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Year: 1870

kind We cannot but regret his untimely
death--cut off in the prime Of life and height
of his fame and usefulness; but we must bow
to the dispensatons of Providence and hope
that the good and great work he commenced
and had at heart will stand forever as monu-
ment to his fame
Year: 1870

THREE HUNDRED AND THIRTEEN THOUSAND
ABOVE THE TERMS OF THE CONTRACT. This Is
the sum which is proposed in bill introduced
in Congress for the relief of J. Snowden and
son for certain alterations. additions, extras
and so forth in the building Of the light
draught monitor Umpqua. And ''that s the
way the money goes" A shrewd fellow puts
in bid for government job too low to be
met by old-fashioned honesty, and then, hav-
ing secured the job, he puts in his extras, and
Congress foots the BILL We would submit to
the President, however, that this sort of thing
does not tally with his policy of reirenchment
and reform.
Year: 1870

THREATENED WITH ASSASSINATION A de-
spatch from Havana says that Acting Consul
time since he received an anonymous letter
stating that he was in danger of assassination.
The feeling Of hatred toward Americans is
evidently on the increase in HaYana
Year: 1870

II is amusing to hear the prattle Of the cop
perhead organ Of the roughs on an independent
press, to which it seems to fancy it has some
relation. Always the organ Of faction, and
generally by instinct doing the work of the
worst faction in our politics, the 'sindepen-
dence" of the journal in question is queer
article. Only fancy its present independence.
Three democratic factions are fighting for the
control Of this city. There are the roughs, who
claim to control because they believe that they
are the real fountain of power; there are the
silk stocking democrats Of the Manhattan Club,
and there are the Tammany men-the present
leaders and possessors of power. Because
these are in the others are leagued against
them. Though people would suppose there
must be all the difference in the world between
the political dsJett0ni Of the Manhattan Club
and Mackerelvile, yet the two are together
and acting shoulder to shoulder in the en-
deavor to oust the Tammany men. In this
fight of factions the copperhead journal is
thrashing around like short-tailed bull in fly
time, and only stands still now and then long
enough to roar out some rubbish about an in
dependent press.
Year: 1870

THE WHrTTEMoRE CAsE.-Ben Butler acted
as counsel for Mr.. Whttemore in the cadet
yesterday, and succeeded in having the final
hearing postponed until to-day, when White
more will make such explanation as he can.
1t is not likely that he will make his case
whit more excusable. The galleries were
crowded with as excited gang Of spectators
as in the old days Of impeachment, and Logan
and Butler conducted opposite sides OF the
case with masterly strategy.
Year: 1870

The destruction of the French people seems
decreed, for its rulers have certainly gone
mad. They fail or refuse to understand the
action and the temper of the people. They
have failed TO excite enthusiasm for defense
in the provinces, and from all parts of the
country comes news that the people do not
earnestly support the war. At Paris the Red
Republicans attempted. in opposition to the
armistice negotiations, to overturn the Pro-
visional Government, and were only suppressed
by military force. A vote taken Immediately
afterward sustained the Government by an
overwhelming majority, in its action seeking
an armistice, when instantly it breaks OIL
the negotiations. and recalls its agent


NJ. Theirs. The armistice, which was
falsely reported as signed on Friday, remains


unconcluded to this day, and has seemingly


been rendered impossible by the voluntary
action of the helpless and, we are forced to
conclude, imbecile Government at Paris. The


grounds on which this has been done are
variously stated. The most reasonable is that
which declares that France will not consent
to a cession of territory. This statement is
not definite, however. 1t is enough to
know-and very painful intelligence it will
be to all who recognize the utter hOpelessness
of the struggle on the part of France-that
the negotiations are broken off, and that the
srmistice is not for the present possibility.
Year: 1870

For The first time, the Republican party pre-
sents candidate for Congress in each of the
nine districts into which Kentucky is divided,
and contests most of them with fair hopes of
success. The White Republicans of this State
have not polled nearly their full vote hitherto,
being deferred by the overwhelming numbers
and proscriptive spirit of the negotiating
Democracy. They gave Lincoln 27,7S6 votes
in '64, Baker for Governor) 25,734 in August,
49, and Grant 1866 in November of that
year. Had there been a chance of success,
they could have swelled this to Fifty
Thousand. The XVIII Amendment has added
at least Forty thousand to their voting
strength but we do not expect them to bring
it all out next week. But they ought new to
carry the With and IXth Congress Districts
and make good fight for three Others. We
hope to chronicle the election of three Repub-
licans-(all gains)-tO the next House from
Kentucky. Thenceforward, the State will be
fairly contested, and we hope soon to enroll
her among the Republican sisterhood She
will poll at least 225,OOO votes for next Presi-
dent-more than 100000 Of them Republican.
The ashes of Henry Clay are out of place in
a State which bonors the memory of Lee and
Sidney Johnston more than that of Thomas
and Mcpherson.
Year: 1870

Among the rimors last week was the effect that
Judge Fisher would retire from the Oce OF COIn
missioner of Patents but on inquiry IL has been aScee-
tanned that the report untrue and that Judge Fisher
has been requested TO remain.


The General will repeat in his annaal TO
mort his for the abolition Of the frank
ing privilege and present the result OF the examination
now beng made concerning the amount Of free matter
which passed through the mails during given period


number Of clerks now engaged In collecting this In
formation. -,


The number OF officers who have thus far been ordered
before The Army Board, OF which Gen Hitchcock is Pt
dent is about So They required 10 answer the allie
cations of unftness forward waiver II they DO not
desire TO appear The officers principally eutensn's
with ono MAJOR and several captains


The Department of State mas received dspatGn iiv, @
Board OF Health OF that port has imposed seven day
quarantine observation upon Gil arrivals from
rinn clean hills of health and having no i'll health On
board on of the reported prevalence ot yeoS
fever on Governors Island.
Year: 1870

Once moro we entreat the Republicans of
Richmond, Queens, and Suffolk Counties to
realize that they can elect CALEB c. NoRvELL
to Congress if they all try. There are not less
than Twelve Hundred new voters in that dis
trict enfranchised by the XVIII Amendment; ;
and these will give at least One Thousand
majority for the Republican candidates. Suf-
folk can give him Five Hundred majority if it
will. Richmond may be balanced and there
is no Democratic majority in Queens worth
counting if tho last vote is called out, as that
County has more than Five Hundred new
voters by virtue of the XVth Amendment
Mr.. Norvell is eminently capable and worthy;
he has never sought office; and he can be of
great service in the House. by reason of his
familiarity with questions of Finance. Electors
of the Ist District honor yourselves and serve
your country by sending him to Congress!
Year: 1870

The story that Victor Emanuel refuses to
make Rome the capital of Italy because he
fears the anathema Of the Church, would have
found moro credence if it had been told be-
fore he ventured to seize and occupy the I'm
perial City. 1t is very certain that the Italian
King was forced to take forcible possession
of the Papal States by the Italian people,
whose desire for the unifcation of their coun-
try is general and irresistible. The same SEN
timent will compel him to occupy Rome as the
capital. for he dares not oppose the wish OF
her people to please the whim of the Pope
Victor Emanuel has at least brains enough to
prefer religious curses to political cohdehna
ton, accommodation to dethrOnement.
Year: 1870

The World thus tries to befog the case of
the convicted repeaters:


In the Of the brought to trial before Judge
Woodruff charged with Illegal registration, the counsel
for these prisoners in order to eyade trial. adopt the plan
OF pleading guilty to the onse, under the construction
OF the Election law recently given by that Judge,
with the hope OF obtaining justice at future time
Two prisoners plead guilty under these circumstances
yesterday, and were remanded for sentence"


Did they plead guilty of registering twice
or thrice over when they had done it, or when
they hadn't If they were not guilty, why
plead gmltyi And if guilty, what sort of
Justice at some future time" do they expect 7
IL innocent, why not demand justice now
Year: 1870

Republicans of NEw-JERsEY be good enough
not to come to this City tomorrow until you
shall have voted! JOHN HILL and GEORGE
A. HALsEY will each be elected to Congress or
defeated by very close vote: We hope for
the success of both ; but that depends wholly
on you. If you poll every legal vote and keep
out all Others you will elect them both; if
you do not half try, you will let them be de-
feated. We beg you so to act that they may
not be defeated.


So of the Hid District, which includes Mon
mouth and Ocean Counties, and so comes
very near to our City. One thousand voters
from that district probably visit this City each
secular day Republicans of Monmouth and
Ocean! see that no one comes up tomorrow
till after he has voted Ex-GOv. WILLIAM A..
NEWELL is running for Congress, and certain
to be elected if every vote is pOlled, since the
XVIII Amendment gives us at least Twelve
Hundred new votes in the district, and we
were only beaten 8O5 two years ago. Take
care that Mr.. N. gets every Republican vote to-
morrow, and that no one comes up to the
City till after he shall have voted


New-Jersey will go Republican TO morrow if
her last vote is called out! Resolve, one and
oil, that called out it shall be
Year: 1870

These figures are indicative of the increased
lawlessness consequent upon the demOraliza-
ton of the community by the laws enacted by
the last Democratic Legislature. An increase
of 8,268 drunkards and street rowdies required
to be taken into custody to preserve the pub
lie peace during tho first six months Of the
new system, is doing tolerably well. But
Tammany has scarcely got its machine into
working order yet, and with the increased
facilities which practice will give will be able
to manufacture drunkards and ruilians much
more rapidly than at present
Year: 1870

ing her debt the nation is rapidly decreasing
the general burden Tammany increases taxa
ton by millions every year; the National Gov
ernment has taken off much of the war tax,
and it is daily tightening what remains; Tam
many calls for S2S per head from every IN
habitant to run her machine; the Administra-
ton pays all the running expenses of the
nation for considerably less than 81 per head.
Is it not about time to try some less expensive
local government than that given us by William
NJ TWpcdp
Year: 1870




business, or rather profession, OF educated
nurses as path open for women when Wouiu
insure them work that would demand their
best powers of body and mind, and at the
same time pay them q certain and comforta-
bic living income. From the number or letters
which we have received since then on the SUD-
iect we are confirmed in our opinion OF the
imperatiye need of such callings for large
class of women who are not iliterate ana yet
not capable of teaching or any artistic pursuit
and the fullness with which this work meets
such need. Many women in our own knowi-
| edge have studied during the Summer to mt
| themselves for the occupation, but found an
almost insuperablc difficulty in the way Of
obtaining instruction or preparatory practice,
there being only one institution which would
furnish either in the country-that in Phila-
delphia, which could admit only limited
number. The subject has attracted attention
also in England and provision is making for
as thorough training of nurses as that OF ply
sicans. A late writer in Fraser, discussing
the demand for educated women in the sick
room. places the proper maximum price for
skilled nurse at three gnneas per day, which
is certainly higher than they are at all likely
to obtain. "a gentleman who educates his
daughter as nurse" the writer says, has
"proyded for her future "A securely as for
that of bis son to whom he has given u
profession" ..t.


However this may be, the fact here ia that
so long as there is sickness there will be o
constant demand for nurses, and the prices
now paid to even illiterate, incompetent
women who fill the post are higher than
those commanded by ordinary teachers. The
women are waiting and so is the work, and
nothing is needed but the education to bring
them together VIII not some of our pioneers
in works of charity take this work in hand
and furnish the missing link before Winter
beginsa To place the means Of self-help in
the hands of the needy is assuredly worth
treble the sum expended in aims. Besides, the
expense here is small. In tho institution in
aug,irated by Warrington some twenty years
ago in Philadelphia, the machinery of charity is,
with true Quaker shrewdness and wisdom,
made to react upon itself so as to become al
most self-supporting. Two months is enough
for n capable and alert woman to fit herself
| for the business; education under the best
physicians and boarding arc furnished her
at q nominal sum /; lying-in department
provides at the same time practice to her and
attention to large number of charity pa
tients; while the house, becoming home for
the trained nurses when out of work, pays
| large share Of its own expenses.


| We hope to see a similar institution started
before cold weather begins in New-York. 1t
would accomplish more good for women than
q dozen Conventions to discuss their condition.
| In a week it would be crowded with applicants
ready to be taught how to use their heads and
hands effectively, while at the same time it
would supply deficiency long felt among us,
by furnishing place where skilled aid could
be certainly found in time of illness or sudden
peril.
Year: 1870

We trust no Republican voter of this City
will withhold his vote tomorrow from tho
anti-Ring County Ticket. 1t is made up Of
Democrats. but of Democrats who are IA
heartily hostile to the corrupt and profigats
misrule of tho Ring az We are. or as Tho
World professed to be last April. Its success
will be most fortunate for this tax-rdden City.
Republicans fail not to vote the Ledwith
County ticket
Year: 1870

The very worst school of fiction refuses TO
produce a novel in which there is not one vir-
tuous and honest character; but here we have,
in our Court reports, as Truth much stranger
than any Fiction, remarkable story OF real
life in which the characters are all OF the
most contemplate sort. 1t is known as the
Peek dyorec suit, and these are the incidents
Year: 1870

The whole of the second page and part of the
third of this mornings issue are occupied
by a report of the concluding exercises and
list of the premiums awarded to the ex-
hibitors at the American Institute Fair. 1t is
certainly a most remarkable exhibit of the In
dn,trY OF the State. ---
Year: 1870

The proposition that the North German Par
Lament shall meet at Versailles, instead OF
Berlin, has no political significance. The King
will not go to the Parliament, so the Parila-
ment is to go to the King. There is, doubt
less, nothing more in the idea than this unless
il be the suggestion Of very natural bit of
vanity
Year: 1870

The designation ''Tammany Republicans y has
been applied to some Of our citizens itly, but
to many most undeservedly Tomorrow will
draw the line clearly between them. We pc
dict that nne-tenths of those who have beon
called Tammany Republicans will be found
working and voting for the downfall of Tam
many and the triumph of the good old cause
After that, we shall insist that these be no longer
subjected TO undcserved reproach.
Year: 1870

We understand that portion Of the Tam
many wire workers. finding Oakley Hall too
heavy load, have privately arranged to throw
him over and help elect Ledwith. 1t looks an
if Oakley was Sold What will Tammany do
thereafter for a clown to its circus
Year: 1870




stricken Off Said he, II can't stand it nc
longer; have to deal with them York State
fellows, and can't live So"


1t is understood that the Comptroller of the
Currency, in bis forthcoming annual report,
will recommend the passage of a bill prohibi-
ting the national banks from receiving inter-
est on their deposits.


man has been found in 4 Western State
who has been married sixty years and does
not want divorce. lie is greater curiosity
in his section than the Cardiff giant


An insane woman in New York cut the
throat of her child, little two year old girl,
with a razor that came to hand.


NJ. Ganbetta is declared on most critical
and competent authority to be one OF the first
orators in the world His choice of language
is singularly felicitous, and he speaks perfect
French. He is of GenoSe origin. The name
Gambetta signifies in Italian ''little leg"


A young Englishwoman is maturing plan
for covering all London with network of
visits, the object OF which is to ascertain and
report weekly the condition of every INDECENT
person, and provide relief, as far as it is found
possible.


A child of Irish parents in Providence fell
into the fire day or two since, and was Sc
verely burned. The father was given money
with which to buy sweet oil as dressing.
He used the money 70 buy liquor, got drunk,
was put in the lookup, and not until the next
day was the chids condition made known to
those who could give relief.


The case of the colored cadet Smith, who
was court martialed for whipping school
mate and for impertinence to a corporal, has
been ended The court martial found Smith
guilty of the first charge and specification,
and sentenced him to walk post from two
o'clock until retreat, under charge of guard,
for six consecutive Saturdays, but the Secre-
tary of War, thinking the sentence inadequate
to the offence, has dsapprovcd it and ordered
the release of the cadet prisoner.
Year: 1870

The advantages of the Tehuantepec
route for commerce are said to be impor-
tant. 1t will make the trip to San Francis
co shorter for us by two thousand miles
than the Darien route, it will be subject
to the power that controls the Gulf OF
Mexico, and the climate is equable and
salubrious. The ship canal as projected
will take twice the width and depth OF the
Erie canal, and will require no tunnelling
It will have about one hundred and thirty
millions Of dollars. But railroad is first
to be built at a cost of about eight millions.
The Isthmus is about one hundred and
thirty miles in width.
Year: 1870

The Monongahela, the vessel which the
great tidal wave handled SO roughly and sent
ashore on the island of st. Thomas year or
two ago, was docked at Kttery Navy Yard,
on the l4th inst, preparatory to extensive re-
pairs She will be furnished with new keel
son and many new timbers, to replace those
that were broken.
Year: 1870

The Rockland Free Press says stock com
pany are about erecting steam saw mill at
South Pond in Warren near the railroad. The
foundation is laid and the frame ready to be
raised. There is some talk of engaging in
the ice business at the same place.
Year: 1870

The Age says that at TIE late term of court
at Belfast, Frank Sylvester of Lincolnyille,
aged about 10 years, who plead guilty to
larceny of clothing, was sentenced to two
years in State Prison. What is Singular
about the case is, that he actually stole the
clothing in order to be sent to the State prison
that he might learn trade
Year: 1870

AUGUSTA, Me, Nov. Is.


DEAR JOURNAL: There was debate at the
Soldiers National Asylum Thursday evening
upon the question, "Resolyed that govern
ment should cease granting subsidies TO rail-
road corporations" The subject was warmly
discussed, the affirmative maintaining that it is
not the province of government to assist in
such matters, but that it should be to left pri-
vate enterprise-that the government made
loose bargains, giving in some instances
enough aid to build the road, and that indi-
viduals grew rich out of the prodigality of the
government. The negative claimed that
government aimed to give only enough as
sistance to insure the construction of the
roads, that they were necessary for internal
development and that they would not be built
by private enterprise for many years, that
they were great saving to the nation for
military and mail purposes, and that the in
creased value of the land along the road would
eventually pay back to government as much
as the assistance furnished.


The question was decided in favor of giving
aid. Gro. W. BARBER, Chaplain.
Year: 1870

PoLITIcAL NoNsENsE.-The Phil
adelphia Age stats that sin city and
country the democratic party is
unit in opposition to the fraudulent
and infamous fifteenth amendment:
There i. not a break in the line"
Well what will all that amoent to ,
You mightas well talk about re-
pealingthe Ten. Commandments as
to attempt in this day and genera
ton Il New York Herald.
Year: 1870

A bald headed miner in Montana
experimental with the sun to res-
tore his hair. One spring he com
menced work exposed to the sun
bareheaded, and in the fall he had
a good head of hair sr7 gsS
Year: 1870




It is one of the easiest perfor-
mances in the world for a man of
brains to give advice; but to prac-
tice the same is altogether differ
ent thing Some one advises thus
ly, but how much he practiced of it
he don't tell. Hear him:


The very nearest approach to do
mestic happiness on earth is in the
cultivation Of both sides of abso-
lutte unselfshness.


Never talk of one another. either
alone Or in company.
Never both be angry at once.
Never speak loud to one another
unless the house is on fire.
Let each one strive to yield the
oftenest to the wishes of the ether.
+ Never find fault unless it is per
fectly certain that a fault has been
committed; and always speak low
ingly. c,I-T} -a-
Never taunt with past mistake.
Neglect the whole world besides
rather than one another aat
Never make a remark at the ex.
pense of one another: it is a mean
ness. $3.50.
Never Fart for day without loy
| ing words to think of during alb.
sence.


Never meet without loving wei
come. t-


Never let the sun go down upor
any anger or grievance.
Never let any fault you have coz
mitted go by until you have frankly
confessed it and asked forgiveness
Never forget the happy hours o
early love.


! Never sigh over what might hav'
been, but make the best Of what is


Never forget that marriage is or
dained of God, and that his bless
ing alone can make it what it shoult
ever be-.


/ Never let your hopes stop shor
| Of the eternal home.
Year: 1870

Hon. James Brooks of the New York
Express, writes the following very truth
full comments upon the duties and respon-
sibilities of journalists


at is now nearly thirty-four years since
the Express was first published in this city,
and our newspaper experience dates some
half dozen years beyond that in another field
of labor, and if our observation for near forty
years is worth anything as journalists, and in
profession in which we have been wholly
educated, it is with us a solemn conviction
that the entire usefulness of public journal
consists in its scrupulous regard for truth.
We do not claim to be exempt from the mis-
takes and nfirmities of other men, and often
feel how difficult it is, surrounded by a score
and more of assistants and reporters, each
with little comparative responsibility, to say
and present just what we feel and know to be
right. This very difficulty, sometimes amount
ing to an impossibility, only adds to the con-
viction that a public journal has no right to
be untruthful, malevolent, personal and SEN
sational, merely for the advantage of catering
to depraved and degrading public taste and
opinion.