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Year: 1871

The editor of the Sierra Age, (Democratic) in
the issue of that paper next preceding the late
Democratic State Convention, presented the fol-
lowing indictment against Henry II. Haight, the
nominee of that party for Governor;


"That, throughout the war, lie ndorsed every
act of fanatcism subversive of freedom of speech
and the liberty of the press;


That, true to his ant-democratic instincts,
he called for troops to overawe the electors of
San Francisco when the necessity did not exist,
thus showing that he had no confidence in nor
respect for the rights of the people;


That in approving the Mercantile Library Lot
terry Act, he committed palpable and fragrant
violation of the Constitution which he had
sworn to protect and Defend thus proving him
self an unworthy and unsafe guardian of that
instrument;


That in drawing money from the public treas
ury, without authority of law or the consent of
the people, he was guilty of misdemeanor for
which he deserves to be impeached since to al
low the Chief Executive to transcend the limits
of the Constitution at his pleasure, is to break
down every barrier against fraud and corruption;


That, as Governor, he has approved eighteen
bills granting subsidies to railroads, thus prov
ing conclusively that he is in favor of taxing the
people for the benefit of corporations, and that
his pretended respect for the rights of taxpayers
is a mere sham


That, against the unanimous sentiment of the
Democratic party, he has favored Chinese immi-
grafton to our shores, thus evincing a willing
ness to degrade free white laborers of California
by forcing them into competition with the vile
paupers of Asia


That, in attempting to influence the Legislature
and Supreme Court, alternately as lobbyist and
dictator, he has dishonored his high Office and
brought scandal upon the Democratic party and
the people;


That, claiming the votes o: Democrats on par
ty grounds when he was a candidate, upon his
accession to Office he dsregarded his duty to the
party that elected him by appointing avowed
Republicans to high and lucrative offices that of
right belonged to Democrats, thus furnishing
ammunition to the enemy;


Finally, that by fraud, bribery and the cor
rupt use of his official patronage, he has sought
to prevent fair expression of the voice of the
party in the primary elections, and that this pre-
tended popular clamor for his denomination is a
sham, the chief actors in which are either recipi-
ents of his bounty or expect favors at his hands.
Year: 1871

DEATH OF RICHARD GRIBBLE,-The following
extract from the Cleveland Leader of July 2lst,
relates the sad end of young Gribble, formerly
of this county: yesterday another brake
man met his death in the performance of his du-
ties on the train. The accident this time occur
red on the Atlantic and Great Western road and
the unfortunate young man was a brakeman by
the name of Richard Gribble, who had been in
the service of the company for about two years.
He was coming in on his train, freight, and
was in the act of putting on the brakes to stop
the train at the Pittsburgh crossing, when the
connecting brake chain broke, and there being
no resistance in the turning up of the brake, he
lost his balance and fell to the ground. He
struck upon his head, cutting terrible cash.
the wheels and were badly crushed and mangled.
The train was stopped as soon possible and
himself picked up and cared for He was placed
in the caboOse and brought up to the depot
here. One of the officers at the depot took a
carriage and went Immediately for DR.. Webster,
who arrived at the place in very short time.
The injured man remained unconscious from the
time OF tne accluent until MS death, an hour ana
forty-fve minutes after. The blood all the time
flowed in great quantities from the crushed leg
and arm, and his splendid physical develope-
ment and strong constitution were all that en-
abled him to survive SO long. He breathed his
last at about eleven o'clock, his injuries being
beyond the power of medical skill to cure" II.
A. Jones, who is living at Cleveland, writes that
he recognized the body at once.
Year: 1871

Beasts of prey are unknown to
Madagascar but the rivers abound
with alligators, and scorpions are ex-
tremely prolific, more especially at
Bembatooka, when Lieutenant Boteler
had an opportunity of ascertaining by
accidentally displacing large stone
on the declivity of projecting point,
a little above high water mark. A
black scorpion, five inchet in length,
was coiled up underneath, but in so le-
thargic a state, that, although when
touched with a stick it resented the at
tack by singing with its tail, yet it
would not change its position until re-
peatedly irritated in the same way
He afterwards removed several other
stones, most of which were found with
one or more of these vcnomous reptiles
beneath.


1t is not, perhaps, generally known
that the most destructive enemy to
these reptiles is the common mousse
They never meet without a contest,
which almost invariably terminates in
favor of our little domestic annoyance,
who, either by force of arms or strata



gem, contrives to destroy his enemy.
This he does by irritating the scorpion
with his constant and agile attack, un-
til the reptile becomes so fatigued as
to be an easy prey, or to become, as
some suppose, his own executioner.-
Lieut.. Johnes and Dr. Guland landed
on the Island Of Rattow with their
guns, and in very short time return
ed with several birds of different kinds,
and q large serpent of the boa constric-
tor species, which they suddenly en-
countcrcd while walking through the
Year: 1871

A deceitful man is more hurtful
than open war.


A fox should not be on a jury at q
goose's trial.


Justice will not condemn even the
devil wrongfully.


A great fortune is great slavery.
A good word for bad one is worth
much and costs little.


An old dog cannot alter his way of
barking.


A penny's worth of mirth is worth
a pound of sorrow.


Avarice increases with wealth.
A small leak will sink great ship.
Bacchus has drowned more men
than Neptune.


Expect nothing from him who prom
ises a great deal.


Draw not thy bow before thy arrow
be fixed.


Grieving for misfortune is adding
gall to wormwood.


Good bargains are pickpockets.
Give neither counsel nor salt til
you are asked for it,


Have not the cloak to make when i
begins to rain.


He who would catch fish must nc
mind getting wet.


He is idle that might be better EN-
ploycd.


He that makes himself an ass mus
not take it i'll if others ride him.
He that knows not when to be silent
knows not when to speak.


He that fears you present will hat,
you absent


If better were within, better woult
come out.


1t is more easy to praise povert,
than to bear it.


1t is hard for an empty bag to stanc
upright.
Year: 1871

a malicious newspaper thus COM
pliments a brother editor on his ac-
cession to large fortune: An editor
in New Jersey recently published a
long obituary notice Of an uncle who
died in Australia, and left 100000
to his only nephew. The intimate ac-
quaintances regard this story as the
preliminary measure of carefully de.
viscd scheme to get trusted for a
couple of undershirts. Persons who
have got such articles for sale arc
warned not to give credit to an editor
who tells such story, unless he has
with him the dead body of the uncle,
with the money in the pantaloons pock
ct Of the corpse.
Year: 1871

The worst case of dyspepsia can be
cured without the least particle of
medicine, simply by eating nothing in
which lard is an ingredient, using but
ter sparingly, eating bread made of
unbolted -four, and making free use of
fruit, especially apples. In fact, most
people would be much better off if they
eat meat not more than once or twice
a week, and used fruit and vegetables
insted. Pork and lard are great pro
moters of dyspepsia, and fevers and
bilious diseases are fed by keeping up
bodily heat Of mid-winter in june and
July, August and September, and nev


er changing our diet from the heavy
meats of January. An eminent
French physician says that the de


creases of dyspepsia and bilious af
fections in Paris is owing to the in


creased consumption of apples a fruit


he maintains, which is an admirable
preventive and tonic, as well as a very
nourishing and easily digested article
of food. The Parisians devour one
hundred millions of them every win.
ter, and we do not doubt that these
statements are perfectly correct. In
fact, instances have CONC under our
observation, where fresh fruit had an
immediate effect in checking bilious
tendencies in individuals, and we have
heard Of whole districts where bilious
Year: 1871

A baby was found at indianapolis,
and the ladies who took the job of
rearing it thought it would be proper
to give the child respectable name.
so they named it after bachelor Of
the city, of great rcspectability and a
member of the Church. He is the
maddcst man you erer saw. He says,
and swears, that it is no such a thing.
Year: 1871

Out west they tell a story of a dog
which was generally interested ia mo.
sic. He attended singing school, and
was subsequently found in the back
yard with a music book in front Of
him, beating time with his tail on q
tin pan, and howlins old Hundred
Year: 1871

large party of endi,orial excursionists
from Iowa, came to Quebec pier on the
kasota this morning, and many of them
landed and made two separate attempts to
get up into our streets, but were each time
promptly recalled by the boats whistle.
We hope it was not the jealous surveillance
of their Duluth attendants, that prevented
them from inspecting our beautiful town
site, as they evidently desired to do.


We should have been glad to take our
brethren of the Iowa press by the hand,
and if necessary, would have given bonds
to Duluth, to restore them, whole, to that
place for last impression
Year: 1871

"STRAwBERRY STORY. We copy the
following from an exchange:


Some of the strawberries of California are said to
be of such size that of them will afford subs stence
for family for a week. The Western editor who
vouches for the statement CONSIDERABLY acknowledges
however, that there to be found few smaller
rieties.


The smaller variety spoken of, are proba-
bly, similar to those raised in the vicinity of
New Richmond, ST. Croix County, in this
State. We have it from good authority,
that one of these can with difficulty be
crowded into Q~art pat The culture of
this variety is said to be attended, pecun-
iarilv, with astonishing success.
Year: 1871

~" The Memphis and Arkansas River
Packet celeste, Captain COOPER in command
with our young friend WALKER OUTLAW in
dow n next day noon She goes to Memphis
and in connection with the Allan will form
through line OF boats 10 this city.
Year: 1871

GEN. Il. r. LEE.-We have a half dozen
large beautiful pictures of this distinguished
to be the best lkepass of Gen. Lee ever is


sud In order to dispose Of them at once


we are authorized TO sell them at reduced
|price. Those in want should apply soon.
Year: 1871


1t was not very numerous organizauon, and was
composed entirely OF Frenchmen.


Tho procession met with put 1aint applause until
1t reached Union square. On Twenty-third street
and round about the Fifth Avenue Hotel
there was a pretty numerous crowd, but
1t was composed chiefly OF uptown people. who
From the Fifth Avenue Hotel to Union square there
were scarcely any spectators at all. When the pro-
cesson reached Washington's statue however, 1t
was greeted with round or so OF ringing cheers
ana its march through the BOwery was frightened
uninterruptedlY with loud and heartfelt applause.
On arriving at City Hall Park 1t was honored with
salvo Of hundred guns but no smiling Official faces
beamed approval from the steps of the City Hall.
There was something very pregnant with meaning
In this taclt declaration OF hostility. Along Broad
way the interest in the parade was keen and eager,
even more so than In the Bowery Careless OF the
frowns and rdicule of employers, the clerks and
shop girls in the stores MADE no secret OF their SYM
pathy with the cause OF labor windows and roof.
tops were bright with friendly faces, and the red
nag was several times loudly cheered This was
certainly somewhat strange, II what we have heard
so often about the c0ntentment OF the lower orders
change the established order Of society be true.


AT Eighth street the parade broke up and the men,
with their clothes honestly splashed with mlre and
legs honestly tired, went home to enjoy the memory
OF the greatest demonstration Of the strength OF
American working men that New York has ever
witnessed. Many rumOrs OF coming riot and dis
order were abroad, but were fortunately unverl1ed
Indeed the working men of New YORK may hence
fortn justly boast that they have made the most
orderly and reputable parade that has ever bright
ened the streets OF New York.
Year: 1871




TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD:-


wish through the medium of your widely crcu-
latng Journal to publish few remarks upon the
eight hour demonstration. As an American citizen
my highest desire Is to realized the end involved
In the efforts OF the sages OF the Revolution. who
were both the concelvers and the defenders OF The
republic; and that end to present
to mankind molel government, that would
delight all its beholders. Now, In order to
accomplish that great and transcendant result the
whole nation should have the time anc means at
tneir disposal for their moral intellectual ana ply
slcal Improvement. When we behold the disparity
between the agricultural, manufacturing and me.
chancal classes OF society one hanu, and the So
called learned professions on the Other-all or
which, namely, war, theology, medicine and law,
arc pased Tor their subsistence upon the physical,
mental ana moral de2talatlon OF mankind, While
the former pursuits VIII always be required even In
the most perfect state Of socety-we acquire the
conviction that true state OF civilization has not
yet been reached, and the reason is obvious why
why we have so many thousands in the country
VINO, In law, are mere shysters or pettfoggerS,
some military and naval officers ! that do not
adorn their professions While incessant toll
ana small, inadequate remuneration for services of
labor are the conditions OF millions Of our fellow
countrymen, native and adopted, we may look In
vain Tor the existence OF the sacred principle
foundation stone upon which the superstructure Of
the republic ought to rest-I mean the electlve
Tancnise, through whose abuse, alas demagogues
now get INTO Olllce. In conclusion II The motto,
Eight hours for manual labor, eight hours for
sleep and eight hours Tor moral mental and physical
improvement Is acted upon, then the rising gene.
ration, with their great educational advantages,
VIII come nobly 10 the rescue, and become the
means OF realizing TO the fullest extent that model
republic which our forecatners wished for pray ell
for, fought tor and 20 secure which they were will


ing to sacrifice their lives fortunes and most sacred
honor. r. II. j.
Year: 1871

hours working dav. The brlcklavers till now
wOrAeu Ten hours day, ana received six and half
pence an hour. few ~ they made de-
ma nd that the woiEing Duld he reduced 10
nine hours ana the wag1 ed 10 seven and
half pence an hour 70 Tin MASTERS objected;
Dut an agreement was come 70 that the masters
should apront nine delegates ana the men nine
deleBates VINO should meet and talk the matter
over rue result OF the meeting was that on ana
after SeDtember2 the brlcklayers Will only work
nine hours day during the five days OF the week
and i've hours on Saturday at the rate OF sev
pence an hour. Any alteration OF this arrangement
on either side shall require six months notice.


Al Leeds, too the factory workers have IN several
large mills carried what Is popularity known as tic
saturday nall holiday. e., TO leave OF at hail past
twelve instead OF TWO o'cOck-and In some mills
they have obtained rise OF wages into the bargain


The nine hours working day Is only preliminary
TO u bona hde eight hour movement which has
been on the tapis for some time, but the work
people are afraid OF asking too much at on e.
There are no lords and gentlemen nowadays as In
the days OF the ten hours agitation take up the
cause OF the poor The progress that mas neen made
In machinery since the passing OF the Ten Hours Ui


is such that two persons produce more in ten hours
than three persons did in tvs eve hours twenty
ago. not only in the cotton mills but IN all branches
or trade in which machinery is employed, and the
inevitable result must be reduction OF the hours of
labor. HENRY SEDGLEY.
Year: 1871

this country, it belongs to the Lutherans,
while the Methodist are putting up an
other large church, and ere long we look
for other denominations to build.


You who would farm, merchandise.
work machinery or retire from business,
would do well to look through Morgan
county before purchasing elsewhere.


MORGAN
Year: 1871

The following "boy's composition"
is the very latest. The boy who ssman-
ufactured" it is bound to make his
mark in the literary word; who
knows but that some day he may be
an editor: sa3


A goat is stronger than a pig, and
gives milk. He looks at you. So does
the doctor, but a goat has four legs
My goat butted Mr.. Tillinghast in a
bad place, and little calf wouldn't
do so. A boy without father is an
orphan, and if he hasn't got a mother
he is two orphans. The goat don't
give so much as COW. but more than
an OK. We saw one at fair one day
with card tied to his left ear; he
went in on family ticket. Mother
picks geese in the summer, and the
goat. eats grass and jumps on a box.
Some don't like goats, but, as for me,
give me a mule with paint brush tail,
The goat is useful animal, but. don't
smell as sweet as nice bears oil for the
hair. If had too much hair I would
wear a wig, as Captain Peter does. I
will sell my goat for three dollars
and go to the circus to see the ele-
phant, which is bigger as five goats.
Father is coming home tomorrow,
the baby has got the Group bad"
Year: 1871

IT would not answer to introduce
the Koran in this country, it gives the
women such an easy way of divorce.
Under the Mohammedan law an ag-
grieved woman has only to place her
slipper upside down before the cadi,
and divorce is granted without fur
ther inquiry, as ii is taken for granted
that she would not seek redress with
out the most pressing cause. In Amer
lea, alas what an array of reversed
slippers would greet our learned "ca-
dis" every court day.
Year: 1871

All over the Western country. and
especially in this particular region,


the cry Of "hard times" salutes the
ear with increasing frequency and


earnestness, rs the evidences Of It's


truth are multiplied. And it don't


help matters much TO realize-wbat


is the actual fact-that a part of the


trouble is pure "scarc''-that there
is really more money in the country
than there seems 10 be, but that 1t
/ is locked up from circulation-every


man who gets hold Of greenback
holding on to it as though he were
never to see another. This may
seem queer condition Of things, IN
view of the facts that money is COM
parativcIy plenty and "easy" at the
East, and that crops in this region
have been SO abundant. But wc
must remember that what makes
the times "easy" is, TO have money
in active circulation; and it seems TO
be one OF the laws OF trade that mon
ey goes into circulation ut business
points, at the markets where Farin-
ers sell their produce. Now, until we
can get n Railroad, Knoxville can
not he market in the proper sense
Of the word. We therefor cannot
have much hope Of any marked inn
provement in mor1y matters here
until after the completion Of the
Railroad to Knoxville, next July.
There viii undoubtedly more money
come into the country before that
time, bot we fear it will be locked
up and kept from circulation as
now.


+. OF course II is easy to say that If
we had another Bank here, money
would be more plenty. We will adj
nit that it would probably be a very
little more plenty in that case; but
all mOneyed men and institutions
use their money to what seems their
own best advantage. A new capital
list coming here would undoubtedly,
if he loaned his money, loan it at the
highest rates he could get--aBd he
could get tremendous interest for
any reasonable number of thousands
OF dollars, and then, when the peo-
pie had borrowed. the money, IL
| would be costing them 70 much in
terest that they wouldn't feel able to
use it in any way that wouldn't at
least cover The interest or inurc. 1t
il hard to foreteil surely what would
be the re,ait; bu. se ssyougiy incline
Year: 1871

to the belief that the mere influx
of additional money to this part of
the country. in such q way, would
prove no permanent relief because 1t
would cost too much.


Ifevery man in this County who
now has a dollar in greenback, and
owes it 10 some other man in the
County, would pay it forthwith,
money would immediately become
"easier" here-but that cannot be
expected. AS far as we can see, the
only way for rs to do here now is, to
put ourselves in the safest condition
possible, and as soon rs possible,
hazard no Unnecessary speculations
or expenses, but rather winter over"
bear-fashion and wait for the Rail-
road.
Year: 1871

IMPORTANT CHARGE OF JUDGE WOODRUFF
Yesterday, at the opening OF the term of the
United States Circuit Court, Judge Woodruff
delivered to the Grand Jury an important
charge, in which he referred in forcible terms
to three distinct classes Of offences
namely, the ill-tre atment OF sailors on board
ship on the high seas, frauds upon the internal
revenue, and counterfeitiug the national cur
rency. With respect to the latter the Judge
very truly observed that it is a violation of the
law which bears with peculiar severity upon
the poor and uneducated portion Of the COM
munity, who are not gifted with skill enough
TO detect the fraud. As regards cru el treat
ment by captains and officers Of vessels to sea-
faring men, what Judge Woodruff has said
upon this subject will be read with interest at
the present time, especially as our courts are
now occupied with investig cations touching
charges which, if proved to be true, would
exhibit captains and mates as men Of the most
malignant and inhuman disposition. The
remarks of the Judge will be found in full in
our law report.
Year: 1871

and Deficiency bills, will be more than suffl-
Client to occupy the four days Of this Congress
that are left. The House has spent four days
on the Omnibus" alone, aud that body has
facilities for despatch of business which the
Senate docs not possess. 1t is therefore more
than probable that several of the general
appropriation bills will have to 20 over to the
next Congress.


Among the important measures that fail in
the Senate are the following For ocean
mail steamship service to Australia and to
Europe; relating to telegraphic communica-
ton with foreign countries for the admission
of Colorado and New Mexico as States; to
remove all political disabilities; to establish
the S0th day Of May in each year as a
national holiday; to regulate rank in the
navy; to enable honorably discharged sol
diers and sailors, their widows and orphan
children to acquire homesteads on the public
lands; to prevent cruelty to animals in transit
by railroad; to regulate the hours Of labor of
government laberers, workmen and mechanics;
to amend the Bankruptcy act; the McGarra-
han claim, aud to repeal the test oath.


1t will thus be seen that the work done at
the present Congress falls far short of the
work that was cut out, and that failed for
want of time. 1t would seem as If it would
become necessary before very long for Con-
gress to remain in perpetual session.