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Year: 1869

Addressing himself to the negro.
Mr.. Etheridge said that while
newspapers were discussing the
extent of the victory, and
wondering at the iIQmeuse amounts
of The nsioEities for Senter, be would ex-
plain ii IN word-the late election was
like opening the doors Of Jail and say
ing to the prisoners, come out. They had
come ont like rats out of barn on Are.
The victory wag simply the victory of
right oyer wrong, and Justice over oppres-
sion. When this contest was gone into
pledges were made to the negroes if they
would come up and help us to get out Of
this jail, and to win the fight of right over
wrong we would guarantee them the pos
session Of all the rights they then enjoyed.
" IT," said Mr.. Etheridge, turning to the
whites, you expect me to take back
these pledges you ask me to dishonor nv
self, and that / will never do. We got
our liberties, and we ask nothing more
than we will give. If you want anybody
TO go back on promises made as these
were made, you will have to ask somebody
else. never fooled the Democratic party
nor the Wing party, and ! viii not fool
the negroes now. The negro has taken
our pledges in good faith. Why is it that


you rolled up such majorities in
West and Middle Tepnessee2 Why
did YOU not do the same
in East Fennessee2 It was henegro vote
that caused these overwhelming maiori-
ties In all East Tennessee there is hard
~ as many negroes as some of 4ny hear
ers here used to own. There. in the home
OF Bill Stokes, they voted to keep YOU in
lall, while here IN Middle and West Tenn
Year: 1869

In regard to those railroads that do not
pay the interest on their bonds, he adj
vised their immediate sale to some man
or men who would take them
and run them 70 "a expense to
the State. taxing state bonds in pay
nent for them. In this way bonds
VIII be retired and the expensive roads
will be gotten rid of. In conclusion OF
the financial question, Mr.. Etheridge said
that much might be saved by an honest
management Of the penitentiary. In the
meantime, under the benign influence Of
peace, public confidence would ne re-
stored, industry woRl3 revive, and the
material EuWeF Of the State increase.
With the augmented commercial business
of the State, and better management OF
the railroads, the revenue arising there
from viii be proportionately greater.
Year: 1869

the Chamber of Commerce on sixty
barrels Of flour. The lowest number
of errors was twenty FIVE, the highest
thirty nine. resulting IN the discharge
of the new Inspectors and re appoint
ment Of the old Board.
Year: 1869

| The use of this drug by ladies who
occupy respectable positions in society
| is gradually becoming TO the female sex
what drunkenness Is to the male. The
testimony OF the druggists in all cities


prove that the use of it is not confined
to New York either. If opium is not


used morphine is, and neuralgia is the
excuse in most of the instances. A let.


tor from NsS York says: "The use of


the peruicious drug is not confined TO


the man; there are hundreds and thou
sands Of womcR WHO are in the daily


habit of Intoxicating themselves with
il, and they are found in all grades OF
society, iut chiefly among those who are
not dcpt.i"ut upon their own eXoItioas
for their spppa Some Ofthe drug stores
up town and Ia Brooklyn sell more
opium TO wOmeE than TO Nen, the lat
ter buying chiefly at tho down town
shops. Very few of the ladies' who use
opium venture into the street while
under its influence, and the fact that
these arrests occur in public shows
that the habit is very widely spread.
Many of those addicted to it conceal the
fact from their nearest friends, while
others are III the DaDtt OF meeting III
little parties and having social chew,


lust as some of the ladies down South


used to indulge in social dips Opium


takes the place of snuff, and the parties


generally get mp to high pitch


of enthusiasm. As opium does


not lead to a head breaking and


combative intoXiCation, like whis-
Ky or other strong drink, the


fair creatures douot, save in rare cases,


disturb their neighbors While ut these
opium seauCes. Men make less conceal


ment of the opium habit than women,
and from their more frequent mingliug
in business affairs they are more liable
20 detection. / know several men in
business who are in the habituai use of
opium, and gene ally carry neat little
Jumps in their pockets. The use of the
drug gives them Il certain nervousness
of manner, which is probably the first
sign to be discovered. Any metropol.
itan reader of this can probably call to
mind from one to half dozen men be
has net whose manner indicates that
they are no strangers 10 opium
Year: 1869

1t is well established fact that fully one
sdO a SI he ba OF OF our are re
use their own expression, never feel we'll"
They are languid, devoid of all energy, extreme.
y nervous, and have no appetite.


To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They win cure every case of MA.
RASMUS, without fail.


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands of the proprietor, but space will
allow of the publication Of but few. Those
it will be observed are men of note and of such
standing that they must be believed
Year: 1869

01HIs HOUSE Is KEPT on THE EUl


i r0Pean plan; It i within three minutes
ride (by horse sans Of the New Haven
RailrOad Depst convenient N al the prfncip
places Of am ussmeRt and for Summer travsIIs
win be found the coolest Hotel IN the


Every room IL provided with running water.
Year: 1869

In re. the mandamus of Thaddeus II. Lane
Tho Board Of Health seeks to compel Judge Lane
ceed with two which the Board to enforce
penalty for 500 and the other for s2SO The suits
brought and the defendants demanded Jures. The
District Courts impanne only jurors but when tho
case came on the defendants complained that six did not
constitute jury Judge Lane affirmed this, but decided
that he had power TO summon more and refused to
proceed with the The Board Of Health then OBJ
tanned mandamus from the Superior Court to compel
him to with Ithe Judge Lane argued the
question OF the mandamus in his behalf claiming
that in the revision OF the Constitution Of 1885, this had
been OF the important subjects OF discussion and that
the best minds had agreed that jury consisted OF u
and the constitution adopted under the impression
produced by these arguments Even IL the trainers OF
the constitution intended to adopt tho nonjury
then extaDt total extent Of trials without Jury was
OF less than $50 Subsequent legislation had in
creased this TO $3.50 There no reason II such extern
sion permissible, why subsequent legislatures
should not extend u millions to any penal matter
whatever.


BIr. Cadwaader for the Board Of Health, contended
that the constitutional provision made with refer
ence to the then existing juries that Jures then
minor and fines 10 uries OF six men,
and that the amount not matter Of essential differ
enee. The Court reserved Its decision.
Year: 1869

A COLORED WOMAN ASSAULTED BY HER PAX


AMOUR.


About noon, yesterday, two colOred women
called at the Leonardst. POlicestation, and informed
Can't Petty that cOlored woman had been assaulted
and dangerously injured, in the tenement NO l5S west
Broadway In company with SOME OF his officers the
Captain visited the place, and, in an upper room found
Catharine Carter alias Kate Tyndale lying on cot ana
bleeding from wound in the head Police Surgeon Ken
nedy was called n and after examining the wound ex-
pressed the opinion that the skull had been
fractured for distance OF nearly three
Inches He also ascertaned that the lett
arm OF the woman broken. She stated tha sue Ha
been assaulted by her paramour, colored man laeu
with an AK and had broken her arm with paving stone
Search was made for the but could not DC louh9'
The stone covered with blood was ound uhdf the Deu
The woman was taken TO the Bellevue Hospital Later
In the day Coroner schmer attended and took the ante
mortem deposition Of the woman she staed that % hpoit
five wears since her husband, Enoeh Carter, Jolnel
from him For four years past she mas conan,
tied with Poole. He has repeatedly Deatcn hef, anu
ON threo occasions she has had him sent 10
Blackwes Island for his brutal treatment OF hei he
last time ne was sent up for six months. On Monday
night he was angry with tho woman, because sue ue-
cared that she woud attend dance IN lhurensst She
tired to bed About hour later Poole forced his way
into her rOO either through the door or WINDOW, aud
approaching the bed where she lay asleep struck her
ON the head with an AK. she awOke anu saw
the ak i'm his hand. lie then caught mp a
paying stone and struck her on the LETT arm breaking IT,
after which he fed from the Al 10 O'Clock ne came
back the woman in the mean ne having Deen 700 Meh M
TO leave the ROOM and said that he sorry for what ne
had done verdict against Poole was rendered Dy the
Jury The injured woman Is native OF TINS city aged
years; for years past she has LED an aDahdoeu me


las no regular occupation and known hard char
actor. Search is being made for him by the Police
Year: 1869

PAPER READ BEFORE THE NEw-YoRK SOCIETY


OF PRACTICAL ENGINEERING.


The New-YOrk Society of Practical Engi-
neerng held their regular meeting last evening in Room
No a. Cooper Institute Before entering upon the
special subject Of the evening, model Of Nuttngs
patent sulky plow was exhibited. This machine allows
the plowman TO ride at his in seat while he man
ages the working Of the plow with a lever in hand.
Chairman then announced the regular subject Of the
evening be that of eral navigation. lie said that
paper had been carefully prepared by gentleman Of
tensve mechanical and engineering skill and knowledge
but coming to the fact that theories respecting Gral
ieaton were generally regarded visionary and the
author practical man, he did not wish his name 10
be known as associated with e SUBJECT Dr nan would
read the paper The author had furnished several da
grams illustrate his machine ana Its mode OF working
which displayed upon the wall, aud were frequently
referred TO by Dr. Hall as lie read the paper ms anOny
paper commenced by referring 20 the various meth
Ods which had been proposed both IN ancient and modern
times. This unknown gentlemans diagrams represent
an oval split In two lenRthwise This Is the balloon part
The fat side Is downward, OvershadowinR the aud
machinery. This sack Is 10 be manufactured OF white
duck rendered imperneabe to gas by Dastng paper on
the inside and is 10 be inflated with hydrogen gas A
attached below. capable or carrying four and
the machinery, which they work by hand Tho motive
power furnished by prOpeers, wheels, governed
with a universal "cam that closes and feathers tho
vanes at the very pout where acton upon
by fauke rudder attached TO the stern The author
calculates making under ordinary circumstances, at
least GO miles an hour There TO be regular gass!ng
stations for repenshng That material and also stations
for receiving freight and passengers The writer thinks
mrial navigation, far Is applicable will be safer
cheaper, and decidedly more pleasant than either rail


After this paper concluded DR. Smith read some
extracts describing an invention by Lasse, Frenchman
the inside OF cylinder This plan was generally adj
mitted TO have the virtue Of novelty.
Year: 1869

A decision as TO the nature and ex
tent of the pardoning power vested in


the President has recently been made by


the United States District Court for In.


diana. 1t was held that as the Consti-


tution confers upon the President the
power to grant reprieves and pardons
for offences committed against the
United States, that power cannot be
restricted or neutralized BY Congress.
The question arose upon legal proceed
ings arising out Of the attempt of an in
former to obtain his share of the penal
ty for tie violation of the United States
Internal Revenue law, imposed upon a
person who had been pardoued by the
President. The Court held that the
pardon remitted the entire penalty.
Year: 1869

The Philadelphia Press calls attention
to a decision of Judge BRADY, of New
York. That decision is, that gas com.
psny has no legal right to threaten the
removal of metre or to cut of the gas
supply of house in order to enforce
the payment of q claim disputed by the
consumer; and that money paid under
such threat could be recovered in the
cOurts.
Year: 1869

One of the Baltimore express robbers,
a chap called HOWARD alias GREER, says
lie was hunting an office in Washing
ton, and being unsuccessful, took up
with the next best and nearest business,
plain stealing. This shows very clearly
that in the minds of many otice-seekers
under this Administration, office seek
ing and professional thisving are nearly
allied, and that from the one 10 the
other the transition is easy and nat
lurnl
Year: 1869

The liquor dealers of Indianapolis are
Going 70 test the constitutiOnality of the
Indiana liquor law, by prosecuting In
the conrts ali those of whatever calling
who pursue their regular calling on tho
Sabbath.
Year: 1869

A blind horse wandered into White River
indianapolis, and, getting beyond his depth,
swan round in circle, trying to find his
way out His distress attracted another
horse not far away on the bank, which first
went to the waters edge and tried to direct
the blind horse by neighiug. Failing i'll
this he took to the water, and swan out to
his relief, and after swimming around him
for nearly quarter Of an hour, he finally
got the blind horse to understand in what
direction the land lay, and the two horses
came ashore side by side, amid the cheers
Of upwards Of one hundred persons, who
had become spectators.
Year: 1869

Chief Justice Frazier, of the Supreme
Court Of Indiana, has delivered - '".0
on the legality of the specific Appropriation
bill passed at the last SESSION of the legisIa
ture, Tho decision suStains the opinion Of
the Attorney General, recently delivered on
the constitutional;ty of the law. The Court
say they cannot 20 behind the record of the
legislature which does not show that there
was less than quorum present when the
bill passed. The Court did not consider it
proper or necessary at this time to discuss
the question.
Year: 1869

A Richmond dispatch says that meeting
for the purpose of encouraging Chinese
immigration was held at the chamber of
commerce in that city on Wednesday. A
dispatch from San Francisco was read say
ing the principal Chinese importers would
be present at the meeting proposed TO he
held July 18th. Resolutions were adopted
in favor of Offering at once all legitimate in
ducements to encourage the immigration OF
laborers direct from China to supply tLa
great demand existing in the south for stea'
dy reliable labor, and calling q convention
of delegates from all parts of the south TO
meet on the 18th of duly to consider the
question and mature plan of operations
Year: 1869

third district police station yesterday, found
on his desk what appeared to be a small
ball OF clay, but on attempting to cut it
with his knife it exploded, lacersting bis
hand and inficting a slight wound on his
forehead. Another officer near him was
shocked by the explosion. The ball passed
out of the Captains hand and entered the
wall of the room.
Year: 1869

THE sale of town lots at Corinne.
on the Union Pacific Railroad,
which was to have taken place lately
is reported TO have duly come OFF,
and hundred thousand dollars
worth of lots are said TO have been
disposed of by the Railroad Com
pany, no lot fetching less than one
thousand dollars.
Year: 1869

The Boise people had some fun with our
neighbor during his visit to the Capital last
week They appear to have dropped . on
his vanity in the way Of personal appearance
and led him fishing on a barren mountain,
courting at a livery Stable, and velocipeding
with an old broken wagon at a blacksmith
shop. Strange they didn't 'snipe y hun
while he was in the mood


Twas night and 0 twas awful dark,


And miserable indeed,


When Mack went ont to have lark.
On Jim's velocipede.


He pommeled on stable door,


With oaths and loGd huZzas,
And left the place in wrath and swore


He'd drown himself because
a A thing Of beauty is a JOY,


As proven by the books,


And here's case without alloy


Unappreciated looksl


Our hero then, ar the story is related in
the Statesman, went upinto an exceeding
high mountain ostensibly 10 fish, but as there
was no water within many miles the excur-
sion was a failure, piscatorially as well as
for the more serious purpose Of ending the
heartache hydropathically Returning to
Jim PoIiard's he attempted to drown sorrow
bv different means, and in the morning
astride Of an old wagon tongue, in front. OF
Stills shop, under the impression that ne
was yeIocipeding, and looking for all the
world like Sut Iovingood's man astride OF
the horse rack, swinging his feet back and
forth and singing


Rack back Dayy,


Daddy shot bar,
our hero, with head thrown back, was sing
ing in loud but husky tones
q Fill high the bowl with fusil oil


With tannin let my cups be crowned
II strychnine gives relief TO toni,


Let strychnine's generous juice abound
Let oil or vitnol cool my brains,


Or animated atoms brew
And ill my arteries, heart and veins,


With glee-and infusorial gluei
Hic-s who's doin' this, purity muchley I.
Bat the Statesman should not deal
harshly with erring humanity; rememDt
the lessons Of charity-charity enduret
much and is kind.


For the best OF as are mortal,


We to weakness all are heir,


Mack has fallen, fallen, fallen,


Let the rest of us beware


We shall leave him as we found MN,


Living where his manhood fell,


'Mong the trophies Of the revel,


For he took his tipple well
Year: 1869

The 80 per cent clause of the Bankruptcy act,
by which all are precluded from taking tho benefit of the
act whose net assets will not pay 90 per cent OF the
Of their debts went into operation on the lst INST
this clause virtually excludes almost all from taking
the benefit OF the act who would desire 10 do so there
great rush on Wednesday and Thursday of those
desiring ile petitions while there was yet grace. On
Wednesday about 30 petitions were hod aud on Thurs
OF business In tho office OF Mr. willmaah the Bankruptcy
Clerk before full list OF Oi petitioners can be
obtained for publication bill Is now ia the hands OF
the Judiciary Committee OF the House OF Representatives
10 indefinitely postpone the time when the 90 per cent
clause shall take effect.
Year: 1869

TINE.


IL being proposed by the New-York and New
Haven Railroad Company to make certain changes that
will delay the arrival OF the Norwak special train In
Now York from to $50 a. m meeting OF commuters
aud others held that train on Thursday morning
10 protest against such change. Dr. Bnrtes or Mount
Vernon was appointed Chairman OF the meeting and r.
j. Wright OF Greenwich. Secretary IL was represented
that large number Of commuters from the various sta


ons had purchased their tickets with the Intention of
travelling by tram and that shoud the contemplated
change be made many Of them would be forced TO remove
to NewYOrk IN coming TO the city they would either
have 10 take n tram that would arrive at $50
wait for that would not arrive until $50 a. m Thus
but Of them would be enabled to reach their places
of business until and the great majority not until
even "A later hour. Committee was appointed who
have prepared remonstrance against the change. and
norties a each OF the stations affected actively
gagged IN procuring signatures Tho feeling In opposition
10 the change among the many Interested Is Intense The


time OF this train has been tho same IA Mt present for sev
era years although notice has Yet been given OF
Intended change, 10 II understood that the Company
propose 10 put the arrangement into active opera
lion in little over week from the present tune.
Year: 1869

The deciples found angels at the grave
of him they loved, and We should find
them too, but that our eyes are full OF
tears for seeing.


Modesty is the natural child and heir
of innocence. Nor can there be sacri-
flee OF the one without making breach
in the other,


We account the scriptures of God to
he the most sublime philosophy.


The sum of Christian morality is
give and forgive, bear and forbear.


Men are never placed in such ex
tremss, but there is right to guide
them.


Want less than you have, and you
will always have more than you want.


The most laudable ambition is to be
wise; the greatest wisdom to be good.


Intellectual gifts are like gifts of
strength for wealth, or rank, or worldly
power, splendid instruments if nobly
used, but requiring qualities to use them
nsbler and better than themselves.


Value no man for his opinion, but ss-
TEEN him according as his life cores
ponds with the rules of piety and JUS
tice. A mans actions, not his concep-
tions render him valuable.


No man or woman is fully educated
if not accustomed TO manual labor
Whatever accomplishments they pos
sess, whatever their mental training, 8
deduction must be made for Ignorance
of that important branch.
Year: 1869

The UNwEARIED ACTION OF THE
HEART.--The effect of everything that
touches the heart is multiplied by the
Intensity of the hearts vn changes
Hence IL Is that it is so sensitive-so
true and quick an index of the body's
state. Hence. also it is that it never
wearies. Let me remind you of the
work done by our hearts in day. A
mans total outward work, his whole eff
feet upon the world, in twenty-four
hours, has been reckOned at about $50
foot-tons. That may be taken as good
"hard days work. During the same
time, the heart has been working at the
rate of l20 foot-tons. That is to say, if
all the pulses of a day and night could
be concentrated and welded into one
great thrOb, that throb would be enough
to throw a ton of iron 120 feet into the
air. And yet the heart is never weary.
Many of us are tired after, but feeble
labors; few of us can hold poker out at
arms lie 9Th without, after few min
utes dropping it. But healthy heart,
and many an unsouns heart, too
though sometimes you can tell in the
evening, by its stroke, that it has been
vexed during the day, that it has been
thrown otfits balance by the turmOils
and worries of life-goes on beating
through the night while we are asleep,
and when we awake in the morning,
we find it at work, fresh as ifit had only
just began to beat. 1t does this because
upon each stroke If work there follows


period, a brief but real period of rest;


because the next stroke which comes is


but the natural sequence of that rest,
and made to match it; because, i'll fact,
each beat is. in force. in scope, char ac-
ter, in everything, the simple express
sion of the hearts own energy and state.
i EAppleton's Journal.