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Year: 1868

THE Pittsburg Commercial rightly
says: " The great Northwest has done
nobly. The majorities she has given
for GRANT, like the support she gave
to the Government IN its peril, are
without parallel. The people of the
Northwest are thoroughly patriotic
an always clear in their convictions.
They poured out their blood aud
money like water to save the Govern
nlent; and in rolling up those splen-
did majorities which we record for
GRANT, they have been Influenced by
those elevated motives which led
them to contribute so large q share to
nut down the rebellion. We not only
rejoice over the majorities which the
Northwest has given, but especially
on account of the motives which
prompted them, which are as differ
en-: from those which gave SEYMoUB
his beggarly majorities as right Is
from wrong. lovalfv from treason"
Year: 1868

WILL the JOURNAL deny that Ba-
ker's administration had a Secret
Detective Fund?- Courier.


Yes, certainly we do. But how
ebout the brick? Is Mayor WALKER
interested in any contracts with the
city any further than furnishing
brick for the public works?
Year: 1868

The plague of grassioppers is again
sweeping over a large part of Texas.
The following extract of a letter from
John H. Cochran. dated at Belknap
on the 10Th ultimo, describes the
first appearance of the pest:


Yesterday, the 15th,I i Saw sight
which hope no mortal man will ever
see again. About three o'clock 2.
M. went to.the door, and observing
that the sun shone but dimly, l
looked for the cause. l saw in tho
distant west wEat 1 took to be the
smoke of an immense fire. but on
looking closer perceived that it was
not smoke. What is it? was the in
quiry of every one, both old and
young. 1t continued to approach,
and in about two hours came near
enough to us to see that it was dense
mass of moving matter. Nearer and
nearer, DINNER and DINNER the sun
shines-we see what it is-the Egyp
tian plague. From the ground up
ward as far as the eye could see, on
account of their denseness, was an
almost solid mass of living, moving
insects-grasshoppers.


"All who saw the sight agree that
for every square ir ch of surface over
which they were flying, there must
have been no less than one bushel of
grasshoppcrs. This body of insects
were moving ahead Of a northwest
wind. They were some three miles
wide, and as long each way as the
horizon was to us. This could be
seen before they approached near
enough to distinguish what they
were; after they reached US the view
was very limited, on account of the
denseness ofthe mass. They passed
over in a northeast direction still we
have millions left of the first coming,
This is no exaggeration.
Year: 1868

SUICIDE OF MISS AGA CFOckGr,


Daughter of the Late General


Croker, of Iowa.


In our Sundays issue we mentioned
the unaccountable disappearance of
Miss Ada Crocker. and with it the in
formation that some of her wearing ap-
parel had been found on the rivers
bank, Saturday evening, two miles
above town-pointing to fearful sus-
picions that the missing girl had buried
herself in a suicides grave in the Des
Moines. Sunday morning the river was
dredged Immediately at the spot where
the clothing was found. and where her
tracks led to the waters edge. The body
was found only some fifteen or twenty
feet away from the place of entering
the stream; and although it had lain
in the water two days and two nights,
it was perfectly free from blemish or
bloat the face natural, and nothing but
one broken finger indicating the vio-
lent death. The corpse was taken to
the desolate home of her mother, and
the funeral took place at 10 o'clock yes
terday-attended by large train of
truly sympathizing friends.


Miss Crocker was fifteen years old, a
girl of intelligence and promise-the
daughter of Iowa's most gallant SOL
dier, the late General NJ. nj. Crocker.-
The family can give no reason for the
1,Io
perfectly loved by her. She had around
her young life every charm for living
and protection. The morning she
plunged herself into death, she left
home for school apparently in bouyant
spirits. Before going she had been very
lively and happy-hearted, and passed
out of the door. with her school satchel
and dinner pail in hand, singing q mer-
ry tune. and went schoolward seeming
ly blithesome and gay. Instead of go
ing to the school house. she went to the
river-her footsteps plainly showing
that she stopped at point where the
water was seven feet deep. There she
divested herself of that portion ofcloth-
ing which had floating tendency
Shawl. bonnet and skirt wei e wrapped
up in bundle. and laid on the bucket
containing her dinner and school books.
Along the river were footsteps up and
down the bank-where she had walked
either in perturbed struggle of life
and death, or seeking a deeper point in
the water. This all that is known. Her
clothing was discovered by some gen
tlemen of this city on fishing eXcur-
sion, and the discovery OF the school
books with the unfortunate girls name
written in them, was the first flashing
proof of the dreadful rcality.--Des
Moines Register.
Year: 1868

A little boy running along stubbed
his toe and fell on the pavement
Never mind my little fellow said
a bystander; "you won't feel the
pain to morrow"


"Then I will not cry tomorrow,
said the little boy.
Year: 1868

pet with the intelligent message il brings. IF
the sound is harsh, we will not take the alarm it
gives, but think only of mending the instrument.
The fruits of the earth are Gods speech. The
harvest is His yearly trumpet The loss of crops
is nothing compared to the anger of Jehovah.
Good harvests are no blessing unless sent to us
in His love. Why do we use our increasing
knowledge of His works to hide from US the
knowledge of HimselfY Why are we practical
Atheists in material matters, while DO religious
with regard to things not material? Is our God
Lord only of the hills and another of the vallies2
Is Jehovah only remote possibility of eternity;
and leeks and onions-wheat and potatoes
electricity and gulf streams and potato bugs, and
breech leaders, and universal sufrage-and Ben
Butler and Bishop Simpson-the gods of timer
the only things to be sought or avoided feared
and considered? Depend upon it we are nearer
to God than to any creature. In HIM, not in
nature, we live and move and have our being
He has more to do with our earthly affairs than
we are in the habit of thinking; aud 70 seek the
kingdom of God and His righteousness is the
only way to have all other things added, -.


Now there is no necessity to look far for the
sins that bring Gods judgments. There can be
no doubt that we are wickedly neglecting to pro-
vide for the ministry Even the members Of
rich churches who pay good salaries are not ne
cessarily clear Of this charge Rich men are
bound to help the poor to maintain the gospel.
1t is nothing creditable to wealthy city congre-
cation to give ten fifteen thousand dollars to
preacher and several more to singers, and enor-
nous sums for carved stone churches and da-
mask pew cushions. All this is luxurious self
indulgence that at most can only hope to be ex-
cused on account of the hardness ofhuman hearts.
1t does not exonerate them from the duty of help
ing poorer men to hear the gospel. Let us then
begin with this dereliction. Our Lord forbade
His deciples to take purse Or change of clothes
when they went to preach. He considered
call even to repentance abundantly worth the
preachers support, and pronounced a dreadful
woe upon the people who should not give tempo
raj for spiritual food. The preachers now bring
much better tidings and as we have not valued
them, and as much dust from the feet of Gods
ambassadors has gathered on US, we may well set
ourselves to the work of reformation. Preach
ing will not do us much good unless we pay for
it. We will not get to heaven at the expense of
other people, if able to pay our own.


Who will seriously consider these things?
Year: 1868

"A Northern paper describes remarkable in
yention of two young students of the French
polytechnic School 1t is lamp which burns
under water without any accessory machinery,
and carries within itself the requisite supply of
gas. On the 18th of June last, at night, man
III the costume of diver descended into the sluce
opposite the Mint (Paris), to the depth of eight
feet, and carried with him the lighted lamp. 1t
Continued to burn beneath the water, and at the
distance of two yards the diver was able to mark
with a diamond ON a piece of glass the date and
hour Of the experiment. The lamp burned for
threequarters Of an hour in the water, and when
it was brought up to the surface it was still
burning with flame as bright as ever.
Year: 1868




Few persons, even residents of the city, have
any idea how common this peculiar mania is.
Many persons laugh at the emphamistic term used
to express habit of stealing, and say it is en-
ployed only by the rich. But am confident it
is mania from the numerous instances I have
recently become acquainted with.


AT least dozen women, the wives of mer-
chants and professional men of wealth and posi-
tlon have been discovered in the last year in
taking things that did not belong to them
Things of trif1e value they were too for the most
part, such as no one Of sane mind would be apt to
take when the articles of more worth might as
readily be had.


/ know of girls reared in the most exem-
pay manner who have been caught stealing
trinkets, handkerchief, gloves and sweetmeats
when they had abundance of money in their
purse, to buy again and again what they had
taken.


Two clergymen's wives, represented to be very
gentle, amiable women, have been detected re-
recently, it is said, in shop-lifiing at Stewards
They had been indulging in petty thefts for sew
eral years; but when accused Of pilfering, denied
the accusation with indignation, and were over
whenled with modification when it was proved
upon them.


1t is supposed that this disposition to steal is
inherited like the appetite for liquor Or proclivity
to consumption, and can hardly be resisted or con-
trolled. A girl of eighteen, whom her parents
discovered addicted to pifering, was found merely
TO have initiated her grandmother, several times
arrested in New England for theft.


No one of the cases thus named has been made
public. But the police hear of new instances
every day or two; and all the circumstances that
surround them compel one to believe them in
dependent Of moral responsibility.
Year: 1868

Young men contemplating trip to the West
for bettering their condition, should treasure up
the following advice of Superintendent Snyder,
OF the Union Pacific Railroad:


Young men from the East with good re-
concentrations that come here, must not be
afraid of their scalps, must be content with rude
fare, be willing to sleep the prairie, and work
hard"
Year: 1868

New York and New Jersey are
conceded as beyond Radical hope.
The Democracy are carrying the
war into Africa" in these States,
with vengeance. In neither of them
have the disciples Of the mum candi-
date been able to secure respecta-
ble number for attendance at their
public meetings. The tide of enthu-
siasm and popular feeling is all on
the Democratic side.
Year: 1868

From Pennsylvania, the keystone
in the old Democratic arch, the news
is not only good, but cheering. Our
friends are sanguine of success.
They are pressing the enemy back at
every point along the whole line,
and intend that the rout shall be
final and complete, on the Sd of
November.
Year: 1868

In Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin,
the battle is being well fought, and
our friends are very enthusiastic in
their efforts to place these States in
the Democratic column. 1t is not at
all improbable, viewing their condi-
ton from the present standpoint,
that we may receive the victory in
all these States, except Iowa-and
even in that our friends are not
without hope. The popular changes
have been largely in our favor, and
will continue to be so up to the elec-
tion-but whether sufficient to over.
come the enormous Radical majority
Of the past, the result alone will tell.
Year: 1868

In all New England our friends
are doing battle most gall lntly. The
Nutmeg State (and where will you
find a greater y is going to fully
maintain its position in the Demo
cratic fold; while In New Hampshire
the hardy Democracy are laboring
ardently for the success of the "faith
that is in them" That they may
succeed is by no means improbable.
Year: 1868




Throughout the South the Union
sentiments of the people are gaining
strength, and their supporters are
daily organizing meetings in num-
bers. There is reason to be encour-
aged with the hope that, notwith-
standing the schemes and villainies
of the Congressional Quirks, Gam
mons and Snaps in behalf of the
Titmouse satraps, we shall have a
good account of the manner in which
the battle for the Union and the Con
stitution has been once more fought
in that portion of the country.


THE WESTERN STATES.


From the far Western States come
the words of cheer and the indica-
tions of success. Our friends in
California and Oregon promise to be
"in at the death" of Radcalism, and
to make their shouts of victory heard
east of the mountains.


MICHIGAN.


In our own State, the work goes
bravely on" We have cheering ac-
counts from all sections. Our friends
are active and determined, and if the
State is not redeemed from the blight
of Radicalism which has so long been
upon it, it will not be for want of
energy or want of action on the
part Of our noble hearted Democ-
racy. They are making excellent
Local nominations, and are zealously
working for their success. Let them
fail not, falter not, weary not, in
well doing"
Year: 1868

Suosoll' We trust our farmers will give more
attention to subsolling and mixing of Soils
Let them begin the coming spring and in this
way prepare their grounds for wheat as well
as tor other crops. We hope to live to SEQ
the year when Maine win raise her own
wheat. The thing can be done and we trust
1t will lie. AGRIcoLA.
Year: 1868

THE GENERALsHP.-The National In
telligencer asks Grant to resign his posi-
ton in the army because he has been
nominated as the Republican candidate
for the Presidency The New York Times
says:


We see no necessity and no very good
reason for his taking such step As he
does not expect to take the stump during
the canvass, his devotion to the duties Of
the office will not be in the least affected,
and we presume the Intelligencer has nc
doubt that they will be discharged with
Year: 1868

TIE STATE SEAL AND Coat OF ARMS.
We commence to-day the publication oil
an interesting sketch relating to the State
Seal or Coat ot Arms of this Common
wealth. written by Hon. Charles Reed'
State Librarian. in obedience to request
of the Vermont State Historical Society,
which is to be published in the forthcom-
ing volume of collections Of the Historical
Society. It will well repay perussi BY
every Eermonter.
Year: 1868

The truest test of military genius is the
accomplishment of great results with
slender means. We can recall no in
instance unless Grant be an instance of a
general who established his title to be
called great, otherwise than by succeed
Ing against great disadvantages either
superior numbers or consummate abilities
in the commanders opposed to him, or
formidable physical obstacles. A man
does not prove that he possesses a giants
strength by oyermastering an invalid or a
cripple A general does not establish his
title to be considered great by subduing
an army one-third as large as his own,
and losing FIVE of his own men for eyeyy
one that he disables of the enemy.


Why this sudden change When
Grant was the. Democratic General he was
all that was noble, competent and eminent
Year: 1868

The Liberty. Texas. Gazette publish
es the following marvellous story /: "ln
the Grand Cane nelghborhood, in thus
county. short time ago, a gentleman IN
the depths OF the forest suddeny y came
upon a woman as wild and almost as fleet
as an unlamed ieer. Alter brisk chase
OF some distance. the gentleman on horse
back overlook The wonderful creature,
when she halted, and he found her TO be
a medium sized, middle aged, wel-form-
ed woman, with long, dark hair, and clear
blue eyes. She was in state of nudity
save girdle of gray moss about her loins.
Her body and limbs were covered with
beautiful coat Of hair about four inches in
length. She was much frightened and
seemed unable 10 talk, but must have
comprehended signs, as in rep ly TO mo-
tons of the gentleman by which he sought
to induce her 10 accompany him out Of
the wood, she constantly pointed 10 her
own forest home. Finally, the genlle-
man endeavored 10 compel her to go the
way he desired, by getting before her, and
by threatening gestures with his gun, and
she becoming enrsged, seized club, and
turned upon him with the fury of dem
on, and i, was only by the speed impsrt-
ed 10 his steed by liberal use OF the
spurs that be kept out Of her way. AZ
ter driving of her pursuer, she resumed
the direction she had so constantly poin
led, and was soon out Of sight. The
gentleman followed. and after going some
distance, came upon her home. Three
trees, standing near each other, in TRAN
gular form, with the space between them
walled up with brush and moss, made her
moss bed between Them secure from the
rude blasts OF winter, and comparatively
secure from the piIiless rain. The only
stores that were discovered were few
nuts and some four or five bushels OF
acorns. Very wild stories OF this wild
woman have been rifle in The upper paIt
Of the county for some time, but she was
believed 10 be a myth by all except those
who claimed TO have had glinpses Of her.
Now, however, her existence, descrip-
ton. and the vicinity at least Of her
whereabouts, are established beyond con-
lroversy. Her early capture may be re-
gsrded as within tie range Of probability,
as concentrated effort is Being made 10
that end.
Year: 1868

You want a wife-poor lonely man,


am just the one for YOU
Yes.I an the girl that can make you quirl
With my cheeks of the hoIlyhock's hue.
Graceful and fair as the lily am |,


And man, why you will see,
My eyes are so bright, no need OF light,


When you come couriing me.
The butter make is as yellow as gold,


II will always bring the price
Or sixty cents pound-you'll find


/! is sweet and nice.
The butter cakes | make for tea,


And serve with butter hot,
You never can find any other like mine,


They melt on the spot.
Oh, can knit and foot your socks.


And make old clothes like new
| guess you'll find I'm smart enough


To turn you all round 100.
You'll find I'm also kind and lrue,


And ne'er will pledge VOW
To any other chap, if you


Will pop the question now.
Year: 1868

Henry Edger. member OF the Positive 'unctl,
lectured yesterday morning and evening AT tne hall
corner OF Fifth avenue and Fourteenth street, on
Auguste Comte's Scientific Religion. select and
apparently interested audience OF about fifty per.
sons was in attendance, but whether the absorption
OF his hearers was due to their intensity OF
effort to comprehend the speakers remarks,
or whether they so fully understood him
as to feel 0blivous OF the surroundings.
Is difficult to determine. He began by saying that
state OF religion which leaves men In state Of con.
on the one side they will be antagonstic to the other
proofs Of freedom and independence and which on
the other hand, whatever the opinion, will lead TO
ruin can hardly be considered as the beau ideal Of
social perfection. system in the midst OF which
corruption hourishes on gigantic scale and Is
as that kingdom Of God upon the earth for which
Jesus of Nazareth is sald taught his disciples to
pray. And yet we often hear OF the far or pagans
and heather, and Of efforts to rescue them from their
abjec condition. But what sort OF religion was 1t that
in Christian America tolerated race courses and
compelled sewing women to work for fourteen hours
for ten centsf Surely this was as much char2eaple
TO the state OF our religion as the state OF India
was chargeabe to the Hindoo religion. II we are
not Christians now under the present system OF
teaching shall we ever be- and what are we If not
Christians, must we look elsewhere for the social
exemplifcation Of the Christian reigion' Does the
United States with its tons OF Bibles Its millions OF
churches and tracts and theological publications,
countless the leaves OF the forest still not const-
tute pure class Of Christian society," Again, on
turning to the Church OF Rome, the le-
gltimafe embodiment OF the Christian sys-
tenn, and which has conferred so many inestimabe
benefits upon mankind, 1t was found to be without
vital energy except where 1t is practically ignored
In this peculiar vein the speaker deprecated at great
length the errors Of modern Christianity as cingng
too strongly to the ideal and abandoning every posi-
tive condition, and closed his remarks by profound
doctrine OF the ''transformedn founder OF the new
''religon OF humanity"
Year: 1868

The following is the Endorsement
on the above note


As requested in this communica-
tion. General Grant is instructed in
w-iting not to obey any order from
the War Department assumed to be
issued by the direction of the Presi-
dent, unless such order Is known by
the General commanding the armies
of the United States to have been
authorized by the Executive.


ANDREW JOHNSON.
Iannar.. 90 iShS
Year: 1868

@ Bathing the wound con-
stantly with mixture of chloride
of lime and water, is the latest
remedy out, in France, for hydro
phobia. In one hospital only two
out of 1S4 patients, and In anoth-
er hospital only four out of 223
patients have died when submit
ted to this treatment. As hydro.
phobia is becoming a remarkably
common disorder in this country.
it would be wise to remember this
process. Two table spoonsful of
fresh chloride of lime are mixed
with half a pint of water, and the
application is frequently renewed.
The chloride is said to decompose
this terrible poison. At any rate.
the remedy is cheap, easily OBJ.
tanned, and can be promptly ap-
piled. When bitten by a dog.
mad or not, try it at once.
Year: 1868

The Philadelphia Ledger is rec
ognized as high authority on all


financial questions wherein it cir


culates, and having larger circu-


lation than any other daily paper


published in Pennsylvania, its in


fuence is correspondingly great.


1t regards Horatio Seymour as the


most eligible candidate for the


Presidency, and enforces its views


upon the capitalists and business


men of the State in the following
able manner:


The standard bearer selected


by the New York Convention is
open and out-spoken against eve
ry species of repudiation or vio-
lation of the letter and spirit of
the promise of Government to its
creditors. At his recent speech
at the Cooper Institute, New


York, be said the discomfort pre-
vailing in reference to the public
debt is ascribed to the two kinds
of currency-coin for the credi-
tors of the Government and de-
preciated paper for labor and bu-
siness. His remedy for this is a
uniform currency-and as it can
be as we'll made uniformly good
as uniformly bad, he argued that
it should be uniformly good
He said zone of two ways of ef-
fecting this is to contract its vol
ume by calling in the legal ten
ders, adding however that will
make them scarce, and force
specie standard, that will carry
ruin and bankruptcy into every
part of our country, bearing down
the prices of all property and Ia
bor-and is policy which can
not be carried through, for the
country will not consent to it
There is another way" he said,
"that of lifting up our greenbacks
to par, which will not harm any,
but will help all, for it will bring
back confidence, will revive busi-
ness and enterprise, will Tighten
taxation, will give to labor hon
est money, and a0iU do justice to
the public creditor. His policy,
he said, is to give all the world
full faith in the honor and wisdom
of the American Government
This is clearer and more emphatic
than anything to be found in eth
er of the platforms, and is more
to the purpose. Just at
present the payment of the prin-
cipal of the public debt is of little
consequence, for the reason that
the Treasury has neither paper
nor coin with which to offer In pay
ment, and, further, the bonds do
not mature for some fourteen
years, within which time there
may be a resumption of specie