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Year: 1867

WASHINGTON, Feb o. 1861


The Committee on Finance OF the Senate has not yet
made any nal decision the subject Of the proposed
sse Of the four por cent loan certificates In exchange
for the per cent compound interest notes held
as part of the Of the national banks and The
position taken by the leading Now York papers Of
yesterdays issue may probably change in their
views on the subject majority OF the committee
we're known to be in favor of the proposition yesterday
morning; but il may be different to-day am authorized
to say tnat this proposition not the production OF
the prominent bankers whose names have been made
public in connection with It, but was approved by them
a. well as by the Secretary OF the Treasury II orgna
ted IN the Treasury Department, and was intended
meet the difficulty Of providing for the compound In
terest notes sl00 Of which Will mature beween
this and the lst OF January next and as ~ ~ supposed
that they would remain in the vaults Of the banks
cep: in the emergency OF a great scarcity OF legal
tenders, It would oovate the Objection OF in
creasing the volume OF active currency, which
would apply TO the redemption OF them with the
plain legal tender As IL Is now tho compound


interest notes with accumn,a'ea h'eress ,hs h, are
this plan was TO supply their place with substitute
which was also inactive. In Short IL bad its origin In
the office Of the Comptroer o. se Currency and was
present law which would enable the Department 70 take
the compound interest notes as they mature without
disturbing the business Of the country to any serious OK
tent. The certificates would, in effect, prevent
sudden and violent contraction OF bank
oans which would be inevitable, II they can
receive nve-twentes only In exchange for the
compound interest notes. and the Law now stands,
the issue Of loan certificates may be issued 10 the New
York banks, so as 10 make them In elect, part OF
their legal reserves This proposition will only extend
TO all the banks OF the country what is the privt


lego OF the New York city banks which belong 10 the
Clearing House. Hence, IL Is the best modhcation OF
existing laws which would be likely TO prevent severe
contraction. The author Of the propostion-the Acting
Comptroller OF the Currcncy--seems TO be somewhat
concerned at the HERALDs having characterized tno
blll as "a job" and hence the explanations gwen 10
Year: 1867

An EYE IN A MANS STOMACH
A country gentleman with only one ma
tural eye, the other being a glass one,
happened to arrive in this city some
time last week, and registered himself
at small lodg ing house not far from
the Pacific Railroad depot. Being very
tired from travel, he went to bed early,
carefully taking out his glass eye and
putting it in tumbler of water on the
washstand to keep it bright for the
next morning. Later in the evening,
while our friend was comfortably snor-
inc, another traveller arrived, and, the
house being very full, was shown into
the same room which our country friend
occupied. This newcomer had drank a
great deal of wine during the night, and
soon after having blown out the candle
and retired to bed, he felt an unquench-
able thirst. So he got up as well as he
could, and cropping his way to the
washstand, filled up the tumbler to the
brim and swallowed it at gulp-glass
eye and all.


Early in the morning our one-eyed
friend arose. and to his great astonish-
ment found his glass eye missing. He
was sure he had put it into the tumbler.
But it evidently was not there. 1t new
er occurred to him that it might be in
his fellow.lodger's stomach. So he
dressed himself, took his breakfast, paid
his bill, and went up town to Jacob
Blattner's store, there to purchase new
eye.


Meanwhile the other lodger tossed
uneasily to and fro in his bed, groaned
heavily, and felt decidedly uncomfort-
able. About o'clock he awoke with
a decided bellyache. He rang for the
servants and ordered doctor. The
doctor came and suggested, "Drank
too much!" Lodger looked guilty and
agonized. Meanwhile the symptoms
grew worse, and the doctor ordered a
pint of purgative Seltzer water, and
went after some other patients. Our
unhappy friend, however, found the
pains in his stomach increase to such a
terrible extent that he grew half crazy.
Halt the hotel rushed up into his room,
and after a general consultation, a
neighboring barber was called into adj
minister clyster The barber, after a
careful examination of the patient, con
cluded that he had swallowed some
hard substance. An emetic was ad-
ministered, and 10 and behold the glass
eye was thrown up, to the great aston
ishment of the traveller.-St. Louis
Democrat
Year: 1867

PINE LANGUAGE.-A Southern cor
respondent in one of his letters informs
us of novel and economical mode of
courtship in Florida. GAS you have
never seen the language of pine will
give it here. A gentleman wishing to
court a lady, and not wishing to face
the music in person, sends his lady
love piece of pine, signifying, 4 pine
for thee ; and she wishing to give
favorable answer sends in return a pine
knot, meaning, pine not;' or if she
wishes to say no, she sends burnt pine
knot, thereby signifying, 4 make light
of your pine
Year: 1867

One of the New York Masonic
Lodges has engrafted in its Bylaws the
following summary of Masonic ofenses,
alike comprehensive and exhaustive


"Any Mason within the Jurisdiction of
this Lodge who shall become & slave to
his passions, be found guilty of profanity,
treating with irreverence and contempt
the name of the Most High, guilty of un-
just or violent resentment toward broth
er, speaking calumnIes against him or
otherwise injuring him in fortune, occu-
patton or character. neglecting to arrest
the progress of such injuries as far as may
legally be practicable, seof at or ridiCule
the religious opinions of brother, with
the object of drawing on such brother the
contempt Of others, guilty of intemrer-
ance, fraud, profigacy, or libertinism,
shall be deemed to have transgressed the
grand precept of Masonry, which teaches
US to ''waIk humbly in the sight of God,
to do justice and to love mercy" and to
be punished (by reprimand, suspension
or expulsion) at the discretion OF the
Lodge"
Year: 1867

The adoption Of IBIS Constitution for Uniform rate Of assessment and
taxation all the real and property within the state whether
ownec Y citizens or on1 ioudng all associations ana corpo
raon Domestic foreign bankers bank shares brokers' merchants
otherwise doing business having place OF business therein
for the purpose OF carrying such corporate business trade
manufactures; and such shall be made upon
the sworn rttun Of the owner manager agent or person
having such charge and It's actual cash
value and In such shall nre equality the distribution o.
the public burdens all property within the State owned used
invested therein the trade business
lures No deduction shall he made from the assessed valuation Of the
corporation association from the
yne Of poTery real personal by Of Indebtedness
due due from the corporation association
having charge controlling the
Legislature shall not hereafter property
class Of property from taxation except such exempt by
law.


Mr. MAGEE Dem, Schuyler moved TO amend as fol
lows:


shall he levied upon and collected annually from each
associated banks and
the laws this State and doing business in this State Of
capital stock Of each OF said banks
be paid the Treasury the State for general
poses the State and said corporations companies shall
iect % the payment Of other taxes whatever.


These amendments brought the questions of
ment and taxation, which were discussed at length.
without coming TO vote progress reported and the
Convention ad jOurned
Year: 1867

tate row, generous sovereign people Of this ge. republic
and Peace the South COmmon the best
and safest law in the world aud the majority Of our great people h





An still glorious Army


AZ good and farmers WORKING hard in the cornhda All
our d. mechanics adsmeu artists poets and good editors what
good common snse To national debt IN full and IN an
lonest way To abolish serwa the Internal hsVenue
abolish the Excise the the better Ihe ma
oy the pep the polls at the nert election and vote o
such Lincoln Washington such who Wi AOo
and all the under which the whole country now
suffering and who viii make end the corruption Congress ana @
State Legislatures Such honest will and mus, elect D
unite all citizens Republic for amnesty 10 the south ana
g. To form the meeting powerful association unae
the Of The Patriotic Union Association with the following P
unon and separabie Let
great Republic original strength and
beauty securing peace order equality and freedom to all within It's
boundaries shedding light hope and the pathway Of
human liberty the world BY order the True Patriots
Year: 1867

of application is TO take some cotton bat
ting, dust it full of flour and apply i'm
mediately to the scaldsd part, so as to
exclude the air entirely. Generally in a
few minutes the pain and smarting
ceases. In some aggravated cases the
flour will need to be renewed when it
becomes heated and wet from the dis
charge of the wound, but in most cases a
single application is sufficient. The cause
of death from burns is almost never from
the effect of the wound, but from the
shock to the nervous system and the
fever arising from the pain. This flour
relieves almost Immediately and we hav,
never known case where it was appll-
ell at once tina: did not result in speedy
recovery.


We write this because we see almost
daily i'll the papers accounts of death:
from burns and Scalds, that might b(
prevented by the Use of this simple rene
dy. The objection that has been urged
against this. that flour leaves Il scar. i,
not valid. Having used it in our owl
family for more than twenty-five years.
and recommended it to others in almoS
numberless instances, we have never We
known an instance where the least sral
remained after recovery. The cure is SC
quick and 50 perfect that the skin is lef
smooth and fair as before, nor do we be
lieve it ever leaves Il scar, unless the burr
is so deep us to make ii inevitable, what
ever may be the remedy applied. |
readers will remember this they nevel
do need be for moment at loss what I
for 4 burn.-.StrmgtjeM Unton.
Year: 1867

r OTTO respectfully announces to his frienas
and customers and the public generally, that his
store having been removed from its former stand,
adjoining Days Drug store, to the large store and
warehouse building,


ON THE SOUTH EAST CORNER OF THIRD


AND LAUREL STREETS.
Year: 1867

SPECIAL NOTICE. We would call the atten-
ton of of our readers to the Grover u Baker Ma
chimes. Their reputation is too well established
for us TO attempt q word in their favor, but
would advise any person wanting reliable Fam
lily Sewing Machine, to investigate these before
buying. "a word TO the wise is sufficient
Year: 1867

Throw away your false frizzcs, your switches


your wig
Destructive of comfort and not worth fig;
Come aged, come youthful. come ugly and fair,
And rejoice in your own luXuriant hair.
Year: 1867

The Richmond Dispatch is pleased, yet alarmed,
TO hear that Senator Wilson is coming to Fir-
ginia. That q Northern Radical should be al
lowed to talk political heterodOxy on the sacred
soil itself, is at once sad commentary on the
departed glories of the Chivalry, and an omen
OF approaching social chaos. Yet, even III this
dismal scene, the prophetic editorial eye dis
Germs q glimmer Of gladness Why not meet
Wilson with his own weapons and make him
share the stump with the orthodox leaders IN
whom the South has long put her trustf What
a chance for reviving the old-time RW-
becues, and poleIaisings, and the
political jOusts, resonant with lofty
flights Of Southern eloquence and wither-
ing denunciatiOns of Yankee baseness,
which used TO delight the Virginia people.
The Dispatch calls aloud for the political cham
pions of the Old Dominion to buckle on their
harness, and come out and have a tilt with the
Radical knight, lest the negroes think this
Wilson indomitable Wise, and Smith and
Flournoy, and Goggin, and Montague, and the
great Letcher himself, it cries; have we not
all these with usf and could not either of
them, with one hand tied behind him,
demolish any Yankee Senator in quar-
ter of an hour7 "They cannot cOndescend
"to enter the arena with such men as Hunni-
"cutt, who. born in the South, have sought to
"subjoct us to humiliation and degradation.
"But they can, without any compromise OF
"plinciple or sacrifice of self-respect meet upon
"the stump the chosen leaders of the Republi-
"can party of the North" So let us have
public discussions, says The Dispatch; let us
stand up and fight these issues squarely before
tho iggers. at may be an unpleasant task
"but il is one that has to be performed"


BY all means, we say, let us have the debates.
There is nothing the Republican party desires
so earnestly as that the great questions of the
day may be exposed fully and clearly to the
Southern people, and discussed in oil their
bearings. We have been trying to get the
truth before them for the last quarter OF
century and there is no way more efiectual Tor
coming at the truth than a good, free, open de-
bate. We believe that an oratorical tourney
between Senator Wilson and the much-re-
sounding Wise would do more good to the Re-
publican party in Virginia than The Richmond
Dispatch could undo in the whole remainder OF
10 aviafapra
Year: 1867

large capital-larger, perhaps, than the ag-
Gregate means of all ithosb who gain their
livelihood by working upon it, 1t is therefore
published by company, composed oil twenty
or more persons; and any one who chooses
may buy shares therein If, then, some one VINO
owns stock in TIE TRIBUNE also owns STOCK
in the Pier and Warehouse Company, 1t Is
matter over which the Editor can exert no con-
troll but no line favoring the Wharyes ana
Piers bill was ever written or prompted by any
person interested in any Pier or Warehouse
enterprise whatever. And, if we cannot wholly
satisfy our inland critics, we Will at least do
what we can. We propose the following
amendment to the Wharves and Piers Dill
when it shall next be considered:


Prorided That person interested IN IHE Nbm. p,
YORK TRIBUNE shall purchase or hold STOCK IN any tie
and Warehouse company, enterprise patent Ut unuo


ing whatever" .


Will that satisfy our immaculate frienus OIL
The Democrat and Erenina Journal'
Year: 1867

We have no business, by opposing the political
rights of our half million OF colored men, 10
give the South an excuse for opposing the
political rights of her four millions. We have
no business to do it, and we cannot anord 70
do it. We tried the experiment in Connecu-
cut of trusting to the strength of one portion
of our party, and refusing the aid OF another
norton. We chose to depend upon the ballots
of white men, and to throw away the ballots
of colored men and we got a lesson that loyal
Republicans will be likely to remember. Free
and Impartial Suffrage, North and South, for
men of every complexion, is henceforth the
watchword of the great Union party. We must
snare no labor until it is established all over
the land; we must relax no effort until all the
loval North is reconstructed according to this
great principle.


The State of New-Yorl has now M Oppor-
tunity of moulding her Constitution into con-
formity with this idea, and of setting noble
example to her sister States. The election OF
delegates to the Convention which is TO revise
the organic law of the State will take place on
the 9sd instant. Every patriotic and justice
loving voter has sacred duty 10 perform in
that election, and has no moral right to shirk
it. The question of equal suffrage, and with 1t
the general interest to some degree OF the party
which aims to be the exponent of all free and
liberal measures, depend upon the result. We
demand of every Republican citizen that he
shall cast his vote for delegates to the Conven-
ton, knowing that upon the choice to be made
next Tuesday may depend not only the vel
fare and honor of New-YOrk, but possibly the
welfare and honor of the whole Union.
Year: 1867

Two or three weeks ago, a phianthropic
friend. inst returned from Southern tour,
gave us narrowing account of the destitution
there prevalent, not merely among the aDso-
lutely poor, but also among those who nave
abundant real estate, but little food hnd
no money. He calculated that few
millions of dollars, promptly loaned III small
sums to those who can give real estate security
for it, would go further to relieve the prevalent
destitution than an equal amount given as
aims to support the needy; while it would inn
mensely increase the present years mar
vest, and thus benefit every part OIL
our country, but especially this. emporium
He proposed thereupOn an appeal TO the
wealth and business OF New-fork, not
for aims, but for amply secured loans to the
planters of 800 TO $1,000 each, to enable
them to buy seed, implements, teams, and
food and thus give employment to the
idle and starving laborers all around
them. All this was so wise, so practical
30 timely, that, though we had no money to
invest OF lend we could not refuse him the use OF
our name as an indorscr and promoter OF his
noble enterprise. The next we hear OF 1t Is the
following "frst-rate notice" in the Albany cor
respondence of The Commercial


"Tho influence produced here by the leaders OF THE
NEw-YoRK tribune may be seen oy vote which en- was @


had in the senate to-day upon tho fna clause OF te D
10 create the Planters Loan and Roef Association OF
the City OF New-YOrk which was killed past all nope
The corporators In the bill Charles Partridge Horace
T. clark Horace Greeley, and others; capital stock


O0OO0 the three gentlemen named 70 De
to open the stock books. THIS looks nke a Dlg
fhng;' a combination OF pawnbroker and Peter FUNK
auction shop and this is only addition 70 the lls
Interested this Winter and defeated, we shall proDaDy
hear about legislative corruption as te geo Jauo
winccs."


we beg the Legislature to accept our
thanks for this good turn. Ii saves us an
amount of labor and responsibility which we
could i'll afford to shoulder; thou we could mot
have refused il without seeming to acquiesce In
the starvation of our cOuntrymen 1t is hardly
probable that the stock of the proposed
planters Loan and Relief Association would
have been taken up to any extent; and
the failure would have been widely attrib-
uted to the projectors. Now, we
have the satisfaction of having tried to do good,
without being required to give time and invest
money which We had not to spare. We beg
the Legislature to "do Just so' with erery bill
which contains the name of this Editor. We
cannot always refuse it i'll cases like the present;
but We shall be most happy TO assure those who
ask for il that its insertion will be the death of
their project, however meritorious that project
may be
Year: 1867

THE CONSIITCIIONAL COM ENIION


The result of the election to be held next
Tuesday may shape the fortunes of the State
not for one year, but for twenty years. 1t will
be in the power of the men whom we choose to
represent us in the grave and important work
of revising our State Constitution-tO do OF TO
leave undOne many things that closely con-
Germ the welfare and happiness of the people
1t will be for them TO find a remedy for the
frightful increase OF legislative corruption ard
GERS whom we appoint to rule us shall sell
themselves and us to the highest bidders;
whether judges shall lie venal, and justice sold
TO tie rich and denied to the poor. They will
have in their hands the reformation of the ju-
dicial system about the need of which among
honest and intelligent men there are hardly
two opinions. The rcmodeling of our elective
Judiciary, the expedition of legal proceedings,
and the reorganization of some of the courts,
are likewise among the serious matters which
ought to enter into their deliberations. And,
finally, the great question of equal suffrage
and the rights of man must be settled by this
Convention, and the principles of Republican
Ism must he more fearlessly and Enthusiastically
asserted.


The assembling of the Constitutional Con-
vention, therefore, will be an important event
in the history Of The State and the election
ought to call ont heavy vote. Let our
friends only put forth their strength, and we
have little doubt of result whose benefits the
State will feel for generation TO come.
Year: 1867

We publish to-day, on the second page,
list of the polling-places in New-York
and Brooklyn, where voters who have not
yet been registered can have their names
added to the list on personal application to
the Board of Registry between s o'clock this
morning and o'clock tonight. This is their
last opportunity, and we pray our friends not
to neglect it.
Year: 1867

feels at liberty to add that he most especially
rejoices that he did not receive the vote for
u. 5. Senator of Mr.. John l.. Parker of Caynga
He is confident that he might have received
that vote without being generally supposed to
have bought and paid for it but there are not
many whose reputation would have overborne
the natural inference, and he chooses to be
above suspicion.
Year: 1867

ALBANY, March @, 1857.
Although to-day's session was busy one little Was
transacted outside Of local matters The only bills OF
general interest acted upon were the wharves and Piers
and State Excise bills both OF which passed in the
Senate


HOUR QUESTION.


The whole OF the session OF the Assembly tonight
devoted 10 the discussion Of the bill to fx days labor
at eight hours Mr. Ready, Of Kings county, the author
OF the bill spoke at great length in advocacy Of H. and
was followed by Messrs Cr1bben Oakley and selkreg.
The measure opposed by Mr.. Parker. Of Cayuga.
The debate was very one and was frequently in
terupted by applause from the Hobbies and galleries. which
were densely crowded. The bill finally ordered TO
a third reading by vote Of 90 to l2 two democrats
voting against It Both parties exercised great deal Of
parliamentary gymnastics otherwise known lodging
The political issues in connection with this question
so Ill defined yet that many Of the members wore
unprepared to take sides upon il, and while some who
We're present in the House did not vote either way q
large number remained away altogether 1t Is signin-
cant fact that nearly all the New York city Representa-
tves were absent The following Is the bin as introduced
oy Mr. Ready and now awaiting final passage


EIGHT HOUR BILL.


SECTION and after the lst day of Nav 1867 eight
hours Of labor between the rising and setting Of the
and service by the day where there is no
tract or agreement To the contrary


81 ne 70 or way ansc o
nor shall be prevented BY anything herein
he she NAV the 10 be agreed upon
af m sp,osT as s.. .oa % ss -
Of labor which shall constitute days work in this state
hereby repealed.


CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION.
The Joint conference committee OF both houses
agreed upon report tonight TO the Constitutional
Convention bill. Negro suffrage Is omitted, and the
election OF delegates to take place by Senatorial dis
Year: 1867

An UNPUBLISHED INCIDENT OF THE REB-
Ell CONGRESS. Its stated that few months
before the tall of Richmond, Va, while the
rebel Congress was deeply concerned about
woman of that city walked into the House
of Representatives and attack ked three men,
Ders with a cowhide, castigating them mer-
cilessly. AT last the Speaker caught the
virago in Ills arms, and held here until she
went into Mysteries. She said her inten-
tlon was TO chastise the entire BODY because
of its abuse of the North, and she made
very good commencement certainly. After
her departure the House passed resolution
that the body recommend to the press the
impropriety of making public the unhappy
incident, as matter calculated to bring re-
proach upon the dignity OF Southern legls-
lators. The Richmond papers never men
toned the unhappy circumstance, and only
recently was the story told by reconstruc-
ted member of the defunct House.