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Year: 1872

The DISPUTE WITH New JERsEY.-Tn
another column we publish the gist of cor
respondence between Governor Parker of New
Jersey and Governor Ponder of this State, in
reference to the jurisdiction of Delaware over
the twelve miles circle around New Castle,
and its consequent authority over all the shad
in the river that sport in this magic circle. -
which encirces the nets of Jersey fishermen.
on the opposite shore. The two Executives
discuss the matter in a grave and statesman
like manner. We also give facetous view of
the matter, as presented before the Delaware
Historical Society, last Thursday, on the occa.
sion OF the Inauguration of the new room Of
said Society, in Wilmington. The latter mas
much as it runs in the popular channel, since
Gov. Parker issued his pronunciamento, will
be read with quite as much interest as the
former
Year: 1872

PENINSULA CoNsoLIDATIoN.-Txe Salisbury
Eastern Shoreman, in an article on tM consol
datiOn Of the Peninsula under one State
government, thus endorses the scheme:


"The advantages are so apparent that anv
argument on the subject is unnecessary: but
the accomplishment nevertheless will be diff
cult. State pride and prejudces would inter
tere materially with such scheme. 1t would
be hard to convince many Eastern Shore
Marylanders and Virgnians, that it would be
tc their advantage to become important COM
ponent parts OF a new State, and cease to be
the mere appendaPes they now are. Pride
in being called a Maryander or VirgiDi.n is
fixed in their natures and would be hard to
eradicate"


1t thinks, however, that time and education
may consumate the scheme. So do we. Mere
prejudice or sentiment must in time yield to the
material interests that will solve the problem


The Democratic papers on the Eastern Shore
are, in the main, opposed to the scheme of
consolidation, and we attach the more import
ance to this hearty endorsement from the fact
that it comes from a red Democratic
organ.
Year: 1872

SAD FALLING OCT-It is indeed a sad falling out when.
after Of the closest Intimacy the hair with
the head Fortunately the anentabe separation be easily
prevented and the twain closely united than


Timely and systematic of the most potent
lnvgorant Of the hair promoter growth
known to modern pharmacy It completely oovaes the dry
% parcned condition Of the roots Of the hair which
10 It's coming by supplying the degree
requisite to its IN healthy state. IL Is
true dissolyent and Of dandrn and other


81 me scalp whose injurious the


oeantiher Of the head the equal Ii not


the quantity of the hair but improves It's quality
impartinR lustr0us silky
whieh are sxesedingly attractive, ' ~'u's
Year: 1872

1t will be seen from our special and press
dispatches that after two days session, the
Great Reform Convention has not yet
built platform upon which the conflict
ing interests can stand. The prospect IS
that the Free Traders and Protectionists
will bury theirhatchetS and allow the Con-
ventiCn to adjotrn without tariff plank.
If so, it will put upon the political stage
the play Of Hamlet with Hamlet left out.
AS to the candidates, it is now evident the
contest will be bitter and the nominees be
chosen by means of bargains and plots.
The Convention haslost all its moral effect
by this delay and tn, want of harmony
and all absence of the trus spirit of reform.
Nothing but extraordinary lack can now
save it from the hugest political earcc of
the age.
Year: 1872

what the Banner-AyaIanChe Party Will


Do.


We find the following significant special
in the Nashville Banner of the 1st. 1t
would seem from this that the Cincinnati
movement is making divisions in the
Democratic instead of the Republican
party in Tennessee. Here is the pro-
gramme as sent from Cincinnati


The Provisional Committee of the Liz
eral Republican party and prominent orlS-
inatOrS of the movement, Senator SchulA
among the number, in a special confer
ence with some of the Tennessee Repub-
lican delegation, expressed the opinion
that that movement would receive the
most effective support from Tennessee,
through an electoral ticket put fOlth by
the people, and not the partisan Organiza-
ton of your State. 1t is the determine
tiOn of the Democratic State Convention
of Tennessee, on the 9th of May, to prefer
and present a Democratic partisan electO-
raj ticket. They would not so materially
aid the Liberal cause as by cOnsenting to
a special popular ratification meeting, ir-
respective of party or party dictation,
which should present the electoral ticket,
but need apply only to the electoral ticket
and manner of supporting the Liberal
Presidential nominees, leaving local State
elections to take care of themselves. This
substantially is the view of the Provision
al Republican Committee and other lead
ing spirits of the movement, as ELECTED in
the conference with the Tennesseeans.
Year: 1872

A well known citizen of Knoxville who was a
soldier in the Mexican war and at one time a
prominent LAWYER. writes to Senator Brownlow
that he had forwarded to Hon. Horace Maynard
a petition in his own behalf asking for adequate
remuneration for services rendered by him as
Provost Marshal of a regiment of Tennessee
cavalry during the war with Mexico. He con-
cludes his letter thus


it justly owes. tell your brother Senators and
Representatives for me that wish they may al
leviate the miseries of age and poverty by send
ing me q second hand suit of strong clothing,
together with license to beg. And may God
bless those who rule the Government and the
Government itself" 4
Year: 1872

STANLEY 3I Mathews urged the impolicy of talk
ing the question out Of the hands Of the Plat
careful deiberation on all points of policy; but
if we must have fight, let US have fair one, and
Year: 1872

The people Of the United States are just
now turning their attention to the cost of
crime in this country-the money cost, we
mean. What it costs when the morals,
peace and purity of the citizens are taken
into consideration, has long been estimated
and deplored. The Boston AdUertiSey
says:


"The State of Massachusetts is at present
in1icting every year between eighteen and
nineteen thousand sentences of impisOn-
ment FOR offences of every grade, from
drunkenness to murder, and for terms Of
every length, from life down to days. About
eleven thousand persons are in prison at
any given time, on an average. This num-
ber of sentences is increasing, as the report
Of the Board of State Charities shows, at
the rate of over sixteen hundred a year.
What it costs iD money, actually expended,
to keep this number of persons from doing
DAYS work, we do not know, though the
total expense of the State during 1871, for
charities and correction, which includes to-
gether the cost Of prisons, pauperS, and
yagrants, and that Of luuatiC and other
asylums and hospitals, was Sl,574,0C0.
Whatever this cash cost, however, the real
cost must be increased by the value of the
honest work which the average cOnvic. and
vagrant population might do, but does not.
To the eleven thousand (average number of
convicts) add twelve thousand, being about
half the usual number of vagrants in the
State, admitting that the rest of such vag-
rants desire and ultimately obtain work, and
we have twenty-three thousand, if We al
low two hundred and fifty working days TO
a year, and Sl.5Q as the average worth Of a
days wOrk-the minimum estimate for un-
skilled labor-we find that convicts and
vagrants are wasting for the State, at these
minimum rates, more than eight aud half
millions of dollars worth of earnings justly
due from them"


Like facts could be obtained from all the
other States, and thus a startling exhibit
made of the actual money cost Of crime in
the United States. Is it not time to think
about some general system Of prevention
which viii surround and protect the young
men Of the country, and prevent them from
swelling the list of those who add to the
cost of crime?
Year: 1872

MEMPHIS, Feb. ia movement is on
foot among the Judges Of the Criminal
and Circuit Courts Of this State to hold a
Convention before the meeting of the next
session of the Legislature, to propose the
suggestion Of a proper reformation Of the
laws in regard to trials by juries, as it is
generally conceded, that the present laws
are totally insufficient to serve the ends of
Justice in Jury cases.
Year: 1872


and so likely to compromise the country
with foreign powers, his suspicious were
awakened, and as their conduct could not
be explained on any ground of reason or
patriotism he was driven to the suspicion
that there was job at the bottom of it.
He did not, however, suspect the Secretary
of War. He believed him to be rather
victim than conspirator.


In conclusion, Mr.. Schurz said the peO-
pie had an impression that somewhere in
this country there existed


A Military Ring
which was eXerting a corrupt and danger
GUS influence on the administration, and if
the proposed investigation should either
show that this impression was unfounded,
or should discover the guilty and bring
them TO punishment, it would render
very important service to the best interests
of the American people.


Without reaching a vote, the Senate went
into executive session, and soon after ad-
journed.
Year: 1872

Robinson, of the Wabash Republican
tells his readers that he is poor Henry
H., that's disgrace to the profession.
It's internally inconvenient to suffer pow
erty, but to acknowledge it-ah, that's
bad You didn't look poor the last time
we saw you. Why don't you suffer on in
silence, like your brothers and let con-
cealment, like the worm in the bud chaw
on your check, eh?"


That was a weakness in Robinson of
which he will repent if his brains are
made of the right material.


We tried the poverty game once to get
apetty office from Uncle Sam. 1t did not
work worth a cent. If we ever make up
our mind to apply again for Office, we shall
notify the appointing power that we are
rich enough to buy him, and can COM
mand influence enough to hurl him out of
office at pleasure. Meekness is unbecom-
ing an editor. The Republicans advice
is good.
Year: 1872


from the Indianapolis Commercial:


The Chicago "Plunder Bill" lknown
in Chicago as the Relief Billy Is worrying
Senator Logan of Illinois, who has special
charge of it, because he cannot raise It
from the table and get It on its passage.
Chicago ought to be satisfied with the ap-
preparation of S4,0O1000, which she re-
ceived from the Government to aid her In
recovering from the effects of the terrible
conf1agration, but the more help she gets,
the more she seems to want, and the more
numerous her necessities become, and If
the brakes are not put on soon the Chi
cago delegation will mCdestly request the
government to rebuild the destroyed city
entire at the public expense, and succeed
in procuring the passage of bill to that
effect. We believe in extending aid and
comfort to the poor and needy, but we
cannot conscientiously ask the tax pay.
ers of Indiana to re-emburse the Chicago
property owners for their losses, and must
urge our Senators and Representatives in
Congress to defeat the Relief Bill" when
it shall come up for final action, not be-
cause we are unfriendly to our PROSTATE
neigh bors, but because we think the meas
ure unjust and unfair
Year: 1872

Armstrongof the Ross County Register,
gets OF the following which is too good
to go unpublished in this region:


"A certain citizen of a certain town
went to the cars to see his daughter off
Securing her seat he passed out of the
car, and went around to her window to
say parting word as is frequently done
on such occasions. While he was passing
out OF the car the daughter left the seat to
speak to friend, and at the same time a
prim- looking lady, who occupied the seat
with her, moved up to the window. Un-
aware of the important changes inside,
our venerable friend hastily put his face
up to the window and ,hurriedly exclaimed
"One more kiss, sweet pet" In another
instant the point of an umbrella struck
him in the mouth, followed by the pas
sionate injuclion, "Scat, you grey headed
wretch!'' and he scatted''
Year: 1872

One of the greatest public enterprises
undertaken of late years is the building of
the great suspension bridge between New
York and Brooklyn, across the East river.
Will have an elevation at the lowest point
of its roadway of 119 feet above water, In
order to offer no obstruction to even the
largest ships. Upon either shore will be
main tower, 268 feet high, which is to
sustain the main cable The work upon
the structure has been confined, so far, to
building the two towers. On the Brook.
lyn side it was necessary to 60 the depth
of fortyfour and a half feet to secure
solid foundation On the New York side
the task was much more difficult, and 1t
was only at depth of eighty and half
feet that the firm bedrock was reached
that submarine spur, Of the Catskill Noun
tains upon which the island of Manhatten
is seated.
Year: 1872

ExPLoDED.-On Wednesday afternoon,
at the hardware store of Cornell d Free
man, Mr.. Myron Campbell was cleaning
up, and emptied box of waste papers in
to the stove to burn them. A few mo-
ments elapsed when an explosion took
place which shook the building, the cause
being that small flask Of powder which
had been hung up over the waste paper
box had fallen into the box and got COW
cred up with waste paper, SO that when
the box was emptied into the stove 1t was
not seen. The stove door was shattered
to pieces, the griddle was blown up against
the chamber floor and fire scattered around
promiscuously, but nobody hurt and no
serious damage done Valparaiso V1oette.
Year: 1872

the story to their Colonel. Several of
the soldiers recognized the head as that
of Bun ton, and the two men had no
difficulty in obtaining the reward.


Thomas, accompanied by some sol
diers from his company, and under the
guidance of the boy who had summoned
Burton for them, visited the robbers
cave a day or two after the adventure,
and found large pile of arms of all de-
scriptions,,a a number of watches, quite a
large sum of money, and over fifty suits
of clothes the monster had stripped
from the bodies of his victims.


In the breast of almost every coat was
found bullet hole, and in the heaps
of garments the Southern gray and the
Northern blue were Unfortunately
piled. Both men afterward regretted
that they left the rife of the assassin in
the cabin, as it was not be found when
they returned and looked for it. They
solemnly declared that the stock con-
tanned a row of notches, reaching from
the breech to the muzzle, and that Bur-
ton told them that every notch pre-
sented life he had taken, and that
two more would probably be added for
their own unless he felt an unusual
generosity and allowed them to live
ST. Louis Democrat.
Year: 1872

By J.. G. SAKE.
When deeply in love with Miss Emily Pryue
I vowed if the lady would only be mine


[ would always endeavor to please her
She blushed her consent, though the suffering


lass


She said never n word except you're az ass
An assam ass-iduous teaser"
But when we were married. I found to my ruth
The stammering lady had spoken the truth;
For often in obvious dudgeon,
Shed say-f ventured to give her jog
dog a dog-matic curmudgeOn."
And once when said, "a We can hardly afford
This extrayagant style with our moderate


board"


And limited we ought to be wiser.
She looked, assure you, exceedingly blue;
And fretfully cried. You're Jew-Jew-Jew-
Again when it happened that wishing to shirk
Some rather unpleasant and arduous work,
I begged her to go to neighbor,
She wanted to know why L made such fuss.
And saucily said, You're a cuss-cuss-cuss-


cuss-


You were always a-cuss-tomed to laborP'
Out of temper at last with the insolent dame.
And feeling the woman was greatly to blame
To scold me instead of caressing,
mimick ed her speech, like a churl as am,
And angrily said =" You're dam-dam-da
A dam age instead of a blessing"
Year: 1872

Remarkable stories are related of the
marvellous instinct, amounting almost to
reason, shown by rats avoiding the
snares set for their destructioa. The
following singular instance of this is re-
lated to have recently occurred in Chi
cago. In house where the rats had
been very troublesome traps had long
been set, but to no purpose. Finally
some of the family determined to watch
the trap. 1t was cunningly set. Soon
a young rat appeared, and was about
stepr ing on the fatal spring, when an
old rat rushed to the rescue, seized the
indiscreet juvenile by the tail, and
dragged hina off to his hole.


To MAKE a good broil-Leave a letter
from one of your old sweethearts where
your wife can find it.
Year: 1872

London has always filled for men the posi-
ton that Paris does for ladies, and fashions
for the sterner sex inaugurated there have
always found their way out to this Western
world in the end. The New York Mail has
adyices of a change in the costume of the
London fashionables, which is quite interest
ing as an indication of what Is coming. The
correspondent saws :u/Ji gip 3!.r Ih1f -13r


The style of dress most worn here by gen.
tlemen of fashion, and especially noticeable
at all fashionable places of morning resort, is
a light-colored frock coat, usually drab or
gray twilled cashmere or fine angola, rather
long in the waist and skirt, silk breast facings
and bound with silk ribbon to match, or
velvet collar, plain facings, and double
stitched edges, and to wear buttoned with
three buttons. Waistcoat, white, striped
marseilles, and trousers of dark blue dag
onal or ribbed ''worsted" cloth with broad
black mohair braid laid on flat on the side
seams. This is decidedly reversing the order
of dress, dark coat and light trousers, to
which the habits of the last few years have
accustomed US, nevertheless it is very stylish
and effective costume, especially adapted to
and certain to be much worn during the early
autumn. A large STANLEY" or tied sailers
knot is usually worn, the made sailors knots
appearing to have gone out of fashion Pat
ent leather Oxford shoes with brown striped
hose and buttoned boots of the same leather,
with cloth uppers, are much affected. Morn
ing coats are all made to wear two or even
three buttons, buttoned and cut away sharp
from the lowest one, but the style is very diff,
ficult to adapt with good effect to many fig
ures. The latest styles of dress coats are no
ticeable for an entire absence of all angles,
the collar forming complete roll, usually
faced with silk, the lower front edge Of this
forepart, which is made without what is tech
nically called q ''back-strap, and the top and
bottom of the skirt being slightly and grace
fully rounded off, which gives the coat a.
lighter and more elegant appearance than the
propriate and consistent style of evening
dress for gentlemen SO much to. be desired.
Year: 1872

sta!utes,-that is, if the work is to bo continued
ct all !; and, as there can be no special lcgisla-
ton, it will bo seon that tho Ii. moss Of tho
Legislature is worry Ii mited, @nd might be dis
posed of in e very fow v<e',.


Tho last Logislat..-a t.4ascd q general act for
the incorporation of cities, and left it optional
with cities to abandon their present
charters, and become organized under
this general law. There is, OF COURSE, d
difficulty in making 5 general INV that will meet
tho wants OF Ill local communities alike. It is
possible that this general law could be more ac-
ceptable by somo few amendments, and it would
bo well, perhaps, to require peremptorily that
the question Of accepting this general law for
the government Of cities should be submitted to
the vote Of the people at some particular time,
instead Of leaving the matter of submission dis
cretionary with the Common Council. This city
is Ut presently exceedingly embarrassed for the
want of power to levy sufficient taxes for sewer
age purposes, being restricted by special
amendment to the charter on that subject, and,
if the general act were made liberal in this re-
spect, it is possible that Chicago would readily
embrace tho new charter as soon as the law
should permit.
Year: 1872

A WASHINGTON paper describes very
peculiar specimen of the production OF
that, city. 1t Is boy four and a hall
years old, who has "a head covered with
pure white nappy wool, white eyebrows
and eyelashcs ornamenting a good fea.
tured face of bright mulatto color flanked
by very dark cars. His neck and body
are white, and around his wrist his skin
is as white and fair as can be. From n
short distance above the elbow and knees
the skin is very dark"
Year: 1872

We have been shown a highly wrought
and most beautiful angling rod which
was recently presented to our popular
young fellow townsman, E.S. Alexander,
Esq, by the "South Branch Fishing
Club" OF which he Is o member, as ties.
tlmonial Of their high appreciation of his
sterling qualities as o sportsman, as well
as In attestation Of his genial, social quail.
ities. The rod Is the most beautiful spec.
linen Of piscatorial apparatus we have
ever seen. The body OF the rod INTO
which the sections are Joined Is made of
fine rosewood, and the joints arc of ash
The mountings are OF braSs and attach.
ed to tho rod Is most ingenious alarm
reel, which Is set In motion by the slight
est nibble Of fish. This enables the
angler TO enjoy tho sport without the nc
cesSity Of keeping his eyes constantly ON
the line. This rod Is Of ingenious con.
struclion, and the whole rod and It's ap.
purtenanCes are oil exquisite workman.
ship. We understand the rod was made
to special order by one Of the finest man.
uIacturers OF Boston. Such an appliance
would gladden. the heart OF our now dc.
parted piscatorial friend, Isaac Walton to
see, was he yet with us in the flesh.


The spirited club, which was tho donor
Of this beautiful testimonial, Is composed
chiefly Of gentlemen residing in the city
OF Wheeling, who visit our branch of the
river in pursuit Of their favorite amuse.
ment during the summer months of each
year. They arc all gentlemen of means,
and the club is amply supplied with boats
tackle and every other appliance for the
successful prosecution OF their lavorite
sport. They spent part OF the past
summer in this section. Their camping
ground was Blues Gap. They alterward,
in company with several of our towns.
men, visited the Cheat River country,
where they enjoyed line sport.


We learn that next summers pro-
gramme will include Moorctield as their
head quarters. We will be glad to wei.
come them ami do the agreeable in true
sportsman like style 4U0orefeM Adcr-
tSer
Year: 1872

WE have had railroads in this country
for something like forty years now, and
yet there are people still living who know
no better than to jump off the cars when
they are going at full speed. These idiots
are rapidly being killed oil, but We sup
pose they leave progeny behind. A man
lately jumped from the rear of IN express
train on the Cleveland & Pittsburgh road,
and whirled over and over for distance
Of 200 feet. His head was split open and
actually found to contain brains.
Year: 1872

ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. Ion last Tues
day o boy name John Beavers, living on
Glenn's run, accidCntly shot himself with
q rifle while out hunting. We understand
that it is feared that it will prove fatal.
This should bet warning to parents not to
let their children have fire arms until
they arrive at the age when theyarc ca.
pable of properly handling them.-Mar-
tin'S Ferry Commercial
Year: 1872

A NOTE dated on Sunday is void.
A note obtained by fraud, or from one
intoxicated, cannot be collected.


If note be lost or stolen, it does not
release the maker-he must pay it.


An endorseI of a note is exempt from
liability, if not served with notice of its
dishonor within twenty-four hours of its
non-payment.


A note by minor is void.


Principals are responsible for their
agents.


Each individual in partnership is re-
sponsible for the whole amount of the
debts of the firm.


Ignorance of the law excuses no one.
1t is fraud to conceal fraud.


The law compels no one to do impossi-
bilities.


An agreement without consideration is
void.


A receipt for money is not legally con-
elusive.


The acts of one partner bind all the
others.


Contracts made ON Sunday cannot be
enforced.


A contract made with a minor is void.


A contract made with a lunatic is void.