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Year: 1869

THE TENEMENT HOUSES. The mortality in
the tenement houses Of one of the three
districts which the Board of Health marks on
the map Of the city was last year eighty three
per cent Of the mortality Of the whole district
Yet the condition OF the people in that district
is described as VASTLY superior" to the con-
dition Of the people in another Of the three
districts, and their sanitary wants are said to
be such as may readily be met by remedy OF
the merely architectural mistakes that prevail
TO great extent in the dwellings of the hum
bier classes" Here Is a grand r6le for the
architectural mistakes" that occur In the
construction Of our tenement houses. In a
third Of the city, and part peopled to very
great extent by the thrifty portion Of our
population tradesmen, carmen,
ship carpenters, calkers, &c.-the tenement
houses have four in five Of all the deaths, and
the greatest sanitary need of the tenement
houses is the correction of the architectural
mistakes" Where is that superintendent Of
buildings who once discovered that the old
HERALD Building was tenement house p
| Had he not better attend 10 some Of these
mistakes?
Year: 1869

NAPOLEON AS AN AGIrAroR R-The official
journal of Paris says that the Emperor Napo-
leon had accurate knowledge of every fact re-
lative to the inception Of the late disturb
ances previous to the elections, and knew very
well what was to take place in the city. If so,
it was his duty, as head of the executive, to
prevent the sad results by an immediate arrest
of the parties implicated in the plot. 1t may
be- however, that he wished for little out
break as an excuse for an exhibition Of claw
and order" imperialism. Lord Castlereagh
said that the union Of Ireland to England
could not have been carried but for the Irish
rebellion of 1898, and that he knew all about
that event beforehand
Year: 1869

CUBA.-Our government has recognized the
revolution in Spain, and where does it find in
Cuba the government that rules subordinately
to the one it recognizes in Spain9 Can Mr..
Fish tell us? An that we can see in Cuba is
that there are two organizations in revolt
against the government Of Spain. One revolts
in reactionary sense and in favor Of Isa-
bella; the other revolts In favor of greater
freedom than Spain will allow. Our duty is to
recognize the one that Is most in sympathy
with us and that best respects all our rights.
We must acknowledge the free government OF
Cuba.
Year: 1869

RErIENCHMENT IN THE PUBLIC OFFICES AT
WAsHrNGToN.-H is intimated that General
Rawlins, the Secretary Of War, in his order for
the dismissal Of large batch of clerks In the
War Department, was acting under the in
nuence of the Grand Army of the Republic,
and with view to put others in the place
of the dismissed clerks. We hope this is
not the case. We hope General Rawlins
will not be made the tool of these bitter
and proscriptivc military partisans. We
hope he is acting for the public good
and really intends TO make sweeping rc-
treucbment In his department. AS to the
cry Of these dismissed clerks about being
thrown out Of employment and their sufferings,
that is all out of the question. Let them go
to work at something else. There Is plenty of
employment In this country. The government
was not instituted to support an army Of
paupcrs. At least half the clerks in tho
various departments in Washington are un-
necessary and could be dispensed with and
vast saving made In the expenditures. We
hope all the other secretaries will reduce their
clerical force TO the lowest number This 10
the proper way tp begin retEenGhmsnt,
Year: 1869

REVISING THE TARIFF LAws.-By our Wash
ington letter in another column 1t will be seen
what pretty little excursion certain of the
peoples representatives have arranged for
themselves, at the peoples expense. They
have q rowing commission to inquire into the
state Of the tariff laws. This entities them TO
visit all the cities of the country and hear
what people have to say about the laws and
see how the laws apply. and, of course, no
one would desire that Congressman should
suffer In the public interest by stopping at
second class hotels. As there are some per-
sons in Europe whose opinions on the tariff
may be worth having, one member crosses the
Atlantic. All the rest are just now revising
the tariff laws" In the Rocky Mountains ON
their wag to California. Truly, these are self
sacrificing men, who are not content to stop
working when Congress adjourns, but carry
their devotion to the nation through the whole
year.
Year: 1869

STANTON's HALFWAY SYSTEM Another
suit against Stanton for false Imprisonment
during the war is on the carpet. On the old
plan Of government man in Stantons place
during the war would have put the agent of
the Southern government in court presented
two or three witnesses against him, and the
agent would have left court on his way to the
gaIlows. That would have been the last OF
the case, and there would have been no suit for
damages when the war was over. One point
in favor of the old and simple system was that
BILE from spies and traitors living inside the
line.
Year: 1869

WHO CAN BLAME HIM?-Two white men
went deliberately to beat negro and he shot
one of them, and in this extreme assertion of
his manhood and bis rights the niger follows
closely the example we set-only he ought to
improve his aim and shoot the man who actu-
ally commits the outrage, not some one else,
for that would materially simplify the case
before the coroner.
Year: 1869

Ready 70 Lay the French Atlantic Cable


Our European kilograms inform us that the
Great Eastern, having on board the French
Atlantic telegraph cable, had moved safely
out of the Thames, was altogether in admira-
BILE trim and would reach Portland to-day.
The Chiltern had gone ahead as pioneer.
We shall hear in day or two, doubtless, OF
the arrival of the Great Eastern at Brest and
OF the complete arrangements for paying out
the cable from that point to the United States
We are glad the enterprising company which
has undertaken this work are going on
with it in spite of the opposition Of
the old cable monopolists and their
allies on this side, and notwithstanding the
stupid, uncalled for and imperative opinion of
Attorney General Hoar. All we have to say
is, lay your cable, gentleman, and we assure
you that the people of the United States will
respond with hearty God speed. Put it
under the Atlantic and land it at the point you
have designed in the United States, make it
an accomplished fact, and our word for it you
will meet with no serious or long obstruction.





monopolists or such pettifogging lawyers as
Mr.. Hoar to hinder its operation. The people
are too much impressed with the value and
Importance of such an enterprise and rivalry
In transatlantic telegraphy to suffer the company
to be defeated. Our government must not be
| made the tool of the dog -in-th -manger schemes
of a few monopolists to the manifest detriment
of the public good. Should injunctions or any
legal hair splittings be resorted to for the pur-
pose of stopping the operation of the French
cable means will be found to set these aside,
and Congress, as soon as it meets. will be COM
pelled to take liberal action in the matter,
should any action be necessary. We want
this cable and as many more cables as the
business between the two continents will JUS
tify, so as to cheaper the rate of charges,
facilitate communication and promote CON-
merce.
Year: 1869

WHAT IS TIE TROUBLE ?-The rabid radical
Of the press is very bitter on the keen and
genial Mayor of this great city. Why? Did
Oakley ever beat Horace in any little game that
he particularly had his heart on, as Seward
did? Here is the Mayor defending the
interests of the city against a sharp game
in the case Of the Twenty third Street Rail-
road, and 1t Is insinuated that he is only the
creature Of the ring and has corrupt reason
for what he does
Year: 1869

Mr.. EDrroR SO am l married; and,
what is more, am married to that same Pc
ter Piper of Pickle Street, who pipes so
mournfully in your paper.


If he chooses you and your readers to be
the umpires of our dispute, albeit he las noi
condescended to consult me in the choice,
/ accept


But before you give decision hear both
sides Of the question.


am an admirer of Miss Dickinson, and
il was her recent admirable lecture which,
as Peter says, confirmed me in my present
determination, which is not so much to sen
ter upon "a struggle for life, :" as to continue
the struggle long since entered upon in a
more reasonable and intelligent manner


Peter says this determination of mine is to
leave my home sand so forth into the wide,
wide world, conquering and to conquer"
Well, will accept this statement, but before
l am done I think my readers, and judges,
will agree with me that this is rather a
grandiloquent way of stating very simple
and practical resolution.


There are various other statements in his
letter which, though not absolutely false,
would be much more true were they stated
in more moderate language.


But then Peter is poetic as his name indi-
Gates.


l shall not enter with Peter into discus
sion of what may have beea the joys and
sorrows Of his bachelor days. Suffice it to
say that he was anxious enough that should
assist him in bringing them to close.
dismiss at once all his sneering, and
sometimes coarse, illusions to the possibility
of my choosing this or that occupation. l
fully recognize the Inconvenience of a mar
ried woman with a home and children en-
tering store or teaching school and un-
less there is dire necessity in the case, (and
she is unable to do as hundreds of married
women do,-and not few in this city,
bring such occupation to their homes where
they can give the necessary amount Of aiten-
tion to both,) l suppose no intelligent
married woman would consider the matter
|, fortunately, have no need to do SO,
Year: 1869

SPECIAL TERM.-The bill provi-
ding for special term of the Dis
trict Court, was introduced in the
Council BY Mr.. Stone, Of Clark, but
undoubtedly was suggested by the
Walla Wslla members. We have ta


ken pains to ascertain what the pub,
lie feeling is in relation to this meas.
ure, and find that it is unanimously
adverse to the special term. The
docket of the Court was never light.
er than at the present time, and nc
substantial injustice will be done lit
igants by waiting for the regular May
term. Two of the members from
this county are honest farmers, and
10 them we look for the defeat Of
this bill. The members from this
county, two years since, done every
thing they could to reduce the pub
lie expenditures, and we earnestly
hope that the good example then


set will not be departed from. The
load of national, Territorial, county,


'aad municipal taxation now resting
upon our people is grievous to be
borne, and the members from this
county, if they are faithful to their
trust, will see to it that not a single
penny is added to it unnecessarily.
Year: 1869

A CoxrsxPrIBts CLIouE.-Th ere is in
this county a small squad of radicals
who am to control the party, and die
late Whe shall have place sua who
shall stand aside, and yet are entirely
destitute Of every qualification for lead
ership. Previous to the last Delegate
election in this Territory they sought to
defeat the nomination Of Garfelde, and
TO that end resorted to "stuf6ng," but
failing to succeed in their rascality they
turn about and claim to be Garfelde's s
exclusive friends. Like the sun. flower,
these fellows worship the rising sun,
and after having signed Bakers circular
and made the old man ridiculous all
over the Territory, they turn to GarS
1elde and tell him the circular was only
got up to play the old pill vender out.
This Is no quarrel Of ours, but We think
It right that Gar6elde should know that
the men who are now fawning on him,
and writing him letters by every mail,
six months ago were denouncing him
at every corner, and vowing that they
would "cut their gyms off before they
would vote for him." Some of them
even took Bakers money TO go down on
the Sound and electioneer against Gar
fielde, and yet have the impudence to
ask that in the distribution of offices
their claims shall be first considered.
The leaders of this "clique" are small
"shavers," and carry into politics all
the sharp practice they have learned in
the pursuit of most demoralizing call.
ing. If Gar6elde is wise be will kick
the whole brood away from him, aud
select men to fill the offices who have
some influence with the people. From
Cox, the head of the clique, down to
Stone, its tail end, not one of them can
influence single vote, and their sup>
port, as was illustrated at the election
last spring, is death to the man they
favor. There isn t a thimblefnll of brains
in the whole crowd, and their attempt
to ape the dignity and importance OF
party leaders, affords infinite amuse-
ment to the democrats of the county,
who look at their antics very much as
they would at the monkey climbing a
pole.
Year: 1869

SUNK.-Mr Oppeuheiner, just
down from COlville, informs us that
the steamer FOrty-Nine remains just
where she sunk a short time since,
end that it is impossible to get a
crew to go up and get her of at this
season of the year. In the spring
he thinks she will be got up without
difficulty.
Year: 1869

The SPECIAL TERM.-We trust
that the members of the Legislature
from this county will exert them
selves to defeat that part Of the ju-
dietary bill which provides for spe,
cial term of the District Court. a
gentleman who il in a position to
know, informs us that special term
will involve the county in an ex-
peDse of $1,000, every dollar of
which will be just that much thrown
away The only persons interested
in holding the special term, are the
lawyers, and We have too much re-
spect for these gentlemen to harbor
the belief that they will vote this
tax upon the county in order to put
money in their purses. The pas
sage of this bill will be equivalent
to saying that they prefer private
gain to the public coed, and any
man who comes back to this county
thus branded may take it for granted
that he will never again be called
upon to ill position OF seither honor
or trust. We speak thus pointedly
about this matter, for the reason
that we know that there is a deep
feeling among the people, who re-
gard the special term as simply
means to swindle taxpayers. The
case of Gholson is the only one that
affords the slightest argument in
favor of the measure, and sooner
than put the county to the expense
of special term, it would be well
to admit him to bail, or turn him
loose altogether. The county can
not afford to administer justice in
this expensive way, aud besides there
is no necessity for it. Gholson's
crime was committed over a gear
ago, and having waited all this time
without trial, we think he can en-
dure it six months longer. Messrs.
Page aud O'Bryaut should especially
exert themselves to defeat the meas.
ure, and thus meet the expectations
of their constituents, who are unit
in opposing this unnecessary tax.
Year: 1869

~%~A aA@A~fN


We visited the War Eagle minel
Tuesday, aud found things wearing
cheerful aspect. The


IDA FILLMORE


has her main shaft down, now 34(
feet, and in few feet farther a new
level will be formed the ledge al
this point continues about four feel
wide, aud the ore is richer if possible
than any yet taken from the mine
in the third level where Stopping is in
progress at present, two hundred and
thirty feet north of the main shaft,
the ledge is about 23 feet in width
This mine has never been in as good
condition or looked as well as it does
now.


THE GOLDEN CHARIOT
is being worked by contract. A tun-
mel is being driven on the fourth
level, in both directions on the ledge
FROM the principal shaft-nOrth to
the Ida Fillmore boundary, and south
to the southern line of the mine, two
contracts have recently been let for
stopping between the second and third
levels. The width of the ledge has
increased some, and the ore is very
rich.


PoORMAN..


This mine, which has been consid'
cred on the sick list for some time, be.
gins to manifest strong symptoms of
permanent recovery. A two-foot
ledge, of the best mineral that has
been taken out of the mine for two
years, was uncovered few days ago,
three hundred feet south of the main
shaft, in the fourth level, on which a
shaft has been sunk to the depth of
several feet. The vein widening as
it progresses.


IN THE PECK 4 PORTER
there is a ledge about two feet wide,
of good paying mineral. They are
stopping depth of ninety feet ; the
shaft is sunk thirty feet below this
point, aud it is the intention, to sink
fifty feet farther still, before making
another level.


THE RED JACKET
is q rather narrow vein, it will aver
age from ten inches to a foot, but it
is exceedingly rich and retains an
uniform width all the way. Drifting
is in progress now so feet from the
surface. The shaft will not be sunk
any deeper for the present, but tun.
mel commencing some three or four
hundred feet north Of the present
works, will be begun in a few days.
This tunnel is designed to run 10 on
the ledge, and will strike the per-
pendicular line of the main shaft $50
feet below.


THE ALLISON
is looking much better than formerly,
some of the richest silver ore that has
ever been extracted from any mine
in camp, is now being taken from the
drift $50 feet from the surface. .-Aoa.
ldnche
Year: 1869

We again direct attention to the call
of the County Democratic Executive
Committee for township meetings next
Saturday night, and for a County Con.
vention next Monday. These township
meetings should be largely attended.
They are to choose candidates for i'm
portant local offices. The Office of Su-
pervisor, for instance, is one which the
people are directly and deeply interest
ed in having well filled. The import
auce of this Office, We are glad to see, is
being appreciated by the people. They
should see that their local interests and
local taxation are almost entirely with
in the control of the Supervisors and
they should understand the necessity of
selecting their very best men for those
places. The same considerations apply,
70 a certain extent, to other positions, as
School Commissioners, and Overseer OF
Poor. Lot there be suck general attead-
snce at these meetings as will secure not
only suitable nominations but suitable
delegates to the Convention,s so that These
in time may give us first class county
ticket
Year: 1869

Without any special complaint, except grad.


ual declination OF bodily strength and nervous


erergy, will find in the TONIC A FOUNTAIN


I0F VITALITY ANDEYIG0R AS RE


POOL IN He DESERT TO THE SAND
HyORCHED AND IA INTING TRAVELLER
Year: 1869

H A Leavenworth correspondent Of
the Topeka Commonwealth pays the
following compliment to the Chief-ap-
preciated, because we do not know the
authorship. and therefore the writer can
not have an axe to grind. 1t is gratify-
ing to know that there are some people
who do not look upon one who "speaks
out in meeting" upon ell occasions, as q
mere grumbler


"With scarcely an exception, there is not
paper In Kansas but that is run in the interest
of Office holders and political aspirants. l
have always admired the White Cloud Chief,
in consequence of its fearless independence,
its courage in ventilatins certain political
hacks, and its outspoken opposition to corrup-
tion at all times"
Year: 1869

The DELICATE AND INFIRM The most
incredulous are convinced of the virtues
Of Speer's "Stsndard Wine Bitters" up
on trial of them. Their base is pure
wine. with herbs and roots. SO favorably
known to the Medical Profession and the
community at large. They are all that
can be desired by the most feeble and
in6rm.


Drucpists sell the Bitters.
Year: 1869

LOOKING NoRTHwARD "A dispatch
from Atchison states that the City Coun.
Gil have granted the right of way through
the City to the Lesvenworth and North
western Railroad and the Atchison and
Nebraska Railroad. and that . large
union depot will soon be bull. to accom-
modate these two roads and the Central
Branch of the Pacific Railroad.


The grading on the this road from here
to Atchison is progressing very rapidly,
and the road viii soon be ready for the
iron.


Col. Martin informs us that the seven
miles south Of Atchison are already gra.
ded. Brown & Bier. the contractors on
that division. have contracted to build
the road from Atchison to White Cloud,
and are now at work upon it. That road
is certainly to be built. and to he bull
speedily. Thus our railway facilities are
each day increasing - LeavenworM Con-
certive.
Year: 1869

The latest attempt of a convict to


escape from prison occurred at the


Joliet Penitentiary last Tuesday


morning. On the evening previous
a colored convict had died, and his
dead body was placed in a rough
coffin for burial. On Tuesday
morning, when the remains were
about to be conveyed to the bury
ing ground, which is a short dis
tance from the premises, one of
the officers perceived a slight
movement of the coffin lid, which
had not yet been screwed down.
The lid being raised, 10 and behold,
instead of a dead black man, q
live white convict was found ly-
ing In the coffin. He WAS hustled
out summarily and required to
give an explanation. 1t appears
that early in the morning, while
the other convicts were at break
fast he smuggled himself into the
room where tn coffin was, removed
the corpse of the colored man, de-
posted it in an empty barrel, and
got into the coffin himself, expect
ing he would be carried out side
the walls, and, before reaching
the burying ground, jump out and
escape. Being almost smothered,
he raised the lid slightly to get a
breath of air, and was thus dis
covered in time to spoil his 'little
game" II he had remained quiet
a minute or two longer, the lid
would have been screwed down,
and he would probably have been
smothered to death.-Chicago
Journal.
Year: 1869

This company did a large bu
siness at the South before the


war. At the close of the war, the


former agent at this place wrote


to know upon what terms policy


holders South, whose policies had


lapsed on account of non-payment


of premiums during the war,


could be reinstated. He received
IL. reply a circular, from which we
quote the following extract:


eve are authorized to renew
Southern policies, lapsed for non
paymento of premiums, upon receiv-
ing all premiums in arrears with
compound interest at 7 per cent, a
satisfactory certificate of good
health from one of our regularly
appointed medical examiners, to
be approved by the Home Medi-
cal Board, and evidence that the
assured took no active part in the
rebellion"


We hope if there are any rebels
who have policies in this COM
pany they will allow them to go
by default, and insure in some
good company that feels better
disposed towards honest men who
believed it was no harm to help
their section in a violent strug-
gle for their lives and property
We confess our astonishment that
the pure old patriot, Gen. Joseph
E. Johnston, should have accepted
the State agency for this COM
pany, and can only account for it
by supposing that he knew moth |
ing Of the circular above alluded |
to.-Maoon (Ga.) Journal and
Year: 1869

The Athens Republican, an in.
tense Radical paper, takes this
view of the split in its party:


"The disruption in the Nash
vile Convention was a thing of
infamy and disgrace, without a
parallel in the history of the Re-
publican party of Tennessee
This was not surprising to us, for
a party that has an unlimited con-
troll over the political destiny of
State, rapidly grows corrupt un-
der the favor of political monopoly.
Thus our party has been filled
with aspiring men, ready to do
anything for Office, of all things,
that which they are most unfit
for. With such an element of
discord and corruption in our
midst, we could hope for nothing
but such a result as has been of
fered to an outraged community"


How they are beginning to tell
the truth about each other.