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Year: 1871

Norfolk.

 Our town has again been called to mourn the loss of one of its most worthy citizens by death; Dea. James M. Cowles. Mir. 0. was born in Norfolk, and spent his entire life here, and during his long life, bis pub lie and private virtues have endearcd him to all, and hls loss to the church and town is most deplorable. When such men are taken from community like this, We find it almost impossible to make their places good. As citizen; he was uprigh., honest, public spirited, taking an interest in all public matters that would rebound to the benefit of all As a christian he lived up to his professions; his religion was not alone in words, but he embodied in his daily life and conversation, all those rare christian virtues which so endeared him to us all.......Our passenger depot has received its first coat of plaster, and the freight depot is covered and ready for busi- ness. The appointment of depot agent, If made, is not us yet public. understand there has been some 50 applicants toE the position. A certain person of my acquain tance used to say, if you wanted candi date for any position, from selectman to president, there always was plenty of men in Norfolk ready to accept the position. have always considered this a. species of libel upon our good old town, but begin to think he was not far out of the way. lis however a consolation to know that all cant have it at once. MT. E. T. Butler of our town has had the honor of taking out the first dirt and driving the last spike on the Conn. Western R. R. This is as it should be. Mr. B. is undoubtedly the father of the road, and we all hope he may ever in the future, have reason to feel proud of his | offspring, and although so long thought premature and chimerical by his friends, and called by others crazy, wild, railroad mad, &c.,, he has lived to see the compile ton of his darling scheme, and now all unite in praising his farseeing comprehen- sion. Who is there amongst us all who,

 when the iron horse comes snorting, puff fing and screaming along, making these ! ancient hills echo with the unaccustomed sound; who is there that don't feel like taking off his hat and crying with all his

 might and main 'Oh how dat was for

 high; eh?'' Encore, let him roar, once

 more, once more! SEET-sE-BEA.
Year: 1871

NEWSPAPER TRAINING. can safely recommend a graduate of newspaper office for almost any station in life, at least for all such as require pretty good knowledge of the peculiarities and charac- teristics of the human family. A man who can preserve the serenity of his tenn per, the sweetness of christian disposition, and an undagging perseverance and all the obstacles and difficulties which newspaper publication presents, deserves to be ranked with Job for. patience, Baxter for good ness, and the Iron Duke, for instance, fol nerve, power and obstinate determination -Christsan World
Year: 1871

Conn Western Rai1rOnds The iron rail is all laid, The connections are all made, The engine is on the track, And there is nothing we lack. We are happy as we can be, Like the nigger when set free, For our railroad is all done; And we'll ride to the setting sun. The cars are handsome and fair, Their breaks work with compressed air, The bumpers and heaters are new, And the workmen are all true. So let us all take a ride, And az ore the hills we glide, Without servant or sutleH Wen think of our friend Butler. For Butler was the first man, Who devised the great plan Of railway ore our hill, And along our lakes and rills.

 WASTE BASKET.
Year: 1871

From the Revere House to the City Hall Greet
ings Of the People Along tho Routs-Scsnes in
Front Of the Hall-Ths Reception at the
State House Governor Cla6in's Ad-
dress Of Welcoms-viSit to Har.


ward College and the Charles


town Navy Yard.
Year: 1871

This has been our standing advice to the farmers ot this Territory, and we are not go- ing to quit giving it until such time as they produce more than enough butter to supply the home demand for the article. which is great, as butter is an article of diet highly relished by our people. Then, too, farmers can benefit themselves and the Territory by keeping tho money here that is annually sent abroad for butter of an inferior quality.

 But for l.. A. Stevens, and one or two other enterprising farmers of this vicinity. there would not, today, be pound of fresh butter in Prescott, for sale, and, although Mir. Stevens and others engaged in this busi. ness arc doing their bert to supply the de. mand, they yet fall far short of doing ii, SO th&; there IS plenty of room for others to en. gage in it, and do well, too. It does not speak well for the people of country like ours--whieh is covered with green grass the year roundto have to import most of tbc butter used by them, a thousand miles or more, at great oost, and the only excusc we can give for their neglect to do 60, is the fact that thousAnds of ooss have been stolen by the ApaehGs, which fact has deterred men from engaging in the dairy business, and, al. though the Apaehes are still as ready as ever 10 rob s man of his "bus,eys,7 close berdiBg will ioil their attempts al breaking up dairie.
Year: 1871

A soldier Of c Troop, Third Cavalry. whose name we have not as ye; learned, met terrible fate, near the Government Saw mill, on the Camp Verde road, on the I5 in- stAnt. He bad just sawed through log, when one section of it rolled down hill, turn ing up limb, which struck him in the neck, killing him almost instantly. The sad news was brought t0 town by Corporal Finn
Year: 1871

From the despatches-special and others
which are published in this mornings HERALD
it will be seen that the armistice between
France and Germany has been agreed to by
all the departments, with one solitary excep-
tion. The department referred to is that of
which Marseilles is the capital. Though enter
tanning the belief that on the whole France is
anxious for resting spell, and probably
desirous Of peace, we were not prepared for so
unanimous verdict as that which has been
rendered throughout the nation. The arms-
| tice and the calling together Of the National
| Assembly is a step in the right direction


Doubts, according to the HERALD's corre-
spondent at Versailles, are there expressed as
to the armistice and the approaching elections
resulting in peace. We hope these fears are
groundless, and that the end Of the war has
been reached. The tone Of some OF the French
journals regarding the recent action of
the municipality OF Bordeaux is well-timed
and judcious, and shows that all the
French journalists are not carried
away by ridiculous bravado. Never
before, perhaps, in tie history of the nation
did France occupy SO delicate position as
that which she now occupies. Without. a
leader, without a government, the men in
power Legislators and leaders by accident, the
French people find themselves called upon to
decree upon questions of the greatest import
questions affecting the well-being of the
nation. How necessary, therefore, for tenn
perance in everything affecting the situation
| of France as it now presents itself. Peace
and order against turbulence and disorder.
Between these the French people will have
I to choose. The men whom accident pitched
into power will find il hard to relinonish
that power which they have proven them
selves incompetent to WELD Gambetta and
men Of that ilk have already shown their
hands the imperialists and monarchists are.


no doubt, laying their plans to advance their
respective interests, but with the French peopIe
themselves rest the destinies Of the nation.
Further resistance in the field is hopeless.
The French radicals do not think So but
their talk about the subjugation of forty mil
lions of people is all cant. Where are the
armies of the republic? The Army of the
East has barely saved itself by passing into
Switzerland, the garrison of Paris has sur
rendered. and, with the exception of the two
beaten armies Of Chanzy and Faidherbe the
republic will have no force to resume military
| operations when the armistice expires While
suffering millions cry ior bread it is useless to
| talk Of war, and we mistake much if the de-
mand Of the French people will not be 'Let
us have peace"
Year: 1871

posted in all these things. 1t is only through
the specific knowledge of Congress in refer
ence to every section and State of the Union
that the President can know how to constitute
representative Cabinet in regard to the
different sections, and harmonious Cabinet
in reference to the whole country. AS with
the Cabinet, so with the principal federal
appointments In the several States. They
should come from the intelligent local voice
upon such matters, and not from the personal
considerations Of the appointing power. Gen.
eral Grant has been conscentiously in all
these things doing the best that he could with
the lights before him; but his great mistake
all the way through has been either too much
confidence in himself. with all his ignorance of
political engineering, or too little faith in the
recognized State leaders and managers of his
party, with all their knowledge of party
machinery.


But the country and the party in power
want something more than new Cabinet and
new system of executive appointments.
Under the great and popular issues of the war
for the Union the republican party was held
together as solidly as the German army fight
ing for their sacred river, the beautiful Ger
man Rhine. So too, in the Southern recon-
structioA war with Andy Johnson the repub-
licans rallied as G band of brothers around
Congress to put down Johnson and in this war
General Grant himself, in the crisis of the
great battle, coming in with Stanton, COM
pletely fanked Johnson and used him up
Now all these great ideas and grand issues are
settled. The capshcaf Of the fifteenth amend
ment crowns the work. SO, after the old
fashion Of empires, peoples and parties, the
republicans, having no outside enemies to
fight, no grand idea upon which to rally, are
beginning to wrangle and quarrel among them
selves on side issues and local leaders, and all
to the prejudice of their party and the ad-
vantage of the democracy, who are picking up
the drifting materials from the enemy's camp
with great industry. Meantime, 1t cannot be
too often repeated that under this heavy bur-
den of national taxes with all its demoralizpg
appendages, the great body of the people are
becoming discontented, restless, and more and
more inclined to the desperate alternative of
anything for change" Here, after all, lie
| the greatest dangers to General Grant and his
party. 1t follows, then, that while Cabinet
reconstruction and a new system of federal
appointments on the plan suggested viii do
much to harmonze the dominant party, the
party nevertheless, in the absence of any re-
lief to the country upon these taxes, will still
60 drifting on the road to ruin.
Year: 1871

THE SUEz CANAL.-We learn that the
steamship Arizona, of the Pacific Mail Com
pany's line, that sailed from this port about
six weeks since for Hong Kong, has safely
passed through the Suez Canal. This
steamer is three thousand tons measurement,
and her passage through in safety has fully
demonstrated the success of this great enter
prise and its fitness for merchant steamers of
the largest size to pass from ocean to ocean
without fear Of injury. The Alaska, another
of the same line, about one thousand tons
larger, is also on the way to China by the
same route and we hope soon to hear Of her
having passed through with no more trouble
than was experienced by the Arizona.
Year: 1871

BLAIRs VOTE ON THE INCOME TAX
People ask why Senator Blair, upon taking
his seat in the Senate, voted against the repeal
of the odious income tax. The answer is
easy. Blairs constituency in Missouri are
composed for the most part of farmers and
tillers OF the soil, who return no income and
pay no tax, like the same class in every other
State of the Union. The income tax is
regarded in Missouri and in all the Western
States as tax upon the capitalists and manu-
facturers Of the Eastern States, whom they
think can afford to pay that much toward the
equalization Of taxes upon the people gene
rally Blair, therefore, voted with his con-
stituencY,
Year: 1871

RELIEF FOR THE FRENCH. Chamber
Of Commerce in this city has taken up the
suggestion we made some days ago relative
to sending food and clothing to the suffering
people OF France. Seventy thousand
dollars is to be subscribed in Boston for the
same purpose, and committee of thirty men,
bers of our Chamber of Commerce has been
appointed to carry ont the charitable measures
proposed here. There is no question of tho
action which New York people will take in
this matter. They are not likely to limit their
subscriptions nor to open their purses slowly.
The City OF Charities delights in open-handed
generosity, and with such an object as suf.
fering France before it the free offerings of her
citizens will pour down like shower of gold.
But the general government should take some
part in this free-wll Offering Ole or two
United States vessels should be Immediately
made ready to carry the relief thus rendered
to France, and we hope that President Grant
will give the necessary orders al once.
Year: 1871

seas. Reduction Of the power Of the navy
with view to paying of the public debt 10
false economy, and we may at some future
period find 1t out to our cost and reducing Its
efficiency by raising the staff above the line
officers of the service is only another of the
many steps we have taken backward since
the close Of the rebellion. Whatever Congress
may be doing to benefit the nation in other
matters we can only say that, in proper esti-
nation and care for the army and navy, it is
terribly deficient. 1t does away with useful
grades in both arms of the service; ii reduces
the number and pay Of officers aud men, cuts
down every appropriation for navy yards,
forts and arsenals; renders our foreign
squadrons the laughing-stock for other naval
Powers, and encourages dissensions among
officers that should not exist, and that only still
further tend to cripple the service by giving ear
to petty complaints about imaginary wrongs,
instead of referring the dissatisfied ones to the
heads of departments, who should have full
power to settle all such affairs without their
being brought to the attention of Congress
-conversant with the subject
Year: 1871

IT SEEMS IMPOSSIBLE TO HARMoNIzE the
republican factions in this city. Even Gree
ley, who had great experience at peacemaking
during the rebellion, has failed in repeated
efforts to secure good will among the men Of
the General Committee and was rather
urgently handled for his pains at the meeting
last evening. LET us have peace" seems to
be as substantial motto for the republicans
Row as it was during the Grant campaign
Year: 1871

Defeat OF Railroad Land Grant.


The only two subjects Of interest before
Congress yesterday were in regard to steam
ship subsidies and to railroad land grants.
The former came up in the Senate, the latter
in the House. The steamship bill was one
granting a subsidy of one hundred and fifty
thousand dollars per annum for the first five
years, and of one hundred thousand dollars
for the next five years, to semi-monthly line
between New Orleans and the coast of Mexico.
1t was taken up more as matter Of courtesy
to Senator Kellogg, of Louisiana, who desired
to make speech in support Of it. than with
any purpose of immediate action, and so,
after the speech was made, the matter was
laid aside. Nothing else of interest came be-
fore the Senate, except well-intentioned
induce that body to observe the rules of gram
matical construction and the graces of compo-
sition in its resolutions, But the Delaware
Schoolmaster was only laughed at for his
pains. - :


The friends of reform in the land grant
policy OF the government-those who are op-
posed to the giving away of immense tracts OF
the public domain for the benefit of railroad
companies-had triumph in the House yes
terday in the defeat of bill reviving land
grant to a railroad in Wisconsin. This was a
bill passed by the Senate last session, and
which has been before the House on several
occasions during the present session. After a
discussion, which occupied the greater part Of
yesterdays sitting, the bill was recommitted
to the Committee on Public Lands. That ac-
ton is equivalent to rejection Of the bill, as
the committee will not be called again during
the present Congress. We hail this vote as
pretty fair indication of the fate of all mea-
sures Of like character that may come be-
fore the House.
Year: 1871

VINO CAN SOLVE THE MYSTERY of the
young Williamsburg vampire who goes about
with pocket-knife assaulting and cutting
ladies on the street? His exploits seem to
have frightened the bewitching creatures of
that suburb SO that they won't go out without
an escort. Of course our detective police
will never be able to ferret out the
mystery, and we would suggest that
some brave hearted, strong ncrved
girl over there, who can trust to a quick eve
and q steady wrist, buckle couple of pistols
about her waist and take sharp knife in each
hand, and, attended at a respectful distance
by small squad Of policemen, lay for this
new dragon aad attack him as St. George did
the old one. We venture to say the mystery
would then be solved in trice. and lac girl
would be heroine of amending fame.
Year: 1871

A most healthy and significant fact ID
the changed tone of the Democratic party
throughout the North and West since the
late elections. A portion Of the Southern
press has also awakened to lively sense
OF the changed situation. After New
Hampshire INDUCED in its little Irritation
with the Democracy, to while away its lei
sure in the off years, these gentlemen
went to sleep happy as a lover who has se-
cured his first smile. Like the,sTurk in
Alazss czs6Fis, .stGSst.GG a.eaA.,s


.They lay dreaming of the hour


when peace her knee in suppliance bent,


Should trembe at his power"


But, alas, that bright dream was broken
by shower of nutmegs from Connecticut
and great gun from Rhode Island, and a
sharp rattle of hostile musketry all along
the line. And now the stern reality is
seen as they open their eyes and see, not
as they had seen in that exstatic vision, but
vivid reverse of the fair pictme.


The constitution as it was is to be main
tanned in its full integrity. It's provisions
for protecting the weak and humble are
to be enforced by appropriate legislation.
American citizenship is to be something
more than name. A free people are to
have free vote. Free speech and free
dom everywhere.


Now we are told the Democratic party |
will not disturb reconstruction that it |
will secure even negro suffrage; that it |
will maintain the national credit Too |
ate, gentlemen! The people won't be-
ieve you. The ostrich sticks its head in
he sand, and thinks it is hid. Poor fool
sh ostrich, its feathers are doomed Bet
er die honestly, with its head erect, like
N honest bird |
Year: 1871

A LITTLE two-year old boy in Berlin,
Ohio, was missed some time. Search was
made, and he was soon found suspended
in a hogshead of water, sunk in the
ground, and answering the purpose of a
cistern. The hogshead had accidentally
been left uncovered, and the child wander
ing around fell in, and bis clothes catching
on a nail or something of that sort, he re-
maned suspended head downward in the
water. When found he was dead.
Year: 1871

The members Of the Senate are gradually
drifting along toward Washington in order
to be there at the commencement Of the ses-
sion. week from next Monday. Several Of
tine Senators are now in this city.


We earnestly hope that the first thing
done by the Senate will be to restore MIR.
SUMNER to his position as Chairman Of the
Committee on Foreign Relations lie was
removed from 1t at the dictation Of the Presi.
dent, because he was opposed to the San Do
mingo swindle, and he should be restored,
not only because the dignity of the Senate
requires It, but because he is the 6ttest man
in the Senate for the office.
Year: 1871

Does anybody suppose that tho political
management Of tho New York Custom House
under Gen. Anrurp will differ in euy respect
from its management under Collector MuRPnY 7
Any such idea would be Qui1odc. The Custom
House ia a political machine used to control the
action Of the Republican party in this State, and
to elect delegates to the National Republican
Convention who are in favor Of GRAST; and
ARInuR will use 1t for this purpose with just as
little hesitation as MuRrHr himself
Year: 1871

The Htrald reports from Washiug'on
that the President does not regard the action Of
Gen. ScuENcK in jobbng the shares of the Emma
Silver Mining Company as atfording any ground
for his recall from the Court Of ST. James just
as was TO be expected
Year: 1871

MEETING THE DIFFICULTY! England
worthy Quaker lived in a country town
The Friend was rich and benevolent and
his means were put in frequent requisition
for the purposes OF local charity or useful
ness. The town people wanted TO rebuild
their parish church, and "A committee was
appointed to raise funds 1t was agreed
that the Quaker should not be asked to sub
scribe to an object so contrary to his princi
pies; but then, ON the other hand, so true 4
friend to the town might take II anslss ii he
were not at least consulted on u matter OF
such general interest. So, one OF their
number went and explained to him their
project the old church was to be removed
and such steps taken towards the construc
ton Of new one Thee was right, said
the Quaker, in supposiug that my princi-
pies would not allow me TO assist in building
a church Bat didst thee not say some
thing about pulling down church Thee
may st put my name down for hundred
pounds
Year: 1871

AT A social party, where humorous def
nitions was one of the games of the evening,
the question was put, What is religion ?'
Religion, . replied one of the party. more
famous as a man of business than wit, lis
an insurance against fire IN the next world
for which honesty is the best policy
Year: 1871

. The symptoms of Liver
Complaint are uneasiness
and pain in the side. Some
times the pain is in the
shoulder, and is mistaken
for rheumatism. The stom-
ach is effected with loss OF
appetite and sickness, bowels
in general costive, some
times alternating with lax
1 with pain, and dull, heavy
sensation, considerable loss
of memory. accompanied
with painful sensation of hay
ing left undone something
which ought to have been
done. Often complaining or
weakness, debility and low
spirits. Sometimes many or
Year: 1871

Reflect that Il sound mind and body arc tho
most necessary requisites to promote connubal
happiness, Indeed, without these, the journey
through life becomes n weary pilgrimage, tho
prospect hourly darkcns to the view, tho mind
becomes shadowcd with despair, and filled with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
another is bightcd with our own
Year: 1871

This declaration Of war does not receive
the endorsement Of the more honest aud
conscientious papers Of the Republican
party. The New York Sun aud the New
York Evening Post, both condemn it
The latter is classed as an adminis-
tration paper, and it says Of this infamy {:
"The debate has brought out with great
force the 'unconstitutionality and impol.


icy Of the measure, and quite destroyed
any moral weight it might otherwise
have had with the public. The people
ofthe country look with extreme Jealousy
upon every act Of the national Govern
ment which weakens the guarantees Of
the fundamental law against ccntraliss.
tion and the extent to which this jeal.
ousy is now aroused is we'll shown by
the cold support given to this bill by
many Of tho most Jealous Republican
journals and the intelligent opposition
Of others"
Year: 1871

A physician in Vermont was recently
thrown from his carriage, breaking one
Of his legs. A lady, hearing Of the 40
cident. remarked: II am glad OF it
Every doctor ought to meet with such an
accident, once in awhile, 60 that be can
hear an occasional groan from a patient
without laughing at i'll"
Year: 1871

Brigham Young always wears mourn
ing. His mother.in. Law and wife have
got into the habit Of dying At intervals
Of about three weeks and so the funeral
weeds are kept perpetually blooming on
his hat.