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Year: 1873

THE PRESS on THE STOKES VEhDiCf'


We have taken pains to examine somewhat
carefully the comments of the newspaper
press throughout the country upon the Ver-
dict in the case of Stokes. Here is one Jour
nal which regards it as tardy evidence Oh
the awakening sense of the people OF new
"York to the necessity Of sternly conirohtiig
" the tide of blood and crime which Tor the
" last ten years has rolled in ever-ncreasing
"volume, unpunished and unchecked, over the
" unfortunate city, Here is another which
saws: Commiseration for the guilty man
" has it's place in every heart, but Joined with
/" this sentiment is a surprising qualification
" at the triumph of law and justice" Another
"a Things have changed for the better during
a" the past year, and it may be thatin process OF
time the chances Of criminal for gettlng
" clear by the free use of money and an in
I" industrious use Of the columns of sympathlz-
"ing Journals, may be materially reduced"
Another. speaking of the probabilities of a
communication of the sentence Human life IN
"New-York is at fearful discount. Law ani
"Justce have been degraded almost beneath
contempt, and now is the time when human
" life must be made secure; and Law ana
"Justice must be reinstated and made honor
"ablen Another: at is a relief to know that
"a Judge and jury have finally done their
"duty. and given reasonable assurance that
retribution will, in one instance, prove 10
"lawless wickedness and homicidal passion
" that they are amenable to the stern and sure
"behests of offended law"


We might multiply these extracts, but what
we have given will be sufficient TO indicate
the general current of comment We have
rarely known more unanimous acqulescence
in the Justice of verdict. Pity for the prls-
oner is everywhere warmly expressed, ana
this will meet with approval from every kind
hearted reader; but of the inexorable justice
of the verdict no question is anywhere raised.
Here is the crime, and here the conviction,
and here the plain provision of the law; and
it is evident that any successful attempt 10
save the murderer from the fate prescribed by
the statute will so far bring all laws into con-
tempt as to be infinitely damaging 10 the
peace and safety of society.


This must be our general answer to great
numbers of correspondents who are opposed
(as we are) TO Capital Punishment, and who
wonder how we, with our well-knOwn views
upon the subject can argue that the law
should be enforced. We take the liberty Of
saying that its enforcement has nothing what
ever to do with the expediency or the justice
of the law To disregard the plain provisions
of statutes and to avoid their application by
sophistry, and by substantially yet illegally
ignoring them, is merely to pave the way for
anarchy and for a frightful increase OF crime
We have had enough of this, and we are
anxious for something better.
Year: 1873

and what he Ia doing He has not been so
reputably employed since ne was boy. He
belongs to a class of adventurers who find ID
particularly easy TO beguile clergymen and
laymen specially interested in religious af
fairs-who profess to have been converted
from this "doxyr to the other "d6xy.p
and who usually exhibit the eager intolerance
of neophytes. They are always bitter against
the side which they happen to have left and
to which they are generally ready for suf-
ficient consideration to return. They are
oftenest men of talent, for talent is required
by their vocation; they are not seldom per-
sons of excellent education, for without tbis
they would be at once detected; good Inan-
ners and plausible address they have Of course.
since they could not get along day without
them. They understand human nature; they
can preach well, and make love as we'll as
they preach; and wherever they 20 they
simultaneously take in both the brethren and
the sisters Ecclesiastical history is full Of
the evil and scandalous deeds of these grave
deceivers, and the Reverend Doctor Joseph
mes-Crouch-Arth Henry -Moreton-J. o. X.
Keatinge is really valuable as rare and thor
oughly detected specimen
Year: 1873

But in that higher range Of civic progress, in
the march toward her place among the centers
of the worlds best refinement, the Exhibition
of 1875 must be our city's renaissance. There
after. New-York must become the home OF
Good Taata
Year: 1873

The trial of Judge Prindle has terminated
in his acquittal-a result not unexpected by
those who have paid any attention to the
case. The charges were mainly of misconduct
in Office, and the numerous specifications were
all based on alleged infractiODs OF law and
judicial decorum
Year: 1873

A very decided change in the policy Of the
United States on the Cuban question is inti-
mated in telegram from Washington, pub
lished this morning. The Secretary of State
has instructed our Minister at Madrid to make
strong representations to the Government to
which he is accredited on its failure to carry
out its obligations to emancipate the slaves in
Cuba. The dispatch of the Secretary
of State contains o strong intimatiOn,
if not menace, that, unless change in the
Spanish policy toward Cuba shall soon be
made, the friendly and traditional relations
between Spain and the United States may be
interrupted. Considering the positive state
ments that have recently been made in the
Cortes by the Spanish Government, there
seems no good prospect of immediate cOnces-
sions to the request of our Government.
Year: 1873

The City Physician of Springfield, Mass, Is
woman-elected by way of an experiment. She Is
said to have been exceedingly successful, not having
made even one medical blunder since she began her
work One reason for this she gives when she says
that she was very careful about making mistakes.
because she knew that any error would be more
severely visited upon her than it would be upon a
man. She has been economical Official Tor she
has attended hundred more patients than any OF
her predecessors in the same number of weeks, and
for 500 less expense to the city She often acts az
nurse as well as DOCTOR and her practice among the
poor has been in every way excellent. Her reelec-
ton is proposed and if she has proved herself com
petent to the satisfaction of the city authorities
there is no reason why she should not keep the posi-


ton 1t certainly is not agreeable one but If her
devotion to medicine and poor humanity can carry
her easily and usefully through its hardships. she
has right to hold it.
Year: 1873

rell decision. the Attorney General, by
order of the President, recognized the Kellogg
Pinchback Government But the vital ques-
tion has not yet been touched. The Pincn-
backs are in possession, which may be decision
enough for them; it will not satisfy the
country, however; and if the Senate Committee
have not the power to express, at least their
opinions on that subject, they ought TO nave
it before they begin their Investigations
otherwise the inquiry will end in naught
Year: 1873

After all, it looks as though "Prince Bill
otherwise William C.. Lunalilo, grandson of
King Kamehameha l., might sit on the throne
of the Hawaiian Kingdom. Honolulu corre-
spondence of THE TRIBUNE, herewith pub
lished, gives some interesting particulars OF
the latest complications which have taken
place in the Sandwich Islands. Prince William
has appealed to the strongest prejudices OF
the islanders in his prOnunciamiento and his
request for plebiscitum which shall determine
his claims is likely to meet with favorable
response from the people. TO be sure, the
question of the succession is left with the
Legislative Assembly; and it is said that
foreign ring with true American promptness) is
preparing to buy up the representatives at
81 900 head. But such a popular uprising
as prince Bill" is capable of provoking would
be more than any ordinary Legislature could
stand These being the main facts of the
case we are glad TO learn that the heir pre-
sumptive has suddenly mended his ways and
is behaving like a gentleman-nOt like mere
prince. The best part of the whole story Is
that little or nothing seems TO be said about
annexation to the United States. 1t is quite
possible that the Toy Kingdom may go on
indefinitely with its royal state and pomp and
show of power. With little judiclous Civil
Service Reform, the new King could pay off
his national debt in a single year.
Year: 1873

Another of those obstructive contradictions
which seem to adhere to the Credit Mobiher
inquiry gave pause to the Committee yester-
day. The evidence mainly concerns the shares
of stock alleged to have been held by the Hon.
James Brooks. There is one branch of testi-
mony showing that he bought one hundred
shares, another that he did not buy them,
and still another that he could not have
bought them. This statement is enough to
show that we cannot arrive at the truth of
the case without serious damage to the char
acter of at least one or two Of the principal
witnesses.
Year: 1873

Newspaper reading continues to be fatal to
jury-serving. If it were not such serious
business, one might afford to laugh at the
ridiculous figure which candidates for jury
duty cut, yesterday, in the Tweed trial, when
confronted with the dreadful question, Have
"you read the newspapersp One man
pleaded that he had read nothing but edi-
"torials = these disagreed with him, and he
was allowed to sit on the jury. By-and-by
people will see the huge folly Of expecting
that a man can be competent to serve as
juryman and be too incompetent to have any
intelligent opinion of events which stir the
whole community. But the Tweed jury lacks
Ouly two of being complete.
Year: 1873

Under the modest title of The Eastern and
Western Railway Transportation Company, a
mighty railroad project is about to appear in
Congress. 1t is nothing less than railway
from the South Carolina seabOard to Leaven-
worth, Kansas, with branch to st. Louis. 1t
is too soon to express any opinion as to the
feasibility of such a scheme; its details will be
of vital importance; but we may be sure that
the shrieks of locality will at once be heard.
Year: 1873

Iowa is iubilant. for within her borders new
agricultural treasure hath arisen. This is Tea,
which has been cultivated in Crawford County up
to the point Of 700 pounds to the aere The person
in charge Of the plantation, after making many
experiments in many States, found that the climate
and soil of Iowa best suited the plant and that il
would and could endure thrivingly the coolest OF
her weather No wonder the State is cheerful if not
nebriated with delight Yet we shall await further
adyices. Tea can be grown to profit in East Ten
nessee, and ought to be- AS 20 Iowa-well the
Iowans viii do it, if anybody in that latitude


Gen. Averill protests that the asphalt pavement
has not failed. In enumerating the failures in IN
way of pavements THE TRIBUNE recently mentioned
it az oneOf them, but allusion was made only TO the
concrete denominations composed in part of coal tar
or similar substances, which have been plastercd
over some of our streets to the great annoyance OF
the inhabitants and the loss of the city. What Gen.
Averill means by the asphalt pavement is an en-
tirely different material nearer akin to the French
asphalt and he claims that it is Of special value as to
the very points on which tho concretes have proved
an utter failure
Year: 1873

The New-Ior6 Commissioners of Fisheries have
advertised their readiness to deliver to order
spawn and living fish. 1t must be observed
that only public waters can be supplied. 0swego
rock and white bass, and limited number of black
bass. pike, perch, &c, be delivered at Roches-
ter at any time during the Winter. Young white
fish are in a condition to transport from the LIST 10
the 10th Of February salmon trout, from the 10th
to the 10Th. In view of the exceedingly profitable
nature OF fish culture it can scarcely be necessary
to urge those who have the opportunity to stock
neighboring waters to hasten their communications
Name location. and size. and the nature of the bot
tom OF the water to be stocked must be particular
lied
Year: 1873

The correspondent of the San Francisco
Chronicle gives the following description of
the Modoc camp, and it is not all surprising
that the troops are unable to capture these
Indians:


"The principal portion of the camp is situ-
ated in a huge opening or widening OF the
ravine, of perhaps an acre in area. On all
sides of this opening, which seems more like
huge wash bowl than anything else, the
natural wall rises hundred feet or more, but
it is easily scaled, for the inner side is in
clined and the rocks are sharp and jut out all
over it. Once in this basin there is but one
way out, and that is by the trail we entered.
There are other ways out, but they are by
tunnels leading to the many caves or sink
holes in another part of the lava bed. On
the outside of this basin there is succession
of ridges as high as that which inclose it, but
these do not extend all the way around. 10
the west of the basin is a flat, table like sur
face of lava. extending from the very summit
of its rim clear back for more than mile.
In this level place are the sink holes or caves
formed thousands of years ago, perhaps in
the cooling of this immense body OF molten
earth. The openings of the holes are very
small; indeed, one does not see them until he
has almost fallen in. But they widen as they
go down, and their sides being sloping, one
can pick his way to the bottom without diti-
Guilty. Most of these caves are connected
with each other and with the larger basin by
subterraneous passages, so that one can go
for half "A mile in the bed without coming to
the surface at all. This is of incalculable
benefit in defending the stronghold, for one
man can keep one hundred at bay almost
anywhere in it without fear of being smoked
out or having retreat cut off.
Year: 1873

The last issue of the Mountain Echo
contains letter from Silas Woodson,
Governor of Missouri. who is native OF
Knox county, KY, from which We ex-
tract the following eulogy upon noun
tain people;


"a kinder, a truer, a nObler, a more
intellectual people than those amongst
whom you have established your paper
can be found nowhere, and perhaps few
living men are better prepared to give
evidence and form a more correct opln-
ion upon the subject than myself. The
generosity Of the people of the noun
tains is proverbial. No human being
was ever turned away hungry from an
humble mountain home provided there
was enough within that home to satisfy
his wants. And what community, popu-
lation and other surroundings considered,
has given birth to, and boasted so many
intellectual mem Pardon me for saying
that the field OF my observation has not
been contracted one, and | am sure
that many of the brightest intellects,
many of the most eloquent men have
ever known, lived in the county of
Knox"
Year: 1873

fE A good man being observed to
be rs cheerful in adversely as he had been
in prosperity, assigned as a reason--
when had everything about me, en-
joyed God in all and now have moth.
ing, enjoy all in God.
Year: 1873

Ar A boarding house fcnd tells the
story tha. in recent thunder storm the
warning Of the element WAS SO awe in.
spring. that the hair in dish of butter
in the pantry tarned completely white
during the night.
Year: 1873

To HAVE Coop CoRNEp BEEF -Seloc,
a good, nice piece of fresh beef Ca brisk
ct or flank piece is best) and put it in Q
pot Of boiling water, and throw in n hand
ful Of salt or enough to make it sufficient
iy salt to taste, and boiled tender. This
will be far superior to any beef picked
in brue
Year: 1873

EE- The young man who distracted a
beef steak from his boarding house and
has had his boots half soled with it, says
that hc'll have to throw the boots away
because he's tired Of them
Year: 1873

warranted not to cut In the eye-not head
ache in hhds. of tit is no sooner in your
belly than It's on your back in pound of beet
and 1t carries bead like necklace; for
sale by


GEORGE AUSTIN.
Year: 1873

How A Doc WAS "SoLD Here is a
true dog story: A family down town
having a false crate in one of the rooms
Of the house placed some red paper be-
hind it to give the effect of fire. One Of
the coolest days this winter the dog be,
longing to the household came 10 from out
Of doors, and seeing the paper in the crate
deliberately walked up to 1t and laid
down before it, cur!ed up in the best way
to receive the glowing heat US it came
from the FIRE. lie remained motionless
for Q lev moments feeling no warmth
he saiscd his head and looked over his
shoulder at the crate; still feeling no
heat he arose and carefully applied his
nose to the grate and smelt OF it. 1t
was cold as ice. With q look Of the
m,st supreme disgust, his tail cured
down between his legs, every hair on
bis body saying "l'm sold" the dog
trottcd out Of the room, not even casting
slook at the pasty in tho room W o
had watched his actions and laughed so
heartily at his misfortunes. That dog
had reason a. we'll as iustinet.-Troy (N


w. Times.
Year: 1873

REMARKABLE CASE. On Friday last
Dr. Small was called to attend Young
man named Clarence Abbott, who was i'll
at his residence. DR.. Small discovered
unmistakable symptoms of lead poison
ing. 1t appears that Abbott was wounded
in the thigh by a minnie bullet at the bat
tie OF the Wilderness in 1864, and that the
bullet could not be found at the time. He
has suffered somewhat ever since. Drs.
Small and Gordon on Saturday morning
etherized the patient, and proceeded to
make u surgical examination, which re-
suited in the discovery of the ball in the
thigh. The bullet was cncased in bony
substance of about the size of goose's
egg, the shell of which was one fourth of
an inch thick. The bullet had been tumb-
ling about in this cavity for eight years,
and become worn and polished as smooth
ly as though it had been done on an emery
wheel. Sufficient amount of the lead
however, had permeated the encasing and
entered the system to produce lead posion-
ing which would have proved fatal in a
short time but for timely relief afforded
Mr. Abbott was doing nicely yesterday


Argus.
Year: 1873

There is an end to kisses and to sighs,
There is an end to laughter and to tears;
An end to fair things that delight our eyes.
An end to pleasant sounds that charm our ears
An end to enmity's foul libe!ling,
And to the gracious praise of tender friend;
There is an end to all but one sweet thing


To love there is no end.
That warrior carved an empire with his sword,
The empire now is but like him-a name;
That statesman spoke and by burning word
kindled nations heart into flame;
Now nought is left but ashes and we bring
Our homage 10 new men. to them we bend;
There is AN end to all but one sweet thing


To love there is no end.
All beauty fades away, or else, alas!
Mems ewes grow dim, and they no beauty see
The glorious shows of nature pass and pass,
Quickly they come. as quickly do they flee;
And he who hears the voice of welcoming
Hear eNt the slow, sad farewell of his friend
There is an end to all but one sweet thing


To love there is no end.
And Tor ourselNeS-our father, where is he!
Cone and memory alone remains;
There is no refuge on a mothers knee
For us, crown old and sad with care and pains
BrothcrlrSs. SisterlesS, onr way we Wend rove
TO Deaths dark house from which we shall not
And 50 we cease: yet one thing hath no end


There is no end To Love.
Year: 1873

An old man is like an old wagon; with
light loading and careful usage it will last
for years, but one heavy load or sudden
strain will break it, and ruin it forever.
So many people reach the age of fifty, or
sixty, or even seventy, measurably free
from most of the pains and infirmities of
old age, CHEEKY in heart and sound in
health, ripe in wisdom and experience,
with sympathies mellowed by age, and
with reasonable prospects and opportuni-
ties for continued usefulness in the world
for considerable time. Let such persons
be thankful, but let them also be careful
An old constitution is like an old bone
broken with ease aud mended with diff
Guilty. A young tree bends to the gale-an
old one snaps and falls before the blast.
A single hard lift, an hour of heating
work, an evening exposure to rain or
damp, severe chill, an excess of food,
the unusual indulgence of an appetite, a
sudden fit of anger, an improper dose of
medicine, any of these, or similar things,
may cut off valuable life in an hour,
and leave the fair hopes of usefulness and
enjoyment but a shapeless wreck.


John H. Jarvis, Esq, of Boston, formerly OF
Castine, has presented the Eastern Normal
dre,l dollars,-a valuable and beautiful addition
IN fbn i,k,t ne ht1t
Year: 1873

PUMPKINS FOR Cows. From peck of
seed dropped and covered in the gaps of a
corn field dairy Of nine cows has been
kept up to summer milking and the quality
of the butter is super excellent, and six
heifer calves raised from the above are fat
as moles. The cows are fatter, too, than
majority of the cattle slaughtered. These
cows have been making about six pounds
of butter per week, besides supplying new
milk and cream for a gentleman's house
with sixteen inmates. The pumpkins are
chopped up in the hangers with q spade,
morning, noon and night, about half a
bushel each time when cut into pieces
They eat while being MIXED morning and
night, and they come to the yard and 90
into the stable for half an hour at noon
Beets, carrots aud some other roots and
small ears of corn will follow, so as to keep
mp the milk during winter. [Cor. of Coun-
try Gentleman.
Year: 1873

me journal Of Horticulture, of France,
says that French farmer has discovered
that the use of tan is an efficient preventa-
tive against potato disease. For three
years he has introduced small quantity of
the residue of the bark used in tanning into
each hole on planting his potato crop, and
each time he has been completely success
ful in preserving his fields free from the
annoying disease.
Year: 1873

A gentleman was compimentng a
pretty young lady in the presence of his
wife. at is lucky | did not meet Miss
Hopkins before married you, my dear"
"Well, yet, it is extremely lucky--for
her" was the dry reioinder
Year: 1873

Not less than eleven English steamers
have been lost at sea within three months,
most of them with all on board They
were all iron steamers, very long and
marrow and it is thought their form had
something TO do with their loss.
Year: 1873

CHAPPED HANDS. In healthy condition
the skin is kept supple by an oily secretion,
which answers the same purpose az oiing
leather. During warm weather this secre-
ton, in common with all other secretions
OF the skin, is more abundant than in cold
When it is insufficient the skin becomes
dry and harsh and on those parts of the
body where the skin is thick and subject to
much motion rs on the hands, it readily
crackssor tlSSureS. The amount of this Sc
cretion is so much reduced in cold weather
that the frequent washing of the hands
with soap causes them to chap readily. and
this the more certainly if the soap is not
thoroughly washsd off. The allali in soap
Is usually in excess, and this combines
with the oily secretion, and so deprives the
skin OF It's natural lubricator. TO prevent
the hands from chappin@, then, be careful
to wash all soap from them thoroughly in
clean water. This will ordinarily suffice;
but if not. it will be necessary to make
good the removed oil by the use of glycer-
Inc, honey, mutton tallow, etc.
Year: 1873

During all this season there has been
so much careless use Of fowling pieces
and rifles as to attract attention aud
create comment. One OF these exhibi-
tions Of almost, criminal carelessness
occurred on Sunday morning last that
calls for comment a man WAS crnis-
ing around shooting at birds taking no
care as to what direction his gun was
pointed, and made discharge which
carried the ball from his gun into q
tent in which a person was setting, aud
which passed through near his head.
The occupant of the tent was much
exercised. and but for the begging off
of the shooter he would have received
summary and deserved personal chas-
tisement then and there. There has
come to our hearing several similar
complaints, and it behooves all persons
using fire arms to use more caution and
care, else some tragedy will occur shat
| will be lamentable.