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Year: 1874

About ten days ago Mr.. Hagan, of the
firm Of Nance & Hagan, had a suit of
clothes stolen from his room. The Chief
of Police was notified of the fact, and a
negro named Peter Clark was arrested Oh
suspicion of being the thief. 1t was dis
covered that Clark had sold the
suit of clothes to a secondhand
clothing store on Cherry street, just
below Broad. He was thereupOn commit
ted TO Jail. He claims that Lewis Will
liams, colOred, stole the clothes and gave
them to him to sell. He further stated
that Williams and a negro named Willis
Jordan had formed a conspiracy to kill an
old lady who lives in the neiehbOrhOOd of
the Cotton Factory and keeps a lit
tie family grocery. On one occasion
they went to the house, when it
had been arranged that they were to call
for some article and when she stopped TO
get it, Williams was to strike her on the
head with a carhOok. They we're then to
help themselves TO whatever they wanted,
lock up the house and leave. This hap
pened TO be in the day time, and while
they were at the house several school chill
dren came in and frustrated their design.
Yesterday officers Rylnan and Fletcher ar
rested Williams and JOrdOn, and
also Richard Douglass, on the
charge of having stolen goods in his
possession. Williams and Jordan were
charged with conspiring to commit muir
der. Williams was committed to Jail by
Justice Cassetty, Jordan and Douglass be-
ing released. All four of the quartet are
ex-convicts, each having served term in
the penitentiary for larceny.


The police spotted" the above men
toned parties some time since, but waited
for an opportunity to nabb the whole party
at once.
Year: 1874

Questions that were at present agitating the
public mind and in which they we're so
deeply interested. He appeared before them
in compliance with list OF appointments
made without reference to anybody except
the peOple. This he said for the purpose Of
preventing any false impression that may
have been made. The time had come
when speeches should not consist in jeSts
and wit, such as would produce laughter
merely. He then read an extract from a
messace sent by him to Congress in 1865
i'm reference to nionOpolies formed by the
Government, and inviting them back to the
PRINCIPLES laid down by the founders OF the
government.


In reference to the Grange organization,
Mr.. johnson said that he was no Granger,
but said thai the great principles which
Law at the foundation of the organization
were right and wished them success in en-
deavOring to bring the government OF
the TTnited States within the limits Of the
consiitution. and the prohibition Of the mo-
nOpOlies that were being practlced upon the
country.


The speaker then referred at length to
the debts of the United States and Of this
State. and said that Of the United States
WAS IOilr luAlAlOA uoAAea9 E-N~~N-
than the debt of Great Britain.


He reviewed the internal improvement
system of the State, and declared himself
in favor of low taxes, especially when they
were pushed on the people 70 pay interest
of such bonds as he had described. He re-
ferred to the funding and assessment bills,
but added nothing to what has already been
published.


He spoke Of constitutional limitation ana
ouOted from Thomas jefferson sustaining
the idea Of limitation.


In reference to the Civil Rights bill his
position ought to be well known. The
first bill on this subject was parsed by Con
gress in March, 1866, and vetoed by him,
which act with others rendered him so OBJ
noxious 10 that portion Of their Northern
friends. that it resulted ID his arraignment
before congrrss for his impeachment, which
was as corrupt as that over which Pontlus Pl-
late presided, but he stood the test and thank
God An acquittal took place. One OF the
most obnoxious provisions Of the bill was
that of mixed schools. The colOred man
ought 70 be satisfied, when the schools
thaf his children went to and the
teachers provided for them, were provided
at nineteenih-twentieths OF the cost 70 tIe
white people. He hoped the bill wonld-
never pass, and that this cup OF social
equality would never be presented to their
lips.


Mr.. johnson then spoke Of the third
term movement, dis approving 1t, and tasOr-
ing an amendment to the CONSTITUTION
providing for one Presidential term and
election Of United States Senators by the
people. He also spoke OF his defeat Tor
the United States Senate four years ago ID
about the same language as be has IN late
speeches. He also mentioned the secret
Year: 1874

BERLIN, Oct. 12.-COunt Van Arnim
will be removed tomorrow to a sanitary
establishment. He will be guarded by two
policemen. His trial will soon take place,
and it is intended the case shall be disposed
of before the opening Of the German Par
lament.
Year: 1874

TRUTH is always consistent with itself,
and needs nothing to help it out; it is al
ways near at hand, and sits upon our lips,
and is ready to drop out before we are
aware: whereas lie is troublesome, sets a
mans invention upon the rack; and one
trick needs greet many more to make 1t
good.
Year: 1874

lFroro .hc Chicago Inter-Ocean1


The season having arrived in which
people throughout the country are de.
liberating upon the allowance of read
ing matter they can afford for the year
to come, the Inter.Ocean desires to
offer its word of advice OIL that sub.
ject. The best indication Of thrift, in.
telligence and public spirit Of any
community is evidenced to the outs de
world by the well-supportcd, neatly
printed, sprightfy and carefully edited
local journals. There are many such
on our exchange list, and we would
like to name several that it is always
a pleasure for us to read, except for
the fact that such distinctions would
seem invidious. In no way, through
no other conceivable channel, can the
wants. aspirations or consequences Of
any locality or community become so
we'll known to the world at large, as
through it's own home papers. If the
reader will call to mind any inland
town near his residence, which enjoys
a fine reputation al. over the land, he
will find that such place is favored
with an excellent county paper, the
editor of which is wide awake and
alive to Ill its interests, jealousin pro-
tecting it's good name and llntiring in
his efforts to promote its welfare. Such
papers and such men deserve the
highest rewards and most thorough
appreciation at the hands of the peo.
pie for whom they are performing so
useful and noble a mission. This be.
ing true-and no one will dispute the
premise-it follows that the first duty
Of the people in the interior is, to sub
scribe and pay for their own home pa.
per before looking abroad for more
reading matter Of any kind. Do not
put OF: paying for the local paper, or
seek to make it a matter Of barter, but
make glad the heart of the editor and
publisher, by paying him in the only
medium which will buy paper and
labor. This religious duty performed,
the Inter Ocean will not only COM
mend your judgment, but he glad to
continue your name upon its books,
promising You everything that you
can expect from q Journal devoted tv
all the general topics of the times
But we never solicit patronage, nor
seek in any manner to advance our in
terests to the disadvantage Of the To-
cal press, for it fills measure of the
highest usefulness outside Of our field
vs labor, and with which we have
neither she disposition nor the ability
to compete. No moneys should be
transmitted to the city papers Until
these faithful conservatOrs of home in.
terests are secured and paid for during
the year 1874. Having served a long
apprenticeship in 1.-The business of c0un-
try journalism, we feel that we have
an experience and appreciation of its
merits and usefulness, which justifies
us in this emphatic expression III its
behalf.
Year: 1874

WHEN President Grant promised
some years ago that the appointments
to Territorial offices would be made as
far as possible from citizens Of the
Territories, people out there thought
he meant it. And now Montana ia
wondering who its new Surveyor Gen
eral is. His name is Smith and that
il all they know about him.-ENaange.
Year: 1874

peared in the vestry, looking pale and
He found that it was on the other side
of the building. Then he bought forty
feet more pipe, cut hole from the at
tic-room to the entry, from thence to
the other attic, and then ran his pipe all
the way across, and at last got it safely
into the chimney. There was so much
pipe and so little stove that the stove
looked like mere eXcrescence on the
end of the pipe; the draught was fear
full, and sometimes when the wind was
high it would draw the entire bed of
live Goals up out of the stove and shoot
them out of the chimney with terrific
force. Crowds of people used to gather
around Mrs. Smiley's house on windy
nights to watch the chimney belching
forth red-h0t stones and ashes in way
that would have made Mount Vesuvius
ashamed of itself. Stotesbury used up
two tons of coal a week in an effort to
supply the volcanic eruption with fuel.
One night, however, so Stotesbury tells
US, there was hurricane, and as soon
as it struck the flue of Mrs. Smiley's
chimney, it drew Stotesbury's stove in
to the pipe, turned the pipe wrongside
out, and lifted the whole concern up
through the chimney. The next morn
ing passersby were amazed to See sew
enty-five feet of reversed stovepipe
standing on the top of the chimney,
with Stotesbury's stove at the end,
swaying about with the wind. This is
-StOtesbury's narrative. We do not
vouch for it. We only know that he
was educated to believe that lies are
wicked.
Year: 1874




A young man who had agreed to
marry at MattoOn, H., on the last day
of the year, very narrowly escaped dis
appointing his chosen bride. How it
happened, and how he triumphed over
seeming desperate fate, is thus told by
the Terre Haute Express:


Mounting the early train, he reached
Paris, but there, in an evil moment, he
left the train to go around the corner
and get cigar. He stayed too long,
and the train went off. What was he
to do now? The ceremony took place
at precisely two O'Clock, and if he
didn't get there in time there would be
fearful row. So in default of any
better plan, he started on walking,
thinking to himself how he could man
age to get there on time. While with
these reflections, a hand-car came along
propelled by three stout section hands.
Hailing the trio, he was allowed to get
abroad and take hand at the motive
power of the open coach. He worked
himself into sweat, and finally, when
about three miles from Mattoon, the
men took their car off the track and
went to work, refusing either for love
or money, to go further. Out of this
dilemma the youth found his way by
engaging mule of an old farmer who
lived near. There was no saddle in
the stable which he would allow to go
with the beast, and therefore the young
man was compelled to go it bareback
When he arrived at the house the clock
had struck three, and the entire party
was in CONSERVATION as he rode up to
the door, both legs wrapped around that
mules body, slashing him with club
at every jump, and followed in his ca
reer by half the boys in town.
Year: 1874

Step out into the purest air lou can
find; stand perfectly erect, with head
and shoulders back, and then fixing the
lips as if you were going to whistle,
draw the air through the lips into the
lungs. When the chest is about half
full, gradually raise the arms, keeping
them extended with the palm Of the
hands down, as you suck in the air, 50
as to bring them over the head just a.
the lungs are quite full. Then drop the
thumbs inward, and after gently forcing
the arms backward and chest open, re-
verse the process by which you draw
your breath till the lungs are empty.


This process should be repeated I'M
mediately after bathing, and also sew
eral times through the day. IL is I'M
possible to describe to one who has new
er tried it, the glorious sense of viger
which follows this exercise. IL is the
best expectorsnt in the world. We
know u gentleman, the measure Of
whose chest has increased by this means
some three or four inches during As
many months.-Dr. Paine.
Year: 1874

When Stotsbury was bachelor, he
boarded with Mrs. Smiley, a landlady
who lived. in very large house, the
upper rooms of which were for the most
part, empty. As the cold weather came
on, Stotesbury concluded to buy stove
with which to make himself comforta-
BILE. His room was very small, and he
purchased the most diminutive stove he
could find. 1t certainly would not
hold more than a couple of quarts of
coal. Everybody has seen such stoves
at the stores. There was no stove-pipe
hole in Stotsbury's room, so he had an
aperture punched in the ceiling, with
the intention to use the pipe-hole in the
vacant room above. He got about fif-
teen feet of pipe, and when it was all
fitted below and run through the floor,
he went up to put the end in the CHM
ney. He was surprised to find that the
vacant room also had no stove-pipe-
hole. 1t must be in the attic-room above.
So he bought twenty feet more pipe, cut
another hole in the ceiling, and after
fixing the sections on, he proceeded to
the garret with the intent to run the
pipe into the flue. Imagine Stotesbury's
anger when he found that there was no
hole in the chimney up their eitherl In
fury he ran down stairs to examine
the house from the outside to discover
just where the chimney was situated
beaver, and took cab to st. Spike
nard's Noting Hill.


The bells were jangling merrily as |
alighted at the church-door; small
crowd had already gathered on the
pavement, drawn together by that keen
foresight of coming excitement charac-
teristic of the human species. "Friend
Of the bridegroom" l whispered to the
yergcr, and was forthwith shown into
the vestry. The clergyman was there
already and shook hands with me in a
vague kind Of way.


"Not the bridegroom" he said in
mild interrogative manner. | told him
that was only one of his friends, and
and we stood looking at each other in
comatose kind of way, till little con-
fusion at the vestry-door broke the
spell. "IIere he comes." whispered
some one; and next moment there ap-
Year: 1874

Perhaps it is not exactly game, but
it might be easily made into one. do
not know what to call it either, unless
it be a "Journey by the Fireside," or
it may be the "Home Encyclopedia"
The idea is this: Some one selects an
object, any common one whatever, and
questions the other. Take, for example
the first thing before me-a lamp. What
is the lamp made of? What is brass
What is zinc? Where does it come
from? In what shape does it come !?
What color? Does it melt easily or not !?
What is it used for besides to make
brass? So the same series or longer OF
questions about the copper. The base
of the lamp has lead run into it to make
it heavy, and a whole lot more can be
learned about that. Then the chimney
and the shade are glass, and probably
very few can tell anything about so
common a thing as that. The wick is
of cotton. What is cotton? Where is
it grown and all about it? Why is the
wick made hollow, in the form of a
cylinder? Then the oil-there is quite
Il story about that. Here is a single ar
ticle in the room that would keep lot
of bright-eyed youngsters profitably at
work whole evening. Such a looking
up of dictionaries and other books be-
fore some of the questions could be
properly answered, and no doubt some
of the older heads would find them
selves puzzled to answer all OF the
questions that would be put. l hope
some of the boys and girls will
try this, for they will find out in the
first place how little they really know
about the articles they handle and use
every day, and in the second place that
these silent, common things, like some
silent, common people, have history
if they can only be made to tell it. AT
least so thinks your Old Uncle
American Agricalturdlist,
Year: 1874

A young beaux, at his sisters even
ing party, began to sing, "Why Am |
So Weak and Weary?" when a little
brother brought the performance to u
sudden close by yelling out, "Aunt
Mary says its cause you come home so
4 and drunk most every night.
Year: 1874

COMMISSIONERS OF ELECTIoN.-The Board
of Commissioners Of Election for this city
meet at 10 O'Clock this morning at the Office
of the clerk of the Hastings Court.


The Henrico commissioners will meet at
the county courthouse at the same hour.
Year: 1874

ladies' fair IS In progress In the hall attached
to the Church OF the Holy InnOcents, corner OF
Thirty seventh street and Broadway. 1t was only
opened last Monday evening" but 1t Is nightly
crowded with the members OF the congregation,
making purchases In advance for the Christmas
holidays. There are nine tables In all, upon which
are spread In tempting array every conceivable
kind OF fancy goods and knicknacks, si.verware,
jevelry articles OF vrtu, books, pictures works OF
art-in short, anything and everything are strewn
about apparently In reckless profusion. The more
solid and practical necessities life have not been
neglected, as for the modest sum OF ten cents one
can Obtain q chance OF gaining q barrel of lour,
ton Of coal or q load OF wood. billiard table Is
on the floor Tor the amusement OF those who desire
to play. A Punch and Judy show affords delight
In operation for the accommodation OF the Irish
and American teams. Music lends an additional
charm, II one were needed, to the gayety or the
scene. The fair Is held under the auspices OF the
ladies OF the parish, but Rev. Father Larkin, pas
tor, and Rev. Father Galhgan exercise superv
parish, and as the district is not by any means
wealthy one. the lair Will be kept open until after


Tomorrow evening, 14th, grand fair Will be
tnaugurated in the hall OF the new school building
attached to the Charch OF Our Lady OF sorrows


corner or Pitt and stanton stree's. number Of
tables well covered with objects OF art and virtu
VIII surround the spacious hail. ana tasteful drap


ing depend from the walls and ceiling.
Among the arcss to BE- aispayed, are
ana there Is little doubt that with the
efiicent corps OF LADY attendants the fair will be
an entire success rhe proceeds are to be devoted
to discharging the debt on the new edfce In which
school Is to be held alter the opening OF the new
year. 1t is to be hoped that the abors OF the
Capuchin Fathers, BY whom the building mas been
erected, will receive due recognition, and the re-
ceipts OF the iar will be In proportion to the mag.
nltude OF the charity they are devoted to.
Year: 1874

CONTEMPT OF CoURr.-Judge Lewis,
of the First Judicial District of this Ter
ritory. arraigned Thomas H. Brents be-
ore him for contempt of Court, the of
fence being the use of insulting and
abusive language to the Judge in inter-
view upon the street. Mr.. Brents filed
an answer denying the jurisdiction of
the Court in the matter of contempt ov.
er language not addressed to the Court
when in session, while in the perform
ance of any judicial act or function. The
final judgment of the Court is that IIr.
Brents be indefinitely suspended from
practicine as an attorney before the
Judge of this Court during vacation and
at Chambers, but that he be allowed to
practice before the Court in term time
and transact all other business.


This Mr.. Brents was the President of
the late Republican Territorial Conven-
ton.
Year: 1874

SNoHoM1sH COUNTY FAIR.-We nave
received the official report OF the AWARDS
at the Snohomish County Fair, which
we regret is too long for publication IN
our paper. Having already devoted a
column to the general description OF
that very meritorious affair we cannot
afford to give two or three columns more
to details of not very general interest.
Year: 1874

Ma EDrToR:-I notice by your last that the 'Old TO-
gies a. they call themselves still hammering away
at the ChOir-and this time they in the shape of po
etry. did not know We had poet among u.s. was
tempted to ercise that poemi but find that to do 1t
full Justice your paper is small shall have to con-
tent myself with reference to singe line That line
reads


And fls her seats with anxous listening cara"


Now who heard Of the seats Of church being hd
with easi know there Is sueh thing poetical L.
oense but do not believe in granting to any
to Gil up church seats with sa have no doubt from
reading that poem, that the authors are 90 big that
be must rest them somewhere but he should keep them
out Of church II there where the opponents of the
Choir keep their cara DO not wonder that they hear
strange disaseeabe sounds but they have no right to
charge that these noises from the Choir II they
would but keep their of the seats and listen Ike or
dnary uorta perhaps they might change their opinion
of the Choir. Yours In the cause Of Sauctincation


KNOT HOLE. mot invertedJ
Year: 1874

CF- Some of the Nitch-huIrers of New Eng
land, and few Of the rigid righteous in Kansas,
are dreadfully shocked because Col. Cobb, in a
recent speech in Congress, took of an antagonist
in Scripture style. Cobb should say nothing to
hurt their tender frelugs-he should not quote
Scripture or anything else that is distasteful to
th
Year: 1874

tY- Some one says that the saloons have SO
long made war upou the rights and happiness of
the women that it is but just that the women
should now return the compliment. Where the
joke comes in is the fact that the leaders i'll this
wolnans crusade are generally the wives Of
preachers and leading church members. This is
rather rough compliment to their husbands.
Year: 1874

II At Dubuque wedding, the Herald says among the
wedding presents SYSTEMATICALLY displayed hun
dred dollar BILL present from the dotng father to his
darling daughter After the guests had departed the old
cOoly rolled up the bill in his vest pocket and
that the end of it


This was almost as bad as putting 500 bills on
the Christmas Tree, White Cloud, for the benefit
of the Church, then taking them back on the sly!
Year: 1874

u The editor of the Exporter thinks it hard
that be had to walk TO Wathrna, when lie bad
free pass on the railroad. What business has
man who sets himself up great reforner, TO
accept free railroad psssf Is he made of bet
ter stuff than members of the Legislature, that
be can accept passes without being corrupted,
while they cannotf
Year: 1874

The railroad pass system will be settled by tho
true Reformers in due time to the entire salts
faction of all concerned. When the subject is
divested of old party buncombc and nonsense,
Reformers will find a remedy for the evil. if any
really exists. The proper solution Of the free
pass system, after all, is for members to reject
them when presented. Tho whole matter rests
between railroads and the man. If the right to
accept pass is legslated away, the right to ac-
cept any gift by any gentleman while member
of the Legislature, may be denied. The idea of
making scene of handing over passes, could
only have been conceived by an old party politi-
clan for bnncOmbe purpOses.-Ldrrence Standard
Year: 1874

II There have been two fires in the Leaven-
worth Commercial office, within few months
past, both supposed to have been the work of in
cendiaries. Some malicious devil is trying to
burn their office, and probaly some malicious
devil will one day be trying to burn the editors