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Year: 1875

he kissed me, Snd knew twas wrong /:


For he was neither kith nor kin;
Need one do penance very long


For such Tiny little sin z
He pressed my hand that wasn't right


Why will men have such wicked ways
1t wasn't for a ninute-quite-


But in it there were days and days.
There's mischief in the moon. know.


Pm positive / saw her wink
When requested him TO go:


1 meant it, tool almost think.
Bnt, after all, I'm not to blame;
. He took the kiss L do think men
Are quite without the sense of shame
wonder when he'll come gain
Year: 1875

WE have received a letter from. q
Massachusetts gentleman, who is interes-
ted in the subject of fish culture, and a
whole-souled angler, from which we
take the following extracts:


''Your article on Black Bass VS.. Pick
erel is in the right direction. Pickerel
are but sorry fish at best. When it
comes to fishing for them through the
ice it is just little better than setting
with stove between your legs. You
get the air about you, but as for the
sport of it fail to see where it comes
in. | would ::as soon pull wet rag
through hole in the ice as pickerel,
or any other fish. They will do for fat
fishermen, and | wish they would con-
fine themselves TO the pickerel nuisance,
but they do not We have few of the
butchers with us, who as soon as the
law was off, made daily excursions to
reservoir The first day they took,
through the ice, half bushel of half
fed, worse favored, ,slab-sided, ice bound
trout. Almost every day since it has
been repeated, and when the ice is gone
there will be no trout left"


Our attention has been called to a
statement that in this vicinity the first
trout of the season have been taken. All
sportemen know that the close season
for trout has not yet expired. If any
trout have been taken hereabouts, we
conclude they must have been taken by
a fat fisherman. No angler will catch
trout cut of season.
Year: 1875

sold out at various polling places IN the late election
and some material will probably be brought In 70
strengthen the weak places in the organization How
ever, the men VINO led in this campaign will un-
doubtedly remain the head. They have shown what
they do suppose has been the most
ful organization considering the length of time II has
been IN existence, thai founded in New York
city. Il owes much TO Emanuel Il Hart who devoted
himself 10 the work chairman OF the Executive Com
mittee.


For myself ara only private in the ranks, but
may that in the Of long political
never any organization with such a brilliant pros
pect before 1t as the anti pammany democratic party.
Year: 1875

r7- NOTICE TO CAPTAINS OF VESSELS ENTERING
THE PORT OF NEW YORK AT NIGHT.-The SEw YORK
HERALD adopted distinguishing Coton night signal for
the HERALD yacht showing while burn
ing red green red changing from 70 the other
in succession be several miles distant Cap
tains vessels upon seeing this signal will obgo BY
tarng any marine they may have for the Ship News
Department Of the HERALn


rPersons desrous Of communicating with vessels arriv-
ing York do addressing such vessels
Of HERALD yacht pier No East River, New York
Letters received all parts tho world and promptly do
Iyered- Duplicates arer required
Year: 1875

Mr.. John Kelly yesterday sent private communca-
tion to the leaders Of the several ward committees
composing the General Committee akng them 10 can
vass their respective districts Immediately, and 70
select such names as they think most suitable for
membership OF the General Committee for tho ensuing
year the election for which will take place IN Decem-
ber He also requests that the names be submitted Lo
him within ten days in order that he may supervise
the and make such alterations as VIII be Tor the
benefit Tammany HAIL
Year: 1875

Following a copy of a letter ad- dressed to the editor of the Arizo- no Miler:

 SAN CARLOS, ARIZONA, Decem- Der 7, 1875. SIR: The Miner of November 19, containing letter signed Vindex," is at hand. l propose to offer a few gratituOus remarks, and a little information at the same price.

 l wish to say first that the writ CT of that letter is a base and false coward. No one would write such a bitter and invective letter and make such mad thrusts at my of ficial actions and my personal character, and then sign a ficti- ti0us name, unless he feared jus tice. No one but a vile, false and unworthy person could combine so much falsehOod with so little truth, to make my actions appear heinOus and even hellish. You claim that your purpose is to build up and not to tear down 1; that you desire only to know and make known the truth: and yet you publish this abominable tirade against me and state that you do not pretend to know the facts yourself. While I have it in my heart to censure you quite as SC. verely as the writer af the letter, will only say that 1 am truly grateful to you for your kind and hearty efforts to build me up, and also that you have been able to scatter such profound truths broad cast over the country.

 I close with the request that you will furnish me with the name of the writer.

 Very respectfully,

 1 JOHN. P. CLUM.
Year: 1875

THE holidays are here, and the beauty and glory of our climate, at this season of the year, make the people feel like enjoying them. There is abundance of good cheer. and the big hearts of our cOsmo- politan people will allow no one to go hungry. The children, particularly, will be bountifully provided for.
Year: 1875

credited. Now that if $ found

 that Chavez Is not dead 1t may be in order to inquire into the killing of the man who was made to per senate hi1. Killing by mistake, when an immense reward is JGer-
Year: 1875

No CAUcUs-Contray to general
report, the Democratic members OF
CITY Cosncil held no caucus last night,
In regard to the Chief Engineer of the
" ater Department. tits not positive
ly known whether or not another
caucus will bo held previous to the
meeting of Council, tomorrow night.
The Water Committee, this evening,
VIII make another effort to elect q
purveyor.
Year: 1875

GaOshem.

 l. do not know but have forfeited my right to place in the NEWS, by my protracted silence but as it is impossible to tell without trying shall venture to send a few items. ......We have been SO long frost bound and snow bound that soon the day is gaining on the night, and the all powerful sun. breaking the ice letters and carrying on the silent work that will give us again the birds and flowers, we would extend the hand of fellowship and friendly greeting to the outside world once more. March IS indeed little trying at times, but will it not soon be April, and when April comes how soon May follows; but if we keep on this way we shall be as bad as the housekeeper who got up early one Monday morning and persuaded her ser want also to arise, in this manner: ''Jane Jane, get up, to day is Monday tomorrow is Tuesday and next day is Wednesday and here it is the middle of the week and the washing not done yet. "......The beautiful flowers that adorned the church last Sun :. day attracted the attention of every one, and together with the warm sunlight seemed like dream of summer. The flowers, we understand, came from the conservatory of Mrs. Edwin White, and comprised Calla- lilies, Cactus, Carnations and many differ. ent varieties of Geraniums. Mrs. sWhite
Year: 1875

Sharon.

 We still have quite good slcighing. and winter weather promises with favorable outlook for long continuation of the same, notwithstanding the insane idea that the weather prophets seem to have, that gentle spring is at hand. 1.-The tramps still swarm about the hotel and are enter tained literally at the expense of the town. and as long as the town authorities main - tain that their course in regard to them is the proper one, l suppose that we private citizens must holG our peace, but it does seem that little iudicious discrimination ought to be used as to whether all vaga- bonds that gather here and demand assis , tance are deserving to be treated SO man. fully or not, for instance, about ten days ago three drunken scoundrels staggered down the street about sunset, yelling and hooting and addressing every one they met with abusive and disgusting language. They applied at the hotel for lodging and food at the towns expense, and were directed to obtain an order from 2 selectman. They left and went to Mr. Woodward's store, procured piece of paper and forged an order, returned and presented 1t, but the forgery being detected they were simply compelled to go and get bona fide order, and after doing SO were loged and fed and were allowed to depart in peace .1Is it chaii. ty to assist such williams 1 should think 1t was not. they ought rather to have been arrested for forgery, and dealtIwith accord ing to law, but the powers that be, here, are 30 tender hearted that they shrink from 50 disagreeable a task... St. Patrick's day was celebrated at the Station in rather a boisterous manner Two sons of Erin, after imbibing Jersey Lightning until they enter tained the idea that they could thrash the who'e world and felt that it was their duty SO to do. Applied at Potter's Hotel for liquor and being refused hammered the bar tender soundly, and then sought new fields ts exhibit their powers, and falling in with BArtram's store on their route, resolved to clean it out, and after breaking several windows and throwing things about promiscuously and making heroic efforts to break the heads off of the clerks, were finally overpowered and subsequently arrested and tried at Millerton, and one of them am told. is provided with home in the penitentiary for six months, in con- sideration of having SO succt ssfully made g beast of himself, ALPHA.
Year: 1875

There must be something to explain his
inconsistency, there must be something
that underlics all this. The Force bill
with the authority to take away the
state government, an arbitrary and
military empire laid of in the South
and placed under the control of a dicta-
tor, must mean something, We can only
look at IN The light OF the events that
will transpirc in the approaching
presidential election when we
have . conqueror and a usurpcr
installed in the government, ard ne
has gone on extending hi military power
until he has accomplished hi purpose,
and the time NAV come when some men,
Der in the other hall may introduce re-
solution like thl-.


WHEREAS, Crest disturbances and dis
satisfaction exist in the country, and for
the sake Of preserving peace aud harmony
in the country, be it


Rcsolred, That y or B Is hereby de-
clared President.


don't care whether you call him
Monarch, King, or President, for the next
Presidential term or the next year. What
Year: 1875

The Senator here referred to the or
dcrs sent Sheridan to proceed to New
Orleans, aud said: Here is a
General OF the army who is sent
back to the people that repudiated
him with authority to go and look over
this country and to mark himself out an
empire; prescribe the limits of his gov
crnment, or what he shall take under his
control. lie marks out areas, describes
the points and limits Of his command.
His power is as absolute as that Of an
emperor. Look at the advances which
usurpation is making and when We come
To- calmly aud deliberately consider them
without party lines or prejudice, we find
that these acts are none other than those
usurpation and tyranny. Where doe
all thi, power come from, and ! might
ak upon what meat does this our Caesar
feed, that he hath grown 80 great that


he can prescribe and lay down empires
and place commanders over the states.
Year: 1875

Written for The Spirit of Democracy
Sincerity Seeking the Way to


Heaven,


Ed. SPIRIT: What shall I do to be
saved? This question troubles me-
| feel that l am sinner, and that
L have not long to stay in this world !;
and, without an interest in the blood Of
Christ, when l die will have to take up
my abode with the damned. Oh! wretch
ed man that / am, how shall l escape
this dreadful death? If some one of
your many readers would point out the
way to me, SO that would not be mista-
ken, they would confer great blessing
on a fellow mortal. 1 have read the
Scriptures some, and thought sometimes
| Understood something about them ;but
the other evening when / was walking
out, thinking over my situation, l met a
very fine looking man on the street; he
did not seem to he in hurry, neither
was l, and after the usual salutation we
entered into conversation. l told him
my troubles-that did not know wheth-
er l had a right view of the Scriptures
or not.


He said: "Dear brother, the Lord is
very near unto you. Come with me land
| will give you all the information you
want. l am preacher" So we walked
on little ways and came to neat little
mansion I'VE walked in and after we were
seated he inquired what my troubles
were. l told him that was sinner,
and that had been seeking religion a
long time; that l had prayed for relig
ion, and that | had got others to pray
for me; that had reformed my life and
left off all my bad habits; yet still ]
could not enjoy that peace of mind that
hear Others say they do. He replied
Dear brother you have wrong view
of this matter. You must not listen to
those folks across the way A man may
believe, he may pray, repent, reform his
life, give all his goods to feed the poor
yet it will do no good. Dear brother
to make this matter short and plain,
would just say that God, from all eterni.
ty, ordained some to eternal life, and
there are some that are not ordained to
eternal life, therefore they will be damn.
ed. But the elect may be the worst Of
Sinners their sins of the deepest dye
yet when God sees fit to call them, He
will claim them and take them for his
own dear people. But those that are no,
of the elect may he as good as man car
be in this life, yet it will do them nc
good they will be damned"


could not see into that, for read in
the good book where it says: "Come
unto me all We ends of the earth and be
We saved" I could not understand why
the Lord would invite all to come unto
Him and be saved, when they could moi
come, and only part was to be saved
This thonght troubles me. How can
know whether am one Of the elect OF
not2


Then saw that all my prayers,the re
penting of my sins, reforming of my
life and seeking after religion, would bt
of no avail. So / arose, bade him goot
evening and started for home. Canno
some one direct me Alright, for do no
believe that God will damn one maj
sooner than another, il they do His will
j am going next Sabbath to hear
minister who has the reputation of be
irg very intelligent man.
Year: 1875

is dead, being alone;" then as baptism
is plainly taught to be essential to saliva
ton, or one of the essentials, we cannot
see how an individual can enter the
Kingdom until he is born of water ard
of the Spirit. Paul was required to be
baptized for the remission of sins, and
he calls it one of the principles Of the
doctrine OF Christ. Some say that bap-
tism took the place of circumcision. l
fail to find scripture to carry out such
theory, and mans opinion is worthless
Ito me unless it harmonizes with divine
truth. i am warned by the Book to not
lie carried about by every wind of
doctrine; as the Book teaches, let us
learn; it is all right; let US bend our
selves to its ordinances in full, with due
meekness


Again, il. baptism is not.a saving or.
-dinance, why does Peter affirm that as
"the ark saved Noah, in like figure
baptism doth also save s"-1se Peter,
|3-21. He positively affirms Sin like
figure" Noah entered In and was saved.
We would suppose that he could not
have claimed at the hand of the Lord
salvation only by obeying His command
he oheyed and was saved. Then how
can we be saved if we are not born of
water: How can we claim the blessing
when we will not obey the command Of
the Great God? We must be buried
with Christ in baptism-water baptism !;
it must be administered in the name of
the "Father, Son and Holy Ghost. -
Then, if this only applies to spiritual
baptism, will ask who is going to ad-
minister in the name of the Trinity p
God has laid down a plain plan of sal
vation it is within the reach of all but
only few, says the Scripture, will com
ply with all the commandments. The
Lord says "My word is true, though
every man be liar" Heaven and earth
shall pass, but my words shall not pass. !"
What authority have we to change the
ordinance of the great God, substituting
sprinkling and pouring for. immersion?
Who gave man commandments to do
SOP Truly the Lord has said. s'rhey
have changed my ordinances; "Their
fear toward me is taught by the precept
of men; )" 81 will recompense every man
according to his works" Sprinkling
and pouring cannot be proven to be bap-
tism by the Bible. / affirm it, and am
wiling to let the Book decide. BY it


we must stand or fall. Only one mode
can be proven 10y the Scripture satisfac-
torily. and that is immersion. Trife not
with the word of God; by it we must be
Judged May the Spirit lead us all to
read and1earn the way, for it will lead
all to proper knowledge. There is
one way-not two or three.


LALoNE.
Year: 1875

aa-4 eH14
Baptism. It's Mode and Design.


The New Testament abounds with tes.
timony given by Jesus Christ himself,
and also by his chosen disciples,to prove
clearly to any candid reasoner that bsp
tism by water is essential to salvation;
that it is an essential ordinance, com
mandment of God revealed to us through
Jesus Christ. Why it is that professed
Christians of to-day, claiming the Spirit
of God, will protest that baptism by wa
ter is not essential to salvation, when
Scripture affirms that it is, is problem
that I shall not attempt'to solve now,al,
though may try to do so hereafter-
We find that the Savior said that "he
came not to do his own will, but the will
Of his Father who sent him." We can
not infer that He had no will in the mat
ter, but He declares He came to do the
Fathers will. Welearn that He stopped
to be baptized of John in Jordan. For"
said he, cit becometh us (not Him alone)
to fulfill all righteousness And thus
we, if we follow in his footsteps, must
stoop to the very same ordinance. Well,
you may say that He was baptized in Or
der to enter into His priestly office. The
record fails to say SO; many may claim
that it was for this reason, but ! claim it
cannot be proven.


1 will venture to ask the question,
Which is the greater sin, commission or
omission His Father gave Him COM
maEdments, He was God and would we
suppose that if it were a nonessential, or
a precept OF man, tina. He would have
complied with a useless orderp But
when he is baptized of water, we for the
first time read that .'This is my beloved
Son, in whom l am well pleased" After
His baptism, the Spirit of God, descend
ed upon Him, and we are taught by the
same book that He is oar pattern. Then
it would be we'll to search and see if you
and l are not required to stoop as low as
did the Son of God. And must we
stoop so low as to listen to the doctrines
of men, when it is our privilege to lift
up our heads and read for ourselves p
1t is plain and simple, there being no
Scripture that will admit of any private
Interpretation, but it is all written for
our learning The Savior taught "that
unless man is born Of the water and of
the Spirit, he could in no case enter the
Kingdom" He required his disciples to
teach all those things that He had taught
them, with the promise that if they did
80 He would always acknowledge them
On the day of Pentecost Peter preached,
saying, "Repent and be baptized, every
one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ
for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift Of the Holy Ghost. For
the promise is unto you, and to your
children, and to all that are afar off,even
as many as the Lord our God shall
CALL"


Then we must infer from this that
baptism by immersion is for the remis-
sion of sins; it is plain talk, easily un-
derstood, simple, easily to be complied
with. Surely remission of sin is essen.
tial TO salvation. Faith without works
Year: 1875

To Tie Editor u Thu Chitnoo Tribune:


CH1oAGo, May 1.-THE verses mclosed vera
given mo by member Of your State Legislative
Committee appointed to visit tho PenitentiarJ
at Joliet, They wero written by prisoner con-
fined at that institution. The deep feeling and
more than ordinary poetic talent which they
oy1uce make them worthy of greater publicity,
and send them to you for publication in THE
TRIBUNE. 1t would seem that the man who
wrote them had something in him which ren-
hoped that be may have another chance afforded
him, and that bis future may redaam his past
Your, L.
Year: 1875

Be happy while you may;
The past is dead, whatever 1t has been,
You cannot call one moment back again;
The future God will measure 40 is best.
SO be content, and let the future rest.
Now il the time for action. let your might
Be given to the cause Of truth and right,
Choose wisely Ore the present slips away,


Bring happiness to-day.


Live not foS self alone;
fainting brother needy your tender care,
An erring one your pity and your prayer;
Because the tempter has not led you on,
Let not the fallen meet your SCOT and scorn.
Give to the needy though your store be small,
Trusting in Him who hesds the sparrow's fall,
Tne work is near-the present is your own,


Live rot for self alone.


p. c. DOLE.
Year: 1875

Strange we never prize the music
Till the sweet voiced birds have flown;
Strange that we should slight the violets
Till the lovely flowers are gone;
Strange that Summer skies and sunshine
Never seem one half so fair
As when Winters snowy pinions


Shak. the white down in the air
Lips from which the seal of silence
None but God can roll away,
Never blOssomed Of such beauty


AS adorns the mouth to-day;
And sweet words that freight our memory
With their beautiful perfume,
Come to us in sweeter accents


Through the portals Of the tomb.
Let US gather up the sunbeams


Lying all around our path;
Let us keep the wheat and roses,


Casting out the thorns and chat;
Let us find our sweetest comfort


In the blessings of the day,
With patient hand removing


All the briers from our way.
Year: 1875

The POSTAGE will be pr epaid by the publish. ers without charge to the subscriber. only on the express condition that subscriptions are paid in variably in advance at the commencement ,nt cash year.
Year: 1875

Wnscns leaves the Objectionable seAfENe en-
in the cold.


While we have no wish to ses the New
Orleans packets deprived of any legitimate
advantage of their position or policy, we
should not like to see New Orleans de-
prived Of trade SO properly her own as
that Of the cotton fields Of Mississippi
Should the discomfort Of vicksburg re-
suit in establishing, by barges or
otherwise, any cheaper mode of
bringing cotton to our market, we
could not of course regret it. It is to be
hoped that the eastern bound railroads,
seeing this corner, as the Vicksburgers
consider it, may not put in rail on the
divide between the Black and Yazoo, and
attempt to connect with the Mississippi
Central at Grenada or even extend it to a
connection with the Charleston and Men,
phis at the Big bend of the Tennessee
river. There is no danger, we hope, that
such an enterprise will be undertaken by
the Eastern railroads, but it would be
useless to provoke any act of desperation
from those who deem themselves aggrieved.
1t is, however, a question between Vicks-
burg and the carriers, and with them we
leave it.
Year: 1875

Of the other, and We raay expect, again to
find the voice of Louisiana neutralized
Andsweakened in the superior elamor Of
ether interests, and in the general dispo-
sition to get rid of the whole subject Of
the Louisiana contest. v-r strr-


But we are to have revival of the
strife, and in order to prepare the ereden.
tials Of its organization we are to have a
pure Democratic convention, which will
exclude all other political elements, and
declare that the Wheeler adjustment is
good as far as it assures a Democratic
State House Of Representatives, but with
out effect as to the legality Of the State
executive.