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Year: 1872

We meet upon the Level and we part upon the


Square
What words of precious meaning these words


Masonic are!
Come let us contemplate them; they are worthy


of thought
In the very soul of Masonry these precious


words are wrought
We meet upon the Level, though from every


station come
The rich man from his mansion and the poor


man from his home;
For the one must have his wealth and state out


side the Mason's door,
And the other finds his true respect upon the


chequered floor.
We meet upon the Square, for the world must


have its due
We mingle with the multitude cold, un-


friendly crew;
But the influence OF our gathering III memory


is green,
And we look upon the Level to renew the hap


py scene.
There world where all are cqual-wc are


hurrying toward it fast;
We shall meet upon the Level there, when the


gates of death are past;
We shall stand before the Orient, and our Mas


ter shall be there
To try the blocks we offer by his own uncrring


Square.
We shall meet upon the Level there, but never


thence depart
There's mansion-'tis all ready for each trust


ing, faithful heart
There's mansion and Il welcomc-and II null


tude is there
We have met upon the Level and been tried


upon the Square.
Hands round, yc faithful Masons, from the


bright fraternal chain
We part upon the Square below to meet in


Heaven again.
Oh! what words Of precious meaning these


words Masonic are
We meet upon the Level and we part upon the


Sun1rp
Year: 1872

FOurteenth-The Republican party is
mindful of its obligations to the loyal wo-
meu of America for their noble devotion
to the cause of freedom. Their admission
to wider fields of usefulness is received
with satisfaction and the honest demands
of any class of citizens for additional
rights should be treated with respectful
consideration.


Fifteenth-We heartily approve the ac-
ton of Congress in extending amnesty to
those lately in rebellion, and rejoice in the
growth of peace and fraternal feeling
throughout the land.


SiXteenth-The Republican party pro-
pose to respect the rights reserved by the
people to themselves as carefully as the
powers delegated by them to the States
and to the Federal governments. 1t dis
approves Of the resort to unconstitutional
laws for the purpose of removing evils by
interference with rights not surrendered
by the people to either the State or Ma
tlOnal governments.


Seventeenth-It is the duty of the Cen
eral Government to adopt such measures as
will tend to encourage American COM
merce and ship building.


Eighteenth-We believe that the modest
patriotism, the earnest purpose the sound
Judgment, the practical wisdom, the in
cOnuptible integrity and the illustrious
services of Ulysses 5. Grant have COM
mended him to the heart of the American
people and with him at our head we start
to-day on the new march to victory.
Year: 1872

At the appointed hour the members Of the
several Divisions of the Sons Of Temperance
and the Lodge of Good Templars, of this city,
together with invited brethren from other di
visions, assembled yesterday morning in front
of the court house, where they formed
in procession by Chief Marshal, w. G.
Brandon and the Assistants Marshal and march
ed to the depot, whittier had already repaired
large number of childran and ladies' families
of the members, and and soon the train started
and reached its destination, Loves Cave, where
they at once set about spending the day in the
manner usually observed on such occasions
But they were forced to suspend the festivities
for while, on account of heavy shower of
rain, which forced them to seek refuge in Mr.
Loves barn, who, we will state in this
connection, was present and did everything
in his power to make the occasion pass off pleas
antly. While the rain was falling, the services of
two disciples of "Ole Bull were called into
play and a clear space on the floor was occupied
by several couples keeping time to the lively
notes of the violin.


After the shower was over the party again re-
paired to the grove and after visiting the caves
spent the time pleasantly until dinner was an
nouDced, when all partook of the repast with
sharpened appetites.


After dinner short speeches were made by
Messrs David Richards, Braine McLemore
and Waters on the subject of the temperance
reform, which was listened to with great atten-
ton.


Thos. Margraves the pioneer temperance
man of East Tennessee, was present, and to see
the delight with which he entered into the spir-
it of the occasion was cheering to the young re-
cruits in the temperance army.


The party returned to the city about four
o clock P. NJ, after having spent pleasant day,
under circumstances which would have daunted
any but the cold water brigade. We hope that
the success of this the first temperance picnic
will be so encouraging that their annual occur
renee will be looked forward to with eagerness
and remembered with pride and pleasure.
Year: 1872

Hon. III. S. Foot publishes the following
in the Banner of Friday morning:


Not having yet received notification that
General Cheatham would support Greeley
and Brown ,ulcOnditiORdLly and without
regard to the action of the Baltimore Con-
vention, now renew my announcement
as a candidate for Congress in The State at
large. l shall make an effort to visit every
county in the State previous to the election
in November, and shall be pleased to meet
all opposing candidates in free and manly
discussion of all pending political ques-
the beginning on the odious and anti-re-
publican caucus system, and challenge all
its professed friends to its defense.
Year: 1872

There is not remidal agent in this world that will
cue Fever and Ague and all her Malarious Billions
Scarlet, Typhoid Yellow and other Fevers faded BIZ
Railways Pills,l 50 Quick as Railways Ready Relief
Year: 1872

these thitgs for Germany will soon be in
the past. One kind Of injury will end T;
many thcughtlcss young tourist will be
saved from ruin and the untold evils
which spring up around such haunts Of
vice will, i is to be hoped, speedily disap-
pcar.
Year: 1872

Mary Hazelton, colored has been lodged in
Jail on a charge of receiving stolen goods.


A fatal casualty occurred in a colored family
near Pond Town. last week. little sister
helped her younger brother into a chair, and
fearing he might grow cold, built fire under
the chair and went out. When she returned her
brother was nearly dead
Year: 1872

Reports from the fishing shores represent that
the cold weather aud the high winds lately pre-
vailing and the low water in consequence, nave
considerably retarded fishery operations and that
the catch up to this time has been very light.
Year: 1872

fury seems especially directed to Major
Mayo, and the occasion is made uss of to do
a Little electioneerinE against him as can
didate for public Office. We can scarcely
help thinking the virtuous and enlightened
indignation of the Union is principally due
to its intense desire to make little politi-
cal capital out Of this matter against a polit-
ical opponent, and that lis prOpsnsities are
much more of the hyena order than love
of justice or truth. Poor Sanders suffering
aud neglect would never Of themselves elicit
a word of sympathy from the cool, calculat-
ing, party bound Union, but if they can be
made available to blG cken q candidat s char
acter or bring contempt upon a worthy gen
tleman's official acts such an opportunity 1t
would never fail to en- brace even if it had
to do it at the exper So ofcommon sense and
twelve meas int gritty. But then the Union
is always infsllisb!e. it knows more then any
twelve men.


Rock Island, Aug 2S
Year: 1872

Do it at the right time. WheE your
blood is impure and your system elogged,
take hold of the matter at once. If you
put it off or neglect it, you are q Thousand
times more liable to be attacked by contagi-
Gus or prevailing diseases. DR.. Winter
smiths IOdized Sarssparilla and Stilbngia
will clean out ell impurities from the blood
and leave your whole system in a healthy
and vigorous tone.
Year: 1872

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder and
Special FlsvoriDgs are indorssd by the best
judges in the country, that nothing OF the
kind Jet discovered can compare with them
for their purity and strength.
Year: 1872

The atmosphere was yesterday quite oppressive
In the city, and 1t was quite evident to those who
walked about in the sun that the heated term had


not ended. Soda fountains and fan venders were
literally patronized and the car and stage horses
suffered severely. Below Ia the record OF the ther-
mometer at Hudnut's In the HERALD Building. The
rain that fell In the evening sent the murcury down
Year: 1872

In the following letter the Holy Father sets at
rest for ever all the that have been so in
dustriousy circulated regarding possible recon-
citation with Italy The Holy Father reviews in
this mastery state paper the whole Italian situa-
tion and shows how futile and empty are the ab-
surd guarantees. To every Catholic whose ignor-
ance has been 80 great as to lead him to imagine
that the Pope can be at once Independent and a
slave we commend these teachings Of our Father.
Year: 1872

We make the following analysis of the politics
and circulation Of the partisan papers received at
the HERALD ofiice yesterday by one days mall
We give the claimed daily circulation, with some
0xceptiOns.
Year: 1872

consin? He said: $50 there has been
no uepotism; that is nothing; gift TAX
ing, that is nothing" and 80 with all
the rest; good people, by and by there
will be but a military dictatorship, and
to this there will be an answer: that
is nothing" Cheers


We want an administration based not
on the law of power, but on the
power of the law, and under which the
people shall rule, and the ruler be
ruled; one where the Executive shall
be the servant of the statute book, not
its master; one under which dishonesty
shall be construed as treason, and a
political Ring" proceeded against, as
if it were a conspiracy to overthrow
the State; an administration whose ex-
ecutive should no more dare cross the
threshold of the legislative chamber,
as Grant did to strike Sumner, that
the Chief Captain of the Jews, who en-
tered into the Holy of HOLES in the
Temple at Jerusalem; an admin
istration which snould be as clear
as Jefferson's, of even the suspicion
OF nepotism; an administration which
at the end of seven and half
years of office, should now doff the
helmet, sheath the sword, and hush the
brazen trumpet of military mandate /;
should join the North and the South
together in good will and peace, and
bring about the time spoken of in Scrip
ture, when mercy and truth are Joined
together, and righteousness aud peace
kiss each other" Applause.
Year: 1872

In the case OF Clarke & Schultz, one invoice the
whole freight the Atlantic was only sl4 49, and III
that OF Touruade ViseruondOy Co. the freight was 20
less than eets charges for storage. Moreover In the


first case the Steamship Company, obliged TO refund the


General Order charges for which reclamation had Oeen
made was thus compelled not only 70 carry the goods
for nothing but to pay 81 81 for that privilege. In add
ton 10 also paid 81 for goods abstracted while under
the charge of Leet & Co. In the case of Paddock &
Fowler the Steamship Company paid Lect Co.'S charges
and s3 90 additionally for goods distracted While III the
charge of the General Order In this instance, the
remainder Of the goods &c cases which did not 90 under
General order but cared by the carman OF the
consicnees were found intact II will thus he readily
understood why owners of steamship lines should PIE
fer to run their vessels TO other pOrts.


Warehousemen and merchants contradict col STOCK
ng's statement before the Committee that General
Order charges should naturally exceed the bonded ware
house prices" and quote a why the charges
should be much less goods which under
General nearly remain only three or
four days and as the charge in each instance ia never
for less than months storage, the General Order
men are ally paid times for storage in single
month Goods going into bonded warehouses. on the
other hand generally remain five or SIX months.


The charges for merchandise in bonded warehouses
have been reduced since from 200 to 300 per cent and


the rents Of warehouses less by half IN illustration
of this ii stated that the general merchandise store at
Nos and Bird ye-st., which rented IN 1850 at
si2 O0 now rents for The following rates OF charges
ON goods In bonded warehouse furnish a further
Year: 1872

names of the men who to be used by Tweed are
known to other than his friends probable and 1t Is sup
posed that politicians taking measures to make the
exposures which must inevitable follow II the bargain Is
carried out.
Year: 1872

Exciting Events in Wall Strcet-A


Day Of "Corners."


1t is not often that the doings of the Wall
street community are invested with interest
enough to attract the attention of ordinary
everyday people, who know nothing of the
mysteries of speculation and care less for
those engaged in it. But the events and Incl
dents chronicled in our financial report this
morning will challenge, nay absorb, the inter-
est of those most Indifferent to the usually
''dry' topics Of that department of newspaper
literature.


A great war has broken out between the
moneyed Moguls of ''the street, and it is as if
some of the tribes of antiquity had mar
shalled for deadly fray under the
leadership Of their respective princes,
only that the weapons here used are the mate
rial of speculation and the blood spilled and
to be spilled is money. Moreover, the quar-
rel came up as suddenly as thunder shower in
Summer, succeeding o spell of dulness and
calm that had nigh worn out the patience of
both broker and speculator. 1t sprung from the
clashing of the interests of several sets of men
who had been operating for opposite re-
suits. Like the two Western bravoes who
were shut up in dark room to fight out their
duel they came across each other in their
devious meanderings about the market, and
both being game the contest assumed from
the beginning proportions and features of
no ordinary kind. When millionaire like
Daniel Drew encounters adversaries like Jay
Gould, and the struggle branches out so as to
include wealthy banking houses and other
wealthy individuals, the speculative struggle
is apt to bo extraordinarily in earnest.


Yesterday the air of Wall street was rife with
.'corncrs. There was first corner in
Erie, the prolongation of one begun last week,
when certain parties undertook to sell stock to
arrive from England and werc caught at n
most serious disadvantage. Then there was
corner in gold, next 10 the most serious of
Year: 1872

the kind in the history Of the gold market and
lastly mine was sprung in the money market


The rowing cliques had gone from one to
the other of these several interests, and
manipulated them to their own advantage
and to their opponents injury. Money which
loaned at five per cent ON Monday, was
squeezed. TO use the vernacular of the
street-until it was worth two hundred and
twenty-five per cent-that is, the luckless
holder of stocks who hadn't the money to
carry them over night was compelled to pay
this enormous rate of interest for one days
accommodation. It was action and reaction
all around One party played against another,
and in 80 doing helped or hurt third, making
complication of conflicting interests and
arraying antagonistic speculations such as
Wall street has seldom or never seen so oddly
composed. The romance has not all gone
from money when so curious history as the
one now making is capable of evolution from
the struggle for it.
Year: 1872

or private associations that would extend to


Livingstone effective and disintereste6 aid II


he succeeds with his present means it caHuot


fail to be humiliating to English pride that he


will have done so through the aid of strangers.


This would 60 far to prove that, in spite Of the


constant cackle of pretentious scientists and


would-be philosophers the British public take


no real interest in the discovery Of the secrets
OF the Nile drainage further than may
minister to their craving for sensational read
ing. This is very sad conclusion; but, in
view of the national indifference that has
been displayed in relation to this matter, how
can we well arrive at any other? There is
just tims enough to escape from this equivo-
cal position by the adoption Of such measures
as would secure to Livingstone Intelligent and
reliable assistance in his great work of solving
the problem whether the lakes he has discovered
empty themselves into the Congo or the Nile, or
whether they find some other and unknown
outlet to the Atlantic Ocean. This can be
done by the British government sending out a
thoroughly equipped expedition to serve under
the orders of the great explorer. At the same
time every precaution should be taken to
secure to Livingstone all the profit and honor
which of right belong to him in view of his
untiring efforts and great sufEerings in the
advancement of our geographical knowledge.
By such action the British government would
escape from the false position in which it
now stands, and free itself from the suspicion
of indifference to the cause of science and
the fate Of the great explorer whose name has
become q household word throughout the civ
ilized world.
Year: 1872

The Imperial German government has made
another strenuous effort with the view of stay
ing the tide Of emigration from the national
territory. A Cabinet circular, the second ON
the same subject, has been issued in Berlin,
which threatens emigrants Intending. we
presume) with an official classification as out
laws, over whom strict surveillance will be
maintained by the Prussian authorities. The
emigrant exodus has been only slightly affected,
SO far, by the ministerial menace. But neces-
sity has no law. Imperial Germany is COM
mencing to realize the sad social consequences
which have resulted within its bounds from
the terrible war with France; and Germany, as
a nation, does not recuperate from the effects
of battle disaster nearly so rapidly or with
the same Ight-hearted, buoyant and re-
productive elasticity as does the great
war-lried Power with which she has
just been engaged. Artisan industry, with
the values of real estate and agricultural in
comes, are very heavily taxed in Germany,
from Berlin outward all over the country, in
consequence of the war, while the military
service system law has been made still mora
rigid in its enactments towards the adult and
maturing male population Can any person
blame Germans for emigrating to the free
Republic of the West? Not one, so long al
the exodus is healthy end natural. The con-
tinuance of the outward tide of population
from the hearths and fresides of the German
Empire will soon give rise to one Of the most
extraordinary and important problems which
has ever been presented to social science.
The French, as is known, do not emigrate to
any great extent.
Year: 1872

THE WARDS ISLAND INVESTIGATION late
keeper or nurse in the Insane Asylum on
Wards Island is accused Of such violence
towards the unfortunates under his charge
that one has died from his injuries and
another lies at deaths door. An investigation
by the Coroner is to be held tomorrow. Ger
tainly it would be grossly unjust to condemn
any one on the unsupported testimony of men
manifestly insane. They are apt to injure
themselves in their rawlings and to imagine
and falsely charge their hurt upon an obnox-
ious attendant. No prejudice should come to
the prisoner in this case unless improper
treatment can be most positively proved
against him by witnesses whose credibility can
be depended upon, or by such circumstantial
evidence as admits of no question. But if it be
proved that he has SO far forgotten those gen.
erous instincts which suggest an exaggeration
of kindness to our fellows whose reason has
deserted its throne, leaving them but animals
and even below the common brutes in capacity
for self-protection, he should be prosecuted
with the utmost vigor and punished with the
EXTREMIST penalty the law prescribes. We
hope justice will be done in this case; yet
reflection will satisfy any one that the ordinary
use of an investigation is to whitewash the
guilty. We have an unending round of in
yestigations for no other purpose. Official
malfeasances, recklessly induced steamboat
and railroad accidents, colliery disasters, fall
ing buildings, asylum and prison mismanage-
nent, dishonest insurance and bank failures
and q thousand other matters in which most
fragrant wrongs are patent to everybody, pass
the sham ordeal OF investigation merely to re-
ceivc prearranged false authoritative deter
animation exonerating the culprits from blame
There has been far too much Of this kind of
investigation, and reform in that matter Is
Qocidedlv in order.
Year: 1872

The PRINCESS BEATRICE, the fifth and only
unmarried daughter of Queen Victoria, has been
bethrothed for marriage to the Marquis of
Stafford So we are informed by cable. Should
the union take place it will serve to bind
another noble family-that of the Duke of
Sutherland-in still closer union to the throne
of Britain. Her Majesty is a prudent matron,
ps well as o very powerful sovereign.
Year: 1872

We publish in another column an accouuN
OF the work done by the Del ~rtment OF Public


Works on the new boulevar1s and avenues
since the transfer of the manag,7 inert OF those
improvements to the Department.. In the
prosecution of these works Commissioner Van
Mort has had to contend with some G4iicl lties
from the opposition of Comptroller Green fp
the law transferring them to the Department.
of Public Works on the plea of its being. un.
constitutional The question of its constitu-
tionality was argued before Governor Hoff.
man before the law had received his sig
nature, and he decided by signing it.
The Counsel to the Corporation gave
his official opinion to the Department of
Parks that the law was constitutional The
Park Commissioners of whom Mr.. Green Is
one, resolved to recognize it by executing the
transfer. Notwithstanding these facts the
Comptroller covertly attempts to defeat its OBJ
jects by refusing to furnish the necessary
funds upon the requisition of the Commis-
sioner, except for the payment of actual
labor. Large quantities Of material are re-
quired to place the works in condition to
withstand the effects of frost and snow during
the coming Winter, and if the Comptroller
persists in his present course the works will
either have to be suspended at great loss to
the city or judicial decision procured upon
the constitutionality of the law. It is to be
hoped that no factious opposition will be
suffered to interfere with the speedy compile
ton Of these great public improvements.
Year: 1872

'Small-pox here" and 'Rooms to rent are
the announcements on one door of house in
Detroit.


Beeves are scarce in England, and it is feared
the butchers cannot meet the demand for ami
NAL food


The fearfully hot weather of the past week
probably accounts for the fact that there were
twice az many deaths as births in New York


The Third Avenue Railway Company of New
York is hampered with the snug little debt OF
two million dollars


The people Of Kansas City are having HVely
discussion on the matter of introducing the
German language Into the public schools


Complaints of Ku-Klux outrages come from
Florida, where the organization is said to be
fairly reestablished on more flourishing BASH
than ever.
Year: 1872

A Lockport barber the other day pocketed his
razors and decamped. Just as he was leaving
he presented his wife with an old pair of panta-
looms with the remark that she had always
worn the breeches," and she might keep these
as a souvenir of their family difficulties. The
woman wasn't very sorry for his loss, and she
did not weep inconsoably, but she hung up the
old pantal oons. and labelled them: 'Wanted-a
man to fill these pants. There has never been
a man in them" The deserted wife Is peg