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Year: 1874

The agent of the Associated Bress at
this point does not seem to have been
aware until within the past forty-eight
hours that the people of Tennessee are
opposed TO the civil rights bill. 1t
has been denounced in language as
strong as can be found in Webster's
Unabridged by every Democratic and
Conservative paper in the State, and
now when the Banner has at last sue
ceeded is working itself into a terrific
passion over the 'enormity, "he wakesup
suddenly and warns Congress OF the
fact over the wires. By calling at the
UNION AND AMERICAN Office this
morning he can obtain dOuble-leaded
crusher that will settle the fate of said
"enormity" without any further fool
ishness.
Year: 1874

THE dispatches this morning indicate
that the British Government is forcing
from Spain a confession of the horrible
wrong done in the Virginius slaugh-
ter, and the payment of indemnity to
the families of the victims. Uncle
Sam recovered an old hulk that never
belonged to him and sunk in sight of
land; also, an empty salute to the flag
in an obscure port. Is not American
citizenship sfiuciently avenged? Have
we not a military President? Let the
bird. of freedom shriekl
Year: 1874

A FEW days ago the colored organ
publisher in this city eiassed the Ban
ner as Liberal Republican" which
forced it into the admission that it is
Liberal Democratic" but now the
credulous agent of the Associated
Press advertises it over the wires as
''Liberei Conservative. This multi
phcity of aliases is painfully confusing.
Year: 1874

SINCE Congress undertakes to legis-
late out of existence prejudices of color,
we may, in due time, expect it to try
its hand on the Western prejudices
against tariff and railroad monopolies,
the Grange prejudice against patent
Yankee plows, the growing prejudice
against Radical rule in toto, and the
universal prejudice against mothers in
law.
Year: 1874

NEW YORK, May pa letter from
London about the statement in the Times
of the obvious cause of the nOn-appearance
of the Duchess of Edin0urg az the Queens
arawing-room, and the announcement the
following morning that the statement was
in no way authorized by the Duke of Edin..
burg, says it was plain to everyone that
such an announcement as that in the
Times would not have been put forth by
the conductor of that journal on his own
responsibility. 1t must therefore be what
the French call a ''eommunique," and the
only question was by whom it could have
been sent. Public-opiniOn pointed at once
to the Queen, and public opinion continues
to regard Her Majesty as the author of the
statement, but for what purpose it was
made, unless to throw the public off the
scent OF question of precedence, is a ques-
ton no one can imagine. Both the Prince
Of Wales and the Duke of Edinburg are
exceedingly indignant at the whole affair.


An Example for Uncle Sam.


LONDON, May 29.-The correspondence
of the British Office arising out of the cap
ture of the Virginius and the subsequent
executions at Santiago de Cuba is officially
published. Ii contains dispatches of May
I, 1874, sent by the Earl of Derby
to Layard the British Minister at
Madrid, in which the former says: In view
of the grave difficulties of the Government
of Spain, her Majesty's Government has
hitherto been unwilling to press for an
answer to its demand for an acknowledge
ment of the wrong done, and for compen-
sation to the relatives of the victims, who
were subjects of Great Britain. We now
trust there will be no further delay on the
part of the Spanish Government.
Year: 1874

LOUISVILLE, May 29.-The Episcopal
Convention of the Diocese of Kentucky
adjourned until some future time after the
session Of the General Convention, when 1t
shall be called together by the senior bishop
for the purpose of supplying the vacancy
caused by the separation from the Church
of Bishop Cummins. The bishop to give
thirty DAYS notice of his intent to call the
convention.
Year: 1874

An Appeal from New Orleans Reaches


the Wrong Person.


New YORK, MAY 29.-Mayor Wilt, of
New Orleans, has addressed another urgent
appeal for aid to Mayor Havemeyer, in
which he says: "Will New York come to
the rescue of our destitute, ruined, famish-
ing people. A deadly famine in Louisiana
would be a national disgrace, which the
wealth of America must prevent at all
hszards.n


Commenting on the dispatch the Times
saws: ssIf Mayor Wilt desires help from
this city, he should address the Chamber
of Commerce, or anybody but Havemeyer.
That Individual has sunk so low in public
estimation that nobody is willing to trust
him in anything"


The Board of Aldermen by a decisive
vote having requested the Mayor TO sus-
pend and remove the police commissioners
for malfeasance in the administration of
two of the most important departments of
their office. the Tribune states that the pO-
lice commissioners cOmplacently assert that
assault upon them is the mereSt childs
play, inasmuch as the Mayor is their sworn
ally.


The Herald says of this police business:
The Mayor is not likely to heed the voice Of
the city as expressed through the common
council. His personal interests are too
much identified with dumping and election
irregularities to render it probable that he
will pay any attention to the aldermen.
Castle Garden DemOralized.
The Emigration Committee is another
| illustration of the disiointed condition of
the local government. Two of the COM
mittee are in Europe and a minority of the
Board to make their existence felt by the
majority remain away from the meetings,
thus preventing a quorum and bringing
| business to a stand still.


The weyward Child of Genius.
The Post says George W. Childs, OF
| Philadelphia, has taken measures to erect
at his own expense a suitable monument
over the grave Of Edgar Allan Poe, and that
the money already contributed for the pur-
pose will be kept as fund to preserve the
monument and grave in proper order.
| Boss Tweed.


The Supreme Court in general term
rendered a decision this evening, denying
the motion for a mandamus to compel
| Chief Justice Davis to sign the bill of ex
ceptions taken on the trial of William NJ.
| Tweed.
Year: 1874

WASHINGTON, May Z9.-On motion OF
Mr.. Dawes it was ordered that tomorrow
being Decoration day there all be no ses-
sion of the House.


Mr.. Orth, from the Committee on For
eign Affairs, reported adversely on bill for
the relief of the widow of the late Jas. l..
Orr, late Minister to Russia. On motion of
Mr.. Randall, of Pennsylvania, the bill was
placed on the private calendar.


Army Reduction.


The House then took up the bill for the
gradual reduction Of the army, and was ad-
dressed by Mr.. Hurlbut in opposition to it.
He denied the expediency or economy Of
the measure. Things were done under the
idea of false economy that were most dis
graceful to the country, and this was one
of them. He recollected that lugubriOus
afternoon a few months ago when the
Chairman of the Committee on WAYS and
Means gave melancholy picture of the
finances of the country, when that gentle
man was the undertaken and chief mOurner
of the funeral of the National credit, and a
yet few days ago that same gentleman had
informed the House that the country was
able to carry out all its obligations.
Mr.. Dawes-If the gentleman under
stood me as ever saying that the country
was unwilling todischarge every obligation
it ever made, he totally misunderstood
me.


Mr.. Hurlbut-I have not time to turn
away from the matter before the House, to
make a side issue with the gentleman from
Massachusetts,. The question now before
the House is whether or not il shall pass it,
a bill that will break up not only the or
ganization Of the army, but the spirit OF the
army.


l speak not for the staff department but
for the fighting branch Of the army. The
staff corps exists because the army exists.
| This Is not a question between regulars
and volunteers. 1t is, however, a question
of good faith with the men, with whom
the Government has pledged its faith, and
said if they should GO into the army and dc
their duty there, they would be kept in the
service so long as they were fit, and when
| incapacitated for service the Government
would not desert them in their old age. HI
then proceeded to criticise the provisions o
the bill in detail, and in conclusion ap
pealed TO the House to do justice to those
brave


Hard.WOrkins Men


of the army, not to crIt off at single blow
such a number of effective men, and cas-
them adrift ON the world for which theil
profession untitled them.


Mr.. Hawley, of Illinois, member Of tn
Committee on Military Affairs, spoke il
support of the bill. There were NAM
things which did not meet his entire ap
proval, but as a whole he approved anC
supported it. The people are not in favO
of large standing army, but of so mucl
as is necessary. He himself was of tn
same opinion. He would not consent tC
reduce the army to such degree as migh
endanger any interest of the country. Th'
House would not do its whole duty if
failed to sustain and pass the bill.


The House then proceeded TO yote on tn
| bill and amendments.


Mr.. Coburn offered an amendment as
new section repeating the new law prohib
Year: 1874

The Supreme Court in general term
rendered a decision this evening, denying
the motion for a mandamus to compel
Chief Justice Davis to sign the bill of ex-
ceptions taken on the trial of William NJ.
Tweed.
Year: 1874

"The shortest way by half mile
| come so often by it
Is up the road, across the stile,
And through the meadow; Shall we try


it?'
The days were not without charm
When, talking soft and looking silly,
My love and | walked arm-in- arm,
And lanes were lone and fields were stilly
We found so many things to say
That always, in shiny weather.
We took the-well, the shorter way,
To be a longer time together.
We spoke about (but goodness knows
Our topics of confabuation)
About the weather, suppose,


The crops, the harvest, and the nation.
AT all events, although the talk


Was neither very wise nor witty,
We ended each successive walk


With "Home already-what a pity o'
We might have lost a little ground
Through coming by the road selected,
But both agreed that we had found
The journey shorter than expected.
Can Life's experiment support
The paradox that love proposes
Does any path seem very short.
Unless it be the path of roses?
We seldom find the nearer way:
And if we hit upon and take it,
BY creeping on from day to day
1t seems as long as length can make it.
The road to fame is never BRIEF
The way to wealth is dull and dreary:
All earthly routes, in my belief
Are very long and very weary.
Nay-one that leads through care and strife
Is short when mortals once begin it;
We take the "near cut" out of life,
Although we take the longest in it.


TinsleNs MaQazine.
Year: 1874

l would were an uncaged bird,


To find my home in greenwood Wild
Where noises rude are never heard,


But nature whispers to her child.


And there upon the topmost spray


Which gently bends, light zephyrs greet


ing,


To welcome the first blush of day,


A cheerful song its welcome breathing.
1 weary of this daily strife;


No,o but the shadow of tomorrow.
Oh, give me freedom, give me life


Which neither dullness knows, nor sor-
Peace, son of toll thy life was lent


Some glorious purpose to fulfill;


Be faithful, and when life is spent,


Then shalt thou have thy will.


All woman thy highest honor is to
mature and rear earth's men and women,
and to breath over the homes where you
rear them, something of the atmosphere of
that home yours should typify. Exercise,
l entreat you, this foul spirit, this demon
fretfulness, from your domain. Let its
shadow never darken your threshold let
its breath never blight the spirits where it
is your province to ward and watch
Would you have your's-your own dear
ones-large of soul, loving and beloved in
their lives, living in sunshine and scatter
ing sunshine? Would you be to them
while you live, and live in their memories
after you are dead, as one of those sent of
God and manifesting Him in their lives?
Then never let your brow be clouded, your
tones sharpened, the loving beaming of
your eye never quenched by this foul spirit,
that gathers its venom and blight from dis
content and unholy unrest.


truly noble man, loving, innocent
child, might find a better home in den of
stinging reptiles, than with ga brawling,'
or fretful woman in a wide house." If
you are sick and cannot give to your house
service and care, give them the smile of a
calm, unruffied soul, the sunshine of peace
and love, and trust in God. If you are
burthened with care and toll, add not to
the load you must needs carry, one you
need not, by fretfulness of spirit, but let
cheerfulness and hope buoy you. And if
difficulties, dark and frowning, meet you,
or your path lay over an intricate or thorny
way, let the light of a calm, quiet spirit
tighten it, and the music of gentle, loving
tones thrill along its tangled mazes.-
Listen for them, and you shall catch, ever
and anon, strains of poetry and measures
of melody, even on the dreariest road.
Have you the greatest blessing true wo-
mans heart Graves, affectionate friends,
pleasant home, loving and noble man for
companion, and dear promising children?
Let your gratitude for these gifts keep you
always from the lowering frown of i'm
patience, and the harsh, grating tones of
complaint and fretfulness at the little ills,
the little disappointments, the physical
taxations, and the nervous disc omforts and
ailments that every mother of family,
however blessed and favored, must at times
encounter. Let each strive, in her own
sphere and in her own home, to make that
home as perfect, that sphere as ennobled
as it can become. If this is the aim and
ambition, surely from such home and
sphere will be banished, with much else
that belittles it, degrades it, and mars it,
the demon-.fretfulness.


"Honse Oh the Hill," Nd, 1874.
Year: 1874

From an Occasional Correspondent


LAFAYETTE, July 1.-THE growing
crop IN this section is more than usually
good. Farmers had grown somewhat
apprehensive Of drought last week,
but recent rains have dlspelled all fears
Of that nature. Had the "dry-spelr1
continued a week longer. the early corn,
which is just now in full tassel and be-
ginning 10 shoot, would have been COM
pletely ruined, and the general crop
damaged considerably. The rains have
come IN good time, however, though
they would have been welcome a week
earlier. The general character of the
year since March has been dry, and as
consequence the struggle with grass
WIS comparatively insignificant, while
ample time was afforded for
thorough working. An unclean crop
now is priB3d .JGcia evidence of its
owners extreme laziness. Cotton
blooms made their appearance this year
st least ten DAYS earlier than common,
Snd most fields can now produce full
grown bOlls. Your correspondent has
heard some farmers complain that the
recent cool nights have been detrimental
to the growth Of cotton, but most Of
them agree that 1874 has SO far given
but little cause TO grumble at mater nG-
tisrd, and 81 that ncomprehensible
dame viii only be as propitiOus in the
future as she has been ia the past, send
ing no disaster in the way OF droughts,
an early frost, or what is worse than all,
burn Us up with he comet, the growing
crop in this section will make turn
out" Of the first order, and equal the
highest expectations.
Year: 1874

the northern part. OF these the Rector
possesses the advantage of having the
finest bath-house in the valley a its
door; an orderly, quiet and well-kept
house, and a location so high and airy
that there is scarcely an hour In these
warm July days that your cheek is not
famed by the zephyr's breath, fresh and
pure from the mountains brow.
Year: 1874

w. B. Lee, an engineer at Forestville,
Sonoma county, CAL, kept a pistol and
knife in the hDuse to hold his wife and
six children in order, and in awe of his
masculine superiority, They we're used
to the pistol and knife, aud thought little
about them excepting when father y
was mad. Then they we're scarey, and
huddled as close together as possible.
Lee used to sit up with the pistol and
knife on the table, and then the poor
woman and her six little ones trembled
through the night. When father " was
mad they were all wakeful, but some.
times dropped of to sleep toward morn
ing. Ore night lately Lee was angry,
and sat up with his armament. In the
morning one little boy had gone out to
feed the horses, and another had been
ordered up to make the kitchen fire, and
Lee sat grimly in his wife's chamber. A
little girl six years old was in bed with
her mother. There was pistol shot in
the room. 1t was all over The woman
never spoke again. The little girl who
was covering at her mothers side nestled
closer, and was covered with blood, and
~ the mother died with her child in her
arms Lee left the house and the dead
mother iu charge of the children. Al
the inquest the little girl said, " father
was mad and shot mother.
Year: 1874

Clerks at glove counters have a great
deal to try their patience. For instance,
a very stylish young lady will take pair
of six. .buttoned lavender kids and wear
them to a party; sometimes, perhaps, she
will only put on one, which, when the
dance begins. she will remove to protect
il from perspiration. When she goes
home size will carefully fold the glove IN
the original cresses, put it between the
leaves OF the family bible to press, and
the next morning 60 down TO the store
and tell the clerk that those gloves he
sold her yesterday are entirely too light,
and that she would like to exchange
them for pair of three-buttoned, IN
street eolors. By this means she gets
the good Of one evenings wear, all she
probably cared for, and a new pair be-
sides. Sometimes the clerk sees through
the plot and refuses point blank TO make
the exchange, whereupon the young lady
founces out Of the store, threatening q
withdraw her valuable custom.-N y,
Times.
Year: 1874

A story is told of young man o.
Louisville, Georgia. becoming smitter
with a young lady of Savannah, and
often visiting her at her fathers house.
The father did not like him, as often
happens, and bethought him of way to
get rid OF the visitor. 1t was very
pious thought, too. The couple we're in
the parlor at IL o'clock one night and
the rest of the family were in the sitting.
room very sleepy. The old man invited
the couple to join in family worship, and
asked the young man solemnly to read a
chapter from the family bible. he was
obliged to submit and stammered through
the chapter. At the close there was a
pause-and then the old man asked the
reader to lead ia prayer. This was more
than he could stand. He dropped the
book, seized his hat and bolted for the
front door, which was quickly bolted
after him. The young man walked to
the first railroad station out of town and
waited for the morning train. He has
since had no call to Savannah, and there
is not so much worship in that house as
formerly.
Year: 1874

the monkeys had all got loose. That
circus was desolation and an uninhab-
tied world, in as near as possible the
twinkling OF an eye. Then the brave
spirits rallied, and a chase began Of a
sort rarely beheld in Paris, or, indeed,
elsewhere. From time TO time monkey
was perceived behind a chimney stack,
or exercising its limbs upon roof; but
when the harassed hunters climbed pain
fully to the spot the monkey was prom
enading next door, with gulf between.
In no case did he fail to recognize his
master, but with gestures indicative of
an eyasive mind. In the course of yes
terday some of the runaways came back
of their own accord but there are still a
half dozen loose. 1t doesn't seem worth
while to send away all the little Savoy
ards at the national expense if we are to
have monkeys in their room. !"
Year: 1874

when I appear on the stage, The dep.
utation retired delighted DejaZet rolled
on her sofa, splitting her sides with
laughter. The theater was crammed
from TOD To bottom. When Dejazet ap-
peared in the costume she wore at the
Palais Royal Theater there was q muir
mur, almost a cry, Of disappointment
and disapprobation. There she was,
dressed up to the throat, and they had
paid TO see an actress stark naked
Year: 1874

On rising from bis down y sidewalk recum-
bent, Jones was reminded Of the rhyme he
learned in the nursery:


"I was the ice on which William would kate,
When up went his heels and down went his pate"
Year: 1874

Nothing is more beautiful and inviting than
perfect neatness. If We could only impress
upon mothers, and housewives in general, the
importance of placing food before their house
hold in an attractive dress, as well as making
it wholesome, we should feel well repaid for
giving daily or weekly lectures upon this sub
ject 1t is not costly dishes or their number
that make table look inviting. but it con-
sists more in the arrangement, with these lit
tie indescribabie touches which woman of
taste gives without knowing why or wherefor.
1t is these little things that make home at
tractive, and stamp the character of men and
women.
Year: 1874

A long-sufering county superintendent,
driven to desperation, fred at an importunate
book agent yesterday, but no serious injury
was done, the ball striking the book agent
fairly on the cheek, Clipped off piece OF met
al and passed on.
Year: 1874

Invention is surely running wild. Now
comes man who claims to have perfected a
process by which diver, when under water
can converse with those above him who are
out of the wet. Here will be cry from out
of the depths, sure enough! What handy
thing to play ghost with on board ship.