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Year: 1874

To the Editor Of NeaUs An outsi-
der, who does not wish to intrude his
opinion or pretend to dictate to the
good people of the Ninth Congressional
District, cannot refrain from saying in
behalf of the present honorable and
honest member, that a more indus


trious. energetic and attentive member
has never occupied a seat in the House
Of Representatives. Gen. Rees T. Bow
Ell is a Virginia gentleman of the old
school. frank and open, courteous and
chivalrous, always in his place and
looking after the interests Of his con-
stituents; has failed to attend session
of the House once during the present
sussion; he is the soul of honor and
aboYe suspicion. VIRGINIAN.
Year: 1874

No homel What misfortune. How
sad the thought! There are thousands


who know nothing Of the blessed in
huenCe CT comfortable homes, merely
because of n want Of thrift, or from dis
sipated habits. Youth spent in frivO-
l0us amusements and GcmOraliZing as
sociaIiOn. leaving them at middle age,
when the physical intellectual man
should be in its greatest vigor, euer-
waited and without one laudable ambi-
ton. Friends long since lost, conf
dence gone, and nothing to look to in
old age bat q mere liberation in the
community where they should be or
naments. No nome to fly to when
wearied with the struggles incident to
life, no wife to cheer them in their de-
spondency; EO children to amuse
them; and no virtuOus household to
give Zest to the joys of life. All is
blank, and there is no hope or succOr
except that which is given out by the
hands of private and public characters.
When the family of the industrious
and sober citizen gather around the
cheerful fire Of winter day, the home
less man is seeking a shelter in the
cells Of station-Eouse, or begging for
a nights rest in the out buildings Of
one who started III life at the same
time with no greater advantages;
honesty and industry built up that
home, while dissipation destroyed the
other,
Year: 1874

master of the first four rules of ar;th>
metic, SO as to dispose of at once.
with accuracy, every question of fig
ures which comes up in practice-T
call this g good education. And if
you add the ability.to write pure
grammatical English, I regard it as
an excellent education. These are
the tools. You can do much with
them, bat You are hopeless without
them. They are the foundation and
unless you begin with these, all your
aashy attainments, little geology.
and all other oIOgIes and osophies,
are obstentatious rubbish.
Year: 1874

self before the House aud the coun-
try in the attitude he had assumed
to-day. His speech had led him tMr.
Parker to the belief that there must
be ranking somewhere in the gen.
tleman'S breast, and a prejudice
against these "Little Sisters" because
of their religious faith. He himself
was not Catholic and not much of
Protestant (laughter)-b he would
call the attention of the House, and
the attention especially of the gen
tleman Mr.. Garfeld) who led divi-
sion of the army during the war, to
the fact that when these Catholic
nuns we're on the battlefield gathering
up the wounded and the dying, and
bringing consolation to their minds,
and when they knelt before the dying
no one stopped to enquire what their
religious faith was. The white bon
neted nun was seen carrying consola-
tiOn to the gallant soldiers of the re-
pnbiic on every battlefield, and now
a refusal to give them this small a d
must be based on religious prejudice
alone.


Mr.. BUTLER Mass recalled the
fact that when in New Orleans hum
dreds Of his command were dying of
fever and the malaria of the swamps,
they were cared for by the Sisters of
Charity, and the question what their
faith was had never been asked
The only question asked was were
they sick and dying and then they
were taken into the Hospital Of the
Sisters of Charity. and treated as
carefully and as well as if they had
been of their faith. Hc would cut
of his right hand before he would
strike down this appropriation from
any religious prejudice against the
Catholic faith.


The amendment was concurred in
by 1Ol to 20.
Year: 1874

The soundings with reference to a
bed for the cable to Japan reveal 4
rather different condition of affairs be-
tween Honolulu and Yokohama from
that which has hitherto been found
characteristic of the bottom of the Pa
cific Ocean. The letter on our third
page describes at least six mountain
peaks OF. ridges that Intervene between
those points, five being submarine and
one reaching the surface. These noun
taiDs are from live To twelve thousand
feet in height from the rest of the bed,
which is a very level plain. The sum
mits of these activities are covered
with coral and lava, which are 50 hard
Year: 1874

MINISTER TO CHINA.-The Senate has
confined the appointment of B. p. Avery
as Minister to China, to succeed Ex Gov
ernor Low. We question if any appoint
ment which President Grant could have
made would prove more acceptable than
this. Mr.. Avery, though we'll known to
the people of California and the Pacific
Coast, is not politician in any sense of
the word, the only time when he was be-


fore the people as candidate, having
been in 1861, when he was elected State
Printer. He is the present editor of the
Overland Monthly, which, under his
care is regaining its former merited pop
ularity. In treating the delicate ques-
tions which will present themselves in
the diplomatic relations between our gov
ernment and that of China, Mr.. Avery
will bring to the question of Chinese i'm
migration and the manner in which it is
viewed by our people, better knowledge
derived from observation than almost any
other man whom we could name. The
Chinese problem is one which is destined
ere many years, to attract the attention of
statesmen in degree which its impor-
tance demands, and we are glad that our
next representative at the Court of Pc
kin will be one whose understanding OF
the subject will be based upon the person
al observations made during twenty
years residence in the State which has
suffered most, and has the most to fear
from an irruption of the Asiatic hordes.
Year: 1874

At a recent land slide on the line of
the North Bloomfield ditch of Nevada
county, the whole hillside, for the length
of several hundred feet, went down into
the canyon below, carrying everything
before it. The debris filled the ravine up
to hight Of sixty feet. Sugar pine
trees, eight feet in diameter, were forced
along with the soil.
Year: 1874

THE Chico Grangers, at their last
meeting, resolved that land monopoly is
the chief evil Of the times, and as one
means of breaking it up they favor
equal taxation "and to that end have
chosen committee to meet with the
County Board Of Equalization to see that
the large ranches are properly assessed ;
and they call on their brother Grangers
of other counties to do likewise.
Year: 1874

CONGRESSMAN Page has introduced
bill to repeal the Act of Congress fixing
the time for the election OF California
Congressman, and leaving the time sub
ject to the statute of California. This will
throw this years Congressional over till
next years general election, and save a
big bill.
Year: 1874

The following letter to a Congressional
inflationist hits the nail on the head: ~
see you are in favor of more money.
have few dollars in my pocket that ]
should like to have inflated. l have alsc
some debts that l should like to have
contracted. If you gentlemen in Con
gress will manage to literally increas,
the one and decrease the other, think
can come out about even.
Year: 1874

CONGRESS proposes to make the Union
Pacific Railroad Company operate the
bridge across the Missouri river at Oma-
ha, as a part of its continuous line OF
road, and thus prevent the extra charge
that is now exacted for crossing the river.
Year: 1874

SANTA ANA has returned to Mexico,
and is in want. If the museum mana
gers throughout the country who have
his wooden leg on exhibition will return
it, he will be able to establish a wood
nrl
Year: 1874




Prom the New Orleans Times, March 21.
Within the past day or two, middle-
aged lady from Tennessee called at the
Charity Hospital to be treated for
most extraordinary affection. She in
sists that she has live snake in her
stomach, and believes it be not less
than three. fingers combined In thick
ness. The lady lis tail, and of lean
and cadayerous appearance. Her COM
plexion is clear, and her whole appear
ance does not bear the slightest sign of
dissipation. 6 r.
She insists that she can feel the rep
tile twisting and turning IN her stom-
ach; thatit consumes all, or the greater
part of her food, and thus keeps her In
a lean and lank condition, causing
great weakness and debility.
The story OF her sufferings is
pitiable In the extreme When par
taking of food she says the snake
moves about, and manifests its like and
dislike of the food, according es it is
palatable or otherwise to its taste. At
times she says 1t COOS and creaks, and
sometimes lies coiled up as if IN tor
pid condition, and then again viii rise
and crawl up In her throat until it
touches the roof of her mouth Often
times she is attacked with severe
cramps, which come upon her chiefly
at night when she Is asleep, the pain
being so great as to cause her to fall
out of bed.


Her visit to the hospital was to in
woke the aid of DIR. Smythe, whom
she was unable to see ON account Of
his present severe illness, being
fully. persuaded that her afaiction
is really as described, although
DR.. Berthelot had. told her she
was mistaken So welded is she to her
snake diagnosis that she expresses the
wish that after her death her stomach
may be opened in order that the medi-
cal profession may have an opportunity
to examine and satisfy themselves of
the truth of her assertions.


This lady at least has the appearance
of being rational, thers being no ab-
surdity IN her dress, manner or specch,
except In the snake conceit, which af-
f1icts her. Gases Of this kind are far
from being unknown. The hallucina-
ton is sometimes incidental to hyste-
RIGS, and cases are on record where
women lahoring under it have been
effectuallY cured by giving them a Sc
we're emetic and throwing live snake
into the bowl into which they had vom-
tied,
Year: 1874

Recent events have given rise to a
fresh discussion of the relations Of
clergymen to women, some of which
have been wise and some widely 9TH
erwise. 1t is supposed by many that
the pastor is a man peculiarly sub
jected to temptations to unchaste
Conversation" with the female mem
bers Of his flock. It is undoubtedly
and delightfully."- true that popular
preacher is the object Of genuine af-
fection and admiration to the women
who sit under his ministry. A true
woman respects brains and COM
manding masculine nature; but if
there is any one thing which she
naturally chooses to hide from her
pastor it is her own temptations-if
she has any-to illicit qualifications
She naturally desires to appear we'll
to him upon his own ground Of Chris
tian purity. To exposeherself to his
contempt or condemnation would be
forbidden by all her pretentions, pro-
fessions, and natural instincts. A bad
woman might undertake to atone for,
or to cover up, her outside peccadillos
by the most friendly and considerate
treatment of her pastor, but she would
not naturally take him for her vic
tim. 1t is precisely with this man
that she wis hes to appear at her best.
Any man with the slightest knowl-
edge Of human nature can see that
her selfish as we'll as her Christian in
terests are against any exhibitions Of
immodest and unchaste desires in the
presence of her spiritual teacher.


AS a class, the Christian ministers
of the country are the purest men we
have. We believe they average bet
ter than the Apostles did at the first.
Jesus, in his little company Of twelve,
found one that was a devil. The
world has improved until, we believe,
there is not more than one devil in a


hundred. In any scandal connected
with the name Of clergyman and a
female member of his flock, the prob
abilities are all and always in favor Of
innocence. The man of the world who
keeps his mistress, the sensualist who
does not believe in the purity Of any
man, the great community Of scamps
and scalawags> n-o always ready to
believe anything rejecting upon a
clergyman's chastity. 1t only re-
mains for clergymen themselves to be
careful to avoid the appearance of
evil. Nothing can be more sure and
terrible than their punishment when
guilty of prostituting their Office, and
nothing is so valuable to them as an
unsullied name. To preserve this, no
painstaking can be too fatiguing, no
selfdenial too expensive, no wedding
out Of all untoward associations too
exacting-Dr. j. G. Holland, in Scrib-
7ler,
Year: 1874

Col. John Cochrane, Master or State
Grange P. Of Ii has issued circular
address to the grangers of Wisconsin,
calling upon them to support only such
men for the Legislature this fall as art
committed against the repeal of the Pol
ter railroad law. 1t is a clear, logica.
document, and is entitled to the con
sideration not only of the Patrons of
husbandry and al farmers, but of bus
mess and professional men; in fact Of
all citizens, 1t closes with this:


"Right here is the issue: Is legis-
lation to be in the interests of the peo-
pie at large, or is it TO be made subser-
Went to the behests of the managers of
oaganized capital. Are the people
through their representatives to control
the management of these corporations
or are the managers of these corpora
tons to control the people by control
ling their representatives.. The con


test is upon us now.


Patrons We cannot afford to be in
different; "another time" will be too
late. Not only the present but our fu-
ture is at stake upon this issue. We
want railroads, they have become a
public necessity, but better that every
railroad charter be reclaimed, and every
rail be moved out of the State than
that labor should submit to be taxed at
the will and greed Of railroad managers.
The Executive Committee have already
warned you that every effort will be
made by railroad managers to control
your next Legislature for their own in-
terests. They boldly announce such to
be their intention, and they will pre-
vent if they can any interference with
their assumed prerogatives. In this
contest our interests are not their inter-
ests. They cry for the repeal of the
"Potter Law" Let us demand of our
representatives that not only the
provisions of control already secured be
retained, but that such additional de-
tailed Legislation be had in this direct
ion as will provide that the land
grants. gifts, aids and earnings
Of these roads are not diverted
by the various modes which are now
we'll understood, from the treasury of
company to the pockets of those who
manage it and their friends, and thus
fictitious showing made of the real
cost and earnings"
Year: 1874

The MILFORD BANK ROBBERY
Boston, October 20.-Further inves-
tigat1ons show that the securities taken
from the Souhegan National Bank, at
Milford. N. H., will amount to almost
100000.


Professionals undoubtedly planned
the robbery in advance. The Cashier,
Sawyer, has long been in the habit of
leaving the key of the bank in possess
sion of the Postmaster Of the town,
whose Office is about quarter of mile
from the residence of Sawyer. This
precaution was taken by the latter in
order to guard against such a scheme
as that followed out by the robbers.
The parties engaged in the robbery
seemed to be we'll aware of the DISPOSE
ton of the keys, and after placing
cord around Sawyer's neck oprevent an
ontcry, forced him to accompany them
by threatening to kill his babe in case
he did not comply with their demands.
Arriving at the Post Office, the robbers
effected an entrance by removing pane
of glass with a diamond, and the keys
of the bank were soon in their posses
sion.
Year: 1874

We are glad to see SO many of the
honest Republicans who went over to
the Liberal party coming back into the
ranks again-satisfed that they cannot
feel cat home" outside of the Repub-
lican party. 1t is their true place, and
nothing in political life could be more
sad than to see men who have stood in
the ranks of the party during all it,
dreadful struggles with treason aud
slavery, who had shared and aided In
Its triumphs, and who have helped in
demonstrating the greatnes of its mis-
sion, retiring from it before that mis-
sion was completed. Now they come
back and find the party steadily pursu-
Ing It's 9rahd work-scorniDg to waste
that strength and influence which they
owe the country IN vain councils with
the enemy. We welcome them back
believing that they will now be more
steadfaSt than ever to the true political
faith.


We are especially glad to see Thom-
as q Alvord, of Syracuse back among
his old friends, and preparing to serve
the Republican party in the next AS
sembly. "Old Salt" is power in
the Legislature and no matter with
what party he goes he is sure to carry
his district with him. Then there are
many others we might name-as Frank
Hlscock, ex Speaker Younglove, and
George Il. Stewart, now member of
the State Central Committe and we
might add the names Of Liberals ia our
own county-good men and true, who
went out of the party not in the hope
OF personal gain, but because they be-


ieved that the mission Of Republican
ism was ended. Having become unde-
ceived, and satisfied that the true place
to begin the work of reform when re-
form is needed) is within the ranks of
the party, and not by joining few
factious aud disappointed malcontents.
they come back to lend a hand to the
work that will never be finished until
peace is restored to the South and the
rule of incorruptible honesty is estab-
lished in the State and nation. These
men represent thousands of the rank aad
file, and in fact all the true and honest
men from the Republican party who
once took refuge in the Liberal CAMP.
Before election time, Liberalism will be
reduced to the few played-out political
hacks like Dorsheimer and Littlejohn,
who assail the Republican party with
ilnpotent wrath because it did not give
them all the Offices they demanded.-
Lyon (N - Republican.
Year: 1874

Subscribers finding an Y following their names m
will understand that the ~ term for which they
have paid their subscriptions will expire with the
+ha nanar viii be discontinued This rule applies to
all, ALL and is adopted not because we are afraid to to
trust our subscribers but because it Is found TO oe
the plan most satisfactoryto the general SUBSCRIBER
and more convenient for us.


Postmasters are authorized to act as oar agents,
retaining commission of 12fper cent.-or 70 cents
for each yearly subscription. -
Year: 1874

Every man in the two boats knew that
the real struggle was to come between the TWO
bridges Past Chiswick and along Corney
Reach every real race have seen has been
won and lost. The wind and the waves came at inc
beginning of this struggle to the help OF Oxford'
and az Way spurted, Cambridge came back TO hia


in a fashion that astOnished u.s. The lead OF the
Light Blues was gone almost in moment In
another moment the Dark Blues led. speak OF the
change upon the impression it leaves, and win us
time passed rapidly, for were not entirely cool
Really, this change the work OF some nVe
minutes Of as hard rowing as 1 ever saw. 10 was
not till Chiswick Eyot had been passed that iOxford
actually headed Cambridge, and they never 1
think more than a quarter Of length ahead that
is, there was brief space of time during which tho
bow of Cambridge was about level with the bow
oar of Oxford. In the midst Of this terrible work
both crews held together remarkably well. Cam
bridge did not row shOrt-though there are people
who will swear she dId--and Oxford did not become
ragged The rowing was not faultless in either
boat, but in both it was of most creditable kind.


From Hammersmith to Barnes the race might be
described as a succession of desperate spuTts were
il not that, through all that weary distance, the
effort of neither could be thought to relax or
recommence The stroke varied little; Oxford
about 35 Cambridge 81 or 80, all through to Barnes
Wnen Ox1Ord actually led past the Eyot tue chahgo
was so surprising that ordinarily self possessed
suddenly became that the over, that
Cambridge had lost in the old way by too quick a
stroke and that the old long, slow stroke returning
at last to its Oxford inventors had rowed the Light
Blue down. The shouts from the friends Of Oxford
were frantic-not few of them from cur steamer
and heard more than one rowing man whose judg-
ment is usually worth something exclaim, It's all
overw But it was not. The Oxford lead had been
gained by a miracle, by help from ont
side the boat in part. by efforts inside
which could not be kept up. Slowly the
Light Blue crept up again. Inch by inch they gained
till the two bows more level; then gained
more rapidly; then. as smoother water was reached
and the bend of the aided them, gained faster
finally quarter of mile below Barnes Bridge went
clean away from Oxford; and then, in truth 1t was
all One of the most gallant struggles ever made
had failed another, not more gallant had succeeded
Above Barnes, Cambridge went rapidly away from
their now hopelessly beaten but still brayely con-
tending opponents and passed the judges boat about
three lengths and half i'll advance. The time was
as follows:
Year: 1874

The race was slow but that no test of the real
merits of the crews, both of which reached the end
having done all they could, and Oxford
thoroughly exhausted. Last years time was 10 min.
- sec. But this race was rowed on the last OF
sluggish neap tide and the end of against the ebb
and the wind was head wind for great part OF
the distance. must not close without saying that
Rhodes's stroke and perhaps even more his judg-
ment and generslship, were worthy of Goldie HIM
self, and there could not be much higher praise.


@. w, q.
Year: 1874

A few Of the Oranges have resolved
as far as possible to require their mem
bers to settle difficulties without re-
course to law. This is to say they
expect differences to be talked over and
if possible arranged. Ooly when all
friendly overture5 have been tried and
proven insufficient, will fellow Patrons
be justified in going to law. This ls
ail right, and as it should be. No
Christian man, no good citizen, nor
political economist will object to this
course. But when it is charged be-
cause the Grange recommends this
course that it is their purpose to do
without lawyers, and to be their own
doctors and preachers, We are inclined
to think that the opponents OF the Order
are forced to draw from q distance fol
their objections to the Order.-Amert'
lean Patron.
Year: 1874

The wool market has just fairly
opeued in this place with but little COM
petition. Forty-fye cents is about the
ruling figure. We have noticed sever
al clips coming in which were disposed
OF at the above price We notice from
exchanges that wool is selling from
IS TO 81 cents in the East, and We are
OF the opinion that it will bring SO cents
here before long. Our farmers gener,
ally seem willing to sell for that price
Some Of our farmers have been offered
4S to so cents for best clips Of WOOL
Carroll Free Pre5s.
Year: 1874

The winter Ia TO many the most enjoyable season
OF the year, bringing with It's snow Ice and cold the
accompanying pastimes OF sleishing. skating aud
dancing. The latter amusement mas already been
inaugurated. and from now until the emo OF March
hardly an evening will pass without a BAH At one
OF the many dancing halls IN the city. Dancing Is
verv popular recreation and can be INDUCED in
at oil prices In proportion to the position and
purse OF Its patron The Charity Ball. the infant
Asylum. the Twenty-sec0nd Regiment the Lieder-
kranz, the Orphan, the Cercle dc rHaImonie ana
other balls given at the Academy Of Music are all a
little expensive when gentleman takes unon
himself 70 escort lady. For instance, IL a Young
gentleman is anxious to do the correct thing to a
young lady acquaintance whom he has invited to
accompany him to the Charity ball, he win ana
$40 or $50 q good thing to have In his pocket.
There are nnumeraDic little expenses attending
fashionable reunions that. added together, make
considerable hole In halt century. The folio wing
bill OF items viii probably cover the expenditure
nj the AVnNinr.-