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Year: 1868

EDIToRs OPINIoNs.-An Eastern editor
says that man in New York got himself into
trouble by marrying two wives. A Western
editor replies, many men in that sectien had
done the same by marrying one. A Northern
editor retorts that quite number OF his ac-
promising to marry, without going any further.
A Southern editor says that friend of his was
bothered enough when simply found in COM
pany with another mans wife.
Year: 1868

MAKING LOVE WITH UMBRELLAs.-A GER
tain dramatic writer, being caught in shower
of rain, took refuge under the portico Of a
handsome dwelling in New York. As soon as
he had taken the position window was open
ed, and a lovely female face appeared, which
seemed to beam with sympathy and anxiety.
She soon retired and sent him an umbrella by
a servant. He fell at once desperately in love,
and thinking from her anxious looks that the
feeling was reciprocated, he called on her the
next morning. sent up his card, and gave into
her own hand very costly umbrella he had
purchased in place of the old and shabby one
he had borrowed, and then wound up all by
making profession of love. The young lady
without even noticing the exchange that haC
been made, perceiving how her act had beer
misinterpreted, naively replied: 6 feel it t.
be my duty to undeceive you sir. At the time
of the shower was anxiously expecting gen
tleman who is, confess, very dear TO me, wht
wished to see me in private and my only mo
tive in sending you the umbrella was to ge
you off the steps"
Year: 1868

has closed up her engagements, and is GO
ing home. Elizabeth Queen of England, is
said to be her best representation. Her fist
appearance in New York was in 1896 as
Medea. Since then she has passed through
career of unparalleled dramatic success
She came with successful name, and she
has elevated the stage in popular regard
Happiness attend her under Italian skies


NASSAU
Year: 1868

The Independent has recently been pub


fishing a series Of articles on the supposed evil
and immoral tendencies of Free Masonry All
the old arguments against this time-bonored
institution have been gone over, but nothing
especially new has been adduced. This week
a new writer appears in the same paper, who,
without attempting to come to the rescue OF
Masonry, in which he declares that he has no
interest, yet boldly tells the Christian churches
that so long as they fall behind the Masons in
brotherhood among themselves and the spirit
of mutual helpfulness they need not hope to
supplant the order in the affections Of men.
This great want OF humanity the writer thinks
is supplied in larger measure by Masonry
than by any church; and he indicates q re-
form in this direction as the only means by
which Christians who deem the Order perni-
cious can hope to do it away.
Year: 1868

few days since, lovely girl. who went
under the nom de plume of Florence B.,
died IN st. Louis, at q gaily furnished
house Of prostitution. Her demeanor,
gentleness Of disposition, and kindness Of
heart, removed her far above the level Of
the depraved women whose society she
had sought. There was q mystery about
her past life which she resolutely refused
to explain, until the near approach of
death made secrecy no longer available
She had been an occupant of the house but
few weeks, yet had become a general ia
vorite, and was regarded with all the affec-
ton her depraved associates were capable
Of bestOwing. Her maiden name was Ella
NJ, and at the time of her death she was
but nineteen years of age.


Her parents were wealthy and highly re-
Specialize, and had lavished everything
upon her that her girlish whims could
covet. She had been educated with great
care, and, being extremely beautiful, her
society, before she came to our city, was
courted by many young men of equal
wealth and respectability. At the age of
sixteen she married wealthy merchant
who resided in one of the Eastern cities; a
man who then stood high in society, and
was deemed by the parents of the young
girl splendid match for their daughter.


She had considerable property in her
own name, receiving, also, upon her mar
riage, a handsome sum of money as a we'd
ding portion. But it was not long after her
marriage that her husband commenced to
grow cold and Indifferent, and finally, pur-
suing q regular system of cruelty and ne
glect, he ran through with her property
and then deserted her pennlless and heart
broken. Stung TO the quick by sense of
| her condition, she left her home and rela-
tives to seek different associations, and
reached ST. Louis last November without
money or friends. In her poverty and
attilction Of heart, family, husband. friends,
all gone, nothing seemed to present itself
to her disheartened spirit but an entrance
upon a career of crime, taking up her resi-
dence about the beginning of November
last at the locality above mentioned.


After her death, it was ascertained that
she had fallen heir 70 an estate of $75, 900,
her parents having died last August and
left her the remnant Of their once immense
fortune, but it is to be hoped in ignorance
of their daughters fate.
Year: 1868

PLEAsANroN, Alameda Co. Cal Oct 27.


Ed HERALD-Dsar Sir: l see BY the news
papers that an earthquake! occurred on the
morning Of the 2lst inst, extending along
the coast and harbor Of San Francisco, and is
said to baye been felt 10 some Of the interior
towns, soaring few tmid men and few
nervous old ladies, and doing a slight amount
Of damage to some buildings, besides killing
by accident four persons 10 the city OF SAP
Francisco


Now, Mr.. Editor, was so unfortunate as
to be in the city a. the time above mention
ed. 1t being my first experience In anything
of tie kind, | of course very readily yielded
my opinion to that Of others, but on exam
ming the effects of the shock, which was
chiefly confined to that part Of the city below
the old water line, and reading the accounts
given by The city papers as 10 the amount Of
damage sustained, am forced TO the conclu'
sion that they have been 90 very partial in
their statements or estimates Of the real
damage, that they have not only done them
selves injustice, but also the outside public,
and in this view am sustained by the Cham
Der of Commerce. However, the shock does
not seem to have been so severe in San Fran.
cisco, AS along the east side of the Bay. AT
Hay wards, the terminus Of the Alameda r.
r.. it was terrible; the whole earth around
there seems to have been raised bodily up,
shaking itself and settling down again in
great force, having no more regard for wood
en- buildings than for brick or stone, demo-
ishing all alike, leaving many Of them
complete and total wreck. The earth parted
in line running from northwest to south
eas! through the town, and may be traced
for distance of l2 or Is miles, and is from
fifteen to twenty feet wde from which water
spouted~soms thirty feet high in number OF
places. This parting is not open now but is
composed OF cracks from one to eight inches
wide. Olber towns along the line suffered
severely.


The shocks have continued at intervals
and irregular in force, up to i o'clock 26'h,
and how much longer they will continue, or
when the grand final termini shall arrive and
we be.passed on the great tidal wave deep
down into the dark shades of the doubtful
future. is Of course bsy yond the conception Of
mortal man.


She is not all oak, but let her rip.


MILTON.


The above should have appeared last week
but was crowded out.-ED. HERALD.
Year: 1868

Twice before the Stripes has put its shovel
in where there was no dirt for it, in personal
matters, and sung mum when it was warned
of what it had done, and now it has started
again. The case now is that of young
clerk who voted the Mongrel ticket, $50 the
Stripes says and his employer was FORTH
with waited upon and told that if the clerk
was not discharged, that ten Democratic
families would not trade with him, etc. Now
we know all about this matter, and know
that the statements of the Stripes are not
true, but false in fact, and in deduction.
We are ashamed of a newspaper which has
no more respect for its columns, and the
young man in question. and bis friends who
mised him, than to drag them before the
public in so silly and damaging a light
1t is generally believed that man that will
lie, will steal, ard if there are those who are
unwilling to do business with such, even
though they be mere clerks, that is their
business. The proofs are all at hand Of every
act, and word, of all concerned, from two
weeks before down to two days after the
election, even to what was promised, what
was done and said, the bet, and the induces
ment for the casting Of the Grant vote, but
we will not now publish the whole facts. II
the Stripes will retract its article in the
next issue all may pass, if not. then let the
guilty suffer by publication of all the facts,
which will exhonorate Democrats, and leave
the whole blame on members Of the Repubi
can party. Should it be necessary to make the
proofs legal, then there is two points 10 the
case which may call for judicial investigation.
But for the prossness of the article 10 the
Stripes we should have been wiling to let
the whole matter pass.
Year: 1868

There has been one emotion in Paris
during the last few days, created by the
sudden temperance Of the Vicomted -s--
one of the quondam fayorites, who had
left the city in the greatest condemnation
and disgrace some seven years ago, and
who returns bronzed and hardened, both
in mind and person, to resume the place
among his friends, which not they, but he,
declared he had forfeited by his OWE i'm
prudence and folly.


BY the kindness of q relative he was
enabled to steam away to New Grenada,
where he had been able to obtain a situa.
ton as clerk to the engineer just then
employed in the construction of a line Of
railway through the country. In this po-
sition he fulfilled his small duties with the
utmost diligence for more than three
years, and at the end Of that time, the
railway being completed. he was ordered
to another duty in different part of the
country.


The way was over the steepcst noun
tains. He had already got through the
greater part of his journey, when one day
overcome by the heat, he lay himself down
by the side ola running stream, which re-
freshed him both by sight and sound, and
fell to musing on the hard fate which had
torn him from his relatives and friends tC
wander in foreign lands, when his atten-
tivu was directed to circumstance which
was taking place Immediately beneath his
eye, and which had escaped him while
gazing on the heavens


The phenomenon was this: Close to
where his head was lying amid the grass
and flowers the running water formed an
eddy, which, after turning in tiny Will
pool, proceeded to fall into narrow aper-
ature, whence on locking he beheld no is
sue His curiosity was aroused, and he
raised himself up to gaze into the hollow
the sides of which he found to consist of
two blocks of stone, so worn down and pol
ished by the continued rush Of the current
that he could see to the very bottom.


The sight he there beheld made him
stagger and fall back. In that single hol.
low had filtered for centuries the gold sand
carried by the current from the bed ofthe
river some miles higher up, where gold
washing had been carried on for many gen
erations There lay before him one gilt
teriug pile of the precious ore, cleaning g
at the bottom of the limped water, and
demanding only strong hand and reso
lutte WILL both of which he possessed, tc
draw it to the surface.


Needless to say he retraced his steps tC
the place whence he had departed, ant
soon returned, bringing back men and ma
chlnery, as he says, when telling the won
drous tale, "You may believe me if yol
choose but in less than three weeks hat
become the richest man in the whole re
public" What bears out the assertion i
the purchase he has Just made Of one o
the mansions at the Barriere de l'Etoile
and the splendid style in which he ha
mounted his establishment
Year: 1868

The Grand Duchy of Baden has been
revising its legislation in re gard to the
press. In the future neither grant or pat.
cnt will be necessary, and simple declar-
alton at police Office will be sufficient to
authorize the opening Of a printing Office
There is no alteration in regard to the re-
sponsibility of the editors chief, publish.
ers or printers, save that they cannot be
forced to give up the name of the writer
of an article. 1t is declared at the same
time that the name Of the managing edi
tor must be genuine one, and that the
publisher and printer shall be responsible
if the real editor is not to be got at. Pow
er is still to be continued to the police t.
seize newspapers, but they can be prose
cuted for damages within period OF three
months after the seizure, if it has been in
tentionally made without sufficient mo
tive, or through gross carelessness.
Year: 1868

WATERsPoUT ON THE PLAINS THREE
MEN DROwNED.-We are informed by a
gentleman who came in from the West
last Saturday. that terrible water
spout" occurred in one of the canons south
of cottonwood station one day last week
by which three men and number of
horses were drowned. A Mr.. Erickson
had large force Of men and teams at
work in the canon, cutting and hauling
wood. The flood of water came upon
them so unexpectedly, and with such tre-
mendous volume and rapidity, that they
had not time to escape, but were over
whelmed by it, and three of the men and
several of the teams drowned


The canon was swept almost entirely free
of the tim Der, and the old elm tree which
had been landmark for years to the
travellers on the PLANES vas uprooted and
swept down into the Platte river.


So terrible and Obstructive "watcr
spout visitation has not occurred on our
Plains for number of years.
Year: 1868

- Hon. John A Griswold, the Re
publican candidate for Governor of New
York, thus declares the true issue now
before the country:


''The war has ceased but those who
opposed us upon the field then, are now
:iyiug in another arena to achieve by ar
tiice what they failed to secure by years
of war 1t is true We are no longer fight
ing rebels in the field; but it is none the
less true that no period in the history of
Our country has heen more momentous
than is the present. We are not engaged
in raising troops, but thequestion beforeus
is whether the fruits of victory won by
thousands whom we had sent to the war,
and who have gone down to their graves,
are to be lost now; or whether loyal peo-
pie will see to it that they are made secure
for the future.
Year: 1868

Mr.. Colfax' reception at his home in
South Bend, Indiana, yesterday, was all
that this most ardent friend could have
wished. An out pouring of his neigh
bors, striving with each other for the
honor of being first to greet him, was the
marked feature of the occasion. His
speech in response to their cordial wei
come was of no great political significance
but the brief portions of IL devoted to
national matters we reprint elsewhere,
and as an eloquent and effective state
ment of what the country wants to secure
in the election of Gen. Grant we COM
mend it.
Year: 1868

the voice of the preacher ",ve are sinful
and deserve not the least of all thy mani
fold mercies. Though your sins are as


numerous as the sands on the sea-shore
and you deserve nothing from God hav-
ing served the devil all your lives gentle
men of the Convention do not despair.
God IS merciful and may forgive you if
you truly repent. After the 4th Of Nov
ember this nation will supply you
with a''ticket of leave" up to the Salt
river country. Robe yourself in sack
cloth and ashes, and mourn, for your sins
have covered the land as with plaques.
Again we say, Heaven may forgive you
but the nation cannot.
Year: 1868

How TO MEET HIM. Whenever a
Copperhead comes around you prating of
heavy taxes, just tell him if it had not
been for the rebellion inaugurated and
carried on for four years by his party, we
would have no public debt to be taxed
for The Democratic party is responsible
for every dollar of our twenty-five hun
dred millions of debt.
Year: 1868

TN BATE:.-ManitOwOcC Co.. Court
i In the matter of the Guardianship of the Minor
Heir of Michael Low, deceased.


On reading and filing the petition of Mary Low,
Guardian of said Minors, representing among other
things that the said wards seized OF certain real
estate in said County of Manitowoc and that it is
necessary that the should he sold, and praying
for license to sell the and it appearing to the
Court from said petition that it is necessary to sell
said real estate it ordered and directed that the
next of kin to said wards and all persons interested
IL said estate appear before me- on Monday, the 3lst
day of August A. D. 1865 at ten O'Clock A. NJ at the
Probate Office in said County, then and there TO show
cause (if any there be) why license should not be
granted for the sale of said real estate, according
the prayer of said petition.


And it is further ordered, that copy of this order
shall be published for four successive weeks prior
said day of hearing, i'm the Manitowoc Tribune weekly
newspaper printed at Mauitowoc in the said county


w164t GEO. W. BARKER, County Judge,


Dated at Manitowoc, the Sd day of August 1868.
Year: 1868

vxTILL ACCOMMODATE A FEW BoARDERs.-I HAVE


wv large house situated Long Island Sound fine
shade all kinds OF fruit; good fishing bathing best ref
srence given. Call at 233 East Tenth street
Year: 1868

THE Power OF IMAaINATIoN.-In H.
lustration Of the power Of imagination, the
care of the old lady who watched the vanc
to see when her rheumatism was going to
begin, is not equal to that of the store
keeper, who painted the lower part Of tho
stove rcd, and saved scventy-6ve per cent
in the consumption of wood thereby during
the winter. The illusion was so complete
that one man tried to mako him pay for
pair Of boots that he had burnt on tho
stove.
Year: 1868

EVERYBODY says that the largest and best
stock of dry goods in this city is III LEVY
BROTHERS at this season of the year, when
the assortment Of dry goods is generally
broken. This old established store, owing 10
the large business that they are doing, are en-
abled to keep their assortment up. In fact,
they are compelled to do so, rs everybody ex-
pect to find everything in the way Of dry
goods at Levy Brothers
Year: 1868

CIRCUIT Court OF RIcHMoED-JUDGE
MEREDITH pREsID1NG.-A vast quantity of
civil business was disposed of by this court
yesterday, but none of sufficient general
interest to warrant our publishing it.


Two aliens were admitted into the rights
and privileges of citizenship.
Year: 1868

Circumstances have made 1t imperative for
me to close my present business at an early
day. therefore offer my ...---
ENTIRE STOCK OF GOODS WITHOUT
r. REGARD TO THE


COST FOR THIRTY DAYS.
Come one, come all! as I am determined to
offer such inducements to all who may favor
me with call as will insure speedy sales.
Every article of my stock must be sold regard
less of ITS cost, to close out my entire stock,
amounting to about


$4,000, IN THIRTY DAYS.
Call soon, and you will get good bargain at


EZEKIEL'S, Main street,
fe 4-6t nearly opposite St. Charles Hotel.
Year: 1868

HYMEN1AL.-During the month of Janu-
ary the clerk of the Richmond Hastings
Court issued forty-four licenses-twenty-
seven white and seventeen colored. The
court record does not show how many of
the "softer sex" took advantage of Leap
Year
Year: 1868

fhe Deru ocratic State Convention
will have an important duty to perform
at Grafton tomorrow. Its influence
for good or i'll will be immense, and its
responsibilities consequently weighty'
Ir its selections, care should be taken
to nominate none but the very best men
for the stations to be filed. We have
the material in the Democratic party Of
Wese Virginia, to put forward Q ticket
that will command the confidence of the
peopls andtriumph gloriously.


We want faithful, capable aud ener-
getic nominees. We want men who
have not only the requisite qualiaca-
tions for the place. but the determina


ton to do all that may honoraniy be
ione for success. Much will depend
upon the individuals exertions OF the
candidates. TO nominate gentlemen
who will depend upon the party organ-
ization to carry them through without
any corresponding effort upon their
part, will be hazardous in the extreme.
Every such nominee will add weight
Ehich the active must carry.
Ne DO not mean that no man
should be chosen for any place
Hnless he is gifted in the way Of speech
making. Many speakers had better
been born dumb. Nevertheless, we
need, for most Of the positions, able and
indefatigable stumpers whs will make
Year: 1868

judicious, and at the same time bold, dis
cussions before the people For some
of the places, men Of that class who
work silently but untiringly, and
therefore successfully, would not be
amiss.


One difficulty is especially to be
avoided. No section Of the State should
be overlooked iu the selection of tick
ct. The Radicals committed the silly
blunder of taken the greater part of
their nominees from the four neighbor-
ing counties of Brooke, Ohio, Marshal
and Monongalia. By avoiding this
error, assigning to no section more than
its due, and at the same time giving to
every quarter that to which it is euti-
tied, We will gain largely from the OPP
position, on this single point.


As between the opposing Presidential
tickets we would likely carry the State.
Considering the character of the Rad
ical State ticket, we can make certain
ty of probability by proper nomina-
tions at Grafton tomorrow. That the
may take such action as
will promote the enduring interests of
the State and country is our earnest
hone y
Year: 1868

THAsKs.-we should have included
In our thanks yesterday morning for
telegraphfc favors, our fair friend OF the
Atlantic and Pacific Office, who we
trust will pardon the unintentionai
Discrimination and accept our siucerest
thanks.
Year: 1868

The NEGRO IMPosIrIoN.-Our radical
leaders in Congress have decided that the
Frcedmen's Bureau is to be continued for
another year, commencing with Juy l6,
1868. The poor white laborers of the North
are thus taxed to support lot of worthless,
idle negroes, who ought to be at work in
the cotton fields. How much longer will
the people submit to be taxed for the bepe6,
of the ebony idol set up by the radicals
Year: 1868

Too MUCH WEIGHT Dave Logan is
reported to have said that carrying the
niger was what defeated him, and that
Grant with the negro strapped on his back
will be the worst beat man that ever entered
upon the Presidential race" Dave under
stands the situation.
Year: 1868

WON'T Do-A radical friend remarked
to us the other day that "Sam. Howe would
never receive the radical nomination for
Delegate; that they knew better than to
trust man who was born in Kentucky, and
had only Joined their party for the sake of
the SPoils." Sam will have to disown his
country, if he ever expects to get radical
endorsement.
Year: 1868

GRATIFYING.-Oue of the most gratifying
incidents connected with the Oregon election,
is the election of Major Vic. Trevitt to the
State Senate. Our old friend had opposition
inside and outside the party to contend with,
but notwithstanding all this he was chosen
by one majority over the most popular man
In the republican ranks. Under all the cir.
cumstauces the Major has a right to feel
proud over his success. We tender him our
our congratulations, and venture to express
the opinion that Wasco county never has
had a more faithful representative.