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Year: 1866

The intense excitement that has pervaded the
city for the past two days was greatly increased
this morning by the astounding intelligence tha
the fend who committed the bloody deed had
been arrested while on his way out Market
street, near Twenty-third. He was brought i'm.
mediatelY 10 the Central Station where immense
crowds gathered 10 discuss the particulars, and,
if possible to catch glimpse of the criminal.


A large force of the police were Immediately
put on duty, and no one was permitted to enter
the room except the officers and the representa-
tives of the press. Chief Franklin proceeded to
make searching inquiry into the recent where.
abouts of the accused, first making the state
ment that he had the legal right to decline
answering any questions that might be asked
him.


The neighborhood of Fifth and Chestnut was
crowded with excited persons gathered together
in knots, each one stating his theory IN con.
nectlon with the matter. Members of the Re-
serve Corps of Police were in attendance to stop
any indications of popular Indignation. At one
time the rage of the crowd was at fever heat,
and if they could have got possession of the
wretch the probabilities are that an execution
would have been extemporzed; but better coun-
sells prevailed, and all seemed satisfied that the
legal course was the best. .|


The horrible particulars Of the gigantic crime
are 50 fresh in the minds of all newspaper read
ers, that it is not to be wondered at that the
feelings of the crowd were infamed, and we
regard 1t as highly creditable to our citizens that
no outbreak occurred, 1t is proper to say that
the detectives of Philadelphia have been inces
SAINT in their efforts to ferret out the particulars
of the CRIME. Members of the force have gone
in every direction, and the officers of other cities
have been notified of all important facts.


The fact that several days elapsed between the
commission of the act and ITS discovery led
many to believe that the culprit would have
time to escape from the country, or at least to
elude the vigilance OF the police; but It would
seem that the proyerblal intatuation Of great
felons attached to this case.


The examination before Chief Frsnklin, this
morning, at the private rooms at Central Sta
tlOu, disclosed The following tacta'-Ths name
Year: 1866

Taylor and other officials, the purport Of which
was not made public. An artist was despatched
from the office of THE EVENING TELEGRAPH tins
morning to secure faithful representation of
the culprit which we give above.
Year: 1866

Mrs. WinslOW, an experienced Nurse and
Female Physician, presents to the attention Of
Mothers her SOOTHING SYRUP for Children
Teethiug which greatly facilitates the process of
teething. by sOftening the gums, reducing all in
aammstions, will allay all pain and spasmodic &c
tion, and is sure to regulate the bowels. Depend
upon it, Mothers, it will give rest to yourselves
and relief and health TO your infants. We have
put up and sold this article for over 80 years. and
can say in confidence and truth Of Il what we have
never been able TO say Of any other medicine
never has it failed in single instance to effect
cure when timely used. Never did we now an
instance Of dissatisfaction by any one wh1 Used it.
On the contrary, all are delighted with its opera
tions aud speak in terms OF communication of its
magical effects and medical virtues. We speak in
tins matter "what do know" after so years
experience; and pledge reputation for the full
fIlmeut of what We here declare. In almost every
instance where the infant is suffering from pain
and exhaustion, relief will be found in fifteen or
twenty minutes sfter the syrup is administered.


Full directions for using viii accompany each
bottle None genuiue unless the facsimile Of
CURTIS & PERKINS, New York, is on the out
side wrapper.


Sold By all Druggists throughout the world.
Price only IS cents per bottle.


ana Fl t-dy eOd.W
Year: 1866

on capital and mortgage dividends: fifteen
millions from stamps, eighteen millions from
licenses, overlfve millions from termented
liquors, while cotton clothing, legacies,
leather, pianos, patent medicines, and host
OF minor articles swell the list. The cost of
collecting this revenue has been something
over seven millions, being less than two-and-
one-haf per cent on the total amount col
lected.


The Commissioner recommends but few
changes, though some are important. The
chief are the change of the return day for
the annual list Schedule G. licenses and in
comes) to the beginning of the year, re-
vision of the system under which cigars are
taxed, some notifications of the Stamp act
and of the relations of the office to the Dis
tr1ct-Attorneys. Most important Is. Ito
reduce the number of taxable articles


The receipts for the coming year, the
Commissioner, after careful consideration
of the facts before him, believes will reach
two hundred and eighty-five millions, fig
ure more likely TO be under than over the
truth. He says, in concluson, that "the
immense revenue Of the last fiscal year was
raised with probably less pressure upon the
people than that of smaller amounts in pre-
vlous years. Their enterprise and spirit of
accumulation have prevented the depres-
sion of business which ordinarily attends
heavy taxation Their means for the ulti-
mate extinction of the national debt are
rapidly multiplying from the increase Of
population and the constant development
of new sources of wealth. The reduction
of taxes will stimulate production, and in a
few years the national debt viii cease to be
an object of anxiety, or even annoyance, to
a great and united people.
Year: 1866

The Georgia planters, in their memorial
to the Legislature for efficient legislation to
induce immigration, say that by. far the lar
ger part of the Southern States is well adap-
ted to white labor. In other words, that
the old assertion that white men could not
work in the South because of the excessive
heat, is not true.
Year: 1866

The past season has been for Colorado a
very favorable one. Crops are abundant !;
the aggregate yield of grain and vegetables
being full three times as great as in any for
mer year since the settlement of the terrific
~. In consequence provisions are cheap
and abundant. Mines have produced more
gold the present year than for two or three
preceding, and next summer will double up
on the past
Year: 1866

Ben. Wood has at last come TO grief.
His say is about now out, like the sands
of the famous retired physician; and he
comes out brankrupt in purse and dam,
aged in mind. Wood has lately lost all
his money His losses in the last six
months will net 100000. John Nor
rissey was the principal winner. Morris.
sey is in possession of the Neios office,
and at present is engaged in transferring
it to Whitney, of the Sunday Mercury.
Wood meantime haunts the Office, and is
evidently disturbed in mind, A few
days ago he walked into the office, and
finding batch of letters for his sue
cessors in the letter box of the office,
deliberately sat down and read them
through When asked for an explana,
ton, it was impossible TO understand
him or make him understand that they
we're not his letters Exchange.
Year: 1866

Quite an excitement was raised on the
streets of our usually quiet town on
Thursday last, by an occurrence OF an
uncommon nature in this vicinity, the
facts of which, as near as we could learn
them, are about as follows 1t seems
that the tender passion had an existence
in the breasts of couple of parties of
the opposite sex, (relatives, unfortunate
ly--an uncle and neice,) living near
Grenada, and such thing as marriage
between them would not be entertained
by their relatives, they determined to
take matters in their own hands, and ac-
complish their wishes by the on y method
knowns to them-elopement. Accord
ingly, with that intention, they took the
freight train on Wednesday last, when
everything seemed to favor them, and
arrived in this place in search of par
son and license But in this case, as
in others we have heard of, the course
of true-love was somewhat rutfied-no
license could be had-the cruel laws of
the State of Mississippi forbid it Mean
while time sped on The relations
more particularly those of the young
lady-had started in pursuit, and on
Thursday at noon the never failing ex-
press, upon which the unhleached Gull
ford is always to be found, ready to carry
passengers from the depot to our town,
arrived freighted with the party antago-
nistio to the wouldbe marriage. Matters
were soon brought to crisis, as it did not
require the argus eye Of Metropolitan


policeman to spy out the stopping place
of the fugitives. On learning of their
whereabouts, the pursuers Immediately
proceeded thence, and meeting the
would-be bridegroom, made most muir
derous attack upon him, in which he was
somewhat injured, and but for the inter
ference of outsiders would no doubt be
now on the other side of Jordan. As it
turned out, however, the frightened lover
managed to make his escape, and the
last heard of him, he was going at the
TOP of his speed through the woods, mi
nus his hat The lady in the case is
now in the custody of her friends We
suppress names.-Pdnola Star.
Year: 1866

however, that new company was
formed, and includes some Of the most
influential men in Halifax. They are
now having built dam round the base
of the island, for the purpose of cutting
off the water from the subterranean
channels, when they propose to pump
the water ont Of the excavations already
made, and follow the channel to their
termini. 1t is expected that the dam
will be completed the present week, and
the company now feel sanguine that
Kidd's four millions of gold are almost
within their reach
such is the history of the Toilers Of
the Isle" That stupendous work of
art has been constructed at Oak Island,
by unknown hands, is certainty. That
most of the material used is indigenous
to that region is also certain. What
these works were constructed for, and by
whom, and what they contain, alone re.
main mysteries, which let us hope will
soon be cleared up.
Year: 1866

The extravaganza Of American women
has become proverbial A Miss Flora
McFHmsey, has just become developed
however in Fifth avenue, and the Herald
publishes a list of her wearing apparel,
which is a curiosity of literature worthy
Of preservation. DIR. Isenbnrg-not Is
englass-of that city, is a corn doctor,
that is to say, he was a corn doctor
chiropodist, he called himself-but hay-
ing made his money at that, set up shop
as an ear doctor. Aurist, he calls him
self now. He must have made a vast
sum of money, for he has lived IN grand
style on the corner Of Fifth avenue and
Twenty Eighth street for some years past,
in rented house, which he had furnished
Year: 1866

=, PUBLIC FEELING IN RoSB.-A letter from


Rome in the Debats contains the following:


In view of the great events which are bains
prepared, tacit accord seems to have been ar
rived at between the Government and the neo


ple. The latter are borne down by misery.
they suffer from the dearness of provision,
the rarity ol specie, and the absence of foreicn
visitors, but they are persuaded that this state
is only transitory. Patience may be fairly
said to be enc of the virtues of the Romans.-
The Governments conscious Of Its unpopular
ity and weakness. 1t is aware that the Old
machine is at each moment In danger Of ceas-
ing to work No one here doubts that a more
or lsss radical alteration in the political inst-
tutions is about to take place. The Romans
are awaiting that change with confidence; the
lower clergy without too much fear: and the
cardinals with terror. The Liberals do moth
ing to hasten the crisis because they know the
result is sure; and the clergy take no stsps to
prevent 1t because they feel that they have M
power to do SO. No shade Of jealousy ia min
gled with the satisfaction felt by ths Romans
on seeing the enfranchisement Of their broth.
ers of Venetia. To-day is their turn thev
say, Tomorrow viii be ours, for the rnifica-
tion Of Italy will not be really accomplished
edihce." j.
Year: 1866

SINGING ScHooL.-The last half of the term
of Mr.. Gardeners Singing School will com
mence this evening at the vestry of the Free
Street Baptist Church. There are now nearly
150 pupils in the school, and it has been one of
the most successful that has been got up in this
city. A good opportunity is now afforded for
those who have made some proficiency in
music to make themselves more perfect by at
tending the last half of Mr.. G.'s term.
Year: 1866

THE FRED. GRUBEE MURDER-The Grand
Jury of the First District of New Orleans.
in their report, say concerning this case:


In relation to very painful tragedy which
occurred in this city on the 9th ult., the
Grand jury have been compelled to summons
before them the Coroner of this parish. DR.
leiser, whose testimony directly implicated
the highest executive officer OF the State
GOV. Wells. in a very grave interference with
one of the most solemn proceedings known
to the law-that of an inquest into the cause
Of death OF a citizen. who had been killed
under circumstances which give too much
reason 10 believe that il was the result of
deliberate conspiracy 10 murder The con-
duct Of both the Governor and the Coroner
IN this matter IS highly repreheusible. and
the Graud Jury present il to the considera-
ton OF this honorable court for such action
as Is demanded by law and public justice.
Several arrests have been made of parties
Implicated IN this tragedy, and indictments
found
Year: 1866

~ An exchange expresses the hope that
the Press Association of the Southern news
papers viii be able to dispense with the ser
vices of a certain former manager. As this
is the first mention we have seen of that As
sociation since its meeting at Montgomery
the middle Of last February, we make note
oc II
Year: 1866

ERRATUM-In our article Of yesterday
headed STANDARD Critic" portion OF 1t
read "and thus return erjI for good 1t
ought 10 have been, return good for evil
We had in view the good old scrptural pre-
cept and we We're following out the idea IN
notifying our readers Of the existence OF a
Standard in this place. We are charitable,
forgiving, amiable, modest and civilly in
clined and wouldn't say anything TO make
our neighbor think that We were otherwise
because we don't feel so-toward him, at
any rate
Year: 1866

Bits Of gossip about the young Prince I'M
perial are floating through Paris. Here Is
one of them: 1t appears thatthe Emperor
after dinner one day proposed the health of
the new. President OF the Imperial Commits
sion for the great exhibition of 1867, and
asked the PriHce Imperial to reply The
child said he had been taken by surprise,
and had not been prepared for his fathers
toast The Emperor said he must at least
return thanks well, said the Prince, "all
l have got to say is that l regret being too
young to be of any service to French indus
try"


All We have got to say, is that the Young
Prince Imperial should be made to speak
better English.
Year: 1866

RaS-An exchange has the following
During the past winter little girl Of
our acquaintance attended the wed
ding Of her brother, and judging by
the sequel, was very much struck by
one line Of the marriage service, which
she understood literally. a few days
after, passing through the room where
the bride was sitting in the lap of her
liege lord, she exclaimed with all the
simplicity imaginable; l"I0 haze and
to hold I" " ed s,oaHnp2tH"9 ei
Year: 1866

Gov. Andrews, of Massachusetts, in his val
edietory message assumes, quite Unexpectedly
ground on the suffrage question at the south.
lie is in favor Of manhood suffrage, irrespective
of color, but is not in favor Of regulating it by
an act of the general government. Until a
majority Of the whites resident in the respect.
i've states are willing to concede suffrage to
the freedmen, can that franchise be given
them, in his opinion, without incurrng the
danger OF violence and anarchy While he
does not deny our right to stipulate for colored
suffrage. he denies the wisdom of such stipula-
ton unit the whites are ready to ratify it by a
popular vote.


This is the position we have taken on the
question of suffrage in the south, and we are
glad to find it advocated by a gentleman Of so
much prominence and so mach influence, with
the more radical portion of the union party, as
Gov. Madison Journal rep
Year: 1866

MArRIMoNY.-Dr. Johnson in his work on
the economy of health, says that marriage
should not be contracted before the first year
of the fourth scptennial on the part of the la.
dy, nor before the las: year of the same on the
part of the gentleman in other words, the fe.
male should be at least twenty.one years of
age, and the male twenty eight years. The
doctor says there should be difference of sew
eral years between the sexes, at whatever pc.
riod of life the connection is formed. There is
difference of seven years, not in the actual
duration of life between the two sexes, but in
the stamina Of the constitution, and to the sym
metry of the form and the lineaments of the
f,ca
Year: 1866

A sweet little girl in New Haven, only three
years old, was promised one evening that she
should accompany her parents to Boston the
next morning. She was so much elated at the
prospect OF the journey. that when she finished
repeating her little prayer as she laid down to
sleep. she said, with the most exquisite simple
ity, "Good bye, God-good bye, Jesus Christ
II am going to Boston in the morning"
Year: 1866

! SKiNNING ANIMALS The value of q skin
depends considerably upon the care and man.
ner in which it is taken off. The following pc
nal statute, passed by our forefathers in l642
shows that they well appreciated the great
loss consequent on bad and careless skinning :
| "No butcher. by himself Or any person, shall
cash, slaughter or cut any hide Of OK, bull,
steer or COW, in staying thereof, or otherwise,
whereby the same shall be impaired or hurt,
on pain of forfeiture for every such cash or
cut, in any such hide or skin, twelve pence"


An experienced tanner gives the following
directions in regard to the cutting or opening
OF the hide before the operation of flaying is
commenced. This is always best performed
when the most of the skin is thrown between
the fore and hind legs. leaving the hide square
inits form. Tanners of upper leather know the
value OF this mode of skilning, by its increase
of measure over the one practiced by many
persons, in sticking or bleeding the animal by
cutting its throat from ear to ear, and in open.
ing the hide. not running the knife far enough
up on the briskot before they cut down the
skin on the fore legs; or not far enough on
the flank toward the tail before they cut thro'
the hind leg-Ohio Farmer
Year: 1866

That he may buy DR.. d. II. Seelye's
Liquid Catarrh Remedy to cleanse the
glands and membranes of the nose and
head while on his journey. Dust in the
nose and head is very injurious to the gen.
eral health and it may be gently removed
by the use of this valuable medicine. Eve
ry traveller should have it-every family
should have it for this purpose if for no
nfhor
Year: 1866

Tor the following story:


At the third ward polls couple of fellows
got to quarreling, which eliminated in their
stripping of their coats for fight, when one
of them deliberately took a full sett of false
teeth out Of his mouth and put them in his
pocket The other fellow looked at him a
moment, with an odd expression on his coun-
tenance, and then took his coat and walked off
with growl, remarkiag. "D-d if III fight
with fellow who can't do pothin' but gum
it." #aH
Year: 1866

The Republicans at kankakee adopted
the following resolution at their recent
Convention:


"Resolced, That we sympathise with
Secretary Seward in and on account of the
suffering he underwent at the hands Of
rebel assassins, it being accidentally done
By his friends, they not then knowing
him."


That stab was made SO dexterous that
We will warrant that there is rot drop
Of blood on the knife.
Year: 1866

The committee on the judiciary at
Washington, have made report in which
they say it is not ,rious that Jefferson
Davis is guilty of treason. This is one of
his great crimes. The committee
further report that the evidence in their
possession, connecting him with the assas-
sination Of President Lincoln, justifes
them in saying that there is probable
cause that he was privy to the measures,
but they are not yet in possession Of all
the facts The capture of the rebel archives
put the government in possession Of a vast
amount letters and documents all Of which
have not yet been examined. When these
matters are all examined, the probabilities
are that the testimony will prove him
guilty Of completely in the assassination
plot. and this will then be his second
great crime. The committee also submit
mass of testimony showing that the
rebel authorities under the direction Of
Davis. refused to grant to negro soldiers
and their officers in the Union army
when taken prisoners, the treatment due
to prisoners Of war. In regard to Union
prisoners generally, it is shown that he
declared, that the Union troops were
robbers and incenaiaries ard that wher
taken prisoners, they had no claims to b
treated as prisoners of war. 1t is shown
that he was frequently arprized of th'
condition of prisoners at tAndcrsonvil'c
Libby and other prisons, but no orders
were given by him to ameiloriate thei,
condition, but on the contrary it seems to
have been sanctioned by him. This is HI:
third great crime, and we think it is great
pity if he cannot afford to hang for one q
them.
Year: 1866

The Atlantic cable was laid to New
Foundland last Sunday, and soon after
Cyrus w Field, Of this country, who is
now in England, sent congratulatory
dispatch to the President


This is certainly one Of the greatest
achievements of human ingenuity, that
has ever beer accomplished in the world.
4 few minutes are now sufficient to con-
vey European news all over this continent.
What next? 4 voyage to the moon we
suppose and then to the sun.
Year: 1866

We observe by our exchanges that the
Hon. William Loughridgc, our candidate
for Representative in Congress has taken
the stump in Keokuk and Appanoose
counties. We want him up this way to
show himself to our people and give
coprcrheadism an airing. We presume
he will be here in due time.
Year: 1866

SUHTERRANEAN BUTTER.-It is we'll
known that cream can be converted into
butter by simply being buried in the ground.
But it is not generally known that this
mode is in common use in Normandy and
in some other parts Of France. The process
is as follows:


The cream is placed in linen bag, Of
moderate thickness, which is carefully Sc
cured and placed in hole in the ground,
about a foot and a half deep; it is then Gov
cred up and left for twenty-four or twenty
five hours


When taken out the cream is very hard,
and only requires beating for short time
with 4 wooden mallct, after which half
glass Of water is thrown upon it., which
causes the buttcr-milk to separate from the
butter. If the quantity to be converted in
to butter is large, it is left more than twen-
tv-four hours in the ground. In winter
when the ground is frozen, the operation is
performed in cellar, the bag being we'll
covered with sand. Some persons place
the bag containing the cream within a Sc
cond bag, in order to prevent any faint
from the earth. This system saves labor,
produces larger amount of excellent but
ter than churning, and moreover it is said
never to fail.


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Year: 1866

EF The good people living in the
southern portion of Texas were late
ly thrown into a state of excitement
by the advent into their midst OF
band of some thirty cut-throats be-
longing to the American Erlgade IN
the service OF the Republic of Mex
leo. These gentry soon showed that
they had cone only for the benefit OF
the MeXicans settled in Texas, and
helped themselves to the arms and
horses to be found on tue ranches OF
the latter.


A force of [. S. regulars was
speedily put upon the track OF the
maraudels-cameu up with them Just
as they were in the act of hanging a
guide, and pursued them for thirty
miles, killing five of their number.
At last accounts they were at Iona
Prieta, about twenty-six miles from
San Antonia.