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Year: 1873

WHAT THE MOVEMENT REALLY MEANS.


Within the last day or two we have received
word from various parts of New Eng land OF a
concerted movement to close the cotton mills
and other manufacturing establishments or to
run them on half time The ostcnsibe reason
. for this action is the scarcity Of currency for
the payment Of wages but it is evident to
us that the real object is not the one so COM
monty avowed. The movement is not spon-
taneous. Some Of those who have readily as
sentcd to it, have done SO only ut the sugges-
ton of Others while many have yielded
against their convictions to the pressure they
are not able to resist. A few large concerns
still hold out in spite of the arguments and
coercve rhetoric Of its originators. The
methods employed to secure the combined ac-
ton of all the mills furnish conclusive proof
that not for selfprotection, or for the personal
convenience of the promoters rs employers,
has this scheme been devised. We do not
say that its advocates are not honest in their
intentions, and do not believe that it will re-
suit in the increase Of the general welfare !;
but we do insist that it is Il measure deliber-
ately undertaken as a means to another end,
and is not one forced upon the manufacturers
by the pressure in the money market, and the
scarcity of currency. One object to be at
tanned is undoubtedly the lessening of produc-
ton and thus the stability Of market prices
for the finished products Of the mills; but that,
we take it, is the least powerful Of several
motives The movement looks first to gen-
eral reduction of wages. 1t is equivalent to
the old lookout theory for compelling the op-
eratives to conccde decline in the rate of
compensation. After a total cessation of
work, or service for half the time, rcstora-
ton to full employment at something below
the high wages now paid would be an easier
and more acceptable process than an arbtra-
ry reduction without such interruption. But
the movers are behind the scenes, and those
who have no special interest in the establish
ments used as their instruments intend, as we
believe, to produce by this action an entire
change in our national financial system. Free
banking is the object Of their effort. The


large borrowers Of capital for the develop
mcnt Of their resources, are clamorous for It,
TO start it at the East by throwing many
thousands out of employment, for the assigned
reason that there is not currency enough to
pay their wages, is certainly a most adroit be-
ginning and likely to produce aprofound i'm
preston upon the country. BY the time that
Congress comes together the pressure will
thus assume the form Of well developed
public opinion, and those who have set the
springs in motion will inaugurate the change
not at their own instance, but in assumed de-
ference to the demands of the whole people,
Nc,U York Journal Of Commerce.
Year: 1873

Thccrash of looking-gla blanches many
check thcmoon new seen through branches
of trees is q sure forc-runner Of ill-uck q dish
cloth dropped on the floor, or the scissors
standing on the extremity of one of its blades
declares approaching visitors; the burning OF
the right car assures one that good Is being
spoken of him, of the left that he is victim
Of slandcr. There is no doubt at all that a
necklace of rattlesnakc bones or the front
DAVIS of mole worn round the neck will pre-
vent all suffering in tecthing children, and
horseshoe over the door will bring good for
tune to the dwelling. Braveis the man, fear
less the woman, who dares start an enterprise
on Friday.


Such is the natural desire Of humanity to
penetrate the future, and to enlarge the vision
of the present that every imag ginary sign OF
such power is eagerly seized in the hope
that it may impart some knowledge hidden
from u.s. One fact is certain: that men and
women of goodsen pay no attention to them
at all. What connection can there possibly
be between broken mirror and sudden
death between Friday and failure, between
rood luck and horseshoe? Yet there are
multitudcs who believe in all these Signs as
firmly as in the laws of the material world.
Of such it may truly be said, ignorance is the
mother of superstition, and the only way OF
removing the superstition, is by diffusing prac-
tical elementary knowledge. All things in
heaven and earth are subject to law as truly
are souls obedient to spiritual laws as unlver-
sal matter to the law ofgravitation, and there
is no nook or corner in all Gods creation for
the sway of blind chance.


So far as signs, premonitions and all similar
phenomena are concerned, wise men are ut
terly skeptical. If one eats too much rich
pie or cake, he will be likely to have torebo'
dngs of evil, which if he does not mend his
ways, will certainly overtake him. If he be-
leves in himself, and in his own good luck,
those who meet him will catch the feeling,
and good luck he will be likely to have; If
on the contrary he believes himself unfortu-
nate, unmercifu disaster will follow fast. st.
Paul sums up the whole question OF signs IN
nutshell when he exhorts Timothy to "rciuse
prof.ne and old wives fables"
Year: 1873

GooD MASNERs.-Don't forget to take off
your hat when you enter the house. Gentle
men never keep their hats on in the presence
Of ladies, and if you always take yours off
when mamma and the girls are by, you will
not forget yourself or be mortified when
guest or stranger happens to be in the parlor.


Habit is stronger than anything else, and you
will always find that the easiest way to make
sure of doing right on all occasions is to get
in the habit of doing right. Good manners
cannot be put on at Il moments warning.
Year: 1873

SOME new and stringent rules
are in force at the Munich Opera
Nobody is allowed to enter during
the performance Of the overture,
and those VINO arrive while the
curtain is up must wait till it falls
b fore they can take their seats.
Year: 1873

Congress meets on Monday next
We earnestly hope and we confidently
believe that the session will be mark.
ed by earnest action industriously and
carefully matured. We could wish
otherwise, but yet we have no doubt
but that the opposition to the Repub.
lican party, inflated by apparent re.
verses to the Republicans, will trim sail
largely, to make political capital. We
look Tor nothing else, Judging as we
have abundant reason for doing, by
the character and past acts of the men
who compose that opposition. The
democratic element of that opposition,
has in no wise been bettered, by the
allies 1t has gathered in.


1t behooves therefore the Republic
cans to work diligently and carefully.
1t should be evident to the minds of
all Republican Congressman, that the
rank and file of the party, have given
them clear demonstration, that they
do not like the back salary bill. Re-
publican constituency only have
spoken decidedly in this matter. Let
heed be given to their voice at once,
faithfully and without reserve, by the
repeal of the law.


Again 1t Is clear to us that in the
few days past, during which an indus
trious attempt has been made to
clamor the nation into war, the Repub-
lican portion of the country, at last,
has said, we want no war, except as q
last resort, when all other means has
been exhausted, consistent with the
honor and dignity of the nation.


Our finances call for the ablest of
counsels, and we believe whatever is
done, should be inaugurated upon the
principle Of doing not enough rather
than too much. Az fast as experience
points out errors in our financial
system, let them be remedied. In





theoretical fnanciering, we have little
faith.


Another very important question
viii be cheap transportation. Senator
Windom's committee has spent much
time In gathering facts to lay before
Congress. We hope this information
will be found beneficial and that IL
may be honestly convassed In the light
OF the very patent fact that the people
OF this country demand and will have
cheaper transportation. We hope our
opponents will not burden the session
OF Congress with investigating com.
but lay them aside for awhile,
in order that some time may be left
for work. Another thing-we do
hope Congress will not have too much
holiday frolicking. Much solid faith.
fal work is expected and we earnestly
hope 1t may be realized.
Year: 1873

"NoTwITHsTANDINa their loud bell
lowings about civil service reform, the
Democratic victors of the late election
announced their intention of displac.
ing all Republican employees of the
State, including one-legged and one
armed soldiers, and old men robbed
of their natural props by the late war,
to make room for the hungry hounds
of Democracy, who have waited so
long for this opportunity to get their
paws into the public pap."-Niaeral
Point Wis.) Tribune.


Of course they will turn out the
last man, no matter what may be his
intelligence, integrity and experience
yet all civil service reformers of the
George W. Curtis stripe are laboring
with all their might to install this new
civil-reform party in power. The
Republican party is altogether toe
corrupt to suit these fastidious gentle
men, and therefore Democratic reform
is what they are suffering for.
Year: 1873

Our citizens will be waited upon
this week by a committee OF ladies to
determine what may be done by way
OF entertaining such strangers as may
attend the Musical Convention, to be
held in this city in August. The sue
cess of the enterprise will depend
largely, if not wholly, upon the fa-
vorable result of this canvass, and we
trust our people will take it upon
themselves to see that it does not fail
for want of hospitality.
Year: 1873

Mrs. Berkeley has just received from
the East full line of everything in
the way of millinery goods, which
were bought for cash, and will be sold
at such figures as ladies cannot resist.
Everything is new and Of the latest
and most fashionable styles. Ladies
should call and see them. Remember
the place, No. a Main street.
Year: 1873

Mrs. CuIbertson respectfully invites
the ladies of Brownyille and vicinity,
to call at her Bazaar and see her stock
of millin cry which has been carefully
selected and which she is enabled to
sell low. Satisfaction guaranteed in
either millinery or drcss-making
line
Year: 1873

sPring Season Spring Season!
Il. Lowman WISHES to announce TO the
people, his patrons and friends that
he has receized and is ready to sell at
all times one of the cheapest and best
selected Spring and Summer stocks,
which have been brought to this
TOWN
Year: 1873

- On Tuesday last the Fourth of
July Committee on Orator received
notice from Maj. Church Howe that
he could not be with US on the Fourth.
The Committee are now negotiating
with Gen. Morgan who will probably
crate on the Fourth.
Year: 1873

WEARS WELL.-Senator Casserly seems
now to be doing more to defeat corruption
in Congress than any Senator ever has done
from this State. The hundred Democrats
in both Houses listen to him and act as he
suggests on measures affecting this coast
TINS he is enabled TO defeat most Of the
swindling matters prepared by the California
Goat Island thief ring 1t was him th
quietly went into the House and got the
promise of every Democratic member to vote
for the resolution declaring the Goat lslanc
Island bill cheat an2 swinde, and one
that ought not to pass. When the resolu
ton came up every Democrat voted for it,
and it passed by a handsome majority. II
was he that made the great, telling
speech that killed the Goat Island grab be-
fore the Military Committee of the Senate
In fact, the honest people of California have
right to be proud Of Senator Casserly an'
his course in the Senate. For this the UnlO'
and Bulletin are doing him tardy justice
but it is better late than never, and for cvel
this Stantord's horse paper bucks.
Year: 1873

The assessment of property for taxes for
the coming year commences next Monday,
and must be completed by the first Monday
of July. Next week we will publish the
law defining the duties of assessors and tax
payers. This we will do for the purpose OF
saving trouble to both officers and tax-pay-
ers, tor when the law is before both there is
uo chance of Disagreement, except on the
price Of property, and IN that case an appea
is provided for
Year: 1873

The forty second Congress OF the United
States adjourns on NJ pnd,y night next, and
the whole people of the country will rejoice
At the political death of this corrupt body OF
men. Not all its members were fascals, but
we arc safe in saying and the country in be-
levng that the majority were and are cor
rupt villains. 1t is notorious fact thai
though the brazen rascality of Ames, Brooks,
Kelly, Bingham, Garfield and others have
been publicly exposed on evidence that would
hang murderer, yet there are not honest
members enough left in the House to expel
them. What a comment on the American
Congress! Ames goes into Congress and
buys enough members to pass measure
swinlng the Government out of 900 900,
and when the crime is proved on him, he
sits with his face to the Speaker and says,
YOU can't turn me out, know too much Of
the rascality Of a minority of the members
on this floor, and they must stand by me or
will peach on evry one of them. This is ii
most Horrible state of things, and yet it is
true to the shame of every Republican in the
land. Out Of twenty or thirty OF the worst
of,thcse villains but one Democrat is found
and that is James Brooks, of New York,
and Of him we say, kick him out, he is a
dirty creature, without drop Of Democratic
blood in his veins Let the Republicans say
and do this with their scores Of worse vii
lains, and then and only then can the people
see hope in the future.
Year: 1873

The case of Edward COrrigan, who was con-
vcted last Wednesday, of mansaughter III the first de-
gree in having killed the little girl Barbara Fritz, with


stone finally disposed Of yesterday AS Corrigan
was called on his sentence, which had been
postponed until yesterday, Mr. Humme, his counsel,
nteposed with the remark that he had some witnesses
in the court who would prove that the testimony given
by the prosecution untrue. Judge Davis promptly
allowed be offered for the purpose Of showing why
the full penalty Of the law should not be enforced


-Four witnesses then that COrrgan not on the
of the house from which the fatal stone thrown
and also testified the mans good character Judge Da
said he always liked to be certain in all human proba


billy, that the man he was about TO sentence was
guilty, but in this ne not without doubt out
of respect the jury he should not give COrIgan the
lowest punishment allowed by the statute which was
years. but should give him 10 years at hard labor
Year: 1873

A CASE OF ARsON.-Atter nine O'CLOCK
last night policemen discovered that an
empty honse near the corner of Prieur and
LAFAYETTE streets was on fire. They asked
Ward, who keeps a grocery next door, the
privilege of passing through his store to
extinguish the flames. Ward refused them
admittance, when the officers were com
PEELED to break open the building 1t was
discovered that deliberate preparations had
been made TO fire the house and the flames
were making good headway. Ward shut
up his house and refused to give intorma-
ton or assistance. The place is insured.
Year: 1873

ToorING POLICE WHISTLE. 80 About
eleven o'clock last night rolling whistle
woke the stiffness Of the corner OF Caron-
delet and Julia street. The whistle was
not a regular call, and officers who heard it
were unable to make out what or where 1t
was The gentleman who made the call
should learn how to make such one as
will bring assistance. All the trouble was
about two meR indulging in terrific list
fight.
Year: 1873

Louisa's father had gone of with
the on team up into the woods, sixty
miles away, lo make the camp before
the winters logging should begin. She
felt very lonely as soon as he was out
OF sight. FOR more reasons than one.
In the first place, there was nobody at
home but little Tim. who could dig the
paths, 10 be sure, and look after the
cattle grandmother, who was compan-
ionable enough, with her stories OF old
times, but 4 care more than a protec-
tor; and Susette, who helped about the
house, but was only child. The Sec
ond reason was that she had quarreled
with Ben; and last, but not least. he
and her uncle Simon had driven off on
the OK team with her father. If there
had ever been time since their quar-
rel when she had felt disposed to make
IT up, it was when the OK team had dis
appeared from sight, and it was impos-
sible TO do SO.


The fact of the case was that Ben
had been looking upon Louisa as his
own property ever since he could re-
member. He had beaued her TO and
from singing-school he had helped her
out with her hard problems at district
school, and had carried her home ON a
sled at quilting, sewing circle, or pic
nc. he had chosen her for his partner
in the dance, had paid his forfeits TO
her, and had revolved about her daily.
And she had seemed TO relish the whole
thing till she went away 10 the city
one winter 10 work in milliner's shop,
aud 50 came home quite out Of con-
ceit with country living and country
men, and had rather given Ben the
cold shoulder refusing his gifts and
attentions, and showing pretty plainly
that she looked higher. But Ben, with
the instincts of q free-born American,
felt himself as good as anybody, and
charged her one day with having come
By hltalutin ideas of herself and life
in the city, which didn't in the least
became her, and averred that she
couldn't do better than 10 marry him.


well, Mr.. benjamin Thurman, |
hope you're cOnceited enough" she an
swered him. "Marry you! 1 won't
say but you're we'll enough yourself
but to live in this slow, backwOOds
fashion forever would be the death OF
me and not so much as a lecture OF
concert TO while away the time; to be
wearing homespun all my days, and
worrying about the crops. Oh. dear,
no, thank you; I've had enough Of hard
times. | believe I'll wait while be-
| fore l settle down"


perhaps there's somebody else p
ventured Ben.


mo can't say there is; though
don't mind telling you that l didn'l
come home single for want Of chance
He had house too, in the suburbs
and housekeeper, and he said never
should bring the water to wash my
hands


And why didn't you marry him ?
asked Ben frigidly.


Oh, he didn't exactly suit me he'd
lost his front teeth and his hearing
Year: 1873

Undoubtedly, in all elections hcl1 by the people
for public or municipal officers, the voice OF The
majority through the ballot signifies somcthing,
Where the majority is large, or an lncreasd one
for the candidates Of particular party, it musl
signify not only confidence ln the men, but also
iu the party to which they are attached. This
for certainly We can 60. But docs such a vote
also signify approval Of the past course Of the
partyy Where it is known that the candidates
have openly expressed themselves in favor OF the
course OF their predecessors 1t undoubtedly does.
But whether any such expressions had been
made 10y the new members of the Council, prsvi-
Gus to the election or MOTIVE cannot say positively
There may have been assurance given privately
by several of them 1t would be interesting to
know whether Messrs. J. Z. McLear, John II.
Adams, VIM. Green, Isaac Murray and Joseph r.
Phillips, arc favorable 10 the purchase of the
park at the extravant price the contlnuance lot
the city hospital, at heavy cost and other un-
necessary schemes calculated to run the city into
debt and Increase the burden of taxation. The
advocates of these measures will no doubt claim
that the election OF Republican candidates by
increased majorities is conclusive proof that the
majority of the people are favorable to these cx-
pensiye projects. But how will they reconcile
the fact that Messrs Z. Febiger and J. G. Baker,
who were both elected by largely increased votes
and handsome majorties in their wards, with
their strong and decided opposition to the city
hospital project 1t is true that large class of
the voters of the Republican party, are not sup
posed to be able to deposit vote with judgment,
aud therefore this Significance OF the decision had
Tuesday is not entitled to so much weight as
it would be were those voters better inforned.-j
But the weight Of this fact is in part neutralized
in the further fact that large class of Demo
cratic and other voters, remained away from the
polls and thus assented TO the measures hereto
fore referred to


Whatever the decision at the polls may have
signihed, We are permitted to hope that wiser
counsels will prevail and that no further effort
will be made to run the city into unnecessary
debt. We shall wait and see. ....,
Year: 1873

We cali the attention of readers TO the speeches
of the Republican candidates after the election On
Tuesday night. There is a strange and carsfal
avoidance Of any reieIance to Reform what
ever. And We lind an entire non-eOmmiltalism
as though every man had determined TO follow
the direction that may be arrived at by the party
caucus. In this particular, there seems to have
been no criminal or independent action resolved
on by either Of the gentlemen who ware induced
to speak on this occasion. We shah therefore, be
compelled to wait and see whether The same old
party ruts are to be followed.
Year: 1873

mortgage of the PennsylEania Railroad COmpa
ny, was a few days nnce placed on record in The
Recorder OF Deeds Office in Philadelphia. Tbil
mortgage is to secure the bonds that may from
time to time be issued for the purpose of cousum
mating the great improvements contemplated by
the company in that State and elsewhere 1t il
probably the largest mortgage ever put on record
in this country, but large as it is the works con-
templated by the company, If carried out, will in
all probability absorb bonds TO Its full amount.
Year: 1873

, ME%PHIs, June 2s.-The weather Is the
hottest Of the season. The thermometer
was at "a, but the weather was clear and
bright, and there has been q marked de.
crease In deaths from cholera. The whole
number Of interments were nineteen, of
which nine were from cholera. 1t Is the
general belief that the epidemic has run
its course here and will rapidly disappear,
but the reports from the surrounding
country along the rAilroad are still very
1lnnFnU
Year: 1873

John Lynch, brick mason, thirty-one years of
age, died In Centre Street Hospital on saturday
evening from the effects OF injuries received
short time previous By falling from OF the
upper stories OF the new building now In the course
or erection by the western Union Telegraph Com
pany, corner OF broadway and Dey street.
Year: 1873

Coroner Young was yesterday called to No. 261
West Forty first street to hold an inquest on the
body OF Henry 3. Van Ness, man forty seven
years Of age, and born IN New York. who was killed
by falling from swing ladder while engaged IN
painting at the Holman House on Saturday AFTER