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Year: 1869

BOHEMIAN FISAScIERs.-The Bohemians Of
the press used to confne their explorations
to the ordinary walks OF life and contented
themselves with forays in search Of items and
whiskey--the latter particularly. Recently
they made bold onslaught upon the mer-
camille community. Now they are down in
Wall street, where they openly boast that they
"writs for stamps" Let anybody read the
financial mcubrations Of some OF the morning
dailies and he will at once see the trail OF
the serpent A few days since, according TO
these authorities, there we're no more valuable
investments in the world than our Western
railway stocks, which we're selling far below
their value. The gin from the cliques OF few
puts" which 10 the Wall street Bohemians
are what gin-sllngs are TO their City Hall
brethren, made these wisescres see things in
very different light; 30 yesterday Western rail-
ways were on the high road to financial pot.
Year: 1869

About four O'Clock yesterday morning drunken
brute named william Murphy returned to his home,
No. 63 ClarksOn street, and resumed his usual amuse
ment OF whipping his wife Bridget. Pulling her
from the bed, he knocked her down senseles upon
the floor. closed both OF her eyes by beating them
with his fists, cut her head In several places and
pulled all the hair out OF about six square inches OF
her scalp. Not satisfied with these brutaltt1es ne
kicked her violently about the head and body and
would, no doubt, have murdered her In the
Bowers of the Twenty eighth precinct, not
arrived in time to prevent II. Murphy was arraigned
before Justice Dodge yesterday, when the woman
to the complaint, had to be removed. The Justice
denounced Murphy IN unmeasured terms; informed
him he regretted he had not power to finally dispose
OF him, and ordered the officer to provide the poor
woman with medical attendance, and send the Dill to
hm for liquidation. As she was being taken from
the court she became so exhausted that it was ne
cessary to convey her to Bellevue Hospital. Ihe
husband was committed for trial without bail.


A NIurderOus Assault Wife i'm Brooklyn.


Hugh REID. q native OF Scotland twenty eight
years of age assaulted his wife with hatchet yes
terday forenoon and fractured her skull. He was
arrested by ocer Travis and locked up In the Fourth
street station house to answer charge OF feloniOus
assault. Reid, who resides In a tenement house at
the corner Of Grand and First streets. Il. De- was in
famed with whiskey at the time, aud he committed
the lnhuman assault upon his wife while she was
persuadlng hlm from breaking into the apartments
of a disabled soldier named Philip Briefly, with
whom he had previous quarrel.


A Man Charged With StRbbing His Wife in


Jersey City.


Phil Reid lodged in the City Prison yesterday,
on the complaint OF his wife. with whom he has
lived on terms the reverse OF amicabe. Several
times she alleges he threatened to take her life. and
yesterday morning he seized q knife and made O
plunge at her, striking her with the weapon in the
hand. She ran into the street and raised such an
alarm that PM soon found himself cut OIL from es
cape and was arrested.
Year: 1869

The ELECTION The election which took place
last Wednesday, was one of the most exciting
and hotly ly-contested that has ever occurred in
this county. There was no fighting or unusual
disturbances here, during the day, and so far as
we caa learn, this the case throughout the
county In the evening, however, considerable
enthusiasm was manifested over the result by
the friends of Jackson and McMurry, every ar
rival from outside precincts being the signal for
a fresh outbreak of huzzas, and necesstating an
adjournment to the a" Tammany." Of late years
the Democracy have not been often favored with
similar grounds for rejoicing, the boot generally
being on the other foot. 1t is but natural and
proper that they should feel jubilant and take
no pains to conceal their feelings. 1t is very
certain that we should have been merry had
everything gone way, and now that the De-
mocracy have the floor, let US acknowledge, as
gracefully as we can, that they "carried too
many guns for us this time, saying, at the
same time, in sober, downright earnest, Gentle
men, we are going to pick our fints and try it
again"
Year: 1869

ALTHOUGH the telegraph line between here
and Trinity Centre has been in working order.
we have been unable to get any information how
the election has gone in Shasta county, and
other parts of the State.
Year: 1869

THE GREAT HEALTH REsToRER MANY thou
sands Of sick people have been restored to per-
feet health by Brstols Sarsaparilla and Pills,
and more certificates of cures and letters of
grateful thanks have been received in their favor
than were probably ever written for all other
medicines combined. Sufferer whatever your
ailment is, give these two remedies a trial no
matter how often you have been disappointed,
they will benefit, and most likely cure you


SGT.
Year: 1869

On Monday afternoon at 2.15, the
telegraph announced the glad news, that
the last rail was fastened down which
united the two ends of the great Pacific
Rail- Road. The completion of this
Great National Work. is triumph of
civilization and progress and will be as
memorable in history as the great Union
victories. during the rebellion. The iron
rail links the Pacific and Atlantic States
most firmly together ahd will prove a
source of strength that cannot be over
estimated. I ts39 - az
Year: 1869

Is better than regular shaped Axes for these
sons First-It cu's deeper .Second-It do1 t stick
in the wood. Tttrd-It does not jar the hand.
F0trth-No time is wasted in taking the Axe out of
the cut Fffut-With the came labor you Will do
third more work than with regular axes. Red paint
has nothing to do with the good Qualities of this axe
for all our Axes painted red. If your hardware
store does not keep our goods, will gladly
inquiries or fill your orders direct, give you the
of the nearest dealer who keeps our axes.


LIPPINCOTT BAKEWELL,


Pittsburgh Pa.
Year: 1869

@"When I reflect upon what have
seen, what l have heard, what I have done,
1 can hardly persuade myself that all that
frivolous hurry and hustle and pleasure
Of the world had any reality, and look
on what has passed as one of those wild
dreams which opium occasions, and by
no means desire to repeat the nauseous
dose for the sake of the fugitive illusion" :"
Lord Chesterfield.
Year: 1869

TIE MANY FRIENDS il this city o. Judge
Nelson, Of the Supreme Court, will be glad TO
hear that he Is considered out OF immediate
danger from his late severe attack Of the gout.
The painful disease had, at one time, lef; his
feet and extended 70 other parts OF his system,
but al last accounts il had returned to its old
seat, and the Judge was so sensibly relieved
that o further apprehensions were entertained
as TO his safety.
Year: 1869

THE AUTHORITIES at the Navy Yard have
determined upon the creation of new office,
that OF Captain Of the Watch; and Charles
Watson, an Ensign in the Potomac fiotilia
during the war, will most likely receive the
Year: 1869

1t is found that the loss of currency by
wear and tear is more than sufficient to
pay the expense of printing and issning
It The average life of bank note is
three years, and that of currency q much
shorter time
Year: 1869

The Georgia Legislature has discovered that
circumstances alter cases. The dispatch from
Atlanta which we print elsewhere, takes many
more words to tell the story, but that is the
whole of it. The negroes were expelled from
the Legislature at a time when it was believed
to be safe to do so. Now that such expulsion
promises to work the overturning of tbeir
whole reconstruction, tho Georgia legislators
are very anxious to get ont of it, and wonder


fully willing TO abide by decision of the
courts in the premises This eager humility is
sufficiently amusing, but even more gratifying


At last Southelners are capable Of learning the
viii of the natioS without having it thrust in
to them at the point of the bayonet These
Georgiaus have heard Of the election Of Grant.
and they have found out precisely what it
Year: 1869

We give this morning brief statement of
the grievances of Cuba from the pen Of Gu
ban writer The inhabitants of Cuba, it will
be seen from this statement, have never been
treated by the Spanish Government as part
of the Spanish nation and Liberal Spaniards,
therefore, should be just enough to recognize
the weight of the causes which have led to
the present revelation. They must know by
this time that the heart of Cuba is opposed to
the continuance Of Spanish rule, and that all
the independent States of America heartily
sympathize with this latest war for American
indcpendenee.
Year: 1869

The rush of Northern capitalists to the South
Immediately after the CLOSE of the war led to
such losses as to create revulsion. For
year or two past Northern capital has shrunk
from Southern investments as earnestly as
from ol-wells or copper-stock. Meanwhile
property which, in 1865 and 1866, was
held far above its real value, has sunk
even farther below it. A few jadiciOus
business men, however, have been quietly
picking up the bargains. Senator Sprague
seems to have been among the fore
most; and the telegraph brings us news
to-day of his purchase of the very valuable
water-power at Columbia. South Carolina, for
a cotton factory. for the incredibly triaing
sum Of two hundred dollars. Great as
this sacrifice must be TO the immediate
owners, we nevertheless reckon it a still greater
gain to the State. No two things in the South
during the past year have seemed more aus
picions than the tendency TO higher cultivation


in the raising of cotton, and the disposition to
plant the cotton manufactures beside the cotton
fields.
Year: 1869

We have no word to say against the worthy
gentleman opposing Mr. Hannibal Hamlin's
election to the United States Senate, and no
wish to interfere in the choice Of the Legis-
lature but we are sure that we express the
feelings of hundreds of thousands Of Repub-
licans outside the State Of Maine in saying
that the Associated Press dispatch announcing
the probability of Mr.. Hamlns election will
be read with the liyeiest satisfaction.
Year: 1869

We hear from London that Messrs. Davis.


Slidell, Mason Dudley Manu. and other chiefs
of tho Lost Cause" are preparing to return TO
the United States There has been no practical
reason why they should not have been back
years ago, striving to do what they can toward
repairing the ruin they have wrought by con-
tributing to the revival of industry ut the
South. We accept their return now as
evidence that the idea that existence under the
United States Government would henceforth
be intolerable has been definitely abandoned


The "despotism of this centralized Govern
"meut" may he CALLING, but 1t is still better
in their eyes than liberty anywhere else.
Negro equality may be odious but there
are more odious things abroad; and utterly
US the whole country is going to the
dogs, it is still better than any other
country the sun shines on. The emigrants to
Mexico have long ago concluded that Louisiana
SUITS them better. The plan of seeking for the
beauties Of Slavery in Brazil no longer capti-
Yates the Southern mind. Even the attractions
of Honduras arc despised. And now tho very
leaders who, of all Others, might be expected
to find life under the government that con-
quered them dstasteful, hasten their arrange
nlepts for returning. We record the fact with
pleasure; and confidently trust that it is to be
taken as the final acceptance of the situation.
Year: 1869

Gov Warmoth of Louisiana has been widely
credited with political apostasy. The tone Of
the extracts from his Message which VIC have
this morning certainly does not tend to con
firm the fear
Year: 1869

the young but eminent American Jurst to sit beside
them on the Bench. Returning at %. he continued
practicng law and editing law works, until at the
age OF 3 he entered upon politics by an Grafton on
the True Grandeur of Nations" delivered before
the municipal authorities of Boston, in which he OPP
posed specially the impending Pro-Slayery war on
Mexico and all war, as means Of setting
international disputes. AS men with the
progress of civilization abandon the wager
OF battle. 80 should nations submit
their disputes 70 international courts. AT "a, he
made one OF the first of his great orations III
Faneuil Hall, against the annexation Of Texas. An
Grafton on the anti-Slavery duties of the Wing
party" separated him from the majority of that
party, aud in 1913 he supported Van Buren and
OF the conscience" men OF Massachusetts, to the U.
5. Senate The Senate elected him easily. but the
House only after three months of ballotiDgs, and
then with not vote to spare. During this long
contest no effort could induce him TO lobby pledge.
OF use any art, or make any PROMISE to secure his
election In the Senate his first speech was against
the Fugitive Slave Act, to the text OF Freedom
national, Slavery SECTIONAL" Perhaps the nOblest
effort of his fe and certainly the finest ever heard
by our Senate, was the speech on the crime against
Kansas on May 10 and 70, 1856. IL was the spirit
of the Union armies hurling in advance,
and for the first time i'll our history the defiance and
scorn of the Northern conscience into the teeth OF
stealthily assaulted by Brooks, the forerunner of
Booth and the injuries he received disabled him for
four years. While thus stricken down. Massachu-
setts reelected him in 81. with only seven dissenting
votes Reappearing in the Senate in 1850 he spoke
again on the Barbarism of Slavery When thethun-
ders of artillery drowned the voice of oratory in set
Ting the Slavery question, Mr.. Sumner was the
leader of Emancipation. the Genius of Abolition, in
the Senate. He worked with one purpose-that the
should overturn Slavery. Mr. Sumner has less
power other questions He has been great only
as the Champion of Freedom, but he illustrates how
one great cause battled for with absorbing devotion,


is adequate TO the development of the highest great
ness. Mr. Sumner has scholarship and learning,
especially in law but the only real greatness that of
character has in his life found but fitting field
for action, and that the great one of the age-the
abolition of Slavery.
Year: 1869

There has been report current for
some days that q large vessel recently
sailed from New York with thousand
volunteers for the Cuban service, all
uniformed and thoroughly and efficient
ly armed. Commenting upon the re-
port the Louisville COuricr-Jou,nal
says with emphasis:


The mysteries at Washington arc past
our finding out-or Grants probably.
The conduct of our Government in let
ting United States vessel carrying q
thousand men and laden with artillery,
small arms, ammunition and all the 9TH
CT materials of war, sail openly from
our chief port to aid the Cuban rebel
lion ut the very moment when we are
trying to press Great Britain to the
wall, because, through her imputed
negligence, the Alabama escaped from
her waters to aid the Confederate cause,
would be simply foolish if it were not
sad, and simply sad if itwerc not fool
ish. If the Cuban expedition has gone
as stated, we had better, in order to
avoid making ourselves the worlds
jest and by-word. abandon the Ala
bama claims at once and bid Motley
never to open his mouth upon the sub
ject.
Year: 1869

A correspondent of the Prairie Far
mer, writing from Valparaiso, Indiana,
who has been growing potatoes for n
number of years, and has grown all tho
varieties well spoken OF, has thrown
aside nearly all except the white and
red peach blow. The red is good
potato; but one great objection to
it with him is that it never stops grow
ing until the tops are killed by frost.
Then they require to remain in tho
ground some time to ripen. After the
tops are dead the skin will slip and give
them rough appearance. But tho
white peach blow fills the bill with him.
They ripen Off some two or three weeks
before the red. The white yields much
better with the same culture and quail
ty of soil. And as to quality for the
table, he pronounces it far superior to
the red.
Year: 1869

Bayard Taylor has been building HIM


self a home, and says if any one should
wonder at the absence of "parlor" he
is hereby informed that an apartment,
|" iii the old-fashioned meaning of the


word, has been purposely omitted.-
There is no room on the ground floor


which is not used every day; our visi-
tors find no special, shiny chamber,
with an air of propriety and disuse,
waiting for them. They must content
themselves to faro as we do.
Year: 1869

The friends Of "Old Ben Wade" COM
plain good deal of the shabby manner
in which, as they allege, he has been
treated by President Grant. 1t is said
the distinguished Buckeye confidently
expected something snug and comfort
able from the munificent hand at the
White House. but he has not been ten
dercd anything yet, and the efforts of
his friends to sound the Presidents in
tentions on the subject were received
with provoking GOODNESS and neglect.
The failure to impcach President John
son was sad disappointment to Old
Ben, but less mortitying and painful
than the studied neglect of the present
occupant of the Executive Mansion.
Gen. Grant don't seem to have much
fancy for the old politicians like En-
Senator Wade, but why he should ig-
more that gentleman entirely, and at the
same time recognize the prctcnsions of
such man as impcacher Ashley, is
what puzzles and distresscs the formers
friends.
Year: 1869

The New York Uerald continues to
urge the retirement of Secretary Fish
from the State Department, and the ap-
pointmcnt of Senator Sumner to the
place. The lattcr's peculiar fitness seems
to have been unexpectedly brought to
into view by his late speech OH the Ala
bama question. The Herald insists, too,
that = change Of Cabinet is the only
safety for Gen. Grants administration.
Year: 1869

Whitewash, says the Journal Of Che
mistry, is one of the most valuable ar
ticles in the world when properly ap-
piled. 1t not only prevents the decay
of wood but conduces greatly to tho
of all buildings whether
of wood or stone. Out-buildings and
fences when not painted should be sup
coat of MhiteMaSh.
Year: 1869




There was man who lived in Cass
County, Georgia, many years ago, who
had once been in the State Legislature
and never neglected an opportunity to
emphasize the fact. He was perfect in
idel as to new discoveries and new scien>
ces, being perfectly satisfied that if the
world should turn over all the water would
spill out of his we'll and only giving in
to steam cars by slow degrees. But all
the vials of his contempt were poured out
upon the idea of telegraph, and he was
wont to say that nobody need try to come
"the green" over him that wa, for he
had been in the Legislature. Finally, the
State road was built, and one day work.
men began to put up telegraph posts right
in front of his house and to stretch the
wire. His eyultant neighbors thought
they had him on that occasion, and asked ;


"Well, old fellow what do you think
of telegrOphs now r.


He was cOrnered, died game. Drawing
himself up an inch taller, he said;


"Gentlemen, when I was in the Legis-
lature gave this subject my very atten-
tive consideration. And said then, as |
say now, that it may do for letters and
small bundles, but it will never take a
cotton bale-never p'
Year: 1869

On Washington's birthday little band
of veterans, twenty-threo in number, as
sembled at a hall in the Bowery to honor
the memory of the great Virginia patriot.
They were the survivors of the war of
1912. These old men, whose ages average
about Is, are helpless, impoverished and
almost forgotten. At their little meeting
last week, they signed petition to be
presented to Congress, and in which they
say that "many of them are in abject want
at the present time--living on theN cold
charities of friends and neighbors. Some
are living with their children, who in
many cases are unable to support them ;
some are living in garret bedrooms, their
rent paid by the church to which they
belong, and trusting to friends to furnish
the means to subsist on from day to day ;
many have no friends to appeal to, and
some are inmates of our ahnshouses, glad
to get pauper's food to keep souls and
body together for little time longer, un-
til death relieves them from the cares and
wants of this uncharitable world. There
is one whose home is in the cabin of an
old canal-boat, suffering from want, with
out friend or relative to appeal to for
assistance" Surely the country could
better afford to appreciate few thousand
dollars annually to keep these old men
out of the almshouse than to bear the dis
grace of leaving them in their present
wretched condition. Thousands of vagrant,
lazy negroes have been supported out OF
the public Treasury while these helpless
veterans, who perilled life ana limb for
their country, are left to the chilling
charity of the world.


Metropolitan Record.
Year: 1869

Ask a very young lady what she thinks
of first love and she will tell you that it is
the ouintesseuce of all that is ecstatic,
compared with any so-called love that
may come after it, must be as sky-blue
skinned milk to clotted cream. Put the
same question to an enaMored young gen.
tleman of eighteen, and he will VOW that
it is the Cliquot champagne of human ex-
istance, to which all subsequent emotions
dignifed with the name of love, are mere
cider. But the nature of both sexes, in
nine cases out of ten, can tell different
story.


Boy-and-g girl love is but faint shadow
of the intense passion which often over
comes and enthrals the middle-aged. The
capacity for loving is not fully developed
in the young miss who has just cast aside
her doll, nor in the youth whose chin is
but newly acquainted with the razor
, The enthusiasm in these novices in the
tender passion is generally evanescent.
OF course there are exceptional cases, but,
as general rule, love does not take firm
root in the heart before the age of twenty
five. Professions of undyng devotion
from young men of nineteen and twenty
are not to be trusted. The question
which lady who receives an offer of
marriage should consider, is not merely
whether she has won the affections Of her
admirer, but also whether if won, she can
keep them. To have and to hold are two
things, .3a9.
Year: 1869

How vain are the hopes that beckor US on


As we tread DER the pathway of life
They vanish and fade as we press for the goal


Mid battle of turbulent strife.
Tho glorious the morn that ushers in life,


And fair seems the promise fits day,
Yet swift speeding time advances the night


When the vista Of sin clouds cur way.
'Tis sad to reflect on days that have past


Misspent, and looked back to with shame
While desires Of good for times that may como
In that time finds perysrsion the same.
And only the love of HIM who has died,


That the erring repent;ng might live,
Cal brighten the gloom surroundingthe tomb
And repose tothe weary sou; give.