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Year: 1875

introduction of the billf Sir, gentlemen know
ait is.n There were very few intelligent men
in the House but felt the truth of these search
ing questions, but they hardened their hearts,
stiffened their necks, and voted for their
party.


Mr.. Pierce was not the only one who made
this sullen and unprincipled partisanship dill
cult and unpleasant Judge Poland also, up
to this time member in the best standing In
the party, was too much of lawyer to allow
an outrage like this to be cOnsummated before
his face without word of protest. he at
tackled with great energy several OF the pro-
visions of the bill, but he opposed with es-
pecial point this shameful section Tor giving
into the hands of the President the power to
do as he likes for three years with the. most
precious safeguard Of popular freedom He
has lately been in the South, and therefore
speaks with authority when he denounces this
measure as totally unnecessary. The courts
are everywhere open and i'll regular Operatiou'
IL the State courts are suspected OF unfrlend-


illness or unfairness, there are always the Federal
courts, of which there are no suspicious. lie
would not allow any ignorant member 10 I'M
agine that the suspension OF the VIII was
anything more than it is. 1t does not give
the President or his officers any right to make
arrests, to "act energetically," as fiery partl-
sans say. 1t simply prohibits courts from In
quring whether arrests and imprsonments
are legal or not. 1t simply places the citizen
at the mercy of the Executive and prevents
any possible justice or redress. Judge Poland
while saying this, was too good Grant man
not to add the expression of his profound con-
iidence in the Presidents prudence and pat
"riotism.n 81 would trust him with the power
Gas readily as any President we have had;
"but the right of tho citizen to have the
"question of his right to personal liberty ex-
aminod and decided should Only be denied
"when the national safety is itself IN peril"
But even so respectful and loyal a present.


meDt OF The case gained no more hearing than
the more sincere and defiant language OF other
speakers One Hundred and Thirty men call
ing themselves Republicans voted to allow


Gen. Grant for two years and more to make
waste paper of the writ OF Habeas Corpus


whenever he may choose. These are their
Year: 1875

The charges brought yesterday against the
Controller, in the investigation conducted by
the Committee of the Board OF Aldermen, went
rather TO the manner than the matter of his
discharge of his duties. Some OF the COM
plaints seem frivolous, but their number, the
number of respectable people from whom they
come, and the persistence with which they are
urged. unquestionably make the situation a
serious one for the Controller.
Year: 1875

Theater managers, hotel proprietors. and
keepers of restaurants in this city do not ap-
pear to be much disturbed by the passage of
the Civil Rights bill. Several say that they
will be guided in their course by the advice
of counsel, while others boldly admit their
determination to evade or violate the law.
Nearly all are agreed in the conviction that
TO give the same treatment to colored guests
"a to white would ruin their business. The
eolorsd people themselves-so far as their
views have been heard in New-York-seem to
like the bill little better than tha hotel men
Year: 1875

OF course Rufus Hatch could MT last. AS
blatbcrskite and marplOt, he had done what
he could to ruin Pacific Mail, and that he
should soon be kicked out was inevitable.
But that the Pacific Railroads should do it
does move our special wonder
Year: 1875

Justice, and also as to the .Propriety
oi refusing an asylum to fugitive
criminals, and removing them from
the country, He thought We could
raise up enough Of our own. The
resolution was agreed to.
Year: 1875

Col. Fitzgerald OF Philadelphia has seven
plays In readiness for the stage-frOm which fact IL
soud appear that here Is at least one native author
noa shs sato Of the market does not CONCEAL INTO Tor
Year: 1875

THE Doom, SASH and BLIND FACTORY
Of Cox, Turner & Co., OF Mobile, turns
out work equal to any in the South and
at prices as low as can be procured any.
where. Such home establishments as
this ought to be patronized. and we are
glad TO kuow that they are. They
have worked hard to build up home
mandatory and by close attention to
business and an earnest desire to give
satisfaction, they have succeeded, and
we take pleasure in referring to their
card and in recommending them to our
readers.
Year: 1875

THE TEMPLE OF ART, Messrs Barnes
aud Wallace, opposite the Public Square
Mobile, continue to turn out photo
graphs. and pictures of every kind and
style. as perfect as it is possible to make
them. A visit to the Temple of Art and
an inspection of the fiud specimens on
exhibition will well repay visitor to
the city.
Year: 1875

46IAU6u1t OeulOCr8Cs


One of our prominent merchants was
informed day or two since, when he
went home to tea, that there was q
mouse in the sitting-room; it had run
in there during the afternoon and they
had shut the door to keep it in until
some one came to catch it. "Well. whv
didn't you catch it?" said the gentle
man to his wife as he started for the
sitting.room, banging the door pretty
sharply behind him. The ladies-there
were two or three callers present-wai-
ted in breathless silence and were soon
startled by yell that sent the lady Of
the house into swoon and one of the
callers to tho rescue. Opening the door.
there was the gentleman with his pants
half off, both hands grasping tie anti
podes of the small Of his back and he ex-
ecuting Modoc war dance in the mid
die of the room. The lady said. "What
is itp" The gentleman said, <.You
clear out and send my wifel" Soon a.
cold water and camphor had revived
her, the lady Of the house went in and
quiet was soon restored. Inquiry elic-
tied the fact that when the gentleman
went in and discovered the mouse he
went for it at once and the mouse went
up the leg Of his pantaloons and got in
such position that he could not be
shook out and fearing he would bite as
we'll as scratch he seized him with both
hands and then found it impossible to
get his pants off alone. When the
mouse was finally removed his wife qui.
city remarked, "You see now why I
didn't catch its" The gentleman said
he did.
Year: 1875

A TALENTED IMPOsTOR DESCRIBED BY ONE WHO


WAS DUPED.


70 me Editor or The Tribune.


SIR: | see in your issue of Monday that a
Mrs schoeer soliciting aid to bury her child from
the Hospital for Crpples and Deformed," where 1t
died ast0nshed that she has not buried that child
yet! According 10 my memorandum, II Is Just three
years the 22d OF this month since 1t died, and
tributed 81 that day for carriage to remove
its body from the hospital Calvary Cemetery, where
the mother owned lot. am thus positive about the
from the peculiar circumstances connected with It,
was at that time employed In a large homeopathic
establishment down town, and the 22d being holiday,
had gone TO the to write my books and bring
my work In order for the day. About o'clock a
plainly and poorly dressed oman came in. and going
forward to wait upon her, saw that she was crying
bitterly In reply TO her inquiry IL the doctor vas in
said NO" but would Il nd him at his residence up
town She seemed full Of trouble that asked her II
I could do anything for her, thinking perhaps she
had friend very SICK and wanted advice or mcdi
cine She said No." but If would give her note to
the doctor would his house She said that her
child had been At the hospital anu when she went TO
see it that day. she found 1t dead and that II
n were not taken away before o'clock II would
be buried the Potters Field She said she had plenty
Of friends among the business men on Broadway but n
being holiday their places of business we're closed and
she thou ght could note from the DOCTOR they
would child remain ~ the hospital until the next
morning when she could Ro'to her home In Fordham.
get he money and back and give her child place
6y the side Of It's dead father She made no appeal for
aid and Is where she had the advantage mad seen
inn posters Of all and In all gscs, and thought
very detecting them but the idea that this
woman was q fraud never entered my mind. The tears
ran down her cheeks like rain, and when heard the
story Of poor deforned child dying among strangers
1 cried too. .... . -


I knew she could not get to the doctors home and
back 10 the hospital BY o'clock so was useless TO
send her there asked how much IL would cost to get
81 and she could have 1t put In the receiving vault until
sbe could make arrangements to bury IL gave. her
the money, and she wrung my hand 10 gratitude and
said she would next morning and brlug the money
and she begged me TO allow her bring Inc some wax
aowersI " hch she said she made as token OF her
ankfulpess Relating the circumstance 70 the doctor
ne II morning said he afraid had been duped
hat 40 great my faith In the woman that every time
toe door opened expected TO see her come lt was
onlv ter long weeks OF waiting that wonld believe
thst had been the victim of misplaced confidence II
the re is such o thing born oeggar. surely THAT
woman is oue and with her hOmely honest face and
copous now Of tears, she make more money than
Congressman. / have always considered that had q
a. sIinterest in that dead baby and though don't
what she does with her share. want my part Of 1t
buried. !" ~ '


Kar York, Feb 8, 1875
Year: 1875

An elderly man named Beckwith,
residing in one of the peninsular coun-
ties, came to Richmond, the Whig
says, on business. He brought with
him an old fashioned fiint-lock rife to
have a stock and lock put on. On the
cars he fell in conversation with par
ty of three gentlemen, when one of
them, to test the reality of some of the
extraordinary feats of craftsmanship
he boasted of, offered him ten dollars
to repeat some of them, TO which the
other two added five dollars between
them. The trial came off in an old
field half mile below Rockets, and
was witnessed by about a dozen per-
sons.


The old fint-lock was fred seven
times, and only once missed its aim.
The old gentleman, after making two
shots at small objects to one side, to
get his hand steady, as he said, hand
ed his son potato and stationed him
at fifty yards distance, holding the
potato between his thumb and fore
finger. The rifle cracked, and the po-
tato fell cloven in three or four pieces.
One of the larger pieces was then
thrown in the air, the marksman keep
ing at the same distance, and again
the shot told.


An inch and half augur was then
produced, and a hole bored in the
fence, behind which was fastened a
piece of white paper. AT distance
of sixty yards the marksman sent
ball clear through the aperture, pierre
ing. the paper. At the fourth shot
from sixty yards distance, the bowl of
pipe, which the son was smoking,
was crushed. AT tho fifth shot a cop
per cent was thrown into the air and
hit. The sixth and seventh shots we're
delivered at. blackened five cent
nickel piece thrown up by the sou,
standing about thirty yards off, At
the first attempt the shot missed. The
old gentleman showed considerable
modification, and laid the blame upon
bystander who at the critical mo-
ment sneezed loudly. The next at.
tempt, however, was an entire success.
The old man declined any further trials
of his skill, and when offered sum of
money to repeat his first feat of shoot
ing potato from his sons hand, he
refused, saying he didn't care to try
such experiments unless his weapon
was freshly cleaned. The exhibition
was the more remarkable from the
fact that the marksman was an old
man, at least fifty.


His eye, however, is clear, bright
gray. His appearance is that of
poor farmer. The young man showed
not the least tremor of anxiety during
the dangerous experiment upon him
self The old man, referring to his
son, said; "Bob can shoot just as we'll
as | can"
Year: 1875

nearer and dearer to my heart every
day.


$50 you perceive" added my friend
in conclusion, "that I did not speak
lightly when | said that Kathie saved
my life. And l have sometimes
thought" he added, his expressive
eyes growing soft and misty as he
spoke, "that she has done much to-
ward making it worth the saving, for
never, until l felt the clinging of her
little arms around my neck did I re-
alize the full import of those holy
words, of such is the kingdom of
heaven


And as l looked upon him, and
thought of tie one great sorrow that
had hardened his youth, turning to
bitterness the sweet spring of domes-
tic affection, and the life he had led
since, so calculated to draw out the
harsher and sterner part of his nature,
thanked God for the angel He had
sent to him in the form of little
lamb.
Year: 1875

standing, that with singular aud sover-
eign disregard for veracity, in the re-
stricted sense of the word, there do
exist fidelity TO engagement and a
staunchness in fulfilling conditions,
which amount to not less than a national
characteristic. There is high caste
called Bhats, who are now engaged in
agriculture and service, and have no
specially except singing legends and re-
lating stories; but in former days they
we're employed TO carry jewelry or arti-


les Of value from place to place. All


olute reliance could be put on their


rustwortniness; they fell back on their


eliglous rank to secure themselves


gainst marauders, as they would
threaten TO destroy themselves If mo
Tested ard thus bring divine vengeance
down on their assailants; and indeed
have done so when hard pushed. Prop.
erty might, Of course, be lost when the
robber took his chance of being punished
by unseen powers, but embezzled or mis-
appropriated it certainly never was.


An instance Of singular trustworthi-
ness in native servant, which occurred
within the personal knowledge of an
English writer, may here be mentioned


During the mutiDy, when preparing to
leave his station, then on the eve OF out.
break. there was an old family seal be
wished especially TO possess; but, un.
willing to incumber himself with aay
valuables except money, he asked do
mestic servant to take charge Of it as
long as he could, though the chances of
seeing it again seemed small. 1t was
gravely taken, with peculiar look,
which indicated that the commission was
considered a sacred one The outbreak
came, escapes and movings followed
and master and servant were separated
for many months. At length the former
was settled pretty securely at Cawnpore,
and in time the communication with
Agra was to certain degree opened
out, though the countryside was still
seething with confusion. One day
ragged fgure-who bad forced his way
through villages tumultuous with riot,
and by outposts at which every passer
by was searched lest he should be an
Englishman, and had at length reached
the main road through fields which the
heavy rain had turned into swamps-
rushed up to his master, who was sitting
out in an open space, and kneeling be-
fore him, let down the long lock of hair
worn on the scalp, and from among its
folds produced the family seal
Year: 1875

AANAA - ~~~'"s
Metropolitan


The hair is to be worn down, after the
manner Of the Pre-Raphaelite ladies"
as they are called in London The orig
mated fashion of loose hair, and the
mode has yielded setting lower and
lower, ill to mass your hair in o ribbon
upon the nape of the neck, after the
whole length had been plated and then
loosened out into the ripples produced
by its confinement in close strands all
night, is to argue yourself not unac-
quainted with the London haut mode.
The front locks are short, and either lie
down in forehead fringe" or are "friz
zee" and hang over the eyes. The only
departure from the pendant frizzed or
rippled hair is the style which bears the
unpoetic name "door-knob." This is
simply and purely the hair ofthe wearer,
without any addition 10 its luxuri,
ance or want OF luxuriance; plated
knob midway between the top Of the
head add the pape OF the neck. The
bellies Of the day tell US that their hair is
taking rest" The style will last
awhile they say--long enough to improve
their lresaes
Year: 1875

A private letter received from San
Francisco reports the outbreak of hostilities
on the part of the HcOpa Indians on the KIa-
math river. They shot and killed Raymond
Carpenter, of Florence mine. They sur
rounded the mine and forced the men to quit
work. Word was sent to Camp Gaston, and a
detachment of soldiers was sent to the mine.
The Indians say the miners must leave. The
situation is critical. The soldiers are not
numerous enough to control them. A letter
from the superintendent OF the mine was laid
before Gen. Schofeld, who promised prompt
reinforcements
Year: 1875

The Hartford Times says that nearly
one hundred vessel loads of manure have
been shipped this season from New
York, Brooklyn and Jersey City to
Glastonbury and East Hartford for the
use of the tobacco growers, while at
least fifty more vessels have unloaded
in towns along the Connecticut river.
Fully one hundred loads have been re-
ceived at Sheffield and other towns on
the west side of the river by rail. The
vessels average fifty cords each and
farmers pay from S12 to SIS a cord.
Twenty years ago a cord of common
livery stable manure would have been
deemed extravagantly high at twelve
dollars q cord or six dollars a wagon
load, but the high price of the weed
sends up that of the fertilizers required
to produce it. Manure is so costly IN
Massachusetts that farmer living In
Springfield could not, on a fair expert
ment, raise corn for less than two dol
lars q bushel unless he made the crop
in part at the expense OF the soils nat
uraI fertility. Southern and western
farmers, who are unconsciously wear
ing out their landed estates, little dream
of the future cost to fully recupeI ate
them.
Year: 1875

From leafy England far away,


His bones are laid;
Not where the lark salutes the day,
Nor where white lambs In meadows pIav.
In the green shade.
He lies within leafless land,


In the cold snow;
Where no kind foot or kindIier hand
Can visit him, or weave a band


To soften woe.
The white drift WhirIing all around


On sea and shore
They took him from the shin ice-bound.
Ard laid him gently in the ground


Fol evermOre.
And though no English larks shall throng,
Above his grave,
To soothe his Flunber with their song,
He lies secure from mortal wrong


o sweet and brave!
The secret of the Polar Sea


Is yet concealed;
But to thy vision, pure and free
The secret of eternity


Has been revealed!
Year: 1875

TIE revenue officials have abandoned
the idea of placing a revenue stamp no
every cigar, and smokers can still inhale
the dreamtul vapor without the dis
comfort Of the burnt paper taste.
Year: 1875

Rockport Qnd.) correspondence Of
the Cincinnati Commercial IA ter
rible accident occurred at the Mclean
county (Ky.) fair on Thursday last.
the particulars Of which have lust
been received here by parties witness.
ing the occurrence. One l.. D. Atch.
ison, who has been making balloon as
tensions at the fairs Of several coun-
ties in this vicinity, was engaged to
make daily ascension at Calhoun.
KY, and on Thursday, while prepar.
ing to ascend, it was noticed that the
balloon was very frail, the cotton of
which it was made being badly dam.
aged by the smoke and hot air used to
initiate it. In opposition to the warn.
ings of the spectators the ascent was
made, and while at a height variouslv
estimated at between 500 and 1000
feet the charred canvas took fire, the
balloon collapsed, and Atchison COM
menced the descent at fearful rate of
velocity. When he first noticed the
fire he made an effort to swing the
balloon so as to fall among a clump of
tress near the fair grounds, and par
TALLY succeeded. He struck the limb
of a gum tree in in his descent, break


ing off the limb, which arrested his
speed and fell with him to the ground.


"The spectators, some of whom
were so horror-stricken they could NOT
follow his descent, saw him as he came
down and disappeared behind the fence
inclosing the ground. The people
made a rush for the spot, and so great
was the rush that a large portion of
the fence was broken down. Atchison
was found lying insensible under the
slowly burning canvass Of the balloon.
and the heavy limb of the tree lying
across his PROSTATE body, which ap.
parently struck the earth with such
force as to make deep indentation.
He was taken up and conveyed to
hotel, where it was ascertained that his
left thigh bone was badly fractured,
but no other bones were broken. He
recovered consciousness in short time
and told those around him that when
he discovered the fire in the balloon
he resigned himself to death, but made
the effort to guide the balloon to the
timber as a sort of forlorn hope. He
retained his presence Of mind until he
struck the tree, when the blow stunned
him, and he lost consciousness. The
physicians think he will be able to get
about in few weeks, no internal in
juries having been discovered, but the
external bruises are fearful, under all
of which the poor young man, who is
only about twenty-three years old,
bears up with great cheerfulness,
Year: 1875

Spotted Tail says that when he first
heard of Jesus Christ he could not
see how the white man could have
killed him, but that when he came to
know what 4 rascal the white man is,
especially in his treatment of the In
diaDs, it no longer seemed strange
that he should have killed even the
Son of the Great Spirit. There is q
plain, unadarned levelness about the
head Of Spotted Tail that ought to
enkindle in the bosom Of his venera-
bic mother-in law an emotion of
something very nearly akin to pride.
Year: 1875

THE curious suggestion is made that New
York respond to the French monument by
erecting a statue of Beaumarchais. 1t is con-
tended that to the author of the Marriage of
Figaro" and "The Barber of Seville" we are
really indebted for French aid during our rev.
olution. 1t would be curious should it turn
out that we owe our independence to the
most notorious adventurer in all Europe.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
ncations that are not used.
Year: 1875

with Book and Foot Rest may be
found at OsEr store.


Our facilities fOv manufacturing
and producing arc such that we
can DEFY COMPETITION,


Our stock is twice as large as
amy dealers i'm the State.


Customers VIII have a splendid
Stock to select from.


All kinds OF Furniture made 10
order at short notice.


Et is for the interest of every one
10 call and see OUR stock of goods
before purchasing
Year: 1875

THE Argus again appears in its favorte
double part of an advocate of specie payments
and an opponent of all measures leading up
to resumption. After declaiming for years
against the legal-tender act aud insisting up
on its illegality that journal has just discov-
cred that it will be ruinous to the interests of
the country to repeal the act. The spectacle
of the Democratic party defending the legal
tender act is an amusing one.
Year: 1875

The Select Committee on Arkansas
Affairs conclude their report as follows:


The new Constitution we regard as repub-
lican in form, and in many respects an inn


provement upon that of 1868. The committee
are satisfied that the Convention to frame the
Constitution and the Constitution itself were
voted for, and are satisfactory to the majority
OF the voters and people of the State. The
State officers were certainly elected by ma
jority of the votes cast, and we think by ma
jority of the votes In the State. The condition