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Year: 1869

THE CHARGE AND TIE WITNESSES. On the
same page Of the HERALD that reported the
doings Of those enthusiasts for human progress
who hold that the conventional organization Of
society is failure were the reports of Theo-
dore Aliens case, the Bruest malpractice case,
the proceedings Of the Board Of Aldermen and
"a Horrid Nuisance on Tenth Avenue"
Year: 1869

say, there is an opportunity furnished Napo-
leon for giving an outward direction to French
discomfort. We look for reform, but as reform
is only means to an end, we shall not be
surprised to learn that reform is to be backed
up by foreign war.
Year: 1869

THE HEAD OF THE FAMILY COMING
ALoSe.-Among the candidates spoken of for
the next Governor of Vermont is General
Peter T. Washburne, Of Windsor county.
Peter is good name, and is the rock upon
which the Church was founded. Let it be
peter
Year: 1869

For some time we have found it rather diff
cult to understand the Boston Jubilee-tO
know the why's and wherefores of it, and to
comprehend exactly what it means in the
world. We were sure it could not be that
Boston had just discovered that the war was
over-for the end of the rebellion and the sur
render of Lee were recorded in several success
sive copies of the HERALD several years ago
and we have been informed by traveller that
the Bostonians only conine themselves to the
A&antic Monthly three days in four; SO that
we have had no doubt that on one of the
fourth days they must have seen the HERALD
and learned the news. Finally, we have dis
covered the solution of the difficulty. This
jubilee is one of Fisk, Jr.' jobs. He has
gotten it up to serve some selfish purposes of
his own. All his theatres here and nine or ten
Of his railroads have proved failures, and
something had to be done. 1t suddenly oc-
CURED to him that he had the Boston boats
left But then, the Boston boats are not
great deal, although if Boston were greater
place-a place to attract all New York to visit
1.-THE Boston boats would be something hand
some Here occurred the idea to make Bos-
ton great, if only for day-and reap the
harvest of that day. Hence the jubilee All
New York and part Of Philadelphia 60. and,
going, pay tribute to Fisk, Jr. Boston
dances, New York pays the fiddler and Fisk is
''the man who laughs" W. are not yet quite
sure that Fisk does not mean at the end to
gobb!e up Boston, as that is the place where
the Pacific Railroad has taken refuge
Year: 1869

A PATERFAMILIAs who is in the habit
OF exacting from his household a strict full
hliment of devotional duties, recently
heard racket among the youngsters in
their dormitory.. Going to the staircase he
sternly demanded to know what was the
matter, and received the explicit reply !:
Harry won't let me say my prayers, d-n
him."
Year: 1869

INFLUENCE OF WEATHER ON HEALTH.
The Medical Record of June 1st con-
tains variety of valuable and interesting
matter Among other things, the Record
gives the following "nine aphorisms" of
DR.. Ballard, upon the relations of the at
mosphere of health


1st That an increase of atmospheric
temperature is normally associated with the
increase of general sickness


I'd. That decrease of atmospheric
temperature is normally associated with
elimination of general sickness.


Sd. That for the most part the increase
or decrease OF sickness is proportional in
amount to the extent to which the atmos-
phenc temperature rises or falls


4th. That it is an error to suppose (as
is popularly held) that sudden changes in
temperature are, as Il rule, damaging to
public health. A sudden change from
cold to hot weather is indeed very damae-
ing; but sudden change from hot to cold
is one of the most favorable circumstances
that can occur when sickness is regarded
as broadly as. .itrepresents a large population


9th. That, remarkably enough, these
influences are most marked in the direc-
tlons have mentioned in the colder season
of the year, and more certain in the winter
than lii summer.


9th. That rises and falls of temperature
are more certain and efectual in their
special operation upon public health when
at the same time the daily range of tenn
perature Is lessened, than they are when
the daily range is at the same time increas-
ing Il more certainly and markedly.


7th. That tail of rain lessons sickness
generally, sometimes Immediately, some
times after short interval, and that. as a
rule, the reduction of general sickness is
greater when the fall of rain is heavy than
when it is light.


9Th Tnat drought, on the other hand
tends to augment general sickness.


9Th. That wet weather in the summer
season operates more certainly in improy
ing public health than it does in the winter
season.
Year: 1869




The Russian River (Cal. Flag gives the
particulars of the remarkable recovery of
Nh u. + Chase, foreman of mill in Men
docno county, from an apparently deadly
wound. ltappears that in July, 1864, Mr..
Chase was doing some work under picket
saw, which WAS running at a great speed,
when in adyertantly raising his head against
the saw he received a cut beginning at the
the frontal bone, enc half inch above the
nose, and running back to the occipital
bone. DR.. A. e. Folsom was called, bat at
first thought it was useless to dress the
wound, believing that the man would die
in few minutes, but Mr.. Chase being per-
fectly concious and free from pain, he coz
cluded to attempt careful dressing, en-
couraged somewhat he says, by remember
ing the case of man in Vermont who had
a tamping iron blown through his head and
recovered therefrom. The cut gaped open
SO that the skull bones were full inch
apart DR.. Folsom estimated that the
brain was cut nearly to its base, or fully
three inches Deep He inserted a pocket
rule an inch and a half. He carefully re-
moved all fragments of skull-taking out
over thirty pieces-and washed out the saw
dust that had got into the opening, using
warm water to produce hemorrhage, which
was slight for SO extensive a wound He
also washed out more than table spoonful
of brain. How much more the saw carried
ha
then shaved the scalp, applied a tourniquet
to bring the bones together, and closed the
Aperture with six stitches, finishing with
adhesive plaster and leaving three openings.
The only dressing ever used was cold wa
ter.


The patient was in full possession of his
faculties during the whole time, aud said he
experienced no pain then or afterward un-
til he was entirely recovered He visited
the mill about four weeks after the accident,
and soon after resumed his duties as fler
and foreman, which position he still holds
He says he never lost sleep or appetite, or
experienced any physical or mental pain or
weakness from his wound The doctor
theory for this wonderful case is that the
wound was clean cut unaccompanied by
concussion, and that it is usually the con-
cussion and not the incission of the brain
that causes death. Believing for year or
two that the patient would die of the injury,
DIR. F. did not send any statement of the
case to the medical journals. Mr.. Chase now
seems To have as long lease of his life as
anybody else.
Year: 1869

Crafty men contemn studies simple men
admire them, and wise men use them, says
Lord Bacon. The Chinese can hardly be
reckoued in the first of these classs. So
great is their reverence for everything writ
ten or printed, that they take the greatest
pains to prevent the least scrap, whether
favorite poem or school-boy' S copy book,
from being trampled upon, or in any way
treated with disrespect. Persons are hired
to go about the streets and into the shops
and houses to gather everything of the kind
that can be seen. Baskets, too, with the


inscription, Respect printed paper" are
placed by the roadside to receive these rev.
cred scraps. This paper when large
quantity has been collected, is burned, and
the ashes are carried out to sea and thrown
overheard. This reverence for written and
printed characters is now carried out so far


that an attempt has been made to prevent
the use of inscriptions on China ware, be-
cause so little regard is paid to broken crock
cry. The authorities have also forbidden
the working of Chinese letters in embroidery.
Year: 1869

WoMAN's GRAvE-I can pass by the
tomb of man with somewhat of a calm in
difference; but when | survey the grave of
female, sigh involuntarily escapes me.
With the holy name of woman | associate
every soft, tender, and delicate affection l
think of her as the young and bashful vir-
gin, with eyes sparkling. aud cheeks GRIM
soned with each feeling of the heart as the
chaste and virtuous matrcn, tired with the
follies of the world, and prepa, ing for the
grave, TO which she must soon descend. Oh,
there is something in contemplating the
character of a woman that raises the soul
far above the level of society. She is form
ed to adorn and humanze man, to soothe his
cares and strew his path with flowers. In
the hour of distress she is the rock on which
he leans for support, and when fate calls
him from existence, her tears bedew his
grave. Can you look upon her grave with
out emotion? Man has always justice doEe
to his memory; woman never. The pages
of history lie open to one; but the meek
and unobtrusive excellencies of the other
sleep with her unnoticed in the grave. In
her may have shone the genius of a poet
with the virtues of saint. She, too, may
have passed along the sterile path of exis
tence, and felt for others as | now feel tor
her.
Year: 1869

marriage Law, like all othsr Law,


c1ists mainly for the protection Of the weak,
AID as women exist, they arc thus far tho
weaker sex. It is they whom marriage and
IFS incident maternity render less attractive
and less capable Of new alliances. Love,
which in man is IN incident, in woman is d
business. A fearful business It becomes
when loosed OF the restraints of marriage.
Year: 1869

In the Circuit Court, yesterday,
Judge Pinkney delivered his opinion
in the case of Addison VerSltS Addison.
The bill was filed for the sale of certain
property, the title of which involved
II question OF the legality OF II marriage
contract between slaves. Judge Pink
ney decided that emancipation gives to
the slave his civil rights, and contract
of marriage is legal and valid by the
consent of the master, and the moral as
sent OF the slave, from the moment of
his freedom, although dormant during
slavery, produces all the effects which
result from such a contract among white
Year: 1869

THE California papers are discussing the
question of removing the U. s. Branch Mint
from San Francisco to Sacramento. 1t is
contended that the latter place being nearer
the mines is the proper point at which to
locate the Mint. Since the completion of
the overland railroad Sacramento is disposed
to take on airs, and even talks Of disputing
the question Of commercial supremacy with
the Bay City.
Year: 1869

AN OLD Aco6AINrANcE.-The telegraph
brings the intelligence that Gen. Jordan is
In command of one of the divisions fight.
ing for Cuban indcpend Gen. Jordan
will be recOllected as the former Quarter
master at Fort Dalles, which position be re-
sigIned at the breaking out..of the rebellion,
and entered the rebel service. During the
great part Of the war be was chief of Beau
regards staff, and 10 that capacity wrote the
celebrated "beauty aud booty" proclamation.
Gen. Jordan is reported to have two thou.
sand Americans under his command, and
with these he is likely to give good account
OF himself in fight with the Spanish troops.
Year: 1869

Republicans have been completely over
borne. The first apostles of secession,
the men who ten years ago were burn
ing the IHteldgeRcer, indicting men fol
circulating the Tribune, bounding stray
Yankee cloek-peddlars from the limits
OF the State, and narrowing the popular
soul with visions Of Abolition enormitY
and the Crisis of fHELPER-the CARLILEs,
the BoREMANs and the NAT HARRIsoNso Of
West Virginia are monopolizing the
benefits of the revolution against the
ideas of their own advocacy, rising
to- greatness on the ruins of the re-
bellion that came from their teach
ing. This is due simply to the fact,
that the original Republicans of West
Virginia allowed q lot of demagogues
to teach them "loyalty" after the war
was over, and to lead in the fight
against secession after the rebellion
was crushed. For example, people OF
the BoREA6AS stamp originated the pro-
scriptive policy in this State. They
were its first advocates, and the Repub-
licans proper, instead Of taking their
rightful position at the head of the par
ty and against that policy, quietly fell
into line behind the proscriptionists,
and helped them in their iniquitous
work The result is that FOREMAN goes
to the Senate, and CAMPBELL is left in
retirement. But had CAMPBELL aud the
Republicans of his stamp resisted the
disfranchisement business, they would
have taken from this FOREMAN tribe its
chief strength and by the very liberali-
ty of their policy would have ensured
their own prominence and the perma-
nence of Republican ascendency in
West Virginia. Failing to do this, they
find themselves flying as tails to the
kites of gang Of people who had the
rebellion triumphed could have shown
record of devotion to the interests of
the Southern institution that would
have compared favorably with YANcY's.


In brief, the Republicanso of West Vir-
ginia have joined in a public policy
which has power for its chief object
and disfranchisement for its means, and
they are supplanted by men who
have no sympathy for them so far as
principle is concerned, but whose very
nnscrupulousness will always enable
them to win in mere contest for place.
The only remedy for the evil is for the
genuine Republican element to rebel
against the place-hunting scalawags,
throw overheard their prescription pol
icy, challenge public confidence by the
liberality and fairness of their measures
and thus regain the influence to which
their services, ability and integrity en-
title them.
Year: 1869

Congressional manners and customs
are susceptible of marked Improvement
An exception should be made ia the case
of Ross. His manner may be mended
but his cHssed him is fixed fact, and
cannot be altered.
Year: 1869

It is we'll established fact that fully one.
half Of the female portion of our population arc
seldom in the enjoyment Of good health, or, to
use their own expression, never feel we'll"
They are languid, devoid Of all energy, extreme.
ly nervous, and have no appetite.


To this class of persons the BITTERS, or the
TONIC, is especially recommended.


WEAK AND DELICATE CHILDREN


Are made strong by the use of either Of these
remedies: They will cure every case of Ma.
RASMUS, without fail.


Thousands of certificates have accumulated
in the hands Of the proprietor, but space will
allow Of the publication of but a few. Those.
il will be observed, are men of note, and of such
standing that they must be believed
Year: 1869

We frequently hear individuals say
Il can forgive, bat cannot forget =
God does both be aot only abundantly
pardons, but our slus and lnlQulAes ho
remembers no more To forgive is vel.
but to fo~give and forget is better. L i
we'll TO thoroughly sweep house. but it
is better to sweep it and not leave tie
dirt in the entry.
Year: 1869

STANDING FROM UNDER.-The Albany Argus
states that it is given out on ''reiable authority
that Mr.. Seward, before he started out on his
recent tour, stated very explicitly that within
year there would be breakup of President
Grants administration, which he pronounced
the weakest administration the country has
ever had, and he assigned as one reason for
going away that he wished to be as far Off as
possible when the breakup takes place." But
is It not rather queer that In order to get out
Of the sphere Of party quakes he should go to
The land Of ssFlhquafesP Give Seward good
shaking up in San Francisco earthquake and
there would be little left of him. But the ex-
Secretary always was man Of negatives, aud
his prophecy in regard to Grants sdministra-
ton may turn out to be the reverse Of what IL
printed.
Year: 1869

To write ted hand may sometimes be a
sign that a man has risen in the world, mas
much as some great men have written more
and more illegibly the higher they rose to dis
tinction Napoleon l. wrote well enough
when he was pupil at the military school Of
Brienne, but his signature after he became
Emperor of the French was as scratchy as
civilian the Conqueror, his mark" Rufus
Choate, when schoolboy, was never fogged
by his writing teacher, for which very reason,
perhaps, his manuscript after he became an
eminent lawyer and a United States Senator,
looked as if he had dipped spider in the ink
stand and then let it crawl over the page.
But, if sometimes sign of greatness, bad
penmanship often leads to queer results.
Thus an angry letter of dismissal from one of
our great railway kings to an employee served
the latter as a free pass for himself and family
for year. The freshest case in point how
ever, turned out less luckily for the party
chiefly interested in it. This party, who had
been tried and found guilty of gross misde-
meanor at the last session of Judge Kelly's
court, was brought up for sentence on Satur-
day last. The Judge said that numerous letters
had been received by him testifying to the
previous good character of the accused, to
his military service and to his wounds. But
one letter had been received from Horace
Greeley which he could not make out, ON ac
count of its cramped illegibility. 1t might be
a request either to infict the severest punish
ment on the accused or to grant his discharge.
Accordingly, without giving him the benefit
Of the doubt, the Judge acted on his own
Judgment and sent the prisoner to the City
Prison for thirty days.
Year: 1869

English Politics-Eari Grey's Proposed
Amendment 10 the Irish Church Bill.
In the House of Lords on Monday evening
Earl Grey gave notice that he should move to


omit in the Irish Church bill that portion OF
the preamble which provides that the property
or proceeds of said Church shall not be held
or applied for the maintenance of any church
or clergy or other ministry or for the teaching
of religion. Earl Grey ranks as an Independent
member of the House of Lords His afiilia-
tions are neither with tory nor liberal. The
action, therefore, which he proposes to take
shows that by at least section of the Lords
strong effort will be made to amend the
Irish Church bill in committee. We have
little doubt that other notices of a similar
character will be given. Earl Grey's amend
ment is of such a. character that it may be
taken for granted that while it will command
the support Of the conservative peers it will
catch some wavering liberals. Mr.. Gladstones
bill, however, is thing so complete in itself,
and the parts are so nicely adjusted as well as
so dependent on each other, that we cannot
think that the Cabinet will consent to any
such modification. That the bill will with
some difficulty be carried through committee
on the third reading is evident; that it may
be considerably modified is possible; but
we are left no room to doubt that
the will Of the Commons will finally
prevail. The public sentiment Of the three
Kingdoms is so united that the Lords must
yield 1t is the opinion of some-and we be-
lieve the opinion is well founded-that neither
Lord Cairns, the leader of the conservative
party in the Upper House, nor Mr. Disraeh,
the conservative leader in the Lower House,
are very sincere in their opposition to the bill.
Lord Cairns must at least seem to be on the
side of his Orange friends in Ireland. Be-
yond this we do not believe he has much in
terest in opposing the government measure.
Mr. Disraeli, it has been said on good
authority is ''the best friend the disestab-
lishment" has, and for the very best Of rea-
sons In his opinion the Irish Church griev-
ance has all along been source of strength
to the liberal party. 1t has allowed them to
boast of being the true friends of the Catho-
lies in lrelapd, and has secured for them on
all great questions the entire Catholic vote.
So soon, however, as the Irish Protestant
Church establishment is gone the Catholics of
Ireland he thinks, will begin to be cOnserva-
tive, as, indeed, they are all over Europe.
This goes far to explain Mr. Disraeli's luke
warmness. We shall not be surprised If his
calculations turn out to be correct
Year: 1869

Bon TYLKRs ATTEMPT TO HEAD OFF THE
CARPET BADGERS. Tyler, of Alabama,
formerly of Virginia, and son of the late vene-
rable ex-President, attempts to head off the
carpet-baggers by getting up a sort of rotten
borough arrangement by which prominent per-
sons in the North friendly to the South can be
sent to Congress as representatives from South
ern districts. Although we have had in this
city instances of the successful operation of
this rotten borough system in the election of
non-residents to Congress, We hardly think it
advisable for the South to attempt II at this time.
Even if the plan should succeed, and Northern
men with Southern sentiments be sent to
Washington as representatives Of the South,
what assurance is there that the radical ma
jority would permit their admission to either
house2 On the whole we believe it to be un-
wise for the South to try the experimental
any rate at this juncture. In year or two she
may be in a condition to demand instead oil
craving admittance to the halls Of national
legislation. Let the South abide her time. II
Is sure to come, and no heading-off process;
like that proposed by honest Bob of Alabama
will precipitate the event.
Year: 1869

Sales Of Governments Gold-Mr. Boutwe'Ps


Policy.


1t is announced that until further notice the
Secretary of the Treasury will sell after the
close of the present fiscal year, ending June 30,
only one million of gold fortnight. Instead
OF the weekly sale of gold and purchase
of bonds, a million will be applied in
this way on alternate weeks, cOmmenc-
ing Thursday, July 1. We do not know
what the motive of Mr.. Boutwell, may be
for changing his course in selling less gold,
but unless the government expects to be in
at present only to itself-for the purchase OF
Cuba or something else-there is no reason
why the sales should not be as large and fire.
quent as heretofore. The surplus in the
Treasury yields no interest; it has been there
for several years and, in the ordinary course
of events, will continue and probably increase
unless disposed of by SALE A steady and
sufficient sale of gold must have the effect in
the end of bringing down the premium. There
is no fear of the Treasury being deficient in
goiu, ior tnc streau nowinS into IL is coutinual
and large. Let the surplus be used, then, to
buy up the interest-bearing debt, and thus re-
duce the annual burden upon the people. We
are glad to see that the Secretary is going to
use the proceeds Of his sales for this purpose.
The only thing we have to complain of is that
he proposes to sell such small amounts. He
should sell more and cancel more of the inte-
rest-bearing debt with the proceeds.
Year: 1869

He WANTS MORE MoNEY.-In the case of
Fallon against Mills the jury awarded the
former six cents damages for illegal arrest by
the police, recognizing thus the right of the
citizen to his liberty, but putting very low
value on the right in that particular case; ex-
pressing its opinion, in fact, that there was no
great harm done and no danger threatened to
the community when persons of questionable
character were incarcerated, with or without
cause. This verdict, altogether in favor of
good order, was distasteful to the Judge, and,
though he now denies motion for a new trial,
he ''regrets" the verdict, fearing that it will
encourage the police to arbitrary arrests. The
more arrests they make Of the kind that
brought on this case the safer men will be in
the possession of all rights.
Year: 1869

THE PENsACOLA.-The despatch stating that
ties at Acapulco and the United States ship
Pensacola, and that the authorities had ordered
the ship not to leave port, gives no hint as to
the nature of the difficulty. But we believe
our ships of war receive orders in regard to
their movements from another source than the
authorities at Acapulco-at the same time that
the officers Of our navy recognize and admit
all proper requirements Of law, wherever they
may be.