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Year: 1870

ARENAS Ward, who was willing to
sacrifice all his wife's relation to suppress
the rebellion, find counterpart in the
absentee Irish landlord who notifies his
steward to "tell the tenants that no
threats TO shoot you will terrify me-"
Year: 1870

Religious Gems.
God thinks more Of the good than Of
the influential.


They who give willingly love to give
quickly.


One instrument should always be with
you" The Golden Rule"


A Christian pound weighs sixteen
ounces and is at least evenly balanced.


Faith is as necessary to the soul as the
sun is to the world.


Endeavor for the best, and provide
against the worst.


Conscience in most men, is but the an
ticipation of the opinion of Others.


The Christians cup may be brimful of
sorrow, but for him the overfowing drop
is never added.


The greatest curse to ordinary Chris
tians would be to relieve them at once Of
all earthly cares.


A thousand wishes that we were glori-
fed saints are less in Gods eye than
manly grapple with worldly passion.


Religion is not mere sentiment. 1t is
vital experience of the heart, a reso-
lutte exercise of the will, heroic service
Of the life.


Abstract goodness does not stir opposi-
ton. So long as piety is only pictured
as vision, or made to appear as sort
Of sacred episode in history, it troubles
men very little. tits only when it claims
personal service that the fight springs up.


ATTACHMENTS TO NEwsPAPERs.-The
strong attachment Of subscribers to a
we'll conducted newspaper, as given In
the following paragraph from the New
York journal of Commerce, is fully con-
frmed by veteran publishers. Our ex-
perience in publishing, bears witness to
its truthfulness. Stop your paper =
words of dread to new beginners in the
business, lose their force after paper
has been established for a term Of years


$50 long as paper pursues just
honorable and judicious course, meeting
the wants Of its customers in all or mos
respects, the ties Of friendship between
the subscribers and the paper are as hare
to break by any outside third party a!
the links which bind old friends in bust
ness or social life Occasional defects
and errors, if such there be, in news
paper, are overlooked by those who hav,
| become attached to it through its dali,
perusal for years. They may sometime
become dissatisfied with it on account o
something which has slipped into its col
umns, and may stop taking it; but tn
absence Of the familiar sheet at thei
house or office for few days becomes al
insupportable deprivation, and they has
ten to take it again, and possibly apollo
gize for having stopped it. This we be
lieve to be common experience in tn
history Of all established newspapers
No friendship on earth is more constan
than that contracted by the reader for
journal which makes an honest and carr
est effort to merit his continued support.
Year: 1870

Gentlemen Of the City Council:


The charter of the city makes It the duty
OF the Mayor to communicate to the City
Council annually as soon rs may be after the
commencement of the fiscal wear, and
oftener il he shall deem it expedient or be
required by said Council. a general state
ment of the situation and condition of the
city in relation to its government, finances,
and improvement, with such recommends
tions as he shall deem proper"


Nearly one-half of the fiscal year having
expired when you were entrusted with the
administration of the city government,
have thought q brief review at the present
time of the financial condition OF the city
might aid you in the discharge of your du-
ties. Accordingly, the following statement
of the ascertained and probable liabilities OF
the city for the second half of the fiscal
year, commencing on the 1st Of August,
1870, and ending on the 31st of January,
1871, with the estimated receipts for the
same period, is submitted for your con-
sideration
Year: 1870

UNLICENSED ORDINARY K Rs.-The
commissioners Of the revenue for the city of
Richmond were before the grand jury yes
terday. 1t is understood that it is the pur-
rose Of that body to proceed at once by
preSentment for all violations of the State
revenue laws, especially for retailing liquors
without license,
Year: 1870

TEMPORARY CHANGE OF DEP0T.-Owing
10 the repairs now in progress at the South
Anna bridge the passenger train on the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad will leave
from the Richmond, Fredericksburg and
Potomac depot, on Broad street, this morn
ing at O'Clock. The repairs will be SO far
completed as to allow the train coming east
to pass over the bridge this evening, ar-
riving here at the usual time and place.
Year: 1870

Garry or seud orders for dry oak and pine wood
for cooking and kindling to the Office of the wood
factory, on the south side Of the Basin, between
Tenth and Eleventh streets. Carts are ready and
waiting to carry 1t out to customers.
Year: 1870

ZETELLE has been serving sora to his guests for
week. They came unusually early. 1t Is to be
hoped frost is long way of. We desire to enter
tain and be entertained by these sora for long
season.
Year: 1870

Let your children alone when they
gather around the family table it is 4
cruelty to hamper them with manifold
rules and regulations about this, and that
and the other. As long as their conduct
is harmless as to others, encourage them
in their cheeriness. If they 10 smack
their lips and their >uppings of milk and
other drinks can be heard across the
street, it does not hurt the street let
them alone. What if they do take their
soup with the wrong end of the fork it
is sll the same TO the fork let them =.
lone.


Suppose a child does not sit a. straight
as ramrod at the table; suppose a cup
or tumhler sip> through it, little fingers
and dcluges the plate OF food below. and
the Goblet is smashed and the tahle-cloth
is ruined do not look Il thousand scowl>
and thundcrs, and scare the poor thing 10
the balance OF its death, for it was scared
half to death before it didn't 90 to do
it Did you never let a glass slip through
your fingers since you were grown? In
stead of sending the child away from the
table in anger, if not even with q threat,
for this or any other little nothing, be as
generous as you would to an equal or
superior guest, to whom you would say,
with more OF lc-, obsequious smile.
"It's Of no possible consequence" That
would bc the form of expression even TO
stranger guest, and yet to your own
child you remorselesSly and revengefully,
and angriy metc out q swift punishment,
which for the time almost breaks its little
heart, and belittle- you amazingly. The
proper and more efficient and more Christ.
ian method Of meeting the mishaps and de.
linquence- and improprieties fyour child
rem at the table is either to take no notice
Of them at the time, or to go further, and
divert attention from them at the very
instant if possible,o or make kind apollo
gy for them; but afterwards in an hour
or two. or, better still, next day, draw
the child'> attention to the fault, if fault
it was. in friendly and loving manner :;
point out the improperly in some kindly
way show where it was wrong or rude
and appeal to the child's self.respect or
maniness. This is the best way to cor.
rect all family errors. Sometimes il may
not succeed; sometimes harsh measures
may be required; but try the depreca-
ting Or the kindly method with perfect
equanimity of mind, and failure will be
of rare occurrence.-From DR.. Halls
Health By Good Lirinq PnbIished Iy
Hurd and Holyhton.
Year: 1870

\ stranger in printing office askec
the youngest apprentice what his rule o
punctuation was. | set up as long as
can hold my breath. then put in com,
ma when cape insert semicolon
and when | want chew Of tobacco
make paragraph"


Let me kiss you for your mother,


For your sister, cousin, aunt.


Or for somebody Or other


Whom | long to kiss, but can't
could wish my love beside me,


As I've you beside me now;


But the pleasure is denied me,


80 I'll kiss YOU anyhow.
Year: 1870

NEW YoRK. Oct. GA letter pub
lished from Gen. Slocum to Secretary
Robson making inquiry into the
truth of the statement alleged to have
been made by a letter that II the case
ofSlocum's reelection to Congress.
the administration would take it as a
verdict of the people of Brooklyn that
the Navy Yard should be removed
and on the first of December the gates
be closed aud the materials taken to
some other port.
Year: 1870

TAYLOR Yesterday, at sundown, was laid
away in the quiet shade of ElmwOod, all that
was mortal of JESSE PAGE TAYLOR, youngest
son of DR.. Arthur K. Taylor. A great num-
ber of sympathizing friends were present to
mingle their tears with those of the stricken
parents, sisters and brothers of the pet of a
household, where, If we could prevent, we
would not have a sorrow come. None that


knew how little PAGE had twined himself
about the heart-strings OF his father. mother
and relatives, but will extend to them con-
doIences and heart-sympsthies for his loss,
He was the pride and JOY Oi the household.
Every member OF it Iavished upon him a
very wealth of love. He appreciated and re-
turned il an hundred fold. In thousand
ways he spoke and manifested the tender en-
dearments of loving little fellow, full of
promise that in the future he would be
stay and prop when his parents should begin
to descend the hill OF life. He was full of
life, gave no Indication OF other than length
of days; and under the eye of one who has
brought health, healing and happiness to
many q stricken household, it was reasonably
hopedhe would grow to manhood and I'LL, per-
haps, as useful and honorable position as his
father. But God who rules as seems to Him
best, ordered otherwise. he has taken to
himself the bud and promise of q bright and
beautiful home, and there is mourning
where before there was Joy and gladness.
We bring our tribute OF heartfelt sorrow, our
tears of regret and words of sympathy.
May this afiiletions be tempered to the
stricken ones by the Almighty. May bless
ings now in upon the home now in mourn
ing, and peace ever rest there. %"
Year: 1870

THERE was never a more fearfut
story recited than that of which we
read this morning in our telegraphic
column, which tells of the wreck of a
great ship at sea, and of the drowning
Of five hundred people. Hardly less
horrible is the reign of the hideous
brutal mob in Paris, whose deeds NAV
yet so disgust mankind that a despot-
ism may be pronounced preferable.
among such people, to a republic.
Then there are developments in that
hideous Nathan murder, which aImosT
made ones hair stand on end, which
will interest our readers to the last de-
gree; then comes the stiH small voice
of telegraphy which tells, in subdued
tones, how pale death moves stealth
lily about the thOroughfares of New
Orleans, finding helpless victims
among all natiOnalities.
Year: 1870

NEW YORK, September 25.-English pa
pers contain the following particulars of
the loss of the Captain: About midnight
on the 9Th the ship was in company with
the channel fleet about forty miles off
Cape Finisterre, cruising, with double
reefed fore and main top sail, and fore
top mast stay sail, and main sail and fore
sail hauled up. there being at the time
very strong breeze and heavy ses. The
starboard watch had been called at Il
o'clock and were being mustered,
when a squsll struck the ship on
the port side, causing her to give a
heavy lurch to the starboard. As she did
not right herself, Captain Burgoyne,
who was on the bridge, gave oruers TO
lower the toretopsail, but, in consequence
of the yards being braced sharp up, the
ship at the time being on port tack, it did
not come down to orders promptly. He
then gave orders to let go the braces and
main topsail down haul, but by this time
the ship being again struck by heavy
sea, and completely hove on her beam
ends, with water pouring down the
funnel, she then turned upward and
gradually sank, stern first. From the time
the ship was first struck to her going
down, only from to 10 minutes elapsed.
The number on board at the time was
$40. When the Captain was first lost
sight of, it was thought that she had
missed the fieet-not an uncommon oc-
currence on dark nights and when blow
ing hard-and no one imagined she had
gone down; but, alssl her sad fate soon
became apparent when first was picked
up boat, then spar, and subsequently
one man, who had lashed himself to a
grating, but did not succeed in saving his
life. On the morning of Thursday the
Monarch, which had been searching
around the coast, brought intelligence to
the flagship that one warrant officer and
seventeen men had landed from the Cap
tain
Year: 1870

SCHUYLKILL HAVEN, September a.


An arrest took place this morning that


promises to secure the conviction Of the


party guilty of the murder of Mr.. Nathan.


On the 18th of August a young man


named Francis ]. Kepling came to
Schuylkill Haven, and took quarters at


Eplings Hotel. At almost the first re-
thing about the Nathan muir
der, he seemed restless and troubled,
and could not sleep at night, and at length
admitted to boarder that he was within
four feet of Nathan when he was hit with
the dog; that he (Kepling) had the iron
dog IN his hand short time before the
murder was committed; that he knew
where the dog was purchased that Nathan
dropped when he was hit the first blow,
and that he could lay his hand
on the murderer. He was urged
to go 10 New York and lay informa-
tion before the authorities, but refused,
saying if certain party did not do the
right thing he would blow in a short
time. Since this confession he has been
very retieent, and refused to admit any
thing, but a close surveillance of his
movements have wound around him a
fearful chain OF circumstances. He is
known to have pawn tickets for
diamonds and jewelry, and has some
bloody clothes but half washed. His
manner has been that of one upon whom
some terrible crime has hung. No rest,
no sleep, no appetite. He has been in
constant correspondence with some par
ties in New York, and received from
them letters and money. He claims
to have been bartender at the saloon
corner of Broadway and Bleecker streets.
He says he knows Washington Nathan
well; that he many a time opened
champagne for him; that his fathers name
is Robert Kepling, and he resides at "a
Maiden Lane, or at least tadoes business
there. In appearance he il small and has
dark hair He said that he had lost forty
seven pounds in weight since he left New
York. He was employed as a hand on a
canal boat on the Schuylkil canal at the
time of capture. In his conversation he
tells things that would criminate him.
He will be in New York tomorrow,
Year: 1870

RALEIGH, June 15.-Gev. Holden issued
an order TO the different military divisions
of the State for the formation of regi-
ments of State troops for active service, to
be made up of white volunteers if they can
be obtained, and if NOT, negroes He also
orders the immediate enrolment of the
militia, with instructions to set part a
special number of minute men in each
regiment for use as reserve.
Year: 1870

now complete IN every department Of tha


trade. Our Goods viii be found most
elegant and superb, unexcelled and un-
rivalled in excellence, embracing Foreign
and Domestic Fabrics of the choicest and
test designs being mostly hsnd1lada
and warranted in every Instance to gtye
entire satisfaction. We earnestly invite
the attention OF all who desire good goods,
which are manufactured with a special
view to first-class retail trade. " .-
Year: 1870

AN Iowa soldier, supposed to have been killed
long ago, returned to bis family, and found to
his sorrow that bis wife supposing him dead,
had remained single. He had got his eye on an
other n oman, and hoped she had spliced.
Year: 1870

A dressing which
is at once agreeable,
healthy, and efiectual
for preserving the
hair. Faded or gray
hair as soon restored
to its original color
aeiM the gloss and
freshness Of yOuth.
Thin hair is thick
Year: 1870

at late hour last evening the Third
Ward Republican club, headed by q splen-
did band of music, with banners and trans
parencies, halted in front of the REpUB-
LIcAN Office, and a very short put spirited
address was made by Or. Creamer. The
REPUBLICAN responded in corresponding
terms, which response was received with
storm of cheers and loud hazzahs. Hail
Columbia was magnifcently played by the
band, and then the stalwart club Of earnest
Republicans fled of with the firm step OF
men who know what they have to do, and
are determined to do It.
Year: 1870

! that ninety-six witnesses is q very large


number for simple case of examination be-
fore a police Justice Possibly Mr.. Sadler
| is a seeker after information. In another
| case the charge by the justice and consta-
| bic is for eighty witnesses in each bill
| There is wonderful uniformity in the num-
| Der all through. Another case calls for
eighty-two witnesses, at an expense of
| s5l %, and the others vary from seventy
| six down to twenty, but the general average
| is nearly fifty in each case The subpoena
business is evidently profitable branch of
Justice Sadler's court. Occasionally the
| witnesses failed to respond, as there are nu


merous entries for attachments.


The testimony of two or three witnesses
is generally considered sufficient in deter


mining ordinary cases before our Recorders.


But these officers have no pecuniary inter


est in the matter. Neither do the police


men. But with our Chief Justice of the


parish the case is different. He allows him.
self twelve and a half cents for each sub
pena, and his constable charges fifty cents


for service, whether actual or constructive.


This bill of Sli4S was presented to the
City Council for payment. 1t is without
date or the least evidence to determine the
time when the service began or ended. 1t
is merely footed up and certified as being
in accordance with law" Unfortunately
however, for the success of the claimants,
no one in the Council was aware of any law
authorizing First Justice of the Peace Sad
Ter to play police magistrate at all. Possibly
a prejudice may have been entertained
against so many witnesses being called up
on to testify in the little squabbles
between the parties arraigned before our
Dogberry. At any rate, it was
thought best to iefer the whole matter to
Mayor Flanders, and he has been anxiously
considering 'what he will do with it, In
order that he may have the benefit of all
the Obtainable experience, we have taken
the above items from the original bill in the
Mayors office, and lay samples before the
public in the hope that some one learned in
the usages of the city government may
come forward and help him ont.


1t looks to us as though it were volun-
teer attempt on the part of Democrat Off
cial to perform for liberal fees the very
work assigned by law to the salaried Recor-
ders. And aside from the doubt as to the
legality, the excessive number of witnesses
summoned is enough in itself to show the
grasping character of the claimant.
Year: 1870

'ToBAcco FOR THE WoUNDED.-lf there be
one TACT that has been more frequently stated
than another, it is that the soldiers engaged
in this war-well or wounded-seek the solace
OF tobacco The Inhabitants OF every nation
manifest similar instincts, and one OF the
strongest is the desire to seek out some sub.
stance, the use of which may stimulate or
soothc the nervous system. There is no de-
privation which the habitual although not ex.
cessiye smoker teels so much as the loss OF
tobacco but soldiers of all nations, especially
of tho French and German nations, smoke it.
1t was standing Injunction OF the first Napo-
leon that his troops should have tobacco. and
tbey found it of the greatest advantage in the
retreat from Moscow. We have been accus-
toned to look upon the German as fond OF
hard intellectual toll for its own sake; and
men of abstraction and imagination, if we may
Judge from the prevalence of the practice of
smoking among them, unquestlonably appear
to find an aid in tobacco. But the manhood
Of Germany has risen like giant refreshed to
undergo any physical eXertlon and hardship
that may be required, and this war has taxed
the physical energies OF the strongest. The
soldier, wearied with long marches and uncer-
tain rest obtaining his food how and when be
can, with his nervous system always IN state
OF tension from the dangers ana e4cltcmebC ne
encounters, finds that his cigar or pipe enables
him to sustain hunger or fatigue with compar-
alive euuanimity Explain it as we may. this
is physiologically true, and medical officers
who would not be sorry to see the issue OF
spirit ration" discontinued, are compelled to
allow that the moderate use OF tobacco by SOL
diers in the field has several advantages. For
the wounded it is probable tlat tobacco has
slight anodyne and narcotic properties that en-
able the sufferer to sustain pain better during
the day and to obtain sleep during the night.
Lancet
Year: 1870

Neighboring Kingdoms, politically separate
and often hostile, are an anachronism at this
day. They belong to the past, when intercom-
munication was difficult and tedious. But
now, with space annihilatsd and barriers
broken down by telegraph and steam, with
nations drawn into closer vicinage and more
familiar intercourse with each other than the
various cities and provinces Of the same king
dom were in the last generation, and with all
the dogmas of divine right exploded and the
principle of popular government almost uni
versally accepted, there Is no reason why those
various nationalities should not combine into
one great republican confederation, to be
known collectively as the United States Of
Europe, and to exercise separately their own
State and municipal governmental powers. If
the present war shall be instrumental In
Fastening that good day of universal brother
hood and peace the sacrifices which 1t shall
have caused will not have been entirely in
vain
Year: 1870

Kelly was somewhat unexpected. General
Joe Lane was supposed to be the favorite Of
the democracy of Oregon for the place. Sena-
tor Kelly will occupy in 1871 the seat now
filed by Senator George H. Williams
change from republican to democrat.
Senator Kelly is one Of the old Jacksonian de-
mocracy. He will carry into the Senate a
man much wanted there-one Of infiexible in
tegrity and possessing untiring energy in
everything that pertains to the prosperity Of
the republic and the progress Of republican
liberty.
Year: 1870

THE SIEGE OF ROME, instead of its peaceful
occupation, appears to be imminent. The
foreign legions which have been serving in the
army of the Pope insist upon resisting the
Italians to the last, notwithstanding the con-
cessions that the good old man is anxious to
make In the interests of peace. The Italians
therefore are preparing to besiege the city,
and the sight is thus reserved to the present
decade of the simultaneous siege of the two
most grandly historic cities of the world
Paris and Rome.