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Year: 1872




GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl


The President accompanied by Gen. Porter left Wash
ington tonight for Long Branch. On Monday night he
will start from that place for Boston, remaining there
until Thursday night In the meantime he will attend,
in that city, the meeting OF the Trustees Of the Peabody
Educational Fund His presence necessary TO cOnst
tute quorum Of the Board other trustees being SICK or
absent from the country. On Saturday the PRESIDENT
will be in New-YOrk 10 take a Farewell OF ms son
ulysses who is now ut Harvard University, ana who
will leave for Europe for educational purposes, 10 remain
year at the end OF which time he will return TO the
in Europe will return the United states early IN Sep
tember. His daughter Nellie, will remain in Europe
until October. The President Will not again come 70
Washington until the 9th OF july unless important pup
lie business shall demand his presence here before that
time. - a--~'


The Treasury Department has issued circular to Col
lectors Of Customs and others to carry into effect the
provisions of the tenth section OF the tariff act OF June
g. which provides that from and after its passage, al
lumber timber hemp, manila and iron and steel rods
bars spikes nails, and bolts, copper and composition
metal which may be necessary for the construction ana
equpment OF vessels built in the United states TOT tne
prpose OF being employed in the foreign trade Including
he trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports OF the
United States and finished after the passage OF this act
mny imported In bond under such regulations as tle
Secretary OF the Treasury may prescribe.


No tobacco on which the tax has not accrued prior TO
July can after that time be put upon the market under
a lecent stamp. All stamps OF that denomination re-
naming on hand must be returned to the Commissioner
OF Internal Revenue who will exchange them for stamps
of the denomination Of 20 cents with the proper commu
taton as to difference In their face value The Comms-
sioner absolutely refuses 10 change MS ruling requiring
ali tobacco bonded after the 9th OF June 10 be Withdrawn
without payment Of the tax speclned on the DOnu
under which the removal was made


II Is the intention OF the Internal Revenue once 70
have the new tobacco regulations ready for distribution
by the LIST OF July.
Year: 1872




Should the bill before the Spanish Cortes
abolishing the death penalty for political
offences become law we hope that it will be
Immediately put in force in Cuba. The dis
position to kill all who may be opposed to the
continuance of Spanish rule in that island dis
played by the volunteers and the Spanish
officials is disgrace to the boosted civiliza-
ton of the nineteenth century. 1t is true, in
deed, that the selfish indecision of our own
government has had something to do with the
continuance of o reign of terror in Cuba
worthy Of the most barbarous periods of the
worlds history. But, according to the
modern axiom, whoever has might has
right, and, as the Cubans cannot pre-
tend to equality with Spain in force of
arms, according to the morality of distin-
guished historian the right of Spain to oppress
them is settled beyond question. AS we are
not quite prepared to take this view, perhaps
Spain would do well to send some of her promi-
nent orators to convince us that might is right
and that the volunteers, whom we naturally
regard as ferocious and bloodthirsty, are, after
all, only the instruments Of civilization, re-
ducing TO order mongrel and semi -barbarous
Year: 1872

The HoRsE EPIDEMIC. to our
special despatch published elsewhere this
morning the horse disease is spreading to o
serious extent in Western New York. In
Buffalo and Rochester the results have already
been perfectly appalling. Fully three-fourths
Of the animals owned by the livery stable keep
ers and railroad companies are affected, and o
circus company recently arrived from Canada
has two hundred animals sick from this dis
ease, which first manifested itself in that coun-
try. In and around Rochester yesterday there
were upwards of three hundred fatal cases. In
the latter city q number Of street cars have
been stopped, owing to the epidemic, and the
livery business literally suspended.
Year: 1872

race. As the abolition Of the death penalty
win be looked upon by . large class In this
country as proof Of real progress and enlight-
eminent, whoever should undertake to defend
Spain would have at least q specious ground


for the advocacy Of the Spanish case. Unless


the benefits Of the new law are extended to


Cubs the sincerity and honesty of the Cortes will


be open 10 question. II the members are only
anxious 10 protect themselves from the conse-
quences Of possible future indiscretions, then
We shall waste no words of sympathy on them.


II would not, however, be the first instance
whore considerations of self-interest procured
the passing Of laws most beneAcent in their
effects on the progress of human freedom. So
long a. the present savage mode of dealing
with the discontented in Cuba is brought to an
end we will not too closely examine either the
motive or the means by which the amelioration
is effected. Spair, by her dealings with Cuba,
has sacrificed the sympathy of every lover of
freedom, because while we see her struggling
to promote free institutions at home her SOL
diers are crushing with scant mercy weaker
people. who ask only to be free, to pursue 'lib-
erty and happiness" after their own fashion.
Year: 1872

new burlesque extravaganza, under the title Of
''The Three Muske-teers," was produced at this
theatre last night The house was crowded, and
the constant expressions Of satisfaction the part
OF the audience showed that the management has
succeeded in suting the tastes OF their patrons This
piece itself scarcely belongs to that class Of
dramatic work which calls for serious criticism but
Is rather intended to furnish food for laughter.
This IL does successfully, though ut times the puna
are somewhat obscure and the humor little broad.
Year: 1872

MUSICAL BEAR.-Some weeks ago q man
with hand-organ and bear was arrested in
Clsarfeld County, Penn, for not having a Ii
cense. The arrest was made in front of the of
flee of the county paper ,and the sheriff asked
the editor .to. let him place the organ and the
bear in the sanctum while he took the man
to the magistrates office. Permission was
given. That bear is in there yet. When the
editor returned from dinner he opened the
door and found that the bear had broken
loose and smashed the whole interior of the
establishment into microscopic smithereens.
When the bear saw the editor it thought it
would 60 to dinner also; but the eminent
journalist slammed the door suddenly, locked
it, and groped his way down stairs six steps
at Jump. The bear has had nothing to eat
since that time, and the paper has been sus-
pended, while the editor and the
sheriff and their friends spend their time
standing on ladders bombarding that animal
through the windows, and firing up through
the ceiling and down the chimney at him.
The bear roams around and roars, and chews
up startling editorials about Horace Greeley
and the campaign in North Carolina, and
eats up the poetry and smashes the adyer-
tisements. 1t will cost that editor about six
thousand dollars to fix up his place when the
bear dies, and it is whispered around among
his confidential friends that he will probably
not support that sheriff the next time he runs
for office, nor will he encourage the introduc-
ton OF the menagerie business into Clear
field County.
Year: 1872

THE JUSTICE OF THE VERDICT rendered by
the public years ago in favor of the MEXICAN
MUSTANG LISIMENr must be apparent to all
who have used that famous preparation or seen
IL used. Its healing influence is irresistible
The most obstinate forms of neuralgia or rheu
matte disease are totally cured by it, and that
in an inconceivable short space of time. Ex-
ternal injuries or sores, whether of man or
beast, as well as all equine or human maladies
for which liniment may b. used, are speedily
by itsuse. Remember it is not mere
ly palliative but an eradicant of disease.


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Year: 1872

Montana seems to be an unattractive place
to settle in. The cemeteries are not so pretty
as some, or in the words of another, you
must look outside that territory for swell
graveyard.
Year: 1872

An English correspondents, in refer.


ring to the laborers' revolt il the coun


try, gives the following amoag other in


stances of the condition of the Agricul-


tural iaborers there


"a short time ago letter came to


me from Buckinghampshire, asking il
something could not be doue to draw at


tention to the condition of the farm-boys
in that county. A poor boy named Geo.


Knibbs, the letter said, was found dead
on the roadside on n cold, biting morn
ing in March, 1870. He was only nine
years old, and had been at work three
years for farmer at Beckhampstead


The only witness was fellow laborer, a
little boy eleven years old. They were
sent out in the morning of an inclement
day to drive in heifers to the town OF
Winslow, a journey of seven or eight
miles. The youngest child wanted to
take some food with him, as it was sup
posed he had had no breakfast, but the
farmer told them they need take no food
as they would be home by eleven clock.
4 journey of sixteen miles, and to drive
six heifers half the distance, was too
much for the poor things. Rain and
sleet fell on the journey. They delv-
cred the cattle at public house in Win
slow, where they were directed. They
got half pint of beer with three pen
ny-worth of brandy in it to warm them,
which they drank between them They
did not venture TO ask for food, and
none was given. They trudged mile
or two on their way back, when the
youngest said he would go to his Aunt
Emmas, and the eleven year-old boy
went on and got home cold and wet
The poor lad kuibbs fell on his face,
and was found some hours afterward,
when he had been long dead. The poor
father wandered about at night till twelve
o'clock, looking for his boy, and sat
up for him TIL two o'clock in the morn
ing. Next day he found out where the
body of his son had been taken. The
letter received informed me that the
farmer who employed the poor man stop
ped ont of his wages the time employed
ln looking for his dead child. This is
only fair illustration of the condition
of penury and dependence i'll which the
greater portion of the Buckinghamp-
shire laborers really are. The Telegraph
has begun to examine into the condition
of the Scotch agricultural laborer The
Scotch field is fruitful oM. Farming
is carried ont more scientifically there,
as a rule, than in England, but the con
dition of the patient laborer equally
needs revising there The conservative
Gio5e reports that the wages of agricul
tural laborers are about to be raised all
over the country. Public opinion is ac
the force Of ngtation.
Year: 1872

A strike by the above workmen stopo a
supply of sG7S, 600 per week, or about
two millions every three weeks, now being
paid to their families a strike for two
months would waste larger sum of
money than the whole worlds charity to
Chicago on the occasion of her great ca
lamity, charitysss munifcient that even
the donors We're astonlshcd at the grand
aggregate of their own liberality 1t
would mean for each workingman the
waste of more money than he could save
by his labor for year.


But this is not the whole Of the ac-
count These thirty thousand working
men are nearly all tenants, very few of
them awning houses of their own. If
they board their rent is part of their
weekly charge With their families, av-
eraging three to each workingman, they
number one hundred thousand people to
be provided with sheter-a number near
ly as great as was burned out of homes
by the great conhagration Not much
less than one-third of the population of
the city are connected by some tie of
dependence with this mechanic and build
ing class. They have the most direct in
terest as tenants in reducing rents, and
this can only be done by the rapid re
building of the city If general strike
should delay the rebuilding of Chicago,
for every day the work is so delayed the
workmen engaged in it will find an extra
dollar per month added to their rent
next winter.
Year: 1872

The house which the German student


OF Heidelberg use for tLeir duels says


correspondent, is situated short distanc,


out OF town, and when duel is going on


sentinels are placed communicating from
the house to the town; but this is entirely
unnecessary, for, although the duels ar,
against the law, yet they are wnked ut by
the authorities; in fact, the inhabitants
are rather proud OF them than otherwise
and would be very sorry If they were put
stop TO. The student who took me tc
see the dues and myself started at about
half-past 10 in the morning and walked for
about fifteen minutes. We arrived ut the
house and, after introducing me to all his
corps, we sat down by table and talked
and drank beer, and waited for the duel to
commence.


The ducls are arranged so that there are
duels on three days of a week, whether O
provocation is given or not. The way OF il
is this The director Of the duels takes
the names OF the members of the corps in
regular order, and pairs them of, and they
are compelled to fight, although they may
be the very best friends in the world, or
perhaps even relations. So you see that
when fellow goes into one of these corps
he is compelled to fight, although he may
be very peaceable fellow for, as said
before, they don't wait for a provocation.
but fight any way. The swords that they
fight with are naat Of long and very
thin piece Of steel, y Ich bends very easily
and is as sharp as a razor, so that the least
touch leaves "A mark The students here
are cut horribly, and some of them are
really disgusting to look at, their faces are
SO frightiully SCARED. The head is the
part Of the body aimed at, and Is, in fact,
the only part that can be hit, for the upper
part Of the body is padded so thickly tnat
the sword cannot cut through the padding.
When fighting the sword is held over the
head III such manner that instead Of
sticking it slashes and the eyes being
protected by. large iron spectacles, it Is
very seldom if ever that real injury
occurs, further than cutting up their faces,
and that doesn't last long, for the wound
soon heals up aud leaves a scar, which the
students are very proud of; in fact, they
don't think very much of a fellow unless
he has at least one scar


The largest corps student that ever ap-
peared IN heidelberg was an American.
W hO came here an average-siZcd man, and
went away something to behold, and hav-
ing the honor Of being the best drinker,
and also the best duelist in Heidelberg
lie fought something like hundred duels,
and never got defeated till nearly the last
one he fought, when he got his nose almost
cut off; but, nothing daunted, he stepped
up to his adversary, holding his nose on
with his hand and challenged him to
another dael, which was accepted They
fought, and the indomitable American,
the hero OF a hundred duels, came out
ahead, to the qualification of all his admir-
ing friends. He is considered to have been
the greatest man in Heidelberg (Which he
certainly was as regards sze), and his
name will probably be handed down from
to generation, and looked up to
as something superior, something almost
immortal, by the students.
Year: 1872

! OSTRICH FARMS. The sraising of the
ostrich in tame state for its feathers is
now carried on extensively in Africa.
The birds are kept in Enclosures, and fed
on lucerne, with which the inclosure is
planted. Every eight months they are
pluched, some extracting the quill at once,
and others cutting the quill little above
its insertion, and then removing the
roots a couple of months later. The
latter method is said to give better re-
suits with less injury to the bird. The
yield is about fifty dollars per annum for
e.ch bird. In breeding it is found to
be best to allow one female to each male,
though in the wild state five females are
attached to single male. There are
usually two broods in a yer, and the
male and female sit on the eggs by turns,
the male generally taking the largest
share of this duty. The female takes
chief charge of the brood after it is
hatcbed. The young are reared on
chopped lucerne, and as they get older
"a little grain is given them; They also
require abundance OF water, and iber-
al supply of pulverized quartz and small
bones. When grown, no food suits them
better than chopped lucerne or tre oil,
with an occasional supply of cabbage,
fruit, and grain.
Year: 1872

The GERMS OF DISEASE. An article


says, that as the result of a series of ex-
periments on the low forms of life by


heat, DIR. Grace Calvert demonstrates
that the germs of disease will withstand
a temperature of 300 degrees Fahren
heit. Exposure to such heat as this
INJURIES the fibers of all kinds of cloth
so seriously that they are unfit for fur
ther use. 1t is therefore evident that the
mere agency of heat cannot be depend
ed upon for the destruction of the germs
or corpuscles attached to the clothing of
persons who have suffered from any con-
tagious disease. The necessity for a
change in opinion regarding the power
of chlorine gas to accomplish this pur-
pose is urged in a recent report of the
New York Board of Health on the dis
infection of clothing and bedding. and
sulphurous acid gas prepared by burn
ing sulphur for the disinfectior frooms.
The latter substance, especial seems
to have the power of utterly destroying
the germs Of smallpox, while chlorine
frequently fails altogether, or only ac
complishes the object in an imperfect
manner.
Year: 1872

A SINGULAR Casa young, hand
some, and well-dressed lady appeared at
the county Jail in Chicago, with license
and justice of the peace, and insisted
on being married to a notorious hotel
thief, who is awaiting trial which will
result in a five years SEN
tence to the penitentiary. The woman
belongs to a wealthy and respectable
family of Chicago, who are in great dis
tress on account of the infatuation of
their daughter for the thief. The mar
riage ceremony was performed and the
thief returned to his cell.
Year: 1872

AN AFFECTING ScENE.-At one of the
recent Communist trials, the wife of
Feltesse, the prisoner on trial, was called
as a witness. She entered the court with
feeble tread in her arms she carried
a newborn child. AT the sight of her
Feltesse broke into wild sobs, while the
poor woman uncovered the unconscious
little baby's face and held it up SO that
the father might at least once see his
child. The scene was very affecting.
Year: 1872

Thou shalt have no other man but me-


Thou shalt not have daguerreotype
or ANY other likeness of any man but thy
hus sband.


Thou shall not keep it in secret nor
worship ii Tor thy husband am a Jealous
husband.
Year: 1872

and that e shou paid fund Authorized he raised
by Bosn Of Appoonmeut the Act Of 1871 The Con-
tor could the ApporOnment bad
acted Teouson made by the Commissioners had been pa but
second reguton refused until shown that the first
properly applied As this bad the Board Of ApporOn
ought not 70 issue other bonds sad the Controller could not
ueriso
Year: 1872

lately rebellious regions, and for the
protection OF the ballot; and, there
fore, they arc entitled to the thanks
of the nation.


Thirteenth-We denounce the re-.
pudiation of public debts, in any form
or disguise, as national curse. We
witness with pride the reduction OF the
principal of the debt, and of the rates
Of interest upon the balance, and
confidently expect that our excellent
national currency will be perfected
by the speedy resumption OF specie
payment.


Fourteenth-Thc Republican party
is mindful Of its obligation to the
loyal women of America for their no
BILE devotion to the cause of freedom.
Their admission to usefulness is re-
ceived with satisfaction, and honest
demands Of any class of citizens for
additional rights should be treated
with respectful consideration.


Fifteenth--We heartily approve of
the action Of Congress in the Rebel.
lion, and rejoice in the growth OF
peace and iraternal feeling through
out the land.


Sixteenth--The Republican party
propose to respect the rights reserved
by the people to themselves as care
fully Us the powers delegated by
them to the State and Territorial
Governments. 1t disapproves of as
sent TO Constitutional laws for the
purpose OF removing evils by intcrier-
encc with rights not surrendered by
the people to either State or National
Governments.


Seventcenth-It is the duty of the
General Government to adopt such
measures as will tend 10 encourage
American commerce aud ship building


Eightecnth-We believe that the
modest patriotism, the earnest pur,
pose, sound Judgment, practical wis.
dom, incorrnptible integrity and illus
trious services Of u. 5. Grant, have
commended him to the heart of the
American people, and with him at
our head We start to-day on our new
march TO victory.
Year: 1872

Two men having arranged to fight
a duel in Rhode Island, the Cover
nor issued proclamation forbidding
it, whereupon one of the parties sent
him note saying that one of them
would stand in Connecticut and the
other in Massachusetts,, and shoot
over his miserable little State.
Year: 1872

THE TRIAL TO TAKE PLACE on THE oath


INSTANT.


Mrs. Fair appeared in Court early
yesterday. She was looking pale
aud worn, but seemed in unusually
good spirits. She was escorted 10 a
seat between her counsel and at once
entered into an animated conversa-
ton with Mr.. Curtis. She wore a
magnificent black silk walking suit,
deliberately trimmed with silk fringe
and satin piping. laid on in rows and
fastened with small satin buttons.
Her hat was n black straw, very fine,
aud handsomely trimmed with jet
and spray, the whole being covered
with black illusion veil thrown over
the face and caught behind with an
elegant Jet pin. Black kid gloves
and pair OF jet bracelets, completed
her attire.


THE BOHEMIAN.


She laughed and chatted gaily with
her counsel and toyed with her little
black fan in the easiest and most
graceful way. 4 wandering Bohe-
mian who strolled into the Court.
room, and directly in front of her,
received n graceful bow of recogni-
ton and pleasant shake of the hand.
Pleased at the notice, the Bohemian
mt once became one of the group.
The animated conversation of the
quartette was interrupted by the
voice of tie Judge. The two coun.
sci looked piercingly at the bench.
Mrs. Fair dropped her eyes, but hei
ears were strained to catch every
word The wandering Bohemian
got. out his notebook.


THE JUDGES DECISION.


elm the case of the People against
Laura ID. Fair, n motion has been
made to remove the trial of the case
to another Court. The motion is
supported by an affidavit from Mrs.
Fair setting forth that in her opinion
1t will be impossible to have fair
and impartial trial in this city because
of the hostile feelings which she
aiiSSCS hdo bSCh ChreCudcici Wy COZ
tain newspaper articles and other
causes. There is, in the opinion OF
the Court no proof outside of Mrs.
Fairs affidavit, that her fears are well
grounded.


1.-The motion for a change of venue
must, therefore, be denied. I Iregret
this all the more from the fact that
the trial must take place in this
Court. l would gladly be relieved
of the duty it imposes upon me.
But the motion must be denied. The
trial is set for the Oath instant, and
the Clerk will issue a venire for two
hundred jurors. The prisoner will
be remanded into the custody of the
Sheriff. -


During the delivery of the opinion
q flush spread itself over Mrs. Fair
face, but she gave no other sign OF
disappointment. After q moments
consultation with her counsel, the
Deputy Sheriff escorted her back to
her dreary home.
Year: 1872

DE CAsTRo.-This popular magician ap-
pears again at the Theatre this afternoon and
Tonight AT the matinee the price of admis-
sion to all parts Of the house will be only
twenty-five cents, and Of course it will be
crowded. On both occasions great many
gifts will be distributed. Tonight gold
watch, a live pig, and forty dollars, are among
the prizes. a printer at the Dispatch Office
drew watch last night.