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Year: 1872

OF all the petty and utterly contemplate
resolutions of inquiry ever introduced in Con-
gress, none has ever gone so very low down
as Senator Conklings resolution to ascertain
from the President what recommendations to
Office have been mado by certain Senators.
1t may be possible that some of these gentle
men have made more such recommendations
than the paragon of excellence who thus
impudently inpugns their conduct and attempts
to revenge himself for their independence.
What of it7 Has the Senate Of the United
States sunk so low that it must employ its
time in hunting up these personal and unim-
portant PARTICULARS We might suggest, if it
were relevant, the names of half-a-dozen pro-
Administration Senators whose vote is in favor
of every jobbing bill, and whose time is chiefly
spent in mousing about the Departments; but
even in the controversy of dignifed journalism
such matters are thought trivial; how much
more trifing are they in the hands Of Sena-
tOr-a statesman
Year: 1872

The overwhelming disclosures of Quarantine
corruption made before the Investigating
Committee derive additional weight from the


singular puerility of Dr. CarnOcban's defense.
Without even attempting to Tefute the charges
against him, he has sought to weaken their
force by summOning two or three of his sub
Ordinates, who naturally said nothing i'll of
their master; half dozen steamship men
whom he had not dared to blackmail or op-
press, and who, consequently, had no COM
plants to make; and a doctor or two who di-


lated readily upon the need of stringent
quarantine, but had no excuse to offer for the
shameless extOrtiOns that have driven one
third of Our Rio trade to Baltimore, in less
than two years. Enough has been conclusively
proved to warrant the instant removal Of the
Health Officer; and the Committee, which re-
turned yesterday to Albany, will fail in its
duty if 1t does not take steps promptly to Sc
cure the thorough reform of these Quarantine
abuses. Before adjOurning, the Committee
examined Commissioner Bell concerning the
expenditures of the Quarantine Board, as ex-
posed in yesterdays TRIBUNE. The witness
sought to justify some of these Outlays, but
was forced to admit that others were every
extravagant," and the whole matter will
doubtless be further investigated at Albany.
Year: 1872

Shipping merchants and agents complain
that, though the port is crowded with idle
sailors, and few ships enter and leave our
docks, the wages OF seamen are as high as in
the most prosperous and busy season. This
violation of the laws of supply and demand
is consequence of the evil influence of the
keepers of sailors boarding houses, who are
practically the shipping agents of the port,
and who refuse to let the poor fellows whom
they have in their power ship at any rate
lower than the regulation $50 month
Year: 1872

While the Senate is turning consideration of
the Sumner resolutions concerning the re-
ported sale of arms into political debate,
the House has passed resolution of investi-
cation. 1t is refreshing to turn from the high
sounding and wordy harangues of the pro-
Administration Senators to the cool, decided
action of the House. All that anybody has
ever asked for is an honest inquiry into the
Arms scandal, and that has been voted by the
Lower House, while Mr. Nye, the end man "
of the Senate, was turning the point of one of
7iis labOriOus jokes
Year: 1872

To-day, as our readers know, England holds
the religious holiday so long planned for the
Princes recovery. Now, while there is un-
douItedly something true and beautiful in the
idea of spontaneous Outpouring of gratitude
to God by nation for the preservation of a
beloved ruler, and while (f it must take the
share of a ceremony there could be no better
figuie-head for it than the Queen, who at least
has been an affectionate and devout wife and
mother, yet the Thanksgiving to-day does i'm
pres; outside cool spectators as emotion not only
out of date, but made to order. The Queen,
no doubt, is sincere, and this morning in St.
Pauls, as heretofore in tho solitude of her
closet. will thank God out of the depths of q
full heart, as any other loving mother would
do. that her iiTst-born has been spared to her.
Whatever strength or ability lay in her life
has been given to her husband and children !;
while royalty, its duties or pomps, has been
met by her as so much irksome drudgery.
Very probably, also, the feeling Of gratitude
expressed with such fever heat by the press,
in behalf of the nation, was sincere-fOr week
after the Princes recovery.


There is u fund of pure domestic feeling in
the homeloving Englishman which the spec
taclo of a dying man, a widowed mother and
young, beautiful wife would not fail to
Year: 1872

already know that two better S'nators than
Mossrs. Ferry and Patterson are hard to find
There may not be Forty Thieves in the pres
ent Senate, but there are at least twenty more
than there should be, and venalty is there so
common that even pure men are unjustly sIs-
pectcd yet no one ever suspected or inslnu-
ated that either Ferry or Patterson has made
or sought to make dollar coTuptly. Capable
modest, independent, and sternly conscientious
their States will be fortunate if able to re-
place them 10y successors equally stainless and
worthy
Year: 1872

In another part of THE TRIBUNE, to-day,
will be found the Cease" of the British Gov
Crnment as prepared for submission to the
Geneva Tribunal, minus its official verbiage
pnd detail only. The document was laid be-
fore Parliament but week since, and some
understanding of its contents and character is
necessary to an intelligent view of the
animated discussion which is now going on.
Il must occur 10 even the most casual reader
Year: 1872

that the presentation Of the American claim
for indirect damages could not have surprised
the British Government, prepared as 1t was at
all points for this very demand. The British
Case, indeed, might have just been written,
instead of being made up before the Amen-
can Case saw the light.
Year: 1872

A SrIrrESER.-Thc girl who had
such an Unsuitable mania for swallow
ing all the pins and needles she could
come across, till they bristled out
through her skin in all directions. has
been fairly outdone by an old Califor-
mia miner. About six months ago he
had a great pain In his lett leg and it
was stiff for month. In fooling
around his heel one day he felt some-
thing hard he commenced to pull at
II, and he dragged from the heel q
crowbar three feet In length.
Year: 1872

TERRE HAuTE has a professional man
of all work, named Springer. He mar
ried n couple one day. and the next
day he sold them furniture for their
new home shortly after he attended
the wife In the capacity ofa physician;
as consequence Of this part Of his
work no soon acted as undertaken at
her funeral, and on the following Sun
day preached her funeral sermon. Not
long after he married the widower to
another lady, thus beginning the old
process over again.
Year: 1872

A note by minor is void.


4 nota OIL Sunday Is void.


Il iSa fraud to conceal fraud.
Ignorance Of law excuses no one.


A contract made with n minor Is
void.


Notes bear interest only when so
stated.


A contract that Is made with luna
tic Is void.


The law compels no one to do i'm
possibilities.


An agreement without any consider
alton Is void.


Signatures made with n lead pencil
arc good In law.


A receipt for money paid is not le-
gally conclusive.


The acts Of one partner in tho firm
bind all the Others.


Contracts made on Sunday cannot
be enforced.


Principals are responsible for the
acts Of agents.


It Is not legally necessary to say on
note "for value received"


If note be lost or stolen, it does
not release the maker he must pay It.
Each Individual in partnership is re-
sponsible for the whole amount Of the
firm.


A note obtained by fraud, or from
person In state Of intoXication, can
not be collected.


An indorser Of note Is exempt from
liability ifnot served with notice of its
dlshonor within twenty-four hours Of
Its non-payment.
Year: 1872

ABILL Is now before the New York


Senate, to incorporate the New York


and Canada Bridge Company. This
company proposes to construct and
maintain n bridge for railroad pur-
poses across the Niagara Biver, from
some point below Sluaw Island, on
the right bank Of the river, crossing
any Island It may deem expedient, to
some point in Canada or to construct
q tunnel under the river, connecting
the American and Canadian shores nj
some point below the city of Buffalo,
Year: 1872

at all, and prefer that solid and substantial
slaI OF iiie on which one may literally lean
without mnluring it. There may be some
SUCH but If you don't care for it yourself.
consider what an advantage this information
gives you over your neighborl You can
triumph over them, at the least. through
achieving this knowledge. Surely that is no
small gain To rival ones neiehbor. to do
things that cause them 10 wonder. to nuf'
them up with envy, to cause heart burninOs
to visit them; certainly all these things OUGHT
to make one strain every nerve for their nc
eomplishment.-Egberf p Watson in Woods
Household Mdqazine.
Year: 1872

ty cannot subdue The skin Is entirely de
void of hair, and in color is beautiful
glossy black, giving him the appearance of
being cast from ia-rabber-hence his name
Caoutchouc. A Sydney Professor says Of
him :-''He is an extraordinary animal. l
cannot account for the utter absence of hair.
His appearance is natural, and he does not
seem to be an infraction of the law of nature.
After viewing him | wonder that other
horses have their epidermis covered with
hair; he is sui generiS, but not outlandish
| am satisfied that the sent bare state is
his normal condition, an, he well-knownfaet
of his coming from the ame spot that pro-
duces hairless men is marvellous '-Aus-
frdLqn Illustrated NelrS
Year: 1872

accordingly took steps to have her arrested.
So they both came into court this morning,
and after Sam and Mary had explained the
matter and told what they thought of each
other, Mary was asdischarged.- Herald
An
Year: 1872

FISHES EYEs.-The eve in the lnneelet and
the hag is of the simplest form, consisting of
a nerve termination coated with black pig
ment and capable only Of pereeiying the
presence of light. In yonng lampreyS.
while they remain buried in the sand, the
eyes are very inmate and undevelopei but
when they reach the adult period these or
ganS are developed To an average size. In
the majority Of fishes the eyes are admiralty
adopted to the purposes Of vision in water,
and in the four-eyed fish Of South America
not only are the eyes very perfect, bat they
are also divided into an upper aud lower
portion, giving them the appearance of two
pupils and enabling the fish to pursue his
prey when out of aS well as when under the
water. In the catfish the greatest variety is
found in the size and arrangement Of the
visual organs, from the large eyes on the
sides to minute ones placed on the upper sur
face of the head In some of the members
of this family they are 50 buried under the
skin or incased in folds of cartilage a7 to be
of little or no nouSe.-From Nature Gnd S7n-e.
Sribar'S far N5rcm5er.
Year: 1872

TO PREVENT BLACK LEG IN CATTLT.-Ne ery
early in spring, before the yearlings are
turned out to grass, take one part of garlic,
one part sulphur and two parts of lard cut
and bruise the garlic and mix all together.
Take sharp knife and make an ineision
just through the skin of the animals neck
ann work the finger 50 as to make a little
sack between the flesh and skin. Put in
one of the above mixture a little piece abort
the size of hickory nut, and the work is
done 1t will soon be absorbed and heal up
1t viii be some time before the animal
fash is fit for the butcher.-R,ral Mar
Yorker.
Year: 1872

a pleasant problem for the alebpologist Of
the future will be found in the word
Pringhar, the name of the new county seat
of O'Brien county, Iowa. Ii was made up
Of the initials of the names Of the county
officers, and will afford a wide field Of specu-
lation to some learned society of posterity
Year: 1872

EXCITING ScENE.-A mong the passengers
ON the Fall River (Nlasz.) teamboat train
on Monday evening was a clergyman named
Murphy. who was recently suspended from
his priestlY Office in the Roman Catholic
Church on account Of his habitaal drunken
ness. On the same train and seated near
the intoxicated priest was gentleman and
his wife. and to the latter Murphy made I'M
proper advances. These he repeated, not
withstanding the admonitionS Of Conductor
Porter The lady changed her seat. where
upon the intoxicated man arose suddenly
and throw his arms around the lady's neck.
This conduct naturally excited the indigna-
ton of the husband, who drew 4 revolver
and placing the muzZle at the inebriate's
head, pulled the trigger Fortunately, the
cap only exploded. Notwithstanding the in
reference of the passengers he struck Muir
ply blow on the forehead with the butt of
his pistol. inhicting wound that will pro-
baby disfgure him for life. Mr.. Porter,
anticipating further trouble, conducted the
gentleman and his wife to a saloon.
Year: 1872

DUILDERS' HARDWARE, AT s. KING
D ST, ALEXA., VA.


JOHN T. CREIGHTON s. SON keep on
hand a large and we'll assorted stock Of goods in
their line, to which they invite the attention of
purchaser Orders will be received and exc
cuted for Bronze and Silvered Glass Trimmings,
such as are not usually kept in stock, and prices
In any other city. They ask especial attention
to this notice, as some Of our mechanics who are
drawing their support from the citizens of Alex
andra are operating against our home market
in that line, and paying more for thesame goods
than they can be sold for by any hardware deal
er in this city. A trial is asked, at oS King st.


ie 0-tf
Year: 1872

Reflect that q sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connubial
happiness. Indeed, without these the journey
through rn life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filed with
the melancholy reflection that tue happiness OF
another is bli9hted with our own.
Year: 1872

ACCIDENT THIS MORNING. Wash
lngton Thomas, colored man, met with
all accident at the works of j. r. johnson
& Co., at the foot Of Ninth street., this
morning. which will in all probability cause
the loss of one of his legs. lie, with other
workmen, was engaged in breaking up a
lot Of old iron taken from some of the
sunken Confederate vessels, when very
heavy piece, thrown high into the air by
the steam hammer, came down on Thomas
leg, breaking it below the knee and crush
ing the. bones out through the flesh and
skin. The limb is so badly crushed that
ampuiation will most likely DE necessary
to save the poor mans life. Thomas is
about forty years of age, and has family
to support.
Year: 1872

A correspondent asks us to define the
proper limits of individual criticism upon
party action. We have not time now to
deyelop our Thought fully. upon tbis point.
But we will state. that we consider it not
only the right, but the duty of every mem
Der of political party to use all his in
fluence to prevent the nomination of men,
who. in his opinion are improper reprcsen-
tatives, either from want of capacity, or
good character. In SO doing he best serves
the true interests of the party, and proves
his fidelity to it.


Every Republican has right to criticise
the action ef his party. or of its official
representatives in proper spirit. 1t is his
business to look out. for the mistakes in
policy. which would weaken the organiza-
ton. It is his duty to expose corruption
ton, wherever it exists. lie has
Year: 1872

CHARLESTON. W. Va, February 23.-
In the Constitutions al Convention to-day
provision was adopted allowing no
attorney or salaried railroad officer to
become a member Of the Legislature,
and in addition to the regular oath
legislators will be required to swear
that they will not receive any moneys,
directly or indirectly, for their vote OF
influence. A measure 10 being dis,
c1ssed and will probably be adopted
which will in effect dispense with the
once Of Lieutenant Governor.
Year: 1872

EDITORS CHRONICLE: In your yester-
days issue you struck the key note, in
your wholesome suggestions and advice to
the Conservative Union men of the coun-
try. 0mitting and passing over the
actions of the last State Legislature, in
their proscriptive policy towards the very
men who, more than any other class, help
ed them out of bondage, ii is known and
indisputable fact that nearly, if not quite
all the so-called Conservative candidates
for Congress, in East Tennesse especially,
received the endorsement of trumped-up
Conservatives upon the basis of their SER
vice in the rebel army, or upon their out
side espOusal of the cause of the rebellion.
Passing beyond and rising above retalia-
ton, what is the interest of the Conserva-
tive Union man i'll this campaign 1t has
been demonstrated to him that a vote for
an eX-rebel is cut at his own throat If
their action in the Legislature of State is
SO prejudicial, how much more so will it
be in the affairs of the nation
The Union men of the South want
and must have national legislation
to recompense them, in a measure, for
their losses during the war. The eX-sol-
diers, their widows and orphans want
this legislation to protect them in their
rights, and in a measure recompense them
for tie losses of their husbands, fathers,
and sons who have been manned and pros
trated by loss Of health and given up their
lives for the. perpetuity of this Govern
ment. -.


Does a single one of this class believe for
a moment, in the light of passing events,
that they will get this legislation by vot-
ing for proscriptionists who have so po-
tently shown the scarlet hand and cloven
foot in times but recently gone by? Com
mon sense and reason should teach them
better; and / much mistake them, if.
upon that common sense and reason, their
judgment does not impel them to act,
when the time comes in which to act, for
the best interest of themselves and the
best interest of the whole country.


Again, Tennessee, in my judgment,
would be vastly benefited by sending
proper and influential men to represent
her at the Capitol Of the nation-men who
would have influence with the incoming
administration. 1t can not but be con-
ceded by every fair minded man that the
election of Gen. Grant is a foregone con-
clusion. Is it not, then, policy in the peo-
pie of this State in view of our interests,
the improvement of our rivers, the build
ing of our custom houses and other Union
matters, to cast our vote for and sup
port the men who have heretofore helped
us and whom we know will in the future
stand by us, from principle as well as in
terest, rather than help those whom eX-
perience has taught us will grind us in the
dirt whatever occasion offers? The de-
duction is too plain to admit of controver-
versy. -.--... UNION.
Year: 1872

EDITORS CRoNICLE: The following facts
have recently come to our knowledge, and
we publish them to show the Union peo-
pie of thenation what sort of agovernment
we have here in Tennessee:


Last winter, while the Legislature was
in session, one of the members was talking
to q convict in the penitentiary, and he
asked him if he had ever been in the rebel
army. The convict said he had. The
Legislator told him if he would get GER
tificate from some of his company officers
that he had been confederate soldier, he
would have him pardoned out. The con-
vict wrote and got the certificate, and IN
three days from the receipt of said certlfl-
cate he wa3 pardoned by Gov. Brown. Ihe
conversation between the Legislator and
the convict was in the presence of one or
two guards; and our informant saw the
certificate himself.


No wonder the kuklux of Middle and
West Tennessee bid defiance to the law.
Let it be known that rebel Governor in
Tennessee pardons penitentiary convicts
because they served in therebel army.
Year: 1872

was abandoned by its heartless mother a few
weeks age, in that city. and left with colored
woman, who gave it up on Tuesday to the care
of the county. There is nothing known of its
parents, and if the woman who had the child
knows to whom it belongs she will not tell. The
child is q very pretty little girl.
Year: 1872

In the fearful cold of the 9th, g milk man was frozen to death on his distribu- ting wagon in New York city. A police man noticed the uncontrolled course the horse took and stopping him found the driver was corpse.
Year: 1872

l REMEMBER three years ago telling of
the marvellous cause of the great Larderel
fortune. 1t is pretty story, and an
abridgment will bear repeating. The
founder of the family was peddler,
grandfather of the young count and con-
tessina, who are matching with illegiti-
mate royalties and descendants of the
families that count back their centuries
OF distinction. One day the peddler took
off his pack under the trees in Maremma
woods and spread out his bread and meat
for the MONDAY meal. While eating he
fell asleep, and his bread and meat rolled
down on the earth. When he awakened
he picked it up and began eating. The
first mouthful was so bitter that he could
not swallow it. He found the cause was
earth in which it had rolled. He was an
intelligent fellow, and his hobby was
chemistry. He had friend at Leghorn
who was druggist, and with whom he
had studied out many chemical secret.
So the taste of the earth set his mind to
work. He gathered a portion of the earth
and put it in his pack. When he tramp
friend examined the earth and found his
suspicious verifed-the earth was full of
soda and borax The peddler took
his savings and quietly bought the waste
land in the Maremma forest, set up his
manufactures, and made a princely for
tune. In one of the galleries of the splen-
did Larderel palaces at Leghorn is a huge
boraX coronet placed on a high gilt ped
estal. Now the grandchildren of the
clever old peddler who sold matches, to-
bacco, brandy, ETC., are mating with the
defendants of Medicis, Salviatis and
Savoy kesi-R0mdn Letter.
Year: 1872

'what fool have beenl I thought 1t
was the locket that won all my thoughts
last winter, and instead of that it was
you! found it out when you had gone.
Life has been blank to me ever since.
Have lost my cnance? Am too late?'


All, the dreams, the dreams of Lowell
How they came trooping back into my
heart, in their most perfect sweet fulfil
mentl And how ten times beautiful is the
happiness that comes out unharmed and
immortal from the fires that we thought
had consumed it.


And now have my love and my locket.
Harkl There is Dudley's step in the hall,
and always go to meet my husband.
leave you to examine the rich and dainty
fancifulness of the craving, the cherubs,
and the imps. But this is simply magni-
ficent antique. If you wish to see the
triumphs of the modern skill in gold and
gems, you must wait till tomorrow,
when Rebecca Schermerhorn, nee Schwarz,
is coming to make me visit.