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Year: 1871

1t appears that the proposition Olsen
ator Sherman, from the Finance Com
mittee, for authority to consider the
whole subject Of reduction of rev.
enue during the recess, was the result
OF consultation covering considerable
ground in committee. The design is to
divide the subject, and set each member
at certain Investigations, and then meet
toward the close of the recess to put the
work into formal shape ready to present
to Congress at the opening of the ses-
sion. Sherman affects to believe that
with proper disposition to economize
the ordinary expenditures ofthe Govern
ment, exclusive of interest and of pro-
vision for the sinking fund and pensions,
can be brought down to one hundred
millions. If funding goes on as success
fnlly as is now anticipated, he says the
interest will be reduced to one hundred
and ten millions, the sinking fund to
twenty-five millions, and pensions thirty
millions, making the entire expenditure
two hundred and seventy millions. Per-
haps the committee may even recon-
mend raising the whole Of internal reve-
nue. from whisky and tobacco and low
income tax.


This recently-developed penchant for
economy among the leaders of party
which has for ten years been so reck-
lessly wasting the substance of the peo-
pie, strikes us, however, as anything but
sincere. 1t is favorite dodge Of theirs,
toward the close of every administration,
to bamboozlo the masses with promises
of reduced taxation and general reform
in all the departments Of the Govern
meilt-promises which have, as matter
of course, never been, and were never in
tended to be, fulfilled. The country is
altogether out of patience with such mis-
cradle shams, and wants more honest,
more capable men at the head of affairs
than are to be found in the ranks of the
Republican party.-[Banner.
Year: 1871

A spirited widow" has been making
things quite lively at Wadesboro, North
Carolina. She was put in jail for biting
and scratching her mother and sister;
and one day last week, change of cells
becoming necessary, the magistrate, con-
stable and jailer, undertook to remove
her. The magistrate retired with an
arm frightfrllly bitten, the constable did
the same, severely bruised by his head
coming in contact with bottle, "deftly
slung" by the charming widow; and Of
the three, the jailer was the only one
that did not ieave hastily, fearful kick
from the "lively old girl" rendering him
breathless on the floor of the cell. What
became of him is not stated; the last ac-
count ON the scene of the row was that
the widow was practicing on his pros
trate form with a chisel.
Year: 1871

"Don't write there" said a father to
his son, who was writing with a dia-
mond on his window.


"Why not ?"


"Because yon can't rub it out. Did
it ever occur to you, my child, that you
are daily writing that which you can't
rub out? You made cruel speech to
your mother the other day. 1t wrote
itself on her loving heart, and gave her
great pain. 1t is there now, and hurts
her every time she thinks of it. You
can't rub it out.


"You wished q wicked thought one
day in the ear of your playmate-it
wrote itself on his mind, and led him to
do wicked act 1t is there now; you
can't rub it out


"Al your thoughts, all your words,
all your acts are written in the book OF
God. Be careful! The record is very
lasting. You can't rub it out.
Year: 1871

A Dutchman married second wife
in about week after the death of No. l..
The Sabbath following the bride asked
her lord to take her riding, and was duly
'cut up with the following response:


"You dink l ride out whit anoder wo-
man so soon after the death of mine
frau? No, mol"
Year: 1871

Both the St Charles Theatre and the
Academy of Music were crowded last eve
ming. Lolita is a twinkIing little star, and
there is an irrepressible desire to see her;
while Mrs. Oates is such sprightly little
elf in burlesque opera, that they who see
her once have an uncomfortable wish 10 see
and hear her again,
Year: 1871




LATEST NEWS FROM ALL POINTS
The Tennessee Off Hayti
GULF STEAMSHIP SUBSIDY BILL
IT'S PASSAGE BY THE SENATE
Snow Storm III New York
Paris Paying GerH'an Exaction
FRANCS -T1REURs on THE PILLAGE
Negotiating n Treaty of Peace
TREATY APPROVED BY BISMARCK
Doings Of Provisional Government
Di>creditAble Revelations Made
TENT OF GULF STEAMSHIP BILL
HEAVY BLOW AT THE COOLIE TRADE
Year: 1871

A LUNATIo in the Church of St. Vincent
Ferrer yesterday, on being urged to remove
his hat, stabbed in the head the gentleman
who urged him, and then, drawing an axe,
hourished it around quite viciously, announcing
loudly his intention of sending the entire con-
gregation to glory while they were best pre-
pared for it.. This project of forcible saliva
ton was stoutly resisted by some of the
muscular Christians present, the man was
finally secured, and the Intervention of the
police is all that saved him from immediate
msrtyrdom by means of rope and beam in
the centre of the church. The police discov-
cred in him an old customer and took him in.
As a true and genuine specimen of the emo
donally insane murderer he deserves closer
custody than has yet been awarded him. He
has grounds for committing murder upon any
Of us that are too effectual and legitimate to
make him very companionable street
acquaintance.
Year: 1871

Almost unanimously for any nominee OF the demo-
cratic party, the overshadowing presence or the
dicators army may work such changes as to leopard
can array the Commander-in-Chief IN the Cabinet
against the Commander-in-Ch Chief in the field, and
thus checkmate the transparent purposes OF the Ku
Klux bill Against General Sherman as Q federal
pf1cer wa have no prejudice whatever.
: Let the discussion have as wide range hs
possible, for, in the end, we believe the South
ern people will come to the wise conclusion Of
our Montgomery contemporary in regard to
General Sherman-to wit, "By all means lei
him be nominated"
Year: 1871

TIE RETURN OF ROME DEMAND.


In the petition the Emperor is requested to
inform the King of Italy that the indepen-
dence of the Pope is necessary to the Catholic
Church, and to demand that Rome and a suit
able territory shall be Immediately returned to
the Pope.


THE DUTY OF ALL THE POWERS.
of all the other Catholic Powers, and of the
Protestant Powers also, to make the demand
Year: 1871

Mexican politics are thus taken OH
by the Columbus (OhioJ JowrNak


"The editor of the Louisville Led.
ger needs watching. He has begun
to explain all about Mexican politics
and the revolution there, and when
it began, and who is running it, and
which one it is, and all that sort of
thing. If he is allowed to 20 on in
this way there can be nothing FORE
told as to the horrible fate that
awaits him. All the editors In the
United States that have tried that
job in the last twenty years have
gone stark mad. He will swear he
can do it, but his friends must not
allow his assertion TO swerve them
in the least from their purpose to
save him, for such assertions are but
the evidence of that fearful insanity
that will soon blast bis reason utter.
". They are tho proof Of the insan-
ity which is working on him, begin.
ming with the desire to writc up
Mexico. Whom man conceives a
desire to give an ineligible resume
OF the politics of that country, the
best thing that can be done for him
is to shave his head"
Year: 1871

A bill has been introduced into ths
Tennessee House Of Representatives
providing that all civil cases shall be
decided BY the Judge without the
intervention of jury, unless the
parties, or ono Of them, demand q
jury trial by fling an application
with the clerk of tho court before
the first day of the term At which the
action is brought.
Year: 1871

Alabama tolls tale Of horror.
Three disguised men robbed the wife
of tax collector of the public
funds, and then ordered her to serve
supper. She did SO, and put arsenic
in the tea. On stripping the dead
bodies of their DISCUSSES, one proved
to be her husband, who had taken
this means Of stealing the peoples
money.
Year: 1871

An anxious inquirer is informed that the
Presidential pardon does not make the per-
son claiming SO to be Congressman Bowen g
wife. The pardon remiss the penalty, but
does not alter the fact, of the verdict. We're
Bowen to die, the person in question would
have no more right Of inheritance than the
dispenser of the pardon himself.
Year: 1871

rIRoSIcAI-"How we apples swim, remarked
O malicious Radical, when three cheers were
given to signalize the shaking of hands between
Massachusetts and Virginia at the Pathological
reception the other day. at1f.lsa a44


We clip the above from the editorial col
umns of the Enquirer of this morning, and
in it we imagine we see the severest ironical
expression we have ever beheld. IL we do
our neighbor injustice, we beg pardon, but
at the present writing we can see it in nc
other light. 1t is cruel, bat nevertheless
very expressive of popular sentiment IN
Virginia.
Year: 1871

The bill for the extension of this land
grant came up in the House on Thursday,
and after lively debate in which the bill
was ably advocated by Messrs. Washburn
of Wis, Wilson and Wilkinson OF Mimi.
and Kelly of Penn, it was recommitted to
the Committee on Public Lands for amend
ment, by vote of 102 to 84. This virtu-
ally kills the bill, as there is no hope that
it will come up again during the session
The people of Northern Wisconsin are
deeply disappointed at the result, and
their only hope for the bill is in the justice
of the next Congress.
Year: 1871

inside harbor. We don't wish to Judge
unwarrantab:y, but if we are not mistaken,
the real motive for these extraordinary
claims on the part of Duluth, is found in
the exigences of their town site specula-
tons, which make it necessary that ship
ping should be diverted from path that
leads by Superior
Year: 1871

ARRIVAL OF SNow.-Yesterday the Superintendent
of the St Paul i Pacific road surprised by the
arrival of thirty loads of snow from Chicago. For
several days have been arriving from below par
TALLY loaded with snow, the all going to the
Northern Pacific road Those which arrived previous
TO yesterday indicated that effort had been made
somewhere below here to unload them Some of them
were full and some of them ouly partially filed some
of the having been shoveled off Upon the arri-
val of the train of thirty yesterday inquiry
made as to what the sending of so much up into
this region and it ascertained that the
thories IN Chicago in order get rid of the immense
amount of snow which deluged that city few days
ago, ordered it to be cleaned away Accordingly
the cars were filed and run into the country to be
unloaded but instead of their being unloaded, they
were sent right through to this city 1t huge
old joke for Minnesota and is be hoped that those
who at work the Northern Pacific road will


fully appreciate the lberality and generosity of the
disnerested people Of Chicago OF course the Secre
tary of the Chamber of Commerce will have down in
the annual report of that body the arrival of much
freght.-St Paul Pioaeer, LIST inst.
Year: 1871

les and Provisions, of which we keep Good Stock,
consisting of CHOICE and FANCY GROCERIES,
as well as ST4PLES In this line we would call
special attention to our TEAS, which we think are
not exceed by anything in the market.


sd-Whoh visiting our store, if you do mol see what
you want ASK FOR TT
Year: 1871

DULUTH, MINI, JAM 26th, 1871.
Ed TINES: Your correspondent having just left the
Clark House where the assembled wisdom of the State
is vet in conclave, concludes to write. True to time
the Especial" arrival with 175 excursionsts all told
all of which except Especial guests" made themselves
at home at the Clark House, and mostly commenced
the serious labors of the occasion by proceeding to
survey the situation. All at this hour enjoying
themselves according to their various tastes Ye Du-
lushans out in their best, and gay and festive
as though the terrible storm Z? of last week had not
demoralized them. Indeed " Breakwater' the
brain has completely got hold of the ring" that
we are led believe that three days blow, would
place towr-on solid basis


We hardly believe however that all the excursion
lists will be prepared to ego it blind" We note
among them good and true" who would
not be led to sign memorial to Congress that would
be disgrace to a ten year old school boy. But we
do presume that they a majority will condemn the
entry, call Rice's point dock "a Folly" pronounce
Superior humbug, eulogse the mind that conceived,
and the power that created that mpregnabe barrier
the 'Breakwater," against which the pillows of Lake
Superior thundered in vain during the severest Hur-
ricane' (?) ever known.


But never will Duluth fully enter on her career of
prosperity until her citizens pull off their and
to work in earnest. The Breakwater and canal as
practical harbors will be failures-but not Duluth
With the completion of the government works at the
St Louis entry and the n. p docks in st. Louis bay
where is the only harJor of which Duluth can boast
and good enough for any city, expect to see
continued prosperity. Duluth cannot nor will not
continue prosper until she stops trying to break
down every one, and everything that does not
by, and depend on the construction of an outside
harbor, even the canal.


We wish the citizens of your town would cut loose
from musty politicians and depend more on muscle
If then you can't speculate YOU will at least deserve
the prosperity which will surely come the reward
of honest endeavor. More anon. J.
Year: 1871

1t Is not charity to give a penny to the
street mendlcaut of whom nothing is known,
while we haggle with poor man, out Of em-
yloyment, fuT miserable dime Ii is not
charity to bea; down poor seamstress to star
walton price to let her sit iu her wet clothes
sewing all day; to deduct from her pit.fuI
remuneration If the storm delays her prompt
arrival 1t Is not charity to take a poor rela-
tive into your family and make her a slave of
all your whims, and taunt her continually with
her dependent situation. Il Is not charity to
turn man who Is out Of work into the streets
with his family, because he cannot pay his
rent. 1t Is not charity 90 exact the utmost
iar'hIng from the widow and orphan. IL is
not charity TO give with a supercIlIous air and
patronage, a. If God had made you. the rich
man. OF different blood from the shiveriug
recipient, whose only crime Is that he is poor


1t Is not charity to be an extprrioneT-nOE
though you bes;vw your aims by the thousand
Year: 1871

Carl SChurs says in the WestliChe MOI
Post, that the recent elections have proved
"beyond a doubt that Democratic trumps
can no longer win. The Republican vic.
tories arc hammering this conviction
deeper into the masses. and soon every
Democrat, who Is not entirely blinded by
prejudice, will become convinced that the
Democratic party exists only for the pur.
pose Of keeping together the Republican
party, and 10 suffer itself to be beaten.
This state OF mind will materially assist
the dsintegration of the Democratic par.
ty, and in this we see a great benefit TO the
progress of our national institutions"
Year: 1871

PRoF. HENRY says that the observa.
tions OF the Smithsonian Institute, which
extend over a period of twenty years,
have as yet failed to confirm the popular
belief that the removal of the forests and
the cultivation Of the soil tend to diminish
tho amount Of rainfall.
Year: 1871

PROBABILITIES.


The barometer will probably rise on
Thursday on the lakes and In New Eng.
land, with cold westerly winds and
cloudy weather, and fall In the southern
and gull States with southwesterly winds
and rising temperature. The cloudy
weather prevailing in the Rocky Noun
iains will probably extend, with falling
barometer and rising temperature into the
Mississippi Valley. Dangerous winds are
not anticipated for our coast this evening
Year: 1871

ADVANTAGES OF BEING A WOMAN.
"A woman says what she chooses with.
out being abused for it. She can take
a nap after dinner while her husband
goes to work. She eau go out in the
street without being asked to stand treat
at every saloon. Sho can stay at home
in time of war, and get married again
if her husband gets killed. She can
wear corsets il too thick, aud other fix.
ings II too thin. She can get divorce
from her husband, il she sees one she
likes better. She can get her husband
in debt, all over, until he warns the
public not to trust her on his account.
But all these advantages are balanced
by the great facts that she can not sing
bass, wear beard, go sparkling, or climb
a tree, with propriety.
Year: 1871

POLITE UNTRuTns.--Whon you have
put yourself little out of the way to
accommodate friend, in replying to
his expressions Of regret at giving you
trouble, it is not necessary to say, .Oh,
it is not the slightest trouble at all--it
was perfectly convenient" IL is quite
as polite to answer, 81 am most happy
to have been able 70 render you any as
sistance," as you ought to bc, if you felt
properly upon such matters. A little
tact aud discretion, united With that
kindly feeling TO all around you, which
constitutes the basis Of sound morality
as well as true poiteuess, win always
enable you to avoid giving offence, with
out compromising your conscience.
Year: 1871

Too True "A lew friends will go
aud bury us, affection will rear stone
aud plant d few flowers over our grave,
in brief period the little hillock will
be smoothed down, and the stone will
fall aud neither stranger nor friend will
be concerned to ask which one OF the
forgotten millions Of the earth was bu.
ried there. Every vestige that we ever
lived upon the earth will have vanished
away. All the little memorials OF our
remembrance--the lock of hair encased
in gold, or the portrait that hung in our
dwelling, will cease to have the slightest
interest to any living being.
Year: 1871

The Indians of Peru have tradition
Of an immense buried treasure in that
country. They say that Atahualpa's
great reservoir Of gold, a temple with
rooms full of the metal never was seized
by the Spaniards; that il exists still, aud
that the secret of its existence is kept
BY family or tribe Of Indians who re-
ligiously guard the treasure for the day
when the heir Of the lucas shall resume
his ancient throne.
Year: 1871




LOUISVILLE, August S.-The Demo
cratic majority will be largely reduced
and will probably be only 10000 or
25,0O0 in the entire State. This is &C.
counted for in a great measure by the
blacks voting for the first time in a
general election. The south railroad
from Cincinnati also had mnch to do
with it not only In the counties to be
entirely benefited but many even in
this part of the State are in favor Of
giving a fair show to the railroad
throughout the State.


Affairs in Frankfort still wear a
threatening aspect About 2 o'clock
this morning a body of armed and
masked men, numbering about 2Oo,
went to the Frankfort city Jail, demand
ed the key, opened the jail and took out
a negro who had committed rape upon
Mrs. Pifie a few days since. They
also took out a negro named Washing,
ton, who it is said fred the first pistol
last evening, and hung both about halt
a mile from the jail.


A special to the Louisville Ledger
from that point today states that much
excitement prevails, and the negroes
threaten to resort to burning. Armed
citizens are guarding the city. and pre-
pared for any emergency. The State
troops have been ordered out tonight,
and it is understood that the Federal
troops will respond to the call from the
civil authorities. The negroes keep
very quiet about their wounded. Five
or six only are known to have received
ininrips
Year: 1871

river bridge, which is to connect New
York with Brooklyn at Fulton ferry.
The foundation Of the great pier can
be laid in less than q month.


Inquest Being Held,


The coroner to-day commenced an in
quest in the case ofJohn Delstour, who
was killed by being run over by a car
on the Second Avenue railroad on the
3Oth, having been thrown from the plat
form by some person, during a scuffie
between the driver Of the car and an.
other man. Evidence was adduced
which will lead to the Identification OF
the person who committed the deed,
and the inquest was postponed for the
purpose of securing the attendance of a
sailor on the yacht Dauntless, who wit
messed the whole affair.


Disturbing Divine Service.


Nathan Korgiffek, arrested on Sun
day for working sewing machines at
his house on Broome street on that day,
thereby disturbing the services in the
Methodist Church in Norfolk street,
was to-day found guilty Of wiliully dis
turbiug divine worship. Sentence was
suspended, and he was cautioned not to
repeat the offence.
Year: 1871

Ever since the act was passed for
calling Convention to amend the Con-
stitntion of the State, certain members
of our Board OF Supervisors have been
exerting themselves to influence the
public mind in opposition to the call !;
and more recently, as public opinion
has Enthusiastically pointed TO the ab-
clifton ofthe office they hold, they have
all, separately and collectively. not
only entered into q canvass Of oppo-
sition, but felicitate themselves upon
the many hard and ungenerous things
they can say against certain gentlemen
who are known to favor Convention.
These remarks certainly apply to every
member Of our Board save and except
one. and we fear this exception has its
rdridtions. .


These gentlemen know that their
mower will fall with q Convention. They
know that the Office Of Supervisor has
been used all over the State to carry
such a frightful extravagsnce that its
abolition alone would justify . Conven,
ton, if no other reforms were made.


We warn the Democracy 10 heed
them not. They are only fighting for
Office and power, and their arguments
| and evidence are only those Of the paid
advocate and interested witness. They
are seeking to fasten another registra-
ton law upon us-Wsston Democrat
Year: 1871

A large an enthusiastic crowd assem-
bled to witness the game Of base ball
between the Boston and Olympic clubs.
The weather was fine, and the game,
which was pronounced to be the finest
ever played in the city, was won by the
Boston club by score Of to4.
Year: 1871

Sunday schooIs'-There never was so
much interest taken in Sunday Schools In
this county as at the present time. 80 near
as we can ascertain there is now near forty
schools in this county. Outside of Brown
Vile and Peru they are mostly union schools.
We have a large number OF Sunday School
workers in this county, among whom are
many ladies of influence and moral worth.
Many of our citizens in BTownviile. who
teach classes in some one OF our city Sunday
Schools, are conducting sunday Schools al
various points in the county, in the alter
noon, and they report that the children are
quite delighted and very anxious 10 receive
religious instruction. MIR. Edmiston and
Mr. Hawley, of Lafayette precinct, gave US
call this week and they report one hundred
and twelve scholars In their Sunday School
and that the house is SO crowded that classei
have TO be formed outside in the shade They
but repent what comes to us from every par
of the county, that the interest Is increas
ing.
Year: 1871

This Ohio gentleman is now In this county
to look up the advantages it offers for the
investment of capital. He bears with MIN
a letter of introduction to one OF our county
commissioners-JudgeH FL. o. Minick. Judge
Minick, though busy, has taken the doctor
to various points In the county. The Doctor
has quick eye to comprehend the advanta-
ges of the West over the East for men oi Inn
ited means, but of pushing energy. And we
cannot fall to reap a good harvest nom the
seed he will SOW broad cast on his return
home, even If he should never move to this
Year: 1871

The CroPs.-The season has thus far been
too dry for Spring wheat and oats, winter
wheat and corn never looked better. Farm
ers are now cutting their winter wheat, the


berry is large and plump and the yield 10 ust


be heavy. Winter wheat has never failed in


Nemaha County, excepting by the ravages
of the grasshopper which came in from the
plains. We have been free from these pests
the past two years, and so far this.