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Year: 1871

The Westaeid Horror-Arrcsf or the


Cuiprits.


The officials of the Staten Island Ferry
out of eleven jurors of exceptionally high
character and intelligence with the guilt of
murder, were yesterday put through pre-
liminary course of wholesome discipline. Mr..
Vanderbilt, Mr.. Braisted and the mulatto
engineer were arrested early in the morning
and taken to the Tombs. The Coroner very
properly refused to take bail for their further
appearance, and for several hours Mr.. Van
derbilt, his eighty e-dollars-a-month darky
engineer and his superintendent were con-
imagine the three bewailng their common
fate. Mr.. Vanderbilt can, indeed, now say
with Sancho Panza, "Adversty makes us
acquainted with strange bedfellows." We are
sorry, however, that writ from the Supreme
Court spared this wealthy gentleman the plea
sure of spending night in one of the hideous,
vermin-haunted cells of this prison. The few
hours he would thus have spent in durance
vile would have given him valuable expe-
rience of the treatment which poorer men,
arrested on the suspicion of crimes far less
dark than that which casts shadow over his
own fair fame, are required to endure.


Still it was a great moral triumph yesterday
to have a member of the wealthiest family in
America hauled off to criminals cell side by
side with poor negro. II showed that in
its general administration, if not in its every
feature or upon all occasions, there is in this
land of realized promise but one law for both
the rich and the poor. AS to the trial of Mr..
Vanderbilt and his partners in ''criminal negli-
gence, if the Grand Jury do indeed return a
true bill of indictment, we hope that the pro-
ceedings will be hurried on as fast as possible.
The Foster case showed that the authorities
can, upon occasion, be prompt In action. Let
them be equally Jealous with this great mil
lionnaire-whose lust of gold has tempted him
into negligence" that has cost hundred
lives and immeasurable pain and sorrow-as
they were with the drunken car conductor
We do not believe that Mr. Vanderbilt and his
colleagues in guilt ought to be convicted of
the first degree of murder; but we ought to
know at once what is the exact legal character
of the crime of rsking ten thousand lives a
day at ten cents head.
Year: 1871

ANOTHER New DEPARTURE. Africa
Is rapidly increasing in favor in the old slave
States At a political meeting in st. Louis
yesterday, when General Grant was spoken of
as a candidate for reelection, his name was
received with some tokens of disre spect, and
one of the crowd cried out, II go for a
nigger!" This shows great change of sen IT,
ment at the South. White men at the North
are not yet prepared to support negro for the
Presidency
Year: 1871

ESCAPE OF CoNyICTs FROM SING SiSG.-
Yesterday twelve convicts made good their
escape from the Sing Sing Prison in singu-
larly bold and novel manner. About noon the
steamtug Dean Richmond suddenly landed at
the prison dock, and was immediately taken
possession of by the prisoners The boat was
then headed down the river, and the prisoners
landed on the western shore, near Rockland.
four miles below Sing Sing, and the men fed
into the interior The affair was admirably
conceived and well carried out. On board the
tug was found the prisoners clothing, num-
Der of articles of disguise and several revov-
ers, showing that the escape was planned by
outsiders
Year: 1871

THE MILLERrTEs have ciphcred out this
time that according to the prophecies OF
Daniel the world will come to an end and we
shall have ''the second advent" about the Sd
of September. Consequently among the
faithful believers in this calculation Wamsutta
cotton for ascension gowns is in great request
Year: 1871

BUSINESS AND PLEASURE CoMBINED-In the
gathering of the Brooklyn democratic ring
politicians at the Saratoga horse races to make
up q Kings county ''slate" for our November
election but the idea is not new one.
General Grant has been godsend to Long
Branch in the squads of politicians drawn
there from day to day all summer to grind
their axes and make up their little states in
reference to the spoils and plunder. In these
summer political caucusings Long branch
has been the general headquarters of the re-
publicans. Saratoga has been the favorite rem
devious of the democratic wire pullers and
pipe layers, and the West Virginia Green
brier White Sulphur has been and is the
favorte resort of the uminaries OF the late
Southern Coniederacy. Two or three weeks
hence all these political birds of passage will
he scattered homeward with the moths and
butterflies of fashion for the active work OF
the fall campaign.
Year: 1871

prietors, at the astonishing development of
railroad and other enterprises, aud at the gen.
eral well-being Of the masses. All these
things present unmistakable evidence Of
financial prosperity as well as the abundance
of our products.


But glorious and happy as is our great coun-
try at present. its future must be far more so
if we be wise enough to preserve the institu-
tions handed down to us and to remain at
peace among ourselves. 1t would be hard to
realize, even in Imagination, what this republic
may be in quarter Of a century, or what this
great commercial metropolis of New York may
become in that time. With peace at home
and abroad, with no entangling foreign alli-
ances or European complications, and pursuing
our own destiny with single eye to the per-
petuation of republican liberty and the greatest
good of all, this nation must stand first in
wealth, power and influence in the world.
Our national debt will have vanished like mist
before the sun taxation for the support of
government will amount individually to
trife; eighty millions of citizens, probably,
will cover the vast area of the Continent and
make 1t blossom as the rose, and the city OF
New York will rival London in population and
wealth. This is not an exaggerated picture Of
the future. 1t is the present condition of the
country and that prosperity which has begun
to dawn upon US so soon after the close of
frightful and devastating war that give strik
ing impression Of the coming time. No other
people have such an Inheritance or prospect
Year: 1871

THE FIFTEENTH AMENDMENT is evidently
considered Unconstitutional, revolutionary.
null and void by the Southern aristocracy of
the ''lost cause gathered at the Greenbrier
(west Va.) White Sulphur Springs. AT a
grand fancy dress ball there the other even
ing they had the usual gathering of white men,
red men. yellow men, Caucasians, Indians and
Mongolians, but Sambo and Dnah were ruth
lessly excluded, and mo representative Of
negro character was admitted to the ball. :"
This means that while compelled to scquiesce
in the civil and political equality OF Sambo
the dominant white society of the South wish
him distinctly to understand that still there is a
line of social division between him and the
white man which he cannot pass. We think,
too, that this dividing line it will be wise on
the part of Sambo on all occasions to respect
inasmuch as the distinctions and prejudices
between the white man and the black man
established by nature are stronger than human
laws or constitutions, and inasmuch as the
social laws of community, like the infexible
laws of the Medes and Persians, must he
obeyed.
Year: 1871

The Oracle, Columbia, Daunt.ess, 1ida wave and
Dreadnaught have just arrived. in the order men.
toned. ana the others are momenJarily expected.
The entire fleet will doubtless be at anchor before
ten O'Clock as the breeze has Just begun to freshen
The Columbia and Dauntless left Nantasket on
Tuesday afternoon and at sundOwn anchored or
Cane Cod They weighed anchor at five O'Clock
Yesterday morning and crossed the shoals, the
breeze blowing steadily from the southwest. They
arrived at Vineyard Haven toward three O'Clock in
the afternoon. The weather being very thick and
foggy they remained at anchor in Vineyard haven
until this morning, when, IN company with the
others, they sailed for this port
Year: 1871

Delegation OF the EVauHciicRi AHlance.


Prince Gortchakof, says our special cable
report from st. Petersburg, has snubbed the
Evangelical Alliance. At least he told the
gentlemen of the deputation to mind their
own business and not to meddle with what
he called ''the domestic affairs Of Russia. ="
This cavslier-like answer will not greatly
please the American people Prince Gortcha-
koff may be sure of that. Now 1t is the busi-
ness of the Evangelical Alliance to see that
Protestants should not be oppressed in
any part of the world, whether it
be in the Cannbal Islands or in China
or in the wilds of Timbuctoo, or, lastly, in
Russia, where despOtic government, in
cited by fanatical priesthood, has subjected
all individuals who differ from the established
Church to the most tyranncal laws, punish
ing converts to Professionalism like common
criminals. Religious liberation has become
international law, and all nations are equally
bound to observe it. Russia is at present
the only Power in Europe that refuses to
all persons not belonging to the Greek
Church are looked upon as aliens.
and simply allowed on suferance
Turkey, which it has been the fashion of Russia
to point out as stumbling block to progress
and civilization, is far more liberal in this
respect and in many others, than Russia.
But in this nineteenth century Of ours not
even a Gear of all the Russias can long defy
the sentiments Of the world and control men
in their religious opinions.
Year: 1871

The money market is without any change, and call
loans are still negotiable at per cent pledge OF Gov
ernment bonds and "a per cent where the collateral
consists railway shares Time loans running 20 day
are per cent and for one year at the legal bank
rate Discounts more the basis OF 4iG6 per cent
Business was restricted in Government bonds, the ex
treme basis OF prices established by the Treasury not
encouraging speculation There is also scarcity OF the
old aye-twenties available for street The market
closed steady the basis Of l3GIl3t for 61s Fish
Hatch report as follows at p m.
Year: 1871

Until after the opening of bids for the Treasury gold the
gold market steady at l2as the latter quotation
being nominal Since IL IN. the price has been stereo
typed at 1l2 the dealings having been OF special
ment There yet good demand for the cash gold and
the lending rates and per cent for borrowing,
to fiat. The days business at the Gold Exchange Bank
was follows:


a. iclear
Year: 1871

The World thinks Judge Barnard
injunction order has accomplished a
revolution in the city government, and
that the only way out of it is to'repeal
the present city charter. 1t says that
bestowal Of power upon Deputy Comp,
troller Green meets with general ac-
quiescence and approval.


Committee Meeting.


The committee of Seventy had long
meeting las. night, and adopted con-
stitution. A committee Of Conference,
with the Albany Council of Reform
was appointed and instructed to request
the Mayor to appoint such inspectors
Of election as they might nominate.


At a meeting of the Sinking Fund
committee yesterday, it was ruled by
Mayor Hall, and acquiesced in by the
rest of the Board, that it had no power
to raise money to meet the present
financial crisis in the city treasury
Year: 1871

Nothing on a farm is more profitable
than a good brood-mare. With the
present high prices of horses-which we
do not suppose will become less-a
handsome addition to the income of a
farmer may easily be made BY keeping
a span OF mares instead of horses, and
so arranging matters that the coming
OF the colts would not interfere with the
farm work. The raising of a pair Of
colts would cost comparatively nothing
until they were three years old, when,
If such animals as an ambitious far.
mer would desire to keep about him,
they would bring $500, and possibly
more.
Year: 1871

jury, when was IN better trim for
story telling than I was when be po-
liccmau interrupted me, had the effect
Of giving tho visitor lodgings in q
public institution, and secured me
against repetition Of his call for OF
least ten years.
Year: 1871

THE NEw-YoRK RIoT.-The anti Orange riot of New York, last week, shows how large dangerous class is to be found in every city, and how largely that class is composed of Catholic immigrants. The weakness of Mayor Hall and the tardiness of Gov. Hoffman is severely comm ented on, upon all hands. The promptness with which the riot was suppressed is very reas- surfing. This is not favorable generation for riots in any case. The country is full of men who have fired shots in earnest too often to waste much time on blank car. tridges and other follies, in the face of an

 armed mob.
Year: 1871

Ha A committeeman who engineered a Fourth of July celebration. week before last. took up contribution shortly after, says the Courant, to help him out on the expense. He got map of Asia and two quarts of cider. He drank the one, had a light overcoat made of the other, and perambulated that precinct with as light an outer garment. as light heart, as light a head. and as light pocket, as any man in the 'svast Union which our fathers" Sc.
Year: 1871

Nothing is so pretty as TO see the engaged
folks part on Monday morning, the fowler
to 90 back to business for whole week


the ensnared to stay at the Cape counting the
days Of his absence. To sec thi. scene you
must get up at six of the clock, for it is the
early train that the young man of business must
take. The young man ip his duster, a little
dragged out, slips down with his valise, and
at the foot Of the stairs, spying the inoxora-
bic omnibus, halts minute TO let the bird
catch up to him Also little worn with
carly rising and late last evening, the bird
hops down stairs in her yellow morning plum
age and formally shakes the young man by
the hand and as he recedes and turns once
at the threshold to look back with that glance
which is the respectful yearning Of all that
he knows or hopes for it meets, already fixed,
the birds farewell, poured ont Of her eyes
like note Of melody. That look is the low.
ing solacc Of the week, the one ration on
which love must march for six days, till Sat.
urday brings another rendezvous. 1t is the
pledge, better than oath or affirmation that
neither is to be forgotten by the other al
though the true parting, as we all know, took
place elsewhere, as above stairs-perhaps in
the room Of the old bird, who graciously rs.
sentcd and lived back thirty years in the
sound Of her daughters kiss


The three fond periods Of life are the first
consciousness Of love returned, the summer
last before marriage, when all the course is
smooth, and, next, the early months Of the
first baby, when the man feels little queer
and the woman is perfectly selfpossessed
again. The woman engaged, fully and distinct.
Iy in love, is the highest type Of human fdel.
ity See this one, abandoned tc q week Of
the longest ennui possible to her nature, the
absence of her aihanced a man would perhaps
balance it by the violence of his pleasure. and
smother expectation in gayetyi like yestal
who knows not the day nor the hour when her
master cometh, the engaged woman becomes,
for her sake, the subject of her own exalted
respect Her body and soul, her walk and con.
yersation, are purer in her eyes because they
have been promised away. She draws around
herself the circle Of the solemn church, and all
society falls beyond the line but one man can
cross it. The beach, the ball the promenade
etherealize, and no longer partaken in romp
and volatility find her still higher above re-
proach each Saturday successfully, till at last,
when the season ends, and with it the last cam
pagn of her beauty, she abdicates like Zenobia,
without an accusation secret, or lament.
4 women in love knows when her mind Is
made up a man thinks he does Cape Mag
Lcffer, iy Ge0rge Alfre3 Touacn3
Year: 1871

My little boy is dead said friend, as
we met upon the street. " We have lust
been to bury him Then with tender words.
which came so readily from the fond fathers
bleeding heart he went on to speak Of his
darling boy, his opening mind and aacctiouato
heart his last painful sickness, tne closing
scene and the vacancy Of home, now be is
gone. " But he added and as he spoke his
face lighted up with true submissive peace
" he taught me one lesson before he died"


Aud what was that" inquired. He
replied, " As my boy grew very sick the
medicine was exceedingly disagreeable to him,
so much so that he refused to take it, But
! told him he must Doctor had so ordered,
and he must. Then lifting his eyes to mine,
he said, If | drink it, will you rock me,
father, and sing to me- Yes, yes, my good
boy take il and | will With that assur-
auce, summoning all his tagging powers, he
drank the bitter draught Then laying his
burning cheek on mine, he said, Now father,
rock me, sing for me-


The lesson my dying boy taught me is
this when my Heavenly Father minges a
bitter cup, and pressing it to my lips says,
Drink it, | will obey. Then will He rock
me in His strong arms Of love- and sing to
me the precious words of His promises Oh
how sweet :"


Afflicted one, is it not a truth, a great and
blessed truth, declared in the Word Of God
and confirmed by Christian experience, that
Like as a father pitieth his children, so the
Lord pitieth them that fear Him ?" And
when the humble disciple can follow the Mas.
ter into the souls Gethsemane, and there re.
peat His words, " Oh, my Father, if thi.
cup may not pass from me except drink it
Thy will be DONE" then will He rock me in
the tender arms of His love, and sing to me
words OF promise sweeter than ever fell on
angels ear Coagregationalia.
Year: 1871

DO not be ashamed of hard work. Work
for the best salaries or wages you can get, but
work for half price rather than be idle. BE
your own master, and do not let society OF
fashion swallow up your indiyiduality-hat
coat and boots. Do not eat up or wear out
all that you earn. Compel your selfish body
to spare something for profits saved. Be
stingy to your appetite, but merciful to others
necessities, Help others, and ask no help for
yourself. See that you are proud. Let your
pride be of the right kind, Be too proud to
be lazy too proud to give up without con-
quering every difficulty too proud to wear a
coat you cannot afford to buyi too proud to
be in company that you cannot keep up with
in expenses; too proud to lie, or steal OF
cheat too proud to be Stingy,
Year: 1871

Some things you will not be sorry for.
For hearing before judging. For thinking
before speaking. For holding an angry tongue.
For stopping the ear to tattler. For reius-
ing to kick fallen man. For being kind to
the distressed For being patient to all. For
doing good to all men. For walking uprigbty
bofore God. For lending to the Lord, For
laying up treasure 10 heaven,
Year: 1871

A HINT TO THE BENEvoLENT.-Poorpe people
want work more than they do aims, How
much better it would be for our millionnaires to
get up some magnificent public improvement
or to push ahead smartly those already COM
nenced-that might employ thousands of poor
laboring men, and invest a dozen or so fifty
thousand dollar contributions in paying the
interest on several millions Of city bonds
issued for the purpose of raising money for
paid improvements! Who seconds the mo-
kon?
Year: 1871

A Delightful Hnirdressiug.-Chevaiier Life
FOR THE HAIR recommended as the only reliable article
falling and increasing the growth Of hair s used
with pleasure by all desiring beautiful hair.
Year: 1871

LONDON, Jam Is, 1871.
England is about to make grand perhaps final,
effort for the assertion Of her claim to the dominion
OF the seas She Is rapidly reinforcing her naval
power.


can inform you that extraordinary efforts arc
being made to place the entire British Navy In sea
worthy condition. The work upon all the war ships
now In course OF construction or repair ar tho
several dockyards has been ordered to be pressed to
immediate completion by the Admiralty.
Year: 1871

Special to APPEAL.l


TUSCALOOSA, Ala, May 16.-The


Alabama and Chattanooga railroad is


finished. The last spike was driven


yesterday by the Superintendent.
The occasion was made one Of great


eclat for all concerned. There was
an immense concourse Of people from
Chattanooga, Tuscaloosa, Eutaw,
Livingston and Meridian. The
people were very enthusiastic,
and all are proud that at
last there is communication
through a region of country
hitherto denied direct communi-
cation with the great and busy world
beyond. This road, over which the
first through train passed this morn
ing, is two hundred and ninety-six
miles long, and runs in almost a
line from Chattanooga to Ne
ridian, where it connects with the
and by that with the
railroad. It also connects
with the Mobile and with the New
railroads running North and
South. We down here think it a
great blessing, and are very jubllant
over its completion.
Year: 1871

Professor Verill of Yale college with two iron manufactures from Boston, visited this mine last week and pronounced the de- poslt of iron ore very extensive and of excellent quality. They recommended the tunneling method of excavation, instead oe open mining as is practiced at the other mines in this vicinity. The location of this mine is well adapted for tunneling, being about 100 feet above the base of the Tachkonic mountain, and when the sur face is very steep and abrupt, the tunnel will always tend to drain the mine. The Boston gentlemen proposed to buy large quantity of the ore when excavated The ore can be very cheaply obtained in conse- quence of its elevated position on the mountain side.
Year: 1871

Political Condition Of the State-PrObubiIitics cs
ms to the RrsuIt Of the August Election
Prospects Of the Growing Crops Of Cotton,
Orm and Tobacco.


RUTHERFORDTON, n. O., June 20 1871.
We are now In the midst OF the political canvass
for the coming election, winch, usual is creating
great excitement, and in fact. | think there Is a
great deal more interest manifested In the this
time than ever witnessed before. Both parties are
doing everything In their power, one TO vote down


THE CONVENTION BILL,


the other to carry IT. While everybody admits
our constitution needs modifying, ana un-
LEGS 1t IL done 10 win ruin, or IN a
manner so, state still the republi-
can party desire to vote down the bill simply
because 1t was framed by their party, and for no
other reason. Their leaders say they oppose 1t be-
1t is unconstitutional, but that Is only an ex.
cuse. From my observation, and from COW ersa-
tons with persons from various counties IN the
state, am led to believe that the election will be
similar, in number OF votes. to the last we had.
The vote will be strict party one, and think there
has been but little change In either party within the
last year, and as the democratic party carried the
state last election think II probable that they Will


EXCELLENT C0TroN PROSPECTS,.


While there Is "A great deal to say ABOUT politics
our farmers are not negligent, but are busily en-
Raged IN working their Plantations. tnnk we will
raise more than our average crops tins year.





a. II does this year. The season has been especially
adapted TO the culture or cotton and II II continues
as II now Is there Is no doubt but that VIII equal
II not exceed the crop or 1870. All the cotton
which was raised last year has long since verv
fortunately Tor the Planters been sold, except
small portion which was raised by men who have
plenty Of capital.


THE CORN CROP


Will not quite come up last years. but will be what
we consider An average crop. I am informed by
one OF our largest farmers that 1t Will
lal snort 0t last years crop by about per cent
we cannot as yet form any definite conclusion Of the
crop out only surmlse as to the probabilities II the
season continues, as the corn Is not large enough
yet, and not enough too much rain viii be fatal


WHEAT AND BUCkwHEAr.


Our wheat has all been harvested but not yet
threshed, and az the rust was very hard on tie
stalk 1t ~ feared by great many that 1t viii nos
come up 10 their expectation OF this spring. When
the spring season opened oil farmers were highly
pleased with their prospects for large crop OF
wheat, out they were soon badly disappointed by
the rust which completely destroyed some elds. Il
Is not at oil unlikely that the present wheat crop
will be less than nfte~n cent short OF last year.