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Year: 1867

URGENT CAsE-AN EKTERPRIsNG LANDLORD
The Poughkeepsie Eagle tells story about
Clergyman in that city, who was recently arous-
ed from his slumbers, few moments before
midnight, by a vigorous tapping at the front
window of his residence. Raising the window
sash, he inquired who was there2 A grutf voice
replied in the broken dialect of Yorkshireman
that be wanted the dominic to come down to his
house and marry couple. The dominic won
dered that he should be called on such business,
at such late hour of the night, and asked for
an explanation. The Yorkshireman replied that
"youug couple had just arrived at his boarding
house, and wished to stay all night, saying that
they were going to be married in the morning"
That was all well enough, but the Yorkshireman
didn't have but one spare bed, and as be didn't
wish to turn the strangers out Of doors, and
didn't wish to lose the price of their lodgings


be concluded that they had better be married
that night, rather than take any risks. The good
nAtured dominic proceeded to the house, and 10
the presence Of the household made the lovers
one. At the conclusion of the ceremony the
Yorkshireman stepped up to the reverend gentle
man and placing a Eve dollar greenback in his
hand, said "There, dominic, if she makes
good wife for her husband, at the end OF the year
will give you Eve dollars more" The dominic
then returned to the parsonage, and the newly
married couple were allowed the ''spAre room"
Year: 1867

MILITARY GovERSoRs.-Let it be borne con-
stsntly in mind that, under the government of
the Constitution, there can be no legal military
governors of the people in this country He is
rebel or usurper who undertakes to enforce mil
itary law on citizens within the limits of the
United States, no matter on what pretext or by
whose command. Congress can no more confer
despot:c power upon individuals than indivldu-
ais can confer it upon Congress. What is not
done in subordinatiou to our free system of laws
is void, and of no legal force whatever. That
system is marked by the exclusion of all power
which is not consistent with itself; nor would it
be less so without any Constitution at all. 1t is
a great principle-it looks to the freedom of the
people, and it is, in the nature of things, SOL
emn declaration that it shall be governed, and,
if governed, protected by laws, and it follows
that it is national pledge of faith one to an
other, that no despotism, no setting aside of the
laws in favor of the will and command of one
man, here or there, shall be permitted in this
country.-HdtiondL Latelligeneer.
Year: 1867

AFARxER in Michigan, who was drawing logs
with an oxsteam, got bis legs mixed up with the
chain in some way, and the oxen taking fright,
ran away, dragging the farmer over the ground,
until be caught hold of a stump to hold on 70,
when one of his legs was torn OF, be Preferrlng
that casualty to the chance of being killed If be
aid not get loose from the team
Year: 1867

To be always intending to live new life, but
never to End time to set about it, is as if q man
should put of eating and drinking from one day
TO another till be is starved or DESTROYED.
Year: 1867

TREATMENT OF WITNEssEs.-The English
bench has decided that it is principle Of
common law. that councillor, in question
ing witness, shall address him in the ordi
nary tones and language one gentleman en-
ploys when conversing with another: and
that witness is not bound to answer ques
tions put to him in an insulting manner.


An old gentleman who was living with
his sixth wife, and who had always been
noted for the ease with which he managed
his spouses, on being asked to communicate
his secret, replied at is the simplest thing
in the world. If you want to use woman
up, Just let her have her own way in every
thing all the time. There never was a
woman born who could survive that great
while. "


DUTIES OF RAILROAD Co's.-A French
Court has decided that when a railroad fails
to transport passengers to given point In a
given time by the breaking down of an en-
bound to pay the expenses of passengers
who may adopt other means of reaching
their Messenger.


THE PRoFEssIoN.-The LaGrange Report
er says: Perhaps there is no place of the
size of LaGrange that can boast of so many
lawyers. There are nineteen lawyers now
practicing in LaGrange Among them may
be found the brightest ornaments of the
profession"


How many a man, by throwing himself to
the ground in despair, crushes and destroys
forever thousand flowers of hope that were
ready to spring up and gladden. all his
pathway.


Jonathan presented himself and his inten-
ded to the minister, for the purpose of being
married. Being asked if they had been
published-"O guess so, for 1 told it to
Uncle Ben, and he told his wife of it more'n
a week ago"


Somebody says baby laughing in its
dream converses with angels Perhaps SO
but we have seen them cry in their wax
ing hours as though they were having chat
with the devil.


Some men keep very savage dogs around
their houses SO that the. hungry poor who
stop to " get bite" may get it outside the
door.


Il wonder what makes my eyes so weak"
said loafer To gentleman.


Why, because they are in a weak place."
returned the latter


-"There is divinity that shapes our ends"
as a pig remarked when contemplating the
kink in his tail.
Year: 1867

\ BAsHFUL and rather green young
man from near Finccnnes. attended a
ball in that place, the SIN saws, not
long since, in company with the idol
of his heart" y fter the dance lad
progressed for some time. the Young
man from the rural district saw tho
one most dear TO him sitting in the
corner Of the room, and concluded ne
would step over and have a chat with
his lady lover. All well. so far. but
the bashful fellow was at loss for
something TO say-he fdgeted about
and was sweating profusely, having
just left the dance, and the room was
quite warm. Finally, taking hold OF
his wilted collar, he commenced his
conversation thus: :" It's powerful
warm-my shirts wet; amt yoursI"
The lady wilted
Year: 1867

4 LADY in Lafayette, Ind, in pre-
pairing her Sunday dinner put some
beans in a pot to bake. In hurry to
get 70 church she inadvertently put
her hymn book in the pot and wrap
ped a piece Of pork in her pocket hand
kerchief and took it to church with
her. Her modification was intense
upon discovering her mistake during
service so was her husbands 5 at The
singulaIly pious composition of the
repast.
Year: 1867

HoRRrBLE--Last Summer, a young
lady Of Il, residing in Jacksonville,
went 70 bed with small vial Of chic
roform, for the purpose of quieting q
toothache. and in the morning was
found TO all ar oearances dead, and she
was so pronounceo by several physi-
clans, and was duly buried. A few
days since her relatives were about to
remove from Jacksonville, and had the
remains exhumed, for the purpose Of
taking them to their new home They
were horror-stricken on finding the
corpse turned over, both hands full Of
hair, and her clothing torn 10 shreds,
revealing the fact that the Young lady
had been buried alive The chloro-
form had thrown her into a deep
trance, the awakening from which was
n her coffin and grave The lady was
engaged 70 be married al the ti:ne OF
her supposed death.
Year: 1867

forty-five years, the state of his health
requiring rest in his advancing years.
He has been a faithful minister of the
gospel, and yet found time to labor in
other fields of usefulness, having given
much time to the study OF geology and
kindred sciences, and is the author OF
the Geography and History of Vermont
now in use in our public schools.
Year: 1867

Honor TO WHOM HONOR Is DUE
The following incident related in the
Vermont Chronicle is worry of attention,
and great praise is due to one who thus
saved a great destruction of property
and the lives of individuals by his
prompt exections during the freshet Of
last Spring, which was so disastrous all
along the Connecticut Valley:


On Saturday night after long rains
the Connecticut River rose with great
rapidity, and by three O'Clock Sunday
morning fears were entertained respect
ing the safety of two bridges, still it
was hoped that the waters would SUBJ
side, but soon the alarm was given that
the toll-bridge had started, and 1t would,
of course, carry off the railroad bridge,
situated 100 rods below, and the hourly
expected train would plunge into the
swollen river. In that moment of dam
ger, a young man, lantern in hand,
ran across, while the upper bridge was
descending with rapid current, and
just reached the abutment on the south.
east side as the bridge he had crossed,
trembling under the shocks of the float
ing ice, struck by the other, went off
with tremendous crash. The train, he
encountered about three miles below,
coming at high speed, entirely uncon-
scious of the danger before it. But for
this brave young man, a terrible loss Of
life would have accompanied the heavy
loss of property, yet no one seemed to
comprehend the value of this noble act.
Was it ignorance or indifference that has
prevented a just recognition of this most
important service
Year: 1867

The Burlington Free Press says the
Champlain Canal did more business last
year than ever before and its friends
who ask for its enlargement, claim that
it has earned more money for the State
of New York than any other sixty-six
miles of canal in the whole State.
Year: 1867




We could have done much Better yet.
The Mobile AdCertiser says:


If it shall appear, some months hence
when we are In convention, that it IL
better to mt,unt the tenth wave OF radi-
caljsm and roll with it to its ultimate and
certain wreck upon the shore OF its abb
solute destiny, thus Fastening its advance
to ruin by swelling its volume let US
mount it and ego inn Ike wise men,
ready in desperate circumstances to select
the least in a choice of evils. IL 1t shall
appear best a favorite theory Of oursl TO
send from the south our representative
complement to the United States con
gress ia the persons OF eighty citizens OF
African descent, in the hope that F" the
hair of the dog will cure the bite" ana
that practical radiealism may turn the
white stomach of the north and west, by
ali means let US do it. When man or
people are cornered by the desperate
chances Of fate, the.man and the peoPte
must call up all their wits and tbtlf
courage to piay the best game on q small
hand. We believe that even the theo-
logians admit the morality OF " lighting
the devil with fire." and at all events
pature has written it among her cardinal
laws that self-pseservation Is q primor-
dial right and most sacred duty.


- a.. NJ, Nrorl, yyorOld Nrffb q
Year: 1867

DEGs LEAVE to INFORM his FRIENDS and
ID the public at large, that he will keep on
hand fresh and flll supplies of all articles in the
provision line, which he will sell on terms to suit
the cash basis Of trade. liberal share of pa.
ronase is respectfully solicited, at bis stand on
Third street. r july1
Year: 1867

MILL BE SOLD AT AUCTION ON TUESDAY, MAY


w 1, NJ O'Clock r. NJ. on the Fashion Course, Long
Island II not sold before at private sale fast
Team. well known the road. Alec the well known rot
ting Horse Peder The horses be every morning
10 O'Clock at the stable Of Fifth and
Eighty ninth The horses will be driven the
the day Of sale. To be sold without reserve
Year: 1867

The Democratic State Convention of Wiscon-
sin, held last week, was n curious collection of
men of fading generation, of obsolete ideas
and quite barren of modern notions. The only
new thing attempted proved a failure-this
was squaretoed reputation, as set forth in their
last resolution, viz:


Rcs0red That we are In favor OF the prompt payment
OF tho public debt In cgalteudcr currency the same on
burden of taxation that idle capital may be forced into
industrial pursuits ana that there may be one class OF
currency for all classes of citizens.


This was something too much of good
thing, although reported rs regular plank in
the platform, and in order to get at it the
resolutions were voted upon separately. When
this came up, member proposed the follow
ing slightly different idea:


Resoired That In favor OF the full and puncfuol
discharge OF the national obligations aud debts precisely
on the conditions and terms which they were CON,
racted aud the faith of the Government pledged 10 ia
creditors W 80


This was carried, and the repudiators retired
from view. We don't often find occasion TO
commend the action of Democratic Conyen-
ton, and so improve this chance to give the
Wisconsin concern credit for manly act.
Year: 1867

Mrs. Theresa Yelverton, the wife of Major
Yelverton formerly of the 1th Hussars British Army
IS stopping at the Albcmarle House for a few days
previous to her visit to Boston This lady is well known
the reading public both sides Of the Atlantic as
victim OF the unjust laws Of Great Britain relating TO
marriage Mrs Yelverton twice married to her hus
band. Ireland and Scotland. The Legality
OF the union he denied and brought suit for divorce
several years ago. The Scotch marriage decided to
be i'll ega but with all the OF the learned counsel
for the plaintiff they unable to inyadate the
riage performed under the Irish law. The case was


finally taken the Lords who have recently refused to
put husband under oath for the that
he may criminae himself! From the time he began the
suit for divorce he has been living with another woman
not his wife, an oense against morality and decency for
which he dismissed from the army as being unfit to
associate with gentlemen. Mrs Yelveron proposes to
employ herself while in this country IN giving readnsa
from the British and American poets for the purpose OF
defraying the heavy expenses she is daily mourning In
prosecuting her appeal before the House OF Lords This
undertaking she is induced TO attempt at the solicitation
OF influential friends here and in England who predict
for her this country fully equal TO that which
has rewarded her efforts I'm Great Britain.
Year: 1867

1t lamentable spectacle to see men whose
best days of manly maturity and mental power
were devoted to the cause of freedom, DEPART
ing from consistency in their old days, to the
disheartening Of those upon whom the better
example of their early life might exert an
inspiriting influence. Lord Brougham all but
apOlogized for the Shareholders Rebellion, to
the amazement of every one who remembered
him as the eloquent and uncompromising
champion of liberty; and Earl Russell now
declines to attend banquet in celebration of
the new Reform bill, because he is uncertain of
what may be the effect of Lord Derby's lean
" in the dark" These painful alterations can
not be explained on the ground that age has
tendency to chill enthusiasm for freedom, for
we have many examples to the contrary. Must
we look for the explanation of them in some
natural defect of character, developed 10y cir
cumStances!
Year: 1867

By the terms of the charter of the Soldiers
Messenger and Dispatch Company, the Board
of Health shall determine the number, size, and
location of the booths or stands which the
former body is authorized to erect upon the
public streets. The Board of Health refused to
take this action, under the apprehension that
it would be in effect licensing the booths and
stands, which would be contrary to that section
of the Tax Levy which declares that no Board
shall license membranes Of the streets. JUS
tice Clerke of the Supreme Court yesterday de-
cided that the Board Of Health could not refuse
to comply with the demands of the Messenger
Company. 1t is, therefore, probable that the
stands will soon be erected, and the multitudea
who throng our sidewalks will be correspond
ingly incOmmOdcd.
Year: 1867

By dint of Sunday labor the managers of
the Belt" Railroad Company laid track


across the Battery to Castle Garden, and
chuckled yesterday morning at the astonish-


ment of those who found all the parapherna-
liza of a horse railway where they had been
accustomed to see smooth sward. But the
Councilmen, a few hours later, directed the
track to be torn up, the Railroad Company to
be sued for damages, and the streets, walks,
&c, to be restored to their former condition


Let us hope that this order will be carried out
more strictly than was a similar one in the case
OF the attempt of the Dry Dock and East
Broadway line, last year, to cross Broadway
from Ann to Fulton-sts. The track was
taken up but the pavement left in
a wretched and outrageous condition.
and so it remains to this day, in defiance of
comfort, safety, and the Common Council.
How much of yesterdays action in the Council
is due to consideration of the public good
and how much to kind remembrance of the
whose designs upon the unwary emil
grants would be greatly interfered with by
Year: 1867

The Reform League has broken ground in
Ireland. On the evening of the Sd inst. a mass
meeting was held in Dublin, the Lord Mayor
of the city presiding, at which resolutions in
favor of manhood suffrage and of the formation
of local organizations to agitate the question of
equal rights for all were unanimously adopted


Among the noteworthy incidents of the great
gathering was the reading of q letter from
John Stuart Mill, in which he avows his con-
victiOn that lreland's only hope of complete
justice lies in the transferring of large share
of political power to classes who are not under
the influence of landed or church prejudices.
Year: 1867

Another letter is addressed to the Street Com
missioner by the Citizens Association, wherein
that official is reminded not only of the large
amounts of work which have been given out
from his office without inviting the proposals
required by law, but also that the Assoeia-
tion has been unable to find exposed for sale
any of the French copying ink at 81 per bottle
or sponge cups at $50 per dozen, which the
Commissioner had found necessary for his sta
tiOnery department.
Year: 1867

The negroes of Richmond yesterday cast
their initial vote in favor of the railroad i'm
provement of Virginia and the South. Of
course, the railroad loan having been carried by
virtue of the cOlOred vote, the opponents of the
measure declare that they will contest the cleo
ton. This was to be expected They would
contest anything to which the negroes con-
tributed, except their own incidence. 1t is
claimed that the negroes are not registered
voters until the registration lists are finally
closed. How would this principle work in
Democratic strongholds like the Sixth Ward of
this city
Year: 1867

Much ado about nothing Inc 1oISeu
notes of whose discovery the Cable has gwen
us intelligence, turn out to be Confederate
bonds. Is the whole thing hoax or hveS
there man so ignorant of current pubilc
finances as not to be aware that the sald
bonds are not negotiable at present
Year: 1867

The Copperheads are very anxious to NOM
mate the Republican candidate for the Prcsi-
dency. We scarcely open COpperhead paper
without finding that this man is to be nominated,
or if not this man, then some other man. Juss
wait! When the time comes to make nom
ination we shall name our own man.
Year: 1867

From the N. Y. Herald Of this morning


The residents OF the lower wards of the city
were yesterday startled by rumors of a murder
having been committed on toe eWalk OF the
Early in the morning pool of blood was found
at the spot indicated above. The sidewalk is
five feet below the canal at this point and is un-
protected. Extending from the pool OF blood
about ten yards were found traces of blood,
while about the same distance along the ice
covering the canal was large patch covered
with the came CORY substance, and to the west
of 1t a large hole in the ice.


On the opposite bank of the canal were also
found blood tracks and marks as if scuffie had
occurred there One hat was found near the
scene. 1t is believed that some person in an
intoxicated condition fell down the embank ment
TO the sidewalk and cut his head on the stones;
being stunned by the blow he remained there
for a short time; this would account for the pool
of blood; the wounded man having returned to
consciousness, it is presumed that IN attempting
to regain his way he fell into the canal and
was drowned. How to account for the blood
s. aims on the opposite band OF the canal is the
mystery, and fOI this reason many believe that
murder has been committed and the body of
the victim thrown into the canal. Detectives
have been detailed to investigate the affair.


Officer Schadel, who made thorough eXami-
nation of the grounds, has given to the police
department two hats. One OF them, large
black soft hat, was given to him by the engineer
of the woollen mills, which are situate opposite
the gas works. A coal wagon driver applied to
the engineer for that hat, stating that he knew
the man to whom it belonged. The driver will
probably be taken into custody to day. The
other, wide brim, white soft hat, was found by
the officer near the scene. Officer Schade makes
the following statement to the Department.
The traces of blood commence at corner of
the woolen mills which are of brick. The cor
ner is clotted with blood, while further up on
the bricks can be seen blood with hair adhering
thereto. Near the corner are marks of despe-
rate struggle.


Then the blood tracks advance towards the
canal, and on the ice about the centre OF the
canal is large space covered with the CORY
fluid. On the west bank of the canal are ligh
tracks of blood advancing upwards ten feet,
and also a large pool of blood. The officer
states that he was informed by lady residing
in the neighbarhood that her little son came
home on Tuesday night and told her that some
one was in the canal crying "Murder !" aud
"Robbersln search was made in the water
where the large hole is broken in the ice, but no
body could be discovered. AS the investga-
tions proceed, the case is becoming still more
mysterious as on the left bank of the canal
where a person must walk upon leaving the
sidewalk on which the blood was discovered,
no traces OF the wounded man can be found
There is considerable excitement manifested in
regard to the affair, and many different opinions
exist as to the bloody occurrence.
Year: 1867

Exaggerated Reports Of its ExteAt Re-


ceiVed at Tr0y-Alarm OF tho Citizens


OF that TOwn-NarrOw Escape or the


TraIn-AImOst Another Angola HOrrOr.
From the ". Y. Herald, this morning.


Troy, Dec. 25.-At O'Clock this morning a
rumor prevailed in this city that another rail-
road horror had occurred on the Hudson River
Railroad, at New Hamburg, the statement being
that passenger and sleeping car had been pre-
cipitated over an embankment on to the ice of
the river, just previous to crossing the bridge at
that point.


Until the arrival of the train at this city at
3'45 this morning, the same having left New
! ork at balf-past 6 O'Clock last night and being
due here at 1245. This morning the most pain
ful apprehensions were INDUCED as to the sad
consequences from the mishap, kilograms hav-
ing reached the city that q considerable number
of Troians were on board the alleged ill-fated
train. A considerable crowd had collected at
the Union depot. and as the train entered that
edi6ce the emotious of excitement aud alarm
among those who knew that they had friends
aboard were in the highest degree intense. They
were only relieved by the gratifying ann ounce
ment that the accident bad been wholly unac-
companied by the loss of life.


portion of the train was displaced from the
track just this side OF New Hamburg bridge by
a broken rail, as 1t was stated to me by more
than one passenger on the arrival of the train
here, thai had it occurred but moment before
there would have probably been a terrible
repetition Of the recent terrible Angola horror
near Buffalo.


As it was, the greatest possible alarm doubt
less stimulated by present knowledge of that
woeful catastropEe) prevailed among the pas
their displacement from the track. In one OF
the cars the stove overturned aud the red cInders
were hastily elected therefrom. Altogether ii
was regarded by the passengers, owing to the
immediate proximity of the train to a high en-
bankment Just below the bridge as being a very
marrow and proyidential escape.