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Year: 1868

Benjamin Teachout, who is sixty
years old; has been sentenced to be
hung on the 18th of November next
by the Wyoming county New York;
Court for the murder of his wife. He
is well to-do farmer and a member
of the Baptist church, but his wife be-
ing a confirmed invalid, he consider
ed her burden, and made way with
her by a course Of gradual poisoning.
Year: 1868

Half dozen convicts escaped from


Sing Sing on Monday by seizing a


small sloop at the prison wharf, bind


ing her crew and the guard, and then


sailing across the river to the opposite
shore, when they landed and skedad-
died.
Year: 1868

CCEIoUs LAW CAsE-An action was lataly
brought before the Lord Chief Justice at Maid-
stone, England, by a widow, for damages for
the loss OF her husband, who was killed by a
runaway race-horse. The horse had been en-
rode by light weight Cthe sixth weight }
While cant. ring over the ground, the horse TOO K
fright and ran away with the Jockey into the
town of Cunbridge, and there run over the
husband Of the plaintiff, and killed him. The
plaintiff alleged that the owner of the horse " as
liable, for employing a boy who was incomI.e-
tent 10 manage the horse. The defendant all z
ed that he had employed a competent rider a al
that IL was the fault of others that has horse
was frig ghtened-a man crossing the race-oourse
and a band of Ethiopian serensders. The
Chief Justice animated that the serenaders
were the great offenders iHthis case. and that
the deceased was also TO blame for not getting
out of the way when he saw the horse coming
upon him. The jury found a verdict for The
defendant without hesitation.
Year: 1868

Especial Dispatch to The Start


DETROIT, April 1O.-Nearly complete returns
have been received Of the late election on Mon
day on the new constitution of Michigan,
which gives about 26OOO majority against it
The constitution provided for negro suffrage.
The question OF prohibitory liquor law,
which was submitted separately, is also de-
feated, but by reduced majority.
Year: 1868

~ Many beautiful novelties in dress have
been brought out this season both in materials
and styles. As an effset to the ex uisite shade
in green known as the Metterrlch, we have now
the ''1iame color" 1t Is silk of q peculiar
kind OF red yellow, well calculated to show OF
rich lace to full perfection; but can scarcely be-
termed pretty or becoming This color at pres.
ent is all the rage upon the other side of the
Atlantic, where anything that is novel or ultra
fashionable always finds favor.
Year: 1868

In our totce yesterday Of the Men,
delssohn concert we Inadvertently cmmiited
the name OF Miss Belle Hart as one Of the
performers deserving special mention Miss
Bel will please excuse US this time.
Year: 1868

PoLics CoUsT.-Policeman Mulhoefer
found on the streets last night one Peter
Pauls in sadly demorali.ed condition, the
result Of too much poor whisky, and
lodged him in jail for the night. Squire
Di,loe discharged him this morning on
payment Of So SO.
Year: 1868

AS it is in other lands, so it will be
in ours, if we follow their example,:
What reduces the people to the
condition in which they appear in
Europe?


There can be but one answer.
Their governments.


The lands all owned by the few;
The money all in the hands of the
few;
The titles all conferred upon the
few;


The privileges all vested in the few;
The monopolies all granted to the
few;


The exemptions all made in favor
of the few;


The power all possessed by the few;
The honor all enjoyed by the few !;
The Offices all held by the few;
The emoIuments all received by
the few;


All favors bestowed on the few;
Affiuence and splendor surrounding
the few;


Ease and comfort the happy lot of
the few;


All the rights claimed by the few ;
On the other hand


All the labor performed by the
many


All the taxes paid by the many;
All the hardships endure d by the
many;


All the poverty borne by the many.
1t is true in political as in physical
science, that "Iike causes produce
like effects"


Our government is fast taking on
the character and adopting the poll
tics which have produced the above
mentioned effects in Europe, and we
must expect the same to follow here
with increasing distinctness the fur
ther we advance in the same direction
Beyond working up the negro int
an element of political power, wealth
is the only object of the fostering
care of government.


Capital is privileged;


Capital is protected


Capital is exempted.


But labor is oppressed


Labor pays all the taxes


Labor is cheated out of what it ha
| earned.


The rich toll not;


In war they fight not;


In peace, the cost of the fighting
they pay not,


But the poor do all the work


In war do all the fighting;


In peace pay all the expense.


Workingmen, take this home ant
reflect upon it,
Year: 1868

Hon. Jeremiah 8. Black, in a recent
speech at York, Penn, thus spoke of
Gen. Frank P. Blair:


Gen. Blair was one of the ablest
and most distinguished Generals of
the late civil war. He has very high
claims upon us and upon the country.
He was a fighting, not a stealing Gen
eraI. He had no connection with any
of those atrocious cruelties upon non
COmbatants which will eternelly dis
grace the names of some other officers.
He would not be military commits
sioner to commit murder upon inno-
cent women and men. He had moth
ing to do with those illegal arrests
which filed the dungeons of the
country with the victims OF political
malice, Seward knew very well that
it was not worth while to ring his
''Iittle belI'' for him, for he was no
mans deputy kidnapper. Whenever
he went upon duty, he always wore
two uniforms-the uniform coat of
soldier. and the uniform conduct of a
gentleman. (Great applause.)


After the war was over, he deman-
ded of the party in power that they
should redeem the pledges which he
and they both had made to the people
of the country. He was member of
that Congress which, on the 22d day
of July, 1861, (the day after the bat
tie of Bull Run,) by a solemn resolu-
ton unanimously passed through both
Houses, declared that the object of
the war was not subjugation or con-
quest, but solely to preserve the integ-
rity of the Union and to maintain the
supremacy of the Constitution and
laws in the South, as well as IN the
North. '.


He went into the war upon the
faith of that resolution, followed by
thousands of his friends. Upon the
same faith, thousands in the North
had sacrificed their lives and given up
their property. He would not sub
NIT to be swindled, nor to let the
people be swindled out of their blood
ta14O AlOhCJs L NelAC say IAleAS IO HAASAI
time it was not his intention to aban-
don the support of the party with
which he had been connected; he
simply desired to make them honest
But finding that hopeless, there was
no alternative left him but to ''come
out from the evil and corrupt fellow
ship" and rally to the flag of the
Constitution, around which the De-
mocracy had already assembled. But
to do this was no easy thing in the
State Of Missouri. The vulgar des-
potism of thieves and rufians which
had been established there under
Congressional auspices, -assailed Gen.
Blair with all its brutal strength
They refused to let him vote because
he would not swallow their infamous
test Oaths, which he denounced as a
disgrace to the civilization of the age,
They threatened his life daily; and
once, while addressing public as
semblage, he was shot at and came
within an ace of being murdered
But nothing could tame the audacity
of his courage; he said his say, and
reasserted the right of a free speech.


In war, in peace, in the halls of
Congress, and upon the hustings, at
the council table, ana upon the battle
field, he was ever true TO the eonsti-
tutional rights of the people.
Year: 1868

DEACON JOHN HITCHCOCK, who
lived in Springfield, Mass, was a
truly muscular Christian. A bio
graphical sketch says of him: "He
would lift cart load of hay, by get
ting his shoulder under the axle, in a
stoOpingposture, and throw an eTnpty
cart over with one hand, by taking
hold of the end of the axletree. When
loading grain in cart, he would take
a bag by the teeth, and with a swing
aad the aid Of push from the knee,
throw it into the cart. He had double
teeth in front, and would hold ten
penny nail by them and break it off
with his fingers. He used to say he
did not know a man he could not
whip or run away from. The day he
was seventy years old, he remarked


to his wife, that when they were first
married, he was wont to amuse her
by taking down his hat with his toes,


and added, 81 wonder if 1 can do it
now Thereupon he jumped from
the t1oor, took off the hat with his
toes, came down on his feet like a cat,
hung up the hat on a nail, turned to
the table, asked blessing and ate of
the repast then ready" iaii't- go. c '.7-
Year: 1868

A MODEL CHARGE TO JuRY.-It seems
to us the following is worthy of the defunct
Wouton Won TWiller:


If the jury, believe from evidence that
the plaintiff and defendant were partners in
the grocery, and the plaintiff bought out the
defendant, and gave him his note for the
interest, and the defendant paid for note by
delivering to the plaintiff cow, which he
warranted mot breachy, and the warranty was
broken by reason of the breachiness of the
COW, and he drove the COW back andtendered
her to the defendant, but he refused to re-
ceiYe her, and the plaintiff took her home
again and put heavy yoke on her TO pre-
vent her from jumping fences, and by rea-
son of the yoke she broke her neck and died;
and if the jury further believe that the de-
PENDANTS 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 lind out
themselves how they decide the case; for
the court, if she understands hersef-and
she thinks she does-don't know how such
q case should be decided" p"
Year: 1868

DURING the war, letter from one
of our soldier friends was received,
having the stamp pinned instead OF
stuck to the envelope, and under it
were these lines:
This looks like homely trick.
But the stamp got wet and wouldn't stick
To waste the stamp I tho't sin,
So stuck it on with q crooked pin.
Year: 1868

There is place in Maine so rocky that
when the natives plant corn they look for
crevices in the rocks, and shoot the grains
in with musket; they can't raise ducks
there anyhow, for the stones are so thick
that the ducks can't get their bills between
them to pick up the grasshoppers, and the
only way the sheep can get at the sprigs
Of grass is by grinding their noses on q
grindstone.


But this amt circumstance to place
on the Eastern Shore of Maryland. The
land is so poor there that it takes two Kill
dees to whistle, and on clear day you
can see the grasshoppers climb up the
mullen stalks and look with tears in their
eyes over fifty acre field; and the bum
BILE bees have to go down on their knees
to get at the grass. All the mosquitoes
have died of starvation, and the turkey
buzzards have been obliged to emigrate.


But there is a county in Virginia which
can beat that. There the land is so ster-
lie that when the wind is from the north
west they have to tie the children togeth-
er to keep them from being blown away
there it takes six frogs to raise one croak
and when the dogs bark they have to lean
against fence--the horses are so thin
that it takes twelve of them to make a
shadow, and when they kill beef they
have to hold him up to knock him down.
Year: 1868

The Charlotte IN. C.) Times publishes
the following card, written BY freedman,
and addressed to the colored people Of
Mecklenburg;


l am one of your number. From q
sense of duty became Democrat. I
wish to appeal to you, not because wish
You to join my party, but because / see
that you are in danger. Wicked white
men-mean whiteSmen that are skinning
you every day, and intend to take the
whole hide off--have already made you
believe hundred liessSadrsAsy.Nre max
ing you believe them now. They will get
all they can out of you and then turn you
over to the mercy of the white people that
you are now turning your backs upon.
You are freemen, indeed, when you dare
not think sor speak or act, except just as
your white Radical masters order you to
do. You are obliged to vote for them and
not even your own color. They say Con-
servatives and Democrats want to make
you slaves again. If they did these men
could not, and would not if they could,
prevent it. They did not make you free,
and can't keep you free. You just know
the respectable people of the South don't
want to make US slaves again, and could
not if they wanted to. / was slave-am
now free. l expect to die free, but /
want to be respected by the decent white
people. As it is clear they intend to rule,
say what we may, it would be well to
make them our friends. The colored
people had better take warning in time
and show that they have some sense.


I write this of my own accord, as Of my
own accord | joined the Democratic party,
and intend to continue in it.


HENRY MILLER.
Year: 1868

AhE SAmfAiGN IN TENNESAEEs


BY official announcement of the Execu.
tive Democratic Committee of this State,
it will be seen that an active, thorough
and vigorous canvass during the elective
campaign for President and Vice Presi-
dent has been resolved upon. This ac-
tion was not taken by the committee be-
fore an exhaustive consideration of all the
circumstances by which we are surrounded
and after full deliberation upon the views
Of those patriotic Democrats who have
thought that "masterly inactivity" seemed
wisest and best for the present and future
of the State.


Our condition is anomalous. There is
nothing like it in American history, and
our labors must be adapted to the exigen-
cy. For all wrongs the theory of our gov
ernment provides remedies. The foun-
tain of these is the will Of the people, in
spired by prevailing sense of justice
and the spirit Of freemen, guided by
wisdom.


With this view it is resolved to appeal,
together with the Democracy of the whole
Union, to the ballot-box for redress Of the
grievances under which the people of the
Union and of Tennessee labor. Relying
upon the Democracy Of other States for
the performance of their part in the con-
test, it falls upon us to discharge ours
without fainting or faltering.


In the great conflicts of the world every
man engaged in them is not expected to
be in the van. In armies andin the means
necessary to sustain armies, there are more
than half who act as purveyors. In the
contest at the ballot-box, the disfranchis-
ed in this State may do equally important
work with the voter. The Executive
Committee appeal to them to enter earn
sstly and vigorously upon this work. They
call upon the Democracy of every District
to nominate their respective electors, and
to proceed, by every means in their pow
er, consistent with law and the enduring
principles Of Republican liberty, to redeem
the State from thraldom, and the country
at large from usurpation and danger.


The progress of the campaign will de-
velop the best plans for the purpose, and
the committee now appeal to the whole
people to organize to work from this to
the election. Their news from the Norlh
and from the South, and from the great
bosom of their own people, is that labor
now expended will not be lost.


Citizens of Tennessee! your time is now.
By peaceful means, by the power Of mind
over matter, come to the rescue of your
selves and your children from despotism
more intolerant and CALLING than any on
the face of this earth!
Year: 1868

The Albany Evening Journal says "the
Republican party will return to specie on
the first possible OCCASION" Yes, if they
happen to be forcibly separated at any
time from any pile of specie, they will
'return to it on the first possible occa-
sion," and on all possible occasions. No
doubt about that.
Year: 1868

The Detroit Post tells the Radicals that
"each day should be improved as if it
were the last day." Does it mean that
each day should be improved as if it we're
the judgment day2 We do not think that
the Radicals will be able to improve that
important day to their own advantage, or
that it will improve them.
Year: 1868

All the radical organs are attacking
Governor Seymour because a sixty-four
pound watermelon was lately sent to him
from Georgia. It is as grave and import
ant charge as they can sustain against
him-the miserable creatures!
Year: 1868

The radical engine in the South cannot
be working smoothly or well. There is
too much click and clack and rattle and
clatter about it. Take it to pieces, RAIDS,
and see what is the matter with the infer
nal thing.
Year: 1868

The editor of the Philadelphia Press
says that "the country is at present dis
credit to u.s." He seems determined to
take revenge, as far as he is concerned, by
making himself discredit to the country.
Year: 1868

Another Large Sale of Plots in New Jersey


Designed for villa Homes.


The only interesting event in the real estate
market yesterday was the sale by A. j. Bleecker Son
Co. OF q number Of plots suitable for villa resi-
dences, situated on the line OF the Erie Railroad,
about fourteen miles from the City Hall, New York,
at place called Lake View, so designated from its
proximity to beautiful sheet of water which adds
to the charms Of an otherwise even picturesque land
scape, consisting Of gentle slope and verdant mea
dows agreeaby and satisfactorily nterchanged so as
to 0er most excellent sites for buildings as well as
adjoining soil suitable for cultivation The property
is located within the limits of Paterson city, and has
with broad streets and avenues, by the Paterson
Land Improvement and Building Company, who
have done much already and contemplate doing
great deal more to add to its natural attractions.
adyerted upon the occasion Of the large sale at Ruth
erford Park week since OF proximity to the city In
point or time, through the convenience. OF steam
transportation, much interest was manifested
In the sale, and large congregation was the
result. or course many were attracted by the free
ride and free lunch which were on the programme,
but the majority were bidders and prices ruled ap-
preciatfvely. The incpient cities lying along the
line on the Erie Railroad lin New Jersey are rapid.
ly becoming favorite places with men OF small in
comes in New York, seeking neat and pleasant home
steads, and the experience OF those who have thus
located themselves, as related by them, giving
great impetus to the settlement and develop
ment OF these places. New Jersey responds
Manhattan with even more assurance OF ultimate
accord thar Long Island or Westchester. Below we
give particulars Of the sales, merely remarking en-
pdsSont that the plots spoken OF comprise generally
The highest price paid for single plot was given by
the President OF the association, II. b. Crosby -
Year: 1868

The eleventh annual regatta OF the Brooklyn Yacht
Club, which came of yesterday, inaugurated new
and admirable feature in the yacting pastime. For
the first time in this country the race was thrown
open for entries from all clubs, and the consequence
was a contest between very large number of ves
sells and a spirited struggle between the different
The question of a regatta Of this kind has long been
mooed, and the Brooklyn club was the first to give
il q trial. The result was success, which will
doubtless lead 10 frequent repetition Of the expert
ment. Indeed, one of the clubs which participated
yesterday-the Bayonne Yacht Club-has given no.
toe that at Its next regatta, in September, an invita-
ton VIII be extended to all other rival organizations
to compete for the prizes.


RENDEZVOUS


yesterday was Of the boathouse of the Brooklyn
Club in Gowanus bay, where at an early hour
nearly forty vessels made their appearance and
nrted and coquetted and circled about until near
the hour Of the start, when they had marshalled
into three lines extending across the bay from the
Long Island shore to the wharf structures at Red
Hook. SO numerous a gathering Of pretty models
has been seldom witnessed, and the contemplatve
spectator particularly if possessed Of penchant for
maritime sports would have found ample food for
reflection over the progressive spirit which has
entered into the yachting fraternity


THE ENTRIES.


The occasion was more particularly the annual
regatta OF the Brooklyn Yacht Club but in further
ance Of the movement, just referred to- for trial OF
speed between all clubs desirous OF competing in
'union" regatta entries were invited without dis
tincton, and hence at the time Of starting yester-
the following list recOrded.-
Year: 1868

The other yachts were dIstanCeu. An mSpeCIlOH
OF the time will show how close in many cases was
the race between pairs OF the yachts.


THE HOMEsTRETCH.


The Addle V. led the hOmestretch and kept her
place all the way back but failed to win owing to
the allowance of measurement. The Matte turned
the spit in rapid pursuit and the greater portion of
the fleet wheeled soon after Standing up the bay
many OF the yachts winged their jibs, and the dis
play of canvas was even finer than in the earlier
stages OF the To the spectator at the buoy 1t
seemed like a vast flock OF white birds winging their
flight towards the city. Unfortunately the wind,
which was not OF the best at any time, began to die
away from this moment, and the latter portion OF
the contest, particularly above the NarrOws, lost
great deal OF its animation.


PASSING THE LAST sTAKEBOAT.


At nineteen minutes past four O'Clock cheer
greeted the Adde she passed the stakebOat or the
Club House. The others came after her in desultory
succession until the following list, sufficient to ndi
cate the winners to the Judges, was cQmpriSed-
Year: 1868

The THEATRE NEXT WEEK.-As will be
seen by advertisement, Miss Maggie Mitch
ell appears on the boards Of our little
Theatre on Monday night. The New York
Herald says of this fsvorite actress


"The pieces or plays in which she ap-
pears are not only interesting and pretty,
but they all contain sound moral lessons
addressed generally to the understanding
and feelings CT the great masses of the pub
lie. Miss MitchelPs life has won her the
respect and affection of theatre-goers o.
completely as her abilities have won for her
the faculty Of drawing large houses. The
stage nowadays is never defended by any
body in print without reference to Maggie's
career as proof of the faot that talent and
private excellence Of the highest order viii
succeed better than talent and vice, and that
the latter is not at all requisite to his
trionic success"


The sale of reserved seats is now going on
ut the Theatre.
Year: 1868

SNATCH H-THIEF.-A farmer from Bedford
county, who arrived here last night, had
his pocket-book containing about twenty
dollars and papers valued at S5O0) stolen
from him near the Old Market. Being 8
stranger he employed q colored boy to show
him to certain house he was in search Of
and on arriving there he pulled out hiE
pocket-book to pay him; whereupon The
boy snatched it from his hand and ran off
making good his escape.
Year: 1868

RESISTING THE PoL1CE.-Last night Off
Ger Smithers observed negro man named
Billy Williams stealing wood from the basin
bank. He went to arrest him, and he re-
sisted him in a most violent manner, and
succeeded in knocking him down. Officer
Smithers called upon q soldier who was
standing near to assist him, which he did,
and they brought him to the second station
house. Hs will have hearing this morn
Year: 1868

THE TABLEAuX.-Last night the second
exhibition Of tableaux came off at the Ex.
change concert-room, and to the satisfac.
ton and amusement Of large audience
This evening there will be final enter
tainment, with fine programme-the pro-
ceeds to be devoted to that excellent insti-
tuition the Female Orphan Asylum.
Year: 1868

The NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE.-Colo-
mel James R. Branch and Colonel Charles
S. Darlington left the city last evening on
their way to Cincinnati to attend the meet
ing Of the National Board Of Trade to be
held there on the I'd of next month.