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Year: 1872

Mr.. Greeley was not at the Lincoln Club or any Of
the political headquarters yesterday, persisting in
his close seclusion and much needed rest. num-
Der OF gentlemen inquired for him at the Lincoln
Club and at the Liberal Headquarters during the
day, but they could not be informed even OF the
place OF his whereabouts.
Year: 1872

The bill authorizing the construction of the
system OF piers and warehouses, advocated by The
TRIBUNE last Fall before the Senate, in Committee
Of the Whole, Oh Wednesday. The wharyes and ware
houses the connecting links between tho local and
foreign trade and these wharves and warehouses, as
well as the and days absolute necessity
both. Manual labor and horsepower are much more
expensive than steam when considered in reference
TO the speed Of movement and absence Of Injury 10
goods and tho problem of tho merchants has long been
to reduce the transportation much possible, and
substitute steam for manual labor and power Tho
railway freight depos and the warehouses should be
more intimately associated The great freight depot
st. JOhnssqare is only partial solution VI the trouble
I'm this direction, although 10 is decided improvements
Tue warehouses, general rule are at distance
from the wharves, thus compelling the repeated hand


ling OF the goods and their transportation 10 and fro
the warehouse The bill proposes To centralze the
houses tho wharves. and TO unite them by steam
railroad connecting with the several lines leading
the city. BY this means goods be transferred di-
rocty from the vessels intO through for Fran
cisco ur Chicago.
Year: 1872

CONDITION OF TIE ENTERrEIsE-wHAT WILL


BE DONE THIS YEAR.


Work on the Brooklyn Pier of the East River
Bridge, which has been suspended during the cold
weather. was resumed yesterday. Tho pier Ia now IS
feet above hgwater mark and the intention is to carry
II up 100 during the present year. wing
feet constructed in 1873, the proposed total eeva
tion being 27i feet. The work will he pushed rapidly
as possible, but as only limited number OF men can
work at time, the progress will be necessarily some
what slow.


At the foot OF Roosevetst the NcwYork side, the
bottom of the casson Is 7i feet below highwater
mark and feet below the bed Of the river while the
masonry Of the pier surmounting the cassOn Is five feet
above higl-watcr mark. The excavation beneath the
caisson for 25 feet through sand and gravel then
for feet chiefly through quicksand and has at present
reached combination OF quicksand ard gravel, an I'M
usual formation. Below this IS found solid stratum Of
powders and hard pan practically incomprcssbe
the same character that tho Brooklyn side. The
pressed air. furnished ennes
connected from the Others that in case accident 10
any the rest may not be affected Tho sand elected
from the pipes with astonishing force and eats its
through the heavy iron elbows as though they
rotten wood. Occasionally an elbow gives way unex-
pectedy and the sand and small stones shoot into the
air to the hight of 100 100 feet BY the Of these
been pushed forward much rapidly than had been
anticipated. When the work begun the 18th OF
the permanent foundation before the Of June at
only four feet remain TO be excavated and the
engineers expect finish that distance in weeks
remaining ia feet TO be finished IN 1879 Nothing has
yet done toward the building Of the anchorages
situated feet In the Of the piers The intention
to have these completed at the same time as the piers
Year: 1872


Court rendered yesterday decision in the case of Geo.
L. Smith manufacturer and seller OF liquid gas ut No
40 East Broadway. The magistrate hods that Mr.
Smith must procure license from the Board OF Fire
Commissioners to manufacture ard sell Tie liquid gas
manufactured by Dir. Smith VIII be tested by the
chemist Of the Fire Department to ascertain whether
will UP to the standard established by tue Board OF
Fire Commissioners and If does not the sale Of 1t will
be prohibited. The other sellers Of liquid gas VIII also
be prosecuted and compelled to take out licenses. Mr.
Gdersleve Chief of the Bureau of Combstbes Of ths
Fire Department. is confident that lie " break up
the manufacture and sale OF Illuminating oils Which
have proved 50 dangerous.
Year: 1872

A committee appointed at meeting OF the
sufferers by the westfied explosion called on District
Attorney Garvn yesterday and asked why the fndict
ments found against the officers OF the Staten Island
Railroad Company have not been moved for trial
Judge Garvn stated that he had been waiting
for the results OF several Of the civil suits brought
against tho Company, particularly OF the one
at Syracuse. in which Judge Comstock, late OF
the Court OF Appeals, was referee and that
having great confidence in the legal opinion OF Judge
Comsock. and knowing that the facts would be par
tcuarly developed the trial Of the case before him.
lie had copy OF the evidence and Judge Com
stocks finding. Mr.. Garyin asked the Committee to pre-
pare their Witnesses and TO designate day when they
would again call upon him and arrange for the trial OF
case and said he did desire to enter upon long
and expensive trial until fully assured OF probable proof
TO sustain the indictments. The Committee designated
Friday OF next week the day when they would meet
the DstrtAttorney who has accordingly set apart that
day for the examination VI the cases to tra


1t was rumored, yesterday, In legal circles that
friendly creditor or the Staten Island Railroad Company
will soon file pet On in bankruptcy against IT and
that, II thrown into bankruptcy the Company will, after
paying small percentage of its debts and Liabilities,
dissolve. form new company and thus get rid OF The
heavy dgeuts against on account OF the Westheid
disaster
Year: 1872

Emma Il. Couch was taken into the Court
of General Sessions, yesterday, by an officer who had
arrested her bench warrant When informed of her
presence In Court, Assistant DisrlctAtorney Sullivan
caused her to be arragned to plead to the indictment
against her for attempting to exort money from the
Rev. Dr. Carter by writing threatening letter. The
technical crime under tho statute Is attempt To COM
nit robbery in the second degree. On motion of Mr..
sullivan, size committed TO the TomDs until the
further order OF the Court and notice given that 70
motion for trial would bo made next week.
Year: 1872

Daniel Fox sued the city in the Supreme
Court for 400 the value OF mare which he purchased
for S25, but which, being fast trotter he valued at
from 81 200 TO 81 400. In January, 1867 while driving up
seconiaye., tho stepped into hole in the street,
and the plaintiff thrown over her head The collar
bone OF the broken and she otherwise In
ured. After nursing her in vain for two weeks she was
shot, and this suit brought TO her value. 1t
shown that the police we're informed OF the hole two
weeks before the accident Judge Van Brunt charged
IL the city authorities received notice Of the defect
in the street and the place open two weeks they
Ought tO haye known OF it, then the jury must nd iior
the paintG He refused however, to charge that notice
TO police captain necessarily notice To the city.
and left the Jury to decide that question, and to deter


mine the value OF the animal, and whether the plaintiff
was ited interest The jury found for Ihe plaintiff
Sl,Ol3, without interest.
Year: 1872

.fWhat will you take to drink p ask
ed waiter of young lad who for
the first time had accompanied his fa-
ther to public dinner. Uncertain
what to say-feeling sure he could
not be wrong if he followed his ia
ther's example, he replied, aI'll take
what father takes.T The answer
reached his fathers ear, and instant
ly the full responsibility of his
position flashed upon him. And the
father shuddered as the history of sew
eral young men once as promising as
his own bright lad and ruined by
drink, started up in solemn warning
before him. Rapidly these thoughts
went through his mind off the boy
falls he will not have me to blame
and then in tone tremulops, with
emotion, and to the astonishment of
those who knew him, he said, "Wait-
er, I'll take water" and from that day
TO this strong drink has been banish-
ed from that mans house.
Year: 1872

Hand or headwork ought to be post
poned until the stomach is satisfied.
The digestive organs ought to be sup
piled as soon as may be after sleep is
shaken off. The lawyer. should not
go, to his Office, nor the preacher to
his desk, until he has ministered to
the carna1 appetite. Sermons written
on an empty stomach will have in
them but thinspiritual nutriment. We
give no praise to any one who boasts
that he has done half days work be-
before his morning meal, whether in
the milking of cows or in the prepa-
ration of briefs. A constitutional
walk" of two, four or six miles, when
the stomach is empty, is not according
to good physiology, in spite ofthe ex-
ample of aristocratic Boston ladies.
Dickens dld not get long life from the
habit. A short walk or run in the
fresh air may be well enough, and a
few turns with the dumb bells, But
the gymnasium should not be opened
in the first hours of the morning.
Herald Of Health.
Year: 1872

IS Vice and laziness have everywhere
their yotaries, and the vestiges of the
s'shabby footstep" are TO be met with
in all places. No human beings ever
congregated into community with
iout including among themselves the
just and the unjust, the wise and the
ignorant. tho evil and the good.
Year: 1872

BAD FOR THE BUFFALO 1T appears
that the bnffa,oes were very much dis
commoded by the late terrible snow
storm on the Pacific Railroad While
one train of cars was embedded in the
snow these animals gathered 70 the lee
side for shelter. A correspondent says;
If dny one felt disposed he might, from
hi, seat in the car, pop them over with
his revolver Il the rest would not move
thew coull not I've driven away by engine
whisiling or human voice, hut crowded
their shaggy ssles close up TO the cars
aud there STOOL with bowed heads for
the storm to pass. Many were seen to
fall down in their tracks, dead from the
cold, and when at last the train was dug
out and moved of, the track was lined
with these huge, shaggy, frozen carcass
es." We think a robe a luxury in win
ter-so it is. Imagine the severity Of
the weather wheH the animal which fur.
nishes the robe freeses V death under
his natural peetsstsen
Year: 1872

FROM SAN FRANCIsCo.-A private let
ter from the metropolis furnishes this in
formation Times are dull and will be
until after Holidays. Stratton will prob
ably give up the Tide Land Commission
as soon as they can arrange affairs legally
to stop any future trouble. Tide Land
Commissioners, like other people, think
the laborer is worthy of his hire, and are
not inclined to work without pay. Moth
ing new but the "Damond Swindle,"
and that is old now. Nearly everybody
is pleased to see the sharp ones caught in
such a way, and look upon it as good
joke. Mrs. j. G. Mason is improving
slightly"
Year: 1872

FROM LEwIsToN.-In another column
will be found a communication from this
little town. "Travis" promises to write
once u month, and keep us posted. We
hope he will. A letter should be sent to
the JOURNAL, at least that often from
every place in the county. There is al
ways something to write about if people
only thought so. Let some one in each
locality take it upon himself or herself
1--WE have no objection to female CORE
spondents) to write to us and by so doing
people all over the county and outside
will know what is going on.
Year: 1872

BUcKsKIN.-Joseph Craig this week
gives notice that he is prepared to make
Buckskin Gloves to order, and also that
he will pay the highest market rates for
good buckskins-dressed or undressed.
Year: 1872

The italian people are suffering from
tho effects of disastrous visitation,
caused by a sudden inundation OF the
,,etpr Of the river Po. The desoiatl0n
Is widespread and the suffering extreme.
Forty thousand persons have been
made houseless. This condition OF af-
fairs will tend TO impress the mind OF
Christendom still more fOrcibly with
tie idea that the Italians are being spe-
ciailv chastised from on High just now
for some Offense.
Year: 1872

The New York World very positively
eontradicted a statement made In the
Tribune that Richard Taylor, son Of
President Zachary Taylor, was in favor
OF the Cincinnati nominees. The New
Orleans Times SAYS: 1--WE do not know
l,y what authority the World contradIcts
what is universally accepted in this city
as a fixed fact, that General Taylor does
believe that the Democratic party has
no other way of 'deliyerance OF the land
than by the acceptance and Endorsement
of the Cincinnati nominations. he,
however. is here on the ground, and will
be very apt in due time to speak for
himself"
Year: 1872

Sunday School Library System
The system adopted by the Lutheran
Sunday School for the care of their
library and distribution of books is the
best we ever saw.


The school has about four hundred
books in its library and the mode Of
managing it is as follows:


The book case has the necessary
number Of shelves and each shelf is
partitioned off so that each book has
its own place. Each book Is number
ed in two places-One inside the cover
and one number on the back. Its
place in the bookcase is also num-
bered, 50 that no trouble is experienced
in returning it to where it belongs.
For the distribution OF the books there
have beeR printed catalogues contain
ing the names of all the volumes in
the library. Each scholar is furnished
vita one Of these catalogues aud also
with a card printed with blank spaces
on which to designate the numbers of
,he books selected. Each scholar is
required 10 keep -four books selected IN
advance. The librarian also has a
card with each scholars pane upon il
which is put in the place % the book
taken by any scholar. The scholars
when they come to the school deposit
the books they have had, on the table
Of the librarian together with the
card Of their selections OF other books.
The librarian returns the books 70 their
respective places taking out the cards
that answered as a receipt for them
He then proceeds to get the book that
each scholar has selected and on re-
moving it from the case puts the card
with the name Of the recipient upon
it, in its place In case one or more
have selected the same book, the one
having his card first in, gets the
preference, while the other is given
one Of the four others he has selected
in advance. By this mode, which is
much simpler in practice than itlOoks
from an explanation, no trouble is
experienced in conducting the library.
It Is impossible to loose a bOsk, no
confusion occurs in the selecting Of
books, aud the work of the librarian
is done by the time the school closes.
Year: 1872

Judge Stallo of Ohio supple ments
his recent Liberal manifesto by
vigorous letter to a Missouri inquirer,
indicating the measures that Liberal
Republicans and Reform Democrats
cannot possibly join hands in. He
thinks the present party line arbitrary
and absolute; large sections Of both Of
the great parties agree on questions
that now supercede long settled differ
ences heretofore keeping them apart.
Platforms must be framed, and then
parties will form to support them
He cannot be brought to sustain Judge
Davis, not only because the Labor
platform is repugnant, but because
that gentleman represents certain
dogmas that are obnoxious to large
portion of the party. Furthermore,
he asserts: "We cannot ignore the
tariff and bank questions in our plat
form for, at last all the propositions
upon which our reunion and Reform
Club was organized are but eOrrola-
ries of the simple principle that the
General Government must not inter-
fere with the concerns Of the individ-
ual or of the State"


The ideas of Judge Stallo are what
might be expected from a man Of his
character. He is undoubtedly honest
in his convictions, but equally SO are
others in the Liberal movement who
will not agree with him. How are
the differences to be eadjusted? Judge
Stallo wants platform made and the
party must be manufactured to suit
it. Others hope to bring portion of
both parties together and by being
conservative enable them to agree
upon platform. It is one thing t.
want a new party aud another to ere
ate it; if it is expected that enough of
each party will give up their prinei-
piles to go after unseen and unheard
gods, the managers Of the movement
are the most sanguine persons in the
world.


The Liberal movement must fall
from its own elements Of weakness
in which its strength lies. BY this
statement we mean that the leading
men in the affair are 50 determined
on their own ideas that they will con-
slider no other.
Year: 1872

Your every day toilet is part
of your character. A girl that
looks like a "fnry" or F'slovt n"
in the morning, is not to be
Irusted,G however finely she
may may look in tho evening.
No matter how humble your
room may be, there are eight
articles it should contain,
namely: .... .r,...r r.........


A mirror, washstand, soap,
towel, comb, hair, nail and
tooth brushes. These are just
as essential as your breakfast,
before which you should make
good use of them. Parents
who fail to provide their chill
dren with such appliances, not
only make a great mistake,
but commit a sin of omission.


Look tidy in the morning.
and after dinner work is over,
improve your toilet. Make it
a rule of your daily life TO
"dress mp" for the afternoon.
Your dress may or need not be
anything better than calico;
but with a ribbon or flower, or
some bitof ornament, you can
have an air of seIf-respect and
satisfaction that invariably
comes with being well dressed.
a girl with me SenSlOiiItleS
can not help feeling embarrass-r
ed and awkward in a ragged
and dirty dress, with her hair
unkempt, should a neighbor
come in. Moreover, your self
respect should demand the de-
cent apparelling of your body.
You should make it Il point TO
look as well as you can, even.
if you know nobody will see
you but yourself. aezsaHl 5ssa.
Year: 1872

Some o. Uncle Sans agents seem TO
have run the blockade" aud brought
for the readers OF the REGISTER this
morning batch of Charleston news,
some OF which is comparatively late,
and all OF which is interesting. We
surrender our second and third pages to
this matter, and regret that we have not
room TOR more. The first three articles
of the Constitution as reported by the
committee, and the report OF the COM
m;ttee on the Executive Department OF
the State government, are at hand and
will be published in full tomorrow.
Thus far the REGISTER has full
filled lis promise OF furnishing
il readers with full and reliable
reports Of proceedings at the Capital,
and, barring the Inconvenience and
ANNOYANCE occasion ed by the ice block
aie and the irregularity of the mails,
we have been able to keep our readers
fully posted as to the progress OF that
legislation il w.i.h the State is most
deeply interested. Our correspondents
at the Capital furnish a very spicy
resume OF every days proceedings and
comment with the most refreshing free
dom upon both men and measures.
Their letters show the different views
taken by independent observers Of the
the same transaction and thus enable
the reader to see all sides Of the ques-
tons discussed.
Year: 1872

We have received advance sheets oil
the annual report Of the General Super
intendent OF Free Schools. From the
cursory examination we have as yet
been able to bestow, we are glad to note
that the condition of the free schools is
more prosperous than ever before, that
the system is gaining rapidly in public
esteem, and that Hon. CHARLES S
LEWIS, the Superintendent, is emphat'
ically the right man in the right place.
A vast amount Of important work has
been done in this department during the
past year. and we will endeavor to fur
nsh our readers, as early as possible,
with copious extracts from the report
and a summary of the present condition
OF school affairs.


We regret to observe that there is a
disposition on the part Of some Of the
members Of the Constitutional Conven-
ton TO abolish the office of State
Superintendent Of Free Schools. We
can scarcely say that we are surprised
at this, for at almost every session OF
the Legislature since the adoption OF
the free school system there has been
found some person to make q similar
attempt. 1t has uniformly failed here
tofore, the opposition to the change
growing stronger each year as the sys-
TEN grew in popularity and the people
became more familiar with its workings
and saw more clearly the necessity for
its careful supervision by competent
officer. And so we trust it may fail
now and always, as it ought to and
must fail if the school system is worth
preserving at all.


1t would be charitable to suppose
that the gentlemen who favor the
abandonment Of the State Superinten-
dency do not intend nor expect thereby
to destroy the efficiency OF the public
school system Of the State, and they
probably have some notion that the
schools would continue to progress IN
excellence and usefulness if this office
were abolished or a port ion Of its
duties devolved upon some other officer
of the State; and that the salary OF the
Superintendent would thus be saved TO
the treasury. There can be no more
pernicious mistake. The abolition OF
the State SUPPLEMENTARY provided
for in the present Constitution and laws,
will be fatal to the system and no
enemy could strike deadlier blow. al
the pubic schools than this. If the
Superintendency be taken away, tht
schools will inevitably languish AM
very soon 60 down.


Why, look at it! The value Of tbt
school property in the State is now abou
$l,250,O0000. There was expended fol
school purposes during the year nearly
100000, one-half more than all the
other expenses Of the State government
What business firm or corporation i:
rethat, owning this amount Of proper
sy and annually expending this amount
Of money, would be willing to conduct
itsoperations without the services of 6
careful, watchful and competent super
intendent2 The company that would
permit its business to go "at loose ends
as these gentlemen propose to conduct
the school system, would inevitabl,
Year: 1872

REFoRM.-Our City Council are tax
ing prompt and energetic measures to
redeem this city from the imputation of
being the most lawless and dissolute
place upon Puget Sound. 1t has been
determined to suppress public gambling,
close saloons and business houses on
Sunday, and enforce the laws vigorously
and impartially. Now, if our police
officers do their duly as directed, our
citizens will not be ashamed to have
strangers to look over our town any
day i'll the week. 1t will be observed
also, that in anticipation of this en-
forcement of proper police regulations,
large share of our vagabond popula-
ton have left for other parts, and Jour
city is assuming the aspect of a well
regulated and law-abiding community.
We may now reasonably anticipate that
by the opening of another spring, pub
lie houses of prostitution and dens of
vice will not openly faunt their yocations
to the public gaze.