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Year: 1870

About two weeks ago q number Of Blacks
and Whites, while drunk, engaged in fight at Pound
Brook ~ J., and during the melee cOlored man f-om
New-York named Frank Diamond, had his head broken
by a brick day or two after he arrested on a
charge Of stealing and while awaiting tra in the jail at
Someryile died cOroner's Inquest was held on Tues
day and returned verdict that he came 60 his
dea at tue hands Of Michael Van Nest white man EN-
poyed IN q lumber yard at Bound Brook, and one Of
those engaged in the row.
Year: 1870

IHE BIBLE IN THE PUBLIC ScHoOLs-At
the recent meeting of the Convention of New
York State Sunday school Teachers resolution !
were adopted: THAT we are entirely opposed
TO the division of the school funds, or appropria-
tions; and We view the exclusion of the Bible
from any Of our systems OF instruction as one OF
the greatest calamiiles that could befall the
nacon That we viii instruct the youth under
our care 10 regard the Holy Bible ss the corner
stone Of the American Republic, rs the only
solid bulwark OF civil and religious liberty, and
as furnishing the one basis for the liberation OF
every form Of religious faith, and the protection
OF the rights Of all classes Of citizens. That we
recommend to the State and County Sabbath
school convention that may be held to give pub
points, that the voices of the $50 900 Teachers
and Officers in the Sabbath schools in our land
may be heard upon these questions, 20 vital 90
the national stability and prosperity and TO the
interests and hopes Of mankind"
Year: 1870

NThe competition between the Eastern rail-
roads for Western passenger and freight traffic
York despatch says that another reduction of
rates OF fare took place yesterday, and that the
New York Central 10 carrying cattle from Chi
to Albany at the rate Of one dollar per car load.
Year: 1870

The New York Independent closes a
generous and liberal estimate of the
character of Bishop Thomson in the
following earnest language:


Nothing but the vicious system of de-
nominational publishing could prevent
his volumes of essays from taking the
rank they deserve with the works Of the
first writers of the age. Many of the
noblest men of the Methodist Church
attribute their first intellectual awaken
ing to his Educational Essays" He
was not uniformly a great popular ora
tor. He was, however, always a great
thinker and a polished writer. A tai
ented and highly educated lawyer, a
Congregationalist, said to the writer of
this article "What a great man Bishop
Thomson is. He preached in our church
a few weeks ago, and his sermon was a
written production-the most perfect,
polished, and truly great discourse l
have ever heard. Yesterday he preach
ed to US again. l expected another in
tellectuaI treat like the former one but
his sermon was a practical one, wholly
eXtemporaneoUs and very remarkable
His appeals brought tears to my eyes
repeatedly. A man who can do two
things so opposite, and do both so well,
must be a very great man His voice
was poor, his figure betIIe, his manner
diffdent; and yet, despite these defects,
he was at times exceedingly eloquent.


A man so great Intellectually, and so
noble and generous in heart,
could not be bigot. Tenaciously hold
ing to Evangelical opinions, his charity
was as broad as the beatitudes, and as
genial as the sunshine. Ibid you ever
hear anything so liberal from a bishops"
exclaimed an eminent college president,
after hearing him preach on THE
Church of Christ" Faithful to his con-
victions, pure to saintliness in his life,
heroic in his devotion, he laid his weary,
worn-out body down to die by the way
side. It will be long before his fragrant
memory will cease to be cherished on
both sides of the ocean.
Year: 1870

A correspondent of the Painesville
ZS2eg1abh says of Bishop Thomson
He took his degree from the University
of Pennsylvania, in 1920, and returned
to practice his profession at his home in
Wooster. At this period Of his life he
was scepticaI as to his religious beliefs.
A club of some half dozen of Young
men of similar sentiments with himself,
was formed to read, discuss and refute
the doctrines of the Bible but the Bible
proved too much for them. They were
all convinced of its truth, and bowed be-
fore its authority. The sudden death of
a friend about this time, sent the young
doctor to his closet to mediate and to
pray and here the Friend of Sinners
met him and spoke peace to his troubled
spirit. With his new life came new
vocation. Now he must preach that
Gospel that had saved him. He united
with the M. E. Church, and Twas received
into the Ohio Conference in 1883.
Year: 1870




w Z have had eur Banner on the
outer wall, with PRICES 50 Low that
no firm in the State Of Ohio undertook to
meet US. We have driven our foe to the
wall, and occupy the field without fear.


We have sileneed all men who years ago
assumed some power of competition. They
are now willing 10 confess eonhdentIally
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 tnthe
ignorance Of their customers, who will not
look around to see the difference in our
prices and theirs, which amounts to at least
Year: 1870

The colored people win very soon
find out that Radical professions and
Radical performance are two different
things.-O Ohl0 Statesman.


AS long as Radical performance
shall consist in such friendly actions as
the crushing out of slavery and the en-
franchisement Of the colored man,
against the most desperate opposition of
the rebels, the Democracy andthe devil.
the colored people will probably care
little what Radical profession" may be.
Ohio State 30lfrWHL
Year: 1870

A negro parson in the West, preaching
against the love of money, concluded
his sermon by saying "And finally
brethren, you can judge what God thinks
of money by the class Of people he gives
it to -
Year: 1870

in the northern part of this State. They
are known to have been in Delaware
Stf-Knee, a celebrated chief of this
tribe, was a firm friend and ally of the
whites He joined the army of Gen.
Wayne, for the purpose Of avenging the
death of his friend Gen. Richard Butler.
Being delayed in fulfilling what he re-
garded as sacred obligation, he proved
his fidelity by Plunging a Poniard in his
own bosom.
Year: 1870

Application has been made to the Col
lector of Customs at Boston, by an attor-
ney now stopping in that city, asking per-
mission to take from the files of the Gus
tom-house the original shipping articles Of
the schooner HOra, to be used in deter
mining very important question pending
in Great Britain. 1t is stated that George
II. Osborne, whose signature appears in
the list as mate of that vessel, is known
to have been the Earl of Aberdeen. The
tide to large estates nd to seat in the
House Of Lords, in favor of his brother,
depends upon this identity of the person
lost with the late Earl, and this depends
greatly upon proving the signature. The
question of allowing the documents to pass
from tho custody Of the Collector is now
under consideration at the Treasury De-
partment, aud it is possible that the Gov
ernment will allow the papers to pass out
of its possession in order that Judicial in
yestigatiol may be made of them.
Year: 1870

II the Treasury Department. really
wishes to reform the manners of its otfi-
GERS, then it must begin with the laws
aud with its own regulations. Letit
ask of Congress the repeal of every fine
of mouey, penalty and forfeiture OF
property by which crime is new made
merchandise in the courts. Let 1t ask
the repeal of every clause In any law
which rewards informers with the prop
erty confiscated upon their information.
Let it take in the courts the attitude
of any other litigsnt, and pay its own
costs in all cases, with damages for the
injuries done to innocent men by un-
supported charges. Let it assume, in
its own administration, that men in
general prefer to do right unless there is
a strong motive to wrong, and that they
are innocent unless there is some proof
of the contrary. Let it rely on the
character of its officers and ON the SIM
plicity and publicity of its accounts for
security, instead of surrounding and
tbampering the officers with spies and
overioading the accounts with compli-
catad checks and balances. Let il, in
abort, act in all it's dealings with the
tax-payer upon those general principles
of frmness and equality, which every
citizen is required to observe toward
his fellow.men. Its subordinate officers
will then naturally cultivate code of
manners adapted to and expressing the
spirit Of the laws they administer, and
the collection of taxes will no longer
be warfare of cunning-or sometimes
even Of force-as now.


The above would be Of great service
to the public. The present system is a


pity and . crying shame, which cool


headed and right-headed men, Of what


ever party In politics, win readily con-
Year: 1870

OF all the school teachers in the Uni.
ted States two.thirds are women.
There is a fine of SIS imposed in Chi
cago upon bar keepers who sell liquor
to young ladies under l6


Mr.. Greeley says that the solution of
the question whether woman is equal
to man depends upon who the woman is,
and who the man is.


A Boston girl who turned up her nose
at boiled cabbage, because 1t smelled
strong, was caught behind the pantry
door eating Limburger cheese and sauer
kraut. She's fraud.


A Boston lady was recently observed
trying to regulate her time-piece by q
marine compass in the window Of nau-
tical instrument store.


The newest style for dressing the hair
is called tho CLEOPATRA" The hair is
brushed high off the forehead and braid
ed low in the neck, surmounted by n
large imitation snake, which is coiled
around the head.


A writer in the Graphic says that a
woman will always love the nearest
man of suitable age, alter fashion, if
she has never seen any more attractive
specimens of masculine humanity.
A Boston writer comes to the defense
of women against the current notion
that they are peculiarly addicted to gos-
sip, alleging that in q country grocery
store, among barrels Of molasses and
piles of salt fish, more gossip is talked
| by men in one evening than is heard in
all the farm houses Of the town.


They say in Rome that Queen Victoria
is strongly leaning toward Catholicism,
and Archbishop Manning is reported to
have asserted that in case Her Britapic
Majesty should abdioate her crown, che
would at once embrace the Catholic
faith. . - -


The favor with which Mormonism is
reg sarded by the. resident female pOpu-
lation of Utah is fully accounted for by
the circumstance thaE any manageable
woman may propose to the man OF her
choice, and that heis not allowed under
any pretext to decline Ier offer.


Efforts are beng made in India to pnt
n stop to tho ancient custom of destroy
inc female infants, and bill for this
purpose is now before the Council of
Calcutta. So general had the practice
become that in one native community
of ten thousand net one girl was to be
found.


A physician riding in Boston street
car one day last week, gave up his seat
to an elderly lady, although che insisted
that she was not quite so old as he
thought. And on further inquiry he
foupd that she, Mrs. Hannah Clarke,
the only daughter of Lieutenant kol-
Inns, of Bunker Hill fame, is living fru-
gslly in Boston at the age of ninety SIX,
on an income of S43, the United States
Governments allowing her annual PEN
sion of $4s, which it costs So to collect
in Boston.


Through some strange freak Penn
sylvania woman, while away from home,
sent dispatch, signed with q fictitious
name, to her SOB, saying that she was
dead, and he must come for the body.
He made arrangements for the funeral,
went, found her alive, and brought her
back. Mourning was changed TO joy,
all present screaming, dancing, crying
and laughing in concert. The grave
was fillsd up aud the undertaken dis
missed, and there was flood of indig-
nation poured out against the perpe-
[trater Of the terrible joke, the woman
herself referring to tho heartless trans
action with tears In her eyes.
Year: 1870

Men, in their inmost souls, feel more
than women can, tho change which
must como over the world, when the
publicity they know and feel in their
own lot, comes to turn the whole race
out of doors. They themselves live now
in the reverance, admiration and love
they feel for the delicate, the private,
the domestic nature of woman. They
foresee the shrine where they worship
D: famed; they feel the bosoms where
they are warmed growing hard and
cold. They see the homes where alone
their public cares arc soothed and made
tolerable, converted into disprivscied
parts Of the great hotel Of life. They
hear already the sweet harmony Of diff
ferent voices dying away in monotonous
unison. They feel the romance, the
poetry, the sentiment Of life oozing out
under the blows aimed at the chief hoop
which binds the slaves of society to.
gether; and they knew that woman
without their consent is abont TO dis
crown herself queen of her own home,
in order to usurp barren scepter in the
kingdom OF public life. 1t lis idle to
warn, to propbesy, TO complain. The
fruits of the tree af tho knowledge of
good and evil are fair to the woman's
eye, as of old; and the temptsr is no
less serpent; but though we shall still
go doubtless hand in hand with the
modern Eve, when she expels herself
from the garden of Gods own plan ting,
we know better than she the charm Of
the Paradise which we shall lose to-
gether, and the coldness and emptiness
of all that lies outside! 1t is only some
divine interposition that can avert the
mad determination that does not mind
running mar, in rashly protesting
against the fat which made humanity,
male and female,"-H. ". Bello,cs, in Old
and Getr. o.
Year: 1870

There are good many people in this
country who will be sorry to hear that
Queen VIcToRIA's health is declining
fast. She has been o good woman in
all the relations of life, little foolish al
times and some times wrong, but the
world is better for her having lived in
it. She has always been the friend OF
America, although she has often been
poworless to express it other than by
words. Her death will be none the less
deplored because it places the Prince OF
Wales, who would scarcely have been
tolerated by his miserable relation
GEORGE ", upon the throne.
Year: 1870

GENERAL SHERMAN, in letter writ.
ten in opposition to LoGAN's bill for
the reduction of the army, says that his
pay is hardly sufficient to maintain his
family decently. If General SHEER
MANS family cannot be kept deoently
on SIS, 900 year, he should resign and
allow his place to be filled by some one
whose family could be kept decently
upon that triflipg sum. Chief Justice
CHASE can support his family
very decently on $4,000, little
over one-third of the salary re-
ceived by General SHERMAN. But it
excites our sympathies to know that
poor "CUMP," who, before the war, was
often troubled to know where to raise
$50, is now compelled to deny his fam
lily many of the necessities of life in
order to live within his $4,000 per an
mum income. We weep for him. We
do indeed.
Year: 1870

Senator Revels occupied the platform
of Plymouth Church with BeechSr at
both morning and evening service. At
the close Of his sermon in the morning
and when giving notice of meeting to
ratify the fifteenth Amendment at the
Brooklyn Academy of Music Monday
night Beechsr said that he was grateful
to God for having spared his life to see
the day on which the colored race could
claim and exercise all the privileges and
rights of citizens of the United States.
Ayoice had gone forth which gave them
liberty and the same voice to-day in
vests them with the glorions privilege
of the franchise. Ten years since they
had the place of slaves fearing to look
upon the bright face of the sun in the
great city of New York, bat now with
out shadow of fear they rejoieed public
ly over the proclamation Of their rights
and privileges as citizens Of this great
country.
Year: 1870

A laborer in an English brewery was
victmized by his wife, the other day, to
the extent of four children at one birth.
The charitable machinery of the parish
has been put in motion to relieve the
unfortunate father. II all comes OF
yictoria's paying a bounty on fceun'
dity.
Year: 1870

NOMINATION TABLED.-For some reason. which Is
a mystery to Democrats. the nomination Of Mr. At.
torney General Hoar to the vacancy the Supreme
December, while in Executive session, the Senate
took up his nomination. and are informed by the
dispatches that long and stormy debate ensued as
to the propriety advisabilty of confirming it. that
a canvass of the Senate showed that there ma
jorty of twelve in favor Of rejecting the nomination.
and that his nomination tabled in order that the
President might have an opportunity of withdrawing
Mr. Hoar's name. We scarcely know whether to give
credit to the Senate for pursuing such course or
not. After confirming Stanton to seat on the Su-
preme Bench, we were inclined to think that they
would confirm the appointment of any scoundrei on
earth; but it seems that Mr.. Hoar. notwithstanding
all the dirty work he has done for the Radical party
in the nature Of opinions. as Attorney General, up
holding the vllanous acts of Congress- still he Is not
as good Stanton for Radical purposes at least he
must be something Of a decent man. for no man, no
matter how corrupt he may be. or how much of a
villain he may be- they have failed to confirm
the nominations of men of that character. We are
rather inclined to entertain better opinion of Hoar
than we ever have before for his rejection by the
present Senate is the best recommendation he can
have to all honorable men, of his being something
of gentleman and of his possessing some sense
of honor and of decency. for the nomination and
confirmation of Stanton is not only an outrage on
decency but direct insult to the moral Of the
whole American people. Mr.. Grant, the wooden
fgurehead of the Radical party, and caudal append
age of the Radical dog, has by his selections shown
himself about az we'll qualified to judge of the quail


cations and fitness of his appointees for judicial
any other positions as jackass would be to chant
Mozart's twelfth mass, or pass judgment on the ex
cellencies of one of Beethoven's symphonies. "put


begger on horseback ana he will ride to the devil


We only hope that he may reach his friends domic
at an early day without taking the country along
with him.
Year: 1870

A NICE MAN FOR CONGRESS 1T is re
ported by telegraph that Butler, the cadet
seller OF Tennessee, now under Indictment
for forgery TO cheat poor soldiers widows ou1
of Their pensions, has been reelected to Con.
gress, the President having oroered his trial
to.be put off to give him chance to escape
State prison by again getting Into Congress-
argus.


We have had frequent occasion to comment
on the composed stupidity and cheerful in
finitud eof ignorance" which the editor of the
argus delights to exhibit, but we have rare
ly seen anything better illustrating this trait
than the above, Mr.. Scissors was formerly a
lawyer, we believe, and though he failed in
that profession through sheer stupidity he
ought TO know that a seat in Congress pro-
tects no man from arrest for crime. A mem
ber OF Congress may not be arrested on civil
process while engaged in his official duties OF
when on his way to or from the capital, but
his immunity extends no father. The Ar
gus editor has surely referred to the Sckes
case often enough-being naturally attracted
thereto by its impurity-to be aware of this
fact, even if he does not remember the ar
rest of Brooks of South Carolina for assault
ing Senator Sumner. Yes, Butler is mice
man for Congress-" to be sure, and the PRESS,
many days before election, expressed fer
vent hope that he might be soundly beaten,
even ny his Democratic competitor. The en-
tire Republican press of the North, so far as
we know has disclosed the same feeling. But
1t isn't necessary to be an idiot in order to
possess virtuous impulses. Mr.. Scissors is "a
nice man for an editor"
Year: 1870

The communication signed Democrat" in
yesterdays Press meets response in many
minds. There is among the readers of the
Argus but one opinion about the course Of
that sheet. and l understand that move
ment to start new paper that will represent
the decent part of the Democracy is in prog
fess II the publisher of the argus will sell
DIS interest in the concern for reasonable
sum inat paper may serve as the basis for a
more respectable journal,


ANOTIIHIl nra1nnr,
Year: 1870

THE editor of the Argus says confid entail
ly to his friends that he finds himself in the
condition of the great Bengal hunter who
narrowly escaped with his lie from tiger
"Tiger hunting" be says, Sis very fine sport
so long as we hunt the tiger; but it is rather
awkward when the tiger takes it intohis head
IN h1lnt ne
Year: 1870

THEY have a wooden pavement war in
Washington. Congress at the last session pass
ed law authorizing the paving of Streets and
in some localities there is a sharp competition
among the. friends of wood, stone and other
sorts. The residents of Twelfth and Four
teenth streets held large meeting last week
to oppose wooden pavements and the ring.
All wooden paveIents were opposed on the
ground that they were unhealthy, expensive
and not durable. Gen. A. Grant, agent for a
certain kind of wood pavement, said all other
kinds but his were failures. There was gener-
al expression in favor of well kept gravel
streets, and finally the meeting agreed upon a
protest against wood pavements.


THE ATTITUDE OF RUssIA.-The news from
Europe Monday is such as to leave but little
hope for peace tor some time, as it sets forth
that Russia, tired of her long inactivity is
about to stretch forth her avaricious hand for
the conquest of Turkey. special despatch
says that Russia claims violation of the trea-
ty of 1856 Oy Turkey, because of the consolida-
tion of the Roumanian Provinces, and because
the Turkish government permitted its war ves-
sells to enter the Black Sea. The despatch in
Inmates that Russia's designs are also directed
towards Austria and that German interference
is guarded against by secret treaty between
Prussia and Russia, by which the former binds
itself not to interfere in the Turkish affair in
consideration of Russia's holding aloof from
the Franco Prussiau complication.
Year: 1870

The Sioux GATHERING TO RECEIVE RED
CLouD.-lt is reported from Fort Laramie that
and more are daily arriving. II Is ex pected by
the last Of the week 900 lodges win be present
Those who have arrived are Impatient to hear
from Red Cloud, and think something has gone
wrorg. They are anxious to trade but are very
independent and saucy, and won't allow any
white men to cross the Platte TO their camps.
Year: 1870

The Cincinnati Commerciai says that the effort
to bring out ex-senator Wade in opposition to
General Garfield in the Nineteenth Congress
sional District does not meet with much sue
cess. The Commercial thinks that Mr. Wade,
though now seventy-fve years of age, could be
Induced to accept the nomination, but that Gun
fortunately for him, there is cause for dis at
isfaction with Garfield in the district, and the
people will be very well contented to see him
returned"
Year: 1870

BRITISH EMBAssY.-The committee of the
British House of Commons, investigating the
diplomatic service Of Great Britain, were yes
terday informed by Lord Clarendon that the
government had reason to believe that the
United States was about to raise its mission to
England to one Of the first rank, and that the
courtesy must be reciprOcated by the establish
ment of any embassy at Washington in lieu of
the present mission.
Year: 1870

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