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Year: 1869

THE Illinois Legislature has passed as a
great innovation" liberal statute respecting
the property rights of married women which
is almost literal transcript of law that for
many years Las been in force in Maine. So
far as the rules of criminal evidence and the
rights OF married women to own and control
property are concerned, Maine has until with
in few years led the world. Other states are
now catching up with Maine, and in order to
keep the lead we must take what ex-senator
Wade would call lump forward" A good
beginning would be made if our State should
be the first distinctly to recognize reform as
the primary purpose of punishment, and mod
ify the criminal code accordingly. 1t is the
opinion of probably the most accomplish
ed warden of State prison in America (Gid-
con Haynes of The Charlestown State prison)
that more than three: :foatrths of all the orimi-
mails in the United States can be made good
citizens by proper education and judicious
treatment. The ignorance of criminals, which
in nine cases out of ten is the occasion of
their wrong-doing, is the fault of the society
that permits it, 1t is inconceivably wicked
under such circumstances to make punish
ishment vindictive, at least until the State has
done what it can to repair the wrong for which
it is responsible
Year: 1869

Beside other articles furnished to the sick.
The month of March was an unusually Sc
we're one for the poor of the city, aud more par
ticularly so on account of the scarcity of labor.
Many families were obliged to call for assist
ance who had never applied before, because
there was not work enough to enable them to
get along without some aid from the CITY, and
others also on account of sickness. Although
the winter has not been so severe as many
others, yet we have had much sickness in our
midst, and consequently much suffering among
the worthy poor, they made cut to get along
during the other months, but when March
came in their all was exhausted, and they
must apply for help or starve.


CoLEswoRTHY & LEWIS.


Committee for the month of March
Year: 1869

THE poor old McArdle case which has been
pending so long in the Supreme Court of the
United States and which was looked to as a
certain means of upsettng the reconstruction
acts is now off the docket. Let Democrats
who have any fight left in them observe this
every cause that the Republican party has
adopted since its formation has triumphed-
every one. Is it worth while to fight the IF
teenth amendment? Why not 90 in for re-
peal of the ten commandments or the Declara-
| ton of Independence?
Year: 1869

MIR EDIroR'-It may be interesting 20 the
readers OF the Press to know the amonnt Of
supplies furnished from the Aims Hopse 20


the poor OF the city by the Overseers Of the
Poor for the month of March just past as
well as to be made acquainted with the other
duties of the committee for that month. wboIa
Year: 1869

AH the organs OF the body to speak, the pen
sioners OF the stomach In that living laboratory is
prepared the nour.ment required to sustain them
andby the vessels and ducts connected with the di
gestive apparatus, that nOurshment il conveyed to
every part of .he stem Upon the quality and quan
tiy OF this element Of life. and upon the manner in
which it is distributed and sppprtioned, ply sicaI
health mainly depends and the mind Inevitably
sympathises with the body, the yigor of the one is
absolutely necessary the well being of the other


1t is because HOSTETTER'S STOMACH BIT
TIERS accompishes this double object that it enjoys
a reputation as preventive and curative never
heretofore attained by any medicinal preparation.
But its direct beneficial operation upon the weak or
disOrlered stomach is not its sole recommendation
1t is the most comprehensive of all known remedies


IL tones strengthens and regulates the discharging
as well the assimilating organs gently moving the
bowels. promoting healhful evaporation through the
pores rousng the inert liver from its torpnr AMI in
ducing harmonious and natural action in the whole
animal machinery. This benign result is not pro-
duced by any of the reactionary drugs which are
used SO laviShy in the old school practice. founded
by Paracelsus; but by mild safe and agreeable vege
table agents intermiXed with a pure and mellow
stnulant which difuses their influence through the
system and renders their sanitary properties active
and effective nOI7-ea3tSw
Year: 1869

The New York Post thinks that "when a
government is a. strong as ours, the question OF
its seat is of 80 little consequence that the move
ment for change is not likely to become very
since the inconvenience of moving
IL greater than any possible gain by the change
But if change is to be made, the Post nominates
New York city for the new seat OF government
New York need not hug that delusion to her
breast. The Capital will never go there. The
facetious democracy of that city have a way of
hanging up political opponents to lamp posts
that would be rather damper upon freedom of
action by Republican Congress. New York
city is great city, but not the place for Con-
gress; not for Joseph.
Year: 1869

THe World has made a boisterOus claim TO
enterprise on the strength of its announcement
some time ago that the steamer Arago had
sailed with load of arms and men in aid Of
the Cubans All the world, except this one,
knows it did nothing of the kind. The World
boasted that it had eclipsed all its cotempora-
ries with its mal-iDformation, and sneered at
journals sane enough to know better. But we
now freely admit its energies as a newspaper.
Probably none ever issued had as much enter
prise in the way of self-deception. Since the
pleasure is as great in being cheated as to
"cheat," our cotemporary may esteem itself
fortunate in being able, once in a while. to vary
its inveracity with blunders.
Year: 1869

temper which to-day may lead to steamboat
explosion and tomorrow may urge a rufian
ON to- murder In every one of the accidents
We have placed upon our catalogue we dare
say there was somebody to blame: is there
much probability that we shall ever know who
it isq or If we learn, that he will ever be pun
ished2 Boilers never explode without reason;
steamboats, need not run into one another if
pilots are reasonably careful; and if there is
anything in the nature of Oil-tanks which
makes it impossible to prevent such awful
destruction every now and then as happened
on Monday and Tuesday, and has happened so
many times before, then for the sake of
humanity and commOn-sense let us put them
in some wilderness where they may burn and
blow up, and do no harm to q neghbor. 1t is
the crimes, however that awaken our most
serious anxiety, and for which the remedy is
hardest to find. When few bold robbers were
sentenced some months ago to long terms of
Imprisonment, and judges spoke bravely of
their resolution to visit criminals with the
heaviest penalties of the law, what chorus of
10y went up from the suffering public, who
hoped that increasing ruffianism was checked
at last, and the reprOach of the courts was
being wiped away! Meantime Prison AssOcia-
tiOns were reporting that our systems OF
penal discipline increased the very evils
they were instituted to prevent, and prison
ers generally came out OF jail worse
than they went in. Meantime also the
very prisons themselves became theaters of
murder the most desperate and dangerous
felons were escaping almost as fast as they
4. tbo Hio al
law died away ; and here we are worse off
than ever.


The crimes of the last few days are impor-
tant mainly as symptoms. They indicate an
alarming increase of the dangerous classes, and
bring home to us the question which has
agitated older countries for many years,
but which we have scarcely thought about
What shall we do with our criminals The
menagerie system will not answer any longer
We lock up our beasts in cages to keep
them out Of mischief; but the cages
will not hold them forever, and how
will it be when they get out again There
are nurseries enough of crime in the dram-shOps
and tenements of all great cities; there are
incentives enough to wrong doing in the fierce
excitement wherein we have lived for the last
eight years. If we add to these powers of evil
bad influences in our prisons, our courts, and
our whole machinery of justice, the criminals
will soon become too strong for us; we shall
be reduced to anarchy. Our first duty is to re-
form the courts; our next to reform the prisons.
And the prisons cannot be reformed by merely
turning that man out and putting this man in
The change must go to the root of the system.
and the wisest minds of the country may find
noble exercise in debating what that change
shall he
Year: 1869

Republicans who do not think Republican
ism means surrender 70 Tammany will do well
to look for the votes Of their State Senators
and Representatives in the Black List printed
on our second page. 1t presents in cold, tabu-
lar form, without one word of passion OF
denunciation, the most damning arraignment
that could be drawn against the squad of
treacherous Republicans who betrayed their
constituents and threw the Legislature into
the hands of the Democrats. Note how your
Representatives and Senators voted on the
swindles and judge whether or not they are
fit to trust again. Cut out the list and lay it
up against them.
Year: 1869

The Secretary Of the Treasury had less to
pay for his bonds yesterday, but his Cold is
also likely to sell for less. In fact, it looks as
if the Gold gamblers were in bad way In
less than fortnight Gold has declined nearly
six per cent and, in spite of the Wig
orous efforts put forth by the Secre-
tay's opponents, it still tends downward
We are only sorry that when it was mounting
rapidly in the forties we were not able to
realize on more Of our surplus. But at any
rate the general drift is all in our favor--Credit
advancing, Gold declining, Revenue increasing,
Debt diminishing, burden of Interest weekly
growing less and less. The worst, we conf
IDENTIFY hope and believe, is over
Year: 1869

The remarkable action of the Excise Board
yesterday will doubtless win the approval OF
the liquor-sellers. Whether it shall ultimately
receive the sanction of the Order-lOving DOr-
ton of the community will be better seen
when the plea under which it was carried
through shall have been tested. The liquor
dealers promise, in consideration of this reduc-
ton of one-half in the charges upon them for
license, to obey the law. Now let us see whether
we lose the money and the pledge too!
Year: 1869

We have supped so full with horrors during
the present week that an ordinary murder no
longer startles even the most nervous of us,
and the burning of half a millions worth of
property, the scalding and manning of a score
of men, collisions on the sea, explosions in the
harbor, are little incidents of the day upon
which we hardly waste n moments attention.
The record of Sunday shows a drunken
husband Teeling half naked through the
streets, covered with the blood of his wife
and children, and faint with self-inflicted
wound. The attempt at murder and suicide
has possibly failed; but will it be the better
for the wretched family to die or TO recover
On the next day there was a murder in Sheriff
st,-the elimination of long g-standng fcud
The explosion of an oil factory. at Bulls Ferry
injured twenty persons, and resulted in n great
confagraton A bank in Brooklyn, sup
posed TO he safe from ordinary ac-
cidents, was found TO have suffered
heavy losses through the msmanagement of a
President whom death has removed from the
reach of earthly courts And in yesterdays
paper we chroncled such long array of crimes
and disasters that the brain whirls at the mere
recital of them. A rich business man is found
Ill his ONCE with Ills throat cut. Inc Buperln-
tendent of the gas works in one of the suburbs
is discovered shot in four places by his own
hand. Two men are stabbed in street broil.
A sailor makes murderous assault upon a
woman. There is Stabbing afiray between
boys. Three children are arrested on suspicion
of drowning one of their playmates Another
oil factory takes fire and million dollars
worth of property is consumed. A steam-tug
is blown up and its crew badly injured. Two
vessels are sunk by collisions in the harbor.


This story is full of lessons, in the accidents
as we'll as in the crimes. The feverish blood
which courses through the veins of society
throws out its unwhOlesome eruptOns in more
than one form Corruption in the public morals,
extravaganza and unnatural excitement in pri-
Yato life. bear fruit " that recklessness of
Year: 1869

The Virginia State Agricultural Society will
hold Field Trial of Reapers and Mowers at
Westover. near Richmond on the 9th day of
June, and we hope it may be largely attended,
not only by Virginians, but by citizens of other
States This is far preferable to the field trials
our folks had with Yirginians down that way
few years ago, yet we can hardly hope that it
will be so numerously attended. Still, good
many will be present and the result cannot fail
TO be gratifying.
Year: 1869

1t is hardly possible that body of men so
intelligent as the National Typographical Union
can say no to an application for leave to work,
so manfully and cogently presented as that oi
Lewis H. Douglass We cannot entertain " "
doubt that the Albany session will settie 'niS
whole matter and place the Union forinany' ~
we know it already is in purpose In hafnO"'
with the spirit of the age.
Year: 1869

Unless their sanguine hopes outrun their
power, the Presbyterian Assemblies mean to
make short work of the Union question. Unable
to agree on the basis overturned to the Prcsby-
teries, they are now in favor of union substan-
TALLY without any basis, save the Church
standards, recognized alike by both bodies.
The question is to come up in both
assemblies to-day, on the report of their Joint
Committee and, unless unexpected obstacles
are developed, it may be considered almost
certain that arrangements will be made either
for immediate union OF for union next year.
Year: 1869

The latest railroad movement is that whereby
Cincinnati seeks to connect the great system Of
Northern railroads to the seaboard with the
Southern system, at Chattanooga or some other
point in East Tennessee. Full details are given
In our letter from Cincinnati, on the first page.
Year: 1869

We observe that the Indian Commission at


Washington is considering whether there
should be any more Indian treaties made
The fact that neither party ever keeps them
may, perhaps seem TO the Commission not
wholly irrelevant. But, after all, the real
point to be pondered is, whether there
is not an absurdity in treating these
denizens of our soil as foreigners; and
danger in continuing TO confde the vast
pecuniary interests involved in the manage
ment of their affairs to the secret action of a
Senate that sometimes decides the fate Of a
Treaty with only three members present and
voting
Year: 1869

The English note that Senator Chandler is
about to make them visit. To judge by their
Auperhuous feelings, we should think he had
rather sharply visited them already. They give
us TO understand that Mr.. Chandler will be
Year: 1869

SAs AOOASI AdS o.


An Omaha dispatch of yesterday says
to-day the Herald publishes a state
ment in regard to Chauncy II. Snow,
late Government Commissioner of the
Union Pacific Railroad, in reply to the
report recently published in the Ma
tiOnGt Imteltigcncer, that Snow was
drunk during the entire trip: that he
possessed contract with the Union
Pacific Railroad, for the delivery of 200
tons of coal daily for one year, at one
dollar and half per ton more than
the Company was paying in consider
alton of which he proposed to make a
favorable report. and that his reports
were for sale till the Company refused
to buy on any terms.
Year: 1869

COKKI May 3.
A mass meeting of citizens was held
here on Saturday night at which the
recent speech of the Mayor was warmly
endorsed and resolutions adopted ex-
pressing sympathy with and confidence
in that functionary.
Year: 1869

" "ASh4NHIONI haJ


The conference between the President
and General Lee at the White House
yesterday was longer than has been re-
ported, lasting nearly an hour. While
the interview was of polite and cour-
teous character there was manifested
on the part of each a certain reserve,
and there was the utmost dignity pre-
served. No reference was made to their
after the exchange of personal civilities
ton of the Sonth and the present aspect
several suggestions, at the request of the
President, respecting the submission of
the new constitution to the vote of the
people, and thought it important that
they should have the right to sepa-
rate vote on the distranchising clauses,
and there should be separate votes on
clauses affecting the local interests
when railroads and other internal inn
provements are to be made General
Lee favors the Fifteenth Amendment,
and approves of the recent COnserVa-
tive Convention at Richmond. He
does not believe that the entranChise.
ment of the negro will work such pro-
digious harm as has been predicted by
leading men North and South. He
holds that it is of the first importance
that not only Virginia, but all of the
Southern States, should be in practical
accord with the Federal Government,
and have full representation in both
Houses of Congress, and when that is
effected all collateral and minor Qnes'
tions will adjust themselves satisfac-
torily.
Year: 1869

TIE Associated Press of New York
is to have a meeting to-day to investl-
gate the charges against the managing
editor of the Tribune, relative to the
use of news outside OF the association.
Year: 1869

MANNERS are what vex or soothe, exalt or de.
base, barbarize or refine us by constant.
steady, uniform, insensible operation, like that
form and color to our lives. According to their
quality they aid morals, they supply them, or
they totally destroy them.
Year: 1869

An occasional correspondent of the
New York Times draws the follow
ing glaring picture of the democrat
lied condition of the Capitol of the
Republic: ,


aThe presence of powerful third
House in town street cars crowded
with millionalres, dinner parties,
running liz 10 one another at Welck-
er's. greenbacks flowing in rivers,
leads one to reflect what the popular
idea of Congress must be when it
causes people to make such efforts
on its honor. Formerly politician
was poor man, politics and poverty
being sort of synonym; nowadays
hardly plitician you will find who
is not well to do in the world; and
the question arises whether bribery
has done any work in throwing its
money-bags into the scales of Justice;
whether legislation has been carried
on with view to favor individual
business interests or whether any
other cause has transformed our
legislators into capitalists-men
needing no overt bribcs, since the
natural affiliations between wealth
and wealth answer all such purposes
The most of us remember the story
of Daniel Webster taking his note of
hand, endorsed BY Rufus Choate,
INTO a well known bank for discount.
and being politely informed that its
negotiation was impossible. Is there
no money in the bank? thundered he,
with grand incomprehension but
useless argument. And nothing
ever illustrated better the impecuni-
Gus condition Of the men of that in
corruptiblc and iron age. But in the
present era what congressman has
his paper protested? II we want
the wealthicst bankers, the chief
directors of great railways, the owns
ers of vast mills, the wcldors of
tremendous iron interests, where
shall we look for them but in con
gress?"
Year: 1869

A Maine man gives his method Of
treating baulky horses as follows;


"Let me inform humane men and
hostlers, and all who hold the rein,
that the way to cure baulky horses
is to take them from the carriage and
whirl them rapidly round till they
are giddy. 1t requires two men TO
accomplish this, one at the aofscs
tail. Don't let him step out. Hold
him 10 the smallest possible circle
One dose will often cure him; two
dose, are final with the worst horse
that ever refused to stir
Year: 1869

Alderman Theobold laid upon our Ia
ble this morning lot Of remarkably fac,
red checked, juicy and richly favored
peaches grown by him on his garden, on
the corner Of Seventh and Walnut streets.
We have seen none in market that
will fsvorably compare with them either
in .ize or flavor. Mr. r. has our thanks
for his grateful attention.
Year: 1869

The little daughter Of Mrs. Iyers, resi-
dent Of Ninth street, fell upon the side
walk in the vicinity Of her home, last
night. with sufficient violence TO fracture
her arm. The proper attention was
given to the wounded limb, and the un-
fortunate little girl is now quite comfort
able.
Year: 1869

For your information, and the infor.
nation of the citizens, who have right
TO know the particulars OF all matters Of
public importance, and that my action
in this matter may receive your careful
scrutiny, i have thus in detail given
statement ofall the matters which have
given out OF the charges now pending
against the city clerk and, accordingly,
do now submit this comm unication for
your consideration.


Respectfully,
Year: 1869

Upon reassembling at the court house,
the calling OF the roll was ordered with
a result exactly similar To that obtained
In the council chamber.


The counsel for the accused, by Judge
Allen, entered motion to quash the
third and last charge on the gronnd Of
its general and sweeping character and
its failure 10 specify any definite act.


Aid. Mckee rose to point of order
and declared that, under the rules pre-
viously adopted, each section must be
separately considered in its numbered
orderly, and that the section now under
discussion being the third, was, as a Sc
quence, out Of order.


The mayor ruled the point Of order not
well taken, since the council had not yet
determined to proceed with the invests
CATION of the charges, and the motion of
the counsel of the defence was made to
determine whether the third was, In the
proper sense of the term, a charge. The
motion was made to settle preliminary
question, and would therefore be enter
tanned, unless objection should be made
to "a person not member of the council
making a motion.


Alderman Lohr objected, when coun-
Gilman Rearden renewed the motion to
luash the third CHARGE and the vote
Year: 1869

Men and Arms for the Cubdns-Three Hundred


Recruits TO Aid the Insurgents - Maryland


RailrOading Affairs.
Special Despatch to The EOening Telegraph.


BALTIMORE, May 14.-Those in the secret are
very confident that quite large-sized steamer
is now in our waters, with arms and ammunition
aboard, and soon will be ready to sail for Cuba,
with about three hundred patriot recruits who
have been secretly recruited here. Matters ap-
pertaining thereto are kept very quiet and secret
The expedition may set sail at any hour.


Both branches of City Council have approved
an ordinance allowing the Baltimore and Poto-
mac Railroad to pass through the western sec
ton of the city by tunnel, to intersect the
Northern Central Road. Mayor Banks will sign
the bill. The appropriation of million dollars
to complete the Western Maryland Road will be
put through early next week.
Year: 1869

How TO DISPOSE OF PoTAToEs SHOWING
Ror-A correspondent of an Irish newspa-
per claims to have heard of plan to stop the
decay of diseased potatoes. He writes it as
follows: &c have just heard of plan to pre-.
serve partially diseased potatoes from further
decay, for pig feeding, As this is year in
which the disease is prevalent. very likely
such plan will be universally adopted
When the diseased potatoes are sorted they
should be taken and boiled, after which they
are allowed to dry by their own heat and then
put into barrels and pressed down in a pulp,
and cover with moistened clay. Then cover
the barrel and allow it to stand by until re-
quired for USE A friend of mine, by SO do.
ing, kept them for nine months-in fact until
all he had were used out, they being in as
good state at the end of that period as when
boiled"