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Year: 1869

to mention here the embarrassment possible


to arise from leaving on the statute books


the so-oalled Tenure Of O1ice act, and tc
earnestly recommend its total repeal; !" and he
thinks that 1t could not have been the inten-


ton of the trainers OF the constitution, when
providing that appointments made by the Pre-
sident should receive the consent of the
Senate, that the latter should have the power
to retain in Office persons placed there by the
federal appointment against the will Of the
President and that ''the law is inconsistent
with faithful and efficient administration of
the government"


So says General Grant, and so say we. The
law makes the President the mere creature Of
the Senate In the matter of his removals from
Office, for this is the point where the shoe
pinches. Surely, then, if the two houses have
full confidence in the President, if they have
become a second Andy Johnson in setting up
for himself, they will promptly repeal this OBJ
noxous and originally vindictive Tenure Of
Office law We apprehend, however, that the
Senatorial favorites and the cliques and fac
tions of intriguing spoilsmen concerned will
resist this proposition of repeal, and that the
Senate itself will hardly consent to give up to
the President the power which it holds by the
law in question over the distribution OF tho
spols. We have seen so much Of tho con-
temptibe trckery of party majorties that we
think it quite likely that the Senate will fail to
appreciate the simple, honest, outspoken
character of General Grant, and will still seek
rather to use him than to strengthen him in
his position


II the radical leaders of the two houses,
however, have a remnant of party sagacity
left them they will surrender this Tenure of
Office law as usurpation which has served
its purpose, and as an offence, q check and
menace upon the President which ought to be
removed.
Year: 1869

The PregEen: aud Congrcss-The Tenure of


Olice Law.


The general policy of President Grant as
developed in his late Message to the two
houses, is so fully in accord with the general
programme of the republican party that by
common consent, it may now be said, he is
master of the situation and of the succession.
lie holds the advantages which General Jack
son possessed after his first annual message
He is, without dissent, recognized as the Off
cial head and leader Of the dominant party
and is Without rival for the next Presidential
election.


His Recommendations touching the legisa-
tioa Of the present session of Congress, mean
time, are shrewdly calculated to hold the
republican party together and to avoid trouble
in the ranks in the elections of next fall for a
new Congress. For example :--He recon-
mends that all schemes for general revision
OF the tariff and internal revenue laws be post
poned I'LL the next session Of Congress. Here
great stumbling block is avoided; for upon
the tariff questionable East being for home
protection, and the West for free trade-there
will most probably be some serious sectional
defections in the camp with any marked
change OF the existing tariff laws in favor OF
free trade or protection.


Again, if upon the Cuban question the pro-
gressive men of Congress are dissatisfied with
the conservative precautions of the message,
they win surely be appeased in considering
the emphatic American views which General
Grant has expressed in reference to the Ala
bama claims and Canadian reciprocity. So,
too, ifthe extreme radicals were disposed to
be intractable In reference to the recognition
of the conservative Walker party of Virginia
on the question Of the restoration Of that State,
they are, we suppose, satisfied with the equiv
alent presented in the Presidents recommends
ton for new and radical reconstruction OF
the State OF Georgia, on the basis of the Leg
| islature Of 1868, with the restoration. OF the
negro members ruled out of each house by the
| white majority.


| On the money question the Presidents plan
Of funding the debt at an interest reduced from
six to four and half per cent, and Of grad
ual return to specie payments, to avoid the
| dangers and shocks which too abrupt return
TO coin would bring upon tho country, is plan
| 30 clearly calculated to work adyan-
tageously to the Treasury and the peo-
pie that we cannot doubt its adoption
by Congress, nor its advantages to the repub-
licans in the important elections of next au-
tumn. So, too, with the proposition to reduce
the income tax to three per cent, and to limit
this tax to term Of three years. So, too his
earnest adhesion to the doctrines Of a strict
integrity in fulfilling all our obligations, and
of equal protection to all citizens of the United
States in every part Of the Union, regardless
Of nationality, religion, color or politics.
But the Tenure Of Office law Is an ex-
crescence upon the statute book which General
Grant cannot admire and will not let alone.
Speaking Of the distribution Of the Offices with
! which he Ia charged, he says, ut may he vel
Year: 1869

FEMALE SUFFRAGE has been adopted away
out in Wyoming, where women are scarce and
accordingly are appreciated IL is, on account
of the scarcity Of women, not q first rate place
to test the matter, but we are glad the expert
ment is to be tried somewhere.
Year: 1869

A Busy DAY FOR BERGH.-The friend Of tho
horse had an active day for his sympathies
and assistance on Broadway yesterday, when
the slippery snow and heavy loads brought
many fine animal down. Oh that the sympa-
thy for the horse would bring about the clean
Ing Of Broadway after every snow stormi
Sympathy for man will never do IL.
Year: 1869

The TALE OF SHIRT funny things
happen in the horse cars sometimes. a
young lady stepped into a car and dropped
her handkerchief upon vacant seat, as
as much as to say taken while she ad-
vancek to the opposite end Of the ear to
speak with a lady friend. Meantime a
nicely dressed young man with college
air about him, jumped in and sat down on
the handkerchief without observing It. The
Young lady after winding up her converse
ton, turned back, discovering 10 her cha
grim her seat was occupied, and sat down
opposite, gentlemen making room for her
But she iId not intend to lose her hand
kerchief, and so she looked intenuy to-
ward tho place where she had left it, hesi-
tating whether to ask for it or not. Dis
covering the direction OF her looks, all eyes
on the opposite side Of the car were soon
bent on the young man, Finding himself
the cbject of so much attention, ho himself
looked. and discovered to his horror some
thing white on which he sat, the end peop.
ing out. He mistook it's character 10
cover it with his hand. and tuck it nicely
away, was the work of few moments
None in the car but the young lady knew
that the white" was handkerchief. and,
hesitating still more, she lost it, having
had occasion to leave the car before the
young man did
Year: 1869

- A lawyer once came into court
drunk, when the judge said to him "sir,
i am sorry to see you in situation which
is disgrace to yourself and family, the
court. and the profession to which you be-
long" The reproof elected the following
coloquy odd your honor speak to me p
81 did, sir | said, sir, in my opinion, you
disgrace yourself and family, the court, and
the profession, by your course OF conduct.
May i.i-t please your honor have been
an attorney i.i.in this court for fifteen
years and permit me to say this is the
first correct opinion l ever knew it to
g-give.'
Year: 1869

Upon the action Of the Democratic Conven-
ton which meets In this city to-day. viii de-
pend the snccess Of the party at the Septem-
Der election. Our opponents conscious of
their weakness ia this county, up 20 the pres
ens time hare made 20 movement looking to
an organization for the coming campaign.
From the indications which have cropped
out during the past few weeks, il seems that
they are watching for, and expecting, dissat-
isfaction among Democrats as the result of
the work Of the convention to-day. Il has
been hinted that possibly there would be no
regular radical parsizan ticket in the Geld
this season, p,seibly m independent, tax.pay.
er's. o. some kind Of ticEet made up from
both parties, depending upon the nomina-
ticns that NAV be made. There has already
much spirit been shown by the various aspi-
rants for nomination, but in aproper msnner


Il now rests entirely with the delegates com.
posing the Convention 20 make q selection
Of proper persons 70 ell the different Offices.
Let the nominations Of men Of character
good citizens and sound Democrats. who are
well known, men in whom the Democracy
and the people can repose confidence be the
especial care Of the Convention to-day. We
had majority of one hundred and twenty
one votes for our President last fall in this
county. Since the last election many voters
have left the county which must affect the
vote materially, our margin is not sufficiently
large to enable any dead weight in the shape
Of improper nominations to be packed With
certainty of success. If BY any means our
success is rendered uncertain, il VIII be by
injudicions action on the part Of the nomi-
mating convention. At no time since the or
g.nization Of the county has any nominating
convention been placed in such position of
responsibility as this one of to-day. With u
majority in the county in favor of its party
it will be disgraceful for il to act in such
manner that defeat should be the conse-
quence. It is to be hoped that all the MEM
bers will act with honesty of purpose, with
the only object of placing the best men in
position for official station, fairly and square
~, and in such manner that our opponents
nor any of our own party can charge that the
ticket was made by corruption and trickery.
10 these days when the Convention system is
looked upon with so much suspicion it is the
duty of delegates to use much circumspection
in oil they do, in order that their action NAV
be unanimously endorsed By their party, and
the people. By preserving harmony in all
the proceedings. keeping out oil jjarring elc-
ments, placing good men and reliable Demo-
Gratis on the ticket, we feel confident that
when the sun sets on election day we can
congratulate the Democracy of Tnolumne
that we are again successful.
Year: 1869

We call attention to the advertisement of
y. Carkeek, who has just received very
large assortment Of Boots and Shoes, of every
description. Persons wishing any thing in
his line will do well to give him call where
they can have choice from most extensive
assortment and at very small advance from
o"et lie also has o fine assortment of Leath-
er, findings&c.
Year: 1869

Two imposters looking much like
each other, end got up to look more
so, are said to be acting the part of the
Samese twins in the west Of England
where the people are little slow Il
reading the papers. The india rubber
flesh that binds them is filled with warm
water, so that the curious, on touching
have the truth ayerred by the best de-
monstration that both are living
Year: 1869

Richard Brown had lived a bachelo
for forty years, and declared his inten
ton of continuing in the state of sinel,
blessedness for the remainder Of his
| lfe-greatly to the satisfaction of his
relatives, the Hinklcs, with whom hc
resided; for, be it known, Uncle
Richard was worth cool half mil
lion, and the Hinkles were his only
living relations; and unless, as Mrs
Hinkle said, "some nasty charity
came in for his property, who should
he leave it to but his own cousins OF
their children?


Hopeful as poor humanity is Of
longevity, MI. and Mrs. Hinkle scarce,
ly expected to survive their cousin
who was their junior by ten years
but Adelaide, and Rose, and Charles
and William might, in alb probability
be his heirs, and to this end the pa.
rents labored. Uncle Richard had the
best room in the house, the best chair
the most particular consideration. His
wishes were deferred to, and his ad
vice taken on all occasions; and he
actually came to be loved for, with all
his quaint, old fashioned ways, and his
habit of sitting utterly silent, as though
he had been deaf and dumb, he was a
loveable man. Matters progressed
smoothly enough until it was habit and
not hypocrisy which made Cousin
Richard actually master of the house.


He is very obliging-wonderi'ully so
in most respects. He would attend to
anything for anybody; match ribbons
when nobody else would; escort girls
to a place of amusement; go dutifully
to church with their mamma; attend
to marketing and the posting Of letters,
and the.gas metre, and the turning off
of the water in frosty weather. He
was always ready to search the house
with poker at the dead hour of night,
when any one "heard a noise"


He went to the dentist with people
who wanted their teeth drawn, and
always had sugar-plums in his pocket
But one thing Cousin Richard would
not do, and that was to exhibit the
least sign of poll eless to lady visitors.


He never saw any one home. He
never even spent the evening in their
company. He invariably shut himself
up in his own room, and had his tea
there when one of these individuals
was reported to he in the house; and,
when travelling, had been known in the
trail to shut his eyes tight when a
young lady entered, and remain with
them closed until she left the carriage.
As general thing. indeed, he always
chose carriage where he need not be
intruded upon.


1T was just as we'll, after ALL said
Mrs. Hinkle; but it was quite so agree
able to Mr.. H. when he found the
pleasant task of "seeing Miss Smith OF
Miss Jones home," imposed upon him
self. He argued that such duties were
Cousin Dicks, though he never told
Year: 1869

The alarm telegraph lately put up
the Covington and Cincinnati bri ge i,
found to be very useful in overhaulng
persons who violate tile ordinanccpro
hibting trotting on the bridge. A
vel known Cincnnatian, after paying
his toll at the Covington end of the
bridge few days since. trotted of
and continued at that rate nearly the
whole length ofthe bridge. When he
reached the Cincinnati end he found
awaiting him bridge policeman, who
had been advised by the telegraph OF
his violation of the ordinances. He
was escorted back to Covington, and
required to give bail for his appear
ance before the Mayor the next
morning That little "troW cost the
gentleman IS.
Year: 1869

No LAVA Cincinnati paper wants
to know why certain candidate for a
judgeship is like necessity, and replies
by saying, because he knows no law
This is good reason for his election,
as law as well as justice is suspended
ow-a-days.
Year: 1869

The New Orleans Republican tells the
following curious circumstances:


About a week ago a woman known as
Matte Davis, living on Basin street, just
below Perdido, quietly crossed the road
from her house to the one opposite, then
apparently in as good health as usual. She
had scarcely reached the door when her
former quiet manner changed into strange
actions. When spoken to by one of her
friends she did not reply, but apparently
exerted herself to intimate that something
was the matter. Barely able to move her
hand and cry in plaintive way, was the
extent of her ability. Her companions
kindly and gently removed the suf-
ferer to her own apartment, where she has
lain ever since, utterly unconscious. When
an investigation was entered into by com.
petent physicians, the discovery was made
that her five senses had deserted the frail
body She has from that time remained
almost as a corpse, but her complexion in
dicates the presence of arsenic. Three at
tending physicians are somewhat in a
quandary but are studying the case, and
making all due effort to restore her to con-
sciousness, if not to health, Her pulse has
almost ceased to beat, and she has not
tasted food since the attack. Her former
habits are represented as having been very
regular, not often leaving the house, and
never drinking liquors. Her previous his
tory is one somewhat romantic, but with
that we have nothing to do.
Year: 1869

Alexander Thomas Martin was found
dead in water cistern in Clarendon street,
London, lately. He lad been a cellarman,
who, after a life of sobriety, had taken sud
denly to drink, on which account he lost
his situation and grew ''queer." Eccentric
to the last, he wrote letter to friendly
undertaken, with various singular directions
as to his funeral, concluding with the fol-
lowing original and pathetic lines:


Oh, my poor head, how worse I feel,


And I have put the shoulder to the wheel,
now must go at double quick,


For find it is time to cut my stick.


have not lived life Of clover,


A few struggles and all is over,


(Anything for q Change).
Year: 1869

The QUESTION OF RELIGIOUS INSTRUCTION
IN SCHOOLS. Catholic Telegraph of
the 4th contains the following; "From
the apostolic theory that the state had au-
thority to tax for education separated from
all religious influence, journalistic sup
porters of schools veered TO the advocacy
of religious instruction. 1t was transi-
ton that brought them into direct antag-
onism with the law, to sustain school
system that tramples upon the rights of
Catholics That blindness has driven these
defenders of common schools to the second
defeat. The first chapter IN this
school controversy is now closed. 1t ends
with the triumph of law. The second chap
ter will open with an agitation against the
law itself, in the name of justice and the
right that both Protestants and Catholics
have to positive religious instruction in sep
arate schools. If the school laws be modi-
fed to secure denominational education
for all, Catholics viii cheerfully pay their
portion of the school fund. If this wise
amendment cannot be made, taxation for
school purposes must cease. Now that the
Bible has been excluded from the schools,
if professed Protestants have been sincere
in all that they have said in its favor, they
must agree with Catholics in the second
issue of this question. Consistency will
make them our friends in the future
Year: 1869

ONE of the gentlemen whom the Count
de Beaumont is going to tight on account
of the incorrect punctuation and defective
style of his letters to the Countess. is gem
tleman of extraordinary courtesy. Descend
ing the stairs at the opera one night, lady
of his acquaintance near him had the skirt
of her dress stepped on and torn. She turn
ed to the Count and said: Have YOU q
pin? Madame, [ haven't a pin-oushion
about me, but here's pin handing her a
diamond which he took from his breast =
cept diamond from you. ''Verv well, y
said the Count bursting the jewel from the
pin and throwing it from the window. sshere
is the pin without the diamond" /"
Year: 1869

Smallpox is raging among the Gros-
Ventre Indians in Montana. Five hundred,
or nearly half the tribe, have already died.
Many OF them are committing suicide by
blowing their brains out with revolvers
Dead Indians strew the road from Forks to
Mill River. They demand an Indian
agent to act as mediator with the Great
Spirit to stop the disease.
Year: 1869

Work has just been commenced on the
new tunnel under the Chicago River at La
Sale Street, to connect the North and South
sides, and the river is being dredged to lay
the foundation Of the coffer-dam The ex-
perience acquiredin building the Washington
street tunnel will be Of great service in the
construction of this
Year: 1869

Tho Health Board and the Fat Boilers.


We like the emphatic tone, facts, arguments
and conclusions of the report of DR.. Harris, Of
the Health Board, published yesterday, on the
garbage, bone and fat boiling nuisances. Tho
Board at last fatty decides that the nasty, yea,
the disgustingly offensive, establishment at the
foot of West Thirty eighth street "should be
forthwith removed to some place which is at
least one mile distant from streets and much
frequented roads, unless the company can and
will comply with each and every Requirements
in the conditions and terms of the Boards per-
nit" We think so, too, and we think that the
Board should name day beyond which this
offensive establishment aforesaid will not be
permitted to remain in It's present locality.
There must be limit to these indulgences or
the nuisance will not be abated or removed,
although it directly preys upon the health and
property of hundred thousand people. Tho
health of every family and the value of every
house and lot within mile of that fat render-
ing concern are deprecated by its poisonous
odors, and yet tho Board of Health still deals
in indulgences. The nuisance will have to ba
removed, and the sooner the better.
Year: 1869

army and thus dominate the situation. The
election OF Topetc to the vice presidency OF
the Constituent Cortes, If it means anything,
means ihls-that in the National Assembly
there is large Unionist force.


Now that the ecclesiastical estimates did
Guilty has been got over and the Cabinet Minis
ters have become reconciled the election Of
king can no longer be put Sif. Who will be
nominated? The Duke Of Genoa alone? or
the Duke of Montpensier alone? or both?
These are the great questions Of the hour.
On the issue depend the success of tho revo'
luton and the future welfare of Spain.
Year: 1869

question Of choosing king to the people.
Though there may be in such cases good
deal of outside influence exercised, the prln-
ciple is admitted even by the great dynastic
Powers themselves. This Of itself we regard
as vast stride towards popular or republican
governments in Europe. The people are fast
reaching point when tnc. boy will no longer be
SOLD Or tr.s.5sssrred like cattle from one owner
or ruler to another. The press, the telegraph
and steam power are rapidly enlightening both
mankind at large and governments as to their
rights and duties. In this surprising progress.
too, the success of elective and representative
government in America is playing an impor--
tant part, and is making powerful impression
upon Europe. This country is the pioneer Of
nations in the new age, and we may expect to
see ere long all governments, dynastio as well
as republican, chosen by the people.
Year: 1869

THE DRAWBACK FRAUDs.-From the details
we have published of the examination and
disclosures made in the matter of the large
batch of drawback frauds unearthed in the
Custom House we have reason to expect that
the guilty parties, principals and confoderates,
and their modus operandi and the amounts
lost to the Treasury will soon be reached.
day last in this city, though most likely II was
case Of mistaken identity We should not
be surprised to learn that the gentleman had
extended his leave of absence to attend the
opening Of the Suez Canal.