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Year: 1872

Our LATE COMMISSIONER TO CUBA.-In
another column we print brief despatch
from Mr.. A. Boyd Henderson, dated yester-
day at Charleston, S. c.. where he had just
arrived from Hayti. It would appear from
object Of his mission, as we were at first led
to believe from his apparent abandonment of
his post In few days Mr.. Henderson will
arrive in this city, and we shall then be en-
abled to set forth at length the story of his
travellings and their net result in the way of
actual, impartial information on the state of
the insurrection ir the beautiful Queen of the
Antilles
Year: 1872

that meantime we can only hope that the
present liberal government of Spain will put
an end to this curse of slavery. Upon these
hints, we apprehend, our colored citizens
have come forward and defined their position.
They may have been further inspired by the
encouraging remarks of General Banks in
Congress on the bill providing for those half
a dozen improved ships of war. But, in any
event, let the freedmen of the United States
submit their ultimatum to Congress and to
the President in food of petitions on this
subject. Let them keep up their fire hot and
heavy, and decisive action will follow.


Public opinion throughout the civilized
world would justify proclamation from
Washington of belligerent rights to the Gu
bans, or even armed intervention there in the
cause OF humanity and civilization. But there
are other measures through which we may
bring the Spanish government to terms and
thus give the finishing blow to slavery in
Cuba-such measures, for instance, as a per-
emptory demand for reparation and indem-
nifty in consequence of the Spanish out
RACES in Cuba upon American citizens
and upon our commerce in the
Gulf committed during the last four
years. resting our cause upon the troubles
arising from Cuban slavery. Doubtless too,
resolution from the House of Representa-
tives asking of the President such official in
formation as he may possess as to the DEGREES
and purposes of the Spanish government in
reference to the abolition of slavery in Cuba
would operate to bring the Cabinet of King
Amadeus to reason. It is reported that Senior
Zorrilla has recently declared that Spain
would move no further upon this matter of
slavery in Cuba until the last insurgent shall
have surrendered. If so, the dominion Of
Spain in the island is the dominion of slavery.
And, indeed, as the abolition of slavery is the
corner stone of the insurgent constitution for
Cuba, we cannot doubt that the removal of
slavery involves the independence Of the
island So it is understood and accepted by
our colored citizens, and from their strength
in our body polite, they have only to pour in
their petitions upon Congress and the Presi-
dent in order to command hearing and
definite and decisive action.
Year: 1872

THE WEEK IN WALL STREET. The leading
incident Of the Wall street markets the past
week was the decline in gold to 112B In the
speculative shares there was heavy fall in
Pacific Mail, following the news of SO many
disasters to the vessels Of the line. At the
close on Saturday expectations we're indulged
in that the Treasury would begin paying the
January interest some time during the ensuing
week.
Year: 1872

The INCREASE of popular power in Austria
is illustrated by the announcement in the
Eastern Budget that the government bill for
enlarging the number Of members of the
Reichsrath, and elccting delegates thereto
directly by the people, had been prepared by
tho Ministry and would be submitted to tue
Emperor at the next Cabinet council
Year: 1872

River Floods i'm France with Ruin


ously Destructive Consequences.


The Paris kilograms which we publish to-
day report the occurrence of most disastrous
visitations to the manufacturing, agricultural
and railway transit interests in several of the
departments Of France by river inundations
consequent on the recent wind storms The
streams which water the northeastern depart
ments have overfowed their banks and flooded
portions Of the surrounding country. Part of
the city of Lille is under water, the inhabitants
have fled to places Of safety, factories have
been closed, and the general trade
Of that portion of the country has
been impeded by the loss of many
bridges which have been swept away The
crops have been ruined The river Loire has
swollen to such an extent that the quays
Of Nantes, with great many buildings stu
ate in the lower part of that city, are COM
pletely under water; the Custom House has
been closed and the neighboring farms made
desolate The railroads which are the prin-
cipal means of travel to the town have
been submerged and the commerce of the
section entirely suspended. This great
and heavy visitation comes at very
inopportuns moment almost in midwinter,
for these poor and suffering Frenchmen.
Their Christmas-as with some of their more
northern neighbors- be cheerless festi-
val, SO far as the things Of this world are con-
cerned; but it is to be hoped that the faith
and charity which have sustained and con-
soled poor earthly sufferers from the begin
ming will enable them to bear their burden pa
tiently till Christian brethren stretch forth
their hands to ease them Of their new and still
more heavy load
Year: 1872

The Troubles I'm Louisia iana-Surrende


OF the State Government to Federal


Force.


The citizens of New Orleans have afforded
another striking example of the earnest desire
OF the Southern people to accept the conse-
quences OF the war in good faith and to prove
the sincerity of their professions of renewed
fealty to the federal government. They have
yielded up what they at least believe to be
their most precious rights rather than risk a
collision between the authorities of the State
and the federal troops. Yesterday the State
militia laid down their arms and gave up pos
session of their armory at the summons of
United States soldiers, and the Governor of
Louisiana, with the Legislature and the
Courts of the State, have avowed their deter
mination to surrender their trusts to the keep
ing of federal bayonets and to await
patiently the developments of time, in
the hope that in the end justice
may triumph over brute force. BY
this prudent action they have merited
tho gratitude of their fellow citizens in the
other States of the Union. A resolute persist
ence in their opposition to the Kellogg
usurpation would have inevitably led to blood
shed, and the consequences, not to Louisiana
alone, but to the whole South, might have
been deplorable. AT the same time the peace
full struggle against the great wrong that has
been inflicted upon the State has not been
abandoned. An appeal has been issued to the
American people, backed by the names of the
representatives of some of the leading COM
mercial houses of the United States, and the
committee Of one hundred prominent citizens
are on their way to Washington to plead with
the President, despite the singular announce
ment Of the United States Attorney General
that the President has already decided case
that is still an open one in the Courts


The Pinchback government is thus tenn
porarily installed in Office by the active aid of
the federal troops, but it has not a pleasant
prospect before it. Apart from the few whites
who are interested politically in its success
and the negroes it can control by money or
other means, it is utterly without a following
in the State. The militia refused to recognize
its authority and defed its armed police, yield
ing only to the federal troops. The people are
united against it and will, no doubt, contest
its right to levy taxes or to do any legislative
act While it holds on to its usurped authority
it can only bring confusion, trouble
and discredit upon the State. Without the
federal government at their backs Kellogg
Pinchback and their associates could not re-
main in power single day, and every hour of
their rule will be an injury to the people of
Louisiana. The question upon which the
existence Of the Pinchback government de-
pends is still before the Supreme Court, and
hence there is some slight prospect that the
action Of Judge Durell may be set aside. We
are willing to await that decision before we
refer to the part played by the Attorney Gene
raj Of the United States in the drama or review
the action Of the federal government in this
and other recent political controversies in
some Of the Southern State governments.
Year: 1872




All the air and exercise in tie uni
ver-e, and the most liberal table, but
poorly suflice to maintain human STAN
ina. if we neglect other co-operatives,
namely, obedience to the laws of absti-
nence, and those of ordinary gratifca-
ton We rise with headache, and set
about puzzlng ourselv,s to know the
cause We then iecollect that we had a
hard days fag. or that we f-asted over
bounteously, or that we staid up very
late at all events we incline to find out
the fault, and then we sall ourselves fools
for falling into it. Now, this is an oc.
currence happening almost every day !;
and these are the points which run away
with the best portion of our life before
we find out which Is for good or evil.
Let any single individual review his past
life; how instantaneously the blush will
cover his check when he thinks of the
egregious errors he has unknowingly
committed-say unknowingly, because it
never occurred to him that they were
errors until the effects followed that be-
trayed the cause All sickness and all
ments and brief life depend upon our
selves. There thousands who practice
errors day after day, and whose perva-
ding thought is, that everything that is
pleasing and agreeable cannot be hurtful
The slotbful man loves his bed the
topper his drink, because it throws him
into an exhilarative and exquisite mood !:
the gourmand makes his stomach his
God and the sensuaiist thinks his de-
lights imperishable. So we go on, and
at last we stumble and break down. We
then b-gin to reflect. and the truth stares
us in the face, how much we are to blame


STURGEON delights in the story of the
genuine conversion Of servant girl
When she was asked, on joining the
church


Are you converted p


Il hope so. sir"


What makes you think you are
really a child of God %


well. sir, there is great change in
me from what there used to be-"


What is that change T.


Il don't know, sir but there is one
thing-I always sweep under mats now !"
Year: 1872

HE PETTT AHSOYANCE5 OF LIFE
Most temperaments can bear evils Of
magnitude with more patience than evils
that are so small as to be reckoned
among annoyances. A strong man will
endure fever without murmur, but will
fret over a cora" A heroic woman
finds it easy to lisk her life for the sake
of one whom she loves, but will fly into
a passion at a soar look. Patients have
been known to sit still-before the era of
notwithstanding an amputation, WHO
could not resist the bite of flea or the
sting of mosquito. Great merchants
have often calmly endured an entips
breakdown of their fortunes, after exhib-
iting the mos, violent anger over a trifiing
loss. In every day life, important events
seem to bring with them power to calm
the feelings and hold them in subjection,
while little annoyance. take us unawares
and disturb US immoder,tely.


1t is not easy to analyze the mind and
heart so as to give reason fox all the
shifting phenomena of existence. There
is something great and noble and endur'
ing in man, and there is also something
small and mean ard cowardly. What
ever appeals to our better nature is sule
to be entertained with becoming compo-
sure and dignity. Whatever strikes our
weak side arOuses our sel6shness and
causes pitiiul display of idiosyncracy-
Man faces the heavens, but stands up1n
the earth. The petty annoyances of life
reveal US to ourselves and others, not in
our high estate as looking upward and
forward. but in our low state. SO far
as our human happiness is concerned.
our well being does not depend so much
on our department in the midst of great
events as on our patience in managing
the numberless trihes, the microscopic
atoms of existence.
Year: 1872

UNTIL the human heat knows the
divine heart, it must Sigh and complain
like an impatient child, who filings his
toys from him because his mother is no,
at home. When his mother comes back
to him he finds his toys arc good still ~
When we find God in our hearts we find
Him in every thing.
Year: 1872

IT is told of Connecticut field officer,
better acquainted with farming than sol
diering. that when circumstances placed
him in command of his regiment at Hat
teras. he wished to oblique his column in
marching and gave the order. " Haw
around that mudpuddle.
Year: 1872

CHRISTIAN assurance does not become
a person who is cherishing come darling
sin. The indulgence of wickedness
grieves away the Holy Ghost, from whom
alone assurance can come. "lwould not"
said John Newton, "give straw for that
assurance which sin will not damp
Year: 1872




AN English correspondent writes as
follows :: "On the 2lst of August two
ladies were fishing in deep part of the
river Tyne, called the Turnwheel, about
half mile below the town of Aston
Cumberland; Mrs. A took the right bank,
Mrs. B. the left. The right bank is pre-
cipitous and overhanging and the lime
stone rock near the water is slippery
Mrs. A, in endeavoring to pass from one
rock to another fell inio the water, which
was about twelve feet deep. She struck
ont for the opposite bank, which was
better for landing than the. other, and
from which Mrs. b. was striving to reach
her with a fishing rod /; but, weighed
down by heavy serge dress, she failed
to get within reach and turned back
Becoming exhausted. she found it neces-
sary to float until assistance arrived Mrs.
B., seeing it was impossible to swim with
heavy dress on, ran to shallow part
of the river, waded across rapidly run
ming water, aud with the assistance of an
old man who had been fishing. succeeded
in reaching her friend. Both ladies got
safely to the bank, not having suffered
much from the immersion. But for their
courage and presence of miud, the con-
sequences must have been fatal to one or
both of them The knowle ige that they
could swim doubtless gave them much
confidence. If, adds the person who re-
lates this incident. amy woman is induced
by seeing this to learn the art of swim
ming, she may some day be able to save
her own or fellow creatures life, and
the story will not have been made public
! in vain"
Year: 1872

After an account Of the life and Mormon
labors of Mrs. Stcnhousc and her husband,
Mrs. S., in a new book, proceeds to relate
how the ordeal of giving her husband Sec
ond wife was passed through:


As the time approached for me to do this,
7 felt condemned lelon in his cell, wait
ing in agony the day Of execution, knew
that nv husband suffered also, now that it
was so near; for he necessarily saw that it
would make a great change in his future
life. His freedom was gone. The dread
day at loug,h arrived As may we'll be sup
posed, | mad passed very wakeful and un-
iappy night, and I felt very sick and ner-
vous: for | was soon to become mother: and
It seemed to me that had not courage to go
through that day. However, nervcd my
self for the task and silently made my prepa-
rations for going to the Endowment House" ="
The morning was bright and lovely, and cal
culatcd to inspire joyous hopes and happy
feelings. TO me it brought nothing but fear
and trembling. I corld not even trust my
self to speak to my children; for was chok-
ing with suppressed emotion: and they, not
Knowing how deeply l was suffering, looked
,t me with wonder in their innocent eyes
"Ohw I thought, "surely my husband will
at last understand the depth Of love l bear
him. for. were it not that he believes the
doctrine to be true, would even now dash
this bitter cup from my lips p, There was
a darkness before my eyes, and, struggle as
might, I could see no ray Ofhope, no GUM
mcrng of light. | was utterl y cast DC down
and broken-heartcd, and felt almost as if the
Lord had forsakcn me. l could not 60 t.
nv husband for sympathy, for l felt that hi
thoughts were with his young bride, ant
that my sorrow would only worry him at
time when he wished to be at peace I'M


time at length arrived for us to go to th


"Endowmcnt House" and there at the alta
Year: 1872

Mr.. Renne claims that the name Magic
Oil is his trade mark" and that all
persons who use that name for medicine
do so at their peril, as much as though
they stole any other property of his, be
sides their extra meanness! The genuine
Renne's Pain-Killing Magic Oil is what
the people want and will have.
Year: 1872

NEW CLOTHES. cometh to our ia
BILE the vigilant ARGUS of Rock Island in
bran new suit of type throughout, look
ing as bright and cheerful as an unclouded
sunrise And this speaks aloud of the
prosperity and popularity of that ever vel
come daily which has so faithfully and dis
tinctly chronicled the doings of the world
in which it moves. for the past one and
twenty years May it multiply its years
and with its years its usefulness. .-Daven.
port Democrat
Year: 1872

From lands end TO lands end that all may read,
and reading, believe, that for the countless mil
lions who are on the road TO untimely grave
with bilious complaints, there but truly great
and reliable remedy, and that is
Year: 1872

1t is told us the ROthschilds never
take into their employment any per.
son who has been unsuccessful in the
affairs of life, and that the fact of any
man having failed in an undertaking
ing their service. We do not know
whether this story be true or fictitious,
but if true, it does not prove that the
Rothschilds have adopted the only wise
course OF action in this matter. For
example, the great New York million
airc, and man of business, A. L. Stew.
art, has for quarter of a century car
ried out a policy exactly opposite to
that attributed to the Rothschilds, and
has always been in the habit of taking
into his employ men who have pre-
viously failed in business on their own
account, not considering that one fail
ure indicated an absence of capability
on their part. He has probably at this
time no less than one hundred Of these
merchants in his service in various
capacities at home and abroad. Most
of them are men of middle age, but
many are even older than that. He
considers them the most valuable and
faithful of his subordinates, and ac-
knowledges how much they have done
to build up. his immense interests. He
not only gets the benefit of their eX-
perience and knowledge, but many of
them have been the means of bringing
to him a large amount of business
through their mercantile connections
and acquaintances. He often takes in
men, who, before their failure, had been
among his sharpest competitors. By
steadily pursuing this line of policy,
he has surrounded himself with thor
oughly efficient clerks-men who
know their business and guard his in
terests wisely.
Year: 1872

Horace Greeley is making a visit to
his native State, New Hampshire) and
was rendered grand reception by the
municipal authorities of Concord on the
9Th, on which occasion he addressed
them as follows:


My friend Tappan, and my friends
and fellow-citizens of New Hampshire
More than half century has passed
since I left this, my native State, in
quest cf the future and larger Oppor-
tunities elsewhere. Those years, as
you know, have been full of incidents.
As time rushes. events hurry each other
n our day, he and who lives half GEN.
tury in this age, live 8 longer than q
whole century Of the life of Methuselah.


Well, fellow citizens, the half CEN
tury which has passed since 1 ceased to
be a resident of New Hampshire has
seen the origin and growth of railroads
and telegraphs and the cables across
the ocean. It has seen the rise and
fall of empires and dynasties, and it
has seen the best of all to me, the over
throw of American slavery.


A great thinker has said that to-day
is great thing in disguise; that day
looks common and trivial to the
thoughtless, but all great and noble
successes are made up of to-days. l do
not know how well men have done bet
ter in this age, but would that I might
feel that 1 have added 70 the history of
the last half century of my country.
Our country is better worth living in
to-day, with better opportunities for its
humblest citizen, because of the events
of the last half century. In these events
I have borne an humble part, often
mistaken and of short sightedness, doing
the thing which seemed right but
which was not always in the wisest and
largest view right: but still l think my
life has led me to exercise o large
charity towards the great mass of the
human race. 1 believe the great ma
jority of the human race are constantly
aiming to do right. I have always
wished in my busy life to come back to
the State of my birth, always hoped to
have some opportunity to return, not
expecting ever again to dwell with its
people, but to commune with them,
and trust the few days which will be
spent among You and with my friends,
will be the richest and happiest days of
my life. 1 hope that hereafter as well
as now, in life which draws towards
its close, and which ought to be de-
voted to rest, I shall have frequent
opportunities, not many years hence, to
come to New Hampshire to mingle
with its people and rejoice with them
that the old State bears so proud pO-
sition among her sister States; that her
half million of sons and daughters,
now residents of other States, will al
ways look back with pride and affection
to this State and say, that although her
granite rocks are hard, and her soil re-
luctant to give more fruits, still for all
that, her people are among the happiest
and most intelligent Of any we have
seen. So then, my friends, In the hope
that perhaps / shall have an opportun-
ity hereafter to mingle more familiarly
with you, and that the differences
which have separated us in the past
will gradually fade away in the sight of
new circumstances and we shall come
to know each other more thoroughly
in that faith and hope, I now take my
leave of you.
Year: 1872

No CAPITALIST thinks of starting an
American transatlantic steamship line,
because our laws discriminate against
American and in favor Of foreign vessels.
We see it announced that another Eng
lish steamship line is about to be added
to the long list of foreign vessels trading
at New York.
Year: 1872

gate representation If this is not
done, wo shall upon some fine morn
ing wake up and find ourselves shame
fully betrayed by tho men in whom
We have responded confidence as Elec-
tors. The law ought also 10 be so.
changed that Congress could com
mcncc to vote carly in the session, in
December for putting il off till tho
middle of February renders tho risk
too great that no choice at all will be
made.


But moro than all there ought TO be
some provision made for contested
election Each House is tho Judge OF
the qualification and election of its
own members in Congress, and in all
the States there is a provision by which
a contest for. Governor other State
officers is 10 be judicially decided
But for President, the highest Office
Of the Republic, with all its vast re-
sponsbilities, there is silence In tho
Constitution and in the laws Of Con.
gross that opens the door for the most
tremendous trouble, if not anarchy
Congress seems to be supreme in the
counting of the votes. 1t seems to
have the power TO reject the vote Of
any State at its pleasure. Thcre is no
revising OF its errors in the Supreme
Court, or any other tribunal Here
an opportunity is given TO corrupt
majority in the House to throw out
votes enough 10 defeat the will of the
people without any remedy. AT tho
last Presidential election the vote Of
Georgia was not counted, and IL was
threatened also to throw out New
York upon some vague charge Of fraud
if its vote had been decisive Of the con-
test. This ought not to be permitted.
Above all other officers, there ought
to be method by which a man, con-
cciving himself chosen President, could
legally contest tho choice of the COM
pettor, and in case of success be put
10 possession of the office. Thesooner
this is done the better Cincinnati
Enquirer.
Year: 1872

The only capital tho majority OF
young persons have TO commence liic
with is time. Their success depends
upon the manner in which this capital
is Invested. The young man that
spends his youthful prime in seeking
case and pleasure, will surely find
misery before he reaches tho end Of
lifc's Journey.