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Year: 1874

Concerning Alderman MOrris's dog law. which
has made the small boy nervous with specu-
latOn and the small dog nervous with constant
peril, Recorder Hackett has manifestly a very
poor opinion. In his charge to the Grand
Jury yesterday, ho called attention to it as to
a matter affecting alike the intelligence of
"the age and the moral sense of the COM
"munity." He could find no authority in the
charter or the laws for this raid upon unmuz-
zled dogs, and was so disrespectful to the
Alderman who fathers the ordinance, the ven-
erable and highly respectable Mayor who
orders its execution, and the able and ingeni-
Gus gentlemen who superntcnd the asphyxia-
ton, as to say that the spirit in which they
have assumed the right and power to Kill
"large numbers of dogs by problematical aud
"precariOus suffocation' belongs rather Z" to an
cage when women were burned and drowned
"for witchcraft than to the present One''
However the hydrophobic Aldermen and the
speculative small boy may view it, the COM
muniry will certainly thank him for his defini-
ton of this business as "prOblematlcal and
"precarious suffocation," and his directing the
attention of the Grand Jury thereto.
Year: 1874

The Senate has unlimited control of the
business of making books at the Government
Printing Office. 1t makes them, stacks them
up in the vaults of the Capitol, and then
whines for a revival of the franking privilege,
on the pretext that constituents ask to have
the books sent out. The attitude of Senator'S
on this business is discreditable; and their
pitiful efforts to regain the COW
eted privilege for themselves, and at the
same time keep the Post-Oflice Department
from running behind by compelling the pre-
payment of very heavy postage on news
papers, will cost them in the end great deal
more than they can make out of it. We urge
the newspapers of the country to attempt no
lobbying in this matter Let the Senate do
what it chooses. but let them take pains That
the responsibility for whatever is done DC
clearly fixed


There were a number of men who Thought
the salary grab business would soon blow over.
We beg to assure Senators that the clam0r
about any revival of the franking privilege
will blow over just as soon, and no sooner.
Both political parties are committed 10
the repeal. The Administration party
made great capital on it in the last





Presidential election, and the men who
choose now to admit the hypocrisy OF all
their professions to the people, may be per-
fectly sure that a dozen Carpenters and Conk-
lings cannot carry through Congress enough
laws for the persecution OF the newspapers to
keep the press from advising the public fully
of their dishonest course.


The increase of newspaper postage to more
than double what the Postmaster General re-
qulres and the exaction that it be paid In
advance from the date of passage, instead OF
from the first of January next, are petty
pieces of spite work, quite characteristic of the
Senate but not, we had thought, so characteris-
tic of Senator Sherman. who introduced them.
Mr. Sherman knows great deal better-so
much better in fact, that, unlike some OF his
associates, he must know exactly how small
he looks in his present attitude.
Year: 1874

Tho strike of the brick masOns now seems
likely to end almost as abruptly as scVe'ai w.
those which have preceded it. There nave
been at least as many masons out OF worn DO
those who have decided to quit WORK. ohu.i
such circumstances an effort to torce an au-
vance of wages in times like these Is mad
ness; and its only result to the workingmen
is misery.
Year: 1874

The House Indian Committee seems to have
come to the opinion that it has not time to
find out anything. The decision is poor enough,
but we cannot find it in Our heart to grumblc,
or even to wonder at it, 1t took the late In
dian Commission something like two years to
find out that it could not do anything. Now
the people who rendered it powerless propose
to reorganze it after their own fashion. What
a cheerful reorganization that must prove, to
be sure!
Year: 1874

A correspondent sets in a clearer light the action
of the recent General Synod of the Reformed Church
in regard to union with other churches; more
particularly with the North and South divisions OF
the Presbyterian Church. 1t appears from this that
the Southern Church had only asked for closer rea-
tions with the Reformed Church; the Northern
Church had proposed organic union. The scheme
of intimate cooperative alliance with the Southern
Church was adopted by the Synod, and similar
scheme is offered by the Synod to the Northern
Church; but the proposed organic union with the
latter was lost by vote of 80 to 90, and the commit
tee was instructed to to confer on the subject
There is no WANT of expression OF sympathy win
the Northern Church; Oh the contrary there Is tne
desire for closer fellowship in good works; but the
prospect of union which shall sweep away the
dividing line between the Presbyterians and the Re
formed Church. is by this action indefinitely post
pOned.
Year: 1874

The Annual Reports Of the Trustees OF tho Cooper
Union must be pleasant reading for the estimabie
man whose name we have 80 long been accustomed
to associate with all generous and philanthropic en-
terprises. For they show that the fund which ne
invested in the Institute is bearing abundant fruit.
aud doing every year an incalculable amount OF
good with a sum of money less than the annual
expenditure of many wealthy family in this city,
saws the Report for the twelve months just closed
"the Cooper Union counts its yearly benehclarles
by the hundred thousand" The average attendance
at the free classes is not given but during the year
the number of admissions to the scientific school
flor both sexes was LOO; to the art schooi ior
males. 1.5O5; to the art school for women, 2Ol and
to the womens school in wood engraving, 80; while
the women's school of telegraphy taught Al pupils
during the year. The free library and reading-room
has been used by as many $500 persons day. ana
the experiment of keeping it open on Sunday mas
been entirely successful the attendance being about
1,5OO, while the Director says, the decorum Is uh-
exccptionable and the religious newspapers are more
largely read than on other days" The total ex-
penditure for the year only S54,9O9.
Year: 1874

The House Judiciary Committee have in
structed their Chairman to use every effort to
pass the Senate Civil Rights bill now on the
Speakers table, and if that cannot be done, to
report the Committees bill and secure its
passage. Which means that this is the last
week of the session, and that all the political
capital that can possibly be made out of a
feigned attempt to pass Civil Rights bill is to
be secured. But it will not be passed. MIR.
Butler has it in hand, and he manages such
matters very deftly.
Year: 1874

WARN1NG.-Single men, if you
don't want to fall in love, keep
away from calico. You can no
more play with girls without losing
your heart, than you can at roulette
without losing your money. AS
Dobbs very justly observes, the
heartstrings of q woman-like the
tendrils of q vine-are always
reaching after more to cling to.
The consequence is, that before you
are going, you are gone, like one.
legged stove at auction.
Year: 1874

From the New Orleans Bulletin.


A few evenings since as car


filed with ladies and gentlemen
was en- route down town from tho
upper districts, a very elegantly
dressed and beautiful lady rang tho


bell. When the car stopped at the
crossing the young lady rose from
her seat gracefully glided out o. tho
door. Instantly, however, there
was observed the most remarkable
effect upon the countenance of eve
ry individual in the car, the ladies
we're blushing rosy red and almost
forcing their pearly teeth through
their coral lips to keep from laugh
ing, while the gentlemen turned
red and white by turns, as they
glanced turtiyely at something OH
the floor of the car just where tho
lady had been sitting. It was y
very curious article to be sure and
lay there as coiled up and content
ed as possible. It was Of q bright
crimson color, about twelve inches
in length, and had the most ingen-
ious golden clasp at each end. Ev-
erybody stared at it and though
there seemede nothing especially
funny about it, it was the source of
intense merriment in others.


Finally one gentleman, more dar.
ing than the rest, made q dash at
it, grasped it firmly in his dexter
hand ard rushed after tho lady
who, hearing his excited exclama.
tions, stopped, turned, advanced
with inimitable grace toward tho
gentleman, extended her hand to
receive the article, with thanks
written in every feature of her smil-
ing face, when, suddenly discover
ing what it was, she started as if
shot, an expression of horror over
spread her features, and exclaming
with marked hauteur and indigna-
ton, "That is not mine, sir" turn
ed and walked off like an offended
queen. The feelings of the gentle
man may be fancied, but can never
be described. He returned to the
car q sadder but wiser man; and
throwing the crimson devil on the
floor, resrm med his seat amid an ex-
plosion of laughter.


Ita lady should accidently drop
her head, bonnet or chignon or any
other appendage hereafter in tho
presence Of that gentleman, it is
safe to assume he would not pick it
up for the fabled wealth of Crnsus.
He says if hewero an Englishman
he would never submit to being
made Knight of the Garter.
Year: 1874

In answer to many inquiries on the
subject we would make the following
suggestions to those wishing to organ
ize themselves into q grange OF Patrons
OF Husbandry: Any number OF eligible
persons, from thirteen upwards, may
form themselves into Grange Nine
men and four women are essential, and
no organization can be legally effected
without that number Of names. 1t is
the custom OF deputies to admit as
many as may apply, who are eligible
As charter members, the fees in such
cases being for men three dollars, for
women fifty cents, to be paid at the
time of organization. In order, there =
fore, to form Grange it is necessary
that at least thirteen persons, tour
of whom are ladies, should
signify their wish 10 join
This done. an application IN any form,
as letter, should be made to some
General or Special Deputy authorized
to form Oranges, asking him TO name
sometime at which be will meet you
the place being selected by yourselves
1t is usual for he Deputies to make ar
address setting forth the objects and
aims OF the Order OF Patrons, before
calling for names.


Always meet the Deputy promptly a
Il i
10 get together as manv farmers anC
their daughters as possible. 1t is al
ways best to start out with strong or
gsuizatiou; and the inducement TO be-
come a charter member-that is, t.
join at the organization OF the Grange
is that the fees are very much less
the fees for subsequent membership
being for men FIVE dollars. aud for wo
men two dollsrs.-Northern Granger.
Year: 1874

The general impression yesterday
was that, owing TO the apathy and in
difference OF the voters, the proposed
paving loan would be defeated. There
was no doubt that majority OF the
votes cast would favor the project, but
il seemed to he generally conceded
that the requisite three-fifths would not
be obtained.


We have the pleasure this morning
of dispellirg these doubts. The vote
was indeed meagre one scarcely
more than one-fourth OF what IT should
have been; but the advocates Of the
issue OF 100000 worth OF city bonds in
aid of the paving of four OF the chief
thoroughfares, cast ten votes more than
the necessary three-tiiths and the issue
is therefore legally authorized. The
whole vote was l,006, and OF these
GA were given in favor of the i'm
provement. Three-fiths OF the vote
cast is 60i, so that the issue OF the
bonds is authorized b. vote OF 10
above the constitutional majority. A
fuller vote would probably
have increased this majority and
expressed in more decided terms
the deposition OF the people to improve
the thoroughfares and put the city gen.
erally in closer accord with the spirit
OF progress which is rife elsewhere.
The voters OF Wheeling are not as "Old
Fogyish' as they are sometimes
thought to be. They are ready and
willing to sanction any reasonable
scheme OF improvement. But their
purpose s too often thwarted by iDtlu-
ential citizens who interpose obstacle
after obstacle in the way OF the popular
will
Year: 1874

The determination OF the President
TO put an end TO the Arkansas SQUAD
bic by recognizing BAXTER as the laws
ful Governor seems to have filled the
Associated Press agent at Little Rock
with immense satisfaction and caused
him to fairly ''slop over with JOY. He
has been determined partizan OF BAx-
TER from the first, and his dispatches
have been generally tinged to suit his
own opinion as to the merits OF the
controversy


The Senators and Representatives Of
Arkansas in the present Congress will
doubtless feel themselves very decided
" snubbed by the Presidents action in
the premises, they having almost
unanimously justified Brooks claim 10
the Governorship.
Year: 1874

Whoever wishes to breed foe colt
must be willing to put himself to q
certain amount Of trouble and expense.
There ia an old saving, that "the gods
never drop nuts already cracked into
mems mouths" Now the country Is
full of men who are ambitious to raise
five -handred- dollar colt, but who are a.
the same time unwilling to be al any
considerable trouble or expense
to do it. They wish the five-huudred-
dollar colt but they wish TO get it IN
such a way, that it shall not cost the N
over fifty or seventy-fve dollare. 1t is
needle Tor me to say that such an
expectation il futile. j; is not difficult
Ior an Intelligent breeder to raise five
hupdred.doll colt; it is not extravs-
CANT for such person to expect 10
raise a colt, which at five years OF age
shall commard thousand dollars Tor
every year OF his age, but it costs time,
attention and considerable money to
insure such result. An ordinary dan
vii! not produce such colt An or
dinary stallion will lot beget such az
animal. Stations whose services car
be obtained for ten or twenty dollars
and mares OF low blood and negative
characters. can never beget or conceive
such foal.-Nurrdy
Year: 1874

LITTLE Rock, May l5.-All regular
trains commenced running on the
Little Rock u Ft. Smith railroad yes
terday. The trains on the Cairo * Full
ton railroad have been and now are
running through unmolested by the
political disturbances, being assured Of
protection by both forces. Two OF
the Baxter men fred into the State
house from the opposite side OF the
river about II o'clock to-day, and about
100 shots were fired at them from the
State house in return, no one being
hurt. There was nothing OF importance
done in the Legislature to.day.


As soon as the Presidents procIae
nation became known the
widest excitement prevailed on
the street, and never before in the hiss
tory of Little Rock was there such
cheering and rejoicing. The streets
are almost impossible for one to elbow
his way through the excited crowds.
Men, women and children are rejoicing.
The stores that were hereto ore closed
are open. Flags are waving, bands are
playing, and the people are wild in
their exclamatons. The President and
Baxter are just now the two popular
men in :he eyes OF the people OF
Little Rock. Hundreds OF people are
rushing TO Baxter's quarters to con-
graduate him. Ten thousand copies OF
the proclamation are now being printed
in extra form by the Gazette, and the
office is besieged with people TO get hold
OF q COPY.
Year: 1874

We have recently given place. under
the head OF Public Opinion" to 8
number ofarticles on Reason and
Religion" Science and Religion" and
in general upon the reasonabieuess Of
the religious beliefs Of the present age.
We Publish this morning, as the fitting
termination Of controversy which, in
90 far as its agitation in this news
paper is concerRed, may as well he
closed, for the present at least, q
sermon recently delivered by Pro-
lessor SWING, of Chicago, an
eminent Presbyterian divine who is
now on trial 10y the constituted authori
ties Of the church, for promuI eating
doctrines at variance with the generally
received confession OF faith in that
branch of the Christian church. Mr..
SwlyG's idea of the reasonaLleness Of
the service enjoined in the scr ptures
will be read with much interest by all
those who have given any attention tC
the discussion heretofore had upon this
subject by correspondents OF the REG
IsTER.
Year: 1874

There was charitable sewing party in
New York the other evening, and during
the affair the father of one of the young
ladies present appeared on the scene
unexpectedly. He was so much graft
fed at the cleverness exhibited by his
daughter with her needle that he then
and there resolved that he would never
pay another dress. makers bill.
Year: 1874




It is certainly not much Of q compll-
ment to the membership Of the present
Congress to say that the people Of this
country look forward with positive eager.
ness to their adjournment next Monday.
Nothing would % disappoint the people
as q failure to adjourn on that day, To
prclract the session would be to cast q
gloom over the popular mind. The uni.
veraal wish Is for Congress to 60 home
and relieve everybody Of the long sus.
pense, that has hung like q pail over the
business Of the country. gE


Last December, when Congress assem-.
bled, the people were led to expect that
atlnancial policy would certainly be dc.
vsloped before the winter had passed
away. They were prepared for a month
or even two months debate. They count.
cd upon season Of delay, but not upon
Ultimate disappointment. It was far
from their expectation that six months
would pass away and nothing come Of
1t but q vexatious and irreconcilable diE-
ference With the President, and yet to
that complexion has it~come at last
Therefore the feeling is that Congress has
been serious obstruction in the way Of
o restoration OF confidence and the Tecu.
peration Of business, and therefore the
papers and the people hail the near pros,
pect OF adjournment with unleigned
pleasure. 7so- sh 7ra7
Year: 1874

CINCINNATI, June 1s.-The shirt and
pants Of VIM, McDale have been found
spattered with human blood. An effort
had been made to wash It out with cold
water. This gives great strength to the
suspicion that he was the murderer Of the
Bradley family near Lawrenceburg. 4
Is now beloved the murder was commit
ted before bedtime Monday night. The
feeling is intense at Lswrenceburg and Is
expressed by muttered threats Of lynching.
Year: 1874

Col, Whtteley, before the District Of
Columbia Investigation Committee to.
day, denied that either he or any Of bis
detective force had any connection with
the safe burglary, as was stated by
Year: 1874

can rabbit; his hind legs are from four to
SIX inches longer than his fore legs which
enable him to jump from corpse to cor
pse with startling alacrity; his ears. like
the RABBIT are long. and stand erect. ex
cepting when he has drunk deeply ofthe
blood OF some newly-arriveG American
sailor; and SO acuE. is he In respect to
his aurlcular appendages that he can di
ting llsh the gait Of a foreigner from 8
native 9 at distance of half a mile.


Nothing could more forcibly illustrate
that wise aud harmonious relation of
things which nature provides for even
the humblest of the earth's species than
this last mentioned gift or capacity of
the flea, as it enables him to get togeth-
er his family for the feast, and relieves
him of all liability to bite the Roman,
which is known to be instant death to
the tiea. In all other respects the rab-
bit and the flea are exceedingly unlike
each other: The rabbit is herbiverous;
his teeth are nusuited to the mas.icatlon
OF nything harder than clover and soft
bark. The flea is carniverous, has teeth
Ikea shark, and would consider prize
fighter delicacy He delights mostly
ln human flesh, but will eat dog il put
to it. An American boy of fourteen wears.
if he be in good condition, will make
supper for four healthy feas. though
six teas have been known to get away
with two boys in one night The in
teligence Of the flea far exceeds shat of
the rabbit or any other non voting animal
| am collecting anecdotes illustrative of
this characteristic, which shall put in
TO book form for use in our schools, to
be called The Flea Reader, for Boys and
Girls


in ancient times he was participant
IN those interesting exhibitions given at
the Coliseum. Whenever they found a
Christian too touch for the gridiron, they
gave him to the feas; aud whenever
gladiator proved superior to all other
men and beasts, they made up match
for him with two f1eas. In those times
two fleas were thought 20 be just abont
an even mach for a one armed Roman.
but the times have changed. The flea
has degenerated, while the man has gone
higher up the scale of humanity, until in
these times the flea fails to inspire any
feeling, either of fear or respect. In the
inner man. or any sensation of any kind
On the outer person of Roman


Strangers visiting Rome wonder at
the scarcity OF stoves and all other kinds
of heating apparatus; their wonderment
usually lasts about two minutes and a
half. The average supply of heas to
each household is three thousand, and
when you consider that one flea will
make it warmer for you than fifty cook
stoves, you can easily see that you woult
not freeze, should the mercury glide
dowDwards to eight miles below zero.


Some oftbe closest and most intimate
social connections have formed in Italy
have been with the flea of Rome"
Year: 1874

GAME OF BASE BALL.-The butchers of
Second Street Market will play game OF
base ball with the butchers OF Eighth street
market, to morrow afternoon, at the Scheut-
zen Park. This will be afa Interesting game
and will no doubt be witnessed by large
number Of onr citizens.
Year: 1874

SUBSTITUTE FOR MAKING Baskets
A hanging garden. Of sponge is one OF the
white sponge of large size and SOW it full
of rice, oats or wheat; then place it for u
week. or ten days in shallow dish. in
which little water is constantly kept,
and as the sponge will absorb the mois-
ture, the seeds Will begin to sprout before
many days. When this has fairly taken
place the sponge may be suspended by
means of cords from hook in the window
where q little sun will enter. 1t will thus
become mass of green, and can be kept
wet by merely imniersingi in bowl OF
water.