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Year: 1868

AccIDENT.-Yesterday afternoon as Mr..
Fenley, the proprietor of the livery stable on
Green street, was driving up Congress street,
the axletree of his buggy gave way. Luckily
he stopped the horse before any personal iniu-
ry resulted, and led the team off to the stable.
Year: 1868

CoNcERT.-The Forest City Band are to
give grand brass band and promenade con-
cert on Saturday evening next. the 9th inst,
at Lancaster Hall. This is the first concert of
the winter by either of our city bands, and or
people must look to it that in the throng of
amusements which we are having, and to have,
that they have full house. If we do not pat
ronize our own musicians in order to inspire
them with the emulation to excel, we cannot
complain of want of musical ability among
them
Year: 1868

ON GUARD--Without going into the ques-
ton as to the legality or proprety of lotteries,
it is very well known that the Royal Lottery
of Havana, Cuba, is one of the few that is con-
Quoted in perfectly fair manner, A few days
ago we received information that owing to the
insurrection on the Island, and the premium
on gold, the government had considerable diff
Guilty in dsposing of the tickets in the next
drawing. Since this information was received
we have heard of parties in this city and vicin-
ity who have had tickets sent to them, pur-
porting to be shares in this same lottery, valu-
ed at ten dollars apiece, and finely engraved on
beautiful paper. They are informed that il
they will dispose of these tickets they may
have certain per centage as commission.-
Now it is we'll known to great many that the
Havana lottery tickets are very plainly engrav.
ed on water mark paper, each ticket valned al
twenty dollars, and no per centage allowed, SC
that sellers in this country charge more thar
they can be bought for in Cuba in order to pay
themselves for their trouble. We would ad
wise purchasers, therefore, to fight shy of these
elegant tickets.
Year: 1868

Coroner Rollins commenced an inquest yes
terday at Bellevue Hospital, over the body Of oscar
Iobdel the uewsbOy who died from the effect Of injuries
received on Wednesday last by being crushed between
two cars Of an express train the Long Island Railroad


which was thrown from the track that day near Wood
side, L. l. Win. ID. Morris, engineer IN the employ OF
the railroad company, testified that he left the Hunters
Point depot AZ 334 T. NJ. the day in question, and,
after running about y miles, one OF the rails spread,
causing Jump from the track the engine followed,
and after going short distance fell the cmbauk-
ment; the deceased jaumed between the first two
cars; witness did not believe the road TO be fTstcass
one far condition concerned, although be had
other roads in bad condition at this season Of
the year; he had found the sleeper In bad condition,
OF them very rotten near the spikes; the
rail which gave way did because the outside spikes
in the chair gave way from the weight OF the engine,
there being there he had been ordered 10 make
mp lost time, and TO his Judgment IN running.
Walter G. LObdCl residing az No 4O2 West FOTtysccOnd-
ST. father Of the deceased boy testified that the latter
had been placed the train temporarily that day TO MI


the place nf the regular boy; lie he bow avcrse TO
going the cars he had been on Hudson RIVER
Railroad train time when IL ran of the track
Year: 1868

The EerYOk Condensed Mix Company furnish to Committee
chosen BY His Honor The Mayor complete lis. Of u officers and en-
poyes.


The American Condensed Min Company furnish let Of ts ohee'
and employees Committee who are to examine under oath sne
persons named each list may be TO decide upon the FOL
lowing:


the said shall decide that the York Condensed MIX
Company has between 1867 and March 90 1853 put greater
proportion pure country mih into the condensed milk
psped aud sold in this city tundsr whatever
the so than the American Condensed MIR
Company then the Mi Company will pay the
Chids Hospital and Nursery One Thousand Dollars


And he said Committee shah decide that during the period above
American Condensed Company put into the
deBd mi prepared at its factory proportion than the New
Condensed Milk Company Of unimmed country milk then
. York Condensed Mix Company shall pay Points
House Of Industry One thousand Dollars


The expenses Of this investigation be paid by the Company whom
b. Committee decide used the smallest amount Of pure
country milk each quart the preparation Of their
densed mlf.


h. American Condensed Min Company the NevYOh Con-
d.nd Mill Company produce written statement from Prof Mayer
that the analysis made by him represented and that the
result vas stated the advertisement and circular Of the New Yof
Condensed Mill Company


JOHN v. D. LOOMS, Secretary.
Year: 1868

Case Of Udtios orhe Mucous AenbraH sroad de-A no'f
writes In the ness Of Joy look back to the time when
was bu. scarcely breathing little life away and stranger 70
saved her to bless my future life"
Year: 1868

The Sun IS ABOUT TO Cross THE EQUATOR
nuEuAs Spring and KNOX the Halter crossing the line
Winter fashion, and bringing bis Spring style At No 22 Broadway
Fulton with espeBdency Of beauty which threatens
eclipse bis previous efforts.
Year: 1868

~ We propose to 20 on and lend
onr little aid to building up institutions
in this State that will surprise you've
osko Runt.


Do you propose to establish 40 Inc.
briate Asylum. or q hospital for the cure
Of big head. for your own benefit
Year: 1868

I'm the L. S. District Court yesterday, VIM.
g. Choate esq, Of counsel for the Government in the
sherry wine case which has been three weeks on trial.
commenced summing up He said that the case was
very simple one Involving only two questions, namely
Whether he wine in this was inyoced at less than
rs markey value and u was whether was SCho dS
Tense had neediessly complicated the case by making
other issues attacking the Revenue laws and trying TO
excite prejudice against those laws They have eyaded
the main issues Of the much as possible Counsel
defense has not hesated in his professional ca
pacty, appeal to against the laws framed by
Congress at the commencement OF this Government
and continued IN force ever since, ard which
have thus been sanctioned by long experience You do
not consider yourselves wiser than Congress- and even


you were, must in considering this case SIMPLY pass
upon the facts according to your Oah and say whether
these laws have been violated The cry raised by the
defense OF "Inormers spies: &c. Is merely raised to
contemplate the necessity of providing for the reward OF
those on whose Information seizures Of property made
The Revenue laws would otherwise be practically nope
ratiye. The prosecution OF offenders against the Rev
auxiliary The Government trusts foreign merchants 10
mako up their own invoices relying on Their honor
but when II becomes almost certain that they are
abusing this confidence the bound to take
every proper To ascertain the facts and some one
YOU may The old fashioned way Of doing business Of
buying the products of Europe by merchants Of this
country for these merchants to abroad personally
or by agents, and purchase their goods in European
understanding the purchase on the spot But this way
doing uSness has been to great extent superseded
10y foreign merchants sending their goods TO agents here
for sale 20 our merchants But this proceeding merely


matter Of convenience. Every man of sense will sec
that while tins may thus be made the nominal market fol-
such goods the real market b where II always was the
place OF export. The temptations and facilities OF
these foreign merchants, having agents here 10 under
value the goods they export very great and the Gov
ernment has found very difficult task TO unearth the
many frauds and expose then in their true light The
proper price value TO place in the invoices the net
price received by these foreign merchants for their goods
and yet is denied that the wine In this In
voiced per cent less than the amount quarter
cask received by claimants from their agents here Fraud
rs charged here and 10 became apparent that frauds by
certain foreign merchants had become frequent and Of
such magnitude as TO render it incumbent upon Con.
gress to pass laws looking TO their detection by
agents sent abroad for that purpose. How were
their mission TO claimants and ask them for nf0matiOn
Certainly not But they went TO work In proper way,
and have collected of evidence which, in connec
ton with evidence the should satisfy every
reasonable Of the guilt Of claimants. Counsel made


very elaborate argument and had not concluded at the
hour Of adjournment.
Year: 1868

ksep peace N the Committee, and that disgusted
me; But hope we shall convict hope So"


Drop cling politicians and the impeachment
ques'sion (not as abruptly as l do here how
eve.r), we came to speak of the course of the
pewepapets towards him, and the vast amount
OF yituperatiou which had been poured on his
head. He remarked that he did not fret at that;
it was all he could expect, 'for you know" he
added, that have always been PLAN speaker
myself" This led to my asking something in
regard to his early life and his history. As |
quickly, and thought rather suspiciously, and
directly said, "You newspaper men are always
wanting to get at a mans history As said to
q young girl who came to see me some time ago
to collect materials tor a biography of me, |
have no history. Ny lifelong regret is that |
have lived so long and so uselessly."


ventuTed to suggest that his friends were not
disposed to agree with HIM in the use of the
word "uselessly" as applied to his Congressional
achievements.


the war began was plodder without influence,
and since it began have been so radical that
had no control over anybody. Some of the
papers call me the Leader of the House., l
only laugh at them, ] lead them, yes; but thev
never follow me or do as / want them until
public opinion has sided with me-"
No" he added after pause of a moment or
| two, "Tm not over proud OF my Congressional
career. like my State service better. / think
| and feel, hope without vanity, that the crown
! ing utility of my life was the adoption OF the
| Common School System of Pennsylvania
|
made by the Democracy, for political purposes,
| to repeal the School law passed during the pre-
vious session of the Legislature, and they did
succeed in repeating it in the Senate. They
would have succeeded In the House but for
strong speech and "a good deal Of ilibuster-
ing" as Mr.. Stevens remarked, on the part of
| himself and friends in the House, and Governor
! Wolf in the Executive mansion.


THAT is the work." he said, resuming after
| his explanation, THAT take most pleasure in
recalling"


l had heard the fact mentioned that Mr.. Stew
ems had on one occasion given 100000 to the
poor of Lancaster county, and l asked him
! about the truth of it.


'Oh it was not true" he said, 'I have never
been able to do any such thing. have been a
| failure in everything. / have failed financially
three times. The first was through going bail
and security, and it broke up a very fine prac-
tice l had in Adams county. The second was
through carelessness of a partner in some iron
mills"


There was much more said of q nature not
calculated to be of interest to the general public,
| and which it is not necessary to give here. All
that he did and said confirmed me in the opinion
| had long held of his positiveness and logged
ness; and | came away not only impressed with
| the power of the man, but fully satisfied, as
| had been before, of the sincerity of his convic-
| tions, and that idea was enough to make me
admire and respect even if l did not fully agree
| wit hin,
Year: 1868

The supply Of capital seeking investment con-
tinues as large as ever, and to 6 per cent. are
still the rule for call loans the former figure
on Government bonds. Business is held in
allegiance. Various speculations, touching the
probable course OF the gold premium, continue
to be INDUCED in, without evolving any satis-
factory conclusion. The experts of specie con-
tinue upon a sufficiently large scale to awaken
apprehensions as to the effect of any sudden
increased dl ain; while the weakened condition
of the Treasury renders imperative the check
which has hitherto prevented a marked
the market; and as the banks have only a tri-
fling accumulation, the sellers and buyers of gold
are left to adjust rates as best they can. The
present hope OF permanent check to the rise
in the premium, lies in an early revival of the
export trade in agricultural staples, which
promises to be large, Notwithstanding the evil
dent disposition, in some quarters, to gloss over
Year: 1868

necessary requisites to promote connubal nap
piness Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage; the
prosp ct hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happinesk &C
another becomes blighted with your own.
Year: 1868

THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF CLERK Of the
Treasury Department has been removed from
the room adjoining the Assistant Secretary to
the room Immediately opposite that of Assist
ant Secretary Hartley, and formerly occupied
by that Official. The room formerly occupied
by the Chief Clerk " i'll hereafter be occupied
by Major Edwards. Chief Of Customs ID.
vision.
Year: 1868

A NEGRO boy in Tennessee devotes half
of his wages every month to the support of
his former mistress, who has become very
poor since the war and is utterly unable to
support herself sl.ks
Year: 1868

This splendid Tonic is now used by all elasses Of
people for every symptom OLA stomach ont Of
order" =


The secret OF it is this Plantation Bitters are
certain TO correct the juices Of the Stomach set ali
its machinery at work, and enable it 10 resist aud
throw OF the approaching danger. The tendency Of
the operations OF Nature is always towards cure
How much more reasonable and sensible IL Is to helm
her along with gentle yet powerful Tonic, than
TO deluge and weaken and defeat her curative pro-
cesses with poisonous drugs aud fery p,ixtures,
which only stupefy and plant the seeds OF disease
and death,
Year: 1868

SrEcIAL ArroGSrY.-The following communi-
cation calls for information which we doubt not
the County Commissioners will furnish


EpIrOE STATESMAN A tax payer would like
to know by what authority the County Commits
siyuers incur the expense of Special Attorney
!. seems to him that the Prosecuting Attorney
is required by law to give all necessary counsel
nd advice to that body. Can the Honorable
Board eXphin2 PAYER OF TAXES.
Year: 1868

Washington, Oct 3O-Chief Justice
Chase, in conversation with prominent
gentlemen, on Thursday last, said he should
not vote at the Presidential election, as in
the present condition of affairs, he consider
ed 1t his duty to remain neutral. 1t was his
firm belief that General Grant would be
elected The vital question at issue in this
campaign was that of reconstruction in the
Southern States upon this his sympathies
we're with the republican party upon the
question of tariff, he believed the democrat.
10 theory correct, and in time it would prove
so. He prophesied that General Grants
election would inevitably result in. the dis,
ruption and disorganization of the repabli-
can party, out of which would spring party
that would meet the living issues sanarely
before Grant had been President one year,
Chase expected to see one>half of the House
of Representatives arrayed against whatever
Grants policy may be. ~
Year: 1868

New SCHOOL HoUsE.-The Directors of the new
school district, at the lower end of town, have
secured a lot at the corner Of Alder and Sixth
streets, donated by !. 7. Reese, aud will at once
proceed to erect school house for the use of
the district The lumber is already on the
ground, and the work ofputting up the building
will be hurried forward There is in the neigh>
borhJoi of one hundred children living within
the boundaries OF the district that the new school
house viii accommodate.
Year: 1868

Corns are of two kinds. Vegetable corns
grow in rows, and animal corns grow on toes.
There arc several kinds of corns; there is
unicorn, capricorn, corn-dodgers, field corn
and corn, which is the kind you feel the
most. 1t is said believe that gophers like
corn, but person having corns does not
like to ''go far" IF he can help it. Corns
have kernels and many colonies have corns.
Vegetable corn grows on ears, but animal
corn grows on the feet at the other end of
the bodys-.Another kind Of corn is acorn;
these grow on oaks, but there is no hoax
about the corn. The acorn is corn with
an indefinite article, but the toe corn is
very definite article indeed. Try it and see.
Many man, when he has corn, wishes it
was an acorn. Folks that have corns some-
times send for a. doctor, and if the doctor
himself is corned he won't probably do so
well as if he isn't. The doctors say that
corns arc produced by tight boots or shoes,
which is probably the reason why when
man is tight they say he is ccrned. If a
farmer manages well he can get Il good deal
of corn on one acre, but ] know Of farmer
that has one corn that makes the biggest
acher on his farm The bigger the crop Of
vegetable corn man raises the better he
likes it, but the bigger the crop Of animal
corn he raises the better he don't like it.
Another kind of corn is corn dodger. The
way it is made is very simple and is made
as follows THAT is if you want to know):-
You go along the street and meet man
that you know has corns and is rough
character; then you step on the toe that
has the corn on it and SEQ if you won't have
occasion to dodge. In that way you will
find out what a corn dodgcris.
Year: 1868

THE COMING DAy.-The day is near at
hand when the people are to decide the fate
of>our country. What shall it be? A con-
tinuation of the madness and folly Of radical
rule bayonets despotism and negro domin-
alton in the South-poverty and taxation in
the North-or return to the peaceful and
happy days of Democratic government p
The voters must soon decide at the ballot.
box, and on their decision rests the destiny
of the American Republic


Why should we share the government of
this country with negroes? Have not white
men sufficient virtue and intelligence to gov.
ern themselves I? And If not, would it be Of
any advantage to bring in an ignorant, de.
graded race, who have never exhibited any
capacity for self government. The free
white citizens of the United States must am
swer these questions at the ballot box. If
they believe that the white men Of this re-
public cannot govern themselves without
the assistance of negroes, then it is expected
their votes will be cast for Grant and Cofax.
Should they still have confidence in the
white race, and believe it capable Of manag-
ing our national affairs, then it is their duty
to vote for Seymour and BIair.-Reporter.
Year: 1868

How PECK OF Com MEAL Is TAXED
The Ga'lipois (Ohio) Dispatch, ia an answer
to the charge that, because man is poor he
cannot be taxed, thus shows how even peck
of meal, purchased by poor man to aid in
feeding bis family of little children, is taxed
to aid in paying the interest on the untaxed
bonds. Says the Dispatch:


The corn from which that peck Of mea!
was made was raised on taxed land, plowed
by a taxed plow, drawn by taxed horses,
bitched by taxed gear. 1t was hoed with a
taxed hoe, cultivated with taxed implements,
gathered with taxed wagon, drawn with
taxed horses thrown into taxed crib, sheled
on a taxed machine, measured in taxed
measure, taken in a taxed sack, and ground
in a taxed mill, seived on taxed seive, mix
ed in taxed pan, stirred with taxed spoon,
saAed with taxed salt, put into taxed bake.
pan, baked in taxed stove, laid out on a
taxed plate, cut with a taxed knife and, last
y, eaten by pretty heavily taxed man.


If it were not for the taxes you could buy
bushel Of meal for what that peck cost you.
Besides, it is not on that alone that you are
taxed, but on everything you have to buy.
pound Of sugar costs only three or four
cents. but you have to pay FROG, sixteen to
twenty. A pound Of coffee only costs ten
cents, but you have to pay forty, and it it
costs you three hundred dollars year to
support your family you may safely say that
one half Of this is tax. Now, is it any won-
der that times are bard and that you find 1t
difficult to live!
Year: 1868

SMALL.Pox.-We learn from the Placer
and Nevada papers that the small pox is on
the increase in those countries.


The busy Bee of Sacramento, from which
we take the above did not get the honey Of
truth when it gathered that item. The
smallpox is not IN Nevada county. Grass
Valley Union.


None in Placer, nor has it been here.
Year: 1868

be whispered around that am an old man,
Perhaps it is so, but don't feel old. It's true,
I have some physical infrmites. but my spirit
is buoyant. love my life as well as | ever
did, and might enjoy it as well if able to be sc-
tive in the ministry.


If was forty years younger should hope
soon to resume my ministry, but as il is have
little or no prospect, and it remains for me to
cultivate patience and exercise resignation
Old age, however, is not what once supposed
it to be. Iexpected it would bring only gloom
and depression, but in my seventy-fourth year
find neither. To borrow trouble Of the future
is against my creed. do not expect to cross
the river till reach it, and have no wish to
die before my time comes. When it does come
trust supporting grace will come with Is.


"'Tis all my hope and all my plea,


For me the Savior died"


Brethren, pray for me-
Year: 1868

Between thirty and forty years ago, fami-
ly Of wealth left Boston for Europe, by way of
New York; and just before leaving the latter
city for England, they concluded to send back
to Boston a trunk filled with articles to them
Of great value, not wishing to take the risk of
taking the same with them TO Europe. The
trunk was sent by the mate of vessel from
New York to Boston, and he delivered it faith
fully to the gentleman to whom it was directed
who was then, and for about thirty-fve years
after director in one of our old banks; and
for its safe keeping, he deposited in the bank
in which he was a director with his name upon
the trunk


The family of Mr.. n. remained in Europe
for number of years. and on their return
they probably remembered that the trunk was
sent to Boston, and that their faithful coach
man to whose care they probably supposed
they hal sent it, or who they supposed had
probably obtained possession of the same on its
arrival in Boston, had, soon after the family
left for Europe absconded TO New York with
their coach and horses, sold the same for his
own benefit and then left for parts unknown.
Therefore, the supposition Of the family was
that he had taken the trunk also. In conse-
onence of recent judicial decision that banks
and bankers were accountable to the owners of
such property for its safe keeping, and also Of
a recent letter from the Comptrollerof the Cur
rency upon the mpropriety Of assuming such
responsibility justice to their stockholders,
an overhauling Of property so placed has re-
Gently been bad in State Street.


The above mentioned trunk then came to
light. Mr.. n, with a number Of his family
had passed away the widow Of the owner being
still in the land Of the living. She was called
upon. and much to her astonishment, surprise
aud qualification, the long-missing and highly
valuable treasure had come to light. In the
trunk was found number of miniatures OF the
family and friends If Mrs. ~, painted upon
worry. quite number Of gold coins of fifty
vcarsaoo numerous gold necklaces of the olden
rimc. and in short it was nearly filed with val
liable gold ornaments, heir looms of the family
including also very valuable and curious
timepiece or clock set in beautiful ivory case,
ali in the most perfect order, for on winding
mp this precious time-keeper and the proper
time arriving for announcing the hour. an a
partment IT, the same opeed. the hour was
struck. and a curious and interesting little man
and woman appeared and either sang or whist
led popular air of fifty years ago. They then
disappeared, the apartment closed, and the
clock licked on until the proper time for the
same performance to be repeated again.