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Year: 1872

WANTING HIS HEARTS BLOOD.


"You would Kill me now II You could, and You al
the intervals between his tears and imprecatons
There was some diffculty in finding pair Of hand.
cuffs to suit as II was found the others had been
broken when the party entered the upper CELL
Grant told he broke them on the iron edge OF the
sink In the cell. Finally the manacies were adj
and we retired. The Jail Commissioner asked me
up TO look at


GRANTS FORMER CELL,


and such sightl The wall was covered with blood
from Mr.. Haines' wounds, the bedding and straw
scattered about the noor, two holes dug into the
TO his @
which i found BY is weight to con con:
it open and found Il was % made Of two pieces OF
file, lot Of green worsted wrapped around these
pieces, aud the whole wrapped with cord. II had
weapon In strong mans hand. Grant had q
vallse, which was brought down stairs In the
yyalise were found number Of small steel saws.
When ! left the jail Grant was with his spiritual
adviser. The Sheriff sent him some oyster soup,
but he found fault with 1t. He wanted 1t put into
q tin pan. Then he wanted the Deputy SheriiY to
leave but that olcer replied that it must be eaten
while he was present. Grant got up and took the
soup to q corner OF the cell and threw 1t on the
in here thinking TO make me mind. l could, with
all my irons on, hold you Til you squirmed." The
Deputy had no further business in that cell.


HIS LAST NIGHT ON EARTH.


When evening shadows began to gather, and the
bowling OF the wind and nying leaves made the
traveller in the streets hasten home, the des.
perate wretch, whose span OF life on earth was
assuredly 70 short, looked through his narrow
window at the blank prison wall without and
cursed in his heart the causes that had deprived
him OF his liberty and would soon deprive him OF his
life. "Oh! IL seems very hard on me TO call those
outrageous thoughts to my mind, even to write
my choice, and also that destructbe companion
who answers to the name OF strong drink. Third,
women OF ill-iame," he had written In bis icon.
Year: 1872

TIL question is now to get good
crops of hay and grass, and this
question was touched upon in the
discussion upon this subject at the
last meeting of the State Board OF
Agriculture of Massachusetts,, when
Mr.. johnson said


The first thing which u farmer
must do in order to increase his hay
crop is to look to his manure. We
cannot prepare the ground for seed
properly unless the manure heap is
cared for. That is the first thing.
Then it is important that we should
plow our ground properly, that 1t
may be in a suitable condition to re-
ceiye the manure and seed, If the
ground is not plowed to the depth
of seven or eight inches, possibly
nine, we cannot get surface cult
vation so thorough that the roots
will not be liable to dry up. We
cannot get mold enough, to use that
term, by shallow pIowing to insure
our crop against dry seasons. And
it is also essential, as every farmer
well knows, that we should have a
proper quantity of manure, in order
that the sod nay have plenty OF
food, and that we may have apaying
crop of grass. 1t does not pay to
NOW ground where we do not get
more than ten or fifteen hundred
pounds to the acre, high as labor is
now. l should say that on most
soils about fourteen cords of compost
manure should be applied to the
acre in planting the ordinary farm
crops preparatory to seeding our
grass lands.


Manure is the secret of success,
and without manure we might as
we'll give it up, for we cannot expect
to make much headway.
Year: 1872

There is much good sense and
truth in the remark of u modern
author, that no man ever prospered
in the world without the co-opera-
ton of his wife. If she unites IN
mutual endeavors, or rewards his Ia
Dor with an endearing smile, with
what confidence will he resort to his
merchandise, or his farm fly over
lands, sail over seas, meet difficulty,
or encounter danger, if he only
knows that he is not spending his
strength in vain, but that his labor
viii Ee rewarded by the sweets OF
home. Solitude and disappointment
enter the history of every mans life
and he is but half provided for his
voyage who finds but an associate
for his happy hours, while Tor MI
moments OF darkness no sympathiH
ing partner is prepared,
Year: 1872

| have borne an humble part, often
mistaken and ofshort sightedness, dong
the thing which seemed right but
which was not always in the wlsest and
largest view right; but still | think my
life has led me to exercise a large
charity towards the great mass OF the
human race. ] believe the great ma
iority of the human race are constantly
aiming to do right, ! have always
wished in my busy life to come back to
the State of my birtl, always hoped to
have some opportunity to return, not
expecting ever again to dwell with IT'S
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 aud happlest days of
my life. / hope that hereafter as well
as now, in life which draws towards
its close, and which ought to be de-
voted to rest, shall have frequent
opportunities, not many years hence, to
come TO New Hampshire to mlngle
with its people and rejoice with them
that the old State bears 50 proud a 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 happlest
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, | now take my
leave of Won,
Year: 1872

In describing the food which was
so disastrous to many sections IN
Virginia, the Lynchburg papers re-
cord the following very sad and
touching incident:


"a mother and several little chill
dren we're making their escape from
A narrow neck Of land, which lies be-
tween the river and the canal, when
they were amazed to find the bridge
was already gone, and their only
hope was to cling to the abutment
of the bridge until BE- angry waves
should subside. But, as they stood
there clinging to the abutment, the
waters continued to rise higher and
higher, while in the deep darkness
they could hear the crashing of trees
amid the thunder OF bridge timhers
that were wildly dashing all around
them. They had been in this des-
perate condition for some time
when the little girl felt that hel
strength was gone, and, with shrek
of terror, she exclaimed


Kiss me, mother, for | caut hold
any longer'


And, with the warm pressure O
that mothers lips upon her cheek
she was swept away, and was seen nc
more"
Year: 1872

PARADE OF THE BANDs-BosToN FULL OF FLAas


AND PEOPLE.


BOSTON, June II.
Opening reception and parade Of the Bands
visiting the Jubilee came of this morning, and
was a brilliant affair. The city is crowded and
decorated with flags.
Year: 1872

The in railway mortgages at the Board was mod
crate though We hear of good foreign demand for first
class bonds and active business in the new mort
CAGES especially the per cent gold bonds of the st. Jo
-ph and Denver City Railway. The following were the
bids at the Board
Year: 1872

NOTICE TO HOLDERS OF SOUTH CAROLINA BONDS.


number of the holders of South Carolina new
Bonds have drawn up petition to the Legislature
OF that State asking them to authorize by law the
funding and consolidation Of the various bonds Of
that State into q registered stock not exceeding
SlO'NOCo0, with interest payable quarterly at the
rate OF six per cent per annum. The petition sets
forth that the present holders of the bonds arc will


ing To exchange the bonds held by them for the
new registered stock asked for, provided that pro
vison shall w made for permanent tax sufficient
Year: 1872

We can enjoy the company of friends
throughout the entire journey of life,
but they can not go with us through
the valley and shadow of death J" we
must pass il alone, and should be fully
prepared before the messenger calls us
away.
Year: 1872




A lame girl who had not for fourteen
years once left the tbird..tory back room
in which she lived was among those who
r'icipated.in the late chillreu's excurs.
,'ous 10 Philadelphia. When carried to
the park she wanted to knnw what the
trees aud grass were and had to he told
the names of the most common object -
She lay on the grass all day. drinking in
the air and sunshine, and was. seen to
weep softly every little while from pure
JOY
Year: 1872

Chester.


Married on the 9th inst. by Rev.
E. S. Foster, Hugh Henry, Esq, to
Miss Emma j. Ordway. While pom
dering over the loss of brother Henry
from the bachelor ring, we see the ap-
plication of the words: "there is q di-
vinity which shapes our ends rough
Hugh them as we will" We are fur
ther led into contemplation of the fact
that an Ord-way was employed to
bring this thing about. Without look
ing through piece of smoked ham,
we can see no impediment to our best
congratulations, and we still run the
prohibition blockade to take little
pisen to the long and prosperous ca
reer of the happy couple.


Ludlow sent jolly party of
some thirty couples to Chester one
day last week. They dined and
danced at the Ingraham House.


Upon reflection we are glad that
some thousands of cords of dry wood,
the new depot, stores, and dwellings,
which cluster about the railroad, were
not swept away by fire one of those
windy nights last week, but it was no
fault of the idiot who filled barrel
situated in the wood shed of the rail-
road company, with live Goals and
ashes, for the barrel was about burned
up; and in ten or twenty minutes
more-had not person happened to
be passing by-it was after bed time
we might have been, ere this, starting
out appeals for shelter food and cloth
ing. 1t would be well to electrify
the dormant faculties of the ash-barrel
man, by starting him just forward of
q Wisconsin thirty mile fire, giving
the fire the advantage of q favoring
breeze, and doubling up the man with
collie pains, Or hitching him to a stone
drag.
Year: 1872

Braintree.


West Braintree has picked up
considerably during the past year.
Several new houses are going up, q
new depot and a large store is to be
built in the spring.


Spears mill furnishes work fol
a large gang Of men.


The coal and acid works just
above the village are in full blast.


Cole & Fish are running q first
class hotel at the village.
Year: 1872

A RESIDENT of Tunbridge, w.t., is
the owner of singular fowl. 1t is a
cross between a Brahma cock and a
guinea hen. The spotted feathers are
mixed about equally with the white,
the bird is larger than the others of
his flock, and has a different head, as
well as differing in every other respect,
and its voice is harsh and discordant
in the extreme.
Year: 1872

body may write on public affairs to eminent
public men; but who is Mr. Blaine, pray,
that he should berate one OF the fore
most statesmen of the Republic, remind
him of the wounds which he received in the
Senate chamber, and taunt him with deluding
his colored fellow -citizensf Possibly it may
be the ambition of the Speaker to stretch
himself up to the hight of the Senator;
but his measuring lances now with Mr..
Sumner is simply grotesque satire on
politics. 1t is more cOmical than his own un-
dignifed elusion of the pursuing Gen. Butler
by a second-story window. We print the let
ter, absurd as it is, that our readers may be-
hold the spectacle of a New-England politician
scoiling at local self-government and deriding
a national policy which is founded on the
town meeting system of his own home. VI
course, nobody expects that a man of Mr..
Blaine's caliber can possibly comprehend
how Mr.. Sumner and his associates in the
Liberal party could forget the animosities OF
an extinct political issue; but the Speaker
might have had discretion enough TO keep his
narrow hatreds to himself.
Year: 1872

not roundly assert at once that there has been
no Baltimore Convention at all


Finally, our political sage, by way OF recon-
mending himself to his new friends, admins
ters q most CALLING rebuke to the Rebels, who
are sleeping, he says, " with one eye open"
We wonder what he was doing when they had
both eyes open. AS at that time he was prob
ably engaged in encouraging them to fight
good fight, it does seem rather ungenerous at
least in him thus to turn about and DO his best
to perpetuate quarrel, when all sensible mon
are hoping for something like real Union OF
the North ,and South. SO much for Becker
and his handbill. here can be no safe pre-
diction of what su.L a man may do, and IL ne
should desire within few weeks-he anc a
few hundreds like him-tO join the Liberal
ranks, it would be a kind act to let him IN,
however little we might desire his company
or need bis vote.
Year: 1872

We deeply regret to learn that our friend John
Thomas has been wounded in his tenderest feelings
His dignity has been assailed. Never, since that
ornament to the Select Company Of Bath Footmen,
Mr.. Whiders resigned in consequence OF having
been compelled to eat cold meat and to carry coal
scuttle up to the second floor, has such an insult
been offered to of the profession as The Sun put
upon John Thomas on Thursday when it spoke of bis
little affair with Justice Hogan as an ," arrest"
John Thomas wishes it to be understood that he
was neither handcuffed nor sent TO Jail. He got
civil summons from the judge to 60 to court and he
went; but if he had chosen he might have run
away Nevertheless, " the story of an arrest was
published by Dana, and remains 10 be seen Uhefh1
he has not rendered himself liable TO prosecution y"
the o6ense" BY all means let it be seen. The mia
nous conduct of Dana ought to be punished to the
full extent of the law and only doubt is whether
the law provides any penalty commensurate with
the offense. But in any John Thomas on his
dignity is an imposing and improving spectacle
We cannot have too much of it. And if he should
fail 10 get all the satisfaction be wants for this
dreadful outrage, he must console himself with the
reflection that fell from his lips yesterday: it Is all
" part of the Greeley campaign"
Year: 1872

In Boston, we have the unique spectacle of
Iwakura and the other Wise Men from the
East received and welcomed in public speech
by Ralph Waldo Emerson. Japan has said
and done great many curious things during
her present revolution; but few have given
sharper contrast, a more striking antithesis,
than these ambassadors from afar, greeted by
the subtle thinker and representative of New
England Brahminism. This would make Mr..
Emerson's words notable; but his eloquent
sentences will be found of themselves the
hest part of all that took place, yesterday, at
the Boston reception.
Year: 1872

ANOTHER OF THE BRoTnERs-IS-LAW CAUGHT
IN DlSREpUTABLE TRANsACTIoN.-I Washing.
ton, November 4.-In suit that comes on for
trial in court this week between two rival
claim agents the official record shows an
agreement legally signed between General F.
i. Dent, on duty ut the Executive Mansion,
and one Of the attorneys, wherein the former
agrees for one-third Of the amount to be re-
covered to use his Influence with the British
Government to secure the payment of said
claim. Owing to q quarrel as to the terms
OF tie contract the matter Is to be judicially
adudcated, which fact has led to these eX-
posu9cs.- Correspondence IN Ne,c YORK.
lEOrlM
Year: 1872

LIFE ISsuRAScE.-A most fortuitous case
Of life insurance for the family of the i'll
sured has just occurred in this city, as will
bc seen by reference to the advertisement OF
the Richmond agent, Mr.. L. w. Rose, OF the
Universal Life Insurance Company, of New
York. There is a general feeling of sratifi.
cation in community upon the occasion OF
sudden death of the head of family to
learn that the family has been provided for.
In this case the widow of Il worthy man,
who died by casualty, is put in possession OF
the round sum of ten thousand dollars only
three months after her husband was insured.
such instances are calculated to give lively
impulse 10 life insurance.
Year: 1872

Dyspepsia destroys the teeth unless Its effects arc
ccunteractcd by that pure vegetable tonic and anti
septic SozodOnt. Nc bodily disease can impair
them If this antidotc to all corrosive elements that
net upon the enamel IS regularly applied.
Year: 1872

How has it been at the south, where re-
conciliation was to be compassed? How
have life and the family been environed
with an atmosphere os security How has
trade been encouraged, taxation lightened,
prosperity protected? In other words has
the Administration there been a synonym
in such sense of good government? Sarcely
will any contend so. On the contrary I do
not hesitate to affirm that it has been an or
ganized system of depreciation and plunder
whereby most debased set of traffickers in
Northern honor have been foisted upon
Southern communities to strip them of thoir
substance in the name of loyalty. The ex
tent to which this has gone is almost in
credible. So enormous does the computa-
tion aggregate that it nigh well be dlsbe-
Heved were it not borne oLt by the official
report of Congress Commission. 1t is
from the information therein contained that
the figures are drawn, which desire now
to submit to your thoughtful consideration.
They will well repay your study, even when
you return to your homes, for they tell the
strange, sad story of nearly 10000 square
miles of territory given up to pillage under
the ostensible forms of Republican Govern
ment.


ONE HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MILLIONS STOLEN.


The difference between the debts of the
several States subjected to this domination
of the National Administration before that
went into effect, and at the present time,
will measure approximately the injury that
mas Deen QOne. Inc increased rdJo OF TAXA
ton and cost of government will show the
hardship that must hereafter be borne by
the people it has undertaken to care for.
The two together will throw additional light
on the question why the conquered sections
have not been reconciled to such rule as has
been prescribed by the conquest.


Upon the termination of hostilities mill
tary occupancy was had of the States that
had been. in rebellion, and by act OF Con
gress of March 2, 1857, they were consti u
ted separate military departments. Satisfied
that there was every disposition manifested
there to acquiesee the result of the war,
and confirmed still further in that belief by
the report of the General of the Army, who
made an extended tour of inspection with that
view, Congress by acts passed in June, 1868,
began the work of reconstruction. Prior to
that time ths Confederate debts, local and
general, had been repudiated, SO that the
vast increase which has since resulted is all
chargeable directly to the reconstruction
policy of the President. 1t has been done
entirely under the auspices of Republi-
can rule. 1t has been sustained and forth
fed throughou by the administration at
Washington. What the measure of that
spoliation has actually been may be best
realized from the tabulated statement now
sI1h
Year: 1872


munity unprecedented in the history of the
world.


PROPERTY VALUES VIRTUALLY DESTROYED.


Bear in mind, too, that for this vast in
Fiction of debt, and this exhaustive
nual drain, the former mortgaging the life
work of more than one generation of men,
and the latter making the rich poorer than
the poor, there is absolutely nothing in the
shape of return to show. 1t has been
tealing-literally stealing, and a President
Boosting of a policy, Administration
calling itself Republican, party claiming
to be upright and honest, knowing fully to
all the facts, as sustained by force of arms
and threats of military reoccupancy, such
a rule. But consider still further the addi-
tional exhibits l wish to present from the
same source, showing how local pillage has
equally kept pace with the more elaborate
system of general plunder, and how it has
had the effect virtually to destroy all values
in property. 1t is said of some parts of
South America where justice does not pre-
tend to dwell that only somethiny which
can be swallowed or ridden-a diamond or a
mule-will command price, and truly it
would seem if the same was about to be-
come true in many of our Southern States.
Year: 1872

The Commissioner and alternate Com
missioner of each State and Territory
are to have charge of the subscriptions
until the entire amount has been made
up. According to the rules which have
been agreed to, it appears that one
hundred clear days are to be allowed
for the sale of shares. At the end of
that time the books will have to be for
warded to Philadelphia. The Commits
sioners expect that the applications for
stock will greatly exceed the sum re-
o11irad
Year: 1872

By LAZY BEE.
There is little insect
lis singing while I sing;
1t has no voice or feather
Its notes are in its wing.
It comes from out the water.
But never drinks a drop,
Though tits an awful topper,
And "claret" is its sop.
Its legs are very lengthy
Twas never known to walk.
A ni0ht-inRaleish singer


Twas never known to talk.
Its music may be charming


To soothe the savage breast;
Its strains are quite too stirring
To harmonic with rest.
It sleeps all day, in order
To wakeful be all night;
And, though it thrives in darkness.
1t always goes for" light!
It is the great collector


Whose 6iWs a draft at sight;
It bores the bleeding debtor,
Reeeipting with a biteI
It is flying lancer.


That laughs at locks and bars;
1t brakes a thought in motion,
As 'twere a train of cars
They say that, in lifetime,
1t takes single meal;
But this must be an error.
To Judge by what I feeli
It flies from hut to mansion,
And TAX es a drink from each
Thus mixing wine with whisky.
And onion juice with peach
Its days are few in number,
And yet, if they were less,
'Twould not disturb my slumber,
Nor cause the least distressI
A house is not a castle


While it may freely come
And sample" blood at pleasure,
As if 'twere common rumi
And l am fierce with anger


To think / cannot fight
These ghosts that haunt my chamber
nd make me dread the night.
And if the reader answers,


You might procure a net; :"
If was mailed in iron


They'd circumvent me yet!
Year: 1872




Again see what disastrous influence has
been exerted upon labor and is products by
this systematic robbery. Can you wonder
that lends should be left idle rather than
cultivated, or that none should be willing
to exchange other tokens of value for them
when Government itself thus takes the
shape of confscation? The striking con-
trast here presented is eloquent of misrule,
and carries with it nothing to commend
people oppressed, or to reconcile them to the
blessings of republican thus held up for
their admiration and adhesion.
Year: 1872

AMONG the abuses unearthed by the
New York custOmhOuse investigation
the most scandalous and nefarious Is
the general order" system which
was insugUrated In 1854 by the refusal
OF the Cunard company to be held re-
sponsible for goods after they were
discharged, the managers Of the line
In that year obtaining from congress
legislative sanction for putting upon
All bills OF lsding contract exempt
ing them from liability iOr shipments
after their delivery on the docks Of
the company. The collector being
liable for the safety Of the goods, had
thus, in self-protectiOD, to turn them
over 10 general order" warehouses,
there to swat the convenience of inn
porters. This being the case, the
blame for the expense and tronble
arising out OF this system is primarily
ehsrgeable upon congress that per
mitted e steamship company to ab-
solve itself from liability for ship
ments the moment freights were de-
posted on the docks of the company.
No doubt the abuses, in connection
with this system, have been growing
from bad TO worse, and itremaiEs now
to do away with it root and branch.
The mercantile interests Of the coun-
try demand not only this but that
the whole system Of customs shall be
dmpli6ed preparatory to the lnaugu-
ration Of free trade that will obviate
the necessity Of theiE existence.