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Year: 1874

AN ACT repeating the entitled AN act fixing the time for
the election Of Representatives from the State OF California
to the Forty fourth Congress-


Be enscted the and House OF Representatives
Of the United states Of America Congress assembled That
the entitled An act fixing the time for the election OF
Representatives the California the FsrtY
fourth COngrss approved March th eighteen hundred
and seventy three be and the same s hereby repealed


Approved, MAY
Year: 1874

If he had come in the early dawn,


When sunrise flushed the earth,
would have gwen him all my heart
Whatever the heart was worth.
IF he had come at the noOntide hour,
he would not have come too late;
1 would have given him patient faith,
For then had learned to wait.
If he had come in the after glow,


In the peace of eVentide.
1would have given him hands and brain.
And worked for hlm till died.
But il he comes now the sun has set,
And the light has dlod away,
will not give him broken life.


But wlll turn and say him NAY!
Year: 1874

ure OF Governor Browns administra-
tion, for it had never been recommend
ed by him.


GOVERNOR BROWNS ATTITUDE BEFORE


THE COUNTRY.


For these acts OF his administration
Governor Brown now occupies a proud
and enyiable position before the-whole
country. He has done all in his power
10 restore the credit end preserve the
honor Of his native State. The recent
elections in which, by the action Of the
Radical party, his administration was
made to play a conspicuous part, shows
the manner in which the people OF Ten
nessee appreciate their Democratic gov
eUlsr, who has lever, in sunshine or IN
storm, in prosperity or in adversely been
false to them.
Year: 1874

From the Christisr C1ion.


The true origin of one Of the New Ha-
ven churches is perhaps unknown, even
to many of the present worshipDers with
in its beautiful gates. Not to put too
fine a point upon il" it began in a dog
fight AS a young man, whom it will be
sufficient to describe as being at present
the surgeon of the United States Marine
Hospital at Puget sound, was on his way
to church one Sunday morning, about 8
years ago, a couple of vagabond ours fell
ont directly in his path. 1t was in a
part of the city where Bibles and Sundays
and sanctuary privileges were separately
enjoyed, tor in less than five minutes from
the first srapple OF the combatants, no
fewer thar twenty-eight children had
gathered 10 act as umpires. The surgeon
be ut once decided that then was the
time and that the place for a mission
school, on which his heart had long been
set. The shop in front of which the
fight took place happened to be that of a
rag picker, and after some difficulties the
loft above twas secured for two years at
a moderate rent. the rags swept out, ben
ches were furnished by the old Center
Church, and the Sunday School opened
with eighty at its first session. The
numbers and interest constantly increased
from month TO month, until, to make q
long story short, this school of street
arabs has now become the strong West
Church, with its stately edifice of stone
and sterling membership.
Year: 1874

OPERATIVE & MECHANICAL DENTISTS
~ inserts artificial teeth upon any of the bases
known to the dental profession; and perform all
operations on the mouth and teeth. An anesthetic
applied To the Suins before extraction which great
ly relieves the pain OF the operation Office in Cor
bins block. mari5-6mo.
Year: 1874

We congratulate the Chamber Of Com
merce and the people Of LOUISIANA so
many Of them as have sympathized with
us in the struggle for canal outlet to the
deep eea that the Gin Of battle has
passed and that peace reigns between the
late combatants. --


In the House Of Representatives our
majority was SO large as 10 convince the
advocates OF the jetties that further con-
test was futile, and large number OF them
voted with US, on the final vote, in favor
of the canal. While considerable member
of our real friends seeing our success as
sured either voted in the negative, or
failed to vote, manifestly in view OF the
value Of record of economy, in going
before their constituency, in the approach
ing election. We do not quarrel with them.
They aided US when we moet needed them
and they assured the passage OF our Dill.
Seeing US strong enough they re- ired from
the field to attend to home interests.
We commend all these to the favorable
consideration of their constituencies.


There was an evidence of true devotion to
our momentous interests in navigation and
commerce, in those who, having failed IN
their favorite method Of procuring this re-
cult, gallantly abandoned their previous
affiliations, aud voted for ours. OF this
number, the members from Missouri, nearly
all, are noted examples; and we sincerely
hope that all acrimonious articles IN the
papers Of St. Louis and New Orleans may
cease. The two cities have too many inter
ests in common for any permanent feeling
other than generous rivalry in growing
prosperity that awaits both, as the result O.


this great improvement.


We do not pretend to predict with conf
dence 4hat the Senate may do with thi
bill, in the short time that remains OF thi


very busy session. We hope they will pas


it without serious opposition; but, if the.


should postpone till another session, "


have no donbr Of its early passa &c, when. a


the beginning OF the next session the pres


ent paToxysn Of economy shall have passe'
Year: 1874

A New York dispatch of Saturday
stated that Mortimer Maynahau, a
well known Fenian writer, was found
in dying coLdition in a tenement in
that city Saturday, froLa the effects OF
Parie-green. In the same room were
also found the decomposed remains of
his wife, who had died from the effects
of the same poison.
Year: 1874

has gone beyond BeeeheTspOwer to con-
troll il, and whatever there may be at the
bottom of the scandal. and 10 matter
whom or how much it injuries, the facts
so far it lies in the power of The COM
mittee shall be brought to light.


Moulton to say that he coBcurred in the
statement read by the latter before the
committee. Aud that the following
words ia the statement as published
were not in the original as read before
Year: 1874

"If the convention called TO meet on the
second ofSeptember should do me the honor
OF making me its nominee 1 should accept
the nomination, and, 70 the extent of my
humble ability, labor to have the nomination
ratified at the polls. But II they should, in
their wisdom, select another I shall not only
submit TO their better Judgment in the prem
ises, but give 10 their nominee my honest and
earnest support
Year: 1874

The beat arising from that half-acre
Of blazing pine shsnties was terrible,
and the breeze stiffened as the heat in
creased bearing destruction to dry roofs
thai lay in the path Of the destroyer for
Year: 1874

The largest stock of Human Hair Goods
In the CITY. and the only establishment where all the
novelties Of the season are positively reailed at whole
sale and other inducements in the shape Of
PRESENTS resOrted to.


In all cases full satisfaction guaranteed goods
turUable.
Year: 1874

A correspondent of an English paper
expresses the opinion that while honors
are paid to the memory of Bunyan,
some mention onght to be had of his
heroic wife, who used persistent efforts
to procure her husbands release from
jail. He says: "Three times she
made the attempt, twice to Lord Chief
Hale, and nothing could daunt her !;
she would obtain hearing. This young
woman, without creature to befriend
or sustain her, entered the courtroom
and stood before the judges. She ad-
dressed herself with trembling heart
directly to Lord Chief Justice Hale,
who wore in his countenance SO clearly
the lines of that gentleness and good
ness for which he was illustrious. How
eloquently does she plead on her hus-
bands behalf My lord, make bold
to come once again to your lordship to
know what may be done to my hus-
band. He is kept unlawfully in prison.
They clapped him up before there were
any proclamations against the meetings.
He desires to live peaceably, and to
follow his calling, that his family may
be maintained and moreover, my lord,
/ have four small children that cannot
help themselves, and have nothing to
live on but charity of good people; and
because my husband is tinker and
poor man, therefore he is despised and
can not have justice done him. He dare
not leave preaching as long as he can
speak. He preacheth nothing but the
Word of God, who hath owned him and
done much good by him.
Year: 1874

The st. Louis Times, of the 28th ult.,
gives hint to the grangers, and tells
in very simple and ineligible terms
why congress has failed to agree on any
decisive practical action in our behalf:


Do the people of the west and south
know why the Mississippi river has not
been opened? The reason is clear. Ev-
ery grain of wheat, corn or barley that
finds its way cut of the country through
the mouth of the Mississippi is so much
business taken from New York, Boston
or some northeastern city; hence their
objection. This influence against the
IMPROVEMENT of the Mississippi orig
mated long before the inauguration of
of railroads and now that the antagon-
ism of interest of these vast corpora
tions is set against the work, its chan
ces are still more reduced.


Whatever congress has done in the
way of clearing the mouth, or remov-
ing distractions, as it is phrased in the
appropriation bill, has been done in the
way of pretense to keep quiet the in
terest that has so long been prayed up
on-a sort of tub to the agricultural
whale, whose grain is utterly eaten up
by freight tariffs before it reaches New
York or any other eastern seaport. It
has never been the intention of the
northeastern ring to permit the mouth
of the great river to be cleared out so
that a depth of water of sixteen feet
could be relied on. Less than that
depth, with the prevailing uncertainty
of the channels, they can afford to ig-
more less than that would make the
protest troublesome, and your northeast
monopolist is quiet sort of bug. He
would rather not take the whole pie, if
there is to be fuss about it.


Now, if the grangers of the Mississippi
valley want to direct their efforts
against combination that is yearly
taking money from their pockets and
bread out of their children's mouths,
here is work for them. This is not pol
itics it is plain demand of tribute.
made upon rural by an urban district
Boston, New York and Philadelphia de-
mand that the west shall send its grain
to them, and let the profits of production
60 to the traffickers and transporters
they have the power to do-pre-
vent the deepening of the Mississippi's
mouth, so that this grain, after being
literally foated down the river at slight
expense compared with the cost of rail
road carriage to New York, can get to
sea, and from New Orleans the cost to
Europe is no greater than from New
York. Let the grangers of the great
valley act on this hint, and they can
have millions of dollars poured into the
lap of the west that is now enricling
their opposers and strengthening the
bonds which bind them tributary to the
greed of the lake region and the north
oaat
Year: 1874

The life of an Indian maiden is blithe
and merry for few years, but when
she becomes wife she is soon broken
down with the pains of motherhood and
the heavy labors which fall to her lot,
and she soon becomes wrinkled, garru-
lous, cross, scolding, in fact an old hag.


Of course such hags are not pleasant
company in camp, and i'll the belief of
the Numa such old hags grow uglier
and meaner until they dry up and
whirlwinds carry them away, when they
are transformed into witches and lest
such fate should befall old women,
they are taught that it is their duty to
die when they are no longer needed,
and if they do not die by natural means
in reasonable time, they must commit
suicide. This they seem very willing to
do rather than to meet that terrible fate
of being transformed into witches and


being compelled to live in snake skins,
and wriggle about among the rocks,
their emily delight being to repeat the
words of passers-by in mockery. / once
saw three old women thus voluntarily
starving themselves. / rode up to what
was almost deserted camp, the three
old women only remaining, sitting by
the fire and intently gazing into the
embers. They seemed to heed not my
approach, but sat there numbling and
groaning until they rose, each dragging
up her weight with a staff, and then
they joined in sidewise, shutting, tot
tering, senile dance around the fire,
propped up by their stats, and singing
a doleful song. Having finished which,
they sat again on their heels and gazed
into the fire, and rode away. On COM
ing to the new camp of the tribe the
next day, and inquiring of Chui-at-au-
um-peak, their chief, why these women
we're left behind and what they were
doing, I was informed they had deter
mined to commit suicide, fearing lest
they should be transformed into witches.
Year: 1874

The World has received information
that the comet is very popular among
young lovers, and they never tire of the
heavenly hunt, but endure with aston
ishing resignation the constantly recur-
ring collisions consequent upon the sud
den movements of their heads in oppo-
site directions. Now and then the
young fellow is sure he sees 1t, and then
in the excitement of the moment he
passes his arm about his companions
neck, and with his hand under her chin
raises her face toward that of the starry
armament where he thinks he has dis
covered the celestial wanderer. Full of
enthusiasm the girl remains gazing in
this position long and earnestly, the
silver moonlight illuminating her coun-
tenance with radiance that gives to
every feature an angelic charm, and
suggesting the idea that she herself
might be beautiful star, moulded into
human form and sent upon the earth for
the delectation of mankind. But at this
interesting point of the search the voice
of a sleepy and unromantic father PEN
etrates the shadows of the garden
"Ja a-a-ne it is ten o'clock, and the
charm is broken,
Year: 1874

If this important matter has not al
ready been attended to, it should be
done without delay. There is no ex-
ceIlence without labor and care, and
this is particularly true of fruit grow
ing. Daily vigilance is indispensably
requisite in order to insure success.
In horticulture, sound judgment is re-
vuired, and nerve sufficient to execute
it's commands. When the time arrives
for thinning out fruit, it must be done.
We know that excessive production is
always at the expense of both quantity
and quality, and often results in seri-
ously impairing the vitality of the tree.
We agree with Mr.. MehaD, that Gone
half the trees which bear fruit every
wear would be benefited by one-half
of the fruit taken off as soon as it is
well set and the overbearing of tree
will in few years destroy it.


But it requiles courage to thin out
fruit as it should be. As q rule, the
fruit should be thinned ont SO that,
when fully grown, they will not touch
each other. Indeed, it would be still
better to thin out peaches SO that the
distance between them should be from
two to four inches. In the latter case
the result will be that what fruit is al
lowed to remain on will be of large size,
and usually of fine color, and will COM
raand a ready sale in market at high
Year: 1874

The most curious relic of the Asian
tee campaign brought home by the new
ly-returned troops is Cape Coast bull,
a perfect kitten of the species. He is
described as not SO tall as an umbrella,
and, Judging from his build and actiYi-
ty, might be as safely trusted to peram-
bulate the fragile groves of a crockery
warehouse as the most docile dog. He
was allowed to be loose on the. deck,
and was the pet and plaything of the
crew, who teased him until he ran at
and butted them as the goat does.
Twelve of these animals were shipped
as fresh food on the voyage, and some
idea may be formed of this representa-
tive Liliputian "live beef" when it is
stated that of the eleven that were
killed not one exceeded forty-seven
pounds In weight as a dressed carcass.


THE young lady who mistook bo tie
of mucilage for hair oil has been too
s'stuck up" to go to any parties since.
Year: 1874

~ The Vienna New Free Presse states that
the documents read in the secret session of the
Arnlm trial explained the policy OF Germany in
regard TO the appointment Of q successor to
Pope Plus IX.


Two Davenport girls attempted the o other
day TO discover what men find so attractive in
cigars and whiskey. Retiring to the bedroom,
they prepared themselves for the spree, aud
brought the experiment to an end by trying the
cigars first.
Year: 1874

THE NAVY CONTINGENT EUED-The HOuss
Committee on Appropriations yesterday call
ing on the Secretary of Navy for detailed
statement OF the expenditures of the contingent
fund of his department.
Year: 1874

To The Editor Of The Press:


The Lewiston Journal seems to labor under
peculiar difficulties in giving the public correct
impressions in regard to the Maine Central
Railroad. This time it is alleged against the
road that it does not pass the Grand Trunk
cars from Danville Junction freely over it's
lines to points of destination, with grain, bread
arrangement for the reciprocal passage of cars
has as yet been consummated by the two roads.
The Grand Trunk does not receive the Maine
Central cars at the Junction any more than
the Central receives the Grand Trunks. The
matter is under advisement by the managers,
and speedy accommodation is confidently
looked for. TRUTH.
Year: 1874

The Rev James Baume, pastor OF the


Methodist Church Of this city, did the FREE


TRADER the honor, We understand, to give it


handsome ''raking down" in his speech


last Sunday afternoon in the Court House


yard. The Prohlbitionists having entered


the field as political party, and our ideas of


proper observance Of the Sabbath not per


mitting US to attend political meetings on


Sunday, of course we failed to hear Brother


Baum's speech, and unfortunately none that


were present, so far as we have interviewed


them, seem to be able to remember enough OF


what he said to give us any idea of his points.


Generally, however, they say he arraigned us


for our opposition to prohibitory legislation,
and gave US fits" These gentlemen of the
cloth, when they get on their muscle, can do
that same thing splcndidly. Should we, for
instance, a layman, call Brother Baum q
horse thief and liar, and say lie deserved to
20 to the penitentiary, the whole community
would roll up their eyes IN horror at such an
outrage; but when Bro. Baum mildly insin
yates that we are a servant of Satan, after his
own dabolical special liking, and that most
righteously,,i if we persist in our ways,wc shall
in the end take up our permanent abode in
country good deal warmer than Illinois was
on the 4th of July, it is estimated that he ut
ters against us a comparatively mild and alto
gether proper objnrgation.


But enough of this. Not being advised Of
Broth Baum's line Of argument we cannot
undertake to answer him point by point and
can only reiterate what we said before, that
as u matter of principle, we do not believe in
$ sumptuary laws. We know there is Il sort of
inexperienced public opinion which assumes
to possess complete information about the
practical workings of such legislation, and to
be omniscient as 10 what is suitable for ones
neIghbors to eat and drink under all possible
circumstances, but whenever we have heard
the argument OF those who maintain such a
faith, we have found it as full of holes as a
and we make bold to say, even
without having heard it, that Brother Baum's
speech was of that sort Allowing even that
on the highest moral grounds prohibitory eg-
isiation is dcfensiblc, on the lower plane OF
and the immoral influence of
system OF legislation which is
SIMPLY calculated TO make law disreputable
in the popular mind, it is manifest that pro.
hibition has hitherto invariably failed and
for that reason had better be laid aside for
more practicable system. A stringent license
aw like that now Ia force in this state with
severe penalties for injuries inflicted upon
persons or property by sales of liquor, is in
,ur opinion much more effectual for reform
han any wild Utopian scheme OF tying ev-
,rybody down to cold water.
Year: 1874

Except the late republican convention in
Illinois, which was closely manipulated
both by Grants Office holders and John A. Lo.
gan in person, every western state rs well as
local covention held within the past year
that gave any expression on the subject,
passed resolutions demanding the repeal OF
the currency clause of the national bank act,
and the issue Of currency direct from the
treasury, in order that the country may ret
the profit of circulation. Yet it is to noted
that the new currency law, for which the
western members, with hardly any exception,
voted, increases directly the profits which
national banks derive from their circulation
provided they can lend It and keep it out 1t
looks AS if the vote for the BILL on the ground
that 1t would effect an expansion, was mere
prctcnce, and that the vote was purely in the
interest of the banks to fasten that monopoly
upon the people SO firmly that there can be
40 hope of ever shaking it off
Year: 1874

u back-handed lick like that is hard 10 tell,
but it may be safely set down that if his main
witnesses so back on him in that way the
complete eXculpation and triumph of Beech
cr is lorcgOne conclusion.
Year: 1874

Scarcely had the people OF Chicago stop
ped 10 breathe over the scorching they had
had, and begun 10 figure up the losscs'and
decide what 10 do about it, than the alarm
Vas raised OF another fearful cOnilagration,
Year: 1874

We are prepared TO club the FREE TRADER
with the following publications, furnishing
both at the prices named. The offer is open
to old subscribers or new at any post office
in the country


FREE TRADER ard Chicago Weekly Times. S3OO
Year: 1874

have here used the tables Of illiteracy fur
nished by the census of 1860. Those for 1870 to
be found in the Compendium, give only the
numbers of those "who cannot write, while the
above figures represent those "who cannot read
or write In 1870, the numbers of illterate
persons in Delaware over ten yearz of age were
thus returned
Year: 1874

Branch always had rose on the LETT lappet
Of his coat, and the red bandanna handEer-
chief in his right hand, and that tne gentie-
man who had just spoken had neither;


On motion of Colonel Evans, the Exchange
oI
Year: 1874

Monday morning forlorn looking
individual entered the Station House.
He had weird appearance, and the
solcs of his shoes were full of holes,
He asked for u pair of old boots.
Somebody stated that there was q pair
OF boots in the basement tnat had been


worn, and as there seemed to be no
owner Tor them, they had been placed
with the other articles donated to the
Poor Fund. Mayor Evans directed
that the boots should be given to the


man. Hc went below, put them on,
and in few moments afterwards came
up to the court room, appeared at the
door, and expressed his thanks. At


the same time he lifted enc of his feet


to show his boots. Those near to him


said that they fit him splendidly. The
Mayor bowed slightly as the man de-
parted through the snow. One hour
later the Mayor sent out for a pair of
his boots that had been taken to the
shoemaker's on Monday last. Word
came back that the boots had been
finished on Friday last and had been
sent TO the City Hall on thar day.
Further examination showed that the
tramp had been given the Mayor :
newly half f-soled boots. And the


Mayor was just S12 out.-Rsad!ns


Eagle.


| Well warrant that none of our tramp;


can find SIC boots lying loose around
the station house.