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Year: 1870

Mr.. J. d. Cox, TIE SECRETARY OF THE
INTERIOR publishes his letter 10 the President
rendering his resignation. He states rather
vaguely the reasons for his withdrawal He
says that some Of his reforms in the Interior
Department were opposed by the political
managers in Congress, especially where their
patronage was involved, and he thought 1t
best to relieve them of his irritating presence.
If such was the case Mr.. Cox did very wrong
to resign. He should have consented to stand
as a breakwater against this food of anti
reformers. General Grants administration is
strong to enforce his policy Of honesty,
economy and the enforcement of the laws
but his hands must necessarily be weakened
by the detection of SO sterling and honest
man as General Cox.
Year: 1870

KING yIcToE EMANUEL offers, as we are
to,d by the cable, tempting terms Of con-
ciliation to the Pope. Tempting Pope! This
will never do His Majesty the King must
read his Bible and learn the reply OF the great
Hiyh Priest to the first tempter who would
give him the ''kingdoms Of earth if he tell
down and worshipped him. The lie OF st.
Anthony would also afford profitable nstuc-
ton in the royal library.
Year: 1870

THE CENSUS OF New YORK CITY--The Pre-
sident, in view of Mayor Halls charges against
the enumeration of the population of this city
by Marshal Sharpe, has directed that the CEN
sus be taken over again Immediately after the
coming election. This action on the part OF
the President is highly commendable, and will
doubtless result In complete rectifcation Of
the evident errors and omissions in the census
lust TAXI
Year: 1870

JEFF DAVIS IN ALEXANDRIA. Quite a corr
dial reception was rendered the ex-chief of the
confederacy, by the citizens of Alexandria
and his old friends in that historical old Vir-
ginia village. The rec option took place in the


village hotel-probably the same one wherein


Ellsworth was killed at the beginning of the
war. The former President of the confederacy
and present life insurance agent is said to hold
his own remarkably well, and to look as young
and hearty as be did three years ago. He
says he is tired of politics and is going back
to his home in the Mississippi canebrakes to
rest in quiet. The reception thus rendered to
the leading statesman and the funeral honors
lately paid to the leading soldier of the rebel
lion present most astonishing indications OF
how secure the Union feels in Its great strength
and in Its generous treatment Of ila domestic
Year: 1870

LONDON, March 2o.-The Times. in a money
article to-day, suggests for an experiment that
the Atlantic cable tolls be reduced for one
month to five shillings for ten words.


n The Times criticises the speeches made at the
Tory banquet last evening, and char racterizes
the reference to the discomfort in the army as a
bad precedent dangerous and unconstitutional
Year: 1870

THE PRESIDENT AT THE cAPIroL.-The
President visited the Capitol yesterday after
noon, and remained in his room on the Senate
side about two hours. conferrng with leading
Senators on official business. more direct
conference Of the two executive branches of the
government has not occurred for many years.


The President first sent for the Republican
members of the Judiciary Committee, Messrs.
Trumbuli, Conkling, Stewart and others, and
talked over the prospect Of the confirmation Of
Bradley for the supreme Court, and he received
their opinion that the result would be close
either way. Although the President did not
saw what he would do, Senators feel impressed
with the belief that he will Withdraw Bfadleys
nomination and send In some one from South
ern circuit After this question was discussed,
members Of the Foreign Relations Committee
came in, and the President informed them that
he had obtained full official details of the result
OF the election in San Domingo, and that fhe
people of that island we're nearly unanimous for
annexation to the United States. He Thought
that In view Of this action the committee ought
not to longer delay on the treaty for anncxar
tion, and when they saw proper to bring It be-
fore the Senate, be trusted that body would
ratify il. ssFlFs - ts s.tf
Year: 1870

A NUMBER Of fruit distillelies are
preparing to operate in making apple
brandy. No peach brandy will be
made, for lack of the raw material.
Most of the apples can be used for
nothing else, except that the sounder
ones will be dried, and considerab Bile
cider for home use will be made.
Year: 1870

WHITE PisE.-The Inland Empire of the
23d says:


Operations on many OF the mines have been
restricted since Winter came on, but the great
paying mines of Treasure Hill never in the
history of the district looked so well or gave
so much evidence of permanence Us ut the
present time. With an early opening Of Spring
next season promises TO be one of great pros
perity for Eastern Nevada, and White Pine es-
pecially. '.. r"


The base metal interest continues to COM
mand large share of public attention, and a
large number OF furnaces of substantial or
der are being constructed throughout the dis
tr1ct; some Of which will be ready TO fire up
the present week. An increased number OF
claims bearing smelling ores are also being
worked. This character of mining in fact IL
now considered by many TO be the most lucra.
tive in the district; smelling ores being ready
sale on the dump at figures ranging from
twelve to thirty dollars per ton.
Year: 1870

We can note hardly any change in transac.
tons in the Board the past week. The dull.
ness, always noticeable after the holidays, ap-
pears to continue longer this year than usual,
and stocks instead of advancing in prices have
slightly receded, which is something unusual
To the Stock Broker the consolation remains
that, not only is their business affected by the
stringency of the times, but all other branches
of trade appear to be similarly affected.-.S. f.
Stnck RepOrt. 2lSt
Year: 1870

WHAT Is THE MEANING OF IT?-Chopping
heads off seems to be the order of the day
Over four hund.ed went into the basket on
Saturday last, at the Navy Yard, and fourteen
this morning i'll the melting kettles of the
Mint. This is the period of economy with
this administration. Bully for the Republican
party We think, though. this is very poor
economy. They will never take a trick in this
State again.-.S. +. Tribune.
Year: 1870

a Yankee ono day asked his lawyer how an
hciress might be carried of. You cannot do
II with safety" said tho counselor, "but I'll
tell you what you may do. Let her mount q
horse and hold bride whip; do you then
mount behind her, and you are safe, for she
runs away with you" The next day the law
yer found that II was his own daughter who
had run away with his client.
Year: 1870

The graves at Greenwood, where about hundred
soldiers are buried; at the Navy Yard at Calvary,
Holy Cross and other cemeteries about New York
and vicinity where soldiers are inferred, were
decorated yesterday by details from various
posts of the Grand Army OF the Republic;
but no public exercises were held except at Cypress
Hills Cemetery. These decorations yesterday were
most fitting, and 1t Is so be hoped they VIII always
be kept uD.


The fame of fallen heroes should ever shine


Serene and high and crystalline as the


Fair stars that nightly gleam In heavens vault.


In their count-y's heart their written should be


An endless record of immortality.
Year: 1870

The following record will show the changes in the
temperature for the past twenty-four hours in CON-
parson with the corresponding day Of last year,
indicated by the thermometer at Hudnurs Pharmacy,
HERALD Building, Broadway, corner OF Ann street,
Year: 1870

Darling, it's bedtime; all the chickens
have gone to bed" "Yes, mamma, and so
has the old hen"


Ia confidence your own secrets
Youth will blab, and it is quite certain tha,
age will tell"


The Mayor of Al interior Texas city,
the dogs, goes through the streets with q
double barrel shotgun and shoots them.


To make . little boys trowsers last
When you make q suit of clothes for him,
finish the coat first, and by so doing you
make the trowsers Last. 1t is the only way
the thing can be done.


A gentleman passing through q potato
held observed an Irishman planting pots
toes. He inquired what kind he had there.
Raw ones, TO be sure,n replied the son OF
Erin ;'' if they were boiled they .wouldn's
grow


There is an improbable story that New
Jersey hen mislaid an egg, when another
set on 1t, and the original hen recognized
the chicken after it was hstohed. The set
ting hen claimed fowl but the umpire
has not yet given his decision.


They have en- exciting amusement at the
SOHtu CArO!lna county fRlfs An unfofSu-
nate gsnder has his neck and head well
creased, after being divessed of his feathers
and is then suspended by his feet, while
the gallant knights gallop underneath and
endeavor as they pass TO drag the shrieking
bird from his fastenings.


The Lacrosse Leader is responsible for
the following "Not long since, while one
of the river boats was taking on some live
stock, among the lot was one large, gray
mule that refused to walk the staging. The
mate sung out to . roustabout to twist his
tail and he'd come A coroner's jury have
decided that the man come te his death by
ooeying orders


A medical gentleman tells an incident
during the performance of surgical opera
sion that will bear repeating: The opera
tor, distinguished surgeon, surrounded by
many lookers-on, was smputating q limb,
and needing for his purpose a cord, remark
ed to boy standing near, Give me that
string out of your pocket and the desired
article was immediately brought forth from
the varied assortment of buttons, broken
pencils, and other articles of value gathered
by the youthful connoisseur. After the COM
pletion of the operation, medical man, who
was assisting the operator, inquired of the
latter How did you know that the boy
had what you asked for, when you called
for cord p He replied, Did you ever
know boy who had not string in his
pocket among his collection of valusbles p
Year: 1870

In a recent letter Florence Nightingale says:
''As far as | have opportunity to judge. the
most valuable retormatory education is missed
at present, Wig: Teaching y man that it is
dearer to steal than to werk (the only lesson
which most thieves are capable Of Ieceivlng)
If thieFS or tOrger'S sentence were that he
had to work his way out Of prison by repaying
the amount, or more than the amount, he had
stolen, aud repayng the State besides for his
>ustenance out Of his earnings, instead of be-
ing provided for and lodged in prison, he
might then, perhaps, learn this lesson, instead
of the one now actually taught him, that it is
dearer to work than to steal.
Year: 1870

FLORENCE NIGHrINdALE's SH0Es.-A dis.
tlngui med woman who not long siuce returned
from Europe, told friend of ours of an inter
view with Miss Florence Nightingale During
the conversatiOn she could not but notice the
singular shape of that eminent lady's foot.
She had never heard that Miss Nightingale
was lame, or maltormed. but certainly some
thing was the matter. Her curiosity prompt
ed her to inquire of sOme mutual friend, who
at once explained that Miss Nightingale, de-
srising the modern instrument of torture veu
ded by fashionable shu enlakerS, is accustomed
To plant her stocking foot firmly on piece of
leather, draw the outline Of the figure il forms,
and have her shoe made to correspond exactly
with it.-Iersondi Beauty
Year: 1870

HowTH DUTcH WASH They do not wash
with a machine. They would scorn the idea.
They use simply refined borax. Dutch women
are well known models of cleanliness, at least
in their own country. They get up linen
whittier and nicer than any others, and they do
i; by using borax as a washing powder instead
of Soda in the proportion of large handful
to about ten gallons of boiling water. Thus
they save half in soap. Cambrics and
laces require an extra quantity OF powder,
while for stiffening crinoline and underskirts
strong solution is necessary.
Year: 1870

A young member Of tie Legislature. rose
to deliver hi ntiments on the bill to abol-
in capital punishment with, MIR. Speak
er, the generality of mankind in general are
disposed To exercise oppression on the generali-
ty cf mankind in general" just at this point,
one who sat immediately behind him pulled
him by the coat tail. and cried, Stop, stop, [
say you are coming out Of the same hole you
lust went in at. y
Year: 1870

The Evansville journal says that young
lady of that city was licensed to marry two
gentlemen. aud adds that she made only one
happy Which that one was is not stated, but
probably it was the one she lid not marry.
Year: 1870

An anonymous circu.Tr was dlstrlbu-
ted through the poSt-oifice in ais town
last Friday the purport Of when was
that certain persons are attempting to.
control the nomination of Democratic
candidate for treasurer in the interest
OF Wheeler and others. The object Of
the circular was no doubt to create a
division among Democrats. and thus
render Republican trump p"ssi5le
ANY man or set &c men who will thus 1T
tack and defame Good citizens should he
clas-ed without the pale IF resp pnctable
:e.ciety If the oppos:ti N expect To
manage the canipaicn by such tactics
we very much mistake the temper Of
our people if they do rot find them
selves in FIR worse condition an If
they had pursued an honorable course.
An open. marlv foe. n matter how n
dictive Is lerab'e; but sneaking. cow
ar,liv sculiions like the authors of the
circular referred to, are Of all men the
most dctestable
Year: 1870

paily. but in some manner young Goa
ners in throwing OF the belt threw i
off this also, and it dropped into the
water in the pit below. He at once
ran down stairs. without saying word
to any one, or shutting oil the water
and stopping the machinery, got down
into the pit, and seized hold of the belt
to draw it up The belt seems to have
caught on the wheel, and before the
unfortunate boy could comprehend his
danger, threw him off his balance and he
topplel over head first on the balance
wheel, his head falling between that
and the spur wheel, running immediate
Is above it. The belt, and the head
and both arms Of the unfortunate boy
went through the cogs together. The
skull, of course. he was crushed in an
instant and the top Of the head com-
pletely destroyed, while his arms were
broken and mangled in frightful man.
ncr. The rest OF the body swung clear
of the cces and was not at all injured.
The body fell into the pit. between two
heavy beams Of the foundation, which
prevented it from being carried off by
the water into the vent"
Year: 1870

The New York -Hctropofttaa. Record,
edited by John Mullaly, contains 4
spirited article on the Fifteenth
Amendment, from which we extract
the following:


The whole thing is fraud-cross.
open, and palpable-an outrage for
which the party responsible will have
to answer to the the masses-another
accomplished fact" that expectancy
men, and unprinciplcd politicians, and
trucking towards will counsel the peo-
pie to accept. We know the debasing,
demoralizing doctrine which is hidden
under the glazing phrase of accepting
the situation is in favor with many by
whom it is regarded as good policy.


Now we doubt the policy of strength
ening what We desire to overthrow. Of
endorsing what we are determined to
repudiate. accepting the situation"
is slavish doctrine for frcemen to act
on, or free press to advocate /; it is un-
worthy of men who hold in their own
hands the power of right or wrong.


The XVIII amendment will never
be accepted by the people it will newt
er become part or parcel of the Con-
st tuition Of the United States. If l.
could barely be carried with all the
military machinery at work in the
southern states and the fanaticism and
bitterness born Of the war still smonld-
ering in the north and west. what hope
would it have two years hence p? The
radical party are aware Of this, and,
therefore. they seek to faStcn the curse
Of negro equality OH the country now.
in hope that the people will become SO
accustomed to it that they will acquiesce
in it as Il ixc1 fact and let it 90 by de-
fault 1t behooves the Democratic party.
therefore. to bring this amendment be-
fore the supreme court at the first Op-
portuuity. and have It swept away
alang with the test oaths and military
dccrecs and reconstruction rubbish of
the last six years. The Democracy is
the only party that can save the coun-
try from the DEGRADATION Of negro
equality. On this question it can array
the working masses in solid phalanx.
but it mast not begin by accepting the
situation and courtine the negro vote.
That would be practical admission
that the NNth amendment Was legally
carried. and would be worse than crime
lit Wnuii be 4 nIiStake
Year: 1870

The crushisg blow dealt radicalism
in New York on the 18th ult, is keenly
felt by toe leaders of that party in
every quarter. In speaking of the re-
suit the New York San says:


The republican party in this city and
state are conipletel ) demoralizad and if
it cannot be radically reorganlzea, IL
might as well he disbanded It's pres
ent frlorn condition is due IN great
part to the utter failure Of the national
administration to redeem the pledges
wherewith it obtained power, and in
part TO the incapaciiy and corruption Of
its local leaders.


From the very start General Grants
administration was a heavy load upon
the party in New York, and the burden
mas been growing more lntolerable with
every month that has elapsed since he
took the cath II office. He has shown
IN utter lack of craftsmanship in deal
ing with the great questions which
have come before him while his want
of all tact in the choice Of his conf
dents. and in the state Of New York,
proves that he is the leve! of politician
even Of o.d.uary Importance.


The Ney York Sondard. in an
nouncing the defeat, remarks


The republican leaders have squan-
dered away their power in New York
state This IS the meaning Of the re-
cent election. and the party might as
well look it squarely in the face.


in commenting on the cause Of tne
defeat. and the means Of saving the
party from further disasters, the Stand
ard says:


There is but one way to d. ii. The
men WHO led the party into disaster
must be removed from command. The
party need, leader # it is willing
to fight like flock Of sheep, it must
expect even more disastrous results
Year: 1870

Weekly Tribune. We now send you check for A5 moro
$50 of 1t pay for II copies of The Semweeky Tribune
and the other SIS to pay for Is copies Of The Weekly


Tribune TO be with the 6 copies which we have paid
for. Please send the Semi-weekes Of next Tuesdays
ISSUE We shall order more Of you soon Respectfully
yours, DALRYMPIE d CLARK
Year: 1870

that had tried three four times 10 bring these
TO trial. and IL he did whether II was true


Er Morris said no bad stated nothing OF the kind He
had stated that be was ready Friday aud would be
ready this morning


Mr. Britton said there was idea in tho mind Of the
District Attorney 20 do anything moro last Friday than
make the arraignments.


The Court then ordered the transfer.
Year: 1870

More OF tEe SlOughterh0usc Coses


NEW ORLEANS, June 14.-In the case
of the Injunction in favor of the Slaugh-
terhouse Company by the Eighth District
Court, rendered nugstory by the decision
of Judge Bradley, came up this morning.
On motion of Judge Dibble, he said he
desired to have the matter argued, and
that the testimony of witness would not
bear weight or legal scrutiny, and that 1t
could not be shown him that it had been
imprudently issued, and he would not dis
solve it. But, if after the argument he
was still of the opinion that it had not
been imprudently issued, he would see
that the order of his court was obeyed by
Judge Bradley or any other Judge of the
United States Court to the contrary not
withstanding,


He reprobated in unmeasured terms
what he considered unwarrantable acts of
Judge Bradley, and declared that they
were revolutionary in their character and
subversive of all law and order. lie
wished it understood that the order of
his court, based upon the order of the
highest tribunal of the State of Louisi-
ana, would be obeyed and executed at
all harzards, even if it were necessary to
apply to the tfoOps and navy of the
Federal government. If conflict had
to come between State and Federal courts
let it come, and let revolution decide
whether or not State lines were to be en-
tirely blotted out and ignored by the
simple dictum of single Federal judge


The case was then argued, after which
Judge Dibble said that in view of the
magnitude of the question involved he
would defer his decision until Monday.
He said that from Judge Bradley's decIs-
ion Wendell Phillips construction of the
government was true and the States re-
duced to mere counties. Dibble lost o
leg at Port Hudson fighting against the
doctrine of State rights.
Year: 1870

A CHINAMAN was arrested in San Fran
cisco for shooting and nearly killing his
wife, and plead that he accidentally cx-
ploded the pistol. The woman was
brought on the stand and swore that she
shot herself. The justice dismissed the
case in disgust
Year: 1870

ROME, June 1G.-The Ecumenical
Council will commence discussion of the
last chapter of the infallibility schema to-
day. The dispatch saying that the dogma
had been adopted was evidently erroneous.
Year: 1870

We have been shown by a gentleman Of
this city specimens of the richest silver ore
we have ever seen. Accompanying the ore
is piece of smelted metal refined from the
ore by the crudest sort of process. The
vein whence the ore is derived is near
Santa Rosa, in the State of Caihula,
Mexico, and not great ways from Mon
clava, the capital of that State. The vein
Of ore is represented as inexhaustable, and
it is claimed that one miner took from it
and smelied by his crude process near
$50, 900 worth in one year. With the pro-
per machinery and smelling apparatus it is
claimed that exhaustless quantities of the
precious metal could be extracted from this
mine each day. The gentleman who
brought the specimens from the mine is a
Tennesseean himself, and is interested in
the working of mines. He is making
efforts toward the organization of a COM
pany for the immediate working of the
vein on an extensive scale. He was in this
city few weeks since, and is now in Mem
phis laboring with view to this object,
and expresses himself confident of success


He says all that is necessary in the forma-
ton of such company is for capitalists to
satisfy themselves of the facts with regard
to these mines, when they could be made
the source of untold wealth, either to
private or public enterprise.
Year: 1870

TIE jewelry of the Eruscans, some of
which was made over 1900 years ago,
recently worn in public by an Italian lady
is declared by competent judges to be
superior in workmanship and finish to
any made at present in Paris. This
rather upsets our exalted notions about
modern progrcss.
Year: 1870

cate herself some night. She would be
much more efficient as a good, quiet
docile corpse than as a servant girl.


This was giving character with a
vengeance. But the editor reckoned
without his host. He confesses that his
recommend" must have been shown to
Emeline's brother, because the latter has
been sitting on our front door step with
discouraging club for week past, and
we have gone in and out through the alley
cate
Year: 1870

The Indians call Hancock the heap
lying white man" because he promised
to send no more troops after them.


The New York Times thinks Red
Clouds speech better than anything in a
months file of the Congressional Globe.