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Year: 1872

OAKwoob& has been so
much depreciation on the grounds Of Oak
wood cemetery, and such wanton destruction
of property within its limits, that the Coun-
Gil recently passed a very stringent ordinance
regarding it. Amongst others, the keeper Of
the cemetery is given police jurisdiction
within the ground, and power to arrest Of
Tenders. The ordinance is published in the
Dispatch this morning.
Year: 1872

PROSPECT FOR FRuIr.-Up to this time the
fruit in this section has escaped injury from
frost. Neither peaches nor strawberries
have been injured by the recent frost, and
should there not be another "cold snap"
we shall have abundance of fruit this season.
Year: 1872

CouroSs vs.. TAXEs.-Thc Sheriff of the
city OF Richmond on yesterday made his
response by counsel to the application of A.
Antoni for writ of naandamus to compel
the said Sheriff to receive coupons in pay.
manl Of taxes. The reason assigned for re-
fusing to receive the coupons was the repeal
OF the coupon feature OF the act. The court
determined to hear and decide the case at the
Wytheyille session on the 10th Of June.
Year: 1872

CRY GAS WoRKs.-Durins the absence of
Superintendent Knowles and foreman
Adams. on a tour Of inspection at the North,
Mr.. George Bell is'in charge Of the City Gas
Works. The works are in fine order and
everything is going along smoothly.
Year: 1872


! Biography is the home aspect Of history.
| The mothers heart is the childB school.
| room.


-Blessedness is whole eternity older than
| damnation.
1t is not the one-idead man, but the chief
idead man, that is successful.
Dirt is not dirt, but only something in the
No life is pleasing to God that is not useful
| to man.
Dignity and love do not blend we'll, nor dc
they continue long together.
"A beau is everything OF woman but the
sex, and nothing Of man beside it.


AT Is years Of age, the will reigns; at 80, the
wit; at 20, the Judgment.
-Ennui is the desire of activity without the
tit means Of gratifying tho desire.
We are governed more by influences than
| circumstances.


MANS chief wisdom consists in being sensi-
bio Of his folles.


To be open to argument, and to be open to
conviction, are two different things.
Better than fame is still the wish fo1
fame, the constant trainings for 8 glorious
strife.


- Mean spirits under disappointment, like
s1nall-bcer in thunderstorm, always turn
sour.


- Conceit not so high notion Of any as
to be bashful and impatient in their pres
ence,


- Nothing is more dangerous than an impru-
Acut l11luu UtttCi u IL W Uta1 WILL d IIuuGQL
enemy.


DO not ask if man has been through col
lego. Ask if a college has been through MIN !;
If he is 4 walking university.


We may have many acquaintances, but We
can have but few friends; this made Aristotle
say that he that hnth many friends hath none.


1t is one Of the beautiful compensations Of
this life that no one can sincerely try to help
another without helping himself.


1t is with narrow-souled people Us it is with
nar1ow- w-neckcd bottles-the less they have in
them, the more noise they make in pouring it
out.


"A man can never do anything at variance
with his OWL nature. He carries within him the
germ Of his most exceptional action; and it we
wise people make eminent fools Of ourselves On
any particular occasion, ne must endure the
legitimate conclusion that we carry &. few grains
OF folly to our ounce Of wisdom.


To resist temptation once is not q sufficient
proof Of honesty. If servant, indeed were to
resist the continued temptation OF silver lying
IN window, as some people let it Lie, when he
is sure his master does not know how much there
is Of it, he would give strong proof Of honesty.
But this is proof to which you have no right to
put 8 man. You know. humanity speaking. there
is q certain degree Of temptation which will
overcome any virtue. Now, in SO far as you ap-
proach temptation to q man, you DO him an in-
jury, and, If he is overcome, you share his guilt.
Year: 1872

DUBUQUE, October 1.-THE grading
of the first ten miles Of the Galena
narrow gauge railway is now completed
and the work is now being rapidly
pushed. A gang Of men are now work.
ing twenty miles from Galena, near the
old Junction House. This latter is the
point at which the railroad will diverge
in the direction of Plattsville, Wiscon:
sin. The people Of Plattsvi'le will
themselves do the grading from the
Junction House to their village. Before
the ground closes up this fall the road
will be entirely graded from Galena to
Plattsville. There is no question that
next year the road will be completed
through to Wiugville, Wisconsin, and
cars running.


Ernest Young, Sheriff OF Dubuque
county, died to day from typhoid fever
after a brief illness.
Year: 1872

In addition 10 the evidence published in TIE
TRIBUNE from time to time oi the daring abuses Of the
referee system. and the corruption Of certain
Judges, the Investigating Committee is reported
on good authority have discovered rrefutable proofs
that one OF these Judges, at least shared with his


Graz" in the spoils of the patronage which he threw
into the latters way. 1t is said that Gratz Ma
thans stub" check book has been brought To
light and that 30 checks In this
book were drawn to the order Of Judge
Car,lozO The total amount Of these checks Is not
definitely stated. although is intimated that 1t is
quite large Both the Judge and his favOrite In answer
TO inquiries concerning the mysterious business transac


lions with which they have been charged have entered
a plea that checks drawn for mutual convenience,
ON occasions when the Judge temporarily embar-
raised, or in need OF Hnd-hearted friend. But
10 is alleged that the bank accounts of the
Judge have been scrutinized and that on the
several occasions when the checks corresponding to the
memoranda on the margin Of Nahan's check-book were
drawn his in bank was large and apparently he
did not require assistance.
Year: 1872

The American Committee of Erie stock
holders. being interviewed last evening found
by the change in affairs. Their grievance
I've that that the move is entirely q vic
tory the Atlantic aud Great Western They
consider II election OF new directors by the Old OBJ


ecOnsbe Board Of Directors instead Of by the stock
holders. and that the result will be not for the
interest the latter. They afraid that the po
cisns interested in the change will their influence
the repeal OF the Classification act, and that
whether the act repealed not the directors will
lease the Atlantic and Great Western Road
u the Erie, by stocking their gross receipts
and then dividing the ratio Of 30 A.
q. A. 10 20 Erie, which will lie decidedly 10
she Disadvantages of the latter II this 10 he
so and new election by the legitimate stockholders Is
provided for they would consider the change benefit
They SAY that not OF the directors signed the
stockholders petition TO the Legislature asking repes
OF the classification act, and Of them have been
known Erie stockholders. The best thing the
Iegi~'ature can do IN their opinion, IS 10 put the
road the hands OF "a receiver until the stockholders
hold election. To he brief, the Committee regard
The change simply shifting the charge Of the road from
fbe Erie thieves 20 the managers Of the Atlantic and
Great Western Road by which the stockholders M reality
f.uiu nothing.
Year: 1872

quired that when he in the city no alone had power
to call meeting The Reformers however. claimed that
II had been repeatedly intimsted TO Gould that he
should call meetiDgi but he had never done so and
majority of Board of Directors had requested
President Archer to- call the Board together under
terms OF their constitution.
Year: 1872

The bald may now take cour-


age and smile at the frequent sum-


mer fly. 1t is no new lotion that


is to bring back the hairs of their


youth and innocence, but. a sys-


tenn Of planting hairs ia the


smooth skin OF the head, exactly


as cabbages are set out in Il gar
den. A discOverer. whose name
cannot be long concealed from a
grateful world, has invented a
plan of replanting the hair where
it is lost. As plants grow, so
does the hair. IL is rooted and
thrives like vegetable. The op-
Grafton of restoring hair is very
simple: put healthy hairs into the
eyes of needles and draw the nee
dies through the upper skin, the
epldermis being drawn through
the hairs are left in the skin, as a
thread may be left ill any material
by a stitcher. The roots. which
have been ,eXtracred with their
bulbs complete, are brought under
the epidermls. The surface SO
operated on is protected at first by
q linen band, but the hairs soon
take root, grow, and flourish 1t
is not stated whether having the
skin punctured in this way is dis
agreeable, and how ofter it is fatal,
II it is a success, the plan has many
advantages one can have any
color of hair he may elect, and he
'an plant a variety of colors, and
thus make his appearance striking
and beautiful.
Year: 1872

Ten or fif en- years ago public
dinner was given to the members
of the Legislature at Providence,
and Narragansett preacher, call
the Regular pacer.' because in
his prayers he had a habit of star =
ding behind a chair, stepp n back
ward and hitching it after him. was
called on TO ask a blessing. He
stood up in his usual style and
began lengthy prayer. There
was an open door behind him, and
he soon unwittingly backed into
an adjoining room, taking his
chair along, when some one softly
closed the door, and the hungry
guests proceeded to dine, when
the petition was finished at leis-
ure by the distracted minister.
Year: 1872

The English are putting down
another rebellion in India. Sev.
eral of the India papers received
by the latest mail condemn the
destruction cf grain which is ac-
complished by the expedition
against the Looshairs. The Bonn
bay Gazette says:


I'VE read of one village after an
other burnt to the ground. with
immense stores of food collected
by the miserable inhabit nts TO
feed them for many months to
come. This work Of destruction
seems to he carried with pitiless
severity, though the resistance TO
the advance Of the British troops
is SO trifing that there is in truth
no enemy for the troops to con-
tend against
Year: 1872

The following paragraph from
the Sumerviile Falcon is done up
In forcible style


All the little wheelbarrow
newspapers in West Tennessee
are treating their unfortunate
readers 10 column pai sgraphs on
the political outlook Of the nation,
and are constantly parading their
far-fetched ideas OF the merits or
dement's Of the passive policy, the
strength of The two parties and
the certain results of the conflicts
OF 1872 Occasionally an inflated
gas receiver, calling himself an
editor, mounts bis rIckety tripod,
and with contracted eyebrows and
a dignity awful to behold, reads a
half IA million democrats o. t Of the
party, and then with a scowl, not
"chlld like and bland" he lays a.
side his enormous quill with the
firm belief that his edict has set
tied the destinies of nation. If
such editors would lay aside their
vanity and learn the art of writ
ing local items and pointed edito-
rlals on country matters, they
would become a blessing to the
commnnity-as it is they are a
nuisance.
Year: 1872

One of the most artistic frauds
that ever came to light. was de-
veloped before New York jury.


A man had loaned some money,
aud taken the mortgage of a tract


of land as security on the note.
Before loaning it he submitted the
title to his lawyer, who informed


him that it was correct, and con-
sequently the bargain was closed.
The note fell due and went to
protest f; the lawyer had in the


mean time moved from the city,
and the other parties were not to
be found. The land which was
mortgaged lay in New Jersey, and
the holder of the note took the
necessary steps to toreclose. A
professional searcher of titles went
to the township mentioned in the
papers, and found that there was
no such land in existence.


The whole document was pure
ly a myth. The boundaries des-
cribed could not be found, and had
no existence any more than if
they had been located in the mid
die of the Atlantic Ocean. The
grantor named in the original deed
had been dead ten years at the
time when the document was da-
ted, and the whole business was a
conspiracy, in which the lawyer
had betrayed his client. One of
the conspirators had turned States
evidence, and came before the
jury. Little by little the truth
was drawn from him, and he prac-
tically admitted to having been
the originator of the fraud, ten
years ago. The papers were evi-
IDENTIFY prepared with care, and
had an appearance of genuine
ness enough to deceive any man
who was not suspicious of wrong,
and had relied upon his lawyer
to protect his rights.
Year: 1872

tit is not often that the name Of STEPHEl
A. DOUGLAS is connected in our minds viii
anything outside of the political arena, bu
here is beautiful effdsion of his which Is
credit alike to heart and intellect.
Bury me in the morning mother


0 let me have the light -ss
Of one bright day on my grave, mother,


Ere you leave me alone with the night.
Alone in the night Of the grave, mother,


'Tis a thought of terrible fear
And you will be left alone, mother,


And the stars will be shining here;
So bury me in the morning, mother,
And let me have the light
Of one bright day on my grave, mother,


Ere | am alone with the night.
You tell of the Saviour's love, mother,


l feel it in my heart;
But oh this beautiful world, mother,


'Tis hard for the young to part;
For even to part when here, mother,


The soul is fain to stay;
For the grave is deep and dark, mother,


And Heaven seems far away.
Then bury me in the morning mother,


And let me have the light
OF one bright day on my grave, mother,


Ere I'm alone with the night
Year: 1872

Some fellow mortal, with just appreci'
ton of cheating the printer and laudab
desire to reform the world, gets off the TO
lowing


The man who cheats printer


Out of single cent,
Will ll.never reach that heavenly land


Where old Elijah went.
He will not gain admittance there,


BY devils he'll be driven,
And made to loaf his time away,


Outside the walls OF heaven.
Without man to greet him,


Without p easant grin,
The happiness that he will reap


Will be almighty thin.
He'll have to eat the thistle


OF sorrow and regret,
He'll have 10 buck around right smart


With cusSedness, you bet"
Year: 1872

PROLONGED ToRTURE.-There is
in the Auburn IN. " state pris-
on a convict who for nearly ten
wears has been shivering under
the gallows. The prisoner was
convicted of murder in 1862, and
sentenced to be hanged. Under
the provision of the old law the
Governor could order his execu-
ton at any time, and m ,anwhile
the culprit was to be confined in
the State prison. He is still there,
for no Governor has ordered bis
execution, but is liable at any
time to be taken ont and strangled
to death He is said to be in the
habit of thanking God every night
for saving him from the gallows
for that day. The poor wretch
must have suffered a thousand
deaths already, and if he is not
to be hung it would be an act of
the barest justice to commute his
sentence, and relieve him of his
horrible dread.
Year: 1872

The latest dodge of parent to
overcome his sons aversion to
medicine, and ''doctor" him at the
same time, occurred where Group
youngster was induced to make
quite q hearty meal from plate
of buckwhest cakes and "maple
syrup"-but the latter proved to
be nice syrup OF squills. The boy
said he "thought something allied
the molasses the minute bis faith
er told him to eat all be wanted.
Year: 1872

FROM visible evidences it is safe to say the
entertainment to be given by the German
Catholics at their school house this evening,
and at Lenahan'a Hall tomorrow and next
day, will be well worth attending Those
who wish to spend an evening or two pleas
antly should not fail to be present.
Year: 1872

A COMPANY of twenty or more, cot whom
we was which," made II descent upon DR.. A.
&. Smith and wife at Darlington on Tuesday
evening. To the Doctor and his worthy lady
We are authorized to return the thanks Of the
entire party. The entertainment given would
do honor TO princes.
Year: 1872

DURING our flying visit to Darlington Tues
day evening we called at the Lamar House.
and found he worthy host entertaining guests
in his usual good style. There is no better
place to stop in the west than at the Lamar
NOusc,
Year: 1872

GESTLEMES.-lf you want anything in
the line Of clothing now is the time to
get GundcIfnger is sci ing at ACTUAL
cosr lie will not continue to do so long,
however, and if you don t.cal ..soon you
will be too late.
Year: 1872

THE Ladies of the 7. NJ. Church at Linden
will hold Tea Meeting on Thursday, Febru-
ary 22d. These meetings are always very
pleasant affairs and as II special effort is be-
ing made for this occasion, it will no doubt
equal or excel all that have preceded it. The
proceeds are to be devoted to paying for the
new gallery recently put in the church
Year: 1872




A WOMAN In Indiana, wishing to OBJ
tain q divorce from her husband, put
in the preliminary pleas with due
formality. AA'notice to the husband to
attend the Court on the day appointed
for the case to come up WAS issued. but
the officer whose duty 1t was to serve
It did 20 upon another man Of the same
name as the husband. The man was
German, who understood very little
English, and consequently failed to
put In an appearance at Court. The
Gecree 0t divorce was granted, and a
few days aiter the German received a
copy ol-the decree dlvorcing him from
. wife be had never seen, accompanied
BY q demand for the costs of the suit.
The matter was speedily set right, but
the real husband Is still Ignorant Of his
release.
Year: 1872

A gang OF roughs, well dressed and insotenv,
had possession or the Eighty-sixtn street sta
tion house at twenty minutes past eight
what little criminal news there was and 1t was
with difficulty the HERALD reporter pushed By
them and gained most cOntemptuOus recognition
from the antiquated sergeant In charge. That ven
erable rooster finally plucked up courage to assere
that only two arrests had been made
during the day in his precinct and those were upon
charges of intOxication. One or these arrests had
not been reported, and was only brought TO his no
tice through the inquiries OF the HERALD reporter.
though the man had been in a cell In the station
house for more than two hours.
Year: 1872

At the Fifty ninth street station house the swell
mob had the ascendency, thrusting back honest
citizens who sought to learn the earnest returns
OF the election, and offering TO ntercede for
visitors to obtain an audience with the sergeant
upon matters OF business which should de-
mand no intercession tom the press or public.
After half an hour Of waiting and any number OF
civil interr0gati0as. one OF the Joint high digni-
taries who was doing nothing in corner, vouch-
safed the information flor which he will, doubtless
be pr0mOted) that "NOthin' was dune, jim other
words, no arrest mad been made In the precinct.
Year: 1872

Four arrests were made yesterday In this pre-
cinct One was that OF 9 woman and the three
others those OF men, They were for no more hetnOas
crimes than drunkenness and disOrderly conduct.
One-a little boy accused Of standing near bon
fire was not held.
Year: 1872

Three prisoners were brought into the Twenty
second street police station by the Deputy United
States Marshals during the afternoon. Captain
Cameron took notice OF the arrests further than
to refer the deputy to the Commissioner (shledsDv
In the University Building.
Year: 1872

. IN the early part of the sixteenth century, Rabelais portrayed certain kind of judge and called the thing Judge Bridle-goose. This expounder of law and dispenser of justice did not seem to be vicious, and it is likely he was not highly gifted or cultivated for judicial duties. In difficult cases, therefore, he rendered his decisions by throwing dice, as gamblers do who shall have the others money. This way was doubtless without judicial prejudice, and but for fear that he would load the dice and disgrace the honest course of Briddle-goose, the same plan would be recommended to one Reavis, as many people think it would save him labor and relieve his court of much contempt.
Year: 1872

THE snow blockade continued on the Union Pacific Railway, with now and then a train working its way through, up to January 30, and for aught we know, still continues. San Francisco and St. Louis are urging the rapid construction of the 35th par allel road, and the snow blockade on the Union increases their agitation of the matter. Whether those cities have offered any money to hurry on the work, does not clearly appear. If they were half as free with their cash as advice, they would realize their wishes much sooner but in any event, with this Winters experience and the manifest value of the road when fin ished, its construction will hardly be delayed above few years.

 The Texas Pacific will likewise be advanced. This road ought to be built we'll, quicker and cheaper than any of the overland railways, and ex- perience seems to insure 1t to be the most popular and therefore valuable thoroughfare.
Year: 1872

WE see by the San Diego Union, that General Meigs, Quartermaster General of the U. $. Army, had ar rived there en route to Fort Yuma. What the meaning is of this visit by such distinguished officer, we are not advised, but have no doubt it is for some good purpose.
Year: 1872

We have advices that some days after the Indians stole several animals and left McDowell, one of them re- turned with flag of truce, and want ed that all should be again received and fed. Gen. Carr in command, our informant says very properly informed the savage that if the Indians would return the five horses stolen from the hay contractors, or the thief or thieves who stole them, they might come back and have another chance to prove their professions of peace and be fed. This reasonable condition was not accepted, and the Indian envoy left disgusted, evidently convinced that Colyer's policy of rewarding thieves without any conditions, was played out" Peace and honesty should always be exacted of the savages in return for food, clothing and protection. If Gen. Carr and all others follow up with such exactions, the Apaches will soon learn that speace and honesty must be actually practised on their part, or they must expect and get war.
Year: 1872

There active demand reported for the first moro
gago9 per ee gold bonds Of the Canada Southern Ra
way Company at 90 and accrued interest Tho road IL
one Of the important Of the East and West trunk
lines now being built and its bonds are heavily backed
up by weknown railroad men and capitalists many OF
whom are identified with Western railway lines which
will be run in harmony with the Canada Southern upon
its completion which set down for the lst OF January
1873.


Messrs Morton, Bliss & Co.. financial agents Of tho
Union Pacific Railroad Company, report the traffic DC
Year: 1872

AN interesting letter from California, by for
mer resident of Wilmington, will be found i'll
another part of the GAZETTE to day, As the
writer quite young when he LETT this city,
very few perhaps of those whose names lie men-
tions will remember him But as he iorbids our
revealing his name, they will have to remain i'll
the dark