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Year: 1874

LOVE, FORTUNE. OR POSITION. Who marries, for love takes wife; who marries for fortune, takes a mistress; who marries for position take a lady. You are lOv- ed by your wife. regarded by.y0ur mistress, tolerated by your lady. You have wife for yourself, a mis- tress for your house and friends, a lady for the world and society, Your wife will agree with you. your mistress will rule you, your wife will take care of your house. hold, your mistress of your house, your lady of. appearance. If your are sick. your wife will nurse you, your mistress will visit you, your lady will inquire after your health. You take walk with your wife, a ride with your mis- tress and go to party with your lady. Your wife will share your grief, your mistress your money, and your lady your debts. If you die, your wife will weep, your mistress lament, and your lady wear mourning. Which will you have?
Year: 1874

An inveterate topper, in a locali, ty where the ardent was under the ban, put some rock candy in a bottle, rubbed the neck with camphor, and then had the drug gist fill it with whisky, the wife of the purchaser was "tr0ubled so much with the headache"
Year: 1874

SHAMEFUL. - Some miscreant broke
into the Theater, the day after the Good
Templars' Ball, and carried off large
portion of what remained from the Ball
supper. Had he been in need Of some
thing to eat, and made his wants known
to the Committee, they would willingly
have given him all he wanted.
Year: 1874

CLOSED UP.-The place of business of
All Qui, Chinese merchant, has been
closed during the past week. The Sheriff
took possession on the strength of two
thousand dollar attachment from San
Froncisco
Year: 1874

INcENDIARIsM.--La Last Tuesday evening
an attempt was made to burn a China
house. at the lower end of town, by setting
fire to bed, but it was discovered in time
to carry the bed out doors before the fire
communicated with the building. This is
the third or fourth attempt which has been
made within short time to burn this
same building, supposed to have been
cau3ed by the enmity of some Chnaman
against the female inmates.
Year: 1874

GRASS VALLEY RAFFLE.-A number
of tickets in the rattle recently gotten up
for the benefit of the Orphan Asylum at
Grass Valley being held in this county,
we publish below list of the winning
numbers, for the benefit Of those inter
Year: 1874

The Brunswick philosopher thus
moralizes: Young man, you feel a
superiority to the whole human zlce,
as you stand at the altar with YOUR
fair young bride. You would not
change places with the President
Yet a few short years, a few short
whiskings Of broom handles, an un-
timely stoppage or two of waited
Hat-lrons and your weary body will
rest under the swaying willow
while some Young gallant viii brin g
your late afflicted partner out to
the cemetery Oh calm Sabbath eve
nlngs. and whisper love in her ears.
as together they strew peanut shells
over your grave. ''Oh, why should
the spirit Of mortal be proud"
Year: 1874

On their arrival a. the KensiBgton
Depot, Adam helped Alice in to coupe
and drove to parson in the neigh borhoo
and were made one. quicker than Alice S
whirling brain could comprehend


He then ordered to be driven home to
thirteenth street and said they would delay
calling on the aunt until another day.
When Alice saw the carriage stop in front
of splendid brick house, lager by far
than she ever hoped for. she said to
Adam, " Is this your home ?" II thought
you were poor"


81 never said I was poor" replied
Adam, "as you never asked"


Why did you drive team for the
factory?


Oh | did that for my health, the doctors
said | needed exercise, so | took little
in the shape of driving that team.


The miller was in a towering rage
when be heard that Alice was married
and to the strange teamster. and forbid
her ever to come within his door again !
His wife was little more cool and she frst
found out that Adam Good was wealthy
and then she got the miller around to
her way Of thinking, that was, that it
would be a good home for them and they
need not work.


But Adam and his wife did not extend
the invitation to the old folks, as they
thought few years longer at work would
teach them that love laughs as lock
smiths"
Year: 1874

An old man named Honeywell lives
about mile out of Milford, his family
consisting of himself, his wife, very old
and an idiotic daughter, about 40 years
Of age. Althoughy quite wealth, Honey
well is exceedingly miscrly, denying his
family even the necessaries of life Their
diet has for years been merely strong en-
ough to maintain life. On one of the
coldest mornings, of last week this trio
was found huddled around the stove in
the wretched house One lid Of the stove
was off. and the father, mother and daugh-
ter were holding their skinney fingers
over the dying enbers trying to get them
warm. There was not stick of wood to
be found about the house, although but "a
few steps away were acres of woodland
belonging to the freezing family. When
found, the three were stiff with cold, aud
10 an hour more would certainly have
been frozen to death The person who
discovered their condition directly cut
some wood and built fire in the stove.
The first words uttered by Honeywell
when he was able TO speak we're protest
against the putting of SO much wood on
the FIRE By his deliverer = .NJord Her.
aM
Year: 1874

true politics, all true statesmanship and


II properly carried out, will tend to purify


the whole political atmosphere of our


country. For We seek the greatest good


to the greatest number, but we mus.


always bear IN mind that 10 one by be-


coming a Patron of Husbaudry gives up


that inalienable right and duty which


belongs to every American citizen, to
take proper interest in the politics OF his


country. On the contrary, it is right for
every member to do all in his power
legitimately to influence for good the
action of any political party to which he
belongs 1t is his duty to do all he can
in his own party to put down bribery,
corruption and trickery ; to see that none
but competent, faithful and honest men,
who will unfinchingly stand by our
Industrial interests, are nominated for all
positions. 1t should always characterize
every Patron Of Husbandry that the Office
should seek the man and not the man tho
othce. We acknowledge the broad prin-
cIplc that difference OF opinion is no
crime, and hold that progress toward
truth is made by differences of opinion.
while the fault lies in bitterness of con-
troversy. We desire proper equality,
equity and fairness, protection for tho
weak, restraint upon the strong in short,
justly distributed burdens and Justly
distributed power. These are American
ideas, the very essence Of American in-
dependence, and to advocate the contrary
is unwothy of the sons and daughters Of
an American republic We cherish the
belief that sectiOnalsm is, aud of right
should be, dead and buried with the past.
Oar work is for the present and the
future ln our agricultural brotherhood
aud its purposes we shall recognize ~
North, 10 South, no East, 20 West IL
is reserved to every Patron, as the ri.ht
Of freeman, to affiliate with any party
that will best carry out his principles.


3 Ours being peculiarly farDers'
Institution, we cannot admit all to cur
ranks. Many are excluded by the nature
of our organization, not because they are
professional men, or artisans, or aborers,
but because they have not sufficiently
direct interest in tilliug or pasturiny tha
soil, or may have some interest in conflict
with our purposes Bot we appeal to all
good citizens for their cordial co opera
ton to assist in our efforts toward reform,
that we may eventually remove from our
midst the last vesiige of Tyranny aud
corruption. We hail the general desire
for fraternal harmony, equitable com
promise, and earnest co operation, as an
omen of our future success.


I. 1t shall be an abiding principle with
us to relieve any of our suffering brother
hood by any means at our command.
Last, but not least, we proclaim it among
our purposes to inculeatc proper appreci-
alton of the abilities aud sphere of woman,
as Is Indicated by admitting her to mem
bership and position 10 our order. Implor
InS the contiOu ued assistance Of our Divine
Master to guide our work, we here pledga.
ourselves to faithful and harm moaious labor
Tor all future time to return by our united
efforts to the wisdom, justice, fraternity
and political purity of our forefathers.
Year: 1874

The following from The London Times
gives the contract of one of the immense
purchases Mr.. Barnum has made to Europe
for his great New York City establish
ment. This is to be entirely independ
ent from his great show now organized
here, that will exhibit all through the
country next season, as heretofore
Year: 1874

TIE Chicago authorities have taken
up link 10 what seems to have been
an important chain ofrobberies ex'end-
ing along the line Of railroad between
Pittsburgh and Chicago. 1t is unsortu"
nate that, as in this case, where concert
ed thefts are discovered and one OF the
thieves apprehended, an opportunity is
given to the remaining members OF the
gang to make good their escape. The
conviction OF the man who calls him.
self BARROW will not destroy but only
interrupt the operations Of the set OF
thieves with which he was connected
because it will mott be difficult for the
remainder OF the gang to find some
person to take the place OF the convict
ed felon.
Year: 1874

Editors OF the Register:


Some time has now elapsed since the
adjournment OF the Legislature No
doubt many important acts have teen
passed, so as to conform our statutes TO
the new Constitution.


We are living under system o! laws
unknown TO the people. Very 'ew OF
the acts passed at the last session have
been published, either in the news
papers or otherwise.


Cannot some system be devised by
which the acts o. the Legislature will
be published within a reasonableltlme
after they hsve been passed' At the
present tine we ars in glorious state
OF uncertainty as to what is the statute
law OF cur State. 1t is to be hoped
that the next Legislature will take some
action such as will enable the people to
know what law is al the time It taxes
eject The spring terms OF the
County and Circuit Courts will soon
commerce. and it is highly important
that at least few complete copies ol
the acts o. the sessions OF 1928 be
distributed. 1t will save the Courts d
great amount OF trouble and very prob.
ably cave litigants good deal OF delay
aud expense. LiTisANr.


we learn that the acts have been
printed, but that no provision was
made by the late legislature for thel'
distribution. 1t is probable, however
that some means will be provided err
long for their circulation Els. REG
IsTER.
Year: 1874

The financial crisis which overlook
this country when the Fall Term was
about to begin, and the panic which 1t
produced, have perhaps doue as little
harm in West Virginia as in any OF the
States. They have not, however, fall
ed to make themselves felt, though we
believe the State University has sui
Tered but little from them. The Pro
fessors are all at their posts and zeal,
ously engaged in their lsoors, ana
there is a fine attendance Of remark
ably orderly and studious young men
For the fret time IN several months.
we ~ believe, all the cadetships are about
filled up. At no time has it been more
worthy of the confidence and patronage
of ali our people, or more likely to
realize a grand iu'ure.-Norga"t0wH wH
Post.
Year: 1874

The Dog Catchers Doing a Lively Busi-


ness--Ncw York soon to Become - Dog


less City.


Alderman Norris assertion that the new dog
pound Is perfect eysium for the ours seems to be
borne out py tho iacts and the experience OF the
pound master and his assistants. Captain Marriots
praised yesterday the new pound to the SKIES
and, thoroughly clean. roomy and airy as 1t now
is, his enthusiasm on the subject Is scarcely ex-
Aagerased. One Of the Gsessess AdvAnsages Of the
new pound is that which Alderman Morris has
already pointed out, that the enormous size OF the
building prevents the barking of the dogs
from being heard by the neighbors. HERALD
reporter visited the scene yesterday and was
greeted by tho usual dismal discord OF howl,
wnine bark, yell and ululation in every Key. A
close inspection OF the premises showed that q
better place Tor pound could scarcely be found.
Two policemen mounted guard at the aoor and
say that they had lost dog" but excluded the
crOwds oi curious but less smart idiers who are
constantly endeavOring to get


A GLIMPSE OF THE UNFORTUNATE OURS.


To the right as you enter little box, in which is
seated the paymaster He mas plie Of ffty cent
stamps before him, and the dog catchers, imme-
diately on uelvering their prey, call upon him Tor
their reward. Yesterday morning he was very
busy as about lao dogs were received at the pound.
Dog catchers whose districts are on the east side
and very remote rom the P0nnd keep their dogs
ior several Gays some e. prvae &c cear nec orne


It ABOUT niue O'Clock yesterday morning some
ITO dogs were killed BY the old process, so ire
quen ely described IN these columns. The drown-
Ing apparatus Is not yet ready and VIII not De pc
lore the end OF the week. The operation yester-
day was great success all the dogs being dead IN
ten minutes. In the afternoon the carcasses were
pulled out OF the tank with rake and thr0wn
into the wagon, from which they were dumped on
the rendering dock, at pier No 8S North RIVER.
All the dogs which were killed were common
street ours and the city wiz not be the worse Tor
being rid O them. The next slaughter


WILL TAKE PLACE TO-MORROw MORNING..


Captain Marriott says that about 2, 400 dogs nave
thus lar been killed, and In his opinion there was
not one among this number that was OF am real
Year: 1874

The FINAL STRUGGLE IN THE NORTH OF
SPAIN.-According to our news Of this morn
ing desperate engagement has been fought at
Bilbao. The national army was led by Serrano.
The battle began on the morning of Wednes-
day, at nine o'clock. 1t lasted all day long,
and it was only when the darkness made fur
ther fighting impossible that the soldiers rested
on their arms. The battle was not decisive.
1t is claimed that the republicans had the best
of it, and that they encamped upon positions
which they had captured from the royalists;
but it must not be forgotten, in this connec-
ton, that the news comes to us by way of
Madrid. The national troops lost, according
to their own confession, four hundred and
seventy men. Another days fighting may
determine the question whether Spain is to
come once more under one government, OF
whether Serrano failing, that unfortunate land
is again to lapse into chaos The presumption
is that Carlism, for the present, must go to
the wall Serrano has taken all his measures
so cautiously that we are scarcely permitted
to doubt the character of the final result
Year: 1874

THE MoRRIsANA HOLOCAUST AND THE Cor
oNER Yesterday the public mind was
shocked with the account of terrible fire
which had occurred at Morrisania the day
previous. Not since the unfortunate Stiner
case, few months ago, has anything so
heartrending occurred in this city. 1t is
lamentable, in fact, that two such disasters
should be possible in a city like New York.


The fate which has befallen poor Margaret
Burns and her three little ones viii not soon
be forgotten. Pity that any additional horror
should be added to the situation Yet Cor
oner Miller (who is this many refuses to
take steps for the recovery Of one OF the unfor-
Year: 1874

BE Nor WEARY IN WEIL-DoNG. CT is pleas
ant to us to note how closely our columns are
studied by some of our rivals less successful
than ourselves in their efforts to produce d
good newspaper. 1t is pleasant to know that
the attention is SO clsse that even our minor
.efforts are not lost-that watch is kept
especially for the slips of our juniors, whose
uittle errors are indicated with point which
loften saves us trouble. One of these critics
objects to some one in the HERALD saying
that ''the number OF unbelievers in Mexico is
very small" OF course the man who wrote
this referred to Mahometans, and forgot
himself We neither excuse nor palliate his
offence. He deserves the worst We give
him up to the vengeance of outraged rivalry.
But we hope our critics will continue to make
the HERALD their daily study. Thus in time
they will come to understand what good
newspaper is, and their virtue will be its own
reward
Year: 1874

The CoNGREGAT1oNAL CoUNcH. Yesterday. as
will be seen from our reports this morning,
did much talking, but accomplished little
work. The session was secret but the
dongs of secret council in such
circumstances can no longer be kept
from the world. The day of ssStar Cham
bers'' is past. Plymouth church remains
proudly indifferent, and we have no doubt
that its pastor is one of the happiest of living
men. Drs. Burlington and Storrs have good
reason already to complain of the evil genius
which has led them so far astray. Mind your
own business in future, gentlemen and your
regrets will be the fewer.
Year: 1874

legislative system, and yields ~ easily 10 an
inflamed and precipitate public opinion as the
House. So that we have no hope but in the
President


And our hope in President Grant rests in
our knowledge of his conservative character.
In minor matters we have time and again criti-
cised him But we have never failed to honor
the grand qualities which carried him from
Belmont to Appomattox, which enabled him
to compel johnson to recognize the surrender
OF Lee as practical amnesty, and which were
especially shown when the panic frenzied all
minds, and our merchants, falling at his feet,
entreated him to initiate Holland, to open
the dykes and let the sea come in. In their
frenzy the merchants felt this would be their
salvation. The Presidents calm sense saw it
would be their destruction. We appeal to
him to apply the same honest. sturdy unim-
passoned judgment to the present situation
There is no hope but in the veto He has
the opportunities of Washington, of
Jackson during notification, of Lincoln
when ne ordained emancipation. To
him is committed the honor of the
country. Let him save it by the veto! He
must stand between wild public sentiment
among the people and O truculent subservi-
ence in Congress, feeling, as he must, that
the country will bless him tomorrow because
he prevented it from rushing into endless mis-
fortunes to-day. No ruler of people, GER
tainly no President ever had such an oppor-
tunity General Grant may now demonstrate
the wisdom that rests in the veto. and in
doing so save the nations honor, and win
tribute of grateful affection from ourselves
and our children such as we pay to Washing
ton alone.
Year: 1874

q The ARRIVAL oF THE DUKE AND DUCHESS
OF EDINBURGH IN LONDON. I'VE print this
morning bright and sparkling letter from
our London correspondent, giving a full and
graphic account of the reception given to the
Russian Princess OF the occasion of her ar
rival in the British metropolis, and of the
subsequent proceedings which took place at
Windsor. The weather was unpropitious !;
but in spite of the weather London had its
holiday, and the show was magnificent 1,
was impossible for the onlooker not to fee
that Crimean memories were buried. If the
marriage alliance shall have the effect of pre-
serving the peace of Europe and the worlt
the young couple will be entitled to double
alessing
Year: 1874

BALD MOUNTAIN continues to rumble and
terrify the s:mple-minded mountaineers of
that part of North Carolina. According to
our special correspondence and despatch,
printed elsewhere, many persons believe there
lis a veritable volcano about to burst forth !;
even the State Geologist of South Carolina is
undecided as to the origin of the dreadful
shaking and quaking and if science is baffied
at the remarkable phenomenon we may readily
overlook the exaggerated fears of the unsophis-
kicated rustics
Year: 1874

The Charity Matinecs i'm the Theatres.


New York may well be proud of the mag
nifcent charity of her citizens. The combined
matinee performances organized by number
of the most prominent theatres were given yes
terday with overwhelming success So gen.
eral was the public response that though the
houses were crowded thousands were turned
away from the doors unable to obtain even
standing room. This result must be alike
gratifying to the public and to the managers
of the undertaking. It is calculated that over
thirty thousand dollars has been received at
the various houses. This is certainly q
welcome addition to the relief fund, and will
from want until the revival of business shall
have rendered charity on large scale unnec-
essary The best thanks are due to the artists
and managers who have assisted in this lauda-
Bile work, and TO the Police and Fire depart
ments for their cooperation One of the most
pleasing features ofthe days charity is the ready
assistance given by the public departments in
the work of relieving the existing distress.
Neither the general public nor the poor who
have been directly benefited will be likely soon
to forget conduct which is above all praise.
Both the Police and the Fire Department are
likely to derive increased popularity from the
humanity and the sympathy with the poor
which they have manifested on this occasion.
The combination performances given
yesterday were peculiarly American in
their thoroughness. In charity, ss
in all else, our people avoid half measures.
Whether they seek to span continent with
railway or relieve great and overwhelming
need they go directly to the end to be attained
without stopping to consider the difficulties
that lie in their way, and success unfailingly
waits upon their energy and enterprise. We
may congratulate the people upon the success
of the charitable undertaking of the theatres,
because, after all, it is to the generous support
of the public that the success is due, and while
We accord the highest praise to the artists and
managers who gave their services for the
noble object of relieving the poor, our best
thanks are reserved for the ever charitable and
generous New York public.


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Year: 1874




The House of Representatives passed yes
terday Mr.. McCrary's bill relative to regulat-
ing transportation by railroads. The vote
was Yeas 121, nays 116. There was
some skirmishing the day before to lay this
bill on the table, but the motion to do so was
negatived by 1877 nays to 95 yeas. There was
a pretty fun House voting on the passage of
the bill-237 votes in all. The majority was
five only. This shows that either the railroad
influence is great in the House or that nearly
half the members doubt the expediency or
constitutionality of the measure. The fate of
the bill in the Senate is doubtful, as that
body is more conservative, and, possibly less
disposed to make war on the railroads. It is
an important question and not free from
many difficulties Still the time is not far off,
if it has not already come, when Congress
will have to do something to protect the pub
lie from the exactions and mismanagement Of
the railroad monopoly. The interstate COM
merce carried on by railroad is enormous and
affects all interests. Yet the railroad power is
well nigh irresponsible. 1t controls nearly all
the State governments or overrides State laws
as it pleases. There is no competent author
ity that can reach the evil, at least where the
railroads are not strictly local and confined to
one State, except that of the federal govern
ment.
Year: 1874

tunate children known 10 he buried in the
ruins. 1t il seldom. indeed, that official
heartlessness takes so offensive form. To
what are we coming7 The cost is tho Cor
oner's excuse If this is the kind of economy
we are to have from our new rulers it is time
we were done with them.