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Year: 1874

Some Southern Democratic papers
are already counting their chickens
before they are hAtched. They al
ready see their party In pOwer-in
their minds eye, OF course. They are
proposing various schemes for their
own benefit when that happy time
comes. One Of these plans has at
least, in part, the merit Of novelty.
It il b renewal Of former plans to OBJ
tain payment for their slaves Un-
der this suggestion the General Gov
ernment through legislation will be
required to pay the South for the loss
Of her slaves at the rate Of $500 for
each grown man and woman. Then
they will divide this $500 in this way:
One-half to the former owner and
One-half to the freed man or woman.
This is the novel part OF the plan.
It is born Of the authors appreciation
Of the political power Of the eOlored
citizens, mingled with that mistaken
contempt they have always held,
which leads them to suppose that the
colored voter can be csjoled by 50
transparent . bribe into supporting
them
Year: 1874

If there is thing which at first
thought would be glad of and am
now dreadful sorry for, 1t is out fol
keeps till the next term. 1t is most
US ually the way that when school
doesn't keep, there is plenty OF work
studied up for me to do. That's the
way 1t fits me every time. It's my
kind of bad luck to be raised to have
industrious ways. My father is ever
lastingly telling me that idleness is
sort OF disagreeable English language
that don't like to hear and thus /
must keep busy at work at tsomething,
and not go about with other indolent
boys and race the streets from morn
ing till night, perpetually. Last va
cation they put me into the garden,
where they said could obtain some
habits which would do me some good
when / became grown up into a use
full citizen. Well, to have to be a
useful citizen is all very fine talk, but
IL could only have my own way just
FOR once IwouId rather be "peanuts"
on the rallrOau. but Lncy lave got
me in the same hardships which 1
was in last summer, only it is rough
er, because there is more of it, II
they think it's proper for me to bug
the potatoes, and weed the onions,
and thin out the rhubarb, and raise
up lot of garden trash for to go to
seed and waste, why, then I suppose
it's all right if they can see it, but
when boy has studied dilligent all
winter, don't think it's exactly the
fair thing to keep him too telaciously
at work in vacation. Anyhow, that's
my opinion, which 1 throw in. There
amt very great deal of pleasure in
bugging potatoes, where the bugs are
about barrel full to the acre; and
when a boy has to bend his back to
try to pull up the weeds which grow
clean through and elineh on the other
side, it's kind of miserable oecupa-
tion which 1 would like to get a
half good chance for to slip out of.


To have to wade into the garden
early in the morning when thedeW is
on your bare feet, and git smartweed
up your trousers leg is worse thing
than the Maumee fever and ague;
but when you have to do it
there is no use to try to shirk out. 1
went back on the JOB once, but 1 new
er went back on il twice, because once
was enough. 1 was roped in and
eoaxed by some boys to go off on the
commons to play base ball for whole
day. Late in the evening when 1
came home in the back way, and
desperate hungry, the governor gave
me an abundance of stars and stripes,
which have got yet and could show
them II I was only in swimming. I
found out that it Is q bad habit for a
boy to get into, to shake his work
without permission, and it's the best
way always to obey orders II it almost
breaks your back. But I have got
awful sick Of this vacation business,
and IL can find 8 school next year
which will keep the year round, it's
the kind that want to go to. That's
the kind of hair pin am.
Year: 1874

Here is some gcol Democratic doc
tine from the Cincinnati Enquirer
the leading rag money Democratic
organ OK the West. Speaking Of Say
Ter, their candidate fOF Congress in
the Second District, the Enquirer
says


I'VE can return him by 1000 Just
To show that We indOrse the young
man, and then have something to
spare. The surplus Democratic force
in that district should be exerted in
the s cond Good generals always
follow the movements of the enemy.
The surplus troops in the First should
be organized into au army of the of
fensive and marched by the left flank
into the Second District %


OF course il makes no difference
where those voters belong, the Demo-
cratic idea is tnat they should be put
where they will do the most good.
Rush Sloane, another eminent Demo-
cratic Liberal, tried the same plan In
the Ssndusky district two years ago.
He thought there were too many
Democrats scattered along the line
Of his railroad, so he hauled them all
up into his own district on election
day. Still, with all these eminent
examples in practice, it Is little fresh
In the Enquirer to proclaim its strate-
gy so boldly in advanee.-Ledder.
Year: 1874

Senator Hamlin, Of Maine, does not
think that official virtue and honor
have entirely died out. in a recent
speech be said "FOr thirty years
past have known the Presidents and
heads Of departments, many Of them
Intimately, and state here on my
reputation, which hold dearer than
anything else In this world, that
there is as much integrity in public
officials to-day as at any hour since
we have had = Government. / do
not say that we have no corrupt men
in Office, but / do say that the Repub-
liean administration has done more
TO get rid Of them than any other
government"
Year: 1874

Here Is another paragraph about
the Democratic candidate for Judge
Of the Supreme Court of Ohio, that 1t
would do no harm to have explained
away, if possible. 1t is from the
Springfield Republic:


Judge Gilmore has sat in the Dis
trlet Court here, and has been a most
efficient Judge when he was not
drunk. One term, at least, was en-
tirely broken up here because the pre-
siding Judge was not fit to be ont OF
the station house, much less to be on
the bench. He has hosts of friends
here who have time aud time again
lamented this besetting vice, and
were IL not for that he would be the
most popular candidate vino could be
named But all good citizens must
condemn the exsltatiOn of one who
has degraded himself to the level of
the beast, and who is unfit to be
clothed with the ermine.
Year: 1874

Last Monday the Hebrews Of this
city celebrated ''the Day of tae
Atonement" in due form at the resi-.
denee Of A. Rose. This is the first
observance of the kind ever held in
this city, as is but recently that there
were sufficient number OF that faith
to form the necessary quorum"


In tbs absence Of a Rabbi, san ueI
Stricken conducted the exercises.
Year: 1874




The Poughkeepsie Eagle. in an arti-
Gle on chow mistakes happen in news
papers," figures up the number of
types used in newspaper the size of
the EdgIc at 600,000 i. e., the actual
number of bits of metal arranged and
re-arranged every day in preparing a
newspaper of that size for the press.
We suppose few people think OF the
printing trade as one of the most exact
and particular of all the handicrafts,
but it is. In making type, variations
that might be allowed in the finest
machinery would render the type use
less. 1t is very rarely that type furp-
iahed by two separate foundries can
be used together without a great deal
of trouble, though they try to make it
after the same standard. We read
once in while of wonderful piece
of cabinet work or mosaic work, con-
tanning ten, twenty, or fifty thousand
pieces, the maker of which has spent
months, or even years of labor in pro-
ducing it, and people go to see is as a
great curiosity, but the most elaborate
and carefully fitted piece of work of
this kind ever made does not compare
with that which the printer does every
day, for miuuteness of detail and ac-
curacy of fitting. The man who does
the first is looked upon as an artist-a
marvel of skill, and if hundred OF
his pieces are put in wrong side up or
turned the wrong way, it is not observ-
ed in the general effect-but if the
printer, in fitting ten times as many
pieces together in single day, put one
where another should be, or turns Que
the wrong way, every body sees it, aud
is amazed at 'the stupid carelessness
of those printers"
Year: 1874




The Temperance Republicans of
New York, through their State Cen
trail Committee, have issued an adj
dress against the denomination of
Governor Dix because he vetoed the
Local Option Law, so called, by which
the sale of liquor could be prohibited
or licensed as amaiority in each town
ship or city might desire. Ifnomina-
ted they predict his defeat, the election
of Democratic Legislator and a
United States Senator. If Dix is not
renominated the Germans and other
social Liberal Republicans will vote
the Democratic ticket. Thus a split
aud defeat of the party appears to be
inevitable; 1t is worthy of notice
that the Temperance people of New
York are Numerically opposed to
the Temperance organizations of Ohio.
The latter are not in favor of allow
ing any licensing whatever, even
where the people arc in favor Of H.
Year: 1874

In view of the new theory of the
scientists that the feelings are not To-
Gated in one particular spot but are
distributed over the whole frame, the
BostonTranscript thinks the lOve-let-
ter of the future will read something
like this: dearest, believe me, do
love you with my whole nervous Or
ganism. You share with no other be-
ing the emotions which pervade my
undivided gray matter, and if were
conscious of ganglion that throbbed
but for thee, be sure l would not
sleep till had procured its neuroto-
N.Y."
Year: 1874




As soon as the sm ain begins to pay
the young ladv's reckoning in addi-
tion TO his own, depend on it they are
engaged. Up to that time the maid


ems Gansebraten has been rsckoned at
the close of every evening with the
account of the family, and paid for by
the fond parent; but now the burden
has been lightene ,. The future som
in-laW bears his sweetheart's expenses
but them alone. Even if there be mo-
body else with them but the mother,
she always pays her own bill. Night
after night one may see at the same
restaurants young man pay for him
self and his sweetheart, while the
worthy matron just as regularly
is left to the resources of her own
purse. IF the three visit the the
ater he purchases stalls for two, while
the mother takes har place in the
queue, and looks out for herself, and
the rule is scarcely ever broken. Ii it
be said on the one hand that the moth
er, having shuff1ed off the RESPONSE
bility of her daughters entertainment
ought to be satisfied with that, it may
be urged on the other hand that, in
view of the fidelity and reg ularity ex-
pected of German lover. the support
of the young lady is in itself enough.
and he ought not to be asked to have
the mother superadded, at least until
after the marriage. Young people en-
gagged are expected to pass 356 eve
nings in a year in each others society.
If they belong to the middle or poorer
class this phenomenon is generally
witnessed at cheap beer-houses or
gardens, varied in summer by an oc-
casional rural excursion. If they
have more exalted position in the
social scale, there will generally be
facilities for entertaining the victim at
the house of the intended, and for the
beer gardens they will now and then
substitute concert or play. But
the full quota of evenings is always
vigorously exacted. Perhaps the most
delicate situation for an anxious suit
or is when the mother is Indifferent,
or with little judicious matronly CO.
quetry, knowing that he is anxious,
pretends to be Indifferent. This situ-
alton exacts from the candidate the
most careful behavior, especially late
in the evening, after beer, when the
mother is apt to be sleepy and tired,
aud even irritable.
Year: 1874

"


Arguments were renewed to-day be-
fore the Committee on Ways and
Means by the manufacturers CT edged
tools and other workers in steel, in ia
vor OF specific duty on those articles
instead OF an advalorum duty now inn
po.ed. One gentlemen suggested tnst
this was the only way OF getting rid OF
the anuoyances Of the New York Gus
tom House, where reappralsment OF
i'm portatious is required ct the cost oil
ten dollars, and there was no chance OF
getting money returned. Another sa,d
that the manufacturers Interested
would be satisfied with u specific duty
of 81 per cent per pound on all kinds
of steel. New York manufacturers
said that the cost OF production was one
half on labor. A reduction in duty
Was also asked that American manu-
facturers might be able to compete
with Sheffield manufacturers. At the
close OF the arguments the COMMITTEE
went into private hesslon.


Ex.President Johnson.


Ex.President Johnson arrived tiom
Nashville this morning and will re-
main for a few days. On the streets it
is surmised that his movements have
reference to the approaching political
cam paign in his State, in which he pro.
poses taking part. A reporter OF the
Banner interviewed him Immediately
on his arrival and CLEANED from him
his views on various subjects, Among
other things he expressly stated that he
would not be q candidate for the lower
house OF Congress, but does not disguise
the fact that under proper and titting
circumstances lie will be candidate
for United States Senator, and iavors
an expression at the polls from the peo-
pie at large on the Senatorial question.
On the currency question he is an anti
in nflationiet, ami on the matter Of State
tax which is now agitatlng the peoI le
OF the State he is decidedly for lower
taxee. HIS appearance upon the scene
q: the present juncture produced some
considerable stir among the SLATE
makers.


The Senate Finance Committee at o
special meeting THE morning had the
! House currency bill under cons idera-
ton. The committee agreed that it
ought 10 be amended by omitting the
section which proposes TO repeal the
present law graduating the proportion
OF circulation TO the bonds deposited as
security, according to the amount OF
the capital OF the various National
banks. An interchange OF views dis
closed that the committee will
certainly recommend that all re-
serves for circulation should be abolish
ed. The other important questions In-
volved in this bill and the general IL
naucial subject are yet to be acted on
| by the committee.
Year: 1874

THR"professional murderer" WALTZ,
Of Catskill, New York, who is to be
hung to-day for the murder OF "scis-
sors grinder" who happened to encoun-
ter him in one OF his murderous moods
about a year ago, has distinguished
himself among criminals OF his class
by committing another murder on the
dsy before his execution. Without
any hope of or attempt to escape, and
without ary provocation whatever,
this incsrnate fend killed in prison
yesterday the man who was appointed
to guard him preparatory to the solemn
change he is to undergo to-day. WALTZ
is believed to have been guilty OF several
other murders than that Of which he
was convicted, and be has recently been
furnishing the local press with recItals
OF some of these deeds OF blood and de-
scriptious of his mode OF dispatching
his victims ami then disposing OF the
remains. An "organ grinder was
among the number OF those whom he
con fesses to have killed.


1t is related OF one OF the noted
thieves executed in England under the
law which made larceny capital Of
fenee that while on the scaffoll be
picked the hangman's pocket OF a cork
screw. The ruling passion in that case
vas not stronger than in thia. Socie'
tv is well rid of such q monster.
Year: 1874

THE discriminating veto, by which
the Governor OF State may approve
certain portions OF an appropriation
bill and stamp other portions with dis
approval, was, we believe, first provided
for in the new Con stitution of West
Virgins. The idea did not originate
here, but, if we mistake not, West
Virginia has been the first to employ 1t
in law. At a recent ses-
sion OF the legislature OF New Jersey
an act was passed conferring this
power upon the Governor of that State,
and the Constitution of the State Of
New York is likely TO be amended next
fall 30 as to give similar power to the
Governor Of New York. 1t is in con-
temptation also to amend the Federal
Constitution in like manner, and give
to the President power 10 approve oi
certain items OF an appropriation bill
and veto such other items ashe believes
should not be passed,


1t is an old trick in legislative as
semblies to tack to an appropriation
bill all sorts OF schemes that could not
be adopted if regard were had 10
their individual merit alone. The "sal-
ary grab" OF the last Congress affords
and illustration OF this process. 1t was
in the House, made part OF an appro'
priation bill which it was absolutely
necessary to pass, and Senators were
given the option OF voting for it or o.
defeating the whole bill. The Presi'
dent had to sign it or refuse any appro.
priatiou OF money for Congressional
uses. Whether the President woulc
have stricken out the salary grab
feature if he had had power to do st
without veto ofthe whole bill, we dc
not know, but it is certain that the on
ly alternative presented t
him was either the approval or disap
proval of the whole.


That the Constitution Of the Unite'
States ought to be amended in this pal
ticular there can be no reasonabl
doubt; and we are glad that West Vir
ginis has led off in the incorporate
of this wise feature in her State Con
sdtution and that her example in thi
respect is likely to be speedily followe


BY olber States.
Year: 1874

We are not much in favor as gen.
eral thing OF Federal interference In
State affairs, but we believe that the
best thing that could be done in Ar.
kansas just new would be the disarm-
ing by United States authority OF both
the rival contestants for the Governor.
ship OF that State. The civil hostile
ties have gone far enough, too far IN
fact, aud it is time that come power
should put an end TO the war. 1t don't
matter much to the people Of the coun-
try al large who is Governor OF Ar
kansas, but it matters a great deal 10
all OF us if contestants for an
office OF that kind are to be permitted
to 90 to war to maintain their preten'
tions and tn commit murder in estab.
fishing their pretended right to execute
the laws. The country is sick Of this
Arkansas business and the sooner it il
squelched by Federal authority the
better.
Year: 1874

notice that be would then offer reso!u-
ton recitiug that Cannon is openly hv-
ing and cohabiting with woman as
bis wife under the pretended ssnction'of
the system Of polygamy, to the great
scandal and disgrace OF the people aud
government OF the United States, and
providing for the appointment Of COM
mittee to enquire into the matter and to
recommend such action q. shall seem
proper.


The House adjourned.
Year: 1874

err" We walkediaround town and
he gave me the honr several times,
correctly each time within two or
three minutes. Several times he
called on citizens Of the place to
attest the truth Of his statements,
wilich they did. One Of, the lead
ing citizens told me be had tired
"Reub" on the time question on
both clear and cloudy days, and
also on dark nights, and he always
gave the correct time. Reuben
asked the gentleman we were talk
ing with to write down . column
Of figures, which he did /; they were
then read to him, thirteen numbers,
two figures IN each number, and he
at bnce gave Their sum, and could
repeat the numbers in the order IN
which they were written, either
forward or backward. E


The tax collector got Reuben to
look over his work last fall, and
Reuben said that lie could remem-
ber the numbers in the column and
the sum yet County clerks have
sent from Kansas for him to help
straighten their books. A whole
sale firm III Kansas City heard of
him and semi for him TO do some
invoicing. He told them he could
do the work Of ten men in making
computations. They told him if he
could he should have the pay Of
ten men. He mounted a high stool
with the clerks around him, and
kept them giving the pumber. Of
articles, price Of each, and taking
down his answers The gave him
$45 for bis days work. A firm IN
Fayetteville selling out took an
invoice of their goods.i Reub was
sick at the time, but they
figured it out and sent il to him;
he found a mistake of $500.
Year: 1874

RlSKINs ADVICE. Mr.. Ruskn don't com
plimcnt nor tatter very much lately. He has
got bravcly over that weakness. But there Is
a bottom of some common scuse in the advice
TO the students of the Local Art School at
Mansfield, England. This is the way he cheers
these ardent young folks on: You think you
are goiug to do better things each of you than
Titan or Phidias write better than Virgil,
think more wisely than Solomon. My good
young people, this is quite preeminently the
tooshest- perhaps ALMOST the harmtulcst-
notion that could possibly be put iuto your
empty little eggshels of heads. There is not
one in million of you who can ever be great
IN anything. 10 be greater than the greatest
that have been is permitted, perhaps, to no
man in Europe in the course Of two or three
centuries. But, because you cannot be Han
del and Mozart, Is it any reason why you
should not learn to sing God Save the Queen
properly, when you have mind to? Be
cause a girl cannot be prima donna 10 the
Italian opera, is it any reason that she should
not learn TO play jig for her brothers and
sisters n good time, or q soft little tune tor
her tired mother, or that she should not slog
TO please herself, among the dew, on a May
murnlng?'
Year: 1874

pose than to enrich themselves at public expense.
ALBANY Argus (Dem)


A man needs a hide like that of a rhinoceros
In order 10 ward OF the sting of such assaults rs are
sure TO be made upon him as be becomes proi
ncut ON the political stage and verY few wedsposed
people have cutices OF such mpenetrabe quality.
Sc the list OF really excellent in the service OF the
country is gradually growing shorter with every added
year. and caumnatOrs OF the press largely RESPONSE
Bile for it-lTroy Times (RepJ


The way for Congressman 60 avoid structures
is 10 behave themselves. They fear simply be-
cause they know they deserve censure The best "
them not tDfalble, and they ALL in turn, merit
or less rebuke, and require less advice. This
business is the office OF the newspapers acting for the
people and Matt Carpenter will be abo 10 gag the
Washington correspondence matter how desirable
such feat might be 10 his personal reputation-lCh-
cago Post and Mail (Rep)


There is some excuse for most of the women
who seek clerkshps at Washington, but there Ia abso
uely none for vast majority OF the and 10 Is dis
graceful and disgusting 20 have hordes OF abebodied
fellows who too lazy to work for their living rush
ing 20 the Capital at every change OF Administration
and at every session OF Congress- and licking the boots
OF Senator'S Representatives ana department officers for
the sake OF obtaining petty positions which they can
only hope 10 retain but few years at most and
which they liable to lose at any mOment.-lPAiIa-
Telegraph Rep)
Year: 1874

place Brooklyn, last Thursday, AGED IT years. For
year past the young lady hiss been Suffering from
consumption. and she was taken 70 the south by her
father last Winter in hope that is mild climate
would effect But already the ma1ady nsd rn
grasp. aud ts victim beyond all aid. The Tuners
will take place from the residence Of the parents Of the
deceased at > y M. tomorrow
Year: 1874

The Convention of Peace Between China


and Japan Promulgated.
Complete Success Of the
japanese Diplomacy.
Chinese Guile Corrected and the Wrongful


Claim Of the Nation Abandoned.
HISTORY OF THE NEGOTIATIONS.
Year: 1874

REPUBLICAN, CENTRAL CuMMITTEE.


meeting OF the Republican Central Committee
was held last evening in Republican Hall, Joel W.
Mason in the chair. the room was about half
nlled with delegates from the different districts.
No business was transacted, Win the exception
OF the passage OF o vote OF thanks to the oficers
OF the committee Tor the satisfactory manner IN
which their duties had been discharged.