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Year: 1875

No one will defend Senator Spencer of Ala
bama-no one except the editor of the Wash
ington Republican Long since observing
men marked him but not for canonzation.
But it isn't worth while for the Tribune to
shout so loud about Spencer's corruption in
the senatorial election in Alabama, when ex-
Senator Fenton, whom it has so faithfully
championed, secured his last election to the
United States senate by system of bribery
and corruption ofwhch the smaller sized and
smaller pursed Spencer has no conception.
Fenton is now reformer out of business.
Year: 1875

THE latest thing in ''labor movements" is
a strike on the part OF the Western Union
Telegraph messengers in Boston. It's Alto
gether question of clothes. The company
decreed that these mercuries should be
arrayed in uniform. They provided the uni
forms and deducted its cost from the boys,
wages. The boys stood this but when came
forth the new decree that they should not
wear their winter clothes in the summer but
must have new suit they rebelled, and of
course propose in imitation of their elders, to
make unrelenting war on all boys who don't
wear winter clothes in the summer.
Year: 1875

MEMPHIS proposes a new departure in
baby shows, which is nothing less than
prize for the ugliest baby, pure and simple.
Doubtless the idea was conceived in the
broadest spirit of Christian charity, but with
the most woful ignorance of the female ma
ture. If the committee having this exhibit
ton in charge had offered premium for the
most intellectual baby, for the baby whose
bumps as interpreted by the phrenologst
gave the fullest assurance of future greatness,
and have simply added parenthetically-
symmetry of figure and regularity of features
to be considered a Disqualification
the show might have stood some chance to
escape bankruptcy, for mother may possi-
bly, be willing TO incur the risk of having her
darling adjudged the homeliest in the neigh
borhood for the assurance that Its ugly fea-
lures belong 10 future statesman. But the
assumption that any mother will permit her
her child to be adjudged a fury without a
compensating certificate iof intellectually is
too horrible thought and we dismiss it with
the remark that any society which seeks to
replenish its treasury by such means as this
Memphis one has adopted is doomed to an
empty treasury forever.
Year: 1875

SOME Of our party contemporaries are writ
ing very fine editorials about party harmony.
Excellent thing, harmony is in the main, but
like other excellent things, it may be turned
to bad use. For instance, caucus machin-
cry may be employed to foist bad nominations
upon party, and rebellion succeeds. Then
the cry of harmony is plea for corruption.
Now there is one way in which we can secure
a harmony that will not require any effort
and anxiety to secure, namely, by making
nominations which will commend themselves
to intelligent and far-minded men. Harmony
secured by such means will be worth possess
fnp
Year: 1875

THE almost daily reports of murders which
come from Massachusetts must be very con-
vincing to the apostles of capital punishment
that hanging furnishes the surest means of
preventing homicide. Murderers increase
much faster than they can be got rid of and
the stock on hand bids fair to become so
large soon that some machine will be required
by which two or three or half dozen can be
disposed OF at once. When several murders
were committed in this state in quick success
sion the cry was raised that the practical
abolition of capital punishment furnished the
sequel. 1t may occur to some one that the
same state of facts in Massachusetts where
capital punishment is in vogue, throws doubt
upon that conclusion.
Year: 1875

We do not read Anonymous letters and cemmuni-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all cases Indispensable, not necessarily tor publication
but as a guaranty of good faith.


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

New Orleans Times, Aug. g.


We incline to the opinion that, unless
there is a renewal Of the rains, there viii
be no serious disaster from overflow, at
least not below Ficksburg.


Memphis Ledger, Aug. 9.


Early last week when an overflow seem
ed imminent and the alarm was at its
height, we undertook to investigate and
see if the situation was as critical as most
persons supposed. Consulting the Signal
Service reports, we saw at once that the
upper Mississippi and Missouri were low
and not rising; from here to the Gulf ne
Mississippi was considerably below point
Of danger and all its tributaries from here
down were quite low, which gave a free
and unObstrucsed current to the Gulf.
The Cumberland was falling rapidly, and
from private sources we learned that the
Tennessee was comparatively low and fall
ing. The threatened food was coming
from Southwestern Missouri, Illinois, In
diana, Southwestern Ohio and portion Of
Pennsylvania. Upon these facts the Ledger,
of Tuesday last, predicated an assurance to
its readers that there would be a rise Of but
a few inches here, and gave our reasons for
such an assumption, which were in direct
conflict with the prevailing opinion. Each
day since has cOniImed our opinion as to
the imprObability Of an extreme overflow
as expressed in these columns. The rise
here has not been nine inches. The river
is stationary here to-day, will probably de-
cline by this evening and is falling at
Cairo. The upper rivers are all falling
and we feel assured that in few days the
river will be confined within its banks.
We have carefully applied reason TO the
facts known and tried to prevent unneces-
sary alarm, rather than create a sensation,
We hope the damage already done IS not
so serious as to amount to apu5lic calamity
and that the people Of the bottoms were
more ffightened than hurt.
Year: 1875

Mr.. Samuel B0wles has been taking
notes at Saratoga, and these are among the
things that psrticalarly impressed him:
While Saratoga does not seem to be The
last station on the straight and narrow
road to heaven by any means, yet for so
large and 50 miscellaneous a company
there certainly is a curious lack Of outward
vice. The AMOUNT sf wine drank at the
hotels is very small; at the dinner tables
not more than quarter or a fflh Of
European table d'hOte. You never see
many people IN the bar rooms; while dur
ing the fortnight Mr.. BOWles was there be
not only did not see an intoxicated
person anywhere in the streets, az the
hotels, on the race grounds, at John
Morrissey's pOOl-rOOms, but not even man
under the apparent influence Of liquor.
Nor, while weak women AID silly girls and
vulgar dressing do abound TO a degree
most discouraging for the future Of Ameri-
can society, is there apparent in any quar-
ter the slightest wantOnness Of behavior on
the part Of either sex. He doesn't
forget that John MOrrissey is a sort Of
patron saint in this vicinage; but if his
club house was the home Of the Young
Mems Christian Association it could not
be more decOrOus OutWafdly, nor more
serene and silent within; while the race
grounds, which are under his supervision,
are the perfection Of good order and disci-
pline and good administration generally.
Year: 1875




A letter from Fall river, where 1900
mill operatives voted themselves thirty days
vacation, rather than submit to 10 per cent
reduction in wages, states that the action of
the grocery and provision dealers in refus-
ing to credit will be speedily felt, for
available funds Of most employees must be
nearly exhausted; that while it is not the
policy Of the municipal government 10 al
low actual starvation, charity will be dis
pensed very sparingly, and the feeling
Of the community is decidedly against the
operatives, that they will resist all measures
for relief not absolutely called for in the
light Of humanity. Meanwhile, the mill
owners say they are determined to main
tain their position and settle forever the
principle that their business is not TO be at
the mercy Of the help; that they have been
governed by the operatives too long.


Tweed.


In another suit brought by the city
against VIM. NJ. Tweed, Judge Lawrence,
of the Supreme Court, has ordered that the
defendant be furnished with bill of par
ticulars, and have ten days to answer after
receipt thereof.
Year: 1875

To match IOwa's graSshOpper plague,
Nevada reports a disastrous invasion Of
rrirEzets. TO exterminate which in Paradise
Valley several hundred hogs and all the
rest Of the population have been hard at
work for several days.
Year: 1875

TIE CELEBRATION AT WILLIAMsos VALLEY The good people of Williamson Valley, learning that there would be ball in Prescott on the night of the 9th postponed their celebration until Friday afternoon, when they assembled at Mir Jerry w. Sullivan's house and had real genuine good time. Dinner was served at o'clock p. ID. and supper at midnight

 Those of our town who were fortunate enougl, to be able to attend speak in the highest terms of the manner in which everything was conducted. Especial mention is made of Mesdames Cook. Nash and Bagley, to whom was entrusted the manipulation of the eating department.

 After dinner the dancing began and lasted until everybody was satisfied. Henry Herbert was floor manager and Mir. Donihue chief musician.

 There were some 9 ladies and 50 gentlemen present, all of whom enjoyed themselves fully and were loud in praise of the bachelors of Will liamson Valley. Chino was we'll represented, Prescott sent good delegation and Williamson did the rest. Had the affair taken place on any other day than Friday this establishment would have furnished hand or two, but on that day the MINER expects every man to be on duty or the machine stops. We very much regret our ina bility to be there, we had been promising our sell that pleasure for some time, yet we are glad to know that it was perfect success in every re- spect; and the boys say the beauty of it that nobody would take cent in the way of renu- meration-everything was free.
Year: 1875

NARROW ESCAPE FROM DRowNING-During the high water in Granite Creek, on Monday, little Frankie Jewell went with other boys to see the water and drift wood running down the stream, and while on the foot-Iog, across the main stream, lost his balance and plunged head long into the boiling torrent. The boys were all frightened, made great noise but no attempt to save him. He was carried down the stream some distance, sometimes on top and sometimes beneath the surface of the water, until Conroy, who happened to be near by, saw what was the matter and plunged in and got him ont, other- wise he must surely have drowned It took some time to resussitate him he had stran- gled and taken in quite quantity of water He is all right now however and will probably fight shy of the Creek in future.
Year: 1875

BRIGHAM YoUNG ON OUR FREE ScHooLs.- Brigham Young, martyr to his faith ad- dressed the Salt Lake conference on the Huh of April last, in the follwing manner. The text was Free Schools Education" ," he said, ''renders boy worthless. All our congress men and governors of states are the spawn Of free schools. These men never performed days useful labor in their lives, and they would be far more valuable to the communi- ty if they would lay down their robes of of flee and go to work in the cornfeld. Would you have your children grow maudlin and worthless had no schooling, yet God chose me for the most exalted position on earth Your college professors, and men, cunning in all the wisdom of the Egyptians, often want meal while have laid up millions and can buy up every congressman, every editor and preacher in the country. Go away to your cornfields. I am opposed to free schools ]; and, understand me. although you come beg ging to me on your knees will not give one dollar to educate another mans child"
Year: 1875

To RE HUNG NEXT FRIDAY.-One week from to-day, at the Courthouse in Prescott, Manuel Ablcs, iconvcted at the late term of the District Court of murder in the first degree is 10 pay the penalty of his crime by being hung by the neck until he is dead. We hear of no efforts being made to procure a commutaton Of bis sentence In fact the people seem to think that the judg- ment of the Court, severe it is, is not more than commensurate with the crime committed, and would have been quite well satisfied ii the other Mexican and Malone, who were tried with him, had shared the same fate.
Year: 1875

BUILD YOUR RCHIMNEYs.-Remembcr that all houses in Prescott where stove-pipes are used are required to be provided with chimneys by the lst of September. They can't all Dc built at once, and it is tims some were commencing The Village Council determined to enforce the Ordinance, and those who neglect it will have 1t done by the Marshal. Better attend to it and save additional expense.
Year: 1875

MORE RAIN.-On Monday afternoon the rain poured down in torrents, washing the streets clean and raising the creek two three feet in q few minutes time, and yet are told that it only reached few miles from town.

 Chino Valley did not get any of it at Agua Fria it only sprinkled, and John Dixon from Skull Valley and Solomon Jackson from Kirk land say they had rain in either of those places where it was badly needed.
Year: 1875

ASA BUFFUM loaded the shell of an old Roman candle with powder the other day, and in attempt ing to display his skill in gunnery burnt his eye brows of, and only saved his eyes by taking the precaution to shut them tight when he went to touch it off
Year: 1875

Ii has long been fsvorite theory with some
professional men that certain articles OF Diet
nourished the brain more directly and perfect
y than others, We may do the enthusiasts in
this theory injustice in assuming that it s
nothing more than theory, but they have the
old consolation OF knowing that if it be fact
It can be proved. The centre Of the argument
appears to be that the brain is best nourished
through the assimilation OF food containing
large proportion OF phosphorus Thoughts that
burn" may have been unconsciously thus
deriyed,-at all events Brain Feeders
think they have but to arrange bill Of fare CON
sisting Of articles in whose composition phos-
phorls is known, by chemical analysis to enter
largely in order that weary mind workers may
recuperate and grow, metaphorically, fat Of
all food supplies hsh is known to hold most Of
this essential element. Other.palatable matters
such as oysters, cream and Oatmeal, are largely
indebted TO the. same me.component and after these
leaders there is long list from which choice
may be made, of articles Of food containing phos
phorus in greater or less degree. Oysters stand
very high in the catalogue, and the question
suggests itself whether it ls owing to that fact
that the biyalve id SO fayorite dish with late-a
night people of an artistic and literary turn OF
mind? But on the other hand this dainty class
is not overly given to the vulgar tripe. which
experts assure us s soaked in phosphorus, so
to speak, and, which if the theory il correc,
should be warranted to set the brain in 8 blaze
almost surely as Goldfish itself


The subject is thus seen to have ts perplex
ties, although the leaders in the new doctrine
will not admit of any bar to perfect success. A
reform banquet illustrative Of the principles here
referred to WAS given in New York a few nights
ago and proved to be something OF novelty.
Besides the articles mentioned there were served
toasted cheese, calves brains, boiled custard
and cabbage, more disheartening mess
most good liyers will say they never heard Of =
and yet nearly all the articles are generally ap
proved and it is only the incongruity in theii
list which attracts attention. OF meat proper
OF bread, or butter or vegetables generally there
was none Brain-builders must not look in
those directions If they would thrive. tender.
ioin steak has 80 little phosphorus in it that it
ought to be ashamed to come on table while a
lovely dish Of tripe and custard is almost equal
to box of lucifers. The.queer feast was car
ried through, although there is no record of how
the gay jewellers found themselves on the follow
ing day. One such dissipation should surely be
enough for the most reckless ton-piodnt. And yet
there would seem to be reason in the notion OF
Year: 1875

these reformers, too. Only one thing has to
be proved, that the brain requires this peculiar
kind of support. That the food containing the
desired element can be selected, and that the
system can assimilate such food is of course
Year: 1875

Mr.. MOODY will close his labors at his
home in Northfield this week, having held
his last Sunday service in the North Congre-
gational church of that city yesterday,
From the report Of our correspondent
it seems his efforts there have been
characterized by their usual gratifying
success, the opposition Of the Unitarians,
headed by Mr.. Sunderland, having had no
other bad effect than that OF creating division
among themselves In this age and coun-
try, where the demands Of religion are apt ia
be lost sight Of in the eager pursuit Of mat
ters purely temporal, it would seem to
be the part Of wisdom TO welcome
all means and methods for stirring up the
community to consideration Of spiritual
things, and to this view at least all the
evangelical clergymen Of this city and
vicinity have given their hearty con-
sent
Year: 1875

The account Of the condition Of our three
State prisons Sing Sing, Clinton and Au-
burn-published to-day although brief, con
tains much matter for serious reflection.
We are told that these institutions are
crowded at the present moment as they have
never before been crowded, and that the in
crease Of crime evident from such fact is
enough to alarm the country. Already the
insuficiency Of the accommodation Is se-
riously felt The law very wisely restricts
the occupancy Of . cell 70 a single prisoner;
but at Sing Sing this provision cam
not be observed, and some four hun
drod cells have two conyicts in each.
IT il also stated that one-half the
inmates Of Sing Sing are idle and subsisting
wholly 1T the public expense. When they
leave the prison they have no trade e fol-
low, even if honestly disposed to reform,
and are let loose on tic community more
accomplished il crime more reckless and
hardened than when their first offences
against the law worc committed.


one Of the inspectors suggests that by o
triHing expenditure for machinery and ma
terial two branches Of industry might be
established At Sing Sing that would give
employment to 0 large number Of convicts.
one Of these is the manufacture il the prison
Of all tho cloth necessary for the use Of all
the State penal institutions, as shirting,
blankets and convict suits. The other is
the manufacture of cocoanut mats for doors
Neither of those would be subject TO
the objection Of competing with outside
\ labor The cloth manufactured might
be used not only in the prisons, but IN all
charitable and other institutions that are q
State charge, and the cocoanut mats used IN
this country are mainly imported from Eng
land and arc made in the English prisons.
The suggestion seems deserving Of considera-
ton. Something should be done to give
employment " Az ahla-bodiad GanYaits" and
Year: 1875

The tide Of religion is again at full flow
since the watering places and the mountains
have given as back our reinvigorated minis
ters and their refreshed congregations. The
sermons bear evidence about them Of the sea
breezes and the mountain air and are in
striking contrast with the fag end of the city
season, when brains grow weary and relig-
ion drags. The congregations exhibit re-
newed attention and reawakened in
terest. The annual revival comes
in good season, for it promises to
hold in check the unbrotherly feelings
sometimes INDUCED in about election time,
at all events among those who attend church,
and it may urge us on to good deeds toward
the poor before the severe weather Of the
winter overtazes them. and lays them help
less at the feet Of charity Mr.. Frothing-
hams address, intended TO prove that God
is the embodiment Of love, honesty and
truth, would seem to be peculiarly
happy at this time, and to tend toward such
results as those at which we have limited for
how necessary is it that, in our political and
business lives, we should cultivate the godly
attributes Of honesty and truth, and how
strikingly does the divine love point out to
US our duty toward suffering humanity2


The sketches Of the several sermons
which we publish to-day display a va
riety Of thought and an originality
which will claim attention, and which makes
them interesting reading Mr.. Beecher,
quaint, forcible, bold and emotional is ever,
before d jammed audience and in the midst
Of autumn flowers, with which his platform
was literally decorated, preached from the
\ significant text:-"Cease to do eyil-loarn to
\ do good" lie expatiated on tile power
and purpose Of the Bible told his
hearers how TO overcome eyil-doing and
was as emphatic as usual in lis
contemptuous protest against ''mushy
and disconsolate Christians 1t is Mr..
Boecher's boast that his religion, like lis
frame, is strong, healthful and full Of yigor
Mr. Hepworth's discourse was eloquent and
forcible DR.. Talmage devoted his eloquoncc
to proving that religion and business are moi
in conflict, dispelling the idea That a sharT
business man must be worldly and not re-
ligous. The discourses present medley .
holy thoughts which make the HERALD o
to-day as much missionary as it is d nowl
journal