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Year: 1870

The press Of the country quite generally CEN
sures the strike of the telegraphers as hasty and
ill-advised, and advises them to recall their
action and go to work before their places are
hlled- The Trades Unions of the country.
while in many instances giving support to the
telegraph strikers, do not accord to the strike
an entirely hearty endorsement; in fact the
Trades Unions as body find the burden from
strikes so heavy that it is proposed to change
the form Of organization to the extent of recog-
nIzing no local trade strike that has not been
first endorsed by National organization.
Still il is not to be denied that the striking
Geographic operators present a very sclid and
determined front The company is equally
obstinate and determined, but as the loss must
be heavy on both sides, we should suppose that
some fair. .clear-headed arbitrator could speedily
arrange a settlement of the difficulties.
Year: 1870

We see IT stated that newspaper is soon to
ne started here by colored men, with Rev.
Seila Martin as editor and Fred Douglass as one
OF the writer's. Mr.. Martin has been brought be-
fore the public quite prominently by the lead
ing part he has taken in the agitation of the
mixed school question. He was, at one time, q
writer for the New York Ereniag Post, and has
had considerable training to fit him for the
editorial tripod. Fred Douglass has had large
newspaper experience as contributor and con-
ductOr.
Year: 1870

The Board OF Aldermen last night decided
with great unanimity that a Commssonership
form Of government for this District will not do
at all, and that the present form Of municipal
government Is the correct and indispensable
thing. Therefore, they "most earnestly and
solemnly protest" to Congress "against any
movement having for its object the placing of
this District under q board Of commissioners" !"
&c, &c.


Ii is natural that the Aldermen should look
With disfaver upon any movement calculated to
rotate them out OF ONCE, but what say the peo-
Ple-the taxpayers? They can speak more
disinterestedly. The 'present mode of govern
ment' for this city has been pretty thoroughly
tried, and with results apparent to all. Now, in
consideration of the present deplorable financial
condition of the city, the heavy debt and rapidly
increasing rate of taxation, would it not be lust
as well to give the Taxpayers an opportunity to
express their views? There are doubtless objec-
tions to the commissionership form of govern
ment. as well as to the present form, but we
trust Congress viii not accept the unanimous
protest of the Aldermen as by any means the
unanimous voice Of the taxpayers.
Year: 1870

The Convention to revise the Constitution of
Tennessee met at Nashville yesterday. A prop
csition that the members take an oath to sup
port the Constitution of the United States was
laid ON the table, and John q. Brown, an ex-ofi-
Ger Of the Confederate army, was chosen Presi-
dent Of the Convention.
Year: 1870

III


What Is the rational mode Of procedure In cases of
general debility and nervous prostrations Does not
reason tell that udicious stimulation is required
To resort to violent purgaton in such a case is as
absurd as Ii would be to bleed starY ing man. Yet
1t Is done every day. Yes this stupid and unphilos
optical practice Is continued In the teeth of the great
fact that physical weakness with all the nervous dis
turbances that accompany it, is moro certainly and
rapidly relieved by Hosetters Stomach Bitters than
by any other medicine at present known 1t is true
that general debility is often attended with torpdty
or rregularity Of the bowels and that this symptom
must not be overlooked. But while the dis
charge Of the waste matter Of the system is expe
dited or regulated, its vtsor must be recruited
The Bitters do both. They combine aperient and an
toillous properties, with extraordinary tonic pow
er. Even while removing obstructions from the
bowels, they tone and invigorate those organs
Through the stomach, upon which the great vegeta-
bic specific acts directly, 1t gives healthy and per-
manent impetus to every enfeebled function Dges
tion is facilitated the falterng circulation regula
ted, the blood reinforced with new accession of the
alimentary principle the nerves braced and all the
dormant powers Of the system reused into healthy
action; not spasmodcally, would be the case IL
mere stimuant were administered, but for contin.
uance. 1t is in this way that such extraordinary
changes are wrought in the condition of the feeble
emaciated and nervous invalids by the use of this
wonderful corrective, alternative and tonic. Let
common sense decide between such preparation and
aprostrating cathartic supplemented by poisonous
astringent like strychnine or quinia. ia 6-eo3t&W
Year: 1870

Were any private individual to be pursued
with the virulent detraction and uniform un-
fairness to which the President has been from
to time subjected by certain OF his critics, the
perpetrators Of such abuse could scarcely fail
to meet with the contempt Of all impartial
men. No sooner is one calumny exposed than
another is forthcoming from some unknown
source of most prolific power Of reproduction.
thorough explanation will be found elsewhere
Of the Baez protocol, over which 80 much innu-
endo has been wasted. The simple fact is that
this document was both conceived and written
by the Dominican President, and contained
neither the words nor the sentiments Of Presi-
dent Grant, and that when it was presented for
his signature he promptly and finally declined.
The invention which willfully misinterpreted
this production will probably be equal to a
fresh attempt after q short interval.-N. y.
Times.
Year: 1870

CENSUS sDEFIcENCY-There Is a deficiepcv in
the appropriations for the ninth census of over
million OF dollars, which the superintendent
asks Congress to provide for at once. This
amount will last till the middle of next Pecem-
her.
Year: 1870

The SINKING FUND.-The amount of interest
on the bonds purchased by the Secretary of the
treasury for the sinking fund and the specie
purchase falling due to-day, amounted to 81
aoo'ooo IN coin, which will be sold by the Treas
urer, and the proceeds applied to the purchase
OF additional bonds for the sinking fund
Year: 1870

The PRESIDENT will leave this city in the
nine O'Clock train this evening for New Haven.
Vt. He will get there at ii O'Clock a. m to-
morrow If all goes well, and after visiting the
Governor and the State Legislature, now In
session, Will leave for Hartford at p m, reach
ing the latter city at 2.IOp m.
Year: 1870

9LYMONT!i
Those who spend the Fourth at this delightful re-
treat will find THE BEST OF
MEALS AT CITY PRICES provided E.AS-N
the entire day and night at the Dining
Room adjoining the Pavilion.


Jyl2t' L. p KEECH
Year: 1870

DEPARTMENT OF JUsTICE.-Assistant Attor-
ney General Field is busy systematizing the
new Department Of Justice. The officials loca-
tedin the different department buildings will
remain in their present location, as the space
In the Treasury Building assigned to the new
department is not sufficiently commodious for
all who have been officially transferred to it.
Year: 1870

A servant girl in Cincinnati has been laying
the wrongs of her class before the public,
through one of the newspapers of that city,
She says they are unnecessarily made to real
ize that their service is menial one, and in
consequence have no incentive to faithfulness
and interest in their 7ork She is strongly in
favor Of having the privilege Of receiving COM
pany with the "missus," aud sitting at the
table while the head of the house goes down
stairs for the tea-kettle, The world moves.
Year: 1870

A man who is owing the Free Press a
little bill said he would call last week and pay
US if he was alive. He still appeats on the
street, but as he did not call, it is naturally
supposed that he is dead, and is walking
around to save funeral expenses.
Year: 1870

BOILED GREEN CoBS.-Green corn should
always be boiled on the ccb, with the inner
husk on it. To prepare it turn down the iu-
ner husk, cut off the upper end, wash the corn,
and replace the hu.ks Boil it half an hour IN
water salted to the taste. 1t should be cooked
in Just enough water to cover it.
Year: 1870

a True LADY, was once walking
short distance behind very handsome
ly dressed young girl, and thinking
as | looked at her beautiful clothes, . |
wonder if she takes half as much pains
with her heart as she does with her body?"
a poor old man was ceming up the walk,
with a loaded ,Vheelbarrow and Just be-
fore he reached us, he made two attempts
TO go into the yard of a small house; but
the gate was heavy and would swing
buck before he could get in Wait,n
said the young girl, springing lightly for
ward, "ill hold the gate open" And
she held the gate until he bad passed in.
and received his thanks with a pleasant
smile as she went on. q She deserves to
have beautiful clothes, housbt, .'for
a beautiful spirit dwelh within her
breast leo.
Year: 1870

The young man who has been travelling
about lately and jumping off the train to kiss
his sister and then spologizing when he
found his mistake, has become converted,
and will lead different life He tried the
thing on at New Haven the other day, when
the damsel raised her veil, and said 'Gol-
". massa, what you bout. dsrg'
Year: 1870

1t is ordered. that all causes heretofore
marked Term this Part be placed the day cal.n
dar for the Monday OF February Term 1870; hsu
any such causes be omitted from that day calendar W
the clerk the same may be placed the calendar az ne
opening OF the Court that day at the request o et
party; that the first fifteen said day calendar
will be called for trial, and tho others for disposition
either By putting of the Term consent or on moton
for cause shown by setting them for trial some day
in Term either by consent order Of the Court any
set down for trial on day agreed on wl noS T
by AFFIDAVIT.
Year: 1870

two. They were carved from from she'll one side being conve&, the other slightly concaye. Upon the convex side they were highly polished, and stained of deep red on their outer edpe. On the concave their outer edge was black while upon the white surface which 1t enclosed were cut numerous mysterious figures, .stained red and bleak Their form greatly resembled hierogyphics. Through the center of each of these ornaments wag a triangular hole Northwest of Knoxville is gap, commonly known as indian Grave Gap A few months ago an Indian idol was found buried some distance beneath the earth, and, on fur rher investigation, many remains of the old mound -builders" were discovered. h this region many specimens ofp-trifaction arc to be found, and it furnishes rich giA both to the antiquarian and the geOlogist.

 Near Singking Creek, aoout four miles from Knoxville, there is a very high moand, with a thick wall extending nearly arouGI 1t. and then striking out in au easterly, direction. It is over three feet high, and if She earth was aug away from it it would reach much higher. The wall is now covered with moss, and in some places trees are growing from it.

 In Anderson county many remains like this are found A friend of mine, and one who is engaged ia the pleasing occupation of ex- eayating tSe mounds of Tennessee, has pene . trated 10 the hearths of forests, and there found even more surprising relics of the mound builders than have been found here. He in three weeks collected very large number Ot valuable relics; but Ot them am not at liberty to speak any further, aS they were shown in strict confidence, and will appear some day in his report to H--Co!lege, by which he is employed The work of research which the above named college is ctrrying on is very laud&bls one. It may serve 10 lift the vail which enshrouds the former history of this country It may bring to light that which we least expect.

 Ifthese exploration were encouraged more than they are now, it would no doubt, syea tually open to the anxious anliquary 8 rich field for his consideration, and to the historian a fair aud varied plain from which he could glsan many flowers to beautify his pages.

 Upon the tops of the lofty mountains, and upon the extensive plains of the far West are to be found the remains ofthis mysterious race It is not to be supposed that some day there may not be found such relics as may aid us in tracing back the origin of this people?

 To Tennessee, where these mounds a. bound, the attention of ;he antiquary should be directed, for its mountains and its fertile tracts present no mean offering to him. From hem he can glean many valuable relics with which to enrich his private cabinet, or the cabinet of his nation.
Year: 1870

THERE is vast copper mine in England
where shafts extend many hundred yards
under the sea. The moaning of the waves
as they dash against the rocks is forever
sounding in those gloomy isles. When the
storm comes, the sound of the waters be-
comes terrific, and even the boldest miners
cannot stay below, but leave their work and
come out upon the earth. Overhead are
masses of bright copper streaming through
the gallery in all directions, traversed by a
network OF thin, red veins OF iron. and oyer
all the salt water drips down from tiny crew
ices in the rock Immense wealth of metals
is contained in these roots, but no miner
dares give it another stroke with his pickaxe.
Already there has been one days work too
much upon it, as a huge wedge of wood
driven into the rock bears witness. The
wedge is all that keeps back the sea from
bursting in upon them. Yet there are
three tiers of galleries where men work day
by day, not knowing but at some fatal hour
the flood may be upon them, rendering all
escape as hopeless as it was in the day of
Noah
Year: 1870

SoPHRONIUs, wise teacher, would not
suffer his grown up sons and daughters to
associate with those whose conduct was not
puree.and upright. Dear father" said
the gentle EulaIia to him one day, when he
forbade her, in company with her brother,
to visit the volatile Lucinda, you must
think us very childi.h if you imagine that
we would be exposed to danger by it. y The
father took in silence dead coal from the
hearth and reached it to his daughter. 1T
will not burn you, my child; take it. " She
did so, and behold her delicate white hand
was soileG and blackened. and her dress soil
ed too. I'VE cannot be too careful In ban
ding Goals; even if they do not burn, they
blacken. So it is with the company of the
vicious"
Year: 1870

comrade impressively in the face, and
said, with an expression of concentrated
awe:


"Jim, he billed his baby, and he took the
old 'oman's skelp. Cuss'd If want any
breakfast |"


And he laid his lingering potato rever.
emily down, and he and his friend de-
parted from the restaurant empty, but
satisfied.


He never got down to where the satire
part of II began. Nobody ever did. They
found the thrilling particulars sufficient.
To drop in with poor little moral at the
fag'end of such a gorgeous massacre,
was to follow the expiring sun with can
die and hope to attract the worlds atten-
tion to IL.


The idea that anybody could ever take
my massacre for q genuine occurrence
never once suggested itself to me, hedged
about as it was by all those tell tale ab.
surdities and impossiblities concerning the
"great pine forest" the dressed stone
mansion" etc. But found out then, and
never have forgotten since, that we never
read the dull explanatory surroundings of
marvelously exciting things when we
have no occasion to suppose that some ir-
responsible scribbler is trying to defraud
us; we skip all that, and hasten to revel
in the blood -curdling particulars and be
happy.


Therefore, being bitterly experienced, Il
tried hard to word that agricultural squib
OF mine in such way as 10 deceive no.
body-and partly succeeded, but not en-.
tlrely. However, did not do any harm
with it, anyway.
Year: 1870

THE colonel of an Alabama regiment
was famous for having everything done up
in military style. Once, while field officer
of the day, and going his tour of inspec-
tion, he came upon a sentinel from the
11th Mississippi regiment lying fiat down
on his post, with his gun taken entirely to
pieces. Colonel-"D Don't you know that
sentinel while he is on duty should
always keep ON his feetf" Sentinel with
out looking up)-"That was the way we
used to do when the war broke out, but
that was played out long ago" Colonel
beginning to doubt If the man was on
duty)-"Are you sentinel hereS" Sen
tinel-" Well, I'm a sort of sentinel"
Colonel-"W Well I'm sort of officer of the
the day" Sentinel" Well, if you'll hold
on till sort OF get my gun together, I'll
give you a sort of salute.
Year: 1870

THE Superintendent of the New Jersey
Southern Railroad asissued the following
order: "Employes of this company are
prohibited the use of smoking tooacco, in
any OF its FORMS while on duty. Its use
is hindrance to, and inconsistent with,
the duties of all employees, while to such
as come in contact with the travelling
public, the order has additional force from
the fact that to so many of the latter
tobacco in any form is offensive"
Year: 1870

We go into q village; we find a
number of enterprising men anxious
about the education of their children.
They fix up room; hire teacher,
and send their children to the "Select
Schoop at cost of $50 per annum,
for two or three pupils to each family.
Their interest in the common school
is at an end no matter to them how
it is conducted; and thus, it frequent
Iy happens, that two little, sickly,
half-taught schools are conducted by
instructors whose interests are directly
antagonistic; where one well-organ-
lied and properly graded school might
have fiourished finely.


Suppose the families who supported
the select school had thrown their in
fiuence in favor of raising the COM
mon school to a higher grade. Ten
families at $50 each per annum would
soon put the school house in a good
condition; purchase apparatus fence
and ornament the grounds, and, in
connection with the public funds, hire
two thoroughly qualified teachers.


Am 1 stating a fact when l say this?
Will not this argument bear the test ?


am confident when say that Sc
lect schools are a positive injury to
our common schools, as the history of
nearly all such schools will go to sub
stantiate my position.


Go into our villages where the peO-
pie have worked for our common
school interests, and every graded
school will be an argument against
select schools.


Again, the tendency Of such schools
is to foster a spirit of aristOcracy or
excIusiveness; and the young people
soon catch the spirit, and "cliques'
spring up to disturb the harmony of
the community. They also degrade
the true standard Of scholarship. -


Every school of this kind must
adopt some course of study; and then,
as pupils of all grades are admitted,
the teacher must of necessity hear a
great number of recitatlons, and can
not give that attention to any branch
of study necessary to aid the pupil to
a properUnderstandingo Of the subject
hence, students become superficial,
and young men and women think
themselves scholars, when they really
have not a correct idea of the alpha
bet.


Such schools are directly Nntagenis-
tic to the interests of institutions of
high grade already in successful Ope-
ration.


Our common schools can be so inn
proved that pupils may receives thor
ough knowledge of all the common
branches and where three or four
departments are conducted may even
fit young men to enter college; but
when that is done, let our higher in
stitutions receive their patronage.


But at all hazards, let us support our
common schools and make them first.


EDUX.
Year: 1870

AS we look upon the great mass of
humanity as it has moved down the
ages, we see that each one of these in
telligences which make up the whole
family of mant takes on an indentity; {;
has an individuality of is own. An
intellectual creation, moving in its
own orbit; kept there by fixed laws,
and bearing a relation to every other
intelligence; a communication be-
tween them through the medium of
thought-God, the eternal spirit; the
centre of thought and system, as the
sun is the centre of solar system.


Then comes the questiOn-"can the
intelligent man do anything toward
forming his own destiny ?" Most as
suredly he can, comes the response
down the experiences of the passing
years.


Very many of the pursuits of men
are meIe vanities in which the soul
cannot find sustenance, and the dark
ened spirit in its earthly tabernacle
remains a few heetiDg years, then un-
developed and all unprepared, passes
into the place of spirits.


Change is written on all earthly
things. What is certain in this ever
changing world of ours? Man may
be sporting amid scenes where not u
ripple of sorrow interrupts the tran
guilty of his happy life. Soon, alas /!
he may be surrounded by storm and
tempest. Who are they who have
not had their hearts lacerated by dis
appointments and bereavement?


Many a tempest-beaten spirit has
to brave the stormy sea of life and
smile while the pillows dash and
break at his feet.


Then, considering the uncertainty
of all ears hly things, were it not wise
to give great diligence in the forma-
ton of character, which is to deter
mine the happiness, degree and po-
sition Of individualized spirit in the
earthly state, and reaches over into
the eternal world. And it will
be well to remember that as the ever
restless action Of the waters of the
ocean deposits grain by grain of sand
until the different formations of rocks
appear and the granite mountains
rise. So every word, and thought,
and deed goes to form character. And
as the geolOgist can tell of what the
different stratas of rock are composed
which were formed away back in the
shadowy past; so our action of the
passing days will tell of our character
away off in the coming years, and
away over on the other side of the
tomb.


And well too, will it be to remember
that the secret thought should be pure;
the private action honorable and just.


Jesus, mans elder brother and the
creator Of the world, hath said-"there
is nothing hid which shall not be