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Year: 1872

HE SALE OF ARMS TO The FRENCH
The Anti-Grant Republican Senators have
not advanced their cause by the persistency
and ability with which they have urged
the charge of selling arms to the French
during the late frussian War. Even
Carl Schurz who is not inclined to failures


has failed to make out case, although bis
speeches on the question have been very
Calling to thu Administration. 1t is mani
festly impo- sible for government having
arms t., sell to guard against the pcs
sible acts of purchasers. Its market
would be limited If it should sell under
such condition as would hold purchasers
responsible if the arms should ever be
sold to this or that government. 1t has
not been shown that our government sold
arms to French agepts-simpIy that it sold
arus without stopping to inquire what
purchasers intended to do with them. If
it could not sell under such conditions the
next best thing it could do would be to
burn its surplus arms, as there would
never be Glarket for them except in the
event OF war between nations TO one or
both of which we should occupy the same
relations we did to France and Prussia


Besides, this theory of holding governments
to such strict responsibility is a mischievi
GUS one, and if carried out would result in
an endless succession of international dis
putes. A state of war between two nations
creates demand Tor certain articles at an
advanced price The citizens of all ma
tions compete for this trade subject 10 the
laws OF war as recognized by civilized
nations If one government lends its flags
to protect articles contraband of war it can
justly be held responsible. but it cannot
certainly answer for all its citizens or sub
jects who nigh. choose to venture upon a
profitable, though hazardous speculation.
The attempt Of Senators Sumner, Trumbull
and Schurz to bring discredit upon the
Ada inistratiou for selling its surplus arms
according to published laws, suggests
poverty of material in the way of attack
If such men can find nothing more damag-
ing, people will come to the conclusion that
Grants Administration Is not so very bad,
after all = [Golden Fra, Democratic.
Year: 1872

The State of Missouri is the head center
of The Possum Policy. The movement had
its origin with Graiz Brown, Shurz, and
Frank Blair. OF course they expected, by
playing the Possum Policy, to secure the
Passlvites of Democracy. and be themselves
rewarded with the Offices. They have
found themselves without party at home
and with little hope from Democracy
Some OF the leaders in Democracy would
be willing to let the party die, if it's spirit
bad hope of resurrection in the body Of
Possumism, but very unfortunately that
body has no members except Brown and a
few OF the same sort, who cannot bring
with them them the great essential to sue
cess.
Year: 1872

The following is the way they call out a
figure of "reeP' in Georgia: "Dance to
the gal with the yellow shawl on, now down
outside and up the middle; turn to your
partner Isaac Smach, and now to that en-,
tire stranger; sacbez to the right and left,
ra de tan; da du de; now to Peter
Schwitchars daughter; turn to your part.
ner every one, set to the gal with flaring
fill balance one and spin about to the gal
with the hole in the heel of her stocking w
Year: 1872

Farms in Arkansas sell at from three to
five cents an acre. An Arkansas paper
says that dirt is such drug in the State
that if purchaser does not look out they'll
snuggle forty or fifty extra acres on him
10 making out the deed.
Year: 1872

Flowers for the humble poor,


Flowers for the weak and lone;
Let them gently, gently fall


Where the weeds of toll are sown;
Lifting up foul discomfort
From the lonely tenement,
As the fainting toilers there
Catch breath of Heavens air.
Flowers: lay them BY the bed,


Where the restless sick are lying:
Let their freshness heal the air.


Wounded BY the sufferers signing;
Let his eye a moment rest
Where his seeing may be blessed.
Ere they mirgle their sweet breath,
With the heavy one Of death.
Flowers for the rich and proud;


Lay them in the costly room,
Where arts thick luxurian. air.


May from nature catch perfume
And like whispering angels start
Pity In the rich mans heart
Pity for some humble one,
Who of flowers and fruits hath none.
Flowers for each one Of earth,


Under and above the sod.
That the dead may sweeter sleep,


And the living think of God,
When we from our walks Of sin
See where his soft steps have been,
Leaving these to bless our eyes,
As a glimpse of Paradise
Year: 1872

RATS AND MATCHEs.-Ratsh have an
unaccountable foniness for the taste of
phosphorus, and to this fact may be at
tributed the origin of many mysterious
fires. These rodents build their nests OF
iahammable materials, and take to them
any stray matches that they find lying
around loose. This accomplished, they
undertake to crafty their appetites Ey
the coated ends of the matches,
which are once isnited. when the nest is
set in blaze, and tie destruction of the
house or perhaps the ship which contains
it follows. Great care should always be
taken with matches The phosphorus
which is used on them is nasty and poi
sonous. Workmen engaged in their man
ufacture often die fearful death from
exfoliation of the lower jaw, and chill
dren who have sucked, match, if they
do not die, usually suffer terrible asonies,
Year: 1872

A singular and horrible accident was
recently investigated before the conrts ia
Colongne, Prussia, 1t seems that ous
day last fall the house of the peasant
Franz Bucher was deserted save by the
venerable Bucher. who was was past
sixty and crippled with rheumatism.
The old man had many times crawled
into the huge oven where bread was
baked to sleep, and on the day in ques.
ton he went into his accustomed sleep
ing place, and the warmth soon allevt-
ated his pains and sent him to sleep.
Toward evening the servant entered. lit
the fire, and seeing the old man in the
oven told him to come out. as lie would
get warmed up too much. But he re-
fused and retired to the rear of the oven.
pulling the doors together. The servant
could not make him come out. but think
ing the heat would soon scare him, al
lowed the cooking to go OF. Toward
nine o'clock in the evening he was found
baked almost to a crisp. The servant,
brought before the court fortnight
since, declared that she had completely
forgotten the old man, and was con-
demned 10 only twenty four hours of
prison
Year: 1872

An old Scotch lady had All evening
party, where young raan was present
who was about to leave fpr an appoint
ment in China. As ho was exceedingly
extravagant in his conversation about
himself, the Old lady sa;I when he was
leaving, TAX good care O. yoursel'.
when We are ava, for, mind ye, they eat
puppies in CIint "
Year: 1872

EVERY man who il fond of preaching
economy to his wife should ask himself
how often he practices self denial, in little
personal expenditures, which he is cor
stantly recommending to her
Year: 1872

TIE surest road to poverty is to hoard
up treasure The sureot road to wealth
is to bestow lijerally where it Is most
needed. The miser is the poorest man
on earth the most liberal man is tho
most wealthy. If, therefore, you wouid
be rich, 10 not aim at riches, but simply
use what you already possess for the
greatest possible good to the greatest
possible number.
Year: 1872

The Republicans Washington special
Of the 9th says that the senators aud
members who have returned from their
holiday visits home, failed to bring re-
ports from any quarter except Ohio Of
the Missouri Policy movement, and in
that state it appears to have failed. In
Wow Of this it is said that Democratic
senators and members fail to see any
result from policy Of inaction 10 the
Democratic party or from coalition with
the new organization of an anti admins
tration element in the Republican party
A change may be brought about when
the National Democratic executive com
mittee meet here for conference 10 the
present mouth.
Year: 1872

ANOTHER RErUBrIcAS STATE CONVENTION
CALIrp.-Two meetings Of the Republican
state Central Committee were held yesterday.
In the morning there were not enough MEM
hcrs present to transact any business. AT
night there was bare quorum in attendance,
Il was then decided to call another State
Convention of the party ostensibly for the
purpose Of appointing delegates to the Phil
adelphia Convention Of the National Repub-
hcan party, but really to give the carpct-bag-
gers another chance to get control OF the
Centrul Committee. This was accomplished
through the influence Of outsiders who were
allowed to attend the meetings Of the com.
mittee, among whom were MessrS. Scner and
Popham and Judge Morton, the first-named
being the special champion of the Conven.
ton.


1t was 'conteuded in opposition to this
scheme that each congressional distric,
ought to have the appointment of its dele
gates, and that either these delegates or the
State Central Committee should hSye the
appointment Of the delegates at large. Ar
effort was also made to have the Convention
held in Lynchburg instead of Richmond
lut it was finally decided to hold it in this
city on the Sd of May.


The committee adjourned to meet again
to-day, but will hardly be able to gather {
quorum to do anything more. Among tho
members present were Senator Lewis ant
Hon. Lewis Mckenzie.
Year: 1872

The WEATHER.--True to the programme
laid out by the man Of probabilities at WASH
ington, rain commenced to fall here about II
O'Clock yesterday and continued more OF less
heavily during the entire day. The effect of
this rain has been to remove all the snow and
ice from the paved streets, and to leave those
which are unpaved in condition which ren-
ders them almost impossible. Just before
night dense fog settled over the river.
Year: 1872

CONSERVATIVE CAUCUs.-The conference Of
Conservative members of the General AS
semhly on the land-scrip question announced
to he held last night did not take place
owing to the small number of members in
attendance
Year: 1872

LADIES In want Of Dress Goods should call at
LEVY BROTHERS, and look at their stock, which Is
large and well assorted. We are confident that you
can be suited In style, quality, and price.
Year: 1872

we wish that every boy in
the State could read the follow
ing paragraph from the Albany
J Journal:--ssForty boys now pu-
pills in the Free Academy, earn
their own livelihood while they
are pursuing their studies.-
Some of them rise at four
o'clock in the morning to carry
the newspapers. Others are
employed on afternoon papers
and other yecations. The boys
possessed of such spirit and ca
pablo Of such effort will make
their mark in the world. "
Year: 1872

a minister once prayed in the
-pulpitthat "the Lord would bless


the congregation assembled, and
that portion of it which weIe on
the way to church, and those
who were at home getting ready
to come, and that in His infinite
patience he would grant the
benefit of the benediction to
those whoreacbedthe house just
! in time for that The clergy
Year: 1872

The June number of this sterling monthly is full to the brim of important information concerning the States and Territories of the Great West, to which the paper is entirely devoted. It handles the Indian question in the only honest way that question ought to be handled. As the subscription price of this monthly is only one dollar year, it ought to have large circulation in Arizona
Year: 1872

The Pittsburgh, Pa.,) REAL ESTATE REGISTER comes to us this week enlarged to beautiful six teen page, sixty-four colmun, illustrated weekly, with the name changed to the AMERICAN LAND AND LAW ADVISOR The original features intro duced into the old paper by it's publishers caused it to be sought after by persons in a parts of the United States, and thus encouraged by public pat ronage, the publishers determine to give to the people paper every way worthy of the name they have chosen for their new weekly. The AMEICAN LAND AND LAW ADVISOR is Weekly Journal of Real Estate Finance, Building, and Popularization of Law" The issue before us is absolutely a necessity to every landed proprietor real estate owner in the country well as to every citizen in the United States that wishes to keep posted on hatincestructiblee element ofvalue.REAL ESTATE. The law department of this excellent weekly is edited by the ablest law councillors in the country and answer, free of charge, all questions of law submitted to the paper with clearness and accu- racy that makes them understood by men of the most ordinary intelligence. This feature alone should cause it to be taken by every farmer and land owner in the country. The illustrations on the first page of original designs for cottages ana suburban residences, gotten up expressly TOT fhis m journal is also @ feature that comments ltselt to those about to buid and if we are to judge the i, ture by the first issue, now before us, we should say 1t alone was worth many times more than the subscription price. The weekly correspondence from the General Land Office at Washington, D. C., giving the latest laws governing the Public Lands, Homestead and Preemption, as well as those rom all parts of the country,-is also valuable feature; to say nothing of it's news and general information found in no other journal in the United States. To crown al the enterprising publishers otfer by way of inducing an examination and subscription, beautiful $500 Chromo, of either Of the following COME VIsIToR"; all for the exceedingly low price of $2 50 a year, embracing beautiful parlor pic ture and over 500 pages of useful reading matter, send stamp for sample copy. Address CROFT & PHILLIPS, Publishers AMERICAN LAND AND LAW ADVISOR. Pittsburgh, Pa.
Year: 1872

MIR. EDIroR.-Not very often seeing items in the NEWS from this quiet village, I thought perhaps you would like some news from this way. Last Saturday night the 18th inst, Messrs. Curtiss Brothers mills were burglariously entered by some un. known person, who pried open their money drawer to get some money, and not being very successful they concluded to take some flour of the poorest grade. Since the mill was entered nearly one year ago, the owners have not left money in the darwer, except, perhaps few pennies, which on that particular night chanced to be indeed but few. understand there were only about eleven cents in the drawer, and as the robbers evidently thought that they would not be too hard, they took only 5 cents. They entered the mill on the west side, over pile of empty barrels, by break ing out pane of glass and unfastening the window pushing it in on to the barrels, and down they went into the office. When they went away they were good enough to leave a cane, in size, about l l-2 inches through at the large end and about three feet long. Messrs. Curtiss are keeping the cane and if any one calls at their office and claiming said property and paying charges, they can have it. It is thought that it was the same person who entered the mill one year ago. POLLY ANN.
Year: 1872

Only waiting for a respite,

 From all those pains that come; In this world of sin and sorrow,

 Only waiting to go home. Waiting for the joyful summons From our Master gone before; To join with that band of angels, On the heavenly shining shore. Waiting for that happy meeting, With our friends who wait us there; And an entrance into glory,

 From that God who answers prayer. What are all our earthly troubles When compared with Jesus love, And the joy that waits the Christian, In that home with Him above! will bear the Cross with patience, For there is a Crown of gold; And feel my soul is nearing

 That rest in Jesus fold. s. s.
Year: 1872

New Milford.

 The village improvement association are active and are quietly adding to their sub- scriptions. About three thousand dollars will soon be in the hands of the treasurer of the association. .....The weather during the last fifteen days has showed unmistake- able evidences of heat about it's body so that there is no immediate danger of sudden death. The season, notwithstanding the lateness of the spring. has been very pro- ductive and crops will generally satisfy the growers.-Tobacco setters have been high ly favored in the oft repeated showers du- ring the season and the number of acres de- voted for that crop this season will be far beyond Gin fgures) any year since it began to be cultivated here. Quite as much lum- Der and other building materials will be needed and used for the building ware houses of various dimensions for that sta pie as for any other purpose.-The New England hotel is being filled with guests from the cities and the farm houses in and around the town have nearly all they can conveniently accommodate. hoe ing and harvesting this season come SC nearly together that farmers will necessarily be very much employed in raising and se curing their various crop.-Information has been received that the village associa ton will be presented with fine fountain. One of our village sons who is at this wri' ting on his way to France, is the donor There appears to be something really sub stantial in this new enterprise and all good people here q am sure) will lend helping hand to an embelishment in our midst that will not only adorn and beautify the place, but add to the value of property more than the cost which each individual will be sub jected to. Other improvements are in con- temptation, which, if faithfully carried out, would little astonish those who still op' pose the march peculiarly appropos to the times in which we live.-Er.
Year: 1872

A Kalamazoo judge fined reporter for appearing within the bar in his shirt sleeves, but the reporter proving to the satisfaction of the court that he had no coat, the fine was remitted.
Year: 1872



 the sympathy and cooperation of every fair and liberal minded member of the Christian church. The idea that Mir. X entertains, viz., that his church and his mode of worship are exactly right, and all others are in the wrong to a greater or less degree, is one of the most presumptious entertained by man, and to express precise ly our oaon idea of 8 man who harbors such an opinion, we should say he is one of the most sublimely rediculous specimens of humanity in existence. The Union Ad- 0ocate hurls its darts at just this class of game, and we feel to bid them God speed in their noble work, and to express the hope that their ammunition will last till not vestige of bigotry remains on the face of the earth. As a journal, it is one of the best printed and every way best conducted, among the religious literature of the land. It's articles are always ably written. and its entire matter is of that class which inter- ests, entertains and instructs. It is edited by clergymen of the different denomina- tions, and as 8 religious journal, it is al- ways rea6 with interest by us, while other religious publications remain on our table without even the wrappers being removed. To invite subscribers, that trial of it may be given, the publishers offer as premiums to new subscribers, the beautiful chromos, October and "January." The price of the Allocate, with this pair of chromos, is $2.5O per year. There are few families in the land but what hold to some manner of religious belief, and all such ought to have the Union AduOcGte. Address UNION ADVOCATE, 27 City Hall Square, New York City.
Year: 1872

The nomination of General DIX
for Govorner of New York is enthus.
iastically endorsed by the Republi-
cans of that State. The Buffalo Ec.
press says:


We believe that the Convention
has placed the result of the election
in this State beyond doubt in choos
ing as the Republican standard bearer
one whose fidelity to his country led
him to issue that memorable order
"If any man attempts to haul dowr
the American flag, shoot him on the
spot" Those burning words thrilled
the people when the nation was il
peril, and they will not be forgotten
now that their author is a candidate
for the highest civil Office in the EN-
pire State.
Year: 1872

and patriotism as happy as it is Wild


in its influence.


While am writing, the gratifying


news comes up from North Carolina


Very gratifying is it, because:


Eirst-Our successin that State will
promote our success IN the coming
elections in the other States.


SecOad-From the vote in North
Carolina we may safely argue that the
the black vote of the country will be
almost solid for the Republican party.
Indeed, have yet to hear a black
man say that he will vote against it.
1t is true l see that two or three such
have turned up in the newspapers
Better than these unnatural men-that
these worst enemies of their race
had not been born than be guilty flor
however tempting a price, of such
treachery to their race and such in
gratitude to their ingratitudes to their
benefactors. It's true, too, that a few
of the black men in the South are
asking me, and doubtless other old
abolitionists also, to advise them how
to vote. The poor fellows are op-
pressed by sense of their slavery
begotten and slavery-enforced igno-
rance and incapacity to Judge for
themselves. Some of them are told
" Ificii derns-cas- cs....rst : = .fayo Uomcs,
tut for Greeley, and this adds to their
and confusion. My
dvice TO all who so modestly distrust
heir own judgment is to observe
7hich way the Democrats and their
Id oppressors vote, to the end that
hey may themselves vote the other
ray. In this wise they will have the
nperior intelligence of their enemies
D guide them. For if the enlightened
nemies of the black man vote for
ireeley, how plainly does it follow
nat he should study his own safety in !
oting against Greeley! Z
Third-Very gratifying is the vote Q
{ the black man for the Republican 1
arty, because it is a grateful and I
eautiful return to that party for hav- g
g put them in pose ssion OF the night l
vOte-and for having, too, in the i
CO of the determined and incessant
oposition of the Democratic party. /


Respectfully Yours, G


GERRIT SMITH.
Year: 1872

THE Boston Advertiser says that the
Democratic revolt is rapidly spread
ing. Those who have charge of the
September convention are receiving
responses from all quarters, and they
expect larger and more enthusiastic
convention than that which nominated
Greeley.
Year: 1872

It was not all dream which made
the wife of julius Caesar so anxious
that he should not go to the Senate
Chamber on the fatal Ides of March !;
had he complied with her entreaties
he Nigh have escaped the dagger Of
Brutus. Disaster seemed to follow
disaster in the career of Napoleon
from the time he ceased to feel the
balance wheel of Josephine's intlu-
ence on his impetuous spirit. Gen.
Washington, when important ones
tions were submitted to him, often
has said that he should like to carry
the subject to his bed chamber be-
fore he formed his decisions; and
those who knew the clear judgment
and elevated purpose of Mrs, Wash
ington thought all the better of him
for wishing to make her his conf
Dental counsellor. Indeed the
great majority Of men who have ac.
1uired for themselves a great and
good name were not only married
men, but happily married-both
paired and matched.
Year: 1872

Journalists are appreciated and under
stood in the Golden State. The California
Assembly has ordered to engrossment
preparatory to passage, a bill exempting
them from jury service. The passage Of
the Dill was not asked for by the Journal
lists, but 1t was conceded them as matter
OF right, upon the ground that they were
engaged IN public duties quite as necessary,
and even imperative, as jury service.
Practically the courts everywhere make a
discrimination in favor of journalists but
formal law is more to the point.
Year: 1872

Senate bill to authorize the taking of the
sense OF the people, on the question of
amending the constitution of the State was
taken up, and, on motion, laid on the table
and made the order for Wednesday next.


A bill to raise additional taxes for the
support of government, &c., was read and
made the order of the day for Thursday
next. Adjourned.