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Year: 1867

United States over so much land may be necessary for
the construction Of lighthouses and Eeepers dwellings,
within this State the United States may row own OF
become owners by purchase otherwise 10 exceed
10 acres of land for each the TO be selected by
authorized officer of the United States approved ny tne
Governor and the boundaries of the land selected wh
such approval ndorsed thereon this state to retain
concurrent jurisdiction with the United States ID andOVer
said lands The spots to he selected will probably be on
Brother Island in the East River, aud for lighthouse
on Harts Island vicinity western end of Long Island
Sound.


Controller Connolly submitted TO the Senate Satur
day. his annual report of the unexpended appropriations
hand The amount undrawn Dec. 81, 1866, account
OF appropriations made by the Common Council, is as
Year: 1867

CRUELTY TO ANISLus.-Justice Cornwell of the
Brooklyn Police Court rendered decision, Saturday, in


the case Of Morris Phean accused by Henry Bergh esq
Of cruel and inhunan treatment OF large number OF
by coDfning them In dark and close stables and
feeding them soft food The accused was held to await
the action OF the Grand Jury.
Year: 1867

SUPPOSED MURDER IN RUTLAND. VI.





RUTLAND, VT, March ga man named Goode-
nough lodged Jail at this place yesterday charged
with tho murder OF his daughter About week ago the
daughter young girl Of 49, suddenly disappeared from
her home at Brandon and GOodenough proessed to be
ignorant of her whereabOut AS the girl not per
Of particularly bright mind t supposed she had
wandered away from her homo and been lost or drowned
accordingly instituted for her. nearly all OF the VII
Layers ioining In it, The mills stopped aud the
ponds drawn off all purpose. Supposing that
all right In the the village officials yester
day search warrant against the premises OF the
girls father and making search found the body OF
the girl buried in the cellar. The father was at once ar
rested and lodged in the Rutland Jail II is conectured
that, owing to the girls weak mind, he was anxious 10
get rid of her. and accordingly put her out OF the way
The affair has caused the most intense excitement IN
Rutland aud vicinity.
Year: 1867

The Controller concludes the report by saying: Ihe
uneXpended appropriations exhibited by the foregoing
statement will in most be required to meet liabilities
incurred by contract otherwise in pursuance OF law
and in many instances the balances have been already
absorbed by payments since Dec. 81, 1867


The majority of the Committee on Commerce and Navi-
cation, which reported bill substitute for those OF
Mr. Oakley, placing the supervision of the management
OF the ferries the control their leases and franchises
with power to annul the same when they do not act
toward the public IN good faith should that their
substitute Is quickly considered in Committee OF the
Whole and passed by the Assembly This majority In their
report eXpunged that sentence OF the original report
which was printed by THE TRIBUNE, which commended
the Union Ferry Company for their management
whereby the loss Of life stated TO be small In DO
ing this they but reflected the universal sentiment OF
NewYOrk which for once let me say was respected oy
five gentlemen MessTs. Barker, Mead, MAXWELL Wen
dover and Briggs That sentiment further demands tat
the bill which they substituted another equally Ig1
should pass this Winter and the gentlemen named VIII
have half their duty if they 10 not make every
exertion to accomplish this object.
Year: 1867

sT


MADISON March 23-Both Houses of the Legisla-
ture have concurred in a resolution voting thanks
and medal to Cyrus w. Field for his perseverance
In carrying the Atlantic Gable enterprise TO success
Year: 1867

General Paines bill for organizing
the militia of the country is one of the
most important Of the present session.
by its provisions all able bodied citizens
are to be enrolled within sixty days after
the passage of tho act, and yearly there's
after A national guard of two regi.
ments OF loyal volunteers from the mil.
itia is to be established in each Con-
gresslonal District. A bureau of militia
is to be established in the War Departs
ment, having at its head Major Gen.
who shall be the commander of the mil.
itia, subject to the orders of the Presi.
dent and Secretary Of War. The term
OF service is fixed at three years. The
organization shall be the same as that of
the regular army. The officers are to
be elected by the troops, and commits.
stoned by the Governors, who are to
exercise all the authority over the ma
tional guard that is, by the Constitution,
reserved to the States, The test oath is
to be taken by all exercising authority.
The Government is to arm and equip
the troops. upon requlsition and proper
boGd There is to be an annual en-.
campment--the number Of days is as yet
undetermined. On being called into
actual service, the pay and allowance
will be the same as the regular army
Congress Is TO have power to order the
national guard INTO service to execute
the laws of the United States, or to sup.
press lnsurrection in any State at the
request of its Legislature. In case of
war, Congress may order such part of
the national guard into service as is
needed. All forms, parades, dress, &c.,
are to be according to the regulations OF
the regular army. -Four schools of the
national guard are to be established by
Congress, with the same course as at
West Point. Commissions in the army
shall be granted only to graduates at
West Point, or Of these schools OF the
guard, or those who have served honor.
ably, at least one year, in the militia or
army.
Year: 1867

An able writer gives utterance 10 the
following valuable secret ll


This looking forward to enjoyment
don't pay. For what / know of it,
would as soon chase butterflies for a
living, or bottle up hoonshine for a
cloudy night The only way to be happy
is to take the drops of happiness as God
gives them to us every day of our lives.
The boy must learn to be happy whilo
be is learning his trade; the merchant
while he is making his fortune. If he
fails to learn this art, he will be sure to
miss his enjoyment when he gains what
be has sighed for.
Year: 1867

A Texas Judge concluded a sentence
for murder as follows:


"The fact is, Jones, that the Court did
not intend TO order you 10 be executed
before next spring, but the weather is
very cold, and our Jail unfortunately, is
in very bad condition much Of the
glass In the windows is broken; the
chimueys are in such dilapidated con :
dition that no fire can be made TO render
your apartments comfortable; besides,
owing TO the great number Of prisoners,
not more than one blanket can be allowed
70 each; to sleep sound aud comfortable,
therefore, is out Of the question. In con-
sideration Of all these circumstances,
and wishing TO lessen your sufferiugs as
much as possible, the Court, in the ex-
ercise Of its humane compassion, there
fore orders you TO be executed to morrow
morning as soon after breakfast as may
be convenient to the Sheriff and agreca-
Bile TO you. "4itH
Year: 1867




GOOD Prospects FOR RWHEAT.-A writer
in the st. Louis Democrat makes some OBJ
servations on the wheat crop Of ST. Louis
county, which, as the weather has been SINH
lar, will probably apply throughout the
West. He says:


"Wheat was sown through the county to
a larger extent than any previous year. In
the moist and warm ground it germinated
and sprouted within four or five days, and
continued growing until the frosts of the
latter part Of November, when it showed
robust stand, such as has not been seen for
many a fall The thick coat of snow (also
grumbled at as a matter of eOursel now
covering the ground, is another blessing.
That snow shelters our wheat as under a
universal hot-house, and a good one, too,
keeping the plant alive, but not allowing
its growth, which is the best possible condi-
ton. These two points necessary to the
much needed coming crop are already
gained; we'll implanted stand, and its
preservation pending the rude days of mid
winter. Nothing more is TO be feared now
but a too wet spring and hail but hail is
local accident in years and TO places. As
the last fall and this winter are similar to
those of 1856 and 1861, we may reasonably
expect yield equal to the extra good crops
of 1857 and 1862"
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the southern
people 20 be self-relisnL and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establishment OF
manufactures in our midst for our home pro-
ducts. To this end we viii pay special attention
10 the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturins'
and exert ourselves 10 encourage the diyersih-
cation Of southern industries and the develop
uent Of sszshern resources
Year: 1867

Since the time when the. Ancient Ma
riner told the terrible tale Of the curse


laden ship with her crew of gastly corp.


ses, no more thrilling story of the sea


has been related than that of the whale


ship Diana, that recently drifted into one
of the Shetland Islands.


A year ago she left :he Shetlands on a


whaling voyage TO the Arctic regions,


having on board fifty men. From that


time nothing more was heard Of her


The friends of those on board became


alarmed Money was raised and pre-
miums offered to the first vessel that


would bring tidings Of the missing ship,


but all to no avail. Hope was almost
abandoned.


On the I'd Of April the people near
Pona's Voc, in one of the Shetland Isles,


were startled at seeing gastly wreck
of ship sailing into the harbor. Bat
tered and ice crushed, sails and cordage
Ont away, boats and spars cut up for fuel
in the terrible Arctic winter, her decks
covered with dead and dying. the long
lost Diana sailed in like ship from the
Deadman's Laad. Fifty men sailed out
of Lerwick in her on bright May
morning last year. All of the fifty came
back in her on the second of Aprii, this
year the same, yet how different.


Fen men, Of whom the Captain was
one. lay stiffened corpses on the deck
thirty five lay helplessly sick, and some
dying two retained sufficient strength
to creep aloft; and the other three crawl
ed feebly about the deck. The ship was
boarded by the islanders, and as they
climbed over the bulwarks the man at
the wheel fell fainting from excitement
one of the sick died ns he lay, his death
being announced by the fellow occupant
of his berth feebly moaning take away
this dead man" On the bridge of the
vessel lay the body Of The Captain, as it
had lain for four months, with nine Of
his dead shipmates by his side, all de-
Gently laid out by those who soon ex-
peeted to share their fate. The survi- I
vors could not bear to sink the bodies Of
their conrad es into the sea, but kept
Them SO that when the last man died the
fated ship that hsd been their common
home shoUld be their common tomb
The surgeon of The ship worked faith
fully to the last, bat cold, hunger, sour
him. The brave old Captain was the !
first victim, and died blessing his men,
Then the others fell, one by one, until q
the ship was tenanted only by the dead
and dying. One night more at sea would
have left the Diana a floating coffin Not
one of the fifty would have lived to tell
the CHASTITY tale.
Year: 1867

A MAN who was digging in lot
in Patterson, New Jersey, brought to
light thirty one copper plates on various
banks. Each plate was carefully wrap
ped up in a separate piece Of paper, and
the whole was labelled 1906" On
nearly all Of them the amount Of the
note left blank, 50 that the plate could
be used for any denomination. They
are all on State, and mostly on New
England banks.
Year: 1867

WAR PREPARATIONS IN GREEcE-NILITARY CON-


sCRIPTIoN AND LARGE INCREASE OF THE ARMY


WAR VESSELS ORDERED IN THE UNITED


STATES.


ATHENS, May 1.-THE fourth military con-
scription ordered during the present year has
been put in force, and results in giving an in
crease of thirty thousand men to the Greek
army. The condition of the navy and actual
strength of the kingdom at sea engage also the
serious consideration of the Government.
Seven new war vessels have just been ordered
in the United States and England. Large en-
rolments of seamen have been contemplated
for some time past, and are now in process of
completion.
Year: 1867

PRAoTIcALJoKI beVy of mischievous
young ladies sprinkled lot of -four between
the sheets of young bachelors bed. A few
days afterward they received a fine looking,
large cake, of which they ate plentifully. The
young man called as they had concluded the
luncheon, and told them the cake was made
from the -four he had rolled in all night A
scene followed. They didu't -four his bed any
more.
Year: 1867

DISTRICT CoURr.-Only civil business transacted
since our report Of Wednesday Court win probably
adjourn to-day and we win give the cases not yet re-
ported in our next ISSUE e bus8aaH. ra
Year: 1867

How RAIN FALLs.-Whcrc does the rain
come from You answer, - From the clouds -
But where do the clouds come from You
may think the wind blows them over you.-
But if it blows over you from somewhere
else, it also blows them from over you to
other places. The fact is, the water Of the
clouds is just as much over you on clear
day as on cloudy or rainy day On fair
day, when no clouds are seen, the water is
divided up into such small particles that it
does not obstruct the suns light, and so you
see no clouds or water A change of tenn
perature in the atmosphere, as when a war
mer or colder current of air meet, causes the
small particles Of water to unite in pairs
and the pairs unite, and these quadruple
drops unite, and SO on, until hundreds or
thousands of the small invisible particles
unite in one, and even that one may be MANY
hundred times smaller than pins head. A
mass of these combined drops which are still
small enough to float in the air, reflects re-
tracts, or bends out of their course so many
of the suns rays that they stop and often
darken its light. 1t is thus that clouds gather
i'll clear sky. When enough drops unite
to make one too heavy to float in the air, it
begins to fall. 1t meets and unites with
many Others in falling, and often so manv
unite that great rain drops are formed by
the time they get to the ground. Each large
drop is made up of thousands, perhaps mill
ions Of the small drops that float in the un-
seen air in clear sky.
Year: 1867

The colored citizens of Columbus,
Ohio, at a meeting on the sth instant,
adopted resolutions thanking Congress
and the State Legislature Tor their re-
cent action, and promising to stand by
the Republican party as the only hope OF
liberty on this continent. They also
requested their brethren throughout the
State to appoint delegates to a conven-
ton to meet in Columbus on the second
Tuesday i'll June next, to determine upon
the wisest measures to be adopved by
them to have the word white stricken
from the constitution of Ohio.
Year: 1867

A Nashville correspondent Of the Gin
cinnati Times writes at follows:


! Encounters in sections of the State,
between men who have served in the rival
armies, occur occasionally, but they are
for the most part personal feuds, which
had their rise during the war, and come
to settlement as the parties meet For
instance, few days ago, at small town
near Chattanooga, bully, who had been
rebel guerrilla, and former resident
of the town, staggered through the street
with navy revolver sticking out OF his
boot, drunk and eager for quarrel. he
went into saloon and met an old and
inoffsnsive citizen of the town, whose
son this bully had caused to be hung dur
ing the war under the most atrocious cir
cumstances. Going up to the old man
in the most insolent manner, and slapping
him on the shoulder, the bully remarked,
"Where's your son now 2 D-n you,


said the exasperated father, recognizing
the murderer of his boy, I'll show you
where my son is, and, drawing knife,
he stabbed the ruffian to the heart The
old man was put in jail, but afterward,
quietly released, not even the exrebels
denouncing his conduct under the well
known circumstances which attended the
case. | heard OF q killing affair near
Knoxville, not long since, in which two
ex.Union soldiers came to their death
through the settlement of personal
wrongs. A Union and rebel family
lived neighbors, and the sons joined the
respective armies that their sympathies
were with. When the Union armies
held that part of the country
the two soldiers alluded to went to
the house of their rebel neighbor, and
forced the females of the house, who
were without any male protection, to
strip themselves naked and dance in their
presence. The war being ended, they
all returned, and at the first meeting of
these men, the soldiers who had put this
affront upon those women were killed.
Correspondents desiring to do so, could
easily magnify such circumstance, by
Withholding the main cause Of the killing
into desire and determination to de-
stroy any person who had belonged to
the army of the Union.
Year: 1867

1t may not be generally known that
Gen. Lees daughter has been stopping
at the residence Of Mr.. Caskie, on Clay
street, opposite military headqua.ters,
for the past week. Psrtakiug Of that
Gracefully modest and retiring disposi-
ton so eminently characteristic Of her
great aud distinguished father, her com
ing and her stay among rs hardly trans
pired beyond the circle Of the family
with whom she is visiting. Miss Lee
seems to be in excellent health, though
thoughtful looking and bstraying pc
culiar quiet sadness Of expression, look
ing At once both sympathy and interest
As yet owing 20 the fact that her arrival
has not become known, but feE Of our
citizens have called upon her, and per
haps even then the general disposition
would be TO disturb the privacy Of her
visit as little as possible--RichmoRd
IiucE
Year: 1867

BARLEY TRADR.-Up TO this date there
have been received BY wagon in this city
Eve hundred and twenty five thousand
bushels Of the new crop Of barley. This
being twothirds Of the crop. tho entire
amount 10 be marketed here will amount to
about 800, 900 bushels
Year: 1867

PRIDE VS. IRUTH.-There is no single ob-
stacle which stands in the way of more
people in the search of truth than pride
They have once declared themselves of a
particular opinion, and they cannot bring
themselves 10 think they could possibly be
In the wrong; Consequently they cannot pes
suade themselves of the necessity of re-
examining he foundation of their opinions
10 acknowledge and give up their error
would be still severer trial But the
truth Is, there is more greatness of mind in
eandidly giving up a mistake than would
have appeared in escaping it at first, if not
very shameful one. The surest way Of
avoiding error is careful examination. The
best way of leaving room for change of
opinloS, which should always be provided
Tor, Is to be modest in delivering ones seu>
timents. n man may, without confusion,
give us an opinion which he declared with
out arrogance.
Year: 1867

THE BUTTER SEASON The cool weather
of autumn is the most favorable season Of the
wear for making butter, and it should be the
aim of every farmer or dairyman to produce
the best possible article for market purposes.
There is no Disgusting the fact that, with
good cows, ample feed and much experience
in butter making, many persons succeed in
making a villairous compound of grease,
milk and hair, designated by the name of
butter. but having no legitimate relation
chip to it.


Much of the butter of commerce is Of
this character-a fact for which thele is no
excuse.


Clean milking, clean pals, pans, crooks
and churns are the first requisites to the
production of a good article of butter. This
every body knows without heing informed of
it, but the trouble is, the practice is not up
with the information possessed Here is
where reform, in many cases, should COM
mence-folowed by kindl ed amendment
of converting the cream into butter. If the
buttermilk is not thoroughly worked out, a
good article cannot be produced; if the salt
used is foul, OF poor quality and iujudicious
ly applied, too much or too little, the butter
will not be of good quality, nor command a
top price in the market
Year: 1867

THE N. Y. World suggests that while
they have society for the suppression of
gambling, another for the suppression of in
temperance and another for the suppression
of cruelty to animals that it would be well to
organize society" for the suppression of
frauds upon the internal revenue by sworn
Government officials who defraud the nation,
according to the Tribune, of nearly half a
million dollars each day.
Year: 1867

One of the sweetest incidents We have no.
ticed for many day, and which shows the
effect of early training, assisted BY a pure
Imagination, has just fallen under our OBJ
servstion. 1t is thus related A lady
visited New York and saw on the sidewalk
ragged, cold and hungry little girl, gazing
wistfully at some cakes in a shop window.
She stopped and taking the little one by
the hand, led her into the store. Though she
was aware that bread might be better for
the cold child than cake, yet desiring to
crafty the shivering and forlorn one, she
bought and gave her the cake she wanted
She procured shawl and other articles of
comfort. The grateful little creature looked
the benevolent lady full in the face, and
with artless simplicity said, 'Are you Gods
wiseP Did the most eloquent speaker ever
employ words to better advantage ?"
Year: 1867


1t is not what we make. but what we sacc,
that makes US rich.


In looking around among my brother farm
ers, / notice many things wherein there might
be greater economy in my opinion.


In turning cattle out late in the Fall, when
tie ground is soft, to be tranped upon.


In letting cattle stand i'll an unsheltercd yard,
in cold, stormy weather, when there is room in
the stable for them.


In throwing their fodder in the yard to be
tramped under lost, instead of feeding in the
racks; or, what is better, feeding cut fodder,
the saving of which would, in a very short
time, pay for an improved Fodder Cutter.


In not having water in the yard for the cat
tie, in place of driving them through snow and
all kinds Of weather to the creek, thereby To-
sing more in manure during year, than wonld
be the cost of good Force Pump and Cistern
in the yard, to say nothing of the convenience,
and the security against fire.


In not having a wood-house to cut in, in
rainy days, and store up dry wood.


In riding about and leavingth management
of the work too much to hired help.
Year: 1867

1t would be impossible for us, who have so
long been connected with the negro race, in the
relation of master and slave, not to feel an in
terest in their future welfare. They nursed us
in infancy, were the companions of our child
hood and even now share the sports of our own
children. Through all the dreary years of that
long and terrible war from which we emerged
but few months since, they were, as class,
faithful to us. They might, in many neighbor-
hoods denuded of the whole male population,
have done mischief and given great trouble
But there was no such thing as insurrection
anywhere amongst US. They were loyal to us
and in sympathy with our wives and little ones.
Come what may, we shall never cease to feel
kindly towards our late slaves-for they deserve
kind treatment at our hands. They had moth
ing to do with originating the revolution that
resulted in their freedom, and are in no wise re-
sponsible for it. Those, if there are such, who
feel piqued or rritated at the result, shouldever
bear this fact in mind.


We have never doubted that the perilous
gift of freedom" as Alison calls it, would result
disastrously to this race, for time, at least
We felt satisfied that they would, as in all 9th
er countries where the same thing has been
tried, diminish in numbers and perish by de-
grces. And this seems to be the result in Vir-
ginia -LyRchburg TrgiHian.