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Year: 1874

Of passengers on steamboats,; to ascertain
whether freights on merchandise and the
products of the country cannot be cheapen-
ed; to ascertain the causes of political dis
turbances and violations of law and order
in certain localities; and numberless ones.
almost, into the conduct of official persons
and departments of the Government.


Yonr committee do not intend to dis
parage any of these. or to say they We're
not necessary; but how trivial We're the
evil for which remedy was sought in all
those when compared with the one against
which this is aimed.


The bill reported by the committee will.
rs they believe, ensure not only thorough
ness but entire fairness in the examination
and conclusions of this commission. The
bill limits the expense of the commission
to a very tritling sum; and if the results
of the commission shall be rs beneticent
as your committee believe. it will be re-
turned many fold.
Year: 1874

THE AGE OF HURRY RY-The most striking
characteristic of the age in which we live
is the breathless haste with which we per-


form almost every important action oil our
lives: nav, even the unimportant actions
become of consequence by reason of the
r.lpidity which we think it necessary to
bear upon them. The commonest excuse
of the present day is. q really have not
time - to do this or That. - have not a
momen. to spare is the hasty statement
which we hear twenty times day.


We'll, | can give you just two or three


minutes is the reply of the business man


whose advice YOU wish for gratis. If the
required interview has anything to do
with the possible and probable acquisition
! of money, the usual hurry will. to 4 GER
tain extent, calm down, because the great


hurry of our time is to get good place in
the race for wealth, and breathing time
| for the purpose Of considering the ground
| is not looked upon rs wasted Hurry eA-
/ tends even to religion, as we see in the


general tendency to shorten the services Of
| the church And what a sign, too, of uni


versal hurry is the telegraph system.


That system is, doubtless, far from perfect


vet. and before long we shall in all proba-


bilitv find ourselves employing the electric


wire for the greater part of our cores


pondence, and our private houses will be
1 fitted with magnetic system which will


entirely supersede the use of bells. For


instance. more butter is wanted ut break


fast; the fact is communicated to the do


mestic offices by electricity, and the butter


is brought without the necessity of verbal
order. and so at least fifty per cent of time


is gained. The time will come when we


shall wonder how people could possibly


have tolerated the anxiety of waiting forty


eight hours for a reply to letter. Such


state of things will soon be almost AS rare


as travelling by mail-coach. There is one


aspect of hurry, however, in which re-


action appears to be setting in. DESTROYS
as we NAV be of getting over the ground


quickly when we are travelling from place


to place. an alarming chapter of railway


accident, is inducing us to believe that.
Iafter all. our lives and limbs are worth
some consideration, and that travelling at


sixty miles An hour has decided drawbacks
so long AS there is chance of colliding


with shunting freight train. Perhaps a
little further reflection may lead us to


think that speed in other phases of exist


ence is not always compatible with safety,
and that after all, there is something to
be said in favor of the habits of the tor
toise. Macbeth says: If twerp done,
then 'twere well it were done quickly"
but then that misguided chieftain had got a
; murder in his eye, and therefore. bis prac-
tice makes against the theory. y.-Esgttsh
Magazine. 1
Year: 1874

Collision Between u Freight and Pas.


senger Train-EmfGrant Car Thrown


Down an observation-disclosures


Killed and Missing,


Aa TRUCKEE, New, Dec. g, 1874


This morning as q western bound freight train
was side.tracking for western bound passenger
train at Bocer the freight train broke in two and
the passenger train came crash against the broken
part. Toe caboose and one emlgrant car OF the
freight train were completely demolished. Two
persons we're instantly killed and two others
probably fatally injured. Conductor Bennett. VINO
was passenger on the freight train was thrown
sixty feet down the embankment and seriously in
jured. Quite q number OF persons are still miss
ing. It is supposed they were thrown into the
river and drowned, as the emigrant car was
thrown down the embankment. One OF the killed
Ia Mr. Ltchtenstein, OF this city. No one on board
the passenger train was hurt.
Year: 1874

At an early hour yesterday morning Orncer
Cummings, OF the Filth precinct, discovered two
men emerging from the hallway OF No. los West
Broadway, carrying two large bags. which they
threw into wagon in front or the house. As
soon as the men discovered the oficer approach
ing one OF them struck the horse blow with his
whip, starting the animal or at q rat
thing pace. The men also ran, keeping
on the sidewalk, however; but seeing
the offlcer was more feet OF foot than they
turned into Thomas street. Just then the ofncer
came up with the wagon and climbed In behind


discovered the thieves and found a bag on the
sidewalk and two others in the hallway flied with
sewing silk. On making further investigation 1t
was found that the burglars had erected an en-
trance into the store OF Joseptnaf Brothers, at
Nos. IS and Is White street, which Is directly In
the rear OF No. 105 West Broadway. The entrance


was erected through second story window and
the goods taken out were valued at S., 800. The
horse and wagon were sent to the Property Clerk.
Year: 1874

ssEvenings with the Great Composers"


large and decidedly fashionable audience
filed De Garmo Hall last night at the fifth and
last lecture and piano recital OF Mr.. j. N. Pattison.
The eminent artist selected Mozart as the subject
OF the close OF his highly attractive and instruct
i've musical entertainments He sketched the life
aud characteristics OF one OF the greatest minds
that ever illumined the world OF music with
mastery skill, bringing In apt anecdotes or the
early lie OF Mozart and happy nits at the neglect
and meanneSs SHOWN toward the immortal COM
poser by his countrymen. The lecturers voice Is
clear and distinct ana he has evidently
made good use OF his elocutionary training. The
musical Sc ections were happily chosen, commenc-
ing with pretty little thing written by Mozart at
the age Of four years-a wonderful instance OF
precocity. When an accomplished pianist steps
into the lecture field ana explains the beauties ann
characteristics Of each work he plays the result
may be considered as more satisfactory than hall
dozen ordinary lessons In conservatory.
Year: 1874

NEW ORLEANS. Dec 8, 1874


The singular movements OF various squads OF
disguised men last evening continued late into
the morning. Occasionally they would draw
pistols, apparently examining them. reporter
who sought information a. TO what was
up had pistol put TO his head and
told to shut up and ask no questions.
Who they were and their object Is q matter OF
speculation. Some believe the purpose was
either to lynch certain persons or to frtghten the
Returning Board into fair count; but member
Of the Committee OF Seventy asserts that they
were merely persons drilling and patroIing for
exercise 1t is certainly strange that they should
exercise until two O'Clock in the morning.
Year: 1874

In recent letter to the New York
Times Grace Greenwood discourses upon
fragrant subject thus


"The phlanthropic alluson the other
day of Mr.. Cox to the colored patriots,
sitting uniformly in the galleries, and
to their urgent, desperate need of decent
clothing, suggests question which
somebody ought to consider and act
upon, and that somebody should be the
Senate or House Of Representatives 1t
is: Shall men and boys, however well
colored, outraged to the point of inde-
cency, and dirty to absolute filthiness,
continue to enjoy the freedom of the gal
leries: They now make them their loung-
ing place, resting places. Some ofthese
habitues are famous sleepers. Even when
the rights and privileges and wrongs and
disabilities of their own race are under
discussion, somnolency overeomes them
and they sleep mot wisely but too we'll ,
Senators have told me that through all
their night sessions they are encompassed
about by this dark cloud OF oblivious
witnesses, who sometimes spend the en-
tire night, especially if the weather be
cold or stormy, luxuriating in the warmth
and comfort Of the summer-like air and
soft cushioned seats Of the gallery
Year: 1874

TT Our friend Charley Ribling makes
rs good and stylish a Boot as any boot
maker in the State; and as evidence of
the fact, he makes boots for customers at
Fort Smith, and even Little Rock. Now
is the time to leave your measure for
Spring and Summer Boots.
Year: 1874

ES. There is already discussion in
Boston as to the claims of prominent
men to succeed Sumner. AS the election
must take place on the second Thursday
after the notice OF vacancy is had, it is
probable o choice will be made on the
oath
Year: 1874

less piggish atss.sl AS Josh Billinss
says !. s. Averice eats up every other quali-
u Of the harte, good, bad and Indifferent, .
and these men, BY the resction apon them
selves Of the bad influence which their own
grasping sei6shness exerts upon the COM
munity, receive their reward.


But how different the influence upon
community and upon the man himself who
uses his money for the mental and mora,
elevation, and intellectual gratifcation Of
himself and neighbors. This library WAS
started in 1866, when Rochester had neither
the wealth nor numbers that she now has,
and the good books then purchased have
been exerting their good influence upon the
community, and cheering many weary
minds ever since. . zsz.t.. ..-. O.. .ss .


The funds for the purchase of books
were made up by the sale Of life member
ships at fifty dollars each Memberships
at ten dollars, with payment yearly Of
three dollars. The leading business men Of
the place took from two to three life member
ships each, J. D. Blake taking ten, and quite
anumber more joined as members 1t ten DEL
lars each. In this manner about two thous-
and dollars were raised to start with, and
the Association were able to and did buy Tho
very best books Of the best. authors, moth
ing trashy, dull or prosy finding its way
into the library. Beginning with library
of standard works, people were willing to
pay fair yearly fee to have access to these
valuable and interesting books, and thus
the library has been sustained while others
started on less liberal plan have gone
down. We are glad to see that the Asso-
citation has asked the Oranges to unite in
building up the library and We hope that
the Oranges will accept the invitation and
build up at Rochester library which will
be an honor to the State, and which shall
reach with its influence to every home in
Olmsted County But while we say this
for the Rochester Library, we would not
forget to put in plea for an equally good
library for every County in the State, with
branches in every Grange. Already have
Oranges commenced to move in this matter,
and let every Grange see to it, that it is
not behind the others, and let not the towns
and cities be behind the country.
Year: 1874




port q that resolation q not. i makes no
difference to tie matt Or under considera-
tion, because the resolution referred to was vas
passed before the question Of official organ
came up and while the Union was the or or
gan. =I tss ss 81
{. The Secretary surely will not say that
the State Grange by one resolution declared
81 would have no organ, and by another
made the Farmers Union its organ. This
would. be frivolous. This would be the
most cpregious nonsense. Every one who
was present knows it did no such thing. In


We will ask the Farmers Union few
plain questions


Will it state in plain positive language
that it was made the official organ BY the
State Grange. f..


If not, will it have the candor to acknowl-
edge that i. has been attempting to deceive
its readers on that subject.


If it has not got the manhood to do that,
will it pub ish the resolution abolishing
he organ, which was adopted by unani-
nous vote, aud the resolution seeking to
make the Union the official organ, which
was tabled by an almost unanimous vote.


Will it acknowledge that when itpublish-
ed the article from the Goodhue County
Republican,, it well knew that article con-
tained an assertion that was not true. We
would say to Patrons everywhere that if
they ever find The GRANGE ADVANCE mu-
tilating reports or misrepresenting the &C.
tion Of the State Grange, or any other body,
because that action is not in our favor,
drop it, scorn it, purge your household of
such villainous thing without delay.
Year: 1874

ing candles, who, taking them marched
around the altar where the Priest was
attending to his duties, and as they
completed the circuit they handed their
candles to an equal number of women


who made the same circuit aud then re-
! turned the lights to the sexton. This


town has more Jews than Catholics; they


have here fine synagogue.


FROM what have seen of Austria


think the majority are of low order of
intellect, yet Vienna is the most beauti-


full city have seen on the Continent and


have a fine looking population. But


both in Bohemia and Styria, and the
other country districts, have very -infe-
rior class of people. Where we are
now, in Tuffer. place noted for its bath
ing facilities, the inhabitants are very
rude, yet very faithful to attendance at
church. Sabbath morning was wet and
drizzling, yet the church was crowded to
its utmost capacity, SO that there was no
more standing room, and all paid the
strictest attention to the services.
will quote little here from my diary:


When got to the door l found the
people crowding in. though the day was
wet and drizzly, and had been so all
morning. The people were found in
regular procession of some six persons
deep and extending some ten rods AS
they approached the door some church
official, I suppose the priest, sprinkled
them with water by means of large
hair brush. At the door there stood an
efigy of person looking something like
Roman figure (do not know what it
was intended to represent) and long rib
bon around the neck, and fast to the rib
bon little round case with something
in it covered with glass; also, a collec-
ton box. About one-half of the audience
on entering cast some money into the
box and nine-tenths kissed the glass of
this case only those omitting so to do
who found it almost impossible because
of the crowd pressing for entrance. The
audience possessed as little intelligence
as any have ever seen of that size"


"The women had instead of bonnets,
handkerchiefs tied over their heads, and
one of the corners hanging down over
the neck. These handkerchiefs were
generally white, but some of another
color.


The preacher preached with Scalvonic
tongue entirely unintelligible to me, yet
this l noticed, that every time he re-
peated the name of Jesus Christ they all
bowed


Since l have been in Germany 1 have
seen more drunken. men than [ ever
seen in the same time before, Yester
day as Mrs. F. and l took walk we met
FIVE or six men that were staggering. l
never saw so much extreme poverty be-
fore in my life One meets beggars at
every turn, and no wonder, for the wealth
of the land is drank up in beer and wine.
Men have told me more than once that
my living must be cheap because 1 drank
no wine or beer"


But | must close J. D. Fry
Year: 1874

Readers of the Baptist Weekly who
heard of this eccentric but successful
minister, will be glad to read the follow
ing account of his successful ordination ::


1t is reported that Leland was first or
dained minister by the choice of the
church, without the imposition of the
hands of the Presbytery. He continued
for some years afterwards to preach and
to baptize on the authority of this sim
pie appointment, much to the disturb
ance OF the peace of the association to
whic he belonged. In fact, on account
of his departure from the usages of the
churches in, Virginia, he was not for
awhile in good Fellowship with any.
Whether right or wrong, he professed to
believe that the imposition of hands by
the apostles, in ancient times, was only
to confer miraculous gifts, and that, con-
sequently, such ceremony in the church
now. was, in ITSELF worthless, because
wholly unauthorized His brethren
urged him most earnestly, for the sake oi
peace, to submit to ordination by the
hands of the ministryi and finally, to
Year: 1874

To the Editor Of the Cincinnati Gazette:


In your editorial in Mondays Gazette,
under the above caption, you brand the
opposition of "clergymen," and other
temperance speakers, to the proposed
"license article as a result of Ignorance"
in reference to the nature of said "article."
Now, if ministers of the Gospel could see
matters as you seem to see them. l sup
pose the license clause" would meet
with greater sympathy from this class of
workers in the temperance reformation.
We propose TO give you some reasons
why one minister at least, can not sup
port license at the polls in August


l. We do not see that the license
clause, if adopted, leaves the Legislature
so free as you represent You declare in
your editorial that the adoption of the
license clause will simply leave to the
people, through the General Assembly to
prohibit the trade, to lay a special tax on
it in the form of license, or to leave it
free. Now is this a true representation
of the effect of the adoption of the license
clause2' We think not. Wepropose to
give a few reasons for our dissent from
Year: 1874

A in his carriage was riding along,


A gaily dressed wife by his side;
In satin and laceS she looked like queen,
And he like king in his pride.
A wood sawyer stood ON the street as they


passed


The carriage and couple he eyed
And said, as he worked with his saw on log,
Il wish was rich and could ride
The man in the carriage remarked to his wife,
zone thing 1 would give if could
I'd give my wealth for the strength and the


health


OF the man who sawed the wood"
A pretty young maid, with a bundle of work,
Whose face, as the morning, was fair,
Went tripping along, with a smile of delight,
hlIe hummlng a love breathing air.
She looked in the carriage, the lady she saw,
Arrayed in apparel so fine;
And said in whisper. 81 wish from nv heart
Those satins and laces were mine"
The lady looked out on the maid with her


work,


So fair in her calico dress,
and said, I'D relinquiSh position and wealth,
Her beauty and youth to possess"
Thus it is in the world, whatever our lot,
Our minds and our time we employ
In longing and signing for what we have not,
Ungrateful for what we enjoy.
Year: 1874

Some of our naturalists have fossilized
brains. Every once in while we have
a story of giant or some other fossil
found below all the records of creation
as made by Moses. But the modern dis
coverers prove to be the mistaken ones.
and some of them arrant cheats. few
day since it was stated that fossil horse
had been found deep in the coal meas
ures of Pennsylvania. Prof o. C.
Tribune this amusing result of his exam
ination of specimen "bone" from the
Pennsylvania wonder zone of the
hoofs of the fossil horse found in
Scranton, Pa, has been sent to me for
examination. 1t turns out to be part of
Calamite, common fossil plant of the
coal measures fear the horse did not
inhabit Pennsylvania until a much later
period"
Year: 1874

There is nothing like dressing your To-
al items in rhetorical finery, ev en- if you
do have to come to plain English at the
end. See an example: An Oswego pa
per describes q fire by saying that tho
red flames danced in the heav-
ems and flung their fiery arms about like
a black funeral pail, until Sam Jones got
upon the roof and dashed them out with
o pail of water"
Year: 1874

The most diabolical pun ever invented
was perpetrated by very harmless sort
person the other evening. When Mr.


Soberleigh read that father in the
west had chopped his only son in two, lie
innocently remarked that he didn't
think they ought to arrest man for
simply parting his heir in the middle"
Year: 1874

Alfonso, Prince Of Asturias, is said to be the
coming man In Spain. The. obscure Ministry
that lately took Office is understood to bo formed
In his interest. Tho moro intelligent people OF
all ranks in society have giokenod Of tho turmoil
and distress which have prevailed in the coun-
try since Amaaeua resigned, and they arc now
rcady for feeblo-minded sovereign whose worry
weakness will bo security against tyranny, while
hia person will offer convenient rallying-poi
for genuine lovers Of tho!r country.
Year: 1874

Gold declined slightly In New York yesterday,
In consequence Of the passagoby the Senate Of
the new Finance bill. Persona who have no
opinion of thor own as to what tho practical
workings Of tho bill would DO, If It should be-
come law, may pin their faith upon the Bagacity
Of Wall street operators. . .,
Year: 1874

Senator Chandler called tho President Of tho
Senate to order yesterday, for words spoken
from the chair In the financial debate OF Thurs-
day. Tho Senator from Michigan was a"little
of from tho beaten track Of parliamentary
usage. He WAS appriaed Of the fact by Mr.
Carponter, and inluoel to take his scat.
Year: 1874

he "fclt sorry for him." Mr.. Starkweather
fux rather than fuency describes his
speech; and in the rapidity Of his
utterance it is not perhaps strange that
he should partially forget the truth, or that
he should lay hold on the nearest falsehoods
to his hand and weave them into the some
what muddy torrent of his invective. He is
a man who would not deliberately invent lie
even to carry an election; that is to say. not
large and bad lie that might be found out
but he is the sort of man who, in the warmth
of what he might call forensic effort, IL he
saw fasehood lying around handy that suited
his purpose, would scarcely send out for affi-
davits to fortify himself with before using it.
When Mr.. Starkweather begins a speech be is
fierce and eager; he sets his teeth into the
English language with that degree Of vigor
that man who cannot hear it rip four blocks
off is uncOmmOnly deaf.


SO when, last Monday evening Mr.. Stark
weather. in the course of his remarks upon
the amendment to the Tariff bill taxing
brokers' sales netwentieth of one per cent, said
the measure was only opposed by papers that
were owned by stock gamblers. and then, in
reply 10 question:, saiu Iuo maUoihy VI '"o
stock of THE NEw-YoRK TRIBUNE is
owned by Jay Gould, he meant well
doubtless, but he told a lie; not an
original lie to be sure, but one that happened
to be handy. Mr.. Starkweather is tho more
excusable for this falsehOOd because the
brokers' tax which he was advocating was a
measure upon which he had concentrated his
craftsmanship, and he was quite fond of 1T;
it was his amendment. When it is remem-
bered that it was his chicken and his only
one, and that the press, toward which he
holds grudge. had opposed it-and then
when we consider the mans capacity and the
easy reach in which the falsehOod lay, why
really we have not the heart to blame him.
Only this. Mr.. Starkweather sometimes
finds trouble 10 raising money to carry his
district and the probability is he will need
more than ever the next time he is candidate.
We have simply to say to Mr.. Starkweather
that if his statement in the House is not an
unqualified lie, without syllable of evidence
to sustain it, THE TRIBUNE will pay all his cleo
ton expenses next Spring, so that he need not
90 to any Ring for money to be raised with
"out publicity" 1t should be stated that Mr..
Starkweather's principal grievance against the
| press is that it circulates ISLANDERS without
taking the trouble to verify them. Possibly
he can verify this. He can make it quite profit
| able by doing so.