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Year: 1870

things than did the afflicted old man;
but he wisely held his peace, and man
aged to place his back against the door
so that no one could go out, and watched
each as they went through the death
test. But there were no more crimson
drops bubbling forth as a sign Of guilt;
and, as the justice declared that all had
gone through the ordeal, sigh Of in
tense relief burst from many lips.


Not all, replied Martin. There is
one yet remaining" pointing TO the one
who had made himself so ofiicious.
THAT man has kept in the background. "


John Kirkpatrick, is this trueY'


No; tits lieP was the answer


at is true" repeated Martin, firmly.
have kept him under my eye all the
time, and ! swear that he has not been
near the table"


IL have. You all saw me.


But, upon reflection, no one had seen
him, and he was forced forward. Then
an entire change was visible. His flushed
face grew pale as ashes, and his british
lip trembled. He looked wildly for a
chance of escape-saw there was none
and putting on an air of bravado, ex-
claimed with an OATH "Well, ]. can do it
again


With these words he had raised his
hand, and extending it, had nearly
touched the corpse, when he shrank back
with fearful groan His eyes had been
the first to see that the blood was flowing
freely again from the wound-not one
alone, but all 1ies.rns


A strong man at all times, he was rem
dered doubly so now by desperation;
and, in his efforts to get away, his coat
was torn to shreds, and the jewelry and
money of which the girl had been robbed,
fell to the floor, and raving and cursing,
he was carried away to prison


During this exciting scene Martin had
remained unnoticed When the justice
and the uncle of the girl thought of him
again, they found him with his hand upon
her head, and a smile playing upon his
lips.


What is it?' they both asked in one
breath.


She is not dead. Show me where !
can place her upon a bed, and sum
mon some women. She is not dead; only
stunned" de


And he lifted her in his strong arms,
and carried her to another apartment.


1t was weeks before Ethel Loring was
sufficiently recovered to appear in court
Then her evidence was conclusive. She
instantly recognized the prisoner Kirk
patrick, and the simple manner in which
she told the story of assault, robbery axd
attempted murder added much to its
force. Without leaving the box the jury
found him guilty" and he was SEN
fenced to death.


The trial over, the uncle of the girl
called Martin aside, and asked the
amount Of his charge for his professional
services.


" No matter; | will pay it'll will give
you anything you demand" "


Here, then, is my charge" he re-
piled, taking the hand of the blushing
girl. Il came here to study geology
but never anticipated such a rare speci-
men"
Year: 1870

A little girl had a beautiful head Of
hair, which hung in clustering curls
down on her neck. One hot summer day
she vent up stairs aud cut all the curls
OF. Coming down she msss a.ss mother.
who exclaimed with surprise: Nary
what have you been doing TO your hair
To which she responded thu she had cut
it Of and laid !; sway in her box, but that
she intended 70 put il on again tO-mor-
row, as aunt Nancy did.
Year: 1870




WE have had eur Banner On the
outer wall, with PRICES SO Low that
no firm in the State of Ohio undertook
meet us. We have driven our foe to the
wall, and occupy theheld without fear.


We have siIeneed all men who years aso
some power of competition. They
are now willing to confess conhdentiaIly
that there is no use trying to meet or beat
US in prices, because we are game on a
Clothing "set-to.' Their only hope is inthe
ignorance of their customers. who viii not
look around to see the difference in our
prices and theirs, which amounts to at least
Year: 1870

Is the Importance Of thinning out the
fruit Of the vine duly considered by the
majority Of cultiyators | think not
From close observation, and even sad ex.
pcrience, the subject, 10 my opinion, scalls
for much more attention than is usually
gwen. In young vines this is particu.


srly the case. Such vigorous and hardy
constituted .srieties as the Concord may
stand it, but oven they will eventually
suffer. This fault is not only to be
found in the vineyards Of the-novicc, but
can be seen almost everywhere, in charge
Of those wh0 know better. This then be-
ing admitted, the next question is i: how
shall it be remedied2 Shall we prune it
SO much shorter, so as aot TO leave more
wood than the vine can carry ssfelY
through, or leave more wood, and then
thin out The lunches The latter, In my
opinion, will be the best; for, by the
FIRST plan, We get our fruit too much
crowded and throw too much force into
the young canes for the following years
bearing. My impression is that when
vine is pruned to what would secn about
right, the pinching out Of every third
bunch, at the first operation, pinching
back would be the method. | would
leave but two bunches on each bearing
shoot, and in some instances it is better
to leave bat one. We all know the
forming of the seed ot any fruit is the
heaviest Tux ON the plant. This being
the case, do we mot give considerable
relief when we diminish this tax once
third? think we would be satein count.
ing on having the same weight Of fruit
in the two punches OF If three are lev.
Some years ago We grew Concord bunchos
90 this way, which the committee, who
were to test them, would noe admit to
be that variety until they tested them.
For marketing table grapes this is par
ticularly practicable. For instance, Jet
one man take Concords that will average
three fourths Of . pound to the bunch,
and another have them as usually grown,
and my word for it, the large bunches
will command nearly double price, not
only among the wealthy but the masses
Grape CulturSst.
Year: 1870

Domestic animals Of every kind require
particular attention in April, in order
that they may be brought through the
wintcriug process in good condition and
in fit state to hass sheir growth in


creased on the pasture. When live stock
are poorly Wintercd, and put out on pas


ture in low con iition, a great part Of the
summer will have passed before they
recover tho evil effects Of the cold and
hunger they have endured their growth
will be stuntcd, and the best months o.


pasturiag wasted in remedying the dam


age which has been done. Cattle and
sheep should be kindly and generously
treated in April and May. They should
not be turned out to shift for thcmselvc.
on the pasture until the weather 10 warn
and the grass high enough to afford then
ample sustenance. They should be grad


ually accustomed to the change from dry
provcnder to soft grass.-Western Rural
Year: 1870

THE NAVIGATION LAWS AND AMERICAN
SHIpBUILDING. President Grants message to
Congress on the subject Of the navigation laws,
with the Parliamentary discussion raised
thereon, are treated in lengthy editorial, in
the London Times The pith Of the argument
is summed up by the writer thus 1--WE do
not believe that the system of drawbacks, sub
sides and bounties advocated by the committee
and the President can, under the present con-
ditions of the labor market and of the manu-
facture of iron, place the American yards on a
level with the establishments on the Clyde and
the Tyne. Free trade, frankly accepted, may do
so after period of trial. The report Of the
committee asserts that the trade of the East
ern seas, with all the commercial wealth of
India, China and japan, is at the command of
the enterprise Of America If she will only
hold 6S0t her hand for it, How Can she bold
out her hand so long as she is manacled by 4
navigation law which compels the American
merchant to pay twice as much for his ships
as bis European competitor" inst so.
Year: 1870

We publish this morning the latest informa-
ton received by mail from the island of Cuba.
The Captain General is out again in another
flaming proclamation, which, beyond its being
more wordy than others which preceded it,
presents no feature of difference. De Rodas'
reception at Nuevitas was by no means as
warm as was anticipated, and the fact of his
being accompanied by Napoleon Arrange, the
Cuban deserter, tended to increase the evident
GOODNESS of the Spanish sympathizers towards
him. Confagrations are on the increase. The
work of destruction still goes on, and the
inactivity of the Cubans in the field is
made up by their energy in the destruction of
the property of their opponents. Though little
is apparently done by the insurgents we can
not lose sight Of the fact that Spain is grad
ually becoming weaker and weaker at home
Up to this time the Prim-Serrano government
has been able to forward troops to suppress
the revolution in Cuba, but each day adds to
the difficulties of the situation at home. The
Cubans fully understand this. In their pre-
sent situation, and under existing circum-
stances, it is the best thing for them. Spain
weakened at home is help to the Cubans
abroad, and there is little reason to doubt
that opportunities which the state OF affairs
presents will be taken advantage Of by the
struggling patriots.
Year: 1870

The Russians, in their grand march east
ward, are achieving good works for modern
progress. In the north and east of Asia they
are, unquestionably, the pioneers Of civiliza.
ton; and whatever jealousy the Western
Powers of Europe may naturally entertain
when Muscovite influence is felt along the
borders of the Danube and the Bosphorus, it
would seem to their interest to encourage the
advance of new ideas through the strongholds
of Oriental barbarism. Nevertheless the
Memorial Dtplomatique expresses some dis
content at the acquisition which the Gear has
recently made in annexing the island of
Seghalien, otherwise known as Taikari or
Kioto, in the Sea of Okhotsk. The Russian
colors were first hoisted there some years ago,
but it is only within comparatively brief
period that formal and complete possession of
the new insular province has been boldly
asserted by the Emperor Alexander.


The island in question is about six hundred
miles long by one hundred and twenty
in breadth, and comprises a super
ficies of some thirty thousand square
miles. 1t has soil and climate adapted
to the culture of the chief Asiatic staples, and
fine beds Of coal have been discovered In the
central districts. But it's chief importance
consists in the fact that it commands the mouth
of the Amoor river, holding position, in
reference to that great stream, somewhat
analogous to that of Vancouver's Island at the
outlet of Puget Sound. Its locality, however,
would be still more menacing to Russian COM
merce than is Vancouver to our own were it
in foreign hands, since it extends for three
fourths of it's length opposite the whole coast
line of the maritime territory ceded by China
to the Czar along the coast of the Gulf of
Tartay. The northern part Of the island was
once claimed by China, and the southern by
Japan. The latter had established military
posts there to protect petty trade with their
adjacent great insular possession of Yeso,
lying Immediately south Of it. Over this whole
territory Russia has, at last, definitely pro-
claimed her sovereignty, and we can but recog-
nize with lenient eyes movement which pro-
tects the mouth of a great internal water high
way as vital to the prosperity Of ber future
trade in the far East as the freedom of the
Mississippi delta is to our commerce in the
Gulf of Mexico.
Year: 1870

The poor wretch who murdered old Mr..
Townsend, In the secure conviction that hang
ing for murder is ''played out" expiated his
crime and disproved his theorem yesterday on
the scaffold The old plan OF execution, it
seemed, was actually played out for, instead
OF the traditional way of dropping the con-
demned man through trap, the new mode OF
having him suddenly pulled off his feet
up into the air was substituted. If the
intention Of execution is to make a rapid and
easy exit for the condemned this plan was a
failure yesterday for Reynolds, after being
whirled round in the air like the cracker Of a
whip, fell the length of the rope and for seven
minutes struggled in the agonies OF strangula-
ton. Thirty minutes after the body was
taken down and no trace Of the terrible agony
was visible on the pale, lifeless features. Our
humanitarians have not improved on the old
hanging plan. The dull drop does the work
more quickly and effectually than this new
tangled notion of killing a man by sud
den pull at his neck and then hanging him
afterwards. The improvements Of the humani-
tarians had better be devoted to the adjuncts

and the surroundings Of these public execu-
tions. Only yesterday party of female pri-
soners in passing from one part of the Tombs
to another had to 60 over the scaffold and
under the rope. OF course they had their
coarse joke on the amusing circumstance.


In commenting on the fate of Jack Reynolds
we cannot fail to notice how rapidly his case
has been disposed of. 1t is to-day just ten
weeks since he killed his man and uttered his
philosophical remark about hanging being
played out and he is already hanged. There
are five or six murderers yet in the Tombs and
out, who killed their men many years ago.
who have had two or three trials each, and yet
with them it is actually the fact that hanging
is played out. 1t was probably Reynolds
indiscretion in making such damaging COM
mentary on the maintenance of the law he had
outraged that finally drove the authorities to
vindcate the law and themselves from his
assertion, and to set off by contrast the delay
in the other cases by hanging him on the first
trial, without respite or stay of proceedings,
and within ten weeks of the commission of his
crime
Year: 1870

spring. and thence till the return Of summer.
The City Of Observation-Disclosures the cause
may be counted as one more to the melancholy
list of Atlantic steamers that have gone down
in the deep sea and left no living soul or
ivestige afioat to tell their dreadful story.
Year: 1870

CAPTAIN HALLS ARCTIC EXPEDITION. N.-The
Senate bill for the Arctic appropriation TO
Captain Hall is still pending. Captain Hall
has proved himself thoroughly practical,
go-ahead man, and his very physique is emf
nently that of an Arctic explorer. He has
expressed himself in favor of testing the
new theory of reachnV the Pole by follow
,oo the EuIf Stream, as suggested by the dis
iinguished photographer OF Commodore PHerfyy Z
Japan expedition, Captain Siias Bent. Should
he prosecute this design Captain Hall would
be guided in his movements towards the Pole
by the first suggestion for reaching it yet offered
by science.
Year: 1870

THE EMPEROR NAPOLEON is reported to
have had a fainting fit of some considerable
duration yesterday. His Majesty had returned
to the Tuiieries after attending military
review. If the rumor had not its origin in o
Bourse can0rd it deserves serious attention
Should such syncope come on again, and be
prolonged to the dissolution of his life, Europe
may close its eyes on the past and again open
them on wonderful, terrible present.
Year: 1870

1t has been our duty and our privilege on
many occasions in the past to point out and
compel attention to certain important political
and social changes in Europe. Since 1S4S we
do not know that the European Continent has
experienced the action of more dangerous
forces than 1t is experiencing at the present
moment, nor do we believe that since that time
the revolutionary changes have been so sweep
ing or 30 alarming. Great Britain, France,
Spain, Austria not to speak of other nations,
are all in the agony of o revolutionary crisis.
Great Britain is saving itself by yielding to
almost every popular demand. France has
caught similar impulse; so has Spain SO
has Austria. In Great Britain there can
be no doubt as to the final result The
Gladstone administration, aiming at justice,
conciliatory yet severe, is gradually disarming
oil opposition and laying broadly the basis Of o
strong and healthful future. It is not other
wise with France. Napoleon knows that it is
idle to fight with fate. Fate made him what
he is. No man so well understands her teach
ings; nor does any man know better when
and how to obey her high behests. Fate is
against the perpetuation Of the one man power,
and the Emperor, by every means at his COM
mand, assists at and presides over the pro-
gressive movement Spain is in agony, and
Austria is in doubt and uncertainty. But all
over the onward and upward movement is
visible. The people are wrenching the power
from the aristocrats, and cunning statesmen
who have trained themselves to understand
the times are making tame and fortune. No
one can deny that the times are stirring, so
stirring that it is hard to predict the immediate
future; but, looking at the ultimate result,
there are but very few men who have the
faculty of thought who do not rejoice in the
present
Year: 1870

come Tax Retained.


The United States Senate has voted to
retain the income tax in the assessment for
internal revenue for the current year. This is
the worst specimen of legislation that has
characterized Congress the present session. 1t
is retrograde legislation in its most wretched
shape. 1t stains the journal of the Senate
with an act that is in wanton disregard Of the
wishes of the people, and deliberate viola
ton of justice toward all honest taxpayers.
The income tax is universally detested. It
offers premium on crime, and is the hand
maid of perjury. While some men swear to
incomes of lesser rate than they actually
receive, in order to escape taxation, rascals
swear to higher income than they receive in
order to obtain credit they would not other
wise be entitled to. The law tends to public
Generalization, just as it was with the bank
rupt law of year or two ago. That law was
passed with proper regard for the public well
fare. The motives of its trainers were in the
main correct; but in course of time honest
men were induced to take advantage of it's pro-
visions, and by fraudulent representations
cheat their creditors. Any act that has a
tendency like this should be expunged from
the public statutes. The act imposing tax
upon incomes has this tendency, and as snch
should be blotted from the official records by
Congressional action, as it already is by COM
mon consent among the people.
Year: 1870

THE LOST STEAMER Cry OF BosToN. ALI
hopes OF this missing ship, it appears, are


given up. Mr. Inman, of the firm owning the


line, is of the opinion that she was lost from a
collision with an iceberg, two or three days
out from Halifax, and in this opinion
he is probably correct. The sail out
fSf Two Or three days from Halifax
is across the track track 81 lhe icegssgs which
come down in the Arctic current from Baffin's
Bay into the Atlantic with the approach Of
Year: 1870

Miss Emma Halman had boon sent
By her parents to boarding school


quito distance from home, with in
s;ructious TO Miss Waldron, the teacher


to keep Il strict watch over her. Emma
had bean, however, whom she mangcd
10 keep up u correspondence with


and it was at last arranged that he
should come aud pass of for her cousin


aud take her out carriage riding,
under pretcncc that he was taking hcr
to his fathers, few miles out in tho
couutry. Well, he came according to
appointment, and introducing himself
rs Emma's cousin, asked to take her
home to spend the afternoon. Miss
Waldrou said she had not the slightest
objection; and told Emma to get ready
to 80. Bnt when Emma was dress
cd and ready to start Miss Waldron
also came down ready and dressed and
said iha, us their carriage was large
enough for three, she would 90 along
part of tho way with thcm, aud stop
at friends, who lived short dis
tance from the uncle that Emma was
going to see, and they might stop for
her when they came back At ught. OF
course they could do no better than
tell her they was glad to have her 80
with them, although they would be
dull with her as companion. But
they thought to make up for 1t BY
having a nice sociable ride after Miss
Waldron stopped at her friends. So
of they started in rino spirits; and
when they got two or threo miles,
they began to expect that every house
they came to would DO tho one tha.
Miss Waldron would stop at. But
she didu't stop at any. Finally, when
they had gone some five or six miles,
Miss Waldorf said che must have
passed the house by some mistake.
for they had certainly Travelled twice
as far as her friends house was from
town. But, since they had passed 1t
she would not trouble them to turn
back with her, but would 60 on with
Emma to her uncle's, and just stop
one minute at her friends as they
came back. There was what you
might call a fix! And Emma and her
beau could do nothing but drive on.
SO on they drove; but driving on
didn't drive tho trouble away. AT
last when they had gono eight or ten
miles, Emma's beau said that the


road must have been changed in some
way, for he had undoubtedly gone as
tray, and, as they had gone so far
aud it was drawing late, they would
not have time to find tho righ way.


SO they won't back to town aud when
Miss Waldron got out Of the carriage
sho told Emma's beau that when he
ascertained how tho road had been
changed she would bo very happy TO
20 along with Emma any Saturday to
spond an afternoon at her uucle's
Year: 1870

some office we are afraid that he will want
to come back to his first love, the Republi'
can party. We do not desire him, there
fore, we hope the Democrats will give
him something Our Fifteenth Amend
mcnt friends say they will leave our party
if Davis comes back; they say they will
not belong to any party that he is n mem
Der Of, FAT.
How they Didn't Like 1t at ParkerS.


burg. ~
From he Times,


The delegates Of WOOd county TO the
Democratic State Convention at Charles.
ton returned yesterday. Amer their ar
rival exciting discussions were had in re.
gard to the ticket nominated, Knots OF
politicians and other poor mOrtals were to
be seen on several corners either giving or
receiving accounts Of the proceeding at
Charleston. There are great objections
raised to several of the nominees, and ii
the rigid democratic discipline is not en-
forced to its fullest extent, they will run
considerably behind the ticket.
Year: 1870

One OF the secrets Of the OF the Red Stock
iuKs % base ball club is the discipline to which
they voluntarily subject themselves While In New
York, where th0y are stopping N the Metropolitan
no time during the day nor night do they 10 out
without permission from tLer guardian, and then
but for short space OF time, with strict injunctiOns
In regard 70 the hour Of return and indulgences
while In the street. In short their training Is con
stantly looked after and kept up TO the highest
standard OF physical perfection.


The number OF tickets sold yesterday at the Union
grounds In their match with the Mutaais was 1860.
amounting, al 80 cents each. 70 e3,630
Year: 1870

TORONTO, April lin reply to q query in the
House Of Commons last night Mr. Mcdonald
said the dominion Government was in complete
union with the Home Government line OF
conduct had been settled on to retain the Red
River country. but what that line OF conduct
may be must be withheld from the House for
ne pre- ent, but he was confident il wouId he
',ariied to a successful completion at no distant
day.
Year: 1870

The SENATE COMMITTEE ON NAVAL Ar
FAIRS this morning considered large number
Of petitions from officers Of the Navy on the re-
tired list, asking to be reinstated on the active
list, but finally agreed not to grant such petit
tions unless recommended by the Secretary of
the Navy.
Year: 1870

The New York money market is steady with
six per cent as the ruling rate on call loans.
The exceptional loans to government dealers
are at five per cent. and to the stock brokers af
seven. Commercial paper is duh and rates are
rs last given.
Year: 1870

COLLECTOR THOMAS and Postmaster Dennison
were here yesterday in relation to procuring an
appropriation to enlarge the post office building
and the establishment Of a sub-treasury at
Baltimore.