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Year: 1867

A SIMILAR CASE -Che Fort WAYNE Tn.


diana) Gazette gives the following account OF


the recovery OF his speech and hearing by a
boy named Stanley Marshal. who lost both in


consequence Of an attack Of lung fever about a


year and a half ago:


A week or ten days ago, George Lloyd and
others, who had for some time before taken =


good deal OF interest in the boy, conceived the
idea OF restoring his hearing by means Of some


violent shock. They fired pistol over his


head and within few inches of his ear, but il


made no impression. Some one told him that


liberal use of liquor would cure him, and


taking notion to try the experiment, last
Monday afternoon he pawned his pocket-book
for glass OF whiskey. Mr.. Lloyd coming in
TAT Strong eating house, and finding him
tlpSy determined to carry the experiment fur
ther, and give him more whiskey, until Le
was quite drunk, and then commenced a rub
bing and shaking that shortly resulted in re-
turn of hearing. He rubbed the ears of the
boy until he was almost as tired of the exercise
as the boy was or rather would have been i'll
sober. Suddenly something seemed to break
loose in his chest or throat There was a re- |
port like the popping Of cork from bottle of
mineral water, and the boy called Lloyd a |


fool the first word he had spoken for over
a year. He soon began to talk more freely |
speech coming back in broken oUcents like those |
OF child. lie went to bed dCite sick that
night, and woke up the next morning quite
Stltt and sore from the harsh treatment of the
lay before, but able to talk and hear nearly as
well as ever The boy says that when his speech |
returned 1t seemed as if weight was lifted
rom his lungs-he felt as if something in him
lad busted and got in both ears.
Year: 1867

We Aim to make our paper interesting
to oil class Of readers, by inserting latest
news and the most interesting matter, and
recommending to our patrons that which
we think will do them good. and just at this
season. when all are so liable TO colds and
coughs, We would advise every reader to
secure bottle Of Aliens Lung Basam II
is not bad to take, ard we know it to pos
sess real merits. II is sold BY druggists
generallS
Year: 1867

SAD BSsRAvsnsSr.-Our merchant friend
Henry Herzberg, received a telegram this
morning from Philadelphia, bearing the
melancholy newe Of the death OF his aged
mother. For this reason his stores were
closed to day.
Year: 1867

Tur "AMrRIcAH EAGLE" is The tile
Of a new lecture that Colonel Farrar will
soon present to the public. We are in
formed that the Colonel will leave for the
South in few days. Wccommcnd Johnny
Rob and his Wife most cordially to All oar
friends.
Year: 1867

crew very little need be said Tho saloons are large and
rschy decorated the berths comfora able and the yen
tory and heane appaatuses OF the very best Kind The
voyage upon which the City OF Antwerp win this da
VIII give, Is hoped correct estimate OF her speed,
abundantly tested dariug tho heavy weather which
beset her during the recent trip from Liverpool 70 thS
port
Year: 1867

Our old friend and or re v-tov nsuan
Samuel Foorman. Esq. accompanied by his
family is paying a visit to his friends IN this
place. Sam is looking as jolly as ever. and
we take pleasure in welcoming him back.
hoping that his stay amongst us may be a
long and pleasant one.
Year: 1867

WE were presented last Saturday after
loon. by young lady. with a handsome
bouquet, the flowers composing which were
only less beautiful han herself. She will
please accept our thanks for the same. with
the assurance that her kindness to the pnor
printer will not soon be forgotten.
Year: 1867

The leading principles of the Ministerial Re-


form bill were for the first time explained by
the Premier at a meeting of the Conservative
members of Parliament, held at his residence
on the 18th of March. The borough franchise
is to be based on household rating, with two
years residence and personal payment of rates


In addition to the occupation franchise there
are to be franchises founded upon deposits in
savings banks, money in the funds, the pay
ment of direct taxes to the amount of 2Os. a
year, and educational franchises. No existing
franchise is to be affected by the bill. In
counties, the franchise is to be based on f15
rating, with the new franchise as proposed for
bOrOughs. The redistribution scheme is to re-
main as it was recently expOunded by the
Chancellor Of the Exchequer. The important
feature is said to be the principle of duality of
voting which will 10 created in respect Of one
Year: 1867

The Senate of our State has defeatcd-O to
THE bill authorizing the construction of the
Metropolitan Transit Ohrec-tier) Railroad. No
doubt, many Senators voted in the majority
from the purest motives; yet we are conf
dent others voted with them to punish the op-
ponents of the CrossTown and Broadway
Surface Railroads-and to spite the Governor
for his veto os os the former


We have not and ncvo,r had pennys nter-
est in any City Railroad Whatever, .ve' we ieei
badly hit by this defeat. For we are am0ng ne
many thousands who earn a living in this
City, yet have our homes in the River COun-
ties; and we would really like to go home oitener
than once per week, which has thus far been
our Summer allowance. But we must give
about an hour and quarter to the first seven
miles of our hOmeward journey; and that dOOms
us TO spend in town each night in the week
but Friday and each day but Saturday. We
ought TO be whisked from City Hall Park to
Mott Haven in twenty to thirty minutes, and
might be, if we had the right sort OF a l1:irOad
With one that crosses nearly a hundred streets
on their level, it Is of course impossible. But
give us an unimpeded steam road, and we
ought to be in Westchester County within
twenty-five minutes of our starting hence
Were such facilities now afforded, the City's
Summer residents in Westchester County would
be annually quadrupled for years. And such
facilities, we are confident, the Transit Road
would have afforded.


But the Transit Road is dead, for this year. at
least; so no moro of that. Now shall we have the
rival or prOnged Underground Road or if not
that. will the Legislature give us some sort of
practicable Underground or Elevated Railway 7
Year: 1867

The late Henry w. Il. Mali, for r'any yeas
Consul-General of Belgium at this port ihs


left by his will the sum of $1,000 as ne
nucleus of fund for erecting monumeht 10
John Brown. In case the monument Is ro'
built within five years, the money is to goto
the next of kin to the brave old martyr Oh
liberty. 1t ought to be modification 10
American born Republicans that the first c'n-
hibution for this purpose should have cone
from one who was not only foreigner but The
official representative of foreign monarchy !;
though nobody who Knows how honorably hr'
Mali was distinguished by devotion to fee
principles md sturdy loyalty to the country OF
his adoption, will be surprised Mt such an vl-
dencc of his political faith and his appreciation
of nobility of character. We are confident uhat
the example he set will be zealouSly followed
and that monument fund worthy of the calse
whose representative it is to commemorate vii
be raised promptly. The Union League uuD
might very properly take this matter III hand
Year: 1867

1.-THE Hon. Benz. T. Butler has impeached the press OF
this country after ten days Congressional expert
ence by the charge that the newspapers OF this country
do not favor the Impeachment Of the President because
to use the phraseology Of the Indictment newspaper
people daughters nephews unces, aunts ana
cousins In the Federal offices Of the Government We
know of why the relatives OF newspaper peo
pic should be ineligible TO public office 1t may ne their


misfortune TO be connected with such debased class
but 1t is not crime Gen. Butler knows very Wen thst
when giving expression to an opinion the positions so
sentiment or induce the suppression OF Thought But
we do not believe that these unfortunate relatives wno
are very numerous. We know Of none In these parts
We are Inclined to the belief however, that Gen Butter
has or has had more relatives In lucrative public employ
than any editor in the United States, and he certainly
should not the press OF being governed by inu
ences which are so trivial His charge unworthy or
statesman and scarcely pardonable In man who has
seen much OF the press and Is so intimately connected
with some Of its conductors Gen. Butler has been In
3 fIa aYaet
Year: 1867

The Legislature yesterday passed tho bill for
a Constitutional Convention the only import
ant opposition being made in the Assem-
bly,, where the vote was 20 to AZ. 1t
will doubtless be Immediately signed by the
Governor. The negro suffrage clause has
been stricken out fact due to a minority of
Republicans who joined with the Democrats
on this question April 23 is fixed as the date
of the election Of delegates.
Year: 1867

The Republican State Convention OF Mary
land Yesterday adopted resolutions against the
Convention proposed by the Legislature Tor
delegates to which Rebels will vote, ana call-
ing upon Congress to establish impartial SUI
frage in the State.
Year: 1867

For this enormous and constantly increasing
commerce our City should have solid stone
piers, with strong fire proof warehouses thereon,


into which the cargocs of ships and Of canal
boats should be cheaply and rapidly hoisted,
and the vessels thus unloaded should again be
laden without changing their positions, and
without one pound OF their contents having
been cartcd even single block in our City.
Such wharves and piers would save millions
per annum to the people who make their OK
changes through this port and would thus in
crease oar trade by increasing the area that
feeds it, the number who could not affOrd TO
trade elsewhere This beneficcnt improvement
must be made: wherefore we pray the Ltgs-
lature TO give it the needed impulse at once.
Year: 1867

Judge Kelley has succeeded in pro,
voking q riot at Mobile which resulted
in the death of several citizens, black
and white. He taunted and irritatet
his audience by boasting of his deter


mination to say to them just what bt
pleased, under military protection, and
to that end, if the immediate force at
hand was inadequate, he could com,
mand the whole army of the United
States. BY this incorporate remarB
and Insulting bravado, he urged his
listeners beyond the point of forbear-
ance, and violence followed which ter
minated i'm the death of innocent par.
ties, while the instigator sought the
comfortable shelter of his hotel, guard
ed by Government bayOnets. Thus is
consummated what was generally
predicted, and probably de-
signed by the Radicals as the
consequence of the work of self
constituted Northern political mission
aries who went forth under pretence Of
teaching the. South peace and loyalty
The effrontery of these demagogues in
going among people deprived of their
civil rights and property, held down by
military law, suffering the pangs of
starvation, and taunting them with
their misdeeds and mocking at their ca
lamities, is as rcprehensiblc as anything
cOwardice could conceive or party hacks
perform. The ready submission of the
South to the reconstruction laws of
Congress surpassed all expectation, and
the work was advancing throughout the
South without hesitation. The citizens
of different classes were fast adapting
themselves to the new order of things;
the blacks and whites were fast harmon
izing in their social and civil relations
and the restoration of good order and
fidelity to the General Government was
unobstructed. At such moment, ex-
treme party men-not men distinguish
ed for patriotism or any prominent vir-
tue, public or domestic-not men Ofcon-
sistent political action-not men who
have risked anything to defend the


Government when it was assailed,
but mere party declaimers and leeches,
thrust themselves upon the South as
it's dictatOrs, Extensively demanding ac-
quiescence in their will, and threaten
ing prescription and confiscation rs
punishment for non-conformity. What
but resistance and violence could


result from such proceedings among
any civilized people, with one
drop of American blood in. their
veins : And was not this the
aim at the start, to sting to violent
deeds and then summer those deeds as
evidence of the necessity Of continued
subjugation, the postponement of the
peace of the country and of the resto-
ration of the Unioni We believe such
persons as Kelley and his Radical asso-
crates are devilish enough for any such
design and reckless enough to attempt
its success. If toe American people are
SO far in love with such apostles rs to
sustain them at the expense of the bur-
dens they impose upon the nation, civ
lily and pecuniarily, then We may as
we'll all "cry havoc, and let slip the
dogs Of war" Strife and taxes, arbi-
trary government and the subversion of
every principle of true Republicanism
will be the cost of the contest. l-F
Year: 1867

become the vehicle of the sentiments of
q decent community, but at present we
should no more expect the columns OF
the Intefiigescer to be made the organ OF
ga respectable judgment of the public"
than We should expect to see GABRIEL
blow his final peals through the "soap-
ed horn" of the camp-meeting preacher.
His claim to reflect the ideas of the peo-
pie with regard to the articles to which
he refers, is SO contemptibly absurd that
we shall merely refer him to his own
conscience, If he can find it, for the de.
tails and dimensions. of the falsehood
he has put forth in the ostensible ser.
vice of the slangwhanger on Fifth street


We say "ostessible service" for the
simple reason that We doubt our neigh.
bor's sincerity in appearing as the apol
ogist of FOREMAN. We believe that in
affecting to champion that illustrious
political hummer, he is endeavoring to
ruin him. BoREMAN's prominence in
connection with the next Senatorship is
ample proof that he can get no disin-
terested assistance from the Intelligeacer,
and hence it is that the extracts from the
REGISTER, as published in the Quincy
street organ, are so placed and pointed
as to acquire additional force. It wonld
be low enough in all conscience, if our
neighbOr were sincere in the dirty work
he is doing. 1t would be meanel
still for him to openly attempt the
ruin of this man to whom his party
owes so much; but to appear as the
scandal-mosger, slime-slinger and lick
spittle of a creature, who is at once tool
and tyrant, in order the more certainly
to overthrow and supplant him, is an act
beyond the reach of common contempt
simply because it is within the appro
pirate sphere of the editor Of the
Wheeling Iatelligencer. If our idea as
to his designs on the Governor be cor
rect, We must confess to some con.
fidence in, his ultimate success. A
thorough ventilation of BoREMAN's rec
ord will assuredly annihilate him
and while we despise our neighbor's
motive, we shall certainly accept his as
sistance because of the purpose al
which he aims. Then when he attains
some official position in which he car
make record worthy of public atten


tion, we have no doubt that as
piring knaves from his party will as
sist us in our attentions to him
knaves whom we can enable to be in
at his death, as he hopes to be in at the
death of the Governor.
Year: 1867

Owing to a arrangement of the gas
metres, and the consequent impossible
jty of lighting the hall, the meeting
conld not be held at the Club Room
last evening. Large numbers went
away disappointed. This was matter
OF deep regret to all concerned as fine
meeting might have been had. We are
happy to announce that all existing
difficulties have been remedied, and
that all arrangements have been made
for holding meeting tonight. The
services Of the same speakers that were
announced for last evening have been
secured, and the otfic, rs invite q large
attendance in the full assurance that
M second disappointment will occur.
Year: 1867




Foreigners laugh at our political idiosyn-
cracies. But what do we care for foreign
ers? These United States are a world
within themselves, self sustaining, confident
defiant. The municipal election next month
Is mere bagatelle. The idea of September
confer fat and succulent Offices that endure
for two and four years. Many condemn
politics because of the bitterness and
acerbity they engender So they do. But
then they have their amenities. We have
encountered a sour faced old fellow upon our
thoroughfare. If he has saluted US at all, it
has been in manner the grumest; as much
as to say, | bow to you so as not to be called
to an account for refusal to recognize you
on the public streets. 1t was but yesterday
morning we met the ancient curmudgeon. =
His vinegar and wrinkled countenance was
wrrathed in softest smiles. He seized US by
both our palms and poured upon world of
inquiries about our health and prospects in
most ducet and purring tones. Each word
he uttered was caress. And we tore our
selves away from his cleaving embrace with
a rank impression that he was lunatic or
had Just Joined the Methodist church. We
were wrong. The venerable institution had
embarked upon the stormy sea of politics.
lie is a candidate for office. His sudden
politeness is sop to Cerberus- close
listed fellow about town, has been indebted
to us for some length of time in a small
amount, and we badgered him therefor to
his and our nausea The truth is we have
needed the coin for family purposes. The
other day our debtor met us with pleasant
visage and addressed US by our baptismal
appelation. He spoke in humble and sub
dued manner Of the old Indebtedness and
laid the fault Of his remissness in payment
on his wretched memory. Our pleasant in
terview terminated in q faithful settlement.
We were puzzled with this eccentric exhibi
ton of commercial integrity, and were only
relieved upon hearing that our former debtor
proposes serving this needy community as
State Legislator. There is great deal of
arrogant manner and assumption of superior
dignity among the legal profession. Who
but they? But Of late they have become as
gentle as doves and meek as serpents? They
mingle freely and unostentatioasly among
their fellow citizens, drink with them and
inquire with much earnestness in regard to
the health of their wives and legitimate off
spring. They are seen caressing little chill
dren at street corners, and donating them
homeopathic quantities of confectionery
Wherefore this change of demeanor? We
have queried the matter to the ascertainment
that they thirst and pant for office, and would
win ballots from the male parents of the
greasy little enes they fondle. And so it is
that politics convert stones into sympathizing
humanities. Politics may fever the public
mind and give birth to animosities, but then
they exert some soflening infiuences.-LoS
angeles Ne,cs.
Year: 1867

How A Man WAS TREATED WHO WANTED
his BREAYFAsr.-The Fenian leaders were
prompt in furnishing any breach of discipline
or insubordination on the part of their fol-
lowers. One instance which occurred near
Tipperary was told me to-day. A farmers
son, who says he was impressed by the in
surgents, was out with them all one night
In the morning, feeling very hungry as we'll
as very tired, he said he would 20 home to
breakfast. As no military code, not even
the Fenlan code, can recognize the right of
an army in the field to go every man his own
way to meals, the Fehian leader objected to
this proposal. lIewever, the young recruit
was unused to the rigid discipline by which
armies are kept together, and being verv hun
CRY he was very wilful, and as he weighed
the assured delights of the morning rasher
and hot tea against the remote prospect of
a ha'porth Of bread and water from the
brook. he stepped boldly out in the direction
of home. The Irish American leader of the
Fenian band went after him, and with an
oath gave him his breakfast in the shape of
bullet through the thigh. The man was
under the care eff surgeon, and on Sunday
n magistrate went over to take his deposition.
One would suppose that anybody who had
-been SO treated would be anxious to bring to
justice the fellow who had manned him
But the farmers son would not say a word
by which either the leaderor any of the party
could be Identified
Year: 1867

A HORRIBLE suicide is reported from LIE
rida, in Spain. A short time ago a man was
brought into the hospital of that place in a
dreadful state of mutilation. 1t appeared
that he had locked himself up in his room.
ripped himself open with a knife, and tore
out his intestines, cutting them into frac.
ments and throwing them about the ROOM
He then opened the door and called his wife.
whose horror may be easily conceived. At
the hospital, being asked his motive for the
act, he said he was driven to it by violent
pains in the stomach. He lived until the
following day
Year: 1867

GONE OF YOU CAN'T, AND WE PITY


- you. You have tried every remedy but the
ONE destined, by its intrinsic merit to superceds
all similar preparations. it is not surprising you
should be reluctant try something else after the
many experiments you have made of trashy COM
pounds foisted the public as a certain cure but
Year: 1867

This evidently meant for her, raised
Sails dander, and she burst out with.


I'm the gal for you, am /? Marry
my mother, would yer? You low-lived
spotted scum of the earth If my feI-
Ter was here hewould wollup you for
that I wouldn't stay here another
minit-nOr neitherBOUld any decent peo-
pie either Saying which she rushed
out of the tent amid rOars of laughter


The clown assuming a comical attitude,
remarked to the ring master that his
grandfather was a remarkable man, and
so was his grandmother, too, but that
gal beat all his forefathers.


At his juneture Pete rushed in, close
ly followed by Sal, and jumping into
the ring he squared off at the clown and
said


''IIl teach you to insult any female
under my charge?" and let fly at his
opponent, acd taking him plump in the
face, sent him to mother earth, at which
he jumped on him and commenced kick
ing him numerically. Sally standing
on the outside of the ring, clapped her
hands and sung out.


" That's it Pete, give him jessie, and
we'll get married Christmas, sure y


At this moment the Fingmaster and
three or four others caught Pete and
commenced to thrash him, when Pete's
friends interfcrred and a general free fight
ensued which completely broke up the
circus.
Year: 1867

great bond of unity-lost the great guild
ing purpose Of popular will, and, like
the blabbers of Babel, cOnfound one an
other with strange utterances.


But they confound no one else. The
purposes of the people are unchanged.
They Waged war to preserve the nation,
and it is their purpose that this shall be
a Union Of free and equal States that
no great community of American citi-
zens shall be tramPled down in, order. to
secure the. supremacy of any party
schemes. Strong in this great purpose,
with the same power with which it Waged
war the nation will rise in counter revo-
luton againstthOse violent party leaders,
against any and every party machine,
plan or platform that would divert or
urge forward the great war and great
success to any other object than that of
securing the national welfare-the hap
piness, prosperity and peace of the whole
Union-the freedom of every part of the
people. This the politicians already
feel, and this the next election will show.