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Year: 1875

Now it is seriously rumored that Senator
Andrew johnson will be the next candidate
for the Presidency, ON the Democratic
ticket. There may be some truth in it, but
We can hardly reconcile this statement with
the letter we published some time ago, that
he wrote to the New Hampshire Democrats.
Andy is great wire-puller, and if nomi-
mated by the Democrats, would run much
better than either Seymour or Greeley. But
YOU cannot rely on him, and even if he
should, by some Unforeseen circumstance,
be Gen. Grants successor, it would he in
order for him to turn his back on
the party that nominated him and
60 over to the Republicans, then there
would be the same old impeachment trial
over again, the same excitement and the
same number Of opposition Senators infu-
enced to sustain him. The next thing he
would do, after retiring from the Executive
chair, woulk be to run for Congress, get
beaten, and finally turn up United States
Senator from Tennessee; but, why pursue
the theme.


In connection with this rumOr, however
it is intimated that Deacon Houston will
be the candidate OIL the same ticket for
President.
Year: 1875

The newspaper editor of late, has TO a
terrible extent, superseded the orator. In
the early days of the Revolution, masses
were moved by the patriotic utterances of
Patrick Henry and his co-laborers in the
glorious work. Then the orator was the
power, his words were carried from lip to
lip by eager listeners, and soon the whole
country knew whether he was its enemy or
friend. To-day the editor SAYS in brief
paragraph, what it took an hour to say in
those times. The result is that the people
look to the newspapers for reliable informa-
tion, calm and sensible people always wait
to hear both sides of question, before
forming an opinion, and they expect their
favorite journal TO keep them posted. This
is great responsibility, and editors should
endeavor to discharge their duties in this
regard, faithfully and without fear or favor.
We are led to think Of this, by the remark
made by Leavenworth minister on last
Sunday, in complaining Of an editorial in a
leading journal on proposed move he in
tended to make. He said that the newspa-
pcrs in this case, as usual, misrepresented
his pure and unselfish motives. We will
not argue the question with the gentleman,
as the statements referred. to were not endors-
ed by The TINES, but our readers well
know that anything they read in this pa
per, and that originates with Us, We hSl our
selves responsible Tor, and therefore are very
careful in regard to our assertions. Ii ev-
cry paper in the State could say the same,
the press OF Kansas would be feared and
respected. What the people want to hear
is the truth, the whole truth, and nothing
else. With this they are satisfied, and a
paper that has the truth for its motto, will
be respected and patronizcd.
Year: 1875

The Indian question is virtually settled,
that is, il public opinion settles anything.
There seems to be great unanimity among
western people in favor OF transferring the
management of the Indians, particularly
those who will not be civilized, over to the
military. Men who have suffered from the
dastardly outrages of these uncouth, unciv-
ilized and treacherous beings, feel that it is
almost a crime in the government TO allow
them to continue their murderous raids.
The Indians remain quiet during the Win
ter, receive their rations and ammunition,
and when the grass grows leave their reser-
vations and begin to plumber and steal from
the settlers. Gen. Pope's suggestion, as TO
the best way of dealing with them, is excit-
ing great deal of favorable comment The
general desire is that the experiment should
be tried in this western country. 1t has
been proven success in Canada, where the
English government has several tribes vir-
tually civilized by this same methsd, The
Dodge City Messenger regards the plan most
favorably and it ought to have some sensible
ideas on the subject The New York World,
Pittsburgh Commercial and numerous other
dailies also approve it, and We hope soon to
see the Indians separated from Us only by
the Missouri river.
Year: 1875

BY reference to our dispatches this moTn-
ing it will be seen that the President is in
flexible, and that he still adheres to the
peace policy. Only such Indians as have
been guilty Of crimes are to be sent to the
military posts; the remainder are to be
sent to their respective agencies.
Year: 1875

In the State match which was open to teams
OF II from each regiment or h stallion IN he state
of New York. there we're thirty prizes; total
value. u ll2JO The winner were as us iolloMs ;
Year: 1875

From the Waverly Magazine


At the Dububue fair sleepy, poor,
homely horse called Lothair was en-
tered in every race. He began by TAX.
ing the 3,15 race, then minutes, 2:45,
2:4O. and won two heats OF the 2.35
race, when protest was entered that
he had better record than the one he
was trotting in. His driver denied
this soft Impeachment, and challenged
proof. The Judges called him up TO
the stand and swore him. About this
time he had got his wrath up, and
swore he would show them trick
worth looking at. In the third heat
he left the sleepy horse out and die.
ta need the whole field easily, cutting
all others out of the chance of second,
third, and fouith money. The swear
ing OF the army in Flanders was moth
ing compared to those horsemen who
ldoped. The air got so hot that 10th
air and his driver lit out in the night
with several thousand dollars pulled
from the grecnics who played with
him. During the selling of pools The
owner bought the field 81 against IS,
and in the end scoopad the whole
business. Tie query is, who Is
Lothair, and where did he come fromt"
Nobody knows further than that the
owner said he CAM from Canada. At
all events he cut the eyeteeth of the
sharpcst horsemeu in the State, and
did it so handsomely that they did not
discover it until he had got their
money and was gone.
Year: 1875

Literary critics have pronounced the following poem
unsurpassed by any other production of its class
our language. 1t is perfect in rhyme, beautiful il
| figure and expression:
Leona the hour draws nigh,
! The hour we've waited SO long,
For the angel to open door through the sky,
| That my spirit may break from its pri. and try
| Its voice in an infinite song


Just now as the slumbers of night,


Came DER me with peace giving breath.
| The curtain halflifted, revealed to my sight
| Those windows which look on the kingdom OF light
| That borders the river of death,
| And vision fell solemn and sweet,
| Bringing CLEANS of morninglit land;
saw the white shore which the pale waters beat,
And heard the low lull they broke at their feet
Who walked on the beautiful strand.
And wondered why spirits could cling
To their clay with struggle and sigh.
When life's purple autumn is better than spring,
Aud the soul flies away like sparrow to sing,
In a climate where leaves never die.
Leona. come close to my bed,
And lay your dear hand on my brow:
The touch that thrilled me in days that fed,
And raised the lost roses of youth from the dead,


Can brighten the brief moments now.


We have lived from the cold world apart


And your trust was too generous and true,
For their hate to oerthrow when the sander,rs dart
Was ranking deep in my desolate heart,


Twas dearer than ever to yon.


thank the great Father for this,


That our love is not iavished in vain;
Each germ in the future will blossom to bliss
And the forms that we love and the lips that we kiss


Never shrink at the shadow of pain
BY the light of this faith am taught


That my labor is only begun; .--....
In the strength of this hope have 1 struggled and


fought,


With the legions of wrong, till my armor has caught


The geam of Eternitys sun.


Leona, look forth and behold,


From headland, from hillside, and deep,
The day king surrenders his banners of gold,
The twilight advances through woodland and wold


And the dews are beginning to weep.


The moons silver hair lies uncurled,


Down the broad breasted-mountains away;
The sunsets red glory again shall be furled
On the walls OF the west DER the plains of the world


And shall rise in lmitles way,


Oh! come not in tears to my tomb,


Nor plant with fra flowers the sod;
There is rest among too sweet for its gloom,
And life where the lilies cternally bloom.


In the balm breathing gardens of God.


Yet deeply those memories burn


Which bind me to you and TO earth,
And sometimes have thought my being would yearn
In the bowers of the beautiful home, to return


And visit the home of its birth.


'Twould even be pleasant to stay


And walk by your side to the last;
But the land breeze of heaven is beginning to play
Lifeshadows meeting Etcrnity's day,


And its tumult is hushed in the past.
Leona, goodbye; should the grief


That is gathering now, ever be
Too dark for your faith yon will long for relicf
And remember, the journey, though lonesome, is
BRIEF


Ger lowland and river to me.


james G.. CLARK.
Year: 1875

lessly. Even the tune pretty child strum-
med upon the piano in the theater sounded
like requiem, and not visitor whe was
the possessor of coed taste left the estate
without feeling Of sorrow at heart that
SO much that was beautiful and grand was
being ruthlessly distributed. The sale ta-
ken as a whole, has not proved pecuniary
success. All the most valuable furniture,
the finest plants and flowers have not near
ly realized a tithe of their primal cost or
real value, while very large portion Of the
The total amount which the property dis.
posed of brought is not yet known, nor will
it be until the auctioneers fix up their ac-
counts ss fs
Year: 1875

Two children were making the most of the day,
In the sand their castles building,
While out in the harbor the sunset gold
Was every vessel gliding.
But the sea came over the castles dear,
And the charm of the sunset faded:
Oh, after a labor is lost, may we
Go happily home as they did.
For we build and build in different way,
Till our heads are wise and hoary
But after all the sun goes down,
And the sea-'tis common story.


--Atkdntic Monthly.
Year: 1875

A curious geographical problem is sug-
gested by the appearance at the mouth of
the Seine, near Havre, in the course of the
present month, of one of the hermetically
sealed bottles, in wooden cases, which were
thrown overheard during Prince Napo-
leen's North Pole expedition in 1860.
Wooden-covered bottles were thrown into
the sea daily in the month of June in that
year from the Princes ship, in the expec-
tation that the course taken by them would
lead to the elucidation of the direction of
the greater oceanic currents, but during the
fourteen and a half years that haye inter-
vened since then none of these bottles have
been seen till the present one was washed
ashore. Its appearance at the mouth of
the Seine seems to indicate that popular
current must be borne into the German
Ocean, and must be carried thence through
the channel to the western coast of France
Eclectic.
Year: 1875

Probably but few people who read of the
explosion in a 'tcelluloid" factory at New
ark, N. j., have a very clear idea of what
sort of mandatory it was. "Celluloid y
is a newly discovered substance manufac-
tured from several ingredients, chief among
them gun-eptton and camphor, which pos
sesses a high value on account of it's close
resemblance to coral, ivory, tortoise shell,
amber or malachite, according to prefer
ence. Not only is it susceptible of the
richest and most delicate coloring, but it is
very light and at the same time very tough,
and in these respects superior to any known
substance now in use for great variety of
purposes. The coral limitations are so per-
feet that expert jewelers. fail to detect its
real character without close inspection.
The principal seat of its manufacture is
Newark, though companies are springing
up in other parts of the country. 1t is
largely used in the manufacture of jewelry
and fancy goods.
Year: 1875

and the roofs over dwelling. store-houses
and stables were covered deep with
earth, upon which grew such excellent
grass that the ponies we're fond of climb
ing up the sloping corners Of the wall in
order to get at it. Sometimes they might
be seen, cunniningly balanced on the
steep sides Of the rock, grazing along
the very ridge-poles, or looking over the
cad Of the gable when some member OF
the family came out of the door. as
much as to say, Get me down il you
canF Around the buildings there was
a square wall or inclosure. giving the
place the appearance Of little fortress.


On one side Of the knoll hot spring
bublled up. In the morning or evening,
whel the air was cool, quite little
column OF steam arose frem it, whirling
and broadening as it melted away; but
the water was pure ard wholesome as
soon as it became cold enough for use.
In front of the house, where the sun
shone warmest, Sigurd had laid out a
small garden. II was a great labor for
him to remove the huge stones and roll
them into a protecting wall, 70 carry
good soil from the places where the
mountain rills had gradually washed il
down from above, and To arrange it SC
that frosts and cold rains should do the
least harm: and the whole family
thought themselves suddenly rich, one
summer, when they pulled their first
radishes, saw the little bed of potatoes
coming into blossom, and the cabbaget
rolling up their leaves, in order to make
at least, baby.heads before the winter
came.


Within the house, all was low, and
dark, and dismal. The air was very
close and bad, for the stables we're only
separated from the dwelling-room by q
narrow passage, and punches of dry, sail
fish hung on the walls. Besides, it was
usually full Of smoke from the FIRE oi
peat, and, after rain, of stesm from
Sigurd's and joins heavy wooden coats.
But to the boy it was delightful, com
Portable home for within it he found shell
ter, warmth, food and instruction. The
room for visitors seemed to him the most
splendid place in the world, because it had
a wooden aoor a window with six panes
of glass, colored print of the King ol
Denmark, and gerahium in pot. This
was so precious plant that Jon and his
sister Gudrid hardly dared to touch its
leaves. They we're almost afraid to smell
it, for fear Of shifting awsy some Of III
life; and Gudrid after seeing a leaf o.
it laid on her dead sisters bosom, in
sisted that some angel, many hundred
years ago, had brought the seed straigh
from heaven. Prom the Story of Jon
Of Iceland, By BdyGrd Taylor
Year: 1875

was neither upright nor digni6ed In
fact ! "cooned it, provided a coon can
walk with bis back downward. When |
got to where | could dare to look up |
could see the horses, mine looking down
and Giles looking up, their ears
stretched out, and each manifested the
greatest astonishment at the positions
assumed by their respective riders. Mr.
Giles seemed to have determined to go
up anyhow, and says be did. believe
him. The appearance he presented
when / last saw him indicated that he
was on the upward track. When you
see the stern OF q ship square before
you may generally believe she is
not coming towards you. Giles said
he reached the summit = there
is no one to dispute his word-without
the aid Of horse. | got down to Mrs.
Lanes nearly two hours before be did.
| think he was the worst usedup man OF
the two. he brought back both horses.
| would not have gone for mine If he had
been worth $4,000. | suppose there
vas something ludicrous, after ell, in the
way Giles got up and got down. have,
in conclusion Of this adventure, to ad-
vise-hrst, that no amateur mountaineer
attempt the ascent Of Gray's Peak un-
der the circumstances we did. If he is
ioolhardy enough to do so, and finds it
necessary to descend as ! did, 20 first to
some cobbler and have the seat of his
pantaloons halfsoled with a good thick
leather. He had better also wear bob
tailed coat, provided be expects to have
anything but mere fringe left when he
gets through with old Gray. From Gray s
Peak can perhaps be seen more land
than from any other natural elevation in
the world. | did not succeed in getting
to the topmost pinnacle, but / got up
pretty high, and suppose l saw all that
could be seen east OF the peak. What
did seeP Mountain after mountain,
peak after peak, and God only knows
what l did see; but l came down as be-
fore related.
Year: 1875

sIhe Knoxville, Tennessee, Chronicle
says: "From those conversant with Ex-
President Johnson's private affairs we
learn that it is not known as vet that he
made a will previous to his death, or
rather that any such document is in exist
ence. 1t is believed that he wrote more
than one, but it does not appesr that any
one of them is in force. 1t is known that
he incurred heavy loss from the failure
of Jay Cooke, and it is possible that thi.
change in his estate made it necessary that
he should change any will he had made
previous to that time, and it is probable
that he never made will afterward, ow-
ing to the uncertainty as to what his ac-
tual losses would Ike.


Those who have the custody of his
property and papers know nothing of the
existence Of an insurance policy on Mr..
Johnson's life, and they do not believe
that he had any such policy. Mr.. john
sons estate is not large, but sufficient to
keep his surviving family above want.
His manner of living was simple and eco
nomical, and his family, no doubt, learned
the same lesson from him that he practiced
all through life,"
Year: 1875

The New York Sun is jealous of the
Tribune because it has new building with
tall tower. This is likely to be initiated
in Baltimore, where the american is put
ting up new building that will have a
tall tower which will completely over
shadow the Sun. This will, no doubt,
bring about war from the Sun of Balti-
more upon the tall tower of the american
Year: 1875

LEssess - 4nE 1Azurlez.


The la.t asotioa spsls % III Demoeis-
cy of Wilnington hrighasr p pecta IAN
it has had for many Year,. The past with
its long and tedious struggle against the
Republican party was filled With uSpleas-
ant assurances. But last Tuesday proved
that the cloud had silver lining and the
Democracy Of Wilmington had made a
gain that would stand and improve with
time until its star is high in the ascendan-
cy. To one who has watched carefully the
politics Of our city the election Of last
Tuesday formed an epoch that was well
worthy Of the elation it carried to the
hearts of all lovers of honest government.
1t was the signal for disrrtipn in
Republication, and a tishfs Iaf the
rivets that bind the Democrat pne
cause Of common justice and he
lessons of the election are not
only for the good they have ~ ID in
achieving triunpA for our paSsy, but the
golden principls they inculcated, show
ing victory as the result Of activity and
thoroughness in all that is undertaken.
Never before were the Democrats of Will
mington so much in earnest. Never be-
fore had they such stimulous for action.
The debris of a corrupt Council had to be
swept away by the bosom Of honesty. The
taint of dishonesty had been left in the
wake of the old ring, and the very walls
of the chamber in which it held its meet
ings seemed TO exhale the odor of iring
corruption. Close upon this was all the
filth that attached to supremacy in that
body which prostituted honesty to personal
ugrandizement, and made money the mas
ter and principle the slave. The
old ring had passed away long since, but
left hanging to its skirts many of the last
Council, which have faded before the terri
bletruths ofthe last election and the Democ-
-acy now wields the sceptre Of power, and
honesty, principles above venality, and
fidelity to duty before degradation, are Il e
cardinal principles which will govern that
body.


In this we find the lessons Of the last
election, and golden lessons they are too,
for they foretell that our Council Chamber
is to be, purified its rottenness, the body
to be cleansed of the excresences that
marred its usefulness and made Of vii
mington Philadelphia upon small scale.


We have our Mayor, we have our major
ity in Council, and with the help of provi-
dence and our untiring dew tion to. party,
when the next election rolls around, we


will control every Office. We have every


reason for graduation, and to-day Will


mingt,n stands politically purer than it


has ever done in its Council, while the


May orally is all that we could desire. i.
Year: 1875

question for the Morning Herald: II your
six propositions, recently made, asserting the
companionship OF literacy with good order, and
education with crime, were not designed to show
that Ignorance is the parent of Virtue, and to
persuade people that education docs not check
evil doing, what we're they for, and swhat value
had they
Year: 1875

The American people are now going
through their regular course Of pTOba-
ton on one Of the great national ques-
tions which from time to time are
forced on their consideration. The
politicians IN Congress could not agree
among themselves, as they ought to


have done, on the financial question,
and now they are arguing it before the
grand court of final appeal The lead
ing orators and sO-Called statesmen are
pitted against each other IN the West
ern arena, and this currency question
is the absorbing topic of the day.
This, all things considered, is as 1t
should be. No more important
Issues, and none on which
such grave consequences de-
pend, can engage the attention Of
the people. Their immediate prosper
ity and possibly the national reputation
for a generation to come must be de-
termined during the next couple Of
months at the polls. We regret that
there was not wisdom and statesman
ship enough to settle this question In
Congress. In France, which we pre-
tend to undervalue for her revolutions
and political storms, there Is more
practical skill than can be claimed BY
the whole American people. The mira
Gle Of financial skill which attracted
back 70 the Bank Of France the gold
under the Indemnity. was devised IL
the National Assembly. The differ
ences seems to be that IN France the
representatives are wiser than the peo-
pie. 1t would be an evil day should it
be demonstrated that the American
people are not superior to their rulers.