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Year: 1870

Nor Personal, But ISsPIRATIoNAL
Bcechcr says | sometimes say 10 myself.
Here, now is Sunday, and | will
open up this subject and carry every
thing over the center" And | take n
splendid text. and make miserable
sermon out of it. could not get the 90
on it and | had to just stop and say, IL
have as much right to preach poor sermons
rs anybody. did the best could, and
am not to blame for not doing any better. J"
On some other Sunday take Il text that
have not thought much about, and am
seized with fiery inspiration, as it were,
and unexpectedly am enabled to open
up out of that text the glorious truth of
the Gospel in such way that my hearers
are deeply affected. go over the ground
and see people crying; but | cannot stop
for that and 90 on like man riding
through wet woods, after 4 storm, who
cannot stop for the drops that he shakes
down. And tell me. if YOU can, why 1t
is that when we mean to do the best things
we do but poorly, and that when we do
not think of dong well we do the best.
do not know why it should be so. unless
it is because we are in the hand Of the
Lord, and he is managing matters
Year: 1870

In the latter part Of the year 1862,
WAS residing in Fredericksburg, Va,
with my mother, an old lady suffering
from complicated form of spinal dis
ease, which confined her to her bed for Il
long period. The doctors pronounced
her case hopeless, and indeed, there were
times when the slightest noise in the
room, or the feeblest effort to move,
brought upon her such paroxysms ol
pain as were heart-rending to witness.


We lived completely alone. in small
cottage in the suburbs, not relative OIL
protector near US. for my father had long
been dead and my two gallant brothers
had both fallen in the first battle at Man
assas.


While thus unfortunately situated, the
neighborhood of Fredericksburg became
the scene of hostilities. General Burn.
side. with an immense force appeared up
on the northern bank of the Rappahan-
mock, and endeavorcd TO effect crossing
of the river.


Some time before, the main part of the
population of the town had deserted it;
but my poor mother, more weak and i'll
than usual, could not be removed to any
place Of safety.





Imagine our position, reader, if you
can! Two feeble women, with a small
keg of stale biscuit to support us, left
without the remotest prospect of help, in
a city already under the muzzles Of near
Year: 1870

has revealed in very startling manner
the hopeless inadequacy of our police to
extort the secrets of crime, or even to
secure the evidences which some new de.
velopment might make available for the
discovery of the murderer. Amateurs
and professionals alike seem to be cropping
in the dark and wasting time on matters
of slight consequence.


Why cannot the great city of New
York have detective system that will
compare with those of Paris and London
Why should the police have lost the ad-
vantage Of prompt, searching and scien.
tifc survey of every square inch of the
immediate surroundings of the place Of
the crime, while its mute witnesses were
yet undisturbed F.? ...
Year: 1870

. 4 PRoTRACTED SEssIoN.-The
indications of a protracted session
of Congress increase. The APP
preparation Committee of tho
House do not think they will get
all their bills through before tho
middle of May. and it will proba-
bly, take the Senate and House
one or two months after that date
to settle the differences on these
measures. There have been in
troduced in the House and Senate
so far in this Congress nearly 5000
bills and joint resolutions, fact
without precedent in the history
of the Government.
Year: 1870

A correspondent says: 'What has been
said about the frightful effect of the chas-
sepot bullet does not seem to have been
exaggerated, for many of the wounds on
the Prussian bodies were horrible to look
at. noticed one man whose whole face
was one big wound, a ball having struck
him just under the eye and made hole
one might have put ones fist into"


The discipline of the French army is
unfavorably mentioned. One writer in
speaking of the Zouaves says: "When
these marched out of Strasbourg they
were more like an armed mob than an or
ganized military corps. There were hard
ly two men of them dressed alike. Some
had ON their red cloth breeches, some
their brown linen ditto;' some had white
CATERS, some red, some black. AS to
Year: 1870

their march, the only thing can compare
it to is the English House of Commons
when the members are summoned to hear
the Queens speech read in the House of
Lords. Were you ever present on that
occasion? If so you can hardly have for
gotten the undignifed shuffling rush of
members that takes place, every one doing
his best to get to the front. Well. the
march of the Zouaves is very much the
same.n


Besides being inferior in discipline it
is now understood that the French have
had to fight against superior forces. At
Woerth Mcmahon had but 4O,OoO effect
i've bayonets, while the Pru, sain force
was 10000. Not very good generalship
to fight at such a disadvantage.


A subject for conscription writes This
afternoon the town crier went through the
village with his drum, and read a long
proclamation informing the happy French
people that every one up to 40 was ex-
pected and indeed bound to go and be a
soldier. | don't know exactly what will
become of me, but when they claim me
must go. 1t is not pleasant, certainly !;
but then when the country is in danger,
and when we have an opportunity of
walking in the footsteps of our "fathers"
of 1872, and of shouting la Marseillaise as
we go, we ought to be pleased. 1t must
not be forgotten, however, that those
fathers which we are told are ours, walk
ed en- sdbots-Le battalion de la MoSelle en-
sa6ots you recollect-under Hoche, be-
lieve. However, let me tell you one
thing, and that is that the Frenchman who
month ago said they should be at Berlin
in fortnight, in fact all Frenchmcn are
now glad to say, we are greatly in want
of stupendous victory to set us up"
Year: 1870

same principle holds good in their case as


to factories and education


The republican party has favored the


laborer in regard to taxation. Both the
tariff and internal revenue tax have been
so adjusted as to fall as much upon proper
ty as possible. The last Congress refused
to remove the income tax, although they
reduced and modified it, because it falls
upon the wealthy chiefly. But while re-
tanning the income tax and keeping up the
tax on spirituous liquors and luxuries, taxes
which the rich must pay, they regarded
the laborer, who uses and needs as much
tea, coffee, and sugar in the family as any
other class, and reduced the duties upon
those articles.


Throughout the farming districts of the
State of Maine there never was so much
as now. Farmers never were
so clear of debt, or had SO much working
capital or money in bank or securities.
Everything they produce commands cash
and a good price. In democratic times
they had no market, no money. ana were
ten times more embarrassed to pay their
taxes than in these times, and even with
the war debt upon their shoulders would
not 90 back to the aforesaid democratic
times on any account. Let them compare
prices themselves, compare comforts and
conveniences, education and general pros
perity, and see how greatly the result fa-
vors the present. We don't ask them to
take. our statement, but depend upon the
abundance of facts which they have in
their knowledge and possession.


Let the farmers and laborers of Maine
do as the workingmen of New York are
doing-give their support to the republi-
can party.
Year: 1870

The appeals of democrats to the work
ingmen of the country are not encourag
ing to their party We see that a meeting
of the General Committee of the Work
ingmen's Union of New York, held last
week, adopted an address attributing to
the democracy the hardships Of the work
ingmen and favoring a union with repub-
hcans. There are other movements of the
same kind, going to show that working
men are thinking and preparing to act.
That party which favors the building up of
home manufactures, TO give employment
to home labor and build up our home
markets, improving the common school
SO that the poor mans child can be edu-
Gated as well as the rich mans is the party
to which the workingman is bound by in
terest. The workingmen of the country
never received so much for their labor as
now, never had more comfortable homes.
or were more independent. In old demo-
cratic times laborer was glad TO work for
twenty-five cents day, and if his children
learned to read it was more by their own
exertions than from the advantages of the
common schools. Now the lab orer's chill
dren may receive good education in all
branches of study necessary to fit them for
business, and in the cities and large towns
the common schools are as good as acade-
mics. 1t is not merely the growth of the
idea that man is a man, whether he be
black or white, or works with pickaxe or
pen. but the stamping out of the old no.
ton that manufactures would grow and
villages and business increase without any
assistance, that has had much to do with
the benefits and privileges which laboring


men enjoy.


The republican party grew up upon the
principle that man is a man, no matter
what his color or occupation, and that the
laborer should call no man master, but
ovn himself and have all he could earn.
It's competitor was the democratic party


TDe republican party has pursued a lib
eral policy for the encouragement of man.
ufactures, railroads, schools, in order that
through the increase of these labor might
thrive and the country become prosperous.
During its existence nearly all our rail-
roads have been constructed, and their
rapid extension is due to the aid afforded
them by the republican party. The demo-
cratic party has no objection to railroads
but always has been found objecting to
measures to build them. The
Year: 1870

The house of widow Sergeant and
daughter in Boothbay was entered on Mon
day night about midnight, by a gang of ruff
fianly fishermen. They were repulsed by a
young man who fired into the crowd, but
again returned and beat the inmates cf the
house shockingly, and ended by setting fire to
the house. The party then stole several boats
and reached their feet in the harbor and es
capped. The young man alluded to was
quite severely injured.


The annexed table. from the Portland Ar
gus, shows the amount of rain which has fall
on for four months in that section:
Year: 1870

A young lady proposes to attend Foxcroft
Academy the ensuing term and 'work her
board" friend demonstrating with her,
against this plan, and assuring her that she
would not be able to give proper attention to
her studies, she replied that she should only
take up thirteen branches
Year: 1870

The manned soldier" who pours out his
complaint in the Standard is probably one
of the Kingfield militia. OF course he will
vote for General Roberts, if he did not he
would fail to be true to the memories of
kingfield. He will be worse "maimed"
after election than he is now.
Year: 1870

SHREVEPORT UNIVERSITY.
K1HE TRUSTEES of the Shreveport University are
L pleased to announce that Prof GEO. E. THATCH
Err will continue in charge of this institution.
The Board encouraged by the of the past
expressed to believe that they have met want of
munty at the right time and in the right place And
they confidently the public that pains will be
spared to afford educational facilities equal to those of
any part of the country.


The University is located in very pleasant and
healthful situation, two miles west of Shreveport.
The grounds extensive, afording ample room for
exercise, and the building is capable of accommodate
ing large number
The extensive repairs made during the summer
cation add much to the comfort and atractiveness of
the institution zs-..-.


JOHN n HOWELL,


President Board Trustees
Shreveport, August II 1869 Ftf
Year: 1870

WHAT Is A PLEBIscITE There are many inquiries
OF late as to the meaning of the word plebscite, "
which now occurs SO often in our daily papers Pie
biscte signifies the expression of the will of the whole
people on any question of great Importance, submitted
to their vote The question now before the people of
this section of country and which can be answered
without plebiseite, is as follows The people are
satisfied that J. B. Lewis No. Texas street keeps the
largest and best stock Of Boots Shoes and Hats in the
city, and that he offers them at reasonable figures
Year: 1870

The CoLoRED DEMoNsTRArIos.-We learn from the
Grand Era Torch Light, neat little paper published
on board the steamer Grand Era, while under way,
that there was much difficulty in getting deck hands
in New Orleans on Saturday the 30th ut as the
"grand demonstration in honor of the adoption
of the Fifteenth Amendment was made on that day
Only about one hundred and twenty-five white men
took part in the celebration, of which number nine
tenths, according to the Bulletin, employees in
the Custom house, post-oifca, State and municipal
offices. Gen. Longstreet wss one of this number,
conspicuous in carriage literally covered with stars
and stripes" The Torch Light thus throws further
light upon this dark subject:


Our "rnen and brethren had huge jollfcation in
New Orleans on Saturday last, in honor of the Fif.
teenth Amendment. From appearances we came to
the conclusion that they getting to be ashamed of
their color as the young girls on the ableaux ap
peared to have been selected on account of their
being well i" bleaehed.n
Year: 1870

unfortunately you have lost your own
teeth by neglect or mismanagement, take
care that your daughters do not suffer the
same penalty from the same cause. See to
II that they brush their teeth regularly and
thoroughly with SOzoDoNT, and thereby you
will insure them sound and serviceable sets
as long as they live.
Year: 1870

WhpDING SURE A prominent official
Of this county, has for sometime past been
promising banker OF our town, a fresh
New England Goldfish. on the day of the
officials marriage Some days ago the off :
train, and on Thursday evening last, our
banker hlsnd received by express. a very
'arge. fresh, Eastern Goldfish, weighing %
pounds, and standing over four feet on either
head or tail. We conclude there must have
been wedding somewhere west Of here, on
Thursday last. and that the bride and groom
are both of Auburn Placer county.
Year: 1870

A Wife Cruelty Beaten by Blind Husband-


Ante.Mortem Statement.


Captain Kennedy Of the Sixth precinct, yesterday
called upon Coroner Keenan, and requested him To
take the ante-mortem statement OF Ann Costello
who was lying at her residence, NO. 4S
Mulberry street, in very dangerous con-
dition from the effects OF violence at
the hands OF her husband, Florence
Costello blind beggar Both Costello and his wife
are of incorporate habits and quarrelsOme DISPOSE
tions He has been In the habit while drunk OF bru-
tally beating and abusing his wife, that her cries
for help could be heard by ali the occupants in the
house.. On sunday night C9stell9 YES more than nan
usually brutal and SEEMED determined 70 take her
life with heavy stick which he kept In his r0olh
Costello beat his wife on the head and about the
body till she was helpless and almost insensble. On
hearing Of the affair Captain Kennedy arrested the
brutal husband and locked him up. Dr. Harrington
was called to attend the injured woman and found
her suffering from congestion OF the BRAN, the result
OF the violence she had received. In the doctor =
Opinion she is in very precarious condition. and
her recovery ia Extremely doubtful. Mrs. Costello
was removed to Bellevue Hospital in an ambulance,
where, If able, her statement Will be taken
Year: 1870

From the Japan Gazette March 81.


The evening before last we mentioned that q tele-
gram had been received in town to the effect that
an assassin had entered the bedroom OF Colonel @.
U. Shepard the United States Consul In JeddO. The
following particulars We learned too late for inser-
tOn last evening"


Colonel Shepard resides In thcJeddo Hotel his flagstaff
wings up stairs which staircase from
below, and reach which length of passage has
to be raversed than 10 OF the sleeping apartments
sides turn In the passage having TO be made the
special design II happens also that Colonel Shepard locks
his bedroom door night There keys OF which
he keeps himself to lock himself ia the other kept by his
Japanese boy let himself when he calls his In
the morning appears that Colonel Shepard awoke and
feced he heard the noise OF the lock being turned and the
door opened, but uncertain he whether It
really noise or only dream that In an instant he was
asleep again. 1t was quite dark and although intruder
stepped noiseessy into the he stumbled pair OF
boots just inside the door, and thus fairly reused the Colonel
who jumped up In bed and demanded "Whos there. He
He followed however, and, dark was perceived
the sound his that the running along
passage the grand staircase He fired along the
but evidently without effect, for the steps still re-
and fred another shot the Fugitive reached the
first landing when the fellow cried "augh." leading
Colonel Shepard think he had hit him. another he
rcachef the foot Of the STAIRS down which Colonel Shepard
him. and gave parting shot he out OF the
door which stood open As all this time merely the fainest
image Of retreat had been actually seen the shots


Whereabouts which rather judged of by than
sight, BY this time the whole OF the inmates Of the hotel
aroused Colonel Shepard did not follow the fellow
further the night was very dark light having been
search being made daylight tho scabbard Of the sword
found OF the stays OF the flagstaff and marx
showing that the man had run against the guy.


place beyond doubt the deliberate
entiOns Of the
Year: 1870

The japan Gazette OF the 10tn OF April says


1t Is with extreme regret that we have to announce
the death OF Captain Barnett, Of her Majestys Tenth
regiment OF infantry, which took place yesterday
afternoon at the English Camp. For several days
illness declare itself to be smallpox He was about
10 be removed to the hospital, and the litter was
already in attendance for his conveyance but 1t was
thought he had better be raised to take little
freshment TO enable him to bear the moving. Dr.
Orton OF her Majestys Tenth, supported him for
this purpose, when, without any kind OF warning,
le gasped and expired.
Year: 1870

Before Judge Ingraham


Sarah e, De,nareSt Us. Garrett A. Denlarest.-
This was an action for divorce on the ground Of
adultery. The facts have already appeared in the
HERALD. Yesterday Judge Ingralam decided to
deny the Judgment Of divorce stating that the only
evidence OF adultery being given by person or bad
character and there being some evidence OF con-
donation he did not consider IL proper TO grant It,
Year: 1870

In the Supreme Court yesterday Judge Pratt de-
cided to issue mandamus restraining the Brooklyn
Park Commiss toner's from allowing the New York
militia to use the Prospect Park Fair Grounds. The
writ was issued on the application OF residents in
the vicinity OF the parade ground, who complained
that whenever the New York soldiery visited
them they were accompanied by rowdies,
who damaged surrounding property and conducted
themselves In a violent manner. Counsel Tor the
Commissioners yesterday appealed from the decision
granted by Judge Pratt on condition that the Com.
missioners would furnish bonds In the sum OF
sos 600 to indemnify the county for any damage
which might be done in case the New York militia
were admitted to the grounds.
Year: 1870

TIE HID-ON EINER SUSPENSION BRIDGE-A 4


CORRECTION.


The officers of the Hudson River suspension
Bridge and ~ T.. r. r. Co. wish TO correct the account
of their plans aud progress which appeared in morning
paper yesterday They have decided not to build the
road TO New Haven 10 consolidate with the Derby road
and to make consolidation whatever but after reach
ing the Connecticut line, 10 cooperate with any line
which they may think most desirable.


Nor II the Company ready stated to begin work on
the bridge No work will he done before the directors
have completed their plans as To insure them
against i"y interruption.
Year: 1870

BE11ENDoRF has found test so delicate
that one mart of arsenic in one million parts OF
solution may be detected, and the presence Of
aptimony does not affect it. 10 apply this test
The suspected liquid is ,nixed with hydrochloric
acd until fumes are apparent. Chloride OF
tin is then added, and basis precipitate con
tanning the greater part of the arsenic as a
metal mixed with the oxide Of tin is thrown
down
Year: 1870

| had the toothache yesterday. Tba,
internal little hollow tooth of mine held q
bushel Of ache. 1t ached clean down to
the toe OF my boot, it was regular q K
ache too My face swelled so much that
my most familiar creditor didn't know me-
I Gu woudn have wanted much of nv
Jaw. Every time the tooth thumred, it
lifted me clear off the chair. really
thought | would 60 crazy-you probably
think my fare wouldn't have cost me
much begged for a revolver to end nv
mOmentous days.


L remember OF a quart bottle of strvch-
nine in the house, IL got it and drank it ali
didn't even take the cork qpt-vI SUCKED in
discovered the label Old Rye on it
The labels played the mischief with my
Intentions. If it hadn't been for that la
bel


I ra1u uown on the tioor, rolled over and
Immediately got up. A good many peo>
pie who are depending on me for various
sums-hearing of my danger-of their
danger-came in to tell me what they did
not know was good for the toothache, but
begged me to do something as they were
sure | was not prepared to go yet
The ladies sympathized with me- One
said she had not had the toothache for
many years but hadn't a tooth in her
head. One old maid declared she had it
in her two front teeth very badly on the
day before but know, privately, that all
tooth, with the spirit Of aches, was beat
ing time to the music Of Fishers Horn.
pipe. | snatchcd the tong and ran ur
stairs and worked for fifteen minutes tc
pull the internal tooth, but it wouldn'
bulge an inch.


was crazier than 1 ever was in my life
fellow | owed, and paid him five dollars
| was so out ofmy head.


I neared the dentists door.


| asked him what he would give me tc
let him pull the tooth. He said laughing
gas told him it was 20 laughing mat
ter, and didn't want any of his gas. H.
told ME to sit down and enjoy myself anC
he'd pull it anyhow. | begged him t,
pull easy on it; he got his forceps on it
and | asked him what he'd take to let mi
off without pulling the tooth He told m
to hold on. | held on to his arm. A sec
ond and l thought my head had been
bombshell, and had busted. | asked tn
dentist If ny back bone had come up with i
aud felt Of my face to see if it was al
there


But the tooth was we'll out.


1t was the first time in his life he ha,
ever made the mistake of pulling tn
right tooth the first trial. Yes there Of
the table lay my little tooth still aching
away it was true to its instincts. Wheu
he asked me for his pay, | told him t
charge it. | was sure | had got in m
right mind again.


My face has gone down again. but
fatter Inyself l have still enough to d
business on.
Year: 1870

Head aches, nervous as we'll as others,
arise from torpid state of the stomach,
liver and bowels. Never take any min
erals or morphia for it. They hurt more
than they do good. But take Rosenheim's
Stomach Bitters; the Great Western
Remedy, and you are sure of o cure
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