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Year: 1868

An association lately formed in this city called the


National Life Saving and ship Baasting Company


invited number Of their friends to a trIp down the


bay In order to test what they called new life saw.
ing apparatus. Accordingly at three o'clock-an
hour after the time mentioned on the invitation
cards-the United states steamer Henry Smith with
party OF about eighty on board, steamed Off and,
enlivened by the strains of German band made its
way for the Narrows. Here the steamer was "hauled
to" and two men proceeded to robe themselves In
any amount & os nd,a rubber oicloth and sheet iron
were put overheard and continued 10 noat anil then
with a parting Yankee Doodle" the gay company
left their friends In the water while hey Themselves
amused the Inner man on board by popping Cham.
payne c0rks aud singing the "Goodby at the
Door" An incident occurred at this moment which
showed the true fahuness OF sailors TO each other
little coaetDg schooner, the Tariff OF New York
with good breeze and sails well Giod seeing two
men in The water went or her track and sent small
boat 20 fbem refcne, which, arriving found that
the men were enjoying themselves with Champagne
and no fear Or drowning. cheering reply from
the Henry Smith was the response and with MANY
thanks the boat OF Tie little schooner put back
70 her home and allowed the pilgrims Of
the deep TO have ,her pleasure. These
persona csd " s,i tber water arniof, proved them.
Year: 1868

To THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD. -.,-r


In the WOri; of Sunday last, in article regard
ing an iron tubular tunnel through the East river
mot under, as alegedl my name was given as one
Of the ncOrporatOrs l beg leave to avail myself OF
your columns to advise that am not one Of the in
corpOrators, and that the enterprise s to be under
taken In the manner proposed do not desire to be.


..n CHARLES II. HASWELL.
Year: 1868

4 TTENTiON, EVERYBODY.


The UNDERSIGNED is now fully prepared to ac-
with an elegant stock of


I'll 0 THIN @,
the material having b-an selected with the great
est care, and with a eye single to the wants of the
people.


In connection with carrying on the Tailoring
business in all its branches tbs subscriber has in
store an extensive variety OF


Gentlemcns Furnishing Goods,
including every article that might be called for in
that line. 1t is my purpose to conduct general
NOTION AND VARIETY STORE,
such as will prove an accommodation to the public
as well as credit to the town. My long experience
in business is sufficient guarantee thai whatever
work may be placed in my hands wall be made up
in the most satisfactory manner-a2d the stock of
Goods on sale will be offered upon the most invit-
ing terms.


Mza-No pretension is made that he will sell or
manufacture lower than be done by others in
the same line of business, but an investigation will
convince any one that he will be content with


PROFITS As SHORT
at least as will afford comfortable ivelihe od A
trial is respt ctfully requested all those who may
desire articles in his line, when. he doubts not,
thew will be convinced tt at it will be found to their
interests to purchase.


Ma. Place of business, opposite Walker, Mil &
Co., South Potomac Street.


M Nav US 28 JAMES KRIDLER.
Year: 1868

A case came op in Buffalo before the Supreme
Court Judge Barker, in which this question was at
issue. The case was Spellman et at. as. COlwell y
the defendants in Buffalo The action was brought
20 recover for the sale Of goods to the firm Of Col
well & Co. The defence set up nOn-jeindeF Of
parties claiming that the wife of the defendant Col
we'll should have been made defendant in the case,
for the reason that she hsd joint interest in the
business with her husband that ss .he time of the
creation Of the firm she and her husband put in en-
equal amount Of capital and that the capital put in
BY her was her separate property and that, al
though wife Of the defendant she could be his part
ner. Judge Barker decided that mans wife could
not be his partner in business, and ordered judgment
for tho plaintiffs for lhe imeunt sued for. We un-
derstand that the defendants counsel intend TO ap
peal the case claiming that woman hiss the right
under the present statutes of that State 70 invest
her money as she plsases. and that she can become
a partner in business with her husband.
Year: 1868

THE LESSON OF THE LATE ONO RIVER
DIsAsTEK.-It is something like locking the
stable door after the horse is stolen, but
we are glad to learn that bill will soon be
introduced In Congress prohibiting the
transportation of petroleum and other com
bustible materials on in-land passenger YES
sells. This is the lesson taught by the sac
rifce of nearly a hundred lives by the late
disaster on the Ohio for it appears tha t
barrels of petroleum were piled up on board
the United States in such a position that
when the America ran into her the inflam-
mable stuff was hurled into the furnaces,
and, of course, instantaneous combustion
ensued The fact is the laws regulating the
transportation and safe storage Of pctrole-
un and all dangerous explosive articles fan
to meet the case, as we daily or nightly
witness. in terrible eonAagrations on ship
board. in warehouses, and even at the toun-
tain heads Of petroleum themsclves-the
oil wells Here is topic for Congress TO
show it's intelligence in practically legisat-
ing upon the matter at the present session.
Year: 1868

The New York Timer says We shall have 10
build lunatic asylum on every block for it is evil
dent the whole community have become insane. In
the half dozen, more or ;oss, murder trials in
progress the plea of insanity is brought forward 70
exculpate the criminals. IL tho criminal was not
insane himself his mother wss and if it be demon
strated that she died with sound mind, then bis
granny was maniac. We are not IN favor Ct ex-
ccnting everybody; but il is evident most people
ought 70 be in the msd-house.
Year: 1868

GEN GEo. W. COLE has been acquitted Of the
charge of murder in killing j.. IL. Hiseock for the
seduction of his wife. The jury stated that they
found the prisoner TO be sane at moment before
and moment after the killing, but were IN doubt
s 20 his sanity at the Instant Of the homicide. The
Judge said that they must give The prisoner the
benefit OF any doubt, and thus instructed, they rem
derCd a verdict of aoquttal.
Year: 1868

The Union League of New York gave grand
banquet last week, at which General Grant and
Admiral Farragut made speeches. Thief olowing
is Grants speech


GENTLEMEN OF THE UNION LEAGUE: 1t is with
extreme regret that find myself unableto respond
in appropriate language TO tho warmth OF feeling
with which this toast has been received. You all
know how unaccustomed l to public speaking,
hearty laughter and applause, how undesirable
talent think it is TO possess how little good it gen.
orally does, Grenewed laughter and cheers and how
desirous / am to see more of our public men follow
the good example which believe, in this particular
if in no other, have sot them. Tremendous ap-
plausel l need not say, must, however, express
my Acknowledgements 60 the Union League of this
CITY, as well as TO the UnioE Leagues of other cities
for the great benefits they conferred upon the Gov
ernment during the rebellion through which we
have passed of late years. l wish 70 acknowlege
their liberalty towards myself and toward the sol
diers serving against the rebellion, and to thank
them for It.
Year: 1868

Cesar BsDpiN0.-Those who do not
happen to have sufficient bedding can secure
an effective protection from the cold on
these sharp nights BY placing common
nswspapers between the quilts. Try il.
per people.
Year: 1868

STILL RooH,-and few more left
Those beautiful and really useful goods to
DO found At Ne. 80. West Second at, near
Main are deserving the attention Of all who
are in qusst Of something that viii be Of
practical u.ility-it will cost nothing to
call and see Streepsr's hne stock Of fancy
goods.
Year: 1868

To NIenr-will bs the big night Of the
Catholic Fair. at Metropolitan Hall. A
large number Of price will bs drawn
None should miss going 10 night If they
wish to have splendid time time.
Year: 1868

Among the many benevolent public
institutions with which our State is
blessed, we doubt if there be any single
one, or the whole combined, that is
working out SO surely and unostenta-
tiously the problem for which it was
organized, as the Ohio Reform Farm
School. I said problem, for in it's in
fancy, and early organization, some
twelve or fourteen years ago there. were
few, if any similar institutions any
place in America, and 1 believe not a
single one, operated and governed as it
has been, from its commencement, solely
and entirely on the principle of love,
inspired by confidence and respect.


The notions of the mass of mankind,
even of the present day, and we are sor-
ry to say that the number is limited,
who have any notions at all on the sub
iect of the reformation of the youth,
who, the bad example of unworthy pa
rents, and the thousand and one causes
that daily and hourly beset their path,
especially in the large cities, has been
to confne the youthful offenders. pent
up in some prison cell, or surround him,
or her, as the case may be, with a high
wall made of brick and mortar, with a
stern man here and there as sentinel,
clothed in all the paraphernalia of a
war veteran, to guard them. Il. LE


But the noble band of Brothers,
among them the present worthy acting
commissioner, George E. Howe, who
conceived and carried out the plan of a
reformatory for boys, in the same way
that a good farmer regulates the work
hands on his farm, with this exception,
that only about one-fourth Of the time is
spent in light labor suited to their age,
the balance of the time being devoted
to intellectual Improvement, innocent
amusements and sleep. iai 80 saiasfs ga
IS Atlths present time there are on the
earm about two hundred and seventy
five boys, divided into six or seyenfami
Year: 1868

ANCESTRAL PRIDE.-We can't help
admiring the flial sensitiveness and
pride of parent who was once chiding
his own son for staying out late at night
or rather early of next morning-and
said [: "Why, when l was of your age,
mn father would not allow me to go out
of the house after dark" ''Then you
had gay old father, you had" sneered
the young profigate. Whereupon the
father very quickly vociferated: 81 had
confounded sight better one thsn you
have, you young rascal"
Year: 1868

AN ACT Relating to Towns incorporated


under the Provisions of chapter AZ of


the Code of 1851.


Section |. Bo it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State of Iowa, That upon
the filing in the office of the Secretary of
State of a copy of the record of any in
strument purporting to be the charter Of
incorporation, under chapter AZ Of the
Code of Iowa, q 1851, of any town there
in named and described, duly certified, by
the recorder Of the county wherein such
town is situated, to be correct copy of
the record of such charter as the same APP
pears of record in his Office, such town, so
named and described, shall be deemed to
have been at the date therein mentioned,
for the taking effect Of said charter, duly
incorporated Hereunder as such Town;
and such town shall be advanced to the
grade Of city of the second class in like
manner and on like conditions as provided
by chapter 81 of the Revisions.


See. 2. 1t shall be the duty of every
county recorder. in whose Office there shall
appear record Of any instrument pur-
porting as aforesaid, forthwith to make
and deposit by mail in the Office of the
Secretary of State correct copy of such
record as the same appears in his office,
duly certified by him in manner as afore-
said, upon the performance of which ser
vice such recorder shall be entitled to de-
mand receive from such incorporated town
his legal fees therefor, and on receipt of
such certified copy by the Secretary Of
State, it shall be the duty Of said Secre-
tary to file the same in his Office, and to
endorse thereon the date of such filing and
thereafter his certificate of such fact of
filing and of the date of the same shall be
evidence thereof in all courts and places.


Sec. 3. Any town that may have been
Incorporated under chapter AZ, of the
code of 1851, and that since the taking
effect of chapter l57, Of the laws Of the
7th General Assembly, entitled IAN Act
for the incorporation of cities and towns"
shall have manifested by the election of
the officers mentioned in section 81, of said
act (section 1851 Of the revisions), it inten-
ton to organize US an Incorporated town,
under the provisions Of said Act, shall,
from the time of the election Of any such
officers, be deemed to be thereby organized
under such Act, as such incorporated town,
and all the provisions Of said act, and the
amendments thereto, shall be held to apply
to snch Incorporated town, from the date
Of such election, as fully and in like man.
ner, as if the said town had been origin
ally incorporated and organized under the
said Act, and the official acts Of all per-
sons discharging the duties Of the several
Offices provided for in section 81 aforesaid,
since the organization of such incorpo-
rated town as aforesaid are hereby declar.
cd to be rs valid and effectual to all intenti
and purposes, as if the said town had beer
originally incorporated and organized un-
der and in pursuance Of the Act afore-
said;


Privided, That the legalizing part Of
this act shall not be held to in any man
ner affect any suit, action or legal pro-
ceeding, now pending in any court, in thi
Year: 1868

A WEED DESTROYER MIR. j. T. Dowd,
of Plattsmouth, Nebraska, writes to the
American Institute Farmers Club the fol-
lowing description of harrow for destroy
ing weeds:


Last spring made harrow for des-
troying weeds, which cost but three dol
lars, and benefited me many times that
amount. The shape is like the letter A.
1t is in length sixteen feet its widest
place, twelve feet. 1t is made of oak sean
Ting, two by four Inches. 1t has two cross
bars, so constructed that the drag may be
spread wide or narrow, at pleasure. TIE
teeth are forty penny nails, one hundred
aud twenty eight in number. Each side
OF the harrow should be made of two pieces
OF scantiing, which can he fastened togeth-
er with hinge, so as to raise and fall to
suit the inequalities of the surface. |
halved mine together, fastening them with
bolt, somewhat smaller than the bit the
hole was made with.


Those acquainted with prairie farming
Will remember that when each man is ex-
peeted to cultivate twenty five or thirty
acres OF corn, most of the land must be
plowed long time before the corn is
planted, and that the weeds are often an
inch high when the corn is cominy y through
the surface. That is the time to 90 over
the ground with this harrow. 1t wiiLtake
the small weeds out by the roots and leave
them on the surface. If hot weather fol-
lows, the weeds will soon be past all hopes
of recovery. If wet weather follows they
will be put back ten days, as plant trans
planted will not commence to grow in
much less time.


If corn is planted when the ground is
wet, or if wet weather follows. a crust is
formed over the surface which hinder the
pant in coming through. This borrow
breaks up the crust and pulverises every
lump OF earth. Potatoes need about the
same treatment. Last spring being wet,
the weeds on my potato ground were about
an inch high, and thick as they could
stand, when the potato plants We're an inch
be'ow the surface. | went over the ground
with this harrow until it looked the same
as it did the day it was plowed, and though
wet weather followed when the weeds
were again an inch high, the potatoes
were three inches high.


l am confident that each hand on prai-
rie soil can cultivate FIVE acres more of
corn with this harrow, used at the right
time, than with any other machinery now
In use.
Year: 1868

The True Woman.


Who shall linn for us the picture of
true, good woman-the pride and the par
agon OF her sex, and the admiration of the
other OF the woman, young, beautiful,
healthtul-well informed, and not pedan-
tic who can talk well, and dress well
who is neither flirt nor prude who knows
neither too much nor too little whose lips
are Innocent of slang whose heart is pure
from evil thought f; who is polished in
manners, and affectionate in disposition !;
beloved of the old, the darling of the
young shy, modest, retiring; and COM
mand all the worlds homage; without
demanding the homage of anybody?


1t must not be considered that the youth
iulness of such woman is absolutely nec-
essary to her oveliness-Youth is a great
blessing and great charm but age is also
blesslng-do we not all wish to grow
old ?-and great adornment if it be COM
bined with goodness. The beauty of the
mind grows with the revolving years, aud
makes woman of seventy, with mind and
manners and innate gentleness, more beau
tliul than sweet seventeen can be. if the
mind and manners are wanting, and the
tenderness that should be in every woman.
Iy heart is displaced by masculine tone
of thought, behavior, or conversation.


Though all women are not such as every
man, at the poetical period of life, has
pictured in his Imagination, there are
thousands in every country who resemble
the ideal, If not in accomplishments and
educaton-for these arc not within the
reach of every one-yet by outward grace
of person and inward purity of soul, all
the fowers that bloom in the fair garden
of humanity are not of human delicacy and
brllliancy ; for nature, which has room for
the magnolia and the Hlv, has room also
for the violet the blue-bell and the daisy,
and loves her hum mblest children as well as
her proudcst.


Nothing in the world-at least to the
male eye-equals in pleasantness the face
and form of a bashful and virtuous woman,
| looking up to man for support and
guidance, and giving him her true affec-
ton in return. Nothing, on the other
hand, is more disagreeable than the cold
viraro. woman in form, but not in spirit,
who would storm the citade, of your
politeness to extort your homage, and who
by every movement of her features and
glance OF her eyes, even if she do not utter
syllable, betrays that she is putfed up
with conceit and selfshness, and is too
ignorant to distinguish between a churl
and gentleman, or to accept the place
which properly belongs to her in the social
system.
Year: 1868

AN ACT to increase the duties of the


Superintendent Of Public Instruction


and to provide additional compensation


therefor.


Section l. Be it enacted by the Gen
eral Assembly Of the State Of Iowa, That
section five of chapter tifty-two of the laws
passed by the Tenth General Assembly be
amended by the substitution of section two
of this act.


Sec. 2. He shall be charged with the
general supervision of all the county super
intendents and all the common schools Of
the State. He shall meet county superin-
tendents in convention at such points in
the State as he may deem most suitable for
that purpose and by explanation and dis
cussion endeavor to secure more uniform
and efficient administration of school laws.
He shall attend Teachers Institutes in the
several counties of the State as far as may
be consistent with the proper discharge of
other duties imposed by law, ana assist by
lecture or otherwise in their instruction
and management. He shall render a
written opinion to any school officer asking
it touching the exposition or administra-
ton Of any school law, and shall determine
all cases appealed from the decision of
county superintendent. 1t is hereby made
the duty of the Superintendent of Public
Instruction to revise and codify all school
laws which may be in force after the ad-
journment Of the regular session of each
General Assembly before printing q new
edition of said laws as now required by
statute.


Sec. 8. For indexing and distributing
school laws, as now required by statute
and for the expense of travelling required
by section two of this act, the Superin-
tendent of Public Instruction shall receive
five hundred dollars per annum for which
warrants shall he drawn on his order 10y
the Auditor of State.


Sec. 4. That all acts and parts Of acts
which confer power upon the Superintend-
ent of Public Instructions the right to
select or direct what kind of books shall
be used in common schools, be and the
same are hereby repealed.


Sec. 5. This act being deemed Of i'm
mediate Importance by the General As
sembly, shall take effect and be in force
from and after its publication in the Iowa
Daily State Register, and Daily Evening
Statesman, newspapers published at Des
Moines.


Approved April 7th, 1868.
Year: 1868

AN ACT t9 Provide for tho Compensation


of Clerks ef the District and Circuit


Courts, and to allow the Deputy Clerk


to act as CLERK Of the Cirsuit Court.


Section i. Be it enacted by the General
Assembly of the State Of Iowa, That the
Clerk Of the District Court shall receive
such compensation for his services in pro-
bate matters in the circuit court as tho
board Of supervisors may allow, which
compensation shall be in addition to the
Year: 1868

And feeling the hand of time weighing heavily upon
them with all its attendant ills will find in the
of these BlTTERS. the TONIC. elixir that will
inStl new life into their veins restore in measure
the energy and arior of more youthful days build
up their shrunken forms and give health anu happi
CESS to their renlinn. years.
Year: 1868

senting, they do thank and coumend
him for his political silence and noble
bearing as a just and upright Judge.


And the Graud Jury do unanimously
and respectfully ask of your Honor,
that, as a part of the history of the
times, and that posterity and the judges
may know what this Grand Jury think
of political judges, this paper writing
be spread in full upon the minutes of
the court.


This remarkable paper is signed by
the Foreman and the other members of
the Grand Jury. Itisa fair explanation
of the workings of reconstruction. 1t
comes from body of men who know
the temper and purposes of those among
whom they live. Their selection for
their position implies their truthful
ness and respectability. They simply
proclaim te the world and the future,
that reconstruction is making of their
society a mere anarchy where pas
sion and lawlcsness predominate.
The worst elements are placed in au-
thority; the meanest pretexts are used
TO justify the vilest acts; partisan
aims control the whole of legislation
and give character to the government;
law is mockery, justice myth, con-
fusion reigns, and peace is impossible.
Such are the ways of "loyalty."
Year: 1868

PERRY COUNTY. Tenn ,Nov. 0. lsss.


Editors Journal: 8t1 Ell ~ Fla1II5


The material prospects of this Sec
ton of the country are far in excess
of what they have been for several
years past, and. in fact, old citizens
inform US of larger product of cot
ton and corn than has been known
for many years. The yield of the lat
ter staple will be very large. every
portion of the country onfand ada
cent to the river having considerable
surplus over home demand. The cal-
tivation of pea nuts is becoming more
general every year, and the day is not
far distant when it win be.
come a more important crop
for market than either corn or
cotton: As an instance of their
prottableness, we knew a man Who
cultivated three acres in peanuts. ana
the yield was three. hundred hnsh.
els, which he sold at 81 IL ner
bushel, making his three acres ratnrn
him three hundred and forty-five dol
lars. You can see from this that
most any man with any industry can
obtain sufficient to enable him tn
purchase all necessities and many
Iuxuries on very small area of land.
and you can also form an idea of how
1t will enhance and augment the
trade and importance of the Tennes-
see River. q s


Your city seems to be steadily in
creaslng her dominion over the trade
OF this river, thereby causing much
tT1buiation and anguish of spirit
among the merchants of Louisville.