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Year: 1874

termination not TO be friends with Germany
unless Germany would further the restoration
OF his temporal power; supposing that Prince
Bismarck saw that II the Pope were not q
friend he might be dangerous enemy and
saw also that to make him friend in the way
suggested BY himself was impossible; since
even Germany would be beaten in crusade
for the reestabIlshment OF the Pope as an
Italian sovereign-it Is more than conceivable
that Count Arntm's instructions may have been
OF kind which Prince Bismarck would very
much wish TO keep secret II the Pope was to be
won over At price less tnan tina. he himself asked
this pricemust have related 10 German matters. II
cannot Count Arnim may have been told To say,
"do anything for you abroad but can do a good
deal Tor you at home. can see that the old Cath
olics give you no trouble and that troublesome
theologians who denv your inIalllbitv get no
countenance IN high places In fact, within the
dominions OF the Emperor. my master, lean prom


ise you a the opportunities Tor exercising splr-
ltual influence which you can desire. and u you
Will stand our friend now make you this oner" IL
the heads OF any such speech as this are among
the missing papers the motive OF Prince Bis
marck's desire TO silence Count Arnim Is plain
enough, though the wisdom OF the means he has
taken for that purpose is not quite so obvious.
Year: 1874

THE ERIE RAILWAY COMPANY


propose TO remove their Offices to the former loca-
ton at the foot OF Duane street the building
can be prepared for their accom- mode ~ the mean
while They offer for sale their valuable Property
Twenty third and Twenty fourth streets and Eighth ave-
nue. particulars OF which will be furnished applica-
OF Twenty third street and Eighth avenue or to


HENRY q. STEBkINS.


Chairman Ot Finance Committee,


same building.)
Year: 1874

EDITOR TRIBUNE Look out for
the Changers. The Changers OF
Dukes Prairie Grange are getting
liberal; they are opposed to mo.
nopoly. They ask only $3.50 per
night of the Good Templars of
Happy Home Lodge. They must
value their hall very highly. One
of the Grangers said that the Good
Templars'o of Mineral Point charge
the Grangers s25 per year for the
City Hall, which is 81. per night.
There must be sudden rise in the
value of country property since the
Changers purchased their hall. They
gave s125 for it it will seat about
fifty people. They are going to do
away with middlemen, and fill their
places themselves. See the COM
mission they charged r..
Year: 1874

THE Richland County Republican,
makes a strong appeal to the other
counties of this Congressional Dis
trict to unite in Convention to pre-
vent Iowa or Grant from securing
the nomination. We regret that
Waggoner should deem it necessary
to arouse sectional feeling, as his
article is calculated to do. The
people Of Iowa, and we presume
Grant, recognize that they have
been honored with the NJ. c. and
other officers, and have no DISPOSE
ton to disregard the claims of other
counties but do not admit that a
candidate NEST be taken who resides
outside of Grant or Iowa counties.
Year: 1874

AT tho City Store all are too busy re>
ceiving and storing away the new
goods to write up a Local If you want
to see stock that cannot b surpassed
call. Ladies novelties, however, have
come, and better selection never sn.
tered the city Of Mineral Point.
Year: 1874

The suggestion which formed the basis
of Col. George Chesney's lecture last week
at the United Service Institution was not
so remarkable in itself for novelty as for
the ability shown in the arguments bv
which it was introduced Whatever NAV
be thought of the difficulties of maintain
ing in England a small army of mounted
men instead of large one of infantry
and these the duke of Cambridge plainly
looked on rs very practicable objections
it is certain that the notion of 4 new power
to be gained by using such force in the
field has already attracted attention among
military men of great practical knowledge
Col. Hamley especially has gone very far
in this direction in the last edition Of his
Operations of War" And there is much
to be said for the lecturers view, that it Is
hard to tell how far such revolution in
war as he proposed might not be success
full from its very daring and novelty. The
example he referred 10 of Frederick % roll
ing up" the Austrains at Leuthen is sin
gularly striking. Frederick had but thirty
thousand against the eighty thousand OF
his enemy; vet he routed the latter with
perfect ease and completeness, simply be-
cause he had discovered a process of gain
ing ground to a flank rapidly with infantry
which the other side did not know how t.
initiate or meet. 1t seems possible, there
fore, in theory at least, that this instance
might be repeated were the bulk of an at
tacking force able to move with the speed
of horsemen when brought against a line
of battle composed even of the best infan-
try.


There is, indeed, already one example
in modern history of the thing proposed
being done; for Lees lines of defense be-
fore Richmond in 1865 were actually bro
ken, and the long contest he had main
tanned brought to a finish at one blow by
the sudden transporting of Sheridan's
newly arrived force of three divisions OF
mounted infantry to aid Grants left in
! forcing his adversary's extreme right. In
consequence of this rapid movement the
Confederates were completely overweight
ed ut the point selected for the attack, and
their works actually pierced rifle in hand,
by the dismounted horsemen. American
troops were but rude men-at-arms as COM
pared with the army of cavaliers which
/ Col. Chesney suggested as a possibility
worth considering in the future. 1t is re-
markable that the lecturer did not use the
very obvious confirmation of his theory
which may be found in the saying of the
same Gen Sheridan when in France in
1870. Some of the audience We're no
doubt surprised at the audacity which could
even imagine that the operations of an
ordinary modern army of three hundred
thousand soldiers could be effectually par
alyzcd by one of thirty thousand vigorous
horsemen. Yet this is just what Sheridan
is known to have openly declared that he
himself could have done against the inves
tors of Paris with three times the force of
mounted rifemen he led from the Shenan-
doah to Grants aid five years before
| Pail Mall Gazette,
Year: 1874

The weather had been dirty for several
DAYS As the heavens were obscured no
observations could be taken, and we had
been obliged to sail by " dead reckoning :"
that is, we guessed our position from the
log. Dead reckoning is not very salts
factory mode of ascertaining vessels
position, and as the navig cation of this part
of our voyage was rather difficult, the poor
captain was very anxious. He and the
officers were continually glancing heaven
ward to try to get peep ut the sun; but,
as | have said, for days together there was
nothing to be seen but heavy masses of
clouds or banks of foggy drizzle. We
steamed along, halfspeed, very strict
lookout being kept. There was one wild
rocky point which the skipper was very
anxious to give us wide a berth rs possible,
and to make sure of this, as he thought.
he instructed the officers to make great
allowance in the steering. We should
have made land by this time, but hitherto
none had been sighted


When | turned in for my watch below,
the sea was getting up, and l noticed the
captain and chief officer on the bridge in a
very earnest consultation.


There will be a gale blowing shortly" !"
thought I, as turned into my bunk in or
der to snacth four hours sleep if possible.


fell into II profound slumber as soon as
had put my head down. Just as four
bells g A. NJ were being struck, / was
hurriedly reused by the entrance of the
chief engineer His face was blanched
with horror, and his tongue fastened, as
he reused me up


Get up, Thompson-get up for Gods
sake. We are going ashore, man, and
there's an awful gale blowing, and the
cursed thing is that there is something got
loose in the enginc-something down be-
low out of sight-and if it is not frightened
up at once, she will tear herself to bits"


why don't you stop her then and see
what is wrong?" asked half angrily;
have only had two hours below-that's
four bells just gone.'


"Stop her?" said the chief; eve can't!
The engine must be kept going to hold her
head to the sea, and keep way on her. We
are drifting on lee shore, in a gale, and
if we turned broadside to the sea, or if the
engine breaks down altogether, we'll be
among the rocks and the foam in ten min
utes."


now sprang out of my bunk, and has
tily dressed. While / was doing so, the
chief explained the situation more fully.
Some one must go down and put things to
rights, or all would perish. The diffiulties
and dangers of the task consisted in the
fact that it must be accomplished while the
engine was going. and all the while the
ship was tumbling and kicking about in a
most desperate fashion. Then again the
engines were g racing every few minutes
Il. e., when the propeller was raised out
of the water the engine went at terrible
pace, owing to the resistance being re-
moved 1t was not pleasant to dive down
into that hole among frantic machinery
the ships jumping and tumbling about
and nothing to grasp but hot, slippery. oily
Year: 1874

SEASONABLE FOOD.-The wholesome
ness of food depends nearly as much on
the time it is taken as the quantity We
have grown so luxurious in our physical
as well us mental tastes, that we are con-
stantly tempted to eat things out of sea-
son. Yielding to the temptation, as we
often do. we pay the penalty, soon or late,
in temporary or chronic arrangement of
our health The meat which is excellent
in cold, may not be desirable in warm
weather; fish is best during spring and
early summer; vegetables and fruit are
nutritious when they are fully ripened by
sun and season. and not artificially stimu-
lated. Nature knows what she is doing
she furnishes for every latitude the pro-
ductions fittest for such latitude. We need
variety, not so much at one time, as from
time to time The delicacies of the season
will not hurt us; but the delicacies out of
season certainly will if long continued.
The appetite so jaded as to crave oysters
in July, or Strawberries in December,
needs careful correction by the adoption of
the simplest habits The palate naturally
relshes what nature has near at hand. As
"A rule not only is the simplest food the
best food, but the most reasonable is, in
the long run. the most appetizing- There
is no difficulty in determining what We
should eat, since the products of our eli
mate show us plainly month by month.
Fish, flesh and fruit. by their plumpness,
tenderness and ripeness. themselves denote
when they are ready to be eaten. A sound
stomach will profit by whatever an un-
spoiled palate enjoys" Home and So
ciety;n Scribner's for June.
Year: 1874

The city papers have got up and are en-
joying the following story: A man in
rural town had pet calf, which he was
training up in the way of an OK. The calf
walked around very peaceably under one
end of the yoke, while the man held up
the other end. But in an unfortunate mo-
ment the man conceived the idea of put
ting his own neck in the yoke, to Let the
calf see how it would seem to work with a
partner; this frightened the calf, and ele-
waiting his tail and his voice, he struck a
" dead run for the village, and the man
went along with head down and his plug
hat in his hand, straining every nerve to
keep up, and crying out at the top of his
voice, " Here we come! Head us some
bodyr'
Year: 1874

the country save that of the capital, and as
void of life at midday as graveyard.
" Great expectations is written all over
this place. A tiny church, fresh in stucco
and colored washes, flush with the street,
accommodates all the people of the town.
A timer one going up on this summit, still
more richly arrayed in fresco and fiction,
is for festal uses, and as a monument of the
triumph of the Church over fratricide.-
DR.. Gilbert Haren, in Harper's for June.
Year: 1874

\ remarkable object is on exhibition in
Iowa, in the form of Il horse with snake
six inches long in its eye, wiggling
about seemingly with as much comfort in
his strange quarters as he would were he
in his native clement" II is Il question
whether this is not rather in the eye of the
beholder
Year: 1874

The new cable now on its way to this
country is that of the Direct United States
Gable Company, formed about year ago
by English and continental capitalists,
with a capital of fl,3O0,00O. The cable
is 5000 miles in length, and will be laid
from point on the New Hampshire coast
to Nova Scotia thence to Newfoundland ;
the cable ship, the Faraday, will then re
turn to England for another cargo to be
laid from England direct to Newfoundland.
The cable itself is a variation from the
others in construction This company
promises to do business at fifty cents ii
word.
Year: 1874

The editor who would write with the
shackle of any administration on his wrist
is MT fit to write at all. The Republican
who is afraid to criticise, honestly, the
conduct Of affairs in his own party is MT
fit to criticize his political opponents. nor is
there any virtue or value in his commune
cations -.IerseY Citu Jollrnnl
Year: 1874

is made Of Wrought Iron and by simple
device can be raised or lowered so that it
will cut the worst tangled grain as easy as
the best reapers can do it.


The MEADOW KING MOWER for lightness
ofdraught, simplicity and durability, stands
without rival.


l have also a superior HORSE RAKE and
other Machinery and Implements which l
would be pleased to show to any who desire
to purchase, all Of which l am prepared to
sell on terms as favorable as any others to
cash buyers or clubs can offer special in
ducements.


Call and examine these machines before
ordering elsewhere.


THOS, WILKINSON
Year: 1874

To farmers wanting first class machinery
can offer the following machines with
full confidence that they will give entire
satisfaction-to wit:


The LITTLE CHAMPION Self Rake Reaper
cutting six feet wide and the lightest
drsught of any reaper in the market.


The GAMHART HARVESTER the most COM
plete Of any harvester made heretofore. It
is so arranged that the binders sit down
while doing their work. The Sickle Bar
Year: 1874

NB~E. P. Watson, born and bred to
the harness making craft, has just moved
into new shop on Third street, in a neat
new building erected by him for that pur-
pose. The shop already displays a fine lot
Of the very best harness, and is assuming
that neatness of appearance which speaks
volumes for the good quality of the work
that will 60 out from that shop.
Year: 1874

Roundsman Ryan, OF the Fourth precinct. was
shot and slightly wounded in the abdomen last
night while passing along the street. The bali
that struck him was fred by some unknown pei
son who was emptying his pistol He was re-
moved TO the Park Hospital.
Year: 1874

The long and short Of protection is in
the above figures. For State, county.
and municipal purposes. taxation at the
rate of three per cent. is considered
enormous. Yet here is what is in effect
an income tax of fifteen per cent. levied
On rich and poor alike, but falling most
heavily on the latter class. for the lux
ury Of protection. We commend these
figures to the consideration of the farm
ers, especially at the present time, when
the price of wheat is falling. The farm
ers cannot cause the price Of wheat to
advance. but they can cause the price
of other commodities to fall, by reduc.
ing the tariff now levied upon them.
When the farmers of the West say that
the tariff must come down, come down
it will.


To reduce the tariff means to reduct
the prices Of clothing by over 40 per
cent; of blankets, towels, and bedding
by so per cent; of iron utensils by
about 80 per cent, etc. So long as the
wheat growers are. content to pay these
extra prices on declining market 70,
their own products, they will probably
do so. When they make up theil
minds for change they can accomplish
it in very short order.--Chicago Iri
bune.
Year: 1874

The Milwaukee Journal Of Com
maerce says:


Farmers have learned from the
Grange movement the power Of associ-
alton. They will stand together. The
rich farmer will help the poor farmer
to hold his grain for apaying price. As
we lately stated it is common in coun-
try banks just now for accounts from
rich farmers to be transferred to poor
farmers to enable them to pay their
store bills and to hold their wheat. So
what debts they have they are paying
and will pay without using their wheat.
Farmers as matter Of fact are pay
! ing their debts about as freely as usual.
Reports to the contrary are false.
Country merchants who have obtained
full stocks Of goods for which they find
little demand are unjustly throwing th<
blame on the farmers. The farmer is
not to blame for not buying what he
does not want.


And the Journal of Commerce con
eludes with this significant utterance
In view of these considerations w
are satisfied that the only way is fol
the few powerful spectators who hav'
tackled the rhe0t market on the 1cTons
side to throw up their game. The card
are too strong for them and the farmer
hold the cards.
Year: 1874

the East and West, are beginning to
study their interests, free from partisan
bias and tie influence Of shrewd and
unscrupulous politicians, who have SO
long led them blindfold by cunning ap-
peals to prejudice and passion. The
good resulting therefrom is already ap-
parent. and will eventually culmirate
in the breaking up Of the political as
well as all other rings, devised for the
gain and advantage Of the few at the
expense of the many.-Fatron s
Helper.
Year: 1874

Tie grasshoppers have gone into
Mississippi to finish the work Of the
carpet-baggers. In Lowndes county
they fly so thick that it is impossible
to see through them, and they devour
every green leaf that comes in their
way.
Year: 1874

AwELL-DREssED matronly-looking lady
walked into a saloon in OswegO the other
day, laid her muif on the counter, and took
out pair OfSpectaeleS, when the bartender
promptly informed her that no Bisle-read-
ing would be in order there. Reaching
down into her dress pocket, the woman
produced ilat bottle and cody called for
a pint Of whisky. She doesn't know yet
what that bartender was alarmed about.
Year: 1874

LITTLE Rock, Ark, April 19.-Col.
Rose, eommandant of the United States
forces, took possession of the telegraph Of
flee this morning, and opened it to the pub
lie, relieving Gov. Baxter's guard. He has
one company stationed at the Ashley
House, where the telegraph Office is located,
and has interfered to such an extent with
Gov. Baxter's military operations that he
can make no forward movement on the
StatehOuse.


Baxter 90 Grant.


In consideration Of this fact, Gov. Baxter
to-day sent the following dispatch 10 the
President:


"a few days since, in the absence of my
counsel, and at time wholly unexpected,
the Circut Judge of this county, a court of
inferior jurisdiction, rendered judgment in
favor Of Brooks against me for the Office Of
Governor of this State, and without notice
to me or my counsel. was at once foTci-
bly, put out Of the Office, and that lthout
any pretence of a writ being served on me.
All this was done, too, after the Supreme
Court Of this State had twice decided that
no court IN the State had Jurisdiction of the
case at all, and the Legislature alone had
the jurisdiction. on --.s


~ OhNNf OlA O4lCEt
took steps to restore myself, to get posses
sion OF the Office, and to carry on the gov
ernment. The people are coming to my
aid, and are ready 60 restore me al once.
In making this organization am obstruct-
ed By the interference Of the United States
troops in displacing my guards from the
telegraph Office; and now it is apprehended
that there will be further interference.
Such Interference breaks me down and pre-
vents any effort on my part to restore the
State Government, and TO protect the peo-
pie in their rights.


Il beg Of You TO modify any order to the
extent OF such interference, and leave me
free to act in this way TO restore law and
peace as the legitimate Governor of the
State. Such interference does not leave me
any chance to assert my claim 10 the Office
Of Governor in the interests Of peace and of
these people who are fiocking here to my
support by the hundreds. beg of you to
remove the United States troops back to the
arsenal, and permit me to restore the legi-
innate government by my own forces,
which l will do promptly if the United
States will not interfere. There is an armed
insurrection against the legal State govern
ment here, and | call upon you to aid in
suppressing il; but if you will not, then
le We me free TO act, and order the United
States troops without an hours delay to
their own grounds and keep them out of
my way. have been thwarted and delayed
thus long, and in fact elected from my
office, because of the fact that / had hereto
fore disbanded the militia of the State.


81 make this earnest demand to repress
insuTetiOn and prevent domestic violence,
under my sense Of duty to the Constitution
and laws Of the United States, as well
as the State Of Arkansas; and l rely con-
tidently, as have all the time, upon the
assurance contained in your letter of Sept
16, 1873, TO prevent the overthrow of my
official authority by Illegal and disorderly
proceedings. Immediate answer is request
ed; otherwise bloodshed may be the result.


ELISHA BANTER,


ss(fOVernOr of ArLanSas
Year: 1874

II we remember Alright, the action Of the
Board of Health in its condemnation of the city
cells, this morning, is no more explicit or
weighty than that of last summer. 1t then re-
ferred the matter to Council, a little patchwork
WAS done aud coating of whitewash applied
here and there, and in this condition they have
come down to us to this day. The city cells
nuisance ia matter which will not down at
the bidding. 1t will continue until new City
Hall is built, and probably the better mode Of
procedure would be for the Board of Health to
direct its labors to this end The surest way to
have accomplished the work would have been TO
have allowed the City Hall to burn down when
ON fire the other evening.
Year: 1874

The Ross men made gains from all the candidates,
and determined to hold the Convention all night, if
necessary, to nominate their candidate. The friends
of the other candidates saw that the only way to de-


feat Ross was to carry an adjournment until morn
ing, and thus get time to effect some combinations.
If balloting was continued they feared that their
strength would be worn away, little by little. and
that Ross would get q majority in the end. mo-
tion to adjourn until o'clock tomorrow was car
red by lS5 yeas to 100 nays amid good deal of ex
ctement. Efforts TO effect fusion of the adherents
of Ludlow, Turnkey, Woodward, and Dallas are
going On at late hour tonight. but with DO result
thus far If Q combination is effected it will be
apon Woodward or Turnkey. Dallas has lost
Iteadiy. aud Ludlow can gain no additional votes
Year: 1874

prevail in the near future. not only in Illinois,
but In the nation. Delegates, who are here
from every part Of the State, report
slow but very perceptible change in public opinion
on the question Of imitation. Men who wavered
few months ago are now strong advocates of hard
money, and men who were moderate inflationists
now cry, Hands off; let well enough alone;" while
there are very few of the ultra inaationists who
have not unconsciously perhaps, modified their
views. The leaven of sound currency doctrines is
working in this State
Year: 1874

This vote showed that the efforts made to effect
combinations had been futile, and it looked if it
would take a long struggle to settle the contest.
resolution to drop the lowest candidate after each
ballot met with such opposition that it was with
drawn. Motions to adjourn were voted down with
loud shouts of dissent. The fighting spirit up,
and the Convention was in no mood to put the
battle off until another day. The only name with
drawn was that of Dana. The second ballot showed
the following result:
Year: 1874

As the weak men dropped out of the fight their
votes were turned over to Ross The friends Of all
the strong candidates stood by them with stubborn
pertnacity. Graham was withdrawn, and fourth
ballot resulted as follows: