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Year: 1867

STATE CONVENTION AT UTICA.


State Convention of the Fenian Brotherhood will
be held at Utica in this State, commencing tomorrow,
and viii last for three four days President Roberts
left the city last evening in order TO be present at the
Convention. Gen. ONe OF Rdgeway fame will also be
present IL ia expected and very important business will
be laid before the body by President Roberts that
tho late disturbance in ireland has been proved absurd
folly This s the first Of series of State Conventions
which to be held all the country preparatory to
the coming Canadian campaign which is about To be in
augirated many weeks more pass. General
being made TO supply and provision the
Irish Republic army. President Roberts will deliver an
address in Chicago before the Fenan brotherhood Of the
state OF Illinois ON the night Of st. PatriCks Day.
Year: 1867

This serious question which has excit-
ed so much interest during the past six
mouths is now considered settled. Ad-
vices from Washington indicate that in
the Congressional Committee appointed
to examine the President course of con


duct there was one majority against i'm
peachment, while seven out of nine yot-
ed to report in favor of the severest CEN
sure. This Is the first instance of the
kind on record in our country. We have
had other Presidents who have made
themselves obnoxious to the people, Pre-


sldents who are remembered to-day as
men who turned traitor to the partv
which placed them in power: and thev
are spoken Of only with contempt. But
never before have the chosen representa-
tives of the people found it necessary to
cast odium on the Chief Executive for
his misdeeds. Never before has the sub
ject OF removing President from power
been SO earnestly canvassed. That Presi


dent johnson S crimes were of such mag
nltude that he deserved removal. four
out of the nine who composed the I'M
peachment Committee, after mature de-
liberation and careful examination of
witnesses, have attested by their votes
in favor of reporting Impeachment reso-
lutions. Some think that this minority
OF four will make a report SO strong in its
nature that the House viii take it into
consideration, but it would seem more
probable that a majority of our represen-
tatlyes will think his time is so near out,
that it will not be worth while to remove
him. Perhaps it would be as well to treat
him so, yet is it policy to let the guilty
escape punishment? Andrew johnson
has been adjudged guilty, not only by a
great majority of the people, but also by
a committee OF our law makers, and four
Of these think it expedient to cause his
removal. We do not saction crime in
high places. If poor man commits a
crime he is punished and no one says nav,
but if the rich and exalted do wrong a
thousand are found to testify that it is ali
right. This is bad habit for commu-
nifty, bad habit Cor u Nation to acouile.


Equal and exact justice to all mankind
say we. When Justice dies out in Anne
rlca, we may expect to see her greatness
decline, for no country can flourish where
tyranny reigns supreme; where wealth
and position can purchase immunity from
punishment Tor the evil doer.
Year: 1867

Gen. James Iongstreet. formerly of the
rebel army has written a patriotic letter
in response to a gentleman who invited
him to participate in the proceedings OF
the great Union mass meeting held in
New Orleans during the recent visit of
Senator Wilson to that city. The senti-
ments expressed will commend them
selves to the earnest consideration of all low
al men-both North and South The Gen
eral accepts the defeat of the South in
the late conflict as having settled for ever
the questions which gave rise to the war
As the principles of the Republican party
triumphed in that contest, he now recog-
nizes them as the law, and wisely recon-
mends, the people Of the South to ''aban-
don IDEAS that are obsolete, and conform
to the requirements of law" The Mill
tary and Supplemental Reconstruction
bills he regards as peace offerings, and
he advises the Southern people to sac
cept them as such, taking their stand
upon them as The starting point from
which To meet future political issues >
As for the Democratic party, as its prin-
ciples We're simply opposition to Repub-
iicanism, they were staked and lost III the
war, and consequently now possess no
vitality
Year: 1867

The Madison journal, always clear
headed, speaks of the infamous Pomeroy
in the following style:


The La Crosse Democrat claims to have
the largest circulation of any Democratic
paper in this State. The editor is in
good repute as Democrat is delegate
in the State Conventions Of the party,
and his paper is commended by other
Democratic newspapers as the right kind
of paper to circulate. Although we do
not believe he correctly represents the
masses of that party in the North, who
are largely composed of ignorant and un-
rejecting men, welded to party name
and organization, with little knowledge of
its real tendencies, it is, undoubtedly, a
fact that the editor of the Democrat is a
pretty fair representative of the real opin-
ions of the Democratic leaders, and he
has the merit of more frankness then
most of them. Frankness, however, is
his only merit. A more loathsome COM
sination of vulgarity, conceit, scurrility,
and political baseness, cannot well be
conceived of than he presents. Such is
the man who travelled through the South
last winter, and recited to admiring rebel
audiences what he termed a lecture on
Northern Style" in which the people
of the North and the soldiers who fought
for the Union were lampooned and held
up to ridicuie in order to secure subscrip-
tons to the L. Crosse Demorcs. Since
Year: 1867

THOMAS- WINDIATE, PROPRIETOR.
L This first class house i in excellent eondi-
tion and the proprietor is confi'ient that he
can give perfect satisfaction to the travelling
public.


Buss win always he found ready to take
travellers to and from the boats A good Liv-
eryStabls is kent in connection with The House


12-5f
Year: 1867




One of the ablest editors in this
State If we can judge his ability by his
success-favors Univeral Suffrage. He
writes many articles setting forth his
views sometimes in fun sometimes in
earnest; for instance, he says:


''If instead of running after the halt,
lame. blind, and the laggards with a
double team or hay rack. we can take a
we'll equipped buggy and ride around to
our neighbors after the morning work
has been 'done up and accomodate the
lady of the house with ride to the polls
we can see that there will be far more
pleasure in it than hauling some cripple
to the polls on stone boat and after
having brought in the last man, it
won make much difference who has car
ried the election--we shall have enjoyed
a very seasonable time any how"


Again he says:


"We have no respect for the arguments
which many are fond of making, that the
noise turbulence and heated political dis
cussions which sometimes take place at
the polls render those places unfit for la
dies to frequent IF the ladies attended
elections, we should expect to see the
Year: 1867

Unless the weather is warm so that they
are liable to faint, all hams should lie and
shrink at least three days after being cut
and trimmed. Then weigh, and for each
pound of meat one once of saltpetre, and
add it to a brine so strong that no more
salt will dissolve in it, the brine having
been first scalded. About twenty days
will be the medium length of time that
the hams should remain submerged in
the brins-fve days more for large, and
five less for very small ones. Then lay
out and let them drain three days before
hanging in the smoke house. Having
been sufficiently smoked wipe off clean all
SCOT. cobwebs aud dirt, and then rub tho


roughly over every part of the hams a
mixture made pretty thick of good,
ground black pepper and litherage, made
liquid by three times the weight of COM
mon, neat's-foot glue dissolved in water
This will cost perhaps two cents per ham,
and saves all canvassing and whitewash-
ing, and hang them up where you will in
any cool, dry place-no fly, worm or bug
will ever molest them, and your hams
thus prepared will keep sound and sweet
a century, if you don't eat them sooner.
Year: 1867

In the Eastern Slope newspaper we


find report of many of the curiosities


aud the great riches of the Black Rock


country, in the north western portion of
California. The reports Of the singular


features of that section are of many years
standing, but are so marvellous that they


have seldom obtained credence. Among
the wonderful stories we have heard is
one that there is a petrifed tree there
seven hundred feet in length The pre-
sent report IN part confirms previous state
ments, and establishes the fact that Black
Rock Is one of the wonders of the Pacific
coast, like the Yo Semitic, the Big Trees.
the Geysers, etc. Besides the curiosities
there appears to be an abundance of sill


yer at Black Rock, but the ore is said to
be OF an unusual variety and very difficult
to work but it has been worked with
very good results at the mills at Washoe.
The quality of ore is so great that it is
said it will justify the erection of thous-
and mills. A gentleman who visited the
section has exhibited to the editor of the
Eastern Slope very many natural curos-
ties peculiar to the country strange pet
rifacti6ns from the ravines curious, wa
ter-worn pebbles from the mountain tops;
knives, arrowheads and daggers, manu-
factured by Indian skill from solid flint;
suPeriorquality, apparently, of oil black
ing, said to contain six hundred dollars
in silver to the ton pebble tin, with its
curious fracture, that admits no change
of form, aud thousand strange and new
things. The editor says He also tell.
us of many strange things that he saw,
but could not bring with him, and many
stranger things he heard of, but did not
see. Among the latter list of wonders is
a great basin that contains petrifed for
estapparently hoated there, many vast trees
of solid stone, ranging from six to fifteen
feet in diameter, and from three to six
hundred feet in length. Doubtful as this
tale may appear, shall we dare TO dispute
its correctness when we know this strange
country has boiling spring of fresh wa
ter, fifteen feet in diameter, that cannot
be sounded, from which no drop of water
ever runs that in the same vicinity there
is a flowing stream of cold and apparently
good water, the drinking ofwhich induces
venereal disease, and that any water found
by digging is as salt as salt can make it
that half dollar deposited in the soil is
eaten up by the salt, and after thirty
days no vestige of it can be found?
Year: 1867

The Boston Transcript got up the fol-
lowing riddle, and among a number Of
answers the correct one is annexed:


There is a certain natural production
that is neither animal, vegetable or min
eral; it exists from two to six feet from
the surface of the earth; it has neither
length, breadth nor substance; is neither
male nor female, but is often found be-
tween both; is often mentioned in the
Old Testament and strongly recommended
in the New, and answers equally the pur-
poses of fidelity and treachery"


a majority of the writers give Love"
as the answer The following is the best
reply that has come to hand. The lady
writer has given the true solution:


To the Editor of the TraRscript:-If
| am not much mistaken this natural
production" is kiss" Although it
canuot be measured, beg leave to differ
from the writer that it has no length. -
The readers Of the Bible cannot doubt its
being mentioned in the Old Testament,
nor that it is recommended in the New,
in the sentence "Greet ye one another
with holy kiss" That it is pledge OF
fidelity we would not deny; and.we have
only to refer to the betrayal of Christ by
Judas to learn that it has answered the
purpose of treachery.
Year: 1867

A coating of three parts lard and one
part rosin applied to farm tools of iron or
steel, will effectually prevent rust.


Common nails heated red hot and drop
ped into cold water will cinch and an
swer the purpose of wrought nails.


The sharp corner of a common Indian
arrow head or flint will cut glass quite
effectually.


A good wagon jack may be made of
two pieces of boards, two or more feet
long. Place the board in front of the
wheel, one end on the ground, and the
other just under one of the spokes, close
up to the felly; then take hold Of a spoke
on the opposite sideof the wheel and lift
at the same time place the second board
under the axetree. In this way a loaded
wagon may be lifted with case.


Rusty nails may be drawn from wood
without difficulty; by first giving them a
blow hard enough to start them little.


A gun will not need clearning for
years, if the muzzle is tightly corked, and
a piece of rubber kept upon the tube un-
der the hammer, while standing idle.
Year: 1867

A new and dangerous imitation of the
FIVE dollar National Bank note has recent
ly been put afoat The engraving is said
to be finely executed, and the bill, in the
main, well calculated to deceive. Still it
may readily be detected. In the genuine
the group of Columbus and his compan-
ious is composed of five persons; in the
counterfeit there are but four-the one
in the background at the extreme end,
and most extreme figure in the gDunp is
missing. In the counterfeit, also, the ex-
tended arm of Columbus is without a
hand. Bills of this description on FIVE
different banks have already appeared,
and others will doubtless soon follow.
Year: 1867

In his report on the condition of South
Carolina, General Sickles relates that in
one case, where freedman was murder
ed the two men who killed him sat upon
the coroner's jury, and united in the YER
dict that ''the deceased came to his death
By causes unknown" There is sort of
savage humor in this, which amuses while
it makes us shudder. When a criminal
puts on the robes of justice, and in her
name decides against his victim, surely
impudence can go no further.
Year: 1867

When lady would compose her mouth
to a bland and serene character she
should, just before entering the room. say
" bosom" and keep the expression into
which the mouth subsidies until the de-
sired effect upon the company is evident.
If. on the other hand, she wishes to as
sumo distinguished and somewhat noble
bearing, not suggestive of sweetness, she
would say brush" the result of which is
infallible. IF she would make her mouth
look small she must say . cabbage" If
she wishes to look mournful, she must say
I" kerchunk." If resigned, she must for
cibIy calculate scat" Ladies when
having their photographs taken may OBJ
serve these rules with great advantage.
Year: 1867

WHAT RADICALS MUsT Conn To.---Wen-
dell Phillips is the monitor and great chief of
the Radicals. Whatever he has in the past
laid down as the policy to be pursued, or the
acts to be performed, by that party, they have
obeyed him in. AS he patterns they work.
They may as well, therefore, prepare for the
following programme announced by Phillips in
the Anti-SEarery Standard Here it is:


Whether voluntarily or not, the Republican party
or aUoTthy SUCCESSOR must, at early period
throw wide open the doors of official station to the
blacks upon equal terms with the whites in both the
State and National governments despite the protest
ations of the Tribune and the -kneed and blind
ly selfish politicians Two colored men have served
Massachusetts in the capacity of legislators with hon.
or to themselves and credit to the State. We shall
not object to an arm inarm spectacle, when it
shall consist of Massachusetts President and South
Carolina Vice President aoe and c0tored repectiuel
to be duly inaugurated in official position i'll the Ma
tional Capitol To this goal tending We shall
leave no stone unturned to hasten the day.
Year: 1867

APPLICATIONS OF PAPER.-The uses of
compressed vegetable pulp, or artificial wood,
already very numerous, are multiplying.
Among its good qualities, its low conductivity
is important and but imperfectly appreciated.
Many have SEEM and verified by experiment,
the statement that the warmest kind of bed
comforter can be made by basting old newspa-
apers together. Something in this line might
be made valuable new article of manufacture


Cisterns and water pipes of prepared paper,
with sufficient ingredient or else coating Of
insOluble substance, have been brought into
use in England, for their remarkable resistance
to the penetration of frost, or, more accurately,
their remarkable retention of the heat of their
contents 1t is stated that, at the Albion
Works, England, there was in the open yard a
large brick tank containing several tons of
water, the ice in which was several inches
thick during the severe cold of the past winter


BY the side of this was another tank made of
paper boards, the water in which was not the
least frozen Some paper pipes filed with wa
ter, and which had been exposed to the snow
on the ground, kept the water from freezing.
In model house or hQt made of paper, some
water in open bowls and pals did not freeze,
though outside there were large masses of ice


The manufacture of paper pals has been initia-
ted in this country, and we see no reason why
they should not make superior article. Su-
gar moulds are now made of paper by the same
parties (American Papier Mache Company,
Greenpoint, L. |. }, and Messrs Havemeyer Il
Elder, the noted sugar refners, speak in the
highest terms of lot of 1000 of these moulds
which they have used for year, preferring
them to iron. An alLpaper hat is coming into
market. as we hear. Paper substitutes for
starched linen are in common use, but what
shall we say to paper shirts, drawers and hose,
for which apatent has been taken out? Is the
whole series of metallic ages-silver, gold,
brass, and iron-tO wind up in an age of rags
Year: 1867

GIVES 1T UP.-Old Thad Stevens has gwen
up all hopes of impending the President He
said in late speech: g saiu


have taken some pains to understand the c0npo-
stion of the House and the composition of the SEN
ate and am quite certain that there enough OF
persons in the House6rstly to prevent the present
alton Of articles of Impeachment, and secondly, that
there enough Of persons in the Senate if articles
of impeachment were voted, to prevent the c0nvic
ton Of the President; that repeat an attempt to
impeach the President viii be vain and futile. t is
impossible to pierce the panoply which surrounds
the White House. l 5H9l aa yTBhil
Year: 1867

BULLY OUTFIT.-The Virginia City Enter
prise of Aug 9th gives the following account of
a prospecting outfit for party of three, in
that country. Falstaff's rations of bread and
sack are nowhere in contra st: r dasa


Messrs. Van Gorder, Leet and Grim are of on o
trip to Kearsarge. They took with them, by way Of
provender, two soda crackers and forty gallons of
whiskey; also twenty gallons of whiskey and ten gal
Ions of brandy not to speak of dozen quart bot
ties of whiskey taken along a reserve-sonething
to fall back upon in Of accident to the kegs
The country into which they will raid is supposed to
be rich in gold, silver and precious stones. i3a9
Year: 1867

great impression on the Judge, counsel friends and
spectators Their sympathes with the family were
pressed In the most simple terms When asked about
and ali his family good people pee s Their heir svi.
dence against the prisoner. Horace Greelev, Was
simply that he had been on the farm hunting and carry
ing on wood and that Mr. Rhett had given him orders
not 70 trespass his premises The prisoner sent


insulting reply, and on second occasion was met in
person by Mr. Rheth who again ordered him not TO come
on the farm The colored witnesses also testified that
they did not associate with Horace he had been
soldier and did not value mans life The prisoner
was allowed TO 60 on the stand and testify in his
own behalf he made statement, asserting
ms ms innocence and charging conspiracy among
however, was overwhelmnQ. and the jury were
out but about fifteen minutes when they returned
with verdict Of guilty His associate prisoner was 70


leased and when discharged from the dock returned his
thanks bowing to the Judge Jury and audience.


In the District Court the trials for petty offences have


and have been s
reading Of the indictments confessed to taking al dem
tngs but did not know that IL was against the peace
they had been tempted to steal by white men, who gave
them some small present or small pttance In return


The United States Court has also been in session
trial OF interest has been in progress on the Ad
mralty side Of the court The case has been one OF
smuggling, involving the forfeiture OF the schooner
Grapesho swift sailing and beautiful vessel trading be-
tween this port and Baracoa The captain Of the Grape
was during the war one Of the most successfal blockade
His beraty and charity in those trying times
excited the greatest interest and sympathy for him in


this case and the court has been densely crowded
II unfortunate, however that he selected for Of
his counsel impetuous and young member Of the
bar, who forgot that he in a United
States court room and descended to the eroesest
personalities denouncing the officials Of the Custom
Houss. dwellipgs more particularly on the Hon. A. G.
Mackey Collector OF the Port traitor TO his people
during the war; who soothed the pillows Of their enc
miles, He denounced him as having pursued the de.
fendant with malgnity and animus only equalled by
his vindctveness towards his people and reachery
towards his State and country. For such man, he
said he had neither feeling respect and would
believe him his OATH Judge BRYAN at this point in
terrupted the counsel and said that the Collector and
council differed very materially in opinions Of loyalty
the country Tho speech created much excitement and
approval among the political enemies OF the Collector
With the Judge the speech Of the counsel has had
influence.


The emigration OF negroes from the State continues
and the more rejecting OF people have taken the
alarm and steps are in progress to arrest the hegira II
possible
Year: 1867




From the Adrian Mich. Journal


We have Just learned of one of the most
luGicrous circumstances that 1t has ever
been our lot to cronce. On Monday
last, Mr.. r. T. Miller, of the town of
Fairfield, in this county, discovered smoke
issuing from the residence of one of his
neighbors, and not knowing the cause of
so much smoke, hastened over to the
scene, and discovered the lady of the
house. standing within the devoted walls
of her mansion, witnessing the havoc of
the fames.a they spread in rapid sheets
to everp part of it. On Mr.. Miller's ar
rival his first business was to put out the
fire that had already caught in the old
lady's clothes. In doing this his hands
were badly burned, but he succeeded in
extinguishing the FIRE and getting her out
of the house, when he asked her what all
this meant, He was informed by the in.
dignant female that she was " heating up :"
Horace Greeley.


The facts in the case are briefly these !:
The old lady has for many years taken
the New York Tribune and has read
and believes its radical teachings until
she had become passive under its infu-
ence. Her house being built in the old
primitive style, OF logs, 1t became nee
essary to paper the walls, which she had
DONE The walls were covered with the
said Tribune to her satisfaction, thinking
we suppose. that she could best show her
veneration for the paper in that way
Alas for her innocent credulity, she was
doomed to disappointment ir her ideal
newspaper. The old lady had become so
entirely out Of patience, on reading Hor.
ace Greeley'a letter in the last week S
Journal, that she could stand it no longer,
and decided to show her contempt for him
by ridding her house of his paper which
she had pasted upon the walls. All efforts
having failed, she decided to burn it of
which she succeeded in doing most effectu-
ally. We do not suppose that she thought
Of burning up her house, but such was the
case We understand there is nothing
left to mark the spot where the New York
Tribune once reigned supreme but the bare
log walls Of the old house.