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Year: 1872

The scourge that has been prostrating our
horses for the past six weeks in the shape Of
influenza is now assuming more fatal charac-
ter in the form Of dropsy, and in some stables
farcy and glanders have followed the epizootic
symptoms. There is no question but that
private horses have been more free from the
disease than those that have been overworked
on railroads, stages and carts; but those who
have had palaces for homes have not been
exempt from the plague and have had all the
various stages of the disease to the last and
fatal one of dropsy. Veterinary science has
been all abroad about the diagnosis Of the
scourge Mr.. Dunbar does not believe that the
disease was atmospherically infectious, while
Professor Taylor declares that it is contagious,
diseased horses away from well ones. It was
argued by some scientific gentlemen when the
disease first broke out that there was no
danger whatever, except relapse by exposure, to
the well-conditioned horse; but we have seen
during the last few days that the reverse is the
case, and dropsy, farcy and glanders are now
ending the miseries of many horses that were
receiving the greatest care and were supposed
to be improving week ago. We hope that we
have seen the worst of this horse disease, and
that the clear atmosphere which we are now
enjoying may stay the ravages of the scourge
in our stables and that the debiltated animals
may recuperate rapidly; but we advise care in
keeping the diseased animals away from the
well ones, and where farcy or glanders is dis
covered to destroy the horse at once.
Year: 1872

crop OF molaS5eS. This Slave-labor sugar,
under our present tariff, comes in direct con-
fict with our free labor, and realizes to the
Cubans larger profit than our own citizens can
secure. On the other hand Spain affords us no
facilities or advantages in the Cuban markets.
Her tariff discriminates against American i'm
ports, and the enormous duties are prohibitory
off great part of our products. Machinery and
few articles that cannot well be procured from
home ore the only things on which the
Spanish tariff allows us fair market in Cuba.
Our government thus directly encourages the
manufacture of slave products in our
immediate neighborhood, and gives life
to the system of slave labor.
If we were to place duty Of one hundred per
cent on the slave-labor sugars Of Cuba we
should at once do much to loosen the hold of
Spain upon the island and to strike the letters
from the limbs Of the slaves. The loss of the
American markets would be fatal to the pres
ent condition of affairs, and it would not be
long before the island obtained its freedom or
voluntarily sought an asylum within the
Union. At oil events, it is policy
which should commend itself to republicans,


unless their concern for the liberty of the
negro has ceased with the enfranchisemont Of
those of the race whose ballots are cast in the


United States. At present the party which


for the sake of abolition provoked the war Of
the rebellion stands in the position of
encouraging slavery on territory lying at our
verv Threshold; Of placing foreign slave
Year: 1872




of accomplishing that professed object; but so
much time has been wasted over unsatisfactory
propositions for gradual emancipation and SO
many difficulties have constantly appeared in
the way of action that all faith in the sincerity
of the movement has been destroyed.


Intervention with Spain for the liberation of
the Cuban slaves is no new proposition to
Congress or the administration. Neither
has been idle in this direction, so far as sem
timent is concerned. President Grant has
alluded to the subject time and again Con-
gress has resolved and memorialized, and
Secretary Fish has been as strong in words
and as weak in action as usual Congress
long since adopted resolution declaring that
the existence OF slavery in Cuba would have
an important bearing on the diplomatic and
commercial relations of the two countries, and
notice TO that effect is supposed to have been
given by our Secretary of State to the Spanish
government. We have plenty Of evidence to
show that the powers at Madrid stand pledged
to our government to abolish slavery on the
island, promise which they have as yet
shown no sincere intention of redeeming In
January, 1870, Secretary Fish, writing to the
United States Minister in Spain, said,
'This government regards the govern
ment of Madrid as committed to the
abolition of slavery in CUBA" and
the Secretary went on to instruct
the Minister that if it should appear that the
Cuban insurrecion was regarded by the
Spanish authorities as finally and completely
Year: 1872




WAsHINGToN, Dec. 17.--After the Credit
Mobilier business has been disposed Of the
old claim Of Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois for
two per cent. of the receipts of all public
lands sold within their borders came up as
special order, and crowded out the Deficen-
cy Appropriation bill, greatly to the disap-
Pointment Of throng of District of Colum-
bis politicians, who crowded the lobbies to
help through the appropriation for the Board
Of Public Works. This two pei cent claim
is very old and very intricate Few members
understand it, and few appeared to want to !;
for As soon as the title Of the bill was read
there was general stampede for hats and
overcoats, and scarcely aquorum remained
briefly stated, the claim is based on the failure
Of Congress to expend the amount for internal
improvements within those States agreed up
on in their Enabling acts. In the case Of
Ohio, Congress provided that five per cent Of
the proceeds Of all public land should be de
voted to internal Improvements, three per
cent to be expended by the States, and two
per cent by the General Government to COM
plete the national road through the State. The
road never was completed, and most of the
money derived from land sales was spent up
on the portion of it lying in Virginia, Mary
land, Pennsylvania. Tie Indiana Enabling
Act provided that two per cent Of the land
sales sho,.d be xlended by the General
Government for the construction Of roads
leading to the State, and that three per cent
should be paid to the State. Illinois was
given three per cent for educational purposes,
and Congress agreed to spend three per cent
for roads in the State. In neither case was
the obligation Of the Government fulfilled
In 1885 the policy was changed, and States
subsequently admitted were guaranteed the
whole five per cent to e1pend as they chose. =
1t is charged that under an act passed in 1859
making good to Mississippi the value of two
per cent Of her public lands, Ohio, Indiana,
and Illinois are entitled to recover but the
law has never been carried ont. The claim,
Of the three States am ,.lts to little over
$l,3O0,0OO divided nearly equally between
them. After two hours debate the bill went
ever without vote. A pretty strong case was
made out in favor Of the justice Of the claim
and it is probable that the House will pass the
bill to-mnrrow.
Year: 1872

FATAL CONSEQUENCES FROM THE COLLECTED CROWD.


NEW York Sept. IS


letter from Berlin states that eight persons
we're suGocatcd in the crowd at the reception Of
the Emperor's, and fifteen moitally wounded by
the police charging upon a crowd with drawn
Year: 1872

Europe combined. Such an aggregation of
mankind, for the most part homogeneous
belonging to the most intellectual and enre
getic portion Of the human race speaking the
same language, all more or less educated, occu.
pying one Of the fairest and most fruit
full portions Of the earth in that north
temperate zone that seems to be the chosen habit.
alton of civilization. and progress, united under
one government, and that a government Of free
institutions, will present phenomenon such as
never yet has been seen in the world History
exhibits nothing like it, nothing that bear. any
close analogy to it. 1t strikes the iniaginatioi,


like the dawn Of millennium, and even the


most sanguine and hope.ll can scarcely regard
it as more than dream. But who is there wise


enough to forsee that it will not be reality?-
Who is there bold enough to say that the prov
idence that C, Gates will not preserve? Who is


there authorized to condemn IL blind and un-


reasoning optimism the hope that the exlerl
| ment may be crowned with success.
Year: 1872

WHILE the baser sort of newspapers
and politicians In England and America
continue to breathe forth threatenngs and
slaughter. the more judicious hold fast to
the policy of discretion and expectation
The indications from Washington are that
our Government will indulge in no retorts
or recriminations, but will stand firm in
the position it has taken. leaving TO Eng
land the grave responsibility Of withdraw
ing from the treaty if SO disposed. 1t
Gu ght not to be forgotten that the ques
ton ofinterpre;a alton is one which belongs
to the Board of Arbitration; that we
have committed no fraud in negotiating
the Treaty, and have been guilty of no
impropriety in giving it the construction
we intended when we adopted it; that,
having presented our case, it remains for
the Arbitrators, and not the English press,
nor even the English Cabinet, to say
whether our claims are excessive or not;
that if the Treaty stands, and the Board
of Arbitration gives its award, we intend
to accept it; and if Great Britain with
draws, we shall be left in better attitude
| than we occupied before the Washington
Conference. while that of England will be
| much more difficult. In this state of af


fairs it is evident that any heroic bluster


on our part is wholly unnecessary. Our


position is SO strong that it does not need


to be fortified with words-N Y Tri-
| b,ne
Year: 1872

A Washington dispatch contains the
following political gossip


''1he position assumed insthe Senate
by Senator Trumbuuil was unexpected,
and is the general theme of conversation
in political circles. The understanding
was that Trumbull would not take part
in the arms sale discussion, but it now
appears that it was his intention to speak
from the first. The administration re-
CARDS him as practically gone over to the
opposition, though Trumbull's friends
say he will abide by the decision of the
Philadelphia Convention.


1t is not improbable that if Judge Da-
Wis is nominated for President by the
Democracy, the dissatisfied Republicans
will concentrate upon Dlm. The impress
sion gains ground that Davis will lead all
the elements opposed 70 Grant.
Year: 1872

The British Premier has, st last, bee n
driven to confess that the American
Case was received in London last Decem.
ber, though it was uot until Feb 1st
that the Cabinet was supplied with copies.
Gable dispatches indicate that the clamor
in England is growing fainter of late; but
letter from Our Regular Correspondent
shows that that public feeling was. fort.
night since, as acrid and irritable as the
most ardent mischief-maker could desire.
We have been slow in learning the worst
expression of British opinion; but, now
that we have it, there is some hope that
we may hear of moderation in tone be-
fore long.
Year: 1872

THERE is strong probability that Gen.
Grant will be the choice of the Philadel-
phia Convention, viewed from news
paper standpoint; but he should not re-
ceive the nomination unless he is the
choice of the people. While Grant is our
individual choice aud We believe the high
est good Of the country will be conserved
by his re election, We feel that none but
honorable and legitimate means should
be used to secure his re nomination. The
cause for fear, however, from dishonest
practices is on the other side. Some
scheeming and sharp practice may be ex-
pected TO defeat Gen. Grant.


The Democrats and few restless Re-
publicans have had their wits at work for
the last year and half to fiud something
to lessen the popularity of the present


Administration. They have hunted the
whole ground over from the West India
Islands to the St Lawrence river; from


the Pacific to the Atlantic. They sup
posed they had driven the shrewd gener-
al to iumping off place in San Domingo.


Ia this move they got foiled. They press
ed him close on his ku kux proceedings
In the South, but the South Carolina in
vestigation showed his measures wise aud
needed. They now think that they have
got the victim of their persecution at a
disadvantage in the New York Custom
House. Ifthey succeed in check-mating
him here it will be the first play he has


lost in his games OF generalship with poll
ticians and rebcls.-Brlia (ouank
Year: 1872

From the kenDebec Journal.


An editorial in the Boston Journal Of
Thursday speaks of the popularity OF
Grant in decided terms. In spite OF the
opposition manufactured at Washing
ton, and other localities frequented by
disappointed and therefore di5affected re-
publicans, the Journal sees no diminu-
ton in the strength of Grant. no gain in
the opposition. The Journal is fair
and reliable index of public opinion, and
its words will be received with conf
dence. After discussing current events
relating to the Presidency, the Journal
closes its article as follows:


''For our own part, We think we know
the Republican sentiment of New Eng
land as we'll as we know the typography
and make up of the columns of this pa
per, and we find it wholly and heartily
for Grant. When we say wholly we dc
not mean to deny that there are here and
there ibdividuals-well mc aning and ex-
cellent Republicans, many of them-who
are opposed to Gen. Grants renomina-
ton; but take the vote iu every city
ward and every county school district,
and these men would nowhere find them
selves in anything like majority
Practically, then. to use an old political
phrase, New England is solid for Grant,
and we are unable to see any ground for
doubling his exceptional popularity here.
Among the Republican presses and
gatherings of the Middle States, the
West and the South, we note the eyi-
dences Of the same appreciation. 1t is
not simply that the President has done
tolerable we'll in office, and that no Re-
publican statesman appears to be marked
out to the popular eye as his successor;
but he has acquitted himself to the
downright acceptance and satisfaction of
the people of this Union.


Of course he has made mistakes and
he has his shortcomings, but our people
have never yet looked for angels in Of
fee, and they have never been disap-
pointed, from the days Of Washington
until now. But they did not expect in
Grant. and they have found, IN honest
man. This is not everything, to be
sure, but it is an indispensable thing, and
the people are not so c,oyed with honest
officers bat they still appreciate them.
Grants administration has been the
hardest time for rogues-even admins
tration rogues-that was ever known.
1t has done all that was possible to paci-
fly, a country rent in civil war; it has
made equal rights the corner stone OF
the regenerated republic, and it has as
tonished the world by its success in re.
deeming its plighted faith. In short.
the people see that they can accomplish
ali that they want under Grant as well
as under any other man that could be
mentioned, while he is growing more
serviceable every year, and is the easiest
man in the whole country to elect. Hence
passive policy or old democratic policy,
tends at Washington or scheming among
rural politicians, it will amount to the
same thing-President Grant is sure te
be re-nominated and reelected.
Year: 1872

John Hays a private watcbman, saw man
climbing the Of the backyard Of the dwelling Of
william Egger No 10 East Fifty tyfourtbst early
DAY. and called TO him TO stop. The stranger threw him
sf upon HAYS and when struck with his club wreDched
n from him. HAYS drew pistol, but 1t wrenched
out Of his hands Before the stranger COULD nse the
weapon the watchman picked up the club and ctr blm
the head Telling hin TO the ground ma fTacturnR ha
skull. in his possession found property which he
had stolen from The house adjoining the yard where he
Was found skeleton key also found the ground
near place where the fight occurred The thei was
attended by police surgeon pronounced "a be In All "a
ceediny dangerous eoDdoD. aud removed 10 bellevue
Hospital
Year: 1872

Commissioner Van Mort made, yesterday, the
following statement showing the difference between the
expenses OF the Department Of Public Works for the
first three months Of ls7l and for the corresponding
Of 1910.
Year: 1872

When Horace Greeley received the Cincinnati
nomination for President there was huge haw-
haw all over this city, The laugh was big, loud and
long, as fthe nomination was very huge joke. But
affairs kept on in steady progress In favor of the
man famed for peculiarities until the most peculiar
thing that ever happened to him has occurred
namely, his receiving the democratic nomination
for President Of the United States.


1t was not little amusing, during the most i'm
portant interval that Mr.. Greeley ever knew, to
watch how that great philosopher conducted him
self under the load of honors that had been heaped
upon him. His bland and benevolent countenance
never betrayed shadow Of doubt or hesitation in
the presence Of the most searching gaze of pOti-
clan or anxious citizen who tried to read in
the philosophers vsage something Of the thought
that was passing in his well-exercised brain. His
physognomy mild and placid in oil its Inca
ments as ever 1t was after any OF the many n0mi-
nations ''his party'' had stuck him in for in the
past, to I'LL gap and be certainly badly whipped.
The only difference was that this time, whether he
won or not, the farmer of Chappaqua felt that 1t
was no small honor to have received any sort Of a
nomination for the Presidency Of the United States,
and the editor Of the Tribune must have felt as
proud as peacock In full plumage that the result
OF many hard-fought battle was now legended in
the universally acknowledged truism, "Greeley is
an honest man."


Yesterday morning there was some stir OF excite.
ment In anticipation Of the news from Baltimore,
the final decision having been vexatiously not ar
rived at the previous day by the Convention.
Around the newspaper onfces crowds collected,
eagerly watching for the first news az 1t was
to appear on the bulletin boards, and
discussing the chances OF Grecley's
being beaten. Imaginative democrats were
OF opinion that the leaders OF the democratic
party had some grand coup d'etat whereby to aston
ish the Cincinnati victors and TO show Grant and
Greeley and all creation as well that the old democ
racy still lived, and would hgnt, II only TO be
beaten, with their wellw0rn col0rs nying TO the
Year: 1872

HIfa patient, in the beginning of.hs
attack. be put in = room from which ah-
solu,ely oil light il excluded save that of
candle. the effect is to arrest the disease
in the papular or vascular stage; the skin
between the visicles is never Unframed nor
swollen; the large scabs Of matter never
form over the face there is no intense
pain. and only triHing itching. and the smell
is either very slight or altogether wanting
London Lancet.
Year: 1872

He marched OF to the place Of execu-
sion with the same collected intrepidity he
had before evinced. and his demeanor on
the ground where he was shot. was simi-
lar to that displayed while prisoner !, all
admired his courage, aud were sorry for
his fate. !
Year: 1872

a dispatch from Poughkeepsie, New
York, says that all the freight depots on
the line of the Hudson river railroad are
nlled with freight, which can not be
drawn away in consequence of the scarcity
of horses. The disease in that city and the
adjoining counties is widespread, and
many horses are dying,
Year: 1872

[ keep my ashes dry, and when put in
the hopper preparatory to making soap, |
have from a-half to l peck of unslacked
lime put in with the ashes. Before put
ting the grease in, l swing the kettle off
the fire and let it hang a few moments. If
there is any potash in lit, / take shovel
and take it out. For if there is much pot
ash in, it will not make good soap.


I pack the ashes well, adding water
enough to dampen them. Then put three
or four buckets of water OH each day for
two or three days, until 1 think it suf-
ficiently soaked. And lastly 1 pour on
boiling water to run the lye off. AS soon
as 1 have enough run off to commence
boiling put my kettle over the fire, and
boil the lye as fast as it will boil, still add
ing more lye as it boils down. In this
way / continue for whole day. By even
ing it will probably be sufficiently strong
to eat feather in passing it three times
across the liquid. / now put my grease in
as fast as [ can without its run
ming over. If it eats the grease all up
add more. now leave my kettle standing
over the fire all night. In the morning If
there are any scraps of grease that are not
eaten up, boil again for an hour or two,
and if they do not dissolve l take them out.
Then 1 take out few spOonfuls of the soap
and set it away q little while to cool.
When cold, if there is no lye under it and
it appears free from grease, 1 set my kettle
off, and hang another one to boil more lye.
Managing in this way, L generally can
make from sixteen to eighteen gallons of
nice white soap in two days, and often in
one day and night.


think that by pursuing this plan or a
similar one, any one can make strong,
nice soap.-A Farmers Wife, IN Cincinnati
Gazette. s.r- .-.s


CURING HAMs.-Charles Jessop fur
nished the Maryland Agricultural Society
the following recipe:-24 lbs. saltpeter,
dried and finely powdered, bushel best
Liverpool salt, 5 lbs. brown sugar and
gallon molasses. Mix all in a vessel, rub
the meat we'll with same and pack with
skin down. -.


The above is the exact amount required
for 900 lbs. of pork. After being in salt
three to four weeks, take out, wash clean
the pieces, dry and hang it up for smok-
ing. Three weeks is sufficient to smoke
them thoroughly-by fire made of hickory
wood. When smoked, take down and
bag, or pack away in dry chaff or cut
straw. Examine them occasionally, and
if found to be at all damp, renew the pack
ing with dry material. 7J.a. a7.y
Year: 1872

hOhiJ "Aiu Deecncr III NnTstlan JnlOn.J


1t is needless here to trace the politi
cal history of reconstruction, or TO ap
portion the blame for its mistakes. i
is enough to say that in point of fact the
State governments of the South have
very largely fallen into the hands of ig.
norant and knavish men. Public money
has been wasted and stolen by wholesale.
A proud and high.spirited population
have seen their places of trust and honor
filled by foreign adventurers and unedu-
Gated freedmen. The old political lead
ers in whom the people had confidence
and who alone had experience in the
conduct of affairs, have been excluded
by Congress. The course of politics has
tended to deepen the antagonism be-
tween the former masters and the blacks,
and TO still further ALLEVIATE the former
from the national authority. This is a
gloomy picture. One feature remains
to be added. Into this weakened and
distracted community there has been no
infusion of new, healthy blood 1t was
hoped that immigration would renovate
the South. But there has been no inn
migration, or but little. The old ele-
ments are left to work out their way un-
assisted. OF the present duty Of the
nation at large toward the South we
shall here say but word. The best SER
vice that can be rendered to the South
ern people politically is to let them alone
Disabilities should be swept away at a
blow. There should be no more Federal
interference with local affairs. Political
salvation for the South can only come
through her own people.