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Year: 1872

The hoe and the broom will not make our streets
decent without thorough reform in the pave
ments. Many Of the most respectable of the up.
town crOss-strees still filed with the ruins OF
the tarpoultice and other patent swindles. Others
are almost impossible with worn and rugged stone
blocks. The wooden pavement In Mercer-st.. which
has been in worse condition than almost any other
in the city, is now repairing in way which renders
its speedy destruction almost certain. Sweeping will
never make avenues presentable which
horribly out of repair Cannot something
be done for us! Commissioner Van Mort.
if we are not mistaken has power to pave all the
avenues of the upper part of the island and GER


tain thorOughfares down town, according to his
own judgment. This extraordinary authority
doubt given him in the hope that he could devise
something better than the fraudulent paving schemes
of the old city government and with the determine


tion that the people should know upon whom the
responsibility rested if he did not. We must have
relief if our city is TO be kept clean-and there must
be no more Stowe-foundation" contracts either.
Year: 1872

instead of the 9Th of July; so he substituted
the former for the latter date, and the bill is
40 fled in tho Department of State. AS the
clerks do a great deal of the cOuntry's govern
ing, perhaps it is just as well that they should
also have hand in the law-making.
Year: 1872

Here are two singular errors already in British
papers regarding the Presidential campaign. The
liverpool Mercury says that the Free Trade League
of the United States propose TO start candidate in
opposition to both Grant and Greeley'-a statement
which impeaches very unfairly the good sense OF
the League and of the imaginary candidate, and
which could only receive credence where it is
gravely announced that letters received at the
Greeley and Brown ratification meeting in this city
from Senators Turnbull, Montgomery. Blair and
Others"
Year: 1872

Fifteen of the eighteen Alabama delegates
to the denomination Convention at Philadelphia
were reported to be Ofice-holders. The fruit
of their doings is seen more in the confusion
in the distribution of Alabama offices than
anything else The postmastership at Selma
seems to have been one of the bones OF con-
tention over which these patriots have fought
And the result is, that gentleman nominated
to the position refused to pay for his contirma-
tion. is cleft out in the cold" and the present
incumbent, who is defaulter, is allowed to
remain in Office, on condition that he pays
back his plunder in installments. This sort OF
thing is an example of the best Civil Service
"ip the world" as the Administration Sen
ators delight to call our system of dividing
the spOils.
Year: 1872

Ii was a deputy clerk in the New-York
agency of the Ordnance Bureau, we believe,
who gave the decision in international law
which authorized the sale of arms to France


And now ii is a clerk in one of the enrolling
rooms of Congress who has been law making


This gentleman was quite sure that Congress
intended TO have the new Internal Revenue
Law 20 into effect on the 27th Of August.
Year: 1872

Tomorrow will begin the hearing of the
charges against Judge McCunn. The case
looks simple enough to the lay mind and it
is not easy to see how the defendant can
escape conviction; but there is no knowing
whittier the fne-spun sophstries may lead. 1t
is now suggested that the naturalization
frauds of 1868, in which McCunn was con-
spicuously active, could properly be brought
up in evidence against HIM. There is little
doubt of his completely in that conspiracy
against the purity of the suffrage; but addi-
tionsl proof of more recent offenses ought to
be accessible.
Year: 1872

We must wait until tomorrow to know what
Our Government really intends to do at
Geneva. 1t is given out that they have sent
positive instructions to our agents to oppose an
adjournment and to use strong language. But,
on the other hand, it is reported that our
agents have taken houses at Geneva for the
summer so that they evidently have rosy
view of the position of affairs. All England
knows just where the English Ministers stand
in this matter, and no mortal knows the posi-
tion of ours And when we say no mortal we
include, not TO speak profanely, Gen. Grant
and Mr. Fish
Year: 1872

The following recipe is just in
season: A correspondent of the
Ohio Farmer, says: 'Noticing
in your paper an article, "How
to make a barrel of apple but
ter" | will give my plan: AS
soon as the cider is brought from
the press, we proceed to boil it
down as quickly as to avoid fer
mentation, but instead Of begin
ming to fill in with apples when
half boiled, and stirring with a
paddle twelve hours, we continue
the boiling process till it is all
boiled down to good syrup, say
about FIVE gallons into one,
which car, be poured out into a
wood or stone vessel, and will
keep if not ready to. make up
Immediately. The evening pre-
vious to making up, with the
assistance Of our men folks, we
pare and core our apples, which
we stew in a little sweet cider,
if we have it, otherwise, water
or some of the boiled cider
weakened down. When the ap-
pies are cooked Z soft, we com
mence stirring, adding the boiled
cider, as fast as it will bear, four
bushels Of. apples being sufficient
for thirty-twO gallons of cider.
Three hours brisk boiling with
constant stirring will make it
strong enough to keep a year, if
desired"
Year: 1872

RI Ben Butler, the spoon thief


in his Cincinnati speech, deliv-
cred a few days ago, defended
Grants taking a million dollars


from the Treasury, without law,
and applying it to his own use,
upon the ground that it would
only be two cents and a half to
every man, woman and child in
the country. This is the boldest
and most audacious argument
for stealing that we have ever
seen, but it is worthy Of Butler,
and it is worthy the cause which


he supports. fRHaiS slell
Year: 1872




l0th,l .H5f


A remarkable instance of the
sagacity Gs it not reasonD of a
horse has come to our notice.
Mr.. John Fletcher of Norwegia,
owns an unbroken cayuse mare
which runs in a pasture adjoining
his house. The mare, which is
very wild, has a young colt at
her side. A few nights since,
after MIR. Fletcher had returned,
he was arousedby the mare com
ing to the window Of his house,
and by paving, neighing, and in
every way possible trying to get
his attention. This continuing
for some time he got up and went
out and drove her away, and re-
turned again to bed /; but she inn
mediately returned, and if possi-
BILE increased her demonstrations;
he again went out, when the
mare came up to him and rub
bed her nose against him, al
though always before she had
been very shy of allowing any
one to come within reach of her,
then ran on few yards before
him continuing her neighing /;
then, as he did not follow her,
she returned to him rubbing
against him in the most demon
strative manner. He attempted
to drive her off, struck her with
a stick, and followed her a few
yards To- Tighten her away. AS
soon however, as he turned to-
ward the house shereturned and
in every way tried to prevent
him from doing SO. H then re-
marked that her colt was not
with her, a fact he had not no
ticed before, as it was quite dark,
It occurred to him then to follow
her, which he did. So soon as
she saw he was doing SO she ran
off before him, stopping eyery
few yards, turning around to see
that he was still following, then
again running on keeping up her
calling, until she reached a dis
tant part of the field, where she
stopped at an old prospect hole
On coming up with her she
again commenced rubbing against
him, and drew his attention I'd
the hole. where he soon discov.
cred the colt. 1t appears that il
had slipped into it and was una
Year: 1872

IA UarIinviIIe IIII) Iwife be-
coming angry because she could
not have the last word in dis
pute, recently put her sick hus-
band out Of doors at midnight
and in q thunderstorm. In the
morning she found him on the
door step dead from exposure.
She is now in theproper place


an insane asylum.
Year: 1872

IMPORTANCE OF READING.-No
matter how obscure the position
in life Of an individual, if he can
read: he may at will put himself
in the best society the world has
ever seen. He may converse with
the greatest heroes Of the past !:
with all the writer's in prose and
poetry. He may learn how to
live, how to avoid the errors OF
his predecessors, and to secure
blessings, present and future, to
himself, He may reside in a de-
sert. far away from the habita-
tions OF man ; in solitude, where
no human eye looks upon him
with affection or interest, where
no human voice cheers him with
the an;mating tones, if he has
books to read he can never be
alone. He may choose his COM
pany, and the subject Of conversa-
ton, and thus become contented
and happy, intelligent, wise and
good.
Year: 1872

Horace Greeley thus hits the nail
on the head : cit is strange how
closely men read the papers. We
never saw anything that anybody
didn't like, but we soon hear of it.
If, however, once in while We hap
pen to say good thing, wo never
hear of that nobody seems to notice
that. We may pay some man hun.
dred compliments, and give him
dozen paffs, and he takes it as trib-
ute to his greatness, and he never
thinks it does him any good; But if
wo happen to say anything this man
didn't like, or something that no
imagines a reflection on him or his
haraoter, see how quick he flares up
and gets mad about it. All cur evils
arc duly charged to US, but we never
apparently, get any credit for what
good VIC do.
Year: 1872

An ingenious attempt was recently
made to rob tho County Treasurcr's
office at Crown Point, Ind. a stran-
ger came into tho Office at late hour,
and requested the Treasurer to lock
in the safe for few days tin box
which he eaid contained o quantity of
valuable jewclry. Tho request was
complied with, and two hours later
the watchman heard an explosion in i.
sido the safe, and on going to it saw
and fired Mt a MN creeping toward it.
Investigation showed the box to have
contained q torpedo, ingeniously ar
ranged to explode at certain time.
The explosion blew the door of the
safe oren, and injured tho walls OF
the vault in which the safe stood, but
failed to open the door Of tho vault.
Year: 1872

A Boston colored man of Southern
birth writes to the Post:


CAT last the blacks Of this broad land
have man to vote for whose record as
their friend Of labor is unimpeachable.
God bless the day when tho great
Democratic party nominated the man
who dared be just and true to all
black and white alike--in spite of op.
position. Every man Of color who
values his manhood will vote for
Horace Greeley At all events tho
world may bet it's life that I will"
Year: 1872

A careful Washington special telo-
graphs this "Thc President expects
to return to Washington this week to
hold brief cabinet session prior to
his trip to Niagara Falls q down
the st. Lawrence. After that he
will not be again in the city for quite
a month. There will not, however,
be full cabinet meeting as Score.
tary Delano will be in North Caroli-
M making speeches, and Seer stary
Robson will remain for the present
in New Hampshire. Owing to the
protracted absence of the executive
officers few or no persons now come
to Washington on business connected
with the government. Even foreign
ministers with fresh credentials re.
main away because they cannot DO
officially received"
Year: 1872

We are pleased to record the fact
that Judge Willard has declared tho
Bond Scrip Act unconstitutional and
void. On the 23d instant Judge
Willard announced lis decree. lie
declares as null and void the act of
the General Assembly under which
the scrip was sucd-said act being
in contravention with that clause Of
the Constitution Of the United States
prohibiting the States from issuing
bills of credit. AS consequence Of
this decision, the Injunction hereto.
fore granted against the receipt of tho
scrip for tax, and this issuing of it is
sustained and remains in full force.
The opinion of Judge Willard con.
cludcs in these words:


econ sidcring the act in its entire
aspect, as we'll as in its integral partf,
it is clear that the Legislature intend
ed that tho scrip should circulate as
money, and that for this reason the
provision Of the act authorizing tho
Issue of scrip arc in conflict with pro.
hibtions of the Constitution of the
United States to the emission of bills
Of credit by States. The act being
unconstitutional, it is void. So far
as it contemplates the issue ofrevcnue
bond scrip it is unimportant, there
fore, to inquire whether the scrip that
was actually issued was conformable
to, and authorized by, tho act. The
ihj motion hcrctofor, issued must be
continued until the final hearing and
determination of the action"


The counsel in the case were
NIcssrs. Pope & Haskell for the plain.
tiffs, and Messrs. Magrath, Melton
and Chamberlain for tho defend
ants. Curol,nun.
Year: 1872

A curious case Of assault and bat
terry was lately brought before tho
police tribunal at Marsailles, France.
1t appears that a diver, engaged in
Investigating tho wreck of vessel
sunk In the port Of that city, discov-
cred an object Of some value, which
he put aside in tho corner of rock
for future disposition. Returning
for the last time boneath the surface,
he went to secure his prize, but at
that moment two other divers at
tackod him and attempted to wrest 1t
from him. A fight ensued, which
lasted until the people above, alarmed
at the confusion below, drew the com.
batants up to the surface. -.
Year: 1872

We notice by a telegram from
Raleigh N. c., that the colored Radi-
Gals who recently attacked the Groe-
ley and Brown colored delegates and
supporters in Raleigh and shamefully
abused them for their independent
exercise of the rights Of freeman to
voto for whom they think proper, have
been arrested under the Enforce ~ mont.
otherwise called Ku Klux Aot of
Congress and bound over in the sum
of $1,000 each, to answer for tho Of
fence in Tho y. S. Court in No. Ca.
1t is said that other arrests will fol-
low. Are there no such offences here !
There have been. They may again
be and the parties will be amendable
to trial and conviction.


We say now, once for all, that the
rule laid down in the enforcement act
must act both WAYS, on the Radical as
we'll as on the Conservative, and
though many are taught that it was
only intended for the so called Rebels,
it can and will be brought to bear
upon all who are liable to it. Let not
therefore, any of our oolorcd friends
hesitate in advocating or supporting
what they believe to be right in the
coming elections. Neither leagues
nor any other agencies deprive thee
of the protection of the law nor pre-
vent tho punishment of those who
may wish to abr,dgo thoir privileges
in voting, SO long as We have United
States Commissioners willing to do
their duty and law to bo enforced. i.
1t remains to be seen whether Con.
Grant will be as pliaut in favoring his
Radical friends in such outrages as
was Gov. Scott. It may be too late
for him to interfere, as he is not yet
Observation-Disclosures Crescent.
Year: 1872

Liprincott's Medical Times states
that preventative of sea sickness is to
lie down but it must be in the prop.
err direction. The sufferer should lie
with his head towards the bows, whom
he will be during the descent of the
ship, in a position in which there is
q tendency to reduce the natural sup
ply of blood to the brain. On the
other hand, if he reverses his position,
then tho blood will have o tendency
to move from the feet to the head.
Year: 1872

Cling and contortions Il appeared heir


corners did not set well within. The


stock Of bugs being then exhausted


a colony Of smooth black larvR was


found On q white birch, each about


three quarters Of an inch long, and
over one hundred Of these were fed 20
the waiting toad Touching one Of
these with a straw, II would coil
around It. and then when shaken be-
fore him he would seize and swallow
it, at first eagerly, but with diminish
ed zest as the number increased. IN
I'll il became necessary 10 rub the
worm against his lips for some time
before he could decide about IL He
would then take it and 1T with his
lips ajar for short time, gathering
strength and resolution, and then
swallow ii BY a desperate effort
There is no telling what the number
or the result would have been a. the
rang as the I0Ist disap-
Deared. and by the close Of the meal
he had retired TO his hole. nor did he
appear for four DAYS in his summing
place. 1t Is 10 be hoped that he slept
wei. but there might have been night
mares
Year: 1872

There ! q warm controversy CON-
ing up in regard to tie watering Of
horses IN warm weather. Atpresent
this controversy i s. Z cloud 10 lar
ger than q mans hand: but we are
sadly mistaken If it DO not come 10
be one Of the most stirring questions
Of the dav; one in the face of which
even Drilling Uersus Killing Corn, =
Deep Flowing. or any other Illus
trious subject Of the past, VIII pale


Several writers have Of late sur-
gested that in watering horses while
thev are warm in summer Is 4 verv
bad thing; others say that more suf-
fer and are injured for the want Of
water in summer than from too much
Of il The great centre Of attack in
this new line Of thought Is not Joseph
Harris, although he i but one Of sew
eral who has taken in hand the refor-
nation Of horse manners and customs
in reference 10 drink


The theory Of horsemen IN general
is that it i an evil 10 perspire freely
in warm weather, and that If little
water be given, they can perspire but
little The more water We give them
the more they sweat On the other
hand the laborine man in the open
fields tells Us he Is never 50 eomfor-
table at work as when he i perspir-
ing freely, and be takes bis glass Of
good spring water a. often a. be
pleases. The argument from this i
that what Is good for the man i good
for the beast Perhaps 80.


We suppose the truth lies midway
between these opposing forces. At
any rate the discussion viii DO no
harm TO the poor dumb beasts inter-
ested ORr Own experience has been
adverse to excessive watering. Even
in the harvest field We think m0der-
alton i advisable.-Germanf0srn Tel
e4yr1fH
Year: 1872

Our OF the fifteen cases Of defalea-
ton IN the custom revenue service
only tW0 Of the officials were sppoin-
ted By President Grant The follow
ing list VII show where the moral
responsibility rests
Year: 1872

Not long since / met q gentleman
who is assessed for more than million.
Silver was in his hair, care upon his
brow, and he stopped beneath his bur-
den of wealth. We were speaking of
the period of life when we had realized
the most perfect enjoyment, or rather,
when we had found the happiness
nearest to be unalloyed. :I'll tell YOU. -
said the millionaire, ''when was the
happiest hour of my life. At the age
of One-and-twenty / had saved up $500.
l was earning $500 year, and nv
father did not take it from me. only
requiring that / should pay my board.
At the age of twenty two / had secured
a pretty cottage, just outside of the
city. was able to pay two-thirds of
the value down, and also to furnish it
comfortably. / was married on Sun
day-a Sunday in June-at my fathers
house. My wife had come to me poor
In purse, but rich in the wealth of her
wolllanhood. The Sabbath and the
Sapbath night we spent beneath my
fathers roof, and on Monday morning
1 went to my work, leaving my moth
-er and sister to help in preparing my
home: On Monday evening, when
the labors of the day were done, went
not to the paternal shelter, as in the
past, but to my own house-my own
home, The holy atmosphere of that
hour seems to surround me even now
in the memory. / opened the door of
my cottage and entered. 1 laid my
hat upon the little stand in the hall,
and passed on to the kitchen our
kitchen and dining room were all one
then. I pushed open the kitchen door
and was-in heaven! The table was
set against the wall-the evening meal
was ready prepared by her who had
come. to be my helpmeet in deed as
will as in name-and by the table, with
q throbbiDg, expectant look upon her
lovely and loving face, stood my WIFE
/ turned to speak, and could. not. l
could only clasp the waiting angel to
my bosom, thus showing to her. the &C.
static burden of my heart. The years
have passed-long, long years-and
worldly wealth has flown in upon me,
and hon0red and envied; but, as true
as heaven, I, would give it all, every
dollar, for the joy of the hour of that
June evening in the long, long ago~
", Y. Ledger. ~.
Year: 1872

"Don't write there,u said one to lad
who was writing with "a diamond pin
on a pane Of glass in the window Of a
hotel. "Why? ~ said he. because
YOU can It rub it out" There are other
things which men should not do, be-
cause they cannot rub them out. A
heart is aching for sympathy, and a
cold, perhaps, heartiess word is
spolIep. The impression may be more
durable than that of the diamond upon
the glass. TheinseriptiOn on the glass
may be destroyed by TIE. fracture of the
glass, but the impression on the heart
may last forever. On many a mind
and many a heart, sad inscriptions are
deeply engraved, which no effort can
erase. We should be careful what we
write on the minds of others.
Year: 1872

"A couple of very verdant young men
from the rural districts sauntered into
the drug store on the corner of Fifth
and Vine, a few days ago and ked
Mr.. Druly. one of the clerks, if he could
repair their watches. Being busy at
the time, Mr.. ID. remarked that he
could not look at them for moment,
so as business seemed pressing with
the young men, the watches were
taken off and left on the show case. In
a few hours they came back to see how
the work was progressing. 1t was not
done and not likely to be, so they were
directed to q wagon makers shop at
No. 900 Central avenue, where such
work is attended to promptly.
Year: 1872

,e; any one knows your firm 10 be the
best in your peculiar line, everybody be.
comes your good and willing reference,
and everybody . friend, who had thought
Of going to some rival house because he
knows not Of you, will, on speaking Of
his determination, have your name pro.
nounCed to him with commentator. In
fact, the man who is thoroughly advertis.
ed must continue to thoroughly advertise;
but having once made his name a house.
hold word he receives much gratuitous
advertising from the great public, always
desirous Of helping those who have plain
ly shown that they need no help.
Year: 1872

The progress of population and settle.
ment Is so rapid that "good old house
which does not advertise Is in danger oI
loosing much sound custom. Some peo.
pic think it smaekS Of dignity to say that
they can live without advertising. They
may live upon this kind Of dignity, hui
live is one thing and success in lifeis an.
other. A good reputation in business
means that you shall be widely as well as
fayorably known A good advertisement
is Wortha good price. "A bad advertise
ment is worth nothing. Z
Year: 1872

A PROMINENT advertiser Of New York
received q Short time since a letter d.
rected to him at street and number
from which he moved over seventeen
years ago, the writer stating thatrhe had
noticed an advertisement In an old news.
paper ana wished to make some pur-
chases in case he was still in business.
This shows. that newspapers are not al
ways thrown away and their contents
Year: 1872

John Glass, the Sixth Ward desperate, died
Yesterday the Park Hospital from wounds received
in his encounter with James Costello walter in Nc.
Eoys coffee and cake saloOn No 100 9Nassaus early on
Jan 22 Gasss constitution had delayed the fatal re-
suits of his wounds. An inquest will be held to MORROW
post-mortem examination revealed an incised wound
four inches long below the knee;jont and a second
wound inch in length, iD the thigh The bones Of
the left elbow cut through and there an in.
long The table Of the skull was fractured. Beneath
this was another wound, an inch long, and near this
were several Of recently healed wounds There
was an ncised wound two inches long, extending from
the outer side OF the left wrist 10 the middle OF the palm
of the hand.