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Year: 1873

The question of local option, which
has just been voted upon by the people
of Pennsylvania, bids fair to come be-
fore them in a different form. The vote
was cast under new law passed by the
Legislature, allowing each ward and
township to decide whether it would
have license or prohibition during the
next three years, and the preponderance
was largely in favor of license. On the
same day an amendment was adopted in
the Constitutional Convention prohibit
ing the sale of intoxicating liquors, or
mixtures thereof containing the same,
for use rs beverages" and directing the
Legislature, within one year of the
adoption of the constitution, to enact
penalties for the adequate enforcement
of this provision. The section will be
submitted to a separate vote of the peo-
pie of the whole State. 1t will be free
from the doubt of constitutionality
which was raised against local option,
and, it is thought, will receive a fuller
vote than previous measures of the
kind.
Year: 1873




Buffalo Bill was at Hartford, Conn.
the other day, and while visiting Colt s
armory, the large number of spectators
who had assembled to see the famous
scout desired him to favor them with
an exhibition of his skill rs marksmah
Bill gave the chew of tobacco in his
mouth to small boy to keep warm, n
small piece of white paper was put upon
barn door fifty rods distant, B. Will
liam seized a fine new rifle, spit on his
hands, and in the manner so often de-
scribed by Ned Buntline raised the rifle
until his nose rested on the stock, fired,
and n picket was knocked off from Il
fence ten feet to the left of the barn.
"This rifle barrel is crooked, said Bill;
SO saying, he hit it over a stone to
straighten it, then shot again, this time
barking the skin of an old pie woman on
his right flank. A third trial and he hit
the barn fair in the center, and the
shout that arose from the assemblage
attested the Joy of the spectators at his
success. Bill is just as good an actor
as he is marksman, which is very re-
markable in these days of corruption
and bribery. -Danbury News.
Year: 1873

The postal car difficulty between the
Postmaster General and the railroads,
that had threatened to withdraw these
cars from the roads, has been satisfac-
torily arranged for the present The
railroad companies had every desire to
make an issue with the Government :;
but the decided stand taken by the press
of the country, and the certainty that
their interests would have probably
been seriously jeopardized by the action
of Congress at its next session, led
them, doubtless, to reconsider their
course. The settlement - temporary
though it may be-is fortunate but it
is, we take it, more so for the railroad
monopolists themselves than for the
people.
Year: 1873

THREE theaters in San Francisco
Maguire's Opera House, the Metropoli-
tan Theater, and the Pacific Theater-
have been condemned by the Board of
Public Works, and their owners have
been notified to remove them on or be-
fore the 21st of April. They stand in
the way of public improvements, and
there is no appeal from the decree, the
city having bought and paid for the
laid. Thus two of the Oldest places of
amusement on the Pacific are doomed to
destruction by the irresistible march of
improvement.
Year: 1873

Thus in Massachusetts one person in
every SIT is a criminal, while in Geor-
gia there is only one criminal in every
1,6O6. This can hardly be taken as a
fair test of the amount of crime in the
respective States for it is well known
that in Georgia murderers and other
criminals escape with the greatest
ease after committing a crime, and that
when arrested it is difficult to secure a
conviction while in Massachusetts, the
case is different, evil-doers being relent-
lessly pursued until they are lodged in
the State prison or gibbeted, as the case
may be.
Year: 1873

There is no death The stars go down


To rise upon some fairer shore;
And bright in Heavens jeweed crown


They shine forevermore.
There is no death! The dust we tread
Shall change beneath the summer showers
To golden grain or mellow fruit,


Or rainbow-tinted flowers,
The granite rocks disorganize


To feed the hungry moss they bear,
The forest leaves drink daily life


From out the viewless air.
There is no death The leaves may fall,
The flowers may fade and pass away;
They only wait through wintry hours
The coming of the May.
There is no death! An angel form
Walks DER the earth with silent tread;
He bears our best-loved things away,
And then we call them "dead."
He leaves our hearts all desolate,


He plucks our fairest, sweetest flowers,
Transplsnted into bliss, they now


Adorn immortal bowers.
The bird-like voice, with joyous tones
Made glad these scenes Of sin and strife,
Sings now an everlasting song


Amid the tree of life.
And where he sees smile too bright,
Or hearts too purc for taint and vice,
He bears it to that world of light,
To dwell in Paradise.
Born unto that undying life,


They leave us but to come again;
With joy we welcome them-the same,
Except in sin and pain.
And ever near us, though unseen,
The dear, immortal spirits tread;
For all the boundless universe


Is life-there is no dead.
Year: 1873

This shows that assuming all IN pris-
on to be criminals) there is at least one
criminal in every 1,172 of our whole
population, one in every LIZA of our ma
tive white population, one in every 637
of our foreign-born population, and one
in every COS of our negro population.


The relative number OF population
and of criminals in the respective States
shows the following curious result as to
Massachusetts and Georgia. repre-
sentative Eastern and a representative
Southern State:
Year: 1873

The mest preposterous idea that We have yet
heard suggested, is, that the Rcpublicaa eandi-
date was nominated for the ofice of City Trea-
surer because the party had no other "to be Ailed
this year to which aliving salary was attached"
and that he should be elected although "hs has no
such skill as an accountant as would make him
suitable for bOok-keeper for firm, much less
Treasurer Of manufacturing company" Now,
We ask the Repai6i'ean, these quotations being
conceded, whether it does not itself think it
would le showing great want of intelligence on
the part of the voters OF city like ours, TEdlng
itself in its sud the PTopriety of things, to
elect gentleman to such an office who is so
utterly unqualified to discharge the duties7 Itit
is not preposterous 10 suppose that a party can
impose such a candidate on the people with any
hope of his election?


But this is the legitimate result OF the course
now pursued in the Republican party. The col
ored brethren make nominations without regard
to qualification and expect the white portion of
the party to elect them regardless of consequeu-
ces
Year: 1873

t,kes place on Tuesday next, the ID of septem'
Der, just one week from to-day. The polls open
in the several wards between the hours OF IL
O'Clock, noon, and one O'Clock, afternoon. Every
Democrat especially should be prepared to vote
on that day. 1t is important that they should
lend all the help It is possible for them to give to
the disposition now clearly prevalent throughout
the city to change the extravagant career of the
City, Council to one of strict economy. In this
pie.
Year: 1873

We find in a North Carolina paper the
following:


At the recent term of Grange Court, in
the case of Mrs. Annie Turner, for relief
from taxation upon money on hand or on
deposit on the 1st day Of April, 1872, a re-
cent decision of the Supreme Court of the
United States that no "cfedit' could be
taxed by State, as it impairs the obliga-
Tourgee decied that in accordance with this
decision and the case cited for the plaintiff,
he was of opinion no State could impose a
tax on money on hand or of deposits coz
sisting of United States Treasury notes or
national bank notes, or upon obligations
given by one party to another.
Year: 1873

We have heard of great many of our
citizens regretting that from some cause OF
other they were unable to be present at the
excellent open air entertainment given by
the Turner Band last week and many have
expressed hope that the band may be in
duced to reproduce that splendid program
me. We are of the opinion that if the
band would consent to reproduce the afore-
said programme, it would be hailed with
pleasure by our citizens, as many were de-
prived of the pleasure of being present on
the previous occasion, owing to the threat
ening appearance of the weather, and to
the fact that one or two festivals were in
progress at the same time. We would like
to hear from Prof. Knabe and the band on
the subject?
Year: 1873

The Times of this morning publishes a
special dispatch from Berlin, which says
the German Government is dissatisfied
with President McMahon's address to the
French Assembly and will not enter into
regular diplomatic relation with his gov
eunment until they are satisfied that
France will faithfully adhere to the treaty
of Frankfort.
Year: 1873

Something should be done by. the City Council,
with cur carb-toBe market. At present, going 70
market is one of lbe most unpleasant duties
housekespers have TO perfVrm. The crowd IS 90
great that at times ;LuSe who are purchasing can
make no progress through it. Purchasing be-
comes tedious and difficult and under the circunh-
stances housekeepers frequently go home in dis
gust without ske6tIng ali that they desire.


If the Council would remedy this great COM
plAint their action would receive the aTprobatiOn
of tho great MAS OF our citizens whose duty ~
aGire them OK some of theIr family 10 attend the
market. s-. '''"


Tho remedy would be easy and OOuld be e6ee-
ted With very little trouble. The Council have
only to pass an audience requiring thatthsre shall
be elk OF eight feet space between each Of the
vehicles that back up against the pavement; and
that no person shall be allowed to occupy the
pavement ngAinSt the houses with their prcduto
for sale. Such an action on the part of our COuR-
cal would relieve our citizens and make attending
market mnCh more pleasant, and perhaps pUO6ta-
HE to the producers who attend in their wagons
to dispose Of their hnits and vegetables. We are
~onRdsnt isOm what We hear that more prOducers
would attend, and our market would be better
supplied il some such change was effected. The
people Of Philadelphia we're annoyed the same
way until they remedied the matter by requiring
that wagons and other vehicles from which vege-
tables were vended should stand with their sides
to the curbstOne, and be SO many feet apart.


This would be perhaps better way to effect
the object. The advantage OF such change would
very soon be telt by all parties


The change would also make the market more
accommodating as the line of market wagons
would then extend much further up town and
tie Tcsiden Of that section would not be required
TO carry their baskets so far.
Year: 1873

THE CASE OF WILLIAM J. ANNABLE, for mis-
dcme,,nor, now pending in the County Court
of Hcnico, and set for trial at the present
term, was continued yesterday until the
March term Of the coult. This was done I'D
order TO await the result of action by the
Hastings Court Of this city in his case, which
is set for hearing this morning.
Year: 1873

SEEING Is BELIEyISG.-If ladies who do not Use
The fragrant SozoDoNT will compare teeth with
those who do they will see IN an instant more rea-
sons for adopting 1t than can be composed into a
newspaper paragraph.
Year: 1873

CHANGE OF SCHEDULE.-Passenger tor
river landings and Baltimore must leave the
York River Railroad depot at O'Clock Wed
ne.day morning, so as to connect at west
Point with the steamer.
Year: 1873




II is very unfortunate for Arkansas
that she has, at Little Rock, so many
idle. vicious and vagrant politicians and
place-hunters of influence sufficient in
the Republican party to be perpetually
stirring up strife. We have hardly done
reading Of the attempts of Brooks to
unseat Governor Baxter, who gives so
much satisfaction to all classes,
when the telegraph announces anoth-
er and more revolutionary scheme,
which, were it possible for it
to succeed, would throw the
State into the agonies Of a revolution
worse than any of those she has passed
through since 1865. But We do
not have any fears for the per
1llaneucy of Baxter's administra-
ton. He Is master of the situation,
has plenty militia at his command, and
may avail himself of the troops of the
general government. But these will not
be necessary. With the moral support
of the great body of the people, who are
tired of strife, he is too strong even for
all his opponents combined. The peace
and dignity of Arkansas must be sus-
tained.
Year: 1873

New YORK, July 16.-Judge Blatch-


fOrd's court was crowded to-day by spec-
tatOrs eager to hear the argument and
rulings on the motion to remove the
Sheppard-Dana New York StGnl libel
suits from this city to the District Of Col
umbia. At the conclusion Of the argu-
ments, Judge Blatchford observed that
he was entirely satisfied he could not
grant this Information. Cheers. I Mr..
Bliss desired to hand up some point, but
Judge Blatchford replied that it was not


necessary. Renewed cheers. He
hoped the gentlemen would refrain from
applauding in court. The constitution


of the United States declares that trial
OF crimes should be by jury. As he under
stood the application, lit was on a warrant


OF the commissioner, issued solely on
TINS information, and sworn to in the
police court. This was the information


OF Mr.. Williams, and if the offense was


to be tried, it was to be tried in this
police court under the information. In
continuation Judge Biatchford said he
did not decide the case on any of the
grounds alluded in the cases cited by


Mr. Bliss; he was simply referring tothe
clause IN the constitution in regard to
the right of having trial by jury;
that clause was never sought to
apply to any other crime than such
crimes as had always been tried by iu-
ries. Lbels, in common law, had al


ways been tried by juries, therefore, so
far as he had looked into this case, and


he had carefully considered it, he had
no doubt whatever upon the point, and
If he was to regard his oath of office ii
was simply impossible not to say that
all crimes against the United States
should be tried before juries. He
did not mean to say that
this police court at Washington


might not properly have jurisdiction
over common assaults and batteries
They all knew of special sessions, and
he knew that judges of this district had
felt what relief it would be to courts of
the United States if they should not be
called upon to try every offense, how
ever small, but the answer to that was
the inestimable right Of trial by Jury.
He understood this as an application
calling on court to remit this case to
court which would try it with
vut jury on the first instance. but it
did not help the matter. If the party
had a right to appeal If he was convict
ed, he was entitled to be first tried by
jury, and not to be first convicted.
Taking the whole matter, he said if this
court had the right to try this offense, it
was one that should be tried by jury,
and on that ground alone he put
this decision. The ground upon
which he made this decision
was solely with reference to the fact that
this was 8 charge of libel, and libel was
a crime always tried by jury. The
proposition seemed 50 plain that no ex-
animation, no study, could bring him to
any other conclusion. The application
must be refused and defendant released
from the custody of the marshal. The
proceedings then closed. Dana, on leav-
ing the courtroom, was warmly con-
graduated on the result by his friends.
Year: 1873

The associated press reporter of the
proceedings Of the industrial congress of
the United States, in session al Cleve-
land, Ohio, states that the clause in his
report Of the first days proceedings tone
Of the objects of the congress was to
form 8 new political party should
read, ssthe object Of the congress was not
to foTm new political party etc,
Year: 1873

will mention here that a body, fear
fully mangled, was picked up by the
downward train, mangled almost be-
yond recognition, but was identified as a
colored man who had left jackson
the evening before to go up
the road, in company with
three others and three months pay in
his pocket. All of the parties were col
ored, and the balance Of the party cam
not be found, although diligent search
is being made for them. If ever lynch
law was justifiable, it is so with those
ThO have adopted the prevailing fashion
ia crime of killing, then placing the
body of their victim on the track for
and thus hide their crime.
Year: 1873

dressed only in his underelothes. Step
ping quickly up to SEVERN, who still
leaned up against the tree, he took hold
of the latter's shoulder, and with bis PTS
tol dealt SEVERN q blow on the right side
Of the head. With that the two elineh-
ed and in second, almost, Severn was
seen To raise a
Year: 1873

OMAHA, Jan. 15.-The horse distemper made
its appearance yesterday as far West Rawlins IN
Wyoming Territory causing very serious inconvenience
persons living from the line Of the railroad
Year: 1873

Professor Joseph LIE Conte, of the
University of California, differs from
Professor Whitney in his ideas of the
origin of the Yosemite Valley. The
latter attributes, the formation of this
wonderful valley to the sudden engulf-
ment of portion of the Sierras; but
Professor lie Conte is of the opinion
that this, as well as other deep perpen-
dicular slots of the kind that abound on
a smaller scale, have been sawed out by
the action of glaciersl Professor LIE
Conte observes that glaciated forms are
unmistakably observable at many points
on the walls of the valley, and in some
places even to the brim. In the contour
of the walls of the valley, their rounded
form, where the rock is hard, standing
unbroken and without debris at the base,
he finds proof of glacial erosion. On
the north side of the valley every pro-
iecting shoulder is thus rounded, and IN
some cases the smoothness is so complete
even at a considerable height, that the
rocks glisten in the sunshine. The won
derful dome-like form of nearly all the
prominent points about this valley, and
their striking resemblance to glaciated
forms, cannot, he says, be overlooked
The whole surface of the country is
momonne on huge scale. If SO, then
the whole surface has been moulded be-
meath universal ice sheet.
Year: 1873




Sixty cents day is considered good
wages for working man in any Of the
European countries, except Great Bri-
tain, where the wages are somewhat
higher. In the Tyrol silk region and in
Italy they often do not get more than
ten cents. In the country in Germany
ten cents is the common pay. Woman
there often get but five cents. In Swe-
den men often work from o'clock in
the morning till o in the evening, and
do not get more. During the war many
poor women in Berlin were hired to knit
stockings for the soldiers for five cents
The profit of the poor who keep pretty
shops, sell trinkets in the street or act al
suffers, do not average more than three
or four per cent. BARRIERS in Berlin
since the raising of their prices, get five
cents for hair cutting and two and hal
cents for shaving. Servants at hotels
get from three to eight dollars a month
Servant girls in private families offer
get but ten dollars a year. Sometime
these classes can not get work at an,
price.
Year: 1873

An experiment is reported TO have
been tried before the Royal Geographical
Society in England, by which the circu-
lation of the waters of the sea was de-
monstrated. A trough with plate-glass
sides about six feet long and foot deep,
but not more than an inch wide, was fill
ed with water. At one end a piece of
ice was wedged in between the sides to
represent the polar cold, while the trop-
ic heat was represented at the other end
by bar of metal laid across the sur
face of the water, the projecting end Of
which was heated by a spirit lamp.
Red coloring meter was then put in at
the warm end, and the blue at the cold
end, SO that the currents could be traced
The blue water, chilled by contact with
the ice Immediately fell down to the
bottom, crept slowly along, and gradual
ly rose toward the surface of the equa-
torial end, after which it gradually re-
turned along the surface to the starting
point. The red water crept first along
the surface of the polar, end, then fell tC
the bottom just as the blue had done
and formed another stratum, creeping
back again along the bottom and coming
to the surface. Each color made dis
tinct circulation during the half hour il
which the audience viewed the expert
ment
Year: 1873

The trade is in a state Of almost Mt
ter stagnation, the only sales being Of
small lots taken up for immediate CON
sumption. Manufacturer are not max
ing very full time, and their wants are
readily supplied from the small offerings
made by the weaker houses, at prices be-
low the nominal range Of the market.
The stronger houses still adhere to
former prices, and are not disposed to
yield, although they report that the few
large mill owners who are in an easy
financial position would purchase freely
at slight reduction on straight liues.
We omit sales in the absence Of any
thing calculated to establish quotahle
market price.
Year: 1873

Women" says a communication TO
the Chicago Tribune, "always go TO ex-
tremes. They never have anything but
what they wish it was bigger. Give
woman n ten-story house, and she will
sigh for an attic. IF ] had only some
place to store things, you knowp Do
you know why waterfalls went out Of
fashion? II was because they got so big
they could no longer carry them. Don't
you remember, at first, they were no big
ger than your fist; then they were big
as your two fists; then the size Of sugar
bowls, and then they grew rapidly to
dinner, market and bushel basket size
and their proportions and weight were 80
cumbersome that they suddenly went out
1t was so with hoops, Our daughters
commenced with keg-hoops, and wound
up with the hogshead, and then they
went out. Then came the hustle, which
grew so rapidly that it at least took foul
spiral bed-springs to make it stick out
and,-now, like Toby's candle, IL is flick
ering out. And now come buttons"
Year: 1873

At recent fire in Hartford, while the
firemen were upon the roof a drunken
man appeared among and occasioncd
much solicitude Where he came from,
and how he could have attained that
elevation, were unexplained. As he
"waltzed" around, frequently getting
near the edge Of the building, Officer
Walter Smith appeared on the scene to
engineer him off, which was no easy
matter. The most convenient getting
of place was over ladder stretched
across the roof Of the station building


Certainly, the fellow could not get over
alone, and it would be hazardous to at
tempt to cross with him Finally the
officer got a rope and fastened II around
the drunken mans body, under his
arms, and, holding fast TO the slack
himself started him over the ladder


The fellow crawled very cautiously and
inspired confidence that he would bridge
the chasm successfully; but as he got
about half way over he slanted, through
some miscalculation, and rolled of. The
officer saw him going and braced for a
firm hold, and held him dangling in the
air sixty feet from the ground. Heyell-
ed beautifully as he made the slide, but
when he brought up suddenly against
the side Of the building he realized that
he was safe, and became by the force Of
the blow sobered instantly, and was then
pulled up, and this time crossed the
ladder with the agility of a Blondin.
Year: 1873

Fading beneath our passing feet,
Strewn upon lawn and land and street,


Beautiful leaves
Dyed with the hues of the sunset sky,
Falling in glory 80 silently


Beautiful leaves,
Never to freshen another spring,
Never 70 know what the summer may bring


Beautiful leaves,
Withered beneath the frost and cold,
Soon TO decay in the common mould,


Beautiful leaves,
So will the years that change your tint
Marx upon us their autumnal print


Beautiful leaves,
80 shall we fall from the tree OF lime,
Fade as We fade in wintry cline,


Beautiful leaves
Year: 1873

A lady from Pennsylvania spent two
weeks kamong the fashionables at the
Grand Central Hotel, Saratoga, and
when the time Tor departure came, to
the utmost horror of all the other ladies,
it was found she had only one trunk.