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Year: 1874

POLICE COMMISSIONER DISBECKER's VIEwS-A BAD


YEAR FOR BAD MEN.


Police Commissioner Disbecker, as Repub-
can regretted the defeat which his party had
sustained in the recent elections. He thought 1t
due variety OF The October elections had
depressing effect the Republicans, and caused cOrre
spending elatOn on the part of tho Democrats The
party in power held responsible. by both employ
ers and employed, for the stanation in business Many
Republicans either voted the Democratic ticket alb
stained from voting altogether


prominent Democratic politician, referring to the
defeat Of Butler in Massachusetts and Hayes in this
city, said: at is a bad year for bad OF both
parties" The defeat Of Butler. he said was the work
directly OF Republicans who had become dissatisfied
with hatred of the South as principle in politics and
with transparent dishonesty shown in the SanbOrn
contracts back pay grab. The defeat OF Hayes
was il anything, efiectua protest against bad
nominations. He nominated on a ticket by pow
erfu organization, and other candidate ON the
ticket was chosen. His defeat overwhelming. The
experiment OF placing IN nomination Objectionable
candidate for "a prominent position will not be tried
again by TammaDy Hail.
Year: 1874

The Washington correspondent of
The Republic gives the following re-
port of recent dialogue between a
Southern man and United States
Senator:


But what" said the Republican
Senator, do your people intend to do,
it they ever come into possession Of
the national administration, as you
say they will? What would be their
policy?'


II will tell you what their policy
will be. We are going to do four
things:


First We shall repudiate the
Federal debt; we are not going to help
pay for heating the ramrod that has
burnt our backs.


Second. We are going to make
the North pay for cotton to the
amount of 5000, O,OOO,O 900, which was
taken from the South at the close oil
the war.


Third. We are going to tax the
North to pay Tor the refunding of the
| three per. cent. cotton tax.


Fourth. We are going to levy q
poll tax of from $25 to $50 on ever,
niger in the South, and we are goinl
to make the niggers pay this as a par
tial compensation to the South fol
emancipation. The niggers don't un
derstand what it is to be free, ant
don't deserve their freedom"


Not all Southern men are fool
enough to entertain such sentiments
| but a great many do.
Year: 1874

Tho Detroit Free Press SAYS:
Philadelphia lawyers used to be
credited with good deal of cheek
but Detroit has . limb of the law
who can beat the Quaker city pro.
fessionals out of sight. Not salts
fed with sending his private circu
lar to those whom he thinks are
dissatisfied, he the other day called
upon married woman in the Sixth
Ward, informed her that her hus
band frequented disreputable hous.
es, and counseled her to procure q
divorce. She was taken by sur
prise, and would not consent to
move until she had more evidence,
the husband being q kind hearted,
hard working man. without any
bad habits. The lawyer went away,
drew up an application for divorce
without again consulting the wo-
man, and then actually made the
husband pay him a fee of SIS, un-
der threat that, otherwise, he would
file the bill and divorce wife who
did not want to be divorced.
Year: 1874

Don't give liquor to childre.--
Possibly you can do It with safety,
but the chances are against it.
One of the first literary men in the
United States said to a writer:
"There is one thing which, as you
visit different places, I wish you to
do everywhere: that is, entreat
every mother never to give drop
of strong drink to child. / have
had a fight, as for my life, all my
days to keep from dying drunk
ard, because I was fed with spirits
when child. and acquired a taste
for it. My brother, poor fellow.
died o drunkard I would not
have a child of mine take drop of
liquor for anything. Warn every
mother, wherever you go, never to
give a drop to child,' as she val
ues it's future happiness.
Year: 1874

The appearance of Henry Ward
Beecher before the Grand Jury, aud
his solemn oath that both Tilton and
Moulton have been guilty of the most
atrocious libels anil SANDERS upon
him, will perhaps create a suspicion
among the champions Of those gentle
men that they have been talking alto
gether too wild and too fast in this
m; tier. We do not believe there are
many men who will think that Mr..
Beecher would 60 before that body
and swear to what he knew was false.
We know why he did not long ago
put this story at rest, for be has ex-
planned the peculiar delicacy of the
situation in his statement to the pub
lie; but as it is now a war to the knife
between his vilifers and himself, we
hope he will 90 straight en- and either
make them prove their charges OF con-
fess that the; cannot prove them.-In.
ter Ocean.


"Amemt' ve sav
Year: 1874




Don't be too sudden about it. Many
a girl has said mo-" when she meant
yes, simply because her lover didn't
choose the right time and pop the
question gentle.


Take dark night for it. Have the
blinds closed, the curtains down and
the lamp turned most out. Sit near
enough to her so that you can hook
your little finger into hers. Wait un-
til conversation begins to flag, and
then quietly remark:


Susie, want to ask you some-
thing"


She will fdget around little, reply
yes, and after a pause you can add:


Susie, my actions must have shown
that is, You must have seen--I mean
you must be aware that-that-"


Pause here for while. but keep
your little finger firmly locked. She
may cough and try to turn the subject
off by asking you how YOU liked the
circus, but she only does it to encour
age you. After about ten minutes
you can continue:


| Il was thinking as / came up the
path tonight, that before went away
| would ask you-that is, would
broach the subject nearest MY
mean would know my
Stop again and give her hand gem
tie squeeze. She may give yank to
get 1t away, or she may not; in either
case it augurs well for you. Wait
at out five minutes, and then go on.


The past year has been very hap
py one to me- But hope that future
years will be still happier. However,
that depends entirely on you. / am
here to night to knoM-that is, to ask
you-I mean | am here tonight to
hear from your own lips the one sweet


Wait again. It isn't best to be too
rash about such things. Give her
plenty of time to recover her compo-
I sure, and then put your hand on your
heart and continue:


eyes, | thought as l was comma
through the gate tonight how happy
had been, and | said to myself that
if l only knew you would consent tc
be my-that is, l said if | only knew
IT was only certain that my heart had
not deceived me and you were ready
to share"


Hold on-there's no hurry about it
Give the wind chance to sob and
moan around the gables. This viii
make her lonesome and call up all the
love in her heart. When she begin.
to cough and grow restless, you can g
on:


Before l met you this world was .
desert to ME. didn' take any pleas
ure in going blackberrying and steal
ing rare ripe peaches and it didn'
matter whether the sun shone or not
But what a change in one short year
1t is for you to say whether my futur,
shall he prairie of happiness or
summer fallow of Canada thistles
Speak. dearest Susie, aud say-an,
say that--that--"


Give her five minutes more by tn
clock and then add:


That you will be-that is, that yo1
will mean that you will be-b
mine?'


She will heave a sigh, look up a
the clock, and over to the stove, an,
then as she slides her head over O.
your vest pocket, she will whisper


You are just right will!'
Year: 1874

The man who dare be pure, loy-
ing and honest, fills the soil which
shall cover his coffin with seeds
which shall bear beautiful flowers
to mark where he sleeps. The
man who is ashamed to be child
like, loving and kind, lest he be not
digni6ed, digs his grave in the
sand on which the heat shall settle
and scar and blister. The man
who shuts up his heart, lives for
selfish purposes, and builds not
himself into the quiet happiness of
a mellow Home Corner, will never
know happiness or its relations to
heaven, but will plant seeds which
will bring forth but thorns, thistles,
nettles and noxious weeds.
Year: 1874

Brigham Young informed an
Eastern furniture dealer, who call
ed upon him to get the contract for
furnishing the new harem, that he
proposed having it perfectly gor-
geous. mo house said he, lin
New York or San Francisco shall
compare with it. l want the best,
regardless of cost
Year: 1874

That Supreme Court of ours has a knack
of knocking the laws of this State to
pieces, in manner which affords some
reason to doubt the sanity of either the
Court or the Legislature. The latest de-
cision is to the effect that the creation of
State Board of Equalization is uncon-
sti.utional, and that the acts of the Board,
in relation to the tax levy of 1872 are
void, thereby rendering illegal the tax
levy of that year. AS the Board did not
change the tax levy of 1878, it is not af-
fected by the decision. Tie ground on
which the decision is rendered is that the
Legislature has no right to delegate its
powers. 1t is needless to say that the
case in which the decision is rendered
comes from San Francisco, the monopo-
olists of that city being the ones who al


ways resist the payment of their share of
the burdens of the State government.
The decision is rendered at so late day
in the legislative session that we fear no
measure which will stand the ordeal of a
trial, can be devised, calculated to reme-
dy the failure of Assessors 10 do their
duty, which was the main object sought
by the creation of the State Board. With
a delegation of twenty in the Assembly
and ten in the Senate, as San Francisco
will have the next Legislature, who can
be relied upon to vote solid for anything
in the interests of the money grabbers of
the metropolis, the prospect is rather
dark for the passage in future of any laws
which will have. the effect Of bringing from
San Francisco its just proportion Of the
revenues Of the State.
Year: 1874

MEIGGs.-A somewhat singular bill Is
before the Legislature. About twenty
years ago Harry Mciggs, reputed rich
man of San Francisco left that city in
the night and was next heard of in Chilli.
He proved to be dcfaulter to large
amount, and indictments were found
against him in the courts. In Chilli
Meiggs engaged in railroad building, and
amassed an immense fortune. He has
sent back and paid up all the obligations
which were held against him in this
State, and now asks the passage of law
to relieve bin of the legal proceedings
which were commenced against him. In
asmuch as Meiggs has condoned his Of
fence by making full restitution, it is
probable that his request will receive fav-
orablc consideration, in fact the bill has
passed the Senate by large majo ity.-
This is probably all right, for Mciggs is
rich. But if he had been a poor devil
who stole twenty dollar piece, we would
like to see what show he'd have.
Year: 1874

THE Senate is discussing the railroad
question. And although it is the last
week of the session, when the files OF
both houses are crowded with business,
yet upon the motion of Edgerton, the
Dolliest of the Dolly Senators, the con-
sideration of the subject has been already
postponed three times, consuming nearly
n week. There are those who are evil
minded enough to believe that this is O
part and parcel of the Dolly Warden pro
gramme. That with all their fussing
and blowing they do not desire any anti
railrosd legislation this winter. And
why should they ? The railroad agita-
tion is the goose which has laid them po-
Etical golden eggs, and their leaders are
too shrewd to kill it now. The life of
the aew party depends upon the contin-
ued agitation of the railroad question:
They forced bill through the Assembly
so reRolting to common sense that t,,ev
dare not themselves investigate it. then
seat st TO the Senate, where ,,nev knew il
would meet with defeat, It's passage BY
The Senate was the last thing they desir.
ed. lfit becar1le a law it would settle
agitation at once. With no more "extor.
tions, cxactions and determinations, tc
ho'h over the occupation of the "inde.
pendent press" would be gone. But il
the hold-over Senators defeat the will OF
the people, as expressed by their chosen
representatives, what an inward psalm OF
Thanksgiving will arise from the newspa-
per demagogues.


No man who voted for the Freeman
bill when on its passage in the Assembly
should ever be returned. The proceed
ings in that body from beginning to end
were burlesque on legislation; deliber-
ate shifting Of its responsibilities. 1t is
right enough that one house should de-
feat the bad legislation Of the other house
but it is not right that members should
vote against their own convictions Of
right and wrong, and in support of some
measure which has n seeming popularity,
with the hope and expectation that their
action may be nullifed in another quar-
ter.


OF the bills under consideration in the
Senate, it is hard to say which will be
finally passed. 1t is extremely doubtful
if the two houses can agree upon any OF
the measures.
Year: 1874




The debate in the House the other
day upon the Frontier Protection Bill
was very interesting. We cannot see
how the Fourteenth Legislature can
stop to count cost on this question.
The only principle they can and dare
discuss Is EFFECTIVENESS. The faith
of the State, the faith of every man
who is honored with seat in either
house, is at stake, and they MUST re.
deem it, at any and all costs: 1t is
too late in the day for Democratic
Legislature OF Texas to talk of the
cost of protecting her hardy frontier
people, who are carrying the banners
Of her glorious progress towards the
setting sun. The people of the State
will JOIN with their fellows on the
border for protection, and, mark our
prediction, they aoiW hare It, and it
would be well for their representas
tives to yield graceful assent to q
feeling they can neither stem, stife
nor control.
Year: 1874

One gets SO used to seeing wooden
toothpicks at restaurants that he looks
upon them as things of course. He
never thinks that their manufacture
forms an important branch of industry,
but, nevertheless such is the case.
These toothpicks are made principally
in the New England States and in New
Jersey. They are manufactured by the
same process as are match stems, and
are usually made in the same factories.
The material used in their manufacture
is white maple or poplar, as both of
these woods are tasteless. They are
put up i'll boxes OF Two thousand each
and sell for fifteen cents box. Res
taurants use from two to four thousand
toothpicks in week. Because they
are so cheap and so bountifully sup
piled, people take them by the hand
tul. They are very annoying as tooth
picks, for it is almost impossible to
keep the splinters from getting wedged
between the teeth. At Delmonico's s and
some other frst-class and costly restau-
rapts, the guests are supplied with deli
cate quills, which are much more satis-
factory, If they are more expensive.
Wooden toothplcks have only been used
for about ten or twelve years. When
they were first invented, there were on
ly one or two factories where they were
made, and they cost great deal more
than they do now.
Year: 1874

From the Cincinnati Commercial.


WASHINGTON, March 1.-The early
acceptance of Richardson's resignation
by the President is still discussed, and
there is reason to believe is urgedupon
the President almost daily by some of
the foremost men Of the Republican
party. in and out of Congress. The
same old arguments as to his inefi-
cheney and weakness as a man
or an official are used, and are found
to have grown only y stronger IN the
lapse of time. In these arguments
those who urged them some time since
are now joined by new converts, who,
slow to see the force of the charges, are
now only the more Jealous in their cru
sade against the Massachusetts Judge
of Probate. The fact that he is of so
little force that he can be and is daily
used by those about him to serve their
own ends, which do not happen TO be
those of the public, has been growing g
more and more apparent every day.


There is no doubt now that it is
Grants present purpose to appoint
Columbus Delano TO succeed Richard
son when he accepts the resignation of
the latter. The reasons upon which
this belief is asserted are conclusive.
Between the shadowy tine in the fu.
ture, when the resignation will be ac-
cepted, and the present hour, many
things may hap pen to change the mind
of the President, which is strangely
and mysteriously affected at times; but
at PresCnt Delano undoubtedly has the
inside track.
Year: 1874




WASHINGTON, March There is a
strong desire on the part of many Of
the best and frmest Republicans in
Congress, who have never before been
tempted to kick over the traces, to
break loose and denounce the wrong
doings of the government officials,
which have recently been forcibly ap-
parent to them. They hesitate, being
affected by a dislike to having the ar
tillery of the party, the Administration
and its organs, brought to bear upon
them, and because theyev now do not
wish to believe all they have been made
cognizant of. If they hold their peace
they viii certainly be guilty Of a great
wrong. The fact that when discovered
these officials have made amends is not
sufficient. Their transgressiOns ought
to be made public, whereby they will
serve as a warning to persons similarly
situated In the future.
Year: 1874

NEW YORK, March 3.-A Baltimore
dispatch states that the Edgar Stuart in her
trial trip yesterday was confined by the
government TO point fifteen miles down
the bay where a revnuue cutter was station
ed to bar the Stuart if there was any inten-
ticn on her part of slipping off to sea. She
carried the American flag at her gaif, the
Cuban flag at the fore, the British flag
amidships and a private penant at the
main. Her armament consisted of two
brass boarding swivels and besides these
she carries a plentiful supply of side arms
for the crew. The trial trip is thought to
demonstrate that the Stuart cannot make
more than ten miles an hour.
Year: 1874

the way, he can reinstate them on the
pay rolls, and his great dignity be there
by sustained, while the increase in the
number of messengers and labOrers viii
enable him to have his government
carriage and span properly attended to.
and furnish a relay of walters for
fashionable receptions.
Year: 1874

Mexican PrestamOs.


New YORK, March 3.-A memorial to
Congress numerOusly signed by bankers and
others, has been left for signatures at the
Cotton Exchange, against the issuing of
irredeemable paper money as legal tender,
and stating that this is making a forced
loan on the people Of the United States and
is only eXcusable by the necessity of great
war; that their issue in time of peace would
be in violation of all constitutional powers.
1t protests against a rich country like the
United States reSorting TO such a uinous
expedient, when there is no necessity to
exercise il,
Year: 1874

This morning Antonio Barli and Pedro
Fanchini, formerly of Port Noyes, met in
Spring street while on their way to work,
and the former shot the latter dead and
then killed himself. Ii seems the two men
were partners with one Sicardi, at 515
Broadway. Barli, by neglect of business,
was the occasion Of a quarrel which led to
his retirement from the partnership. A
week ago he and Fanchini had dispute,
and, as they met this morning, the quarrel
was renewed with the result stated.
A Jealous Youth Seeks a Coffin Shop


and Kills Himself


August Madison, of Jersey City, attend
ed a masquerade last night with q young
lady TO whom he was engaged. Becoming
jealous of attentions paid her by former
lovers, he went to an Undertaker's Office
where he was employed, and shot him
self
Year: 1874

NEW ORLEANS, March 5.-The Cham
Der of Commerce have adopted memorial
to Congress concerning the Texas Pacific
Railway, recOmmendingth the cooperation OF
the Federal Government as necessary to
the development Of the national interest in
the speedy construction Of the said Ioad.
Year: 1874

"LEI Go THAT RopEl"-The Bay City
Chronicle says of one of its illusrous cit-
zens: Mr.. Whopple was born to command
there is no doubt of it He can no more
help giving orders whenever he sees another
man at work than woman pass mirror
without trying to catch glimpse of her back
hair. Mr.. Whopples WAS coming along the
street the other day where some men wer,
hosting some melted tar to the top Of u
building for the roofers. One man was pull


ng at the hosting rope and another
was holding the bucket away from the wall
by means OF cord The bucket had just
passed the wide cornce when Whoppl =
came upon the scene. He compreLendrd
the situation at glance and saw that the
M who was holding the bucket out from
he building by the cord must atken it, ST.
as to let the bucket swing over on the root
"Let go that rope!" shouted Mr.. Wbop-
pies. The man pulling on the hosting rope
recognized the voice of authority and, with
a dim IMPRESSION that some hing had burst
he dropped his rope and ran 10 the middle
of the street. The bucket came down so
AS just to hit the edge of the cornice, which
upset it and the smoky, sticking contents
descended in black foo upon Whopples
back During the next two weeks Mrs.
Whopples devoted her leisure hours to
scraping the tar off " hoppIes' skin, varying
this amusement by the delivery of free
lectures to Wbopples upon what she calls
his habit of Get rnallv meddn'."
Year: 1874

Nor REMARK BLE.-A Massachusetts
farmer says: "My cattle will follow me
until leave the lot, and on the way up to
the barn-yard in the evening stop and call
for lock of hay" Smithson says there is
nothing remarkable in that He went into
barny yard in the country one day last
week, where he had not the slightest ac-
quaintance with the cattle, and the old bull
not only followed him until he left the lot,
but took the gate off the hinges and raced
him to the house in the most familiar man.
ner possible, Smthson says he has no
doubt that the old fellow would have called
for something if be had waited little while,
but he didn't want to keep the folks waiting
dinner, so he hung one tail of his coat and
piece of his pants on the bulls horns and
went in the house.
Year: 1874

A Nebraska journal invtingly says:
who says farmers cannot get rich in this
State Fifteen years ago young man
came to the State. without dollar in the
world. Last week he went out of the
State, carrying with him the sum of one
dollar and thirty eight Gems, the savings Of
fifteen years of frugal life. Come West.
young man, come West"
Year: 1874

Tom was a strappng, healthy boy. with
a great appetite. He lived up in the noun
tains among the charcoal burners until he
was nineteen. Then he went down into tho
valley and hired out to farmer. Tom was
a scullion and drudge, and first along the
farmer hes tated to trust even the hogs to
his care But there was gimmering OF
something in him that showed just little
through lis uncout' ness. After year or
two he became full farm hborer-a troad-
shoudered, deep-chested, powerful fellow.
who made himself clumsily useful. Well,
about that time the farmers daughter came
home from school. What revelation she
was to Tom. He never knew Until then
what it was to worship anything, nor how
awkward and coarse he was. lie would
have given all he had, which wasn't much.
TO learn how to get into room without hit
ting the door, or what to do with his hands,
or how to sit down right. e


He began to change his clothes for better
ones when he came in from the days work,
and there was about him the dawning Of
Improvement. Finally the great day came.


He stood trembling before the farmers
daughter, ii hard word was spoken, and
she didn't repulse him. think there is
nothing in the life of man which so rouses
and stirs him as love. Tom went to the
wrestling matches, and what vim there
was in him. He read he went to church,
he wanted to see how people acted. And
when after a good life he grew to he an old
man, and talked in trembling voice to bis
grand- children, he used to say: 20, what q
wife she was to me. Whatever | became
she made me- The world is full Of just
sucb instances of blessed influence.