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Year: 1875



 brought him in guilty. If these ''Dutch judges" occupy high position in life; if they do the thinking for those around them. their premature decisions will be be- lieved to be correct, and we desire to ask lh,m m if they would like to be declared guilty of heinous crime before any part of the evidence of their defense had been heard? It must be plain to them that ten words have been said by the Tilton party, in it's efforts to damn Henry Ward Beech CT, to one in his defence. The world Was sept full of the nauseaiing trash before Mr. Bet cher said word, aud since his one paper before the investigating committee, statement after statement has been thrust into the public prints by Hilton and Moul- ton, and now in the progress of the trial up to this time, nothing but the prosecution has been heard. We ask, in the name of religion, of morality, and all else that is cruel, unjust, and premature remarks. It is uncharitable, unchristian, unmanly and totally unfair, to prejudge man in this manner, and that, too, lin tue face and eyes, of the fact that the court is ID session and the evidence, upon she scho1e of which only can a correct decision be ar rived at. is being given in us rapidly as pos. sble. Do not allow tue scum of the earth. who, reeking with sin and iniqui,y, would rejoice to see Henry Ward Beecher brought to their own level do not, we say, allow such to feed from your hand on morscls SD much to their relish. We ask you to wait {! The vilest criminal that ever had existence is, by the laws of the land, accounted in nocent till proved guilty. Is not Henry ] Ward Bvechsr entitled to go much2
Year: 1875

The committee sent to Michigan CITY
by our state Legislature to investigate
the condition and affairs of the Northern
Indiana Prison, have failed TO find any
rascality practiced there. The Indianap-
oils Journals correspondent says:


The committee will submit a unani-
NOUS report, commencing the manage
ment of the warden and also compliment
tary to the trustees. They will report
no evidence of fraud, corruption or ill
treatment; but will probably suggest an
Improvement in the quality and variety
OF the food So far as can be judged from
two days examination this report will
be justified by the facts. OF course the
investigation has not been so thorough
nor complete as might have been desired,
by reason OF the limit of the committee S
time


The result of the committees labor in
the Prison at Jacksonville will probably
be about the same character These inves-
legations will give little recreation to
overworked members of the Legislature
and satisfy the people.
Year: 1875

All those having hides, pelts, and
furs for sale, will please take them to A
Becker's grocery store, and he will pay
the highest price in cash for them.


| would call attention to all who
want To buy their Winter Goods to come
and see me before buying, as | have the
pest selection of Winter Goods that was
ever brought to Plymouth.


If you want To buy good Homemade
Flannel, call on S. BECKER


Good Waterproof at 80 cents. in that
line I have something entirely new style.
For Domestic Goods, such as Calico,
and Muslin, it will do you good to come
md see me.


SIMON RECKER
Year: 1875

Pottsville, Pa, May 1O.-To-day,
300 men from Locust Gap went to
Hickory Ridge and Lancaster col
lieries, and compelled the miners to
stop work, giving them to understand
that if caught at work they woulG
come down with reinforcements and
kill the whole party at work and burn
the breaker. This is the first open
Year: 1875

A professional rat catcher is meet
ing with considerable success In Alba
ny. He wears upon his feet shoes that
are perfectly noiseless. and, armed with
dark lantern, pair of tongs, and a
wire cage, enters the place where his
game is supposed to be. The binding
flash OF the Light is said to so bewildcr
the rat that he stands perfectly still
and allows the man to pick him up with
the tongs and deposit him in the recep-
tacle provided for Imprisonment.
Year: 1875

The HESPEAKERsHIP.-WAsH1NGToN
April 2.-Democratic politicians who
are still here say that the contest over
the Speakership of the next House,
which is being carried on secretly by
the friends of several can didates, is en-.
gendering a good deal of rivalry, and
rapidly assuming a bitter aspect.
Those who are aware of what is going
on under the surface say the contest is
virtually narrowed down to two candi-
dates-Randall, of Pennsylvania, and
Kerr, of Indiana. The former is said
to be the most active, and has been In
communication with nearly every Dem
ocratic Representative in the South.
The extreme Democrats are urging the
election of Randall. on account his
leadership in opposing the Force bill,
while the more conservative members
are said to prefer Kerr, who at present
seems to lead in the race. Both Fer
nando Wood and Sunset Cox are
counted out of the fight by the polite
ians who are watching it closely.
Year: 1875

TO the Editors Of the OiSpdtch:


l was pleased 10 notice in the proceedings
of the Board of Aldermen published In your
nsper Of Yesterday that the committee hay-
ING charge of the subject had reported IN
favor Of three locations for the market in
Clay Ward. Twas pleased w'th the location
recommended on Broad and laurel streets
because, in my opinion, it IS an admirable
one. Broad street. in the opinion of many,
is The only proper location for market in
that ward, because it Is not only very accss'
sible to the residents of that ward, but quite
convenient to many of the people OF the
southwestern part Of Jackson Ward and
those residing in the western part Of Monroe


Ward. A market, if located on Grace street
would damage greatly the many handsome
private residences on, that street, whereas II
located on Broad .treet (Which is one hun.


dred and eighteen feet wide) it would mol
only not injure the property on that street,
but would add to its value, because tina
street is to great extent commercial one
the business on which would improve % u
Year: 1875

WATCH PREsESTATIoS.-At meeting OF
the Board of Directors Of the Citizens Bank
Yesterday very fine stem-windipS gold
watch was presented to Colonel Z. W. Pick
relI as ii sig ght testimonial in appreciation OF
his efficient services rs president Of the sank
for the past eighteen months, at the same time
fixing a very liberal salary for the office.
Year: 1875

ANOTHER DRUMMER IN WRoURLE.-H. Mune
King, q Baltimore drummer" was arrested
Yesterday, charged with selling goods by


sample without license so to do. He was


admitted TO bail By Justice Granger, and


will come before the Police Justice for eX-
animation this morning.
Year: 1875

company having got possession Of the steam
ship line, so as to control every avenue to the
Pacific. For some reason Mr.. T. W. Park,
who controls the Panama railroad, was not
satisfied with the share which his company
got Accordingly be devised plan for an
opposition. and during the week it was pub
llshed. with the signatures of three respecta
BILE shipping merchants, directors in the Pan
anna. They propose to divide the business
of the Pacific Mail-which has not for many
years been good enough to pay dividend
and pay large dividends to their shareholders,
and at the same time serve the public more
cheaply. The last phase of this fight is that
Judge Donohue has restrained the Panama
from making this highly profitable arrange
ment by an injunction, on the ground that
the charter of the Panama does not permit
it to go into the steamship business even for
such good purposes as those which actuate
Mr.. Park,
Year: 1875

The New York Journal of Commerce is
hopeful over the expectation of American
cottons. 1t reasons thus: Intercommunica-
tion between the several sections of any one
country is equally rapid. What is done in
one country is at once known in every other.
We have shipped to Liverpool our goods, and
have received orders for more, at an advanced
price, India already knows these facts. A
shipment to the East would meet with ready
sale, and the.superiority of our goods would,
in their relative cheapness, induce desire
for them, which would give us the market as
against the English.
Year: 1875

1T never occurred 10 US that any Of the ar
gus editorial staff we're members of the order
OF Good Templars, yet the article the other
day crlticising the administration Of Major
Shorey as Chief Tempiar indicates more in
innate knowledge of the order than any out
slider or even an ordinary member could be
the possessor Of Strange if it should turn
out that some member of the Argus corps is
leader in this prohibitory order. Perhaps,
however, the article was written by some of
the "dsgruntled" who were set back at the
last annual meeting and the initials were
omitted by mistake so that il appears as an
editorial production.
Year: 1875

In It's review of the business OF the week
the Nation says: General trade during the
week has been good for the season of the
year, and there is feeling among business
men that, unless Congress in some way inter-
feres, the Improvement will gain momentum,
and that next spring will witness a full busi-
ness, The number of failures occurring is not


alarming, because not unexpected. 1t is gen.
orally anticipated that in the next four
months many firms which have been weak
ened by outside speculations will succumb
the profits of business in the past season not
having been large enough to make up for
such losses. At the stock exchange there
has been an advance in prices. A new specu-
latlon, which centres in Pacific Mail, has
been developed during the week. This is in
directly connected with Union Pacific, that
Year: 1875

The Maine Standard is frightened into
capitals because Superintendent johnson sug-
gests that the general government should see
that all the children in the country have the
advantages of common school education.
The suggestion is pertinent one in view ol
the action Of the Democracy in the states ol
the South in making no provision for the ed.
ucation of children or provisions evidently
intended to be inadequate to effect so grand a
nurnoSe
Year: 1875

THE sudden change Of ground by Russia in
regard to the Herzegovinan insurrection is
looked upon with great suspicion in Eng
land, and the opinion is entertained in that
country that the Russians are now prepared
to move upon Conslantinople and assume
the control of the Dardaneles.
Year: 1875

we do not read anonymous letters and communi-
cations. The name and address of the writer are in
all casee Indispensable not necessarily for publication
but as a guaranty Of good faith.


We cannot undertake to return or reserve commu-
nications that are not used.
Year: 1875

There are rumors that new news
paper Is about to be started in San
Francisco and the established Jeurn-
ais of that city are assuring their read
ers that the journalistic fields already
fully occupied and there is no room
for the new enterprise. This advice
gratuitous Is not altogether disinter-
ested. II it is meant that there is no
room for another Journal of like ilk
with those already in existence there
We fully concur. Still we think there
is room for an able, fair and honest
newspaper in San Francisco. The
field for such Journal is uninhabited
or at least so sparseiy settled as to af-
ford every accommodation to an en-
ergetic, conscientious new conner.
There are two causes which preclude
the possibility Of the now existing
newspapers of San Francisco ever be-
coming such journals as the people
require and will ultimately have. The
first is that almost without exception
they are greatly influenced il not con-
trolIed by rings and cfiques who. use
their columns for the advancement of
their own schemes to the injury OF
the general interest. Their very ex-
istence depends on the patronage and
support of these combinations and
hence they cannot deviate from the
line of policy marked out for them by
these schemers. The second Is that
the owners and managers. of these
Journals have become SO inlbued with
the notion that San Francisco COM
prises the whole Pacific Coast that
they cannot do justice to an enterprise
located outside of the city limits. The
writer's on those papers are as q class
grossly ignorant of even the topogra-
ply of the State and its vast mineral
and agricultural resources are to them
q sealed book. San Francisco is a
large city-the metropolis OF the
State--and she should publish news
paper of broad comprehensive ideas
journal that regarded, the whole Pa.
ific Coast as its field; that held itself
aloof from cooperative influence; that
pandered to no clique or ring and
that advocated only such measures as
n l.. \.
interests of the whole State. For such
a newspaper there is a broad unoccu-
pied field in San Francisco. If the
new journal is to be conducted by men
| who know the country as well as the
city-and will keep themselves free
from all entangling alliances it will
succeed and become the friend and adj
vocate of the whole people.
Year: 1875

When it was announced that all the
BEECHER-TILToN. MoULTON cases had
been quashed, the respectable portion
of the community drew long breath
and mentally thanked God that they
were spared a repetition of the bathos,
scandal and false swearing that had
filled the columns of the newspapers
for over one hundred days during the
first trial. That the farce had reached
final end was consummation de-
voutly to be wished, and when the
telegraph flashed the information that
all suits were off there was congratu-
lations and rejoicing. But, alas, nei-
ther man nor woman can tell when or
what will 0e ending of libel suit in
which the basis is the alleged criminal
intercourse of a pastor and one of the
lambs of his flock and scandal is the
fuel that feeds the flame. The thing
hangs and drags with even more per-
tinacity and continuity than poor
mans right In the law. An associa-
tion of ministers have taken up what
the law dropped, and after expressing
themselves dissatisfied with the inves-
tigation these gentlemen of the cloth
with a long pole begin to stir the un-
savory mass. There is Il prospect that
the whole of the dirty programme
will he gone through with again. We
arenot surprised that these ministers
regard Mr.. BEEcHER's position as
equiyocal, and 1t is not improbable
that the object of the clerical star
cilamber-is to make him more pre-
sentable to the unprejudiced world.
The only question il, can they do it?
1t does not seem an easy task. There
Is limit to human power, and the
time when man could believe as he
wished-could warp judgment to prej-
udice or inclination-has gone by,
never to return until the era of free
SCHOOLS anu universal education has
passed away. Now we must accept as
fact what the law and evidence estab-
lish. The ministerial club are under
taking an impossibility. All the
whitewash in the world will not de-
lace the stains in BEEcHER's social
and moral robe, and all the perfumes
Of Arabia cannot sweeten his clerical
| reputation. When a court of justice
cannot vindicate man the public will
refuse to accept character fixed up
for him by his personal and profess
sional friends. 1t is TO be hoped the
ministers will think long and we'll
before they reopen case which emits
an offensive effiuvia every time IL Is
touched.
Year: 1875

THE Sacramento Herald throws the
following brick at a journal that has
more CAB and less sense than any 9TH
er paper published on the Pacific
Coast; That idiotic paper, the San
Francisco Post, thinks that a dealer
In mines may rightfully accumulate
property worth millions, but dealer
in farm property Is thief as soon as
he accumulates more than hundred
Thousand dollars.
Year: 1875

AS an evidence that too much may
be expected even from water it may
be stated that although San Francisco
uses over ten million gallons of Spring
Valley liquid per day, her people are
not remarkable for sobriety and clean
liness
Year: 1875

SOME Of the Democratic papers say
the Republican victories in the East
this year indicate a Dem ocratic VIC
tory next year. There Is not much
logic In this, but If there were would
it mean that California will go Repub-
lican next year?
Year: 1875

A Georgia Judge recently instructed
q jury that an officer who shoots man
he Is trying to arrest for petty Of
fence is guilty of murder. Such law
In San Francisco would rapidly de-
crease the police force.
Year: 1875

The pleasure loving public are about
to be regaled with performance such
as has seldom, if ever, been lavshed
upon this section of the country. 1t
is a high moral entertainment, in
which there will be found nothing to
shock the susceptibilities of the most
fastidious. The show has been ex-
tensively advertised throughout the
country. The newspapers are full Of
1t and San Francisco is wild over the
gaudy posters, stuck prom iscuously on
every available surface. Every one
seems desirous to see the elephant, and
we think the majority will be graft
fled to their hearts content before
they get through. The most promi-
nent feature of the show will be the
world-renowned prestidigitator, SefIOr
Senator, who, with his accomplished
assistant Don Carlondo, will entertain
the audience with his wonderful
ight-of-hand trick of Transforming
bowling wilderness into a smiling
Paradise, redolent with the perfume of
orange blossoms and hushed with the
soothing plash of cooling fountains.
Presto! and by magic, from barren
plain springs into being n grand old
city, with hundred thousand inhabi-
tants. These celebrated artists have
secured the services of famous ven-
triloquist who is said to throw his
voice with such marvellous effect that
the distant mountain streams are
heard to ripple across the arid site of
the prospective city, and under the
persuasive tones of his deceptive voice,
defective title becomes apparently as
perfect and incontestabie as the
strongest United States patent. The
performance commences this morning
and will be held on the coast, short
distance from Los Angeles; and though
there is every probability of an i'm
mense concourse being present, there
will be no necessity for securing seats,
as the able management have made
ample provisions for the comfort of
their patrons. Go and enjoy the show
but remember that it is all a pleasing
deceptiOn; the performance must
come to u close; the lights be extin-
guished; the eloquent voice of the
ventriloquist be hushed; the fair and
prosperous commercial city raised by
the magician's wand dissolve and melt
away into the land of shadows, whence
it came; but be careful and be not left
in the dark deserted hall, weighed
down by the burden of corner lots in
the Land of Nod.
Year: 1875

At 10 O'Clock A. NJ, TO nominate candidates for
the Assembly and for county offices, to be
supported by the Independent voters Of said
county at the coming election.


The apportionment of delegates is based on
the vote of 1873. Delegates will be elected by
ballot, and all residents of the county are
qualified TO vote at the elections hereinafter
called who are in hearty sympathy with the
reform movement and who will pledge them
selves to support the Peoples Independent
Party in the approaching county election.


Elections for Delegates to said Convention
will be held in the several voting places on
Year: 1875

ANOTHER Railroad disaster occur
red near Sioux City, the past week,
caused by The rain washing out a
bridge in q storm. The engineer,
fireman and conductor of the train
were killed, but only a few of the
passengers slightly injured.
Year: 1875

A handsome young man stepped off
the train at Kingston, a few days ago,
and while the engine was letting of a
few whitfs Of extra steam. concluded to
send a young lady close by pineapple
by way of keeping his image fresh in her
memory. BE had rather a weakness for
this yolng lady, and was, therefore, par
ticulsr 10 sending the finest pine apple
and wrapping it up In the finest paper.
While bending over table "grubbing up"
something fine to put in the note to ac
company the present, he failed to notice
that a travelling drummer had laid a
package upon table, very similar in ap-
pearance to the pineapple. In an IN.
lucky moment he got hold of the drum.
mer 8 package aud innoeently dispatched
it with his billet doux to the fair chasmer,
and again took bis seat in the train
wearing smile Of satisfaction beneath
bis mustsche. But this smile was sad
when The motber of the young lady en-
tered the car about fifteen minutes later
with pair of soiled linen breeches flying
penant-like from her hand Her eyes
fell at once upon the offender. She
wanted him to know that her daughter
was not to be insulted in any such man
ner, and he had better explain himself
yithout delay. The drummer here put
ia aR Appearance, and, comprehending
the situation, dragged the pine apple
fsosl bis satchel, which he 80 inn6osntly
mistook for his own bundle. A light
broke on all parties and general laugh
broke out The young lady got her pine
apple, api tho train rolled away, bearing
q young man happy that the mistake had
been 80 fortunately explqlheq.
Year: 1875

Ha a.M


snipe out OF his pocket and put il on the
floor; it Immediately commenced bop
ping around and feeling OF everything
with its long bill, and seemingly, took
great pleasure in standing in front Of
the fire on one leg, with its bill under its
wing. 1t never showed any signs OF
fear. and may be called a tame bird
II would allow the dogs TO point
it. aud took great delight in be-
ing petted. Holding q worm in your
finger. 80 that the bird could see it,
be would come running up TO get
it and then aopping away to pan filled
with water, would there wash the wcrm
and then swallow it. After taking a
drink be was all ready for another He
washed himself every morning, but wanted
fresh, clean water every time, as he would
never wash in the same twice. His chief
amusement was boring, which he did in
large milk.pan filed with mud, grass
and worms. BE would eat more than
twice his own weight in worms each day.
! myself and his owner watched it for
three hours, and in that time it consumed
seventy.one worms. We afterwards got
seventy worms and found them to weigh
FIVE ounces, and the snipe weighed three
ounces. nFt Fen1a fre Ns-rH


1t was very lively aud wakefnl bird,
although it would 90 to sleep in your
hand. But with all the eating the bird
did. it kept continually getting thin, and
after nearly two months captivity il died.
1t must have died Of starvation. for it
was so thin you could see through it. 1t
must eat something else besides worms.
1t was the hsndsomest bird ever put in a
care.
Year: 1875

A gentleman Of Chatham, N. j., while
snipe shooting on those excellent mead.
ows there, last September. shot . snipe,
or Knocked it down at least After oil
was ready he told the dog to Go, find
dead bird, which the dog did in excel


lent style, and retrieved il without hurt
ing it in the least In taking it from the
dogs mouth it was seen to be uniDjured,
except light scratch on the head, which
had evidently only stunned it, for soon
it was lively enough to have flown away
again II IL had only got at liberty. He
took the bird, put grass all around it,
aud taking his napkin of his lunch,
wrapped the bird ppin it very carefully,
SO that II could not yet hurt in his
pocket, he continued hunting, but only
getting three brace, be returned home,
rejoicing over the capture Of an English
snipe, Arriving at home, he took the
Year: 1875

DR.. Livingstone tells how in Africa he
passed woman tied by the neck to a
tree and dead. The people of the coun.
try explained that she had been unable
to keep up with the other slaves in the
gang, and her master had determined
that she should not become the property
of any one else il she recovered after
resting for time.