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Year: 1870

What thoughtful men have for some time
past foreseen and urged, in reference to a
decline in prices, is now rapidly coming to
pass. Many monied men have refused to
see it, and kept themselves willfully blind
upon the question, but it is coming to pass
just the same. To large holders of real es-
tate or men who had great quantities OF
goods on hand, the contemplation of such
reality was frightful, as it involved ruin !;
and so they refused to contemplate it at all.


But the hiding the ostrieh's head has not
prevented his body being seen, and the sure
results are now pressing themselves upon
the people. When gold went down to liz
as an average any man who would, could
see that it was simply impossible to keep up
the prices either for wages or goods, that
had ruled when gold commanded from AS
to 1.60. Yet both business men and opera
tives appeared to expect that this could be
done, and kept their operatives upon this
basis accordingly. When it began to be
felt heavily by merchants and manufactu-
rers, and it was apparent that the present
prices could not long be obtained, they at
tempted to reduce the wages of the men,
who however refused to submit to the re-
duction, and either were re-employed at the
old rates or laid idle Still the downward
tendency has been going on, and we are not
sure whether things have reached even their
temporary level yet. Sugars, even in the
presence of the Cuban rebellion, have low
cred from three to five cents ON pound.
Dry goods are falling, and other articles OF
prime consumption are following their lead.
The Cleveland hotels have reduced their
prices a dollar ON each day, and others talk
of following the example. Mr.. A. T. Ste
wart, the merchant prince of New York,
and with possibly half dozen exceptions,
the richest man in the country-the man
whose financial foresight was so great that
General Grant selected him for Secretary OF
the Treasury, has in view of the coming
facts, reduced the rents upon his numerous
stores, twenty-five per cent. This last ex.
ample is conclusive, for Mr.. Stewart makes
no mistakes and in business matters pre-
tends to no beneYolence. If he sees things
in this light it is almost certain that all


over the land, the alternative will have to
be adopted of either letting the stores lie
idle, as many in Philadelphia are doing now,
or else accept the reductions, which will
speedily come to all classes of the people.
Year: 1870

Yesterday afternoon the sum Of ZOO was mys-
teriously distracted from the safe in the office Of the
sugar refinery Of Muller, Sierck, Hencken Co., foot
of Division avenue, williamsburg The money was
drawn from bank in The forenoon by one OF the
clerks OF the rm and deposited In the sale by him.
Leaving the safe door open, the young man retired
to q rear room to wash his hands. and his return
to the once the money was missing, as we'll as q
young man who had previously been sitting tn the
AAino
Year: 1870


IN TIE Eprroa or THE HERALD


Having noticed that rumor is gong the rounds
OF the press to the effect that my domestic relations
are 30 unhappy as 60 induce me TO apply Tor
divorce. peg you viii permit me to say through
your columns that there Is not solitary particle Of
truth in the report and that 1t ia wholly without
foundaton, ANNA BISHOP SCHULTZ.
Year: 1870

More than once my opinion has been
expressed adversely to the voting of
women. still entertain serious doubts
of the propriety, but my judgment is not
law. The President of this great repub-
lie thinks it not incompatible with his
dignity to retract his positions. On the
4th Of March, 1869, he said, " | shall on
all subjects have policy to recommend,
but none to enforce against the will of
the people" To this principle he has
generously conformed in all his public
acts. He had expressed an opinion in
his message to Congress against the re-
duction of taxation Subsequently a
very strong and general opinion was
urged in opposition to the views of the
president He at once admitted the ap.
peal to be reasonable, and that it should
be responded to- Lately another SINH
lar instance has occurred.


When it became necessary to appoint
an associate Justice of the Supreme
Court, the president thought that no
southern man csuld hc trusted in that
place. But this opinion was opposed by
so many persons whose judgment the Pres
ident considered worthy of respect, that
he at once called together the Senate Ju-
dietary Committee, and told them he
would nominate southern man to that
office, if they considered it expedient. II
the President can afford to defer his own
acts to the judgment of others, when so
much Importance is pending surely those
of us who are merely voters in the oom-
monwealth, can afford to submit the mat.
ter of woman suffrage to the judgment
of the whole people. In Hyde Park,
Mass, in their late town election, Sylvia.
nus Cobb, Jr., ESD, acting as moderator,
received note from some women who
had assembled at Il public house near by,
signifying their intention to come to the
polls and cast their votes. He returned
notice to them that their votes would be
received mot counted of course). Pres
emily about sixty of them came by two
and two and gave their votes to the pre-
siding officer, who put them into box
provided for the purpose. Order was
preserved, not without difficulty during
the time of their voting. Now if the
women Of any state, will, by direct vote
of their own sex, take upon themselves
the responsibilities of suffrage, | always
believed it would be better to give to
them the trial of it. | do not think it
best they should vote. l do not think
the Creator designed they should take up
on themselves that responsibility. l think
it will put them in state of needless an
tagonism with the other sex, and the
evils that will result as compared to the
benefits, will be thousand to one. Still
| repeat my opinion is not law. Let them
try It if they desire it. The woman's
suffrage bill, submitting the question to
the vote of the adult citizens of both SEX
es, at the fall election, has been passed
by the Minnesota Legislature, and signed
by Governor Austin. If a majority of
the women of that state vote for it, they
will probably be voters, thereafter in that
state, LoYoLA.
Year: 1870

Tux PRINTING OFFICE AS A ScHooL.-
A correspondent of the Louisoille Jour-
nal, in the course Of series of interesting
"reminiscences Of an old connection with
that establishment says:


For young man that is not alto
gether fool, and who has had the adj
vantages of an ordinary education, the
printing Office is undoubtedly a capital
school of intellectual advancement. In
regard to general knowledge. no class of
men who labor for living, can approach
the printer. The studious among them,
if their natural be not below the the me-
diocrity, have equal chances with the So
called learned professions, to acquire both
worldly honors and literary fame. From
the days of Saxon to those of Franklin,
and from his day to our own, the craft
has produced eminent men in every pro-
fession and in every walk of life.


A good printer is generally good
critic, not only of language and punctua-
ton, but of the intrinsic literary merits
of whatever comes under his hand. 1t is
impossible that he should he otherwise,
since so great part of his life is made
up, ms it were, of facts that enforce re-
Election. The labor that employs his
hands give to his mind neither exercise
nor care. His fingers move intuitively
to the exact point requisite for the proper
appointment, while his mind seizes the
idea sought to be conveyed by the writer
with whom he is engaged, and is only ex-
pclled therefrom after his judgment has
passed sentence on its merits.


Many one, without knowing it, pos
sibly owes somo unknown compostor or
proof reader much more of reputation as
a writer than he would be willing to ac-
knowledge. If, by changing the read
ing of sentence without affect
ing its meaning, he can give to it strength
or smoothness, good printer asks no
questions about the matter, but changes
1t at once. And so, if the grammar of =
sentence is evidently faulty, he would be
considered unfit for the business. did he
not rectify it in this particular.


have known some printers, it is true,
who could never learn the plainest rules
Of either composition or punctuation. To
such one might be used the identical
words used by well known Presbyter-
ian, speaking to a young, but particlarly
silly candidate for ministerial orders ::
'Yo oung man, you have made mistake ;
you have been called to another field
the corn field -"
Year: 1870

"Mr. Speaker" said Sir Boyle Roche,
81 smell rat | see him floating in
the air. But, mark me, shall nip him
in the bud" This, as "mixed metaphor"
is almost equalled by the flight of Mr..
Bayne in the Illinois convention The
gentleman from Peoria is mistaken. see
the handwriting on the wall. Ich-
abod is being written. The glory is de-
parting from the supreme bench, and the
time will come round that every man
will worship God according to his own
opinions, when he will sit under his own
vine and under his own fig tree and there
will be no lawyer or judge to make him
afraid"
Year: 1870

a LUCKY STREAK OF LIGmTNING.-Som
months ago DR.. Charles Mes of this bor-
ough was called upon to visit poor old
lady four or five miles in the country,
who stood in need of = physician. The
day was Il dark and gloomy one, the rain
falling in torrents, and the sky at times dis
urbed by fierce flashes of Lightning and
loud bursts of thunder The doctor knew
that he would get nothing for his visit
and service, yet prompted by that spirit
Of bencvolence for which he is character
lied, he nevertheless started out in the
storm to look after his patient. When he
arrived at the house he found that the
lightning had struck into corner of it
and had melted up a gun.barrel which
had been standing there. The house was
unnjured. A careless inspection Of the
solved metal suggested thought, and
that in return begat another, until the
final result was the discovery of the man.
ufacture of steel by means of electricity,
for which the doctor now holds letters
patent from the Government of the Unit
ed States, and which We are satisfied will
be among the most important discoveries
of the age.


The storm, the sick lady. her impov-
erished condition. the doctors well known
kindness of heart, the old gun-barrel and
the lightning stroke led to it,and if it had
not been for this singular coincidence of
things the discovery might never have
been made DR.. Nes never received pay
from the old lady for his visit or services
nor would he have received it, probably,
under the circumstances, had it been ten
dered, but now he holds in his hands let
ters patent for an invention suggested by
the circumstances of that visit, which
may realize for him millions of dollars.
" Cast thy bread upon the waters and
thou shalt find it after many days =
fwh' (Pa.) Democrat.
Year: 1870

matter,as one OF the diamond drills driven
in this manner, tended by two men, will
do the work of twenty to forty ordinary
miners. At least thousand shafts have
been sunk in Treasure Hill, White Pine
Co., Nevada, from five to two hundred
feet in depth, and the district is but par
tally prospected, the same outlay of mon
ey and moiety of the time, with one of
these machines would have bored four
thousand holes two inches in diameter, to
the same depth, and revealed the location
Of every mineral deposit in the hill.
About FIVE hundred tons of rock were
thrown down or loosened ready for shov-
ling away at Telegraph Hill, on Saturday,
by Giant Powder fired in one hole bored
by this machine. The machine is manu-
iactured by Severance x Holt, New
York, and is working here under the SUI
pervision of Mr.. Severance in person. If
it will accomplish one half of what is
claimed for it, and what it now does in
Telegraph Hill, in practical mining and
there seems to be no good reason why it
should mott is certainly destined to
greatly aid in developing the mineral re-
sources of the Pacific Coast, We are in
formed that one is now on its way to
White Pine, to be used in testing mines.
The machine is still at work at the end of
Sansomc street, and is the same one i'm
ported by Captain W. T. Sayward, of this
city, some two months since, and ofwhich
notice was made in the Aho at that time.
Mcssrs. Severance a. Holt have been for
years engaged in perfecting this inven-
tion, and may well pride themselves on
their final sncccss. 1N0 C0IiLotnian.
Year: 1870

a drunken man, who had slipped down,
thought it singular that water always
freezes with the slippery side up.


\ freight train on the Central Railway,
which was thrown from the track near
Rochester recently, was run into soon af.
ter by another freight train coming from
the opposite direction, and fifty head Of
cattle were killed, and an engineer named
Clifford was severely injured,
Year: 1870

The SUICIDAL MANIA seems rather to in
crease than abate. The most novel of the eases
which we have recently noticed occurred at
PItsburg, Penn, where a teamster named
Shortlfe put an end to his existence by hanging
During the past week or two he suffered much
from depression of spirits in consequence OF
being out Of employment, and it Is said that the
him on 10 his doom. The body was found hang
ing from crossbeam three inches from the
ground.
Year: 1870

MOVEMENTS or THE PRKsIDRNT-Nothin-
has been beard from President Grant as to
when he will be in Washington to hold a Cabi-
netmeeting, but it is expected that he will ar
rive here Tomorrow morning and return to
Long Branch in the evening. He will no. at
tend the Massachusetts, militia muster and the
New England fair this week
Year: 1870

ORDERS are being prepared az the Navy De-
partment relieving from active duty all avail
officers on the retired list IN accordance with
the general of last week published in the STAR.
which provides that from and after the first of
october next. 10 retired officer OF the Navy,
shall be assigned to. or remain upon active
fnty, except 9s member of the Lighthouse
Board, the Board for tine examination of officer.
forrroTotion and Tor the retired list, and at the
Naval Asylum.
Year: 1870

REGISTRATION oN.-Governor CLAYTON, in
answer to letter from The Editors of the
Little Rock Gazette, complaining Of the
unjust construction put upon the Regis
tration law Of the State, by some Of the
Registrars, closes his letter as follows ::


You say my attention is called to this
matter with view to ascertain if this
is done with my official approval" En-
closed you find copy Of my instructions
to the Registrars. You will observe |
have referred to the DISTINGUISHING clauses
of the Constitution, ;.a being the only
causes of specialization. lfpersons are
rejected on other grounds than those
enmciated in the Constitution, such ac
ton on the part of the Registrar does not
receive my " official approval"


Under the provisions of the registra
ton law, the registration of an applicant
by the President OF the Board is not final.
The applicant can come before the board
Of review, and have his claims consider
ed and passed upon by the whole board
In the interval between now and then,
time enough will elapse to give ample op-
portunity to hear and correct any unau-
thorzed action Of the registrar.


The Constitution of the State makes it
my duty, to see that the laws are faith
fully executed The registration law
clothes me with the power of appoint
ment and removal of registrars. Under
such circumstances, does it not appear
strange, that so much information has
been placed in your possession, and that
none has been furnished me? lam very
much surprised that no one of the per
sons out of the great number, said to be
disfranchscd without any proper cause,
has not felt interest enough in the mat
ter to communicate with this office.


POWELL CLAYTON, Governor.


Let every who has been rejected by the
President Of the Board of Registras, ap-
pear at the meeting Of the full Board OF
Review and have a hearing Of their case.
The Board for this County, meets at the
Coll.t House in Van Buren, on the 22d Of
October, and continue sIX DAYS. Don't
fail to put in appearance and registers
at that time Books will be open to Reg
lister ALL WHO HAVE NOT BEFORE DONE
so, from all the townships in the County.
Year: 1870

The Board of Registrars will also meet
On Saturday the 22d day of October and
oontinue in session SIX DAYS to add
tbe names of any persons that may not
heretofore have been Registered. Let
not vote be missing on the day of
Year: 1870

Gratis write that they expect to carry all
but one district, and Louisianians pre-.
Diet the loss of bat one district in that
State. Adviees from Texas indicate
reign of terror by the colored militia,
which will prevent an election. Letters
from Ohio anticipate decided gain in
Congressman. The Committee, since
they have been in session, have distribu-
ted nearly one million of documents.
Year: 1870

Never whip your horse for becoming
frightened at any object by the roadside !;
for if he sees stump, a log, or heap of
tan bark in the road and while he is eyeing
it carefully and about to pass it, you strike
him with the whip, it is the log, or the
stump, or the tan bark that is hurting him,
in his way of reasoning, and the next
time he will act more frightened. Give
him time to examine and smell these OBJ
ipcts
Year: 1870

The Levy List.-Much of our outside
space is taken up with this, to the people
who pay the taxes, important statement
Many items of expenditure may be scanned
with profit, looking toward retrenchment
and reform in the future. The Bridge ap-
preparations at North East are among those
which look like bad management. Two
new bridges are provided for to be built in
addition to the very substantial one now
there. By making a short piece of road on
the opposite side of the creek, it is the
opinioun of many acquainted with the
locality, that the public would have been
better and cheaper served. Next year.
when the Republican party assumes con-
troll Of county affairs, it will be under
pledge Of retrenchment and reform.re-
form especially in the county road system,
which is the crying evil of the times.
Year: 1870

STAMP YoUR REcEIPTs.-The law is
plain and positive on this subject, and we
do not see how any one can misunderstood
it or fail to comply with it's requirements:
but many do, for we notice that about fifty
suits were entered in the United States
District Court last week against parties in
Richmond city who had offended in this
respect Among the number are some of
the most respectable citizens, embracing
every class, who have occasion to give re-
ceipts in the amount required by law to be
SfaInIad
Year: 1870

B If you want to be IN good humor
all the week, get your washing nicely done
by 10 o'clock Monday morning and have
the clothes ironed and put away before
night. Now if yon don't know how to do
this, just inquire at Moore & Bro, who
manufacture that famous Wi1mi,aqton
CITY Soap" Ask your grocer for it.
Year: 1870

Coal Oil Lamps.--Fill your lamps by
daylight, and keep them well cleansed.
Never burn lamp when it is less than
one-half full of oil.


Never fill lamp near the fire.


Turn the wick down low before blowing
it out.


Keep your oil can in a cool place. Coal
oil is explosive when heated.


Don't let your children meddle with oil
or lamps.


If you want to blow yourself up, pour a
little oil out of your can on your fire to
start it.
Year: 1870

This burlesque troupe has made de-
cided hit at the Olympic theatre, New
York. The New York World says:


To summarize the new burlesque troupe
it is the best musical organization of
the kind that has made an appeal to the
bur.esque loving public it has cut loose
from most of the traditions of burles-
que imported here from abroad, and
thrown itself upon that order of illegiti-
mate and extravagant humor which best
pleases the Americans; and it has gathered
into one triviality all tho mirth provoking
features Of extravaganza, and excluded
the leg business and the walk round. It's
success last night was unmistakable. Bet
ter summer burlesque could not be offered
and tonight the theatre will be thronged
by those who have been waiting a half
year for a new opportunity to laugh.
Year: 1870

n correspondents OF me Otlca Herald
writes to that paper as follows:


We DO not remember to have heard of a
more interesting episode in the life of any
artist since the days of the great Jenny
Lind than that of Miss Kellog at the State
Lunatio Asylum few days since. The cir
cumstance speaks volumes for the kind
ness of heart and genuine humanity of
this great artist. Not content, as some of
the ge7l1S irritable of a lower order Cf art
would have been, to dole out few notes
to the better classes Of patients that could
be assembled for the purpose, she asked
the doctor to be allowed to penetrate to the
interior aud sing to the most disturbed
clnsses. Accompanied by two of the fac
ulty, their ladies and the matron, and arm.
ed only with her guitar, she started like
al ancient trOubadour on her novel Jour
ney. Arrived III the department devoted
to the more disturbed Of this unfortunate
class, she was not long ii making her pow
er felt. few notes from her wonderful
voice were sufficient to call order out of
the Widest confusion, and to still the
troubled waters of the soul. In moment
all was hushed, and except the voice of the
cantatrice, the hall was silent as the house
of death. After the first song, they gath
cred about her like children, wondering
apparently what angel from Heaven had
dropped down SO suddenly and unexpected
ly among them. They txaIained her minute
ly and literally, from the crown of her
head to the sole Of her foot, for one desir-
ed to be allowed to see the pretty little
foot with which she beat time to her own
music. This was submitted to, and not
only this, but every article of dress and
jewelry about her person she suffered to
te freely Overhauled. She was turned
about by these crazy ladies like q mer-
chants lay figure, much to her amusement,
and little, apparently, to her annoyance.
Even when they proposed TO kiss her, she
not only submitted gracefully, bnt tremu-
lous, not with fear, but genuine emotion,
she returned the greeting in each instance.
Such is Clara Louise Kellogg, and such,
also, is the power of music and kindness
on the disturbed mind"
Year: 1870

Gov. Alcorn, Of Mississippi has sent a
special message to the State Legislature in
regard to the plea of insanity in trials for
murder, mansaughter, and assaults with
intent to kill He recommends that in all
cases in which that plea is interposed, the
question shall be tried in equity, the
prisoner to be held in custody meanwhile,
without bail, to await the decree. If the
decree be that the prisoner is sane, he
shall then be tried as such for the crime
committed that if he shall be found to be
insane, the court shall order him to be
confined in a lunatic asylum, and in that
portion thereof designated for the 'dan-
gerous insane" In the case of assault
with intent to kill this confinement shall
be for the term of ono year in a case of
manslaughter for the term of three years,
and in case of murder for a period OF
five years.
Year: 1870

The democratic demonstration on Thursday night
was brilliant, bursting blazing success rejecting
great credit upon the chief manager, Mr.. Douglas
Taylor who may regard this as the chez dourre OF
his manifold sue esses in the same line


The Troy Wig thinks Providence is not on the
side Of the democracy this fa but if Is she has
aueer way Of showing 1t. Daring the democratic
meetings in Troy last week they were visited with
young deluge and an earthquake, which dampencd
the ardor OF the icrcesl and made the brayest
;remble IN his boots.