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Year: 1872

A meeting of the general subscrlp-
ton committee for raising the quota Of
this city for the Valley railroad was
held yesterday afternoon, and several
excellent local committees were ap'
pointed to assist in working up the
subscription to the amount required.
OF all the cities on the route, Cleveland
alone is behind with her subscription,
and we are glad to know that the com
mittee is at work and determined to
close up the list in the shortest posi-
bic time. The orly cause for delay in
beginning work on the road
is the backwardness Of our city
in furnishing its proportion OF
the funds. This fact ought to
stimulate our citizens, from mere shame,
il not by self.interest, TO respond prompt
lv and literally to the call OF the com.
mirtee, so that ground may be broken on
this important work at once, and as
much progress a. possible made before
winter sets iD. President Farmer re-
ports that the engineering party have
made very careful survey. commencing
at the point where the Atlantic aud
Great Western railroad crosses the
Central Way. for distance Of eighteen
miles up the Valley. The survey shows
that the route is more feasible and
cheaper for construction than even the
most sanguine friends Of the enterprise
have hoped. We suppose that there
is not man in Cleveland who does not
say emphatically that the Valley Road
must be built. But We apprebeud there
are some hundreds who would be very
glad TO have it built with other peoples
money than their own. But there is
no time now for hanging back and
waiting for other folks to do the work
and pay the bills. Every man called
upon by the Soliciting Committee
should respond with a liberal subscrip-
tion.-Cgsland Leader, %.
Year: 1872

The position Of this institution in the
front rank Of the great schools Of learn
ing Of this countryis settled beyond a
doubt. Any fears at one time enter
tanned by its friends, OF the depressing
influence which might result from the
death Of its great President, Gen. r. z.
Lee, have been entirely dissipated by
the remarkably successful administra-
ton OF his son, Gen. Gusts Lee, who
has proved himself every way worthy
Of the great trust committed TO his
hands. Trustees, faculty and students
all bear unanimous testimony 70 the
fidelity, energy and ability with which
he discharges the duties Of his office.


The prospects, for the next session are
unusually bright, as We infer, not only
from the generally improving condition
of the Southern States, bat from inior-
nation coming in on al hands of the
growing favor Of our University through.
ont the whole country.
Year: 1872

SHOT WITH A CoEK-AN AMUSING INCL
DENT.-A lady residing on Second street re-
tired early, as usual, the other night, in good
health, and with feeling of security regard
ing her personal safety, not dreaming of prox-


Unity of danger or the probability of injury
from deadly weapons, which she afterward sup
posed were at the time pointing at her from the
window just opposite her bed. While peace
fully reposing and enjoying the comfort and


luxury of a coy room on winters night, sud-
denly there was sharp report at the window,
the whirl of some kind of missile passing
through the room, and sound as of shot
striking the person of q lady, followed by a
sharp-stinging sensation between the shoulders.
scream pierced the air and startled the men,
bers of the household, who came running to
the chamber and found the lady fainting. Cold
water was freely used, when the lady recov-
cred and cried out that she was shot, and q
boy dispatched in haste for q doctor on Third
street. The physician filled his pockets with
probes and torceps and knives and whatnot,
for the surgical visit, and went rushing to the
rescue, thinking probably, to save poor snf-
fering creatures life. The door was opened,
and he hurried into the room; but instead of
finding the patient writhing in pain and agony,
he was overwhelmed with surprise, and per-
haps little disappointed, to find her laughing
and blushing, as if enjoying one of the best
jokes. Before he could ask any questions, she
hastened to explain that after he was sent for
member of the family examined her shoulder,
and no wound was found She then remem-
bered that she had left a few bottles of ale in
the room near the window and further inves-
tigation proved that one of the corks had pop
ped out, striking her in the back which she
| thought was bullet shot through the window.
1t was an amusing affair to the doctor, who
likes joke as well as any one, and he joined
lady's expense, albeit be was little disap.
pointed in his anticipation of splendid case
of cutting, sashing and probing, and-his u.s.
ual fee.-Louisrille Courier Journal
Year: 1872

A CoCKNEY tourist met with Scotch las
sic going barefoot to Glasgow. "Lassie," said
he, Il should like to know if all the people in
this part go barefoot2" "Part on 'em do, and
the rest on 'em mind their own business was
the rather settling reply.
Year: 1872

The new Postal Bill, which became a
law just before The session closed, ma K es
some changes in the existing postal
regulations, which are Of general inter
est. The most important is the authorize
tiou Of one cent postal cards for CORES
pondence or for printed circulars Similar
to those which were introduced in Great
Britain nearly two years ago, and are now
in use in nearly all European counties
The Houses provided in the bill for
cards, with paper flap, 10 cover and con
ceal the writing. The Senate changed
this to an open card In the conference
committee the stye of the card was left
to the discretion of the Postmaster
General, who prefers the open card, and
will order that kind only to be manu-
factured. The face of the card will bear
a one cent stamp, and will be provided
with lines for The address. and the back
will be ruled for the letter. The price
of the card aud stamp will be only one
cent. 1t will probably be three or four
weeks before they will be ready for sale.
as the plates for printing have yet to
be prepared.


The postage on circulars, newspaper
ahder ana 9ln51Id no51Id law was two cents for every
four ounces or less, is now one cent;
small circulars, which formerly cost two
cents TO mail, eau now be sent for one
cent-an important reduction to business
men who use the mails largely to adver
tise their business. The change is row
in, force, the law being immediate in
its effects
Year: 1872

The Mormons 10 the Rocky Mountains
are about one hundred thousand in mum
ber, and inhabit strip of territory
something more than six hundred miles
in length. stretching from Soda Springs
in Idaho Territory on the north, TO Sault
George, in the southwestern portion of
Utah. The width of this strip varies
according to the extent of the valleys
occupied, the greatest width being about
one hundred miles.


The country is not settled as in other
new countries, by the pioneer going off
to himself, and in an isolated condition
improving his farm. but each valley is
dotted over by little villages in which
the inhabitants reside. Most Of them
cultivate the soil, it is true, but as all Of
the land has to be irrigated before aud
during the culture of the crops the par
cells of GROUND cultivated are generally
small, aud comparatively short walk
from an ordinary village or settlement
will bring the proprietor to his farm,
even though it is among those most re
mote from the center. In each of these
settlements is church officer who
breaches to his congregation, sometimes
on religious subjects, but as frequently
abour practical every day business mat
ters, such as the proper time to SOW grain,
when the best seed is to be obtained,
what price they should hold their -four
at, and like subjects This officer also
settles disputes among the people, is
general referee. and gives advice when
the party applying is unable to decide
thing to his own satisfactiou-for In
stance, whether he shall sell q yoke Of
cattle for certain price to Gentle who
has made the offer.
Year: 1872

beg to inform the public, that owing
to their inability to close out their en-
tire Retail Stock by January 1, they
have determined to extend the clos.
ing sale thirty days longer. The re-
mainder of their Retail Stock will
be placed upon the counters at prices
less than original cost, and far below
those Of


ANY HOUSE IN THE CITY.
We shall inform the public through
the local columns Of the special bar
gains which will be offered to close GER
tain lines Of goods. Being determined
to sell the ENTIRE RETAIL STOCK
at any sacrifice, we shall mark our
goods at prices BEYOND ALL COM
PETITION.
Year: 1872

Steam and the electric telegraph
bring US into close intercourse with
the remotcst quarters of tho globe.
San Francisco and Melbourne thus
become near noighbors, and it is not
surprising that Australia and Califor


MIA assimilate in their social and 20.
litical character. We have been
proud of our system Of free public
schools, in which every child has the
Opportunity for acquiring the rudi.
ments Of sound practical education.
and it is natural we should be gratified
to learn that the lawmakers of that far


far-oH British colony have adopted our
educational plan, with the Improvement
of making school attendance compul-
sorry. No more solid foundation can
be laid for the prosperity and stability
of community than in the general
education of it's individuals, That
nation which pays generously for
schools has little need of expenditure
for jails and pauper relief. Australia.
in transporting to her virgin soil the
American common schools, is making
n better use of her gold than she
could in fortresses or ornaments. She
has already colleges and academies
which enjoy fine regulations; but
when she will have in operation a
common school within the reach Of
every settlers family, that will be Of
more value to her than her gold placers,
her inexhaustible soil or her salu


brious climate. All Americans will
wish full success to the common school
system in the new Continent of the
Indian cean.--Nc,u York Herald.
Year: 1872

We often hear persons say, as al
apology for our want of progress, VIC
must have several first class funerals
here before We can do any good.
Half crazy George Francis Train is
generally regarded as the author of this
expression, which, toa rejecting mind
seems heartless, if not really sacrilegi-
Gus. But we certainly have, in almost
every community in this State, class
of men whose existence is only an OBJ
struction and hindrance to the promo
ton of the peoples most important
interests. In kindness to such men,
we would ask them to get out of the
way of those who are earnestly trying
to do something Take for example,
the class who are keeping back gener-
al prosperity, by Withholding from
market large tracts of land, which
yield them nothing, but which they
hold at enormous prices, in hopes that
others, more enterprising than them
selves, will go on improving all around
them, and thus increase the value of
their property. This they consider
quite polite plan to make money
and it may be- But we have
word for them. We wish TO assure
these drones that the working He's
will scon sting them out of the higo.
True, they make money through the
toll and energy of others but, 30
justly are the affairs of this world
governed, that, he, who fattons on the
industry of another, will sooner orla-
ter como to grief


Energies arc now being aroused into
action in Tennessee. which will soon
regenerate the etfete systems with which
We have borne already too long; and,
in the onward march of renewed ac-
tivity;the laggards and obstructienists.
must awake and join the army ofpro-
gross, or else be swept out of the way,
by its Irresistible force.
Year: 1872

THE Radical organs, reviving the
logic of old party leaders, argue that
the people have endorsed all that the
Administration has done and all that
it has heretofore contemplated doing.
The annexation of San Domingo, pla
cling in the hands of tho government
the dangerous control of the telegraph
system of the whole country, the OPP
pressive tariff and the corrupting com
binations that are centralizing capital
az well as power-all are endorsed by
Grants recollection, and nothing is left
to restrain his ambitious aspirations
to supreme authority, save his own
convictions of constitutional duty
What these last are worth as guaran-
tees of public liberty may be inferred
from the history of his past admins.
tration.
Year: 1872

The latest advices represent the


prospects Of the long proposed 18th


mian Canal as bright and Frightening
The surveys ordered three years ago,
while not exhausted for engineering
purposes, are now sufficiently maturcd
to justify several undeniable deduc
tions.


Besides establishing the feasibility
Of this great undertaking, the surveys
already made greatly simplify tho
problem by reducing the choice of
routes to that by the Nicaraguan Lake,
or by one on the natural routes along
the Napipi valley. Tho determination
Of this fact Is important, as showing
that there are none others of the many
routes proposed that will at all com.
pare with these two. BY next Spring
the final surveys of the Daricn and
Nicaraguan lines will be in the hands
of the government, ready for imme-
diate use in the actual pi osccutions Of
the work.


There are of course many who, like
those who a few years ago dorided the
idea of a Sucz Canal, Mont Cents
Tunnel or Pacific Railroad. will treat
the whole scheme as Utopian But,
with the known urgency of its need
and its already great popularity in the
United States, it is TO be hoped that
nothing will be allowed 70 delay the
beginning of active operations and the
adoption of such measures MS will in
sure its early completion The Suez
Canal, with not half the natural adj
yantagcs that would be enjoyed by the
American Canal, has proved a magni6-
cent success, both engineering and
financial. That at an early day the
Atlantic and Pacific " II bo united by
a similar structure no ono doubts. |
The only question il, shall the United
States or some other power reap the
golden rewards of building it?
Year: 1872

IMPORTANT TO OpD- -FELLows.-The Grand
Lodge Of the Independent Order of Odd Fel-
lows of the United States passed an amendment
to the constitution providing that when mem.
Der 10 expelled from lodge or encampment in
one Jurisdiction, he cannot be admitted to
lodge or encampment OF any other Jurisdiction
without the consent Of the encapment from
which he was expelled but permitting the ad'
mission in another jurisdition Of a member sus-
pended or cropped for non payment Of dues.
Year: 1872

CHANGE IN THE Hour OF OPENING THE POLLS


TO bETwEEN AND 9 O'CLOCK


Tho Legislature at its last session passed All
amendment to the Election Law. as follows:


"Ihe general election shall be opened in every
hundred on the Tuesday next after the first Mon
day in the month Of November, in the year in
which the same is held between the hours Of eight
ana nine O'Clock in the morning, by the Inspector
making proclamation that the same is open"


The clause copied abtve is on page AZ of the
Laws of Delaware for 1871


The attention Of the Inspectors of the Election
is called to this change. 1t would be we'll for their
friends to remind them of it,
Year: 1872

ANOTHER BLOCKADE OF TRAINS oNTHE PACIFIC R.R.


OMAHA, March 8.
One train on the Union Pacific Railroad is re.
ported stuck in the snow between Sherman and
Red Butts station, one at Rock Creek and an
other at Medicine Bow.
The extent Of the present blockade is not
known
Year: 1872

Conclusion OF the Investigation Before


tho Fire Commissioners-ThcD Driver or


the Car To Blame.


At the Fire, Marshals chief ONCE, in Mercer
street. the investigation into the late accident on
Fourth avenue, whereby one OF the horses belong
ing to the Fire. Department was killed, was contin.
ued yesterday before Commissioners shaler
and Blair. 1t will be remembered that a
short time ago fire engine collided with
one Of the Fourth avenue street cars and the
present investigation was held for the purpose OF
determining who was to blame for the accident
Mr. Chauncey M. Depew appeared for the Fourth
Avenue Railroad Company and examined several
witnesses In the endeavor to show that the driver
OF the street car was not to blame In the matter.
But all OF them testified that. they heard the
bell OF the engine, ana II was impr0D.
able that the driver OF the car should
not have heard II also. However the captain OF
the company was running In advance OF his ma
chine, so IL could not have been progressing at q
very terrific rate OF speed. The Fire Commission
demand restitution for the loss OF their horse
valuable animal-and II Is not unlikely tne matter
will be brought into the Courts. The investigation
having been ended the commissioners viii report
to the Board, who VIII take such action as they
may deem advisable
Year: 1872

The Savannah News predicts that if
the Baltimore convention nominatss
Greeley, Georgia will 90 for Grant by
10000 majority. But the predictions Of
modern prophets don't generally pan out
If Georgia should be SO silly as TO give
such majority to the man who has done
SO much to render the state extremely y
uncom Portable for the past few years, she
will deserve little sympathy if she should
have to suffer another four years indis
nifty and carpet bag rule. But there is
net much reliance to be placed in these
newspaper predictions, since the people
have become independent enough to
think and act for themselves.
Year: 1872

The New York Word advises the
Democrats to throw up the sponge and
confess that Grant cannot be beaten.
Poor, weak, frail brother, we don't sup
pose he could if everybody followed the
Worlds advice. There is moisture
enough in that sponge yet to wash Grant
out Of the White House and purify it,
Notwithstanding the Worlds little drop is
withheld.
Year: 1872

But tn. best joke Of all is to see the
silly Democrats following the old white
hat, and that, too, when the very men
who got up the movement are backing
out ani trying to get up new ticket. -
St. Joseph Herald.


If all the so.called leaders were "bsck
Ing out which however is far from
being the truth, it would matter but
little. This would only prove that the
"!eaders' could not have their own way,
but that there is greater power behind
them that is propellIng the ship Of re-.
form-the people. They have become
tired Of following in the wake Of
leaders" and propose to run the thing
themselves.
Year: 1872

1t is with pleasure We note the success


OF the Missouri Republican, which hs,


long been not only q leading political
journal Of the West, but one Of the bes,


news mediums 10 the whole country


We learn through this paper that its nov


building. claimed to be the handsome
printing Office in the world, is fast ap
preaching completion. A, soon Is the
new quarters are inhabited, the proprie
tors will increase their means Of working
OH the large and increasing editions, and
amsng their presses will have one Of the
celebrated walter" or London Times
presses and q new Bullock psrfeeting
press. These presses are wonderful
pieces of mechanism. They print both
sides Of the sheet at one operation, and
at the rate Of $4,000 an hour, or about
81 papers every second. While printing,
the paper, which is an endless sheet
cut into four mile lengths and tightly
rolled upon reels, travels through the
machine at the rate of nearly 1000 feet
per minute, and . reel Of four miles Of
paper is thus printed and cut in less than
twenty five minutes. The Bullocks 10
Of recent invention, and shows to what
perfection the "art preservstive' is sp.
preaching At this time only six Of
them have been constructed, tbu,o used
BY the London Times and Edinburg
Scotsman.


The projectors are also receiving new
type, and expect soon to present the Re
publican in an entirely new dress, and on
a quarto sheet as large as any Of tho Now
York daiies, The quarto form seems to
be growing 10 favor among newspaper
men. 1t gives the reader eight pages
smaller in size, and somewhat easier to
manage than the four large cumbersome
pages like those used by the Republican
at present; but whether they are as salts
factory to the business man and adver.
tiser Of the city We believe has no, yet
been thoroughly established. Under its
present management, however, the sue
cess that has crowned the Republicans
I ast will certainly follow its future
Year: 1872

The New York World says that the Balti
more convention will be just as much a
packed affair as that at Philadslhia, and
quite as unworthy of confidence" The
Democratic party will, no doubt, re-
elprocate the cordial support which the
World is giving it.
Year: 1872

BY recent enactments of tho General
Assembly of South Carolina, the old
and long obsolete game laws of the State
are revived and drclared apart OF The
statute law. AS matter Of interest to
those of our readers who are fond OF tho
chase, wc givoa summary Of tho provi-
sions of these laws. Tt is declared un-
lawful for any one to kill doe or iawn
from the first day of January to the last
day of July in any year, Or to kill buck
from tho first of September to the last
Friday in October, or from the first OF
March to the last day of April in any
year. And the period when it shall be
unlawful to kill o doe is extended to the
first Of September. The penalty for a
violation of either of these provisions is
fine of ten dollars, while the same PEN
atty is attached to fire hunting at any
time, with an additional penalty of twen-
ty-five dollars for every deer and fifty
dollars for every horse or head of neat
cattle killed while SO doing, Another
equally important provision attaches a
fine of ten dollars to any one who shall
hunt on any lands whatsoever at great
or distance from his or her place of resi-
dence than seven miles, withoutthe con-
sent of the proprietor; and also declar.
ing every entry upon the enclosed or un-
enclosed lands Of another, after notice
from the owner or tenant prohibiting it,,
misdemcanor punishable with fine or
imprisonment, or both. In case of a
failure, on conviction, Ito pay the fines,
one half of which goes to the informer,
the trial justice before whom the case is
tried is required to commit the convicted
party to Jail for periods not exceeding
two or three months, according to the Of
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