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Year: 1874

JUST at this time the Presbyterians OF
Chicago-not to be outdone by the ex-
element among the Episcopalians a few
months ago-are having a little wrangle
among themselves in regard to the
charges Of heresy preferred against one Of
their ministers, Professor SWING, by q
certain Professor PATTON. Tho wicked
newspapers Of that wicked city are nAtu-
rally enough, being heretics themselves,
on the side Of SWING, and they therefore
discourse like learned theological pundits
to show that SWING should have fair
chance, according to the light and liberty
Of the gospel, to express his sentiments
outside OF the strict letter Of the creed.
The Tribune, Of Sunday, publishes two
columns Of extracts from the Westminster
Confession Of Faith in order to let out
siders sec what sort OF q creed It Is that
the theolOglans have been disputing
about. We think It likely that Swing,
with the help of the Chicago editors, will
come out ahead and keep on his feet.
There Is no point in theology that We
have ever yet seen raised, that these Chi.
cago editors are not competent to decide.
Having yindicated CHENEY, 1t Is no
trouble for them to vindicate swNa.
Year: 1874




THE Democrats are in peculiar and
embarrassing situation In regard to the
coming elections this fall, and are really
puzzled TO know what to do in the way
OF issues. Wherever they have had q
chance they have tarred themselves, with
the same sticks wherewith the Republi-
cans may have detlled themselves as for
instance with the Credit MobIlier and
Back Pay, and they even went 80 far, be.
fore the organization Of the present Con.
gress, as 10 select FERNANDO WooD for
their standard bearer and representative
ideal, which was only about one remove
from selecting Boss TWEED. And now
comes the financial question to plague
them. They are all split to pieces on that
the same as the Republicans.
They are afraid to raise howl on either
side Of the question. The two Democrats
from this State in Congress could
not agree on the question, DAVIS
voting one way in the Senate and
HEREFORD another way in the House.
Only think Of the fact that two lone West
Democrats, followers Of THOMAS
JEFFERsoN and disciples Of JACKSON,
members OF the same infallible party,
should not be able to agree upon SO iunda.
mental matter as finance. We always
that II the Democracy under
stood themselves on any question, next to |
that oi slavery. 1t was the question of
finance. But since they became Greeley.
lzed they are no longer reliable on any
Year: 1874

The great problem, how to supply jackson.
vile with water, had puzzled the people of
that city for many years, and yet was finally
solved in a way SO simple as to astonlsh ev.
erybody that the plan had not been adopted
years ago. 1t was simply to select low spot
of ground, surrounded by a circle mile or
more in diameter of higher ground, and
there construct a monster reservoir, into
which all the water supplied by mcltingsno
or falling rains was gathered from the sur
rounding hills. $4,000 will construct such
reservoir large enough to hold 10C 100000
gallons pt water, and as every shower re-
plenishrs he stock, one such reservoir will
abundant.y supply city of $4,000 people
with water year in and year out, The plan
is so simple, as to demonstrate that by the cX-
penditure of a few hundred dollars every
prairie neighborhood could have its reservoir
to supply abundant water for stock during
the dricst season. Ii is Il mistaken idea that
rain water thus collected from the surround
ing surface is unwholesomc. Air and sun.
shine soon purify ii, and make il more whole|
some amt palatable than most well water.
Year: 1874

ness exchanges o( the country goes quickly


into imitation of prices, and the first commo-


tlity to feel the initiation is the currency itself,


in the form Of interest These are simple


propositions in financial science which we
commend 20 the further cogitation of the cdi-
tor of the iGc. He may then be able 10 ar
rive at the common sense conclusion, that
the only way to make our money cheaper is
to make it bcttcr-tO make il worth gold, In
England and Germany, where gold is 50 abun-
daut as to be plcthoric, interest is lower than
anywhere else in the world. Right on their
border, in Austria and Russia, where they
have been dabbling in au irredeemable paper
currency, interest is as high as here The
only thing that can be done, then, to make
money cheap here is to make II AS good as it
is in England and Germany. That done,
there Is no limit TO the supply. 1t will come
from all nations under the temptation OF
good interest on good securities. Interest is
higher to-day in New York than in Frankfort
Amsterdam and London, for the 0hiy reason
that European capitalists don't understand
or dare not trust our financial anomaly of u
legal tender law that make deprecated
paper currcHcy as good as gold in paying
Year: 1874

If It is true that there is no i'll 50 great as
to be without some compensating good, then
the good likely to be the result of the fright
ful mlsrulc at the South will be the substitu.
ton of some intelligence qualification for the
present universal or lgnorent suffrage that
prevails Even the Notiea, one of the most
devoted administration organs and hitherto
industrious apologists of carpet bag misrule,
is constrained 10 say:


Ignorant suffrage has received from the
recent history of the South the dcadliest blow
Icycr inflicted on it, and SO have all the elab
'oratc plans on which so much ingenuity has
'bcen expanded and by which mankind has
been so much vcXcd during the last eighty
years, for the application Of the principle Of
perpetual motion to the work of government,
or, in other words, for the construction of
machinery out of which more energy, wis
dom and purity can be got at one end than
is pun in al the other
Year: 1874

Thorough investigation Of the cause Jf the
great Mil Creek disaster in Massachusetts,
last week reveals the fact that it was solely :he
result of dam penuriousnesS, or, in other
words, criminal penVriousness in the con
struction of the dam. There are several
villages in the state trembling in expectation
Of like calamity from the same rep-eheusi-
L'e cause.
Year: 1874

\ liquor seller in Morris was fined SO the
other day and sent to jail l0days for selling H.
GuoF TO minor The dealer in liquid lightning
didn't mind the fine and imprisonment, if
Judge Reading had omitted the lecture with
which he accompanied the delivery Of the
sentence !, even made him feel ashamed of
iimgc.g
Year: 1874

The National Grange has recently CONS
pleted arrangements in New York City,
by which Oranges throughout the cntrfo
country san order and receive all kinds of
goods at exceedingly reduced rates


The County Council Of Pullman county
Ind., declined 70 purchase their goods at
one house. Speaking Of their action the
Banner says: We are one people, with "
common brotherhood, and when We di'a-
BILE one mspber we endanger 'he whole ,,
bodv. The concentration Of mercantile
business into the hands Of few men
would be the worst kind ola monopoly.


There are said to be over GO,OOO Gram
GERS connected with the various lodges IN
Kentucky.


The Richmond Qnd9 Ryist:r says:
The Grangers of Clark county are de-
batting the question Of organizing bank,
n charter Of such an institution having.
been already obtained. They say the
object they seek to attain is to make
money cheaper; and they undertake to-
say that the money in their bank shall
not be loaned at higher mte than eight
percent. per anuum. They are satisfied
that the exhorbitant rate which borrowers
are now compelled to pay comes at Last
out Of the pockets Of the farmers Of tho
country; for they contended If the mer~
chant, mechanic or professional man is
forced to pay twelve or fifteen per cent,
for money, he is forced to pu,that amount
on whatever articles he may sell. Tho
manner, we are told, in which it is pro"
posed to get up this bank, is for the farm
ers of Clark who belong to the Order OF
Patrons Of Husbandry to subscribe the
capital stock, and then for each to pledge
himself that his entire deposit shall be
placed there, and that bis whole business
shall be transacted through its officers.
Some Of the prominent farmers Of Clark
are urging this new project, aud IT seems
likely TO succeed.
Year: 1874

The Augusta Constitutionalst


says that from all portions Of
Georgia come gloomy reports
of the crops. The Macon TeZe-
graph reports that farmers who
had been in that city recently
brought very bad reports
from the cotton crops. The
dry and hot weather has had


the effect to cause the bolls to
shed to a very alarming extent.
Some planters represented the
matter as being very disastrous,
and all who have been in the
city complained very much. A
correspondent of the same pa
per, who has recently seen much
of the cotton-grOwing portions
Of the State, writes as follows:
"In many sections the weed has
81 own to a sufficient size; but
on examination we find it with
little fruit. This unfortunate
plant now seems to be suffer-
ing with something similar to
rust, and equally as injurious.
Caterpillars have made their APP
pearance in almost every sec
ton. AS yet they have done
very little injury. The past
two weeks having been very
warm and dry, the destructive
work has been greatly retarded.
A few days of rainy weather
would cause them to spread with
great rapidity, and the effect
would be telling. The bottom
crop is almost complete fail
ure; the middle crop they could
materially injure, and the top
crop would be destroyed alto
gether. The cotton prospect is
very gloomy, and, even should
the caterpillars be mild in their
attack, it necessarily will be
short"
Year: 1874

We cordially endorse the fol-
lowing well timed editorial re-
marks in the Washington Chron-
icle::


No man has either license or
authority to take the life of a
fellow man unless to preserve
his own, and the law we'll pro-
vides that the danger must be
imminent to authorize the re-
sort to deadly weapons. If our
law officers will see to the prompt
arrest and punishment Of all
persons, rich or poor, high or
low, that are found having con-
cealed in their possession dead
ly weapons, they will do more to
prevent The recurrence of these
sad encounters, which result in
bringing such misery on socie-
ty, than in any other way.


So long as it is popular for a
person to boast Of having about
his person a pistol OF bowie
knife, or other murderous weap-
ons, so long will their use be
noticed in the constant recur-
renee or the commission of
crime.


Let the law be so vigorously
enforced that no man will risk
being detected in carrying a
deadly weapon any more than
he would of being found at.
tempting TO commit the crime
of robbery, and homicides will
become less frequent, these mur-
derous and disgracefcl quarrels
cease.
Year: 1874

The Chicago Inter Ocean says


that clerk in a bookstore in
Louisville, where lottery tick


cts were sold, laid one for him


self number 3,307. A short


time ago the proprietor of the


store received a letter from one


Perkins, living in an interior
town, stating that he had dreamed
that No. 3,307 would draw the


capital prize, and requesting


said proprietor to purchase that
ticket if it was to be had. The
clerk stated that this was the
identical ticket he had selected
forhimself, and thereupon pulled
out his money and paid for it.


He then wrote to Perkins that
he could have the ticket for
$500. Strange to say, the re.
turn mail brought an acceptance
of the offer and a request that
the ticket be at once forwarded
to Perkins. This so excited the
clerk that he backed out and de-
clared tnat he would not sell it
for less than $1,000. He was
soon astonished at the receipt
Of another letter agreeing to
these terms and demanded the
ticket. This so worked upon
the nervous clerk that he re-
fused point blank to sell at any
price, and for fear that the price
less ticket might get lost, he
locked it up in a back vault
The young man has just dis
covered that the whole thing
was a hoax, played upon him


by acquaintances, and what is


worse, has found out that 3,307
drew nothing but a blank in the
"grand scheme"
Year: 1874

while lawlessness even partially
prevails. The best emigration
society that can be organized is
for every good man in the COM


munity to live up to the law in
every particular himself, and to
require 0y an enforcement of
the law all others to do the same,
TO GO to work-waste neither
time nor money. Let every
man do this and in two years
this lovely land of our birth will
blossom as the rose, the honor
of your State as a law-abiding
and law-enforcing community
will be restored to what it was


before it was tarnished by few
bad men. This done, emigra-
tion and capital will come of
itself and then by an increase
Of wealth the taxes that now
burden us will cease to be felt.
Let the lawnessness that now
prevails in some localities be-
come general you drive from
your midst law-abiding citizens,
the shrinkage in the value of
real property will continue and
increase to such an extent that
to raise the money necessary to
run the State Government will
involve the necessity of doub-
ling or trebling our present
taxes. The Governor, the
judges, the Legislature cannot
correct the evils complained of +;
it can be done alone by the Of
ficers and grand juries of the
State, land they must be sustained
by a healthy public sentiment.
AS grand jurors it is your duty
and your interest to bring all
offenders, and especially men
who break the public peace, to
punishment. As citizens, you
can and should practice what
you preach" and can bring into
odium all men who wink or con-
nive at mob law. You thus
make such such crimes odious
and punish such offenders. To
do this, good men must act
Acknowledgements talk won't
do.
Year: 1874

At livery stable, near the
Erie depot, the pole had been ta-
ken out of wagon and stood
on some boxes against the wall.
Some one disturbed it, when it
came down with a crash, and the
small end after making a sweep
of twenty feet, landed square OH
the woOlly pate of an old darkey,
who was summing himself on the
sidewalk. 1t did not more than
half awake him, land yawning he
muttered to gentleman stand
ing near him. "Did you speak
to me, sah?'' just how hard
that negro's head is will never
be known, for there is nothing
in existence that would make
any impression on it, unless it
might be a Lake Erie pile-driver.
Year: 1874

After travelling over almost


the whole State of Tennessee to


endeavor to find out whether


there is a war of races in this


part of the country, [ calmly set


lied down here for a day to try


and digest results. If there is


any deep-seated trouble any


where between the races West
ern Tennessee and North Miss


issippi are the places to find it.


Within a radius Of a hundred
miles around Memphis nearly


all the riots have occurred
SOmerville, where the first riot
occurred, is on a lateral branch
Of the Memphis and Charles
ton railroad, about fifty miles
distant. Austin, Mississippi,
which was next to follow with
its war Of races, is on the river,


about eighty miles below. Glib


son county, where there has
been. the most terrible emeute
Of all, is only four or five hours
ride. Each of these events has
caused great deal Of excite
ment here among both blacks
and whites, and the effect of
that excitement has been in ev-
cry instance to deepen what
ever animosity exists between
the races. Alarm and fear are
common to both sides, and | be-
lieye the alarm and fear are un-
founded on the part of either.
L have mingled very largely
with the people of this section,
and l am convinced that it is
the desire Of the great body of
the whites to live on terms of
peace and friendship with the
negroes. The whites, on the
other hand, do the negroes the


justice of saying that this feel
ing is fully reciprocated on the
part of the blacks. At the
same time it is plain even to the
most careless observer, that there
is q want Of confidence among
the races. AS an illustration
Of this singular state Of feeling,
it may be mentioned that just
before the recent local elections
III this county, there was a good
deal Of excitement among both
blacks and whites, in this city.
The women and children were
seriously alarmed, and many Of
the men actually believed that
an attack was meditatcd by the
negroes. The negroes, too,
were in dread Of some wrong
from the whites. On both sides
the alarm and excitement were
without cause, and sprung solely |
from the feeling of distrust
which underlies the firmest de-
sire TO maintain peace and order
in the community. In conse-
quence of this event, the efforts
to keep the peace often tend to-
ward breaking it, and it thus
happens that a circumstance
trivial in itself may convulse a
whole COUNTY,. Y. HeralGs
Memphis Letter.
Year: 1874

Most Hagrant instances OF the


abuses arising from the deten-


ton of poor witnesses continue


to be brought to light. A cor
respondent of a New York pa
per describes three cases of
most oppressive Imprisonment.
He says: "While serving with
in the past sixty days as grand


juror l visited the House of
Detention, and there found two
parties who were suffering in
the manner referred to. Inas-
much as the recital of their
wrongs may be Of service, | beg
its insertion:


Gone was that Of a friend
less woman who more than
eight months since was witness
to the shooting of person;
the man who committed the act
fed; had not at that time been
arrested; the woman remains,
and for all we know is to re-
main until the assassin is aD-
pretended.


''The other was the case of a
sailor, who was robbed while on
his way to his ship. Unfortu.
nately for him he was both a.
ble-bodied and sober; he arres-
ted the thief, held him until an
officer appeared; both were ta-
ken to the station house, both
locked up, one for crime, the
other as witness; the vessel
sailed, taking all the poor mans
clothing save that in which he
stood. Still worse than all there
remained at home a wife and
two children, whose daily bread
was no longer provided by a
fathers willing hands, but they
were left to suffer and to beg.


Permit me TO state one case
more, which / trust may prove
enough. A detective was sent
10 buy aticket in. a policy shop.
The proprietor was too smart,
he would not see to him. An
innocent and ignorant laborer is
found by the officer; his ac-
quaintance made, a drink is OF.
fered and accepted, and the poor
fool takes ten cents at the of
ficer's S request, goes into a policy
shop, buys a ticket, hands the
same, with two cents change, to
the officer, and for his disinter-
este d trouble was, when | last
heard Of him, confined as wit
ness, and had been for nearly
three weeks; his wife and chill
dren left to do as the poor sal
lor's wife and children did, or
may even now be doing-stary-
ing, begging"
Year: 1874

Some murmur when their sky is clear,


And wholly bright to view,
Ii one small speck Of dark appear


In this great heaven of blue.
And some with thankful love are filled,
If but one streak of light,
One ray Of Gods good mercy gild


The darkness of their night.
In palaces are hearts that ask,


In discomfort and pride,
Why life is such dreary task,


And all good things denied;
And hearts in poorest huGs admire


How love has in their aid
(LOve that not ever seems to tire)


Such rich provision made.
Year: 1874

A Church of England clergy
man knocked his sister down
and sat on her. This is all the
information that reaches us; but
if she had the spiiit cta woman
(and any pins) in her bosom, he
won't be able to sit on anything
else for a goodly Period,
Year: 1874

We say once again that we can
not be responsible for topographic
al errors. The young man who
is angry because his poem says


saw beneath her snowy skirts


A pair of pretty garters.
when he wrote "gaiters," can
kill a printer, if he wants to, but
we can't be bothered. Any way
we have no means of knowing
Just what be saw.
Year: 1874

! care OF the nigger first, then your own
/ sex and coler. The tone OF the press,
and other considerations, make us all


here lean greatly TO General Marcus J.


Wright, for governor. He has many


friends, was born In the neighboring


county of McNairy, is known as an able


man and generous gentleman; certainly


as thoroughly capable as any one named


from West Tennessee. 1 believe our


people would not only advocate but ad-


vance his nomination. l could mention


other matters, but fear to be tedious. /
cannot refrain, however, from urging
some interest and action by your people
for our Memphis and Knoxville railroad,
DO stir them up. They cannot be SO
blnd rs net TO see the inestimable Ad-
Vantages to Memphis. 1 also could
name The school advantages, especially
those of our Episcopal female seminary,
one OF the finest buildings In the State
and soon to be under the supervision OF
the best corps Of teachers in the coun-
try. May write again. Must have
your Colonel DuPre here during court
Tor his great lecture--fOrget how to spell
the word indicating the subject and too
lszy to look at the dictionary, which is
only about two arms length from me.
Want rain badly; weather hot; comet
IN sight; think il will strike about here.
Are you not anxious on the subject at
memphis. Yours, OCCASIONAL.
Year: 1874

| fell in love with fat girl once.
loved madly, because l was loving 4O7
pounds of girl. She was amiable,
tender hearted, good natured and true,
and think she loved me. We were
to be married in the fall. and should
probably have been one of the hapri-
est of husbands, when an accident
dashed my prospects. She fell over
board as we were about to leave the
wharf on steamboat excursion
Three or four sailors plunged after,
and they got gang plank under her.
a cable around her waist and towcd
her to the wharf. Then they rigge d
derrick and lifted her out by sec
tions, but they were SO long about it
that she took severe cold, and the
result was death. There were months
and months after that [ could never
pass load of hay without thinking OF
my lost Amanda and shedding tears.
and even to this day, never see an
elephant or rhinocerous without her
dear visage rising up before me-
Year: 1874

The only busieess before the Court
Saturday was the trial of Thomas
Hood, Of Dublin, on charge Of grand
larceny-stealing a horse from his
step father The old gentleman testi-
fed that the lad had always been per-
mitted to use his horses when he de-
sired. That the young man on GER
tain occasion, had taken one of his
horses'to Indianapolis and put it up
in livery stable. There was no evi-
dence that the boy attempted to steal
the horse, but on the contrary evi-
dence that he told where the horse
was, and accompanied the party to the
stable where the animal was kept.
The jury was not long in arriving at a
veEdict-not guilty-Independent.
Year: 1874

The papers get good deal of adj
vertising by keeping this item before
their readers: A family in Florida
lost their little boy, and advertised
for him in a paper. That very after
noon an alligator crawIed up out of
the swamp and died on the front door
step. In his stomach was found a
handful of red hair, some bone but
tons, pair of boot heels glass alley,
q pair of cheek pants and paper col
lar. The advertisement did it.
Year: 1874

On q breach of promise case trial in
New Hampshire the lover was shown
to have written letter containing fl
ty-seven pages of note paper TO his
dulcinea, and the jury cleared him On
the ground that he was either insane
or idiotic.
Year: 1874

Anecdotes of great men are always
improving. We read in late Eng
lish book that when Cooper was shaw
ed, The poet used to sit in a semi
reclined position, his head thrown
back and his eyes shut. Even poet
is like his fellow men.-N. Y. Mail.
Year: 1874

''ChiI1 B.OWs the wind,


And bitter is the cold d''-remind
ing all who have neglected to sup
ply themselves with a good Stove
that Nye & Starr have one of the
best assortments to select from in
the city. Their Depot Stove Store
is the very place newly married
couples should go to get their
kitchen fixings
Year: 1874

Immediately North of the First
National Bank, is situated one of
the best Furniture Depots, in the
city-where you can purchase more
Furnature for. less money, and of
better material, than at any other
Furniture Warerooms in the city.
Go to the Richmond Furniture
Rooms for Bargins, and you will
not be disappointed.