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Year: 1868

A writer to The Cincinnati Gazette, referring
70 the prominence OF Schuyler Colfax Presidential
candidate remarks that he belongs 10 class whose
power IS invariably undcrraed until brought 10 some
test lie claims that the public have been wrongly
made TO believe that he is simply CHEEKY, good
not remarkable for force breadth and depth OF
character ana against this cites the fact that for three
Congressional terms while the most important questions
presented 10 their consideration he chosen TO
preside over their deliberations and conduct their de-
bates with proper deeorum and dignity He states that
difficult case, and VI prompt decision an intuitive per
cepon OF what Is needed and how 1t be done Mr..
COlfaX has DO superior among our public men He Is
thoroughly practical working right 70 definite ends
with great executive force Of endurance and an
unwearled attention to the details OF business.
Year: 1868

SECTIOS 3 Any person or persons violating
any Of the provisions Of this Act shall De deemed
guilty Of Ini-siemeanOr and on conviction before
a Police Magistrate or any District Justice, shall
be punished BY fine not lees than fifty dollars
more than i've hundred dollars, or by imIris-
Onment at hard labor not more than three months,
or by both fine and imprisonment. in the discre-
ton Of the Court.


SECTION o. The Minister Of the Interior il
hereby empowered and fully authorized to make
such rules and regulations in relation 10 the keep
ing ON the premises of any person, and the stor-
ing Of any explosive substances other than those
known by the name Sf GunpOwder. and not here
inbefOre particularly mentioned in this Act n he
shall deem advisable for the protection of life and
property.


SECTION 10. This Act shall take effect and be-
come law from and after the date Of its passage
Approved this 18th day of May, 1868.


kNNEnAMEHA X.
Year: 1868




To facilitate the service or Criminal process.
Be 1T ESACTED, by tine King, and the Legislative
Assembly Of the Hawaiian Islands, in the Leg
islaturc Of the Kingdom assembled:
SECTION /. Whenever any warrant of arrest
has been issued by any Court OF competent juris-
dictiDn, and the accused party shall escape be-
yOnd the jurisdiction Of such Court, it shall be
lawful for the officer To whom such warrant shall
be directed, to pursue and arrest such accused
party in any part of the kingdom; proUided, that
the warrant shall be first endorsed with proper
words of authority from some Circuit Judge or
District Justice, in the island where the actual
arrest shall be made.


SIC. 2. Any officer authorized to serve war
rants ut the place Of arrest may also any
warrant endorsed as Aforesaid.


SEC 3. The Supreme Court may from time to
time, by general rules prescribe forms for carry
ing this act into effect and make all other needfu
regulations.


SEC 4. The expenses of serving such war
rants, shall be adjusted by the Court originally
Issuing the warrant, and accounted for out of
any fine and penalties in its possession.
approved this 23d day Of June, 1868.


kANEIANEIIA Il.
Year: 1868

AT Cape Cod the newspapers do not
have a very exalted opinion of mytho-
logical lecturers. One of them speaks of
a recent lecturer on this subject in a
rather contemptuous way He had but
little book learning, and rather dis
parages it; is possessed of an abundance
Of cheek, and his pronunciation of many
words is wrong"
Year: 1868

Our readers are aware that We have occa-'
sionally urged the superiority of the practice
of planting corn either in drills or in small
hills thick in the row, where the highest
amount of product is the object The ave-
rage increase in a number of observations
and experiments in drill or thick hill plant
ing, has been about twenty five per cent
John johnson says that this increase much
more than overpays the slight additional cost
of labor in hoeing, and nearly doubles the
corn fodder. We find our views, endorsed il
a recent article in the Clyde Tunes, with the
signature of "W" which we recognize rs
that Of Joseph Watson, we'll known as an in
telligent and successful farmer. He states
that he has used Emery's corn planter for
twenty years, and finds it labor saving i'm
plement, planting eight acres day, aud en-.
abling him to put in his crop promptly and
in season, even if there happens to be Mt that
time scarcity of farm laborers. He remarks
that the object of planting rows both ways,
is not equal in practice, to the importance at
tached to it in theory, and then adds some
reasons of the "row one.way system" in ad-
dition to those which we have formerly Civ
en-, and which necessarily result from tho
use of planter or drill. he states in sub
stance that while plowing of the sod is going
on, which should be done with strong team,
q lighter team may be employed to harrow
the freshly turned earth as fast as each
'land" is completed, and the corn planter
follow Immediately after. This obviates the
necessity of waiting till the whole field is
completed for cross working, and planting in
the old fashioned way-when the soil, per-
haps, has become dry, and many days lost by
the delay. The rows thus planted by means
of the drill will be either straight, or contain
no short crooks; and hence the cultivator
may be run close to the rows, and lessen the
amount of hand hoeing. Another advantage
is, the hoes may follow Immediately after the
cultivator while the earth is fresh and mel
low; and any stalks accidentally covered are
Immediately relieved and set up, without
leaving them partly prostrated several days,
as in the old practice, until the cross Guilt
vation is commenced. He further adds that
he prefers the drill with its one horse, to any
FIVE men planting by hand and hoe, even nf-
ter the whole field has been marked both ways
and that none of his neighbor's raise grea'er
crops of corn or at so little expense per bush
ell Cgltiudtor and Country Gentleman.
Year: 1868

The SPADE OR THE DIGGING FonK.-We
are very much surprised, notwithstanding all
we have written on the subject, to find so
many people sweating away at digging with
spade when in nine cases out of ten the digg-
ing fork will do four times the work in same
time, with inexpressibly less labor. It. is
scarcely necessary to say that the people we
see so barbarous, are not our readers, but even
"our own people do not seem to know that
a four tined fork is much better than Eve
tined Gardeners Monthly.
Year: 1868

- Warm poultry houses are particularly
necessary if hens are to be kept in good health
and encouraged to lay early. A Southern
exposure is by far the best. The houses
should be kept clean and the nests we'll
arranged. After the manure is taken away
sprinkle the floor with dry sand and plaster.
See the fowls have access to pure water. and
see that they are furnished either with mild
lime or old mortar.
Year: 1868

PLASTER WITH MANURE.-If you have a
fine lot of manure that you wish to preserve
aud rot during the summer, mix plaster
(gypsum) with it; mix it throughout the
heap, Let there be some gathered on the
top, and most at the bottom where the juices
settle Plaster not only holds the strength
of the manure from escaping, but decomPoses
it; the lime of the plaster united with the
carbon of the manure, and the sulphur (of
the plaster) with the ammonia, which exists
as a carbonate. Thus n little plaster does
more good than anything perhaps that eau
be done to the manure heap.-Rurdt World.
Year: 1868

TO make Lemon Pies Take the yolk
of three eggs, one and half cups of sugar,
one cup of water, one tablespoonful of -four,
the juice and rind of one lemon, chop the
peal, stir all up together, bake as a custard (;
then beat the whites of three eggs to froth,
add four tablespoons of sugar, put on the top,
bake until DONE
Year: 1868

- Paint should be more often swept than
scrubbed, for too frequent scrubbing causes
it to decay. Use as little soap as possible.
and wash it off with plenty OF clean water to
prevent discoIoration.
Year: 1868

- Oil for thickeniDg the hair Sweet OIL,
three ounces; oil of lavender, one drachm.
Apply morning and evening to those parts
where the hair is wanting, in consequence Of
deficiency in the moisture of the skin.
Year: 1868

Mr.. CnAsE-Two CoNrLIcrING
OPINIONS. In tho last number of the
New York citizen We find the two
paragraphs which follow. The first
one pronounccs in favor Of Mr.. Chase
as the Democratic candidate for
President. 1t is:


elf our Democratic leaders today
had only the pluck and brains to do
it, We believe they could make their
success certain by adopting Chief
Justice Chase as their candidate in
the Presidential contest of next No
vcmbcr."


The othor is on the other side of the
same question. We quote


"The Sun has Of late displayed a
feature of covert humor, broad irony
under tho gravest mask, such as oftcn
must deceive all but tho elect Of its
readers. OF this nature have been its
recommendation Of Judge Chase as
the proper candidate for tho Prcsi.
dency to be adopted by THO Democrat.
tic party
Year: 1868

In the course of the next few days, the Major s
fame went abroad in the little town; for the land
lord of the Bro,cn Bear-who never seemed quite
able to get over his surprise at finding so tremen-
dous 6reeater, 50 short of stature and 80 mild Of
demeanor- care to inform all and sundry who
frequented his bar-parlor, that the quiet looking
gentleman in nunber three was none other than
the celebrated Major Gregson, of'whose exploits
everybody had heard-''A man, sir, who has killed
more black chaps than any other man living; who
has fought tiger single-handed; and who yet
reads his Bible like christian" From this source
the news spread in overwhelming circles; and on
the third day of his stay, the Major was surprised
by visit from the mayor who, having, as be said,
heard of the arrival of his distinguished townsman
had come to pay his respects, and at the same
time request the honor of the Majors company
to dinner. Other invitations followed quickly from
some of the best people of the town, and the Ma
jor found himself in clover. He began to think
that, after all, he might do worse than pitch his
tent within the hospitable gates his native place.
He even went the length of consulting Tom Crooke
as to whether there was any likely house in the
town in want of a tenant, or any small estate for
sale in the neighborhood that would suit at once
his tastes and his pocket. But Crooke had moth
ing suitable on his books just then.


At his second interview with the auctioneer, Ma
jor Gregson was more reserved, both in his speech
and his demeanor, than he had been on the pre-
vious occasion. What he had been told in the in
terim respecting MIR. Thomas Crooke had not been
to the credit of that individual He had been told
on authority that he could not doubt, that Crooke
was idle, vicious and dissipated; that he was a
gambler and drunkard, and that his ill-treatment
of his wife was notorious fact. Now Crooke'
wife, as Major Gregson further heard, was his old
schoolmaster' daughter, Lefty Leyland by name,
and be had very vivid recollection Of her, as O
dark-eyed, beautiful child, when he was boy OF
school, when he was in India, young subaltern,
with few guineas in his pocket, slowly fighting
his way upward, he had had pleasant love dreams
of which Lefty Leyland as dark-eyed houri, just
budding into womanhood, had formed the central
figure But these were dreams of long ago; and
Lefty Leyland was now Mrs. Crooke-a middle,
aged, ill-used woman, the wife of proAigate and
a drunkard.


He called on Crooke two or three times week,
but it was rarely he could fad that person at his
Office. When he did succeed in seeing him, be
confined his conversation entirely to business top
les; for however much the Majors opinion ol
Crooke might have altered since their first inter.
view, having once promised him certain remunera
tive commissions be vas too conscientious man
not to fulfill that promise to the strictest letter


Meanwhile, new friends were gathering round the
l old soldier day by day and day by day he found
Year: 1868

down stairs; and was shut up inside the chaise.
The bag containing the two hundred guineas was
slowed away in small locker near his feet 49,,


For the first few miles of the road, Major Greg.
son let the pistols lie unheeded beside him but a.
soon as the sixth milestone was passed, lie drew
himself up with military precision, as though he
had received the word of command, and grasped
his weapons, one in each hand. The moon was in
her second quarter, and the night was bright, clear
and windy. Both windows of the chaise were
purposely left open. The Major sat bolt upright,
turning his sharp eyes from one window to the
other and listening with all his might for the sound
of approaching hoofa His cloak was wrapped
well around him, for the night was chilly. He sal
with both his pistols at full cock, the barrels pro-
trudiug from the folds Of bis cloak in line with
the windows of the chaise. His face was very


stern and resoute and could the landlord Of the


Broom Bear have seen his guest at that moment


he might have been able to form tolerabe idea


of how Forlorn Gregson looked when about to


head one Of his desperate charges, and might have
been strengthened in faith as to bis undoubted
qualities as ire-eater.


The chaise, keeping up its monotonous jog -trot
passed one milestone after another till the
twelfth Of them was left behind, the Major stll
sitting bolt upright, as grimly watchiul as t.gel


in its lair that scents the hunters from afar. Sud
denly, a faint sound struck upon bis ear. Hi'


head went forward an inch or two in his anxiety t
listen, and bis muscles frightened like steel The


SAME instant the postboy, with an oath, drove the


spur deep into his horses aanks, and the he crazy
old chaise started forward at q headlong pace


They had gone thus but q few yards, asit seemed


when a dark mounted figure shot past thewindow


and wheeling swiftly round on the afrig ghtsd post
lboy, brought the whole concern to dead halt
Year: 1868

reflect that a sound mind and body are the most
necessary requisites to promote connuba hap
piness Indeed without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage; the
prosp ct hourly darkens TO the view, the mind
becomes shadowcd with despair and i!lcd with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness "t
another becomes blighted with your own.
Year: 1868

The DEMOCRATIC PAPERS have been la
boring industriously TO create an impress
sion that Andrew johnson will not have a
fair trial by quoting statement by the
Washington correspondent of the New York
Tribunc, that two-thirds of the Senators
were pledged in favor ofimpeachment. We
do not doubt that the language of the cor
respondent in question, like that of the ma
joriiy of Washington correspondents, was
rather strong, but the mere statement that
twO-thirds of the Senators were in favor of
impeachment is merely stating that they
were anxious to have a man against whom
grave charges have repeatedly and publicly
been made, brought before the proper tribu-
nal for trial, while to talk about the Sena-
tors or any one else favoring impeachment
now, is an absurdity, since Andrew John
son is impeached by the only branch of the
National Government having power to i'm
peach. The Senate tries, and, we believe,
will convict.


AS to the howl raised that the Senate
knows in advance what will be its action in
the matter, there is nothing in it. If the
facts as developed by the testimony prove
to he such as they now appear, then there
cannot be a reasonable doubt that the Senate
will convict. If new facts are developed
then considerations of which the Senate
now knows nothing will influence its de-
csion, and Andrew will have fair trial in
either case.


When notorious criminal is brought to
Justice, there could not be a Jury of twelve
intelligent men found who did not believe
that if the common report concerning the
alleged criminal is true, that he is guilty
The jury is to find verdict according tc
the sworn testimony. So is the Senate ol
the United States.


&C But you know beforehand what tho
sworn testimony will bel" So did we know
bciore hand what the sworn testimony
against the murderer Armstrong, in thi
State, and Probst, of Philadelphia, woult
be, and yet they were tried


According to the argument now attempted
10 be set up in Johnson's behalf, all Presi
dent has to do is to make his usurpalions o
power so evident and his crimes so notoriou
That there cannot, amongst honest men, b
Two opinions as to his guilt, and the Senat
is sesioppcd from trying him because he ha
by his Migrant iniractions of law convince
every one of his guilt, members of the Sen
ate included
Year: 1868

PRXpLEroN is the most prominent and in
dividually strongest Democratic aspirant
for Presidents but while he has many warm
friends, he is equally blessed with the most
bitter opponents. There will be severe
struggle over him in the Convention.
Year: 1868

OBSERVATION Of the course of public SCH
timent shows every day a more earnest feel
ing in favor of the nomination of Ben Wade
of Ohio, for Vice President. The ticket of
the people will doubtless be GRANT and
Year: 1868

MURDERS NoRTH AND soUTH.-The New York
Herald Of Monday, in an editorial on this subject,
after giving brief outline of the murders lately
committed in the South. says:


SO mucn for the Southern record OF murder,
and we have not noted the half of IL. Butwhst OF
the murder record of the North? Perhaps II We we're
to strike fair balance there woud not be found SO
much difference after all. The apparent difference
il that homicide at the South Is invariably put 10
the credit of politics, and in exciting times like
these there is much made Of II by partisan news
papers. We are told that 10 one single county OF
New Hampshire there are now awaiting trial no
lees than five murderers. In our own city homi-
cides are almost a. numerous as the nights 10 the
year. New England furnishes, according TO the
record, nearly a. r1any msrderers in proportion
to the population as the Southern States.


The moral of all this Is that while Radical recon
struction cannot check the progress OF crime IN
the Southern states, but rather fosters II, so New
England Purifapism cannot elevate the moral
condition Of It's people above the use OF the knifes
the pistol and the poison cup. The cause OF the IN
crease Of murder In the South Is to be traced to
the war of races. the inevitable result Of Radical
policy. In New England 1t belongs to the
war OF bad passions, TO irreligion and intem-
perance. No plea Of political evaporation
can be put in there, for Everything Is serene
and pleasant in New England; no military
governors, no offensive negro supremacy, for New
England takes care that the negro is kept 10 his
zeus exists there to provoke conflict and keep
mems temper up like quills upon the fretful por-
cupine ~ and yet, with all the hideous reports Of
murder and violence In the Southern States, SD
as they are II would appear from recent state
ments that we are NOT much better Of at the
North than our neighbors in that wretchedly mis-
governed portion Of the country.
Year: 1868

Alas for him who never sees
The stars shine through the cypress trees
Who hopeless lays his dead away.
Nor looks to see the breaking day
Across the moursful marbles play!
Who bath not learned 10 hours OF faith
The truth to fesh and sense unknown
That life 70 ever lord 70 death.


And love can never lose It's own
Year: 1868

Among the gentlemen spoken of for
Congress in the first congressional district
of Maryland, we are pleased to see the
name of Col Samuel Hambleton, of Tai
bot. Col. Hambleton would represent his
district with ability and dignity, should he
be the choice of his party for that position
His claims to favorable consideration are
equal to those of any other gentleman in
the district, and his friends should press
them upon public attention. He is unob-
trusive, modest and retiring, and such
qualities are the more to be priced on ac-
count of their rarity. A more able, dig
nihed, and courteous representative, could
not be found in the district, and we shall
be pleased to hear that the choice has fall
en- upon him, when the convention shall
have assembled to select candidate.
Year: 1868

TIE KENT RAIL ROAD AGAIN.-At a
meeting of the Board of Directors of the
Kent Rail Road, on Friday, the Sd inst.
the Board resolved, by vote of 6 to 2,
four being absent, to make the connection
with the Delaware Rail Road at Towns
end. Had the Board been full, it is be-
lieved that the result would not have been
different, though the relative vote would.


The statement of the action of the Board
at previous meeting, which was pub
lished in the Transcript of the 9th June,
was furnished to us in writing by mem
Der Of the Board, who promises to verify
the statement, the accuracy of which has
been called in question, by transcript
from the minutes Of the proceedings.
Year: 1868

The Two-THIRDs RULE.-Ever since its
adoption this rule has been bar to the
harmonious action of the Democratic Ma
tional Conventions. 1t was in the begin
ming contrivance to defeat the popular
choice, and has worked only evil to the
party, ever since. Before the meeting Of
another quadrennial convention, we hope
there will be such an emphatic expression
of popular sentiment against it, that it
may never control the nomination of ano-
ther democratic candidate for the presi-
Dental Office. 1t is but an engine of mis-
chief in the hands of party tricksters, to
defeat the expressed preference of the peo-
.ple, and that it has not been disastrous in
its consequences, is to be attributed more
to good luck than to good management.
Let it be thrown aside in time to come.
Year: 1868




The National Iateuigencer of Thursday,
makes the following comments on the
platfrom adopted by the National Demo-
cratic Convention at New York =
1t is worthy Of the occasion, and
of the great cause which it represents.
There is no equivocation, subterfuge, or
evasion in any declaration. Every princi-
pie is set forth boldly, clearly, and EN-
phatically, so that he who runs may read.
Instead of the antiquities adopted at Chi
cago to cover up doubtful purposes, or to
conceal a mongrel policy, this platform
confronts each issue distinctly, deals with
it boldly, and leaves no doubt to combat
by the employment of artful phrases.


The abuses, frauds, usurpations, and
corruptions of Radicalism are exposed with
candor and courage which the emergency
demanded, and the remedies proposed are
announced in language equally emphatic
and satisfactory. What the platform de-
mands is absolute and unqualified reform
in the Government as the only means of
preserving our institutions We seek to
restore the country to its former position
of peace and prosperity, to revive the Con-
stitution in all its vigor, and to set up
again the time -honored landmarks which
Radicalism had torn down. All these OBJ
jects, and others of material interest, are
included under the general idea of thor
ough and efficient reform in the Govern
ment, which shall sweep away every YES
tige of that factious domination that has
brought US to the verge of national bank
ruptcy, and made imminent another civil
war.


The platform requires no explanation or
commentary. 1t speaks its own praise in
the national creed which is laid down, and
which, we venture to say, will enlist the
sympathy and the active support of vast
majority of the American people. 1t will
carry cheer to thousands of hearts. and
rouse feeling such as has not been wit
messed for quarter of century Any
candidate whom the Convention may in its
wisdom select will be elected upon this
platform. The fat has gone forth 1t is
not question of party, but of patriotism.
Hundreds of thousands of old Wings and
moderate Republicans, who stood by their
political organization while it was possible
to adhere to it, have renounced all connec-
ton with Radicalism, and will go forward
as jealous supporters of this noble cause
Year: 1868

The announcement, last week, that the
corner stone of the Town Hall would be
laid with Masonic honors, was premature


The stone work will be completed this
week, or nearly SO, and the brick work
will commence on Monday, so there will
be no time for Masonic or other ceremony.