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Year: 1875

Washington, June 5.-The thief who
stole package of bills from the Treas
ury Department, a few days ago,
remains undiscovered. Gen. Spinner
seems worn out with anxiety.


Charges have been made that sew
eral banks which sent packages of
money to the Treasury were reported
short in their remittances, and the
banks have been required to make up
the deficits. The Treasury officers say
that such discoveries have been rare,
and the evidence is conclusive that the
banks had made a miscount.


Washington, June 6.-There is
report, not officially confirmed, that
Quartermaster-Ge General Meigs having
been assigned for special duty, with
brevet rank of Major General, will be
placed in command of the Depart
ment of the South, with headquarters
at Louisville, and Gen. Mcdowell will
go to Europe on leave, and upon his
return he will be placed on the retired
list,


hO AhNloAlS N1llGh At lLlG lllttlOI
Department this morning, so as to say
good by TO the Commissioner, when
short interview took place. They
expect to start home tonight. 1 is
| understood that the resignation of
Agent Saville is at the disposal of the
Department.


Red Cloud said to the Commissioner:
We are going home to-day, and the
young men you see here want to say
good by, and we also want to ask
about pay for those who came with
me-" Interpreters and squaw men,
The commissioner said there was
something about the men who came
along, that he would rather not say;
that they had come on their own ac-
count, and had been a source of
mischief ever since they had been
here. He said: "They have led you
into bad practices, insisted on your
leaving the quarters assigned you, and
now have the impudence to ask me
to pay them for that kind of service
1 told your agent to spend for you. in
getting such presents as you want,
twenty-five dollars each. I am not
able to do more, because 1 have no
money to make purchases.


Little Wound said he was not in
fluenced by these men, and said they
had come here on the invitation of the
President, and expected to go home
with horses, equipments and guns,
so that their people would receive
them gladly; he said his people would
laugh at them if they returned with
out them.


The Commissioner said he would
not give them guns if he could, and
had no power to give them the other
things.


Washington, June THE visit of
the Sioux to Washington to negotiate
with the government for the relin-
quishment of the Black Hills, has
proved failure and the Indians left
here much dissatisfied. Difficulties
are aprehended between them and the
whites who may enter their country
for the purpose of seeking gold. 1t is
estimated by the agents that the Sioux
can muster from three to five thou
sand warriors-about half armed with
rifles, and the remainder with bows
and arrows. The government in the
meantime will endeavor to prevent
adventures from going into that
country. still having some hope,
through the medium of commission
ers, to effect a treaty with the Sioux
Year: 1875

They may say this is only theory and
beyond proof. '.Imposs,6ile est idem,
non esse," is undoubtedly beyond the
power Of human demonstration, vet
there 10 no rational man who will DENY
that some idea exists and does not exist
in the mind at the same time, and we
all agree that no idea is innate. When
two straight lines bisect each other, it
is perfectly obvious to any mind that
the opposite or vertical angles are equal;
but it requires q good mathem atician TO
demonstrate it. Let, therefore, those
men who see the truth of this PROPOSE
tion stalk forward, and by their stren-
uous efforts the injured portions of the
body win be healed and come to our
rescue.


l will introduce ore more simile to
this subject upon which 1 DISCOURSE
1t is often said when the weather be-
comes warm the snow will leave the
mountains, and rice rersa, when the
snow leaves the mountains the weather
will become warm. A seemingly equiv
alent expression to this, is to say that
is this and this that. Yet we know
when the perpendicular rays of heat
and light fall from the sun upon the
mountains that the snow will melt and
the weather become warmer. So from
our Teachers Association, when cur
minds will be purged of erroneous i'm
pressions and our capacity for teaching
increased, will come these pure rays,
which will brighten with time and cast
their softening influence over the whole
community.


We are now, as it were, separated,
pulling one against the other, when the
meahs presented ere sufficiently ample
to bring US together as band of broth
ers, striving TO improve one another
Let us then come together. having that
one great aim in view of laying up rich
stores for our minds, and we will lie of
greater worth to the community; our
compensation will necessarily increase,
and then, and not till then, can we hope
to gain the respect and confidence of pa
rents and be able to teach successfully.
Year: 1875

To-MoRRow-To-merrow may never
come to us. We do not live in to-mor-
row. We cannot find it in any title
deeds. The man who owns whole blocks
of real estate and great ships on the
sea does not own a single minute of to-
morrow. Tomorrow 1t is a mys:e-
rious possibility not yet born. 1t lies
under the seal of midnight, behind the
veil of glittering considerations.


Enjoy the present, whatever it may
be, and be not solicitous for the future;
for if YOU take your foot from the pre-
sent standing, and thrust it forward to
to-morrow's event, you are in a rest
less condition. 1t 10 ike refusing to
quench your present thirst by fearing
you will want to drink the next day
Ii tomorrow you should want, your
SORROW would come time enough though
YOU do not hasten it. Let your trou-
bic tarry till its own day comes. En-
JOY blessings this day, If God sends
them, and the evils of it bear patiently
and sweetly, for this day is ours. We
are dead to yesterday and not yet born
to te-morrow.-Jcremy Taylor.
Year: 1875

THE DOMESTIC FIREsIpE.-The fire.
side circle, Of all others, should be made
Tie place of mutual attraction. Here
should we repose our hearts best af-
fections, and here should we delight to
dwell. There is nothing more pleasant
and delightful than cheerful and hap
py group of the inmates Of ones own
household. How would the JOYS and
happiness of earth be heightened, if
each member of the family circle would
strive t. make each other happy. This
earth would indeed be paradise be-
low" did families live and dwell togeth-
er in unity and brotherly love. The
tolls Of life would he sweetened, house
hold hands kept together, and the Jour
ney of life, instead of being wearisome
and painful, would be one of happir ess.
Though jarring and contention are go
ing on without. nothing but peace and
good will should reign in our midst
The family circle should be made the
home If our affections. Brothers and
sisters should here mingle their voices
III unison, unbosom their thoughts TO
: each other with cheerfulness, and live
III obedience to the wishes Of their pa
rents.
Year: 1875

EW Were we to take as much pains
TO be what we ought to he as we do to
disguise what we really arc, We might
appear like ourselves, without being at
the trouble Of any disguise at all
Year: 1875

more, consideratiou the property
Of individuals. It Be lnanifestly


unjust for the Dire II che Canal
to say that the boes and wharfown-
ers must reduce q charges, while
they keep up the to the old rate.
So it is equally unit the boat and
wharf owners to insl kat the Canal
shall lower the tolls . they keep up
their old rates.


Whether the prur "a Of the re-
ducticn, to be borne each of the in
terests, is the propci portion or not.
we do not know.


Much of the d:se15 N, expressed
in Allegheny codnty - TIE uer.
Iagement Of President Gor{1an, we are
very much inclined to think, has its orr
gin in the fact that he has worked the
Canal, as far as he coulo, in the inter-
est Of the whole State and not of part
of it. The lower he would lnt the tolls
the better the people on the line of the
Canal would like it. II he wants to be
the most popular man on that line all
he would have to do would to abolish
tolls altogether. The next nost agree
able thing he could dowould be to make
the reduction fall exclusively On the Ca
nal. Such course would not, howcv-
er, be so agreeable 10 the rest of the
State. What the interests Of the pso-
pie require is that the tolls should be
so arranged as to enable the Canal sue
cessfully to compete with the railroad.
This the present management seem to
understand and be determined to do.


When we estimated that the preferred
bonds Of the Canal would be paid off
within fifteen years, our estimate was
based upon what it now yields. But it
is not at all improbable that the reve-
nue. may be doubled within the next
ten years, and that, instead Of quar-
ter, it will pay half a million of dollars
annually. The capacity Of the Canal
is not yet known. Improvements will
likely to made in the running of the
boats, &c. The demand for our coal is
steadily on the increase. 1t was more
improbable, ten years ago, that this
work would yield quarter Of million
annually, than it now is that it will
yield half million within the next ten
years. TIE people of the State certain
ly own a most valuable property. 1t
will depend upon how it is managed
low much they will get from it. 1t
may not be always possible to discon-
meet it from politics, but it win always be
possible to have it wei! and Intelligent
iy managed. One of the most effective
means for this end is to direct public
attention to it.
Year: 1875

receiving, it is to be presumed, their par value
of So. 500. which he seems to have kept,
giving Park his note for the full purchase
money. Afterward, as he states in his cross
examination, he purchased 800 additional
shares carried them while, and sold out az a
profit of G3 or CA share-say $4,000. lie
received dividends at the rate OF Is
per cent per annum for Is months
on 475 shares, and for some time-it Is not
explained how long-on 800. These were Ills
gains. How much he lost upon another specu-
lation in the shares, made in partnership with
a friend and what he paid in the final settle
ment with Park, are points upon when the
examination throws no light But indeed these
matters are not proper subjects OF public IN
quiry. The amount of the losses in which he
may have become involved by the sale OF his
name cannot affect the gross improprety oil
his conduct in the first instance, and will not
lessen the desire of the public thnt he should
resign a post which he can no longer I'LL with
credit to his country.
Year: 1875

THE CL4TGS or TIE PACIflC RdIV1IN


Great moral weigh; is given to thc decision
Of the supreme Court in the case Of the Union
Pacific Railroad 10y the fact that It is unani-
nous. The Attomey-Gcncral had made so
vehement a protest against the decision of the
Cont of Claims, and had infused so much ear
nestness, not to say personal bitterness, into bis
argument. that a unanimous verdict was prob
ably not expected in any quarter. Tho current
report was that ut least thee Of the judges
wished to reverse the decision cf the Court OF
Claims. The strongest Of these, Judge Davis,
proves 20 be the very man who pronomccs
the unanimous verdict in favor Of the
Company. The principle of the decision is
very simple. The law is to be interpreted by
IFS plain language. and by the purposes Of
those who framed ii. Tho debates at the time
CLEARLY showed that the bill was originally
passed by men who said they intended it 70
mean Just what the Company has claimed
that if does mean. The Court holds that
the language of the law is as plain
as were the purposes of it, trainers. Whether
or not The bargain was good one for tie
United States, Judge Davis says, is not a
question the Court has any right to consider.
/ lie inquiries hcItl9 VIM 1hN h" Hp"hS, anu
whether Congress had the power TO pass it,
and on both these points The unanimous YER
dict of tie Count is as positive rs it Is cOnclu-
sive.


Last Winter, when this railroad company
proposed compromise Of the questions in
dispute, we thought it a good thing for the
Government to accept. A contrary view pre-
vailed The United States Supreme Court
now grants more than the Company
would then have secuted. The first effect OF
the decision will be a requisition on the
Year: 1875

United States Treasury for some $1,2Oo,ooo
due the Union Pacific Railroad for transporta-
ton. The second will be an effort Cprobably
successfully on the part of the other Pacific
railroads to get themselves placed on an equal
Year: 1875

In the Tweed suit the application for
"st ucl," jury seeks something so rare IN legal
practice that it viii be almost a novelty. Ih(
case certainly requires men OF more than the
average grade OF intelligence That goes to the
makeup Of a jury. If this mode Of selection
docs succeed in securing more capable iuIy-
men, there viii be room for hope that 1t may
be mOro frequently adopted IN important trials
Year: 1875

On another page an account IS given OF
what appears 10 be very remarkable dis
covcry in electrical science and telegraphy


II is caimed that new kind of electricity
has been obtained, differing from the old in
several particulars. aud notably in not requii-
ing for transmission that the conducting wire
shall he insulated. While the reality and
value of This discovery can only be ascer-
tanned by further experiment, 1t may here be
mentioned that there is nothing inherently
improbable about it. The difference claimed
between tho new and old electrlciCies Is
scarcely greater in kind than between polar
ized and -polarized light. or between ordi-
nary iron and that which has been so changed
by contact with platinum that the strongest
nitric acid fails to attack it. A genuine dis
coyo1y Of the sort would be of inestimable
Year: 1875

May is busy month. So much
work crowds upon farmer that be is
in danger of being in hurry. Hur-
ried work is seldom we'll DONE A
certain amount of deliberation is neces-
sary to Fdrk well, and even to work
quick. To go slowly but surely, is
better than to 60 about thing in a
hurry, and have the work to do over
again. The gdiligent man is industril
GUS in making preparations before he
begins to work, SO that his industry
may be profitable. Some Of the most
successful farmers are very industrious
men, but their work does not tell.
Every hours work in this month, that
is net done SO as. to be effective here
after, might better have been left un-
done. That which is most urgent and
important, should be done first Plant
ing and sowing will occupy the month,
and to do this we'll is the most import
ant business Of the farm, because as we
sow, SO do we reap.
Year: 1875

Is it best to plant as early as possible
or to defer this work as long as can be
safely done? This is a question in
which all farmers are interested, and to
which every year they are practically
obliged to reply. While there are
many advocates for each of these ex-
tremes. / think, there is a golden
mean which will lead to much better
results. Either Of the extremes are
open to grave objections, which do not
lie against a time half way between.
Il is true, as the advocates of early
planting claim, that if the seed is got
into the ground very early, the work is
done and out Of the way Of other things
which then need attention. But the
objections to this course are that the
ground and weather are so cold early
in the season that the seed either rots
in the ground or else is long while
coming up: often falls prey to wire
worms ; the plants, if any appear, are
tender and grow very slowly, while the
weeds. which are more hardy. at once
60 in and possess the land. Late
planting is not open to these objec-
tien, but it is open to some which are
quite serious. If The season is back
ward, and the planting is put off as
late as possible. the plants are not large
enough to be hoed more than once
before haying-time, and there is dan
ger that the crop will not be fully
matured before the autumn frosts. I
think the best way is to begin the pre-
paration of the land quite early, plow,
and get it nearly fitted to receive the
seed. Keep plowing and fitting, but
do not put in the seed until both
ground and weather are warm. Then
20 ;oser the. land with harrow, in |
order to destroy the weeds which have
started up. and also to make fine bed
for the seed, and do the planting as
soon as possible. Then the crop will
get as good start as the weeds. grow
rapidly. be ready for the second or
third hoeing before time for getting
hay, and have abundant time in which
to get perfectly ripe-Coumtry Gentle
man. t@ *lH
Year: 1875

A San francisco inventor has applied
for patent on horse brake Of bis
contfivance 1t is intended to control
horse in much the same way as a
wagon is governed in its movements by
. brake. A buckle with belt is at
tached to the ring of the breeching on
the left side of the horse, and the belt
is continued around the latter's breast,
where it is fastened to the martingale.
Thence itpasses to the right-hand side
Of the buggy seat, where it is caught
by buckle and a loop. When the
reins are pulled tight the brake presses
en- the fore-legs Of the horse immedi-
atcly below the breast, stopping him in
stantly. and preventing him from rear
ing or kicking. Should the reins slip
from the hands Of the driver or break,
the horse can be brought to stand
still by pulling the strap which is buck
led at the rigbt-han side of the seat.
Year: 1875

The ~. e. Farmer says: Now. be-
fore the grass is any higher, is the best
time one can have to 60 over all the
moving fields. and pick up every loose
stone that may be in the way Of the
scythe or the moving machine. If there
are many. it would be better to take a
team along and carry them off at once,
than to throw them in heaps to remain,
no one knows how long. a source of
vexation to the driver of the mo yer.
tedder, or horse rake.
Year: 1875

far, as thorough an investigation as
Is possible under the peculiar circum-
stances should be instituted. 1t is not
to be supposed that the members whose
honor is involved can rest quietly under
such an imputation. The very least
that can be done is to give them a full
opportunity, not only to assert, but
also to prove their innocence. Nor can
Tennessee afford that the means by
which her new Senator secured his seat
should be brought in question. Jus
tice to the Shelby delegation, to Mr..
johnson, and to Tennessee, demands a
searching investigation.


Some curiosity is felt as to who the
person is that edits the Times. His
name is Isaac N. Stoutemyer. We
neter heard Of him before, and that is
all we know or care to know about him.
Year: 1875

change. They have alreadyT begun to
disintegrate and dissolve. The Con-
servatives, the people, only want a nu-
cleus upon which to form. Then they
will crystalline and become solid.


Washington Correspondence Of the New York
Herald.


COrrespondent-Idea Of the Civil
Rights bill and its effect:


Andrew JohnsOc-With the ceme-
terry and school clauses eliminated 1t IS
not so Objectionable as originally draft
ed. Nevertheless, I believe the people
Of the country have come to the con-
clusion that either the negro must be
put in his proper place, or the two
races must separate. think the mat
ter will eventually settle itself if a poll
cy Of moderation and calmness pre-
walls.


COrrespondent-And now, what do
you think Of the political outlook?


Andrew JohnsOn-It is not all clear.
l think the people Of the South are dis
posed to be prudent and careful, and If
the entire Democratic party act IN
proper way, we may return to a happy
prosperity. Both Of the existing par
ties are on trial In New York the
Democrats carried the State last fan,
by about fifty thousand, while, two
years before, the Republicans had a
majority of fifty thousand; but this was
not all clear gain. There was a large
Republican element that refused to
vote with the Republican party, and
yet was not ready to join the DemOc-
racy. It is this element that must be
secured before either party can hope
for success at the next election, and, If
moderate cOunsels prevail, l have no
doubt the Democrats may secure 1t.
In the South, | think, there IS a
marked improvement. The feeling Of
terrorism which necessarily sprung up
and followed the rebellion Is dying out,
breaking down, and men are begin
ming to act and think for themselves.
NY election illustrated this. Against
me were ranged a number of COnfede-
rate generals and some effort to enforce
| the old spirit Of terrorism IN their be-
half was made; but it failed. My
election was the first triumph of Union
principles in Tennessee since the war.
And now / want the Herald to cor
rect one thing for me. An impression
has gone abroad that l come here to
avenge my private grievances, to re-
dress personal injuries. 1t is not so.
1 have no wrongs TO redress but my
country's. My election settled all per-
sonal injuries ever inflicted. Ieonsider
that triumph sufficient, and bury all Of
nv grievances behind it. / come
now to deal only with present issues.
| Of course, if any of my acts while
President were attacked, it might be
necessary at some time to defend my
self, but that aside, l come here not as
a party man, but entirely independent.
Then, Strengthening himself to his
full height, Mr.. johnson continued very
/ impressIvely:


q come here, as it were, bearing the
/ olive branch IN one hand and the Con-
stitutiOn Of my country in the other.


Il come with balm from GIlead.


q come to pour oil on the gaping
wounds Of my country.


Il come for peace.
Year: 1875

THE latest returns from New Hamp-
shire are decidedly more favorable for
sour SIDE" a gain of one Congress
man is not to be sneezed at, and the
Legislature may possibly be figured
down to a majority for the Democrats,
thus securing a Democratic Governor.
We are pretty certain to know the re-
suit, definitely, to-day.
Year: 1875

In 1856, what was generally known
as the quart law" was passed. The
first bill introduced at the next session
was to repeal that law, and it passed
in post haste. The introducer Of the
quart law has never held political
position since.
Year: 1875

WHEN a girl crops her front hair and
pulls it down over her forehead like Mex
lean mustang, and then ties piece Of red
velvet around her neck, who can wonder at
the number Of pale-faced young men that
throw away their ambition and pass sleep
less nights in trying to raise down on their
upper lips?
Year: 1875

THE act Of 1873, under which per
sons entering lands IN this State were
given two years to perfect their titles,
expires by limitation on the oath inst,
and it is now understood that the time
will not be extended by the present
General Assembly. Maj. Glover, the
Register of Lands, requests US to call
the attention Of interested parties to
this important fact.
Year: 1875

THE Thames river at Norwich, Conn.,, Is
frozen solid 10 the bottom. A trOtting
horse fell dead On the ice there the other
day, and the owner cut a grave eight feet
deep in the ice without coming to water,
and buried the horse in it.
Year: 1875

THE sudden eruption Of the smallpox in
China, simultaneously with the transit OF
Venus, has solved the problem. The Gel
estials say there was no transit. The sun
had the smallpox that day. Science must
defend its claim.