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Year: 1872

The long agony of the Cameron-Grant Ring
in PENNSYLVANIA is over at last, and they can
take what comfort comes from knowing the
worst when they read the letter of the Hon.
Andrew G. Curtin, accepting the Liberal nom
nation for the Constitutional Convention
They will scarcely have the effrOntery to claim
that they think slightly of this most formida-
bic adversary. AS long as there was any
doubt of his purposes they prosecuted and
waylaid him to enlist his powerful influence and
eloquent voice in behalf of their own corrupt
and failing cause. They sent delegate to
Europe to worry him on the way to the
steamer. They dispatched the most phenom-
enal bore in Philadelphia to intercept him in
New-York harbor. They haunted his sick
room and besieged every house in which he
took refuge to try to use upon him the
arguments which have so often proved
effectual upon weaker or more selfish
men. The labor was all lost. Gov.
Curtin is not of the material which can be
wheedled or cajoled or corrupted. He waited
his own good time, and with the first impulse
of returning health he issues this ringing
manifesto, announcing his entry into the fight
on the side where he has always fought, In
favor of honesty and truth against knavery
and les


There are few men of whom it can be said
in this intensely individual and practical soci-
ETY. that zone blast upon his bugle-horn were
"wOrth thousand men.p But it is no met
aphor to say this of Gov. Curtin. He is one
of those men whom it is fashionable to call
magnetic. He has that rare sympathetic quail
ity which enables him to attract the confidence
as readily as he convinces the understanding
of his hearers. No public man in recent
years has possessed this quality in an equal
degree. He is not only the best known citizen
in the State but the most popular. His long
political life Is without a suspicion Of corrupt
or irregular practices. In a State where
Year: 1872

President like Mr.. Dawes should be con-
strained to cry out against extravaganza In
the Departments, and to warn Congress that
economy was not to be expected from the
Executive branch of the Government
Year: 1872

Office but those whose lives and record are
untainted with any suspicion OF connection
with fraud. 70 man who is In the remoteS'
degree implicated with the thieving rings
which have plundered the city should be so
much as named for Office We want real re-
form, not the plated article.
Year: 1872

Once more we remind our friends in Ohio and In
diana Of the Importance of giving energetic sup
port to the antiGrant State tickets in October. II
they blindly adhere to the regular Administration
nominees in the State election there is grave danger
that the votes which they mean TO give Mr.. Greeley
in November may come too late. II the Liberal and
Democratic union for reform means anything it must
show itself in the election of Hendricks in Indiana
and Wiley in Ohio. Do MT wait till the eleventh
hour before you begin to work.
Year: 1872

At the mass meeting in Cooper Institute
Hall, last night many wise and good things
were said in favor of honest municipal gov
ernment. The assembly, which was called by
the Council Of Political Reform, was so fully
attended as to show that the principle, "hon-
"est and competent men for Office" has firm
hold ON the people. And we cannot too often
or too forcibly remind our fellow citizens that
unceasing vigilance must be exercised by them
if they really want men of integrity and
ability in the public Offices They should not
be discouraged in their efforts to secure this
selection because the Council was last year
misled and deceived by self-seeking and de-
signing men. The Reform Legislature was
bitter disappointment and failure
but the principle which moved the
people in the great uprising. mnst still
guide us, whatever may be true of the past.
We must see that none are intrusted with
Year: 1872

Private dispatches from indianapolis inform
us that the demonstration there, last night,
upon the arrival of Mr.. Greeley, exceeded any
thing ever seen since the time of Lincoln. As
our candidate continues his journey his recep-
tions constantly increase in brilhancy and fer
vor; this is partly due to the rapid growth in
Liberal sentiment as the campaign draws nearits
close, and partly to the admirable and inspiring
speeches with which Mr.. Greeley has marked
every step of his progress. His astonishing
readiness and tact have never been put to so
exacting a test, and have never gained more
complete success. We have the best speakers
and the best thinkers in the nation on our
side; but it seems as if the Liberal candidate
would put himself at the head of them all
before the campaign closes.
Year: 1872

Non-professional people will be surprised at
the sudden termination of the case against
Forester the alleged murderer of Benjamin
Nathan. But the Identification of the accused
by Miss Keenan, furnished only one link in
chain of circumstantal evidence which did
not reach far; and the breaking down of the.
examination was inevitable, since no other
evidence was forthcoming. Whatever may be
Forreste1's fate as far as the debt of confne-
ment he owes the Illinois Penitentiary is con-
cerned, his connection with the Nathan muir
der seems broken. And that painful mystery
is remanded to the limbo of darkness.
Year: 1872

OF course it was to be expected that the
Grant organ would accuse Mr.. Herman of every
crime known to the Newgate calendar, but
nevertheless it must have surprised most people
who were in America during the Rebellion to
hear him called a COpperhead and an oppo-
nent of the war. The Times did that very
thing yesterday, and so by way of showing
what The Times was when it said those
things, we print extracts from Mr.. Kernan's
war record from the beginning to the end of
the Rebellion, showing that his action in every
emergency was that of loyal and high
spirited patriot who held the preservation of
the Union and the honor of the flag above any
partisan OF personal interest.
Year: 1872

New YORK papers are after the
preachers of that city with SHARP
stick because they refused TO perform
funeral rites over the remains Of Maud
Merrill, the fallen girl, who WAS mur-
dered bv her uncle in a house OF ILL.,
fame in that city few days ago. The
way they cast fierce aGjectives at the
heads OF the unhappy clergymen is a
canton to Gotham Pharisees generally
The Rev. John q Browner, a Baptist
minister, who really did not forget that
he WAS follower OF the lowly one, and
did his simple duty by conducting the
usual religious ceremonies over the
dead, will now come to the front, aud
we presume will be no less popular
than his brother OF the cloth, the Rec
tor OF the little church around the
corner. ."-Bahimorc Evening Nens.
Year: 1872

reward, and would do ell they could to-
wards fair investigation.


The President then said: But to
give any value to the investigation, the
committee should have power to send
for persons and papers"


Judge Campbell here replied, with
consid derable feeling: "Well, sir, since
there is no hope Of our agreeing on the
vital part OF the proposition, will you
allow me to submit to you brief
memorial, for transmisslon by you to
Congress, and will you give due consid"
GRAFTON to whatever correspondence may
pass between myself and the Attorney
General hereafter, in order that you
may be able to make such recommend.
ations to Congress as you may think
proper p -,


The President stated that he would
submit the memorial to the Attorney
General for examination and his fur
ther action in the premises would pro-
badly be governed by the recommends
tions OF that officer.


The committee then withdrew, evil
deDtly greatly disappointed at the result
of their interview. Most, il not all, OF
the committee leave here to morrow for
their homes.


Vice President CoIfax
stated to night, positively, that all ne.
gotiations between him and other parties
in relation 10 the Tribune editorship
were now at an end, and that he would
remain as Vice President until the end
of his term. In relation to the
Credit Mobilier transactions, ne
remarked he had voluntarily appeared
before a committee and offered to tell
all he knew about it, but the committee
replied that they were not authorized
to inquire beyond the actions of mem
bers OF the House Of Representatives
and put no questions to him.


The Postal Telegraph.


Representative Palmer has made an
exhaustive report to accompany his bill
providing for the establishment OF a
postal telegraph service. The bill will
no doubt receive the almost unanimous
approval OF the Committee on Appro-
priations. Mr.. Palmer gives some in
teresting statistics relative to the effect
upon the press OF England by the reduc.
tion OF telegraphic tolls.
Year: 1872

DIR. Prices Cream Baking Powder and
Special FlavoriDgs are indorssd BY the best
judges in the country, that nothing OF the
kind yet discovered can compare with them
for their purity and strength.
Year: 1872

quite number OF the governors and


other dignitarics who, in the abused


name of repubica,iism and loyalty,
have for years been piling debts and
taxes upon their war wasted states
will follow the wholesome example Of
Bullock, of Georgia, and seek the
shades of private life. The darker
and dcnser those shades the better for
themselves and for mankind. And
tho hope that my election may hasten
this much desired hegira Of the thiev-
ing carpet baggers, has reconciled to
the necessity of supporting me many
who would otherwise have hcsitated
aud probably refused Loud cheers.


Fellow citizens: The dcposcd and
partially exiled Tammany ring has
stolen about thirty millions Of dollars
from the city of New York. That
was most gigantic robbery, and
hurled its contrivers and abcttorsfrom
power and splendor to impotcncy and
iniamy; but the thicving carpet bag


gers have stolen at least thrice this
amount-stolcn it from the already
impoverished and needy, and they
still flaunt their vilIuiny in the high
places of the land, and are addressed
as honorable and excellency. | think
| hear voice from the honest people
of all the states declaring that this
iniquity shall be gainful and insolent
no longer, at farthest, than the 4th OF
March next. BY that time these
criminals will have heard a national
verdict pronounced that will cause
them to fold their tents like Arabs
and silently steal away and that
trust will be the end of their stealing
at the cost of the good name of ouI
country and the wellbeing fher people
Year: 1872

A SETTLER. When Burke made one
Of his famous attacks on the crown
civil list, be was several times noisily
interrupted by somebody who, occu.
pyiug IN official position in the house.
hold, seemed to think himself the
special guardian and champion, of
royalty. This oilicious person kept
reminding the orator every now aud
then, with vehement interlcctions, OF
his duty to the King. At last Burke
paused in the flow Of his speech, and
declared that ho perfectly understood
it to be his duty to honor the King
but he did not thereby consider him
self constrained "to honor the King''
man servant, his OK, and"-fixing his
eyes on tho obnoxious intruder
"hs ass"
Year: 1872

You cannot get honey If you are
afraid of bees, nor plant corn if you
are afraid of getting mud on your
boots. When we can dig fields with
a tooth pick, blow ships along with
fans and grow plum cakes in flower
pots, then IL will DO u nice time foI
dandies. Above all things avoid lazi
moss.
Year: 1872




DIG. Bush, Esq, of Bcllefonte, was
also addressed on the same subject
and we mako the following extracts
from his answer to the Committee


No person outside of lunatic asy-
lum can imagine that the nominees
of tho Louisville Convention could
by any possibility, be elected. The
only object, therefore, in holding that
Convention, is to distract our party
direct votes from Greeley, and thereby
directly assist in tho ro election OF
Grant.


In conclusion, you ask me to fur
nisb you with the address of gentle
men who will go from this Congress
ionaI District as Delegates to Louis'
vile, $50 that transportation can be
furnished to and from the Conven
ton" 1t would probably have thrown
some light upon the question it
whose interest is the Louisville Con
veution to be held, il you would state
who is TO furnish this transportation
Are tho different railroads making al
exception in favor Of this Conven
ton, and giving free transportation
Or, is this transportation paid out o
that immense corruption fund, sal'
to be counted by millions, which ha
boon placed under the control Of 81
mon Cameron and his "lsings' I,
carry Pennsylvania aud perpetual
his power in this State
Year: 1872

'aa5s OF the week. offer it as 8 substitute for
the Sunday Liquor law.


In the first place, it is rather uphill business


to drive men Especially our German citizens) to
40 what class OF men would deem right, and
they would deem an abridgment Of their iber-
ties. I think it would be- better to appeal to
Their better nature.


Suppose our lawmakers should pass law
| that our wives should not drink two cups Of
(not Weak) tea at each meal on Sunday (there is
there is in glass OF beer), what would they
Monday" '01@ @7


Ny plan is this: Let cur law.makers


hfopo fn persons '"0 for eseh ss5ee p2on 9on
have each officer centrally located, and
advertise their places Of business so that any
= lady or gentleman could find them it be or she
desired to inform them of any disregard or in
fringement of the law. Such officer should not
reveal the informant's name, unless called upon
as witness in court.


This is my theory: Let every man
90 as he p1easess, providing he does it
at bis own cost, and not at the expense and suf-
near as We can make persons do so in the present
order OF society.


Pass law that every saloon or hotel keeper
shall be made to provide for any family
who it can be made to appear are suffering
for the necessaEies OF life (that is, food or
clothlng) from the excessive drinking OF their
hege-lord, and also from any accident, such as
loss of life or limb, through into1ication.
There are but few saloon-Reepers that would
like to have families suffer from the excessive
drinking OF their heads. I think the most Of
them would like to have such q law enforced


Said officers should Wait all the saloons. etc.
They should do SO especially on Sundays,
and see that there was no excessive drinking or
disorderly conduct Of any kind; and if anything
Of the kind was going on they would speak
kindly to the landlord to have it stopped, and, if
he was inclined to be rebellious and still con-
tlnued, have him arrested for keeping disor-
derly house.


The officers could be at their Offices, part Of
the time to receive complaints, if any.
They might have general oversight lin q
OF man or beast, and report any misconduct Of
any kind to the proper authorities q want to
give theun enough to do, so that they will earn
their W:ages). Suppose We give them name,
and call them the Moral Police. Yours truly,


". L. ".
P. SIT would be well to have the law put up
in each saloon in English and German. Then
the landlord could say to the excessive drinker
thing more to drink"
CHICAGO, Nov. 16, 1872.
Year: 1872

This is the universal verdict upon the Domestic Sew
ng Machine, for, with the good qualities Of the old
standard machines, it possesses several peculiar to
ITSELF and which commend it at once to the favor Of
all who try it. You cannot afford to purchase q
gewng machine without first trying the Domestic at
No. a State street,
Year: 1872

OsT-ON FRIDAY EVENING GOING FROM FORTY.
third street to Forty seventh and Tenth avenue a
irple Cape trimmed with fringe. BY returning il to
West Forty seventh street the finder will he suitably
warded.
Year: 1872

Judge Barnard says he will stick to his posi-
uon, and await the action of the Court that is
trying him.


Notwithstanding reports, nothing authentic is
allowed to leak out about the proceedings OF
the Geneva arbitration,
Year: 1872

A Colorado court adjourned in the middle of
a to take drink


Gift jewelry traps are again set for the un-
wary in New York.


The new Chicago directory has 10000 more
names than that of last
Year: 1872

TIE Detroit Free Press SAYS Sunday
evening young man named Dressecth
and young woman named Eltler, both
Bohemians, were married at the house
of the girls father on Prospect street,
but it was a marriage into which the
girl was forced. She loved some one
else better, but her parents were deter
mined on her marrying Dressecth, who
lives in Buffalo. There were quite
number of neighbors present at the
ceremony, which was much delayed by
the obstinacy of the bride, who refused
to stand up or answer a question. The
two were, however, declared legally
married. An hour after the bride
attacked her husband tooth and nail,
scratching his face and tearing out his
shirt bosom. She declared that she
repudiated the whole transaction, and
got out OF the house in her wedding
clothes and had not been found up TO
last evening. The husband claimed
yesterday that he had also been de.
ceived; that the girls parents had told
him that she loved him, but was "shy"
and would be reserved until after the
ceremony.
Year: 1872

The provisions OF nature are strange.
Climate forces upon animals different
habits. Towards the end OF December
the female white bear places herself in
position where the snow will drift
over her. Lying still ubon a rock, the
snow falls thickly upon her, and cell


s formed for winter habitation. In this
cell the animal resides during the period
OF faccouchment. The cubs are produced,
and the mother remains secluded with
them until the month Of March. The
Young are very small at first, but as
they grow the heat of the bodies melts
the snow and thus enlarges the cell.
The warm breath ascends upwards, and
makes an aperture Tor the admission OF
pure air. Before alternating, the bear
eats enormously OF nutritious food, and
becomes very tat, on which lat she ex-


lists during her winter retirement. The
phenomenon is all the more singular, as
the female bear is compelled to give
substenance to her young as well as 10
live herself, and the surplus fat in her
own body is her only store Of food. Per


tinent TO this DR.. Wood remarks: 1T
is worthy OF notice that in the bears OF
the Old as well as New World, is found
the curious phenomenon OF the 'tappen,


a hard concreted substance, which
plugs up the intestine, and seems TO be
OF service in retaining the animal in
condition. In Scandinavia, where the
bears of both sexes retire to winter
quarters, and remain in their hidden re-
cesses for FIVE full months, the tappen
is very seldom cast until the animal
leaves its den. In rare instances where
such an event has happened, the bear
is said to have become miserably thin
and weak" The snow packs closely,
and makes a warm bed. The caloric
exhaled from the body is not swept
away by the wind, but is conserved
around the animal, and sensation is
preserved.-Trf, Field and Farm.
Year: 1872

We have had corner" in gold at the
East, and corners in wheat and oats
in the West, all Of which have turned
out most dissstrously to those who er-
gineerd them. Now, according to some
Philadelphia journals, We are to be
treated to corner in coal. 1t sp-
pears that the parties who have been
concerned in the bear, movement in
anthracite are DOW among the FOREMOST
balls" and are at the head OF scheme
which is nothing more nor less than q
combination among producers to raise
the price of coal. Schuylkill
coal has controlled the Atlantic coat
market during the past season,
and has hsd the effect Of keeping the
price down to the lowest point at which
coal can be sold without positive loss.
In the meantime certain parties have
been buying up collieries which could
not be worked at present prices, and by
working them at a loss, have thrown q
Iarge quantity of coal upon the market
thus tending to exert strong bear


II fuence. The object OF this move
Ioent is to depreciste the value OF coal


lands, and 50 gain possession Of large
territory at low figure. The move


neut is claimed by the Philadelphia


journals to Be a dangerous one. and
likely TO carried out. ...
Year: 1872

In the course of a recent discussion
at the Teachers Convention in this
city, says the Philadelphia Record, one
speaker remarked that he thought the
newspa pers were susceptible of improve.
ment, and, turning to the reporters, said
that they devoted more attention to a
prize fight between Mace and OBald-
win than to educational matters. Per.
haps it is worth observing, as so strong
a point is made against the newspapers,
that it was the very fact Of the attention
paid by the press to the prize fight in
question, that prevented it from coming
or in Maryland or Eastern Virginia
and should the plan for the combat be
eventually carried out, its success would
be partly due to couceslipg the
facts from newspaper publicity. Thus,
even in the case cited by the speaker,
the reporters may be said to have done
a public service, their mission being
quite as often to make known the
details Of threatened violence 10 the laws
as to cav a favoring word for good
causes, like that OF education. II the
newspaper could only create the news,
it would ~ertainly never have any but
good and worthy tidings to publish. But
as its Junction is rather to report acts
than to make them, it is forced, in some
measure, to give the bad with the good
the former. unfortunately, being apt
to be the more numerous in this wicked
world OF ours. Perhaps the educa-
tiopal critic Of the newspapers did not
think of these points in making re-
marks, which seem, however, to have
been well meant aud friendly.
Year: 1872

GENEVA, August 26.-At the meeting
Of the Court of Arbitration to-day the
members alone attended. None Of the
opposing counsel were present. 1t is
understood that the question considered
to-day was whether awards should be
made in the form Of special or general
damages.
Year: 1872

Wisdom, indeed is not confined to
any limited circle. much less to the
very narrow one of private friendship;
aud sound advice may often be procur-
ed from those with whom we have con.
tracted no ties of intimacy
Year: 1872

y noticeable feature of the exercises yester-
day was the presence of Il considerable body of
the cadets of East Tennessee University, under
arms forming part of the procession Their
attendance was voluntary matter and they
were not commanded by their military nstruc-
tor, Lieut.. Thornburgh, but by officers from
among their own number. Their soldierlv
bearing and excellence and precision, as evinced
during the march were worthy of very high
praise, and on the ground during the distri6n-
ton Of flowers on the graves the ladies received
most valuable assistance from the cadets and
the difficult tast of the decoration of the graves
heretofore managed more or less at random had
communicated to it somewhat of the system and
regularity that more or less characterizes all
military matters.


On strangers visiting the city the sight of so
tine and well drilled body of young men. will
be especially good and will cause them to bear
away favorable impressions of the Institution II,
which these young soldiers received their train
ing.


We trust that in the future on all suitable
public occasions knsxville may have the pre-
vilege of showing the public the excellence of
the attainment5 Of the College companies. and
the cadets be considered fairly one of our pub
lie institutions.
Year: 1872

WASHINGTON, May 3O.-The Detroit
Assembly meets at Baltimore next year.


The Boston meeting of the Labor Reform
Convention is large and enthusiastic. The
New York delegation reports the eight
hour strike in their city US almost COM
plete success and urged a strike here; that
working long days was crushing to the
intelligence of the people, and thought the
working men should join the temperance
societies, save money and fight the ques-
ton