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Year: 1867

said. Is doing away with that Hereafter it will
not be so much the able management of capi-
tai in one particular locality that will give
control over the exchanges and financial ope-
rations Of the rest of the world-that control
OF power will be found in the amount and
value of the productions of country Eng
land, which has nearly reached the limit Of
production, will find by and by that her money
power is gone, Notwithstanding her abundant
cheap pauper labor. The United States, with
resources almost boundless and more various
than those Of any other country, and with q
vast population that Is intensely active and
very inventive, must become shortly indepead-
ent Of the influence Of foreign capital. In q
word, the old artificial state OF things will
have to give way to that which is real and
substantial.


The telegraph Is destined to produce
similar revolution in commerce. Merchants
making shipments Of produce or goods used
to wait long time for advices by mail from
their correspondents, and all their calculations
and transactions were made consequently
in accordance with the delay. Now the mer-.
chant in Liverpool knows Of q shipment Of
cotton to him at New Orleans the same day 1t
is made the merchant at New York knows in
stantly cargo Of merchandise is shipped TO
him in Europe, and it will not be long before
the merchants trading in and with China and
India will hear Of the rich freights coming to
them even before the vessels have weighed
anchor. OF fcourse their transactions in having
bills discounted and in the conduct of their
business generally will necessarily undergo
great change Everything will be quickcned
and vivifed credits and discounts will be done
away with in great measure, and money will
be turned over three or four times where it
used to be turned over once. The telegraph
will tend to equalze values over all the world.
The numerous intermediate agents who here
tofore have absorbed most Of the profits Of
commerce will be dispensed with and the
producer and consumer will be brought much
nearer each other. Such are some Of the ex-
traordnary changes thai are about to be made.
1t may take some time TO revolutionz, the old
established system Of business, but we shall
soon begin to see and feel the change that Is
inevitable.
Year: 1867

apparent, and demand every thought, sympa-
thy and cffort"--this is something more than
case OF individual suffering. 1t Is a matter
OF national interest which should not be over
looked. 1t therefore behooves Congress when
It assemblies again TO make an appropriation
Tor this purpose, at least to the extent which
the State of Louisiana has asked for, upon
the guarantee of the government swamp lands.
Northern capitalists, too, might apply their
money TO less profitable as well as less gene
Year: 1867

The rapidity with which Brooklyn is being
built up is really wonderful A quarter Of q
century ago it was little more than good
sized village, and now ii is The third city in the
Union. 1t has an opera house, theatres,
park and a Common Council which supports
jobs-so that 1t possesses all the elements Of
civilization. If it continues to progress in the
same ratio for the next ten years it may even
dispute with us our metropolitan pre-eminence.
Jersey City and Hobokcn are also making
rapid strides inrpopulation and wealth, with
prospect Of still greater progress, from the
fact that thousands Of acres Of Its swamp lands
are now being reclaimed by capitalists. This
will prove q vast additional area for building,
manufacturing and agricultural purposes.
Owing to the narrow conformation of our island
and the difficulty Of getting up town with any
degree Of comfort much of the population
which we might get will necessarily continue
to flow in these other directions. They are
more convenient TO Wall street and other busi-
ness centres, and as commercial men have no
time to lose they naturally choose the neigh
borhoods which are most easily accessible. II
is obvious that unless increased facilities of
uptown travel are provided the growth OF our
city will be entirely arrested in favor Of that
Of our sister cites. Something must be
done, and that speedily; otherwise we shall
have constantly increasing taxes without o
proportionate increase Of population to assist
In defraying the burden Of them.
Year: 1867

some OF the results OF tue terr1Die cOnScrlptl0n,
which takes from the farm and the workbench
the very flower, the bone and sinew Of France,
and makes 1t burden and an expense instead
Of means Of valuable productive industry.


A correspondent who has recently been
travelling through the agricultural districts Of
the centre Of France informs us that
everywhere, among all classes Of society, the
scaeme for the increase Of the army is exces-
sively unpopular, and that Its conception and
development have done more toward diminish.
ing the popularity Of the imperial government
throughout France than any and all its other
acts combined since the establishment OF the
empire. Such petitions as the one referred to
might be obtained by the thousand, with hun
dreds Of thousands Of signatures attached to
them, but for the fear which the repressive
system has inspired IN France, particularly
among the rural population--the fear of offend
ing the government by opposing It's plans
the fear Of offending the Prefect and the Mavor.
who represent the government and exercise
the Immediate surveillance over them. The
French have always been treated by their gov
ernment as nation Of children, and they still
feel and follow in the leading strings. This
army organization scheme, however, seems to
have awakenedAthem more than any which the
government has ever attempted to put into
practical operation 10 the necessity OF opposi-
ton and complaint and 1t may be yet that the
pressure against II will be SO strong that the
Emperor may see the necessity Of seriously
modifying II.
Year: 1867

The Company propose to construct their lines
in the most substantial manner possible. All
material used will be Of the most approved kind
and quality, and the work of construction will
be done by the company, under the immediate
supervision of practical men, OF long experience
in constructing and managing telegraph lines,
who viii be instructed to spare pains to make
every portion of the work OF the very best char
Year: 1867

A young man in Iona County, Michigan


last week decended well to clean out the
sand at the bottom. While he was thu,
engaged, the stones began to fall, and his
iacher hearing the rumbling, shouted tc
him Jump on the bucket and immedi'
atcly commenced drawing him up with al
possible speed. The stiffness Of the next
minute or two was intense, and the scene aw-
full. He was kept in advance Of the falling
masses of stones and dirt that were filling
the cavernous depths below him, till within
fifteen feet of the surface. The caving in
was too rapid, and the stones caught and in
stantly wcdgcd him in. AS soon as posi-
bic the neighbors were aroused, and in Il
short time hundred or two We're at the
scene Of the disaster. The young man was
still alive, as they learned from time to
time, by hearing his smothcrcd groans and
!. faint answers to their questions.


The work of rescuing him commenced at
once, great care being used as stone after
stone was gently removed, least the troac!-
crous and sandy earth around should be dis
turbod and cave in anew, and thus fll up
the intersticcs which might otherwise afford
air 10 sustain life for some hours at least.
The anxiety Of course, was most intense,
and the suspense of his parents and friends
fearful, while their hopes alternately rose
and fell, AS now they could distinguish a
groan. or feeble response to their ques-
tionng. and anon all would be still again.


Finally, after four hours labor, they reach
cd the sufferer, and found him sitting upon
the sharp edges Of the bucket, with a large
boulder in his lap; sitting erect, with his
head thrown back agains. portion Of the
circular wall, and two or three stones resting
against his head and so inclined as to rest
against the wall and each other, and
wedge" lie was securely held immoya-
bic in his position, and fortunately the
stones were so arched and keyed that they
did not again start during all the time that
the men were engaged in digging him out.
On being raised to the open air, the young
man swooned, but soon revived. No bones
were broken, and his bruises were so slight
that after two or three days lie was out, ap-
parcntly in his usual health.
Year: 1867

When Geary was inauguratcl Governor
he endeavorcd to attract attention by making
Il grand flourish about the pardoning power.


With much parade he announced certain
rules by which he said he intended to be
governed in all cases Of the kind. Whether
this was done to deceive the public as to
his real intentions is not definitely known,
but his conduct would lead to the supposi-
ton that it was. Since he has been govern
or he has made most reckless use Of the
pardoning power, not refusing in any in
stance to pardon numerous applicants Of the
Radical persuasion. In . number of coun
ties Radical offenders arraigned for crimes
and misdemeanors have produced previous
and been discharged upon them. AT the
last criminal sessions for York county no less
than four such pardons were exhibited and
the accused thus sheltered from the punish
mcnt they deserved. One of the rules vol
unterily laid down for himself by Geary, il
observed, would have prevented his grant.
ing any previous pardons. We argrec with
the Age in expressing hope that full


history Of all Of that character will be given
to the public, to show how Gcay sprcahoine
and practice differ. -Luncasier hiciHScncer.
Year: 1867

ELOQUENT PASSAGE. The finest thing
Geo, y. Prentice ever wrote is this ininila-
BE passage


I'll cannot be that earth is mans only
abiding place. 1t cannot be that our life is
bubble cast up by the ocean Of eternity to
float moment upon its waves, and sink in
to nothiugness. Else why is its high and
glorious aspirations which leap ike angels
from the temple Of our hearts forever unsat.
isfcl? Why is it that the rainbow and
cloud come over Us with beauty that is not
of earth and then pass off to leave us to
muse On their lovlircss? Why is it that the
stars which hold their festival around the
midnight throne are set above the grasp Of
our limited faculties forever mocking us with
their unapproachsble glory? And finally,
why is it that the bright forms Of human
beauty are presented 10 our view and taken
from us, leaving the thousand streams Of
our affections to flow back in and Alpine
torrent upon our hearts? We are born for
higher destiny than that of earth. There
is realm where the rainbow never fades,
where the stars will be spread out before us
like the islands that slumher upon the ocean
and where the beautiful beings which pass
before us like shadows will stay forever in
our presence.
Year: 1867

The Ncnch author Of the play fiom
which we obtain ''tAo Serious Family and
the inmitabla Aminida5 Sleek has shown
that philanthropy is not always improbable,
but can be made, insome hands, exceedingly
remuneratiye. We perceive that the ln'-
juae has become the recipient Of the i'm
mense advertising patronage of our copper
head city Corr Grafton. This ''plWm' is
worth fifty or sixty thousand dollars a year
al the lowest calculation. The Corporation
is at the present indebted to the HERALD
to the amount Of over twenty-five thousand
dollars for past advertising; but although
the bill was contracted some time ago we
cannot get any money out Of them. 1t
seems tobc different with the Tribune. The
cOppclhcads Of the Corporation have been
entirely won over by Greoley's straw bail
bond for Jeff Davis, an old democrat and
rebel, and are pouring their advertisements
and patronage into his lap with profuso
iberality. The bail bond signed BY Greeley
for Jef Davis holds the former liable for
five thousand dollars If the chief of the
rebellion should run away and leave his nail
in the lurch, and if which is very unlikely,
Chief Justcc Chase should call upon him
to appear, Greeley would probably have to
pay five thousand dollars for his bond. The
fifty Or sixty thousand dollars bestowed upon
him by the admiring copperhcad Corpora
ton would well remuueratc him for his loss
&c. after all, Greeley has made good thing
ont Of his bail bond and his philanthropy.
lie has taken upon himself the very distant
chance OF being held liable for five thousand
dollars at some future day, and has secured
the substantial reward of fifty or sixty
thousand dollars in one year from the no
tolious Corporation of the city Of New
York. lie can we'll afford, on these terms,
to bully the marrow minded blockhcads"
of the indignant Union Loague.-Ac,o
York Herald.
Year: 1867

We have feathered-be knights and pop
Inlay patricians among us who send the
measure of their didgits TO Paris in order
to have kid gloves that will fit without a
wrinkle, and who, if they ever ate anything
as vulgar as gingerbread, would insist on
having tight. Some Of our paledins OF the
Most Noble Order Of the Silver Spoon were
born with that article in their mouths, 9th
crs have had it thrust between their teeth
accidentally. OF the two classes, the latter
are often the most iptolerable; but from
contact with either, may every saint Of gen
tlcnarly instincts protect all true gentle
men.


OF these last, thank the gods there are
more than enough in every walk cf life in
this country to countcrbalance the fuss-and-
feather gents" We meet scores of them
on the streets every day, and they may be
found trapping beaver on the outer edge of
civilization. Many Of them cant dance and
are equally SLOW at slang and small talk.
They don't wear "nobly' hats, nor laven-
der kids, nor fancy coats, nor consolidate
their shirt fronts with diamonds nor pro
claim themselves the he!ots Of Foppery by
wearing huge gold chains, but on their
fronts is written nan, and their calm and
selI-posses5od bearing distinguishes them in
society from the tailor patteru-carls and
jewellers showcases, to whom only their
fellow-fools and fops accord the title gentle.
Year: 1867

II was wise law Of the ancient Jews,
that the sons of even the wealthicst men
should be made to serve an apprenticeship
at some useful occupation, SO that in case
of reverse Of fortune they might have
something to "itllli fall back Hi1orr. .ffIe same
law still exists in Turkey, where every man,
even the Sultan himself, must learn trade.
How fortunate would it be now had it been
a law in this country would to God
that had q trade :" is the cry Of thousands
OF returned soldiers North and South, who
find themselves ruined in pocket, with no
immediate prospect Of gaining livelihood.
II Should teach parcuts that whatever else
they may give ;l.cir sons, they should give
t!Ieu tlade.


So far as the e.ueation of their children
in TIE science Of keeping proper accounts i,
concerned, the idea is good one as every
man should have a sufficient knowledge "a
manage his own books, shoall hc ever en-
bark in business, but 10 make book keepers
and clerks of all our boys is grand mis-
take, Hc.tcr place them i'll a work shop,
mill, or foundry, where they can learn .nlo.
pendent trades, which, at all times will Sc.
cure for them employment at any time,
and the pecuniary compensation for which
will be at least us much, ii not more, thau
the business Of account.


We earnestly advise all parents TO teach
their SONS trades, no matter what, so that it
is an industrious pursuit, and let Us in lu
ture be saved the pain Of seeing SO many
stout able bodied young men cut Of EN-
ployment, and seeking situations where the
pen only can be usc,.
Year: 1867

the party that incurred it. If the conduct
of Radical leaders Iorces the conviction
that the war is to have no other result than
might be summarized in a party pro-
gramme, the people will grow restive under
the burdens it has placed upon them. The
debt was incurred by the people through
devotion to the national cause; if the
money was spent for any less important
cause than that of saving the nation. the
people will not pay. That, in plain Eng
lish, will be one result of the last Rtdi-


cal assumption that the country was new
er in danger-that there was no trail
tor, no treason, no crime; merely some
inevitable political opposition, quite inno-
cent in its nature, and for which it would


be cruel to punish any one.a Another re-
suit must be the utter destruction of popu-
lar confidence in all those men who have
thus shown their readiness to play fast and
loose on questions that the people Justly
regard as vitality important-to trifle with


the life of the nation. There must be and


will be a clean sweep of these political
hucksters. Men who have no other ideas
of the greatest struggle of modern tim les
than that it was the last political shuttle
are unworthy the respect of an intelligent
people. and must give place to leaders with
more of the real character of the people in


them, and who, by their sympathy with
the people, can properly lead the country
to the fulfillmenJ of the nobler parts of its
destiny.
Year: 1867

A NEGRO WOMAN BURNED TO DEATu.-
Late Saturday night a negro woman named


Crenor Tillman, living near the corner OF


Jefferson and Grace streets, fell into the
fire in her room and was burned to death.


Coroner Little was summoned yesterday,
and after an examination gave it as his
opinion that she had IA it, and while in that
state fell into the fire.
Year: 1867

We cannot be far wrong in saying that more
blood was shed in one street i'll New-Yorls on
ST. Patrick's day than has been expended during
all the Fcnian insuTectOn of which any ac-
count has yet reached u.s. Tho fact may be
taken for what it is worth Superintendent
Kennedy reports 83 of his Police force wounded,
many of them with sword and saber-cuts, and
in the most cruel and shameful way. The circum-
stances Of the fight under which these wounds
were received were as unherOic and unpatri-
otic as possible on the part of the glorifieTs
of saintlness. The Superintendent clearly re-
lates that the attempt Of the owner of truck
cart TO unload and carry his goods, as he had
a right to do, through a crowd of Irishmen not
at the time in procession, originated the quar-


rel. The efforts Of several policemen to save
the life Of the truckman only made matters
worse, and the battle in Grand-st. between
handful of policemen aud an army of Irishmen
was fought out with the One-sided results we
have stated already. The deyotees of st.
Patrick ought to ponder these humiliating facts.
Year: 1867

The attempt to persuade the Legislature to
give the legal advertising to claw Gazette"
which does not even exist, and, like all such
projects, is uncertain of obtaining circulation,
is not likely TO meet much favor. The Legs
lature is bound to select established journals
for the advertisements of the State, and GER
tainly cannot be asked, with any show of rea-
son, to sustain with the money of the people
any paper which merely exists in its prospectus


First merit, then reward, is the right principle
Year: 1867

which Collector Smythe has associated their
names. That they did not receive $4,000 each
from the Collector-that they never agreed 10
receive any money from him-will, we trust
be entirely proved; and we suggest to Mr'
Doolittle that the best way to clear his repu-
tation is to produce the proper evidence before
the proper judges, and not to abuse gentle
man who could neither dictate to witnesses
what they should say, nor suppress for Mr. DIS
neace of mind what they did say.
Year: 1867

The Republicans of Delaware have been
strengthened in their desire to establish i'm
partial suffrage, by the fear that the Demo-
Gratis are planning to get the colOred
vote. The Wilmington Commercial, the young
est3 paper in the State but one of the ablest
and already the Radical leader, urges
that the Constitution of the United
States should be amended TO secure impartial
suffrage in all the States, and 1t is proposed
to hold Baltimore Convention Of the Border
States TO advocate this measure.
Year: 1867

An old Scotch lady had an evening party,
where young man was present who wns
about to leave for an appointment in China.
AS he was exceedingly extravigant in his
conversation about himself, the old lady said,
when he was leaving, "Tak' guide care oyer
sep when We are AVA; for mind ye, they eat
puppies in China"
Year: 1867

How TO TAKE CoLD-As the lhaw has
come, the doctors are looking for an increase
of busness. and as every trade mast live,
we offer a few hints upon the readiest
methods of gratifying the fraternity Per>
sons who are partial to rheumatism should
wear thin boots and be careful 70 keep tn IN
well soaked in snow water. A quick ;syer
can be secured by leaving off overcoati
Neuralgia complaints are open to all whc
walk till they become heated, and then stop
at the corner of a street and cotl off by n
genial hat with some good fellow. Coughs
are free to all who vii! insist upon throwing g
open their coats in order to catch the gentle
south breeze which prevails. The ladies are
such thorough exp.rts in this art that we
need not offer them any suggestion, but by
abandoning their cloaks and rubbers and
resortIng to their boots aud shawls, they will
reach a Cruel diet by short cut
Year: 1867

SINGULAR NERIFICATIoY or a DREAM
A gentleman Of this city, who is By no means
of the supernatural, Psychological order, but
one who finds in the plain, matter of fact
world sufficient to occupy his attention. in
short, he last person one would select as a
'dweller on the threshold" between the vis-
lille and invisible-had a remarkable drAam,
in connection with the late drawing of the
Opera House, that ia its veriication was
singular to say the least. Some days before
the drawing took place, after retiring to bed
one evening" he dreamed that presence
came to his bedside, holding in its hand Il
.ickit, upon which was plainly Inscribed the
now world >wide number SO 500. SO impress
ed was no with his vision that ON awakening
his first thought was to write too Chicago for
this number. but it WAS to late it was not to
be had. Singular as this may appear, it is
nevertheless. no mistake, as the gentleman
informed several friends ofthe occurrence on
the morning following his dream, and assur
ed them that this number would draw the
prize.-DHbuque Times.
Year: 1867

foist on odious election law upon the
people. and the Democrat knows this is
true Ii was only upon an express stipu-
lation by members of the House, that
they would oppose il. that a sufficient
number of those opposed would come in
and constitute quorum. The bill was
introduced in the Council, and came
within one vote of passing, under the
frothy declamations ofmen whose course
the Democrat editor at that time de-
nounced, and shortly after lauded as
A" the advocates of pure Democracy"
The Democrats did not have "a clear ma
Jority of over thirty" In fact, there
was not that number present of both
parties, in both Houses, and at the pre-


ceding session, there was only n Demo
cratic majority of twenty seven on joint
ballot. The Legislature could not do
anything except with quorum in each
House. The House could not secure a
quorum without the Republican mem
bers coming in. They would not come
in. and would have left after they had
had not Democratic members pledged
themselves not to Introduce the election
bill. The Democrats did not want to
so home, acknowledging that few Re
publicans had prevented the session; and
moreover, they knew that Congress
would annihilate the whole institution If
they passed such bill. The considerate
ones thought it not better to invoke de-
struction, to play smooth game, and
run the chances of luck. on annullment.
This is why the election law did not pass


The intention constitutes the crime.
There may be persons who think it cen
titled to no consideration. > but we do.
When the" discussion during the sum
mer" takes place. You viii not be
troubled at all in bringing the P0sT up
to production of the evidence sufH-
cient to satisfy your most ardent cravings