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Year: 1868

WASHINGTON. June 1.-THE Indian Agent at
Fort Cobb reports that the wild Indians particularly the
Kiowas dissatisfied with the locality Of their agency
and have made various threats against the white people
One OF their principal Chiefs, Kicking Bird who seems
well disposed told the whites in the neghborh0od OF
Fort Cobb that they had better not remain there until
next moon; that they he Indans were going north 70
have their annual Medicine Dance, and after that was
he feared that he might not be able TO control his
young men, Before leaving they levied contributions on
various persons and altogether very overbearng
and insoent The Agent at LedUenwOrh has no influence
gh them further than his presents 60 He cannot stor
his Indians from rading Texas The Agent OF the Co
manches thinks that the whites in the neighborhOod OF
Fort Cobb all at the Indians mercy and that unless


military post is established there very soon, the whes
will all have 10 leave
Year: 1868

MINNEsOTA.-Drouth has seriously affected
the crops Of Minnesota the three previous years but this
year the Spring opened early, and the weather so FAR
has been splendid with JUST such alterations OF sunshine
and have given the broad wheat fields OF THIS
State uNuriant appearance and everything bids fair
for mighty yield in Autumn OF all the products Of It's
rich prairie farms
Year: 1868

A soldier at Fort Leavenwortb. who had
been considerably disappointed in his efforts
to get letter to General Grant, made a
final and desperate attempt. and wrote the
following superscription on the envelope:


This letter is distinctly and most positive
ly for General Ulysses s. Grant. ana not for
his Adjutant-General. nor his Assistant
Adiutant General, nor his Acting Assistant
Adjutant- General. nor his Military Secretary
nor his chief lerk. nor assistant chief clerk
nor his assistant chief clerks orderly. nor
his valet. nor his brother in law, nor his
aunt" Nevertheless, the letter has not vet
reached the General.
Year: 1868

SALT is that one thing that all men agree
in thinking good it is necessary for men.
for cattle, for all. In England it is said that
/, large OK needs six ounces a day, mich
COW four. and sheep two. One-half the
ashes of human blood is salt, so like Lots
wife, after her conversion, we are all pillars
If salt
Year: 1868

The Discussion Of the Impeachment t
AFtiCIes-VOte ON the Articles OF
Impeachment TO be taken to-day
Proposition TO hold no Intercourse
With the President, In view OF the
Fact that the H0use had Declared
In Favor or Tmpeachment-Sales OF
COnflscated and Captured Cotton
A Double Guard Placed at all the
Entrances TO the War Department..
Year: 1868




The CASE OF SCRRAT.-The case of
John III. Surrat was taken up in the
Criminal Court at Washington, on the
18th inst, and his counsel made long
argument ia support of the motion to
admit him to BAIL Chief Justice Carter
held that he had the right to grant the
motion, but said he could not do so.
The case, he stated, was a most important
one II embodied in its features grave
cffense against the public, aud would be,
whoever committed it. The Chief jus
tice said il was connected with an at
tempt to destroy the government, or one
Of tine details OF that attempt, although
out of season for that purpose. 1t,
nevertheless, was one of the entailments
of an attempt not only to destroy per-
sonai life, but the life of the nation, and
in that point of view it rises to great
gravity, and should be treated with great
Judicial circumspection. He must, there
fore, 5verrule the motion and remand
the prisoner to Jail for trial at the June
term of the court. Surrat's counsel said
during his statement that they had re-
ceived nothing for former service in the
prisoners behalf, and expected nothingi
because he had no means, the property
left by his mother being nearly or quitd
covered by debt.
Year: 1868

Coon ADyIcE-Never read or sew
with any light from the window or 4
lamp falling directly upon the eyes.
Millions have lost their good eyesight
from non observance of this simple rule.
1t is founded on scientific principles
which We will not take room to explain
at length. The light direct upon the
eyes contracts their pupils, so that not
enough rays are admitted from the print
ed pages or fabric se1ed, Co make them
plain to the sight. Always SIT 50 that
the light frou the window or lamp shaii
fall over the shoulder, usually over the
left one as it will not then be obstructed
by tie right hand in sewing. Another
advantage, and great one, is, that when
facing the light, oae naturally iuclines
forward to save the eyes. This cramps
the chest and lungs, and is injurious to
the health but with the light from the
side, or over the shoulder, one iucliaes
to sit IN much more upright and health
full position Every one who follows
this suggestion, will find it conduce to
comfort, aud good vision.
Year: 1868

FEMALE LABoR-Every year females
are taking a more active aud extensive
part ia the industrial enterprise and the
number aud condition OF those at present
employed In each braoca of business
would at once deeply interest business
men and astonish our readers. There
are thirty eight Thousand more females
than males in New York, and thrice or
four times that number are dependent on
their own labor. has been lately
stated that not less0s.an three thousand
of these are engaged in the manufacture
of hoop skirts alone OF the epe hun
dred aud fifty thousand school teachers
in the United States, over one hundred
thousand are females. Many of the
New York establishments, like Stewards
and others, each employ eight hundred
and one Thousand women ia manufacture 1
Ing articles of female dress.
Year: 1868

eargoes upon examination be found 10 over
run or fal. short in count OF weight


We hust something will be immediately
done by our government to remedy this evil,
otherwise shipowners will be obliged to send
their vessels to other ports than those of Caba.
Year: 1868

The Union Pacific RAILROAD Company has a land
grant or absolute donation from the government OF
aeresto the mile tho line of the road which
will be worth less than per acre. at the low
Year: 1868

The MONUMENT CoSTRAcT-We hear that
the monument committee is about to let the
job oferecting the proposed structure and
we hope they will give Rock Island meehan.
les and laborers a chance to do the work.
There is no reason why the money should
all be sent out of town, if the work can be
done by our own citizens
Year: 1868

SENATOR DooLIrTLEs SPEECH is having a
great run, though oil the democratic papers
of the Union. The large edition of the
WEEKLY ARGUS containing that speech and
the bondholder's cut, is nearly exhausted.
These who want copies to circulate among
their republican friends should send for them
soon.
Year: 1868

Grant and gold, on the one hand, and PEN
dleton and greenbacks, on the other, epito-
mize the principles which will constitute the
respective bases of the Republican and Demo-
cratic platforms in the Presidential campaign
OF 1868. From the West come rumors of an
unhallowed union of the name of Grant with
the Democratic catchword. 1t is alleged that
the people will enter upon the campaign cry
ing Grant and geenbacks." We do not
credit 1t. Certainly the Western men who
attended the Boston commercial convention
did not stultify themselves in this way They
were merchants, too, whose interests are di-
rectly involved in the settlement of the cur
rency question. If greenbacks are good for
anybody, they are good for them. But it is a
matter OF history that the convention declar-
ed against both contraction and inflation-if
the cry for greenbacks has reference to that
question-and that not content with embody-
ing in its resolution a declaration against
paying the debt in currency the last business
transacted was reteration of that declara-
tion amid the enthusiastic cheering Of the
whole body. We take this as an expression
OF the general Republican sentiment of the
West. In late number of the Nation there
appeared letter from Western man who
declared that the feeling of the people ON this
subject had been entirely misapprehended.-
Greenbacks are relatively 10 the issues of the
wildcat banks that used to exist in the West
the safest and best currency imaginable. 1t
is not with gold and silver that the ''Hoosicr,"
the Sucker" and the Buckeye compare
greenbacks, but with the unsafe currency of
State banks which used to aflict them. A
uniform national currency, with the Unit,d
States to insure its validity, seems to them,
who have really never known what specie
currency is, the financial sun.mum bonun.-
They look UPON the destruction of green
backs by the Treasury Department as a spe-
cies of saor:lege.


Legal tenders have their use and so have
the poisons in the materia medica They
are resorted to in cases of extreme financial
distress when nothing else is left to rely up
on, just as poisons are taken by a sick man
who has the alternative of mercury or death
presented to Linn. Irredeemabe paper. con-
stituting forced, loan is always an evil, but
may sometimes be the least of t,co euils, one
OF which must be suffered. This was the
case when Congress authorized the paper cur
rency now in circulation. The choice was
between greenbacks and bankruptcy.


When an invalid is restored to perfect
health he does not continue to swallow calo-
mel and arsenic. He abandons them as soon
as he can do so with any safety. Our West
ern fnanciers, with many honorable excep-
tions, propose to commit the Infinite absurdi-
Year: 1868

The husband is the very roof-tree of
the hUuse-the corner stone of the edi-
flee the key stone of the arch called
home. He is the bread winner OF the
family--its defense aud its glory-the
and ending of the golden
chain of life WHICH surrounds it--its
consoier, It's liawgiver. and It's king.
And yet we see how fraiD is that lille on
which so much depends. How frail is
the life OF the husband and father?-
When he is taken away, who shall fill
his place? When he is sick what
gloomy clouds hover over the house !!
When he is dead what darkness. weep
ing agony! Then poverty, like the
assassin, breaks in at the
windows-starvation like fanlished
wolf, howls at the door. Widowhood
is too often an associate of sackclotb
and ashes. Orphanhood too often
means desolation and woe
Year: 1868




Now, John, listen to me. Never do
you marry a young woman John, be.
fore you have contrived to happen
around four or Ave times before break
fast. You shonld know how late she
lissrin bed i'm the morning. You should
take notice whether her complexion is
the same in the morning as in the
evening, or whether the wash and tow
ei have rubbed off her evening bloom
You should take care to surprise her,
SO that you may see her morning dress,
and observe how her hair looks when
she is not expecting you. If possible,
you should be where you can hear the
morning conversation between her and
her mother. If she Is i'll natured and
snappish to her mother. SO she will be
to you--depend on it. But il you find
her up and dressed neatly i'm the morn
ing wiihsthe same smiles and neatly
coinbed hair, the same ready aud pleas
ant answers to her mother, which char
acterizes her department In the even
ing, and particularly if she is lending a
hand to get tlie breakfast ready in good
season, she is prize, John, aud the
sooner you secure her TO yourself, the
better. 8 AfA +N@
Year: 1868

MINER, HOUSE, cARRiAGE AND SIGN
Fas aud will give entire satisfaction all who entrust
him " th work in his line Of business shop over Fes
dicks Wagon Shop hanging neatly done on short
notice eS ~
Year: 1868

the Republican Committee to join in the sc- lection ofa mixed ticket. Co be dcnominated " The Peoples lckct,' upon which should be placed the names of the best men of both parties that could be induced to accept the position preliminary meeting of the two Committees was held at which 1t was agreed that each Committee should select ore candi- date for the Council and three for the House of Representatives; and that each Committee should present the name of one man as can didatc for the third Councilman, between whom the joint committee would dccde--the whole of which ticket so made, being subject to ratification by the Joint Committee The Republican Committee met on the evening oi the 30th of April and could not agree upon ticket, and we were informed by the mem bcrs of the Committee that there was tie vote and no hope of the opposing sections uni

 ting. Under these circumstances we could do nothing except to issue a call for Demo cratic Convention and this we have done

 Such are the facts in the case, and as we were

 left in charge of the matter by the balance of

 the Democratic Committee, We deem it but justice to ourselves to make this statement,

 only adding that our action has been approved by all themembers ofthe Committee we have seen and by every Democrat we know of in ! the community.

 A. J. SHAEKs. J. I. ALsAP. 1 Prescott. May Sd, 1868.
Year: 1868

EDITOR MMER:-As there has been some discussion among the people, in relation to the attempt of the Republican and Democrat ic Central Committees to make " Peoples Ticket" to be supported at the next election, and us some false reports are in circulation in regard to it, we have thought it proper to make a true statement of the facts in the case. As the pay of members of the Legislature is not sufficient to support them during the session there are but few men, capable oiproperIy rep resenting the people, who would be willing to accept the position. The Democratic Central Committee in view of this fact proposed to
Year: 1868

Though pride may show some nobieness, When honor Is is ally, Yet there is such thing on earth As holding heads too high. The sweetest bird builds near the ground, The loyeliest flower springs low, And we must stoop for happiness, If we its worth would know. The humblest being born is great, If true to his degree,- His virtue illustrates his fate, Whatever that may be. Then let us daily learn Co love Simplicity and wortb,

 For not the eagle but the dove Brought peace unto the earth.
Year: 1868

The above allowance is based on what shall be de-
nominated pleasure sails, vlz:E2c feet allowed oSo
allowed 900 feet 81 and 81 feet allowed 900 feet


Any pacht entered with sails In excess OF above


After the start no throwing out or booming out
OF ballast shall be allowed. Each yacht must bring
in%s seats and nxtures must be kept on board and
in their places during the regatta.


Nothing but the hand lead and line may be used In


A yacht touching any boat, buoy or nag used to
mark out the course shall forfeit all claim to the
prize, except as specified In the fourth section OF
:. No anchorage will be allowed during q race and
no means allowed to propel Q yacht except sails


A competent person shall be placed by the Regatta
Committee on board OF each stakeb0at to make OBJ
servatons and in the event Of any information being
required he may be examined by the judges Tor that
ANY violation of these rules or of the sailing regu
ations Of the club shall be reported TO the judges I'm
mediately after the regatta, and, required Dy the
judges ' in in their discretion the charges shall
ing ing them M and upon such hearing may examine such
witnesses ~ shall be produced before them. only
one person from each yacht affected by the decision


a prize shall be awarded to no yacht which shall
have broken any Of the rules Of the regatta or the
class except the distance shall have been performed
by the winning boat OF Its class In eight hours.


not s rsqa n sna ANAL be s az 70
be appointed by the Regatta Committee.


No yacht may be sailed In any regatta or race ex-
cept a member Of the club shall be on board.


Yachts on the port tack must Invariably give way
to those on the starb0ard tack; and In all cases
where doubt OF the possibility OF the yacht on the
port tack weatherng the one on the starboard tack
shall exist the yacht on the port tack shall give way


II the other yacht keep her course and run into ner
the owner OF the yacht on the port tack shan pe
compelled to pay all damages, and, II In regatta
race, forfeit all claim TO the prize. =


Any yacht bearing away or altering her course 70
leeward, and thereby compelling another yacnt 70
bear away TO avoid collision, shall forfeit all claim
to the prize, except when two yachts are ap.
proaching Q windward shore, buoy or stakeboat
together, with Q free wind and 20 close
to each other that the weathermost cannot
bear away clear OF the leewardmost, and by
standing on further would be In danger OF running
ashore or touching said buoy or sakeboat, such lee
wardmost yacht on being requested to bear away,
Immediately to comply, and will forfeit oil claim r
the prize BY not 80 doing. The weathermost yacht
muA, however, In thls case bear away at the same
time a. the one she halls II she can DO 90 withou


when two yachts by the wind arc approaching IN,
Z shore, buoy or stakeboat together, and 90 clos
l that the eewardmost cannot tack clear OF the wind
wsrdmost snd ~ ssasdipg On furtaer wou0 -
Year: 1868

danger or running ashore or touching such buoy or
stakeboat such weathermost yacht on being request
forfeit al claim 70 the prize BY not so doing The
eewardmost yacht must, in this case, however, tack
at the same moment as the one she halls II she
do 80 without coming In contact
When rounding mark, boat or buoy, the yacht
boat and should % any other yacht that is in the re-
gatta race compel yacht nearer any mark, boat
or buoy to touch the said mark boat or buoy, the
prize ana her owner shall pay for all damage that
may occur thereby. The yacht so compelled to
touch marx, boat or buoy shall not suner any
Yachts going free must invariably give way to


Dnrne a regatta or race under the auspices Of the
club all yachts entered must invariably give way
to those sailing In such regatta Or race weu' % th. re
rule may be prosecuted under article Xi., section
Of the constitution.


the club ana may be punished by the CLUB IN It's
discretion. - -
Lewis, r. p Bunker, B. e. Mallory and Frank Foote.


Yachting Notes.


The yacht Palmer was recently sold to Mr. Ruther-
ford Stuyvesant, Q popular and experienced yacht
man.


Commodore stebbins, Of the New York Yacht Club
is expected to arrive In this city from Europe on
Monday or Tuesday next. The Phantom the nagship
OF the New York squadron, Is already on her way to
the city


The Gusse and whitening are reported as matched
for a race to come or inside OF two weeks.


The Challenge, somebody says, can tow yacht
faster % than any other yacht the New York squad
ron can sail How about thatf


The Idler the property Of Mr.. Durant, we under
stand is open to any vessel in the fleet for match
race. Can't some one accommodate herS


II Is whispered in New York yachting circles that
Boston and New York yacht squadrons viii meet at
Newport this summer. lively time Is anticipated.


The yacht Gusse is quietly waiting for a match TO
sail to the lightship and back.
Some of the nObby members of the Jersey City
Yacht Club have lately adopted the style OF wearing
just little less than afathom of ribbon hanging over
the left eye.
Year: 1868

There is no death The stars go down To rise upon some faircr shore; And bright in Heavens jeweled crown They shine foreyermorc. There ls no death the dust we tread Shall change beneath the summer shower To golden grain or mellow fruit,

 Or rainbOw-tinted flowers. The granite rocks disorganize

 To feed the hungry moss they bear The forest leaves drink daily life

 From out the yiewiess air. There is no deathl The leaves may fall, The flowers may fade, and pass away; They only walt, through wintry hours, The coming of the May. There is no death An angel form

 Walks OCT the earth with silent tread He bears our best loved things away, And then we call them " dead" He leaves our hearts all desolate,

 He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers Transplantcd into bliss, they now

 Adorn immortal bowers. The bird-like voice, whose joyous tones Made glad the scenes Of sin and strife, Sings now an everlasting song

 Amid the tree Of life. And where he sees a smile too bright, Or hearts too pure for taint and vice, He bears it tO that world of light,

 To dwell in Paradise. Born unto that undying life,

 They leave Us but to come again; With Joy we welcome them-thc same, Except in sin and pain. And ever near us, though unseen,

 The dear, immortal spirits tread; For all the boundless Universe

 Is life-there are no dead
Year: 1868

He is rich whose income is more than his expenses.

 taziness travels so slow that poverty over takes it.

 Who gives of his superfuity does good to others. Who gives of bis necessity does good to himself.

 It is an awful thing to feel that all we pos sess is continually wasting away, and at the same time to set our hearts upon it, without enquiring after something more solid and du- rable

 It is immortality that makes life desira- ble blessing. Without this it would be but an unproftable and burthensome trifle, pre- served with anxiety and quilted with terror.

 In matters of great concern, and which must be done, there is no surer argument of a weak mind than irrcsolution-to be unde- termined where the case is so plain, and the necessity 80 urgent; to be always intending to lead a new life, but never to find time to set about it.

 The security which follows long continued prosperity is often the occasion of mems de- struction.

 If half the pains were taken by some peo- pie to perform the labors allotted to them that are taken by them to avoid them, we should hear much less said about the troubles of life, and see much more actually completed.

 If any one speak i'll Of thee, consider wheth- CT he has the truth on his side, and if so re- form myself, was the remark of an old phil osopher.

 To be thankful for what we have, and to be hopeful for what we have not, is the best and happiest way of carrying on merchandise with the court of heaven.

 Horace Mann says that "a teacher who is attempting to teach, without inspiring the pupil with desire to learn, is hammering cold iron"

 The counsels of the good cannot benefit us for the seductions of the wicked injure us without our own free consent. Our wisdom and folly are our own, and we must reaI their fruits here and hereafter

 That was good remark of Seneca, "Great is he who enjoys his earthenware as if it were plate; and not less great is the man to whom all his plate is no more than earthenware.p

 If the Spring put forth no blossoms, in the Summer there will be no beauty. and in AI- tumn no fruit. So, if youth be thrown away without any improvement, HpeT years will be contemptible, and old age miserable"