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Year: 1867

A HUSBAND SHOOTS HIS WIFR-At late
hour Saturday night, J ames Murphy, a laborer
employed st the gas works, while in q state
OF intoxication, entered his house in Lsfay-
cite place, and, after a few words with his
wife relative 10 some family m tier, took n
musket from closet, and Immediately dis.
charged it toward his wife. The gun, it is
said. was last loaded on the 4th Of July, the
charge being buck and ball." aud consisting
OF q large round bullet with three buckshot
The ball took effect in the wife's left breast,
while one OF the shot entered her left arm, an
other grazed her left shoulder, while the third
made q slight wound on the temple. DIR. Hall
attended the woman and dressed her wounds,
which he pronounces as severe but not dan
gerous. Immediately after discharging the
musket, Murphy fed, and the police mad a
long search for him, but at an early hour yes-
terday morning he returned 10 his house, and
was there arrested by Of1cers French and
Rogers, OF the first police, w no committed him
TO the Tombs to await examination.


Murphy states his wife was habitually
drunk, causing him a great deal OF trouble,
but he had no intention OF shooting, but only
OF frightening her. The wife states that Muir
ply found fault with her because there was
no kerosene In the house.-Boston Transcript.
Year: 1867

THE NAVAL ACADEMY AT ANNAPoLIs.-The
buildines in course Of erection at the United
States Naval Academy, Annapolis, are being
rapidly progressed with. They consist Of a
chapel end quarters. The former is being
built in the southern portion OF the grounds,
and near what was formerly the Maryland
State Executive Mansion. 1t is of brick, with
brown stone dressings, and will be capacious,
with tall spire. The latter building is being
erected In the northwestern part of the incio-
sure, near the hospital. and also near the in
closure wall, but when completed (it Is sup.
posed at that time additional territory will be
added to the Institution) it will be centrally
located.


In this building will be quartered the entire
body Of Cadets, which fact alone will give a
fair estimate Of its proportions The grounds
are mcst beautifully and tastefully laid of,
and additions are being made constantly. One
of The chief points OF interest the ins stitntion
is the Steam Engineering Depar ment, located
in the Northern section of the Academy, and
near the seawal Of the Severn. 1t Is a large
building, built OF brick, and contains some Of
the finest machinery that is erected Che de-
sign is to impart to the Cadets knowledge Of
steam engineering. There are many other
points Of attraciiveness which are much re-
sorted to-
Year: 1867

At the battle Of the wilderness, a
gallant young Ohioan had fallen. AT
night, just before burying him, there
came letter from her he loved best.
One Ofthe fearful group around, a min.
lister, whose tenderness was WOmanly,
took the letter and laid it upon the
breast of him whose heart was stil1ed
in death. "Bury it with him. He
will see it when he wakes" 1t was
the sublimest sentence of his funeral
service.
Year: 1867

When asked how he got out of pris-
on, witty rogue replied: 'I got out
of my cell by ingenuity, ran up stairs
with agility, erawled out the back win
dow in secrecy, slid down the lightning
rod with rapidity, walked out of the
town with dignity, and am now bask-
ing in the sunshine of liberty.n
Year: 1867

LINUS we Htly term Cnat eartn ser apart
as the resting place of wearied mortality.
We adorn it with flowers of delicate hue
and odor; /; plant the evergreen as a SEN
tlnel above its sleepers, and an emblem
of their eternal life in the beyond we
tenderly cover its tiny mounds with the
greenest sod, and the finest marble seems
all too rough tablet to bear the name
whose every letter is, to us, type of
purity. We move reverently among these
hiilocks, almost putting the shoes off
from our feet, ere allowing them to press
the hallowed ground the most careless
step grows thoughtful lest it profane the
turf above some head instinctively the
voice is subducd, words come slowly, and
many .alf spoken, sentences are left
unfinished; the eyes full Of tears and
thought; here, as elsewhere, faithfully
mirror the soul, now face to face with God
and eternity. o how poor seems the
strife and fever of this life, standing here
in the presence chamber Of the great |
am. Through the trees we catch CLEAN
of the lake. 1t hints of those pure
'riyers of water, clear as crystal which
proceed out of the throne of God" in
the heavenly kingdom, and we almost see
the shining robes Of the immortals who
walk beneath the fadeless trees that
fringe their banks, and hear murmur as
of far off voices chanting an anthem of
praise. ~--s


But the name of an aged father arrests
the gaze and brings the soul back from
the elysian fields. Again we see the white
locks, the trusty staff and tho venerable
form as it was wont to move among us
and hear his trembling voice, firm in
prayer or triumphant in thankful song.
The unfurled flag on monument tells of
youth sleeping for his country. There
are many such here We see them again
in all the pride of young manhood with
sunny hair, which was many mothers
pride, curling away from unfurrowed
brows, and eyes bright with patriotism,
marching away from us to the camp and
the battle field. Oh the proud step
was soon stilled, the eyes dimmed forever,
and the locks lie damp On the forehead
where the sunlight cannot reach them


There sleeps maiden just verging into
sweet womanhood, when she fearlessly let
90 the loving hands that would fain have


held her to earth, crossed tho dark river,
and "Heaven had one angel more"


Yonder lies the bride of few months,


with plighted hands folded on her still


breast; the wedding ring on her pulse


less finger. She needs no pillow save


her own golden tresses no more loving
embrace than the cold arm of the grave


can give; no warmer kiss than death has


sealed upon her lips. Near her rests a


tired mother, SO calmly that no clamor of


little ones mars her repose; the loving
eyes are yelled, the patient feet are still,


the lullaby song hushed on her lips


Here is the new-lnade grave of child


Father, mother, brother and sympashiz


ing friends stood around this grave but E


little time ago and saw the tiny form
lowered out of their sight. No grass ye
Year: 1867

BACKED DowN.-A Hartford youth who was
in the process of initiation into the Sons of
Temperance in their hall, Monday evening,
created an excitement by suddenly refusing to
proceed with the ceremony. He went his way
probably having just remembered that it was
his customary hour to take drink.
Year: 1867

The following paragraph reminds
one of DeFoe's description of London
during the Great Plague. Some one
writing from Galveston says:


The street-scenes at night are sag
gestiye of anything but the prevalence
of a most fatal epidemic in our midst.
At an early hour the negro harrlots
appear in great Numbers, especially
on the most frequented thoroughfares.
They are most impudent and Disgrace
ful in plying their avocation, and
often the street resounds till late
hour of the night with their drunken
revelry. The white courtesans are
equally numerous and impudent, and
as they often travel in focks with
their darker sisterhood of sin, the
scene presented is strange one in-
deed Then come the midnight
brawlers from the late taverns, some
reeling along the sidewalks and others
in carriages, the dismal rumbling of
which must make most discordant
music in the ears of the sick and
dying. And so the night wanes in
debauchery and sin, while on every
hand are houses of sorrow and suffer-
ing, hearts of sadness and eyes Of
weeping.
Year: 1867

The new Governor of California,
Henry H. Haight, was an early and
prominent Republican, and for sever
al years Chairman of the Repu blican
State Central Committee. During the
war his record was unexceptionable
but couple of years ago be quarreled
with the other San Francisco leaders
of his party and bolted. The Demo-
Gratis won him over to their side by
rendering him the Gubernatorial
nomination, and he furnished them a
capital candidate to draw dissatisfied
Republican votes from the "Short
Hair ticket. His opponent, Cor
ham, was the king of the California
lobby, and notoriously corrupt, and
had enriched himself and associates,
it was alleged, at the expense of the
public, and it was further alleged that
he obtained his nomination by pack
ing the Convention and stufing the
primary meeting ballot-boxes with
Democratic votes hired for the occa-
sion. The only astonishment is that
he is not beaten by four times the ma
jority which his competitor received.
The result of the election will teach
the Short Boys and lobby gang
lesson which may be useful to them
hereafter. California is Republican
by 20, 900 on good ticket and straight
party issue, as next Fall will demon
strate, when a President is to be
elected.-Chicogo Tribune.
Year: 1867

The Question iEs the Schools of Ohio


The North V0Inifs its own Medicine.


From the Anglaize (0hio) Democrat 18th.


Monday morning Of last week the fall
term Of our Union School commenced its
session, and the few fanatics of this place
improved the opportunity Of carrying out
their deyilish doctrine of negro equality,
by running into the school every woolly-
headed nigger they could gather in the
neighborhood. The programme was to
seat them in the same seats--haYe them in
the same clssses-and put them on an
equality with the white children. At the
opening of the school they were scattered
around in every department of our school.
This was more than WapakoDeta children
had been educated TO, and there was
breeze raised at once, and our excellent
board was Immediately called. The
President of the board, after seeing the
state of affairs called on the parents
of the negro children and requested
them TO keep them out of school until ar
rangements could be made for a school for
their especial benefit. They at first agreed
10 this, but after consultation with several
white niggers, set up on the board, and
swore they knew their rights and were
determined to stand up for them and keep
their children in the school The board
then met and passed an order ousting the
darkies. Thereupon a howl went up from
the white and black niggers of our town.
/ Our School Board was threatened with
prosecution under the civil rights bill,
fine, imprisonment, etc. But our School
Board are of good material, and stood man
! fully up to the work. They are determined
that our children shall not be compelled to
sit side by side with the negro population.
They are anxious and willing that the ne
| gro children shall have an education, and
therefore, propose to give them their share
of public money, and if enough can be
gathered together, to start a school TO give
/ them an education"
Year: 1867

Shall four million Of our countrymen be
henceforth serfs and outcasts in the land of
their birth, with their descendants through
all generations? Such is the great cues
ton remaining to be solved by the judg-
ment and votes of the American people
Neg York Times.


This is not the question at all. There
are, in fact, two great questions. One Of
these is the Radical question, and the
other the Democratic question. The for
mer is as follows;


There are four million of negroes in the
Soath-how shall we proceed so as to dis
franchise all the whites, and make the ne
groes all vote for our next Presidential
candidate?


The Democratic question is this


There are ten States whose white popu-
lations are being disfranchised, and whose
negroes are being given supremacy-how
shall We prevent such gross violation of
the rights of the white people in these ten
States
Year: 1867

From the Memphis Bulletin, oath.


In the United States Court, yesterday,
the case of Wm. NJ. Harrington IS. Rolfe
S. Saunders, United States Revenue Col
lector, involving the constitutionality Of
the law levying a tax on cotton, was sub
mitted as an agreed case, without argument,
for decision, in order that the case may be
carried up to the Supreme Court. Judge
Trigg stated that he would much prefer 10
have had the case fully argued, but that
inasmuch as counsel much desired TO take
il to a higher tribunal, and as he felt that
it was important that the highest Judicial
tribunal should give an opinion on that
subject, he would, for the purpose Of ac-
ceding to their wishes, in this particular,
give judgment IN favor Of the defendant
thus deciding, in effect, that the act levy
ing tax on cotton ,ods constitutional
There are many in this section who will
await the FINAL decision Of the Supreme
Court, in this case, with lively interest.
Year: 1867

On this important point the London
correspondent of the New York Times
writes as follows:


The opinion seems TO gain that there
will be a war in Europe next summer
There is no business, but plenty of breech-
leaders. The Bank of England does not
go below two per cent, but at that price
money is not in demand. Every word ut-
tered by the Emperor is scanned with a
feverish curiosity. The ranks of the army
are full Immense quantities of oats are
going from the north of Europe to France
As fast as a regiment is trained in the use
of the Chassepot rifle it is moved toward
the Rhine frontier. Sixty thousand men
are massed near Luxemburg. The new
cannon, which fires twenty balls minute
and mows down forest mile off, is ex-
citing a great sensation. If half reported
of it is true, nothing can stand before it.
Then night battles are being organized and
night signals arranged, 80 that if the
French can not shoot their opponents,
they can attack them with the bayonet
| under cover of darkness.
Year: 1867

Every department Of business has an imms-
diste interest in the markets Of the country. and
in its financial fluctuations and condition The
man who fans to keep himself properly adj
vised as to the rise and fall Of the markets. as
controlled by the laws Of demand and supply.
and the relative condition Of the currency. is
exposed to constant loss. and must necessarily
fall behind his more intelligent and enterprising
neighbors. In order 20 make our paper valuable
as we'll as interesting, we shall continue 10
make this a SPECIAL FEATURE. Our Daily
Market Reports. domestic and foreign. BY tels-
graph. and our City Reports. gotten up at heavy
expense. have challenged the commsndation Of
our best business men; while our current FiDan-
eial Reports from all the leading money centre


Of the country are fuller than have ever


published By any other journal in Tsnpes5sse.
Year: 1867

We shall constantly admonish the Southern
people to be self-reliant. and shall do what We
may be able to induce the establishment Of
manufactures in our midst for our home pro
ducts. To this end we will pay special attention
to the COST and STATISTICS Of manufacturing,
and exert ourselves to encourage the divsrsif-
cation Of Southern industries and the develop
uent Of Southern resources.
Year: 1867

A LITTLE girl was playing in her father 5
yard at Erie, Pa, the other day, when
rife ball struck her in the forehead, pene-
trating the brain. The ball had evidently
been fired from long distance, and the
careless use Of firearms cannot be dis
covered.
Year: 1867

DY A CONSOLIDATION or THE lash
VILE UNION AND AMERICAN and the
DISPATCH, and by the generous and united
support Of the CSION AND DIsPATcH By the
patrons of both the former papers. the Proprie-
tors are enabled TO present Newspaper hiths-
to unsurpassed in this city or State


IN FULLNESS AND ACCURACY
NEWS, our paper will compare favorably ith
the best in the entire country; and in saying
this, we only repeat the expressions Of many
our patrons. who are most capable of judging in
uch matters.
Year: 1867

From the Milwaukee Sentinel March ~


Fish stories are proverbially discredited; so
much 80, that when We get hold of a good one
sa are almost 10th to tell it, for fear our state
,oent may be laughed at. However, despite
rhis. we will relate an incident which happened
Yesterday, and which was told us by a gentle
man whose veraciy we have never had occ.-
:ion to doubt.


IT. seems that a number Of men and boys
we're at work almost opposite the Detroit and
Milwaukee depot, when one OF the number saw
an enormous sturgeon SWIMMING near'the sur
face of the water, close by the dock. Theparty
armed themselves with poles, and other
weapons, while u hoy, named Patrick Nolan
procured boat. hook, and resolved upon the
At the fish, and caught the hook in It's back,
bnt before he had tiu,e to brace himself and
taul the fish on the dock, it darted out into the
river, Jerking him from his footing into the icy
water The boy held on to the boat, hook, and
Ta. dragged with gteat velocity out in the
middle Of the stream, and then out toward the
ike. ~r ....a


The spectators, meanwhile, were almost par
ayzed with terror. They were poWeress to
help Nolan, and could only look On aud see him
dragged through the water by monstrous fish
az y rate of speed exceeding that of the
fastest wboat They called to him TO release
lis hold of the boat-hook; but be, either TOO
much terrified to heed, or not being able TO
hear, clung to 1t as if it was his ouly hope Of
life The monster fish, maddened by pain,
and terrified by the load he was dragging.
iashed the water into fakes of foam as he sped
outward toward the great lake, never staying
in his mad course Death seemed the only fate
awaiting the boy. and one or TWO Of those on
shore knet down and implored the mercy Of
Heaven upon his soul as he fast receded from
their sight, perhaps forever. Providentially,
however, couple Of fishermen, who were in .
boat near the straightcut, saw what had trans
pired, and, although unable at that distance TO
understand the full nature Of the affair, inter-
eepted the course of the fish But there's
many a slip 'twi4t the cup and the lip; for
just as they were about to grasp the almost in
animate form of the lad, the fish changed its
course, and the boy escaped from their hands
They commenced a pursuit, however, and
being stout and skilled oarsmen, the fish having
somewhat slackened its speed. they succeeded,
after chase of about half block, in grssping
the lad and lifting him into their boat. while
the sturgeon passed on into the lake. The boy
iell fainting into the bottom of the boat, and
was taken home almost dead from terror aDd
the chill of the water Had ne remained in
The water only few moments longer his lie
would have paid the forfeit of hic attempt to
deprive: one. of the fnny tribe Of its existence.
Year: 1867




/ Well do we remember not few occasions in
Congressional history when an active squad of
able bodied policemen would materially have
assisted Mr.. Speaker in preserving Heaven :
first law; but upon no emergency of privileged
riot and iratcnal assault do we recall the ap-
pearance upon the scene or action OF single
policeman or the disappearance, in charge, OF
I a single Honorable warrior from the field OF
battle. There has, it is true, always been Il
Capitol Police drawing its pay with praise


worthy regularity; but what it did, OF con-
stabulariOus character for its periodical cash,
no human being was ever able 10 discover
The chief business of the members of this inn
prcssive phalanX seemed to be 10 find snug out
or-tLe-Way corner, or Il comfortable window
seat and there to snooZc, taking their


forty winkS at the public expense, and
dreaming probably of Il delightful increase OF
salary. Occasionally, policeman of a gallant
turn of mind would be seen playing cicerone
and demonstrating the grandeurs and the
glories of the building to Il bevy of beautiful
young womcn-a labor, one would suppose


which was its own exceeding great reward
Sometimes a Senator venturcd to ask one of
these dignitalics to do an cnand and thus, in
the discharge of these IIcrculcan duties, the
National COnstabulary slumbered and saun-
tered and made itself generally useless, with
great blilancy and success. Unfortunately,
in this quick sandy world, nobody
can be sure of his position however conA-
Portable and Congress- weary, we sup
pose, Of being guarded by such a
dubious force of loungers and loiterers, has de
temined to send them all packing on the First
of April--a pretty melancholy joke for some of
them, considering the day. So far Congress
has done WELL; but to spoil ALL it has ordered
the appointment of thirty new Officers as If 1t
were nccc 6sary absolutely for the safety of the
Republic to have somebody hanging about
doing nothing and drawing handsome pay for
doing IL. The new species of constable is, 1t is
true, To he of a highly improved order. He is
| To he drilled. He is to have uniform. lie IS
to Ia ie the iron-clad oath. He is to forswear
! spirtu0us liquors. But, after ALL it is melan'
choiy thing to have loves labor lost; and
wien you have dressed and drilled your
new policemen, and have sworn him and


Occurred him against inOrdnate cups, OF what
1lse will hc beY He will not be allowed to ar
1 rest those who alone will be likely 90 kick up


a riot in the august building if he is kept at


drill how can he fetch and carry for Honorable


Members? if he does MT have his beer regularly,


how can he slumber with grace and precision


and if he cannot take refuge in siumber,


what is to save him from ennui, and perhaps


from suicides His principal duty, according to
one newspaper will be TO catch those who
| Coloniously delace tho walls OF tho CAPITOL by
Year: 1867

The Health Board bill has been further
amended in the Assembly Committee. One OF
the amendments makes it necessary for Coro-
ncrs to present returns of q special class Of
inqucsts; and another gives the Board of Health
power to require that every tenement house
shall have a suitable receptacle for garbage.
The most vital amendment is that of section
9th, which declares that no sanitary authority
given to the Board shall enable them to do
more tLan cleanse and ventilatc our market
sheds. We are sorry that power is not given
to tear them down; for we do not know what
Hercules or what combination Of men with the
power of Hercules, is equal to the task OF
cleansing these Augean stables. Therefore, we
think that anything less than authority to de
mOish these offensive ruins, and build markets
worthy of the city's health and wealth is a
mOckery and delusOn
Year: 1867

Republicans of Connecticut remember that
all the loyal men of the South look to you
with anxiety and expect a victory next Mon
day which shall be an augury Of their own.
The Republicans of North Carolina sent this
dispatch 20 your Governor the first day of
their organization in convention at Raleigh:
"The Republicans of North Carolina have
"this day organized in general COnyen-
I" tion, and send greeting, with their warm
"est wishes for your complete triumph"
But what loyal man in the South desires the
election of Mr. English Everywhere the enc
mics of the country are his fIicnds-the friends
of the country are everywhere his opponents.
Connecticut cannot go wrong if she goes with
the men who put down the Rebellion-who
voted to sustain the war for the Union. She
caniot go right if she goes Democratic.
Year: 1867

The desperation OF the effort made by the
cite every Republican voter of that State TO
do his utmost for the ticket headed by Gov.
Hawley. Let this he done, and the Democ-
racy of Connecticut will once more be de-
featcd. The voters of Connecticut must, on
Monday. speak the voice of the North, and
what remains after this is a mere form, if
tbcy do their work well Just such a voice is
wanted to testify to the South that, having
gone 50 far, there is no disposition on our part
to travel backward