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Year: 1871

DEMOCRATIC ADDRESS TO THE COUNTRY
THE LoNG-TALKEp-OF DOCUMENT READY AT


LAsT-OPPOsITION TO THE CONSTITUTIONAL


AMENDMENTS - THEIR CONsTIrUTIONALlIl


ADMITTED WITH BAD GRACE-sOME OF ihh
: MEMBERS EXCUSED FROM SIGNING THE AID


DRESS.


IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuSRl


WASHINGTON, April 19.-The Democratic adj
dress to the people OF the country which will be made
public as soon as the Ku Kux bin is passed. has been
very warmly debated in the which have been
held during the past few days There was no disagree


ent in regard to those sections In which the Pesden
charged with having used the power OF his once 10
make his reelection, OF having wnked at corrup-
ton the expenditure OF the public moneys There was
unanmlty, also, in regard TO the sweeping indictments
of the Republican party for adopting Coxs Revenue
Reform PLATFORM reducing the taxes and suspending TIE
payment OF the public debt; but when the paragraph
declaring that the Democratic party accepts in good
faith the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amend
ments to the Constitution and that the rights OF AL
citizens black as we white, under those anne Adents
must hereafter he respected 1t was met with Dter oppo
sition especially by OF the Northern Democrats
The Southern members Of the party were almost unan
mousy in favor OF the measure, and profesoed desire
to cultivate spirit OF good feeling with the eoored
people, One man said that be member OF Doth the
Baltimore and Charleston Conventions, and God only
knew where he had been since; he only knew that
be did not desire TO repeat his experience He was an
officer Of the Confederate army. Senator salisbury op
posed this portion of the address his people he Thought
would not sustain IT, as they would never consent 10
accept these amendments, which they believed TO DC
wrong, and al outrage upon the Democratic party
Frank Blair present at the last evening but
did not oppose the policy. The address was circu-
lated among the Democratic Senators and Representa-
tives this afternoon, and signed by most Of them
few who favored It have been excused from signing
out OF Difference the sentiment IN their district


bu fair to say that this spasm OF sense among the
Democrats Is due the advent OF new members In Con-
cress and who have awakened from the Zip Van Wrinkle
sleep into which they fell during tho war; They have
assured tho old members that they hope to succeed IN
the next Presidential election. they must pursue diff
ferent from that Of the past few years and their
counsels have prevailed.
Year: 1871

enty separated her But as they have struck at human
he at property at liberty they have suppressed
and newspaper they are IN fair way 70 suppress also
labor and 10 condemn the population Of Paris die OF
hunger. Not an idea not system however false ia
Goblin violence To maintain to themselves the power
1sthOf March. which, 1t said, to free the city
and render mankind happy When is II Ia
unbecomng TO even the Assembly OF Versailles
of poverty.
Year: 1871

From once W eek


There Is no breach Of that etiquette
which should be observed In public
places 50 reprehensible as that Of q
gentleman leaving ladies sitting alone.
1t is not only \ matter of etiquette,
but of the attention and protection
due lady under the charge OF gen.
tlemanl How often do we observe at
the opera and the theater from fifty
10 hundred vacant chairs between
acts, representing this reprehenslble
praeticel Gentlemen should not be
guilty of such a disTespectful act to-
ward ladies, and ladies should not toll
crate It'll There are many cOnsldera.
tiOns apart from the etiquette OF good
breeding in public places to discOur-
age such q practice. A lady Is liable
TO be insulted in the absence of her
escort; the difficulty of his returning
through a crowded house to his seat,
and even the probability Of an aeci-
dent or panic occurring, which would
require his immediate care of the lady
or ladies under his charge. This
breach of good taste and breeding Is
not committed, in a majority OF in
stances, once or twice, but frequently
repeated between every act. The
most eftectual way for lady TO pre-
vent it, Is to refuse to accompany
gentleman to public place of amuse-
ment who Is guilty of this ungentle-
manly breach OF decorum and neglect
of q lady under his charge.
Year: 1871

MUNICH, Oct. Z, 1871.
Tho liberal and democratic sections OF the LeRisia
tive body remain anxious on the subject Of the
actual state OF the relations which exist between the
Bavarian government and the Holy See
Forty seven members OF Parliament, belonging
TO the party OF progress have already interpeated
the government concerning Its attitude on the
Church question.


The Cabiuet Minister has promised that ne will
deliver reply IN bcnalf or the crown and his col
Leagues at an early day.
Year: 1871

An Act jor the Telief 0f he inhabitants ot

 cities and tOvRs upon dts public lands.

 Re t enacted, etc., That whenever any DOT tion of the public lands of the United States have been or shall be settled upon and occu- pied as a town site, and therefore not subject to entry under the agricultural pre-emption laws, it shall be lawful in case such town shall be incorporated, for the judge of the county court, for the county in which such court shall be situated, to enter at the proper land office, and at the minimum price, the land so settled and occupied in trust for the several use and benefit of the occupants thereof, according to their respective inter ests; the execution of which trust as to the disposal of the lots in such town, and the proceeds of the sale thereof, to be conducted under such rules and regulations as may be prescribed by the legislative authority of the State or Territory in which the same may be situated; Pr0Uided, That the entry of the land intended by this act to be made shall be made, or declaratory statement of the pur- pose of the inhabitants to enter it as a town site under this act, shall be filed with the Register of the proper land office prior to the commencement of the public sale of the body of land in which it is included, and that the entry or declaratOry statement shall include only such lands as are actually occu- pied by the town, and the title to which is in the United States. If upon surveyed lands, the entry shall m it's exterior limits be made in conformity to the legal subdivisions of the public lands authorized by the act of twenty fourth of April, one thousand eight hundred and twenty, and when the inhabitants are in number one hundred and less than two hun.
Year: 1871

Senator TrumbuIl, (RadicaD of Illf-


riois, thus urged his objection to the


Ku Klux Billwhcn 1t was before the
Senate:


Mr.. Trumbuf1, of Illinois, expressed
his regret that while 90 important q
bill was under consideration, the Sem


ate should be SO thin, and 50 little at


tention be paid to the principles inv0lv-
ed In this bill. When this Government


was formed the protection Of the life
and liberty Of individuals was left to
the States; the Federal Government
was formed for general and national
purposes. In respect to the bill he was
willing to go as far as the farthest In
any measure to enforce the authority
OF the United States in any part Of the
States; hut he was not willing to enter
;ag, any State for the purpose Of puni:ssh'ing :s'In
against another. AS the bill passed
the House, 1t was understood to go no
further than protect to the citizens In all
the rights granted by the Constitution.
The question was whether the amend
ments which had been made 70 the
Constitution changed the principles on
which the Government was founded
In his opinion, the Fourteenth Amend
ment conferred no more rights Of citi-
~tIohiP tuau Tie oIttiftdk IOii5libuttOA
conferred. Under the Fourteenth
Amendment the power exists in tho
Federal Government to prevent any
State from discriminating in any way
against any citizen Of the United
States; but the power under that
amendment which was claimed by
some would annfhilate the States. AS
originally introduced I'm the House, it
went to the extent of providing pun
ishmcnt for the violation Of State laws;
but the attention of some of the more
thoughtful minds In the House had
been directed to this, hence the change.
As the bill passed the House, he would
be willing to support it, and he regret
ted the amendments made by the
Judiciary Committee, the effect Of
which was to do just what the House
had declined to do-punish ofenses
against the States. II the General
Government took into its hand the en-
tire protection of individual cases, that
would be the end of all State Govern
ment. As he believed that the liber-
ties of the people were safer in the
hands of the people themselves, he
believed that the writ of habeas corpus
should not be suspended unless on the
most urgent necessity. The writ was
never suspended in the history Of the
Government until the rebellion, and
jefferson was even unwilling to vest
in Congress the power to suspend the
great writ.
Year: 1871

Gods blessing on the stalwart arms


That hold their labor duty,
And bear the burdens of the hour


With cheerfulness and beauty?
All honor to the willing arm,


That lift the poor and lowly,
And teach us by their kindness
A lesson pure and holy?
And raptures for the glowing arms


That clasp with loving sweetness,
A word of joy and tenderness


In beautiful completeness!
And rest unto the weary arms


That after Pining sadHess @ 8
Twine round our dear returning ones,
And thrill again with gladness
But sorrow for the longing arms


Where hope. like birds, have nested;
Gods pity for the longing arms .
Where darling ones have testedI
Year: 1871

We will send the above valuable
paper with our own periodical for one
year, for the low price of $500. This
is chance TO- secure both these peri
odicals for abctt halt their value,
Send the amount to this Office ad7
they will both be promptly foEEsrdzs'
Year: 1871

WE would call the attention of our
country friends who want to get good
pictures to call on j. J. Thomas who has
very pleasant gallery on Commercial
avenue for their accommodation, and is
really the best artist we haye had in Cairo
for long time. If
Year: 1871

The CREW OF THE SAGINAw.-The pay.
master of the wrecked steamer Saginaw
Mr.. George Il. Reed wrote the following
letter to his family, dated Ocean Island


November -, 1870:


You will, of course, be surprised to gel
letter from this desert island, but it has
now population Of ninty-three souls
the Saginaw's late crew. la short, we
were wrecked here, and the Saganaw is nc
more. We left Midway Islands on the
evening of Friday, October -, and the
next morning found ourselves at II
A. NJ, humping on the reef. We staid by


the ship until daylight, when we got out


four boats and provisions, all we could


| saved my safe and part of the ships


books, about one-fourth of my clothes and


my watch.


If you could see me now, you would
hardly recognize me =; pair of boots al
most large enough for two feet in one
ragged pants and an old felt hat; no coat
i keep that for evenings when it is cool.
l have my best uniform saved | put that
on to come ashore with. We had to wade
about two hundred feet on the reef, and
[ stood in the water half the day, passing
provisions to the boats Then went ashore
and got out bread from boxes and dried
it. We have been living on very short
allowance, and are thankful for a spoonful
Of mashed potatoes and small piece Of
meat twice a day, with a cup of tea in
the morning. l am thankful that we are
all saved, and hope to see you all in three
months. The gig has been decked over.
and is to start for Honolulu tomorrow or
next day for relief Ocean Island is
similar to- Midway in construction, but
larger, and the coral reef is much further
from the land. We have for breakfast
this morning some Of the brown albatross
or goonies as we call them. We shall
not want for meat, as there is an abun-
dance Of fish, seal and turtle, so that we
have no fear of starving, although the
flour, rice and bread will last but about
two and a half months more


hope this viii reach you before YOU
get anxious about Us, for if the gig is not
we expect to be here until the
middle Of March. | shall send this in her
to be mailed from Honolulu. Our execu-
tive officer and four men 90 in her, and 4
perilous trip it Will be, for she is only
-wenty-four feet long The ship Ocean
was wrecked here twenty-five OF thirty
years ago. and much old drift-wood is
found on the beach. Most of our sails
we're saved, and we are all comfortable in
good tents | am very well but hungry.
We dug wells, but found no fresh water
At present we have good condenser from
he boiler we had on board, belonging to
he contractor. l am sure there was never
| ship wrecked crew having more con
than we have.


" / should like to write to more of my
riends, but space in the boat is scarce,
md everybody is writing"
Year: 1871

The WAR OF 1912 AND OF 1861 REVEALED TO


Hm-ANoTHER WAR IN 1877


The last time lever saw Anthony Sherman
was on the 4th Of July, IN 1919, in Inde-
pendence Square. He was then ninety-one
and becoming very feeble; but though so
old, his dimming eyes re-kindled as he looked
at independence Hall, which he said he had
come to gaze upon once more before he was
gathered home.


. What time is it ?'' said he, raising his
trembling eyes to the clock in the steeple
and endeavoring to shade the former with a
trembling hand. q What time is it |
can't see so we'll as l used to-


" HalEpast three


.. Come then he continued, . let us 90
into the Hall; l want to tell you an incident
in Washington's life-one which no one
alive knows of except myself, and if you live
you will before long see it verified. Mark
me, l am not supersttious, but you will see
it verified


Reaching the visitors rooms, in which
the sacred relics of our early days are pre-
served, we sat down upon one of the old
fashioned wooden benches, and my venerable
friend related to me the following narrative
which from the popularity of our national
affairs at the present time, have been in
duced to give to the world. | give it as
nearly as possible in his own words


- When the bold action of our Congress
in asserting the independence of the colonies,
became known in the world, we were laughed
at and scoffed atas silly, presumptous rebels,
whom the British grenadiers would tame
into submission but undauntedly, we pre-
pared to make good what we said. The
keen encounter came, and the world knows
the result. 1t is easy and pleasant for those
of the present generation to talk and write
of the days of '76, but they little know
neither can they imagine the trials and
sufferings of those fearful days. And there
is one thing 1 much fear /; and that is, that
the American people do not properly appre-
ciate the boon of freedom. Party spirit is
becoming stronger, and unless it is checked,
will at no distant day undermine and tumble
into ruin the noble spirit of the Republic
But let me hasten to my narrative.


From the opening of the Revolution, we
experienced all phases of fortune-now good
and now i'll at one time victorious, at an
other conquered. The darkest period we
had, however, was, think, when Washing
ton, after several reverses retreated to Valley
Forge where he resolved to pass the winter
of II. All | have often seen the tears
coursing down our dear old commanders
care-worn cheek as he would be conversing
with confidential officer about the condition
Year: 1871

ceived bent toward geological investiga'
ton, and a conception Of the right meth
ods of research, which led him as soon as
his college diploma was won to push out
to California. Through Professor Brewer
one of the earliest graduates of the Shelf.
field School, and one of the most success
ful scientific mountaineers and botanists
in the country, Mr.. King became a vol
unteer assistant under Professor j. ID.
Whitney on the geological survey of Cali
fornia, with which Mr.. Brewer was con-
nected as botanist. While in this service
he had the energy to climb to higher
point in the Sierra Nevada than had been
reached by any one else, to discover peak
which is still regarded by the knowing ones
as the loftiest point yet determined in the
limits of the United States. This point is
known as Mount Whitney. Since his con-
nection with the California survey termin-
ated he has been in the service of the IT,
S. government in the survey already re-
ferred to Of the fortieth parallel, that is to
say of the region adjacent to the Union
and Central Pacific railroads.


Mr.. Gardner, his friend and associate in
these works, kindred spirit and an admi-
rable worker, received part of his train
ing in the Rensselaer, School at Troy and
part In New Haven, and among their
scientific comrades are several more who
have been fitted in New Haven and else
where for the work of scientific explorers.
and for the careful examination of the
actual and possible characteristics of that
vast western region over which our coun-
trymen are 50 rapidly spreading.
Year: 1871

A SNUFF TAKER POISONED. An Eng
lish gentleman lately went home from In
dia for medical advice. He had been
gradually losing the use Of his upper ex-
tremities and his physicians attributed
it to his use of snuff. But the snuff was
the best of brown rappee, imported from a
popular London tobacconist, and the pa
tient, therefore, doubted the correctness of
his India medical attendants opinion, and
sought other advice. His London physi-
clan suspected that it was the effect of some
poisonous agent mixed with the tobacco ;;
and finding that the snuff was exported in
leaden cases, to keep it moist, he took
measures to ascertain whether the lead was
not the mischieyous agent in the case. Six
separate parcels were ordered from India,
and samples from each carefully examined;
when it was discovered that lead was init
mately combined with every parcel of
the snuff, and that where the moist snuff
adhered to the sides of the leaden jars,
spots of carbonate of lead were formed, as
was conjectured, by the carbonic acid lib
Grated by the fermentation of the moist
snuff in the jar.


The inference is very obvious, that if
snuff can be thus poisoned by leaden jars,
any other article of consumption which is
at all moist, or liable to become so, may
be in like manner poisoned and that the
use of leaden jars or boxes, for such pur-
poses, should be entirely abandoned
Year: 1871

JOKE on HUDSON River RAILROAD
/ CoNDUCToR.-0ne day last week well


known amateur ventriloquist was passen-


ger on board a Hudson River railroad car,
which was in charge of conductor Fales
As the train proceeded the ventriloquist


began the imitation of a rooster in a sort of


chuck-et-et-taw style. 4 couple of rep


etitions brought the conductor into the car


in hurry, followed by the brakeman,


who insisted that the rooster be taken


into the baggage car, where he belonged.
Of course none of the passengers had a


rooster with which to accommodate the


jealous officers. The conductor and


brakeman then waxed wroth and vowed


they would find that rooster any way.


They walked up the aisle, carefully glanc-


ing at the feet of each passenger for the


basket or parcel in which the rooster was
roosting In the middle of the car they
found woman with a big basket in her
possession. oh here is the game (rooster,)
said the conductor. Jes so, says the
brakeman, let's pull him out The
ventriloquist sat quietly opposite and threw
his voice apparently into the basket, Its
here sure said the conductor, with sig
nifcant glance at the brakeman and ad-
dressing the lady, he inquired blandly if
she had any objections to the removal Of
the basket and contents to the baggage
car. The old lady didn't understand the
joke at all, and thinking it against the
railroad rules to carry basket in the pas
senger car, permitted the conductor to take
it away. He had hardly started for the
Il IL
in the rear of the car. This was too
much for conductor F., who suddenly COM
pretended the joke and quickly returning
the old lady's basket pointed for the near
est door as if on an important and press
ing mission. The passengers set up loud
laugh as he disappeared, and the employees
of the road have taken up the rooster sto-
ry at occasional intervals, to the expressed
and disgust of the Yigilant car
conductor
Year: 1871

Colorado lays claim to the sensation
with regard to the land Of shadows. The
scene of these antics is the haunted
ground San Francisco Greek, about if
teen miles northeast Of Trinidad. A far
mer not long ago, while digging the foun-
dation for residence, struck a quantity
Of bones of human beings of a very large
size Work was stopped, and that night
was begun the work of the ghosts Loud
and distinct knocks were heard upon the
doors. and roofs of all the houses in the
neighborhood. and have continued every


few nights since then. Another witness
says he saw standing gupon the threshold of
his door the form of an Indian chief,
dressed in white, and wearing a costume
different from any he, had ever seen. The
same night, while the family were sitting
at the freside, two sticks of wood began to
dance, and presently one of them shot up
the chimney and was found in few min
utes thirty yards from the house. ,..-.
Year: 1871

The pittshurg Post one Of the lead
inp journals OF Pennsylvania, says


The veteran editor Of the German
town Telegraph nominated the editor
Of the philadelphia Press, John W
Forney, for the position Of Governor
Mr.. Forney declines the honor in 4
lengthy communication, from which
we extract the following sensible re
marks in relation to the general press


"If your own proud independence
as u journalist did not admonish me
that newspaper men in America are
most powerful out of Office, the fact
that our avocatiOn has none Of the
esprit du corps of other professions
would be conclusive. Take the edi-
tors Of the United States as class,
and is it not true that they are signal
y fitted for representative, admins
tratiyc, and executive positions
Their very business compels them to
understand government and men.
They lave to study the wants, the
habits, the principles, the resources,
and the destines Of the people. They
know politics as "the seaman knows
the sea" There is hardly country
town in America North, or South, in
which the local editor is not worth TO
the community dozen party leaders,
no matter how You consider them.
And yet how rarely he is thought of!
Now and then he is propiliated by Il
little county office, but when high
honors are to be distributed some
volnble lawyer or mousing incapa-
bility wins the prize, and the editor
rctires to his work of making public
opinion for the regular nomination.





"And alter all is over. l do not
know q more honorable position than
that 1i an independent editor, and !
come back to my work with zest
would not exchange for generation
i'm the Gubcruatoral office.
Year: 1871

Proud should be the man who can
control his appetite, take care Of him
SELF, and preserve his manhood-and
proud should be the woman who can
call this man her loved and loving hus
band, father, or son.
Year: 1871

The New York Evening Mail says
plain hair is rapidly becoming the
fashion. How sorry we are Tor the
unfortunate girls who have ruined
their front hair by q long course Of hot
iron and crimping pins.