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Year: 1872

a certain citizen of Rochester, New York,
has healthy temper. Last week, while he
was cutting the second crop of clover with
moving machine, one of the horses re-
fused to draw. The miserable creature be
came enraged at the animal, and pounded
him until his strength was exhausted, then
showed stick down his throat. Not salts
fed with that, he took the horse from the
machine, procured an ak and started with
the horse for the woods, striking the ami
NAL many times with the blade of the ak,
cutting several deep gashes. On arriving
at the woods he took the ak and cut the
animals head from the body.
Year: 1872

Jennie June says it is as easy to predicate
fashion as anything else, when you know
the source from whence it comes. A stream
can not rise higher than its fountain. So
there is not much to be expected of fashion
proper; it is like lOve-the old, old story
or still more like the showman's dog-the
same old dog but with some new tricks.
Year: 1872

SHALL WE CELEBRATE ?--The Fourth
of July is near at hand, and "whether
Weaverville will celebrate or not" is the
question. If for no other reason, the
birthday Of our nation should be annu-
ally commemorated for the benefit of the
rising generation. If our citizens pro-
pose to do anything, the ball should be
put in in motion forthwith.
Year: 1872

DUTToN CREEK.-We last week took
look at the mining claim of Dixon,
Hurst & Co., on Dutton Creek. The
most of the ground they blasted is worked
off, and good view of the character of
the diggngs can be had. There is now a
bank, about eighty feet high, of as fine
looking gravel as ever gladdened the eye
of miner, with the bed-r pitching
down and the gravel pitching up to the
top of the hill hundreds of feet high.
There is untold wealth in these diggings
if it can only be got at. The draw backs
to successful working so far are an unlim-
tied quantity of boulders and very limit
ed supply of water. These obstacles can
be overcome and then the owners of this
claim will be rich men.
Year: 1872

NASHVILLE, March 25.-Sunday
morning negro named David Jones
robbed the house of farmer named
Murray, and when the latter offered
resistance the negro shot him dead.
The murderer was arrested and put
in jail at nine O'Clock. Tonight an
infuriated mob broke open the jail,
and after shooting the prisoner
twice parties in the crowd put a rope
round his neck and dragged him out
on the public square and strung him
up to a lamp-post. Before he was
dead, six policemen rushed to the
spot and, drawing their pistols, kept
the mob at bay, and cut down the
negro and carried him to the police
station. He was fatally wounded by
the bullets, however, and will not
live until midnight. The mob are
now dispersed. and two companies Of
military are on the grounds.
Year: 1872

SENATE--.......WA WARRINGTON. March ..


A bill was passed for the relief O
certain officers OF the navy.


Senator Morrill, from the committee
on public buildings reported adverse.
ly on tile petitions to erect public
buildings in Philadelphia. Senator
Scott, however, had the petition re.
ferred back to the committee.


On motion Of Senator Morrill, bill
was passed for the sale of the marine
hospital and grounds at San Fran
cIsO.


The tariff bill came up as unfinished
business. Senator Chandler moved to
defer 1t and take up the bill from the
committee on commerce. Several bills
from the committee on commerce
were theIl taken up and passed.


Senator Chandler moved to lay on
the tabiN for the purpose Of consider
ing bills feported from the committee
on cOmmorce, with the understanding
that the tariff bill should be taken up
again at one O'Clock tomorrow.


Senator Sherman said that as this
day had been assigned for the consid-
Grafton OF bills from the committee on
commerce, he would not oppose the
motion, bssides he was somewhat at q
loss to know what to do about the
tariff bill. There seemed to be some
uncertainty throughout the country as
to the vote on Friday to make tea
and coffee free, and IL the Senate had
deliberately made up Its mind to re-
peal the duty ON tea and coffee, the
best COURSE would be TO pass the house
bill for thst purpose; II that were done
then perhslps 1t might be advisable to
postpone farther action on traiff, un-
I'll the house tariff bill should be re.
ceived.


Senator .Seott said It was important
that the tea and coffee question should
be settled at once, and asked Senator
Chandler 10 lay aside the bills OF his
committed inform so that the
senate might am ne house bill by
Year: 1872

Some days ago the telegraph told us that
General Porter, Grants chief Of the corrup-
ton military ring, had in lis possession the
names of many leading Democrats that had


greed to stump for Grant, anl would make
them public in a few days Later We are
told Porter declines to make the names Of
ihesc purchased scoundrels public. From
his we infer that Grants thieves haye es-
tablished bribery bureau at Washington,


md that Porter is at the head cf it. The
minions of the otfice-holders are 10 pump, and
then send in the names of Greeley stumpers
that can be bought, with an estimate of their
value in the campaign il they turn and go
ior Grant When a party is found that will
suit, and the price is not above their value,
Boutwell, is ordered to rob the treasury foi
money and The bargain is sealed. The idea
that induced Porter to suppress the names
of these villains must have sprurg from the
fact that second thought convinced him if
there names were known in advance Their
yilhiny would also he known TO the public,
and their influence be lost. The English
government bought Arnold and put him in a
command, but 1.-THE British soldiers despised him
50 that they refused to obey him. Arnold's
treason aroused the Indignation of the Amer
cans, and thus added greatly to their cause.
The result will be the same with Grant
bought Democratic stumpers. Why even
one of Grants most sickly sucklngs would
rebel against listening to Il speech from one
of these bought traitors, let alone decent
men. If you hear of Democrat going to
make speeches for Grant set him down as a
his body to Grant and his soul TO the devil
Year: 1872

An old, able and prominent KepuOIcah'
and prior to that party's existence, W hlS'
but who has been feeling uneasy, dissa'lsneo
and disgusted with the Gorham ring, ana
Grants dishonesty or imbeclity for some
time. called on us this week and announced
that he was done with the whole rotten
crew, and is now for Greeley and Brown
Said be, have taken and read the Sacra-
mento Union for twenty years, and it has
taught me that Grants administration IS the
most venal, corrupt and imbecile that ever
held sway in this country, and while it may
90 back into the filthy kennel and eat its
words and Gorllam dirt | will choose decent
company and support Greeley. This gen
tleman thinks the Union has made one OF
two things plain: one is that Grant Is as big
a thief as those who surround him, or that
he IS an imbecle who must continue TO be
used ty his corrupt ring if reelected for
four years more, by which time there would
be nothing left that was worth stealing.
The Union editors and all their readers
know that if Grant is reelected the same
ring that has controlled him will continue to
control him while he is in power, and while
they are supporting him they are working
for the thieves they are exposing and
abusing. This gentlemm ia an old news
paper publisher and though he has been out
Of the business and in this county for nearly
twcpty-three years, he i-sists that the
Union editors either lack capacity, discern
ment or honesty. Our old friends head is
level, and he will have many companions in
this campaign.
Year: 1872

CATAcAzY's 5 expose Of the weakness and
wickedness Of Grants Cabinet has been pub
Iished in pamphlet form; Secretary Fish feels
ihe deep wound it inhcts, keenly. lie tried
to purchase the manuscript copy from Chief
Justice Chase, to whom it was written in the
firm of a letter, so as TO suppress its publ
cation, but f,iled. Chase coald have made
a fortune if he had thought more Of money
than honor and principll
Year: 1872

BUcKwIEAT.- An original article on rails
ing buckwhcat in the foothills will be found
on our fourth page, in the House and Farm
column, to which we direct the attention Of
our farmer readers.
Year: 1872

The Massachusetts School Ship, reformatory
vessel to which for some years juvenile cuprts have
been sent has failed an experiment notWithstand-
ing the most kindly nursing by the STATE ana oy
private philanthropists. Even Judge Thomas kus-
SELL Collector of the Port of Boston. who has been
always warmly interested In the ship, admitted ID
Ills evidence before the Legislative Committee that
the plan could not be made useful and effective lie
said that our American foreign commerce had so de-
creased that it no longer created any demand for
bows. OF only a limited one. IL was hardly worth
while he thought to be at the expense and trouble
of training lads for the sea- if most of Them after ALL
were to 20 into occupations on land Already there
is surplus of sailors in our ports II boys are shppeu
on coasters they pass out of the jurisdiction OF te
State and if they are sent out IN whalers'
they usually desert on the hrst oppor-
tunity. Last year, out of 200 boys us
charged, only 90 were shipped. Then 1t was
complained that the Judges have been in the habit
OF sending only the worst boys to the ship, many OF
whom should have been put into the House Of Cor
rection Nor does the life board seem TO be of n
character favorable to reform. The boys crowded
together anything like a separate system upon a
general scale is impossible and the worst soon bring
down to their own level the least degraded so that
the influences of the ship, considered merely as
prison. are bad, while the management Is cumbrous
and difficult. The main value Of the vessel seems 10
have consisted in the fact that it furnished pretty
toy TO exhibit 10 strangers In the present state OF
our commerce il does not even answer the somewhat
cold -blooded purpose of getting troublesome boys
ont of the way and even if it did, he must be an
uncommon lad who could Withstand the demoraliL-
ing influences Of the forecastle.
Year: 1872

We imported but little more than Five
Hundred Millions of Dollars worth of foreign
nroducts last year, as officially invOiced add
for smuggling and underyahatiOn and our
Imports were at least Six Hundred Millions.
Hence. after sending abroad every product we
could spare, including Sixty Millions worth
of Gold and Silver, we did not run into debt,
Gncluding the interest of what we already
owed abroad), over One Hundred to One Hun
dred and Fifty Millions of Dollars in that year,
so we must reduce the Tariff, in order TO run
into debt faster and come to general crash
sooner. Hence Mr.. John Sherman's and other
Tariff Reduction bills.


The Free-Traders protested, when we re-
turned to Protection in 1861, that we had cut
the throat of our Foreign Trade. We could
sell nothing bencoforth abroad, because
we should henceforth buy nothing. Yet,
after bloody destructive Civil War of
four years, we are buying and selling
with foreigners TO the amount Of at
least One THOUSAND Millions per annum-far
more than we ever did under Free Trade.
And we never had so little commercial en-
barrassment and bankruptcy, with labor 30
generally employed and property so readily
convertible into cash, after any former great
war as since the close of the War for the
Union.


Mr.. Sherman proposes a reduction by one
half of the present duty on Salt, with a reduc-
ton of the duty on Bitumnous Coal (Antbra-
cite being already admitted free from SIT to
80 cents per tun.


viii the FreeTraders be satisfied with these
vadu
would readily agree to them. But it is their
cue to be dissatisfied with any concessions that
may be made from our side; and these pro-
posed reductions will only encourage them to
insis, that the duties on Coal and Salt shall
be abolished altogether. Coal is 80 coarse and
bulky that it can stand this. Salt cannot. 70
abolish the duty on Salt is to drive our own
Salt away from lie seaboard, aud compel it
Year: 1872

1t is painful to note the iITcverencc with
which our correspondents regard Mr.. Ter
winiger's labors as Proof Reader i'll Ordinary
to the Public Printers, at a salary of twenty
per cent on the work done. But we must
frankly answer their applications by the
explicit statement that we cannot afford to
engage any of them on those terms. We are
doing a very respectable business too, III a
small way,-at least as large, we had sup
posed, ss that of Weed, Parsons & Co.,
certainly larger last year than we ever
did before and larger week by week this year
than i'll the corresponding weeks of any pre-
vious year. But we can't afford to pay that
price We have good Proof fReaders, too
if they do, now and then try our temper
sorely,-and they do a great deal of hard
work that does MT make much show with
patience and fidelity. But positively We
ca MT afford to pay even them that price. The
trihe of two hundred thousand dollars and
over it would make our prOOf-reading cost us,
is. in view of the other expenses involved,
beyond our modest means But then we
do MT enjoy the advantage of being Public
Printers-with the man who gives out the
printing and audits the bills for Our-Proof
pnoIari
Year: 1872

The friends of Temperance Reform arc not
so numerous nor so powerful that they can
afford to quarrel among themselves. Yet we
find that in the annual meeting Of the State
Temperance Society, held at Troy yesterday,
there was a manifestation of two well-devcl-
oped wings The Local Prohibitonists and
the Anti Dram-Shop parties divide the Tenn
perance Army between them. This is deplor-
able, for both are working for a noble and
common purpose, and differ only in what
seem to be different methods of reaching
the end. One would suppose that the fatl,
example Of pcrsonalism in party politics was
sufficiently conspicuous TO warn the Temper
ance men that that way is dcath.
Year: 1872

A decidedly interesting feature of the Gus
tom house Investigation yesterday was the ad-
mission of Mr.. Charles S. Spencer that the
patronage of the National Government in this
State is given to the CustOm-house party for
the purpose Of carrying the State for the re-
nomination Of the President No other con-
struction than this can possibly be placed on
Mr. spencer's evidence. lie went still further
and declared that this same party made up of
Custom house men, went to the Republican
State Convention last Fall and carried it for
the President. OF course, Senator Howe,
shocked at tho turn affairs were taking, at
Year: 1872

The Custom house has been no worse in the
matter of political interference, we are told,
under this Administration than formerly. The
Administration friends of Civil Reform admit
that it is bad enough, but insist that it is
merely the continuation of an old evil We
heartily wish this could be shown; but what
shall we say to this cOntrastf Here is Mr..
Murphy's circular to the employees of the Gus
tom house, as set forth lin what is represented
TO us as authentic fOrm,) in the account given
the other day of the suit against Messrs. Muir
ply and Cornell for the two per cent. tax which
they insisted on collecting for political pur-
poses. and which the litigants want TO get
back again:


To all 1hon IL ndy All persons in the employ
OF the Custom will be required to pay at the office
OF the Surveyor per cent upon their salaries for the
mast wear BY order OF THOMAS MURPHY,


Collector of the Port OF New York.


Eeie- York, October, ISL.


Compare with it the following circular, which
we print from an original copy issued 10y Col
lectOr Barney:


1.-THE Collector desires that the officers OF the Customs
should have the opportunity, In every year, to
tribute such sums as they desire toward paying the
necessary and legitimate expenses incurred by the
Union and Republican parties for elections He has
authorized Messrs Stout and Palmer to receive subscr


this year for the State and City elections and he
will himself attend 10 the proper application OF all
moneys contributed. He considers 1t the duty OF all
citizons to aid according Ito their ability, in deraying
the proper expenses OF the political organizations whose
principles and objects they approve But he will not
presume dictate the amount to be ven and he leaves
every officer at perfect liberty to refuse TO make any
tribuon. No officer will. by contributing. establish II
claim TO be retained; nor win any officer incur the
penalty OF removal by refusing TO give"


Clearly there has been progress in some
direction between Barney and Murphy. viii
the Administration friends of Civil Service
Reform tell us whether it is progress they
approve or whether they think the Custom
house in this regard any worse under this
Administration than it was befOref
Year: 1872

It is reported that the Navy Department
intends to ask Congress for authority TO build
ten 13-gun sloOps-of-war and seven steam
propellers. We trust not ; there has been great
deal of fussing and blundering among the
naval constructors, and not much has ever come
of it all, except big bill, and, without more
occasion for an increase of the Navy than is
now perceptible, bill for more ships will
meet with almost universal disapproval.
Year: 1872

1t may be a long time before cable tele-
graph rates are reasonably low, but the an
nouncement that new line is about to be
laid on from an English port directly to New
York gives some sign of hope. The present
tariff is exorbitant and the completion of a
new submarine line, which could not be
bought in by existing companies, would be
sure 10 relieve business of heavy and need
less tax
Year: 1872

at work in that empire are sure to extend
further. Just now, however. we are most In
terested in the commercial intercourse which
japan invites; and in this view Of the case
the Embassy is worth more attention than
hundreds of visits from sightseeing royal
Year: 1872

Solitary Vice, and dreadful and destructive
habits which annually sweep to an untimely
grave thousands of young men of the most ex-
allied talents and brilliant intellect, who might
otherwise have entranced listening Senates with
the thundcrs of eloquence, or walked to extacy
the living Tyre, may call with full confidence.
Year: 1872

The raising of the ostrich in tame
state, for lis feathers, is now carried on
extensively in Africa. The birds are
kept in Enclosures, and fed on lucerne,
with which the inclosure is planted.
Every eight months they are plucked,
some extracting the quill at once, and
Others cutting the quill alittle above its
insertion, and then removing the roots
a couple of months latter. The latter
method is said to give better results
with less injury to the bird. The yield
is about fifty dollars per annum foreach
bird.


In breeding it is found to be best tC
allow one female to each male, though
in the wild state five females are often
attached to single male. There are
usually two broods in year, and the
male and female sit on the eggs by turns
the male generally taking the largest
share of this duty. The female takes
chief charge of the brood after it il
hatched. The young are reared on chop
ped lucerne, and as they get older lit
tie grain is given to them they also re
quire abundance of water, and a libera
supply Of pulverized quartz and small
bones. When grown, no food suits then
better than chopped lucerne or trefoil
with an occasional supply of cabbage
fruit, and grain.-Scrtbner'S for Junt
Year: 1872

There is a good deal of dry humor
in the American press. The following
extract from the Louisville Courier is a
gem in its way 'The New York S,0,
which is seldom satisfied with things,
objects to the proportions of rattle
snake recently seen in Carter county,
in this State, and described as reaching
from one side of the road to the other,
while its body was as big as an ordinary
churn. The ,SO says that was very
badly proportioned snake and that it
should have been a good deal longer OF
else good deal thinner We should
like to know who is running the snakes
of this State, herself or the editor of the
New York Sun. When things come to
such pass that New York arrogates to
herself the right to dictate to Kentucky
the size and shape OF her serpents, 1t is
high time for tho trumpet to sound to
arms and for the sword to leap from
its scabbard."
Year: 1872

No better illustration of Mr.. Gree
ley's philanthropy in feeling, sagacity
in craftsmanship and courage and con
sistency in politics can be given than is
furnished by his letter of five years
ago, replying to the assaults made
upon him in the Union League club
for demanding universal amnesty for
the rebels at the close of the war, and
going upon the bail bond of Jefferson
Davis. This letter is one of the best
campaign documents which his friends
could circulate in his behalf Time
and the present condition ofthe South
ern people and of the Democratic party
have abundantly justified the wisdom
both ofhis doctrins and his actions
then. They stand in great part for
the essence Of the campaign which is
making against General Grant, and
re-reading.of this letter will help to
explain the mystery Of Mr.. Greeley s
nomination at Cincinnati and the ex-
traordinary rally to his support of the
great body of the Southern people.
His position and his popularity now
are the harvest of the seed which he
SO boldly and defiantly s0wed then.
Year: 1872

The sting of bee is naturally more
violent than that of wasp, and with
some persons is attended with fatal
effects. Two deaths from such a cause
have recently occurred. The sting of
the bee is barbed at the end like a
ish-hook, and consequently is always
left in the wound; that of q wasp is
pointed, so that it can sting more than
once, but bee cannot. When a per-
son is stung by bee, let the sting be
instantly pulled out, for the longer it
remains in the flesh, the deeper it will
pierce, and the more poisonous it will
become. The sting is hollow, and
the poison flows through it, which is
the cause of the pain and infamma-
ton. The extracting of the sting re-
quircs a steady hand, for if it breaks
in the wound the pain will continue
for long time. When the sting is
extracted, suck the puncture, and thus
prevent inflammation. Spirits of harts-
horn, if applied to the affected part,
will more fully complete the cure
The poison is acid, and the alkili will
neutralize it. If the hartshorn is not
at hand, saloratus can be wet and laid
upon the place; and soft soap will oft
en- case the acute pain. On some pco-
pie the sting of bees and wasps have
little effect, but it greatly depends up
on the state of the blood whether it
will prove injurious, and these simple
remedies, if applied at once, will soon
effect Country Gentleman.
Year: 1872

The points in the following para
graph which we find floating about will
be appreciated:


at has been suggested that it is not
impossible that the five thousand dol
lars library which Judge Hoar gave
Grant for a place in the Cabinet, con.
sist merely of wooden blocks painted
in imitation of books. Ii Hoar did
play such trick as that it would be
rather awkward for him if Grant
should accidentally find it out one OF
these days"
Year: 1872

A loving heart and pleasant countc-
nance are commodities which a man
should never fail to take home with
him. They will best season his food
and soften his pillow. 1t we're a great
thing for man that his wife and child
reen could truly say of him, "IIe never
brought frown or unhappiness across
his threshold"
Year: 1872

Mock CENSUS TAKERS. s.-Persons are apply
ing at various private houses in the city,
demanding the names, ages and occupations
of male inmates On being asked their reason
they reply that they have the commission of
The United States, and are ''taking census"
This is not true, as no census is authorized.
They arc not employed by the general govern
ment or anybody else for any such purpose.
Why, then, should they prevaricate and act
in such suspicious manner as to justly lead to
the belief that they are simply burglars recon-
noitring for robbery Possibly they may be
deputy assistant marshals verifying the election
registration II SO their conduct disgraces
their position. Householders upon whom they
may obtrude should demand proof Of their
authority and ifN 81 not promptly shown
should call in the police at once