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Year: 1874

CALUMNY.-The rules of politeness
are never at variance with the rules of
morality. Whatever is really impolite
is really immoral. We have no right to
deal with or be influenced by gossip
about the people we meet. Their private
affairs are none Of our business. If we
believe man to be unfit company for
us, we must not invite him but if we
meet him where he has been invited by
others, we must treat him with civilitv.
Ii we know a man or woman to be a
grave offender, we cannot use that knowl-
edge to injure him or her, unless it be
absolutely needed tor the protection of
others. The greatest and best men in
the world have been assailed with cal
umny. The purest and noblest do not
always escape it. We cannot investigate
AS rule we must disregard-slander-
ers. In all cases we must give every one
the benefit of doubt apply charitable
constructions, hope for the best, and con-
slider every one innocent until he is prov
en- guilty.
Year: 1874

CHINA.-A country where the roses
have no fragrance, and the women no
petticoats where the laborer has no Sab
bath, and the magistrate no sense of hon
or; where the roads bear no vehicles, and
the ships no keels; where old men fly
kites; where the needle points to the south
and the sign of being puzzled is to scratch
the antipodes of the head; where the place
Of honor is on the left hand, and the seat
Of intellect is in the stomach; where to
take off your hat IS an insolent gesture,
and to wear white garment is to put
yourself in mourning; which has litera-
ture without an alphabet, and language
without grammar.
Year: 1874

JOHN BULL has a patriotic bull dog
which accompanied his master through
the Ashantee campaign. Having from
his breed natural turn for fighting, he
distinguished himself through the cam
paign. In one instance he rushed into
the enemy's ranks, and singing out one
of his naked foes, so bit and worried him
that he actually brought in his prisoner
in triumph. He is such a favorite with
the men that in heavy engagement their
fire was suspended few minutes to allow
of his uninjured retreat from one of his
desperate forays.
Year: 1874

SOME sarcastic writer has remarked
that" With four metallic qualifications
man may be pretty sure Of earthly
success. These are-gold in pockets,
silver in his tongue, brass in his face, and
iron in his heart" With these man
would be tolerably well prepared to
make his way through in life, we must
acknowledge but this world is so wick
ed that we would recommend, in addi-
ton to the above, an India-rubber con-
science.
Year: 1874

BEAUTY has so many charms one
knows not how to speak against it, and
when it happen that graceful figure is
the habtation Of a virtuous soul, when
the beauty Of the face speaks out the
modesty and humility of the mind and
the business Of the proportion raises our
thoughts up to the heart and wisdom OF
the great Creator, something may be al
lowed it, and something to the embellish-
ment which sets it off; and yet when the
whole apology is read, it will be found at
last that beauty, like truth, never is so
glorious as when it goes the plainest.
Year: 1874

THEY tell queer story about the doc
tors in a certain Texas town, who were
all away last summer to attend medi-
cal convention. They were absent about
two months, and on their return found
that all their patients had recovered, the
drug stores had closed, the nurses had
opened dancing school, the cemetery was
cut up into building lots, the undertaken:
had gone into making fiddles, and the
hearse had been painted and sold for O
circus wagon,
Year: 1874

A LITTLE boy and girl had been eau
toned never to take the nest egg when
they gathered the eggs in the barn, but
one evening the girl reached the nest first,
seized the egg, and started for the house.
Her disappointed brother followed, crying
" Mother mother Lucy's been and got
the egg the old hen measures by ~
Year: 1874

AN engagement in Lancaster has been
abruptly broken off. The gentleman saw
one of his sweetheart's stockings floating
from a clothesline and the dilapidated
condition Of its extremities caused an
immediate revulsion Of feelings on his
part. The lady always darns her stock
ings now before washing them.
Year: 1874

NASHUA furnished some beautiful
moral lessons, yesterday morning a lit
tie boy ran away from school and was
fatally injured while playing on the rail
road, and barrel of beer exploded and
almost killed the man who was carry
ing it.
Year: 1874

A WOMAN in the Woman's Journal
writes


"Girls in treating dissipated young
men as equals do wrong which they
can scarcely realize. Such men should
be made to feel that until they redeem
themselves and walk with correctness
and honor in the path of right, good peo
PIE will stand aloof from them. Girls
who respect themselves will not be seen
with such young men, and will decline
10 receive them on the familiar footing Of
friendship. 1t is a mistaken friendship
TO poultice when caustic is needed, and |
am inclined to think that little sharp
decision on the part of the girls of to day
would 90 far to correct the general loose
ness Of the morality among young men,"
Year: 1874

A GENTLEMAN says he is convinced of
the efficacy in printers ink, as he put
some around tree which had never
borne fruit previously, and this year he
had two barrels of apples from that tree.
Year: 1874

vice and Messrs Cunningham and Crydcr are here TOT
the purpose of negotiating with the Union and Central
Pacific Railroads. The proposition they make Is tnat
each of these railroad companies shall take 100000 OF
the stock and that reciprocal business arrangements
entered by the railroads aud the steamship
company. Among other conditions the latter company
is 10 perform regular semmonthy mail service De-
tween the Francisco. IL Is stated that the
motion will M for consideration In Boston To-Day


Application was made yesterday to Coils p Hunting
ton President Of the Central Pacific RIroad for ln
formation to the proposed course OF his company MI
Huntington said that he regarded the enterprise favora
bly, and while his company had not committed itself 10
any agreement, t disposed TO listen fayoraoy 10
any proposition which would tend to increase its busl
As yet, nothing positive had been decided upon.


Sidney Dillon. President OF the Unon Pacific Railroad
said that Just returned from the West and had no
information TO mpart. He had been very busy and had
not had time consider the overtures He was going
70 Boston TO attend the meeting OF the UGOn Pacific D
rectors and did not know whether the motion would
come up for consideration.
Year: 1874




On Friday last, says tho Ridgway
Democrat, Of the 5th inst, q daughter
of Philip, Wilhelm, Of st. Mary's,
aged twelve years, appeared before
Justice Brandonand made informa-
ton against her father, chatging him
with raping her twice, and enjoin-
ing her each time, under threats Of
death, to the deepest secrecy. A
warrant was accordingly issued for
the arrest Of the accused, and on
Saturday morning he was arraigned
for hearing. The story Of the girl in
brief is--that one evening about the
10th Of January, while her mother
was absent sitting up with q sick
woman, her father forced her to bed
with him, and that he then, after
much suffering on her part, accom-
plished his hellish purpose. Once
since then he sent his wife ON some
errand, and in her absence repeated
the horrible outrage. AS before
stated she was prevented from tell
ing her mother by the terrible threats
of her unnatural and fiendish father.
On Friday last, us her mother was
on the eve bf visiting the sick wo-
man again, she objected to staying
with her father alone The mother
naturally inquired why, but the girl
feared to answer in the presence of
her father. The mother pressing the
matter, she said he had twice hurt
her This answer, being vague and
unsatisfactory, the mother demanded
further information, and finally the
unfortunate girl told her story. The
brutal father endeavored to force her
to admit that the action was the result
of her solicitation. This she stoutly
denied, and declared that no forced
her to tho deed, whereupon the
wretch rushed towards her in his
frenzy, doubtless with the intention
of.killihg her; but she fed from the
house to neighbours and from there
to the JUSTICES office, where she made
the information. Upon the strength
Of this statement the prisoner was
brought hero on mail 10 await trial
for the heinous crime Of which he
stands charged. Renovo Record.
Year: 1874

A correspondent OF the New York


HerGld, writing from Moss Neck De-


pot, Robson county, N. c., gives


the following account Of the shooting


of the last of the notorious band OF


Scuffietown outlaws. Thomas Dutton


David Holcombe and Mcneil Patter-


son, three young farmers, fired the


shots that rid the community of this


terrible bandit, for which they receive


So, 200:


The three young men above men
toned had been out searching for the
outlaw for several weeks past. They
were on this mission together on Sun
day, and about midnight approached
whisky camp on McNair's place,
where there were two wagons con
tanning whisky and tobacco, belong
ing to man named Burns, of Ran
dolph county. Here there was quite
crowd of negroes and few white
men drinking and cfousing together.
Among the number was Steve Low
cry, who seemed to have been imbib-
ing pretty freely. The young men
approached the outlaw and began to
converse with him. He made many
boasts of what he had done and what
he could do, and said that he could
show more gold than any other man
in Robinson county.


After a while the young men arose
and bade Steve good night, saying
that they were going home. After
getting well out Of range of the camp,
however, they made a detour and
crept up to within twenty yards of
where the outlaw laid. Here they
remained quiet for long time, wait
ing for shot, but we're deferred for
more than an hour by the fact that
there were others near him. Finally
they all separated, end Steve picked
up a banjo and began thumming on
it for the amusement of his friends.
One colored individual kept near to
him, but the young men were deter
mined not to loose this opportunity,
and so at given signal they all three
fred.


There was but one report from the
three guns. The outlaw jumped from
his seat and immediately fell to the
ground dead. The negro who was
near him had his ears slightly scratch
ed BY the shot, but was rejoiced to
find that he was not killed. The
young men then reloaded their guns
and advanced to the dead body,
which they secured and bore away.
A cart was hired and the body placed
on it and taken to Lumberton. 1t
was then taken to the Court House
and placed on table in the Sheriff's
Office.


Immediately there was wild com
motion in the town, and the streets
were soon filled with an excited crowd
discussing the tragedy, and all re-
ioicing that the last of the outlaws
had been killed. The body was per-
fectly riddled with balls and buck
shot. The head was perforated in
several places, and there were three
large wounds in the heart, any one
of which would have proved fatal.


The outlaw was armed to the teeth,
there being found on his person
when he was killed, a Henry rifle,
three pistols and q knife with blade
about twelve inches in length. He
was about % or 20 years of age.
Like all the rest Of the outlaws, his
earthly career has been cut short be-
fore he had reached the prime of life.
He is said to have been the most
cowardly, and at the same time the
most treacherous and vindictive, Of
them all.
Year: 1874

In consequence Of the recent action OF the trunk
railroad lines to the West In abolishing commits
sion ticket onices, the Association OF Railway and
Steamship Ticket Agents OF this city. comprisn &
the offices OF fourteen leading hotels, and whose
receipts for the year ending June 30 we're about


100000. at final meeting held on Saturday
evening last resolved to work for the
New York Central, Lake Shore and Mchi-
gan Southern and Chicago and Rock Island
roads to the West, and the Northwestern
road to the northwest also for the Piedmont Air
line, to the south. Resolutions expressing friend
illness to the officers Of the other lines were
adopted. These also excluded advertisements Of
and announced that no extra charge would be
made for furnishing ticket and sleeping car accom-
m0datons. Strong appeals were also made In the
resolutions for one years. support, and steps were
taken to secure unity Of action with othsr Eastern
Year: 1874

These periodicals constitute wonderful mis- cellany of modern thought, research, and criti- reviewing is found here, and they treat of the leading events of the world in masterly articles written by men who have special knowledge of the matters treated. The American Publishers urge upon all intelligent readers in this country liberal support of the Reprints which they have so long and so cheaply furnished, feeling sure that no expenditure for literary matters will yield so rich return as that required for sub scription to these the

 Leading Periodicals oj Great Rf'itain
Year: 1874

to the family or nominee of deceased mem.
bers Its membership is now rapidly filling up.


The expense to each member Is light-the
cost being about one-third that charged by the
old-style Life Insurance Companies.
Year: 1874

made for the old state Of Southwest


make haste TO charge every act of violence to


political animosities and the unextinguished
fires of the rebellion. This deplorable en-
counter In the streets of New Orleans between
prominent men who have been acting on the
same side in politics ought to cure Northern
citizens of this unreasoning tendency


Political excitement in Louisiana indeed
runs high since the outrageous action Of the
Returning Board, and the people would be
recreant to every truly republican impulse if
they were not incenssd at SO wicked a nulii-
cation of the will of the people as expressed
in the late election. But there is more reason
to praise their forbearance than to complain
of their anger 1t would be easy to stir their
blood Ito sudden rage and mutiny," but their
leaders are wise and temperate, and have thus
far succeeded in dissuading them from vio-
lence. Let us hope that they will not lose
their influence and that even on the 4th of
January, when the Legislature meets, popular
passions will be kept under restraint by the
moderate and sagacious men who are the
recognized advisers OF the conservative ma
jority. If they can retain this check on head
long popular impulses in such a state of
society they will deserve well of their country
and hasten the day of deliverance which must
soon come from an awakened sense of North
ern Justice.
Year: 1874

Shipwreck at sea Is one OF those calamities
which modern science seems in vain to en-
deavor to prevent Precautions against fire
may reduce the number OF fires at sea, but of
late there have been two signal instances
which show how impossible it Is to obtain
perfect safety. The first was the Japan, and
of the particulars of the loss Of that steamship
even the Pacific Mail Company, which owned
it, does not yet appear to be fully informed.
At least it has not given to the public the re-
port it has the right to require. The second
example is the destruction by fire of the
British ship Cospatrick, which was burned at
sea on November II, during voyage from
London to Auckland, New Zealand. Our
special dispatches from London tell all that
is known in England OF this terrible disaster.
Nearly five hundred persons are supposed to
have perished, and only three are known to
have survived.


The horrors which these fortunate survivors
endured may be inferred from the plain
language of the despatch. During the
greater portion OF this time." it is calmly said,
'they sustained their lives by drinking human
blood and eating human flesh, taken from the
bodies of others, their companions, who had
died in the boat 1t is impossible to realize
the extremity of hunger to which these
sailors must have been reduced. nor is it ad-
Year: 1874

TnroN AND BEEcHEB- From the proceed
ings in Court yesterday, which are elsewhere
reported in full, it is likely that the civil suit
which Mr.. Tilton has brought will be tried
early next month. The debate indicates the
probable tone OF the prosecution and defence.
The public demands that no further obstacle
be interposed to the Judicial settlement of this
wearisome scandal. Yet, although everybody
Is tired Of it, nobody is willing that the Vita
question of Mr.. Beecher's guilt or innocence
should be left undecided by the courts. In
unanimous wish is for an early trial on tn
perits of the casaf
Year: 1874

The fact that there has yet been heard no
serious argument in favor of the retention of
Mr.. Green in the Office of Comptroller shows
how deep-seated is the conviction that he can
no longer hold that Office with general accept
ance. AS we have said, this desire for change
does not represent any personal feeling toward
Mi. Green. We have no doubt that he is
charming to his friends that he has many
qualities that make him good public officer,
that he has industry, patience and natural am
bition TO succeed in the discharge Of his duties.
But he has failed in every respect. He has
not been o good Comptroller or popular
public officer He has made no reform. The
Office is no better managed than it was by
Connolly. Many of his appointments repre-
sent the preferences of Connolly and not the
reform movement which swept Tweed and his
party out of power. Nothing has increased
under Mr.. Green's dministraton-except the
debt and the taxes. By his obstinacy and his
want of that faculty Of even-minded justice
which should, above all things distinguish an
officer holding quasijudicial position, he
has brought upon the city an amount OF. un-
necessary llClpatlOu WHICH can only De re-
moved by large increase in our expenses.


More than all, the policy which Mr.. Green
represents, of which he has been the chief
minister, is the policy Of suffocation and
death. The only difference between Green
and Tweed is-the former robbed the city, the
latter has slowly sought to stife it. One was
highwayman, the other is garroter.


There is not an argument that can be made
in favor of Green, even by his most partial
friends, that would not apply to q thousand
other gentlemen in New York. There is not
one of these gentlemen who would not win that
sentiment of public confidence which Mr.. Green
has lost. Whether it is the fault or the misfor-
tune of the Comptroller it is certain that he
cannot remain in Office without imposing
upon the new Mayor burden which will
paralyze his administration at the beginning
Mr.. Wickham as Mayor, with Mr.. Green as
the master of our finances, will be greater
failure than Havemeyer. His first duty, not
only in obedience to every consideration of
personal ambition, but also of public policy,
is to relieve the city and strengthen his ad-
ministraton by removing Mr.. Green, and
nominating as Comptroller some gentleman
who will command the respect Of all classes,
without distinction of party.
Year: 1874

Oun ROYAL GUEST His Majesty the King
of the Sandwich Islands is showing more than
royal energy in his studies of New York and
our institutions. Wherever the King has
gone he has won golden opinions on account
OF his intelligence, his ability and his appar-
emily sincere desire TO establish friendly rela-
tions between this Republic and the little
Kingdom over which he rules The report of
His Majesty's doings yesterday appears else
where. During the day, accompanied by his
suite, he honored the HERALD Office with q
visit, and was shown through the different
departments in which daily journal is man
ufactured.
Year: 1874

PACIFIC MAn.-The investigation Of the
Pacific Mail affairs appears to be more suo
cessful in New York than in Washington.
The testimony taken by the subcommittee Of
the Ways and Means Committee in this city
yesterday goes great way to show that Mr..
King, Postmaster of the House, received
check for one hundred and fifteen thousand
dollars, and that at the same time friend Of
his received two hundred and seventy-6W
thousand dollars. This disposes of three
hundred thousand and ninety Of the seven
hundred and fifty thousand that Mr. Irwin
received, but which he is unable to say how
he disbursed The testimony Of the oficerK
Of several New York banks is signi6>
can't, and before the committee gets through
with the investigation it is likely that tho
truth of this rather transparent secret will be
ascertained.
Year: 1874

The Foo is always a danger to the metropo-
lis, especially upon its rivers. Yesterday ON
the East River ferryboat collided in the mist
with cattle transport, and resulted in the
death of two men and the injuring of others.
Year: 1874

THE DEATH REPORT. To know the causes
OF death in the passing year should enable US
to reduce the mortality of the year that ap-
proaches, and the report presented elsewhere
from the New York County Medical Society
ought to be not only interesting but instruc-
tive
Year: 1874

tropolisr Company, in company with
several others, to talk the matter over
and see what could be done to bring
about that object; saw Shepherd in his
Office and, after q preliminary converse
ton. Shepherd took the witness aside
and stated that in view OF the relations
he expested to bear to the new District
Government, he did not want to be
known as having any interest in the
paving companies, aud that the wits
ness could see Kilbourne, and what
arrangement the witness and Kill
bourne could make would be all right
lor him and Shepherd. The
witness understood by that
that Shepherd was willing to
have 8 secret interest in paving con-
tracts, and that be proposed to bave
that interest represented through Kill
bourn; witness knows Kilbourn; saw
Shepherd in relation to the matter; the
consolidation was not accomplished
however.


Tho Appropriations for Public


BuiIdings.


The House Committee on Public
Buildings and Grounds will report a
substitute for Mr.. Garfield's bill cover
log into the Treasury all appropriations
for public buildings not yet commenced
The substitute will provide that all
past or prospective appropriations
Tor public buildings shall remain avail
able until the completion OF The work
Tor which they are appropriated, but
will authorize the Secretary OF the
Treasury to exercise his discretion as to
the time OF commencing or prosecuting
any such work for the best interests oi
the public service.
Year: 1874

Now Mr.. Inquirer, suppose you put
your attention more to theological doc
trines than to scientific works, and I
am confident you will side with me.
know not who you are nor do | care.
But this DO know, you are not 9
believer in the true faith. II you were
you would not cone before the pc bic
iu such an article ss you did on Satur-
day last. In it you Knocked God-cal!-
ed him e buugler, ind even went 80 far
as to call him liar Beware sir! See
that you travel no farther on this road;
leave it and travel On the path that ia
narrow and straight. see you are an
infdel by your writings. II you can
write from no other standpoint l would
advise you to keep silent till you can.


As l did not SEQ the pieces signed
Orthodox and NJ. l have nothing to say
on that subject, bu: my sipcerest wish
is that you may repent Of your con-
duct to your Maker, aud try hereafter
to lead better and more christisn-like
life. Bat if you still continue in your
present belief yeu will receive q reward
which you will not relish much. You
have a chance to r,form, and | advice
you to do it Immediately, before it is TOO
late, and your chance is gone.


II. X. B.


P. Snow, for Mr. IDqulrer's BEN
eft, | would suggest that he take some
fruitful couple who would preserve
their seed, and make su average eslcu-
lation OF their offspring for say five
hundred years Let HIM do this and !
am confident he will be satisfied and
will no longer wonder where Cain got
his wife, or even q hundred wives.


II. X. B.