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Year: 1872

LIFE IN BRooKLYN.-A gentleman,
while walking in Atlantic Avenue, Brook
lyn, on Saturday evening was sjostled by
a stranger, and after proceeding few
yards felt in his pocket in vain for his
watch. He hastened back, overlook the
thief, and pointing his revolver, sternly
demanded, Give me that watch p
The stranger surrendered it without a
word and hurried away. On reaching
home the gentleman was startled in the
middle of his narrative of his desperate
encounter with highwayman by an in
terruption from his wife, Why, John,
you left your watch on the bureau this
morning, and | have been wearing it all
day.
Year: 1872

A story is told of parson who is fa-
vored with absent mindedness and short
memory. He has habit of forgetting
something he intends to say in the pull
pit, and then, after sitting down, will
rise up and begin his supplementary re-
marks with "By the way" Recently he
got through prayer, when he hesitated.
forgot what he was about, and sat down
abruptly. In moment or two he rose,
and pointing his finger at the amazed
congregation, said "Oh, by the way,
Amen |"
Year: 1872

Once upon an evening bleary,
While | sat me dreaming dreary,
In the sunshine, thinking DER
Things that passed in days of yore;
While nodded, nearly sleeping
Gently came in something creeping
Creeping upward from the floor;
'''Tis some cooling breeze" muttered,
From the regions meath the floor
Only this and nothing more
All! distinctly remember
1t was in that wet September
When the earth and every member
OF creation that it bore,
Had for weeks and months been soaking
In that meanest most provoking
FOggy rain that, without joking


We had ever seen before.
So | knew it must be very


Cold and damp beneath the floor
Very cold beneath the floor.
SO | sat me nearly mapping
In the sunshine, stretching, gaping,
And feeling quite delighted


With the breeze from meath the floor,
Till felt me growing colder,
Aud the stretching waxing bolder,
And myself now feeling older,


Older than felt before.
Feeling that my joints were sitter
Than they were in days of yore--- -. s,.x-
Sitter than they'd been before.
All along my back the creeping
Soon gave place to rushing, leaping
As if countless frozen demons


Had concluded to explore
All the cavties-the varmints-
'Twxt me and my neither garments,
Through my boots into the floor;
Then found myself shaking


Gently shaking more and more,


Every moment more and more
Twas the ague. and it shook me
Into the heavy clothes, and took me
Shaking to the kitching-every


Place where was warmth in store,
Shaking till the china rattled
Shaking ill my molels ratified;
Shaking, and with all my warming.
Feeling colder than before;
Shaking till it had exhausted


All its powers to shake me more
Till it could not shake me more.
Then it rested till the morrow,
When il came with all its horror
That it had the face to borrow,


Shaking, shaking as before.
And from that day in September
Day which l shall long remember
1t has made diurnal visits


Shaking shaking, oh so sore!
Shaking off my boots and shaking


Me to bed if nothing more


Fully this if nothing more.
And to-day the swallows fitting
Round my cottage see me sitting
Moodily within the sunshine
Just inside my silent door.
Waiting for the ague, seeming
Like man forever dreaming
And the sunlight through me streaming
For am too thin and salOw


To make shadows on the floor


Nary shadow-any more.
Year: 1872

Bear the burden of the present;
Let the morrow bear its own;


If the morning sky be pleasant.
Why the coming night bemoan.
Ii the darken'd heavens lower,
Wrap thy cloak around thy form !;
Though the tempest rise in power,
God is mightier than the storm.
Year: 1872

cratic party is such that good citizens are


as suspicious Of Democratic candidates as


they are Of Republicans, and, acting upon
these suspicious, they decline to take any
part in. helping either side. Have not
Messrs. Ogden and Patton declared that


this lack of confidence was justif-
able? Did not Mr. Patton distinctly
and emphaticalIy denounce the old
Democratic leaders as harsbly as We ever
did Has not the Ptcay,1ae mouthed about
Democracy, imbeciIity and corruption ?
Have we not seen it? Now, what are con-
scientioUs men to do in the premises? They
see selfshness warring for its own benefits
in the Democratic ranks. They see a
cheat pracdcei upon the people that can
not be reconciled with their notions Of
honesty in the attempt Of the Democracy
to magnify its own importance by pretend
ing that the Reformers are a new set Of
allies, when they are merely part Of the
old concern. The Democrats separated
into two camps, and then fused again, and
claimed that they had acquired new
by dissolying the old partnership
and making new one. Such games as
this create distrust and disgust and disc
trust and disgust weaken any partyo


The white vote is not Democratic It
can be as easily gained by any party ttat
will really make good nominations as it
car be Jost by the party that makes bad
oneso Let the Democrats eoa8Sdey Ibis
and pyepare for it's effects
Year: 1872

The Picayesne accepts of the testimony


of the Shreveport Southwestern as suff-


cient to overthrow the assertion of our


correspondent that the Liberals of Caddo


are dissatisfied with the fusion ticket.
Every one to his taste. The SoutblceSternls


not to our taste, and we therefore continue
to repose faith in the suggestions Of our


correspondent, and shall do SO until we


get contradiction of it from a source


that is entitled to consideration. 1t is in


the very order Of things that the Liberals


Of North Louisiana should be dissatisfied,
for the reasonable and practical pro-


gramme which they marked out was re-


jected by the ultra Democrats of New Or
leans, not in the interest of the entire
people of the State, but in their own in


terest. The desire to carry the city and
parish of Orleans overcame the desire to
carry the State, and the ultra Democrats
oveTuled the general interest in order to
make sure Of obtaining for themselves a
merely local advantage. This has almost
been confessed by some of the men who
engineered the disruption Of the
programme to which the. Liberal Demo-
Gratis of Shreveport were committed. Now
We ask IS it not reasonable that the men
who see their plans disrupted at
the Instance of selfshness ought to be
We know that this feeling
prevails among the Liberal Democrats Of
South Louisiana, for they see nothing but
disaster to many locaR and general inter
ests from the obstinate action of the ultras
IL this city, and We prefer to believe that |
the people Of Caddo feel dissatisfied, which |
IS IN conformity with reason and report,
.han 10 believe they have accepted of what |
their notions and is at va
rance with their suggestions, merely be-
cause they have been told to do so.
The Southeastern is a bigoted paper at
pest. and its political outgiyings were
never ei:her original or reliable We |
therefore, hold TO our faith in our CORES
2ondento
Year: 1872

In many parts Of the country the people
are breaking loose from the tyrannfcaI.
selfish and corrupt system of 5nanaging
political nominations through political
conventions. If there was a time when
this manner Of selecting honest and capa-
| bic men for public positions was good it
seems to have passed away. Like many
other customs that are good when con
trolled by proper influences and bad when
controlled by improper influences, politi-
cal conventions seem to have passed once
more from good to evil and are becoming
distasteful to the people of the present
day. The people are once more found
crying out against King Caucus and the
Vaccinations of conventions that are called
in the name of tthe people" By q few self
ish and often corrupt men, who thus man
age to control political nominations and
elections to public office, and control them
in their own interest instead of manipulate
ing them for the public good. This is
nothing new in the history Of our country
The people have often found it necessary
to rise superior to King Caucus and the
political rings that have been formed to
rob them of their right to choose their
public servants; have often found
it necessary to assert their indepen-
dence of the debasing influences
and tyrannical powers that these political
- Z
checked by the sovereign power Of this
republican country For this reason we
are not at all nstonished to find spirit of
independence once more rising in the
minds Of the people independence of
political conventions that have degener-
ated into corrupt rings" for parceling
out among the select few who compose
them the public offices of the country.
This manly spirit of independence, is as
serting itself with much force in Texas at
this time, if we may judge from the tone
Of the following article, taken from the
cosmopoIte, paper published in Paris,
Texas:





nounced that Mr. Ii. H. Snead has declared
ms Independence proclaimed his liberty
ana presented his claims to the people Of
guls district for congressional honors, We
nave 70 acquaintance with Mr. Snead, but !
VIC auIsl!e n s! his courage and commend the
spirit OF independence of anu 9nuU who. in
this, age OF demagoguery and convention
triekery, dares to come before the people |
and ask for position without being ,l,,s17a5 |
into notice by chieanery ana the nae6ina.
tions of manipulating caucus. ',N -'---''


The Texas Clarion also encourages IN
dependence of political conventions As
now controlled, and announces two nde-
pendent candidates for the Legislature
from its county The feeling is evidently
growing in Texas. This same feeling is |
exhibiting Itself in many Of the States Of
the Union where the people have found it
necessary to rebuke the msolenoe and cor
ruption Of political wire pullers. West
Virginia, suffering from the bad usages of
Year: 1872

political conventions, recently elected to
the Office of Governor Mr.. Jacobs, the in
dependent candidate, thus totally ignor-
ing the influence Of conventions and party
machinery. The same thing has been
done in Missouri, Tennessee and other
States, and we see no reason why the good
work should not be followed up wherever
conventions fail to answer any good pur-
pose; fail to promote the interest of ali
classes of the people, and become the
ignoble instruments for promoting a few
selfish, ambitious and corrupt men. We
would be pleased to see this spirit of in
dependence arousing the people Of Lou
isiana. They have cause to be displeased
with the manner in which political con-
Yentions have been conducted, and may
well distrust the prospect Of political re-
demption as matters now stand. An IN
dependent candidate for Governor might
give a much better prospect for political
reform than anything that is offered the
people through the various conventions
and usurping State committees.
Year: 1872

How do the Bourbons propose to carry


the State, with large majority OF the
voters against them. unless they expect


Governor Warmoth to use ""these fingers


in their behalf, as they always charged


him with doing in behalf Of the Bepubo


lican party5 We have never heard q sen.


sible Democrat claim that his party was in


the majority in the Stateo 6ut op the cone


trary, We have heard numbers os them


confess tlaS they were in the minority.


but they hoped to carry the elections by


making converts Of the better class Of the
Republicans. Now IS the iIIiberalty Of
the Bourbons has closed the door against
any conversions from among ouo friends.


will they please tell us Sow tiey hope


to carry the State unless they do it


by the perpetration Of the very frards
which they have denounced with so much
violence? And if they entertain such noo
tions do they rely upon the canyasser8 TO
do the principal part of the wicbedness3 3
We have no idea that Governor Warsaotl
intends to engage IN any such enterprise
as tampering with the ballot Boxes. hoIdo
ing as We DO that he nevey did dc such
thing; but even if he should feel VIII.
ingness to assist the Democrats il this
way, and even if the vigilance Ct she fsd.
eral supervisors can be ovegcomeo IS It
supposable that the c4ivairy that scorns
fraud and al manner Of corruption, can
be induced to sup ort party that bases
its hopes Of victory ON q violation of the
sacredness and purity Of the ballot box : |
Il is intolerable to suppose this even in |
hypothetical way, and we dismiss it as un.
worthy Of consideration. 6.nd if the
Bourbons are making such o calculation
are they not preparing a .petard that viii
hoist them il their own houseaolds We
listen for an answer.
Year: 1872

Here is where the Democrats make their
mistake. It has been carefully computed
that Of the thirty-six thousand voters. who
took. the trouble to register in1870 over
six thousand took the trouble to stay away
from the polls. We are perfectly safe in
saying that ninety-nine out Of every hun
dred Of these delinquents were white
men, and that they knew exactly
what they were doing when they
remained at home. They did not
desire to vote the Republican ticket and
they could not conscientiously support the
Democratic nominations. Do the fu-
sionists catch the idea? They. count
every white man as one Of their followers
when there are about thirty per cent Of
the white people who profess to regulate
thelr own votes independent Of any party
organization. The record Of tie Demo
Year: 1872

An Alabama cotton planter says that he
went into field of his the other day, in
the wide expanse Of which not one cotton
leaf was to be seen, and found the army
worms quartered on the bolls, and upon his
approach they called ont their guards, gave
him salute, and made inquiries as to the
nearest field.
Year: 1872

a man in Greenup county, Kentucky,
finding neighbor pinned to the ground By
:, tree that had fallen on his leg lifted it off.
After the excitement was over he and two
qothers tried to lift the tree again, but could
mot bud2ge it.
Year: 1872

Josephine McCarty, editor of the Truth
Geuer. thinks that if the whole truth about
women could be known every virtuous man
in the world would run bowling to the near
est water and drown himself.
Year: 1872

The f5shions are just now hoverlng in
that unpleasant uncertainty which always
occurs in the interval between very warm
and cool weather. Tie fall styles are not
yet out, and summer wardrobes are decid-
sedly pasSe, so what is one to do. except to
don black silk or some ether sombre shade
of attire, aud be content to waitln patience
for awhile until something really new
4!turns up3"
Year: 1872

AM n self-made man. said native
ofStonington the other day to a New
York gentleman, with whom he had
been driving sharp bargain Glad TO
hear you say so, responded the New
Yorker. who had been worsted In the
trade, for it relieves the Lord OF a
great responsibility.
Year: 1872

CHICAGO, June 2S.--A disaster of frightful
prop ortons was narrowly escaped by the extra train re-
turning from the Springfield Convention. AT IL o'clock


long train laden with fully 600 people, left the city
for the north and as was well known, contained the
Greeley delegates Many Of the foremost men of Hi
nos we're also on board Shortly after leaving Springfield
most of them had retired in the sleeping cars Six miles
northward Of city while the train was running at
the rate Of IS or so miles hour the engineer looking
out into the blacness ahead, saw the track numbered
with great stack of timber. Instantly the machinery
was reversed and the brakes sprung and the train
brougbt to n stop with shock that routed the crowd
from their seats caused tho widest confusion.


Tho engine had not soppod second too soon' series
Year: 1872

The following is the platform adopted by the
California Democratic State Convention which met in
San Francisco on the 2lst:


Resoped That the best interests OF the nation require


change In the administration OF the Government, and
ali good citizens should disregard the preudices and
Of the past and unite In one grand effort TO
restore the Government 20 It's original purity.


ResOlped, That earnestly condemn and protest
against the Vaccinations, tyranny, eItravagance and
corruptlOn of the Administration OF u 8. Grant which,
for lobbying schemes and building mp monopolies has
no parallel inthe history Of our country.


ResoIued That fully recognize the patriotism and
pure motives of the Liberal Reform Republicans, and
trust that such action be taken at the Baltimore
Convention will result in the hearty cooperation OF all
parties opposed to the present Administration and that
we recommend TO the consideration Of the National
Democratic Convention the principles ennciated IN the
platform of the Cincinnati Convention.


ReSolred, That having an abiding confidence In the
wisdom and patriotism Of the Democratic National Con-
vention soon 10 be assembled at Baltimore pledge
ourselves to give the nominees Of that Convention
hearty support.


Resolved That leave delegates to the National
Convention free and untrammeed believing that wise
councils and devoted patriotism viii govern their action
Year: 1872

MILwAuKEE, January pa Dem
ocratic Convention composed of twelve
delegates from each ward met yesterday
afternoon for the purpose Of protesting
against the the temperance law now
before the Legislature, and effecting a
thorough reorganization of the party in
the city. Resolutions were adopted
protesting against the temperance bill,
on the ground that its provisions are in
conflict with both the moral and mate
rial interest of the community, and
calculated to defeat the very purposes
protfered by its advocates, declaring
that the example of enormous and long
continued corruption furnished in
the Republican administration of the
Feieral Government is perpetual
source Of decentralization to the coun-
try.
Year: 1872

these points to be placed in evidence
Counsel, when they found the Coroner
was determined to get murderous
verdict from the jury, entered protest
against the case being placed before the
jury In such a garbled manner. MT
Graham then read a quantity OF testl-
mony taken in the case before Coro-
ner Young. showing that the Coroner
refused to allow one of the most i'm
portant points in the prisoners behalf.
The affidavit OF the prisoner on when
a motion to quash was based was read
1t reviewed the whole action OF the
Coroner and Grand Jury in the case.


1t impeached the Coroners action In
placing Maunsel Fields on the Jury, he
being a bitter enemy OF Stokes. 1t was
he who drew the verdict and urged the
insertion of the words-"feloniously
and with malice aforethought.' The
counsel then read a portion Of the
affidavit, showing that William Fuller,
ton had thrust himself upon the Grand
Jury and worked the indictment
through. He got himself subpenaed
in an Indictment that was purposely
gotten up to prejudice the case otthe prls-
oner, and OF conspiracy against Stokes
and Mansfield, and while apparently
testifying in that case he took occasion
to blacken the case against Stokes Tor
the murder of Fisk. The counsel
showed that Fullerton and Stokes were
unfriendly as the suit was pending by
the former against the latter for the re-
covery of $1,000 for legal fees which
Stokes denied were true. The counsel
then submitted affidavits and argu.
ments for motion to quash. He also
read a quantity of legal opinions by
Justice Story on the formation OF grand
and petit juries, and then INDUCED in a
long TRADE against the motives OF
revenge evinced in the procuring of the
indictment and in the whole investl'
CATION. The chief point he wished to
make was that the case should have
been submitted to General Sessions
Grand Jury and not to the Oyer and
Terminer. District Attorney Garvin
opposed the motion to quash, reviewed
all the points made by Stokes counsel
and claimed there was no ground what
ever to warrant quashing. Judge In
graham after hearing all the sides to the
papers in the case will announce his
decision on Thursday next.
Year: 1872

The New York Tribune by getting
the money of republicans by the thou
sands as q republican paper, shame
fully went back upon them after it had
their money safely cribbed. 1t has
been gigantic swindle, which, how
ever, will return we think upon that
paper with stunning effect in the twelve
months to come, when its new found
friends, the democrats, also 60 back
upon it.
We notice that many Of the subscri-
bers. in Macoy's club in this city do not
call for their papers.
Scores Of them have got sick of the
thing.
Year: 1872

Recent events have convinced the
New York Nation that '.when another
Reform Convention meets there will
be less shat swinging and more delib-
GRAFTON, and the hoacst men who at
tend 1t will not allow themselves to be
persuaded by charlatans, that the
American people can be led by the
nose into transparent follics.
Year: 1872

Some ladies suffer dreadfully with the
headache and this causes their hair to fade.
NAruRE's HAIR REsToRATIvE is n sure
remedy for the headache and will restore the
color of blAuched, gray or faded hair. See
advertisement.
Year: 1872

from lands end to lands end, that all may
read, and reading, believe, that for the
countless millions who are on the road to
an uusimely grave with bilious complaints,
there is but Que truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is
Year: 1872

IF women would cultivate their minds
more, they would be more companiable
to intelligent men. Many husband
goes out for his evenings, many a lover
tires of his betrothed, because he finds
her conversation insipid. Ladies, try
not only to look pretty but TO talk well
also.
Year: 1872

1t is very true that precepts are useful
but practice and imitation go far beyond
them; hence the Importance OF watch
ing early habits, that they may be free
from whatever is Objectionable.
Year: 1872

Any amount and every class of Insurance required
can be placed at this Office in the best Companies,
and at as low rates at any agency in the country.
Expiration Notices Promptly Given.
Year: 1872

His Death. Transportation in the Guerriere and
Reception of the Body with Grand Naval and
Military Honors- Solemn Procession on
Land and Water-Ths Soene in the


Chapel at Fortress Monros-Further


Military Honors in New York.
Year: 1872

The New York Bulletin thinks that
with a general advance IN the prices OF
English coal and iron, ranging from 80
to 100 per cent. within the past year,
way is opening up to enable shipments
from this side. Hitherto, We are re-
minded, that "the United States have
not been able to export much coa and
still less iron, to foreign countries; but
the time seems propitions for US to be
gin to compete with England for the
EXPORT trade OF raw coal and The cruder
forms Of iron, wherein labor forms but
a considerable item OF cost. Every fur
mace which is in working order in the
country is turning out all the metal it
can, and the profits are so large as to
induce either very great competition
from new furnaces, or fresh demands
from the laborers, or both. The rumor
about stmulous to both iron making
and coal mining is very decided and
mining engineers in the emplov Of
English and Pennsylvsnis capitalists
are exploring the new terrirority recent
" opened to the markets OF the world
by the construction OF the West Viz
giuis and Kentucky railroads"