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Year: 1875

GERMANY and Russia promise to
give furloughs by the hundred thou
sand TO their soldiers next year.
Austria Will have to follow suit, as
she IS a member Of the triple imperial
league, and France can IN that case
have no excuse for not disbanding
some Of her gupernumeraries. This
smacks of happiness for the big Eu-
ropean family; but the real prospects
and passions sguint to more hard
fighting On a large scale.
Year: 1875

Gen. Gordon, Of Georgia, made a
speech IA Alabama a few days since, IN
the course Of which, seing many col
ored men present, he turned to them
and asked:


Who Is It that for the sake Of retain
ING their hold on power poison the
minds IF the coloTed men against
their former masters and friends, and
with false promises control their votes
and keep up contentious and strife
between the races ? Who is 1t that IN
the guisg of Ku-khIK murder the col
ored man in the darkness Of midnight
and herald abroad the Infamous crime
as the deed Of lawiess Democrats and
true Southern men, IN order to keep
alive the fires Of animOsity, knowing
their lease Of Office depends upon the
-contiuu 8ucc Of UnfTiendly feelings
between the sections? The
Radicals. He thea told the cOlOred men
no longer 10 be deceived. You have
had democratic rule here IN Alabama,
and they have robbed you Of none Of
your rights Here the interest Of the
white man and the cOlOTed man are
identical; a good government for the
one IS a good government for the other;
the same sun shines above the black
man and the white man, and the
genial showers water alike the
soil Of the one and the other;
the SANE God rules above them
both, and they could live together in
peace but for the RaG-eals who antag-
Onize tire races. He called upon them
20 pause, consider and be free men,
and to suffer themselves to be 20 long
er marched u the polls as uUml-
driven cattle to the slaughter; for The
time ignorance and vice may hold
sway. but as certainly as that God
raigns and rules the earth, truth will
ultimately triumph and intelligence
reign, not to the injury of the
colored man, but for the common
veal Of all: and here alone Is safety for
Fbe colorsd man. He said that as an
excuse for the preparation Of many Of
-tFe outrages which had been heaped
upon the people Of the South the RadI-
Gals gave out that we were dis oyal-
and pray disloyal to what To the
Radical party.-to wrong and oppres-
gion-tC corruption IN hign place5-tO
robbery and plunder! Aye, TO be loyal
now. one must not only believe Grant
to be q statesman and Beast Butler an
honest man, but that Henry Ward
Beeeher is an innocent, persecutec
saint
Year: 1875

The Senatorial convention for the 16th Dist, met on the 10th inst and nominated Henry ". Peck of Bethlehem for Senator. The Probate convention met on the same day and nominated George B. Lewis of Woodbury for Judge of Probate. think we shall be republican on the State ticket except perhaps on judge of probate It is too early to say as to Representatives
Year: 1875

per.

 Subscribers who are in arrears must make up Arrsarges before taking advantage of the forego- ing propositions and subscribers who are in advance may deduct the amount their subscrip- tioaa are m advance.

 Money should be sent by post-ofice order, cheek or registered letter, if possible. If fremit- tanees are made by mail we cannot be responsible for loss before the letter reaches us, but will take all risks of remittance to the clubbing peri Sdicals
Year: 1875

telegram of Judge Wheeler, asking the
Governor if he would call an extra session
in case the Democrats adopted the PROPOSE
tion THAT being condition Of their accept
ance of the plan on Tuesday,, the Governor
sent the following reply:


New ORLEANS. February q, 1875.
Hon: William A. Wheeler, Member of Congress,


Washington. District OF Columbia:


1t seems to me an extra session is unnec-
essary. The expense in the present de-
pressed pecuniary condition of the State
will be very serious. The regular session
does not close until midnight Thursday,
March 4. If the Conservatives will take
arrange terms of adjustment and to pass
such measures Of reform as are urgently
needed. l will earnestly cooperate to that
end. IT the President and yourself think
an extra session should be called will call
it; but in any case, ask that you come
here at once to aid in carrying out the de-
tails of the adjustment as proposed.


WILLIAM P. KELLOGG.


The statement of the Bulletin last even
ing, in its extra edition, that the House had
the subject of the impeachment Of the Gov
ernor under consideration yesterday after
noon, in it's secret session, because of his
action in the compromise matter, was utter
~ without foundation. The subject was not
introduced at all. The statement in the
same edition as to the reception which q
committee Of the House received at the
hands of the Governor at his residence is
also incorrect. As they appeared in mo
other paper than the Bulletin" very few
people believed them, and 90 NO great harm
was done.


A caucus Of the Republican Representa-
tives was held in the hall of the House
after the adjournment last evening. Gov
ernor Kellogg addressed the members upon
the subjects now most prominent. 1t may
be said that the most thorough harmony
now exists between the Governor and the
House, as we'll as the Senate, resulting from
the interchange Of sentiments at their
caucus. Whatever action may be taken
will be with the approval of the other
branches of the government.
Year: 1875

The interesting case of the partition line


and fence between the premises of Messrs
Keen and Carlisle, was ended yesterday by
a verdict of $7l for the defendant. The
amount attracted the notice Of several per.


sons interested in the case,, especially that
Of the counsel for the plaintiff. There was
no evidence in the case which would nat.


urally suggest such q sum to his mind, and
he thought it strange that twelve other
minds should agree on it. Others thought
the same thing, and believed the agreement
was reached by some other process than the
logic of the caee would present.


The story soon became current that a
traditional custom, happily known to few,
and of late years seldom used, had been
adopted. After trying to agree for what
men locked up in jury room usually con-
slider a reasonable time, the doctrine of
average adjustment was accepted. Who
proposed it is not stated; but each wrote
his verdict or gave his vote for such an
amount for plaintiff or defendant as he
thought just. So far the proceeding were
in accordance with the jurors oath. But
then the several amounts for the plaintiff
and those for the defendant were added.
the less subtracted from the greater, and
the remainder divided by twelve. The re-
suit was $7l in favor of defendant, and the
jury agreed" to render this as . verdict


If this story is true, the action of the jury
will not only be sufficient ground for new
trial, but 1t will be something which each
juror will be ashamed Of When he comes
to consider such a chance verdict, which by
no possible means could have been "well
and truly" found by one member, and yet is
given as the solemn conclusion of the
whole Of the jury, he will find it hard to
reconcile it with his oath.
Year: 1875

The trials of Lee and Dame, charged
with being implicated in the Mountain
Meadow Massacre, were set for the 18th
inst, at Beaver, Utah, the prosecution to
elect which one shall be tried first.
Judge Boreman il determined to have
the cases disposed of without nnnecessa-
ry delay. Some very important wit
nesses for the prosecution, who it was
thought could not be found, are in town,
md the principal witness, Klingen
Smith, will be here tomorrow in charge
nf a marshal. A later dispatch an
nounces that John D. Lee has turned
States evidence, and will be a witness
for the prosecution and make state
ment of all ne knows of the massacre.
The cause is said to be that he belle yes
he was to be sacrificed to appease the
wrath of the Government and shield
more guilty parties by perjury, if nee
essary. There is a strong feeling in fa-
vor of Dame on the part of the people
from Southern Utah, who are here as
witnesses and to be present at the time
Many of them were concerned in the
massacre, and they evince great animos
ity toward Lee. Bishop Hoyt and Spi.
'er, counsel for Lee, have advised him
to tell the whole story. They believe il
to be the only way to save their client Al
we'll as TO give to the world the whole
particulars of this bloody affair. 1t il
said by those most closely connected
With the trial that there are plenty o
witnesses here to corroborate all of Lee
statement, which will convict w. II
Dame, many other high Mormon author
itics, and explain fully everything con
aected with the massacre. The witnes
-es are some who actually took part in i
and some who attended a meeting of th'
participants after their return from III,
field of slaughter. The officers have haC
the greatest difficulty in getting the wit
nesses for the defense. Quite a numbe
have positively refused and de6ed thu
| Marshal, while all those in Danes be
half are present, which is attributed t,
the fact that Dame is a Mormon in full
fellowship, and Lee is not.
Year: 1875

Unless the surface of the ground is
mulched around young trees over an
area of six to ten feet in diameter, the
ground shall be kept clean and mellow.
Every farmer knows that hill of corn
or potatoes will not amount to much un-
less cultivated and yet there are many
who will neglect to give the same care to
a tree which is worth hundred hills of
either of the former. In rich soils trees
may grow rapidly without cultivation,
and no amount of grass or weeds will re-
tard them; but there are other things
besides growth TO be looked after. II
the weeds and grass are permitted to
grow up around the stems of apple, peach
or ounce trees, the bark will become soft
near the base by being shaded, and there.
by be in suitable condition for the recep.
tion of eggs which will eventually be.
come peach or apple borers. Take any
dozen apple trees in sections where the
apple-borer is abundant, allow q portion
to be choked with weeds and the remain
der well cultivated. and then watch the
result. From our own experience, We
believe that the chances are nine to one
in favor of those cultivated being ex.
empt from the pest National Agri
culturist.
Year: 1875

Tie Collier Guardian of June 18th
saws: There is now being shown in the
Birmingham district an extraordinary
specimen of iron making in the United
States. 1t is a portion of sheet of
very thin iron, so thin that though its
surface dimensions are inches by 81
inches, yet its weiaht is only 81 grains,
apothecaries' weight Tie breath of the
nostrils will drive il away almost as if il
were the einder of burned paper. The
thinness is itself very surpri ing. but the
extraordinary part of the matte is that
the iron has been made from what the
Americans term q "muck bar"-obtain-
ed for a Danks padding furnace at
Pittsburgh, without being reworked.
Thus, an extreme thinness of iron,
which it is almost impossible to secure
from the very best materials, worked
reworked many times over in the usual
way, has been got from iron in the state
of crudeness in which it was found upon
leaving a mechanical pudding furnace.
Il it assumed in this country that the
iron has been made from the ordinary
district pigs, and the specimen has an
important commercial as well as a scien-
tiic significance. There Is to the iron
makers here the disagreeable inference
that, If crude iron can be worked to
such foil as is described, then that sheets
of greater thickness, but still of thin
ness that brings them to the narrowest
gauge embraced in the sheets generally
make in this country, and which realize
very high prices, should be produced by
United States iron masters at figures so
much below those at which alone latens
and button iron, for instance, can be
made in this country, that the Americans
must be in a position to compete success
fully with the British iron master for
those kinds in his home market. Men in
the trade who have seen the specimen
are expressing the belief that the Amer
ican should be able to compete with the
English maker in the AntipOdean, Col


onial, the Russian and the Chinese mar
kets, whittier large consignments of
British sheet-iron are constantly going
Year: 1875




If the Keely motor, of which so much
is now written and said, proves to be
what the inventor claims that il il. the
problem of aerial navigation will be
solved at once. 1t has long been
conceded that a machine with wings
which should develop by machinery as
much power in proportion to the weight
of the machine and car as the bird de-
vSlopes by muscular power in propor-
tion to its weight, could navigate the air
with the certainty and swiftness of the
swallow. But hitherto it has been i'm
possible TO combine power and lightness
in the necessary proportions. A motive
which Is capable Of producinga pressure
of 10000 pounds TO the square inch is,
however, mere than sufficient. If Mr.


Keely speaks the truth concerning his
invention it will be a waste Of time to
apply it to railway engines. Air ships
will at once snpersede railway trains,
and the commerce of the world, instead
OF being carried in British steamships
will be carried through the air in the
winged monsters which Mr.. Keely will
call existence.-.- New York Graphic
Year: 1875

There is a man in Cuthbert, sixty four
years old. says a Pennsylvania newspa-
per, who has not taken a drink ofspirits
in over a quarter Of century, never
drank a cup Of coffee in all his life, or
ate pound Of meat ofany kind. A few
days since, in reading a newspaper, he
saw an advertisement whore it was pro-
posed TO furnish recipe for $5 which
wOnld teach a man how TO live on thirty
five cents a week. At this proposition
he became indignant, and said il was
sheer extravaganza fora man to spend
that amount, asserting that his provis-
ions were not worth so per year He
snbsists entirely upon corn bread and
water-declaring that he would not ex-
change his diet for that of a king or
prince. His clothing costs him about
So per annum. He is man OF family;
and we pity his family.
Year: 1875

Every farmer ought to have one good
riding horse-that is, every farmer who
keeps three horses or more. Even il he
keeps but two, it is more economical TO
keep a saddle, and use itwherever it can
be used, than to wear and tear a harness
and carriage over the miserable roads
which are too generally found. A good
riding horse can generally be purchased
for the price Of good harness and car.
riage. The cost of keeping is scarcely
greater if the utility and improvement
in valne ofa well cared for horse is taken
into account. We should like to sec
horseback riding for both men and wo-
men become fashionable. We would fal
rather see young farmer well mounted
ON a good, strong saddle horse than fec
him riding in sulky behind his fast
trotIer simulating the air and appear.
ance ofa hockey.
Year: 1875

CHARLEY Ross WILL NEVER BE
FoUND.-A whole year is to-day com
pleted since Charley Ross was stolen
away, and yet in spite Of the energy and
intelligence, backed by an unlimited
supply of money, displayed in search.
ing for him, he is today more entirely
lost than he was twelve months ago, for
then the scent was hot while now il IL
cold. A nation has been bafIled by the
cunning Of two wicked men and their
accomplices, and il has been proven that
a crime of the blackset hue may go un.
punished in the full light Of what va
deem 10 be the highest civilization
which the world has ever known
philadelphia Press.
Year: 1875

The New Haven Register says the
Winsted pin factory turns ont nearly ak
million pins a day. thirty-six millions
per week, or about n pin for each man,
woman and child in the United States.
Now then "what becomes Of all these
MIN r9n
Year: 1875

The Wisconsin girl who killed nine
wolves last summer has thrown herself
away on man who daren't help her
take the clothes of the line at night
without slung-shOt fastened to his
wrist
Year: 1875




The following is from the New York
Tribune: Deputy Coroner Lee made a
post mortem examination of the body of
Captain William Il. Brown, of the Fifth
United States cavalry, who committed
suicide on Friday. At the time Captain
Brown was dying be spoke of ring that
he had swallowed. This ring was found
1t was of plain gold, with raised, chased
edges. On the inside Of the ring was
engraved Be satisfied The story of
the ring was not ascertained, but it is
believed that the ring had been given to
Captain Brown by the daughter Of an
army officer 1t is said thathe had been
much attached to the young lady, and it
is believed that her recent marriage.had
upset his mind, and had been one of the
predisposing causes of his suicide" On
the same subject the New York Star
says: &C Captain William H. Brown com
mitted suicide on Friday BY cutting his
throat, and he did it for love. II rumors
be true, he was engaged to the Young
lady in New Orleans who has since be.
come the wife of Phil Sheridan. She
sent Brown ring with Be satisfied y
upon it. Brown swallowed the ring but
was not satisfied. He then cut his
throat. Poor fellow"
Year: 1875

Beggars, says the Pail Mall Gazette,
appear to thrive in Constantinople. One
OF them the other day, who is known BY
the title of the district chief of beg
gArs," made complaint at the Pera
police court that he had been robbed OF
much valuable property. The list OF
articles he had lost included a gold
chain, three gold watches, two pairs Of
ear-rings, four rings and FIVE silver
spoons, the whole being valued at about
two hundred pounds On being ques-
toned as to how he had become possessed
OF SO much treasure, he explained that
having saved up some money he had OF
late taken to lending sums to his col
leagues and subordinates in the trade,
who gave him security in the form OF
jewelry. Inquiries were at once set on
foot by the police, and fortunately the
whole Of the stolen jewelry was discov-
cred and returned to the poor mendi-
cant.
Year: 1875

A tramp entered hotelin Wheatland,
California, sat down at the breakfast
table and speedily demolished hearty
meal. He then ordered another beef.
steak, and on its being placed before
him, he suddenly covered his nasal or
gan with his hands and started for the
door, apparently taken with bleeding at
the nose. He passed through the hotel
and across the street to a pump. from
whence he soon bolted down the track
aud made off, nfrr
Year: 1875

carried on by factories making ii hours
day, and expresses hope that the
native workers Of India may be spared
the ordeal which our cotton operatives
went through in former days, and that
the Legislature may step in while the
industry is so young, and by wise and
moderate regulations stop the growth Of
habits Of long hours and of the employ.
ment of child labor.
Year: 1875

An Agent Wanted for Each TOwn


and County in the United states.


Parties desiring to act as agents must ac-
company their application by letter Of recon-
mendation as to character and responsibility
from and signed BY the editor Of Newspaper
published in the town or county for which
agent proposes to act. The agency is to sell
tae bonds of the Industrial ErkiBiiion Com
Year: 1875

The LAST WALK TO BETHANY-S
ended that great discourse upon the Noun,
OF Olives, and the sun set, and he arose
and walked with his apostles the short re
naming rOad to Bethany. 1t was the last
time that he would ever walk it upon
earth; and after the trials. the WEAKNESS.
the awful teachings. the terrible agitation>
of that eventfnl day. how delicious to him
must have been that hour of twilight love
Illness and evening calm; how refreshing
the peace and affection which surrounded
HIM in the quiet village and the holy home.
Jesus did not like cities and scarcely ever
slept within their precincts. He shrank
from their congregated wickedness. from
their glaring publicity. from their feverish
excitement. from their featurele~s mono
tony. with all tie natural and instructive
dislike of delicate minds. An Oriental
City Is always dirty: the refuse is flung
INTO the streets: there is no pavement. tie
parlah dog is the sole scavengcr: hea>r
and man jostle each other promiscuouslv
IN the crowded thoroughEtreS And
though the necessities of his work COM
PEELED him to visit Jerusalem. and to
preach to the vast thron1S from every
cline and country. who cOngrtgate at its
yearly festivals. Vet he seems To have re-
tired on every public occasion beyond the
gates. partly it may be for snftty-pari,
Tor povertv-pul because he loved tn,
sweet home ut Bcthany-ptrtlv too. per-
hap~, because he felt the peaceful iov o.
treading the grass that groweth on the
mountains. rather than the city stones. and
could hold gladdcr communion with i
Father in Heaven under the shadow of the
olive trees where from all disturbing
sights and sounds. he could watch the
Splendor of the sunset and the falling of
the dew.


The exquisite beauty of the Syrian eve
ming. the tender colors of the spring grass
and flowers. the wadvs around him paing
into solemn gray. the distant hills bnthed
in the primrose light of sunset. the cool
ness and balm of the evening breeze after
the burning glare-what must these have
been to him. to whose eve the world of ma
nature was an open book. on every Pare
of which he read his Fathers name, And
this WAS his native lani. Bethany was
almost to him 4 second Naz"relh; thns,
whom he loved We're around him. and he
WAS going to those whom he loved Can
we not imagine him walking on in silence
too deep for word>-hi> disciples around
him or following him-,he gibbons moon
beginning to rise and eild the twinklng
foliage OF the olive trees with richer silver
each step inSensihlv with The gari~h hnes
OF day. like that solemn twilight purple of
coming agony into which the noon dav of
his happier ministry had long since begun
to ftde.-Frrrar's Lye Of christ.
Year: 1875

President Brigham Young wished to
make a few remarks upon corporation and
home industry. There we're some among
us who would use tobacco, he wished them
to cease buying it, and raise it for them
selves. There were ladies who used rib
hons and fine dresses; let them have some
mulberry trees planted, raise silk worms,
and make silk for their own use. Some
might ask what this had to do with build
ing up the kingdom Of God. We would
answer, they took this course they would
save great amount of means. which was
now squandered, and it could he used to
d. good. He would say, let lady with
three girls go t" work and raise silk. and
her husband farm with three boys, and the
lady would make more money than her
husband This was u splendid country
tor raising tobacco, and man could make
more ON an acre of rich land properly cul-
tivated in tobacco than almost any other
product. He did not call those "ladies"
who arose in the morning and primped
and adorned themselves. then took break
fast and did nothing else but play the pi
ano and read novels. But lie called them
"ladles" who attended to their households
kept their homes neat and clean, adorned
themselves with the work of their own
hands, and taught their children properly.
- III I,
long to lady or gentleman.


In regard t" the Word of Wisdom, ht
would say, he would have no objection t.
people using brandy, beer, tea, coffee OF
anything else if it did them good, but if il
did not d" them good, let it alone. The
Saints should have sense enough TO under
stand this, and keep the Word of Wisdom
as it was given. .4. ...