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Year: 1868




CITY CLERKS OFFICE, !


COLUMBUS, o., March %, 1851
Notice is hereby given, that proceedings have been
instituted in the City Council of Columbus Tor
making the following improvements, to wit, for the
following Sewers. VIE:


foot sewer from the western end of Peters
run sewer to the acqueduct;


A foot sewer from Peters run sewer in Front
street to First aey; thence in First alley to Center
alley; thence in Center alley to South alley; thence
in South alley to Third street; thence in Third
street to South street; thence in South street to
Fourth street; thence in Fourth street to Rich
street:


And a foot sewer in Fourth street from Rich
street to State street;
AMI a foot sewer in Fourth street from State
street to Public alley, and from Linn alley to
Spring street;


A s1 foot sewer in Sycamore street from Third
street TO Fourth street;


A foot sewer in Fourth street from Sycamore
street to Schiller eet;


30 inch sewer in Center alley from Peters run
sewer 70 kossuth street;


A foot sewer in Spring street from Fourth
street to Center alley;


A foot sewer in Spring street from Fourth street
to Medary street, and thence in Medary street to
North Public lane, and thence in Branch street to
John street,


foot sewer in Center alley from Spring street
to North Public lane;
A 3 TO sewer from the railroad sewers north of
the Depot grounds to the intersection of Swan ar
Kerr Streets t1ence in Kerr street Russell street,
And a 30 inch sewer in K err street from Russo
street to the north end of Kerr street;
80 inch sewer in Russell street from High street
to Kerr street.


The same to be done in accordance with the plats
and estimates to be prepared by the City Civil En-
, All persons claiming damages on account OF said
proposed improvements are required to file their
claims in the office of the Clerk in writing, or
before the Eighth day of May, Al d ,,R4 lS6S;
mch25-1 -1taw4w City Clerk.
Year: 1868

WASHINGTON, D. c.. April 10, 1868.


The past week in Washington has
probably been time of more interest
than any time of equal length during the
impeachn ent trial, and consequently
the galleries were filled to their utmost
capacity, whilst hundreds of anxious
individuals were obliged to remain out
side, not being able to obtain tickets
To the surprise of everybody, the coun-
sci for the President announced yester-
day that they had closed the evidence
for the President, unless Mr.. Stanbery,
who has not been able, in consequence
of illness, to be present for several days,
should suggest additional testimony,
which they did not think he would
This sudden cutting short the defense,
as your readers are, or will be apprised,
arose from the refusal of the Senate to
permit the cabinet officers of the Presi-
dent to testify as to consultations held
by them and the President in regard to
matters bearing directly upon the SUBJ
ject in dispute.


1t may be remembered by your read
ers that at an early period in the present
session of Congress, soon after the re-
turn of the members from the sixteen
days holiday. your correspondent ap-
prised the public through your colum ms
that impeachment would be revived as
soon as anything happened that would
give such men as Bingham and Wilson
a pretext to come over, and that strap"
had been set, with Stanton as the "bait''
to catch the President, and that as soon
as the President put his foot into it, he
would be put through "under whip and
spur" This information was obtained
from reliable Radical sources, as men,
toned at the time. did not, however,
suppose, the President would permit
himself to do the thing they desired,
however right in itself; but he did, to
their great joy, as anybody could see,
who took note of the manifestations of
the extreme Radicals ever afterwards.
L merely recite these things now to
show that the Radical party, in this
matter of impeachment, from beginning
to end, have thus far, followed their
usual tactics, of charging upon others
the crimes committed by themselves
This was the case in the early part of
the war. They solemnly declared by
Congressional enactment that the war
should not be prosecuted for the
subjugation of the Southern States,
but for * the maintenance of
the Union,p with all the dignity and
rights of the States unimpaired." Who
does not know now that this profession
was hypocritically announced, and every
Radical will laugh you to seorn when
! you quote it to him. as of binding obli-
Year: 1868

would not they have made hero out of
Sergeant Bates and begged fragment
of his torn flag, to give as rich legacy
to their children? No one doubts this.
Where the "leather pinches the corn,"
is that Sergeant. Bates, gallant soldier,
has demonstrated to the world that they
have purposely misrepresented the peo-
pie of the Southern States in order to
oppress them by military rule and
fasten upon them their favorite dogma of
negro supremacy. They will find the
election of Sergeant Bates and his flag
from the Capitol of the nation by Radi-
cal orders, and sneeringly called "calico,"
disagreeable joke to tell the people,
when prating so glibly about their love
of the Union and the "starry emblem"


The weather to-day is disagreeably
cold, and the common remark is every
thing is wrong, even the weather.


OBSERVER.
Year: 1868

"Wheneyer it is provided in this Con-
stitution, or in any law which may here
after be passed, that any officer, other
than a member of the General Assem-
biz, shall hold his Office for any CIV
en- term, the same shall be construed to
mean that such officer shall hold his
office for such term, and until his sue
cessor shall have been elected and quail
fed


There would be other benefits result
ing from abolishing our April elections,
and making all others biennial. The
public mind would have peace on the
subject or politics, and exemption from
the opportunities of office seekers, to
degree it has never enjoyed in this State.
Of the vast sums now spent every few
months by candidates and party organi-
cations, more than one-half would be
saved, and the extended terms of
township officers would give them time
to learn the duties of their offices before
they should find it necessary to COM
mence canvassing for reelection.


We do not know how these views may
strike our coming lawmakers, but our
guess is that they cannot better CON-
mend themselves to the favor of their
constituents, than by 50 legislating as
to reduce the heavy burden Of county
taxation, and we doubt whether they
will find any expenditure that may be
more easily curtailed than that required
by our present system of holding cleo
tons every six months.--Indianapolis
Journal. a
Year: 1868

A friend of the President elect hav;
ing reminded him that he would now b
constrained to forego all the ease
mind he anticipated at the end of tn
war, the General quietly observed: ..a
could not help it; I did not voluntee.
and then my country drafted me- h
Year: 1868

HUDSON, n. Y, January 3.-On
Wednesday a terrific gale swept along
the line of the Harlem Railroad, and
the southeastern part of the country.
The morning freight train, with
passenger car attached, was struck by
the gale. and the passenger car and
one platform car raised bodily from
the track and precipitated down an
embankment fifteen feet There were
fifteen men in the car who were more
or less injured, but none seriously.
In the descent a stove capsized and
car set on fire, but the flames were
extinguished before they gained much
headway. g. ID
Year: 1868

Hints of Spring Grass and Spring ViOlets.


The concourse at the Park yesterday was rather
: unusual for the season, owing partly to certain
nildness of the weather and partly to that general
epidemic for summing ourselves which usually seizes
the public pulse sometime in April and eventuates
IN drives into the country and other very natural alb
surdites. In New York this epidemic wreaks itself
country, with laws peculiar to ITSELF administered
by Officers always on the spot to administer them;
with bridges built in delightful imitation of rustic
bridges; with lakes almost too exact in wandering
to be altogether natural; with trees planted in hedges
and ranks like long regiments wearing the green,
and not as nature plants, with view to the utmost
confusion; in short, with landscape which is not
Landscape, but an exceedingly felicitous hit In
20 creep out OF its winter lairs and haunts, has
1ust begun to exhibit itself-to transfer adverb
from hearing to seeing-audibly; here and there and
everywhere thrusting up through the gray turn OF
fher before venturng out too far. week more, and
the testing process-the feeling of the weather before
venturing up into the sunshne-will have been COM
pleted, and the grass will have carpeted the now
variegated lawns OF the Park with its own woven
and interlaced greenness.


The regulations Of the keepers, considering that
Just at this time OF the year the epidemic to tread
thereupon and to satisfy oneself that the grass at
the Park is tangible and not mere optical deluson,
are very thoroughly Obeyed and confOrmed to.
Where now stand but dry stalk there will be instinc-
tve opening or flowers also very soon, and the
general public will be seized with an epidemic to
pick them by way OF demonstrating their tangibility
The violet viii come first, opening almost mracu-
lousv In day; and next the grass will be suddenly
AL sown with the round, bold discs OF the ye-
low dandeon, as If the sunshine ITSELF by some pro-
cess familiar only to Dame Earth had been spun or
eurdled and recolned into blossoms OF Its own exact
color. Daisies and yellow buttercups Will follow,
and then will come on I'm ranks and hosts the whole
parti-colored army Of the Park botany, exotic and
Year: 1868

See for yourself and buy aeGood Bargain before it is too late, being determined to sell out our entire stock in as short n time as pos- sible. Consider, then, your own interest: times are hard money scarce; and, in view of these facts you will do well tocall at
Year: 1868




IT was to be expected that the. limits
of fact would soon be exhausted with re-
gard to the treasures and wonders of the
new territory Of Alaska, and that fancy
would be drawn upon to increase its stock
of marvels. But the following tale Of
enchantment is entirely beyond the
widest anticipation. A Russian guide,
it seems, being lately asked by traveller
about certain mountain range in Alas
ka, replied


"Thcy are mighty in size and cause
much cold. Wonderful things are told
of them. 1t is said that in some places
there are deep pools and lakes in which
dwell monsters-scrpents as long as a fir
tree, which, we're they in the open sea,
would commit mighty damage. One
thing is eertain-yonder, far away to the
north, in heart of those hills, there is a
wonderful valley, so narrow that only at
midday is the face of the sun to be seen.
That valley lay undiscovered and un-
known for thousands of years; no person
dreamed of its existence; but at last, a
long time ago, two Indian hunters enter
ed it by chance, and then what do you
think they found9 They found small
tribe of unknown people, speaking an
unknown tongue, who had lived there
since the creation of the world, and with
out knowing that other beings existed"


Here is u splendid chance for strange
discoveries. Who will venture into this
marvellous valley and learn the Cum
known tongue" and other peculiarities
of this pre-Adamite peoplel
Year: 1868

UKAsE FROM THE CRIMSON DEN.--Thc
Pulaski Citizen of late date contains the
following, which was handed to the editor
by an old and respected citizen, who found
it in his pocket, and could give no expla-
nation of how it got there:
Year: 1868

THE TAX BILL.-There will be great dit
ference of opinion rs to the wisdom of the
action of the House, Monday, in directing
the Ways and Meaus committee TO report a
short bill relating to the whiskey and tobac-
CO tax alone, as substitute for the exhaustive
meas ure which had been considered in Com
mtUee of the Whole tor some days The in
dustry of the nine gentlemen who constitute
the Committee of Ways and Means in per-
fecting a complete revision of our internal
revenue laws deserves generous recognition,
and it was hoped that the present session
would not expire before the measure had
passed in some shape. That hope must now
be abandoned. An analysis of the vote shows
that majority of seven Republicans were
favored of going on with the consideration of
the whole BILL but, with the minority all
but two of the Democratic members united
and a majority of thirteen in the whole House
in favor of a postponement. 1t is thought
that tie short bill will be reported from the
committee before the close of the present
week and that Congress will adjourn on the
tenth of next month at the latest. The whis
key tax will be reduced to fifty cents a gal
Ion, and the tobacco tax SO graduated as to-
produce in connection with the whskey tax
$75,0000O0.
Year: 1868

THE HIDE AND LEATHER BANK DEFALcA-
TIoN.-The Boston Advertiser is authorized to
state the defalcation Of the Hide and Leather
Bank is ascertained to be $5750O0 The sur
plus of the bank is $35O00 (which leaves a
deficit in the capital stock of S225,000. This
amount the directors think will be reduced by
the premiums upon the government securities
which the bank owns, and the amount they
expect to realize from assests received on ac.
count Of the defaulters, so materially that the
capital stock will be but slightly, if any, i'm
paired
Year: 1868

"WHO STRUCK BILLY PATTERsoN?"-A man
by the name of Banks, one of the crew of
vessel now lying at this port, made his appear
ance on Centre street Tuesday, in condition
strongly suggestive of skirmish He was es-
corted to headquarters by two policemen when
he reported that party had come on board of
his vessel while he was on duty and attacked
him. From his appearance we should say that
it was successful movement of the enemy,
and that the "picket line" was probably driven
in. However, the reports may have been sem
sational; but disfgured countenanee went
to prove the truth of the story.
Year: 1868

In the United States Circuit Court, yesterday,
Judge Benedict pronounced sentence against Lewis
snow for violating injunction which cjoned him from
infringing upon the rights or n patentec The Court
fined him $500 and ordered him TO be committed until ne
paid the fine.


In the matter of an order to show cause,
granted by Judge Benedict, the application or tho
author OF Under the Gasigh requiring the Managerof
the old Bowery Theater 10 show why an injunction
should not restraining HIM from using the Rail
road Scene in After DARK the case has been put over
TO Wednesday
Year: 1868

ysion for local purpose not mentioned in the title and
on the further ground that residence for the Health
Officers was public object authorizing the taking OF
private property. Judge sutherland held that the frat
OF these grounds need not be argued Counsel for the
Commissioncrs argued that the second was unsound


since IL was to enable public officer perform public


duty that the residence required Decision reserved
Year: 1868

So surprised was I with these figures,
that 1 went to. a lady who moves
among those who call themselves
"fashionables," to learn her views.
She made her figures at my request,
and said: ga very nice outfit could
be had for $4,000; and that $1,000
would do very well indeed" 1 was
.consOled, for many of my friends have
daughters. She told me, however, that
a very fine persOn-Miss L.-had
just been married, "who was worth,
as she stood at the altar, $25 OO0."


1t is quite certain--and every honest
woman will agree with me-that the
spending of money does not insure hap
piness. It is quite certain that the SUI
perb wardrobe I have heretofore set
down, does not in a perceptible degree
insure a blissful marriage; that wealth
even does not insure it in any known
degree and yet these influences are
poisoning society, and driving people
into strange courses; one of which
leads to vice, another to celibacy, and
all to selfihness and ruin.


II is not necessary, I believe, to as
sert that am the friend of woman. 1t
is because I am so deeply and devOt-
edly her champion and admirer, that
1 write this sermon. And as I am
writing it, let me say that, while Miss
Susan Anthony and Mrs. George
Train are clamOring for women to
vote, and to work, and sing bass if
they wish, we are clamoring for her
right to be a wife and a mother !;
which the tendencies of the times
threaten to rob her of. We ask her
to stand for that-to insist upon that
forever. We affirm, and challenge the
world in its defense, that woman is
the equal of man, but not the same
by no manner Of means; quite, quite
other than man; not intended by the
Creator to be the same, or act in the
same sphere, or do the same work.
Our mannish women and WOmanish
men have got into sad confusion of
ideas in their efforts at a sensation,
which seems likely to be a failure.


Clear up that confusion. Woman
and man are equal, but not the same {;
each completes the other. There is
no perfect man, and no perfect woman,
without marriage and children.
Each completes and perfects the other,
or would do so were marriage what
it was intended to be. One step furth-
er Man can do his work best, and
woman can do her work best; but the
question is, and a vital one, too, what
is his work and what is her work?


Miss Anthony and Mrs. Train, if I
understand them, claim that woman
can do just what man does, and has a
right to do it-and can do it as well.
Year: 1868

The incessant effort that is made bv
Democratic politicians, and some Re
publicans too, to excite the preiudices
Of the ignorant and the furious
against bOndhOlders, as a class, is as
black a raseality and as mean and
suicidal business as was ever attempt
ed by men who think it worth while
to profess to be honest and decent.


The bondholders are persons who
hold the securities Of the Government.
In what country under heaven was
that ever before supposed to be an
Ofense2 The bonds should be paid
according TO the contract, to be sure.
And what the contract is, is a ques-
ton of law. Is that to be decided by
inhaming one class Of persons against
anOther2 The bOndhOlders are not all
rich persons. The vast majority are
in quite moderate circumstances. The
little savings efhundreds ofthousands
obthe thrifty poor are in bonds. The
securities Of saving banks, life insu-
rance companies, &C., in which people
IA 9sA tlAg9AGA GlACNAu8k4lCoS are Qe6D@
ly interested, are in bonds. If We 90
into the issue Of paper money to pay
off the debt, We Fepudiate it. If we
give prominence again 20 Southern
politicians Of the rsbeLschOol, and re-
instate the Democratic party in pow
er, we repudiate the debt. That de-
stroys the credit Of the Government,
and places it helpless before either
foreign or domestic foes, for nation
without credit can not draw the sword
to defend itself against either inva
ders or assassins. So in addition to
the enormous sum Of individual
wrong that the reputation Of the
debt would bring, it would involve
national ruin, speedy, utter and hope
less. There should be the same mon
ey for the plOWholder and for
the bondholder, certainly, but
the money should be coin. The thing
to do is not to rob the holders Of the
securities Of the Government, but to
appreciate the money that is in the
pockets of the people.
Year: 1868

ssWhat God has Called Pure -


Sixteen years ago, Madame Sarti


gave physiological lecturesin New


York, to ladies. One day there came


to her rooms a mother, with two boys,


ten years old. She asked Madame


Sarti to show to the children the wax


model Of the female body with which


she lectured, and to give to them her


usual full description and explanation


Of every organ and its use. The


womb was represented in the seventh


month of pregnancy with twins.


When Madame Sarti reached this, she


was about to pass it by without men


ton. ''Stop," said the mother, "that


is precisely what most wish my lit


tie sons to see." Then as the two
children looked with earnest wonder
on the two tiny bodies, locked tightly
in each others embrace, she said:
"My darlings, you know how for nine
long months you lay close together,
in that wonderful little room which
God has made in the mothers body.
Now you can just see how it was. See
how much mamma must love you, and
how dreadful it would be if you did
not love each other" When Madame
Sarti told rs this story, the tears stood
in her eyes, and she said, in her bro
ken English, "Ohl l did like to bless
that wOmanl What men will she
make those boys to bel''


There are mothers who will read
this witha naughty blush and half
sneer. 1t is Of no use to speak to
such; we have tried it, and we have
not found any words which they
can understand. But there are other
mothers who will pause; and while
they are perhaps a little startled,
will have a thrill Of earnest question
ing: els this really what ought to
be done? How could I do it? How
can ] be sure that it would be best?"
To these we stretch out our hands
and cry: "What God has called pure
shall We call impure, and withhold it
from his little ones? Shall we allow
the holiest of his mysteries to be
rudely handled by coarse men and
women in their hearing, to be defled
and overlain with lies, to be made a
savor of death unto death unto them,
instead Of a SAVIOR of life unto life2
All this we do if we delay for an un-
necessary hour the telling them all
they can understand-and they can
all that we know-Of the
great laws of the human body, of sex
and reproductiou.-["A Mother" in
the Independent.
Year: 1868

A REMEDY FOR WARTs.-There are nu-
merous ways of getting rid Of them They
may be gently pulled out and cut OF with
your scissors. A string tied round them
will cause them to rot Of in few days.
If lunar caustic be rubbed on the surfscs
after the tough end is pared we'll, cure
is generally effected. Il should be repeat
cd several times, If necessary.
Year: 1868

Hailly small, sweet eourtesies Of
life, how smooth do yo make the road
Of It'll Like grace and beauty, which
beget inclinations to love at first
sight, tbs ye who open the door and
let the stranger TSterne.
Year: 1868

BASE BALL.-A match game of base ball will
take place in this town on Saturday afternoon
next, September 18th, between the first mines of
the Athletic club of Cockeysville and the Active
club of this town.


A match game was played in this town on
Saturday afternoon last between the Hunting
don avenue club and picked nine. in which the
Huntingdon was successful, beating their oppo-
nents six runs.
Year: 1868

in his behalf Cynical philosophers may find
fault with him for ever yielding to the syren
cup of Bourbon, but reasoning men must give
him credit for outspoken confidence In bis fellow
countrymen. However, we must say that
there are many other legislators in Washington
who are more culpable than Mr.. Yates. When
we take into consideration, in connection with
this fact, that there are questions sf the most
vital Importance at present before our legisla-
tors we can only regret that there are no other
honest men in Congress besides Senator Rich
ard Yates.