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Year: 1875

To Mr.. Parke Goodwin we owe the sug-
gestion of a new order of merit, Which he
introduced to the notice of the world at the
Schurz banquet in New York the other day.
He calls it ''The knights of the Holy Order
of the Inkstand." Mr.. Goodwin, perhaps
for lack of time, but probably because his
plans OF organization were not perfected, did
not go into particulars, but contented him
self with stating, what indeed the title sug-
gests, that the membership is to be confined
to literary men.


1t is fairly presumabe however that the
new order is divided into classes, and that
some sort of badge will be worn. Very likely
the highest honor will be the grand inkstand
1t is not probable that relative rank will be
indicated by the size of the badge, for in that
case authors of eminence would be forced to
wear cumbrous and unduly conspicuous or
naments upon the breasts of their coats. The
decoration of course will be an inkstand, and
standing in the order can perhaps be better
indicated by the material of the decoration
than in any other way. The title "Grand
Scrivener of the Golden Inkstand," would be
impressive and would indicate the royal quail
ity of the writings contributed by the bearer
to the stock Of literature. The title Scriven
er, without the prefix Grand would signify a
less degree of merit. The Silver Inkstand,
though not of so high value, would be deco
ration worth striving for. Some authors, whose
writings are delicate in spirit and finished in
form, but lack that intrinsic merit which
commands blazon of royal metal, might be
proud to wear an inkstand fashioned from
fine porcelain. There are those, one or two
in an age, whose badges should be wrought
by some cunning artifcer from amountain OF
light like the Kohinoor.


Below the ranks of Grand Scrivener and
Scrivener should be that of Little Scrivener.
The badges of this degree should be inexpen-
sive. In many cases lead would be the ap-
propriate material. In some instances OF
feeting popularity the baser metal used
might be electroplated. There are authors
whose claims rest upon the quantity rather
than the quality of their work. In these in-
stances an exception might be made, and
their feeundity recognized by the size of the
badge. The material should be ''tin," met
al for which they are eagerly seeking.


If by possibility newspaper man is ad-
mitted to this honorable assemblage his ink
stand would naturally be fashioned from
plumbago.
Year: 1875

THE Treasury has over eleven millions of
dollars more in its vaults than it had on the
last day of April 1874, and has paid off nine
millions more of the public debt than it did
in that year. The prospect for the revenue
ring May is encouraging, and there is abso-
lutely nothing to justify fears of embar-
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nicatiops that are not used.
Year: 1875

After all, the motive which animates man.
kind to seek immunity from pol1tlcal Op-
preston neither differs in degree nor dignity
rom the motive which would urge them TO
seek Immunity from the great social wrong
which we see inordinate wealth has the pow
er to inhict. ,ef a.. ~


This means if it means anything
that people who will rebel against
the expressions of Government can be


induced to break open the vaults OF
men who have money and take by


force that which does not belong to
them. The insinuation is a libel on
the noblest instinct of humanity.


Theft and patriotism are not so closely
allied as the Express, which of course
knows nothing of the incentives to
either, would have its readers believe.
A million Expresses each with mill
lion times the ability of the commu-
mist proselyte across the way, and all
doing their utmost to incite the peo-
pie to deeds of rapine and plunder
could not attain their purpose. We
predict that the Express will fail in
its efforts to get up raids on banks and
rich men as it has failed in everything
Year: 1875

side, striking and grating along his
starboard side, carrying away all his
starboard braces and rigging on that
side and also his foretopmast and top
gallantmast. Capt. Sawyer states that
he hailed the steamer as she surged
past aud called to them to lay by him
and send him boat, as he then sup
posed his ship to be in sinking con-
dition, but no one answered his hail.
Neither did he see any one on her
deck. She drifted or steamed away,
he was not certain which, and he af-
terwards saw flash of light, which he
took for Signal. He thought they
had heard his hail and would lay by
him. He saw no more and his ship at
that time demanded all his attention.
He lay to the remainder of that night
and nearly all day Fridsy repairing
his rigging, and that afternoon got
under way again and made sail for the
land. Soon after dark he made
light, which he took for Cape Flattery,
not Knowing that there was n light OH
the coast farther North. He allowed
| five miles clearance for Duncan Rock
and considered himself safe for enter
ing the Straits of Fuca, when about
| five o'clock Saturday morning his
| ship scraped over reef and immedi-
ately after struck her bow on rock
and stuck fast and filled. The light he
mistook for Flattery was Cape Beale,
the entrance of Barclay Sound, 80
miles North of the former. How the
ship escaped the dangers passed before
she struck is mystery to all who
have examined the Admiralty Chart
of Barclay Sound. The ship willprove
total loss. Capt. Sawyer got all the
valuables he could out of her and en-
camped OH the shore with his wife and
crew in tents made Of her sails. He
had hired a canoe from the Indians
| and started his mate to Victoria for
help, but the weather was so bad that
! the Indians wonld not venture out OH
the voyage, so they were found when
the Walcott arrived.


Lieutenant Harwood took all of
them aboard his vessel with the most
valuable portion of the goods saved,
| leaving tae First Mate of the Orpheus
in charge of the wreck until the own
ers could be consulted. AL were landed
safely at Port Townsend on Friday
morning nothing was heard of or seen
in Barclay Sound of anything pertain
ing to the unfortunate Pacific. So
ends the sad story of the loss of n
steamer. with only two lives saved
and four bodies recovered, and fine
ship wrecked, forming in the cOmbi-
nation one of the most melancholy
catastrophes ever occurring on this
part of the Pacific coast. Too much
praise cannot be given to Capt. Har-
wood and the other officers and crew
of the revenue cutter WOlcott for the
energy and activity shown on this oc-
casiOn, and also to Peter Thompson,
pilot, who volunteered his services, as
he was well acquainted with the
shores of Vancouver island and the
surroundings of the Straits of Fuca;


and also to Mr.. Huntington, the In


dian Agent at Neah Bay reservation,


and in fact all with whom we came


in contact. Capt. HarwOod and the
| pilot, Peter Thompson, went to the
wreck of the Orpheus and examined


it carefully. They say that the ship
was undoubtedly struck by the steam
er just abaft the forward rigging.
Year: 1875

The Express of last evening says the
HERALD attacked the patent of the
Puente ranch for the purpose of COM
passing the defeat of negotiations un-
der way in San Francisco to relieve
the financial stress in Los Angeles.
This is misty--it is exceedingly misty.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. negotia-
tions-financial stress-San Francisco
Los Angeles" What does it all
mean? Is San Francisco negotiating
a stress i'm Los Angeles, and is the
Puente one of the arbitrators? We
have no doubt there is news in this
thing if we could only understand it..
But we guess the Express is trying to
saw that the HERALD's illusions to
the Puente patent are intended to in
jure some one. If it intends this it
knows that it utters q deliberate false
hood. How our allusion TO matter
which the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company have already placed on rec





ord, and which belongs to class of
issues which the Express first began
to discuss, can affect negotiations is a
conundrum which cannot be fathomed
without the aid of diagram. A lit
tie further on in the same article the
Express says of the HERALD: ''The
same paper has made it its special
business to select the property of par
ties with whom it is unfriendly for its
venomous defamation" The COM
munist organ is making the mistake
of measuring the HERALD by its own
standard. We remember that q few
months ago it.was "unfriendly" with
Year: 1875

ANOTHER railroad nightmare has
visited .Visalia. This time it is q road
down the valley to connect with the
Stockton and Visalia road at Oak
dale. AS the object of the road is
competition we don't see how it can
be accomplished while the road now
completed to Oakdale remains the
property of the company that owns
all the roads in the valley.
Year: 1875

The item that BABcOcK private Sec
retary of President GRANT, and Or
VILE, the Presidents brother, have
been indicted for completely in whisky
frauds will be interesting to people on
the other side of the globe, who have
been taught to believe that ours was
the purest and best Government the
world ever saw.
Year: 1875

THE Marysville appeal makes the
following pertinent remarks: One of
our communistic contemporaries,
speaking of the land.holders, says:


The only way to remedy the evil is to tax
these landgrabbers until they will be glad TO
give M the land. This the next Legislature
can do II it will, and if 1t does not it. is not
worthy the name OF Democratic.


How will this rule work if applied
to other monopolies? Tax the rail-
roads till they are willing to give up:
Tax the wealthy manufacturer until
he is willing to divide. Tax big print
ing offices till they suspend and give
new adventures chance.
Year: 1875




search to the Southward. During the
passage along the Vancouver shore all
the Indians seen were communicated
with, but further than the fact that
some light timbers, deck buckets and
boxes had been found by them, moth
ing was ascertained. Steaming up
Barclay Sound the first Indian village
was hailed and canoe came off con-
tanning white man, who came aboard
and introduced himself as the first
mate of the ship Orpheus. He stated
that she had been run into the Thurs
day night previous and was wrecked
on the following Saturday morning on
the island near by-Copper island.
The captain and crew had got ashore
safely and were encamped further up.
Proceeding in the direc tion indicated
another canoe approached, in which
was Captain Sawyer, of the ship Or
pheus. He gave the following ac-
count of the recent diraster: On
Thursday evening he was approaching
the Cape and was by his reckoning
about 20 miles off, with fresh South
east breeze, steering about Northwest
before the wind. His man at the
wheel first saw the steamers head
light off the port bow, and immedi-
ately after straight ahead. He could
see neither of her side lights and could
not make out which direction she was
coming. He put his helm a-starboard
and turned his ships head Off shore.
The light came nearer and he contin-
ued TO starboard his helm until his
vessel had turned around, his sails fiat
aback and his ship hove to. The
steamer by this time had got very near
him and blew her whistle and i'm less
than half a minute after her bow
struck his ship glancing blow just
abaft the fore chains, crushing in the
rail and breaking his planking down
to near the copper. She surged along
Year: 1875

GOVERNORS IN ARKANsAs.-An aged citizen OF
Arkansas went rto the rooms of the Congrrssior-
al Committee in Little Rock to tel Judge Poland
that since reconstruction in 1865 Arkansas has
had sixteen Governors. He complained that it
wasn't safe for man to live there; that he him
self was rather slow in his mental operations,
and scarcely got his mind made up to support
one Governor when they sprang another on him,
and made him liable TO arrest for treason He
said every time he came to town he asked men
on the outskirts who was Governor on that par
ticnlar day, lest he might make a mistake in hur-
raliin for the unpopular one. After relieving his
mind ofa little more dry hnmor, he left but pres
emily returned, asking permission to make cor
rection in his statement. 1t was seventeen Gov
ernors, he sad instead of sixteen-he had remem-
bered another one while be was going down
stairs.
Year: 1875

Grant, in his annual message of December last
referred to the obliteration of party lines in the
late elections He may proftably enlarge upon
this idea in his message Of December next.
Year: 1875

it great thing for editors thus to be able to
have an eye for something more beautiful
than the Beecher trial, the lively Portland
PRESS sees in our reference to the reflection
of the sunset by the gilded dome of the State
House an illustration of prevalent opinion
in Boston that the sun was created for the
purpose Ofsbining on the State House DOME"
Well, Coleridge once told man who abused
snuff that it might be the final cause of the
human nose, and we don't see why, in the
same way, the great celestial luminary may
not have been provided for the purpose Of
lighting up our famous terrestrial dome.


The negroes and the native ''poor whites"
as landowners should be producers of wealth
instead of mere consumers of it. The wis
est policy is that which will put the present
landless southern people into possession of
southern soil as quickly as possible. When
the south has got through yainly waiting for
the govern ment, McEnery, the fire eaters,
and Tom Scott to make it prosperous and
happy, we trust it will sensbly adopt this
practicable method of reaching the same goal.
Chicago Tribune.
Year: 1875

SOME students of political history have
prophesied that animated by desire for the
propagation of the republican idea the
Americans will one day invade Europe. Eu-
ropean statesmen consider the invasion i'm
minent, and are taking measures to prevent
it. We know nothing of the political creed
of the potato bug, and are inclined to think
that he is much more desirous of propagating
himself than the republican idea; but he is
evidently bent on making the European tour,
and Europe is going to make political ques-
ton of it. Belgium has referred the matter
to a committee of the national legislature,
and several other countries. have forbidden
the importation of potatoes.
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are III
all cases Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nieations that are not used.
Year: 1875

THE report that the government will send
out an arctic expedition is denied, though it
is said that Secretary Robson is favorable to
the project. The Secretary says that the Ma
Wy Department can furnish all the material
required, and that $15O,O00 will pay the cost.
He is convinced that no expedition can be
successful that is not under naval control. In
this opinion he is supported by Admiral Por-
ter, who also thinks that the expeditions from
different countries should go in company.
Year: 1875

The Committee Law, Water and Drainage, OF
which Alderman Strong is chairman met yesterday
afternoon in the Common Council chamber TO consider
the proprety OF adopting the report which they had
previously drawn up recommending the appropriation
of $500 900 complete the Hampstead Reservoir that
amount being said to be necessary by the engineers for
the work. The meeting held with closed doors,
the representatives Of the press being excluded from
the Alderrnanc council upon this occasion
Year: 1875

In the Court OF Common Pleas, Special Term, before
Judge Larremore, there was argument yesterday


demurrer in the suit brought by Alderman Billings
four months salary for services Supervisor
at the rate OF 81 600 year. Judge Larremore gave
judgment for the plaintiff The is be taken to
the Court or Appeals, and is brought test In
. similar suit brought by Alderman Monheimer or the
former Board Of Aldermen, the decision will
membered, rendered in his favor The present
suit s based on the hope evidently, of like success in
drawing two salaries.
Year: 1875

At meeting OF the Board Of Police yesterday, all
the Commissioners being present. Sergeant John J,
QUINN Of the First District Police Court squad,
dismissed for absence from duty without leave Cap
tain Charles Mcdonnell, OF the Eighth precinct
granted leave of absence for twenty days to recrat
his health.


communication received from the Board of Alder
men, recommending the increasing Of the wages of the
employed by the Street Cleaning Bureau TO So per
day, referred to the Committee Street Cleaning
Year: 1875

The psst winter has given Us severe
Lesson rs to the value OF constant sup.
ply Of water In the barn yard, SO that
the stock can have free access TO il. In
February frozen pipes compelled us TO
turn our cattle out to obtain water, and
although the distance travelled was but
short, yet its effect was soon visible in
the altered appearance of the fat cattle
They had been accustomed to a constant
stream OF spring water III "a sheltered
trough, and had to be turned out to q
creek on which the ice had to be broken
before they could drink. In stormy wea.
ther they would remain in the yard rath.
er than go out after the water which
they needed. Finding the experiment
to result in positive loss, we finally
commenced hauling water for them, anc
found, taking an average for a whole
week, that twelve head of cattle, (aver
aging l450 lbs.,) five horses and three
cows, would drink 120 gallons per day


that the cattle drank twice each day
soon after coming out Of the stable, ant
seldom at any other time. Tho indi
oates q daily average Of 8 gallons to eacl
animal. though the fattening steers con
sumed more than the Aorses, and hav


no doubt drank fully seven gallons pc


day.-Cor. Country Gentleman.
Year: 1875

The City Colrcil last evening refused
TO increase the tax rate above that Of
last year. and fixed it at 81 OH the 800.
or one per cent. although the Finance
Committee asked for s1.05 on the 500.
In all probability we shall have II large
deficiency bin before tho year closea.
Year: 1875

The following letter from friend confirms The
report as 10 the remarkable case of Esquire Little
doing without food for two months and living


HoMEwORTH, o., August 4, 1875.
M. HcGreoor-Dear Sir; noticed in your last
issue an inquiry in regard to the person who had
lived so long without any sustenance. He diedon
the Gsd Of July, after precisely nine weeks sick
ness-having taken the attack on the Slst Of May
and in that time all the nourishment he took was
four tablespoonsfull and three teaspoonsfull Of
thin soup. The name Of this wonderful person
was Samuel though more ismiliarly known as
Squirrel Little. He was scOtchmsn and has been
q resident of this place for great number of
years. He was a very large, porty man, which
some think was the reason Of his living such a
great length of time without any nourishment
At the time Of his death he was eighty-two years
old, and leaves wife and three children to mourn
his loss iouE, very truly,


j. II. SICHoL.
Year: 1875

FEEL down in your pocket and see if
the Democratic platform don't call for
what you want-a few more greenbacks
-Exchange


Well, we have felt and the "want" is
there. We hope fair portion Of the
next shower will fall in our bowl. Our
luck has been on such occasions to have
our dish reversed"
Year: 1875

at is not the drunken husband, father
son. or brother that feels all the keen
torments of the drunkard's home, No!
it is the wife, the mother, the sister, and
daughter The incorporate man drinks
the cup, but the dregs at the bottom are
left for the woman Rev. Hosea Bal
lnJ
Year: 1875

THE fact is, to do anything in this
world worth doing, we must not stand
back shivering and thinking of the
cold and danger, but jump in and scram-
BILE through as well as we can.-[Sidney
S.,n.Ah
Year: 1875

When q person feels disposed to over
estimate his own Importance, let him
remember that mankind got along very
well before his birth, and that in all
probability they will get along very well
after his death.
Year: 1875

A lucrative opening for young ladies'
has been made by the decision Of an In
diana court that the fact of girl being
engaged to several gentlemen at once is
no bar to her suing both Of them for
breach Of promise,
Year: 1875

THE Louschaefer Repository has little or
nothing to say about the appearance and
character of the cement water pipe that
has been taken up. The pipe speaks for
itself and cannot be got over The fraud
is manifest.
Year: 1875

AN uptown lawyer and machinis1 came near
having pugilistic It, At the Office of the iormcH
on last Tuesday There was an overflow OF hot
words. but too much you strike FIRST and then
see y prevented q regular, informal set to.
Year: 1875

The Democracy will endeavor to
devote almost the entire forth
coming session of Congress 70
Investigations OF the Republican
administration for the past fifteen
years. OF course, having made such
wholesale charges OF stupendous
frauds and unlimited corruption,
they must make gigantic effort to
prove all their charges i'm order to
make capital for the Presidential
contest. The Republican party has
nothing to fear from any investiga-
tions honestly conducted. 1t has
always courteG investigation. 1t has
been weighted down with many
unfaithful members and corrupt Of
ficiaIs, but il has Stunned no looking
into its record, and has done itself
honor by exposing its bad men,
uncovering the evils in the body and
condemning and correcting both.
The matter of investigation is likely
to be overdone by the Democracy to
their own injury and the wasting OF
the session.
Year: 1875

IT is said that the President, in his
forthcoming message to Congress
will recommend steady and gradual
progress toward specie basis; and
that he will speak very emphaticaiiy
on the public school question.
Year: 1875

Brooklyn, n. Y, June 23.-After an
eloquent peroration Beach submitted
his case to the jury by reading an ex-
tract from AN address of Daniel Web
ster. The extract was an admOnition
to the jurors to do their whole duty
according to their oaths, regardless of
consequences.


Abbott then said that they had n
number of requests TO charge, and
asked If his learned friend desired to
make any We have none to make"
said Beach. We will hear your re-
quests now, said Judge Nelson.
Abbott then read the requests to the
charge, which were very voluminous,
fifty-five in number, and of which
copy was handed to the Court. Dur
ing the reading of the requests, Abbott
quoted from several authorities, to
which Morris objected, but Judge
Nelson said that the reading of them
could do no harm any way. Said he:
"They all relate TO divorce cases, and
am perfectly familiar with them"


When Abbot: had finished reading,
Beach requested the Court to appoint
some time and place for the hearing of
an application to reopen the case on
the ground of newly discovered evil
dence.


To this, Judge Nelson stated that
he would like to hear what the defense
had to say about it, but Evarts replied
that they had nothing to say in the
matter. Judge Nelson said there was
no necessity for fixing a time and
place to hear the motion, as no objec-
ton was raised by the other side, and
if the af,idavits, which the counsel
said he had, to sustain the application
were given TO him, he would examine
them and give his decision tomorrow,
before he began his charge. The affi-
davits were then passed up to his
honor, and the court adjourned.