equal to that
presented by the United States during
the last decade. During that period,
the values of the annual products of
the country have risen from 81 1856, SOL, :
776, in 1860, to 81, 232, 1916, 442, in 1870,
or an increase of 1873 per cent. t.-nearly
double that of the former decade. If
we analyze this increase of wealth, we
find that the proportion of growth in
the great manufacturing States of New
York, Massachusetts,. Ohio, and Con-
necticut, is nearly the same, or about
103 per cent. In New York the increase
is more than double that of the former
decade, being 103 per cent, against 46
per cent. in that period, the growth of
manufacturing wealth being more than
seven times that of the white popula-
ton, which was 1901 per cent. Mas
sachusetts, again, shows an increase Of
wealth of 103 per cent, against rs per
cent. in the former decade, or nearly
six times that of the population, which
was 49, Is per cent. Ohio makes much
less gain over the former decade, being
103 against 95 per cent, or about eight
times that of the population. In Con-
necticut the increase is 100 against rs
per cent, or about six times that of the
population. Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Rhode Island, and Maine offer q
greater increase of manufacturing
wealth than the former States. The in
crease in Pennsylvania is 140 against 80
per cent, or about seven times that of
the growth of population; in New Jer-
sey 100 against 95 percent, or not quite
four times its growth of population in
Rhode Island 100 against 80 per cent,
or not quite eight times it's increase
of population; in Maine ITO against 60
per cent.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05

New Jersey has 130 iron mines.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1873-04-05

At a cavalry drill near Fort Scott,
Kan, the horse of Private McGee be-
came eunmanageable, and dashed furious
ly against the steed of Sergeant Maher,
both riders receiving in juries which
proved mortal within few hours.