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Year: 1873

The country will hear, with sur
prise and pain, that a serious move.
mcnt is OH foot to prepare materials
TOR the Impeachment of the President
Of the United States. 1t is alleHca
by the promoters Of this new political
venture that President Grants habits
arc such that the nation cannot afford
to have him continue as its Chief
Magistrate any longer. There has
always boon suspicion that his
thirst for stimulants was Excessive
and beyond. tho control Of his will,
and is now known that by the influ.
cnoc especially of his wife, he has
kept as much as possible from tempta-
tion and that when he yielded to the
seductions Of tho CUP, tho family, by
judioious restraints and roticcncos,
have bcen enabled to save the nation
much scandal. It's now alleged thai
the miserable propensity which COM
pclled the resignation Of Capt. Grant
from the army in former times ha'1
ag,in obtained such mastery over
his disposition that for about two
thirds Of his time he is under tho in
fluonco Of drink and that the public
business suffers lamentably on this
very account. Now this may bo all
hearsay and personal scandal but
can assure you that it 10 credited in
mole quarters than tho public is
aware of ; aud that tho movement is a
scrioiis one, looking to his disposition
from the high Office he now fills. It
isto be regretted, certainly. Presi-
dent Grant has shown such high quail.
tics in the discharge of his duties he
las displayed such a remarkable por.
ccption Of the temper of tho Ameri-
can people his administration has
been, on the whole, 80 advantageous
TO the country, that there is every
chance against the success of move
mcnt Of this kind, which will bo as
cribcd to mere partisan malice,-
However, that it is seriously intehded
you may rest assured. So that, by
the meeting of Congress in Docembor
unless new deal takes place in poli~
tics, or the President grows q little
thorc careful in his habits, you may
be prepared fer repetition of tho
excitement which accompanied the
attempts to displaoe Andrew john
Bon from the Presidency of the United
States. It Is alleged that these in
cossant journcyings of the President
to an fro are due to his wishes to
escape from local influences which
load him to drinking. It is curious
that the Question as to the habit of
the President should haye arisen at
this moment, wlion renewed temper
ance agitation seoms to have sprung
up all over the country. For 1t is
certainly on the cards, that tho So
called Maine Law--that is, either
local option or the variation known
as tho Maine liquor law-may become
question of national magnitude,
and cannot bo kept out of the general
politics of the cotintrV:
Year: 1873

Said young husband, whose business
speculations were unsuccessful: My
wife's silver tea set, the bridal gift Of
rich uncle, doomed me to financial ruin.
1t involved a hundred unexpected ex-
penses, which, in trying to meet, have
made me the bankrupt that / am" His
is the experience of many others, who,
less wise, do not know what is the goblin
of the house, working its destruction. A
sagacious father of great wealth, exceed
ingly mortified his daughter by ordering
it to be printed on her wedding cards,
mo presents, except such as are adapted
to an income of 1,000' Said he, "Iou
must not expect to begin life in the style |
am able by many years of labor to indulge,
and | know of nothing which will tempt
YOU to try, more than the well-intentioned
but pernicious gifts of rich friends" Such
advice is timely. If other parents would
follow the same plan many young men
would be spared years of incessant toll
and anxiety; they would not find them
selves on the downward road because
their wives had worn all their salary or
expended it on the appointments of the
house. The fate of the poor man who
found a linchpin and felt obliged to make
a carriage to fit it, is the fate of the hus-
band who finds his bride in possession of
gold and silver valuables and no large in
come to support the owners gold and
silver style.-Erchaage. "a
Year: 1873

4 NEW process of cleaning pictures has
recently been discovered. The great d;f-
ficulty has always been to get off the old
varnish, which, by length Of time has be-
come almost incorporated with the color
underneath, so that any method employed
to remove the upper surface is pretty GER
tain to carry off with it the delicate lines


below Some picture-dealers use corro-
sive substances, which make the matter
worse An ingenious system has been
discovered at Amsterdam, which consists
in simply spreading coating Of copaiba
balsam on the oil painting and then keep
ing il face downward over a dish of the
same size filled with cold alcohol at an
altitude of about three feet The vapors
Of the liquid impart to the copaiba a
degree of semi-fuidity, in which state i
Year: 1873

a HOUsEKEEPER writes the following
plaint to the Cleveland Leader:


When the average husband OF the period
wants to find a bootjack he steps to the
buttery door, and leaning against the
doorway with his hands in his pockets,
whistles meditatively as his eyes wander
along the upper shelves. When a break
in the tune occurs, you may know he has
found the cake which he devours absently,
still looking for the bootjack. Being now
deprived Of that aid to refection-whist-
ling, he executes waltz in slow move
ment, sustained by large piece Of cake
in one hand, sizable pickle in the other.
After while, as the booGack does not
make its appearance the husband does, at
the door of the room, where you are get
ting the baby to sleep, and shouts Jane -
at the top of his voice, under the impress
sion that you are up stairs, an impression
speedily removed. To cover the confu-
sion of his retreat, he steps on the dogs
tail and bumps the bird-cage with his
head, then wants to know what YOU have
done with that bootiack, and why it is
that YOU never keep things in their place.
If you are wise. and simply and calmly
point, like Columbia to the object in ques-
ton hanging on its accustomed nail, he
oolAes upon II "ldtiLultS, viii tne solemn
VOW that it was not there when he went
through the room before.


The offending boots are finally left in
the doorway where tits convenient to trip
over them, and serenity transpires. unless
you have occasion to 60 around them,
when you will at once see their value as a
natural means of obstructing a passage
way. 1t is estimated that one pair of
boots judiciously disposed about an apart
ment of medium size, will prevent either
well-disposed person or professional
burglar from quietly making his way
about it.


At tea time the average husband does
not care about any cake; it isn't much
like that his mother used to make
Year: 1873

Recipe for Washing Fluid-Take one
pint of soda ash, one-half pint of lime;
boil in FIVE quarts Of water until dissolved;
let it stand until it settles; pour off; put in
a lug and cork. When ready to wash,
soak the clothes over night; wiring out,
and to the first boiler of clothes put in
one teacup of this fluid; to each sue
ceeding one, add half q teacupful of fluid.
Rub the clothes on the washboard after
boiling; rinse good.
Year: 1873

The CAUsE.-We notice in the Con-
gressional proceedings that the notorious
Blanton Duncan has presented a claim
against the Government for property
seized during the war. This looks as
though Blanton is going to get his re.
ward now for the part he played in the
late Presidential campaign. This will
account, at least, for his activity in aid
ing the re election of Grant. We shall
watch and see whether this mountebank
will be successful. a
Year: 1873

This body did not undertake to equal
ize the taxes for the present year, as
taxes were being collected in the various
counties at the time the Board met.
The fact also that the assessment rolls
of only three or four counties gave the
different species of personal property,
rendered such equalization out Of the
question. We understand that the
Board have prepared rules relating to
the duties of Assessors, and likewise
rules for the observance of the county
Boards of Equalization. A new form
of assessment roll has been gotten up,
which will be bound in uniform style
and furnished to each county in tripli-
cate. 1t is thought that the existing
inequality of assessments will not occur
hereafter to any great extent, should
the the Assessors follow the suggestions
and advice given them, and the county
Boards act in accord with the State
Board. The equalization between coun-
ties will be rendered much easier and
less expensive, if the rules and arrange
ments of the Board are carried into
effect. When all property is fairly as
sessed underits appropriate head and
the proper offsets allowed to appear up
on the assessment rolls, there will be
such showing of taxable property as
to occasion reduction in the ratio of
State as well as county tax. Welearn
that the State Board made report to
the Governor of the results Of their de-
| liberations.
Year: 1873

AN Eastern man has just died, and
one of the provisions of his will was
that of bequest of ten thousand dol
lars to girl whom he had Tilted in
former years. If some of the girls
would die we wot of, and have a twinge
of conscience in our direction just be-
fore the last gasp came, we would be
happy.
Year: 1873

CHICAGO, May 6.-About o'clock this even
ing boiler in the lard rendering establishment of IL
sehoenman In extreme southwestern part Of the
city exploded with terrific force tearing down portion
OF the building. and killing wounding Is men-
Year: 1873

inquired for the captain, and he having in
formed me that the vessel was the Flrglnlus,
required him to deliver up his papers, which
he did. | notified him that his vessel and
all on board were my prisoners and ordered
my people to take possession ofthc vessel and
helm, commissioning the first engineer to take
charge of the engine, and warning the prlso-
ncrs that our presence on board would not
prevent the Tornado sinking the Nirginins
the moment any kind Of aggression or any
attempt to render the engines unservlceable
was observed. The engineer reported to me
that the engines were in order, with the eX-
ccpton of some slight detection. then pro-
cecdcd to transfer the prisoners to the lorna
do, and all arrived safely on board except the
captain and sixteen of the crew. who remained
on the Nirginius. A number Of people hav-


ing been found in the forecastle, were ordered
aft, and have to add that even after | was
ON board these were engaged in throwing over
board the cargo from the forehold. The
transfer of the passengers being concluded,
and those on board made aft, | examined the
state of the vessel, and found it to be very
bad, as not only were the furnaces cloggcd by
the quantity of hams and grease which had
been burncd but the engine packing was in
very had order, as it had suffered severely in
the flight. The vessel was making water
through badly stopped leak in the bow un-
der the water line, and also through seams,
which laboring during the flight, had caused it
to open. The cabins were in disorder; trunks
open and their contents scattered about, and
all bearing evident signs that everything of
value had been thrown overheard.


All the cases of arms had been opened, and
revolver cartridges, matchets and insurgent
uniform buttons were lying about. Saddles
documents and loose effects have been collect
ed by my orders. Isent the officer in COM
mand of the second boat, on board the lorna
do, confding to his care the papers which the
captain had delivered to me, instructing him
to communicate to the captain of the Torna-
do, verbally, all that had been done, the state
of the vessel and my having hauled down the
American flag, which, as pirate, it had no
right to use, and having hostcd the Spanish
flag in its place.
Year: 1873

The following is the report of the officer in
command of the two boats which first ap'
preached the Nirginius from the Tornado
On arriving alongside the Eirginius, and OBJ
serving that the deck was crowded with prn'
pie, warned them that an aggression on their
part would be severely punished by our forces


and having had my all men ready to board at
the same moment, it was done, they coming en-
deck Immediately after got there. | ut once
Year: 1873

The most interesting town talk at this time


is about the anticipated war with Cuba. The
colorcd people, or at least those of them who
meet on the street corners and discuss such
matters, are too busy at present looking after
the division Of the municipal loavcs and fishes
to bcstow much attention on their brethren in
Cuba who are still in bondage, and the subject
does not seem to attract much attention among
them. Among the white people, however, the
Cuban question is the subject Of earnest
thought, and variety Of opinions are enter
tanned and expressed. There is one view of
the case in which almost everybody seems to
concur, viz: That the President and his Cab
met are entirely too slow to resent the Virgin
ius outrage. The bulk Of the sentiment is in
tuyor of an
Year: 1873

of Cuba, and an ample revenge of the brutal
butchcry Of the Nirginius crew. In an inter-
view with prominent merchant of this city,
that gentleman stated to one of the reporters
for the Nr,cs and Courier that rs Il question
of political economy he thought the anncxa-
ton of Cuba would be il good thing for this
country. He expressed the opinion that it
would have the effect Of reducing the prices Of
goods now imported from Cuba, and at the
same time, add to the revenue Of the govern
mcnt The imports would largely increase
by reason of the development Of the resources
of the island, and the consequent large in
crease in the amount of its productions.


\ BANKERS VIEWS


The financial men entertain Il variety of
Year: 1873

jury in this case was completed yesterday
and the evidence for the prosecution presented,
making strong case against the prisoner. He
had for some time lived at Harlem, apart from
his wife, who remained, with his fathers
family. in q rear tenement in East Eleventh
street. He admitted having been at her resi-
dence, drunk, the evening before the discov-
cry Of her dead body, and said he supposed
the wounds on her scalp had been caused by
kicks. The evidence indicates that rum was the
reigning power in the miserable home where
the death occurred, two other women being
found there, stupid from intoxication, while
Mrs. Shefiin had been several hours dead
in the next room, without attracting their
notice Death probably resulted from alcohol
and jealousy in a family whose degraded con-
dition is disgrace to civilization. 1t may be
that the evidence for the prisoner-which will
come out to-day-will throw such light on the
affair as will reduce the degree of the prisoners
guilt to one of the lower grades of man
slaughter but as it stands the prospect is not
hopeful for him. To-day will probably con-
clude the trial. As the prisoner is poor there
is little inducement for lawyers to practice the
usual delay of justice.
Year: 1873

The following record Will show the changes In
the temperature for the past twenty-four hours in
comparison with the corresponding day Of last
year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudnut's
Pharmacy, HERALD Building
Year: 1873

ster broke out suddenly and so rapidly
in that apostrophe that almost drop
ped my pencil in astonishment, and lost
the commandment Of il, while DIR. Stone
dashed of until be broke down, taking
the first of it, lu the meantime 1 re-
covered my equinimity and took the last
part. So that although the ordinary
rate of Webster's speaking was less than
100 words, there were occasions when
he far exceeded 100 words per minute.


al remember the manuscript handed
me by Rufus Choate, for which he had
read political speech, which had been
called upon to report because no printer
could read that manuscript; and being
compelled to throw it aside after vainly
attempting for half an hour, with the
aid of my notes, to discover from which
end of that manuscript he had begun to
read. remember, in the Senate OF the
United States, the dying speech OF John
C. Calhoun the compromise speech OF
Henry Clay; the boast of John 2. Hale,
that the free-soil party had doubled in
numbers because at the previous session
there was but one, and now there were
two, and l remember seeing the new
South Carolina senator, Barnwell Rhett,
perhaps not on the same occasion, bury
ing himself in newspaper, lest he
should appear to be listening, but soon
over come by the eloquence of Mr.. Hale,
first laying down his newspaper, and
finally removing his seat for more con-
venient location.


/ remember the grave announce
ment of Daniel Webster to the senate,
when President Taylor lay at the point
of death that digestion of the brain had
commenced. l remember the scene
when Senator Foote stood near the pres
dents chair with a drawn pistol in his
hand waiting the attack of Senator Ben
ton, who drawn behind a desk, and held
there bv four stalwart western men, two
on either hand, thrust them all aside by
one vigorous motion, and called upon
| the assassin to fire: and / remember
Jefferson Davis little after midnight
on the morning of the 4th of March,
advancing to the presidents desk and
demanding to be sworn into the new
Congress, upon the ground that the term
of the sitting of Congress had expired,
kicked spittoon out of his way with
the same impetuosity with which he af-
terward kicked the constitution itself
out of his way when he desired to be
| sworn out"
Year: 1873

To know one heart that could comprehend,
One soul that would never read yours amiss;
In word, to possess perfect friend
Is there any wealth that can equal this
whirl along in a flying train,


The clouds fit by in the windy skies;
The frozen rivers wide. white plain,
Whose glare and glitter aifront my eyes
For eyes and heart are sore with the sense
OF parting words that were less than kind,
From my friend so prompt TO resent otfense.
When never its shadow had crossed my mind.
When the idle speech that was answered so
Was only a jest that was meant for cheer,
And to hide the feeling | would not show
The passionate pain, and the yearning fear.
He ought to have known But that is the worst
That he didn't, and never will understand;
This blow to day it is not the first,


Nor will be the last shall have at his hand.
1 have had my dream of friend-alas.
That dreams like these should be false as fair
But, indeed, if it ever should come to pass.
1t would leave too little to do or to bear,
That dream fulfilled would suffice for me;
Hone and effort. and all desire
For the world that is, and the world TO be-
Would seem as chaf to a tongue OF fire.
If ever my heart that has starved so long
Should find its mama, and takeits fill
Better to suffer, perhaps,and be storing,
To wait IN patience, and miss 1t stu.
For what is life but flying train.


That bears us on to our journeys end
And after its burden of loss and pain
may discover an win my friend


The AldiRe for August.
Year: 1873

The oven, when found, was full of
bread. Some of the loaves were stamp
ed to indicate they were of wheat flour,
and others to indicate that they were of
bran -four. The oven had been carefully
sealed, and there were no ashes in it.
Fighty-one loaves were found in it, a lit
tie stale, to be sure, and very hard and
black, but lying in the same order, in
which they were placed on the 23d day
of November, in the year 79. The lOaves
weighed about pound each. They are
round, depressed in the center, raised on
the edges, and divided into eight lobes
Imagine an American pie which has
been marked with knife as if for cut
ting before it is placed in the oven, an6
ycu have an almost exact picture of &
Pompeian loaf. l did not try to eat it
partly because 1 prefer my bread fresh
and partly because the loaves are con
sidered too precious TO be given or solo
! to visitors.
Year: 1873

not to give money to the guides under
any pretence whatever, and forbidding
the guides to receive the money. This
is all very well as far as it goes but hui
man ingenuity is able to get around the
rule.
Year: 1873

We are now ready to offer in market 80 #.
Lots on the hill at Morgan Park, Waahing-
ton Heights. These Lota Gre within one
block OF the Military School, and within one
block Of the Morgan Park Church, and from
one to two blocks distant from the Depot.
They are on the highest and most beautiful
part Of the High Ridge Property, and are Of
fered on ver:@ easy terms Of payment, with
interest at per cent. We are also Offering
Acre Lots in the same locality on very rea-
eonab1e terms. Title perfect. Abstracts
given to each purchaser. Call aoon and take
your choice OF the Lots. Streets are graded
aud trees around and On each Lot.
Year: 1873

No name is more familiar to the
present generation Of Americans than
that placed at the head Of this arti.
Gle.


The man who gave himself this
name, and has made it honorable OH
the page of American history is now
far on in life. He stands six feet or
more, broad shouldcred, and we'll
formed; his face pale yellow, and his
features striking In every part his
hair, still thick and bushy, is blanched
by the frosts Of time and toll.


This man has come up from the
lowest depths. He was born a slave
on one OF the plantations Of Mary
land. His mother was a Mandiugo
"a proud race with European fea-
lures, wavy hair, erect and stately
forms, instinct, with intelligence and
senslbility, vigorous and brave. His
father was a white man whom he
never knew. In a nameless hove.
this child Of their intercourse first
saw the light, and there, herded with
hundreds OF others as abject as him
self, he passed the first years of his
life. Torn from his mother as soon
as he was born, she never saw hun
halt a dozen times. She was worked
on a field twelve miles away. She
could only visit him at nlght-walk-
ing this distance to hold him in her
arms for an hour, and then walking
back to begin her morning task at
four o'clock. And yet she did this
more than once, though she had
nothing to bring him but her love
She could furnish neither raiment
nor food nor bed she could not
even mend or wash the little tow
shirt which for long time was his
only garment.


| In brief space she had ceased tc
come at all-she was broken and dy
ing-she passed away to the invisible
realm.


The boy grew on. He saw the
pangs of slavery on every hand. In
tellgent and thoughtful, he began tc
revolve the bitter question, Why
am a slave ?' When ten years old
he was sent to Baltimore to be 8
house servant with Mrs. Sophia
Aud. This kind hearted woman be
gan to teach him his letters. lie made
rapid progress, and she was proud o
her charge. She was going to make
HIM proficient at least, in reading thu
Bible. The husband found 1t ou'
and immediately interposed. But thu
boy had tasted enough to create de.
sires that nothing could reprcss
Year: 1873

"ln spite Of the trouble Of every State in
the Union-in spite of the censure Of the
Legislature Of his own S1ate-in spite Of
every sentiment of patriotism, of honor of
Justiee--backed only by the "liberar' party
which embraces the elements of the rebel
lion, and which on test vote in the House
gave it 53 votes-Mr. Sumner persists in
his proposition to strike from the Army
Register the records ef the civil war, and
from the banners Of the Republic names of
battles fought by our soldires in defence Of
Liberty and the Union. ~ Boston Globe.