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Year: 1869

THE MONEY MARKET.-The Bulletin seems to
think that some of the stringency in the money
market is attributable TO a panic - created for
a specific object by money lenders. It says:


It question whether reported strincency in none
tary affairs in San Francisco notsore apparent than real
comparatively easy to create artificial scarcity of
scarce and the natural effect viii be impair confidence
ana thus precipatc scarcity which only


theory Bankers and capitalists take advantage of these
casions to put ont their funds at renumerave rates


There is real tightness in the money market,
which has been materially affected by the fire in
the mines at Gold Hill, the stopping of mines at
Grass Valley, and large Investments in White
Pine. And believe this tightness will in
crease rather than diminish There is crisis
near at hand between labor and capital-between
% white men " who own gold and silver mines,
and white men y who delve in them The
chances are good that many, il not all mines will
close operations temporarily year or more
to await the reduction of white labor or the
introduction ofChinese miners. The completion
of the Pacific railway and ,low fare will bring
thousands of German and Irish laborers to the
Pacific, who will seek labor at two dollars day
There is no reason why labor should be higher
in n gold mine than in an iron or coal mine
Labor must find its level. The flow of emf
grants from the East will tend to phil down CAL
ifornia prices whether another Chnaman lands
or not on our coast The expenses of living in
California will also be proportionately reduced
MaryspWe Appeal
Year: 1869

TIE numerous instances Of finding men
prone upon the most public streets Of the
Eastern cities, injured, as BY bullet, al
though neither the victim nor any other
person had heard the discharge Of any
frearm, 50 far as could be ascertained, has
caused the suggestion to be made that air
guns have been brought into requisiriop.
According to the authorities, this IS
weapon resembling a musket, for the pur-
pose Of discharging missiles by means Of
compressed air. 1t consists Of lock stock,
barrel and ramrod The stock Is made hol
low, and provided with proper cocks for
filling it with compressed air by means of
force pump. Each lock is nothing but a
valve which lets in the barrel a portion Of
the air compressed in The stock, when the
trigger is pulled The gun is loaded with
waddpg and ball, in the ordinary way, and
the air suddenly introduced from the stock
propels it with a velocity proportional to
the square root of the degree of the com
preston Of the air


By this weapon a person may be killed at
distance Of sixty or eighty yards. Later
improvements give it propelling force
almost equal to the old fashioned musket.
Its chief advantage to criminals is its noise
less discharge. The victim may be singled
out in a crowd by a person standing con
cealed in an upper window, and if the aim
is accurate perforated by bullet, without
any chances Of detection, excepting those
indicated by angles and direction. Indeed,
the body might fall in such manner as to
indicate conditions entirely different from
those which are real Whether or not this
theory is correct, it is evident that the in
genuity of crime keeps pace with The most
approved detective methods.
Year: 1869

WHEN a man says he received blessing
under sermon, begin to inquire who this
man is who speaks Of the help he has re
oeiyed. The Roman people proved the
effect they received under sermon Of An
tony when they few to ayenge the death Of
Caesar Rutherford
Year: 1869

SELF help is the best help in the world
uben once a man applies to it he will not
readily apply to any other help. A work
man if he devotes himself to the special duty
Of making bis home happy, and Of improg-
ing his condition. viii soon raise himself
above what demagogues call the oppressed
clssses
Year: 1869

a REPORTER recently lost first class
item by want Of forethought, according to a
Boston paper. A young man attempted 10
jump from train Of cars which was ap-
proaehing that city, and the Knight Of the
Pencil, with an eye to business, imprudent-
y requested his name, age, occupation and
residence, for an obituary item. The young
man concluded not to jump.
Year: 1869

A NEW Orleans jury declared maa to
have come to his death by an unknown
cart. About on par with this Is the
Philadelphia verdict respecting a man who
had been crushed to death in mill, when
the jury remarked. No blame can be at
tached to the machinery.
Year: 1869

lice agency or this city and Detective James
lilly. OF the Third precinct had made q confession
ofhls completely In the ROBBERY OF the safe OF Messrs
wheeler, Parsons Co., at their watch case manu-
factory State street. Brooklyn; but the full results
OF this acknowledgment have not been given. As
they are OF considerable interest they are now pre-
sented. 1t appears that ON Friday last one
OF the parties left In charge OF Kindts house
and household effects, at No. IL State
street, Brooklyn, while engaged in removing
MS goods to safe place for storage,
had occasion to reach something upon a Shelf and
to accomplish this he had to step upon the window
Sill. When jumping OF again the board forming
this Sill was oosened, and tipping up piece OF the
woodwork below It became displaced Falling
to the noor 1t disclosed valuable collection
three nuggets Of gold % sixteen eng gold watch cases
and two gold seal rings. The gold and cases were
Porti portion %, Of the property taken from Messrs
Mheeier, Parsons Co.'s safe In January last. and
the seal rings were stolen from an
establishment in Pearl street. Kindts secret
valued at $4,000 In gold transferred their proper
owners; on the following day saturday The fact
ner to Kndt that there was no possibility OF his
cealing the facts any longer and he at once made
is nS 81 Tue crime SAYING that the de-
and he could do nothing now but make
clean breast Of It, The following form the principal
incidents:-He stated that the plan was made by an
associate and himself to rob the safe, and it had
been the intention to perform the job on
Christmas night, but the keys on that Occa-
sion were not all In his accomplice's hands.
Before Kindt and his confederate ventured,


the first accomplice, had by rehearsal Of the matter
convinced him that he had found the combination
and could actually lock and unlock the safe. His
accompce obtained the combination by taking or
the plate inside the safe, which covered the lock.


On the night preceding January l, 1862 Kindt and
his accompce went to the corner of willow place
and State street, where Kindt remained until his
companion had opened the door of the factory; then
he entered the lower part OF the building. In few
minutes the accOmplice handed down a heavy par
Gel done up In hand towel, and then came down
himself with his share Of the plumber In bag They
quickly separated, Kndt going by car to Paca ave-
nue., where where ne dug hole In the ground with knife
He subsequently exhumed the gold and melted 1t on
his Kitchen stoye What the accomplice did with
his half has not transpired.


Kindt confessed, among other things that he had
robbed his employers OF different amounts in gold
even during the time he was operating upon the
lock OF their SAFE previously described order to
get At the $4,000 which he knew to be behind the
doors. The firm have now recovered one half the
amount stolen and there is q probability that the re-
mainder may be found ut no distant day.


The trial will transpire during the present month
Year: 1869

The sale Of the Hamilton PARK property at staten
Island tomorrow promises to be feature OF much


interest In the market the property being OF an ex


ceptlonal character 10 that usually offered
at auction in the suburbs, being covered
with costly improvements. The land, every
foot OF which Is suitable for building purposes
will be sold In plots OF four city lots or 5Ox2oo feet


Each plot Will have frontag ON two avenues. and
the privilege will be given to each purchaser to take
the adjoining plot at the same price. The foil owing
restrictive clause Will be inserted m each deed 20
guard against NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. the erection OF
front OF said lots and within ty feet on Franklin
and without friction o. to location oil
Year: 1869

The loss In deposits is large, as compared with
the decrease In specie and legal tenders that the
banks while losing actual reserve, gain in the excess
above the twenty-five per cent reserve required by
law. The gain as compared with last week amounts
to over six hundred thousand dollars. The change
in the item Of specie is Insignificant, but shows that
the customs demand for gold has absorbed more OF
the precious metal than was disbursed by the Sub
Traocurv Tho foIlnwinO ara the difYerencps.-
Year: 1869

ARLINGTON MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY OF VIRGINIA.-We are gratifed
to learn that this new life insurance com
pany of Virginia is fully meeting the
largest expectations Of its projectors and
policy-holders. At late meeting of the
directory, held at the office of the company
in this ci,y, the exhibit of the business of
the company is said to have been entirely
satisfactory to all concerned. Its net assets
are now about half million Of dollars.
This is great success for less than two
years of its operations. The actuary's
reports enable the directory to say that they
will be able TO declare dividend of at least
forty per cent. on the profits Of the busi-
ness at the annual meeting in April. The
company has paid its losses promptly, and
has now fully established it's claim to the
title Of a first-class life insurance company
and every way worthy of the fullest conf
dence and the most liberal patronage Of the
insuring public.
Year: 1869

ington has done good by counteracting to
some extent the false impressions that have
been so carefully made by the Virginia Ra-
dicals, but they must recollect that they
cannot receive support at home nnless they
can offer something more acceptable than
would have been allotted to the people of
Virginia without their exertions. If they
cannot get valuable modification, let them
come home and help to unite oil parties
against it. Charlottesville Chronicle.
Year: 1869

We doubt the ability of Messrs. Stuart \
Co. to obtain from Congress such radical
changes as would alone be Of any vaiue'
and hope they will not accept anything
which will leave the poison still in the IN
strument. We believe their visit to Wash
Year: 1869

Our CASE IN CUBA.-When Mexico was
recently all at sea with regard to government
we plainly indicated our hostility to the re-
establishment Of monarchy so near to us. In
Cuba the case is substantially the same. In
common with the Spanish people the Cuban
people have thrown down the Bourbon domi-
nation, and while in Spain the people
deliberate whether they will choose repub-
lcan or other form Of government, II Is for us
to guarantee to our neghbors the same right
Of choice and to see that European monarchies
gain no new power here. This Is the Monroe
doctrine. These are American ideas. This
doctrine and these ideas must be asserted at
the Spanish capital by man fresh from the
American people.
Year: 1869

REsuscrTATIoy. Science might have been
benefited IL the manipulation Of the body Of
Gerald Eaton had been carried little further,
just enough further TO have told us the state of
the cervical vertebre and Of the spinal mar
row where enclosed by those bones. From
the fact that certain vital phenomena were
manifested not directly due to the electric
force we are inclined to believe that the man
might have been resuscitated If the parts re-
ferred to had been uninjured. Their injury IL
was, perhaps, that rendered life impossible.
It would, at least, have been instructive to
know this, yea or nay; for if the communica-
tion was interrupted there the failure Of the
experiment does not put future success out Of
question.
Year: 1869

LEARNINe THE TRADE.-When the war
began our generals had to learn the trade, and
as the beginners blundered they were cast
aside and later comers profted by their
experience. Grant was, fortunately for him,
one of the later comers. Now in another
sphere he has to learn another trade; but the
difference is that he cannot be cast aside for a
blunder. He Is sure Of the place for four
years, and he will learn the trade long before
his term runs out.
Year: 1869

"TABLED ON MoTroN. Senator Folger led
of for a very effective onslaught against the
tremendous Sheriff's Office robbery to which
the consent of the Legislature is asked. He
moved to call upon the Comptroller for state
ment of the money now annually received by
the Sheriff, knowing that the mere statement
Of the sum would answer all demands for an
increase of the Sherif's fees but the Senate
would not hear the statement.
Year: 1869

Revelation and Rottenness In Mexico.


1t will be seen by our telegraphic dispatches
to-day that tho report we gave some time
republic of the Occident in Northwestern
Mexico is confirmed General Vega has
declared the independence of Sonora, dis
missed the Custom House officers of the general
government, and the revolution is reported to
be spreading.


Our City of Mexico correspondence is to the
Goth of March 1t represents the country to
be still in disturbed condition. Sinaloa is
torn by rival factions, and a general reign
of disorder marks the period. The Mazatlan
Custom House is in the hands Of set of
hungry officials, who are filling their pockets
at the expense of the public treasury and
credit. Tamaulipas is in its usual state Of
commotion. The wise measures of the butcher
of San Jacinto, Escobedo, can always be
counted upon when there is ''hell broth"
brewing General Cauto, who shot Governor
Patoni in cold blood, is at large enjoying him
self in Durango. Certainly Mexico must be
the paradise of assassins. Ceballos, who so
lately committed the wholesale butchery at
Merida, in Yucatan, is to be replaced by
civilized Mexican. 1t is stated that after long
search the government has found such man.
General Zerega is this Mexican Agsmemnon.
An indignant Congress of virtuous men Is to
demand very soon history of the Merida
massacre. Iglesias the Minister of Gober-
nacion, is very i'll. Were he to die his powers
of deception are SO great that he will slip into
heaven unless St. Peter is very careful.


So the country moves on. Bad blood slowly
works to the surface kind Of revolutionary
scrofula So it will continue. The present
government Che liberals) will no doubt long
cling to power. They will gradually, in the
course of century, show some stability and
inclination to accept progress and modern
civilization. No great internal revolution can
disturb them-nothing but the stencil which
arises from the blood bubbles of old political
issues. The country enjoys a comparative
peace, probably as much as should reason
ably be expected after so terrible struggle
between the clergy and liberalism. We await
results with patience, feeling, however, that
by witnessing so much crime and not inter-
fering we are somewhat culpable also.
Year: 1869

ment envelopes are very large and may en-
close pretty fat packages, and lace veil, nay
perhaps lace shawl, could be gotten into one
with squeezing. Were such things ever sent in
that way? We should be glad to know that
culture was spreading in the country to such
degree that many Senators wives had got up
to the taste for lace. 1t is an evidence OF the
highest refinement. As it's "on the carpet"
to withdraw Hale from Madrid on an allega-
tiou of corrupt practices, ought not the gov
ernment to exercise the most straightlaced
discrimination in the choice of his successorF
Is not that our delicate point in Madrid just
now?
Year: 1869

THE TAX LEVY was four millions and a half,
and has been cut down by half million in
the Legislature; but Peter Cooper's party
thinks it could be cut down at least two mil
lions. This may be an exaggerated economy;
for Peters party, like other parties, makes
very low estimates when II has not the spend
ing Of the money. There is no doubt, how
ever, that the levy is much too large.
Year: 1869

action In sentencing the scoundrel Brennan to
fifteen years is rather better than an ordinary
instance Of severe sentence. II goes great
way toward breaking up known nucleus Of
crime. One ruflian Of q notorious party
offences after thirty days, and there is hope
that the fear Of fifteen years may keep the
others awav
Year: 1869

AppLEToNs JoURNAL.-Number four of this
new paper sustains well, as all its predecessors
have done, the promise Of number one-that
1t would be the handsomest and in general
character the best weekly yet published in the
country. 1t is not often that such very fine
engravlngs as the illustrations Of New York
that are in the present number appear in any
paper.
Year: 1869

NAPOLEON AND THE PopE.-The Emperor
of France again threatens to withdraw his
troops from Rome. Can Cardinal Bonaparte
receive any assurance Of the reversion Of the
tiara after the death of Pho Mono? If so, per-
haps the soldiers of the empire will remain in
the Eternal City.
Year: 1869

THE GLORIOUS UNCERTAINTY OF THE LAW
For long while there was suit in our courts
to ascertain to whom the Christy estate
belonged. Now the point in the suit is to
ascertain where the Christy estate has gone.
Year: 1869

nue. between Fifty-eighth and Fifty ninth streets
fell OF a Second avenue car, between Forty-seyenth
and Forty-eigh Streets and was severely injured
about the head; taken TO Bellevue Hospital
Year: 1869

General Grant to visit the Peace Jubilee.


BOSTON, June 4. 1860.
It is now understood that General Grant will posi-
lively visit the Peace Jubilee to be held here the
middle OF next month. In view or this the Boston
Encampment Knight Templars. Commander N. r.
Banks who are TO visit Philadelphia on the 12th
Will tender the President an escort from the 'Clty
OF BrOtherly Loveu to the "Hub OF the Universe"
Year: 1869

7 Owing to the great increase Of bnsi.


ness consequent on the popularity or |
their Cartoon and general issue, the
proprietors Of
THE EVENING TELEGRAM |
would impress upon advertisers the
necessity of presenting their adver' J
itisements for the Cartoon papers three


DAYS In advance, to secure insertion.
In the general issue It Is also neces-
| sarv to present advertisements on the


afternoon preceding the issue OF the


edition for which they are intended.


THE EVENING TELEGRAM
will be sent by mail to subscribers far


sir dollars per year. Address " Mas
sau street.
Year: 1869

The Yellow Fever at Niblo's.


libel suit IN prospect The shovelnosed shark OF the
Sea OF Vice with his Blondes In Court How to Purge tho
Stage Of its Vice See THE SPIRIT OF THE TINES out
Year: 1869

ls an organized army OF rebels led by trusted ana
desperate leaders. and capable Of any atrocities.
This would be a state OF things bad enough 70 make
us anxious and despOndent; but the latest news is
or q very much worse tenor than thus. In n former


letter gave an account OF the aims aud policy OF
King Tawhiao. who. although he Is powerlcss TO
stop few OF the tribes from making war could with
ease by few words raise the present
rebellion TO the Importance OF great
struggle. The terms upon which he Ia willing
TO remain "a at present-ncutra-have been
already announced and they are nothing snort OF a
recognition by the Pakena (European government
OF his absolute sovereignty In the INTERIOR and a
complete isolation OF his subjects from the whites.


III these granted he viii use his influence 10 quel
the rebellion and will refuse an asylum In hts domn-
ions to the leaders OF the rebel tribes But unless
they are forthwith granted II Is pretty clearly hinted
TO be his purpose TO JOIN the Hauaus. The last we
heard OF the King was that ne attended large meet
lug OF natives at Kawhia on the 9Th inst, aud that,
aftet refusing 10 accept the proposal OF some OF his
chiefs to attack Waikato, he gave notice of large
meeting TO be held IN April at Hangatiki when, IL
neutrality should he dnaliy settled. The invitations
20 this meeting include all the tribes, and number
OF whites have been asked TO attend.


Upon the decision made 10y the King at this meet
ing everything depends II II be peace 10 ~ pretty
certain that the rebels now IN the field be erectu-
ally put down. but u Is not likely as present mat q
above, and which II IL said the King has privately
transmitted to the government, are openly re-
Se DECISION ag arrived at be- WI war e the Ss"er PRESENT
contest Will last for years, and the homo
government VIII be IN honor bound to come
TO the rescue OF the colonists. 1t is true that
the King can never meet the whites near
the coast in open battle but he can drive them out
OF the island by constantly harassng them by gue-
rllla massacres such as those OF Poverty
Bay and White Gins. In the Wakato war
the home government maintained force OF 10000
men In the field, anu even then had hard work IN
forcing the natives to be quiet. The natives are GER
tainy now very much fewer IN numbers than In 1880,
but the colOnsts can never hope to raise anything
like force OF 10000 men there are scarcely that
number OF adults In the colony OF New Zealand.


This brings me naturally to subject OF some im-
Year: 1869

REFERRING to the approaching
Convention, and the objects it is de-
signed to promote, the Boston Post
thus favorably comments and conf
mends:


The South is evidently about to
start afresh on the race for wealth and
power. In the next ten years, be-
yond doubt, we shall find that the
fifteen States which comprise the
Valley States, and whose interests are
wholly agricultural, will be the
wealthiest portion of the Union.
The South is To become rich and pros
porous by developing immigration
and laying hold of the great assisting
enterprises of the age. Establishing
direct commerce with foreign ports I;
laying the rails of an unobstructed
road TO the Pacific; redeeming and
securing rich lands that are rendered
valueless by inundation encourage
ing the steady flow of immigration,
and diversifying the objects ofindustry
10 the largest extent these are the
means by which that section of the
country Is TO become restored, and,
once being restored, to take its place
in the Union with the influence that
legitimately belongs TO it. The West
and the South together, both being
agricultural in their fundamental in
terests, will very shortly throw two
thirds of the votes in Congress; and
these being backed by such material
prosperity and growth as the world
never before saw, 1t Is not necessary
t0 emphasize the inference which so
naturally follows. A full Convention
at Memphis, on the 18th of May, will
go far 10 develope group of facts in
which have never Vet receivcd that
attentive consideration which they 50
Year: 1869

A WORD OF ADvIoE.-We have o word of
advice to offer to our Canadian neighbors. It
is, to keep their good gold dollars at home
and not to throw them away at Washington
upon lobby whose nav is rapacious enough
to swallow up the whole Canadian treasury in
single session. Sir John Macdonald and his
associates may rest assured that all the para
graphs about Seward being favorable to q
reciprocity treaty and about Congress being
certain to pass one, and about General Grant
favoring reciprocity, which they see from time
to time in the Washington reports, are only
50 many minnows set to catch larger fish, and
we have no doubt they find that all such state
ments are followed by calls for more money
for the lobby. The truth is, Congress will pass
no reciprocity law In favor Of Canada and
which that government finds II worth her while
to pay large amount of money to secure; SO
the Canadians had better keep their gold dol
lars at home. They may want them all before
the winter is over.