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Year: 1873

Stokes was visited by reporter in the
cell of the condemned at the Tombs where
he was placed after his return from court
He spoke in cheerful, careless tone, occa-
sionally giving vent to blasphemy, and was
al first as cool and unconcerned as if he had
not a short time before heard the awful
words of his sentence, though he grew ex-
cited and violent Stokes said in sub
stance:


Money was used az inst me | don
mean to say that the judge was bought, nor
the jury with an OATH the witnesses
and the private counsel were. That jury
was determined to convict me. They were
towards and public opinion did it. They
convicted me because of my respectability
yes, it was my social position. If when
had come out of the courtroom | had seen
the whole city in ashes | could not have
been more surprised than | was when
heard the verdict. When | woke up yes
terday morning thought it was a dream,
and had to pick up the morning papers
and read them before could be sure of it.
| shall have n new trial or something of the
sort They're going to get a stay of pro-
ceedingS from the General Term. I'm all
right Never felt healthier in my life
Why. Just think of that verdict have
public opinion on my side now. Look al
me. Do look like man who would 20
out of his way to commit murder
Is it likely that went TO such
public place To shoot Jim Fisk ?
/ always avoided him. don't like
this cell. but its only temporary, you know
I'll soon be back up stairs in my other cell
when | get my stay of proceedings. | tell
vou | would have avoided Fisk and gone
quietly by him when saw him, if he'd let
me alone Yet Hart says | cried ont. Il
have YOU now and fired. Would | be
likely to say that, if was going to kill You,
with you only three feet from me? But
there was premeditation to be proved. don't
You see? Fisk was in the dark and | was
exposed to the light lie saw me first of
course. | saw him fire before ! did, or
wouljn't have killed him, would ? Money
hid Fsk's pistol People will see this
thing differently some day The Erie ring
isn't broken vet. Its an Infamous thing TO
allow priEaie counsel in such a ease, and
that man IND Fellows were both bought.
But | have clear conscience; yes, I've a
clear conscience. don't know how IN
going to get new trial, bat am sure to
get it. But if don't with an OATH |
don care. | don't care any way; my con-
science l. clear.
Year: 1873

Mr.. Summers condition does not improve.
Washington dispatches say he has not
slept much for the past four nights and is
growing weak from the loss of sleep.
However, he rode out Thursday and seemed
to feel better for it. 1t is very doubtful
whether Mr. Sumner will ever be able to
take his seat in the Senate again.
Year: 1873

Many believe that Stokes cannot escape
the gallow>. But his friends are powerful
and wealthy, and every pressure will be
brought to bear first for stay of proceed
ing~ and then for interference on the part
of the Governor Dix. The leading New
York newspapers, with the exception of the
World, regard the verdict as a just one.
The Trihme does not believe in capital pun
i-hment; but approves the sentence, a.
long as that is the law. SAYING that every
body j. reioiced to feel that hanging is not
played ont in New York. while hanging re-
mains the punishment for murder. and the
cells of the city prison are throngel with
mGrierer-.
Year: 1873

Though / did not understand her Ian
guage at the time, still never forgot it.
As / always obeyed her slightest in
functions, so / did this, and the locket
is still my only jewel" and unfastening
her beads she handed il to Mrs. Hewitt,
who, after examining it carefully, as
she thought, passed it to her husband.
Tears dropped from the Coloners eyes
as he eagerly grasped the little treasure,
exclaiming in an excited manner:


at is the identical locket that my
father presented to my mother on her
bridal day, and which l have often
heard her say she priced more than her
and touching n secret
spring, he held it up to view, revealing
the face of both parents in the bloom of
youth. Handing it to Lodi, she gazed
for the first time since her baby-hOod
upon the faces of those who went sor-
rowing to their graves for their loss.
The brother and sister were not the
only ones who wept, for not a dry eye
was there in that group.


AS tears mitigate our sorrows and
serve in a measure to wash their acute
ness away, so did Maggie at last become
composed enough to again resume the
recital of her tale.


ITO be continued
Year: 1873

OF all the laws that ever disgr8ced the
statutes of civilized people, that which
proposes the license to open n grOg shop
is the most disgraceful. 1t is not only
directly calculated to destroy the prop
erty, health and lives of the peOple-the
most important interests that il is the
province of law to protect-but it is vir-
tually setting aside the law of God, and
making it legal for men to commit
crime. Under it every conceivable
crime finds protection, and every virtue
finds its death. Instead of protecting
the innocent from the devilish designs
of the guilty, it throws the cloak Of re
spectability over the vilest criminal g,
and delivers over the suffering victim to
the tender mercies of n set of cold
blooded villains, and, for so much
money, pledges society to aid in the
most unblushing robbery. It enables
the rum-seller, the most detestable OF
all criminals, to hold up his head among
respectable dealers, and gives him.
through his Influence over his deluded
victims, the power to command the sup
port and the willing obedience of pOliti-
cal parties. To repeat the license sys-
tenn, and enact in its place Prohibition,
would at once strip from the liquor
traffic all of its borrowed respectaoiI Ityi
and place rum-sellers where ne flgilt-
fully belongs, by the side OF the morse
thief. the counterfeiter and the gtnloiet-


Under the ban of law the HlOItl Scill-


ment of the people would soon stamp


the dram-shop with the orahd OF con-
demnation, and the politician VINO


yvonId dare to link his fortunes with the
ontIaved traffic would speedily ilnd ms


DlistaI,e. and in the future avoid all
snch entangling alliances. To the ac-
,Iis,nnent of this work every effort
of femperance men should be bent. No
Consideration of party-no desire for the
sy1ccess of this or that candidate for
office-no appeals from interested place
seekers should be allowed to prevent the
consistent temperance man from cast
ing his ballot in favor of the removal of
this stain from the statute books Of the
State, and in its place enacting the pro-
hibition of the rum traffic. The pOliti-
clan who, to secure place, is willing to
pander to such a body and sOul-destrOy-
ing business as the rum traffic, deserves
only the scOrn and contempt of honest
men, and the political party which is
willing to submit to the dictation OF the
dram-shOp, deserves to die and it is the
duty of every temperanceoman IN the
country to aid in burying every suc1
party in grave SO deep that no sound
of resurrection shall ever break upon. lla
slumbers. Down with the rum traffic
and all who support it, should be tue
battle cry of every friend 10 temp
anee.
Year: 1873

Brain work costs more food than hand
work. According to careful estimates
and analyses of the excretions, three
hours of hard study wear out the body
more than a whole day of severe physi-
cal labor. Another evidence of the cost
of brain work is obtained from the fact
that though the brain is only one-for-
tieth the weight of the body it receives
about one-fifth of all the blood sent by
the heart into the system. Brain work
ers, therefore, require a more liberal
supply of food, and richer food, than
manual laborers.
Year: 1873

SOUTHERN farmers are beginning to feel
the same grievances and the same need for
organization in self-defense as the western
agriculturists. Atteiftion has already been
called to the agitation in Georgia, where
The introduction of the Grange is widely
favored, and the same movement is in pro-
gress in Virginia. The farmers Of that
state. believe that there is tacit but effec-
tive combination among the merchants Of
the state to keep up the price of their goods,
and to subyert this oppressive system they
mean to form themselves into Oranges.
One object to be accomplished by this
means will be the ability to purchase what
they need at wholesale prices, as is done
by the western Changers so successfully
Cbic000 Tribune.
Year: 1873

METEoRs.- - Certain meteors seen on
the night of the 10th are said to foretell an
early fall. Certain watermelon rinds seen
on the sidewalk of Main street this morn
ing did the same thing to one of our city
men, and many aching bones attested the
truth Of the business.
Year: 1873

PosToFFICE DEAD LETTER RULES.
There is very natural opposition to the
dead letter rules of The postoffice, by
which partial payments count for nothing.
As there is often disagreement among post
masters as to the proper stamp. innocent
persons have to suffer for the fault Of the
authorities as we'll as for slight neglect OF
their correspondents. The Inconvenience
caused to the department by the collection
of the deficiency is the reason given for
this rule !; but the answer to this is that
the public convenience is of more impor-
tance than that of Postoffice officials.
These rules do not apply with as much
force in Richmond as to other cities of
larger growth.
Year: 1873

THE VIRGINIA RIDING CLUB.--This
club has agreed with the executive commit
tee of the state agricultural society
upon programme for its races next fall.
They have adopted as rule that no horse
that has ever been entered for the race of
any other jockey club or racing association
than theirs, shall be allowed to enter for
any club prize, and that entries shall close
on the 25th of October. They are also gem
orally otherwise making preparations to
give adventurous young horsemen an op.
portunity to dislocate their spinal vertebra
and disintegrate their cerebral terminus
for the delectation Of rural denizens at the
fair by means Of steeple chases and hur-
die races. From the present showing the
chances are exceedingly good for first
class catastrophe, with horse base.
Year: 1873

r There Is quite large number Of out
Ling accounts due this office. And we
1 imagine why, as they are all good. they
not paid. Possibly there is n lingering
!, on the part Of our friends to see their
Is in the paper. II so, we will try and
Immediate them soon.
Year: 1873

There is man in this city who is SC
affectionately fond of his wife that he
| is jealous if man who looks within


forty-five degrees of the direction in
in which she may happen to be. The
other day a gentleman spoke to her and
he Immediately threatened suicide. His
wife was dispatched fora bottle of pois-
on, which she had put up at the drug
gist's. consisting of a little water col
ored with liquorice and bottled with a
glaring poison label outside. When he
threatened to take some OF it, and actu-
ally poured it into a wine glass, she
screamed for help and ran into another
room, where she could watch him
through the keyhole, and saw him cool
ly open the window and throw it out.
She then rushed back, apparently fran
tic with grief, and implored him not to
do the rash deed. He merely pointed
at the glass, and laying down on the
floor, began to kick out his legs like a
jumping.ja jack. She told him she was
determined to share his fate, and swal-
lowed the rest of the liquoriee water,
whereupon he. became really frighten-
ened, called the. neighbors, confessed
that he only slammed, and said that if
she only survived he never would
trouble her again. Then Unexplained
the ruse,. and he was so mortified he
tried to buy up tht silence of the neigh
bors, but the story was too good to
keep. lie is thoroughly cured.
Year: 1873

A 5roken-hearted young thing writes
to weekly paper as follows: "About
three years ago became acquainted with
a young gentleman; and although he never
paid me any particular attention, he would
often accompany me to and from church,
SC. But lately i noticed great change in
him. He avoids me as much as possible
and starts if l address him. Can he rave
ceased to love me :-for / know he did,
though he.nnevcr said SO. If Thought he had.
it would break my heart" Perhaps we
ought not to interfere in this matter; bn'
as we know exactly what should be done
with young men, we feel as if we ought
to speak out. Do not attempt to reasor
with him, or cajole him, or pacify him


The next time he calls take monkey


wrench, fasten it securly upon his nose


lead him off to the dining-room, and as


him in firm voice what he means.


he won't answer, twist the wrench thre


or four times, and butt his head up again.


the stove or the mantelpiece until hi
Egloe1is dispellcd. If he says he cease


to love you, let your fingers daily with h


ylnglets lovingly for a few minutes, an
then suddenly lift out couple Of fhandsfu
and have an Irishman at hand to come
and sit on him awhile, and knock out h


teeth, and jump up and down ON him, ar


be sociable. Then let him 60, ar
r commence your arrangements to roI
/, in a fresh man. You cannot aitosd


I waste your young life upon such wret'
e as this; and where heart will not throb
!, heart, or soul respond to soul, the b
thing to do is to torture the nose at on.
Year: 1873

Anew Hampshire farmer OF ofexperieneei
declares his belief that cattle which it is
intended to fatten should never be permit
ted to run at large, not even in open yards,
droppings can be saved, owinglto the ac-l
ton of air and rain. 1t is wiser to con-
fine them in close but welI-ventilated and
roomy stables. The bedding should be
abundant and deep, as it will add to the
comfort of the animals and absorb the
liquid droppings.. The same might be
said of all stock kept on farm. though
their manure is less valuable. Manure is
the great object, and none of it should be
lost. When we come to have better farm
ing-that is, when the land grows richer
instead of poorer--more care will he taken
in this matter and less money will be paid
for artificial fertilizers.
Year: 1873

It is given to some women to see point
clearly, and state 1t comprehensively. For
instance, an Iowa woman concludes sar.
castle article on female suffrage thus point
edly: You may look at this matter in What
ever light you will, but simmer It down,
and it is but a quarrel with the Almighty
that we are not all menu aaf
Year: 1873

We would call the attention of owners Of
horse flesh to the following article, which
we clip from one Of our exchanges, in re-
slation to shoeing horses " Horses are now
shod for road work, with the heel. .corks
set leDgthwise of the shoes on the fore foot
instead Of crosswise, as formerly. The
new fashion prevents the horse from slip
ping sideways, and is highly in favor with
owners of valuable horses who have tried
the 1change.n
Year: 1873

Cling to These Who Cling to You.
There are many frinds Of summer,


Who are kind while flowers bloom,
But when winter chills the blossoms,
They depart with the perfume,
On the broad highway of action,


Friends Of worth are far and few;
So when one has proved his friendship,
Cling to him who clings to you.
Do not harshly judge your neighbor,


Do not deem his life untrue,
If he make no great pretentions


Deeds are great. though words are few
Those who stand amid the tempest,


Firm as when tie skies are blue,
viii be friends while life enduretb


Cling to those who cling to you.
When you see worthy brother.


Buffeting the stormy main,
Lend helping hand fraternal,


Till he reach the shore again;
Don't desert the old and tried friend
When misfortune comes in view,
For ho then needs friendships comforts
Cling to those who cling to you.
Year: 1873

~ The tide OF immigration is steadily set
ting in, and the first thing eastern people dc
is to throw away their New York Hats and buy
q new one of DESMOND. They say there Is nc
comparison between the two.
Year: 1873

A GENTLEMAN LATELY FROM
IA the east is desirous of making an ar
rangement with some one In or near the city,
engaged In the cultivation Of semi-trOpical and
other fruits, for the purpose of gaining prac-
teal knowledge Of fruit raising. Am not
afraid of work and will devote my whole time
and attention to the business. Good references
Address, stating where an interview may be
had, Lock Box 463, p. O. del2d2wl
Year: 1873

\ meeting Of the exposition directors
was held in the parlors of the Peabody
hotel last night, at which every one of
the members Of the board were present.
Itwas, in the language Of one present,
A "rOusing" meeting, at which there
was much said by some Of our best men
that encourages US tC believe in a great
future for the city, and that she is short
ly destined to come out Of all her difficult
ties, tribulations and misfortunes much
the better, perhaps, for their occurrence.
Applications for space have already
been received from intending exhibitors
residing in st. Louis, Cincinnati and
other cities, all of whom, it is needless
for US to say, will be doubly welcome
here in view of the conspicuous and mu-
nihcent iberality of those cities to our
stricken poor. Correspondents in
the surrounding country also an
nounce the impatience of the
people to visit Memphis and
make the occasion of the Exposi-
tion answer the double purpose Of
pleasure and sympathy. From every
quarter encouragement pours in upon
the officers and directors, and they feel
sanguine that, late as it is and short as
the time before its Inauguration, the
Exposition of 1873 will be, all things
considered, as successful as that of 1872,
Of which we were all so proud.
Year: 1873

years. There was mach exciting debate,
and finally a vote o. urgency on the mo-


aon OF the right was sustained. From
the message and debate the fate Of
France is still an unsolved problem. A
single day may see Paris again in a
blaze of revolution. But one thing is
certain-the people in the end are bound
to win. The days of kings and the hum-
bug Of divine right went out in the
smoke Of Sedan.
Year: 1873

Last night a fashionable audience
witnessed the presentation Of the drama
BFdtch and Wait, at the Memphis
Theater. 1t was the first night of the
season, and augurs well for the future
success of the new management. The
drGmGtis personHG who appeared last
night for the first time, won golden
opinions from an audience hard to please
in theatricals. The piece was splendidly
mounted, and was witnessed with real
pleasure by a full and joyous house.
We congratulate Messrs. Lefiingwell
and Goby on the brilliant success of
their first venture.
Year: 1873

WAsHNaToN, March 2.-The POST
MASTER General denies the telegraphed
report that the flles Of his department
show that Colfax was the attorney or
lobbyist Of Nesbitt. He says that the
finding of the Nesbitt contract for
stamped envelopes had been eXtended'by
his predecessor without advertising for
its completion. He referred the question
Of legality 10 the Attorney General, who
decided It to be without the sanction OF
law, and that the Department should ter.
inmate the same on reasonable notice and
issue proposal Tor new contract, which
was done. In the meantime the question
arose as to the temporary supply until the
new supply OF the new contract should
commence, and ii was to this temporary
supply that Coliax urged that the heirs OI
Nesbitt, having the necessary buildings,
machinery and materials, and not having
forfeited their contract by any malfeas.
ance, should have an opportunity to work
up the same until the new contract was
let, or that they be allowed TO
present argument Hs TO tho validity
OF their contract, lS extended by
these views as to the temporary supply
seemed sojust and reasonable that they
were adopted by the department, Nnd the
heirs Of Nesbitt were employed TO furnish
atemporAry supply though ut u reduced
cost Of l5per cent upon old prices; the
extension had been pronounced illegal BY
The Attorney general, and no argu-
ment upon this point would have avail
ed against his decision, no matter
from whom II came. The Postmaster
General further says that he never sup
posed for moment that CollaX designed
OF attempted to influence him in his Off
cial action in any manner improper, and
that similar suggestions as TO the interests
ol constituents arc frequently made BY
members OF Congress without comment
or inlimation on their improperly.
Year: 1873

There's soft little hand with Just one or two
There's a dozen Of aimples, and some other


things;
And the hand is as white and as pretty, l


know,
AS the prints of the birds on the new-fallen


snow.
It is soft. it is warm. and its pressure is sweet,
When, by chance or design, fingers happen to


meet,
And the lady who owns it is pretty and free
Except in the promise she's just made to me.
IT'S a hand to be fondled, and petted and kiss


ed,
When encased in white kid, on society's list;
'Tis a hand to be held, and be loved with the
When the gloves thrown aside and Somebody's


at rest.
'Tis hand in adversely sorrow or care
When the brain burns with fever, or chils in


the air
'Tis hand to smooth wrinkles and Danish the


pain.
When lights are burning low, and life's breath


on the wane.
'Tis a hand for the death-bed, to take the last


pledge,
When the grave yawns in waiting, with Death


at Its edge
With the future unknown, and the hungriest
Is waiting to hide all that's not gone to God.
'Tis a hand for bridal, to give all the trust
That life has been given, as some time it


must
With the heart, and the life, and the faith and


the name
And all the fond tribute its owner can claim.
Year: 1873

Al THIS season of the year, many Young
horses are weak and i'll -thrven from causes
connected with teething. The mouth is
sore and not, the gums are swollen and ten
der, the ridged palate becomes so much
congested and enlarged that it comes below
the level of the teeth, and is painfully
bruised when the animal attempts to chew
his ordinary hard food. From the difficulty
and pain attendant on feeding, the animal
does not take sufficient nutriment, and
strength and condition accordingly fail
This tnmid, tender state of the mouth is
technically known as lampas In older
books of farriery, it is described as an alb
normal growth; in popular estimation it is
still looked upon as disease in reality it
is nothing more than a natural condition of
the gums and adjacent parts common in
young teething animals of all sorts. The
developement and eruption of the teeth de-
mand large supply of blood and nervous
influence; as occurs in the growth and
rapid repair of other textures, adjacent
soft parts become turgid with blood.


These considerations will indicate the alb
surdty of the old-fashioned treatment of
lampas. The only rational treatment which
these cases of So-called lampas require
consists in the careful lancing or cutting
with a sharp knife, of the palate if it is so
much swollen as to interfere with mastlca-
tion. The cutting does not require to be
deep or repeated; the discharge of very
little blood, as in the lancng of chld's
hot, swollen gum, suffices to relieve the
congestion and tenderness of the colts
mouth. Any of the sucking teeth which
have got misplaced, and appear to prevent
the eruption of their permanent successors,
should be removed with the fingers or with
a pair of pliers. Whilst the gums are ten
der, and the teeth, both in front and behind
are irregular, it is very important that the
young horses should have their food sup
piled 10 them in a soft and easily masticat-
ed condition. 1t is desirable that the oats
or other grain be given hgused ); that the
bulk of the fodder be cut or softened by
soaking or sleeping, and that well-prepar-
ed mashes and cut roots be given more fre-
quently and freely than usual. Horse own
ers should notice from time to time the
state OF the mouth and teeth of their horses,
and by soft and digestible food, lighter la
Dor, and the lancing of the swollen gums,
where that is required, they greatly miti-
gate the pain and prevent the untoward
results of teething. American Stock Jonr-
nal