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Year: 1874

Redney Brown. a notorious character living IN
the Fourteenth ward, was arrested last night by
Roundsman Byrnes, OF the Mulberry street police


on suspicion OF being one OF the parties concerned
in the robbery OF JOHN Mondeville q few nights
ago. In Mott street, near Canal. 1t ap-
pears that the men had been spend
ing the evening together, and as MendIe-
vile parted rom them and went in the
direction OF his home while passing
down Mott street In the direction OF Canal
he was encountered by two men. one OF whom
threw handful 0i snuf In his eyes, while the
other knocked him down ana robbed him OF his
wallet, containing % $3.50. Yesterday afternoon he
and reported the case to Captain Clinchy, giving
at the same time description OF the men, one OF
whom ne described as having a large scar on hs
neck Tue captain gave Instructions to his men
TO look out for Brown, who was known to
have been drinking with Mendeyjlle on that
night, and who was also known to have large
scar on his neck. Last night as the roundsman
was passing through Mott street ne observed
Brown sitting outside low saloon and arrested
him and locked him up 70 await Identification.
Year: 1874

An Important Mcotfng-Action in Re-


gard to False Registration.


Tammany Hall Committee on Organization met
in full session yesterday afternoon. II was alleged
that false registrations have been made to large
extent. especially in the First, Seventh and Eighth
Assembly districts. In regard to this matter the
following important action was resolved on:-


That the attention Of tho Police Department called
70 the necessity for rigid scrutiny OF the registry ss
m the same direcuon.aganst fraudulent voting--and
that attempts At frauds Of this character af once
communicable TO the Committee Organization at
Tammany Hail.


The committee name persons registered IN
certain districts who cannot be found as residents
oil the places given by them.
Year: 1874

From an interview published In the Chicago


Inter.Ocean, Oct. 26.l
Changing the subject asked II ne was third
SenatOr Ferry decidedly II am not. I DO not
think the people would tolerate third term for
any man, great as is the respect for General
Grant
Year: 1874

SATURDAY EVENING, jan 8.
Tho local money market continues tight, and
the demand for money seems even greater than
it was q. the beginning Of the week The bauks
arc still accommodating the pork-pacaers and
other regular customers freely to large extent
but, in the open market, money has become scarce
within tho past few days. and loans on the very
best col1a.erals and the best names could not
be had for sixty days for lees than u per cent
per aunum.


Exchange is scarce at Goo to 75c per 81 600
premium
The ccaringa OF the Chicago banka fox the
Year: 1874

The Board oi Education has now Oh its hands
two rooms for holding its meetings. This is the
result OF gross negligence and the Board owes il
to the citizens 10 show some better sson for il
than has yet been promulgated. In fact the
Board committed an error in Withdrawing from
the City Council Room. They should have con-
suited economy, and renamed there until the
completion of School No. l, and if then it be
come ne necessary 70 move, they should have held
their meetings in the school-house, which is am.
lie for Their accommodation. They ore now
wasting money Tor rent that would pay interest
on enough to erect good school house in some
part Of our suburbs
Year: 1874

non to. Spring Creek, in order to. arrive. at
something practical and to open the way
for commencing work. The measurements
show that by building dam in the Cannon
so as to raise the water 10 feet, % feet fall
can be obtained at Spring Greek. The
water will have to be carried about
five miles and the deepest cut will be thir-
ty-one feet. The power obtained will be
equal to 1900 horse power. The engineers
are still at work and will be able within a
couple of weeks to give the estimates of the
cost, which is just what has been needed
all along. When this is ascertained then
we shall know whether we are to be the
greatest manufacturing point in America
or merely to be the leading city in Mime
sota
Year: 1874

1T is said that'' variety is the spice of
life." If that is true of other things it
must be of Reapers. And with that in
view, Mccormick & Bro are this year Of
fering several kinds of machines. To those
who have large harvests and wish to cut
18 or 20 acres per day, we can furnish our
six and half foot New Reliable, which
has the latest improvements for raising
and lowering and for taking up lodged
grain. For those who wish for a light
draft combined machine we offer our we'll
known Advance which, when changed to a
mower, is the complete Mccormick Now
er," more of which are sold and used in
this County and State than of any other
style of Mower. These machines are war
ranted to cut grass and grain in any con-
dition and on any kind of ground that a
pair of horses can be driven over. Farm
ers are invited to call at my Reaper yard
and see my sample machines.


E. W. BROOKS.
Year: 1874

On Monday City Engineer Danorth
took measurement of Barn Bluff with .
view Of ascertaining the praeticability Of
street up, in view of converting the Bluff
into City Park. The height above Bluff
street at the head Of Main street is 278
feet, and that road could be constructed
up the Bluff with rise of fourteen feet in
every one hundred, which is only twice as
great as the grade of Bush street from
Main street to the river. It had been
thought that road with l6 to Is feet
rise to every one hundred feet would be all
that could be expected, The grade is by 10
means difficult one, and when street is
constructed it will be one Of the hand
soonest drives in the city. Let US have a
park of which the city can be proud, and
let that be on old Barn Bluff.
Year: 1874

Brink & Williams have the contract
for the brick work Of the new hotel. They
are just completing the Clum block. This
firm have new endless chain machine,
worked by cranks, for elevating brick and
mortar that will do the work of six or eight
men.
Year: 1874

We clip the following compliment to
our growing city from the Hutchinson
Enterprise, which, by the way, is an enter
prising. spicy paper and does credit to
its editors:


1t is with pleasure that we notice through
some of the State papers, the evidences Of
the prosperity and growth of the city of
Red Wing. It is one of the first cities of
the State, as regards location, surround
ings and natural advantages. 1t is a first.
class commercial point, and efforts are now
being made, which if successful, will make
it rank high as manufacturing town.
Red Wing owes its popularity to the solid
ity and activity of its business men, to the
liberality and alacrity with which they
have supported all worthy enterprises. It's
citizens have been liberal in the building
and supporting Of educational institutions,
and are constantly on the alert to find some
opportunity to permanently advance the
interests Of their city, and to offer attrac-
tions and advantages for visitors, or for
those seeking residence. 1t is a city
after which every town desiring to be pros
porous should pattern.
Year: 1874

"The time is not far distant when the
great West and Southwest will legislate
for their own interests, and then New
England will find her mills without
grist, and the money gods of the East
will be no longer masters Of the situa-
tion.


"Now, if New York is not given a
better administration of her municipal
affairs, if her population is to be driven
from the island by the want of quick
transit, if her people are to all become
set Of note-shaving and railway bond
stealing harpies, if there is to be no en-.
terprise and public spirit within her do
mains, why then she is likely, in the
years to come, to be a mere shipping
port and old-fogy town, while Philadel-
phia, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis and
New Orleans grow up to be the great
cities of America. IF the great West
and Southwest legislate business into
their great cities, disgusted with the
greed and sloth of New York, the great
bank stockholders and money-lenders
may find the%9selves in a bad tix.-znter
Year: 1874

BAD WHARF.-THE London Lancet
speaks as follows of poor we'll water ;
The dangers of bad milk are engrossing
so much attention just now, that there
is reason to fear lest the far greater dan
gers of bad water should for the time
be overlooked. We trust this serious
error will not be committed. For one
sample Of dangerous milk tt ousand Of
dangerous water could be obtained in
almost any part Of the country. Let
it never be forgotten tbAt very few
rivers or wells are safe solrces Of water
supply, and that many aye as unsafe as
loaded firearms. The (hallow wells of
villages are amongthe Pests of the coun-
try, and it is hi h Vim e that Jealous
and we'll organized Crusade should be
brought to bear upon them. 1t is sick
ening in most countryiplaces to observe
the uniformity with Which the cesspool
and we'll are made to stand side by
side, as though each was necessary for
the other; and to think of twenty feet
or so of foul, sewerage-reeking soil
through which the water percolates to
its fetid bed! The question should en-
gage the attention Of every health officer,
and will, in too many cases, tax his en-.
ergies severely, for it is one of the
hardest sanitary problems. It is always
possible to provide a city or town with
good water, but, in village, where
houses are few, money scarce, ard in
telligence scarcer, it is matter of ex.
ceeding difficulty.
Year: 1874

AMBITIoS.-"Never expect sell
fshlv ambitious man to be true friend
The man who makes ambition his god,
tramples upon everything else. He
will climb upward, though he treads
upon the hearts Of those who love him
best, aud in his eyes your value lies in
the use you may be TO him. Person
aIlv, one is nothing to him and if you
are not rich, or famous, or powerful
enough to advance his interests, after
he has got above you, ne cares no more
for you
Year: 1874

oh when those gates Of pearl,
those fountains, those golden streets
and trees Of life will become visible to
the eye, what care we for a few days of
sorrow on earth? When we gather at
the throne, all shall be over; and then.
oh songs Of praise and the notes Of
JOY that shall be uttered. Gould take
away the veil tuis morning; could the
invisible appear; could | see the forms
Of those that once stood beside me
could [ behold those who have walked
by my side could we see the little
ones that slipped out of our arms just
when we listened with most pleasure to
their prattling voices, what joy, would
fill our hearts / shall see them and
be with them fore7er.--Bishep S'm2-
son.
Year: 1874

The mere name of Obadiah Bown3
appearing in print will awaken ancient
memories among many who will read
this record Of his last day Antique
citizens will remember the time when
that man was power, and when the
people heaped honor upon his head.
But those days are SO long gone in this
hurryiag world of New York that
many, who even voted for Obadiah
Bovine for member Of Congress, in
164S, may have ere this forgotten his
name.


Mr.. Bovine was man OF nearly sixty
years of age, the son of a large dry
goods merchant in William street near
Exchange place, at time when the
retail trade was largely in that portion
of the city Young Obadiah went into
the vortex of politics, and was remark
ABLY successful. He was looked upon
as one who could rise to any political
dignities did he wish it After oecu-
owing several local plnCCo ~ ~


mated for Congress from the FIRST Con-
gressional District of this State, beng
at that time a resident and prominent
man in Staten Island. This was in the
year 1S4S. He ran successfully, went
t to washington, but does not appear to
have done anything remarkable as a
LEGISLATOR Instead of. however, learn
ing the science OF government ne
learned another, but easier one 70 FOL
low. 1t will be remembered by those
who lived in Washington at that time
what social temptations beset men OF
any position there. Banquets and sup
pers gave Bovine taste for the plea
sures of the table which he never had
before. The passion for strong drink
took possession of him, and he was
seldom, it is said. without showing
some of the signs of the sad
demQralizing propensity. After
Year: 1874

A few hours before General Ros-
sci, the communist, was shot by order
of the Government Of President Thiers,
he wrote the following words to his
comrads. which ought to immortalize
him as one Of the greatest spirits that
ever met death in defence of loved
anI houored cause: Il charge you, if
ever the party which | have supported
should come in power, and should men
ace their adversaries with vengeance,
to make Of this letter, TO tell them
that at my last hour ! urgently beg Of
those who hav the honor of defending
the cause Of liberty not to avenge it's
victims. 1t would be unworthy of
liberty and of US who are dead.
Year: 1874

-"Mr. Cough thinks it is better for
woman to be laughed at for not being
married than to be unable to laugh be-
cause she is married. The marriage
that takes all the laugh out of a wo-
man, like the sunshine that takes all
the sweetness out of the grape, is an
exceedingly suspicious commodity, and
ought to give the divorce doctors some
thing to do. But the idea Of trying
to reconcile a woman to an impaired
life because another woman found it
comfortable, is as absurd as to try to
keep her from eating apples because of
Mother Eve's unfortunate pomological
experience.
Year: 1874

toward the goal. There are three great means OF
ministrauon-the pulpit, social means OF grace
and pastoral means. or these the pulpit Is de-
cldedly hrst In importance, ana nothing will make
up for deficiency in that particular. TO the pulpit
the minister should bring mind OF the maturest
perfection enriched and illustrated by culture and
stored with knowledge ol science and literature.
He should endeavor to make himself an ornament
to the pulpit and show himself q workman who
need not be ashamed. Every agency and means
OF grace should be used to make the pulpit
efficient. This department. cannot with safety be
neglected. The social means OF grace are great
help In the ministry and through them great
influence can be exerted. The sick chamber, and
scenes OF aiiction where Gods providence affiicts
the heart; social gatherings, where tue sweet in
1uence OF homo and the family circle Is para
mount-all can be made TO serve the great pur.
pose II used with discretion and effect. hearty
sympathy Is necessary between the pastor and
his congregation, and generous concessions should
be made IN regard to taste as to style and other
matters in preaching Some preachers have one
good quality, some another; but all these qualities
cannot be combined in one man. Prayer Is neces-
sary Tor effective preaching. open the Bible and
note how often Paul appeals to his disciples ana
hearers 10 pray for hts success IN the ministry


At the conclusion OF his discourse DR.. Chapman
offered up feryent prayer Tor success In MS min
istry, IN which the whole congregation partici-
pateu.
Year: 1874

Gospel power lay in the fact that It revealed
God In an attitude OF suffering and sacrifice that


TOUCHED THE MOST CALLoUs HEART.


Ine Gospel represented God as loving aud sacri.
nclng. GOD were only wise and omnipotent
tne Gospe they saw God's great and infinite
heart GOD OF love and feeling, II was lie and
only he that could move and mould the human
neart GOD In sunering-tne very thought made
me t prain giddy Follow Him, see Him. the God
Man TOT he must become man To reveal His
great love. See Him when the load OF q whole
world was laid upon His shoulder. And then iol-
low HIN az He vas followed by that niuriated
mob to calvary See Him In His great agony OF
death Tor u was there, IN that scene OF all scenes,
@ that GOD Eternal fully revealed Himself to man.
every human heart and changing every guilty soul.
Year: 1874




Preacher Of the Gospel.


DR.. Chapman commenced his pastorate at ST,
Paul's Methodist Episcopal church, corner OF
Twenty second street and Fourth avenue, BY q
very able and effective discourse on the ministry
OF the Gospel. The attendance was large, and,
the subject being very appropriate to the OCCASION
the preacher was listened to throughout with
marked attention, and at the conclusion it was
evident that the impression left on the congrega-
tion was decidedly favorable. Pointing out the
onerous nature of the duties imposed by the min.
sry OF the Gospel the sacred trust reposed in the
minister and the great responsibility that rests
upon him, the preacher proceeded to give q clear
and lucid sketch OF the qualifications and graces
necessary TO an efficient ministraton. The minis
ter is the agent OF God Himself, and inside the
line marked out for his guidance the
largest liberty Is allowed the agent. At the
same time MS duty is clearly indicated
and fully illustrated The whole scheme OF re-
demption springs out OF the goodness OF God
himself and s marvellously adapted TO It's purpose
Its origin and an are divine, and the minister OF
the Gospel is one OF the instruments appointed 10
work IT out. THIS Is the only attitude theoretical
or practical, that minister can occupy and lecl
in himself the thrilling Inspiration OF MS MISSION.
Just as mariner has TO adapt himself the state
OF the element on which he Is cast and take advan-
tage OF everything within his reach TO enable him
TO steer his vessel to her destination so minister
OF the GOspei snOulu TAKE advantage OF every
means within mis- reach ana use them for the sal
walton OF the souls that God has intrusted to his
charge. 1t Is only he VINO is mbued with the
spirit OF Christ that has right TO cross the sacred
threshold and undertake the great responsibility
OF preaching the Word OF God. The opject before
MIN is so great that 1t should absorb the whole
man, and every element of his whole being
should be inspired with an earnest indweing
spirit OF devotion TO the ministry. lie must
be man or one word and Of one ATM so that the
world cannot misunGerstand him. Concentration
is an indispensable eiement OF success every
cal iUrce and practical aim can succeed anywhere
This Is pre-emlnently true Of the ministry Of tne
Gospel The man who embraces IL should forget
the things tnat are behind hun and sweep past
the things on either hand. aud pusa paward
Year: 1874

A large and fashionable congregation assembled
at divine worship in ST. Stephens Roman Catholic
church, Twenty-eighth street, on yesterday morn
ing. Not only was the congregation unusually
large in point of numbers, but the rich attire OF
many OF those present was an evidence of the fact
that the birds Of wealth and fashion had but just
returned from their sojournlngs IN the country.
Those who attended the service in the hope OF
being regaed with an intellectual treat were
doomed to be disappointed however. as no sermon
was preached Father C0stigan celebrated high
mass. 1t Is understood that the regular morning
sermons will be resumed next sunday.
Year: 1874

We have Just seen IN our own Gay
and land one Of the most wonderful
and tragical Of all spectacles-a
strong man going about his accus-
toned work, month after month,
year after year, with serene smile
on his lips, no hint in look, manner
or word Of any thing wrong OF even
unusual with him, and yet dogged at
every moment by a sickening dread,
and suffering, as we know from his
cwn confession, "the torments Of
the damned" At the very time
when this man was writing to the
one friend out OF a whole country
full Of almost idolatrous admirers in
whom he could confde, "NotRing
can possibly be so bad as the horror
Of that great darkness in which !
spend much of my time it was a
common remark among the members
of his church, as well as that OF the
vast audience outside, thai Mr..
Beecher was fairly outdoing himself.
His humor, always genial, seemed to
mellow and ripen; his fancy, always
exuberant, to fairly TEEN; his elo-
ouence to take on a more irresistible
splendor and charm. The whole
country stood amazed at the power


of the man, his versatility, his seem
Iingly unlimited capacity to work


and the whole-souled energy and en-
ioyment with which he threw himself
| into it. To the mass Of us, super
fetal observers that we are, he seem


ed one Of the most fortunate and en-


yiable men of this, or indeed, ally
generation.


A wonderful and tragical spectacle


we repeat, that, whether we holt


this man innocent or guilty OF thu


crimes laid at his door Not an un


precedentod spectacle, however, ever


il we suppose him guilty. Upor


this point, as upon 50 many others


George Eliot has something to say Y


us:


We are so made, almost oil Of us


that the false seeming which we hav
| thought Of with painful shrinkinl


when beforehand in our solitude


has urged itself on us as q necessity
will possess our muscles and moy


our bps as il nothing but that wer
easy, when once wa have come unde
the stimulus Of expectant eyes AM
ears. And the strength Of that stim
ulus to Satenarola can hardly b
: measured by the experience OF ordi
nary lives. Perhaps no man eve


had q mighty influence over his fol


lows without having the innate nee
to dominate, and this need usual
becomes the more imperious as th
! complications Of life make Self in


seperable from purpose which !
I not selfish. In this way it came :
! pass that on the day Of tho Trial ,
: Fire, the doubleness which is tn
! pressing temptation in every publ
! career, whether Of priest, orator, 9
statesman, was more strongly define
in Savonarola's consciousness as th
! acting Of part, than at any othe
! period of his life. Hewas strugglin
! not against impending inartyrdon
but against impending ruin. There
Z fore he looked and acted as i, b
7 we're thoroughly confident, when o
the while foreboding was pressin
| with leaden weight on his heart.


= The fact is, that it is at least
7 unphilosophical and unsafe to argt
! ! from the external composure 70 II
! fact Of innocence, as from the r
Y pressed mental suffering to the ia
Of guilt. -SpriaQtieid Republican,
Year: 1874

Happiness IS mostly creature
OF accident. We never saw a hap
pier man than the one who popped
the question in the dark to the
wrong woman, and got rejected; ;
excepting perhaps the feeble crea-
ture who was drafted during the
late war, and came out Of TIE exam
inauon-room with the remark,
" Whoop the doctor said he could
Mt take me. He said had the
consumption and | wouldn't live
six months. And here's for good
time during the six months, any
how"
Year: 1874

"A young man out in the coun-
try. not exactly Of the country,
tried milking q COW, and as be milk
ed he smoked his cigar. lie got
en very well, as he believed, until
be lowered bis head and touched
the cows flank with the lighted end
OF bis weed. The next instant him
self and cigar were dreadfully put
out. The COW introduced about
Two tons weight into one of her
legs, and then passed it under the
mixers left jaw. When he ceased
whirling around and myrlads of
stars had disappeared, he said farm
ing was the hardest work q man
could put his hands to.
Year: 1874

Most Of the Cotton from this County
has already gone forward to market
probably not over two hundred bales, re
main. From calculation not less than
forty 1--WE hundred bales have already
been shipped from this point, and enough
at other points, to make our last years
crop 5000 bales. We hope, not over
three thousand bales will be attempted
this year, and more attention given to
raising stock and grains. Farmers never
will be thrifty and independent until they
cease buying their meat and bread. This
is a question that should be carefully
considered by the Oranges