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Year: 1869

THE last Congress spent the snug sum of
two hundred thousand dollars in the rascally
performance of unseatng democratic mem
bers Of Congress and giving their places to
thieves that they might have a majority to
rob the country of as many millions.
Year: 1869

DrsGUsrED.-A bootmaker in Buffalo
made Grant a present of pair of boots
which cost 5000, to wear at his Inaugural
ton. He expected s2.0 900 per annum of,
fee in return. The fellow is disgusted and
wishes Grant may have eorns on every toe
Year: 1869

COUNTY OFFlcEBs.-We regret to notice
that controversy has sprung up in relation
to the term for which the county officers are
TO be elected. 1t is known that Congress has
fixed upon the first Monday in June, 1870,
as the date for the election of Delegate, and
every second year thereafter This change
necessities a change in the time for the
election of Territorial and county officers,
which must be madeto conform with the
date fixed for the Delegate election. Now,
inaSmuch as no one cOntemplates an exten>
zion Of the term Of the county officials to
1872, and to hold a special election for this
purpose in 1871, would involve an unneces.
sary tax upon the people, it follows as a
matter Of course that the election must be
held in June, 1870, thus reducing the term
OF the officers soon to be elected to one wear.
This is the position occupied by the gentle.
men whose names appear upon the demos
cratic legislative ticket, and the same view
Is entertained by one of the two gentlemen
who represent the county in the Territorial
'ouncl. With this statement all good dem.
oerats, We doubt not, will be satisfied. Tie
obvious intention Of Congress is to have the
Delegate and county elections come off at the
same time, and this intendmont it will be
Tue duty o! the Legislature to carry out.
Year: 1869

At the last session of the Legislature
law was adopted submitting to the people of
the Territory the question of calling Cons
stitutional Convention, preliminary to asking
for admission into the Union. At the time
of the passage of the bill it was thought
that Northern Idaho would be annexed, and
what with the gain of population from that
quarter and the the increase from immigra,
grafton, it was believed that we would have
the population apd wealth that would au'
thorize US to ask admission into the Union.
Our expectations in that regard have not
been realized, and hence it is doubtful
whether, at this time, the people of the Ter
ritory are prepared to favor the State move.
ment. One or two of the radical papers
published on the Sound have referred to the
measure in terms of approval, but even these
fail 10 indicate that there is a current of
sentiment running that way. The misfor>
tune with the great majority of the newspa-
pers in this Territory is that they are mere
personal organs, and only pipe the will Of
their masters and not the popular will In
this condition of affairs, the piping of GER
tain papers in favor of Constitutional Con-
ventiou, simply indicates that ambitious in.
dividuals see chance for an election to the
U. S. Senate. With them all considerations
that relate to the public good are lost sight
of, and the one sole idea is that Of obtaining
power and place AS a necessary result,
those personal organs are without inhu-
lated to Gampen it rather that improve its
prospects. 1t is in this condition we fad
the movement for State government, and tits
owing to the character of its advocates that
we fear it will find little favor with the peo-
pie. That it is desirable that we should get
out of Territorial pupilage, is proposition
that commands universal assent, and should
our people at the June election vote in favor
of calling Convention, it is quite certain
that year or two must elapse before our
admission. In the meantime all the iudica


tious point to large increase in our popula-
ton and a material augmentation Of our
| 'aAdUIe TesOuTces' L ne IuSeI Couuu IedlI-
road and the Walla Walla Railroad, improver


ments that are sure to be consummated


within the coming two years, will add vastly


to our wealth, and iu their turn will follow
a tide of immigration that will warrant US in
aspiring to the dignity of Statehood. TAX


ing this hopeful view of the near future, and
disrcgarding the wishes of aspiring dema-
gogues we think there is enough in this
State movepeDt to entitle it to the favorable
consideration of voters, without respect TO
cliaues. factions or parties.
Year: 1869

Prof. Doremus last night delivered lecture
under tho auspices OF the Young Mems Christian Assoc
alton of the Eleventh Presbyterian Church. at tho n Y
College, corner OF Twenythlrd.st. and Lexngton.ave
on Electricity" This the second lecture OF the course
was delivered the College in order that tho Professor
might avail himself OF the varied aud powerful apparatus
would bo formal one, but would consist solely Of
experiments Twenty five hundred years ago. electricity
WAS discovered. Ii was then that amber when
rubbed attracted light and dry bodies. Since that time
IL has been discovered that there no
The lecturer then proceeded TO illustrate his subject with
"A number OF very beautiful experiments, showing the
differences bet the ght OF candle OF gas light aud
the gnlvnnic light the latter being brilliant TO pre-
vent one from looking at II for any leugth OF time Iu
wise aud pound foolish" quality Of oil light present
used In the lighthouses along our coast and on our docks
gayaire light for many years. The lecturer then OK
hibed photograph OF bust OF Franklin, which had
been taken by this light
Year: 1869

TO me Edif0r or Ihe TFtOune.


SR A few days since, / met a gentleman
from the interior OF State who had IN years past
borrowed money for himself and others tho East CIV
ing good security and paying promptly. He cannot do
now, the moneyed say they buy bonds and
do better and In his last application they said
they were buying Pacific Railroad bonds. and ready to
invest In any further issues Congress might authorize.
Suppose subsidies In the shape OF bonds be given In aid
Of the railroad projects in e far West result will be
that the money need 20 improve farms, build
railroads. increase needed manufactures and
thus add 10 culture and prosperity, cannot be had
aud our enterprise must suffer and our beathfu growth
be checked fer the experience Of this gentleman Is that
OF others In different parts Of the West.


This Is more serious trouble than supposed and IL
weghty against these subsidies I'm addition 20 the
fact that they increase IN public debt Michigan would
be benefited by Northern Pacific Railroad, touching
Detroit on its route and We are willing 20 see that and
other roads helped by udciOus laud grants but not by
lending the credit and Increasing tho Liabilities Of tho
Government


railroad to the Pacific was a necessty-commercial,
political and ntary-and generous aid has been given
TO the Central Road generous indeed that great for
tunes will be built up out OF It's construction
ship With this need supplied let US not allow II to bo
precedent for vast specuatODs, 10 swallow up the pub


lie domain the peoples land) and get millions by public
credit ut the cost OF dwarlng tho energies and
Gripping the growth Of other parts Of tho country Let
there be subsdIes, and only land grants
extent needed TO help them through where Of signal
benefit but not TO make corporaors rich at the peoples
cost


Justice and broad statesmanshlp demand that the
wants OF all parts OF this country bo met and their
development encouraged We glad 20 the spread
ing OF settlements toward the Pacific and are Ming that
the energies OF railroad should meet fair reward but
Ii must be remembered that there ample scope for
capital and skill and power this side the Mississippi
that the public lands FIRST for tho homes OF pioneers
and last but not least that bonds should be essno
In amount Congress had best keep these things
mind or they will be stirred up TO Remembrance by the
people. MICHIGAN.


Washington, Jan. 4, 1859
Year: 1869

A petition, to be sent to Congress, asking for
suitable appropriation for tho removal OF rocks and other
distractions from Hell Gate has been drawn up ana
printed and now ready for signatures ut the office oi
the East River Improvement Association No II Phest'
All persons interested In the matter urgently re-
quested " call the office. send for copy OF the
petition,
Year: 1869

LINCOLN DEPOT will by the Let proximo be a
thing OF the past. as on the 10th of this month
all the Government properly and stores now
there will be sold at auction. as also the build.
ings within few days thereafter. The small
quantity Of stores desired to be retained by the
Quartermaster's Department have already
been moved to Armory Square, whence after
the sale OF the Lincoln Depot buildings, few
OF the clerks now on duty at the latter place
will be employed
Year: 1869

~To obtain any of these letters, the appli-
car must call for Advertised Letters, giving
the date of the list.


Ell not called for within one month they
will be sent TO the Dead Letter Once.
Year: 1869

DAVIS PAIN KILLER has won fox itself
reputation UNSURPASSED In the history OF medical
preparations Its instantaneous effect in the rad.
fcatioc Of pain. and the verbal testimony of the
masses in Its favor have been and are is own best
advertisement Every family should keep ft In
their homes in Gaze OF sudden attacks OF many dis
eases in which II 10 an sntidote. nay d-Im
Year: 1869

and Consumption.


Probably never before in the whole history of
medicine has anything won so widely and so deeply
upon the confidence of mankind as this excellent
remedy for pulmonary complaints. Through long
series of years, and among most of the races of
men 1t has risen higher and higher III their estima.
ton, as it has become better known. Its uniform
character and power to cure the various affections
of the lungs aii throat have made it known as :; ras
liable protector against them. While adapted TO
milder forms nf disease and to young children, it is
at the same time the most efectual remedy that can
be given for incipent consumption, and the dan.
rcrous affections OF the throat and lungs. As pro-
vision against sudden attacks of Group. it should
be kept on hand i'll every family, and indeed as all
are sometimes subject 10 colds and coughs, all
should be provided with this antidote for them.


Although settled Consumption is thought In
case seemed settled, have been completely cured,
and the patient restored to sound health by the
Cherry PectorGi. So complete is its mastery
the disorders of the Lungs and Throat, that
the most obstinate OF them yield to it. When moth
ing else could reach them, under the Cherry Pee
tOrdl they subside and disappear.


Singers aud Public Speakers find great pro.
lection from it.


Asthma is always relieved and often wholly
cured by it.


Bronchitis is generally cured by taking the
Cherry Pectordi in small and frequent doses.


So generally are its virtues known that we need
not publish the certificates of them here, or do moro
than assure the public that its qualities fully
maintained.
Year: 1869

Nellie Dorset, who elopcd from New York
n few weeks since, and was supposed to
by jumping into the Chicago river has been
found in u house OF ill-fsme in that city, Of
which she has been for some time an inmate.
Leaving her cloak on the bank of the river
with letters in her pocket, and4 throwing
her hat on the dark, deep water. was a ruse
to mislead her friends as TO ber fate.
Year: 1869

An Incompetent Driver--Iairoad Company
Censurcd.


Coroner keenan, yesterday held an inquest at his
of1ce, in the City Hall, In the case of George Christ
the young man who died from the effects Of injuries
by being run over two weeks ago corner OF Twelfth
street and avenue by Of the cars of the Forty.
second street aud Grand street ferry company Tho
evidence showed that target company was cross.
ing avenue A, when the driver Of the car came up
and recklessly drove through the crowd thus running
over Christ and causing injuries from the effects OF
which he died two or three days afterwards. After
hearing ali the testimony the case was submitted,
and the jury rendered verdict as follows:-"Ihat
the deceased came to his death from injuries from
car OF the Forty second and Grand street ferry line
passing over him IN avenue A, near Twelfth street.
on the lst day OF September, 1862 They find tina TIE
car was reckessly driven at the tine ana they ecG-
sure the railroad company for employins an lin.
petent driver on said carr The testim0h "a the
case VIII be sent before the Grand Jury for r ac-
tlOn,
Year: 1869

Before Cunning s. Bedford, Jr., City Judge.


AT the opening of the court yesterday Thomas
O'Donnell, youth eighteen years old, was placed
on trial charged with perpetrating an outrage upon
q little girl named Minnie Dretz residing with her
parents on West Fortysecond street. The trial oc.
cuped most Of the day, number Of witnesses
having been examined whose testimony, from the
nature OF the case is unfit for publication. After
an able speech by Assistant District Attorney Hutch
ings, In which he said that II was q simple question
Of fact for them TO determine whether they would
believe the story Of the little girl or the statement OF
the defendant,


Judge Bedford delivered very clear ana able
charge, reviewing oil the testimony and placing II
IN such light that the jury could not fall TO UNDER
stand the case. His Honor said that the crime here
charged was an accusation very easily made dinl-
cult TO prove and more diillcult TO defend. There
FORE In order do justice to the people, and at tho
same time 70 SEQ that no injustice u done the &C.
Year: 1869




Nothing further was done yesterday In the case of
Thomas II. Barrett who was murdered at ITO West
Broadway on Sunday last except taking the testi.
mony of the attending surgeon at the hospital which
Will be found below


MEDICAL TESTIMONY.


Charles Laight, house surgeon OF the New York
Hospital, deposed that deceased was admitted on
Sunday. September H. 1869. suffering from penetrat-
ing incised wound Of the abdomen; on examination
q wound OF the abdomen was found through which
four inches in length an ineectual attempt having
been made TO return the intestine within the aldo.
men the wound was slightly enlarged and the incs.
tine replaced; the wound was then closed; no
wound OF the protruding intestine was found; con-
siderable external hemorrhage had taken place the
deceased rallied for while, but at two O'Clock r. NJ
on september 10, he commenced to sink, and at ar.
teen minutes past eight OF the same day he died. a
post mortem examination, made sixteen hours after
death, showed the wound to have been one and q
quarter inch In length, Its upper end line with
the umbicus, and two and quarter incnes
to the right OF the median line of the
body the line of the wound was in the
long axis Of the body; clotted blood was found In
the wound and blood was found extravasated be.
tween the muscles In Its neighborhood; q large
amount Of fluid and cotted blood was found in the
cavity OF the abdomen; peritontis was found
about the immediate neighborhood OF the wound;
two small wounds OF the small intestine were found;
one eighteen inches above the Mio-cGcdl valve and
the second six inches above She frst the liver was
slightly fatty; weight, six pounds in my opinion
death was due TO internal hemorrhage.


The invesugatlon VIII take place to-day.
Year: 1869

An UNNATURAL AFFAIR.--Some time ago, a
gentleman living in Fort Wayne, Indiana, died,
leaving Young widow. He had been married
before, and had son by his first wife, who is
now about seventeen years old. He left some
money and property, which had been very care
fully taken care of by the widow, the money be-
ing placed in the bank for safe keeping. A shor;
time after his death his widow conceived vio-
lent passion for her step-son, which was re-
turned, and they lived together as man and wife
until the fact could be concealed no longer. The
young man promised marriage if she would give
him check on the bank for $500. She con-
sented and drew the check. He drew the money
and has not been heard of since, much to the
sorrow Of the lady
Year: 1869

the enslavement of man. Therefore, to
proceed to your object, which | have
called somewhere the reabsorption of the
soldier in the citizen. The day when
this repossession will take place-the
day when the people will not have out.
side them the man-of-war, that inimical
brother, they will again find themselves
united, loving, doubled in power and in
soul, and civilization will name herself
harmony and labor, and peace will make
itself as light does by the simple ascend
ency of q star. The star is liberty
Raise, therefore, the cry Deliverance !
which contains the solution of all. Citi-
zens and brothers, send you my warm
eat thanks and my cordial adhesion.


"VICroR HUGo."
Year: 1869

and be completed In eight months. The County Board
to-day transferred its stock S50000e the Missouri River
Railroad to the Leavenwortl and Atchison Railroad
THIS action on the part OF the Bridge Company and Board
Of County Commissioners IL believed be the most i'm
portant ever taken IN behalf OF Leavenworth
Year: 1869

"A man I'm Boston has written u
book in defencs of polygamy. We
quote paragraph in which he shows
how the mutual association Of friends
may ripen into love, and even to II
poiygamous marriage. He says:


For example, there are two female
friends residing together, and mutu-
ally dependent on each other for
many of their social enjoyments, and
for much of their Intellectual aud
moral culture, A wealthy young
man of their acquaintance calls upon
them frequently and admires them
both, and they enjoy his visits, for
neither of them has any other male
associates. AT length he invites
them both TO a public entertainment.
Neither Of them would be willing to
leave her friend and go with him
alone, nor could he well endure thg
thought Of enjoying himself abroad
with one, while the other would be
deserted and neglected at home-the
other who would enjoy the entertain
ment so much, and whose enjoyment
would SO much enhance theirs. --
Now, If this triple comranionship
shall ripen into friendship, aud the
friendship into love. and the love
shall result in IL triple marriage.
where is the degradation? Would Il
not be still more heartless to desert
either of the friends now, when each
heart is thrilling with the harmoni.
Gus music of the triple love ?n
Year: 1869

From the Cleveland Plalndsaler.


The lightning express train, Con-
ductor Holm, on the Lake Shore and


Michigan Southern road, left Toledo
on time, Monday evening. with a
little colored boy on board, who rode
to Norfolk, under circumstances that
fairly make railroad men tremble M
they contemplate his situation. At
Fremont the boy was discovered, for
the first time, comfortably seated at
the headlight, Being routed from
that position, he disappeared In the
darkness, and was supposed to have
remained In Fremont. III the reader
has never Travelled from Fremont tu
Norwalk-thirty miles on this fast
train, fairly flying at the rate of al
most 80 miles an hour, a vivid con-
ception of the perilous position of
the boy, as he clung to truck be-
meath the baggage car, blinded, COW
cred, almost stifled with dust, cannot
be easily imagined. When the thun-
dering of the train had ceased, tire
inspector of its motionless wheels
discovered the boy at Norwalk,
and brought him out. His face
was so whitned with prairie dust
that an impression of the finger
upon his cheek, drawn across the
face, left q black mark. Tho ride
was miraculous! Railroad men say
they would not have attempted the
feat for the value of the whole Tole.
do road. The conductor called out
to the wheel Inspector to bring the
boy into the baggage car. Supposmg
that he would have To face greater
danger In the hands Of the railroad
men than he encountered under the
train, he shot out into the dark ness
and was not heard from again. The
conductor wanted to give him free
ride I'm the cars during the remainder
Of the journey.
Year: 1869

Two young ladies of Albany are
matched TO chew wax against time
best two in three i'm corsets. While
they are thus waxing each other
their beaux will have resting spell,
No shenanegan.
Year: 1869

A young John Phoenix tells how it


was as follows I'll tell you how it was.
You see Bill aud me went down to the
warf to fish. and I felt in my pocket and
found my knife and it was gone, and
said bill, you stoid my knife" and
he said I was another; and [ said 90
there yourself; and he said it was no
such thing; and I said he was liar,
and | could whip him if ] was bigger'n
him and he said he'd rock me to sleep,
mother; and | said he was bigger one;
and he said I never had the measles,
and I said for him to fork over that
kLife or I'd fix him for tomb stone on
Laurel Hill =; and be said my grandmoth-
er was no gentleman, and | said he
dersen't take it up; but he did you bet !;
you never will, you never did, then I
got up again and said he was too much
afraid to do it again, and he too, but be
didn't, and grappled him and throwed
him down on the top of me like several
brickbats and tell you it beat all-and
so he did, and SO he did, and my little
dog got behind Bill and bit him; and
Bill kicked at the dog, and the dog ran,
and I ran, and I ran after the dog to
fetch him back ad I didn': catch him
until | got clear home; and Ill whip
him more yet. Is my eye very black ?
Year: 1869

TIL" Publishing House by which the present
journal i* issued has been extensively engaged
tor nearly half century. in the work Of pro-
noting general education, and diffusing infor-
nation among the people Of the United States
through the medium Of valuable books, in all
the leading departments of knowledge In
further pursuance Of this important object,
aud recognizing tho increasing tendency of
the public to cultivate the periodical form Of
literature, the publishers have engaged in the
enterprise Of Weekly Journal, which they
design to make worthy of the liberal patron-
age Of the reading community.


Omitting ordinary news, and avoiding PAL
tsan advocacy, both political and sectarian.
the Journal will be devoted to general liter
ature, to science, art, and education, and to
the diffusion of valuable information upon
subjects OF public Importance. 1t ia intended
to make use OF all resources, original and sell
ected, domestic and foreign, which can give
interest and variety to its pages and neither
e1ertion nor expense will be spared to secure
the aid Of the best talent of the time. We ab-
stain from the large professions and the parade
Of conspicuous names SO common on these
occasions, and, trusting to the intelligence Of
the people, shall be content to let the Journal
speak for itself.