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Year: 1870

THE RIGHT OF PETIrioN.-A spicy debate
ensued in the House yesterday on motion Of
Mr.. Latin, proposing, in effect, to censure
Postmaster General Creswell for authorizing
the publication in the Globe Of the petitions
received, but not read, in the House for the
abolition of the franking privilege. The
motion was lost. The right of petition is
sacred, and as the House did not care to read
the petitions it was right that they should be
brought officially to its notice and that Of the
country in the columns of the Globe, especially
as much more worthless matter, such as the
unspoken speeches of some Of the members,
is often put before tho country and the Honse
In the same way.
Year: 1870

n Ceanodere Vanderbilt In the "Co"s


Since the advent OF the female stock
brokerage firm Of Woodruff, Clafin & Co.
among the ''bulls" and 'bears" Of Wall street
rather free use has been made Of the name
OF the veteran Commodore Vanderbilt as the
alder and abettor, If not the full partner of
the firm. He is alleged to be the $50"
which gives 80 business-like termination to
the name of the new banking house; but, so
far as Wall street Is concerned, the only
basis for the report lies in the fact that Wood
hull, Claflin Il Co., in opening an account at
the Fourth National Bank, deposited check
to their order signed by Mr.. Vanderbilt.
Now we do not intend to question the Com
modores policy in this matter, but simply to
suggest that he ought to put the stock gam
bling fraternity at rest about it. We have too
great an appreciation Of the man who, from
plotting 'speriauger" over the bay, rose to
be virtual commodore Of steam feet
and king of great railway domain, to think
of doubling that in this new development Of
woman's rights the Commodore sees an op-
portunity for his peculiar powers Of enriching
and amoliorating whatever he chooses to favor
with his auriferous attention. Did he not
testify that he could run . steamship line
or railway for twenty per cent less than
any man who would dare to compete with
him? Is he going to introduce his ideas of
economy and wealth in Wall street? Has he
been taken with the great advantage of female
over male labor, and does he intend to inau-
gurate system of female brokers who will
give their professional services for less rat es
and operators pause for his reply.
Year: 1870

RETIREMENT OF ARMY OFFICERS. General
Sherman issued an order yesterday retiring
all officers detailed in colleges as professors
and large number of others, giving them to
understand that they may 60 into other busi-
ness and will probably not be wanted in the
army any longer. This is in effect telling
them that as they have fought the good light
for the country during her time of trouble they
can now go home and fight the good fght for
themselves,
Year: 1870

THE NEW CoINAGE.-The coinage of tho
United States has long been noticeable for its
clumsy inelegance in design and execution,
but the silver coins of this year are exceptions
to this rule, and beautiful specimens of numis-
matte art. We hope the time will soon come
when the people may be more familiar with
their appearance.
Year: 1870

amend the act protecting the lives and persons
Of workmen engaged in mining and other
occupations by providing a punishment by
fine against employers when accidents occur
came up in the Assembly yesterday, and aftsr
Objection was made to the bill during the dis
cussion ON the score of its being in the interest
of the wealthy contractors but if it aims to do
what its title indicates it certainly ought to
operate for good in making wealthy contractors
more careful of the lives of their employees.
Year: 1870

SMALLPOX AMONG THE INDIANS. Reports
from Fort Benton say that the Indians on
Maria's river are dying at the rate of twenty
five a day of smallpox. 1t is said that they
are begging the whites to spare their lives; ;
but il the smallpox is so rampant among them
we should think the whites would not come
close enough to trouble than.
Year: 1870

THE MESSAGE OF GOVERNOR WALKER, OF
VIRsINIA.-The Virginia Legislature assem-
bled in Richmond yesterday, and the message
of Governor Walker was received and read.
by the ground he takes, and fully sustains
the confidence reposed in him by General
Grant. He congratulates the State on her full
return to an equality with the other States,
and assures the negroes Of their equal rights
under the law with other men.
Year: 1870

We will esteem it favor If our readers will
inform us, by letter addressed to this office, OF
anv dereliction on the part of the carriers of
the HERALD, either in furnishing the paper late,
substituting other city papers, or leaving spoiled
ehaefg
Year: 1870

For sale on account nfill health, by Elisha and
Salma Davis of Sheffield, between


800 and 400 Acres of Real Estate,
consisting in part of the farm on which they now
reside, containing about 100 acres also % acres
OF pasture and sugar lot, and all the Sugar appa-
ratus also about i60 acres of pasture, wood and
sugar land; also about &c acres of wood and tim
her land, and about IL acres Of pasturage, all in
the town of Sheffield. Said farm averages about
20 tons Of hay yearly, besides a large crop of
grain potatoes, corn, and turnips. There is a
young apple orchard on the farm of about IS
trees also blue and red plums. The buildings
and fences are in good repair. The farm is well
watered. 1t is situated one mile from Sheffield
village and seven miles from Lyndon depot
Said real estate will be sold cheap. and possess
sion given immediately. A part of the purchase
money will be required on delivery of the deed,
the remainder can lay on said real estate witu
yearly payments Those wishing to purchase
will please come and see it. The most of the
hay can be cut with machine. There is a good
chance for crop this year. Said farm can be
occupied as dairy and sheep farm if desired


loft
Year: 1870

Summers bill provides no protection what
ever against the repetition, in anotner
form, of the old glaring abuses OF whicn
the country now so bitterly complains. IL
is as easy to misappropriate stamps aS
as to misapply autographs and the NOR
ality guilty of one act will unhesita-
tingIy countenance the other. The bill Is
not calculated-it does not propose, IN lacl-
to put stop to the free distribution OF the
various Government reports and documents
utterly useless to the general public; ana py
sucb restriction lead to the remedy OF
the grosser abuse of publishing them at
the peoples expense. The other ana MINOR
features of the bill are less Objectionable, but
the clause alluded to is simply subterfuge by
which Congress proposes to retain the cheap
advantage of the frank at dear cost to the tax
PAYERS Against anything short OF thorough,
absolute reform in this matter, the people
earnestly protest And with nothing less than
the abolition of the absurd, much-abused
privilege will they be contented.
Year: 1870

The Wooden Manufacturers Of the Western
and Southern States have decided to hold their
next Annual Exhibition of products at Indian
ap0lis, where it will open on the I'd OF August.
The choice is judciOus.


And now we ask those manufacturers TO
ticket every fabric they exhibit with the exact
price per running yard at which they sell that
fabric for cash. The quality Of the goods may
be judged by Inspections but unless the prices
are affixed, who will know what progress has
been made toward supplying our people with
serviceable fabrics at the lowest possible costs ?
Make it a rule that nothing shall be exhibited
that is not tickcted with the price at which
that precise quality and style are sold for cash,
and immense good must result.


Indiana, in the last Congress, gave no vote
for Protection to Home Industry (Mr Colfax,
being Speaker, not voting except in case OF a
tie.) She is now smbarking with spirit in the
production of From, expecting to make a very
choice if not very cheap article, by the help of
her own admirable Coal. This demonstration
on her own soil that Protection does not create
monopoly" IN behalf of few, but, on the
contrary, invites and inCites the most vigorous
competition, will not be lost upon her people
We shall be disappointed if Protection has no
champion from Indiana in our next Congress.
Year: 1870

AT what age is it proper To hang murder


ers We ask the question because we have
a strange case reported from Sparland, Ill. A
child of six told tales of three schoolmates,
aged each about ten. They threatened to kill
him, and on the way home from school the
three waylaid the lad, who was named Fer
guson, and beat him to death Now, the ques-
ton is whether these three lads, ten years
old, shall be hung Why not The Jews
used to put to death much younger children
even, simply for striking their parents. As
we are still under the Old Dispensation, so far
as Hanging is concerned must not these Hi
nos children die 7 The argument from The
CAPITAL Punishment sdo of the question for
Year: 1870




We thank Commissioner Deano for giving
the finishing blow TO the Income Tax by direct
ing that the returns of personal Incomes be no
longer published. Publication may have had
some inconvenienccs but it tended strongly to
compel men to make reasonably full and fair
returns We estimate that one-third as much
was paid last year for Income Tax as ought TO
have been but for the dread of exposure by
publication, the amount paid would have been
far less. Strictly honest men would have paid
in full, rs they did and will rogues and men
AS honest as the law requires" would have
paid even less than they did.


There is no other tax on mtegrity-no other
premium on Perjury-equal to an Income
Tax, and especially one levied on Income
Returns which the public is not al
lowed to see. There il no other tax so une-
quail as one which requires capitalist who
collects $4,000 per annum in rents or dividends
from his property to pay no more than the
lawyer or doctor who has patiently fought his
way up TO a professional income of $4,000,
which not merely dies with him, but falls of
as his brain-power decreases. But the case is
TOO plain fOl argument. The Income Tax er-
Year: 1870

The Spanish authorities have been boastng
for some time. that they were complete mas
ters of the Cuban insuTectOn. Suppose,
therefore, that they now take the opportunity
of carrying out the programme which they put
forward over year ago, with regard to the
abolition of Slavery. This matter has been
postponed from time to time, on the plea that
the Spanish Government could not take action
on it because of the rebellion; but assurances
were given that steps would be taken toward
abolition just as soon rs the condition OF
things in the island made it possible. We
take occasion to remind the Spanish Govern
mcnt of this at the present time. There are
yet over three hundred thousand negro Slaves
in Cuba, and we should like to see the
promise of their liberation carried out.
Year: 1870

The showing of Commissioner Deano that
the receipts from taxes under the present Adj
ministration are much larger than for CORE
spending period under the preceding one, is
used by Democratic papers as proof that there
has been an increase instead of reduction
in the rate of taxation. On the contrary,
the large aggregate increase is the result OF
the thorough and economical collection of the
taxes at rates very much reduced from what
they were In this State alone, for instance,
the increased revenue from tobacco during
eight months of Mr.. Delanos administration,
over corresponding period of former year,
was S1,437,176 &C. Such facts are their own
sufficient argument.
Year: 1870

hanging them is perfect. "O!" it will be said,
"they were not morally responsible" We
beg pardon the question is, whether we are
to have the Eye for an Eye, and the Tooth
for Tooth 7 We desire to have it under
stood that this is the exact point, and that no
supporter of Hanging can honestly evade it.
He who sheddeth mans blood, by man shall
" his blood be shed,' does not mean by "man"
an Adult Person of the Masculine Gender, but
any Human Being Murder by boy of ten
wears reduces the whole argument to an alb
surdity; but that is MT our fault We say,
Don't hang anybody and we are consistent,
which cannot be said of the other side.
Year: 1870

Is il because Mr.. Frear and his fellows still
hope to smuggle the Tax Levy through the
Legislature, or because they dare not reveal
before its adoption the monstrons frauds it
cOnceals, that they refuse to let it be printed
They tried their game of legislative smuggling
on Thursday, and failing, promised to print
the bill and place it on the members desks
next morning. Friday it was not forthcoming
but the effort to slip it through was repeated
Again the Assembly objected, and the
bill is now promised on Monday next.
If late developments did not warn us
that the Ring" masters at Albany dare
contemplate any villainy, and that they have
carried to successful issue schemes of the most
transparent wickedness, we should incline to
laugh at the efforts now making to pass sur
reptitiousy this Tax Levy. But, in view Of
our past experience, we are by no means con-
fident that this will not be done. Let us have
the details of the annual swindle, now become
so monstrous that those who concoct il hesitate
to let it be seen, and let the Assembly refuse
TO vote on it without ample time for scrutiny
and discussion.
Year: 1870

moderation and frugaIity 10 be taxed almost ~
otfenses


Seeing that in this discussion we are rednoed In
mere matter Of figures let another view be taken.
The motive for not relinquishng this tax IL its e.
tmated prOductiveness, How is this


The total amount of the Income tax collected
during the past year exclusive of payments by CON-
panies) twenty-five millions and fraction. the
rate Of those paying beingfye per cent Reduced To
three per cent the amount would be- fifteen million.


The proposed Funding bill exempts the bonded
debt of the United States. This debt being twenty
five hundred millions, the exempted amount of tar
wonld be seven and half millions Thus Of this
much coveted Of revenue, the rcsiduurn will
be seven and half millions! Would any sum OF
any magnitude warrant violation Of the Consiitu
tion But especially would 80 paltry sum- m com.
pared with the total revenue of this great country
excuse or mitigate such violation Such viola
tion any violation OF it, / regard as a s.icrilege
Who will rashly venture to say that, in the proys-
ion by law Of the necessary resulting from our
glorious and successful efforts to prevent an lnnnl-
ing of the Constitution, the people expect their Con


ress or their Congress will consent, to the nulli6
cation of their highest. their supreme law-Lho
great charter Of our American liberties


AcU- York, April 10, 1870 HOSlsrDa
Year: 1870

THE GOOD TEMPLARS AND THE THIRD PATTY


LEWISTON, Me-, April 15.-The Grand Lodge
Of Good Tempars adjourned this forenoon. uDan'
mously passing the following resolution:


PesOlsed, That this Grand Lodge hereby isavow any
purpose bind any member sf this Grand Lodge or or
subordinate lodge TO act with particular party
but simply upon Good Tempar the duty Of voting
with such parties and for such candidates IN favor
OF enforced prohibition


The State Committee OF the Third Party reo9Isidered
their action of Wednesday, calling state Convention in
May nominate candidate for Governor and voted 10
take no action IN TIE premises at present.
Year: 1870

The people have set their hearts too iixedly
on the abolition of the Franking Privilege to
be satisfied with any substitute which fails to
reform that abuse altogether. No pecemeal
legislation will suffice in this matter, and


therefore, the substitute of Mr.. Sumner for
the pending bill will not give general salts
faction. In granting an unlimited supply of
stamps for the use Of both Houses of Con-
grcss and the several Departments. Nj
Year: 1870

ulated on the introduction of the Deficiency
bill that Congress had taken hold OF the ap-
preparations at an early day OF the session.
and that these important measures would not
be slurred over in the hasty manner customary
at the close of session. But when we note
tie long delay on the Deficiency bill, and re-
ect that there are seven other Appropriation
bills to be yet disposed of, we despair of their
early and thorOngh consideration.
Year: 1870

Tho Emperor and Empress at the Scene


Of Riot.


PARIS, May 12-P. M.
This afternoon the Emperor and Empress, in an
open carriage, visited the quarters OF the city
which have been the scene OF disturbance Tor the
last few DAYS.
Year: 1870

Dickens was worth nearly half a million
dollars. and his children are all men
grown and most of them capable OF earn
ing. if not now actually earning their own
support And yet his executors propose
to ALLEVIATE from the family all the personal
effects of the great novelist all the
cherished expressions of art and OF sentI-
ment with which his friends or his own
tastes have enriched his residence, the
pictures, the illustration of his own books,
the articles of virtue, nearly all gifts and
articles of such nature that money is no
expression of their value. 1t the spirit OF
their former owner is aware OF present
events. and retains something OF human
nature. what must be his feelings at such
needless dissipation of the estate that was
most dear to him. Consols and acres
might be sold, for in the human arthme-
tic they belong to the same denomination
as gold and silver, but that these memori-
ais. part and parcel of ones life and affec-
tions. should be thus bartered off under
the hammer,-it out Skylocks Skylock,
who at least thought of his daughter as
often he did of his ducats. We were told the
other day OF the obsequies Of the wife of
Spotted Tail, whose death greeted her
husband on his return from Washington.
The savage had, as he thought, been
hardly well treated during his diplomatic
visit, but was at length placated with
various presents of value. He, how
ever, deemed it small expression OF
his grief at his wife's death to bury with
her these, the most cherished results OF
his embassy. If he had been an English
man, he would not only have kept intact
his own estate, but augmented it by the
immediate sale of his late wife's bes'
blanket and moccasins.-Sprinafeld Re
publican.
Year: 1870

NEW York, July 2S.-The result of
the international yacht race caused in
tense excitement here. The universal
feeling is that the relative speed of the
yachts is as yet undecided. When the
rumOr spread early in the afternoon
that the l0auntless was winner, the
expressions of jubilation were un-
bounded, snd the revulsion was COM
paratively great when it was learned
that the English yacht was victorious.
Betting on each was very heavy, es-
pecially on Wall street and among the
guests of the Fifth Avenue Hotel.
Among all classes the number of per
sons who invested their money on the
American yacht was very large. The
impression prevails that the sailing
master of the Dauntless took a less IA
vorable course than the Cambria.
Year: 1870

A CURIOUS SALT MINE-Thc great
Humboldt salt mine, near Austin, Nevada
is described by California paper as look
ing like lake frozen over The salt is as
hard and smooth as ice Were it not for
tne PARTICLES which are condensed from va
pors arising from beucath and which cover
the crystalline salt to the depth of perhaps
one eighth of an inch, it would make an
excellent skating rink at all times of the
year, except ON very unfrequent occasions
when it is covered with water. The ex
pance of crystaiized salt is less than 20 miles
in length and II in idtb, without break
or flaw for the greater portion OF that extent.
The stratum of solid salt is about six or
seven inches thick, under which comes a
layer Of sticky. singular looking mud, about
two feet thick, and under this again anoth-
er stratum of solid salt, as transparent as
glass, OF which the depth has been found in
sumo places to be six feet. In summer,
this salt plain, glittering aud scintillating
in the light of an almost tropical sun, pre-
sents a brilliant appearance. The frosty
covering and solid sat is as white as snow,
while the crystalline portion when exposed,
reflects dazzling prismatic colors, This im,


mense deposit is remarkably pure, being 9s
per cent. Of salt and per cent, of soda
which is purer than what we commonly use
for our tables.
Year: 1870

A correspondent of the Detroi, Free Press
writes as follows:


About three miles from the village DIVA
bassa State of Michigan, Is small lake now
commonly known as Wabassa's Lake. IL is a
handsome sheet of water, with fine shore
free from swamps or brush, atfording
pleasant resort to the lovers of piscatorial
sports. There is romantic yet truthful
history connected with it which sounds
more ike an Indian tradition of centuries
ago, than an actual occurrence of fifty years
since. While on an excursion a few days
ago, gathered the following story, and It's
truthfulness has since been vouched for by
other settlers. A little tribe of Indians
was then encamped on the shore of the lake
near its outlet, stream Of the same name,
and had just been paid by the government
quite large amount of gold and silver
which they took TO their camp, as was their
custom, undoubtedly, held in their charge
by Chief Wabassa On arriving al their
camp and spreading their gaily covered
blankets out admiringy, together with their
trinkets purchased at the station, some OF
the tribe warmed more or less with fire
water demanded their portion OF the
gold. Disputes arose as to the relative
share of each Some claimed more tlan a
share, claiming to have contributed more to
the protection or general good, glory or dig
nifty of the tribe. High words were about
to be followed by bloodshed, when the
chief demanded silence, aud proposed to
them to wait till the morrow should cool
their excited brains, and they could listen
TO reason aud words of counsel from the
older men. A truce was finally effected
and quiet once more reigned throughout
the camp, when the Chief, regarding the
gold as a cause of evil Instead of blessing,
stole quietly ont, carried the gold with him,
and entering canoe, padded quickly and
noislessly TO the centre Of the lake, where
he consigned pot and gold to the deep wa
ters of the lake. In the morning he did
not dny what he had done, but was in
the midst Of a speech, telling them of their
folly in being like palefaces, slaves to gold,
when, with loud Whoop, the entire baud
sci upon him, murdered him, and mutila-
ted his body in a horrible manner His
grave is still shown and many have seen
his son return within the last twenty years,
to inourn over it. Greedy hands have of
ten sought for the lost gold, but to no pur
pose, for the waters are many hundreds OF
feet in depth, strange as IL may seem, for
50 small a lake--a mere pond But the
story of the Pot of Cola in Wabassa's
Lake.
Year: 1870

Put an Epglishman into the Garden Of
Eden, and he would find fault with the
whole blasted concern; put Yankee in,
and he would see where he could alter it to
advantage put an Irishman in, and he
would want to boss the thing put Dutch
man in and he would proceed at once to
plant it.
Year: 1870

Since the story has been told of how John
Breckenridge married girl whom he saw
jump over rail fence with a pail on her
head, all the girls in Orange county, New
York, are said to spend their time in watch
ing the road /; and whenever they see u
carriage approaching with man In 1t, they
seize their pals and go for the fence.
Year: 1870

An eastern stump orator in the course OF
his speeches, remarked, Gentleman if the
Passiic ocean wor an inkstand and hull
clouded canopy of heaven and the level
ground of our yearth were sheet of paper,
l couldn begin to write my love of coun-
try onto it.
Year: 1870

a man who has strong mind can bear
to be ;nsulted, can bear offence, because he
is strong. The weak mind snaps and snarls
at little the strong mind bears it like a
rock, and it moveth not, though breakers
dash upon it and cast their pitiful malice
in the spray upon its summit
Year: 1870

An exchange says Detroit girl has been
fined SIS for screaming murder when a
fellow hugged her The lover raid the fine.
Our devil says the girls in this section don t
scream on such occasions, only they don
like it.