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Year: 1869

BosToN, May 27.-The New England Wo.
mans Suffrage Convention held in this city
last evening adopted the folio wing resolution:


Resoiced. That the Executive Committee OF
the New England Woman's Suffrage Associa.
lion be authorized to correspond with friends
OF the cause throughout the country, and to
take such steps as they may deem best for the
organize ton Of a National Womaa's Suffrage
ASSOCIATION during the coming year, in which
all parts OF the country shall be fully and
Iairly represented.


Mrs. Julia Ward Howe read an elaborate
essay upon the question Of woman's position in
the social and political world.


After some remarks Of a more general char.
acter, she referred to the fact that IN England
the admission Of women TO suffrage seemed to
meet with less objection on the part Of the
powers that be, than here. There, the right to
vote was conditioned upon the possession Of
certain amount Of property, and the possession
Of property BY women seemed to make legiti-
mate her claim TO vote. Here, however, the
CLAIM was based upon the fact of womanhood
simply; and therefore involves considerations
Of broader character, and would meet with
greater opposition.
Year: 1869

The PRESIDENT WILL GO TO ARLINGTON
ON SATURDAY.-A committee of The Grand
Army of the Republic visited the President
this morning and extended to him an invitation
10 be present at Arlington, on Saturday next,
at the ceremony OF decor ating the soldiers
graves, which the President accepted, and said
he would De present
Year: 1869

Strong as our prejudiccs are they may be starved into submission, and without being killed.

 Be deaf to the quarrelsome, blind to the scorner, and dumb to those who are mischey- ously inquisitite.

 Keep your body sound as wine savers of the cask it is kept in the soul receives a tincture from the frame through which it works.

 One reason that the world is not reformed is because everybody would have others make a beginning and think not of himself

 Truth would be popular with us if 1t pro posed only to correct the faults of others.

 lt is the ordinary way of the world to keep folly at the hclm and wit under hatches.

 Never expect any assistance or consolation in your necessities from drinking companions.

 True liberty allows each individual to do all the good he can for himself, without injur- ing his neighbor.

 Hate not opinion for being contrary to thy own. It Is not certain but thou thysclG mayest be in the wrong.

 The human heart is made for love, as the household hearth for fire; and for truth, as the household lamp for light

 People in passion seldom wish their ques- tions to be answered at all, and never that they should be answered coolly and with req son.

 Avarice starves it's keeper, to surfeit those who wish him dead.

 Some parents choose to stamp children as prodigals, whom others would think angels. Before you condemn the black sheep of q family, you must make sure that the shep- herd is not color-blind.

 The man who is careful of his own reputa- ton will bc careful of his neighbours. The man who thoughtlessly speaks i'll of another is reckless of his own good name.

 True politeness is modest unpretending and generous. Its appearance is not striking, because truly polite man, while acting courtesy, would conceal it. It engages man to esteem his neighbor, because he thinks it manlier to descend little himself than de- grade another.

 Discouragements are given us to bear and surmount-not to talk about and yield to. It is pluck and endurance that win.
Year: 1869

contributes the following to the Alto:

 "l have just arrived from Ehrenberg. for merly Mineral City, on the Colorado, six miles from La Paz The place is likely to become one of the principal towns on the riy- CT, as the ferry is fixed there and the steam CTS discharge their freight there. The city. one may say, is but at its birth; there Is but one or more adobe cabins. blacksmith and carpenters shop and an Elysian Grove, opened by Schwartz as n watering or liquoring place. Many laborers are employed and at work. Messrs. Goldwater & Co. are about to build n large adobe storehouse, and to remove their large and varied stock to it from La Paz. There Is no church there, no congregation scarcely as yet, and but few, if any churches m Arizona. It would appear as though peo- pie relied more upon Colts preventative to keep men from evil doings. Men in Northern Arizona are nearly all Americans-ciyil, po- lite and noble in their bearing. During tho past two years have been living alone. some times in the beautiful valley of Prescott at others roaming over the adjoining mineral regions, exploring the deserted mines of gold. silver, copper and galena. At no time has it been necessary to lock door; and I could not, if l would have done so, for no locks were there; and always in the surroundings of the Apaches, yet nothing stolen except horses These they will steal to satisfy their souls desire when hungry, and they should be excused for that"
Year: 1869

Some congregations seem to be particular
as to their preacher. One If these gave pub
lie notice that they wanted preacher, but
went on to specify thar, besides being good
christian be must have n good mOral chhcter.
Year: 1869

Man GOred to Death by nm Infuriated Steer.
From the PHtSburg Chronicle of last eUeni,lg.


A fearful and fatal affair took place yesterday
in West Newton on the Pittsburg and Connells-
vile Railroad, by which one man was killed and
another received injuries that will probably
prove fatal. butcher residing in the town had
purchased bullock, which he was driving to
the slaughter house. The animal proceeded
quietly through the streets of the town until
near the slaughter pen, where, getting q scent of
blood, ne became furious and unmanageable.
He rushed fufiously down the main street of
the town, attacking every person and anything
that came in his way. While proceeding in his
mad course, he made an attack upon q Mr..
Icely, who happened to be crossing the street in
front of him. and striking him with his sharp
horns gored him in q most frightful manner,
ripping open his abdomen and chest, tearing
portion of his lungs out, and leaving his heart
exposed to view. Another gentleman, whose
name we could not ascertain, Jared but little
better, as he was caught between the head of
the infuriated animal and fence and COM
petey crushed. The maddened brute then
made dash at three ladies who were standing
in the door of millinery establishment, who
escaped serious injury and perhaps death by
having the presence of mind sufficient to
rush into the house and close the door.


Next the bull encountered projecting window
filed with millinery goods. Striking the window
with his head, it was torn down. and the goods
scattered in every direction. The animal then
turned his attention to a gentleman on the
street. who, seeing his danger, started to run
for place of safety, closely pursued. just at
this instant, however, when the beast was about
to lower his head to strike his intended victim,
the man fortunately struck his foot against
stone, and fell fiat upon his face, and the bull
lock passed over him, and made a dash for some
one else


Some of the citizens had recovered from their
panic by this time, and had armed themselves
with rifles, and after shooting the animal seven
times succeeded in killing him.


A gentleman informed us this morning that
Mr. Icely had died from the terrible injuries
received, When struck he was near the school
house, and his blood was thrown against the
walls and into the windows. The children, panic
stricken, fled up stairs The other injured man
is fatally hurt.
Year: 1869

The Pittsburg Commercial, in commenting
on the recent defeat of the Little Engine" by
Coulter, says:-


"Hamill's racing days are over, so far as COM
petition with such oarsmen as Walter Brown
and Henry Coulter, his more youthful rivals
are concerned. He did not in any part of yes
terday's contest which came under the writer's
eve pull with much more than half his custom
ary Vigor, and this was remarked by many, who
looked to see him maintain at least forty-hve
strokes to the minute. remarkable circum-
stance was the change in the betting yesterday
which on one boat on the way up usually ran
from two to one on Coulter winning the race.
This change from the pool selling of the night
previous rather astonished most people, and
caused various surmises not at all complimentary
to the contestants and their hackers. They
argued that if Hamill could pull over the course
on every trial for days past in less than thirty
seven minutes, he could certainly out-distance
his competitor whose best time was $3.50, and
who claimed he would lose minute on the
upper course. Be all this as IL may, whether
the race was vigorously contested or not, or
whether it was part of an alleged triple alliance
between the prominent oarsmen to rotate the
championship between them, majority OF
those present yesterday are satisfied with the
result. 1t win probably. be OF little use to eau
ton people against betting on boat races, fol
they will do It over and over again, although
there is nothing more uncertain"
Year: 1869

Court of Quarter SessiOns-JudRe Brewster.


His Honor sat this morning in order to dispose OF
q few habeas corpus cases remaining on the list.


The case of Frank Sparmaker, charged with an at
tempt to defraud corporation, was heard on habeas
corpus. The testimony to the effect that the
reator was the secretary OF the A. j. Hay Beneficial
Society, and on the 31st of March last made state
ment Of the financial condition OF the society, which
showed balance OF one dollar, when in fact the
balance amounted to seventy dollars. Under these
circumstances the case was remanded for trial
before jury


The court then adjourned until September


u. y. District COurt-,Judge CadyynIndcr.


In the case of James Peoples, charged with inter-
ferng with revenue ofcer in the discharge of his
duty, in taking out Of his custody distilery that
had been seized for violations Of the law the defend
ant set up an abi, which supported by four wit
nesses, who, however, appeared to place him at
four different places at the time OF the assault. The
evidence on the part of the prosecution seemed not
to satisfy the Judge that the defendant present
at the occurrence, and therefore he instructed the
jury that he must be acquitted, or otherwise he
would set aside the verdict. After deliberation the
jury rendered verdict of guilty, Notwithstanding
this instruction, and motion for new trial was
made, and held under advisement.
Year: 1869

A remarkable case of kidnapping occurred in
Chicago on Sunday morning last, While Officer
Edward Miller was crossing Lake Street Bridge
he heard wall from vessel tied near by, and
at once went to the rescue, was met by some
constable, who told him that there was II diff
Guilty on the vessel, and directed him aboard for
particulars While trying to find some one to
arrest the tug Crawford came alongside, took
the vessel in tow and went out into the lake
with it. Since then Miller has not been heard
from and his friends are little anxious as to
his whereabouts.


singular Accident.


On the occasion of festival Mt Malta on the
evening of the Oath of July, some officers of the
garrison, thinking to amuse the crowds who
were collected to witness the illuminations, pro-
cured number of what they believed to be
light balls with parachute and rocket bouquets.
Upon setting one or more of them on fire, by a
match train, however, loud explosion took
place and showers of grapeshot were discharged,
to the imminent peril of the assembled speeta-
tors. who took to their heels. Fortunately no
one was seriously injured The officers, at the
risk of their lives, took the rest of the shells
and threw them into the sea, where some of
them exploded with tremendous noise, and
the conclusion shook the ground like an earth
quake The missiles were two feet in height,
and appear to have been intended for suspen-
sion over a bastion to throw light on the
enemys movements, and it is said that they had
been so long in store that there was no record
of their introduction, and they were considered
worthless,
Year: 1869

SOME boys in Cincinnati stole
the bowels of a hand-organ which
belonged to a minstrel who was
stone deaf. The next morning he
took his place and ground away no
gaily as ever, producing, Of course,
no audible result. The by-passers
appeared to like that sort OF thing,
and contributed 50 liberally that
the troubadour OWNED that some.
thing must be wrong. lnvestiga-
ton disclosed bis loss, but the un-
expected pecuniary favor with
which his outbreak of silence was
received, inclines him to let the in.
testines Of the thing go and rum
the shell for awhile.
Year: 1869

THERE was a time when It took
ten mon to harvest an acre of
wheat in England, and even q
modern period when the usual
days work was to reap, with O
sickle, bind and put up half an
acre of wheat a day, which many
of the older class Of farmers viii
remember; whereas we now find
that, with one reaper suitably
manned, there need be no difficui-
ty in cutting and putting In shock
an acre an hour. ..'f
Year: 1869

HUMuLITy.-A farmer went with
his son INTO q wheat field to see If
it was ready for the harvest. "See,
father" exclaimed the boy,
show straight these stems hold up
their heads. They must be the
best ones. Those that hang their
heads down / am sure cannot be
good for much" The farmer pluck
ed q stalk of each kind and said :
g see here, my child. This stalk
that, stood straight is light.headed,
and almost good for nothing; while
this that hung its head so modest
ly, is full Of the most beautiful
grains" ....
Year: 1869

fIP They have man in Mississippi
so lean that he makes no shadow at all.
Arattlesnake struck at his legs six times
in vain. and retired in disgust. He
makes all hungry that look at him, and
when the little children meet him i'm
the street they run home and cry for
bread.
Year: 1869

67It was pretty conceit of a ro-
mantle farther whose name was Rose
and who named his daughter "Wild,"
SO that she grew up under the appella-
ton OF "Wild Rose." But the romance
of the thing was sadly spoilt when she
married a man by the name OF "Bull. u
Year: 1869

tP a young man who recently fell
in love with a beautiful young lady,
says that when he learned the other
evening that she reciprocated his pas
sion, he felt as though he was sitting on
the roof of meeting-house, and every
shingle was sharp.
Year: 1869

A LESSON FOR DAD-An old GENTLE
man farmer, who had two or three very
pretty daughters, was so very anxious Of
his charge that he would not permit them
to keep the company of young men. How
ever, they adopted the following expedient
to enjoy the company of their lovers, with
out the knowledge of their father. After
the old man had retired to rest, the girls
would hang sheet out the window, which
was quite distance from the ground, and
the beau would seize hold of the sheet,
and with the assistance of his lady-love,
who tugged Justify at the sheet above,
would thus gain entrance But it happen
ed one evening the girls hung the sheet
out rather early; for the old gentleman,
oy SOME ill wind was blown around the
corner. and spying the sheet, could not
conjecture the meaning of its being there.
He took hold and endeavored to pull it
down. The girls supposing it to be their
beaux, began to hoist, and did not discover
their mistake until the head Of the old man
was level with the window-sill, when ore
OF them exclaimed: "Oh Lord it's dad"
and letting 90 their hold, down went the
old man to the hard stones and ground be-
low, dislocating one of his shoulders, which
convinced him that his efforts to make
maids of his daughters was not matter so
easily accomplished, and withdrawing all
opposition to their keeping company, he
was soon father-in law.
Year: 1869

We are unwilling to believe that the
voters of Sacramento county are prepared
to endorse the fifteenth Amendment, the
object of which is to make negroes and
Cinnamon voters and eligible to Office
Sacramento Reporter.


No, the voters of Sacramento county will
not endorse Chinese suffrage. There is
not man in the county, or State, in favor
of any such thing. But then the Demo-
Gratis will labor to make the ignorant be-
lieve that Chinese suffrage will follow the
adoption of the Fifteenth Amendment
This is their hobby this year. Last year
it was the niger" "Nigger" suffrage
is not as odious as Chinese, so they ride
John Chinaman in 1879. Anti Chinese
suffrage is the great principle of the Dem
ocratic party As no one is in favor Of
giving Cinnamon the ballot, of what does
the Democratic party consist ?-Appeal.
Year: 1869

Resolced, That it is right in principle and
practice to make all persons equal before the
law. and to deny no native or adopted citi-
zen the right to vote, except on conditions OF
qualifications equally applicable to all citi
Zens.


Resolred, That we are unalterably op-
posed>to Chinese suffrage in any form what
ever, or to any change in the naturalization
law tending to that result and that the
charges made by the Democracy, that the
tendencies of the Republican party are to
the amalgamatiCn of races, production OF
social eqnality between the Negro" and
the white" are without foundation, and
that such tendencies can be found to exist
in practice only among Constitutional Dem
ocrats and the advocates of an exclusive
White Mans Government


Resolred, That devotion to Free Labor has
ever been one of the cardinal principles OF
the Republican Party; that voluntary labor
is rightly regarded as honorable in the
United States, and that as our National
greatness and prosperity is greatly attribute
BILE to the labor of our working men, we
therefore pledge ourselves to sll measures
tending to promote the interests of this class
of our population, who really constitute the
OdCh OuuC dHu lHlclltCb vi Tile UhtlOO, bDQ
are an honor and safeguard to the Republic.


Resolred. That we view with alarm the
organized efforts now being made by land
monopolists and ex-slaveholding Democrats
to food the Southern and Southwestern
States with Coole serfs, which they propose
to import from the Chinese Empire, in orIer
to build up another system of slavery or
peonage on the ruins of Africans slavery,
to the detriment of Free Labor and its prac-
tical exclusion from those States


ResotOed, That sound policy and justice
suggests and demands that the rich and ex-
tensive domain of the South and West be
forever kept free from Cooie importation and
monopolization, and reserved for the use and
benefit of free American and European set
tiers who may desire to there obtain farms.
build up homes, establish manufactures, de
velOp the resources of the country, and ex-
ercise the privileges of Free Labor.


ResolUed, That we pledge our Legislative
nominee to use all efforts to assist in secur-
ing such legislative action as may be legally
had to prevent the further influx OF importa.
tion of Coolies into this State and aid all move
ments calculated to bring the evils of Coole-
ism prominently before the Representatives
of the people in Congress.


ResoiUed, That the Republican PARTY is
now as it ever has been, pledged to an eco
nonical administration of the affairs of gov
ernmeDt, and that the policy adopted by the
present administration is a guarantee of the
fulfllment of such pledge.
Year: 1869

WoMAN.-An exchange says, we can
always tell what sort of woman man
marries, by the way he treats the printer
If he gets a common wife he forgets the
printer: altogether. If he gets tolerable
good wife, he will send in the notice of
his marriage. If he gets very good one
he will send the printer nice slice of cake
accompanying the notice. If he gets an
extra one, he will seed nice slice of cake
and bottle OF wine with the notice. And
if he gets glorious, angelic creature-all
affection and goodness-he is sure to send
the printer nice lot of cake and wine and
FIVE dollars for years subscription for the
paper.
Year: 1869

The Ninth Army Corps held a reunion
near Providence on the 7th instant, at
which, 1000 veterans were present. Sen
ator Anthony, in the absence of Governor
Pedleford, responded for the State of
Rhode Island, and spoke as follows:


GENERAL: You have assigned to me the
Governors duty. 1t is twenty years since
l occupied that place; but l have with
great qualification participated in these
banquet festivities. 1t is with uncommon
satisfaction that I see so many gallant men
assembled to renew the associations that
were formed in the camp aud on the field.
and to strengthen the friendship that date
back from the wearisome march, from the
impetuous charge, from the bed of slow and
painful suffering and from the shouts of
victory, to congratulate each other upon
the final accomplishment of that great work
in which they bore conspicuous and an
honorable part. The results of it are seen
in rescued country, in an undivided
Union, in the blessings of national prosper
ity and individual happiness the like of
which the sun does not visit in its diurnal
course, and victory before us with such
greatness and glory that the utmost visions
OF patriotism cannot exaggerate Cap
plause.) And this is the country which
you have helped to save These are in.
stitutions which you have helped to con-
firm in the presence of men who have done
so much. Mere takers may well be silent


We may praise the great deeds of the war


You participated in them. We bid you,
in the name of the State of Rhode Island
hearty welcome to the State to whose
ancient rerown your valor has added fresh
laurels; for although the glory you have
won is for the whole country it reflects a
peculiar lustre upon Rhode Island. AL
though more than half of the loyal States
were represented in your gallant ranks,
Rhode Island sent you four regiments and
four batteries; and may add that she sent
you twenty regiments when she sent you
General Burnside. Loud applause, three
cheers and tiger, the company rising.1
do not wonder at the shouts or applause
with which you received the mention of
his name whose eye so often looked down
upon your severed ranks, giving the conf
dence and courage to every man who met
his glance, whose sword cut the pathway to
victory, whose kindness and gentleness
have soothed the wounded soldier and con,
soled the bed of death. (Applause.) You
have given him all that soldiers can give a
loved and honored commander-you have
crowned him with our highest civic honors,
and we have gladly given him the distinc-
tlon Of the first citizen of our republic of
Rhode Island. IF slander has ever dared
to assail his impregnable reputation it has
recoi!ed upon those who have uttered it,
breaking upon the rock of his reputation
their unavailing force. loud applause
and cheers for General Burnside and
grons for Senator Sprague.) 1 again, my
friends, welcome you to our soil The
title which you have won and the national
credit shall never be ignored