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Year: 1868

Judge Nelson spoke yesterday for the Presi-
dent, and the abstract of his remarks, printed
in other columns, will attract peculiar interest
The story goes that his associate counsel and
all the friends of the President are much an
noyed by Mr.. Nelson's extraordinary haranSue
and think it has seriously injured the defend
ants cause. The argument, if it may be so
called, has all the flavor of Tennessee stump
speech, and in many places excited the risibles of
the solemn Senators. Shakespeare, and Milton,
and Byron, and Pope were levied upon for Illus
trative quotations; the history of Mr.. Johnson
was minutely traced from the welding of the
nimble needle to the flOurishing of the Execu-
tive pen; his tolls, privations, trials and
triumphs were glowingly portrayed, and every
thing about him, except the violation of the
Tenure of Office BILL was freely discussed
The number of conundrums proposed by Mr.
Nelson was extraordinary but we are bound
to say he did his best to answer them. Chief
Justice Chase was instructed by the speaker
upon certain points of ruling not yet determined
and the grave and reverend Senators were lee
tured very much as backwoods juries were in
the primitive age of Tennessee. During the
progress of this remarkable harangue, it was
often dlfncult 10r tne listeners 10 IClidlH llOHi
laughter outright. We cannot undertake to
analyze so strange performance. The i'm
preston is general that it is more damaging to
the client than to the prosecution. But it Is
not finished. Mr.. Nelson will continue his
speech to-day, and perhaps he may prove to
MS the truth of the old saw--a bad beginning
makes a good ending. Certainly, the be-
ginning is bad enough. If the ending
should be correspondingly good the speaker
must exhale in a cloud of glory. One OF
his partisan friends writes that on We'd
nesday, Mr. Nelson, "a quiet, dgniiied old
gentlemen" arose and said the contest was one
in which Mr.. Johnsons counsel had taken no
part but he CNelson) felt satisfied in saying it
was the wish of the President, i'll view of the
illness of Mr. Stanbery that the other counsel
he had selected should address the Senate, but
he said he (Nelson) had no personal vanity to
crafty, and then-looling at Manager Logan
added that he had lived long enough to learn
that more was sometimes gained by silence than
by speaking; and he also alluded to the great
reluctance with which he would address an un-
willing auditory. If the portion of his speech
given yesterday is fair sample of the whole,
we imagine the venerable Judge will find
little dissent from the modest estimate he
places upon his own ability
Year: 1868

In addition to the accumulated honors al
ready heaped upon William Marquis Tweed,
we observe that at the annual meeting of the
Mutual Baseball Club on Monday evening, he
was elected one of the managers of the Club
for the ensuing year. An Albany correspond
ent having informed the public that Mr.. Tweed
is the heaviest member of the present Senate,
weighing 315 pounds ayoirdupois, it is antici-
pated that at the next annual exhibition of
the Club in July, the activity and skillful play
of the new manager will be the most attractive
feature of the game. OF one thing we may be
certain-the Club will have no more powerful
striker" than this same pOnderous Marquis,
while his intimate knowledge of everything
"base ~ will add still more to his efficiency.
Year: 1868

We do not yet know the full extent of the
Erie disaster, and still it is an old story


Friends in the country are tracing fathers and
sons to that fated train, and find no vestige
of them. Officers of the road make statements
warranting the conclusion that number of
persons were either wholly consumed or. so
mutated as to be beyond identifcation-an
yet it is only a nine days wonder. The over
issue of stock is legalized; the broken rail is
replaced by u sound one; the coroners of half
civilized Pike County have earned their fees;
the lmt-dwellers at Carr's Rock have gathered
up the splinters of the cars for fuel, smoothed
over the broken hillside, and all is serene;
the tide of travel flows unabated; the
cars arc no securer from fire, though fires
are now dispensed with, thanks to the return
of warm weather; the tracks, let us hope, are
more closely watched, and the imagination
may conceiyc-upon the principle that light
ming seldom strikes twice in the same place
Year: 1868

number of ladies having associated them
selves together for the purposes of lunch and
gossip there has arisen in the bosoms of sun
dry reporters an uncomfortable eagerness to
find out what they eat and what they talk
about. IL appears that one or two of these
induisitive gentlemen, not having the fate of
Peeping Tom of Coventry before their eyes,
have been listening at key-holes, climbing up
water-spOuts to look through the windows, and
lying fiat on their faces to peep under the
doors; and hence we have q few fragmentary
accounts Of the proceedings of the mysterious
club, vague and unsatisfactory in their cbarac-
ter, as reports made under such circumstances
must necessarily be. This is very wrong. We
protest against the scrutiny of rites which
ought to be sacred from the gaze of man. of
symposia into which no profane pantaOons
should ever be carried A violation of the
female mysteries in ancient times was one
of the most heinOus Offenses; and if the
Infamous Clodius, when he crept disguised as
n woman into the celebration of the rites of
the Bona Dea ut Rome got out again with a
whole skin, it is certain that he utterly de-
stroyed his reputation, and nineteen centuries
have not sui1iced to blot out the memory of
his wickedness. We are 10th TO believe that
even the editor Of The Herald is bad enough to
be called the American Clodius. We trust that
there arc holy places into which Mr.. BenLett
Year: 1868

The resolution of the Senate to allow all the
Managers and all the counsel to speak on the
impeachment trial will be received by the
country with general disappointment We On
ticipate no good from the impending avalanche
of words. The issues are clear, and more
speech making can have no effect but to befog
the case and weary the people, and mis-
chievously defer the decision. The trial has
been far too long, and we beg the gentlemen
to whom the privilege of protractng it has
been accorded to exercise a wholesome self
restraint, and print their arguments instead of
speaking them. Gen. Logan has already
adopted this sensible alternative, and we trust
his example will be generally followed.
Year: 1868

that the flying trains are evermore assured
against disaster. We hear terrible news with
scarcely perceptible emotion :, we may betray
excitement for the moment, but the fever i.
transient. and Time-that master physician
for all diseases-speedily sets us to rights. IL
is idle to call for legislative interference. even
if that were desirable; the Legislature has bet.
ter-paying jobs on hand. The public is in.
different, and there is nothing left but TO burx
our dead out of sight, and put away the
mourning before the details of another whole.
sale massacre in the morning TRIBUNE take
away our appetite for breakfast.
Year: 1868

even in lace cap and petticoats, would tremble
to intrude that there are carousals which MIR.
Marble would scorn to inspect from behind the
window curtains, or under the side-table. Let
no masculine foot profane the bacchanalian
worship of the "Sorosis." Let the bower to
which the fair sisterhood resort be as lmpene-
trable to the public gaze as the magic wood
which sprang up around the palace OF the
Sleeping Beauty Let them revel in sandwiches
and tip the convivial teapot unmolested Far
be it from us to break in upon their orgies
Year: 1868

ters of a century, and asl the question OF de-
facement is one of judgment, there is no reason
why the whole library of huge volumes may not
be copied under this law. The prlce 10 DC paiu
would very nearly pay composition to nave the
whole matter put in type. We DO not know
the number of volumes, but the job must nave
from fifty to hundred thousand dollars IN
if So Goes on Democratic retrenclment.
Year: 1868

just as zealously when he has retired to private
life as it is now in the White House. The
prospect is certainly rather appalling, but
hardly hopeless. We do not despair OF the
loyal people ultimately carrying their point
even with the personal influence of Andrew
Johnson working against them.
Year: 1868

VERY PoINTED.-At the Radical
Ratification meeting on Friday night
the representative of the Courier en-
joyed the enviable distinction of a
pointed notice from a prominent Rad
ical politician, who is booked for i'm
mortality under the familiar name of
Robinson. Sundays Courier


We are informed that the represent
ative of the Courier received on Sun
day very pointed notice from another
Robinson.
Year: 1868

This is now admitted, by the medical
profession, as b fundamental principle OF
healing science. 1t is wisely provided by
the human economy that whenever any
thing is wrong In the physical system the
natural forces of the body are brought %
bear to expel the disease. The great aim
therefore, is to strengthen the naCur al
Dow This has been kept IN view oy
the skillful compOunderS OF HOSTEL
TERS STOMACH BITTERS, which oper-
ates to give fresh vitality TO all the organs
OF the body. The effect OF this medicine
npon the stomach, the II er, and the KID
neys IS prompt and decisive The patient
who is wise enough to quit drugglng and
taken q new lease of life, and as be con-
nnues the use of the article, he Is over
JDye3 to find the streams or neaith cOurS.
ing through his frame. IL Is prepared with
great care, and its component parts are en-
drely vegetable. It Is free from the objec-
lions so often urged against preparations
OF the kind. As q MEDICAL = GENT IL
has no equal while its pleasing flavor and
healthfuI effects have made 1t a general
1avorite. 1t is free from all pI Operties cal
culated 10 impair the system, and Its oper-
ekicisnt. All who have used H0STET-
TER'S STOMACH BITTERS attest its vir-
tues and commend it to use.


Even those who are in the enjoyment of
perfect health frequently have need to
have recourse to tOnics as preventiYes of
disease. We are never too well armed
against the assaults of the Ills that flesh
Is heir to-" In health or sickness this
tonic cannot be taken regularly without
giving vitality and elasticity TO the sys-
sern.
Year: 1868

THAT YILLAINoUs STENCIL Yes
terday the stencil arising from the
city wharf was absolutely horrible.
1t arises, as we are told, from the
half burned grain, corn and wheat
that was thrown from Hubbs & Pat
rick's wharf boat, mingled in the mud
which is daily stirred up by number
of hogs which are seeking a living
there At this season of the year
such odors are extremely unhealthy,
producing pestilence, disease and
death. The City Council should take
Year: 1868

The subscriber, for the past ten years engaged
OUTER at Mr.. Cones Merchant Tailoring Es-
tablishment, would inform his friends and the
citizens Of Rock Island and vicinity, that he has
opened q New Merchant Tailoring Establishment
for the purpose of manufacturing to order first
class fine custom work to those that have been in
the habit Of getting their garments cut by us,
while at Mr.. Cones, We would extend an invita-
tion TO call at new establishment, and
to those that cannot get suited in Rock Island
and in the habit of sending east for their gar
nents we would invite them 10 call ana give US q
trial, feeling confident that we can suit them in
every respect. We have q handsome assortment
Of fine Cloths Csssimeres and Vestings, together
with a large variety of splendid French Coatings
and Tricots in different shades and colors for fine
business suits. Also fine Beavers in different
colors for overcosts,-all of which we will make
to order in the best and most fashionable manner
at lower rates than the same class of goods can be
obtained on either side of the river. Call and
examine our styles, and compare our goods and
prices with those engaged in the same business.


THOMAS MCCULLOUGH,


North side Of Third Street, the Post Office,


Davenport, Iowa.
Formerly cutter at Cones.


N. B. The outing department is under our
own supervision. nOv2sdly.
Year: 1868

Do not be led to believe that Sterling's Ambro-
sis containing two bottles in box at 81 90 lie the
same article Sterling's Ambrosia Oil for the


hair. My Ambrosia Oil has no connection what
ever with any other preparation sold The Am
bfosis Oil is an improvement on all other hair
preparations and is put up in one bottle in a neat
package bearing the name OF Sterling Bloomer
on the back and price so cents the front label.
Year: 1868




We have good reason to believe that thicv-
ing and thiefkiing going on in Texas at rate not
appreciated by the public. These things rarely reaeh the
ears OF the authorities the columns OF the newspapers
in any tangible shape From several lntimatlons we
have received lately are led to believe that is dread
known that the State has many thieves and that hiev
ing rapidly the increase Horses cattle hogs sheep
poutry provisions, goods and often money, are stolen
Continually. Not 1.-THE of these nefarlons transactions
is known 10 the conductors OF tue public Journals
quaey appreciated the extent To which fearful rerbu-
ton being meted out to the class Of offenders above
named IS not even imagined


In many parts OF the state thieves continually shot
parsaed m rs captured tried by seconsttuted court and
found guilty hung at once to the most no.
turning in this State The surface OF society does not
show IT, but Is 50. Indeed the general population OF
Texas never more quiet and peaceable than now.
But under all this appearance of healthful tranquility
these dreadful facts continually ranspirng here and


No noise is made about these things They under
the very OF good citizens who know nothing OF
such secrecy as in Texas. The people losing
their property what little has been eft by the war; in
So Confidence Whatever is felt IN the speedy adnstra
ton OF justice by the courts the testimony sufficient 70
the sufferers and their friends are beginning in various
parts the State to take the law into their own hands,
and to nfict punishment according TO their own Judg


Even the great mass of the thieves themselves have no
conception OF the certainty and apdty with which THIS
rude retrbuton being visited upon OF their class
Thieves are dispatched whom they do not know, or
not know what has become OF them. And every thief
Is spotted" aud watched No thief ply his proes-
sion long Texas things stand without losing his


e either by rope bullet Texas rapidly becoming
very unhealthy country for the lightngered gentry


that general respect for the laws of the and and that
public confidence in the speedy administration OF justice
society civilization It destroys tbst repoee or
character consequent sense OF personal ana puDo
security no necessary make good citizen IN all
the relations OF life IL cuvates In who otherwise
would make the best Of citizens secrecy cunning aud
look unpityngly upon the most horrd tragedies IL dries
up tho fountains Of pity In the heart. and turns the
milk of human kindness TO the gall OF bitterness It
makes reckless Of the shedding OF precious human
blood and Of the destruction OF sacred human lfe IL
engenders multitude of bloody feuds, which viii plague
the country and involve the families OF all IN
troubles retalatons and bloody renconers honcldes,
and for years to come The general they-
ing is deporabe but lynch law simply substitutes one
ey for another II may certain extent rid the land
OF thieves but IL fs the land with blood and murder
Year: 1868

may be disappointed may be angry and morti
fed; but, if have read her dear heart Alright
depend upon it, her ultimate decision will be ia.
vorable to u.s."


'But should her decision be unfavorable!" !"


''Then, as an obedient daughter, l shall abide
by it; trusting that in His own good time, God
will open up path to the desired goal, and bring
us together again. Dear Horace, am right2 Is
not this the path of duty? and would you have
me walk elsewhere7"


sLaura, you are not of age; and, until you are
counsel no opposition to parental authority, even
though it be ever 30 unjust and cruel in its mani
festations. Before God, 1 assure you that love
you In his presence VOW to be faithful and
true Study intimately your own heart with ref
erence to its feelings towards met is avery in
tricate and deceitful thing, Laura and if you
find that you can and do reciprocate my love, cal
God to witness that you are mt,,e-mine, in spite
fof al opposition So, Laura, if we are doomed
to separate now, in accordance with the commands
of your parents, shall withdraw from the contest
until you pass from under their control. Then
shall return to claim you If, in the meantime
however, any attempt should be made to give you
to another, against your own consent and free-wil
I shall oppose, such authority from whatever
source it may emanate, and rescue you from the
sacrifice, even at the peril of my life
And, now, my own beloved you had better re-
turn to the house. I shall alter previous deter.
mination, and remain beneath your fathers roof
until the morning. By that time you can ascer.
tain your mothers opinion, wishes and final decis
ion in the premises; and, as soon as your father
returns, wilendeavor to secure an interview with
him on the same subject And, now, dear Laura
I cannot tell you ho~ dear look up through the
blue depths of those beautiful eyes, and tell me il
I have not won your heart? As Tennyson says,
in the Princes we have so often read to-
gether:: .".....,'...'..


"Indeed love thee I; come,


. Yield thyself up: my hopes and thine are one:


Accomplish thou my manhood and thyself,


Lay thy sweet hands In mine and trust TO me."


And Laura threw her white arms around his
neck and kissed him 2; then her head fell upon his
shoulder and she burst into tears.
Year: 1868

feel perfectly WE'LL You will do me the kindness
to retire now, if you please. shall see yon again
during the week Not word more, sir!-go


And Dubois took up his hat and cane, and 81
lently retired.


Mr. Dubois went Immediately up to his room,
when, to his surprise and mortitcatlon, nc found
his bed taken down and every article Of furniture
removed sn owe from the apartment. This was equiva-
lent to an election; and his pride forbade further
occupancy of the house. With an exclamation of
indignant wrath, he drew his trunk into the pas
sage-way and hastily descended to the street. An
hour after, hack was driven up to the door of Mr.
Vests residence; and, without the knowledge OF
the family, Dubois removed his trunk to neigh
boring hotel.


While all this was going on, Mrs. West-who
had but Just concluded long lecture to Laura
was considerably exercised at the sudden discovery
that her pearl necklace, topaz bracelet and diamond
ring were missing, together with twenty eagles III
money. This was considerable loss; and, strange
to saw moor Dubois was not only suspected of lar
cenv' hit positively accused. Mr.. West and his
5omobters expressed surprise that such suspl-
cion should have been entertained tor moment
and yery naturally asked an explanation of this
sudden and unexpected charge. Laura declared
that That she would inform Dubois about it as soon as
he came home to supper. Mr.. West said that
she should do no such thing; said he would not
thus insult and outrage the feelings OF the young
man for thousand diamond rings and bushe OF
golden eagles -


"And, for fear of insulting him, you will suffer
this unprincpled adventurer to 60 unwhipt Of JUS
tice !'' said Mrs West, in q towering passion. -,


''He is not an unprincipled adventurer, motherf


said Laura, her eyes filling with tears and her bo-
som heayipg convulsively IF this cruelty unjust
charge originates in your dislike of the man him
self, and determination to bring about an effect
ual separation between us; if you purpose to dis
grace him in my eyes, and sink him in my estima-
ton, regard and affection, let me assure you that
no amount of evidence can convince me, that he is
other than my heart declares him to be-"


Mr.. West passed his arm around the waist OF
Year: 1868

Clothing soiled with tar or paint
may readily be cleaned by ordin-
airy soap, using a stiff brush, pro-
vided the stains are quite recent.
When, however, the offending
matter becomes fixed and dry, u
more potent agent is required.
The following may be relied up
on in all such cases, and its appli-
cation is easily made. T


To remove paint of white lead
or zinc which has become dry and
hard, and cannot be removed by
benzine, ether, or the bisulphide
of carbon, little chlorotorm
may be used successfully. The
odor SO disagreeable to many per-
sons will quickly disappear by
warming the fabric before the fire,
or by the application of a moder-
ately hot smoothing iron.. e
Year: 1868

An incident recently occurred
in a town on the Connecticut riv
er, which illustrates the danger of
practical joking.


A certain barber happening to
= be in a store, a clerk offered him a
bottle of bears oil.


The latter did not want it, but
being oyer-urge1, bought it and
paid for it,


-1On his opening it in his shop,
the oil was fouud to be lamp oil,
with a very rank smell. Nothing
was said of the shave the clerk
had practiced, and the barber
shaved along as usual until the
matter had been forgotten.


A few evenings since the clerk
went to the barber-shop to be
shaved, preparatory to ball.
After the harvest of the thick
beardy skin was reaped, the clerk
Strengthened himself up and ex-
claimed:


"Now, slap on the OIL"
A good handful was poured out,
slapped on" and rubbed in. A
second followed, but before it could
be rubbed in, the clerk smelt some
thing, and leaped from his chair
as if he had been shot, at the
same time giving .utterance to
sundry expletives coming under
the cognizance of the statute a.
gainst profane swearing.


The barber assured the enrag-
ed customer that he put bears oil
on his head, and from the very
+, bottle he had sold him. If it was
poor oil, it was the clerks fault.


There was no resisting this, and
the matter was settled by refund
ing the money paid for the oil,
and shampooning at the clerks
expense.


The clerk went to the ball, but
the rank lamp oil stuck to his
hair, and the snuffs of those who
came near him showed that the
barber was wicked when be sham
pooned him.
Year: 1868

RINGBoNE.-A correspondent of
the Rural New Yorker says that
he has known a horse that went
for twelve months on three legs,
from ring bone, made perfectly
sound by the application once a
day of an ointment composed of
half an ounce of red precipitate !;
half an ounce of blue stone half
pint ofturpentine, thoroughly mix
ed. Keep the hoof clean.
Year: 1868

1t has been calculated that if a
man emitted the same amount of
sound in proportion to the size of
his body as that given forth by a
locust, when singing in New York
he could be heard in New Orleans.
Year: 1868

DR.. Richardson, Of Springfield, N


Y, at the medical convention recently


held in Rochester, said that inYestiga-


ting the cause and nature Of eruptiVe


diseases he made the following expert
ment; He took piece Of fresh beef,
and put it under pure water, where be
left it remain 20 hours. By this time
the meat had begun to decompose,
and was far from being agreeable either
to the taste or smell. The doctor then
took a single drop Of the water and
examined i under the microscope.
He discovered in it numerous minute
animals, all in q lively state. He esti-
mated that cubic inch of the water
contained over 10000 of these beings.
The doctor at this stage deliberately
swallowed four ounces of the water,
and soon afterward opened q vein in
his arm. In the blood that issued
forth he discovered q number of liyin g
organisms precisely similar to those in
the water he drank. This statement
was made before the convention, and
if it failed to convince the auditors Of
squeamishness on the doctors part, it
must, at all events, have satisfied them
of his devotion to science.