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Year: 1874

Mr. Washburne and the Treasury De-
partment.


1t has been clear for some time that new


man in the Treasury Department was prime
necessity from every point Of view. and now


we hear that this man is to be Mr.. Washburne,


the present Minister to France-if that gen.
tleman will accept the place BE certainly
has pleasanter position where heis To give
up the comparative eiysium Of first class
diplomatic post at Paris for the hurly-burly of
Washington and the intrigue and jobbery of
the Treasury Department would not be to act
on ordinary human inclinations, even though
the change involves the temptation, in the
political hierarchy, of Cabinet Office But
Mr. Washburne is not the man to act on in
clination merely or from the impulse of o
taste for quiet and ease, as his career at Paris
has shown. His service abroad has given him
national reputation, and he was distin-
guished in Congress for his energetic defence
of the public purse from many would-be
plunderer years before he went away. If he
were in the Treasury Department we feel toler-
ably certain he would never sign contracts or
other important papers as a matter of routine
and without looking at them. He would not
send checks, made payable to the Secretary of
the Treasury, to be divided with outsiders,
without good evidence that they had
some claim. In fact if Mr.. Washburne
were Secretary of the Treasury we do
not believe that important department would
be managed in any great degree by any other
person. All these reasons are in favor of the
mooted nomination. Nobody, SO far as we are
aware, knows what Mr.. Washburne's views
are as to imitation, nor does it seem that this
point is important since initiation is perhaps
effectually scotched if not killed Our Min
lister to France, moreover, is q gentleman
with brains enough to accommodate himself to
the financial facts and likely to carry out
with vigor the policy that the people sustain
not wrong-headed person, like too many
official magnates, to force some crotchet of his
own and complain of the obstinate stupidity
of the whole country. Altogether, we think
the President could do very well to go to
Paris for Secretary of the Treasury.
Year: 1874

A NEW LEGAL PoNT.-A recent decision in
the English courts is to the effect that any
ibellous statement which would be privileged
in private letter would not be privileged in
o telegram. The delivery of such a statement
to clerk is regarded as a publication in the
eyes of English law.
Year: 1874

A TEMPERANCE TRrUMpH.-The women of
Hannibal, Mo-, have won q great victory.
Tuesday was election day, and the ladies stood
by the polls all day long. License or no
license was the question. The presence Of
the ladies decided the question. No license
was carried, two to one. The fact deserves
notice and the example ought not to be lost
Year: 1874

The politicians on both sides of the fence
are sorely exercised over Mr.. Havemeyers 8
procrastination in the matter of the appoint
ment of Police Commissioner to fill the
vacancy occasioned by the death of Henry
Smith When the Board of Aldermen had
the confirming power the ripe and humorous
Mayor sent to the Board the names first Of Mr.
Andrews and next of ex-Judge Rowland The
former declined the office-the Aldermen de-
clined to confirm the second nominee. Mr..
Havemeyer now has the privilege of making
the appointment of his own will, and he mys-
teriously holds back and leaves the vacant
Police Commissionership untitled. The re-
publicans of the Custom House stamp believed
that he could not avoid appointing Judge
Rowland The republicans of the Weed
stripe are said to desire the appointment Of
Alderman Morris, q much more competent
man. The Tammany Kellyite democrats ask
the Mayor to put one of their own number in
the place. The opposition democracy are
striving hard to win Executive favor for q
democratic rebel. Meanwhile the venerable
Mayor wipes his spectacles, chuckles and ad-
mits that he "can't see his way clearly just
yet" and, with an amiable smile on his coun-
tenance, suggests that "there's plenty of time
yet, and the Police Commission seems to get
along very well as it is" What is to be the
result nobody knows, but it is certain that
Mr.. Havemeyer sees chance for good
'trick" in the important card he holds in his
hand
Year: 1874

below the level Of truth. We are sincerely
sorry for those Of our citizens who have pur-
chased stocks at false values and who now
suffer in this decline But better that the few
should suffer than that the country should
delay any longer the duty Of coming down
to hardpan." The sooner we reach it the
better for all
Year: 1874

The ARGUMENT OF THE PILor COMMISSION
EHs of New York against the bill proposed by
Senator Hamlin, which we print this morn
ing, is conclusive on subject of very great
Interest to the metropolis.
Year: 1874

ONE RESULT of the agricultural lockout in
England is the emigration of an unusual num-
Der of agricultural laborers to the United
States and Canada. How long can England
retain her strength if this process of dis
manning continues?
Year: 1874

ception has been brought to such perfection
that . fraud cannot be detected until too later
1t would be interesting to know who are the
corporators and officers of this ingenious
company.
Year: 1874

The irrepressible Reavis and his friends
are striving to have the national capital
removed to Peoria or Alton or Duluth or
St Louis or some such lake and prairie
settlement in the West A convention is to
be held on the subject in October There
is no harm in the convention if the delegates
only have money enough for expenses. The
place for the capital is New York. Let the
new Congress Hall be built in Central Park,
with the public buildings oil around. By that
time we shall have rapid transit and fine
drives, and our statesmen when off duty will
have the opera and Wallacks and Daly's and
other first class places Of amusement. Rocky
Mountain members will appreciate "Humpty
Dumpty" and the minstrels, while religious
statesmen will enjoy Beechers church, where
religion is of a joyous character, or St.
Stephens, where it is more in the way of
penance, or Frothingham's, 8, where it is still of
an indefinite character. We would not have
the Washington Board of Public Works, al
though we have somewhat stupendous record
in that direction; but we have partnership
of venerable statesmen, going back to
the time Of the Revolution, still bloom
ing in centennial sprightliness and
activity. Moreover we have the Society
for the Prevention of Cruelty to, Animals,
whose ever honored President would see that
the debates were briefer than at present as ON
act of mercy. Then there is our troupe of
little "tyrants" Van Mort, Foley, Green and
the others. For inducements and opportu-
mites New York is ten thousand times more at
tractive than any town in the West Let our
Congressman try the metropolis for winter
and see what the vote on the capital question
would be-
Year: 1874

RELIGIOUS PROFESSIONS. As we are coming
into the summer, and shall probably have our
own share Of religious festivals, with the
Orange parade on July 10, it may be we'll to
recall an extract from some freshly discovered
letters of Frederick the Great, recently pub
lished in o German paper It seems that
certain Catholics in the town Of Cleves, while
on their way in procession to shrine of the
Virgin, permitted their devotional zeal to vent
itself on Protestant. The King wrote about
it as follows:-'I have heard Of the disturb
ance caused by your last procession. If you
wish to continue these ridiculous promenadea
I advise you not to insult any one belonging
to different religion, as otherwise shall be
compelled to put stop to such follies and the
guilty will be severely punished" This is the
true spirit. At the same time it would be q
matter Of rejoicing to us if this whole busi-
ness of religious and party professions were
suppressed by the common consent and COM
mon sense of our people
Year: 1874

A New PoNT.-The men of science IN
Europe are beginning to discuss the uses Of
alcohol Sir Henry Thompson, the champion
Of the intense idea Of cremation, has advanced
the opinion that even as a medicine or compo-
nent part Of medicine alcohol does more harm
than good. Experiments show that its use
lowers the temperature and stimulates without
strengthening the action Of the heart. Another
physician declares that i'll liver complaints
water Is much better than alcohol, while
leading surgeon in the British army strongly
condemns as most injurious the practice OF
serving grog to soldiers and sailors. This u
the most effective form the temperance discus
sion has as yet assumed. Only destroy the
usefulness Of alcohol or its assumed useiui-
ness as stimulating beverage or medicins-
Year: 1874

Mr. EDIToR The letter Of Chas. IL
Gallagher to the editor of the Chroni-
Gle, published in last Saturdays issue
of that paper, clearly indicates where
be stands in this campaign. His best
efforts will be devofved towards carry
ing this County and State for the Ring
of the Republican party. Though
shorn of his vast power for manipulat
ing votes by the recent city election,
and by his overthrow with that of the
lesser lights in his department, at the
last session of City Council, he and his
political satraps will not be idle in
this campaign, but will strain every
nerve to use the boosted 500 fraudulent
tax receipts TO run up q fraudulent ma
jority for the Ring candidates.


If it he wondered at that he should
actively work for the party who We're
instrumental in his overthrow, let il
be understood now by every voter, be
he a Democrat or Republican, that Mr.
Gallagher is actuated by selfish inter
ests, That he has an axe to grind, and
that his goal is the Clerk of the Peace
for this county. He will eldeavOr to
partially redeem his broken promise of
giving DIR. Jump thousand majority
Ill w lliliuBtou NJ the clty elcCtlOH
and the Ring candidate for Governor,
if elected, will reward Mr.. Gallagher
the Ring leader, by making him the
next Clerk of the Peace for New Cas-
tie county.


This cannot be shown in too strong
light to the Conservative voters of
this city and county. Every man who
votes next November for DR. Jump
and the Republican candidates for
Levy Court will vote in the interest OF
Charles ii. Gallagher, for the perpc-
tration of the Ring 50 hardly and nobly
| beaten month ago


1t is of vital importance to the whole
county, irrespective of party consider
ations or affiliation, that the county
government should not be tainted with
the bhghting effects of the Wilmington
Ring, and surely no Conservative vo-
ter, seriously understanding this, will


directly or indirectly, aid in establish


ing at New Castle the party whose ex-
ccsses and frauds were fast plunging
this city into financial embarrassment
and ruin.


Ponder this well, Conservative vo-


tiers, and see that you do not by your


votes encourage the City Ring Mono


poly or assist in elevating it to the con


troll of the whole county. y.
Year: 1874

The New York World publishes long
report of an interview with Gen. Beaure-
gard in which he expressed in detail his
views upon the condition of Louisiana.
We take the following extract:


What is your opinion, General, Of the
recent attempt of the people to reiustate
McEnery without what is known Us due
process of law"


The act was in obedience to the in
stinct of preservation. Our society
at large have suffered for years through
loss Of property. Of personal liberty and
many other outrages which do not care
to mention grievances far worse than
those that drove the thirteen colonies to
revolution and caused the patriots of
that day to declare, in justification of
their action. that there is time when
patience ceases to be Il virtue" Our
people have exceeded the Revolutionary
fathers i'll the practice of that virtue.
After long suffering, they succeeded in
1877 III electing an honest Government
composed of men of high character and
intelligence. Thereupon drunken Fed
eral District Judge, by an irregular mid
night order enforced by Federal bayo-
nets, enJoined that Government and in
stalled Kellogg and his satellites. In
btilfI WoilS, tllilL Judge erected nlfnSelI
into the sole grand elector Of the State,
and appointed its administration The
people appealed to the United States
Supreme Court. who declared they had
nothing to do with it; then to the Presi-
dent, who left the matter to Congress
| and Congress. after finding that Kellogg


wis a usurper, left him in power, free to
| continue his tyranny by the devices
which | have mentioned. All process OF
law being exhausted, the issue was then
| left between the government of Meme
ry and the people on the one side, and
the usurper, Kellogg, on the other. As
| the Federal Government would not de-
| termine the question, it would seem tc


have been n purely domestic one. When
thus tested, the righteousness of Kel
| loggs claim and his total lack of any
| footing were shown. He and his govern.
ment were blown from the seat OF pow
er by the mere breath of the people
| The virtuous and orderly character oi
| this movement was shown by Lieutenant


Governor Penn himself writing to Presi
dent Grant that the people had no quar-


rel with the Federal Government, bu


would protect its authority and property


and this they proved by surrenderin.
their legitimate government to IL us,Irpe


when the Federal authority interposeC
against them
Year: 1874

A good little boy ont West undertook
to come the G. Washington on his mother
in this way: He cat off the cats head
with the traditional hatchet, and then
hid the defunct feline in the meal bar
rel. When the old lady went for meal
to make the " hoe cake for the frugal
morning repast she discovered the cat,
and interviewed her little son. He
said, "I did it, mother, with my little
hatchet, but I'll be swizzled if ! can
tell the whole truth about this little af-
fair" Now most mothers would have
kissed Shat brave, truthful lad on his
noble brow and kept right on using the
meal out of that barrel just the same,


but this One didn't. She said, "Come
across my lap, my son come across my
lay" He came, and for awhile there
rose a clo1d of dust from the seat of his
trousers that effectually hid the son


from view, and the old woman now
sports goggles and is lavish in the use
of Pettit's eye alive. That good little
boy had peppered the seat of his pants.
Year: 1874

bill Arp" writes: Gentlemen,
there is one thing about drinking. I
almost wish every man was a reformed
drunkard. No man who has never
drank liquor knows what luxury cold
water is. I have got mp in the night,
after l had been spreein2 around, and
gone to the pump burning with thirst,
feeling as if the gallows, and the grave
and internal regions were too good for
me, and when took up tue bucket in
my hands, with my eyebrows trembling
like I had the shaking ague, and put
the water 10 my lips, it was the most
delicious draught that ever went down
my throat. I have stood there and
drank, until I could drink no more, and
gone back to bed thanking God for The
pure, innocent and cooling beverage,
and cursing myself from the inmost,
for ever touching the accursed whisky.
In my torment of mind and body, /
have made VOWS and promises and
broken. them within a day. But if you
want to know the luxury of cold water,
get drunk and keep at it until you are
o fire, and then try q bucketful at the
pump in the night. You want gourd
full-you'll feel like the bucket amt
big enough, and when you begin to
drink an earthquake couldn't stop you.
I know men who will swear to the truth
of what say but you see its thing
they don't mean to talk about it's too
humiliating."
Year: 1874

When the house is still, and the day is done,


And the stars are ont aloft,
1 sit by the failing fire alone,
And think of the years that are past and gone,


Many time and oft.
/ dream of that village beside the sea;
1 dream of that seat by the trysting tree,
And of one who will never come back to me;


All many a time and oft!
When the city is hushed and the chimes are still,


And the voices of the crowd soft,
Ny thoughts wander on at their own wild will,
And my tears fall fast, and my heart is chill,


Many time and oft.
1 dream of the hopes all faded and fed,
Of the VOW that's broken, the shaft that's sped,


All many time and oft!
Year: 1874

If you will only keep your teeth cleun
they won't decay. The wonderful dem
trifces which are sold at fabulous prices
are greatly inferior 10 n simple mixture
of soap and prepared chalk, with little
something like orris root but the ts-
sential articles are soap and chalk. The
druggist will prepare you enough for a
quarter of n dollar TO last a long time.
When you go 10 bed, with broad, soft
toothbrush 60 through the mouth thor
oughly. If disposed 20 q bad mouth,
you may repeat the dose in the morn
ing. Bat the principal article for keep.
ing the teeth clean is toothpick, n tolt
goose quill, which you must use aitJr
eating, no matter though it is piece Of
applc, and il convenient, after tho pick
use a mouthful of water 10 rinse from
the teeth what the toothpick may have
left. - DiO LetUis.
Year: 1874

A couple were arranging terms for a
separation, to avoid the scandal of a
judicial divorce, and friend bad been
employed by the husband to negotiate
the matter. The latest mission was in
reference to a valuable ring given to the
wife before marriage by the husband.
For this he would make a certain much
desired concession. The friend made
the demand. "What !" said the indig-
nant wife, "do you venture to charge
yourself with such a mission to me =?
Can you Relieve that could tear myself
from gift which alone recalls to me
the days when my husband loved me :?
No this ring is my only souvenir of
happiness for ever departed Tis all !"
and here she wept-" that now pos
sess of a once fond husband" The
friend, however, insisted. The lady
supplicated, grew obstinate, grew dos
perate, tn eatened to submit to public
divorce as a lesser evil than parting
with the cherished ring, and at last
confessed that she had sold it six
months before.


Adam had some consolation when
he fell. Fifteen or twenty acquaintan
ces did not stand on the opposite cor
Year: 1874

"A little boy caught his foot in some
worsted with which his sister was work
ing the sentence, "God is Love" " in
perforated cardboard, and got crack
on the ear that will lay him up for a
fortnight-if it does not iniure him for
life
Year: 1874

denied that they deserved punishment
but is still harder for the children of the
Marquis Incontrai and the Princess
Galatzin, who will necessarily be con-
sidered illegitimate if the divorce was
declared null and void, as the fact of the
intimacy between the Princess and In
contrai does not appear to have formed
any ground for the decree of divorce, as
had It done so, she could not legally have
married again. am told that the Mar
quis is now here, having returned to st.
Petersburg for the purpose of finding out
whether the lady is still his wife accord
ing to law, or still the wife of Prince
Galatzin. If the latter should be the
case, the Moscow lady deserves commits
seration, but the exact application Of
the law in regard to the situation is a
problem which it would puzzle Phila-
delphia lawyer" to solve.
Year: 1874

To the popular Imagination Long
Branch is crowded, gay community
brimming with Irritation and romance,
and thronged with bathers Of both sexes
animated with the restless life of folly
and fashion. Not so. A more sedate
people cannot be found at any of the
watering-places. Itmight appropriately
be termed the Boston of seaside resorts.
Though crowded, it is not specially gay.
People who go there now seem to go un-
der solemn sense of duty to themselves
and children. Those fire flies Of sprightly
fashion who swept. with sumptuous trail,
the verandas a few seasons ago, have
gone like vision and left not trace
nor other harness behind. Where these
overdressed beauties have gone it would
be difficult to tell, but it is a fact that
Long Branch knows them no more
Long Branch Letter.
Year: 1874

Dusky shadows driitcd upon the world,
hanging over the sea, stealing upon the
land, settling among the trees, and growing
deeper as they brooded, with hints of a
darker night yet to come.


Two ladies sat in the gathering dusk
which betrayed nothing of their youth and
fairness, and looking out upon the sh ,dowy
world, listened to the hollow monotone of
the ocean waves as they broke upon the
beach, and talked or were silent at their
own free will. The long window of their
room opened on the piazza, for this ocean
hotel was provided with piazzs to the last
story, aud even now the tread of many
feet could be heard upon the floor below,
and at last from the hall two men passed
out and came by the window where they
sat. Some one came To light ticir room,
but they sent him away, 10th to disturb
the lazy calm they were enjoying by the
glare Of gaslight,


And who may Mrs. Evensman bc?'
said the voice Of one of the men outside
They were now promenading up and down
past the windows, the tips of their cigars
glowing rcd in the dusk.


"A widow well provided as to this
worlds goods, young and fair, If report
speaks true, tarrying at the seaside for her
sisters health, and"


To snare number two" finished the
second voice quietly. 81 am glad I'm of
tomorrow. Above all created beings ]
detest widow 'young aud fair" There
is something venerable about genuine
widow, one Of those whom the apostle
calls ''widows indeed" who go about doing
good and rearing their families but deliver
me from the young, childless creature who
has worn her bonds just long enough to
have mans nature and internal mechanism
turned inside out for her inspection, and
then is tossed upon society with money,