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Year: 1870

What does he promise2 He promises TO
make clean breast OF it on the 9th Of Jane.
On the 9th OF June, therefore, we may expect
to know what has been done, what is being
done and what 1t is intended to do. OF fcourse
the question is mainly that Of the throne.
Between now and the 9th OF June we shall ex-
pect Montpensier to make his promise good
for he, too, has made promises. Remembering,
as we do, that Montpensier was induced to give
largely of his time. of his domestic comfort, of
his gold to make an end Of his sisters reign,
we shall expect some lively revelations. Fif-
teen or sixteen months ago 1t was the convic-
ton of Montpensler that he would in a brief
space of time be King Of Spain. Time has
rolled on; Montpensier's troubles have in
creased; but the fruit Of Gnizot's policy In
the matter of the Spanish marriages
does not yet give fair promise How
the Spanish throne question is to
be settled we are not foolish enough to
pretend to know. We are the less anxious to
answer the question that we do not much care.
Spain must feel some more life, and give proof
Of 1t, before she is mistress of her own fate.
We await the 9th Of June with some patience.
Year: 1870

RAILROAD MANIA IN New JERsEY.-A per-
feet railroad mania prevails at this time in
New Jersey, no less than eight new lines being
in the course of construction. This is all
right and proper If a true spirit had actu-
ated the State at the commencement OF rail-
way enterprises, or rather railway monopoIies,
within her boundaries, New Jersey would be
at least fifty years in advance of her present
position. As the population and prosperity of
New York advance corresponding benefit
will flow into New Jersey if she adopts
liberal and comprehensive system Of railways.
These lines should be directed not only to the
advantages of her own citizens, but to the con-
venience Of all travellers who are obliged to
cross her borders. If conducted upon proper
anti-monopoly principles an enlarged plan of
railways in New Jersey cannot help but tend
immensely toward the future prosperity of the
entire State.
Year: 1870

THE DOMINICAN TREATY.-The President
sent message to the Senate yesterday
proposing certain amendments to the Do
minican treaty, with an extension of the
time for its ratification. General Grant has
fixed his mind upon the annexation of the
Dominican republic and the whole island of
st. Domingo, and we have no reason to
doubt that he will carry it through. We
have seen enough of his perseverance to
know that when he undertakes great and
important enterprise he means to carry it
through. Nor can we understand why the
Senate should still debate and hesitate to
ratify this Dominican treaty; for the advan-
tages that will accrue from the island to the
United States cannot be measured by the
paltry sum of money involved. There can be
no mistake as to the public sentiment of the
country on this subject. 1t is with the
President, and for the island.
Year: 1870

The wyoming Prize Money--Tardiness Of


Congress-


While the people Of the United States will
crew of the Kearsarge for the victory over the
Alabama has been recognized by Congress in
substantial manner, they will sincerely
regret that the bill appropriating prize money
to the officers and crew of the United States
steamer Wyoming, due for good work and
gallan. services rendered in the destruction of
Japanese vessels and in the bombardment of
land batteries in the straits and town of
Simona-Saki, in the year 1863, has, after
being cut down from the original appropria-
ton Of two hundred thousand dollars to one
hundred thousand, finally been laid upon the
table in the House. 1t will be recollected that
the Japanese government paid to the United
States six hundred aud fifty thousand dollars
as indemnity for wantonly firing upon the
American bark Pembroke, and otherwise in
sulting our flag during the darkest hours of
the rebellion. From this indemnity fund the
appropriation for the officers and crew of the
Wyoming, who so promptly avenged the
national honor, and taught the Japanese a
lesson they remember to this day, was ordered
to be taken, and it is humliating to any
American sense of justice that 1t should be
withheld for single day. Congress cannot
do a more patriotic act than by taking up this
Wyoming appropriation bill and passing it
without delay.
Year: 1870

Canvass.


The returns of the late election present some
curious features The vote for Associsse
Judges Of the Court of Appeals, for instance,
was four hundred and seventeen thousand two
hundred and forty six, of which Mr.. Rapalo and
Mr.. Martin Grover received over eighty thou
sand votes each. 1t would thus appear that the
the State; for the countrymen must have
voted pretty extensively for them. No doubt
they regarded the city nominees as quite as
well qualified for the Office as any of the
rural candidates The copious list which we
publish to-day will show many Of the curiosi-
ties of the late canvass 1t is evident that
two of the republican Judges were elected
by democratic votes in this city. Another
little curiosity in the developments of the
late canvass is that in all probability five
eighths of the Inspectors of Election will not
be able to qualify. What happens in this
cases or course the places to which they
were elected must be declared vacant. In
this emergency Mayor Hall will have the
appointment Of about seven-eighths of the





Inspectors Of Election. We presume from
his established Judgment in public matters
and the discretion which he generally exer-
cises that the seven-eighth portion of the
inspectors appointed by the Mayor will be
much more acceptable then the ive-eighths
elected and not qualified.


The canvass shows a very small vote
throughout the State, thus sustaining the
opinion which we have already expressed,
that the election went by default. It is, in
fact no indication at all of the results of the
coming fall election. There may be a won
derful revolution before that event comes
around. The republicans paid little heed to
the spring elections, because they knew that,
with all the compromises and compacts for
place and power which so many of their
most active members had accepted, there
was no chance of making good fight The
statistics show that not quite half the vote cast
in 1868 was represented at the polls in 1870
Year: 1870

PUBLIC FREE BATHs.-We are glad to see
that the new Department of Public Works,
under the management Of Mr.. Tweed, is MAX
ing ample provision for the construction of
public baths, free to the people. Better still,
the work is to be done quickly, before the hot
weather is upon us. This city, counting its
million and half Of people-including Of
course, our neighbors in the immediate vicini-
ty and the fuctuating population dropping in
from the country-ought to have bathing ac-
commodatious on both the rivers which encom-
pass the island. It is useless for the Board Of
Health to prescribe sanitary regulations for
the prevention Of disease if we do not furnish
our large working population with the means
most essential of all in the preservation Of
health-opportunites for cleanliness. The
necessity of public free baths is therefore
apparent, and it is satisfactory to observe that
the Commissioners Of Public Works have gone
into the matter earnestly.
Year: 1870

ANOTHER FooLHAgDY ADVENTURE. "A little
steamer, twenty-one feet long, called the City
of Ragusa, we are informed, was advertised to
leave Liverpool yesterday for New York, with


a ships crew consisting of two men, the cap
tain and his mate, and with Newfoundland
dog as passenger. After this daring craft
shall have passed out Of sight from the land
we shall most probably hear of her no more; ;
and in the event of successful crossing of the
Atlantic we cannot perceive that anything will
be gained by it beyond the profitless glory of
foolhardy adventurer, like that Of the hero
of the circus who passes through some fearful
feat in trapeze swinging without breaking his
neck, or of the foolish fellow who walks sue
cessfnlly across the chasm of the Niagara
river on a wire with another fool on his back.
Yet we hope that whatever may be the fate Of


this aforesaid liliputian steamer, the two
daring mariners will be saved, for there must
be good stuff in them and that If the poor dog
comes through alive Mr. Bergh, the President
of the Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals, will Immediately take charge Of him.
Year: 1870

THE STREETS OF BROOKLYN were made glad
Yesterday with the presence of thirty thousand
Sunday school children in line. There must
be something iutrinsically good in Brooklyn,
after all
Year: 1870

It was yesterday ascertnned before Coroner Rol.
Inns that the young woman who was found recently
In the water, foot OF Twelfth street, East river was
Sarah Judge II was shown also that she had de-
lberatey jumped into the river, and was not thrown
overheard by some men OF bad character In the
vicinity as was first suspected.
Year: 1870

The farmers in Dutchess county are
in great excitement over the appearance
of peculiar disease which is affecting
and killing the cattle in that vicinity.
They have but little trouble in finding
where the originally y-diseased cattle came
from the difficulty is to tell what the
new epidemic is, and how to get rid of
it. II appears that thirteen steers and
into Pawling and kept in one of the
cattle-yards over night The next day
the oxen were sold to farmer in the
neighborhood. About four days after
they were taken to their new home, the
oxen were taken suddenly sick their
tongues commenced TO swell, water ran
from their mouths, their hoofs began to
rot, and their appetite vanished. They
We're not considered to be iii a critical
condition nevertheless, they were ap-
parently failing daily. Soon after it was
noticed that their ailment had been i'm
parted to other cattle on the farm, and
now thirty -onC head are afflicted in the
same manner, most of them milch cows.
Some of the cattle on the neighboring
farms are also down with the disease
anu " MI dppedTdncts Tue nhlduy is
spreading fast and threatens to produce
very disastrous results We do not
know that any proof exists that the orig
inal owner of the diseased cattle knew of
their condition at the time that he sold
them. 1t ought to be a warning, how
ever, to farmers not to purchase strange
cattle from any but the most responsible
parties Such an instance as that which
we have reported from Dutchess county,
is one in which the whole community
suffers. An unscrupulous man sold the
diseased cattle in the first place there
are very many who will have no more
scruples in selling their stock to the
butcher upon the slightest appearance of
the disease, and in that way poisoned
meat will be distributed throughout the
community. Stringent laws should be
passed to prevent the sale of diseased
cattle, whether alive or dead, and he who
would deliberately sell diseased beast
ought to be punished as severely as they
are punished who are detected in selling
infectious clothes or goods -B,sfdio
COnmercta
Year: 1870

The Lewlstown (Illinois) Union re-
ports that the daughter of gentleman
in the southern part of Fulton county,
lately found her hair rapidly coming
out, and was also troubled with continu-
GUS itching on the back part of her head
Upon examination of her scalp, beneath
the chignon, it was found to be covered
with black insects about the size of a
grain of wheat, which had eaten into
her head and down her neck III most
fnghtful manner. Says the Union
This head gear is made of sea moss,
and it is supposed TO contain the eggs of
an insect, which were incubated by the
warmth of the head The vermin were
at last removed, though not without
trouble and pain The case was at first
reported to be critical, but later we learn
that the lady is recovering She will,
however, lose all the hair which gro
on the back part of her head, but w /,
no doubt, consign to the flames the CHG
non. A similar case near Pennington is
reported as having proved fatal, the
truth of which we are unable to vouch
Year: 1870

A notable instance of official stupidity
occurred in st. Louis few days ago
A building which contained a large
quantity Of whiskey, and joined the post
Office, was on fire, and some one sug-
gcsted to the Postmaster, who happened
to be the only United States official on
the spot, the propriety of sending force
to remove the whiskey, and thereby save
the post-ofice from destruction The
latter declined to interfere in the matter,
except by official order, and actually
telcgraphed for instructions to the Su-
pervising Architect Of the Treasury at
Washington.
Year: 1870

| do not think there is an hundredth
part of lemon juice used generally as its
valuable qualities would seem to com
mend. | know of nothing better as a
stomachic corrective rs well as strength
ener of the nervous system. We all
know that it is used for rheumatism,
and ! have no doubt it is also good for
gout, if taken regularly three times n
day, and at least half gill at a time
1t can be taken in much or little water
or no water at ALL 1t is not unpleasant
one soon becomes accustomed to it, and
would rather drink it than the pure
water. For headache 1t is thelbest cure
I have ever used. 1t will relieve it in
fro ten to fifteen minutes, by single
dose | would not advise less than half
gill at time. know people who take
II three times a day as n preventive of
disease and as refreshener in hot
weather. 1t quenches thirst, also, better
that anytl lR else. No sugar. .- German
torn Tdeg,dph
Year: 1870

The RIGHT of railroads to move their
trains on Sunday within Pennsylvania
has received partial confirmation by the
decision of Judge Payton in the Blair
County Court Certain parties in the
Commonwealth brought suit against
certain employees of the Pennsylvania
Railroad, on charge of violating the
Sabbath hy running freight aud cmigrant
trains The Court decided that Ia hasten
cmipants to their journeys end was a
work Of necessity and mercy. and alsc
refused to punish the freight train men,
judging TINT as their train came in at
four o'clock in the morning. and remain
ed during the day the road did all III its
power to keep it from running in viola
tion Of the Sabbath.
Year: 1870

Do NOT RuS MUcH From HOME
Ones own heart is of more worth than
gold. Many marriage begins like a
rosy morning, and then falls away like
a snow wreath. And why Because
the married pair neglect to bc Ms well
pleasing to each other after marriage Ms
before. Endeavor always to please one
another. Lavish not all your love on
to-day. for remember that marriage has
It's tomorrow likewise, and its day after
tomorrow. too. Consider, We daugh-
tcrs, what the word rife expresses The
married woman is the husbands domcs-
tic faith in her hand he must be able
TO entrust the JOY of his heart. a- well as
the key Of his pantry. His honor and
his home are in her keeping his we'll
being in her hand. Think Of this And
you, ye sons, he faithful husbands, and
good fathers Of families. Act So that
your wives shall esteem and love you
Year: 1870

There are hundreds of tons Of hay lost
every winter among farmers by careless
feeding. We have been astonished some.
times when Witnessing the amount vast
cd around barnyards and stacks. Thi,
waste Is entirely unnecessary. and II II
was made the rule Of every farmer never
to feed any kind of stock upon the ground
thousands of dollars might be saved an
nually. There arc times, to be sure, When
the earth Is frozen dry and clean, but II
racks are not provided, full one half OF
the time the hay will be dealt out either
i'm wet snow or mud, and good portion
lost


Portable racks should be used around
stacks and their location changed every
few days; the racks should be 50 construct
ed that the stock can get at their feed
handily. and mt the same time made so
that the hay cannot be pulled out and
tramplcd under foot. For cattle. q good
rack may be made with common rough
boards and q few pieces of scantling.
Make them four Of five feet wide, ten or
twelve feet long. and two feet deep; have
four by four inch scantling In the corners,
and also In the center Of the ends, running
up twelve or fifteen inches above the top
Of the rack; to the latter nail in n center
partition lengthwise: thus you have n
double rack where cattle will eat content
edly. DO not have the end boards or piec-
es Of scantling reach down rs low rs tn q
side boards after the manner Of sled run
ners the racks may be easily drawn from
one place 10 another.


For sheep we know Of no better feed
ing rack then one made Of posts and
boards with opening Mt the sides through
which sheep eau put their heads and eat.


Hay brings good price In market.
and is quick sale, and land gives rs prof.
liable return Of this rs almost any crop
IL can be put To. when the difference In
amount of labor Is considered between
Just the garnering Of grass and plowing
sowing and gathering Of all others. II
certainly behooves farmers TO feed care
fully. for every ton saved Is as good n
gold. and II not wanted for present feed
ing may be kept stored up for the time o
need or sold for cash.-Wester,, Rural.
Year: 1870

An officer who had not quilted General de Wimpf-
fen all the morning o. the 1st, writes follows to
the Debats:


On that morning the Prussians, having terminated
their movement, attacked US our right in order
to drive on the fresh troops who awaited our des-
cent from the plateau, before depoying all their for
ces For moment General de WimpiIen was delud-
ded, and believed in a victory, not as yet knowing
that he had before him more than $50 900 enemies
In the evening he resolved to open passage for the
troops to the Belgian territory, or to march upon
Carignan. he would doubtless have succeeded, as
the enemy, half disorgsnized by the contest had re-
nfaned in position the field of battles but the
Emperor, who still held de faeto the chief command
prevented him, and parayzed his best efforts by call
ing up the Prussians with white flag, aud by ad-
dressing letter to the King General de wimpfen
after alteration with the Emperor and his
suite on the subject, returned TO his quarters and
gave in his resignation. Napoleon refused to accept
it, and wrote to him the following note:


"GESERAL: You cannot resign at the moment
when the army may be still saved BY an honorable
eapitulation You baye done your duty all day do
it still You will render great service to the coun-
try The King has accepted the armistic, and I am
waiting for his proposition. Believe IN my friend
ship. NAPOLEON"


The General, being then persuaded that only one
course was open that in retiring alone, he could
still do, he might avoid personal captivity. but
would abandon the gallant soldiers VINO had braved
death under his orders during the whole day; seeing
also that In acting he would i'll perform the fuuc
tions Of Generslin-chef placed in his hands BY the
fortune Of war decided 70 remain the head Of the
army to share the lot Of ALL and to his name to
the capitulation-that terrible act which closes By
an immense disaster, by an unforeseen catastrophe,
one Of the most brilliant OF military careers.


General PeIle also refused to adhere to the esptu-
lation A letter addressed by him to bis wife says


1 am prisoner Of war With the whole army Never
has any people had to undergo such an affront Tell
your brother that he reads the report Of the
ell Of war held for the surrender of the army be
VIII see that two Generals refused TO submit They
were not named but the world should know that
the dissentieuts were Generals Pelle and Care de
Bellemare. From Gatiganfs Messenger
Year: 1870

Aftergivngthese analyses of soils from various Sec
tons the Professor spoke of the deposits of fertilizers


OF these there many in theregular formations and
the superficial deposits OF the State There would be
time to mention only the most important; and, first


of green-sand mari. fertilizer occurs
in regular and extensive beds Three OF these are
well characterized and defined. They are each about
twenty feet thick, and extend entirely across the
State from Raritan Bay to the head of Delaware
BAY. distance of 90 miles. They slope off toward
the SOUTHEAST with descent of 80 feet to the mile


so that any one of them has breadth of 10 miles
within 800 feet of the surface. The amount OF the
material is practically ineXhaustbe. 1t has been
the means of eurching large district of country.
Land that was entirely worn ont and abandoned
has been restored 10 more than It's original
fertility by the use of mari alone. Its OK
cellence is attested by the experience Of
thousands who have enjoyed its benefits. |
am confirmed in my opinion of its value by the teSt-
mOny of successful farmers, who have used IL for
twenty years or more, and who assure me they can
better afford to incur an expense OF from s. to s. per
tun than to farm without 1t or 10 use any other pur
chased fertilizers; and also confirmed by my own
observation in all parts of New Jersey where mari


has been used 1t gives lasting fertility to the soil


While all other fertilizers are exhausted, and the
soils become poor have to the first field that has
ever been well marled that is now poor One instance
was found where poor and sandy land marled
more than thirty years ago. and has ever since been
titled without manure and not well nanaRed which
is still in good condition. Occasionally married fields
are seen that do not grow crops as large as they
once did, but all their fertility is Immediately re-
stored by dressing of lime, an effect which could
not have been produced by the lime on unmarried
land. | am averse TO having the valuation of the
various gTeen-sand marls which are used III the
State based on the phOsphOric acid and potash only


has been done in some analyses for do not think
they the only useful substances in it. Some have
fine carbonate of lime OF too much value to be
many of them is enough to be very beneficial to
crops The question of the value of manure adj
mts of exact solution. for phosph0rc acld, potassa


and ammonia have regular market value. Using
the basis of Prof johnson, and also OF Nocker ana
Way of England. l estimate the value to the
farmer OF the various mailS' extensively eoiu III
Year: 1870

OTHER FERTILIzERs.-Ihere are very extensive
beds of limestone in all the northern part OF the
State These are of the pure and magnetism .vare-
ties and they furnish an abundant supply OF slime lime
Marsh mud is a substance which may be classed
either as soil or a fertilizer. 1t has elements in it
which make it valuable for dressing, upon upland,
richest of soils. Here is the analysis of one taken
from the marsh on the seaside of Cape May County,


IL LIZ
Year: 1870

Judge McAllister, in Chicago, has lately been
melting out justice with liberal hand to the few mar
tyrs from the noble army OF scoundrels who have by
chance fallen into the hands Of the law, will be seen
from the following record OF days work in his Court.
Year: 1870

ances, the combination ofwhich is re-


pugnant to the straightforward charac-


ter of republican institutions. And it is


at the moment when the interests of all


nations are fused together and mutually


conjoint; when, from one end of Eu-


rope to the other, the workingmen


are trying to meet and coalesce, without
distinction of language or country,


against that ether evil which is called


capital-it is this conjuncture which is
selected to disperse with grapeshot those
who are only anxious to make common
cause together Every war the object
of which goes beyond the strict defense
of the frontier is but series of murders.
To reconstitute the empire of Charles
V, to restore that of Napoleon /, may be
fine fancies for monarchs; but we who
are aware what sovereigns cost us, know
also what their day dreams bring us as
profit That is what | should have at
tempted to say, for my voice would have
been drowned, as usual, by the laughter
or vociferations of the majority who sent
your deputy to Ste. Pelagie. But here
or elsewhere it is to you alone that ! ad-
dress myself, to you who see the future
of the populations elsewhere than in
their determination, and who know,
alasl to-day the true value of those
crowned philanthropists who take the
destruction of the poor for the extinc-
ton of pauperism. H.1u n