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Year: 1870

In Morrisanis yesterday John Coffee, an Irish
lsborer Of the Boston Road, inst street, was
crossing the car track near Fourth street, when he
was knocked down aud thrown under a:passing car.
which drove over his body, Both wheels Of the car
passed over his cheat from the right arm to tie e
thigh To tho astonishment Of the spectators, Coffee
picked himself up Is well as he could, but falling
sxan he was cas-, almost directly under heavy cart
loaded with brick. Tho bystanders luckily drew
his body from underneath the wheels, not however,
soon enough to one OF his hands. which was
mashed lie was borne to q neighborny saloon and


In q very few minutes. though all thought him dying
lie called for beer. OF which he drank heartily Dr.
Muller was sent for and AFTER he had dressed tho
Irshman's hand he examined his body and found
that tho only injury sustained was rib slightly
fractured Against the remonstrances OF tine physi-
cian the man then walked over mile to his home to
inform his Wife.
Year: 1870

The FRENoH DARIEN CANAL COMPANY. -
Parisian capitalists Of late have been watch
ing eagerly the progress Of events in the West
The prospect of a ship canal through the
Isthmus of fDarien now attracts their attention.
The success of the Suez enterprise has given
them the cue to look elsewhere for similar
fields of labor. A short time since company
was organized in Paris for the construction Of
a canal across the Isthmus Of Darien. A COM
petent engineer hos already sailed from Paris
for the purpose of conducting the explorations
in the interest Of the company. This looks
Ikeibusness. 1t is an evidence of the great
necessity of q ship passage between the two
oceans. The French company shows that it
estimates properly the many advantages which
will surely accrue to commerce from the
accomplishment of the great work. Suez
would be only of secondary importance when
compared to Darien. The French capitalists
see this, and hence their anxiety in the cutting
of the isthmuA.
Year: 1870

MURDERous ATTACK on AMERICANS IN
HAvANA.--Four Americans were attacked in
the streets of Havana on Sunday morning.
They were fred on at first by rowdy and
afterwards treated in a most cruel manner by
the mob who gathered round them. One of
the men was killed, two others were seriously
injured and the fourth escaped unhurt. The
only offence the Americans were guilty of was
that of wearing blue neckties This annoyed
rowdy and he fired on the wearers and thus
paved the way for further outrage. This is
nice specimen Of Havana rowdyism. It is
consoling, however, to learn that changing
for murder is not played OUT in Cuba, for we
are informed that the Captain General has
resolved that when the culprit is arrested he
will be tried by drumhead court martial and
executed within two hours after the sentence
is passed. This is the only way to deal with
rowdies who travel about with the knife and
the revolver, both ready for use on the slight
est provocation. Would that we had little
such Captain Gencralism in this city.
Year: 1870

RooHEFoRT AND THE FRENCH GOVERN
MENT.-Some days ago M. Rochetort was tried
and found guilty. He had instigated opposi-
ton to the government, and one Of the results
of that opposition was the murder of one of
his assistants by the hand of Bonaparte,
and he q cousin Of the Emperor. A jury
found M. Rochefort guilty and pronounced
his sentence. The sentence gave M. Roche
fort some time and some privileges. He has
not taken advantage Of either the one or the
other. The time has come when he must 90
to prison, or, in other words, surrender him
self to the authorities. Rochefort says he
will not do either the one or the other. If the
authorities want him they must come and take
him by force. This is the latest If the
French government do not come and take him
by force they will reveal their weakness. If
they come and take him by force they may
reveal the strength Of the opposition. 1t is a
fresh difficulty. To our minds it is one other
proof of the danger Of delay. National JUS
tice, to be efficient, should be swift.
Year: 1870

In another place in this days HERALD We
publish a couple Of documents relative to the
National Labor Union. The one document
makes certain proposals to the New YORK
HERALD. The other document states the
Immediate programme Of the Union. With the
latter document We have really nothing to do.
or the first document we have not much to
say. We publish both because they relate to
public movement Of some importance. Re-
garding the proposal made to the HERALD we
have only to say the HERALD never has been,
is not now and never will be the organ Of any
clique, OF any party or Of any class. We
think OF the United States and Of the whole
body OF the people. Our object is to serve the
nation, not cliques, sects, parties or classes.
Our columns will be open to the labor
unionists, as they ever have been open and as
they ever will be open to any body Of men
who seek to put down the oppressor or to
annihilate wrong. We shall watch the Labor
Union as we watch all other organizations, as,
indeed, we watch all the world. When the
Labor Union does well we shall praise; when
it does not well we shall blame Meanwhile
we wish all success to every cause that seeks
the right and does the same.
Year: 1870

TIE INDIAN APPROPRIATION BILL was re-
ported in the House yesterday. 1t amounts
to nearly three million dollars less than the
appropriation last year, and nearly two million
less than the department estimate. Here is
an instance of the combined effect of Grants
economy and Dawes speech.
Year: 1870

we yc5terudJ Hau tuo pichSuro Oh TcC6IvlnR
the following


LETTER FROM THE Pilots or NEW yorK.


NEW YORK, Feb, Z 1870,
JAMES GORDON BENNETT, ESQ -


SIR-The undersigned Sandy Hook pilots In view
OF the kindly consideration which prompted YOU TO
the publication OF the article upon the organi-
zatlOn, workings and extent OF our business as
appeared in the HERALD OF Friday last, giving us
thereby the beneht OF such an admirable exposition
and also Tor past evidences OF your esteem. desire
most heartily to thank you, and to you that
these fav0rs are duly appreciated.


We are very respectfully. your obedient servants,
On behalf OF the New York ana Sandy Hook Pilots.


DANIEL c. CHAPMAN


On behalf OF the New Jersey Pilots.
As according to the old axiom ''good wine
needs no bush," SO the pilots Of New York
can receive no more than praise well due them,
let it come from what quarter it may. For
over thirty years the HERALD has been the
willing endorser of the claims Of the hardy
pilots Of the port. They risk their lives and
their property to preserve the lives and pro-
perty Of others. They 60 from our shores
from five hundred to thousand miles for the
purpose of showing the way for an inward
bound ship to enter our beautiful bay
and into our eminently ''snug harbor."
In view Of the interests of this deserving class
of enterprising men, whose income from
pilotage has been considerably reduced since
the Introduction go largely of steam into our
foreign commerce, we hold it TO bo small
potato business for our merchants to attempt
to reduce the amount of fees well earned by
our pilots for their perilous ventures. These
merchants-we hope the insurance under
writers are not included in the class-seem to
forget the danger our pilots run, not from the
accidents liable to all who ego down to the
sea in ships" but from their liability to con-
tract diseases by boarding vessels upon which
contagious diseases, like the yellow fever,
smallpox or ship fever may prevail. Taken
altogether, while thanking our friends, the
pilots, for their complimentary notice of our
selves, we repeat that whatever we may have
said in their behalf has sprung entirely from
an appreciation Of their high merits, and with
o sincere desire to aid them in the future as
we have endeayored to do in the past.
Year: 1870

THE TRIAL OF MCFARLAND Judge Bedford
has decided against the motion to transfer the
case Of Mcfarland to the Court of Oyer an d
Terminer, and it will be tried in the Court of
General Sessions. The case will be ready in
about four weeks.
Year: 1870

BRAzMs Lrr.rrR GAME. Brazil is showing
her hand, and before this her allies In the
Paraguayan war no doubt have realized
the real part they played in their operations
against Lopez. The latest news we have
from South America tells us Of movement
on the part of Brazil to establish q military
station at Higueritas, post in the Uru-
guayan republic. A pretext is given for this
proceeding, but statesmen are never wanting
in pretexts to sustain their measures. If the
news proves true 1t may lead to grave CON
sequences. We suggest that Secretary Fish
should inquire into tho matter.
Year: 1870

CoMpougDfNG FELoNrEs.-Judge Ingraham,
In his charge to the Grand Jury at the Court
of Oyer and Terminer yesterday, especially
referred TO tho compounding of felonies which
has become 80 frequent. That prominent
lawyer In Wall street, Of whom we spoke the
other day, would be fine case for the jury
10 experiment on.
Year: 1870

PROTECTIVE TARIFFS. The House appears
to be nearly equally divided on the question of
protective tariffs, the preponderance being on
the side Of the protectionists by about dozen
votes. A resolution to lay on the table
previous resolution favoring revenue tariff
and discountenancing protection was carried
yesterday by majority Of twciva
Year: 1870

THE COMING CENSUS. sit is probable from
the discussion in the Senate yesterday on the
Census bill that the matter will be arranged so
that the census Of 1870 win be taken under
the regulations OF 1850, modified to suit the
new amendments to the constitution.
Year: 1870

REyEIs.-The democrats in the Senate. it
appears, are not averse to the admission of the
colored Senator from Mississippi except ON
grounds Of ineligibility, but many Of tho
radical members are opposed to him on the
ground Of alleged previous immortality. IL
ought to be sufficient to oust Senators already
in, and would be likely to make pretty clean
swean
Year: 1870

Any one with spring of good soft water at his
command can secure the luxury of brook trout up
on his breakfast table every morning for six months
in the year. We heard of a Massachusetts farmer
who, last season, besides supplying his own table
with these delicious fish, sold three hundred pounds
of fish at fifty cents per pound His pond was made
and stocked only two years ago at an expense Of
s5, and covers about an eighth of an acre of land
and he full expects to triple the product next sea-
son. Now, Independent of the pleasure derived
from rearing the fish, and the luxury of eating
them and taking mere practical dollar and cents
view of the case, we cannot conceive how an eighth
of an acre of land can be made to yield as much
clear profit under any species Of cultivation. Solon
Robinson, who is known to all agricultural readers
as practical man whose opinions are worth some
thing, has been among the fish breeders of New
England last summer, and says that the only diff
cuties he can in the way of pisciculture becom-
ing profitable branch of rural economy is the diff
fcuty of providing for the fish sufficient quantity
of animal food. We fancy the animal offal from
most households would go long way toward fur
nishing supply. Let the viscera of poultry and
animals slaughtered for the table and for market be
passed through an ordinary sausage grinder cut


ter, and they will furnish ample food for more trout
than would suffice the home demand. Turf, Field
and Farm.
Year: 1870

Il was sitting here" said the Judge, sin
this old pulpit, holding court, and we were
trying a big, wicked-looking Spanish desper-
ado for killing the husband of a bright, pref
ty Mexican woman. 1t was a lazy summer
day, and an awfully long one, and the wit
nesses were tedious None of us took any
interest in the trial except that nervous un-
easy devil of wOman--because you know
how they love and how they hate, and this
one had loved her husband with all her
might, and now she had boiled it all down
into hate, and stood here splitting it at the
Spaniard with her eyes, and tell you she
would stir me up too, with little of her sum-
mer lightning occasionally. Well, l had my
coat off and my heels up lolling and sweat
ing. and smoking one of those cabbage ci-
gars the San Francisco people used to think
were good enough for us in those times and
the lawyers they all had their coats off and
We're smoking and whiting, the witness
es the same, and so was the prisoner. Well,
the fact is, there wasn't any interest in a
always brought in not guilty, the Jury ex-
pecting him to do as much for them some
time; and although the evidence was straight
and square against the Spaniard, we knew
we could not convict him without seeming to
bc rather high-handed and sort Of rejecting
upon every gentleman in the community; for
there warn't any carriages and liveries then,
50 the only style there was, to keep private
graveyard. But the woman seemed to have
her heart set on hanging that Spaniard; and
you'd ought to have seen how she would
glare on him a minute, and then look up at
me in her pleading way, and then turn and
for the next five minutes search the ijury's
taces-and by and by drop her face in her
hands for just a littie while as if she wasmost
ready to give up but she'd come again di-
rectly and be as live and anxious as ever
But when the jury announced the verdict
Not Guilty, and I told the prisoner he was
acquitted and free to go, that woman rose uI
till she appeared to be as tall and grand as a
seventy y-four- gun ship, and says she:


Judge, do / understand you to say that
this man is not guilty, that murdered my hus-
band without any cause before my own eyes
and my little children's, and that all has been
done to him that ever Justice and the law car
do?n


THE same," says |.


"And then what do you reckon she did
Why, she turned on that smirking Spanish
fool like a wildcat, and out with navy and
shot him dead in open court"


That was spirited, | am willing to ad
nit


Wasn't it, though ?" said the Judge, ad
miringly. II wouldn't have missed it fol
anything l adjourned court right on the
spot, and we put on our coats and went ou


and took up collection for her and her cubs
and sent them over the mountains to thei
friends All. she was spirited wenchn ~
Year: 1870

A horrible story of brigandage reaches US
from Chill. Lagoberon, notorious bandit
captain, was SO closely pursued by a body of
South American troops recently, that he was
compelled to desert his band of brother cut
throats, who had been the terror of the whole
country round, and take refuge in q cavern
situated near the summit of one of the lofty
mountains of Sierra Profunda. In this cav
ern he had concealed female captive, whose
husband he had robbed and slain. The SOL
ders made several Intellectual attempts to
reach the abode of the culprit. Lagoberon,
a man of gigantic statue and herculean
strength, succeeded in beating them off by
rolling heavy rocks down upon them when
ever they approached. The officer in COM
mand OF the troops resolved, at first, to starve
the bandit out, but after two days blockade,
grew weary of so tedious an expedient, i'm
provised an escalade Of the chieflain's strong
hold, and succeeded in capturing him. 70
their horror, upon entering the cavern, they
found the poor woman in dying condition,
Lagoberon having cut off one of the breasts
OF his unfortunate captive and eaten it. The
inhuman butcher was conveyed to Talca,
where he was promptly tried and condemned
to die by the garrote. He was speedily con-
Quoted to the scaffold. and while the execu-
TONER was engaged in adjusting his toilette


de mort, the convict drew whistle which he
had concealed in his pocket and blew it
sharply; whereupon about sixty Of his follow
crs, who had introduced themselves amongst
the crowd surrounding the scaffold, rushed
upon the gendarmes and massacred them ere
they could offer any resistance. They then
freed their chief and garroted his would
executioner, after which they escaped, almost
unscathed, to the mountains, facilitating
their flight by seizing the horses Of the mur-
dered gendarmes. They also carried off
several women from the throng gathered to
witness the execution.
Year: 1870

A cheerful man is happy even if he possess
es but little; n iretful man is unhappy in the
midst of atfiuence. One great difference be-
tween wise man and u fool is, the ormer
only wishes for what he can possibly obtain
the latter desires impossibilitics
Year: 1870

Napoleon used to say: Strange as itmay
appear when want any good hard work
done, choose man, provided his education
has been suitable, with a long nose. His
breathing is bold and free, his brain, as well
as his lungs and heart, cool and clear. In
my observations of men, l have almost in
variably found long nose and long head
together
Year: 1870




The bitter contest IN the Legislature
two years ago, over the Eric Railroad
Legislation seems to be constantly COM
ing up in some form or other, and
will not be kept down by any efforts.
The universal talk about the use Of
money on both eides and the corrup-
ton that was manifest ut the time, led
to the appointment Of On investigating
committee BY each House. Though
nothing positive was proven against
any member of either House, the Sem
ate committee developed the fact that
several wcll-known Radical politicians
managed to carry off large SUNG OF
money that come of the Senators
had placed themselves In suspicious
position and the public became con-
yinced that there must be some fire
where there vas 80 much smoke. 1t
now appears that there were some
facts not known to the investigating
committee ct that time.


A novel suit growing out Of this af-
fair was tried IN the Supreme Court Of
this city Tuesday, full report Of
which we publish this morning. 1t
appears from the facts developed In
this trial TINT A. G.. Matoon, at that
time u member Of tho State Senate,
and also member Of the special COM
mittee to investigate the issue Of stock
by the Erie parties, furnished points
of the doingB of the committee to a
Wall street broker, with the ul.der-
standing that the latter vas to operate
upon them IN the street and divide the
profits with him. This operation, 1t
seems, turned out to be losing one,
and now the Wall street broker sues
the Senator for six thousand dollars,
or one-hah Of the loss on the transac-
ton. The Senator was Tuesday placed
on the stand, and his testimony is In
teresting- however, on account
of what he refuses to cay than what he
really admitted. Tie evidence unnais-
takably shows that the Senator fur
nished what he claimed would be the
action Of the committee and the infor-
nation which he obtained by virtue of
his position on the committee, notwith-
standing there was strong effort TO
prove to the contrary.


The trial gives an insight into the
way matters have been conducted ct
Albany by the Radicals during the
years Of their supremacy. As one OF
the sequels to that famous railroad
Legislation, the trial is an interesting
one, and does not speak any too well
for the morality Of Radical law w-snakers.
The truth IN the matter IS that the
points in regard to the action Of the
special committee, furnished by the
Senator IN question, turned out to be
the reverse Ct what he represented
them to be, aud they became SO By LIS
own vote III tic committee. III short,
he gaze information as to what the
committee would DO, and then ct the
last moment, before the report was


made, reversed it by his own ACTS
Such, ct least, was the general news
paper ruraor at the time. What the
result OF this trial may be remains to
be seen; its only importance to the
public Is the view il gives of Radical
| Legislation.
Year: 1870

A man who married particularly
plump specimen of woman-kind, be-
ing q bit of wag told her one day
that she filed the measure Of his mat
rimonial Joy fuH, for she was beauti-
full, duti-ful, and an arm full
Year: 1870

The shoemakers in and
around North Adams, Mass
achusetts, since the introduction
of the Chinese shoemakers, see
for themselves on which side
their bread is buttered, and
openly declare almost to a man
their design TO vote the Demo
cratic ticket hereafter. The
time is not far distant when all
the laboring men snd machan-
les of the land will get their
eyes open the same as the shoe
makers of New England.
Year: 1870

We charge every Democrat
in Vinton county to take right
home to himself the duty Of
securing nm organization is his
school district, as well as the
duty of visiting every neighbor,
and waking him to the work.
Don't wait a day for some old
er or more prominent man to
move; in this fight rank must
not be considered; let all
"move to the front" Keep
moving--be active.
Year: 1870

The New York Evening
Post, a sound Republican pa
per, urges its readers to vote
for all good Republicans who
pledge themselves to work for
tariff reform in the direction OF
Free-Trade, and to vote for no
candidate that will not give
that pledge. Rather than per-
petuate the wicked injustice
and ruinous absurdities of a
Protectionist tariff, rather than
do that by voting for a Re
publican Protectionst, better
vote even for a Democrat, SC
long as he is a Free-Trader.-
That's the doctrine of the Post
Whereupon the New York
Times in an editorial, Free
Trade Gone Mad,' quietly
charges the Post with having
gone wild,' with nursing q
theory and with riding a hob
BY which is rather a Greeleiar
mixture of metaphors, since, a;
the old song says,


"Wet nurses on horseback


Saw never none."


But apart from this confusion
Of epithets, the Times goes for
the Post with ferceness, says
its recommendations are oppos
ed to true American interests
and are regarded with great
repugnance by the vast proper
ton (sic) Of the Republican
party, that the New York
Tribune's junction is sweet the
tactics of the Post are melan
choly, and the Free-Trader'
are shut up in a bandbox.
1t finally 'spurns the proposal,
and gives up all hope of intel
ligent revenue form The
Post was evidently completely
intimidated at this ferocioui
onslaught, and the Times lef
the field victoriaus-until mex
morning, when it quietly ap
peared with an excellent letter
from w. H. Wilson, upsetting
all its assertions ofthe day be.
fore, and actually charging il
with totally misapprehending
the public pulse. We reprint
this letter elsewhere as an ex
cellent exponent Of the opin
ions of a large portion of the
Republican party.


We must give the Time;
credit for publishing this letter
Which so entirely upsets its
position; but we can neither
understand nor applaud the
editorial management of an in.
auential paper that keeps play
ing Hide and Seek, that jumps
from Pillar to Post, on such an
important question. Can it be
the editors of the Times who
are shut up in a bandbox' in
stead of the ree-Traders
Or is it only one more sign
that the Republican party is
going to split on the Free
Trade question?
Year: 1870

CHARLES w, ADAMS, who is en-
ployed in this office, will call soon
upon those indebted to lis, and we
hope all will respond to his CALL
He is authorized to solicit sub
scriptions to this paper and receip;
for the same at all times.
Year: 1870

When the news of Admiral
Farragut's death reached Eng
land, the royal standards upon
several of their mast-heads
were dropped to half,mast in
honor of the departed com,
mander, but when the Admiral
was carried to his grave in New
Hampshire, the President, his
Naval Secretary and Admiral
Porter took no interest in the
matter, and not one of them
was present. He was borne to
the place of sepulture by a
squad Of marines and petty
officers. Republicans are in
deed, ungrateful.