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Year: 1872

4 BOY with microscopic eyes il the latest
scientific wonder in England. lie possesses
the faculty of seeing minute objects magni-
fed to a marvellous degree. His eyes were
diseased when he was young, and he came
near losing his sight, which, however he
gradually recovered. 1t was found, how
ever, that the internal structure of the eye
had been changed, the cornea being greatly
enlarged, the crystalline lens being divided
into three different parts, each part sur
rounded with a light blue circle; and in the
centre Of each appears the iris diminished
to the size of a pins head The patient
can not distinguish objects at distance,
they appearing blurred and misshapen.
The magnifying power of his Vision is
stated at 5000 diameteTB. A curious fact ia
that he will never examine water having
once discovered the vast number Of infuso-
ria contained in some which he was drink
ing, and the sight of which thoroughly
frightened him The lad, it should be men
toned, has wonderful talent for drawing
and coloring with great accuracy the OBJ
jects which come beneath his inspection.
The case is under the particular attention
of Sir Charles Madden, f. r. s.. and of DR.
CrUwQeT. the eminent Oculist.
Year: 1872

This is a year Of political surprises. After
the treachery of Horace Greeley and the con-
sent OF SO many of those who haye enjoyed
the emoluments of Republican success, to as
sist in defeating the party which saved the
republic from dissolution, and to deliver it
into the hands Of the party that sought it's
destruction, and after the bargain and sale by
which few managers agreed to transfer the
Democratic party to the support of Horace
Greeley. there is no sensation left for great
surprise at the Democratic reaction. And
this will make no important change In the
situation in respect to the Republican party.
1t will have the same Democratic enemy to
fight whether it appears with Horace Greeley's
old white coat and hat fixed on pole in
front of its ranks, or whether it appears under
its own leaders and With its old party colors,
and a platform f11ed up in different. form,
but with like deceptive intent. Whatev er
metamorphoses the Democracy may go
through, the Republican party will have no
occasion for change OF front, and it will
meet the Democracy in whatever shape it
may assume with eutre confidence that the
Republican party will score another victory,
and the Democratic managers will add the
Greeley blunder-the worst Of alto their
long list OF confessed blunders.
Year: 1872

would attempt to get money out
of the treasury, knowingly with
out right, was unfit to hold any
Office of profit or trust.


Now. isn't he q nice one,' as
the boys would say. to talk about
corruption. Don't you think he
is the very.last man to open his
mouth on that subject. What q
splendid Tammanyite he would
make. just imagine him in the
city Of New York, with his cspaci-
ty for making afiidavits to claims
for services. I tell you Boss
Tweed would be nowhere. Or
just imagine . Congress filed with
Goodings-think of that a moment
and then just think how they would
thrust their long arms into the
treasury /!


want to explain this little
matter to you to-day. And Ihave
called your attention to the fact
that S40O was ALLOW ed for some
body else for attorneys fees, for
assisting in taking depositions.
He did have two attorneys assist
ing in taking depositions:and only
two. One ia a citizen of this
place and the other hired at Green
field. The one at Greenfield is
dead, and now Judge Gooding re-
| fuses to pay anything on account
Of his services. When his widow
called upon him in regard to the
matter he refused to pay anything,
and gave as reason that her
hu.band had volunteered his ser
vices and agreed to pay his own
expenses. I hold in my hand her
affidavit to that fact. The pretcxt
that he had volunteered and agreed
to pay his own expenses is not a
very plausible one.


If it is 50, it is very unfortun te
for your own citizen, as 1t simply
shows that Judge Gooding got
S4Oo for him. Perhaps be has
paid the money over, but that is a
matter between them. I care
nothing about it.
Year: 1872

Being now IL degrees north OF where was
on the lst Of June, and the sun still beaming
down on me with as much intensity as it did
in the Indian Territory, the quicksilver raising
to 100 degrees Fahrenheit, almost every day,
yet the evenings are cool and the air bracing,
creating an inordinate appetite that al times,
will destroy the patience of any cook to pre-
pare the victuals. And now as to tie situa-
tion of the country over which have travel
ed, Politically. am hardly able to give it
satisfactorily for two reasons; the first is a
lack of charity sufficiently large to hide or
apologize for the iniquities of certain class
of people. The second is a lack of knowl-
edge or philosophy of human nature sufficient
to know to what extent man may degrade
himself, by act of inconsistency, and still re-
tain the proud name of an American citizen,
and claim the protection of the stars and
stripes.


Twelve years ago, party OF men who we're
like David's illegitimate child, co nceived in
sin and begotten in iniquity. laid the suicidal
hand to work to destroy our once happy and
fraternal Government and establish on its
ruins a government based on the right of
human slavery and inequality of man claim
ing that "might makes right,'' and that the
bondage and suffering of one class was nee
essary to the happiness of higher privileged
few, who claimed that by the Grace of God
they were entitled to. And now, to see the
once boastipg advocates of equal rights. turn
iko tho Apnp To- h % Lo~
wallow, and shake hends over the chasm of
blood that was shed in defense of the princi-
pies for which they once fought-with JEFF.
Davis, JEFF. Thompson, and others stepped
in the crime of rebellion, and say to them:
you can come back to power in that govern


ment you attempted to destroy, without re-
pentance or remission of sins; presents
paradox that think would require wiser
heads than belonged to even our Grecian
Philosophers to solve. But my opinion in
regard to the certainty of Republican tri-
| umph this Fall, has been strengthened in each
State have passed through, the good sense
| and patriotism of the people will surely
prevail. although the effect of the hybrid
tickets in some of the States may produce
some confusion, Jet when the square vote
comes to be taken, General Grant. will be
elected triumphantly beyond a doubt, in my
mind. So shall close this communication


by promising il the Lord spares life and


health to be home in time to vote for Tom
| Browne. VIM. Baxter, Lewis Walker, and the


balance Of the Republican ticket, and hold


myself open for investigation as to all have


seen, heard, or learned, since 1 left Rich


mond. Yours, with kind regards to all.
VIZ. L. JOHN.
Year: 1872

We make the above announce
ment, not to attract special no
tice, or to indicate extra-officious
zeal, but because it expresses
OUR MOST EMPHATIC
PREFERENCE, and we don't
see why we should not say so.
Year: 1872

The young men of the nation are
largely in favor Of Grant and Wilson.
This Is . good sign, for it shows that tho
future Of the Republic will be in safe
hands.


Young men growing up amorg the
living issues Of the present are free from
those prejudices which cause many citi-
Gems to cling to party on account Of its
old traditions. There are thousands in
the 'snd who vote the Greeley ticket for
10 other reason than because it was
nominated at Baltimore. They have
been Democrats all their lives, and are
willing to swallow anything that is la
beled Democratic. They are blind to
their countryis interest, and go for their
party ticket, fright or wrong"


From this blind partisanship the
young men of the nation are free. They
judge the two parties before the people
for what they are, not what they have
been. They know that the Republican
party has done and is doing we'll for the
country. They know that the party
that has adopted measures which the
Democrats have ceased to oppose and
now profess to accept must be the best
party to continue in power. II its work
has been good, its guardianship over that
work ought to be equally beneficial.
We are glad to welcome the young
men Of the Republic into the ranks OF
our party. They have the fire of youth
and make earnest workers. The cause
sustained by young men can not fail. It
grows in strength with every year. It
has vitality that no opposition can
check. Its destiny is onward and up
ward. We lay no claim to those old tos-
sells who are welded to the empty shell
OF Democracy. With Young America
ossring our standard we have no fears of
the future. Our victory in November
| will be the promise of still greater tri-
umphs in the future. As long as the
Republican party continues to be as it is
now-the party of justice, honesty, econ
omy, and loyalty-the young men of
America will be enlisted in its service to
fight its battles, win its victories, and
uphold its banner of universal liberty.
Year: 1872

The clause in the appropriation bill Civ
ing $4,000 to the University of Virginia
and the Virginia Military Institute, excited
considerable opposition. We are intensely
interested in the success of all educational
institutions everywhere, and especially in
Virginia. But we cannot see on what
principle money is paid to these institutions
whose benefits are shared only by the chill
dren of the rich, to the exclusion of others.
We are in favor of consecrating, if need be,
all the income of the State, to the educa-
ton of the people, but let it be so applied
as to benefit all classes, as nearly as possi-
BILE, in an equal degree.
Year: 1872

A SPIRITED debate took place in the
House yesterday, on the motion of Mr..
Dawes, under instruction from the Ways
and Means Committee, to lay the Senate
Revenue bill on the table. This bill was
built up by the Senate on two-line bill of
the House, abolishing the duties on tea and
coffee, and involves revision of the entire
revenue system, both tariff and internal.
Representatives of both parties concurred
in the action, and the bill was disposed of.
Meanwhile, in week the House Ways
and Means Committee promise new Rev
enue bill.
Year: 1872

DIRTY PooL.-We hear much of the
dirty pool of politics, and there is no lack
Of patriots who are willing to cast them
selves into it for its publication. But there
are other pools quite as filthy. One of
these is located at the corner Of Twenty
fifth and NJ streets. The attention Of the
authorities has more than once been called
to it. Its removal would have been com
paritively pleasant job month ago. But
now it is stagnant and filthy. If the street
authorities mediate any interference with
it, they will need some good dsinfectants.
1t would possibly be more considerate for
the engineer and his assistants to endure
temporary disgust, than to allow this reek-
ing mass Of corrupt water and offal to stink
in the nostrils Of its neighbors all spring
and summer.
Year: 1872

TIE BELL RfNGERs.-The Berger
Family had very hattering reception last
night. The audience was large, and COM
posed of appreciative people, who were
well pleased with the performances. There
is no more chaste or elegant music than
that produced on those beautiful bells by
the skilled hand, and the music on other in
strumsnts by this talented troupe is of the
highest order. We can commend the per-
formances of the Berger Family as worthy
of. the patronage and attention of our cul-
tivated citizens. The troupe appears again
tonight, and deserves full house.
Year: 1872

SACRED CoNcERT.--There will be a
grand vocal and instrumental concert at the
Second Baptist church tonight. The oc-
casion is the dedication of the large and
magnificent church organ just erected in
that house of worship. The exercises will
be in high degree interesting, and the mu-
sic will consist Of some of the grandest
pieces adopted to church uses. The best
talent Of the choir will participate.
Year: 1872

Not long since l met u gentleman
who is assessed for more than million.
Silver was in his hair care upon his brow
and he stopped beneath the burden Of
his wealth. We were speaking of the
period of life when we had realized the
most perfect enjoyment, or, rather,
when we found the happiness nearest
to be unaltoyed. ON tell you," said


the millionaire, "when was the hap


piest hour of my life. At the age of
one-and-twenty I-had saved up $500. l
was earning $500 II year, and my father
did not take it from me, only requiring
that l should pay for my board. At
the age of twenty-five had secured II
pretty cottage, just outside of the city.
l was able to pay two-thirds of the
money down, and also furnish it re-
specially. l was married on Sunday


IA Sunday in June-at my fathers
house. My wife had come to me poor
in purse, but rich in the wealth of her
womNnhood. The Sabbath and the
Sabbath night we passed beneath my
fathers roof, and on Monday morning
l went to my work, leaving my moth
er and sister to help in preparing my
home. On Monday evening, when tho
labors Of the day were done, 1 went
not to the paternnl shelter, AS in the
p'ts', puI 10 my own nOOSe-my own
home. The holy atmosphere of that
hour seems to surround me even now
in the memory. l opened tho door of
my cottage and entered laid my hat
upon the little stand in the hall, and
passed on into the kitchen--our kitchen
and dining-room was all one then.
pushed open the kitchen door and was
in heaven. The table was set against
the Wall-the evening meal ready
prepared by the hands of her who had
come TO be my helpmcet in deed as
we'll as in name-and by the table, with
throbbing, cXpectant look upon her
lovely and loving face, stood my wife.
tried to speak, and could not. 1 could
only clasp the waiting angel to my
bosom, thus showing her the estate
burden Of my heart. The years have
passed-long, long years-and worldly
wealth has flowed in upon me, and l
an honored and cnvied but-as true
as heaven would give 1t all--cvcry
dollar-for the JOY of the hour of that
June evening in the long, long agoH'
". y. Ledytr.
Year: 1872

fitting response again. On the LIST of


May the independent men of the Re-
publican party will meet in convention
at Cincinnati, and unless greatly mis-
apprehend the signs of the times that
Convention will not be slow to tell
those defiant gentlemen sswhat we are
going to do about it," [Laughter.l


And now I ask you Republicans, who
mean to do right, who abhor corrup-
ton and impure use of power, who
respect the Constitution and the laws,
and who will abdicate the right of in
dependent conviction, how long will
you permit those who live and thrive
by working in the opposite direction to
lead you by your noses? You cannot
lead them; they will lead you, not
where you will, but where they will.
How long will you follow them, as re-
gretful victims, in directions which
tell me that the integrity of the party
must be maintained. It might have
been maintained, had the party fulfill
ed the great requirements of the time.
But if it has Motif it has drifted into
those errors and abuses so common to
political organizations after Il long en-
joylnent of power, when with the mass
of camp followers the spirit of selfish
speculation invades them, is then the
integrity, is the drill and discipline of
party the highest object of veneration
that should fill the soul of patriotic
citizen ? Is there nothing higher? Are
there not times when, to do his whole
duty to his country, the citizen must
rise above the partisan?
Year: 1872

a gentleman of large experience,
and fully as humane as most of US,
says he gets rid of rats by putting pot
ash in their holes and runs. The poor
wretches get it on their feet, and over
their fur, then lick it, and don't like
the taste of it; it burns them somewhat,
and the more they see of it the less they
like it; so they clear out almost as soon
as the application il made. To get rid
Of mice, the same person uses tartar
emctic, mingled with any favorite
food; they take it, become sick and
take their leave.
Year: 1872

Says a New York correspondent of
the Cincinnati Commercial:


l have had an interview with a gen
tleman who has for some time been en-
gagged in organizing company in this
city for the purpose Of transporting
labor in mass from China to. the South
ern States. He is an American who
resided for many years in China, and
is thoroughly familiar with the Chi
nese. He has lately been in the Gulf
States making Investigations as to the
demand for Chinese labor, and enter
ing into contracts for it's supply.


The Company has been organized
with a capital of 5000 900, all subscribed, ,
and to be enlarged at the option of the
parties concerned. Operations have
already been begun, and it is expected
that the first ship load of immigrants,
800 or 1900 in number, will be ready
to leave China in about u month from
this time. 1t is intended to bring over
six or eight thousand Il year, but to in
crease the number as circumstances
may require. They will be brought
from China to San Francisco by the
steamships of the Pacific Mail Line,
taken from thence by steamer to PAN
anna, from thence by steamer to Key
West, and from there taken to New
Orleans, Mobile, Galveston, and other
points on the Gulf Coast. It will be
cheaper to convey them to the South
by vessel in this way than to bring
them overland from San Francisco, and
they will thus be saved from the mall
treatment which Chinese immigrants
are always subjected to there.


It is intended that these Cinnamon,
%,1- ~<>
shall be employed almost exclusively
in the cultivation of cotton and rice,
on the plantations. This is kind of
labor with Which Cinnamon are thor
oughly familiar, to which they (that is
to say, many millions of them) have
been accustomed to all their lives, and
which they carry on with great care
and skill. Their wages in the South will
be eight q month dollars and ssfound."
They will, of course, all come as vol
untary immigrants, but after their ar
rival in this country they will be put
under contract for four years to their
employers, after which they will have
the option of returning to their own
country, or making new contracts.


The protector of the company says
there will be no difficulty in getting an
unlimited number of hands in China
for this work on these farms; and he
also says he has found that the demand
for them in the South for plantation
labor is very great. He says few Chi
namen will hereafter go to Peru, or the
other South American countries, to
which they began to emigrate some
years ago, for they have been very
badly treated there, and the terms of
| contract violated by their employers.
To leo - I, r.,
the Cubans to get any more Chinese Ia
borers; for a late decree of the Captain
General has reduced all Chinaman to q
condition of practical and permanent
slavery. But he is confident, from
what he knows Of the Chinese, that
numbers of them can be got for pIanta
tion labor in the Southern section OF
the United states. I think the man.
agement of the company here is in
competent hands.
Year: 1872

The first of the new civil service
rules, which arc now being prepared by
the commissioners, will provide that
hereafter fidelity to the United Stat, y
shall be II prerequisite to any appoint
mcnt to Office.
Year: 1872

Advertisements will be inserted at one
dollar and fifty cents per square zone inch
of space or less), for the first, and seventy
five cents for each subsequent insertion, for
any time under one month. For longer
periods as follows:
Year: 1872

[ From the st. Louis Republican.


In America the jury system is falling
into disgrace on account of the ignO-
rance of the majority of jurors. a very
large proportion of the men who are
called upon to render VertlictS are of
exceedingly limited brain power, and
the law and the testimony go in at one
ear and out ut the other without lcnv-
ing even a sediment of sense behind.
Rights of property arc settled by impe-
cuniOus individuals, who never had
ability enough to earn the price Of a
jack knife the question of the insanity
of homicide is determined by II dozen
blockheads whose knowledge of the
mental apparatus is infnitcsimaI and
not unfrequently the most important
eases turn on the condition of the Jurors
stomachs, and n lively appetite upscts
the arguments of counsel and the charge
of the judge.


But in Austria, the Minister of JUS
tice has lately brought forward Il bill
to abolish trial by jury, because the
jurors know too much In other words,
each case, from hog stealing to high
treason, is viewed from purely polit-
ical standpoint, and the six or twelve
gentlemen in the box discuss with mar
vcliOus Hcuteness the constitutional
questions involved in the alleged crime,
and acquit or convict the prisoner in
utter contempt of statute and evidence.
Perhaps if the average American and
Austrian juror could be melted together
and run out into one, that one would
come nearer the standard Of our ideal
juryman than any specimen now cx-
tant. IL there no way of trying the
experiment for the benefit Of jury-lov-
ing communities everywhere?
Year: 1872

A lady correspondent who lives
in a manufacturing town in Rhode
Island was recently the victim Of a
surprise party, and relates her cx-
perience as follows, 81 have never
imposed upon any of my friends or
ncighbors by attending surprise
party, and as long as l remain sane
I never will. But I have been the
unwilling recipient Of one of those
social nuisances dubbed silver
wedding. Isaac and I knew as well
rs anybody that we had been mar
ried twenty-five years, but we did
not wish to celebrate the event, for
numerous reasons. We did not
wish to beg for presents. Our
house is not large enough to accom-
modate all we could wish to invite
on such an occasion, and we could
not bring ourselves to slight any;-
and not being partial to large par
ties, Judge of our CONSERVATION
when we were overwhelmed by a
mob consisting of some of our
friends, and many who were not
our friends, or even our acquaint-
ances. Tom, Dick, and the dragon,
any one who could be induced to
sign their names to paper and
pay their money to help buy tea
set, under the promise of coming to
our house and having a gay time,
just as they would have paid to go
to any place of public amusement.
The presents were very nice in
deed, but l shall never use them,
and for them we are put under OBJ
legations to class Of people whose
acquaintance we did not desire
They rummaged and ransacked the
house from garret to cellar, looked
into my closets and bureau drawers
and even counted the blankets on
my own and my servants beds,
smashed my pet cast, wore holes in
my sitting-room carpet by dancing
on it. and have made capital for
gossip out of my household ar
rangements generally. There were
even people present to whom was
not introduced"


We have always been indepen-
dent; retained our old friends and
made few new ones. Now I am
expected to call on Mrs. this, that,
and the other, and to speak to their
husbands and brothers when I meet
them on the street, for their names
are on that paper which accom-
panied our friends among the list
Of doners. l put down my veil,
hoping one of these new friends, who
is somewhat intoxicated, will not
recognize me, and as l get past hear
him say: "Proud old vixen-wish l
had the dollar l throced away on
her table tea-set!'' I have lost my
independence and self-respect, and
am quite miserable under all this
obligation, which l can never hope
to repay. And l look upon the
whole affair as an unwarrantable
piece of interference for which l
shall never pardon the idle busy
bodies who, for want of something
better for excitement, set it on foot.