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Year: 1875

tlemen; thank heaven there was no necessity for defensive weap- ons, unless it were to ward off your overwhelming hospitality, open frankness, and those splen- did proofs which assure the world of man in his pure nature, as evinced by you in every quar- ter of our eventful route.

 I regard the excursion as one of immense import and benefit, not only to the state of Arkansas, but throughout the length and breadth of America and Europe, for the mighty voice of a great engine (the press) through us shall sound the loud trumpet of your praise, and our estimate of your utilization, laws and instltu- tions; your peace and prosperity, your enterprise and industry, your frankness and openness of heart, your cordially toward strangers, your refinement and tastes, your appreciation of good and detesta- tion of immortality and crime, your warm welcome extended to all men of honor and integrity the immense resources of your golden lands teeming with wealth, vour grand forests and splendid rivert, your bounteous and luxuri- ant fruits, your plenteous crops of corn and grain, your lovely white fields of cotton; your Hot Springs, crowned with almighty healing powers, and touched, as it were by the hand of God, for from your balmy waters the leper walks healed and clean man, and the victims of the thousands of diseases to which flesh is heir, come forth fresh, vigorous and new men. Yes, gentlemen, this is what we, in common justice to you, must say we found you, and having done so, we feel tt due you to tell the whole world that Ar kansas opens up new hope for en terprse and industry. and that the capitalist may reap untold gain in the immense resources offering in your state, and the immigrant find safe, happy and prosperous home with you.

 I was so favorably impressed by you as men far advanced In arts and sciences, refinement and education, that it required more than ordinary courage to master that nervous feeling and my con sciousnes of inferiority to you, but your warm cordiality and wei come soon removed that feeling and the natyral modesty SO com

 mon to the sons of Ireland, and placed me on terms of footing be side you. And now can stand up as a journalist, and tell tho
Year: 1875

We observe that the matter of establishing courts of common pleas is again being agitated by the press of the state, and argu- ments advanced pro and con. We have no doubt the next session of our legislature will have the mat ter up again, and that there will be a pressure brought to bear to influence the passage of a bill pro- viding for these courts.

 We hope that body when they are called upon to take action in these premises will act wisely and not make any sweeping pro vision for such courts, but that they will confine their establish ment to counties where necessity actually requires them. We pre- sume there are few counties in the state where there is need foi these courts; but the majority do not need them, and to them they would only be source of expense and burden to the taxpayers, and an annoyance and oetriment tc farmers and others who would have to perform jury service o' four terms per year.

 Besides, how often do the ma jority of the counties secure [ county judge competent to exer else the jurisdiction of sucl courts?

 So far as our county-Pope--i: concerned we know very well tha
Year: 1875

The Spaniards in Cuba will vet find a hot time of it. The Cuban patriots are preparing to again resort to fire as means Of waging their warfare. An arti- cle in late Havana paper says the insurgents have laid plans whereby they will attempt to de stroy by fire all the valuable su- gar plantations, and that the coming winter will witness the most active operations that have been displayed during all this desperate struggle.
Year: 1875

buG q IcW lHUTe uayo VIII ibeSi vene before the Legislature will convene at the capital in pursu- anee to adjournment last April. At the last session of the Legisla- ture, many of the members were inexperienced, and called to fill seats in the General Assembly without ever having given much thought to parliamentary proceed ings, or to the needed legislation of our state. The session was on this account, long and tedious, and if some blunders were perpe trated it is easy to excuse them.

 The members at the coming session will be better prepared to enter at once upon the work be- fore them, and we may expect 9 session of active work. Some of the errors of last sessions work or at any rate some measures which are by many judged to be crrors-have been pointed out and commented upon by the press of the state, and it is to be hoped that our law makers will dilligent- ly investigate all matters of which complaint has been made, and if any changes or amendments can be made which will rebound to the goodssof our state and people, that they will be promptly enacted.

 Among other tn ngs which have received the notice of the press, and been clsssed as bad lcgisla- tion, is the Fee Bill, or parts oft, which was adopted by the last session. Ifany body merits full compensation for their services it is our public servants, our jurors and those who leave their own private affairs and devote their time to the unthunkful task of serving the public. And if there is any emergency where it is good policy to pay good wages for com l potent services it is in the employ ment of our officials. We have no doubt many of our officials especially those who possess the desired business qualifications which should always characterize 1 our officials-could make a far better living at the ordinary pur- saits of life than they do at serv- ing their state and fellow citizens as officials.

 The fees allowed jurors in jus :, tices courts is a notable instance of the injustice ot the fee bill.

 We believe no mans services : should be required for less than 2 fair compensation, and we trust the next session will amend the Fee Bill in several respects. The road laws of the state have also been severely criticised and pronounced inadequate to the wants of the public.

 The deficiency of proper no tices to the public of Administra- tors, Guardian's and Executors, has also been complained of, and condemned by almost the entire State press.

 The School system has been,

 by many, thought to be neglected No more important matter could command the attention of the next session.

 Other points might be mention

 ed, but we presume that all will l be brought up by thoughtful , members at an early day in the |, session.

 f The adjournd session should be a term of earnest, dilligent labor.
Year: 1875

A righteous act was that Of the California Legislature, when they passed a law restricting school officers from making any difference in the salaries of male and female teachers of the same grade. Equal wages for equal work, regardless of sex, ought to be the custom everywhere.
Year: 1875

Moody and Sankey have t. nally made a most happy choice in their selection of place at which to commence their crusade arainst Satan's dominion. They commence at Brooklyn on the 3Ist instant.
Year: 1875

Professor Wilder gives these short
rules for action in case Of accident
For dust in the eyes avoid rubbing,
dash water into them; remove Cindcrs,
etc, with The round Of a lead pencil.
Remove insects from the ear with te-
pid water; never put hard instrument
into the ear. If an artery is cut, COM
press above the wound if a vein IS
cut, compress below II choked, get
on all fours and cough. For light
burns, dip the part in cold water; If
the skin is destroyed, cover with var
nish. Smother a fire with carpets,
&C.. water will often spread burning
oil and increase the danger. Before
passing through smoke, take a full
breath and then stoop low but if car
bon is suspected then walk erect
Suck poison wounds, unless your mouth
is sore enlarge the wound, or better,
cut ont the part without delay; hold
the wounded part as long as can be
borne to 8 hot coal or end Of lighted
cigar. In case Of poisoning, excite
vomiting by tickling the throat or by


water and mustard. For acid poisons
give acid in case Of opiun poison,
give strong coffee and keep moving,
For apoplexy, raise the head and body.
For fanting, lay t!.v person 4.t.
Year: 1875

MAY it please your Honor and gen
tlemen Of the jury, the case is as clear
as ice and sharp to the point as No
from your sweetheart. The scripture
saieth Thou shalt not kill now, 4
you hang my client you transgress IT,:
command as slick as grease and ~
plump as goose egg on loafer' face.
Gentlemen, murder is murder, whether
committed by twelve jurymen or all
humble individual like my client
Gentlemen, DO not deny the fact Of
my client having killed man, but is
that any reason why you should do
50? No such thing, gentlemen. Yon
may bring the prisoner in guilty, the
hangman may do his duty, but will
that exhonorate you? No such thing.
In that case you will all be murdsrers.
Who among you is prepared for tha
brand Of Cain to be stamped upon your
brow to-day Who freemen-who IL
this land Of liberty and light? Cen
Element, I will pledge my word not
one Of you have a bowie knife or a
pistol in your pocket. No, gentlemen,
your pockets are oderiferous with the
perfumes Of cigar stumps and tobacco.
You can smoke the tobacco OF rectl~
tude in the pipe Of peaceful con-


science, and the scaly alligators Of re-
morse will gallop through the internal
principals Of animal vertebr@ until the
spinal vertebrn OF your anatomical
construction is turned into railroad
for the grim and CORY goblin of des-
pair. Gentlemen, beware Of coamlt-
ting murder Beware, | say, Of med,
ding with the eternal preroSatiye-~-
beware, I say Remember the fate
Of the man who attempted to steady
the ark, and tremble. Gentlemen,
adjure you by the manumitted ghost
of temporal sancity to do no murder
[ adiuro you by the name Of woman,
the handspring Of the ticking timepieco
of Times theorotrical transmigration,
to do no murder | adjure you, By
the love you have for the esculent and
continental gusto of our native pump
kin, to do no murder. | adjure you,
by the stars set in the flying ensign OF
your emancipated country, to do no
murder l adjure YOU, by the Amer
lean eagle that whipped the universal
gamecock of creation, and now sits
roosting on the telegraph of times il
lustrious transmigration, to do no
murder And, lastly, gentlemen, II
you ever expect to wear long-talled
coats, if you ever expect free dogs not
to bark at you, if you ever expect to
wear boots made Of the free hide Of
the Rocky Mountain buffalo, and, to
sum up all, if you ever expect to be
anything but set Of sneaking, loating,
rascally, cut-thsoatea, Drained, small
ends Of humanity, whitfield down to
small ends Of indistinctibiEty, acquit
nv client and save your country.


The prisoner was acquitted.
Year: 1875

THIS is the sort of thing we may
expect to see in schools and lectures :
First class in beeisteak, stand up.
Miss Martha, please describe the pro
cess Of cooking a beefsteak one inch
and half thick, measured by Whit
worth's guage.' "Put it on grid
iron and broil it thoroughly, without
scorching, and serve it up with salt
and pepper" "Wrong. You may
step down and out. The process Of
cooking a beefsteak Of the above di-
mensions is to place it on gridiron
over q hot fire until the outside is
properly Drowned, but not scorohed;
you are then to remove it, and put il
on a plate in a hot ovan, where you
are to leave it from three to five min
utes. At the end of that time 1t will
be cooked through, and of delicate
roseate pink hue, neither dried nol
burned in any part thereof. If you
dare to salt or pepper it before serving
you will receive no diploma from this
institute. y
Year: 1875

We now enter the field for
the fall and coming Winter
and are furnishing the bes
paying and most easily worked
in the world. our
agents have always been the
most successful, and we nave
lately added new and exceed


ing Y taking Inducements, re


quiring only intelligence and
application IOr any one,youny
or old, of Ell her sex, to make
really irst-class paying busi
Year: 1875

We do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily for publication
but as guaranty Of good faith.


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

Tere is no disease so prevalent IN Am er-
lea as dyspepsia and certainly none which
has so generally baffled and defeated the
skill of the medical profession. The only
remedy for this distressing complaint is a
pure medicated stimulant. Hostetters
Stomach Bitters, whose essential principle
is sound rye, is admitted by medical practl-
TONERS to be the only Alternative, corrective
and restorative on which they can rely
The Bitters are the best possible specific for
flatulency, dizziness, water brash, Irregular
ty of the bowels, and all indications OF con-
firmed dyspepsia. They do not excite, but
soothe the irritated stomach and bowels, ane
may be taken by persons of the most dell
| cate and sensitive organization, who are
unpleasantly affected by the use of the or
| dinarv stimulants of commerce. Though
their effect is most decisive, yet they are SC
! mild and beneficent in operation as to bt


suitable to children as well as to adults.


Feb. II.
Year: 1875

O. Did Mr.. Tilton say anything with regard to
Mr. Beeccrs inability to understand how any one should pun
ish? He analyzed Mr. Beechers character again he spoke
again Mr. Beecher great magnanmy and his love and for
geness said that Mr. Beechcrs power lay there he said
people thought his genius but it not biz genns Mr.
Beechcr oveesmaed in his genius very much there were
Bccher he said Mr. Beccher never coul lay MP anything
against any utterly impossible he could be
willing any punished for anything they had done


@ Did he say anything about the effect upon Nj Bcechers
mind OF doing him "a wrong! A. Yes Sir.


@ What it A. lie said Sir Beecher had very pccu
lary constituted mind and wanted enlist him IN their
behalf the best way do it to abuse Mr. Beecher


@ What did he say Mr. Becchc would do them A. He said
he would his best powers to deliver them from any diff
Guilty they had gotten into from him.


O. What did he say about Mr. Bcechers course IN case he
Nr Beecher) had injured anyDodywha he would do IL he
made believe that he had injured anybody? A. re-
member the impression he left my mind; don't know as
remember the language.


O. We only require the substance OF the language OF course
you remember the words? A He said that Mr.
Beeeher wathc substance Of il that Mr. Beechcrt was
impossible do anything Mr. BeeCher that ne would not
forgive and oyerook-comm any oense against him. that he
very sensitive himself to anything he had done TO Others
but Of his peculiar characteristics his mind was
peculiarly constructed in that respect that he thought he
had ever injured person he would leave corthc would
put forth every effort he possibly could to comfort them and
help them do away with what might have been in
Jury to them lie said he very tender Of peoples
feengs-exceedngy so-and that his peculiar constitution Of
mind subjected bm to great imposition from those who were
designing.
Year: 1875

O Now. Mrs Putnam, after the publication OF
the Cleveland letter in 1885, yoa remember visiting M Til
ton when that matter made the subject Of conversation,
A. Yes Sir.


q Well do you remember seeing bust or plaster east OF
Mr. Beecher at that time A. ie'. Sir.


o Something about which formed the subject OF converse
toni A. The time went into 'er house after they had


q Just wait moment Now go on and tell what happened
on tha, OCCASION and speak little louder You A. The
first time visited their home after they settled in their
new house in uvingstonst, Mrs. Ton showed me little
plaster bust Of Mr. Ton that she had put little bracket
iyht at her sitting door the second story We
had some about h and the next time went there
the Of bad turned towards the wall aud Mr. and
Year: 1875

The hadadnI A. Shall tell you what he said OF other
timcsf


a. Yes give what he said and anything that Mrs Tton
said in his presence and what You said to hmi lie told me
when nc in Washington where he received great deal OF
attention. that he would rather be editor Of The NtU York IN
dhde than to have position that any one hal at WASH
ngon-that the great who had shown him attentions had
the members Of the Cabinet and he told in his house
In lvingstons when asked him II Inc was going to be po
tica candidate No indeed he preferred HE position az
editor OF The Hddent to anything that the people cond
give him; there Office in the gift Of the people that he
would accept in exchange for his position on The independent
told him that was suphsedI turned to Mrs 1ion and
sad am surprised Theodore values the position much as
that Oh, she said he did; that II wond break Theodores
heart to lose his position The Lndpnden and that he
thought more OF that


Mr. Fullerton-was Mr. Tlton present them A. She was
yes, Sir


q Mr. Tilton? A. Yes Sir; he present We were all
talking and he said at another time that he would rather oe
editor OF 7he Nec York Ldapeient than to fill the most
popular pulpit in the country
Year: 1875

work to laugh at some of Miss Moores replies to Mr.
Fullerton OF to whisper information to counsel.


Mr.. Beechers lawyers still very reticent as to
the order in which they will put in their testimony
Bessie Turner was in all day yesterday, and it
was thought that she would be witness at the
close of Mrs. Putnam's testimony. 1T is supposed
that she will testify next after Miss Oakley. and
that Mr. Beecher will follow, but nothing positive
is yet known as to the plans of the defense.


Judge Nelson carried ont his resolution to have
smaller number of persons in the courtroom yester
day, and few persons not directly interested in the
case were admitted. The result was that the atmos-
phere of the reOm was much purer than 1t has been
any previous day of the trai. During the recess
the windows were opened. and the air of the
room was thoroughly changed. Efforts are
making to supply better means of ventilation for
the -room and it is hoped that this, together
with the diminution of the number of spectators,
will make the air pure enough to allow the trial to
60 on without endangering the health of those com
PEELED to attend it,
Year: 1875

A contemporary says the prompt pay
ment of small bills is something more
than convenience, considering its re-
suits, and the real distress which the
neglect Of it often occasions, raises to the
dignity of virtue. There are many
tradesmen, engaged in extensive busi-
ness, who have to meet large payments,
and who depend for them upon the
aggregate of small sums. 1t makes no
difference to the payer whether these
small sums are paid to-day, tomorrow,
or next week. 1t makes weighty diff
ference to the tradesman, who is obliged
to keep two or three clerks running at
ter little bills, and to pay one per cent.
a month for the money that is due to
him. in thousand little sums, that he
should have for the asking, and that he
is kept out of by the thoughtlessness of
customers whom he does not wish to Of
fend by importantly. The injustice Of
delaying the payment of small bills, is
not confined to the immediate sufferers,
in each case.


The Withholding of his just dues
drives him to the same injustice towards
his creditors, and then again to theirs
so that the wrong goes on repeating it
self, and spreading through whole
community. If A pays B, b can pay
G, and so on through the whole alpha
bet, till few hundred dollars, going
their benefcent round, have discharged
thousands Of indebtednesses. Hardly
anything that can be done SO easily, and
with so little inconvenience, results in
so much relief as the prompt payment
of small debts. In fact there is no in
convenience in it. tits more convenient
to settle the little bills at once, than to
have them hanging on for weeks and
months. We speak of course to those
who mean to pay their bills sometime.
To them, as well as to those who are
entitled to the money, the present is the
most convenient time. Nor does man
who means honestly to pay his debts
quite fulfill that intention, when, with
no advantage to himself, he keepsa man
waiting and perhaps suffering for what
honestly belongs to him. This is sea-
son when the principle which we have
endeavored to enforce is especially ap-
plicable. Tradesmen, mechanics and
others we need not remind our readers
are sending in their bills; and when
we can assure every one who has the
means to pay them, and who means to
pay them, that the sooner he gets rid of
them, the better it will be for his own
comfort. Next to not getting into debt.
next to the practice of that golden rule
of expenditure, "pay as you go" is the
| rule to pay when the creditors come.
Year: 1875

silShtly WOunueu, nut whose morse nlu
been shot under him. From his appear
ance | took him to be the adjutant or
inspector general of the staff. Point
ing to the dead man asked him,
"Who is this lying here2" He answer
ed, with tears in his eyes, "Sir, it is
General MCPHERSON. You have killed
the best man in our army" This was
the first intimation as to who the officer
was and as to his rank. Gen. Sherman
alleges in his book that Gen. McPher-
sons pocket book and papers were found
in the haversack of prisoner after
ward. That may be so, but that prison
er did not belong to our party. Chap
lain w. A. Brown of Mississippi picked
up his hat that had caught in the
branches of the tree under which he
had fallen, and that was the only piece
of McPherson's property disturbed by
any of us.


AS | stood over the body, the bullets
We're beginning to whistle rapidly around
that locality. Soon after an order was
sent commanding that division to move
by the right flank. Major Richard Per-
son, gallant officer, who commanded
the regiment, was on the extreme left
and in front Of it, and did not hear the
order, but pushed ON to the federal in
trenchments which were before and in
sight of U.S. | was satisfied then that
detached as we were the movement
would only result in our death or cap
ture, but feeling it my duty to stick to
the colors of my regiment and share its
fate no matter what it might be, l did
so, and the result was as | anticipated
we were all taken prisoners. After our
capture we had several conversations
with federal officers in regard to tn ,
killing of Mcpherson, and | had n. =
self one conversation with an officer of
his staff who had been fortunate enough
to escape our bullets when Mcpherson
fell.


The next day we started on our way
to Northern prisons, the officers to
johnson island, near Sandusky, Ohio.
A short distance this side we passed
through the little city of Clyde, the
birthplace and the home of Gen. Me
Pherson. We noticed that the flag was
at half mast, and asked some of the
crowd standing around the station what
it meant, and were told they had just
buried Gen. Mcpherson, whom the
damned rebels had murdered, and that
the flag was at half mast for him."


The tragedy that / have just describ
ed was the last one that ever took part
in during the war, and it is wildly pic
tured upon my mind as if it had all oc
CURED yesterday. The circumstance
under which Gen Mcpherson met hi
death were perfectly justifiable. He haC
every opportunity on earth to surrender
and refused to do so, but preferred tC
take the chances of flight. Although
he was considered as a host in himself
against us, his ultimate end was mourn
ed even by the confederate army, for he
was universally esteemed as soldier
and gentleman.
Year: 1875

A party of wits once stopped at
tavern. When the feast was over, one
of the members called in the hostess.
4" Angelique," he said, i am going to
give you lesson in astronomy. Have
you not heard of the great Platonic
year, when everything must return to
its former condition Know, then, that
in six thousand years we shall be here
again on the same day and at the same
hour. VIII you give us credittill then p
The hostess, however, had her reply.
" am perfectly willing," she retorted
" but it is just sixteen thousands years
since you were here before, and you left
without paying; settle the old score,
and | will trust you on the new"