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Year: 1868

Inc Strike OI tne FiuuOmukers NOt EuucO-


Proceedings Resolved Upon for To-day.


well attended meeting OF delegates from the
several piano factories in the city held yesterday
morning at half-past nine O'Clock, at headquarters
No. 2s Stanton street, the president OF the Piano
makers Union, Mr.. Henry Siebert, in the chair The
object Of the meeting was to determine what course
should be adopted with regard to those factories
where the advance OF ten per cent on present wages
was not acceded to. At the opening Of the meeting
It was reported that another manufacturer had as
sented to the advance on Friday last that among
the more prominent and larger factories only two still
held out. The workmen In these two factories, par
directed to stop work altogether this morning, and
not to commence unless the increase demanded
is allowed them. Some Of the employees OF these
establishments asked the consent OF the Union TO
finish what work they have now hand before stop
ping but that consent was almost unanimously re-
fused. II wae further resolved that ail who should
need succor will receive II from the treasury OF the
Union in sums not exceeding $40 per week, during
the continuance OF the strikeu and the members Of
the Union employed at the other factories were re-
ouested to send In their contributions for that pur.
pose by Thursday evening next. An ofYer made by
one Hrm to their men TO pay an addition OF nve per
cent was declined. There are number OF smaller
shops where comparatively but few persons are en-
poyed which have also thus far refused the demand
of the Union. Action In their case has been sus.
pended till the next meeting. The same course was
taken with regard TO another manufacture, who has
promised TO pay the advance provided he can pre-
yail upon his dealers and agents TO charge the in
crease on the price OF his pianos.
Year: 1868

Bills Returned to the State Department With-
out the Signature of the GOvernor-NO Break
In the Erie Canal.


ALBANY, May "a, 1868.
The following bills passed by the last Legislature
were sent from the Executive Chamber to the office
of the Secretary Of State yesterday evening without
the signature Of the Governor and are therefore
dead:-Incorporating the Rhinebeck and ROndout
Ice Bridge and Passenger Company; to aid in the
construction of the New York Northern Railroad,
and to facilitate the improvement Of the wilderness
through which II Is proected to aid in the cOnstruc
ton Of the Buffalo and Washington Railroad; to
provide for the completion OF the Albany and Sus.
Quehanna Railroad.


The rumor OF break in the canal published in the
New York evening papers yesterday, Ia without
foundation.
Year: 1868

Progress of the Union Pacific Railroad-Large


Force ut Work.


OMAHA, May a. 1S6s
For a distance Of six hundred miles west from this
place the construction Of the Union Pacific Railroad
has been completed and the road opened to pubic
business. Already during the present spring sixty
miles have been constructed The road will now be
built with greater rapidity than ever, as the COM
pany have larger force Of labOrers at work than at
any previous time
Year: 1868

+ The Rebel leaders having failed in their
reliance on the Supreme Court of the Uni
ted States-that body having decided that
1t will not act upon political question grow
ing out of the reconstruction acts-a new
issue must be found with which to perpIex
ana mslead the people.


These leaders will most probably next
take the ground that the Day of Judgment
is near at hand, and therefore it will be use
less ior the people to vote. They will re-
solve not to go to Heaven after that great
event, if any Radicals or negroes" should
happen to get to the door when they do.
Year: 1868

1t seems now to be conceded that a ma
joritg of the registered vote of Alabama has
not been cast for ratification. This is the
result of the violent, proscriptive conduct of
the Rebels of that State, by which many
voters were kept away from the polls


We are glad to see that Mr.. Sherman has
introduced a bill into the Senate to cure
this defect, by declaring that majority of
the votes cast being for ratification, the Con-
stitution is accordingly ratified. We trust
Congress will pass this bill, and thus speed
lily restore Alabama to the Union.
Year: 1868

If the Congress should conclude to cure
the defect in the action OF Alabama, 10y re-
storing her to the Union notwithstanding a
majority of her registered, vote was not cast
on the question of ratification, that body
will only do on large scale what Mr..
johnson held to be good on a small one,
when he said that if there were but five
thousand loyal men in State they were en-
titled to govern it. Ia sdfr
Year: 1868

The gallant struggle made by the loyalists
of Alabama to ratify the new Constitution,
against such great odds, must excite the
sympathy and admiration of good men eve-
ry where. and especially of the Republican
members of Congress. 1t is now clearly seen
that without manhood suffrage, and the
consequent aid in reconstruction given by
the colored voters Alabama would sink at
once to the condition of Territory Ala
hama owes her existence as State to her
former slaves. ri e
Year: 1868

We regret very much to have to record
the disastrous fire which occurred in Will
mington on Thursday night.


1t will be seen by the dispatch in our pa
per of to-day, that the loss of property was
considerable; and that more serious loss
of life occurred. Five mangled bodies have
been taken from beneath the fallen wall, and
it is feared that some ten or twelve were
badly crushed
Year: 1868

the telegraph and insure its substitution for
the mails for the purpose of current COM
mercial correspondence. All these consid-
erations point TO our future as an import
ant one, and plainly show that this is the
golden opportunity for inaugurating tele-
graphic enterprise of the character and
magnitude of the one now proposed
Year: 1868

Practical railroad men clam that on
double track roads the trains should
run on tho left, because of the greater
distance which can be seen around a
curve. This method is uniformly fol-
lowed in England. and was adopted on
the New Jersey Railroad about fifteen
years since, on account of an engine
running into and breaking in two a
large tree blown down in q storm. 1t
was proved by actual measurement
that the tree could have been seen at
least nine hundred feet sooner on the
right hand track, the curve being on
the left in which the train was going.
As the engineer always stands on the
right hand side of the engine, the val
ne of the proposed reform will be con-
ceded by all. 4 -.i5af -..-
Year: 1868

Ifnot too far gone may be coated rendering them
IRE proof and preventing any further wear or
decay. This question of preserving shingle
roofs Is worthy of attention for. If for triaing
expense you can have your shlngle roof made
good as new and at the same time proof egainst
sparks, II is worth knowing.
Year: 1868

Our store building. corner of Main and Frank
lin streets. is a tin root but was so leaky as TO
be very unsatisfactory, but was made perfectly
tight by the application of Plastic Slate.


ANDERSON Dc RUPP.
Year: 1868

The suit of William Walter agt. James Big
ler argued yesterday in the Supreme Court General
Term before Judges Daniels, Peckham and Mullen The
plaintiff sold the defendant certain lands the York
River and took back bond. The contract called for pay
ments from time to time hut when the Rebellion broke
$4,000 still due. The contract also provided that
the plaintiff should make releases Of the property sold by
Bgler receiving enough 10 make the plaintiff secured
by the unsOld portion. There trust deed on the
property and IN 1862 the property was sold under the
trust deed, defendant at the instance Of the
plaintiff. Ine plaintlH bought In, as he says for the
protection OF the defendant against the Confederate c0ns
The property pretty well swept by the armies
OF the United states aud the Rebels The plaintiff was
resident Of Virginia the defendant of loyal State. After
the war; this suit brought tho bond for $4,000
and intoes The defendant set up conterclaims that
the plaintiff had not complied with the provisions OF his
contract releasing portions sold by HIM That he
had become constructive pOssessOr Of the premises undcr
the foreclosure Of the trust deed that such he
liza able for rent Of the property for three years at
g. 600 and for the waste committed the prem
ises The referee allowed all these items OF counter
claim, and the plaintiff appealed On his appeal he ar
gued that he IN actual possession Of the ands
and had never received any rents or profits nom
IL, aud not liable either for rents or
for waste unless actual constructive possession was
clearly dsproved without dispute and that there could
no constructive possession without title claim OF
title That no had no title and had made 10 claim OF
ttle On this and other technical points OF pleading the
Court reversed the Judgment directed new trial, ana
vacated the order OF reference.
Year: 1868

II while yet others thought that 10 atirbutabe TO
the constant feeding OF But IL IA not clear that
either Of the causes suggested was the true one III the
hay, why the disease confined To certain localities
The Mexican corn could not have been the
cause az that was only fed at stockton and posts be-
yoDd where less OF the disease existed The water was
supposed to have had something to do with IT, but there
for such inference. Nor could the disease
be wholly attributed 10 the continued OF corn,
horses that had fed on oats seized with IT,
proof that the has something do with the DIS
s that far IL has only appeared the Winter
The use OF bran once a week at all military posts In
Texas has been suggested calculated TO prevent iho
reappearance OF this strange and fatal epidemic.
Year: 1868

The radical papers, unjustly and uptruly.
charge intemperance upon Frank Blair
as they do SO for political purposes, We
ask them, for the good Of the public, to
publish along side Of their abuse, the fol-
lowing antdote, taken from TIE New Yorx
Tri5une's criticism on Gen. Grant, just be-
fore his nomination:


'.To elect such man to office who do
liberately gets drunk, is to bring delirun
tremens into our legislation, and TO make
the preparation and execution Of our laws
uncertain, wild and spasmodic. Now is
the time for the men who really believe IN
the virtue of temperance to show their
works. Let US resolve to vote for no NAV
who has not strength enough to resist the
temptation Of wine
Year: 1868

We see by the st. Joseph Vindicator, q
very conservative paper, that while Grant
was at that place he was as drunk as a
lord. 1t says that Radical acknowledged
that Grant was little tight, and that he
looked like regular topper.


Good morning, National Temperance So
cietyi .G
Year: 1868

Horses IN BArrLE.-Mr. Kinglake, in
one of the new volumns of the Invasion
of the Crimes" says of horses on the bat.
tle-fcld.


"The extent to which charger can ap-
prehend the perils of a battlefield may be
easily underrated 10y one who confines
his observation to horses still carrying
their riders for as long as the troop-horse
in action feels the weight and hand of
master, his deep trust in man keeps him
seemingly free from great terror, and he
goes through the fight, unless wounded,
as though it were a field.day at home but
the moment that death or disabling wounds
deprive him of his rider, he seems all at
once to learn what battle is--to perceive
its real dangers with the clearness of q
human being, to be agonized with horror
of the fate he may incur for want of hand
to guide him. Careless of the mere thun-
der of guns, he shows plainly enough that
he more or less knows the dread accent
that is used by missiles of war whilst cut
ting their way through the air; for as Of
ten as these sounds disclose to him the
near passage Of bullet or round shot, he
shrinks and cringes. His eyeballs pro-
trude; wild with fright, he still does not
most commonly gallop home into camp.
His instinct seems rather to tell him that
what safety, if any, there is for him must
be found in the ranks and he rushes at
the FIRST squadron he can find urging pit
eously yet with violence, that he, too, by
right, is a troop horse that he, too, is
willing to charge, but not to be left behind;
that he must and he will fall in Some
times a riderless charger thus bent on
algning with his fellows will not be con-
tent to range himself on the flank Of the
line, but dart at some point in the squad
ron which he seemingl judges to be his
own rightful place, and strive to force
himself in. Riding, as it is usual for the
commander of regiment to do, someway
in advance of his regiment, Lord George
Paget was especially tormented and press
ed by the riderless horses which chose to
run round and align with him. At one
time there were three or four of these
horses advancing close abreast of him on
one side, and as many as five on the other.
Impelled by terror. by gregarious instinct,
they so closed in upon Lord George as to
besmear his overalls with blood from the
CORY fanks of the nearest intruders, and
obliged him to use his sword
Year: 1868

should have been confined to that question
Mr.. Johnson said that his desire was Il
show that neither the State courts nor the
military have the right to try this man
and that your Honor has that power. .


!. The Court: can see no objection ste
the counsel throwing light on the subject
and will therefore let them argue the cues.
tion in their own way. .<s-=s--Ts.s


MIR. johnson, resumiDg, said that he ap.
pealed to the court to rescue this unfortu.
nate man-not to say that there Is power
to put man in jail and no zpower;to, take
him out; that the reconstruction acts dc
not coDstitutionally give that power, and
are therefore null and void, and that the
decisions Of the Supreme Court sustain
him in the assertion. It was not neces.
saryto say that Congress-, nor the execu-
tive, nor the judiciary, nor all combined,
had the right to violate the Constitution,
nor could they deprive any man of the
right of trial by jury; and he read from
4th Wallace, page 209, in which the judges
decided that it was an inalienable right oil
every citizen who felt himself aggrieved to
have legal trial, in which they held that,
except In case of impeachment, the trial
of every citizen should. be hsi by jury
nor should he be deprived of the right of
life, liberty, or property, without legal
trial. Now, will your Honor take that as
the law Of the land9 Here he based his
argument. The custodian of the prisoner
had no power to hold him. He was enti-
tied to speedy trial, and for his cause he
was pleading here to-day. We look to
your Honor to suDnort and yindicate the
Constitution of the land.


Colonel Johnson, in concluding, made
an impassioned appeal to the Court to in
terpose between these laws aud the Con-
stitution of the country, and save not only
this man, but numbers Of others similarly
situated.


Judge Underwood The court felt sensi-
bly, the Importance of the issue, and would,
in the deliberation of this great question
and the decisions which it involves, want
all the light which could be throcn upon it.
Deeply impressed with thee, convictions,
he would postpone the further considera-
tion Of the subject until Eondsy next.
He knew that imprisonment Cas irksome
to the prisoner, but few days to him can
bear no comparison to the peace of the
whole community, and the court will take
it up again on Monday. ...-,


In response to Judge Ould, the Court re.
marked it was not his intention to give o
final Judgment in the case on that day
but only to decide the question Of juris-
diction.


The court then adjourned to meet this
morning at 10 O'Clock. ..
Year: 1868

The great sale of Dress Goods at LEVY
BROTHERS store will be continued through
this month. We noticed on yesterday that
their store was crowded with purchasers, and
that they were selling stacks Of goods. We
also noticed that they had large lot of rem
nants OF dress goods, which they will close out
at low prices. It is worth the while, in these
days of depression, to visit this far-famed
"Old Southern Dry Goods Store.'' as it is one
of the few establishments not affected by hare
times and it is simply because they Away:
sell goods at prices to suit the emergency.
Year: 1868

SHOULD BE SToPPED.-We have often
been compelled to mention the disorderly
conduct Of the young men who congregate
every Sabbath around the doors of St.
PauPs church. On Sunday night last they
were so noisy that the police had to be
sent for to preserve order. We sincerely
hope that this will not occur again. If the
young men have not sufficient respect for
themselves, or for the house of God, to
behave themselves, they should be made
to do 80 by the strong hand Of the law.
Year: 1868

TABLEAux.-The ladies' of Church Hill
will give three more of their beautiful
evening entertainments, commencing with
Thursday night, for the benefit Of INDECENT
and disabled Confederate soldiers of that
part of the city. The tableau1 gotten up
by these ladies is really entertaining, and
we bespeak for them and the cause the en-.
couragement of the public.
Year: 1868

authority of the Government over the Rebel
States. Let us unite to frown down that spirit
of rebellion that found encourage nent in the
Democratic Convention that met in CHI cayo,
when it virtually recognized the principle of
secession and disunion as an established fact, by
proposing "a cessation of hostiitiesn and call
Tor Convention of all the States to meet in
their sovereign capacity and deliberate with
men who were then in active rebellion, putting
forth all their efforts to overthrow the Govern
ment by force.


You charge the Republican party with "pro.
posing to deprive the people OF the South of
their right to vote for Presidential Electors y
You then say that "the first bold steps are taken
to destroy the right of suffrage" This reason
ing is unaccountable in view of the fact that the
Republican party has been constantly making
efforts to extend the elective franchise on
principle of equal rights to every man without
regard TO coun ry, caste, or color.


Nothing could be more unfair than your
charge that the Republican party intends that
There shall be no peace or order at the South
save that which Is made by arbitrary power.n
| will close this long letter by saying that l be-
leve it would be the proudest day of your life If
/ could persuade you to unite with all who are
laboring to secure purely Democratic Republ-
can administration of our State and General
Government. For one, desire to do what |
can TO secure peace and property to country
which in the course of nature must soon leave,
but with an ardent desire that it may forever
remain glorious Union of States, where good
ness and greatness shall be the motto and inspi-
ration OF the peoples, remain very respectfully,


PETER COOPER,
Year: 1868

THE GOLDEN GATE CLAIM.-Intelligenc


,m this mine is cheering to well-wishers of
mining operations generally, and deliciously
delightful to shareholders. The last wash
ing yielded the nice little sum of one hundred
ounces. the result of the labors of six drifters
for three weeks. AS the gravel is exceeding
ly hard to wash, and has to be run through
the sluices without becoming sufficiently dry
to slack, it is safe to presume that not more
than half of the gold was extracted. The
tailings, however, are carefully preserved, 30
that no actual loss is sustained. During the
coming Spring it is the intention of the COM
pany to substitute more powerful machinery
in the stead of that now in use, and erect a
mill for the purpose of crushing the gravel
as it is taken from the claim. Several years
have been consumed in prospecting the mine
and We are glad that the untiring persever-
ance and exhaustless energy of the proprietors
have been rewarded blythe development of one
of the best claims in the county. We are
also informed that the 'incline" tunnel
through which the mine is worked is to be
enlarged to double its present size. SO as to
admit of the laying of two tracks. When
the intended improvements are completed,
in Calaveras.
Year: 1868

MoK. HILL & CANPo SEco CANAL--The
Company owning this property have again
commenced sluieing the sediment out of their
large reservoir. For the last four years they
have been making ditch in place of the old
fume, and of larger capacity, and have ex-
tended the line fifteen miles below Campo
Seco, to the new diggings at Cat Camp. This
work is now completed. with the exception
of about four miles between this place and
Buena Vista Hill, and as soon as the storm
subsidies they will put on from seventy-ive to
one hundred men, and in six weeks, if the
weather is favorable, expect to be able to
furnish water to all the miners on the entire
line. They will also, this season, abandon
their high aqueducts and substitute iron
pipe, and make new reservoirs large enough
to hold a supply of water throughout the
dry season. The Company propose to COM
plete all of this work this Summer, and will
thereby be enabled to keep up supply of
water, the year around, for the new mines at
Cat Camp, where there are already about
sixty companies at work, taking out about
S8, 900 Of gold per week.
Year: 1868

Fatal Acc1DENr.--We are informed that
two men were fatally injured in the "Potter
Mine at Angels, on Monday last. The men
were engaged in blasting and had put in a
charge and retired to await the explosion.
Upon again entering the mine, some rock
which the blast had shattered and loosened,
caved upon them. The sufferers were not
dead, at last accounts, but there is scarcely
possibility of their recovering.
Year: 1868

THHE PAIN KILLER


L Is both an internal and external remedy.
TNHE PAIN KILLER


L Should be used at the first manifestation
of Cold or Cough.
THE PAIN KILLER,


L Don't fail to keep it in the house ready
for use.


THE PAIN KILLER


l. Is an almost certain cure for Cholera
and has, without doubt, been more successful
in curing this terrible disease than any other
known remedy, or even the most Eminent
and skillful Physicians. In India. Africa
and China. where this dreadful disease is ever
more or less prevalent, the PAIN KILLER
is considered by the natives, as well as by
European residents, in those climates, A
SURE REMEDY.


THE PAIN KILLER


i Each bottle is wrapped with full direc-
tions for its use.


THE PAIN KILLER


i Is sold by all Druggists and Dealers in
Family Medicines. [fl:3m.]
Year: 1868

TIE recent storm has been one of the most
severe Of the season The Stanislaus river
has been impossible, interrupting communi-
cation with Sonora. Murray's Creek has also
been so high that it was unsafe to attempt to
cross it. The weather is now clear and cold.
Year: 1868

THE DEVIL is extr7 mely anxious that some
one should solve his enigma which we pub
lish this week. He has taxed his devilish
ingenuity to the utmost in its composition,
and thinks if there be any virtue in "black
art" he has succeeded in composing an
enigma to which nothing but divine assist
ance can furnish the key. If somebody will
send US the answer to it. our esotistical imp
will be taken down peg.
Year: 1868

Mr.. MENTzELL has withdrawn the Bill
which he introduced some time since to
abolish the Office of County Superintendent
and confer the privilege of performing his
duties upon the County Judge. No reason
is assigned for the withdrawal. but it is
probably because the SALARY Bill" recently
introduced covers the entire ground.