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Year: 1869

The SOUTHERN LABOR MovEMENT.-It is
a curious fact that while the Demoeray of
California are falsely denouncing their polit-
ical oppone Is as the advocates of n whole
sale system of Chinese importation, the only
persons who really propose to attempt anT
thing of that kind are the Democracy of the
East and South. The late Memphis Conyen
ton, which resolved that Chinese labor is
Indispensable to the South, consisted largely
of Democratic plantation owners and was
presided bv ISham G. Harris, a well known
Secession Democrat. The agent of the Con-
vention, G. w. Gift. who is now on his way
hther to see what arrangements can be made
to obtain and forward Chinese, is a Democrat
The correspondence wi b this State that pre-
ceded the Memphis movement was with Dem
ocrats.


In the face of this Democratic enthusiasm
Tor Chinese labor the leading BepubIican
journals of the country, East and West alike
deprecate any forcing process, whether under
the color of illegal contracts or in any other
form of Cooleism, and insist that there shall
he no immigration from China to the United
States but what is free and voluntary They
argue that the Chinese as tree agents will
not come in excessive numbers, and will not
iniure any class of white labor but they
suspect in the Southern movement a scheme
to inaugurate an Illicit traffic, which is meant
to result in a substitute for slavery v-Stn
Francisco Bulletin
Year: 1869

HORRIBLE AFFAIR.-An Iowa paper re-
ports that as Il man and his wife were at
work in field in that State, their child,
which was in basket near them, was heard
to cry, and the husband asked his wife to go
and see what the trouble was. She, intent
upon her work, delayed few minutes, and
then, to her horror, found her child dead,
with large snake coiled around it. The
husband, in the frenzy and angel of his
grief, struck his wife with hoe which he
held in his hand and killed her instantly.
Year: 1869

In certain church in San Francisco
each scholar that is in his place before open
ing school receives a ticket for puuctuallty
A correspondent having gone early to school
one Sunday, observed class of six orseven
BOYS aged from seven to twelve years, all OF
respectable parentage, throwing dice for
who should win the whole lot of punctuality
tickets. He stood aghast at such depravity,
in such place, on such day. especially
when one urchin roared out :"Sixes I've
won give us the pool =
Year: 1869

DANcE.-A dance will COME off at Armory
Hail on the evening of August 5th Alien
Henry, the popular musician, will see that
everything is in order and that alf who rar.
ticipate have good time.
Year: 1869

CURIOSITY rr.-Mr. Stephen Lean informs
us that few weeks ago a cow belonging to
him gave birth to a calf with but two legs
The animals body is fully developed and
perfectly formed with the exception of fore
legs which are lacking. Its shoulders are
rounded of and smooth, but the forelegs
failed to sprout
Year: 1869

PLAIN SPoKEN-We have shown IN sever
al previous articles that the evils of CooIie-
ism in this country were directly attributable
to the Democracy, and the facts every day
transpiring in the South, plainly show who
are the champions of Chinese in pnrtation a
this time As further evidence on this point
we publish below an extract from the ST. Louis
Republican, a strong Democratic paper,
which raps Senator Casserly over the knuck-
les and talks the real sentiments of the Dem
ocracy. Hear 1t.


The Democratic party at the South, have
no thought of hiring. as workmen in that
region, the Irish. or Germans. or other Eu-
ropeans: their detestatiun of free white labor
is only equalled by that Of free black labor :;
and, in the Chinese, they propose to find u
substitute for both Already there is n
Southern demand for Chinese labor and we
have no doubt that in few wears the Chinese
will be the laborers at the South as we'll as
Mt the North. Mr.. Casserly will find that
the Democratic party at the South will not
| consent to the exclusion cf the Chinese. nor
to any law or regulation which will compel
them to employ white mechanics or labnrers.
| Here we have the leading Democratic
paper of the West asserting that the Dem


ocratic party is hencrforh to be the open
champion of Chinese labor and the enemy of
| free white labor. Will working men longer
train with such party? Is it not about
time to vote such Democracy ont of existence?
Year: 1869

We are gratifed to see our articles on the
new Coolie Democracy republished by many
Of our Union exchanges in the mining coun-
ties. 1t shows that the people are alive to
the Importance of the subject
Year: 1869

We fully agree with the San Francisco
Call when it denounces the recent action of
the Board of Education iT relation to chang.
ing the present series of public school books,
as great outrage. Such change in our
school books is only made at the instigation
of booksellers and book publishers who desire
to force their works upon the people through
the instrumentality of speculating education.
al officials. The expense of purchasing new
books sufficient to equip children for school,
entails heavy tax on parents and guardians,
and is especially hard for poor men, with large
from S4 to $40 per child. We will refer to
this matter at length when we have more
leisure.
Year: 1869

OFFIcE-sEEKING.-The New York Tribune,
speaking Of poor German in Albany, who
tried to get place in the Postofice aud failed
and became so raviBg distracted that he had to
be carried to an asylum, says:


There are men who go mad while they are
seeking office; others when they fail to obtain
it; still Others, after they succeed in getting it,
lis mad world, this political world, my mas
ters! II all the signs of disappointment
since General Grant came in, could be collect
the tears shed over failures could be gathered
together, they would float a fleet; and if
all the temptations which assail placemen
could be concentrated, the result would be
something which would hnve secured the Fail
of Man without the interposition Of tho Devil.
How happy is he born or taught, who has no
Office, and who does not want onel A.i
Year: 1869

ENGLISH WHEAT HARyEsr.-A writer in
the London Times says that although it is too
early to form precise opinion about the wheat
harvest, two points may be regarded as tolera-
bly, eertain-there cannot be an early harvest.
and the crop on the average cannot be great
one. The writer believes that this year will
tend to confirm prediction he made several
years ago, to the effect that wheat would new
er again be dear in England, and beef would
never again be cheap. He rests the former
opinion on the abundant supplies of grain
from America and Russia.
Year: 1869

Our readers viii remember sad case OF suicide
at Media, Pa, recently reported in our columns
The suicide was a woman who had been married
by one James DOughcrty, and been subsequently de-
serted by him. He had taken with him several
years Of toll by his wife as servant before he mar
ried her.


Dougherty came to New Castle IN this State, and
married young woman with whom he sailed on a
bridal tour to Boston, the expense being of course
borne by his real wife's money. When the know
ledge of his actions came to his wife, she inmed-
ately took dose OF poison from the effects of which
she died.


Dougherty was not heard of for some time after
wards but for some time past has been skulking
about Chester, Pa. AS the second marriage took
place in this State, it against laws the crime
was committed. Mayor Valentine hearing of his
Whereabouts, issued warrant for his arrest He
accordingly arrested suspicion by the Chester
police, and subsequently transferred to the officers
of this city. He had a hearing before Mayor Valen-
tine on Thursday, and was held to bail in the sum
of $1,000 to answer the charge, and in default was
sent yesterday 10 New Castle jail to await his trial.
Wilmington Commercial Of Saturday.
Year: 1869

The New York Herald of March 23d has tb. following:

 Between ten and eleven o'clock on Sunday night, one of the Jersey City and RoboEa1 horse cars was turning around the corner lead ing from the swamp at the corner of Nortb Seventh and Provost Streets when q rongb looking fellow jumped into ths car and ss beside young woman. He addressed so oa conversation to her which was not heard bv tbs conductor, but the woman turned away from him with a look of contempt He then seized and dragged hcr to the platform, when inc conductor, @ young German, who hes been

 lately put on the cars, caught hold ot him and attempted to stop him. but he was hurled over the dash board and had his face severely eut The young woman screamed for help bat the rufhAn soon hurried her out of sight. There wss only another passenger in the car. A fnll grown man, who was cowardly enough 10 sit sill and permit this act of vilaiuy The driver was about to inturpose when he saw revolver peeping out of the scoundrePs pocket and this was damper on him. Nothing fun. ther has been heard from the villain or bis victim. The locality where this occurred i, infested by villains whose presence renders it hazardous for people to t'avel there at night. Only few nights previously young man wss approached by two mysterious looking fellows at the same corner when he drew a revolver and they retired without exchanging word or nearer.
Year: 1869

There has been recently an interesting discus
sion among the party in the Province of Nova
Scotia favorable TO annexation to the United
States. The party consists of two divisions
one advocates immediate annexation, and the
other approves OF an anterior movement for
independence as certain to lead to the desired
end. No decisive policy has yet been adopted
Out and out annexationists complain bitterly
of the policy Of independence as certain to lead
TO no desirable result They are determined to
stick to the complete severance from 9rea,
Britain. The temporary policy Of some Of the
repeal leaders does not meet with the approval
of many of their political friends.
Year: 1869

INNOCENT PoIsONING.-The Chicago drug.
gist who gave man aconite in place OF brandy,
thereby causing the death OF the latter, has,
after q mild ceRsure by q coroner's jury, been
set free. This druggist, whose blunder cost a
man his life, was, short time since it Is stated,
a porter In some store. He gathered some capi.
tai; and gave up sweeping the sidewalk and
the office for the more lucrative and delicate
business of putting up prescriptions. He is
said TO have had no preliminary education in
pharmacy, and hence his unpardonable blum =
der was the legitimate result Of ignorance.
Year: 1869

We have recently been made acquainted
with one Of the saddest, and at the same time
one of the most singular cases that it has ev-
er been our duty to chronicle When the
war commenced there lived on Vine street an
honest, industrious German family, who sup
ported themselves by keeping notion store.
When Sumpter was fired on, the husband at
once enlisted in the army as a private, and by
his distinguished ability and bravery was soon
promoted to the command of his company.
Not once had he been home since the war be-
gan At last he wrote to his wife that he
had received a leave Of absence" and
would certainly be home on the following
Thursday, aud he wanted her to meet him at
he train.


The next day, instead Of starting for home
the battle of Gettysburg was fought, and he
was among the slain. The news Of his death
came, and since that time the devoted wife
has been crazy, and still expects her husband
on the train, and by day and night-in all
kinds of weather-stands in the middle ol
the crossing in front of her house, looking IN
every direction for the approach OF him whc
will never come again.


Often she will call on the Mayor and Other
city authorities to have officers detailed to 6
and watch that train" to see if her hus
band is not coming, This strange conduct
has lasted for almost six years, and the gric
and troubles of the poor woman have been 81
great that she has turned prematurely gray
and although under thirty years Of age, ha
the appearance of a very old person.--Ca
eianah Times.
Year: 1869

So fit and useful is morning devotion, it
ought not to be omitted without necessity,
If our circumstances will allow the privilege,
it is bad sign when no part Of the morning
is spent in prayer. If God finds no place in
our minds at that early and peaceful hour, lie
will hardly recur to US in the tumults Of life.
If the benefits Of the morning do not soften US,
we can hardly expect the heart to melt with
gratitude through the day. lfthe world then
push in and take possession Of us, when we
are at some distance and have had a respite
from its cares, how can we hope to shake il
off when we shall be in the midst of it, press
ed and agtated by it on every side?


Let part Of the morning, if possible, be
set apart to devotion and to this end We
should fix the hour Of rising so that we may
have an early hour at our disposal. Our pi-
ETY. s suspicious, if we can renounce, as too
many do, the pleasures and benefits of early
prayer, rather than forego the senseess indul.
gence Of unnecessary sleep. What we can
rise early enough for business We can even
anticipate the dawn, il favorite pleasure OF
an uncommon gain request the effort But
we cannot rise that we may bless our great
Beneiactor, that we may arm ourselves fol
the severe conflicts to which our principles
are to be exposed We are willing to rush
into the world, without thanks offered or a
blessing sought From a day thus begun
what ought we TO expect but thoughtlessness
and guilt 2-Dr. Claiming.
Year: 1869

BULL FROG AvENUE.-The City Council
have determined to open the road to the
Delaware on Fifteenth street. instead OF tak-
ing those sweelly inviting and decidedly in
expensive fields of living green, so poetcal-
ly spoken of in the report oil committee on
that subject. All first every thing was to be
done for the encouragement and adva. tage
of the Edgemoor Iron Works; now, that
company, We are told, is TO make its own
road if it wants one, and fifteenth street is
10 be the glorious future paradise for the
town LOT suckers TO goat ia. Mr.. Febiger,
who possesses more practical brains, and
dozen times more common sense in a bus-
ness point of view than most oil those who
opposed his view Of The new road, plainly
told Council, that the opening of Fifteenth
street would benefit no particular interest of
value to the city, but would make capital
field for bull frog shooting, and require tor
wharfage facilities an expensive outlay OF
money. But his suggestions were disre-
garded; the fat job idea prevailed, and we
suppose the plundering oi the City Treasury
is 10 be continued ria Fifteenth street, as it
has been on other similar occasions, through
the vile and reckless Legislation OF the city
authorities.


When the road is finished, tile members OF
Council ought TO inaugurate its opening by
grand bull frog excursion Of that body over
the road, with wooden guns and pistols. 1t
would be fitting sequel to the great achieve
ment 10 see the projectors OF the Froglown
triumph returning, each to his home, with a
full string OF the "hind legs OF the inhabt-
ants OF the new road TO the Delaware,
around his neck for his supper relish.
Year: 1869

The BANK NOTE COMPANY have failed
10 comply with the Terms of their contract for
the printing of national currency, and it is
thought the work will be taken from them
and the Printing Bureau re-eslablshed. A
great number OF bankers are making appli-
cation to the United States Treasurer for
United slates notes Of the denominations of
one dollar and two dollars, but the Depart
ment cannot supply them.
Year: 1869

If TIE CITY COUNCIL keep on little
longer they will soon need Committee ON
Natural History They lave already cow
and pig pound in shipley street; nanny
goat market house in Twelfth street; aud
now they propose to institute school for
bull frogs in Fifteenth street. They have
long been celebrated for the size and quantity
of the vermin they raise in the City Hall
Year: 1869

THE SCARCITY OF WATER IN Philadelphia
still continues, there not being enough in the
Schuylkill at Paramount to run the turbine
wheels. Last Tuesday an effort was made
TO throw water up into>the basin by means of
the steam fire engines The Hope and Dill
gent steamers worked all day and were re-
lieved in the evening by The Good Win and
Harmony, who worked during the lighi.-
About ], 10000 gallons were added to the
supply in the basin in twenty lour hours.
Year: 1869

The tables have again turned on Munaler who, during the first days of his trial was having 1t all his own way. So long as only his side was heard and he had such able enthusiasts as Judge Edmuns to come in to court and testify they had conversed with transparent ghosts who gave them valuable information, the spiritualists were triumphant, and there was every prospect of Numbers becoming famous and extort- ing large fortune from the credulity of mankind. Now, however, the matter is bravely altered. It was proved that, only last Saturday Mumler was offered $500 to go to another than his own gallery and there produce his spirit likeness, but that

 he refused to encounter the test. An ex. perienced photographer describes no less than seven ways by which spirit photo graphs, similar to those of Mumler, could be produced. He exhibited some photo graphs which he had himself taken, and in which there were ghostly portraits. Anoth- CT experienced photographer gave still more convincing testimony. He pointed out that one of the so-called spirit por-

 traits, which appears on Q card with that of the living sitter, has the light on the right side of the face and the shadow on the left, while the light on the sitters face IS on the left side and the shadow on the right. This demonstrates conclusively that in that instance. at least, the original of the spirit did not stand near

 the living sitter at the time the picture of

 the latter was taken. And yet we suppose Mumler will have his adherents and will still humbug superstitious idiots into be. lieving that dead occupy themelves in sit ting for their pictures. Spiritualists, like all new sects are fond of exaggerating their numbers, but it is unhappily too true that there are too many of them. They are not of course all believers in the ridicu-i lous rubbish which constitutes what they are pleased to term the religion of spirit

 uallsm, but many join their societies and circles for the most abominable and licen- tlous purposes. It is notorious that ma- ny of the spiritualists circles of New York and other cities are held by the vilest people in the community, and have brought ruin to the morals of the young of both SC xeswho have been unveiled into gatteud- ing them. One of the worst features of the system is the contempt with which it treats marriage. It is rarely that medi. um does not have fling at the in stitution and indulge in some gross cant about affin- ities. So much has this been the tenden- cy of spiritualism of late years that some of the most prominent members of the sect have been compelled to denounce it. What good the spiritualists have accomplished it would be difficult to say. They claim that by convincing people of the immortality of the soul they have saved many from infi- delity. Infidelity is surely an unhappy condition of the mind. but we do not know after all whether it be not more truly de- vout to believe that the soul expires with the body than that it spends i ts time after death in rapping out rubbish on tables and enabling fellows like Mumler to make a living. PaNadiuns -| s@ VI q
Year: 1869

A YOUNG woman in Meriden. having been deserted by her husband, was obliged lately to apply to the police for shelter during her confinement. Another argument against Universalism. 4a1sol.ssgs
Year: 1869

All are alike puzzled to know, in this advanced
age OF science, by what process N UMLER X
takes the SPIRIT PHOTOGRAPH; but all arrce
that the NaWKST AND BEST GOODS OF the
season have been provided by and can now be had
or SMITH THE CLOTHIER,


1903 Main street.
KID GLOVES, warranted sound, 81 so per pair


4
Year: 1869

SEA ISLAND CorroN. a correspondent of the
Charleston Daily News, in letter about the profits of
Sea Island planters says:


have had full experience in operating with free
labor and the like experience and great success i'll
cultivang Sea Island cotton before the war I made
in season, from extra fine cotton $ll2 the acre.
clear of expenses III another, l made one hundred
and fifty pounds round, of this cotton, TO my whole
crop of over eighty acres This previous to the
war, and hence the amounts expressed in gold.
Since the war with free labor and sweeps have made
of the cotton in the adverse season of 1861 S10o
per acre,
Year: 1869

"A Rocky Mountain paper publishes obituary no.
tice of the famous " Jim chief Of the Washoe In
dians, who died recently Jim seems to have pos
sessed many virtues lie is said to have been good,
though very dirty red man. He possessed we'll
balanced head Of hair, and stomach enough for all that
he could get to eat. His regard for truth notable
he never nedded with it. He left no will, and his es
tate consisting of pair of boots will have to be
tied by his heirs through the medium of game Of
Md slcdren
Year: 1869

CARD THE Ccws.-One would think
that any kind.hesrted man. when he
sees how grateful this operation is to a
COW, would be willing to spend few
moments daily in carding her. II pays
as well TO clean cows as horses. All who
have fairly tried il find great benefit
from the operation. And vet not one
farmer In bundred makes 1t a prac.
tice TO use The card or curry comb in
the constable. We know stupid men
who laugh at the idea AS mere no
ton of some fancy farmer. But, in
point Of fact, no COW can give the best
results at the pail unless this matter is
attended to, especially 10 winter
20. ...y [Ameriean IgriculturisL
Year: 1869

EVERY hour life's sands are Gliding
from beneath incsutious hands. the
trifler goes to bis doom. The requiem
of each departure is an echo Of the Sa-
viour's question What shall a man
give in exchange fer his soul 2
Year: 1869


The papers are telling about boy in
New England, now fourteen years of
age, which is supposed to be the richest
boy in the United States, because he has
q great deal Of money. To our mind,
the richest boy In America Is one who
IL good hearted. honest, Intelligent, am
who loves his mother, and always has q
kind void for her, who loves his broth
ers or sisters, and tries to help them, and
regards them with true affection. He is
the boy who does not call his father the
old man, but who loves him, and tries
to help him as the hairs Of old age gather
fast upon his brow. e.r.s..-r $500.


The richest boy is one who has pluck
to fight his own destiny and future, be
is the one who has the manhood to do
right and be honest, and is striving to be
somebody, who is above mean action
who would not tell lie to screen him.
self or betray friend. He is the boy
whs has heart for others, whose young
mind is full of noble thoughts for 1the
future, and is determined to win . name
by good deeds. He is one who is look
ing forward to the time when he can
have q wife-a dear, good girl-loved
by him with all the depth of his nature,
and for whom he will labor to make a
good home and a good husband. This
Is the richest boy in America. Which
one of our readers is it? =. --....,...


This boy we like, we would be glad to
see, would like to take by the hand and
tell him to go on earnestly, that success
might crown his efforts. And if he is q
poor boy We should meet him at the
bid him enter, and give him
good advice, well and kindly meant
That other boy down in New England
we don't care anything about, for there
are fools and snubs enough to worship,
iatter, and spoil him. -