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Year: 1871




Special Despatch TO the EUenirg Telegraph.


WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE action of the Senate
yesterday in removing Senator Sumner from the
chairmanship Of the Committee on Foreign Rela-
tons is still the theme of conversation in all circles
to the exclusion Of nearly everything else. Many
Senators who took part In it are now trying to shift
the responsibility upon the President and the Secre
tary Of State. Theke latter gentlemen seem per-
fectly willing to assume it. They manifest a good
deal Of satisfaction at being rid of Sumner.
Several Senators called upon the President this
morning, when the subject was talked over. Grant
is OF the opinion that when the excitement has
passed over, the country will sustain the action OF
the Senate He says 1t was necessary to make an
they cannot assail an administration with i'm
punity.


Senators Wilson, Trumbull, Schurz, and others,
who took sides with Sumner regard a disruption OF
Grants followers as certain, and that he cannot get
parent now that If matters could have been post
poned until another could have been held, enough
Senators would have changed their votes to prevent
the removal of Sumner.


The Republican Senatorial Caucus
met to-day at noon for the purpose of considering
the question OF adjournment and the passage Of a
Morton and other Senators who are anxious to get


The Ku-Kiux Bill
through in favor OF agreeing TO a resolution in
caucus con6ning the work Of the session to South
business alone and after that is disposed OF to
adjourn. Even II they cannot get tie bill through
they think it win do good to have thorough discus
sion Of the uestion.


Pacific Railroad Bonds
Secretary Boutwell, authorizes the statement to be
ndue to-uhy tudI she rePOrt bldo nc VII! uemauu
payment Of the interest on the bonds OF the Pacific
Railroad is not true. The question to whether
roads are liable to pay interest before bonds due
does not appear to be settled by the recent act OF
Congress. The Treasury is paying roads one-half
Of the proceeds OF transportation required by the
said act.


Subscriptions for the New Loan
come in very slowly only about eight millions having
been reported. 1t will be the middle OF next week
before the Secretary will get full Information as
how the loan is going Off in different sections OF the
country.


The Secretary apprehends great difficulty in ne.
gotiating q loan on account OF the small commits
sions allowed to bankers. Railroad bonds paw much
better to negotiate, and OF course, bankers will
more anxious to have their customers take them.
Year: 1871

THE excitement in Louisville in rela-
ton to the admission of negroes into
the street cars gave rise to some anus
ing incidents. A huge fish dealer, with
scales on his boots, his clothing satu-
rated with brine, and an ancient and
fsh-like odor pervading his person gen
orally, entered car on market street.
Presently full-blooded African also
entered and took his seat, when the
driver put on his brakes and prepared
to take rest. The fishmonger was in
a hurry, and inquired why the car did
not 60 on. On learning the reason, he
informed the colored gentleman that
one or the other must get out. The
darkey, on surveying the fshman's stall
wart proportions, came to the conclu-
sion that it was he who would have to
leave, and so quietly made his exit, but
took his revenge as soon as he was out
of the reach of his fellow-passenger's
boots, by shouting: It's no use, dri-
vah, it's no use L can't neber ride in q
car wild man dat smells as strong as
dat man."
Year: 1871

AN EXCHANGE tells story OF man
who, having gone into heavy purchase
of pork on falling market, was over
heard praying in the following style:


go Lord, for my sake just advance
hogs one cent per hundred, and 1 won't
pay but four dollars per hundred for any
more. Amen"


Ludicrous as this prayer is, is it not
substantially what many who call them
selves good Christians would say under
similar circumstances, if their real
thoughts could be expressed? This
pork speculator did not consider what
the effect on other spectators might be
if the rise he asked for of cent hun
dred should take place. All he thought
of was his own selfish, interest, and he
was praying the Lord to take care of
that, no matter at what cost to his
neighbors. True religion dictates that
we should patiently abide the Lords
will, and not importune him for things
about which he knows great deal bet
ter than we do whether they should be
granted or withheld.
Year: 1871

When you take up a small square of
perfumed soap and lather your hands
briskly with it, do you ever stop to
think how hard it would be to get along
without this cleansing agent? How
are you off for soap?'' would become
one of the most important questions of
the day, if we were to have a soap
dearth as well as a coal famine. Yet
the use of soap is not three hundred
years old. We hear great deal about
the lily hands and the pure cheeks of
the fair ladies of the days of old re-
nown-but how in the world did these
belle danes sans merci manage to keep
their hands and faces so clean and sweet
without any soap? The high-bred lords
and ladies of the Middle Ages were
compelled to resort to the free use of
aromatic essences and oils to atone for a
want of cleanliness while the volup-
tuous Greeks dipped their garments
into perfumcd water. So we see that
the world learned to be sweet before it
learned to be clean. just imagine that
Tennyson's Lily Maid of Astolat"
never saw even so much as a cake of
brown Windsor-not even O. piece of
homely rosin soap!


AS for perfumes, they were once verify
made from flowers but the chemists
have done away with all that, and we
now know that it will not do to inquire
too closely into the origin of the ravish-
ing extracts which we drop upon our
linen cambria pocket-handkerch
Essences used for flavoring creams and
iellies, such as pear, peach, cherry,
strawberry, and orange, are now made
from fusil oil, which used to be thrown
away as refuse; while spoilt cheese and
butter furnish us with the essence of
of pineapple Eau de Mile FIe,ers, SO
popular as a perfume, is not indebted
to a single flower for its existence, but
is concocted from the refuse of the cow
house,
Year: 1871

A YOUNG husband in Baltimore is in q
nice pickle; from some cause he con-
cluded his wife did not love him as she
should, and he determined to test that
element. Therefore, he wrote note,
telling her he was going to drown him
self in the "raging canawP'-and that
before she read the contents of that
note his spirit would be lowering over
her, observing how she took his death.
The would-be suicide intrusted the
note to small boy, but the boy mis-
took the direction and carried the note
to a next-door neighbor of his wife.
Not liking to communicate the dread
full intelligence to the unlucky woman,
the lady handed the note to an officer,
with instructions, if possible, to prevent
the rash act. The officer hurried of,
and sure enough found the man on the
bank of the canal. Rushing up, the
off Ger seized the unlucky husband, and
marched him off to the station house,
Notwithstanding his protestations that
it was all ajo1e, and that he did not in
tend to commit suicide, etc. After the
incarceration of the husband the note
was handed to the wife with the infor-
nation that he had been saved. After
upbraiding the officer for not letting
the 81 darned fool drown himself" the
wife made a charge of lunacy against
him, and he barely escaped being placed
in the asylum.
Year: 1871

When n child, or m adult, for that
matter, takes a heavy cold which settles
on the chest, or in the throat, or in the
head in the regions of the nose, one of
the first things to be done is to anoint
the affected with sweet oil. The oil
should be heated, which it can be easily
by pouring little into All iron spoon,
and holding the latte: over the flame of
lamp for a minute, ard then rubbed
into the skin Of the patient with the
hand. Fb this always at night, and at
other times in the day when the case
is n severe one. Itisa a certain relief, and
will not 10 little towards etiecting u
cure. Incipient Influenza and Group
may, not mfrcqucntlv, be warded off in
this way.
Year: 1871

A MEXICAN GENERAL ROBBED ON sHIPBOARD.


During the trip of the steamship City of
Merida Vera Cruz to this port the trunk OF Gen
Meta one Of the passengers opened while in the
baggageToom. by removing the bottom, and tin box
containing 1900 worth Of jewelry taken out The box,
after being crushed n APPARENTLY with the heel Of boot
and robbed Of the jewery put back into the trunk
and the bottom was neatly replaced The robbery was
mot discovered after the arrival OF the steamer at
tlhs port when Custom House officers in searching
The trunk found the battered tin box Capt Unan OF


ne flrst Precinct boarded the vessel and searched oil
the haggage thoroughly but could find no trace OF the
.toeh Je.ey IL Is cOniectured that the thieves left
P ~ bavana taking the pluDaer with the m Gen
Me)ia valued the jewels beyOnd thsI intrinsic worth,
some Of them being old family relics
Year: 1871

Bear-hunting is not always the pleasantest


kind of amusement So thinks Mr.. Hamil-


ton of Missouri. This gentleman shouldered


his rifle one morning and went into the tim


Der abont a mile off, to shoot squirrels. At
night he had not returned, nor did he make


his appearance during the following night.


As aquirrets are not apt to devour a man,


several neighbors the next morning went in


search of him. About O'Clock in the after
noon they found him up a tree, thirty feet


from the ground, and unable to extricate


himself He said that about 3 O'Clock the


previous day he came across large black bear
ana shot at him but missed him, when the


pear made for him with all his might. He
ran, and flnding the bear gaining on him he
tnrew away his rifle and climbed up a syca-
more tree, with the bear following right at his
heeS. The top of this tree had been broken
OH, and was hollow, in which hole he thrust
one OF his legs to keep himself from falling.
put ne soon found that his leg was fast when
he tried to extricate himself, and he coulI
not draw it out. The bear in the meantime
had torn the boot off on the outside. and was
gnawing and eating the flesh from the foot
foot and ankle. Mr.. Hamilton took his
pOcket-knife out and cut at his ewes bnt
with one sweep of his paw the bear strncL
the knife from his hand, with part of two q,
his fingers. He could now see no helm and
gave up to die, expecting to be eaten up alive
by the beast. But soon happy thought
sruck MN. That morning he had put some
Year: 1871


SHE WOULDN'T MARRY A MECHANICAL
young man commenced visiting a young wo-
man, and appeared to be well pleased. One
evening he called when it was quite late
which led the young lady to inquire where he
had been.


II had to work tonight"


What, do you work for living?" she in
quired in astonishment.


Certainly" replied the young man. sT
am mechanic"


II dislike the name of mechanic;' and
she turned up her pretty nose.


That was the last time the young man visit
ed that young lady. He is now wealthy
man and has one of the best women in the
country for his wife.


The lady who disliked the name of a me-
chanic is now the wife of miserable fool, a
regular vagrant about grog shops, and the
miserable girls obliged to take in washing in
c'der to support herself and children. -Metho-
dist Recorder.
Year: 1871

The following is a true copy of Petition to be pre-
sented to the Legislature of the State of Maine for
the year 1872, to wit:


"To the Honorable the Senate and House Of Rep
resentatiUes in Legislature assembled:
DESPECTFULLY prays the Boston & Maine
HI Railroad Corporation duly existing by law of
the State of Mane that it may be authorized to dis
continue SO much of its line of railroad within the
State of Maine is not included in the location OF
r riobts of y connecting road with those railroads
whose terminus is within the city of Portland; and
for such further legislation will enable it more
fully to exercise and enjoy all the rights, and more
completely to subserve all the public ends contem-
plated by the charter granted February II, 1871.


BOSTON AND MAINE RAILROAD,


By its Attorney,
1aw3tThnov22 G. G. YEATON.
Year: 1871

A social sensation Of rather singular
nature has been developed in certain
circles in the East-end within the lust
few = days The circumstances Of tho
case are far out of the usual order Of
things, and are the subject Of much
comment.


1t seems that well known admirer
OF forty-four years, after q brief, but
brilliant and ardent courtship, arranged
the prehminaries for matrimonial alh-
ance with young lady Of twenty-five
summers, but here it is well TO remark
that the lady WIS regarded as a sort Of
an outsider in the case, and the tender
part OF the business was done for her by
others. At any rate on Thursday night
OF last week, the intended parties set ont
in carriages for the church, where tho
twain were to have been made ono hesh.
On the way the young lady seemed dis
posed to avoid tho hymenial harness,
and attempted to escape its CALLING
thraldom by leaping from tho carriage
window. This design, however, was kus-
trated, and the parties went to the church
and the letters were forged. tits said that
an aunt Of the young lady compelled her
to utter the responses which made her
the wife Of the man she detested.


After the ceremony the unoquaily
yoked pair went to the house of tho an
cient bridegroom. After the hour Of tho
wedding, matters seemed to have been
slightly mixed. At any rate, things were
eminently unsatisfactory. At any rate.
the bride departed from the house of
her liege lord at early dawn on Friday
morning, and at last accounts was still
missing. The bridegroom, however,
seems to have had as much connubial
felicity as his constitution could stand,
and yesterday applied to the chancery
court to dissolve the bonds. Tho case
promises some rich deyelopfnents.
Year: 1871

From the San Francisco Bulletinl


Bonner is the envy of all the world,
because the scrubs cannot get ahead Of
Dexter According to recent accounts,
Ex-Governor Stanford is to be the envy
of the other half, because horse recent
ly transferred from butchers cart has
come into his possession, and already
trots mile i'll 2:15. This fact-if it is
a fact-makes that particular piece of
horsehesh worth round hundred thou
sand dollars. A small item for the own
er, but very considerable for poor man.
The horsemen are in raptures Of delight
But it turns out that the horse is not q
thoroughbred, but hack of doubtful
lineage, which owes little to good breed
ing. 1t would be q singular comment
ary on the training Of blooded horses if
this unknown cob, embarrassed from a
butchers cart, beats them all. What
are we to do with the horse maxim
"that blood will tell" after this; seeing
that it signifies SO little after alp We
believe that there is scow somewhere
about the harbor Of San Francisco that
can beat the fastest yacht that has ever
made its appearance in these waters
And now we have the next wonder !;
Stanford's horse, whilom Of butcher
cart associations, can throw dust at 21
in the eyes of Bonner's horse, and the
latter is no longer the prince of horse
flesh. The following particulars are
taken from Sacramento paper


Yesterday morning, at the park, the
mysterious Stamford horse" was driven
around the track in sulky by "Yank"
Smith, who has the animal in charge.
The first half mile was trotted over at
moderate speed, but on the last half
mile Smith let him out, and he crossed
the score at LOT. Keeping on, Mt o
slower trot, the last half mile was
reached, the wonderful horse was again
urged to his speed, and made the last
half mile in 1:074. His time was noted
by several reliable and experienced par
ties, among whom may be mentioned
Charles Shear and George Gilbert. Le-
land Stanford, the owner Of the horse,
was also on the ground. There is no
doubt about this time having been made,
and it is the fastest on record. A well
known sporting gentleman who saw the
trial, offered to wager $1,000 that he
could take the horse for o week and
drive him mile in 2:15. The horse
has somewhat romantic history, and,
like many bipeds in this country, his
elevation from hard work and obscurity
to fame and ease has been rapid and rc-
markable. Not many months ago he
did service in o butcher cart in this city,
and was sold for the paltry sum Of $3.50
Stanford paid $4,000 for him, and could
probably get $4,000 now for his bar
gain. The pedigree Of the horse is in
dispute, but those who have the best
reason to know state that he is ST.
Clair.
Year: 1871

am satisfied that II ordinary diligence
was used by the proprietors, the publlca'
tion must have been made for the time
prescribed in the Constitution. shall be
pleased at any time to communicate to
you any additional information upon this
subject that may come into my possession,


W. E. STEVENSON.
Year: 1871

Agentleman just from Charleston brings
the news that the Senate last Friday after
noon passed the resolution concurring in
the amendment 10 the Constitution pro-
posed by the last Legislature, and known
as the Flick amendment President
BAKER voted aye, came down from the
chair and made n little speech explaining
why he swallowed the nauseous dose.
"Now,i in the names Of oil the gods NJ once"
we should like to have heard that eXpla.
nation and have seen those wry faces!
Power and station have their responsible
tics; and they must press heavily, indeed,
to cocrcc the editor and proprietor Of the
Register thus to swallow at one gulp the
many hundreds of columns of denunCia.
ton which that paper has launched at the
Flick amendment since II was first
brought into the Legislature by Mr.. FLICK
u year ago. Amazing is no name for 1t


Now We are prepared for anything.
What neXtg
Year: 1871

the fiery Puck who . puts glrdle round about
the earth in forty minutes. The subtle &C
tion of the sun upon the blade, the leaf, the
flower has not been overlooked and II we have
not grasped at once the poesy Transforming
them with airy touch into the alphabet by
which the angels write, O er hill and vale, their
beauteous thoughts, we have learned at least,
to bless the goodness OF the Hand which sends
them on their mission Of cheering the heart
while charming the eye.


could wish it were not SO but our picture
has some dark shadows. We have not been
strangers to grief How could we hope to be
exempt from sorrow? But | can not bear to
| linger here.


Thus through Joy and sadness, through light
and shade, hope and fear, disappointment and
realization, failure and trump h we have trudg


ed ong side by side. My life has become


wonderfully interlOcked and intertwined with


your lives. My heart has been throwing dOwr


deep roots luto the virgin soil of youthful in


nocence and purity, and felt at home. Blu


stern circumstances which neither know no


regard the gender feelings interpOsc and bi,


me snap the ties that unite us. Reason ant


will are up in arms against my heart and


must yield. | have ever held our relation a


one of the most sacred on earth, and can no


lightly lay aside these bonds. You are look


ing forward to very happy lives in the gOlde


future. Go on trusting aud hoping. | woul
not wish to dissipate a single bright visior


But be sure you build upon the right founda
ton. If the castles you have reared com
tumbling down about your ears, have presenC
of mind to stand aside and not let them crus
, you. When misfortune overtakes you, as
r will, emulate the spirit Of the PROSTATE bo.
who, when asked where he was going, replie


going to get up" Itsright that you shou


have ambition. Be ambitious to excel in GOO


works. Be afraid of public sentiment VIII,
e you have a suspicion that it is deserved
: against yon, but fearless when you are in Il
G right. Don't fret under the discipline of Il
y school room. Happy you if the discipline
e alter lie proves no more severe. Before "
d think or speak evil of another or evil e
If treat another put yourself in his place a
n decide how you would like to be treate
h But time warns me to hasten. | shall cheri
;. very pleasant recoections of you and
n Smyrna, and often wander in thought, fro
f. the lovely valley of Wyoming, to this gre
st garden and if we meet again may we be al
4 to recount many successful recitations unC
e the tuition OF old Experience
Year: 1871

The yonug gentleman who sang under
young iadys' window on a recent evening:
"My heart and lutte is all the store


That | can bring to thee"
was assured, by the young lsdy's paternal rela-
tive, that it would be quite impossible to sup
port family upon the receipts of such store,
and was earnestly enjoined not to undertake
the experiment with any member of his family.


Mary had little lamb,


1t jumped up to the sky;


And when it landed on its feet


Cried, chow is that for high2"
Good country butter--an old ram.
Year: 1871

The election for National Assembly in
France has resulted in the success Of Mon
archists over Republicans, by large ma
jority, and it is thought that the Count de
Paris, Of the Orleans family, win be CHOSEN
future ruler of the nation. The "Repub-
lie" is dead, and in fact it was very puny
child at its birth. The people of Europe
are not yet ready for Republican form Of
Government-when they are ready Ger
many will become Republic fast enough,
and France can follow suit. 81 I.
Year: 1871

NJ. B. Hickey informs us that he will,
as usual, give a Grand Ball at his place
on the evening of St. Patrick's Day. We
all know that Mr.. Hickey and his lady
will leave nothing undone to make the oc-
casion agreeable to those who attend, and
it is hoped that the ball-going public will
fully appreciate and take advantage of this
opportunity for enjoyment.
Year: 1871

If the question were who makes the
wind blow! all orr young people would
have a ready answer they know that
God controls the forces of nature. But
he uses means The sun is His great
wind maker. To understand its action,
think Of the air as 4 great ocean like
water, but much lighter, entirely sur
rounding the globe. The sun shines
upon this ocean of air and through it
upon the earth, heating them both, and
impalting most heat at the earths sur
face. But the suns rays shine more di-
rectly down on some parts than on 9th
ers, and therefore heat them more.
Thus, it is always hotter in the region Of
the equator than at the poles. Now
heat expands fluid, making it lighter,
and when part of the air is expanded
by heat. il rises, and the cooler, heavier
surrounding air rushes in to fill its
place, and thus wind is produced.


The following simple experiment will
show how this works Eli a large tin
pail with water, in which scatter some
fine bread crumbs. Place a burning
lamp under the middle of the pail, and
the crumbs viii soon begin to rise, car
ried up by the heated column Of water,
and then making curve toward the
sides will sink downward, and pass in q
horizontal direction along the earth's
surface. In room containing a hot
stove, drop into the air in different pla-
ces bits of light cotton. or dry thistle
blossoms, and you will see how the air
is moving to each point