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Year: 1872

The old quarrel between the Swiss Gov
ernment and the Vatican has eliminated,
at last, in the termination of diplomatic
relations between Switzerland and the
Pope. The original cause of difficulty was
a question of civil and ecclesiastical juris-
diction. The Swiss Government held that
the attempt to raise Pastor Mermillod to a
higher position, without the approval of
the civil authorities, was illegal and not to
be tolerated. The Papal authorities per-
sisted direct issue was made; and as
the Swiss Government was firm, there
was nothing left for Rome but surrender
or diplomatic rupture. This last has
finally taken place.
Year: 1872

CHEERFUL.-EmersOn says: DO not
hang dismal picture on your wall, and
do not deal with sables and glooms in your
conversation" Beecher follows with
ssAway with these fellows who go howl
ing through life, and all the while passing
for birds of Paradise. He that can not
laugh and be gay should look to himself


He should fast and pray until his face
breaks forth into light" Talmage then
takes up the strain :" Some people have
an idea that they comfort the afflicted
when they groan over them. Don't drive
a hearse through mans soul. When
you bind up broken bone of the soul,
and YOU want splints, do not make them
of cast IRON" After such counselllngs
and adnonitions, la aside your long faces.
Year: 1872

SzkIous ACCIDENT. About l o'clock,
Sunday morning, Cyrus Grant met with
serious accident while working in the
Julia mine. In the act of getting out of
the cage it suddenly dropped, catching
and crushing him between the bottom of
the upper cage and the edge of the land
ing All Of his ribs ON his right side
were crushed in, his breast badly bruised
and his lungs lacerated.
Year: 1872

1t is an established fact, that eonsump-
ton can be cured but is far better To
prevent the cruel disease from fastening
itself on the system, by the timely use Of
a remedy like DIR. Wistar's Balsam Of
Wild Cherry. This standard preparation
will speedily cure a cough or cold, and
even consumption often yields to its
great poWer.
Year: 1872

Senator Trumbull has written letter stating
that he will no longer serve as chairman Of the
Judiciary Committee. Thanks sir, for so much,
ard after the 4th Of March, tho people Of III
nOis will excuse you from service on any Commit
tee Of the Senate.
Year: 1872

At a special meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held yesterday for the consideration of the general
order for the payment of the officers Of The various
courts Alderman Plunkitt said:


Controller Green says that he will not pay these Off
unless directed 10 do by resolution OF the
Board adopted by u votes, and there are not II
members present, move that meet again July IS.


A resolution 10 that effect adopted, aud Mr..
Plunt gave notice that If u members were not pres
ent to-day, lie would make a similar motion, and con-
tnue make it from day day until y members should
meet. Alderman CJuOvcr said that the Controller had
no business 10 dictate the Board how many Of its
members should vote for resolution before he would
be governed by IL and that IL high time that the
Controller understood that lie not the autOcrat VI
this city The Legislature, continued Mr. Conover, en-
powered this Board TO fix the salaries OF the officers OF
the courts and If they fixed by lawful quorum Of
the Board, Mr. Green has no right TO refuse to pay them
Tie matter was then made special order for to-day.


At meeting yesterday OF the Commissioners OF the
Sinking Fund Mayor Hall offered resolution, which
was LAID over authorizing the issue OF 100000 worth OF
Dock bonds for the OF the Department Of Docks.
Gen. Mcclellan stated that by January he could give
satisfactory OF the disbursement OF the pro-
ceods of the bonds ana demonstrate that IL viii be
Omy TO complete the various docks aud piers
possible. Mayor Hall says that lis resolution viii prob
ably be adopted at the next meeting.
Year: 1872

WAsHINGTON, july N-Mr. FalrhcId, The
attorney, and Mr. Worcester the treasurer OF the New
York Central Railroad Company, called upon Assistant
Secretary Richardson and Commissioner Douglas. this
morning in relation the scrip dividend tax, amount
ing to nearly million Of dollars. The representa-
lives Of the Company want the Department to bring
suit for the recovery of the money instead Of collecting
IL by a summary process. They informed that the
Department could not assent TO that proposition but
that If they would deposit United states bonds TO the
amount Of the tax claimed, they might bring suit
against the Collector at Albany just as II the money had
been obtained by disrant of the Company property.
and ON the trial the Department would interpose no
technical objection that the money had not been raised
by dstraint. The position OF the Department Is taken
with a view to facilitate action in the premises The
representatives OF the Company will return TO New
York without delay, and have promised response III
feNyd
Year: 1872

ars almost invariably selected from the
daughters Of the younger sons Of peers,
and are in position which renders
their salary Of fS00 an object. The
life Of a maid Of honor at the Court OF
Queen Victoria has been free from all
temptation TO stoop to folly, as that OF
the young ladies whom we read Of in De
Grammonts Memoirs was full; and La
Belle Jennings and the other two sub
jects Of Lely's pencil, which would have
been banded down by him to posterity,
would have been dreadfully bored by the
Windsor Of to-day, which, never lively
for young ladies during the present
reign, even st the hsst Of times, is now
duller than ever. The maids Of honor
retain their title OF honorable" which
they receive on appointment after they
marry, but It is notable that their posi-
ton is not considered TO advance their
prospects Of making good match, and
~ fact, ia worldly point OF view, they
rarely marry well.


1t has been discovered that there is no
law to punish a forgery Of the frank of
9 member Of Congress, and thus we have
further evidence Of the loose way in
which this privilege has been exercised.
Now It is proposed, instead Of abolish
ing franking altogether to make the
forgery Of an NJ G. 3 name on a letter
misdemeanor, with a penalty of $500
fine. We do not see why anybody should
take the trouble Of forging the auto
graphs Of honorable gentlemen, when
they are to be had by the bushel only for
the asking. We have heard of Repre-
sentatives and Senators who we're said
to be conscientious, but we never knew
the first member who was conscientious
upon this point or upon that of books
and stationery. Nobody feels it wrong
to do what everybody else is doing; and,
strange as it may seem, there are Sena,
tors who think that their regular pay is
too small, and that they have right in
every way to make up the deficiency.
Year: 1872

the public exhibition of legs, not only
openly admits her possession Of pair
Of legs, but takes pride in any ap-
proach to symmetry Of which they can
boast. The cultivation Of the leg, or
the repair by art Of its deficiencies in
point Of calf, is the object Of feminine
ambition. The American woman has
become addicted TO walking and short
skirts, and il her legs are attractive
rightly regards her form and features as
of secondary consequence. This great
and important change 10 public senti-
ment was originally the work Of the
prophet Palmer, who, having success
fully established faith in leg, now cult.
Yates it yearly by revival Of the sacred
rites OF the Black Crook.
Year: 1872

The POWER OF MUsIC.-We have seen
in one of the papers an article upon ''The
Power of Music" in which the writer de-
scribes how, when he would play his flute at
his parlor window, toad would come out
from under the front step and appear to
drink in the delicious melody with an air of
rapturous exaltation. This must be the man
who lives across the street from us. We
have noticed several times that toad came
out and sat on the step when the man beoan
to play the flute; but we always thouphf II
was for the purpose of ascertaining what sort
OF an idiot 1t was, making such borribls
racket in peaceful neighborhood Sure
enough, day before yesterday, when the nlsv- %
ing began, out came thetoad. unable to stand
it any longer. He had another toad with
nm, and they went and got the lid of an old
placking-box, and fixed a string to it, and
packed into it their little store Of dead flies
and things, and three or four small toads,
and all their domestic comforts, and hitched
on to that string and began to move down
the street in search Of a new residence. Yes,
animals hare an appreciation OF music, and,
knowing that fact we have often wondered
how this toad stood it so long close to that
man with the fiute.-Aar Adeler.
Year: 1872

lie writings or public sentiment. Ishal dispose or
it. irrespective of all this, according TO the laws
and the evidence and nothing else.


Mr.. Peckham--We all agree that no imputations
are cast upon the Court as now constituted.
What the press has said, as referred to by the
other side, we have nothing now to do. AS 10
these indictments, lt is but fair TO mysel to say
thatI


NEVER SAW THE INSIDE OF THEM
till this morning. The District Attorney 10 unable
ana am unable, to say whether or not the MOTION
of counsel the other side is well founded or not
or whether the items are the same. Our attention
was never directed to It, and, according to the
aflldavit read by counsel, they on the other slde
don't know.


Judge Braly-speaking and looking as u the
whole thing the ignorance OF counsel on all the
material points to be prosecuted and legally argued
upon by them, was something new and refreshing
to mis- legal and judicial mind-cut the Attorney
Generals substitute, Peckham, short, to counseps
evident discontinue, by saying, ~ will give yo.
all necessary time to make yourself acquainted
with your case and to look into It, II the rep
reservations OF counsel on the other side are cor
rect to those indictments, upon all the principles
OF law the indictments


MUST BE QUAsHED.n


Mr.. Bartlett, associate counsel for the defence,
hoped that the Court would give these four or five
Attorney Generals with the District Attorney, liD-
eral time to consider whether there was really
ANYTHING to convict Tweed for.


Mr.. Peckham replied to the pleasant sneer with
which this suggestion was thrown out with an
other not near so pleasant, replying that prOfered
service was not always fragranty acceptable.


The Court adjourned further proceedings In the
case till tomorrow.
Year: 1872

twenty Ave to thirty thousand majority for the
Noses or regular republican, ticket tomorrow.
Both parties are working with might and main. The
boters rely on the democratic vote for the greatest
help. The probability is that majority OF the
democrats win vote no State ticket at ALL Every
thing about the State Is exceedingly free nom tur
mol, which may be accounted for by the fact that
the thermo meter stood at SO this morning II Is
colder tonight than was ever before known at this
period OF the year.


A committee OF Ave prominent democrats OF this
city have issued circulars which have been dis
trbuted through the state In support OF the bolters
ti"ket. They urge sending OF couriers TO every
poll to use the utmost exertiOns to secure the
election Of the belters' ticket, saying they have
assurance that II elected IL will inaugurate good
government In the State, and that with the
cooperation OF the white people IL can be easily
elected. This has developed tonight.
Year: 1872

The examinations for government positions in
the Custom House have closed, and the boards are
now engaged in determining upon the merits Of the
various candidates as TO their standing and prof
cheney. Hon. George william Curtis, the chief Of
the civil service, met the several boards per In
vitston, and expressed himself highly delighted at
the rapid progress made by them and the compact
and simple yet practical method adopted for the
examination OF applicants. Mr.. Curtis greatly ap-
proved the plan OF giving the utmost publicity TO
the civil service competitions lnasInuch as the
best elements are thereby introduced into the Of
fees OF the general government


While there exist no vacancies requiring to he
filled up at this moment applications for positions,
subject to public examination are pouring in on
Collector Arthur, all OF which receive due attention
and are filed away. AS soon as q vacancy occurs
these gentlemen will receive due notice to appear
and demonstrate by the requisite test that they are
competent to assume the duties thereof. few
days will determine who are the fortunate candi-
dates competing for the vacancies OF two day, one
night inspectors and the 1850 cierksbip.
Year: 1872

THE SEWING MACHINE is one of the
greatest improvements of the age, and at this
day and age of the world every family must
and will have one. This fact appears to be
perfectly understood by all Sewing Machine
Companies, consequently every company is
making every effort in their power to put
their machines forward, and to make sales as
rapidly as possible. They employ every per-
son they can get, and three-fourths of those
employed are not fit for the business, conse-
quently the country is now overrun with men
and boys representing themselves as Sewing
Machine Agents, and everyone claimingto have
the best machine, when, in fact, they know
nothing about machines, consequently the
business has become a nuisance-it is over
done and overrun with unprincipled agents,
and almost every farmer breads to see one
stop at his gate.


But to lay all prejudice aside, the New Will
son is the only First-elsss Machine in America
that is sold at a reasonable price; price with
in the reach of every family. The New Will
son stands to-day at the head as being the best,
the simplest, the easiest to manage, the most
durable, and by far the cheapest. The Wilson
now costs $500 more to manufacture than anv
other machine in America, and is sold for
$25.00 less than any other frst-class machine.
This simply because it is not in the "Com-
bination-" This machine is sold for Just what
it is worth, while all others are sold from
$500 to 5000 more than they are worth.


The undersigned has been selling the Will
son for one year at his Grocery and Crockery
Store in Fremont, and has sold Five Hundred
Machines, and nearly all have been sold in
Sandusky County, and have never yet had
an agentout soliciting sales or boring the peo-
pie to buy. Every machine has been ordered.
This, think, is the largest sale that has ever
been made in the county. This fact of itself
is certainly sufficient evidence that the ma
chine is good one. ALI other companies have
drummed and bored the people nearly to
death to sell their machines, and in very many
instances people have bought simply to get rid
of the agent Now, we claim that the proper
way, and the only way, to buy machine, is to
60 town and see and try all the machines and
select for yourself-buy machine in the same
way that you buy dress, or a set of dishes,
or dollars worth of sugar. There are now
some six or eight different kinds of Sewing
Machines represented in this city, trv them
all, select for yourself, and do not be hum.
bugged by agents, and nine out Of every ten
Wilbuy the Wilson. PsCL0sE,
Year: 1872

Under the ice the waters run;


Under the ice our spirits lie;
The genial glow of the summer sun
Shall loosen their fetters by and by,
Moan and groan in thy prison cold,


Rivers of life-rivers of love;
The winter is growing worn and old,
The frost is leaving the melting mold,
And the sun shines bright above.
Under the ice, uuder the snow,
Our lives are bound in a crystal ring;
By and by will the south wind blow,
And roses bloom on the banks of spring.
Moan and groan in thy fetters strong
River of life--fiver of love;


TIE nights grow short, the days grow


long,


Weaker and weaker the bonds of wrong
And the sun shines bright above.
Under the ice our souls are hid;
Under the ice our good deeds grow;
Men but credit the wrongs we did,
Never the motives that lay below.
Moan and groan in thy prison cold,


River of life-river Of love;


The winter of life is growing old,
The frost is leaving the melting mold
And the sun shines warm above.
Under the ice we hide our wrong
Under the ice that has chilled us through
Oh! that the friends who have known US long
Dare to doubt we are good aud truel
Moan and groan in thy prison cold,
Rivers of life-rivers of love:
Winter is growing worn and old,
Roses stir in the melting mold;


We shall be known above.
Year: 1872

A correspondent of the New Or
leans PicayltRe recommends the in
PRODUCTION from South America of
an insect known as the terrier ant
to destroy the Gotten and boil worm
in the Southern States. This ant is
harmless to vegetation, but makes
short work of any insect or small
animal which enerOaches on its pre-
misses. A scorpion, an insect very
tenacious of life, was killed by the
ants in three minutes, a eentipede in
four minutes, a tarnatula in less than
two minutes and a snake nine feet
long in fifteen minutes. The Picau-
une's correspondent is convinced
that if the terrier ant can be intro
duced into the Southern States the
cotton and boil worm would soon be
a thing Of the past,
Year: 1872

One after another, the newspapers OF
Wisconsin are opening their eyes TO the
unspeakable disgrace which attaches to the
State on account Of It's submission for so
long a time to the injury and contumely
heaped upon it by the authorities of DU-
LUru, instigated by JAY COOKE. In our
humble way we have endeavored to edu-
cate the people upon the facts Of the case;
but the generous men of Wisconsin are slow
to angeI-loth to believe that any one has
a settled determination persistently to out
race and insult them. But the unWe!come
truth is forced upon them. The leaven Of
Indignation which deep sense Of oppres-
sion has generated here in Superior, is be-
ginning to work, and soon, we trust, will
affect the State at large. The Milwaukee
Na,cs of the 10th inst, speaking Of the Du-
luth canal and dyke, spiritedly says:


We confess that we cannot use guarded phrases nor
moderate our indignation in speaking OF the atrocities
Of this peculiar case.


The mob spirit Of Milwaukee aroused to an in
tense decree in one of the early days of its history, by


project TO destroy of the bridges across the river
bv which communication between the east side and
the country would be seriously crippled In TINS case
a navigable estuary leading into Lake Supeuor-ouF
GREAT inland sea- the first in the known worid-incud-
ing the terminus of railroad built by grant of pub
lie land are cut off from of lake port cities;
our main Lake Superior harbor is threatened with
destruction drift and deposits caused by the d-
version of native water course and the State is de-
clared 10 be- thus far, without remedy in the courts
Whel, we had a suit pending through the influence OF
JAY Cooke (rhe financial agent OF the administration
partv) the War Department prevailed on the Attor
ney General to dismiss it without notice to the State
and the people who deeply interested. If a
prompt and efficient remedy for this state of things is
not provided at early day, the NEWS viii propose
0nal
Year: 1872

What is to be done about the st. Croix
and Lake Superior land grant? The Uni
ted States court has decided that the lands
still belong to the State, and in effect, that
if the railroad line to which they are deyot-
ed as subsidy, snail be constructed before
a forfeiture shall be enforced by the gener-
III government, then the lands will have
been earned by the railroad company, and
It's title to the same, through the State will
have become indefeasible At least it would
be safe to count upon the equitable consid-
Grafton of congress, 50 far as to be assured
that that body could not be prevailed upon
even if it had the technical power-to
wreak upon the State of Wisconsin by
purely punitory proceedings, a malicious
vengeance, merely to crafty the spite Of
hostile railroad interests.


What Wisconsin needs most in the pres
ent crisis, is a BIsMARR, with n broad, bold,
comprehensive and patriotic policy, and
with heroic pluck, and q confident faith
in himself and the people, that will prompt
him to a speedy and determined execution
Of that policy. It is no time now for pen
ny-wise and pound dlooIsh hesitation. Let
the State arise, and resisting he world, the
flesh, and Jay Cooke, march right on
towards that splendid destiny, for which
nature has given it such generous opportu-
mites, but Of which mercenary enemies III
the interest Of their own huckstering pro
iects, are striving to delraud 1t. Let the
State guarantee the land grant to any com
pany that will 90 on at once and construct
the road from ST. Croix Lake to Superior
and Bayfield, on the lines contemplated by
the granting act


We may be sure there will be no con-
gressonal interference, to oppress and de
spoil people which thoroughly knows its
rights, and peroistently and intelligentIy
asserts them before the country. Corrupt
as the American Congress is by cynical
fault-fnders, charged to have become, it is
vet not so fl. removed from the American
people in whom the love of fair play is still
dominant sentiment, that 1t can afford III
the presence Of the whole, grossly and wan
tonly to injure portion, OF that people.


Ifthere is fair probability that an extra
session Of the Legislature would advance
and secure the interests respecting which
we now speak, then such 4 scssionshould be
at once conyoked. If the North Wiscon-
sin company is not ready for vigorous and
efficient business" in this behalf, then lei
some other company that is idy harnesscd
for the work, undertake it. Especially doe.
it behoove the friends Of Superior at home
and abroad to be active and alert at thi
iuucture. 4 valuable land grant, IN eZten
sive and eligible railway line, developed
country with its resultant growing cities
are the guerdons that moao urge them t.
instant and persevcriug effort.
Year: 1872

ACCORDING to the Western Farmer, of twenty-six
varieties of potatoes planted on the same day at the
Experimental Farm of the Wisconsin University, the
Early Rose is the most vigorous grown
Year: 1872

the sword and rifles fell together, two vol
leys flashed in such quick succession that
neither eye or near distictly caught the
pause between them, and riddled mass
of flesh and blood dropped heavily, like
a straight-falling clod, to the ground.
His death must have been instantane-
Gus, for the firing was so good that out
of twelve bullets ten struck him, eight
in vital parts. Nevertheless, after the
medical examination of the body the
usual coup de grace was given as mat
ter of form, by soldier with one of the
spare rifles. The body was then stretched
out and left entirely alone, in order that
the troops might file past it in quick
marching order, with drums beating q
lively air, and it is hard to imagine a
ghastlier contrast than that between the
jovial bands, full of movement and lusty
life, and the pale, upturned face of the
motionless, deserted corpse. The march
ing part over, the whole painful cere-
mony was at an end, and nothing was
left but to take the dead mans body to the
cemetery, thence to be consigned to his
relatives and friends. | cannot say that
the ceremony struck me as, on the whole,
morally very impressive, or exactly cal
culated to deter others from initiating
the suffering criminals career. The
form of death was at once too imposing,
not to say grand, and too painless to in
spire much terror. Possibly however,
it was partly robbed Of its terrors by the
courteous and digni6ed bearing with
which It was undergone. Whatever
Preau-de-Weders fault, he had at least
the merit of being brave.