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Year: 1870

President Grant has been wounded in the
house of his friends The Senate passed
the Virginia bill at a late hour yesterday
afternoon, but so loaded down with radical
amendments, conditions precedent to the
admission Of the State, that it must go back to
the House, where the terrible Butler is pre-
pared to drive through the amendments
against the opposition of his dearest enemy,
Bingham, or perish in the attempt. The
bill, however, will not probably come up
until Monday, and in the meantime
the terrible Butler will use all his efforts
to win over opposing members to his
side. II the bill > is passed as the
Senate has amended it President Grants pol
icy of moderation, as shown in his proclamation
ordering the election in Virginia and providing
for separate vote on the obnoxious clauses
Of the constitution, is virtually trampled upon
and disregarded, and the split among the
republicans becomes wider than before It is
fight between the wise and judicious coun-
sells of the President and the bitter end fanat-
icism Of the extreme radicals It is in fact
discordance between President Grant and the
leaders of the party that elected him. His
more radical friends in the Senate have ven
tured heretofore to show disregard for his
policy in minor matters, such as rejecting
some of his nominations, but in the present
case they have flung down the gauntlet
directly at his feet.
Year: 1870

COLLECTOR BAILEY's WHIsKEY RAID.-Col-
lector Bailey has made o move that he
may find will not be to his advantage. In
seizing the books, papers and stock of twenty
important and responsible dealers in spirits in
his district, and thus putting temporary
stop to the business Of these establishments,
the energetic official will probably discover
that he has overstepped his duty. The fact Of
Mr.. Bailey being an agent Of the government
does not warrant him in pursuing line Of
policy which, although vigilance may suggest,
Justice cannot sustain.
Year: 1870

The STORM IN THE WEsT.-We publish in
another column full and interesting accounts
of the great storm which visited the Western
States and caused so great loss Of human life
and destruction of property. The telegraphic
accounts, meagre as they were, prepared
us in measure for serious story; but the
newspaper accounts are full Of the particulars
Of the dreadful effects Of the cyclone, and from
these it will be seen that the late tornado was
one of the most terrible vistations to the Sec
ton of the country where it ragged that had
occurred in years.
Year: 1870

Shares.


A year ago, when the overissue Of Erie fore y
the Stock Exchange into defensive measures, \
rule was incorporated in the bylaws requiring
the registration Of all shares dealt in at the
Board as well as thirty days preliminary
notice of any intended new issue. Yesterday
considerable excitement prevailed in Wall
street owing to the enforcement of this rule in
the case of the stock of the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific Railroad Company, which
was, by direction of the Board, dropped from
the list of stocks. 1t appears from the admis-
sion Of one Of the officers of the company that
twenty thousand shares of the par
value Of two million dollars were
issued last June. This new stock was
not registered in tho form prescribed by
tho brokers, and hence its exclusion
The dealings were banished to the
street, where o busy group continued to
buy and sell the stock despite the action of
the Exchange. When ii was found, however,
that great ado was making about matter
which had been already we'll known to the
public, the excitement subsided, and though
Rock Island was temporarily off the stock list
1t soon resumed the even tenor of its way
with the other shares. The secret Of the whole
affair lies in the speculative strategy of the
"bulls" and ''bears." The latter have sold
immense quantities Of the stock for future de-
livery, and It's obstinate fipmness exasperated
them into magnifying breach of the discipline
of the Stock Ey.hanOa The new isSua was
formally authorized in meeting OF the direc-
tors last June, public notice of which was
given at the time. 1t is not to be understood
that we look with favor upon such over issues
But the effort to bring odum upon the road is
only for speculative purposes. The stock
jobbing cliques are only fighting among them
selves, and if they overreach each other by
any device it is their business and not that Of
the public.
Year: 1870

THE TRACK CLEAR THROUGH TO SAN FRAN
oIsoo.-This is the report from the Pacific
Railroad for the Goth of January. No snow
on the great Plains, nor in the Black Hills, nor
in the passes Of the Rocky Mountains, nor in
the lofty chain of the Sierra Nevada, to OBJ
struct the trains; but clear track from ocean
to ocean. At the same time the record shows
the Hudson open to Albany; and the same is
reported OF all the European rivers emptying
into the North Sea and the Lower Baltic,
which are usually fast locked in ice in mid
winter. Surely some wonderful things in the
heavens and the earth, in the sun and his satel-
ltes are going on of momentous import to our
little planet, but Of which we know nothing.
Year: 1870

SENATOR RAMsEY's POSTAL TELEGRAPH
BILL.-We call upon all men in Congress in
favor of an impair, ,ial and uniform telegraph
system in connection with the Post Office
Department, and upon all in favor of cheap
dispatches, to give helping hand to Senator
Ramsey's Postal Telegraph bill. We call upon
our contemporaries of the newspaper press
throughout the land to ventilate this subject,
80 that we may know who arc for private
corporation monopoly and who are for fair
play and equal rights to the people. We want
to know, and we want Congress to know how
the land lies.
Year: 1870

SMALLPOX The announcement is made
that from the first OF January up to the present
time there have been over two hundred cases
of smallpox below Fourteenth street and east
of First avenue This is the largest number
known for years in the city, but a diminution
of deaths is noticeable within the past few
days. 1t is pretty well established fact by
this time that the introduction of the foul
disease was principally by eG,isrants from
European countries.
Year: 1870

IoE CRoAKERs. We begin to hear the croak,
ssWhat shall we do next summer for ice?' but
IL will be time enough to begin that croak at
the end of February. We have noticed that,
bard winter or mild winter, it does not much
affect the price OF ice.
Year: 1870

ERIE LEGISLATION. seems to be neces-
sary whenever the Legislature meets that some
legislation is required on account OF Erie.
The latest is in regard to the late strike, and
is bill to provide for paying wages to rail-
road employees within special time. 1t would
save the State time, money and trouble If Erie
had legislature Of her own as well as an
opera house.
Year: 1870

We will esteem it favor if our readers will
inform US, by letter addressed to this office, of
any dereiiction on the part of the carriers of
substituting other city papers, or leaving spoiled
Year: 1870

TRUE AS GosPEL-The report Of DR.. Harris
that about sixty miles of the streets south
of the Park, or Ffty-ninth street, are very
dirty and unhealthy, and that the dirt ought to
be scraped up and carted off. But it is the
old story, and we shall probably have to wait
for the scraping till just day or two before
our next election.
Year: 1870

THE CoLoRED SENATOR FROM MIssIssIppI.-
W. II. Revels, the negro who was elected by
the Mississippi Legislature to fill the unex-
pired term to which Judge Sharkey was
elected, is carpet Dagger from Ohio. He has
only year to serve, and as he must of course
wait until the State is admitted he will hardly
have an opportunity to shine very brilliantly
among his distinguished confreres, unless it is
by his glossy complexion. But he will present
himself under excellent auspices. He will
come representing in himself not only trium


phant issue of republican policy, but he will
take with him q strong tenet of the democratic
disabilities. He ought to teach a lesson in
moderation and justice to Sumner and Butler.
Year: 1870

The fifteenth amendment requires now only
he vote Of Georgia or Texas in order to be
proclaimed an article of the federal constitu-
ton, 'the supreme law Of the land" Within
week or two we expect this proclamation will
be made. What then? The amendment de-
clares that neither tho United States nor any
State shall make any abridgment of the right
OF suffrage on account OF race, color or pre-
vious condition of servitude and 1t further
provides that Congress shall have the power to
enforce this thing by appropriate legislation.
The States of Delaware, Maryland and Ken
tucky, therefore, in their next elections will
have to admit the right Of the negro to vote,
which they have heretofore denied him; and
If they fail to do it Congress will interpose.
And 80 with any one of the States.


The democrats have resisted this amendment
o the last ditch, and on the ground that it
gives to Congress the power to regulate the
machinery Of our elections in all the States.
We hold that it simply gives Congress the
power to enforce the equal rights of the colored
race in any case where State may refuse to
grant or fail to enforce them. This, of course,
may involve in certain cases an overhauling
by Congress of the State election machinery;
but we do not suppose that the amendment
will be construed, for instance, as turning over
to Congress the management Of the polls of
this city from the sachems of Tammany Hall,
unless they exclude Pompey from the ballot
box.


1t follows that tho policy adopted by the old
line democrats Of Virginia and elsewhere down
South-the policy Of recognizing the negro and
cultivating him as political ally-is the only
course now left for the democrats in all the
other States, and the sooner the Tammany
Regency act upon this idea the better it will
be for them and their candidate for the next
Presidency; for negro suffrage is fixed, and
there will be no getting round it.
Year: 1870

TIE DIPLOMATS IN WASHINGTON are excited
over the question of precedence at the dinners
to be given Prince Arthur by Minister Thorn
ton. and General Grant has laid himself open
to severe criticism by oxcusng himself from
attending the first one. Between the Presi-
dents want Of diplomacy and the diplomatiG
sticklers for etiquette we stand on volcano
which any little South American representati
may set in eruption at moments notice.
Year: 1870

THE ABoLrrIoN OF PoLYGAMT.-The hlH
introduced By Alr. Cullom in the House for The
abolition of polygamy is being considered
by committee, anl it was shown by wiz
ness that if the bill was passed the Nor
mons would resist it's execution. In that case
the question arises as to which side the Nor
mon wives would tf4ke, for or against their
husbands; whether they desire such emancpa-
ton as the bill would give them or whether, on
tho principle that half loaf is better than no
bread, they prefer part of husband to none
at all
Year: 1870

BEAUTIFUL THREE STORY BRICK HOUSE FOR
n sale in Nineteenth street. near Eighth avenue 2ll0t
wide and In perfect order price and terms reasonable
and early possession. Apply to E. H. LUDLOW CO., No
Pine street.
Year: 1870

Senator Thurman, of Ohio, opened the
democratic campaign at Cincinnati BY q
speech before the Young Mems Democratic
club, in Mozart hall and made. the following
telling hits.


He spoke against Capitalization, saying
that no candid and intelligent man could
deny that a revolution had been gong on III
oar government for ten years, with ten-
dency to deprive the states aud people OF
rights heretofore considered By all parties as
unquestIonabie and to vest in the general
government nearly every power that a
government can possess over the people
The idea Of leaving matters of local concern
TO the states and of general concern to the
federal government had been fading away
since the republican party had come into
power, and would soon cease to exist if that
party continued in authority. Though dis
posed to take hopeful view of things, he
ssid he believed, the reserved rights of the
states we're threatened with little less than
snnihilation. The question was Were the
states to be reduced to mere departments or
counties2 To this he was opposed, because
it would break down the government, and
if the latter should in any event survive, to
SO ehsnce the government would be very
wrong He arraigned the republican party
for voting money into individual pockets by
congressional legislation, by a system of
loans unfair to the government; by largely
increasing the duties, BY which one dollar
went into the federal treasury and three to
the manufacturers; the sudden changes in
the internal revenue, giving the whisky ring
opportunities of making large sums; BY
astounding subsidies to railroad enterprises.


In speaking of the written debt, he said
Johnson's administration had paid $l47.
600 900. while Grants had paid but
SIP, 100000 of written and unwri.ten debt
together. Johnson's administration had
paid $40 to 3 paid by Grants. He charged
the republican party with not intending to
to pay off the debt. The debt paid would
destroy the national banks, and the banks
had power to control legislation. He
instanced the funding bill to show that the
object was to probing the payment.


The administration had failed in its
foreign relations. Our rclams for indemnity
with England we're unsettled while Cuba
won d have been free had our government
manifested the sympathy she ought


Mr.. Thurman closed by aluding to the
Chinese question. He did not think large
Chinese imm grafton desirable. 1t would
be serious disturbing element. A limited
number of business men would come by
reason of our business relations with Asia.
There was no objection to that This was
wholly different, however, from i'm m grafton,
which was a species OF Chinese slave trade.
He had no sympathy with the cry for cheap
labor and low wages They gave rise to
great public works; magnificent structures;
bus the benefit was gained at the expense of
the suffering people.
Year: 1870

a female fortuneteIler called at the
Leader office, Cleveland, yesterday
morning, armed with horse-whip and
demanded the retraction OF an article
which appeared about her in Thursday
mornings Leader. The local who wrote
the article refused to retract, There
upon she applied the whip with consld
cradle energy but without much effect
The local came of victoriouSl Y and the
woman was elected from the office.
Year: 1870

Owirg to the death Of Mrs. Belknap,
and in order TO show proper respect for
her memory, there will be no pub
lie reception at the Executive Man,
sion on Monday, nor will the families
of members Of the Cabinet keep open
tbeir hOnses on that day
Year: 1870

ocrats shall hear it they will be terribly
panied, and he was afraid they would weep
at the idea that confidence from 80 dis
tinguished a source cannot be afforded
them He then drew a picture of the
country under Democratic rule, and con-
trasted it with the reign of blood, tyranny,
and disregard of law under the present
party. Mr.. Sumner did everything posi-
BILE to delay vote on the bill in which he
was seconded by Drake and the Senators
generally from the east. The whip of
Sumner was heard cracking around the
ears of Senators, but go far there is no evil
dence of any giving way, but every days
delay only adds to the excitement and helps
the enemies of Virginia. Gov. Walker
is daily on the floor, and is a perpetual
target for Radical vituperation. MIR. Bing-
ham, on whose amendment Virginia was
admitted. is also on the floor, trying to
counteract Ben Buffers work. I fear tn at
the influence of the leaders in this crusade
against Virginia will be able to induce
some few Senators to turn on this question
and send the bill back to the House and
the tender mercies of Ben Butler. If SO,
Virginia will be bound hand foot.
Year: 1870

Fill the boiler with soft water to within about
three inches Of the top of the inside iler. Slice
up one pound bar of good hard soap.


Bring the water to boil, and then place the
clothes in the lot water. The water will imme-
diately pour over the shell all around and if it
boils raise the lid.


Keep up a hot fire for twenty minutes. Then
take the clothes out ard Immediately SUBS them
through in soft water. If any shade Of the dirt
remains. few rubs will take it all out. Then
rinse them in clean water wiring dry, and the wash
ing is done. Give particular heed to the following
SUGGESTIONS.


The clothes need not be wet before placing them
in the Boiler 1t is of vital Importance to THOR
oUGHLY SUDS the clothing after boiling. Every
lady knows that the least particle of suds left in
the clothes to dry will cause the clothes to look
yellow brisk fire is important in order to FRO.
duce rapid boiling. Time may be saved by stirring
or turning the clothes occasionally while boiling


The cover shoIld not be removed, except when
necessary, in order to insure quick work. If the
washing be large one, the clothes should be as
sorted. as dirty shirts, for instance, will require
double the time of sheets, pillow cases, napkins
&c.


Articles much soiled may be left in for second
boiling. White fannels may be beautiful washed
without FULLING) by this process. They
should be put in when the water is hot and rinsed
out in hot water.


Colored clothes should not be mixed with white.
and unless the colors fast they should never be
washed by this process. The most delicate laces,
cambrics, &C., such as would nearly fall to pieces
II washed in the ordinary way, may be was he'd per-
iectly without injury, by this process. The almost
aos"iute necessity of using soft. or "broken. y
water, is so well understood as to hardly need
mention here.


40 machine ever invented will entirely remove
the streaks from dirty wristbands and Collars
4nis elf-wasbihg Boiler more nearly does it than
any other device. Should shade or streak remain.
1t "lil be found to be so reduced and sofeped nc II,
disappear without the use of wash board. bv
merely rubbing them with the hands, thus ayoidino
al Tue wear and tear of clothing by washing. II
mas been carefully estimated that clothing receives
more than ONE-HALF ITS WEAR by the old
process of RUBBING, and consequently will las.
twice as long if washed by this new process. which
alone would pay for Boiler many times dnr;n.
sin lie year, in almost any family, to saw no,bi.
Of the important consideration eff saving labor


For any required information call on or addr...


THOMAS GREENE.


Shasta, April 2nd, 1870
Year: 1870

THE BEAUTIFUL WoRLD.-Ah, this
beautiful world know not what to think
of it. Sometimes it is all sunshine and
gladness, and Heaven itself lies not far off,
and then it suddenly changes, and is dark
and sorrowful, and the clouds shut out the
day In the lives of the saddest of us
there are bright days like this, when we
feel as if we could take the great world in
our arms. Then come gloomy hours, when
the fire will not burn on our hearths, and
all without and within is dismal, cold and
dark. Believe me, every heart has its
secret sorrows, which the world knows not
of, and oftentimes we call a man a cold
man when he is only sad.-[H. W. Long
fellow,
Year: 1870

WRITTEN SPEECHEs.-The custom of
reading speeches in Congress is said to
have been introduced by the late Governor
Hill, of New Hampshire He rose on
one occasion to deliver speech and read
from manuscript. A member rose and
objected to his reading an address-that
it was not debate, and not in order. The
chair sustained the point of order Mr.
Hill then stated that he was an editor,
and was in the habitof writing his thoughts
and not accustomed to extempore speaking,
and asked the indulgence and consent of
the House to his remarks. He was grant
ed the privilege, and the precedent has
been followed to this day. On one occas-
ion, it is said, Gov. Hill was called upon
for speech. Rising with one hand deep
in his coat pocket, he commenced his re-
marks, at the same time gradually with
drawing his hand, until just as he had
proceeded as far as "Mr Chairman, being
unexpectedly called upon" his hand came
iu sight, together with huge roll of man
uscri pit from which he read a most appro-
pirate discourse,
Year: 1870

There but few inventions or discoveries
which produce a complete revolution in any de-
partment of labor. To have supposed, year ago.
that the dirtiest garment could be washed clean
in twenty thirty minutes, by boiling alone
would have been regarded as an indication of in
sanity. But it has boen demonstrated beyond any
doubt that this process not only cleans the clothes
but that garments thus washed become whittier and
clearer the longer it is used. Some people sug ggest
that clothes will get yellow after awhile. by being
washed in this way but such surposition has no
foundation in fact, and is contradicted by the ex-
perience of every lady who has adopted this mode
of washing.


Every body who has tried the machine in Shasta
have expressed themselves highly pleased with
its operations 1t must be seen to be fully appre-
ciated, its full merits cannot be properly set
forth in ordinary advertisement


Public and private tests have been given of this
apparatus for the last six months, and more than a
million of people have witnessed its Ten
thousand boilers were sold in New York City in less
than five onths. from stand, and at this time
the orders reach about hundred day Ne
one ever used it directed that did no. recommend
1t. 1t has been recommended by more than five
thousand persons in less than six n onths. Among
the those of the most distinguished cit
izens of the United States but the best rccommen
dation is to take the boiler and use it yourself Do
just you directed aud you will be more than
satisfied. 1t appeals to all as a matter of econ
omy, and can be shown to be the best kind of an
investment. 1t will return a yearly dividend in
cash of TWO HUNDRED PER CENT on the
money invested. For instance, We will suppose
your white clothing such bed and table linen
ladies and gentiemens wear, and childrens' cloth
ing, only cost you $40 year. They will last twice
as long WASHED in this way as by the old method.
Thus. you actually save $50 year by investing 10
or 200 per cent. annually. There is no family
scarcely but spends than here stated but this
is taken as very low average of this branch Of
family expense. Added to This is the great con
venience and comfort of the thing which, all taken
together, makes it luxury which no family caa
well afford to be without.


This Boiler sells the best of any article ever offer
ed to the public. Anybody after try ing it fairly
will not let it go out of Of the house.
Year: 1870

Coon ADvIcE-The Vallejo Recorder
sensibly says: "Boys, do not stand on the
street corners in the evenings. Have
some place to go and spend your time
where you will be guarded from tempta-
ton. 1t is the best recommendation in
the world TO see young man on the street
going somewhere. Do not stop and loiter,
it looks as if you had nothing to do and no
place to go to. 1t makes you look like a
@grant Always have something on your
mind to keep on the rush. Lay ont your
programme and live up to it. Do not be
like miserable old hull on the ocean of
life, without a compass or pilot. Do as
we tell and you, and good girls will rise
up and call you blessed, and put their arms
about your necks and kiss you, all of which
is great advantage in these days of shoddy
feminneity."
Year: 1870

An Iowa farmer, blessed with buxom
wife weighing nearly two hundred pounds,
is in the habit of putting her inside every
load of hay he sell; but on recent oc-
casion his wagon overturned as be was
leaving the scales, and as result one
hundred and uinety-6ve pounds had to be
added to the tare.
Year: 1870

Last summer twenty-seven pairs of Eng
lish sparrows were let loose in Boston, and
it is calculated that they have increased
until they now reach the number of one
hundred and fifty. The city authorities
feed and otherwise take care of them.