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Year: 1873

II seems that MIR. SAMUEL WnKrsoN
the Secretary Of the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company, was misinforined when no told SuN
reporter that the statement that a United states
war vessel could not nnd anchorage at Tacoma
was false. We have been furnished with evil
dence that when the United States steamship
saranac visited the proposed terminus OF the
Northern Pacific Railroad In order to test the
facilities Afforded by i;s harbor for shipping, she
ran In at very slow speed and with leads going,
and could not get bottom with twenty fathoms
Of line. Having run In too close to the beach To
swing. without finding anchorage, the ship
backed OF shore, and aftcrwdrd sent In boat
TO sound with no better result. The leadsmcn
used twenty mine fathoms Of line, and the nrst
sounding obtained was twenty-one fathoms
close to the shore. In short, the Saranac was
unable to find an anchorage, and was obliged to
leave Mr.. wILkEsoS was evidently imposed
upon in regard To Tacoma harbor by the system
OF Instrumentation which appears to have
been applied to almost evcrythin: connected
with the exploded northern Pacinc scheme
Year: 1873

Comparatively few people were present IN
tine Court Of General ssons Saturday to hear the
death sentence pronounced upon william j. Sharkey.
who was convicted Of murder IN the first degree in
shooting Robert Dunn The weeks delay was 20 give
the prisoners counsel, Messrs. Brooke, Beach and
Mitchell time TO prepare motion for new trial. The
prisoner was present. with his three brothers. Mr..
Brooke Oh the opening OF the Court presented Is
reasons why new trial should be granted They
are based almost entirely exceptions TO the
Recorders charge. One or the alleged errors Is in That
part OF the charge which says "a design to KILL formed
on the Instant OF the killing immediately preceding
the act causing DEATH is within the meaning OF this
word reconciliation" Also where the Court says:
"But do think that any man who would use the Ian


age said have been used and testified to IN the case
would be almost UNIT 70 live" Counsel also claim that
the Recorders charge in relation TO tho brandshng OF
the pistol by the defendant preceding the Killing, was
calculated TO mslead the jury into the degree OF crime
committed by the prisoner; and that he erred In
charging Jury follows: m prisoner did not int nd
10 do any with this pistol why did he cock IT, why
should he have held IL In his right hand IN TINS
WAY unlstratingl, and his finger necessariy upon te
trigger Does person not intend TO do harm when he
holds loaded pistol pointed at sch other person ana
discharglng IL What the prisoners Intention IN
cooking the pistol r. The Recorder erred IN not permit


ting an explanation 10 he made or given by the jurors OF
the and motives aotuating thelr TecOmmenda
ton as part Of the verdict rendered. The jury as
eypced by the aday1ts OF the Jurors annexed did not
agree upon verdict OF murder IN the hr.t degte, a.
law aud the rofOre the verdict rendered
AID Improper one, aud Is not IN TACT yer
diet agreed upon by such Jury Inc hecOrdef postponed
his decision until Wednesday.
Year: 1873

OF july and while taking them into the country IN a
hack, lighted cigar fell into the package when s1-
ploded blowing the carriage top of and throwing Mf
Webb into ditch. He so badly burned that ne can
scarcely recover. Mr.. Houseman was also badly hurt
Year: 1873

shame and disgrace to American civili-
zation it is a stain upon our escutcheon
that can never be wiped out How
longl how longl We have done our
best to continue in friendship and mutu
al endeavor, but they would not. We
are sorry about the ultimate destiny Of
many Of them, but they are exhausting
the patience of the Southern people,
wearing out their resources and voting
them to ruin. "Charity begins at home, :"
and "self preservation is the first law"
A thorough programme for carrying out
something like the idea imperfectly out
lined may readily suggest itself to the
intelligent, experienced and thinking
men of such convention. 1t should in :
volve no irresponsible or extravagant
agencies, nor offer any inducemcnt 10
speculation.


G. M. B. TIL URMOND.
Year: 1873

A member Of q firm in Davenport.
Iowa. did not put in an appearance ono
morning, but just after dinner his wife
came in and said, in explanation: "You
must excuse my husband; he and had
a little dispute this morning, aud he
won't bc able to get down in town before
the middle of next week." The Other
member of The firm stated that the expa.
nation was perfectly satisfactory, he hsv.
ing been married twenty five years him
self,
Year: 1873

to each member. and a heavy wagon and team VIII
transport the baggage.


BEGINNING OF THE SURVEY.


The railroad surveyors begin their work ths year az
the mouth OF the Heart River, which is nearly Opposite
bismarck and some 25 miles from here. lnorder that
the delay in the departure OF the expedition may not
retard tho survey, Gen. Stanley has ordered MAJOR
Townsend Of the 9th Infantry with four companies OF
the 25th Infantry. and detachment OF 25 men ana
commissioned officer from the cavalry, to proceed at
once 10 Fort Lincoln then cross the river ana proceeu
with the surveyors along the Heart RIVER Ihey star
the 18th inst supplied with IS days rations
and 100 rounds OF ammunition per man The main body
of the expedtion will move almost directly west from
here and oyerake the detachment in Two or three days
on the Heart River.
Year: 1873

No prejudice in favor of individual mem
bers Of the Board Of Directors can longer close
the eye OF ordinary intelligence 10 the fact that the
Hoard has upon the whole praeticed confidence game
upon the public William O. Kingsley and his friends
continued In their Official capacity 10 divert hund-
reds OF thousands from common pocket under the
color Of patriotism aud public arit; but what they
Year: 1873

Colonel Mosby, Of Virginia, called upon the
President at the White House yesterday for
the purpose of Offering his services to the gov
ernment as soldier in the event Of a war
with Spain, and the report Of the converse
ton which followed, and which we give this
morning among our Washington dispatches,
will be found very interesting. 1t thus ap-
pears that in the event Of war with Spain
the surviving soldiers, who, in our recent
civil war, fought against "the old fag" will
en- masse be ready to fight for it, and that
General Grant will fairly divide the honors Of
the war between the South and the North.
Very good. 1t further appears that so well
satisfied is the President that the time has
come for the removal Of oil the remaining dis
abilities against certain leaders in the late
Southern struggle for separate confederacy
that he will recommend in his forthcoming
Message bill of universal amnesty.


Why not? The disabilities specified in the
constitution against men ''who shall have
engaged in insurrection or rebellion against
the United States apply now only to some
two or three hundred men, all told beginning
with Jefferson Davis. Nevertheless, while
these Southern leaders remain under these
disabilities the main body Of the Southern
people cannot feel that they are fully restored
Year: 1873

that no matter how the nations settle tho
main question. "the individuals who arc re-
sponsible for the massacre, and who, it APP
pears, were not ruled in their aots by tho
home government of Spain, will be held TO
severe account and receive an exemplary pun
shment''


The Hebre0 Leader discourses upon tho
German mass meeting held to protest against
the Spanish acts Of barbarity in Cuba, and
draws parallel between the recent atrocities
and the former cruel treatment of its corelig-
ionists in Spain. What one has to do with
the other must be puzzle to ordinary minds.
Perhaps chapter from the gospel according
TO st. Filibuster might be enlightening.


The Catholic Reuiep comments on the ssPas-
toral Letter Of the Archbishop and Bishops
of the Province of New York to the Clergy and
Laity Of their Charge" remarling that cit
sets forth in beautiful and touching language
the reasons which impel them to perform this
act Of devotion"


A novelty in the way Of a religious temper
ance monthly has just made its appearance.
1t is called the Catholic Total Abstinence Union.
and seems to be an able champion in praise
worthy cause.
Year: 1873

Taintor, the late cashier of the Atlantic
National Bank, has at last, like so many pub
lie offenders in these times come by his
deserts Our readers will remember that the
cashier had, through speculation lost four
hundred thousand dollars, the property Of the
bank After an impartial trial Taintor has
been found guilty, and sentenced to seven
years imprisonment in the Albany Peniten-
tiary. The sentence to some will, no doubt,
seem severe; but Judge Benedict, in pro-
nouncing sentence, reminded the prisoner
that but for the one mitigating circumstance
in his case-vz., The temptation to which he
was exposed through the negligence Of the
President and the directors-the punishment
would have been more severe. 1t is gratifying
to see Justice administered in this way We
hope that the punishment of Taintor will
have wholesome influence on the men Of his
class. II will be well, too, if bank presidents
and directors take the hint so emphatically
thrown out by the Judge, and give more OF
their time and attention to the duties at
tached to their respective positions In this
case the President and directors were guilty Of
gross neglect of duty.
Year: 1873

From all our latest accounts Spain seems to
be in most deplorable condition. Not to
speak at all of Cuba and the sorrow which
Cuba has just brought her, she has trouble
enough within her own borders to tax the
energies Of any government. The intran-
sigentes still hold Cartagena, and, in
spite of the reports to the contrary it is not
at all impossible that the government forces
may have to go through some hard work be-
fore the rebels are subdued. However the
contest may end, it is not to be denied that
the revolt in Cartagena will prove exhaustive
Of the nation resources. The war in the
north still continues, and it is now reported
from Carlist sources that, smallpox and
typhus having broken out in the ranks of the
republicans, General Moriones is unable to
make any offensive movement The finances
Of the country are at the lowest possible ebb.
The government Of CASTELAR,, from which SO
much was expected has proved itself to be as
weak and as incompetent az any of its prede-
cessors The present crisis, it is more than
possible, will result in another change Of Min
listers. It Is not impossible that it may result
in revolution and a restoration of the mon
archy. Whether the situation will be i'm
proved by any such change remains to be
seen. In spite of all the attention she has re-
ceived and all the care which has been be-
slowed upon her Spain is the most moribund
nation on the face of the earth
Year: 1873

THE HUDSON River halfway down from
Troy is closed by Jack Frost, and the cold
spell of the last few days over all the country
between the Rocky Mountains and the Allan
tic seaboard will be apt to extend the wintry
blockade of rivers, canals and lakes over all
our Northern border States. Thus in the
transportation of the products of the West to
the seaboard the railways will have the game
But the grangers are watching the railway
kings, and the late Western elections have
shown that the grangers are getting to be q
formidable balance Of power.
Year: 1873

and must exact Of the crippled sovereign tho
recognition of their right To do so. Spain has
forfeited SO much of her sovereignty in Cuba
az she has failed to exercise, and it is for us
simply to recognize this fact and to act upon
tho recognition; and one part of her SOW
ereignty that she has failed to ex-
ercise is that of the administration
that lapse altogether. or shall we. the people
most deeply Interested permit it. to our ma
terial injury and to the constant disturbance
OF our tranquility. to fall into the hands
of the irresponsible Cuban volunteers? II is
simply question whether we will give up
altogether traffic that necessarily carries our
people to the island and permit our commerce
to be driven from the West Indies by the acts
OF Spanish cruisers, or whether we shall put
our heel on the heads of the wretches who de-
light in nothing so much as in an opportunity
to do us injury. 1t will be seen, therefore,
that we would base a required guarantee upon
the facts rs they exist and not on sentiment
and palaver. Our guarantee would 60 to the
bottom of the trouble; and until we obtain
one like it all settlements will be futle-mere
explotations of our patience and credulity
Minister Sickles is reported to doubt the
sincerity of the settlement on the part of
Spain, and to dissent from the Judgment
which permitted it to be made. On whatever
he bases this opinion it is significant Glad
as we should be Of an honorable settlement
we shall not cry ''Peace when there is no
peace"
Year: 1873

The GREAT CONTEMPT CAsE.-The counsel
ior the defence in the Tweed case received an
overwhelming rebuke yesterday from Judge
DAVIS Tor their want Of respect fos the Court
IN 'ne'r mode of conducting the case entrusted
20 Them Henceforth lawyers will be more
careful 10 their language towards the Bench,
Year: 1873

AN UNcoMpRoMIsING VERDICT was returned
by the majority of the Coroner's jury in tho
case of the victims of the Harlem boiler explO-
sion. Contractor, engineer, railroad COM
pany and every one connected with the cause
of the terrible disaster came in for a scathing
rebuke, and the defective law under which
steam becomes a destructive element instead
of an obedient agent was severely condemned.
The present system of examination Of en-
1t would be we'll if our lawmakers would pay
serious attention to this verdict and accom-
panying recommendations and render life less
hazardous in the vicinity of great public
works.
Year: 1873

THE ssBoss" ON THE ISLAND. The majesty oi
the people of the American metropolis has
never been shown in q more vivid light than
il was in the humiliation and degradation OF
the ex-Boss of the city yesterday, when he was
taken to Blackwells Island as a convict de-
prived of his beard and redundant locks and
clothed in the regulation striped dress. In
the days of his overweening power he never
dreamed Of such change. Retribution has
come to him in its most terrible shape. From
the position of supreme master, surrounded
Shah of Persia, he is reduced to the COM
panionship of thieves and vagrants. A moro
significant lesson hns never been administered
in the history of republics to unbridled ambi-
ton and lawless power
Year: 1873




Somebody writes: "a girl who
looks like fury or a slovon in the
morning is not to be trusted, however
finely she may look in tho evening"
No matter how humble your room
may be, tborc are eight things it
should contain, namely: a wash. stand
mirror, soap, towel, comb, hair, nail
and tooth-brushos. They are as es


sential as your breakfast, before which
you should make use of them"
There, young ladies, you have a SEN
sible opinion and some very whole
some advice. We dare venture the
assertion that there are hundreds of
young girls in this county who make
ther appearance at the breakfast Ia bic
in condition Of frowsincss that would
be positive discredit to the veriost
slattern of tho kitchen, and there are
hundreds OF parents who not only tol.
crate but absolutely encourage this
most objectionable untidiness. There
is no possible excuse forit Unwashed
face and hands, unkept hair, unlaced
gaiters, unmendcd or an uncloan wrap
per, should never DO seen on or abonl
the person of young lady or an old
or one either. Common decency, not
to speak OF respect TO parents or self,
forbid thcm. Wo would as soon on.
counter young lady with lighted
cigar, or chew of tobacco in her
mouth, as one of these slovenly crea-
lures. Let such, II tbcrc be any
among our readers, ask themselves
whether they would be seen IN such
unscemly attire by the young gentle.
men whom they meet in the parlor.
If they would not, then there is no
apology for this W orso than untidincss.
Year: 1873

Tho American Agricultural givo an'
interesting account Of the manner IN
which chromos are produced, and as
this style Of picture is very popular
just now, wo transfer the account. to
our columns, feeling suro that it will
interest the reader The stono used
10 peculiar limestone, capable Of re-
ceiving polish, and yet absorbent Of


water. TO paint lithograph, tho
stone is FIRST polished, and then, what
ever design is required ia drawn upon
1t with pencil made for the purpose,
and which contains somo greasy mat
tor Let us suppose that the artist
draws picture, or, what 10 simpler,
prints out tho words American Agri.
culturist The stone is then wetted,
and the water sinks into the pores
everywhere except tho place whero
the greasy ink formed tho words
Ink, or paint, is then applied TO tho
whole stone with roller Just as II Is
10 types. This ink does not adhere
10 the stone whore it is wet, but TO
tho words drawn with the greasy pon.
Gil the ink will stick. Then shoot of
paper is laid over the stone, and the
whole passed undora press; when tho
paperis lifted Off will be found to have
taken up the ink left adhering TO tho
words upon the stono. This process
can be REPEATED over and over indef-
tely by mixing the stono and keeping
it wet. There must be as many stones
as there are colors and tints in tho
picture to be copied. One stone must
have all the red parts drawn on it,
another all the blue, another oil the
brown parts Of the picture, and so on.
Sometimes one color is printed over
another to get the proper shade, so
that, to reproduce the picture the
chrome has to printed color and q
bit ut time, on from ten to twenty
or more stones, every touch of tho
painter being faithfully copied
When the chrome picture has received
sixteen or eighteen different paintings
on as many different stones, so that
1t is shadowcd everyway like the or
iginal, il is finally pressed upon clean
stone, which has been cut in grooves
like the threads Of canvas, and il now
has all appearance of heing real paint.
ing on canvas. The reader will see
that IL is an immense work to prepare
the different stones at first, so that
each shall have somo Of the picture
in just the right place and color. It
takes three to six months to prepare
a set of stones for ono picture, even II
but one copy was to be printed, But
after the stones are once prepared,
copies can be transferred to other
stones in few minutes, and after that
they can 60 on and print as many
thousand, or tons OF thousands, as are
desired.
Year: 1873

SENATOR MORTON A LITTLE ON THE FENCE
Senator Morton, in q speech at Athens, Ohio
on Saturday, before large gathering of re-
publicans, to open the political campaign in
that State, touched upon the Congressional
back-pay grab. He did so reluctantly, how
ever, and only when urgently called upon for
his opinion. He. said he did not take the
back pay and never expected to take it.
This announcement created applause, showing
that even among the republicans of the West
the back-pay action of Congress is denounced
But the astute Senator saw at once the neces-
sty of protecting his party by saying favor
able word for his republican Congressional
colleagues. He remarked, therefore, that
while he entertained views against voting and
taking back pay it was due to other members
of Congress who voted for and received it TO
say that they thought they had right to it.
This special pleading will hardly save the
back-pay grabbers.
Year: 1873

there is nothing 10 fear from the encroach-
ments OF Capitalization. He thinks that an
attempted usurpation of permanency in the
government would cause the usurper to be
''swept away as if by whirlwind." But there
have been things that no whirlwind could
shake, and perhaps General Butler knows as
well as the best of us what these things are in
governments, civil or military. His English
illustration of the want, for many centuries,
of an attempt to seize the government is un-
happy, out of all parallel and, what is more,
inexact He thinks the people can give
power and resume it. This is well known
platform platitude but the war to which lie
points and the state of governmental powers
before and since emphatically falsify the
assertion, which, perhaps from long use, he
believes as verify. Mr.. Blair found himself
astonished when he viewed the question how
much the tendency to ''strong government
was being made desirable. He pointed to the
democratic party and to the farmers oranges
as q remedy. The democratic party may, it
is true. be resurrected by some cause at
present unforeseen, but the outlook in that
direction will appear brighter to the man who
keeps his mind eye fixed on Jefferson's times
rather than on our own. The. farmers oranges,
in the form Mr.. Blair sees them, would bring
us to that undesirable state where the political
movement is of class against class, instead
Of the healthy combat wherein parties Of all
classes speak and vote against parties similarly
composed Mr.. Whitelaw Reid confdes in
what he forcibly terms the ''hard, horse sense
of the President to guard us from the danger
we would avoid. He points to Messrs. Conk-
ling, Morton and Blaine as those most likely
to expect the succession, which, he agrees with
the HERALD, it will be entirely in the hands of
President Grant to devise We are glad to
see that the more the.question is agitated the
more. visible the patriotism of. the effort be-
comes which would arrest the tendency to
C@sarism before it is too late. In closing this
article we point once more to the Presidents
words on the ''all-importapt-ma idea They
are worth preserving
Year: 1873

REBELLION OF TIE ONO CoLoEEp POLL
TIcANs. The administration whip, in the
hands of Colonel Bob Harlan, now the
special mail agent Of the government.
could not subdue the rebellious colored
folks at their Convention at Chillicothe,
Ohio. The plucky Colonel Bob, seeing
that his colored brethren gave signs of in
subordination TO the administration and re-
publican party tried to force resolution
upon the Convention endorsing'the party and
General Grant, but the Convention would not
have it. He did his duty to the administra-
ton, however, and showed that he was worthy
of his Office and the confidence reposed in
him, for he vociierated loudly and abused to
the top of his lungs the men Of his race then
in convention assembled. But it was ineffec-
tive The colored people of Ohio are not sat
ished with the republican party and the adj
mlnistration, and had the manliness to refuse
saying they were, even under the parry whip
IN the hands of Colonel ~ Hsl.an