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Year: 1869

We extract from "Haney's Art of
Training Animals" the following sensible
and practical instructions in relation to
horse tanning and horse training:


Some few persons imagine that to pos
scss proper mastery over their horses
they must maintain their authority by
brute force. This is a great mistake.
More work, within the limit of safety,
can be got out of horse by Kindness
than by cruelty, and as far as managing
a horse is concerned, the chief point is
to teach him confidence in you If he
believes you to be his friend, lie will not
only strive to please you, but will have
less fear of strange objects which other
wise might startle him and render him
refractory.


"A horse tanner should be calm, cool,
brave and fearless, the horse will know
it; he should be quiet, for then the horse
will be put off his guard he should be
firm and give the brute no advantage,
but crowd him up to doing something,
and that, invariably, what the tanner
wants him to do. Thus any ordinary
horse will soon give up and own man
his master. The kindest treatment. and
even petting, must always follow yield
ing; and, it possible to keep it, the horse
should never be frightened by any treat
ment, and, above all things, he. should
never be angered by petty torture. His
own contrariness should appear to him to
be the cause of all his trouble, and man
his best friend. This principle is at the
foundation of Rarey's successful prac-
tice.
Year: 1869

COAL MINE AccIDENT,--lt is not two weeks
since the Cable brought us a tale from Central
Europe TO make men shudder and women
weep. Tho SHAFT Of great coal mine had
caught fire, and the men who were below were
slowly sufFocated, writing affecting letters to
their wives and children in their last hours,
which were found pinned TO their clothing
when the rescuers reached their dead bodies.
Pennsylvania suffers from calamity of pre-
cisely the same character, though of greater
extent Two hundred men have probably
perishcd in the terrible disaster at Plymouth,
near Scranton, though it is possible that some
few of them may be found alive to tell the


terrible tale. This calamity will cast gloom
over the anthracite region, and on account Of
its magnitude, should force the Legislature to
pass some law against system of mining that
renders such wholesale slaughters possible
or probable. 1t is an inhuman outrage that two
hundred men should be thrust into a hole in
the ground with only one solitary passage of
egress, or even of obtaining air. The working
of such mantraps should be forbidden under
the severest penalties, and 1t will be some
slight alleviation of the present horrible affair,
if il frightens the lawmakers into the exercise
of reasonable precautions against its Tepeti-
tion.
Year: 1869

A steamboat captain on one of the
lakes was recently feeling his way along
in the dark, when the lookout ahead
cried out, Schooner without light" 1t
was narrow escape, and as the steamer
passed the schooner the captain demand
ed: "What are you doing with your in
fernal schooner here in the dark without
light ?" To his dismay, the skipper,
who was Frenchman, answered "Vat
re diable you do here viz your old steam
boat in three feet of water, eh ?" and
just then the steamer landed high and
dry on a sand-bank.
Year: 1869

Henry Ward Beecher says of mean
men: 'I have great hope of a wicked
man; slender hope of mean one. A
wicked man may be converted and be-
come prominent saint. A mean man
ought to be converted six CIR seven times,
to give him a fair start and put him on
an equality with bold wicked man.
Year: 1869

This splendid Tonic is now used by all classes Of
people for every symptom Of stomach out Of
order"


The secret Of 1t Is this Plantation Bitters are
certain N correct the yces Of the Stomach set all
its machinery al work. and enable it 10 resist aud
thrrw Of the approaching danger. The tendency Of
the operations OF Nature is always towards Q cure
al she needs h little assistance at the proper time
her al'ng with gentle, yet powerful Tonic than
to delnge and weaken and defeat her curative pro-
cesseH with poisonous drugs and Ger, r'ixtqres,
which only stnPsfy Abd plant the seeds Of disease
and death.
Year: 1869

LIBgEAL.-SOme people. have queer ideas Of
liberany. When they want free puff or
notice Ofa meeting in which they are interested,
they apply to the local press but when they
have III printing for which they expect to pay
they send their orders below. Such exhibitions
of lberalily we admire
Year: 1869

. FALED.-Up to the latest advlces the bill for
the incorporation of the walla walla End co..
lumbia River R Rrilroad Company had failed to
pass either House of Congress. We are cons
vineed that if Mr.. Flanders bad exerted himself
the bill would long since have been a law, and
that the failure is entirely owing to his neglect


In future our people will exercise more care in


selecting man To represent hem in Congress-
Year: 1869

For our own and the convenience of regular
advertisers, and to prevent any misunderstand-
ing, wa have carefully prepared and sled the
rates 81 advertising in the GAZETTE, for the year
lo6s, anl present the following table OF space
Year: 1869

USEFUL HINrs.-A bit Of glue dissolved
in skim milk will restore Grape.


Ribbons Of every kind should be wash
ed in cold sud and not rinsed


If your fiat irons are rough rub then
with fine salt. and is will make them per-
iectly smooth.


If you are buing carpet for durability
choose small figures.


A nit Of soap rubbed on the hinges Of :
door will prevent its creaking.


Scotch snuff put in holes where crickot'
come out will destroy them.


Wood ashes aud common salt wet viii
water will prevent the cracking of a stove
Strong lye put in wa.er will lake il
soft as rain water.


Half cranberry, il is said, bound on 9
corn will kill it.
Year: 1869

woMANs RIaHTs IN WAsHINeToN- Our
Washington correspondent has described in a
letter, which we published yesterday, the
latest attempt Of the women of the District to
obtain recognition of their alleged right to
vote. Failing in their purpose to establish
this right by Congressional action, they re-
sorted on Thursday to new expedient. Two
white women and one colored woman repaired
to the office of the Board of Registration Of
the First ward to request to have their names
enrolled among the legal voters. They were
treated with distinguished consideration by all
present on the occasion, and particularly by
certain newly manufactured American citizens
Of African descent, who politely escorted them
in Chesterheldian style to the chairman of the
Board. Colonel Cooke received their petition
and promised to have it considered at the next
stated meeting of the committee. The dis
tinctive feature Of this latest phase of woman
suffrage is the joint demand of white and sable
sisters for the elective franchise. Why should
not white women claim IL as well as negresses
and negroes2 ''That Is the question" for the
Washington Board of Registration.
Year: 1869




The Legislature has just refused to enact q
law regulating the collection Of ship news at
this port. The purposes Of the proposed law
were to correct certain abuses and to facilitate
the gathering of that vast body Of marine in
telligence which Is of such vital importance
in the transactions of this commercial
community. In this bill the rights and
the duties Of the press were equally
attended to and the rights of the mer.
camille public were secured against the ar
rangements of ship news ring. No paper
was favored, but the field was made fair for
honorable enterprise. Since no single paflrss
was favored in this bill the public will be aor
loss to understand why it was denounce .,s9s
HERALD measure and why the other paptS% !.
this city united in opposition to its passa.
The reason of the opposition of the othe
papers is that they are afraid to venture with
us fair competition on fair field. Some Of
them cannot afford to collect ship news
properly; others would prefer not to be
forced into expenditure; and II Is our plan
never to spare expense and to hesitate at no
outlay for legitimate news In which our read
ers are interested. Therefore the other papers
are content to take refuge In those abuses
of the Quarantine establishment that cramp
enterprise and prevent the fast from getting
ahead Of the slow-keeping oil alike at one
jog trot pace, and 80 give their voices against
laws that would make the press free-laws,
indeed, that would not only make the press
free, but that would also free our merchants
from that dependency on the favor and whim OF
the Health Officer in which they now stand,
and enable them to know at the earliest mo-
ment and In legitimate way of the arrival Of
their ships, and that, too, without paying five
dollars for the information.


Great camor was made against the bill in
question on the ground Of peril to the public
health, and this was the pretext for Its rejec-
ton. Il imperilled the public health Strange
that q ship like the James Foster, Jr., on
which RACES virulent fever, always conta-
gious and often epidemic, may land her dis
eascd passengers in our city, and may herself,
by the Health Officers permission, come up in
the stream at the foot of our streets without
peril to The public health; and yet IL is a
dreadful peril TO the same public health II this
same ship Is boarded outside the harbor for
news. Quite as strange Is II that the Health
Onicers men may board ships and there Ia
no danger; that the Health OfIlcer's own
Year: 1869

STATUES FOR THE PAEK.-It has always
been considered one of woman's peculiar rights
to cut as fine figure as she could. We hope
the Park Commissioners will take the hint
when distributing their orders for the new
statues they are talking about. There are
many young lady sculptors, graduates and
even pupils Of our local art institutions, who
are abundantly capable Of executing designs
In statuary worthy Of a conspicuous place in
any of our ornamental grounds. Again we
say, take the hint Messieurs Commissioners
Year: 1869

naides sieve. The Governor, therefore, in the


face of all opposition, saved us from this whole


sale misfortune.


But OF all the operations which have been
| undertaken at Albany for the swindling of the
people, that for the city railroad franchises is
the most extensive. The desire is to have
Broadway and several other important streets


turned over to certain rings, which are to
monopolize the greatest thoroughfare in the


United States, and tax, ad G6itan,, the people
using 1t. An attempt was made to resuscitate
the measure by legislative action yesterday,
when the bill was again debated, the discus
sion ending in the gratifying result for the
taxpayers, but mortifying one to the ''ring,
of its being laid on the table until the Fourth
of July-a vote which kills it, at least for the
present. The spectators remained uncertain
for considerable time as to its fate at the
hands of the Executive; but this result will
add another to the great benefits that Gov
ernor Hoffman has conferred upon the city
and State of New York.


BY his course the Governor has become the
representative of the intelligent and honorable
men who still feel that there is some hope Of
an honest administration Of public Office. 1t
is, perhaps, necessary for any man who would
reach high political power to make use of the
vile element which bad legislation has called
into existence as the ruling force of not only
this city and State, but Of the greater part of
the United States. An element of this nature
thus used is very exacting, and it requires
clear-headed, bold man to cut loose from it,
once he has the reins well in hand and is
firmly seated. That Governor Hoffman has
proved to be such man, that he has been
intelligent and courageous enough to see clearly
the position and seize its advantages, marks
him as future leader of no ordinary calibre
The better class of our citizens will give him
their full support, irrespective Of party for
they are quite surfeited with party brawlers
and party platforms, which are productive of
nothing but the worst class of political dis
gusts. 1t is apparent that the rings are sadly
disappointed in the bold executive opposition
to the schemes presented and almost carried to
success. The Governor has cast his fortunes
with the better class of the community and
deserves its unwavering support. President
Grant has shown great deal Of reticence
and very little action thus far in his new
political position. Governor Hoffman has
spoken when it was necessary, has been reti-
cent when it was demanded, but above all has
acted firmly and honestly when the public good
has required it.
Year: 1869

An accident of q lamentably fatal character
occurred about noon yesterday on the Long
Island Railroad, causing the instant death Of
six persons and the wounding, more or less
severely, of fourteen or fifteen Others at a
point situate between Jamaica and Queens
station. AS the Northport morning train from
Hunters Point for Northport was running at
the rate of twenty miles an hour, with engine,
tender and four cars-two filed with passen-
gers-it was thrown off the track by the
sudden breaking of q rail, and the passenger
cars, having become detached from each
other, swung around without control and
sunk in the earth, with the deadly results to
human life detailed in our report, as well as
the demolition of one of the vehicles. Many
useful and upright citizens, including Mr..
William c. Rushmore, President of the Allan
tic Bank Of Brooklyn, and Mr.. Patrick
Shannahan, the contractor who built the North
port branch Of the road, with others not SO
prominently before the public, lost their lives.
All the bodies had been identified when our
reporter left for New York. So far as at pre-
sent written this disaster is attributable solely
to the sudden fracture of a rail, an express
train for New York having just passed
but 1t is to be presumed that the exact cause
will furnish matter for strict and impartial
official investigation, independent Of the facts
which will be developed at the Coroner's in
quest, which is to commence on Monday.
Year: 1869

THE EMIGRATION or CAPrTAL.-The removal
Of the Pacific Railroad Company toward Labra-
dor by way Of Boston Is calamity that we
can endure, as II is individuals but if IL is only
one indication of the tendency of things in
view Of the mischievous facility of our courts
II Is subject for regret.
Year: 1869

VIOLATION OF CHARTER. Proceedings are
in progress against the College of Dentistry
for violation of its charter. One of the allega-
tions is that the practice, ostensbly charitable,
was used by members for their benefit indi-
vidually. If II is in order to stop that sort of
thing the authorities had better go around
among all our public dispensares and in
quire into the acts Of the medical bangers-on.
Year: 1869

Tho Congressional Recess-A Clear Field


for the President.


At halfpast one o'clock yesterday morning
the extra session of the Senate, called by the
President to assist him in the distribution of
the spoils, was brought to final adjournment.
No special act of Congress having been passed
providing for a summer or fall session to keep
watch and ward over ''the man at the other
end of the avenue" as in the palmy days of
Andy johnson, there will be Congressional
recess till the first Monday in December next,
unless the President, in the interval, shall
deem it expedient to call the Senate together
for executive purposes or the two houses for
legislative business. In short, the President is
left for seven months to get on in the conduct
of the domestic and foreign affairs of the
government, with or without the further assist
ance Of Congress, as he may elect.


It is given out that, having ratified off all
the important domestic and foreign offices,
having secured all the legislation necessary for
Southern reconstruction, having provided snug
places in the recognition of equal political
rights to white men, and women too and red
men and black men, war men and peace men,
including the Quakers, and being in no par
ticular hurry to settle the Cuba question or
the Alabama claims, General Grant will
take things quietly during thn chsnr,o of Con-
gress, and, abovo iii things, will maintain the
policy of peace with foreign nations. There
will be no trouble with England, we are told,
and from what has been said about Sanford,
nominated for Spain but not confirmed, we are
left to infer that Mr.. Fish has taken leaf
from the foreign policy of Mr.. Seward, and
would rather pay good round sum for the
island of Cuba than get it for nothing.


We must, however, be excused in the liberty
of submitting to General Grant that decisive
action in our foreign affairs is his true policy,
and not "masterly inactivity" We have had
quite enough of that under the two Johnsons.
The House resolution on Cuba and the great
speech of Senator Sumner on the Alabama
claims embody the prevailing public opinion
of the United States on these great questions.
Nor do we think it will be wise, from present
indications, to sit still and let these foreign
complications drift along till the regular meet
ing of Congress next winter. On the contrary,
we hold that to carry out any decisive steps
contemplated by the administration, requiring
the cooperation Of Congress, it will be better
to call an extra session of the two houses to
meet these propositions at an early day than
to wait till next December; or if General
Grant, like General Jackson, on the main ques-
ton, were to ''assume the responsibility" of a
decisive ultimatum in advance of cali upon
Congress, he would be in no danger Of doubt
full support from Congress or the people.
Year: 1869

in the country; 1t 10 TO be seen In larger or
lesser quantities in every city and in almost
every town, hamlet and crossroads; it's cir
culation abroad, especially in Europe, par
ticularly in Paris and London-it is to be found
in the cabinet of every government minister
is extensive; and, finally, not steamship and
scarcely sailing vessel leaves this port on
foreign voyage that is not supplied with files
of the HERALD, to be scattered abroad
wherever the English language is spoken. We
make this statement for the benefit Of our ad-
vertisers-without bombast or egotism but
they, as in the case Of the correspondent whose
complimentary note we insert above, have
learned by experience the superior value Of the
HERALD as an advertising medium.
Year: 1869

WANTS PENsIoN.-Mrs. LincoH, wife of our
martyred President, has petitioned Congress to
grant her life pension. In her petition, which
is dated at Frankfort, Germany, she states the
death of her husband has greatly impaired ber
health, and for the purpose of regaining it she
has started to make the tour to Europe. but will
be unable to do so in aristocratic style, unless
she is furnished yearly pension The petition
has been referred to the Senate Committee on
Pensions, and it is believed that she will here
after receive a pension of $1,000 per annum
That sum, unless we are mistaken in the lady,
will be entirely inadequate to support her in the
style she attempts to live. She belonged to the
poor white class of the South, and before the
election of her husband always lived in moder


ate style; but since the death of her husband
she has attempted to act and live the part of a
queen, at least so far as outward, vulgar show.
She is certainly not entitled to the respect and
esteem of those who honored and admired her
husband. During the she sympathized
with the rebel cause, and since the death of her
husband, though we believe given three wears
salary-seventy-fve thousand dollars-which to
any woman in her position of liz would have
been princely fortune, has attenpted to black
mail several distinguished meniEers of the Re-
publican party by writing thseatening letters
and conducting herself in Qasner that dis
graceu ner position as the Wld0Xbf a President
of the United States. In her pdtion she COM
plains that she is compelled to liyt economically
and from that we infer she desires pension suf-
icient to live expensively and in royal style
We think Congress should not grant her pen
sion which will enable her to continue her trav.
els in Europe, where she brings contempt upon
the American people, but should make provision
for the education of her children. There are
plenty of armless and legess soldiers, who
fought like heroes for their country, and tc
whom nations gratitude and bounty should
be given. Let them be first provided for who
have been brought to their present helpless con


dition by those for whom Mrs. Lincoln had such
deep sympathy .-Sdcrdmento Record.
Year: 1869

The LATEST DoDGE-Early last evening a
young chap was arrested and brought to the
station-house on a charge of being drunk. After
remaining in the cell few hours his drunken
ness passed off and be became anxious to get out
of Jail, but having neither money to deposit nor
a friend to go bail for him, his case was appa-
rently hopeless brilliant idea struck him he
begged to be let out said he was needed at
home he had friend sick with the small pox,
and he had been his nurse, and was to set up
with the sick man tonight. That was enough
smallpox nurse in their midst ! The officer on
duty cried out to the turnkey, "Let him out !;
turn him out he's got the small pox y The
door was opened, and in less time than it has
taken to tell the story the man was of, and the
officer sprnkling carbolic acid around the
prison and on the backs of the reporters, as if
there could be any danger of their taking any
thing" unless it came in the shape of beer
San Francisco Chronicle Jan. "a
Year: 1869

Special NOtice.-In calling attention of the reader to
the advertisement of Dr. j. c. Youngs Institute to be found
in another part CT this paper feel answering the
dictates of honest conviction in pointing to suffering hu-
manty the honest and skillfu Medical practitioner 1t is
the duty of every whose knowledge places in his
power guide those who otherwise would unwit
tingy take wrong path. There need to out
life of pain and anguish, and in the end fill dshonored
Hesitate no longer unfortunate but turn TO the
Doctor who restore giving in place of wasted
energies and impaired constitution full health, vgor and
power.


The Institute has been in successful operation for
teen and it the pioneer Institute of the coast
so it has been the pioneer in the march of


We say again the aliced-read the advertisement and
follow its advices. silly
Year: 1869

ON the 18th ult, the House of Representatives
passed Boutwells constitutional amendment.
taking 1t out of the power any State to deprive
citizen of the United States on the ground of
race, color or previous condition, of the right of
suffrage
Year: 1869

iHE "HALES TRiAL.-At Toronto, January 3d.
the case of Whalen, the alleged murderer of
McGee, was before a full court. The judges
refuse to grant new trial. The counsel applied
for leave to appeal to the Privy Council of Eng
land. After a consultation the Court decided
that it had DO right to grant an appeal so far as
the Canada courts are concerned the law will
have to take its course
Year: 1869

The Supreme Court has decided that certif
Gates of Indebtedness, and greenbacks, as we'll as
other forms of national Indebtedness can not be
taxed by State. This we hope will satisfy the
Democratic press and party on the score of tax
ing bonds. They will have to look for an other
hobby for the next campaign. We presume it will
be the tariff on the next occasion.
Year: 1869

The young gentiles who ponring into Salt
Lake of late are said to be filling the young wives
OF the Mormon patriarchs with disgust of their
fractions of husbands. The patrarchs are get
ting worried abont it, and think of taking up
their harems and retreating further into the
Wilderness
Year: 1869

THE smallpox is fast disappearing from San
Francisco 1t has prevailed ever since last June,
and at one time the fatality reached l4O cases in
single week The disappearance OF the
scourge began with the first rain fall, and some
OF the papers think that the abatement results
from the washing away o. the filth from the city.
A change in the condition of the air is the more
probable reason.