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Year: 1874

A human body, we are told, can be trans
formed into ashes for the small sum of two
dollars. This brings the luxury within the
reach of the poor, and whoever after this re-
stingy fellow.
Year: 1874

On OUR JUDGMENT OF OTnERs.-Of all
the errors in judging of Others, some OF the
worst are made in judging of those who are
nearest to US. They think that we have en-
tirely made up our minds about them, and
are apt to show us that sort OF behavior only
which they know we expect. Perhaps, too,
they fear us, or they are convinced that we
do not and cannot sympathize with them.
And SO we move about in a mist, and talk of
phantoms as if they were living men, and
think that we understand those who never
interchange any discourse with us. but the
talk of the .narket-place. 1t is well to be
thoroughly impressed with sense If the diff
ficulty of judging about Others; still, judge
we must, and sometimes very hastily; the
purposes of life require it. We have, how
ever, moIe and better materials, sometimes,
than we are aware of; for the primary char
acter of man is especially discernibe in
trifles; for then he acts almost unconsciously.
You may learn more of person by a little
converse with him, than by faithful outline
of his history. The most important OF bis
actions may be anything but the most sgnifi-
cant of the man; for they are likely to lie the
results of many things besides his nature. I
donbt whether you might not learn more
from good portrait of him, than from two
or three of the most prominent actions of his
life. Indeed, if men did not express much
of their nature in their manners. appearance
and general bearing, we should be at a sad
loss to make up our minds how to deal with
each other.-Arthur Helps.
Year: 1874

A man in q rural town had pet cal
which he was training up in the way oi
an OK. The calf walked around very
peacefully under one end OF the YOKE
while the man held up the other end
But in an unfortunate moment The man
conceived The idea OF putting his own
neck in The yoke, to let the calf see how
il would seem 10 work with II partner (;
This friph,ened the calf. and elevating his
tail and his voice, he struck n "dead run"
for the village, and the man went along
with his head down and his plug hat In
his hand. straining every nerve to keep
up. and crying out at tho top OF his voice,
..Here we come Head us of somebody y
Year: 1874

s. There is enough iron ore OF best
quality outcropping in Montana, and
lying upon the surface. to make the
rails of tho Northern Pacific from end
to end; and yet it is SO worthless that
no man will waste time to become Its
owner. So says United States Marshal
Wheeler, and so says the records OF the
Land Office.
Year: 1874

Those who have known the colored race,
only by Isolated members OF it, are no doubt.
fully convinced that it Is capable Of self-gsv-
ernment The people Of New England and
the Middle States, more especially the former
have known the negro enly by few who
have been thrown among them, and have.
perhaps developed an intelligence equal to
the general average Of white men. Judging
by these they have unwisely concluded that
the race Is as capable of administering re-
publican government, rs the white race.


The people Of the South knowing the ncgre
race better. are better fitted for forming cor
rect conclusions upon this subject. but un-
fortunately, having held these people IN slave
ry. the opinions tley express are received
with suspicion and have little weight with
their Northern fellow citizens. That man.
whether white or black, is capable Of self
government, is still an open question. One
century Of popular government does not full
ly and unquestionably establish the afirma-
tive Of the proposition. The life Of individu-
al man is measured by years, Of nations by
centuries.


We can look forward, with some assurance
to practical test Of the capability of the ne
gro as ruler. The State Of South Carolina
will soon be under the government of the ne
gro. Unless the Federal government inter-
feres, and with force, the negro member Ell
liott will be the next Governor OF that pros.
tratc Commonwealth. His ambition Is to
Africanize South Carolina, and make 1t a
refuge for his race, on the American Cont
nent. Succeeding In this, we will have a fair
test OF the truth Of the opinions, Northern
and Southern.


1t seems cold-blooded, to speculate upon
this question, holding the opinions we do
but as we can see no escape from the state OF
things predicted, we see no wisdom in refus.
ing to place before our people the truth. even
though 1t follows the sad dirge Of the bright
est star on our flag. The unfortunate white
people of South Carolina, may just as well
put their houses in order, for we see no escape
from the terrible fate Of becoming, at no dis
tant day. negro Republic(?) In the esti-
nation Of the Republican party. the mental
calibre Of the negro has been enlarged by leg
islation. until he Is fully up to the standard
of ability required to administer republican
government. 1t cannot be expected that a
Republican President should go back upon
his party, and interfere in the arrangements
Of Elliott to practically carry out the theories
of the Republican party. The small stock of
political sense. now in the possession Of
Grant all which he acquired while Demo-
crat. may be brought into rcquisition, and he
may determine to preveat a long train OF
evils in the future, by plumply den, ing the
pet dogma Of mental equality. and, In order
to guarantee to South Carolina republican
government, not in .for9, but substance. open
lv interfere and prevent the great disaster
now threatened. II not rae rectis'
Year: 1874

The time has come when it behooves
the Conservative press Of the State to
stop wra.gling over issues that are nun
bcred with the past. 80 far as the ia
zette is concerned it is done with quar-
reling ever such matters. 1t has no am
munition to expend against men or news
papers who claim to be working for the
same common object it has in view.
From the tenor Of the correspondence
which has appeared through these col
umns lately, it viii be seen that the Con
servativc people of this State are more
nearly united than many suppose. There
is no difference of opinion as to the OBJ
ject aimed at in the future, and we ask
those who are still in the habit of brood
ing over the past. and raking up points
of difference which divided good party
and good people on matters OF polly,
to cease wrangling and join in the effort
to consolidate the Conservative forces
for the coming campaign, on a liberal
progressive basis


As remarked few days since, we shall
favor, in the coming campaign, the elec
ton of members OF the General Assem-
bly who will vote for the immediate as
sembly of a Constitutional Convention.
and will refuse to take up the time of the
session in the discussion Of matters
growing out of the election of 1872. Let
a Convention be called and the whole
matter referred back to the people them
selves for settlement This is our creed,
our platform, and, upon it, we invite the
cooperation of every citizen who is de
.sirods ofplacing Arkansas upon higher
plane than she has occupied since recon
| struction.


Say what they will, we shall devote no
more time or space to the answer or ref
utation Of anything that may be said
against the Gazette by the Conservative
press, or any Of its members The future
work before the whole people of this
State is too serious to permit it. Let us
have Unconstitutional Convention as soon
as it is possible for it to be assembled,
after the meeting OF the next Legislature.
When that Convention assemblies, we
want it to make a new Constitution-one
in harmony with the spirit Of the age in
WHlCll we live, W tuC pCo'
pie the privilege and opportunity of
electng their officers, from Governor
down to Constable Il. IT, Gdzette
Let all chickering's among the Conserva-
tive press Of the State cease and their
houses be put in order for the coming
campaign this fall. Let our watchword
be unity OF action and good and true men
for the Legislature.
Year: 1874

BY recent kilograms from Washington,
We see one hundred thousand Changers
from Missouri, have petitioncd Congress
to refase further land grants to railroads
or other works OF private nature. This
is move in the right direction, and If
the Patrons Of Husbandry will confine
their political ambition within the limits
indicated by this petition, they may be.
come apower in the land. The public
domain properly and honestly belongs
TO the people Of the whole Union, and
Congress has no right to assume the
power, and exercise that power to rob
the people to enrich private railroad com
panies or any other individual enter.
prises.
Year: 1874

EI An exchange truly says, that it
cost less than cent day to take your
weekly paper-less than a diligent hen
would earn in q year at the market price
of eggs; less than one cigar a week, and
. very cheap one at that; less than the
barber would charge by the year to keep
ones hair trimmed less than a seat
one night at the opera less than an en-.
ergetic kitchen girl will waste in week.
A penny day can be saved in many
way better than stopping family paper.
Year: 1874

EE The Exhibition, Thursday night
at the Court House, was really very fine
and the large audience in attendance
were delighted, and expressed their ap-
probation OF the efforts Of the Club for
the amusement, as well as enlightment
offered 1t is strictly home affair, and
we are glad to know tha! it was so well
patrOnized.
Year: 1874

EE The Little Rock Gazette, says:


1--WE would like to employ the great
caricaturist, Mast, for short time We
want him to delineate as nearly as posi-
bic. the features of the two Arkansas
Senator's who left Washington and came
to Little Rock to fix up Gov. Baxter to
carry the next election in their interest,
just as Hadley and Clayton were wont to
de-aiter they had seen the Governor,
and found out from him that their long
trip was simply "love's labor lost y
Mast is the only man that could do the
subject Justice.
Year: 1874

ES- The editor of the Boston Journal
of Chemistry says; "lt is curious that a
chain Of the compressed cakes of gun
cotton. tied around the trunk Of large
tree, and exploded, will cut it down in.
stantly by the violence OF its action, The
cut through the trunk is rs, sharp as the
kcenest AK. 1t may he useful in this
way in clearing out forests. "
Year: 1874

EI And now here comes a cleaning
light through midnight darkness Rev.
Meckam, Of Green Bay, says that it is
his belief that most Of the editorial fra.
ternity will eventually be saved,
Year: 1874

The present year is the hardest on the
working peoplc-farmers and mechanics,
and we might say all others-we have
ever known in Arkansas. The low price
of cotton, which is the staple article pro-
duced, will not pay the farmer this year.
II will not pay for the cultivation, pick.
Ing, ginning and bsling OF it. After the
farmer pays for the labor he has had to
hire to prepare it for market he has moth
ing left to pay his taxes and support his
family. In consequence Of the hard
times many of the mechanics have been
idle most of the past year-nothing to
do, and consequently have no spare
means to pay their taxes. The valuation
OF all real estate from which taxes are as.
sessed this year, is more than it can be
sold for now. The fact is, very few can
pay their taxes this year. while money is
SO hard to get and taxes 50 exhorbitant.
The revenue law Of this State is, beyond
all doubt, the most odious of any State
in the Union. 1t seems to have been
framed with no other view than to wrest
the land from the hands of the honest,
hard-working man, and give it into hands
Of men who have money, or to railroad
companies, and, by this course, to drive
honest industry from the State.


If a man cannot pay his taxes within
the time prescribed by law, it is taxed
fifty per cent. penalty for the benefit of
the State; and if it is forfeited to the
State hundred per cent is added, thus
placing it out of the reach Of the right
owner, giving him no chance whatever
to redeem it


The commonwealth, which should be
the protector and kind guardian Of its
citizens, becomes their oppressor. This
is what we call odious legislation, and is
calculated to discourage the poor and
drive the industrious from the State and
also to discourage emigration to our
State. We must have change. A
"new leaf must be turned over" Some
thing must be done for the relief Of our
people.-Batesrills Times.
Year: 1874

The Colored people Of Van Buren,, propose
70 build new Missionary Baptist Church.
Tie lots have been secured and the Trustees
ar Frank Stewart. Henry French. Samuel
White and Cato Willioms. who will have
charge Of the work. The Trustees are well
Known in this community and are a guaran-
tes, that the work will be carried to success
hA completion. An appeal will be made to
Tho citizens Of Van Buren for assistance and
It hoped it will be met by II liberal response
~ the object recommends ilscfto the favora-
BILE consideration Of those who have the best
Interest Of the community at hearth


A FESTIVAL


Will be given in short time for the bene-
ft OF this Society. and it is hoped that it will
10 liberally patronised


CITIZEN
Year: 1874

We are in continual receipt of large and fresh ad-
dtions to our stock and purchasers assured they
can always find full and complete assortment.
which, We offer low lOr cash. 'une'73tf
Year: 1874

Just before the Republicans lost the MAORI
ty In the Board of Trustees of the poor oil
New Castle county, that body purchased i fam
near Hare's Corner, Tor about $4,000. Il was
their expectation to build upon it q new conn
ty aims house and transfer the poor establish
ment of the county from ITS present location on
the edge OF the western slope near The line. oi
the city.


When the democrats came into power 1t was
found that snch a transfer was impracticable
owing to the great coat of erecting the necces-
sary buildings and the further increased cost Of
keeping up an establishment so far from The
city. "A neat calculation showed that the yeaI "
expense would be immensely increased for the
conveyance OF supplies and the necessary lobor
TO keep the house. The idea OF removal was
therefore abandoned, and the farm hos been q
source OF annoyance and expense, not yielding &
enough to pay the interest OF the money invest.
cd In its purchase. Several eflorts have been
made to sell 1t even at a considerable sacrifice
but they have failed. Had 1t not been for this
purchase the county would have been so much
nearer being out Of debt.


1t ia really gratifying 10 see that the affars
Of the county are in 40 good condition.
Year: 1874

senator Sherman nude strong appeal to the
Senate yesterday not to accept Senator Me1ri-
mons amendment to the Currency Redistribu-
lion bill Its effect would be to produce such
disagreement between the House and the
Senate that no decision on any financial
measure could be reached for long
time. To pass the bill as it stood would
give relief to the South and West, and would
not, ns some members seem to think, put on end
to financial legislation. On tho contrary. Sena~
tor Sherman promised that he would call up and
press to vote the resolution of the Finance
Committee, that it is the duty Of Congress to
provide at this session for the resumption of
specie payments as soon as possible. Without
taking vote, the Senate adjourned to give Sen
ator Cameron time to prepare his amendment to
the bill
Year: 1874

1t the time OF Prot. Agassiz's death tho sen.i-
ment was generally expressed that no more fit
ting monument could be erected to his memory
.han to give perpetual Endorsement to the
Geological Muscum st Cambridge. The Museum
was the pet work Of the great naturalist's life,
and through his e1ertions it was made the
squ=l Of any similar institution in the world.
The Museum had, when he died, barely funds
enough to carry it to the end Of the year, but
the gratifying announcement is made thnt the
leading citizens Of Boston have agreed to con-
tribute $500, 000 to complete its endowment, and
keep il in active existence, Is IN enduring me-
mortal OF its great founder.
Year: 1874

Quincy, Ill, Was the scene Of bank-robbery
night before last, the skill, GOODNESS, and large
booty of which will place its perpetrators high
in the profession Of bank-robbers. From the
account given there can be no doubt that
the robbers we're at work in the bank
building for several days, removing the
brickwork over the vault. The First
National Dauk il on the main street OF the
city, and within block Of police headquarters,
but no one, either Of the citizens or til g public
guardians so close st hand, heard the explosion
when the safe WAS blown open. Tho amount
taken Was about s15o,ooo, but its officers claim
fectcd.
Year: 1874

Judge Rogers yesterday delivered his opinion
on the Gage indictments, and We give it else
where in full The Indictment for failing to
turn over the city moneys Ii sustained, but the
first Indictment for perjury is quashed on points
to meet which the second Indictment was found
BY the last Grand Jury. The second perjury
Indictment will come up before the Criminal
Court next Monday, when Mr. Cages counsel
:il either plead or move to quash. The States-
Attorney desires to set week from next Mon
day as the time for trial.
Year: 1874

that Of the Catholic party in the Empire and in
France is on the increase He knows, too, that
troach must occur some time; and it 1s not at
al improbable that he prefers that it should oc
cur now, ere his own influence grows less or that
Of Rome greater.
Year: 1874

The navigation OF the Neva Is nearly closed for
the winter. Ice is lowing into the river from
Lake Lagoda.


The Bay OF Cronsradt is frozen over and commu-
nication by water with this city is interrupted
Year: 1874

A.-The Intense Physical Suffering
which stended the of the wretched antcdiluvian
Metal Trusses Is longer felt by those who wear TIE
ELASTIC TRUSS. 6S3 Broadway. with infinite content
Year: 1874




The opening of the new week in Wallst. did not
affect matters for the better very much. and the
movement in all the markets was dull and profit
less Renewed activity in stocks it is believed de-
pends less upon easy money. of the abundance Of
which in the future there can be no reasonable
doubt, than upon the Of Congressional legis-
lation on the National finances. Until something
is determined in that regard speculation in Wall
st. securities is likely to be irregular. Gold is likely
TO be influenced by the considerations, and the
market has been also quiet and uneventful. For
eign Exchange was lower under better supply of
bills and less liberal inquiry, while United States
bonds have been in. continued inquiry. London
adyices report Consos steady, and American securi-
ties dull and lower though money at the Bank
of England (which lost t450oO withdrawn on
balance today is worth only 81 per cent, aud in the
open market lie. Stocks were inactive all day on
the general list, and only in one OF two leading
Year: 1874

The abortive attempt Of Tweeds lawyers to
get him free yesterday by means of . writ Of
habeas corpus shows how desperately men Of
that profession will catch at legal straws to
save a client able to pay heavy retainers. It
was the judgment of the Court that they
selected wrong method of proceeding, and
the writ Of habeas corpus, which had been
granted on the day it was applied for, was
quashed on the motion of the District
Attorney. The only point argued was
that Of jurisdiction, and the weight
Of reasoning was SO clearly against
this claim Of the prisoner that it seems sur
prising that counsel SO able as those en-
ployed by Tweed should have advis cd him to
petition for writ of habeas corpus to Court
that had no right to review the legality of his
sentence under that form of proceeding The
main question involved in his case can be
reached only by writ of error. The lawyers
on both sides and the Judge who quashed the
habeas corpus agreed in stating that writ Of
error, If q competent Court can be brought to
grant it. is proceeding by which Tweed's
sentence can be reviewed on it's merits. The
legal question involved is whether the sepa-
rate counts or classes of counts in an indict-
ment are so many separate offences author
izing repetition of the penalty for each one.
This question was not argued or decided yes
terday because the Court had no jurisdiction
to entertain it. Should Tweed's counsel sue
coed in procuring writ of error the law on
this subject will finally be settled one way or the
other by the Court of Appeals District At
torney Phelps appeared to great advantage in
the proceedings yesterday, and his easy tri-
umph over two such eminent lawyers as Mr..
Field and Judge Comstock will naturally have
discouraging effect on the mind of Tweed
and impress him with the extreme slender
ness of his ever getting free by any other
means than an Executive pardon.
Year: 1874

THE TRIAL OF Count ARNM, as we learn
by special despatch, bids fair to be post
poned for some time-perhaps until spring 1t
seems that in the preparation of his defence
he and his counsel have occasion to examine
official papers belonging to the Foreign Office,
and he is permitted to do this only under
restrictions and surveillance which seem like
an indignity. AS the offence charged against
him is the abstraction of documents he is
reminded that the government viii not trust
him with an opportunity to repeat
it. So he is allowed access to the
papers only two hours each day
and in the presence of an officer Of the
Foreign Department, who is held responsible
for the safety of the documents while Arnim
and his counsel are engaged in consulting
them. 1t may turn out that Bismarck has
some undisclosed motive for postponing the
trial, and puts this wearying indignity on mis-
victim for other motives than merely to
mortify and annoy him. There may be q
hope of wearing out Arnim's patience and ex-
torting surrender of the missing documents
before the case is ready for trial
Year: 1874

THE CHEAP TRANSPORTATION CoNvENT1oN.-
A gathering of active business men, from
many States, called the Cheap transportation
Convention, has been tor the last two days
in session at Richmond, Va. The President
Of the body is the venerable Josiah Quincy, OF
Massachusetts, a powerful advocate in behalf
of the regulation Of our railways and for the
building of several trans-Alleghany railways
or canals by the general government These
enterprises are the business of the Convention,
and its purpose is raking fire from tho
East, West, North and South upon the two
houses Of Congress.
Year: 1874

COMPULSORY EDUCATION. The Board of
Education, we are glad to see, is preparing for
o vigorous campaign against ignorance. The
provisions of the Compulsory Education act
are to be vigorously enforced Steps will be
taken to gather all the street arabs into the
schools, and for this purpose an efficient ma
chinery will be created. II will introduce a
much needed reform into our social system,
and we hope the Board will use irmness and
promptness in carrying out their resolutions.
Year: 1874

HEALTH OF POPE PrUs. Holiness the
Pope is quite restored to health. He is able
to take walking exercise, and astonishes some
of the younger members OF the College of Car
dinals by his pedestrian feats. The venerable
Pontih's recovery will give unqualified salts
faction to millions of Catholics in all quarters
of the globe
Year: 1874

To THE GALLows.-Lewis Jarvis was yester-
day found guilty of the murder of Samuel J.
Jones in Oyster Bay in June last The
prisoner heard with indifference the verdict
of the jury which places his life in jeopardy.
His crime was pronounced to be murder in
the first degree. His is indeed case verify
inQ the SAYING that s.murder will out"