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Year: 1874

From Butlcr's Speech on The Civil Rights Bill.


Now, sir, you will allow me to
state how l got over my prcjudices.
| think the House got over theirs
after the exhibition we had yester-
day. | think no man will get up
here and say he speaks only to


white men again. He must at first
show himself worthy before he can
speak to some colored men in the
House after what occurred yester-
day. (Applause.)


came in command in Virginia
in 1863. there organized twenty
five regiments, with some that were
sent to me, and disciplined them.
Still all my brother officers of the
regular army said my colored SOL
diers would not fight; and l felt it
was necessary that they should fight
to show that their race was capable
of the duties Of citizens; one OF the
highest duties of citizens is to de-
tend their own liberties and their
country's flag and honor. On the
29th of September, 1864, l was or,
dered by the Commanding General
of the armies to cross the James
River at two points and attack the
enemy's line of works, one in the
centre Of their line, Fort Harrison,
the other a strong work guarding
their left flank at New Market
Heights; and there are men here
who will remember tina: day, !
doubt not, as do myself. l gave
the centre of the line to the white
troops, the 18th Corps, under Gen.
Ord, and they attacked one very
strong work and carried it gallantly.
| went myself with the colored
troops to attack the enemy at New
Market Heights, which was the key
to the encmy's flank on the north
side of James River. That work
was redoubt built on the top of a
hill Of some considerable elevation;
then running down into a marsh; in
that marsh was a brook; then rising
again to a plain which gently rolled
away toward the river. On that
plain when the flush of dawn was
breaking, placed a column of three
thousand colorcd troops, in close
column by division, right in front,
with guns at fright shoulder shift"


l said: THAT work must be Ia
ken by the weight of your column;
no shot must be fred" and to pre-
vent their firing | had the caps ia.
ken from the nipples of their guns.
Then | said, "Your cry, when you
charge, will be Remember Fort Pill
low!" and as the sun rose up In the
heavens the order was given, s'For-
wardv' and they marched forward,
steadily, as if on parade-went
down the hill, across the marsh, and
as they got into the brook they came
within range Of the enemy's fire,
which vigorously opened upon them.
They broke little as they forded
the brook, and the column wavered.
o, it was moment Of intensest in
terest and anxiety, but they formed
again as they reached the firm
ground, marching steadily on With
Year: 1874

People spoke of his goodness, and
one red-shirted admirer had sworn
in our presence that she'd die for
that ere preacher. You ought to
a seed him, mister; just ought a
seed the way he nursed my pardner
Year: 1874

mssioners in this State are
hereby authorized and empowered
20 have special supc, vision of the
building of new bridges over the
rivers and creeks of this State also
of oxtra and expensive repairs of
old bridges. When such work is
to be accomplished, the Commits
sioners shall give fifteen days no.
| tico in the county paper and in
writing, duly posted in the neigh
borhood in which such is to be
pei "lfor.ned, giving notice that the
commissioners of the section in
which such work is to be performed
! will be at such Il place on such Il
day and hour, with suitable spcciii-
cations, to let out such work to the
lowest bidder, and to take from the
successful bidder sufficient bond
for the faithful performance of his
duty. When the work is done, it
shall be inspected by tho Commis;
sioncr letting it out, whose duty it
shall be to report the results of his
investigation TO the full board, who
shall accept or reject the same ac-
cordingly as they may determine
whether or not the constructor has
or has not complied with the terms
of his contract. if any bridge over
waters of this State which consti-
tute Il boundary line between coun-
ties shall be necessary to be erect
ell or repaired, it shall be the du-
ty OF the commission rs Of such
counties to cause the same to bo
erect od or repaired in the man
ncr aforesaid, each county bearing
IN equal share of the expense in
, Cured. And when any such bridge
already exists or shall hereafter be
built, it shall be the duty of said
Commissioners TO divide the same
by measurement from the centre.
and each board shall be responsible
Tor the good condition of the half
next adjoining the county in which
they exercise the functions Of Office.
And when it becomes necessary to
build II new bridge, or to entirely
replace an old one which has been
carried away or destroyed, it shall
be the duty of the boards of the two
counties to do tho same us aforc.
said


SEC. 13. That all Acts or parts
of Acts inconsistent with this Act
be, and the same are hereby, repeal
ed.


Approved March 10, A. d. 1874.
Year: 1874

1t is worthy of notice that growth
of the mind is often accompanied
ny an apparent loss of power in par-
tlcular respects and this fact is OK
ceed'ngIy important, especially to
all who desire to estimate the con-
dition of thoro own mind. The
mental phenomenon called mot very
correctly absence of mind is often
regarded by the person experiencing
1T, and still more by those who OBJ
serve it in him as proof of failing
powers. But it often, if not gcncr
ally accompanies the increase of
mental power. Ne on displayed
absence ofmind much more frequent
~, and to II much more marked de.
gree, when his powers were at
their highest than in his youth, and
not only did instanoos become
much less frequent when he was at
al advanced age, but the opposite
quality, sensitivoncss to small an
noyanco, began then to be display
ed Even an apparent impairment
OF the memory is not necessarily
indicative of failing mental powers,
since it is often the result of an
increased concentration of the at
tention on subjects specially calling
for the exercise of tho highest forms
OF mental power as analysis, com.
parlson, generalization, and judg-
ment. L have alreadynotod that pro
found thinkers often refrain from
exercising tho memory, simply to
avoid the distraction of h ell
thoughts from the main subject OF
their study. But this statement
may be extended into the general
rcmark that the most profound
students whether ofphysical science
mathematics, history, politics, or
in fine, Of any difficult subject ot
research, are apt to give the memo
ry less exercise than shallow think,
ers. OF course, the memory is OK
erted to considerable degree, oven
in the marshaling of thoughts be-
fore the theories can be formed OF
weighed. But the greater part OF
the mental action devoted to the
formation or discussion of theories
is only indirectly dependent upon
the exercise Of memory.
Year: 1874

! The following circumstance was
related by II respectable farmer as
happening within his own obseryn
ton, and in illustration of it's truth
it may be proper to remark that in
the country where it happencd-in
Cornwall-the hills, which are steep,
rise SO abruptly and near to each
other that whatever passes on the
side of one may be easily disrcrnrd
on the other. His attention was first
drawn to II hare, which he pcrcGiv-
cl running down Il slope, close to
the hedge i'll n field Of tn: :nips, and
soon afterwards he perceived that
IN pursuit Of her were II couple of
dogs. AS the dogs entered the field
nc saw that the hare stopped for IL
moment and lifted her ears. The
pursucrs pressed on, but when they
had come within little more than
gnnshot of their hope for prey, the
hare stopped, and then ran back
for some distance along its former
track, when by sudden spring it
threw itself on one side into the
midst of the tr,rnips, and there re-
manned crouchcd and still. The
dogs passed onward in their course
Mt rapid rate; and as soon as they
had passed forward on it's track
with another bound the hare sprunp
back to the place it hud quittod,
and ran along the course by which
it had come down, with the evident
intention Of confoundmg together
its upward and downward course.
BY this time the dogs had come to
the lower extent to which the hare
proceeded, and there they stopped
as not knowing what further course
to take. 1t was thus the pcrsocu


ted creature secured it's own safety ::
and my informant wus too generous
to help them out of the difficulty.


Cor. Of Ldnd dnd Water.
Year: 1874

a good mother was trying to cx,
plain to a young hopeful the other
day about fighting against the dev,
IL, After telling the little fellow
who thu devil was, and how hard
he was to successfully resist, he
turned around and said: "NIamma,
Ia be scared of the old devil


but if [ was to come across ono
of his little devils I'd knock the stuff


fling out Of him."
Year: 1874

The New York Tribune publishes an
elaborate crop review which affords an
encouraging prospect for the present
year. 1t shows that the cotton crop
though not quite up to the gener-
al average Of the years :nce the war,
while increased facilities for cultiva-
ton and improved methods make it
probable that !he yield will continue to
increase steadily hencerorward. The
extension Of cotton culture into new
regions such as Kansas, has proven
practicable and remunerative. The pres
poets Of the corn crop are also promis-
ing. Though late in some States il is
now coming rapidly forward, and a
good yield is confidently expected
The promise Of sugar and rice is excel
lent IT, Louisiana, IN spite of desolating
floods which afflicted that State. The
crop Of wheat is unusually good, and
now the harvest is almost completed, it
is estimated that the excess over last
year will amount 10 some twenty-five
million bushels. Altogether, remarks
the Tribune, the prospect is so favora-
bic that sanguine people may be par.
doned for concluding that the pinching
times consequent upon the panic are
ending and that better days are coming
for the community; but they must not
count on high prices Till they have
gagged the foreign demand.
Year: 1874

It will be understood tnat the dioceses which are d.
yided aso counted with those voting In the negative
In order TO confirm tho election OF both
orders would have been necessary Even had order
voted In the affirmative and the other in the negative,
the result would been against conrmstion here
both orders concurred In the neSstve-a result totally
unlocked for by Prof. seymour's supporters.


Two messages were received from the House Of
Bishops the first containing an amendment to Article


Of the Constitution setting forth that Appeal from
the Judgment Of the Diocesan Court may be provided
for by the General the second defining the
limits of the Diocese OF Texas.
Year: 1874

very problematical. If the Southern MEM
bers had been unit for bill, or content
to follow the wise leadership and Judgment
of such Representatives as Stephens and
Lamar in shaping the bill, it is very possi-
Bile that the measure could have been
passed at the last session OF Congress. 1t
is perfectly obvious.that no bill can pass
Congress which does not harmonic and
fully recognize the equitable claims of the
two interests pressing for settlement,
namely, the planters and the factors and
merchants. A certain class of Southern
members, protesting to represent the plant
ers, but really their worst enemies so far
as these claims are concerned, have so far
played grab game, intending TO leave the
merchants and factors altogether out in the
cold, and have obstinately refused any rea-
sonable compromise of the two interests
The planters have these gentlemen to thank
for their failure to get their money, and
there is reason 10 fear that the same spirit
will so far obtain this session as TO make it
useless to push the measure. Unless some
agreement can be had early in the session,
it will be too late to do anything. The
difficulty does not grow out of the lack of
money to psy-the plan being to pay the
claims in bonds-but out of the bad policy
of certain members from the South.
Year: 1874

He was watching the movements of
a striped, frisky- tail chipmunk, that
washed its little face in the laughing
waters of a mountain brook, and think
ing how happy was that little fellow
away off there in the everlasting
silence. Perry is not large man, but
is handsome; he looked at his face,
reflected In the waters, and wished he
was as ''young as he used to be-" He
moaned the fact that gray hairs had
silvered his head, andthoughtfully ran
over the days of happy youth. With a
prayer for his descendants, and their
descendants, he turned from the water
brook to find himself in the presence
of bear! Few words were spoken;
both meant business. The bear reared
up laughing, and Perry reared down,
praying. The situation was peculiar
Perry says id peculiar. AT
it they went, the bear above,
Perry below; each felt the
other "foeman worthy of his steel. ="
In the midst of the conflict the bear
became affectionate, and embraced
Perry. Perry said twas "fond en-
brace" and reminded him of the days
of his courtship. But too much fami-
iarity bred contempt, and Perry in
timated with a big knife that his
preference was that that bear should
not hug him Just then.


The bear weighed $50 pounds, and
Perry got eleven gallons of oil from
three quarters of him.
Year: 1874

Much attention has been attracted
in England very recently by letter Of
Prof Tyndall's, in which he maintains
that there is no such thing as the
spontaneous generation of typhoid
fever, and that in every case of typhoid
a pre-existing one can be inferred with
certainty. As natural result of this
view, which is known among medical
men as DR.. Budd's theory, it follows
that typhoid fever is eminently con-
tagious and infectious disease like
smallpox and scarlet fever.


1t is hardly necessary to dwell upon
the vital Importance of this question
in all civilized communities, In view of
the great mortality which is annually
caused by this most insidious and ter
rible disease. If Prof. Tyndall-who
although no physician, is one of the
foremost scientific men In the world
be right, the destruction of the pre-
existing germ of the disease should be
the main object in the treatment of
typhoid fever, and the isolation of the
patients would in every case become of
paramount importance.
Year: 1874

Wheat, ell along the line from Athens to
Knoxville, looks better than we have ever
seen it at this season. On most of the
farms the breadth sOwn is larger than
usual and has been put in well. Indeed,
there is a marked improvement in the ap-
pearance of many of the farms, more evil
dences of system, thrift and substantial
comfort than ever before. The truth is,
the average farmer of East Tennessee is a
good deal further removed from poverty and
hard times than he generally believes
he is. If he would only adopt the plan
of selling his surplus on the first market,
and pursue it from year to year, he would
never be hard pressed for money to pay his
taxes or for other purposes. The loss to the
farmers of East Tennessee this year by
holding their wheat from harvest till
Christmas, even in the event of an appreci-
able rise in price after the latter date, will
not aggregate less than one hundred and
fifty thousand d Iars. The breadth sown
thisfall is at least One-fourth larger than ia
'73, and we are confident that the plant at
this time looks fully 20 per cent. more
promising.
Year: 1874

BISHOP HAVEN ordered a suit of clothes
from a Boston tailor, and wanted them
sent to him at the South by the Methodist
book agent. The clothing was delivered
TO the agent inst when he was sending
secondhand apparel to negroes in South
Carolina. The Bishop may find his SUIT
on the back of some colOTed brother, if he
looks long enough.
Year: 1874

eIs YOUR intended husband in his con-
versation and carriage a consistent Chris
tian?' asked a clergyman Of young lady
who was soon to be married. '1n his con
versation be is very piOus indeed, but
never saw him in his carriage was the in
nocent reply.
Year: 1874

THE California press is paying some proper attention to The San Francisco Chronicle and its proprietors. The few \pspers which give any comfort at all to The Chronicle and its heartless and shame less managers, are reputed to be run by men who, as nearly as they can, have reached The Chronicle fellows Restitution of the journalistic proprieties. Right here in Tucson, no other paper is so ut terly detested as The Chronicle, and many who recently subscribed and paid for it year, have given it to those who would pay the postage, and others let it lay ofnd unopened.
Year: 1874

Having full faith in the country, they mean to stay by it until the day of general jubilee shall come, when all can rejoice together in its peace and prosperity.

 Drop in and examine our stock.

 Exchange sold on all parts of the world. Photographic transfers made with any section of the country.

 A few more of those "Don,t mention them" left.
Year: 1874

WE are informed that Captain Hamil- ton and his company of 5th cavalry put in at Camp Grant and by Major Brown we're fitted out in fine style for scouting, andA that the command left that place in good spirits and determined, if possible, to overtake and punish the Apaches who recently left San Carlos,
Year: 1874

ALL observant readers of TIE lCTTIzEN know that the details of police court cases are very rarely if ever dished up in its col umns, and the same course will be main. tained by us. To papers which have much more space than valuable news or ideas, police court doings are almost ne. cessity.
Year: 1874

OWNERS of stock are in a Quandary to know how to act in view of the recent Apache outRTbak, and their condition is not improved by the report which is cur rent that Cachise is of opinion that some of the Indians of his band will take to the mountains and Yanagain.
Year: 1874

RHEUMATISM. "A correspondent IN
the English Mechanic gives the fol
lowing remedy for curing rheumatic
gout, of which he had long been a
sufferer. He insulated his bedstead
from the floor by placing under
meath each post a broken off bottom
of glass bottle. He says the effect
was magical, that he had not been
free from rheumatic gout for fifteen
years, and that he began to improve
Immediately after the application Of
the insulators. We are reminded,
by this paragraph from our English
contemporary, of patent OBJ
tanned through this Office for
a physician some twelve or
more years ago which created
considerable interest at the time.
The patent consisted in placing glass
cups under the bedposts in similar
manner to the above. The patentee
claimed to have effected some remark
able cures by the use of his glass in
sulators. but we have not heard from
him for some time. We cannot voueh
for any merit in the idea, but it is one
easily tried; and as no harm can arise
from the experiment, we hope some one
will test it and give US the result OF
bis experience.
Year: 1874

Detroit Free Press.


There might have been a disas.
trous fire on Fourth street on Satur
day but for the heroism displayed
by a man named Sweetman. He
was passing along when he saw lit
tie flames creeping around the chin
ney, and he dashed into the house
He shouted "fre" until the house
rang; while he seized a bureau and
threw it over, he called to one of the
family to go and sound the alarm.
The bureau was left lying on the
floor, and Sweetman gathered up a
table and ran into the yard. He sent
small boy to sound another alarm,
and ran in and began racking bed
stead to pieces, at the same time
ordering the women to throw every
thing out of doors. He got the
bedstcad down and ran out doors,
and rushed a third boy to q fire
alarm box, and then went in and
carefully brought out the wood-box
and the floor mat. The women
were, meanwhile, showing the par
lor furniture out doors, and as soon
as Sweetman had flung the looking
glass through the back window, and
torn the baby's crib to pieces. be
ran in and helped them while an
other messenger was sent to jerk
an alarm out of a letter-box on the
lamp post. While Sweetman was
thus working heroically, another
man had climbed upon the roof with
pail of water and put out the fire,
and three or four more came upon
the scene just in time to prevent
Sweetman from throwing the piano
down cellar to give himself room to
work.
Year: 1874

A revolution is likely soon to take
place in the process of flour-making
1t has just been started in England.
The grain is crushed by numerous
little trip hammers, attached to the
proper machinery to produce the
result desired. The new machinery
is very cheap. and does up its work
in a thorough manner. The flour
produced is said to be far superior
to that obtained by grinding. A
pounding mill, costing $1,000, will
produce as much -four every day as
an oldfashioned mill costing 81. 900.
The new mill is very simple. When
a hammer is out of order, it can be
replaced for few cents For four
thousand years millers have produc-
ed flour by grinding the grain with
stones. The new idea gives a new
departure. What result it will soon
produce in this country remains to
be seen -LndustrsaI Age.
Year: 1874

The pressure upon our advertising columns
this week came in too late to provide for d
supplement, and at time when part of our
force was horS dc combat, hence we are COM
PEELED to leave out communications and adver-
ti<ements Next week we hope to meet the
demand upon US. Nothing is abated however
IN the matter of local news, to which we always
give precedence.
Year: 1874

A place for everything, and every
thing in its place use for everything,
and used only for that special purpose.
Let us take, for example, the omelet
pan the English cook does not scruple
to employ this white, delicate, enam-
eled pan to fry the bacon for breakfast,
and is astonished that her omelets fail,
and that her mistress complains she is
getting careless it is not that she is
getting careless, but that she has never
been anything else, and neither she nor
her mistress comprehends or under
stands that true economy is practised
by carefully using each article of the
6atterie de cuisine for the purpose
alone for which it is designed. The
cook will probably reject the chemical
reason that the sulphur given forth by
eggs, and to o certain extent absorbed
by the enamel at the time of making the
last omelet, materially assists the ONE
let of to-day, and this in spite of the
most complete cleanliness on the part
OF the cook. Sauces should be pre-
pared in pan kept for that purpose,
and the enamelled saucepan used for
melted butter should never on any ac-
count be used for anything else.


Most cooks know that if eggs are
boiled in saucepan previously used
for onions, they will come to table
bright orange color; this will prove
how necessary it is to use each culinary
utensil for its destined purpose, and
unless perfect order is preserved in the
kitchen and in the mind of maid and
mistress, this is not possible. The
economist may demur to this state
ment, but if each article be used for its
own purpose only, and taken care of
when in and out of use, it will last O
lifetime, instead of being replaced every
four or five years.


The housekeeping money in some
families is not allowanced, but the bills
are settled by check once a month.
Experience shows that this is a very
bad plan, and housekeeping thus man
aged costs considerably more than 1t
does by system of cash payments.
The wife should ask for an allowance
in proportion to the style of table ex-
pected as the steward of her husbands
property, she must allow no waste and
suffer no extravaganza she must be
guided by her husbands wishes as to
her expenditure, and keep well within
the sum allowed weekly; this will per-
NIT of her meeting the losses and acci-
dents which happen to the most careful
and economical manager.