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Year: 1869

The DAILY HERALD will be sent to subscribers
for one dollar month.


The postage being only thirty-fve cents
quarter, country subscribers by this arrangement
can receive the HERALD at the same price il is
furnished in the citv.
Year: 1869

THRICE BURTEp.--Mrs. Gamble, who died on
August 2, 1868, was finally buried February II,
1869, and, whether II be true or not that dead
men tell no tales, this dead'woman certainly
does tell a very remarkable tale of the queer
results that may be brought about In the
jumble Of legal investigation. From her first
burial this woman was taken up for the Rock
land county investigation. From second
burial she was taken up for further inquiry
before coroner; but the courts having put an
injunction on the Coroner to take no further
proceedings in the case be could not even
bury the woman, and her last appearance be-
fore the public represents her as found on
cart in the city," The rest and sanctity Of
the grave are fine fancies.
Year: 1869

A Coon OFFICER. Recorder Hackett de-
livered from the bench the other day an elo-
quent eulogium upon Captain Jourdan for his
efficiency and honesty. All true, no doubt;


and being true, would not Captain Jourdan be
a good man for Superintendent Is it not bad
policy to keep such an important post as that
of Superintendent vacant at time when viii
lany of every stripe flourishes as 1t does now ?
Year: 1869

THE TENURE OF OFFICE LAw.-The whiskey
rings are against the repeal Of the Tenure Of
Office law, and as this law keeps the power Of
removal in the hands of the Senate it is
evident where the friends and supporters Of
the ringa ara
Year: 1869

A QUESTION AND AN ANswER.-Is "Old
Ben Wade" as profound jurist or diplomat,
qualified for the position Of Secretary Of State9
lie must be when even in his laundering be is
more than match for Ben Butler.
Year: 1869

SToMAcHs.--The business man who has
been at work hard all day, will enter his
house for dinner as Grabbed as hungry
bear-crabbed because he is as hungry as
hungry bear. The wife understands the
mood, and, while she says little to him, is
careful not to have the dinner delayed.
In the m cantime, the children watch him
cautiously, and do not tease him with
questions. When the soup is gulped, and
he leans back and wipes his mouth, there
is an evident relaxation, and his wife ven-
lures to ask for the news. When the
roast beef is disposed of, she presumcs
upon gossip, and possibly upon a jest; !;
and when, at last. the dessert is spread
upon the table, all hands are merry, and
the face of the husband and father, which
entered the house so pinched and savage,
and sharp, becomes soft, and full, and
beaming as the face Of the round summer
moon. Children are very sensitive to the
influence Of hunger; and often We think
that we are witnessing some fearful proof
of the total depravity Of human nature in
a young child, we are only witnessing the
natural expression Of a desire for bread
and milk.
Year: 1869

The Ohio Patriot has the following:


When the good old Democratic party
WAS IN power, did you hear of spies nos
ing among your private goods to see il
you have complied with the provisions ol
an unknown and unpublished law?


Did you ever hear of stamps?


Did you have to swear to how much
money you made J?


If manufacturer. did you have to
make q monthly report to some lazy Off
6ial at Ave or ten dollars per day


Did you hear men las you now do) ad
yoekss the policy of paying the laborel
Mn paper rags and tho money shavers
wisfrgold7 rEEg1 saanv


II Did you hear Of tax on every thing
go kstos wear in addition to a State,
ooputy and municipal tax /!


ID Aid. you hesr, uofa President riding
shout in . steamboat wholly to his own
- at the expense of the people, when he
US receiving a salary of $4,000 pei
Year: 1869

A correspondent Of the Louisville Jour-
nal, in the course of series of reminiscen
ces of an old connection with that estab>
lishmcpt, says:


For young man that is not altogether
fool, and who has the advantages of an
ordinary education, the printing Office is
undoubtedly a capital school of advance
ment. In regard to general knowledge,
no class of men who labor for living can
approach the printer. The studious
among them, if their natural gifts be not
below the level of mediocrity, have equal
chances with the members of the so.called
learned professions to acquire both world
ly honors and literary fame. From the
days of Caxton to those OF Franklin, and
from his day to our own, the craft has
produced smenint men in every walk OF
life.


A good printer is generally good crit
ic, not only of language and punctuation,
but of the intrinsic literary me, its of
whatever comes under his hand. 1t is
impossible that he should be otherwise,
since SO great part of his life is made up,
as it were, of facts that enforce reflection.
The labor that employs his hands, gives to
his mind neither exercise nor care. His
fingers move intuitively to the exact points
requisite for the proper apportionment of
his work, while his mind seizes the idea
sought to be conveyed by the writer with
whom he is engaged, and is only expelled
therefrom after his judgment has passed
sentence on its merits.


Many one, without knowing it, posi-.
bly, owes some unknown compositor or
proof reader much more of reputation as
writer than he would be willing to ac-
knowledge. II, by changing the reading
of sentence without affecting its means
ing, he can give to it strength or smooth
ness, good printer asks no questions
about the matter, but changes it at once.
And SO, if the grammar of sentence is
evidently faulty, he would be considered
unfit for the business, did he not rectify it
in this particular.


| have known some printers, it is true,
who could never learn the plainest rules of
either composition or punctuation. To
such one might be applied the identical
words used by we'll known Presbyterian
speaking to young but particularly silly
candidate for ministerial orders: "Younr
man, you have made mistake; you have
been called to another feld-the corn
field !''-Erch.
Year: 1869

When class of persons pursuing the
same vocation band together and conform
to ctft1i1 principles of justice and good
hythsy accomplish more in any under
ta1tng they see proper to pursue, than
my &8fsd By working double the time
lingly saor Individually When banded
lss mutuai good ana benefit
Of Ut there 10 4 relish and zeal in their
movements which rarely ever characterizes
an individual effort. And the sympathy
1that is obtained from the union, smooths
many rough place in the existence of
its members especially if the object of
tho person be of q literary character or
the study of the arts.


During the rebellion, it was the practice
sometimes for some of the enemy to climb
some tree with dense foliage and "pick
OFF, the officers of his opponents. This
was comparatively safe practice when
small detachments were passing, but when
division or brigade chanced to be pass
ing, the sharpshooter seldom ever escaped
un-Ooticed. For Immediately there were
many eager eyes and acute ears searching
for the lurking foe. Whereas, in the case
of the smaller party. there was too much
time consumed in scanning the numerous
objects which might afford protection for
the offender, thereby giving time for con-
cealment, and so it is for results in any
undertaking when the force OF some
united elements is brought to bear upon a
subject or object, the final result is ac-
complished much sooner and with more
acurate results, than when attempted by
personal efforts. do not say that an
indipidual may not arrive at great results;
certainly our argument does not justify
such conclusion. There are persons
who surmount almost unsurmountable
barriers, and achieve fame, fortune, and
renown. But where one person out of a
hundred arrives at great heights, the other
ninety-nine sink into oblivion and are
forgotten. Hence, we are running quite
daring risk in attempting to "paddle
our own canoe" under all circumstances
Perhaps nearly the half Of those ninety
nine persons who failed, might have been
uoted,for worthy acts and thoughts, had
they received the lid Of some cosoperatise
system.


We should endeavor to benefit our fel-
low men, 40 that when we take our
departure of existence, We may leave
behind us the pleasing thought that life
will have higher meaning, derotion, a
purer shrine and lore deeper and
more sublime motive than is now acuating
them:


ALIQUIs.


Monona Iowa
Year: 1869

Hoops.


Not withstanding the ladies with cling>
ing skirts, whom one meets every day, ou,
most reliable fashion admirers from abroad
say that hoops are not to be entirely dis,
carded. The small skirt of seventy five
inches is both comfortable and profitable.
The hoopless dress, we must say, parts
with much of its grace and display. A
moderate degree of expansion adds style
to short street dress, particularly, though
some of the most elegantly trained dresses
are worn with only tournure crinoline.
We look in the spring for an increase in
the size of the hoop skirt. to say nothing
of the wearing of semicircle known as
the hustle which is already introduced by
some of the newly-returned modistes.
And just here We would say that trained
dresses for the house, and for occasions
which are not particularly ceremonious,
are triae shorter than they were last
year.


Open-skirted morning dresses once so
fashionable, are once more exhibited, and
display an embroidered petticoat of tucks,
alternated with the English work embroi-
dery done upon the skirt itself.


The Merechale robe is of any plain col
or with border of gay colors in cashmere
patterns. The jacket to be worn with it
is of contrasting shade, with a trimming
to match that upon the skirt. The dress
is neither short nor trailing, and is alto
gether the most tasteful of all the styles
impaired this fall for morning dress at
home.-Erch.
Year: 1869

Some time sineA y sahacriher asked for
a cheap ice-house. If he will dig hole
in the ground, say twelve feet square, and
eight feet deep, put about six or eight in
ches deep of straw over the bottom, pile
the ice up as close as possible leaving a
space of fifteen inches all around between
the ice and sides of the pit and when the
ice is all in, ill the space with chaff and
tramp it thoroughly, he can keep his ice
very well. There should be foot OF
chaff over the top. Cover with boards
and have place in the top for entering.
It should be on hillside so that it can
be well drained from the bottom. 1t will
be better to plant some trees or vines near
to shade it from the sun. have seen ice
kept in this way and know it is no hum
bug. a
Year: 1869

Down in shop in little Delaware, the
men often try to get ahead of each other
in the way of hard yarns, but it's hard to
beat Aleck. One of the men, the other
day, who had been on the Ohio, was
speaking of the light draught of some of
the steamers out there, when Uncle Bill
spun yarn about steamer he saw down
the country that could 60 over any mead
ow with light dew on it. When he fin
ished, Alsck came to with, "Oh, that's
nothing. When was working at Sam.
Harland's, last spring, he launched a
steamer for Morgan that didn't touch the
water by an inch and three quarters"
Year: 1869

A correspondent of the Dubuque Times,
writing from Clayton county, tells the
following:


I came from Dubuque some two months
ago, to this place, to prospect for lead
ore, and some ten days ago discovered
cave that differs widely from any that l
have before seer (27 years lead mining.)


We commenced at the base of high
limestone ridge, where an old prospect
hole showed ocher and other signs of lead
ore, and run drift about twenty feet
horizontally, in loose tumbling rock, and
discovered the cave under shelving lime
stone. After getting in few feet the
chamber was some ten feet wide and eight
feet high, and one hundred feet long, and
running east and west. The sight on en-
tering this chamber was wonderful to
behold. The sides were literally lined
with cubic formed calc-spar, (tiff,) the
floor Of the cavern was covered with
light colored clsy, with ocher and red
clay, below it, and filled with the same
cubic formed spar that was suspended to
the walls and roof The masses of lead
ore, with now and then piece of lead
ore mixed with the spar. The old lead
miners here say that this is the lowest
opening yet discovered in this district, and
has the same level in the rocks as the
"gad pointed opening at Gutenberg,
some fifteen miles west and which open
ing has yieled large amount of lead ore.
IF some dealers in specimens had this cave
it might be made valuable, as the peculiar
cubic form of the spar is different from
anything yet found in the lead region.
Year: 1869

ated.


A trial line of atmospheric railway,
nearly mile in length, was recently
constructed in the Crystal Palace at Syd~
enham. The line was made with sleeper
gradients and sharper curves than any
lines yet worked, SO as to give the system
full trial. The tunnel was carefully
constructed, so as to be of uniform size,
and one end of the carriage was made
nearly to lit it, an aperture of few
inches being left round. A brush fixed
round the carriage nearly filed this, and
was found to exclude the air sufficiently.
The ends of the tunnel were closed bv
air-tight doors, and in building near one
end was fixed large fan, constructed
somewhat after the plan of centrifugal
pump, and so arranged that by causing it
to rotate in one direction it exhausted the
tube, while on reversing it the air was
condensed. The pipe leading from this
entered the tunnel at little distance from
the end. The carriage being now placed
just in the mouth Of the tunnel, at the
further end, the engine was set to work,
and, as soon as slight exhaustion was
produced, the pressure outside forced it
rapidly along. AS the whole area Of the
carriage was exposed to the pressure, it
was found that only very small degree
of rarefaction was required, pressure of
few ounces to the inch being quite
sufficient to impart to it great velocity.
AS soon as the carriage had passed the
portion of the tunnel where the exhaust
pipe entered, it ceased to be carried for
ward by the pressure of the air, but it had
acquired all amount of momentum sufi-
cient to propel it with considerable vio-
lence beyond the end of the tunnel. The
doors at the end were, however, closed by
powerful springs. The ar, therefore,
inclosed between them and the carriage,
became more and more compressed, until
the pressure was; sufficient to open the
doors and allow the carriage to run slowly
out. The air acted, in fact, as buffer,
and brought the carriage to rest with
scarcely any shock. When the carriage
was to be sent back to the other end, the
engine first exhausted the tube until the
carriage passed the opening; the doors
were then closed, the engine reversed, and
then the air behind was condensed and
drove the carriage to the other enc on the
same principle that boy drives pea
through pea-shooter by the pressure of
his breath.
Year: 1869

Custody Of n ChiId-Habeas Corpus.


Before Judge Clerke.


IN the Matter Of Florence HeadersOn.-This was
habeas corpus proceeding for colored girl The
claimant, Mr. FOrtes, was also colored and alleged
that some years ago he married the grandmother OF
children and the claimant had to provide for the
family. The mother OF the child subsequently mar
red seafaring man, and as Henderson was absent
most Of the time at the care Of the family still
Tell on him. The father is since dead. When the
grandmother died the present possessOr Of the child
the child. and now refuses to give her up Both the
claimants insist that the grandmother conflded the
child to them Mr.. Fortes further claimed that he
was In good pecuniary circumstances, while the
respondents clrcums ances were those OF aboring
woman dependent on her daily labor


Judge Clerke decided that as neither party were
related in blood to leave 1t to the child, and the
ohd agreed TO stay with the respondent.
Year: 1869

the city, which, at other times and seasons, are
used by gay pleasure seekers for merry enjoyment.


The day being Of special sanctity, all the Jews
from all work. Those who follow the reformed
cread Will return to their secular employment to.
old and continue to abstain from work for two days
and with these latter the full observance OF Kosh-
a WI on eiu tbe eny n % or he 4
day Of September again at sunset the last day OF
the festival OF the religious year. The numerl-
almanac Is now $3.50 Anrao Aadi, or since the crea'
tiO OF the world.
Year: 1869

LONDON, June 18.-The debate in
the House of Lords last evening on
the Irish Church bill was continued
until long after midnight. After Lord
RedesAle's speech In opposition to
and the Duke of Devonshire's In
favor of the measure, the Marquis of
Salisbury took 4he floor. and spoke at
considerable length. He said that,
while he intended to vote for the
second reading of the bill, he did not
wish to commit himself to all the de-
tails of the measure. He strongly
objected to the attitude of the House
of Lords with respect to the nation,
and deemed the assertion that the
Lords, in asserting to the will of the
nation, express a subordination to the
Commons, as false The House of
Lords could not disappear as a CO.
ordinate branch of the Government.
The object of the second House was
to supply the omissions and rectlty
the details of the first.


Tn MANY cases the House of Com
mons only represents the nation In
theory. In the majority the House
of Lords must decide for themselves.
bat when the House OF Commons


and the nation are agreed on one
given point, the functions of the
House OF Lords have passed away.
and the responsibility devolves on
/ the nation and on the House of Com


mons. We might fairly accept this


decision without abnegation of duty.
/ Opposition to the decided opinion of


the nation would only delay the inev-


liable issue, and create a period of
disturbance and discomfort. He


thought the bill under discussion
illiberal and injurious. He did not
believe the amendments would be


disreearded by the House of Com.


mons, as had been intimated.


/ He thought the government of q
Year: 1869

CoPENHAGEN, June 1S-A meeting
of the National R,hemen Association
was held here yesterday. The King
visited the meeting and addressed the
rifemen. Iu the course of his speech
the King expressed the heartfelt and
confident hope for a reunion with
those who were longing to be returned
IN the mother country.
Year: 1869

CINcINNATf, June 18.-The Couu =
Gil Committee on Mark cts will start
Tomorrow to visit the Eastern cities,
with view to inspect the market
houses.


The Cincinnati Base Ball Club met
to night and appointed a committee
to receive the Club now absent, on
their return July 1st. The plan pro
posed is for the club to play a match
with picked Nine on that afternoon,
and to have a supper in the evening
Year: 1869

We suppose it is not generally known
what speed birds can attain when on the
wing; but some of them cleavc the air
with almost incredible swiftness. Hum
boldt says the condor scars to an elevation
of twenty-eight thousand feet, from whence
he would be able to overlook Great Bri-
tain-and then again in o few minutes
darts down to the level of the sea. The
aibatross. quietly facing the gale, bids de-
fiance to the fury of the unshackled storm.
The frigatc-bird, though frequently met
with at the distance of four hundred
leagues, or twelve hundred miles at sea,
is said to return every night to his solitary
land roost. The carrier pigeon has been
known to travel in less than six hours from
London to Leige, in Belgium. Tealducks
have been shot by sportsmen in the waters
of Canada with rice from the fields of the
Gulf States still undigested ia their crops.
To perform such flights these birds have
been gifted with enormous spread of wing.
Thus the pinions of the albatross extend
from ten to thirteen feet, and those of the
frigatc-bird and condor measure even more
from tip to tip.


The tiny humming bird, though gcncr-
ally averse to long migrations, darts from
flower to flower with such velocity that the
most attentive observer is unable to dis
tinguish the rapid vibrations of its wings
which seem to be in state of rest.


Two hundred miles per hour would ap-
pear to be beyond the power of any bird
to compass; yet there is every reason to
believe that the frigate-bird can sustain
this tremendous rate of speed for hours at
time, -.,.
Year: 1869

BAcKEp OUT.-We heard good joke on a
resident of Dog Greek the other day. The
party referred to is a bachelor and lives on
the wagon road A few days ago an emi-
grant wagon from Oregon came along and
canned near our friends place. The head
of the family soon made himself acquainted
with the proprietor of the premises, and
asked him why he didn't get woman to
keep house for him. The answer was that
he intended to marry just as soon as woman
willing to enter into the bonds of matrimony
could be found. The Oregonian remarked
that he could find him partner if he would
take her. The bachelor said that was right
into-his hand, and the emigrant invited him
TO his camp. The Oregonian called up
bouncing damsel of about twenty years, and
informed her that the gentleman accompany
take her for better or for worse. The dam
sci, delighted with the prospect, advanced,
and seizing our friend by the hand, assured
him that she was glad to meet him, and was
ready to marry him at the drop of hat,
while the old lady FASTENED up and congrat-
luated her g darter" on her good luck. Sur
prised and alarmed at the serious turn mat
ters had taken, our friend, who is constitu.
tionally opposed to the institution of matri-
mony, endeavored to explain. by saying he
was only joking, and did not want to marry.
At this the Oregonian became highly indig-
nant, and the would be bride requested her
father to take his rifle and "drap the var,
mint in his tracks, At this affectionate
suggestion the bachelor left for his fortifca-
tions, the last thing he heard being the voice
of the old lady consoling her disappointed
darter' with the remark that it was best to
6 let the blk go, as he weren't man enough
to do her anyhow"
Year: 1869

A DoNATIoN.-Wm Kroner, who was
sick of the small pox in San Francisco and is
well, sends fifty dollars to the Rev. Mother
of the Sisters of Mercy, and says;


| would at this opportunity mention that
while at the small pox hospital, sick, l had
for the first time occasion to convince myself
of the excellence of the Sisterhood of Mercy,
and while | estimated their value as a com
TT to the sick. to the full extent of my abil-
ity, | found in them, and particularly in
Sister Mary Stanislaus, Whom consider my
guardian angel such God-like beings as
never could have been convinced were living
on this globe. | wish you would consider my
small donation not as a compensation for
what received at the hands of your kind
sisters, (such could not be attempted with
money! but merely as a small material sup
port of the most Cody cause among mankind,
and of which you are Mother Superior.
Year: 1869

VELocIpEDEs.- Velocipes, says the Alta,
are becoming the prevailing epidemic in San
Francisco. To be able to ride veocipede
with ease and safety is the hight of accom-
plishments. At first velocipedists dreaded to
take the streets for fear of the treacherous
character of the forward wheel of the ma
chine. But they are now beginning to come
forth like bees from a hive. and they can be
seen on the streets at most any hour OF the
day. Velocipedest,ia is becoming more
and more prevalent every hour. Old and
young, males and females, are taking lessons
in private, and as soon as they become ex-
perts we may expect q perfect outpouring of
these two-wheeed vehicles with their riders.
We actually saw, yesterday noted divine,
with coat off, pants tucked in his boots, and
sweating like farmer in harvest field. in
his efforts to keep up respectable gait on
his velocipede. and not have the thing turn
over We are informed that an enterprlsing
gentleman has determined to rent the Me
chanics' Institute Pavilion and to open
velocipede school,