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Year: 1870

Mr.. Schenck, in his ambition to reduce the
internal tax some thirty Millions mere drop
in the bucket, by the way-seems inclined to
accomplish that purpose on the principle Of
s'robbing Peter to pay Paul" He allows pub
lie, readings-like those Of Charles Dickens,
for example-to 60 scot free, while Dickens
pockets a hundred thousand or so, leaves our
shores and snaps his fingers at our country,


without leaving dollar as tax in the gov
ernment Treasury. On the other hand, the
Revenue bill just introduced piles on the tax
on regular places Of public amusement q
hundred per cent above what it was before.
In other words, the license tax on first cla ss
lars. It is proposed now to make it two
hundred. The present tax on gross receipts
has heretofore been two per cent 1t is now
proposed to raise 1t to three per cent. Now,
it may be all very well to tax amusements as
luxury, which some people think may bs
done away with altogether; but we question
the propriety of augmenting the tax to such
degree as to prohibit first class
public entertainments entirely. It is like
killing the goose that lays the golden egg.
A tax on gross receipts when the manager
may not have realized dollar upon per-
formance-and the higher the class of enter
tainment the more expense is there attending
its production-seems unjust and unwise. 1t
were better to tax the net income above ex-
penses threefold than to tax gross receipts
from which the manager does not realize a
dime. Even the present rate Of taxation on
theatres encourages the production of sensa-
tional and immoral pieces, calculated to de-
moralize the old and pollute the young. But
the managers have to resort to this mode Of
attracting audiences in order that their re-
ceipts may 80 far overcome their expenses
that they may be able to pay the government
tax without encroaching upon the returns for
their actual outlay. There are many sensa-
tional performances in lecture rooms that
should be held liable to government taxation
as well as theatres, and Congress would be
doing good thing if it should impose tax
upon these lecturing harlequins and travelling
knights of gabble, and ease up little on the


now overtaxed first class places of public


amusement
Year: 1870

Tho Result sf slss HaectIs~ Yesterday.


Without much excitement, noise or confif.
sion, the election Of yesterday resulted, as
every one supposed 1t would, in the success Of
the Tammany democratic ticket. Indeed.
there was so much tranquility prevailing
even about the voting places, that few would
imagine that an election was going on at all.
The fact is that nearly all interest In the
matter ceased when the Tammany leaders
flung out their standard, emblazoned with the
names Of the men who were pretty certain to.
be elected, and when the young democracy
and the terrible coalition Of those whose tents
are cast outside the big Wigwam lowered
their lances, put their jackknives into the
scabbards and bowed their unscalped headsia
submission to the great power which seemsto
rule the city. The excitement, therefore, was
very small indeed, because . race with one
horse running over the course or one yacht
tracking the sea without a competitor is q very
fiat thing. In the State, outside the limits Of
Spuyten Duyvil, the judiciary ticket for new
Judges Of the Court Of Appeals, which were to
be voted for under the judiciary article Of tho
proposed new constitution, contained 80 many
excellent names that there could not be much
mistake in voting for any Of them.


Bat the election had It's funny side, and,
strange to say, that was the dark side. The
enfranchised negroes came to the polls
timidly-shall we say blushingly 2-and In
many cases cast their votes for the
democratic candidates; but unfortunately for
unsophisticated Sambo, he sometimes voted
too often; he became, in fact, an unconscious
repeater, and in some cases was grabbed up,
taken to the station house and locked
up in default of bail. Among the very
funny incidents which occurred in connection
with the unhappy locked-up voters was the
appearance of the wife of one of them, who
presented her marriage certificate, duly
authenticated in ''old Virginia, as bail bond,
upon which she demanded the release Of her
liege lord; but, to her bitter disappointment,
she found that 1t had no legal effect, and pro-
badly thereupon did not realize the value Of
the fifteenth amendment


Upon the whole the first spring election under
the new Charter passed off very quietly, and
probably to the general satisfaction of the city
and the State. The democracy, purified, as it
is assumed to be, having now been fairly
installed in power, the people whose interest
lies in the reduction Of taxes, the protection
of life and property and good government
generally for this metropolis, will naturally
hold that party responsible for the future
results of vesterday's work and the Charter
under which that work was done.
Year: 1870

Mexican OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Shall We Do


with Mcxlcos


II is reported that the joint select Committee
of Congress on Retrenchmeut have discovered
extensive smuggling frauds on the part Of the
President of Mexico and others along the border
of this country; that these frauds were carried
on at the very time our government and people
were driving the foreign invader from Mexican
soil, and that they are still continued to great
extent. 1t is said that evidence has been pro-
duced to show regular organized system of
smuggling and other unfriendiy acts to the
United States 1t goes to show, in fact, that
while we were saving Mexico from French
domination and European imperialism, Presi-
dent Juarez and his friends in high official po-
sition were smuggling cotton into Mexico and
trading for 1t by supplying the Confederates
with arms and munitions of war. This is a
serious charge, and for the credit of Mexico
we should be glad to know that it is not as bad
as it appears. Still the evidence seems to be
direct, and from our long experience we know
how capable the Mexicans are Of such
treachery and ingratitude. We have made
great mistake in our policy toward Mexico.
We have had several opportunities of annex
ing the territory Of that country, of placing the
population under strong law and of extending
our republican civilization over them. We ought
to have done 50, and thus have ended the con-
tinuual anarchy that has and will exist there
and have made that rich country blessing to
the world and to the people themselves.
Mexico is the sick man of this hemisphere, and
there is no way of curing him but by extend
ing the power Of the United States over the
country. Kindness is lost upon such people,
and policy looking to uphold their separate
existence as nation is weak and useless. The
time is now at hand when our government will
be required to act In the matter of Mexico, and
we advise the administration and Congress to
be preparing for that event.
Year: 1870

The weekly statement Of the associated banks is
remarkably favorable. The line Of deposits has been
Increased over twelve millions Of dollars the con-


eributng items thereto being an increase OF over
ave millions IN loans an increase of nearly TWO
millions In specie and an Increase OF nearly four
millions In legal tenders. The banks received at
least three millions in national notes from various
sources In the Interior, the DRIFT OF capital being
shis way from toe country in general. Despite the
large increase In liabilities, as represented
by the deposits they have sufficiently increased tho
items OF specie and legal tenders to enable them 10
odd Overt two millions and a half to the surplus in
sxcess OF the reserve required to held by Jaw the
total excess being now the extraordinary sum OF
s0,65s, ISL. The statements OF this and last week
Year: 1870

man so bigoted to day as not to believe
that If Grant had commanded the i'll pro-
vided, half fed army which stood like
wall of fire around Richmond, and the
command of that grand army which went
down into the Wilderness could have been
given to Lee, the flag of the Union would
have tloated over the Confederate Capital
long before it did But a point so we'll
established, and so generally conceded,
need not be argued. Lee was the great
General Of the war; and it did not require
the testimony of the brave Sherman to
determine that fact.


We look upon the death of General Lee
as great calamity to the people of the
South. His exampl to them was meal
culable in its results, and it was upon such
men that the South was wont TO lean in
this the hour of her humiliation and woe.
No event which could have befallen that
section could have created such profound
feeling, and even here in the North, where
many men were disposed to look upon the
brave old warrior as a misguided, but,
nevertheless, honest man, sympathy will
be created as great almost as though one
had been taken from the head of the gov
ernment. Such was the private life, the
public character, and the devotion to prin-
clple of this great and good man, that no.
where in all the land will the intelligence
OF has death be received save with feelings
OF profound sorrow and regret.-Euquiger
Year: 1870

The shock of an earthquake, included
in our dispatches this morning from New
York, Cleveland, Montreal, New Castle
and various other places, reached this
city and was felt very distinctly by 4
number of citizens few minutes before
twelve o'clock yesterday forenoon. Per-
sons who experienced the shock describe it
as being very novel and suggestive of
dizziness.


1t was plainly experienced in the First
National Bank of this city. The clerk at
the coin counter, Mr.. Golman, noticed a
slight movement in gold, and was bother
ed at the time to know whether 1t was in
sympathy with either the bulls or the
bears. On consultation with Mr.. Speer,
the assistant cashier, he was informed
there was no panic whatever in the money
market.


The direction of the shock was from the
southwest to the northeast, and continued
about forty seconds, during which three
distinct heavy, and kix lighter shocks
were very distinctly felt. Doubtless a
heavy earthquake on the coast of South
America will prove to have been the cause
of the shock felt on this Continent
Pittsburgh Post
Year: 1870

GRANT processes to be pleased with the
result of the late elections. He is, prob
ably, glad that his party was not worse
beaten. A devout and grateful old gen
tleman in England was afflicted with the
asthma and the gout When he had the
latter, ho thanked God that it was not
the asthma, and when the asthma caught
him, he returned thanks that lie had not
not both diseases at the same time. Graut
seems to have something of the same
cheerlul Chicnoo Times
Year: 1870

To TRAIN A HoEsE TO STAND.-The
Ame'aican Stock Journal contains the fol-
lowing directions:


"l3ke your horse on the barn hoor.
and throw strap over his back and ias-
ten it to his right fore foot; lead him
along and say "whoa,n at tho same lime
pull down the strap, which throws him
on three feet, and makes him stop sud
denly. This is the best way known to-
teach whoa, though you can put on the
war bride, and say whoa, and give him
a shary jerk that Will teach him about as
soon as the strap TO his foot. Then pus
him in harness, with the foot-strap, as
directed, and drive him UP to the door.
The moment lie undertakes to move tako
his foot and say ''whoa." Get in your
carriage and get out again; rattle tho
thills, make all the noise getting in and
out you can; give him to understand, by
snatching his foot each time he moves.
that he must stand until you tell him to
go; and after few times you can put
the whole family in the carriage, and he
won't stir out Of his tracks.
Year: 1870

During the heat of the day tho rhinoce
ros withdraws to the thickest part of the
jungle, where he indulgos in his siesta,
much after the fashion Of fat Berkshire
hog. On the outside of the jungle the
hunter will probably perceive All open
ing, we'll worn by the feet of these ami
mails. Ifhe follow it up he VIII fnd tho
track gradually growing narrower and
narrower the further he penetrates into
The jungle. 1t is rather touchy work,
for the passage not only becomes mar
rover and narrower, but the sides form
an impenetrable wall on either side,
from the compact network of the gigan-
tic and formidable creepers that line
them.


Very little air can penetrate, and the
light is very dim, so that great caution
is required, for should "rAino" be at
home, he will be surc to welcome his
visitor with furious charge, and the
chance Of avoiding such reception, by
deviating either to the right or left, is in
linitcsimally small. But lot us suppose
no such contingency to occur. After pro
ceeding some fifty or sixty yards, the
hunter will find himself in the "house'
of the rhinoceros, which is always stu
ated in the very densest part of the jun
gle. The dimensions of The "house" muy
be twelve or thirteen feet square, by
about six in height. Perfect cleanliness
rules there; not particle of dirt will be
found in it.


Added to this, the rhinoceros has n
great idea of comfort-in other words,
being able to enjoy good scratch. A
convenient bough will probably be seen
to project in an inviting manner, against
against which our thick skinned friend
delights to rub himself. AS soon as the
eyes of the intruder get accustomed to
tho dim, murky light within, he will
have the satisfaction of seeing the inn
preston of the rhinoceros' burly carcass
on tho alluvial soil, showing the place
where last he lay. Had the brute been
sat home," and had tho visitors step
been noiseless, and the wind favorable,
he might perchance even have caught a
glimpse Of him as he lay fast asleep on
his side, blowing like wheezy steam
engine.


! Occasionally smaller chamber is at
tached to the "house'' proper, but
whether it be used as 'boudoir'' fol
"madame," or as nursery for the
"children," is unknown. They feed il





the early morning and late evening"
Their favorite provender appears to be
young shoots and succulent twigs q the
trees and shrubs. When the sun has
gone down, they repair to the river for q
bath. They approach the water with
great caution, from fear of being taken
at a disadvantage. When they nave as
cerlained that all is safe, they go in with
mighty rush, and roll and wallow
about to their hearts content.
Year: 1870

THE CURcULIo.-A writer saws :-On
strong, vigorous growing trees, the fruit
soon outgrew the crescent-mark, wLile
on trees that made only feeble growth,
a great deal of the fruit was Injured.
am thoroughly satisfied that the iarring
process will no. protect the fruit from
the ravases OF this insect The best safe
guard is TO keep the ground in The or
chard rich, 50 that tho fruit may have
abundant nonrishment. This, with II
thorough system Of thinning the fruit,
are The only practical methods that I
know Of to grow fruit to perfection and
profit, beside thorough culture.
Year: 1870

HEALTHY CHicKEss.-The way I keep my fowls in health, clean out the house once a week put wood ashes under the roost; have iron basins for them to drink from; white wash inside of henhouse with hot lime put little kerosene oil on the roosts once s month. The main food Is oats and cake of scraps to pick on. never feed but once a dsy--at noon, or when l shut them up at four or five in the afternoon. When they run out then give them all they will eat. In my experience there Is no easier way to get diseased fowls than to keep them stuffed !; it makes them lazy, and they won't work as much as they ought to tO keep in healthy condition, never had any gspes in chickens. When any fowl begins to droop, give three large pills of common hard yellow soapj 1t is the best thing to cleanse fowl know of. follow 1t for three days; give them noth- ing to eat, and plenty of pure water to drink. In desperate cases give a Tablespoonful ol tinctarc Of lobela--hural Nev Yorker.
Year: 1870

The vcxed question Of locating the
Capital has been definitely settled for this
session. The House yesterday killed tue
Senate bill proposing to repeal the
Charleston location, by refusing TO read IT
u second time. Unless 1t were read the
second time yesterday it could not pass
this session, for only today remains In
which tho third reading could have been
had. The rule Of tho constitution re.
Quires bills TO be read three times on as
many days, unless threc.fOurths concur in
different course. It was impossible to
get The three fourths, and % the Fefasalto
read the Bfll theseconditims yesterday, 50
It could DO read tho third time and passed
to-day, killed it as eHectuAlly,as direct
rejection. How evenly the opposing forces
were balanced Is shown by the
fact that upon the. direct motion
yesterday forenoon TO reject tie
bill, the House voted not to reject II
but pass it on to u second reading, BY q
majority of two votes. The vote on the
motion to read the bill, in the afternoon,
when first cast was the same; but Mr..
BELTzMoovER, before It was announced,
changed his vote and made It tic; and
this change defeated the motion, for lack
ing the one votG,to make o majority itwas
lost. The defeat Of this motion defeated
the bill; and the defeat Of this bill de-
ieatel repeal, for IT had already passed
the Senate. At this stage of the session
further effort is unavailing, and our
Charleston friends are safe in growing over
their victory. s-rf


For ourselves, we accept the result in
that spirit of sweet resignation wherein
our Market street neighbor the other day
accepted the negro-becallsc we can't
help IT, In II month now, we shall lose
our excellent Gov. Stevenson and the
pleasant gentlemen who have dwelt with
him in peace in the Lindsley Institute.
We know that they us much regret the
necessity of going rs our citizens re-
gfct 10 see them 80. But we take some
comfort in the thought that many Of this
Legislature, I'VE trust 81 Of tllcm) may be
reelected aud sent to CharlcstOnnG win
ter, to enjoy the advantages Of season in
the city Of their selection. Then when
they come like returning prodigals, pray
Ing to be rc-admitted to the LindslGy man.
sion, and to enter into the joys of our
smoky city, we shall utter no word of re-
proach, but kill tho fattcd calf, and put
rings on their fingers and shoes upon their
feet, naked and sore with tho long over
land journey back to civilization.
Year: 1870

An Exhaustive Paper on the
Subject by Dr. Rauch-
Review Of the Sewerage Sys-


tern OF Chicago.
What Has Been Accomplished


In Fourteen Years.
Tha Eject Of Insufficient Sewerage On
the Health Of Our People.
Year: 1870

W If CLAYTON's visit to Helena is for the purpose, as is believed by many, of strengthening the influence of the insolent Indiana mulatto that he and the Judge of the Circuit Court are endeavoring to thrust upon an un- willing people as an important public officer, he will find, if we mistake not, that whilst he does not advance his own interests, he is likely to make his subordinates more detested than they are now by the better class of our peo- pie whether white, colored, conserva- taye, or republican.
Year: 1870

BRIEF LocALs.-A meeting will be held
at the Exchange Hotel tonight for the or
ganization of jockey club.


The Secretary of the Commonwealth has
received on official copy of the act admit
ting the State of Virginia to representation
in Congress.


The case Of Foster Us. the Bank OF the
Valley occupied the attention OF the Court
Of Appeals on Saturday.


Forty-six marriages vebeen performed
in Richmond this month.


People in the neighborhood Of Twenty
eighth. and Broad streets are grevously dis
turbed by the rock battles OF the boys
which endanger life and property. =.
One hundred deeds have been recorded
by the clerk of the Hastings Court since
January l.
Year: 1870

PRICE OF FUEL REpUcEp.-Heads OF fami-
lies would 90 well to note that our friend PAGE,
corner Seventh and Grace streets, has reduced the
price Of the coal and wood sold at his yards.
Year: 1870

g. rMDAAs cSpt e--o f mel
~ GOLD 11sA A Ii4x.


The Wall street markets nave again drlfted into
utter dulness. The Present inactivity had parallel
at the time the French and Prussan armies con-
fronted each other on the Rhine after the decla
ration OF war and when the supposed hesitation as
due to the reluctance Of either side to inaugurate
actual hostiics Wall street watched the situation
with great interest and during the calm grew in
tensely dull. Now again the lull in the WARRIOR the
marching OF the Prussians on Paris does not seem
to be regarded as more than what they would natu-
rally DO during quasi condition OF war. even II
peace be never so well assured-is followed by
a general duness all over the street. The
speculative movements and interest OF the inme-
date future are likely to be intimately connected
with the deliberations Of the Peace Congress which
Is TO assemble in Vienna Tomorrow 1t was the
positive announcement Of such q meeting that
weakened gold this forenoon to l13sI, accompanied
rs It was by reports OF firm markets for consos and
nvc-twentles in London. Later In the day the ex.
cesslve rates pad for the Of gold created the
apprehension that the market had been ovcrsold.
and hence there was great deal or buying to cover
speculative sales. the inclination in this direction
being strengthened by estimates OF q specie ship
ment tomorrow ranging above half million Of
dollars Under this incentive gold rose to 1l44, but
eventually reacted to ana closed at ia. The course
of the market Is shown i'm the tablet
Year: 1870

''Well, Johnny, have you succeeded
to-day. my son


Nothing good to-day. mother
have been all over the town almost. and
no one would take me. The bookstores
and groceries have plenty of boys al
ready but | think If You had been with
me, should have stood Il better chance.
o, you look SO thin and pale. mother.
somebody would have felt sorry, and 81
took me, but nobody knew me, and
nobody saw YOU


. After reading portion Of Gods Holy
Wcrd, the mother and her little boy
knclt down together in their Loneliness.
and prayed the Lord to take care OF
them. They were very poor. They
knew also that God would do what was
best Tor them. o. ii is Il sweet thing TO
the soul 10 be able to say sincerely,
''Ihy will bc done


Next morning was the sabbath dav.
The sunday school h>lI ramg. The sun
was shining bright and clear. but the air
was exceedingly cold. The child had
no ovcrcOat, and was still wearing part
of his summer clothing. lie was in his
seat just rs the superintendent and his
teacher entered.


"Who is that little palc-faced boy in
your class :" asked the superintendent of
,Iohnny's teacher.


His name is Jones ne lives on S
street, and must visit him this very
week. He Is Il wcll-brhavcd boy"


81 should like to know more about
him, and will see him after school


The superintendent did not forget him.
and when the class broke up, seeing him
lingcr behind the other scholars, went up
and took him by the hand kindly. did
l not see you yesterday, looking for a
place on Water street p


81 was down there, sir, looking for a
place"


"Why did you not take that place
which the gentleman had for you in the
large grocery store ~


80, sir, L did not know they sold rum
there when | first went in; and when |
saw what kind of :. store it was, | was
afraid. My father once kept Il large
store like that and the child shuddered
when he answered.


"Why did you not keep the piece of
money that you found on the floor as
you were coming into the store? ?"


"Because. it was not mine, and
Year: 1870

\ man stopping at a Providence ho-
tel blew out the gas, and after awhile
went down into the office and asked the
clerk if he hadn't something to perfume
the room with. lie said it smcllcl ike
Il rotten cabbage cellar
Year: 1870

thought that the gentleman would find
the owner SCORER than | could"


''lle did, my boy; it was my money.
Did you not get place yesterday? ?"


"No sir; all the places were full, and
nobody knew me-


"Well, my boy. you may go now and
tell your mother that you have a place.
Come to me very early in the morning :;
your teacher will tell you where | live" "


Johnny went home with his heart and
eyes so full that he could hardly see the
street or anything else. He knew that
it would cheer his dear mother very
much, and 50 it did. His superintendent
procured a good place for him, and they
were from that time on, comfortable and
happy. SO remember that honesty and
goodness are always rewarded.