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Year: 1867




WASHINGTON, March 20.


Governor ThrOcIVmOrtOn, of Texas.
An effort will soon be made to induce Major
General Sheridan to remove Governor Throck-
morton, of Texas. The Union men now here
from that State claim that it will be useless for
them to attempt to organize a Government
under the Reconstruction bill while he is in
power, as his influence, and all the patronage
of his position, will be used by him in behalf
of the Rebels and the disfranchised classes
They are afraid that the freedmen will be
driven to vote against their wishes unless the
control of the Government is in the hands of
the Union party, and state that there are at
least fifty counties in which they will not be
allowed to vote at all unless they are protected
by the presence of Federal troops. If Throck-
morton is removed the appointment of Union
man will be secured, no matter what the desire
of the Administration may be, as the law
requires all officers to take the iron-clad test
oath. ThrockmOrton cannot take it, and there
are but few men of prominence IN the State
who can. Among them are Judge Paschal,
Judge Sherwood, and Judge Thomas, all
radical Unionists.


FirSt Pennsylvania Revenue District.
No action has been taken yet upon the
nomination in this district. The impression
here is that Mr.. Crawford's name will be
withdrawn, and Republican will be sent in
who will be confirmed, which it is said will
secure the confirmation of Mr.. Frazier.


The Fourth Revenue District.


Judge Kelley is strongly opposing the con-
frmation of McGrath for Collector and Theo-
dore Adams for Assessor in this district.
Judge Kelley's favorite for Assessor was Mr..
Henry M. Lewis, but he was thrown over
board.


The Nominations Before the Senate.


There are several hundred nominations now
before the Senate for action, which, if not
acted upon before the adjournment, will all
fail and, unless an Executive session is con-
vened by the President, these nominations
will have to be made over again.
Year: 1867




FREDoNIA, March 25.--One of the most melan-
day morning last. which we have ever been
called upon to record.


Major James Stedman. an old citizen OF FIRE.
donia, and a gentleman held in universal esteem,
committed suicide by shooting and then hanging
himself to the beam OF his barn.


Major Stcdman had for several weeks given
indications of partial insanity, in his business
transactions, and in his intercourse with his
family. On Friday he went to several places
in the village and settled up some business
matters, declaring that he must settle up all his
matters.


On Friday evening, about 6 O'clock he left his
house to attend to some matters in the village.
Not returning as usual his family became
alarmed and his son started in search OF him.
The search was continued until morning, when
in the snow were found many footsteps round
his house, and then leading off to the barn.
On going to the barn they found marks OF blood
in the new white snow, which had fallen the
previous day.


Upon going into the barn, the most fearful
sight was revealed.


Major Stedman was found suspended to the
peam of his barn by rope-deadI


He had shot himself in the neck, first, with
his rifle in the hope, as ls supposed to sever
the iugular vein. Not producing as quick, WORK
as he desired, he unfastened COW, took the
rome with which she was ted and thus finished
the terrible tragedy. Major Stedman leaves 8
wife and four children, and the reputation OF 9
kind and exemplary husband and father, and 9
GOOD citizen. He was about f0rty-hye years o
age. This is the third suicide committed IN the
Village within the past three months.-hoohes5el
EIDTeSS.
Year: 1867

The London Spectator, in alludiug to
the prospect of our paying the National
debt ere long, remarks:


1t will be the greatest decd democ-
racy has ever done, the one which will
come clearly home to property holders,
which Will most rapidly dissipatc the
idea that democracy is distinguished by
AN ignorant Impotence of taxation,
or by an ignorant indisposition to pay
up honorable claims. No despotism
will he able to show such n financial
account, no constitutional monarchy a
better one and successful finance tell.
heavily with cultivated mankind. The
tide of emigration will sct in with
double rapidlty, and the Last remaining
deterrent to British North America
will have been removed. Meanwhile,
whether the dream is fulfilled or not,
America, so long as she raises this sur.
plus, possesses q force which it Is
difficult TO estimate. She can, for ex-
ample, spend without loan, as much
as the whole outlay Of Great Britain
upon her army and navy, and can
waste every year, without increasing
her taxes, as much as tho loan with
which Napoleon paid for his Italian
campaign"
Year: 1867

My kittie was SO pretty! 1t was al
most white, except it had black tail
and nose, and little black spots on its
toes; and it would skip and run about
the room 80 pretty!


One day | went to Jesup, to get me q
comb. j thought ma could not get one
to suit me, SO must go myself Ma
let me go; and while was gone Belle
put my kittie out doors, and when
come home it was frozen to death I
Then l was mad at her for long time.
Ma got me another one; but it was not
rs pretty as the other one was. And
then was not mad at Belle any more.


CARRIE JOB.


Eight years Of ago.
Jan. II, 1867.
Year: 1867

DoN'T go from the country to the
city in search of employment A young
man belonging IN ST. Louis recently
wrote to Mr. Greeley, of the New
York Tribune, to use his influence in
Gbtnining situation for him. In reply
thereto Horace wrote: New York
is just entering upon the interesting
process OF starving out 100000 people
whom war and irredeemable paper
ahye driven hither. Itisimpossible to
receive and employ more till those are
gone.
Year: 1867

When jeff Davis was in Congress he
was on q committee for the decoration
OF the Capitol. On one OF the paintings
purchased for the purpose the South
was represented by an Areadian scene
with a negro In tho midst sleeping on a
bale OF cotton. Mr.. Davis made sim
gle comment on tho picture: "What
becomes OF the South when the negro
wakes upY" Perhaps he can answer 1t
now.
Year: 1867

Feeling confident OF sitng every one We invite all
to give call before purchasing elsewhere We hone
by strict attention to business and dealing honoraly TO
merit ana obtain our full share of public patronage
Year: 1867

which we can recommend as First Class article. =. In
cudes all the latest and best patterns OF Troy Casrgs
cure Is worthy the attention Of buyers We have
ed full control for this section the celebrated stow
Year: 1867

THE DELEGATE QUEsTloN.-Both the
political parties in this county have complies
ted the election of delegates to the respective
Territorial Conventions, and both are equally
emphatic in declaring that the nominee for
Delegate should be resident of this county
The democratic delegates are unanimously
instructed to urge the nomination of W. G..
Langford, and this we feel assured they will
do to the extent of their ability. To the
delegates elect we have this to say, that their
action will be closely scanned, aud that if
they fail to secure the nomination of a can
didate east Of the mountains, they will be
expected to show a good reason for their
failure. The time has come when the Sound
country can no longer be permitted to mos
nopolize the positions Of honor and profit,
and any man who assumes to represent this
section of country will be iaithless unless be
Insists that in the future there shall be q
distribution Of the spoils Of Office. Our
rights in this regard have been ignored too
long, and henceforth the people will be sat.
is6ed with nothing short of their fullest
recognition.
Year: 1867

FROM BLACKFooT.- About quarter Of
mile below Blackfoot City, party has
been at work during the winter, running a
tunnel iuto the hill--or bar-and from
gentleman who came in from that point, last
Saturday, we learn that they have struck
excellent pay after running 800 feet. They
are now sinking shaft at the head of their
tunnel, and a ditch will be brought in as
soon as spring opens, with a view to work
the whole bar of with a hydraulic. 1t is
supposed to be the same streak which has
heretofore been worked with such rich re-
suits some two or three miles below Blacks
foot The miners 10 that section are reported
to be sanguine of large returns next season.
Helena Gazette.
Year: 1867

as to your next delegate to Congress, but the
impression gains ground that Judge Wyche, of
your city, will be the successful candidate. The
Yakima people are all in favor of the Judge, and
even men differing in politics favor bis election.


DALLEs
Year: 1867

Before Judge BLATCufoRD.


TIE COURT "No COURT JUDGE BLATcHFoRp


IN AN UNPLEASANT POSITION.


The courtroom was well filled with lawyers
nnd others awaiting returns of process and litigation in


Judge Bstchford on entering the courtroom said that
he was placed rather unpleasant position That was
acting heretofore as Judge OF this District by virtue
OF commission from the President, which commission
The newspapers had stated that his appointments had
been confirmed at the last session Of tho SEN
s o lin P%s ana haTs s was noW IN no Judge in
this District He had teegraphed TO Washington within
On short time have his commission sent on knowing
that in case it did not arrive in time the business in the
Courts would suffer from delay but, notwithstanding,
the commission in the event OF ifs having been sent
knew anything OF It's arrival The Marshal would there
fore adjourn the Court until tomorrow morning at II
O'clock and the business OF the day would go over tn
that time. But for the purpose OF delaying parties as
little possible, no would hear arguments Dut Wouid
not give any formal decisions.


JURISDICTION IN INVOLUNTARY BANKRUPTCY.
A motion was then heard in tie matter of
show caase had been granted by the Court retunabe
case Palmer being resident within the meaning Of the
act, ip the Northern District Of this State.


Judge }iatchford that there was question
OF Jurisdiction when no granted the order TO show cause
and the order was granted mainly with view Oh deT
Gliding the point as early possible. 49,. '
Counsel for Palmer moved the dismissal Of the petition
the ground OF claiming that IN cases
OF Involuntary bankruptcy the rule as 10 the dstct IN
which the petition must be fled the saile as thet In
relation voluntary bankrupts: that the petition, IN
either case must be filed In that district IN which the
debtor resided for the six months tho greater part
thereof immediately preceding the filing OF the petition
The Court took this view Of the and granted the
notion dismssing the petition for want of jurisdiction


IN BkNKRUPTCY. =. ~ ..H|a .f L


In matter AdoIph baum, baakrupt ..-.il :.
In this case the Register certaes that creditor has
given notice his intention oppose the discharge OF
The bankrupt and has handed In list OF objections 70
The discharge that bankrupt opposes the reception
OF the objections nj this stage OF tho proceedings,
il being the first meeting VI creditors specially for the
proof OF debts and tho choice OF assignee ana that
The opinion Of the Court is desired the question rs %
whether tile objections be received. The Regis
for refers section 81 of tho act, which proydes that
any creditor opposing the discharge of any bankrupt
may file specification In writing OF tho grords of his
oplioson and the Court may, IN ts discretion. order
ANY question OF fct presened TO be tried at stated
session of the District Court. .f


The Reciscr satcs that In this case the petitioner
rerscnts no assets whatever ~ hH schedule; that the
creditor IL not satisfied with ths and has declared IDS
asgHe, wL,eh haa been ueds ID appseyed, Tor "a ordo'
Year: 1867

We clip from Harper's Easy Chair
for August some thoughts on prize fighting
that should have wide currency They
are embraced III the two paragraphs fol-
lowing


The cant Of muscle is the most disgust
ing of all cant OF what conceivable ad-
vantage to anybody in any way was Blon-
dons walking over the Niagara river upon
a tight-rope trundling a whee-barrow 1t
was precisely of the same benefit to man
kind the jumping Of Sam Patch at the
Genesee Falls; it was as noble spectacle
as that of man eating a whole sheep at a
sitting for a wager. Do We need the Be-
nicia Boy to prove to us that sound physi-
cal training is desirable? Do we wish
our sons to be Tom Cribs? Such men
are as exceptional as the Belgian giant
1t is good thing to move gracefully ;
shall we, therefore, applaud the poor girl
who devotes herself day and night to poi
soning herself upon the point of her great
toe? The Bencia Boy could deal blow
like a trip hammer but he was not strong
in the true sense-that of endurance So,
a little fellow acquires the peculiar agility
of % All Right by the sacrifice of every
thing most desirable in a boy. A taste
for exhibition of such wasted strength and
address is just as morbid as a taste for
monsters in China, or for stimulating drugs
1t shows what the human frame is capa-
BILE of; yes, but there are many capabili-
ties of that frame which it is better for us
not to see.


1t is painful that the newspapers still
insult the better part of the public with
the revolving details of prize fight. The
whole business has no trace of anything
generous, heroic, noble, or humane 1t is
more humiliating than cock fight 1t is
more disgusting than the shambles. 1t is
more degrading and demoralizing than
public hanging. The principals are brut-
ish; the spectators are mostly of the crimi-
nal classes. No honorable or intelligent
man has or can have any real interest in
such a scene; yet it is carefully report
ed as if it were of some service to society
Such reports directly panders to the mean
est and worst passions nor is it an excuse
that they are news. There are many
events which fall under that head which
no honorable man will reproduce. There
are filthy details in many matters, even of
necessary publicity for printing which
there is no excuse. A man does not lose
his moral sense nor his moral responsible
ty by becoming publisher, nor has he any
more right to connive at the corruption of
public sentiment because he is an editor
than because he is private citizen
Year: 1867

A NATURAL WoNDER-A MovING Mass
OF Rocks A writer in the Memphis
(Tenn) iralanche describes great natur-
al wonder, said to have been discovered by
two English noblemen in Arkansas, near
the St Francis river, and the boundary
which separates Missouri and Arkansas.
1t is called moving mass of rock" In
that section is strip of limestone, or green
stone, ranging from between one to two
miles in width. 1t is interspersed here
and there with plots of land, in many cases
over an acre in length, peculiarly rich in
soil, and making the strange and perhaps
hitherto unknown conformation of
swampy and rocky soil. The water from
the St. Francis pours in, especially in the
spring and fall seasons, in a heavy volume.
beyond parallel, takes zigzag course
through the rocks, being particularly swift
at the above mentioned extremity, and
again empties into the St. Francis.


At this extremity is solid mass of rug
ged and picturesque rock, almost oval In
shape, washed on all sides by rapid cur
rent, and moves directly and regularly
back and forward always in motion and
creating deep and heavy sound which can
be heard for miles. At first its motion is
hardly perceptible to the ordinary vision,
but as the sound increases and the strange
eye rests more directly and minutely, the
object becomes palpable. On either side
of the immense movable substance, which,
as We have said before, is surrounded by a
swift current, are here and there eddies
threatening instant destruction to every
thing coming within its yawning and awful
reach. The mass of rock is covered with
wild vegetation which grows up thickly
and spontaneously.


A portion of the rock lies directly under
the base of the mountains, and it is al
ways moving, is washing the sides gradu-
ally away What has produced such an
unparalleled wonder demands investigation
from the scientific world. IF gases can
cause earthquakes-if currents of water
can cause whirlpools and mammoth mael-
stroms, why not certain currents of electri-
cal character cause ponderous masses of
rock to revolve? The proposition is, can
science explain this wonderful freak OF
nature? What causes the rock to revolve ?
Is it peculiar combination of gases, or
what is it?
Year: 1867

and wife, we'll on towards seventy, another
woman and ma n, all strangers to each 9th
er, all grandfathers and grandmothers nice
honest people, who never quarrelled with the
existing order of things. They while away
the time with great deal of interesting
commonplace conversation, showing a re
markable unanimity of opinion. There is
also young man with an infant in his arms.
He leaves the train at way-station, and one
of the company tells the other what he has
gathered of the young mans story. His wife
has died within few weeks, and this baby
is the youngest of four children. He has
given it away to some one in this village
where wa iting. They all pity the
poor child. One tender-hearted old woman
has great deal of feelin' for it. She knows
how to sympathize. Her own daughter
died. leaving little child. They hope this
child will be taken good care of. Probably
it will, for it is going to live with a relative
of its mother. 1t seems not to occur to any
of them that there can be wrong in the faith
er's giving away his child. 1 long to say to
them Good, kind people, fartherly men,
motherly women, unseared cOnsciences, what
right has this man to give away this child :?
Whose child is it? His own. Held by no
other title than that which makes his horse
or house his? VIII God receive from him
quitclaim deed as valid evidence of transfer :?
When God asks him at his judgment-day,
-" Where is the child gave into thy hands,"
will it be enough to answer, ' | gave it away
to my wife's cousin - Can a man wash his
hands of his child's blood so easily?


/ know what they would say % Why. the
child will be great deal better off than If
he had kept it himself So the child would
be great deal better off in heaven than
earth, but that would not justify him in
drowning it. He has just good right to
give it to the angels he has to give it to
men and women He ought to retain his
power over it, and his love and care for it.
That its mother is dead is the worst possible
reason why it should lose its father too.
When a man is deprived of his right arm,
does he cut off his left? When the mother
dies, the fathers duty is, as far as possible,
to be both father and mother to the children.
If he fails then, he fails honorably, but he
need not fail. Men have tried it and have
succeeded. To fail without trying is shame
full. A man can no more rlghtfully give
away his child than he can give away his
own soul. Recklessly we assume and reck
lessly relinquish the most solemn trusts, but
God maketh inquisition. Poverty or disease
NAV force the child from it's fathers arms,
hat this young man bore no marks Of either.
He was well-dressed and well-looking, and,
as far appearances go, perfectly able to
take care of all four of his children if he had
been willing to devote himself to them.
Good people, you have so much pity for the
young man | have very little. L am
hard hearted, evil-minded traveller, and it
looks to me full as likely as anything else
that he is merely clearing the decks for an
other engagement
Year: 1867

The ostrich, though spread over all At
rica, is especially a bird of the desert, and
has from the earliest ages been associated
with the camel, being like that animal pc
culiarly formed for subsisting amid the
arid sands of Arabia. 1t is the largest
bird known to exist, being generally from
six to eight feet in heigth, and weighing
from seventy to eighty pounds. 1t cannot
fly, as its wings are incapable of supporting
such an enormous bulk in the air ; indeed
it was never intended to rise above the
earth, and seems to be constructed more
like a quadruped than any of the feathered
race.


But ifit cannot fly, it can run with great
swiftness, since its legs are not only of
great length, but very strong and powerful,
furnished with muscles of extraordinary
size; besides which in running it increases
it's speed by tapping its wings, enabling it
70 outstrip In swiftness the fleetest Arabian
courser. The head Of the ostrich is short
and small, and bald in front; the ears ma
ked without and hairy within and the
eyes which are large and brilliant, are fur
nished with upper lids like those of the hu-
man eve. The bill is short and straight,
broad at the base and rounded at the point
it is very strong, and opens with wide
cape. The neck is long and covered on its
upper part with a thin down; on the low
er with small feathers of various colors.
Instead of feathers, the wings are adorned
with waving plumes, and have on the end
of each two long shafts, somewhat similar
to the porcupine The tail, also, like the
wings, is formed of beautiful plumes both
exquisitely white and of great value. In.
deed they often command enormous prices
as they form elegant ornaments for ladies
bonnets, and military caps, besides being
used for other purposes, which cause them
to be held in high esteem.


The ostrich is very mild peaceable bird
and if attacked, Notwithstanding its great
strength, seldom defends itself, but seek:
its safety in flight, which it seldom fails te
secure, owing to its uncommon speed
The chase of this bird is very exciting
exercise both to the Arab and his horse
as it requires no little skill and grea'
Year: 1867

meant, and was bestowed in a manner which


showed plainly that he felt the Importance of


proprietorship. He did not wait for further
invitation, and took his lunch with gusto
quite refreshing to see, washing it down with
drink of oil which, in turn, he offered to
us but again we were compelled to commit
the discourtesy of declining the profered at
tention. The remainder of his oil, which
furnished us fuel for cooking two meals, the
other bird, and the coil of thong, we pur-
chased of him for three needles. He had, he
said no stock for his whip, and he begged
for piece Of wood. Wee gave him a splinter
from a piece of board, which we carried to
patch the boat in case of accident. Notwith-
standing his greasy face, matted hair. ragged
dress, and disgusting propensity to drink oil D..
he was the most decent looking native l had
yet seen.