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Year: 1871

The Republican State Convention, held
at Harrisburg on the seventeenth instant,
tions:


ResOleed. That the administration of
President Grant meets the full approval of
the Republican party of Pennsylvania. His
financial policy, by which the national debt
is steadily reduced the reduction in ex-
penditures of the government; honest col
lection of the revenues; his fidelity to the
principles of human rights, through which
the liberty of all is to be secured in every
part of the land; his loyalty to the people
in having no policy to enforce against their
will, and the spotless integrity OF his ad-
ministration, merit the continued confidence
OF the American people, and point to him as
an honored leader of our party now, and
proper standard-be bearer Of the Republican
party in 1872.
Year: 1871

The st. James Sentinel says OF the muir
derers of young Menteath in that parish


Early this Saturday morning we learn
that definite information as to the persons
guilty of the murder has been procured
The colored man, whose arrest we chronicle
above, states that being unwell, he called at
the store in question the night of the tenth
instant to get some paregoric; that while
the storekeeper was getting it four men
rushed into the store and assaulted him he
(the colOred MANI says that he was frightened
and ran off. This is, of course, very un-
likely story, for if he had not been connected
with the outrage, he would have given the
alarm and reused up the neighborhood, in
stead of which he has waited until circum-
stances have been discovered to warrant
his arrest for completely in the affair, before
revealing that he knew anything about it.
The suppositiOR is that this mans rousing
the storekeeper up on the pretense of want
ing some medicine, was but part of a preme-
ditated plOt-a mere piece of strategy to
gain admission to the store.


Several additional arrests have already
been made, and others will soon follow
The first clue that led to the detection of
the parties implicated was pistol known
to have belonged to the murdered man, and
new gun, identified as one of several that
were kept in the store for sale, being found
in the possession of two colored men One
of the men was arrested; the other, named
Frank Williams-who, by the way, is an
escaped convict from the State Peniten-
tiary-resisted the attempt to arrest him
and fed to the swamps, whittier he has been
followed by posse of citizens, who are
resolved to hunt him down and capture
him, if it is within the range of possibility


Before another issue of our paper all the
circumstances connected with this fiendish
murder will most probably be revealed, and
all the parties implicated placed under
arrest.


Several of our citizens have exhibited
praiseworthy energy in ferreting out the
criminals; and first and foremost among
them is that estimable, public spirited gen
tleman. Mr.. Pierre Schepp. To him the
community is greatly indebted.
Year: 1871

NEW ORLEANS, MOBILE AND


TEXAS RAILROAD.
ONLY ONE CHANGE OF SLEEPING CARS
From New Orleans to New York via Mobile,
AN ADVANTAGE OFFERED BY NO OTHER LINE.
PULLMANS PALACE SLEEPING CARS THROUGH


WITHOUT CHANGE.
The Only All Rail Route to all Northern
and Eastern Cities is via Mobile.
LESS CHANGES BY MOBILE THAN BY ANY


OTHER ROUTE.
Depot foot of Canal street only five minutes
walk from st. Charles or City Hotel.
Time as quick and fare as low as by any other
line.


Ticket Office corner of Camp and Common
streets mEl66t
Year: 1871

been drawn around Paris and no person Is
allowed to enter or leave without a permit
from the German authorities.


The revictualing of the city will proceed
under German supervision. Confidence is
expressed at the German headquarters tina.
ncace las been secured.
Year: 1871

"Goggs =. said the Professor.


Goggs jumped. It was quite time
The Professor had called him twice alrea
dy. If it had been anybody but Gogg
be would not have been called again. A
it was he came out of his brown study
half a second too late; he had lost biz
place and bis wits together, by the time
that the Professor said


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"I-would-eat," said Goggs; ant
stopped.


:'I-would- ld-eat," said Goggs again
and stuck.


What would Goggs have eaten? No
body knew much better than Goggs. The
fellows all turned to the text books, while
Goggs stopped and stuck. He had stop.
ped in the middle of an enlivening story,
which ran something like this:


A gentleman (Goggs thinks it was Da.
Irius) asked another gentleman (Goggs
thinks that must have been barbarian
couple of dozen centuries ago, when
people were not as particular about their
diet as they are now, what inducement he
would take to eat his father and mother
Said the dntiful son, Il would not eat my
parents for anything"


Said Goggs-only Goggs could have
said it!-said Goggs, looking up into the
Professors face with cheerful confidence


II aoould not eat mey parents for moth,
ing, sir"


That's sufficient, STRIP said the Pro-
fessor.


In half an hour that story was all over
college. Everybody agreed that it. was
the best thing Of the term. Goggs him.
self was inclined to think so. sitting rue
fully in his room tipping back in his chai,
to think about it after dinner.


Goggs was rueful for more reasons than
one. In fact his Greek blunder was the
least of his troubles-it was too funny to
trouble him very much. Indeed. be had
only made it in the helpless despair of a
far more appalling grief.
| Next week was Calculus Examination
Whether he should fall down stairs and
break his arm; whether he should visi,
the city hospital in hopes of small pox
case to which he might lawfully and be-
nevolently expose himself; whether he
should take prussic acid or have the cramt
in swimming; how it would answer te
commit some petty theft and SO get safely
into the lookup till Examination week
was over; if his sister would only have
typhoid fever and telegraph for him tc
come on! What would happen If he
should ''bar out" for a few days in the
coal closet, with hole 10 the door for bis
chum to stick his dinner through; what
would be the effect Of losing bis property
that week Che bad fifty dollars 10 Grano
Smash Railroad bonds) and Of being sum.
moned suddenly to New York to look afte,
it; how it would strike the Professors i'm.
pressible fancy if he should go to SLEEP
Year: 1871

The Senate has at length decidcd-in our judg
ment, most wisely-that it will embark in no
general legislation at this preliminary session,
and that it will leave the Tariff untouched till
November. Meantime, we urge the enemies of
the Protective policy, of whatever party or
stripe, to confer deliberate, and meet us next
Winter with matured and comprehensive
measure which embodes the changes they de-
sire and is deemed by them consistent with
the principles they assert.


OF course, they will not heed our wishes,
nor do we desire it, What we anxiously seek
is square, plain issue, based on definite prin
cipes, and an appeal thereon to the country
We are tired of seeing the Free Trade Cos
sacks riding around our squares keeping just
out of range until they espy an opportunity to
take some exposed and needless battalion at
disadvantage. The people are not instructed
by such desutOry and indecisive warfare. Let
us see the Tariff which our adyersaries would
substitute for that now in force let them pass
it if they can and let whichever side shall
be defeated in that encounter appeal from
Congress to its creator, the People We shall
thus have q controversy inaugurated which
will command, because it will deserve, general
attention. No paltry higgling over penny a
pound more OF less impost on Sugar OF Tea
can or should be thus honored.


Meanwhile, it is noteworthy that the first
Revenue Reform" demonstration in this Con-
gress very clearly affirmed the policy of Pro-
lection. We allude to the votes of the House to
place Coal and Salt on the free-list. No one
can need to be told that, if certain articles are
thus admitted free, Others must pay more
that free-list involves higher imposts on ar
ticles not thus favored. We believe in a long
free-lst and shall gladly see Coal placed thereon
at no distant day, when Virginia shall have
opened few more of her mines nearest tide
water, and when the Treasury shall have sue
ceeded in its funding efforts. free-list is
perfectly consistent with Protection it does
not seem to us compatible with Tariff which
contemplates Revenue alone. But let our adyer-
saries fashion their own measure and take ex-
elusive care of their own consistency.


If Congress shall decide to initiate an elab-
orate inquiry as the basis Of the proposed
Tariff revision, the resulting bill will hardly
be matured before the urgency of public busi-
ness will require decisive action thereon and
thus all opportunity for popular consideration
will be precludcd.


We shall have greater faith in the Revenue
Reformers' sef-coniidenco if they shall decide
to form their own Committee, instructed to sur
vcy the whole ground and frame a bill which
they shall present TO Congress at its meeting
next December, saying, Here is our draft of
a proper Tariff accept and pass IL IL you
Year: 1871

The question of professional ethics involved
in the Field and Erie controversy Is 30 i'm
portant to the whole community that we once
more surrender a large portion of our space to
q review of the Fisk litigatiOns which have
been the cause of 80 much scandal. Gen.
Barlow's rejoinder to Mr.. Fields reply to the
former letters on this subject is minute and
thorough, but remarkably clear. 1t proves
that Gen. Barlow did not make his attack
upon the distinguished Erie counselor without
careful preparation, for ali the material state
ments of his original communications are fully
substantiated, and the ingenious defense OF
his adversary is squarely met. There are some
minor points upon which, fortunately, MIR.
Field il shown TO be less culpable than we
at first supposed. For instance, neither
Mr. Field nor his son took direct
personal share in the scandal of
the Twenty -third-st. injunction, although two
other members of the firm were fully respon-
sible for it. According to the printed testi-
mony, Mr.. Field was present when the d0cu-
ment was obtained but we are assured that
this was a mistake. Mr. Field also satisfies
us that tho injunction was not signed ut the
mousse OF Mrs. Lawlor but he leaves the dark


ana ugly mystery connected with it unsolved,
ana gives support TO the belief long enter


tained In certain quarters that 1t was not


'ighed ut all by the Judge whose name II
Year: 1871

will reject IL il you dare, and we appea
thereon to the country BY taking this course,
and, when their bill is introduced, instructing
the Committee to which it is referred to re-
port it directly after the Holidays, they may
press the House to a vote thereon before the
end of January. Whether it succeed or fail,
the issue will have been made up in ample
season for the next Presidential contest, and a
verdict thereon solicited in the result of that
election. If the Revenue RefOrmersr believe
that the People are either with them already
or likely to be after a searching discussion,
they will take this course if they only hope
to win by legislative artiice, by parliamentary
tactics, they will necessarily try another.
Year: 1871

The Rev. DR.. McCOsh has done so good
service to Religion and Humanity by his recent
course of lectures that we shall not easily
credit current story that he cherishes a strong
repugnance to newspaper reports and reporters.
Most that we have seen and heard of him inn
pels to the belief that he is man of strong
common sense as well as of hearty, intelligent
faith. He must know, therefore, that an aver
age reporters condensation of a theOlogic
lecture will necessarily seem feeble and often
inaccurate to the lecturer, who will properly
decline to be measured and judged thereby
The report is not the lecture, and must not be
mistaken therefor. 1t is to be valued as
gigantic advertisement that Orthodoxy is not
afraid TO meet in fair encounter the rational
iziDg Parkers, and Renans. and Strausses, and
Bauhrs, of our day, and that her arguments
challenge the judgment of those who are
willing to hear both sides. We do not decide
that either party is right or wrong; we only
say that DR.. McCosh has struck some heavy,
telling blows for the faith of our fathers, ana
that we heartily thank him therefor. The
new-lghts ought to thank him, too; for, II
they have the truth, it will only be scoureu
brighter by his attacks Now, the newspaper
reports however inadequate, have brought
home the fact that Orthodoxy stands reaay
to meet her foes in fair battle to millions VINO
would otherwise have remained ignorant OF 1t;
and some of these millions will be moved 10
inquire further and buy the Doctors n lGH'utes ha
when pnblishcd. as OF course they VIII De.
We hone To hear. therefore. that the gossip
which makes him look with dlsiaVor oh io
pOrterS Is an error.
Year: 1871

Senator Bayard yesterday illustrated the
glaring Inconsistency of the Democrats on the
Ku-Klux questions. He frankly admitted that
offenses were committed in the South, indig-
nantly denied that the Democratic party had
any connection with them, and yet stoutly
opposed any legislation for their suppression.
This is precisely the ground which the whole
party assumes, seemingly without ever suspect
ING its absurdity.
Year: 1871

The history of the Meridian Riot, which we
give elsewhere, shows that the expulsion of
Mayor Sturges and the attack on the negroes
in the Court-HOuse were precOncerted, and
that the execution of the same plan was
frustrated several weeks before only by the
presence of United States troops. The story
is proof sufficient of the need of United States
troops in Mississippi
Year: 1871

se BY BRET HARTE. 5 Which wish to remark

 And my language is plain E That for ways that are dark

 And for tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee is peculiar, Which the same would rise to explain. An Sin was his name;

 And shaI not deny In regard to the same What that name might imply, But his smile it was pensive and child-like, AS frequently remarked to Bill Nye. {, It was August the third;

 And quite soft was the skies Which might be inferred

 That An Sin was likewise; Yet he played it that day upon William And me in way despise. Which we had a small game,

 And An Sin was likewise; It was Euchre. The same

 He did not understand; But he smiled as he sat by the table, With the smile that was child-like and bland Yet the cards they were stocked

 In way that grieve, And my feelings were shocked

 At the state of Yves sleeve, Which was stuffed full of aces and bowers, And the same with intent to deceive, But the hands that were played

 By that heathen Chinee And the points that he made

 Were quite frightful to see- Till at last he put down 8 right bower, Which the same Nye had dealt unto me. Then Hooked up at Nye,

 And he gazed upon me; And he rose with sigh,

 And he said, "Can this be? We are ruined by Chinese cheap labor"- And he went for that heathen Chinee. In the scene that ensued

 did not take hand, But the floor it was strewed

 Like the leaves on the strand With the cards that An Sin had been hiding, In the game "he did not understand" In his sleeves, which were long, He had twenty-four packs Which was coming it strong,

 Yet state but the facts And we found on his nails, which were taper, What is frequent in tapers-that's wax. Which is why remark,

 And my language is plain, That for ways that are dark,

 And for tricks that are vain, The heathen Chinee is peculiar Which the same am free to maintain.
Year: 1871

The version of the recent lively meeting of
the builders given in THE TRIBUNE proves to be strictly
correct Instead Of victory for the Building Depart
ment insured the overthrow Of ts present manage
ment by bringing the opposition to into the hands Of
heavier" men, There two distinct interests among
buiders-onet that Of the downtown" men, they
called those who build for percentage and the other
that OF the uptown men, who buy land and build
speculation; The downtown men do not how
severe the laws are with regard to thickness OF walls,
and therefore when the Macgegor party found that


ra OF these builders were leading the In the
Teutonla Hall meeting they thought that their side
safe: Perhaps, indeed, the downtown men were mainly
anxious at hst TO prevent precpitste movement that
would By credited to their whole fraternity but when
they had organized their Committee and found that
the old one was stignatizng them "whitewashers"
they that they must make thorough work and one
and another in their meetings and said, IL am no
whtewasher call for the afdavits concerning black
mail"


The new Committee are holding nightly meetings to
consider what objections they sh; make to the building
law, and also for the taking OF adavtts concerning
blacknsil Another public meeting Will 6e held next
week The original Association Is gradually coalescing
with the though the officers OF the former pro-
claim that they and their society Will nght tho battle
alone,
Year: 1871

SINGULAR SpEcrIEN-A queer, unique,
rich gold and quartz specimen was shown us
last Tuesday by Mr.. ". G. Greene, who
had, that day taken it from his mine. TIE
quartz lump was about as large as q mans
iist, with a cupped elab Of pure gold some
three inches long and two wide and from an
eighth to a quarter Of an inch thick, in shape
similar to very large oyster half she'll with
one end sticking in hequartz. Some three
tourths OF the cup was above the quartz
s.nd fuhy in view, both on the concave and
couvex side This c,rpped slab would coin
about tEo twenty dollar pieces, and is ar
pure and bright as virgin gold can be. In
IicationS os decomposed sulphurets adhering
in spots would lead to the impression that
fhis plate Of gold had been reduced from the
sulphurets by some action Of heat Or chem
zeal process Of nature. The specimen is to
he seen at the banking house Of Hubbard &
Andrews here, and is curiosity worth look
ing at.
Year: 1871

APoLooETc.-Ihe supper and dance Of
the Rattlasnake Gilt Concert came or at the
American Hotel on Monday evening last as
per notice, and a pleasant time was had, but
the drawing of the prizes did not take place
simply because the books Of tickets were not
Ill returned ly the agents, and it was simply
impossible to proceed with the drawing until
the tickets and reports were all received.
These will all be in and the drawing take
place at the American, ell Monday evening
next without fail. We have been requested
by the Trustees to make this statement ii
apology to those who expected the drawing
30 come off this last Monday. The Trustees
are honest men and have done what they be
lieve to be for the best interest Of the school
and to protect the rights Of the patrons and
ticket holders. If there can be anything
said against the Trustees it must be that
they are too honest and conscientious to sue
ceeI in the gift enterprise business.
Year: 1871

MoRn SrRAwBERRIEs.-J. w. Blanchard
of Oak Knoll ranch, again left two splendid
boxes of luscious strawberries in our Office
this week that were magnificent to behold
and captivating to the appetite. lie drives
a gray horse and spring wagon, loaded with
the fat of the land, is in town almost every
day: Hail him and shell out the quarters,
if you want all the good things appetite
Graves.
Year: 1871

a SUCCESS. "A letter from Smithvile, in
forms us that the School ball given by the
Trustees, at the residence of James Laird Oh
Taylors rayine, on the evening of the 2lst
ult was a success in every particular A
large party of gentlemen and ladies attended
and the dancing and festivities were kept up
in joyous style until daylight next morning
All were delighted and the proceeds are am
pie to keep the School running the desired
length of time. The parents and Trustees
desire US to return their grateful thanks to
all attendants and especially to the gents
and ladies OF Rocklin, whose presence added
to the enjoyment of the evening and the re-
ceipts Of the entertainment.
Year: 1871

Travellers are always liable to sudden attacks of
Dysentery and Cholera Morbus, amt these occur
rngwhen absent from home, are very unpleasant.
The PAIN MILLER may always be relied upon in
such cases. AS soon rs you feel the symptoms,
take ono teaspoonful in gill of new milk and
molasses and a gill of hot water, stir together
and drink hot Repeat the dose every hour until
relieved. If the pains be severe, bathe the bowels
and back with the medicine clear In cases of Asst
hma and Phthsic, take a teaspoonful in a gill of
hot water sweetened well with molasses also bathe
the threat and stomach t, ithfully with the med-
cine, clear.


DR.. Sweet says it takes out tho soreness in
cases Of bonesetting faster than anything he ever
applied. Fisherman so often exposed TO hnrts
by having their skin pierced with hoolss and fins
of ish can BE- relieved by bathing with the Pain
Killer as soon as the accident occurs; in this way
the anguish is soon abated; bathe as often as
once in five minutes. Say tbree or four times,
and you VIII seldom have any trouble.


The bites and scratches of dogs and cats are
soon cured by bathing with the Pain Killer clear.
Year: 1871

A physician tells the following: 81
remember one day, in making my hospi-
tai rounds, a patient arrived, presented
me an amputated forearm, and in doing
so could scarcely refrain from a broad
laugh; the litter was constantly on his
face. What is the matter? This does
not strike me as subject of laughter
1T is not, doctor; but excuse me- l Host
my arm in so funny wa% that l still
laugh when l look at it. Our first SER
geant wanted shaving badly, and got me
to attend to it, as am corporal We
went together in front of his tent; l had
lathered him, took him by the nose, and
was applying the razor, when cannon
ball came, and that was the last l saw of
either his head or my arm. Excuse me,
Doctor, for laughing as l do, but I'll be
especially blasted if l ever saw such q
bully thing" .'as
Year: 1871

That man, l think, has had liberal
education, who has been so trained in
youth that his body is the ready servant
of his will, and does with ease and pleas
ure all the work that, as mechanism, it
is capable Of; whose intellect is a clear,
cold, logic. engine, with all its parts of
equal strength and in smooth working
order; ready, like steam-engine, to be
turned to any kind Of work, and spin the
gossamers as well as forge the anchors
of the mind; whose mind is stored with
a knowledge of the great and fundamen,
tai truths of nature and Of the laws Of
her operations; one who, no stunted as


cetic, is full of life and fire, but whose
passions are trained to come to heel by
a vigorous will, the servant of tender
conscience; who has learned to love all
beauty, whether of nature or of art, to
hate all vileness,a and to respect others as
himself.-Prof. Hu1ley.
Year: 1871

Why does the sun rise in the east ?
Because the (y)east makes everything
rise


When was the first sleighing on re
cord !? The entrenae GOODNESS between
Cain and Abel gave rise, we believe, tc
the first sleighing on record.


Why was the giant Goliah very much
a -stone-ished when David hit him with S
stone? Because such thing had never
entered his head before.


What sport is like girls gossip? Deer
stalking.


Who first introduced walking sticks
Eve gave Adam little Cain.


Why is the French cook to Queen
Victoria like man sitting on the top Of
St. Paurs? Because they are both in Q
high cool an airy (culinary) situation.


State the difference between grocer
selling a pound Of sugar, and an apoth
ecary's boy with pestle and mortar
One weighs pound, the other pounds
away. s