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Year: 1868

ATLANTIC TELEGRAPH


PACIFIC SPEECH OF THE EMPEROR AT ORLEANS.


PARIS, May 1.-THE Emperor and Empress
were at Orleans Saturday, from which city they
turned to-day Upon their arrival there they re-
ceyed by the Mayor the part Of the people, in ad
dress OF welcome The Emperor replied briefly. After
expressing his thanks he said he happy to be in
city made sacred by glorious religious aud political
Ofes aud devoted to active industry He sure that
such abors safe in the general Of
The Bishop OF Orleans spoke in reply ana concluded by
ilYOking blessings en the Emperor aud E'Apress
Year: 1868

until they run entirely out, and then their
liability goes with them.


The source Of income Is the ins or the
money which they leave behind; bat have
you put on the debit account the loss you
have sustained by their mot paying their sub
scriptions Yes, undoubtedly, the loss re-
cords itself.


Sir ID. Gooch-In your accounts do you
credit subscription whether yon get Is or
notf No, only the net money collected.
These various items | have named would
make an income altogether of over f1 600 for
last year alone, which Mr. Tucker did not
and could not have taken into account.
have looked carefully through his evidence
and have no complaint to make Of it. He
stated what in his opinion shilling . week
would purchase, and bis statement applies to
societies based on scientific principles; but
not 20 such societies as ours. Ii our contri-
buttons should prove insufficient, we can
supplement them by levy. Therefore, o.
said before, IL matters not whether we have
f1 900 or 10000 in hand, we are always in
ssound state, and experience has proved
that we need no levies. II will be remeIn
bered that the item of printing and station
cry Was pointed out as not economical. Now
may state that in that very item which was
selected there were 10000 copies Of rules
which will produce profit Of at least 100 per
cent. when sold.
Year: 1868

Persons having real estate for sale or TO let
and those desirous OF purchasing renting such pro
perty. Will fad their interest to advertise in The
TRIBUNE. It's aggregate circulation exceeds that OF any
other newspaper and in addition to this advantage TIE
TRIBUNE win be found. not only in New-YOrk and all It's
cites and villages but every State and Territory
within tho Union The advertisement should be made as
brief as Will allow Of the advantage offered being clear
the reader. We would especially dwell the fact
that the subscribers for the three editions Of TIE TRB
UNE semi-Weckly, and Weekly comprise individuals IN
every profession business consequently advertise
mcnts in each disseminate among all classes. THE
TRIBUNE deyOes especial attention 10 the reports Of real
estste both in the city and in part OF the State,
thus adding greatly 70 the value OF is columns ad
velsing medium. The charges for advertising are as
follows: DAILY TRIBUNE, 25 cents per line for single
insertion: WEEKLY TRIBUNE, 81 80 per line; sEMl-
WEEKLY TRIBUNE. Is cents per line.
Year: 1868

GENERAL SERVER reports that West Point
Academy contains two hundred and twenty.
four cadets, but could as well accommodate
four hundred without additional cost, and be
therefore recommends an increase TO that num-
beI. His estimate for repair and improvements
this year is SGJOOO
Year: 1868

LYMAN TRUMBULL.-As the recent vote
of Judge Trumbull on the impeachment
question has excited some interest in his
antecedents, we have thought it might be
interesting to our readers to know that early
in life he left his home in Colchester coun-
ty, Conn.,, and settled in Greenville, Meri-
wether county, in this State. He taught
school there for some time, and afterward
read law in the office and under the in
struction of Judge Hiram Warner, then q
successful and promising practitioner in
Western Georgia. After his admission to
the bar, young Trumbull entered upon the
practice in partnership with his late in
structor, but very soon became dissatisfied
with his new home, and removed to Illinois,
where he soon rose to the very first rank in
his profession, and in few years was
elected, when quite . young man, judge of
the Supreme Court of that State, which
office he held for six years, and until his
election to the Senate.-Aatgusta Chronicle.
Year: 1868

DISTRACTIONS IN THE DocK.-A sand bar
has been formed at the mouth Of the dock
by the late freshet of SO great an extent
rs to impede navigation. The channel is
filled up to within about nine feet of the sur
face at high water.


The schooners Isabella, for South Ame-
rica, drawing eleven feet, and J. T. Carter,
for Philadelphia, drawing ten feet, attempt
ed to get through yesterday with the assist
ance of a tug, but failed. Another effort
was to have been made last night. Unless
this obstruction is removed speedily it will
cause great inconvenience to the shipping
community. The James River and Kama
wha Company have the matter in hand, and
will doubtless put it through with their
usual promptitude.
Year: 1868

CARS AND OMsIBUssEs To H0LLYwooD.-
The City Railway Company have made ar
rangements with Captain CARRIER to run a
line of omnibusses from the upper terminus
Of their line to Hollywood Cemetery on the
occasion Of the memorial celebration to-
morrow. See their notice in another
column. Why cannot this arrangement be
kept up every afternoon during the sum-
mer months
Year: 1868

IT Is Nor RIaHr-We submit that the practice of pub


fishing calls for political meetings and conventions in city
papers as while country papers are called
contend that the country does large share Of the
in political campaign and justly entitled to compen
saton the city papers, The system Of spongng
country applies to all parties and ought to be dscon
tinued.-Amddor Ledger.


There is "more truth than poetry" in Spring
er's suggestion, and if State Committees would
profit by it simple justice alone would be done.
They seem to take it for granted that it is the
duty OF country publishers to do this work gra.
tuitously we see it in the light that it would
be more just to equalize the burden instead of
throwing it on the shoulders of few-printers
at that. County committees are slow to shoul-
der the responsibility when in a campaign like
the present one there no local issues at STAKE
Year: 1868

"EARrHouAKE ELoQUENcE. Talk about Irish
eloquence as you may, there is nothing in the
way of tall talk that compares with that Of an
American frontiersman, under strong inspiration.
Away up in Virginia City they have Southern
Union man of the ultra school, who swears by
General Grant, and thinks that Colfax is "the
next best man in all creation. The irrepressi-
BILE Colonel was, according to the Enterprise, re-
Gently called upon to make a speech at Grant
ratification meeting over the mountains. Hav-
ing concluded regular thunder and lightning
speech, the Colonel was about to take his seat
when Democrat of the Hibernian persuasion,
who was " hanging onto the verge" of the
meeting, sang out;


ats aisy talkn', Kernol Carroll but be Jasusl we'll
show you something next Fall"


The old Colonel at once faced about, and with
hands uplifted, his hair bristling, and his eyes
flashing fire, gave vent to the following outburst
OF what the Dramatic Chronicle itly pronounces
" earthquake eloquence"


Build a worm fence round a Winters supply Of Sum-
weather skim the clouds from the sky with tea
spoon catch thunderbot in bladder break hurr
cane harness ground suice earthquake bake hell
in ice-house lasso avalanche pin dpper the
of active volcano hive all the stars in nail
key hang the ocean grapevine to dry put the sky
in gourd unbuckle the bellyband of eternity
ami paste To Let the and moon but never sir,
for moment, sir deude yourself with tho idea
that ticket of party beat Grant aud Colfax
Year: 1868

LEFT THE BEAR.-Rumor has it that our friend
Wills. Day, at the Canyon Greek crossing, went
up Clear gulch, or Black gulch, or some other
gulch which has its source under the cliffs of
Bally" mountain, one day this week to find
bear. He went on horseback, that be might
more easily catch the bear after shooting him.
and in due time came upon the coveted game
Taking good aim, he blazed away, and at the
same moment his horse went from under him in
one direction, and tie bear went in another,
and nothing has been seen or heard Of either an
imal since. Wills. says the horse was out of
practice.
Year: 1868

EIeHrEEsTH voLUME.-The Marysville Daily
Appeal commenced its Ninth Year on the LIST of
the present month. We are glad to know that it
is prosperous, being one of the most enterpris-
ing dailies in the State, and Radical to the core.
Year: 1868

TRUTH TIMELY SPoKEN.-In the 4th of July is
sue of that paper, the editor of the Dramatic
Chronicle INDUCED in the following reflections -
" Our Revolutionary war, and our war of 1872,
were but trifes to the war of the rebellion. That
is over. Slavery is abolished; disunion is
squelched the right of secession is an obsolete
doctrine; the republic of the future, one and in
divisible, is fixed fact. Henceforth our ma
tional anniversary is new affair. The Declara-
ton of independence will be but q secondary
event to the Emancipation Proclamation. Lin
coin will stand side by side with Washington in
the tableaux appropriate to the day. Hence
forth, the day will be greater and more signiR-
cant than ever. Our government is no longer
an experiment. 1t has been tried, so as by fire.
1t has endured the tests of prosperity and adver-
sity, of foreign and domestic war, and it has
come out triumphantfy from every ordeal. Our
Fourth is no longer mere celebration of our
emergence from the colonial condition it is the
celebration of our successful passage through all
the ordeals by which those great powers are
tried that are destined to ephemeral existence,
but that are ordained to last"
Year: 1868

CUMULATIVE evidence as 10 the abstemiousness
and sobriety of General Grant thickens as the
matter is agitated and public attention is turned
on his private walk and conversation. Charles
A. Dana, editor of the New York Sun, who was,
during the war, on the most intimate terms with
General Grant, says of him &c In camp heal
most alone, among all the prominent officers of
the army-never tolerated liquor or wine, either
at his table or about his tent. Fatiguing
marches, and the excitement and exhaustion of
battle, did not make him break over his rule not
to touch or taste anything alcoholic Again and
again we have seen wine offered him at public
and private dinners, only to be steadily refused"
Year: 1868

FREEDoxs DEFESDERs.-Regular meeting at
the Theater this Saturday evening. Union men
who have not already enrolled their names are
invited to be on hand at clock The only
pledge exacted is to vote for Grant and Colfax.
Year: 1868

POLL AND HOSPITAL TAx.-Assessor Bowler
has something to say to citizens OF the mascu-
line gender. Give ear to his suggestions, all
ye who are on the delinquent list, or you will
be a dollar loser.
Year: 1868

The Wilmington election passed off on
Tuesday very quietly and orderly. BY
reference to the figures in another column,
it will be seen that the result has been
similar to that Of several years previously.
The Republicans have carried their entire
ticket, although they have lost the Sec
ond Ward and are pressed to the wall in
the first precinct of the Third Ward.


The average majority for the City ticket
which includes the Offices of Mayor, AL
derman, City Treasurer, and Assessor
was 206 last year. The average majority
for the same ticket elected on Tuesday, is
294, being an average gain of SO votes.
Last year the Democrats were represented
in one Ward only, by a single member.
This year they will have representation in
two Wards by two members. The Rcpubli-
cans have thirteen members who represent
three Wards entirely and two Wards in
part, thus holding power by their tenure
of Office for at least three years to come.


The loose manner in which blank tax
receipts hoatod about the City ON election
day was subject of general remark, and
calls for some legislative action that will
prevent illegal voting, as well as loss tc
the City Treasury, in the future, by the
indulgence of such apparent carolessness
on the part of collectors. Ajudicious and
carefully devised Registry law, would moi
only greatly relieve the collector of mucl
pcrplcxing duty on election day, but il
would facilitate voting, and tend to protcc
and purify our elections from fraud ant
trickery .-Del. Journal and Statesman.
Year: 1868

TANNINa.-The Grant men, Gin humble
imitation of the mummery of 1840, are
forming tanners clubs, in compliment to
their leader, who at one time of life was
In the tanning business The Democrats
of the country are also in the tanning
trade. They will open out, in November,
the largest Joint stock company ever start
cd in this country, and will tan the hides
of Grant and his whole party.
Year: 1868

TIE WHEAT TORRENT If is stated that
over fifteen thousand sacks of wheat are
on the Mississippi banks, near Keokuk,
waiting for high water for transportation
down; and we learn from Chicag 60 paper
that one hundred and fifty cars would not
supply the daily demands of the Burling-
ton and Missouri road There never was
such trade in wheat. 1t is rushing in
like mighty torrent.
Year: 1868

The Dorchester Democrat says Iron
in sufficient quantity has been receivad to
Law the Rail Road track to New Market,
and we learn that large force of men will
now be put to work. We hear that the
contractor is determined that he will have
the cars running before Christmas.
Year: 1868

: HoRsE FLIEs.-Thcse pests are more
numerous this season than ever before in
the recollection ofthe ',oldcst inhabitant.
One gentleman thinks he killed a half
bushcl of them in one day last week.
Another had his barn SO covered with
them that the sharp point of Il knife could
not be inserted between, them - Center,
rifle Observer
Year: 1868

STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE. -I Ii j. y
queer circumstance that while we have in
this country the richest mine of tin in the
world, not sheet Of the article is ever
prepared here. We dig out the ore in
Missouri, cart it 1000 miles to the SEN
board, ship it 5000 more to Europe to bo
Year: 1868

y Who wants more extended vision
of the political horizon before he accepts
nomination for the Presidency ?-Sey-
mour, of New York And who is anxious
that many of his competitors for the Vice
Presidency shall be kept in the shade -
Curtin, of PENNSYLVANIA
Year: 1868

THE NEGRO VoTE.-'Bennett ar
rues that the "natural position and the
n natural tendencies of the blacks in the
same community are subordination to
the white race. Nor can legislation
change these laws of nature. They
are On the side of the southern whites,
and, rightly understood, the whites
may turn to their political advantage VI e,
this thing of universal negro suffrage
The Radicals in Congress may Us we'll
understand this first as last. The
whites will control the blacks. Nothing
less than the Africanization of the
South can prevent such result. The
negroes were induced to vote solldly
agains the whites last year by the mis-
orablc carpet-baggers and mischief ma


kcrs who came to this section in search
of plumber. Even they, however, with
all their lies, could not thus have mis-
Year: 1868

sponsibilities "as your mother did
She is doing her best, and no woman
can endure at best to bo ,slighted.-
Remember the nights she set up with
the little babe that died; remember the
love and care she bestowed on you
when you had that long ft of illness !
Doyou think she is made of cast tiron7 7
Wait-wait with silence and forbear-
anee, and the light will come back to
her eyes, the old light Of the old days.


Wait, wife, before you speak SO re-
proachfully to your husband when he
comes home late, and weary and "out
o. Sorts" He has worked for you all
day long; he has wrestled, hand in
hand, with care, and sel6shness, and
greed; and all the demons that follow
in the train of money making. Let
home be another atmosphere entirely;
let him feel that there is one place in
the world where he can find peace, and
quiet, and perfect love. - ;ea.o


Wait, bright young girls, before you
arch your pretty eyes, and whisper Gold
maid" as the quiet figure steals by, with
silver,.in its hair and crows feet around
the eyes. It is hard enough to lose
life's. gladness and elasticity-it is hard
enough to see youth drifting away,
without adding to the bitter cup one
drop of scornl You do not know what
she has endured; you never can. know
until experience teaches you; so wait
before you sneer at the old maid.


Wait, sir, before you add billiard
room to your house, and buy the fast
horse that Black and White and all
the rest Of 'the fellows covet. Wait,
and think whether you can afford it
whether your outstanding bills are all
paid and your liabilities fully met, and
all the chances and changes of life
duly provided for. Wait, and ask
yourself how you would like ten years
from now, to see your fair wife strug-
Cling with poverty, your children shah
by and waDtstricken, and yourself q
miserable hanger-on round corner gro
ceries and one horse gambling saloons.
You think that is impossible; do you
remember what Hazel said to the seer
of old: "Is thy servant a dog, that he
should do this thing2" ., Il


Wait, merchant, before you tell the
pale-face youth from the country "that
you can do nothing for him., You can
do something for him; you can give
him word Of encouragement-a word
of advice. There was time when you
were young and poor and friendless.--
Have you forgotten it already?


Wait, blue.eyed lassie, wait a while
before you say "yes"' to the dashiug
young fellow who says he can't live
without you. Wait Until you have as
certained "for sure and for certain" as
the children say, that the cigar and the
wine bottle and the card table are not
to be your rivals in his heart; a little
delay won't hurt him, whatever he may
say, just see if it will. -


And wait, my friend with the brown
moustache; don't commit yourself to
Laura Matilda until you are sure she
will be- kind to your old mother; and
gentle with your little sisters, and a
true, and loving wife to you, instead ofa
mere puppet who lives on the breath of
fashion and excitement, and regards the
sunny side of Broadway as second only
to Elysium. As general thing, peo-
pie are in too great hurry in the
world; We say wait, wait!
Year: 1868

There arc from two 20 three feet of
snow on the Upper Minnesota River.
t. showed for three days and nights in
ccssantly. Government supply train
WIS snow bound on the Medicine River.
Year: 1868

Underwood's patronage, aud the drop
pings of the military, may..sustain for
short time the negro papers; but the
negroes themselves will vote as the
white people vote,. or, at the worst,
enough of them will so vote to render
secure the ascendancy of the Caucasian
race.-Richmond Dispatch.


GRADUAL DEpoPULATIoN OF NEW
ENGLAND.-It has been observed as q
singular circumstance, that for two
years past there has been great fall
ing off in attendance at the common
schools in New England. This, for
New England, where education is a
question of the first Importance, is an
extraordinary fact, and has led to much
speculation az to the cause. 1t has
been satisfactorily ascertained that the
falling off is not attributable to a d.
miuished interest of the people in edu-
cation, or to an indisposition of the
children to go to school, but to de-
crease in the number of children.


The diminution in the number of
children may we'll give rise to grave
discussion. AS there has not been a
prevalence of serious epidemics in New
Euglandvery recently, certainly not with
in the two last years, and no greater NOR
tality in proportion to population than in
other parts Of the Union, and probably
not so great among children as in large
cities or States south of New England,
we may we'll wonder at the decrease in
the number of children. Forty years
ago, it was not uncommon in that dis
trict of the United States-so it is as
sertcd-to find ten children in fami-
ly; and that the average offspring of
males aged forty-fve was seven. At
this time, however, it is stated that the
agcragate does not exceed four. The
deaths are said, in many towns, to ex-
ceed the births, and, that but for the
emigration of foreigners, the would
gradually become depopulated.


Here we have problem worthy the
attention of the Social Science Conven-
ton. In New York, and in several
other large cities, marriages are not as
frequent as formerly; but the popula-
tion still keeps up to the general stand
ard without the aid of foreign emigra.
ton. In New England, where we have
never heard of any decrease in marri-
ages, there seems to be very marked
decrease id births. Are we to regard
this as one of the accomplishments of
an advanced civilization or does it arise
from physical deterioration or may we
attribute it to an acquisition of the
peculiar physiological knowledge which
has been widely disseminated through
out certain portions of the country?
Or would VIC be correct as well as CON-
plimentary in concluding that it result
ed from the concentration in tho brain
of all that the vital activities of the
body, and that the New England people
in consequence Of long-continued cult
vation of the mind, are capable only of
mental conceptions? Whatever the
cause is, the fact itself is strange and
startling one, and may result eventually
in the depopulation of the New England
States.-Nev York Neps.
Year: 1868

A DRINKING STORY WITH TWO 'PINrs.'
An old inebriate, named Billy, in one of
our Western towns, was induced by the clo>
quence of local preacher, to forego the in.
tozicating cup and join the church Gid
Billy became an earnest convert and as he
had been SO notorious drunkard, his refor.
nation vas looked upon as wonderful ar
SumeEt in favor of the preachers particular
faith He was therefore made much of and
allowed front seat during the service. 1t
happened one day to be communion, and as
the bread and wine were handed round, Billy,
occupying front seat, was among the first
served. As the cup was handed to him, a
smile of inefabe light broke over his face


Casting his eyes upward for a moment, he
placed the cup to bis lips and drained it to
the last drop. The Elder made dash to
regain the cup, but was too late; it was emp
ty. With look of dismay, the Elder ex>
claimed. That was not all for youp But
Billy clasped his hands together and grim
ming piously up at him, said. 'Oh, 1 love
the Lord so much could drink quartz
Year: 1868

AN UGLY EDIToR.-A waggsh journalist,
who is often merry over bis personal plain
ness, tells this story of himself:


l went over to a drug store early one
morning for dose Of morphine for a sick
friend. The night clerk objected to giving
it 10 me without a prescription, evidently
fearing that l intended to destroy myself.


sPshaw,' said l, do look like man who
would kill himself


Gazing at me steadily for a moment, he
replied


Il don't know; seems to me if l looked
like you, should be greatly temped to kill
myself
Year: 1868

THE DAILY SUN.-'Will you have daily
SUM- Said newsboy to Mrs. Partington'


will have daily son? Why, you soap
egrace, how dare you insinuate against lone
woman from home? No, indeed guess
won t have daily son. My poor dead man
used to complain awfully when 1 presen'esdi
him with yearly son. A daily son indeed!
Beoope. YOU little upstart imp! And the
old lady called for the turkey fan to keep
from swooning.
Year: 1868

Life in America-in cities at least-is
steep. 1t is compressed. Two years are
rolled into one, night is made to consume
not little of the oil of life. Things are
rushed. Thinkers think with a velocity
which isn't found in the country. Enter
prises are accelerated Even piety and the
church have a sort of fiery intensity which
isn't seen elsewhere.