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Year: 1868

ACCIDENT on THE RUTLAND AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD. - The Troy
Wing d Wednesday gives the following
account of an accident ON the Rutland
and Washington Railroad on Tuesday
morning last An accident of most Sc
rious character, probably involving the
lives of three persons, occurred to the
passenger train on the Rutland and
Washington Railroad due here at 4:35
o'clock yesterday morning, by the dis
placement of arail between Eagle Bridge
and Cambridge. The casualty occurred
at about 81 o'clock, while the train was
proceeding at moderate rate of speed.
Four cars were thrown off the track-the
baggage car, two passenger coaches, and
the sleeping car. The road bed at the
point where the accident occurred, runs
upon level tract of land, over which the
cars rolled and tumblcd, but fortunately
there was no steep embankment, as at
Angola and Carr's Rock, for them to
plunge down headlong to ruin and
destruction. In all it is believed
that there were some ten or dozen
passengers injured majority of
them only slightly, as fears are expressed
for the fate of only three of the victims.
These are an old woman injured about
the head, who was left insensible at Eagle
Bridge, and whose name is unknown, and
two men with severe internal wounds.
They were taken to Cambridge, and we
have been unable to learn either their
names or places Of residence. The re-
mainder of the passengers were brought
to this city 10y a special engine sent over
the Troy Il Boston Road. The passenger
coaches were considerably broken, and
the baggage car entirely demolished by
the accident. The wreck Of the latter car
lies upon the others, and it is feared pos
sibly there may be some one under it who
had not beon rescued when the train bear
ing the unfortunate passengers to the city
left the scene Of the disaster.
Year: 1868

THE INTENSE HBAT.-The Free Press
publishes a statement of the average heat
for four days ending last Sunday, taken
from Prof Pettys record, and the Pro
fessor's thermometer hung on the north
side of his house, which was heavily
shaded with trees, and guarded from all
reflected heat. The statement is as fol-
Year: 1868

A movement has been made in behalf Of oil
the children of this metropolis-that is, in be-
half Of some three or four hundred thousand of
young New York-to have amusements in the
Park, In the same way as the young folks
Of Paris have them in the Champs Elysees.
Any one who has been in Paris must have been
delighted to see the thousands of children en-
joying themselves and receiving instruction at
the same time in different parts of the Champs
Elysees from Punch and Judy, the Marionettes,
ambulating theatres aud other amusemcnts.
Indeed, they are source Of enjoyment to older
people as WE'LL but they properly belong to the
children, and are encouraged by the authorities
specially on that account. This is just what
we want in New York, and the Park
is the spot. There are dotted over the
large surface of the Park places where
these amusements could be held without
the drives or enjoymcnts of grown-up
people. In the Ramblc, for example, there
are several charming spots just adapted to
this purpose. Such amuscments for children
give pleasure, health and instruction at the
same time No better use could be made Of
portions of the Park But we regret to
hear the movement has met with opposition
from the Park Commissioners We are sur
prised at this, because these gentlemen have
generally shown a liberal spirit and large views
in the performance OF their duty. We hope
they will reconsider the matter and study the
interests and pleasure of the rising genera
ton. If they should be 80 dull and ilibcral
as not to do this, we shall take up the cause Of
the young folks, and will call mass meeting
of all the children of the metropolis TO protest
against them II the voices of three or four
hundred thousand boys and girls, with set
of stinging resolutions, should not startle the
Commissioners and compel them to grant the
Punches and Judies the Marionettes, the ambu-
lating theatres and other amusements, we may
have to take more extreme measures and take
the vote of young New York for their removal.
We advise the Commissioners to he wise In
time
Year: 1868

had been sent in pursuit of the bandit GalveS
that General Alvarez (another revolutionist)
was levying troops in Titloapam; and so on to
the end of the chapter. The empire was not
peace in Mexico, nor was the republic before
1t, nor is the republic which follows it. The
end is pointed out by manifest destiny, but
before this dreadful existing state of things in
Mexico becomes better it will doubtless be
much worse. Juarez has a hard time OF 1t and
sorry chance Of success
Year: 1868

Queen Victorin ON tho Irish Church Question.


Queen Victoria replied yesterday to the I'd.
dress Of the House of Commons, founded ON
the third of Mr.. Gladstones resolves, which
prays her Majesty to suspend all action in the
matter of the temporalities of the Irish Church
establishment pending the final legislation Of
Parliament with q view to its dlsendewment.
The House of Commons in its address to the
Throne asked, in fact, that the head of the
Church should abnegate all her rights by ap-
pointment or interference with the glebe lands
or revenues in Ireland and surrender them 10
the keeping of the Legislature.


Placed thus in situation anomalous under
the Coronation Oath and Act Of Irish Union,
and of extreme deloacy In the present crisis
of English politics, the Queen extricated tho
executive from the possibility of collision with
the wishes of the people by the discreet exercise
Of that sound judgment which has ever distin-
guished her in constitutional emergencies. In
her reply to the Commons she says that, ''rely-
ing ON the wisdom of the House, her Majesty
desires that her interest in the temporalities OF
the Irish Church will not in any way prevent
Parliamentary legislation on the subject.
By the utterance of these words Queer
Victoria, as sovereign, gracefully accedes
to the voice of Parliament, while as head
of the Church she acknowledges that tenn
poralities do not constitute religion. Instead
Of urging the non possunsns, like Pope Plus
the Ninth, on the temporal question in ITALY, she,
places herself on the voluntary principle and
the grand clause of the Apostolic injunction
of the great High Priest relative to scant ward
robes, plain food and little care as to luxurious
travel for clergymen. The Queen of England
has thus elevated herself far above Disraelis
Gladstone and Pho Nino, the ''dark oon-
spiracies' Notwithstanding, and is likely to
become more popular than ever.
Year: 1868

THE PosrpoNENENr-How Lone ?-The vote
on the impeachment articles Is postponed to
Saturday. May it not then be postponed tor
fortnight or month longer, and so on till they
get new batch of radical Senators from the
Southern States, and then, upon new set Of
articles, may they not try it again' Or may
they not keep this thing hanging like sword
over the head of Johnson to the end Of his
term? Will not the radicals, who hold the
majority of the Senate, prefer this course to
that of giving Johnson the victory. Very
likely
Year: 1868

peuchmcnt-Is 1t tho EndS


The High Court OF impeachment has sd-
journed till Saturday on the convenient pretcxt
Of Senator's illness. Adjournment, in the
circumstances, means that the radicals dared
not encounter the final trial 1t means defeat.
For some days the case has been desperate
indeed with those most prominent In
the lead of this atrocious conspiracy. They
had ceased in the effort TO disguise their pur-
pose; they had given up the endeavor to
appear just; and their open defiance of all law
in the trial had caused the revolt against them
Of the decent men in the Senate. Thereupon
they began a rufanly assault on all who
might vote against them. It was held that
these men must be driven into the traces one
way or another and for two reasons First,
because without them 1t was not absolutely
certain that there would be the requisite num-
Der of votes; second, because. even II carried,
il would not do to let it be seen that impcach-
ment had recorded against it the vote of every
republican of known integrity and high
ability In the United States Senate.
II would not do to carry measure
of this Importance by only the votes
of mere fanatics, twaddlers and party slaves
Some good names were necessary; some man
must be seen to have voted for II who had not
pledged himself to vote for II before the trial
began. II was necessary that impeachment
should appear to have convinced somebody
some few men Of Independent thought. With
out this the victory would not only have no
moral force, but it was seen even that the
party might better be beaten than secure a
victory that in itself proved the corrupt and
dangerous character of the organization.
Hence the maniac wrath with which Fessenden
has been assailed. II was part of the plan to
intimidate hm--to frighten him from giving an
honest vote by presenting a glimpse Of the
consequences. In the same purpose the often
sive spure of radical madness has been cast
over the name Of every man who ventured to
| denounce this crime that covered itself with the
mantle of the law Only party that felt its
situation to be desperate could resort to means
80 disgraceful, and the use Of these means
gives us the estimate the radicals themselves
instinctivcly put upon their case.


But what was the result? Already on
Monday the barometer Of radical sentiment
indicated that all was not right Contin-
gcncies were apparent even thenthc GER
tainty was gone. Old Stevens was in bad
humor, too. lie INDUCED that sncering style
that is 80 charming part Of the dignity of the
House. and on Tuesday morning he was des-
Year: 1868

Tho Emperor and the Empress Of France


ut Orleans.


From cable despatch which we published
in yesterdays HERALD we learn that Napoleon
and Eugenie had just returned to Paris from
visit to the ancient and time-honored city Of
Orleans. II was here that Joan dArc-a
name dear to liberty and which will live
while the world lasts-made her heroic and sue
cessful defence in 1923. II is from this city that
the youngest and most ambitious branch of the
Bourbon family takes its title. It is one Of
those old-fashioncd cities in which traditions
linger and in which new names and new
schemes find slow encouragement. Napoleon
is all the time feeling the pulse Of France.
This visit seems to have been successful. The
mayor read an address of welcome, Napoleon
declared once more that the empire was
peace and the good Bishop Of Orleans invoked
blessings on the heads of the Emperor and
Empress 'All's well that ends we'll All
will be better If the fiery and fussy Marshal
Mel does not force war against the Empe-
rors better sense. We are tired Of war ru-
mors but we are sick of peace speeches.
Year: 1868

the Chief Justice have been for some time on
good terms, and these friendly relations have
been evidently strengthened since the fiareup
between Johnson and Grant made the latter
the radical champion for the succession with
out as much as an apology to the Chief Justice
in being thus unceremoniously cut adrift.
What, then, say Tammany Hall and the Man
haitian Club to the ticket of Chase and john
SOM They may go further and fare worse.
Year: 1868




lars Of tho Republic-satan Agog.


We are now in the midst Of that refreshing
season called the Religious Anniversaries. We
give daily reports Of the proceedings of the
different organizations, without sectarian pre-
ference or Partially. All other journals in
the city are more or less tinctured with par
ticular religious, as they are with particular
political, bias. But we make no distinction
In our reports we treat all sects alike We
regard the annual meetings Of these religious
societies as the great breakwater which pre-
vents the Devils tide overdowing the city and
submerging thousands Of miserable sinners in
q common torrent of wickcdness. The fate OF
Sodom and Gomorrah would certainly over
take this splendid metropolis were it not for
the favor of divine grace which these gather
ings of the faithful bring with them. They
save our city annually from Mauna Loa erup-
ton Of unrighteousness, and pale the works of
Satan as the sublime grandeur of our volcano
does the paltry outbursts of Vesuvius or Etna.


But we are naturally great nation reli-
giously, as will DO found by glancing at few
statistics. There are in this country, at
rough calculation, over twenty-one million
religionists, including Hebrews, distributed as
Year: 1868

Henry Ward Bcecher sives youcz
doctors the following advice " 1t IS IA
ture that cures. The less doctor does ,he
better for his patient. 1t is the Doctors
business to take the credit oi what nature
does. Cultivate a look Of mystery. Every
mother of sick child studies the doctors
face. Come in softly, but with the air of
a mild couqueror. Look piercing'y at the
patient. Then look from one to another of
the persons present. Say to the nurse in
a low tone, Il think you have a right
view of the case aud, before you leave,
say to the mother, could not have done
better for the case myself than you nave
DONE If the child gets we I. as il will
nine times out of ten. if you let il alone,
you will have the credit in the family of
extraordinary skill. Ifit dies, it will only
bring out the moral views, We must all
die. When ones time comes no skill can
cure But if you really meat to try the
medicine dodge, you must choose your
school. If you are to be an aiopathic
You need but three things; opium, calomel,
and antimony. Anything that cannot be
reached By them ought not to be cured.
With these three swords you can slay all
diseases or all the patients and in either
case, there is an end to suffering. Ifyou
select the homeopathic treatment, you have
only to buy a manual and box, about a:
large as cigar box, Of pillulcs or tinctures
After little time you can put pill tc
symptom as rapidly as the rosio0ice clerk
can distribute to names and boxes.
silence and mystery are rot your forte
you may have equal success by judiciou.
conversation. Many people can be argued
out of anything. IF laudatory words d
not abate symptoms they may increas


reputation. The patient may die, but i


those who still live think that you are th'
most knowing doctor they ever met (an'
its your fault if they do not, then yor
are sure Of being called again. Alway
have an eye to the future. Whoever
dies, see that the living like you


Dead men furnish no practice.
Year: 1868

If Grant has that respect for the will
of the people which he expresses in his
letter accepting the Chicago nomination,
it.wi!l scarcely be satisfactory to him to
know, as he must know, that he is not the
choice of the people of the United States
as their president The democracy have
carried Oregon, and if the electoral vote
were justly counted it would stand as fol-
lows:
Year: 1868

Ladies, and especially young ladies, can
not be too careful in their conversation with
gentlemen, to avoid those remarks which,
though harmless in themselves. sound We
ry badly when they are repeated to a third
party.


It is a melancholy fact that there is very
frequently pride among young men, too,
who pass in sciety as gentletnen-which
leads them to repeat conversations, show
ing that they are on terms Of marked init
macy with certain ladies. Conscience is
sometimes SO entirely devoted to technical
ties that if the words repeated are really the
words of the lady, young man is willing
to have them misinterpreted. The con-
contempt of any true gentleman for a man
who tells genuine unfinching lie is not
so great as that which he feels for him who
tells truth in such a way that it means a
lie. Nevertheless hundreds of young men
in society do satisfy themselves with mere
ly truthful words in telling their relations
with ladies.


There are very many occasions in which
a lady finds herself conversing on subjects
forbidden by the usual laws which regu-
late the social relations of the sexes. The
circumstances under which she does this
renders it entirely harmless, and she vio-
lates no rules of Propriety. She reposes
in the gentleman, however. very danger
Gus confidence. Her most innocent words
may sound very differently repeated 10 a
third PARTY. Her reputation indeed may be
seriously injured.


No young lady need hstter herself that
she is so good student of human nature
that she can distinguish between a genuine
young gentleman" and a mere young
"man." Her means Ofjudging are entire
ly inadequate, and the signs from which
she draws her conclusions are generally
false. Besides, many young men Of the
most honorable intentions are thoughtless.
These do more harm, perhaps, than those
who are malicious. The only safety for q
young girl is to move in the strictess rules
of social propriety, as far as conversation
Withegentlemen is concerned.


The female sex are accused Of gossiping
and tale bearing. We honestly believe that
a majority of the injurious scandals afoat
in society originate with young men, and
generally by the repetition of conversations
which in themselves are harmless.
Year: 1868

The Governor of Alabama has vetoed the
bill authorizing the Legislature to cast she
electoral vote of that State in the ensuing
Presidential election, and the Legislature
has failed to pass it over the veto. AS it is
the first and only fair, honest and states
manlike document we have yet seen ema-
mating from any of the Radical Governors,
we copy it below:


"After the most mature reflection, am
forced to the conclusion that the bill is
wrong in principle, that it would be a dan
gerous precedent in a republican govern
ment. AS my judgement does not approve
the bill, it is my costitutioDsl duty to return
it to the Senate with my objections. It
can not be but regarded as remarkable that
the first Republican Legislature convened
10 Alabama shall, in the face Of the princi-
pie of its organization, which every Repub-
Ecan processes to hold dear, deny not TO
the colored, but the white man. the right
by his vote to indicate his choice for Pres
ident and Vice President Of the United
States, and take the matter in its own hands.
What excuse can there be for II? Is it a
mere expediency If so, then it is an
abandonment Of principles, or an acknoWl-
edgement that the material out of which
the Republican party is composed can not
be trusted. In other words it is to say that
the colored men will not do to be trusted.
This action of the General Assembly will
be regarded as still more remarkable, when
considered in connection with what seems
to have been almost the unanimous opinion
Of the leading members Of the Republican
party of Alabama. It was believed by most
of them, and so represented at Washing
ton, that large majority of the voting pop
ulation OF the State were in favor Of the new
Constitution. It is as much as to say that
the Republican party was in large major
ity IN the State, for it is well known that
none Of these opposed it. If the party is
as strong as has been supposed, then the ne
cessity OF party expediency does not exist,
but even if it exists, would It be iustifabls
in resorting to it


''Inasmuch as I desire the election Of
Grant aud Colfax, I am unwilling to become
a marty 10 that desirable result. 70 q schism
which. practically, denies the very priuci-
pie for which those standard bearers stand
pledged before the country"
Year: 1868

The truth is that IN human beings, even
from the physical point of view, it is rather
a dangerous thing to ignore the intellect
and the emotions. Nature resents being
ignored. If you do not cultivate her she
will surely avenge herself. If you do not
get wheat out of your piece of ground, she
will abundantly give you tares. And there
can be no other rule expressly invented for
the benefit of fashionable young women
Their moral nature, if nobody ever taught
them to keep an eager eye upon it, is soon
overgrown, either with Haunting poison
plants, or at best with dull gray moss
The parent dreams that the daughters mind
is all swept and garnished. Lo, there are
seven of any other number of devils that
have entered in and taken possession, more
or less paramount The human creature
who has never been taught to take an inter-
est in what is right and wholesome, will,
in ninety mine cases out of hundred, take
an interest in what is wrong and unwhole-
some. You cannot keep minds in a state
of vacuum. A girl, like anybody else. will
obey the bent of the character, which has
been given either by the education of de-
sign, or the more usual education of mere
accidental experience. Everything de-
pends, in the ordinary course of things, on
the general view of the aims and objects Of
life which you succeed, deliberately, or by
hazard, in creating.


A girls is not taught that marriage has
grave moral and rational purposes, itself
being no more than means. On the con-
trary it is always figured in her eyes as an
end scarcely at all connected with a moral
and rational companionship. 1t is, she
fancies, the gate to some roTt of paradise
whose mysterious joys are not to be anal
yzed. She forgets that there are no such
swift-coming, spontaneous paradises in this
world, where the future can never be any
thing more than the child Of the pres
ent, indelibly stamped with every feature
and line ofiIs parent. This castle building,
however, is harmless. If it does not
strengthen, still it does not absolutely i'm
poverish or corrupt characters. OF some
castle building one cannot say mach /; char
aoter is assuredly corrupted by avariciOus
dreams of marriage as a road to material op-
ulenoe and luxury. There is, indeed, no
end to the depraved broodings which may
come TO an empty and uudirected mind
IF the emotions and the intellect are not
tended and trained they will run to an evil,
an evil propagating seed. Rooted and in
durable friVOIity is the best that can come
to it; corruption is the worst.
Year: 1868

Here is a delicious little summer i'd
for an idle summer day. It is from Il
New York Citizen. written by one signin
himself Wolverine -
Around the dim horizons ring
White, misty vavors curling cling;
The dropping roses nod their heads
The gaudy popPies in their beds
Stand doing IN tbs yellow sun;
The lazy tide doth seaward run
Leaving bare and glisteninE reach
Of shining sands and pebbly beach;


And green leaves rustic,


The sweet winds blow


In light and shadow


The rivers flow.
To bridge the rivUlet's wave across,
The spider spins his silken floss;
So light the breeze it scarce can trace
a wrinkle on the waters face,
Where rooted deep beneath the pool
The lilies slumber white and cool,
A drowsy hum is In the air,
A dreamy languor everywhere,


And green leaves rustic,


The sweet winds blow


In light and shadow


The rivers flow.
Year: 1868

The poor man of the country is made to
pay the taxes of the rich man by the pres
ent Internal Revenue Laws, passed by the
Radical Congress. Every poor man who
wishes to be relieved from this burden of
taxation, will vote the Democratic ticket.
Year: 1868

The dog that wakes up from sound
slumber and looks about him for a better
position, turns round and round for a doz.
en- times or more, and finally lies down in
the same place, is perfect type of thOus-
ands Of persons whom we meet in the daily
walks Of life.
Year: 1868

subscribers who receive this copy of the
C't'zeT with pencil wark around the ton
corners OF this paragraph, are earnestly re
quested to come up and settle. It will be
impossible for US to continue the Citizen
without prompt action on the part of our
friends.
Year: 1868

II the women Of America expect here
aGseF to escape the dTudgeries Of life. and
to have their sons and daughters live p
peace, comfort and happiness. let them gi5e
their voices to the support Of the men aud
measures Of the democratic party, who are
trying to relieve the country and The peO-
pie from the overwhelming taxation that
radical mon are eursing the country with.