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Year: 1869

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From the Times, l9th.l


During the trial of the Macarty case


the United States Court is crowded with


nearly the whole adult free coored popu.


lation of the city. Among these is large


number of grey haired veterans, who


rarely venture out of sight of their au-


tique habitations in the lower part of the


city, and who were never within the


walls of an opera house or thester in


their lives, and never manifested any am


bition or desire to form one of the audi


ences of these places of entertainment.


But now they are intensely aroused


and interested in the issue of suit


brought by fashionable and aspiring


quadroon against our principal opera


house, for excluding him from the par
quette OF the establishment, which is al
loted exclusively to white persons, an
other part of the house being assigned
exclusively to persons of color This is
regarded as a great wrong and outrage to
the whole free colored race of New Or
leans, and hence their absence from
their various honest and respectable avo-
cations, to loaf around the court
house, crowd its lobbies, and obstruct
people who have serious matters in court
to attend to-as if their lives, their hap
piness, their fortunes, and their sacred
honor depended on forcing the fashy and
elegant Macsrty into the society of white
gentlemen, who decline the honor of his
association, and claim the right of select.
ing the company which shall be admitted
into the institution built, paid and main
tanned with their own money. We regard
this as one of those excesses and inso-
lences which have been instigated by the
white demagogues who live and thrive by
stirring up broils and enmities between
our white and colored population. Hay.
ing no taste for or interest in the opera,
these gracious agitators think it a fine
thing, a glorious achievement, to inter-
fere with the rights and pleasures of that
class of our citizens who attend and sup
port the opera and desire to preserve It |
as place of entertainment fit for their
families to attend, and free from the
tumult aud disturbances which will be the |
inevitable consequences of such attempts
as those of Maearty to force his way into
the parquette among white gentlemen.
These people are not content to give the
colored race all equal political, legal and
civil rights with the whites nay, to give
hem much larger rights and freedom
than are enjoyed by the great majority of
he white population, but they must put
il into their heads, and provoke and incite
hem to foolish suits, which can only
result in stirring up and keeping alive
lostilities between two classes, who, left
% themselves, would live together in
amicable and pleasant relations.


Thus these pestilent and unprincipled
lgitators manage to foster and excite
luarrels and conflicts between the white
Ind colored populations, and thereby
,reate materials which they cook up into
.eports and evidence to be presented TO
examining committees of Congress, in
Year: 1869

che principal portion Of tire ohjec.
tions to them are not 10 the Acts,
or the spirit and intentions Of the
Acts, but TO the source whence
they come. It was frequently re-
marked by intelligent gentlemen
in the State, during the sittiEg OF
the Constitutional Convention,
that If the Constitution was as
pure and rs perfect in every re-
spect as they could desire il to he,
that they would vote aga INST it,
considering the source, whence it
came (; and very many intelligent
men did 80 without knowing or
reading q word Of it's contents.--
This spirit is too often manifested
by intelligent men, in speaking oi
the different Acts Of the present
Legislatur.'. 1t is generally ad.
milted that prejudice combined
with intelligence is more danger.
Gus to the public welfare than
when associated with ignorance
the truth of which has been veri.
fed in the sad experience of the
people Of this State. But it is
gratifying to know that intelligent
men are beginning to realize the
true condition. If the laws, snd
all other acts Of public interest,
could be judged, unbiased by pref.
udice and party passions, with
common sense and justice from
one standpoint, soon we wouId be
united as people for the general
good of all, and thus secure tho
prosperity of the State.


j B. IT.
Year: 1869

The New York Tribune SAYS: :
=" Our Government must be rcpub-
lican or despotic, and that a rule
based on the prescription of a full
third Of the adult males-this third
comprising two thirds of the prop
erty, with very large share Of the
natural ability, experience and in.
telligence, which are presumed 10
fit men Tor a responsible participa-
tion in politics--is questionably
republican. 1t may do-nay, it
muslin the immediate presence
of a formidable rebellion it can
not be maintained indefinitely af-
ter that rebellion has thrown down
its arms. Our Southern Republi-
cans are quite fresir telling us what
they must have, and how impossible
it is they should live under rebel
rule we tell them; iii turn, that it is
Impossible that we should perpetu-
ate a rule over the South, in which
the people of the South, or any
considerable share of them, are de-
MED a voice. If we should at
tempt TO do it, we should simply
sacrifice our ascendancy in the
North, and they can judge where
this would leave the Republicans
Of the South. We can do and dare
much here for equal human rights.
We are shorn Sampson when
ever we shall undertake to argue
and insis. that part, Of tBe South.
ern people ought 10 be dfsfranchis-
ed and powerless evermore. We
know that We can maintain no
such position. and We are nowise
inclined to attempt it,"
Year: 1869

DEMONSTRATION u person who has just
returned from short tour around the country,
we learn that Eegetation in the Walla Walla
Valley is far iu advance Of that in the Umatila
Valley. The trees upon the Upper UmHtilla are
Just fairly leaving out, while trees Of the same
kind in this Valley are clothed in a perfect suit
Of green The distance between the two valleys
is not very great. What should cause the differ
euce is a question for the curious.
Year: 1869

Ar HoMs.-The delegates to the Vancouver
Democratic Convention have all returned home
safe and sound, aud none the worse for their
trip They report the democracy in other sec.
tons of the Territory as jubilant and confident
Of success at the June election.
Year: 1869

The ELECTION To .MoRRow.-We have heen
requested TO state that the primary meeting Tor
the election of Delegates to the county demos
cratic convention, will organize at the Court
House at 10 o'clock A. N. After the orgauiza>
uOn and the appointment Of Judges aud clerks
ofthe election, the meeting will adjourn to some
suitable place for voting and open polls, which
will be kept open until some time 10 the after
lOOn. The object of meeting thus early in the
day is to try and get through with the business
so that all may have an opportunity to attend
At the public speaking in the afternoon.


We suggest that, in order to expedite oasi.
ness, the same rules be adopted that governed
Tie last primary meeting.
Year: 1869

OF which the bishop thought he should be
informed = less it might be to biz prejudice. -
Sending a trusty servant with him when he
resumed his journey, he bade him az the
rrisht moment, give his friendly warning.
1t was this " lie had found nothing that
was not highly commendable and agreeable
except an ugly motion Of the mouth and lips
when eating, accompanied with a noise
very dlsagreeable to hear The
count, ignor mt Of his bad habit. blush
cd' but ike brave man, replied Tell the
bishop that If all the gifts which uen make
to one another were like his. men would be
much richer than they are. For his great
courtesy and liberality to me, return him
Infinite thanks, and assure him that will
hereafter diligently guard against my evil
habit. God 20 with you"
Year: 1869

utmost achievement 10 MAINTAIN the present
equipment. In the shafts and in the mclin
ed planes, engines give way under their unusu-
al loads and the 100 constant strain and
interruptions in these ways are 50 frequent
that, although there has been quite gener-
al effort to press production to the utmost,
the actual PERCENTAGE Ofincrease OF the week
ly consignments is but small.


But all this. it must be confessed does
less to intensity hc depressing sense of waste
in the business than the present idle condi-
ton Of the extensive works upon the Lacka-
wanna. Here is an amount Of capital and of
labor made, for the time, absolutely unpro-
ductive and useless, winch Is sufficient u
mine and deliver in New York fifteen thou
sand tons of coal every day. small pro-
portion Of this labor is employed, indeed, at
a distance from home but it is adding
scarcely anything TO the production there,
So that il Is really wasted and the capital
invested In real estate, mines, machinery,
railroads rolling stock. canals boats, docks
and wards, is not merely idle, but IN many
parts actually going to decay for want Of use
or maintained only at cost which is sheer
loss. NOT does this now occur for the first
time. The employment OF labor and the
productive use Of capital have been for many
years peculiarly uncertain ami Irregular IN
the business. The uncertainty, the cnor-
nous waste caused by the Irrg.glarity, have
90 find compensation somewhere. . and lt
comes in the form OF higher price for coal.
Thus the people everywhere are taxed by the
disorderci relations here between the eng 10y
ers and the employed.
Year: 1869

The following interesting letter from
correspondent Of the y. y. EreHing Post
written some time since, gives much valuable
information on a subject which is now
attracting degree of painful attention in
consequence Of the recent catastrophe at the
Av,,Tslo ming
Year: 1869

HYMEN IN MlDDLETOwN.-Mid had
a splendid excitement last week two fashion
ionable weddings in one day. One took place
at St. AIMS church, which was all frilled and
testooned for the OCCASION and three ministers
attended the ceremonies, which, of course,
were witnessed by housefull of spectators
The Transcript says: "On the right of the
altar, in the front pew, were seated the father
and grand d-father, and the mother and grand
mother of the groom On the left, the mother,
the younger sister, and friends of the bride.
The acme of the pleasurabe excitement was
reached as the bridal party entered preceded
by five groOmsmen and five bridesmaids, ele-
gantly and tastefully dressed, the ladies in
white with long trails, the groom leading the
wife Of brother Of the bride, and the bride
leaning upon the arm of her married brother
who gave her away. A white silk ottoman was
provided for the bride to kneel upon at the
altar. 1t must have been gorgeous sight.
To cap the clymax, both parties took the same
train for Phila.. in the afternoon, and an old
shoe was hung in the bridal Car as a tailSmar
of good lick.
Year: 1869

THANKsGIvING.-El Elsewhere we publish the
proclamation of the President appointing the
18th of November as the day for national
thanksgiving. 1t has been customary to de-
signate the last Thursday in the month, not
only by the President but by the Governors Of
the respective States, and some of the latter
think that the appointment is too early; but
as there is no good reason for following fhe
customs, it is presumed that the latter will
adopt the day selected by the former. 1t is
hoped Governor Salisbury will nominate that
day
Year: 1869

Of labor is honoraple; that another s not. WHAT a
Young lady Can do with her needle she spqrps to su


persede ~ work In the kitchen. SO clerk Will toll
and enervate his system, when, by labor IN shop


he could lead an easy and pleasant life. "Act welf
your part there all the honor esn In all labor there
should be a good disposition, contentment aud
satisfaction. happy nature dignifes work. The
same principles employed In working for
Christ should extend TO oil human tolls.
There should be patience, forbearance and
good nature The spirit OF whilling sing
ing and merrymaking should prevail. 1ding
should be avoided. You steal your employers time.
and feeling should exist that there is the antagon


ism between capital and labor 1t Is the work OF the
ignoramus or demagogue to incucate Each builds
up the other and both contain the vital principles
necessary to healthy advancement. In labor the
employed should make himself indispensable and he
should aspire to higher place. You reach loftier
station only when you nave more than fed the one
you occupy. The employer also has duties towards
his help. lie should pay them good wages, ade-
quately remunerate them for their service, and re.
member the text, Honor all men," IL is mean ana
dis honest not TO pay for ability SKILL integrity and
worth at their value. People should not expect
good labor for poor wages. There was much PM
losophy what the colored servant said to his mas


ter---.You mustn't expect 10 have the angel Gabriel
on five dollars MONTH" U4aughter.) Prompt pay
ment Of the employed Is necessary, and kindness
and charitable actions should be the or conduct
towards our servants. Religion should be taught
and all the sef-sacrlhcng attributes OF Christ embo
died In looking for their welfare.
Year: 1869

CLOSE OF NAvIGATIoN.-Thc barge Susquehanna
In tow OF the propeller IIasorouck was the last boat
to leave this city in the season OF navigation lust
closed. departing on Friday night for New YORK.
The river at this point is full OF heavv floating ice
and the ferryboat plying between Newburg and
Fishkiil makes her trips with diflculty.
Year: 1869

THE WEATHER We have had what
may b. properly called cold summer
Many predicted that the corn crop and
nther- would not have IN to ripen. But
the corn has ripene1. ard up to this time
h. have had no frost t, 10 any damage to
our gardens. On Monday night we had
q slight frost tho first of the season
Year: 1869

another line, via B1nalo and the extension Of the
Erie and Niagara Railway OF Canada, TO Detroit.
Toledo. svmpathizing with the movements In Michi-
gan Southern, was quite strong ON Saturday Ohio
and Mississippi was very strong ct the close,
In consequence OF heavy purchases made BY
the Eric clique and touched ST. The North
western stocks were variable but on the
whole firm, In consequence OF the disappearance OF
the prospect OF passing the bill in the Illinois Legis-
lature reducing railway fares In that state. Rock
Island sold up TO 1927. New York Central was firm,
rising from 163x to l65 1861. Harlem improved in
consequence OF report that the company are about


to dispose OF their real estate, comprising the block
onCentre street, used as o freight depot the depot
at Twenty sixth street and possibly the one at Forty
second street. with view TO the removal OF the
whole road 10 the north side OF the Harlem river,
which, wit, the opening OF He'll Gate, will be the
most eligible location for depot. 1t Is to be re-
gretted that the government has made its purchase
OF site for the new Post Office. The old Harlem
depot In Centre street would be admirably adapted
to the purpose. Tie st. Paul stocks In the general
buoyancy were better. Pacific Mall recovered from
Its depression and sold up to 100


The following comparison OF prices Of stocks on
the I'd OF January with those OF yesterday-an IN
terval OF three weeks-shows the buoyancy which
has prevailed In the market since the removal OF
the stringency in money attending the preparation
Of the banks for the quarterly statement
Year: 1869

The week was o very dull one In government
bonds and prices fuctuated within very narrow
lmits There Is "deadlockp between the bulls ANA
bears. The former have put the market up and
with the easy feeling in money able to sustain H.
The Inter have sold too little to make It worth while
70 attack the other SIDE They will not buy at the
present figures, although great many bears In other
securities turned bulls this week, and the bulls VIII
hot sell. The demand for the nve-twcntles is
fncd to private investors and small capitalists The
banks are buying moderately to increase their SUD-
ply, which the "a inst, according to the quarterly
bank statement had been reduced to the small
amount OF ten Millions There IS q better inquiry
Tor the registered tenorties and the coupon bonus
arc going to Washington In considerable quantities
eor exchange The comparison Of prices at the close
On each Saturday OF the two weeks just expired as
ifollowa.--
Year: 1869




heavy shipments Of specie, which for the week
sum was the result OF the delayed shipment Of the
exchange. The highest point touched was 1861. The
ssbull' efforts to raise tho premium are Of the
most determined character, and portion Of the
markets OF Wall street. A few weeks since there
was very general impression that gold must go
down, and II was sold 'short" to large extent In
consequence. The covering by this interest also
tends to create demand for gold. The 'bulls
are making use Of the largo increase in imports
for the expired portion OF the present year to
help innate the price. while 1t Is asserted that the
cotton crop Of 1852 win not be large originally
anticipated, and that greater portion Of it VIII
be used for our mills Again. the planters in th
South are beginning to demand gold in paymcnt ior
their cotton, and great deal Of foreign exchange
is frmer and keeps up the gold premium. 1t is ad.
Fanced on account Of scarcity Of com nercial and
cotton bills. The planters and the dealers In South
ern cities are holding on to what left Of the last
crop with the expectation OF getting higher prices
gnis expectation was induced by the cotton gam
blers IN New YORK. who have temporarily put the
price up as speculation against the heavy 'short''
interest In the lie. The New York market is much
Is very evident when the fall comes It win be with
rush, and holders VIII fail to realize even the fair
prices ruling few weeks ago. The Southern press
foresee this result and warning the planters not
to keep their cotton.


Cash gold was in abundant supply, and loans were
made rs low 3s per cent for carrying The range
n nrtoaa 1ur thu for
Year: 1869

FOUND DEAD.-On Sunday morning last some
young men hunting quail and rabbits in the
vicinity Of the old line k!ns back of Mrs. Mac
pherson's place, three miles west of this city,
found the dead body of a woman, partly covered
with snow and almost entirely bsreft of clothing


On reporting tie fact in town, Coroner Dyer re-
paired to the spot and had the body brought to
this city where, after lying a day for inentif-
cation, coroner's jury summoned, and the
case investigated. The facts elicted were sub
stially these. That the name of the woman was
Catherine Fisher; that she had for the last four
or five years been inmate of our county poor
house; that Though ordinarily sane, and always
harmless, she had occasional insane spells, dur
ing which her propensity was to hide away or
escape; that she had formerly escaped from the
county house on two or three such occasions, but
had always been recovered that she got away
sgsia on Tuesday OF last week; that no special
effort had been made to fnd her before Saturday,
and that then one of the hired men on the ia I'm
had been sent to Ottawa to make inquiry. The
woman is said to be about 80 years of sge-Ger-
man-and to have husband living in Peru
Year: 1869

We have just had the pleasure Of looking over
the proof sheet Of Thompson Bros new map of
La Salls county, and take this opportunity to
express our satisfaction with the work, and to
tell our friends throughout the county that tie
map is all that was p1omised-and good deal
more. Mr.. Thompson is now in the county oh.
tanning the new lines of railroads.&c. 90 upon
the map. We have time only to speak of the
main points of interest in this work, at present
In looking over the map, we see the boundary of
every farm in the county, with the owners
name upon it. and the location of his house
The timber be readily designated from the
prairie land. All wagon roads are plainly mark
ed springs, creeks, and the larger streams are
not omitted 1t is map which no citizen Of
La Sale county would be ashamed to see hung
up in. New York or Chicago The Messrs
Thompson deserve the good will Of every one
interested in truthful represen tation of the
county. AS soon as the proof can be corrected,
the coloring and mounting done, the map will
be delivered to the patrons in the county, who
we have no doubt will be we'll satisfied with the
work
Year: 1869

SOMETHING PRETrY.-The New Dollar Store,
place in this city, and for the last three or four
days dozen active clerks could not answer the
demands for these superb fancy goods, of which
their assortment is so extensive and varied. 1t
is not worth while to enumcrate the thousand
pretty notions which are nicely displayed at
this store, since they comprise every thing one
could desire in the way of fancy goods. Our
advice is to go and examine them yourself, aud
buy, as you will most certainly, if cheppnes. and


5ce!lencc of the goods would be any inducement,
Year: 1869

AS our citizens are doubtless we'll aware, the
Illinois State Teachers Association meets in this
city next Tuesday, the session opening at 10
o'clock in the morning Of that day. The last
meeting OF the association was held at Peoria,
when about 800 teachers were present. There
will certainly be no less in attendance at the
meeting in this city.


Our people understand, of course, that it will
DO necessary to find entertainment for consider
ably more than half of these teachers at private
houses. All the hotel in the city, it is as
certained by an actual canvass, is equal to the
accommodation Of less than 200 Say 100 more
stop with relatives and friends; what i. to be
done with tho remaining 500P There is no way
but for our citizens to open their houses. There
are 1900 hsussholders or organized" families IN
this city. If one in three, therefore, can be
found willing to entertain a single teacher for
three days the matter is get along with. But
unhappily there is not in Ottawa one such fami.
ly in three, nor enc in ten, hardly in twenty.
During the past week committees have traversed
every ward in the city, and found places for but
15O. Are tho other 800 or 400 to be left out in
the cold? The State Teachers Association has
heretofore met at smaller towns than Ottawa
two years ago at Mendoza, we bslsve-and never
had any difficulty on the score of entertainment
Shall Ottawa be the first city in the state to dis.
grace herself by a want of hospitality? To-day
and on Monday, We understand, another canvass
is to be made, and we really hope people will
look upon this matter As a thing not to be trifsd
with. We infer, when the former canyass was
made, our people were not aware of the urgency
OF the case, and only consulted their own pleas.
ure and convenience. We hope, after they un-
derstand the true nature of the case, they will
see that some sacrifice is necessary. We had
Father eat corn bread and sleep on straw month
than to have Ottawa put to the disgrace Of having
these teachers abruptly adjourn their session to
some other place because there WAS not hospital.
ity enough in Ottawa to entertain them for three
days.
Year: 1869

SELLING Low--Child & Hro are closing out
their splendid stock of boots and shoes. at very
low figures, as they desire to begin anew Janu-
ary 1st, 1870. They are offering the very best
quality of goods at marvelously low rates, and
now or never is the time to buy. Remember
also that they give back change in specie.
Year: 1869

The Clothing Bazaar have disposed of II great
many good. since they advertised reduction in
their prices which they promise to do for few
weeks longer to enable them to reduce their heavy
stock and make rosncy for new spring goods,
which will be received by the lst of March.