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Year: 1872




SAN FRANCISCO, September 2S.-The
second trial of Mrs. Laura D. Fair, for
the murder of Colonel Crittenden, was
concluded yesterday afternoon. At five
o'clock, the prosecuting attorney having
concluded his argument for the prose-
cution, the judge charged the jury in an
able and impartial address, after which
they retired for deliberation. At six
o'clock his Honor sent q messenger to
the jury room to inquire whether they
had agreed upon a verdict. Answer
was returned that they had not. The
Judge then announced that in order to
allow the jury a chance for agreement,
that they might not be locked up all
night, be would hold court open till
twelve o'clock. A large number Of
spectators remained in the court to hear
the final result OF the trial. At twelve
o'clock the messenger returned from
the jury room with the information that
the jurv had balloted several times,
with the same result, and that there
was little prospect of their agreeing
upon a verdict. The court then adj
journed until this morning.


Immediately after the adjournment
of the court, Mr.. Green, counsel for
Mrs. Fair, withdrew to restaurant
near the court house, for the purpose OF
taking dinner. While drinking a glass
OF water, he was overcome by weak>
ness, and fell pantins to the floor. The
excessive heat of the court room, to-
gether with the mental excitement at
tending his labors during the trial, in
behalf of Mrs. Fair, had thoroughly
prostrated him, and he was scarcely
able to bear up during the close OF the
trial. He was removed to his hotel,
where, at this hour, three A. NJ, he
still lies unconscious.
Year: 1872

With Il few exceptions, the Demo
cratic newspapers published in the
Northern States, so far rs their ut
tcrances have come TO hand, declare
that the Cincinnati ticket of Gree
ley and Brown, is not ono which
can receive the endorsement of th c
Democratic National Convention.
The journals so far heard from are
chiefly those which are published
daily. but few publications of the
weekly press having been issued
since the nominations were an
noanccd. There is every reason to
believe that the tone of the weekly
journals will be very decidedly in
favor of district Democratic nomi-
nations, as country editors arc gen
orally less apt than their city breth-
ren, to feel inclined to depart from
ancient pathways. The Southern
newspapers generally seem willing
to accept the Cincinnati ticket if it
is necessary to do so to defeat
Grant. This is not unnatural, as
they would welcome any change
which would give promise of re-
storing them to the free exercise of
their rights of citizenship and ena-
bic them to go 20 work to retrieve
their fallen fortunes. They declare
that if the northern Democracy can
vote for Greeley, they can. But the
Northern Democracy cannot do this
thing; not only because in that case
they would be voting for a man
who has all his life been the strenu-
ous assailant OF all their principles,
but still more because he is so pc
culiarly constituted that, in the
event of his election, they know
not into what sloughs he may lead
them, his followers. They cannot
run the risk of asserting TO such a
leadership.


We do not think there will be
any great difference of opinion
among Democrats upon this qucs-
tion at the time of the meeting of
the National Convention. That
Convention will authoritatively set
tie all questions about which there
NAV be any variance among Demo
Year: 1872

The Secretary of the Treasury has decided
that 1.-The income tax ON the salaries of the
President and Judges of the Supreme Court
Is unconstitutional" and Will not be imposed
hereafter. The tax collected from these ON
GERS Is to be refunded
Year: 1872

The Ohio Legislature has passed . bill To
compel life insurance companies Of other
States doing business in Ohio to file with the


State Auditor waiver of the right to transfer
any case from the State to the Federal Courts.
Year: 1872

They have a queer way ,of doing up
things matrimonial down at Cave City,
where the Grand Duke took his hash on
Thursday night and parted from his Louis
vile guests, says the Louisville Ledger.


David Brown is rollicking son of Ken
tucky; true type of the damiicare village
or country youth who is just entering up
on his maturity. Maria Martin is, or was,
a village maiden of some charms, and a
good deal of spirit and Kentucky girl. David
and Maria courted, and loved and agreed to
marry; but for some reason David put off
the solemnization of the nuptials from time
to time until Maria's patience became ex-
hausted, and meeting her lover, she said to
him, with more emphasis than elegance
81 tell you what it is, Dave, you've got to
dry up this nonsense and quit your foOling;
for it's about time we was married, and
want you to come to time"


Dave" thought he would come to time
but then, as the parties had met on the
platform of the depot at Cave City, David
was at loss to know where he and Maria
would have the ceremony performed.
Maria's wits were sharp enough for the
emergency, and so she told David she would
provide place, and started him off to the
County Clerk for the necessary license.


During his absence Maria entered the
depot and asked the station agent for the
privilege of being married upon the platform
in front of the depot. "Certainly," replied
the polite agent, "or right here in the depot
if you prefer But Maria preferred the
platform. David soon returned with the
license, followed by his brother, who swore
the wedding should not take place. And
then the brother used shocking cuss words,
and drew pistol, which fairly riled David,
who also flirted out revolver, and would
have speedily demolished the interfering
brother but for the interposition of the by
ISLANDERS, who hustled the offender away
from the scene.


The marriage then took place, the parties
standing out in the cold upon the platform
while the ceremony was gone through with.
David rather enjoyed the novelty of the af-
fair. ''By gosh, this is bully, amt it Ma
riar?" he exclaimed. ''You bet, Dave" re-
sponded Maria; and then the happy couple
went on their way rejoicing, the happiest
pair, apparently, ever married at Cave City.
Year: 1872

Swapping the Devil for a witch.


NEW YORK, Feb. SIT has been openly
charged that one of the Republican Alder
men received bribe of five hundred dol
lars for voting for Cochran for President
of the Board. In consequence of the scandal
arising from the translation some of the
honest members threaten to resign.


1t is stated that ten or twelve members
of the anti-ring Grand Jury have been
bribed to prevent the Indictment of certain
parties; that one individual who expected
to escape paid out large amounts, but was
indicted. He threatens to make astound-
ing disclosures. Parties assert if the hon
est men on the jury attempt to investigate
these stories, that eight or ten members are
certain to be indicted.


Unpaid city laborers are preparing peti
ton to the Legislature for the removal of
Comptroller Green, and the appointment of
some man who will give them relief Much
dissatisfaction and suffering exist among
the men whose wages have been withheld
for month.


Democratic Reform.


The Democratic Reform General Conven-
ton this evening elected VIM. II. Wieckan
permanent chairman. Resolutions were
passed calling the Legislature for charter
which would place the control of city Off
GERS directly in the hands of the people.
The discharging of laborers AMI lowering
their wages in different departments of the
public works were strongly condemned.
Year: 1872

CINCINNATI, Feb. 3.-Yesterdaya crowd
of twenty-five masked men went to the Jail
at Richmond, KY, where Slough, who
murdered his wife on Thursday, was con-
fined and overpowering the Sheriff, took the
keys Of the jail, proceeded to Stough's cell
and marched him out a short distance and
hung him to a tree. The mob then quietly
dispersed. The circumstances attending
the murder were so brutal that the action
of the mob seems to meet with general ap-
proval.


Bold Attempt at Express Robbery.


An attempt at robbery was made in the
Adams Express car on the Panhandle train
due here at 6 o'clock this morning after
leaving Xenia. The armed guard was sit
ting in darkness, having been deprived of
light by the frozen condition of his lamp
oil. This quiet was broken by some un-
known person in the most remote end of
the car, who finally struck light to better
enable him to prosecute his search among
valuables in that part Of the car. The light
revealed the man clearly at work at atrunk,
whereupon the guard fired, the ball striking
the robber in the breast at a central point
and passing towards the right shoulder. The
wounded man was at once taken into GUS
tody, brought to this city, and finally re-
moved TO the hospital. His wound is not
dangerous. The man gives his name as
Jas. Trimble, and it is said was once a
brakeman on the road. He had about his
person a number of pawnbroker tickets.
From memoranda about him, it appears
he has, among other cities, taken Louisville
and Pittsburg in his recent travels.


Didn't Cross.


A farmer named Nicholas Yeaker under
took to cross the Ohio with a market
wagon and double team to-day, and when
approaching the Ohio side in the direction
Of Ludlow street the ice broke, letting the
team and wagon into the stream. The
man clung to an ice cake, and was barely
saved from great peril by persons who came
to his rescue.


A Mystery of Blood.


Antoine Bonte, a Pearl street dry goods
salesman, not appearing at bis place Of
business at noon, his room was entered TO
find a bloody bed and part Of his clothing
saturated with blood. 1t is supposed he at
tempted suicide, but all efforts to discover
him, living or dead, have thus far been I'M
availing.
Year: 1872

FISHING IN THE UPPER NILE.-A new
and exciting kind of fishing is to be had on
the Upper Nile. A big, steady boat is fit
ted with a wiRdlass in its bows, and long
whale-line, to the extremity of which is
fastened good sized buoy. From the
buoy, tetAered, by a powerful wire gimp of
several yards. fine fat goose, under each
pinion of which is tied strong sharkhook.
The'buoy is turned adrift, and the struggles of
the captive goose carefully watched. Before
long goose, buoy, and all disappear with a
rush, the line is dragged out, and the boat is
rapidly towed down stream. Then COM
mences the struggle. A crocodile is ex-
peditiously dispatched. After he has wear
led himselfby tugging about the boat for
twenty minutes or half an hour, the line is
wound in, and as the monsters on the sur
face a bullet is adroitiy lodged in his eye
his only vulnerable part.
Year: 1872

A few nights ago happy throng of la
dies and gentlemen assembled at friends
house in the country, not thousand miles
from Nashville, to witness the marriage of
lovely young lady and a handsome gen.
tleman. The time came, but the groom
did not; his mother and sister were present.
After waiting an hour or more, pleasantly
passed in hearing lecture for the occasion
from the intended bride, several gentlemen
proposed to go in search of the derelict
groom, whom they found at home fast
asleep. Upon being aroused and informed
of their mission, he excused his absence by
saying he was sleepy and not ready to
marry. The marriage ceremony, with but
one dissenting voice, was postponed. This
is not a good excuse. He should have
pleaded the tOothache and deferred his
sleep until a later hour.
Year: 1872

WE were a bit surprised early last eve
ming when the telegraph announced that
President Grant had gone to Baltimore to
attend Soldiers Orphans Fair. For once,
thought we, he is going to do the clever
thing. But in due time came dispatch
from Baltimore stating that he received a
sssplendid chair and also a gift for Mrs.
Grant" Our surprise ceased, and we may


presume that the Irrational hog was dead
headed into the Fair as well as on the rail-
Year: 1872

THE DENSITY OF A JAPANESE Pop


ULATION.


We were nearly an hour in traversing the
suburbs of this vast city, before we seemed
to gain the great throughfare, filed to over
flowing with an immense but very orderly
crowd. There was pushing and squeez-
ing, and from time to time desperate at
tempt was made by the police on some
luc1less wights in the front. Blows on the
bare head were dealt furiously on all; but
the weapon was fan, and although in their
hands a very effective one, it could hardly
do much mischief. We came at last to the
main river, spanaed by bridge three
hundred yards long, well and solidly built,
below which there is an island, covered
with houses, in the midst Ofthe stream some
thing like the island of st. Louis in the
Seine. Not a trace of hostile feeling was
to be seen anywhere, though the curiosity
was great to see the foreign ministers.
Here, indeed, as might be noticed at a glance
was vast population, with whom trade
was the chief occupation; and at every step
evidences of the greatest activity were visi-
bic. Piled up near the bridge l noticed
glazed tiles for drains, and earthen jars for
coffins-the japanese being buried as he
lives, with his heels tucked up under him
in a sitting posture,-an arrangement which
has at least the advantage of saving space in
the cemeteries, till further economized by
burning the bodies Of the poorer classes,
and merely burying their ashes in a jar of
small dimensions. The japanese have
some strange superstitions about either
sleeping or being buried with the head to
the north. In every sleeping-room at the
resting-places, we found the points of the
compass marked on the ceiling; and my
Japanese servant would on no account let
my bed be made up in any but the right
direction.-Bdydrd Taylor, in "TraUels
an JdpQn.n
Year: 1872

THE New York Commercial AdUeriiSer
asks: "Is there another woman in the
world so faithful to the memory of her de-
parted spouse as Lady Franklin? She has
spent thousands of pounds in vain efforts to
recover the bones of the illustrious naviga-
tor; she has been as true as the needle to
the pole, although that pole was her hus-
hands worst enemy: and now she wants
somebody to accept $4,000 and bring her
in return the records Of the expedition in
which Sir John lost his life. Verify, if dis
embodied spirits can be conscious of what
transpires in this 'shoal and bank of time,
must not Sir Johns contemplation of the
devotion of such wife add new charm to
the pleasures of paradise?"
Year: 1872

THE GREAT SALT BED OF TEXAS
The Sal del Ray, or the great salt lake of
Texas, is an immense bed of salt
about five miles n circumference.
The salt is formed naturally, and has only
to be shoveled up and taken away TO mark
ct. For table use it should be washed and
ground. The income derived from this
natural salt mandatory is reported to be
only twenty Thousand dollars annually; but
it is said that the Mexican Government
formerly collected arevenue of four hundred
thousand dollars in taxes on the product Of
the lake.
Year: 1872

Yarmouth, an accomplished villain and
political adventurer, is doing more to give
Joy to Democratic hearts, by bringing re-
proach upon the Republican party, than
any score of men on the American conti-
nent. What Tweed was to Democracy,
this adventurer is rapidly becoming to Re-
publicanism, and the sooner the same JUS
tice is meted out to him, the better it will
be for the State he has so long oppressed,
and for the reputation Of our great party.


We have watched with intense interest
the progress of events in Louisiana, and
even now as we write, it is possible a scene
of bloodshed and carnage may be enacting
by means of his hellish influences and
power. He is second Cataline, and with
his co-conspirators have combined to de-
stroy the Republican party of Louisiana,
to bring odium upon the administration,
and to deluge the Queen Sister of the
South with blood.


It is to be regretted, that even time is re-
quired and forms complied with, to dispose
of such characters, and while we do not
complain of the wise provisions of govern
ment which provides for investigation into
the conduct of even the greatest criminal,
we do not regret and fear that unless sum-
mary means are adopted, the great power
he controls in New Orleans will be used to
the injury of her citizens. .--.


His usurpations of authority are as out
rageous and damnable as it is possible for a
man in this enlightened age and govern
ment to assume. The patience of the peo-
pie, and of those who come directly under
his prosecutions, has almost worn out, and
unless this usurper is halted on his march to
despotsm, we are prepared to hear of des-
perate remedies being applied by them.


He seems to be the King Bee Of the po-
litical adventurers, who have cursed al
most every State of the South, and who
have engcndered bad feeling and hate all
over the land, and we do most sincerely
hope that the fate which has overtallen many
of them is in store for him, and that his
reign is only prolonged in order that his
punishment may be the more severe.


The people of Louisiana are rapidly
growing tired of submitting to the will o
this monstrous tyrant, who has so concen.
trated the power of the State within him
self as to make him believe he is King
over all.


To sweep out his political existanc'
would scarcely suffice the wrongs
committed by him; the destruction of his
own worthless carcass, is the SURE
remedy for the numerous outrages he has
perpetrated.


We bespeak for him the same ignominou'
fate that has befallen his brother chips il
other States of the South.
Year: 1872

ERRATA. The writ of error, in the
case of Washington Fontelroy, mentioned
in our paper yesterday evening, was ap-
piled for to remove the case from the coun-
ty court of Essex to the Circuit court of the
same county, and not to the Circuit court
of the United States. One of the grounds
of error complained of was also incorrectly
stated the false swearing, if any, was in
Caroline county, and the case should have
been tried in that county, and not in Essex,
where it was tried.
Year: 1872

SNUFF FOR THE House OF DELE
GATES Yesterday a large wooden snuff
box, containing an elegant article of snuff,
highly favored by tonqua beans, was
placed on the clerks desk for the use of the
members. The extra amount of sneezing
heard in the hall this morning induced us to
inquire the cause, when our attention was
directed to the aforesaid sneeze-box. We
enjoyed its contents hugely, and fear we
may be induced to grow fond of it our
eo1f
Year: 1872

Fun AHEAD.--The "Arkansaw Trav-
elero will be played at the theatre next
week. The play is said to be brimming
full and running over with fun. 1t is only
necessary to secure proper magnet at this
establishment to draw good audiences, and
although the thing desirable has been fire.
quently pointed out to the managers, they
seem determined to let every other place Of
amusement secure it, to the damage Of
themselves,
Year: 1872

serted him. He is great care to us at
times he is subject to paroXysms of homi-
cidal mania. He is very cunning and
dangerous, and has to be strictly watched,
especially at such periods. Last night
the person in charge of him, who had
been drinking with the upper servants,
fell asleep, as he now cOnfesses and the
old man, watching his opportunity, stole
from the room and passed down a back
staircase leading to the kitchen.
There he secreted large carving
knife left in the buffers pantry by
one of the servants, and passed to your
side of the house The man, waking,
pursued him, and found him crouching
in the hall, but gathered from his few in
coherent words that he had entered some
bedroom, either yours or one near it.
This is the whole mystery, my dear Mrs.
-, and / can only deeply regret that
You should have been placed for mo-
ment in such great DANGER"


We remained-were, indeed, obliged to
remain-for days more in the house; but
l was, must confess, very glad, in spite
of Lady Lawford's hospitality, to see the
coach that was to take US away drive up
to the front door. Often in my dreams,
that old Tudor window, the great iron
gate, the portrait, and the ghostly figure
in the old yellow dressing gown, figure in
wild nightmare complications.-LOn
SOciety.
Year: 1872

Is THERE language for babies9 -Ihave
made study of philosophy, yet l never
found a lexicon for such language. Never
theless, every mother and every nurse has
a language for her baby. Generally, it is
distortion of her own; often language
of unmeaning words. Is it law in the
nature OF the child that it should under
stand this lame, deformed language better
than the mothers pure and perfect one?
This reminds me of the one who takes
excruciating pains to distort his own Ian
guage so as to make the foreigner under
stand him better.


In the mother it is an affectation, play
full and loving, if you please; yet it cheats
her child into learning what it must soon
unlearn. The affectation of language is
often pretty; the Tuscans reach your
heart with their melodious prattle; the
Venetians attract you by jargon that is
pleasant to the ear; the Partisan inveigles
you into the belief that he carries his
heart on his lips. All this is done by a
combination of sounds, untrue to their
real vernacular-by q combination of
manners untrue to their real nature.


have no doubt that the mother, in the
playfulness of her love, likes to feel that
her baby is creature ''per sc" and there
never was one like it, and that it must be
addressed unlike other human beings.
"Baby go dey-dey," have learned, is in
tended to convey the idea to her baby
that he is going to take walk. 'Baby
go by-by," that the baby should go to
sleep. ''Ta-ta" is to impart to it a sense
of thankfulness, ETC., etc.


Yet how cruell That very baby has to
learn that all such talk is foolish, and
that it will be necessary it should say
"walk, "sleep," thank" as soon as it
comes in contact with other mortals.


This language of playful-loving moth
ers is often the cause of their childrens'
lispings and affectatiOns that become
ridiculous, in proportion as they grow
older.


l know children who cannot talk a
plain language at seven years of age, and
others who at three talk a grammatical
language.


am from a country where dialect
was spoken, and know how much labor
it cost me to learn a language 1 should
have known without studying.


Teach to your baby the language you
speak, correct in pronunciation, correct
in grammar, and refined in choice. You
will surely one day feel sense of pride
in hearing the praises bestowed upon the
good language of your child. Remember
that praise, or censure, passed upon youl
child's language, will reflect upon you as
the educator-T. s. VerGi, II. d., in Er
ceLsiOr hdQdzine