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Year: 1867

the City Money.


We publish to-day remarkable letter from
Chamberlain Sweeny, in which he pledges
himself to be contented with his salary,
amounting, we believe to twenty-three thou
sand dollars year, and to relinquish all the
interest on the city deposits. which has hitherto
been pocketed by his predecessors or used as
o sort Of "ring" sinking fund, amounting to
some two hundred thousand dollars q year.
This is decidedly patriotic on the part Of the
Chamberlain, and tho example might be pro-
ftably followed by all other pu0lic officers,
State and municipal. Chamberlain Sweeny
Is now at the beginning of his term. We shall
look with curiosity to the balance at the close
Of his Grst year of Office, to see how much is
actually realized by the city for interest on the
deposits. According to his own account, now
placed on record, 1t should not be short Of
$l93,0O0, which will be quite an item for the
Taxpayers We shall insist upon this full
compromises with any Of the banks by which
few thousands can be laid aside for tho poll.
tical sinking fund, from which radical organs
or "ring " mayors can derive any consolation.
Chamberlain Sweeny generously ioregoes his
interest, amounting to at least ono hundred
and ninety-three thousand dollars q year !;
let him see to it that the city derives the
full benefit Of his libcrality. The banks should
at least pay as much to the city for the use Of
the money as they have hitherto paid to indi-
viduals
Year: 1867

President of the Board was much 10 be censured
in sitting in bis chair with a loaded revolver IN
his pocket; that Councilman Long departed very
much from the dignity OF his official position by
throwing an inkstand at his presiding officer.


He (the Mayor, hoped the parties would
settle their differences between themselves, else
he would have to hold them in bonds to keep
the peace. After pledge from Mr.. Long and
President Brnkman that there would be no
further trouble between them the Mayor dis
charged them both on their own recognizances.
Thus the matter stands. From what our
reporter has heard, IL is fair to presume the
Board of Councilmen VIII do no business this
year, unless the present President resigns his
posifion.-Ne,p York Word of to.ddu.
Year: 1867

A bill providing for the confeder
alton of the British American Provinces
enacts that the Confederation shall be
styled Kingdom" 1t then as care
fully enacts that this "Kingdom" sha'
be governed by a Governor General
A kingdom without king is somewhat
of an anomaly. 1t is true Ireland wa:
kingdom, long after it ceased to have
king, but the title had meaning be-
cause it had once been a kingdom in
fact as well as in name--in fact having
many kingdoms within its borders. But
Canada never had special royalty OF
Its own, and there is no provision in the
bill that it ever shall have II is still
to be dependency on the crown Of
Great Britain, governed by an officer
in whose selection the people of Canada
have no choice.


The "Kingdom" of Canada is a
greater farce than the Empire" Of
Mexico. The latter has nominal
Emperor, who pretends to Imperial
power although he may not be able to
maintain his pretensions. The "King-
dom"has nothing that can be construct
ed into the sem mblance Of regal dignity.
How long will the throne remain until
led' Or, rather, how long before the
Canadians will be disgusted with the
regal farce, and convert their nominal
"Kingdom" into an actual Republic p
Cleveland Herald
Year: 1867

!


The following will amuse almost an,
one who takes the trouble and spare
the time to read it through: -


There was once certain King, who
like many Eastern Kings, was very font
of hearing stosies told. To the amuse
ment he gave up all his time. but yei
be was never satisfied. The exertion.
of his coutiers were all in vain He al
last made a proclamation that if any
man should tell him story that shoulc
last forever, he would certainly make
him his heir and give him the princess,
his daughter, in marriage, but if any
one should pretend he had such story
and should fail, that is if the story
should come to an end-he was to have
his head cut off.


For such price as a beautiful prin,
cess and a kingdom, many candidates
appeared, and dreadful long storie:
some of them told. Some of them
lasted week, some a month
land some Six mouths Poor fell


ows, they all spun them out as long as
they possibly could, but all in van.
Sooner or later they all came to an end,
and one after another the unlucky sto-
ry-tellers had their heads chopped off.
AT last came man who said that he
had a story that would last forever, if
his majesty would be pleased to give
him trial He warned him of bis dan
ger; they told him how many others
had tried and lost their heads, but he
said he was not afraid; and SO he was
brought before the king. He was a
man of very composed and deliberate
way of speaking, and, after making all
necessary stipulations for his eating and
sleeping, he thus began:


Oh, King, there was once q king
who was great tyrant; and desiring
to increase his riches, he seized upon
the corn in his kingdom, and put it in
an immense granary, which was built
on purpose, as high as a mountain.
This he did for several years until the
granary was quite full to the top. He
then stopped the doors and windows on
all sides. But the bricklayers had, by
accident, left a very small hole near the
top of the granary, and there came a
flight Of locstus and tried to get at the
corn, but the hole was so small that
only one locust could pass through at a
time. So one locust went in and car
ried off one grain OF corn, and then
another locust went in and carried off
another grain Of corn, and then another
locust went in and carried off another
grain Of corn.


He had gone on thus from morning
till night Except when he was engaged
at his meals) for about month, when
the King began TO be rather tired with
his locusts, and interrupted his story
with:


"Well, well, we have heard enough
Of the locusts, we will suppose they
helped themselves to all the corn they
wanted. Tell us what happened after
wards.


To which the story teller answered
deliberately: "Lfit pleases your Nj .jesty,
d i, impossible unless / tell what
first"


And then he went on: Sand then
another locust went in aud carried off
another grain of c'rn, and then another
ocust went in and carried OF another
grain of corn, and then another locust
weut in and carried off another grain Of
,orn, and then another locust went in
md carried off another grain of corn,
md then another locust went in and
,arried off another grain of corn


The King listened with unconquer-
.ble patience for six months more, when
Year: 1867

On Tuesday evening a scene of a
somewhat unusual character occurred
in the Methodist Episcopal Church,
Allegheny, Pa An evening meeting
was in progress there, and in attendance
were two women occupying the same
pew. One of them suddenly recogniz-
ed in the other person with whom
she had accused her husband of having
improper intimacy. She determined to
have distinct understanding about the
matter there and then, and commenced
her accusations against the other in an
audible whisper. The responses were
equally vehement and at last the COL
versation became so vigorous as to dis
turb the service and attract the atten-
ton of all present Shortly all attempts
to subdue their voices ceased, and the
wordy war waged unrestrained. AT
length the opponents took position in


the aisle, aud commenced vigorous


hand-to-hand fight scratching, pulling
hair, and clapper-clawing generally. At
last they were separated, and put out of
the church.-ROehester (N T. Union.
Year: 1867

ANDY ON IcE.-Andy Johnson was
invited to be present at the opening of
new skating pond in Washington, the
other day. Strange to say, he didn't
make q speech telling the skaters that
he had done more for them than any
other man ne ever knew; that he had
been in favor of skating all his life; and
that if he might be pardOned little
factitiousness he was big thing on ice
on the present occasion.
Year: 1867

An experienced breeder in sheep says
that number Of sheep 10 any flock wearing
bells, will keep away dogs,


A bee tanner at the Michigan State Fair,
using some chemical compound, with his
head and shoulders constantly covered with
bees, harangued crowd and created quite
a sensation. Timid people gave him wide
berth.


One COW which will give twice as much
milk and make twice as much butter as an
other, is worth more than twice as much
money as a COW, because she will not eat
twice as much food nor require twice as
much care.


Two great lacks in agriculture, as it is
ordinarily practiced, are information and
carefulness The most pressing and imme-
date deficiency is in the latter, the remedy
of which cannot be too strongly enforced
upon the attention of farmers and cultivators
everywhere. Heedfulness may take sure
step towards success; negligence walks slip
shod to poverty.


EDglshmen are never tired of Dragging
over their Stiton and Wiltshire cheese
there is nothing like it. Very likely,
as hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of
it comes into London every year from
Westchester county, N. Y, and after being
fraudulently labeled and stamped, it is all
right for home consumption or export
John Bull can eat cheese, but it takes
Americans to make it as it ought to be
made.


We believe it is a settled fact in cou phys
ioloGy, that where heifer and a bull are
both twins, the heifer will seldom, if ever,
breed. They are called "free martins" "
But here is one that will give milk, if she
does not breed: Mr.. Edward Henshaw, Of
West Waterville, has heifer which was a
twin calf with bull He works her with
her steer mate. She never had calf, but
she has given milk a year-gives now eight
quarts per day. She is now three years old.
-Iudine Farmer.


A funny story comes to US that learned
agricultural society, which holds its meetA
ings not hundred miles from New York,
recently discussed the question Of how fax
grew. However, one rash person denied
that the seed of the growing plant remained
under ground-all the rest of the crowd
said it did. Nothing like proof Seeing
is believing Experiment does ii" as Mr..
Squeers affirmed most justly. So a goblet
was produced, some seed sent for, and, with
the aid of some dirt, little glass garden
fixed up And the agriculturists adjourned.
On reassembling some days after, 10! the
little blades peeped forth, each bearing on
its summit the source of its life, and the wise
teachers of farming found to their surprise
that growing fax carried its seed up with
it and bore it at the top as proudly as any
young bean that ever first saw the light OF
day. Some day We understand these same
notables intend to debate the "Characteris>
tics of Punkins and Squashes, and how TO
tell t'other from which, especially with
reference to prize strawberries, how to sepa-
rate grapes from thorns, and the influence
of dairy produce upon American social
life.'-N Y. Times.
Year: 1867

LEMON CREAM.-Take a pint of thick
cream and put it to the yolks of two eggs
well beaten, four ounces of fine sugar, and
the thin rind of lemon boil it up; then
stir it till almost cold; put the juice OF
lemon in dish or bowl, and put the cream
upon it, stirring it till quito cold.
Year: 1867

LEMON HoNEYCoMB.-Sweeten the juice
Of a lemon to taste, and pour it into the
dish you serve it in; mix the white of an
egg that is beaten with pint of rich cream
and little sugar; whisk it, and as the froth
rises put it on the lemon juice. Do it the
day before you wish to use it.
Year: 1867

GINGER SNAPs.-One pint Of molasses
one teaspoonful of saeratus, half a teacup of
ginger, butter size of an egg, -four enough
to make it roll very thin. Cut the cakes
with q tin ring and bake quickly.
Year: 1867

EFFECT OF BAD SEED.-How slight a
thing will sometiu es have a serious effect.
For instance, the farmer prepares large
field of corn, plants it with bad seed, as is
so often done, and the labor is all for moths
ing He has to plant over, and then be
will get late crop; the drought will affect
it, and sometimes the frost. If a third plant~
ing is necessary, as is sometimes the case,
the matter is sill worse. With wheat and
the other grains, the crop is generally q
failure. Planted at the right time re-sow-
ing must be too late, and thus defeats the
whole crop Now, with little care good
seed may be had,-and then all this evil
will be avoided. Is it not sheer carelessness?
We cannot be too careful in getting ripe,
sound, h, althy seed -RuraI World.
Year: 1867

TRANsPLANTIEG TREEs.-An exchange
furnishes the following advice, which it
recommends to those persons who have oc>
casion to transplant trees: "In taking up a
tree, it should be so marked so as to secure
its setting out in the same position. Thus
the north side may be marked with chalk
before work is commenced. Ifthe side which
has been exposed to the north is turned to


ward the south, the heat of the sun is too
great, and it dries up and loses its vitality.
Year: 1867

l6r A Cincinnati paper says Col.
Longs infant daughter was riding in
its baby carriage. along the brink of a
precipice so feet high, at the Cincinn ati
Furnace, on Thursday, when the nurse
left it for moment A gust of wind
came along and forced the vehicle, with
its baby occupant, over the fearful hight,
when strange to say, it was found unhurt
and the child uninjured.
Year: 1867

2GS- Some Radical sheet nominates
Stanton for President, and the ST. Louis
Republican wants to know in advance
whether he will claim the privilege of
appointing his own Secretary Of War,
and whether in such an event his party
would sustain him. What radical paper
must be so far in the backwoods as not
to have heard that Stanton was dead
We are looking for his obituary from
some Radical who is better posted
Year: 1867

a@- The Hernando Miss Press says
a negro woman, of that place, who had
got tired of her precious charge, killed
her child, eighteen months old, a few
days ago, by knocking its brains out and
then throwing the body in hole of water.
Year: 1867

nea- The key business is said to be
lively in Boston since the closing Of the
saloons and the establishment Of club
rooms in their stead. Often five hundred
keys are nov ordered for q single door.
Year: 1867

On Monday evening, about o'clock, 6 fire broke out in the office of Dr. Ensign, caused by the bursting of lamp. The Doctor and wife had left the house for the evening, leaving small lamp burning in the office It is supposed that the chim ney first broke, which caused the lamp to explode. Near the lamp was bottle oi alcohol, which in coming iii contact with the fire, also exploded, setting fire to the room. The alarm was given by s domestic living in the family, and the fire was soon extinguished, doing but small damage to the building
Year: 1867

savor of the dogmas of Calhoun rather than of the common-senssUnion which has prevailed during and since the. war. II Congress shrinks from the most sensible mode, that of @ carefully limited territori al government, then military authority is the safest substitute. Despotic as this is, by nature. it is not irresponsible, and is necessarily temporary; whereas . State government, seven-eighths confederate or seven-eighths negro, would De an uncon- trolled tyranny, yet. being republican in form, it might survive to curse generations unborn.

 What seems now most needed is, in short, that steady, irresistible, national authority, which no man will dare dispute; and when the tree of liberty. So lately transplanted into Southern soil, shall have taken firm root, and both Confederate and Unionist shall have learned that they cannot cut each others throats with impunity. then and not before. can we safely give up the whole local government of the South to the whole Southern people, confident that no man. with the protection of the ballot, will be in serious danger of oppression.
Year: 1867

The Congressional Nomination

 So clearly has the propriety of our par ty course been justified by events, and by an overwhelming verdict of the people, that Union victory in this Congressional district can undoubtedly be won, even now. Of the expediency of nominating Mir. P. T., Barnum, we have heretofore frankly expressed our opinion. We .didtso because we saw how strongly his name was being pressed, and how imminent was the chance of his nomination. As we: thought it due to our party to useneveryb effort to defeat Mr. Barnum in the Convention, we now think it equally due to that party to use every effort to obtain his election: lat

 We do not mean to say that every man who can compass party nomina atio9n should necessarily receive the. support of the members of that party or of itsjournals. A man like John Morrissey, whose life has always been of evil example, who, by pan dering to vice and. dragging blameless young men down to ruin, has anassed g fortune, who has no public virtue what ever to counterbalance all his private infa- my, ought not to receive the vote of sin- gle American citizen, whatever his politics.

 Such, however, is not the present case, MT. P. T. Barnum has, indeed, acquired two fortunes by shrewdly turning to ac- count the weak propensity of humanity to flock in crowds, to gaze at objects of noto- riety from mere curiosity But in such a career, objectionable as we deem it, we find nothing which could justify the defeat of our Congressional candidate at the hands of his political friends, involving as that defeat almost necessarily would, the success of & venomous political organization in the only Northern State where that organization has the least chance of success, and the plausi- ble claim that the. late policy of Congress ! had been repudiated by the people. It is also no more than justice to Mir. Barnum to say, that his private life and political course have been above reproach; that he has always been the able and earnest advo- cate of reform and progress; and that, in our legislatures, where the manifest power of great corporations has caused much anx- iety, and the suspicion of undue influence, he has invariably proved their bitter opponent. To his abilities as public speaker we pay the practical compliment of hoping that each" town in this county may have the opportunity of judging of them for itself; and we venture to predict that no man whom the Democracy may nominate will dare meet him on the stump.
Year: 1867

Letter from Governor Ward-Retirement


OF the State Executive Committee.


During the Impartial Suffrage Convention held
at Trenton on Tuesday, the following letter from
Governor Ward was read:-


TRENTON, N. J., July 10, lS67.-Charles p. Smith,
ESQ, and others, of the State Central Committee
Gentlemen:-YoUr invitation TO appear and take part
the Zee 0 he onl9h pd a. ,
received. and shall feel botn duty and pleasure
to comply with your request But In ackno ledging
and proper that should my hearty approval
of the purpose and object Tor which you have been
doctrines and It's vital creed with ali their natural
national and that its blessings and rights should
enure to all. without distinction OF race, class,
color, welcome the promise Of our % final triumph
right of all who bear the burdens and fight the
demand that we Should Confer Upon long proscr6ed
and Injured the only boon under which they
maintain and defend their rights. have NO question on
the reconstructed States Will be good for the loyal
States 70 do right End act Justly S are re duties Which
of States and nations. Trusting that your debera-
tions and actions may result In the accomplishment
OF your patriotic purposes, and that impartial man
hood suffrage may become the fundamental law of
State and nations can only pledge my cordial CO.
confidence and support which have received at the
hands OF the party you represent and trusting that its
triumph may long contlnu e, nave tue honor to be
yours, very truly, MARCUS l.. WARD.


During the Convention the State Executive
Committee sent in their resignation, which,
after debate, was accepted, and the President OF
the Convention was empowered to appoint new
State Executive Committee, to be composed of
one member from each Congressional District
and two from the State at large. The President
not publish his appointments for month or
Year: 1867

The Pal Mai Gazette tells the following
romantic cat story. Since "Puss in Bootsn we
have had nothing to equal it:-


"a man named Amey was charged at Marl-
borough Street Police Court yesterday with as
saulting his wife. The only point of interest In
the case was the way in which the woman was
knocked her down, jumped on her. and then
throwing himself on her, seized her by the
throat, and attempted to strangle her, but while
che lay on the ground screaming, favorite cat
named Topsy suddenly sprang on her husband
and fastened her claws in his eyes and her teeth
in his face. Her husband could not tear the cat
away, ana he was obliged to implore her to take
it from him to save his life. The husband got q
months hard labor The report does not say
whether the worthy magistrate ordered Topey
to have treat at the expense of the poor-box.b b
Year: 1867

RAILROAD SURvEY.-On Tuesday evening
last, Capt. j. IL. llaney, chief engineer of the
Little Rock and Fort Smith railroad returned
to our city with his party. For over month
past they have been engaged in relocating the
line of the road between this point and Lew
isburg, in accordance with the order of the
board Of directors. made at their last meeting.


The estimates for building the road will be
made at once and we hope to be able to an
nounce at an early day, that contract for
construction has been let.- Gazette.


We are pleased to learn that the work is
progressing on this line of Railroad, and trust
the Directors will not leave stone unturned
to advance the preliminary work and get
ready for letting the contracts Energy and
perseverance, is an essential element i'm the
progress of this great work. Let it not be
wanting.
Year: 1867

A late number of the New York Tribune,
speaking of Forney's paper says:


The Washington Chronicle announces that
1t was one of its correspondents" that gave
the health of Mr. Davis, and not its edtor.--
From this we infer that Mr.. Mcfarland who
gave the toast, and who up to Monday eve
ming last was the editor of The Chronicle. has
resigned the chair and become a correspond
ent. The fact that he offered this toast was of
course nobody's business, and we should not
have referred to it had not The Chronicle gone
out OF its way to vindictively assail the editor
OF this paper The best advice we can give to
the Washington editor is not to drink at all.
1t is bad practice, and people, especially
editors of Little Pedlington newspapers, are
apt to drink toasts at night that give them
much sorrow in the morning, and look very
ugly IN print.