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Year: 1872

The " Y Heyald tells what one of it.


reporters heard and saw on recent


visit to Blackwell's Island. In the fe.


male department of the Pepitcntary,


one Of the prisoners said "There is


usually enough to eat, sch as il is but


arrah musha TAT stuff it is. 1t isn't fiji


for pig, except the bread. > They have


bread and horr1d coffee for breakfast a


chunk of bread and soup for dinner, and


bread and black coffee for supper. Ii
any refuse to work al til institutions they
are confined in a dark cell and put on
bread and water for twenty-four hours,
and sometimes for forty-eight hours.
None of the males at work on the Island
could be seen, owing TO the close watch
kept upon them by the keepers. The
reporter conversed with some who had
been discharged, however. He was told
that some of the prisoners could do about
as they like if they are known in the
right quarter, which was thus explained


You are arrested and locked up at
station house with niggers and bummers.
YoT'n send out by the doorman, if you
have dollar to pay for it, letter to
your alderman or some good friend of in
tluence. If it reaches him, when you go
TO court next morning you'll find the
judge ''nbsent by sickness" and the
alderman on the bench. The ''cop" will
take you before the dummy Justice
and make his charge. The alderman
will give you hail Columbia ; tell you
you are an internal scoundrel who ought
to be in Sing Sing, but as you are man
OF family he'll send you to the island for
a week


The bill of fare was described as being |
Every bad" Visitors generally v are not |
permitted to go through the Penitentiary
even should they have an order from the
Commissioners, unless by feeling some
of the pet prisoners. All you had to do
the reporter was told, was to put fifty
cents or dollar in the hands of one of
the prisoners they keep about the office
to receive donations. l tell Won them
fellows are a set of politicians put in
there to make money. I've given them
mo ley often and lave no trouble. If
you pay for 1t you can send whiskey or
anything else to prisoner.
Year: 1872

As we say on the frontier, Henry Ward Beecher has level head, and ill June last he wrote as follows:

 General Howard, who certainly will not be accused of undue lack of phi lanthropy, has come to the conclusion, ii the last reports are correct, that the Apache question must be dealt with by the strong hand rather than by the glib tongue. As we long ago pointed cut, there must be unity and consistency in the course of the Gov ernment toward the numerous and treacherous tribes who are chased under the name in Arizona. Pow VOWS with Chiefs do no good n such Q case. since there are no Chiefs whose authority is respected among them We rust that General Howard s re- port will set the matter at rest, so far as sentiment is concerned and that General Crook will be allowed to proceed with the strict enforcement of justice and order upon [; ds and whites' alike
Year: 1872

Much as 1t may shock persons ig- norant of the character of the Apa- ches, the course now being pursued by Geneial Crooks troops in Arizone is the only one calculated to bring them to terms, to teach them finally that murder and pillage are unproftable and to give peace to the brave and industrious settlers who are trying to develop great resources for the benefit of the whole country. The temporiz- ing policy, so long followed, has en- couraged the savsges to believe they could stay and rob with impunity, and the long list of their unofending vio- tims far outnumbers the list of In- dians killed in battle Now that the war Is carried into their mountain re- treats and rancherias, they will obtaIn new ideas of the power of the enemy they have so long condemned, and will ere long be glad to sue for peace in earnest, and to accept the guardian ship of the Government.-TS San Fran cisco Bulletin
Year: 1872

ceive the peoples money for lands which the General Land Office patents to the people, post-offices and postal routes, &c., as an Indian Country " but as so few men of even experience and assumed wisdom have common sense, our surprise ought not to have been so great, if our opossitiou was so vigorous, correct and successful.

 A case involving question of what Indian country IS, recently came be- fore the United States District Court in Oregon. The presiding Judge is Lorenzo Sawyer, formerly one of the most eminent members of the Su- preme Court of California. The case grew out of the arrest and imprison- ment of a citizen by Captain Goodalo of the Twenty-third Infantry, on the charge of introducing liquor into an Indian country" and selling 1t to h. dians near the post in command of defendant. After 8 full hearing of the case, Judge Sawyer, among other points, charged the jury:

 That an Indian country in Oregon could only be within the limits of an Indian reservation; and that such reservation might be both military reserve and In dian reservation at the same time; and that the law of Congress did not permit an officer to confne Q prisoner more than i've days without starting with him to deliver him up to the civil authorities for trial, and that the law WAS peremptory and not directory.
Year: 1872

SWEENEY HELD FOR THE DEATH OF YOUNG DAVIS.


Announcement of the death of the junior
Davis was made in the second edition Of the
COMMERCIAL yesterday. 1t seems that after
the blow had been given him he was able to re-
gain his feet, but afterwards became insensble
and fingered until yesterday morning, when he
died


A coroners inquest was then held, which rem
dered verdict that the deceased came TO his
death from blow inflicted by Hugh Sweeney.
Sweeney was therefore committed to jail to
await trial on the charge of causing the death
of Davis This morning ,Sweeneys father start
ed for Bridgeton to endeayor to procure the re-


lease of his on bail, but it is hardly possible
that he will succeed, since murder is not ball
| able offence.


Those of sweeney's friends who were present
and participated in the affray stouty protest his
| innocence. They say the blow WAS struck by
another man and not by Sweeney.


The impression prevails iii some quarters That
the prisoner is already condemned and his fate
sealed-that the trial will be er pdrte one, and
no matter what may be the evidence, conviction
will surely ensue Such a conclusion is ridicu-
lous. The New Jersey people, it is true pride
themselves upon the eXactness with which they
administer justice, but they are never austere.
If man be found guilty of crime, after a falr
and impartial trial, the authorities are gem rally
inexOrable, but we are unwilling to believe that
they ever close the avenues to any attempt of a
prisoner to prove his innocence. Sweeney Will
have a full, free and impartial trial his friends
will be allowed to produce alllegitimate evidence
bearing upon his innocence; the evidence whlch
they adduce will be considered in the light OF the
law and the facts and the verdict OF the jury
whatever it may be, will be made upon the testl-
mony which is brought out at the trial. Ii
Sweeney is guilty,h he will be dealt with according
to law il innocent, he will be acquitted. I'm
partial justice will be administered in either
Year: 1872

The nomination of Republican candidate
for Mayor takes place this afternoon 1t will be
conducted, we have no doubt in manner credi-
table to the Republican organization, 80 that
the decision reached will command the respect
of all it's members. 1t is likely that the vote
will be much less than that cast two weeks ago,
from the simple reason that busy people will
nottako time to attend SO many elections, But all
should discharge the duty who can, so that the
choice, when made, may be, without question
that of the mass of the Republicans of tie
Hty
Year: 1872

Reflect that sound mind and body are the
most necessary requisites to promote connubial
happiness, Indeed, without these the journey
through life becomes weary pilgrimage, the
prospect hourly darkens to the view, the mind
becomes shadowed with despair, and filed with
the melancholy reflection that the happiness OF
unoth.. is blighted with our own
Year: 1872

The Kalama Beacon gives currency to
TO a'rumor that Democratic Territorial
Convention will be held in that city for
the nomination of q candidate for Dele
gate to Congress, the nomination of
Judge McFadden having relapsed in con-
sequence of the postponement of the
election from June till November. We
hope and believe that no such Conven-
tion will be held; that the authorities
having in charge the Democratic organi-
zation will take no measures which will
draw party lines in this Territory i'll the
coming election, and that the same good
sense and sound judgment will be dis
played in their future action which char
;.cterized their last Convention; the first
in the United States to endorse the action
of the Cincinnati Convention after the
adjournment of that body.


The fight is good one as it stands.
We want no more of party in this Terri
tory; no more of ring combinations to
defeat the popular will through the in
strumentality Of party caucus; no more
the use of public offices as, rewards for
party services to unscrupulous politi-
clans. The uprising of the people thro'
the length and breadth of the country
which has no parallel in the civil COM
motions which have preceded it's
simply a popular protest against party
and its abuses. The candidates for
President and Vice President cast off
their patty shackles and stand forth
as the free epresentatives-sf free peo-
pie, pledged only to administer the Gov
ernment for the whole people, regard
less of party considerations. After their
election-which it is sacrilege to doubt
no faithful public officer will be dismiss
ed from the public service on party
grounds: no incompetent will be ap-
pointed for party services.


In this Territory the issue is preem-
inently between the people and their
plunderers "a junta Of spoils gatherers
fastened upon the public treasury by a
recreant Delegate in Congress, for whose
services the office-holders have every
thing and the people literally nothing
10 show.


Judge McFadden was not nominated
by any Of the usual appliances of party
Conventions; he was in no ordinary
sense party candidate; the Convention
but reflected the spontaneous will of the
people in presenting his name and he
reluctantly consented to become the can
aidate. He will be sustained regardless
Of former party affiliations, and there is
no need OF any new convention to ascer-
tain what is apparent to all, or to en-
barrass the contest with any old party
prejudices.


There is no Dem DC attic party or any
Republican party. These distinctions
have been swept away by the flood of
revolution in the popular sentiment,
and party endorsement carries with it
no prestige except to these who hope to
profit by party success. The party of
the future is Democratic Republican and
al other combinations must go down be-
fore it.
Year: 1872

SLOW Coaches mails may
make good time in reaching the city, but
they certainly do not make good time from
the dep6ts to the post-office at least, the
northern mail did not to-day. Our atten-
ton was called to the very slow time made
by the mail-wagon of Messrs. CARRIER & Co.
There is no ordinance of the city providing
that the United States mails shall be trans
ported through the streets at slower pace
than any other freight, and we claim that the
interests of the public atlarge demand that
no time shall be lost in carrying the mail.
bags from the dep6ts to the post-office.
Year: 1872

Beltecille, June 25.-The coroner's jury
of inquest into the cause of the recent ac-
cident on the Grand Trunk Railroad, find
that the disaster was purely accidental ;
that the track was in good condition, and
that the engineer was sober, efficient and
careful officer and died at his post.
Year: 1872

The Laporte Herald republishes an ar
ticle nearly column long, copied from
the Chicago Tribune, which commences
with an untruth and is mostly made up
Of the same kind of material The open
ing sentence is as follows; Senator
Morton, of Indiana, came into the Re
publican party at a late day, and was an
andy Johnsonite down to about the
period when that worthy went swinging
around the circle"


Any one ut all conversant with the polit
ical history of this state ought to know that
Senator Morton was "a Republican at the
earliest period of the party's existence,
and was an an-tislavery man before the
Republican party was organized, and yet
the Tribune says that Mr. Trumbull "vo-
ted and acted with the anti-slavery men
two years before the Republican party
was organized, and had grown grey in
the service before Mr.. Morton's banner
was seen in that holy cause We very
distincly remember that the Tribune was
quite as severe in its denunciations
against Senator TTUMBULL, for the
course he took in defence of Andy John.
son, as it was against Senator Henderson
of Missouri.


We were not at all surprised to see
such an article as the one referred to in
the Tribune, but we had certainly ex-
pected better things of the Herald than to
see it re-published in that paper, without
comment.
Year: 1872

The Plymouth Republican of last week
contained an item to the effect that How
ard NJ Brooke had sent his mother a
check for $4,000, that being the third
check for like amount that she has re-
ceived from him during the past year.
We have known Howard from his child
hood up, and he has always had that
same self-sacrificing and devoted love for
his mother, insomuch that he has denied
himself fine clothes and pleasuregoing
that he might contribute to her happi-
ness. There are few boys like How ard
l-ROchester Sentinel


Boys, here is an example worthy OF
imitation. We are also acquainted with
Howard, and take pleasure in testifying
to his excellent qualities of head and
heart The boy who is good to his
mother will always make good hus'
band.-B0urbon Mirror
Year: 1872

The Winamac Democrat and the Stark
County Ledger endorse the honesty of
the Democratic State printer, BRIGHT,
after he has honestly returned to the State
abstracted book-paper to the amount Of
over $S000-on compulsion. This is
worse than the endorsement the Re
publican central committee gave Conner
when he returned from the chairmanship
of the committee and that was bad
enough.


If the Tammany thieves escape the
penitentiary and divide literally, they
may stir up the sympathy of Democratic
leaders for the persecution they have been
subjected to.
Year: 1872

A large joyful party celebrated the sill
yer wedding of Mr. and Mrs A. S McClur
week ago last eve, at their pleasant home,
on Madison street The rooms were
crowded with the happiest and sociablest
OF guests, and the supper prepared by the
ladies, was as nice and satisfying as any
feast we ever tasted. The most note wor-
thy Of the presents was a silver tea-set,
of about dozen pieces The wish of all
is, that this excellent couple may live from
the silver to the golden anniversary of
of their marriage.-Laporte Herald


Our invitation did not reach us in time
1t has not come to hand yet
Year: 1872

1t is our painful duty to chronicle the
decease of another old and highly esteem
ed citizen of this county-CHARLEs VAIL,
who died suddenly of heart disease at his
residence in Springfield township, last
Saturday evening. Mr.. VAIL was one of
the earliest settlers in the county; man
of sterling worth; and beloved by all who
knew him. 1t is worthy of note that Mr..
VAIL was the first man to take out a mar
riage license and the first man married, IN
LaPorte County.
Year: 1872

argued at length by the attorneys for the
defense, they offered in evidence the fact
that BRIGHT had made restitution by de-
livering the paper to the Sectretary of
State While not legal defence, and
while the evidence il form was excluded,
the jury were put in possession of the
fact that under the pressure of the
Indictment Mr.. BRIGHT had disgorged.
Such defense would not acquit poor
devil who should steal stick of wood from
a neighbours woodpile, and returil it six
months after when indicted for larcency
but we were satisfied it would let DICK
out, and advised IA noNeIpr0sequt of the in
dictment as soon as he declared his will
iugncss to return the property out of
which he had defrauded the State


congratulate Dick upon his escape,
for it is nothing but an escape. We con
gratulate him still more upon his evident
disposition to desist from further fraudu
lent practices, and shall make it a special
duty Sc to watch his official conduct that
his strong desire to obtain money from
the treasury by fraud be restrained within
just bounds We don't know but we
might safely leave that matter to the flu
ture care Of SHOEMAKER That officer is
certainly under great obligations to us for
the useful lessons we have impaired to
him concerning his official duty, and if he
shall succeed hereafter in guarding the
Treasury against BRIGHTs unlawful de
signs, it will be because we have indelibly
impressed upon his mind the Importance
of attending carefully to his official du
ties.


The result of BRIGHT's case will also
eXalt. the excellence of our humane crimi-
nal code, and the method of its admins
tration, in the estimation of mercitul men.
Scoundrels Will also be encouraged to be-
lieve that however the Legislature may
seek to persecutc and punish them, there is
no crime or viilainy 50 fragrant but that a
corps of able cri ninal lawyers may sue
ceed ia finding o. devising some way OF
escape. Some cross grained, malignant
people of cadaverous aspect may be dis
posed to complain.


We would remind persons 50 disposed
that Section Is, Article /. Of the Consti
tuition Of our State provides, that "Pht
penal code shall be founded on the prin
ciples OF reformation, and not ofyindctive
justice Never was reformation more
thorough than in DICKS case We do moi
believe he will ever swear to another bo
gus voucher if he were to be State Printer
! a thousand years. He repented in sack
cloth and ashes, he has sorrowed for his
sins, and has made restitution, after IA fash
ion. We ask vindictive people, in all ser
iousness, Would it not be unconstitutio
nal to demand more than this :"
Year: 1872

Soda Water Soda Water
PURE AND COLD. HIGHLY CHARGED.


Gas generated from


Pure Bicarb Soda


Water drawn fom Porcelain-lined


Fountains.


Syrups made from sound ripe Fruit


and best white sugar.


Pure Cream, daily, from the country.
Ice planed 10 each glass of soda Water.
Arctic Apparatus Sparkling and bright
re-Opened for the season Soda Water
A FULL LIST OF DELICIOUS sYRUPs.
Carbonic Acid Water, or Soda Water as 1t is popu-
larry called, when properly made from pure mate
rails and kept out Of contact with deeterous metals
like copper, lead or brass a refreshing and whole
some drink grateful alike TO the thirsty and TO the
invalid. Such Soda Water is drawn from our Arctic
Apparatus, where we shall be glad 10 see all who
enjoy this agreeable beverage
No intoxicating liquor IL dispensed from our
Fountain.


SMITH 4 PAINTER, PharmAceutists,


Seventh and Market streets.
Year: 1872

The Secretary Of War issued an order yestsr-
day, for the discontinuance of the Freedmen's
date all business Of the Bureau, exclusive of the
Fresdmen's Hospital and Asylum at Washing
ton, will be conducted through the Adjutant
General of the Army. All business of the Freed
mems Hospital and Asylum will be conducted
through the Surgeon General
Year: 1872

The Two Legislatures Sttttng-A Gross
Muddlc Over the Election Returns.


MONTGOMERY, Nov % 1872.
The Legislature at the Capitol met this forenoon.
At twelve O'Clock the two Houses met together
and Lieutenant Governor Moren proceeded to count
the vote for State officers. The result will show
majority for the republican ticket Of
over eight thousand. Owing to tho
fact that the Supervisors OF Dallas county reported
a large majority for the democratic candidate for
Auditor, which will elect him, the result Will not
be declared until the Supervisors have chance to
correct the supposed mistake. II 1t was mistake
and is corrected the republican candidate for
Auditor will also have 5000 majority.


The other body met but did no business OF any
ind
Year: 1872

IN earnest. Ho stopped. however, at last,


to the relief OF the meeting


After song, In honor OF Greeley, Mr.. SANDERS
,oame forward at about 0 quarter OF ten, and in
alluding to the North Carolina election said he was
satisfied II the republicans were, with the result
He thought it showed, however. tnat the
negro vote In the coming contest would not be
xhr0wn as o unit In favor OF Grant, Mr. Saunders
then made bitter attack on Grant, who, he
claimed, was so ignorant that he did not know 9
noun from verb, ana was not as well informed
as colored boy who had received COM
mon school education. 1t was necessary in this
his armor II he wished Mr. Greeley to win. The
liberal party ad the best OF the argument ana nad
Of the s nT baa rone p wcs
parties were % be divided by questions Of


race or color or ana the ne cmmG no a III
their present platform. He would rather be de-
teated in November. standing side by side with
tho past, to forget that there had been such o
thing as war, such thing as the
In the present and to feel that he was an American
citizen, with equal rights with oil his fellow citi-
zens The best and most representative men In
the South had come to Baltimore and had made
honest overtrres OF peace to the black men. He
for one believed in the sincerity OF those
showed many things in Grceleys favor, but the
time was past for miracles, and God only helped
po o VINO @ ae Me na &
and Kentucky and Delaware and West Virginia
were certain for Greeley, and he counted In all
twenty two States that he regarded likely to 20
for Greeley II proper efforts were made But every
state must be thoroughly canvassed or victory
could not he won An election never carried itself,
their cause was Just and that therefore it must be
successful He trusted the colored men would feel
he did and chat they would rather stick to Gree
ICY, liend Of twenty-five years. standing, than
Tor Grant, who had never done anyt thing for them.
because Horace Greeley was iine man was no
swept away without any exertion. When
he and his colored colleagues went down
South. the Grant people telcgraphed every
where, 'T.ook out for four black democrats
who are going down South to fool the colored pco-
pe." But they had stayed there, and he thought
they had done good work and the liberal committee
ought to be satisfied with the result, which was O
moral victory, as he looked at 1t.


The meeting adjourned by instalments, and the
speaking was kept up until the benches were al
most empty,
Year: 1872

fund has been raised for the purpose of afford
ting recreation and pleasure to poor children by
taking them to the suburbs and feeding them upon
little delicacies from which they are debarrcd. Two
excursions of this description have already passed
Of successfully in Brooklyn. Tomorrow another
days sport Is in store for the Juveniles. The
party, which will be under the superintendent OF
MIR w. O. Lawrence, will be composed OF the children
of the Home for Destitute orphan Asylum, Church
Charity Foundation and Sheltering Arms. The
party will leave from the Flatbush avenue and At
iantic junction at quarter past eight O'Clock A. M.
on the horse cars. The cars on the Canarsie Rail
road hay: been placed at the disposition OF the ex-
scursonists free OF charge.
Year: 1872

The Board of City Works are notifying occupants
OF houses in the city that unless they remove the
dirt and rubbish placed In front OF their houses
they Will be prosecuted for violating the law. The
! gSrd is also stirring up the street cleaning
sfrakqors and assure the public that they really
mean to make those parties do their duty.
Year: 1872

commissioner Corr, who was stabbed by Domi-
thick Roche has so far recovered as to be able to
leave his bed for a short time and walk about his
room with the aid OF cane. 1t is thought that
next week lie will be able to visit the country,
where his recovery will be completed.