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Year: 1868




Our news from Eastern Asia this morning is
of more than usual Importance. The increasing
intercourse of China and Japan with the
civilized nations of America and Europe, and
chiefly with the United States is preparing in
both these countries radical change of adj
ministratiOn. The Government of China has
appointed Mr. Burlingame, formerly United
States Minister in Pekin, its special envoy
to all the Treaty Powers. and Mr.. Burlingame
was to leave China in the course of the present
month. He is at the head of a large
retinue, and it is reported that as soon as any
of the Chinese officials who accompany Mr..
Burlingame may appear to be fit for regular
diplomatic service, they will be appointed
Chinese ambassadors to the principal among
the foreign countries We think it like
ly that this mission will prove an event
of the greatest Importance, and of far
reaching consequences in the history of China.
In Japan, the opening of the new ports in Jan
uary has led to very serious revolt. Three
of the most powerful Daimios had even seized
the person of the young Mikado. The late
Tycoon, Stotsbashi, had placed himself at
Osaca under the protection of the foreign
representatives; but the latter declared that
they would observe an absolute neutrality, and
StOtsbashi was collecting forces to regain his
lost influence.
Year: 1868

With the exception of the Express system
and Photography, no business has grown so
rapidly in this country rs Life Insurance.
There is scarcely State that has not one or
more companies organized and In Connecticut
we find that the town of Hartford depends for
its business almost solely upon its insurance
companies. In New Y ork, for instance, thirty
five years ago, there was but one company. At
the end Of 1865, there were twenty-five; and, as
the country grows and as people become more
impressed with the necessity of taking care of
themselves and their families, we may look for
a prodigous increase in the years to come.


Life Insurance companies may be divided
into three classes-the stock, the mutual and
the mixed Writers on this subject give us
some interesting information in reference to
these classes. In stOckn company, an
applicant for insurance contracts to pay
so much money during his life, in con-
sideration of certain sum to be paid
to his family at his death. The connection
of the applicant with the company here ceases.
He has nothing but the assurance of the full
fillment of q contract which will inure only to
those dependent upon him. The profits Of the
business are divided among the stockholders,
VINO manage LUo tupS 40 any OtuCi
stock corporation is managed, and divide the
profits accordingly. A mutual" company
embraces the cooperative principle All the
proceeds that arise from the surplus pre-
MUM or profit are divided among the
insured themselves: so that q man may
insure his life in mutual company, and,
while he has guarantee of the fnlfllment Of
the contract that is made by "stock" company,
he also has share in the profits of the busi-
ness. According to the law of New-York, all
companies organized in this State must have a
capital of at least 100000, and Mutual Life
Insurance companies pay only seven per cent
upon the capital. In the "mixedn class, we
have the principles Of the two former combined.
They differ from " mutual" companies only in
this, that, beside paying the stockholders legal
interest, they divide portion of the profits OF
the business. This has in some cases caused
the capital stock to appreciate in value over
800 per cent, while in England it has been
known to appreciate 800 per cent.


1t would seem from casual consideration that
the mutual or the mixed principle would be
the best for the insurer. Upon this subject, we
have no advice to give. 1t Is altogether mat
Year: 1868

The Citizens Association say there are thirty
thousand children in this city growing up IN
Ignorance and idleness, with moral certainty
of becoming vagabonds and criminals. Whose
children are they Who are the fathers and
mothers that toss their offspring into the street
as they would surplus kittens. and puppies, to
shift for themselves, to steal or starye, or die
as fate DEGREES We hold the owner OF dog
responsible for the care and due restraint OF
the animal we arrest and summarlly punish the
man who turns brute out to starve. But when
a heartless villain of parent abandons child
to the pitiless street, booming fellow human
being to misery, disgrace, and crime, where is
our Society for the Protection of Animals for,
indeed, these poor children are almost as com
pletely animals as the horses that haul the
street cars These derelict Iparents will per-
haps have a settlement to make at another
bar but the jurisdiction is rather too far away
for present satisfaction. What we want Is
the practical demonstration of the obvious
truth that parents are responsible for the
physical and moral care of their offspring; that
to cast girls and boys upon the streets, or to
permit them to grow up in idle vagabondage
of their own volition, is crime against socie-
ty that ought not to be and will not be per-
mitted to 20 unpublished. We speak only
of the duty of parents to society, OF their OBJ
legation to protect Others from the half human
creatures launched by their neglect or de-
sign upon city already reeking with
crime. OF their duty to their offspring
and the stings of conscience that must torment
such parents, when they learn that their outcast
children have brought up in the State Prison
or on the gallows, nothing need be said. Re-
morse is a terrible punishment, but its lessons
always come too late; they will not save one of the
thirty thousand poor children now taking their
first degrees in misery and crime. The solemn
responsibility of parents cannot be overesti-
mated; and it is quite time that those who ig-
more such responsibility should be brought to
q proper regard for their duty by summary
means.
Year: 1868

The old Corporation Manual swindle was
revived in the Board of Councilmen on Satur-
day If the resolution passes the Board of
Aldermen without prOviso that the printing
be awarded to the lowest bidder, our taxpayers
will undoubtedly bleed to the extent of $4,000.
The Boards contemplate printing four OF FIVE
times as many copies of the Manual as hereto
fore, and the figures are more likely to exceed
$4,000 than fall below that sum. The season
of "fat jobs" is evidently at hand.
Year: 1868

The Netp- York Times congratulates THE TRIB-


UNE upon not having DETAINED Gen. Grant
for two OF three days We are not aware
of ever defaming" Gen. Grant. We GER
tainly have never followed him. We follow
nobody. We have criticised him whenever we
felt he deserved criticism; we have praised


him when he did well; and, what is more
than The Times can say, with all its pretended
devotion to his cause, we defended him when
his honor was assailed. We make no special
merit Of this; but it is singular that the one
newspaper which is preeminently not Grant
"journal,n and which does not advocate his
claims to the Presidency, should have been the
only paper to fairly and squarely defend him
in the recent correspondence with johnson,
and make the case upon which his defense
now rests. This, perhaps, is what The Times
calls defamation. We call it indenendent
journalism This also brings the thought which
often comes to us. The bigotry, partisanship,
and injustice which we see 80 often in party
journals constantly wastes their usefulness.
Take The Times and The World for instance.
The one is a feverish, flippant, indecent imi-
tation of Brickn Pomeroy-a type of the school
best known as Chimney-Sweep Journalism.
The other never seems to forget that its editor
once attended the Philadelphia Convention,
and treats all questions with kind of gouty
impartiality, swearing at everybody one-half
the time, and at itself the other half. 1t is
utterly impossible for such papers to discuss
public questions intrepidly, because they have
80 narrowed their usefulness that the only at'
Year: 1868

On Saturday Andrew johnson was formally
placed on the track as the Democratic candidate
for the Presidency. The Conservative State
Convention of Tennessee did him the honor Of
naming him as their first choice; but should he
fail, they will support any equally satisfactory
Year: 1868

The opinion that new men-those who are
in nowise responsible for the disafection
which led to our defeat last Fall, and whose
antecedents are such as not to be objection
able to either wing of the party-should be
chosen delegates to the National Convention
at Chicago, is entertained BY the entire Union
press of the State. In accordance with this
view of the matter, the proposition to elect
the members of our delegation in Congress
is meeting with general disapproval. Those
who really hold the interests of the organiza-
tion paramount to personal advancement,
will recognize the necessity Of sacrificing
their ambitious ideas upon the altar of party
veal and cheerfully acquiesce in the express
ed wishes of the majority. In tlis connec-
ton the Sacramento Bee has the following
we'll timed remarks:


We do not believe in thrusting all the
honors of party on few men, no matter
who or what they are or have been or may
be. There are others to be considered as
worthy of attention for no party can live
and succeed if it shall countenance the
policy of gorging the few at the expense of
the many. Our members of Congress have
had their share Of honor. well paying honor.
and SO have the ex-members of Congress and
ex-Governors who are included in the mar
row little list of favorites-and let them rest
on what they have had. While any one
respectable representative of the party now
here and who has been without honors, or
has had but little, wants to go, let our pres
,I o,,l
back; but if there are not proper people
here who care for the trust. then appoint
those to whom we have referred but if one
be appointed all must be. If Cole shall be
elected Conness and Highly ought to be-and
if you send Bidwell you must also authorize
Gorham and Fay to be present. The better
way is, however, to shelve them all. They
have by their conflicts done enough injury
for the present. Let them take back seat
while cooler heads with better governed
tempers are brought into the front to har-
monize the party and lead it on to victory.
They have had fair trial and have failed.
They have had enough to satisfy any reason
able ambition. Let them rest OH these while
fresher. freer, more popular and no less pa
triotic n. en- raise aloft the banner which is to
lead to Union and TO victory. Perhaps some
citizen of this county, or of Nevada, or Iuba,
or Calayeras, or any other, would like to go.
If his delegation indorse him and he is 9TH
erwise acceptable, let him go and welcome.
Let all such go before sending authority to
any one now abroad to perform this duty.
Those in and about Washington have their
prejudices against some candidates and their
friendship for others. They cannot fairly
represent the Union party in California now.
Send fresh men from the ranks, who know
what the people want.
Year: 1868

COUNTY CoNvENTIoN.-We were very much
pleased to see quite large attendance at the
Convention in San Andreas, on Wednesday
last. Every township was fully represented
except the Ninth, and those who were pres
ent evinced lively interest IN the matters at
issue before them. One of the most danger
Gus mistakes that can be made is to despise
an opponent. Even if the foe is thought to
be weak, the belief should not be allowed to
prevent every precaution being taken against
surprise. Lethargic non-action demoralizes
party and encourages the opposition. We
must work if we win this Fall, and we are
glad that the Union men of Calaveras are
fully awake to the necessity of action. The
Convention was harmonious in every partic-
ular, and the Democrats will find that they
will not have divided party to fight at the
next election. We publish the proceedings
in full
Year: 1868

OUR correspondent, "Casual, promised to
furnish our readers a description of the
Whisky Slide mines. this week, but he failed
to ''come to time" Very probably he got
as far as the whisky and forgot the slide.
Year: 1868

On APRIL lsT.-The County Assessors
throughout the State commence work ON
April 1st of this year. Heretofore they be-
gan on March st, but the Legislature at its
present session made the alteration.
Year: 1868

United States opposed TO considering the case at
ALL but now they go of half cooked The editorial artl
cles which had been read calculated TO make the
friends OF General Ord feel indignant but his private
opinion that the epithets against that officer
deserved If IL be true. asserted on the other
sde that neither this court the Circuit Court OF Mis-
sssipp has jurisdiction over this subject then the
American people the precise condition the French
people were in during the monarchv, whom any
conld be put in prison and kept there until he died
was forgotten Mr. Black said that the very law from
which Mr.. Hughes quoted expressly says that the
several OF the United States the judges Of
these courts shall have power to determine exactly such
cases this one and further authorizes them TO
wrs OF habeas corpus within their respective districts


in of persons who shall complain or being detained
or hed in prison contrary TO the constitution and laws
The United States. Where there is no exception
Tails within the general rule. The publishing OF edi-
torai articles was not military offence, and it could
not be made one by simply so calling it. As tho case
commenced in circuit court should be settled in this
Supreme Court Where doubts exists about the meaning
OF law II IS the universal practice to give them TO the
complainant for his benefit In order that mischief might
DO repaired as far possible Mr. Black in conclusion,
condemned the law, which he declared struck down ten
independent States


The argument will be resumed next Friday by Senator
irumbu for the military authorities, and Judge sharkey
Tor the petitioner.


The Court then adjourned until Monday.
Year: 1868

The spring which Gettysburg Water 10 taken IL
situated In a miniature valley on the MCLEAN farm
about mile OF the OF Gettysburg. Adams
county, Pennsylvania presents the singular phenomenon
of mineral spring having number OF outlets through the
within distance OF several yards and rods of
other rhe Identify OF the water thus discharged from
sources fully established by chemical
and medical This Spring enjoyed local traditional
reputation for curative aud sanitary virtues before
the arrival of the armies which contended for tho
mastery its surrounding fields and the first
struggle commenced Immediately around the spring;
said TO have been first practically dem
onsrated by of the wounded vino had fallen in It's
vcinityso OF the legends OF the
battle This caused the water to be practically tried
the citizens finally be nalyxed
by experienced chemlss-wh what result win appear in
the following statement:-


An analysis Of this spring conducted by Professor
Mayer assistant of Professor Henry Of the govern
ment Smithsonian Institute at Washington gives, In
imperial gallon Of this water, the following conents:


Grains Troy
Year: 1868

arrest had said that she would marry him
" though all the world forsook him; yes,
even though the ceremony should have to
be reformed under the gsllows," " Die she
say that ~ he exclaimed, and threw him
self on his bed, with gush of tears. Again,
when his father last visited hin-about
month ago-he was affected to tears as the
old man spoke to him kindly through the
prison bars. But not until now hiss he
seemed to realize that death was nearer to
him than to other mortals. But now it has
flashed across his mind, and simultaneously
it would seem that an arrow Of conviction
had pierced his stubborn heart. May God
forgive him
Year: 1868

A writer, who says his cows give all
the milk that is wanted 10 . family Of
eight persons, and from which was made
two hundred and sixty pounds Of butter
this year, gives the following o. bis treat.
ment. lie says: "1f you desire to get
large yield Of milk, give your COW, three
times day, water slightly warm, slightly
salted, In which bran has been stirred at
the rate Of one quart to two gallons Of
water. You will find, If you have not
tried this daily practice, that your COW
will give twenty-five per cent. more milk
Immediately, under the effect Of IL, and
she will become 40 attached to the diet
as to refuse to drink clear water, unless
very thirsty but this mess she will d ink
almost any time, and ask for more The
amount Of this drink necessary is an ordi


nary water pail full each time, morning,
noon and night. Four hundred pounds
of butter arc often obtained from good
stock, and instances are mentioned where
the yield was even at higher 6gure."
Year: 1868




STILL They Blow The Topeka State
Record has set up another howl over the
departed form of Thomas Carney
Csrney's paid organs of course Join in
the chorus. They would make the peo.
pie OF Kansas believe that he is the mon
popular AMI Trustworthy man in the State.
After his late political dsmnstinn, We
had hoped that that would ba the last we
should hear Of Ton. Carney. The late
convention gave him fatal wound. but
while in the throes Of death. he gives one
last kick.-F Scott Monitor.


The champions of the chronic little
seeker after the Goverrorship are still
sore over his last biennial play out. and
naturally feel wol6sh toward the man
whose friends put in the finishing licks.
We sympathize with them. Ba. it will
feel better when it quits hurting.
Year: 1868

TIE GERMAN CHURcH-We con-
grstulate our German citizens upon thr
completion of their Church and School
house. The building reflects credit upon
their taste and liberality. BY reference
TO an advertisement in this paper it will
be seen that the trustees have engaged
the services of Rev. Mr. Schneider as
pastor and teacher, and that he will
commence his first session on the first of
June. Mr.. Schneider comes well recon
menied as q christian and rs man OF
learning.
Year: 1868

The PAsCHALL House. DRAWING
That you now have chance of becom-
ing rich, securing a fortune By the mere
-inxestment of ive dollars, j. fact,
whether you believe it or not. tt true,
there are many chances against win
ming, but what what are FIVE dollars to a
fortune. You may live long, work hard
and faithful, yet never become rich All
cannot be rich What, then is the diff
ference whether you invest five dollars
now for n chance and Il hope that the
wheel of fortune may turn you up sud
denly rich, or invest the same amount
and await the slow progress of time to
tell you whether you are winner or loser
And after toiling a whole life away, ten
to one you make the discovery that you
have lost. The g Paschall House Asso-
citation Drawing viii come off the first
of June. Mr. Mallory, of this place, is
now engaged in making UP club, and
now is the time TO procure tickets.
Year: 1868

Our people are growing more practical
every day; and why should We weave
those gossamcr webs Of illusion in which
the hopeful or overburdened Imagination
only can live. when the reader smiles at
our ripples of sunshine an d laugh at the
wind harps, which with their moaning,
herald regrets. Ergo, we shall not fol
low those poetical cusses who wisely and
eloquently descant on the floral offerings
of May, or the bright rejuveuating
Spring. With our people we shall study
prscticalities.
Year: 1868

GENERAL BREcKINRIDGE.-We have
the intelligence to the effect that Gen
John {. Breekinridge and his family
were in Rome on the lst of April The
General was in fine kpealth, bat his wife
continued an iuvaliSn They expect to
be in Canada during the mouth of june
Democrat
Year: 1868

OUTRAGE. on Sunday afternoon
last violent outrage was committed by a
negro man on most estimable married
lady, about Eve miles northeast Of this
place. The lady was SO much abused,
and so seriously injured, that up to the
time Of writing she has been unable to
give any detailed account of the brutal
conduct Of the negro.


This is the fourth or fifth affair Of this
kind which has happened in this county
within the past year, in which negroes
have been the actors and white women the
sufferers. In this instance, the lady was re-
turning from church, and had left the bug
gy of her husband but few minutes be-
fore this outrageous assault was made
upon her. Her husband, it seems, con-
ducts or carries on two farms, and in pas
sing the one on which he resides, he put
his wife out few hundred yards from the
dwelling, intending her to walk the bal
ance of the distance, while he drove to his
second farm to see after things there, and
Immediately after he had got out of sight
the attack was made upon her.


On Monday a negro was arrested and
placed in the county Jail on suspicion Of
being the guilty party, and the lady, hav-
ing sufficiently recovered, has fully iden-
tilted him as the same who made the as
sault upon her.--Bel dir, Md. Kgis.
Year: 1868

No I1DEcKEr medical advertisements are in |
serted In either the COMMERCIAL or Delaware
TRIBuNE. In this we stand alone In New Castle
county.


No, no, Messieurs Of the Commercial,
not quite alone. We will admit nothing
Of the kind into our columns. There is
Rlth and obscenity enough in the world.
without having it perpetually thrust under
the eye Of the public in our newspapers.
We have rejected enough Of this sort Of
advertising to have filled all our columns.
Only week before last, we rejected one for
which we were offered forty dollars. We
see these publications in nearly all our
exchanges, but we will not publish them.
We prefer to fill the space they would oc-
cupy with interesting and instructive rea-
ding matter. We think there is some
thing due to subscribers, as well as adver-
tisers, and we do not feel disposed to serve
one to the detriment of the other. Our
paper goes into the hands Of youth, beauty
and innocence, whose sense of modesty
and propriety will never be shocked by
the publication of such indecency in these
columns. We think the newspaper pub
Usher is as responsible for the moral tone
Of his paper, as he is for his own individ-
ual conduct. Indeed, he ought to be
more so; for while his personal conduct
is brought to the observation of very
limited circle of people, his paper is read
by thousands, and the virus of its evil in
fucnce, where it is evil, is spread far and
wide in society. Would that there were
more general appreciation of their re-
sponsibilities by newspaper publishers.
Society would be benefited by it.


Not only indecent medical advertise
ments are rejected from these columns,
but all publications intended to humbug
the public. and thus put money in the
purse Of artful and designing knaves.
There are scores and hundreds of such,
who are willing to pay the press literally
for their advertisements, because they find
their profit in it. These publications are
sent out chiefly through city advertising
agencies, and we have refused to publish
whole columns of them within the last
few months There is certain degree Of
confidence awarded by the unwary and
inexperienced to every thing they see
published in the columns of their favorite
newspaper, hence they are the more easily
imposed upon by these designing knaves,
and indirectly robbed of their money


For instance, we turn to one of our neigh
boring exchanges, and clip the following
from its advertising columns:


/ WoNDERFuL.--How either sex may instantly
gain the undying love of any person they choose
The single, married, the married happy, and
WISE IN TINE. Simple harmless and sure. Also,
Journal of love, Secret of Success, How to Gel
Rich, etc. All mailed free for 20 cents. 100, OOC
sold.


These and similar humbugs, much
more specious, abound in all the papers,


but we will not publish them at any price,


because it would be an imposition upon


our readers.