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Year: 1868

There was q man named Furgusou,
He lived on Market street,
He had a speckled Thomas cat
That couldn't well be beat;
He'd catch more rats and mice and sich,
Than forty cats could eat
This cat would come into the room
And climb upon cheer
And there he'd sit and lick hisself
And purr so awful queer
That Furguson would veil at him;
But still he'd purr-severe.
And then he'd climb the moonlit fence,
And loaf around and yowl,
And spit, and claw another cat
Alongside of the jowl;
And then they both would shake their tails
And jump around and howl.
oh this cat of Furgusons


Was fearful then to see
He'd yell precisely like be was
In awful agony;
You'd think fTst-class stomach-aChe,
Had struck some small baby.
And all the mothers In the street,
Walked by the herrid din,
Would rise right up and search their babes
To find some worrying pin
And still this vigorous cat would keep
A hollerin like sin.
And as for Mr.. Furguson,
Twas more than he could bear.
And so he hurled his boOt-jack out,
Right through the midnight air.
But this vociferous Thomas cat
Not one cent did he care
For still he yowled and kept his fur
A standin' up on end,
And his old spine doublin' up
As far as it would bend.
As If his hopes of happiness
Did on his lungs depend.
But while curvln' of his spine.
And waitin' to attack
A cat upon the other fence,
There came an awful crack;
And this here speckled Thomas cat
Was busted in the back.
When Furguson came down next day,
There lay his old feline,
And not life was left in him,
Although he had had niue.
''All this here comes, y said Furguson,
'0l curvin' Of his spine"


MORAL
Now all you men whose tender hearts
This painful tale does rack,
just take this moral to yourselves,
All Of you, white and black;
Don't ever go, like this here cat,
TO gettin' up your back :
Year: 1868

The Round Table has the following:
"The street is not a private smoking
room. One man has no more right to
void his tobacco smoke into the face of
another than be has to void his saliva.
If he has; why, in the name of sense3
Because the smoke is the less disagree
able7 That is a matter for individual
preference; and beside, man has no
right to do the least disagreeable thing.
Why may not a man appear on Broad
way with long stick strapped hori-
zontaIly across his back, or with an
open package of asafetida in bis poek-
ct, or earring pole-cat in his arms,
or with his clothes dripping with kero-
sene oil, or with rattlesnake coiled
around his neck, with as much right as
he may smoke there? Because it Is
not customary to carry asafptida in the
pocket-nobody thinks about it if it
only were the custom we should hear a
fearful cry from the smokers themselves.
If a man treads upon anothers foot, he
apologies; but he will carelessly void Of
fensive smoke into his very throat, and
never think Chat he does anything rep
rehensible. II man dislikes smoking,
he can keep out ofthe street. But the
right of the tebacco-hater in the street is
equal to that Of the tobacco lover to re-
frain from smoking in public places is
not granting concession, butnOt to re-
frain is violating right. Upon actual
right, without reference to the sanction
Of custom, man would be perfectly
iustifable in resenting the smoking Of
tobacco near him as personal affront.
EEHiram Smith, an eccentric bach
elor at Chester, Mass, is having his Sc
pulchre hewn in a large rock in that
town. He pays man $500 to do the
work, and by the stipulation the cave
is to be seven feet long, four wide and
four deep, and after his coffin is put in,
the aperture will be sealed up with q
marble slab and cement.
Year: 1868

The project for connecting South America
and the West Indies with the United States by
an Ocean Telegraph meets with great favor in
the Antilles and the Legislatures of the several
colonies which are to participate directly in
the benefits of this new enterprise are promptly
and cordially responding TO the application OF
the International Ocean Telegraph Company
for assistance in the shape of subsidies, and
the concession of privileges and immunities to
facilitate the execution of the work. Our ad-
vices from Jamaica, published in yesterdays
TRIBUNE, inform us that the Legislative COun-
Gil of that island was about to pass bill in
aid Of the undertaking; and from intelligence
just received, it appears that the Demerara
Court of Policy has passed a resolution pledg-


ing that Colony to contribute subsidy Of
Year: 1868

The investigation into the assassination OF
Prince Michael of Servia is said to cast sus-
piciOn upon the ex-Prince Karageorgewitch.
We give in another column biographical
sketch of this Prince, which will explain the
motives that led to the murder. Prince Kara
georgewitch and Prince Michael represented
two great political parties-the former those
who wish to remain in connection with Turkey,
the latter the Pan-Slavonian party, who wish
the union of all Slavonian tribes under the
scepter of Russia. The great majority of the
people appear to be on the side of the reignng
family for the adherents of Karageorgewitch
were unable to produce any disturbance. The
assassination of Prince Michael is, therefore,
likely to strengthen the Pan-SlavOnian tenden-
cies in Seryia
Year: 1868

Cur Mexican correspondent fully calculates
the constitutional conflict between President
Juarez and the Supreme Court, to which recent
cable dispatches have repeatedly referred.
The combination Of the offices of President of
the Supreme Court and Secretary of State is
not in accordance with our views OF n good
Republican Government; but the Mexlcans
know best what suits them. Experience will
in the course of time be for them, as it is for
every people, good instructor in cOnstitu-
tional law. The conflict thus far has kept, and
we hope always will keep, within the bounds
of law, and no papers, save those who from
selfish motives seek to defame the present Gov
ernment of Mexico will think Of finding in it
q proof of anarchy.
Year: 1868

Mr.. Howard's bill relating to the Freedmen'S
Bureau provides that the present Commissioner
shall continue to discharge the functions OF the
office; that in case of his death or resignation
his successor shall be nominated by the Presl-
dent, on recommendation of the Secretary OF
War and confirmed by the Senate; that no
army officer shall be detailed for service as
Commissioner without the advice and consent
of the Senate; and that all assistant Commis-
sioners shall be appointed by the Secretary OF
War on the nomination of the chief OF the
bureau. In case of vacancy in the commls-
sionershp happening during recess OF the
Senate the duties of the office shall be DIS
charged by the acting assistant adiutant-gen-
eral of the Bureau until the vacancy can be
filed in the manner prescribed by law. Thus
the President, if the bill become law VIII DC
pretty completely stripped of power to inter
fere with tho workings of the Bureau. On the
1st of January next the Bureau is to be with
drawn from every State which may then have
resumed its normal relations with the Gov
ernment and sent representatives to Congress,
and its operations are to DO stopped as soon
Year: 1868

The Journal Of Commerce devOtes nearly
column a day to the City POst-0flice, endeay-
oring to destroy public confidence in the letter
carriers and the city postal system generally.
A casual examination Of the two systems OK
box and carrier delivery would convince any
person that the two systems cannot both be
continued with any degree Of efficiency. They
may do in small villages, but in this city, as in
London, the carrier system should and will.
we trust, become the only recognized mode Of
letter delivery
Year: 1868

In obedience to requests from all portions
of the country the Ways and Means Com
mttee will reconsider their action pOstponing
the consideration of the Tariff bill until next
session. and allow the House to dispose of the
matier as il may deem best.
Year: 1868

Gen. Grant has promptly informed all the
Military Governors in the South of the passage
over the Presidents veto of the Omnibus Re
construction bill, and instructed them to shape
their policy in accordance Herewith.
Year: 1868

ANOTHER SwINDLE ON FARMERS. -
Most of our readers recc.lect the hay fork
and double water bucket swindIes played off
on the farmers within brief period. An.
other is on the tapis. This time it is a
wrought iron plow point, fitting into hol-
low square, OF the economy OF which won
derful tales are told. Those who have bit
and GOT bitten find that wrought iron points
cost more apiece than entire shares of cast
iron. As these plow point swindlers are
understood to be making . hurried sweep
up through the counties Of the State,
farmers would do veil to be on the alert tor
them. Il has cost the farmers OF the
West about $500 OO0 the past year.
Year: 1868

Il Ex President BUCHANAN is lying
in a very critica! condition at his home 10
Lancaster. He is confined to his bed, and
his physician allows no one to visit him.


Owing to his advanced age, it is feared
that his prostration may terminate fatally.
Year: 1868

The only enterprising newspaper
in this place " thinks that a German Re-
publican paper, that will defend the
principal of the party, is sorely needed in
this county, Fby principal " is meant
party pap, We don't see the sore necessity.
The only enterDrising newspaper in this
place F" has always proved itself enterpris-
ing enough to take care of that.
Year: 1868

RAILROAD TO MENAsHA. The Island
City Times copies the article in reference to
the prospects of this road, published in the
Pilot two weeks since, and comments
thereon as follows: "a EaI


This is project Of vital importance to the
whole Northwestern portion of wisconsin, iand
we congratulate the friends of the Road Upon
the above cheering news. We pledge the
hearty good will and cooperation of the Island
Cty in favor of the enterprise, and hope Judge
Reed or "some other mani will agitate the
Manitowalkers on railroad matters till they
can't rest The road must be built sooner or
later, and the good people of Manitowoc now
have the floor on the question as to whether
their city will longer remain out of the world
or not. MY Kingdom for Railroad !'n
Year: 1868

Nature and the seasons seem to favor the
Pacific Railroad. The working season has
been so far prolonged that is estimated that
by the end OF the current month there will
not be over 300 miles of the through line re-
naming incomplete; and of that distance a
good part OF the grading will be done. The
great question OF fuel seems also to be salts
tactoriy settled. Rich beds of coal have
been discovered on the head-waters of the
Humboldt River, and on the slopes OF the
Wasatch Mountains where the eastern and
western links OF the road unite. Next sum-
mer will undoubtedly witness the binding of
the Atlantic and Pacific waters by continu-
Gus line OF railroad $500 miles in length.


BY tie advertisement of the financial
agents OF the Central Pacific Railroad Com
pany in another column, it appears that
great success has attended their negotiations
Of the First Mortgage Bonds, issued under
the authority of Congress. The important aid
granted by the nation, together with excel
lent credit, enables this Company to push on
the work with undiminished vigor. Fifteen
thousand men and three thousand teams are
engaged on the line. Three hundred miles
OF iron have been laid since the Goth of June
last; or at an average rate oftwo and one hall
miles per working day. From Salt Lake to
the Pacific Ocean the line rises once only in
crossing the Sierra Nevada range,) to the al
titude of heavy SHOWS. Over this stretch OF
about thirty miles, substantial sheds have
been built which will enable the line to be
worked at all seasons, in spite of drifting
SHOWS The business on the Pacific end OF
the line is-already greater than the present
facilities will accommodate.
Year: 1868

THE reporter of an English provincial pa
per has just treated us to heightened sweet
ness long drawn out Describing picnic,
he wrote: ''The beautiful costume of the
ladies of North Willis, contrasting, as it did,
with the verdant aspect of the beautiful
meadows around, and extending to the dis
tance of several miles over a rich pasture
valley to Broad Hinton hills, conveyed TO US
an indescribable and pleasing effect. We
were aware that the fashion was recently to
wear long dresses, but this is the first in
stance reported of dress of so great an ex-
tent.
Year: 1868

To be free from desire is money to be
free from the rage of perpetually buying
something new is certain revenue; to be
content with what VIC possess constitutes
the greatest and most certain Of riches.
Year: 1868

Az soon as the fact becomes more generally known
tina, the city furnishing these morning meals free OF
expense It " probable there will be speedy aud mark ed
increase In the number OF patrons
Year: 1868

A car on the, Harlem Railroad was blown
from u the track by sudden gust of wind last
w ednesdssy, and caught fire from the over.
turning OF the stove. The flames were soon
extingushed but several persons were ri Soop
Year: 1868

REMEDY FOR BONE FELLoN.-Ths editor
Of the Savannah Republican has been handed
the following remedy for this most painful
atfacton, which We recommend our readers
to cut ou. and lay aside, for it may be found
useful in future day. The gentleman who
handed it tested ito efficacy with complete
success: Gas soon as the pulsalion which IN
dicates the disease is felt, put directly over
the spot a fly blister about the s'zs OF five
cent piece, aud keep it on for six or eight
hours; at the expiration Of which time, di
rsclly under the surface of the blister will be
found The fsIon, esIy taken out with the
point Of lancet or peede.'
Year: 1868

a young lady lives in Lansingburg, New
York. She plays The piano. A flock Of
geese are in the habit of sporting in the riv
or beneath her window. When they hear
the young lady play, if they are ever 50 far
away, they gather near to get the music, and
they remain so still throughout that you
could hear a pin drop
Year: 1868

General Thomas visited the Executive Man
sion this morning about ten O'Clock, and after
short interview with the President proceeded
TO the War Department for the purpose OF get
ung his private letters. Upon arriving there
he went 10 the room Of Assistant General
Townsend where he remained for some time
and then left the building. He did not see Mr..
Stanton to-day, and made no demand for the
surrender OF the War Once. After leaving the
War Department be again went TO the White
House, where he remained few minutes and
then proceeded to his residence on IL street. as
he is still very much indisposed and unable 70
be- out.


MI. Stanton was busily engaged portion of
the morning in signing requisitions, &c, and
to-day transacted more business pertaining to
the Department than he has for several days
Year: 1868

1t is said to-day that if Chief Justice Cart
ter should tomorrow decide to hold General
Thomas for his appearance at Court to answer
the charge Of violating the Tenure of Office
bill, no bail will be offered, hence the Genera,
Will be committed TO Jail to answer the charga
before the Criminal Court. An applica, ion
will then be made before one of the Judges or
the Supreme Court of the United States for :.
writ OF hdteas corpus, and General Thomas will
be brought before that Judge, who will imme.
diately act in the case, and thus have the MAJ
ter brought directly before the Supreme Cour,
OF the United States
Year: 1868

Much OF the feyerishness in the public mind
in regard to the impeachment proceeding,
arises from the snpposition that Congress will
attempt to suspend the President while the
trial is in progress that he will resist the same
and that serious difficulties will ensue


From what we can learn, there is not the
least ground for belief that it will be attempt
cd 10 suspend the President; on the contrary
the indications are that the impeachment trial
will go on der the usual well-established
forms of procedure, and with full time al
lowed for deliberate consideration, such as is
due to the importance ahd dignity Of the ones
ton and the Office.
Year: 1868

Al the City Hall this morning there were
quite a number OF newspaper men waiting for
she appearance OF the Attorney General. who
by direction Of the President II was said.
Was to make application for writ OF quo
xorronto Mr.. Stanton, requiring him
10 show by what suthority be held the position
of SECRETARY OF War; but up To noon no such
such application had been made. and it being
stated that the application would not be made
IN a short time. If al all to-day. the most o;
those IN attendance left the building.
Year: 1868

There was no important movement Of the
troops Yesterday. At the Navy Yard and
the infantry barracks the soldiers were kept
well IN hand, 10 be used IN case 8 sudden
emergency should arise. No furloughs were
granted, nor was any one allowed TO Be absent
from ms pot except upon special business
pertaining 10 the department.
Year: 1868

NEW YORK, Feb 25.-An application was
made at general term Of the Supreme Court
yesterday, for an order to show cause why an
appeal should not be allowed from the order
Of Judge Barnard IT special term, sustainiro o
the verifcation or information and belief of ths
petition for the removal Of Daniel Drew. The
case will be heard on Friday.
Year: 1868

Relative to oil development in West
Virginia, the Parkersburg Times says !:
We have now reliable information TO
the effect that the Sand Hill oil field is
a positive success. The burnt well of
General Warner is now flowing about
two hundred barrels per day and an
other well belonging to the same par
ties has commenced to flow within day
or two, but in consequence of want of
tankage to secure il the flow was tempo
rarily stopped by screwing cap on the
mouth of the tubing, That this locsli-
ty is an admirable one for the produc-
ton of illuminating oil no one who is
posted entertains a doubt. A number
of leases have been taken, and several
new wells have already been commenc-
ed. The Ford and Clark we'll has pro-
duced about thirty barrels of oil per day
during the entire spring, at shallow
depth. 1t will soon be deepened with a
view of securing a flowing we'll. The
owners of it are already boring a new
we'll on the hill side.


The development has thus far been
confined to the property of the Volcanic
Oil Company, but other tracts are now
looming into favor, and during the sum
mer fall and we may expect to see an act
oil business carried on in this region
Major Sterling, the interchangeable man
ager of the Volcanic Company, has in
progress pipe to connect the Sand
Hill oil field with the receiving tanks al
White Oak, and thence by rail TO mar
ket. At present the pipes will be only
about two miles in length. One great
advantage Of this new region 10 anG
will be, its situation within a couple O
miles Of the Laurel Fork and Sand Hill
railroad, by which travel and trans
portation will be furnished at all times
and while operators can rely upon get
ting prompt return for their produc
tion, they will not be worn out ani
wearied witk efforts to reach an mac
cessible point as Q field of labor aud o
of self-denial. -,


1t is thus again established and recon
frmed that West Virginia Is rich in OF
resources; and ali that is needed to de
velop q vast extent of oil territory i
the furnishing of the necessary induce
ments to encourage labor and capita
in puncturing the bosom Of mothe
earth and drawing therefrom wealth
equal to that of the California mines.
Year: 1868

In pursuance of a resolution passed
by the State Convention held in Wheel
ing, on the Sth day of January last,
there will be a State Convention of the
Democratic and Conservative voters of
West Virginia, at
Year: 1868

member had been bribed. Radicalism
has made votes cheap, and the market
is well supplied. Knowing this, Butler,
Stevens, Boutwell,, Bingham and Logan
cannot conceive how one Of their own
faith could possibly have had the courage
to brave the anger Of his constituents by
voting to acquit the President, unless he
had sold his vote for money and so
Radicalism is zealously engaged In the
business of bIackening its own character
by endeavouring to prove that the votes
of Fessenden, Trumbull, Grimes and Ross
were so sold.


Why should they not have been
What was the law which lately relieved
the manufacturers of eighty millions Of
dollars of taxation, but huge bribe to
buy their votes withal, for the nominees
of the Radical Convention?


As to the incapacity of the chiefs of
the party, 1t Is enough to point to the
whiskey tax and its results. What man
of common sense could help knowing
that tax so enormous as two dollars
per gallon on common whiskey would
operate as premium for illegal distilling
and frauds on the revenue, and return
less into the Treasury than tax of
twenty five cents per gallon2 A bushel
Of corn will make, we believe, two gal
Ions and a half of whiskey; and we
have known Cincinnati whiskey sell at
nineteen cents q gallon, In Arkansas.
To lay tax of two dollars on liquors,
was to kill the goose that would have
laid the eggs Of gold.
Year: 1868




In the account Of recent debate in the
House Of Representatives, we find the
Towing:


iO Vigby addressed the Committee
Mr.. N 70 the views put forward
IN opposite ~to The availability of the
by Mr. Wood a. tho country for the
mineral resources o. Ve begged mem-
Oers to strip themselves OF = paving
mining business was better "ed
business. On the contrary, he decI~-
from eighteen years experience, that no
business, agricultural, commercial or
manufacturing, paid SO poorly as the
mining business. The population of the
mineral belt Of country ia California was
decidedly the poorest part of the popula-
ton of the State. No legislation could
be more fallacious than that which was
based on the idea that the mineral in
terests of the country were the most val
uable. The idea should, therefore, be
dismissed of the Government paying its
debt by any such means. 1t costs more
to extract gold and silver than the pro-
duet was worth but the benefit was
that gold and silver were the grand stim-
uisnts of all other enterprises. Most OF
the mineral counties in California were





Mr.. johnson indorsed the statemen ts
of his colleague, (Mr. Higby) taking the
position that the Government should
neither tax the miners nor work the
mines.


Mr.. Wood reiterated and supported
his proposition in reference to the Gov
ernment's working the mineral lands.
He was willing to admit that the gold
products of California had cost as much
az they were worth, but he did not pro-
pose that the Government should carry
on the business in such an effectual way,
but In herculesn style such as would
produce thousands of millions of dollars.
He held that the proposition was en-
tirely practicable and could be carried
| out.


Mr.. Highly said he had always found a
great facility among men to build up
| theories, but it was different thing to
carry them out. II the Government
could accomplish those great results, why
could not private capitalists, with the
gentleman from New York among them,
do the same thing?


The question is worth examining,
whether the production of cotton is not
as Improbable, in the long run, to the
planter and the country in which it is
produced, as the business of mining for
gold. Is not the planter simply an over
seer for those who buy his cotton, to sell
it again, or to manufacture it? We have
often said so, and we believe it and we
do not doubt that this year again the
price of cotton will be low until after the
planter has sold all, and then rise to
benefit the speeulator.


The measure of the prosperity of an
agricultural country is not what it pro-
duees, but how much of what 1t produces
its people can afford to consume. Neither
the production of gold or cotton en-
riches country. 1t costs too much to
produce the one and to extract the other /;
and both flow out of the country that
produces them, to enrich others. It is,
at least, positively demonstrated now,
that the country cannot flourish which
produces only gold or cotton and pur-
chases its provisions.