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Year: 1869

MRs. DR.. MARY WALKER will soon be on
the war path. She says she is the only one
of her sex who has fought square stard up
fight for the radical party, and they have
never accorded her any recognition whatever.
She says she has in her possession quantity
of private and personal information which
will be found racy reading, even in this warm
weather, and she proposes to make Rome
howlp The Administration had better
stand from under
Year: 1869

A humorous fellow being subpeuaed as a
witness on trial for an assault, one of the
counsel, who had been notorious for brow
beating witnesses, asked him what distance
he was from the parties when the assault
happened. He answered, Just four feet five
inches and q half How came you to be so
very exact, fellow said the council. BE
cause xpected some fool or other would ask
me, said he, so 1 measured it.
Year: 1869

a recent medical writer of high authority
says: alt is certain that in our times
among our brain.workers, there are nine hun
dred and ninety nine who do notsleep enough
to one who sleeps too much.
Year: 1869

THE landlady Of hotel said to bOarder,
'Lookee here, want you to pay your bill,
and you must 1 have asked you often
enough for it, and tell you now that you
don't leave the house until you have paid
it, Good r said the lodgsr, 1'll stay with
you as long as live.'
Year: 1869

SIR: Your letter of the 18th reached me
this morning, and avail myself of the earli-
est opportunity to inform you that 1 cannot
possibly accept the present which you have
thought proper to offer me. l am unwilling
to express to you the disagreeable feeling
which your letter has excited, as I am con-
vinced that an officer who has served with so
much credit as you have obtained, could not
be actuated by an improper motive. A little
consideration, however, would, 1 am sure,
show you the impropriety Of offering pres.
ent to an officer to whom you are a total
stranger, and with whom, from being in the
same department, you would probably be
hereafter in the habit of communicating.


1 have, 60, WELLINGTON
Year: 1869

For Diseases OF the Throat and Lungs,


such as Coughs, Colds, WhoopIng


Cough, Bronchitis, Asthma,


and Consumption.


Probably never before in the whole history of
medicine, has anything won SO widely and so deeply
upon the confidence of mankind, as this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through long
series of years. and among most of the races of
ton, as it has become better known. Its uniform
character and power to cure the various affections
of the lungs and throat have made it known re-
liable protector against them. While adapted to
milder forms of disease and to young children it is
at the same time the most eectual remedy that can
be given for incipient consumption, and the dam
gcrous affections of the throat and lungs. As pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group, it should
be kept hand in every family, and indeed as ali
are sometimes subject to colds and coughs, ali
should be provided with this antidote for them.


Although settled Consumption is thought in
curable still great numbers of cases where the dis
ease seemed settled, have been completely cured,
! and the patient restored to sound health by the
Cherry PectOr0J. So complete is its mastery
over the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, that
the most obstinate Of them yield to it. When moth
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
toTaE they subside and disappear.


Singers and Public Speakers find great pro-
lection from it.


asthma is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.


Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pect0raL in small and frequent doses.
So generally are its virtues known that we need
not publish the certificates of them here or do more
than assure the public that its qualities fully
maintained.
Year: 1869

| DIsGRACING PATRIoTlsM-Thc New
York HeroN is disgusted with the late
proceedings at Arlington, which placed
guard over the graves of dead Confcd-
crates, to prevent a flower or tear be
ing dropped upon their tombs. The Her
aid says:


"That officer Of marines who so out
ragcd all the deccncies of humanity at
Arlington perhaps thought he was in
some way commenting himself for great
zeal to the powers that be and either he
has q most unjustifablc opinion Of those
powers, or it is bad omen for the coun-
try if they are to be pleased in that way.
Does this functionary reflect the views
that prevailed near headquarters 4? Is it
possible that we cannot see how to be
patriots without being brutes? Is it pos
siblc that our respect for a great cause
requires Us to exercise q mean sUporvis-
ion over the actions and thoughts Of
those whose sorrows differ from ours in
their direction Is this horrible tyranny
of q majority to go into the sacred do
main of the grave, too, and shall no one
be gricyed over, or mourned with senti-
mental usage ifhe happened to be wrong ?
Shame on the zeal that pursues a quarrel
beyond the grave. In the United States
Of America freedom has been much
crampcd for some time, but we have al
ways desired to believe that it was only
necessarily SO, Permit US men in author
ity to believe that there is still freedom
for woman to go TO the grave of her
son or her lover and cast upon it a token
of remembrance. If there is not, what
better are you than the brutal despoils
that made Austria a byword among ma
tons Z" ......
Year: 1869

LS- The Little Rock Mails on the
North side Of the river, will under the
new contract run three times week from
Van Buren to Norristown, then by boats
to the Rock. We fear that this will prove
poor mail accommodations to our peo
pie. However we win not condemn un'
til we see its thorough workings. The
new contractors, 50 far on this route No


1854 have failed to come to time. We


believe the "one. horse mail contractor
has the contract
Year: 1869

F- The Fort Smith Herald, prints in
full the Fourth of July address OF Gen,
JonN EDWARDS, delivered on the 9th in
that city, which evidently does not set so
well on the stomach Of the New Era man.
a hasty perusal did not show anything
in it, that q reasonable man need to OBJ
ipct TO
Year: 1869

fy Passengers by the Gibson bring
encouraging news of the prospect Of the
Railroad to Little Rock being pushed
right through; fifteen months only is de-
sired to put it in running order between
this place and the Rock.
Year: 1869

Es- More steam engines, mills, ma
chinery and labor saving implements
have been landed At our wharf for the
back country this season than at any
former time. This is gratifying as show
ing the improvement and advancement
Of the country.
Year: 1869

Miss Isadola Pike, youngest daughter
Of Gen. Albert Pike, was found dead in
her bed this morning. She had retired
last night after returning from visit to
some friends, complaining Of nervous
headache, and from the fact that an emp
t. labelled chloroform bottle was found
beside her pillow, and her handkerchief
had been saturated with it, 1t is pre-
sumed that she was inhaling it as relief
from pain aud fell asleep, and in this
State overturned the bottle upon her pill
low On her failing to appear Mt the
breakfast table some of the family sought
her room and found her cold in death,
Her demise has cast a gloom over large
arch of friends.
Year: 1869

To the Editor OF The Tribune.


SIR Your brief but significant allusion to
the progress indicated by the admission Of ladies to the
banquet board and the Punishment Of whisky thererom
has called down many feminine blessings upon your ven
erabe head We are 9raed at the opportunity afforded
by this dinner for the ladies to know who are their
friends who properly appreciate woman appreciate her
I'm that renned elevated enlarged liberal that
discrlminstes in her favor against the whisky jug
There are some men, we are aware, VINO
would cheerfully buy O ticket for themselves, but
are too penurous and selfish to incur such expendi
for their wives, sisters or daughters Ot course
there will not be many OF that type OF small creatures
present is whispered that almost every subscriber
will escort lady TO the table Tho ladies VIII not only
have occasion feel that they In the presence OF
gentlemen Of that polite term. but IN q
broad and liberal OF It too Gentlemen too noble
to be selfish gallant to be nggardy, too temperate
indulge mprudeny in the ardent and willing to well
come woman's presence however peremptorily II may
Danish cigars whisky, rude manners and sentiments.


NsB York, Jan. 10, 1859. CoRhELIA
Year: 1869

SIR: AS | was crossing the North River
yesterday evening Of the HOboken ferryboats.
examined the lanterns in the cabins Of the erryboa!
more closely than before and surprised TO
how these lanterns neglected and also that no acct
dent had vet happened They suspended by six small
brass chains three long at the bottom and three
short at the top the three lower chains generally hold
observed yesterday that two OF the upper were
broken and tho lantern only held by one small brass
chain: should this alsO break which Is possible
the whole weight OF the lantern pulls t TO one sde the
lantern would Immediately turn upsidedown. and as 1t
would still be held by the lower chains there would Datu
rally be- an explosion greatly endangerng the lives Of
the passengers and perhaps set fire to the boat merely
dent scarcely ever happens OF the Brooklyn Ter
ries owing TO care on the part Of the Company.


Nelc- York, Jan. TO- 1868 PASSENGER.
Year: 1869

TO the Editor OF This Tribune.


SIR: There is place in this vicinity called
Slaughter Neck aud tho negroes who are quite
Gus the District to work lately and built school,
house the education OF their children They had Just
completed IT, furnished rt with desks and other accom-
mo dations and were making themselves happy with tho
thought OF opening the school This didn't suit tho
White Democrats. who had grown up without school
and co. Last Thursday night they set re TO the build
Ing and burned Il 10 tho ground Tue negroes say that
Year: 1869

I6- The organs of the bondholdors
are very assiduous just now in trying
to demonstrate that greenbOcks are un-
constitutional-merely the growth Ola
war necessity also, that nothing is or
can be money but gold and silver. TWAS
oil well enough to teach otherwise
when legal tenders, worth but sixty
cents on the gold dollar, were received
by the Government in exchange for its
bonds at par, but it is now claimed the
Government agreed to pay one hun
dred gold dollars for one hundred le-
gal tender dollars. The argument, in
either case, was, and is, for the bond


holders against the people. Its much
like the case Of the white man and the
Indian who hunted in partnership -
When it came to divide the spoils


turkey" wasn't said once to the In


diau If the people are satisfied with
Year: 1869

A Tugbont Blown Up at the Atlantic Dock


Miraculous Escape Of the Crew.


The boiler on board Of the tugboat J. G. Neane,
lying outside Of the north pier OF the Atlantic Dock
basin. exploded shortly before twelve O'Clock on
Friday night, The report Of the explosion was heard
long distance from the dock, and from the damage
done 1t must have burst with terrific force.
The boat was nearly torn to pieces; the
and the storehousss or Baker a Montague were also
considerably damaged. There were three men on
the boat at the time, and their escape from death
seems almost miracle. The engineer was the only
one injured, and he was badly scaded about the
hands. Tue damage TO the boat Is estimated at
$4,000. The hour m,l was damaged to the amount
Year: 1869

A kind physician, living near Boston,
wishing to smooth the last hours of poor
woman whom he was attending, asked her
if there was anything that he could do for
her before she died. The poor soul, looking
up, replied: "Doctor, l have always
thought that would like to have glass
butter dish before l died r'
Year: 1869

"A boy was recently excused from school
to attend funeral, but truant officer
found him soon after, witnessing game
of base ball, and asked him why he did not
Z to the funeral With the greatest cool
ness the youngster replied: Il went down
to the house to attend it, but the man isn't
dead Yeti
Year: 1869

All about the new Meat Market on Mar
ket street. You will get meats put up the
neatest' possible manner as men Of exper-
icnce. and skill are running the machine.
Call and see them one and all, ano give
them share Of your patronage S4m6-9
Year: 1869

The Pail Mall Gdsette says: The possible
cesson of Gibraltar to Spain alluded 10 by Mr. Gold
win Smith in his address at ithaca on the 9th OF May
Is any such plan seriously in contemplation We own
that at the time the question mOoted OF Offering the
Spanish throne the Duke OF Edinburgh we had mis-
giving the subject remembering that our gratitude tor
same prince led part with the Ionan siands and
thinking hardly impossible that we might pe neneea
idea" should take warning by the consequences
OF our surrender Of this stronghold. We gave away
good depot and eoang station and the key the Ad
attic which enabled TO oyerawe the factious poPuia-
tious Of the Turkish coast.
Year: 1869

ANOTHER CARD FROM PROF. GOODWIN SMITH.
To the Editor or The Tribune


SIR: am ashamed to trouble you twice on
the same subject but from my repudiaOn Of one phrase
in the report Of my speech Toronto some Of your CO.
temporares seem to infer that admit the authenticity
Of the rest OF the report The fact however, s that the
supposed report was merely summary and devhted
widely as such summaries apt 70 do not only from
the language from the substance aud tone OF tue
speech An authentic report Of the speech given ia
The Cornell Era. GoLDwS SMITH.


Lhaed, 4, Y1 June &, IsgA ... ,li a
Year: 1869

parties, though differing, used the name Partida
Liberal" One Of these desires that Porto Rico shall have
an the liberties which enjoyed in the mother country
The third party should properly have the OF Party
Catalan" 1t is the sort Of friend to the country
that rat to cheese Here the result Of the cleo
Year: 1869

DISPATCHES received at the Navy Depart
ment this morning from Rear Admiral Rowan
commanding the Aslatic Squadron, announces
that the Idaho was caught in typhoon and dis
masted, and that she will be laid up at Yoke.
hama as secreship. The health of the squad
ron was COED.
Year: 1869

The BANIsHNENT OF HEBREWS IN RUSSIA.
The President yesterday afternoon laid the ap-
peal of the delegation of Israelites who waited


on him, as stated in THE STAR,of last evening,
before the Cabinet, and 1t was agreed that the
Czar OF Russia be interceded with on behalf of
these banshed people. By direction of the Pre-


sident the Secretary OF State will transmit a
copy of the appeal to the Russian Minister and
one to Minister Curtin, at st. Petersburg. The
appeal will be accompanied by letter suggested
by the President, asking that the appeal will be
favorably considered by the Russian Emperor.
Year: 1869

O1 CLINTON PLACE, NEAR FIFTH AVENUE
y Three elegantly furnished Rooms suite, with bath
Also double and single Room, for gentleman and
wife single gentlemen. House and table first class. Refer
Year: 1869

FIGHT AT THE DEPoF.-We learn
that there was brisk little fsticuff at
the depot last evening. Two dray-
men got into a difficulty relative to
the right to the doorway. 1t was a
battle between the Irish and the
Dutch, in which the Dutehman came
off victorious. Happily, however,
neither Of them was seriously injurods
Year: 1869

for but TO suppose large classes OF


races to be left thus without natural
| guardianshi.. would be an imputa-
| ton upon providence. The law OF


love would require US first to give all
persons their rights, and if after fair
trial they are unable to take care oi
themselves, then, to have guardians
| appointed by Lawful authority


And yet, my friends, the L2gieaa'
| who wrote that sentence in another
place says, That there is in the minds
Of a large portion Of the people OF
this country feeling of propriety
that would be offended by tie pro-
miscuous lningling OF women with
men in the conduct Of public affairs
cannot be questioned. 1t is the senti-
ment which makes woman strong
through her weakness. 1t should be
cherished rather than destroyed and
If as many think it would be destroy
Ell or weakened by extending the suit
irage to women, those who wish her
elevation Will hesitate long before tax
ing such step" What kind Of logic
is that-a logic that asserts the duties
Of immortal beings to secure th-ir
rights, to supply their wants, and to
perfect their powers, and then with
holds from one half of the human fam
| ily thr power to do SO. Why, because


there is in the minds OF 4 large class Of
| people a feeling Of propriety that could Be
obndsd. All methinks there was a


large class OF people whose feelings
Of rropriety were offended by the
anti-slavery agitation. Quite a large
class whose feelings Of propriety
would be offended by the passage OF a
Temperance law Quite large class
whose feeling OF propriety are offend
ed when our loyal sons Of America.
prefer to vote for Grant instead OF 2
Seymour, and also rapidly increas-
ING class whose feelings of propriety
ere offended by the logic Of DR.. Hop
kins.


Again, in regard to the power OF
the ballot, Henry Ward Bcecher says,
(and we proudly quote sach authority
Women ought to have the same right
Of suffrage that men have. The moasnt
that il is granted the rest vii! follow
The soul incarnates itself III public at
fairs BY the vote. In our Government
the vote IS he wheel and the rudder
controls the motion OF the ship. Put
that into womans hand and she need
petition no more for rights but assume
and er5rclse Mem.


If the logic used is not convincing
It is at least marty and 50 send it
forth, trusting that from this little
though, seed will spring harvest OF
truth and discussion. Discussion, be
cause you know and remember that,
"lIealthy agitation precedas all trae re
form. LINE NJ. HoySr0N.
Year: 1869

drew my attention to the rapid approach
of our dread enemy. This time he
seemed determined not to be balked, but
came straight on for us. Again l threw
myself on my back, and kicked and
splashed with all my strength, which had
again the effect of alarming him, for he
went right under us, and again disap-
peared. Uttering short but fervent
ejaculation of thsnklulness, again
turned my attention to the boats, and be-
held with feelings no pen can express,
that at last we had been made out, and
that one of the cutters was fast pulling
towards US. But even as she came
our peril increased, for the shark
was Joined by another, and both kept
cruising, but few yards off, in a circle
round us. My strength was rapidly leav-
ing me, and / knew did / once cease
splashing, all would be over with us. My
companion was perfectly powerless.
Still continued to kick and splash
still the voracious monsters continued
their circular track, sometimes diving
and going under us, to reappear on the
other side; but the cutter was fast coming
up, and the men, suspecting what was
the matter, gave way with all their hearts
and souls.


As she neared US, the bowmen laid
their oars in, and began to beat the water
with their boat hooks. This was the last
/ saw. Nature must have given out, for,
when l opened my eyes again, l was safe
in my hammock on board the brig. A
good nights rest restored me to myself |;
but though l have seen many shark
since, / can never look ON one without
feeling my flesh creep, as it were, on my
bones. tll4
Year: 1869

These men fought their fight and ended.
Their anger ceased with the echo of the
last guns fred in anger. From this
Grand Army Of the Republic now parad-
ing through political conventions in the
West, commanded by the captains Of the
caucus, the lobby, and the bar room, we
appeal to the Grand Army of the
Republic which carried our banners over
a hundred fields under the eye of Grant,
Sherman and Sheridan. We denounce
this new secret association as ont of sym
pathy with the true Republican party,
and as inimical to the Constitution and
the Union. 1t will be sad day for our
party when soldiers find no better work
than to prowl over the battlefields Of the
past and dig up the bodies of the slain.
The country wants peace and rest and
harmony and justice. These men want
distracted country that Offices may be
gained. They would make America a
Mexico peace would be sent to sleep
with Turks and inf8els, and instsead Of
Union, they would the wofulest division
make that ever fell upon this cursed
EARTH"
Year: 1869

FAsTIDIoUs.-Some people so particular
about their surroundings that there is no getting
along with them. In a country like this,
where every man cannot have house to himself,
it is necessary for people to haul in on the sharp
corners of their natural dispositions, and accom-
modate themselves to an association, sometimes


with those who are not exactly what they would
fancy. We heard man object to Peter loft 5
habit of carrying his change of socks, before and
after changing, in his pantaloons pocket to be
used occasionally as handkerchief. Another
man, up in this camp, had bed in the same
room with a man from Sonoma. The Sonoma
man had habit of softenng his socks in the
morning, before putting them on. He was in
the habit of going to bed early, so as to give his
socks a chance aud then, instead of taking them
in shape after drying, and wearing them rights
and lefts, like Christian, this man insisted on
softening his socks every morning. The way he
did it was by bammeriDg them on the bed post
till they began to crack, then rubbing them
briskly in his hands-washing, like Sir Jacob,
"with invisible soap in impreceptible water"
Our friend in the next bed is a late riser. He
would be sleeping his best about sock time, but
:he dust would wake him. The dust each time
filled the room worse than the food of light that
Ben Adhem saw. This thing was troublesome,
but rooms were scarce. Our friend could get a
good sleep in the morning only by getting up in
the night and sprfnklfng down Sonoma's socks
SO they wouldn't dry by daylight. But Sonoma,
concluding that the roof leaked, took to sleeping
with his socks under his head, and soon got the
room to himself White Pine NeGs.
Year: 1869

LYING SAx."-We know a man who can tell
good yarn. He goes by the name of sold Ly-
ing Sam Morrill," He says when he was q
young man he used to carry up on the buildings
TWO thousand shingles one thousand under
each arm. He got up once three stories high
""n two thousand under his arms, and the stag
ing oroke and let him down. As be was going
by the second staging be caught hold of board
WI, WIN ms teeth and hung there with his shingles
tili man went two miles and got ladder and
heiped him down. He says again, be and his
brother went to turkey-shooting. They could
not get rifle, SO they took an iron bar and
Dored II out and one would hold it while the
otner toucned 1t of, and they killed twenty tur-
keys in shooting nineteen times. The way thew
got the odd one was this: the last tins thsy
hred the ball hit bone in the turkey and
glanced OF to another stand and killed that one
He thought that was doing very well, consider.
ing they had to shoot hundred rods,