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Year: 1874

A correspondent writes " 1t is one of
the few amusing things on ship board as
the steamer plcughs her way into the
green waters of the channel, as the sailors
make merry over polishing the brasses
and painting the wood work, as the gulls
fly about, and the treeless, barren isle
dotted coast of Ireland is upon every side,
to see not exactly the sea giving up its
dead, but the staterooms giving up their
almost dead. They come out as toads
come out, blinking to the unaccustomed
light of day, sallow, heavy-eyed, weak
limbed sufferers, who feel that they have
been snatched from the jaws of death, and
are yet hardly in condition to be decent
ly grateful for the snatching. To one
who has been so blissfully happy as not
to come under the power of the awful NAL
de-mer it must be laughable to see these
subjects of a recent resurrection eye each
other furtively, as they do each with an
unuttered lie in the expression of his gaze.
'Oh, mo- l haven't thought of being sick
| only stayed below to read my Bible, or
because L didn't want to get tanned; that 5
all. Oh, no wasn't sick in the least !;
but | see the cid fellow has used you pref
ty roughly This from the masculine in
valid only; not from the feminine, who is
never SO sensitive to the disgrace of hav-
ing been routed by the common enemy as
the lord of creation is 1t is often the
case that passengers who have had rooms
in the same corridor, who are ministered
to by the same steward or stewardess, who
listened to each others groans by night,
and participated in each others sweet sea-
sons of upheaval by day, and who become
as familiar, in the ten or twelve days Of
the passage, with the sound of each other
voices as with the tones of the mother who
bore them, look upon each other for the
first time just as the ship goes over Liver
pool bar
Year: 1874

A boatman on the Mississippi river
tells the following rich one =" \ poor
chap was going down the river in dug
out, and had been informed of a certain
locality called Rick's Bend, which is
about eighteen miles around, and in one
place is about hundred yards across :
He was advised to land at the narrow
point and drag his craft over, but he
passed the spot, going down without OBJ
serving it, and padding on eighteen miles
around, he struck it on the other side
Landing at once, he dragged his boat
across, and went gliding along down with
light heart, till he came along within a
few PAGES of the spot where he had drag
ged across before Thinking it was new
cut off, he went ashore and tugged his
boat over again. When he got back
to the river second time he sauntere
round little to stretch himself, and SO,
discovered an old newspaper, out t.
which he had taken his breakfast tha,
morning. 1t was now about sundown,
and he had padded about thrty-six miles
without any hattering progress, he scut-
tied his dugout with hatchet, built O
camp and waited six days for steam.
boat"
Year: 1874

A SAILORS OPINION OF A CoMEr.-We
we're told by celebrated naval officer the
following anecdote; On one of h s cruises
the sailors saw comet and were somewhat
surprised and alarmed at its appearance.
The hands met and appointed committee
to wait upon the commander and ask his
opinion of it. They approached him and
said


we want to ask your opinion, your
honor


We'll, my boys, what is it about?'


I'VE want to inquire about that thing
up there p


Now, before answer you, let me know
what you think of itT


We'll, your honor, we have talked it all
over and we think it is star sprung q
leak. .'-London Letter
Year: 1874

The Hartford Times republshes an cpl
sode of the " Blue Laws" of Connecticut,
which it explains are not g Connecticut u
laws, but were enacted by the New Haven
colony known as the " Dominion of New
Haven" The reason of these regulations
being called I" blue" laws, was that the
original copies were printed on blue paper
Some Of them sound very odd to modern
ears as follows:


Whosoever says there is no power and
jurisdiction above and over the dominion
shall suffer death and loss of property.


No one shall be a freeman or give a
vote unless he be converted and mem
ber Of the churches allowed in the do
minion.


Each freeman shall swear by the blessed
God to bear true alliance to this dominion
and that Jesus is the only king.


No Quaker, no dissension from the es-
tablishcd worship of this dominion, shall
be allowed to give vote for the election
of magistrates or any other officer.


No food or lodging shall be offered to
Quaker, Adamite or hereto.


If any person turns Quaker he shall be
banshed and not suffered to return but on
pain of death.


No priest shall abide in the dominion
he shall be banished and suffer death or
his return.


Priests may be seized by any one with
out warrant.


No one shall run on the Sabbath day OIL
walk in his garden, or elsewhere, except
reverently to and from meeting.


No one shall travel, cook victuals,
make beds, sweep houses, cut hair OF
shave on the Sabbath day.


No one shall kiss her children on Sab
bath or fasting days,


The Sabbath shall begin at sunset or
Saturday.


Every ratable person who refuses tt
pay his proportion to support the minister
of the town or parish shall be fined by the
court G5l Ais. every quarter until he OF
she pay the rate to the minister.
Whosoever wears clothes trimmed witt
gold or silver above Is. yard shall be pre-
sented by the grand Jurors, and the select
men shall tax the offender E300 estate


A debtor in prison swearing he has NJ
estate shall be let out and sold to make
satisfaction.


No one shall read common prayer books
keep Christmas or set days, eat minct
pies, dance, play cards, or play any in
strument of music except the drum, trum
pet or iewsharp.


Every male must have his hair GU
round according to his cap.


When one considers that but littl,
more than two centuries have elapsee
since these were portion of the law gov.
erning what is now part of the State, i
is matter of surprise that men believing
in freedom of conscience and individua
liberty should have submitted to them =
One hundred years later their descend
ents precipitated a seven years war rather
than submit to technical infringement OF
their personal rights.
Year: 1874

HELp-An old Scotchman was taking
this grist to mill in sacks thrown across
the back of his horse, when the animal
stumbled, and the grain fell to the ground.
He had not strength to raise it, being an
aged man, but he saw horseman riding
along, and thought he would appeal to
him for help But the horseman proved
to be the nobleman who lived in the cas-
tie hard by, and the farmer could not
muster courage to ask a favor of him. But
the nobleman was gentleman also, and,
not waiting to be asked, he quickly dis
mounted, and between them they lifted
the grain to the horses back John-for
he was gentleman too-lifted his Kill
marnoek bonnet and said i" My lord,
how shall | ever thank you for your kind
ness 2" Very easily, JOHN replied
the nobleman. Whenever you see an
other man in the same plight as you we're
in just now, help him, and that will be
thanking me-"
Year: 1874

NATURALLY Mssrs. EM-
tors: Allow me to express my disgust at
the new issues of the ten-cent and twenty
five-cent scrip, and the errors into which
an honest man may be inveigled by their
close resemblance in size and appearance
to the new fiftycent scrip. A case in
point: On Saturday l bought twenty
cents worth of something somewhere, and
rendered dollar bill in payment. The
storekeeper gave me in change one ten
cent and one twenty -fve-cent scrip and
one fve-ccnt nickel, and thinking | had
got two tirty-cent scrips and nickel.
thereby being twenty-five cents in
hastily stuffed the money into my vest
pocket lest the trader should discover his
mistake before got clear of his store.
An hour later, when | found l had only
received forty cents in change instead Of
the eighty was entitled to, went back
and the storekeeper would not make up
the difference, saying should have look
ed at my change before | left the store.
Some people will never learn that honesty
is the best policy and that storekeeper
is one of EN-.
Year: 1874

Pennsylvania Manufacturers Antict-


PATE Izartl Times rs the Result OF tho


Action OF the Next House OF Repre-


Scn1ativcS-


Speeai Dfspatch to The Chicago Tribune


P1TrsEUEG, Nov. 14-The Ledder of to-1nor-
row will contain interviews with nearly all the
iron manufacturers Of this city in regard to the
effect the recent Democratic victories will hare
on the iron trade generally in tho future. The
firms look darkIy at the prospects ahead. and as
se1s that the price Of iron is as low to-
day us it was in 1857 during the panic,
when labor WAS lower than it is now. They are
generally AFRAID the Democrats will push their
hard-money doctrine in the House this coming
spring. md should they do 70 it would play hob
with tho Hon-t1ade as at present established
The impression prevails that tie House will also
endeavor to push through their Frce~Trade doc
trines, but the Sonata will hold them in check
during the next four years. Tie hard money is
what they seriously afraid OF, aud should =
return to specie payments be resolved on tbs
manufacturers think it will bring many OF them
to ruin.
Year: 1874

Gail Hamilton, writing of children,
saws 81 should be sorry to say any
thing that might aid or abet our idle,
lax and worth ess American fathers and
mothers, But it is an indisputable fact
that children do take an immense deal
of spelling without permanent injury ii
there is good stock in them. Nature
seems to think moro of substance than
training, for she gives children not when
neople are wisest, but when they are
freshest and strongest. 1t is delightful
to see children always behaving with
nerFect propriety and politeness but il
they kick and cuff and scream and grab,
all is not lost. There is certain gov
ernor whom not having seen | love, be.
canse he sends word to his son that his
grandson is the best little fellow in the
V world if you do not thwart him, and
always obedient if you do not hurry
him about it. The baby in breeches
was standing by my chair, and clan
deslinely snatched kiss, whereupon mp
flew his chubby hand and gave me a
smart slap on the cheek. 1t was in my
heart to rotort with thump, but | re-
Trained, and by and by, when | whis-
pered. why did you strike me 2 he an
swered, innocently, Because you stole
a kiss Innocent as an angel, for it
was pure frolc, and no malice or rude
ness at all. But we expect to take lib
critics with children, and then have
them perfectly wise and aware of the
exact degree Of respect to be observed
toward ourselves"
Year: 1874




The defect, the fatal objection to all
southern immigration propositions, is
the failure to offer TO sell homesteads to
the farmers whom they seek to allure to
that country. There is no propositions
to allow the thrifty farmer an interest
in the soil. There is too much intell
gence in the world, even among the
working classes, to render any scheme
acceptable which does not coneede to
them an equal station with any and all
other classes. The European immigrant
comes to America to secure home for
himself and his posterity. Ii he IS ex,
pected to be merely a tenant, he viii
remain on the estates OF the European
aristocrat rather than become q tenant
on the lands of an American, Let the
south I'm people secure an influx OF
white immigration by Offering to sell
lands in parcels to suit, to immigrants,
on accommodating terms, and then show
the natural advantages of the country,
aud they will soon turn stream of I'M
migration in their direction. A few years
ago large number of Swedish aud Ger
Year: 1874

We trust the people of Herkimer, Jefferson,
and Lewis Counties will refuse to be repre-
sented in the Forty fourth Congress by any
Infatonst, but if they must choose an In
fationist we beg of them, for the credit of
the State, to return some other individual
than Clinton l.. Merriam. What are the
grounds of Mr.. Merriam's difficulty with Naval
Officer Latin we do not know or care. What
ever they are they cannot justify any advO-
cate of honest money in voting for third
term for Merriam, who voted at least ten
times. either for imitation or against PROPOSE
tions to keep the paper money down to its
Year: 1874

We have been expecting for several years
the crisis which came Oft on Tuesday last in
Chicago. A prominent politician having fallen
into the hands of an interviewing" reporter,
was goaded into thrashing, knocking down,
and otherwise maltreating his prosecutor Ex-
actly what pr0vOcatiOn the assalant may have
been suffering under at the instant we are not
informed, but we are quite ready to believe
that it was great, and we know that it had
been preceded by published report of an
interview with somebody else, in which the
angry politician was stigmatized as a thief.
The business of asking imperinent questions
has grown with alarming rapidity and reached


the most hideOus proportions. 1t is almost a
matter of course nowadays for young gen.
tlemen of the press, notebook in hand, to force
their way into a private citizens bedroom,
and ask what he thinks about the rumored
infideity of his wife, to request the privilege
of copying his love letters, to question him
touching his debts and his income or to in
Gure whether it is true that he has swindled the
Government. Nothing in domestic life, nothing
i'm personal character is sacred from what
journalists of a certain class complacently call


"rcportorial curiosity" The typical inter
viewer cannot tell the difference between inn
pertinence and enterprise, nor draw the line
between legitimate news and vulgar tatVe.
This tough skinned person, and his unscrupu-
lous employer, have done a great deal in these
latter days to mako journalism dsreputable
and teach well behaved reporters to blush f0y
Year: 1874

The election in Ohio to-day will have no
immediate bearing upon National politics, but
it involves nevertheless some questions Of
general interest The people of that State
will have an opportunity of deciding whether
municipal corporations shall hereafter have
the power TO tax Their citizens in order to
build railroads. and they will also pass upon
the principle of minority representation. The
vote on the question of allowing the Lcgisla-
tUre to license or prohibit the traffic in intoxi-
eating liquor will be of special interest in
view of the advanced position as a temperance
State taken by Ohio during the remarkable
Whisky Crusade of last Winter. The three
propositions above named will be voted upon
separately and there will also be a vote upon
an entirely new Constitution, which provides
for some important changes III the organic
law OF the State.
Year: 1874

1t i, possible that the reports of gold discoveries
by Gen. Clusters command NAV presently stimulate
a new gold fever among the adventurous classes in
the West. They need to bear in mind two or three
things. First of all. as Mr. Greeley used to put
it. statistics demonstrate that on the average
more money has been made in proportion to those
engaged in the work by men digging potatoes than
by men digging gold. Chen the country is covered
by Indian claims aud although these are not likely to
stand against determined invasion Of gold dggers
they are pretty certain to be wiped out only in a
good deal of blood Old gold miners have less faith
now in surface dggings, and it must be remem-
bered that only surface diggings will be pos
sible in the new region for some time to
come. And, finally, it is fortunate that the
new Eldorado appears to be attractive for other
sons than because of its gold If tho emigrants will
only take plows we'll picks the country will be
the better off for their movement
Year: 1874

The old question of military courtesy is per-
n,exinp the Democratic Committee. which is to
meet this week at Saratoga. Shall il wait for
the enemy to frei The advantage in wait
ing is that, in case the Administration people
sbould make an unexpected nomination, the Demo
Gratis might have the benefit of knowledge
of it in shaping their decision. The disad-
vantage of it Is. that it makes the cam
paign too short for safety. The Republicans
strained the point in that direction. The older
heads on the Democratic Committee are understood
TO believe that there is doubt about the Custom
house surrender to Dix, and it is probable there
FORE that they may decide to fix their Convention
week before that Of tho Republicans
Year: 1874

The citizens of Hartford are treating the
American Association for the Advancement of
Science with commendable hospitality in the
Xyav of excursions and invitations. At the
same time enough opportunity is given to the
Association to get through its scientific work
The recreation afforded by steamboat trip
down the Connecticut on Saturday proved a
grateful relief. We present our readers with
an abundant variety of papers on important
subjects read before the Association.
Year: 1874

Secretary Bristow did well in requiring the
xonng men of the Treasury Department who
are going to Europe on the business of the
Rothschilds syndicate. to resign their places
and look to the syndicate for compensation Tor
their services. There has been too much OF
this agreeable vacation duty at the expense OF
Year: 1874

The negroes in Georgetown County, South
Carolina, are still in a belligerent temper, ana
there is the inevitable call for United States
troops to preserve the peace. The call comes
from one of the legislators who melted the
riot. and who. panic-stricken by flesh wound,
fled the county, leaving gang OF his armea
partisans to guard the jail in which his rivai
is confined. Gen. Mcdowell rightly considers
the case one for the action OF the state
police, and much louder and very different
sort of call will be necessary to induce MN
to interfere.
Year: 1874

The optimism of some men is so strong as
TO make them utterly unconscious of pend
ing evil There is peculiar obtusenesS IN
this respect among the Royalists of France.
In the vague hope that their candidate may
eventually succeed to the throne, they persist
in maintaining state of political disorganlza-
ton which cannot benefit their cause, and
which may end in the restoration of the EN-
pire. The election of Bonapartist in the de-
partment of Calvados is very suggestive, and
may bring them to partial sense of their
danger.
Year: 1874

Gen. Custer is not only brave officer and
a successful explorer, but evidently discreet
soldier as we'll. AS our letter from the Ex-
petition shows the General and his very
respectable little army protected the inmates
of petty Indian village as carefully as if
they had been perSonages of State, and
treated the head of force of five Sioux with
as much consideration and kindness as If he
led a whole tribe in war-paint and feathers
No doubt there are surprises and decoys to
he looked out for, and Gen. Clusters con-
ciliatory bearing had frontier wisdom in it /;
but if every military commander had shown
himself as much an exponent of true peace
policy, the probability is that Indian troubles
would have been less frequent and less
bloody
Year: 1874

A curious mode of -fsh-hatching
is said to he followed in China.
Having collected the necessary
spawn from the waters edge, the
fishermen place a certain quantity
in an empty hen S egg. which is seal
ed up with wax and put untterla sit
ting hen. After some days they
break the egg and empty the fry
into the water we'll warmed by the
sun, and there nurse them until
they are sufficiently strong to be
turned into a lake or river.
Year: 1874

From the Springfield Republican.


The $1,000 carriage turns out to be
one never used by the department,
but wholly by the family Of Will
Jams. It's upholstered with rose-
colored silk, and has the family
monogram on the door. and not that
Of the Department of Justice.
Furthermore the driver and footman
are on public pay rolls.
Year: 1874

BASKET OF MOST BEAUTIFUL CUT. FLOWERS


was sent 10 our Office Yesterday by Mr. JOHN NOR
TON The well-known sfofiss, seorrer OF Main and


Reservoir streets The beauty OF The flowers, their
fragrance, and the taste displayed In The arrange
ment, made is an object Of praise from all who saw
Year: 1874

BEAUTIFY YOUR Rooms Fon THE HOLIDAYS.
And what will add more 10 Their adornment than a
basket OF beautiful cut Covers or plants In full
bloom, casting their fragrance into every nook and
corner Of the house? Go toMoHToN's and see his
Year: 1874

The men who had been on the alert for
Robert Parton at the entrance to the rs-
vine, in which the cabin was situated, did
not awaken until late in the morning upon
which the man whom theyhad been watch
ing and his companion had returned to the
village. They were somewhat surprised at
the quietness which Pervaded the ravine,
and as no visible signs Of the existence Of
any human being IN or near the old cabin
were apparent, they resolved to descend to
the place. This they did, and were
chagrined and surprised to observe that the
old cabin was empty, that their men had
escaped unperceived during the night. and
that the reward that they had expected to
Obtain for the capture of Robert
Parton had vanished. They did not sup
pose that their presence had been discov-
cred, but that Robert Parton and his com
panion, james Mayhem, had gone away 10
some other place Of concealment. They
felt convinced that all chances for q recap
ture were Of no avail, and they expressed
their dissatisfaction and chagrin by storm
Of invictive aud abuse upon the man who
had bafled them. There Vas nothing for
them to do but to control their anger, and
return to Paterson, and this they did.
Year: 1874

Well, We are beaten this time. sal,
one of the men.
ca. and badly too."


1t was folly for both Of us to sleep a
the same time" continued the other
One of us should have kept awake. Th'
worst of it is that we have no clue as TO tn,
whereabouts Of the men. Come let N
trudge on. We may find them On tbs
way to the village"
They went on their eagerness to over
take their escaped man, causing them Il
| exert an unusual degree Of speed. 1t wa
not until about noon that they reached the
| town
A scene Of the widest commotion
around the courthouse met their view
They hastened forward, and were soon
pressing their way throng the assemblsge
to the courtroom which was crowded to
its utmost capacity.


What is it2" queried one of the men. =


Robert Partonr


WHAT He has been recaptured r.


mo, he has delivered himself up, and
his counsel is now applying for a new
trial.


The two men exchanged looks signi6
cantly.


" Then he gave himself up voluntari-
Tyr


Yes"


And he is on trial now y


Yes"


They pressed forward and listened


In the prisoners dock was Robert Par
ton, while in the courtroom around him
was the judge, jury and witnesses. The
counsel for the defence was endeavoring to
secure for him new trial, and as he sat
down the Judge said


The new trial is granted. The court
will adjourn until this afternoon, to again
resume the case in court.


There was rush for the door, the
throng were dispersed, the prisoner was
re-conveyed to his cell, and the judge and
jury retired. The two men who had Just
arrived from their fruitless chase after the
man who had voluntarily delivered him
self up awaited the arrival Of Edwin
Amory, who soon emerged from the court
room. They approached him and drew
him aside


: Well T. he said.


: You want us this afternoon 4"


= Yes


: We will be ready to testify then, you
can depend upon rs


To BIZ CONTINUED.
Year: 1874

Ii was indeed true. The young me
chanic resolved soreturn and meet his enc
mics. He knew that he was no more pre-
pared for fair defence in the presence of
bought-up and prejudiced jury than he
had been before, but the news which May
hew had brought him concerning the con-


spiracy between Edwin Amory and the
two men of the village led him to deter
mine that he had better return before
some new plot against him was developed.


He would either vindicate himself or be-
come an innocent prisoner Of the State.


The stigma Of guilt was upon him. To re-
move Il he boldly resolved 10 return to the
village and trust to Providence for the rest.
Mayhew did not entirely approve of his
decision, yet deep thought in his mind
indicsted itself in his eyes, and il was evi-
| dent that no had some Important and new
project under confederation sl
81 think that / could mot act in any
other way than do, " said Robert, after ?