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Year: 1869

These committees drew for the interim
between the sessions of 1868 and 1889
the sum of Eight thousand Nine Hundred
and Niaety-Ons Dollars and Eighty-two
csnts-fve times as much as has been
expended in the same way during the
last ten years


We must admit that the Democracy
seem to have made pretty clean job of
plucking the public goose! The reform
Legislature Of 1869 cost the State of
Ohio 26O days of the most disgraceful
legislation ever inflicted on the State, at
an expense Of Two Hundred and Thirty
Nine thousand Five Hundred and Forty
Dollars and Forty. Eight cent?, 1929, 64o.-
48, for per diem and mileage, exclusive
of expenses of committees, &c. These
figures are all from the auditors books
they .are o6iciaL--they will not be disputed.
Much as the Democracy may desire to
ignore so damnable a record, they dare
not go back on these official figures.


And we have much more in reserve,
which will appear in due time.
Year: 1869

WANT OF CoURAaE.-Sidney Smith,
in his work on moral philosophy speaks
in this wise of what men lose for the
want of little brass, as it is termed
A great deal of talent is lost to the
world for the want of little courage.
Every day sends to the grave a num-
Der of obscure men who have only re-
mained in obscurity because their tim
idity has prevented them from making
first effort, and who, if they could
only have been induced to begin, would
in all probability have gone great
lengths in the career of fame. The
fact is, that in order to do anything in
this world worth doing, we must not
stand shivering on the bank, thinking
of the cold aud danger, but jump in
and scramble through as well as we
can. 1t will not do to be perpetually
calculating risks and adjusting the
chances"
Year: 1869

@The New York Methodist most
truthfully says:


Is Grants administration a failure7
Let US see. Reconstruction has been
put upon the way to completion, in
Virginia, Mississippi, and Texas. That
certainly does not look like failure.
Saying nothing about the quality of
some of the foreign appointments, Sec
retary Fish has given strict orders to
our representatives abroad to refrain
from displays of oratory. For this we
owe him many thanks. Heads Of de-
partments have been informed that
there must be no deficiency bills, but
that the expenditures must be confined
within the limits of the appropriations
made by Congress. This is almost too
good to be true; we trust that it is
even so. The public debt decreases at
a rapid rate. That does not look like
failure. But the active politician, Who
is fluent on great issues, is discomfort
ed. His Importance is not recognized,
his vocation is gone. The President
is disposed to do without him, and so
much the worse is it, in his estimation,
for the President. We hope that the
President will continue to get on with
out him, for, with an honorable excep-
ton hele and there, he is an intolerable
nuisance.
Year: 1869

THE Point Pleasant Register, which
only a few weeks ago looked with an
unfriendly eye on the XVIII Amend
ment, has not only accepted it, as we
have before stated, but goes one better.
1t is for wiping out the amendment to
our State Constitution by which late
rebels are DISTINGUISHED, and thus max
ing the suffrage equal for all. An edito.
rial in the last number concludes with
this paragraph:


Now, there remains but one thing to
be done, in order to complete the great
political superstructure OF our glorious
Republic, and that is, the Republican
party should extend the, elective fran
chise to all male citizens over the age OF
twenty-one years; then we will have
peace, then good tDiLL, and then as a
natural consequence prosperity. And
when this is done we will have shown
to the world, that we have In fact, what
we have had only In mGme-a true bona
fde Repu blicap Government.


Wait till the XVth Amendment has
been secured, brother Register, aud then
the other proposition will be open for
discussion.
Year: 1869

VIRGINIA ELECTIoN.-Itis is understood
at Washington that the President will
probably order an election in Virginia
in about six weeks, with provision for
a separate vote on three clauses OF the
new Constitution.
Year: 1869

BRICK MoULDKRs' SrRIKK IN BALTIMORE
For some days past there has been a strike
among portion Of the brick moulders in Balti
more. The Gazette OF that city, says: There
are many who will have nothing to do wltb
the Moulders' Association, and they have been
at work and exhibit Q desire to do so, but the
etr1kers for day or two past have visited the
YARDS where they are AT work and uttered
threats OF violence against them. Squads of
pohcemen have been detailed to protect the
worKmen, and no act OF violence has vet been
committed. Such an interference by the MEM
oers OF the Association has been declared by
me Courts of New York a conspiracy and
punishable as felony. The brick moulders
when they struck were getting from two and
enc half TO three dollsrs and seventy five cents
per thousand for their work, and could easily
make from five to seven dollars per day hut
win tnat they are not satisfied. The employ
ers have determined not to accede to their de.
mancs, and thus the matter stands There is
q large demand for bricks, which is known To
the members Of the Association of Moulders.
out the employers will prefer TO stop their
yards rather than accede to demands which
will entail losses on themselves
Year: 1869




II 10 Q real pleasure to N to speak fAyorabIy of
his article. known almost universally to be o coed
ano safe remedy for Burns and other Pains Of the
body. 1t Is valuable not only for Colds in the
Winter. but for various summer Oomplaints and
shoud be In every family The casualty which
cate. mar % I'm
Year: 1869

ENEMIEs.-Have you enemies? Go
straight on and mind them not If they
block up your path, walk around them and
do your duty regardless of their spite. A
man who las no enemies is seldom good
for anything. He is made of that sort of
material which is so easily worked that
every one has hand in it. A sterling
character, one who thinks for himself and
speaks what he thinks is always sure to
have enemies, they are as necessary to him
as air; they keep him alive and active
A celebrated character who was surround
ed with enemies used to remark: "They
are sparks which if not famed will 90 out
themselves" Have courage and you will
live down the scandle of those who are
bitter against you. IF you stop to dispute.
you do as they desire, and open the way
for more abuse. Let the poor fellows talk,
there will be reaction if you perform your
dnty, and hundreds who were once allan
ated from: you will flock to you and acknowl-
edge their error.
Year: 1869

SMOOTH SAILING.-Under the skillful
and honest pilotage Of Secretary Boutwell,
the financial ship of state seems to be max
ing prosperous voyage. According to
the last "Debt Statement" from the Treas
ury Department there was reduction of
over seven and half millions in the amount
of the principal of our national indebted
ness during the month of November. max
lug over sexenty millions Of reduction since
the 1st Of March.
Year: 1869

HFA- 1t is not good plan to tell lie,
but if man makes up mis- mind to engage
in the business, he may as well do it bold
~, and tell "whopper, as well as to tell
a sneaking lie with little mixture of truth
N it to give it an air of plausibiity This
is the opinion of parson Brovnlow, as the
subjoined will attest


1--WE elected Grant upon the platform
OF universal Suffrage; East Tennessee
alone giving him about %, 900 majority
In his inaugural address, Grant comes out
fair and square for universal suffrage the
reconstruction measures of congress all
proceed upon the principle of unveral suf
trage the entire Republican party of the
nation, and the entire republican press of
the north, are out unequlvocally in favor of
universal suffrage. Chicago Times
Year: 1869




aid concludes an article on Cuban affairs as
follows:


"The whole tenor of the news goes to
show the steady decay of the power OF
Spain in Cuba and the increasing enthu-
siasm of the Cubans and their advance in
the practices of war; As the rainy season
is now CLOSE at hand, when the roads in
the deep virgin soil of the topics become
almost impassible to man or beast, we may
expect lul in military movements. Look
ing upon the present time as the close OF
the first campaign we cannot but recognize
the fact that Spain, in the period of her
greatest resources, has not been able to
suppress revolution commenced by peo-
pie utterly ignorant of military organjza>
ton and maneuvre, without arms or NUM-
tions Of war and inspired only by a feeling
of hatred to their oppressors; and after
seven months of apprenticeship in war the
Cubans remain masters of the field in one
half of the Island. The rainy season will
propably be spent by both parties in organ
izing for the next campaign and in the &C
cumulasion Of supplies. Meanwhile the
Cuban agents are spreading in every di-
rection, and new complications in diplom-
acy and international relations are spring
ing up everywhere.
Year: 1869

TIE gratifying intelligence that the
house of peers has passed the Irish church
bill Will be more welcome to the friends of
Irelaad than any news that has yet flashed
across the ocean. Although the bill is in
suf6cihnt in many respects. it is still a long
step IN advance 1t has forever sundered
tha connection of the church and state in
Irelaod and leaves the Irish people free to
worship God according to the dictates of
their own censcienees. 1t is but step In
the march of reforms that are bound 20
follow in It's wake 1t viii encourage the
friends of Irish reform to still further exer
tions on behalf of the unhappy Isle, and
we trust they will not rest until Ireland is
IS free and as independent as any other
nation on the face of the globe.
Year: 1869

s1- The Manitowoc Plot still comes tn
1s with the name of our old friend Jere
Crowley at its masthead as editor and pro
prietor, but each week, as his health de
clines, we notice fewer and shorter articles
from his sprightly pen. The Pilot is like
rustic frame surrounding life picture of
Jere., which if removed from its proper
place would leave the frame almost value
less.


The above is from the Green Bay Adro-
cate of last week-and We wish we could in
in as delicate and elegant terms express
our appreciation of its friendly notice of
our declining health. But we utterly dis
pair of doing so-however, although our
rust ic frame" is weak and our strength
of body small, our gratitude to the Adro-
cate for its long continued marks Of kindly
favor is full, and shall continue while life
fingers with us.
Year: 1869

ANOTHER ATTEMPT TO BURN SMITH &
RANKIN's S STORE. Again on last Saturday
night an attempt was made to burn the
orc of j. RANKIN & Co e., at Mishicott -
About O'Clock on Sunday morning the
fire was discovered by clerk who was
sleeping in the second story Of the store.
He Immediately gave the alarm, but before
the fire olld be extinguished, the grea
part of the goods in the store, were burned,
or so injured as tobe nearly worthle IS.


The fle is supposed to have been set
by sone uplulg vagat ond, who piled a
quantity of rubbish under one of the cor
ners, set fire to it, and then made his es
cape. 1t is supposed that the noise made
in escaping, awoke the clerk up stairs.


But the most bold and bareiaced act OF
the iurgar or bufliar, reuain yet to be
told. Ira SMITH, upon being aroused
irom sleep by the alarm Of fire, hastily
threw Oh part Of his clothing, and rush
ed to the store, leaving his vest in his
bedroom. And when he returned to his
house after the fire was extingui,hed at the
store, he found that said vest bad been re
lieycd of watch, and about $3.50 in green
backs. The burglar had paid his bedroom
a visit while he was putting out the fire.


No clue has yet been obtained of the 6end
who for the sake of few dollars in money,
sought to burn building, in which were
sleeping one or two human beings. The
country seems to be just uow overrun with
burglars. VS. recommend that they be
caught in the act, and shot upon the
premises. This method will save trouble
aud expense of putting in Jail, as also save
the criminal the trouble and labor of sav-
ing out. a#f


We would suggest to IRA, that in the
future be had better deposit his cash in
our jacket pocket for safe keeping for no.
body would ever be foul enough to imagine
that we had any money in our clothes.
Year: 1869

BROKE JA1L.-On last Saturday night,
the man who was charged with breaking
into JOS. MANN & Co., store, broke out
of Jail, by the aid of a confederate from
the outside Four of the solid inch iron
bars of the window Of the cell in which he
was imprisoned were sawed off, and pried
our, hole about 10 by Ia inches through
which he made his exit. The man called
himself CHARLES WILLIAMS, which is
doubtless an assumed name In another
column of this paper will be found an offer
of $50 reward by our sheriff, for his arrest,
giving particular description of the fellow.


No blame can be attached to the sheriff
for the escape, fer the prisoner was locked
in one of the best and strongest cells in the
jail and had he not received help from one
or more of the gang to which he no doubt
belongs, he could not have made his es>
cape. He leaves us, probably with poor
opinion of the hospitality which We extend
to strangers. Two Rivers suited him bet>
ter, be swore on his examination before
Police Justice SHOVE, that he was enter
tanned at that town By a young lady,
whose house he, for prudential reasons,
left every morning before day His
high toned honor would not allow him to
tell the name of his landlady.


He left with sheriff MULHoLLAND, bis
revolver and some other valuables for safe
keeping, which he no doubt can have by
calling for, at the sheriff Office, in person.
Year: 1869

PATIENCE. The bridge was swung oren,
a little less than two hours yesterday
morning, waiting for a vessel to pass
through.


Have patience ye men who are in a hur
~, in such case. Patience Is virtue.
Year: 1869

The time was now approaching when the
marriage, to the possibility of which the
grandmother OF the Queen and Prince. the
Dowager Duchess of Coburg, had 70 fond
ly looked forward when they were both
children, and which, for the last year. had
been the object Of such anxious wishes and
such sanguinc expectations, was to be f.
nally settied


AS the children grew up this idea was
warmly encouraged by the King of the
Belgiaps, from whom, indeed, the Queen
first heard Of 1t. He had always taken the
most affectionate and parental interest in
her welfare and happiness, and she herself
ever looked up to him with the love aud
respect Of daughter. Baron Stockmar
also had early formed the highest opinion
of the young Prince, and his letters to the
King of the Belgians, written in the spring
Of 1886. express his strong conviction that
no prince whom he knew was so well quail
lied to make the Queen happy, or ftly to
sustain the arduous and dfacult position
of Prince Copsort in England, -


But the idea Of such marriage met al
80 with much opposition, and the late
King William w. did everything in his
power to discourage il. No less than five
other marriages had been contemplated for
the young Princess; and the king, though
he never mentioned the subject to the Prin-
cess herself, was especially anxious to
bring about an alliance between her and
the late Prince Alexander of the Neither
lands. brother to the present King of Hol-
land. In bis anxiety to effect this object.
he did everything he could (though. as has
been seen, Intellectually to prevent the
Duke of COburg'sEisit to England ip 1886,
when he came over with his sons and spent
nearly four weeks at Kepsingtop Palace
with the ppchcss Of Kent.


1t vas then that the Qpeen and the
Prince met for the irat time, apd her Maj
esty thus records her impressions Of the
VISIT


1.-The Prince was at that time much
shorter than his brother, already We very !,
handsome. but very stout, which he entire
ly grew ont Of afterward. He was most
amiable, natural, unaffected, and merry
full Of interest IN Everything -playing on
the piano With the princess, bis cousin
drawing, In short, constantly occupied.
lie always paid the greatest attention to
all he saw, and the Queen remembers well
how iptently he listened to the sermon
! preached n st. Pauls when he and his
Year: 1869

The best time TO court woman
is when she is young and pretty
the best time to ask a favor is just
after person has been to dinnerj
the best time to swap horses is be-
fore you cross stream; the best
time to Pay your debts and address,
Is is when you make them; the best
time you have anything to do with
an umbrella is when it rains (provi>
ded You can find your own; the
best time TO correct an evil is when
yon find it out.
Year: 1869

Important improvements In Progress Others


Projected.


The Commissioners OF the Park have imported
steam roller for the purpose OF c0mpactlng the
material OF the roadway before the pavement Is
laid, thus endeavoring to prevent the sinking that
80 often occurs IN newly laid pavements. The work
OF regulating and grading the drive Is progressing
with great rapidity. All along the line from the
circle at the merchants gate Of the Park to 165th
street, distance Of nearly five miles men with carts
and teams may be seen removing the earth and rocK
from the bed OF this spacious way The work Of reg
uating and grading the Sixth and Seventh avenues,
from the northerly end OF the Park to the Har-
lem river, shows marked progress, and the CON-
pletion OF these avenues Will develop the whole
OF the Harlem commons, and advance building there
very rapidly; thus the actually built up portions Of
the city approach the Harlem river, their natural
boundary An act OF the Legislature passed OF the
last session made it the duty OF the Commissioners
aying out that portion OF Westchester county west
Of Harlem River Railroad and south Of the line
OF the village OF YOnkers, and also to provide plans
for the Improvement Of the Harlem river and for the
necessary bridges and tunnels thereof and Tor an
admission OF pure water Tor this part OF the county
These plans are TO be reported to the Legislature,
and the powers OF the Commissioners a. TO their
future disposal cease Januaryn 1871. Thus one I'M
portant sIep Is taken towards managing the ways OF
approach 10 the city, and the initial movement To-
ward forming community ol interests is tnus aus-
piclously begun.


1t is understood that bill was put through the
Legislature making 1t the further duty OF the Com
mssioners to widen Broadway from Tnirty-f0urth to
Fifty ninth street to width OF 100 feet. THIS re-
quirement ceases to operate on the commissioners
when the lines OF widening the street are referred
and the maps thereof fled In all cases where
awards ana assessments for damage or DEMENT'S to
property are TO be determined IL must be done
under the constitution OF the state, by two CON-
missioners, who shall be appointed by the Supreme
Court and the PARK commissioners nave no agency
in settling or paying the accounts.
Year: 1869

The Currency Question-New Banking Scheme


introduced in Parliament.


OTTAWA, May Is, 1862


In the House OF Commons last night Hon. Mr.. Rose
brought down a series of resolutions ON banking and
currency, which, II carried into effect, will make
radical cnange in the banking Of the Dominion. The
general features of the scheme are copied from the
national bank system Of the United States, though
there is considerable difference in several particu-
lars The bank notes and government legal tenders
now In circulation are all to be called in and
no more such notes will be issued. The cur
rency is TO consist hereafter solely Of bank
notes secured by government debentures. The
banks are TO purchase government debentures in
such amounts as they may severally choose. They
are to deposit the debentures In the hands OF re
ceiver general trust, which receiver general will
give legal tender notes In the amount deben
lures deposited The legal tender notes are to be
redeemable at the office Of the bank designated
upon them. and each bank Is always TO have on
hand TO redeem them one dollar in gold for every
five dollars OF notes In circulation bearing its super
scrpuon. should any bank fail to redeem It's notes
on presentation the debentures deposited with the
government are to be made available for their re-
dempti0n. The banks are to receive interest from
the government on the amount OF debentures depos.
ited with the receiver general. The act Will not
come into force until 1870
Year: 1869

A horrible riot took place last
Thursday on the steamer Dubuque
on the way up the Mississippi river,
about ten miles above Davenport.
She had crew composed partly of
negroes; and besides number of cab
in passengers, had taken on a large
number of Irish raftsmen who were
returning to the pineries. These
raftsmen are always raising a row on
every boat they get on; and in this
case the result was fearful. Itappears
that they were drunk, as usual. The
immediate cause OF the quarrel was,
that one of them resisted negro
employee of the boat in the discharge
Of orders given him. The rest Of the
raftsmen "took it up;" the negroes
of course defended themselves as best
they might, but being unarmed were
soon overpowered. Then, infuriated
by the blood already shed, the RATS
men "ran amuck" all over the boat
generally, holding regular carnival
Of riot which the officers of the boat
were powerless to prevent. One re-
port says five, and another seven or
eight, negroes were murdered, and
others severely handled.


Word was passed to the shore,
posses of citizens gathered, and final
ly the boat stopped, and the rioters
were arrested. Forty -four of them
were put in Jail; and it was thought
that at least thirty-tWo of them
would be bound over to court. There
certainly need be no lack of evidence
against them; and when proven
guilty, II they are not hung there's
no use in hanging anybody for MUIR
dor
Year: 1869

1t is matter of no little impor-
tance to know what variety of wheat
and other small grains have general
ly withstood the wet, the storms, and
the other drawbacks of this unfavor-
able season. Farmers and others
who have produced such grains, or
can procure any grown elsewhere,
would do we'll to report to the IOTd
Homestead, by sending two or three
ounces OF the grains with a couple OF
heads on two or three inches of stem,
giving the name Of the variety,
where grown, on what kind Of soil,
when sOwn, and how and when the
land was prepared. The name Of
the producer should also be given,
when harvested. and yield per acre.
If this is generally responded to, it
will enable us topresent a mass OF
information that will he Of immense
value to the whole farming interest
of the State. The specimens of grain
sent will be preserved in bottles,
properly labeled and kept for exhi-
bition and examination by the
pubic. 80


The Editors Of the State will piease
notice thisproposition in theirpapers.
and call the attention of farmers and
Others Interested toit. Packages Of
seed can be sent by mail at a cost OF
Year: 1869

PUTTING MONEY IN BUILDINGS, &c.
There is very good and plain rea-
son why every citizen of the County
feels so direct an interest in the inn
provement of the County. Every new
acre Of ground put in cultivation, and
every new house built in his neighbor-
hood, adds something to the value OF
his own property. And this is still
more the ease in towns, because the
effect Is more concentrated. one man
may use S10,0G0 for ten years in such
way that the town is not n whit better
of; and another man may come, with
the same amount of money, and put
up business houses, fine residences, n
Mill or Factory of some kind, and
thus make the property of his neigh
bors more valuable. One could hardly
say that it is the duty Of every man to
build house; but it is plain that If
more money in Knoxville were put
into good buildings the town would be
Il great deal better off.
Year: 1869

The State Register of the Sd inst,
after all it can learn from its ex-
changes and all other sources, makes
up its mind that the average wheat
crop in Iowa this year will be atieast
six-sevenths as much as last year;
that the State will send more wheat
to market tn g year than ever before,
though perhaps of not quite SO good
quality AS last year; that in Central
Iowa the wheat crop this year will