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Year: 1871

LONDON, Dec. 20, 1871.
This afternoons papers publish Q letter from Her
Majesty Queen Victoria In which she says she 'de-
sires to express her deep sense OF the touching SYM
pathy exhibited for her family by the whole nation
at the illness OF her dear son, the Prince OF Wales"
The universal feeling, says the Queen shown by
her people during the painful and terrible days OF
the Princes Illness their sympathy with her.
self and her beloved daughter the Princess OF
Wales and the general JOY manifested at the
Improvement in the health of the Prince has made
deep and inefiaceable impression upon her heart.
The manifestations Of the people are nothing new
to her. for she met with the same sympathy ten
years ago, when . similar illness 10 that under
which her son is suffering removed the '.nainstay
OF her lie-the best wisest and kindest husband
that ever lived"


Her Majesty saws she also wishes to express the
heartfelt gratitude OF the Princess OF wales, and
concludes her letter by the expression OF the hope
that ''her faithful subjects win continue to pray for
the complete recovery OF the Prince"
Year: 1871

Don Jose Polo de Barnabe, since 1869 Rear Ad-
miral or the Spanish navy and lately commander Of
q squadron the Mediterranean, is yet In the prime
OF life and q man OF great energy, but. to Judge
from his autecedents, scarcely fitted to fill the
part OF diplomatic representative. He has
passed the greater part Of bs naval career in and
around Cuba, and is therefore well acquainted with
the affairs or that island. His Appointment, coupled
with that OF Marshal Concha, seems certainly un-
favorable to the maintenance OF friendly relations
between the United Stares and Spain. Admiral Polo
de Barnabe made himself prominent under the
reign or Queen Isabella, by advocating violent
measures against the South American republics.
particularly against the republic Of Peru
He was SO violent in his attack on the government
for what he called its trucking the United States
and IN demanding o more vigorous prosecution OF
the war that he was removed from his position He
predicted that the defeat OF the Peruvlans would
ultimately lead to the restoration OF Spain's
supremacy over all her former colonies in South
roy court his violent denunciatlOn OF the govern
mont on this question made him quite
and when ne was removed from his command in
the navy he was Immediately chosen a member OF
the COrtes, where he continued his attacks on the
Cabinet. He has published pamphlet entitled
1.-The Future Greatness OF Spain, which, in one OF


Its chapters, treated the relations or Spain to the
United States Admiral Polo contended In it that
the Monroe doctrine was an insoent assumption
the part OF the United States and that Spain had
try to disregard and DEFY It. 1ne author also tried
to prove, from documents relating 10 the war
against the rebellion that the aggressive strength
or the United States was far inferior to that or
SPAN; that the American navy was unable to cope
with the spanish leer. and that war between the
two countries would be certain TO end In favor or
Spain, the more so Spanish privateerS
could not only greatly injure, but totally destroy,
After the overthrow OF Queen Isabella IN Septem-
ber. 1885, Admiral Polo was renstated in his former
position, and became the most faithful adherent OF
the position OF Assistant Secretary OF the Navy.
Having taken an active part IN the intrigues which
led 70 the election OF King Amadeus he
was rewarded with promotion ana placed
in command OF the Spanish feet IN the
Mediterranean. He has ever since been favorite
at the Court OF the new monarch. AS regards the
Cuban question. Admiral Polo has always voted In
the COrteS In favor OF the most rigorous measures
for the suppression OF the rebellion. The AM
basSad0r Is said to re perfect nreeater and to


Snrtafn the most exaggerated ideas or the power
4 and greatness OF SPAN.
Year: 1871

The Harrisburg State Journal, in
some wellconsidered remarks upon the
through trains on railroads, recon-


mends all who are obliged to travel to
say their prayers and prepare for eter-


nifty. 1t says;


It's all for money. We are so used to
these murders that no one is now dis
turhed by their occurrence, unless he
loses friend or relative, when again
the money greed comes in, and before
word of sorrow is expressed at soul
being hurried into eternity, the issue is
at once Joined in a suit for damages, for
money TO replace a human life. With
all our boasted civilization, there 10 a
brutality in all this which we fail to dis
cover in the organic law of barbarians.
And we are going from bad to worse.
Defective machinery, ignorant manage
ment, cupidity, greed and foul corrup-
tion, joined to fast lines, are doing their
work. And there, is no power strong
enough to regulate the evil. Railroad
have passed beyond the
reach of the people, They are conducted
on the through, fast lightning principle,
with which ordinary government cannot
keep pace and against which mere COM
munities have not the power to offer re-
sistance. The only way for people todo
is to make up their minds to be murdered
when they travel, and as they insure
their bodies, so prepare their souls to
die.
Year: 1871

FRITTERs.-Put over the fire 4
pint of new milk into q pint Of
flour mix rs much new milk as
will make a soft, smooth paste !;
when the milk in the stew-pan
boils, stir in this paste very slow
ly, and stirring all the time to
prevent its being Iumpy; remove
it from the hottest part Of the
fire to prevent scorching; when
this is well mixed IN, let it bubble
once take it off, and add the
grated yellow rind of two lemons,
add a little salt, and beat we'll for
three or four minutes. Set it
aside to cool add a little Of the
lemon juice and the yolks Of three
or four eggs beat all until light !;
then the beaten whites, stirred in
lightly. Into the dripping-pan
put three spoonfuls Of fresh lard !;
when it gets hot drop in q spoon
full Of batter in q place. Let the
fritters cook quickly, and when
one side is brown, turn and brown
the other; then put them in a Gu.
lander and let them drain, but
keep them in a hot place, that
they may not cool. Sugar and
cinnamon, with q little nutmeg,
are very nice for sitting over
them.
Year: 1871

\ large batch of dough was re-
Gently prepared for baking at a
fashionable Washington h O t e |,
which q playful kitten observed,
and essayed an examination. No
sooner was she on than the porous
mass took her in and closed over
her, unknown to the cook. In
due time the dumpl{ng IVES baked,
and served ap to the boarderss but
there ere now more vacant chairs
at that establishment than ever
was known before.
Year: 1871

a party Of gentlemen in a sa-
loon. disputing over the question
whether the American system Of
treating or the European system
Of not treating was preferable,
couldn't settle the matter by talk
ing; so they went to work testing
it by practice, First each man
took drink by himself. Then
each man invited single friend to
drink. After that each single
friend returned the compliment.
And finally each man in the party
there were six Of them-asked
all the rest to drink. When all
that was accomplished not soul
in the room could tell where the
discussion originated or what it
was about.-Lake City Press.
Year: 1871

Courage in EVERY Day IIrE.-
Have the courage to discharge s
debt while you naTo the money
in your pocket. Have the eouf-
age to do without that which you
do not need, however much yotr
eyes may covet it. Have: the
courage to speak your mind when
it is necessary you should do So;
and to hold your tongue when it
is prudent you should do 30. Have
the courage to speak to a friend id
a "secdy" cat, cvon though you
are in company with rich one
and richly attired. Have the
courage to make will and a gust
one. Have the courage to tell %
man why you do not lend him
your money. Haze the courage
to show that you respect honesty
in whatever guise it appears, and
your contempt for dishonest du;
plicity, by whomsocver exhibited:
Have the courage to Wear your OLD
clothes until you can pay for ne@
ones. Have the courage to obey
your Maker at tho risk of being
ridiculcd by men. Have the
courage to prefer comfort and
prosperity TO fashion in all thin s.:
Year: 1871

flower from which she was named.
II was just thinking about you,
and wishing that [ could thank
you for the kindly Office you per-
formed for my dear father"


II am going to ask him TO per-
form a far more kindly one; to
give to my keeping the brightest
and sweetest rose that ever bloom
ed. When he asks me what your
wish is, oh Rose-what shall | tell
him o.


What Rose told him could be
easily inferred by any one who
looked in upon the two few min
utes later, and saw how quiet the
hand of Rose rested in St. Johns
as though it was the most natural
resting place i: could find.
Rose was as modest as lovely.


II don't sec how you came to
choose me, Paul, when surrounded
by so many stylish and brilliant
women"


"Who could so gladly do their
best to dissipate my fine fortune"
returned st. John: laughing.
lie then told Rose the little
scene he had witnessed in the
store Of Lowering 4 Brothers, and
he had resolved then and there, to
do his best TO win her. who when
tempted to expenditures beyond
her means had the strength Of
mind to say: Il CANNOT AFFORD
TTn
Year: 1871

1t is q pleasing fact that women
are awakening to a just sense ct
the cruelty with which their fall
en- sisters have been prccIuded
from recovery, by the rigor Of
thsir prescription, and the depths
of social infamy to which they
have been consigned. 1t is in
deed necessary that virtue and IN
nocence should not be exposed to
contagion, but the worst depravlty
of women Of the town comes from
their irreclaimable state, from
their consciousness that the cdict
cf the world has been pronounced
against them, without appeal or
pardon, and irrespective of all
differences as to circumstances or
condition. When this incxorablc
sentence shall have been relaxed.
half the work of reform is accom-
plished: for We do not believe wo-
men so fallen as t0 be wholly des-
titutc Of better instincts, and leave
to throw off their burdens is ssomc-
thing in moral progress.
Year: 1871

rent resolution asking why military force for the pro-
lection OF r, liberty and property had not been sent
into the roous and refractory counties OF the state
and why the outlaws in those counties have not been
brought TO cOndign punishment The Governor says:


"Wbe deeply deplOrc the disturbances TO which
your resolution refers can scarcely venture the
ecutive of The State, TO pronounce any of its counties
rOtous and refractory upon the reported of nd
vidual outrage, and while no information has been
ceived in this office indicating anything of county
ganizaton TO defy or defeat The law cannot say with
truth, upon any Information in my possession, that in
any section OF the state the laws not executed for
not single case has been reported in which the officers
of the law have been resisted in the discharge of their
duties There is invasion which am called upon TO
repe no o1nsurrecion which am called upon to suppress
But If there was any portion of the State in which yio
lenoe and disorder were so general to disarm the
power OF the clN courts must say, frankly that
have no such militia force would De competent sup
maintain such force in the field II by the outlaws
who have not been brought TO cOndign punishment,
mean those ndiVduls who have lately perperaed the
Outfages IN ne Counties OF opartanburg and unon
only that every effort has been made that could
criminals and bring them to speedy trial. 1t Is my
opinion that the civil law the State ought TO he sufficient
protect the and property every and any citizen
of the state however humble, friendloss obnoxious.
armed force punish individual violence of the law in
time of profound peace. such a remedy would be as
that there was civil government in South Carolina,
and that we are living In condition OF social anarchy


am bound by my oath OF office as the Executive OF this
state, and in reverence for those principles Of constt
uonal liberty which are the vital force Of true repub


canism, Ia that the law IL duly enforced before
resort TO other and dangerous powers dare not and
will not assume that justice cannot be administered un-
I'll the effort has been made and the failure evident II
s therefore, my intention to see that the law enf0ced
and when fail in tho effort will unhesitatingy call
upon you for the extraordinary powers TO which society
must resort for SelfprotectOn but a present would
call your attention 10 the fact that all the of rc
ported violence individual violations Of the law;
that none Of them have assumed the character oi pub
combinations against the law, and that they are all
within the regular jurisdiction of the criminal courts


The Governor concludes by suggesting measures Tor
more vigorous complete and efiectual organization Of
the machinery necessary for the administration OF Grim
inal Justice.
Year: 1871

The successful working of the newly y-discOv-
cred silver and lead carbonate mines in Nevada and
Utah creates than White Pine excitement in the
Pacific States. One mine is producing bullion at the
rate OF than 100000 annually in three little fur
that cost about $1,000 each and nearly 90 per cent
is net profit. The most productive mines far opened
are in the Eureka District Lander County Nevada, and
Little Cottonwood District, 25 miles southeast of salt
Lake City The Eureka District produces more precious
metal month than White Pine at its BEST and is acces


ble San Francisco by railroad There are now in op
Grafton Eureka furnaces which produce about % ns
of bullion day. worth 1000 or S2,5OOOOO year. The
main vein in the mines is 10 feet wide and the entire
width is rich pay yielding about 25 per cent OF metal


-four uns of ore to one of bullion The amount Of
in sight very large. On the Eureka four shafts
been sunk intervals OF 200 feet and they show
the same rich carbonates all the way down. Tho deep
est has reached depth OF 200 feet. On the Phoenix
claim, adjoining there IA one shaft so feet deep ana an
other OF M and the Jackson mine, next TO the PhGnx
has three shafts about 100 feet apart and all or the lor
their entire dcpth in the same rich carbonate OF
innI
Year: 1871

The Albany County Homeopathic Society has
lust concluded which adopted series of
resolutions addressed to Congress and the President
vigorously denouDcin the recent removal of Dr. spooner
from his place as Examining Surgeon OF the Pension
Office because he did not belong to the school OF med


cine recognized by the Bureau" The resolutions ask for
the removal OF the Commissioner IA unworthy OF his
nace Congress is also pettoned to make tho establish


ncnt of Homeopathic chair prerequisite In the new
National University to be founded ut washington Ine
oirers of all Homeopathic Societies in the country
to call the attention Of Congressman to these
matters and work for enlightened action i'll future
Year: 1871

A series of interesting games has been IN
progress OH the Louisiana Base Ball Park at New-Or
leans past weeks during the visit OF the noted
Montgomery Club nine from Alabama. The weather
was favorable during most OF the tme and fine play was
shown in n majority of the games. The following Is the
1oft ha
Year: 1871

WnAT 1T TAKES FOR AN EmToR.-A
good many people have literary aspira-
tions, and some old folks cherish most
lofty notions concerning the Emission" of
their promising offspring. Most people
have an idea that they were either cut
out for poet or an editor, aud yet most
people were not born for any such purpose.
Carleton, the poet, shows up the "requis'
tiles" for an editor in reply to an old FARM
er, who brought his son to the printing
office with view Of "makin an editor
outeu jim"


The editor sat in his sanctum, and look
ed the old man in the eye,
Then glared at the grinning young hope
tul, and mourufully made his reply,
lis your son small bound edition o


Moses and Solomon both?
Can he compass his spirit with meeknes


strangle natural oath


Can he leave all his wrongs to the future


and carry his heart in his cheek?
Can he do an hours work in minute


live on sixpence a week ?
Can he courteousy talk to au equal, ant


brow beat an impudent Ounce !?
Can he keep things in apple-pie order


and do half dozen at once ?
Can he press all the springs of knowledg


with quick and reliable touch ?
And be sure that he knows how much &


know, and knows how not to know to


much


Does he know how to strip up his virtue


and put check rein on his pride?
Can he carry genleman's manner With


rhinoceros' hide?


Can he know all, and do all, and be al


with cheerfulness, courage and vim e?
If SO, we perhaps eau be maxim an edit(


outen of him."
Year: 1871

SWEET OH AS REMEDY FOR PolsoN.-
A plain farmer writes; at is now over
twenty years since l heard that sweet oil
would cure the bite Of rattlesnake, no,
knowing that it would cure other kinds OF
poison. Practice, observation and exper-
fence have taught me that it will cure
poisons OF any kind, both on man and
beast. The patient must take spoonful
of it internally and bathe the wound Tor a
cure. To cure horse it requires eight
times as much as for u man. One OF the
extreme cases of snake bites occurred
eleven years ago. 1t had been thirty day
standing, aud the patient had been giveT
up by his physician. | gave him spoon
full of the oil, which effected cure. l
will cure the stings or bees, spiders o
other insects, and persons who have bee
poisoned by low running vine caIle
ivy"
Year: 1871

A HEAVENLY ANdLE.-A stone cutter
in Ohio has achieved immortality for HIM
self by tracing on a tombstone the as.
sertion that the little child buried beneath
twas an angle on earth, and now she is an
angle in heaven"
Year: 1871

NEW YORK, March I. 1871,
To THE AGENT OF THE ASSOCIATED PRESS


telegram dated Washington, March 3, and com.
municated by your agency to the New YorK papers
states, among other things, that in the spring OF
1860 Consul Hall wrote to the Department OF State
that was connected with the hlibustering expedi-
tion Of the Comanditaro. The telegram goes on to
say that some weeks ago returned to Cuba under
the pretext or attending to business affairs but ir
Is alleged, with different intentions, which were
made known TO the Department of State.


Allow me to inform you that none or these state.
ments are correct. Consul Hall never could have
written to the Department OF State that1 was con-
nected with the alibusterlng expedition Of the
Comanditario. Consul Hall Is now in this city, and
will, no doubt bear me out In my assertion. was
Ger anly arrested, about tho time mentioned, by
order OF the government In Havana, and subjected
TO investigation suspicion OF completely with the
C0manditaro affair; but no sufficient grounds for
an indictment were found ana was released.


With regard TO my recent voyage TO Cuba, so far
from the necessity or attending to business being u
pretext, specifically informed the Department or
state, previous TO my departure, that my object III
going was to execute deed OF sale OF my sugar
estate, LA Armonia,i which my wife, now on the
island, had agreed to sell to Messrs. Suarez, Lecuda
& Co., a well known exporting arm OF Cardenas for
the sum OF S5OoOOO OF which 800, 900 were to be
paid In cash and the remainder In eight annual In
stalments at the rate OF S5ooo0 each also applied
to the Spanish Minister at Washington for q safe
conduct, and he first inquired the particulars OF my
contemplated business as well as the name OF the
Intended purchasers OF the plantation and then de.
MED my request.


dsclaim any other intention than what have
just explained and 1t Is ridiculous to suppose that
could nave any design against the Spanish govern
ment OF Cuba seeing that my trip to tnat island
was openly announced and carried into effect That
government cannot and Will never prove single
act OF mine tending to subvert their authority.


INNoCENCIo CASANOVA.
Year: 1871

The Last Hope Dissipated by Governor HOG-
man's Decision-His Preparation for Death
He Received the Last Intelligence with
Caimness and Now Dreams Only of Heav en-.
Since the late decision OF the Supreme Court Gene
raj Term refusing to order trial In the case OF
the negro John Thomas, convicted in the Oyer and
Termlner of numbering Walter Johnson, another
negro on the 30th of lasuSeptember, his counsel Mr.
John A. Goodlett has left stone unturned to save
the condemned man from the gallows. His hope
bring the matter before the Court OF Appeals
and with this view he at once addressed letter to
Governor Hoffman asking q further respite He
urged as ground OF delay that the question whether
OF murder was an entirely new one, called out
by the trial or Thomas and ought to go oberore the
the respite was tSae ts
Court General Term upon the writ or error decided
that II had no right to review the evidence. third
and final ground was that proper time might be
given to the Minister OF Hayti Of which Thomas is
subject, to enable him to lay the facts before Sec
was received yesterday: =


ALBANY, March 8, 1871.


DEAR sIRYours Of the ins relating to the case OF
John Thomas was received this morning 1have given this
that m cannot gran, further respite The lay take
When the intelligence was conveyed 10 him at the
Tombs he seemed perfectly Indifferent upon the mat
ter, ana In reply to some questions stated that 1t
was e fs,I more than ne expected II thank God nat
"but do not desire to say anything about the


AWFUL AFFAIR FOR WHICH AM CONDEMNED.


feel that everything say. apart from my con-
versaton with my confessor. upsets my mind.
causes my soul TO be lowered from It's happy state
and makes my heart cowardly. want to watch
and pray and sing. but want to be done with the
things OF this world. Let rise up; let me go to
the starry armament like q sigh and enter into all
the Joys that are there before me; cannot speak
upon anything else than the world to come,


AT four O'Clock Sheriff Brennan arrived az the
Tombs aDd gave strict instructions to his deputies
that no strangers were to be allowed to visit
Thomas in his cell; that the cuprit had made a re-
quest to be left alone, as he had been annoyed by
some rettqteur who had been talking to him about
his souls concerns. Thomas is to have every thing he
desires IN the way OF food &c but no one, report
ers included can see HIM without special permit
from the Sheriff.


Everything that could be done for him has peen
DONE but II can easily be seen there is no hope OF
saving MN from the gailows, and his execution Will
Year: 1871




In soliciting the public patronage OF watches OF
domestic production, the AMERICAN WATCH COMPANY
respectfully represent


That no fact in the history manufactures ia more COM
pletey than that the best system of making
Watches is the FIRST established by them watham
That system always had the of and common
sense the the trial of the watches
cannot be denied to have been ample and
tory Is admitted every hand-the evidence Of daily
observation and common repu,e that the watches not only
keep time, but that machines they endure. 1t
should seem that nothing needed tina. their Sizes
shapes and appearance should suit the OF people,
AS to all these conditions the Watch Company
now fully prepared to exacons OF the market
They confidently assert there longer any need for such
to import watches of any description whatever
Every size in ordinary demand every shape and every var
ey Of auish and decoration may now be bad Aaa 70
Year: 1871

LONDON March 4, 1871.
The Parliamentary session OF last night closed
without anything Of decided interest having trans
pired after the moment OF date OF my latest cable
despatch to the HERALD.


In the House OF Commons Mr.. bike gave notice or
resolution of regret that the government had as
serted to the holding of the Black Sea Conference on
the conditions dictated by Prince Gortchakof
discussion took place also in the House OF Com
mons upon the colonial policy OF the government,
particularly as regards South Africa.