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Year: 1873

Dcur .>ii': I regret that the p:rlsal
of my letter to Capt. Manning caused
''painfllI dissatisfaction to you, for [
am sure that you are patriotic and not
Intentionally unjust. Doubtless you
remember occasions upon which your
active hostility to measures OF finance
which, as Secretary OF the Treasury l
thought indispensable to the success OF
the National arms and to the perma-
nent welfare of the country, caused
painful dissatisfaction to me. The
present name Of the Institution which
Won manage with so much ability and
success, shows that you have abandon
ed your opposition TO one, at least, of
those measures. 1t is perhaps not i'm
possible that you will change your
mind as to the sentiment you censrre.
it seems to me that taken in connec-
ton with the context from which
your quotation separates it, its
sense can not be mistaken. Ii
is that true patriotism requires
that the close of a great civil
war should be marked, not by pro-
scription or disfranchisement, but by
manifestations of sincere good will, es-
pecially from the successful to the I'M
successful, and by generous recogni-
ton of whatever was really brave and
earnest and noble in those who fought
on the failing side. [ have no sympa-
thy with the spirit which refuses to
/ strew flowers upon the graves of the
dead soldiers who fought against tie
side L took and 1 am glad to know
/ there VAS no such spirit among those
who joined in decorating the graves OF
/ the soldiers of the Union who lie buried
at Magnolia Cemetery. The Magnolia
+ lavishes its perfumes as freely, the
/ pleasant air breathes as softly and the
/ warm sun shines as brightly over Con
| federate as over Union graves. In the
letter which has incurred your censure.


I sought to put into the hearts of my
countrymen, something sof the divine


charity taught by the tree, the air and
/ the sun, as well as by the precepts OF


our Saviour. [ believe it has done


some good and I believe it will dc


more.


[ have read your extract from tbs


speech of zone of our brave Generals,


whom you do not name. There ar


some good sentiments in it and som


not so good. On the whole, 1 prefer


the letter to the speech, and am sorry
to differ from you SO far as to thinl
Year: 1873

COLUMBUS, March 5.--In the House
bills were introduced TO so amend the
estray act as to provide for the sale OF
animals taken up under said act at the
expiration Of four months; TO repeal oil
laws restricting State Banks OF issue to u
per cent interest; to punish persons buy
ing or receiving goods that have been
taken by thieves; to allow appeals to be
taken from proceedings in the Probate
Court; to remove guardians of lunatiCs or
idiots.


The following bills were passed in the
Senate: To legalize certificates Of incor.
poration that have been filed without
being signed by the requisite number OF
corporators; Senate bill providing that
when Justice Of the Peace shall charge
greater fees than the laws allow, he shall
be fined one hundred dollars, also that he
shall make out an itemized account Of
the charges; Senate bill TO provide that
United States hydrometers shall be used
in testing spirits and liquors in Ohio.


In the Senate this afternoon the bills to
require probate judges to make state
ment Of the fees received by them to the
State Auditor and 10 require township
trustees to lease town halls and to pay the
money derived threfrom into the township
treasury were passed.


In the House the bill-to authorize pri-
vate banks TO become incorporated was
Indefinitely postponed The Committee
on Temperance reported back the bill to
authorize the people oi any township to
vote on and decide whether intoxicating
liquors shall be sold within their borders,
with an amendment reading except for
medical and mechanical use. The ques.
tion being on the amendment and
ordering the bill to It's engrossment, the
House refused 10 do either. The bill to
provide that tax rates shall not be pub
ilshed more than two weeks failed to pass.
A resolution was offered and referred to
the Committee on Federal Relations ask.
ing the Ohio representatives in Congress
to endeavor to secure an amendment to
the constitution providing for the election
Of United States Senators by the people at
large. A resolution was adopted direct
ing the Legistive Investigating Commit
tee to inquire whether any improper In
luences were brought to bear on the
members OF the Legislature of 1870 and
1871 to secure the passage Of the Short
Line railroad bill, or any other matter
that came before tho Legislature. -T
Year: 1873

An eloquent temperance lecturer, in
tennessee, thrills his audience with this
glowing eXhortation: "Let us be up and
doing, comrade! Let US take our axes
over our shoulders, and plow the deep till
the good ship Temperance sails gaily over
the land" We would rather be the au-
thor Of this peroraIion than own spotted
mule and spider wagon, which thus far
has been our lifelong aspiration.
Year: 1873

THE Louisville Courier Journal COM
menling upon the fact that Now Workers
want rapid transit, says: III they will
hitch the Custom'house officials and the
members Of the late Tammany ring to a
train of cars at one end Of the city and
tell them there is something 10 steal al
the other, they will have about as rapid
transit as they can possibly want"
Year: 1873

Don't be alarmed friends am no!
going to tell you what you have al
ready heard till you are tired Of it
OF facts and figures we have all had
quite enough. If I might moderate
however, the condemnation which it i;
so easy to pour forth upon public ser
wants who have blundered and sinnea
and which is poured out SO freely up
on our criminal but unfortunate con
gressmen, | should be glad.
1t is astonishing how ready some
people are to pick up stones to throw
at the guilty as if they were without
SIM. Some Of the worst knayes in
congress for instance are the first and
loudest in their denunciations Of Col,
fax & Co.


Indeed: perhaps the worst feature
Of the affair, is the opportunity given
to rascals, to make show of honesty
by abusing better men. l am just
now marking those editors and politi-
clans, who are most unsparing in their
attack upon and abuse Of the guilty
senators expect to find that they
are neither gentlemen nor scholars.
Far be it from me to defend the guilty
against such exposure as will make
their sin seem to them the hateful
thing it is, but thos3 whose hearts are
purcst, whose characters are treest from
stain, who regard Gin with the strong
est disapproval, will always be slowest
to condemn and most cautious in their
judgement, lest they too should sin in
their treatment Of the sinner " hich
leads me to say that in our own com
munity there are those "more sinned
against than SHINING :" that is On the
part Of those condemning, there is
more SIN in the careless disregard Of a
good name in the selfish insinuation
or contemptuous fling; in scornful neg
lect and wholesale and bitter fault find
ins-more sin, I say-than in those con
demned. Very often, my sympathy
has been changed from the condemnine
public to the condemned criminal, by
the manifest unaindness and hardnes:
Of the said public. [ have had tht
same experience in regard to individual
fault-finders and I have nearly con
Guided that those who are readicst tx
censure and condemn others are the
most faulty; not perhaps in the par
ticular thing they are deuounning, but
in other things quite as injurious anC
wrong.


Judge not that yc be not jndg-
ed"


"Be swift to hear, slow to speak,
slow to wrath, for the wrath of mar
worketh not the righteousness Of
God"


"Mercy is twice blessed, it blesses
him that gives and him that taxes


"Charity suffereth long and Is
kind
Year: 1873

What difference have we often
seen betxixt our Affections at our first
meeting with, and At our parting with
them We have entertained them with
sighs and tears, but parted from them
with joy, blessing God for them as the
happy instruments of our own good
FEr~Sl
Year: 1873

OIL hnoXVllie has been unusually good du-
ring the whole season. There have been
some of cholera, but so few as TO hardly
excite any alarm. The Board of Health
has been untiring in their efforts to improve
and promote the sanitary condition of the
streets and lots. Disinfectants have been
unsparingly used, and, when any case of a
choleraic character has occurred, the house
and premises have been at once placed in
as perfect hygienc condition as possible.
Less than twenty deaths have occurred
thus far Aug. 10TH, which were reported
as cholera. This number, in a population
of about 1900, is small proportion. The
stringent sanitary measures will be closely
pursued through the season, and during
the coming winter season it is contempla-
ted to make still further changes, which
are not practicable in warm weather. The
sale of certain garden products has been
restricted and the people advised as to
proper management in regard to diet.


Therj is no doubt that our immunity
from severe disease is owing in a great
measure to the efforts made as above re-
lated.


Probably no city of its size, either North
or South is more healthy than ours is to-
day. This is quite an important item to
consider, by those contemplating a remov-
al South from the inclement North. The
choleraic disease now prevalent more or
less in many localitiesIalong the Missis-
sippi and its tributaries, appears to seek
out the more filthy localities. The remov-
al of filth, which has been allowed to accu-
mulated in small villages all over the
country, is the best preventive.


Knoxville has wisely acted upon sug-
gestions forced on the minds of her people,
and thus far escaped what might under
other circumstances have been a most
fearful scourge.
Year: 1873

1t would seem from the following that
the Radical editors are not the only
ones dissatisfied with Hobbs cards. Two
among the very best weekly Democratic
newspapers speak out thus:


Q We have read ex-C Comptroller Hobbs'
last card carefully, and have arrived at the
conclusion that he did rig Int to resign. The
wonder With us is, that he ever thought of
being candidate for the place. We have
no idea there was anything wrong lnvolv-
ed in his resignation, but should he deem
it necessary to publish something more
on the subject, it is respectfully suggested
that he submit the manuscript to the crlti-
cism of some thoughtful friend before
handing it to the printer. Such simplicity
as Mr.. Hobbs exhibits is too rare now IA
days to be either useful or ornamental
Athens Post, 22d.


EX-ComptrOllerH Hobbs, comes out in q
card fully sustaining Col. Burch in his de-
nial but singularly fails to deny that he
did receive something for his resignation.
But we cannot forbear to say that we could
have wished that Mr.. Hobbs had been
mere explicit in his denial of the charge of
sale, and,receipt of any sum small or large.


Belonging to the great party of Oppo-
nents to Radicalism, in all its forms, to
which Mr.. Hobbs belongs, we have right
to ask that he be more explicit. AS he has
been an office-hOlder coming from the
ranks of that party, we have right to de-
mand that he clear his skirts and ours by
a frank and full answer.


We submit that denial that "he had
acknowledged that he had received S12,-
000, is not denial that he had received
it, and is not denial of an acknowledge
ment that he had received $4,000, or s., 900
or CT cents.


We submit that it is not we'll to pass
over grave charge like that with a mere
denial of a confession without a denial OF
the gravamen of the charge, and then to
run off on the proof of bad health as rea-
son for resignation-a reason which may
have existed alongside the other reason al
| legged by the Bulletin. "
| Mr.. Hobbs must answer more fully, or q
pro c0ntesso will be entered. CldrksuiHc
Tobacco Leaf, Of 10th.
Year: 1873

The men were dismounted and posted
on the bluffs and received them bravely.
The Indians behind the ridges kept up a
CALLING fire, until Custar ordered a charge
by the men who had been kept mounted
and pursued them hotly for eight miles.
Just at this time the train came up and
opened on the Indians across the river with
artillery, a few shots dispersed them and
ended the fight. This battle, which took
place within two miles of the Big Horn,
was fierce one
Year: 1873

The Third Assistant Postmaster.
General has made a tabular statement
OF the estimates of official postage
stamps to be supplied to the several
departments in Washington for use
during the quarter ending September
30, 1873, this being the supply for the
first quarter after the abolition of the
franking privilege. The value of the
stamps for each Of the Departments is
Us follows:
Year: 1873

AN extraordinary. waste of canine
sagacity in shown in story told by q
newspaper in Canaan, N. H. The dog
in question is owned by a butcher. A
shoat was beng driven to the slaughter
house the other day, but took to q
pond, and could not be persuaded to
come out. The dilmema was pointed
out to the dog, which swan round
piggy and drove him out on the other
side, sitter pulling him once from under
some logs, where the current had
drawn him. But discovering that he


had him on the w,nng side, the dog
took the porker by the ear and dragged
him to the water and ferried him safely
to tho spot where he was wanted.
Year: 1873

Says writer in tho Utica Herald
You never know the latent talent in a
washstaDd till You try to move one.
Just to look ut it one would think it
could be moved with all the crockery
on it but when yeu pick it up the
washbowl and pitcher waltz around so
that you are obliged to.set them down
to prevent fracture. Then the drawer
comes out and spills everything you
have lost for the last three months over
the floor, aud when you get ou that
side to keep the drawer in the doors fly
open and bark your shins. When you
get to the door all the corners hit pro-
miscuously, and you get the skin
knocked off from three knuckles on one
hand; but that makes you just mad
enough to finish the job in just twenty
three seconds-and the washstand.
The safest way ,s to hire man on u
fair salary and charge him for break
age.
Year: 1873

WIS utoIa1Jy maze OF Ol00Q tracks.


Thus the cruel work went on until the
evening of the 18th inst, when Captain
Jackman announced that the vessel
was full, and gave the welcome order:
"Boys get ready to bear up for home"
In response to the enlivening announce
ment three cheers were given for the
good ship Eagle and three times three
for Captain Jackmau.


On the evening of the 18th of March
the Eagle sailed into ST. Johns harbor,
her halliards and rigging streaming
with the flags of many nations and Of
every firm in the land, having made
the quickest sealing voyage on record,
and captured the largest number OF
seals ever taken in one trip.


Captain Jackman, of the Eagle, in
1857, received the gold medal of the
Royal Humane Society for saving more
than forty lives on the coast of Iabra-
dor. The last of those whom he bore
from the wreck died in his arms near
the land. On reaching the shore he
removed his own flannel shirt and
wrapped it around the corpse, with the
hope of reviving it. His only assist
ance in this noble and humane exploit
was = man who helped to fasten tho
line to the pier head from which he
swan to the wreck more than forty
times! The distance from the
shore to the wreck was not
great; but at the time the
sea was raging fiercely and the
weather was bitterly cold. The bluff
and kind hearted captain has little to
say about his marvellous and yelf-sac-
rificing deed. Only those who wit
messed the rescue could appreciate its
attendant dangers, and they brought
the famous news from Labrador to st.
Johns, and urged the authorities to re-
war,l the heroic captain. The Royal
Humane Society of London, upon
making an investigation, promptly ro-
warded him with large gold medal
upon which the remarkable feat is 70.
corded. TERRANov1ANus,
Year: 1873

At the Illinois Farmers Convention a resolution was offered and adopted rec ommending to the farmers of Illinois the keeping of farm-expense account during the present and succeeding sea- sons, in order that the actual cost of production may be estimated and made public for the purpose of reaching a fair and equitable remuneration therefor to the farmers of the State.

 A motion was made to reconsider the vote by which the resolution censuring members of Congress for voting for, and the President of the United States for signing, the bill increasing salaries was unanimously adopted. This motion was also declared carried, and motion was then made and carried to postpone indefinitely the further consideration of both resolutions.

 A delegate amid much confusion suc- ceeded in offering the following resolu- tion, which was adopted:

 ResolUed, That any legislation that is not based upon the eleventh article of our State Constitution, entitled "Rail- roads," will not meet the necessities of the producers in confning monopolies to reasonable maximum rates of freight and passenger tariff and prevent unjust discriminations, and that such maximum rates should be fixed by legislative en- actment as directed by our State Con- StitutiOn.
Year: 1873

When the stomach is in state of chronic rebell- ion against every kind of food, and the attending physician with solemn and portentous gravity de- clares that such cases of confirmed dyspepsia defy all remedies, do not put faith in his ipse dirit h. digestion of this obstinate character may be incur able by prescriptions but 1t is not therefore irremovable fixture in the system. The fact is that the great vegetable invigorant and corrective Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, is radically curing cases of this seemingly desperate nature every day Indeed it is in those malignant phases of dyspepsia which no ordinary med cine can control that it's remedial properties most wonderfully manifested. We say to the long suffering martyr whose stomach is a source of perpetual torment to him, that by the persistent and daily use of this nrious tonic, he not only restore the diges- tive organs to their full vigor but can keep them in good working order through life. If there is constipation the gentle aperient operation of the Bitters will remove all Instructions and keep the bowels in regular and healthy condition. The grand characteristic of this vitalzing and purify ing vegetable preparation is that it acts beneficial ly upon every organ, controlling the liver, rein forcing the nerves, toning the coats of the stomach, promoting healthy habit of body, reliev ing the body of all impurities, clearing the brain and revtving the spirits,
Year: 1873

This has become serious question, in which not only voting men, but non- voting women, have deep personal in- terest-How are life and property to be protected in our great city? The factis conspicuous that neither our persons nor our pockets are secure at any time. Deeds of violence are constantly occur ring not only at night, but in broad day light not merely in secret by-ways and concealed places, but in our best streets, on our city cars, on ferry-boats, and in stages. Numberless pickpockets pur- sue their business successfully and boldly. They are often known, both by private persons and by the police, but seldom are they brought topunishment The law seems powerless to put down & great system of iniquity which is known to exist in our midst-the secret combination of thieves and pickpockets.

 The wife of conductor on one of our most frequented lines of city cars re- gently stated that her husband pursued his business in constant fear of his own life. Every day and every night, at regular times, gang of armed thieves and pickpockets entered the cars. They do not hesitate to let the conductor know that they are armed, and their ob- ject is to rob passengers going to and from the steam-cars. Strangers enter ing the city, unsuspicious and encum- bered with baggage, are easy victims. But so skillful are these roughs that even the most cautious and careful may find watches and pocket-books gone without sign of commotion. The coductor dares not say a word to them j; an appeal or complaint to the proprie- tors of the road would probably cost him his place, into which scores are ready to step one policeman is unable to cope with an organized band and not withstanding the numerous robberies which have been committed, nothing is really done to lessen the evil. Such is the story which we hear from a reliable source. There isno gainsaying the fact that we are not safe in our daily passage to and from business, that no legal pro- lection appears efficient. Must we al ways walk and ride with our hand upon our pocket ? Shallknown rufians, even if wearing the garb of gentlemen, be suffered to pursue their vile calling un- molested Shall intoxicated men be allowed in our cars, and women exposed to open insult, and there be nothing done about it? These things ought not so to be.-N. y. Paper.
Year: 1873

How WARM SNow Is.-Last fall MT. Spencer, who has farm near Elk Rapids, Mich., filled pit in his field with potatoes, covering them only with boards and potato tops {! During the night snow fell, and he was unable to cover them with earth, and they remain ed in this condition until the covering of snow, potato tops and boards were removed, and the potatoes found to be entirely untouched by the frost. Per- haps the most remarkable fact connect ed with this is that coffee pot half full of water, which was left standing on the ground beside the potato pit, and was covered with only snow to the depth of about one foot, was found to be as free from ice as when placed there last fall
Year: 1873

An individual writes to one of the weekly papers for information as follows:

 am engaged to young lady whom I love sincerely and who returns my love. But not having been engaged long, some of her former gentlemen acquaintances come in once in awhile to spend the evening but, as matter of course, generally am there first. Now, should I leave because they call, or should I stay ? And if I am to stay, how is the young lady to get rid of them, as some of them, not knowing the state of the case, evidently expect ing me to go first ? Please tell me what to do under the circumstances"

 There are various methods by which these persons can be scared off. One way is to engage a prize-ighter to call and buffet them upon the nose and haul them around by the ears. Another way is to set the house on fire. Another is to secrete a hungry dog in the piano, and let him out suddenly when you want the company to move. Still better, why not introduce ightning-rod and scatter them with thunderstorm, or induce the hired girl to become insane, and charge into the parlor with gun :? Or, if you must drive them away, begin to take up collection or threaten to sing something or blow out the gas and leave the stop-cock turned or begin to tell about one of your dreams i; or try to borrow money of them or read the advertisements in the evening paper aloud to them or induce the young lady to pretend to go asleep and to snore or ask her aunt to come down and entertain them while you and your fair one spark sweetly in the corner. Any one of these methods will be effec- tive and what surprises us is that any man should have so little ingenuity as to be compelled to write to the news papers about it.
Year: 1873

Are you a mechanic, and do you eat the bread of honest industry? Do you go cheerfully in the morning to your labor and return at night to bright freside? And are you saving money and investing it carefully each year against some possible day of need Very well. This is all right. But you can save large sum at once by taking a policy of insurance on your life. By so doing you protect your family now. Think of it, and as you certainly want the best, apply to an agent of the New York Life Insurance Company for par ticulars, or send your address to the head office, 346 and 348 Broadway, New York,-COna.