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Year: 1870

INTOXICATED FEMALES. Two females, one
of them about forty years old went into the
Horse Railroad Depot yesterday afternoon to
wait for the cars, and very soon gave evidence
that they had been inbibing something strong
er than water. The Oldest one became so bois-
trous and acted in such q vulgar manner that
it was necessary to remove her 10 the police
station, whsre oa searching her bottle Of
whiskey was foand in her pocket Her valse,
upon being opened, disclosed two more bottles S
of the vile stuff. 1t seemed she had prepare
for regular drunk. The younger one was
taken to The station, but she was not so bois-
trous or valsar as her companion. But she
manifested an unusual degree OF affection and
wished to embrace one of the deputies which
Offer he ungaantly denied.
Year: 1870

This Company are now pushing their work
forward with great rapidity, and the entire line
graded and under contract to be finished this
season. The fact that this enterprise has been
undertaken by a combination Of leading bank
ers and railroad capitalists of well known
wealth, experience and ability, insures its early
completion and future success


The road runs through the richest and most
thickly settled portion of Iowa, ard is built
in the interests of the great Northern system
of roads which centre at ST. Paul. The
Year: 1870

Of the Company pay per cent. Gold Interest
free of Government tax, and are issued for the
very small amount of $4,000 per mile For
the present, the unsold portion are offered at
95 and accrued interest. The attention of in
vestors is invited to the fact that the road Is
now nearly finished and that the Security is
therefore entitled to a high rank.


In our opinion, no class of investments has
been found SO uniformly safe and profitable as
First Mortgages on completed railroads.


OF 235 companies operating $1,000 miles of
railroad in the Northern and Western States.
on which there is a. bonded debt of S662 OOO COO.
we know of but two that do not pay their in
terest regularly.


WE BELIEVE T1ERE VILE. BE
No MORE FAVORABLE TIME TO
SELL GOVERNMENTS, AND BUY
REALLY FrRsT-CEAss RAILROAD
skCURzTiEs SUCH As THESE
THAN THE PRESENT


w. IL. sIsATTUCK,


TREASURER
After full examination, we have accepted
an Agency for tine Sale of the above First
Mortgage Bonds, and desire to recommend
them to our customers AS a THOROUGH
LY SAFE, AS WELL AS PROFITABLE
INVESTMENT.
Year: 1870

An extremely "loyal" member of the
West Virginia Senate, who diatin-
guished himself by working day and
night in NAT HARRISoN's behalf, and
who voted vigorously against modify
ing the registration law, is fair repre-
sentative of those Radicals in this State
who were jolly good rebels while the
ConfedeEacy had ghost of a chance to
succeed. The Senator i'll question par
ticipated largely in giving "aid and
assistance" to the rebellion, and upon
his own application was daily pardoRed
by the President in 1865. We have
been favored with copy of this appli-
cation and the record of the pardon.
How this reputable individual coul d
take the test oath as a member
of the Senate is a mystery only to be
explained on the accepted theory of the
Republican party. that the greater the
scouudrel your scalawag proves, the
better Radical he becomes. One OF
these days we shall publish this "ex-
tract from the record, and submit it for
the consideration Of the "bitter ender'
stumpers and spoutsrs who howl
through every canvass over the "per-
Jury" alleged to be commit'e Il by Demo
cratic voters in taking the registration
oath. We incline to the opinion that il
is not the hard swearing that coasti
tutcs the crime in their estimation, but
the pervene voting.
Year: 1870

One reason why the "bitter-enders'
refused to modify the registration law
so as to enroll the legal voters of the
State has leaked out. The young men
in the border counties, who will become
Of age this year, were too young while
the war was going on to take part in the
re Jsllion. When the war closed they
were but sixteen years of age. They
represent a formidable class, and as
their votes could not be depended on fol
the Radical ticket, itwas deemed essen
tial for safety to retain the power
of DISTINGUISHING them, power
which would be lacking under any thing
like decent law. As sample of the
manner in which the thing works,
We may stats that in one
township in Boone county, seventeen
voters, just of age, were enrolled by
their township registrar, prior to last
Falls election. The Board promptly
aud without trial erased every one OF
their names from the lists. We suppose
we ought nst to have stated this, as it
is probably thu best reason that could
be assigned tho Governor why that
Board should be continued; but it is
likely he knows his men, without out
side inform atom. The disfranchismeut
Of the young vo ers then wss leading
object of the "bitter enders" in refusing
to provide against any of the iniquisies
Of the registration system.
Year: 1870

A Boston physician lately wrote a
prescription for one drachm Ofmorphine
to be taken at short intervals, when he
should have written one grain. Only
that the apothecary saw the error at a
glance, that doctor would have murder.
ed his patient.
Year: 1870

It is said that the polygsmic branch
of the Mormon establishment is to be
removed to Arizona; the elder mem.
bers of the firm who have but one
sleeping partner apiece to conduct the
business at the old stand in Utah.
Year: 1870

The Senate has rejected the nomination
Of Attorney General Hoar for the Office Of
Judge of the Supreme Court. The reasons
stated for this action arc varied, the principal
one being the point Of residence. There has
always been strong feeling in favor Of
having Judges appointed from those parts
Of the country in which they arc to hold
court, and Southern Senators are supposed
to wish that one Of the now Judges shall
reside in their section Of the country. The
principal reason for his rejection, however,
IL to be found in an under-currens Of hos
tility which exists between the Rdninistra.
tion md The msiority Of the Senate, ani
ahich can be justified in the present in
starce, 80 far III the Seuatc is concerned
only by convincing the country that Jndgt
Hoar' nomination was an improper one u
lie made This, We apprehen1, it wilt b
difficult to DO. II spleen is TO be iudu'gss
in it must have good case to work upon
We hope the yeas and nays On Judge aoar'
nomination will be published.
Year: 1870

We observe in the telegraph report Of Mr..
scbencks Tariff bill that "dragons" are
hereafter to bo admitted FREQ Of duty, as
well as anthracite coal. We infer that it is
no longer deemed necessary to protect the
domestic article.
Year: 1870

The reader must be aware that, however slig
may be te attack of the above diseases it is certain
to affect the bodily health and mental powers.


All the above diseases require the aid of Diuretc.
HELMBOLD'S EXTRACT BUCHU is the great
Diuretic.
Year: 1870

Tho ROnd to De Open for Traffic in May


Trial Trips Yesterday.


Trial trips were made yesterday afternoon on the
West Side Elevated Railway, which has been CON-
pleted and is In WORKING order from Cortlandt to
Twenty ninth street. at which present terminus
neat platform has been erected for the accommoda.
ton OF passengers A new car, which has just been
plaCen on the route. was brought into requistiOn
yesterday, and several trips were made
along the whole length Of the railway.
They were entire successes, and demon.
strated to the satisfaction of everybody present
that far the safe and easy running OF the cars
were concerned the road was all that could be de.
sired. IL took only 1fteen minutes to go the whole
length Of the road. 10 Is intended to open the line
for traf1c about the LIST OF May, when passengers
will be taken up and down town. from one terminus
to the other, without making any intermediate
stOppages The mode OF propulsion Of the cars is an
endless chain-in other words and more correctly
speaking wire rope which passes over drum al
either end OF the section and runs thence between
the rails over which the car mOves-Ihe
motor beng steam engine underneath the
sidewalk at the corner OF Greenwich and Franklin
streets. To this wire rope there attached at dis
tance OF $50 rect apart small iron uprghts or pro-
jecttons running on wheels on q narrow track
PROVIDED expressly Tor the purpose the rails OF
which are about sixteen inches apart. Pendant
from the bottom OF the Is iron beam that ay
be thrown out or drawn inward by operating q
brake at the end OF the car and when thrown out
is the material against which the upright presses
Itself and thus forces the car onward
Year: 1870

meeting Of property owners was held last even
ing at No. avenue A, to protest against the laying
OF wooden pavements In different sections Of the
city, where they have been ordered by the action Of
the Common Council lover the veto Of the Mayor to
be substituted for the pavement now in use. oseph
A. Becker was chosen to preside, and G. p. Roll
acted az secretary. The majority Of those present
were Germans residing the east side Of the city,
though parties were present representing different
Localities Petitions were signed, and resolutions
adopted to forward them to the Committee OF Resi-
dents of Fifth avenue which Is now IN Albany. the
petitions pray for general law prohibiting the sub.
stitution OF any pavement for another now In use
without the sanction OF property owners on the
street or avenue where such pavement Is proposed
TO be laid, &c. general aversion TO the wooden
pavements, 0f Whatever name, seems to exist and
Willingness to adopt the Belgian pavement y gen.
orally manifested
Year: 1870

It is currently reported in this city that delega-
ton Of political manipuators left for Albany
yesterday for the purpose OF obtaining an
amendment to the Police bill for the reOrgani-
cation OF the Brooklyn Police Department.
What they desire is that the appointing
power be vested IN the Mayor, Comptroller and
Common Council, as ordained by the measure as
quoted The object Of this movement Is in the In
terest OF the 'rng," who fearful OF losing the
control in this important matter OF patronage
should the appointing power be lett as originally
provided, with the Mayor
Year: 1870

The following is from j. X. Hanson Esq,
an old citizen of this place, but for the past
year resident of Fresno County. He thinks
if our people would work and live as those of
the agricultural portions do, that there would
be no occasion for grumbling ir old Tuol-
umne outside of the high rate of taxation:


FREsNo COUNTY, January ID, 1870.


| have been on quite tramp during the
last month and have seen more of this part of
the State than ever saw before. travelled
from near Millerton almost to Kern river,
about l25 miles, and all the way through
good farming country,-I mean a good coun-
try for farming, for very little of the country
has ever been farmed. There is vast
amount of vacant land in this and Tulare
counties, subject to settlement under the pre-
emption and homestead acts. Much of the
land is of first rate quality. Settlers are coa-
stantly coming in but it will be long time
before the land will all be occupied If this
proves to be dry winter it will be very
serious drawback to this part of the country.
Many new settlers have invested their all in
putting in their crops, and if they fail no
doubt many good ranches will be abandoned.
At any rate many good ranchers will be fat
broke and others will be deferred from CON-
in, here. The prospect OF dry winter is
already seriously affecting business at Tisalia
and other towns. Those who have money are
sailing it down, and business men CON-
plain of stagnaaion in business. There has
not been one half as much ground seeded as
there would have been if we had had the usu-
al fall rains. Most of the land is too dry to
plough, and it is so late now and the farm
ers have got such dry year scare on them,
that not much land will be seeded. even
if it rains. Cattle are beginning to Gle and
If we get cold storm they will die by the
hundred Feed is very dry and short and
the conn,rv is fall of sheen, so that, take it
all together, the cattle heve rather gloomy
uresnect before them. The farther south |
went the ticker found the sheep and the
poorer the feed A young man on the road
said There's two sheep to oae grass
''sheep on every forty acres" and he was not
far from the truth. If some of your Tuolum-
ne grumblers about hard times, would settle
on the land there. where water is to be had
from the bitches. and go 20 work and lire as
people lire here they cocld laugh at dry seasons
and make money "all the while Aside from
the question of high taxes Isee no reason why
apoor scorSiag man cannot make start m the
world in Tuo!umne as easily as anywhere,
it be will only work and lir SIS new settlers
do IN the cow counties.
Year: 1870

A REVOLUTION IN MED1cINE.-It is not a
gilded pill to delight the eye or please the
fancy. but it is true medicine placed in the
hands of the people for their relief, and no
person can take it according to the directions,
and remain long unwel. 1t may seem in
credible that many cases considered hopeless
ly incurable, have been frequently cured in a
few days or weeks, and we cheerfuly invite
the investigation of the liberal minded and
scientific to the cures it has made Such is
DR.. Walkers Vegetable Vinegar BHters, a
safe and harmless remedy. Buy it, try it
and be cured.
Year: 1870

IlIou Duty ON CieAARs.-~-We gave yestor-
day an item that ought to have especial
interest TO mariners indalging in the danger
GUS game Of landing cigars without paying the
duty. In the case referred to five thousand
dollars worth Of cigars were landed, and me
result was the forfeiture Of tho ship 60 the
government. The loss Of vessel in this
way makes ii altogether rather a poor specu
lation.
Year: 1870

The RELApsINa FEVER, we have to report,
Is not decreasing in the number Of cases, nor
will there, we apprehend, be a marked
decrease until we shall have sharp frosty day
or two, with q bracing wind from the north
west. Meantime we can only repeat the good
advice to our citizens and visitors Of caution
and care against needless exposures.
Year: 1870

Nor ENoUGH.-The Legislature is asked to
compel boats to be run all night on the Caths-
riae and Bridge street ferries. Why restrict
so excellent a rule to those two ferriesl Why
not apply it to every ferry between New York
and Brooklyn that now stops at midnight!
Year: 1870

The bill which General Butler reported from
the Reconstruction Committee on Thursday is
not the kind that is wanted. It makes the
conditions which person must fll before
receiving his pardon too embarrassing and
humiliating. II arranges for public notice to
be given Of the intention Of each one to apply
before the courts for removal Of disabilities
and thus sort Of interest is given to each
occasion and tho recital Of penitent's t'acts
done against the government" il heard by
hundreds of persons who have done the same
thing, and an esprit is excited which is more
apt to revive old rebel jubilation than to re-
claim old rebel sinners. It makes rebellion
even little more popular in the Soath than it
has been since Andy Johnsons' method Of
making 1t odous was in vogue. Tie spirit OF
the bill Is too much OF q piece with that which
imposed unreasonable conditions on Virginia.


What wb want is something broadand states
manlkc, something that is universal, which
excerpts nobody, imposes no conditions and
asks no retractioHs, but which simply says, f'We
forgive you; go and sin no more" There is
certainly very little prospect at present of the
Southern rebels aiming any more, and just as
certainly the conditions imposed' on States or
individuals have not heretofore made them
any more loyal. There is nothing to do but
issue general bill under tire clause Of he
fourteenth amendment, providing that two
thirds Of each house Of Congrnss may relieve
personal disabilities. The mode is so simple
that if General Butler goes to work IN the
right way he can dispose OF it more easily than
he did Of Cox.
Year: 1870

JUDGE POTTER BnroRE THE ASSEMBLY. -
There cannot be question that the arrest Of
Mr.. Ray on an attachment issued by Judge
Potter, of the Supreme Court was a breach Of
the privilege OF the Assembly, and IL Is proper
that an exemplary arr alignment Of the offend
Ing Judge should fix this fact That we sup
pose Is ali that Is aimed at. The Judge Is
entitled to the benefit of bis defence that the
attachment was Issued inadvertently, but al
inadvertcnce that might in certain case a'te'
tho political character of the Assembly is .
dangerous one.
Year: 1870

information that viii be essential to thu
traveller. The whole trip can be made in.
sido Of ninety days, and the entire cost will
be about seven hundred and fifty dollars in
gold We are not informed whether this
sum will include state-room and meals
upon steamers, and bertha on Pullman'a
Palace Car line, from Now York to San
Francisco; but vie presume 1t will, for it IL
intended to combine the highest possible
speed and comfort for the traveller. The
scheme is important in its- magnitude
and probable results upon the commerce
and the civilization Of tho world; but it is
now certain that few weeks at most
will SEQ 1t fully realized. The cost of an
entire trip around the world will be from
a thousand to twelve hundred dollars in
CON-:


This arrangement will furniah another,
and, It is believed, controlling reason
for an increase Of the mail and steamship
service between San Francisco and
Shanghai. We learn that the Pacific Mail
Company ara ready to put on semi
monthly line, instead OF monthly IS now,
if Congress will pay reasonable sum for
carrying the mails.
Year: 1870

The Holly Springs Reporter vivid.
ly Describes the negro As he is:


We hear complaints of the negro
In every section of our country. In
town IL Is almost an impossibility "a
get negro cooks; and when obtained
they leave on the slightest pretext
and when the slightest pretext Is no,
given, they attend "meetings" every
night, and shout and scream till
morning, and are untitled for work
during the day. In the country many
and cotton and corn are running in
the fields. A great many have gone
in debt for clothing, supplies and
gew-gaws, and owe more than their
crops will realize. They argue, there
fore, that IL is folly to pick out cotton
and gather corn for other men to en-
joy. Our crops are poor enough, in
all conscience, and the Incidence and
worthlessness of the negro are max
ling them five fold worse. We learn
that In some neighborhoods the ne
groes leave their work for whole days
together TO attend negro militia meet
ings and negro funerals. A friend
informs us that they are preaching
the funerals Of negroes who died IF.
teen years ago. If the negro does
not improve, and bitter experience
tells us there is little hope, other labor
will have to be introduced, or farm.
ers will be compelled to cease their
efforts to make crops. The condition
of the entire southern country Illus
trates forcibly the tendency and ef-
fects of rad ical reconstruction and
negro legislation.
Year: 1870

EDITORs CHRONICLES: | see In the
Tobacco Leaf, of the 23rd ult., call
for a meeting of the people of the
county, to consult and adopt some
plan for the better regulation Of the
labor system Of the county; which
Is paramount to all other questions
ut this time. r.r a4is


Intimately connected with this
question, is the present School sys-
tenn of Montgomery county. Are
the people willing that the County
Court, at is January term shall again
levy an additional School tax Of about
$4,000, upon the Taxpayers of the
county, for the purpose of educating
the negro children of the county p
Do not the developments under ex-
isting regulations, show that with
the present high government and
Safe tax, the additional County tax
of $4,000, is more than the people can
stand? 1t is well known that the
negroes pay comparatively none OF
this school fund-whilst in Districts
Nos. !, @ and II, there are about two
negro children in the free schools To
one white-all the negro children go
to school. But part Of the white
children are kept at home to work
for the support of the family. And
this Is not the worst feature of its
working. The proceeds of the labor
of these white children are stolen by
the negroes to feed their children
who are being raised up in idleness.
1t is impossible for any man, either
white or black, from his labor alone,
without land to cultivate, teams or
implements to till rented land with.
1t is impossible to support wife and
family Of children without the assist
ance of the labor of part of the
children, but the negroes keep them
all at school, hence, they are COM
PEELED to steal or starve.


The present mode adopted by most
of the farmers Of the county, to fur
nish the land, teams, ETC., and give
the negro one half they make, is fast
destroying the farming interest of
this county, and nothing is having
so demoralizing an effect upon the
negroes for the negro has really all
that the farmer is worth in his own
hands; for at the most important
time Of the crop, If he thinks proper
to go to his club meeting, or some
place of amusement, IL the white
man says to him: ''Everything will
be lost unless you quit running about.
What is the negroes reply: awe
have written contract and If you
are losing, so am i; we are even on
that score; you must stand It," And
it is so, for they are equals in law
We ought to abandon the county
tax for free schools and employ the
negroes for n stipulated price, In
money, or both white and black are
certain to go down together.


CITIZEN.
Year: 1870

THE Franklin Review says: Mr..
Geo. 5. Nichol, a gallant soldier OF
the Lost Cause, received couple OF
wounds in the head during the war.
One ball struck him In the mouth,
and terribly mutilated his whole face;
the other entered his right eye and
the doctors could never tell where II
stopped. The other day Mr.. Nichol
was indulging in hearty laugh,
when to his surprise the ball dropped
down into his mouth, and he was
thus pleasantly received OF ball
that has been an annoyance to him
for more than six years.
Year: 1870

IT was n beautiful idea in the mind
OF "A little girl who on beholding a
fading rose around which three little
buds were Just unfolding, exclaimed
to her little brother, "See, Willy,
these little buds have awakened in
time to kiss their mother before she
dles.n
Year: 1870

a great excitement was caused at Bluff


City, Scott county, on Tuesday last, by the
discovery of q newly born infant in cistern
at hotel in that place. Upon taking the
body out, it was found to have bsea muir
.dered. No clue whatever has been obtained
as to the mother OF the child or its murderer.