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Year: 1871

An ORDINPNcB REGULATING PRIVILEGES.


Bes,t ordainedi5ysthe Mayor and Alderp,en of
the city of Keoruitte IN General Council assem-
blcd, That hereafter all merchants and traders
in merchandise, desirous OF doing business in
said city, shall first, before transacting said
business, obtain from the Recorder license for
said privilege, and pay the following sum, to
wit First, if the capital does not exceed ten
thausand dollars the sum of twenty dollars and
one dollar fee, and give proper bond of one
formance of his report of business at the expira-
ton of said license of one year, at which time
he or they shall pay an additional sum on said
license of two dollars on each two thousand dol
lars of capital used in said business, beyond the
first ten thousand; also a privilege tax for sell
ing of fifty cents on each one hundred dollars
capital employed in said business, and the
amount of capital shall be ascertained by the
average amount of stock held and kept for sale
during the year, as near as can be estimated.
Said license shall be used only at one place of
business in said city.


BE it further ordained, That for the privilege
of selling goods wares, merchandise or produce
by sample or the taking or the securing of Or
ders, the person desirous of doing said business
shall first obtain from the Recorder of said city
license for one year and pay the sum of ten
dollars and one dollar fee. But said goods
shall not be exempt from taxation when sold to
the regular merchants in the reports Of busi-
ness.


Be it further ordained, That if any person
sells % attempts to sell goods or to exercise any
of the above privileges without obtaining the
license above prescribed, the Recorder shall
issue to the Chief Marshal or his assistants,
of double the amount of the privilege taxes
hereby imposed in this ordinance, together with
the costs and charges, by distraining and sell
ing SO much Of the delnquent's goods and chat
tells as shall be sufficient for the purpose; and
for selling by samples any goods, wares or mer-
chandise, fine of not less than twenty dollars
nor greater than fifty dollars shall be assessed
by the Recorder and collected by the proper
officers of said city against any person violating
said ordinance. The officer having seized the
goods and chattels of the delinquent shall give
ten days notice of the time and place of sale,
which he shall make at the time specified


Be 1T further ordained, That this ordinance
take effect from and after its passage.


j. S. VAN GLIDER, Mayor.


GEO. NJ WBITE, Recorder.


February 10 1871
Year: 1871

The subjoined game was brought to a successful
and speedy termination by Captain Mackenzie giv-
ing the odds OF the knight to OF the best chess
players la New York.


Remove white, kings knight from the board.
Year: 1871

This surplus certainly VIII cover all the expenses
attending the loan, and the payment Of interest and
principal, and also such deficiencies as might be
caused by delays in making the loans provided or.
There Will be olso large amount arising from the
Investment by te Secretary OF the Treasury OF 1le
interest saved annually, OF which no account As
TAKEN IN faess calcnlQtlOns.
Year: 1871

my head. gave sudden turn. In an
instant l knew l was in the subterranean
passages of the asylum. Turning TO re
trace my steps. the opaque density of some
| heavy body crouched between me and the
outer air. Iheard its stifled breathing-its
stenl'hy tread approaching me. just heav-
ems he had followed me from the very
door Of the dead house here! A struggle
for life with madman in these marrow,
gloomy vault-to. lie in the pool of one S
own hearts blood in this undiscovered tomb
and my young wife. Constance was
'naddcnirs


For an instant my brain was-on fire.
Then l thought there might be an exit
other devious wi.,dings in which | conld
elude my deadly pursuer. Going deftly
backwards. l turned the angle in the wall,
and then plunged. at the utmost speed of
"a young and active man, along the back
passage. Instantly knew l was pursued
Meeting another cross path. strnck into
isin the opposite disection. ThaMar1a&ip-
stantIy followed me. What : face t65O GEh
these cavernOus depths of the mad -house !!
What tragic pitfalls might lurk ut every
step what black and stagnant pools lie
waiting to engulf me what deeper depths
uf icy blackness into which to fall-and for
ever


The passage grew narrower. We were.
perhaps, in the very center of the building
and fartherest from the outer air. had
tried to breathe noiselessly but the effort
yrinths, and could only guess at our posi-
ton by the distance from the entrance.
had counted the turnings we had made.
I Nv i,
was failing. | was feetest. but he was
most enduring.


Presently he would run me down: l. was
a terrible venture. but the necessity was
imminent. l would try it. Gathering all
my force, darted like an arrow on into the
darkness. The suddenness Of my increased
speed baffled him. succeeded in putting
fifty yards between US, gained and turned
the the next angle then. drawing myself
against the wall, with every nerve and mus
Gle strained into preternatural tension, with
the mighty heaving of my spent chest
crushed into silence by an iron effort of
despairing will, waited for him to pass me.
l heard him come rushing en- with new
strength, through the blackness, reach the
angle. turn it. striking his massive body
against the jutting stones. heard him
spring like an animal along the track. |
felt his hot breath like steam-thc foam of
his set jaws flung across my face-and ho
stopped. l felt that no was feeling for
me that he was crouched on to the stones.
l saw the red of his eyeballs glare up to
me through tho darkness. felt the touch
Of his icy flesh on my hand. Like tighten
ing he raised himself, aud throwing his vast
weight against me pinioned me the stones.


The mad rage Of man at bay surged
upward to my brain. l ciasped my knife
convulsively. aud seized him by throat, re-
solved to die hard. 1t was hairy-it was
shaggy. The hands against my chest had
had thick coat of fur. clasped him to
my breast. 1t was Lion.
Year: 1871

4 beautiful belle. whose mother kept a
genteel boarding house in Amity street. in
duced one Of her mammals bnadcrs t" intro
duce her to a first class fa-hionabIr uI town
dentist of his acquaintance. as She wanted
a set of artificial teeth.


Her mamma accompanied her. aud iii
rected the dentist to insert them oD heavy
gold plates. in the highest style of the Mt.
without regard to expense.


On the first visit the young lady's stunps
were extracted. and soon she had a mouth
full of gold plate and pearl artificial teeth
which added greatly to her natural charms
and acquired grac.s. But the bill was nrt
paid and. after Il collector had worn out
some shoe leather AMI exhausted his patirnce
in trying to get pay from the mother the
dentist himself called, and. after passing
changed the subject and talked business


Mamma. of course. professcd t" be very
sorry that she was unable to pay the doctor.
but would certainly do so in few days. As
he was apparently about to depart. he casu-
ally asked the daughter how She liked the
teeth. and she replied That they were per
feet. and pleased her very much.


DO they ever slip or pain y"u - ask ed
the doctor.


VERY seldom, doctor. she replied.
''Sometimes they pinch me Il little. but
suppose that can't be avoided.


"Oh, yes said the polite dentist. pulling
pair of little nipPers from his pocket
''alow me to bend the plates IA little with
my niPPers, and it will not occur acain' ut
the same time holding his hand tu receive
them.


The unsuspeciing maiden pulled them
out and handed them to the dentist. who
instead of nipping them with his pinclrers,
wrapped them mp in his pocket handker-
chief aud placed them in his pocket aud
politely but firmly told the bean'y that
when her mamma paid his bill she could
have the teeth again. and not before.


AS the girl was engaged TO be married Ia
well to- do young man who had never seen
her without teeth who was expected to re-
turn to the city and lead her to the hyme-
NAL altar in few days. that bin was paid
Year: 1871

An old weather beaten trapper was saun-
tering along the main street of one of our
western villages on recent Sunday.
Passing in front of meeting house. for a
moment he went in and took a seat among
the congregation. The minister was then
preaching sermon on the text of he
sheep and the wolves. and had evidently
been drawing a contrast between the two
subjects. He said: I'VE who assemble
here from week to week to do duty and
perform our part. are the sheep; now, who
then are the wolves! :" A pause, and our
friend the traPper rose to his feet. ''Waal.
stranger. rather than see the play stopped.
will be the wolves" The preacher pro-
nounced the benedictiOn at once.
Year: 1871

A poor Arab, going through the desert
met with a sparkling spring. Accustomed
to brackish water, & draught from this
sweet well in the wilderness, seemed to his
simple mind, present fit to offer to the
Caliph; so he filled his Isathern bottle
aud, after a weary tramp, laid his hum
ble gift at his sovereign's feet. The mon
arch, with a magnanimity that may put
many a Christian to blush, called for a
cup, and filing it, drank freely, and, with
q smile, thanked the Arab and presented
him with a reward. The courtier pressed
eagerly around for draUght of the won
derful water, which was regarded as
worthy of such a princely ackuowledg-
ment. To their surprise, the Caliph for
bade them to touch drop. Then after
the simple-hearted giver left the royal
presence, with a new spring of joy swell
ing up in his heart, the monarch thus ex-
plained the motive for his prohibition
During this long journey, the water in
this leathern bottle has become impure
and distasteful; but it was an offering OF
Loye, and as such accepted it with pleas
ure. I feared, however, that if 1 allowed
another to taste it, he would not conceal
his disgust. Therefore it was that for
bade you to partske, lest the heart of the
Door man should be wounded"
Year: 1871

Counting their Chickens before they


are Hatched.


The Frankfort Commonwealth says
some of the Democratic papers have
started and kept going, just as they
did in 1868 and just as they did be-
fore the late Congressional elections, a
calculation showing how they are to
get possession of the one or the other
branch of the general government,
and in this case the executive for 1872
This calculation counts one hundred
and sixty three electoral votes for the
Democrats and one hundred and fifty
seven for the Republicans.


As the Democrats have missed badly
in two former calculations, and as we
have succeeded beyond our expecta-
tions in our own calculations, we claim
by precedent and experience better
and safer ground for correctness, and
therefore state the following table as
likely to be the result of the electoral
vote in the Presidential cleo i'm of
1872:
Year: 1871

Here we have, on a very reasonable
estimate, a Republican majority of
sixty two in the electoral college OF
1872. The only States that can we'll
be called doubtful in the Republican
column are Indiana and Texas. They
cast a vote of seventeen in the college,
which would not alter the absolute
result, though reducing the Republi
can majority to twenty-eight On the
other hand, Alabama, Missouri, North
Carolina and West Virginia are as
likely to vote Republican, carrying
thirty-three votes to that side and
making the the Republican electoral
majority for President in 1872 figure
one hundred and twenty-eight, which
is not in excess of reason.
Year: 1871

A singular report is set afioat, on
the authority of an East Indiaman, to
the effect that the Island of Aurora
has disappeared from the Pacific Ocean.
It has been known as one of the chief
islands Of the New Hebrides group,
situated some 900 miles east of the
Australian coast. It was thirty six
miles long and five miles wide, and
quite fertile but nothing remains, it
is said, to mark its former position, or
give hint as to the time of the catas-
trophe.
Year: 1871

Some idea of the railway travel into
and out of London may be had from
the fact that the total number Of trains
entering and leaving the city in one
day is fifty per hour, or very nearly
one per minute during the whole of
the twenty four hoursOf the day and
this immense business is conducted
with a freedom from accident that is
almost exemption.
Year: 1871

Another relic of old times, the Brat
tie street church in Boston, which still
shows in it's walls a cannon ball fired
in the Revolution, is to be torn down,
as the society is building anew in
another locality.
Year: 1871

BY means of the United States
Storm Signal service storms are known
at all points east of Chicago at least
three hours in advance Of their arriv-
al. This service will be of great value
to owners of vessels, and if carried
out in perfection, it will be used yet,
by farmers in harvest time.
Year: 1871

Nevada, it seems, has lost its popu-
lation so rapidly that it is already
below the minimum at which a Terri
tory can be admitted as a State, and
it is being discussed whether she can
be turned out again.
Year: 1871

Two San Francisco BARRIERS engaged
to fight a duel, agreed to start and
walk around block, and when. they
got within sight of each other to blaze
away. When they turned the corner
out of sight, both started on run in
different directions, and one has sent
from Alaska for his winter clothes,
and the other has written to his wife
from the City of Mexico, asking her
to send his linen coat and palm leaf
hat
Year: 1871

The experience Of England, despite
the earlier complaints, is decidedly in
favor of government control CT the
telegraph, with cheap rates, as a branch
of the postal system. Washburn's
bill for a similar transfer in this cOun-
try has strong support, and probably
the measure will ere long be carried
Year: 1871

drover paid SIC for calves and sheep payiHg SO for
each calf and So for each sheep. BE sold onsfoHrtb
of his calves and wohhs Of his sheep for s23 and in
80 doing, lost eight per cent. on the cost price, How
many Of each kind did he purchase
Year: 1871

Chief Justice Chase may be seen
any pleasant day walking on Fifth
avenue. He remaI ked to the writer
on Thursday that his health is i'm
proving as rapidly as he had any
right to expect. He stands erect,
walks without assistance, talks freely,
his voice being as vigorous and clear
as ever, and seems quite cheerful
New York Mail.
Year: 1871

one else. 1t was known that he had a


small bank account, and in his itinerancy


had Invested some in real estate. While


looking carefully through the house, the
Administrator came upon very large trunk


hidden under the floor of a closet which


opened only into the room which the min
lister occupied during his life. When
drawn forth, it was found to be of such
weight that three men were required 10
handle it. 1t was filed with gold, silver
and government bonds. The wife of Mr.


Hammond had known the trunk was there,


but was ignorant of its contents, and
thinks that her husband must have col
lected and hidden this treasure during
Morgan's raid through Indiana. Deeds
were likewise found giving him a title to
lands which, though bought at merely
nominal prices, had become valuable by
keeping. He was not a miserly man, but
gave what was considered literally for
him; and his wealth was the result of
small but uninterrupted accumulatioRs
turned 10 immediate account. a cheering
exhibit OF what trifes viii accomplish if
used instead of wasted.
Year: 1871

strate the feasibility of this scheme. prob
ably on Chambers street, from Pavonia
ferry to Broadway. Whether it proves
successful or not, the project is very curl
GUS and ingenious, and will therefore at
tract no small degree of attention.
Year: 1871

Tue County Board of Richland
county at its last session passed resolu
tion asking the Legislature to reduce the
fees for county printing. Poor fools, i
they had seHse enough to know the value
of the work done BY printers they would
be as likely to pass a resolution asking the
Legislature to increase the pay Of printers,
for they would know that we dearly ear,
every cent We get. Else, why do not prin.
ters make more money?
Year: 1871

COOP TEMPLAR PROCEEDINGS We
publish about one half the report of pro-
ceedings of the Good Templars' Convention,
held in this city last week. The remain
der will appear in the next issue
Year: 1871

By the list Of standing committees
of our State Senate, we see that Mr.. LITTLE
is chairman of the committee on Public
Lands, and a member of the committee on
Privileges and Elections.
Year: 1871




General schenck is, 1t may be supposed, now on
his way across the Atlantic, although he mas made
80 many false starts tnat his arrival must not be
are not wanIng that when he does arrive here he
viii proceed at once to reopen the question Of the
are two questions-wil England pay the little bill
tnat the United States Is going TO present, and,
e S to he e P p we eow = @ a pa
any reasonable compensation for any injury tina
can legally be laid at our door Is an indubitabl
TACT, Dut that we are not going to pay either
reasonable amount or anything at all except as
compensation ior direct injuries is equally certain.
Schenck Will urge his c0untrymen's claims In true
spirit OF conciahon. But the practical difficulty is
tnis-noW Is the amount or compensation winch
England is wiling TO pay to be ascertainedp The
unled states appear to be taking this matter into
tne, ,s own sl nands with vengeance The President
OF a commission to ascertain the amounts and
ownership Of individual claims in the matter, a
Representatives by republican member to
carry out the suggestion. According to the bill
three commissioners are TO be appointed to examine
claimants and witnesses on oath. All claims are to
be presented within six months from the first meet
ing OF the commissioners, and are to be decided
within one year. The decision of two commissions
ers is TO be fnal. For the payment Of these claims
I9 gntea M ~ states treasury - a to issue Brsh
quiries OF the commission are to extend to claims
m respect OF losses not only by the Alabama, but
also by the Florida, shenandoah and Georgia, and
appointed by the English government. OF course,





proceed pare to settle the amount OF the claims
with view OF paying them or and presenting them
In consolidated form for settlement they are well
come to do so, but 1t must be pointed out that if
they pass and act upon this bill In the rst place.
the English government Will not dream OF instruct.
Ing counsel to appear before such informal tri-
bunal for to do would be tantamount to agreeing
to accept Its decisions as binding; and secondly,
that, even supposing we admit some liability in
spect Of ihe AlaDama We positively deny our liability
Tor all the losses occasioned by all the southern
cruisers.


TO appoint snch commission as that consem-
plated by the bill Is, In fact, perfectly superhuous.
The first point Is to make out that England is under
any LIABILITY at oil. This the United States assumes,
but England Will not admit, until the matter has
been brought before, and adludcated upon, by some
tribunal OF arbitration agreed upon by the parties.
The extent Of the liabliy-l e., whether it extends
only TO damage caused BY the alabama Or whether
be similarly ascertained Then, aud NOT till thesn;
comes TIC necunlary queston-What Is to be the
amount of the indemnity, II any, to be paid by Eng
lands Unless tins country and the United statos
can agree upon the amount this Question also must
be submitted to arbitration hut 10 the arbitration or
proper tribunal not TO that OF commissioners ai,-
pointed by the United States government and sitting
as United States court. rr1a
Year: 1871

The owners OF the wrecking and Gre steamer John
Fuller have just added to her previous powerful
equipment two more steam pumps for fire service
especially. These pumps were made to order ex
pressly for the Fuller by the Amoskeag Manufactur
Ing Company and are Of sufficient power to furnish
water at fires anywhere within the limits OF New
York, getting their supply from either river. As q


rc engine she s now able to threw thirteen streams
OF water. The John Fuller is connected with the
nre deparsMents Of New York and Br00Klyn
Year: 1871

TAMMANY.-This institution received a
severe slap in the countenance, last night,
through the person of our little joker,
Sammy Cox. Samivel was run as the
Tammany candidate for Speaker, and Gen.
Morgan, as good and true man as the
Lord ever endowed with human locomo-
ton, beat Samivel. And the fun of it was
that the victory was understood to be vic
tory of the honest Western Democracy,
represented by such men as Kerr, Morgan
and Niblack, over the corruptioDists of
New York. The Western men claim that
in the Presidential contest the world will
see the same result. So mote it be. ~-usass


Sammy has been very unfortunate. It
will be remembered that he gave an enter
tainment that was to indicate his desires
politically and the coming man in the per-
son Of Senator Hendricks. Ostensibly the
feast was given in honor of Senator Blair,
but in fact, as all saw, to the future Demo-
cratic candidate for the Presidency, Mr..
Hendricks. Now comes, on the heel of
that committal, the irrepressible Woolley,
and Hendricks stock is damaged beyond
recognition; and so for


Hour to hour we ripe and ripe,


And then from hour to hour we rot and rot.
Only no tail hangs pendant by which my
friend, the little joker, can hang and save
himself Wash. Cor. Gin. Commercial.
Year: 1871

The Farmers Depot was visited yesterday by
seven newspaper men at different times during
the day. Mr.. Church (who is by no means as
solemn an individual as his name would imply
told US after they had gone that 1t was well they
came as the Western court crier bawled, lone
at time" or he could not have survived the
infiction. sd
Year: 1871

In illustrating the fruits of advertising,
an exchange says: "A family in Florida
lost their little boy and advertised for him
in a daily paper. That very afternoon an
alligator crawled up out of swamp and
died on the front doorstep. In his stomach
was found a handful of red hair, some bone
buttons, a pair of boot heels, glass alley.
q pair of check pants, and paper collar.
The advertisement did it,n
Year: 1871

loestern:


We learn that some party or parties on
Thursday night attempted an indignity upon
one of the appointees of Governor War
moth under the new charter by besmearing
the door of his place of business, and other
maltreatment: We most decidedly disap-
prove all such proceedings, and publish
them for the condemnation of our citizens.
While we question the legal right of War
moth to make these appointments, we differ
with those who would take an unmanly
advantage of any one who may be called
upon 70 carry out his wishes. Such ex-
pressions are by no means indorsed in this
community. for they are but the evidences
of indiscreet intemperance or personal
malignity. We trust we may hear no more
of such outrages; they arS calculated to
injure the actions of our best citizens, whom
thev certainly do not represent.
Year: 1871

A young girl of one of the most respect
able families in this city, while ON her way
home from public school on Thursday.
claims to have been kidnapped by man,
who threw handkerchief over her face.
forced her into carriage, and then drove
to house of prostitution, where she was
retained till last night, when she was re-
stored to her friends.