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Year: 1869

The trial of Minnie Gaines (colored) for
the murder of James O. Ingle (white),
watchman in the Interior Department, in
March last, terminated on the Goth. Ac-
cording to her own story, she had been on
terms of improper intimacy with the de-
ceased, With the prospect of becoming
mother She had threatened to kill Ingle
and the lady whom he had invited to go
to the Inauguration reception. Mimic was
subsequently interrogated by him, when
she repeated the threat, whereupon he
drew pistol and placed it to her head,
but could not discharge it. The
accused had asked him for money in view
ofthe anticipated offspring, when he repul-
sed her. A short time after this scene, she
took advantage of his lying on lounge at
the boarding house in which she was a SER
want, and killed him with an ak or hatchet.
The counsel for the defence setup plea
of insanity, and numerous witnesses were
examined on this point. The father of the
prisoner showed that from the time OF her
great-grand-parents to the present period
Insanity had been the ruling afHiction of
the family. The verdict was not guilty.
Six of the jurors We're white, and the other
SIX colored. This is the first murder trial
IN the District of Columbia in which the
latter race served as jurors.


\ MIIWATTEEF {TES1T &c LuI15ioe,
Year: 1869

A couple of lads in Portage City climbed
q tree outside the tent to get Il ''dead
head" view Of Forepaugh's circus. What
came of it, the Register tells as follows:


Gas soon as the elephant was through
with, Ill the ring, the managers brought
him out and hitched him to the identical
tree, from the limbs of which the lads were
viewing the circus. To "a boy up in a
tree" this thing looked q little out of
order, but they kept as quiet as death fear
ing that they would either lose the closing
views of the performance, or be the sub
jects Of the displeasure of the circus man,
if he should discover them ''dead head
ing" it to his show. In due time
the performance closed, the crowd dis
persed, and, horror upon horrors, the
keeper of the animals now added
to tho perils of their situation
by hitching two smaller elephants and o
camel to the Same tree. Our lads now dis
covered that thoy were in for q night of it,
as all hands had left, excepting only them
selves and the animals on guard below. All
hope OF escape was now cut off About
this time Romeo concluded to investigate
matters above him, and with his trunk COM
menced trimming out the smaller branches
Our boys commenced climbing also, until
they had got above his reach; and now the
camel took up the investigation, and poking
his ugly mug up among the limbs, he drove
the boys to the very upperraost branches of
the tree, where they were discovered, at
day break, by their anxious parents, who
had been searching for them in vain all
night, teetering and tossed about like black
birds on the top of a rice-stalk in windy
day. The boys saw more OF these animals
than all the rest of the boys in town, and
'for nothin,'" too; and if they don't re-
member the time for the balance of their
natural days when they ''sat up" with
Romeo, then we miss our guess. The
phrase, ''seeing the elephant, was to them
practical application, which they will al
ways remember"
Year: 1869

HE CHENEY TRIAL. Contrary to pre-
vious reports and antetipationg, It is now
intimated, on good authority, that Rev. Mr.
Cheney will appear before the ecclesiastical
tribunal instituted by the Bishop to try
him. It is said that he has engaged able
counsel, and will contest the authority of
the tribunal upon unconstitutional grounds
He insistssthat every man of the eight
named to him from which to select five as
SCISSORS had formed an opinion upon his
case, and that opinion was in favor of his
conviction. Under these circumstances it
is impossible for him to have an impartial
trial, and he must therefore, fall back upon
his constitutional rights and resist the
right of the court to pass judgement on his
ense.
Year: 1869

as that given in the World ever en-
tered the head of . ringle individual
until it sprung full fiedged from tbs
brain Of that Jupiter of Democracy,
the Idaho World. and that from no
other than Democratic source could
such viIlainous idea have emanat-
ed. We presume VIC do not arrogste
to ourselves too much when we as
sumo to speak for the Republican
party on this question and give fair
warning that the Republicans OF
Idaho understand the law OF Con
gress OF March. 1868, to fix the day
for general election in Idaho on
the first Monday in June, and from
the results Of the election on that
dsy there will be no dodging on


ikeir part. The law is too plain to


admit of doubt As to is meaning.


and Republicans will obey il though


Democracy should fix another day
Year: 1869

TIE JUNE ELEcTIoS.-During oar
absence last week the Idaho World
was received but has since been mis-
layed, SO that we are unable to refer
INFINITELY to its extraordinary article
bearing upon the June election. The
World Infers from an article IN The
WAVE of the week previous that a
trap is about to be sprung on the
Democracy of the Territory, and
two elections held, one in Juno and
one in August. so that should . ms
iority of Republicans be elected At
either = bench of Radical Judges
can decide that one to be the legal
election day. and thus secure BY
fraud the election of Republican
officers.


Let us assure the World that so
far az We are in the confidence oil
Republican politicians in the Terri
tory, and we know of no reason why
they should conceal their plans from
ma. no such snti-Republican thought
Year: 1869

no fees or costs shall be paid "un-
less the same shall be collected from
the defendant" the statement OF.
" Parscelsus . that at an execution
sale ofproperty delinquent for taxes
there being no bidder the plaintiff
is compelled to be the purchaser,
and of course the plaintiff has to
pay the COSTS is certainly not true.


Paracelsus is again mistaken in
the law. The plaintiff in no suit
brought for taxes, or for anything
else, is compelled to bid in the prop
erty, and the plaintiff who would
buy in worthless property for the
sake of paying big bill Of costs,
must be an idiot or lunatic unfit
to be permitted to run at large.


The County Commissioner are the
agents of the taxpayers OF the
county and have sworn to obey the
law and faithfully to perform thu
duties of their Offices, and eveE
if there was no law to the contrsr,
they should not permit the tax-pay
ers to be wronged by mulcting th'
county in big bill of costs in thu
purchase of worthless property.


JUSTICE.
Year: 1869

THE Avalanche of two issues back
contained a philosophical article on
the Democratic Yoke, which, for
want of room, we were unable to
answer in our last. That paper, in
answer to our structures on the law
for the collection Of delinquent taxes,
owns up that Democratic Legisla-
ture did lay upon the necks of the
people heavy yoke, but insists that
they were homes. in il, and for thai
reason it should be borne without
murmuring, or in effect that they
were an honest set of fools who de-
serve pity rather than censure. Then
almost in the same sentence, as If to
shake ones confidence in the ability
of the Avalanche to judge intelli-
gently of the matter, the startling
proposition is enunciated OF contin-
uing the same stupid asses in posi-
tion on the ground that they, haying
made the yoke and placed it on the
peoples necks, must know best how
to get it off.


This assumption, coming from an
expounder of the pure and simple


principles of Democracy SO close on


the heels of plea of Ignorance in


palliation of an offence the repesi-


ton of which is sought to be avoid


ed in future is defensible upon no


other ground than that Of Demo-


cratic philosophy.
Year: 1869

number OF the Avalanche, contains
the very extraordinary assertion that
section 9 Of the law relating to the
creation powers and duties of the
Board Of County Commissioners,
and which forbids the Commission
ers to buy any property, real or
personal, unless the same is . abso-
lutely necessary for the use OF the
county" &C., 81 has no reference
whatever to the tax law The as
ssrtion is very bold one and the
writer evinced excellent judgment
in discretely declining to give any
reason for it. In fact it is very
sensible thing to decline to give any
reason when no good reason can be
given. The assertion of "Paracel-
sus " cannot be true. The law
means what it says and what it says



| is so plain and clear that there is no
nossible chance of misunderstand-
| ing it.


| Even if we should admit for the
purpose of the argument that the
statement of q Paracelsus In ref
erence to the Commissioner law is
true. his case would not be benefit
ted by it, for section 43 Of the reye-
nue. law itself provides THAT no
fees or costs shall be paid to any
officer or district attorney unless the
same shall be collected from the de-
fendant."


Will .sParacelsus have the hard
ihood to contend in the face OF the
provisions Of the law above quoted
that the county has right to BID IN
at execution sale the worthless prop
erty of delinquent taxpayers Tor
the amount of the judgments and
thus compel the county to pay the
fees of all officers incurred IN tne
collection of the delinquent tax
The abslrdity of the proposition Is
80 clear that it needs no argument
: to expose it. 1t is at best but
bunglins attempt to collect illega
fees from the county, which the Law


says the county shall not pay. l


NAV be said that it is wrong to re


o,ire officers to perform services
: without compensation. Even if thl


be true it is clear that the revenue
n law does no. contemplate that suit
: shall be brought when it is apparen


that the property will not pay th'


costs. Section "A provides " Tha
r on the first Monday in July of eacl


vsar the district attorney shall al


tend at the office of the county aud
itor with the delinquent list or lists,
l. &c aud ;. shall At the same tim


deliver to the auditor written state


ment of all delinquent taxes upo
said delinquent list or lists remain


ing uncollected Or for which suit ha


not been brought, with bis reason


in detail for not being able to Co


lect tho same or for not bringlp


suit
: 1t is clear from the above provn


ion Of the revenue act that the couI


ty officers are not required to brln


suit or incur any costs in the matte
# of delinquent taxes when the di
: trict attorney can give any goo


reason "for not being able to co


,eet the same" and certainly tt
. hest reason that could be give


would be that the property was nj
." of sufficient value to defray II
I costs of suit.


II But even if there was noprovisit
, in the revenue law requiring "th
Year: 1869

Our local money market is now in a normal
state of ease which leaves little room for COM
ment until some disturbing element shall rufiie
the present smooth current of monetary affairs.
The floating capital on the market, notwithstand-
ing the large amounts recently in
vested in real estate, especially in
the South, and thus permanently with
drawn from the loan market is considerably
in excess of all demands, and most of the banks
and individual lenders have balances, towards
closing hours, for which it is difficult to find
temporary employment even at nominal 3 per
cent. rate. This is, of course, no gauge to the
tone of the market though there are marked In
dications of another decline in the rates of all
classes of loans, unless some new revenue move
ment, or the Government sales of gold, or some
other cause should disturb its present condition.


Call loans are easy at 596 per cent. on Gov
ernments and at Cor per cent on miscellaneous
securities. The rates of discount both at the
banks and on the street are comparatively easy,
as prime business paper is scarce and in demand
at 7@9 per cent. 8


Government bonds are very strong, but the
market is dull. Gold is firm at an advance on
yesterdays closing price. Premium at 12 M. 1884,


There was less firmness in the Stock market
and Less activity. State loans were neglected.
Year: 1869

think that stale tobacco effiuvium is
n healthy agent to be carried into
the lungs of IA delicate infant. Child
ren of smoking fathers often have
their brains and nervous systems
entirely impregnated with the poison
of nicotine in the helpless age of in
fancy. A couple came to a country
place entirely for the health of their
only boy, feeble infant. The child
was pale and sickly, constipated in
bowels, and threw up his milk con-
stantly, The parents had but one
room, in it they lived with him, and
which was every evening blue with
tobacco >m lye. Every evening that
helpless little Creature took into his
lungs as much tobacco as if lie had
smoked cigarette. Still more than
thiS-the mother who was nursing
that infant did What was equivalent
to smoking one cigar every evening,
she breathed her husbands smoke.
Now, if your baby smokes cigars
you will find, by and by, when he
comes to need brains, that his
brain power will not be found. He
will be starty, titful, morbid. full of
nervous kinks and cranks, one of the
most wretched human beings who
live a life like that described by
Hawthorne in his story of g Feather
top" only capable of existence ant
efficiency while he is smoking. bu
sinking into dimness and stupidit,
when he stops


Such are some of the chances O
poor babies! God help the poor lit
tie things! They never asked to b.
born ; and their parents, if they vii
bring them into exist ence, owe then
every attention to make that exist
ence a blessing.
Year: 1869

that the " Yankees wouldn't know
the difference" and they didn't.
Doubtless, those who heard her were
Just as well satisfied with her lectures
as if she had been the identical wo-
man who betrayed the famous raider.


By this nice little speculation she
made enough to educate her two lit
tie fatherless children, and then mar
ried clever New Yorker. Is not
truth stranger thanfictionf Cor. Gin.
Commercial.
Year: 1869

Brother, weep not Tor thy companion
Weep not Brother, those bitter tears


Though cherries be thy home
Tho light that shone so bright for thee,


Now glistens across tho throne. 10
Weep not for the departed one,


Though her form lies cntombed in the sand,
Like the sivery mist on the heiotrope


Blooms another flower in that beautiful band
Weep not for the bride of thy youth,


For hard is thy yoke to bear
Cherish the thought, though dark be thy path,
0fone day meeting her there
Weep not, for arrayed in spotless robe,
Her spirit is waiting for thee
While her voice reechoes in accents Of love,
My dear ones prepare and follow me
Weep not when you dwell on the spring time
The sunshine that summer imparts
For bore with sweet flowers on Angels wings
Passed the bridal rose of thy heart
Weep not, for our days are gliding by,
We are swiftly drifting ashore
Our call to Gods bar may be next
Though she has passed before.
WestiSalisbury, Vt.
Year: 1869

EccENTRIcITY OF GENIus.-There is
scarcely case on record where there
existed greater antagonism between
an author and his pen than in the case
of Sir William Hamilton. In reading
his pure aud limpid language, it is
hard to realize that he was not a
ready writer. But while he occupied
the chair of logic and metaphysics in
the University of Edinburgh, and ev.
cry day delivering from it those lee.
lures on metaphysical science which
have made him famous throughout
the world, he could never take his pen
at any time and write certain re-
quired amount. Indeed, he always
took mp his pen with extreme reuc-
tanee Owing to this aversion to com.
position, he was often compelled to sit
up all night in order to prepare the
lecture which was to be the wonder
and admiration Of every person who
heard it the next day. This lecture
he wrote roughly and rapidly, and it
was copied and corrected by his wife
in the next room. Sometimes it was
not finished by nine o'clock in the
morning, and the weary wife had fall
len asleep, only TO be wakeful and
ready, however, when he appeared
with fresh copy
Year: 1869

The New York Sun tells a sad and


romantic incident Of the career Of the


benefactor whose death two hemis.
pheres are mourning:


A number Of years ago, when Mr..


Peabody was Just entering upon his
career Of success as business man, in


Baltimore, he met by chance, in the
street, poor girl who was but a
child, but whose pleasing face and
gentle manner attracted his notice.
Questioning her as to her parentage
and surroundings, he found her in
every way worthy his regard, and a
fit subject for his benefaction. He at
once adopted her as his ward, and
gave her an education. As she ad.
vanced in age, her charms of person
as well as the brightness of her intel.
lect won the affection OF her benefac.
tor. Through this relationship, he
had ample opportunity of watching
her progress, and day by day her hold
upon his affections grew stronger. At
length, as the ward bloomed into
womanhood, though much her senior
in years, Mr. Peabody offered her his
hand and fortune. Gratefully appre-
ciating his generosity, and acllnowl-
edging her at tachment for him as
almost father, she with great feeling
confessed that honor compelled her to
decline the acceptance Of this his
greatest act Of generosity, informing
her suitor that her affections had been
given to another, clerk in the employ
of her benefactor.


Though sadly disappointed and
grievously shocked, the philantbropist
sent for his clerk, and learning from
him that the engagement had been of
long duration, Mr. Peabody at once
his successful rival in bust
ness, and soon after gave bis benedc.
ton upon the marriage Of his ward.
This, it is said, was the first blow his
heart received, and it is possible that
from this episode came the inspiration
that made the future of Mr. Peabody
80 universally distinguished, and has
his name famous as the
friend of his race.
Year: 1869

SuNsHINE,-Wcadvise everybody to
live on the sunny side Of their houses.
The room in which the family spends
most Of its time should be on the side
on which the sun can find its way into
it. Let the paiior, !. il DO scion
used, be on the shady side. We OBJ.
serve that there is not a cotlagcr so
ignorant that will not set her plants,
If she has taste enough to grow them,
in the east window in the morning,
and at noon carry them to q south
window, and 10 the afternoon put them
in n west window But perhaps she
is careful to keep her children in the
shade, and her precious self, so far as
possible, out Of the rays of the sun.
The plants, in obedience to natural
law, are kept in the shade, suffer in
consequence.


Light is beginning TO be considered
a great curative agent, and we appre-
hcnd that the time is not far distant
when there will be sun baths. CORR.
dors with glass roofs will be so adjust
cd that persons can properly remove
their clothing and take "a bath in the
sun for an hour or two, much to the
improvement Of their health.
Year: 1869

A short timc ago, a close-fsted
farmer on tho Sandy river, in Maine,
died, after devising 81 to his only son.
The old gentleman was duly buried
in the venerable churchyard, which
suffered terrible washing away by
the late food, and a short time ago
bis body was found opposite the sous
place, having been brought down
The river a long distance. When the
tender-hearted son was informed Of
the fact. he made the touching re-
mark Probably conc back after that
dollarw
Year: 1869

A clergyman addressed his female
auditory as follows "Be not proud
that our blessed Lord paid your sex
the distinguished honor of appearing
first TO a female after the resurrection,
for it was only done that the glad
tidings might be spread the sooner."
Year: 1869

An trishman, with a heavy bundle
on his shoulder, riding on the front Of
a horse car, was asked why he did not
set bis bundle on the platform. He
replied "Be jabers, the horses have
enough to drag me. III carry the
bundle"
Year: 1869

Last evening ladies' fair, instituted for the
purpose OF augmentng the funds course of collect ion
for the purchase of land and the erecting thereon
OF Uniyersalist Mission Church and school


was opened IN the Everett Rooms corner OF
Thirty'fourthst. and sixth-ave, under promising
auspices Ine necessity for more commodious
building than that now used for the mission has long
been felt aud in order that this need shall be suppied


subscription list has recently been set on foot and MANY
liberal contributions have been made The room which
decorated with the national flag and other orna-
ments, was after the opening OF the doors com
petey filled with VISITORS and the whole entertainment
was characterized by tho spirit and vvaeity which per.
Yaded the scene thIoughout The articles on exhibition
Year: 1869




The vinegar should now be in the best
possible condition-everythlng neat,
clean and in order. 1t is often asked,
how long shall we cultivate the soil in
the vineyard 7 THIS will much depend
on the age of the vines and the eharac-
ter of the soil and season.


In the vineyard, the first year we
doubt if it is possible to stir the soil
to frequently or too long in the season,
provided the vines have been kept in a
continuously growing condition. We
have had vines kept constantly growing
and constantly cultivated till frost ter.
minated the action of the leaves, and
had we'll ripened wood, sound, well de-
veloped buds, that made gorgeous
growth that season, and one equally
good the next. .


As to whether it is better to keep the
vines tied up to the stake the first year
or not is, perhaps, more a matter of
convenience and opinion than one of
fact. In order to keep the ground in a
state of perfect cultivation, we prefer
having them tied up. The moving of
the shoots out of the way of the hoe,
and the sprinklipg of the soil over the
leaves in wet weather, impairs the tunc-
tions of the leaf surface and retards the
perfect development of the vine. Ly
ing loose, may make short joints and
compact wood; but order, cleanliness
and convenience, are best maintained by
tying up.


As to summer layers, where it is at
all admissible, it can yet be done, bnt
must be done at once; and the charac-
ter of the plants will depend very much
on the question of late or early frosts.


In the bearing vineyard but little
stirring of the soil would now be need
ed. Have the soil in good order, and
after the beginning of August but little
more is needed, and that merely keep
ing down the weeds. This can be done
by merely scraping the surface or
frequent cutting off with the scythe.


This season there will be but little
danger of starting the eyes on the next
seasons bearing canes by long eontin'
ued cultivation; but, where long con-
tinued dry spell had repressed the wood
growth, and particularly where aggra-
waited by cutting off the ends of the
shoots at tho top of the trellls-the
most disastrous results have followed to
the next years crop, by the "breaklng"
Of the buds on the cane. Steady, uni
form, regular, culture and growth, pro-
duces the best results. Impetuous, fit
ful culture, is, in many cases, more det-
rimental 70 vineyard than neglect.
To do every thing in the right time is
half the work accomplished.-Rnrdl
WOrld.
Year: 1869

Ii is stated In the Washington hep"O'
lican that the heash of GEORGE PEA
BODY, Esq, who is now stopping at the
White Sulphur Springs, is no better
He is more feeble than when he arrived
at the springs, and now can scarcely
write his own name. Those who are
most intimate with him state that he is
failing very fast.
Year: 1869

without any special complaint, except grad.
ual declination of bodily strength and nervous
erergy, will find in the TONIC a FOUNTAIN
OF VITALITY ANDEVIG0R AS RE
POOL IN HE DESERr TO THE SAND
SCORCHED AND AINTING TRAVELLER