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Year: 1870

In another column we publish the pro-
ccedings of Republican convention held
in Sparta, Allegheny county, on last Satur
day. and in the proceedings we notice the
names of several prominent men who have
heretofore been acting with the Democratic.
party, several of which We sec on the ticket.


Well done Allegheny. She has had the
good of Democratic rule for one or two
years, and it has satisfied the people it is
nearly time to kill the fatted calf.-Jef.
Times Why, friend Times that's the case
almost all over the State. We know of
many of them and have frequent informa-
ton of others. Thousands of men, through
out this State who have been standing aloof
from the National Republican party on ac-
count of some improper prejudice, now see
it and will co operate with us heartily. The
evident reason is, that that party cmbodics
the true principles which they do now and
have long entertained; and that the-other
concern, is simply party OF abuse, brutali-
ty and opposition, and consequently unworthy
OF support AdreTcdte.
Year: 1870

THE PooE The poorest man to be
met with, especially in these stirring
times is the man who is too poor u
take n newspaper. We pity such u
man, especially if he is man OF prop
crty. Who ever heard of a man toe
poor to smoke or chew tobacco, il
addicted to either habitY And yet
men who spend from fifteen to twenty
five cents a day Tor "the weed" are toe
poor TO take newspaper, in the intel.
lectuil enjoyment OF which their fam.
lies might participate. Really such
men arc poor. They are objects OF
pity.
Year: 1870

At Oxford, some twenty years ago a
tutor of one of the colleges limped in his
walk. Stopping one day last Summer
at a railway station, he was accosted by
well-known politician, who recognized
him, and asked him if he was not the
chaplain of the college at such time,
naming the year. The doctor replied
that he was. was there, said the in
torrogator. and knew you by your
limp Well, said the doctor, 1t seems
that my limping made deeper impress
sion on you than my preaching. All,


doctor, was the reply with ready wit,


it is the highest compliment we can pay
minister to say that be is known by
his walk rather than by his converse
Year: 1870

The weekly statement or the associated anks Is
again favorable in all respects. The increase In
specie Is over o million, and In legal tenders over
two millions, making total gain in the reserve OF
three millions. Az the increase in their llabi
ties is only two aud half millions the gain in the
surplus over the legal is two and half mil
lions. This surplus Is now the remarkable sum OF
$50, 2i2 os9 the following are the last TWO state
Year: 1870

TIE BATTLE OF CEDAR CREEI.-Wc
print this morning lengthy (and to West
Virginia soldiers who were in TINT action
u very Interestingly account Of the battle OI
Cedar Creek, accompanied by u diagram
illustrating the field and the positions Of
the opposing forces. This was tho engage
ment in which Colonel THoBuRS and
other brave boys Of this city were killed.
This article has been written with IL
view of vindicating the West Virginia
army under Gen. CHoox from unjust re.
Elections cast upon them in reference to
their action in that engagement, and we
give up our space to it MS IN interesting,
and wo are led TO believe correct, fragment
OF the history our West Virginia boys in
the war for the Union.
Year: 1870

COSCERr.-Wo would remind our read
en- Of the concert to be given for the ben
eft Of the Childrcn's Home BY the Man.
nCrchor Singing Society in Washington


Hall, this evening. The institution for
whose benefit the concert Is given is
worthy of tho hearty support of our citi-
2ens on account Of the charity for which
it is intended. Let the Hall bc filed to
Overlooking.
Year: 1870

The railroad nonopohsts and shysters in
general, who are conspiring to defeat the
new Constitution for their own selfish ends.
will succeed unless the people wake up to
their peril and rally at the polls next Sa,ur-
Year: 1870

The suicide business s said to have in.
duced Cincinnati hotel keepers to demand
two weeks board in advance instead of one,
and TO send a revolver and pitcher of ice
water to every room the last thing in the
Year: 1870

At q banquet given in honor of NJ. De Les.
seps, IN London, the other evening, that
gentleman declared that the only want OF
the Susz canal was money, and that would
certainlY be forthcoming
Year: 1870

A.-Rhcumatism.-- the Thirty Thousand
individuals the city New York and Brookiyn who Hre
erng terrible ahiccn could be convinced
that HUDNUTS RHEUMATIC REMEDY a certain
and speedy how quickly they would bottle
and obtain relief from their agony and yet the proprietor
truly this been known to fai in
which It's efficacy has been tested
failed to give Immediate and permanent reicf u
warranted and extreme chronic
than bottle is required.


Wholesale and retail. at HuDNUrs Pharmacy. Herald
Year: 1870

REPREsENTATlO ON REFoRM-Some inter-
est has been felt by the friends of representa-
tion reform about the result of trying Mr.
Hare's plan of minority representation in the
nomination of overseers of Harvard College.
According to this plan as applied in this case,
five names were to be placed ON each ballot
in the order of their electors preference, and
if the ballot is not available for one it counts
for the next, though each vote can be used
for one only, and no person was to be nom-
mated who did not get one tenth of the whole
number of votes. 1t was feared that this sys-
TEN would be too complicatedfor practice. 1t
has however worked much better than was
expected. The work of counting was much
less difficult than had been supposed and in
deed acquired less time than under the old
system. Only comparatively small number
of votes had been effected on account of irreg-
ularities. The results have been considered
so satisfactory that the same method is to be
adopted next year. In larger constituencies
however, it would probably be found imprac-
ticabie
Year: 1870

BILL FOR THE REVIVAL OF FOREIGN
TRADE.-The joint Committee of Commerce
of the two Houses of Congress have agreed
upon bill for the above purpose, which is to
be presented as an attempt to get action upon
the subject at this session. 1t allows a draw
back on all imported materials used in the
construction Of American ships built for the
purpose of being solely used in foreign trade
and commerce; and on all materials of do
mestic growth, manufacture or production so
used, bounty shall be allowed equal to what
the duties on the same would have been, mad
such materials been imported; such vessels
being allowed to engage in coastwise trade up.
on the repayment of the monies paid by the
United States on the construction and equip
ment of such vessels only. Ship stores and
coal used by foreign trading vessels shall be
drawn from bond duty free. American indi-
viduals or companies establishing aud main
tanning for fifteen years not more than four
lines of first-class steamships of not less than
than $500 tons burden each, for foreign trade
solely, shall be entitled to subsidy of SO per
mile for carrying mails to foreign ports, not
exceeding semi-monthly trips. The Secreta-
ry of the Treasury is empowered to issue
American registry to so many foreign-built
steamships. not exceeding one-half of the
number forming such line, and as are actually
employed in the said service, and are owned
by such person or company. If said foreign
built steamships shall be used in the coasting
trade or otherwise than in such line, such
registry shall be cancelled. 1t is also provided
that no postal subsidy to any foreign-built
steamship of such line shall in any case ex-
cede the actual amount of postage received by
such foreign-built steamship on each of its
trips. But to the American-built steamships
only of the line shall the So per mile provided
for in this section be given, and the Postmas-
ter-General may terminate any such contract
whenever such person or company shall fail to
perform its agreements.
Year: 1870

IHE Argus thinks the election of ''high
toned Democrat" the one thing needful in
this District. A Congress composed of "high


toned" Democrats would probably be very
much like the late Democratic Convention in
Year: 1870

A Dnrkey Who Remembers the Hessians and


cence.


In the village Of Flushing, L. l., resides cOlored
man named John Ronters, who was 1O2 years old on
the 18th day Of last March, He Is yet quite active
though unable to converse as freely as one would
wish. He was born slave to the Asplnwall family
natives of the village of Flushing, who at that time
l76s, resided in the Blo0dgoOd Mansion, and the
building Is yet standing on Broadway. Last
Friday he was buSily engaged in cutting wood
for his family and appeared in good spirits. He
remembers the encampment OF the Hcssian troops
in the village of Flushing, and relates with some
that rhe noise Of the cannon during practice used
to frighten him terribly, and many time he sought
protection in q neighbOring tree. He remembers
well the meetings held by George Fox, under the
oaks near the Bovine House, which then stood in
He was a most faithful servant, and ia now
cared for by the kindness OF several citizens.
When In the employ OF the ogden family he was on
one occasion sent to New York to draw some gold
on: OF the bank, and to reach New York he had to
row all the way Having done as ordered he started
for home, rowing usual. He found the tide too
powerful to contend with and he went ashore at
Blackwell's Island. where he met his masters son,
aud fearing that the son would notice the money
IN the skin, and knowing that he would
have to relinquish 1t, he rowed the skif to
point where the water was comparatively shallow,
and Dor hole through pug 'ne S ootom rns1Hn SUNK hs
General Washington, ana states that he was one OF
a party OF twenty-four who rowed MIN from New
York to Flushing, the Generals object being to pur
chase trees from the old Prince nursery. He
was rendered an ovation somewhere near
the prssen' ocSSpeS by enera W"shneon
is now the property of Jonn Purchase and no money
can buy it. James has always been Baptist, and
until very recently able to read the Bible with
out the aid OF eyeglasses He IS now very feeble, and
his time on earth is very short tu


A lew days since German woman hamea vahars,
dale died at Dutch Kills IN her one hundred and
third ye8Is
Year: 1870

TO THE EDITOR OF THE HERALD


In the HERALD of yesterday O short article
which, unintentionaly, am sure, does injustice to
me and the cause OF the Cuban people. If, as you
are pleased to credit, have been able to do some
service i'm behalf OF that cause at time when SO
many of my fellow citizens and soldiers of this
country have believed 1t tU be helpless
and Cuba delivered over hopeessly to the
pleasure Of Spanish despotism, certainly you should
give me the further credit OF knowing how could
best serve Cuba at this moment Further Is IL not
likely that the Cuban government know In what
manner It's officers can be most effectively employed
1t became Of vital Importance that certain norma-
tiOn should be communicated from the island to the
agents OF the patriots in the United States with
celeri and certainty The rainy season was at It's
height and military operations necessarily at stand.
Therefore 1t was thought l could be absent
without risk OF any detriment TO military opera
tions and that could discharge the mission en-.
trusted TO me with at least due efficiency. Accord
ingy / came with the least possible apprehension
that would subject myself by so doing to the least
imputation for service upon which the Cuban
government thought it expedient TO employ me.
All ask is that Others Will give practical an
surance OF their confidence IN the Cuban cause as
have DONE and will proceed to do again very soon.
Yours truly, W. A. 9. RYAN,


Brigadter General, &C., Cuban Army.
Year: 1870

on Saturday night the extensive animal drying
factory OF Lester Brothers, situated the OF
Maple Island and Newark Bay, not far from Bay
onne Hudson county, was burned down, OCCASION
ing loss OF about twenty thousand dollars. 1t Is
suspected that some parties in BayOnnc fired
the place. as repeated threats to that effect had
been made In that locality. 1t Is certain that many
considered the factory nuisance and would not
scruple to resort to almost any means 10 get rid
OF IT,
Year: 1870

The following funny puzzles in spelling
and pronunciation may amuse some dur
ing the evenings:


There is one word of only FIVE letters,
and if you take away two of them, ten
will remain. What word is that!


It is often. If you take away f, ten
will remain.


There is a word of five letters, and if
you take away two of them, six will re-
main.


Sixty. Take away ty, six will remain.
Here is a puzzle


Take away my first letter, take away
my second letter, take away all my letters,
and | am always the same. Can't you
guess that?


You are right; it is the mail carrier.


There is one word which, you change
the place of one of its letters, means ex-
actly opposite from what it did at first.
What is the word?


1t is united. Place the after the t
and it becomes united.


Can you tell me what letter it is that
has never been used but twice in America!
1t it is a; it is used only twice in
America.


Can you tell me when there were only
two yowels2


1t was in the days of Noah, before you
and l was born-In the days of no a be-
fore u and were born.


Now let me hear whether you can spell
the fate of all earthly things in two letters!


| will tell you'd k decay.


l suppose you have often heard, or can
guess, how to spell mouse trap in three
letters?


You are right. 1t is cat.


Can you tell man in one word that he
took late breakfastl


This is the way-attonuate (at ten you
ate.)


Can you tell me what word is always
pronounced faster by adding two letters
to it?


1t is the word fast; add er to it, and it
is faster.


What is the word Of one syllable, which
if you take away two letters from it vii
become word of two syllables?


You must try and guess that, for it i:
my last puzzl6. 1t is plague; take away
P !, and it becomes ague.
Year: 1870

Few people, in estimating thehappipesp
Of married couple, makes due;alloYappe
for human imperfection. No two huihah
beings can be brought into intimate fslaA
tionsbip of husband and wife without AN
occasional development of something dis
.cordant. Only perfect, absolutely sinless
persons, could live absolutely perfect lives
together, and such men and women can
never be found in this world, and las IN
another world there will be no marrying,
absolutely perfect marriages can never he
realized, either in this world or that which


is to come. But, are not the vast majorl-
ty of married persons quite as happy as un-
married onesl Nay, more, are not tho
great majority of married people asa.hapr
py in their married state as they would be
unmarried Aud still more, are they not
as happy with each other as they, would
be with anybody elsel BY change of
partners they might get rid ofsome one or
more causes of disturbances between them
some constitutional defects or inGrmitics,
or some disagroeable, cherished habits, but
they would find in other parties other
causes of disturbance quite as serioosI
though of an entirely different kind-7so
that, after all it might be very difficult to
say ON which side there was the greatest
amount of happiness or misery, The fact
is, that men and women are susceptible OF
only given amount of contentment and
happiness, in any condition of life, aud
marry whom they will, they can never ex7
coed their capacity for enjoyment. Many
poople are foolish enough to imagine that
marriage is the sovereign cure for altthe
disquietudes and miseries of ,life--and
when they get married and yet find their
fayorite panacea does not work perfectly,
they jump to the conclusion that it is be-
cause their marriage is not true one'-+
that it was ill.sorted, and, therefore, an
unhappy one whereas, the only trouble
is, that both husband and wife are human
neither divine nor angelic-and have,
like all other human beings, more or less
of sinful infrmity about them. .aoii
Year: 1870

An Eastern editor says that a man in
New York got himself into trouble by
marrying two wives. A Western editor
replies that good many men have done
the same thing by marrying one. A North
ern editor says that quite number of his
acquaintances found trouble enough by
barely promising to marry, without going
any further. A Southern editor caps the
climax by telling the story of man who
had much trouble in finding any one to
listen to his promise to marry.
Year: 1870

A respectable man Of the county Of
Montgomery, lived on the banks Of 'the
Hudson River. One day he went to bay
on the river to shoot ducks or wild geese.
When he came to the river he saw six
geese beyond shot. He determined to
wait for them to approach the shore.
While sitting there he saw fox come
down to the shore, stand some time and
observe the geese. At length he turned
and went into the woods, and came out
with a large bunch of moss in his mouth.
He then entered the water, very silently,
sank himself, and then, keeping the moss
above the water, himself concealed, n he
floating among the geese. Suddenly one
of them was drawn under the water, aud
the fox soon appeared on the shore with
the goose on his back. He assembled the
bank and found a hole made by the tear
ing up of tree. This hole he cleared,
laid in the goose, and covered it with
great care, strewing leaves over it. The
fox then left; and while he was away the
hunter unburied the goose and closed the
hole, and then resolved to await the ,issue7
In about an hour the fox returned with
another fox In company. They went d.
rectly to the place where the goose had


been buried, and threw out the earth.
The goose could not be found. They
stood regarding each other for some time,
when suddenly the second fox attacted the
other furiously, as if offended by the trick
Of his friend .-MMrraYs CreatiOn.l ora
Year: 1870

We ask the attention ofour readers
to the editorial we publish from the
Daily Evening Union, on the subject
of Water Works. tits authorized to
give publicity to the fact that an ex-
perieueed, competent and responsible
party is ready to take the contract for
building the proposed Water Works
for this city, at 9 largely reduced
price below that at whioh the Com
mittee have authority from the Coun-
Gil to consummate the contract with
Mr.. Wier. This is an important
fact, and should claim the attention
of the Council. But we despair of
any exhibition Of wisdom or business
prudence on their part. They have
been warned By Us and by the Repub-
lican members Of their body, of the
precipilate haste which they were
making, but without avail. Messrs.
Van Ripper aud Muhlhaugen have
the matter all fixed up" and the
Council have nothing to do but ratify
their arrangement blindly. What
matters it if responsible and compe-
tent gentlemen stand ready to save
the city tens of thousand Of dollars?
Who cares for expense? Not our
progressive city Council, at least.
Year: 1870

From our report of the proceedings
of the Council on Monday evening, 1T
will be seen that Mr.. Van Ripper,
Chairman of the Water Works Com
mittee, submitted a proposition from
Mr.. W. @. Weir, in which that gen
tleman gives detailed specifications Of
the buildings aud appurtenances be-
longing to Water Works, proposing
to construct the buildings, pumping
shaft and drift, and twelve miles of
mains for $4,000.


One would naturally infer, from the
report of the committee with Mr..
Van Riper atits head, that it had been
to all possible pains acting In promo
tion of the peoples interests to get
the lowest estimate that could be sub
mitted for the work.


Now, without asking whether they
were compelled by the strict letter of
law to invite bids for the work by
publication, yet, in our opinion, wis
dom and business foresight would
have dictated such a course whereby
the very considerable expense, which
this undue haste may occasion, would
be and might still be saved to the
city.


We have been impelled to make
these remarks from q conversation
with an accomplished architect and
engineer, In which ne expressed his
great surprise that tho Water Works
Committee had not invited sealed
proposals for the work as is custom
airy in all cases of works of any i'm
portanee.


The gentleman referred to, said that be
had awaited such an invitation to sub
NIT proposition with specifications
attached, for the work. But that,
to his great regret, he saw that the
committee were authorized by the
Council TO close a contract for the
work for $175,00 subject to ratifi-
cation by the Council. In the same
connection the gentleman above re-
ferred to said that he would have
done the same work, of the same
quality, with full guarantees for Its
performance for Very mach reduced
price, particularly as his firm had
made a specially of the construction ct
| Water Works


| We feel fully authorized to assure
! our readers that the difference 10
the cost would be no trihe, but on the
contrary would amount to a very
snug little capital. In pursuance of
this information, we advised the
gentleman, as a measure of interest
to the city, to submit his proposals,
/ with the specifications, to the COM
mittee and the Council.


IF it is true, as we have always been
assured, and sought to be made be-
lieve, that our City Fathers, without
distinction of party, have the welfare
and interest of the city at heart, they
should reflect twice before finally
ratifying the authorized contract for
the erection of Water Works.
Year: 1870

The law recognizes bets in this State only
prohibiting them on elections and some other
matters, and therefore an informal decision Of
the Court, on Saturday, in regard to het will
be interesting. During the campaign Of '6s sew
eral bets were made as to whether or not jacob
Richardson, then the Democratic candidate for
Sheriff, had been a member of the Union
League. The question was never satisfactorily
decided, and suit was brought finally to compel
the stake e-hoders to pay over the money. The
Court informally decided that it could not con-
slider the case az bet concerning the opinions
or private affairs of third party was improper,
as if allowed it would sanction the dragging Of
such affairs into court merely to decide a
WAGER.
Year: 1870

shuddering Paris; and, let him use them as con-
siderately as he will, the necessities of war
will compel widespread devastation.


How can we ever hope to revisit Paris and
find it as it used to bep The shrubs may be re-
planted indeed and the flowers laid out anew,
but neither our generation nor the next will see
the pleasant woods what we knew them. If NJ.
Haussmann's creations should be shattered, if the
luxurious mansions built by private lavishness
have been demolished, who is ever to restore
them? We are hardly likely to see a restora-
ton of the empire; but assuming that miracle,
even the empire must be economical perforce.
way to retrenchment. Taxes must inevi-
tably be crushing, and imperial fortunes
will have crumbled with the system
that reared them. Who is to fill the
grand hotels and crowd the stalls of
the new operas and theatres Things for long
will move in a vicious circle as they labor
heavily to right themselves, for full half of the
inducements that lured wealthy strangers will
be gone. Much that used to be soft and beau
tiful will be harsh and bald. There will be no
of show and sybaritism, issuing invitations to
be intrigued for or bought at the price of reck
less extravaganza. There will be probably
a brief rule of stern republicanism, to give
way to that of some constitutional prince
who shall profess himself the father of
the humber classes, not the free-handed
host of the foreigner. Who is to
inhablt NJ. Haussmann's palaces? If they
are to be tenanted by Frenchmen rents must
fall pitifully, or they must stand empty by
streets and places, or become the heritage of
meritorious labor. Happen what may in the
next few weeks, it looks as if Paris for years to
come must be the resort of those who may care
to profit by the lesson Of adversely that has been
read to others; of men who desire to temper
themselves for the struggle of life by a resi-
dence among the hardest realities. / trust de-
voutly that we shall not have to make yet
gloomier forecast of its future before it finds
breathing time from its troubles.