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Year: 1873

An injunction served w. Jarvis, of No 3G5 Full
ton street. restraining him from allowing the of
steam boiler his premises The boiler was used in
newspaper establishment the premises carried by
William smith, who however was not served
Smith got out his paper Sunday morning, as usual
and yesterday he was ordered to show cause why he
should not be punished tor contempt Smith claimed
that this proceeding had been taken him
getting his paper out and, by direction OF counsel he
had disregarded the order of the Court


The adjourned until Monday.
Year: 1873

Oh! she was q maid Of laughing eye,


And she lived in garrct cold and high;
And he was thrcadbaro whi<kered beau,
And he lived in cellar damp and low.


But the rosy boy Of the cherub wing


Has many shaft in his slender string,
And tho youth below and the maiden above
We're touched with tho flashing darts of love
And she would wake from her troubled sleep,
O'cr his tender billet dour to weep;
Or stand like statue bright and fair
And gazo on lock Of his bright red hair.
And he who WAS 80 tall and proud,


With his step SO firm and his laugh so loud,
His beard grow long and his face grew thin,
And he pincd in solitude over his gin.
But one soft night in the month of June,
As sho lay in the light Of a c,oudless moon,
A voice came floating soft and clear


To the startled maiden's listening ear.
Oh, then from her creaking couch she sprung,
And her tangled tressos back she flung,
She looked from the window far below,
And he stood beneath, her whiskered beau.
She did not start with foolish frown,
But packed her trunk and scampered down,
And there was her lover tall and true,
In his threadbare coat OF the brightest blue.
The star that rose in the evening shade !
Looked sadly down on the weeping maid;
The sun that came in his morning pride
Shed golden light DER laughing bride.
Year: 1873

the sobbing ladies who clustered
around him and held his hands as il
they never would let go of him. And
thus ends the second act of this, the
most exciting of modern criminal
trials. Stokes was taken down to the
cell in the TOmbs.
Year: 1873

The question: Shall the Bankrupt


Act be repealed? |r,S been decided, bv


thelower honse Of Congress, in the af-


firnativc by an overwhelming majority.


The question will come before the Sen
ase shortly after the holiday recess. 1t
IS 10 DC Hoped that that body will not
act npon so important u matter except
aser the gravest consideration. It


seems to us that some kind of Il Bank
rspt Law is essential to all commercial
communities. It has been found that
the trading interests Of all countries
have been enhanced by the existence
os some kind Of Bankrupt law. an,: re-


tar,led by its absence. In the unsettled
condition of monetary affairs in the
South, induced by tie loss to the people
of many millions Of dollars worth of
property in slaves alone, the Bankrupt
Act has been 4 gcd-Scnd. 1t has fur
nished the most satisfactory mode of
adjusting obligations which could not
be fully met. It has saved the creditor
and saved the debtor from the most
tedious litigations. In this State. par
tiealariy, where nine-tenths of the in
debtednesS was contracted before the
war upon the basis of negro property,
the repeal Of the Act would result most
sleletcriouslv. For since the recent de-
cisions Of the Courts upon the Home
stead Acts of the various States, the
debtor in Sonth Carolina, if debarred
the benefit ofthe Bankrupt Law, would
be turned out Of his home with next to
nothing. The following is the only
property exempt from levy AMI sale in
this State:


Two beds and bedding, cow and calf,
spinning wheel, and ten dollars worth
Of provisions.


That the Law as it stands on the
Statute looks is open to the practice of
the greatest frauds we are ready TO I'D
nit; but is it not possible for the wisdom
oftiie Nation to devise some substitute
if the present law is repealed, that will
be free from that objection. Let us
have some kind of bankrupt LAW
Even Il bad one is better than none.
Year: 1873

The heroic soul does not sell its justice
and its nobleness. 1t does not ask to dine
nicel y and TO sleep warm. The essence Of
greatness is the perception that virtue is
enough. .-EmerSO,l.
Year: 1873

Il
the County of Placer.


SARAH L. STREETER VS.. JOHN C.


STREETER
Action brought in the District Court OF the
Fourteenth Judicial District of the State of
California in and for the County of Placer
and the complaint filed in the said County of
Placer in the Office of the Clerk of said Dis
trict Court.


The People Of the State Of California send
grcetiag to JOHN c. STREETER, Defendant.
NOU ARE HEREBY REQUIRED TIC AP-
4 pear in an action brought against Won by
the above named plaintiff in the District Court
Of the Foutecnth judicial District of the
State of California i'll and for the County of
Placer, and to answer the complaint filed therein
On copy of which accOmpai les this summons)
within ten days, Exclusive Of the day of service)
after the service on you of this summons-t
served within this county. if served out of this
county but within this Judicial District, within
twenty days, or # served out Of said District
then within forty days-or Judgment by default
will be taken against You, according to the PRAYER
of said complaint


The said action is brought to obtain decree
OF this court dissoving the bonds of matrimony
now existing between You and plaintiff and for
such other relief MS plaintiff may in equity be
entitled, and for costs of suit.


And you are hereby notified that if you fail to
appear and answer said complaint as above re-
CURED, the said plaintiff viii apply to the conrt
for the relief herein demanded.


Given under my hand and the seal of the Dis
~ trict Court of the Fourteenth Judicial
SEAL District of the State of California, in
\06N and for the County of Placer, this
first day of October. in the year of our Lord one
thousand eight hundred and se'enty-two.


b. f. BURT,


Clerk


BY w. B. LYON


Deputy.
NORTON d BULLOCK


Attorneys for Plaintiff Tde14-2m
Year: 1873

| will vote, if opportunity offer, for cx-
tending universal amnesty to all engaged in
the late rebellion In the pentitude of its
power the Government can afford to be mag


unanimous. will vote for any bill to resu-
late, equalize and reduce frcights and fares
on any and all roads Especially those built
in whole or II part 10y Government subsidy
that seem to me just, equitable and effectual.
Year: 1873

The GRISETTE. is common remark
among strangers 10 France that about every
third man wears uniform of some kind, and
such is almost the case here in Paris. Nearly
all of these uniformed men are forbidden by
law to marry, and they belong to class who
have never been taught to entertain such an
idea as pertaining to their future existence.
They have always found it difficult to get food
for themselves, and hence have never entertain
ed such a preposterous idea as managing and
supporting family. These men have sisters
who have always recognized themselves as be.
longing to a class who are never to know the
relations of husband and wife. Such thought
never enters the head of girl or boy belonging
to the poorer classes ofParis. Sometimes they
succeed in drawing themselves out of their uD
natural state of existence, and aspire to higher
things, but the great mass OF them have for
generations found that the chief aim of life was
bread and wne They have the natural pas
sions of ordinary men and woneD, and hence
the grisette. Nor are they regarded as de-
Graded, unless they fall still lower and be-
come professional courtesans They are con-
sidered as fulfilling their destiny, and love, and
are beloved as other mortals. Sometimes these
ties are permanent but in the mass of cases
they are merely for time, and when broken
new one is formed. Thus they pass through life,
and their children, of whom they furnish the
State about $4,000 per annum. are sometimes
kept and maintained by themselves but often
er passed over to the orphan asyIums just as most
of their mothers were passed over in their early
infancy. The grisette, it will thus be seen, is
feature of Partisan society, that is regarded as
inevitable, and being inevitable, those who raise
themselves out of its slough are not deemed to
have been tainted or tarnished in character.





not regarded as ''fallen angels" but as women
who are fulfilling their sad and unfortunate
destiny, and whose chances for heaven are
equally as good as those whose lots are cast in
peasanter ways So long as youth lasts they


live merry life. They are the unfortunate
victims of kingscraft, which requires standing
armies, and draws the youth of the country
away from the ordinary pursuits Of life and
happness.-C G. Fulton's Letters.
Year: 1873

A FAMOUS HILL.-Situated in Anne Arun-
del county, Nd, distant about four miles from
Baltimore and near the old Annapolis road, is
spot known as Morris hill, but there are few
persons now living who know of the origin OF
its name. About ninety years ago, according
to local tradition, when it was the custom OF
every gentleman 70 have his valet, wealthy
Englishman accompanied by his English SER
want started from Annapolis for Baltimore,
the journey to be made in a carriage One fine
afternoon the Englishman ordered his valet,
whose name was Morris, to turn the horses
into beautiful grove near the road and shave
him ere be entered Baltimore, the master be-
ipg desirous of presenting as neat an appear
ance as possible upon his entree into the city.
The valet did as ordered, but instead of shaw
ing his master he murdered him BY cutting bis
throat. He then stripped the body OF its cloth.
ing, after which the corpse was placed under
the trunk Of fallen tree and covered up with
brushwood and leaves The valet then secured
q large amount of money and valuabes which
had belonged to his master and came on TO
Baltimore.


A few days after the murder farmer living
near by where the deed of blood had been com
mltted had his attention attracted by large
number of buzza1ds that few in circle over
one particular spot and upon investigating the
cause he was horrfed to find the mutllated


body which had been concealed under the fall
len tree. The farmer Immediately made known
bis discovery to the proper authorities, and in
due time the body was recognized Morris was
arrested and gibbeted. In those days the law
required that all persons 9ibbeted should be
lett suspended on the scaffold until the flesh of
the criminal had either been consumed by car
niVorous birds or destroyed by decomposition:
Such was the fate of Morris. He was executed
upon the spot where he had slain his master,
and from that day to this the place has been
known as Morris Hill Ball. Sun.
Year: 1873

RlDERLEss RACE HoRsE. was rather
an unusual incident at the Steubenvllle race
grounds last Saturday afternoon. 1t was IN the
pacing race for purse of $500, free to all.
There we're FIVE entries. The winning horse
was Copperbottom. He took the first heat, and
In the second heat the sulky of Copperbottom
came In collision with another, and was instant
ly overturned. The driver of Copperbottom
was, of course, thrown out, and it was expect
ed that Copperbottom would run away. Con-
trary to expectations however, the horse never
broke once and came in amid the widest OF
cheers ahead in as good style as if his driver
had been behind him. The enthusiasm OF the
crowd was immense. They cheered the self
possessed horse which had declined to get
frightened, like most of its kind when released
from drivers care.


The judges were first going to give the heat
to the horse that came 10 second, because Cop
perbottom came in without driver. The
crowd getting wind of the possible ruling against
Copperbottom, gathered around the stand,
While from every hand went up the cries OF
"Copperbottom Copperbottom II


Ihe judges saw if they should give the race
to the second horse that the crowd were just IN
the mood to pull the stand down about their
cars. They would have been obliged to give
the heat to Copperbottom. as he never broke
once, had it not been for the claim of foul put
.oy the driver Of the sulky with which Copper
oottem colided.


As it was, it was one of the rare events of the
,surf where horse lost its driver, but yet has
Kept Its place in the race as if nothing had hap
oened Pittsburg Ledger.
Year: 1873

The experience of the little town of Port
Deposit in Maryland i'll the matter of ice
gorges should awaken some general attention
to the subject of Spring freshets and the long
catalogue of disasters usually recorded with
every considerable thaw. Here is a town
situated Oh the bank of a river fed close at
hand by mountain streams. At the head OF
tidc-water and where falls check the naviga-
ton of the Susquehanna, it naturally has be-
come the depot for lumber prior to shipment.
Il has thus all the requisites, when suitable
atmospheric conditions concur, for frst-class
destructive freshet Accordingly, even at
this early date in the year there have been
two great freshets on account of the ice-gorge
there. of which the second seems the more
extensive, laying the town to great extent
under water for many hours. What should be
the river is a chaotic mass of ice, extending
several miles, and varying III thickness from
ten to forty feet. OF course no blasting pro-
cess now can effect the liberation of this mass.
While it lasts the banks of the river must be
continually liable to overflow. Successful Op-
erations of blasting have been performed IN
rivers where the gorge was comparatively
small and concentrated at single point. In
such cases the performance was like bursting
a dana not infrequent military procedure.
In the present case the operation would be
too much like some one of the many ship
canals into which the Administration seemed
ready to dip its fingers-Of which there is
reason to hope Congress viii wash its hands.


Now although it is probably too late to help
the condition of affairs at Port Deposit this
season, it is not too late to learn, nor to take
warning elsewhere. What is necessary is that
the ice should be blasted by suitable means
before the gorge becomes so extensive. and
while the proportion of water to ice is sufficient
to carry the latter, if broken, down stream.
Every Spring we hear the same story of
destruction, varied only in amount on all our
Northern rivers. The Signal Service Bureau
has already taken initiatory steps toward
organizing force of observers to be stationed
near the upper waters of rivers liable to such
freshets, to report in advance the probabilities
OF their occurrence, so that the villages and
cities below may have a few hours to
prepare Cor the rising tide This viii be
good so far a. it goes. But the same
observers might largely increase the value
OF their services by reporting the actual thick
ness and accumulation of ice in their neigh
borhoodsy general code of instructions as
to the best method of breaking ND ice-dams
in their earlier stages might appropriately be
constructed by the officers of the Signal
Service. The operations needed will be 40
similar to those i'll which army officers should
be experts that the Bureau is the appropriate
place TO look for such advice. There can be
little doubt that the river towns would gladly
subscribe tho cost Vi these publications il the
Year: 1873

The Boston Journal makes the elevation OF
Senator Wilson to Of the Senate the occasion
for brief sketch OF the and public service OF tina
Massachusetts, Senator. IL was quite unnecessary Tor
The Journal to say. view OF developments that have
been made since Mr.. Wilson was nominated, however
alleyated these developments may be- the country
without distinction of party "fees more secure nov
that Henry Wilson stands next behind President Grant
but there Is much truth in s cOmmendatOn Of the Woe
President elect as faithful and industrious public
servant. 1t says:


He has carried through Congress more important
measures than any other statesman IN our Time lae
for asnge session OF the Senate-that OF 1871
Among the bills urged and for the most part originated
by him. was one facilitating the allotment Of vountees
pay their families; bill regulatngioourts martial "a
bill providing for the better Organization Oh
the signal department of the army bill for the ap-
pointinent Of suffers in the volunteer service bill 70


increase efficiency of the medical department OF the
army q bill to facilitate the discharge or enlisted men
for physical disability joint resolution providing Tor
medals honor for volunteers distinguishing them-
selves in battle bill authorizing the drafting and
enlistment OF negroes in the United States armies
bill substance providing for the abolition OF slavery
in the District OF Columbia. This list may seem rather
strike away some abuse meet pressing want or
stimulate :some patriotic impulse OF our struggling
soldiers In many ways contribute directly 10 the pro
gress and triumph Of the loyal cause. In short the
veteran Gen. said the close OF tho extra session
OF 1861 "SenatOr Wilson had done more work IN that
short than all the charmen OF the military oom
mittees had done for the last 30 years"
Year: 1873

Vice-President COlfax has had heretofore
the reputation of being an amiable and harm
less but an honest man; not a great states
man by any means, but, as politicians go, a


good sort of politician. Most people believed
in his honesty up to the developments of the
Credit Mobilier investigation, and everybody


was sorry to be obliged to doubt him; but
the web of circumstances has so completely
surrounded him during the progress of the
present inquiry that his efforts to extricate
himself now only excite the cOmmiseration of
beholders. The spectacle exhibited by the
Vice President before the Poland Committee
on Tuesday was absolutely painful. The
stems in his ENHANCEMENT are of course, easily
enough traced. Like the other Congressman


who received Credit Mobiier stock in the
Oakes Ames distribution, he was quite well
aware that the transaction was of so question
able a character that explanation would be
exceeding difficult if the facts should be made
public. There was in every case just this
shadowy sort of guilty knowledge that may
not have been fully defined to the conscious
ness of the men themselves, till fear of detec-
tion raised glimmer of what they mstOok
for conscience. So Mr.. Colfax, like the others,
held his stock till the McComb suit threatened
-what7 Not mere pecuniary lOss-men of
sense and ordinary capacity do not gather up
their skirts and run as all these did at pros
pect of a lawsuit. No, they held it till the
suit threatened to disclose their names as holders
of the stock, That, and not loss of money was
what frightened them, and they ran like sheep
from their own investments.


Doubtless Mr.. Colfax thought he had rid
himself of connection with it after having
made what must be considered a very hand
some profit. No doubt, too, he relied upon
Oakes Ames to assist him in his attempt to
clear himself, and to back him up in his de-
mails. In this view of it be made the guarded
statement in his speech at South Bend, which
was not technically a falsehood, ,sthough con-
veying to the minds of his hearers and all who
read the speech an entirely false impression.
He did not tell lie, but he induced people to
believe lie. That wrong step was but the
beginning of his troubles. Each succeeding one
has led him lower down. till to-day he stands
before the country incxiricably entangled in
tho meshes OF his own fQl5obOOds. This Is \
Year: 1873

There can be few persons who will object to
an amendment of the Constitution providing
for better form of electing President Oh
the United States. If there are any such, a
glance at the proceedings of the Joint Con-
vention, yesterday will convince the most con-
servative that some change is needed. The
Senate met the House; business proceeded
calmly until some obstruction was reached,
when the Senators were solemnly marshalled
back to their chamber to have it out among
themselves. BY blessed rule, no debate
was allowable, and Senators painfully voted
without saying what they thought about it !;
then marched back again. The upshOt of it
all was that the votes OF two States LOuisi-
ana and Arkansas, were thrown out; the rest
were counted. Suppose the vote of these two
States could have decided the electiOnf Would
we not have been on the dangerous verge of
a revOlutiOni Happily, we have never been
confronted by close vote and doubtful re-
turns. Before we are, let US abolish the EIec-
tOral College.
Year: 1873

THE NEW SPANISH GOVERNMENT.


Our dispatches this morning give a full and
satisfactory account of the prompt and bust
ness-like way in which the Spanish revolution
was accomplished. The final resolution was
moved by Se1or Pi y Margall, man too cool
and self possessed to make any mistakes, even
in the enthusiasm of such a moment. 1t con-
sisted of several propositions, including the
declaration of the Republic, the assumption of
sovereign powers by the COrtes, the appoint
ment of responsible Ministry, and the ques-
ton of the election of Constituent Assembly
The last clause wls temporarily postponed, but
the others were passed with something like unan-
unity. Ruiz Zorrilla made his appearance on the
floor, and a sharp passage took place between
him and RiverO the President OF the Cortes
who seemed disposed to magnify his Office
On being called to account by bis old asS0-
ciate, Martos, he left the Chamber, and
FiguerOla, for a long time Minister of Finance,
who is named by Office-seekers who have read
French history, the Necker OF Spain, was
called to the Chair. AT the moment Rlver0
was thus shaking the dust OF the Congress
from his shoes dispatch was on its way to
London, announcing that he would probably
be President of the Provisional Republic.


That honor was reserved for a firmer and
more consistent Republican. If any man In
Spain could be said to have a claim upon the
position of Chief of the Provisional Govern
ment, that man is unQuestiOnably Estanisao
Figueras He has stood for four years at the
head of the Republican minority in the COrtes,
its first parliamentarian, as CASTELAR, was
its first orator. There is no Republican
in Spain so generally respected ana
esteemed by the Monarchists. He is a
man of great energy of character, good
LAWYER and thoroughly reputable citizen.
At his hands, at least, it is certain the Re
public will receive no detrment Associated
with him in the Government are the two dis
tinguished Republican leaders, Pi Margall as
Minister of the Interior and CASTELAR, as Secre-
tarv of State. Their eminence in the party
and the COrtes made their appointments
matter of course. The Samerons have
the portfolios of Justice and the Colonies
nominations which promise well for the cause
of emancipation in the Antilles. The rest OF
the Cabinet is composed of old and expert
enced statesmen and soldiers. COrdova is Min
ister of War, and Beranger is again at home
in the Navy Department. Becerra goes to the
Public Works. and Echegaray resumes the
portfolio of Finance. He is a man of industry
and talent, and will find full employment
in that department for all his powers.
The composition of the Government indicates
that there is q complete fusion between the
Radicals and the Republicans, and this insures
trusty majority in the present Congress and
an easy victory in the coming elections. The
new Republic enters upon its thOrny way under
good auspices. The only fault we can find
with the construction of the Cabinet is that
it will probably deprive us of the services OF
our invaluable regular correspondent, Don
Emilio CASTELAR,.
Year: 1873

Routine and tape tred) are as predominant in
Halifax n. S. as elsewhere. lady Of that city de-
sired the removal of dead cat. Upon inquiry. she
was informed that she must tell the senior alderman
of the ward, who would tell the mayor, who would
tell the health Inspector who would tell police
man. who would tell the dead-cat man, who would
come and carry away the ANIMAL Ali this would
take time, and possibly that cat still remains upon
the premises 1t would have been easier for the
poor woman to have buried it at once,