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Year: 1869

1t is now quite certain that the patriots
of Cuba have not only been Reinforced by
volunteers from the United States, CUBA
and the South American States, but that
twenty thousand stand of small arms and
several parks of field guns have also been
landed, and are now in use against the
Spaniards. The want of arms has been a
formidable stumbling block in the path of
the revolution. Men could be procured
bold, fearless, determined men-but they
had no weapons of proper character with
which to meet their adversaries in the open
field. In all the early fights of the con-
test not more than one-third of the patriots
were armed with guns. The balance had
pixies and knives and yet they have pro-
tracted the fight, and steadily gained
ground upon the royalists, notwithstand-
ing the latter were well armed and con-
stantly receiving accessions of men from
Spain. With the landing of small arms
and artillery upon the soil of Cuba will
begin new era of the war. From this
time forth the contest will be of a more
decided character, and the Spaniards will
be made to feel the skill and prowess of
men who have learned steadiness and cour-
age under the hot rain of musketry
and the deadly fire of rifles in the hands Of
experienced warriors. 1t will no longer
be skirmishes between regular troops and
volunteers, but mingled with the brave
Cubans will be soldiers from other coun-
tries, and the force thus strengthened will
press on until the flag of free Cuba waves
in triumph over the Moro. In addition
to this, the sun of recognition has arisen
above the horizon. Peru sends words of
greeting to struggling Cuba and Mexico
and Chill will soon join in the same cor
dial encouragement while in this country
the tide of sympathy is running with ac-
celebrated speed. De Roda will find Cuba
no bed of roses.
Year: 1869

wAsHINGfoN, May II, 1859.


The earnest portion OF the republican pafiy-the
class Of men who profess the faith OF such progress
i've representatives Senators sumner ana Wilson
the men who acquiesced In the interposng power Of
destiny. that made General Grant the candidate OF
the republican party without the aid and In spite OF
ts leaders perfectly conscious OF the precarious
tendency Of the political current. The uncertain
tenure by which the internal peace Is held ''mns.
very unpleasant meditation" Even at this early
period OF the administration 1t impossible for the
cumulatcd wisdom OF the organization identity any
OF those qualities Of adhesion tina, usually mark the
advent of parties. The close observer OF what nes
,ranspred here within the past six days will certify
that the most ordinary powers of discrimination are
equal to the comprehension OF what here stated.


Recalling the events that have transpired at the
capital since the grand ceremony OF the Inaugural
ton. It is impossible to refer TO single oical act Of
the President that has received the warm emphatic,
uaanluous endorsement OF the men Of either body
Of Congress; while, on the other hand It Is equally
dnlcu to discover that any act OF Congress has ex
cited feelings OF ordinary gratihcaiion IN the mind
OF the Executive.


Trace. for example, the extraordinary course Of
Congress upon the Tenure OF once bill; note with
what alaorty II was repealed by the House and The
proiiacted tenacty with which I, was adhered 10 IN
the Senate; The care with which Senators aiesed
then confidence in the President aud their iucon.
sisiebt refusal to confde to him the power tbat had
always been enjoyed with single exception by his
predecessors; the persistence OF the senate IN ajher
ing 10 modincd form OF restriction and the Welding
Of The House against ITS first unanimous decision.
Follow these facts back TO the starting point and
we find the germ Of present dstrust and future DIS
ssnsiOns.


Congress demonstrated It's want or confidence in
the President by refusal TO repeal law passed for
the ostensibe purpose OF preventing corruption aud
TO meet temporary emergency. the President de-
cned to consult Congress In the choice Of his Cabl
net and other important officials. Each has chosen
~ own coutse and kept t


la rejecting upon these things ID ie sippiteypt
Year: 1869

from Canada.


As the reeuletions for some time past IN existence
n relation ~ what IL termed hand baggage Of pas
sengeis entering the uDilcd states upon the Great
Western hallway, passing through Canada have
proved to be inefficient TO accomplish the purpose
desired. and ouerous TO The company, II is deemed
advisable to discontinue the plan OF having inspect
ors accompany the trains over this road between
Suspension Bridge aud Detroit from and after the
25th day NJ May INST. ana In lieu thereof the follow
Ing regulation IS prescribed in reference 10 The in
spection of hand baggage" owned by persons pass
ing from one point u another IN the United states
over the above mentioned road:--


REGULATIONS.


Prior 10 the departure OF any train lrnm The United
States the local customs oilccr shall attach To each
piece vr hand baggage OF through passengers the
customs stamp now used, with the addition Of
words designating the number Of the train and The
uate and hour OF the day OF leaving, written, not
printed and his own signature plainly written In
ink said stamp. II at the port of arrival OF such
train II shall appear that the owner OF the baggage
thus stamped has travelled continuously through on
the tram designated by The stamp attached to said
baggage, and there ~ no reasonable suspicion Of In.
tended fraud the customs officer shah pass such
'tand baggage" without further inspection.
% the same time cancellng or removing
such stamp. But the "hand baggage
have no stamp thereon, or " II designaies
dlneient train than the one upon which the owner
OF the baggage arrived, the baggage shall undergo
the same examination as II u belonged 10 person
Year: 1869

We publish this morning the pro-
ceedings of the Deer Lodge Republican
Convention. The Delegation TO the
Territorial Convention could not have
teen better selected. 1t represents cred-
itably the intelligence and integrity of
the Republican party of that county
Personal letters inform us il was a unit
upon all questions brought before 1t,
and we recognize the considerate pro-
priety of it's action The Independent
and Gazette say the call for the Peoples
Convention is not a Democratic move
ment We happen to be fully advised
en- this point now. and can assure them
they will wish with all their hearts
that what they have stated was true.
Ii is the industrious, intelligent, order
loving, law abiding members of that
party who have become disgusted with
the ImPositions practiced upon them In
the packed conventions, TO the great
injury and disgrace of the better part
of the community, ana they propose
making an effort TO check it. We have
implicit confidence in the purpose and
action of the Deer Lodge Republicans
and in their decision acquiesce. know
ing that whatever action is taken viii
be that deelued best for the genera
rood
Year: 1869

a passenger from California by the
Pacific Railroad informs US that the
rate of passenger fare on the California
end of the line is ten cents per mile in
currency (not gold.) The rate, as first
advertised, was ten cents gold. The re-
duction is equal TO four cents per mile
in currency. We are informed that the
through fare from Omaha to Sacrament
TO will be reduced to one hundred dol
lars.-CHicago Tribune Goth.


The Tribune is in error or subordin-
ates are making a nice margin. Four
days ago they were still charging ten
cents per mile in gold coin on the Gems
trail, and ~ cents per mile in currency,
on the, Union.
Year: 1869

WE call attention to the letter of Mr..
Ellis in another column concerning the
assessment of taxes in Choteau County
We are not advised of the law in ques-
tion, but the injustice of the proceeding
toward other Counties, as stated in the
letter. is sufficiently plain to all. We
would like to see an exposition of the
law from some of our Legislators or juS
rists, as il is a first rate time to cut this
official that tourniquet is checking the
natural flow of revenue To the County
exchequers. 1t seems to US that there
is, or should be, course of legal pro-
ceedure by which this little game OF
financial garroting might BE- stopped.
and il is worth the effort on the part OF
our officials.
Year: 1869




dow much of truth there is in the
lnumation that the Alabama question
is 70 become an issue in the approach-
ing political campaign, is difficult to
say. lt is not improbable. however
that 1t will be introduced and an ex.
preston OF the people obtained in those
States holding elections. This is desir-
aole In one way; in another it is not.
The Senate took very decided and
somewhat unexpected position on the
johnson Clarendon Treaty, endorsing
Summers position fully. The vote was
virtually unanimous. There was no
party division upon it, aud in fact it
should never be permitted to become a
partizan question, although as import
ant national questions have been made
SO. There was but one alteration sug>
gested in the wording of Senator Sums
ners speech That suggestion was
made by Democrat and was at once
accepted by Sumner. 1t was a great
national question. decided by the high
est Legislative authority of the nation:
question involving the rights and dig
nifty of the Republic as against an en-
croaching power, and to Grabble it as
party issue in the mire and flth of a
local struggle for place, is unworthy;
will weaken the position of the Admins
istraiion and Minister Motley, if they
sh 70 -
lean basis, and possibly through party
affiliations defeat the conscientious ex~
preston of the people upon il. Still,
having become one of the vital ques>
tioDs with which the Administers
ton has TO deal, the position
of the Senate being Indignantly
assailed over Summers head by the en-
tire British press, and America being
ask ed not only 10 bear the injury but
TO lay supinely under the incessant as
saults of those who have injured us, il
would be well TO see in how far the
people endorse or condemn the views of
the Senate as presented in Summers
speech. that, after having been fairly
before the country, the administration
may know the steady beat of the popu-
lar heart. and trend its course accord-
ingly. Itwould therefore be injudicious
TO give out before hand any predeter~
mined course of either party, as not even
the representative men of a party are
warranted in pledging il to a platform
until il has been considered and adopted
by the party in Convention. The re-
ported variance between Grants views
and those of Sumner we do not believe
If there is a variance Grant has changed,
and letting up on a resolve is not one of
his characteristics. There is really but
one sentiment on this matter in the
American mind. England has done us
grievous injury. Principle says ''de>
mand Immediate, full redress" Expe-
diency says get il if you can pesceably,
if not, either take the best you can get
or cherish the grudge until you can have
revenge in kind" Ii one party adopts
the Principle" and the other the "Ex>
pedience' platform, we will get in a
delightful muddle. The proper course
would seem to be, that the people should
express the principle" and leave the
4 question between that and "expedien>
cy' wholly to the Judgment of the heads
of the government, TO whom their res
sponsible and administrative powers are
tor the time delegated, and with which
foreign powers have to deal, and of whom
alone they have official knowledge.
Year: 1869

THE New York Herald approves MIR.
Boutwells Treasury policy. 1t says
substantially that the recent rise in
gold was the work of the bulls, who
forced it up to IA TO intimidate the Secs
retary and compel him to cease his sales
of a million week. When they forced
il to that figure they sent Mr.. Chitten~
den to say to him that unless he ceased
the sale they would run it to 175. Bout
well Immediately ordered sale of two
millions per week, with an intimation it
would be made five if necessary. The
bulls took in their horns and the yell
low boy" is getting back in his corner
we'll down in the thirties. The facts do
not substantiate this fully as the sole
cause, but the rise was probably owing
in part to this, in conjunction with the
circumstances set forth in the Chicago
Tribune
Year: 1869

CRANBERRY SUMMIT, June 5, 1869.
Editors of the Register:


1t is surprising how little one knows
of ones country until he goes away
from home. To find out what is going
on, even under his own nose, as you
may say, a person must travel as did
the old gentleman who, in the days Of
yore, journeyed all the way from Har.
rison county to Morgantown, and when
he returned declared he "didn't know
the United States leaS so big." Skim.
ming over the country on railroad
train gives one no sort of au idea of what
is going on in it.


For instance, | spent twenty-fOur
hours the otherday at Cranberry SUM
nit, Preston county. | had passed
there at least dozen times before on
the cars, but did not know that it was
town bOasting of seven stores, three
churches and any number of tayeTus-l
don't recollect how many inhabitants
and that it aspired to being site of jus.
tice, i. e.. the site of the Court House of
county, which sometimes renders
the place or its location misnomer (;
but such is the fact.


found upon inquiry that there had
been a project to divide the county of
Preston and establish that part of it
east of Cheat river into new county
aud locate the Court House at Port
lGud,p fOrsuCh is the local and pOstotfiCe
name of the Summit 1t is claimed
that this arrangement would accOmmo.
date those persons living on the railroad
better than going to Kingwood to at
tend Court-that the proposed new
county would contain 400 square miles
and one-half of the inhabitants of the
present county of Preston. All this
may be true, but would the people of
the west side of the river be willing to
be cut off from so thriving n part of
their present county,


Leaving these local questions to be
decided by those most interested in
them, | will only bear witness to the
fact that Cranberry Summit is a four
ishing place. There are several more
buildings being erected here. am
told that twenty five were built last
summer anu JuaJ many more arc III
contemplation this summer.


One of the great sources of business
in this town is the manufacture of
"shooks" For fear that many of your
readers may be as ignorant of what q
"shOok" is as | was yesterday, | will
explain by telling them that it is num-
Der of slaves required to make sugar
hogshead or mOlasses barrel, which are
all properly iointed and fitted
ready to be put up, and then bundled
together and shipped to baltimore
thence to Cuba and market. One
hundred thousand of these "shooks"
have been annually sent from this place.
Heretofore they have commanded about
$3.50 apiece, but the present domestic
differences" in Cuba have injured the
market for them.


Those visiting Cranberry Summit the
second time always stop at the Summit
House, near the depot, kept by w. w.
Worthington, because he is an active,
intelligent, reliable man-keeps good
houseand tries TO further the interests
aud pleasure OF his guests.


PERIPATETIC.
Year: 1869

There is now scarcely living man
related by blood or marriage to the
President who is not provided for at
the public charge. They have all rushed
hungrily to the public crib. Rebel or
Union man, old Democrat or old Abo-
litionist, all who have relationship or
fellowship to any branch of the GRANTS
sr the DENTS are sure to get office. A
curious person has made list OF
the emoluments of all the various
members of the royal family in
England, and published it side by side
with list of the,spoils that have fallen
to the ruling family here. 1t is quite
an instructive and entirely novel docu-
ment. It could not have been complied
in the term of Office of any other Ameri-
can President. There never before was
one who did not declare his utter re.
pugnanee to putting his relations in
office. History preserves the fact, be.
cause human nature was the same then
as now, and the relatives did ask for
ofice-the difference is they trere refused.
General WASHINGTON wrote to his kiRs-
man. BUsHRoD WAsHINGTON-


However deserving you may be of the
one you have suggested, your standing
at the Bar would not justify my nomi.
nation of you as Attorney to the Federal
District Court in preference to some of
the oldest and most esteemed general
court lawyers of your State, who are
desrous of this appointment. Ny po-
litical conduct in nominations, even if
/ were uuinfuenced by principle, must
he exceedingly circumspect, and proof
against Just criticism; for the eyes Of
Argus are upon me, and no slip will be
passed unnOticed that can be improved
into a supposed partiality for friends or
relations.


Imagine GRANT penning such letter
Year: 1869

three times greater by the railroad than
by sea. Hence, although the railroad
will undoubtedly be Of great advantage
it cannot expect more than a share Of
the passenger traffic. These reasons are
of still greater force when there is q
question of through traffic between
China and Europe.
Year: 1869

The Boston Post says: During the
Peace Jubilee record is to be kept OF
the Smiths who arrive in Boston. The
first book contains one thousand pages
of the usual size of hotel registers
Year: 1869

PERSONS ADVANCED IN LIFE,


And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily
upon them, with all its attendant ills, will And
in the use of this BITTERS, or the TONIC, an


elixir that will instil new life into their veins,


restore in measure the energy and ardor OF


more youthful days, build up their shrunken


forms, and give health and happiness in their
,ir,iv
Year: 1869

A new-made Widow went lately to life
Insurance Office 10 receive the amount Of poll
lev On her husbands life, which bad proyiden-
tally been made payable to her. The PreH'
dent thought it only proper to eondole with
her on her bereavement. " ! am truly sorry
madam to hear Of your loss" That's al
ways the vsy with you men. You are always
sorry when a poor woman gets chance 70
make 'ttle u1o1eT.
Year: 1869

At one time woman could hardly walk
through the streets Of San Francisco without
having every one pause to gaze on her, and a
child was so rare that once in theatre in the
same city. where a woman had taken her 10
fant. when it began to cry, just as the orchestra
commenced to play, man in the pit cried out,
"Stop those fddles, and let the baby cry.
haven't heard such q sound for ten years. =
The audience spplauded this sentiment tile
orchestra stopped, and the baby continued It'd
,s-fo-map-e amid unbounded enthusiasm.
Year: 1869

Jesus Christ selects the army and the
officials of his kingdom, exclusively from
those who have once been rebels. The al
ways loyal are not deemed qualified under
the circumstances.


In some countries, the soldiers stand high
er than the subjects or citizens, enjoying
special privileges, and being endowed with
special honors. So it is in that kingdom
which is to break in pieces and supplant all
earthly kingdOms-its soldiers are its nobil-
ity-and these are from the class of rebels
and sinners. None other are permitted to
wear the panoply of God Angels indeed
can 90 to the field as servants, but we only
as combatants. They may wait upon the
wounded, but to us is confined the opportu-
nifty of meeting the foe, and reaping the
honors of victory.


In some countries the officers of the gov
ernment can be filled only from a certain
privileged order. Those not belonging to
this order, however worthy, are excluded
from promotion. So in Christ's kingdom
only those once sinners are qualified to hold
offce-only pardoned rebels are in request
for positions of honor. Creatures who have
always been loyal are set aside as uusuita-
BILE. The employment of such would be a
disgrace to the King, as showing lack Of
confidence in the thoroughness of his victory
over our hearts. If he could not rely upon
us, then it would be evident that he had not
entirely cong uered US. But how does he
make manifest to all the glorious perfection
of his triumph-by committing the most
weighty interests of the government to those
who have been the chief of sinners. This
while it exalts him, also exalts US, and binds
our souls in true devotion to his blessed
throne.


Now there are many Offices to be filed
and honorable ones-for this is to be very
great kingdom. And we have appeared up
on the stage at fortunate time for US, see
ing that the present adherents of our Lore
Year: 1869

Sinners we are all by nature, and have
been by practice; but careless sinner is
an astonishment to angels. To be sinner
at all, involves the most fearful possibilities
of punishment and loss; to be careless sin
ner changes these possibilities into proba-
bilities.


Why careless? Certainly not because
God is not interested in the transgression of
His law or the redemption and salvation of
the sinner. Not because the sinners safety
is assured while he remains careless. Not
because no prayers have been offered, no
tears shed, no efforts put forth to awaken
and save. Not because the Spirit of God
has failed to do its appointed work; for it
has been very faithful, though often re-
pulsed and grievea. The responsibility then
rests with thee, 0 careless sinner!


The indifference with which you regard
all the efforts of divine mercy to save you is
the result of your persistent rejection of this
mercy. The careless security, in which you
fancy yourself, is the partial unconscious
ness and stupor which sin has produced; it
is something you love; it is the drowsiness
which comes of the oft.repeated wish, "A
little more slumber. and little more fold
ing of the hands to sleep.


Why careless? You should not be, for
the hours in which you may secure salvation
are very few. This is the only world of
hope. There is no opportunity of hope be-
yond the present. There is no place for
penitent tears in perditon. Ere long the
Spirit will take its final departure; the jut-
ting cliff of time on which you sport and
dream, hangs out into vast eternity; it jars
to its fall; it trembles under your lightest
footstep; the abyss which yawns beneath
will open soon to receive your startled soul.


This moment, while you read these words,
by the help of abounding grace, you may
shake off the sloth which well nigh over
powers you; you may say to vanity, BE
gone You may rouse yourself to high and
holy purposes; you may awake to the for
nation of noble, penitent resolutions. Will
you do it? The interests of your deathless
spirit tremble in the scale while you answer
this all important question. Awake Fly =!
Escape to the mountain, and as you feel
your weakness and your need, and get one
glimpse of Calvary and Christ, pray with all
the energy of an awakened sinner


Break, break, o Lord, these tyrant chains,


And set the struggling captive free;


Redeem from everlasting pains,


And bring me safe to heaven and thee"
Year: 1869

upon Sabbath school teachers to renew their
efforts and increase their zeal it calls upon
pastors to ascend into the higher regions of
religious thought, devotion and activity, that
our young people may follow.
Year: 1869

COMPASSIONATE not ashamed to confess
that you have been in the wrong. 1t is but
owning what you need not be ashamed Of
that you now have more sense than you had
before to see y,ur error, more humility to
acknowledge il, more grace to correct 1t.