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Year: 1868

FACTS FOR THE CURIOUS.-The gray
hound runs by eyesight only, and this We
observe as a fact. The carrier pigeon flies
his two hundred and fifty miles homeward
by eyesight-namely, from point to point of
objects which he has marked; but this is
only our conjecture The fierce dragon. fly,
with twelve thousand lenses in his eye, darts
from angle to angle with the rapidity of a
flashing sword, aud as rapidly darts back,
not turning in the air but with clash revers
ing the action of his four wings, and iustan
taneously calculating the distance of the OBJ,
ject', or he would dash himself TO pices
But in what conformation of the eye does
this consist? No one can answer.


A cloud Of ten thousand gnats dance up
and down in the sun, the minutest interval
between them, yet no one knocks another
headlong upon the grass, or breaks a leg or
a wing, long aud delicate as these are. Sud-
denly, amidst your admiration of this match>
less dance, a peculiarly high-shouldered,
vicious gnat, with long, pendeut nose, darts
out of the Ring and falling cloud, and set
tling ON your cheek, inserts poisonous sting.
What possessed the little wretch to do this 7
Did he smell your blood in the may dance?
No one knows.


A carriage comes suddeuly upon flock of
geese, on a narrow road, and drives straight
through the middle Of thom. A goose was
never yet ai'ly run over, nor a duck. They
are under the very wheels and hOofs, and yet
somehow they contrive to Zap and vaddle
safely off. Habitually stupid, heavy and
indOlent, they are, nevertheless, equal to any
emergency.
Year: 1868

WESTERN STATES TAXED TO SUProRr
THE EAsrERN.-The people are not really
aware that almost every department OF in
dastry In the Vest, Is impliedly taxed to
support the manufacturing interest at the
East- For instance, the manufacturer at
the East receives, by means Of our present
tariff, about light cents yard as bonus on
cloths manufactured from cotton, while
farmer in the West, who raises bushel of
corn, receives no bonus at all. If he UNI
dertakes to manufacture the corn into Whis.
KY or alcohol, he is taxed nearly three dol
lars on every bushel thus manufactured.
Without going through with the list Of vari-
Gus articles, it Is fair to say that our present
tariff is oppressive and burdensome on the
West. The profits Uf western labor in re-
gard to agriculture are BY means of this tar.


if made to enrich the manufacturers Of the
Ea,t, and by this tariff, in the last few years,
they have accumulated immense wealth.


Again: the bonds of the Government are
now mostly held by these Eastern capitalists.
These bonds are drawing from FIVE to seven
per cent interest, premium payable in gold
The great war debt of the nation is mostly
thus funded We of the West, and the
poor soldiers of the East are taxed to pay
the interest on these bonds. Most of the
wealthy holders Of these bonds did nothing
toward the suppression of the rebellion.
They actually embarrassed the finances of
the Government BY decrying Government
paper, and buying gold on speculation. Now
the question is, are we to labor for the next
generation under the iniquitous system of
taxation, or shall we escape all these evils
and Tighten our burdens by paying OF all
government bonds with legal tender notesY
Why, says one, this is unfair to the bond.
holderS We ask how? Has not the Su-
p eme Court of the United States decided
that legal tender notes will pay off a ju1g>
ment on contract payable in gold? Are
we to have one law for the common, and
another for the wealthy bondholderY Sup
pose Government bonds were to day to be.
paid off in legal tender noles. The inflated
currency would seek investment in the rich
agricultural lands Of the West. All our
waste laudS would be put in the highest
state of cultivation. There would be no ex-
cuse for the oppressive tariff that now works
so harshly upon the west, and upon the la.
boring people of the east. Our taxes would
be light, and give US no inconvenience.
Railroads would checker the vast domains OF
the west, and in ten years our national debt
would in effect be paid off, and the people
prosperous and haPpy.--Ec,a
Year: 1868

GREETING.-There is something pleas
ingly significant in the fact that when man
meets man, the FIRST impulse excited is one
of good will All forms Of greeting of
them it must be owned, little grotesque-
are overtures, or at any rate profess to be, of
kindly regard. Whether made by words or
gestures, or both, they are meant to convey
between those who use them friendly de-
sires. Making every deduction requisite on
the score of custom and the like, it is agree
able to believe that the wish which makes
the earliest appearance when people meet is
for each others welfarc-thc FIRST fash of
the soul which follows contact is one of love.
1t bespeaks the brotherhood of the race. 1t
shows that down below the surface there is
an undercurrent Of mutual sympathy and
disintercstedn let the ripple or the rough
ness, the swirls or tie eddies, be what they
may above. When our nature goes out to
the tent>door to recognize the presence of its
kin, it takes with it all the charities, and
peace be with you,' is the meaning Of the
salutation which it breuthcs.
Year: 1868

TIT FOR TAr-0ne of the latest pieces
of Partisan gossip is that concerning a gen
tleman, decidedly henpecked, who determin-
ed to sup with party Of friends against The
will of his wife. He showed unusual deter
mination, and she was as fully determined
that he should not 60 He did not go. His
friends missed him, and just for lark, invar
ded his residence, where they found him and
his wife sitting in their chairs fast asleep.
lie had given her an opiste that he might
slip away; and she had given him an opiate
that he might not.
Year: 1868

MEN measure their charities by peculiar
standard A man who has but dollar In
his pocket, would give a penny for almost
any purpose If he had hundred dollars,
he might give one; carry it higher, and there
comes falling of. One hundred would be
considered too large sum for him who has
ten thousand, while present of one thou
sand would he deemed miraculous from a
man worth hundred thousand, yet the pro-
portion is the same throughout, and the poor
mans penny, the widows mite, is more than
the rich mans high sounding and widely
trumpeted benefactiOn.
Year: 1868

CURE FOR CHAPPED HANDs.-Take some
prepared chalk, scrape it fine; have some
fresh lard, blend both together to the con-
sistency of salve Rub the hand with it be-
fore going to bed, and sleep in old kid gloves
with the psalms cut out. This preparation
will whiien the hands considerably, and is a
certain cure for eruptions of long standing
Year: 1868

SIMPLE HEALING AGENT.-The leaves
of geranium are an excellent application
for cuts, where the skin is rubbed of, and
other wounds of that kind. One or two
leaves must be bruised, and applied to the
part. and the wound will be cicatrized in a
short time.
Year: 1868

At two O'Clock yesterday afternoon this Board con-
vened pursuant to adjournment and In less than one
hour disposed Of q very large amount OF business,
the greater part Of which, however was the ordinary
routine directing the regulating and grading Of
streets in the upper wards. Resolutions were intro
duced and adopted directing the laying Of the Nicol
son pavement In Nnteenth street. from Third to
Sixth avenue Thirteenth street. from Sixth TO Ninth
avenues Maiden lane, West street, from Sixth
to Seventh avenue, and Twenty ninth street, from
Eighth to Ninth avenue. Ordinances were adopted,
over the Mayors veto, directing the laying
Of the Nicolson pavement in the following Streets


Dey street. Third avenue from Thrty-fourth to For
tyfourth street. Sixteenth street fron Fourth ave-
Thirteenth TSH street to TwetietS street resolution
was introduced by Alderman Hardy directing the
srasns ana aaggs IN


street, between Tenth and Eleventh avenues, where
not already done, and to charge the same to the
who has neglected to finish 1t. Alderman Norton
opposed the adoption OF the resolution, stating that
the Street Commissioner In letting the contract
sSs'laco1 Ss Contractor fsed to comply Comply with n the
should S.,uI call III upon the the sureties to Perform
their part Of the agreement without delay. Alder
Hardy stated that the property holders on that
street were much annoyed by the condition OF the
street, and they thought that any dispute between
the Street Commissioner and contractor should not
the eiect Of this resolution win not be to increase
the expense Of the work to the city or the property
holders but to cause the work to be Immediately
completed; and then the Street Commissioner and
the contractor could settle their difference at their
own convenience. The resolution, al offered, was
adopted were adopted @ Directing be-


sidewalks with concrete pavement In 121st street,
from to First avenue, Eightieh street. from
street, from Seventh to Eighth avenue, after which
the Board adjourned 70 Monday, at two p. n.
Year: 1868

WEEKLY MoRTALITY.-The number Of deaths In
this city last week was 4l2 being 10 less than the
previous week.


METROPOLITAN PoLIcE.-The police OF this city
made over fifteen hundred arrests last week.
BROKERS ON THE RAMPAGE.-Several stockholders
INDUCED in the exhilarating sport OF snowballing
yesterday In front OF the Stock Exchange. The fun
was stopped by party OF policemen, who made o
sally around street corner and arrested the festive
gentlemen on charge Of violating one Of the city
ordinances.


VANDALISM AT THE CITY HALL.-An act Of most
malicious mischievousness was performed yester-
day in the chamber Of the Board OF Aldermen, for
which no probable motive can be assigned, and for
which the perpetrator If discovered deserves to
ceive speedy judgment. The full length portrait Of
Clinton, which hangs the wall at the right OF the
cha mber, was torn, some time between eleven
O'Clock in the forenoon and two in the afternoon by
some person at present unknown. The instru
ment employed for the purpose Of defacing
the portrait was the brass end OF the
gas lighter, and from appearances II would
seem as II the person engaged in the performance
had stood upon chair, then struck the end Of the


lighter through the face of the portrait and dragged
1t downwards causing an ugly, ragged cut some six
membered the other portraits and some Of the fur
nture In the Aldermen's chamber were cut, ap.
parently with sharp knife but Clinton's portrait
was spared at that time to be more contemptiby
and unaccountably defaced as at present. Although
it has been determined to offer reward Of $500 for
the arrest OF the perpetrator 1t WILL doubtless, be
extremely difficult to find him.


DEPARTURE OF STEAMERs.-The French steamer
Pereire sailed for Brest and Havre yesterday. She
has large passenger list, and took out freight
$4,000 In specie. The steamer Charleston, Tor
Charleston, took out fifteen cabin passengers.


ACCIDENTAL man named Duncan Shaw was
crushed between the ship Ocean Queen and q canal
boat OF the East river piers yesterday. He was
taken to the New York Hospital.


FATAL ACCIDENT.-Coroner Rollins yesterday held
an inquest on the BODY Of German named Philip
Wahl, who died from the effects Of injuries received
by fall while running to get aboard car in Chat
ham square some days ago. He fell before reaching
the car. The jury rendered verdict Of accidental
death.


DEATH FROM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Rollins held
an inquest over>the remains Of John Delany, whose
sudden death In Fifty-third street Friday evening
was reported In yesterdays HERALD. Intemperance
was the cause of DEATH Deceased was thirty. nine
years Of age and born In Ireland.
Year: 1868

There was marked abatement OF the extreme
monetary stringency Of the last few days, owing
more, however, to very light demand for loans
from the Stock Exchange than to any material in
crease in the supply Of capital The usual rate was
seven per cent In currency, but there were excep-
tiona transactions during the forenoon at this rate
in gold. Lenders show great caution with regard to-
both margins and the character Of coaterals as well
as the standing Of borrowers, while discounts are OBJ
tanned with difficulty and outside Of the banks even
the best grade OF commercial paper has to submit to
high rates. namely, 10 per cent. The statement
Of the associated banks Of this city for the week
ending to-day Is even more unfavorable than was
generally expected, and 1t foreshadows an active
money market next week, although 1t Is not improba
BILE that the issue OF the ten millions Of three per
cent Clearing House certificates by the Sub-Treasury
supposng 1t to take place. will have the effect OF obvia
ting the extreme stringency which would otherwise
be felt while the preparations for "settng dayn and
the quarterly statements Of the national banks are
being made. The deposits show the large decrease,
when compared with the return Of the previous
week. OF So, ,996 O0o while the legal tender notes have
been reduced $2,5OO0O0 and the loans SIS, 300, ,oOo
The specie also shows a decrease OF $lSOOOOO. The
totals Of the present and last previous returns are
suhOinpd.-
Year: 1868

The Gloucester Telegraph says the Georges fleet
continue to bring In excellent fares and TO be exempt
from loss. The uniform good fares Of the first trip
very unusual, as there are usually some vessels
which do not do well, but this season there ts
scarcely an exception to the good luck Of the eet
Year: 1868

Journal devoted to the interest and supremncy n,
the aUjlttc man.


Terms in advance only So The cheapest


newspaper in the State of Mississippi
Having larger daily circulation than apy other
paper published in Mississippi, the publishers of
the pieksburg Weekiy Times are determined TO
have larger circulation for their Weekly than
any other journal in tho State can boast To se
cure this object and place the Weekly Ismes with
IN the reach of the poorest in the land we have
determined to reduce tbs price of subscription to
@ ta0o 0oua'S per annum, invariably in advance!


Ihis Will make the Times the cheapest weekly
paper ever published iu Mississippi while for the
quality OF its contents, we shall not shrink from
comparison with any other Journal within the
limits of the State


we are satisfied that the friends of the lines
VIII appreciare the motives which prompt us TO
furnish a good family newspaper at a price which
can only prove. remunerative by an immense sub
scrlption, and we therefore, take the liberty of re-
questing every friend of the r gltS and Liberties
OF the Southern people, to act as our agent in oh
talnng subscriptions for, and in sustaining manly
ana independent Journal--a journal at all times
devoted to the best and most cherished interests of
the Southern people.


LII politics, the Times will, as heretofore be
democratic anc arti-radical in all things In the
future as IN the past, it will be the defiant and
relentless foe OF tyranfs and tyranny.


The columns of thu Times will be replete with
general information, both foreign and domestic
and the latest and most interesting State and sec
tonat news will be carefully compiled. Now is |
the time to subscribe and secure large amount of
reading matter for the family circle to patronize
Icit1fe mans paper and sustain homo institution
Year: 1868

We find very general sentiment among the
press in favor Of Speaker Cofax the nominee for Vice
President But there special advocates and here is
one from the Clerel0Hd Lender:


The only objection to Mr. Colfax Is his locality n is
said that Gen Grant is from the West, the Vice
President ought TO be an Eastern man. And were the
East united upon any worthy man, should urge his
unanimous nomination tribute to that section OF the
country. But IL is not. New England presents three
candidates, HamliD. Wilson, and Buckingham NewYork
proposes FentOn New,Jersey suggests Frelinghlysen
Pennsylvania Curtin. Either Of these gentlemen would
be strong candidate But the East is not united upon
any of them. Indeed, we believe that there are more
CoaX men in the States east Of Ohio than there are mon
in sympathy with any any two of these candidates.
and that Mr. COfax after the first ballot for Pre
dent will receive the vote OF most Of these states AS the
East therefore insists upon no speca canuIate' we
hope that the Vice Presidential nomination VIII De pe
slowed upon the most worthy OF it-Speaker COIaA
of Indiana
Year: 1868

1t has usually been the custom, and sup
posed to be the duty Of jurors to refrain as far as pos
sbe from giving exhibition Of their individual feelings or
preudices after the termination Of Whatever OF
such feeling they might entertain II has been the fash


ion to have them avoid the public exhibition OF it
10 as great an extent possible. This has especially
the IN all trials OF great magnitude ana In
vOlving a large share Of the public interest But II
that this practice and rule have been invaded IN
the great and exciting Of the tia OF Cole just con-
cluded After the jury had been discharged yesterday
some Of the six jurors who had, for forty three
hours STEADILY persisted In the jury room In
finding no other verdict than that OF
acqua we're guilty Of the unseemly conduct OF seek
ing the opportunity TO congratulate the counsel OF the
prisoner upon the Of their efforts in preventing


conviction This quickly followed by visitation OF
the prisoner in Jail to shower upon him
their sympathy and seek from him his thanks for having
so pelsstently stood by him.. Albany Evening Journal
Year: 1868

these rights cannot be assaed anywhere by Slavery
any OF its mOdhcatiOns without inficting wrong upon
labor eYorywhere therefore, iD the issue before the
American pe0pe We must earnestly invite the COOpeTa
ton OF every abOring man. and in efforts to shape
the institution OF all the Southern States the rule shall be
universal and inevitable-an honest days wages for a
faithful day. work.


ReSoIred That the Republican party. mindful Of the
truth that genuine national greatness and prosperity
must always he founded upon public morality recognize
IN perfect Cv and religious liberty, in support OF which
our f0ieathers fought and bed the most efficient means
TO raise the moral standard Of the people.
Year: 1868

Late last night John Sherman, living at No.
81 James.st informed Policeman Kiernan that
his wife Mary was very i'll, aud probably
dying. On entering shermsns apartments the
W;fe OF the latter was found stretched upon a
pile of mating and quite dead bad wound, probably
the result Of fracture Of the skull was visible above e
left eve As the man could give no satisfactory
account OF the manner in which his wife
had received the wound, he was taken
into custody and locked up the Oakst Police Station
10 await the result OF the COrOners inquest The accused


halter native Of Ireland s years OF age ana bears
the reputation among his neghbors OF being quiet ana
industrious man The woman on the contrary was OF
nuarrelsome d-pOston and OF very inemperate habits
Year: 1868

SPRINGFIELD, Mass, May s.-The telegraphic
game OF chess between club IN this city and Worcester
0ccnpyng three nights was tonight by the Spring
field Club the Worcester Club resigDing the 9ls move
Year: 1868




ARsKsrEp.-A roustabout, with too
much poor whisky aboard, WAS arrested
last evening fer disturbing the public
meeting held on the levee, under the
auspices Of the Young Mems Christian As
sociation. He was OF the class for whose
benefit they have their meetings there =
The Gazette gives ssa reason for the dis
turbance, that the disturber was Demo
crat, and thought the preacher was talking
politics. We are not advised q to the na-
ture Of the sermon, but are aware that the
omission Of politics from sermon new.a-
days is . thing of very rare occurrence.
Year: 1868

Miles out Seventh street. beyond Fort
Stevens, there is little cemetery where
forty soldiers lie alone, who fell in de-
Tense of Washington. One of these is
apoor widows son, Of whom told you
long ago. She had three; and this was
the last that she gave to her country.
She poor widow, living fsf in Mort
ern Vermont has never even seen the
graves of her three soldier sons, whom
she gave up one by one as they came
to mans estate; and who went forth
from her love to return to it living no
more. To this little graveyard on
Seventh street one woman went slona
with her children, carrying forty
wreaths of Mays loyliest flowers, and
laid one on every grave. Forty
mothers sons slept under the green
turf; and one mother, in her large love,
remembered and consecrated them all.
She chose these because with more than
thirty thousand others in the larger
cemeteries to be decorated, she feared
the forty in their isolation might be-
forgotten. No others followed her;
and this mother, alone with her child
rem, scattering flowers in the silence Of
love upon those unremembered graves,
some way wears a halo which does not
shine about the multitude.
Year: 1868

Nothing is more common than to
hear people talk Of what they pay
newspapers for advertising, etc, as
so much given in charity. Newspa-
pers BY enhancing the value of property
in their neighborhoods, and giving the
localities in which they are published
reputation abroad, benefit all such,
particularly if they are merchants or
real estate owners, thrice the amount
yearly of the mesgre sum which they
pay for their support. Besides, every
public spirited citizen has a laudable
pride in having 8 paper which he is NOT
ashamed of even though he should
pick 1t up in New York or Washington.
A good looking, thriving sheet helps
TO sell property; gives character 10 the
locality; in all respects is a desirable
public convenience. IT. from any came,
the matter in the local or editorial col
umn should not be quite up to your
standard, do not cast it aside and pro-
nounee it of no account until you are
satisfied that there has not been any
more labor bestowed upon it than is
paid for. If you want good readable
sheet it must be supported. And it
must not be supported in a spirit Of
charity either, but because you feel a
necessity to support it.-Er.
Year: 1868

The proper shoeing of horses is
matter of great importance in all cases;
but in those of delicate-hoofed, high
blooded trotters, it becomes a vital
question both for speed and comfort.
Mr.. Bonner is so particular about the
manner in which his horses are shod,
that he always superintends the opera
ton himself remaining in the shop
during the fitting and mailing of the
shoes, both of which details he not only
directs, but even assists in personally.


As the perfect flatness of the shoe is
necessary to even and comfortable
stepping, Er. Bonner has procured a
smooth and fiat block of marble, upon
whose surface he places every shoe be-
fore it is nailed to the horses hooE and
if the iron does not lie plump on the
stone, it is hammered and filed until
thoroughly level surface is obtained.
He has also theory about fastening q
shoe. He makes the smith hammer
the nails alternately on each side, stroke
for stroke, nail by nail, left and right,
so that the tightening of the shoe to
the hoof, is gradual and equal on both
sides. He also has the shanks of the
shoe stretched very little wider than
the hoof; and by this system Of driving
the nails, the footis brought out to the
shoe, and the frog and heel are ex-
panded in the operation. The result
is highly conducive to the soundness
and toughness of the hoof and the free
dom and firmness Of stspin the animal
Year: 1868

An Arab woman was recently put
on trial for having eaten her child. She
put in as her defence that she had
eaten her own child instead of neigh
boris offspring. There are degrees of
crime even among cannibals. 1 -
Year: 1868

MAMMOTH QUARTZ MILL.-We learn that
John Gillard. who has been erecting new
quartz mill on the Mammoth Quartz Ledge.
a few miles below Wells on Dry Creek, has
got it completed and started it to work on
Wednesday last. We shall probably be able
to give the first run in our next issue. We
hope the run will insure the success Of the
enterprise.