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Year: 1869

The Republican of yesterday insists that
the bill appropriating money for various
charitable purposes passed the Legislature,
and thereupon it takes great credit to its
party for this asserted act of benevolence.
The Republican certainly ought to know
what acts were passed by the Legislature,
since it has the PRONUNCIATION of all of them;
but what ought to be known, and what is
known, are sometimes widely at variance, as
we believe to be the case in the present in
stance. The bill referred to did pass the
Senate at late period of the session, but in
the House various ridiculous amendments
were added to it, and it was then, of course,
returned to the Senate. The latter body re-
quested a committee Of conference, which
was granted, and the committee agreed to
the House amendments. The report was
accepted by the Senate, but before it came
before the House for final action, that body
was declared adjourned. This, it seems to
us, involves the failure of the bill, and, there
fore, we were right in saying that it had not
passed.
Year: 1869

The row between Butler and Schenck arose
from the statement made by Butler that
when a certain law went to the engrossing
clerks, clause had been dropped out, by
which the government lost million and a
half dollars, and the whisky men got it. tits
intimated that this sort of thing often happens
in Congress. The remarkable fact in the
present case is that when Butler brought up
the subject Schenck, the chairman of the
committee on ways and means, seemed to
know all about it-whence Buffers ferocious
onslaught on Schenck. The same sort Of
thing has, we have no doubt, been frequently
practiced in our present Legislature. 1t is
certainly not so audacious fraud as the at
tempt to put bill on its third reading, when
it had not even passed its first and second.
Radicalism seems to be up to all such lodges,
when there is pecunisry or political profit in
them.
Year: 1869




Not long ago, the New York Tribune an
nounced, with crushing air of oracular sa-
gacity, that the way to resume specie pay
ment was Ito resume at once" Well,
nobody on the face of the earth, as far as we
are informed, had the least objection to re-
suming at once. Most assuredly, no person
who held greenback dollar was unwilling to
convert it into a gold dollar, or to use it at
the full value of the latter. Indeed, it is safe
to say that this golden metamorphosis would
have been welcomed ON all hands and
nothing less, under the circumstances, could
have effected the instantaneous resumption
demanded by the Tribune. But, somehow,
the sublime spectacle failed to be exhibited.
Gold coin and greenbacks did not mingle
together like kindred mint-drops melted into
one. The fact is, in these days miracles do
not seem to interpose freely in the solution of
financial problems, and the Tribune's demand,
though everybody would gladly concede it,
remains unsatisfed. Nevertheless that hope
full journal is not discouraged in its efforts to
bring about the equation between gold and
paper and between the taxable resources of
the country and the national debt But as
to method it has changed its tone
somewhat 1t does not-as, in the other
case, it virtually did-say that the way to pay
the national debt is to pay it at once but it
cheerfully proposes to let the country grow
and fatten until it shall overtop the debt and
drown it with sheer redundancy of fatness.
The plan is simply this According to the
Tribune's estimate, the wealth of the United
States increases at the rate of five per cent.
per annum though, in reality. three per
cent. would be liberal estimate for coun-
try where commerce and industry are so
burthened and repressed. But suppose, for
arguments sake, that it is five per cent.
Does the Tribune consider this magnificent
by the side of the annual interest, equivalent
to not less than ten per cent, which tax
payers are required to pay out of their hard
earnings to the bondholders? Does the Tri-
bune not know that the debt-psying power ofa
country is not measured by the sum Of the
wealth that is in it, but by the relations in
which this wealth stands to the immediate
wants of its peoples and the current expenses
of its government? No country has increased
in wealth more rapidly than England has
since she accumulated her present national
debt And yet the English people are no
more able to pay it now, by any system of
taxation, than they were fifty years ago. To
pay the reduced rate of interest on it. less
than four per cent, is fully as much as they
can stand, while meeting at the same time the
annual budget of government expenditures.
The cost of the government. in short, has
grown not less fast, If not little faster, than
the wealth of the country. Can any one say
why the same conditions are not likely to at
tend the increase of the wealth of the United
States? Can any one perceive the least pros
pect as affairs are now going on, of the
government of the United States becoming
cheaper instead of more costly, and of the
masses in the United States acquiring, from
year to year, larger capacity for paying taxes?
Year: 1869

HALFWAY HoUsE.-One of the most pleasant
and popular places of resort in the vicinity of
New Orleans is the Hallway House, on the she'll
road, of which Billy Brooks is the present lessee
and manager. When on your way to the lake
give him call. and he viii do his best to enter
tain and accommodate you. See advertisement
in another column.
Year: 1869

Our hunger was succeeded by raging pains
almost beyond endurance. 1t was nigh
maddening, and many times as we sat
covering within the sleigh listening to the
rushing of the waves, did we pray that
they would ovcrwhelm our raft at once
and end our misery. AT length this de-
sire seemed granted, There was S nd
den crash and violent conclusion as
though we had struck upon a rock, and
the pillows beat and roared more wildly
than ever. But we could distinguish
nothing While we waited, the da awn
crept slowly over the sky, and our indo om-
table bride, springing up, uttered Cry
of Joy. Before us, rising in hills and val
leys, lay the snow-clad land, and against
its icy borders our raft was moored The
gale had driven us back to the shore of the
lake, and thus saved our lives.


Not far off the ascending smoke an
nounced dwelling, but we had no siren gth
to reach it, SO we fired our rifles, a signal
which quickly brought the inhabitants to
the shore. They proved to have been
members of the late wedding frolic; and
nothing could exceed their astonishment
and joy at our discovery. Every possible
care and kindness was lavishcd upon us,
and we soon recovered from the effects of
our "THREE WILD NIGHTS"
Year: 1869

We may go through the world but twill be very slow,
five listen to all that is said as we go


Well be worried and fretted and Kept in q stew,
For meddlesome tongues must have something to do
II quiet and modest you'll have It presumed
That your humble position is anly assumed


YOU'RE wolf in sleeps clothing or else you're fool
But donlt get excited-keep perfectly cool.
If generous and noble, they'll vent out their speen
Yonl hear some loud hints that you're selfish and mean
If upright and honest, and fair the day,
They'll call you rogue in a sly sneaking way.
And then If you show the least boldness of heart
or a slight inGination to take your own part,
The'll call you an upstart conceited and vain;
But Keep straight ahead, and don't stop to explain
II threadbare your coat, old fashioned your hat
Some one, of course, will take notice of that
Ana mint rather strong that you can't pay your way;
But don't get excited, whateyer they say.
IL you dress in the fashion, don't think to escape
For they'll criticise then in different shape:
You're ahead of your means, or your talor,s unpad.
But mind your own businesstheres naugh to be made
fheyi talk fine before you, but then at your back,
vi venom and slander there's never a lack;
How kind and polite in all that they say,
But bitter as gall when you're out of the way
The best way to do is to do you please
For your mind, if you have one will then be at ease
or course you'll meet With all sorts of abuse
But doq't think to stop them-it amt any use,


For people will talk, you know, people will talk.
Year: 1869

g.. off the jury believe from the evidence
that the plaintiff and defendant were party


ners in the grocery, and that the plaintiff
bought out the defendant, and that the de-
fendant paid the note by delivering to the
plaintiff COW, which he warranted. not


breachy; and the warranty Yas broken by
the breachiness, of the cow, and he drove.
the COW back and rendered her. to the de-
fendant, but he refused to receive her; and
the defendant took her home again and
put a heavy yoke on her TO prevent her
yoke She broke sfrs Eer sest e. aSa died. died and K
the jury believe that the defendants inter-
est in the grocery was worth anything. the
plaintiffs note was worthless, and the COW
good for nothing either for beef or milk,
then the jury must find out for themselves
how they will decide the case; for the
Court-if she understands herself and
she thinks she does-don't know how such
a deuccd case should be decided.;,as.n ssj
Year: 1869

A New England church was in need of
a pastor. A deacon supplying the pulpit
one Sabbath prayed for the coming man
after this fashion "Send us not IN old
man in his dotage, nor a young man IN his
goslinghood, but a man with all the mod
ern improvements" 'iH s,ssa Dig
Year: 1869

A Pennsylvania farmer writes to his
county paper that he cured his daughter
Of the Grecian Bend by pouring water on
her and holding her out in the sun until
she warped back again -~1 8 ''''s' u
Year: 1869

A YOUNG lady was told by married
lady that she had better precIpItate
herself of Niagara Falls into the basin
beneath than marry. The young lady
replied, i would n thought l could
find husband at the bottom
Year: 1869

Upon this subject, and particularly with reference
to the future value OF the East river shore property
as suburban residences, n correspondent writes al
considerable length. The large sums that have been
expended and the greater sums still to be expended
upon removing distractions from the East river,
and especially at He'll Gate, are sure he says, tC
enhance the value OF tho property here. The result
claims, will be that the majority OF eastern and
from New York city in preference to that OF Sandy
HOOK. lie believes that our Importing houses will
all be eventually up town. and the lower part Of the
Hunters Point and He'll Gate he prophesies Will be
occupied with fine suburban residences, many speci.
mems OF which are already TO be seen here. He
thinks real estate here VIII ultimately be ten times
more valuable than that In the upper end OF the
island.
Year: 1869

BOSTON, May The Executive Committee
OF the National Peace Jubilee nave established
a bureau Of accommodation Tor the parpose OF
securing Tor visitors good boarding and lUag-
Iny at reasonable rates.
Year: 1869

BOSTON. may 5.-Thomas Drew was before
court again on habeas corpus. The court de-
cldes that the Legislature had a right 10 sum-
mon the prisoner TO testify. and TO punish him
Tor refusal: and Drew was thereupon remanded
10 the custody OF the sheriff
Year: 1869

OUT OF GEAR.-For some reason the I iuor
Topics" man OF the New York Tunes seems
disposed TO contradict every thing said by
the Washington correspondent of that paper
This OF course makes variety Tor the columns
of the Times, but must be rather puzzling to
matter -of-fact readers of that paper. In the
Times of yesterday we find the Minor Topics
pelting away at the correspondents Grant-Lee
interview item in another column of that paper
with as much zest as if q rival papsr was the
subject OF It's wrath
Year: 1869

You wish TO dress your wife better


han your circumstances will allow.
she wants to have you She Is woman
of spirit, as IL Is said, and she does not
mean to be "a dru 1ge. why SHOULD
our neighbOrs," she says To her n husband
dress any better than we? They art
made of tile same flesh and blood thai
we are. See now they come out.
don't think u man of any spirit would
let his wife and children go TO church
dressed is yon let Us go. Look at these
children. Ynr would think that they
had just come out of some slop-hOuse : Ii
had married as | might have married,
We should have had different time Il
and my children ~ How MANY men
are stung to ihe quick 10y such remarks
rom their wives! Onenlimes theII
moral sense revults, at first, and they
Ieel Indignation; but continued drop
ping wears a stone;" and by and by the
man is dressed Il little better than ne
can afford, aud his wife and children
are dressed better than he can afford;
and somebody must pay for the eX-
travagance. do not -ay that they are
tempted to steal; but do say that they
grind. They seem somehow to get II
out of the milliner, out of the dress
maker, or out of the merchant. They
intend to make one hand wash the Other
somehow and they go into petty mean
nesses TO I'ring it about. And thi-
iesire to dress better than they can
afford is taking off the very enamel o
heir virtue, and taking out the very
stamina of their religious life. Unim
pOrtant as it seems, OStentatiOus vanity
in dress has ruined many a family, and
damned many soul!-Henry Ward
Beecher.
Year: 1869

1t is very seldom that any business
can be counted upon as sure to yield a
large and constant income. There are
many chances and casualties in trade
and business which can't be foreseen He
IS a fortunate man indeed, whatever his
calling, who does not find himself sooner
or later ''going out OF fashion," The
new conner, or more dashing, ingenious,
or willy competitor, will sometimes dis
lance an old public favorite. Or sue
cessful man may be spoiled by success,
or over confidence in his reputation.
For these and many other reasons. it
should be the effort of every man TO he
come independent of his business. We
mean that he should place q part, how
ever, small, of his earnings in some
description of investment, which shall
be secure from the chan ces which effect
his regular calling. To do this, he should
lax, not his business means, but his per-
sonal vanity. and be content to creep, as
the phrase goes, before he attempts TO
walk: and to walk before he essays to
run. There is many man who looks
OaclS on the careless expenditure of past
years with regret, but who might row
be assisted by the interest of his prosper
uus acquisition, if he had but funded,
instead of spending his money for tenn
pOrary qualification. Workingmen,
while in the prime of their strength and
manhood, and in the receipt of liberal
wages, might secure themselves not only
against the distant day Of old age, but
also against much of the inconvenience
If dull times, of sickness or of forced in
activity from any other cause. Whoever
will make a firm rule, and abide by it,
always to live within his income, is on
the safe road to competence. if not to
wealth.
Year: 1869

WAsHINdToN, January 1.-THE
Committee appointed by the CoIored
Mems National Convention, to wait
upon the Judiciary Committee OF the
House, had an interview with the
Committee yesterday, aud were re-
ceived in the most cordial manner.
Mr. Weir addressed the Committee at
length, stating fully the wishes of the
Convention, and the people he rep
resented, relative to their condition.
and NEST respectfully urged upon
them the Importance of taking speedy
action In the matter. of the enfan-
chsement of the colored population,
Norfh aud West. Mr.. Downing re-
specially urged upon the Committee
the necessity of Congress passing an
act providing that in the payment OF
bounties TO colored soldiers no dis
tinction. on account of their former
condition shall be made, but that
those horne on the muster roll as
slaves shall receive the same bounties
allowed to other soldiers for the same
period and term of service.


The Chairman of the judiciary
Committee in replying to the address
of Mr.. Weir, assured them that Con-
gress was fully alive to the question of
equal rights, and would not fail to
take action in the matter in a short
time. Regarding the bounty question,
they were Instructed to seek an inter
view with the Committee on Military
affairs, whom they were assured would
render Satisfaction.


The interview was pleasant, lasting
about an hour, and concluded evident
ly satisfactorily to all. Ga6 l.al
Year: 1869

There was very little difference In the
average weight for the two seasons; the
hogs of the present season being aboutfve
pounds lighter. The following statement
embraces all the points of this vicinity


from which we have received reports to
Year: 1869

SAN Francisco, January 15.-The
Commissioner of Immigration dis
missed the suits against the Pacific
Mali Company for a violation of the
passenger act, upon the latter paying
the amount due the State.
Year: 1869

SPeED oF ELECrRICITY.-Recent expert
ments in France have shown that a mes
age On a Telegraph wire travels several
thousand times faster than does sensation
through the nerves OF animal organisms.
The time required for electricity 10 pass
through one hundred feet OF wire il 90 small
that it can be hardly estimated out we're a
whale one hundred feet long wounded in
the tail, one second would elapse before the
brain would be conscious Of il, and another
second before the tail could be made to
lash in response to the injury.


A STATEN ISLAND TUNNEL.-The project Of
connecting Staten Island with the mainland
BY a tunnel or 10 default of that by q
bridge, at the thriving manufacturing place
yclept Elizat sth City, is now being agitated.
lE is thought by some that in a few years
much # the shipping interest Of n York will
De transferred 10 the southern and western
shores of the harbor, in the event Of which
some such means OF communication with
the mainland will be of immense beneht 70
the island
Year: 1869

INTRINSIC PURIFY oR ICs.--BesIdes The
fact that zee is lighter than water there is
another curious thing about it which ma
nv persons do not know perhaps namely,
is purity A lump of ice melted will be-
come pure distilled water. Water in fre,z
ing turns out of il all that is not water
salt, air, coloring matters, and all impuri-
ties. Frozen sed-odteT makes fresh-loater
ice. III YOU freeze a basin Of indigo water
is will make ice as clear and az VIII se a.
that made Of pure rain water. When the
cold is very sudden, these foreign matters
have no time to escape, either By rising Or
sinking, and are thus sntsngled with the
ice, bus do mot make any part OF il
Year: 1869

HOUSEHOLD COMMUNICATION are
apt to forget the Inconvenience their wives
are subjected to in the discharge of their
duties indoors. They remodel and repair
their barns. stables and farm implements as
often as their own convenience and profit
indicate, and buy new implements in the
same way. They see the importance of it
as they engage in their daily avocations.
Are they as anxious that their wives shonld
be equally accommodated in their sphere?
Are not the labors of the latter often in
creased 100 per cent. for the want of
better cook stove, more tin pans, better
pump, easier access to the cellar, more
suitable milk room, more paint on the
kitchen floor, new paper on the walls, scra-
pers and mats at the doors, a new broom,
an occasional ride in the open air, suitable
domestic help. &C.. Farmers and their
wives being one flesh ought always to re-
member and feel that their interests are one
and the ssme-and they are equally respon-
sible for the prosperity, success and respec-
liability of the family, according to their rel
ative circumstances and capacity.
Year: 1869

A VALUABLE HoUsE.-Down on Chloride
Flat, says the White Pine News of April
Oath, there is a miners cabin built out of
chunks or pieces of high grade chloride ore,
estimated at $1,000 ton. The house is six
teen feet square, and the rock in its walls. if
crushed, would perhaps yield in the neigh
borhood of SIS, 900. The miners who own
and occupy this valuable building. of course
are doing so temporarily, and will have the
ore of which it is constructed milled as soon
as practicable, or when custom mills are
started in the district. Never before in the
history of mining, we venture to say, did
miners who repair the seats of their trowsers
with self rising" patches occupy such
valuable structure as this. White Pine a
bilk Go soak your head, you miserable
croaker
Year: 1869

A religious paper states that fashionable
clergyman, who recently went abroad for
the benefit of his health, was able to eat
four meals day on board the steamer on the
passage out, and cured sea sickness with
brandy and water.
Year: 1869

You've MEN BEwARE.-Van Wyck, the
famous New York surgeon, warns the pub
lie against the use of the velocipede. He
says the severe jar of the small hard seat
produces disease of the PROSTATE gland, and
if young men wish to preserve their man
hood they should cease the use Of the veloci.
pede.
Year: 1869

MALE ORPHAN AsYLUM.-A meeting of
the Board of Directors of this Society was
held yesterday afternoon at the Dispatch
Office. But little business of public i'm
portance was transacted. The treasurer
reported want Of funds to meet current
expenses, and the president was authorized
to appoint collectors to canvass the city for
subscriptions. The hope was held out that
there would be liberal response on the
part of the citizens, and at least enough
money be raised to meet the most pressing
demands upon them. There are thirty
three boys now in the asylum. Several
applications for some of these were laid be-
fore the Board, and the President was di-
rected to correspond with the applicants,
and if the positions were proper ones, to
send boys to them.
Year: 1869

The TEsT-OATH AND DISQUALIFICATIONS.
The entire fight is on this point. | think
both the House Reconstruction Committee
and the Senate's Judiciary Committee will
report the amendments to the proposed new
constitution asked, taking the ground that
it is impolitic to leave the question of disa-
bilities for participation in the rebellion to
be regulated by any State Legislature, or
any others, save and except Congress it
SELF Wnshinqton Republican.
Year: 1869

STOLE BACoN.-Yesterdsy morning four
negro chaps went to J. P. Meagher's store,
Sidney, and bought some candy. They
went out, and presently returning, told q
little girl who hpl been told to watch the
store that somebody wanted to see her up
the street. The child left her charge to see
about it. Thereupon the boys went in and
stole about ten dollars worth of bacon, and
made good their escape before she re-
furnad
Year: 1869

DETENTION OF STEAMER.-The steamer
Admiral, from Baltimore for the White
House, did not arrive on Thursday, as in
correctly reported in all the city papers ex-
cept the Dispatch. She ran aground on
Wednesday night at the mouth Of York
river, and did not get off until daybreak
yesterday morning. After landing freight
at the White House she returned to Bslti-
more at noon.
Year: 1869

We have been spoken Of by our friends
of the Dispatch as opposed to " the new
movement" and have heretofore considered
the action of "the forty " with reference to
what were our views of its probable effect
on the State at large, determining not to
locaIize the matter until some action had
been taken by the people of.1Culpeper.
Such action was taken on court-day. We
cordially approve the action Of that meeting;
for whatever mayybe orr views as to the
expediency ct this time Of any action cal
culated to bring about a change of the pro-
gramme adopted by the Conservative con-
yention, we can but indorse the remarks Of
the = chairman, who said our delegates
should go to Richmond untrammelled, and
ready to accept any advantage, but TO re-
fuse any compromise Of principle under
any circumstances. -Culpeper Observer.