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Year: 1869

Property.


Before Judge Barnard.


The Staten Island Railroad Company rs. TIE w
tdge OF EdgelcdteT, 6c.-Ths action was brought for
an injunction against the defendants enjoning them
from the collection OF certain taxes assessed by the
defendants upon the property OF the plaintiffs. 1t
appears that the village OF Edgewater had assessed
the personal property of the plaintiffs for taxes to
the amount OF sl7so. The plaintiffs set
out that their general offices and habitations
were in the city OF New York, and that
therefore, they were not liable to taxation
upon personal property In Richmond county; that
personal property necessarily followed the person
and was settled In New York. They also claim that
in any event they could not be assessed for the
that their debts exceeded the value Of their per-
sonal property and they therefore virtually had no
personal property.


Plaintiffs also ask that the defendants be restrained
from collecting assessment OF $3.50 on their real
and personal property for school purposes. The de-
fendants II appears had been authorized to expend
. certain sum OF money for educational purposes,
but the plaintiffs claimed that they had no authority
Co raise the money by tax otherwise, and there
fore could not make this assessment


The Court gave judgment for The plaintiffs on both
applications
Year: 1869

TExAs.-The special Washington correspondent Of
the New York Times under date of the 18th, state
that prominent military officials of that city have re-
ceved from Radical sources that disorder
and disregard of human life is widespread in Texas
and that it is questionable at present whether adms-
sion would be advantageous to her interests nasmr h
as IN that event it would be accompanied by the with.
drawal of the troops.


On the other hand the same correspondent states
that delegation had visited the White House. among
whom was Gen. Clark Radical Congressman elect from
the Third District and congratulated the President on
what they claimed practical Radical victory in
Texas, and expressed hope that the day is near for
the readmssion of the State into the Union The Pres
ldent said he anxious to witness the restoration of
all the late Confederate States into the Union at as
early day as possible. II
Year: 1869

Gov. ALIENS ToMB.-A lady correspondent writes
as follows to the New Orleans Picayune in relation to
the tomb of Gov. Allen:


Who that has visited the tomb of Henry W.
Allen, in the Washington Cemetery, can or will say
that friendship is but name" if when they are told
as was told to-day, that COL sandidge the gentleman
who planted and cultivaes with unrne interest and
devotion, every flower shrub and vine that blooms in
fragrance twnes in beauty around the sacred tomb
OF the noble dead, is relation, only friend of Al
lens Though I may never have the pleasure of
knowing him, yet honor the man possessed of such
pure and deep feelings friendship which death
could not break, or time in its flight diminish. Such
friendship is seldom known, and can only be enter
tanned by the true and brave Such friendship adds
charms to life, and has the power to pluck the sting
from DEATH o
Year: 1869

THE MEAT oUssTIos.-If there is one subject more,
than another which troubles planterst is the meat
question. The high price of pork meat the fayorite
food of the negro is serious drawback to successful
planting when cotton is at a low figure There is no
question in the world but the South can raise its own
meat easier and cheaper than the West but the fact is
the planters viii not give it their attention. at least as
long as cotton commands twenty cents per pound.
The ring packers at the West are aware of this,
and they mean to make their knowledge pay them WELL
St. Louis correspondent in writing to the New Or
leans Pcayune, throws ite light on the subject &C.
companied with some very sensible advice This cor.
respondent for which the Pcayune stands responsible
suggests very simple remedy to break up these rings
and bring pork meat down to fair price. We really
hope our planters and farmers will not only avail them
selves of his advice but will seek for permanent re.
lief by raising their in the future Here is
the letter speak of:


ST. LOUIS, Dec 9, 1869.
To the Editors of the Picayune:


Genttemen-l wish to call your attention to the sub
Ject OF high priced meats-I mean pork, hog meat
and think If the South and the Southern people are
true to themselves they in measure put stop to
the imitation OF hogs and hog meat every year


fou must know that a ring " is formed in this city,
as we'll as IN Cincinnati and Louisville, and the other
principal packing points in the West to keep up the
price of pork. These rings are moneyed monopoes,
who have for the past few years assumed to themselves
the province OF giving pork lard etc. the South in
such quantities and at such prices may suit them
Selves regardless of the price of other produce or the
relation OF pork to corn, wheat flour, cheese butter
or any other article They virtusly say the South
ern people: you want pork, must have pork, and we
mean to make you pay for pork


II any doubts this let him examine the nrires
OF Hour, corn meal butter cheese, and every other
censumptive article in the market and see if pork is
not by long odds the dearest


How is this brought about by the monopoly? Su.
perhne -four selling in this market to-day at 81 SO
to 81 75 corn meal at 81 25 to 81 SO per bb; beef
choice mess at IS 30 to 80 per bbl corn at rs to so
cents per bush wheat SIS cents to 81 l6 per bush
pork at s3l to S3l % per bb OR to l6 cents per
pound
Now the remedy. see that your municipal author.
lles have undertaken to regulate the price of bread
Let the press of Louisiana and the entire South inau.
gurate war against the high price of meats Let the
people OF the South come to the determination of not
paying above fair relative value for pork Let them
dispense with the use of hogproducts for thirty days.
and see how last would be the decline The number
Of hogs packed in the West far ahead of last season.
and there will be enough meat for all at fair prices


Yours, MORE ANON.
Year: 1869

GEoRGIA.-The Radicals have a rod in pickle for


this State. The Senate Judiciary Committee bill al


ready reported is supported by all of the Committee
but Irumbull and Thurman 1t goes to the very root
OF matters and makes provision for remote contingent
cies by giving the President authority to use the army
In Its support if necessary Radical correspondent
says that the Georgans will find that they cannot
tr1e with the reconstruction laws for this bill, or one
reaching the same end, is sure to pass It puts The
State back where it was two years ago. and forbds the
unseatlng OF eolored members of the Legislature A
motion will be made in the Senate when it comes up
Tor debate, to add new section requiring Georgia to
ratty the fifteen as well as the foureeth amendment
Year: 1869

NO CHANCEFoR A GENERAL AMNESTY Acr-Under
date OF the l2tb Radical correspondent at Washing
ton states that most Of the bills thus far introduced
for general amnesty at the South came from mem.
oers OF little weight in Congress- and that the sent
ment of both branches decidedly against the passage
OF such an act He states, however, that the action
OF both the Senate and House show that more liberal
policy will be pursued towards persons who ask for the
removal OF disabilities He gives fact of interest
IN this connection, that Saturday, before the mes
sage was delivered the President bad in it sentence
recommending the passage of an act of general am
nesy as soon as all the States were restored which he
struck out Monday morning, for the reason that he
finally concluded it would not be judicious advice
Year: 1869

buffers Reply TO GREELEY.-Sometmc ago Gree.


ley addressed letter to Butler through the columns


OF the Tribune, calling upon him inhis capacity as


member OF Congress, to take prominent action in re.


moving the disabilities of the Southern leaders But.


ler's reply, which, We presume is fully endorsed by


the mass of the Republican party Of New England, is


vindictive and speful He says the Southern leaders
who mslead their communities and brought war; with
a its attendant evils upon the country should be pun


ished, examples to deter others in like cases of of


Tending think says he, chad an example been
made ofome half dozen of the leading traitors Of the
South especially those educated at military schools of
the United States and trusted with commands in our
armies, who resigned their trust takecommand in the
armies of the rebeion and those who being entrusted
with places in Congress Cabinet used their places
to hatchtreason, foment insurrection, and maintain
rebeionsto destroy their Government ought to have
oeen slgnally punished; and if that punishment had
been awarded which every other government in like
cases has meted out at this day all matters in the
rebelsstates which dist!lrb public peace would
have been settled and quiet commercial prosperity,
agricultural industry, emigration of labor and capital
and revlylheatlon OF every bene6cient enterprise
would have filled the Southern country, and every in
surgent State would have, long this been readmt
led into the Union. All that remains now to states
is to see that every safeguard is given to the loyal
md true men of the South, white and black, who
stood by their country in the darkest hour of its his
ory; and protection of person and property, and
equality of political rights shall be assured Therefore.
n any action may take, in Congress or elsewhere,
hall have this end in view.' The correspondent who
furnishes the above says Mr.. Butler wishes not only
he adoption but enforcement of the fifteenth amend
nent and will use all his efforts for the passage of
avs to secure the latter. This, he says, is not for
oitical purposes but for the substantial benefit of
he South
Year: 1869

TIE ELECTION IN TExAs.-As yet, there is some
doubt as to who is elected Governor of Texas, bu
there is no doubt in the world but that J. B. Lewis, No
Texas street. is the great boot and shoe man.
Year: 1869

SNOW sHEDs.-An Omaha paper states that the
snow sheds on the Central Pacific railroad which were
burned some months SINCE have been entirely rebuilt
The aggregate length Of snow sheds on the road is
about thirty FIVE miles.
Year: 1869

MADE TIE Matter WoRsE-Henry Ward Beecher
has s come out with card endeavoring to justify him
sen for having married Mrs Mcfarland to her seducer
According to the New York World be has only made
the matter worse
Year: 1869

The suEz eANAL.-AecoFding to the London Post
OF Nov 2sth, the practical effect of the impending


traVersing of the Suez canal by merchant ships has
been largely depreciate English freights to the East
indies and China by the Cape of Good Hope. Sailing
vessels on BERTH find it difficult to obtain cargoes and
there has besn serious fall in rates. while screw steam
ers are securing from 72 to TT shings per ton to the
East Indies by the Mediterranean and Egyptian over
sea route" The first merchant ship, however, the
bark Noel which passed through the Suez canal on the
voyage to Bombay was wrecked in the Red Sea- This
may restore the supremacy of the Cape of Good Hope
route at least until the Red Sea provided with light
houses and buoys
Year: 1869

| BRoWNLows EXPLANATIONS Old Brownlow has


been making an explanation of his course in the late


Tennessee election to the Senate in which he was as


vlndictve and vtuperatve as ever. A correspondent


says it makes nearly three columns of the Globe from


which we make up the following summary: He re-


iteraes that be should support Senter again if he had


chance; that he has not spoken to Andrew johnson


si- 1865, when he figured atthe Inauguration as


large as life and twice NATURAL that when he forms


an alliance with johnson it will be when he is lost to
all sense of honor and shame blind to all the code of
morals in the bible, and STEPPED to the chin and nose in
personal and political prohigacy He calls A. j. Rcks
OF the Cincinnati Commercial the tailend of Copper
head law firm and an inscriptions Bohemian who has
abused him. He adds that Stokes and Butler remain
in the Republican party for punder and that Butler
was trying to raise rebel troops while he (Brownow)
was dying in Jail; that the worst men in the South are
those who married negrostocked cotton plantations
before the war and then into the rebellion. and
they only seek now to destroy the Government by leg


slation He concludes as follows:


With an insulting consciousness Of the kind favor
which they will meet at court, certain malignant Re-
pubicans from Tennessee have gone to the President
either In person or through of his Cabinet off.
GERS and have disparaged the Senter Republicans in
general and myself and particular To those cowardly
assaults have made no reply, shall I, except as
contained in these remarks. have not seen the Pres
dent, nor any member Of his Cabinet since his cleo
tion to the hi gh office so worthily filed by him, nor
have | visited any of the departments have asked
ewer favors as believe of this administration than
any Republican member of this body; and as a con-
sequence, have obtained fewer Nor shall seek by 1
personal, crnging appeals to the President or any of
lis suoordlnates to vindcate myself from the base
porn assaults referred to-
Year: 1869

A CARPET-BAGGER JupeE-The Cincinnati Enquirer
of late date throws little light on the antecedents
of one VIM B. Woods, lately appointed Judge of the
United States Circuit Court for the district of which
this State forms part This Woods is from
Licking county, Ohio, and according to the Enquirer


was 8 the Speaker of the Democratic House of Repre-


sentatives, at Columbus which met in January 1858


When the war commenced he had realizing sense OF
where office and honor to go, and turned Repub-


can in order to share in them At its conclusion he
remained in Alabama, and turns up with one Of
the highest Offices of that section-that of Circuit
Judge. Woods made good speaker but he was never
suspecedsin this State Of being lawyer Of any but
the most slender attanments. His highest ambition,
if he had remained at home, would have been to fill
the office of Common Pleas Judge, if his desires had
led him in the direction of the bench To select him,
in State where he is a mere adventurer-a lawyer
with paucity of clients-over a crowd of eminent
and leading attorneys, is simply scandalous outrage
Year: 1869

PAIN KILLER.-Thes testimonials borne to the
efficacy of.4his valuable medicine are sufficient
to warrant its introduction in every house. Our
ownAopinion is that no family should be without
bottle of it fora single hour. In flesh wounds,
achess painsY sores, &c, it is the most effectual
remedy we know Of A bottle will last for a
very long time, and its low price places it within
the reach of ll-St. John News.
Year: 1869

Bay-. We are glad to learn that the silPain
Kiler' is having so large a sale in our city.
We have every reason to believe it to be an al
most never failing cure tor pain, and medicine
that no family should be without.-4hontreal
Pilot
Year: 1869

RErREScHNESr AND REroRx.-A telegram re-
ports Grant as saying: "The people are too
poor to pay salar:es as bonus to professional
politicians" This is significant expression,
and one that touches the popular feeling. The
people are willing to pay the public debt, but do
not feel willing, while taxes are being collected
to meet this demand, to pay an equal or greater
sum IS bonus to politicians. Therefore the peo.
PIE will heartily endorse Grant in saying that be
viii not tolerate them in any department of
the government. There is no reason why
the government should support so many hang
ers-oq, whose only claim to place is that they
nave done something some time for the party.
Every officer not absolutely necessary for the
proper administration of the government should
% dismissed, and tho salaries of those retained
SHOULD be cut down to reasonably low figure.
Year: 1869

THsArR,cAL.-KiugsIey's dramatic troupe have
been delighting the people of ottawa during the
past week with their most excellent entertainments
at Turner Hall. They are all artists Of merit and
we're deserving OF much better houses than they
drew, but they left good reputation behind them,
so that they will have better financial success
whenever they may choose to return.
Year: 1869

rare combination, such the world never before so
or known All sorts OF old chronic affections and scronlous
diseases disappear BY ts by magic and the cure OF
these obnoxious diseases IA rapid certain and complete
Year: 1869

At Wasatch, on the crest OF
the Rocky Mountains, ION the
Pacific Road) we fare sumptuously
upon trout; then we drop down
into the basin by thirty feet
grade, whooping through tunnels,
and screeching through cuts. For
thirty miles this descent contin-
.ues. At Echo, the other evening,
three freight trains stood upon the
main track, when word came fash
ing over the telegraph from the
superintendent, ga locomotive and
tender, with steam up, and no.
body on board, have broken from
a freight train aud started down
the grade" All! then and there
was hurrying to and frol In a
few minutes came a second mes
sage: "She has just passed Castle
Rock Station" Never were three
trains got off upon a siding with
less delay. Then the workmen
piled sleepers high upon the track,
and lest even that should not stop
her, and she should do murder
further down the road, they tore
up the rails below. Just as this
was accomplished she came in
sight. She shot through the sleep
ers like a bullet through a pine
board, sending them flying in all
directions, and darkening the air
with the splinters. But at the
broken track she tamped up and
down with vexati6n, and finally
plunged angrily head foremost In
to hillside. She had run 20 miles
in 29 minutes-the best time yet
made upon the road.-Meeo York
Herald.
Year: 1869

Judge S. gave his son a thou
sand dollars to go to college and
graduate with. The son returned
at the end of the Freshman year
without dollar and with several
ugly habits. About the eclose of
the vacation the Judge said to his
son, swell, William, are you 60.
ing to college this year?"


"Have no money, father"


'FBut l gave you thousand dol
lars to graduate on.


"It's all gone, father"


every we'll, my son; it was all
/ could give you. You can stay
here; you must now pay your own
way in the world"


A new light broke in upon the
vision of the astonished young
man. He accommodated himself
to the situation, left home, made
his way to college, graduated al
the head of his class, studied law,
became Governor of the State of
New York, entered the Cabinet
Of the President of the United
States, and has made a record for
himself that will not soon die.
being none other than William ID.
Seward.
Year: 1869

The BIG-DoG TEst.-The "toWn
crier" of n San Francisco paper
has the following emphatic para
graph. twill be seen that the
alIegory applies to other sites than
San Francisco


"The world makes few graver
mistakes than in supposing man
must necessarily possess all the
cardinal virtues because he has a
big dog and some dirty children.
We know a butcher on Kearney
street whose children are not mere
ly dirty-they are fearfully aud
wonderfully besmeared by the
hand of an artist. He has, in ad-
dition, a big dog with a tendency
to dropSy, who flies at you across
the street with such celerity that
he outruRs his bark by full Sec
ond, and you are warned of your
danger only after his teeth are bu-
ried in your leg. Aud yet the
owner Of these children and the
father Of this dog is no whit better,
to all appearance, than a baker
who has clean brats and a mild
poodle. He is not even good
butcher; he hacks a spare-rib and
lacerates a sirloin. He talks
through his nose, which turns up
to such al extent that the voice
passes right over your head, and
yeu have to get on a table to tell
whether be is slandering his dead
wife or swearing at yourself. If
that man possessed a thousand
young ones, exalted nasty, and
dogs enough to make a sub Allan
tic cable OF Bologna sausage, you
would find it difficult to make us
believe in him. In fact, we look
upon the big dog test of morality
as a venerable mistake-natural
but erroneous; and we regard dir
ty children as indispensable in no
other sense than that they are u
niversal."
Year: 1869

Sound the fruit and sweet the flower,


Green the dew-bloom on the leaf
Soft the sunshine and the shower,


Grained with gold each bearded sheaf
Rich the honey bees and birds


Garnered from the bell-cup heather,
Kind the looks and true the words.


When we used to go together.
Those low tones and tender hues


Which yet in my memory live,
0 1 would not, would not lose


Not for all the world could give
o to feel that hand again,


Grasping mine in joyous tether,
just as in the old time when-


When we used to 80 together.
No; IT'S but little space


i have stopped to muse and think,
And | dare not, dare not trace


All my memories TO their brink.
Gone the music-mnrmuring youth,


Full OF balmy breathing weather,
Spent the hope, and dead the truth,
Since we used to go together!
Year: 1869

The season when the suns rays
pour down with their greatest in
tensity, and infict upon man the
dangerous malady known as coup
de soliel, is now at hand, and it is
well to remind persons of the
fact. Very simple precautions
will save persons from being seized
by the malady in question. One
of the best preventives is thin
piece of sponge loosely sewed into
the top of the hat and occasional
ly moistened with water in the
course of the day. We have heard
of a man who walked thirty miles
under a hot sun, with a damp
pocket handkerchief inside the
crown of his hat, and did not suf-
fer any inconvenience. The pre-
cautions are 80 obvious and sim
pie that persons do not regard
them, Were they complicated
and expensive their use would be
more general. 80
Year: 1869

A little boy was lost last Mon
day on Boston Common, and be-
ing questioned by kind gentle
man said he lived in Roxbury.-
The gentleman gave him ten
cent scrip to pay his fare in the
cars, and lady took him to them
where she left him, after taking
from him the ten cents, leaving
him three cents to pay bis half
price fare. The lady made seven
cents by the operation.
Year: 1869

Dead-heading at the theaters on
the strength of an imaginary news
paper connection, has been carried
SO far in Montreal that the news
paper men have agreed to publish
the names and addresses OF all
who attempt to foist themselves
on the press in this way. 9