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Year: 1869

p an. .ction of the National Debt-Nir' Bout.


Wells Policy.


We hear l;,,+le lately of what the Secretary
Of the Treasury !, doing in buying up with his
large surnlus f;,nd on rest-bearing securi-
ties and SO reducing the " uaen u 'uo na.a. Low 49,
debt: He may be quietly as "o.A' an ana ~ :.
may hear the result hereafter. W.
may be 50. He ought not to abandon -
policy he laid down and acted upon. On the
contrary, he could not do better than increase
the purchase and cancellation of the debt
bearing gold interest. He has an enormous
sum in the Treasury lying idle and unproduc-
tive. According to the official statement OF
the public debt published on the third OF this
month there was in the Treasury over hun
dred and five millions in coin and over twenty
reckoned in currency at the present price OF
gold we find there was about one hundred and
seventy millions of dollars. This would pur-
chase one hundred and forty-four millions, at
the present market quotations, of fve-twenties,
bearing six per cent interest in gold, which
would make saving in yearly interest OF
little less than nine millions in gold,
or twelve and half millions in currency.
This, too, would be perpetual saving, can
collation., in fact, Of 30 much Of the public
debt, and great relief to the burdens Of the
people. True, there is the interest on the July
coupons payable in three weeks, to be pro-
vided for, but this viii amount only to about
thirty millions. But ths income of the govern
ment is coming in all the time-is perpetual
stream into the Treasury-and the prospect Is
that by the first of July the amount on hand
will be much larger than on the first of June.
There is every reason why Mr.. Boutwell, should
increase his purchases Of the debt The reserve
of coin in the vaults of the Treasury has no
effect in bringing down the premium on gold,
and it is more likely the sale and diffusion Of
it among business men and the community at
large will have that effect. Certainly it would
in the end break down the gold gambling COM
binations here and elsewhere and make the
Secretary master of the financial situation.
There is no fear of the government needing
the reserve on hand, and the use of it in the
way we advise would tend to make Congress
and the departments less extravagant. Now
it is an immense corruption fund, into which
all want to thrust their hands. Let Mr.. Bout
we'll pay no attention to the gold and stock
spectators, who have already exhibited their
weakness, but act upon this broad policy
boldly and increasingly.
Year: 1869

Immigration on Both Sides Of the Continent.


The tide of immigration on our shores is
rapidly increasing. With the opening of
spring it has set in in a surprising manner.
During the month of May there arrived at this
port from Europe over fifty thousand; in the
preceding month of April there were over
twenty-seven thousand, and for the five months
upwards of one hundred and two thousand.
But the arrivals for the first seven days of the
present month are more astonishing still. In
that week there arrived ten thousand nine
hundred and seventy Eight. The greatest
number of these immigrants sailed from Liver
pool and are nearly all Irish-that is, out of
the hundred and two thousand since January
nearly fifty-four thousand were from Liverpool
and Ireland But the Germans, too, come in
great numbers, for during the same period
there arrived from the two ports Of Bremen
and Hamburg over thirty-two thousand. The
rest are from Glasgow, London, Copenhagen
and Antwerp. The increase Is large over the
immigration Of last year, and seems to have
set in with perfect food. On the other
side of the Continent every steamship
arriving at San Francisco from China and
japan brings load of Asiatics. We have no
doubt the time is near athand when the immi-
grafton of Chinese and Japanese, and Of Chinese
particularly, will equal or exceed that from
Europe. The completion of the Pacific Rail-
road and the constantly enlarging commerce
and intercourse%ith Asia will bring hundreds
of thousands of these industrious and cheap
laborers TO all the mining regions, and across
the mountains to the mighty and prolific
valley of the Mississippi. 1t has been said
that the Chinese are not desirable popula-
ton, and that they come here to make money
for the purpose of taking it back to China.
They are very Industrious, and have been
most useful in building the Pacific Railroad.


If even they return to China this country is
improved and benefited by their labor. But
we are convinced that few comparatively
would return if treated properly here. Thou
sands have settled permanently at Singapore,


the Sandwich Islands and other foreign ports,
and they would settle in America If not per-
secuted and placed under disabilities. With
such stream Of population coming in on each
side we can hardly imagine what will be the
future of this great country. Doubtless 1t will
have some influence upon our social and
political life, though we hope the original
stock-the pure Caucasian race-will continue
to control the destinies of the republic; but
whatever may be the effect in this respect the
wealth, population, commerce and power Of
the country will be vastly augmented.
Year: 1869

THE QUAKER CRY is seized again, not be-
cause it is still suspected that she is to go to
Cuba or to sail in the "Cuban Navy" against
Spanish commerce, but because possibly she
may be going to help along revolution some
where else. These neutrality laws are handy
things. If anything can ever commend to the
American people the looseness and INSULT
cheney of the English neutrality laws it will be
their experience of the results that flow from
the stringency Of our own.
Year: 1869

The Western papers are beginning to take
up the cudgels in behalf of Denmark
and Stewards agreement to purchase the
island of St. Thomas. The democratic
organ in Davenport Iowa, asks, ''Do the
United States have honor to maintain only
with great Powers?" and adds, "The pride
and honor of Russia could not have been
touched by the refusal to ratify the Alaska
treaty as those of Denmark by the contemptu-
Gus and total disregard of the St. Thomas
treaty. Russia offered; Denmark was en-
treated Russia took no vote Denmark was
relinquished by the islanders. If the treaty
is defective, if it ought to be rejected, the
Senate has still failed in its duty in not reject
ing it. As one who has been friendly to us
through years of alternate warfare and peace,
Denmark has claims which cannot be dis
regarded, and q speedy settlement of this
question should be demanded both to preserve
our self-respect at home and our national
honor abroad" The great West is rapidly
becoming largely represented in our legations
abroad and naturally has an interest in main
tanning our national honor in all cases. Hence
its solicitude in regard to this purchase of st.
Thomas. But since the purchase earthquakes
and tidal waves have destroyed many Of the
old landmarks, so that it will be necessary to
draw new deed in case the purchase should
be consummated AS the matter stands at
present the purchase might be compared to
that Of certain Western town lots, so far as the
property is concerned-very handsome on
paper, but invisible to the naked eye.
Year: 1869

TmNTY.-The strong allegations made
against Trinity on the motion for appointment
Of receiver are that she gives no account to
the public Of her revenues or the use she
makes of them that she leases her property
for grossly immoral purposes. and that she
has ceased TO be Protestant institution, the
preachers In her pulpit denouncng Protestant
ism as failure and no man, we believe, can
gansay these statements.
Year: 1869

ACTIVITY IN REAL ESTATE. The activity
which has been going on for the past two
months In real estate is undiminished. During
the present week some two thousand lots will be
sold at auction in the various little upspringing
villages in the neigbborhood Of New York,
which have been rendered easy of access by
the various railroad and steamboat lines that
radiate from the great metropolitan centre.
Year: 1869

PARDON. Two men convicted on whiskey
case in Johnson's time had friends enough to
get the retiring Presidents signature TO par
don, but the signature was given so late that
before the paper was acted upon Grant came iu
and stopped it. Judge Blatchford has now
decided that the paper issued never became an
effective pardon, because it was never served
upon the functionary who had the men In
custody.
Year: 1869

Our WIDE AWAKE MAYOR The railroad
shsrpers and harpies thought they we're play
ing fine dodge on the Mayor when they put
up dummy TO bid OF the Twenty y-third Street
Railroad franchise, In order TO prevent 1t
coming In competition with other companies.
But Mr.. Hall was too keen for them. He is
determined that all transactions with the city
government shall be done In good faith. No
lodging.
Year: 1869

CHECK TO THE FUTURE GROWTH OF
BRooKLYN.-While the taxes in New York
city are less than two per cent and in West
chester, Staten Island and New Jersey barely
one and half the rates this year in Brooklyn
are four per cent The fate of the City Of
Churches, upon which such high hopes were
fixed, is easily foreseen.
Year: 1869

the objections of the curriculum in colleges
generally, where the student is surfeited with
Latin and Greek. 1t Is 80 arranged as to
afford sufficient knowledge Of these languages
and give the mind that disciplinary practice
which is really the object of all early study.
Year: 1869

ANOTHER Soar MINE.-Mr. Benjamin
Harrison, who claims to be the discovcrcr
ofthe soap mine recently found some five
miles west ofSabastorol, has made another
discovery of the same character. The new
soap mine is about six miles west Of the
first and about eighteen miles from this
place. The stone, in its natural formation,
is Of various colors. BY rubbing it ON a
hard surface it assumes polished appear
ancc like marble, but by crushing it, it is
reduced to powder as ine and white as
-four. While from the first mine an ex-
ccllcnt article Of soap is made for purposes
in the family use, from the material in this
last mine good toilet aud shaving soap is
manufactured. This is no hoax. Spcci-
mems Of the ore, in its natural condition,
and crushed, can be seen ut our Office. also
some soft soap made from the same is in
our !SonOma Democrat.
Year: 1869

u A hunter in the woods Of Wyoming
Territory recently met his death in singu-
lar manner. lie was hunting mountain
goats in narrow gorge, and stood at the foot
Of the cliff, with his rife to his shoulder,
ready to fire on the animal should he leap
from the top Of wall Of the gorge to the
other. After long delay, the goat leapcd
into the air, and, and at the same instant,
the hunter fired. Down came the goat,
with wriggling plunge, and landed it,
enormous horns on the hunters head. He
fell to the ground and lay for several hours
insensiblc, then managed to drag himself
to his horse, got upon tho animal, and,
with almost superhuman energy, sustained
himself until he reached the camp Of his
friends, twelve miles distant, where he died
the following morning.
Year: 1869

rsV" The III Dorado, the wOmans paper
lately established at San Francisco, which
should should be high authority, says:


Among the Romans the women wore
dresses of kind of stuff so transparent that
the body might be seen through it. This
stuff was made of silk SO extremely fine
that it was dyed purple color before it
was made up; for when this species Of
gauxc was man ufacturcdit it was so delicate it
could not possibly have admitted the dye.
The shell fish which furnished the precious
material for this color was found near the
Isle Of Ccs, whence writer's have dcnomi-
mated this stuff the O. dress Of Cos" They
continued in vogue till the time Of Jerome,
who dcclaimed loudly against them. We
learn from Is aiah that the women Of Jcru-
salem wore dresses Of similar nature.
Year: 1869

PROFESSOR Curry AND RfcHaoSD Col
LEeg.-The distinguished professor of Eng
'lish in this institution, DIR. J. L. M. Curry,
is engaged in delivering addresses upon the
subject Of education at' various points In the
State. Our Alexandria exchanges are loud
in praise of his effort in that city. "1t was
not dry discourse, but a stirring and ami
mated appeal in behalf Of the schools and
colleges Of the State, and of the interests Of
science, learning, and literature, as connect
ed with the future welfare, prosperity,
honor, and glory, Of the whole South" We
are sure that these addresses will assist in
calling larger share Of public attention to
the prosperous and progressive college at
our doors. It's course since its re0rganiza-
tion has been onward and upward, and we
confidently anticipate for it a constantly in
creasing patronage.


An appropriation has been made by the
Board Of Trustees for the Improvement OF
Its ample grounds, which can be readily
made among the most attractive in the South.
1t is, we believe, the only institution of the
kind in the State where the plan of messing
in clubs is reduced to system and adopted
by any considerable body of students. Such
is the saving under this method In the cost
Of board (reducing it to Just one-half the
lowest rates in boarding-houses,) that the
Faculty have determined to take still more
minute oversight of its details, and develop
its highest efficiency. A thorough and eX
tensive collegiate education is thus placed
within the reach of students of extremely
limited means.
Year: 1869


SPECIAL NOT1CE.-In order to close
~ out our


STOCK OF SUMMER GOODS,
we will from this date sell our GOODS at greatly
reduced prices. Persons In want of GOOT
CLOTHING have now on opportunity OF supply.
ing themselves at very little cost Call early at til,
OLD STAND, corner Of Main and Thirteenth streets
and look at our stock before purchasing elsewhere


E. B. SPENCE & SON,
jyl5 Merchant Tailors, 1900 Main street.
Year: 1869

A WESTERN Senator wrote home
short time ago that he was only able t.
get "four hours for sleep out of twenty
four" and that "during the period can
didate for Office sat by the bedside anC
watched him as he slept
Year: 1869

A young man may go to the village
of Walnut Hills to learn the trade of
blacksmith or shoemaker or to engage
in any pursuit or occupation, except
the study of theology, and he is per-
mitted by law to vote, provided he re-
mains there the period of thirty days.
But let him engage in fitting himself
in Lane Seminary for the sacred call
ing of the ministry and he is excluded
by Democratic law from the privilege
of voting, though he may have resided
at Walnut Hills, one, two or even
three years. To preserve the purity
of elections, theological students must
not be allowed to exercise the rights of
citizens after three years residence in a
place, but "colonists" from other coun-
ties and all sorts of rowing vagaboDds
can vote after a residence of thirty days.
This is the logic of the Students vot-
ing law.
Year: 1869

The most curious phenomenon
which we have ever heard of occurred
out in Cheatham county, on Wednes-
day last. The day. it win be remem-
bsred, was remarkably hot, so that
most people in the country had to seek
the shade about noon. At this hour.
on the farm of Ed Sharp. FIVE miles
from Ashland, a sort Of whirlwind
came along over tae neighboring woods.
taking up small branches and leaves Of
trees and burning them in sort Of
flaming cylinder that travelled at the


rate Of about Eve miles an hour, and


developing size as it travelled. 1t pass


ed directly over the spot where a team


OF horses were feeding and singed


their names and tails up to the roots; it


then swept toward the house, taking


stack OF hay in its course, which it set


on FIRE. 1t seemed to increase in heat


as it went, and by the time it reached


the house, it Immediately fired the
shingles from end to end of the build
ing, so that in ten minutes the whole
dwelling was wrapped in flames. The
tall column of travelling caloric then
continued its course over a wheat
field, that had been recently Graded,
setting fire to all the stacks which hap
pened to be in its course. Passing
from the field. its path lay over stretch
Of woods which reached to the river.
The green leaves on the trees were
crisped to a cinder for breadth of
twenty yards, in straight line to the
When the pillar of fire.
reached the water, it suddenly changed
its route down the river, raising col
umn of steam which went up to the
clouds for about half mile, when it
finally died out. Not less than two
hundred people witnessed this strang-
est of strange phenomena, and all of
them tell substantially the same story
about it. The farmer Sharp was left
houseless by the devouring element,
and his two horses were so affected
that no good is expected to be got out
of them in the future. Several wither-
ed trees in the woods through which it
passed were set on fire, and continue
burning still.
Year: 1869

1t is far in advance Of any Daily Paper
west Of New York City. This fact our
advertising patrons discovered long ago,
and act upon their knowledge. Bring
in your advertising favors early to insure
an Insertion
Year: 1869

A Virginia banker, who was the
chairman of noted Infdel club, was once
travelling through Kentucky, having
with him bank bills of the value of S25,-
900. When he came to lonely forest
where robbeFies and murders we're said
to be frequent, he was soon lost, through
taking the wrong road The darkness
of the night came quickly over him and
how to escape from the threatened dan
ger he knew not In his alarm, he sud
denly espied, in the distance, dim light,
and urging his horse onward, he at
length came to a wretched looking cabin.
He knocked, and the door was opened
by woman who said that her husband
was out hunting, but would return, and
she was sure he would cheerfully give
him shelter for the night. The gen
tleman put up his horse and entered the
cabin, but with feelings that can be
better imagined than described. Here
he was, with large sum of money, and
perhaps in the house of one Of the
robbers whose name was terror to the
country.


In short time the man Of the house
returned. He had on deer skin shirt,
bear skin cap, seemed much fatigued
and in no talkatiye mood. All this
boded the infdel no good. He felt for
his pistols in his pocket, and placed
them SO as to be ready for instant use.
The man asked the stranger to retire to
bed, but he declined, saying that he
would sit by the fire all night. The man
urged, but the more he urged the more
the inddel was alarmed. lie felt as
sured that this was his last night upon
earth, but he determined to sell his life
as dearly as he could. His infdel prin-
ciples gave him no comfort His fear
grew into perfect agony. What was 10
be done


At length the backwoodsman arose,
and reaching to the wooden shelf, took
down an old book, and said


"Wsil stranger, if you won't go to
bed, | will, but it is my custom always
to read chapter of the Holy Scriptures
before l go to bed"


+. What a change did these words pro-
duee Alarm was at once removed from
the skeptic's mind. Though aTowing
himself an inEdel, he had now confidence
in the Bible. He felt safe. He felt
that man who kept an old Bible in his
house, and read it, and bent his knees
in prayer, was no robber or murderer.
He listened to the simple prayer of the
good man, at once dismissed all his fears,
and laid down in that rude cabin and
slept as calmly as he did under his
fathers roof From that night he
ceased to reyile the good old Bible. He
became a sincere christian, and often re-
lated the story Of his eventful journey,
20 prove ths folly of inSdslity.
Year: 1869

| Dick French, worn roHs that he is, has
joined the school of the critic of the


Saturday Rerieic. He asserts that all
women are represented by these. He
hints that he understands the lures that
these decollete bellies put forth.


''It's cursed hard on fellow" he says.


"The extravaganza of these women
won't allow a man to marry; yet they
tempt him to do it with all the arts of
the worst Of the demimOnde" Then he
and his compeers adjust their eye.
glasses, and lean against doorways,
criticising the PAGES of the delicate
young girls who are whirling past, as a
trader might the slaves in the market


French goes too far Ny little Nelly
is not in the market; she has her secret
innocent dream of true-loYe and mar
riage some day, hid away in her heart
There is not one of French's crew whom
she would marry. When she unclothes
herself immOdestly and surrenders her
person to their touch, she has no ul-
terror purpose beyond the Intoxicating
pleasure of the moment Custom has
made her eyes familiar with indeceney-
worn away the defensive instinct of
purity with which every woman is born !;
but that is the worst that can be said of
her. Yet, if her own blood be such ice,
that the exposure Of her person, has no
power to bring a blush to her cheek,
does it matter nothing TO her that
pleased, unclean eyes rest on her, that
half of the men who look on her mis-
take her motives aud pity the degrade
ton she undergOes in her effort to please
them?


l use coarse language. The times are
coarse. The state of society which can
make SRinburne possible can bear a
few plain words without detriment to its
modesty. 1t is true that the evil is as
yet confined to our large cities. God
forbid that the fashionable fast girl of
New York or Chicago should be received
as the typical woman of America. She
bears the same proportion to the woman
of the States that the feyerish outbreak
on the face does to the whole healthy,
sweet blooded body. But this society
assumes to stand foremost in refinement
and culture, and cannot object to have
its claims tested. Besides, the feverish
taint will spread.


Men, think, have some claim to be
heard in this matter. The most debased
among them will hold one thing sacred
the honor of his wife. He has a
right to demand that it come to him
untainted. Dull and plain fellow as is
John he has right to claim from the
woman whom he marries, and from the
mother who rears her, that she shall not
have been put in the market to parade
her shape like an animal; that she shall
not have had her person handled by
every roue who frequents the ballroom
that he shall not receive her hackneyed
and brazen from Airtations; and her
mind shall be clean as that her body
Putnam TOR February
Year: 1869

An apparatus for giving an alarm
in case of the presence Of carbonic oxide
or coal gas in room, it is reported, has
recently been invented by Prussian.
1t eopaists ola galyshic battery with
bell and glass tube filed with liquid
chloride of palladium. This metallic
salt IS extremely sensitive to the pres
sure of carbonic oxide gas. A small
quantity of the gas viii at once throw
down some of the uetal from the So
luton, and this precipitate collecting in
the bottom of the tube, at onoe estab-
fishes a connection in the current of
electricity, and the violent ringing of the
bell viii warn the sleeper Of bis danger.