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, 1873-09-25

A brief year ago, Mr.. Honry Clews, the e1-
banker, addressed the first political meeting Of
the Presidential campaign In Now York City, alld
in tho course of hia speech depicted the dread
full financial condition Of tho country which must
ensue in caso Mr.. Grooley were elected preBi-
don't. As 1t happened, Con. Grant was elected
President, md Mr. Henry Clews is now flat on
his back in tho midst Of panic quite equal to tho
ono which ho had conjured up in tho emer-
gency Of Alr. Greeley's election. The logic Of
all this goes to show, even putting the matter
in its most favorable light how much Mr. Henry
Clews knew Of what he WAS talking about, and
how much nonsonso may be uttered by banker
politicians who hold the Government deposits
and dencatt upon tho unBound financial views Of
their political opponents Tho fact is, that Jay
Cooke and Henry Clows lavo been long known
to almost everybody except Boutwell,, Richard
aon, and Grant as pair Of financial shystera.
They have derived their chief consequence aud
power for mischief from their Government coll
ncction. Nme-tontlls OF all tho pooplo who have
intrustol money to them layo douo 80 because
the Government did.
, 1873-09-25

Tho San Francisco ANa California announces
an interesting ovont, in tho arrival OF tho first
piece Of baggage IN that city from Halifax. N. 8.
Tho pacLage Was aent On tho completion OF tho
Provincial 1ntercolonial Railway, from Halifax,
at q. H., Aug. IA, arriving at Omaha Aug. 10 at
10 a. H., whore, for some unknown reason, 1t
was detained until tho 18th of September, arriv-
ing In Sun Francisco on tho 18th. But for tho
detention In Omaha, tho baggage would havo
gono through in eight days. Tho baggage
was checked No. 4,l9e, tho number OF
milos from Halfax to San Francisco.
It passed over eleven roads, and through tho fol-
lowing citioa, at each Of which tho ttme Of mr.
rival Was marked on the baggage. Halifax, ST.
John, Bangor. Portland, Boston, New York,
Chicago, Council bluffe, omaha, 0gdon, and snn
Francisco.
, 1873-09-25
BORDER OUTRAGES.

Mexican Robbers 1kcfnltntu On C.rI-
xvns OF tho Eexaln EtNrtter for tho
Mckenzie Raid -- l.iHt OF Murders
nnN lEOubcrics OF Recent Occur.
romeo.
BnowHRyILLE, sopt. 2t-A scriea Of roAbortcs and
grand murders have recently been committed on
United aatcB citizens reHil!ng all travelling on tho
Mexican border Of tue State which seem 10 indicate
that the batltti HolaGt Americans tho Victims
either d retaliation for Gen. scKonz1e's raIl into
thu Kickapoo cam1, n Mos1co berausa thu authoyt.
ties arc 10 unfrlond!y to tho Americans TINT s.ch
crinos can bo rerpesrated without fo.r Of punish
nont. Within short time, Mr.. Montgomery waa At
tackled. robbed, and left for t,"ad III li!s house
III Monterey. Josc Naveze beaton In ha atore tu
oamargo au latt tor dead, his assailants being da
family robbed 0n the highway near 9an Herman.
do Men, women, and children hive beon tied and
left to Btarye In unfreqnento spot. Mr. Icnter,
aon aud companions wcrs Rubbed, aiu! ono ot thou
killnd. Two Americans attaekcd aud ono wound.
ed Oh tho roas near Mara escaping only afsor dcs.
rerate nght, in which OF toir assatuus waa nor.
fully wounded. Ds. IIaggarty WAS killed in hts house
At Agus0agues. and the premises robbed. Tho ler-
petratora Of they0 crles arrested mud their gull
clearly eatabshed except In tho Per.,io naAs yo noa
Of them punished, tho a,ltlorltuH being either
in!ierent or powsrlrsa. Tho facts ave lern proven
hefora the United States OollBllla and Hent Ii Wash-
ington, In tho hOpe that resirosa will 10 demanded
, 1873-09-25

Among the latoas returns from the panic are
thoae which come from Little Rock, Ark, which
city, not to bo behind the times. has got up
panic OF Its own Which has no connection with
Northern Pacific, Cooke. olcwB, United States
bonds, or oven grocnbaoks. AZ near az wo can
got ut the facts. Little Rock has boon issuing
shinplAsters of Homo sort Oh ita own account
which tho merchants and bankers nov rofuso to
take. InaHmuch as city governments hayo no
authority to Issue shinplasters and mako them
logal tondor, tho bankH aud merchants hayo
done worry sensible thing in refusing to tako
thom. Nevertheless, having panio Of ita own,
Little Rock Ia undoubtedly happy.
, 1873-09-25

which alono can advance tho national prosperity.
--Ne.o York journal Of Commerce.
II IL colossal OWL TINT atroot Of reckloss
gamblors, in tho commercial metropolis. can
anxioty.-S. Joseph {ifo.) Gazette.
III closing tho Stock Exchange saved 20 much
diaaslor OH Tint day Of exotenont, why would
not itB permanent cloto bo a blessing to tho
country t--Adrinn (4NicI.) Press.
Tho cloaing Of this Institution and TINT kin
drod organization, tue Gotd-1soonl, havo worlcd
Ho we'll for two tinya tint wo take tho opportll-
nifty to auggcst that It would DO woll II thoy
wore permanently cosed.-Dctroit Tribune.
Ii IL not to bo lonied that m Inflated cur
roncy Ina stimulated speculation, and that tho
oxtont to wll!cl, tho speculative spirit las boon
oarricd Inns procipitated this corvulslon. We
Aavo alwaya insiRtcd that the natural influence
of deprreciatod currency would be to produce
Wo do hopo that tic poril Of to-day will Horvo
aB warning that tho Fundamental principles Of
finance aud economic Bclonco cannot forever bo
violated with impunity that ah irrodoomable
mn unlimited extension Of orodit ia tho certain
~ Times.
TO this aourso Ia plethora Of irredoomablo
paper money! wo may trace tho excessive epocu-
tension which Las shIpwroclod 40 many Of tho
lending housos which have gone down in tho
present storm. To tho eauo oa,1Bo wo nav
aHcrbo most Of tho breaches Of truat and d.
is,eatIons Of nlarmtngly frequent occurrence
cd corporations, aud that general laxity Of
management and want OF responsible super
vision over their affairs which have added
anothor as. eomont to tho gonoral fooling OF dis
be ehooked3 AuHuredly not BY addiug to its
se.-Baltin,ore Sun. ~ ~''
What tho nation neoda is q steady coutsac.
non OF tho currency till pnper dollar will buy
business III made moro or leBB precarloug. Tie
prudent will suffer a littlo, tho reokess viii
autfor groat deal But tho last thing to do for
general relief would bo to violate tho laws and
got roady new and worso crisis by adding to
the cauHos which have caused tho preaent one
Rockford (lu.) Gazette.
, 1873-09-25
Gb& GbmstDp G2ibu1re.
rhursday Morning. September as, 1873.

Crop reports for September, received by the
Department of Agriculture, present complete
\ manifest improvement In tho yield Of NIinne-
lota, Wisconsin, Missouri, Ohio, Kansas, Penn
sylvania, and Now Joraoy; In Illinois, Iowa, and
Michigan thero is littlo difference from tho
crop OF 1872, whilo California and Indiana hayo
been loss favored than last year. The Com
missioner Of Agriculture bolioyes that the do
crease of yield, in nearly overy instance, can DO
traced to tho want OF Intelligent cultivation.
, 1873-09-25


The Chicago produce markota were again very
wcalt yesterday but grain was active, princi-
paliy In the settlement Of outstanding contracts.
Provisions were nomiually unchanged at $3.50
@l5.00 per brl for mesa pork, 90 per III for lard,
7YG@711o for shoulders, 81d@95So for short
ribs. $40 for short clear, and 0@11o
for swoot picked hams. Highwinos were
inactive and nominal at 01@02o per gallon.
Lako froighta wore dull, aud 60 lower, ut So for
corn to Dulfalo, Flour WIS active and custer.
Wheat Was active ana G>1@8}lo lower, closing
ut 00c cash, and ii 90 seller October. Corn was
active, aud So lower, closing ut 8io cash, aad
8G91o Holler October. OatH wero active, and 20
lower, at 25o casl, and 27o seller October. 1tyo
was dull, and 20 lower, ut o0@G019o. Barley was
active, and 7@10o lower, closing at Sl.05 for No.
2, and 86@8Oo for No. 3. THO cattle market waH
dull and weak, shippers boing unable to pur-
,lase, owing to the condition of the money
market. Balos at s2,25@95.o0 for common Chero-
keo cows to extra choice ateors. Tho hog-mar-
kot WAS also dull and easy, at 9425@4.0o for
common heayy to choice light grades.
, 1873-09-25

A southorn gentleman. who Was at lreonyille,
Tenu short time Biuoe, tells tho following:
countryulan oamo into town last wook with q
bundle Ut jeans, to have. a suit OF clothes made
Tor hia negro. IIo Baw Antly johnson standing
on tic oornor, aud said ~ Well, Andy, YOU
used to be tho best tailor In tleHe parts, and
wish you'd cut out this suit Of ulothoa for ny buy
Jim here" "All right,"' says Andy, aud they
stopped Int shopF peer by, aud in tlye minutes
round tho urclo Ut 4 dirty negro, taking his latI-
tude, longitude ana bearings TOR auit Of
clothes.
, 1873-09-25

A curious story Of a dentists revenge comoB
from Paris. Nj. saudre wlito returning from
q visit to pasiont, hoard sounds OF distress,
and haateuod to Huccor porson who was lying
ou tAo silo of tho road. This individual epraug
up suddenly and rushed on IL. 8andre, who
knocked him down with Ills forcops aud tod
hia hands. Tho 1nalefaotor Hoon recovered mud
askotl to be roloassd. The dentist told him that
ho could only escape on condition TINT he should
sacrifice tooth. After some discussion it waB
agreed that tho tooth uAould be delivered to tho
foroopA, and tho dontist having seated his yio-
tho light of the moon,
, 1873-09-25
TERMS OF THE TRIBUNE.

TEnMa OF suBBcntrTI0H frAyAbLE IN ADVANCED.
DAILY, ty mnil...2 ln.til Sunday .....".....a2
Fr3+W Eshl, ...... D.&lu Wenkl} &.UD
Paris oi ycnr Mt tho tnsno ratc
III prevent clny nm nls'"scs. bc ansd ami Evo Post
Ctlico atlrce4 In tu including Statc mud t'anntt.
hr1nanrcs ,ay ho mutlp oisor by draft oxpruss, Post
Otru o.dcl, Or III rcEstprcd ioltoss, nt pur risk.
TENMa To CITY BuDHCttitEIta.
ln tul!yerrA, Suudny excepted. Ci eonts per wock.
daily, neiyoted hnnuny included, ~ cent. nor week.
Address THE TRIBUNE COMPANY,
turner Madison Aull Dnathor,.st1.. chicago, III.
, 1873-09-25
OCEAN STEAMSHIP NEWS.

LrvEnpoo1, Sept. M.-sesmahlps Victoria. Mosel,
ami Krou rriuz Frederick Wilhelm atriyol out.
Nkw Yonx, 6opt. notwithstanding Via d.
uRvre, from Dreas.
QuEENsTown, Sept. 24.-seAmahip Italy. from New
Iork, arrived.
NEW YoA2. Sept. observation-disclosures CalllfoN
MA and T1lnAosls. from GlAagow.
, 1873-09-25

The platform adopted yesterday, by tho Joint
convention Of tho Liberals, Democrats, md Ne-
formers OF Wisconsin was in the main, very
Independence OF old corrupt parties and Of tue
dictation OF professional politicians; roatlirmed
tue doctrine Of Thomas Jefferson. that 1t IL the
, 1873-09-25

ACADEMY or NtuS1U-Iratstcd street, hetwpen Mad.
iaon and hlonrne Engagement Of alfn d. ?. Bowoa.
- Any f1obshrt."
, 1873-09-25

NicV1CKE1s'S TftIsATR tr--h adtson stroot botveen
Doatborn and btntc. =" 1minontiou."
, 1873-09-25

QLODE TI1EATRE-Desp1aucs streot, t,ctwren Mad.
AsDn nnI Washington, "lfunphhnok Of Notro Un1nu.
, 1873-09-25

Our unRIceB AIe col1iiuoteu oH laao paHls, auu,
being false, tho reHult must hc false aud tlotri-
mental to general interests. (Kan.)
Standard ..
lilo morals OF tho people were contaminated
with this ins!dlouR disease. The best woro
Affected and tho best foil. And whon this ac-
cursed plague had spread wido and fat, poison-
ing tho very blood Of the people, It became
comparatively oaay matter for good men to
provo faithloss to thoir trlsta until defalcation
paculaton, and robbery among officials aud
guardians OF tho public moneys was common
everywhere, until now an official is looked upon
With suspicion, rathor with envy BY those who
desire his position, tint they too rnay have bot
tor facilities orstealing. - Grand Rapids {Afich.)
Democrat.
How speedily small p.,ncture In tho gas
bar OF paper credit exposes the weak spots Of
financial folly. How quickly long-c ,ncealed
entertainments and dofalcations crop out. Great
monoyod institutions, trusted implicitly by null
ttudeg. turn out, on inspection, to 'be nero
ompty egg-sholls, Tho seorot grabs OF Diroo-
tors-tho private 1oan8 to gamblers-and tho
shortages Of clorks and employees all come to
light tGoI,. And yet, amidst ali this oyorturn Of
rascallty and broken fait tero comes demand
for renewed conildouce.-S3 Pau. (Miun.)
Pioneer.
The financial events OF tho last few days
toacl sonle valuable Lessons. Ono ls TINT In tic
Smyrna times., 1873-10-29
WHOLE NO. 965
WackuD's Washing.

MI Wackup, married man of Bridgenork
4ulI WORK early the other afternoon, and wens
hoHe 10 TX up for the purpose of spending the
eVenihg-or rather halt the night-witb a
number OF his friends He found his w;fa lv-
ing upon the lounge enjoying sick hea6achs
puC ne couldn.t lind aclean shirt Mrs. Wack,
up SaId MS shirts were washed, but not ironed-
anu sue was too Ill to do it, and it was the Oirps
afternoon out. A shade of disanno;ntmart
clOuded his brow, and rushing into tbe I;toh
en- ne slammed the door with much earnest.
ness, and fortunately found an iron On the
range, nice and hot. Then he dived into the
pasKGt OF dampened clothes, and found one Of
us 9I shlrts at the bottom just as he exnected
cAe spreau the garment out on a table withouk
nrst removing the oicloth cover and bnrr;edI,
consulted his watch. Then he couldn't 6na
she lronholder, and substituted his pocket
q handkerchief and after burning four of his
nnngGrS 7 aud breaking one of the commandments
ne landed the hot iron on his shirt Uo
thought the garment had strange IooL hns
supposed 1t would assume its proper sham
when lroned, and he showed the iron nm and
uo"h ilKe Jack-plane. The labor seemed so
easy that he mentally said he had mind to
follow the business for living. Then he nm.
dertook to turn his shirt, and lust because ;t
adhered to the glazed table cover he gave Il a
violent JERK, adding at least six inches more to
c. no oPii' III tue OdcK. Ihen he noticed for the
urSt s tlfne that he had set the hot iron on the
tail OF the garment and scorched bols in i
as large, as his hand, and in his haste 70 re-.
move the smoothing machine he neglected "a
use the holder and dropped the hot fraud on
his his choice ce, toe and when Mrs Wackup, who
was startled 6y the intensity of his language.
entered the kitchen, holding her head with
both hands, she discovered her husband hon.
ping about the room on one foot and clasping
the other with both his hands. She placc5
,! her arms akimbo and Indignantly observed:
AN you ashamed of yourself, you old fooll
dancing the can-can around here, and your
poor wife nearly dead, too And her
eyes rested upon the wreck on the table"
and IT the old idiot hasn gone and ruined NV
best Waekup didn't tarry to hear his
lniurated better bali finish the sentence. The
next morning he told his friends that the rea.
son ne failed to keep his engagement, he was
Exchange.
Smyrna times., 1873-10-29

UTTERLY lMPOssIBLE.-Among the "utter
ly lmposslbles" the CHRONOLOGICAL Journal gives
the following That the old lady who beIives
in "signs and symptoms" always looks for
the new moon over her left shoulder, and never
makes pickles ON Friday, will not know
something to happen" within the year. par.
tlcularly if she has the bad luck to break the
looking glass. As the old Dutch farmer said
Things is always happening, most yearsT'
That the man who says PLENTY of time
there's no hurry" should not miss the boats,
lose the trains, aud get generally behindhand /
just notice whether people that have plenty
OF time" don't usually end with having no
time at ALL
That the woman who puts off her baking
until the washing is done, and the washing un
til the weather is little warmer, and sits down
to read dog scared novel in the mean time.
should have anything but, desolate home
That the man who carries his hands in his
trowsers-pockets should ever possess anything
else to carry in his pockets
That the young lady who sleeps in kid gloves
and powders her face " for the benefit OF her
complexion" should have more than her share
OF common sensel
That the man who wears an imitation dia-
mond ring will ever own a real one, for mock
jewelry indicates lack of brains, and it takes
certain amount of brains to make money
enough for real diamonds, or anything else
that is genuine. But it might be added as
general rule in this world-the more iewelry
the less brains.
Smyrna times., 1873-10-29
Hints Of Styles.

Although new and startling changes OF
modes have been hearded by merchants and
dressmakers tor months past, the "openings'
show few radical differences from last season.
garments. There are some changes but the
general effects are similar. The line is more
marked than heretofore between dresses inten.
ded only for house wear and those for the
street, and Tor evening dresses overskirts have
abdlcated in favor of elaborately ornamental
trains.
The most noticeable alteration is the plain-
ness and tastefulness of the walking suits. A
majority of them are made with the comforta-
Ole and convenient redingote, and skirt really
artistic by reason OF its appropriateness. The
others, as rule, are made with a single skirt
and jacket basque, which unites the desirable
qualities OF basque and polonaise, and has the
awkwardnesses of neither
The REIMBURSEMENT of overskirts, predicted
at regular intervals for the last two wears.
seems to be an accomplished fact They are
still made, OF course but the most elegant
dresses are without them. For home cos
tunes, overskirts are simulated bv trimmings
tor street, the jackets and polonaises take their
place; and for full and dinner toilette, no pre-.
tense of overskirt is made.
There Is severity in the style of the new
costumes, resttul and pleasing to the eyes wea.
rled with the involved and meaningless trim
mlngs of the past. Trimmings are bv no
means torsaken; but they are generally fat
and much simpler in design. Gimps and frin-
ges, ,woolen and linen laces are as frequently
employed as founces and puas, and appear by
comparison, the essence of simplicity. The
redlngote Is, IN measure, responsible for this
change, and its plainness demands painness in
the accompanying garments. Buttons are as
sumlng more modest proportions; and though
still striking the vision with painful effronterv.
they seem less of an excrescence than formerly
Skirts are as cant as ever in front and on the
sides the fullness being drawn as far back as
possible. The width of walking dresses is not
more than three yards and half or less than
three and quarter around the bottom.
The puff in the back of trained skirts was so
popular last winter that it is revived. 1t IS
pretty and graceful, and if it leads, as is to be
hoped, to speedy diminishing of, and final dis.
pensing with, the inelegant and unseemy bus
tie, 1T will be a blessing in pleasing disguise.
The trains of evening dresses are covered with
diaphonous pufhngs and garlanded with dainty
vines OF flowers and berries more frequently
than they are trimmed with stiff and heavv
hounces of the same; but, whatever the deco
ration, it is arranged with a carefully studied
irregularity, of which it is difficult to discover
the beginning or end.
The fashion OF ornamenting the fronts and
backs OF suits without regard to each other, or
to the rules of good taste, still exists; but is
likely to die soon of its own ugliness. Serb
ners for November
Smyrna times., 1873-10-29

The EFFECTS OF HAzING.-" Accidental
Death" is the verdict Of the jury in reference
to the cause of the sudden cutting off from the
living OF young Leggett, student ut the Cor
nell University the other day. 1t appears that
10 a process hazing process-preliminar to
Initiation into the Kappa Alpha Society, Leg
ssett was blindfOIded, when he and Lee and
Mason, who we're leading him, ell fell from the
chh So much for those brutal pastimes, in
hlerited and retained in our colleges from the
1t is to be hoped that the violent death of
young Leggett will lead to the initiation in our
colleges of new order of things in the place
of such senseless brutalities as those which
cost him his life.
Smyrna times., 1873-10-29

MARK TwAIN's LAST ADvENrURE.-I vot
into the cars, took seat in iuxta- position to a
female. The females face was a perfect in.
surance company for her. 1t insured hsr
against ever getting married to anybody except
blind man. Sheappeared as if she had been
through one famine and got about two. thirds
through another She was old enough to he
great grandmother to Mary that had a little
lamb. She was chewing prize popcorn. and
carried In her hand yellow rose, while a
band box and cotton umbrella nestled sweetlv
oy her side. couldn't guess whether she
was on a mission Of charity or going west to
start saw-mil l was full Of curiositv to
hear her speak, so | said: The exigencies of
the times require circumspection in person
Who IS travelling" Says she" What Y'-
Says |, The orb Of day shines resplendent in
the vault above" She switched around un-
easily like, then raised her umbrella and said.
" don't want any of your sass-git outP''
And | got out. '~''
Smyrna times., 1873-10-29

GUNs.-There are very few things in this life
so thoroughly enjoyable as guns. Quite ma.
turally the hrst thing that occurs TO the refec-
tive person who has just encountered a great
success, whether it be an election to the Board
OF Alderman or the disappearance of his moth
erin law, is to FIRE hundred guns. We fire
them, or have them fired, upon all occasions.
Especially do we fire them when we have car.
ried an election. The gentlemen to whom we
are indebted for the smooth running of our
political machinery, and who give all their
time and talents to the selection of our rulers
and ofhcials, have the weakness for guns de-
veloped to an unusual degree. Whenever thew
save the country, or stay the tide of corruption
or have great reaction or tidal wave or anv
such political phenomenon, they 90 at once for
O gun. Nothing in this world can convey an
adequate idea Of their Joy but brass cannon.
10 get blind drunk affords them some relief,
but that is not so pervasive On expression of
delight as to fire a hundred guns and scare as
many horses. That sort of thing is felt moro
widely than mere individual drunk, which
must OF necessity be limited in it's scope and
influence. For sincere joy there's nothing ike
guns, Over political victory there's no sub.
stltuts for guns. They not only soothe and
comfort the victorious. party, but they infurate
the defeated, which, after all, is the great end
Oh politics aud political contests
Smyrna times., 1873-10-29

AMERICAN SocIErY.-There is really grow.
ing 70 De something which may be strictly call.
ed Society in America. We are discoyerino
that Society does not mean collection of rich
people, whose possessions permit 10 them anv
sort OF extravaganza; but that il means all sorts
OF people; those who have much money, and
and those who are dull those whose mansions
hold hundreds. and those whose parlors are
crowded with fifty And the last is the most
important discovery. The left out feeling thai
many persons of moderate means have had is
passing away. They fnd they can take grace.
fnl part In social life without too great outlay
OF time and money and they embrace the Oh.
portunty With cord!ality: Society must al
ways DO so different Ia this country from what
It 10 anywhere else that no comparison il nos.
sible. But IL cannot fail to have a freedom
and variety very attractive -sScriJner's for
November. - Is".i = 4i.E -
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