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Year: 1868

Many beautiful novelties have been
brought out this season both in mate
rials and styles. As an offset to the
exquisite shade in green known as the
Metternich we have now the "hame
color" 1t is a silk of peculiar kind
of red yellow, well calculated to show
off rich lace to full perfection but can
scarcely be termed pretty or becoming.
This color at present is all the rage
upon the other side of the Atlantic,
where anything that is novel or ultra
fashionable always finds favor. The
feathers of the lophophore's chest are
exactly the color of these flame dresses,
and they are made into head-dresses
for evening wear, and also into bands
for trimming bonnets. Unfortuns tely
fashion does not always bother itself
about what is becoming. and this proba-
bly, accounts for the monssrous CHG
mons, huge rosettes of silk and satin, the
large, ugly flowers that are so generally
worn just at present.


The Marie Antoinette and Lamballe
fchus are the latest sensation in after
noon toilets, and are very fashionable.
They are of different styles, and are
very pretty when made of black faille,
trimmed with guipure for the street,
mad of white or light taffetas trimmed
with blonde or fringe for evening wear,
either over Chsmbery gauze or a white
muslin dress. They can also be made
of crepe lisse, and in muslin to be worn
over light silk dresses, and when the
muslin is trimmed with Valenciennes
lace the effect is extremely good. The
following is the latest style af 6chu /:
Two long scarfs the material of which
they are made is folded exactly in the
same manner as the folds or draperies
on a low bodice. The folds or plaits
are stitched down to the shoulders as
well as at the waist. The two scarfs
are then arranged like braces on the
bodice, crossing under waistband and
describing four sash ends on the skirt.


In the way of bonnets leading up
town millinery establishment leads off
with the following beautiful styles: A
charming empress, covered with plain
tulle; scarf of rich blonde, with fringe
edge passing across back of the bonnet
and forming long barbs in front, with
satin piping passing from front over the
crown and fastened with wreaths of
pearl flowers and green satin leaves;
full frill of blonde ornaments, the front
with pearl leaves for the face triming
a beautiful round hat of chip, bound
with green velvet and faced with white
satin; a crossing band of white satin
placed in reversed plaits on edge of
crown, with pipings of green velvet and
with a long dropping
wreath of fruits and foliage; the whole
finished at back with loops and long
ends of white satin ribbon.-Nes0 York
Sunday Herald.
Year: 1868




GOoD-BY.-It is hard word to speak.
Some may laugh that it should be, but
let them. Icy hearts are never kind
1t is word that has ehoked many an
utterance, and started many a tear.
The hand is clasped, the word spoken,
we part, and out upon the ocean of time
we go to meet again-where. God only
knows. 1t may be soon; it may be
never. Take care that your "good-by'
be not a cold one, it may be the last
that you can give. Fer you may meet
your friend again deaths cold hand
may have closed his eyes and chained
his lips forever. All! he may have
died thinking you loved him not.


Again, it may be a long separation
Friends crowd around and give you
their hand. How you detect in each
''good-by" the love that fingers there
and how you bear away with you the
memory Of those parting words many,
many days.


We must often separate with those
we love when it is hard to part. Tear
not yourself away with careless bold
ness that defes all love, but make your
last words Gnger-giYe the heart its
full utterance-and if tears fall, what
of 1t? Tears are not unmanly.
Year: 1868

A lawyer in one of the Western courts
lately threw a book st anOther's head
The Court required him to apologize. BE
did so, and added: "While 1 am about it
l may as well apologize beforehand for
throwing another book at him the first
chance l get"
Year: 1868




Signal for a bark-Pulling a dogs
tail.


Why is a mouse like a load of. hay
Because the cat'l eat it.
Wait until others advance your in.
terests, and you will wait until they are
not worth advancing.
"Pray, madam, why do you name
your old hen Macduff ?" Because, sir
want her to lay on"
Sincerity is to speak as we think, be-
lieve as we pretend, act as we profess,
perform as we promise, and really be
what we would seem and appear to be.
The following enigma is said to have
been written by Mr.. Canning:
There is a word Of plural number.
A foe 10 peace and human slumber.
Now, any word you chance to take.
By adding S you plural make;
But If you add an TO this,
How strange the metamOrphOsls
Plural is plural then no more.
And sweet what bitter was before.
The word is cares, to which, by adj
ding S, you have caress.
The Cow.


OF the COW. the beautiful COW.
Nibbling the hay from fragrant NOV,
Into the thistles and clover so fresh,
Poking your nose with sweet relish,
Munching


Munehing-


All in q mash
Beautiful COW, you will one day be hash.
Oh, the COW, the playful cow.
Meeting the pail with playful bow.
Giving il generously all Of your milk.
Winking and blinking your lashes ofsi


Streams and splashes,


With froliesOme dash,
Year: 1868

The WORKING PEoPLE.-It is an
nounced that the Grant locomotive works
in Paterson, N. j., are closed for want
of work. The wages of the men, how
ever, will be paid. less 25 per cent.
while the works are idle, which is very
generous proceeding on the part of the
proprietor. A reduction of wages was
made in the silk mills at the same city
on Saturday night, and also in one of the
largest cotton mills. The Rogers loco
motive works are enlarging, in view Of
an expected increase of business.
Year: 1868

The Whig says the democrats will hardly
ask or expect the soldiers TO vote for Gen.
Singleton. The Whiq will find itself sadly
mistaken, if it supposes the soldiers will not
vote for Gen. Singleton. The president of
the convention that nominated Gen. Single.
ton was a gallant and distinguished soldier
during the war. Several Of the vice presi


dents and secretaries, and lsrga number Of
the delegates Of the convention were also in
the Union army and did good service. We
know also of radical soldiers who will vote
for Singleton. While he was opposed to the
war, they have good reason to know that he
was rot opposed to the soldiers. Gen. Sin.
gLeion contributed more frequently, more lib


eraIIy' and more cheerfully from his private
resources for the relief of sick and disabled
soldiers and the support of the widows and
orphans OF deceased soldiers, than any other
man OF any party in the state. His contri.
buttons IN this wsy-for the reliefo soldiers
Year: 1868




We appeal TO our friends to go to the
polls this morning early. Where so
many hold back tilllate in the day, it
greatly increases the labors OF the com
mittees. for they do not know how
many of them may not come and need
to be looked after; and the carriages
will be sent for men who will come
anyhow, when they should be sent
for others who have to be brought. If
all those who intend to go to the polls
without bringing will go early, the
committees will have fewer to look
after, and will therefore be able to
make clean sweep. s=JI /,


Vote early, the sooner the better, after
the polls open. Then you can give
your time to influence others. What
ever you do. do not linger till late in
the day. he4#
Year: 1868

NOTHING can be palmer than That the
way to peace and order and quiet is in
the election OF Grant. In the character
of the man, and in his antecedents, we
have the best possible evidence of his
disposition and his fitness for the great
work of reconstruction and restoration.
The we'll known infirmity of Seymour
will make Blair the President, If the
Democratic ticket is chosen, and Blair
not only offers no security in his char
acter for peace and orderi but he is
pledged to violence. He stands on the
record pledged TO employ the army OF
the United States to prevent the execu-
ton of the laws which the Democratic
party has decided to be unconstit1'
tional. To elect him is to declare fol-
violence and civil war, to array the
executive against. the legislative power
OF the government, and plunge the
country again into the evils from which
we have just emerged, and which we
shall not altogether escape till the gov.
eminent is reconstructed on the Priuci-
pals that prevailed in the war. The
rebellion Is put down, but 1t requires
an administration in accordance with
the principles on which 1t was put down
or It will certainly rise again.
Year: 1868

The Mass Meeting at Washington
Hall last evening was a grand affair.
1t was by all odds the largest and
most enthusiastic gathering of the
campaign. The hall was jammed from
door to stage and the stage was covered
with ladies. Capt. Danford's speech
and. Prof Pope's singing was received
with rapturous applause. People from
every part of the county were present
and will carry last nights enthusiasm
into every township to-day.
Year: 1868

In grades, but by no means applicable to the to-
Biography Of the ground to be treated. From the
entire application Of this plan to the upper west
aide the Bloomingdale road is all that has saved
the city; and from the utter absurdity Of
the numerical nomenclature the Park
Commission have made an effort to re-
deem portions Of the upper tract. Thus
far sites Of command for public buildings
have been comparatively few. The City Hall
Park presents one; Astor place, at its intersection
Of the avenues, another; Union square a third;
Madison square fourth, though less commanding;
and in the vicinity Of the Park several further
commanding situations are offered. The inter-
sections Of Broadway with the several avenues
affords few more locations Of lesser importance,
but all together quite insufficient for the wants
Of great city. These points are hereafter to
become centres Of value-a fact which real estate
spectators are already beginning to COM
prehend and to make significant use Of.
The area Of the west side tract is ex-
ceedngly diversified and undulatng, being
divided by the Manhattanvile valley into two main
shoulders Of highland. The surface Of this valley
is nearly at the water level, and entering at the
Ninth avenue, II divides the hills with bottom Of
I've squares. from 1891 to l2sth street, running at
that width to the Hudson river and thence extend
Ing from 10th to 1884 street. North Of this
high bluff rises from the Hudson river, and round
ing over falls into level near Ninth avenue. This
hill Is from one hundred to one hundred and thirty
feet In height. Below the valley above mentioned
she ground has the general description Of high
tableland, OF which Eighth avenue occupies
the ridge with an average elevation Of thirty feet
above that Of Fifth avenue. The elevation of
Eighth avenue above tide level at various points
Is as follows
Year: 1868

Catching rats is often difficult, as old
rats are proyerbially cunning Laying
around poison is dangerous not alone, but
Objectionable, for the reason that rats may
die at inaccessible spots and contaminate
the atmosphere with the well known de-
testable odor. A better plan has been
sdopted by one of our correspondents by
which he takes advantage of the cunning
habits Of the rats. He covers the floor
near the rat-hole with thin layer Of
moist caustic potash when the rats walk
on this it makes their feet sore; these
they lick with their tongues; it makes
their mouths sore, and the result is that
they shun this locality not alone, but they
appear to tell all the ncighboring rats about
it, and eventually the house is abandoned
by them, notwithstanding the neighbor-
hood may be teeming with rats.-Pkila-
delphia Ledger.
Year: 1868

4 correspondent of the Rockford Reg


lister, writing from Olympia, w T., gives
THE method used on the Pacific coast for


preserving butter:


81 think the dairymen here have an
art in the management of butter that
might be turned to good account at the
East, but which | never saw practised till
[ came to this ccast. | allude to the
manner of putting up butter for market.
Perhaps necessity was the mother of this
invention, but that makes the invention
none the less valuable. Here such thing
as butter frkin or stone jar to pack
butter in, is unknown but all butter is
packed in muslin sacks, made in such
form, that the package when complete, is
4 cylinder three or four inches in diameter,
and from half . foot to q fOot 10 length
The butter co9s frcm tie churn, as soon
as worked over, into the cylindrical bags,
made CT tnc t!ecchca muslin. The pack
ages -, :hen put into large casks coutaing
strong brine Ei:h a sigh: admixture of
saIpetre, aud Ly means Of weights kept
always below the surface. The cloth in
tegument always protects the butter from
any impurities that chance to came in
contact with the package, and being al
Ways buried in brine, that protects it from
the action Of the air and it has been as
certained by trial that butter put up in
this way will keep sweet longer than in
any other way. Besides, it is found cas-
ier and cheaper for the manufacturer
than to pack either in frkins or jars
And for the retailer, there is no telling
the advantage on the score of safety and
and convenience. These rolls of butter
can lie npon his counter as safe from in,
jury, from dust or other contact, as bars
OF lead-can be rolled up for his customer
in a sheet of paper with as much proprie-
ty as bundle Of matches. If the con-
sumer, when he gets home, discovers
specks of dust upon the outside of the
sack, he can throw it into a pail Of pure
cold water and take it out out clean and
white.-As lie uses the butter from day
to day, with sharp knife he cuts it off
from the end of the roll in slices of thick
ness suit to his wants, pcels off the cloth
from the end of the slice leaving it in tidy
form to place upon the table This i'm
proved manner of packing butter first
cansht my eye in the market at San Fran
cisco, where saw cords Of it piled up
like pigs of lead The simplicity and
great value Of improvement SO impressed
me that | wondered the Yankees had not
long ago found it out
Year: 1868

CHICAGO, May 2.-In the Methodist conference
a motion was made that the secretary be ordered
to insert the Washington and Delaware confer
ences in the list of conferences, AS those two
are composed wholly of cOlored ministers and
people the motion produced some sensation, and
after an excited discussion was temporarily laid
on the table.


A resolution was adopted directing the commit
tee on episcopacy TO inquire into the expediency
Of forming episcopal districts and fixing resi-
dences of bishops.
Year: 1868

Grief JUSTICE CHAsE.-A Washington cor
respondent Of the Cincinnati Commercial says:


That Mr.. Chase is not in thorough accord with
the Republican party or organization, as 1t Is now
conducted, has been very positively stated, and it
is true. In the first place, he is not an impeacher,
and that now the highest test of partisan fidelity.
Then he believes in the doctrine of universal am-
nesty and impartial suffrage, and that that Is the
true and sure and safe basis OF reconstruction.
He is then of opinion that there should be an end
of restrictive legislation and military rule in the
South. He believes, too that the Southern mas
ters are making lamentable mistake In declining
political fellowship with The freedmen; that the
most certain and speedy exit ftom their troubles
would be found in wisely coDciliatng the blacks
and making them, as they might be made, the
faithful friends of the South, which needs but
kindly relations between the races and the return
of peaceful industry to stand up redeemed and
regenerated. l presume that il such miracle
should occur as that Mr.. Chase were nominated
by the Republicans at Chicago. or the Democrats
at New York, for the presidency upon
platform that was in his judgment declaration
Of sound principles, that he would not decline the
nomination. ! am sure he would not decline to
cooperate with any Of his fellow-citizens who
were, in his opinion, taking course that would
promote good will among American citizens and
heal the wounds Of the nation. But Judge Chase
is not expecting any such miracle, and is dis
charging his high duties unvexed by vain ambi-
ton. He is in perfect health and cheerful spirits
and bears in his person the promise ofmany years
Of eminent capacity. That his long and varied
public services, distinguished by the highest
order of ability, and his spotless private charsc-
ter, entte him TO consideration as our first citi-
zen, is proposition 80 plain that it will hardly be
disputed. And the time may come when the
people will recognize, in the selection of chief
magistrate, the expediency of principles that are
clear, and competency proved by experience.
Perhaps / ought to add-and will do 1t, at any
rate-that this is not authorized statement con.
cerDing Mr.. Chase that ii was not suggested,
and is not in the least, anticipated by him.
Year: 1868




The New York Uiorld says: Stanton
may pretend that he keeps the office to
prevent the appointment of 4 worse
man. This is false pretext. The Sen
ate is in session, and likely to remain
in session until the whole progress OF
reconstruction has been gone through
with. The first thing the President
will do when Stanton is ont, will be to
send to the Senate the nomination of a
new Secretary of War. He cannot put
into the office whoever he pleases, bnt
only some man who has the confidence
of the Senate. The pretence.of danger
from Stanton's possible successor is alb
suId. But even if the President could ap-
point whom he pleased, ,thenew Secretary
would exercise no dangerous power. Be-
fore the Republicans felt right sure OF
Stanton they guarded against this dan
ger in advance, by passing the law fix
ing General Grants headquarters at
Washington, and requiring all orders OF
the Presidents to be issued through him.
With this law in force, the Republicans
have double guarantee; first, in the
power of the Senate to reject an unfit
nomination, and secondly, in the ne
cessity of all orders to pass through the
hands of General Grant, who is fully
committed to the Reconstruction
scheme. Congress therefore is about to
impeach the President, not to subserve
any public interest, (eyen as they un-
derstand the public interests,) but to
espouse personal quarrel. 1t propo-
ses to put the President out of office,
rather than that Edwin NJ. Stanton
should not enjoy vain-glorious and
malignant triumph over the highest
officer of the Government.


The crime for which the President is
to be impeached consists simply in the
exercise of right which has been en-
joyed by all his predecessors, and be-
longs to the executive head of every
government in the world. This right is
called in question by pretended law,
which is in such fragrant violation of
the constitution, as we'll as of all prece-
dents, that this same Stanton, who is a
lawyer and has been Attorney General,
advised the President to veto it, And
now the President is to be impeached
in Stanton's interest because he believes
the law to be unconstitutional, and in
stitutes proceedings to bring it to a ju-
dicial test. If the precedent now set is
to be followed, it will be in the power
of any future Congress to summarily
eject any future President. Congress
has merely to pass some unconstitution-
al law which reverses the whole past
practice of the Government, and when
the President takes the first steps for
bringing it to judicial test, forthwith
put him out of Office by articles of i'm
parchment. We might as well abolish
the farce of Presidential elections if
Congress can thus unmake elected
Presidents at their caprice"
Year: 1868




Congress evidently fears to trust the
Supreme Court upon the Tenure of Of
flee Act. That it has no confidence in
the dishonesty of that tribunal, appears
from the recent attempt to abridge the
power of the Court III announcing de-
cisiUns. That Congress is particularly
shaky over the Courts possible con-
struction of the Tenure of Office Act, is
shown in the headlong haste with which
the President is arraigned, i'll advance
of any judicial declaration of the ille-
gality of his action.


=. If the President has been guilty of a
violation of law, it occurs to us that
the case of Congress would be all the
stronger, if backed by decision of the
Court. JOHNSON could then have no
loop-hole of escape. AS the matter
now stands he may plead precedent
usage, and the inapplicability of the
Act to STANToN's case, but should the
Court declare the Act valid and apple
able, there is an end to JoHNsoN'S de-
fence.


Is it likely, that if Congress believed
that the Court would sustain this Act,
it would not back up its course with a
judicial decision3 We think not, and
We conclude that the precipitancy of
Congress is due to its fear of the Court
and its anxiety TO shun decision from
that tribunal.


Let the Supreme Court once declare
that the Tenure of Office Act is no law
aud what becomes of the Congressional
nnpeacherss What miserable tricksters
would they not Immediately appear
Their thunder pouch would be empty
their bolts cold, their fury wasted, and
their stormy pretext of justice would
become thin and vapery as the mist
They are afraid that the action of the Su-
preme Court would leave them without
case, and they prefer resting their
action upon doubtful principle, to
risking decision that may leave them
like the mole which unexpectedly digs
itself out of tae ground, exposed to the
light of day with the dirt of their dig
ging defliHg their heads.


Taking this view of the case the
World says:


This hot and headlong haste is 4 Con-
fesson by Congress that it does not
stand on toDablp ground. Congress it.
self has evidently 10 sincere belief in
the consttulionality of the law which
II arraiguS the President for violating.
The Republicans know that every rea-
sonable presumption is against it. They
know that the same identical question
was debated in the first Congress, and
decided against the doctrine now set up
by the Republicans. They know that
Madison, Fisher Ames, and the other
great lights of that Congress argued
with convincing cogency that the
Constitution left to the President
the right of removal. They
know that this right has been
exercised by every President from
Washington down to Lincoln. They
know that Stanton himself, the man
whose quarrel they have espoused, and
in whose behalfthey are acting, advised
the President to veto the Tenure-of.
Office bill as repugnant to the Constitu.
ton. They cannot expect that the con-
siderations which controlled the decision
of the first Congress, which gave stead
mess and uniformity to the practice Of
r seventy years, which constrained the
Judgment and extorted the condemna
tion of Stanton himself,-they cannet
expect that those powerful and con
Vincing considerations will bs
Year: 1868

without weight with the Supreme
Court, calm tribunal presumed TO be
exempt from the violence ofparty pas,
sions. Congress dare not await the de-
cision of the Supreme Court, which
would probably deprive them of all
colorado ground for Impeachment. The
indecent haste of their proceedings be-
trays consciousness that theiI cause is
too rotten to pass the ordeal of judi
cial inquiry. Hence their desperate at
tempt to fling the President suddenly
out of office aud head off an adverse de:
cision by the Supreme Court. The
country will regard this ferestalling
haste as confession by Congress that
they are wilfully trampling upon the
Constitution.
Year: 1868

The Lafayette, Ind, Courier reports
that in a town near that city the wo-
men have become so badly damaged
in reputation that no two Of them will
associate, for fear of contamination.
Year: 1868

TIE Pendleton Democracy are in IA
vor of Immediately paying of the 5-2O's
with greenbacks. "A green back is a
Government promise to pay" ItreP-
resents a sum Of money loaned to the
Government without interest, and no
time fixed for its payment. For this
reason it is at discount Of from thirty
to forty per cent. Nowif the PROPOSE
ton is for the Government to buy up
bonds as fast as possible with any sur
plus greenbaclSs in the Treasury, that
Is the position OF the Republican party.
II It is proposed that the Government
shall pay its debts by manufacturing
not paid on presentation, when are they
to be redeemed2 Are they 20 be re-
deemed or repudIated at last?