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Year: 1872

n ReFenue keiOfm republican newspaper


on the Political Situation.


The National Democratic Committee
met in this city yesterday and agreed to
call a national convention in Baltimore on
Tuesday July 8. Their meeting was secret,
and we have no intimation of their views as
to the course which they desire the conven-
ton to pursue, although they were divided
in opinion, some of them believing it most
expedient to support the Cincinnati ticket,
and others believing that the only honor
able and polite course is to nominate cam
didates. A motion to postpone the call for
convention was, however, unanimously
rejected. There can be no doubt that the
Democrats now have another opportunity,
even better than that Of 1868, which they
threw away, to obtain a controlling voice
in the affairs of the government for the en-
suing four years. If they had nominated
Judge Chase in 1868, they might have
elected him; but they submitted to the
dictation Of the Bourbans, who were elated
at the prospect of Republican losses, and
nominated a ticket which was doomed to de-
feat before it was fairly proclaimed.-
VIII the Democrats now act wisely,
or will they, as in 1858, surrender
to the mere partisans and nomi-
nate ticket which can get no sup
port beyond the coppeiheads and the repu-
diators? Or will they do what is just as
bad, throw away the principles which they
have always maintained, and support the
ticket which is headed by the champion of
monopoly and centralization Although
it must be apparent to the dullest mind
that the Democrats have an opportunity to
make the next administration it is also ap-
parent that they cannot do it by reassert-
ing the dogmas which controlled the re-
bellion, or by abandoning the only prin-
ciples which they have adhered to ever since
the organization Of their party. Two things
are necessary to their success--the NOM
ination of honest statesmen for President
and Vice-President and declaration IN
their platform in favor of local self-govern-
ment, reforms in the civil service and the
tariff, and for the repeal of the franking
abuse. The two principles which the
ablest Democrats have consistently upheld
are free-trade and self-government. The
practical application of these will lead to
the correction of all the evils in detail
which are now so loudly complained of. II
the Democrats take up the peoples move
Inent which was recklessly defeated at
Cincinnati, they will reassert the principles
upon which their party, as well as the Re-
publican party was founded. ...
Year: 1872




Thousands who had come hither in order
to witness the pouring out of new politi-
cal spirit, of rising of the people in their
whole dignity and independence, closed
their eyes in Shame and indignation when
the dlssracetul bargain was struck to which
Greeley and Brown owes their nomination.
They Will go home and tell their friends,
III possible, this is worse than what we
are loaded with already, and unless a new
attempt is made to give the people good
candidates through an honest nomination,
everything is lost" This attempt will be
made, and that, as we predicted, through the
National Executive Committee Of the Re-
union and Reform party, which stands on
broader ground than the Liberal Republic
can Convention, which was held only with
IN the bounds OF the Republican party
Another popular convention will be called,
in which the honest and progressive men
Year: 1872

TYPOGRAPHICAL. - A committee of
printers from Richmond Typographical
Union yesterday visited Petersburg for the
purpose of comforting with the typos of
that city concerning the proposed visit of
the International Union during the session
here next month. The result of the con-
ference may be ascertained from the fol-
lowing notice, which we clip from the Lnder
of this morning: .-r at


" A committee representing the Typo
graphical Union Of Richmond was in the
city yesterday, comforting with the officers
of the Union of this city, with reference to
a visit to be paid to Petersburg by the In
ternational Union, during its session next
month in the city Of Richmond. Arrange
ments were satisfactorily made for the re-
ceptlon and entertainment of these guests
from all parts Of the United States and
Canada, in style which will leave on their
minds and memories, we feel assured, a
very grateful and favorable impression of
their brother typos of the Cockade City,"
Year: 1872

Washington, May lit is understood
that the Senate Committee on Deficiency
Appropriations have agreed to abandon
Morrill's amendment, while the House
Committee is determined to stand by their
substitute. The probability is that the
whole matter will be dropped and the de-
cision of the Supreme Court will govern.
Year: 1872

MULE INJURED.-On Wednesday last
Levi Days mule team ran away with the
empty wood-wagon. After running a
short distance, the wagon struck tree,
the tongue broke and the animals dashed
on. They were soon stopped, however,
but upon examination it was found that
the splintered end of the tongue had run
into one of the mules off hind foot, Just
below the pastern- joint, leaving a part of
it in the foot. After considerable working
at the foot, pair of Dentists forceps
were called into use and three splinters-
each five inches long and fully half an
inch thick-were drawn out.
Year: 1872

BoCH BIER.-Boch bier differs from
lager beer and is much better. Those
having the article handy can easily satisfy
themselves on this score. Those who
have not we would refer to Webster's
Unabridged. We have been led to direct
the attention of our readers to this subject
from having received a keg of boch beer
from Messrs. John & Chris Meckel, of
North Fork. This quality of beer is
never manufactured for sale in this Sec
ton, being too expensive. Every brew
cry makes some each year for friends and
home use. We are thankful to Messrs.
Nickel for remembering us among their
many friends. Nickel & Bros. brewery
at North Fork, although badly located for
the sale OF the article, the superior quality
of the beer manufactured by them enables
them to carry on quite a thriving busi-
ness. North Fork beer is known to be
always good and that makes it sell.
Year: 1872

Social DANCE.-By reference to our
advertising columns it will be seen that
Geo. Laws intends giving Dancing
Party at his residence, on the evening of
May 24th. Junction City folks are full
of life, and a good social time can be
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Year: 1872

On whatever railroad you travel. on
whatever steamboat you find yourself, you
find there also the Public Baby. If you
change your car to rid yourself OF the
Public Baby, you will find its duplicate in
tie next.


Your journey is at an end you have
secured your room at the hotel from the
adjoining apartment a squall arises the
Public Baby has preceded you it, he,
she is there. Go at night to the theater
another squall arises; the Public Baby Is
there also.


The parents of the Public Baby deem
all this howIing harmonious: they would
not have a single note wasted in private,
That is why it must 90 off in public, that
is why it is taken to all manner of public
places 1t is taken TO the theater that it
may insert its screech into the finest or
chestral strains, or shiver all effect and
sentiment to pieces by uttering its da da!
in the eliminating moment Of the actors
performance.


The father of the Pablic Baby wears a
black suit, creased by being long folded IN
his trunk at home; paper collar several
days old, green silk neck tie; q gaily
figured vest, and trowsers Of some color as
widely contrasted as possible with the rest
Of his garments. AS to color, he IS dress
ed in compartments. He chews largely oi
tobacco: gets out at every station for a
drink-puts his ticket in the least known
and explored recesses of his clothing so a:
to involve a long search for it every time
the conductor comes round. At home, he
keeps tied up in his back yard bowling
and barking pup-a pup which crowds the
debit column of the Recording Angels led
ger with the neighbor's curses. When thi.
pup grows out of the bowling and barking
stage, he sells him and gets another old
enough to howl. 'Tisn't the pup he want;
it's his howl. That howl is part of tht
Public Baby's diet.


The mother Of the Public Blby wears a
black velvet bonnet more or less faded
it has been hung up where she has raiseC
a dust with broom. Her hair is slun:
Year: 1872

Some time ago the city OF Providence put
forth a claim, which was admitted to be
a perfectly just one, but which Was rather
novel coming from member of so staid
and respectable a commonwealth as that
of Rhode Island Providence challenged
any other city to produce an individual
who could tumble out of third story win
dows, fracture iron bars and fall through
window without being hurt The gaunt-
let thus thrown down has recently been
picked up by the city of Bangor, Maine,
and if the latter place has not established
its superiority over, it has at least placed
itself on an equality with its more FORUM
ate rival y chambeimaid of Bangor,
while shaking rug out of a second story
window, lost her balance, turned a complete
somersault and landed upon the pavement.
An involuntary spectator of the scene
rushed over to assist in removing the dead
body of the unfortunate woman, but TO his
utter astonishment, after moments rest
in a recumbent position the maiden jumped
up, ran into the house and resumed her
work as if nothing had happened. Gal
Iantry ought to prompt Providence to ac-
knowledge itself vanquished. That cham
bermaid is entitled to a vote.
Year: 1872

Some people are fond of ruzzling over


curious items. and for the benefit of all


such persons the following conundTum or
riddle or puzzle is inserted among the rec
ords OF the reading room. In the first
place, an impossibility must be supposed
possible, namely, that a man thirty five
years old marries a girl of FIVE, which
makes the groom seven times as old as the
BRIDE. When the girl is ten years old the
man Is forty, and four times as old as his
wife; when she Is fifteen the man is forty
FIVE, that Is three times as old. When she


5 thirty, the man is sixty, that is twice as
Cd as his wife, aud nov will somebody be
good enough to ascertain how long they
have to live together to make the girl as
old as the man 1t is just barely possible
that an answer to this question is as i'm
possible the hypothesis on which the
whole thing is based That is for the Gu
rious to ascertain, however All answers
should be sent to the off ;e of the San
Bulletin. and the successful indi-
-iduai, whether by actual exPerIment or
rot Is unimportant, will fnd his or her
name recorded in the obituary column of
he aforesaid journal.
Year: 1872

A well known Doctor Of Divinity was
riding the other day IN street car in COM
pany with friend. lie is positive man
aud resents an insult quite venemently.
Earnestly engaged in conversation, he
handed the conductor ticket as he came
to collect the fair TIE conductor did not
move on. As he remained studying the
ticket, the doctors attention was attracted
toward the Official. who seemed to be high
u interested in the car ticket. He read
il. shook his head, and finally said to the
doctor: .This may be all very well but the
ticket is not good on this line What s
the reason its not good, | should like to
know said the testy doctor It's one of
your own tickets; bought it this morn
ing L guess not SAID the conductor.
The alteration drew the attention of all
the passengers. This is very good advice,
but it will not pass over this line and the
conductor read Thou shalt not take the
name of the Lord thy God in vain An
explosion followed-amid which the doctor
paid his fare aud left the car. He has
concluded to keep his religious cards inon
pocket and his car tickets IN another.
Year: 1872

Don't crowd, your world Is broad enough
For you a. well rs me:
The d2ors of art are open wide
The Teaim of thought Is free,
In all earth's places you are right
To chose the best you can
Provided that you do not try
To crowd some other msu.
Don't crowd the good from out your heart.
BY fostering all that's bad,
But give 90 every Vi rtue room
The best that may he had
Be each days record such = one
That you may we'll be proud
Give each his nght-give each his room,
Aud never try TO crowd.


- Charles DickeH
Year: 1872

OUR DEPENDENCE ON EACH OrHER.-We
are emigrants crossing over the plain to-
gether. God has mixed things in this
world. We are trying to select and bring
things together that they shall be just
alike, but God keeps them mixed. All
classes of people are thrown together. You
cannot sjft out the poor from the commu-
nifty. The rich may buy land, and lay
out streets. and build houses, and keep
away from people that are low, aud not
allow emigrants to come near them. in
little corner they can do it, but in some
way or other an equivalent will come up.
The poor are indispensable to the rich.
The roots of the prosperity of the rich
grow among common folks. The life of a
tree is dependent upon its roots. If the
bottom suffers, the topwill suffer also. And
SO men are dependent upon each other.
You cannot get out of your social connee-
tions in society We are mixed up, good
and bad, honest and dishonest, just and
unjust, mean and honorable. Men plead
that, in all the innumerable ways in which
they are brought in contact with their lel-
low men, they are tired of men. Well, l
am tired of men, too, and what do do !?
just what | do when l am tired of any
thing else. l go to sleep, and become
rested and refreshed, and then get up and
go at it again
Year: 1872

4 SERMON FOR THE TMEs.-The trouble
lies back of all theories, all talk of reform
and liberty and law and what not. The
a ivoclcy of easy divorce. or whatever form
this horror of the day assumes, is only
possible when ones apprehension of life is
false from the beginning. They talk about
ones life being blasted 10y an uncongenial


union of failing thus to accomplish the
purposes of ones life; of an empty exist
eIce as if life teeming with duty could
Year: 1872

Swiss SCHOOL LIFE.-The festivals an /
holidays of q Switzer are connected with
his life at school Each change Is made
the pretext for feast On going to school


there is feast; on leaving school
there Is a feast at every stage Of his
advance there is feast There is 4 vaca-
ton feast, assembling feast; when new
teacher comes there is a feast, and when
teacher leaves there IS feast. The school
is made TO him by public and private acts


a center of all happy thoughts and times.
it shares the joys Of home and the rewards


if church. At school a Swiss boy finds
his mates with whom he learns to sing and
play, to drill and shoot The teacher Is
to him a father. With his teacher he will
grow into a man, assisted on his way with
care and love, unmixed with either foolish
fondness or paternal pride. With him,
and with his mates, the lad will take his
country strolls, collecting rocks and plants,
will push his boat across the lake, and dive
into the secrets of the ancient water-folk
will pass by train into some neighbOrlng
commune where the arts are other than he
sees at home. All bright and pleasant
things are grouped about him, and in after
time, when farm and counter occupy his
cares, these classroom days will seem to
him the merriest of his life. The school,
the pupil and the teacher are forever in
the public eye. The scholars promenade
the streets with music, flags and song.
All men make room for them, glory in
them. as the highest product of their State.
The SwHzerS, by ". Hep1eorth Dirnn.
Year: 1872

The Treasury Department has issa i
regulations IN accordance with the act OF
the 9th of June last, providing that i'm
ported salt entered for warehouse under
bond may be Withdrawn to be used ON
shore within the limits Of the United States
in curing fish taken or to be taken Ly vcs-
sells licensed to engage in the fisheries.
Salt Withdrawn aud unused may be enter
cd for warchugsing or e-warehoUsing AMI
consumption under the usual regulations.
lf It is desired to use the salt in curin. fish
in any othcT district than that in which il
is warehonscd in bond, it must he shipped
in bond under the usual transportation en-
Try. Salt brought back from fishing yoy-
age, either to the pert Of withdrawal or 60
any other port, shall be entered Tor re
warchous.ns, aud if designed 70 be used
ia curing fish on shore the same proceed
ings will be had rs authorized by tie
rcgplaiigns.
Year: 1872

\ gallant knight in violent thunder
storm took refuge unlcr tall tree. lie
had strong suspicious that lightning would
strike it. lie was not disappointed. For
he heard crash and looked up and saw
the fiery thunlcrbolt creeping down, with
terrible velocity. lie had just time enough
to pray to the thunderholt-god, to accept
his bow-to let him off that once. and
let him take another tree. The PRAYER
was granted. The Quixotic hero, doubled
and curved himself up, as gracefully as
the rainbow spans the sky. In short he
made his best bow, nd left in a hurry like
hare bafOrc Il hound
Year: 1872

then.


As you know all about her beautiful
place at Riverside, | need not tell vou
what a home hers Is.


Robert was mysterious for long time,
aud Sue thought they were to live an Just
the same in the old house. You can guess
what a surprise it was to her to be taken
to that lovely place and installed as its
mistress. Tho boys were nearly crazy
with delight, and strangely enough, most
of the villagers came to the conclusion that
Robert Frost was somchady after ALL whca
they discovered that he was possessed of u
large fortune made abroad.


Its just Ike fairy story, said Alice,
watering about half-dazcd with beauty on
every side


| couldn't help quoting the text:


you cast your bread uron the waters,
Sue


Yes, and after many


She uttered the words slowly, and then
stopped as II thinking how many and how
full of pain they had been.


1T did come back buttered,' said our
precious aunty, to the surprise OF every
body,


| am sure, if were IN your place. re-
marked Alice in her delicate fashion, 4
should think my bread was cake


Frosted cake said mans voice, and
there stood Robert in the doorway smiling
at us.


There was a great laugh, for he had
heard every word
Year: 1872

An Agent writes as follows:


have but few bottles of WIsTAR's
BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY. 1t improves
upon acquaintance more than any other
Patent Medicine have ever known. AL
most all others fail upon trial, and not being
able to bear the test Of experience soon
sink into disuse. This, however, seems to
be most highly valued by those who have
tested its virtue and experienced its healing
efficacy in their own cases.
Year: 1872

How the manufacturers and business men Of
Philadelphia regard even the remotest possibility
of Mr.. Greeley's election may be learned from
the letter OF the city correspondent of the
Germantown Telegraph, portion of which we
print elsewhere. 1t is well-known fact that
the year of Presidential election is always
characterized by extreme caution in business
Capitalists hesitate to proceed with extensive
undertakings, until they are certain what course
affairs likely to take, in the next four years.
Men who had intended building ships, or order
ing other important work, wait till the next yeai,
in order to be better ableto make definite calcu-
lations.


This, as we have said, is fact well understood
among business men. In the present campaign,
it is the case, to more than the usual degree. Mr.
Greeley policy as President, everybody believes
would be very different in many material re-
spects, from that of the present Administration.
But precisely how it would differ, nobody can
say and probably he could not tell, himself, since
be is one of those men whose actions are always
marked by sudden and unexpected changes. II
it could be made certain that he would pursue
positive, definite policy, however different from
that of President Grant, the business interests
could base their calculations upon it, and shape
operations, accordingly But to know only, that
he would be likely to act with eccentricty, is to
know nothing, and no man will risk his hard
earned money in enterprises which Mr.. Greeleys
suddenly formed notionsmigh strike down in an
hour
Year: 1872

A meeting of ladies and gentlemen, interested
in the game OF croquet, will be held, to morrow
evening, at the new Board Of Trade rooms in
the Masonic Temple. The Committee appointed
at the previous similar meeting to prepare a set
of rules, and present them for consideration
will make their report, and the meeting will have
to act upon them.


This will be very interesting gathering, and
we venture to suggest that all who really play
croquet, and desire to systematic the game and
make its rules uniform, as well as to elevate
and improve it, wherever practicable should be
present OF course in order to make any
progress it will be necessary to conduct the
proceedings, deliberately, seriously, and with
perfect good humor, or no good result can pos
slbly be reached. In making decision, too
everybody ought to agree to acquiesce and be
Wiling to yield small matters of difference for
the sake of harmonizing and making uniform
the present extensive diversity of rules.


Should the labor now undertaken in this city
be well completed not only will the rules pre-
pared be fairly regarded as authoritative in and
around Wilmington, but there is fair probabil.
ity that they will be generally acceptable to thou
sands OF croquet players, throughout the coun-
try. This would be new honor conferred On
our city, and one which we can deserve and win.
u We try. The Wilmington Rules if they are
good ones will be welcomed in many other
places,
Year: 1872

succeeded, they would have turned some thou


eflds out of employ. Excepting the extreme


fnatics Of the Union, the artisans and mechan-


IS Of London are against them. Had the mas
era given way, the reign Of Trades Onion ter
'roziem would be great deal nearer than it is.
Success would have delighted the other Union
Societies, while men with money would have
been afraid to risk penny in any Of the enter
prises which give the workingmen the means Of
EXISTENCE
Year: 1872

In the Court of General Sessions, yesterday,
Recorder Hackett sentenced Cornelius Mahoney no
tori0us river thief to State Prison for five years for
stealing six tuns OF pig iron, belonging to the Ramapo
Iron Company. from vessel lying at North River pier
Assistant DisuctAtorney Sullivan in summing up the
case for the people said that every shipper to the port Of
New-York had TO deduct considerable fraction from
his profits "short delivery caused by the depreda
ons river pirates and the Court should suppress
that crime effcctuay as lit had put down emigran