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Year: 1869

His Quarrel and Reconciliation With the


Crown Prince Of Prussia.


A correspondent of the New York Tribune
writes as follows from Berlin:


1t is popularity of Count Bsmark's charac-
ter that, with the greatest b6ldness and perhaps
recklessness in pursuit of an object, he COM
bines the moderation of true statesman. Born
and bred conservative the chief minister of
king with no liberal tendencies at the head OF
conservative ministry and conservative ad-
ministration, in n country greatly under the in-
fluence of conservative army and having his
main support in the Chambers among the OPP
ponents of liberalism, he has ever dared, when
he considered IL consistent with sound policy, to
advocate concessions to liberalism, and occasion
ally to adopt liberal principles regardless of the
opposition OF his political companions, or the at
tempt of his enemies to entrange him from the
King. He has compared his own position To
that of Sir Robert Peel and the Duke of Wei
lDgtOn at the time OF the repeal of the Corn
laws and the emancipation of the Catholics in
England; believing, as he has said, that n con-
servative administration in times of great poll
tiCal agitation, acts as check upon mconside-
rate radcalism, and assists in bringing about
sound political reform without revolu-
ton and inevitable reaction. He believes
that Prussian conservatism would never
have assented to the liberal reforms that have
taken place under this administration if it had
not been for the weight of his influence, and it
is a remarkable fact that his claim to this honor
is supported by Prussian liberals with great
unanimity. / have been told by leaders of
parties of progressive principles that they do not
desire his fall, for the Government would
be thrown into the hands of their ultra op-
ponents; what they do desire is that he will
purge the Ministry of its many enemies of re-
form. In this the liberals have had one great
ally. The Crown Prince of Prussia has always
regarded Count Bismark with disfavor the
Crown Princess entertains for HIM the greatest
dislike, and perhaps hatred, if she is capable of
such a sentiment, and she exercises great in
huence over her royal consort. In 1866 the
Crown Prince and Count Bismark were recon-
ciled with each other, and they rode back to-
gether from Koniggratz, apparently good
friends. But one OF the grounds of that
reconciliation was the promise given by
Count Bismark to use his influence
with the king in procuring a change in
the Ministry, all the Ministers holding
their offices Independent of the Minister Presi-
dent. He has repeatedly expressed himself as
willing to adopt a liberal programme, but said
it was impractlcabe on account of the hostility
of the King to such measures, but appears to
have considered his promise as fulfilled in mere
representations of the necessity of change
without supporting them with all his powers,
and from this a new arrangement with the
Crown Prince has gradually taken place.
Year: 1869

A TEXAS CHARGE AND VERDICT
Think of twelve innocent looking gen


tlemen in box in Smith county, Tex


as, listening with wide open eyes to


the following charge: "If the jury be-


lieve in the evidence that the plaintiff
and the defendant we're partners in the
grocery business, and that the plain
tiff bought out the defendant and gave
his note for the interest, and the de-
fendant paid for the note by delivering
to the plaintiff COW, which he war
ranted not breachy, and thewarrant was
broken by reason of the breachiness of
the COW, and he drove her back and
rendered her to the defendant. but he
refused to receive her, and the plain
tiff took her home again and put a
heavy yoke on her to prevent her from
jumping fences, and by means of the
yoke she broke her neck and died; and
if the jury further believe that the de-
fendant's interest 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 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
case should be decided" The verdict
was Eyes," and both parties appealed.
Year: 1869

How NOT TO GET ALoNe.-Some man,
who has evidently studied this subject
well gives to his neighbors this whole
some advice: ''lf you wish to keep
town from thriving, don't put up any
more buildings than you can convent
emily occupy yourselves. If you should
accidentally have an empty dwelling
and any one wants to rent it, ask him
about three times the actual value for
it. Demand q Shylock price for every
spot of land God has given you stew
ardship over. Turn a cold shoulder
on every mechanic or business man
seeking home among you. Look at
every new conner with a scowl. Run
down the work of every new workman.
Go abroad for wares rather than trade
with those who seek to do business in
your midst Fail to advertise or n any
way support your papers, so that pso-
pie abroad may not know whether any
business is going. on in your place sor
not. Wrap yourselves up with your
selves, and cover yourselves up with a
coat of imperious sel6shness. There is
no more effectual way to retard the
growth of town than actions like those
enumerated"
Year: 1869




The death Of Miss jackson. of this
city, on Thursday of last week, was fol-
lowed by that Of Mr.. WI Hadpeus
the Saturday following. The former
peacefully breathed her last after a
long and painful illness; the latter in a
paroxyism of grief burst q blood ves-
sci and dIed almost instantly. The de-
ceased were betrotbed, and the con-
summation OF their dreams of love had
been deferred from time to time, until.
finally Miss Jackson was prostrated by
sickness.


Unwilling even then to be debarred
her presence, Mr.. H. was admitted to
the sick room. where none were more
attentive to the every want of the suf-
ferer than himself. so far as the delica-
cy of his position would permit. A sis
ter of Miss Jackson was, for days and
nights, the sharer of his watchfulness.
Her more feeble nature, however, sunk
under the burden of fatigue and sleep
less apprehension, which she vainly
struggled to sustain, and at last Mr..
Hudgens was left alone, with barely
the assistance of servant. The OBJ
ject of his solicitude and devotion day
by day became more feeble. He scarce
ly left her bedside. Sleep became
stranger to his eyes, and even food was
put away by him. But even such de-
votion could not turn the penetrating
barb of death, and finally the eyes Of
the sufferer closed forever upon the
fearful face ever above her. and her
hand grew cold and rigid in death
while yet in the warm clasp of his to
whom it was so shortly to be given in
life and love. This was on Thursday.


On Friday the remains of Miss Jack
son were followed to the grave. He
who had been ever present at her bed
was by her bier. His heart went down
into the grave with the sleeper.


The day following the burial the IA
tigue to which Mr.. Hudgens had sub
jected himself began to overcome him.
He sank prostrate upon his bed, and
giving way to the poignancy of his feel
ings, burst blood vessel, and in less
than five minutes his heart had ceased
to suffer, for it was cold forever. The
next day he, too, was followed to the
tomb and placed by the side of his be-
trothed.
Year: 1869

A Coop JoKE.--A stranger got off q
good joke On one of our prominent hv-
cry stable men. Having asked for a
horse and buggy, he was informed by
the livery man that strangers must be
vouehed for, or identified by some one,
before horses could be given them out
of that stable. The man asked how
much the rig was worth. The reply
was $3.50. He gave that amount to
the livery man, took the horse and bug
gy, and used and returned them in good
order. Having got back his roll of
bills, the stranger started away, when
he was reminded that he had forgotten
to pay for the use of the.rig. Said the
stranger: "Do you take mefor fool?
Pm not in the habit of paying for the
use OF my own horse and buggy" and
walked off. The livery man won't hear
the last of it for some days to come
Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Year: 1869

H A doctor was very much an
noyed by an old lady who always
stopped him on the street to tell him OF
her ailments. Once she met him when
he was in great hurry: "Ah! 1 see
YOU are quite feeble" said the doctor.
"Shut your eyes and show me your
tongue" She obeyed, and the doc.
tor moving off left her standing there
for some time in this ridiculous posi-.
ton, to the infinite amusement. of al
who witnessed the funny scene.
Year: 1869

E An ingenious individual has laid
before Professor Morse, the electrician,
plan for sending velocipedes over the
wires by electricity. He proposes that
the wheels shall run on wires, one above
and one below, the tires being grooved.
He thinks that they can be used for
carrying the mail, and even goes so far
as to propose to send a man from New
York to New Orleans in an hour and o
halt. sS si5g
Year: 1869

~ How does it happen, whenever
you chance to stay out late which, OF
course. isn't often, that, upon retiring
as quietly as possible, with your boots
off, every door creaks ten times as
much as usual, and the stairs go Oh
like a battery of artillery? For cor
rect solution of the mystery we will feel
everlastingly obliged.
Year: 1869

~A thiefess robbed the clothes
linz Of the editor of the Wellsville
Union Uni a few nights since She was
smart enough to go for the clothes in
the night, as she probably knew that,
being an editor, he wore them in tbs
DAYTIME. q
Year: 1869

BRICK PoMERoY ON NEGRO PRINT
ERs.-Nor would we close doors to black
men. If one comes along who can do good
work we'd rather employ him than drunk
en-, filthy rat, who is neither tradesman,
nor gentleman.


We once employed black man, in our
Office as printer. Iu our office at La
Crosse we have set type by the side of a
black man, have worked hand press to
his rolling, and rolled to his working many
a day. have washed our hands aud face
in the same printers wash basin, wiped on
the same towel, and drank from the same
tin dipper time after time And we paid
him his wages called him friend, and
would to day do more for him than for
many white half-and half printers we know.
His name is Joseph Taylor. He learned
the printers art in Galena, is the only black
printer we ever saw, and is good printer,
who minds his own business, and held a
position in our Office on his own merits
We paid him good full wages and liberal,
and paid him in cash when each week s
work was done But We did not and do
not consider him our equal. Nor did he
consider himself so He came from his
home and went to his home, associating
with his color and blood What he did
he did well. As printer he was steady
mechanical hand, knowing what had been
taught him, but of little ingepuity.-Ne,0
York Democrat, June 24th.
Year: 1869

y young man connected with a
New Haven daily newspaper, who
goes home about l or 2 O'Clock in
the morning. made a mistake and got
into the wrong door, which happened
to be unlocked. He had scarcely got
in when a rush was made for him from
behind the door a wOman's night-dress
futtering around him, and a pair Of
plump soft arms glided around his
neck. In anothe- second his head
was drawn down, and a warm, melt
ing, luscious, kiss planted just below
his mustache, while a soft voice,
which the young man recognized as
that of his lovely next-doOr neighbor,
asked "My darling husband, why
don't you come earlier?" The shy
young thing I've mean the reporter
shrieked and fed.
Year: 1869

Rev. c. II. Spurgeon, world-re-
nOwned as a sermonizer, has issued a
volume entitled "John Ploughman's 5
Talk" which, written in the plain and
familiar style indicated by its title, is
still more marked by its good sense
and homely truths. We give a couple
of samples. Of the "idle" he says
. "Every man ought to have patience
aud pity for poverty ; but for laziness,
long whip or turn at the treadmill
might be better. This would be
healthy physic for all sluggards; but
there is no chance of some of them
getting their full dose of this medi-
cine, for they were born with silver
spoons in their mouths, and, like
spoons, they will scarce stir their own
tea unless somebody lends them a
hand. They are, as the old proverb
says, 'as lazy as Ludham's dog, that
leaned his head against the wall to
bark; and, like lazy sheep, it is too
much trouble for them to carry their
own wool"


To the unlucky," he says:


How aggravating it is when those
who knocked you down kick you for
not standing up! 1t is not very
pleasant to hear that you have been a
great fool: that there were fifty ways
at least of keeping out of your diff
Guilty, only you had not the sense to
see them. You ought not to have
lost the game; even Tomfool can see
where you made a bad move. He
ought to havo locked the stable door,
everybody can see that, but nobody
offers to buy the loser a new nag
What pity he went so far on the
ice True; but that won't save the
poor fellcE from drowning. When a
mans coat is tbreadbars, it is an easy
thing to pick a hole in it. Good ad-
vice is poor food to a hungry family.
Lend me a biz of string to tie up the
traces, and find fault with my harness
when | get home Feel for me, and
l shall be obliged to you; but mind
you feel in your pocket, or else fig
for your feelings"
Year: 1869

Some French soldiers we're lately
taken prisoners by cannibals, in the
South Sea Islands, and one of them
was killed and eaten. His comrades
describe the process. The Kanaks
first deeapitate their victim; matter
of no small difficulty considering the
bluntness of their hatchet. Ten to
fifteen blows are necessary. The body
is then hung up to a tree by the feet,
and the blood allowed to run for an
hour. Meanwhile hole, yard and
half deep, and a yard wide, is dug in
the ground. The hole is lined with
stones, and in the midst of them a
great fire is lit. When the wood is
burned down a little and glows with
heat, it is covered over with more
stones. The man is then cleaned
out and divided into pieces about a
foot long, the hands and feet being
thrown away as worthless. The
pieces of the man are placed on the
leaves of a large rose tree peculiar to
the tropics. The meat is surrounded
with cocoa nuts, banana, and some
other plants noted for their delicate
favor. The whole is then tied to-
gether firmly, the fire is removed
from the pit; the meat is placed in
among the hot stones, and thus, care
fully covered. is left to cook for an
hour. Women do not partake of the
warriors feast. Men alone are per-
mitted to enjoy SO great an honor
and SO rare a delicaey, which is an
other striking instance of the tyran-
ny of the male sex, and demands the
appearance of some South Sea Stan


ton or Anthony to claim equal rights


for the women.
Year: 1869

A merchant in one Of our north
ern cities lately put in an advertise
meut in a paper headed: boy
Wanted" The next morning be
found a bandbox on his doorstep,
with this inscription on the top
'HoE will this one aDsEer?" On
opening it he found sniee, fat, club


by looking specimen of the article be
wanted, warmly done up in Aannell
Year: 1869

The Canadian annexationists, who
are very much opposed to the renewal
of reciprocity, had talk with the
President recently, and report him as
a good deal in sympathy with their
views. They also saw the Secretary
Of the Treasury, aud quote him as
against reciprocity, and are going
home a good deal encouraged with
what these officials said to them.
Year: 1869

Under the above caption the Ore
gonian Of the 9th ult. thus treats
the doings of the Republican mem
bers of the Washington Legislature,
now in session at Olympia. If, as
the Oregonian asserts, their actions
have been such as to cast a refec-
tion upon the administration of Press
ident Grant, then indeed must they
be guilty of degree of political tur>
pitude sufficient to justify its stric.
lures


"From Olympia we hear that the
boilers and disorganizers of the Feder-
al clique who have been trying for sevs
eral months to weaken and overthrow W
the Republican party of Washington
Territory, are still at their treacherous
work, - evincing, if possible, more
shamelessness and mslignancy than
ever. With the abjuration of party fe.
atty they seem also to have renounced
trutL and honor, and for the sake OF
gratifying their resentments are ready
TO do anything their copperhead allies
may require. 1t would be
difficult to guess what the Republicans
over there have done, that such a base
set Of political marsuders should be
placed in positions where they can do so
much harm. They should
abandon positions in which they have
wronged the whole Republican party of
the Territory and scandaiized the honest
and true Republican administration of
President Grant. When the
props that sustain such factious great
5ess as that of Flanders and his set are
torn away, such political varlets will
quickly sink back to the ignoble condi~
tion from which lucky circumstance
lucky for them but untOward for the
people-have raised them"


The democracy, when the proper
time shall have arrived, will attend
to knocking the props from under
this faction, SO the Oregonian may
rest easy on that assurance.
Year: 1869

The people both East and West
are almost universally becoming SAN
guine Of the early commencement Of
work upon the Northern Pacific Rail.
road, and property all along the pro-
posed line is enhancing in value on
account Of this prevailing sentiment.
In our own locality, instead Of the
unsettled feeling that existed among
the people few years ago, we hear.
no one talking of "gOing home in
the spring." but every one seems
satisfied now to feel at home here
and to talk only Of visiting friends
in the East " after the completion
of the Northern Pacific Railroad. 1t
will be recollected by the cold set
tiers" that only three years age it
was seldom one met with person
here who considered himself perma,
'uently located in the country; but
now we may go among the same
class Of people and as seldom find
-oze who docs not scoDsider himself
settled for life. At no time since the
settlement. of the valley has prop
Rrty, both in town and country, been
held SO firmly1or commanded bet
ter price than now, and the tendency
seems to be gradually upward. We
have undoubted evidence that this
feeling is not confined to our own


people, in the fact that spectators
and their agents from the East, have
for come time past been out along


the proposed line of the road looking
at the lands, with view to entering
and settling upon them as soon as
work upon the road is begun.
Year: 1869

TEUToNIo PENsIvENEss.-A Ger.
man weekly paper contains the fol-
lowing eccentric announcement of a
death By a bereaved husband: To-day
wed, to morrow dead;" so it was with
my wife, who oGly eight days ago
was jumping over tables and chairs
yesterday all that was mortal of her
was inferred. She was during her
marriage a lively woman, with whom
one had to mind ones P's and Q's !;
therefore my sorrow may be imagined.
So young, so festive, and already
buried What is human life said |
repeatedly to myself all these days
and again yesterday in the church.
yard, when l paid the sexton, Who
will keep the grave in order. l shall
certainly never find so cheerful
wife again; therefore my sorrow is
just. l wish Heaven may keep
every one from so sad a fate, and l
thank you for the floral decorations,
as also the choir master for the fun
eral chant, which went through and
through me, but was very well per-
formed.
Year: 1869

bin would have fisked all be had and
have Induced others to engage with him
ia such ascheme, without irst btaining
assurances from General Grant that there
should be no Interference With the plot,
mus. be equally clear to every one. In
more than ose way be has gnilty
knowledge Of this infr nous scheme been
brought home to the President. Without
the direct and unequivocal statement of
James Fisk, aud the sworn afadayits
which accompanied it, there was evi'
denee enough before the public toconirm
a belief in the reports which were made
by the best. informed newspapers Of the
country, and especially those Of New
York city.


The gold gamblers made no reckless
adventure when they boldly bulled the
market up to ie2. The whole operation
was based upon the representations
made by Grants brother-in.law. That
be had good reason to believe that there
would be no interference from Washing-
ton is proven by the recklessness with
which be risked bis money, when to all
appearance nothing but financial ruin
could be the result. It was we'll known
the government could burst the bubble
in a moment, but the positive assurance
made by Grant to Corbin, and by him
conveyed to his .coNconspirators gave
confidence to those who boldly engaged
in the most gigantic gambling scheme
the world has ever seen.


Had General Grants conduct in other
respects been different it might be hard
to believe that be would engage in such
a conspiracy. But his whole course has
been calculated to render credence to
this last and gravest charge easy. The
public officer who feels no hesitancy
about accepting every present which can
be altered to him cannot possess a very
nice sense of honor. The president who
SO notoriously makes use of his official
position to reward those who conferred
pecu mary benefits upon him, and who
has appointed crowd of needy relatives
to positions they are unfit to fill, would
not hesitate to aid his fAvorite brothers
in>lsw in such a scheme as the recent
gold gambling speculation. That Gen.
Grant was largely responsible there can
no longer be any doubt. Let him be
held to answer for it by the people.
Year: 1869

Louisville, Oct. 81 Extensive
preparations are being made for the
meeting of the society of the Army
of Tennessee A banquet will be
given at the Gait House on a scale of
unparalleled magni6cence. The
most distinguished officers and civil
iaps Of the country will be in attend
ance.
Year: 1869

Our would 'be.fair lady readers can remove
tan from theis faces by dissolving magnesia
IN soft water; beat it to thick mass; spread
onithe face, and let it remain aminute or two.
Then wash off with castle soap suds, and
rinse with soft water.
Year: 1869

A lady, berrying in field in York State
was very much frightened at discovering a
corpse with its throat cut. She ran for as.
sistance, and when she returned found that
it was only some rogue who had stained his
neck with berry mice.
Year: 1869

ANY lady can make her own perfumery by
filling pertumery bottle nearly full of
alcohol, and dropping in few drops of the
oil of bergamot, lavender, otto of roses, or
any kind to suit.
Year: 1869

FIsH.-The receipts Of shad to-day are too
magnificent to base quotations upon, as scarce
~ one hundred Were noted. About six thou.
sand herring were received and sold at SO per
thousand, while the sturgeon did not exceed q
bakers dozen, which found slow sales at from
-1s0 TO S3apiece
Year: 1869

This being the principal Hotel of the place. and
fitted up in complete order for the accommodation
OF the travelling public, We have no hestancy in
inviting all to give US call.


THE TABLEwill always be supplied with the
greatest Injuries Of the season, and TIE BAR
stocked with the best Of Liquors Ang IS my