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Year: 1869

A VIcrIM.-A dispatch from Washington
states that President Grant, in a cOnversa'
sion with several friends, erinced "great
displeasure at the manner in which he has
been imposed upon by men whom he had
reason to believe were worthy of being trust
ed. He says the confidence which be has
placed IN them has induced him to make
improper appointments, and that he will not
hesitate to remove all such at the earliest
possible moment. He expects such course
will call down upon him the severe ceusure
of the leading men of the republican party,
but that will not prevent the wedding out"
Verify, says the Examiner, We are sorry for
Grant. Was there ever a man more com.
pletely the victim of circumstances than be !?
Elected to an Office for which he Is utterly
unqualified either by natural ability, educa.
ton or experience, instead of calling around
him Cabinet of able and experienced men
and giving matters into their hands, he at
tempted to run the complicated machine of
Government himself. The consequence is
that he, from the beginning, perpetrated a
series of blunderS such as never before had
an approximate parallel in the career of any
other public funetionary. He has done more
to demOralize the public service 70 the two
months Of his administration, by his disgrace
ful distribution of spOis, than all the other
malign influences which in the pas, eighty
years haze rendered ours the most corrupt
ooVerdment on the face of the earth. This
whining now over his past follies and seek
ing to shift the responsibilities to other
shoulders, is disgusting. The great iniquity
is not that improper appointments have been
made, but that corrupt and profigate raid
has been Unfortunately essayed upon his
own political household and the members of
bis own party. He has made war upon bis
own followers, not because they were incom'
petent or faithless, but simply to give place
to set of hungry pap-suckers. Tho whole
country has been shocked at the course be
has pursued, and even his own party presses
are crying aloud at the revolving features of
his policy. This latter day repentance will
not save him from the contumeIy and re-
pIoach which he has invited.
Year: 1869

ed. 1t is perfectly safe and harmless in all cases


1t is almost impossible to break off the use Of To.
hacco, by the mere exer else of the Will. Some.
thing is needed TO assist nature in overcoming a
habit SO firmly rooted With the help of the
Preparation, there is not the least trouble Humid
reos nave USED II who are willing to bear wit.
ness to the fact, that n Orton's Preparation com
pletely destroys the ap | petite for Tobacco. and
leaves the person free from nny desire for i as
peicre ne commenced It's use. The preparation acts
directly upon the same | glands and secretions
affected by Tobacco, aud through these upon tho
blood, thoroughly cleaning l the poison of Tobacco
from the system and thus allaying the unnatural
craving for Tobacco. No more hankering amer To
oacco after using Orton's Preparation. Recoect it
Is warranted.


The time taken to allay all desire for Tobacco by
the of the Preparation varies slightly in different
persons, the average timo being about five days
Some have no desire whatever for tobacco after us.
ing the Preparation two days.


The health and purse of every tobacco user in the
country calls loudly, abandon the use of tobacco.
Year: 1869

All who have real estate for sale or to let,
and those desiring to purchase rent such property,
will find il to their interest advertise in THE TRIBUNE
It's aggregate circulation exceeds that OF other nows
paper and in addition this advantage THE TRIBUNE
will be found not only in NewYork and all It's cities and
villages but in every and Territory throughout the
Union The advertisement should be brief as VIII
allow of advantages claimed being made clear TO the
reader We would especially dwell the fact that the
subscribers for the three editions Of THE TRIBUNE Daily
Semi Weekly and Weekly, comprise individuals in every
business professions consequently advertisements in each
are read by all classes. THE TRIBUNE devotes especial
attention to reports Of sales Of real estate both in city
and country thus adding greatly to the value Of its col


umns as an advertising medium The charges for adver
tsng arc as follows DAILY TRIBUNE Is cents per line
for each insertion WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 81 per lines SEMI


UPRKty TRrRuSy 25 cents per line About words Of
our wide columns average line Terms cash in advance
Year: 1869

We have been often tempted by the mistakes
and misrepresentation in many of the published
accounts of the Oxford and Harvard boat race,
to unite in statement for the purpose of cor
recting the errors. But we have thought that
good taste, as well Us deep Judgment pre-
that HdrPer's Monthly Magazine, for
this month, contains an article, en-
titled "The University Rowing Match" the
writer of which seems to speak as by our autho-
rity. Styling himself the Secretary" of the
Harvard Four, he processes to "put the story
in the light in which it is regarded by the
actors themselves" AS we do not wish to be
thought to have broken our rule of silence, we
feel obliged to say that the article was not sub
mitted to any of u.s. nor were we consulted at
all in the matter. We are, therefore, in no way
responsible for the fact that an article on the
subject has appeared, or for the statements con-
made elsewhere, whether printed or oral, and
whether with or without an appearance of
authority.


We think we have q right to abstain from
specifying any errors, for were we to do so we
should allow ourselves to be drawn into the very
course we have avoided, by the mere fact that q
writer has, without authority, seemed to speak
for us. We trust and presume that the writer
did not intend to give the impression that he
spoke in our behalf, and that the sentence from
which we quote bears q construction stronger
than he was aware of.


Finally, we wish to say that we received the
best of treatment from the English people, and
were fairly beaten in the race. The only mem
Der of the crew who does not sign this paper,
Mr. Simmons, is in Europe, and we have not
had time to procure his signature.


JAS. S. FAY, JR


f. o. LYMAN.
Year: 1869

Il c house to take the boy In hand, and it was
finally agreed among the ladies that they would
jointly take control of the 'ittle Bill' for few
lady who would give him a permanent home. If
a Presbyt terian cannot be found, any kind lady
of any other denomination can.be supplied with
q baby on reasonable terms. The boy is in good
health, and may become great man If properly
taken care of.
Year: 1869

Don Piatt. writing from Washington, says;-
The opinion is very general here that these two
sensational documents, lately printed In the
Baltimore American, are iorgeries. VIII
answer for the one testified TO by McPhail.
McPhail is an old acquaintance OF ours, and II
would not do for his attorney TO call for General
scbenck, or any OF his staff, were that former
agent of detectives to have his character In
question.


But aside from this, the evidence on the face
Of the paper is conclusive. One cannot realize
that so fearful q crime was committed by such
the conspirators 10 be. If these papers were In
the possession OF loyal men, whv were they not
produced before this and II In the hands OF the
enemy, why are they brought out nowf


The whole affair is wrapped In q profound
mystery, and Will not be cleared up by such
clumsy rogues as the authors or author OF these
pretended confessions,
Year: 1869

TRACING PAPER-A happy thought sug.
gested itself to an engineer in want Of trac.
ing paper and unable to procure 1t readily.
to try petroleum. To his surprise he found
the experiment extremely satisfactory. and
by coating the paper with the petroleum,
and pressing It between blotters to extract
the excess Of oil, he obtained paper In
few nainutes, which was superior to ary'
thing that could Be found elsewhere, taking
a readily y ordinary paper any marks With
writing ink, lnd:an Ink, or colusA
Year: 1869

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Mr.. Peter G. Brooks maxim was
that the whole value of wealth con-
sists IN the personal independence IL
secures. An amusing and singular
illustration of that distinguished mer-
chants maxim is thus givcn:--


A merchant named Porter once had
a clerical friend between whom and
himself there existed great intimacy.
Every Saturday night, as Porter was
sitting balancing his cash, O note
would come requesting tile loan OF a
"fve dollar bill." The money was
always punctually restored ut eight
o'clock on Monday morning follow
ing. But what puzzled the lender
was, the person always returned the
Identical note he borrowed. Since
the discovery Of this fact he had
made private marks on the note; still
the same was handed back on Mon
day. .


One Saturday evening Porter sent
q five-dollar gold instead of a note
and markedit. Still the very same
coin was returned on Monday. Port
er got nervous and bilious about L.;
he could hardly sleep at night for
thinking about it: he would wake
his wife In the middle of the night,
and ask her what she thought OF
such a strange occurrence. He was
fast boiling over with curiosity.
When news came from the reverend
borrower one Christmas eve, asking
the loan of ten dollars. A brilliant
thought now struck him. He put on
his great coat resolving to call and
demand an explanation Of the mys-
terry. When he was shown into his
friends study, he found him plung-
ed into the profoundest melancholy.


'Mr. B" said the lender, "if
you will answer me one question, i
will lend youthat ten dollars. How
does 1t happen that you always pay
me the money you borrow on Satur-
day night In the very same coin or
note on Monday morning ?n


The person raised his head, and, aft
er violent internal struggle, as
though he was about to- unveil the
boarded mystery of llis soul, said In
faltering tones:


You are a gentleman, q Christian
and a New Yorker; / know that
can rely on your iRviolable secrecy.
Listen to the secret of my eloquence.
You know that am poor; aud when
on Saturday ] have bought my Sun
day dinner seldom have q red cent
left in my pocket. Now 1 maintain
that no nam can preach the gospel
and blow up his congregation prop
eriyp without he has something IN
his pocket to inspire him with con
fldence. have therefore, borrowed
five dollars of you every Saturday,
that might feel 1t occasionally as /
preached on Sunday. You know
how independently do preach--how
| make the rich shake I'm their shoes.
Well, IL is all owing to my knowing
that have a five dollar bill in my
pocket. or course, not having to use
IL for any purpose, 1t Is not changed,
but invariably returned to you the
next morning. But to morrow Mr.
George Law is coming to hear me
preach, and thought / would try
the effect Of ten dollar bill sermon
Oh him
Year: 1869

No amount Of taking or sermoniz-
ing willchangc human nature SO much
that we shall find perfect homes, free
from care and annoyances, any more
than we find such COR plctelicss In
other relations of life. The best we
can do Is to make as good use rs pos
sible OF the material I'm our hands,
and content ourselves until we can
take step forward In comfort and
Improvement. The fault with our
best writers ON domestic arrange
ments has been that they have started
from q foundation, where large
house. two or more servants, n nurse
for children. aud various luxuries
were considered Indispensable. The
reality Is, that these are tho people
least needing advice, for they have
money TO command skilled labor
while the larger class that attend to
their households with the help of but
one girl or none at all, have found
little or no counsel appropriate To
their position. The manaVan.. q,
q house where Cue needs to give an
oruer - command every variety OF
service, Ii ye.y different from one
wnere much of the physical labor Il
performed by the mistress.


IL is easy to tell people In ordinary
circumstances To possess themselves
OF books and music and pictures. II
Is easy TO say do without tine clothes
or table luxuries and obtain the
means OF obtaining the higher quail.
ties; but Ii the circumstances and
expenditures impossible to avoid arc
looked into, It will be found tha,
apart from the absolute necessities re-.
quircd to keep the body comfortable,
there is little left for the ornamental
or luxurious.


The first determination OF every
family should be to live within their
income. The matter of saving lit
tie each month or year Ii a secondary
one. III the income of every expen Sc
should be carefully reviewed to see
what can best be spared or left out.
A list of what sums can be allowed
each week for fuel. food or clothing,
should be made with care and then
adhered to closely. On the husband
and father devolves the duty OF furn.
ishing the means for tile support OF
the family. To the wife aud IN )ther
belongs the duty OF carefully and
faithfully using this income for the
best good Of her household. This il q
part Of woman's education that Is
saddly neglected, and Ia too often
karnsd with uBhsppiDefs and NOR.
Year: 1869

Use OF LRNoSs-WhPn persons are fever
ish and thirsty beyond what is natural, indi-
Gated IN some cases by q metallic taste in the
mouth. especially after drinking water, or by
3 vhttlSh appearance OF the greater part of The
surface OF the tongue. one of best .coolers" is
to take a lemon, cut of the top. sprinkle over
II some loaf sugar, working IL down into the
slowly squeezing the lemon aud adding
more sugar the acidIty increases from
beIpg brought up from lower point.
1nvaiids with feverishness may take two OF
three lemons a day in this manner with the
most marked benefit, Manifested by q sense of
Coolness, comfort and inauguration. A lemon
or two thus taken at "tea time" as an entire
substitute for the supper of summer. would
give many man comfortable nights sleep.
an awakening of rest and invigoration. with
an appeti'e for breakfast, to which they are
strangers who will have their cup of tea or
supper, or relish" and Z" cake" and berries
ard peaches and cream.-HdH's Journal of
HSdlT.
Year: 1869

CTEAM REFINED TRIPE takes the
market; and with a determination to make TRIPE
luxury, have been to great expense to improve
my apparatus and mode of preparing TRIPE for
the market,


nave been in the business twenty-eight years and
S uo neneve no one can produce article of TRIPE
that can equal my STEAM REFINED.


II shali be my constant endeavor to make TR1PE
luxury, the verdict leave to be rendered by the
No other is fit for the Table


Portland. Oct 27 1863 d+f
Year: 1869




There is also another reason for the inter-
est now and hereafter to be manifested in
this subject. The movement which came
very near making Mr.. Chase the Democratic
candidate last July, did not spend itself py
reason of its failure then, and had vital
element of strength which is yet to De pow
erfully felt. That element finds expression
in the formula of universal suffrage and
universal amnesty." There is evidently a
LARGE bodv of men in the South, as we'll as
elsewhere. who are tired of the Democratic
husks and who in the attempt to obtain the
nomination of Judge Chase and now in the
movements in Virginia, are trying to get
fulcrum on which their political lever may be
placed. They hope thereby to move the fui,
ture, while at present their purpose is to
emSarrass and divide the Republican party
on a vital question of policy. They know,
Judge Chase and those who advising with
them, know, that universal amnesty now IS
almost sure to put the power into the HANDS
of men in the South who are not our
friends or friends of the Nation,a more 'l'"
they were before during the war. 10 ui9
tract the public men by raising new i'''
is now the policy of Judge Chase, nenn
g. Co.. aided as they are by the ablest South
ern leaders, who see that the esiiie VI pi"s
"played out" orheAAi0A'
Year: 1869

When Twas sixteen, I fell in love.
There was nothing remarkable in
that, for most young mon of that age
do the same thing. But what l am
going to tell you. is how my court
ship terminated. It was at a party
l saw Sallie B., who was one
of the sweetest girls in Ticktown /;
and, tell you she looked sweet in
her white ball dress, with her hair
falling loosely over her shoulders. =,


/ got an introduction, danced with
her once, twice, thrice, and was JUS t
the happiest man in all Ticktown.


Well, at last the party broke up
but l had an invitation to call on
Miss B.. That was all I want
ed, and l didn't sleep much before
Sunday evening-for that was the
time l fixed to call.


called, saw Miss Sallie to church
saw her homo; and when l left had a
pressing invitation to call again, and
! did not forgot it, / assure you.


At the end of a month was COM
pletely gone. At last l resolved to
"pop the question:" and fixed on my


ext visit for the time, studied
"Courtship Made Easy" thoroughly,
and concluded / was ready for the
task.


The time arrived. Here | was sit
ting by the side of my beloved with
my arm around her waist! l took
her hand in mine, and screwed up
my courage to say, Dear Sallie, do
Year: 1869

A Clergyman who was consoling a
young widow OH the deathof her hus-
band, spoke in a serious tone Of his
many adirmablequaHlics, You know,


he said, you can never find his equal,
search as long as you will To which
the sobbing fair one replied, almost
broken hearted, I'll bet I will Bal ii
Year: 1869

CINCINNATI. June Is.-A Joint committee OF
the Board of Trade and the Chamber of Com
merce arranged yesterday TO have cannon fired
and tells rung and music played on the 10th
instant, when the vote on the ten million ap-
preparation for the Southern railway will be
taken.
Year: 1869

SECRETARY RAwLINs has taken no further
action in relation to the reduction OF force in
War Department or bureaus thereof, but was
to-day engaged in the examination Of reports
upon the subject from several heads OF divis-
ions. All the reports are not yet In and no
further action will be taken until all are ire
ceived, which probably will be on Monday or
Tuesday next.
Year: 1869

IL will that in seven years the valuations IN
this CITY have increased nearly 100 per cent by our
local assessors We at glance IN what proper
ton the taxable values OF the rest OF the State have in
creased i'm II years lS5Yalucs In the SO other Counties
except New-YOrk and Kings S4239l247 lS6SValues in
the IS other Counties except NewYOrk and Kings $685.
GI3Oe3 It seems almost Incredible that such record
sl1ud appear vet II is fact that while in II years the
values In NewYork City said TO he Increased 200 per
cent the values in the SO other Counties returned
having increased only per cent!


The result OF this disprOportonate increase in
values, for which the state Board of Equalization has
not made full allow has been TO call down upon the
taxpayers OF this city almost Onea of the entire debt
and expense OF the State Government and institutions.
In fact but for the tcrpOstOn OF the power OF your
Board the people OF this city would this year have TO
nav over one half Of that debt and those expenses


The Association would urge upon you the iusuce and
the necessity of closer scrutiny into the propety of
permitting the vast dsprOpOrtiOn which you have sur
fered exist between the assessed values OF NewYork
CITY and those OF the the State, and 10 this end
would call your attention TO the following table Of
parsons between city and the other SO counties IN
Year: 1869

er awokc feverish and i'll, and whether
from the dream Of his preceding orgies
he was so unwcll as TO be obliged to
keep his bed several days, during which
period he had time for many serious
reflections which terminated in II reso-
luton to abandon the club and his Ii,
centious companions altogether


lie was no sooner well however than
they hocked around him, bent on re-
covering SO valuable member Of their
society; and having wruns from him
y confession Of the cause Of his delee.
ton, which as may be supposed ap-
Deared to them emnently ridiculous,
they contrived to make him ashamed
of his good resolutions. He joined
them again, and resumed his former
course of life; and when the annual
saturnalia came round, he found him
self with glass in hand at the table
when the President rising to make the
accustomed speech, began with saying
"Gentlemen this is leap year--a year
and Il day since our last anniversary"
etc. The words struck upon the young
mans ear like II knell; but ashamed
to expose his weakness TO the ,jeGrs Of
his companions, he sat out the feast,
treating himself with wine even more
literally than usual, in order to down
his intrusive thoughts till IN the gloom
ola winters morning he mounted his
horse to ride home. S,me hours af
tcrward his horse was found with h's
saddle and bride on, quietly grazing
by the roadside. about half way be-
tween the city and Mr. BIS house
whilst few yards of lay the corpse Of
his master


This story is true and no fiction. The
circumstances happened as here related
An account Of it was published at the
time, but the copies were bought up by
the family. Two or three, however,
were preserved, and the narrative was
printed.
Year: 1869


trout Raising III fchnsyNaiiia,


A correspondent OF The Eimira Ad


rertlser, writing from SecIy Creek,
gives the following account OF trout


raising in that place: "We lately saw
at the fountain bead of Seely Creek s
fine tributaries, between eight and ten


thousand real genuine healthy specified
spring water trout. These troutlcts
were about an inch in length when
seen by us, and although we were una
ble to count the pile, should Judge the
number estimated to be correct. This
tine show of trout is the astonishing
result of an enterprise inaugurated the
past autumn by DIR. Eldridge of EImi-
ra. The doctor has an extensive farm
in Wells, Pa. situated about three and
half miles south of the State line,
and upon the farm are pure springs of
water and the doctor thought why not
have in abundance of these delcio us
fish. and Immediately acting upon the
suggestion, obtained the experienced
counsel of John King, the trout king
of America, and has succeeded thus far
beyond his most sanguine expectations.
The pond is about forty feet long by
twenty in width, strong and perma-
Year: 1869

morning. as the funeral corfge OF the late James T.
Brady was passing up Fourth street. was told BY
Commissioner Brennan TO allow vehicles nom the
cross streets to intrude upon the procession. AZ
the corner OF Greene and Fourth streets the driver
OF wagon belonging to the American Express
Company attempted TO pass through. requested
him to stop until the procession was by but he per-
sisted several times In gong ahead, using threaten
ing language towards me II attempted TO stop him.
Commissioner Brennan saw the AFFAIR, came over
and tod me 10 take him In. did so, and took HIM
him before Justice shandley and made an affidavit
OF the facts; but Justice Shandley saw ut 10 dis
charge him. Now this man not only committed
misdemeanor, but did not have any respect for the
dead. Probably II he had been the driver OF an ash
cart or Junk wagon he would have been fined ten
dollars; but being in the employ Of the American
Express Company, he had the right 10 run over
police officer break through funeral procession or
anything else and go scot free. Now think that the
great prevalence or crime In this city Ii not caused
so much by the inefciency OF the police as by the
refusal OF police Justices to punish the Offenders
when brought before them, for If q man Ii not held
responsible for minor offence against the law one
committing grave offence has the right to expect
to be dealt with leniently. Il. RyNDERS,


Patrolman Fifteenth precinct