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Year: 1874

The city of Santiago de Cuba, which
has so suddenly acquired a melancholy
interest as being the scene of the recent
executions, was formerly the capital of
Cuba, and is the second in rank and po-
pulation of the cities on the island. Its
population in 1858, when the last census
was taken, was nearly $4,000. 1t is a
place of much commercial Importance,
and is situated upon the Santiago river,
six miles from the mouth of that river
and near the eastern extremity of the
south coast of the island. Its streets are
wide and its stone houses are substantially
built. The topography of the country is
billy, and back of the city. rise the noun
tains known as the Sierras. Among its
principal buildings are cathedral-the
city is an archbishop's sea hospital, a
college, many churches, converts, and
schools. As the capital of the eastern
district of Cuba, Santiago is the seat of
residence of Governor, who is indepen-
dent of the Captain-General of the Island
in civil and political matters-an import
ant fact which may have some bearing on
the late tragedy that was enacted there.
There are several forts which command
the approaches to the port. Regular
steam communication exists between
Santiago and the town of Batobono, which
is on the same side of the Island and al
most Immediately south of Havana, with
which city it is connected by railway.
These steamers make the trip in five days,
and it is therefore time that full details of
the shooting of the first victims should
have been received in Havana.


Santiago de Cuba is situated over
against the northeastern coast of Jamaica,
and is, distant from Galina Point, the
nearest port of that Island, about 12O
miles. Kingston, from which the Vir-
ginius sailed in her unfortunate effort to
make landing in Cuba, lies on the south
ern coast of Jamaica toward the eastern
extremity. In sailing for Cuba, therefore,
it was necessary for the Virginius to round
the eastern portion of the island, and it is
probable that she was in the waters of
the strait that separates the two islands
when she was sighted by the Spanish gum
boat Tornado, which had been in search
of her since her attempt to land on the
coast of Cuba, was pursued in her flight
toward the Jamaica coast and was finally
captured. Considering the great distance
that separates the coast of Cuba from
that of Jamaica it is difficult to under
stand how the two contrary reports should
have arisen, first, that the Virginius was
captured within three miles of the Santi-
ago de Cuba shore; and. second, that she
was captured within the same distance of
the Jamaica coast.
Year: 1874




TWEED SENTENoED.-For plundering
the people of New York of untold mil
lions, Boss Tweed has been sentenced to
pay fine of $50 and to be imprison-
ed in the county Jail for twelve years. 1t
appears that his crime was not felony un-
der the laws of that Senate, and thus he
escaped the penitentiary. If he had stolen
but thousandth part Of what he did in
decent thighwaymanish manner he would
have received twice his term in Sing Sing.
But we probably had not ought to COM
plain. 1t is hopeful sign for the times
when man like Tweed can be convicted
and punished at ALL If his sentence be
carried out to its full extent it is almost
equivalent to imprisonment for life, for
twelve years will carry him beyond his
three score and ten. And SO Senator
Nye's jest may yet come nearly true.
Nye was an intimate friend of Tweed
when they were both poor. Visiting New
York while Governor of this State, Nye
was one day walking up Broadway when
Tweed overlook HIM with his carriage
and invited him to ride, The Governor
accepted the invitation and was driven
past rows of magnificent residences which
Tweed pointed out to him as his indivi-
dual possessions, admonishing him what a
fool he had been to leave New York,
when by remaining and cooperating with
his friends he might have been equally
wealthy. Finally Nye replied to him that
perhaps it was matter Of regret But"
said he, 81 have always thought should
rather die in poor-house than in State
prison-and it looks to me as if that was
the only choice left us, Tweed. ."-Neuada
paper.
Year: 1874

The President suggests two amend
ments to the constitution. First, that the
Chief Executive shall have power to ap
prove part of any measure passing Con
gress and to reject the balance. Second
that the business of extra sessions of Con
gress shall consist only of such measure:
as the President may suggest to its atten
ton.
Year: 1874

In referring to the Virginius" outrage,
the President recites the agreement made
between the two countries, merely adding
that as the protocol is in cipher he prefers
TO wait until it is confirmed by mail before
he lays it before Congress.
Year: 1874

Sick people often crave for change
they often sigh to have new view, l:
you can manage for the patient to look
out of the window, do. Place in his
sight new picture, pant in bloom,
or few cut flowers. These. will give
some considerable pleasure. Always
endeavor to make the surroundings OF
the sic! chamber pleasant Unless told
by the doctor to keep the patient in the
dark, never co so. Light is essential
to health, and therefore the patient
should be so placed that he may be able
to see the sun and the sky; and, if a
choice can be made, choose the window
at which the sun comes in in the morn
ing. Sick people, as rule, like to lie
on that side which faces the light.
Year: 1874

One of the great attractions of Power
Hall is the diamond stone saw, in the
southwest corner Of the hall. tits a new
invention, and is bound to revolutionize
the previously established methods Of
stone saving. The saw accomplishes in
stone what the circular saw does in wood,
aud works pretty much in the same way.
The machinery IS massive, and weighs
about "a, 900 pounds. The saw is circu
lar, 73 inches in diameter, armed with As
diamonds and case-hardened steel points.
By simple contrivance, and without
changing the velocity of the main shaft
the speed of the saw may be varied from
5 to 500 revolutions per.minute, IAN advan-
tage of importance, as in the use Of hard
metal points, a slow speed and heavy feed
ere required, while in the use Of diamonds
for the cutting points the reverse is ne
cessary. The carriage for feeding the
stone to the saw is moved by separate
feed motion, back and forth much faster
than when the saw is cutting, and single
hand lever is sufficient for this. The
feeding of the stone to the saw may be
varied from sixteenth Of an inch to four
inches at each revolution,th the feed motion
being taken from the mandrel of the saw
Water is fed to the saw while cutting, but
it is found unnecessary to use the dia
mond points except for stone harder than
the ordinary grindstone. For the other
kinds Of stone steel points suffice.


The diamonds are the rough black
stones of She lapidary. No cutting or
preparation is needed. The diamond is
Iimbedded in copper, with point at ar
angle exposed, and thus mounted, the di


amond is set in ejaws of clamp fitted
into gap in the periphery Of the saw


and held in place by wedges. A diamond
is neverlost and can not drop out


Straight saws to be used with reciprocity
motion are also diamond pointed under
the patent which the exhibitor holds OF


this wonderfully labor saving invention
| for cutting stone.
Year: 1874

People who prefer wetting the win
ter's store Of coal to lay the dust on
putting it in their cellars, do not, we
believe, generally know that they are
laying up for themselves store of sore
throats and other evils consequent upon
the practice. But so it is said to be
Even the fire damp which escapes from
coal mines arises from the slow decom
position of coal at temperatures but
little above that of the atmosphere, but
under augmented pressure. BY wetting
mass of freshly broken coal and put
ting it into warm cellar, the mass is
heated to such degree that carburetted
and sulphuretted hydrogen are given
off for long periods of time and perva
des the whole house. The liberality Of
wet coal to mischievous results under
such circumstances may be appreciated
from the circumstance that there are sew
eral instances on record of the combus
ton of wet coal when slowed into the
bunkers or holds Of vessels. And from
this cause, doubtless, many missing
coal vessels have perished d.-Londor
Medical Record
Year: 1874

A wag walked into saloon in New
York lately where three men were Sit
ting round a fireless stove. AS he en-
tered all eyes were turned toward him.
Apparently. taking mental interview
of the number Of people in the room,
the new conner stepped up to the bar
and blandly ordered four glasses of
beer. The boots that had adorned the
top of the stove now sought the floor,
three men cleared their mouehs of to-
bacco, and all looked at the barkeeper
as he filed the glasses and placed them
in row on the bar. When everything
was ready the three lcungers rose and
the stranger paid for the beer. Then
starting with the glass furthest from
the door, he emptied all that the bal
keeper had filed and quickly left iht
saloon. Then three chairs were respm
ed.
Year: 1874

"Don't give way to despair, my DEAR"
said mother to her son, who was an
apothecary, but rest on hope Hopper
exclaimed the son "hope is life's pat
ent medicine, with which everybody is
miserably deceived"


With what resignation are we ena-
bled to sit in church, with all worldly
things off our minds, when We are con,
scious we are better dressed and are
looked at more than anybody else there
Year: 1874

A young lady in Pennsylvania town
put piece of wedding cake under her
pillow, and went to bed with the happy
belief that she would dream Of seeing
her future husband. That evening,
however, she had eaten two plates CT
ice cream, about q pint of Strawberries.
several sweet cakes, and two large pick
els, and she now says she would rather
remain single all her life than marry the
man she saw in her dream.
Year: 1874

Day by day the sunsets fleet
Der the western hills with tbeirshining


feet;


Hour by hour disappears
Till their strands have braided the


chain Of years
! | number them all as they come and pass
The sands of life through its crystal
glass


Murmuring still, as they glide to me,
Nearer to thee, nearer to thee
l keep in my heart the days of old,
The sunsets that frightened their blue


with gold
The voice that blended its melody
With the breath Of the Eeezes Ger the


summer sea.
I must list in vain for its thrilling tone,
Til it grcets my ear in the land un-


known
But my hope grows bright as the sea


sons flee
'.Nearer to thee nearer to thee
The yiolets ope their eyes of blue ;
The roses bend meath the morningdewi
The lily spreadeth its leaves apart
Ger the purple stain onits golden heart.
A whisper comes when the day has


flown,
With the starry twilight dim and lone,
With the breath OF the morning, fresh


and free,
"Nearer to thee, nearer to thee "
Dost thou look over the crystal walls
atar,
With thy pure brow crowned with the


twilight star !
Do thine eyes eer turn from the shin


ing shore
To the earth which thy feet may tread


no more
Send from thine Eden of bliss above
Whispers of blessing and thoughts OF


love, -
Till l greet thee there, forever to be
"Nearer to thee, nearer to thee
Year: 1874

The HUALPAIs.-While some letter
writers of Mohave county appear to
think that the Hualpai Indians will. as
last resort, 60 to the Colorado river re-
serve, others are quite sure that rather
than do SO they will fight. Sheerum, the
real chief of the tribe, had not, at latest
dates from Beal Springs, come in there,
aud people were thinking that he would
not do SO unless assured that he and his
people would be permitted to remain in
their own country. What Gen. Crook
will do in the matter depends altogether
upon orders from Washington. The
course of Indian Agent Tonner in taking
away some Hualpai supplies and lispos-
ing of more, is inexplicable, when we
take into consideration the assurance
from friend of his that he does not
care to have the Hualpais placed upon
his reservation.-[ Arizona Miner.
Year: 1874

OF the ten members of Council holding over,
eight are Republicans aud only two are Demo-
Gratis In order, therefore, to have majority in
Council, the Republicans need but three MEM
bers. These we are sure to get-and more-a
majority of Democrats in Councils simple i'm
possibility. II they should carry the four Wards
in which they now have members-the End, Sd,
4th and 10th-and even succeed in the lst and
6th-the last named having usually from 80 to
100 Republican majority they would only secure
eight members OF Council out of twenty-one.


All anticpations of Democratic majority be-
ing thus dismissed, citizens may safely consider
for themselves for whom they should vote We
have urged them in time past to pick good men,in
whom they had confidence, and we have already
pointed out that while Republicans naturally
prefer to support Republicans for all Offices they
are not bound to do so on mere municipal is
sues, in opposition to their judgment and con-
scentious preference. Our State organization
has its platform and its party rules, but it does
not compel those belonging to it to lay aside
their independence and surrender up their judg-
ment to the absolute control of a ward caucus.


The foundation principle of Republicanism is
good government. The Republican party was
organized to secure it. 1t has no other object.
To get good government is to serve the true
Republican principle. Every good citizen wil
do his best to so serve it, and will scon the pre-
tence that his party allegiance requires him to
support unfit candidates, or yield his approval


to measures which lie knows to be wrong.
Year: 1874

The Republican undertakes to contradict the
facts stated in the COMMERCIALS report Of the
investigation-that Price and Phillips lad made
but one payment on account of rent Of City Mil
No. 2, for two years, and credits them with
si61.05, S33079 being a bill for repairs. Had
the Republican been present at the inyestiga-
ton and prepared its own report, it would have
learned that this ill for repairs was not pre-
sented until the 18th Of the present month, had
not been allowed on Wednesday last, and could
not therefore be regarded as payment for rent
as claimed. Our statement in relation to Mr.
Foulk was that he had paid his water rent for
two years, with the penalty, which the Republic
can admits, and we see no reason why it should
attempt correction to make the matter plain
We take no interest in the opinion of the ReplJ-
iiod,,, and only refer to the matter now to say
that our report, which was carefully prepared, we
believe ts be accurate in every particular, and
beyond challenge by those who take their judg
ments and ideas secondhand,
Year: 1874

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE at
distance desiring information from this point can
address me. If the subject does not require much
investigation a few postage stamps win be sufi-
cient remuneration.
Year: 1874

It is anxiously hoped that the contest
in the Seventh Ward will result in puri-
flying the ballot box, and preventing the
negroes from voting illegally in the fu-
ture. 1t is generally believed that from
sixty to seventy negroes voted in that
ward at the recent election who had nc
legal right to do so, and each is therefore
liable to fine and imprisonment. When
arrested they must prove their residence
and qualification to vote. If they can
not be found of course they voted illegal
~ and have ran away.
Year: 1874




A negro called on one of the members |
of the Board of Health, in the Seventh
Ward, on Saturday morning, and in a |
manner significant of his determination
t O secure the civil rights OF his race,
informed the gentleman that he desired |
him to give more attention to the duties
Of his official station, and asked him to
walk out with him and see. Upon inqui-
nv as to what was the matter the negro
said "there We're three or four dead
chickens out there and they were oiten-
aiye to the people ut the camp meeting
and they must be taken away; they
were also offensive TO the white folk ks"
The member of the Board was somewhat
astonished al this request-he did not
suppose that it was part OF his duty to
remoye those dead chickens, and tinally
recovered sufficiently to inform the col
ored representative that he might secure
his object by finding the executive officer
for that district, that officers duty was
to bury such dead carcases as were found
offensive or require their removal. lie
did not know where this officer lived, but
this might be learned perhaps at the City
Hall. The negro thereupon took his
departure, and after being absent long
time made his appearance again tins
time evidently bent on securing his
rights. He informed the member Of the
Board, in manner which showed that
he labored under very great mental ex
citement, that he could not find thu
executive officer, and these dead chick
ems must be removed, they were offen
sive to the people of the camp meeting
and this could not be longer pernlitted
The colored people were determined tha
their rights should be respected; it wa
the duty of the members to attend t
this matter, and if it was not attende
to they would sue the Board of Health,
and again insisted that the nlembe
should walk out and view the remains {
the dead chickens. This the membe
back of the camel, and after declinin
very politely to take the proposed wall
quietly told the negro that he had give
himself great deal of trouble-that /
might have saved himself several lor
walks beside all his anger and vexatic
and stopped the offense the dead chic
ems were giving by just taking d shov
and covering them with little cart
The negro opened his eyes and very su
missively said he did not think Of tina
but the "colored people wero bound


have their rights respected


Perhaps we have taken up too mu
space in relating this little ihcideI
But it forcibly illustrates the attitude


the negroes in many matters. TIL
will not help themselves, and expect


be helped from the substance and eai
ings of the whites. They have lived a
reared children in freedom i'll Delaws
for half century and yet there is lit


sign of substantial improvement. Eve
race that has made our country tn


home have risen to equality. WithC
assistance or asking aid the sons of /
ropeans born on our soil are to-day
Year: 1874

b prins and toIiins onward with nei,e to
hinder and no special law to aid to sue
cess. Nature places each where he stands
and no legal enactment is sought to make
his presence acceptable.
Year: 1874

SENATOR CARPENTER did very man
ly and sensible thing lately. He has
been known as an advocate of the in
crease of salary, which he favored openly
and boldly in the last Congress, Having
found that his constituents do not agree
with him, he just as openly and frankly
ackno Wedges his duty to vote for the re-
peal of the obnoxious law. In speaking
of the subject he said:


Having voted for the sa!aay bill at the
last session, and intending now to vote
for its repeal, he disired to say few
words In explanation thereof. Ee had
practlced law now for thirty five years,
and always made 1T q rule efter getting
through with case to render his bill to
bis client. 1t be could not get his own
price he always settled at the price of his
client, and he proposed to act so with his
constituents.


He had voeted for an increase of pay
conscientiously, and had seen nothing to
make him change his opinion. He
could see no reason DOW why the bill
should be repealed, sxcept one, and that
is the people demand it. The theory to
day, and very proper one, is that the
people govern through their servents,
and as the goveaning power Of this coun-
try, the people, have the right to do what
they please, wise or unwise. IF the bill
should be submitted to the people of
Wisconsin to-day, it would be repealed
by the vote five to one. He regarded
himself as their agent on the floor of the
Senate. and should cast the vote which
he believed the people of Wisconsin
would cast; and further, he would vote
to put ihe repeal back just as far as the
Constitution allow him. He would vote
with the gentleman pratt to put the
repeal back to March 4, 1873.


This is a frank statement, and we be-
lieve the country will accept it in the
spirit in which it is offered. The theory
that the people govern through their re-
presentatives is the only true and only
safe one, and is one which the Inter
OCEAN has constantly labored to more
thoroughly impress upon the country.
We welcome Senator Carpenters timely
words as an indication that the great
spirit o. popular sovereignty. in its wild
er and broader meaning, is still potent in
the land, and that Congress as repre-
sentative body only needs to know the
will of the people to comply with it.
Inter Ocean.
Year: 1874

HAVING to praach in the pulpit in the
town in which he found his wife, on the
Sabboth after his marriage, one mala-
droit minister-who had grown iron
gray as bachelor-in his simplicity so
far forgot all suggestions possible to the
occasion, as to announce as his text, Job
XXX, 2, and read amid the painful
titters of the people go that I were as
IN months past; as in the days when
God preserved me %
Year: 1874




We wish it were possible to convince the
gentlemen who manage political parties and
conduct campaigns, and In various ways
shoulder the responsibilities OF popular gov
ernment that all criticism of their manage
ment does not necessarily originate in parti-
sanship OF malice, envy or jealousy. Some
things are true and reasonable and some false
and absurd in politics as In everything else,
and it is for the best interests OF the c0mmu-
nity that they be separated and distinguished
from each other, to the end that truth and
iustice stand. But if men range themselves
in parties supporting certain political dogmas
because party has pronounced them, or GER
tain men for Office because they are of the
party, and will listen to no reasonable
discussion of the truth of one OF the fit
ness of the other, why then there's an end OF
everything but petty personal politics. There
is nothing more absurd than the politics OF
to-day: nothing more vague and misty than
tbe lines dividing parties. Not one Repub
lican in ten who votes regularly with his
party. or one Democrat in thousand who
votes as regularly with his, can tell why he
does so without becoming involved in a snarl
of contradictions from which it is impossible TO
extricate himself. Aud yet the managers of
both parties pretend to believe, whenever
their acts or their candidates are fairly criti-
cised that there must be some partisan mo-
tive for the "attack." AS if in all this chaos
of issues there were but two straight lines, on
one or the other of which every man must of
necessity stand.


Here are the two great parties so ire
trievably mixed up with regard to the plainest
questions, so confused in everything except
their names, that man who thinks he is a
Republican in one State finds he Is a Demo-
crat in another and vice UerSa. So far as
principles are concerned there is only mex
tricable confusion. And yet here is constant
battle between them for-they know not
what, unless it be for the offices and spoils.
In this state Of things. so patent as to need