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Year: 1869

haN Levy Our lily improvements


We published yesterday sensible letter Of
Mayor Hall to the legislators at Albany, on
the garbled and innammatory representations
respecting the tax levy Of this city, and the
disposition Of the country members to ''com-
pound for sins they are inclined to, by damn
ing those they have no mind to-" He shows
that the tax levy as prepared for the present
year is really smaller in rate than the one next
preceding, and will be less in the aggregate by
ut least two millions and half of dollars.
When we take into consideration the fact that
Mayor Hall proposes to expend large
amount Of the revenue of the coming year ON
works of public Improvement, which will ma
terially increase the taxable property in tho
city, it will be seen that his position Is q right
and just one, and that il entities him TO the
support of our citizens.


The improvements he contemplates are nu-
merous and important, and we know very well
Year: 1869

By order Of the Secretary of the Treasury
Mr.. Van Dyck, Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, advertises that proposals for
the sale to the government of one million dol
lars of six per cent five twenty bonds will
be received until May IL, when the bids will
be opened and the awards declared. 1t is pro-
posed to keep up this exchange of gold for
bonds to the extent Of million dollars
week for an indefinite period to come. Assum-
ing it to be fixed system of operations, let us
see how it will work through period of twenty
years; first, in its application solely to the
reduction OF the principal of the national
debit
Year: 1869

ment. Their affairs may be a. slack water
for the present, but all revolutions have
their defeats as well as their victories and
there is strong promise of success in the
fact that the men who are making the pre-
sent revolution in Cuba call for arms, and
not for ilibusters
Year: 1869

The Irish Church Question i'm the House
of Lords.


By cable we learn that the ministerial mea-
sure disestablishing and disendowing the Irish
Church has been fully discussed in committee
of the whole House of Commons. The bill
may thus be considered as read third time
and passed 1t is noteworthy circumstance,
as indicating the strength of the present gov
ernment, that, though slightly modified in one
or two particulars, the bill in its present
shape-the shape in which it will be carried to
the Lords-is substantially the bill which Mr..
Gladstone framed.


The question which now demands attention
in connection with this matter Is, how will the
bill be received and treated by the Lordsp That
large proportion Of the members of the upper
house are opposed to the principle of the bill is
already well known. But will this opposition
be allowed to lead them so far as to reject the
bill? We hardly think this likely 1t is pos
sible, however, that they may seriously modify
it and send it back to the Commons. If this
is done there can be no doubt that Mr. Glad
stone will carry the House of Commons with
him and that the bill will be returned to the
Lords in its original shape. If the Lords again
refuse to pass it, it is certain that Mr. Glad
stone will make use of his prerogative by
creating as many new peers as shall force the
bill into law. The presumption is that the
Lords will not reveal their weakness by any
stubborn resistance. Resistance they know is
unavailing; and it may, we think, be taken
for granted that the bill in its present shape,
or substantially in its present shape, will be-
fore the autumnal recess receive the Queens
signature, and that forthwith the initial steps
will be taken to sweep out of existence an old,
irritating Irish grievance.
Year: 1869

in the lessening Of our burden of taxes and
in bringing us within view by the naked eye
of complete extingushment of this English
looking mountain Of debt?


The Secretary Of the Treasury estimates the
national expenditures for the fiscal year begin
ming July l Of the present year and ending
June 20 1870 "a follows
Year: 1869

It was with implacablc determination
| that Mrs. Gore refused, to the entreaties
OF Won Leistcn, a renewal of Clay's ac-
quaintance with her daughter. Resent
Eient for the apparent recklessness with
which he had sacrificed her maiden love
for an unlawful passion scorntul unbc-
lief Of any change Of his character dis
trust o. the future ten lency of the powers
OF his gcnius-all mingled together in a
hostility proof against pursuasion. She
had expressed this with all the positive
ness of language, when her daue hter
suddenly entered the room. 1t was in
the morning after the ball, and she had
risen late. But though subdued and
pensivc in her air, Won Leisten saw at
glance that she. was happy


''Can you bring him to me ?' said
Eve, letting her hand remain ia Won
Leisten's, and bending her deep blue
eyes inquiringly on his.


And with no argument but tears and
caresses, and an unexplained assurance
of her conviction Of the repentant purity
and love Of him to whom her heart was
once given, that confiding and strong
hearted girl bent, at last, the stern will
that forbade her happiness Her mother
unclasped the slight arms from her neck,
and gave her hand in silent consent to
Yon Leisten.


The Frayherr stood moment with his
eyes fixed on the ground. The color
fled from his cheeks, and his brow moist
ened


II have called him y he said he Will
be here -


An hour elapsed and Clay entered the
house. He had risen from bed Of sick
ness, and came, pale and in terror-for
the splrlt-summons was powerful. But
Won Leisten welcomed him at the door
with smile. and withdrew the mother
from the room and left Ernest alone
with his future bride-the first union,
save in spirit, after years of separation.
Year: 1869




VICE PRESIDENT CoLFAx.-Our Vice
President elect: Schuyler Colfax, recently
made a speech at New England dinner,
in which he referred to the growth of the
United States as the result of the grand
eur Of American citizenship In the
course of his remarks he said


''It is the shield of American citizen
ship which shall make US proud and
potential and lift up our country to a
prouder position among the nations. 1t
is that which is to teach those who are
clothed with the solemn trust of repre-
senting this great realm of frcemen, who
rule here not by divine right but by free
institutions, that when they stand speak
ing for us at the bar of any civilized ma
ton in the world they shall not, on the
one hand, disgrace us by by boastful gas
boWing the knee Then, when with that
selfreliance, that calm, that dignifed
American nationality, we command the
respect to which our great resources
and unequaled trials, which we have sur
vived SO gloriously and auspiciously, en-
title us, then we need not go into markets
of the world to offer gold and silver to
induce those islands of the sea and ada
cent States and provinces to cast in their
mite with US, to share with our future.
[ feel ashamed as an American when I
hear of proffers of soil and sovereignty to
men women and children with gold and
silver from our national treasury, to share
with us in the magnificent future AS
you would spurn a bride that is bought
with silver as fair woman would spurn
a husband who had been lured to her
side by her wealth instead of her heart,
so we, as Americans should devote our
nationality to win those who are near to
us in territorial congeniality to cast in
their lot with us. When voluntarily and
in body they ask to share with us in
our destiny and our future, We should
then welcome them into the fold of
American citizens"
Year: 1869

A wild and almost fatal piece OF
amusement was indulged in by some
reckless, drunken devils, ont on the Red
Jacket location, on Sunday evening
last. The crowd had taken one of their
number, who Was either more drunk or
stupied than the rest, and werehaviug
"lots of fun with him." by saturating his
hair with bay rum, and "shampOoing"
him. The fun grew fast and uproariOus
and at last eliminated in one of the
party taking can of Kerosene oil and
pouring it all over the poor devil. This
was no sooner done than another one lit
! match aud set the oil on fire In a
moment the poor drunken wretch was
wrapped in a sheet of flames, and but
for the forethOught aud instant inter
position of the keeper of the place,
would soon have been burned to death.
The keeper, however, threw him down
on his face on the floor, and smothered
the flames with au old coat, while the
crowd looked on anu laughed at the
yells of the unfortunate man, and his
frantic efforts 10 extinguish the flames.


As 1t was, he escaped with his hands
and the top and back of his head being
severely burned, and his life is probably
destroyed.


The ssamps who perpetrated the
Joke" should be locked up for a wear
each, and be horsewhipped to boot
Portage Lake GGsette.
Year: 1869

The concerts at the Tuileries are
known to set the fashion for the whole
YEAR, not of dress, but of department.
Partisan ladies walk very much on their
toes, with the waist elevated behind
and sinking in front. Her Majesty, the
Empress, with whom originates the
fashion, executes it Charmingly, The
heels of the satin boots being very
high, and tke soles extremely thin, this
tournurG becomes easy enough, and can
be acquired without much practice.
We are told by lady correspondent
that in tho new style "the air of the Wis
age is to be bold, no longer wearing
that expression Of simpering timidity
which suited with the long curls down
the neck. The chin is projected forward
and the forehead thrown back while the
eyes are kept wide open, hard and
round as possible; the lips are in gener-
al pale-coral- -cOlOring is quite gone out
of fashion-aud the expression of the
mouth to be that of weariness and
scorn. In consequence of the raising
of the Coitfure, the ears, 80 long neg
leCted, have become an object of atten-
ton, aud may now bs seen tinted with
pink or white, as may be required.
They are brought forward or forced
backward, according to the urgency of
the case, and it is astonishing to find
what expression may be given to the
countcnance by dut of little manage
meut. Blue eyes and fair hair are still
considered indispensable to a reputation
for beauty, and black eyes and
raven hair are scarcely tolerated;
those who are unfortunate enough
to possess them being compelled
to uSe every kind of stratagem in the
way of powder, paint, and dust, to con
ceal their disgrace. The elbows must
be rather squared, not rounded, but
brought forward as much as possible,
in order to make the chest look hollow,
and add to the cousumptive look be
stoweA by tho pale lips and flushed
cheeks impaired by the absence of all
coloring in the one case, and the exag
geration of its application in the other.
Let no young lady dare to appear in
fashionable society unless she adhere
with the utmost strictness to these
rules. Court Journal.
Year: 1869

The Senatorial squabblo over the Ten
ure of. Office Bill has taken queer
turn. After a long and fruitless strug
gle in open session, the Radical mem
bers resolved to submit the dispute &c
the arbitrament of that admirable ana
usually efficient tribunal, the caucus
This step was taken chiefly with view
TO final settlement, bus as it would en-
able the eminent sqnabblers to relieve
themselves of the furious feelings which
the protracted strife had aroused but
which the presence of outsiders in the
Senate Chamber had restrained, there
is no doubt that desire to tight Out
the quarrel in regular rough-and-tumble
STYLE had much 10 do with the call for n
caucus.


Assembling at 10 o'clock on Monday
morning and satisfying themselves that
no unregenerate Democrats were pres
ent, the "loyal" Senators proceeded
TO "leck horns" in the lustiest and
liveliest manner possible At one time
a complete break mp was imminent,
bnt that terrible catastrophe was STAYED
OIL by motion for a recess.


In the afternoon session csnsidera'
tions of purely patriotic character
having reference solely TO moving
GRANT from his position of inactivity
and effec,ing distribution Of the plum
der for which the noble army of office
seekers ale bowling, prevailed over
the belligerent propensities of the in
harmonious brethren and a sort OF
compromise was patched up. Under
the arrangement, the stringency of the
old law is to be greatly modified.
Indeed, except but in name, the meas
ure proposed will differ but little from
absolute repeal The chief difference is
that the Senate will not publicly eat dirt,
but will be able to save soma remnants
OF its shattered dignity.


1t is noticeable fact that Genera
GRANT il 10 be consulted before final
action Is had, aud his views are to be
allowed great weight in determining
the details. His stubborn refusal tC
make removals, or as he styles it, "hi'
determination to enforce the law" has
had it's effect, and the Senate comes
down as completely as the President die
after the STEWART biuuder. What &C
ton the House will pursue in the
changed condition of affairs it is diff
cult to tell Upon this point the En-
qvirer's Washington correspondent says


1t is not believed that the House will
ever accept the substantial repeal o
the old law, but will insist that ever,
line of the obnoxious starpte shall b.
wiped out. Many Republicans de
nounce the caucus decision as meal
surrender, and declare that it woul'
have been more manly to have repeale,
all the law or stood by it.
Year: 1869

.


WASHINGTON, D. c., March p.


The tenure of Office question will come
before the Senate next in a new form
| The Republican members of that body


were in caucus today from ten to
twelve, and from two TO $3.50 o'clock.
The morning session was devoted te
discussion growing out of the lntroduc-
ton of resolution suspending the act
| to the close of Grants administration.
The old arguments for and against sus


pension were repeated and the session
came to an end without an advance in
any direction. The debate showed ev-
erybody wanted to relieve the Presl-
dent from the check and embar-
rassment, and that a very decided
majority were opposed to repeal
ing it, The special friends of re,
peal were opposed to being bound by a
resolution for suspension, and the ses.
sion broke up without taking a vote.
The afternoon session was devoted to
an earnest effort to find some ground on
which all might stand. 1t was appar-
ent that repeal could not be carried, and
it was dOubtful if the House will agree
To suspension Several ConciliatOry
speeches were made. Messrs. Trumbull
and Morton, representing those who
talked most for repeal, said they would
agree to any measure leaving the PreSi-
dent tree t. make such changes as he
thought advisable. Mr.. Sherman finally
moved to Iecommjt tho bill now pend
ing in the Senate, which suspends
the law till next winter, to the
Judiciary committee. Further de
bate followed, in which it was substau.
italy agreed by all present that new
tenure of Office bill, retaining the fea-
tnres of the present law aud excluding
all obnoxious provisions, must be car
ried through the Senate, and probably
through the House. The proposed mod
idcatiOns are that the act shall not
apply in any way to the Cabinet, and
the President shall not be required to
make out a case wherein certain per-
sons may be removed; in other words,
be may during the session of the Senate
propose removals and appointments at
pleasure, and leave the Senate to make
such examination as it pleases, while
during vacation he may suspend and
appoint at pleasure and submit his &C


tion to the Senate within twenty days
after reassembing. This will leave
him free to act without assigning apy
reason for his action, and the feeling
among Senators tonight is that the
measure in that modified form can be
reported by the Judiciary committee
and adopted by Congress, and that it
will be satisfactory to the President.
The committee vii c'meet tomorrow or
next day to put tie conclusion of the
caucus into shape, and if the present
disposition on all sides to harmonic
continues, new bill will probably get
through before the end of the week.
Year: 1869

tenure of Office act. 1 shall therefore
vote for the House DILL as it is without
any amendment whatsoever, and Of
coarse am opposed to this suspension OF
the act, which is not an affirmaDce that
the power remains in the Senate, though
lmpiiedly perhaps it was intended for
that; but 1t practically ignsres the very
Interpretation of the Constitution upon
which the tenure of office act was
framed.
Year: 1869

1t is a well established fact that fully one
half of the female portion Of our population are
seldom N the enjoyment Of good health, or, "a
use their own expression, never feel well
They are languid, devoid Of all energy, extreme
ly nervous, and have no appetite.


To this class Of persons the 81 TIERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either of these
remedies. They will cure every case Of Ma
RASMUS. without fail.
Year: 1869

Stage-ceach travelling in Nevada is at
tended with some incovenieuces. A pa
per in that State says that as the stage
for White Pine was about to set ont a
few days since, nine passengers being
crowded inside, the driver opened the
door and asked those witain to stow q
little closer to make room for bale OF
hay.
Year: 1869

NEw YoRK. jan 81.


A Washington dispatch sAys: Several
wealthy and leading revolutionary Cubans
have arrived here, Who have made their rep
reservations to the State Department upon
the condition of the Island. They affirm
that there arc from $4,000 TO $1,000 troops Of
the insurgents force, well armed and organ
ized, and that any number can be raised as
soon as sufficient arms are landed upon the
Island. They require no men from the United
States. They have men enough. All they
want is arms and munitions of war. They
seek recognition as bslligerents, and many in
Congress favor this.
Year: 1869

--- A little girl. worn out by long ser.
mon. observing the preacher gathering
himself tor the introduction Of another
point exclaimed Oh, mother, he is no,
going to stop at all he is swelling uT
again.
Year: 1869

We beg leave to call the attention Of the
public to this long celebrated and unrivalled


FAMILY MEDICINE.


The Pain Killer Is purely vegetable COM
pound. and while 1t Is q most efficient remedy
for pain, 1t Is u perfectly safe medicine even
In the most unskillful hands.


FOR SUMMER COMPLAINT
Or any other form OF bowel disease In chill
dren or adults, it Is an almoA certain cure
and has without doubt been moro successful
In curing the various kinds Of


CHOLERA tYf,
Than any other known remedy, or even the
most skillful physician. In India, Africa aud
China, where this dreadful disease Is ever
more or less prevalent the PAIN MILLER Is
considered BY the natives. as well rs Europe
an residents In those clrnatce.


A SURE REMEDY.


In the west nothing will be more acccpta-
bic than Fever and Agnc remedy. Pain
Killer will cure it. Sold BY all Druggists.
Year: 1869

OCEAN cable telegraphing is not
business so entirely free from mis-
fortunes as the sauguine promoters
of new lines seem to imagine. A
fault has been discovered in the
French cable at point about eight
hundred miles from St. Pierre, which
though not at present sufficient to
prevent its working, is constantly
growing worse, and will ultimately
require the cable to be underrun all
the way from one coast or the other
to the spot where the fault exists,
This great and costly task is to be
undertaken, we are informed, next
summer.
Year: 1869

TAKEaway the bayonet from the
South aud the miserable carpet bag
element could not stand dsy; even
the negroes would turn against
them. The carpet>baggers. with
the aid of the bsyonet aud bureau,
have thus far been able to control The
negroes in the larger places. while
in the country the old citizens have
had the most influence with them.
But there are indications that even
in the cities the carpet-baggers are
losing their power over the negro.
At the late municipal election in
Nashville, Tennessee, the negro de.
serted the radicals for the first lime
and voted heavily with the citizens,
so that the entire conservative ticket
was elected BY large majority. As
there is no reason why this should
not be made 10 occur in the other
municipalities of the South, it is not
at all impossible but that we may
yet see the negroes vote as steadily
with their old masters as they once
worked for them. The carpet'hagN
ger then will find his occupation
gone, aud he will leave the country
for the couutry's good.
Year: 1869




WHITE PINE EcoENTRIcIrIEs.-
Here is a little chapter from the
White Pine News on fastidious peo.
pie: Some people are SO fasiidious
about their surroundings that there's
no getting along with them. In a
new country like this, where every
man cannot have house to himself,
it is necessary for people to haul iu
on the sharp corners of their natural
dispositions, and accommodate them.
selves to an association, sometimes,
with those who are not exactly what
they would fancy. We heard a man
object to Peter Toft's habi: of carry
ing his change Of socks, before and
after changing, in his pantalOOns
pocket, to be used occasionally as a
handkerchief. Another man up in
this camp had bed iD the same
room with a man from Sonoma. The
Sonoma man had habit of soften>
ing bis socks in the morning before
putting them on He was in the
habit Of going to bed early, SO as to
give bis socks a chance; and then,
instead of taking them in shape,
after drying, and wearing hem rights
and lefts, like Christian, this man
from Sonoma insisted on softening
bis socks every morning. The way
be did it was by hammering them
on the bed-post till they began to
crack, then rubbing them briskly in
his hands-washiug, like 'Sir Jacob,
"with invisible soap, in impercepti-
BILE water" Our friend in the next
bed is a late riser. He would be
sleeping his best about sock time,
but the dust would wake him. The
dust each time filled the room worse
than the food of light that Ben
Adhem saw, This thing was trOub-
lesome, but rooms we're scarce. OuI
friend could get a good sleep in the
morning only BY getting up in the
night aud sprinkliug down Sonoma''
socks, so they wouldn't dry BY day
light. But Sonoma concluding that
the roof leaked, took to sleeping with
his socks under bis head, and soor
oot the room 10 himself.
Year: 1869

Industry is not only the instru-
ment of improvement, bat the foun-
datiOn Of pleasure. He who is a
stranger to it may possess, but can
not enjoy; for it is labor only which
gives relish to pleasure.
Year: 1869

AN English chemist claims to have
discovered a method by which be
can convert a human body into solid
stone. This will do away with the
necessity of sculptors. When we
waut.to have a statue Of great man
We only have to wait until he dies,
then turn him into . a stone and
Hset him up"
Year: 1869

From the Louisville Express August "a.


We announced yesterday that the mandate OF Gov
ernOr stevenson, ordering the execution OF William
Kriel the wife murderer had been received BY
Sheriff Martini and that Krie was TO be hung In Sep
tember The statement had an extraordinary effect
The prisoner became greatly excited, ana, for the
first time displayed emotions OF fear. The Sheriff
looked grave sad over the prospects OF sending
a human soul into eternity, while the prisoners
counsel, General Jackson, was amazed and indignant
as he was satisfied IL was an official
blunder. Krie was convicted by the JEFF
fersOn Criminal Court and sentenced TO
be hung. Application was made for q new
trial, which was Overruled by the Court An appeal
was taken to the Supreme Court of the state, which
sustained the decision OF the lower court. Suisse
Quently petition was submitted for a rehearing
before the Supreme Court, which has not yet been
acted on, the court being now in the enjoyment OF
its vacation. Under the Ew IL IL the duty OF the
Clerk of the Court of Appeals thirty days after the
disposal of such case to certify the fact TO the
Governor, who then his mandate 10 the Sheriff
of the county, was done In this case. And the
Clerk Of the court II seems, not being advised or
aware OF the petition for rehearing, certified the
case TO the Governor as having been formally dis
posed OF by the Court. The Governors duty was
plain, and he did his duty, But there must have
bcen loose mode or conducting business III ths
Court Of Appeals.