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Year: 1872

The preliminary trial in the Stokes case was
opened, yesterday, for the defense, by Mr. Ri
bridge T. Gerry, who made On energetic speech
AGAINST the competency of tho Grand Jury
which found tho indictment for murder MS
argument that the Jury was illegally consul
tuted because some minor formaiues Oh Law
were not observed, though probably wen
founded, is purely technical; but the o clam
that the body in question had been influenced
to The prejudice of his client by the persistent
efforts of Fisk to procure an indictment against
Stokes for conspiracy is practical, and prom
ises to have weight with the petit jury which
baors the case.
Year: 1872

An interesting explanation of the condition
of the snow-b blocked Transcontinental Railroad,
and the causes which have led to this disaster,
is given by the officers Of the Union Pacific
Railroad. As heretofore stated in THE TRIB-
UNE, the blockade is near the divide, or high
est point, of the continent and is not spread
over any very extensive area. The snow
fences provided for these emergencies, have
been found inadequate this Winter, because
the drifts came from a direction contrary to
that which all precedent indicated. The
fences, to be sure, are, for the most part,
movable, but are too heavy to be carried
across the tracks, and so are useless. The
Railroad Company must be credited with the
use OF all possible means and efforts, it the
statement of the officers is to be received as
evidence. One would suppose that seven snow
trains, carrying and lodging scvcnty-iive labor
ers each might accomplish something in the
way Of keeping the road open. But even this
has been insufficient and seven westward
bound trains are showed up at different points
along the road, and two eastwGrd-bound trains
are beyond and westward OF the point OF
embargo. Beside these, one thousand freight
cars, bound both ways, are detained at various
places along the line. This state of things is
certainly discouraGing; but, after ALL the only
thing that can bc said is that the railroad
people are themselves most interested i'll
breaking the blockade; that they arc using all
tao raaohinory available fOi accomplishing mat
end that this is an unusual season, and that
the sun must melt the SHOWS some of these


days, if the superhuman efforts of the railway
forces do not sooner pierce them.
Year: 1872

general thing, sensible and TO the point. The
resolutions were mainly devoted to oonsldera-
ton of the Eight-Hour law. AS long as the
wOrlingmen Of New-York can come together
with such dignity and good sense as they ex-
hibitcd last night, both in their speeches ana IN
their actions, there is no fear of any evil com
ing from their efforts, but, on the contrary
there is progneet of much advantage
Year: 1872

We call attention to our full and accurate
report of the proceedings of the Mass Meeting
Of Workingmen last night at Cooper Institute.
1t was one of the largest, most orderly, and
most intelligent assemblies OF working people
ever held In the city. The speeches were, as q
Year: 1872

An Alderman recently induced Commits
sioner Van Mort to give employment to two
or three men who were il Gnt of work.
These men spent week on some City work
up town, and then quit because tho great
majority of those previously employed would
Year: 1872

From an official letter sent by the Sec.
retary of the Treasury to banking house
in Europe We learn that the per cent. oi
losses to the Government in the collec.
ton of internal revenue since March 3
1869, has been less than one fftieth oil
one per cent. of the amount cole cted, OF
less than two dollars in ten thousand dol
lars.


In the collection of the customs fol-
the same time the loss has been SIS, ,00(
out of 1858, 100000, or the one two hun
dredth part OF one per cent, or some
thing less than FIVE dollars In every one
hundred thousand.


The loss to depositors through our na-
tional banking system has been the one
hundred and eighty-sizth part of one pc,
cent, equivalent to FIVE dollars and three
eights oe dollar in every one hundred
thousand.


The money entries on the books Of the
United States Treasurer, covering time
show the handsome sum Of fifty five thou
amount the loss has been about fifty five
thousand dollars, or less than one ten
thousandth part Of one per cent, or less
than one dollar In one million of money
transactions.


How is this for reform? Could honest
Horace improve the service or make il
more honest? Could his friend and right
hand supporter in Tammany, Bill Tweed
show better financial exhibit if he had
the lingering of public funds Who vii
give US an official statement of the pei
cent. of losses in New York under the
control Of Tweed & Co.
Year: 1872

How THEY MANAGED grea,
list Of Oshkosh Liberals published
by the Times the other day Is having
a terrible fall. Hear what the Journal
of the same city says about the list:


I'VE have looked over the list very
carefully and can find but t,uenty Repub-
licans the balance are all Democrats
who have always voted the Democratic
ticket as the Republican. There are
also among the names about fifty fcti.
tious names of men who have never
resided in the city or country. There
are a large number also whose names
are attached to this list that signed it
not knowing what it was and who have
now come out openly and above board
for Grant and Wilson. They say the
paper was handed to them to sign with
the representation that it was for anoth-
er purpose and which we presume is the
truth.


We also notice large number of the
names of Democrats who are loud in
denouncing Greeley and Brown and who
swear they will vote for Grant and Will
son. They say if they have got to vote
FOR Republican they prefer to vote
for the one who has been tried and not
foand wanting.
Year: 1872

governor WAsHBURN in speech ut
Madison clearly proved that the cry Of
dishonesty and corruption In collecting
the revenue has no foundation In fact.
Gov. Washburn said that the whole
country had enjoyed greater prosperity
during President Grants administration
than ever before, (Cheers.) Yet there
was clamor for change, though he did
not see how any man can hope thus to
improve the situation. 1t was said that
even some Republicans were ready to
join the Democrats to Overturn their own
administration. He could not believe
they would be guilty of such course,
but hoped it would prove they had been
temporarily led estray by the song of the
Democratic Delllah, and the promptings
OF their better nature would compel them
to return to their place shoulder to
shoulder with their old comrades. There
was 40 ground of complaint that Presi-
dent Grant had not carried out the prin
ciples of the Republican party. or that
laws had not been executed There was
cry of corruption, but no speciicati tions
could be maintained. The revenue had
uever been so faithfully collected as it
was now, and the expense was olny three
per cent, while in the last year of Demo-
cratic administration under Howell Cobb
it was thrice that sum. In the Post-of
flee Department, which had forty five
thousand employees, the loss was only the
tenth of one per cent, and the grea
test loss, one hundred thousand dollars.
was in New York, by man named Nor
ton, appointed on Horace Greeley re-
commendation. In tho Treasury De-
partment, through which since the Re-
publicaDs had been in power, fifty FIVE
thousand millions Of dollars had passed,
the total loss was not thousandth part
of one per cent, mostly by dishonest
clerks, who had been prosecuted convic-
ted and were serving out their time in
prison, as was the case with all defaulters
under the administration, which had
prosecuted them as no administration
ever did before. That was the way Re-
publican defaulters and thieves were
punished but when the boss thief of
the world, Tweed, was proven to have
stolen millions from the New York
treasury, the Democrats elooted him to
the State Senate.
Year: 1872

s'In the heart of the foreigner beats
not single noble impulse, not one single
throh of patriotism EIs is so brutal
and degraded that he has no sympathy
for anything but cabbage and lager
beer, potatoes and butter-milk, or some
other outiandish dish, fit only for hogs or
the street or the pen. All the oaths In
the world cannot bind them.


'Some tell me that many foreigners
are intelligent-ycs intelligent. How In
the name of Almighty God can they say
it? Look at the Dutchman smoking his
pipe, and if you see ray of intelligence
in that dirty, idiotic-looking face Of his,
show it to me.


1--WE must change the laws of the land
aud prevent these ignorant, degraded
paupers here from voting and holding
office; villains and rufians who congre-
gate in and around our villages and large
cities, and live by stealing and begging
from Americans. Some say they have
rights So they have-the right to live
under our laws, and till the soil, and do
as we did. They are inferior in intellect
and intelligence to tho Americans, and
they must be and shall be put down and
kept down, if it has to be done at the
point of the bayonet and with powder
and lead"


The Chicago Tribune publishes the
above as reprinted speech OF Senator
| Wilson. 1t boldly charges that he will
| fed foreigners to get Office, and now
taVns upon them foB the self-same
Year: 1872

N Probate, Hanitowoe County Court Ia the mar
ter OF the Gnardanship of tie minor heir os
the petition of Charles Russo, Guardian of said
minor representing amopgl other things that hs th
sad ward Is seized of certain real estate in the
OF kossuth in said County and State that it IS
necessary that til same should be sold, and prayn
for licence to sell re same and it appearing to til
court from said tion that it is necessary for the
sad Guardian to sell said real estate it is ordered and
directed that the next of kin to said ward and al
persons interested in said estate, appear before
Monday, the 26th day of August A D. 1s72, at te
O'Clock A. NJ at the Probate Office in said County
then and there to show (if any there bel VIII
license should not be granted for the sale of said
estate according to the of said petition An
Is further ordered that copy of this order shall b.
published for four successive weeks prior to said day
of hearing, in the ''MANIrowoc TRIBUNE" weekly
newspaper printed At Manitowoc in said County


Dated at Manitowoc, the Goth day of July, A. D.
1872 l6-4twaG.


WV. WALDO, County Judge
Year: 1872

The Louisville Ledger supports Gree
ley but it cannot eondescend to retail the
falsehoods which those who made the
contract for the movement, are constant
ly repeating in regard to the origin Of the
bargain and sale. The pretence that the
people had anything to do with the pro
gramme is barefaced imposition. The
Ledger says: We are tired of the silly
twaddle that the Greeley ticket is the re-
suit of a movement-a ground swell they
call it of the people, and that the pol
iticians had no part In the matter; that
Greeley and Brown were nominated by
the masses, the uoe popu3i, independent
OF and in spite of the politicians. The
truth is that with the Greeley movement
the people had absolutely nothing to do
Traverse the land from ocean to ocean,
and from the lakes to the gulf, and mo-
one man in ten can be found who vii
say that Horace Greeley was his pesona
choice in the contest
Year: 1872

One of the most recent illustrations Of
the manner in which Liberal lists are OBJ
tanned. was the publication in the Pitts
burgh Post of the names Of ffty-seven Re-
publicans in one ward of that city as
Greeley converts. All Of these gentle
men have since come forward and de-
nounced the publication of their names
as a forgery. The same trick has been
tried all over the the country indicating
immense folly as well as dishonesty on
the part of the nobodiss to boat Grant.
Year: 1872

To SHAVE ScIESrrFrcALLY.-As men
continue to shave and he shaved Ca prac-
tice which some regard as unnatural and
undcsirable). VIC transfer to our columns
the following brief essay upon shaving,
which is from the pen Of so celebrated an
authority as Mr.. Mccchi:


Never fail to we'll wash your beard
with soap and water and TO rub it dry i'm
rnediately before you apply the lathcr. Of
which the more you use and the thicker
it is the easier you will shave.


Never use warm water, which makes
q tender face In cold weather place your
closed razor in your pocket or under your
arm to warm it, The moment you leave
your bed Cor ba:h) is the best time to
shave.


Always wipe your rasor clean and
strop it before putting it away. and alway.
put your shaving-brush away with the
lathcr on il.


The razor (bcing only very fine saw
should be moved in sloping or saving
direction, and held nearly fat to YOU,
face, care being taken to draw the skin a.
tight as possible with the left hand. SO a.
to present an even surface, and to throw
out the beard


The practice Of pressing on the edgc
Of a razor in s,ropping it soon rounds it
the pressure should be directed to th,
back. which should never be raised from
the strop. II you shave from heel to poin,
of the razor. strop it from point to heel
but if you begin from the point in shaw
ing. then strop it from heel to point.
IF you only once put away your razo
without stropping it. or otherwise perfect
ly cleaning the edge. you must no longc,
expect to shave we'll and easy; the soar
and damp so soon rust the fine teeth anc
edge.


"A piece Of soa plate leather shoulc
always be kept with razors to wipe then
with"
Year: 1872

James j. Grow of said county on his
oath says: That he was employed by
VIM. S. Leary to ride the Tukey Horse
at the races of the Seattle Jocky Club
at their race course on Duwamish river.
That on the 23d of October, 1872, he
was the rider of said horse at said race
for "a single half mile DASH" The
horse entered against "Tukey was
one known as Chief,'' from Tacoma.
and his rider was Myers. When
we were tapped off ON the first heat 1
was at least ten feet in rear of the start
ing score and Chief was at least 25 feet
ahead of that point. '.Tucky gained
on "Chief and when we reached tho
judges stand, one half mile, the Judges
decided it a dead heat and directed US
o run it over again. On the % heat
we had fair start. When we were
about fifty yards from the starting point
Chief leading Tukey about half neck.
Myers began to crowd me by forcing me
towards the fence. Tukey was running
on the inside track. warned Myers to
keep off as he was driving me against
the fence. He did not heed me. We
had gone about one hundred yards from
the score when my horse was forced
against the fence by Myers riding into
me. When Tukey struck the fence, the
rump of Chief was leaning against
Tukey's right fore shoulder. I had to
throw my left foot out of the styrup as
feared breaking my leg ON the fence.
My horse struck with such force that he
re-bounded some four or five f. ct at
right angles with the fence. AS he re
bounded towards the center of the track
he avoided Chief by throwing his head
over Chiefs rump. The shock came so
near throwing me that I was forced to
seize with both hands my horses name,
and in doing SO necessity compelled me-
to let him up. This gave Chief somo
twenty-five steps the start. I did not
succeed in getting my foot again into the
styrup and was obliged to run the re-
mainder of the race with one foot in tho
styrup. I claimed foul riding at the
stand but the judges decided the race in
favor of Chief. I am satisfied that
Tukey would have won the race but for
the foul riding of Myers.


JAMES J. CROW.


Subscribed and sworn before me this
25th day of October, 1872.


G. C. PERKINS, j. p.
Year: 1872




NJ. S. Booth being sworn says that hs
was at the same race between the Tukev
Horse and Chief. Heard the rider ef
the Tukey horse on the End heat say
to the rider Of the Chief, keep ofs
from me" or words to that effect, this
when they were about fifty yards from
the starting point. I also saw the Chief
soon after dash against the Tukey
horses shoulder and jam him against
the fence, and saw the Turkey horse
throw his head up and at the same time
the rider jerk his foot out of the stirrup
and fall towards the centre of the track
| thought the rider was going to fall off
but he saved himself as near as could
see by seizing the horses neck. I at
once said that is foul riding


M. S. BOOTH.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo
this 25th of October, 1872.


c. c. PERKINS, j. p.
Year: 1872

p The sociable and dance at Mr.. Nc
Cacknie's ON Friday evening was grand
success, Notwithstanding the rain. Our
informant, who is a young gentleman Of
excellent taste, offers wager that no
town on the Sound can turn out so many
lively and attractive young ladies' as can
Seattle.
Year: 1872

HArrrSFrE,i. April II.-The Republican
State Convention adopted the following rcsc-
luton unanimously:


" ReSoired. That the delegates from this
State to the National Convention are hereby
instructed to cast the entire vote of the State
for General Grant for the presidency, and
that on the question Of the yicc-prcsidcncy
they are instructed to act together for the
best interests of the Republican party, and
upon all questions arising in said c"nven-
ton they are TO c;lst the vote Of the State As
the majority of the delegates may direct
Year: 1872

The last survivor Of those of John
Browns men who were actually engaged
in the fight at Haper's Ferry, lis Osborne
Anderson, colored man, who was in Bos-
ton the other day He was Pennsylvania
born, but Brown enlisted him lin Canada.
He was only twenty three years old then,
but was manly, stout hearted six. footer,
and was told BY the old hero, "There are
nine chances in ten that every man who
goes with me will lose his life in the un.
dertaking-but there are times when dead
men are worth more than living ones"
Year: 1872

A School FoR ScoLDrNG.-In the early
part of the present century scolding was re-
garded among a certain class in England as
an art to be improved by systematic cultiva.
ton. A witness giving evidence before a
Poor Law Committee many years ago. testi
fed that in one instance within his knowledge
there was night school kept by an old wo.
man for the sole purpose of instructing chill
dren, and especially girls, how to scold with
vigor and effect One pupil would assume a
fictitious character, called Mother Barlow.
and she would be pitted against another, who
would be called Mother Cummins, in con-
test of verbal abuse, the teacher encouraging
and prompting first one and then the other
as the exigencies of the case may require.
Such tuition wasconsidered useful to the girls,
not only to enable them to ''defend their sta
tions" in the streets, but also as tending to
qualify them for the position of wives and
mothers.
Year: 1872

A daughter of one of the first families in
Kansas City thus rehearsed "familv iarn
Father got mad because mother starcbed
his stockings; mother picked up the stock
ingss and hit father with them. and it sounded
as though they were sticks Of wood: father
then stuffed hot wheat cake down mothers


throat; then mother set the dog on father.
ana twisted the dogs tail to make MIN bite
Year: 1872

A very pretty election bet was made in
Bridgeport, Connscticut. between a Young
lady and gentleman. If Grant were elected
the young man became the happy possessor
OF the young woman; if Greeley were elected
tie yonng woman was to be the proud owner
of the young man. Neither party is dissat-
j SIZED with the result.
Year: 1872

How the Devotces of the Irons Did Not
Enjoy Themselves Yestcrdny-A Good
Time Coming.


The skating fraternity were in great gee yester-
terday over the cold snap. Somehow 1t got ru-
mored about that the ball was up at the Arsenal
and on the Observatory and the consequence was
great rush of the skatists OF the small fry order
to the Park. But they were one and all doomed to
disappointment for though the Park Commission
ers have so lar done all that they could to


HURRY UP THE SEASON,


they had not at least up to late last evening, been
able to make the lakes freeze sodly enough to
bear up the would-be skaters against all the dis
comforts sudden cold water bath would MAKE
them heir to. The houses are all IN readiness, and
the restaurant baking dishes and soup pows ana
clam frltter plates are likewise In apple pie order.
awaiting the grand opening when JACK Fr0sts ad.
daily profit thing OF 10y for whole day at time at
any rate but, to make everything Just as II should
be, II should be borne IN mind ina. tne Sommls-
sioners' estimate OF what the proper thickness
OF the ice should be TO guarantee everybody's
safety depends not so much upon what they would
have it as upon what cold snap or series or cold
snaps NAV make 1t between now and Christmas.
Besides, those who are SO anxious 10 nave the
season open before the Winter King is ready
shouid remember that Tor the past ten years the
first skating day Of each wear has in only one in
stance happened day OF two before Christmas.
1t takes al least


A WEEK OF COLD SNAPS


to put the lakes in proper condition.; and a.
great care nau TO DC taken oy Jne faTk autnOTiIen
not to allow the crowds that flock TO the lakes
whenever the ball, in their opinion ought to be
up. venture on the Ice before 1t is SOLID enough
TO bear up ten or fifteen thousand at time, Ol
course the iretful ones have always more or less OF
u waiting fever to undergo. This year the water water
In the lakes has been reduced to depth o! aDous
three ieet This viii allow the Freezes 10 lake
hold OF II and turn 1t into good skating grOund
more rapidly than ii the summer depth OF the
water was adhered to- II, under the circumstances,
when the season Is opened, some unlucky wighs
should c0olly venture into an ir-noie, anu Ret
drowned his friends Will have to biame his stature
Year: 1872

There is living in Birmingham,
England, n boy with microscopic
sight. When he was quite young
he suffered from diseased eyes,
which were left in this strange con-
dition when they were restored.-
His case is attracting much atten-
ton from scientists, who are almost
baffled by it. He has gift for
skctching quite remarkable, and as
he naturally draws with the minute
ness of one studying the subject
under a microscope, his sketches
are very valuable. He is willing to
examine and depict anything his
friends bring to him, with the
exception Of water; but to look into
It and magnify all it contains, is toe
frightful to MIN, and no inducemen'
can make him study it.
Year: 1872

Cloud shadows lie
Upon the eoft grass underneath my feet,
Gods great infnity .iE
Wraps me around in blissful rest complete;
Like angels breath ~
feel the air from heaven, which seems 70 nea
No thought of pain or death,
No want or woe can grievc my spirit here.
Gods hand holds mine
lean ON Him in loving faith secure,
And read in every line
OF Natures book, ''His mercies shall endure. :
look above
In thankfulness for all the good I've seen,
And trust the Fathers love
Who led my feet within the pastures green.
The day will end
And light fade slowly till the west is gray,
And lie at last shall send
Cold winds and heavy dews uI on my way.
Can still trust His love
And sca0 until the darkness breaks again?
In darkness look above
As In the sunshine, when feel no pain!
Lord, help thy child
To be as hopeful in the heavy night


When skies are dark and wild,
As in the happy day when all was bright.
Let me hold fast Thy hand
In deaths dark valley as in pastures green,
So at last may stand
In that dear country which my faith has seen.
Year: 1872

DEAD CHILD FoUND.-A colored fe-
male infant was found in the pathway at
the extreme northern end of Ninth street,
last night, by colorcd man. The child
was dead and its neck broken. The color
ed man reported the case to Capt. Disney,
who informed the coroner, and we learn the
matter will be investigated this afternoon.
Year: 1872

Try DIR. Prices Special Flsvorings and
you will be delighted with their pure true
taste, and observe, like his Cream Baking
Powder, that they are far ahead Of anything
In their line.
Year: 1872

from lands end to lands end, that all may
read, and reading, believe, that for the
countless millions Who ara on the road to
an unti1sly grave With bilious complaints
there is but one truly great and reliable
remedy, and that is